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School offi cers. pg.of6 Business student, 21-year-old Kevin Ping, has been missing since last Tuesday. pg. 4

The right campus. pg.to9 life versus the rights of women—debate over abortion reaches the PSU campus. pg. 8

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Confucius 16 Institute series tackles Hong Kong film and stereotypes. pg. 17

Women’s basketball Marathon. pg. 23 is underway, the Vanguard takes a look at what to expect from the season. pg. 20

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NEWS

schooL oF bUsiness administration stUdent keVin Ping missing

family and friends exPand search throughout oregon SUMMer STeWarT

Kevin Ping, a 21-year-old Portland State student has been reported missing since Tuesday, Oct. 28. Ping was last seen at his Beaverton home last Tuesday morning.

Ping is an alumnus of Oregon Health and Sciences High School and is a current sophomore in the PSU School of Business Administration.

Ping is believed to be driving his parents’ silver 2013 Toyota Prius with the license plate 380-GJJ. The Prius has dark-tinted windows . His last known direction was south, but his destination cannot be confirmed at this time.

“So far what we know, from the police tracking his credit cards and cell phone, was that he was at Safeway at 10 a.m. in Beaverton. And he bought things there,” said Karisa Harris-Cleary, a friend of Ping's.

His cell phone was last tracked at 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning near Wilsonville, Oregon, but has since been turned off. “[Law enforcement] cannot pinpoint where in Wilsonville the last cell phone signal registered. Just that it was in Wilsonville,” HarrisCleary said. With the phone turned off, law enforcement cannot track the phone.

“He doesn’t have friends in the area. It’s on the way to a bunch of places he might be going. He has friends in Corvallis and Eugene. We could think of Mt. Hood or the coast,” Harris-Cleary said.

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Law enforcement has sent out a report to bordering agencies in a search for his parent's vehicle.

“In regard to [Ping], a detective has been assigned to the case mainly because of the endangerment because of his suicidal indications and for how long he’s been missing,” said Officer Stephen Finch of the Beaverton Police Department.

Ping is a high-risk missing person. Recently, he was diagnosed with clinical depression and has a history of reporting suicidal thoughts.

“Two weeks before this happened, he said that he had gone to the clinic and was diagnosed with depression. He said we were the only ones he told. He had talked about suicide. He said that he’s too weak to live in this world anymore,” Harris-Cleary said.

“The thing that scares all of us is that he left letters on his bed. One to his mom, one to his ex-girlfriend, and one to his current girlfriend,” Harris-Cleary said.

The letters apologized and expressed love toward his friends and family. A suicide note was left on his computer and research on carbon monoxide poisoning was found, as well. Locating the vehicle is a top priority for the family.

A search party was held for Ping over the weekend.

The search party covered Lincoln City, Wilsonville, Salem, Vancouver, Forest Park, and cities along the

Oregon Coast. Family and friends continue to search throughout Oregon.

“This act does not coincide with [Ping's] character, nor is this in anyway typical behavior from such an outwardly friendly character. His friends and family desparately want him home and want him safe,” said Kara Thibault, another of Ping's friends, in an email.

Thibualt said this is unusual behavior for the young man she described as an incredibly smart, well-lived and well-respected person.

“I think this… should serve as an eye-opener for students at PSU. College can be an extremely difficult time for all of us and I think we all need to remember that we’re not alone in our anxieties,” Harris-Cleary said in an email.

PSU students who feel out of control of their lives or are concerned about the lives of others can contact the Student Health and Counseling emergency number at 503725-2800. Counseling professionals trained to work with students experiencing a crisis or suicidal thoughts are available to help.

PSU students can contact the 24-hour Multnomah County crisis line at 530988-4888 if they or a friend needs immediate help.

Any information that may lead to the discovery of Kevin Ping should be directed to the local police department.

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PSU STUDENT KEVIN PING has been missing since last tuesday.

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Winona Laduke calls for action at Campus Sustainability day

NEWS

Jeoffry ray

Former Green Party vicepresidential candidate Winona LaDuke said the United States is addicted to electricity and energy, and called for a change in the economic paradigm, in an Oct. 22 speech at Portland State.

LaDuke spoke as part of the university’s Sustainability Day celebration. The Institute for Sustainable Solutions hosted her talk at the Stott

Center gymnasium. Initially, the event was scheduled for the Smith Memorial Student Union ballroom, but was moved to Stott due to high attendance volume. Also speaking at the event were professor Cornel Pewawardy, director of the Indigenous Nations Studies program, and ISS director Jennifer Allen.

LaDuke, an economist and activist in matters of sustain-

ability and indigenous rights, criticized Canada and the U.S. for their dependence on fossil fuels, and pointed to oil extraction in the Canadian tar sands as an example of the extreme measures taken by companies and governments to find fossil fuel resources.

“What’s extreme is destroying an area the size of Florida and stuffing it into pipelines,” she said. “Or blowing off the WINONA LADUKE, former green Party vice presidential candidate and indigenous rights activist.

top of mountains so you can move coal to India.”

A Native American of Ojibwe descent, LaDuke employed a mixture of art and stories created by indigenous people in her speech, in addition to anecdotes and scientific data points, in her case for change.

She began by discussing the Triple Crown of Pipeline Rides, an effort by Lakota horseback riders and those from LaDuke’s White Earth Reservation to ride the length of the proposed Keystone Pipeline.

