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Legislature researches cheaper textbooks

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Group eyes possible effects of ‘Textbook Affordability’ bill Isaac Hotchkiss Vanguard Staff

Last year, the Oregon State Legislature passed a bill to help find ways to make textbooks more affordable for students.

House Bill 4058 sits among the morass of 68 House bills and 44 Senate bills passed in the 2012 Oregon Legislature.

It charged a workgroup with thinking of strategies to lower textbook costs, and they’ve since created a report that summarizes their findings.

James Woods, a Portland State professor of economics, was part of the group. He’s anxious to see something good come from the work they did.

“Legislature asked me to build a stick, and now it’s really hard not to beat something with it,” Woods said.

PSU students may be particularly interested in a 2005 Oregon State Public Interest Research Group’s findings that textbook costs rose four times as fast as inflation, he said. Woods said members of the workgroup would like to see the bill produce actual changes.

The workgroup’s report was submitted to the Legislature last month.

Woods is happy with the report so far, but he would like to see it get more attention.

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Belinda Judelman, a first-year graduate urban planning student, feeds the parking meter on her way to class. After Feb. 7, many parking fines will see an increase throughout Portland.

Tickets to cost more after Feb. 7 Turner Lobey Vanguard Staff

Parking in downtown Portland isn’t always easy.

If you’re a student at Portland State, you’ve probably experienced it firsthand.

You’re already running behind, thanks to the 20 minutes you spent circling the block trying to find a spot. Now you’re late for class.

You park and sprint through the Park Blocks before sneaking into the back of the classroom, hoping to slide in noiselessly and unnoticed.

Then it hits you: You forgot to pay for parking.

After Feb. 7, it will be worth the time to make sure the parking meter has been paid.

The Multnomah County Circuit Court has announced that parking

fines for seven parking violations will increase throughout Portland.

Gabe Mouer, a senior at PSU, has had the misfortune of receiving several parking tickets in his time at the university. The combination of the lack of available parking spaces and the increase in parking fines has discouraged him and others from driving downtown.

“If it wasn’t for work, we wouldn’t be driving. We wouldn’t be parking downtown,” Mouer said. “Parking is always a hassle.”

The fine for parking without paying or failing to display a meter receipt will be raised from $45 to $60, while improperly displaying a meter receipt will now result in a $39 penalty.

It will now be an $80 fine for parking in an area permit zone, while parking in a carpool space will cost you $90.

The largest fine increases are those involving loading zones. Obstructing a truck loading zone and overextending

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Mellow Mood takes a place on Broadway Head shop sells tobacco, cigars and specialty pipes Kaela O’Brien Vanguard Staff

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Cristy echaves browses the glass selection at Mellow Mood, a head shop that opened a second location on Broadway last term.

The Mellow Mood head shop opened its doors just a few blocks from campus in October.

The store has had a warm welcome from surrounding neighbors, its owners said.

For those unfamiliar with the term

“head shop,” it is used to describe a store that sells specialty tobaccos, cigars and specialty pipes. While it’s not blatantly advertised, head shops are typically associated with the use of marijuana.

Situated at the corner of Southwest Broadway and Clay Street, the store is only one block from the northern edge of campus, which in other cities might cause a mixed reaction from students and parents.

Portland State, however, is

different.

PSU’s Director of Communications Scott Gallagher said in an email, “There have been no complaints to my knowledge.”

Mellow Mood has two Portland locations—the second can be found at 4119 SE Hawthorne Blvd. That location has been open longer, and was recently named one of the top five glass pipe galleries in North America at the American Glass Exposition.

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While religion has played a major role in a vast number of wars and conflicts over the years, have you ever stopped to wonder what makes one war holier than another?

Dr. Shane Barter of Soka University of America did.

On Wednesday, Barter and SUA student Ian Osburn presented their paper, titled “Shrouded: Islam, War and Holy War in Southeast Asia,” in a lecture sponsored by Portland State’s Institute for Asian Studies.

The two conducted field research in the Muslim communities of Aceh, Indonesia; Pattani, Thailand; and Mindanao in the Philippines.

Rather than finding the answer in texts, history or from the word of a militant leader, as many scholars might, Barter believes that by looking at four distinct aspects of a conflict one can have a better understanding of the role religion plays.

The four facets Barter considers are: what type of people make up the rebel leaders, how people are recruited, community sentiment about the conflict and, most importantly, how the community handles burial practices.

When first trying to understand what makes one war more religious than another, Barter found flaws in several of the most commonly used approaches.

He noted that many scholars look to texts, citing the Quran as an example. He said that

the age of the text alone makes it so that the Quran “can’t be used to support claims in contemporary society.” Barter also said that looking to history for an answer to what makes one war more religious than another holds the same flaws as looking to texts.

Another method that seemed both inefficient and inaccurate to Barter was quoting militant or rebel leaders’ opinions on the role of religion in a conflict.

“We can’t trust the bin Ladens of the world and what they say,” Barter said, explaining that religion is often used manipulatively in conflicts to recruit more followers or as propaganda.

Instead, Barter spent his time in Aceh, Mindanao and Pattani pursuing a more appropriate course of study by asking and observing within the communities.

To understand Barter’s findings better, it is best to know a bit about the three regions he studied. In all three there is a secessionist conflict as well as a Muslim minority. However, that’s where the similarities end.

Aceh, a region in Indonesia with a population of 4.5 million people, was under the Suharto regime, which conducted shock therapy and torture to captured rebels until 1999, when the regime ended. The war for a free Aceh continued, however, until 2005. The conflict in Aceh, Barter explained, was more about human rights abuse than religion.

Unlike in Aceh, the roots of the conflicts in Mindanao and Pattani are more religious, Barter said.

Mindanao is the secondlargest and easternmost island

in the Philippines, and the only area with a significant Muslim presence. Widespread poverty, the transmigration of Christian settlers and religious conflict have lead to the separatist movement.

Pattani is a region in southern Thailand made up of several provinces. In Pattani, the separatist movement is made up of rebel groups, some good and others corrupt, seeking to create a Malay Islamic state; the movement has resulted in violence.

The first step Barter took in trying to assess the role of religion in each conflict was to look at rebel leaders. Not at what they say, he explained, but at what type of people they are. In Aceh, the leaders were mostly businessmen with Western educations who had lived in the United States.

“However, in Pattani and Mindanao, while many of the rebel leaders were well-educated, the networking system was Islamic,” Barter said.

Next, Barter studied the recruitment styles of the rebel groups. He noted that in Aceh, the members of the rebel groups joined most often for personal reasons, or because they were victims of the violent Suharto regime.

In Pattani and in Mindanao, however, “rebel members were recruited through mosques and Islamic boarding schools—young men who were kept from society,” he explained.

Barter also felt it important to speak with members of the community and get their input on the conflicts. He noted that while surveying people was not exactly the most realistic approach, it was possible to understand the community’s opinion better through observation.

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Shane Barter, a professor at Soka University of America, weighed the religious element in Southeast Asian wars at a Wednesday presentation.

For example, the difference in music was very telling. In Aceh, the music has very traditional Islamic sounds to it, but the lyrics are highly ethnonational in content. On the other hand, in Pattani and Mindanao the music had a pop sound but the lyrics were very religious, with words such as, “God came down and protected a rebel leader.”

For Barter, the burial treatment of dead rebels was the most telling of all.

In Aceh, where the militia would mutilate and publicly display the bodies of dead rebels, Islamic leaders would risk their lives to take the bodies and give them a proper burial, Barter said. The dead were seen as martyrs for the nation, rather than for Islam, he said.

In Mindanao and Pattani, where the most common

attacks are suicide bombings, there is a very distinct role that Islam plays in motivating martyrs. In these regions, the bodies of the dead martyrs are left in the street, covered with wax and sprayed with the scent of roses to provide the illusion that the body is not decomposing.

His findings led him to believe that religion played a larger role in the conflicts in Mindanao and Pattani than in Aceh.

Through these methods, Barter believes it is possible to more accurately assess the role religion plays in a conflict. He hopes that his approach will lead to more careful and correct opinions on conflicts around the world, explaining that not all holy wars are so holy.

“Chances are,” he said, “they are somewhere in between.”

New class profile: ‘Careers in Crime’ Gwen Shaw Vanguard Staff

Laura Hickman, a professor in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government’s division of criminology and criminal justice, teaches an online course titled “Crime Myths.”

The class compares the common “myths” about crime and weighs them against related research concerning these issues.

Hickman aims to help students understand what myths hold true to what the research says. She wants students to learn “how to find information to assess whether something really bears any relationship to reality or not.”

The class is only offered twice a year and has a huge waiting list each time, Hickman said.

“It gets a lot more interest than we have capacity for,” she said. As an upper-division course, the class is open to anyone. Since it fills so quickly, Hickman pointed out that another option is the course titled “Careers in Crime.”

“For some reason, it hasn’t been getting as many students as we thought it should,” Hickman said. “But the students that have taken it so far just rave about how useful and interesting it is.”

“Careers in Crime” is a hybrid course, meaning the class meets once a week in

person and the rest of the course is online. Hickman said that the online portion is great because of how easy it is to make the information available to students. They are able to watch videos and do readings at their own pace.

Hickman teaches with assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice Jody Sundt. They offer the class to give students an opportunity to explore the many careers that have to do with crime.

Hickman and Sundt bring guest speakers in to the class from all sorts of careers in the field. These people come in to talk about what it’s really like to work in their field.

For the online portion of the

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Laura Hickman is teaching a new course titled “Careers in Crime.” course, students are directed to actual websites where they can do job searches and find information about careers.

What are these jobs really like? How much do these jobs pay? How do they affect your personal life?

Hickman said that one of the main reasons they began offering this class is because they found that students interested in careers in the field were not coming to the department and asking these questions until their senior

year. And at that point, they had limited options to explore in order to find out what was right for them.

“So we wanted to try to offer this lower-division course to really get students on a path of using their time at PSU to explore and understand what’s out there,” Hickman said. “And how to make use of the freely available resources on campus and around the country to explore and ultimately get a job.”

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Even though PSU’s health clinic doesn’t have the flu vaccine on hand anymore, it’s not too late to get a shot to stay flu free.

SHAC wants students and staff to know it’s not too late to get vaccinated Ashley Rask Vanguard Staff

Until recently, Oregon seemed to avoid the heavy hit of influenza and norovirus that’s struck much of the country this winter.

In the last few weeks, however, both have seemed to spike, leaving many of Portland State’s students and faculty feeling exhausted and overwhelmed.

The question many people are wondering is: “Why now?”

“It’s not completely clear,” said Dr. Mark Bajorek, director of health services at the Center for Student Health and Counseling. “It could have to do with the contagion of disease.”

He added that there may be a relationship between how the virus is spreading and Oregon’s population, but with things changing week to week it’s difficult to narrow down the cause.

Oregon has also seen a new strain of norovirus this year, which people haven’t yet built up an immunity to. The virus commonly causes diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain, but can also be accompanied by a fever and headache.

“It’s really contagious,” said Kathy Samsom, a registered nurse at SHAC. According to Samsom, norovirus is not airborne but is spread through contact.

Norovirus is typically spread through fruits, vegetables and shellfish and by touching contaminated surfaces. Not washing your hands is the easiest way to spread it.

The strong strain of the virus makes it especially contagious.

Although there is no vaccination for norovirus, people can typically expect to get better within a few days.

However, don’t hesitate to call SHAC with any questions or concerns, SHAC representatives said.

Sophomore graphic design major Tara Holman was suddenly struck with influenza in the first weeks of January and claimed it felt “very different” from other flus she’s had.

She also noticed that a lot of people around her have come down with influenza this year.

“Everyone’s sick,” Tara said. “It’s pretty much an epidemic.”

As the weeks go on, the high flu rate doesn’t seem to be abating.

“There’s a correlation between the flu vaccine and what we’re seeing now,” Bajorek said. “It’s still escalating because people aren’t getting flu shots.”

