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President likens Kitzhaber’s gubernatorial campaign to his 2008 presidential run

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This past Tuesday, Portland State’s political science department hosted an event called “Making Sense of the Midterm Election Muddle.” The forum aimed to reach students who know little about specific measures and issues that are important in the November elections.

Four PSU faculty members presented their thoughts and research on topics ranging from local to national politics.

resident Barrak Obama visited the Portland Convention Center on Wednesday night to lend his support to former governor John Kitzhaber, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The event marked Obama’s first stop on a four-day West Coast

campaign trail.

A crowd of more than 8,500 people gathered at the Center to rally behind Kitzhaber, who is running against Republican candidate Chris Dudley.

By 4 p.m., long lines had already formed, and the Portland Police Bureau was on hand to They said you block off traffic on can’t overcome Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. the special A group of about 100 Tea Party protesinterest…the tors with signs stood big money, but across the street from the crowd of Kitzhain two weeks, ber supporters, but you have the were drowned out by the noise. chance to say “Now, I’d like to ‘yes we can.’” believe that all of you showed up this Barrak Obama evening to chat with me,” Kitzhaber said to cheers and laughter. “But I’m pretty sure that you’re here, like I am, to meet [the president].”

Kitzhaber wore his signature blue jeans, a suit jacket and boots.

At the rally, Kitzhaber took a cue from the commander-in-chief ’s successful campaign in 2008, telling voters that this election is about reaffirming the change they voted on two years ago.

In his speech, Kitzhaber summarized some of the key campaign issues he stands for, which include pro-

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The White House visits Portland: President Obama rallied Oregonians at the Convention Center on Wednesday to vote for Kitzhaber.

tecting the environment, female reproductive rights and fighting against special interests.

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, as well as Representatives David Wu and Earl Blumenauer, shared the stage with Kitzhaber prior to the president’s speech.

“I’m very proud that [the president] is here in Oregon to support our effort,” Kitzhaber said, before introducing Obama to loud applause.

Obama energized the crowd and officially took Kitzhaber under his wing. In his speech, he likened Kitzhaber’s campaign to his own 2008 presidential run.

“They said you can’t overcome the special interest… the big money,” Obama said. “But in two weeks, you have the chance to say ‘yes we can.’”

Humor was a component in Obama’s speech; he

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Subterranean: Students go underground at Ape Caves.

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ore than 2,000 years of history and over 13,000 feet of lava tubes exist in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near the base of Mt. St. Helens for all to explore. Last Sunday, a group of

Portland State students explored the dark confines of the tubes for respite and a first-hand lesson in geology and natural history.

Students were led through the subterranean tubes known as the Ape Caves by Campus Rec’s Outdoor Program, one of the oldest university-sponsored outdoor recreation programs in the nation.

The caves provide adventureseekers an opportunity to hike through the longest lava tubes in the continental U.S. and the third-longest in North America, and the Outdoor Program gives students the chance to discover

such attractions.

PSU’s Outdoor Program has a tradition of providing students with chances to visit Oregon’s most interesting terrain. Next year marks the 45th year of operation for the program, and they are running stronger than ever.

Trips are already available to students through the end of November, with another trip to the Ape Caves scheduled for Oct. 31.

Trip leader Briana UherekCummins said trips such as the Ape Caves excursion can help

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The College Access Grant Program (CACGP) has allocated $607,000 in federal grant money to 12 Oregon education programs. The goal of the grant money—which was part of a $1.5 million fund given to Oregon by the U.S. Department of Education in August—is to increase the number of K–12 students being prepared for entering and completing college.

Over $3 million in requests from 60 organizations around the state vied for the federal grant money, but only 12 programs were chosen. The CACGP selected each institution based on a set of criteria, including demonstration for need, organizational capacity, sustainability for future generations and geographic diversity.

The chosen organizations have created specific educational programs designed to help different demographics of Oregon students attend post-secondary education, said CACGP Director Stephanie

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rench enthusiasts gathered in the Por tland State Park Blocks for the first meeting of the campus’ new French club on Oct. 14.

In August, PSU French Club President Madeline Reese, along with Co-Vice Presidents Briane Houde and Emily Wheeler, decided to start the club.

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The Oregon University System has gone green. On Oct. 8, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education approved the Sustainability Initiative Committee’s [SIC] final report, which contained policy proposals for Oregon’s universities to adopt in the service of nurturing the state’s reputation as a nucleus of “green” development.

The committee’s proposals include funding the education of graduate students pursuing degrees in sustainability-based disciplines, creating a Sustainability Incentive Fund to support innovations in sustainability-based teaching and outreach and holding university presidents accountable for an OUS sustainability policy.

Woven together across OUS campuses, these proposals will form a system-wide “tapestry” of green goals, said David Yaden, SIC chairman. However, none of these proposals are meant to override the sustainability proposals already in place on each of the individual campuses.

“The university presidents…

dents with varying majors and French speaking skills.

Part-time PSU student Hanna Perteril, for instance, is fluent in the language.

Petertil’s first visit to France was at age seven. She took her first French class in seventh grade and spent her high school years in France. After graduating from Evergreen College, she returned to the country to intern at a patisserie.

“French isn’t the club’s ‘official language,’” Wheeler said in her opening speech. “If you don’t feel comfortable speak-

ing French, that’s ok. This is to network and meet others who like French, too. If you do feel comfortable speaking only in French, awesome. Just go at your own pace.”

Thoughts were thrown around at the meeting, including the idea of a French discussion group to meet outside of the club meetings. Houde suggested fundraising events such as a bake sale, as well as French club functions like French movie showings, potlucks, picnics and Christmas caroling “en français.”

“It’s easier to practice speaking French with other people than by yourself,” said PSU student Stephen Priest.

For more information on the next meeting, e-mail the PSU French Club at francais@pdx. edu, or visit the club page on Facebook. ■

that allows OUS to profit from the unique strengths each campus brings to bear on sustainability-related issues.

Once the Board managed to dispel system-wide rumors of a top-down prescriptive approach to sustainability, the various campuses “embraced [the SIC proposals] warmly,” Triplett said.

OUS created the SIC in November 2008 as a response to the work of the Academic Excellence and Economic Development Committee, according to Yaden. The Board eventually decided that a new committee should formulate a series of overarching goals to tie together some of the work being done on the individual campuses.

In this way, OUS sustainability initiatives would amount to more than the sum of their parts.

According to Yaden, the formation of the SIC was a one-off event because OUS does not wish to simply proliferate committees. Now that the SIC has produced a report furnished with policy proposals, OUS has officially discontinued the committee.

The purpose of the report, Yaden said, is for OUS to advertise, and thereby capitalize on, Oregon’s reputation as one of the most sustainably minded states in the U.S. Indeed, OUS views sustainability as a competitive advantage for Oregon, one that figures into the longterm economic development of the state.

“We recognize that Oregon has a ‘green’ brand informally anyway, and our desire was to make it more explicit that each of our institutions in the

university system…partakes of that and engages in it through both the breadth of the course offerings we have, the research that we do and community service,” Yaden said. “We think it helps our competitive position as universities and will help the state, ultimately.”

Jonathan Fink, the newly appointed vice president for research and strategic partnerships at PSU, said that OUS is concerned with sustainability because it is a “key focus for society, the economy and the environment.”

In addition, he said it is an especially relevant concern for students, “both in terms of their interests and in terms of the world where they will obtain jobs.”

OUS will continue to allow each university to pursue its own sustainability agenda rather than impose an agenda on them from above. Currently, the University of Oregon specializes in architecture and green chemistry, Oregon State in natural resource management and sustainable engineering and PSU in urban planning and urban ecology.

Because Oregonians “live the talk,” they give their state an enormous advantage at the university level, both for students and for professors interested in sustainability, Yaden said.

Yaden also referred to Oregon as a “living laboratory” in which people create livable, sustainable communities.

“We tend to take an integrated, a more holistic, view of everything,” Yaden said. “[But] we cannot rest on our laurels…

We’ve got to keep working, and that’s part of what this [report] was about.” ■

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Club français: At its first meeting, PSU's new French club played board games after introductions.

line for the 2010–11 clubs because Houde and Wheeler were studying abroad in France.

Currently, the club is considered a “forming club,” and is therefore not funded by SALP. “I studied abroad for five months and I was very happy with the progress I made in French, but I’m afraid of losing it, being back in the States,” Wheeler said.

At the first meeting, French-themed buttons and stickers were passed around, introductions were made and free pizza, soda and cookies eaten. Visitors also played board games.

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will now work with the chan- systemic approach to sustaincellor to develop a set of met- ability. rics and particularly to identify “What we really want is for gaps that they think need to be people around the world to filled,” Yaden said. “That will think about Oregon’s efforts include teaching, curriculum, for sustainability functioning public service, research and as a whole unit rather than campus operations.” as a bunch of separate units,” But it’s not easy going green. Yaden said.

Yaden believes there are two According to Charles Triplett, obstacles standing in the way OUS’s performance program of successfully implementing manager, the university systhe report’s proposals. tem’s goal is not to insist that The major obstacle is Or- every campus engage in identiegon’s fiscal reality. According cal sustainability projects, but to Yaden, though OUS would to “create the connective tissue” like to be able to fund collaborative research and to develop new academic courses and curricula that could be shared among campuses, it simply does not have the money.

The lesser obstacle, Yaden said, is each university’s sense of “institutional identity.”

For example, although Portland State is spearheading many sustainability projects, such as eco-districts, the university may be reluctant to submerge AUGUST MILLER/VANGUARD STAFF its reputation for such projects Eco-districts: Planters at PSU's Urban Center catch into OUS’s more runoff water.

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Nicholas Kristof to deliver keynote speech at PSU Weekend Journalist will bring insight on women’s issues from around the world RYAN DEMING VANGUARD STAFF

This evening, the Portland State Alumni Association will host PSU Weekend with New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof as the keynote speaker.

Kristof has won two Pulitzer Prizes with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn.

Kristof ’s articles and blogs cover a range of content, from the recent imprisonment of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo to genocide in the Sudan. According to the New York Times’ website, GRANT FROM PAGE 1

Carnahan. This new grant aims to create a college-going culture, help students and parents navigate financial aid opportunities, and to encourage disabled, disadvantaged and underrepresented students to seek higher education.

The U.S. Department of Education instituted the grant program two years ago, and awarded money based on a state’s individual needs. The first grant was directed towards adult learners, while this grant is focused on K–12 students.

Kristof has lived on four continents and traveled to more than 140 countries, including every Chinese province and every main Japanese island.

Before graduating from Harvard University, Kristof grew up in Yamhill, Ore. He then went on to study law at Oxford University. He has also studied Chinese in Taipei, Taiwan and Arabic in Cairo, Egypt.

According to Sarah Haley, the events coordinator in the Office of Alumni Relations, Kristof is the son of two Portland State professors: Jane Kristof, a professor emeritus of art history, and Ladis Kristof, a professor emeritus of Eastern European politics.

“He’s definitely an activist,” said Pat Squire, director of Alumni Relations. “He was

particularly disturbed by the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.”

Last year, Kristof and his wife released a book titled “Half the Sky: From Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide.” The book—which won the couple their second Pulitzer Prize—examines the pressing issues facing women around the world and how to go about solving these problems in the future. “‘Half the Sky’ is a compelling picture of the trials and triumphs of women struggling for opportunity and equality,” Haley said.

Kristof and WuDunn earned their first Pulitzer Prize from their coverage of the Tiananmen Square and student democracy movement in Beijing, according to Haley. They were

the first married couple to win the award.

“The keynote address will focus on the worldwide maltreatment, marginalization and brutality towards women, captured in his book,” Haley said.

Kristof was also the focus of the 2009 documentary “Reporter.”

The film follows him into the Democratic Republic of Congo and the jungle hideout of a rebel warlord, General Nkunda.

In addition to his keynote speech this evening, there will also be a free student session at 3 p.m. in the Multicultural Room of Smith Memorial Student Union. This session is open to all students to listen to Kristof and ask questions. After the student session, the Alumni Association will be hosting a VIP party for paying attendees.

The Alumni Association is in its 20th year of operation, according to Squire.

