Portland State Vanguard, Vol. 73, Issue 28

PORTLAND STATE VANGUARD

VOLUME 73 • ISSUE 28 • MAY 21, 2019

NEWS ACTING PRESIDENT STEPHEN PERCY’S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF PSU • ARTS ORIGINAL PLAYS WRITTEN, PERFORMED AND STAGED BY PSU STUDENTS • COVER GET OUTSIDE GUIDE 2019

CRIME BLOTTER

May 13–17

DYLAN JEFFERIES May 13 Trespass At 4:28 a.m., a non-student was arrested at SW 10th and Harrison after refusing to leave Portland State property.

May 14 Trespass At around 12:13 p.m., a non-student was issued an exclusion for camping in the Karl Miller Center.

Intimidation At around 5:15 p.m., Campus Public Safety Officers responded to a biased crime based on religion in the Park Blocks.

May 15 Theft CPSO responded to shoplifting that occured in the Smith Memorial Student Union at 8:11 a.m.

Vandalism A faculty member reported to CPSO that they found a fence that had been cut near the PSU greenhouses. A campsite was found within the fenced area.

May 17 Online Theft At around 4:54 p.m., a student reported to CPSO that he was defrauded of funds via an online scam. The online scam occured between November and December of 2018.

CONTENTS COVER BY JOHN ROJAS

NEWS HILL TO HALL

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ACADEMICS STAND AGAINST BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT

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RACE RHETORIC

INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED ATHLETE CHRIS MOSIER SPEAKS ON INCLUSION

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BRUNEI REVOKES DEATH PENALTY FOR GAY SEX

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IRAN THREATENS TO LEAVE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT

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FIRST WEEK IN: NEW ACTING PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PLANS FOR PSU

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ARTS & CULTURE ARTS & CULTURE: GARBAGE DAY: ‘BLOOD DINER’

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GET OUTSIDE GUIDE 2019

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LOOP MADNESS OR JUST...MADNESS

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INTERNATIONAL THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD

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PSU PLAYWRIGHTS PRESENT FIVE ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS

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‘STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND’

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OPINION TECH GOLIATHS

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NIGERIAN CHILD SOLDIERS FREED

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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STAFF EDIT ORI A L EDITOR IN CHIEF Nada Sewidan MANAGING EDITOR Marta Yousif NEWS EDITORS Sophie Concannon Anamika Vaughan INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Madison Cecil ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Cervanté Pope OPINION EDITOR Taylar Rivers ONLINE EDITOR Sangi Lama

COPY CHIEF Hannah Welbourn COPY EDITOR A.M. LaVey

MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Huilyn Loo PRODUC TION & DE SIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR John Rojas

CONTRIBUTORS Pete Bensen Dylan Burdette Christina Casanova Chloe Dysart Andrew Gaines Amanda Guthu Shandi Hunt Dylan Jefferies Emily Price Marena Riggan McKinzie Smith

LEAD DESIGNER Dana Townsend

PHO T O & MULTIMEDI A PHOTO EDITOR Bo Koering

T ECHNOL OGY & W EB SIT E STUDENT MEDIA TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR Corrine Nightingale

DESIGNERS Danielle Emeka Rosemary Oliva Zak Stone DIS T RIBU TION & M A R K E TING DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING MANAGER Dylan Jefferies

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANTS Annie Ton A DV ISING & ACCOUN TING COORDINATOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Reaz Mahmood STUDENT MEDIA ACCOUNTANT Sheri Pitcher To contact Portland State Vanguard, email info@psuvanguard.com

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NEWS

MAY 13–17 CHLOE DYSART

MAY 16: GOVERNOR BROWN SIGNS $1 BILLION TAX PACKAGE FOR SCHOOL FUNDING

In the wake of Oregon public school protesting and Republican walkouts in Salem, Gov. Kate Brown has signed a new $1 billion tax package to fund public schools in the state. Associated Press reported the funding must be used to lower class sizes and increase student performance, as Oregon has some of the largest class sizes and lowest graduation rates in the country. The funding will come from less than 10% of businesses in the state. The tax package could still be sent to voters for approval under the state’s referendum process.

MAY 16: BILL TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION LOUNGES DIES IN COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 639—a bill that would legalize legal cannabis lounges in Oregon—has been proclaimed dead according to the group behind the bill, the New Revenue Coalition. Oregon would not have been the first to legalize cannabis spaces, as The Las Vegas City Council has already approved them this month. Those in favor advocate that the lounges would create revenue and jobs to the state. The lounges would be regulated by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, and businesses would have to obtain a license and follow certain guidelines, similar to a liquor store.

MAY 17: OREGON FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST PRESCRIPTION DRUG COMPANY

Attorney General of Oregon Ellen Rosenblum has filed a new suit targeting Purdue Pharma and the production of the prescription painkiller OxyContin. The Oregonian previously reported Rosenblum filed a suit in 2018 regarding misleading senior citizens when the company knew the drug was addictive and dangerous. The most recent lawsuit alleges members of the company illegally moved up to $8 million into personal bank accounts and continued to “illegally market [the drug].” Oregon is the first state to sue Purdue Pharma.

MAY 17: OREGON LAWMAKERS APPROVE EXPANSION OF FEDERAL FREE LUNCH PROGRAM

The new expansion of the federal free lunch program in Oregon will allow students living up to three times above the poverty line to access free meals. The expansion is funded by a recent tax package which was signed on May 16 by Gov. Brown. According to The Washington Post, the expansion would allow more than 60% of public schools in Oregon to provide free breakfasts and lunches to 345,000 students previously ineligible for the federal free lunch program due to their schools not opting for federal assistance on account of low reimbursement rates.

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RACE RHETORIC

USC PROFESSOR SPEAKS ON HOW RACE IS MADE IN AMERICA

DYLAN JEFFERIES Natalia Molina, American Studies and Ethnicity professor at the University of Southern California, discussed anti-immigration rhetoric and police killings of unarmed African-Americans, among other race-related issues in the United States .

Molina gave her talk on May 14 at Portland State, discussing a range of topics and ideas from her book How Race is Made in America: Immigration, Citizenship, and the Historical Power of Racial Scripts. In addition to being an American Studies and Ethnicity professor, Molina is also a professor of History, Latinx studies, Gender, Urban Studies and Public Health.

The talk underscored many pertinent discussions happening in America today. Molina started by sharing an old family photo of her and her older brother. She said when she was younger, she wanted to be more like him not only because he was charismatic but because he could more easily pass for white. She used this example of internal racial dissonance to introduce her discussion about race in America.

“Race, like sex, can be a taboo subject,” she said.

Using an image from the U.S. census in 1850, Molina illustrated how ideas of race have changed over time. In 1850, there were only five categories for race in the U.S. census: white, Black, Mulatto, Black slaves and Mulatto Slaves.

“Because race and ethnicity change over time, I use the term racialized,” Molina said. “I like to think of a category of

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THE BORDER BETWEEN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND TIJUANA, MEXICO. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS race—be it Mexican or Black or Mulatto—as a little box, and it’s shaped by time period, by economy, by politics, by culture.

Because that’s a category that can change, I just use the term racialized to show it’s an active process.”

Her second key point was the idea of “racialized scripts,” a term Molina coined to describe the process of historically viewing all racialized groups as an interlocking network rather than as separate groups.

“It’s this little shorthand for us to understand race,” Molina said. “It’s a tool to help us see the connections among and across racialized groups, this relational nature of race.”

“Racial scripts highlight the ways in which the lives of racialized groups are linked across time and space and thereby affect one another even when they don’t directly cross paths,” she continued.

According to Molina, using racial scripts can help enrich our understanding of history.

“How might we think about using these ideas about relational racialized ideas in class?” Molina asked. “One thing is that many of us are trained to look at one racialized group at a time, that’s just the way we’re trained. We do African-American history, we do Asian-American history, or Native-American history or Mexican-American history—but what if we tried to look at these groups in relation to one another?”

After working through a range of historical examples, Molina

jumped to a more modern example, referencing a recent article in The New York Times, entitled “Militia in New Mexico Detains Asylum Seekers at Gunpoint.”

The April 2019 article described a right-wing militia group operating out of Albuquerque, N.M. that is stopping migrant families at the border and turning them over to Border Patrol agents.

She compared it to another article in The New York Times from 1977 that discussed the similar Ku Klux Klan border patrol happening at that time.

“What happens at the border reflects ideas and structures and mechanisms that we think of as a thing far removed from time and space,” Molina said. “What happens at the border doesn’t just stay at the border. It’s also gonna be happening in our neighborhoods, and we need to recognize it for what it is if we have any hope for combating it.”

Friends of History—which sponsored the event—is a group of PSU faculty, staff and students who believe in sharing the PSU history department’s resources with the larger Portland community. Over the last seven years, they have hosted over 25 speakers.

Though the events hosted by Friends of History aren’t funded by PSU, admission is always free because of donations from the community.

“History isn’t something that we just read about in the books and that is confined to a classroom but something that we should all share in,” Molina said.

NEWS

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ATHLETE CHRIS MOSIER SPEAKS ON INCLUSION GREGORY RETZ Chris Mosier, a six-time member of the United States Olympic team, talked to the Portland State community on his status as the first known transgender person to compete in the Olympics and what the next step is in gender inclusion in sports.

Illuminate hosted Mosier on May 17 for the Queer Resource Center’s Pride Month series in collaboration with Campus Recreation. Mosier, who has competed in the Olympic duathlon and triathlon, spoke on his experiences and answered questions from the crowd.

Mosier started the night by stating his pronouns as he, him and his. He said, “We don’t know what we don’t know, and if you don’t know, go ahead and ask.”

Mosier grew up in Chicago and said he didn’t know a single LGBTQ+ person in high school.

“The message [about transgender people] I received came from Jerry Springer and Maury Povich,” Mosier said, referencing popular television programs in the ‘90s, which were known for casting transgender people in unfavorable situations.

“There was no Laverne Cox back then,” Mosier said. “We say B.C.J.—before Caitlyn Jenner. I don’t keep up with the Kardashians; she doesn’t come to my races.”

Mosier then clarified that from his experience, he didn’t always know about the issues transgender people face or understand the broad spectrum of gender and sexual identities. He wanted to create a space where people would feel comfortable asking questions.

“When you don’t know you don’t know, but when you do know, you have to do better,” Mosier said.

“Just like there’s no one way to be a man, and there’s no one right way to be a woman—there is no right way to be transgender,” he said. “I can’t represent all transgender athletes.”

Mosier also described his journey not only through sports but through life as a man. He is the first transgender athlete to be sponsored by Nike and was named “person of the year” by OutSports in 2016. Mosier is also the founder of transathlete, a website which not only offers advocacy for young athletes but also offers advice to organizations from K-12 to professional sports on gender policy and trans inclusion.

Mosier also discussed the implications of the regulations under the International Olympic Committee. Until 2016, the IOC required transgender athletes to undergo surgery in order to compete in their corresponding gender category.

Mosier said he thinks “it’s a human rights violation to ask someone to modify their body.”

According to Mosier, the IOC also places fewer restrictions on trans men than trans women. According to the committee, “those who transition from female to male are eligible to compete in the male category without restriction,” but trans women are required to submit to hormone testing. The IOC defines these restrictions under the “overriding sporting objecting [being] and [remaining] the guarantee of fair competition.”

CHRIS MOSIER AT COLLISION 2018. COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS On the IOC’s more restrictive guidelines for trans women, Mosier said he believes “there is no amount of glory that is worth it to go through what trans people go through daily.”

Mosier also discussed the challenges of gender inclusion in sports is regarding gender non-conforming and non-binary athletes. He said the division between men’s and women’s sports presents a substantial challenge in policy for transgender athletes who identify as neither a man or a woman.

“The next step for LGBT Athletes in sports is to find a good way for non-binary and gender non-conforming people to compete,” Mosier said.

When Mosier answered questions from the crowd, he suggested an in-person alternative to submitting questions digitally by having the people with questions stand so he could respond directly. When asked, “Why is there no section for non-binary on your website?” Mosier responded by saying he runs the website himself.

“I will change that tonight, thank you for pointing that out to me,” he said.

The final question of the evening was “What do you do for self care?” Mosier replied, “I spend time with my bunnies,” and “I spend time with my wife, and I catch pokemon.”

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FIRST WEEK IN

ACTING PSU PRESIDENT STEPHEN PERCY DURING THE STUDENT MEDIA PRESS CONFERENCE. BO KOERING/PSU VANGUARD

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NEWS

NEW ACTING PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PLANS FOR PSU SOPHIE CONCANNON AND ANAMIKA VAUGHAN Four days into the job, acting Portland State President Stephen Percy discussed his plans for his short time in his position, his strategies for addressing increasing tuition costs and his views on campus security in a press conference on May 17.