“I kept having this dream about riding our horses against the current of the oil,” she said.

LaDuke noted that the people of the White Earth Reservation spend a collective 50 percent of their total economy on food and energy outsourcing, referring to it

as a hemorrhaging of the reservation’s economy. She then argued for a move to a localized, land-based economy, as opposed to what she referred to as the United States’ current linear economy.

“You relocalize your food economy, and you relocalize your energy economy,” she said. “You plant good seeds, and you grow good food.”

She told a story of the Pawnee Nation, which nearly lost its corn crop after being forced from Nebraska. The Pawnee were later contacted by residents of their previous home in Nebraska, who requested corn seeds for planting on the home soil. The Pawnee agreed to share the seeds, which failed in Oklahoma, and they took root in Nebraskan soil.

“The seeds remembered the land they came from, so the seeds flourished,” LaDuke said. “In that process, this relationship developed.”

LaDuke also pushed for a move toward renewable energy, namely wind and solar power. She lauded Denmark’s use of wind power, and called for Americans to adopt a similar approach.

Though LaDuke criticized corporate models of resource use, she pointed to cooperative efforts to create intentional communities designed by community members themselves, rather than outside directors.

“This is what I think about,” she said. “Do not stand by and not open the door when history knocks. Because history’s knocking.”

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NEWS

schooL oF architectUre kicks oFF 2014–15 LectUre series SaM BaKKiLa

The Portland State School of Architecture recently kicked off a lecture series titled “Vs.” to address the role of competition in architecture. Each lecture is free and open to the public, and will take place in the Shattuck Hall Annex.

Juan Heredia, a professor at the PSU School of Architecture who was involved in planning the lecture series, said that competition is a very important term in the discipline.

“Architecture competitions are those things that sometimes make possible for a starting firm to emerge…but in a way, [there are] both minuses and pluses for competition,” Heredia said.

The series began on Oct. 16 with a presentation by architect Jenny Wu, who is known for finding experimental ways to work with materials, and combines digital or computer-like processes with handmade or analog processes, Heredia said.

The next event in the series will feature architectural critic Alejandro Hernández Gálvez on Nov. 13. Gálvez is known for his work on the democratization of architectural practice in Mexico City.

The final speakers in the series are international architect Adam Caruso on Jan. 22, and landscape architect and urban historian Alison B. Hirsch on Feb. 5.

Heredia said that Caruso is an internationally recognized figure who will bring an interesting perspective to the theme of competition because he has acquired a level of fame that allows him to choose clients very selectively.

Hirsch is of particular interest to the Portland community because of the local ties to her historical writing on landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, Heredia said.

Heredia encouraged all students to explore the lecture series, regardless of their previous knowledge of architecture.

“Architecture is a very public art, so it’s something that matters to all of us,” Heredia said.

ARCHITECT JENNY WU (second from right) with Psu architecture students at fire station 21.

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interfaith community service recognized by obama's honor roll SUMMer STeWarT

The U.S. Department of Education named Portland State as a leader in volunteer programs dedicated to interfaith community service, by adding it to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

This is the first year the interfaith category has been recognized on the President’s Honor Roll.

PSU’s recognition stems from President Obama’s challenge in 2011 to universities to develop or enhance interfaith community service programs.

Student Activities and Leadership Programs heads the community service programs, including the interfaith team within the Student Community Engagement Center.

“What’s amazing about this [honor roll recognition] is it’s the first time that it is the President’s Honor Roll in the interfaith category. And we received it. We’re among

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the first crop of schools to be recognized for this award nationally, and it is a big deal,” said Rachel Samuelson, coordinator for SALP. According to the President’s Campus Challenge report, more than 400 universities responded to the interfaith and community service challenge, but only 98 universities were recognized in the inaugural recognition of university interfaith community service programs.

“Obama recognized that a large piece that’s missing in community service programs is the diversity that stems from interfaith collaboration. We started the first year that Obama put out the interfaith challenge,” Samuelson said.

The award highlights the interfaith and community service volunteer work and heightens the visibility of the program on campus.

“I am hoping that students and staff and faculty will

know that this is happening, and hopefully that there will be more interest in either participating or supporting the program,” said Aimee Shattuck, director of SALP. The Interfaith Service Leadership Team is a major part of PSU’s community service department. Samuelson said the team works to bridge the gap between students of varying faiths.

She hopes to see an increase in interfaith participation because of the honor roll recognition. Samuelson’s department, the Student Community Engagement Center, works toward progressive social relationships through community service.

“We are called the Student Community Engagement Center under SALP, so it’s our role and our mission to engage students of the Portland community to create positive social change,” Samuelson said.

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The Interfaith Service Leadership Team became formalized under SALP in 2014, which provides the opportunity to increase the productivity of the team.

The interfaith and community service programs offer different commitment levels for students. Students can participate in community service programs that may span one day to a full year. According to Shattuck, there are day-long, week-long, quarter-long and year-long community service programs in a variety of themes. The Interfaith Service Leadership Team runs for the entire year and offers a $300 stipend per quarter.

Participation in the Interfaith Service Leadership Team is not limited to volunteer work. The team participates in a variety of activities such as movie nights, open forums, panels and service opportunities that open up the conversa-

tion between students with differing views on an incredibly sensitive subject.

“The idea is to build relationships and bridge across the lines of deeply ingrained lines of difference and have a collaborative conversation,” Samuelson said.

