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bUDDYUPDAte BUDDYUP EXPANDS SERVICES TO OTHER SCHOOLS whItney beyeR AnD JAne whItmoRe

At a school like Portland State, in which over 30,000 students are enrolled, navigating academics and campus life can be a daunting barrier to student success. PSU alumnus Brian Forrester has developed a solution that helps students get to know each other and work together outside of the classroom. BuddyUp—which can be accessed through buddyup. org—is a social networking site that allows students to login via their school’s website and connect with classmates that are enrolled in the same courses as a means of organizing study groups. A beta version of the site was launched at PSU in fall of 2013, and has since been expanded to other schools.

“Over the past nine months we’ve outgrown our office three times, engaged some incredible investors and received recognition from institutions like Stanford and a variety of media outlets,” Forrester said in an email. “All that stuff is cool, but this is only the beginning.” In a previous issue of the Vanguard (Jan. 7, 2014), it was reported that BuddyUp had attracted roughly 250 users paying a fee of $2.99 per month by the end of fall term 2013 (see volume 68, issue 18). At the time, Forrester was preparing to launch a new version of the site for which membership was completely free of cost. Forrester said this was in an effort to achieve “a critical mass of users on the site.”

Now BuddyUp is being used by 3,207 students in the region at no cost to them, with five universities providing students access to the site. Roughly 70 percent of those students are enrolled at PSU. In addition to PSU, Oregon State University Ecampus, Oregon Institute of Technology and Stanford have agreed to feature the service within the last year. Forrester said he’s getting requests from students all over the country quite regularly—especially schools on the East Coast. BuddyUp will be expanding its services to schools in the Bay Area in January, but Forrester’s sights are still set on further expansion. “We’re not doing this because we want to change a few

Oregon schools,” Forrester said. “We’re doing this because we want to change the entire world by making education more collaborative.” When BuddyUp was first launched, available courses were limited to a few math and science classes. In January, Forrester had expressed his interest in expanding the network to incorporate liberal arts areas of study. Currently—in addition to expanded offerings from science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields—BuddyUp features courses from such disciplines as anthropology, economics, geography and world languages. “[BuddyUp] is a nice way for students to meet other people who are taking the same language [course]… BRIAN FORRESTER illustrates his BuddyUp revenue plan with his mentor, Mark Grimes at NedSpace.

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and also a way for them to have a different perspective on the material,” said Jennifer Perlmutter, department chair of World Languages and Literatures at PSU. One potential barrier to the service Perlmutter mentioned is that there are a lot of students who live off campus and/or don’t have much flexibility in their schedules. “I also think that professors should make [those students] aware of what’s available to them,” she said. “I think it has great potential,” Perlmutter added. “[Forrester’s] onto some really, really good ideas.” Stephen Walton, assistant professor of French at PSU, explained that BuddyUp is still a work in progress. Walton tested the service in his second-year French class during spring term of the previous academic year. “We weren’t able to connect with students, for example, in our sections, like the purpose of it was,” Walton said. Walton noted that it was a problem with the software, and not the actual concept that was flawed. “It wasn’t clear how to do it, how to use it,” Walton said. The kinks are still being

worked out, and Forrester recognizes this. “Success is relative,” Forrester said. “We’ve made impressive progress, but until we’ve created lasting change in higher education we haven’t truly succeeded.” In addition to focusing efforts on expanding into other universities, Forrester said the company is experimenting with having a place for students to share notes and become part of the collaborative learning process for students. “BuddyUp isn’t finished and never will be,” Forrester said. “Social networks are as alive as the people who use them. The exciting part is that PSU students will benefit from our service, but at the same time be able to send us their ideas, their feedback and help us build a better product.” Regardless of the road ahead, Forrester is content with the progress his startup has made. “Sometimes when I log into buddyup.org and see thousands of faces, it reminds me of how badly I needed something like BuddyUp when I was a student,” Forrester said. “It makes me happy to know that students are using it and benefiting.”

Faculty receives grant to study eﬀects of climate change in klamath region kARA eRny

Portland State environmental science and management faculty members Robert Scheller and Melissa Lucash received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the effects of climate change and fire on the Klamath region of Oregon and California. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service website, “The Klamath National Forest encompasses nearly 1.7 million acres of land straddling the California and Oregon border.” The website also said the Klamath National Forest is one of the most biologically diverse regions in America. “We focused our grant on that area because it’s this hotspot of [biodiversity], but also because it’s an area where people are worried about climate change and fire,” Lucash said. “There is more frequent fires than there used to be, and they think that that’s driven by this climate change increasing temperatures.” The study is also working with forest management to understand how to lessen fires in the area. “We really want this to be more than an academic exercise; we also want it to be impactful and helping managers manage for climate change,” Scheller said. Scheller said a prominent issue with the frequent fires in the area is the conversion of forests to chaparral, or shrubs. Another aspect of the study will involve working with managers on how they can work to prevent this. One idea is to keep trees farther apart so fires don’t spread as quickly. With climate change, the group expects more frequent

fires. When fires burn the forest, the carbon in the forest will be released. “The consequences of that would be, of course, reduced [biodiversity], as well as a loss of all that carbon that’s captured in those forests, up to the atmosphere,” Scheller said. “Climate change is causing the forest to convert to chaparral, and when that happens, it’s actually going to make climate change worse.” The study will also use computer and simulation modeling with climate change to understand the current situation in the area, and to better understand what could happen to the area in the future. Before being approved, Lucash and Scheller submitted requests for a Smithsonian fellowship, a NASA grant and a NSF grant, all of which were rejected. “We decided at that point that, well, there’s two pieces of it. One is field work and one is simulation modeling work, and we felt like by the time we had the third rejection, that the problem was not in the simulation modeling part, it was in the field work,” Lucash said. “So, we gave the grant over to Harvard University, Harvard Forest, because they were going to coordinate the field effort, and we gave it to them and said, ‘You submit it, you work on the field piece and you give it a try.’” PSU is teaming up with other organizations and universities on this project. Harvard Forest and PSU are leading the study and are coordinating with the Smithsonian Institute, the USDA Forest Service and others. Currently, they have begun hiring but have not started any other part of the study. The study will last four years.

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lltR working to bridge the participation divide JessIcA pollARD

The Multnomah County Library is one of 51 establishments to receive the National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library services this year. The $500,000 grant will be used to conduct a study in collaboration with Portland State’s Literacy, Language & Technology Research Group. The survey is expected to launch spring of 2015 and will last 7–10 months. The grant was conceptualized by research assistant

professor Jill Castek in collaboration with professor Stephen Redes, both of the Department of Applied Linguistics. Aiding them in the process was LLTR staff member Drew Pizzolato, along with Information Services Director of the Multnomah County Library Cindy Gibbon and many others. “It is never an individual or sole effort or any one person’s ideas,” Castek said. “I think that this group [at PSU], together with the Multnomah

County Library group, all brought to bear their things that they’re very passionate about and they all, in some ways, made their way into the grant. It was a true collaborative effort, I would say.” The study, designed by the LLTR, will survey 700 library users of all backgrounds to determine how the library can better fit the technological needs of its users. Castek said the library has many innovative outreach programs to help better digital

literacy skills, which the survey hopes to help improve further. The survey will take the form of an assessment that requires subjects to demonstrate their online problem solving skills and will reach out to a diverse group of library patrons. “We’ve tapped into a valid and reliable assessment called Education & Skills Online that was developed as part of [Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies]. That effort around PIAAC has told us that there

DREW PIZZOLATO AND JILL CASTEk of the Multnomah County Library.

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are real deficits in skills and literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology rich environments for individuals ages 16–65,” said Castek, who noted that the U.S. populations in those areas lags compared to many other technology-rich countries’ populations. “There is a serious challenge in helping those individuals beyond the K–12 level really begin to connect skills and develop a lifelong program of learning that can help them really achieve their life aims,” Castek said. Pizzolato discussed the gap between modern technology and learning that relates to this study. “Just because people might have access through their smartphone or the library or at home, doesn’t mean they’re using it in the kinds of ways that really let them tap into economic and education opportunities. I think what we’re trying to do is help the library really build a meaningful bridge where people are accessing the resources they offer in ways that really make a difference in their eyes,” Pizzolato said. Castek said digital literacy and literacy itself go hand in hand. “I think that to be fully literate, you need to have facility in offline and online reading, writing and communication skills,” Castek said. “[It is] a huge paradigm shift, to say someone’s literate only if they are able to use the computer and the web with fluidity,” Pizzolato said. PSU honors professor David Wolf taught many low-income high school students in Newark, New Jersey at Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School. In his career, he observed this gap in digital literacy. “Computer training or library services were aston-

ishingly poor at the school I taught at, and this is especially true in communities and schools with low resources,” Wolf said. “You couldn’t get the phones off of them…So you have this prosthesis, like an artificial limb, it’s like a part of their body. And yet they can’t do a research paper. They don’t understand how to verify the merit of the information they’re getting on different sites,” Wolf said. Wolf noted that many of the students he taught knew just enough about navigating the Internet to plagiarize. “You educate students and you want them to be good citizens…You’d like to think that we could teach students to be thoughtful, computer interpreters, and not just consumers in some obvious way,” Wolf said. In 2002, the Bush administration cut funding to programs like the Technology Opportunities Program, which provided grants for increasing the availability of technology like the Internet. Pizzolato noted that President Obama made more efforts to invest in digital inclusion in 2008 with the Broadcast Technology Opportunities Program, which offered grants to aid the expansion of Internet access and literacy. “There was a huge push that only wound down recently, and I think that seeded a lot of small projects where people are doing training and digital inclusion work,” Pizzolato said. According to The Oregonian, an estimated 15 percent of American households still lack Internet access. “It’s a real social justice issue, and we’re passionate about it for that reason,” Pizzolato said.

A major change Campus Oracle

by Nathan Anderson I slowly walk along the skybridge between Smith Memorial Student Union and the School of Business Administration, lost in thought. Another student walks past, smoking a forbidden cigarette. It’s a dreary morning, and the top floors of the downtown high-rises just a few blocks away are hidden in the dense fog. Finding an abandoned bench, I sit, waiting for inspiration. It’s a good day for an existential crisis. I came to Portland State with the plan and the determination to study computer science. My proclivity for math was strong enough that my instructors at community college encouraged me—rather strongly, I might add—to pursue a computer science career: the very mathematical foundations of modern technology. But as I spend day after day in the Linux lab in the Fourth Avenue Building, writing seemingly endless lines of code and talking to fellow students and the program’s instructors, I find myself less and less attracted to the idea of studying and working with computers. I still enjoy the voodoo and black magic that is advanced mathematics, but like Hank Hill going to the hardware store, the pleasure is

in the experience itself. I realize, as I struggle through the lines of code that make up my class assignments, that I no longer have any interest in computer science. Talking to other students, I find that this crisis of faith is a common affliction among those of us just entering university. Many of us come to school with big dreams and strong hopes ,only to find reality a formidable opponent. Perhaps I’m somewhat unique in that I chose a major based on the power of my strengths instead of my passions. I listened to my community college professors, taking as gospel that they knew what was best for me—that they saw strengths that I myself did not recognize. I ignored my passions, my own perceived strengths and my interests. And now I’m paying dearly for that decision. My academic love has always been history. There is no other subject that I feel so passionately about, and that I feel is as important to understanding our world today. In a very literal sense, history is the foundation of almost every aspect of our daily lives. What we do today, how we live our lives, the structure of society…all of it is influenced by what has come before us. The thought of changing my major to history is a daunting one. I feel that I would be letting people down—people who have supported and cheered me on as I slogged and struggled through two degrees from Umpqua Community College, a small but highly respected school in southern Oregon. I feel that I may be robbing myself of a bright future, in which I can provide my children with the happy childhood and stable home that they so richly deserve. A computer science degree can give me those opportunities, but can a history degree do the same? Many students struggle with similar questions. Following our dreams can be extremely fulfilling on a personal level

but may not have the potential to provide us with financial stability. On the other hand, studying a hard science or another highly sought-after field may ensure personal success, but at a terrible cost: We end up hating our jobs and regretting our careers. I’m a Luddite through and through. I’d rather be writing this article on an old IBM Selectric than the Toshiba laptop that I’m currently using. I’d rather get my news from a newspaper than my Kindle. With the exception of medical technology, I’d be quite content had the pinnacle of engineering been the flashlight and the rotary phone. Given that, why did I ever think computers would be a valid career choice? While my struggles with my chosen major are not unique, that realization doesn’t make my life any easier. However, by the time this article is published I will likely have formally changed my major to history. It is my passion. My life. Almost without question, some readers are facing similar struggles. I can’t offer much advice because every individual is facing different circumstances. I can give a few practical pointers, though. For others in this situation, I highly recommend speaking to an academic advisor and fleshing out a plan for what it would take to follow your dreams. Think about the ramifications to housing, financial aid and other services and benefits that may be at stake. The bottom line is that we all have a passion, and those passions need routine feeding and care. We may not be able to land our dream job, but that’s OK; spending our lives doing something we despise is simply not worth it. Follow your dreams, my friends. Life is too short to do anything else.

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tHe fALL Of tHe cLASSrOOm STUDENTS CONSULT LAPTOPS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES during a lecture at Sydney University.