Currently, Percy—who was formerly dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs—is filling in as president until the Board of Trustees appoints an interim president.

On his role as acting president, Percy said: “I believe what the Board decided...they wanted to have someone here immediately, because someone needs to keep the ship running, to sign papers, make decisions that have to be made in the short term, so they’ve asked me to step in for that period.”

Percy said the Board offered him the position the Sunday before former President Rahmat Shoureshi officially resigned.

“It was a Sunday afternoon and I was in my driveway, on my knees with dirt under my fingernails and on my shirt, planting some flowers out there when the phone rang,” Percy said.

“I was asked if I would consider this opportunity and I thought about it a lot and I care a lot about Portland State...because I wanted to help this institution through this challenging transition phase,” Percy said. “I said yes, I would consider [taking that position].”

Percy will be receiving a temporary salary adjustment during his time as acting president.

“I’m receiving an addition to my dean salary,” Percy said. “As a dean I receive a salary of $220,000, and they’re adding onto that up to a salary of $425,000.”

When Percy returns to his position as dean, he said his salary will go back down.

REPAIRING PSU’S REPUTATION, BUILDING TRUST WITH STUDENTS

When asked what he was planning to do to rebuild trust with students and repair the reputational damage, Percy said he wanted to communicate with students and was grateful for the opportunity to do so.

“Students may email me,” he said. “If there are certain groups that want to meet with me, I’d be glad to do that. I like meeting with students.”

Percy said he has already met with the Associated Students of PSU, including ASPSU President Luis Balderas-Villagrana.

“I’d like other ideas; I think we’ll try to communicate more broadly,” Percy said.

Percy also said one of the things he is trying to do is assure people there is “some very good work going on here at PSU, and we’re going to sustain it and continue it,” referencing both the co-op program for students and the centers for excellence and their respective programs.

“It’s been a tough time—some of the stuff I can’t talk about, I wasn’t involved in, but I can talk about moving forward and wanting to be as open and I want to listen to students,” Percy said. “I’d be glad to have student forums. Because I teach, I at least get to listen to some students who tell me other things. I may be here a few weeks, so I better not get too grand in my ideas, but I would like us to begin to figure out ways to listen more and think together.”

Percy also said he would like to find more ways to interact and hold a dialogue as well as find a communal space where “we can be honest with each other, dialogue together [and] problem solve together, knowing it won’t be perfect every moment...but where we can try to come together to find solutions.”

“I always find when you hear from people, you often hear ideas you didn’t know,” Percy said. “Some of them are very easily doable, and you can make a difference.”

Percy said the law enforcement issue is “terribly important,” but other concerns in the PSU community have been coming out, such as the perception of safety on campus and if PSU is doing enough to make students of all histories and ethnic and racial backgrounds feel safe and welcome.

“How do we give people opportunity?” he said. “People want to do that...but sometimes we miss things because we’re not listening to each other.”

FAST FACTS Favorite food: Italian Favorite Italian dish: Fettuccine alfredo Favorite workout: Gardening Favorite Harry Potter character: “Maggie Smith’s Character” Favorite bird: Cardinal Favorite insect: Dragonfly Favorite smell: Good Italian food cooking Favorite plant: Roses (“I’m falling in love with rose gardening, because the climate here is so conducive”) Favorite place to go in Portland: “The nurseries, the restaurants, and one place I really love is the Oregon Coast“

GOALS AS ACTING PRESIDENT

Percy said he wants to support the PSU community through to the end of the academic year.

“I care very much about this institution, and every institution has some rough times,” Percy said. “I would like to use my time in this position to try to reassure everyone that Portland State is remaining true to its mission and its vision.”

“I want to support positive graduation,” he said. “Many people worked very hard and spent a lot of time working on that so I want to make sure that’s a positive experience.”

On considering continuing on to be interim president, Percy said: “I’ve only been in the job four days...what I’d like to do is explore the job. I’ve been a dean—I think I know

what presidents do, but I’d like to explore the job and think about it.”

Percy also mentioned his status as a teacher and his current projects in the College of Urban and Public Affairs.

“In addition to being a dean, I’ve taught undergraduate and graduate courses,” he said. “Right now, I’m teaching an undergraduate’s dean seminar in our Urban and Public Affairs major.”

“It gives me a chance to work with some fantastic undergraduate students at Portland State who are all interested in some kinds of social justice projects,” Percy said.

STATE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Percy also mentioned working with legislators and other universities to try to increase investment and to reduce the proposed 11% tuition increase to be his “most diligent priority in the next few weeks.”

The proposed 11% increase was approved May 13 by the Board.

The Board meeting was also Percy’s first appearance as acting president since being appointed.

“I’ve already spent last Wednesday, the full day in Salem,” Percy said.

He explained PSU and other state universities will try to steer the investment of those additional funds into higher education in an effort to “minimize tuition as much as possible.”

Another driving factor for the tuition increase is the fact that PSU receives one of the lowest state investments per degree in the state. Percy said we should be pushing for equity at the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

“State funding formulas at every state I’ve been in are very complex; they have a lot of history to them, but the argument we need to make is it’s not fair for us to receive less money per student than other universities,” Percy said. “So I think that’s something we’re pressing for. But I’m pretty new [to the job] to say exactly what, but it’s something I’m aware of.”

CPSO

When asked if there was a plan to coordinate with city law enforcement—given the nature of response on an urban campus­­— Percy said he met with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and talked about her plan to reevaluate how first responders respond to calls and arrive at the scene, saying it was a “very cool idea.”

When asked if CPSO were the appropriate first responders to certain calls such as mental health crises, Percy said he’d like to explore other options.

“Rather than sending a firetruck and ambulance to every situation, there may well be situations where it’s better to send crisis people to those who have mental health problems,” Percy said.

“It’s revamping 911 to diversify the type of response and make it more appropriate. We’d love to learn more about that and see if we can work with that.”

On recruitment and retention issues at CPSO—similar to those at the PPB—Percy said he plans to go over and meet with them.

“I want to try to work and make sure the morale of those folks is there, and we are currently recruiting,” he said. “Part of what we can do to help is try to clarify where we’re going in the future.”

He suggested considering the Margolis Healy report, hearing from the committees looking at it, getting some other input and making a decision. “[We need to] clarify where we’re going, because that uncertainty is obviously something anyone looking at a job [would consider].”

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26 DAYS TILL CLASSES ARE OVER!

31 DAYS TILL SUMMER! 8

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NORTHWEST SWIMMING HOLES NADA SEWIDAN

There are no shortages of hiking trails in the Pacific Northwest, and that goes for swimming holes. With shuttles now available through the Columbia Gorge Express, it’s never been easier to visit and enjoy some of the best spots near Portland, including areas such as Rooster Rock State Park, Multnomah Falls, Cascade Locks and Hood River. From cliff jumping and windsurfing to beach lounging, swimming and barbecuing, the northwest boasts some of the best swimming holes around.

HIGH ROCKS 25 82nd Dr, Gladstone, OR 97027 This suburban city swimming hole is located in Gladstone off 82nd overlooking the Clackamas River. It’s the spot for cliff jumping, with high enough cliffs to produce some serious adrenaline, and in the summer there are usually lifeguards standing watch over nearby swimmers. Fun fact: Before cliff jumping made this destination popular, there was bridge jumping. An old railroad bridge, prior to it being converted into today’s pedestrian bridge, was the place locals went for a jump.

When you get hungry, there’s a pod called Happy Valley Station not too far from the water offering beer, ice cream and other beverages.

The cost to spend the day there is free, and there’s plenty of parking spots in a nearby parking lot.

DABNEY STATE RECREATION AREA Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019 Dabney is a more mellow swimming hole on the Sandy River with a relatively low current. Located off of Historic Columbia River Highway, Dabney is surrounded by a foresty setting, with barbecue grills, picnic tables and paved footpaths for exploring and bird watching. It’s a great place to float, go fishing or canoeing and is easily accessible. There’s also a disc golf course, a volleyball court and a horseshoe pit not too far from the beach.

It’s a $5 day-use fee,and only service pets are allowed on the premises.

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TUCKED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON IS SERENE LAKE. NADA SEWIDAN/PSU VANGUARD

SERENE LAKE Estacada, Oregon Located in Mount Hood Forest, Serene Lake is a few hours away from Portland, but the lakes are worth the trip, boasting beautiful blue alpine waters in a peaceful foresty environment. Make a day of it by hiking around the four Rock Lakes and camping by the water. To get to the lakes you have to hike through the forest, and the difficulty of the hike depends on the loop you take.

Throughout the hike, you’ll get views of Mount Hood, and if you get to a high enough elevation, you’ll be able to see the forest from above.

This lake is for those who like to be near water but not actually go in it. You can’t swim in the water (it’s too cold anyway), but there are opportunities to walk through creeks during the hike, so pack your water shoes! Leashed dogs are welcome here too!

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OXBOW REGIONAL PARK

ROOSTER ROCK

3010 SE Oxbow Pkwy, Gresham, OR 97080

Rooster Rock is one of the more populated swimming holes in the Northwest, but for good reason. With two disc golf courses, fishing, swimming, boating and more, it’s an ideal place to spend a summer day. It’s also an ideal space for Windsurfers!

It’s the best of both worlds scenario. There’s a short two-mile hike for the nature lovers and plenty of lounge in the sun spaces by the water. Dogs are not allowed on site since there are vulnerable vegetation around.

Not too far from Rooster Rock is the clothing optional beach. In fact, it’s walking distance. Even though they are relatively close to one another, don’t worry, you can’t see into the nudest beach from Rooster Rock and vice versa.

The best part is that beginning 2019, there’s a direct shuttle that takes you from Portland to Rooster Rock!

OxBow has everything from river tubing, swimming, kayaking, camping and boating. The park is around a 1,000 acres and is located along the Sandy River. Debatably one of the best parts about this park is the opportunity to spot wildlife from minks and deer to songbirds and elks.

However, there have been the occasional black bear and cougar sightings.

There are also drive-up camping spots available throughout the year, featuring picnic tables, fire pits and a barbecue grill. The majority of the park is accessible and four of the campsites are ADA accessible as well.

Firewood is provided for $5 per bundle.

There’s a $5 parking fee and it’s approximately $22 per night stay on the campsite.

Dogs, however, are not allowed.

Corbett, OR

GUIDE

THE COLUMBIA GORGE GUIDE ALTERNATIVES TO CLOSED, FIREDAMAGED TRAILS DYLAN JEFFERIES A significant portion of the Multnomah-Wahkeena loop trail in the Columbia River Gorge would be closed indefinitely due to a rockslide and trail instability as a result of the Eagle Creek fire in 2016, according to the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Roughly 40 miles of trails were closed on the Oregon side of the gorge due to the fire.

While it’s unfortunate we can’t walk the famed Multnomah Falls trail, there’s still an abundance of opportunity to see the glory of the gorge.

TRAILS ON THE OREGON SIDE Many trails are still closed or shortened due to the fire on the Oregon side, but there are still quite a few that remain open.

ANGELS REST

Angels Rest was reopened last November after the Eagle Creek Fire significantly impacted the trail. The Forest Service still urges using extreme caution when embarking on the trail due to loose rocks, fallen trees and debris. On top of that, the trail also involves climbing over large boulders and rocks.

However, the trail offers a striking look at the impact of the fire, as well as the miraculous resurgence of life that has already begun to reappear. Angels Rest takes you high above the gorge and offers a breathtaking 270 degree view of the landscape at its peak. It really feels like being on top of the world.

HORSETAIL FALLS

Horsetail Falls is another awesome gorge hike that isn’t too physically demanding, making it a great place to go with friends and family for a quick day trip. The trail used to include three different waterfalls but has been shortened due to damages from the fire.

Nonetheless, the trail is beautiful and enchanting, reminiscent of a fairy wonderland. The trail leads to a cove behind the horsetail waterfall, which can be a great place to stop and have a picnic as well as a great place to dip your feet into the icy water on a hot day.

TRAILS ON THE WASHINGTON SIDE One way to see the gorge from a different perspective is to jump over to the Washington side. Many of the trails weren’t as affected as the Oregon side by the fires, and the views offer a striking look at the “mosaic” quality that the fire painted on Oregon’s cliffs.

CAPE HORN

Less than a 45-minute drive from Portland, the Cape Horn trailhead is an eight-mile loop with stunning views of the Columbia River and a gorgeous view of Oregon’s marbled landscape. The trail begins amid dense deciduous and coniferous trees, ascending slowly up into a marvelous lookout. The Cape Horn trail has a distinctly different feel than trails on the Oregon side since it gets more sun during the day. Though there aren’t any towering

waterfalls, the landscape itself is an incredible sight.

