Portland State Vanguard

VOLUME 69 | ISSUE 6

JULY 29, 2014

keen on green

A look at efforts to plant a more sustainable campus and future

NEWS

OPINION

ARTS & CULTURE

SPORTS

Students gather to confront the issues of hunger and food insecurity at PSU. pg. 4

Why you should never take your favorite teachers for granted, even in the worst of times. pg. 7

How will you spend the rest of your summer? Fermenting a jar of cabbage, of course. pg. 11

One fan’s account of a lifetime spent cheering for the Seahawks pays off in glorious fashion. pg. 14

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NEWS

Realizing hunger and food insecurity at psu Former aspsu chief of staff Shaymaa Taha, ASPSU Food Pantry Coordinator Kathleen Steppe and Sean Comstock, assist shopper Joli Shempert (left to right) in the PSU food pantry.

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Jane Whitmore

Research conducted by the Portland State School of Social Work involving the issue of food insecurity with students found that approximately 40 percent of students in the SSW alone are food insecure.

The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” The USDA labels ranges of food secu-

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rity into four distinct categories: high food security, marginal food security, low food security and very low food security.

Research still needs to be done to obtain a figure for levels of food insecurity with students outside of the SSW program at PSU. “We think that this number is generalizable to the broader PSU student body, but that actual research hasn’t been done,” said Stephanie Brockett, a gradu-

ate of the Masters of Social Work program, in an email.

Brockett said that the SSW became aware of food insecurity through class discussion when students spoke up about their struggles and put the issue of food insecurity on the program’s radar.

Brockett said that food insecure students also tend to be involved in other complicated and complex personal problems and responsibilities.

“Most students who experience food insecurity or

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hunger are also dealing with other challenges. The students that were identified as food insecure in our study were more likely to be people of color, first generation college students, living in challenging situations, etc.,” Brockett said.

Combatting insecurity The Associated Students of PSU have maintained a campus food pantry for years that provides a free resource

for students to get access to nonperishable foods and hygiene items.

When Pam Campos, outgoing director of Las Mujeres, student-trustee of the PSU Governing Board of Trustees and food insecurity activist arrived at PSU, one of the first things she did was volunteer at the food pantry.

“When I hear food insecurity I take it quite literally as the reality of not having food, or inability to access food or being able to purchase food, healthy or otherwise,” Campos said in an email.

Campos said that she was made more aware of food insecurity by witnessing some of her peers depending on catered campus events for food “I know the current food pantry coordinator [Kathleen Steppe] of ASPSU has been working tirelessly and substantially improved our food pantry services and accessibility. A communal campus support will be necessary to institutionalize and continue the positive gains [Steppe] and her team have brought forward.”

Currently, Steppe is working to increase pantry offerings and is also looking to extend and define areas for volunteers.

“More information about potential volunteerism opportunities, contests and beyond are being formulated now [and] throughout the month of August and are slated to be posted (end of August) as we move closer to fall term,” Steppe said in an email.

Steppe also created and posted a two-page promotional piece for the ASPSU website that clarifies access questions and also addresses

the educational purpose of the food pantry in its manifesto, stating that there should be no stigma for those needing help from the pantry.

“I am pleased to report we have collectively made great strides since Jan. 31 of this year,” Steppe said.

Meeting notes from a May 14 food insecurity meeting stated that PSU’s food pantry is insufficient due to not being full, not being regularly manned and inaccessable to students. As PSU moves to more online classes, students are also made to pay for services like the food pantry, which they can’t access.

Brokett said that the PSU food pantry, though important as a gesture, is a temporary solution for a much greater problem to be solved.

“Food pantries are Band-Aid solutions to complex, systemic challenges,” Brockett said.

Brockett said that one solution to food scarcity lies in closer partnership with the Oregon Food Bank. Another step in eradicating hunger on campus is expected as activists and advocates work with the Oregon Legislature to expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program qualifications and benefits.

“I hope that students will be responsive to the struggles of their fellow students.

I think the uphill battle will come more from administration and larger community initiatives,” Brockett said.

Brockett suggested that community initiatives could be events, such as campus organizational partners working together for community gardens, student soup kitchens, meal planning services and cooking classes.

NEWS

PSU awarded Transformation Planning Grant Jane Whitmore

The Association of Public Land-grant Universities announced on July 17 that Portland State has been awarded $225,000 as part of the association’s Transformation Planning Grant. The grant, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and designed by the APLU, provides funds to seven universities across the nation in order to further ef-

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forts in improving the quality of education.

The other recipients are Florida International University, Fresno State University, Georgia State University, Temple University, University of Akron and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

At PSU, the grant will be instrumental in the development of the reTHINK PSU initiative and the Four-Year

CRIME BLOTTER

cassia Gammill

July 12

July 14

detox

Trespass II, Tampering with evidence, attempted up Meth arrest

Southwest Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street Officer Jon Buck contacted and transported a nonstudent to the Hooper Detoxification Center. The man was observed recklessly stumbling northbound on Southwest Fifth Avenue, later stumbling into traffic lanes. The man was extremely intoxicated and informed Officer Buck that he had consumed three liters of white wine. He was asked if he would like to voluntarily go to detox and sober up. He responded, “You would take me, that would be wonderful. I’m pretty drunk.” He was transported to detox without incident.

Lab attendants Saroj Bardewa, Bryan Martin and JP Grattan (left to right), overseeing the Broadway Building Integrated Digitial Support Center.

Parking Structure One Officer Chris Fischer observed a nonstudent who walked across the third floor of Parking Structure One with a meth pipe. She concealed the pipe and it broke, cutting her buttocks. AMR arrived to remove the broken glass. After AMR removed the pipe, she concealed the remaining broken pipe in her cavity. With her was another nonstudent who was cited for Criminal Trespass II.

july 17 patrol Infortmation

Dale Melton from U.S. Geological Survey in the Chase Building reported that at about 10:10 a.m. a male was hanging from an antenna located on the south side of the building. Melton yelled to the man, “What are you doing?”