Staff members at SHAC encourage students and faculty to get vaccinated if they can.

Although many places, including SHAC, are completely out of flu shots, there are still places where you can get vaccinated.

Students and faculty can check out flu shot maps at flushot.healthmap.org to find nearby places to get vaccinated.

Along with getting vaccinated, it’s important to wash your hands with soap and water, which is better for fighting the virus than hand sanitizer.

“Hand washing is the best thing,” Samsom said.

Bajorek also recommends that PSU students establish a

regular, good sleep schedule.

“Get sleep,” Bajorek said. “I know [you’re] working hard, but you have to take care of yourself.”

Doctors and nurses are also taking preventative measures to avoid falling ill themselves and to prevent further spread of the flu in SHAC. This includes wearing masks, cleaning the rooms with bleach and changing the seating in the lobby so those who have the flu are separated from those who don’t.

And if you already have the flu, don’t lose hope. There are plenty of ways to treat it.

First of all, if you’re sick, stay at home and get lots of rest.

“PSU students are incredibly motivated, but going to school when you’re sick sometimes puts others at risk,” Bajorek said.

Samsom encouraged students to call in and get advice if they’re not feeling well, unless symptoms are severe, like excessive fatigue, persistent abdominal pain, sharp ear pain, ear discharge, bloody mucus, a fever higher than 101 degrees for two days or more, chest pain, or sinus and facial pain.

With more severe symptoms, call and schedule an appointment right away, she said. If symptoms are bad enough, you may be sent to the emergency room.

However, if your symptoms are more minor, like a lowgrade fever, mild sinus discomfort, general tiredness and a mildly scratchy throat, it’s a good idea to call SHAC and ask for some self-care tips. “[Students] can get advice,” Samsom stressed. “I want to encourage them to call in.”

To schedule an appointment or for questions/advice, call SHAC at 503-725-2800.

Portland State’s Center for Real Estate has a new executive director who wants you to experience his love for the world of real estate.

On Jan. 1, Larry Remmers, a former senior vice president for Wells Fargo Bank, began his new position at PSU after more than 30 years in banking and 25 years in real estate lending.

“I love real estate,” Remmers said, “and you can underline ‘love.’” After only a few weeks, Remmers has already harnessed his passion to establish his priorities as well as how best to achieve the goals of the center.

“We are student-centric,” he said. “Our primary product is students.”

With the center’s continual growth and the recent addition of a master’s program, there is more need than ever to focus attention on students.

The center was created in 2004 and brings together the School of Business Administration and the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning with the goal of better preparing students for a career in real estate through more focused academic programs, internship experience and connections to industry leaders.

Thanks to a board with more than 30 members from the real estate industry, representing both public and private industry, professors and administration are always updated and aware of what today’s industry looks for in a graduate, Remmers said.

PSU President Wim Wiewel said that the center plays a valuable role on campus.

“We are very fortunate to have a Center for Real Estate, as a joint effort between the School of Business Administration and the College of Urban and Public Affairs, so that both private and public aspects of real estate development can be studied and taught,” Wiewel said in an email.

In order to continue the growth of the Center for Real Estate, Remmers acknowledged the first priority is attracting more students, which the center plans to do through better branding.

Rather than spending loads of money creating the perfect symbol or designing the ideal website, drumming up interest is about the reputation the center has created for itself, Remmers said: “Brands are earned, not made.”

By meeting with the first set of master’s students and considering their feedback and suggestions, Remmers hopes to enhance the center’s programs. He believes that by bettering the experience for students now, they will create the brand the Center for Real Estate seeks.

“Ultimately, brand is a function of student success,” he explained.

Remmers noted that getting to know students leads to better placement in internships and employment opportunities, leading to a better overall experience.

Another huge priority for Remmers this year is raising money.

“The goal of the center is to be self-supporting, with predictable financial support,” he said.

In order to establish stable funding, Remmers explained,

the best solution is to find a benefactor willing to make a large contribution.

While finding someone with enough money and interest to do that is a daunting task, Specht Development CEO and Center for Real Estate Advisory Board member Greg Specht says Remmers is the perfect person to be at the center’s helm right now.

After noting that Dr. Gerry Mildner, also a Center for Real Estate board member, was responsible for the center’s initial growth and exposure, Specht explained that because Remmers has no academic responsibilities, “he is the right guy in the right place at the right time to really take this program to the next level.”

Center for Real Estate Assistant Director Julie Gibson, who has known Remmers since 2006, believes Remmers has “great connections within the industry that will expand the levels of support.”

Having originally graduated with a degree in history, Remmers admitted part of his adoration for the industry is getting to know a site or building’s history, whether it is obvious or not.

He also noted that life in the real estate industry is intellectually challenging as well as full of risk.

“To become excellent in real estate you need to understand the constant nuances,” he said.

Of all the reasons to love real estate, however, Remmers pointed out that the most appealing aspect is the incredible diversity of career positions.

“There are so many different avenues you can take in real estate. So much is interrelated. You may find yourself leaving one field to enter another.”

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Larry Remmers, a former senior vice president for Wells Fargo Bank, became the executive director at PSU’s Center for Real Estate on Jan. 1.

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James wood, a professor of economics at PSU, was part of the workgroup that examined strategies to lower textbook costs.

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At 3:23 p.m., Officer Michael Anderson was dispatched to the library because of a report of theft from a student. The student said that her wallet was taken while she was at the library between 3 p.m. and 3:05 p.m.

University Pointe party, Jan. 13 University Pointe

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Report suggests three ways to lower textbook costs The report carried three main recommendations for lowering costs: ordering books on time, seeing schools partner with free open-source providers and encouraging faculty to reduce cost.

The Vanguard examined what is being done about these recommendations.

The first recommendation given by the report is for new policy to be created that requires books to be ordered on time. While it may seem like a simple task, according to Ken Brown, textbooks manager at the Portland State Bookstore, last fall more than 700 classes sent orders for their books two weeks before classes started, which can cause the price to rise by 30 percent or more.

Brown explained that when professors submit their orders late, the bookstore has to buy new copies from publishers because of the short deadline and stiff market competition for used books.

According to the report, the issue is further compounded by the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, which only requires professors to choose and make the names of their textbooks available “to the maximum extent practicable,” which offers a lot of leeway for late orders and no enforcement penalties.

“The law is written so it has no teeth,” Brown said.

Brown feels the issue is complicated by the fact that many courses are taught by adjunct faculty, many of whom are hired or placed in a class at the last minute without time to adequately prepare for their course. Brown thinks that an actual regulation at the federal level is unrealistic but that policy change needs to come from somewhere.

The problem is that the two most important decision-makers refuse to be part of the process, Brown said. Neither the university administration nor the faculty will take a stance on the issue.

The report also recommended that the State Board of Higher Education adopt a policy to ensure prompt ordering.

According to Diane Saunders, director of communications for the Oregon University System, the report has the attention of members of OUS, who work closely with the SBHE, but she did not have specific knowledge of how the report might impact policy yet. Members of the SBHE could not be reached by press time.

One already-working solution, which Woods said PSU’s Department of Economics has already implemented, is to have each course in the department be assigned a default textbook. If the professor has not submitted their order by

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Shop offers glass art from local and prominent artists While the Broadway location can’t yet claim such an impressive title, it does offer art from both local and prominent glass pipe makers, explained Store Manager Andrew Leikas.

“Many of our pieces are made by some of the top 100 pipe makers in America,” he said.

The store, which is located at street level of the University Park Condos, has actually received compliments from several condo tenants, Leikas said.

While some may associate marijuana with increased danger, many inhabitants of the condos have thanked the

shop for “helping keep the neighborhood safer by filling the previously vacant spot,” Leikas said.

He explained that there had been complaints of homeless people sleeping or urinating in the once-vacant doorways.

Also, with hours that keep the store open until 11 p.m., the bright indoor lights paired with video surveillance help to increase the security and feeling of safety in the neighborhood, Leikas said.

To those who are surprised by the lack of reaction to the shop’s location, Leikas answered: “PSU is a very diverse campus.”

a set date, the office manager orders the default book, which the professor must use. Other departments could do the same, he said, but the word just isn’t out there to the other departments.

Currently, compliance from professors is mixed and varies greatly in different departments. Brown said University Studies courses are particularly bad with late orders because those courses often have rapidly hired or rotating faculty, and the course’s book is not set ahead of time.

There is also pushback from faculty unions over the issue, Brown noted, because a default book could take away the professor’s ability to choose.

Victor Mena, academic affairs director with the Associated Students of Portland State University, was also in attendance for the bill’s workgroup.

Mena was encouraged by the good ideas he heard but was unsure how the ideas were actually to be implemented.

Mena feels there isn’t enough of a culture at PSU encouraging professors to make changes. Currently, Mena is working on a campaign to lower costs by asking all professors to negotiate with publishers for copies of books to be put on reserve in the library, as well as to choose their books in a manner that reduces costs for students.

The full report produced by the group can be viewed on its website in the documents section: sites.google.com/site/ hecctextbookgroup.

He also noted that Portland is a big city and PSU is a large campus, and the idea that a single head shop could tarnish PSU’s image is trivial.

PSU student Ryan Barret responded to the lack of reaction by saying, “I’m not surprised, it’s just weed.” He also said he’s happy he now gets quality rolling papers without having to travel so far.

Mellow Mood offers far more than just quality rolling papers. It is also the spot to get myriad specialty pipes and tobacco, Leikas said.

“We cater to the casual smoker, not the two-packs-of-cigarettes-a-day kind of smoker,” he said, explaining the store doesn’t even sell cigarettes.

Like coffee, bikes and brew in Portland, there is now an expanding specialized market for tobacco lovers, Leikas added.

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Theft, Jan. 12

At 2 a.m., the Portland Police Bureau was called to the University Pointe building because of reports from the local security staff of a chaotic, outof-control party on the entire 10th floor. Earlier efforts by UP security to shut it down had been resisted by students. PPB contacted the Campus Public Safety Office but was shortly advised that UP is not under Portland State’s jurisdiction. A report was taken by Officer Robert McCleary.

Domestic disturbance, Jan. 13

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male student attempted to flee and resist but was eventually taken into custody. After interviews it was found that the student may have tried to take Mueller’s purse. Neither wanted to press charges.

Exclusion, Jan. 15 Cramer Hall

At 1:09 p.m., Officer Jon Buck and Officer Gary Smeltzer excluded Jeffrey W. Holmes from the fourth floor of Cramer for disruptive and menacing behavior.

Holmes was flagged as prohibited to carry firearms.

Possession of burglary tools, Jan. 16 Cramer Hall

At 8:15 p.m., Officer Baker arrested nonstudent John Labarbs on the south side of Cramer Hall for loitering and possessing burglary tools. Labarbs was hiding bolt cutters under his coat and loitering near a bike rack.

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CPSO vehicle vandalized, Jan. 18

At 8:51 p.m., Officer David Baker and Officer Denae Murphy observed a male PSU student and a female nonstudent, Taryn Mueller, engaging in a physical dispute outside of the ASRC. The

At 5:05 a.m., Officer McCleary found a CPSO car with raw egg on its passenger side window while it was parked in the Shattuck lot.

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Fines intended to encourage other means of transportation your time in a loading zone will both result in a $90 fine, which was previously $65.

Fines are going up, but if students can find comfort in one aspect of the price hike, it’s that the fine for overstaying one’s time at a paid spot will remain $39.

Once a year the Circuit Court conducts a review of parking violations and their impact on parking behavior.

With the cost of enforcement a consideration, the court re-examines the city’s parking bail amounts and how the fines line up with those of comparable cities. The hike brings Portland’s fines closer to those of San Francisco and Seattle.

The increase in parking violation fees will create up to $700,000 in new revenue for the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The additional

funds will help the bureau continue operations and maintain parking enforcement.

The motivation behind this decision is not solely money; it’s also about encouraging proper parking behavior and compliance with parking regulations, said Cheryl Kuck, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Transportation. This is vital in a heavily congested downtown, she explained.