“One of the main goals of the Alumni Association is to provide opportunities for alumni to stay connected with PSU,

Though some states simply added to existing scholarship funds, Oregon has attempted to make a sustainable investment, Carnahan said. The funded programs are designed to continue operating long after the federal money is gone.

According to the Oregon Department of Education’s website, high school dropout rates are the lowest they have been since the early 1990s. However, students are not going on to higher education.

“High school graduation rates are increasing, but those who are entering college are not attend-

ing at the rate we would like to see,” Carnahan said.

One of the biggest obstacles to higher education is money, and with Oregon’s current economy, an even greater number of students are put at an economic disadvantage. The CACGP programs will expose the myths surrounding college costs, as well as help students understand the application process for financial aid and scholarships.

The grant money itself, however, will not be used for individual awards. “[There] is no direct student aid, no loans and no

scholarships. This is a systemic change,” Carnahan said.

“There are strong misconceptions, especially among lowincome families, about how much college actually costs.”

One main goal for each program is to make college relevant for career choices.

“Students have ideas about what they want to do with their lives, but they don’t understand how college helps connect them with their career goals,” Carnahan said.

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Opening eyes: Kristof won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on genocide in Darfur.

the people and what is currently going on at the university,” Squire said. “PSU Weekend, a fall event, works hand-in-hand with this goal by continuing education through community-wide events.”

In addition to hosting Kristof, the program will include 12 free seminars on Saturday led by mostly PSU faculty. On Sunday there will also be a number of facultyled tours around and beyond Portland, ranging in topics from the geology of the wine

country to a tour of a Native American plank house.

Kristof’s keynote address will take place in Lincoln Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $22 for PSU Alumni Association members. Attendees may purchase tickets through Ticketmaster or by calling 503-725-3307.

Starting at 6:30 p.m., student rush tickets will be available for $10 to all students with a PSU ID at the box office in Lincoln Hall. ■

of the grant, is a hands-on research program for students that are interested in pursuing higher education in the fields of science and technology.

Another recipient, the Incight Company’s S.T.A.R.T. program, helps students with disabilities gain access to higher education.

Only 13 percent of disabled students continue schooling to earn a bachelor’s degree, while 26 percent of non-disabled students do, said Incight Program Director Keith Ozols.

Incight works mostly with Portland area high schools and with colleges all around the

state to aid disabled students with the difficult transition between high school and postsecondary education.

“If [these programs] are successful, there will be a more diverse student body at [Portland State] that otherwise wouldn’t necessarily go there,” Carnahan said.

According to Ozols, because PSU has a large volume of classes, a metropolitan setting and access to public transportation, students who view higher education as unobtainable may find that college, especially ones like PSU, is a possibility. ■

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Nothing says success like excess Voter registration drives are exhausting ZACH CHASTAINE

Are voter registration volunteers a little too abundant on campus? While the importance of voting should be obvious, significant effort is put in around election time to ensure that no student forgets to participate.

Every year, volunteers join forces and converge at Portland State University with clipboards, matching shirts, pens and pamphlets, all with the goal of motivating students to register to vote.

Some students are frustrated by the sheer abundance of volunteers peppered across campus around registration time—even more annoyed by certain strategies employed by volunteers.

Some are just tired of running into volunteer after volunteer on the same day for several days, even after they have registered to vote.

The strategies volunteers use to get students signed up range from very simple to a little more forward. It’s easy to find flyers or posters all around campus reminding students to register, and these posters are often changed out to reflect how many days are left until the deadline of registration, making it easy to remember and impossible to miss, even for the busiest students.

With registration over, the campaign now turns to educate voters on the political issues that they will be voting on in the near future. The main goal of the voter registration drive is only to get students registered to vote so that there will be more voting power during the actual election.

Some strategies, however, are not as popular with students. It is not at all uncommon to see volunteers make announcements at the start or end of a class—which some students may find frustrating.

Andy Fullenwider, a senior studying micro-molecular biology at PSU, expressed distress at volunteers making announcements in classrooms.

“It’s one thing to see a guy on the street, but it’s another to see one in the classroom—that’s taking my time,” Fullenwider said.

While volunteers are good about trying not to cut into class time, the notion that they would use students’ time—which is paid for by tuition—to promote voting to help lower tuition is a little annoying. Students want to use that time just for class, and it is especially tiresome, after having navigated through several volunteers outside, to be faced with another in the classroom.

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Fullenwider is also bothered by the fact that volunteers making announcements in classrooms often made no connection that registering could lead to lower tuition rates.

“People don’t understand it goes beyond the ballot,” Fullenwider said. “People don’t understand that this is our country, not the government’s.”

Many volunteers are students volunteering through ASPSU, while some are community members and others are volunteers working directly for the Oregon Student Association, a lobbying group focused on representing student issues—such as tuition— in legislation.

Erika Spaet, 23, is one such volunteer working for a local nonprofit, and was volunteering her time for the OSA. “They think nobody cares,” Spaet said, also noting that part of the reason for the effort behind the registration drive was because there were thousands of students eligible to register that simply don’t.

PSU student Betty Chan, 22, volunteered her time to ASPSU. Chan has felt good about the efforts being put forward by volunteers.

“I think what we’re doing is effective,” Chan said, adding that she did not feel volunteers were scaring off potential registrants— and Chan may be correct.

Fullenwider also feels that while it may, in fact, be necessary to be more forward with students on the issue of registration, it is also exhausting running into multiple volunteers in one day.

“It’s okay to skip some [street] corners,” Fullenwider joked.

Ultimately, volunteers saturating PSU's campus is not entirely unwelcome—many students are not bothered, or simply don’t care about the presence of so many volunteers, and understand that their intentions are good. However, registration drives should have their limits, and in the case of volunteers working toward student voting registration, remember that we’re on campus to attend classes, not to see a presentation on voting. ■

GUEST OPINION

Is Benny the Beaver bringing us down?

CHARLES LEINEWEBER DAILY BAROMETER STAFF

While force-feeding myself cake and sobbing after the loss to the Huskies over the weekend, I realized this: Something is wrong with the Beavers. Well, in addition to the frustrating lack of a competent secondary and the interception-throwing tendencies, there are a lot of things wrong with the Beavers.

But that is not what I felt was wrong. There was something else—something different.

It may not be obvious right away, but the Beavs have a problem with their feng shui.

I don’t just mean the fact that, despite the game at Arizona, the black pants and white shirts combo is bad luck. The problem goes a little deeper, all the way back to Benny himself.

Look at Benny now; the Benny you see on the side of the team’s helmets. Look how angry he is. Why so upset? I understand the goal is to look intimidating to your opponent, but honestly, no one is going to be intimidated by a logo featuring a beaver. So why not have some fun with it?

The “angry beaver” look may be more streamlined and teethbaring, but the old-school winking Benny has so much more personality. People in general are so focused on trying to look tough to their opponent, whoever that may be, that they lose sight of how they want to be viewed by those who aren’t facing off against them.

Those who aren’t invested in the Beavers winning probably don’t want to be intimidated.

I’m talking about would-be

students, AP voters, even possible donors. They want a fun, happy, welcoming Beaver, preferably one wearing a sailor hat and sporting a mischievous grin and wink. Plus imagine how neat that would look at the fifty yard line of Reser or on the side of the players’ helmets.

The angry Beaver was introduced in 2001, during the tenure of coach Dennis Erickson, who has been known to recruit some rough characters to his teams. And while those teams in the early part of the decade flourished under Erickson and the new “angry” persona, they didn’t have Mike Riley. Coach Riley doesn’t strike me as an angry beaver. He strikes me as the happy-go-lucky, “awe shucks” beaver. The new persona of the team and the university should be epitomized by Riley and his

welcoming, pleasant demeanor. And it should be reflected in the school logo.

The university’s unity should also be utilized during game days, when the OSU campus is most visible to the public eye.

Those watching may not know much about the OSU community, but through the game day experience they can learn.

For example, OSU is home to nationally recognized engineering and forestry programs, but how do you show that off in a non-academic setting? The answer lies in the natural habitat of the beaver.

Currently, players run onto the field through a giant, tacky inflatable helmet. But beavers really don’t walk through helmets; they enter and exit through the openings of their beaver dam.

Working together, the foresters

and engineers who call Oregon State home could construct a working beaver dam from various logs and sticks for the players to come on and off the field through. To ensure accuracy, the biology department could provide expert advice on the intricacies of beaver dams.

Not only would it impress fans and opponents, the construction would demonstrate cooperation across departments.

The University of Colorado, soon to be a Pac-10 school, runs a buffalo onto the field prior to each game. With the help of the department of animal sciences or the famous veterinary school, I think this concept should be applied with a running of the beavers. Preferably there would be several of them to lead the team onto the field before each game, demon-

strating teamwork and unity.

Who needs an “angry beaver” when you have the real thing?

So while this likely won’t happen, some adjustments to the athletic department and overall game day experience may improve the perception of Oregon State to visitors, both in person and through the media.

The happy, smiling Benny logo would represent a welcoming environment, and the pre-game festivities would suggest cooperation across the colleges. To a lot of you, this probably sounds stupid and a waste of your time (sorry), but in this day and age perception is everything. And being seen as an angry, solitary beaver might not be the best way to get ahead. ■ *This article was originally published in the Daily Barometer.

OPINION ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ VANGUARD 5

16%

OPINION POLL ARE SMOKERS A PEST AT PSU?

24%

40%

Yes, they are horrible

20% They just need to stick to designated areas

Yes, and PSU should ban smoking on campus, they can take it to the park blocks

No, I don't care about the smokers

To smoke, and not to smoke

Seeing through the smoke

PSU needs clearer smoking boundaries

A PSU smoking ban isn’t such a bad idea

JANIEVE SCHNABEL

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his summer, a beautiful stone bench was removed from the Portland State Library’s porch.

The bench was not removed for being dangerous nor for not fitting in with the décor. It hadn’t been broken, and it wasn’t disliked by anybody.

But the bench had to go; according to the library, no matter what anyone did, they were unable to keep smokers from congregating at the bench and being a nuisance to others.

With regular complaints about the smokers from students, staff and faculty piling up, the library had no choice but to remove the bench.

It isn’t that PSU doesn’t have designated smoking areas—it’s that PSU has too few, and that the ones it does have are poorly marked and uninviting. Smokers do use these “smoking shelters,” but the lack of marked boundaries makes many of them not realize there are places they are not allowed to smoke. If PSU is to be fair to both smokers and nonsmokers, designated smoking and nonsmoking areas need to be clearly labeled.

Hung Mac, a junior studying Human Resource Management, is a smoker. After being informed that the area he had lit up in was a no-smoking area, he expressed surprise. “I didn’t know,” he said, even as he looked for the sign— located approximately at the level of his shins.

“They should make it clearer. Maybe put up a big sign here.”

Mac isn’t the only one who has difficulty recognizing where he can and cannot smoke. As he spoke, two more smokers sat on a bench across from him clearly labeled “No Smoking.”

When these two were informed that the bench was a no-smoking area, they shook their heads.

“There’s a butt disposal right here,” one called over. And indeed there was—located right between two “no-smoking” areas.

It is this lack of clear boundaries that causes trouble. Campus Public Safety officers walking by people smoking in no-smoking areas do not enforce the rules there. If one person lights up outside a doorway, everyone thinks it is fine to smoke there, too. Despite PSU’s smoking policy, which asserts that “the rights of nonsmokers to a smoke-free environment will always take precedence over the desire of smokers to smoke in non-smoking areas,” little has been done to ensure smokers and nonsmokers have their own spaces.

Lauren Alexander, a junior majoring in liberal studies, believes that many of the rules are broken because PSU is a public area and a part of downtown Portland. A smoker herself, she appreciates the smoking shelters and tries to use them whenever she needs to smoke on campus. “I think people who smoke in no-smoking areas are disrespectful,” she said. A lack of enforcement seems to be the key problem, she thinks.

Mac, however, believes otherwise. He, along with many other smokers and nonsmokers surveyed, said PSU needs more designated smoking areas. Most students are only aware of one: the shelter between Cramer Hall and Smith Me-

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morial Student Union, which is located at the end of a long chain of no-smoking benches and doorways.

