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Suspicious incidents hit Broadway dorm

Portland State hosts nation’s first brewing industry program

Stephanie Tshappat Vanguard staff

Two suspicious incidents have occurred in the Broadway Housing Building during the month of March.

Because the incidents have some similarities, the PSU Campus Public Safety Office is urging students to take extra safety precautions.

Man enters occupied dorm room On Monday, March 25, CPSO issued a timely warning reporting that an unknown man had entered an occupied dorm room in the building at around 5 a.m.

The female student in the room was asleep and woke up when the man made unwanted physical contact with her, said CPSO Chief Phil Zerzan.

“He started rubbing and tickling her back. Detective Matt Horton is working on this case and following up [with the victim],” Zerzan said.

The suspect was described as an adult white male with a thin build who looked to be “college-age,” which could range from 19–35 years old, and did not appear to be a transient. He had a beard and was wearing a white beanie-style hat, a dark coat, light-colored trousers and Toms shoes.

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Beer: Portland State’s new brewing industry program will be the first of its kind in the nation. The program will give students a certificate and is hosted by the School of Business Administration.

24-month program offers business guidance, internships for prospective brewers and distillers Matthew Ellis Vanguard staff

Portland holds the world record for most craft breweries within city limits, and with all the great beer around here, it’s a wonder that Portland State has gone all these years without offering some sort of beer-related program.

This fall, PSU will host the nation’s first brewing industry certificate program, “The Business of Craft Brewing.”

The program, hosted by PSU’s School of Business Administration, will focus on drafting a business plan and managing infrastructure for a craft brewery or distillery.

The program will culminate in a certificate after 24 weeks and is housed mostly online, save for an “immersion weekend” during which students will get to tour some of Portland’s esteemed breweries and take part in one of the world’s fastestgrowing beer scenes.

“Portland is the center of the craftbrewing beer industry, and our sense is that this program is something needed in the region,” said Kristen Pedersen, director of executive and professional education in the SBA. While Portland houses a highly regarded beer culture, the industry appears to be nearing a crucial time of rapid growth because of the popularity of home-brewing and state laws that allow for personal distribution in some areas.

In addition to the 2,400 craft breweries functioning in the country today, more than 1,200 will be opened in the next year alone.

In light of this, the program will focus less on the science behind making the best IPA and instead attempt to foster the tools and framework with which to create a successful company in the brewing industry.

Mellie Pullman, a PSU professor and former brewer, will be teaching the program, and has been planning the curriculum for a number of months. Early conversations about content have quickly given way to logistics, given the program’s early success.

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PSU professor leads breakthrough water rights agreement Task force unites conservationists, farmers and government Ravleen Kaur Vanguard staff

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Steve Greenwood is the deputy director of Oregon programs for the National Policy Consensus Center at PSU’s Mark O. Hatfield School of Government.

A Portland State professor is leading a project that bridges the chasm between water conservation groups and Eastern Oregon farmers.

Steve Greenwood, deputy director of Oregon programs for the National Policy Consensus Center in PSU’s Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, was asked by Gov. John Kitzhaber to lead the implementation of a breakthrough agreement that grants increased irrigation water to Eastern Oregon’s Umatilla Basin.

Greenwood is part of a task force that brings together conservation interests, farmers and federal and state agencies. Kitzhaber launched the task force through Oregon Solutions, an organization overseen by NPCC that

is dedicated to collaborative governance. The task force was organized in response to decades of polarization and failed negotiations in the Oregon Legislature.

“The group has actually agreed that they will not support or propose any legislation that goes outside of the agreement they have made,” Greenwood said. “The conflict begins, actually, with the basic fact that you’ve got the Columbia River rolling by the Umatilla Basin, and it’s a big river.”

Columbia River water rights have been a point of contention for decades. Since salmon were listed under the Endangered Species Act, access to Columbia River water has been restricted during irrigation months, which coincide with salmon runs, Greenwood explained.

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Reintegrating veterans into civilian life has been both challenging and puzzling for quite some time, but now researchers at Portland State have an opportunity to look at ways to make that transition easier.

After two years of research and grant writing, PSU psychology professor Dr. Leslie Hammer recently won a $5 million grant to study veterans in the civilian workforce. She has a team from the Department of Psychology dedicated to helping service members transition back into a life outside of the military.

“This is really a unique study,” said Krista Brockwood, a project manager for the program. “There are definitely existing resources to help them transition, but no one has really focused on the workplace yet.”

She is a veteran herself, having served in the U.S. Army.

Brockwood explained that the study will focus on service members in the Army Reserve and National Guard, since Oregon does not have a fullscale military base. They’ll be working with civilian supervisors on behaviors that are necessary to support service members, who could be facing

significant stressors from their military commitments.

“Their lives can be completely disrupted,” Brockwood said.

“They’re pulled away from their families and lives for a year or so and put into a very stressful environment.”

No one knows this better than researcher and recent PSU graduate Gil Brady, who is currently serving in the Oregon National Guard. He has completed one deployment so far, and his unit could be deployed again before the end of his contract. He also works at the Portland VA Medical Center.

“In many ways I’m sort of the perfect subject for this study,” Brady said. “I think it’s important that people understand that this is a genuine social issue. Veteran reservists have exceedingly high unemployment.”

Brady explained that trying to plan for the future when you have a looming deployment creates a high level of anxiety and stress. Even a day before his service is technically finished he might be called to fulfill a yearlong deployment. It’s called “stop loss,” which is regarded as a back-door draft.

He also said that though there are federal laws and acts promoting the hiring of veterans, there’s almost no research on how to keep them employed once they’re hired. His collection of data reveals that service members have had difficulty maintaining employment.

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help address retention for veterans in the workplace has been shown to have positive psychiatric benefits and [relieve] symptoms stemming from unstable employment,” Brady said.

Sleep deficiency is a major concern for Brady, who struggled with sleeping problems after deployment. He explained that during basic training and deployments service members learn to operate on minimal sleep. On the civilian side, however, it’s maladaptive and can negatively impact workplace performance and family dynamics.

“I’m interested to see how we can predict [veterans’] ability to reintegrate based off of the study of sleep patterns,” he said.

The study will consist of a randomized clinical trial to help eliminate biases, and researchers will be following 500 pairs of participants, each pair consisting of a service member

and a supervisor. They’ll also be conducting a side study involving military families and daily diaries. The objective is to get a better understanding of what happens within the family and how it affects the veteran.

Part of the workplace training will involve providing supervisors resources for veterans who are having difficulty coping, as well as resources for the supervisors themselves. A major component will be education to eliminate stigmas around service members and veterans.

“A lot of times, employers may be afraid that vets could have an episode at work,” Brockwood said. “There’s also the concern that they can be deployed at any time. We’ll try to focus on promoting the valuable skill sets that the veterans bring with them, such as leadership and experience.

“You shouldn’t be scared of a service member,” she added.

The hope is that the study will help to bridge the gap between the civilian and military worlds for returning service members.

Part of achieving that objective is understanding both sides.

“Reservists require more flexibility, since we can be called to duty any time for what could be an extended duration,” Brockwood said. “It’s tough on employers, too, because they have a bottom line to meet as well.”

For both Brady and Brockwood, this study holds personal significance. Their combined experience with military culture and research makes them uniquely qualified for a study of this magnitude.

“Anything we can do to let the vets know that we’re thinking of their well-being, and thank them for their service, means a lot to me,” Brockwood said. “I’m really proud of PSU for being well-represented.”

Students often have a hard time imagining their professors outside of the classroom, and many assume that teaching is their only gig. But the truth is, a lot of professors are engaged in a variety of pursuits beyond the classes they teach.

Leslie Hammer, a professor of industrial/occupational psychology, has been at Portland State for 22 years.

In addition to teaching, Hammer is the director of the Occupational Health Psychology program, which is a graduate training program in the Department of Psychology.

“OHP applies psychology to understanding ways of reducing occupational stress and injuries and improving wellbeing on the job,” Hammer said.

PSU’s OHP program has been around for about 13 years and is funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. The program is one of few in the area, since

it is still a fairly new field of psychology.

Aside from OHP, Hammer is a part of Work, Family & Health Network, where she leads the Center for WorkFamily Stress, Safety and Health. She explained that the WFHN is a heavily funded research network designed to study work-family practices and policies that impact the well-being of workers and their families.

Hammer has developed a study that focuses on family support and trains supervisors to successfully understand the importance of work-family issues.

“I’m now extending this research to better understand how supervisors can support veterans reintegrating into the civilian workplace,” Hammer said. Last month, it was announced that Hammer has received a $5 million grant to carry out this research.

Trained as an industrial/ organizational psychologist, Hammer was attracted to PSU because of the applied

psychology doctoral program the university was starting.

In the field of psychology, it’s very rare to have applied research, Hammer explained, but the PSU program appeared to value applied research and research in the community, something she also places great value on.

“I was very interested in the area of work and family,” Hammer said. “It was a newly developing field at the time, and basically I wanted to come and do applied research.”

An article published at that time regarding women and their role in work and family had caused an uproar.

“The issues were being pinned on women, primarily, where there was nothing that was being done in organizations to support working families. So I felt there needed to be research better understanding that organizations can support working families,” Hammer said. “That was when I decided I wanted to go into academia, because I wanted to be one of those people to do that research.”

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Krista brockwood, a U.S. Army veteran, is a project manager studying veterans in the workplace. The study hopes to bridge the gap between the civilian and military worlds for returning service members.

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St. Mary’s Academy eyes expansion

The Building that used to house a post office on Southwest Fifth Avenue between Mill and Market Streets, is being considered for a St. Mary’s Academy expansion.

Plans to purchase old post office block still in the works Kaela O’Brien Vanguard staff

St. Mary’s Academy, a close neighbor to Portland State, announced on Thursday possible plans to expand their campus through the purchase of the city block recently vacated by the U.S. Postal Service.

Located on Southwest Fifth Avenue between Mill and Market streets, St. Mary’s is the oldest continuously operating secondary school in Oregon. Founded by 12 Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 1859, the school is a Roman Catholic high school for young women.

While the possibility of

purchasing the new land was only made public recently, the idea to expand the campus has been on the administration’s agenda for some time, said Mary Ann Albright, director of communications for St. Mary’s.

“This expansion has been one of our top strategic priorities because we have been seeing an increase in our applicant pool,” Albright said.

“For the past several years our leadership team has been keeping an eye out.”

St. Mary’s has honed in on this particular location because of the proximity to its current campus. “The location is only one block northwest of us,” Albright said.

While the purchase is not final, the transaction has moved beyond talk. “We are in the due diligence phase of purchasing,” Albright said.

Also not final are plans for use of the space. “We do not have concrete plans—no renderings or anything,” Albright said. However, she did say that the space will likely be used for multiple purposes.

“Plans for the use of the new space are for additional instructional space as well as more space for the fine and performing arts and athletics.”

