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Armed campus police?

Inside University Pointe A look at PSU’s newest residential hall

Discussed conversion controversial among students ISAAC HOTCHKISS VANGUARD STAFF

The university is engaged in internal discussions about creating an armed campus police force.

While the changes would place Portland State on par with other similarly-sized colleges, critics of the idea say it’s merely about arming officers based on flawed research.

Currently, the Campus Public Safety Office operates under a limited authority and does not have jurisdiction outside of university-owned and controlled buildings.

CPSO Chief Phillip Zerzan says that he is not in favor of arming his officers but would prefer reconfiguring the force to meet today’s demands.

The discussed changes would convert some CPSO officers to full police officers by having them undergo an 18-week police academy training, and would expand the scope of many of CPSO’s duties.

Looking back According to a Department of Justice report called “Campus Law Enforcement,”which most recently took data from the 2004–05 school See CPSO on page 3

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UNIVERSITY POINTE’S residential lobby sits in the center of the building. The front desk is staffed 24 hours. At right, a model apartment features corner dining room and a private bedroom.

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The fitness center has that newcar smell, the common areas have framed rock posters and the laundry machine texts you when it’s done.

A dorm this is not.

Depending on who you ask, University Pointe, the newest building on campus, is either a modern, efficient solution to the needs of

both the university and students, or a worrying representation of the increasing privatization of the education system in Oregon.

Regardless, the building is bustling and open for business—and all its beds are rented, the building’s manager says.Striding past the business center and its half dozen brand new, brilliantly white iMacs, past the 24-hour front desk guarding the

elevators, one is surrounded on all sides with concrete.

Bright, clashing colors light up the walls, accompanied by modern furniture and anonymous art: It feels like being in an Ikea showroom but with the natural light and more down-to-business feel of a Costco store.

Going up the elevator yields some unique results.

Trying to go to the fifth floor?

Well, you must get off at three and walk up two flights of stairs.

Floor seven? Well, six is pretty close, right?

This isn’t a design flaw or software malfunction: it’s all part of what what are called “neighborhoods.”

Every three floors comprises a neighborhood, with elevators stopping at a common area with couches and a large flat-screen TV. In this area, vaulted ceilings reveal the open hallway balconies of the upper two floors.

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Service oriented

Former PSU president to teach at Hatfield School of Government KAELA O’BRIEN VANGUARD STAFF

Community service plays a role in every Portland State student’s education—from capstones to internships.

Ever wondered how that came about?

This year, PSU students will have the opportunity to learn from former PSU President Judith Ramaley, one of the architects of the university’s shift toward community service.

“Ramaley was PSU’s president when the university restructured its curriculum to focus very clearly on our connections with the community,” current PSU President Wim Wiewel said.

Ramaley, an avid advocate for higher education reform, will be a professor this year at the Mark O.

Hatfield School of Government.

Given the title of president emerita, Ramaley has been praised for her distinguished work as PSU’s leader from 1990–97 and for her earlier work as president of the University of Vermont and Winona State University.

Ramaley said her ideal community is one full of healthy people who respect their environment, function sustainably and work together toward progress—a lot like Portland.

“Portland never left me,” Ramaley said.

She also believes that a university’s role is to serve its community. Ramaley feels that PSU has always been better than other institutions at using its resources to fully educate its students.

“PSU embodies everything I care about.”

The feeling is mutual—Wiewel

is delighted to have one of the institution’s former leaders on staff.

“It’s wonderful to have President Ramaley back in Portland, at PSU and in the classroom,” Wiewel said.

Ramaley said she has a passion for improving higher education that stems from her years of mentoring students. Every story or experience that a student has shared has added to her own view of the world.

The first change Ramaley believes needs to occur in higher education is the redefinition of what education is.

“Knowledge takes on meaning when it is put to good use,” Ramaley said. Being educated is not only about acquiring knowledge and skill but also about taking what you have learned, interpreting it and then applying it in a way that enhances that knowledge.

Ramaley would like to see that kind of hands-on learning integrated into all classes. Campus

JUDITH RAMALEY, a former PSU president, was instrumental in the university’s shift toward emphasizing community service.

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and community internships, jobs and volunteer work all help fill in the gaps in a student’s education and “create a better picture of the world.”

On tap is a fall class called “Role of Social Institution,” a winter class, “Role of Individuals,” and spring class, “Ethical Leadership.”

Sherril Gelmon, chair of the public administration division of the Hatfield School, believes that

Ramaley’s wealth of experience from years as a leader at universities “gives her a breadth of understanding and insight that will definitely influence both the content of her classes and the style in which she teaches them.”

Ramaley said she truly enjoys being a mentor. She looks forward to meeting more students this year, as they “hold our future and shape our university.”

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Life of a student parent Janell Orchard returned to college after 15 years

Until she decided to return to school, she struggled with her life’s new uncertainty. She will enroll in PSU’s Graduate Teacher Education Program in two years.

Orchard started college at the traditional age, childless, 17 years ago. At Willamette University in Salem, she studied piano and literature.

“It was a fantastic school, but I’m more structured now. My friends in high school were going off to fancy

schools—Harvard, Princeton and Brown. I felt like that’s what I should do, too. I should have just gone to the University of Oregon,” she joked.

She worked upwards of 30 hours a week while studying full time and cites that as the likely reason it didn’t work out.

Orchard believes she could be teaching piano now had she stayed. “I do kind of feel like I missed out on that.”

With Knox’s hand on hers, back in their living room, Orchard recalled the pieces she studied. “Chopin’s ‘Fantasie Impromptu,’” she said. “It was so hard. I can’t jump back into that now. It would be way too hard to get to where I was.”

Like many students, Orchard lives off financial aid. Her school is paid for, in part, by grants, and she gets food stamps.

“I just try to get good things for Knox,” Orchard said. “So we split it up: I get things like ramen and Knox gets things like organic strawberries.”

Despite a challenging journey, Orchard appears appreciative—not just of food stamps and her own cozy apartment, but that, ultimately, she and her son are together.

“There was this day when I was driving, Knox was asleep in the backseat, and I realized the divorce was going to happen,” she said. “I realized I still had him, that we were a unit and a family of our own.”

His name mentioned, Knox crawls up his mother’s side and burrows.

Meant to create more social interaction among residents, this layout is unique among the more than 200 properties of American Campus Communities, the building’s owner and developer, said University Pointe Area Manager Lauren Gannon.

Gannon lives in the building.

Walking past the bare concrete walls of a residence hallway toward a model room, the cool, moist feeling and orderly mess of exposed arm-sized conduits and multicolored Ethernet cables overhead gives a distinct bunkerlike feel to the place. But, opening the door, much of that seems to melt away inside a comfortable, modern, furnished and decorated apartment.

Four private bedrooms share a common kitchen and living space, with four bathroom sinks spaced between two bath/shower combos. Other options include single-occupancy studios, two-bedroom and two-bath apartments for two people, and two-bedroom, two-bath apartments with roommates in each bedroom.

As a privately run building, though, there are some stark differences between this and and an average dorm. For one, nonstudents are allowed to live in the building alongside students. Alcohol is allowed, though not in common areas, for anyone 21 and over. Private security is employed, not Campus Public Safety officers.

Theoretically, therefore, any problem too big for the staff of 20 community assistants (students who live in the building rent-free in exchange for 15 hours of work each week) would be handled by the Portland Police Bureau. But the parts of the building leased by the university for classes and events are still considered school grounds, and are patrolled by the school’s safety officers up to a glass doorway that nearly cuts the ground floor in half.

Another possible source of contention is that, while students are bound to a lease with ACC, they are also bound by the PSU Student Code of Conduct.

This is University Pointe’s first quarter, and its future is uncertain. What is certain is its initial popularity.

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“We were walking to the library the other day,” student parent Janell Orchard said, “waiting to cross the street, and these were the people crossing with us: a little person in drag, a humongous white guy wearing one of those conical Asian hats, a guy singing ‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’ at the top of his lungs and a man with a parrot on his shoulder. And my son didn’t have a word to say about any of it.

It didn’t even cross his mind to notice. I love, love, love that about living downtown.”

Her son, Knox, is 5 years old, barefoot and lithe.

In jeans and a flannel shirt, with mussed copper hair, Orchard could pass as a traditional college student. A junior English major at 35, she looks younger.

But sitting on the couch in their campus apartment— Knox’s play rugs and paintsplashed artwork decorating the room, his bare toes burrowed in her hand—Orchard looks motherly.

“It’s hard to be a student parent,” Orchard said. “I feel like people don’t get how crazy it is. For me, study time starts at 7:30 p.m. when he goes to bed. That’s all I get. I don’t get time during the day or before class. I’m trying to fit in as a normal college student, but there’s nothing normal about this experience. It’s awesome, but hard.”

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JANELL ORCHARD sits with her son, Knox, in the South Park Blocks. Orchard has returned to school after 15 years away.

They both live on campus.

Last September, at dawn, Orchard parked a U-Haul in the Park Blocks and ambled up several flights of stairs to her new apartment in an old campus building.

“I remember unlocking the door and thinking, oh, my God, this is my own space, this is really going to happen. I get to go to school. I get to have my own space like a normal grown up,” Orchard recalled.

“I sat down in the middle of the floor and cried.”

The year and a half prior she had spent recouping from a divorce in her childhood home in Northeast Portland.

“My divorce threw my life into utter chaos,” Orchard said. “I was staying at home with Knox; it’s not like I was working and had a career. I didn’t know if I could get a job or if I could even support myself on any job I could get.

So we ended up living with my parents.”

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Students react to first presidential debate PSU hosts first of four debate viewings

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THE VANPORT ROOM in Smith Memorial Student Union was packed with viewers during the first of four debates to be shown on campus.

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There weren’t enough seats in Smith Memorial Student Union’s Vanport Room for everyone who showed up to Wednesday’s presidential debate viewing.

The highly anticipated first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney drew hundreds of students, faculty and community members to the third floor of SMSU. “This went really well. It’s amazing that some people stood in the hall for an hour to watch the debate,” said Leslie Rill, an assistant professor with PSU’s Department of Communication, who organized the debate viewing.

Volunteers registered people to vote as they waited for free pizza in a line that snaked around the overflowing room.

Several students lit up their laptops and smartphones to participate in a research survey that measured their take on a host of political issues, including their feelings about the candidates.

“I want to learn more about their policies,” freshman Kelsey Stephens said before the debate.

“Especially Romney’s. I’m familiar with Obama’s policies.”

A call for clarification about the Republican presidential candidate’s positions was echoed throughout the crowd.

“I’ve heard a lot of bad things about Romney, and I wanted to see if they’re true,” freshman Michelle Wiseman said.

Others simply hoped for a substantive discussion of the issues.

“I’m just hoping to hear something other than sound bites, but I don’t know if that will be fulfilled,” senior Elizabeth Winship said.

The debate, which focused on domestic policy, gave the candidates ample time to spar over a handful of issues, most notably the economy, tax policies and healthcare.

Applause was most noticeable when the president mentioned the importance of lowering college tuition.

Quips by both men drew laughter, but cheers were almost entirely reserved for Obama’s remarks, despite the national media’s consensus that Romney performed better during the debate. The absence of a pro-Romney feeling was perhaps explained by the fact that the College Republicans student group held a separate, simultaneous debate viewing several floors below.

After the debate, some students’ views were confirmed.

“I realized that a lot of the negative things I heard about Romney are true,” Wiseman said.

Others said Romney’s performance was better than they expected.

Freshman Kayla Green remained undecided. “I don’t know if it helped me decide, but it was good to hear more details.” She still wants more information about what each candidate will do for education.

Many students weighed in on the helpfulness of the debate format.

“I liked hearing from the candidates directly, without the media bias,” freshman Kristin Purdy said.

“It was different from what I expected. I took debate in high

school, so it was interesting to see how the candidates debated each other,” said freshman Deston Filey, a probable Obama supporter.