The Pagemaster by Shezad Khan

A couple years ago, I was taking an English class that focused on the topic of debt. The class was full of dire, heavy conversations ranging from paying off credit cards to students leaving school with unbelievable amounts of debt from their student loans. Since it was a class full of students, it’s not a surprise that student debt and the future of students became big topics. I’m not going to lie, the class definitely gave me some anxiety—it’s scary to realize how little light there might be at the end of the tunnel for those of us looking to get degrees. When we discussed the future of education and teaching, I was especially terrified. On a tangent during one of my classes this term, my professor talked to us about how he’s been urged to move his class online. Why? Because it seems like education is headed toward an electronic format. I hope, in my heart of hearts, that this is not inevitable because my goal is to become a college professor after graduate school. You might be asking, what’s so terrible about online classes? Wouldn’t that be easier at this point? I’m sure you could think of a whole lot of pros for classes to be completely online, but let me tell you why I personally think that it’s bad news. Let’s say that you’re a student and you’re about to graduate at the end of the year. At this point you’ve done a bit of research on the availability of jobs in your field of study or your area of interest. Maybe your future looks pretty bright. Perhaps people who are going into your line of work are in high demand. Now imagine that your chances of getting a job just dropped by, say, 75 to 80 percent. Pretty scary, right? That’s essentially what moving education to an online format would do for those of us wanting to teach. I can tell you right now that a plethora of English majors are out there looking for teaching positions already, so it’s hard enough for us to make it to where we want to go. Now you might be wondering why moving education to an online format would reduce the availability of jobs for prospective teachers. Today’s society, economy and business world is all about efficiency and money, especially saving money—something that corporations love to do. Believe it or not, schools nowadays are corporations. Big surprise, right? If education was streamlined and made to exist purely as an Internet-accessible program,

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think of all the professors that these corporations would be able to stop paying. Instructors wouldn’t just be moving their classes online—that wouldn’t be efficient. Why have so many teachers teaching different segments of classes when one professor could do it all? It’s more likely that the “best of the best” would be selected to design online courses which would then be made accessible to people around the entire world. Is it starting to piece itself together now? People who have dedicated their lives to teaching would be left jobless because they would become just be one more person to pay; one more person making a perfect system inefficient. They would ultimately become useless to these corporations. If we all stayed at home on our laptops and desktops to go through each of our classes, think about how that might affect other businesses as well. One big example comes to mind: public transit. I don’t have an exact statistic, but I imagine a significant portion of TriMet’s riders are students. If we all stopped

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taking public transportation to school, how much money would TriMet lose, and how many people would they have to let go? This is just a hypothesis, but I think the domino effect is very possible. But to get back on topic, I’ve heard concerns from professors about this transition. I’ve had professors who have been urged to take their classes and turn them into hybrid courses so that they could transition to fully-online classes in the future. And I’ve heard too often that, “This is the way they’re moving.” Again, I really hope not, for my sake. And for the sake of others who want to go into teaching. Technology has rapidly been replacing human interaction. The “there’s an app for that” statement is becoming very real. But I, for one, would draw the line at education. Too many people who have given their lives to teaching would be cast aside. Getting rid of the real classroom has a possibility of being terribly detrimental to the future.

Midterm lethargy Handicapping the pointless election results

Against the Current

by Sebastian Richardson I, like many Americans, watched my phone as voting results came in around 8 p.m. on Nov. 4. I did my best to try and express a legitimate interest and concern for what was happening. But around 8:30, with a heavy sigh and a crushing sense of apathy, I put my phone away and stopped letting the inevitable election results distract me. It wasn’t until I got home and reluctantly checked my Facebook did I realize that I needed to actually see how things turned out. Not surprisingly, nothing really changed. Aside from a few ballot measures failing and passing, the election played out like most pundits imagined. The Republicans took control of the Senate, which I guess is interesting, but even I can’t muster up a shred of false interest about what is happening in D.C. at the moment. I guess you could say I’m suffering from a massive case of voter apathy and disenchantment. I can’t say that I’m at all that shocked that Measure 91 passed, which legalized marijuana. However, I feel I must mention that the laws currently on the books regarding marijuana don’t go away until July 1, 2015. Along with this, employers and landlords are still able to have zero-tolerance drug policies, and public consumption will remain illegal even after July. This just further confirms that we Oregonians love weed but aren’t the least bit concerned about other progressive matters. It seems that not one measure that would have significantly challenged the status quo was passed and in fact, they all failed miserably. Measure 90 didn’t pass, showing that Oregonians are totally cool with polarized political elections and disenfranchising non-affiliated voters. Measure 86 not passing proves that Oregonians are liberal as long as it doesn’t involve their own wallets and taking a bit of risk financially for the sake of education. Measure 88 not passing sends the wonderful message that here, in Oregon, we love equal opportunity, unless of course you are an illegal immigrant who has no legal way of getting yourself to work every day. People are up in arms about a bunch of statistics regarding the supposed pay rate inequality between genders, but they sort of just shrug off the fact that a huge work force here in Oregon can’t legally drive. Notably Measure 89, the most useless and ineffective of the measures, was passed by a wide margin. I hate to break it to folks who think Measure 89 was some revolutionary piece of legislation, but the Oregon constitution

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already says quite clearly, “No law shall be passed granting to any citizen or class of citizens privileges, or immunities, which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens.” So by adding this new stipulation, is it now necessary to reiterate this principle for every ethnic group, religious minority and social group? I guess Oregonians are cool with kicking a dead horse if it means doing it for equality! Only a bunch of idealistic Oregonians, who love to coast off feelings of self-satisfaction from supporting equality, would vote for a measure that unnecessarily adds another stipulation to the Oregon constitution—one that is pretty much already there—and then proceed to vote no on Measure 88. It seems that Oregonians are only excited about equal opportunities if you’re a true red, white and blue American. This is something that has had me frustrated about Oregonian politics ever since the water fluoridation nonsense that happened a few years back. Oregonians love to jump on board of idealized symbolic causes that in fact do nothing, and in the end simply deprive

poor families of access to basic dental health benefits and pointlessly repeat laws for the sake of their symbolic value. It’s typical that in Oregon we can feel good about adding another clause to the constitution that is pretty much already there and call it progress. So there you have it, folks—the midterms have come and gone, and nothing too significant happened. At the national level, congress will probably remain at a standstill, and the president will most likely veto anything that the Republicans pass. John Kitzhaber, the emperor of Oregon, was reelected, and things will keep trucking along with Oregon still being 47th in the nation when it comes to funding higher education. And finally, Oregonians proved we’re open to idealized progressive values, but at our core we are all still a bunch of immigrant-hating racists. In fact, the only thing that’ll be different by the time the next election rolls around is that we can all legally get stoned, watch Adult Swim, and feel like we contributed by mailing in a ballot while eating Ben & Jerry’s in our underwear.

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Holiday events to warm the cockles of your heart bRAnDon stAley

Portland is a town of weird holiday events. Once December hits, you’ll be drowning in curly shoes, superfluously placed faux white fur and bells that dangle from the most inappropriate of places. Perhaps you’ll be looking to avoid the wild shindigs like the plague, or maybe you’ll throw yourself into the throng with wild, bacchanalian abandon. Regardless of where you stand, this guide will serve you well when deciding just

how hoarse you’d like to get screaming the lyrics to “Jingle Bell Rock,” or the best days to stay the hell away from that part of town.

Santacon 2014 – Dec. 13 Santacon is itself something of a mystery. Loosely arranged by the Portland Cacophony Society, details on Santacon are released shortly before the event is about to begin. While in years past the Santacon has begun at the THE CHRISTMAS TREE at Pioneer Square in Dec. 2013.

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Skidmore fountain, no one is actually sure where the event will be held until those hours before it actually happens. Santacon is less about a time and a place and more about the spirit of the thing. You dress up like a Santa and roam the city, looking for other Santas and then just sort of go from there. It’s not competitive. You’re not trying to be the most boisterous Santa, or be the Santa that drinks the most. Santacon is an experience, both for you and those to whom you subject your Christmassy charm.

(renowned for its residential lights) and Crale House (lesser known but still notable), as well as at least three bars along the way. Warm drinks are served on the Festibus. It’s a great way to meet other people, since the bus can carry 12 other merrymakers. The only drawbacks are that the Festibus is firmly 21-plus, and the cost of admission is $45. If you’re of age, though, it might be a great deal. I mean, have you ever tried to navigate Peacock Lane by foot or car? Best leave it to the professionals.

Festibus – multiple dates

Crafty Wonderland – Dec. 13–14

Let’s face it, walking is for squares. And who really wants to be a square during the holidays? Not you, that’s for sure. That’s where Festibus comes in. Festibus is actually the Portland Shortbus, which hosts wine and city tours during the year. Around the holidays their schedule transitions to reflect the season. The Festibus will take you to both Peacock Lane

Chances are you have a friend named Karen who got all her Christmas shopping done four months ago. Chances are Karen won’t shut up about this fact, either. Sad to break it to you, but you’re going to have to beat Karen at her own game, because if you can’t finish your holiday shopping before her then at least you can get better presents. This is

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the natural law of Christmas. Crafty Wonderland can help you destroy the prideful Karen once and for all with their annual holiday sale, which takes over the Oregon Convention Center for two days. All of the goods available at the Crafty Wonderland sale are made by local artisans for reasonable prices. At Crafty Wonderland you can find illustrated cards, designer flasks and all manner of huggable plushies. Admission is free, and the Oregon Convention Center is right off the MAX’s yellow line. Go get some artisanal crafts!

Holiday Ale Festival – Dec. 3–7 Yo, do you like beer? Do you like winter beers? If you answered yes (and I know you did), then boy-oh-boy do I have the event for you. The Holiday Ale Festival, which is held right in the heart of downtown Portland at Pioneer Courthouse Square, collects holiday beers from brewers both big and

small and condenses them into one place for you, the imbiber, to enjoy. Entry to the festival is a little pricey at $35, but you get a souvenir mug and 12 beer tickets. This is a one-time price too, and it gives you admission to the festival for all five days.

24th Annual Tuba Christmas Concert – Dec. 13 What’s the coolest noise the human mind has ever conceived? If you said, “Roughly 250 tubas playing in unison,” well, then, that’s cool, I guess. Hey, have you heard about this tuba thing? The concert will be held at Pioneer Courthouse Square, but don’t worry! If you can’t make it, rehearsals will be held in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom so, in all likelihood, you’ll have no choice in the matter. You will hear the tubas. Admission to the Pioneer Courthouse Square event is free. Admission to the SMSU Ballroom rehearsal comes with its own price.

The most embarrassing, endearing holiday costumes for pets Amy Rush

We’re rounding the corner of that time of year when gaining a few pounds is inevitable thanks to things like grandma’s world renowned pumpkin pie, and attempting to dress ourselves to the nines to convince extended family and old friends that we’re at our best ever. And for some reason, it would seem that along with your fancy getup, it’s become necessary in our culture to dress your pet up too. While these duds range from adorable to absolutely shameful, here is a compiled list of the best of the best (to help you get into the holiday spirit).

Champagne bottle schnauzer While this outfit not only screams “we know how to party,” it potentially shames your puppy into years of drunken squeaky toy overuse. It skips right past the trying to look put together for the holidays to show what they’re really all about: spiking the punch.

the red-nosed wiener dog? Besides, antlers on any animal that wasn’t born with them is ridiculously adorable. Add a tiny sleigh and jingle bell collar and you’ll melt the heart of anyone in the vicinity.

Ugly sweater siamese Here you thought you were the only one who needed an ugly Christmas sweater as the season officially kicks into gear. Wrong. As it turns out you can find one for your pet, too. It’s hard to imagine a cat willingly squeezing into a tiny yarn sweater, but isn’t that what pet costumes are all about: showing that cat who’s boss? As for your pup, something tells me the easygoing nature of a dog means he won’t mind grinning and wearing it.

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Holiday elf tabby We’ve really come so far since the days of “Smelly Cat” (if you don’t know what that is, ask Google). But when it comes to the holidays and getting even with that ball of fur that likes to wake you up at 5 a.m. and let you know he’s hungry, there’s elf cat. This double-pointed, almost court jester-like hat is not only embarrassing, but it comes together under that tiny little cat chin with a string bow. If string right under his nose that he can’t get to doesn’t show him who’s boss, I don’t know what will.

Majestic reindeer dachshund Nothing says “ho ho holiday” quite like having your own sled-toting pet. What if you show up to that ugly sweater party with Rudolph

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BLACk FRIDAY SHOPPERS at a Washington, D.C. Target.

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The anti-family, anti-labor push for more holiday consumerism sebAstIAn RIchARDson

The holiday season is fast approaching. For many this means spending much-needed time with family. For others it means taking part in religious traditions with themes such as hope, peace and charity. No matter what religious background you come from, how you celebrate the holidays or who you spend them with, there seems to be a force that unites Americans of all creeds, political parties and economic classes: a rampant plague of consumerism. Now I’m not talking about the consumerism that makes it socially expectant of you to buy your girlfriend some gift card or your brother a cheap book from Powell’s around Christmas time. The exchanging of gifts is a time-honored tradition which reflects good wishes and can serve as a reminder that a person hasn’t forgotten your existence. I personally have no particular issues with deals, sales

and marketing that appeals to cheerful folks excited about the holidays. What concerns me is this rampant push for earlier, cheaper, adrenalinepumping door-busters at the expense of the laborer who has to sit there and stare as hordes of people trample one another when they should be with their families. I could go on and on about how the attitudes and actions of some Americans on Black Friday are borderline despicable and make Americans look like a stampede of drug-induced buffalo who have no problem with watching their fellow man get trampled as long as they get the newest Nintendo product first. I could divulge my distaste for massive consumerism and write about how we promote a culture that values material possessions over much more meaningful aspects of humanity.