While not directly connected to Portland State in any way, Albright said that the two schools often mingle.

“We are currently doing an engineering competition with PSU,” she said, “which has been a very nice opportunity.”

St. Mary’s also offers its students two PSU challenge courses for credit at Portland State.

Crime Blotter for March 14–16 Stephanie Tshappat Vanguard Staff

March 14 Trespass arrest

This spring, Portland State’s engineering students will be participating in several muchanticipated activities, as student groups have been working all year for upcoming competitions and events.

For some, spring is the time of year that engineering students demonstrate what they have been working on since fall.

For others, it’s a time to get involved in engineering organizations.

Morgan Andrews, a sophomore studying civil engineering, got involved with the Portland State Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers at the beginning of this year because it was a great way to meet people in the program with similar interests.

“It’s been a really good place to make friends and… get to know the faculty,” Andrews said.

Rebekah Huschka, a civil engineering senior, said that ASCE helps students see what they’re actually going to be doing when they get out of school.

“ASCE has several lunchand-learns, where a professional comes in and kind of says, ‘Hey, here’s what we’re doing,’” Huschka said.

In PSU’s Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, most majors have specific student groups directed toward their field of study. For civil engineering, the biggest student group is ASCE. One of the biggest events ASCE participates in is the student conference competitions that are held each year. This year, PSU will participate in both the steel bridge and concrete canoe competitions.

PSU is part of the Pacific Northwest Conference, which will be held at Oregon State University April 25–27.

Last year, PSU’s steel bridge teams came in first place at the

regional conference and went on to the national competition.

For the competition, students are required to design and build a steel bridge, and are scored in various categories: weight, assembly speed, efficiency and economy. The team placed 13th at the national convention. “[The steel bridge] is kind of an all-year project,” Huschka said. “We start designing in the fall, then we fabricate the parts, then put the parts together in competition, and we’re timed on that.” The team has to meet certain size and weight requirements, and must make sure there is no bending in the bridge as the weight is loaded.

Huschka enjoys working on the steel bridge team because it’s a way to apply what she’s learning in her classes. “[The] steel bridge is sort of a fun thing you can do with the knowledge you’ve learned.

It’s applying what you have and doing it in competition,” Huschka said.

PSU has an entirely new team for the concrete canoe competition this year. No one has worked on a concrete canoe in the past, so all are learning together. The idea of a concrete canoe sounds ridiculous to many, but for these students, it’s about finding the right materials to use. The design of the concrete mix is the most important factor in the canoe’s success— many canoes end up sinking.

Andrews, who is part of the concrete canoe team, said that even though the team members are all new, they’ve made significant progress. They’ve stayed on schedule and are planning to pour the concrete this weekend. Last year, the team wasn’t at that stage until about five days before the competition, compared to almost a month this year.

“The team is almost all freshmen and sophomores, and we’ve really come together and worked really hard on it,

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At 5:29 p.m., officers David Baker and Brian Rominger and Sgt. Michael Anderson contacted nonstudent Shane Thomas in the game room of SMSU. Thomas was intoxicated and had a cup containing alcohol in his possession. Thomas had been previously excluded from campus and was arrested for criminal trespass II. Theft Science Building One

At 7:52 p.m., a student reported the theft of the front fork, brakes and gear shifters from the student’s bike.

March 15 Seizure of drug paraphernalia Ondine Housing Building

Sgt. Robert McLeary and Officer Peter Ward responded to Ondine and made a seizure of drug paraphernalia.

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Nonstudent David Yu was issued an exclusion order.

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At 9:10 a.m., officers Shawn McKenzie and Brenton Chose contacted nonstudent Christopher Maloen, who was drinking alcohol in the front door area of Corbett. Maloen was issued an exclusion order.

March 16 Warrant arrest Smith Student Memorial Building

At 10:24 a.m., officers McKenzie, Chose, Jon Buck and Gary Smeltzer contacted Robert Hurley, who was found to be intoxicated. Hurley had a misdemeanor warrant and was arrested.

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Rebekah Huschka, a senior civil engineering student, prepares her welder before working on a truss for the steel bridge project.

so I think it should be great.

I don’t know if we’re going to place, but I think it will be fun,” Andrews said.

For Andrews, a great part of ASCE and the concrete canoe competition is getting to know faculty members outside of class. Evan Kristof, a professor in the engineering department, is the faculty advisor for the concrete canoe, and Andrews said she has enjoyed getting to know him on a more personal level.

“I’ve been using him as a reference for job applications and he’s really willing to work with us. It’s a good place to network,” Andrews said.

Huschka and Andrews are just two of many students who are part of the PSU student chapter of ASCE. On a national level, ASCE is a professional society and one of the oldest national engineering groups, founded in 1852. The PSU student chapter is extremely involved all year; holding events like the lunch-and-learns, general meetings and various other get-togethers, ASCE is growing fast.

Next year, PSU will host the regional conference for the first time, and is already in the early stages of planning the event.

Universities from all over the Pacific Northwest will come to PSU to participate in the events and see what the department has to offer.

Another student group at PSU is the Society of Women Engineers. Like ASCE, SWE holds many events throughout the year and is a great professional society for students to get involved in. This coming weekend, April 5–7, a group of SWE members will travel to Olympia, Wash., for the Region J Conference.

The conference consists of workshops, speeches and networking opportunities for students and professionals to participate in throughout the weekend. A career fair will also be held.

Oregon MESA is a program that PSU helps support.

MESA, which stands for Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement, is a group that works with underrepresented middle and high schools to help promote engineering in the schools. MESA Day, which will take place on May 10 in the Smith Memorial Student Union ballroom, will include a main competition as well as on-site competitions.

Throughout the year, participating schools have been holding weekly after-school meetings to work on their pieces for the competition. This year, teams will create prosthetic arms and compete against other local schools. Since only one team can compete at a time, other activities will be held throughout the day, and ASCE and other groups will be leading those projects.

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Interest in craft brew certificate exceeds expectations “I thought we’d get, like, 20 people in the program for the whole year. But after two days, 20 people had signed up,” she said.

Pullman might have trouble determining how to allocate space for students and the general public (to whom the classes will eventually be available), but her work in designing the courses she will teach has been very successful.

In addition to videos with local brewers to be used in the online course, Pullman has tapped some of her relationships in the brewing industry to maximize student opportunity with field trips and possible internships at breweries such as Rogue Brewery and Hopworks Urban Brewery.

“We’re trying to do fun content,” Pullman said. “It’s basically going to be number-crunching, but numbercrunching has got to be fun.

There is nothing like this in the U.S.” The program opens in fall 2013, and, pending success, will continue in 2014 and future years. And while the courses will eventually be open to the general public, Pullman hopes PSU students will take advantage of the unique opportunity that has drawn media requests from places as far-flung as Spain and Australia.

“It’s really for anyone [who] wants to work in that industry,” she said. “We’re assuming people don’t have a business background, but that’s what

is great about the program here—it can be anyone, from a liberal arts background, or science or whatever.”

And as word of the program begins to spread across campus, it is also becoming a beacon of the university’s mission to prospective students looking forward to enrolling at PSU. “It sounds amazing,” said Nathan Winchell, a student at Portland Community College.

Winchell will enroll at PSU in the fall and already has his eye on the program.

“I’ve always been interested in brewing, but never had any idea how to start anything, beyond handing out bottles to my friends in my living room,” he said. “But this sounds awesome.”

Interested students can find information at pdx.edu/ professional-development/bcb.

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CPSO timely warnings remind students to report suspicious activity on campus Man found sniffing underwear Another female student has come forward to report that on March 3 she went into the fourth-floor laundry room in Broadway and found a man sniffing her underwear.

CPSO wasn’t aware of this incident until March 13, after the victim talked to University Housing and Residence Life about the activity and was advised to report it.

The suspect in this case is described as an adult white male in his 30s, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a medium build, brown shaggy hair and a full beard.

The incidents are

concerning, and may or may not be related, Zerzan said.

“There were two very different behaviors in each report, and the time delay [of the laundry room incident] makes it hard to connect the two. The suspects also have different physical descriptions,” he said.

In the timely warnings, CPSO reminds students to employ simple safety measures for their protection, such as making sure doors are shut and locked. Students are also advised to call CPSO’s emergency line at 503-7254404 to report anyone believed to be unauthorized to be in the dorm housing units or any suspicious activity.

Sending out the timely

warnings is key to keeping students informed and safe, Zerzan said.

“We’ve been very diligent in putting out timely warnings and we will continue to do so,” he said.

In the timely warning for the safety alert at Broadway, CPSO advised students to contact University Housing at 503-7254370 with any concerns about these or related matters.

Information and updates about these kinds of incidents is also available on the PSU Public Safety website at pdx.edu/cpso. If students have nonemergency concerns regarding campus safety, they can contact CPSO at 503-725-4407.

As always, support services are available to anyone affected by these incidents at the Women’s Resource Center and the Center for Student Health and Counseling.

Correction Because of an editorial error in the article “Senate and judicial board clash continues” in the Tuesday, April 2, issue of the Vanguard, the deadline for prospective student government candidates was inaccurately reported. The deadline for all candidate applications is April 11. The Vanguard regrets the error.

The business of doing good New summit offers opportunity to exchange ideas about social change Claudette Raynor online editor

Can business strategies be used to create positive social change?

Portland State Impact Entrepreneurs is offering new opportunities to explore how market-based innovation can be used to create social change at the Elevating Impact Summit in June.

The group, founded within PSU’s School of Business Administration, is dedicated to creating “a network of individuals and organizations committed to fostering economic, social and ecological prosperity through entrepreneurial action,” according to the mission statement posted on its website.

Managing Director Cindy Cooper said the event was inspired by the growing popularity of the group’s yearly Social Innovation Expo. The expo highlights graduates of the Social Innovation Incubator program and offers opportunities for them to pitch their own social venture ideas to potential investors.

This year’s larger event, which is open to the general public, will showcase the diverse social entrepreneurship

approaches being used locally and globally to create social change.

Speakers like Franklin Jones, founder of the Portland-based company B-Line: Sustainable Urban Delivery, and keynote speaker Eric Dawson, founder of the Peace First Prize, hailed as the “Nobel for young people,” will discuss the trials, tribulations, successes and failures of their endeavors.

The Portland Impact Entrepreneurs and the SII program have come to play a major role in developing local social entrepreneurship programs since Portland state became an Ashoka U Changemaker Campus.

Ashoka, a company that founded and developed the idea of social entrepreneurship, works around the globe to connect entrepreneurs and their ideas with resources through organizations like the SII and the summit.

Founder of the SII Cindy Cooper is a former Ashoka Changemaker prizewinner. Cooper helped to develop Speak Shop, an organization that offers native Spanish-speaking people

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Task force seeks to create more storage for water to create velocity in that flow so that salmon can get down to the ocean in a timely way,” Greenwood said. Conservation groups have fought to keep additional water in the river to increase flow.