Many students concurred, including senior Nic Lustic.

He was more intrigued by the dynamic between the candidates than anything.

“It was interesting to see the candidates responding to each other, rather than to the questions. Obama did well with his wit,” Lustic said.

Others were not as impressed with the president’s performance, citing his interruptions.

Mandy Sansone, a senior, had strong words about the tone of the debate.

“It was basically a pissing match,” Sansone said.

“Romney seems like an impulsive speaker,” she added. “That’s going to get him in hot water as far as foreign relations are concerned.”

The debate viewing was sponsored by the Department of Communication; the Center for Women, Politics and Policy; University Studies; and Housing and Residence Life. The Associated Students of Portland State University provided free pizza. PSU will continue to host viewing parties for the two remaining presidential debates and the vice presidential debate later this month—but in a room that will hold more people, organizers said.

“We had a great turnout— I’m excited about the level of interest. These viewings really do promote democracy and civic engagement,” Rill said.

Future debate viewing events will be on Oct. 11, 16 and 22, starting at 5:30 p.m. The vice president and his rival will debate on Oct. 11.

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CPSO from page 1

CPSO officers have limted authority year, 93 percent of public universities with 15,000 or more students have sworn police officers, and 86 percent use armed police.

Of the four public universities of that size in Oregon, two use sworn police officers for security: Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.

Portland Community College and PSU both remain statistical anomalies.

Campus police departments have only been possible in the state since 2011, when Oregon Senate Bill 405 allowed for their creation.

Currently, CPSO’s “unsworn” officers operate on a more limited authority than police officers. They only have jurisdiction on universityowned and controlled property, which leads to a patchwork of service gaps.

For example, CPSO has no jurisdiction inside the residential portion of the new University Pointe building, which houses approximately 1,000 students. The university does, however, rent classroom space in the building, leaving that space under CPSO’s authority. The Portland Police Bureau must respond to the rest of the building. There are several other service gaps around campus.

This leads to a less sensitive police response to issues, as the PPB does not work within the university infrastructure in the same way as CPSO. Considering reform Zerzan argued CPSO has

the ability to respond more quickly and to tailor a police response to the university much more effectively than city police can. He used the example of sexual assault cases, which can occur with the victim and suspect living in the same residence hall.

CPSO can involve multiple university entities and quickly handle the case, while the PPB can have a slower response or fail to communicate effectively with the university.

Zerzan argues that the present construction of CPSO made sense back when the university spanned from Shattuck to Lincoln halls, but with the growth of the university, CPSO needs to be reevaluated.

Zerzan said he would like to see a detox facility, mental health holds, community caretaking and CPSO authority everywhere on campus.

“Change is inevitable,” Zerzan said. “Whether it is driven by thoughtful planning or a disastrous event is in the hands of the community right now.”

In data released to the Vanguard by CPSO, 41 percent of suspects arrested on campus have a police record of violent offenses.

“If we’re asking our public safety officers to make arrests of dangerous felons, we need to train and equip them as police officers,” Zerzan said.

There’s currently no timeline for changes, as discussions are still happening inter-

nally. Any changes to CPSO would have to be approved first by PSU President Wim Wiewel, then by the Oregon University System.

Scott Gallagher, director of communications for the university, said he wanted to stress that the university is merely gathering information.

“What we’re not trying to do is arm the security guards,” he said.

ASPSU is critical Tiffany Dollar, student body president at PSU, thinks that much of CPSO’s research is flawed and that CPSO is just pushing to arm its officers.

Dollar examined some of the evidence CPSO provided in a presentation to the Office of Finance and Administration. It cites a Western Oregon University master’s thesis titled, “Support for Arming Public Safety Officers,” written by Andrew Sylleloglou, a current employee of CPSO. Dollar believes many of the findings in the report are biased.

In that survey, 59.6 percent of PSU students “strongly agree” or agree that they would support an armed police force on campus, if it were properly trained.

Dollar also questioned the sample size of this poll, since only 250 students were asked.

ASPSU plans to do its own own surveying after its voter registration drive is completed and intends to poll 3,000 students. Dollar said she will be inviting CPSO to give its presentation alongside ASPSU’s for the polling.

Crime Blotter CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: SEPT. 28 Ondine Residence Hall parking lot

Officer Denae Murphy received a report from a student that the words “Chico is a pimp” had been scratched into the side of her car while it was in the lower parking lot of Ondine Hall.

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: SEPT. 28 Lincoln Hall

A report was sent to the Campus Public Safety Office that a group of students were drinking beer on the first floor of Lincoln Hall. Officer Jared Schuurmans responded. The beer was disposed of.

THEFT: SEPT. 29 Peter W. Stott Center

A text from a student alerted Officer Murphy that the student had witnessed a male break into two vending machines. The incident had occurred 40 minutes before the notifying text was sent.

MENACE/ILLEGAL ENTRY: SEPT. 29 Parking Structure 3

Sgt. Michael Anderson and Officer Murphy arrested James P. Kelly inside a car that was not his and that didn’t belong to anyone he knew. The owners of the vehicle confirmed that they had never seen Kelly before.

MEDICAL AID: SEPT. 30 Academic and Student Rec Center

Officer Schuurmans was dispatched to the Rec Center to deal with a student who had dislocated his shoulder while playing basketball. He was transported to OHSU. MEDICAL ASSIST: OCT. 4 Southwest Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street

Officer Christopher Fischer was dispatched at 11:18 p.m. to Southwest Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street to assist an unresponsive, nonstudent female who was found with her pants down. Medical assistance was called. After being roused, the woman said that she had taken five Zoloft pills and two Atarax pills, and she had been drinking. She was transported to OHSU.

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Donors give more than blood First bone marrow drive held

at Portland State GWEN SHAW VANGUARD STAFF

If you’ve never considered donating bone marrow because of the painful extraction procedure, think again.

Portland State held its first bone marrow registration drive on Wednesday, and organizers used the event as a way to spread the word that registering for the donor system and donating, if called, is usually a lot like giving blood.

“An important thing for [prospective donors] to know is that there are a lot of myths out there about donation,” said Magda Silva, of the Portland chapter of Be The Match, who helped organize the event. “They should brush up on what’s real and what’s a myth because that might change their mind about being a donor.”

PSU’s Center for Student Health and Counseling worked with Be The Match to get 108 donors registered.

Nicole Khal, a PSU student who has seen the need for bone marrow transplants up close, is a big part of why the drive was brought to PSU this year.

Khal’s mother was diagnosed with a myeloproliferative neoplasm two years ago; each year she goes to the Mayo Clinic to get bone marrow biopsies done.

While preparing to go with her mother this past year, Khal began thinking about ways people could learn about being a donor.

Tired of relying on Facebook and Twitter to get the word out, Khal decided to call the Leukemia and Lym-

phoma Society; she was then set up with Silva. With the help of Gwyn Ashcom from SHAC, they worked to make Wednesday’s drive happen.

“An important thing for [prospective donors] to know is that there are a lot of myths out there about donation.

They should brush up on what’s real and what’s a myth because that might change their mind about being a donor.”

Magda Silva Portland chapter of Be The Match

Silva, who is senior account executive of the Northwest District chapter of Be The Match, said that, at any given time, there are 6,000 patients in need of a bone marrow match.

New faculty profile: Greg Townley “Having research be applied to the human condition and finding ways to better both the local community, Portland and, more broadly, the human community of the entire world.”

Townley believes PSU’s mission statement, “Let knowledge serve the city,” is an important aspect to focus on. He encourages students to get involved in the community and work toward finding something they have a passion for.

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GREG TOWNLEY is the newest addition to PSU’s psychology department and will teach community psychology this term.

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When Greg Townley began looking for teaching jobs, he found exactly what he was looking for: an opening in the Portland State Department of Psychology’s Applied Social and Community Psychology program.

The newest addition to the psychology department, Townley graduated from the University of South Carolina with a doctorate in clinicalcommunity psychology.

This term, he is teaching community psychology. Next term he’s set to teach an introduction to psychopathology class.

Community is Townley’s main area of focus; he looks at how one’s environment—both physical and social—can impact wellbeing.

“I’ve studied housing, issues of homelessness, issues of how our social identifications impact our identity and more broadly our wellbeing, and our ability to fit into our environments and feel a sense of belonging,” Townley said.

Townley works primarily with people who have psychiatric disabilities like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and in South Carolina he was involved in a self-help organization.

“What really drew me to PSU was the mission of the school,” Townley said.

“I’ve studied housing, issues of homelessness, issues of how our social identifications impact our identity and more broadly our wellbeing, and our ability to fit into our environments and feel a sense of belonging.”

Greg Townley Psychology professor

He’s excited to integrate into the Portland community and looks forward to meeting different organizations, forming collaborative relationships and making a difference for them.

Outside of the academic world, Townley thinks he fits into Portland perfectly. A fan of comics and graphic novels, he hopes to incorporate them into his coursework as a supplement to textbooks.

Patients are able to use a sibling’s or parent’s marrow 30 percent of the time, but otherwise rely completely on Be The Match to find a compatible donor.

With 9.5 million people already in the register, the organization is doing well, but donors are always needed.

When drives are held, anyone is welcome to register as long as they fit the age and health requirements.

Occasionally, Be The Match will hold patient-specific drives, requesting registers of a certain ethnicity. But even then, no one is turned away.

Khal and Silva both explained the importance that people understand that registering and donating are simple. All that is required is filling out paperwork and going through four cheek swabs.

The swabs are then processed, and DNA is put into the registry for future use.

If a donor is called, there are two ways they could be asked to donate marrow. Most commonly, the donation is done through a nonsurgical procedure called peripheral blood stem cell donation. Khal describes it as

being similar to donating blood or plasma, where the stem cells are taken out and the blood then put back in.

“I wanted to do this in honor of my mother, and my uncle, and my cousin who passed away of lymphoma.

I hope that people will come in and understand how critical the need is for people to be in the registry, in case they are that one match for someone in the world.”

Nicole Khal PSU student

The other type of donation is marrow donation, which Silva said is requested about 25 percent of the time.

Marrow is withdrawn through a needle inserted in the back of the donor’s pelvic bone, and the donor receives an anesthetic.

Regardless of how it is done, donation is fairly painless and

requires little recovery time.

Silva said that a lot of people are surprised to find out that most of the donations require little more than giving blood. But, unlike giving blood, one does not need to donate every couple of months.

“It’s very rare to be called,” Silva said. “With us, if they get called even once in their life, they could consider themselves lucky.”

Khal said she is extremely thankful to everyone who showed up at the drive on Wednesday to register.

They plan to hold another drive in the spring, and Khal hopes to make it a bigger event. She hopes to have music and entertainment to make people want to come learn about donating bone marrow.

“I wanted to do this in honor of my mother, and my uncle, and my cousin who passed away of lymphoma,” Khal said. “I hope that people will come in and understand how critical the need is for people to be in the registry, in case they are that one match for someone in the world.”

Institutional boards legislation moves forward JONATHAN J. COOPER ASSOCIATED PRESS

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A legislative panel voted Thursday to send the full legislature a bill allowing some Oregon universities to create their own governing boards and increase their independence from the statewide university system.

The draft legislation was adopted unanimously by the Special Committee on University Governance, a panel created earlier this year following a strong push by the University of Oregon and Portland State.

Administrators at UO and PSU say independent boards would help them raise more money and better manage their affairs in an era of diminished state funding. The presidents of other universities have been more skeptical.

The full legislature will take up the draft legislation next year and could adopt it, change it or throw it out.

“I’m very, very optimistic this will pass,” said Sen. Mark Hass, a Beaverton

Democrat who was cochairman of the legislative panel.

The draft legislation allows UO and PSU to create their own boards and allows other universities to do so if they can show they’re capable and have support of the university community.

“I think we accomplished what we hoped to when we set out on this path.”