The man responded that the government is monitoring

Degree Guarantee, said Director of Communications Scott Gallagher.

“Essentially what [the Four-Year Degree Guarantee] says is [that] if you come in to PSU as a freshman and you’re willing to declare your major and sign a contract with us saying that if you take these classes, at this time, in four years we guarantee you’ll be done—provided you pass the

Week of July. 12–28 everything before jumping down and walking away. He left southbound.

july 19 criminal mischief II

Millar Library Officer David Troppe and Officer Gary Smeltzer responded to a report of feces smeared on the walls of the first floor men’s restroom.

The feces was found and reported at approximately 2:00 p.m. By the time officers arrived at approximately 2:21 p.m., cleaning staff had removed most feces from the walls and mirrors. No graffiti or written messages were detected in the smears.

classes,” Gallagher said. “And if you don’t get all the classes you need, and you’ve done everything right, and say, you need to go an extra quarter or two, then you don’t have to pay for it.”

Gallagher said that this coming fall term is the first time students will be able to sign up for the Four-Year Degree Guarantee. He said that of the approximate 1,500

incoming freshman already 100 students have signed up for it.

The Four-Year Degree Guarantee is one of many projects under the reTHINK PSU initiative that launched in 2012.

“All of this is an effort to help make college more affordable and to help students get through faster,” Gallagher said. “When you

look at it, it helps keep their student debt down, it helps get them into the workplace faster, and it prevents some students who can get slowed down or who are at risk for not finishing by providing them as many opportunities as possible to get through.”

More information on reTHINK PSU can be found at rethink.pdx.edu

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OPINION

State of a union Are today’s unions doing enough for their members? Strikers battle police with clubs and pipes during the 1934 Minneapolis General Drivers and Helpers Union strike. courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration

The Illuminator

by Mike Bivins

Unions nationwide were recently dealt a blow when the Supreme Court ruled that state-paid home care workers could not be compelled to pay union dues. While the court stopped short of making a broader ruling that would affect unionized workers nationwide, it is a step in the right direction. I am of the opinion that paying union dues should be strictly voluntary at best.

It is a step in the right direction, because in my experience as a former American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees steward, the union is more of a social gathering. It is not a gaggle of grunts who are banding together to fight the system and are not afraid to dig their heels in and refuse to take no for an answer.

Some years back, I had a six-month stint with AFSCME at my workplace. Like most 20-year-olds, I was naïve and idealistic; I came in gung ho and ready to stick it to the man. Unfortunately, some of my colleagues were not motivated by the thought of creating change as much as they

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were by getting their hands on free donuts at the monthly steward meetings.

Being a steward definitely had its perks. You received a get out of work free pass for the monthly hour-long steward meeting, free food and $25 Fred Meyer gift cards after helping enough members with their problems. I fondly remember taking the gift card I received and buying a cheap clock radio. It is interesting how fun it is to spend other people’s money.

Granted, this was only making up for the hundreds of dollars I had already spent to help keep these leeches afloat. Even if I had paid for a part of the clock radio and the food platter, I knew that this card probably came from the same pot of money that the other members also paid into. While the union dues are reasonable (this month I will have paid about $30 out of $1,800 in net pay, or about 1.5 percent), in my opinion the union is spending money on things that are not directly related to sticking up for its members. Even if the money did come from private donations, why not kick it back to the members AFSCME has seen fit to siphon money from for what seems like time immemorial?

Next we come to AFSCME’s frequent bargaining failures.

If AFSCME was a strong union, it would not put up with any crap from our employers. Unfortunately, every time bargaining time came around in the last eight-plus years, the bargaining team has caved. While I know we are supposed to bargain in good faith, I would have more faith in the union if it took a caustic and aggressive Al Davis-type approach to negotiating.

For those of you not in the know, Al Davis was the legendary owner of the American Football League’s Raiders.

The AFL had not yet merged with the NFL, and in Davis’ estimation, that would not be necessary. In all dealings with the

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NFL, Davis had a take-no-prisoners approach to the situation.

He wouldn’t budge an inch. Unfortunately for Davis, the other owners went behind his back and negotiated with the NFL to form the merger. With the merger complete, the NFL sent a memo to the AFL outlining the new conference alignments, to which Davis is reported to have insisted, “Those aren’t the alignments! That has to be negotiated!”

Of course, no one at the table was harder than Davis, and unfortunately, when it came to negotiating with the NFL, Davis was effectively rendered a blowhard. Whenever I start carrying on about how, among other things, a one percent cost of living adjustment is a joke, and someone remarks that I should try to get elected to the bargaining team, all I can think of is that I would probably get the Al Davis treatment.

For some reason, the union has become so spineless that it has lost the nerve to dig its heels in and fight tooth and nail for every dollar and benefit. If I brought the Al Davis approach to negotiating, I’m sure I would be told that I was not bargaining in good faith, and eventually I would no longer be welcome at the meetings.

If the AFL had ten versions of Al Davis, a merger would never have happened, and the AFL would be masters of their own destiny instead of a footnote in a history book. Similarly, if there were ten Al Davis types at the AFSCME bargaining table, we would not take any crap and would have employers eating out of the palm of our hands. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and I am disappointed (but not surprised) when each year our contract looks more like a threat rather than the shield it once was.

Instead of allocating funds for bargaining members and stewards to go in and kick ass, they pay for stewards to pig out and buy clock radios, and for paid staffers who wouldn’t know a good contract if they were smacked in the face with it.

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OPINION

Classroom at Cathedral High School in New Ulm, Minnesota.

The Page Master

by Shezad Khan

Early on the morning of June 10, I woke up to terrible news.

There was a shooting going on at my old high school.