But Eastern Oregon farmers—whose crops in the Umatilla Basin range from famed Hermiston watermelons to onions and potatoes that fuel both local restaurants and national fast-food chains like Wendy’s— have appealed to the Legislature for increased water rights for decades.

“A lot of the farmers in the Umatilla Basin have been saying, ‘Boy, if we could get our hands on more of that water, we could grow more crops, and it would be a good thing for us and a good thing for economic development in the state,’” Greenwood said.

“These have been long-standing, very contentious issues.

The parties have been very entrenched in their positions for a long time,” he added.

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technology led Eastern Oregon farmers to pump groundwater.

In just a few decades, heavy irrigation led to significant drops in groundwater levels. As a result, the Umatilla Basin was declared a critical groundwater area by the state. “[This] cut people off from using what had been their water rights for groundwater,” Greenwood said. “So there is a lot of acreage—thousands of acres in that area—of land that used to be irrigated that is no longer irrigated.”

The task force has reached a threefold declaration of cooperation, signed after seven months of discussions.

The declaration emphasizes increased storage as a means of increasing efficiency.

“The first task is to create more storage for water so that we can store water from the Columbia when it is not needed for fish and farms and then release that water to the river during those times that it is needed,” Greenwood said. “It’s not technically

in economically challenged countries like Guatemala the opportunity to earn money teaching their language to others online.

“We decided to put together elevating impact to highlight work being done in business, nonprofit, academia and [the] public sector and media using entrepreneurial approaches to address professional, social and environmental problems,” Cooper said.

Cooper hopes her program will not only offer opportunities to others but, through programs like the SII and the Elevating Impact Summit, also help social entrepreneurs come together to share ideas and learn from each other.

The conference begins June 21 and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is $25 for students and $75 for the general public. You can register online or learn more about becoming a sponsor or community partner by visiting pdx. edu/impactentrepreneurs/ summit.

Learn more about Speak Shop at speakshop.org.

Learn more about Ashoka at ashoka.org.

Learn more about the Portland Impact Entrepreneurs and PSU’s Ashoka U program at pdx.edu/ impactentrepreneurs/home.

accurate, but people talk about storing winter water for the summer.”

More efficient use of water rights and a more robust interstate and regional approach to water management are also key tasks that Greenwood will help implement.

“As an example, we met this week with Klickitat Public Utility District and talked to them about potential use of some unused water rights that they have from the Columbia River,” Greenwood said. “[I]t was a very positive meeting. We are talking about 4,000 acre-feet of water that might be made available to farmers on the Oregon side. You know, that’s a pretty substantial amount of water.”

Greenwood has a background in natural resources and has been involved with a number of the center’s projects over the last decade. He teaches collaborative governance classes at PSU. “We came up with solutions by consensus. [Kitzhaber] said if these people can come to a consensus on some options, he will personally try to implement those solutions,” Greenwood said.

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Governor signs tuition equity bill Associated Press and Vanguard Staff

SALEM—Oregon on Tuesday took two major steps to help integrate some of the thousands of immigrants living in the state illegally.

Gov. John Kitzhaber signed into law a bill granting resident tuition at public universities for people who can’t prove citizenship. On the same day, eight lawmakers introduced a bill that would make it possible for people living in the state without documentation to obtain driver’s licenses valid for four years.

“It’s a very good day for all Latinos,” said Francisco Lopez, the executive director of CAUSA, an immigrant rights group.

About 12 percent of Oregon’s population identifies as Hispanic or Latino, according to the United States Census Bureau. That’s about 450,000 people, making it the state’s largest minority group.

Kitzhaber was flanked by Latino advocates and other

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supporters of the resident tuition law as he signed it in his office. “Each and every Oregonian deserves a shot at the American dream,” Kitzhaber said.

Oregon joins at least 14 other states that offer resident tuition to young immigrants who don’t have U.S. citizenship.

“This shows leadership to the nation,” said Jaime Limon-Guzman, an activist who has been living without documentation since age 12.

“It’s about the future generation of kids,” he said.

The driver’s license bill was introduced in the Senate with bipartisan support.

“Tuition equity was passed today,” said Rep. Jessica Vega Pederson, a Democrat from Portland and a sponsor of the driver’s license bill. “Now we’re going to focus on the driver’s license bill.”

Under current Oregon law, residents can obtain driver’s licenses that are valid for eight years if they prove citizenship or lawful residency. In 2008, the Oregon Legislature tightened its

identification requirements to obtain driver’s licenses, mandating applicants prove citizenship or lawful residency.

Under Senate Bill 833, immigrants who cannot prove legal residency in the U.S. would be able to obtain four-year driver’s licenses or short-term driver’s permits. Applicants would have to prove their identities and dates of birth, and that they have lived in Oregon for at least a year. Applicants would also be required to pass the same driver’s test citizens must pass to obtain a license.

Supporters of the bill say it would improve safety on Oregon roads, because there would be fewer people driving uninsured and untrained.

“People have to drive to work, to church and to take their kids to school,” said Sen. Chuck Thomsen, a Republican from Hood River.

“It just makes more sense to do it legally and fully insured, just like everybody else on the street.”

But critics say the bill would

Governor Kitzhaber, surrounded by supporters of tuition equity, signs the bill into law. Students who can’t prove citizenship can now pay instate tuition at Oregon’s public universities.

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encourage more people to come to the state illegally, including criminals.

“It’s a slap in the face to people who believe in the rule of law,” said Jim Ludwick, an outspoken critic of immigrants living in the country illegally.

A task force set up by the governor crafted the bill

over two years, working with the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division, Republican and Democratic lawmakers, as well as law enforcement representatives, business groups, the insurance industry, faith communities, farm labor groups and immigrant advocates. The

bill’s sponsors include two Democrats and two Republicans from each chamber.

Only a handful of states allow immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to obtain driver’s licenses. Connecticut and Colorado are considering similar proposals this year.

Every week, the Vanguard interviews members of the Portland State community in the Park Blocks and asks them a timely question.

This week’s question:

“How was your spring break and what was different about it compared to past spring breaks?”

Kenzie Myers, 18, a sophomore biology major, enjoyed her spring break because she rested. Also, Myers was hired for her first job, at Veggie Grill. “They’re a really good company,” Myers said. “I’ve been a vegetarian for over five years, so it goes along well with what I believe in.”

Amber Lee, 19, a sophomore English major, enjoyed spending time with her family in Nevada. Lee wishes that spring break was longer, though. “It’s about an 11-hour drive from here, so that wasn’t fun,” she said. “I just spent some time having family dinners with my mom and dad, my boyfriend and his family, so that was nice.”

Jacob Ferryman, 26, a junior environmental science and management major, enjoyed spending time with his father over break, despite having to work at his job at Toys R Us. Together, Ferryman and his father drove to the coast and dined at fine restaurants, including Ringside Steakhouse.

“It’s expensive, but it’s the best steak I’ve ever had,” Ferryman said. “It was a good spring break, overall, but it could have been warmer.”

Shaun Marshall, 25, an undeclared freshman, spent his spring break studying for his spring term classes. Marshall didn’t enjoy this spring break compared to previous ones, but was primarily focused on doing well this term. “I want to do 100 percent well, which means 4.0,” Marshall said. “It wasn’t really a break because I’m focused and didn’t really do anything else.”

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Breaking the rules of classical music

Nature shows its mysterious side in Thale

RAPSU presents Robert McBride of All Classical’s Club Mod

Norwegian suspense/ fantasy migrates to Portland

Megan Fresh Vanguard Staff

How did Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” influence the way you listen to your own music collection? How is classical composition that was radical in its time—even if that time was the fifth century B.C.— shaping the works of composers and musicians today?

Robert McBride’s lecture on campus next week will explore the ways that modern classical music has propeled the genre throughout history and how its effects shape all types of creative culture today.

The lecture will be an interactive, multimedia showcase of the topics that McBride discusses in his KQAC All Classical Portland show, Club Mod. The show has just entered its fifth year, and McBride will share both past highlights and future ideas.

McBride gave an example of the territory covered in Club Mod: “There’s a lot of modern music that can sound really ancient,” he said.

“Sometimes I’d play [modern and ancient] pieces next to each other to illustrate that it’s still the same humans, the same emotions and the same listening apparatuses. Sometimes what’s old seems to come around again, just like in fashion.”

Each installment of Club Mod has a theme, often featuring local composers and performers.

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“Full-Time Radio GUy” Robert McBride hosts the All Classical radio show Club Mod and will lecture on campus next week.

McBride has been “a full-time radio guy” for nearly 30 years, on the East Coast as well as in home sweet Pacific Northwest. He’s originally from Moscow, Idaho, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Composition from the University of Idaho.

He’s been at All Classical Portland since 2000.

“My official title is ‘senior announcer,’” McBride said. “With respect to Club Mod, I like to call myself founder and president, because I can!”

McBride has a fun and inventive approach that just might give listeners a new perspective on classical music (expect to listen to a couple of pieces that were very experimental for their time).

“In addition to playing excerpts from some of the works I’ve played on Club Mod and explaining why I chose them, I’ll play parts of the two pieces that have generated the most listener feedback, pro and con, and try to involve the audience in a discussion about their reactions to those pieces and why music can so readily stir up our emotions,” McBride said. “I’ll give some tips on how to listen, both to unfamiliar music and to very familiar music, to get the most out of the experience.”

McBride also plans to draw comparisons between the role of works like these in classical music as well as in modern art and literature.

Whether you are a classical aficionado or not, McBride’s program promises to be engaging. He’s inviting us to challenge the way we listen in order to listen in a way that allows us to surprise ourselves with what we find.

“It’s hard to get people to listen and do nothing else,” McBride said. “It’s really odd. We’re such visual beings. I hope people come away with a renewed interest in listening actively, and also an open-minded attitude about listening with music or anything else but especially with music that you either don’t like or you think you’re not going to like…I’ll give some tips on how to do that.

“One of the part-time announcers at All Classical Portland used to listen to me when I was the music director at [Oregon Public Broadcasting] radio, and one time he heard me play something that he found so infuriating that he went out to buy the recording, to listen to it and figure out

why it was so infuriating,” McBride said. “Now, that’s the kind of listener I want to have. That’s pretty amazing!”

Wednesday’s event is hosted by the Retired Associates of Portland State University, an organization for people 50 and older that hosts programs of intellectual interest to the Portland community.

McBride compared RAPSU’s events to TED Talks in that they create a platform for Portlanders who are already established in their fields to learn new things through a cross-disciplinary range of topics.

For those interested in getting involved with RAPSU, being a senior is the only requirement— one need not be retired or directly involved with PSU. The group is sponsored by PSU’s tuition-free auditing program, the Senior Adult Learning Center.

You can listen to Club Mod every Saturday night from 8–10 p.m. on KQAC All Classical Portland, 89.9 FM. This and other programs are also available both streaming and archived online at allclassical.org.