Rep. Mark Johnson R-Hood River

The panel couldn’t agree on the makeup of the board, which will be left to the legislature to figure out. The panel did agree that the

university president would serve as a nonvoting member and that the board would include one member of the statewide Board of Higher Education.

Independent boards would have authority to hire and fire university presidents and to extend their contracts, although the appointment of a new president would have to be approved by a majority of the statewide board. The board also would have limited authority to set tuition and take on debt in the form of revenue bonds.

“I think we accomplished what we hoped to when we set out on this path,” said Rep. Mark Johnson, a Hood River Republican who served on the special committee.

Correction Because of reporter error, an Oct. 4 edition of the Vanguard incorrectly listed the regular weekly meeting time for the Student Action Coalition group. The group meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

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Get your flu shot at SHAC clinic Student vaccines covered by PSU health plan

Tense welcome for Israeli guest speaker MARY BREADEN VANGUARD STAFF

RUSNE KUZMICKAS VANGUARD STAFF

With the onset of fall comes the chill of autumn air, the crunch of leaves underfoot and the disruptive sound of germs flying out of people’s mouths and noses.

It’s flu season, and the Center for Student Health and Counseling is holding a flu shot Clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 101.

“Last year it was a bit of a milder flu season,” said Angela Abel, the marketing and communications coordinator at SHAC. “[T]his season should be ramped up a little bit.”

All PSU students are eligible for a flu shot with student ID. The cost of the shot is $15, billed to the recipient’s student account.

“Students with the current PSU healthcare Aetna plan are covered at 100 percent,” Abel said.

It’s difficult to predict exactly which strains of influenza will have a strong presence

during flu season, but many doctors recommend the shot anyway.

Dr. Mark Bajorek, director of health services at PSU, explained how the vaccine is formulated.

“They look at models in Asia, Australia, and sample what’s going on in the United States,” Bajorek said. “Basically, this is a trivalent influenza vaccine, which means it represents three different viruses: two type As and one type B.” Based on influenza strains projected to be prevalent in the upcoming flu season, trivalent influenza vaccines are produced annually and configured differently each time.

“Students will be getting the standard dose,” Bajorek said. “The vaccines are 95 percent effective, and if someone is exposed to the virus they should be okay.”

Bajorek urges students who are pregnant or have asthma to get the flu shot because they are at a higher risk for

complications like pneumonia once they contract the influenza virus.

“For students over 65, there is actually a high dose influenza shot that stimulates the immune system a little bit more,” Bajorek said.

Students are certainly at high risk of getting the flu.

With school back in full swing, campus populations are dense, and shared resources like keyboards and desktops are breeding grounds for germs and bacteria.

Bajorek recommends that students wash their hands before they eat and when someone coughs nearby.

“The virus is dropletspread, and if you touch your mouth or your nose, you can bring those droplets and infect your body,” Bajorek said.

Many students are juggling school, work, families and more, and the stresses of multitasking can weaken the immune system quickly.

In addition to stress, proper eating, exercising and sleep-

ing habits often fall to the wayside once the academic year begins, further lessening the strength of the immune system.

“I think that flu shots are a great idea for people who don’t practice healthy eating and workout habits,” said Neal Bateman, a senior advertising and marketing major.

SHAC recommends students take adequate care of themselves if the symptoms strike, and contact SHAC or a healthcare provider if they are unsure of what the symptoms are.

A list of flu symptoms can be found at pdx.edu/shac/ symptoms and students can get any questions about the vaccine answered by calling SHAC at 503-725-2800.

Anyone with egg allergies or neurological disease is urged to speak with a doctor before receiving the vaccine.

When asked about if she would get the vaccine, senior biology major Ruby Hoang said, “Why not? No harm done.”

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A coalition of pro-Palestinian rights groups gathered outside the Multicultural Center in Smith Memorial Student Union on Wednesday to demonstrate their opposition to the presence of Deputy Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest Gideon Lustig.

Lustig, 34, was inside the Multicultural Center speaking to an audience of 30 or so about the people and culture of Israel. But the atmosphere was tense with the presence of protestors organized by Portland State’s Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights.

According to their Facebook page, the organizers of the protest had hoped to create “a silent corridor of shame” by lining up outside the center to demonstrate their opposition to the treatment of Palestinians by Israeli armed forces.

The talk was arranged by Brittany McCay and Amy Albertson of the Portland State student group With Israel, a group that the two recently

founded with the intention of spreading a broader view of the people and culture of Israel.

Albertson, who introduced Lustig, said that she was eager to bring Lustig to campus to highlight the “things that people don’t usually get to see about Israel.”

Lustig emphasized the vitality of Israel, saying that its cultural diversity and openness is what has created a country with numerous technological innovations and a thriving democracy. Many of his comments were met with scoffs from the protestors.

Tensions rose when Lustig invited the audience to ask questions. A Palestinian man who said he had been expelled from the State of Palestine in 1972 questioned Lustig about the U.S.’s role in Israel and the U.S.’s contributions to the Israeli military.

Lustig responded to the audience member in Arabic before the man walked out, along with a few other members of the protesting groups, who said as they went: “Can I go back to my homeland?”

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ARTS & CULTURE Respect the craft The masters of rap have something to say in Something from Nothing MIKE DIALLO VANGUARD STAFF

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MIC CHECK: Ice-T drops some hip-hop knowledge in The Art of Rap.

An Ice-T-directed documentary featuring Chuck D, Dr. Dre, Method Man, Immortal Technique, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Run-D.M.C. and about 30 other prominent artists.

If that isn’t enough to pique some interest, there may not be enough respect for hip-hop in the world. Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap is out to remedy that—and reward those who respect the genre with personal

performances and conversations about the music.

Collecting interviews and footage from the greatest rappers alive, the movie features a wide variety of artists in hip-hop talking about their experiences, influences, styles and more.

Northwest Film Center has afforded the documentary a prime spot in the upcoming 30th Reel Music Festival, and it’s easy to see

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why. There is something new for even the most well-versed rap fan, and I found myself (with the luxury of a DVD copy) rewinding the artists’ mini-performances and learning something new.

Guiding us through the film is the alwayscharismatic Ice-T, who has managed to stay true to his hip-hop roots—even during his decade of television success on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. That balanced perspective is what makes him well-suited for this job.

His presence in the industry still commands a respect visible throughout the interviews and allows the documentary to be a celebration of the people whom he calls “masters.” These are his friends and collaborators, and they treat Ice like an old friend; while there are flaws in his directorial effort, it’s not enough to detract from the natural conversations elicited from a respected veteran in the industry.

There’s not really much to spoil about the motivations behind Something from Nothing.

From the beginning of the film, I basically knew what I was supposed to walk away with: a newly found or restored understanding of the power of rap. Not a very subtle realization, but still promising with the ensemble of rappers on display.

I was ready to embrace rap as a strong and relevant art form, but I lost track of what I was supposed to keep in mind. I left the movie wondering what I was supposed to feel. The movie devotes chunks of time—in a seemingly random way—to different rappers in the documentary, grouped not by thematic relevance but by location.

Granted, a rapper’s home city is important to his or her work, but that form of organization isn’t really relevant unless the documentary is about stylistic tendencies in rap…which it is, but only for one or two interviews.

This is part of a general problem in Something from Nothing, and why it seems like I’m giving the film a harsh review, even though I enjoyed it. Every interview left me wanting more. Just when Yasiin Bey (Mos Def ) goes into an impassioned response about rap’s origins and how geography shapes the music, the film cuts to Eminem,

who talks about his influences and early experiences in rap.

It’s not that I didn’t find everything they were saying interesting; I actually wanted more of everything. I want to appreciate the art, but I can’t get more than a general celebration of rap through the artists’ individual triumphs and abilities. Ice-T acknowledges this frustration by letting the viewer know that to understand an art form one only needs to look at its masters.

That said, I’m literally criticizing a film for having too much interesting content. Ice-T has treated us to a true look into the sense of brother- and sisterhood these artists share.

Their individual ideas and opinions on hiphop, when fully articulated, are insightful enough to warrant their own documentaries.

The importance of rap in our society does not go unnoticed at Reel Music 30, and the organizers at the center see this film as a relevant and worthwhile look at rap music’s finest.

“Something [from Nothing], which I would call Ice-T’s sort of personal valentine to rap and rapper peers, provides a[n] interesting take on the range of styles and performers,” said Bill Foster, the festival’s programmer. “But [Something from Nothing is] in general a good, broad, general introduction—unusually, from an artist himself rather than a…documentary filmmaker.”

Ice-T’s labor of love hits on all the right themes of what makes rap important as a movement.

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap boasts a professional ensemble whose efforts alone prove beyond a reasonable doubt that hip-hop is a constantly growing and changing medium that deserves our shared respect.

Northwest Film Center presents Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)

Friday, Oct. 12, 9:15 p.m.

Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park Ave. $9 general; $8 PAM members, students, seniors; $6 Friends of the Film Center

Designing Portland Portland to play host to inaugural Design Week JEOFFRY RAY VANGUARD STAFF

In the words of Portland-based professional designer Eric Hillerns, Portland is “a city of design and for design.” As home to a host of world-renowned brands such as Nike and Adidas, the city certainly has a case to make for its design credentials. But how are things on the ground floor, where design finds its roots?

This week, Hillerns is reintroducing design in Portland through a weeklong spate of events stretching across the city, collectively titled Design Week Portland. Along with cofounder Tsilli Pines, Hillerns has teamed up with a number of area designers to present a collection of events occurring in a range of venues, including colleges and private firms. The events begin Tuesday, Oct. 9, and extend to Saturday, Oct. 13; some events require registration in advance, but many are open to the public.

“Our motivation is simple: How could we increase this visibility of the valuable events and programming already happening and also do it within the context of Portland? What was different here?” Hillerns said. “We were curious about whether disparate design disciplines could actually play well together. Have we been successful? To a degree, yes. But it’s only a start.”

Design Week events include several open houses, workshops and discussions. On Wednesday, firms and businesses throughout Northeast and Southeast Portland will present open house workshops; on Thursday, businesses in Northwest and Southwest will follow suit. Additionally, Design Week will feature

designer show-and-tells, film festival screenings, and panel discussion featuring designers and writers.

Portland State will also get in on the action, with several Design Week events promoted by the university. The PSU graphic design department’s Show and Tell series will feature designer Faythe Levine at the Art Building on Thursday, Oct. 11. On Friday, Design Week will join with the graphic design department to host a sign painting workshop led by local artist Remedios Rapoport.

Rapoport is a Portland-based fine artist and sign painter with over 30 years of experience.

She explained that her workshop will focus particularly on hand lettering in sign painting.

“Students will be able to take home knowledge and materials for the continued practice of sign painting,” Rapoport said. “They’ll come away with a greater understanding of what it takes to create hand-painted sign work, and what the layers of communication are within sign work as an art form. We’ll also look at how colors and shapes can join with cultural or historical references to communicate qualities and emotions within sign art.”

This will be the first Design Week hosted by Hillerns and Pines after years of efforts to bring a design showcase to Portland. Hillerns cited the difficulty of developing larger partnerships with established event coordinators as one of the complications in consolidating the event.

“The effort started here long before we got together to create Design Week Portland,” Hillerns said. “I have sat in meetings with the city government, with organizers of successful

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REMEDIOS RAPOPORT puts the finishing touches on a fresh work of art.

events, with universities who have all discussed how cool it would be to establish a design week.

But when it came time to actually do it, the conversations fizzled.”

The week will feature events for professionals and the curious alike, but Hillerns expressed hope that Design Week will contribute to a larger conversation about the role of design in the city.

“Design Week Portland is a work in progress,” Hillerns said. “It’s just a week, but we want it be something that is recognized by more people as being an important core of what we do and how we live in Portland. Really, the discussion is an all-day-every-day thing.”