The lower portion of the trail is seasonally closed from Feb. 1 to July 2 due to nesting falcons. Even with the closure, the larger part of the trail is absolutely still worth checking out. You might even see a falcon or two.

DOG MOUNTAIN

Dog Mountain is another spectacular trail on the Washington side. The distance of the trail is relatively short, but things get steep pretty quickly, and it takes some perseverance to climb. All the hard work is definitely worth it, as Dog Mountain is famous for its prime wildflower viewing in May and June. The hills blossom with vibrant yellow balsamroot, red paintbrush and blue lupine. It can feel as if you’re walking through a vibrant painting.

OTHER AWESOME GORGE ACTIVITIES KAYAKING AND PADDLEBOARDING

Kayaking and paddleboarding are great ways to see the gorge in all its glory. There are lots of different rental companies where you can rent a kayak for the day as well as water tours that take you to the most beautiful spots along the river. There’s nothing quite like being on the serene water, surrounded by the emerald hills and misty waterfalls that make the gorge so special.

Check out the Gorge Paddling Center in Hood River for more information.

BIKING

If you’re up for a real adventure, you can ride your bike on the Columbia River Scenic Highway. Their website has a Columbia River Gorge bike map which includes a series of maps for amazing bike routes, including how to ride your bike from Portland to the gorge—and what roads and trails you can safely take your bike on once you’re there

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP RESTORE THE GORGE? Another awesome way to experience the gorge is to get involved with volunteering opportunities. Because of the fires in the past few years, the gorge needs more help than ever.

There are always weeds and invasive species to pull, debris to clear and native species to plant. If you’re interested, check out Friends of the Columbia Gorge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the gorge.

“Much of the old forest we came to love is gone—that’s a fact we’ll need to accept,” Jamie Hale of The Oregonian said. However, according to Oregon Metro, “The gorge as a natural wonder was neither lost nor destroyed. The Eagle Creek fire, tragic as it was, has created an opportunity for people to witness a natural process often hidden in far-flung wilderness. For the rest of our lives, we have the opportunity to see the rebirth and coming of age of a forest.”

BRIDAL VEIL FALLS, COLUMBIA GORGE. COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS

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SOME OF OREGON’S MOST HAUNTING HIKING SPOTS

CERVANTÉ POPE There’s no doubt about it—the nature surrounding the somewhat “big city” atmosphere of Portland is gorgeous.

With all the trees, rivers, waterfalls and coastline, Oregon offers much opportunity to engage in activities outside of manmade walls.

Yet, there’s something a little off about a great deal of these outside lands. You may not be able to put your finger on it—and you’re not the only one—but many of these spots come with some troubling history. Others just look like they do.

Outside of the haunted venues, movie theaters and tunnel systems in town, there are quite a few spots enveloped with beauty and eerie feels whether something haunting actually happened there or not.

OAKS BOTTOM NATURE TRAILHEAD, PORTLAND

Even though Oaks Bottom serves as a nature preserve, the spine-tingling feelings you get—especially at night—detract from the cuteness of keeping animals in their natural habitat. Oaks Amusement Park is in view at certain parts of it which when empty, is already creepy enough, but the desolate walk along the trail nearly always makes you feel like you’re being followed.

LITHIA PARK, ASHLAND

Right in the middle of Ashland lies Lithia Park, the town’s largest and most frequented park. Along the numerous trails, it has duck ponds, a Japanese Garden, a rose garden and even an ice rink in winter, but rumor has it there’s also a paranormal pres-

ence to add to its attractions. Many have reported seeing the spirit of a little girl who turns into a flickering blue light that disappears over one of the ponds. Others have claimed to be at one point in the park at night, yet not being able to find that same location in the daylight.

MULTNOMAH FALLS, COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE

Multnomah Falls draws so much foot traffic daily, but not everyone may be able to see what lingers in between the trees.

Along the trails and luscious falls, some have claimed to see the ghost of a Native American woman who supposedly jumped off the Upper Falls in order to save her village from contracting her sickness. Allegedly, her face appears within the splashes of the falls’ white waters.

CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, ILWACO, WASHINGTON

Despite its name, there’s actually nothing really disappointing about this spot at all.

Nestled along the southern tip of Washington, Cape Disappointment actually has quite a few creepy looking trails, juxtaposed by expansively exquisite views of tree-packed forests and endless miles of ocean. The winding drive along Robert Gray Drive is in itself a bit chilling, but once you hit the hike up to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse and the driftwood-riddled secret beach of Dead Man’s Cove, it gets even more creepy. Beards Hollow is also a supernatural-seeming walk lined with old growth and tons of snakes, and if you find the right opening, it will spit you right out another part of the coast.

CRESCENT BEACH, ECOLA STATE PARK

Hard to find on a GPS, Crescent Beach can kind of be found depending on where on the Crescent Beach Trail you’re on. It’s in the midst of Ecola State Park with views of the Bird Rocks near Chapman Point, which swirl with light sandy windstorms depending on the season.

It’s the perfect spot to set some intentions— assuming the items you’re using won’t blow away—but it’s also the ideal spot to cave hunt and come to a more peaceful state of mind.

LAUREL HILL, MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST

During covered wagon-traveling times, Barlow Road was one of the roughest spots along the Oregon Trail. Its steep slope made it hard for travelers with rickety wagons to make it down, resulting in many lives lost. The weight of those deaths can definitely be felt throughout Laurel Hill, now known as Rhododendron Village. The Douglas Firs, hemlock and salal add to its aesthetic value, but knowledge of all the lives lost during the rocky descent makes that prettiness feel different.

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PORTLAND’S BEST TOP 10 MOST OUTDOOR PATIOS INSTAGRAMMABLE MURALS IN PORTLAND CERVANTÉ POPE AND HANNAH WELBOURN

If you ask anyone in Portland what there is to do here, drinking will probably be pretty high up on their list. As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, vying for an outdoor table becomes the new way to end the workday or kick off the weekend. Here is a list of the best bars and pubs with outdoor patios for enjoying an adult beverage.

MCMENAMINS MARKET STREET PUB

1526 SW 10th Ave Located steps from campus, this McMenamins location has a large patio perfect for enjoying the sunshine, and it allows minors at all hours. The warm weather manages to make an Edgefield cider somehow even more refreshing, but if you’re feeling adventurous, try their rotating “Campus Cocktail.” If you make it between 3 and 6 p.m. or after 10 p.m., their line of beers, wines and well drinks are even cheaper.

PAYMASTER LOUNGE

1020 NW 17th Ave This northwest location has not one but two bars, and the covered patio is perfect if you forgot to layer up on the SPF. Their outdoor area features pool tables and a vending machine with unexpected items.

MOMO’S

725 SW 10th Ave With an eclectic crowd and fair prices, this downtown dive bar is the perfect spot for an after-work drink or smoke on the spacious

back patio. If for some reason you don’t want to sit outside, the indoor area has a pool table, but go early because it’s occupied more often than not.

HUNGRY TIGER

213 SE 12th Ave This is the hesher kid’s living room, so to speak. There’s usually some type of metal or punk blaring over the speakers inside and on the patio, so be sure to come clad in your denim vest or leather jacket. Their patio is a good size, usually filled with chain-smokers, dogs and dog lovers alike. They even host trivia on the patio sometimes as well, so everyone walking by can hear you fail at answering.

SPACEROOM LOUNGE & GENIE’S TOO

4800 SE Hawthorne Blvd With the second location of beloved breakfast diner Genie’s next door, the Spaceroom serves breakfast all day, so you can literally get wasted AND eat pancakes. The patio is HUGE and also equipped with cornhole if that’s your thing.

VENDETTA

4306 N. Williams Ave Vendetta’s patio is probably the best for getting outside vibes on a date—its large space has several nooks and crannies hidden amongst bushes and trees. They’ve got a pretty decent food menu with vegetarian and vegan options, pinball, Jenga and shuffleboard, but enjoying the patio scenery is really the best.

MARTA YOUSIF Thanks to Portland’s eccentric art community, gorgeous murals have popped up all over the city. The colors, unique depictions and artistry, make these spots some of the most instagrammable.

CAPAX INFINITI BY FAITH47

MADAME BUTTERFLY BY FIN DAC

EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING BY ZACH YARRINGTON

UNTITLED BY FIN DAC

Painted on an old brick building with muted colors, this mural is aesthetic as fuck! Simply copy the murals pose so you too can pretend like you don’t see finals creeping in the distance.

Location: 1114 SW Washington St.

You’ll need a panorama shot for this one.

Stretched across an entire building side, this mural is everything your Instagram needs.

Location: 508 SE Grand Ave.

ART FILLS THE VOID BY GORILLA WALLFLARE

Gotta love some potassium. This iconic banana mural is photo worthy for all the right reasons.

Location: SE 12th and Division St.

KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD BY ANONYMOUS

BAR PATRONS AT MCMENAMINS MARKET ST. PUB. HANNAH WELBOURN/PSU VANGUARD

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UNTITLED MURAL SE DIVISION & 9TH ON A CLOUDY DAY. ALEXEI MARIN-CORTES/PSU VANGUARD

A mural dedicated to the exact reason our city is so great, need I say more? Embrace the weird and capture a photo with this Portland favorite.

Location: 350 W Burnside St.

A gorgeous piece detailing butterflies and culture. Definitely a must for the aspiring butterfly enthusiast.

Location: (Top of Division Heights building)

959 SE Division St.

Fin Dac strikes again with this breathtaking mural utilizing over 1,000 succulents for hair.

Location: 959 SE Division St.

UNTITLED BY RUSTAM QBIC

Views from an ocean floor, this mural captures a beachy essence.

Location: 1005 SW Park Ave.

UNTITLED BY JADE RIVERA

Major Pulp Fiction Uma Thurman vibes.

Location: 524 SE Ash St.

UNTITLED BY YOSHI47

Ever wonder what the Chesire cat meeting a bucket of green paint would look like? Well look no further. Spirit animal much?

Location: 417 SE 11th Ave.

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PORTLAND’S BEST FOOD CARTS

CHLOE DYSART As spring finally approaches in Portland, it’s time to start thinking about local spots to heat things up for a cute and memorable spring date with friends, a significant other or even that special someone you’ve been eyeing through the cold winter.

CARTOPIA

Located on SE Hawthorne, this collection of food carts has something for everyone.

The lot consists of a variety of food carts with outdoor seating and cute string lights.

With choices ranging from Mediterranean to beer to dessert, there is truly something for every dietary want and need. Bonus points—at night, the fire pits light up, increasing the cozy factor.

COUNCIL CREST PARK

Council Crest Park starts with a 1.7 milehike and ends in a beautiful view of Portland. For those looking for an exciting way to spend the day, the park is a great space to stretch out and have a picnic while looking down below to the city, as Council Crest is over a thousand feet above sea level. According to one reviewer, on a particularly clear day, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Jefferson are all visible from the top of Council Crest.

PORTLAND JAPANESE GARDEN

This Portland favorite only gets more beautiful in the spring. The green paths of the garden are a great way to experience the beautiful spring in Portland while also learning about the traditions of Japanese gardens. The garden is composed of eight different garden spaces, each demonstrating a style of Japanese gardening along with various art exhibits inspired or made by Japanese artists.

TOM MCCALL WATERFRONT PARK

Located a quick walk away from the Portland State campus, the waterfront can be a picturesque way to spend an afternoon with someone special. Grabbing Biketown bikes (90 minutes free per day as a PSU student!) can be a great way to enjoy the scenic Willamette River while getting some exercise. The park is also a great place to grab food and a blanket to have a picnic.

WILLAMETTE RIVER CRUISE

If you’re really trying to impress your date, splurging and taking a ride down the Willamette River is a great option. Check out the Portland Spirit for lunch and dinner cruises that depart from downtown. Passing under the famous Portland bridges, admiring the spring scenery and seeing the historic Milwaukie waterfront are all part of the trip, along with catered meals and live piano music.

THE GRILLED CHEESE GRILL LOCATED AT THE ALDER PODS. BO KOERING/PSU VANGUARD MCKINZIE SMITH Portland has become known for its food cart scene. With such a saturated market, which are most worth your time?

Portland has a formidable selection of food carts.

Not only does Portland State have its own pod, every corner of the city is filled with cart options.

With so many things to choose from, it can be hard to narrow down your search. Lucky for you, here are five of the best carts to help you decide.