Samuelson explained that the Interfaith Service Leadership Team includes members of all religions, faith traditions and nonfaith traditions.

The goal of the interfaith team is to start a dialogue between students of different faiths and come together through civic duties.

“Having all groups together is vital to interfaith. Agnostics, atheists, non-faith individuals are required to be successful.

We would not be doing our job if only faith-based students were involved in interfaith community service projects," Samuelson said.

The interfaith team joins individuals together within

a safe community that welcomes all.

“For me, it’s about community, which is one of our big goals as a university and as a department in that we are creating spaces for students to come together in community. It’s about diversity, so how do you find sameness together across multiple perspectives that seem so opposing,” Shattuck said.

The community service programs such as the Interfaith Service Leadership Team and the Alder Elementary School mentoring program allow students to connect with Portland residents that they wouldn’t communicate with because of social constraints.

Students can learn more about the Interfaith Service Leadership Team and other volunteer opportunities at the SALP office, located in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 119.

NEWS

chemists break down e-cigarette Research Jeoffry Ray

The health effects of electronic cigarettes, known popularly as e-cigarettes are still widely unknown.

The burgeoning e-cigarette industry currently touts their product as safer than traditional tobacco smoke products, and many smokers are buying in. A team of PSU scientists is investigating just what happens on the chemical level when the vaporizer lights.

“A common misconception is that it’s just water vapor that you’re seeing [when people smoke e-cigarettes],” said Dr. James Pankow, professor of chemistry and environmental engineering, and part of the team studying the e-cigarettes’ chemical reactions. “In fact it’s almost zero water.”

Pankow and collaborator Dr. David Peyton said that the

signature vapor emitted by ecigarettes is primarily composed of propylene glycol and glycerol. According to the Flavor Extract Manufacturers’ Association, a lobbying group for the flavor manufacturing industry, these compounds are relatively harmless to consume—in food items. This is a distinction worth noting, according to Pankow and Peyton.

“Thousands of compounds have been cleared by this organization as being generally recognized as safe to eat,” Pankow said.

Pankow pointed out what he called an explicit disclaimer on FEMA’s website about whether FEMA regards flavors as safe to inhale.

FEMA notes in a specifically designated section of its website that it “does not evaluate flavor ingredients for use in tobacco products including e-cigarettes or

other products that are not human food, or products that result in exposures other than by ingestion.”

Peyton agreed with Pankow.

He also pointed out that the high temperatures to which the element heated e-cigarette additives—over 600 degrees celsius—resulted in the creation of molecules not previously seen.

In an email, Peyton discussed these molecules. “We don’t know all of what goes on when they’re inhaled, or when you heat them up in the presence of oxygen. There’s certainly some interesting chemistry that goes on,” he said. “Reactions do occur, and because we’re talking about bulk solvent, just a few percent of the molecules reacting generates a fair amount of molecules which can then have significant, and so far unknown effects.”

Compared to regular cigarettes, these electronic coun-

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terparts are relatively simple; fewer components go into an e-cigarette, from liquid manufacture to smoker. Whereas the leaf material of a common tobacco product can involve thousands of compounds, the e-cigarette is simplified, involving controlled extractions, a heating element and some additives for flavoring.

Pankow expressed concerns over this simplicity

leading to greater problems in the long term.

“The parent compounds could be converted to something else, something that could be toxic,” Pankow said.

He added that it is too early to tell whether the new molecular combinations pose any threat.

Both Peyton and Pankow acknowledged the demonstrated dangers of

CRIME BLOTTER

Week of October 27–November 1

Jordan Paige

october 27 exclusion

Cramer Hall Officer Jon Buck and Officer David Troppe issued a second exclusion to nonstudent Laura Stevens who was sleeping in the second floor lounge at approximately 2:52 a.m.

Troppe reported her to have "obvious mental issues" though she left without incident.

Car Theft

Parking Structure One A student car parked on the seventh floor was broken into through a window between 1:16 a.m. and 3:10

traditional cigarettes. But they also pointed out that cigarettes have had a longer lifespan to show their true colors.

“If you make a comparison with e-cigarettes, people have only been smoking for a relatively short period of time,” Pankow said. “It takes time for them to take their toll. It would be a false sense of security.”

p.m. A laptop and three textbooks were reported stolen.

Theft

Academic & Student Rec Center Around 3:03 p.m. a student reported that her wallet with several credit cards, debit cards, checks and cash was stolen while she was using the shower.

october 29 exclusion

Broadway Housing Officer Gary Smeltzer, Officer Shawn McKenzie and Sergeant Robert McCleary issued non-student Kerry Otoole an exclusion for sleeping in the north side fire escape at

11:40 a.m. He had an open container of alcohol and first gave the officers the name of Kevin McCleary.

Car Theft

Parking Structure Two A Subaru Impreza parked on the roof was hit on the passenger side rear door between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Parking Structure Two A student parked on the fourth level reported that his driver side rear door window had been broken into and that a laptop, hard drive, terabyte thumb drive and a Netgear router had been stolen between 8 a.m. and 8:20 p.m.

Missing and Endangered Student

Exclusion

Hit and run

Beaverton, Oregon Student Kevin Ping was reported missing by his cousin and fellow student, Sita Ping.

He was last seen in class the week of Oct. 20–24. His phone is off and Beaverton Police are investigating.