With everything from film events to writers’ think tanks, solo exhibitions to artsy workshops, Design Week Portland will offer a

glimpse at every facet of design. They’ll even have a swag-laden truck on hand each day, where visitors can get a hold of information and event passports.

“Personally, I hope it brings people closer to the design work that is being produced here,” Hillerns said. “I hope it spurs people to consider the possibilities that design enables. I hope it introduces new people to what’s behind the practice of design and design thinking. And I hope it communicates the value of design.”

Design Week Portland

Tuesday, Oct. 9, to Saturday, Oct. 13 For a full schedule of events visit designweekportland.com

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Stoppage time Iranian film Offside to screen at PSU TRISTAN COOPER VANGUARD STAFF

In today’s global political climate, it’s easy for the average American to fall into a victimization mindset. We don’t understand why the people on television hate us so much, but we see the footage of angry throbbing masses and assume we’ve done something wrong. The media controls so much of our perception of the rest of the world—especially how other countries view America.

The fantasy of film can be a powerful tool; as we’ve seen in the past few weeks, it can spark intense and dangerous outrage. But it can also ground us, removing the sociopolitical barriers and placing us right alongside characters dealing with real problems and real feelings.

Offside will screen Oct. 12 as a part of the Middle East Studies Center’s “Being Young in the Middle East” film series. The film centers on a group of women in Iran who desperately want to watch a soccer match in Tehran, despite their country’s ban on women attending live games.

We watch as, one by one, individual women are escorted to a small outdoor jail inside the stadium. Each of them are dressed in men’s clothes in a vain attempt to bypass the guards.

From their makeshift cell, they can hear the pulsing roar of the crowd. Only a few metal dividers, basically bike racks, stand between the women and the one thing they want most in the world.

The guards barring the women aren’t onedimensional, mustache-twirling oppressive types. Far from being mean or abusive, the

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FEMALE SOCCER FANS are barred from watching a match in 2006’s Offside. guards see themselves as just doing their jobs.

Over the course of the film, the guards’ sympathies bend toward their prisoners. Hardly anyone in the film agrees with the sexist law—it seems mostly a matter of whether one wants to challenge the restriction or just accept the nature of the country’s reality. Not coincidentally, these perspectives are split pretty evenly between the genders.

The film was shot using a simple digital camera and unknown amateur actors. Combined with the complete lack of a musical score (save for the final minutes), this gives Offside a documentarylike feel. Though some of the long scenes are a little dull, the movie is not without a wry sense of humor. There’s a smattering of goofy dialogue, and some of the situations the women and their guards get into might even qualify as hijinks if this were an American sitcom. The dry reality of the

film helps to build and punctuate these surreal laugh-out-loud moments.

Each of the six women has an emphasis on her character woven into the film, and not one feels forced or fake. Though none of them are named, there’s no mistaking the firebrand smoker from the timid girl we meet at the start.

The women outshine the men in the film, who deliver their lines well enough, but lack the expressive zeal of the fairer sex. One could argue that the stiff portrayal of the guards was intentional, to make the everyday women even more approachable.

Not much happens in Offside. A group of women attempt to illegally attend a soccer game but are stopped. They’re held for a while. Then they all get on a bus. There are a few altercations along the way, but the film isn’t about set pieces or plot twists. More than

anything, Offside is about humanity and how we deal with opposing sides that essentially have the same interests. Though the slower parts of the movie seem to crawl by, it only makes the comedic and dramatic crescendos that much more real.

This film is banned in Iran. The director, Jafar Panahi, has been arrested for making “propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” and sentenced to six years in prison. Panahi is also banned from making films in the country for 20 years. It’s the kind of horror story that contributes to the xenophobia that has been so prevalent in America, especially in the last 10 years.

Since Offside’s ban and Panahi’s imprisonment, the director has attained underground cult status: Offside has been widely distributed in Iran via pirated DVDs, and Pahani, while under house arrest in 2011, shot an “unfilm” that was snuck out of the country on a USB drive inside a cake.

Though it may sound like a trite headline or blurb, films like Offside remind the world that everyone else is just like us. Portland, in particular, with its rabid and devoted Timbers fans, will empathize with the plight of being barred from a game (though “sold out” and “locked out” are two very different things).

It might not have the thrills of something like Taken 2, but Offside is a funny, thought-provoking and very real film worth watching. Liam Neeson can wait for DVD.

PSU’s Middle East Center presents Being Young in the Middle East film series: Offside (2006) Friday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, room 294 Free and open to the public

#ProjectLookUp A collaborative work of beauty and technology KAT AUDICK VANGUARD STAFF

Our generation has become dependent on the Internet: our schooling, social lives and daily activities all quietly revolve around Facebooking, texting, Tumblring and tweeting whether we’re conscious of it or not.

Fortunately, enterprising students like Andrew Grossman are working hard to make sure we don’t lose sight of the beauty and inspiration discovered through simply looking up.

Project Lookup is the brainchild of Grossman, a sophomore business marketing major at PSU. It is a collaborative work of art, delivered to the public through a variety of social networks.

“I love the idea of volunteering my services for social change, so I developed a plan for Project Lookup,” Grossman said. “The project is designed to give people places to share their perspectives of beauty by acknowledging them and inspiring other people.”

“The more you see, the more you’re encouraged to look around for them yourself.”

The project utilizes multiple networks to create one artistic community. Anyone with a Twitter, Facebook or Instagram account is welcome to contribute to the growing collection of unique and thought-provoking images; users simply post an arresting, artistic photo to their own Instagram or Twitter account with the hashtag #ProjectLookUp, or post their photos directly to the Project Lookup Facebook wall.

“It should be something that’s so beautiful people just get it,” Grossman said. “Imagine

pulling up Facebook and checking the Instagram album, reviewing everyone’s idea of what beauty is. It’s really enjoyable.”

Hearing the words “business” and “marketing” in conjunction might bore some people cross-eyed—they are words that students may associate with spreadsheets, pie charts and other stale statistics. But with his focus on connecting individuals through social media, Grossman has adopted a business marketing strategy for the 21st century.

“Project Lookup combines [my business marketing] experience with my personal celebration of the beauty in perspective,” Grossman said.

Every forward-thinking business knows it’s vital to innovate in order to stay up to date with the trends of their clients. In this day and age, establishing some form of social media presence is crucial in the success of a business.

“I work with marketing, communications and social media just about every day,” Grossman said. “I’m always thinking of new ways to utilize these networks to appeal to an audience.”

As students, we spend a good portion of our waking hours with our eyes glued to various screens, so it’s important that we incorporate some real brain food into the mix. The gap between entertainment and useful information continues to grow; it has become our personal responsibility to seek out worthwhile content.

“There’s an issue: People are so close to technology, they’re starting to lose sight of all the beautiful things to see and experience around them,” Grossman said. “If people are going to be on their phones and computers all the time, it makes the most sense to get

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LOOK UP and see the beauty of everyday life with Andrew Grossman’s Project Lookup. the Project Lookup message right in front of them there.”

Project Lookup is an effort to connect people through a deep appreciation of what nature and the living world has to offer us. If we’re committed to being wrapped up in our technological devices, we should also make an effort to involve ourselves with positive online activities.

Though it’s been just over six months since Project Lookup launched, it already boasts a very robust following. Between its local and international contributors, there is never a dull moment on any of Project Lookup’s networks. Choosing to contribute is incredibly easy; by offering a single moment from your own life you instantly gain the opportunity to stimulate the lives of others.

“I see all these creative, unique and inspiring photos from all over the world—my aspiration for the project is to see that continue,” Grossman said. “I want to see it get the visibility it deserves—for people to get this great social community, bringing them closer to each other.

“Even when I’m unable to get out into nature, I can escape to this amazing photo stream for a few minutes and feel totally rewarded,” Grossman said. “A Project Lookup moment, by definition, is just breathtaking.”

To view the emerging beauty or become a part of Project Lookup, visit Facebook.com/Project LookUp, Twitter.com/ProjectLookUp or search Instagram: #ProjectLookUp.

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Seasonal cooking in October Get ready for rain with warm comfort food

warm or chilled. Make a batch for your next house party and rest assured it will be scarfed down by all of your scarf-clad friends.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine pumpkin, eggs, sugar and vegetable oil in a medium bowl and whip quickly until fluffy. In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin bowl and stir until ingredients are well incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Pour batter into a greased 10- by 13-inch pan and bake for 30 minutes. Check doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center and pulling it out clean. Let cool before frosting.

For icing, combine softened cream cheese with soft butter and mix until smooth. Add sugar and mix at a medium-low speed with an electric mixer, or quickly by hand. Add in vanilla and cinnamon and mix again. Cut cooled pumpkin cake into bars and spread with frosting. Enjoy immediately or chill in fridge for later.

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While our last few sunny days give way to rain, it’s time to start packing up the grill and saying hello to fall recipes. Fall—my favorite cooking season of the year—brings warm and luscious dishes spiced ever-so-nicely with rich flavors. Take advantage of these months and get to know what’s seasonal in Oregon.

Piled high and rolling out of every grocer’s door, pumpkins and squashes are the ripe and hearty cornerstone of fall. Whether you’re cooking pie, bread, casserole, stir fry, risotto, soup or just roasting them whole, the meaty flesh of winter squash is filling, and bursting with vibrant flavor. With so many colorful varieties available you really can’t go wrong, as each type has its own unique taste and texture.

When selecting a squash, keep a few tips in mind to ensure you’ll get a ripe and delicious one every time. A lush color is your first indicator: aside from lighter-skinned types like butternut or spaghetti squash, the outside should be bright and eye-catching. A dull color means dull, un-ripe innards. Next, check for weight and texture. The skin should be very firm and not flake off when scratched with a fingernail; the squash should feel very heavy for its size.

When tapped or slapped, ripe squash makes a deep, hollow sound. Lastly, look for a matte finish—overly shiny squash means it wasn’t given enough time on the vine or it’s been waxed to keep it preserved past its prime. If you’re having difficulties peeling off the tough protective skin, pierce the squash with a fork all over and microwave for two to eight minutes, depending on the size. When it is cool enough to handle, the squash should be much easier to cut and skin with a knife.

Two more stars of the fall season are broccoli and cauliflower. Though available year round, these cruciferous favorites are prime Oregon produce in the fall and winter. For finicky eaters scarred by reheated broccoli florets from the frozen dinners of their childhoods, try a new application of this vegetable. If left to steam a little longer

Ingredients

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SELECTING SEASONAL produce is the key to making delicious, hearty meals this fall. than usual, broccoli or cauliflower combined with butter, salt and a splash of cream can be whipped and blended to a consistency much like creamy mashed potatoes. Serve with your favorite gravy and you’ll have a new go-to side dish.

Local apples and pears are also perfectly ripe in autumn. Grab a bushel from the Saturday farmers market at PSU on Saturdays and use them to fill your house with a delectable fall fragrance.

Cooking up some hot cider is a great use for them, particularly during these colder months.

Buy a gallon of generic apple juice and heat it on medium-low in a large pot. Add in chopped-up chunks of pears and apples, a slice or two of orange, and some brown sugar, ground cinnamon,

Zine scene QRC’s Coming Out Day celebration promotes awareness, DIY efforts ROBIN CROWELL VANGUARD STAFF

Come out. Be aware. Make zines.

The Queer Resource Center is helping PSU celebrate National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 with a celebration rally in the Park Blocks. The celebration is being held in conjunction with the school’s Portland State of Mind campaign and the unveiling of the 2012 Outlist, a list of staff and students who identify as LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trangender) or as allies of the LGBT community.

Founded in 1988 by psychologist and author Robert Eichberg, National Coming Out Day marks the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Gay Rights that was attended by over 500,000 people, according to Human Rights Campaign.

“To this day, National Coming Out Day continues to promote a safe world for LGBT individuals to live truthfully and openly,” according to HRC’s website.