More designated smoking areas, students argue, would help cut down on the number of students smoking in areas in which they shouldn’t be.

Another suggestion widely offered by both smokers and nonsmokers is clearer designation of no-smoking areas. A single sign doesn’t cut it—it isn’t seen, or is vandalized and ignored. Instead, more encompassing boundaries need to be set. Lines on the ground, some students suggest, clearly stating where smoking is not allowed. Removal of butt disposals from nosmoking areas is also a common suggestion, and a reasonable one, as some students, like Mac and Alexander, try to smoke only in areas where a butt disposal is available.

The last measure is, of course, enforcement.

Many smokers cited the reason they smoked in nonsmoking areas was simply because no one told them not to. If they were told they were in a nonsmoking area and asked to move, they said they would have no problem relocating.

With greater enforcement, whether from CPSO or even just the student population, PSU could see a drastic reduction in the number of people who smoke in nonsmoking areas.

The removal of the library bench, while disappointing, could be a wakeup call for PSU. It represents the failure of the school’s current methods of accommodating smokers and nonsmokers alike. Change needs to happen soon, or we’ll be losing more than just a bench next time.

And no one, smoker or not, wants that. ■

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igarettes are bad. There is really no debate on that issue.

Not just for the smokers themselves, but also for those around them.

And as we currently live in an age where this knowledge has impressed upon us as a society the need to take measures limiting the damages of tobacco, Portland State should follow suit and ban smoking on campus.

Over a year ago Portland Community College took it upon itself to ban smoking on all its campuses, which span far and wide across the greater Portland metro area. At every PCC location, smokers now must make the trek off campus to light up.

Mount Hood Community College has also taken a smoking ban initiative just this year, joining PCC as well as Oregon Coast Community College. All three colleges now enforce a smoke-free environment on their campuses.

However, PSU boasts a rather unique smoking scenario with its campus located in the midst of downtown Portland. We’re not exactly like other schools that can enjoy a sense of seclusion— enclosed in their own academic corner of their city. Unlike other institutions of higher learning, our campus is not separate from the communities that surround it—we are interwoven with them.

In many instances, there are no distinctions between the city and PSU grounds.

Another issue is the South Park Blocks that run directly through the center of campus, posing a significant obstacle for any smoking ban here. How can the school enforce such a prohibition when public land runs all around and through it? After all, smoking on the sidewalk is perfectly legal and won’t change anytime soon.

But it is perhaps these obstacles that make PSU a prime candidate for a RICHARD OXLEY/VANGUARD STAFF

school with a smoking ban—such complications could actually make it a whole lot easier to institute one here.

It is because PSU is surrounded by public land that we can ban smoking. Smokers can simply go there, having an obvious location where enjoying a cigarette would be allowed. If you’re standing on any property that is strictly PSU’s, then take your cigarettes elsewhere. And this is why a ban at PSU won’t pose a significant issue—smoking-friendly land is a mere few steps away from PSU grounds. Instead of concentrating efforts on making more smoking shelters— honestly, who can even find them?—the emphasis would shift to creating smoke-free areas.

This actually doesn’t impose too much difficulty upon both groups. Essentially, what would be created are non-smoking havens instead of smoking shelters—non-smoking zones that happen to be PSU property. It may seem a minor solution, and some may ask, “What’s the point?” The point is that, for once, there will be clear non-smoking zones.

A byproduct of a ban would be that litter from tobacco products, including the more disgusting “waste” from chewing, would be diverted elsewhere, keeping PSU’s property free from clutter—at least from tobacco waste.

This, of course, doesn’t solve everyone’s issues with smokers in one clean sweep. There are always going to be smokers and they are always going to pass you on the street. This is just part of life and, frankly, folks should just get used to that. If you want to avoid every little inconvenience or health risk then there is one solution for you—stay inside your home and never leave.

It may seem funny, but in general I actually don’t support smoking bans. For example, I consider banning smoking in bars to be one example of mass-hysterical stupidity, sufficiently proving that sometimes our system fails to draw an intelligent vote. Going off on a frenzy that can only be likened to a religious crusade—to ban smoking from existence—is a ridiculous notion.

What then? Are you going to ban alcohol? How about artificial sweeteners? Or what about the air pollutants coming off of everything from car exhaust to air conditioners? Somewhere, common sense has to come in—you can’t completely avoid every health risk posed on a daily basis.

However, it should be understood that specific communities, such as the one here at PSU, should be able to determine minor standards of health, comfort and safety—standards that appropriately fit their communities. PSU has the right and the ability to take on such an initiative. Banning tobacco on campus isn’t difficult, and it doesn’t inconvenience anyone. So why wait? ■

6 VANGUARD ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ OPINION VANGUARD EDITORIAL

OUS: Outdated University System Nearly 80 years ago, when the Oregon University System was established, the average college student was far different than today’s. OUS remains focused on the student of the past, instead of addressing the student of today and tomorrow.

Previously, higher education was accessible to the privileged few. Those who had the means could move far away from home to concentrate on their studies. The economy, workforce and world for which they were studying fit OUS’s structure at the time.

Now, a majority of students in higher education come from all walks of life and many are considered non-traditional. Modern students may juggle various commitments—families, jobs and homes—and are unable to suddenly pack up and leave for a school that offers appealing programs.

The current distribution of OUS’s academic programs poses a challenge to contemporary students.

In the 1990s, to save money, OUS eliminated many programs, thereby making certain degrees exclusive to each school.

For example, those who plan to obtain an engineering degree must attend either Portland State, Oregon State or the Oregon Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, all of these campuses are in close proximity to one another, leaving those in the state’s southern region without many options.

As a result, the limited number of programs in Oregon’s public universities restricts students from pursuing the field of study in which they are interested.

There are still online options, such as PSU’s distance education program. However, not all academic programs are conducive to an online environment, and degrees such as architecture and engineering are not even offered online. Should these students be forced to compromise their plans by choosing another degree?

Furthermore, Oregon’s public universities are be-

coming more and more crowded. This fall, enrollment is at an all-time high; approximately 92,000 students attend OUS schools—a dramatic increase from previous years. PSU graduated a record number of students last spring, and this term there are about 25,200 students taking courses—a 2.5 percent increase from last year.

The influx of new students is steadily impacting programs exclusive to universities such as PSU. And we should not expect these to be temporary trends; demand for popular degrees, such as engineering, will continue to rise. It is likely that class sizes will become larger, retention rates will go down and overall satisfaction with programs will decrease if OUS fails to re-evaluate itself and adapt to today’s academic needs.

To cope with today’s trends, OUS must allow its universities to offer degrees that match its demographic needs. Of course, some universities will always be known for their prestigious programs. If PSU offered an undergraduate teacher education program, students might still seek out the same program at Western Oregon University. It doesn’t matter what students choose, but it does matter that there are options available. Why should one campus monopolize a specific area of study when the needs of that program exceed a school’s reach?

Currently, it is not easy for a university to introduce a new program or degree. Each university must submit a lengthy proposal to the OUS Provost’s Council, which may or may not be approved. With talk of restructuring, let’s hope that OUS campuses will gain some autonomy when it comes to deciding what programs should be offered.

The mission of OUS is to make higher education accessible to Oregonians, and therefore it should allow its universities to do so, giving each student an equal opportunity to pursue the degree they want.

EDITORIAL BOARD Virginia Vickery Editor-in-Chief Corie Charnley News Editor Nicholas Kula Arts & Culture Editor Richard Oxley Opinion Editor Robert Britt Sports Editor

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Here are some online highlights from www.dailyvanguard.com.

Don’t make me laugh CPSO abusive treatment? [“Senate says students should pay less for CPSO,” Oct. 12] Don’t make me laugh. When is someone going tell ASPSU to actually go out and talk to students about the reality? All they do is usually sit in the office and work on “vote” campaigns that “benefit” students.

JILL

Dude!

Dude, you mention the Geology 201 printed new book price at $93 and the ebook price at $43 but not how much this access code costs [“Online exclusive: A new chapter for textbooks,” Oct. 5]. That’s kind of a vital piece of information to leave out when you are making comparisons. How much?

If it is a book in your major, do you really want to have it for half a year and then—poof—it is gone?

You remark about how beneficial it would be to not have to produce all those textbooks and lug them around. Perhaps you have read that the carbon footprint of the Hummer is greener than the Prius when you take into account more than just the fuel consumption? I think it’s too early with the vast proliferation of ebook readers to make a specific comparison although the Kindle would do as well as any.

Check out what base materials are used to make the Kindle, including the battery, display and computer board; the processes it takes to manufacture those, and then compare it to a physical book. You don’t have to recharge a physical book and you can read by sunlight without turning on a physical book. Then there is the fitness windfall of carrying tons of books. When I went to school I didn’t have a wheeled backpack. We had to carry all of them on our backs and use our muscles to lug from one class to another. We did have calculators, though. Not the graphing ones, just regular numbers. Square root and that was about it.

Before I digress any longer, I recommend you reconsider the total costs of ebooks if you are using the environment and price as your only decision factors. They may be okay for an elective, but I wouldn’t do it for my major.

Now, if only there were epills for cheap...there I go again!

ANONYMOUS

Just a few things to note Kelly Welch is the coach, not the advisor [“Debate team kicks season off with a bang,” Oct. 14]. The next tournament the PSU Debate team will be competing it is at Linfield on Oct. 30–31. The National Championship is at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. in April, 2011.

ANONYMOUS

A solid understanding “Being on the losing side of a 41-33 football game cannot feel good. It’s an odd score; it’s too close of a score to signal a blowout, but it’s too high of a point deficit to still feel close.” [“Booted in Bozeman,” Oct. 12] I can understand why the author of this article is not identified...he/she appears to not have a solid understanding of the game of American football. An eight-point difference is one touchdown and two point conversion, a “close score” especially for a road game. Unless you are referring to the different game of futbol.

Good luck with your sports reporting career.

ANONYMOUS

NEWS ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ VANGUARD 7

Mid-term elections: From left to right—Ian McDonald, Melody Rose, Richard Clucas and Phil Keisling spoke at a political science forum on Tuesday.

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Survey reveals students know little about November ballet measures Senior Matt Fleskes, the president of the National Political Science Honors Society at PSU and the leading student organizer of the event, said that the audience turnout was better than expected. The attendees were a mix of political science majors, faculty and friends of the department.

At the forum, Ian McDonald, a political science professor, discussed the likelihood that Republicans will win more elections than Democrats in national Congress this year.

McDonald cited widespread disapproval of President Obama’s economic policy as the reason for the congressional switch.

“The failure of the economy to rebound this year is the reason why we started to predict a switch of control,” McDonald said.

In a Wednesday interview, economics professor Mary King contested Obama’s responsibility for the current state of the economy.

“People are pinning the deficit on the stimulus, and that’s not true,” she said, referring to the $800-billion

package that Congress approved in the winter of 2009.

According to King, the stimulus was relatively small and the economy is still recovering from Bush’s term. More stimulus is needed, particularly in the green infrastructure and the social realm.

Julia Rabadi, president of the College Republicans at PSU, disagreed with King.

“At some point, you have to stop blaming the past administration; it’s an old rhetoric,” she said.

Bill Lunch, chair of the Political Science Department at Oregon State University, said that some polls indicate shifts back towards Democrats, at least on the West Coast.

“This doesn’t mean that democrats will dominate but that their losses may be minimized,” he said.

“The polling for the race for governor shows the race to be essentially tied,” Lunch said.

“Some surveys released last week show the race to have shifted towards Kitzhaber slightly.”

In Oregon, the gubernatorial race represents a close call between Democratic incumbent

Governor John Kitzhaber and Republican Chris Dudley.

Because Democrats are likely to lose seats in Congress, the result of this November’s elections might be that fewer women will be represented in politics, according to Melody Rose, a former professor in the political science department who became vice provost for Academic Programs and Instruction this year.

At the forum, she observed that, for the first time since the late ’70s, the outcome of this November’s elections might see fewer women in elected roles.

“Since 1978, women have been making very steady, moderate, slow gains in the U.S. Congress,” she said. She predicts that the trend line may reverse this November because it’s a bad year for democrats.