Stafford Housing Officers Smeltzer and McKenzie issued exclusions to Randy Ell and Sarah Koerner, both non-students, for trespassing and suspicion of selling or purchasing narcotics at approximately 2 p.m.

october 30

No vember 1

bike theft Cramer Hall

Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory

A student reported that his blue Bush Pilot bicycle was stolen from the north side bike racks between noon and 5:30 p.m.

october 31 sexual harrassment Education and Business Building

A faculty member reported that a Middle Eastern male, 5 feet 4 inches tall, wearing a white top and acid washed pants between the ages 20 and 30 approached her as an "aggressive suitor" and aggressively tried to get her to kiss him.

Threatening Communication Non-student James Curtis Donnelly was reported as having made threatening statements, insinuating bomb threats. He is a convicted felon with a history of manufacturing, possessing and selling methamphetamine. Associates of the laboratory believe the threats were made because a member of the laboratory discounted a mythical meteorite, known as the Port Orford Meteorite.

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OPINION

PLanned Parenthood is not Pro-LiFe CROSSES ON DISPLAY as part of an anti-Planned Parenthood display in the Psu Park blocks.

Against the Current

by Sebastian Richardson A few weeks back, many Portland State students were surprised to see the campus littered with countless pink crosses.

Many students seemed perplexed, others simply ignored the display and a few expressed their dissatisfaction by knocking over the posters and pulling out the crosses.

The Campus Public Safety Office was called, and they stood by actively monitoring the scene. Tensions were high, and the display stirred many emotions from both those who happened to pass by and the people running the display.

I won’t beat around the bush. In short, I am pro-life. You can often hear me repeating the all-encompassing platitude of supporting life “from the womb to the tomb.” I don’t hesitate to express my views, and while I was initially put off by the display, I was happy it was there.

While the display was extremely confrontational, it was effective in inspiring dialogue—a dialogue that seldom seems to happen here on the PSU campus.

On a campus with very socially liberal leanings, certain issues are treated in a fairly tongue-in-cheek way, and there is this unspoken assumption that there’s a general consensus.

Most people are shocked when they find people voicing a prolife message here.

The display itself directly targeted Planned Parenthood in an attempt to challenge the notion that Planned Parenthood is there to support women.

The large banners contained nothing more than figures straight from Planned Parenthood’s annual report and quotes from former Planned Parenthood employees and clinic directors.

The 915 crosses in the grass represented the average amount of abortions conducted on a daily basis by Planned Parenthood.

The overall message of the display was that Planned Parenthood’s main profit margin comes from conducting abortions, not from providing services or health care to women.

As far as the moral question of abortion goes, at the end of the day, abortion appears to be Planned Parenthood’s main line of business. They don’t provide mammograms, as their president has falsely claimed, they got rid of their prenatal care program a few years back, and they only make one adoption referral for every 145 abortions conducted.

In 2011, $150 million in revenue came from 333,965 abortions performed at Planned Parenthoods all across the nation.

People often claim that Planned Parenthood is the only place for women to access reproductive health services, but in truth nearly all of the services that Planned Parenthood claims to offer (aside from abortion), usually can be found at nearly 8,000 nationwide taxpayer-funded community health centers—usually at lower prices.

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So aside from abortion services, Planned Parenthood doesn’t seem to have much to offer women in the way of health services.

This is probably why countless clinics across the United States are closing their doors. According to the Oregonian, this includes three out of nine here in Oregon. This series of closures isn’t caused by anti-abortion legislation but rather has been cited as a lack of clientele. The locations here in Oregon said they experienced a 30 percent drop in clientele.

Maybe if Planned Parenthood lived up to the reputation they set for themselves as champions of women’s health, they wouldn’t be struggling financially.

I myself spent some time by the display and had a few discussions with people about the issues. Some of them weren’t productive because many of the people who were upset found throwing a tantrum and messing up the display to be a more effective way to voice their disapproval than engaging in dialogue.

In the conversations I did have, I was quick to explain the pro-life message in a language people are more open to.

I feel as though when most people hear the term “pro-life,” they immediately imagine the usual media portrayal of some ignorant conservative mad about Obama aborting babies so he can use them in his socialist army.

Most people are shocked to find that the pro-life message and stance encompasses much more than just abortion. It’s about promoting a culture of life in every aspect of society.

Too often I hear people cite economic factors, lack of access to education and other social circumstances to justify abortion.

People forget, though, that these are issues which are larger than pro-choice politics and can’t be solved with abortion.

Once, I was tabling with the Students for Life club to raise money to buy diapers for teen moms, and we were mocked and

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argued with, and people blatantly refused to support us because they were pro-choice.

This is something that is all too common from this prochoice versus pro-life rhetoric. All it does is cause fighting and fails to help those who really need support and advocacy such as teen moms, impoverished single parents and those who are trying to create a better world for children to be born into.

I will admit that the pro-life movement has failed to convey a more egalitarian support of all forms of life, but I think the message is changing.

Making sure families are fed is a pro-life issue, making sure people have equal and fair access to health care is a pro-life issue, ending all forms of unnecessary death is a pro-life issue, poverty is a pro-life issue and war is a pro-life issue.

However, if we can’t achieve something as fundamentally intrinsic as the right for an infant to experience life, how can we expect to get the rest right?