NCOD started in 1988 as an effort to raise awareness about the HIV and AIDS epidemic, according to QRC Coordinator Cathlene McGraw.

“There was a lot of stigma around AIDS. There was research that said if people knew more than two queer people that they were less likely to be

homophobic,” McGraw said. “It was a movement that started around being celebrative of having a queer identity.”

NCOD events are held all over the world, but PSU’s celebration features a new avenue for expression—a zine workshop, which was organized by the QRC’s Amira Caluya. Zines are small, independently produced, DIY publications that can cover any topic or genre—across arts, culture, social issues, media, entertainment and much more.

Creating a workshop specifically for zines relating to queer issues gives students who have not found an avenue of self-expression the voice necessary to get their ideas out there and into the hands of readers.

“My vision for starting these workshops is to get folks to actually start making zines for the QRC,” Caluya said. “I think that self-publishing definitely provides the best platform for being able to put out voices or make voices or develop voices from a queer perspective.”

Caluya is a member of the Moonrot collective, a national organization of zinesters devoted to broadening the voices of queer, genderqueer and transgender individuals of Asian descent. She coedited Crosshairs, a zine cosponsored by AsianPacific Islander Pride. According to Caluya, the zine was created to promote visibility and share the experience of being a queer person of color in Portland.

Caluya tabled at the Portland Zine Symposium—an annual showcase for local zine authors to display and distribute their works—for the

grated ginger and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Let these ingredients stew together for an hour (or all day) and then enjoy an enchanting cup of warm, fruity goodness.

If you practice buying produce in season, supporting your local grower and shopping at a farmers market, you’ll get to experience every fruit and vegetable’s flavor at its very best. Every dollar you spend is a vote for local and organic goods, which helps support Oregon business and allows our farmers to keep cultivating fresh food.

This simple pumpkin cake recipe takes all of the spirit of fall food and condenses it into one awesome dessert. This dish is easy to prepare and tastes wonderful regardless of whether it’s served

first time last year, a new experience in further broadening her voice. The symposium’s mission is to promote greater community between diverse creators of independent publications and art, according to its website.

“One of the best parts about doing a zine is that it’s a very working-class-friendly thing to do,” Caluya said. “Anyone who can press the button on a copy machine can be a zinester. It can be very simple, it can be very elaborate.”

Zines are just another way to convey messages within smaller communities with a DIY approach. Through the zine workshop, the QRC is encouraging the LGBT community to let themselves be heard and to understand that, no matter the medium or outlet, independent artistic projects can lead to a new understanding of queer culture.

Inspired by a zine library at the University of Oregon, Caluya aims to get something similar started at PSU. To start, Caluya hopes to gather various zines relating to queer culture, but ultimately sees it as something that could eventually cover broad topics and become an all-inclusive zine library for the PSU student body.

Though making zines in the popular “cut and paste” fashion can seem daunting and tedious, Caluya feels that beginning zinesters can learn a lot about themselves from the process.

“Making a zine is an exercise in self-determination,” Caluya said.

PSU’s Queer Resource Center presents National Coming Out Day Thursday, Oct. 11, 11a.m. to 1p.m.

PSU Park Blocks

Cake 1 can pumpkin puree (15 oz) 4 eggs 1 and 2/3 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg Icing 1 package cream cheese (8 oz) 1 stick unsalted butter (1/2 cup) 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Pinch of ground cinnamon

DJ DATA Welcome to DJ Data, a collaboration between the Vanguard and KPSU, Portland State’s 24-hour student-run radio station. Each week, DJ Data will shine the spotlight on an individual KPSU DJ and give that DJ an opportunity to give a small taste of what his or her radio show has to offer.

This week’s DJ is Ian Uponen, host of “Ian’s Hour of Musical Power,” which airs Tuesdays from 12–1 p.m. on KPSU. Uponen’s playlist features both recent tracks (Band of Horses’ “Knock Knock”; The Avett Brothers’ “Pretty Girl from Michigan”) and classics by Bob Dylan and the Patti Smith Group.

“Everywhere you look, there is always so much enticing music to get excited about,” Uponen said in an email.

To listen to Uponen’s playlist, and read more about his radio show go to psuvan guard.com/arts/djdata/ian. Visit his KPSU DJ page at kpsu.org and tune in to his show every Tuesday.

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VANGUARD •• TUESDAY, THURSDAY, OCT. NOVEMBER 9, 2012 •10, OPINION 2011 • SPORTS

OPINION

EDITOR: MEREDITH MEIER OPINION@PSUVANGUARD.COM 503-725-5692

That’s What’s the Matter

82 and 83: not worth the risk Privately owned casinos in Oregon a risky gamble

Kevin Rackham

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ith the attention the presidential race and Measure 80 have received, a lot of Oregon politics have slipped through the cracks, initiatives in particular.

Oregonians have a couple of big measures on the ballot this year, and two of them could have major consequences for the state’s economy.

Measure 82 would legalize privately owned casinos in Oregon, while Measure 83 would specifically legalize one in Multnomah County. For 83 to go into effect, 82 would have to pass as well. Measure 83 claims to be able to bring in millions of dollars of revenue for Oregon.

But, if passed, it would only damage our economy.

Oregon’s economy is sadly dependent on gambling for

revenue. Not as much as somewhere like Nevada or New Jersey, but the state lottery has provided about $8 billion for things like education and economic development since its inception. The lottery generates about $500 million every year.

In theory this measure would mean increased revenue for the state, because 25 percent of gross income from the proposed casino (to be called “The Grange”) would go to a state fund. But it’s not like a new throng of people will come to Oregon and gamble.

According to a report issued by the state Legislative Revenue Office, the casino would cut into lottery revenue, meaning the state would actually be losing money from this measure.

Backers point out that it wouldn’t be merely a casino. The Grange would also include a water park and a concert venue. It might be more attractive, but a water park in Multnomah County will only be used two months out of the year. That’s a simple fact of weather.

A concert venue is also pretty low on the list of things the Portland area needs. We already have the Rose Garden

Everywhere and Here

Deadline looms and numbers are low Change means showing up

T Eva-Jeanette Rawlins

he other day someone said to me, “As a voter, I feel impotent.”

We were reminiscing about four years ago, when there seemed to be so much hope in the air—hope that things could and would change and that our vote was part of making that happen.

Fast-forward to today, and the air smells pretty stale.

The numbers reflect it, too.

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arena, multiple McMenamins venues inside and outside the city, and the Roseland Theater as well as dozens of smaller theaters and halls.

The Grange has very little to offer besides gambling.

The idea of privately owned casinos doesn’t bother me, but passing the measure here and now is stupid, given how badly Oregon needs to fund economic development and education.

If the state weren’t in such a bad financial situation, the idea of a privately owned casino might be worth considering, if and only if it could attract out-of-state gamblers or deter people from

gambling in other states.

Gambling is a necessary evil; I don’t have a problem with exploiting it. But we shouldn’t be

If this were verifiably true, it would also be a great reason to vote no on it. Gambling revenue would then be diverted

encouraging more Oregonians to do it.

Governor John Kitzhaber also claimed that The Grange’s primary investments come from out-of-state interests.

from the state lottery. Not even to a local corporation, but outside the state.

I also oppose this measure on idealistic grounds.

I don’t like corporate interests

A survey conducted by the Guardian compares 2012 voter registration numbers in six crucial swing states with those in 2008. The results showed that today “voter registrations…are markedly down.”

People aren’t just feeling unmotivated by our political climate, they’re acting like it, too. For this very reason, your class probably had a visit from our friendly representatives from the Associated Students of Portland State University, encouraging you to register before the Oct. 16 deadline.

They made it as simple as pie, and because of groups like this one, people discovered there was a deadline.

What they can’t do is fill out your ballot, sign it, buy you a stamp and stick it in the mail come election time.

It’s not like we don’t know that voting is important. It’s been grilled into our brains from pretty much every direction—it’s essentially one of the greatest freedoms we enjoy as American citizens.

To a pretty big number of us,

though, it feels like such a chore. Many will just skip it altogether.

That’s not an option.

It can feel pretty useless, choosing between two candidates who, try as they might to convince us otherwise, can’t guarantee that they’ll provide us with jobs, help us pay for school and health care, or bring the economy back to life.

movement? People power.

The common agreement was that things couldn’t keep going the way they were. And things happened.

Their circumstances were vastly different, but I can’t help thinking that so much of what marked these historical pushes for societal transformation can teach us a thing or two about how change happens.

The state lottery has provided about $8 billion for things like education and economic development since its inception. The lottery generates about $500 million every year.

We’ve become so used to having “certain unalienable rights,” that we forget what they cost and how privileged we are to exercise them on a daily basis.

In the end, changing this country is up to us, not just one person who spends most of his time mediating the bickering and name-calling on Capitol Hill, attempting to make the kids play nice. It’s more than that.

Look at the countries involved in the Arab Spring: What is the essential, common ingredient in each

We’ve become so used to having “certain unalienable rights,” that we forget what they cost and how privileged we are to exercise them on a daily basis.

Well, we don’t have that luxury.

We may not have a dictatorial, autocratic government to fight against for our right to vote or to enjoy religious

trying to pass things as initiatives. If a business wants something, they should have to pay a group of lobbyists thousands of dollars and try to get it passed as a normal bill, just like the Koch Brothers do.

Oregon’s initiatives should be free from business interests and actually based on things citizens want and propose themselves.

I don’t oppose gambling, but I oppose The Grange. It doesn’t have enough benefits for the state, and I don’t trust the intentions of its backers.

Oregon could use some new entertainment and attractions, but this one isn’t right for us.

and social freedoms, but what we do have is our own insidious enemy—apathy.

We complain that the president hasn’t made our lives better. But if we’re not willing to take half an hour out of our day to pencil in our choices, sign and lick an envelope and drop it in the mailbox, then our words are empty.

Voting is important. In fact, it’s crucial. And not just in the presidential race. It’s local politicians like our mayor and city council members whose decisions affect us on a day-today basis and whose policies we ourselves can affect.

It starts from the roots— and making our voices heard, no matter who we think is listening, is the first step.

If Egyptians believed that a grassroots movement would change their nation, then so must we. It would indeed be a revolution if every eligible voter participated in the elections.

Maybe we won’t see everything we want out of our government in our lifetime, but at least we can say we did more than just sit back and watch.

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One Step Off

The dick in the box Rush Limbaugh once again proves he’s overcompensating

Emily Lakehomer

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ometimes it’s hard to believe the things that come out of people’s mouths.

After he blasted a female law student’s political views and called her a “slut” on his national radio broadcast, you’d think Rush Limbaugh couldn’t sink any lower. He seems to enjoy proving us wrong.

Limbaugh is, well, a jerk.

Even the most staunch conservatives have said his views regarding women and feminism are over the top.

Recently, good ol’ Rush made a comment regarding a recent Italian study that showed penises are, on average, 10 percent smaller today than they were 50 years ago.

The study, of a scientific nature, cited weight gain, pollution, stress and smoking

as possible penis-shrinking factors.

Limbaugh suggested otherwise.

Rather than give way to scientific data, Limbaugh used his usual scapegoat: women.

Scoffing at the idea of air pollution as a cause, Limbaugh said, “I think it’s feminism… it’s tied to the last 50 years— the average size of [a male’s] member is 10 percent smaller than 50 years—it has to be the Feminazis, the chickification and everything else.”

This new foot-in-mouth moment acts like a sequel to his horrific critique of Sandra Fluke last February.

Fluke, a third-year law student at Georgetown University, had testified about the university’s policy on contraceptives during a hearing led

by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Fluke spoke out against Georgetown’s health plans because they don’t cover contraceptives for women.

Without coverage, Fluke said, birth control and other contraceptives were costing women as much as $1,000 a year.

Ever the intelligent one, Limbaugh quickly dismissed Fluke as a “slut,” a “prostitute” and said, “She wants

This, Too, is Meaningless

What would JWoww do?