Each year, Reynolds High School holds about 3,000 students. The student body was somewhere around 2,800 for the 2013–2014 school year. When I heard about what was happening, my stomach tensed and tied itself into knots. I had my eyes glued to my laptop, with every major news website opened. I watched carefully for any new developments and I hoped, really hoped, that it was another hoax played by some inconsiderate child similar to what happened when I was just a freshman there. But, unfortunately, it wasn’t a hoax. It wasn’t some stupid senior pulling off an idiotic prank. This time it was real.

A lot of discussions arise when shootings happen. The tragic event at a school I once called my own was, depressingly, the 74th school shooting in the United States since the absolutely devastating crisis that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut just two years ago. The biggest topics of conversation, or argument, usually revolve around gun violence, gun laws and mental health. There is no question that all of these subjects are important and need to be discussed. However it’s not what I want to talk about at the moment.

I want to talk about the people to whom my mind raced toward the second I heard the news. I want to talk about the people for whom my heart ached, and about whom I worried the most: my teachers.

Several of my teachers, from middle school on, have held a big place in my heart. I’m not sure who I would be today, or if I would even be anywhere near who I am today, without their love, support and guidance. They have inspired me to follow in their footsteps and to make education my career. I can only hope that I will be as great of a role model to others as they have been to me. They have been more than teachers to me; they have also been my mentors and my friends.

To say that teachers are underappreciated and underpaid is an understatement. If you take the time to think of everything that they do, you’ll realize how amazing they really are. They are people who chose a career based on their passions and their love for what they do, rather than money. And that, to me, is an incredible feat on its own. But many of them have families and children of their own as well, and they are still able to be there for hundreds of students each year—they even manage to remember all of their names.

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“Despite the emotional toil, my teachers were back in school just two days after the event. They chose to go back for the kids.”

You have to appreciate how much work they put in for their students. Sure, they get summer breaks once school is out for the year. But during the nine months that school is in session, they aren’t working five days a week, they’re working every single day.

Teachers are the crux of a student’s learning environment.

It takes rigorous planning and a lot of care in order for them to provide us with the best education. They often work under very complicated and stressful circumstances including ridiculous budget cuts, mass firings and, as a result, largely overfilled classrooms that can greatly hinder a student’s educational experience. Teachers have to endure a lot of obstacles, but they never let these problems take away from the love they have for teaching.

It’s a shame that teachers are often overlooked and taken for granted, because they deserve so much appreciation. It’s not a word that I use often, but if I do use the word “blessed,” I say that I’ve been blessed with some of the best teachers in the

world. I consider myself lucky because my teachers have been so approachable over the years, and because I have been able to form personal relationships with them—I’m even friends with several of them on Facebook! Having these personal connections to people I greatly admire has been unbelievably beneficial to me. My teachers, both former and present, have been my greatest inspirations.

It doesn’t come as a surprise that they were the first ones I thought of. They have dedicated their lives to love and nurture us as if we were their own kids. When a tragedy like a shooting strikes a school, it shakes up the whole community. Despite the emotional toil, my teachers were back in school just two days after the event. They chose to go back for the kids.

They chose to go back because they wanted the kids to know that, no matter what, they would always be there to help.

They are brave, they are strong and they are, without a doubt, my heroes.

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Keen on green Photo by: Christopher Sohler/PSU VANGUARD | ILLUSTRATION BY: BRENDAN MULLIGAN/PSU VANGUARD

A look at efforts to plant a more sustainable campus and future Colleen Leary

In recent years, sustainability has received a greater amount of attention on the university level.

Portland State emphasizes sustainability on campus and within the community, but pinpointing exactly what that means on a tangible level is complicated.

Director of PSU’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions Jennifer Allen explained that the standard definition for sustainability is taking a long-term and integrated approach to problem solving, with links to economic vitality, environmental health and quality of life.

“At PSU, that means that we are continually striving to make sure our campus operations tread lightly on the earth and that our research, curricular and cocurricular programs are designed to address sustainability-related issues and to educate the next generation

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of sustainability leaders,” Allen said.

The ISS at PSU is the center for curriculum development, student leadership and research on issues of sustainability.

“In the context of PSU, I think [sustainability] means a campus where our commitment to sustainability is evident in all aspects of campus life—in research we conduct, classes we teach, programming for students, policies we adopt, purchases we make, management of our natural resources, and design of our buildings and landscapes,” said PSU Sustainability Manager Jenny McNamara.

PSU hosts a number of sustainable practices and principles that help to propel the university’s goals toward sustainability. Many of the campus buildings have been upgraded to meet Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design standards, including Lincoln Hall,

Shattuck Hall, the Broadway Building, the Engineering Building, the Academic and Student Rec Center, and the Science Research and Teaching Center.

The Student Rec Center features exercise machines that employ ReRev technology to provide energy for the building, and the toilets flush with rainwater collected from the rooftops.

Across campus, the Stott Community Field is composed of 150,000 recycled pairs of athletic shoes collected in the Nike Reuse-aShoe program.

While PSU features many innovations to promote sustainability, some believe that the campus has significant room for improvement.

Room to Grow “We’ve done a lot of great things and are showing leadership in a variety of ways, but there are always things to do—ways to improve,” McNamara said.

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In 2013 the Sierra Club released a report of “Cool Schools,” a profile of the most sustainable campuses in the United States.

PSU ranked 32 out of 164 college campuses.

The report is based on a series of criteria, including emissions, sustainability education, food and beverage purchasing policies, waste consumption, compost, energy consumption, commuter methods, investments and innovation, and about 20 other categories.

Oregon State University and Southern Oregon University both placed higher in the ranking than PSU. “I suspect student green fees and large solar arrays— things we don’t have—play into the differences in our energy score on that report,” McNamara said. “The most significant difference is actually in the financial investment category. Portland State received zero points in this category.”

McNamara discussed projects being developed in order to address this issue.

“I’m not sure what [OSU and SOU] are doing in this area, but the questions we have to respond to are around investment transparency and efforts to ensure we are making sustainable investments,” McNamara said.