NEW TASTE OF INDIA

FERNANDO’S ALEGRÍA

Everyone likes a good french fry from time to time—or, if you’re me, all the time—but have you tried poutine recently? The best poutine in the entire universe is right in our backyard.

Potato Champion at Hawthorne’s Cartopia not only has classic gravy and curds poutine but wackier options like PB&J poutine or satay poutine.

Hidden in Southeast Portland is the Portland Mercado, a nonprofit Latin American food cart pod. Acting as a melting pot of Latin culture and cuisine, the Mercado is one of the most lively and downright fun pods to visit in the city. Fernando’s Alegría captures this spirit, prioritizing creativity as well as great food. Though you can find classic burritos here, you can also find things like the mojito vegan wrap or the Rip City vegan burrito with tofu and mushrooms.

GRILLED CHEESE GRILL

WATERFRONT PARK VIEW. BO KOERING/PSU VANGUARD

Given how popular the Alder pod is, most have at least seen the sign for the Grilled Cheese Grill.

What some don’t know, though, is that the Grill also has a location on Alberta. Instead of a cart it’s actually a school bus, making it a more unique option for lunch. They’ve got the classic grilled cheese, but the real draw is their adventurous take on your childhood favorite. Not to mention, they have vegan and gluten-free options.

Based in the 4th Avenue pod, New Taste of India has never disappointed. From naan to curry, to chicken masala to lassi, everything on the menu is amazing. The masala is my go-to, but any of their chicken-based options are guaranteed to be cooked to perfection and spiced to your preference.

POTATO CHAMPION

ROLLING GOURMET FUSION

At the aforementioned Alder pod is some seriously yummy sushi. This Asian-fusion cart has lots of combo box options that are a great value for what you get. The sushi is some of the best around, but the Korean fried chicken is a personal favorite as well. Each plate looks beautiful and can even be customized to your liking.

No matter which of these five carts you choose, you’re guaranteed a good meal. All carts mentioned won’t break the bank and have perfect portion sizes for what you pay.

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SCIENCE, SWEETS AND SEQUELS PORTLAND SPOTS WORTH A VISIT SOPHIE CONCANNON

MADISON CECIL AND EMILY PRICE

Where tourists flock, locals avoid— but dismissing a spot because it’s “tourist-y” is not the Portland way. Here are a few popular tourist-y spots that are worth the visit even if you have to elbow slow pedestrians out of your way to get a spot in line.

The City of Roses is home to some beautiful views, and you don’t need to leave the city to find a great lookout either.

POWELL’S BOOKS IS THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE IN WORLD. CJ HUSEO/PSU VANGUARD

SALT & STRAW

Recognizable by a line a mile long and the excited chatter of millenials buzzing on bougie ice cream, Salt & Straw is known for being a hopping tourist spot worth a visit from locals. With three locations around Portland, this popular parlor is a hop, skip and a streetcar ride away from campus. In addition to unique flavors like olive oil and strawberry honey balsamic with black pepper, Salt & Straw also has a rotating menu of seasonal flavors. Their currently-featured “Spring Flowers” monthly menu stars flavors such as chocolate rose petal, orange blossom sorbet—with edible petals!—and wildflower honey with ricotta walnut lace.

As an added bonus for the many lactose-intolerant and vegan people in Portland, Salt & Straw offers three classic vegan flavors, and includes at least one vegan flavor in every monthly menu. With samples highly encouraged, a flavor to match every craving and free pint delivery on Postmates, Salt & Straw is a fan-favorite that’s sure to stick around.

THE OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

Museums are cool, space is cool and it rains so damn much in Portland, you might as well have an indoor back-up plan. If you’re looking to catch a flick, OMSI’s Empirical Theater has a four-story screen that plays everything from Dumbo to D-Day: Normandy to Aquaman. If you’re telling me you don’t want to see a four-story version of Jason Momoa’s rippling abs, I don’t think I believe you. The museum also has over 200 interactive exhibits, including a human development exhibit with “one of the largest public displays of human fetuses.”

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OMSI also has a planetarium heralded as the most technologically advanced planetarium in the Pacific Northwest. The OMSI planetarium features laser shows of popular artists such as Pink Floyd and Daft Punk, as well as live presentations about the universe in 3D and stargazing parties in the summer.

POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS

If you live in Portland, you already know about Powell’s. However, it’s not always an easy or enjoyable experience to desperately avoid being bumped, shoved or shuffled by the crowds of visiting book fiends on a daily basis. Still, Powell’s is a worth-it winner for a variety of reasons.

Powell’s has a refined selection of staff and customer picks, so if you’re looking for a new book to read based on the books and genres you already like, you’ll have a slew of options. They also sell and buy back used books, making the store much more affordable than other large bookstore chains that want $25 for a single new book. You can sell your books to Powell’s at the counter for cash or store credit—use the Marie Kondo method and exchange those books that don’t spark joy for ones that do.

Powell’s is one of the most affordable and customer-friendly places to buy books near campus, but with great perks comes great popularity. The original location in Southwest Portland is one of the most popular bookstores in the Pacific Northwest. If you’re uncomfortable with the inevitable large crowds of eager book nerds, try going to the bookstore later at night. The original Powell’s location is open until 11 p.m., and the store often clears out considerably after the sun goes down.

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PORTLAND AERIAL TRAM

SOUTH SIDE STAIRWELL

JOSEPH WOOD HILL PARK

SOUTH WATERFRONT

For an amazing view of downtown Portland, Mount Hood, and Mount St. Helen’s on a clear, sunny day, head down to the Portland Aerial Tram’s lower terminal on 3303 SW Bond Ave. The aerial tram is a four-minute ride to the upper terminal where you can see the largest enclosed sky bridge in the United States. Hop off the tram and enjoy coffee and lunch with some friends on the outdoor patio.

The tram is open Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m., and 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Children under the age of six ride for free, but adults pay $4.90 for a round trip ticket. You can get to the lower terminal via streetcar, MAX, bus or bike.

A lovely high point located right off Highway 205, on top of Rocky Butte, is the Joseph Wood Hill Park. It’s a 2.38 acre park overlooking Mt. Hood, downtown Portland and the Cascade Mountain Range and is one of the city’s highest eastside points.

The park is a great spot for picnics, dog walking or just people watching. It also has two rock walls and is a popular spot for rock climbers to practice top roping.

For some students, driving may not be an option, so take advantage of the views you can get to by foot.

On the southwest side of Portland, behind the Peter W. Stott field on Portland State campus, you can find a set of cracked cement stairs laced with bushes and fencing. The viewpoint is framed by the beautiful southern hills of Portland’s residency. You’ll be able to overlook campus rooftops and south Portland. Runners often head to this secret trail in the early morning for a quick workout, scaling almost four stories.

If heights aren’t your thing and you want to take the low road, spend the day along the Portland waterfront. If you want to expand your waterfront adventure, traveling along the northwest side of the river allows you to overlook the industrial views of eastern Portland.

Mock’s Crest, a remote park that overlooks the east industrial tracks and the north river, is also a beautiful sight.

VIEW OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND OFF OF 12TH AVE. BO KOERING/PSU VANGUARD

A CLEAN PORTLAND TAYLAR RIVERS

Organizations are forming or revising their agenda to cater more to the environment, and environmental preservation policies and general beautification efforts are in place to clean up the city. Some of these efforts are misguided, and to the individual it may be hard to identify their problematic nature.

Here’s a guide to help determine the best organizations that don’t have a hidden agenda and are truly concerned with saving the environment.

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ENJOY NATURE WITHOUT RUINING IT HANNAH WELBOURN Many of Oregon’s once peaceful, secluded places to get away have been ruined by their spike in popularity.

This might sound dramatic, but hidden wonders are—at the very least—harder to come by. At one time, chasing a waterfall was a challenge. Now you have a literal herd of tourists leading the way directly to it.

DON’T GO IN A CROWD

Have you ever been stuck behind a family of eight taking up the entire sidewalk, stopping to take selfies and walking at the speed of literal zombies?

Imagine that frustration but on a dirt path designed for one or two people at a time. If you’re going on a hike, don’t go with your entire book club—go with a couple friends at a time. Fellow hikers will appreciate being able to enjoy the trails without having to brush against potentially poisonous plants to pass you. If you do choose to take the whole family for an outing, at least keep your voices down.

CLEAN UPS TO AVOID THE IMPACT REDUCTION PROGRAM,

This program allows people to submit complaints about houseless campsites. The city then reviews those complaints, assesses the sites and potentially conducts cleanups, displacing houselessness communities.

Though the program exists as a temporary solution, it has a misguided purpose. In its efforts to clean up areas, they constantly misplace the property of individuals, and their items are never returned. The program makes no real effort to help houseless people; it only further displaces them.

If you are looking to join an organization or become a part of something designed to keep Portland clean, this isn’t it.

CLEAN UPS TO JOIN There are numerous neighborhood cleanup events scheduled around Portland that give residents a chance to remove unwanted clutter from their homes, basements and garages.

Neighborhood cleanups prioritize and promote both recycling and reuse. The materials accepted at cleanup events vary, from bulky items like furniture, mattresses and appliances to items for recycling and reuse like scrap metal, building materials and household goods.

FRIENDS OF MARQUAM NATURE PARK

This is a nonprofit community-based volunteer organization. They work with Portland Parks & Recreation and others to conserve, maintain and enhance the historical, natural and recreational resources of Marquam Nature Park and to educate the public about the park’s unique natural and cultural history.

Aside from regular restoration and trail work parties that require physical stamina and commitment at a specific time, there are other projects that may be done on your own schedule with little physical exertion.

While nothing is wrong with people discovering your favorite spots the same way you once did, there is everything wrong with these places becoming meccas for trash and human noise. The great outdoors are for everyone to enjoy, but there are ways to do so without ruining it for others.

LEAVE YOUR SPEAKER AT HOME

ROSEMARY OLIVA

I know, you curated a playlist that is perfect for sitting by the lake and having a beer with your friends. However, noise carries over water, and not everyone wants to hear Toby Keith sing about the good ol’ U.S. of A. from the other side of the lake. Some of us find peace in the sound of birds or whistling of pine trees, and if we wanted it to be drowned out by human noise, we would have stayed in the city limits. If you want to listen to music, wear headphones or at least keep the volume low.

LEAVE NO TRACE

This one may seem obvious, but if you go to any popular lake in the state, you’re bound to find a few empty cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon along the shore or in a bush. Not only is this incredibly trashy, but it’s harmful to wildlife. Throwing trash in the firepit and hoping the next person to come along burns it for you doesn’t count as disposal.

Pack in, pack out.

FRIENDS OF POWELL BUTTE

Friends of Powell Butte is a group committed to protecting and enhancing Powell Butte Nature Park in outer Southeast Portland, Oregon.

This organization hosts monthly cleanups that strive to maintain the natural beauty of the park. The program is constantly accepting new volunteers. To RSVP to one of their events you can simply go to their website, or if you happen to be in the area you can join right in.

PICK IT UP, PORTLAND!

SOLVE is an Oregon based organization that gathers across the state recruiting volunteers to clean their city. In Portland they hold a two-day event that spans across the entire city. Through this two-day journey they encourage volunteers to join and help clean the streets, parks and anywhere else litter gathers. Most importantly their mission statement is to bring Oregonians together to improve our environment and build a legacy of stewardship, that is inclusive of ALL Oregonians, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background.

STAY ON THE PATHS

Trails are marked for a reason. Whether it is for hikers’ own safety or to protect the area’s ecosystem, they should be followed. It’s not cool or edgy to go into restricted areas just to get a good shot for your feed. We’ve taken enough from nature, and if you ruin a natural habitat, you might just deserve that rash you got from moving those unfamiliar-looking branches out of your way.

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ZAK STONE

You have every right to take photos of that sick mountain view with the silhouette of the trees.

But if you don’t want your favorite camping area to suddenly have a waitlist, stop geotagging its exact location! There’s beauty in mystery, and trust me, it can be extremely satisfying to be petty and not reply to comments asking where that spot is.

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PARKS ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSIT SHANDI HUNT Getting outside and exploring nature can be good for your mental and physical health, especially with summer around the corner. The Portland metro area has nearly 150 parks, and a handful of those are accessible by public transit.

FOREST PARK

Bus #15 to NW Thurman Portland is home to one of the largest city parks and one of the largest urban forests in the United States. Located in Northwest Portland, Forest Park covers almost 5,200 acres and boasts more than 80 miles of trails and 18 trailheads, including the 30-mile Wildwood trail—the longest forested urban trail in the U.S. The park is nearly 100% forested with giant Douglas Fir trees, Western Red Cedar trees and many others.

This is a great park to seek a bit of solitude, especially because you aren’t likely to find hordes of people hiking the trails.