Sobering up after three years of the Jersey Shore

I Benjamin Ricker

haven’t had a working television set since moving away from my parent’s place more than 10 years ago, so I tend to miss what’s happening on TV. Living without a television, though, hasn’t insulated me from Jersey Shore. Avoiding the Internet, grocery store checkout aisles and most other human beings for the past three

to be paid to have sex, she’s having so much sex she can’t afford the contraception.”

As awful as he is, in some weird, roundabout way we should be thanking him for bringing slut-shaming into the public eye. It’s a serious problem because, honestly, your sex life, or lack thereof, is no one’s business but your own. Simple as that.

What’s really irksome about Limbaugh’s latest show of idiocy is his continual use of the word Feminazi.

He’s made himself famous for coining the term, but his personal diction is problematic in so many ways.

First of all, he’s comparing something wonderful like feminism and the women who support it to Nazis. Something’s

inherently wrong with that.

Second, rather than owning up to facts, he’s blaming women for one study’s results. But, hell, Rush is right: Women are the

Limbaugh has publicly asserted his concern for the world’s penises. In 2009, he worried that the Center for Disease Control was going to push for legislation that would encourage

weaker sex, but we’re pretty good at driving men mad with lust and desire by just standing around. As Erin Gloria Ryan stated on jezebel.com, “Asking for equality is so powerful that it can affect the human physiology.”

That’s pretty impressive.

This isn’t the first time

circumcision for all baby boys.

“If we need to save our penises from anybody, it’s Obama,” he said, validating his own ridiculousness.

There have been recent reports of doctors struggling with how to treat Koro syndrome— what newsblog io9 describes as the irrational fear that the

genitals are “shrinking, or retracting into the body, and that when they finally do disappear, you will die.”

Wow, Rush, you might want to consult a psychologist, or a doctor or something.

Like any other political figure, liberal or conservative, Limbaugh likes to be loud and make sure people get fired up about the things he says. It is, after all, his job to entertain. Viewing him as a serious political commentator isn’t the smartest idea.

He needs to cool it with the antifeminism and misogynistic banter because it’s getting old. If luck holds, maybe he’ll be diagnosed with Koro syndrome and he’ll…well…y’know.

years probably wouldn’t have done the trick, either.

At this point, the only surefire way to armor oneself against the Shore is to dig out your own eyeballs and plug your ears with something permanent.

TV critics like David Bianculli said Jersey Shore was by far the worst show on television. On a broadcast of Fresh Air from December 2010, Bianculli struggled to find words strong enough to express his disgust.

“It makes me want to shower,” he said, giving up.

Despite strongly worded criticisms from people paid to watch TV, the show became MTV’s highest-rated program ever.

At its peak, the show—a reeling orgy of excess and blissful ignorance—dazzled close to 9 million viewers a week. A crowd that size could fill the world’s biggest stadium—the Rungrado May Day in Pyongyang, North Korea—60 times.

Jersey Shore is similar to

MTV’s The Real World. Only, instead of cramming together a diverse group of youngsters, producers sought eight hard-drinking sex maniacs with roughly the same ethnic background to live together under the unblinking surveillance of 54 rolling cameras.

Cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, in an interview with Rolling Stone, compared the house they lived in to “prison with cameras.”

The show immediately upset organizations like UNICO National and the National Italian American Foundation for its portrayal of Italian-Americans and liberal use of the ethnic slur “guido.”

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie worried that the show would give his state a bad rap, and complained that the cast consisted of New Yorkers. Christie, without a hint of irony, invited the viewing public to visit the state in order to witness its beauty firsthand.

Some ungovernable part of us can’t resist watching a disaster unfold. Working in a restaurant a few years ago, I watched a 5-foot tower of white dinner plates slowly tip and fall over. Standing only a few steps away, I could’ve prevented the fall. Instead, anticipating the noise and destruction, I let it go.

How is Jersey Shore like an avalanche of shattering flatware? A more difficult question to answer is: How is it different?

Morbid curiosity is a powerful thing, capable of muscling out traditionally held standards of decency and political correctness, not to mention the epicurean gag reflexes of guys like Bianculli.

Hysterical brawling, wanton hookups and strobing club montages continued giving New Jersey, America, Italians and young people everywhere a bad name. In the end, nothing other than our own eroding attention spans

could bring down the Shore.

The Shore’s neon lifestyle made our own square, taxpaying-citizen lives feel sleepy and monochromatic by comparison. But apparently we grew tired of it.

The once-controversial reality TV powerhouse has lost much of its steam. In August, MTV promised to euthanize its cash cow at the end of its sixth season, which premiered last Thursday.

The never-ending party will soon be over. Barefoot, carrying our shoes in our hands and squinting at the sunrise, a bigger picture will hopefully emerge from the aftermath of a three-year spin-cycle melee as we begin a 9-million-man walk of shame.

Boo if you must, but when the room stops spinning and the feeling of nausea lifts, we’ll have our work cut out for us piecing it all together.

Or maybe we’ll fill our time watching shows about toddler pageants.

As awful as he is, in some weird, roundabout way we should be thanking him for bringing slutshaming into the public eye.

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Sans the Salt

Keep more money in your pocket Why co-enrollment is co-ol KARL KUCHS/VANGUARD STAFF

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re you the kind of person who pays $6 for a box of Froot Loops when you can get the same exact product, minus the toucan, for $1.99? If so, you should take the shuttle bus to Portland Community College’s Sylvania campus and enroll in Dr. Jonathon Wolf’s Economics 201 class.

Alyck Horton

College is expensive, but coenrollment is a simple way to potentially halve your tuition bill by removing the fancy “university” label without compromising the quality of your education.

I’m a co-enrolled student.

This means I take courses at both PSU and PCC, and the credits from both schools

A Woman’s Right

HPV vaccination It’s good for everyone

Shilpa Esther Trivedi

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ervical cancer is often linked to genital human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection. HPV has also been linked to other types of cancer in both men and women.

Fortunately there’s a vaccine to protect against some types of HPV, which could eventually all but eradicate several strains of HPV and significantly diminish the threat of cervical cancer. Unfortunately, many people still haven’t been vaccinated, and of those who are vaccinated, many fail to complete the three-shot series.

One major reason people don’t get the vaccine is antichoice propaganda suggesting that the vaccine is harmful and youths who are vaccinated will engage in increased sexual activity. Both these claims have been proven false. Repeatedly.

It’s disappointing that the backlash is motivated by the fact that HPV is often, though not always, transmitted through sexual contact. This sets a dangerous precedent for the

development of future vaccines that protect against other sexually transmitted infections.

If we had a vaccine for HIV, would parents not protect their children out of concern that it might compel them to become sexually active?

The availability of preventive care like condoms, birth control or the HPV vaccination doesn’t make people more sexually active—it makes sex safer. The vaccine is most effective before engaging in sexual activity, hence the point of giving it to adolescents.

A study published Oct. 1 confirmed the vaccine’s safety. Fainting and infection, the only occasional side effects, are common for most vaccines. Like rabies and measles.

In fact, getting any shot could cause fainting and infection.

Some people are simply anti-vaccine. In Oregon, it’s common for parents to obtain exemptions for vaccinations.

While I tend to support anything concerning body autonomy and an individual’s right to determine what goes into their body, refusing to vaccinate isn’t medically sound.

Not only is it potentially dangerous for your own child; it could also pose serious health risks for any other children they come into contact with. Vaccinating does not protect just one child; it stops diseases from spreading through a community.

Studies have shown that in areas where many people receive the HPV vaccination, the

benefits reach the whole community. This summer, researchers found that women who haven’t been vaccinated but live in communities where the vaccine is common have a reduced chance of contracting HPV. This doesn’t mean you’re safe if you haven’t had the vaccination. But as more and more people continue to be vaccinated, the community as a whole becomes safer.

My biggest issue with the backlash is how many males still haven’t been vaccinated. Although most information suggested the vaccine was safe for males much sooner, it wasn’t recommended until later, and even now many boys aren’t vaccinated.

Part of being sexually active is being responsible enough to think about and protect your potential partners. Even men less concerned about getting HPV, genital warts or some cancers ought to remember that they can still spread an STI that may cause cancer for their partners.

The cost of the vaccine depends on your insurance plan—it may not cost you anything. In the long run, though, preventive care is almost always cheaper.

We’re still nowhere close to where we ought to be in addressing many STIs and preventing a multitude of cancers.

But a vaccine is out there that protects against even a few of these diseases, and choosing not to be vaccinated is highly irresponsible.

apply to the same transcript and financial aid. I can take the free shuttle to classes at any of PCC’s three main campuses or even take a cornucopia of classes online while still studying in the honors college here at PSU. Forget the stereotype that community college is for old people and stoners. I get more out of my PCC classes than those at PSU. Class sizes are typically smaller, and everyone, from soccer moms to honor students, shares the same space.

Courses at PCC cost about half of those at PSU and carry drastically lower fees. My four-credit German 201 course cost me $371.80, all fees included. The same course taught by an equally qualified instructor would cost me $734 at PSU.

Since PCC is only a two-year institution, it only offers lower-division 100 and 200 level courses. They’re exactly the same as what you’d get by paying PSU $182 (plus fees) per credit, but for half the price.

At the end of the term, all I’ve got to do is request that PCC send PSU my transcript, and I’m that much closer to my undergrad degree.

If you don’t feel like taking the free shuttle, which only takes about 15 minutes to get to the Sylvania campus, you can try one of PCC’s online courses. PCC uses the same Desire2Learn program that PSU employs, without making you pay the extra couple hundred dollars that PSU squeezes out of you in “online course fees.”

Financial aid applies to both schools if you go through two steps: choosing courses that are offered at both schools, and signing an extra form telling the Office of Admissions that you’re also taking courses at another institution. PSU will look over the courses and include them in your records.

If you’re only taking eight credits at the university and four at the community college, you’ll still be considered a fulltime student for financial aid, as well as for other purposes.

Dual enrollment is a great compromise between starting your first two years at a community college and diving straight into the university experience.

You’ll expand your options when it comes to course selection, and have access to additional libraries, computer labs and tutors while maintaining your access to those offered by PSU. You’ll still be eligible to live on campus, use the Academic and Student Rec Center and buy the school-offered health insurance, provided you enroll in the minimum credit load.

PSU has dual-enrollment agreements with almost every community college in the state, so you’re not limited in options. Get your pre-reqs out of the way and save some money. With tuition rising, every penny counts.

ETC. • TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2012 • VANGUARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: ERICK BENGEL EDITOR@PSUVANGUARD.COM 503-725-5691

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UPCOMING EVENTS TUESDAY, OCT. 9

Here Today, Where Tomorrow? (Sustainability Films) 6 p.m.

North Portland Library 512 N Killingsworth St.

The Jefferson High School Multicultural Film Festival kicks off Oct. 9 with films relating to this year’s theme, “Here Today, Where Tomorrow?,” dealing with sustainability and how it can be achieved on our planet. Following the films will be discussions led by those knowledgeable in the subject.

This event is free and open to all ages.

Portland Design Week 12 a.m.–11:55 p.m.

Various locations

Portland Design Week begins Oct. 9 with a variety of events offered in various locations. Each event will give participants the opportunity to discuss, learn and create with their peers. For more information on the schedule of events, how to become involved, and times and dates of events, visit designweekportland. com.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10

Portland State Night at the Portland Art Museum 5:30–7 p.m.

Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave.

The Portland Art Museum offers PSU students free admission for a special viewing of Greek sculpture on loan from the British Museum at the Body Beautiful exhibit, accompanied by a lecture from professor Richard Neer of the University of Chicago, an accomplished art history author and scholar.

Last Outdoor Hump Day Art and Music Festival 6–10 p.m.