In PSU’s 2012 emissions report, 45 percent of campus emissions were from “purchased goods and services. McNamara discussed plans to address the emissions issue.

“I’m currently working with the contracts and procurement office on standards for university purchases that aim to guide the campus in making more sustainable choices when buying new products,” McNamara said.

Purchased goods and services include the construction projects and updates taking place on campus.

McNamara said that Capital Projects and Construction

recently integrated sustainability standards that ensure more sustainable purchases in construction and renovation projects.

McNamara also mentioned PSU’s ReUse Room as a way to reduce goods and services emissions.

The ReUse room, located in Cramer Hall room 180, is a place where students can donate and exchange school supplies. There students can find free folders, notebooks and other items instead of purchasing them brand new.

“It’s estimated that the ReUse Room and Pop-up Swap—building specific office supply exchanges—alone saved over $45,000 in avoided costs by redistributing usable goods last fiscal year,” McNamara said.

The ReUse Room also hosts the Mug Runner program, which collects mugs and water bottles left in computer labs across campus and puts them to new use.

COVER “Now, after a couple days of waiting for them to be reclaimed, they are collected and delivered to the ReUse Room to be redistributed and diverted from the landfill, rather than being thrown away,” McNamara said.

McNamara also commented on some of the criticism PSU has received based on the efficacy of the Clean Air Corridor. The corridor is meant to be a pollution-free space on campus, but recent reports have shown delivery trucks idling in the corridors for extended periods of time.

“The goals of the Clean Air Corridor directly support sustainability efforts on campus,” McNamara said. “Even if it isn’t working perfectly, I’m willing to bet that overall, it has reduced pollution and created a healthier space on campus for students.”

Communities for Composting “At PSU, we are composting in an urban context, which differs from what many gardeners and farmers consider composting,” said Food Diversion Coordinator Brad Melaugh in an email. “Our efforts focus mainly on the diversion of food scraps and other compostable materials from the waste streams that lead to landfills.”

There are currently 10 official compost drop-off locations on campus. In addition, Victor’s Dining Hall in Ondine offers students a service to pick up clean containers and drop off filled ones. The Viking Court on the ground floor of the Smith Memorial Student Union has a compost receptacle next to the landfill receptacle in the main dining area.

“Our goals are to increase access points for disposing of compostable material and foods scraps in buildings and elsewhere on campus,” Melaugh said.

Melaugh said that there are projects on the horizon to increase the availability of composting for PSU residents in the west campus, and to pilot general access composting locations for students in buildings throughout the campus.

“We are working on solidifying the infrastructure and management of composting programs here on campus, but none of these initiatives

will gain any footing or make any differences without buyin from the PSU community,” Melaugh said. “I’m hoping to increase awareness and education opportunities for students, staff and faculty so that we can start to shift the culture of waste disposal from one of cloudiness and detachment to one of clarity and active involvement.”

This focus on composting is seen in other institutions of higher learning throughout the Pacific Northwest.

In their efforts to increase composting, Portland Community College has been testing on-campus pilot composting programs, as well as purchasing and incorporating compostable disposables. As of November 2013, PCC is estimated to divert as much as 600 pounds of food waste a week.

Throughout the last five years, PCC’s Rock Creek Campus has been working on improving campus composting. The college owns a Rocket Composter, a postconsumer that uses intense heat to accelerate the composting process. The Rocket Composter is one of four in the United States, and runs on only 12 kilowatts of power every week.

Composting at PCC’s Rock Creek also incorporates a worm bin, which uses red wiggler worms to break down organic matter. “[The worms are] a really great investment. We also have a coffee shop on campus and we use their coffee groups to feed the worms,” said Nora Lindsey, interim sustainability assistant and learning garden manager at PCC Rock Creek.

After the worms are fed foodstuffs and coffee grounds, they produce fertilizer used in the learning garden. Food from the garden is then supplied to the campus cafeteria.

Similar to PCC, Seattle University has an extensive compost program on campus.

According to SU’s website, the onsite compost facility composts 178,000 pounds of food waste annually. The compost is then distributed in planting beds. The system has won several awards, including the Recycling Institution of the Year award given by the Washington State Recycling Association.

“In most locations we have a compost bin. We were able

Students work out on the Academic & Student Rec Center’s exercise machines, which employ ReRev technology to power the building.

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to do that because all of our to-go ware is compostable,” said Matthew Benedict, recycling coordinator and compost technician at SU. Benedict said that rooms inside each residence hall also have its own recycling, waste and compost bin.

“We also have an on-site system. We compost pre-consumer food waste, anything that hasn’t been served to people,” Benedict said.

SU also boasts a commitment to energy conservation. The university has seven gas boilers that heat up water and send it underground, which heats the water and air of five buildings on campus. According to the university’s website, the boiler system has reduced the university’s carbon dioxide emissions by two million pounds annually, which is an 18 percent reduction.

Students Planting Change Student groups on campus also make efforts to promote PSU’s sustainability efforts. One of these groups is Community Environmental Services.

“Here’s an organization that’s been around for two decades helping Portland-area organizations get a handle on their waste management and emissions-reduction strategies,” Allen said. “Students can work for CES, gain valuable job skills, get paid and make a difference all at the same time.”

At Oregon Metro’s Let’s Talk Trash event at PSU, Di-

rector of CES Eric Crum further discussed the services CES provides.

“Right now we’re working on over 21 different projects,” Crum said. “Those range from private-sector partnerships with companies such as Nike, Whole Foods [Market] and New Seasons [Market], and also to the public sector. We have multiple contracts with the City of Portland Metro.

“We have this unique model that’s been in place by utilizing talented and creative students and placing them on actual, tangible sustainability problems,” Crum added. “When you see the motto of PSU that says ‘let knowledge serve the city,’ that’s really what CES does, and we’ve been doing it for a long time.”

Other student groups like the Environmental Club, Solutions Generator, Net Impact and the Sustainability Leadership Center supplement PSU’s mission of sustainability.