MOUNT TABOR

Bus #15 to SE Belmont & 67th This extinct cinder cone volcano is located in Southeast Portland and offers beautiful views of the city. Mount Tabor is also surrounded by over 30 different species of trees, some reaching well over 100 feet in height. The park has several miles of paved and unpaved trails. The steepest trails are unpaved but moderately trafficked, leaving no confusion about where the path is or where the path leads.

This park can be a popular hotspot on the weekend, so if you are looking for total seclusion, it’s best to visit during the weekdays or put in some headphones and check out the unpaved trails, which are always less crowded.

MARQUAM NATURE PARK

Bus #8 to SW Terwilliger and Sam Jackson Just south of Portland State, Marquam Nature Park covers 200 acres of natural areas and undeveloped land. This park has many trails with various mileage—the shortest trail starts at half a mile. However, if you are an experienced hiker and looking for a challenge, many of the trails have steep sections, and the Marquam Trail itself is seven miles long and connects to a 40-mile loop. The deeper you hike into the park, the easier it is to forget you’re still actually in the city.

OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE

Bus #19 to SE Milwaukie and Mitchell Located on the east side of the Willamette River, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge is a wetland that offers a stunning view of natural marshes, animal habitats and the scenic waterfront. Oaks Bottom has a two-mile trail looping around the wetlands, taking the viewer past one of the largest murals in the U.S.—a 45,000 squarefoot depiction of herons taking flight. Fittingly, for the dedicated ornithologists or even casual bird-watchers, Oaks Bottom is also close to a rookerie on Ross Island, meaning 185 species of birds—including great blue herons, hawks and kestrels—are visible throughout the park. For even more outdoor enjoyment, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge is connected to Oaks Amusement Park and the Springwater Corridor.

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THE SOU’WESTER LODGE IS THE RETREAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED

SOU’WESTER LODGE TRAILERS. CERVANTÉ POPE/PSU VANGUARD

CERVANTÉ POPE In a little corner tucked away near Washington’s Seaview beach lies a trailer park. Don’t think “trailer park” in a Trailer Park Boys sense—where media paints the lives of the mobile community in an unfortunately somewhat destitute manner.

Instead, think of this trailer park as a combination of an Urban Outfitters superstore and a Pinterest board for rustic #aesthetic. This trailer park is called the Sou’wester Lodge, and it’s honestly the getaway of your dreams.

While the aforementioned description may sound like the opposite of a desired vacation for someone trying to escape social media’s piranha effects, it’s actually an escape full of pleasantries. For starters, the park plot offers renovated vintage trailers, cabins, lodge suites and even spaces to rent out for RV campers. Cabins and lodge suites are one thing, but what makes this escape worth the over two-hour drive is the trailers.

Trailers come in five different size options, with single options for individuals all the way up to deluxe and family size trailers. Even though the trailers are somewhat confining in comparison to normal domicile digs, the Sou’wester staff has them adorned with all the necessities to make them feel like a cozy home away from home. Each comes with their own bath-

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room—that even has a shower, assuming you’re small enough to fit—a full kitchen with a stove and refrigerator, as well as a mini living room space with a couch and desk for eating or working. If you’re itching to escape your trailer walls, the rest of the grounds provide its own little town worth of options.

If you’re in need of a little more rest and relaxation, the Sou’wester has its own wellness center. On top of rotating daily offerings like guided yoga and meditation, the cluster of three trailers holds a miniature teahouse, a garden spa with a Finnish sauna, indoor and outdoor showers and a cold-plunge bathtub hidden in a private garden, as well as in-house massage therapists to be booked in advance. The latter, while the most pricey of the three (ranging from $80 for an hour to $120 for 90 minutes with hot stones) is well worth a swipe of the credit card.

A renovated 1954 Boles Aero Vintage Travel trailer houses a heated massage bench, hot towels, essential oils and ambient music to aid in the therapeutic bodywork, just in case you find yourself a little achy after your first night’s stay—though the trailer beds are surprisingly very comfortable.

Holman, Ilwaco and Long Beach are the closest towns to the Sou’wester, but their food offerings are pretty dismal. To com-

bat this, the lodge has its own mini grocery store, located in the lodge’s lobby. While they don’t supply a New Season’s opus of food offerings, there’s definitely enough to get you through your stay, including wine, pasta, vegan treats and other easyto-trailer-cook items. Everything in the store runs on an honor system, meaning you can file a tab for yourself and charge it to your card once you leave or log what you grab and throw the suggested price for it in a money box. Their on-site consignment shop works this way as well. Thrifty’s is their take on the Goodwill bins—trailer sweep of random items to sift through and take at your liking, as long as you keep track and pay for it one way or another.

Even with all of this, there’s still more—one of the trailers is in an art gallery hosting a different artist every month. There’s also an outdoor kitchen, a rentable pavilion space for private events and workshops and weekend musical performances.

Rental rates vary depending on what option of lodging you choose, but if you’re looking for a bit of coolness Portland offers without actually having to be in Portland, visit souwesterlodge.com or call (360) 642-2542 for more details.

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SALAD OR DEATH?

THE BEST AND WORST PLANTS FOR YOU IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARENA RIGGAN Since the Pacific Northwest is so loved for its natural refuges, one might want to know a thing or two about its abundant plant life before venturing into dangerous vegetation. Forget the bears and cougars that you’ll seldom encounter. That mushroom you picked may be the best thing you eat that day—or it could kill you.

PLANTS THAT WANT TO KILL YOU CASTOR BEAN (RICINUS COMMUNIS) DEADLY NIGHTSHADE (ATROPA According to Awkward Botany, all parts of BELLADONNA) the castor bean plant are toxic. The main toxin is ricin, and the seeds contain the highest concentration. The seeds need to be chewed to release the toxin, but just two could kill a grown adult. While effects are not immediate, they are painful and severe. Symptoms include stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, diarrhea, convulsions and kidney failure.

While the berries on this plant may look enticing, they’re extremely toxic. The Biodiversity Heritage Library for Europe reports four of these berries could kill a child, while an adult would need to consume 10–20. In addition to the berries, the entire plant is poisonous due to its tropane alkaloids, and consuming even one leaf could be fatal for a grown adult. The first symptoms to look for are a red face, dry mouth, dilated eyes and abnormally fast pulse.

Later symptoms include tremors, hallucinations, paranoia and heart arrhythmia.

THE DESTROYING ANGEL (AMANITA VIROSA)

According to the journal Science Direct, the amatoxins found in these mushrooms are absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, after which they move to the liver and kidneys.

Symptoms have been likened to that of cholera due to intense vomiting and diarrhea, which then causes severe dehydration and kidney and liver damage.

WILD CHERRY, CHOKECHERRY, CHERRY LAUREL AND OTHER VARIETIES (PRUNUS)

While fruit produced by the prunus species is not poisonous, almost every other part of this plant is, including the seeds, leaves, twigs and bark. According to Washington State University’s Department of Animal Sciences, this plant produces cyanogenic glycoside which causes rapid toxicity when ingested. Signs to look out for include difficulty breathing, gasping, tremors, dilated eyes, convulsions, incontinence and asphyxiation.

PLANTS THAT ARE SAFE FIDDLEHEAD FERNS (ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA)

Fiddleheads are the young, furled leaves of ferns that are harvested before the leaf expands into a new frond. According to Wild Harvest, the lady fern is an edible variety found on the West Coast. The lady fern produces a strong grassy flavor with a crunchy texture when left uncooked. It’s important to know the physical characteristics of the lady fern, because very few species of ferns are edible in the Pacific Northwest. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, lady ferns grow two to five feet high with bright green leaves, measuring one to three feet wide.

LOBSTER MUSHROOM (HYPOMYCES LACTIFLUORUM)

The lobster mushroom is not actually a mushroom at all but rather a fungus which absorbs other mushrooms. According to Oregon Discovery, the lobster can easily be distinguished due to its bright orange or reddish-purple color, along with a solid stem, reduced gills, white flesh, firm texture and fish odor. It may be found during the summer and autumn seasons throughout coniferous forests.

MINER’S LETTUCE (CLAYTONIA PERFOLIATA)

Common throughout the West Coast, this leafy green grows wild during the winter and early spring but dries up as the season shifts to summer due to its preference for cool, damp conditions. According to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, miner’s lettuce typically only grows about eight inches high and may be identified from its slender stem and basal rosette.

MOUNTAIN HUCKLEBERRY (VACCINIUM MEMBRANACEUM)

According to Native Plants Northwest, this variety of huckleberry is one of 15 different varieties of vaccinium in the Pacific Northwest. Its juicy berries are a favorite in the region, though it should not be confused with deadly nightshade, with which it’s almost identical. There are a few key differences, such as the flowers on the huckleberries are a creamy pink while on the nightshade bushes, they are a bright to deep purple. The most obvious difference is that of the berries, since huckleberries lack the waxy sheen found on the nightshade.

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INTERNATIONAL

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UNITED STATES; CHINA

President Donald Trump followed through with his decision to increase tariffs on Chinese imports last week. Reuters reported China officially announced its decision to increase tariffs on $60 billion of U.S.–supplied goods on May 13. This prompted three major U.S. stock market indexes—NASDAQ Composite, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Advantage—to drop by the largest margins since the beginning of 2019. Additionally, TIME reported the trade war had “wiped one trillion dollars off the global market” after just one day. On May 15, Trump signed an executive order blacklisting the tech giant Huawei.

However, The Washington Post reports the wording of the order does not directly target Huawei but rather any transaction with foreign tech firms the U.S. deems a national security threat or “foreign adversary.” The order took effect on May 17.

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EGYPT

At least five Egyptian soldiers and 47 fighters associated with the Islamic State were killed during an ongoing military operation in the Sinai Peninsula, Al Jazeera reported. Egyptian Armed Forces reported the latest death toll, as well as the arrest of

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158 people they called “criminal elements” and the disarmament of 385 explosives on May 16. According to Israeli news outlet i24 News, the operation—which began in February 2018—has seen some 650 militant fighters and 45 Egyptian soldiers killed.

Separately, a tourist bus near the Pyramids of Giza was targeted by an explosion on May 19, leaving 17 people wounded. The blast occurred on a road near the Grand Egyptian Museum, with Reuters reporting the device— which was detonated remotely—was of simple construction and contained nails and bits of metal. According to Al Jazeera, no deaths have been reported and most of the injured were Egyptian nationals and tourists from South Africa. No group or individual has yet to claim responsibility for the attack.

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TAIWAN

Taiwan made history this week when it voted to legalize gay marriage—making it the first Asian country to do so—as tens of thousands of supporters rallied outside parliament in anticipation. Taiwan News reported the Legislative Yuan voted 66-27 in favor of the landmark measure “The Enforcement Act of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748” and its four key articles redefining marriage. Article Two of the bill specifically states, “Two people

of the same gender may establish a permanent, exclusive relationship for the purpose of pursuing a common life.” The New York Times reports the country, which has a long history of leading the way for LGBTQ+ rights in the region, struck down the Civil Code’s definition of marriage as strictly between a man and woman in 2017, giving legislatures two years to implement a revision. President Tsai Ingwen is expected to sign the bill into law, and on May 24, same-sex couples will be able to register their marriages.

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AUSTRIA

donations and positive media coverage could benefit the FPÖ. Since the release of the video, Strache claimed his behavior was due to inebriation, saying, “It was typically alcoholinduced macho talk, in which, yes, I was probably trying to impress the attractive hostess [Makarova].” In response to the video, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of the Austrian People’s Party, ÖVP, dissolved his party’s coalition with the FPÖ and has called for snap elections, Reuters reported.

The now-former Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache resigned from his position on May 18 following the release of a video implicating him in a corruption scandal, prompting snap elections. As reported

by Deutsche Welle, the video showed Strache in a “compromising situation” with a woman, Alyona Makarova, posing as the niece of a Russian oligarch during a meeting with Johann Gudenus—parliamentary leader for the Freedom Party of Austria, FPÖ—and his wife Tajana Gudenus as they discussed a business deal. Makarova can be heard saying she wishes to buy up to 50% of the Kronen Zeitung, Austria’s main newspaper outlet, with Strache and Gudenus discussing with Makarova how

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INDIA

After six weeks since elections began in the world’s most populous democracy, voting in India ended on May 19. According to BBC, 1 million polling stations were set up to assist the 900 million eligible voters, 83 million of whom were new voters since the last election in 2014. As reported by The Washington Post, 8,000 candidates vied for the 543 seats in the Parliament of India, with the main national contenders being Narendra Modi of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party against Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress. According to The Hindu, voter turnout was just short of 61%, with exit polls reporting a majority in favor of the BJP. Official results will be released by the Election Commission on May 23.