However, while I am disgruntled with the existence of Black Friday in almost every way possible, it is not what has me bothered this holiday season. Rather, I find this creeping push to start Black Friday earlier and earlier to be inherently wrong and something which directly hurts the dignity of workers. Now we have Black Thursday. For a long time, it was common for Black Friday to actually start on Friday, usually around 6 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving. But in recent years, opening hours have been pushed earlier and earlier. In 2011, retailers such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Macy’s and Kohl’s started their Black Friday sales at midnight rather than at the usual morning opening time. In 2012, several retailers including Walmart, Kmart, Toys R Us and Sears began their Black Friday deals at 8

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p.m. Thanksgiving day. This year, many retailers are taking this push to a new extreme and are opening at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving day. This means that many Walmart, Best Buy, Khol’s, Macy’s and Kmart employees will not be able to spend time with family, friends and loved ones, and will now be spending their holiday working. Many of these workers also don’t receive any holiday payment and are often denied the day off. While I myself am not the biggest fan of Thanksgiving, I do not deny that it holds a place within American culture as a time for family, friends and food. However by willfully taking part in these earlier Black Friday deals, we send a message to the world that we are okay with pulling people away from their families and friends if it means getting to do some early holiday shopping. The only thing worse than gorging oneself on a holiday

that ultimately celebrates the genocide and displacement of an entire people is dragging your gravy-filled gullet to Walmart so you can buy an unnecessarily large plasma screen TV for your ungrateful, fat child, thereby robbing a minimum-wage worker of an evening spent outside the prison of fluorescent lights and cheap khakis. At least, at the end of the day, it brings back the timehonored Thanksgiving tradition of Manifest Destiny at the expense of other peoples’ well-being. For this reason, I applaud retailers who are taking a stand and are refusing to open on Black Thursday. Retailers such as Costco, Game Stop, Nordstrom, T.J. Maxx, Marshall’s, Radio Shack and Barnes & Noble, among others, will be closed this Thanksgiving. Many of these retailers also issued statements that said their employees deserve

to spend Thanksgiving with their families. Not surprisingly, both Walmart and Amazon are beginning Black Friday-style deals as early as Nov. 1, so who knows when all of this will end. I wouldn’t be surprised if by 2020 we were having Black Friday deals as early as Labor Day. This Black Friday, I will be staying home. While I can’t encourage everyone to resist the once-in-a-lifetime deals, I hope that people will have the common decency to stay home on Thanksgiving and not force other people to cater to their shopping lists. I hope that in time, we as a society will not only use our wallets to determine where to shop, but our ethics and moral compasses. Unless you don’t really care. Then, by all means hit the mall on Thanksgiving day. In fact, I hear the Blu-ray edition of Tommy Boy will be like 60 percent off.

The ultimate holiday adventure guide for student parents Enjoy lights, trains and holiday craft venues with your children this season

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Portland offers dozens of events and activities for students with children to enjoy throughout the holiday season. Whether you love to look at lights, watch the ballet, make winter crafts or ride a train through lit woods, you can share a memorable holiday event with your children.

zooLights Visit the Oregon Zoo during the holidays to witness a spectacular light show. The annual ZooLights winter festival boasts over a million LED lights that wrap throughout the zoo. Ride through the zoo on a train or experience the light show on an immersive loop that travels the entire zoo. The first two weeks of the festival are the least busy.

When: Nov. 28 through Jan. 4, 2015 Where: Oregon zoo 4001 S.W. Canyon Rd. Time: Sunday–Thursday: 5–8 p.m.; Friday–Saturday: 5–8:30 p.m. Cost: $10 for adults; $7 for children.

Drive-through light show Considered the largest light show west of the Mississippi River, the 22nd Annual Winter Wonderland light show lets you experience glimmering designs from the comfort of your warm car. Traditional light exhibits such as Toyland, Candy Lane, Christmas Tree Lane, Reindeer Road and Sports Corner are lit up alongside new exhibits each year.

When: Nov. 27 through Dec. 28 Where: Portland International Raceway 1940 N. Victory Rd. Time: Sunday–Thursday: 5–9 p.m.; Friday–Saturday: 5 p.m.–11 p.m. Cost: $18 per car.

Lights at The Grotto Enjoy a light festival that glows with over 500,000 lights each year at the Christmas Festival of Lights held at The Grotto in Northeast Portland. The festival offers puppet shows, indoor holiday concerts, food and drink, a petting zoo, craft stations, a nativity exhibit, outdoor caroling and a light show that spans a quarter-mile.

When: Nov. 28 through Dec. 30 Where: The Grotto 8840 N.E. Skidmore St. Time: 5–9:30 p.m. Cost: $10 for adults; $5 for children (3–12); Free for 2 and under.

Nutcracker ballet Take your children to The Nutcracker ballet for an eyeopening show. Filled with holiday magic, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker features heroic toys, leaping snowflakes and the journey of little Marie. The ballet is held 17 times throughout the season at the Keller Auditorium. For ticket information, call Oregon Ballet Theatre at 503-222-5538. Tickets sell out quickly.

When: Dec. 13–27 Where: Keller Auditorium 222 S.W. Clay St. Time: Varies Cost: Varies

A Christmas play at the Portland Playhouse The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge! From Dec. 3–28 your family can experience the classic holiday ghost story, A Christmas Carol, at the Portland Playhouse. Directed by Christi Miles, the play is an adaptation of Dickens’ original text. Filled with

riveting music and brilliant acting, your children will fall in love with dear old Scrooge and Tiny Tim.

VISITOR RYAN COX holds his six year old daughter Charlotte while they enjoy the Oregon zoo's train during zooLights.

When: Dec. 3–28 Where: Portland Playhouse 602 N.E. Prescott St. Time: Varies Cost: Varies

The largest Christmas bazaar America’s Largest Christmas Bazaar, featuring 400 booths with handcrafted items and over 500 commercial products. The bazaar is the perfect place to take children to see Santa’s Village, pick out presents and sip hot cocoa. Santa’s Village is a large walk-through display where children can sit on Santa’s lap, make crafts and get their faces painted. COURTESY Of MICHAEL DURHAM/OREGON ZOO

When: Nov. 28–30; Dec. 5–7 Where: The Portland Expo Center 2060 N. Marine Dr. Time: Fridays–Saturdays: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sundays: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Cost: $7 for adults; $3 for children 12–17; under 12 are free

THE NUTCRACkER BALLET in Minsk, Belarus.

Christmas train along the Willamette River Travel by train this holiday season on The Holiday Express for a one-hour ride through Portland. Children can wave out the windows, talk to Santa’s helpers and meet Santa on their journey along the Willamette River. This year, the historic SP&S 700 train has been outfitted with lights and decorations.

When: Dec. 5–7 and Dec. 12–14 Where: 7806 S.E. Oaks Park Way (near Oaks Amusement Park). Time: Varies Cost: Varies COURTESY Of XOMENKA THROUGH CREATIVE COMMONS

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Local crafts to make your holiday shopping easy

IN ADDITION TO PAPER AND STATIONERY, Oblation offers a variety of used typewriters.

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As we approach the holidays, it’s daunting as a college student on a limited budget to pick out gifts that are both affordable and more personal than a $15 Starbucks gift card. This list of local shops will ideally serve as a starting point for your legendary gift purchases of 2014.

stella’s on 21st 1108 n.w. 21st Ave. Choose from an assortment of colorful, local products including jewelry, books, natural beauty products, magnets and more. Come in with one thing in mind and expect to leave with at least three other affordable knick-knacks!

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2nd Avenue Records 400 s.w. 2nd Ave. Not only do they carry a decent collection of vinyl in most genres, 2nd Avenue Records has a great reputation for their authentic band T-shirts. As with most record stores, be prepared to rummage a little for that one Police album, but it’s a fun time regardless.

oblation 516 n.w. 12th Ave. Oblation is one of the few stores left keeping the art of paper and letter writing alive. Here you’ll find oneof-a-kind cards for all occasions, beautifully crafted stationary and an abundance of wax seals to add a nostalgic touch for those that appreciate the past. Oblation also has a number of beautiful typewriters for sale in the range of $200. You’ll step out wanting to learn and master traditional letter pressing techniques.

Rich’s cigar store — 820 s.w. Alder st. Rich’s may be a cigar store first, but this is also hands down the best place to find the foreign magazines you thought were never shipped

to America. Be prepared to fall in love with that British publication that only comes out twice a year and earn a little positive, pretentious cred. Animal traﬃc — 429 s.w. 10th Ave. Animal Traffic sells men’s and women’s clothing fit for someone living in the Pacific Northwest, and this is also the place to recommend for the largest stock of vintage Pendleton. An excellent choice for someone looking to further establish their Oregon roots.

Local treats and candy cosmic soda pop and candy shop 817 s.e. 34th Ave. They sell an abundance of extremely obscure sodas and foreign candies, complete with a soda fountain counter that serves egg creams on the regular. It’s more exciting to pick something out here

that’s not your run-of-themill American candy, and it’s the type of shop where your grandmother might see something she loved in the ‘50s. maurice pastry shop and luncheonette — 921 s.w. oak st. Since its opening in 2013, Maurice has garnered much critical praise and attention for its Nordic-French menu of quaint and flavorful treats. Natural light pours through into the small white room, which always smells of pastries and the most exotic teas. Named after the owner’s French lop rabbit, Maurice is famous for their black pepper cheesecake, but the currant and rosemary scone is equally to die for. pix patisserie — 2225 e. burnside st. The owner trained in the south of France and brought her talent back to

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Portland to open up this haven for desserts. The New York Times have said her macaroons trounce those of Per Se’s in New York, the highest compliment an American macaroon maker could receive. Besides macaroons, the menu includes rich concoctions made with praline, mousse, meringue and ganache. For those of drinking age, Pix also has a notable champagne collection to choose from. blue star Doughnuts — 1237 s.w. washington st. For the record, if doughnuts

are going to be your gift, skip Voodoo immediately and run straight for Blue Star. Made from a classic brioche recipe from the south of France, the doughnuts not only come in interesting flavors, but are melt-in-yourmouth delicious. With selections changing daily, Blue Star sells until they’re sold out but is never plagued by a 30-minute wait line. From the champagne peach to the Cointreau crème brulée, these are doughnuts that are both fun and elegant in flavor. Complimentary Stumptown coffee is also served.

The ﬁnest, festive ﬁlms for your holidays mIRIAm peRAlA

There’s no better time to plan yourself a merry little marathon than with winter break nearly nipping at your nose. And sure, you could go traditional with A Christmas Story or Eight Crazy Nights, but the following features (while perhaps radical) are the surest way to truly soak up the season. Misery (1990): Far too many people make the mistake of contracting hollyjolly-itis long before the holidays. So instead, try snuggling up in your favorite flannel to the tune of this classic Stephen King thriller. There will be snow, there will be blood, and—thanks to the splendid Kathy Bates—there will also be plenty of misery. Edward Scissorhands (1990): This carefully constructed

fantasy, rendered by the evertwisted Tim Burton, speaks to viewers of love, acceptance and a lack thereof. Its protagonist, Edward (here played by Johnny Depp), is the strapping, sensitive and nearly complete creation of a now dead inventor. But when brought out of isolation by a tenacious suburbanite, he must learn how to function in “modern” society. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000): A liveaction rendition of the Dr. Suess tale, this film is hilarious, festive and utterly odd. An orphaned creature, played by the incredibly animated Jim Carey, plots to destroy the town and season that ruined his childhood. Throw in a bit of song and a pre-sewer grunge Taylor Momsen, and

you’ve got this sensational, season piece. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): Based on C.S. Lewis’s famous novel, this movie follows four children who have been evacuated from their war-torn home. While in hiding, the children discover a portal to a fantasy land which, while absolutely wonderful, is just as dangerous as the country from which they’d fled. It’s cinematically gorgeous, chock-full of painfully gorgeous effects, and, above all, does great justice to its eponymous source novel. Pride and Prejudice (2005): While this film may have literally nothing to do with the holidays and, in fact, might not even contain any snow,

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it’s still a seasonal cinema essential. Why? Because there’s literally nothing better than worming your way into a mound of blankets and watching a monumentally glorious romance unfold. It’s the ultimate will-they-won’tthey, with the added bonus of period costuming. Harry Potter and the…etc. (2001–2011): If you have a lot of time, a lot of snacks and magic on your mind, this film set could be a lovely fromme-to-me gift. There are feasts, beasts, friendship— and a plethora of heartfelt holiday scenes. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): I’m probably not qualified to declare this as the best movie of all time, but I would say it’s fairly safe to call it the most satisfy-

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ing Halloween and Christmas mashup movie in existence. This claymation marvel, also produced by Tim Burton, follows the dead-life crisis of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town.

And beyond being one of few animated holiday features to leave you feeling sane, it’s family-friendly, musically marvelous and guaranteed to creep its way into your spooky little heart.

The frugal, festive holiday feast bRAnDon stAley

The holidays are the perfect time to gather the family and plunge into a waistline bulging array of foods so bad for you they’re good. But if the responsibility of hosting holiday dinner has fallen to you this year, you might think twice about what you serve. Costs add up quick, especially if you’re planning on serving a bird or ham. And what about those guests who are strict vegetarians, vegans or gluten-free? In this helpful guide, you’ll find recipe ideas that will help you prepare for any mix of guests and their dietary preferences.

Roasted Brussel sprouts 1 pound Brussel sprouts, halved with outer layers removed 2 tablespoons olive oil or bacon fat (or just enough to cover) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 cloves fresh minced garlic

Brussel sprouts get a bad rap. Often demonized and portrayed as punishments for naughty children, Brussel sprouts only taste like soggy cabbage if you don’t know how to cook. But you know how to cook, don’t you? Of course you do. You’re an animal. The trick to cooking Brussel sprouts is not overcooking them. The best way to keep your sprouts from getting soggy is to bake them. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Then remove any yellow or wilted leaves from the outer layer of the sprouts. Next, chop the sprouts in half. This will help them to cook evenly. Toss the sprouts with olive oil and chopped garlic, as well as a bit of salt and pepper. If

you’ve got any (and you’re not adverse to the idea) you can replace the oil with bacon fat to give the sprouts a meaty flavor, but be warned: You just slathered a really healthy vegetable with bacon. Lay the sprouts cut-side down on a baking sheet and cook for roughly 25 to 30 minutes. If you want to continue on the bacon train, you can add some cooked, crumbled bacon to this dish just a few minutes before it comes out of the oven. Or omit for a healthy, vegetarian side.

Butternut squash with pecans 2 pounds butternut squash 2 tablespoons melted butter 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 cup pecans

some kind of wunderkind or something. Brush the inside of the squash and the surface of a baking dish with butter, or a tasteless oil. Place the two halves of the squash facedown into the baking dish and cook for 30 minutes. If you want a more flavorful squash, turn it over in the last couple of minutes of baking and brush your squash with about a fourth of a cup of maple syrup and cook for five minutes, or until the syrup has crystalized on the squash. You’ll know the squash is done cooking when you can slide in a toothpick or fork with no resistance. Top the squash with pecans and serve by scooping out the innards.

ROAST BUTTERNUT SQUASH SALAD with pecans.