“So much university learning takes place outside the classroom, and the Sustainability Leadership Center provides many opportunities for students to develop skills, learn about important issues related to sustainability, help plan events on campus, and volunteer on a number of projects and programs,” Allen said.

Allen discussed the longterm view and continued efforts toward sustainability at PSU. “Every organization that’s in it for the long haul has to

take sustainability seriously, but at PSU we’re striving to be a leader—to find new ways to solve problems and share that information with the world,” Allen said.

Allen also emphasized the need for teamwork and collective action to create a truly sustainable campus.

“Without collective action on issues including climate, urban sustainability, public health and the preservation of nature’s resilience we—as a planet, as a society—will fail,” Allen said.

Additional reporting by Ashley Rask and Turner Lobey.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Out to pasture: A review of ‘A Brony Tale’ Brony documentary fails to stirrup emotions Brandon Staley

Bronies, grown men who are fans of the 2010 reboot of the My Little Pony animated series, are kind of a big deal right now. And recently a slew of documentaries have materialized with the aim of explaining the fandom to outsiders. A Brony Tale is one such documentary. There’s a lot to consider when exploring the uncharted waters that are fandoms, and it’s a shame that A Brony Tale, while promising, doesn’t come equipped with the proper cartographical equipment to get the job done.

A Brony Tale chronicles Ashleigh Ball’s decision to attend BronyCon, a New York convention devoted to all things MLP. Ball, a veteran voice actress whose work spans everything from Care Bears to Voltron to, of course, MLP, is understandably hesitant. She’s heard unflattering things about fandom conventions, and at one point she

was receiving anonymous, threatening phone calls to her home number.

What should be a journey of discovery for Ball ends up feeling like a fact-finding mission, only she’s not the one finding the facts. The director, Brent Hodge, is. Hodge’s interviews with the bronies teach the viewer about their culture, but the result is that Ball is kept out of the loop. Similarly, the bronies themselves feel like static set pieces in that once their segments are concluded they are summarily dismissed from the film. In both cases, the film can’t bring itself to treat its subjects like people, not even weird people.

There are a few genuinely touching stories recounted by the film’s bronies, like the artist turned soldier whose love for illustration was rekindled by MLP, or the musician whose college career was funded by selling music that

samples the show. Scenes like these comprise the emotional pith of the film, but the two stories (Ball and the bronies) don’t interact until the film’s climax. Even then, there’s very little in the way of a satisfying payoff.

The only brony who makes it to the film’s climax—BronyCon—is Ryan, the artist, but the conclusion of his arc is underwhelming.

He does what he set out to do, which is to offer the first illustration he was able to compose in over a year to the voice actress who plays a prominent character on the show. It’s a huge personal accomplishment, but once his journey is over he is ushered from the film and, seemingly, Hodge’s mind. It’s an encounter that screams for a followup. How does he feel now that his quest is over? What did the voice actress whisper in his ear when she hugged him? Will he keep drawing?

Frustratingly, the film leaves these questions unanswered.

This stems from perhaps one of the most egregious flaws in the film, which is that there is no narrative growth in its subjects. Every scene that lingers on Ball swimming in a lake, roaming around New York, or sitting on a bed reiterating the same two or three concerns feel like frames wasted. Ball’s encounters with bronies prior to the convention are fleeting, impersonal and rare. It seems that BronyCon, which is coined as the place for bronies to meet and greet on a massive scale, would be the perfect place for Ball to catch up with, well, bronies. Sadly, we get what might as well have been a BuzzFeed gallery of some cosplay and a side-cam recording of a panel featuring a smattering of the show’s cast.

The film also makes visual leaps of logic that boggle the mind. One psychologist

that was interviewed for the film posits that the brony fandom is a cultural reaction to the terrorist attacks carried out on September 11, not unlike the waves of progressivism that followed the Great Depression and the Vietnam War. This claim is framed as the psychologist’s personal opinion, and I take no issue with its inclusion, but why did the filmmakers find it necessary to intersperse this claim with images and video of the attacks? In a documentary about cartoon enthusiasts.

Similarly, why is a clip of the president speaking on his campaign trail, which is then progressively covered with brony paraphernalia, used to introduce Washington, D.C.? Out of context, that might sound strange.

Well, it’s weird in context, too. Occasionally, A Brony Tale hits all the visual notes of an upbeat documentary,

but comes off tone deaf more often than not.

A Brony Tale is, at its core, an attempt to explain modern fandom. It’s unfortunate that the end result is so lackluster because the subject, a product of the increasingly important role that social technologies play in modern community building, is ripe for critical dissection.

The documentary hits on many of the same topics as Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony (2012), a documentary crowdfunded by the community it sought to examine, but to lesser effect.

Surprisingly, the film bought and paid for by bronies actually communicates more human growth and turmoil than its independent counterpart. The blame rests on neither Ball nor the bronies interviewed for the film, but rather squarely on the shoulders of poor filmmaking.

A horse head clad brony attends a panel featuring voice actress Ashleigh Ball at BronyCon. ©Hodgee Films (2014)

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Summer brining project: A recipe for homemade sauerkraut Rosie Yanosko

Ingredients (Yields approximately 1 1/2 quarts) Brining Equipment 1 2-quart mason jar 1 small jar that will sit inside the 2-quart jar – marbles, stones or other weights to fill the small jar – small scrap of fabric to cover the 2-quart jar – string, rubber band or hair tie to hold the fabric in place

Born and raised in a Polish home, I am no stranger to sauerkraut. Cabbage is practically in my blood. Though I’ve eaten sauerkraut in every conceivable way, there was never any talk of making it. I had a misty idea that it was made in barrels and involved a mysterious process of magic and wizardry.

When a friend told me that

she made a batch at home I was stunned.

It turns out that there are no barrels or wizarding skills required, just a few mason jars, some weights, cabbage, salt, and a bit of fabric and string.