Southeast Ninth Avenue and Belmont Street

Creative Collaborations hosts its last outdoor event of the season in Southeast Portland. Join fellow Portland residents for more than 100 local artists, multiple bands, and plenty of food and beer.

THURSDAY, OCT. 11

Campus Celebration 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Various locations on PSU campus

Portland State of Mind presents an all-day celebration that spans a large portion of the Portland State campus. Events include dodgeball, laser tag, a scavenger hunt and more. This event is free to attend.

2012 Portland Wordstock Festival Poetry Slam 7 p.m.

Bagdad Theater 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Portland’s annual literature fest kicks off on the evening

of Oct. 11 with a poetry slam at the Bagdad Theater. Wordstock continues throughout the weekend, culminating in a book fair at the Oregon Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, where attendees can not only purchase books and visit the tables of local publishers, booksellers and organizations, but also have the chance to see authors and industry insiders give readings and host discussions on multiple stages.

FRIDAY, OCT. 12

PSU Weekend Keynote Speaker Lara Logan 7:30–9 p.m.

Lincoln Hall Auditorium 1620 SW Park Ave.

CBS News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lara Logan will be a keynote speaker at Portland State of Mind. Logan began her career with a focus on war correspondence and continues to report on today’s current issues and conduct powerful interviews. General public, $35; university and college faculty/staff, $25 (available at PSU Box Office with ID starting Oct. 1); students, $5 (available at PSU Box Office with ID starting Oct. 8).

Thrill the World Dance Practice 6–8 p.m.

Fremont UMC 2620 NE Fremont St.

Come brush up on your dance skills with Thrill the World Portland in anticipation of their

CORINNA SCOTT/VANGUARD STAFF

Portland Design Week begins Oct. 9 with a variety of events offered in various locations. annual collaboration with Portland’s Zombie Walk.

Zompire Vs. the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival

2012 Portland Tattoo Expo

6 p.m.

Clinton Street Theater 2522 SE Clinton St.

2–10 p.m.

Portland Expo Center 2060 N Marine Dr.

The Portland Tattoo Expo returns to the Portland Expo Center for the event’s fourth year running. More than 300 tattoo artists, including some of the nation’s best, make the expo the biggest tattoo-related event in the region. Tickets are $20 per day or $40 for the entire three-day weekend.

Portland Latin American Film Festival 7 p.m.

Hollywood Theater 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.

Portland’s sixth annual Latin American Film Festival begins Oct. 12 at the Hollywood Theater and runs through Oct. 18. The festival will include a large, varied assortment of Latin American films from the region. Schedule and tickets are available at pdxlaff.org/tickets.html.

SATURDAY, OCT. 13

PSU at the Portland Farmers Market 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

PSU South Park Blocks

Portland State invites you to bring your family and friends along for a special visit to the Portland Farmers Market on Oct. 13, where PSU will offer a food-themed photo booth, faculty and students discussing their research in sustainable food, and a tour of the market led by the market’s executive director, PSU alum Trudy Toliver. This event is free to attend.

PSU Weekend Saturday Seminars 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Lincoln Hall Auditorium 1620 SW Park Ave.

Portland State of Mind presents a series of lectures all in one day and at one location. For more information and a schedule of seminars visit pdx.edu/insidepsu/ portland-state-of-mind. This event is free. Please register for seminars

by Oct. 8 to secure a seat. Register for seminars online or by calling the PSU Box Office at 503-725-3307.

A festival of zombie-, vampire- and H.P. Lovecraft-inspired films will run at the Clinton Street Theater from Oct. 13–14. Come enjoy movies with other horror enthusiasts and enter the undead costume contest. Advance tickets for the entire weekend (including Friday night events) are available for $20; single night tickets are $12. For more information, schedule and to purchase tickes visit zompire. brownpapertickets.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 14

Portland’s Distillery Row Tour 1–5 p.m.

1311 SE Ninth Ave.

Portland State offers a tour of local breweries: New Deal, East Side and House Spirits. The tour includes samples of whiskeys, bourbons, gins and more, but space is limited. The tour costs $25. For more information visit pdx.edu/ insidepsu/portland-state-of-mind.

MONDAY, OCT. 15

MarchFourth Marching Band Noon Downtown Transit Mall Southwest Sixth Avenue and Oak Street

The MarchFourth Marching Band returns to the downtown transit mall for a second time to perform their vaudeville-inspired act and take to the streets after a 30-minute set of live music to march. The show is free and open to all ages.

Unchaste Readers 7 p.m.

Jack London Bar 401 SW Alder St.

The Jack London Bar will feature some of Portland’s talented women writers in the third edition of Unchaste Readers, a quarterly literary event. This month’s event features six local female voices reading their work. Admission is a $5 donation at the door, and the event is 21+.

Visit unchastereaders.com for more information.

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EDITOR: CORY MIMMS SPORTS@PSUVANGUARD.COM 503-725-4538

At the top Two of Portland’s best cross country runners Going into this cross country The young runner shows a lot season, head coach Jonathan Marcus knew his team was going to be young. An inexperienced, young team can have a lot of issues as the season wears on. Leadership, however, hasn’t been one of them.

Freshman Neil Seibert has led by example this season, achieving the fastest time for the men’s team in every race.

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Neil Seibert

“If he works hard, stays consistent, doesn’t get hurt and the fire stays hot, he’s a potential allAmerican.”

Jonathan Marcus, head coach

of promise, and Marcus is excited about his future.

“If he works hard, stays consistent, doesn’t get hurt and the fire stays hot, he’s a potential all-American,” Marcus said. “The sky is the limit.”

Seibert’s potential isn’t only in running, though.

“His most impressive trait has been his ability to lead,” Marcus said. “Being a freshman, being such a young squad, he’s separated himself as the most talented athlete on our roster, but also just a good leader that’s there to encourage and inspire his teammates’ standards and expectations to that championship level.”

The long con, part I: business as usual Pacquiáo to fight Márquez after Mayweather deal falls through MARCO ESPAÑA VANGUARD STAFF

The promotional campaign for the fourth installment in the rivalry between Manny Pacquiáo and Juan Manuel Márquez began in earnest last month, and if you haven’t heard about it, you aren’t alone.

It’s everything a boxing fan could ask for. And, for the most part, they don’t really seem to want it.

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RUN: Amber Rozcicha is nabbing wins for Portland State. She finishes her senior season in cross country this month.

Amber Rozcicha “It’s really good to see that kind of championship-level running so quick here in my tenure.”

In her last year of running for Portland State, senior Amber Rozcicha has been impressive, racking up top 10 finishes and even first place at the Charles Bowles Invitational.

“It’s been a banner season for her,” Marcus said. “Top

Jonathan Marcus, head coach

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10 at every race she’s competed in, a really strong and authoritative victory at Willamette against a deep field. It’s really good to see that kind of championship-level running so quick here in my tenure.

But that’s what all the ladies are capable of.”

Even with all the success the senior has had, Marcus expects more from her in the upcoming conference and regional meets.

“I expect a couple more wins out of her,” Marcus said.

“I expect her to be in the conversation for top five at conference. The biggest goal and expectation is to get it done at the regional meet, finish in the top 25 and make it to the national championships.”

Outside of cross country, Rozcicha has the same attitude that she does when she’s running. The senior is a good student and works hard.

Seibert and Rozcicha have that in common.

“They’re great student athletes, they work diligently and they’re driven,” Marcus said.

“All the traits that are needed for success, these two individuals have them. It’s exciting to watch these individuals train and compete.”

Pacquiáo and Márquez are two of boxing’s finest—the former a relentlessly aggressive hailstorm of odd angles and six-punch combinations, the latter a cerebral counterpuncher who has built his career on taking whatever his opponents give him and throwing it back with calm, brutal precision.

Both are on the back ends of their Hall of Fame careers but are still firmly situated in the top five, pound-for-pound.

They are two of the very best at what they do, among the best to ever attempt it, and all three of their previous fights have been close, high-action affairs. It’s everything a boxing fan could ask for. And, for the most part, they don’t really seem to want it.

Officially, Pacquiáo has yet to lose to Márquez. His record in the series stands at two wins with one draw, but a reasonable and sober case could be made for Márquez winning all three. Naturally, no one has been more insistent in this regard than Márquez himself. After an especially tense third fight last November, one that featured wild swings in momentum throughout and seemed to end with Márquez landing the better shots overall, he stormed out of the ring without giving an interview as soon as Pacquiáo’s name was called out as the victor in a tough majority decision.

Many of the sportswriters sitting ringside reported it the same way, and the heavily proMárquez crowd in Las Vegas jeered and heckled Pacquiáo for the duration of his postfight interview. But that decision, like the two before it, was controversial without being outrageous, uncertain but not indefensible. Had Márquez come out on the winning end of the two decisions that were given to Pacquiáo—or been awarded all three—the opposition would have been just as vocal (read: irate), and they would have been equally justified in their opinions.

In just about any other era, boxing disciples would have gladly lined up for an extra helping of cartilage-altering conversation between these two legends. Of the 36 rounds now logged between them, only a handful could be definitively scored in favor of one fighter or the other. Given their history, a fourth meeting seems not only warranted but absolutely necessary in order to try to finally close the book on an increasingly contentious rivalry now eight years in the making.

Unfortunately, to even the most devoted, it also seems entirely superfluous. There is only one fight in the world of professional boxing that anyone cares about right now, one fight that anyone with even a peripheral interest in the sport would consider blocking off a Saturday evening for and paying 70 dollars to watch. And it’s one that moves a little further away from becoming a reality with every missed opportunity and rejected demand.

The phrase “Manny Pacquiáo versus Floyd Mayweather, Jr.” has simultaneously been boxing’s most valuable trump card and the most insulting perpetual farce for several years now: a fight that would undoubtedly trample every financial record in the modern pay-per-view era and reestablish the sport as the subject of water cooler conversation for the first time in 20 years.

While Pacquiáo-Márquez represents a relatively rare merging of two fighters who occupy the upper level of their divisional rankings, a Mayweather-Pacquiáo matchup, even as a purely theoretical exercise, is enough to instantly transform any other major fight into an afterthought.

The reason for this is simple: Until very recently, Mayweather and Pacquiáo were the unanimous numbers one and two on any pound-forpound compilation without a strictly contrarian agenda. Although the order has changed from time to time, following an extended stretch of inactivity or an especially impressive win by either fighter (or simply because of the analyst’s personal preference), there was generally no doubt that the next name on the list was a fairly distant third.

Pacquiáo has begun to move down that list as of late, partly because noteworthy performances in September by middleweight champion Sergio Martínez and super middleweight champion Andre Ward, but mostly as a result of the almost complete lack of credible competition remaining for him, which

tends to produce lackluster (if not completely lopsided) fights. With respect to the rest of the field within striking distance of welterweight, there’s just no one left for him to beat.

No one except Mayweather, anyway. The two boxers have so far exchanged insults and accusations, made preliminary agreements and then ripped their offers off the table, and sat by while their promoters bickered and balked over an endless string of contractual ultimatums. Each new proposal introduced by one team instantly becomes a deal breaker for the other. The objections are not always unreasonable, but fans have by now exhausted every reserve of patience and understanding for the motivations behind this extended standoff.

The real tragedy, however, lies in the fact that the ongoing disaster of the PacquiáoMayweather negotiations is in no way unique. It is simply the latest and most widely reported example of boxing’s unofficial policy of professional stalemate, a deeply troubling—if not altogether surprising—turn of events that fully exemplifies the current state of the sweet science in the 21st century.

If the most significant prizefight in two decades has any hope of happening, it will have to be done in complete violation of the institutional dogma that has made fortunes for a select few and held the sport hostage from nearly everyone else. Pacquiáo and Mayweather are no closer to meeting in the ring now than they were when this whole charade began, and both sides must shoulder a fair portion of the blame for that.