“Regulations are in place so you can find a place, park, conduct your business, move along, and allow other people to conduct their business,” Kuck said.

“If we didn’t regulate parking, the downtown area would often be clogged with downtown employees parking for eight hours at a time.”

The hope is that increased fines will not only encourage drivers to park correctly and

“Mellow Mood definitely seeks to provide for Portland’s growing tobacco niche.”

Dokha, an Arabic tobacco typically grown in the desert and mixed with dried leaves, fruits and herbs, has been smoked for more than 500 years, and is only one example of the specialty tobaccos to be found at Mellow Mood.

The benefit of such tobaccos is that they offer the relaxation associated with smoking cigarettes, but in only one or two hits versus an entire cigarette, Leikas explained. Also, specialized tobaccos contain fewer harmful chemicals than cigarettes.

The variety of pipes is also extensive—the store has pieces for the average college kid’s budget as well as pieces

that cost up to $25,000. Pipes vary from compact pipes that allow for a single hit to intricate artistic pieces designed to look like a shark swimming around a coral reef.

A typical encounter with customers might involve a group of boys buying cigars in celebration of a 21st birthday, or an elderly customer buying a specialty tobacco pipe, Leikas said.

While the shop has made a rather seamless and uncontroversial entry into its new location, there is no doubt that the store’s proximity to campus helps with business.

“For sure, most of our customers are PSU students,” Leikas said. “And we were very conscious of that benefit when first looking to open a new location.”

responsibly, but also be a motivator for visitors to look at other means of getting to the downtown area.

“We do hope to encourage people to carpool, use public transportation, walk or bike, or to use car parks when visiting downtown.”

The concern over parking is felt by students and nonstudents alike.

Bennett Dewan works downtown and isn’t bothered by the increased fines, but feels the effects of Portland’s parking situation. “Increased fines don’t discourage me.

Increased fare rates, smart park prices and decreased park times will.

“Accessibility to parking spots is the concern,” Dewan said. “The real issue is affordable parking and more open parking spaces downtown.”

The fine increases will take effect Feb. 7, except for the truck loading zone overtime fine, which will not be effective until July 1.

Three new eating options in south campus area Andrew Lawrence Vanguard Staff

Students hungering for new dining diversity at Portland State may have noticed a few more options since returning from winter break.

The southeast corner of campus now offers TartBerry self-serve frozen yogurt and Einstein Bros. Bagels along with Joe’s Burgers on the ground floor of the recently completed University Pointe apartments.

“It’s really convenient,” said child and family studies sophomore Anna Demots, who was studying at TartBerry over a bowl of frozen yogurt with toppings.

Demots, who lives in the apartments upstairs, said that many who live at University Pointe or in the Broadway Housing Building have been patronizing TartBerry and the other restaurants since they opened.

With its whimsical decor—including bright, childlike paintings on the walls,

inspirational sayings written all around and skim boards serving as tabletops—TartBerry owner Valerie Schmitt said business has been great since the Jan. 9 opening.

“When people come in they say ‘It’s like a fairy tale!,’ ‘It’s like a dream!’”

Schmitt said that opening during the offseason (for frozen yogurt, at least) has been beneficial: “It’s kind of nice to work out the kinks.”

Interestingly, Schmitt said that one of the most popular toppings at the shop is balsamic vinegar, a trend that started when customers at the store’s downtown location began bringing their yogurt next door to Benessere Olive Oils and Vinegars for a finishing touch.

At Einstein Bros. Bagels, Sydney Brown, another University Pointe resident and student at the Art Institute of Portland, said that although the location is very convenient for her, some initial problems with the service gave her doubts.

“The only reason I came back was because they gave me a free coffee card, but the service got better.” Brown

said she now likes Einstein’s a lot, and has eaten there about eight times. The restaurant already has one location on campus, in Smith Memorial Student Union, and its parent company, Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, operates approximately 755 restaurants in 39 states and the District of Columbia, according to its website.

Estimating that 75 percent of the customers at Einstein’s are students, General Manager Tricia Matte said that that business has been good with classes back in session.

“Since we’re in a brand new, pretty building with housing all around, things have been very steady,” she said. “The only thing that’s cruddy is we have to fight over the garbage key.”

While he knows that it’s more financially sound to buy food and cook it in his apartment upstairs, sophomore mechanical engineering major Asa Anderson had a good reason for ordering his bagel sandwich: “I had a quiz in differential equations today, and this is my way of rewarding myself.”

The retro-’50s atmosphere of Joe’s Burgers, with its vinyl

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Joe’s burgers, located on the ground floor of the new University Pointe building, is one of the new eateries on the southeast corner of campus. booths, Sputnik lamps and pervasive fryer smell, also has some modern touches, like flat-screen TVs playing ESPN, ample USB outlets and a soundtrack that includes Maroon 5 and B2K featuring P. Diddy.

Open for about two months now, Manager Staci Weston said that after a slow Christmas the business has done well.

“I’m excited—I think this could be an incredible location if we hit it right,” Weston said.

Aside from staples like burgers, fries and shakes, Weston said the location will soon add soups and salads along with vegan and vegetarian options. Also, at the end of the month the restaurant plans to open their late night pick-up window, which could

stay open as late as 2 a.m. on weekends.

Weston said a hidden advantage of this location, the fourth in the local chain, has been that nearly three quarters of her employees live either upstairs or in the vicinity.

“I said [to employees] that if you’re late I’ll come up and knock on your door.”

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Patton-led supergroup releases fourth album Nicholas Kula Vanguard staff

If you’re not familiar with the work of Mike Patton, I would normally say something to the effect of, “stop what you’re doing and look him up.”

In this case, however, Patton has touched so many different musical acts over the years that I’d feel comfortable rolling the dice on the premise that you’re already familiar with the man’s work.

Patton has been involved with several bands over the years, with Faith No More being his primary fame generator. But the list also includes Fantomas, Mr. Bungle, Peeping Tom, Lovage, The Dillinger Escape Plan and collaborations with Bjork, Rahzel, Melvins, Merzbow and more. The one conspicuously left off the list: Tomahawk.

Though Patton has gone through stages of love and hate with all of his projects, Tomahawk has been one of the more consistent entries on his resume. Even recently, with Faith No More’s reunion, Patton has found time to front yet another Tomahawk record, Oddfellows.

Patton only squeezes out a new Tomahawk record every four years and, normally, each one gets more and more experimental. With a name like Oddfellows and the album’s accompanying artwork, one might expect that it would be Patton’s weirdest musical foray since Mr. Bungle’s Disco Volante.

Guess what? It’s not.

In fact, most parts of Oddfellows feature Patton and company as the most mature, “normal” selves they’ve ever bled onto wax. Depending on how much stock you put into Patton’s legend, this could be a good or bad thing.

From an unbiased perspective, however, it’s unequivocally the tightest, most concise version of himself he’s ever been.

Oddfellows opens pretty straightforwardly as far as Tomahawk is concerned: A disjointed rhythm drags its broken legs across a musical scale as a sludgy riff fills each hole in the rhythmic composition. As expected, Patton has his share of dark, carny-emcee vocals peppered throughout, a technique gleaned from Mr. Bungle’s self-titled record.

Say what you will about Patton and his work in Faith No More, but the man is an unsung genius of rock music—and this is coming from a critic who doesn’t even enjoy a lot of his catalog.

It is here, however, among Tomahawk’s broken rhythm lines, that this type of half-growled vocal finds itself at home. This blackened delivery would be persona non grata in any band not containing Mike Patton. Those are the rules—I don’t make them, I just enforce them.

There isn’t a vocalist in music today who has the range Patton does—he’s a singer, a beat boxer, a human sound effects machine. That range is on full display throughout Oddfellows: The record retains that unquestionable variety while sounding more mature than any other Patton record. It’s no easy task, but somehow Patton shoehorns it all in without ever seeming overbearing or corny.

On Oddfellows, the band finds itself running the gamut of everything that rock music is, and nothing that it isn’t. Songs like the opening title track are slushy, penetrative cuts of rock action, whereas track two, “Stone Letter,” is almost like a top-down, wind-in-my-hair teen summer movie soundtrack, complete with driving beat and appropriately era-specific alt-rock guitar work behind it.

In fact, it’s as “pop” as Tomahawk gets on the whole record, and before you know it, Patton and ensemble have anchored a grappling hook from one side of rock music to the other and are tightroping the line across the gap over the course of just two tracks. It’s impressive, but is it enjoyable?

Well, mostly. And, rabid fanboy-ism aside, “mostly enjoyable” is about as good as a

Mike Patton project is going to turn out, because there usually isn’t enough glue to hold the thing together.

Thankfully, much of the record is Patton using his powers for the greater good. The aforementioned “Stone Letter,” along with “South Paw” and “Waratorium,” are the most concise uses of Patton’s skills to date and are great, next-levelsounding rock music.

Unfortunately, as is normally the case with the Patton canon, there are a couple tracks that are simply throwaways. Tracks like “A Thousand Eyes” sound like tense scenes from retro horror movies, where the killer lurks just around the corner in the shadows. As the track rolls on, it never really picks up steam—but it certainly touches on almost every boring part of cheesy ’80s horror scores.

Another offending track is “I Can Almost See Them,” a typical Patton throwback in which the ingredients are: a bass line, one of those bright orange Halloween sound effects cassettes and some vintage Patton everything-but-the-kitchen-sink vocal musings scattered throughout.

While tracks like this add to most Patton releases, they’re a distraction here. Patton is trying to lay himself bare in this album and deliver honest rock music, but “I Can Almost See Them” sounds like a bit of cowardice at best and an offering of fanboy appeasement at worst.

Though Patton and his merry men can do little harm in their experiments, some parts of Oddfellows lose traction because of outside influences, namely the production. One would think that his superb control over his voice—coupled with decades spent recording music—would grant Patton or his band of ragamuffins executive order of track mastering, but this is obviously not the case.

“White Hats/Black Hats” and “Rise Up Dirty Waters” see Patton’s vocal magic bag at its most exposed, and no amount of sorcery (outside of a recording engineer’s mixing console) can take the

Bringing it close to home Art and nonviolence emerge from Syrian conflict Melinda Guillén Vanguard staff

The world has always heard about regions in crisis: Germany’s Holocaust, Darfur’s genocide and Mexico’s drug cartel terror are a few prime examples. In an increasingly interconnected world, it is hard to imagine a conflict in one area that does not affect another.

On Jan. 24, five PSU student groups will come together in support of one common cause: awareness.

The Middle East Studies Center, Students United for Nonviolence, the Arab-Persian Student Organization, Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights and MercyCorps will host a screening of the film The Suffering Grasses to shed light on the violence in Syria and to promote the nonviolent resistance movement in the country.

The film, directed by Iara Lee, exposes the lives of Syrians living amid the violence and provides insight on the number of nonviolent resistance methods Syrians have used.

After the film, hip-hop artist Omar Offendum, PSU international and women’s studies faculty member Taghrid Khuri and Rotary Fellow Steve Nakana will participate in a panel discussion with the audience. The event will conclude with a performance by Omar Offendum.

This event took three months to plan; gathering resources and experts whose research centered on Syria were the biggest challenges.

Elisheva Cohen, outreach coordinator for the Middle East Studies Center, explained the

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Syrian Film The Suffering Grasses is playing on campus as part of the “Art and Nonviolent Resistance in Syria” event. importance of knowing about the Syrian conflict: “I think it’s something that people don’t know much about and it’s going to bring a really unique perspective to the conflict,” she said. “Our focus is not on politics but on how the violence is affecting people, the bravery on the ground, and showing the people standing up for themselves and resisting. That is a very important side that we don’t hear very often from Syria, or from anywhere.”

Joy Henry, full-time graduate student and teaching assistant in the Conflict Resolution Graduate Program, has been assisting in the organization of this event. Henry explained that one of the priorities of this event was to help

people understand the events in Syria.