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NIGERIAN CHILD SOLDIERS FREED

‘STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND’ PSU SHOWCASES PALESTINIAN CULTURE MARENA RIGGAN

CHILD SOLDIERS FREED FROM NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA BY CIVILIAN JOINT TASK FORCE. COURTESY OF UNICEF AMANDA GUTHU A total of 894 child soldiers from northeastern Nigeria were freed by the Civilian Joint Task Force, a group that fights Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, on May 10 as part of the group’s commitment to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers in Nigeria.

Boko Haram refers to themselves as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati WalJihad, meaning “People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad.” They are a militant group that promotes a version of Islam forbidding participation in any political or social activity associated with Western culture.

Boko Haram has been active since 2002 when they first attacked multiple police stations in Yobe. The group is responsible for a wave of bombings and has turned their campaign toward violence against children and schools since 2012, according to the UN. “Children of northeast Nigeria have borne the brunt of this conflict,” UNICEF Chief Mohammed Fall told BBC. “They have been used by armed groups in combatant and non-combatant roles and witnessed death, killing and violence.”

Children have been used by both sides in the conflict between Boko Haram and CJTF. According to UNICEF, more than 3,500 children were recruited and used by non-state armed groups while hundreds more were abducted, maimed, raped or killed between 2013 and 2017.

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CJTF formed in 2013 and originally recruited children as soldiers. The group signed an action plan in 2017 to end the recruitment of these children. So far, CTFJ has released a total of 1,727 children, according to Al Jazeera.

The 894 children released on Friday during a ceremony in the northeastern side of Maiduguri was part of CJTF commitment to this action plan, Al Jazeera said. The group included 106 girls from Maiduguri, according to UNICEF. As most of these children were recruited years prior and have been fighting as soldiers, they have not been educated and have no vocational skills, making it difficult for them to fit into civilian life.

The released children will enter a reintegration program supported by UNICEF. The program is focused on educating and training the children in order to help them gain skills that will assist in their return to civilian life.

UNICEF claims the reintegration program will help former child soldiers “seize new opportunities for their own development and contribute to bringing lasting peace in Nigeria as productive citizens of their country.”

“We cannot give up the fight for the children as long as children are still affected by the fighting,” Fall said. “We will continue until there is no child left in the ranks of all armed groups in Nigeria.”

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Hung on the walls of the Portland State Native American Student and Community Center for the Annual Palestinian Cultural Night were two of local Palestinian-American artist Kanaan Kanaan’s tapestries. One of the art installations pictured a dove flying into the sunset with its tail made up of names of Palestinians who died during the PalestinianIsraeli conflict. A larger piece pictured a Palestinian, stone in hand, wearing the traditional thobe and keffiyeh with three horses running in the backdrop.

“Palestinian culture has become a form of resistance, and we are celebrating because we are resisting colonization and resisting it in many forms,” Kanaan said.

PSU’s student group Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER) hosted their 3rd Annual Palestinian Cultural Night on May 18 as a way to showcase Palestinian culture and history.

During the event, PSU alumni Jenna Saadeh talked about tatreez, a traditional style of Palestinian embroidery. Saadeh wore a handmade Palestinian thobe embroidered with tatreez, which included designs of flowers and a pattern at the hem common to the city of Bethlehem.

Eight members of the Seattle-based group Jafra Dabke danced in the Palestinian style as well. Dabke is a type of traditional folk dance popular throughout the Levant, varying slightly depending on the specific country. Most of the performers were of Palestinian heritage, while two—Ahmed Ali and his brother Naji Ali—had actually grown up in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus.

As the event coincided with the Islamic month of Ramadan, the evening also fea-

“I grew up here in Portland, and one thing that was always present in my life as a young Palestinian girl was that I would always get these dresses from back home,” she said. “I took a deep dive into the cultural significance of Palestinian embroidery. As many of you may or may not know, you can usually know where someone is from based on the embroidery on their dress.”

Many attendees that evening also wore various styles of the traditional Palestinian thobe.

One attendee, Layla Abdel-jawad, who is originally from Ramallah in the West Bank, wore her grandmother’s.

Tables displayed traditional dresses, tapestries and dishes, including the Arabic coffee pot known as a dallah. The artifacts were provided by the Arab American Cultural Center of Oregon.

Local Palestinian poet Mohammad Bader, whose book The Traveler was sold that night as a donation to SUPER, talked briefly about his journey from East Jerusalem to the United States. He was a graduate of English from Bethlehem University and eventually became a poet in the U.S. He read from excerpt below:

tured Iftar, the meal in which Muslims break their day-long fast. Dinner was catered by Salem-based Palestinian restaurant Al Aqsa—a name borrowed from Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem—and included chicken, bukhari rice, fattoush salad, hummus and flat bread.

The evening ended with one final performance from Jafra Dabke, as members of the audience were invited to join and learn the steps of the traditional Palestinian dance.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

ACADEMICS STAND AGAINST BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT

PSU STAFF MEMBERS JOIN THE 17,000 SIGNATORIES ON OPEN LETTER TO BRAZIL MADISON CECIL 17,000 professors and graduate students, including 11 from Portland State, have signed an open letter addressed to Brazil to protest President Jair Bolsonaro’s announcement that the government would “decentralize investments in philosophy and sociology” at public universities across the country.

Among the PSU signees are graduate students Bernie Smith and Elizabeth Hulen, Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Daniel Jaffee and Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Tina Burdall. Dr. Cassio de Oliveira, an assistant professor of Russian at the PSU Department of World Languages and Literatures, also signed the letter.

“I wanted to show my solidarity with my colleagues in Brazil and with the Brazilian academic system where I spent the first two years of my undergraduate education,” Oliveira explained. “I am neither a philosopher nor a sociologist, but an attack against these disciplines is a de facto attack against humanistic inquiry. It displays not only the animosity toward the humanities and related social sciences that we’ve come to expect from fascists, but it is also incredible shortsighted and ignorant.”

Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Aaron Roussell said he was compelled to sign the letter when he recognized similarities between the United States and Brazil in the countries’ leaders’ approach to education.

“I think Brazil is a bit further down the fascist spiral than we are, but that’s mainly a result of our relative world positions,” Roussell said. “What Bolsonaro is doing to education in Brazil by fiat is being done here [in the U.S.] by a general investment on multiple fronts, [President Donald] Trump being only the most obvious.”

Harvard PhD students Derick Baum and Mo Torres organized the open letter addressed to Brazil after Bolsonaro’s announcement. The letter criticizes the Brazilian government, claiming the funding cuts would lead to the limiting of students’ learning at public universities. It calls Bolsonaro’s announcement “ill-conceived” and claims the cut in funding “violates principles of academic freedom that ought to be integral to systems of higher education.”

“Public universities are the leading research institutions in Brazil,” Baum told Vanguard. “Areas that lack financial backing from the government will not be able to produce scholarly work and are bound to vanish. But the Bolsonaro administration has consistently shown little concern with keeping itself honest about its goals regarding education.”

Bolsonaro also announced the funding cut would be redirected to “areas that give immediate returns to taxpayers, such as veterinary science, engineering and medicine.”

“The Brazilian Ministry of Education clarifies that resources destined to any fields of knowledge will be analyzed in order to prioritize those that, at that given moment, best suit the demands of the population,” the Brazilian Ministry of Education told Vanguard. “In this regard, there is no reason to talk about losses or gains. It is only a matter of adjusting to our national reality.”

Bolsonaro has claimed Brazilian public universities spread a “Marxist ideology” and said he plans to remove

references to feminism, homosexuality and violence against women from textbooks. “[Bolsonaro] believes that humanities and social sciences departments are hotbeds of left-wing, especially communist, activity,” Oliveira said. “Once he gets rid of these departments, he will probably move on to something resembling the wet dream of Brazilian neoliberals, which is to privatize the public higher education system.”

As of May 1, Brazil cut funding to multiple public universities throughout the country by 30%. The cuts led several hundred students, teachers and administrators to organize rallies and protests.

“We [in Brazil] approved a national education plan, with clear objectives to meet,” Nilton Brandao, president of one of the largest teacher unions in Brazil, told The Washington Post. “It’s a project that has been approved and that is still in vigor. The government is ignoring this plan. They don’t want to discuss education.”

The cuts will affect the maintenance of public universities around the country. Bolsonaro has claimed the new budget cuts are part of a plan to reduce all government spending.

“Make no mistake about it: Bolsonaro and his minions are dead-set on their plan to change for the worse Brazilian public higher education, which since the postwar era and especially over the past decade, has been a key agent of social justice and economic equality,” Oliveira added.

Baum said he and Torres were unsure of the effect the letter would have in the future. “More than 17,000 academics and other people who care about education across the globe have signed the letter—people from Mexico, Zambia, Argentina, [the] United Kingdom, Israel, Lesotho, Hungary, Japan, Brazil and many other nations.”

“We think that organizing this event is a symbolic act of global resistance against the fascist policies of the Bolsonaro administration,” Baum said.

“I signed the letter because I agree with its basic sentiments,” Roussell said. “I don’t have high hopes that Bolsonaro, or Trump for that matter, will read it and recoil in horror at his mistake, but I do hope to help inspire academic to leave their ivory tower and fight for their—and everyone’s—right to a free, quality education that is critical and comprehensive rather than simply job training.”

BRAZIL PROTESTS PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NO LONGER INVESTMENT IN PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY. COURTESY OF GLOBAL CITIZEN

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BRUNEI REVOKES IRAN THREATENS DEATH PENALTY FOR TO LEAVE GAY SEX NUCLEAR AGREEMENT CHRISTINA CASANOVA

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SULTAN HASSANAL BOLKIAH WILL NO LONGER IMPLEMENT THE DEATH PENALTY AS PUNISHMENT FOR GAY SEX. COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS

After announcing they would implement Shariah Law beginning in April, the kingdom of Brunei said they will no longer implement the death penalty as punishment for gay sex after international backlash condemned the new policy.

In April, the southeast Asian monarchy began implementing an updated penal code consistent with Shariah Law. The new code stated any individual found guilty of engaging in gay sex or adultery would be punished with death by stoning.

The international community criticized Brunei for being overly harsh when the new laws were announced. Many high-profile celebrities including George Clooney and Elton John began boycotting hotels around the world owned by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his family.

Additionally, some international companies have banned staff from staying at the sultan’s hotels, and travel agencies stopped promoting them as tourist destinations.

After receiving international criticism, Bolkiah extended a moratorium on the new punishments.

“For more than two decades we have practiced a de facto moratorium on the execution of death penalty for cases under the common law,” the sultan said in a televised statement on May 5. “This will also be applied to cases under the Syariah Penal Code Order.”

“Both common law and the Syariah Law aim to ensure peace and harmony of the country,” Bolkiah continued. “They are also crucial in protecting the morality and decency of the public as well as respecting the privacy of individuals.”

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Despite the government revoking the death penalty, LGBTQ+ community members still face potential punishment in Brunei.

Founder of The Brunei Project, a human rights organization aims to improve living conditions in the kingdom, Matthew Woolfe said LGBTQ+ members still face fines, whipping or jail time.

“There is nothing stopping the Brunei Government from lifting the moratorium at any time,” Woolfe told CNN. This remains true until the UN Convention is signed and ratified by Brunei.

“If [the government doesn’t] do anything to show that they are supporting the LGBT community, nothing will change,” a gay man living in Brunei told CNN, asking to remain unnamed. “Religion still has a major effect toward homophobia.”

When announcing the moratorium on the death penalty, the Bolkiah said the country would also sign the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The UN Convention bars all forms of corporal punishment in all circumstances but despite Bolkiah’s promise, The Independent reports the document has yet to be ratified by Brunei.

“The Sultan’s speech shows the international campaign on Brunei is working, and now more pressure is needed,” Human Rights Watch’s Deputy Asia Director Phil Robertson tweeted on May 5 in support of the movement against Brunei. “The entire Sharia criminal law should be scrapped because it’s a rights abusing monstrosity reminiscent of a medieval yesteryear that has no place in the modern age.”

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced Iran would no longer abide by the restrictions placed on the country in a 2015 nuclear agreement if the other signatories did not relieve the economic pressure placed on Iran by recent United States sanctions.

The nuclear agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was signed by Iran, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Russia, France and China in 2015 to limit future Iranian research on nuclear technology. In exchange for Iran pausing research on nuclear weapons, the six other signatories provided financial relief by lifting economic sanctions in areas of trade, technology, finance and energy.