Honey glazed carrots Pumpkins get all the glory during the holiday season. They kick off the festivities with Halloween and then strong-arm their way right through Christmas. But the pumpkin’s reign of terror is over now. The butternut squash is the true king of the holidays. Many butternut squash recipes you’ll find will ask you to cube the squash before cooking it. This is a cool way to hurt yourself because have you ever tried to cut a squash before cooking it? It’s like trying to get blood from a stone if you’re using anything but the sharpest knife. Instead, preheat that oven of yours to 400 degrees. Cut the squash lengthwise (from stem to stem) and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds. You can retain the seeds if you want to cook them separately, which is something I do every Thanksgiving and then never get around to it but, hey, maybe you’re

1 pound baby carrots 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice This honey glazed carrots recipe is a great way to jazz up one of the most underrated vegetables out there: carrots. Not only that, but carrots are super cheap! First, steam your carrots. Boiled carrots are fine enough, but leaves them with a lackluster flavor. The carrots will be done when they’re tender, after about five minutes. Throw the cooked carrots into a pan on medium heat with along with the butter, honey and lemon juice. Cook the carrots until ingredients have coated the carrots and have become thick, about five more minutes. Serve immediately and enjoy your (optionally) vegetarian spread!

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No money, no problems Four cheap DIY gifts any craft-illiterate person can pull off colleen leARy

The time for holiday giftgiving will be here before you know it. Chances are your family and friends are tired of getting festive pajamas every year. Instead of spending a bunch of money on gifts that will be under appreciated and quickly forgotten, try out one of these easy DIY ideas for holiday gifts that will make both giver and recipient feel a little cheerier. They’re cheap, useful and way more meaningful than buying some plastic crap at a box store.

Exfoliating and moisturizing salt and sugar scrub This scrub is a natural way to beat wintery dry skin. Instruct the recipient to rub into hands, elbows, knees and feet, and rinse. This will exfoliate dry skin and leave it with long lasting moisture.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Mason jars 3/4 cup coarse sea salt 3/4 cup brown sugar or raw sugar 16 drops essential oil of your choosing—I like lavender and eucalyptus 1/4 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup almond, avocado or grapeseed oil

Step 1: Warm coconut oil on low in a sauce pan until it turns to liquid. Step 2: While coconut oil is melting, mix salt, sugar and essential oil drops. You can use less or more drops depending on how aromatic you’d like your scrub to be. Step 3: Remove coconut oil from heat after it’s melted. Slowly mix coconut oil into your dry mixture. Slowly add remaining oils. Let mixture cool. The scrub will thicken as the coconut oil cools. Step 4: Scoop scrub into your mason jars.

Aromatherapy hot/cold pillows Aromatherapy pillows are great gifts for children and adults. These versatile scented pillows can be heated in the microwave or cooled in the freezer for aromatherapy and muscle rejuvenation and relaxation.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: 1 1/2 yards of soft cotton or other non-synthetic fabric 1 pound bag of rice 1/2 ounce of dried herbs of your choosing—I like lavender and chamomile A few drops of essential oils of your choosing—I like tea tree and eucalyptus. You can also try

cinnamon and nutmeg for a nostalgic scent Sewing machine, or needle and thread Step 1: Cut out four 9 inch by 12 inch rectangles from your fabric. Sew two of the rectangles together on three edges. If you are using a needle and thread, you’ll need to be very careful to make small stitches that grains of rice won’t be able to squeeze through. It’s a good idea to sew around the edges twice. Repeat this with your remaining two rectangles. Step 2: Pour rice into a bowl, mix dried herbs and a few drops of essential oils in with the rice. After the rice is mixed and smells strong enough to your liking, pour the contents into one of your sewn squares. Step 3: Sew up the fourth side of the rectangle. Again, being very careful to make the stitches small enough that the rice won’t fall out. Set the rice filled square inside the remaining square. Sew up the fourth side. Double layering the squares will ensure the rice inside is secure from spillage. After you’ve made your aromatherapy pillow, try toss it in the microwave for one minute for a warm

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muscle relaxant, or freeze it overnight for a soothing ice pack. Hint: If you’re up for more of a sewing challenge, it’s also fun to pick out patterns and sew these into animal shapes. I used a pattern to make an aromatherapy “Scrappy the Penguin.”

No-knit scarf This scarf requires no knitting and only a touch of hand sewing. Wow your family and friends with this warm and special gift.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: A large skein of yarn Leather scraps Large needle and thread Awl or ice pick Step 1: Cut a 3 inch piece of yarn and save for later. Set two chairs side by side and tie one end of your roll of yarn to the top of the chair. Wrap the entire roll of yarn tightly around the top of both chairs. This makes what is called a hank of yarn. Step 2: After you’ve rolled out all the yarn, untie the loose end. While holding the loose ends, pull the entire roll of yarn off the chairs, and twist it about three times. NO-kNIT SCARF

Next, lay the yarn flat on a table and tie loose ends to each other. Using the 3 inch piece of yarn you first cut, tie a knot around the third section of the hank, creating three even sections. Step 3: Cut three rectangular pieces of leather, about 2 inches by 4 inches. Using your awl or ice pick, poke evenly spaced holes in each of the long edges of your leather pieces. Step 4: Line up the leather piece with one of the tied sections on your yarn hank. Using a thick thread or embroidery floss, sew the edges of the leather pieces together, creating a band around the scarf. Repeat this with your remaining two leather pieces, corresponding with the three sections you created with your scarf. Now you have a unique scarf to keep a friend’s neck warm for the holidays!

Chalkboard coasters This project requires very little time or skill. This set of coasters can be decorated for any theme. They are a great way to personalize place settings and keep track of people’s drinks at a holiday party.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Set of 4–6 plain ceramic tiles Chalkboard spray paint 8.5 inch by 11 inch thin sheet of cork board Hot glue gun Old newspaper Step 1: Lay old newspaper in the garage or somewhere outside that will stay dry for up to 24 hours. Lay your ceramic tiles on the newspaper and spray the top side and edges of the tiles with your chalkboard paint, following the instructions on the paint can. Let the tiles dry for a few hours. After the top has dried, return to flip them over and paint the back side. Let dry. Repeat if a second coat seems necessary. Step 2: While your tiles are drying, use your sheet of cork board to cut out one centimeter circles or squares. You should cut enough so you have four pieces for every tile. When the tiles are dry, hot glue the cork pieces to the bottom of the tiles in order to protect the bottom surface. Hint: Some craft stores sell these little self-sticking cork protector pads. Voila! You have a fun set of coasters for your friends’ coffee table. CHALkBOARD COASTERS

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How to host a festive DIY holiday party The ultimate DIY guide to parties Summer Stewart

The holiday season is warm; it is a shared moment between loved ones to open our hearts and doors to those around us. Celebrate the holidays together by hosting a party filled with food, drinks, presents and memories. Holiday parties do not have to be expensive. The décor, food and activities can be homemade with a variety of household supplies. A holiday party can be something as simple as a hot cocoa party or as complex a four-course dinner party. No matter what type of party you plan to hold, this guide helps you create the ultimate DIY décor, food and activities!

The décor The décor sets the tone for the party and invites the guests to enjoy the festivities. Create holiday décor with natural materials, glue, card stock, butcher paper, felt, glitter and many other household supplies. When creating the décor, consider the color theme of your party. For example, traditional autumn colors are red, yellow and orange, while winter colors are either red, green and white, or blue, silver and white. The remaining components of the party easily come together once decided on a color palette for the party.

Butcher paper menu Display the food offered at the party on craft paper using a permanent pen. Hang up the menu on the front door kitchen to let guests know what’s being served during the party. If you are holding a potluck menu, hang a pen on a string for guests to write down their dish as they arrive. You can also create a menu board with stock paper that tells your guests about the festivities.

What You’ll Need: Craft paper (you can get it from IKEA) Permanent marker String, if you’re allowing additions from guests

‘Giving thanks’ table runner Allow you guests to demonstrate their appreciation with a craft paper table runner. Tape the craft paper underneath the table and roll it across the center of the table. Use a small glass jar to hold pens of various color in it for guests to write down their thoughts. For a Thanksgiving dinner, consider writing, “Giving Thanks” across the middle of the runner. On the other hand, for winter parties, consider writing “Happy Holidays,” “Merry Thoughts” or “Resolutions.”

scissors and a fine-tipped marker. For Thanksgiving parties, cut out invitations in the shape of leaves. Winter invitations could feature snowy trees, snowflakes, candy canes or presents. List the date, place, time and type of party you are throwing to help the guests prepare. If you don’t want to make invitations with paper, use an e-invite. Online invitations allow you to choose a theme, insert pertinent details, upload your contact list and receive instant updates on RSVPs for the party.

The food Holiday parties center around food. You can throw

a traditional holiday meal or a DIY gingerbread house party for guests. Before sending out the invitations, decide whether you are having a dinner party. If not, then choose a central activity for the party. If so, then decide whether or not you are going to cook the entire meal, or if you are going to have a potluck-style dinner. If you are cooking the entire meal, be sure to serve two main dishes (traditional and vegan, if needed), a side, an appetizer, a dessert and a signature drink.

accompany the main meal, cooked by you. As the host, you should provide the main drink, dish and side to ensure there is a meal available in the event that guests “forget” to bring their dish. Ask guests to tell you what they are bringing in advance. Create an online form that lets guests select the dish they are bringing to the party. If you’ve never cooked for guests before you can use websites such as Bon Appetit and Eating Well to help you pick recipes.

The potluck

The activities

A potluck requires trust in guests to bring a dish to

For parties not centered on dinner, activities are key. For

example, set up a hot cocoa bar with different styles of chocolate, sprinkles, whipped cream and festive mugs for your guests to concoct their own velvety creations.

Other great non-dinner party ideas include: Cookie decorating station Christmas cookie exchange Ornament decoration bar Christmas gift exchange Have plenty of supplies on hand to keeps guests busy and happy. Holiday parties can subsist without frills, but a small kick-start helps get everybody excited about the evening.

What you’ll need: Craft paper Pens Tape

The holiday centerpiece Create an elegant centerpiece with outdoor materials. A natural centerpiece can be made from twigs, leaves and pinecones. Collect the materials and weave them together with floral wire to create a piece that neatly fits into a glass vase or bowl.

What you’ll need: Twigs Floral wire Pine cones Dried leaves Glass vase or bowl

The invitation Create handmade invitations using card stock, glue,

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How to make your eggnog good to the last drop Amy Rush

Anticipating post-holiday blues? Have no fear! Your friendly leftover eggnog guide is here. It’s pretty normal to feel tired and sad as the holidays steam past us, and ugly sweater party sweaters turn into…well, just ugly sweaters. Alas! After the yule log has long burned out, you can turn your main party leftover into spirit for days to come with these handy ideas. That frothy, yet smooth and delicious holiday specialty that’s not really milk, yet tricks us into thinking it’s acceptable dairy, has an afterlife. Let’s start with New Year’s Day brunch. While you’re whipping up some eggs and bacon, why not try some eggnog French toast? Just substitute it for the milk in your batter and you instantly have a festive and tasty brunch. This also works for pancakes! When reading the directions, just substitute eggnog for the water and watch your creation flourish on the grill. For a healthier breakfast alternative, mix it into steel cut oats with some apples and extra cinnamon. Baking can be a great way to return to reality after the holiday season, whip up wonderful creations for coworkers or just prepare for the new year.

Eggnog serves as a great substitute for many of your favorite recipes. Be creative. You can use eggnog in place of milk or eggs in many things. For example, take a traditional sugar cookie recipe: flour, butter, sugar, eggs and buttermilk. Just substitute eggnog for the buttermilk and you now have spiced, holidayenhanced sugar cookies. As an added bonus, they pack well for those back to work lunches. Speaking of the back to work grind—try jazzing up your morning caffeine fix with eggnog instead of half and half. It can be used as a creamer alone, or with just a little dash of cinnamon or nutmeg. That way you can continue your holiday joy well into the new year, and well past Starbucks’ termination of the holiday beverage. Whether you love the ‘nog or maybe aren’t so much of a fan, there are plenty of ways to use it to its maximum potential. And who knows, maybe if you aren’t a fan, one of these new takes on the old beverage will tickle your fancy. Since eggnog is one of those things that’s really only available around the holidays, you better make the best of it while it’s here. I believe the expression is something like “waste not, want not.” Cheers!

‘Tis the saison Forget sweater season—warm yourself with a beer blanket

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As the days get shorter and the nights get cold, the desire to throw on a sweater and plop down in front of a roaring fire increases. That’s great and all, but I offer a more enjoyable and tasty route to warming yourself this chilly season: the beer blanket. We are fortunate enough to live in the Pacific Northwest, which boasts more seasonal brews than one would have the time, money or stomach volume to try. The great thing about the winter season is that beers are thankfully designed to put a fire in your belly as well as give you a solid buzz. So sit back, sip a winter warmer and enjoy. Cheers! Jubelale Deschutes Brewery 60 IBU 6.7% ABV

If you’re looking for an unintimidating entry to winter brews, look no farther than the Jubelale from Deschutes Brewery. Its flavors are a little subtler and less overbearing than others, but you’ll still get hints of chocolate, caramel, coffee and spices. The label artwork changes year to year and is almost worth picking up for that reason alone. A staple in Northwest seasonals, the Jubelale is a safe grab for anyone cold desiring to warm themselves with some quality liquid cheer.

the smoother drinks on this list, so it makes for easy drinkability and a shortened time to achieving that desired beer blanket. The Abyss Deschutes Brewery 86 IBU 11% ABV

As you enter the inescapable downward spiral of cold weather and darkness, you are greeted with The Abyss. As dark, deep and complex as a cross between Lovecraft and Dostoyevsky, this Imperial Stout welcomes you in your most desperate chilly hour. With an 11% ABV, it doesn’t so much warm you as it does envelope your stomach in a wreath of flame. It’s heavy, but what else would you expect from a beer boasting flavors of molasses and licorice. This brew is currently on a limited release, so you might have to work hard to find The Abyss. But then again, maybe you don’t find The Abyss. Maybe The Abyss finds you.