Phil Keisling, Oregon’s former secretary of state and the recently appointed director of the Center for Urban Affairs, spoke at the forum about voter turnout. He wove together voter numbers from the election in January on measures 66 and 67 and the May 2010 primary election to conclude that the median age of voters in Oregon is 60 years old.

“I think it says an awful lot about what gets talked about and what doesn’t,” Keisling said. He suggested that the clout exercised by older voters results in the security of more

benefits. “The federal budget, on a per capita basis, according to some accounts, provides $7 [more] for those who are 65 and older than it does for those who are under the age of 30.”

However, polls predicting voter turnout are difficult to trust, according to Keisling.

“If young voters somehow get more interested in the final two or three weeks, as they often do, that could very well cause some unpredictability,” he said.

In an attempt to combat the reality that older people vote more than young people do, the combined campus-wide efforts of ASPSU’s Vote OR Vote campaign and the Sierra’s Club’s Reenergize the Vote campaign succeeded in the registration of 2,574 new voters at PSU, a number presented by Oregon Student Association Campus Organizer Casey Dreher at the Student Senate meeting on Tuesday.

Dreher acknowledged the fact that the participation of youth in voting is negligent, but he was hopeful about the trends towards greater participation that he’s noticed.

He cited an April 2009 study by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement showing that the number of voters under thirty who appeared in the national polls increased by 11 percent, while the number of

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Obama urges Oregonians to vote

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Presidential support: John Kitzhaber applauds Obama at Wednesday's rally.

said that this election should not be a difficult choice for Oregonians, which drew cheers and laughter. Next, he said that in the past, with Republicans in the “driver’s seat,” they drove the car into a ditch.

“It was muddy out there, there are bugs everywhere, so we gotta get that car out of

there,” Obama said, likening Kitzhaber and the Democratic party’s task to pulling the metaphorical car out of the ditch. “Finally, we got this car back up…and the Republican said ‘Oregon, we want the key back.’”

“We gotta tell them, ‘You can’t have the key back, because you don’t know how to

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older voters only increased by three percent.

The same study concluded that young voter turnout in Oregon increased by 4.2 percent between 2004 and 2008.

“What’s important about that is that it’s double the national increase,” Dreher said.

A survey of forty random

Oregon Legislature to meet every year. Currently, the legislature meets every other year.

“Local politics tend to be far less understood than what goes on nationally,” Clucas said.

“You watch TV, and 15 or 20 minutes after the crime report goes on, there’s that 30-second talk about state politics,

“If young voters somehow get more interested in the final two or three weeks, as they often do, that could very well cause some unpredictability." PHIL KEISLING students on campus this week revealed that many students are not aware of the measures on Oregon’s 2010 ballot.

Three of the forty students identified Measure 74, which would make medical marijuana more accessible to patients, but none of the students could name other measures.

Measures 71 and 74 are two of the most interesting measures on this year’s Oregon ballot, said Richard Clucas, a professor in the political science department. He spoke at the forum about state and local politics.

None of the students surveyed had heard of Measure 71, which would require the

and then they move on to the weather and sports.”

Some students in the campus survey couldn’t identify specific measures but grasped the major local issues.

“I can tell you that we’re voting on medical marijuana, property tax increases and veteran benefits,” said Dylan Grimes, a sophomore.

Election day is Nov. 2, and all of the students approached for the survey are registered to vote and plan to vote. Ryan Graven, a senior at PSU, is confident he’ll be able to quickly catch up on the election. “ I’ll look at the ballot on voting day,” he said. “I’ll do my research then.” ■

drive,’” Obama said. “The Republicans, they can come with us, but they’re going to have to sit in the back seat.”

Obama urged voters not to mind the smear campaign tactics of the other party. “[Republicans are] hoping you’ll forget,” Obama said.

“Portland, it is up to you to tell them we haven’t forgotten; we don’t have amnesia.”

He made sure to remind the crowd of the large deficit he inherited from the previous

administration when he came into office.

Members of several organizations, including the Oregon State Firefighters Council, Naral Pro-Choice, the Oregon Student Association, the National Education Association Fund and the labor union AFL-CIO were on hand to support Kitzhaber.

At the rally, the president urged voters to turn in their ballots by Nov. 2. ■

8 VANGUARD ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ ARTS & CULTURE

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The Great American Distiller’s Festival Get more than a buzz at this year’s event KAT VETRANO VANGUARD STAFF

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cting as the perfect nightcap to Portland’s Cocktail Week, The Great American Distiller’s Festival will be returning for its sixth year at southwest Portland’s own Tiffany Center next weekend.

According to Kelly Kerbs, one of the event’s coordinators, Rogue Brewery is the secret behind this spectacular event.

“They don’t like their name splashed all over the place, and on the site they’re listed as a “sponsor”, but it was their idea. They don’t want to take all the credit; they’re more passionate about furthering the industry and developing support for craft spirits. But really, this wouldn’t happen without them,” Kerbs said.

This year’s event will bring the highest number of distillers yet, with 45 different providers in attendance. Some are local, including New Deal Distillery, Bull Run Distillery and House Spirits. Yet a great number, like Texas’ Balcones Distillery and Corrido Tequila from Arizona, are coming from all across the United States. Actual distillers from the distilleries will be pouring, not representatives, and they will be providing small samples and cocktails for guests.

21-shot salute: Glasses line up on the bar, soon to be emptied by thirsty destival-goers.

Since Portland is becoming one of the top cities for micro distillery, The Great American Distiller’s Festival is the perfect event to represent our city’s talents.

“The event is just furthering the message to supporting craft spirits. It’ll be a great time to geek out,” said Kerbs.

Another element of the festival that has been drawing people from all over is the Cocktail Invitational, which will be sponsored by “Imbibe Magazine,” the Oregon Bartenders’ Guild, and Bull Run Distillery. Twenty-five bartenders will compete for the grand prize of $1,000; second place will get $500 and the third-place winner will get $250.

Portland will be rightfully represented by bartenders from Bluehour, Gilt and Everett Street Bistro, as well as local writer and mixologist Jason Greer.

The competition gives each bartender a “black box” that holds an “Iron Chef ”/ ”C ho ppe d” - l ik e secret liquor ingredient.

Then, each bartender has to develop a drink recipe on the spot, and produce the drink for the judges in 10 minutes—all while entertaining questions and comments from the event’s host.

One of those who will receive one of the special drinks made will be returning judge and Imbibe Magazine’s founder, Karen Foley.

“Each year has been better than the previous because the competitions really build on themselves.

More people have become involved, from a broader geography, and all different styles of bartenders are represented,” Foley said.

According to Foley, the ALL PHOTOS BY SAGE WARNER/VANGUARD STAFF difference between good bartenders and great

Runner-up, most metal photo of 2010: Chris Garrett of Rogue Spirits. Behind him: hundreds of gallons of hooch.

bartenders is knowledge. By having knowledge of older, more traditional cocktails, bartenders have more room to experiment—but not too much—with the cocktails you see on menus today. She believes appreciation for customers’ tastes and giving excellent customer service are a must.

“They really have a chef-like instinct of knowing which flavors go well together and what skills are needed to achieve the best cocktails,” Foley said.

Laurelhurst Market’s bartender/sommelier and last year’s Cocktail Invitational winner, Evan Zimmerman, will also be a judge.

Zimmerman created the winning drink last year called the Peggy O, which was a twist on a 1930s drink titled the Dolly O’Dare. The Dolly O’Dare was made with gin, dry vermouth and apricot brandy. Zimmerman’s drink, made with the secret ingredient White Dog (an aged whisky from House Spirits), was made with dry and white vermouths and apricot brandy.

“It was very simple and elegant—the kind of drink you can have more than one of,” Zimmerman said.

He believes the key to winning is “designing a drink that is delicious and not too out-there.

Something that everybody can wrap their head around, not just bartenders,” Zimmerman said.

It seems that the Great American Distiller’s Festival will be just that— a combination of extreme drink knowledge from professionals and those who just enjoy a good drink and want to learn more. Just remember to tip your bartenders. ■

Great American Distiller’s Festival Oct. 23 and 24 Tiffany Center Ballroom 1410 SW Morrison St. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Tickets $10 (includes 3 drink tickets), or two-day pass for $16 (which includes 6) 21+

Former International Monetary Fund official speaks at PSU Lecture Friday on the current global economic crisis and its origins ANDREA VEDDER VANGUARD STAFF

In the second installment of the Portland State Department of Economics’ seminar series this fall, Erik Offerdal will be presenting an explanation of the current economic crisis. The free and public lecture, titled “The Global Economic Crisis 2007–2009: Its Origins, The Incipient Recovery and the Perspective of the IMF [International Monetary Fund],” will be held in room 325 of Cramer Hall this Friday, Oct. 22.

According to Mary King, the economics professor who organizes the seminar series, Offerdal is a retired IMF officer who, earlier this year, contacted Randall Bluffstone, the chair of the economics department, offering to present a seminar. Interested in what Offerdal has to say, King accepted and incorporated him into the lecture series.

Offerdal will not be presenting his own research, but rather a perspective on what is and has been happening to our country—and the world—for the last three years. Offerdal will follow a rather traditional lecture format, including PowerPoint

slides in his presentation and offering suggestions for further reading and research via e-mail to all interested parties.

For anyone on or near campus who feels as though they do not understand the causes and treatments (but especially the causes) of the current economic crisis, Offerdal’s presence Friday offers a unique opportunity to learn. In an effort to explain the big picture, Offerdal will surely break the effects of the crisis down to smaller, easier-to-handle roots, which he will then be able to explain succinctly. Potentially bewildering terminology like ‘collateralized debt obligations’ (CDOs) will be treated with care.

Another reason that this lecture will be a good beginner’s guide to the economic crisis now popularly referred to—depending on the speaker—as the Great Recession or the Credit Crunch, is that in a small room with a small audience, Offerdal will be available to answer questions. Not only will Offerdal have a clear narrative for the crisis, he will also be there to guide you through it.

For more advanced economics students, this lecture seems apt to provide a new take on the crisis’ story. There are three stand-out points of interest: Offerdal’s decision to date the crisis, which hopefully means that he has some interesting information to relate about 2007’s contributions to the late 2008 collapse as well as an

upbeat outlook on the recession’s closure; Offerdal’s relationship with the IMF, as well as his decision to include the IMF’s perspective on the financial crisis as a major aspect of his lecture; and lastly, PHOTO COURTESY OF BANCENTRAL.GOV Offerdal’s statErik Offerdal: Say "cheese!" ed interested in addressing the global economic crisis, which will likely lead to a frank discussion of national debts and monetary policy.

Of the seminars scheduled for this fall, this particular lecture seems to be most true to the ‘seminar’ spirit: a presentation that educates and rouses participation and discussion.

Because the content of Offerdal’s seminar is so pertinent and approachable, this lecture should not be missed by anyone who feels affected by the economic crisis and uninformed of what has and will happen as a direct cause or consequence.

Students, the current economic crisis may affect you most of all. Yes, it’s your parents who lost large portions of their retirement savings and it’s your teachers whose pensions are compromised, and yes, it’s your employer—not you—who’s really feeling the decline in consumer spending. Right now, you might even feel as though you’re benefiting from the crisis, what with student loans at a super-low 3.2% interest rate (due next academic year) and most businesses offering hard-to-pass-up deals on food, clothing and entertainment.

The hard and terrifying truth, though, is that this crisis calls into question the limits of growth, and with that the verity of the American middle class we’ve been raised to expect. With so much at stake financially—from super-high tax rates to axed pension payments to a lowered or stagnant median salary—we simply cannot afford to ignore what’s happening to our national understanding of economics.

Attending this lecture may be an important first step. ■ “The Global Economic Crisis 2007–2009” Cramer Hall, room 325 Friday, Oct. 22 3 p.m.

Free

ARTS & CULTURE ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ VANGUARD 9

OPEN UP AND SAY “AHH,” ENGLAND Yikes. If that doesn’t sound miserable enough, their tour didn’t get off to a very good start. Matt tells me of a bit of bad luck the band encountered at the beginning of their current tour.