You can also download All Classical Portland’s new smartphone app, which streams 24/7 and lists composer and title information.

Perhaps after Wednesday’s lecture you’ll be listening at a whole new level.

RAPSU presents Robert McBride of KQAC’S “Club Mod: Radio at the Intersection of Classical and Modern” Wednesday, April 10, 1 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, room 236 Free and open to the public

The circus comes to town Australian dance company combines show-stopping circus dance with athleticism Jessica Miller Vanguard Staff

Redefining nouveau circus, the dance company CIRCA’s upcoming production may not include lions, tigers or bears, but it might still stop your heart with its dancers’ skills.

Combining tumbling, acrobats and, to the uninitiated audience, seemingly physicsdefying tricks, this company and performance spells out just one one thing: This isn’t your grandparents’ circus.

“Traditionally when you think of a circus you think of tents and animals,” said Walter Jaffe, co-founder of White Bird Dance, a Portland nonprofit dance organization committed to bringing both traditional and experimental dance to the city. “Today’s circus means different things. CIRCA is very based on the body.”

CIRCA dancers fly across the stage with minimal sets and only tumbling mats as props.

“There [are] not a lot of extraneous materials or props,” Jaffe said. “It’s unbelievable what these artists do.”

The lack of props and the instrumental music only enhance the message CIRCA brings to the stage: the power and beauty of the human body and its movements.

Founded in 2006, CIRCA derived its name from the Latin word meaning “around” or “about.” The production is also called CIRCA and is focused on the dancers’ physicality.

“The name combines the language of circus and [the] language of dance, much like the performance itself and the mission of the company,” said Thomas Kriegsmann, an agent for the company. “Dance is at the base of what they do. They’re one of the only

companies in the world to do it. Their physical extremity is derived from the circus.”

Much like the world-famous Cirque du Soleil of Canada, this fusion and redefinition of circus elements and dance is becoming quite a performing arts trend.

Based out of Brisbane, Australia, CIRCA is guided by Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz who has, to date, directed more than 60 productions.

“They are redefining the word ‘circus,’” Kriegsman said.

Lifschitz’s 75-minute program has been performed in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland and Italy to much critical acclaim. The performance next week will be the company’s Portland premiere.

“They’ve been to Seattle previously,” Kriegsman said, “and they’re thrilled to be in Portland.”

Their unconventional style and deathdefying work is a good fit for Portland’s eccentric tastes, and many previous reviews promise a show that will have you on the edge of your seat.

White Bird Dance has a long history of finding innovative dance troupes to bring to Portland. Founded in 1997 by Paul King, Walter Jaffe and Barney the cockatoo (the white bird in the name), the company is celebrating its 15th anniversary on April 7.

This season brings dance companies from as nearby as the Southwest United States and New York, all the way to France, Taiwan, the Netherlands and others from Australia.

Jaffe described the process of finding all these companies to perform here.

“We meet with agents at conferences in New York, we make contacts at festivals both

Tess Anderson Vanguard Staff

Over the last few years, Scandinavia has established itself as a powerhouse when it comes to cinema that blends suspense, horror and creatures of native lore. Most notably, Sweden contributed Let the Right One In, which dabbles in vampires, and Norway Trollhunter, which features under-thebridge-dwellers.

This weekend, the Northwest Film Center will showcase Norway’s latest addition to the Scandinavian fantasy/suspense genre: Thale (pronounced “thaw-lay”), named after the film’s mystery creature, a Norwegian wood nymph or “huldra.”

The film focuses on two men—Elvis and Leo—who work as crime-scene janitors. This is the context in which we meet them: cleaning up the body and home of a man who lived in the middle of a forest with nothing but expired canned food and a bathtub full of milky, opaque white water.

In their exploration of the depths of this cabin, Elvis discovers Thale, a beautiful, nude young woman who is both dangerous and skittish, putting Fatal Attraction’s Sharon Stone to shame for showing only what’s under her skirt. When her past is revealed, we learn that Thale was something of a daughter and an experiment to the old man who had lived there.

The film is less conflict-oriented than the standard Hollywood movie being churned out every three weeks. It’s more of a documentary that deals with the few hours that

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Nymph-o-Maniac: Silje Reinamo stars in the 2012 Norwegian film Thale as a “huldra,” a wood nymph from Norwegian folklore.

these two men interact with this beautiful and mysterious creature.

With a running time of only 76 minutes, Thale establishes and showcases exactly what it needs to, when it needs to.

One of the most unique and admirable traits of this movie is its naturalistic style, regardless of the fact that one of the three main characters is a wood nymph. The characters are only ever seen in the basement of the cabin or in the woods just outside.

In the scenes shot outside, the weather is very similar to that of springtime Portland: overcast, the sky a dull gray tone. Not only does this make for excellent contrast and emphasis of colors, but, speaking as a native Northwesterner, it also makes the scenery feel more relatable.

When our heroes aren’t enjoying the views of the forest or lake, they’re inside the cabin,

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nationally and internationally,” Jaffe said. “Just recently we went to Helsinki, Finland, and to Israel.”

One of White Bird Dance’s goals, as stated in its mission statement, is to make dance exciting and accessible to everyone—including the CIRCA event.

“It’s spellbinding,” Jaffe said of CIRCA. “Circus today means different things. CIRCA explores danger zones of what a body can do. It’s incredibly exciting for all different people of all different ages.”

Clearly they are doing something right: The reviews coming from all over the 24 countries CIRCA has toured rave over their incredibly

intricate and powerful performances that effortlessly combine the grace of the human body, the precision of the acrobat and the simplicity of contemporary dance.

White Bird Dance Studio presents CIRCA Wednesday, April 10, to Saturday, April 13 7:30 p.m.

Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Tickets: $26–64, go to whitebird.org/tickets

The Northwest Film Center presents Thale Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, at 8:45 p.m.

Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park Ave. $9 general admission, $8 students

Sustainability and student art PSU student groups show art, discuss sustainability

Circa FReaks: Australian dance troupe CIRCA redefines noveau circus in its upcoming show, presented by Portland’s White Bird Dance Studio.

which is usually lit by subtle green and yellow hues. The film takes on a murky, shadowy feel, as if we’re only seeing what the director wants us to see, with everything else shrouded in mystery.

The lighting isn’t the only shrouded aspect of the film, however. The actress who plays Thale, Silje Reinamo, doesn’t utter a word the entire film. Her wide brown eyes, however, make for perfect windows into Thale’s mind.

We see her distress, confusion, anger and comfort through her eyes, as well as just how quickly and abruptly she transitions from one emotion to the other.

We see multiple sides of Thale, and we get to experience her reintroduction to the world and to her natural environment. It’s a natural growth and transition that’s interesting and engaging to watch and encourages the audience to empathize with her throughout the story.

It’s apparent that the same effort was not put into fleshing out Elvis and Leo, however, and this is my biggest and my only complaint about this movie.

At different times, it’s said that there are personal problems in both of the characters’ lives: One is having difficulties with his family, the other with his health.

These problems contribute very little, if anything, to the story and to the plot, and certainly do not contribute to the emotional value of those characters to the audience.

The writers’ blatant revelation of these problems—basically, their pleas for sympathy for these characters—are almost insulting to the viewer. Thankfully, these “developments” play a small role in the film.

One of my favorite things about Thale is its realism. The camera is handheld for the majority of the film, the lighting is either natural or earthy yellow and green, the setting is a forest far from civilization, and nature and evolution are recurring themes and plot drivers.

Thale is an independent film that doesn’t attempt to hide that fact. It took three years to make and was written, directed and edited

by Aleksander Nordaas. He combined nature, realism and fantasy to create a dark and enigmatic film that can only be found outside of Hollywood and inside such places as the Northwest Film Center.

Spring is at our doorstep, and student groups are hard at work promoting themes of growth and sustainability. One particular collaboration will feature an art show throughout April, and students have just a little more time to submit their work.

The exhibition, titled “Needs, Struggles, and Hope,” will show at the Food For Thought Cafe in the basement of Smith Memorial Student Union, kicking off with a reception and design charette on Tuesday, April 9.

Developed collaboratively by the Environmental Club, the Ecological Restoration Guild and the Sustainability Leadership Center, the show is part of a greater Earth Day celebration and building project throughout Portland.

“Earth Days is a progressive coalition of student groups centered around Earth Day to talk about social sustainability,” said Kirk Rea, Environmental Club coordinator and an art practice senior. “This art show is just one part of that effort. We want this to be a sustainability art show, and we’re hoping for performance as well.”

Food For Thought staff will cater the reception with free food, and a to-be-announced live performer will provide music. Patrons will have an hour to look at art and enjoy refreshments before the design charette takes place.

The charette, hosted by Rea and the Environmental Club, will be an opportunity for the

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Art Show Organizer Kirk Rea hangs a student– submitted piece of art at Food For Thought Cafe on campus. group to detail their plans for restoration projects across campus.

“We’ll be presenting our ideas, seeking feedback and getting suggestions from the community,” Rea said. “We’re also looking for more participation from the student body. This is sort of an outreach effort.”

These efforts include work in the community orchard and repair and restoration projects, including the space between SMSU and Cramer Hall, in front of SMSU and by the Millar Library.

These projects will be part of a greater collective of placemaking projects across Portland in a citywide event called the Village Building Convergence, hosted by the nonprofit group City Repair.

“Neighborhoods will participate in projects such as developing natural buildings and creating

community gardens,” Rea said. “We’re hoping to make the university’s involvement with Convergence a consistent project. We’re looking to make it as accessible as possible, which is why we’re doing this design charette. We want our work in the community to be transparent and visible.”

For the art show, the Environmental Club is seeking to curate works with a sustainability theme.

Shilo George, a student in the Postsecondary Adult and Continuing Education program in the university’s Graduate School of Education, explained that Rea’s interest in a more community-centric approach inspired her interest in contributing artwork.

“One thing that inspired me to do this, in talking to Kirk, was that he was looking to get away from the typical work about sustainability,” she said. “He expressed wanting to think out of the box. For me, ‘Needs, Struggles, and Hope’ means community building. Most people think about sustainability in the global sense, but I also think sustainability of the community is very important.”

For George, an expression of sustainability meant collaborative artwork made with her friends and their children.

“We were at the park, and I handed them each a sheet of paper,” she explained. “I told them a little bit about the theme and let them use their imagination[s]. We had conversation, and at times we just focused on our work. No one was worried about artistic skill. We just had a fun and relaxing time together.”

For her contribution to the exhibition, George plans to bring together her friends’ work into a cohesive whole. In doing so, she seeks to put the concept of community building into an aesthetic context.

“I have all of the pieces on my art desk arranged in a grid,” she said. “I think I’m going to put them onto a larger piece of paper, and paint over them in parts with watercolor.

There are links and themes between them that I would like to emphasize, and it will be my contribution to integrate them.”

The overarching event will be a precursor to the Convergence event, which is scheduled to run May 24–June 2. Rea hopes to encourage more community involvement in that event, in addition to his club’s overall goals of promoting community gardening.