The Abominable Winter Ale Hopworks Brewery 70 IBU 7.3% ABV

The Abominable Winter Ale has been set free by Hopworks and currently is in the midst of unleashing its tasty terror on the Pacific Northwest. Made with Chinook, Cascade, Centennial and Simcoe hops, the Abominable lashes out with a bitter and malty serving of warming liquid with a hearty serving of fruitiness. It’s really more of a year-round IPA than anything else, so the Abominable is a safe start for people easily intimidated by the hearty and heavy punch of most snow time brews. It’s also worth mentioning that there’s an adorable yeti on the can—so that doesn’t hurt. Sleigh’r Dark Double Alt Ale Ninkasi Brewing Company 50 IBU 7.2% ABV

The Sleigh’r Dark Double Alt Ale is the one seasonal beer I wish I could have year round. It packs all the burning punch you’d want from a winter ale, but doesn’t necessarily have the dominating bitter bite. It pours dark and has a malty flavor with hints of caramel and grain. If the label art is any indication, I imagine Santa adding some holiday cheer in his life with this brew after a night of getting his ass handed to him delivering presents. The Sleigh’r should definitely be a go-to as the temperatures plummit this season. Festeroo Winter Ale Hop valley Brewing Co. 60 IBU 7.3% ABV

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The Festeroo is Hop Valley’s take on an English-style old ale. This beer pours to a dark brown color with a bubbly tan head that dissipates fairly quickly. The taste transitions from malty beginnings with hints of fruit to classic winter-style bitters. It’s got a fair amount of bitterness to it, which is clear from the IBU, but the alcohol content is sneaky. The Festeroo packs all the punch you’d expect and want from your winter beers. It’s one of

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A guide to local Turkey Day footballers mAtt RAuch

’Tis the season, sports fans! With the holidays fast approaching, there’s so much to look forward to. Whether it’s the food, quality time with family or just missing work or school, the holidays are packed with joy. However, for some families, the holidays aren’t complete without an added bonus: sports. I come from a huge family. My dad has 14 brothers and sisters, and they all have kids who have children as well. As you can imagine, the holidays get

pretty intense. We have a mixture of sports fans, wanna-be sports fans and non-sports fans. There are Duck alumni, Beaver alumni and Viking alumni. Though all support the local college teams, many don’t like watching the pros. However, whether they like it or not, Thanksgiving with the family always means every TV in the house plays whatever NFL games are on. If someone changes it, a male-dominated audience explodes in protest.

Everyone in my family is so college-focused, and every year there seems to be some sort of argument about who came from what school and why that makes their alma mater better. Now, I don’t know whether it’s because the people are stuffed to the brim with turkey, a little buzzed off their favorite adult beverage, or a combination of both, but every year someone makes an argument while having no real grasp of the facts. I’m hoping that I can inject some solid information into

the local athletic rivalry arguments. I have decided to create an informational tool that can be used to help set the record straight. Below, I have listed the three NFL games played on Thanksgiving and the players from the six teams, along with the Oregon school they played for. Even if you had no rooting interest before, maybe this guide will help you care about Turkey Day football. I know this may be wishful thinking, but maybe—just maybe—this will help curtail

the trash talking. Actually, this might make it worse. With an ex-Oregon head coach now at the helm for the Philadelphia Eagles, I can almost guarantee that the Beavers fans within the family will be avid Lions and Cowboys fans for at least one day. Either way, I am looking forward to some exciting games. The Bears and their struggling offense are coming off consecutive losses and are set to face a dominating Lions front seven. The 7–3 Eagles are going to play the 7–3

Cowboys, which is expected to be an offensive shootout. And for the most anticipated game of the day, there will be a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship game with the Seahawks traveling to San Francisco to face their heated-rival 49ers. No matter the arguments or rivalries, the Thanksgiving Day games are lining up to be extremely exciting. I only hope that this information can help keep the arguments well within truth and reality. Happy holidays!

Bears vs. Lions

Eagles vs. Cowboys

Seahawks vs. 49ers

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NBA on Xmas day—why? AleX mooRe

The NBA season officially starts at the end of October. Opening night is a slate of what could potentially be big games (if it was midseason) and the championship ring ceremony. Huge NBA fans have every reason to be excited for the beginning of the season, but to the casual basketball fan, opening night is just another sporting event lost amidst a season owned by college football and the NFL. Individual games are what’s important here. And in the mindset of the football fan, every game MEANS more. To the basketball fan, eh, you lose one. So what? You have 81 more. Early in the year, basketball doesn’t get much attention. Now, of course this can be attributed to the fact that American culture is absolutely obsessed with football, which we can see in the

number of viewers and the size of television deals. But it can also be pointed to a lower quality in the product that basketball fans are experiencing. In an 82-game season, repetition is crucial. That comes in offensive sets, defensive sets and most importantly, shooting the basketball. That’s on an individual level. As a team, repetition exists in two different styles: practice and games. Games in an NBA season are different earlier in the year as compared to later in the year, because frankly, players and their coaching staff are not in a flow that exists once you’ve played 25 games, during their first game. So, when the NBA regular-season schedule gets released, one of the first days everyone looks at is Christmas. The NBA has taken

Christmas Day as their showcase. If you’re a sports fan, there’s only one thing you can do on Dec. 25, and that’s watch basketball. But this is not regular basketball; this is the NBA’s best teams playing each other, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Of all of the games that get played in the two-month period that exists between the NBA’s opening night and Christmas Day, Dec. 25 is the first time that basketball is being prioritized. Even with football still going on, the casual fan can sit in and watch all five games to get a better understanding of the storylines within the season and who has the best chance to win the NBA Finals. When people tell you that professional basketball starts in late October, they are not wrong, but it would be better to say that real basketball starts getting played

THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS will square off against the New York Knicks this Christmas.

2014 NBA Christmas Day Schedule washington wizards @ new york knicks: 9:00 a.m. oklahoma city thunder @ san Antonio spurs: 11:30 a.m. cleveland cavaliers @ miami heat: 2:00 p.m. los Angeles lakers @ chicago bulls: 5:00 p.m. golden state warriors @ los Angeles clippers: 7:30 p.m. PHOTO COURTESY Of KEITH ALLISON THROUGH CREATIVE COMMONS

when everyone is opening their presents. There’s a lot that’s been said about whether or not basketball should be played on a day that everyone

spends with their families, but I have a hard time feeling bad for people that get paid way too much to play basketball. What the NBA has done here is great for their prod-

uct. Whether or not that’s a good or bad thing is up for you to decide, but one thing’s clear when watching basketball on Dec. 25: the NBA has started.

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Should student athletes play on holidays? clAuDe AkIns

The question of whether or not student athletes should play over school holidays comes down to two definitional problems: 1) Of what status is the student athlete? And 2) What role does college sports play for the school and for the community as a whole? The status question is central because the mere fact that student athletes are performing a school duty when the rest of the student body is on vacation in itself differentiates them. In light of the recent debate about the quasi-employee status of athletes brought on by the attempt by Northwestern football players to unionize, adds an interesting—and subtle—wrinkle to the concept of student athletes as something very different from other students. There are other students who, because of their posi-

tions at Portland State, and other schools across the country, are required to work the occasional odd hour, but school holidays are quintessentially different: Students are forced to forgo, to cut off entirely, the rite of the college student to return home and abandon the dorms for the year’s festivities. One of the last remaining vestiges of youth is severed. The other question—of what role the student athlete plays in the community—is centered around the idea that sports are themselves an emblem of the holidays. There’s football on Thanksgiving. There’s basketball on Christmas. One has to wonder if the logic for this began because the holidays meant more people home and thus a larger TV audience. Regardless of the origin, the fact that there are more available

spectators is nestled near the root of the tradition. It’s like the movies: Sports are part of a larger family gathering, integral to the celebration. Your opinion of whether student athletes should play over the holidays depends on your interpretation of these two things. The hard-line approach says that student athletes are employees, and ultimately they can decline to play on the holidays. The other standpoint believes student athletes have a certain duty to the community, which playing on the holidays fulfills. There is a grayer view, though, which says that student athletes are employees, but employees with unique duties, one of which is to show up for work during the holidays. In my opinion, gray is always better than black or white.

STUDENTS PLAY FOOTBALL at the University of Washington during a snowy day.

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Wings—an appetizing holiday sports snack JAy pengelly

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WINGS 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 shallot, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/4 cup Maker’s Mark bourbon, plus the rest of bottle for drinking 1/2 cup firm packed brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 1 tablespoon ancho chile powder 1 cup Sriracha hot sauce, less if you are not a fan of spicy food 1 cup barbecue sauce, I recommend Bone Suckin’ Sauce 1/3 cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce

Vegetable oil, for deep-frying 3 pounds chicken wings, split at the joint, wing tips removed Kosher salt As much celery as you want

DIP 1 1/4 cup Greek yogurt 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (Rogue River Creamery is amazing) 2 tablespoons finely grated red onion 2 tablespoons fine chopped cilantro Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper

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If you watch sports and eat meat, chances are high you’ve feasted upon hot wings before. They may well be the perfect food to enjoy while watching your favorite team play. Wings are easy to eat, filling and tasty if done right. My family spends many holiday hours with sports on the television, football for Thanksgiving and basketball on Christmas. On those days, nothing is better than a plate of chicken wings, dipping sauce and a little celery to make you feel like you’re trying to be healthy. This recipe is for bourbon barbecue buffalo wings with a blue cheese yogurt dip. Enjoy. The secret to great wings is simple. Butter. Mix it in the sauce not only for delicious flavor, but to help the stuff stick to the chicken. Start by melting the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the shallot and garlic, then cook at medium heat until they are

soft and release their flavor. Whisk in the bourbon, brown sugar and honey. Heat until all ingredients are incorporated and hot, about 3–5 minutes. Add the ancho chile powder, Sriracha, barbecue sauce and Frank’s. Heat sauce and stir until it simmers, then turn down the heat so you can get the wings ready. Season the chicken with salt. Heat oil to medium-high and wait until it is hot before dropping in the chicken. Fry wings in batches until they are golden brown on both sides, about 15 minutes. Drain on a paper towel lined platter. Chicken wings can also be baked in the oven if you’re looking to avoid all that greasy oil. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and cook for 45–50 minutes, or until the skin is crispy. In a large mixing bowl, add cooked wings and sauce. Toss the chicken wings until they are thoroughly coated. Any leftover cilantro from

the sauce makes a great garnish. Serve with blue cheese dip, celery sticks and leftover bourbon. To make the dip, stir together the yogurt, blue cheese, red onion, cilantro, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving. If there’s any drawback to buffalo wings, it’s that they’re always messy to eat. If you’re lucky, the sauce only covers your hands and mouth. Most people end up with an orange, greasy spot somewhere on their clothing. Whether host or cook, come prepared to shove hot wings down everyone’s mouth. Bring an extra bowl for the bones. Have lots— and I mean lots—of napkins or paper towels on hand. If you really want to go above and beyond, provide moist towelettes or packs of Wet-Naps for everyone to cleanse their fingers after ingestion.

SAD to the world Coping with seasonal affective disorder during the holidays breana Harris

Fall term is nearly over. The trees are losing the last of their leaves, and Portland State is getting ready to settle in for the long break. Winter is coming, as George R.R. Martin likes to warn us, and the holiday season will be a time of fun and relaxation for many students. If you’re one of those people who love this time of year, you’ve probably been posting pictures on Instagram of your cute cold-weather boots and your pumpkin spice lattes, and you’re probably looking forward to documenting Christmas lights and new sweaters the same way. I am not one of those people. Fall and winter turn me into more of a moody, miserable Grinch than ever before. Portland is the first city I’ve ever lived in where the changes of the seasons are evident, and it really does get dark, cold and wet with rain or snow during winter. I don’t like it. How could anyone on earth prefer dead trees

to the living variety? How could anyone like trudging off to class, where everyone has been passing around the same illnesses for weeks, and it’s been pouring for 11 days straight? Spending all my money on Christmas presents and having to be around my relatives isn’t going to make it better. Interestingly enough, the fact that I am so unhappy during the winter months, and the fact that I might accidentally start screaming at the next person who eats an apple in a crowded elevator with me, is not uncommon at all. Many of us have heard of seasonal affective disorder, and we talk about it jokingly as a way to explain the stresses that we’re under during the holidays. But it’s a very real thing, and it can sometimes be incredibly debilitating. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, can be a real problem for people who live in a climate where fall and winter create a big change in the

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How to handle spending the holiday season away from home

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weather. It’s not an issue in Florida or Southern California as much as it is here, and it’s not as bad in Oregon as it is in places like the United Kingdom, where around 20 percent of people suffer from the disease, or Alaska, where the number can reach 35 percent with 10 percent suffering severely. The less sunlight you receive during the winter months, the more susceptible you are. Doctors still don’t understand SAD completely, but they do know that it actually begins with physical changes that come as a result of decreased sunlight. Even if you love rainy days and don’t think you miss the spring and summer, guess what—science says you’re wrong. Sunlight has a huge effect on our moods that we’re only beginning to understand. It not only decreases cancer risk and regulates sleeping patterns, it raises serotonin levels and actually makes people happier. That’s why

the phototherapy for patients with seasonal depression involves looking at bright lights, even if they are artificial. Dayna Evans, a writer for Gawker, published an editorial on the site called “Winter is a Black Hole: How I Deal With Seasonal Depression”, which outlines her struggles in the winter months as a person who suffers from depression all year long. She notes that many of her usual coping strategies—jogging, going out with friends and days spent in the sun—are not available to her in the winter. For her, SAD is even worse after the holidays are over, during that long march toward spring. If you’re dealing with SAD, the most important thing to realize is that it’s a mental and emotional response to physical changes. Having less hours of daylight can cause insomnia, lethargy and increased muscle aches and pain. Your body is producing the hormone melatonin, which regulates hibernation

in animals and can be zapping your will to go on. Take vitamin D supplements, exercise and get out into natural light—even if it’s a little overcast. Doctors even recommend taking a trip to a warmer climate for a few days, which can be enough to recharge you for the months ahead. SAD is no joke, and

some people even require hospitalization if their symptoms are never treated. So if you’re lacking in holiday cheer, just remember that you’re not crazy. Soak up those rare appearances of the sun, and you’ll be in the mood to like some of your friends’ Christmas tree photos after all.