RIAN EVANS “On the way to the airport in England, we got VANGUARD STAFF stuck in traffic for two hours and missed our flight to Atlanta. We missed the first show. On Thrash metal has returned in a big way in re- the way to the second show, our van broke down cent years, and in no small part thanks to the and we missed that one too. Then, on the way UK band Evile, who, according to “Kerrang!,” to the third show, we got pulled over by the cops are “carrying the genre’s whole revival on their for speeding, and then we had a [tire] blowout.

We made it to the venue with shoulders.” Evile has drawn five minutes to spare.” comparisons to metal giants Evile, Early Man, Bonded by When asked about Evile’s like Slayer, Metallica and Britrole in the thrash revival, Matt ish metal legends Onslaught. Blood, Gama Bomb Dante’s said, “We never planned to be Dying for a thrash-fix follow$10 advance/$12 door part of it. We were just writing ing a somewhat disappointing Doors at 8 p.m. songs that we thought no one Megadeth/Slayer show (a small 21+ else was writing anymore. Just handful of deranged, wasted so happens other bands around Slayer fans with home-drawn swastika tattoos is all it takes to ruin my eve- the world were doing it at the same time.”

He then expressed that Evile is trying to ning), Portland should be very excited that Evile expand its horizons and “think outside the box,” will be gracing Dante’s this Friday night.

On Tuesday, I caught up with 29-year-old because the members know that the revival rhythm guitarist and vocalist Matt Drake. Be- could end at any time.

By the end of our conversation, I wanted Matt ing the nervous fanboy that I am, one of the first things that came out of my mouth was a to know that, despite my Cock-n-Balls talk earsuggestion that Matt walk across the street after lier, I was indeed a serious and mature journalthe Dante’s show for one of Voodoo Doughnuts’ ist. I meant to ask him about the band’s future famous Cock-n-Balls. (Great first impression, musical direction, but instead I wound up letdoofus.) Thankfully, Matt quickly grasped the ting him know that Dante’s wasn’t just a music concept of a phallus-shaped pastry and said with venue, but also one of Portland’s premier locales for cabaret and burlesque. a laugh, “Oh...I’ll have to give that a go!”

“Fantastic! We’ll have to request a show!”

It’s a good thing donuts are fast food, because Evile doesn’t usually have the luxury of spending Drake said.

On that note, Matt and I said our goodbyes. much time in town following a show.

“We usually go right out of the venue and on to After hanging up, I couldn’t help but feel bad, the next town. We’ve driven 14 and 19 hours at because I highly doubt Dante’s would have girls time. Once, we had a 25-hour drive from some- and live music going on at the same time. Sorry, where up north—I think Chicago—all the way Matt. I owe you. Tell you what: Your Cock-nBalls is on me. ■ down to Texas.”

Evile is going to shred you into the ground

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM BARNES

Winner, Evile for most metal photo 2010: "Hey guys, this picture isn't metal enough. Anyone know where we can score some industrial gauge steel pipes?"

Songs for a healing heart

Drowning in jacket: Kele Goodwin gazes longingly into the camera: "Come to my show. You must."

Kele Goodwin releases first full-length album, “Hymns” LEAH BODENHAMER VANGUARD STAFF

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hough he’s a man of many stories, Kele Goodwin’s offering to the public resides in his beautiful folk music—though “beautiful” doesn’t quite seem to capture the essence of his creations. His just-released album “Hymns”—which tonight’s show at The Woods is celebrating—is music for reflection and reinvention, music for a fearless revolution of the human spirit, music for healing.

Having seen some of the most drastic aspects of America, it is (or maybe isn’t) a great mystery as to how Goodwin can create such serene music with just his voice and guitar. He was born

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and spent most of his growing years in Alaska, most hear Alaska’s ferocious alpine peaks, rugged considering his home to be Juneau. At age three, with such exquisite allure, upon which he spent he and his family moved down to the Navajo many days of his youth. Listening to this album, reservation, where tales of poverty and beauty one can most definitely hear snowfall, the prisintertwined themselves like scars tine sparkling powder making tree through his youth; at age 11, he branches drape like tired limbs or Kele Goodwin returned home to Juneau, where he The Woods crescent moons touching the earth. stayed until age 21. From there, he 6637 Milwaukie Ave. The song “Free,” musically, sounds moved to Portland and has been liv- Tonight, 8 p.m. like a woman dancing open-armed ing here ever since. through such scenery, snowdrift up $8 “Alaska is a lot like this,” said 21+ to her knees.

Goodwin, pointing to the allusive Helping enhance such musical image on the cover of his album, imagery is Sean Ogilvie of Museé “only everything is more extreme. Like these Mechanique, who arranged all the instrumenmountains would be up to here,” he said as he tation on the album, which includes cello, dragged his index finger above the picture, above violin, oboe, clarinet, French horn, percussion the album itself and stopped a few inches away and mandolin. With such a seemingly large orfrom the album on the wooden table. The image chestration behind Goodwin, Ogilvie somehow is a nameless, placeless artifact that his brother, manages to make the effect pleasantly minimalan anthropologist, provided. ist. But his subtle amplification of melody is Listening to Goodwin’s “Hymns,” one can al- merely ornamentation surrounding the honesty

of Goodwin’s collection of songs that were written over a period of five years. The lyrics reveal a character unafraid to face difficulties head-on, and allow him great vulnerability to the public eye—surmounting mainstream materialism.

Overall, the album has many similarities to bands like Iron and Wine, Horse Feathers or artists like Nick Drake, only with more feathers and freedom. Perhaps because Goodwin never (and still hasn’t) learned any music theory, each of his songs becomes only the purest form of self-expression. Musically, the songs take on an old folk essence that is somehow simultaneously progressive. Entitling the album “Hymns” couldn’t be more appropriate, as each song sparkles with gems of wisdom.

In the opening track for which the album is titled, Goodwin writes about the irony of growth: “It’s the hymns we lost when we were young, that we now search for beneath the sun.” His voice effortlessly glides through the melody with a sense of whispering childish simplicity. The second track, “Snow,” sounds like crackling ice over a river coming back to life in springtime, with a very tasteful horn section flowing right along with it—a song of longing. “A Kiss For Your Eyes” makes the listener want to cry a little bit, suddenly realizing the abundance of beauty hiding in every living thing. Laura Gibson’s backing vocals on this track are beyond effective when they sing together: “There’s plenty of stars to go around/ so let’s fill our pockets high/ we’ll share them with the business men/ who never look at the sky.”

And so the tracks unfold, in such melancholic acceptance and quietude, revealing that this is the kind of album you lose yourself in so deeply that you emerge forgiven and remembered. ■

“Hymns” Kele Goodwin Hush Records Out now

10 VANGUARD ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ ARTS & CULTURE

Streetwalker

GUERILLA FASHION

Students layer up for fall AMANDA BENTLEY VANGUARD STAFF

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all is finally here. The air is crisp with the change of the seasons and everyone is starting to bundle up. It’s tempting to hide under a sweatshirt to keep warm, thus becoming lazy with what we wear in order to avoid the cold.

However, it is possible to stay warm and stylish at the same time.

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Della: A superb color-matching job highlights the use of red in her outfit. And her notebook even matches!

Great separates can be your best friend. Good-quality skirts and shirts can be mixed and matched to make refreshingly different looks without buying new pieces. Tights are also a great way to accessorize while keeping warm. They are an inexpensive way to bring color and texture to an outfit. Add a coat or sweater, and you have a look that’s warm, comfortable, and classy. Don’t be afraid to play with mixing different patterns and colors, and please, don’t listen to the old wardrobe lore that bans matching stripes with polka dots and such. Do not let these “rules” hinder you—go for it! Try mixing flower prints with stripes, houndstooth, dots, and the like. You will be rewarded for thinking outside the box by looking great. Gina and Della are two fashion-savvy students who know how to do just that.

Gina is a graduate student originally from Chicago. She is majoring in biology and wants to go into either teaching or research. She gets most of her clothes from friends, thrifting or “the Bins”—a Goodwill outlet in Milwaukee, which is also her favorite place to shop. In her spare time she likes to garden and grow herbs and flowers.

Her favorite thing about Portland is the friendliness of the people and easy public transportation and bike systems. She describes her style as “Random, whatever I like.” Her approach to putting an outfit together is pretty simple: “Whatever is available or clean.”

Gina’s pairing of a striped shirt with a denim skirt is a subtle way to make a statement while still remaining visually

SHOWS ARE RAD. FRIDAY, OCT. 22: Science of Yabra, Moth Dust, White Orange, Hotter than a Crotch The Yabra boys are a real throwback to a time when Portland had a real bustling San Diegan emo scene—back when Neckties Make Me Nervous and Life At These Speeds used to tear down house venues every other weekend. SOY is still at it though, playing occasional shows throughout the city. When they come around, though, they’re not to be missed, and tonight is no exception.

Ash St. Saloon, 9 p.m., $5, 21+ Tryptikon, 1349, Yakuza If you like your metal fast, pissed off and evil as hell, 1349 is your band. Of course, they come from Norway, and yeah, they wear corpsepaint, but 1349 harkens back to a time when black metal sounded like it was recorded on a boombox in someone’s bathroom. With nowhere left to go in search of more “evil” sounds, mid-to-late 90s black metal bands resorted to tape degradation to add layer upon layer of low fidelity. It’s also why lots of black metal bands of that time released their albums on cassette. Experience the (black) magic of black metal’s heyday tonight at the Hawthorne.

Hawthorne Theater, 7 p.m., $22, all ages

MONDAY, OCT. 25: Peelander Z, The Slants, Asteroid M You know how the Western world thinks Japan is so wacky, and Japan thinks the Western world is so wacky? The Peelander Z show is as good an exercise in sociologic dichotomy as any class you’ll find at PSU. Everyone in PZ wears a loud, goofy costume and shreds their ass off. This is loud, fun Japanese punk rock. Are you in?

Berbati’s Pan, 9 p.m., $5–$10, all ages

interesting. Her floral scarf adds another layer of interest by bringing a focal point to the outfit and drawing attention up to her lovely face. Gina’s mix of stripes and flowers works very well together. Pairing a subtle pattern with one that has a little more going on is a great way to make a statement.

Della is working towards her Master’s in English to Speakers of Other Languages. With her degree, she wants to teach English to immigrants in the area. Originally from Colorado, Della also likes to shop at thrift stores such as Goodwill, and she makes a lot of her own clothes as well. Her favorite thing about Portland is the large number of creative young people doing their thing. She describes her style as “colorful and eclectic.” Her method to getting dressed in the morning is based on “Time and what’s available.”

She says, “Some days I teach, so I like to look nice by wearing a dress or something.” Della makes perfect use of both bright colors and patterns to give off a fun, vibrant energy. Her red sweater makes good use of color and stands out against the sea of neutral outerwear. She confessed to me that I caught her on a day when she didn’t look very good. If this is one of her bad days, she has nothing to worry about!

Take some style tips from these two students. Fall is a perfect time to stock up on separates that can even carry over into winter. Mixing patterns and textures is a great way to add visual interest to an outfit, as well as to stay warm by layering materials. Get inspired this fall. Go bold, mix it up and don’t shy away from patterns. ■

Gina: A denim skirt and striped shirt provides a nice subtle contrast to her floral-print scarf.

ARTS & CULTURE ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ VANGUARD 11

A feast for the eyes "Babette’s Feast” is visually stunning and astonishingly convincing, though an extremely slow film INES KUNA VANGUARD STAFF

PHOTO COURTESY OF ACEGIBSONEXPLODES.COM

That Banksy's at it again: Another one of Banksy's guerilla installments parodies "The Simpsons" famous opening credits.

An ineffective truth The empire sits back

bit of cultural criticism which Banksy has given the world is important—because its critique JOSHUA HUNT raises the question of how effective social critiVANGUARD STAFF cism can be against capitalism in our age.

“I’ve seen Banksy’s Simpson’s thing,” said meIt is Sunday, and like so many other Sundays dia critic Naomi Klein, via Twitter. “It’s brilliant. in America, Bart Simpson has written some- Still, can’t help despair at capitalism’s ability to thing irreverent on the chalkboard in his empty absorb all critiques.”