“I feel it is vital for films and conversations to happen surrounding conflicts in our world and how nonviolence can help support people’s voices,” Henry said in an email. “When we open our minds we open our hearts, and events like this can help empower people to gain a new understanding and perspective.”

Senior Dana Ghazi, a liberal studies major and women’s studies minor, came up with the event idea. Having only spent two terms at PSU, Ghazi connected with Cohen and helped drive the event’s organization.

From a personal perspective, Ghazi explains there is much more to the events in Syria than people know about.

“What I hope [people gain] from this event is, first of all, bring awareness every day. I have my dad still there, and I know…how difficult it is in Syria now. It’s not safe to even go to universities, and abductions are becoming frequent. Nobody stops their life, though, and life still goes on for these people. They have to endure this every day,” Ghazi said. “The creativity, however, that is coming out of the resistance is not about just violence—it’s about people trying to better their lives and find ways to live justly.”

Seeing Ghazi’s personal connection to the film and the crisis in Syria strengthened Cohen’s desire to pursue the project and gave her a deeper connection with the event and the topics discussed.

“Seeing the film and really working with Dana, the student driving this event, has had a really big impact on me in my sense that this is really important,” Cohen said. “Hearing personal stories and hearing accounts of what’s going on on the ground—how people are in the middle of the winter without any heat or lighting or electricity—is also driving me. Dana speaks so passionately about what is going on

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edge off those caterwauls.

Some tracks, though, like “South Paw,” feature phenomenal mixing, where Patton’s “regular” voice hovers in the middle, upwardly breaking free when it needs to.

After having recorded dozens of off-the-wall projects, it’s good to see Patton finally put out a straightforward rock record using his seasonings as just that, seasonings, instead of some of the other records where Patton really goes overboard.

The man is as unique a recording artist as we’ll likely witness in our lifetimes, and hearing his take on musical standards is refreshing and inspiring.

There are a couple flaws in Tomahawk’s blade, but it’s nothing that four more years in the Patton forge and a fresh perspective can’t fix.

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PORTLAND’S KING OF LATE NIGHT Ed Forman, aka PSU alumnus Aaron Ross, interviews Nashville recording artist Cooper on Thursday, Jan. 17. Ross describes Forman as a “polyester-clad selfhelp guru” who’s just trying to “get laid.” Ross performs as Forman every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Al’s Den.

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because she was there, and that personal connection really had an impact on me.”

This reality is not experienced alone. Henry too has personal connections, not only to this event but to the Syrian conflict.

“On a personal value, this event is close to home for me. My stepfather is from Syria and his entire family is still in Syria. The daily worry has consumed my family’s thoughts. I can see the worry and pain in my stepfather’s eyes,” she said. “His brother waits in line for daily bread to help feed the family. His mother has challenges getting the medication she needs. He has lost extended family members due to the violence.

“Even with all these difficulties, this is not even an area that is currently directly affected with violence. The hardships are being faced all over Syria. His family endures the electricity [being] on for only three-hour intervals at a time, and water shortages are a reality,” Henry said. “I feel helpless, as the children in the refugee camps can’t survive because of the winter’s cold nights. The violence is horrific and is unjust.”

Despite the violence and terror, Ghazi explained the importance of focusing on the nonviolent aspect of the event.

“There came a lot of beautiful expressions out of people’s wanting freedom and I want people to see that, to feel that—to feel that human connection and to realize that this is affecting everyone,” she said. “I want to spread awareness that people living in another society impacts everyone here.”

PSU student groups present “Art and Nonviolent Resistance in Syria,” featuring a screening of The Suffering Grasses, panel discussion and hip-hop performance Thursday, Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, room 296/8 Free and open to the public

Portland has its own late-night talk show, and some of the guests have described its host as a lecherous buffoon. Even Aaron Ross, the creator of The Ed Forman Show, had mostly scathing words to say about host Ed Forman, referring to him as a “polyester-clad self-help guru, who’s really just out there to help other people so he can get laid.

“Forman has this take-no-prisoners, big attitude,” Ross said. “He authored a book, I’ll Make You Better, Because I’m Better than You.” Ross should know—he’s been Forman for years.

Ross’ Ed Forman fades from existence the minute Ross steps off the stage each weekend at McMenamin’s Crystal Hotel. Forman is a character Ross developed to deliver a lineup of sketch comedy, witty exchanges and in-depth interviews with media personalities, actors and politicians alike.

He hosts The Ed Forman Show every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the hotel’s lounge, called Al’s Den, as part of an ongoing residency.

“We’re a talk show, just like you see on TV,” Ross said. “I like variety, so you get that on my show. We take an Ali G route, where you have this buffoon that leads this whole three-ring circus. The circus includes interviews, music and sketch comedy. We kinda throw it all into the mix.”

Ross noted the similarities to shows he described as the “pantheon” of late night comedy: Carson, Letterman, Conan and Colbert. But he also pointed to important distinctions, particularly given that Ross hosts his show at a downtown bar.

“We don’t really get the typical kiss-ass interview, where it’s just promoting a product,” he said. “It’s about having a good time onstage.

Because we don’t have to pack interviews into seven or eight minutes, we get a lot of free reign to have a lot of fun.”

Previous guests have run the gamut, and have included Daniel Baldwin, Tenacious D’s Kyle

Gass, several local mayors and Trail Blazers players, and local 94.7 radio personality Gustav, among others. The loose format allows for longer interviews: Ross has interviewed guests like Baldwin and former Trailblazer Jared Jeffries for 20 or 30 minutes.

“People can get comfortable, they don’t feel rushed,” Ross said. “They can have a drink or not have a drink, or have more than a drink, and kind of screw around and get on our level.

They can just kind of let go.”

Gustav, a recurring guest, reflected on his own visits: Currently, he puts the count at nine, and suspects there are more to come in the future.

“We usually spend time sharing stories and keeping up with pop culture,” he said. “Aaron’s a very witty guy, and fun to work with. I like to think I get invited back because we play well off each other.”

Gustav, a radio personality on Portland’s alternative rock station, explained that he was initially invited as an effort on Ross’s part to reach out to personalities in town.

According to Gustav, the talk show provided an opportunity for him to connect with more people around the city and talk in depth about his efforts to support the local music scene: In addition to his seven-hour spot on 94.7, Gustav programs for 947 Too, an AM station dedicated solely to local and Northwest-area bands.

Ross, who grew up in Portland and studied at Portland State, drew a distinction between his brand of comedy and that produced by standup comedians. He pointed to a long-form improv class he took at Portland State, where, he explained, he found his passion for the style of improvisational comedy that would later define his show.

“You would create a sitcom on the spot,” he said. “If you used the tools from this class, you could go for 30 or 60 minutes. It blew my mind.

I had a real affinity for it. I realized this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.”

Ross spent the next several years in various comedy groups, including an improv troupe called Kick the Squirrel and a sketch comedy group called Renob Control, where he found his love for character development. He later took those characters on a six-week tour across the United States, which ultimately laid the

foundation for the current Ed Forman Show.

“One of the characters I used on tour was Ed Forman,” Ross said. “Forman works really well everywhere, from comedy clubs to bars— particularly at the bars. The real challenge was the people [who] lost their division, [who] were drunk. Now they wanted to work off of you, and I like that challenge. People say that I’m really good at dealing with hecklers, and I guess that’s true.”

Characters may form the lynchpin for Ross’s brand of humor, but the guests aren’t always in on the joke. Gustav, for example, pointed to the first time he learned Forman was just a character.

“I didn’t even know Aaron at first,” Gustav said. “The first guy I actually met was Ed Forman. Eventually, when he dropped it, I realized he was actually a really smart guy with great taste in music and pop culture.”

Ross made sure to point out that he’s not the only person creating the show. In addition to his work and that of his many guests, Ross works with longtime friends and colleagues Jordan Paladino and Brett Smith. He also said that they look to their network of friends for help in the crafting and refining of material.

“Every friend has to be inundated with every bit of work that we do, and that will never change,” Ross said. “Without our friends, without other people that I trust with our material, the show is nothing. You can’t write comedy in a black hole.”

The show also features Them! The Band, a jazz-funk three-piece featuring JP Downer, Matt Johnston and Tony Lintz. The band also brings in musical guests from an array of genres and backgrounds to play at shows.

So what can you expect out of a visit to The Ed Forman Show? Both Ross and Gustav agreed: Anything goes. Gustav pointed to a particular interview during which Forman egged on a heckler to the point that the patron moved for the stage to start a fight.

Gustav laughed about the incident, reflecting that he’d thought it was all part of the show until he and Ross had to diffuse the situation live from onstage.

“Aaron’s work almost has an Andy Kaufman feel to it,” Gustav said. “You never

know what’s going to happen next, and that gives it an odd allure.”

That rambunctious live atmosphere is precisely what Ross hopes to capture and convey to home viewers. Over the next year, he plans to get more cameras out into the crowd to capture the part they play in creating the show.

“Things can change at the drop of a hat,” Ross said. “Someone might feel froggy and want to leap when they’re drunk. Hopefully, one day people will really get to feel that, and we’ll be able to translate it to television, or whatever media we’re using at the time.”

In addition to his work on The Ed Forman Show, Ross also helps host You Who!, a monthly children’s show produced by Chris Funk (of local rock band The Decemberists) and others. On You Who!, Ross gets to play a big kid interacting with puppets and cartoons, putting on a rock and roll variety show for the kids while also working with members of popular rock bands.

“It’s a true honor to be involved with the show,” Ross said. “Everyone’s there, doing it for kids, and it’s awesome. The Portland rock scene, the people of that ilk, are just the coolest, most humble people. They’ve been so good to me. When I do this show, I know…it’s going to be a great time.”

In the future, Ross hopes Ed Forman can take the next big step to television, but in the meantime he’s happy with their current trajectory.

He’s especially happy that he gets the chance to do it all, here in his hometown, within walking distance of every school he’s attended.

“The crazy thing is, it’s my hometown,” Ross said. “It’s awesome, and to get the opportunity to do things like a rock and roll kids’ show, and do my show three times a week, I feel very blessed to have that. Portland is the greatest city on the planet, to me. It’s really cool that we have that kind of lifestyle here. I’ve been afforded a touch of luxury.”

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Following the leader Fox’s violent new show breaks new ground for network TV Breana Harris Vanguard staff

One of the promos for Fox’s new show The Following, which premiered last night in the 9 p.m. time slot, claims, “You won’t believe it’s not on cable.”

One’s initial assumption might be that the network is trying to say that the new show equals the quality of the hour-long, meticulously detailed, brilliantly written cable dramas we’ve come to love—shows like The Sopranos and Mad Men and Breaking Bad. This claim knowingly throws shade on the rest of their programming, but it’s also an intriguingly bold statement. Fox is not really trying to say that, though—they just mean it’s got a lot of violence.

This isn’t to say that The Following isn’t a good show. In fact, I think it has the potential for greatness. A passion project from Kevin Williamson—writer of the Scream movies and creator of Dawson’s Creek and The Vampire Diaries—it stars Kevin Bacon in his first television role as a former FBI agent pursuing a serial-killer cult.

Ironically, when Bacon started looking at television scripts, he was only interested in doing cable, so there’s something to be said for the fact that Williamson changed Bacon’s mind. Can a show on network television ever be as good as a show on a cable channel? Kevin Bacon seems to think so, but I’m not exactly sure.

You can almost forgive them for trying to push the violent/scary factor. The highest-rated show on cable is The Walking Dead, which regularly features a sick level of gore set in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies lurk around corners and roam in herds, waiting to chew someone’s intestines out or eat their entire body.

Turn on NBC—you get Revolution, set in a post-apocalyptic world where the power’s gone out. (Clearly, one is more exciting than the other.) But what executives at Fox overlook is that The Walking Dead also boasts excellent writing, strong characters and compelling, intelligent themes.

The fact that cable shows have way more freedom with their material cannot be dismissed, but it’s about so much more than that.

It’s a myth that network executives want to give us watered-down, inoffensive programming because they’re concerned about our moral fiber. The networks have their hands tied because they’re required to abide by Federal Communications Commission regulations, and cable is not. It also boils down to commercials.