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way about having nothing to do for the holidays, but however you feel, it’s almost a rite of passage. You’re growing up, getting out in the world and living your own life—not every road leads back to Grandma’s dining room at exactly the right time. So what can you do? The obvious solution is that you tag along to a friend’s home. My first year of college, I spent Thanksgiving in Washington with a friend and her parents, and I ended up meeting lots of new people and seeing Seattle for the first time. It turned out to be one of my most memorable Thanksgivings ever. I’ve had classmates I didn’t even know that well who invited me to their homes when they found out that I had no plans for the holidays. People in Portland are effortlessly communal and very welcoming. But maybe the idea of mingling with somebody else’s family sounds way more uncomfortable than being on your own. Or maybe you’re

new to Portland State and don’t feel close enough to anyone to drop hints like that just yet. Both are totally understandable. In that case, what’s so bad about being on your own? I might be biased because I’m a natural loner and not at all sentimental, but I think spending a holiday by yourself can be lots of fun. There are some great movie releases on Thanksgiving and Christmas. You can cook whatever you want. You could eat a whole pie and nobody will care. Last year, I discovered that Powell’s stays open on Thanksgiving Day and got a head start on my Christmas shopping, buying Portland souvenirs for my family in California. Put things in perspective. If you’re away from home, you probably miss your family all the time, right? That doesn’t necessarily change because it’s Dec. 25. Declaring that holidays are arbitrary excuses to sell Hallmark cards might not necessarily be your bag, but remembering

that the day only has as much meaning as you assign to it probably should be. The feelings that Christmas is meant to symbolize should be present all year long. If you’re really a Christmas junkie, think about volunteering. Local soup kitchens and children’s hospitals always need extra help around the holidays, and connecting with less fortunate people who might also be away from their loved ones will really make you feel like you did something worthwhile this season. Drawing and coloring with terminally ill kids this Christmas sounds like something that will stick with you forever. Taking a year off from pot roast and charades is going to help shape the person you are. Then get on the phone and tell your parents all about your day. Thank them for the gifts that they took the time to mail, and let them pass the phone around to all your relatives. You’ll be back in the fold soon enough. Right now, you’re having an adventure.

Most of us have fond memories of holiday gatherings from when we were kids. From trademark family recipes and unique traditions, to those relatives who always ask you the same questions, knowing what to expect when the holidays come around is comforting. If you’re a killjoy, party-phobe like me, you probably fondly remember hiding in your aunt’s bedroom watching A&E’s Christmas marathon of Horatio Hornblower. No? That’s fine. No matter what you loved about the holidays growing up, there’s no denying that spending them away from your parents can be just plain weird. For many students, college is the first time that they face the prospect of spending Thanksgiving or Christmas without loved ones. If your family is from out of state, travel is usually expensive and inconvenient, and it might not be possible. Not every student feels the same

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Celebrating the new year, international style Breana Harris

If you’re used to sitting in front of the television on New Year’s Eve instead of partying it up, you’ve probably seen the news coverage of the clock striking midnight around the world. First it’s Sydney, then London, then New York, with plenty of cities in between. Drinking champagne and watching Anderson Cooper might be your New Year’s tradition, or maybe you’re out kissing people at the coolest parties in town. But if you want to try something new this year, you can draw some inspiration from international New Year’s traditions. They’re an important reminder that New Year’s is supposed to be symbolic, and it never hurts to start 2015 off with some good luck.

Buy new underwear At Christmas time, shops in Argentina are flooded with displays of pink panties, because giving pink panties to women is supposed to bring them love. It’s a little sexist, but most people give pink panties to any woman in their life, from grandmothers to young girls, to bring everything from happiness to fertility. Red underwear is also a staple in Mexico and Italy, where donning a new pair on New Year’s Day is supposed to be lucky. If anything, New Year’s is a good excuse to shop for lingerie.

Carry an empty suitcase They have a long list of traditions and quirky superstitions in Mexico, but this one is among the most inspiring. At midnight,

grab an empty suitcase and walk around the block. If your New Year’s resolution is to travel more, this will bring opportunities for journeys and adventures in the year to come. There’s a similar tradition in Costa Rica, where the aim is to run across the street with your suitcase in hand. Just don’t forget to use it as a weapon if someone tries to mug you before you get home.

Break some dishes In Denmark, people save up old dishes all year long so they can go around throwing them at their friends’ front doors on New Year’s. Throwing dishes at your friends’ houses gives them good luck for the coming year, and somebody who opens their door on New Year’s Day to see a large pile of smashed ceramic can feel great about the number of friends they have. If you try this tradition, you might get arrested, but smashing items in your own home could be cathartic. Along the same lines, there’s a South African tradition of tossing old furniture out the window.

Write some letters Belgian children celebrate New Year’s Eve in a really sweet way by writing cards and letters to the special adults in their lives, especially their parents. They decorate the letters with flowers, ribbons and coins, and many children read them out loud at midnight. Writing to your parents or anyone who has had a major influence on your life in the past year is a great

way to commemorate the holiday. If you’re spending the evening with family, this might be more fun than watching TV.

Burn something Traditions that involve burning things for New Year’s Eve are popular in many different countries, and they can range from burning old photographs to burning cars (an actual problem that police have to deal with every year in France). In countries like Ecuador and Panama, they burn effigies of politicians, celebrities and even cartoon characters in celebration of the new year. Burning old pictures and mementos, and even symbols of the baggage you’d like to cast aside, can be really meaningful. And if you want to toss in a few magazine cut-outs of things that you hope go away in 2015, so much the better. Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Kardashian, anyone?

Fly a kite Though Koreans celebrate New Year’s Day according to the lunar calendar, which means sometime in February, there’s a new trend of celebrating at the start of January, too. They turn the first three days of the year into a time for family, relaxation and celebration. Younger and older generations play video games together, and they even go outside to fly kites. Take some inspiration from Korea this year and don’t let the holiday end at midnight. Spend some time with loved ones and start the new year with non-stop cheesy fun.

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Gift guide for the sports fan in your life Michael Theofelis

As grocery stores trade in bags of candy and costumes that make your dachshund look like a hotdog for nutcrackers and plastic trees with evergreen air fresheners, it’s clear that the giftgiving season is right around the corner. Deciding on that perfect gift for those you love is never easy—a task made especially difficult when that loved one also happens to be a sports fan. It’s easy to go wrong, whether you’ve struck out by purchasing an Anthony Gonzalez Patriots jersey or excitedly swooped up tickets to watch former No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden play, the season can be tough. So, for those of you who need a little help, take advice from a “professional” with my spot-on list of the top nine gifts for sports fans:

1) NBA jersey If the fan in your life resides in Portland and loves sports, it’s hard to go wrong by gifting a jersey of All Star point guard Damian Lillard. Right about now you may be saying, “But why not LaMarcus?!” First of all, yelling at text won’t do any good, and second, as a Blazers fan, you

piece of swag you could imagine, I couldn’t pick a single item to feature, so see for yourself. With items ranging from all the apparel you would expect, through collectable items to tailgating gear, you’re certain to find that perfect something. Out of the hundreds of items featured on the site, you’re certain to find an item that’ll leave a lasting impression. shop.goviks.com

have to learn to hedge your bets. As the not-so-proud owner of jerseys of Brandon Roy, Greg Oden and Gerald Wallace, I know a thing or two about making the wrong choice. Though Aldridge has informed fans and owners alike he plans to return to Portland after this season, I’m playing the favorites and suggest you do so as well. With a Lillard jersey, barring the unimaginable, you are guaranteeing your loved one seasons to come of proving full-fledged fandom.

8) Timbers/Thorns scarf

2) Mini basketball backboard This gift idea is particularly helpful for friends and partners of sports fans who need a little constructive criticism in their lives. If their room looks like a freshman who just discovered the dollar menu at Taco Bell, give a little nudge in the right direction by wrapping up this mini basketball backboard. Even if they happen to shoot jumpers like Shaq, at least garbage will be centrally located after they’re done having a personal dunk contest. Works for both garbage cans and laundry baskets.

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3) NFL ugly sweater Nothing says Portland like an ugly sweater party. And nothing says coolest person at the party like one of these NFL themed sweaters and five too many whiskey-eggnogs. Though they might seem pricey, it’s certainly justifiable for all the conversations this puppy will start. If you’re looking for a unique and eyecatching gift, look no further.

4) Nike+ FuelBand If that special someone in your life would rather participate in sports than watch them on TV, you may want to check out the awesome concepts and features Nike is offering fitness junkies. By connecting a Nike+ FuelBand to a phone, a user can track their physical activity in a day, including calories burned and steps taken while working toward fitness goals. Even when they decide to take a day off from the gym, they’ll still have an awesome futuristic watch adorning their wrist that Marty McFly would be jealous of.

5) Team beanie Christian Profeta/PSU VANGUARD

Snapbacks are so 2013. Take it from a guy wearing

Charlie Kelly long johns and a black T-shirt stained with week-old bean dip accenting my eyes. These beanies are so amazing they’ll make those around your fashionbackward loved one forget all about the rest of their ensemble. Also, if this winter is anything like last year’s, they might as well look great while keeping warm.

Has the one you love been totally left out up to this point? Well, that might be something they’re used to, being soccer fans. Luckily, the tides have changed and it’s time for them to represent their home team in the only way acceptable. If you’re new to the city and wonder why in the world droves of people walk around in the summer wearing scarves, here’s your answer: they love Portland soccer and hate everything Seattle. The season might be

far off, but friends and partners will finally be able to shout “Rose City ’til I die!” without sweating through their polo.

9) DeLorean Just about 10 weeks into the fantasy football season, many of us players, myself included, are wishing we could have a little draft redo. As injuries, suspension and just plain old busts pile up, fantasy losers are left scratching their heads and looking to add whatever third-string running back they can. It may be the hardest gift off the list to come by, but it will certainly be the most helpful. It’s easy to put a price tag on the $20 your loved one will forfeit by nose-diving in their league, but you can’t quantify the shame associated with starting Kirk Cousins for three weeks. There are also some totally feasible directions for building a flux capacitor that I found online.

6) Winterhawks tickets Though they’ve fallen off a bit this year after multiple dominating seasons in a row, checking out Portland’s WHL darlings is still well worth it. Hockey is finally starting to heat up on the West Coast, so it’s about time you nudge that sports fan in your life toward another addictive game. Tickets are surprisingly cheap for a team coming off a championship year, and you can even sit club level at the Moda Center for 30 bucks.

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7) Vikings gear If that special someone happens to be both a sports fan and a future Portland State alumni, it might be time to employ the old English proverb and kill two birds with one stone. With every

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Vinted app lets you take reselling into your own hands Amy Rush

As the christening into adult life seems to make us well aware, money is important. There’s rent, perhaps a mortgage, car payments, insurance, phone bills, credit cards and plenty more where that came from. Bills. Add being a student into the mix and the costs associated with that, and it’s amazing that there aren’t more meltdowns on college campuses worldwide. If you need to make a little money, or for those of us who like to shop but lack the appropriate funds and time to do so, there’s this great new option in the form of an app. The app world has

brought all sorts of awesome things to our fingertips, and now there’s a way to make some money and get some new clothes. The app is called Vinted. On Vinted you can take photos of clothing items, upload them to the app, and sell or trade them with other members. Remember that super nice dress grandma got you last Christmas because she thought you would look ohso-sophisticated? That dress that you haven’t taken off the hanger since you placed it there? Curses, grandma, for always losing track of the receipts and having such bad

taste. Vinted is a way to turn that overpriced outfit into rent money, or at least something you’ll actually wear. After reviewing the safety and selling terms, the app guarantees that there will be no actual monies deposited to the seller’s account until the confirmation of the receiving of the items purchased. They take the money and hold it. So you don’t have to worry that you will get ripped off on either end. As a bonus, they have clothing and accessories for both genders, and it’s not like selling to a recycled fashion boutique. You can sell whatever you want at your own price

and you’re doing business for yourself, not selling to a store to sell it to someone else. So there’s a better chance to make actual money and get rid of some of the things clogging your room. Vinted offers a promising opportunity to make a little more dough and get your business mind working. If you can sell the excess in your closet, imagine the excess you could help friends and family rid themselves of, for a small percentage. With the holidays rapidly approaching and somehow textbook buyback not approaching so rapidly, extra cash is useful. VINTED APP LOGO

DIAL-UP DArLIng THE 411 ON ‘YOU’VE GOT MAIL’ mIRIAm peRAlA

Falling in love in New York City has never been more complicated than in the 1998 classic, You’ve Got Mail. And that’s saying a lot, considering it’s a retro romance film featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Kathleen Kelly (Ryan) is the owner of a charming children’s bookstore, girlfriend of a renowned news writer and secret pen pal of “NY152.” Disenchanted with her reallife relationship, Kelly begins to find comfort in the digital arms of her witty, mystery email man. This mystery man is, unbeknownst to Kelly, none other than Joe Fox (Hanks), owner of the big-name book chain that’s threatening to put her out of business. And while the two battle all day over business, at night they are enchanted, enamored and, ironically, giving one another advice

on how to deal with their business foe. A few break-ups, seasons and store closures later, these two will have to determine whether the bond they share emotionally is enough to overcome their history and hatred. Which, as far as love stories go, is a little more on the dry side, but it’s nonetheless adorable and saccharine sweet. And, as someone who even cried during Shrek 2, I’m proud to announce that this is one romance that doesn’t ask any tears in exchange for its resolution. Sure, its digitally inspired animated title sequence is terrible, but with a soundtrack that includes the likes of Roy Orbison and The Cranberries, even this can be forgiven. Plus, let’s not forget the sick AOL Instant Messenger dial-up tone that’s used often enough to have been included on the track list.