But they are merely operating within the rules of the

If the most significant prizefight in two decades has any hope of happening, it will have to be done in complete violation of the institutional dogma.

game as it is currently constructed—a corrupt and fractured system which is under no real threat of extinction or reform, while the sport itself fades further and further into the background.

Be on the lookout for part two of this article in the coming weeks.

SPORTS • TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2012 • VANGUARD

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Vikings volleyball unstoppable PSU continues undefeated streak

ROSEMARY HANSON VANGUARD STAFF

JINYI QI/VANGUARD STAFF

PULLING TOGETHER: Portland State’s volleyball team is on fire. Their strong teamwork is paying off; they are 8–0 in conference.

Just dance

The Portland State women’s volleyball team kept their winning streak going and advanced their record to 8-0 in conference over the weekend.

The Vikings swept the Northern Colorado Bears on Thursday and conference newcomer North Dakota on Saturday, with good teamwork between the setters and hitters and strong serving and blocking.

The Vikings came out strong in both matches, easily taking set one both nights. The early momentum was crucial for the Vikings’ Thursday victory against Northern Colorado, as the Bears boast an 11-1 win record in matches in which they’ve won the first set.

Junior outside hitter Aubrey Mitchell said of Thursday’s win: “We stayed who we are.

We passed really well, we served really tough, we took swings on match point and it worked.”

Before the Bears had a chance, the Vikings made their presence known in the first set against the thirdranked team. Set two mirrored the first, with the Vikings winning 25-17.

In the third set, the Bears launched a comeback and halted the Vikings at a 20-all tie.

Electro dance “Electro is a melting pot of dances,” said Isaac Camacho, founder of PSU’s electro dance club and member of the High Voltage Krew, a local electro dance team. An underground

From funky hip-hop to sultry tango, Portland is a city for dancers MAYA SEAMAN

After the score went back and forth on the score board the Viking fans were on their feet at match point 24-22. But the home fans would have to wait, as the Bears scored two more points, tying the set 24-24.

Northern Colorado next gave the Vikings a break with a service error, and senior outside hitter Megan Ellis slammed a kill to win the set 26-24.

“We put the ball in our senior’s hands, and she took a great swing to get us that point,” coach Michael Seemann said of the finish.

“They had a nice block; they made a nice play on her. I’m glad that the ball found her hand again. She made a good choice there on the attack.”

Ellis had a match-high 14 kills on Thursday, alongside teammates Mitchell, who hit her season-best of 11 kills, and junior outside hitter Jaklyn Wheeler, who had 12.

The Vikings carried their momentum from Thursday into Saturday and came out hot against North Dakota, who made a run in set two. Despite the surge by the visiting team, the Vikings ended the set with a final kill from sophomore middle blocker Leigh-Ann Haataja.

In the final set, North Da-

kota again kept the score close, forcing the Vikings to hit for two match points. Eventually PSU took the match with a 26-24 win.

Seemann said that blocking was a key factor to keeping the score close and forcing errors against North Dakota.

Wheeler added to her coach’s statement: “Our blocking has come a long way this season. It’s been huge.”

Wheeler scored her 12th double-double of the season on Saturday with 11 kills and 12 digs. The Vikings outblocked North Dakota with the help of Haataja and Garyn Schlatter, who each had six block assists.

In the end, the Vikings proved they know how to take care of the ball and play their game. The team was able to stay in system against both a well known opponent and a brand new Big Sky team.

“Obviously the momentum is with us right now,” Wheeler said. “We did really well in focusing on our side of the net, worrying about us and going point for point.”

The Vikings hit the road next weekend to face Idaho State on Friday at 6 p.m. and Weber State on Saturday at 6 p.m. Live stats can be found at goviks.com.

form of street dance, electro evolved from a European dance style called Tecktonik.

What you’ll find at the electro dance club at PSU is a mix of popping, waving, tutting, pop-rocking and hip-hop, taught with a welcoming

attitude and encouragement to just have fun. Now in its second year, the electro club meets every Tuesday from 8:30–10:30 p.m. in room 430 of the Rec Center.

For more information email electrodanceclub@gmail.com.

VANGUARD STAFF

“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once,” Friedrich Nietzsche once said. Fortunately, Portland is a dancer’s paradise, offering so many options that dancing only once a day seems ludicrous. But whether you’re a seasoned dancer or an established wallflower, Portland State’s dance clubs will help you get your groove on at least once a week.

TANGO: Two dance instructors take their turn on the floor. PSU’s tango club meets every Tuesday.

Tuesday Blues Blues dancing is the abandoned love child of swing, tango and waltz, left to slowly walk a desert highway on a starry night. It’s slow and groovy, and will melt your cares away like butter in a microwave.

Lenora’s Room, 615 SE Alder St. 9 p.m.–1 a.m. $6 (includes beginner’s lesson at 8:30 p.m.)

Every Tuesday www.pdxblues.com

Tango Portland has one of the largest tango scenes in North America. With tango events available every night of the week, there is no reason not to try this beautiful dance. “I feel spoiled, actually,” said Katie Quick, president of PSU’s tango club and Vanguard staff writer. Every Tuesday at 8 p.m. in room 440/441 of the Academic and Student Rec Center, dozens of students meet to learn the tango.

No dance experience or partner is required; the tango club’s classically trained instructors start with the basics.

After the hour-long lesson,

Places off campus where you can dance the night away

MAYA SEAMAN/VANGUARD STAFF

students are welcome to stay and practice to disc jockeyprovided tango music until 11 p.m. The goal of the club is to help students connect so they can take their freshly mastered ochos and boleos to the

social dance floor at one of Portland’s many tango clubs.

Joining the club costs $10 for the year.

For more information email tango@pdx.edu.

Wednesday Tango Hailed as the friendliest place to tango in Portland, Wednesday Tango at Norse Hall is the perfect place to practice the moves you’ve learned in Tango Club. They play a mix of music, from traditional tango to rock and funk, inspiring dancers to be creative and playful.

Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave. 8:30 p.m.–12:00 a.m. (lesson at 7:30 p.m.) $7 ($8 with lesson; $6 students)Every Wednesday www.wednesdaytango.com Portland Lindy Society Channel your inner hepcat and boogie on

over to the Portland Police Athletic Association on Thursday nights for a swinging good time—Lindy Hop, Charleston, balboa, shag, East Coast, boogie-woogie—the Portland Lindy Society does it all.

PPAA, 618 SE Alder 8:30–11:00 p.m. $6Every Thursday Holocene For those of you who prefer more of a club vibe, check out the calendar at Holocene. This is a unique nightclub that hosts everything from huge dance parties to art shows (that ultimately turn into dance parties). Most events are 21 and up.

1001 SE Morrison St. See calendar Price varies holocene.org If those aren’t enough options, check out Portland Dancing, a website that compiles all the dance opportunities the city has to offer. From contra to zydeco, Portland Dancing will tell you when and where you can get your groove on: portlanddancing.com.

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VANGUARD • TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2012 • SPORTS

RECENT RESULTS Thursday, Oct. 4

VOLLEYBALL vs.

Vikings 3 Northern Colorado 0 Top performers Megan Ellis: 14 kills Jaklyn Wheeler: 12 kills Garyn Schlatter: 38 assists

Friday, Oct. 5

WOMEN’S SOCCER vs.

Vikings 0 Northern Arizona 0 Top performers Megan Martin: 4 shots Daniela Solis: 4 shots

Saturday, Oct. 6

VOLLEYBALL COURTESY OF GO VIKS

Strength in numbers

VETERAN: Britney Yada has led PSU’s golf team since 2009. She took 16th at the WSU Cougar Cup last month.

A RAM CHOI is a transfer from Washington. She recently won the Rose City Collegiate.

Trio of golfers offers hope for title push in spring ZACH BIGALKE VANGUARD STAFF

The women of Portland State’s golf team play their final rounds of the fall schedule this week at the University of Washington’s Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, which finishes Wednesday at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash.

As the team nears a fourmonth break before resuming play in February, it does so with a roster that is starting to look as deep as the back-to-back Big Sky champion teams of 2010 and 2011.

Senior Britney Yada, the 2011 Big Sky Conference individual champion, leads a team hoping to win its fourth conference title in six seasons under head coach Kathleen Takaishi.

Along with Yada, two new faces have emerged that give the Vikings a legitimate shot at a Big Sky title. Who are the three golfers who give PSU a chance at another championship when they pull their clubs back out and hit the links next spring?

Britney Yada: the veteran Season scoring average: 77.11 per round Yada, the captain of the golf team, has been the anchor for PSU since 2009. The senior from Hawaii led PSU golf in scoring average from 2009–12 and holds school records for best single round (67 at the

2012 Big Sky Championship), best 54-hole tournament score (210 at the 2011 Big Sky Championship), season scoring average (75.51 in 2010–11) and career average (76.13). But after three tournaments in 2012, Yada ranks just third on the team in scoring average.

Yada’s best finish this season came at the WSU Cougar Cup. There Yada shot 76-7375 for a share of 16th place.

Despite the slow start, the good news is that she has always played better in spring than fall. Yada’s career scoring average in fall tournaments is 77.73; in spring tournaments, she hits nearly three fewer strokes per round (74.81).

A Ram Choi: the transfer Season scoring average: 74.44 per round Before coming to Portland as a transfer student from Washington, Choi finished sixth at the BC Women’s Amateur in July with a twounder 286. A month later, she qualified for the main field at the LPGA Canadian Open in her hometown of Surrey, British Columbia. The confidence of a successful summer has carried into her first rounds as a Viking, as Choi has made an immediate impact on the PSU golf team.

In her first round as a Viking, the redshirt sophomore tied Yada’s single-round record with a 67 to take an early lead at the OSU Invitational in Corvallis. She eventually

vs.

Vikings 3 North Dakota 0 Top performers Jacklyn Wheeler: 11 kills, 12 digs Garyn Schlatter: seven blocks Leigh-Ann Haataja: six blocks

FOOTBALL vs.

Vikings 77 Idaho State 10 Top performers Kieran McDonagh: 5 touchdowns, 280 passing yards, 66 rushing yards Malcolm Johnson: 2 touchdowns, 42 rushing yards D.J. Adams: one touchdown, 148 rushing yards

COURTESY OF GO VIKS

finished 12th in her first tournament for PSU. Last week at the Rose City Invitational at Langdon Farms Golf Club, Choi became the first Viking to win an individual tournament since Yada’s 2011 Big Sky Championship victory. She shot a two-over 218 for a five-stroke win over Northern Arizona’s Savana Bezdicek to win Big Sky golfer of the week honors.

FRESHMAN Kristen Henno is quickly becoming one of the best golfers at PSU. She is one of two freshman to join the team.

Kristin Henno: the freshman Season scoring average: 75.50 round Last fall Henno was a high school senior and captain of the four-time Los Padres League champion golf team at Santa Ynez High School in California. Before her senior year, Henno participated in the 2010 World Junior Golf Championships.

This fall Henno was one of two freshmen to join the team. After playing her first two tournaments at the college level, Henno has proven a strong recruit for the team.

She is already proving herself

Sunday, Oct. 7

SOCCER vs.

Vikings Southern Utah Top performers Lainey Hulsizer: 4 saves Lynsey Gaines: 1 goal, 4 shots Torie Morris: 1 goal, 2 shots Cori Bianchini: 1 goal

3 0

MLS vs.

COURTESY OF GO VIKS

one of the best golfers at PSU. At the OSU Invitational she was the team’s secondplaced golfer, behind Choi. In Pullman, Henno shot the first even-par round of her collegiate career to move up into a tie for 10th in the final leaderboard, earning Big Sky

golfer of the week honors. She, rather than Choi or Yada, has been playing well enough that she was projected to be the team’s number-one starter at the Rose City Invitational, before illness forced her to scratch from the event.

Timbers 0 Seattle 3 Top performers Eddie Johnson: 1 goal Freddy Montero: 1 goal