“It’ll be summer…and we’ll be able to get dirty working with plants, and spend a little time with nature,” Rea said.

The time for submissions has just about ended, but Rea’s group will be accepting submissions through tomorrow, Friday, April 5.

Submissions can be delivered to the Environmental Club’s community space in SMSU 28 or by email at kirkrea@gmail.com.

George, for her part, expressed an interest in seeing other students’ visions joining her own and that of her friends.

“I can’t wait to see the other work being shown,” she said. “It’s exciting to learn how others envisioned the theme. I’ll love to see how this turns out, and to be involved in more collaborations in the future.”

PSU Environmental Club, Ecological Restoration Guild and Food for Thought Cafe present Needs, Stuggles, and Hope: Reception and Design Charette Food For Thought Cafe, Smith Memorial Student Union Opening reception Tuesday, April 9, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

On view through April

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Animalistic art PSU art student Wesley Petersen pushes boundaries Tamara Alazri Vanguard Staff

Wesley Petersen exposes his nearly naked body to the camera, performing a number of close-up tummy exercises while his arms are positioned spread-eagle. His upper left chest reveals a tattoo of three handprints in blood, done by his wife.

The tattoos are cavelike and symbolize the love and pain that he and his wife carry for each other. Each splatter of blood represents the pain and scarring that Petersen’s wife endured in childbirth.

Petersen, a visual artist and Portland State student, explores the duality of human and animal and its impact on the narrative of our human existence. On some level, his work proves that, as humans, we all possess animalistic intuitions.

One way he does this is by planting and creating his own artifacts. As time goes by, Petersen will travel back to the location and search for his artifacts. In one instance, he did this with a white mask, which he buried in an Oregon forest.

Petersen holds a bachelor’s degree in sculpture from the University of Idaho and is one of five students enrolled in Portland State’s graduate art program. He works solely from his studio space in the Art Building.

Petersen is a man of many talents, a dedicated family man and father of two. While maintaining a 4.0 grade point average, Petersen takes care of his autistically challenged son, who was diagnosed with joint arthritis at an early age.

“He’s constantly in so much pain, and we have to make so many trips to the hospital,” Petersen said. “It’s no easy thing to watch.”

One of his works, Superhero, was inspired by his son. The black-and-white animated video captures the bravery of a little boy dressed in a superhero cape and mask. He is seen performing a number of repetitive movements while running and bouncing in place.

“This video is about the physical exploration of human beings and how we are able to feel brave for just a few moments,” Petersen said.

“It deals with the process of being emotionally connected as humans.”

In his studio, Petersen keeps a compilation of short films, paintings and comic strips, which are pasted on the walls. Petersen explained that, as a child, he used to collect things such as comic books in order to escape a troubled childhood.

“I was a hyper kid living vicariously through my comic book collection,” Petersen said, “and often created a fantasy world inside my head.”

Petersen was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a child, and he found it difficult to perform on the same level as the rest of his peers. In high school, his grades

suffered tremendously, and he was held back from graduating with his class. His GPA was a whopping 0.8.

Shortly after graduation, Petersen knew he wanted to attend college and turned to physical activity to cope with academics. He began teaching martial arts and jiujitsu, which can be seen in many of his films.

Petersen still keeps in contact with his former students in Idaho, who recently started a jiujitsu club. Although he is currently unable to teach because of his hectic schedule, Petersen still practices.

“Right now, I’m training and fighting for Bristol Marunde, who is a close friend and owns [a fight club based out of Washington called] Reign Promotions,” Petersen said.

With hopes of exploring the physical and emotional movements of our historical past, Petersen continually finds ways to bring this concept into modernity. Ashes come falling is one of Petersen’s most recent works. It’s a fourminute abstract film that looks as though it’s traveling through radioactive sound waves.

Petersen hopes to take a more abstract than literal approach to his art. This is a film that also plays on themes of fighting and aggression.

“To get that deep sound, I ran my guitar through an electrical sound machine while singing only in vowels,” Petersen said.

Supposedly he gravitated toward this style of music because it is the oldest form of language, the basis of all languages.

“We are connected to a visceral human thing,” Petersen explained.

Petersen’s influences stem from ’60s and ’70s artists such as Andy Warhol, whom Petersen has studied extensively. He also admires British artist Angela Carter, who uses an almost animalistic sexuality as power, and refers to her as a “Sadeian Woman.”

Petersen takes a similar approach to his art.

He explains Carter’s process as regulating the control over our own biological instincts. “[Most of us] view humans as being separate, which is totally not the case,” Petersen said.

“My work is deeply influenced by my exploration into human evolution and anthropology.”

Petersen’s art often deals with aggression: One of his works is a video of a wrestling match between him and a former student.

“The film investigates a hyper level of aggression that can occur with two males when locked between tight quarters,” Petersen said.

“You’re locked in this space, where the other person is metaphorically trying to kill you. I was knocked unconscious while trying to argue a ritual violent act.”

Petersen believes that, as humans, if confined to a tight space with no escape, we let our animalistic behaviors manifest without realizing it.

In the future, he wants to steer away from the obvious while taking a narrative approach to his art. In other words, he experiences more satisfaction as an artist if he can create a level of complexity and interpretation.

“I would like to take my work beyond a gallery level,” Petersen said, “and bring it into reality.”

Harder and Harder to Breathe: This submerged mask is part of Petersen’s ongoing, time-based sculpture project, in which porcelain masks are scattered in the Idaho wilderness and recorded annually.

all photos courtesy of Wesley petersen

Wes-a-sketch: Portland State graduate student and visual artist Wesley Petersen sketches in his Portland studio.

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The forgotten election School board elections and three ballot measures to be considered by voters this May Art of the Possible Joseph Kendzierski

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ome of the ballot measures that have the most impact on voters’ lives are those conducted during the so-called electoral offseason, by which I mean the special election coming up on May 21.

While these elections are mostly about area school boards, there are three ballot measures being put to the people that can have a major impact on how we live our lives. These three measures are: 26-150, which renews a levy to fight child hunger and abuse; 26-151, which asks whether Portland’s water supply should be fluoridated; and 26-152, a local levy to improve park and natural areas throughout the metro area.

Measure 26-150 According to the statement on file with the Multnomah County Elections Division, this measure is merely a continuation of the property tax levy that’s been in place since 2002. This levy supports 14,000 children with programs that range from providing nutritious food to funding after-school programs to providing foster children with services including academic assistance and mental health counseling.

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The only drawback to this measure that I can see is that it’s a levy of $0.4026 per $1,000 of property value. Many homeowners may balk at this continued tax and choose to save themselves a little bit of money. However, I don’t foresee this being a major issue, given that the levy wouldn’t be increased and voters approved it in both 2002 and 2008.

Measure 26-152 This measure would create a dedicated capital fund for the improvement of the 16,000 acres of natural areas and parks under metro governance. This fund would be established by the creation of a new property tax of $0.096 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.

Given that extensive natural areas are underdeveloped and underused, these funds could vastly improve the state of our parks and natural areas.

According to estimates conducted by the filers of the measure, the increased tax would amount to approximately $20 per household, a small price to pay for our city’s parks.

Measure 26-151 The most contentious of the three ballot measures this election, the proposal to

fluoridate the municipal water supply has drawn both support and criticism.

The Centers for Disease Control has noted that the fluoridation of drinking water is one of the 10 best innovations of the 20th century. The reasoning behind this is that the extra fluoride helps to prevent cavities in residents who don’t have access to regular dental care.

But there are many arguments against the fluoridation of our water supply. The most compelling argument I found is shared by the Sierra Club and the Columbia Riverkeeper, both of which say that the environmental costs far outweigh any potential health benefits.

The primary environmental cost would come from the increased amount of fluoride being introduced into the area’s waterways, namely the Columbia River. A press release from the advocacy group Columbia Riverkeeper quoted in the Statesman Journal stated, “The Columbia and many of its tributaries already have ‘an overload’ of toxic chemicals, and Portland has not adequately evaluated the impact fluoridation will have on salmon.”

While I don’t deny that fluoridating our drinking water may increase oral health, I can’t stand behind a measure that further endangers our local environment and its nonhuman inhabitants.

ortland State has long been planning to renovate one of its most unattractive buildings. The Peter W. Stott Center, an old, leaky, cavernous athletic center built in 1964, is being redesigned to become a flashy multipurpose facility.

In its current state, the Stott Center, in addition to being an eyesore, contains a gym that holds fewer spectators than my relatively small high school did, and I’ve been told that leaks in the classrooms are commonplace during heavy rains.

Renovating the facility will cost around $44 million. So far, PSU has come up with $10 million but needs to raise $2 million more; $22 million will come from the state and the other $10 million from private donors. The new facility will be dubbed the Stott Educational Center, with the basketball court renamed the Viking Pavilion.

The plans to rebuild Stott have been altered recently to include an academic center below the basketball arena and an adaptable academic and gathering space for students in the concourse. According to PSU President Wim Wiewel, roughly 75 percent of the building will be used for educational purposes.

In addition to housing educational facilities and hosting PSU’s basketball games, the new center’s state-ofthe-art basketball court will be capable of converting into an event space for

symposiums, concerts, trade shows and lectures.

What interests me is that while PSU has changed the building’s proposed design, it hasn’t changed the price tag.

The new plans will not require more than the previously estimated $44 million. This is a significant bonus because the

Renting out the center for conferences or symposiums will be a big moneymaker, as will ticket sales from concerts, sporting events and trade shows. By doing so, the Stott Center can contribute to its cost.

combination of not having to raise more funds and the multifaceted capabilities of the building will enable PSU to rent it out to non-PSU organizations, actually helping the building pay for itself.

For instance, Oregon Health and Science University, which has already donated a cool $1 million, wishes to use the

Stott Educational Center for a gathering and event space. So, before construction has even begun, organizations are expressing the desire to rent it out.

Renting out the center for conferences or symposiums will be a big money-maker, as will ticket sales from concerts, sporting events and trade shows. By doing so, the Stott Center can contribute to its cost. Because of the financial strain on the state and the need for private donations, this makes the renovation that much more appealing.

Though $44 million sounds like a ton of money to spend on what may appear to be simply an athletic center on the surface, the renovation makes financial sense. By renting it out to organizations outside of PSU, the university has found a way to better serve its students by adding the educational space to campus while avoiding raising fees and recouping some of the construction costs.

Also, though it may sound superficial, new state-of-theart buildings attract students to universities. Students with athletic interests may choose to attend PSU over other schools with older athletic centers. Already touting the relatively new Academic and Student Rec Center, PSU will now have two great athletic facilities to offer.

New educational facilities will serve the same function, as it may be a draw for students who are attracted to new academic amenities. By drawing new students (and their tuition money) and fielding offers from organizations already demonstrating a desire to rent out the space, the new Stott Educational Center will be worth the price tag.