I don’t support Planned Parenthood for many reasons. For one, they don’t provide the services they claim to provide, and they treat women merely as customers to make a profit. Secondly, their primary source of profit comes from abortions, something I am ethically opposed to as a humanist. Thirdly, because Planned Parenthood does nothing to offer services to those who make an equally tough choice: to choose life in a difficult situation.

I know a few pink crosses and a banner won’t change people’s minds or hearts, but I invite those who were upset at what they saw to engage in a dialogue that doesn’t attack others or paint people as ignorant or stupid, and actually seeks to find solutions that promote the dignity of human life.

OPINION

roe rebooted Preserving our abortion rights

PLANNED PARENTHOOD SUPPORTERS during a 2011 rally.

cOUrTeSY OF SaraH mIrK THrOUgH creaTIVe cOmmONS

deVin rUiZ

Political science/women’s studies major Member of the Multnomah County Leadership & Advocacy Team for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon As a 23-year-old PSU student, I can’t remember a time that access to safe and legal abortion was not the law of the land. Our grandmothers, our mothers and our communities fought for this right so that I would be able to make my own decisions about my body. Growing up in the wake of Roe v. Wade, I appreciate what my generation has and how essential it is for me to continue the fight for reproductive freedom.

Across the country, there have been more attacks on safe, legal abortion in the past

three years than in the entire previous decade. Using bogus claims of protecting “women’s health and safety,” politicians have been chipping away at our reproductive rights, state by state. Since 2010, more than 200 restrictions on abortion access have become law— 70 of these new restrictions passed in 2013 alone. The result: More than half of women of reproductive age like us are living in states where access to abortion is being restricted by their state legislatures.

Make no mistake: Safe and legal abortion is under attack.

Even here in Oregon, politicians have introduced three abortion restrictions since last year.

I adamantly oppose these unprecedented efforts to turn back the clock on women’s health, and I’m not alone.

In fact, six out of 10 young Americans believe abortion should be available in all or

most cases, and 68 percent believe it should be available in their own community.

This fight isn’t about being pro-choice or pro-life. Those outdated labels don’t come close to defining who we are or the complexity of this issue. Instead of talking about what divides us, let’s talk about what we can agree on.

What the majority of us do agree on is that these are decisions that should be left to a woman and her doctor. And it doesn’t stop there.

For us, reproductive freedom is not just about abortion. It’s interconnected with the spectrum of social justice issues we care about. It is impossible to discuss access to abortion without addressing poverty, racism, immigration and the range of issues that impact our ability to truly make the decisions that are best for ourselves, our families and our communities.

Although we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, it’s our responsibility to create a new reality for sexual and reproductive freedom. That’s why I was thrilled to participate in Planned Parenthood Generation Action’s 2014 Power Tour last summer in Olympia, Washington. I joined other activists from the Pacific Northwest for a robust training aimed at mobilizing young people across the country to truly show our power.

We know that in order for this fight to be successful it has to be not only interconnected with other social justice issues, but intergenerational.

Help us make the Planned Parenthood Generation the generation that puts an end to the attacks on safe and legal abortion once and for all.

To get involved, visit PPAOregon. org.

the introVerted roommate Introverts, Unite

by Missy Lacock

During my undergrad, I lived through the worst possible scenario for an introvert: one dorm room, six girls, three bunk beds, one bathroom and lots of hair. I liked everybody at first. But then, you know, they were still there after a week.

It wasn’t Daisy, who blared bad music all day; it wasn’t Beth, who stuffed snakeskin in our shared desk; it wasn’t even Christy, who styled her hair with a dryer every damn day at 5 a.m. It was all of them—just because they existed, and there was no escape. Constantly interacting with enough people to staff a basketball team was exhausting as hell.

I finally broached the horrible subject and bared all.

“Hi, my name’s Missy, and I’m an introvert. Please quit talking to me if you want us to live happily ever after.”

Roommate drama is a common rite of passage for college students. After all, the benefits of having a few bunkmates are usually worth the trouble: It’s cheap, and you can make some of your best friends that way. The trick is surviving when you can’t be alone, even at home.

The introverts I interviewed this week disagreed about this one. Some do well rooming with other introverts who “get it” and give them wide enough berths. Others don’t mind the company as long as there are doors to close. And still others would rather throw themselves off buildings than be trapped inside them with other homosapiens.

But all agreed on one thing: Introverts HAVE to talk openly with their roommates and explain their needs up front. That may sound a little too All in the Family for your taste, but good luck sharing house keys without it.

We may socialize just fine for short periods of time, but we can only spare the energy for so long. At some point, our prattling roommates are going to sap the life from us, and our true introvert selves will have the last, at-ourwits-end say.

And it won’t be pretty.

So, to spare everyone problems later, lay it out now. Our

levels of introversion are all different, so examine what you need and what you can compromise. The good news is your requests can be simple, from “Don’t talk to me in the morning,” to “This closed door means I need my space.” Chances are they’ll have a few requests too, and everyone will be the better for it.

You’ll also need to know how comfortable you are about sharing in general. A lot of us are spatial creatures, which means we don’t like people invading our physical space. Introverts are often fans of labels and identifying “yours” and “mine.” While our extroverted counterparts may view that as a plain, crabby unwillingness to share, we think it’s a plain, friendly respect for other people’s property, thank you very much. Explain that outright, as proud and dorky as you can manage: “I need you to ask first,” or “Don’t use my shampoo, damnit.” But, yeah, probably nicer.