Paying your monthly cable bill implies that you’re OK with sex, violence and profanity in your shows. Since literally anyone can get network television, executives are much more reliant on advertising money—so they have to please their sponsors, most of whom are concerned about audiences boycotting their products if they advertise on “controversial” shows.

So you’ll never turn on your local channels and see Walter White cooking meth or Dexter Morgan slicing and dicing a torso. Someone, somewhere, would complain, and people would lose money.

I don’t really watch many network shows, but I do have a long list of cable shows that I love, and I think AMC and HBO make the strongest television, hands down. The heads of Fox, and probably all the networks, know that pretty much everyone agrees with me.

But I don’t think the claim that cable is better than network is always true. Although I’m a fan of both, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a much better show than True Blood, and delivered many similar plot devices with better dialogue and fewer orgies.

And as much as I love The Walking Dead, I don’t think the level of storytelling on that show could ever compare to Lost.

Once in a while, network programming can be truly great.

For the first 15 minutes of the pilot episode, I really didn’t think The Following could be great.

Bacon plays Ryan Hardy, who was responsible for the capture of dynamic literature-professorturned-serial-killer Joe Carroll, played by the amazing James Purefoy (Rome, John Carter).

Hardy has a pacemaker because Carroll stabbed him in the chest; he’s battling personal demons, he has a drinking problem—you know the drill. At one point a female detective says to him, “I’ve read your file. I know you don’t play well with others,” and I literally groaned.

But just before that 15-minute mark, when Carroll has escaped from prison and his female prison groupies start showing up at the police station, things change. One of them disrobes, and we see verses from Edgar Allan Poe—Carroll’s inspiration for his murders— written on her skin. And then everything gets very twisted.

Dreamboat Central: Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy star in Fox’s provocative new thriller, The Following. The show centers on Bacon’s FBI agent’s pursuit of Purfoy’s diabolical serial killer.

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At that moment, The Following proves it is definitely not CSI. I can imagine quite a few fans of shows like CSI and charismatic, likable Hollywood actors like Bacon tuned into the pilot episode expecting dark but not too dark. They were probably horrified.

The Following is much more akin to horror than FBI drama, which is exactly why I liked it.

In fact, it’s better than a lot of horror films out there, in that it’s genuinely creepy and doesn’t feel safe, not just because you’re watching people get stabbed on Fox. Though The Following’s got levels of violence that some people are already calling pornographic, it’s also got the psychological gravitas to back it up. It may be lacking a little in character development and good dialogue, but it’s interesting enough for me to think it deserves a chance.

As a character, Hardy might be an archetype that borders on cliche, but Bacon is an undeniably fine actor. And even though he has that dastardly British accent, Purefoy has enough sinister charm to make you really believe he could convince people to kill and die for him.

How far-reaching is his Manson-like cult?

By the end of the first episode, I was totally on board to find out.

If you saw the pilot and you’re not the type to be turned off by this kind of material, you’ll be happy to know that the next three episodes get progressively stronger. They delve into exactly the right issues, like what kinds of people would follow Carroll and why.

We also learn more about Hardy. The supporting actors are all excellent, including Shawn Ashmore (X-Men’s Iceman), Natalie Zea (Justified) and Nico Tortorella (Scream 4). And things just get darker. The themes of violent revenge and death are primed to take the show to bleaker, more disturbing places. It’s sick and depraved, and it’s in prime time.

I’m not mature enough to not find that exciting.

Obviously, this kind of entertainment is not for everyone. The Following has yet to prove if it can be the next exception to the cableis-better rule, but it manages to be fresh and unexpected.

That’s certainly a good place to start.

Tomato tart A tasty brunch with cheese and crunch Kat Audick Vanguard staff

This tomato tart recipe is a protein- and vitamin-rich vegetarian entree that you will love.

A savory tart makes for a beautiful dish that looks complicated to make but couldn’t be simpler.

Create this dish with ease just by pouring and baking. Changing the ingredients to suit your personal preference is a great way to reinvent this recipe over and over again.

There are a few important steps to follow to make a perfectly flaky baked tart every time.

When using a store-bought frozen crust, always prebake it in your oven for about 10 minutes to give it a chance to get slightly golden brown. Pouring your ingredients directly into a frozen crust can result in a soggy tart with no structure.

Seeding your tomatoes beforehand is also key for a low-moisture tart. To deseed your tomato while keeping its slices whole, cut off just the top and bottom of the tomato so that it sits flat.

Ingredients 1 nine-inch deep-dish frozen crust 3/4 cup fontina or Gruyere cheese, shredded 3 medium heirloom tomatoes, seeded and sliced 2 shallots, thinly sliced 3 tbsp flour 1 tbsp cornmeal 1/3 tsp paprika 1 tbsp thyme, fresh or dried 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 3 eggs 1 cup milk 2 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves

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Savory > Sweet: Switch up your standard pie filling by substituting the savory for the sweet. This tomato tart is a fresh, savory delight perfect for a potluck or a night inside.

Instructions Use a small spoon to dig into the open cavities and scoop out the pulp and seeds. Then turn your tomato to the side and slice into rings.

If you can’t find heirloom tomatoes, or they prove a bit too spendy for your food budget, substitute with a cluster of tomatoes on the vine: These have a great, homegrown flavor that is key for a hearty tart.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake frozen crust for about 10 minutes to begin setting the dough. Remove crust from oven and sprinkle the bottom with half the cheese and shallots. Lay down a single layer of tomato slices. Combine flour, cornmeal, thyme, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle dry mixture over first layer of tomatoes. Top this

with remaining shallots, cheese and a second layer of tomato slices.

Combine eggs, milk and parmesan in a bowl, then carefully pour over the top of your tart.

Bake at 350 for approximately 40 minutes or until set enough that a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper and garnish with basil leaves.

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OPINiON • TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2013 • VANGUARD

VANGUARD •• tUESDAY, THURSDAY, Jan. NOVEMBER 22, 2013 10, • OPINiON 2011 • SPORTS

OPINION

EDITOR: Meredith Meier OPINION@PSUVANGUARD.COM 503-725-5692

Hey, hey, I’m a nonbeliever

Death hanging overhead

Protecting the right to reject religion

Does drone warfare protect the US, or instigate violence against it?

Conversation Nation Megan Hall

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Horrific tattoos Hints for avoiding an expensive mistake Ms. Fudge’s Sweet Nothings Stephanie Fudge-Bernard

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t’s hard to go very far in our city without seeing a tattoo. We have so many tattoos, in fact, that NBC News lists Portland in the top five most-tattooed cities in the U.S. Given the abundance of tattoo parlors in the city and all the awesome people running around with colorful bodies, it’s not a surprising label.

Unfortunately, it’s also hard to get very far without seeing bad tattoos. From misspelled script to unrecognizable blobs of color, bad tattoos are a completely avoidable evil plaguing Portland.

With that in mind, there are quite a few easy tips you can use to avoid the disaster of getting an offensive image attached to your identity.

For example, don’t draw your own tattoo design, no matter how avidly you believe you’re the next Botticelli. Human skin is a bizarre canvas, and your delicate drawing can easily turn into a dermal disaster. Tattoo artists are called that for a reason, and you should probably give them the benefit of the doubt: They know more about stabbing designs into skin than you do.

Don’t spontaneously run into the first tattoo parlor you find and assume the flash on the walls was actually drawn by the person doing the tattoos. Look at those portfolios and find out exactly what you’ll be getting.

On that note, don’t get fooled by portfolios, either.

If an artist doesn’t have many pictures of their work but have been tattooing for years, they probably don’t have any work worth showing. Also, if an artist has a portfolio with a few amazing tattoos and a bunch of

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mediocre-bordering-on-bad tattoos, chances are you’ll end up with the latter. Look for consistency, clean work and style.

Don’t get a tattoo from someone who can’t draw straight lines. To point out the obvious, there’s somehow an endless supply of squiggly, smudgy and spotty tattoos littering the bodies

Don’t get something just because it has some epic meaning.

Your tattoo should also look good if you’re ever planning on showing it off and telling people how symbolic it is, bro.

of Portlanders. Look carefully at an artist’s work to see how clean their shading is, whether they color within the lines and whether the lines actually look like lines.

Don’t get something just because it has some epic meaning.

Your tattoo should also look good if you’re ever planning on showing it off and telling people how symbolic it is, bro.

Chances are that the friends praising how “deep” your work is are just too dismayed by your crappy tattoo to think of something better to say. Or maybe your friends suck as much as your tattoo does.

Don’t try to save money by going to a cheap shop. Just don’t do it. Not only will you have to live with the hideous graphic on your body for quite a while, but you’ll also probably end up paying much more in the long run getting it covered up or pouring money into laser removal.

Don’t go to some sketchy garage or home tattooist. Not only are you likely to leave with subpar art, but they’re also unlikely to actually have appropriate licensing and sanitation methods.

Don’t let a friend who just started tattooing put a needle anywhere near you. Bail them out of jail, pull their hair back as they throw up in a toilet, help them move their disgusting couch, just don’t ever let your inexperienced friend tattoo you. Oh, but they’re such an amazing painter? Doesn’t matter. The first tattoos they stab into a moving canvas will almost definitely be horrible, and you’re a bad friend to put the early mistakes of their career permanently on display.

Finally, after you become the pretentious tattoo snob you ought to be, make sure you take care of that thing.

Follow whatever directions your presumably professional artist gives you about cleaning your sticky new tattoo when you get home, and use whatever products they recommend to help it heal as prettily as possible.

It’s also extremely important to keep your tattoo out of the sun. We’re lucky to have gray skies and dark afternoons in Portland, but slather on some sunblock when the sun makes a surprise appearance. You will undoubtedly pay unreasonable sums of money for a good tattoo, so it would be pretty stupid to go out and ruin it by not wearing sunblock.

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.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) made history in November when she became the first openly bisexual person elected to Congress, but she’s also recognized as being the only “nontheist” to serve in the 113th.

On Jan. 7 she was sworn into office, laying her hand not on the Bible but on a copy of the Constitution. Sinema doesn’t identify as an atheist, yet she says she isn’t a member of a faith community.

Polling has on many occasions shown that atheism is a difficult demographic to quantify. According to a Pew Research Center report released in October 2012, 19.6 percent of people polled identified as “religiously unaffiliated,” and of that number, 2.4 percent identified as atheists (that’s about six million people). However, 13.9 percent of the unaffiliated identified as “nothing in particular.”

The number of unaffiliated has increased by 4.3 percent since a similar study conducted in 2007. Polling from the last decade shows that the religiously unaffiliated and atheist populations are indeed increasing in all demographics in the U.S. And now, with the first-ever religiously unaffiliated member of Congress, it’s time to examine the systemic discrimination against nontheists that many people aren’t aware exists.

There are seven U.S. states that prohibit atheists from holding office: Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

Those states’ constitutions aren’t ambiguous in their discrimination, using phrases like: “The following persons

shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God,” (from the North Carolina Constitution) or “No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state,” (from Tennessee).

Furthermore, Pennsylvania’s Constitution explicitly states that theists will be offered all protections of the state but makes no mention of those without religious beliefs. While these claims aren’t necessarily enforced, their presence represents an inequity that can only be corrected by the elimination of these statements from state constitutions.

Like other forms of intolerance, discrimination against atheists is documented only by those who are able to file lawsuits, or when there is an opportunity to share an anecdote of discriminatory behavior.

There are widespread accounts of atheist parents being denied custody of their children; anecdotes of U.S. military soldiers being required to attend chapel; lawsuits that battle the blocking of atheist and free-thought websites in public schools; accounts of jurors or witnesses being denied the right to take a nonreligious oath in court—yet this discrimination is not often recognized.

Like discrimination against many other groups, those who are actively doing the discriminating deny the existence of any unfair treatment.