With all this in mind, I would say that this feature is pretty good—but not really anything special. It’s yet another formulaic, love-in-NYC feature with a happy ending you spot from a mile away. Will I even remember having seen this in a year? Probably not. But if you’re looking for a cotton candy flash of a flick, this would certainly be a palatable option. The best thing that you could say for this film is that

both the acting and directing are incredibly on par. Both Hanks and Ryan are so committed to their roles that they really seem like New York shop owners—which, unfortunately is what might be the grounding factor of this film. The concept of two e-mailing pen pals, who take a year to actually fall in love is far too realistic to actually get wrapped up in. It might just as well be a story your Aunt

Mae told you, rather than a multimillion dollar Hollywood production. So if you find yourself needing a healthy dose of love affirmation, take a peek at You’ve Got Mail. It may not leave you pining for Tom

Hanks or longing for an internet sweetheart, but it just might remind you that the first step to finding someone is to actually see them. Cheesy, I know, but what else did you really expect from the ‘90s? TOM HANkS AND MEG RYAN in the 1998 film about internet-based romance, 'You've got Mail.'

YOU’VE GOT MAIL 5th Avenue Cinema 510 S.W. Hall St. Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m.

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WARNER BROTHERS 1998

Profile of an appraiser

Professor recounts careers in the appraisal, book industries Victoria Castellanos

Try to imagine an era in which Powell’s City of Books only had six employees including its owner, Walter Powell. Before it became a tourist destination known around the world, or even sold new books, Powell’s

prided itself on its used book selection and its creative, intellectual spirit. John Henley, a professor at Portland State for the Ooligan Press graduate studies program, was there at the front-lines in the ‘70s. Now

a noted literature appraiser, just one of 12 certified in the country, and antiquarian bookseller, Henley got his big break as a teenage book scout in the ‘60s. As a student at Grant High School, Henley would buy

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stacks of The Willamette Bridge, a radical underground forerunner to the Willamette Week. He would then sell them on the PSU campus at a profit. Shortly after The Willamette Bridge’s headquarters were raided and shut down, Henley stumbled upon a 10-volume set of navigation books by Captain James Cook dating back to the late 1700s for $15 from a dilapidated antique store. He’d soon come to find out that they were worth more than $600—accounting for inflation, that’s a value of around $4,000 today. He resold them to the owner of Cal’s Books and Wares, who was so impressed with his find that he took Henley under his wing as a junior book scout, scooping up deals at garage sales and used book stores around town. Powell’s was one such store that he frequented over the next few years. Walter Powell inquired as to whether he actually read all of the books he bought from him. When Henley admitted that he resold the books elsewhere, and at a profit, Powell offered him a job. “He said, ‘Would you like to price books for me?’ I said, ‘I don’t work well for other people usually, but sometimes I do.’ By the end of the first week, we were best of friends. He was like a second father to me,” Henley said. Employed there for 13 years, Henley’s contributions to Powell’s run deep.

He was the first new-book buyer and head of the budding department, among the many other hats he wore. When he started working there, Powell’s was 4 years old and consisted of just three sections: fiction, nonfiction and occult. He championed for a wider selection of books, and helped better establish and organize their used book stock. As a bookseller and manager at Powell’s, and later at Great Northwest Bookstore, Henley made fast friends with notables like Sen. Mark Hatfield and U rsula Le Guin. When Henley published his own novel The Buchmans in 2001, it was with the encouragement and mentorship of Le Guin. Since his first exposure to it at 15, Henley’s enduring passion has been the book market. “I’ve always been interested in the markets for books, how to take these semi-bound things once they’ve been used and make money with them again. Why do people want them? What is their utility?” he said. “I began to study older, out-ofprint books to try to figure out why…I think it’s a solvable riddle, but I haven’t figured out the equation yet.” When the book business tanked in 2008, Henley decided to try his hand at appraising. “When I first started out, I didn’t know there was as big a need for what I do as there is. I’m only one of 12 certified appraisers,” he said.

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His career as an appraiser has taken him around the world and allowed him peeks into the lives of some fascinating characters. He’s appraised the collections of such literati as Ken Kesey, Ray Bradbury and Dr. Maya Angelou. The rarest thing he’s seen was an illuminated manuscript of a prayer book, originally belonging to a contemporary of King Henry II, and valued at well into the millions. When he isn’t busy jet-setting to appraisals, he does a lot of work locally. He often works on projects for the Oregon Historical Society or teaches at the state’s universities. Oregon-related appraisals are his specialty, and not just when it comes to literature. “I’m [appraising for] an Oregon filmmaker in January, looking at his collection. He’s a documentary maker of some note who went on to become very famous in that field; not while in Oregon, but he is an Oregonian,” Henley said. His vast experience and personal history (his mother was an English professor at Vanport College in the ‘50s) led him to a position at PSU in Ooligan Press’ early days. Initially meant to be a temporary position, he’s been sharing his knowledge with students ever since. His current course, entitled The Popular Book, examines what makes a bestseller in the United States, both in a modern market and since the 1700s. The course encourages students to understand the fine mechanics behind a bestseller, and how to rework a lackluster text like a true editor. Endlessly encouraging, Henley attributes Powell with the lesson he still models for his students. “He told me, when you’re wrong, I will back you 300 percent because you need my help. If you’re right, I’ll only back you 100 percent because you won’t need my help,” Henley said. “That was a life lesson and that’s how I treat my students. If they do something wrong, I figure it starts with me, something I didn’t tell them. And that was really the kind of person [Powell] was.”

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tHe mAgIcAL gIrLS Of AVALOn 'MISFITS OF AVALON' IS A SERIES WORTH SUPPORTING

REVIEW: VOL. 1 Misfits of Avalon

AnDy AnADy

Kel McDonald’s MISFITS OF AVALON is the best thing to happen to the magical girl genre. The genre was started in Japan in the early ‘50s, and is still seriously popular in anime even now. Misﬁts has four chapters, each from the perspective of a different, seriously flawed young woman: Morgan, Elsie, Kimber and Rae. Kimber, the youngest, is 12 years old. The other three are in high school, which means that Kimber is treated to “shut up Kimber, you’re 12,” whenever she tries to express herself and bring up a topic she wants discussed. But none of the four are perfect, or act in particularly wonderful ways. Which isn’t to say that they’re uninteresting or uselessly awful. Morgan and Elsie are so aggressive with each other that there’s no surprise when they

wind up handcuffed in a police station. When Morgan’s alcoholic dad claims he’ll pick her up eventually Elsie and her brother wait with Morgan without any fuss. There’s not so much information about Rae yet, but as an intellectual she forces smiles and her internal monologue exposes some serious bookworm elitism. And there’s a real chance that she might hurt Kimber, who really looks up to her. Misﬁts plays with the magical girl trope in that it is heavily steeped in Irish folklore, and the magical girl uniform is replete with tartan skirts and capes. One of the characters wears triquetra, or trinity knot earrings. The girls’ powers come from magical rings that a sidhe, or fairy, gives them from Avalon. Each of them cast spells in Irish to fight monsters in the

quest for a sword. As far as the magical girl genre goes, it’s all very by-the-book. Each ring gives the girls a power that’s associated with a different element, like wind, clay, fire and water. Even their magical girl outfits have elements of animals that are associated with those elements: bird wings on Morgan’s shoes for wind, bull horns on Elsie’s headband for clay, cat paws and ears for Kimber’s fire, and fins on Rae’s headband and shoes for water. Misﬁts can be found in the all-ages section of comic shops, but it doesn’t belong there. Having a largely female cast does not essentially mean that it’s only for little girls. Dark Horse, the publisher, says the age range is 14, which is probably more appropriate. Misﬁts reminds me of why I am forever grateful that I’m not a teenager anymore.

McDonald’s protagonists, especially Morgan and Elsie, are filled with directionless rage. But there’s also female friendships and rivalries, and even though her characters are sometimes a little too obvious, they’re still three-dimensional and complicated and their own persons. Misﬁts of Avalon is plainly a good book, and something to support. Sometimes finding media in which even half of the main characters are women is more of a strategic hunt than a lazy scan of a store shelf. To boot, Misﬁts is intersectional, too. Despite its Irish themes, neither Morgan nor Kimber is white. Kimber has a Mohawk made of dreads despite her mother’s disapproval, and even the sidhe from Avalon is non-white. Volume two is out in the spring of 2016, and my breath will be thoroughly bated until then.

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‘SImILArLY DIfferent’ PAneL DIScUSSeS tIme AbrOAD In LOnDOn Ruby kIng

The graphic design department hosted a panel discussion on Thursday, Nov. 6 with six Portland State students who traveled to the London College of Communication last July. While in London, the students attended numerous graphic design workshops and collaborated with LCC students.

Their work culminated into the show Similarly Different, which was showcased in East London and is now displayed in Portland. The panel acted as an opportunity for students to share what they learned in London, as well as their personal experiences abroad. In the two weeks the PSU students were in Lon-

don, they explored the city through design in the form of museums and studio visits. The group reminisced about the first few nights in the city, recounting memories of watching the World Cup in an American-themed pub. “I would say [London] is pretty obsessed with design, if not the design capital of the WORkS BY GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS are on display at the PSU Art Building Lobby gallery.

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world” said Briar Levit, assistant professor of Graphic Design and advisor for the trip. The students were surprised to see how worldly and diverse each London neighborhood was, contrary to their preconceived ideas of a mono-English culture. Bianca Hansrote, a senior, said the trip gave the visiting students an opportunity to get to know their London counterparts. “We went and had drinks with them, we went to parties with them. Getting outside of your brain and starting to understand how their brains work,” Hansrote said, “I think it influenced some of our designs, or at least some of our thought processes.” Levit recounted a two day experience with the group’s letterpress studio advisor and mentor, Alex Cooper. Cooper gave the students the materials to work and play, unhindered by set guidelines or rules. He encour-

aged experimentation with proofing presses, placement, overprinting and textures. “No one was working on computers at all [while working on the project], so it was a lot of trial and error and playing with the proofing press and seeing what happened,” Levit said. Ben Woodcock, a graphic design student, said he was surprised at the amount of labor and patience the project required, especially considering how easy it is to complete comparative tasks using a computer and appropriate software. The group participated in two other workshops, one focusing on pinhole photography and resulted in the creation of students’ own cardboard cameras. Another workshop was informed by a prompt that led students to consider their feelings as either a local or a foreigner, resulting in some discussions of cultural differences.

The trip left open recreational time for students to explore Europe, as flights from one country to another are relatively cheap. “It was a pretty cool way to meet people. I met up with my sister and traveled all over Europe for three weeks,” said Hansrote, who visited many places like Croatia. Other students were able to explore Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Brussels and Rome. “This was my second study abroad experience and, even if you’re not going for academic reasons, I think that everyone should travel at one point just to gain some new perspective and observe other cultures. Talking to people that are unlike yourselves is really important,” said Benjamin Woodcock. Levit is planning another trip for next summer with the hope this the next trip will run for four weeks, rather than this year’s two.

EVENT CALENDAR Tuesday, Nov. 18

PSU Community Chorus and University Choir Joint Concert Where: Lincoln Hall, room 75 When: Begins at 7:30 p.m. Come see your fellow students sing their hearts out! There are a total of six choirs here at PSU, and two of them will be performing this Tuesday night. The Community Chorus includes a blend of faculty, staff and alumni, and The University Choir, the oldest choir at PSU, is made up of current students. Both choirs are non-auditioned ensembles. This event is free and open to the public. Check back on our event calendars to see the next choir performances! FREE

Wednesday, Nov. 19 Singer Andrew Duhon at Mississippi Pizza Where: 3552 N. Mississippi Ave. When: Begins at 7 p.m. What kind of music do you get after reading a lot of Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Frost? Andrew Duhon answers that question on his tour of his newly released 12-track collection The Mornings. Not only was he reading these works during his formative years, but he was reading them in the heart

of New Orleans. As a result of this inspirational combination, he has produced a sound that combines both blues and folk. His producers claim that “his music and performances reflect his personal perspective in a very real way, and his voice leaves no gaps in the experience as he sings with a conviction all too befitting of his raw, personal writings.”

Student Craft Market Where: PSU Native American Student & Community Center When: 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Tired of buying that mass produced junk every year and sticking it under the tree for family and friends? Then come check out this awesome local event! Current students and recent alumni will have the chance to sell their homemade crafts and art this Wednesday. Not only is this the perfect spot to buy some local and unique gifts this holiday season, but also the time to meet some of the our talented and artistic student community. Some vendors will even be willing to entertain the idea of bartering for some of their goods. How eclectic! This event is free and open to the public. FREE

Scholarship Workshop— Scholarships for Women Where: Women's Resource Center When: 1–2 p.m.

The Women’s Resource Center is offering an amazing workshop to walk PSU women of any age/grade through the process of applying for PSU scholarships, and the Oregon Student Assistance Commission database. They also encourage scholarship professionals to come in and share some of their own tips and tricks on picking up extra money for school. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, especially when it comes to getting aid for college. This event is free and open to all PSU women. FREE

Thursday, Nov. 20 Test Your Mood! Where/When: Smith Memorial Student Union, room 298 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.; Victor's in Ondine from 11 a.m.–2 p.m Are you finding it difficult to concentrate on coursework? Do you feel unmotivated and/or tired? Are you worrying about every little detail in your life? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then the Center for Student Health and Counseling encourages you to attend their Test Your Mood screening event this Thursday. This quick and free screening can identify if you might be experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, or some other prevalent mental health issues that common-

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ly affect students. A SHAC counselor will provide you with one-on-one feedback about your screening results, and offer referral information to campus and community resources, along with educational pamphlets on a wide range of mental health related issues and how to cope with them as students. It might be more than stress you are feeling, find the help you need to make it through your education. FREE

DIY the Outdoors: Gear Repair for Beginners Where: Academic and Student Rec Center When: Begins at 5 p.m. Is your favorite rain jacket holding in the rain instead of repelling it? Is your handme-down puffy jacket leaking feathers every time you take a step? Did that tent you bought ten years ago suddenly break its zipper? Then maybe you should attend the Outdoor Program’s gear repair workshop. Learn how to save some serious money by repairing your older gear and keeping it going strong for another season. There is no reason to throw away perfectly good gear when it can be easily fixed; all you have to do is learn how to fix it. This event is free to all Rec Center members.