I get it. Baring your soul sucks. But if you’re silent and suffer a houseful of chatty Cathys who are adorable at first and overwhelming later, you might as well prepare to winter a miserable season now, my friends.

And me? I survived and am still even friends with most of my old roommates. Now that I’m a graduate student, however, I work enough to afford my own apartment.

It’s worth it.

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OPINION

whY anaÏs nin matters Cherry Bomb

by Anna Suarez Suddenly, lying on the grass, drenched in the hot West Coast sun, I found myself blossoming as I progressed further through the literary masterpiece Delta of Venus.

Sexuality has always been a strange topic for me. My introduction to sexuality left me in a vulnerable and confused place for a long time.

I threw a wild party at my parents’ house during my senior year of high school, while they were away at our beach house. Feeling like a queen on cloud nine, I drank my weight in cranberry cocktails and red wine. I recall lying almost blacked out on the couch as a good friend of mine stroked my back. I finally realized he was not my

friend when he led my drunk, spaced-out body to my bedroom for his 3 a.m. conquest.

I do not remember much of that night, but I remember feeling confused as I awoke to find him next to me, distant and uninterested. I never believed the events of the party were not consensual until I told a friend the story during one of our once-in-a-blue-moon heavy conversations in the dining hall at college. The realization ached. My idea of healthy sexuality became blurred.

I fell deeply in love with my best friend. I do not believe tumultuous is a strong enough word to describe our relationship. We were onand-off for around two years, until distance and hopelessness consumed what was left

of our love affair. When we broke up, sexuality became even more confusing to me.

Facing the devastation and grief was too much for me at the time. I was behaving badly. I do not believe there is anything wrong with a woman who is free with her sexuality and indulges in many sexual partners, rather than just one. Indulging in many experiences with men was not my problem; it was how I viewed the experiences that was problematic.

I recall having a date for every day of the week. I look at my contact list today, and I do not remember half of the male names on the list. My philosophy was to “fuck like a man.” I began using the word I always despised.

AUTHORS ANAÏS NIN AND GEORGE LEITE at a bookstore in berkeley, california in 1946.

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I thought that going out to dinners with men and staring off into space until we found ourselves at his apartment, having this one-sided sexual experience, would help me heal from heartache, but it did the opposite.

Finally, I found the person I was looking for for so long.

Her name is Anaïs Nin. I remember a fellow writer compared me to Nin, and I would hear her mysterious name very often. I finally picked up Delta of Venus, a book of erotic vignettes which stimulate the imagination in a beautiful manner.

Pornography is troublesome. The porn I have been exposed to is violent, empty and objectifying. Delta of Venus embraced a new kind of eroticism.

The most sensual aspect of Nin’s work is how she explains the emotions—the waves of pleasure, the emptiness in a woman’s womb as she craves penetration, the lust and the insatiable desire.

What I learned from Nin is the value of a sexual experience as a reciprocal journey of two humans, exploring the terrain of each other’s bodies and indulging in pleasure, but respecting one another.

Delta of Venus stimulates my wild imagination, but the experiences are very human. Nin describes deep erotic tension, as well as insecurities lovers may face and how they find in themselves the ability to overcome these insecurities. A vignette about a woman named Elena and her lover Pierre described a stiffness she felt in her sexuality due to Pierre’s spontaneous absences in her life. Elena then experienced lovemaking with two women, awakening a suppressed sexuality inside of herself.

The erotic experience is a beautiful concept. The process of the experience is about stimulating each other emotionally, intellectually and physically.

I believe connections can be built in any amount of time. An erotic experience can be eating a delicious dinner together, listening to records or gazing at each other in a dark room for a silent stretch of time. Eroticism is a way of living—a sensuous and romantic view of the universe.

My present and future sexual experiences must integrate this notion. I have realized sexual liberation relies on incorporating the erotic experience.

I have abandoned the word “fuck” to describe my sexual experiences, and I refuse to treat men the same way I despise being treated. The point of sexuality is to indulge in pleasure, to connect and to explore a physical and spiritual body.

The vocabulary of sexuality is dangerous. I hear college fraternity boys describe the sexual act as “tearing that pussy up” or describing a woman as some sort of territory to be claimed. The act is militaristic, incorporating violence rather than eroticism. “I fucked” can be replaced with “we had sex,” or “we made love.” The decision to engage in a sexual experience is made amongst two humans, and therefore the experience should not be individualistic. Sexuality for power is oppressive sexuality. Sexuality not honoring all partners is oppressive sexuality.

Kiss me with your lips and your imagination. Kiss me with your intellect and your mind as well.

Anaïs Nin taught me about embracing my own unique sensuality. I am a sensuous person, swelling with romanticism and eroticism. Reading Delta of Venus helped me discover that part of myself.

After loving deeply and losing, it makes sense to lose yourself for a while. However, I am lucky to discover that the world needs romance, whether it lasts a night or several years.

OPINION

UnsociaL sociaL addiction kicking the facebook habit

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by Shezad Khan

Late in September, I decided that I was going to stay away from Facebook for at least a month.

I changed my password to a random string of letters and numbers that I had no chance of memorizing. I then gave the super-secret code to a friend of mine and told him that I was not allowed to log in to Facebook until October was over. It’s been the longest I’ve been away from the website since I got into it.