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ast month, in rural Mississippi, doctors announced that a baby had been cured of an HIV infection. Since HIV may be passed from mother to child during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding, doctors normally check pregnant women for HIV long before delivery. In the case of this baby’s mother, she arrived at the hospital already in labor. She hadn’t seen a doctor and was unaware that she was HIV-positive.

Preliminary tests indicated that the mother was likely positive, so the hospital transferred the baby to another medical center, where she underwent two different types of HIV tests. The virus was found in her blood. Virus levels were fairly low, though, which indicated that the baby had been infected in the womb and not during delivery.

Doctors began to aggressively treat the baby girl with antiretroviral drugs 30 hours after birth. Normally these drugs wouldn’t be used; usually, smaller amounts of drugs are given as a prophylactic measure. Within the first month of the baby’s life she’d had five HIV tests, all showing that she was HIV-positive. The baby then received treatments for 18 months until the mother stopped coming to appointments.

Doctors expected to see higher viral loads when the child returned five months later. Instead, test results showed she was HIV-negative. Now that the baby is almost 3 years old, her doctors consider her to be “functionally cured.”

Some doctors are skeptical because these findings haven’t been replicated and the case has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. In a piece in The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Mark Siedner

challenged the baby’s infection versus exposure. He wrote that “it seems more likely that her treatment prevented her, after exposure to HIV, from being infected.”

But other doctors have already suggested that this case might signify something different in the immune systems of newborns that can be harnessed to combat the spread of HIV. If this can be confirmed, it could have major repercussions regarding the medical response to HIV-positive newborns. In the U.S., mothers who test positive for HIV are generally treated during pregnancy and babies are then given prophylactics after birth, so the number of cases of babies born with HIV are actually quite low. But in other countries this isn’t the case.

If this can be confirmed, it could have major repercussions regarding the medical response to HIVpositive newborns.

According to The New York Times, South African babies aren’t even routinely tested until six weeks after birth, long after the Mississippi baby began receiving aggressive treatment.

While the potential existence of a second person that may have been cured of HIV is cause to celebrate, it also brings to light some other facts regarding HIV treatment.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, far too many people who have HIV don’t know it.

In 2009, more than onethird of people who tested positive for HIV were diagnosed with AIDS within a year, suggesting that they were infected with HIV for many years without realizing it.

Just a couple of days ago I read an autobiographical piece by a man who suspected he might have engaged in sex with a person who was HIV-positive and neglected to get tested for years out of fear of the stigma attached to HIV. While this man eventually found out he did not have HIV, the fact that there are still people not getting tested even though they have access to testing is problematic.

Approximately one in five of the estimated 1.1 million Americans living with HIV aren’t aware that they are infected. While there is still no cure for HIV, there are a number of life-extending treatments available today, as well as a number of ways to ensure that those who have tested positive do not pass along the virus to their partners or, as in the case of the Mississippi mother, their children.

While we have a long way to go toward destigmatizing HIV, as well as a long way to go toward treating the virus and one day finding a cure, one thing that we can all do for ourselves is get tested regularly.

Along with other safe sex practices like using effective protection, getting tested often increases the likelihood of receiving appropriate treatment if you do test positive and reduces the chances of passing HIV to others.

We can hope that the case of this one infant has far-reaching effects in HIV treatment for others. But getting tested and encouraging others to get tested will also have a positive impact in the fight against this virus.

s students, we have the luxury of having access to health care.

Because of that privilege, we need to make an effort to be proactive about our health instead of taking the road that continues to drive up costs: defensive health care.

“Preventative medicine” is a term often thrown around in the political sphere in reference to rising health care costs. The idea? Going to the doctor while you still feel healthy, say for yearly checkups, allows for early detection and treatment should an unforeseen problem show up during testing.

The benefit to that is not only the opportunity to catch an illness early and therefore have a greater chance of success in treating it, but also that the costs associated with preventative health care are significantly lower than the costs of treating severe illnesses. A blood test, for instance, is cheaper, faster and less painful than the dialysis that may be necessary as a result of not detecting kidney disease soon enough.

It’s also believed that this proactive approach to health care, if practiced widely enough, could drive down health care costs in a system that is primarily run on defensive measures. Instead of going to the doctor to ensure that we are indeed healthy, we go to the doctor when something is already wrong.

I’m vocal about my frustration with the current health care system and, in an

effort to contribute to even the smallest change, a few years ago I started scheduling yearly medical exams.

Indeed, this always depends on whether I have medical insurance, but as a student I’ve found there is no excuse.

Each time I go I ask for a blood test that screens for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, and provides standard information such as my iron levels, just to be thorough.

A few weeks ago I called Portland State’s Center for Student Health and Counseling to make an appointment.

I was asked over the phone what symptoms I was experiencing, to which I replied, “None.” There was silence on the other end of the telephone, and I explained that I was just getting a check-up because I do it every year.

The person on the other end seemed surprised.

Upon arriving for my appointment, a similar situation unfolded. I was asked again what symptoms I was having, this time by a nurse.

And when I told her I had no symptoms, she looked at me skeptically. I explained that I was not trying to obscure the truth: I’ve never experienced symptoms and I simply have these tests done once a year to assure myself that I am, in fact, as healthy as I feel. She said she was genuinely surprised. “If everyone did that, we would all be so much better off,” she said.

I don’t particularly like doctor’s offices—like most other people, I’m sure—but

I much prefer them to hospitals. Scheduling a 30-minute appointment to find out that everything is OK is far preferable to waiting in a room while feeling ill, to then be poked and prodded for tests that reveal what could have been a preventable problem.

Of course, this isn’t always possible. There are cases when even the most diligent individuals, the ones who get yearly exams and are conscious of their wellness, are diagnosed with something terrible that no one ever saw coming. And of course there are others who never go to the doctor yet never get sick.

I’m not sure what impact it would have on the health care industry if each person went for a yearly check-up to monitor their health and ensure they were treating any conditions that they could.

What I am sure of is that the health care situation in this country is dire.

As PSU students we have the luxury of comprehensive health insurance, something many in this country do not have. We have the ability to find out whether we are healthy. Though a small effort, it’s possible that a change in consciousness leading to being proactive about our health could help us escape from the downward spiral that is the current defensive health care system.

Only going to the doctor when a problem becomes serious is a component of a situation that continues to drive up costs, limit access to health care and prohibit many Americans from staying healthy.

Having access to health care shouldn’t be taken for granted, and knowing that I am indeed healthy feels good.

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and politics as reflected in the architecture of Yonghegong as it evolved from an imperial prince’s residence to a symbol of imperial universalism to a symbol of multicultural harmony FREE in contemporary China.

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Slower traffic— keep right

Eva-Jeanette Rawlins

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he “Slower Traffic Keep Right” signs we see posted along our freeways may soon be more than just a good idea in Oregon—they might become law. If Oregon Sen. Ginny Burdick has her way, it will be illegal to drive in the left lane of the freeway unless you’re passing someone. Until very recently, I hadn’t given it much thought. Then I drove to California for spring break, and the proposal took on a whole different meaning.

Let me explain.

Currently, on our freeways only campers, trailers and trucks are relegated to the right, slow lane—but Burdick thinks this law should apply to all cars to keep the flow of traffic seamless. According to a KPTV report, she is all too familiar with the dangers of people driving too slowly, having commuted from Salem to Portland for 16 years. I concur—my recent trip served to convince me.

Driving on endless stretches of freeway where the speed limit is 70 miles per hour in places, cruise control is where it’s at, and it feels great. Except, that is, when you’re coasting along and come upon dawdling, slower cars hanging out in both lanes.

I can’t count how many times I came across a huge 18-wheeler in the right lane and a Sunday driver in the left—and it wasn’t Sunday.

The act of passing became more like an obstacle course, and slamming on the breaks while going full throttle was not only a waste of gas, it was bloody annoying.

So I was already feeling the beginnings of a road-rage headache when, in my rearview mirror, I saw a flash of bright metal streaking up behind me. A Camaro was bearing down on me with the unmistakable rumblings of ridiculous amounts of horsepower. I kept my banged-up ’94 Toyota to the right but then noticed, a few feet behind me, a station wagon staying defiantly in the left lane, like she wanted to show the Camaro a thing or two.

This went on for a good minute with the sports car weaving in and out of both lanes, trying to find a way through; meanwhile, I was sweating bullets, sure there would be an accident any minute.

As the Camaro thundered up and tried to pass, the station wagon sped up just enough to sit on my tail and block the Camaro. I could hear the mounting frustration in every rev behind me.

This went on for a good minute with the sports car weaving in and out of both lanes, trying to find a way

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Yes, please!

Everywhere and Here

“The bigger something is and the higher it climbs, the more eagerly we anticipate its fall—and rightly so.“ QFT Its a corporate market research engine that disguises itself as a dating website that legitimizes itself by letting you add your family members. Plus it makes any kind of lawsuits you become involved in interesting as facebook hands out data to anyone who asks. Plus they are big assholes about their privacy policy.

Oh, plus there is this: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=CK62I-4cuSY Remind me what was cool about corporate social media again?

through; meanwhile, I was sweating bullets, sure there would be an accident any minute. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the driver of the station wagon got bored with the game and let the Camaro through. Its driver gave a furious, one-fingered salute as she sped away.

If Burdick’s law passes, moves like that would go from stupid to illegal, and I think it’s about time. In other countries, however, this is old news. In Switzerland, for example, driving on the freeway is a relaxed, orderly experience, with hardly any of the bobbing and weaving we’re used to. Everyone drives in the right lane, passes on the left and moves straight back into the right.

It’s a seamless affair—an organized system that makes sense for everyone.

Or take South Africa, where they go one better. The same rules apply for passing, but they also have a glorious system on two-lane highways: If a faster car comes up behind a slower one, the latter will ease over and drive in the wide shoulder, letting the other pass. Then, the faster driver flashes his hazard lights to say “thank you,” and the other responds “it’s a pleasure” with a flick of his high beams. How polite.

We may never get to that point, but Burdick is right to push for this law, and I, for one, hope it sails through.

It will save gas, eliminate accidents and avoid the hair-pulling that many drivers resort to on their daily commutes.

Everyone will be on the same page—that is, the same lane—making for a more relaxed, organized drive with fewer instances of road-rage and a whole lot less birdflipping.

I saw your food bank on the news tonight. I live in the area and am one of those folks who would love to donate. Please let me know how I can help out! I think it is a great idea to offer this service on a college campus. I have a nineteen year old daughter and I

Buckman-Kerns Brewfest 12–8 p.m.

EastBurn 1800 E Burnside St.

am observing the struggles of so many of my daughter’s friends. There was so much more opportunity when I was that age. It is really up to those of us who are blessed to be employed and have so much to help out the younger generation.