It’s also delightfully economical. I spent about $11 for the whole kit and caboodle.

Start by washing your jars, weights and hands thoroughly.

When buying your jars, check to make sure that the small

Sauerkraut Ingredients 1 medium sized cabbage (about three pounds) 1 1/2 tablespoons salt 1 tablespoon caraway seeds (optional) Rosie Yanosko / PSU Vanguard

jar fits all of the way inside the large jar. Place your weights in the smaller jar. Pull out your cabbage and remove any outer leaves that may have become soft. Set aside one firm cabbage leaf for later.

Cut the cabbage into even quarters and remove the stem. Cut the quarters into eighths, then turn these crossways and slice into thin shreds. Toss the cabbage into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle the salt over the top.

Knead the cabbage for about five to 10 minutes. After a few minutes you’ll notice a bubbling, hissing sound and start to see and feel a bit of foamy liquid. This is good!

The cabbage is breaking down and the process of fermentation is beginning. This may be the only time in your life that you find yourself massaging a cabbage, so enjoy it!

Once the cabbage has noticeably softened, mix in the caraway seeds. Stuff the cabbage into the large mason jar, tamping it down with your hands as you go and pouring any resulting liquid over the top. Take the cabbage leaf that you set aside and place it over the top of the sauerkraut. This leaf will neatly contain the kraut and help to keep it immersed in brine.

Set the weighted jar on top of the cabbage leaf. Cover the large jar with a bit of cloth and fasten with a rubber band or piece of string. This will keep bugs out but still allow air to pass through.

For the first 24 hours you’ll want to tamp down the kraut relatively often.

Once a day has passed, check to make sure that the sauerkraut is submerged in brine.

If it is not, mix 1 teaspoon

Andisheh Center to th host 15 Annual Iranian Festival on campus

of salt with 1 cup water and pour over the kraut until it is immersed.

Keep the jar away from strong sunlight and in a cooler location (preferably somewhere between 65 and 75 degrees). If the environment is too hot, the sauerkraut has the potential to go bad or get moldy. Similarly, if you try to ferment your sauerkraut in an environment that’s too cold, such as the refrigerator, the fermentation process will be halted completely and all you’ll get for all your hard work is a batch of cold, inedible cabbage.

Normally it takes three to 10 days for the sauerkraut to fully ferment. It stays good for two months or longer if refrigerated.

Recipe adapted from thekitchn.com

Rosace ceramic tile work decorating the roof of the praying room of the Nasr Ol Molk Mosque (Qajar era) at Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran, April 2008

Student group organizing youth talent show Jeremy King

The Andisheh Center will host the 15th Annual Iranian Festival this Saturday, Aug. 2 in the South Park Blocks, between Southwest College Street and Branford Price Millar Library, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will be free of charge and open to all.

The festival will feature a diverse roster of events, activities and performances centering around an authentic sense of Persian culture and tradition. Opening re-

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marks will be presented by Denny Doyle, mayor of Beaverton, and Charlie Hales, mayor of Portland.

“We have live music, we have a couple bands that will be performing and live dance performances,” said Nikki Meshkin, Andisheh board member. “We’re very lucky to have the 2014 young artist winner [Denna Good-Mojab], who will be singing a couple songs after the mayor’s speech.”

Meshkin said the festival will host a variety of booths displaying Persian food and deserts as well as activities for children and adults. An artists booth will showcase arts and crafts by Iranian artists.

Diversifying the lineup of events and engaging with younger audiences is an important focus of this year’s event.

“This year, for the first time, we want to get the youth of our community involved.

We’re going to have a contest

which is organized, as well as emceed, by our youth,” Meshkin said. “We’re calling it Iranians Got Talent.”

The talent show will be primarily overseen by the Iranian Student Association of Portland, a nonprofit group operating and founded through Portland State.

Shirin Zagar, the member of ISAP who is in charge of Iranians Got Talent, said the talent show will feature six to seven performers.

“The talents that we will have are singing, piano and singing and playing piano at the same time,” Zagar said.

“One will be playing a traditional Iranian instrument.”

Performers include Savannah Neda, a musician and performer who plays the piano, flute, daf and tombak. Laila and Malaika Murphy, a mother-daughter duo, will perform individually in friendly competition against each other.

Laila Murphy is a musician and singer who has performed with The Oregon Symphony and appeared in performances of Les Miserables and Once on This Island. She said her daughter will be singing and rapping while accompanying herself on the piano.

“It is an American song, but she changed one phrase into Persian—for the fun of it.”

Murphy said.

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EVENT CALENDAR Tuesday, July 29 Noontunes at Pioneer Courthouse Square: Ashleigh Flynn 12–1 p.m.

Pioneer Courthouse Square 701 S.W. 6th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 The city of Portland is excited to continue offering free, amazing musicians between now and the end of August, each occurring between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. This performance features amazing female vocalist Ashleigh Flynn. The Oregonian calls her “a soulful croon best described as a gold plated gift from beyond, a songwriters eye for detail, melodic and hook-filled.” Come see her at Pioneer Courthouse Square this Tuesday! FREE

Wednesday, July 30 Pix Pâtisserie’s Movies as Dusk: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ Starts at Dusk 2225 E. Burnside St. Portland, OR 97214 Throughout the summer, Pix shows an interesting

range of French anime, indie films and classic comedies free to the public.

This event takes place every Wednesday, with this week featuring the 1977 classic film Close Encounters of the Third Kind directed by Steven Spielberg.

While they bill this event as free, everyone in attendance is required to spend at least $5 on food or beverages—but hey, there is free popcorn!

SoMa Lunchtime Series: Blackbird Band 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Near the corner of S.W. Market St. and First Ave. Portland, OR 97214 SoMa and 200 Market Building have come together in an effort to raise money and awareness for an anti-waste campaign.

The concerts are free to attend, and there are also a number of food establishments inside of 200 Market Building where lunch can be bought while listening to some great music. This week features The Beatles tribute band The Blackbird Band.