Recently, the federal government has undertaken some causes to protect the rights of atheists, such as the 2004 decision by the Department of

Defense to end sponsorship of Boy Scout units. An American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit challenged the legality of the Boy Scouts of America openly discriminating against atheists and thus preventing nontheists from joining the BSA. As a result, the BSA transferred their resources out of all public schools in 2005.

In cases documenting prohibition of access to secular websites in public schools or the lack of nonreligious oaths in court, the government does rule on the side of the First Amendment, but these actions are small steps and only arise when an act of discrimination has occurred.

Nonbelievers are a rapidly expanding group in the United States and yet there is undeniable discrimination built right into the documents meant to protect the rights of citizens within their states. Much like the rapidly shifting conversation regarding equal marriage and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trangender rights, it’s time for the government to openly protect the rights of those who don’t hold religious beliefs.

We are entering a new era of acceptance, one in which young voters are increasingly likely to favor equal marriage and immigration reform. According to the aforementioned Pew Research study, 32 percent of 18–29 year olds identify as religiously unaffiliated.

This group holds not only the largest percentage of religiously unaffiliated individuals, but has also shown in recent elections that their input is influential. If onethird of young eligible voters don’t identify as religious, then now is the time for a serious push toward protecting a person’s right to reject religion.

Just as 2012 was the election year of major advances in marriage equality, 2016 must be the election year of the nonbeliever.

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Jim’ll fix it The monster that got away Everywhere and Here Eva-Jeanette Rawlins

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hen I was 8 years old and living in England, I wrote a letter to Jimmy Savile asking if I could be on his TV show.

His name may mean nothing to you, but imagine an English Mr. Rogers and you’ll have it just about right.

Savile, who died in 2011, was one of the most dearly loved TV personalities in England for decades. He hosted several of British Broadcasting Corporation’s shows, but it was through his kids’ program, Jim’ll Fix It, that he made thousands of children’s dreams come true. They would write him a letter asking him to grant them a wish, and every week the rest of us would watch in envy as one lucky recipient got just that. We all hoped against hope that we’d be the next one.

Today we’re incredibly thankful we weren’t.

It’s come to light that over the six decades that he worked for the BBC, Savile sexually abused hundreds of children and raped more than 30 people—the majority of the abused were girls between the ages of 13 and 16. Many of the incidents occurred on the show’s premises. Fifty of the allegations, according to the police report, related to “hospital premises including hospices” and another 14 from schools, “including a reform school that he visited regularly.”

Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and blessed by Pope John Paul II for his extensive charity work, Savile was regarded as one of England’s greatest philanthropists, and it was under this cloak of fame and celebrity that he preyed upon, and destroyed the lives of, hundreds of children.

Nine-year-old Kevin Cook was one of them. He told CNN that when his scout troop was chosen to go on the show, they couldn’t believe it. “He was almost God-like,” Cook said. “He was the person every child, certainly, wanted to know.” After the taping, Cook presented Savile with a tie as a present, at which point, he said, the icon took him backstage to give him his own Jim’ll Fix It badge.

‘He was almost God-like,’ Cook said.

Savile asked him if he wanted to “earn” his badge, and then proceeded to molest him.

Cook said that Savile was interrupted when someone opened the door, peeked in, apologized and left. That’s when he said Savile turned to him with this threat: “Don’t you dare tell anyone about this. No one will believe you because I’m King Jimmy. Don’t tell your mates. We know where you live.”

Cook and hundreds like him remained silent for years.

He’d never even told his wife.

Because, well, who on earth would take his word against that of the most beloved man in England?

Even had it only been one child, Savile would have deserved to rot in jail. But the fact that there were so many is unspeakable. Dumbfounding.

Undoubtedly there were people

who knew what was happening and never breathed a word— the fact that someone peeked in and apologized is sickening.

They had the power to protect and instead covered their eyes.

Furthermore, in 2007 and 2008, while Savile was still alive, the police received four complaints of sexual abuse from young girls. One of them, eerily, was from Sussex County (where I once lived). According to authorities, the police didn’t pursue the complaints, but treated them with “a degree of caution which was neither justified nor required.”

It is unforgivable that one person, one human being, could wield so much power, and that he was freely allowed to prey on children when there were adults everywhere who could have stopped it. Now, none of the victims will ever see him brought to justice.

The BBC says it will investigate whether their “culture and practices” allowed this to happen. Forget the investigation. That book is open and shut. When hundreds of England’s smallest, most vulnerable citizens are victims to such a predator, there is something horribly wrong—it doesn’t take an investigator to know that.

I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised. We idolize celebrities and raise them up on pedestals that don’t belong to them, believing them incapable of such horrors. If we’d just take a moment and step back from our worship, we’d see their excrement smells just as bad as anyone else’s. That is, if we even believe they do that.

“It paints a stark picture, emphasizing the tragic consequences of when vulnerability and power collide,” Commander Peter Spindler of the U.K.’s Metropolitan Police told CNN. “Stark” is an understatement.

I pray for every child who, like me, scrawled, “Dear Jim,” but who got the answer they’d waited for their entire short lives—and will spend the rest of them wishing they hadn’t.

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hen you read a headline containing the words “drone strike,” what does the story usually entail? From my experience, it usually describes a targeted attack in which a few militants are killed along with a handful of civilians.

While reading these reports at a desk somewhere in the U.S., they may not seem so shocking or revealing; we are, after all, killing members of terrorist organizations and protecting the U.S. in the process. The cost of doing so has ceased to be an important factor.

Killing any unarmed and innocent civilians in order to eliminate our enemies is absolutely unethical. Not every member of these communities is a terrorist or enemy of the U.S. And witnessing innocent people die in drone strikes can only be interpreted as complete disregard on our part for their well-being.

The message the U.S. sends with the slaying of innocent bystanders is that this country isn’t the beacon of human rights it claims to be, but exactly the opposite—a nation that kills indiscriminately in order to achieve its goals.

Unfortunately we at home, as well as many of those operating the drones, are too distant from and uninterested in the communities these drones hang

ominously above. This distance renders it nearly impossible to imagine the psychological stress the presence of these machines creates, as well as the hatred they generate.

In the past month, two former high-ranking officials from the U.S. military have publicly attested to this fact. Stanley McChrystal, ex-commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, described the resentment generated by drone warfare as “much greater than the average American appreciates,” adding that they are hated “even by people who’ve never seen one or seen the effects of one.”

Michael Boyle, a former counter-terrorism adviser to President Barack Obama, shared this sentiment. He said, “The consequences can be seen in the targeting of mosques or funeral processions that kill noncombatants and tear at the social fabric of the regions where they occur.”

This tearing of the social fabric is what bothers me most about the use of drones. Imagine witnessing your neighbor’s house get destroyed by a drone strike and then having to spend each day watching those same drones flying over your head. At any moment, someone you know or love could become collateral damage, such as 16-year-old Tariq

Aziz and his 12-year-old cousin Waheed, who were killed by a drone strike on their way to Miranshah, Pakistan.

The U.S. didn’t even deny that they had killed these teenagers. Shahzad Akbar, a lawyer from Pakistan attempting to represent Tariq’s family as well as others in a lawsuit against the U.S., claims that they have ample proof Tariq was not a militant. My question is: Shouldn’t the U.S. be required to prove that Tariq was a militant, and not the other way around?

It turns out that U.S. policy is to consider all males in a “strike zone” as combatants. Also, until late April 2012, the U.S. military had a “signature strike” policy that allowed it to initiate drone strikes without knowing the identity of some targets.

This is a blatant disregard for life. This is the message the U.S. sends with its use of drone warfare.

This wanton killing of innocent bystanders damages the image of the U.S. across the globe, even more so because the U.S. is the self-appointed leader in human rights. For the rest of the world the contradiction is glaring, and rather than making the U.S. safer by eliminating the enemy, drone warfare puts the U.S. at further risk of violence.

Resentment created by the continual killing of civilians will not only invigorate and inspire enemies of the U.S., but will generate more support for them. It may even spawn more of them.

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VANGUARD • TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2013 • Opinion

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Erick Bengel EDITOR@PSUVANGUARD.COM 503-725-5691

Grasses, a film about violence in Syria and methods of nonviolent resistance developed to counter it. This will be followed by a discussion featuring hip-hop artist Omar Offendum, PSU faculty member Taghrid Khuri and Rotary Fellow Steve Nakana. The event will conclude with a hip-hop FREE performance.

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“When all you have is a gun, everything looks like a target” Vol. 67 No. 29 Nathan D. (PSU alum) Jan. 15

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Privilege check Will the second season of Girls be as white as the last?

One Step Off Emily Lakehomer

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ew Year’s means lots of new beginnings: new school term, new political policies being signed or put into action, and new seasons of our favorite television programs.

This new year marks the return of HBO’s hit show Girls.

While many viewers are excited about the show’s second season, I’m not. And given friends’ reactions, along with the high level of negative Internet buzz, a large number of the show’s target audience aren’t, either.

The plot follows a group of young women living in Brooklyn, with a focus on Hannah, a young writer whose parents have cut her off financially two years after she graduates from college.

Episodes feature a variety of misadventures that are probably pretty common for people in their early- to mid-20s living in Brooklyn. However, many of the topics (including the portrayal of Brooklyn) are, for lack of a better term, problematic.

Many of the major plot lines are based on creator, head writer and star Lena Dunham. She’s been lauded as an indie darling for years because of her artistic upbringing and her 2010 debut film Tiny Furniture.

Dunham’s character, Hannah, follows a cliched English-major trajectory, first working an unpaid internship and then becoming a barista.

As an English major myself, I often identified with Hannah.

That’s likely true for many viewers.

As college students, we feel like we can identify with characters that are less-thansuccessful in their post-grad

years. Portraying a young, wannabe writer as a barista perpetuates an all-too-accurate stereotype, but its familiarity is almost comforting.

Almost.

I’ll admit, when I first heard about the show I was excited. Finally, a real look at what being in your 20s and living in Brooklyn is like.

Don’t pretend that that isn’t every English major’s pipe dream, all right?

However, my high expectations were dimmed—and eventually shattered. Girls isn’t the smart, eye-opening, coming-of-age drama/comedy that we need right now.

The characters are flat and uninteresting, the namedropping is near out of this world and every possible “indie vibe” cliche is present throughout.

Time Magazine’s James Poniewozik called Girls’ humor “raw, audacious, nuanced and richly, often excruciatingly funny.” Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter praised it as “one of the most original, spot-on, nomissed-steps series in recent memory.” In the same review, Goodman says that the show’s cast and situations are “authentically scrubby and monochromatic (evocative of their personalities and New York as its setting).”

According to these guys, Girls is a rare gem and deserves its second season. So why shouldn’t we be excited about its return? Well, there’s the flat characters thing. If that’s not enough, the show’s diversity and portrayal of Brooklyn is completely skewed.

Brooklyn is one of the most ethnically diverse

cities in the country, with just one-third of its population being white. The cast of Girls is almost 100 percent white, save for a few token characters given roles that depict persons of color in positions of subservience or roles that specifically play into racial and ethnic stereotypes.

Dunham et al., have been highly criticized for the lack of diversity and portrayal of persons of color. She defended herself in an interview with National Public Radio, saying that she didn’t write any African-American characters into the show’s intensely personal first season because she didn’t know any members of that community well enough to authentically portray their experience.

That’s great, it really is; however, when writing a show about young people living in Brooklyn, it’s important to showcase the environment for what it is, not as a whitewashed, indie-everything-allthe time utopia.

“The show will be on for a long time, so there’s plenty of time to have every type of person on the show,” coproducer Judd Apatow has said.

He’s counting his chickens before they hatch. Statements like this make it seem like Dunham and Apatow made showing the privileged lives of white people a top priority, rather than including other narratives that might make the show appeal to an even broader and more diverse audience.

When it comes down to it, Girls is nothing more than an indie-infused Gossip Girl, or a Sex and the City for college-aged kids. It desperately wants to be groundbreaking, but before it can do that it needs to open its tattooed, flannel-clad arms to a little dose of intersectionality and a hint of diversity. This is Brooklyn after all; get with it, Lena Dunham.