There are, however, some important distincclassroom. Exiting the school with his signature skateboard, he makes his way through the town tions to be made about the nature of Banksy’s of Springfield and its many characters. Across criticism and capitalism’s ability to absorb town, his father is leaving work, two hours them. The first is that Banksy is an anonymous ahead of the nine-to-five traffic. Thirty-four figure. Though the New Yorker, The Times of seconds into our weekly time with the Simpson London and other publications have made effamily they coalesce on the living room couch forts to identify the artist known as Banksy, and, in front of their television, they become the his agent continues to refuse to confirm the identity of his clivery model of our ent. This means consumer selves, Banksy occupies a space that Banksy occurushing from reality pies a space that has to fantasy, constant- that has more in common more in common ly in peril throughwith a brand than with a with a brand than out their journey, with a persona. His until at last safety persona. art, his subversive is reached on the acts and even his couch.

It is, of course, fantasy. However, on this name and graffiti tag are all elements of sucparticular Sunday, Bart Simpson isn’t the only cessful branding. Banksy is not a man. He is a make-believe character making attempts at ir- business. He has several books in print, a film reverence. The anonymous and controversial that premiered at Sundance Film Festival this English graffiti artist Banksy, whom some be- year and his works of graffiti art have sold at lieve to be the alias of one Robin Gunning- auction for more than £100,000.

The second important distinction, which ham, was invited by “The Simpsons” producers to direct this particular opening sequence. Naomi Klein does not take into account when It is at this point, 35 seconds into the usual assessing Banksy’s failure to effectively comnarrative, that the artist and social critic well municate his dissent, is that he has built into and truly hijacks the traditional weekly couch his brand the role of a subversive outsider. By gag for his own brand of cultural repurposing. conforming to the standards of traditional America’s most beloved animated family media and aligning himself with Rupert Murfades into the background of a decidedly Or- doch’s News Corporation, which owns 20th wellian rendering of Korean animators slav- Century Fox, he has diluted the intensity with ishly creating cells for “The Simpsons.” The which viewers are capable of responding to his inhabitants of this cruel world toil and suf- brand’s message.

To further complicate matters, he is fer in a literal boneyard of inequity, working amongst dangerous chemicals and even more communicating outside of his medium, in a dangerous hyperbole. If there is a Korean cross-brand platform with the Simpson’s, where word for irony, one can assume that it was he is subject to the emotional relationship that well used by the animators of Banksy’s open- Matt Groening’s cartoon has developed with its audience. In other words, the audience ing sequence for “The Simpsons.”

The nightmare continues with children cre- belongs to them, not to Banksy. His brand ating Simpsons merchandise, which is then is merely a visitor in Mr. Murdoch’s carted away by sad, abused pandas. Devoid neighborhood.

Banksy’s abortive criticism may or may not inof sympathy as well as self-adhesive tape, cruel hands manipulate decapitated dolphin dicate an inability to effectively critique capitaltongues to seal boxes of merchandise, clearly ism in our era. What it certainly does indicate is that Marshall Mcluhan was absolutely correct bound for western shores.

Next, we learn of the poor working conditions when he said, “The medium is the message” which unicorns are forced to endure in Asia. in 1964.

Banksy may have decided for himself what The unicorn dies a lonely death, not unlike that of the truly creative dissent, as we pan to the to write on the proverbial chalkboard, but ominous 20th Century Fox logo, towering over it was Rupert Murdoch who allowed him to write it. Perhaps he knew that the classroom a world that has been shackled and fenced in.

Regardless of how derivative in nature it is, this would be empty. ■

Because it won an Academy Award, I’m convinced it’s something deeper than drunkenness that has reunited the sect, although the movie really does nothing to make me think otherwise.

“Babette’s Feast” is visually sensational. The story is very simple, with no unforeseen plot twists or melodramatic characters; everything regarding the scenes is shot with meticulous planning to deliver an extremely sincere portrait of Jutland’s country life. At first drenched in drab and gray-laden imagery, the scenes become increasingly colorful and tastefully vibrant as Babette prepares the dinner. This speaks not only to the physical energy entailed by food, but also its overall vibrancy—food as the fuel for the soul as well as body.

On the other hand, the plot is not so exhilarating. I waited for something scandalous to happen, as often does in tales about the purest of religious sects. Alas, just a moral of some kind in the end. In essence, “Babette’s Feast” is neither drama nor comedy (though it definitely features bouts of subtle wit), and it is anything but an action flick. No, “Babette’s Feast” is the kind of film you watch when you’re too lazy to walk through an art gallery. ■

Sisters Martine (Birgitte Federspiel) and Philippa (Bodil Kjer) live an isolated, simple and devoutly pious life off the coast of 19thcentury Jutlan, a serene but profoundly empty place. Their late father, leader of a tight-knit sect of Christianity, had successfully united Jutland’s small rural community through his sermons. The pastor died long ago when Martine and Philippa were stunning young beauties. The film flashes back to this distant past, illuminating the sisters’ unattainable hands in marriage, as various suitors are deemed unworthy for the righteous women.

Now in their old age, the sisters have the honor of leading the congregation under the values that their father established. Troublingly, as time passes, the citizens of the sect become unorderly. The worshippers begin to accuse one another of sin.

Somewhere in the middle of it all, Babette (Stephane Audran) arrives at the sisters’ house “Babbette’s Feast” under the recommendation of one of Philippa’s Now Playing old suitors and requests to work under their Northwest Film Center roof, free of wage, if they will offer her a place to stay away from the bloodshed of Paris in its counter-revolutionary plight.

After serving the sisters for a decade and a half, Babette is blessed with an opportunity.

But before taking it, she insists on cooking a celebratory dinner for the sisters with the use of her own money to honor the life of their father on his birthday.

The scenery of the feast is both horrendous and undeniably tempting. The sight of the food in its preparatory stage— which is exotic, to say the least—invigorates not only the sense of taste, but also all other senses in the viewer. Each preceptor of the body is engulfed in a longing for the finest vitality of nutrients. Frankly, the scenes induce appetite like a dangling sirloin to a dog.

Though the feast is at first troubling to the citizens, who fear they are engaging in gluttonous activity, there is something about the food that appears to bring all the citizens together (or maybe it’s really all that Clos de Vogueot that’s PHOTO COURTESY OF MGM STUDIOS got them feeling friendly). Breakfast at Babbette's: This is why Portland has no Danish restaurants.

12 VANGUARD ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ SPORTS

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Top-ranked Viks set for Bengals and Wildcats Volleyball begins second round of conference play with a two-game road trip ROSEMARY HANSON VANGUARD STAFF

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o m e n ’ s volleyball is hitting the road to begin the second round of Big Sky Conference action. Leaving the confines of home in a first-place tie with Northern Colorado, the Vikings will face Idaho State tonight and Weber State on Saturday.

Portland State (12-7, 7-1 Big Sky) pushed to a crucial win over top-ranked Northern Colorado last weekend. The match started in favor of the Bears, 2-1, but ended in a Viking victory 3-2. Portland State then carried the momentum into Saturday night, when the team swept seventh-ranked Northern Arizona.

In Friday night’s match against the Bears, the Viks pulled the team’s first tripledouble since 2007. Freshman setter Garyn Schlatter posted 48 assists, 11 kills and 15 digs—career highs for her in assists and kills— before continuing her run on Saturday by posting a

career-high six blocks. For her performance, Schlatter was named Big Sky Player of the Week. In Big Sky records, Schlatter is currently ranked fourth in assists and ninth in service aces.

Head coach Michael Seemann said the focus for Schlatter this weekend will be on her setting.

“Her thing is making sure she’s getting hitters’ settable balls,” Seemann said. “What Garyn and I are working on is her continuing presence as a leader on the court and for her to provide readiness to the team.”

In addition to Schlatter’s triple-double, the Viks posted two double-doubles on Friday.

Senior outside-hitter Whitney Phillips posted 17 kills and 18 digs, and sophomore middle blocker recorded 13 kills and 14 digs. Senior middle-blocker Lana Zielke also posted a career-high 18 kills.

Seemann said that with the start of the second half of conference play he expects the other teams to be making adjustments, but he does not

want to vastly change the Vikings’ game. He said the team’s focus will instead be on good offense.

“On the road, we just need to be a little bit more conservative on offense, and just be more intelligent on shots and trusting our defense,” he said. “We need to approach each match one at a time, and each point one at a time. Remember, we’re playing for points.

Idaho State (12-9, 4-4 Big Sky) swept rival Weber State at home last Saturday.

The fourth-ranked Bengals will take on Portland State for their fourth consecutive home game.

Against the Wildcats, outside hitter Haylee Thompson-Brock nearly posted a double-double with nine kills and 10 digs.

Middle hitter Britta BartischiRhodehouse and right-side hitter Jaclyn Hone lead the Bengals in kills each with 11.

Prior to the Weber State match, the Bengals swept nonconference Western Montana.

Bartischi-Rhodehouse also posted a match-high 11 kills

and a .529 attack percentage.

Idaho State has had a bumpy ride up to its current ranking.

The team went just 1-3 in the opening four matches, including a loss to Portland State. From there, they turned their game around, beating both Montana teams at home to bring their record to an even 3-3. A nail-biting 3-2 loss against Sac State brought the Bengals down, but their victory over the Wildcats evened the conference play 4-4.

Weber State (2-19, 0-8 Big Sky) has had a tough season in both conference and nonconference play. They will play Eastern Washington at home on Friday before Portland State takes on the Wildcats on Saturday.

In the Idaho State match, middle blocker Carissa Noble led the team with eight kills.

Despite her efforts, Weber State was still behind the Bengals in almost all categories. The match was the fourth consecutive time the Wildcats have been swept by their opponents.

Before the Wildcats played the Bengals, they were

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Libero: Senior defensive specialist, and now starting libero, Diana Villalpando keeps the ball in play for the Vikings during last week's match at the Stott Center.

swept by non-conference in-state rival Brigham Young.

Although the finish was not in Weber State’s favor, it did highlight several Wildcat players.

Left-side hitter Bethany Wray led with 12 kills. Sophomore setter Caitlin Penrod was put on the starting lineup for injured senior Kim Lissinna. Penrod posted a career-high seven kills and recorded a .600 attack percentage.

Portland State has taken the Bengals in the last 10 matchups. The Vikings lead both the all-time series, 28-14 and Big Sky 16-13, but at Idaho State the Bengals lead 8-6 in conference. Portland State has swept the Bengals in the last five matches, which includes the first matchup

of the pair this season on Sept. 25. In that match, Phillips posted 20 kills, and senior libero Diana Villalpando led with 18 digs.

Portland State leads Weber State in all-time series 26-15, but the Wildcats claim the Big Sky series 15-14.

Portland State swept Weber State in the first matchup this season. Phillips led the team, recording a double-double with 16 kills and 10 digs.

Friday night’s match against Idaho State is scheduled for 6 p.m. local time in Pocatello, Idaho.

Saturday night’s meeting with Weber State in Ogden, Utah will also be held at 6 p.m. Both matches can be viewed on streaming video through Big Sky TV on goviks.com. ■

Belling the Bengals Women’s soccer takes on Idaho State in second-to-last home match of the season NILESH TENDOLKAR VANGUARD STAFF

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ortland State women’s soccer resumes normal services on Sunday as it plays host to the Idaho State Bengals at Hillsboro Stadium.

The Big Sky Conference’s reigning regular season champions have been undefeated at home in conference play for the past four seasons, and look to keep that streak alive this weekend.

In the 12-game streak, the Viks have outscored their opponents 23-5 in conference matches in Portland.

On the other hand, after an impressive 5-2-1 start to their season, the Bengals have been unsuccessful in conference play and currently languish at the bottom of the league standings.

They are 1-3-1 in the conference and 6-9-2 overall.

“In Big Sky soccer, every game is very important,” Portland State head coach Laura Schott said. “This game with Idaho State will be no different. Idaho State has had some good results this year, so I anticipate a highly

competitive game.”

The Bengals are coming off a 1-0 win to Sacramento State on Thursday. Earlier in the season they defeated Boise State and Seattle, two teams to which the Vikings have lost this year.

Last year, the Viks registered an emphatic 4-1 victory over the Bengals at PCC-Rock Creek. Former Viking Dolly Enneking scored two goals, and now-seniors Frankie Ross and senior Emily Rohde each scored one goal. This season, Ross is leading the team with 12 points from four goals and four assists.