Come catch some aweFREE some sounds!

Thursday, July 31 Wes’s World NWFC Screening: ‘Bottle Rocket’ Starts at 8 p.m.

Portland Art Museum 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, OR 97205 While Wes Anderson has become one of the most internationally heralded directors over the last decade, his quirky, meticulous films have remained a few steps removed from the mainstream spotlight. The Northwest Film Center has received national attention for their new series Wes’s World that features not only his key films, but also those that influenced him. This coming Friday will be the screening of Bottle Rocket. Surely not one to be missed! Student tickets are $8, adults $9.

Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra Starts at 7 p.m.

Lincoln Performance Hall 1620 S.W. Park Ave. Portland, OR 97201 As Hong Kong experiences years of economic and political growth, a young force in the world of music has begun

to emerge from the east. Dr. Yip Wai-hong established the Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra in 1996, and aims to offer high quality instruction to children like they have never been offered before. Members, ages seven to 18, are recruited under highly competitive open auditions. They have come to Portland, and are excited to perform in the Lincoln Performance Hall. Ticket are $19 at the door, but can be purchased for $15 at the Confucius Office at PSU between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Tycho at the Crystal Ballroom Doors open at 7 p.m., starts at 8 p.m.

Crystal Ballroom 1332 W. Burnside St. Portland, OR 97209 The Crystal Ballroom is excited to be hosting Tycho this coming Thursday. As Tycho, Scott Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating rolling sonic landscapes that extend into the horizon. Known in the design world as ISO50, the San Francisco-based artist is famed for his warm, textured design style, which serves as a backdrop and mirror for

his musical output. Tickets are $20 at the door, and the concert is open to all ages.

Friday, August 1 SoMa ReUse Fair and Community Share 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

PSU Park Blocks Come celebrate a materials exchange fair to strengthen community bonds and reduce material consumption, hosted by the SoMa EcoDistrict senior capstone class.

Bring your household goods, decor, dishes, clothes, books, office or school supplies and any other reusable goods to the PSU Urban Plaza for donation. The fair will feature information on sustainable solutions, local initiatives and EcoDistrict members.

This event is free and open FREE to the public.

Free Admission to Portland Children’s Museum 4–8 p.m.

Portland Children’s Museum 4015 S.W. Canyon Rd. Portland, OR 97221 Thanks to their cooperate sponsors, the Children’s Museum can offer free admis-

sion to their building on the first Friday of each month.

Founded in 1946, the museum is the sixth oldest children’s museum in the country, and sees over 316,000 FREE children a year.

Saturday, August 2 Portland Summer Movies in the Park: ‘The Goonies’ Pre-movie entertainment starts at 6:30 p.m., movie begins at dusk Laurelhurst Park S.E. Cesar E Chavez Blvd. & Stark St., Portland, OR 97214 Portland is always excited to begin its annual summer movies in the park.

Come see the classic film The Goonies starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and others. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. there is pre-movie entertainment including live performances by local musicians and free popcorn.

They recommend that you bring coats and blankets, as the nights can cool down.

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FEATURED EVENT FEATURED EVENT 15th Annual Iranian Festival Starts at 10 a.m.

South Park Blocks, Portland, OR 97214

Rosace ceramic tile work decorating the roof of the praying room of the Nasr Ol Molk Mosque (Qajar era) at Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran, April 2008 Courtesy of Dynamosquito through Creative Commons

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Back in 1997, a group of dedicated students formed a nonprofit group in order to foster Iranian culture and heritage throughout the Portland metro area. Since then they have created the Andisheh Center, and have sponsored the Portland Iranian Festival. The Middle East Studies Center at Portland State is excited to be a part of this event, and will be hosting a student talent show as part of the festival. The event also features live music, food, activates for both children and adults, dance, arts and crafts, vendors, book fairs and a visual arts showcase. People of all FREE backgrounds are welcome to come and celebrate Iranian culture.

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Libra Sept. 23–Oct. 22

How’s it feel to have a little more pep in your step? Something has been off for you in recent months, but now you feel like you’re finally getting back into the swing of things. It’s not too good to be true, Leo; trust and let it happen as it will.

Can you even remember the last time you weren’t scheduled from morning to night? Your ambition is admirable, but you can’t sustain that forever. Embrace the quiet that is on the horizon, you’ll be happy you did once things turn up again.

Virgo Aug. 23–Sept. 22

Scorpio Oct. 23–Nov. 21

Life in the fast lane is exhilarating, no doubt, but do you ever feel like you’re missing out on the important things?

Try to strike a balance, dear Virgo; play is every bit as important as work.

You’ve been having a rough week that seems like it won’t let up. But have no fear, dear Scorpio, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Oh wait, that’s a train. Better start running.

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Saying life has been a little dramatic lately would be an understatement.

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They say patience is a virtue, but sometimes you’re a little too patient. Stop sitting around on your ass and be a little more proactive.

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The life of a 12 A ‘Vanguard’ reporter’s personal quest to the height of fanhood Matt Rauch

matt rauch With the Lombardi Trophy at the 12 Tour stop at the Oregon Historical Society.

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Raised by a father who grew up in Seattle, I was destined to be a Seahawks fan. I remember going to the Kingdome as a kid to watch them play their then AFC West foes the Broncos and the Raiders.

My dad worked in Seattle, so on game days I would take a train—usually packed with Raiders fans—north where my dad would be waiting with tickets in hand.

The thing about the Seahawks back then was that they were terrible—I mean really terrible. I remember looking around at that game and seeing more Raiders fans than Seahawks fans. And these fans were dressed crazy and loud.

I don’t even remember who ended up winning that specific game, all I can remember was how into the game the Raiders fans were and how much fun they were having. However, I was pissed at the fact that they were louder than the ‘Hawks fans. It seemed like no matter how loud I yelled, they were always louder.