Come to EastBurn for the third year of celebrating a selection of local breweries. Admission is $15 and comes with a free pint glass and four drink tickets, which will either earn you four tastings or one full free pint. Additional tickets are $1 each. For more information, to purchase tickets and for a list of the participating breweries, visit theeastburn.com. 21+

Gabrielle Chilton March 23 Is your food bank the same as featured on NBC nightly news? If so, do you tAke donations? If so, money donations? Who do you send donations to? Address etc?

Thank you “Smoke-free by 2016” Vol. 67 No. 45 Aiden Fields March 14 I think it’s stupid for PSU to regulate its students’ –legal– behavior in the first place, but this really won’t do anything because PSU is an urban campus. You barely have to walk at all to get off the campus and into the rest of the city–where PSU has no authority to ban smoking. I don’t think that they can even ban it in the parkblocks.

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Join the Jewish Student Union on a guided tour of the Holocaust Memorial Garden at Washington Park today at 2:30 p.m. in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Month.

Thursday, April 4

Holocaust Memorial Garden Tour 2:30 p.m. (2 p.m. for those needing transportation) Smith Memorial Student Union (meet outside)/Washington Park 1825 SW Broadway

The Jewish Student Union will be offering a trip to the Holocaust Memorial Garden at Washington Park complete with a guided tour of the site. If you are interest and are looking to catch a ride to the garden, please RSVP to jstu@pdx.edu as space will be somewhat limited. FREE

Politics of Everyday Mapping and Spatial Narratives in China 6:30 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, room 238 1825 SW Broadway

The Confucius Institute at Portland State will be offering a lecture by Dr. Wen Lin, professor of human geography in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University in the U.K., about how GIS, VGI and geospatial technologies are shedding light on sociopolitical and socioeconomic transformations in China. For more information, visit FREE oia.pdx.edu/confucius.

First Thursday ’80s Hair Rock Night 8 p.m.

Thirsty Lion 71 SW Second Ave.

Every first Thursday of the month the Thirsty Lion pub hosts a night dedicated to ’80s hair rock, where guests are encouraged to show up dressed in their finest ’80s gear and dance to classic songs performed by live cover bands. More information is available at thirstylionpub.com. FREE 21+

Friday, April 5

Portland International Raceway Auto Swap Meet 7 a.m.–5 p.m.

Portland International Raceway 1940 N Victory Blvd.

The Portland International Raceway will be hosting a week-long

swap meet that will feature more than 1,500 vendors and two miles of automotive-related gear on the racetrack. Admission is $5, with a $10 fee per car for parking. Children 12 and under will be admitted for free. For more information about the event, visit portlandraceway.com.

Back Fence PDX But Wait…It Gets Worse/5 Truths and a Lie 6:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show Mission Theater 1624 NW Glisan St.

Mission Theater invites you to a storytelling event with a twist. While all of the stories presented will have elements of the unbelievable, only one story is a lie. At the end of the evening the audience will be called on to vote on which storyteller is not telling the truth. Admission ranges between $12.50–20 advance, or $16 at the door. Tickets can be purchased by visiting backfencepdx.com or one of the box offices listed on the website.

Free Film Screening: It’s a Girl 7 p.m.

Linfield College, Peterson Hall, room 110 2255 NW Northrup St.

In many parts of the world children are killed, aborted or abandoned because of their gender. Come to the Portland Linfield College campus to watch a film dealing with the sensitive subject of gendercide in India and China. The film will be followed by a question-and-answer session with director Evan Grae Davis. FREE

Saturday, April 6

Sustainability for ALL: My Color Green Workshop 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Native American Student and Community Center 710 SW Jackson St.

Join fellow students and community members for a workshop on sustainability within both the natural and social environments. Breakout sessions cover topics including acoustic ecosystems and how healthy soundscapes are a resource that the public is entitled to; white privilege and how racism in Portland’s history is directly related to inequities

today; and unexamined assumptions surrounding health care, education, employment and economic sustainability. Visit sustainability4all.org for FREE more information.

The Ideology of Power: the Architecture of the Lama Temple in Beijing 9:30 a.m.

Urban Center, room 250 506 SW Mill St.

The First Saturday East Asian Program lecture series kicks off with a talk by Dr. Kevin Greenwood, who will introduce the complex and multilayered interplay of art, religion

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Name Readings 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Pioneer Square/Smith Memorial Student Union, room 323 1825 SW Broadway

The Jewish Student Union will be taking students to Pioneer Square for Holocaust Remembrance Day for the name readings. Times for trips are 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Food and information will be available for students in the Smith Memorial Student Union FREE from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10

Race: The Power of an Illusion

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Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228 1825 SW Broadway

This lecture is the beginning of a three-part series that will discuss the idea of race as biology and whether this is scientifically accurate. The discussion will also cover why this topic is important and how it impacts us culturally FREE on a daily basis.

How to Date a Survivor 1–2 p.m.

Women’s Resource Center 1802 SW 10th Ave.

Jesse Johnson, a counselor at Vital Collective, will be at the Women’s Resource Center to offer advice and talk through the struggles of being in a relationship with someone who is a survivor of trauma. Come together to listen to Jesse talk or to gather support from others in the FREE same position.

Thursday, April 11

Rent Savvy 6 p.m.

Montgomery Lounge 1802 SW 10th Ave.

Rent Savvy is a workshop geared toward helping college students find affordable off-campus housing.

Information on where to look and what to look for will be offered and the event will be catered, with free FREE food for attendees.

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Major league baseball opening day

Gutsy Timbers squad draws with Colorado

30 teams enter the season with clean slates and high hopes

Portland overcomes two-goal deficit in second half

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Matt Deems

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This week, millions of baseball fans will flood into their hometown stadiums and either bask in the splendor of the previous season’s triumphs or take comfort in the fact that every team’s record starts at zero wins and zero losses. It’s a time of rebirth: Those still feeling the pangs of defeat from last year can hold out hope that this year there’s a new chance for playoff glory.

Even the Houston Astros, who won only 55 of their 162 games in 2012—and who are projected to do even worse this year—are brimming with confidence. Manager Bo Porter has apparently been drilling a certain motto into the heads of his players: “Ignore the noise.” In other words, ignore the pundits and critics and just play hard. Perhaps it was that motivation that allowed them to take down the mighty Texas Rangers in Sunday’s opening game of the 2013 MLB season.

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi may need to give Bo a call soon to pick up a few inspirational one-liners for his dejected team. With Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson on the disabled list (a turn of events made even more problematic now that Raul Ibanez, Russell Martin, Andruw Jones and Eric Chavez have taken flight to other teams), this could be the first season in years that the Yankees don’t make the playoffs.

Unless Girardi has a few tricks up his sleeve (like, say, having Ichiro Suzuki play all three outfield positions at once), his team may well end up last in the American League East.

As victims of circumstance, the Yankees will eventually get out of their current rut. The Miami Marlins, however, have dug their own grave—and it’s too deep to climb out of any time soon. After filling seats in Sun Life Stadium last season with fans eager to cheer on big names like shortstop

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The old ball game is back in business in 2013, as teams vie for a shot at World Series glory.

Jose Reyes and pitcher Josh Johnson, owner Jeffrey Loria spent the offseason dismantling the operation, trading away both Reyes and Johnson, along with pretty much all of the Marlins’ talent, to whomever wanted them. It was a veritable fire sale, and one that the Miami fan base didn’t appreciate one bit. Their scorn is

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already evident in the team’s ticket sales—the Marlins had to resort to Groupon to get people to the stadium on opening day.

Of course, it’s still very early in the season to judge a team’s future success, as rosters can only tell you so much about how a team will progress. Take, for example,

the Los Angeles Angels, who, despite having Albert Pujols, Jered Weaver and 2012 MVP Mike Trout, landed at a dismal third place in the American League West last year.

The Oakland Athletics, on the other hand—a team with one of the lowest payrolls in baseball and a roster full of scrappy young upstarts—ended up

steamrolling through both the Angels and the Rangers to become division champions.

Talent, after all, cannot stand on its own in baseball. A team must incorporate those other elements of the game— collaboration, determination and, yes, motivation—if they hope to still be around in October.

It has been an interesting start to the 2013 MLS campaign for the Timbers and first-year coach Caleb Porter, with the Portland club fighting their way to three comeback draws to go along with a loss. Although the Timbers have yet to produce a win, they have proven themselves to be a resilient and tenacious group, one that is more than up to the task of improving on last year’s disappointing season.

The Colorado Rapids welcomed the Timbers to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on March 30 for a Western Conference matchup. Colorado put the pressure on Portland right away and scored two unanswered goals, but in keeping with the Timbers’ new style of play this season, they scrambled back on the strength of MLS Player of the Week Will Johnson’s two

second-half goals to avoid the loss. The Timbers are now 0-1-3 in 2013 and currently sit in seventh place in the Western Conference.

The Rapids came out firing, getting two shots on goal in the first three minutes. In the 17th minute, Colorado midfielder Dillon Powers sent a deep shot that angled past diving Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.

The remainder of the first half was a battle of defense, as attack after attack was broken up and cleared out by opposing defenders. Both teams had opportunities but were unable to connect, leading to a 1-0 score at the intermission.

At the start of the second half, Colorado quickly drove down the field into Timbers territory, and the Rapids’ Henry Thomas pulled off a near-perfect move at the top of the box, losing two Portland defenders and placing himself one-on-one with Ricketts. Ricketts charged Thomas and successfully stopped his advance, but a

trailing Timbers defender was called for a foul in the process, resulting in a penalty kick that Thomas netted for a 2-0 Colorado lead.

After nearly 55 minutes, Johnson found himself with space as the ball was lobbed across the middle, and the Toronto native executed a header to bring the Timbers within one and lend some much-needed energy to the team. Johnson was at the center of the action again 15 minutes later, drawing a foul after contact with a Colorado defender for a penalty kick opportunity of his own. Colorado goalkeeper Clint Irwin picked up on the direction of the kick, but Johnson managed to squeeze it past him to even the score. Neither club was able to cut through the defense in the last 20 minutes, and the Timbers left Commerce City with a draw.

Portland now moves on to a showdown with the Houston Dynamo at Jeld-Wen Field on April 6, where they’ll try to come up with their first victory in 2013.

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Vikings softball gets the ‘Climb one. Climb all.’ sweep in Utah

Portland drops crucial game to the Jazz as postseason hopes fade Alex Moore Vanguard staff

With LaMarcus Aldridge out with a sprained ankle and time quickly running out to make a move for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, the Portland Trail Blazers traveled to Salt Lake City to face their division rival, the Utah Jazz. Wesley Matthews provided 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field, and Damian Lillard chipped in 17 points with five assists, but sloppy play by the Blazers kept the home team in control as the Jazz notched a crucial late-season win.

Portland was dominated inside all game by a frontcourt consisting of Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap and Derrick Favors. The Blazers managed to keep the score relatively close despite turning the ball over 16 times, compared to six by Utah. But the Jazz finally took control late in the third quarter, then cruised to victory in the fourth, winning 112-102.