The U.S. placed economic sanctions on Iran in May 2018 when President Donald Trump decided the JCPOA did not limit Iran’s ballistic missile research enough, nor did it address Iran’s support for armed organizations in neighboring countries. The sanctions sent Iran’s economy into crisis.

Iran’s economy shrank by 3.9% in 2018 and could drop by another 6% in the coming year if financial stress is not relieved, according to Al Jazeera. The Iranian rial’s value decreased by 60% when compared to the U.S. dollar last year, and experts have predicted Iran’s inflation rate to reach at least 40% by the end of 2019.

With the country in economic distress, the Rouhani has threatened to walk away from the agreement and has said he will restart the country’s nuclear research. He has also threatened to resume high-level uranium enrichment in 60 days if the remaining five countries who signed the JCPOA do not implement new methods to relieve the stress of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil and banking industries.

In January, the remaining countries announced Instex, a new trade system that would bypass U.S. sanctions. However, the launch of the trade channel has been repeatedly delayed.

“The Europeans have betrayed the Iranians because they signed up to a nuclear deal and they gave verbal support, but in reality, they have abided by the dictates of the U.S. president,” Mohammad Marandi, a professor at Tehran University who was a part of the original nuclear agreement negotiations in 2015, told Al Jazeera.

The Iranian government has given the remaining five signing countries 60 days to comply with their conditions before they resume nuclear research and begin high-level uranium enrichment processes again.

“If the five countries came to the negotiating table and we reached an agreement, and if they could protect our interests in oil and banking sections, we will go back to square one,” Rouhani said, according to NPR.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI SAID HE WILL NO LONGER ABIDE BY THE 2015 NUCLEAR AGREEMENT IF U.S. SANCTIONS AREN’T REMOVED. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

ARTS & CULTURE NEWS

GARBAGE DAY LOOP MADNESS OR JUST…MADNESS

‘BLOOD DINER’: WHAT THE FUCK?

ANDREW GAINES There are weird horror movies, and then there’s 1987’s Blood Diner.

The horror comedy directed by Jackie Kong—who also directed the very fun hyperlow budget monster flick The Being—ricochets from insane plot point to insane plot point, making sure to milk only the broadest comedy and wildest performances possible out of the screenplay. It already leaves the realm of sensical filmmaking within the first 10 minutes, becoming something you’ve never seen before.

Two creepy brothers, George and Michael Tutman, are watching TV when their crazed serial killer uncle bursts through the door, begging the children to continue on his life’s work of bringing about the return of Sheetar, a goddess from the lost continent of Lumeria. Then, the uncle is suddenly killed by several police officers. Being good listeners, the kids grow up to be well-off small business owners, running the hottest vegetarian restaurant in town. When they’re not chopping up vegetables, they’re chopping up “immoral women,” adding their severed body parts to the composite body they are creating for Sheetar to inhabit. Of course, they can’t do it alone, so they get advice and support from the aforementioned serial killer uncle, who is now a brain and two eyeballs in a jar that communicates to them telepathically.

From this starting point, the movie sets into its own peculiar rhythm, following the murderous brothers and their pet brain as

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DANA TOWNSEND they slice and dice their way through the city’s fitness scene. If you squint, the movie almost looks like it’s making some sort of half-formed commentary on health fads, but it’s impossible to ascertain what the hell that satire actually is.

One thing is clear—this movie obviously takes place in some kind of Super America where everything is about 150% more over-the-top than our “normal” reality.

Nude aerobics studios are doing good business until they get shot up by murderers in Reagan masks. The pride of the local wrestling circuit is Little Jimmy Hitler, whose gimmick is incredibly obvious. Old school, ‘50s-style Americana is hastily mashed up against ‘80s new wave with the big hairdos and ridiculous outfits to boot.

By the time the movie gets to its blooddrenched, goddess-summoning climax, bafflingly accompanied by a live rock band who shouldn’t have taken the gig, you’ll either be exhausted by all the dumb spectacle or asking yourself why more movies don’t swing for the fences in the way this one does.

My answer to that question—it’s because Hollywood is full of cowards, and it needs more true visionaries like Jackie Kong to make insane movies for insane times.

Blood Diner is not currently streamable anywhere, but you can get a lovingly-remastered Blu-ray version from Vestron Video.

While the Loop Madness show certainly did exhibit some experimental elements, some songs would have been best left out of the showcase.

The event was on May 16 at Lombard Pub, featuring experimental, loop-based artists from Portland. When the event started, one of the men picked up a guitar and began to strum similar notes over and over. He pressed various foot pedals as he played, recording himself solo over his looped notes. He introduced himself as the event’s organizer, AKA the Exosphere Project.

His performance was if Mazzy Star’s soft, extended notes and Santana’s riffs got together to create a jam sesh sound bath, it would sound like this.

Five men approached the stage and began to play without being introduced. The band later revealed itself to be Yannica Set, bringing a whole two synths, an electric guitar, a set of bongos, a trombone and last but not least, an electric violin in tow. It was unclear whether they were trying to play some kind of neofreeform jazz or if they just weren’t at all on the same page.

These five played their instruments like they were experimenting by themselves in soundproof rooms. At one point, the man with the electric violin began to play it like an acoustic guitar. If any content creators are out there producing something with rhythm or maybe a melody, Yannica Set will make them feel good about their SoundCloud.

However, for six consecutive minutes, they did make something that sounded kind of similar to music—not that the standards were particularly high, it just had a recognizable, repeated rhythm in the background. The rest of the band started to fade out as the shoeless

man in front of the bongos took over. Someone recorded him playing the bongos and produced a continuous loop of it. Then, the drummer pulled out a recorder—the plastic wannabe flute—and started going ham over a loop of his bongo drumming for a few solid minutes.

23 Suns followed, a two-piece who played a short and sweet set of one long song. It sounded like a sci-fi film score, which was much more convincingly like music than Yannica Set, but not by much.

The next act was introduced as Clodewerks, though Clodewerks clarified himself as merely Kyle. He played complex trumpet remixes over assorted beats. “Let’s kick it up a little notch,” he said before switching the beat to something faster. Akin to Marian Hill but a one-man, jazzier act, Kyle made the trumpet look cooler than it is.

The night ended with Antemano, another one-man band. For the first 10 minutes of the set, the audience assumed his mic was off, but after asking him to adjust his amps multiple times, it became apparent he just really liked screaming. He was the first and only vocalist of the night, so-called singing in Spanish over a cherry red electric guitar, a bass guitar and a synth. His music definitely sounded like it was from the ‘80s but closer to the hard-hitting Depeche Mode than bubbly Taylor Dayne.

The night ended without a bang—there was no signifier that the event was over except that no one jumped up to fill the empty space on stage. Antemano thanked the crowd, just like he had after each of his songs, but this time everyone collectively stood up.

The music got increasingly better as the night went on, and even though the songs by the end were still a bit discordant, it still sounded believably like music.

ANTEMANO SINGING DURING LOOP MADNESS. DYLAN BURDETTE/PSU VANGUARD

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ARTS & CULTURE

PSU PLAYWRIGHTS PRESENT FIVE ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS

ACTORS PERFORMING AT THE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL. COURTESY OF ANDREA BLACK ACOSTA PETE BENSEN The first ever New Play Festival premiered at Portland State, featuring plays written, performed and staged entirely by students. The event presented five independently written plays, each of which expertly traversed genres spanning from sci-fi to historical drama, to realism and more.

The three-week festival started on May 16 in Lincoln Hall and showcased the first weekend of plays. As soon as the lights went down, Karin Magaldi took the stage. Magaldi, who helped put together the event and teaches the Dramatic Writing class where many of the festival’s plays were written, praised all the students involved for the hard work they put into this event, from writing to acting and even stage tech. “[This is] how our students learn what it takes to put together an entire theater company,” Magaldi said.

The first play of the night, titled The Word, told the story of a very conservative, religious family set in what seemed to be something out of the 18th century. As the story unraveled, it became clear that it takes place in a more modern setting, where the cult-like community aggressively secludes itself from the outside world, which it labels as sinful and “evil.”

The night’s second play, Man of the Year, told the story of Mohammad Mossadegh, the former Iranian prime minister who championed the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry, contending with the British, who controlled the majority of the country’s oil at the time. This play illustrated the story of his championing of these ideals, as

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well as the CIA-backed coup that saw his eventual removal.

“It was honestly a big event in Iranian history,” said Raz Mostaghimi, who wrote of Man of the Year. She noted that while the production is based on real historical events, the production is also very personal to her own life, being Iranian herself. Such is exemplified by a scene in which Mossadegh is celebrating the Persian New Year with his daughter and trying to get her to speak Farsi instead of English, an experience Mostaghimi said she had with her

“[This is] how our students learn what it takes to put together an entire theater company.”

–Magaldi said.

own parents.

If You Give a Girl Some Gravel told a more personal story of a girl coping with her unhealthy family life and her relationship with her parents, particularly with her somewhat estranged father.

Throughout the play, Brittainy Mather, who played the story’s lead, frequently breaks the fourth wall to give the audience a special insight into the character’s thoughts and feelings. It’s pulled off effortlessly with an elegance and grace that is often missing in these sorts of fourth wall breaks.

InZane was next, being a fairly exciting madcap romp through the crime-ridden deserts of Mexico, with the protagonist Zane struggling with his own boredom. This exploration of toxic masculinity brought with it tonal echoes of The Outsiders and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Lastly, The Good Fight was a prescient and raw display of transphobia at its most direct. Salem Soliman played the lead in The Good Fight and discussed their experiences and struggles playing the role.

“I was very nervous to be playing a trans man because I’m very feminine presenting typically, and I worried that people would take my casting the wrong way,” Soliman said. “But it’s a story that needs to be told since this happens to people all the time and remembering that made it easier to keep going and bring it to fruition.”

The New Play Festival will continue through June 2, with five new plays performed each weekend. Tickets for weeks two and three of the events can be purchased online.

OPINION

TECH GOLIATHS GOOD FOR THE RICH, BAD FOR EVERYONE ELSE

TAYLAR RIVERS Facebook and Apple, among other tech giants, are monopolizing the market without consumers even noticing.

This silent and dangerous takeover threatens the growth of new and small businesses.

Monopolies within the U.S. are another issue of wealth concentrated within the hands of a few. Since a large portion of our economy relies on technological advancements, that sector has been rising more than ever. Instead of allocating resources for new technological growth, investments are being poured into the same big-name companies such Apple, Microsoft and Facebook.

It’s one thing for companies to garner the popularity of the majority, but it’s another thing when they have an unfair advantage or platform that makes them more favorable to the public.

ROSEMARY OLIVA

The new corporate goliaths have been very good for their executives and largest shareholders—and bad for almost everyone else. Sooner or later, the companies tend to raise prices.

They hold down wages, because where else are consumers going to go? They use their resources to sway government policy.

Many of our economic ills—like income stagnation and a decline in entrepreneurship—stem partly from mass amounts of corporate control.

For example, Apple has raised its phone prices tremendously over the past couple years. Despite the most recent phone costing $999, it still sold exceedingly well.

“But that price increase and others across Apple’s product line won’t hurt demand, but rather help it,” Morgan Stanley

said. On the topic of Apple, another analyst Katy Huberty said, “Innovation-led price increases historically boost, rather than hinder, Apple demand.”

In 2016, Apple made more money than all of its competitors combined, taking in 56% of the profit in the mobile device market. Samsung made up 53% putting their combined total over 100% of the market, meaning companies such as Nokia and Motorola lost money.

The Sherman Antitrust Act is supposed to protect consumers from monopolies that corner a market and raise prices, yet the tech giants give consumers outstanding products for free (Google Maps and Facebook Messenger, for instance) or force prices down, as Amazon has done by under-pricing traditional retailers. The Sherman Antitrust Act forgives “innocent monopolies” that win just be being great at what they do.

Admirably, our tech giants seem to have won their monopolies by playing by the rules better than anyone, and that’s not a crime. In fact, it’s what our capitalist rules say they’re supposed to do.

America was born as “a nation of farmers and small-town entrepreneurs,” the historian Richard Hofstadter once wrote.

From the Boston Tea Party serving as one of the first instances of market rebellion, a strong strain of anti-monopoly sentiment has run through our politics ever since.

These companies may not be part of your daily life—or at least their stock status isn’t—but their market control will affect it. Even today, Apple and Samsung have taken over the cellular market so intensely that when it comes to buying a new phone, those are the only two that come to mind.

Maybe you stopped using Facebook a couple years ago, but with their purchase of Instagram and Whats.app, they’re still part of your life.

All of these companies have their own products that are widely popular, but a large part of this is they are unavoidable even when not directly consuming their products. You may own a Macbook but still use Microsoft Word.