Friday, Nov. 21 Parent Social Hour at Rogue Hall

Where: Rouge Hall, 1717 S.W. Park Ave. When: 4–5:30 p.m. It is tough enough being a full-time student and keeping up good grades, but it’s down-right insane when you are also a full-time parent. Come take an evening off at Rogue Hall, compliments of PSU. Don’t worry about the kids, there are free appetizers and childcare when you RSVP online at http://tinyurl.com/psh314. Seriously parents, I have no idea how you do it. Take the night off, and keep up the good work. FREE

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Sunday, Nov. 23 Benefit for MyVoice Music Youth Workshops Where: Crush Bar, 1400 S.E. Morrison St. When: 7–9 p.m. Come support your fellow student Suguru Ishikawa and make her senior capstone become a reality. She is partnering with the local nonprofit group My Voice Music to host a fundraising event to help them meet their goal of $1,000 to support young people build essential life skills. The non-profit focuses

on promoting positive selfesteem, social skills and emotional expression. They reach out with around 1,600 young people every year, and partner with 25 local human services and education organizations to help reach as many people as possible. They focus on music education, and the power and healing that it brings with it. Tickets are $5 at the door. This event is for those 21 and older. 21+ We regret to inform our readers that, due to an editor's error, all Vanguard event calendars from June 24—Oct. 14 featured event listings taken word-for-word from the pdx.edu/events page. Members of the Vanguard editorial staff take plagiarism very seriously and apologize for the embarrassing error. Proper attribution for event calendars in issues 1—9 of volume 69 belongs to the Office of University Communications staff who are responsible for managing Portland State's event listings on pdx.edu.

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Nov. 20

A Thanksgiving Feast/Potluck for PSU Families Where: Smith Memorial Student Union, room 338 When: 4:30–6:30 p.m.

Come celebrate with other PSU families with delicious food, fun times and free professional portraits for you and your family. PSU will provide the ham, turkey, rolls, butter, stuffing and cranberry sauce, but it’s up to you to bring a dish as well. But fear not, if you are unable to bring a dish, please RSVP anyway. If your family has a favorite cultural dish, don’t be afraid to share it with other families as well. They would like to know about how many people are coming, along with what kinds of dishes will be brought: RSVP online at http://ow.ly/DZaGw. FREE COURTESY OF BEN FRANSKE THROUGH CREATIVE COMMONS

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Scorpio Oct. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 21

For a romantic date this week, take your significant other to the zoo and then buy them candy corn. It's what they wanted to do this summer but were too afraid toÂ ask.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21

Take out your recycling. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a compost heap and your neighbors are thinking about complaining.

Capricorn Dec. 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jan. 19

Do you remember when you were in kindergarten and made turkeys out of hand prints? Life can be simple, Cappie. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to spend a million dollars to have the perfect holiday.

Aquarius Jan. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb. 18

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so happy you knew all those answers on Jeopardy, but it was three days ago. You can let it goÂ now.

Pisces Feb. 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 20

All of your movie selections for the next week should only begin with the letters T, R, L and V. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to dislike all the rest of the movies.

Aries Mar. 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 19

Mike Teavee thought he knew everything too, Aries. And then he ended up going through the taffy puller. Remember that the next time you think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the smartest person in theÂ room.

Taurus Apr. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 20

Your significant other is already planning for the holidays, arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they? I know it makes you upset, but maybe you could just let the beauty of Christmas lights wash over you and try not to dampen their enthusiasm.

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Call your mother or father or great aunt (whoever raised you). They miss you and want to hear fromÂ you.

Cancer Jun. 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jul. 22

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1 He wrote "Call me Ishmael never"? Wrong: not the case (6,8) 9 See explosive new version of Ring opera (9) 10 Box I put in space before fire (5) 11 Mountains in America enclosing river and a lake (5) 12 A gorilla requires time to adjust to this beast (9) 13 Very preoccupied with ex-pupil's letter to editor (8) 15 Finds drugs and nicks a great many (6) 17 Oriental woman has no love for young Greek male (6) 19 Run a cold shower â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it's boiling in here! (8) 22 Encouraged characters in need to rally after earthquake? (9) 23 Scout in South Africa needed underwater breathing apparatus (5) 24 Heron found in region round Dartmoor, chiefly (5)

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25 Awful din is made by cleaner, one states (9) 26 Soldiers may take a dip here (9,5) Down

1 Show self-confidence and keep school principal waiting (4,2,4,4) 2 Tries again to run through "Unfinished" (7) 3 Old coins belonging to Tolstoy's heroine? (5) 4 Woman's weight rising â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a billion (US) kilos! (8) 5 One leaves a man with yen to be unaccompanied (6) 6 I left soldier in the pub, being unreasonable (9) 7 Boat's pilot perhaps showing hesitation (7) 8 Extremely rude stage musical upset ambassador (14) 14 To some extent, the matter involves shake-up of art foundations (9) 16 Reticules forbidden to ugly old

women, according to Spooner (8) 18 For him, it's more difficult to keep nothing? (7) 20 Soundly regret wounding remark? Nonsense! (7) 21 After university pleasant fellow joined children's organisation (6) 23 Fast writer (5)

Leo Jul. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Aug. 22

People thought in the '80s that higher hair made you closer to God. In reality, it just put a hole in the ozone layer. Point is: Wear a lot of sunscreen this week, because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re heading for early age wrinkles.

Virgo Aug. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sept. 22

Ben & Jerry's isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the answer, Virgo. I know the breakup was hard but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re past the point of spoiling yourself. Also, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you have better breakup music available?

Libra Sept. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 22

Yes, you really should buy your cousin that Rosetta Stone subscription. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge him for wanting to go into the Peace Corps, try being supportive forÂ once.

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Over the weekend, the Portland State Vikings football team wrapped up a two-game road trip against the Sacramento State Hornets. Both teams were 2–4 in the Big Sky heading into this matchup, but the Hornets boasted a 6–4 overall record while the Vikings were 3–7. Heading into the second quarter, the score was all tied up at 10–10. The Hornets scored first to widen their lead to 17–10. On the first play of the next Vikings’ drive, sophomore running back Nate Tago broke a huge 73-yard touchdown run to tie the score back up at 17. After another touchdown drive by Sacramento State followed by a Vikings field goal, the teams went in to halftime with a score of 24–20 in favor of the Hornets. Early in the first half, Vikings linebacker Dennis Taylor forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Demetrius Jackson who took it 61 yards to the house, which gave the Vikings a 27–24 lead. It wasn’t long, however, until the Hornets answered with a lead-taking touchdown of their own. Down 31–27 on the second play of the next drive, Vikings wide receiver Stevie Coury ran a fly sweep 72 yards for a touchdown to regain the lead. After receiving the ball with great field position on the Hornets’ 37-yard line on the next drive, Tago converted his second touchdown of the game on a 3-yard run. The Vikings carried the 41–31 lead midway into the fourth quarter, when the Hornets scored a touchdown followed by a field goal to tie the game. After a few stops by both teams, the Vikings punted the ball away

with 3:23 left on the clock to Sacramento State wide receiver DeAndre Carter, who returned it 61 yards for the game-winning score. This was an extremely tough loss for the Vikings. As in four out of their other five Big Sky Conference losses, the Vikings lost by one score or less. Even though they gave up a lot of points, they put up a big number of their own on the board and were poised to come away with a much needed road victory. PSU gained 500 total yards on the day, but still fell short of the Hornets’ 534 yard production. Once again, the Vikings’ running game was clicking. Tago led the pack and carried the ball four times for 79 yards and two touchdowns. In his second start of the season, redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Kraght went 22 of 40 for 265 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. As for the receivers, senior wideout Alex Toureen lead the way yardage-wise with 135 yards on six receptions. Up next for the Vikings is the final game of the season against the conference leading Eastern Washington Unitel:8009989165 versity Eagles. Luckily, the Vikings won’t have to play on the hideous red “Inferno” field in Cheney, Washington, but rather at home in the beautiful—yet empty—Providence Park. Last year, the Vikings almost upset the Eagles in Cheney, falling by a score of 42–41. This year, the Vikings have a shot, once again, to play the role of spoiler. Even though they won't make the postseason, the Vikings are looking to finish strong against their Dam Cup rival in a rare Friday night game.

RUNNING BACk NATE TAGO in a recent game against Northern Arizona.

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In a tournament that included many Big Sky Conference teams, the Portland State women’s tennis team looked to set a tone for the upcoming winter season. The GU Hidden Dual was hosted by Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Along with PSU and Gonzaga, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, Montana State and Seattle University competed from Nov 7–9. The tournament followed a hidden dual format, which meant that the set of three doubles and six singles from each school would play different teams each day of the tournament, with each school facing each other once in singles and doubles. In PSU’s fourth and final tournament of the fall season, they started off with a great win. In the opening matches the doubles played tournament host Gonzaga. The duo of sophomores Tracy Dong and Sabina Preda were victorious in their opening doubles match, 8–3 over Gonzaga at line two. In line one doubles Dané Vorster and Siena Peri went down in a tiebreaker 7–8. Line three saw Kelsey Frey

and Megan Govi also drop a close 6–8 match. In the second round of matches, PSU faced off against Big Sky Conference newcomer Idaho. Coach Jay Sterling kept line one of doubles the same and changed line two to Dong with Govi and line three to Preda with Frey. Line one overcame their first loss to win 8–5. Lines two and three however dropped their matches 1–8 and 4–8. The final matches of day one were played against Seattle University in singles. Vorster played at line one, followed by Peri, Dong, Preda, Frey and Govi. The Vikings dominated in singles with wins in lines one, two, three, four and six. Vorster overcame a set deficit to come back and win over Seattle’s Kelli Woodman. Newcomers Peri and Dong won in straight sets. Mainstays Preda and Govi also won in straight sets to help PSU close out a strong first day. This momentum would carry into day two as Sterling put his winning doubles pairs from day one in to face Big Sky rival Montana. Vorster with Peri and Dong with Preda would

be lines one and two, with Govi and Frey up third. The lineup gave PSU their first team doubles win as Vorster and Peri won 8–6 while Dong and Preda prevailed 8–7 in the tiebreaker. In the final match before the last day of competition, the Vikings faced another Big Sky rival, Montana State, in singles. The lineup stayed the same other than Frey and Govi switching spots for lines five and six. After seeing Vorster and Peri—who suffered an injury—go down in singles, the Vikings responded. Dong, Govi and Frey all came up with wins to give their team a draw. In PSU’s final match of the tournament they played Dam Cup rival Eastern Washington in singles. Without the injured Peri, they were able to win lines 2–6 to close out an impressive tournament. The Vikings had a 3–3 team record on the weekend, but won at least five matches each day for a 17–10 record over the three days. The team looked ready to take on the Big Sky Conference when the winter conference slate begins in January.

SABINA ELENA-PREDA drives a forehand down the line.

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TRACY DONG hits a backhand during a match last spring.

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Volleyball team spearheads toy drive for foster kids Luckily, Portland State seniors Leigh-Ann Haataja and Katie O’Brien have taken charge and organized a way for you to make Christmas more joyful for the foster children of the tri-county area. Haataja and O’Brien are both members of the PSU Vikings volleyball team and are the organizers responsible for putting together the first annual PSU Toy Drive. The PSU Toy Drive will collect toys at a few of the men’s and women’s Vikings basketball home games leading up to Christmas, and the toys will be given to foster children from the tri-county area. In exchange for your generous donations, the PSU Toy Drive has teamed up with KIND Healthy Snacks to provide each donator with a box of deliciously healthy KIND bars. There are a couple ways you can donate toys to the PSU Toy Drive. The first is to bring the toys to any of the PSU Toy Drive games listed in the info box. If you can’t make it to these games but still want to donate, you can drop off

your toy donations at the Stott Center’s main office on campus during regular business hours. This is an excellent way for people to put smiles on the faces of these amazing children, as well as a good excuse to come and support the PSU Vikings men’s and women’s basketball teams. The organizers of the PSU Toy Drive ask that all toys be delivered unwrapped and in the original package. It’s also asked that you please refrain from donating toys that could be affiliated with violence, as some of these

UPCOMING

PSU Football

PSU Sacramento State

Fri. Nov. 21, 7:05 p.m. Providence Park

PSU Men's Basketball

Top Performers: Tiegbe Bamba with 19 points and 6 rebounds.

kids have been victims of violence. If you have any further questions regarding the PSU Toy Drive, please contact Leigh-Ann Hataaja at hataaja@pdx.edu.

41 PSU vs. Eastern 48 Washington

Alex Toureen with 6 catches for 137 yards.

PSU 76 USC 68

Matt Rauch

With the holiday season fast approaching, there are many things for people to look forward to. From spending quality time with family to the smiles on our loved ones’ faces when they open their gifts, this time of year is usually full of joy and happiness. Unfortunately, for the over 3,100 children in foster care in the tri-county area, the holiday season may not be as joyous for them as it is for us. Before being placed into foster care, these brave children have endured everything from neglect to physical and sexual abuse. Being in foster care alone is difficult enough for anyone to process, but being in it during the holiday season is much harder. Not only are foster children unable to spend time with their families, many foster parents cannot afford to provide gifts for these children who need them the most. In order to combat this, community members often come together and donate gifts to help foster parents provide the best Christmas possible for these deserving children.

SCORES

PSU Women's Basketball

PSU Seattle

Top Performers: Mikaela Rivard with 13 points and 7 rebounds.

76 PSU vs. Willamette 68 Tues. Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Stott Center

PSU Women's Basketball

47 PSU vs. South Dakota 54 Wed. Nov. 19, 7:00 p.m. Stott Center

PSU Toy Drive games Men’s basketball: Nov. 24 at 7:05 p.m.

PSU Volleyball

Women’s basketball: Nov. 29 at 1 p.m.

Northern Arizona PSU

Women’s basketball: Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. Men’s basketball: Dec. 13 at 1:05 p.m. Women’s basketball: Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.

Top Performers: Leigh-Ann Haataja with 10 kills and 4 blocks.

PSU Volleyball

3 Big Sky Conference Quarterfinals 0 PSU vs. TBD Thur. Nov. 20 Pocatello, ID

PSU Cross Country

NCAA West Regional Men- 27th place Women- 17th place

Top Performers: Amanda Boman with a time of 21:23.6 in the 6K race.

Turnovers caused by the PSU men’s basketball team in a huge road win against USC to start the season in style. Photo illustration courtesy of Knuffels through Creative Commons

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