Portland State started the 2010 Big Sky campaign with a bang, earning convincing home wins over Eastern Washington and Montana in the opening weekend.

However, the Viks could not replicate the same results on the road the following weekend, and lost to Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona. Having started at the top of the standings after the first week of conference play, the Viks slipped to fourth place

HOME GAME

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Putting on the D: Senior defender/midfielder Emily Rohde earlier in the season.

Portland State

after the second week.

“We are in a good position,” Schott said. “We are coming off some good performances with undesirable results last weekend. But we will be focused and ready for the upcoming weekend’s games.”

The Vikings conceded a combined five goals in last week’s two away games, a statistic Schott attributes to her team allowing too many shots.

“We need to force our opponents into difficult

Hillsboro Stadium Sunday, 1 p.m.

positions and see our defensive plays through to completion,” she said.

In Thursday’s midweek game at Weber State, Portland State won 3-0. With this result, Portland State now stands second in the league standings with an 7-9-1 overall record, and 3-2-0 in conference action.

First kick is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday in Hillsboro.

The game can also be followed via live stats at goviks.com. ■

Idaho State

BIG SKY CONFERENCE Women’s Soccer Standings School Northern Arizona Portland State Sacramento State Northern Colorado Eastern Washington Weber State Montana Idaho State

Conf.

3-0-1 3-2-0 3-2-0 2-1-1 2-2-0 1-3-1 1-3-0 1-3-1

Pts. 10 9 9 7 6 4 3 3

Overall 8-3-3 7-9-1 6-8-1 9-4-2 2-11-1 2-14-1 2-11-2 6-9-2

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Pro picks Dolphins get a chance to heat up BARRY WILNER AP PRO FOOTBALL WRITER

GARYN SCHLATTER Going courtside with country-loving volleyballer Garyn Schlatter

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edshirt freshman setter Garyn Schlatter was named Big Sky Conference volleyball Player of the Week on Monday, after posting Portland State’s first triple-double since 2007 in last Friday’s match against Northern Colorado. Schlatter, a Canby native, is as gracious as they come. This week, she took a few minutes this week to tell us about herself.

mean a lot of it has to do with everyone else taking care of their roles, because without them doing their roles it would be impossible for me to do mine. There are always certain things, like defense, that I am trying to improve.

And I have been working on that and I think that’s starting to pay off a little bit.

V: Why did you come to Portland State?

GS: I think the biggest thing

was the comfortable feeling.

My mom had gone here when she was in college and it’s close to home, and I kind of grew up around the campus and it just felt like a good fit.

V: What has been your best moment on the court?

GS: That is hard because this is the first year I’ve really played. I think when we have success as a team, it just makes the game more enjoyable and fun.

city, I guess. There are new things everywhere, and I like the different entertainment opportunities.

V: What is the first item that you would buy if you won the lottery?

GS: I’d buy my mom a log

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Vanguard: What would you say is the driving factor behind your performance on the court these last few weeks?

Garyn Schlatter: Well, I

GS: Just explore the

When everyone’s doing well, it makes a very happy and positive and exciting environment.

V: If you could change one of your sport’s rules, what would it be?

GS: I would say more than

three hits on one side, or contact with the ball.

Sometimes you get so close to getting a ball over the net; if you just had one more contact, then you could potentially score more points.

V: What is your greatest strength?

GS: I guess being a leader. I

try to set good examples and do the right things. In terms of volleyball and being a setter, it’s kind of your job to be a leader.

Off the court, I have younger siblings, so I like setting good examples for them and doing the right thing.

V: Which is your favorite place to eat around campus?

GS: I like Buffalo Wild Wings a lot, and I like Paccini, too.

V: What is your favorite thing to do around Portland?

cabin in the country, probably in Oregon, but in the country where her hometown is. That’s what she’s always wanted.

V: What is your most

embarrassing on-court moment?

GS: When you hit a ball

into the antenna it’s kind of embarrassing, because you got blocked by something that’s not even an inch wide.

But just about me? One time there was this crazy rally, and everybody was scrambling and I ended up doing cartwheels over everyone. It wasn’t that embarrassing, it was more funny.

V: Do you have any nicknames?

GS: Well, I didn’t really have

any until I came here. I’m not sure how it started, but everyone calls me “Gare Bear.”

V: How did that come about?

GS: It kind of was a mix between my roommates and my boyfriend. They would always joke around and say it, and then [my boyfriend] started saying it around his friends and all his friends started saying it. Now all my teammates say it.

V: What is the last thing you cooked?

GS: Probably macaroni and cheese.

V: If you could attend one concert or sporting event anywhere, what would it be?

GS: If I could go to any

sporting event, I’d probably go to a professional football game.

V: What has been your favorite class at Portland State?

GS: I like classes that are easy

to relate to, ones that I can relate things from my personal life to. There is not one class in particular, but not math or science—nothing with just numbers. I especially like health classes, being an athlete and just being a human—I like how it (the body) all works together.

V: What’s on your iPod right now?

GS: I mostly listen to country, nothing specific, just any type of country.

V: If you could have dinner with three people—alive, dead or fictional—who would they be?

GS: I would say my greatgreat-grandparents on my mom and dad’s side, just to see what their life was like and how things were, because they’re so different now than back then.

V: Do you read the Vanguard?

GS: Yes, I get one every time I

go and get rice pudding, which is pretty regularly (laughing).

V: What song are you most likely to sing at karaoke?

GS: I would probably pick a

country song that was a duet and make another guy sing with me, so I wouldn’t have to sing by myself.

V: What is the last thing you read?

GS: The last book I read for

entertainment was called “Ninety Minutes in Heaven.”

Finally, an afternoon home game in Miami. Too bad for the Dolphins that it isn’t likely to be accompanied by the blistering heat of September which bakes northern visitors. In town Sunday are the Pittsburgh Steelers, the third team from up north to journey to South Florida. The others were the Patriots and Jets, who both won.

Oddly, the Dolphins are 3-0 in away games, winless at home. They are 3-point underdogs to the Steelers, who were impressive even before Ben Roethlisberger returned last week and threw for three touchdowns.

Oddly, as well, the Steelers are one of three NFL teams with only one loss. The others: the Patriots and Jets.

All of which means Miami has played a difficult schedule already.

As for the Steelers, their defense is tops in the league against the run— pay heed, Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams—and perhaps in intimidation. They also have an angry linebacker in James Harrison, fuming over a $75,000 fine for a flagrant hit against Cleveland. Harrison probably is fortunate he wasn’t suspended for the shot on Mohamed Massaquoi.

Miami’s strange season continues.

STEELERS, 22-20 Buffalo (plus 13 1/2) at Baltimore It’s hard to believe we might be talking about another 0-16 team less than two years after Detroit’s 0-fer. The Bills have all the makings, though, and this is a ticked-off group of Ravens after blowing last Sunday’s game at New England.

BEST BET: RAVENS, 27-3 Washington (plus 3) at Chicago We like the way Mike Shanahan has the Redskins playing. We don’t like the way the Bears have looked since starting 3-0.

UPSET SPECIAL: REDSKINS 17-13 New England (plus 3) at San Diego This would have been a good choice for top upset, too, especially after New England’s impressive comeback win against Baltimore. And the Chargers are reeling, but both victories did come at home.

PATRIOTS, 27-23 Minnesota (plus 3) at Green Bay Visit No. 2 by Brett Favre in purple won’t bring the quarterback any kinder words from Cheeseheads. Unlike last year, it won’t bring a victory either.

PACKERS, 23-21 N.Y. Giants (plus 3) at Dallas, Monday night It’s getting kind of monotonous hearing how the Cowboys must win each week. Guess what: The Cowboys must win this week.

COWBOYS, 24-23 Cincinnati (plus 4) at Atlanta Falcons laid an egg last week. Bengals were off, and laid an egg the previous two weeks.

FALCONS, 24-17 Cleveland (plus 14) at New Orleans The champs appear to have found the big-play touch again, and Cleveland is a perfect foil.

SAINTS, 33-10 Arizona (plus 6) at Seattle A battle for the top spot in the NFC West. Cardinals might be the better squad, but Seahawks are so dangerous at home.

SEAHAWKS, 23-20

Women’s golf shares second place with Washington PSU’s Schoning ties for individual honors in next-to-last fall event MADISON BEARD VANGUARD STAFF

Portland State women’s golf tied with event-hosts Washington for second place at a single-round triangle tournament with Oregon State and UW last weekend. Tiffany Schoning finished at the top of the individual leaderboards in a tie for medalist honors.

Oregon State took the top position with a team score of 309 at the Auburn National Golf Club. The Vikings ended with a team score of 316.

Schoning, a PSU junior from Bend, shot a 74, two over par, to bring her scoring average down to a team-leading

75.4 after 10 rounds of play.

Fellow Viking sophomore Britney Yada shot 77 to tie for fifth place and freshman Lauren Taylor (playing individually) shot 78 to tie for seventh. Picking up the rest of Portland State’s shots at the event were teammates Kayln Dodge with 81, Alexia Brown with 84, Loren Forney with 89 and Katie Ortman (also playing individually) shot 100.

“We definitely didn’t play our best,” said head coach Kathleen Takaishi. “However, it was a great opportunity to see the golf course. [NCAA West]

Regionals will be held there in May, and we definitely anticipate being there. We will know what to expect in May and will have a better game plan for the golf course.”

The three-team tournament consisted of 21 players playing one-round on the par-72, 6,290-yard course.

Earlier this month, the Vikings took fourth place out of 11 teams at the University of Colorado’s Heather Farr Memorial. With a team score of 927, PSU outscored the other three conference teams that competed at the event, bringing the Vikings head-tohead record with conference opponents to 11-1.

With the current success of this fall season, women’s golf seems to be placing itself in

line to earn another Big Sky Conference championship in 2011, as it did last year.

Portland State has just one more event remaining in the fall season before breaking until spring play begins in February. Up next for Vikings golf is the Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational in Oahu, Hawaii on Nov. 2–4.

Takaishi said she is going to continue working with her Vikings on their short game, course management and mental preparation.

“I would anticipate some wind in Hawaii, so we are going to work on knock-down shots,” she said. “The team wants to play well and end the season on a good note and continue that momentum in the spring season.” ■

San Francisco (minus 3) at Carolina This could have been a matchup of winless teams, but the Niners got their first victory against Oakland last week. This should be No. 2.

49ERS, 10-9 St. Louis (plus 1 1/2) at Tampa Bay Judging by last week, Rams have big edge, carrying momentum of win over Chargers while Bucs were routed by Saints. Another week, different result.

BUCCANEERS, 17-14 Oakland (OFF) at Denver Strength against strength, the Raiders’ pass defense against prolific QB Kyle Orton’s aerial game. That matchup is very winnable for Denver. So is this game.

BRONCOS, 27-17 Philadelphia (OFF) at Tennessee Questions about the quarterbacks on both teams take this game off the board. No questions about the Titans’ strong and physical defense.

TITANS, 20-14 Jacksonville (OFF) at Kansas City Chiefs have lost two straight, but they tested the Colts and the Texans.

KC’s third consecutive AFC South opponent won’t be so fortunate.

CHIEFS, 17-13 RECORD: Versus spread, 6-5 (overall 48-38); Straight up, 9-5 (overall 57-33) Best Bet: 3-3 against spread, 4-2 straight up.

Upset Special: 5-1 against spread, 5-1 straight up.

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SPORTS ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ VANGUARD 15 CAVES FROM PAGE 1

Outdoor Program takes students on Ape Caves excursion Ape Caves excursion can help mellow out the most stressed of PSU students, herself included.

“This is probably the best way to balance your life with a heavy academic load, Uherek-Cummins said. “On the weekends, being able to go out and explore some caves or maybe raft a river or climb a mountain.”

The Ape Caves trip is a prime example of students being able to escape their heavy workloads, if only for a day, with Campus Rec’s help. Trips vary in length, but most will have you home by the late afternoon on a Saturday or Sunday.

There are also different types of trips depending on the level of adventure sought. Though the trip through the caves is difficult, it is nothing most can’t accomplish.