Fast forward to the 2006– 07 season. The Seahawks were now a part of the NFC West and fresh off a Super Bowl loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

My dad and I hadn’t been to a game together in years.

I was working in Seattle and making good money. With my dad’s birthday landing halfway through the NFL season, I decided that it was my turn to take him to a game. Not only did I want to take him to a game, I wanted to get him closer to the field than he and I had ever been before.

Knowing my dad for the penny pincher he is, I decided to buy the tickets before I told him so he had no choice but to go. Of course when I told him where the seats were and how much I paid for

them, he told me I shouldn’t have spent that much money on them and asked to see if I could return them. No deal.

There was nothing we could do but go and enjoy the game.

The game was against the Seahawks’ rivals and recent NFC West powerhouse St. Louis Rams. On game day we entered the stadium. After enjoying the pregame festivities we made our way toward our seats. We settled in to two seats 17 rows from the end zone on the closed side of the stadium. Our view was spectacular as we were facing the open end of the stadium that overlooks the downtown Seattle skyline.

The game went back and forth with the Seahawks mostly trailing until the third quarter. The Seahawks fans helped the defense force the Rams to punt. Backed up in the end zone closest to us was punt-returner Nate Burleson.

We had the perfect view. As he caught the ball and the Seahawks’ special teams unit began laying their blocks, we could see a huge hole open up.

And sure enough, Burleson saw it too. He hit it and didn’t stop until he reached the end zone on the far side of the field.

The stadium went absolutely nuts over what turned out to be the game-winning score in a 24–22 Seahawks victory. The stadium was so loud I couldn’t hear myself screaming at the top of my lungs. My ears ended up ringing for the next 48 hours. It was that moment when a 12 was born.

For those who don’t know, the 12th man is the name adopted by Seattle Seahawks fans. Not only do we take pride in affecting the game with the noise we create, we actually hold the world record for the loudest humangenerated noise in a stadium.

Ask anyone who has been to a game in Seattle—that place is loud.

Fast forward once again to last season. After winning the NFC West, the Seahawks were about to face their most hated rival—the San Francisco 49ers—in the NFC Championship Game. Tickets were sold out within two minutes and the only way to go was to purchase them through resale sites. Prices shot up to astronomical levels. The cheapest I could find were $400 apiece just to get in the door. A friend who wanted to go called me and said that he found two for $300 each. Needless to say, we bought them.

If you didn’t watch that game, I’m sorry. It was arguably the most exciting game in franchise history. After a back and forth game, the Seahawks led by six points. The 49ers had the ball and were backed up in their own territory. Before the first play of the drive, that stadium was rocking. As they drove down the field the crowd got quieter and quieter with each yard until everyone around me was sitting there stunned and in silence. All San Francisco needed to do was score a touchdown and it appeared inevitable. The wind was taken out of the 12th man’s sails.

After a huge Frank Gore run into Seahawks territory with less than a minute left, I noticed some fans starting to pack up their belongings.

It was at that moment when I remembered the Raiders fans from my childhood and realized we could not go down without a fight. I stood up and started yelling for fans to get up and make some noise because this is when the team needed us most. People looked at me

SPORTS matt Rauch poses for a picture with Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin.

SCORES

UPCOMING

MLS

MLS

PORTLAND MONTREAL

Top Performers: Diego Valeri with the game winner in the 82nd minute.

AFL

SPOKANE PORTLAND

Top Performers: Darron Thomas 19/41, 200 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT.

MiLB

BOISE HILLSBORO

Top Performers: 2B Pedro Ruiz, 2/3, R, 2 RBI, HR (2).

3 PORTLAND @ LOS ANGELES 2 sat. August 2, 11:30 a.m. | NBC

AFL PLAYOFFS

45 PORTLAND @ ARIZONA 40 Sun. August 3, 3:00 p.m. | KXTG 750 AM

MiLB

3 HILLSBORO VS. BOISE 4 Tues. July 29, 7:05 p.m. | Ron Tonkin Field

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like I was crazy, but once a few joined me, so did everyone else. Then, another big 49ers play moved the ball to just outside the red zone.

Once again the fans took their seats and once again I yelled for them to make some noise and could feel the glares from fans who must have felt defeated.

They eventually joined in.

Then, it happened.

With 30 seconds on the clock, quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw a fade route to Michael Crabtree in the end zone. If caught, the Seahawks lose and their most hated rival advances to the Super Bowl. Instead,

Richard Sherman tipped the ball to linebacker Malcolm Smith who intercepted it to win the game. I—and the rest of the stadium—went insane.

People from all around our section came up and began hugging and high-fiving me saying that I was the best fan they had ever seen. It was pure elation. Other than the birth of my son, that was the best moment in my life.

As we all know, the Seahawks went on to the Super Bowl where they not only beat what was arguably the best offense in NFL history, but destroyed them 43–8. Unfortunately, I could not make it to the Super Bowl parade in Seattle.

However, all was made well when the Seahawks announced that their 12 Tour would be bringing the Lombardi trophy, some cheerleaders and players to Portland to give everyone a chance to take part in the celebration. Getting to rally with my Portland area 12s, we packed the Oregon Historical Society lobby. Seahawk chants echoed throughout the normally quiet museum.

I overheard a museum employee say it was the loudest it had ever been in there.

After taking pictures with the Lombardi trophy, receiver Doug Baldwin came out and began signing au-

tographs. It wasn’t long before I got my 12th man towel from the NFC Championship Game signed by him as well as being able to pose side by side for a picture.

Being a fan since I can remember, simply winning the Super Bowl would have been enough for me. However, my experiences at the NFC Championship Game and during the 12 Tour made the whole experience better than I could have ever imagined. Now, when people ask who my NFL team is, I can proudly and whole-heartedly say that I am a member of the 12th man and I represent the Seattle Seahawks.

Straight pro games with a three-pointer for former Viking Jeb Ivey. Ivey set the world record while playing in Europe where he’s about to begin his 12th season.

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