It was the Blazers’ second loss to Utah in four days after a 105-95 defeat at the Rose Garden Arena last Friday.

Utah’s win propelled them past the Los Angeles Lakers for eighth place in the West, two-and-a-half games ahead of the ninth-place Dallas

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the psu climbing center is the site of a bouldering competition this month.

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anna bertrand had a tremendous series against Weber State, earning Big Sky Pitcher of the Week honors.

Portland State moves into first place in Big Sky Rosemary Hanson Vanguard staff

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Wesley Matthews scored 23 points in a loss to Utah on Monday.

Mavericks. With just seven games left in the regular season and the team faltering as others begin to build momentum down the stretch, the Blazers seem poised for

another lottery pick this summer. The season wraps up for Portland on April 17 with a matchup against the Golden State Warriors at the Rose Garden.

The Portland State softball team traveled out to Ogden, Utah for a three-game series with Weber State University over the weekend, and came away with a sweep to boost the team to the top of the Big Sky Conference standings. Hard-hitting performances from Lauran Bliss and Brittany Hendrickson coupled with outstanding pitching from Anna Bertrand led the Vikings to victory.

“It was a good team weekend,” head coach Tobin EchoHawk said. “If you look at our box scores, everyone in the lineup contributed. We got a lot of people into the game.”

Bertrand earned Big Sky Pitcher of the Week honors for her effort against Weber State, allowing just three earned runs in 16 and two-thirds innings.

The Vikings were efficient on offense, getting five runs on only five hits, and Bertrand held down the Wildcat hitters for a 5-2 victory in the weekend’s opening game. “[Bertrand] is hitting her stride,” Echo-Hawk said.

“It’s helped that the offense has given run support, which takes pressure off her as the pitcher and gives her something to rely on.”

The Vikings got even more help from their lineup in the second game of the doubleheader, taking a 4-0 first-inning lead. They were up 5-2 by the fourth, then got four more runs in the sixth inning to stretch the lead to seven.

Weber State was only able to manufacture one more run and the Vikings tacked on one more in the seventh to complete the 10-3 win.

The team picked up right where they left off the following day, scoring at least one run in six of the seven innings played. Bertrand came through with a one-hitter for the Vikings and Hendrickson, Big Sky Player of the Week, exploded for four hits, including two home runs and a triple in a four-RBI effort.

“It’s always nice to know that you can change the game with one swing,” Echo-Hawk said of his team. “They’re staying focused on the process of hitting, not just hitting the ball out of the park.”

The Vikings come back home this weekend for three games against the University of Northern Colorado Bears.

Bouldering competition scheduled for April Katie Hoyt Vanguard staff

The PSU Outdoor Program will host a bouldering event at the end of the month, open to beginner, intermediate and advanced climbers. The event will take place at the Outdoor Program Climbing Center located on the third floor of the Academic and Student Rec Center, and is scheduled for Sunday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration is open to the public and will continue until Friday, April 26, at 6 p.m.

This will be the second edition of “Climb one. Climb all.” Last year’s competition was a huge success, and the Outdoor Center is hoping for an even bigger turnout this year. The cap for the event is set at 60 participants.

Climbing Center Student Coordinator Erin Schick expects a wide range of entrants.

“Our guiding themes for this event are diversity and inclusion,” Schick said. “We are hoping to bring together climbers [of ] all levels of ability and experience for a fun day of climbing, community and celebration.

There will be something for everyone—even folks who are brand-new to climbing.

We will also have routes designed specifically for folks needing some sort of adaptive accommodation.”

“Climb One. Climb All.” is based around community, but there are still spoils to be had, with companies like The Circuit Bouldering Gym, Dolomite Climbing Bags and The North Face contributing donations.

Staff will be available during the event to answer questions.

If you need some information

beforehand, head on over to the Climbing Center during their office hours: 4–8 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m.–noon on Saturdays.

The cost for the event is $5 for ASRC members and $12 for nonmembers. (All students currently enrolled in classes are automatically members of the ASRC.) To register, visit the Outdoor Program office at the corner of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Harrison Street or call at 503-725-5668.

“The energy in the Climbing Center is generally fun and laid-back,” Schick said.

“My favorite parts of working in the Climbing Center are interacting with the diverse populations that Campus Rec serves and watching as climbers reach new heights. It is so amazing to see people accomplish things that they previously thought were impossible.”

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VANGUARD •TTHURSDAY, uesday, Jan. APRIL 31, 2013 4, 2013 • SPORTS • SPORTS

Road sweet road Winterhawks advance to second round of playoffs with win in Everett Zach Bigalke Vanguard staff

The Portland Winterhawks arrived in Everett for Monday’s game against the Silvertips knowing that they had all the momentum on their opponent’s ice—something they’ve been unable to find in either the Rose Garden Arena or Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the first round of the WHL playoffs. Having lost two of their first three playoff games in Portland, the Winterhawks came out with a sense of urgency to prevent a do-or-die Game 7 on Wednesday. Firing 52 shots on Everett goaltender Austin Lotz, Portland established pressure early and never let up, advancing to the second round with a 5-1 road victory.

The Winterhawks fell behind early when Kohl Bauml fed Reid Petryk for a shorthanded goal just 2:14 into the contest. Everett’s advantage was short-lived, however, as Seth Jones beat Lotz five minutes later to level the game.

With just over five minutes left before the first intermission, Lotz saved a shot by Derrick Pouliot but couldn’t hold on to the puck. Oliver Bjorkstrand was in perfect position to pot the rebound for another score, and the Winterhawks took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission.

Despite getting 20 shots on net in the second period, Portland had to wait until the waning moments of the frame before putting the game completely out of

reach. Bjorkstrand broke through for his second goal of the night on the power play with 4:46 remaining in the period, then set up Jones on another power play with less than two minutes to go before intermission.

Bjorkstrand completed his four-point night by serving up a pass for regular linemate Taylor Leier early in the third, and the Winterhawks held Everett to just one shot in the final period as they wrapped up the seriesclinching victory in dominant fashion.

After a tougher-thanexpected test against an inspired Silvertips squad, Portland now moves on to the second round. As the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, they’ll once again open the series with two games at home.

Game 1 is scheduled for tomorrow night at the Memorial Coliseum, with Game 2 at the Rose Garden on Saturday.

Upcoming Friday, April 5

Softball

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Vikings vs. Northern Colorado Erv Lind Stadium 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Forecast: high of 57 degrees, showers

WHl Playoffs—Western Conference Semifinals

vs. TBD Winterhawks vs. TBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7 p.m.

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Oliver bjorkstrand had four points in Portland’s series–clinching victory.

vs.

Blazers vs. Houston Rose Garden Arena 7:30 p.m.

Basement Notes: NCAA conference realignment Musical chairs the norm in college athletics

Saturday, April 6

Track and Field Willamette Invitational Salem, Ore. 8 a.m.

Forecast: high of 57 degrees, showers

Zach Bigalke Vanguard staff

The Pac-12 extends to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. The Atlantic Coast Conference will soon stretch as far inland as Louisville. The Southeast Conference reaches northwest into Missouri. It’s the way of the world now in college sports—there’s a good chance your favorite conference is either about to get bigger or be consumed by a more ambitious one.

No, these are certainly not the college conferences that your parents grew up on. But if you tune out the doomsday diatribes from the fingertips of fans online and the yapping heads on the sports networks, you soon realize that those conferences your parents came to know so well looked nothing like the ones your grandparents experienced. Look deeper into the history of universities and their athletic pastimes and it becomes clear that there is no true tradition when it comes to alliances between programs. And football has always driven realignment.

Back when trains were the primary mode of transportation for teams, conferences started forming as an easy means of guaranteeing an annual regional schedule. They were clustered within a few states, providing an economical outlet for schools to compete against one another.

As bowl games took on greater significance in the 1950s and ’60s, the convenience of proximity was trumped by the need to find comparable competition in

Softball

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Vikings vs. Northern Colorado Erv Lind Stadium Noon Forecast: high of 57 degrees, showers

WHl Playoffs—Western Conference Semifinals

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independence from conference affiliation is a custom clung to by Notre Dome football, but the landscape has changed drastically for the rest of college sports programs.

order to impress pollsters and bowl selectors. Geography still played a major role in these alliances, but the advent of air travel reduced the need to accept inferior opposition.

The level of quality is always fluctuating in college sports, though, and sometimes even a new conference fails to provide adequate rivalries. So a team goes hunting again, hoping to find a spot in a better situation, and fans are forced to familiarize themselves with a new configuration the following season.

Take a school like Arizona State. At the time it was elevated to a full state university in 1958, the Sun Devils were playing in the Border Conference against the likes of West Texas State, HardinSimmons and other small schools. By 1962, Arizona

State and their rivals the University of Arizona had banded together with the best of the Skyline Conference to form a new association—the Western Athletic Conference.

Within 15 years, both Arizona and Arizona State would leave behind the WAC, helping to turn the Pac-8 into the Pac-10, and the Sun Devils were transformed over the next two decades from a freshly minted university to a program with an annual shot at the Rose Bowl. Their tale is a little different than the rise and fall of schools like Fordham in the 1930s or the recent Bowl Championship Series Buster phenomenon, where schools like Utah and Texas Christian University have played their way into new, more prestigious affiliations, but the movement has always been in effect.

Even schools that have remained in one league for their entire athletic history have nevertheless been affected by changing alliances. The Big Ten, now 12 teams strong and growing, no longer provides a home to the Maroons of the University of Chicago. It has been even longer since Sewanee played its last contest as a charter member of the SEC. The nature of affiliation itself has also changed dramatically. Twenty-five years ago, four of the top five teams in the college football polls were completely unaffiliated with any conference. Independence from conference affiliation once allowed a team to build a national brand for itself; now only Notre Dame clings to the custom. Far from being a boon for the schools, the inability of Idaho and New Mexico State University to find a new conference after

the dissolution of the WAC this year was viewed as a death sentence.

These days, conferences rule the landscape. But now, instead of simply accounting for regional and competitive commonalities, conferences must take a program’s marketability into account as well, particularly regarding television contracts. As a result, the Pac-12 snatches up schools near Denver and Salt Lake City, the SEC seeks out a base in Texas and the Big Ten poaches along the Eastern seaboard.

So sit back and enjoy the action while you can, because the conferences that have been responsible for some of your fondest collegesports memories will look completely different to your progeny. Ultimately, the malleability of NCAA affiliation is the one tradition we can always depend on.

Winterhawks vs. TBD Rose Garden Arena 7 p.m.

MLS

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Timbers vs. Houston Jeld-Wen Field 7:30 p.m.

Forecast: high of 57 degrees, showers

Sunday, April 7

NBA

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Blazers vs. Dallas Rose Garden Arena 6 p.m.

Monday, April 8

Women’s Golf Wyoming Cowgirl Classic Chandler, Ariz.

Forecast: high of 83 degrees, partly cloudy