These business have no competition and no price restrictions. As they grow individually and acquire other companies, their power continues to increase. Small business equate for half our job market, yet tech giants overshadow them. The solution is not to stop consuming their products because they are monopolizing the market—after all, to get to their current status they had to be popular—but there needs to be more regulations. There needs to be a hold on one organization being able to saturate a market or one group of people handling most of our money.

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Cervanté Pope & Hannah Welbourn

May 21–27 14–20

“THE GUARDIANS” “HOUSEHOLD” PORTLAND BLUE SKY GALLERY STATE ART BUILDING 9 A.M.–5 P.M. TUE–SUN: NOON–5 P.M., THROUGH JUNE 2 FREE This In this family exhibition exhibition

by Vladimir featuresAntaki, works

by Jack Featherly “Guardians” are shopkeepers and Laura Hughes Antaki along with theiracross photographed children, Europe, Leventhe and Iris Featherly.

Middle East and the United States.

DANDY HIGH ONWARHOLS FIRE, HOLY GROVE, GLORY IN THE SHADOWS OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY TONICP.M. 7:30 LOUNGE 9 P.M. $75 SOLD OUT Well, it’s a laser show and they’re Tonic Lounge closing in August, playing live asisit’s happening, so but Sleep’s that’s cool? Matt Pike is using his own band High on Fire to send them out properly.

‘NATIVE POP UP MAGAZINE: GARDENS’ SPRING ISSUE REVOLUTIONCENTER PORTLAND HALL STAGE $29 TUE–SUN: 2 P.M., 7:30 P.M.; THU: NOON 7:30 P.M. This play looks at the intersection It’sgardens, like all the inner workingsrace of a of food availability, magazine played for you inrelevant person. and class in all of the most ways.

NETWORK BIKE & BREW AFTER WORK TOMTOFFEE THE MCCALLCLUB WATERFRONT PARK 6 P.M. FREE $15 Hosted If you’reby looking Portland to make Bike Gear, connecthis ride begins the waterfront tions with other at professionals in a and ends at Breakside Brewery, casual setting—a bloody English because nothing more Portland pub—this event isisfor you. than bikes and beer.

“LIKE A OF “PLANE TRAIN SCATTERED IN THE SKY” PASTS” UPFOR GALLERY STUMPTOWN COFFEE (DOWNTOWN) WED–SAT: 611A.M.–7 MON–FRI: A.M.–6P.M.; P.M.SAT–SUN: 7FREE A.M.–7 P.M. FREE Heidi Schwegler and Quayola’s joint Enjoy new focuses works by Gnorski exhibition onJohn the fragmentawhile sip that latteage. you swore tion ofyou objects as they you wouldn’t spend money on.

INSANE CLOWN WILLIAM TYLER,POSSE, DOLPHIN MUSHROOMMIDWIVES POLARIS RITTZ HEAD, HALL AND MORE 8 P.M. HAWTHORNE THEATER $16–18 6:30 P.M.• 21+ SOLD OUTMidwives is what really Dolphin If you were as to and howdelimagmakes this. curious Her intricate nets ICP will show you.

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‘THE BREATH NETFLIX AND OF DRAG LIFE’ CRUSH BARCENTER STAGE PORTLAND 8:30 P.M. 2 P.M., 7:30 PM; THU: NOON TUE–SUN: $8 $25–57 A draganod When conflict to allbetween the shows two you’ve older Netflix and women turns chilled into realizations to, though it’ll about be more life for both lively of and them. less stony and sensual (probably).

ADAM SAVAGE PUBLIC CUPPING BUCKMAN COFFEE REVOLUTION HALL FACTORY 10 A.M–NOON 7:30 P.M. FREE $37 Cupping isby Presented thePowell’s, process Mythbusters of tasting and Adam star smelling Savage of brewed will be coffee, talkingand you can about histry new it for book, freeEvery at thisTool’s eventa hosted by Genuine Origin.

Hammer.

“LADIES AND NORTHERN LIGHTS: GENTLEMEN...THE CERAMIC ART OF HOKKAIDO REVISITED BEATLES!” PORTLAND OREGON HISTORICAL JAPANESE SOCIETY GARDEN MUSEUM TUE–SUN:10 TUE–SAT: 10A.M.–5 A.M.–7 P.M.; P.M.; SUN: MON:NOON–5 NOON–7P.M. P.M. INCLUDED $10 ($8 W/WITH STUDENT GARDEN ID) ADMISSION This showcase Over 100 pieces ofof ceramics Beatles is history celis the latest at the Oregon ebrating theexhibit 50th anniversary of the Historical HokkaidoSociety, Pottery including Society. Ringo’s jacket from the cover of Abbey Road.

BOYZ IICRYSTAL PHOG, MEN LOGIC, DR. DEAF THE FIXIN’ ARLENE SCHNITZER TO CONCERT HALL 8 P.M.P.M. 7:30 $5 • 21+ • 21+ $50–125 If a you All blend young of doom onesmetal may not and counremember, but you werealley, likelythen contry sounds right up your this is the showIIfor you. ceived to Boyz Men songs.

‘BEIRUT’ ‘LET ME DOWN EASY’ PORTLANDTHEATRE SHOEBOX PLAYHOUSE THU–SAT: 7:30 P.M.; SUN: 2:30 2 P.M.P.M. THROUGH JUNE 16 $15–25 $20–36 A look at the rise of the AIDS Inspired byshown real-life interviews, this epidemic, through a contemplay looks at the resilience of human porary lens. nature through a healthcare lens.

ALT 102.3’S QUARTERLY SLAMLANDIA POETRY OPEN QUARTERMIC PICNIC PDXPARTY WORLD 6:30 P.M. QUARTERWORLD $5P.M. 6 SUGGESTED DONATION NO COVER Poets are invited to share up to two If you want a chance to win $1000 poems lasting three minutes at this for your pinball is the by open mic, whichscore, will bethis followed night.

Allslam. proceeds go to Red Nose a poetry Day to end child poverty.

“LEAVES OFPATTERNS” “PROCESS RESISTANCE” EUTECTIC ROLL UP GALLERY GALLERY FRI–SAT: NOON–5 10 A.M.–6P.M., P.M.;THROUGH SUN: NOON–5 MAY 31 P.M. FREE These ceramic Poetry and art people pieces by alike, Katthis Hutter and Roger one’s for you.

LeeEach are inspired piece in by thisthe colors and group exhibition patterns is inspired seen living by the in Southern works of Walt California.

Whitman.

SEANCE THE FAINT, CRASHER, CHOIR BOY, PETIT CLOSENESS POUCET, STAR THEATER MARTHA STAX 9 P.M. THE FIXIN’ TO SOLD 8 P.M. OUT • 21+ $7 • 21+ The Faint are bringing back danceSeance Crasher is debuting a new punk, and it’s about goddamn time. indie rock track called “Charlie,” and it’s surely catchy as hell.

PDX ROSE ‘THE LOST CITY BOYS—LIVE!’ DANCE BATTLE SIRENMCCALL TOM THEATER WATERFRONT PARK FRI &P.M. 6–8 SAT: 8 P.M., THROUGH MAY 25 $18–28 $5 It’s thethe Catch freakin Top 4 Lost All-Stars Boys, one Battle ofwinthe greatest movies ever, per-hapners and ‘80s a 7-To-Smoke battle formed pen live right as contestants in front of pop, your lock eyes. and krump at the Rose Festival.

ROSE AFTER OMSI FESTIVAL DARK OPENING NIGHT OREGON MUSEUM PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY 56–10 P.M.P.M. $15–4 • 21+ $5 Have you CityFair is ever starting wanted with to a bang— explore Portland’s literally.

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“THE “A TYPOLOGY BEST TRUTH OF LAMENT” WE GOT” FROELICK ADAMS AND GALLERY OLLMAN TUE–SAT: 10:30 WED–SAT: 11 A.M.–5 A.M.–5:30 P.M. P.M. FREE Portland-based Elias Hansen explores photographer the themes Susan Seubert’s within DIYexhibition and punk features subcultures images in of handkerchiefs this exhibition. created through the process of ambrotype.

GOGOL BORDELLO MOANING, MINI BLINDS POLARIS BALLROOM CRYSTAL HALL 5:30 P.M. 6:30 $10–12 $35–40 Post-punk Back in 2004, isn’tthey usually demanded abrasive, usbut to Moaning “Stop Wearing has a different Purple,” so take basically, on it. everyone should wear purple.

‘BRILLIANT ‘THE LIVINGTRACES’ LIBRARY’ ECHO THEATER DEFUNKT THEATER 1 P.M., 4:307:30 THU–SAT: P.M.P.M.; SUN: 2 P.M., THROUGH $10–25 JUNE 8 Artists A massive from Alaskan the ages snow of 7–14 stormact out thethe forces lives cabin’s of books, captors andtoit’s face interesting. some of their repressed griefs and inner demons.

PDX TRANS HEFE DAY 2019 & QUEER CLOTHING SWAP WIDMER PCC CASCADE BROTHERS STUDENT BREWING UNION 2–8 P.M.P.M. 12:30–3 $1 POURS OF HEFE ALL DAY FREE Usuallyvolunteer 100% the only beer run, this youevent can get is for for $1 the LGBTQ+ is Pabstcommunity or Rolling Rock— to swap read: water—so clothing for free.take Allies advantage are welcome anddonate to celebrate priorone to the of Oregon’s event at the most famous campus Q Center. craft beers.

“A SENSE “SELF PORTRAIT OF PLACE” PARTY” WOLFF GALLERY WATERSTONE GALLERY WED–SUN:NOON–6 WED–SAT: 11 A.M.–6P.M.; P.M.SUN: NOON–4 P.M. FREE Artistgroup This Rachel exhibition Mulder used focuses mediums on from physical both etching to and even spiritual human locations hair to create and ourthis connections exhibition.with them.

DEATH, THE HUGS, WORWS GHOST FROG RONTOMSBALLROOM CRYSTAL 8 P.M. FREE • 21+ • 21+ $32.50–35 The Hugs Death is seminal make indie for many pop,reasons, Ghost Frog so being makes able spacey to seepunk themand live (and, they’re if you’reboth there dishing earlier,itlisten out for to free. their Q&A panel) is historic.

‘THREE COLOURS: SPRING BALL: MEDICAL RED’ EDITION TONIC LOUNGE WHITSELL AUDITORIUM 5 P.M.P.M. 4:30 $10 $8–10 It’s the The third Imperial in Krzysztof Sovereign Kieślowski’s Rose Court’sColours Three annual trilogy, ball, and Red thisdramatiyear’s theme involves scientistsbuild, and cally tells of howscary relationships naughty form andnurses. strengthen when you least expect them to.

PORTLAND FLEA DEPRESSED CAKE+SHOP FOOD OPAL 28 REJUVENATION 1–4A.M. 11 P.M. FREE This one-day, More than 60 pop-up vendorscake will be shop at this seeks to Flea month’s encourage + Foodconversation Market, withon mental tons of health, vintagefeaturing and locally gray made baked goods donated by local bakers. goods.

“AN INWARD “UNDER PRESSURE” GAZE” LITTMAN BLUE SKYGALLERY, GALLERY SMSU 250 MON–WED:NOON–5 TUE–SUN: NOON–5P.M., P.M.;THROUGH FRI–SAT: NOON– JUNE 2 6 P.M. FREE FREE exhibition by Arielle Bobb-Willis This The Brittney 7th annual juried exhibition and Cathey-Adams is a is a showcaseto of the art by PSUgaze” students response “male seenand in will be on display until May 22. art history.

ODONIS ODONIS, WORSHIP: THE SCENE XIBLING CHURCH BAR LOVECRAFT 8 P.M. FREE • 21+ 21+ Every Monday, Canadian coldwave we get is some to worship of the our scene best coldwave, gods honestly. in a different kind of church.

‘BOOKSMART’ BAUHAUS SPIRIT: 100 YEARS OF BAUHAUS DIVISION STREET WHITSELL 12:30 P.M., AUDITORIUM 3:15 P.M., 6:15 P.M. 7 P.M. $9 $8–10 overachievers decide to unWhen It’s not a film theabeloved derachieve forabout a night, messy and band but about theensues.

German chaotic adventure Weimar-era school of design that inspired them.

ARTSHITZ PIXAR TRIVIA MONTHLY ARTS & CRAFTS SENATE BAZAAR 7 P.M.WATER MARK HIGH FREE 6 P.M. FREE Hosted by Stumptown Trivia, this This artstrivia and crafts bazaar is free all-ages night is complete with for all artists their creations. a raffle and ato fullsell bar.

Table space is first come, first serve.

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