Several of my friends & I just discussed this article.

It has to take the cake for “most ignorant headline” I’ve ever seen.

I think that Nick Meli would beg to differ: oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index. ssf/2012/12/security_guard_said_he_had_rob.html Sumbuddys Grandmother Jan. 15 Whenever a gun is present at the scene of any crime, the only solution liberal legislators can envision is restricting the rights of the uninvolved.

The involved are the mentally ill, untreated and the ACLU insists on ‘defending’ their rights to continue to suffer without help.

Solving a problem, any problem, requires focusing on the causes, and not using tragedy to further an agenda of controlling those who are

Polaris Dance Theatre Presents: Snowman and the Red Thread

already abiding by the laws and NOT causing the problems.

7:30 p.m.

Lincoln Hall 1620 SW Park Ave.

Joe Jan. 15 Tens of millions of Americans have reflexively purchased firearms for themselves in the last two months — two record months in a row. It may surprise you to learn that the NRA, GOA, etc. are some of the few “interest groups” that directly speak for the concerns of individual Americans.

“The gun lobby” didn’t rush out and buy up guns to push the numbers up, nor did they “scare” anyone else into doing so. Americans who choose to defend themselves can smell Obama’s breeze just fine without the NRA telling them what’s up.

Also, to illustrate the “power” and “influence” of the NRA: they spent $11 million on the 2012 election. Big Labor spent over $400 million. What makes “the gun lobby” powerful is not its Capitol Hill presence, but what it represents: millions of individual Americans who know full well why we have a Second Amendment. And it ain’t for deer hunting or target shooting.

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A changed Egypt: In Comedy of Sorrows, a young woman in the midst of a revolution learns that a formal education cannot tell her everything about her own country. See the staged reading Friday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Lincon Hall.

Tuesday, Jan. 22

Winter Term PSU Blood Drive 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, third floor ballroom 1825 SW Broadway

The American Red Cross and Portland State are teaming up once again to collect lifesaving donations. If you would like to donate blood, you can register at redcrossblood.org.

Five-Week Advanced Class Series: Drivetrains Noon–1 p.m.

PSU Bike Hub 1818 SW Sixth Ave.

The PSU Bike Hub offers the first class in a five-week series on understanding your bike and how to make repairs on it. The first class in the series is about drivetrains. Classes are free for Bike Hub members and $25 for nonmembers. For more information visit the PSU Bike Hub webpage at pdx.edu/bikehub/home.

Wednesday, Jan. 23

Race Matters: A Facilitated Discussion and Dialogue 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228 1825 SW Broadway

Portland State’s Diversity Action Council will facilitate an open discussion in the Multicultural Resource Center about how to begin developing better practices for dealing with race matters between the university and communities of color.

FREE

Winter Riding and Maintenance Noon–1 p.m.

PSU Bike Hub 1818 SW Sixth Ave.

Come to the Bike Hub at PSU for some free tips on keeping yourself warm and dry during winter riding and maintaining the functionality of your bike. Feel free to bring your FREE bike for specific questions.

Faculty Favorite Lecture Series: Rebecca J. Hannagan 1–3 p.m.

Women’s Resource Center 1802 SW 10th Ave.

Professor Rebecca J. Hannagan will be at the Women’s Resource Center to speak about the exploitation of the human body within the military and to examine sexual violence as a FREE result of this.

Raj Patel: Who Owns Our Food?

7 p.m.

First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave.

Award-winning author and activist Raj Patel brings his expertise on food policy and his thoughts about the global food system to Portland in the form of a highly informative lecture. This lecture is free for PSU students with a valid ID. FREE

Dive-In Movie: Mean Girls 8–10 p.m.

Academic and Student Rec Center pool 1800 SW Sixth Ave.

Come to the Rec Center to enjoy a free screening of the hit coming-ofage comedy starring Lindsay Lohan and to fill yourself up with free FREE pizza.

Sigma Xi ColumbiaWillamette Fall Mixer 5:30 p.m.

Simon Benson House 1803 SW Park Ave.

Students and staff are welcome to attend this event hosted by Sigma Xi Columbia-Willamette chapter featuring guest speaker Eric de Place of the Sightline Institute of Seattle, on “Understanding the Northwest FREE Coal Export Debate.”

Thursday, Jan. 24

Art and Nonviolent Resistance in Syria 6:30 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, room 296/298 1825 SW Broadway

Head to the Smith Memorial Student Union for a screening of The Suffering

Members of the Polaris Dance Theatre come together in a collaborative effort with students at Portland State to bring to life a story that takes the audience on a journey through multiple fantastical worlds. Enjoy beautiful dancing combined with an original live score by Portland pianist Michael Allen Harrison. For more information and ticket pricing visit app.ticketturtle.com/index. php?show=(32207).

Friday, Jan. 25

Food, Faith and Fraud in Two “Cult” Restaurants Noon Neuberger Hall, room 407 724 SW Harrison St.

Marion Goldman, scholar in residence at the Portland Center for Public Humanities, will give a talk on restaurants run by New Age religion and the conflicts that arise when attempting to draw a line between dedication and exploitation. Register for the event by emailing public FREE humanities@pdx.edu.

Friday Flat Fix Clinic Noon–12:30 p.m.

PSU Bike Hub 1818 SW Sixth Ave.

Bring your bike to this free workshop, where you can learn how to fix a flat FREE tire on your specific ride.

Resource Center for Students with Children Open House 2–4 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, suite 462 1825 SW Broadway

The Resource Center for Students with Children would like to invite you to a free open house where you can meet staff, browse the lending library and see the office and family resource room. Free books and refreshments will be provided and there will be a raffle. Children are welcome to attend FREE with their parents.

Staged Reading of Comedy of Sorrows 7:30 p.m.

Lincoln Hall, room 115 1620 SW Park Ave.

The Department of Theatre and Film presents a staged reading of Comedy of Sorrows by Ibrahim El-Husseini, a piece written in response to the revolution in Egypt about a young, educated woman learning how much she does not know about her own country through various social FREE encounters.

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ETC.

Those looking for scholarships based on vocal musical ability are invited to audition in Lincoln Hall.

Sunday, Jan. 27

Hungover Brunch 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Swift Lounge 1932 NE Broadway

If you’ve had a rough weekend, Swift Lounge has the cure, with a specialized menu designed for rejuvenation every Saturday and Sunday. This brunch is always 21+ and the only cost is the price of food. 21+

Tuesday, Jan. 29

Five-Week Advanced Class Series: Brakes Noon–1 p.m.

PSU Bike Hub 1818 SW Sixth Ave.

The PSU Bike Hub offers the second class in a five-week series on understanding your bike and how to make repairs on it. This installment takes a focus on brakes. Class is free for Bike Hub members and $25 for nonmembers. For more information, visit the PSU Bike Hub webpage at pdx.edu/bikehub/home.

Saturday, Jan. 26

Voice Area Scholarship Auditions 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Lincoln Hall, room 337 1620 SW Park Ave.

= on PSU campus FREE = free of charge = open to the public 21+ = 21 and over

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EDITOR: MARCO ESPAñA SPORTS@PSUVANGUARD.COM 503-725-4538

Vikings come back strong

Basement Notes: McIlroy cashes in How professional athletes calculate success Zach Bigalke Vanguard Staff

PSU recovers from tough loss to claim close victory Rosemary Hanson

The Portland State women’s basketball team experienced the worst loss of the season on Thursday night, falling 67-42 to the University of Northern Colorado Bears, but they came back on Saturday for a dramatic win against the University of North Dakota. The win was an important one for the Vikings.

“We needed to play with a lot more effort,” sophomore guard Allison Greene said.

“After you get blown out, you have to reevaluate where you’re at and what you need to do differently.”

The team shot a season-low 26.2 percent on Thursday and failed to score from beyond the three-point line for the first time all year. PSU led for the opening 12 minutes of the game, but Northern Colorado found their confidence and

went up by as much as 13 before halftime. The Bears led by 10 going into the locker room and then took control in the second half, weathering a late run by the Vikings to roll to the win.

PSU was able to turn things around completely against North Dakota, who sit just above winless Weber State in the Big Sky with a record of 7-10 overall and 2-6 in conference. The Vikings did not have their best night on the stat sheet—they were out-rebounded by North Dakota and struggled at the free throw line—but aggressive shooting and collective determination after the Northern Colorado loss ultimately made the difference in a 73-66 victory.

“You could tell that both teams needed to win—you could tell it in their eyes,” head coach Sherri Murrell said. “Everyone is fighting

to get into the [conference] tournament. Everyone is beating up on everyone. We needed to win, especially after the other night.”

this country pays attention.

The “Livestrong” bracelets went out of style a few years ago, so we didn’t even lose an accessory last week. And in Te’o’s case, we’re still just trying to figure out what’s happening.

But I think the general dearth of fake indignation stems largely from the usurpation of sentiment by social media. The grand tradition of sportswriter pomposity is rooted in the supremacy of print journalism; when newspapers were the only dissemi-

nators of news, they were also a natural and primary shaper of public opinion. They were the entire public conversation, and that contributed to their self-importance.

Today, with Twitter and the 24-hour sports news cycle, the story moves faster than the antiquated response to it, and the real opinion of fans is expressed instantaneously.

They can speak to one another directly now, and it turns out that what they are saying on these topics is usually a joke. In the din of our collec-

tive laughter, it’s difficult to hear the overly solemn voices of contrived dismay. If these writers did find some mountaintop to lecture from, they would be Tweet-mocked off of it well before this column ever reached them. And, much as I despise them, I realize I’m going to miss the moralizers now that we can express ourselves for ourselves.

But I still write about sports for a paper. So, with any luck, I’ll become one of them. In the meantime, we still have Jeremy Schaap.

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on the attack: Sophomore guard Allison Greene drives into the lane for Portland State.

Soapbox burnout Shock and dismay in professional sports entertainment

Drew Lazzara Vanguard Staff

Last week, two stories dropped that would ordinarily kick off a crap-storm of moral outrage from the world of sports journalism.

The public shaming of cycling liar Lance Armstrong and the totally bizarre Manti Te’o dead-girlfriend hoax are exactly the kinds of situations that get all the “serious” sports journalists frothing at the mouth about the poison of athletic celebrity, the betrayal of innocence, the death of heroes, et cetera.

Lots of heavy-handedness, lots of moralizing, lots of Jeremy Schaap slow-talking to us as if we were 9 years old.

As a slightly less serious sports “journalist,” I was super excited for this week’s

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column; mocking faux-moral outrage over the failings of pro athletes is one of my favorite things to do. I have always believed that athletes have nothing to offer us as role models outside of their athletic prowess. It’s illogical to expect that ordinary people who happen to have an exceptional skill and thus find themselves in exceptional circumstances will behave as anything other than human beings. Time and time again, they prove their fallibility.

And that’s typically why we end up with so many articles about how deeply, deeply disappointed we are in the men and women that we looked up to, that we believed in. Shame on you, millionaire who is never held to a standard of accountability that

any of us would recognize, for not living up to the model of integrity I completely projected onto you.

It’s self-righteous garbage, every time. And I was really looking forward to writing about it this week, in the wake of these huge stories of fallen athletes.

But after taking the temperature of the room, after reading about Armstrong’s entirely fraudulent career and after trying to figure out exactly who was going to be the object of public derision in the Te’o mess, I realized that the usual outpouring of trumped-up anger was largely absent from the conversation. Hardly any sweeping, grandiose posturing of moral superiority. Almost no slowly shaking heads. Only the furrowed brow of Oprah to remind us that anything untoward had happened at all.

So, when I realized that my column wasn’t going to write itself, I tried to figure out why it was that no one was pretending to be offended here.

I think there are a few obvious factors at work in these cases. No matter how famous Lance Armstrong has become in the last 15 years, he’s still a cyclist; as the inspiration of his battle with cancer fades and is replaced by a legacy of cheating and treating people horribly, it’s impossible to muster the energy to care one way or another about an athlete from a sport to which literally no one in

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forward motion: Viking junior Allie Brock goes for two in traffic.