Admittedly, I did log in twice, but I promise I had good reasons. Reason one: When I deleted Facebook from my phone, all of my games on Words with Friends froze because they were accessed through our favorite social network. I ended up logging back in—just on my phone—so I could get my games going again. Reason two: After a while, I decided to just go ahead and deactivate my account entirely, and that required me to log in.

And, yes, once again I lost all my Words with Friends games.

Damn you, Zynga!

I originally wanted to get rid of Facebook so I could focus on school. Apparently one month of summer break following nine weeks of intense Latin was not enough for my brain, and I found myself becoming possessed by Facebook when I should have been studying. The studying didn’t exactly happen, though. Not right away, at least.

Unfortunately, the Internet has a lot of distractions. For me, a lot of my new free time went into watching YouTube videos.

But getting rid of my account did, without a doubt, have some great benefits.

First, I’ve noticed that I’m regaining interest in things that I started to lose interest in. For example, I’m remembering how cool Latin actually is, despite the fact that it’s really damn difficult to learn. I’m also back to playing guitar regularly. It helps that I’m taking a guitar class this term, but I’ve been playing a lot outside of class and playing music with someone on a consistent basis. It’s like creativity and the will to make music is slowly returning to me.

Another thing I’ve noticed is that I’m less stressed out. Or maybe I’m just less annoyed. Either way, it’s a good thing. Con-

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stantly dealing with the incessant nagging and trivial statuses that some people post can be overwhelming. In truth, we’re all annoying on Facebook at some point or another, but there are those who don’t understand when enough is enough.

It’s also nice that my blood doesn’t boil now that I don’t have to see 20-somethings misspell words that we learned in elementary school. This also applies to not having to see Facebook’s “trends” all day. No one needs that. Giving Facebook the proverbial axe has surely given me some peace of mind.

I guess the question at this point is, when I go back to Facebook, will I want to stay there? It’s very possible that my “addiction” will reform and I’ll wastefully spend time staring at my newsfeed. It does make me wonder why I’ve chosen to be a part of something that doesn’t exactly bring me happiness in the first place.

My main justification for having Facebook was that it allowed me to stay in touch with several people. But I cut my number

of friends down from over 600 to less than 300. And why can’t I just talk to people in person or over the phone? Remember phone calls? I used to call my friends all the time when I was a kid. Now it’s just instant messaging on Facebook and texting.

My main point of contact with other humans should not be Facebook; it should be face to face.

But, yes, I am going to reactivate my account and see how I feel about it. Although I might get trapped again, there’s also a chance that I’ll realize that Facebook actually is a complete waste of time. Maybe I’ll get rid of it forever. At the moment, I don’t feel as if I’m missing something, so I don’t think Facebook will be adding anything positive or beneficial to my life. I suppose only time will tell at this point.

To those of you who feel similarly, like social media is draining your existence in the actual world, I’d highly suggest leaving it alone for a while. See what you can do with all your extra time. Maybe you’ll win a Nobel Prize or something.

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bsU moVes Forward withoUt recognition JeSSiCa PoLLard & Kara erny

desPite not being recogniZed for the 2014–15 academic year by student activities and leadershiP Programs, Portland state’s black student union is moving forWard.

The BSU formed after several students attended the Oregon Students of Color Conference last school year and realized PSU is the only school lacking such a union.

At PSU, the largest university in Oregon, 3 percent of the student population is black, according to an article published in the Oregonian earlier this month.

At a recent press conference, PSU President Wim Wiewel said that 42 percent of this year’s incoming freshmen are students of color.

According to the BSU’s mission statement, the group “serves as a social, intellec-

tual and political community for students of the African diaspora through education, organizing and action.”

The BSU is currently focused on four goals: to attain cultural space in Smith Memorial Student Union; to facilitate education around social justice, cultural competency and political advocacy; to maintain consistent outreach among the student body and surrounding community; and to “stay beholden to the students.”

The BSU is making moves to meet these goals, though it did not meet the requirements necessary to be part

of SALP for the 2014–15 academic year. “[We’ve] started organizing anyway and have a lot more freedom now,” said BSU cofounder Deyalo Bennette.

salP recognition process SALP Director Aimee Shattuck said all student groups must follow specific procedures in order to apply for SALP recognition. The BSU needed to draft a constitution that included a mission statement that would set it apart from other student groups.

“One of the criteria for student organization recognition

is distinct mission,” Shattuck said. “We make our decision based on those criteria.”

Before the deadline to apply for SALP recognition last academic year, students met with SALP advisor Sarah Kutten to learn how the BSU could qualify to be a recognized and funded student group. “[The BSU was] ineligible for funding because they were never recognized as a forming group,” Kutten said.

“I met with the group last August and we had a meeting with a number of students interested in starting a BSU.” Kutten said she scheduled several meetings with stu-

dents attempting to form the BSU, but the group’s organizers missed many opportunities to meet with her.

“They just never got it together, and it wasn’t for lack of trying from SALP,” Kutten said. “I can tell you that because I went to numerous meetings where BSU student leaders didn’t show up—no call, no shows.”

Kutten added that this recognition application process is the same for every potential student group.

“It doesn’t matter who the group is, they all have to follow a process in order to be recognized,” Kutten said.

“They need to fill out an application, [and] it needs to be complete with a mission statement. We need to verify that the group is not replicating a group that already exists. They need to have five students who are academically eligible to be student leaders. [The BSU] fell short in a number of those areas.”

distinct mission The BSU’s lack of SALP recognition is due, in part, to the group’s resemblance to PSU’s Black Cultural Affairs Board. Kutten said the two organizations were too similar for both to be eligible for recognition.