While the idea of the Ape Caves earning their name from wild primates might sound interesting, it is not how the caverns received their unique designation. The name was inherited from the daring group of people that first explored the cave—a local Boy Scout troop.

Lore has it the tubes were first discovered in the 1940s, when a logger found a large sinkhole that made an entrance to the caves, but they were not explored until years later. In the early ’50s, a scout troop led by Harry Reese was the first to lower themselves down the 17-foot overhang that led into caves. The troop was allowed to name their discovery and they chose to name it after their sponsor, the St. Helens Apes.

However unlikely it is that apes will be spotted in the caves, there are those that believed in sightings. Nearly 90 years ago, a group of miners reportedly had an encounter with a family of Bigfoot-like creatures in the surrounding forest. Much to the disappointment of some, there were no signs of Bigfoot during Outdoor Program’s trip last week.

According to literature at the sight and the U.S. Geological Survey, the lava tubes were formed during an unusual basaltic eruption of Mt. St. Helens roughly 2,000 years ago. When the lava flowed down the side of the mountain the surface cooled to create a crust, which insulated the molten lava beneath. The lava then began to erode the ground to create the beginning of a tunnel.

The lava flow pushed through the rock for months and gave us a beautifully carved out underground path of stone. What is seen in the

Waxy walls: Hikers study the unusual appearance of the walls to Ape Caves during one of Outdoor Program's trips.

Ape Caves today is nothing shy of incredible, and it easily proves to be one of the marvels of the Northwest.

The hike led by the Outdoor Program begins with a short walk to the entrance of the caves, and along the way is detailed information about their discovery as well as the organisms living inside. Visitors learn the glittery effect the walls seem to have is the result of an endangered fungus that grows only inside the caves.

“It was interesting to see the walls, they looked like plastic,” said Bridget Ireland, a student on the trip. “The walls just didn’t look real to me.”

The walls appear waxy due to the intense heat of the lava that carved them. Although cavers are encouraged to not touch the wall because of the fungus, curiosity seemed to get the best of most on Sunday.

The entrance to Ape Caves is a wide-open pit, with a staircase to help you down to the beginning of the trail. Once inside, hikers have the option of taking an “easy” route that is just shy of a mile roundtrip with less of an incline than the other section of the cave, or the more adventurous main route, which promises to be more challenging.

The upper cave, the more difficult of the two, runs for about a mile and a half and has its share of difficult spots to climb through.

Years of stress and cracking have caused parts of the ceiling to collapse, giving hikers the task (ABOVE) of climbing over a few Underground plumbing: observe groundtreacherous piles of Students water dripping from the rocks along the way. ceiling at Ape Caves during “I thought it was Campus Rec's Outdoor beautiful. It was slightly Program trip to the lava more challenging than tubes.

I thought it would be, but it was really fun and (RIGHT) definitely worth the ef- Talking history: Before fort,” said Taylor Jean entering the caves, stuHutchisson, another dents (from right) Heather student on the trip. “I Brule, Savannah Julian have never seen any- and Stephen Lisle read the signs explaining the thing like it before.” history of Ape Caves.

The challenge should not deter anyone from ALL PHOTOS BY hiking Ape Caves, but AUGUST MILLER/VANGUARD STAFF preparation is important. A helmet and sturdy pants are encouraged, and a flashlight and a warm jacket are required. The difficulties you face in the Ape caves only add to the sense of accomplishment that you feel when you reach the end.

An eight-foot wall forces visitors wanting to advance to the next corridor to grip the walls and use footholds to continue. Other features of the cave include the “Big Room,” an open area that is the product of a collapsed ceiling, giving hikers a beautiful view of the 88-foot dome hollowed out in the cave.

As the end of the cave nears, hikers are teased by a beam of sunlight that is visible from inside, which provides perspective as to how dark it is inside. Trip leaders added more perspective farther down the caves when they stopped everyone in a safe place and had the group all turn off their flashlights.

With no natural light coming into most of the cave, visitors could wave their hands directly in front of their faces and see nothing. Matching the caves’ eerie darkness is the absolute silence that the Ape Caves offer.

The temperature inside the caves is roughly 42 degrees, no matter the time of year, and groundwater is constantly dripping from the ceiling. While most Oregonians will not be affected by the dampness, it does feel odd to be inside a cave that rains.

While the experience of being inside the Ape Caves is priceless, the feeling of seeing sunlight again and being back above ground is a relief.

Being with a group of people helps enhance the trip and the Outdoor Program does a good job of making things feel fun and safe.

“I know they always tell us about the outdoor recreation program, but you never really take it to heart,” student Savannah Julian said after emerging into the open air. “I am really glad I did the trip and I would totally do another one.”

The Ape Caves trip is only one example out of dozens of others being offered this year by the Outdoor Program. A variety of trips are available to students, and they all promise to leave participants with a sense of accomplishment. No matter what the trip, leaders will to their best to ensure you have at least as much fun as they do. ■

Upcoming Outdoor Program trips Ape Caves exploration: Oct. 31 Smith Rock climbing trip: Nov. 5-7 Sea kayak Lower Columbia River: Nov. 6 Hamilton Mountain day hike: Nov. 20

16 VANGUARD ■ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 ■ SPORTS

Up next: Weber State Wildcats

YOUR WEEKEND IN SPORTS Friday

Football looks for its first conference win on the road ALLISON WHITED VANGUARD STAFF

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fter last week’s near-upset over 11th-ranked Montana in Hillsboro turned into a last-second 23-21 loss, Portland State football looks to end a two-week losing streak as it heads to Utah to face the Weber State Wildcats.

Records entering the game Portland State has just one conference win to go with its win over UC Davis, a nonconference opponent. The team is 2-4 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.

Weber State has had slightly more success this year, going 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

Portland State has already taken on conference heavyweights Montana and Montana State, while Weber State has yet to face either. Both teams have played perennial conference underachiever Idaho State and come away with wins, though the Portland State margin of victory was far wider.

Both teams have also played soon-to-be Big Sky member UC Davis, and each has come away with a win.

Last year’s meeting The Wildcats came away with the 36-29 win on a sunny afternoon at PGE Park.

The Viks came back from an 18-point deficit deep in the third quarter. They had explosive plays on special teams, with a kickoff return for a touchdown and an interception also returned for a touchdown.

The offense engineered a playmaking drive and scored what they thought was the winning touchdown with 1:15 left in the game. However, Wildcat quarterback Cameron Higgins, who will be back in

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this year’s matchup, engineered a drive of his own.

On a desperate passing play from the PSU 38 yard line, Higgins threw a pass that passed right through defending cornerback Tracy Ford’s hands.

What should have been a pick became the winning Wildcat touchdown pass. The loss gave the Viks a hangover that they were unable to shake all season.

It was a game that saw some strong offense. The Viks had 477 yards of total offense and the Wildcats had 499. It was the only game against a conference opponent where the Viks had more rushing yards than their opponent, but still lost.

Scouting the Wildcats Weber State has been fairly successful over the past two seasons. They made the playoffs both years and shared the conference title with Montana two years ago.

This year, they seem more vulnerable. They struggled against conference co-leader Eastern Washington two weeks ago. Almost every statistic puts the teams at playing an even game, except the one concerning passing errors.

Quarterback Higgins threw three interceptions, all of which went on to be Eastern Washington touchdowns.

In fact, the Wildcats appear highly prone to making mistakes. They have committed 18 turnovers so far this season, partly due to their hot-andheavy passing game. The Wildcats currently have the

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Ground game: Senior running back Shaughn Sanford rushes the ball against Oregon.

top-ranked passing offense in the conference. With nine touchdowns and an average of 277 passing yards per game, their air game is ranked seven places higher than next-tolast Portland State.

In total offense, the Wildcats are second behind first-ranked Portland State.

The Wildcats are near the middle of the pack for passing and rushing defenses. The secondary seem a little thin though with a conferenceworst two interceptions.

Scouting the Vikings All of the work that head coach Nigel Burton and his coaching staff have been putting in is paying off statistically. This week, the Viking offense became the top team in total offense in the conference.

They have achieved this using a vicious running attack led by junior running back Cory McCaffrey and junior quarterback Connor Kavanaugh.

Respectively, they are the second and

fourth-ranked running backs in the conference.

Though Kavanaugh has the second-highest passing efficiency and has thrown no interceptions, the Vikings do not air the ball often. They don’t have a receiver in the top 10 of the conference. In order to compete with the potent Wildcat offense, someone will need to take the reigns off of Kavanaugh and let him try a couple of long passes.

Making this even more necessary will be the Wildcat defense. They may give up 379 offensive yards per game, but they know how to control play in the red zone. They allow opponents to score only 64 percent of the time they reach that part of the field.

The current Viking defense is much better than the Viking defense of last year—so much better that it is difficult to put into words. They have the fourth-ranked rush defense and the third-ranked pass defense in the conference. If they can get to quarterback like they have been able to do many times this season, they are likely going to force some Wildcat mistakes.

With the Weber State running game almost non-existent, the Viking defense should come into this game well-prepared.

Winning this game would be a very important step forward for the program and a nod to the work the coaching staff and players have been putting in. ■

Fencing Club to cross blades Saturday marks club’s first fencing tournament held at PSU GRETCHEN SANDAU VANGUARD STAFF

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omorrow the Portland State Fencing Club will host its first-ever fencing tournament in the main gym of the Academic and Student Recreation Center.

The tournament will feature events in each of the three

different weapons styles used in fencing: foil, epée and sabre.

Each one is used in a specific style of fighting and features its own distinctive scoring system.

The foil is primarily a thrusting weapon and scores by hitting the torso of the

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opponent. The epée is also a thrusting weapon, but is heavier and has the freedom to hit anywhere on the body.

Lastly, the sabre is a cutting and thrusting weapon that has freedom to strike anywhere above the waist.

Members of PSU’s fencing club will compete against fencers from Reed College, Western Washington University and the University of Oregon, among others.

“We love competing against our fellow college clubs, and it’s always nice to fence other people,” club president Todd Young, a junior, said. “We tend to fence the same group of people all the time in the club, so we’re familiar with each other’s styles and what to expect from their fencing.”

According to Young, the fencing club that is around today took up arms in 2007 and has flourished ever since as college fencing clubs have gained popularity in the

Northwest. Club members compete throughout the year as other collegiate fencing clubs hold competitions.

At a previous competition earlier this year, one of PSU’s epeeists beat one of U of O’s top epeeists, which seems to be the

As for this weekend’s tournament, Young hopes that there will be more of its kind to come.

“We hope for it to be an annual event,” he said.

“We’re also hoping to host an event at Northwest

“ We love competing against our fellow college clubs, and it’s always nice to fence other people.”

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pattern of competition between the two schools—U of O wins the epee bouts and PSU wins the foil bouts, adds Young. The PSU foil team has also won the Reed’s Gryphon Cup for a team foil for the past two years.

“We’re hoping to keep this up,” Young said. “Epée events are not available as frequently, but we’d like to see some of our epéeists place over U of O’s epéeists."

Fencing Center in the spring. They are one of the— if not the most— well-equipped fencing centers in the state.

Competitions held there are a big draw for college clubs in this region.”

The tournament starts at 9:30 a.m. and will last until around 5:30 p.m, depending on how long each fencing bout will take. ■

Portland State (13-7, 7-1 BSC) at Idaho State (12-9, 4-4 BSC) Pocatello, Idaho 6 p.m.

Hockey

Seattle Thunderbirds (5-2) at Portland Winterhawks (8-2) Rose Garden Arena 7 p.m.

Saturday Rec Clubs PSU Fencing Club Tournament Main gym, ASRC 9:30 a.m.

Football

Portland State (2-4, 1-2 BSC) at Weber State (3-3, 2-2 BSC)

Ogden, Utah 2 p.m.

Listen on KXFD AM-970, live stats at goviks.com

Volleyball

Portland State (13-7, 7-1 BSC) at Weber State (2-19, 0-8 BSC)

Ogden, Utah 6 p.m.

Sunday Soccer

Idaho State (5-9-2, 0-3-1 BSC) at Portland State (6-9-1, 2-2-0 BSC) Hillsboro Stadium 1 p.m.