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high profile: Rory McIlroy celebrates after winning the PGA Championship.

Fans tend to equate achievement in sports with direct success on the field, celebrating athletes for their victories and titles and transcendent performances. Athletes, on the other hand, rarely share those idealistic notions of what it means to be the best in their sport over the course of a career. Lured more by a bump into a new tax bracket than the chance at a championship, players will often make every effort to capitalize on their name in the pursuit of cross-promotional fortune, endorsing a slew of products, making film cameos and releasing ghostwritten bestsellers.

Rory McIlroy recently provided a reminder of what it really means to be a successful professional athlete when he signed a multiyear endorsement contract with Nike, believed to be worth upwards of $200 million. The exact numbers have been closely guarded, but whatever the final figure turns out to be, the deal has established McIlroy as the most influential young golfer on the planet, a designation not entirely dependent on how well he plays golf.

Of course, endorsements are not necessarily bad. The shampoo that Troy Polamalu uses or the pantyhose Joe Namath wears have no real effect on their careers. And it is difficult to fault an athlete for trying to make the most of a finite window of earning opportunity. But it is also easy to wonder if the athlete’s best interests, beyond the extra income, are being considered. Shooting a commercial for a sports drink is one thing, but a move from one equipment sponsor to another, endorsing the products that can make or break an athlete, is about so much more than the dollars it brings in.

Without the proper on-field equipment, an athlete can put his or her skills—or even health—in serious jeopardy. Like a violinist with a vintage Stradivarius, elite athletes combine innate skill with countless hours of training, learning the nuances of the tools of their trade in order to produce sublime performances. That comfort and familiarity with the equipment, knowing exactly how each subtle movement will affect its performance, is one of the most crucial factors determining whether all those of hours of practice will pay off as intended.

Vikings outgunned in Grand Forks

Hit the water at PSU

Road slump extends to 10 games

Outdoor Program to host kayaking seminar

Zach Bigalke

Katie Hoyt

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This was the stretch that men’s basketball coach Tyler Geving dreaded most when the schedule was released before the season.

“The road trip from Greeley, [Colo.] to North Dakota is going to be a long one,” Geving said in September during a preseason interview. “I have a feeling North Dakota’s going to be pretty good at home.”

Two days after losing in Greeley, the Vikings found out just how good North Dakota can be at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. By the end of Saturday’s contest, the Vikings had suffered their 10th straight road loss dating back to March 2012 as the Bears prevailed 85-76.

In the first half, it appeared that Portland State might finally end their slump away from the Stott Center. Playing without leading scorer Renado Parker, who suffered an ankle sprain against Northern Colorado, the Vikings controlled the pace early and held the lead through most of the first 10 minutes.

North Dakota was able to slow the game down, however, and eventually began to

Kayaking hits the agenda for the Outdoor Program this month, with an “Intro to Kayak” seminar starting this afternoon and two all-day river trips on Jan. 26 and 27. Held at Portland State for the last six years, the seminar teaches participants the basics of whitewater kayaking and is open to those with limited or no experience.

The seminar is directed by

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on fire: Aaron Moore posted 19 points for the Vikings on Saturday. find their range, going on a 15-3 run that allowed the home team to reclaim a narrow lead.

North Dakota would close out the second half up 40-38, with both teams shooting better than 50 percent from the field.

PSU scored the first bucket after halftime to tie the game at 40-40, but it was the last time they would be level on the scoreboard. North Dakota pulled away at the beginning of the half with a 16-8 run that extended their lead to 10. The Vikings kept battling, pulling within two points several times, but they were unable to retake the lead after falling behind.

The team was undone by an efficient night for the home side despite having

four of their five starters finish in double figures. Michael Harthun led the Vikings with 19 points (4-of-4 on three-point attempts) in the best performance of the season for the senior guard.

North Dakota finished the game shooting 53 percent from the field, including 50 percent from three-point range. The hosts also set a new school record at the line, hitting all 21 free throw attempts as they extended PSU’s road woes.

The Vikings take on Southern Utah University on Thursday and Eastern Washington University next week before returning to the Stott Center to face the University of Montana on Jan. 31.

McIlroy, the two-time major winner whose move from Titleist to Nike was announced with great fanfare in Abu Dhabi before the HSBC Championship, was more than willing to ditch his old clubs wholesale to please his new paymasters. His story is far from uncommon in the annals of his sport, the main difference being that the Northern Irishman’s deal is exponentially larger than those of most other golfers who swap allegiances.

And the phenomenon is certainly not unique to golf. Novak Djokovic, currently the top-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, struggled when he switched from Wilson to Head rackets before the 2009 season. He eventually adjusted to his new equipment, winning five Grand Slam titles since the switch and breaking up the long-standing Federer/Nadal duopoly in the men’s game. But not everyone enjoys such benefits.

Grant Hill, the former Duke standout who in the mid-1990s was the heir apparent to Michael Jordan for the title of the NBA’s best player, signed a seven-year, $80 million shoe contract with Fila before the 1997–98 season. Hill subsequently experienced a series of chronic ankle problems that kept him from achieving the dominance expected from him. No definitive correlation was found, but much speculation was made that Hill’s injury woes could have been precipitated by his newly acquired footwear. While his agent vehemently denied the hypothesis throughout the remainder of the deal, it is perhaps telling that Hill made the switch to Adidas and later Nike during the waning years of his career.

Examples can be found on both ends of the spectrum, and the odds favor McIlroy to win at least a few more majors before his days as a golfer are done. Swapping out the clubs in his bag and the ball on the tee is unlikely to destroy his chances of making his mark on the sport. Still, McIlroy made a clear cost-benefit analysis and determined that a nine-figure payday was ultimately more valuable than familiarity with his equipment as he enters the prime of his career, a decision that is never without risk. It was merely the latest example of the clear divide between how success in sports is defined by those on the field and those in the stands.

kayaking instructor Steve White and the Outdoor Program staff. According to White, evaluations of the allday trips have been extremely positive throughout the years.

“Ninety-five percent of people said it exceeded their expectations,” he said. “With these [kinds of] evaluations, we are able to do more trips.”

The cost for students and members is $120, which includes gear and transportation. Since the seminar is open to inexperienced kayakers, classes and pool sessions are mandatory and are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays over the next two weeks, from

5 to 8:30 p.m. The seminar is designed to bring participants to the intermediate level and class size is typically small— around eight people—so participants enjoy full attention and help from staff.

This year’s group will head out onto the Clackamas River between Estacada and Oregon City. “All sections of the river are appropriate for beginners,” White said.

The deadline to sign up is today at noon, but that deadline may be extended until the pretrip meeting at 5 p.m. if necessary. For information, contact Steve White at the PSU Outdoor Program.

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Great outdoors: PSU students have plenty of options to get back to nature this winter.

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VANGUARD •TTUESDAY, UESDAY, Jan. Jan.22, 22,2013 2013• •SPORTS SPORTS

Unfamiliar territory for Winterhawks

Recent results Thursday, Jan. 17

WOMen’s basketball

vs.

North Colorado Vikings

67 42

Top performers D’shara Strange: 15 points, 10 rebounds Stephanie Lee: 17 points, 5 rebounds

Men’s Basketball

@ North Colorado Vikings

67 50

Top performers Aaron Moore: 9 points, 4 rebounds

Saturday, Jan. 19

Track and Field Cherry and Silver Invitational Albuquerque, N.M.

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STONEWALLED: Brendan Leipsic looks for an opening but is stopped by Thunderbirds goalie Brandon Glover as Portland’s 14-game winning streak comes to an end Saturday.

Portland drops second straight game Bryan Zinschlag Vanguard Staff

The Portland Winterhawks lost their second game in a row on Saturday night, falling 4-3 in Seattle. It was only the second time they’ve done so this season, and the first time since Oct. 9. Portland had won eight of 10 against the Thunderbirds this year .

The Winterhawks’ three leading scorers provided all of

the team’s points in Saturday’s defeat. Brendan Leipsic scored his 30th goal of the season with an assist from Nicolas Petan in the first period, putting the Hawks ahead 1-0.

Seattle responded with goals from Roberts Lipsbergs and Connor Honey, going into the first intermission ahead 2-1.

Just 1:32 into the second, Winterhawk Ty Rattie scored on assists from Petan and

Leipsic to even the score. But once again, the Thunderbirds answered and then some, with goals from Branden Troock and Adam Kambeitz. Seattle led 4-2 until late in the third period, when Petan scored his 31st of the year on an assist from Leipsic. Neither Petan’s prolific line nor any other by Portland was able to find the net in the final minutes, and Seattle held on for a surprising 4-3 victory.

Much media attention has been paid to the Winterhawks this year, and not just for their excellent play on the ice. On Nov. 28, the WHL handed out

penalties for 54 “player benefit violations,” including payments made by the Winterhawks organization to cover offseason training for their players and travel costs for players’ parents.

Independent investigators hired by the WHL reported that these violations involved 14 players over the past five seasons. As a result of the findings, Winterhawks coach and general manager Mike Johnston was suspended for the remainder of the season.

The team also forfeited their first five picks of the 2013 WHL draft and all their first-round

picks in the 2014-17 drafts, and received a $200,000 fine.

The victory by Seattle snapped a 15-game losing streak as well as the Winterhawks’ eight-game road winning streak. With their shootout loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday, Portland saw its 14-game winning streak come to an end. The team is holding onto a tenuous lead in the WHL’s Western Conference, with the Kelowna Rockets and Kamloops Blazers close at their heels going into the last two months of the regular season.

Track and field team hitting its stride School records fall at Cherry and Silver Invitational Alex Moore Vanguard Staff

The Vikings continued their strong start to the indoor track and field season last weekend with an impressive performance at the Cherry and Silver Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. Portland State athletes broke three school records.

Dominique Maloney’s time of 55.72 seconds in the 400-meter on day one beat the previous mark of 56.17, set by Femi Kehinde in 2006. The result was good enough to qualify Maloney for the Big Sky Meet. On day two, senior Geronne Black improved upon her own record in the 60-meter dash with a winning time of 7.34, and graduate student Joenisha Vinson broke the PSU 60-meter

hurdles record with a time of 8.46, taking second place in that event.

The team’s success continued on the men’s side, with J.J. Rosenberg finishing the meet’s opening day in first place in the 400. Rosenberg’s mark of 49.28 was just shy of the qualifying time for the Big Sky tournament. He finished the competition in eighth place.

“This was one of the best meets as a team we have ever had,” assistant coach Seth Henson said. “Everybody did something special. There were personal records and season bests. Just a fantastic meet and a great representation of our school and the work we have put in.”

After a successful showing last weekend at the University of Washington Indoor Preview, the Vikings are making progress toward a first-place finish in the Big Sky Conference.

Although it is still early in the season, the team is clearly

Top performers Geronne Black: First place in 60-meter dash, 7.34 seconds Joenisha Vinson: Second place in 60-meter hurdles, 8.46 seconds

Women’s Basketball

vs.

Vikings North Dakota

73 66

Top performers Angela Misa: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals Allison Greene: 18 points, 5 rebounds

Men’s Basketball

@ North Dakota Vikings

85 76

Top performers Aaron Moore: 18 points, 7 rebounds Michael Harthun: 19 points

NBA

vs.

Milwaukee Blazers

110 104

Top performers Damian Lillard: 26 points, 10 assists

WHL

@ Seattle Winterhawks Top performers Brendan Leipsic: 1 goal, 2 assists

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ONE FOR THE Record books: Joenisha Vinson posted the fastest time ever by a Viking in the 60-meter hurdles event.

focused on their objective.

“Our goals are starting to become more in our sights,” Henson said. “We just have to continue to work hard and

stay healthy, and I think good things could happen come late February in Bozeman.”

The Vikings travel back to Seattle to compete in the UW

Invitational this weekend.

After that, PSU heads out to the East Coast for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 1 and 2.

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