“We have a number of student organizations associated with Africa and black culture. What they wanted to do is very similar to what the BCAB is doing,” Kutten said.

Kutten added that she offered to work with BSU organizers to draft a mission

statement that would be different than that of the BCAB. “We certainly don’t want to give funding to groups that provide the same service.

I provided them with the BCAB mission,” Kutten said.

“At the time there was not enough difference between them. They just had a little bit stronger of a political element. BCAB decided they are not taking sides on political issues and the BSU decided they wanted a political voice.”

Bennette said that while the BSU continually revised its mission statement, as recommended by SALP, it was not able to meet the guidelines.

“The BCAB is a cultural organization,” Bennette said.

“BSU is serious about attaining a political lens.”

“These two black groups… would have worked so beautifully together, one being very culturally based and the other being politically based,” Bennette added, noting that the BCAB and the BSU are on good terms with one another.

outside funding and student spaces Lack of recognition and funding has not halted the union, which has begun looking into grants, scholarships and support from various organizations and alumni.

“We’re talking to community groups outside of [PSU]. Some things may come out of our pocket… snacks and things like that,” said BSU co-founder Danielle Ali-Cassim.

“All of the regulations and the rules and the things

BLACK STUDENT UNION CO-FOUNDERS DEYALO BENETTE (LEFT) AND DANIELLE ALI-CASSIM at a recent meeting.

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COVER that we have to get done in order to be SALP-recognized, we can just do things on the spot based on the group’s needs and we can advocate for things politically,” Bennette said. Bennette described the group as a union that is guided by a mission, rather than central leadership. “[If the BSU were funded] we would be offering things more frequently to AfricanAmerican students and be more involved and geared toward developing leadership, not just within the union,” said BSU member and freshman Daniel Coleman.

BSU co-founder Jasmine Westmoreland said the group is interested in using funds to create a designated space for meetings.

“I think a big thing is to have a space for everybody to come to and meet, so we don’t need to meet in [the] Park Blocks or mezzanines where there are so many other people and so many other distractions,” Westmoreland said as several members gathered in the Smith Memorial Student Union mezzanine last Tuesday for a meeting, where funding and other foundational aspects of the BSU were discussed.

Currently, the BSU is working to attain more cultural space.

“Cultural space increases retention, student recruitment and academic success,” Bennette said. A petition supporting cultural space for black students will likely be circulating within the next few weeks, he added.

“A lot of black students feel that the whole campus is a white cultural space. The whole city is, in a way, a white cultural space. That’s why that argument kind of hurts in a way,” Bennette said.

The union has also emphasized cultural competency training for teachers on campus. Bennette said a petition can be expected to circulate around campus within the upcoming weeks for this as well.

Coleman is interested in starting a book club through the BSU. “[It’s important] not just to see each other on campus,” Coleman said, “but to educate ourselves through African-American literature and societal literature that will inspire us as African-American students.”

Coleman said that as a freshman, he is pleased at how accepting the BSU is of his ideas.

“We’re political, intellectual, social; that’s what’s really important in any culture, any group of people that gets cut off from a group. They end up adapting and making their own culture basically, and that’s what we’re doing on campus. And we’re just making sure we can relate and have community and all of those aspects and connect to people,” Ali-Cassim said.

“That’s my biggest thing, I guess I’m more on the social side of it. But just connecting people because everybody has different experiences.

At the end of the day what it comes down to is we’re all black or at least considered black even if we’re only half or a fourth.”

bsu discusses potential sworn officers on campus The BSU is currently focused on the deliberations over having armed Campus Public Safety Officers at PSU. “For me to talk about the whole BSU’s view would be a little bit inappropriate, even though I can tell you that black students generally do not want any arms,” Bennette said.

According to Bennette, some students prefer unarmed CPSO, while others are vying for nonviolent forms of mediation alternatives to police.

“We are working on the CPSO deputization stuff," AliCassim said. “So that’s a big focus of ours right now for obvious reasons, in my opinion.”

Ali-Cassim said recent events in Ferguson, Missouri have exaggerated concerns over armed officers on campus.

“Unfortunately, blacks...have been shot down or abused by the police, so that’s one of our major targets. We just want to prevent that here on campus,” Ali-Cassim said.

“Basically, when I throw out names like Eric Garner and Michael Brown, and people who have been shot by police, they all happen to be black males, and maybe it’s a coincidence, maybe not, but it sounds like profiling essentially. So that’s why deputization right now is a concern of ours,” Ali-Cassim added.

PSU has issued a campus safety informational page at pdx.edu/campus-safetyFAQ. According to this website, PSU campus police would be integrated into the campus community. It goes on to say that the uni-

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versity would be responsible for the control and guidance of the department.

“Hundreds of campuses across the country have armed police. Compared to other universities nationally, PSU is unusual in that it does not. The other two large universities in Oregon have armed police officers on campus full-time,” according to the informational page.

“PSU being one of the only campuses that does not have an armed police force, we think that that statistic is actually in our benefit. We think that’s in the benefit of not trying to do that even more,”

Bennette said. “We have that opportunity and that chance, this little moment of light, this little crack, to be able to try something else. And the research and the studies show that these alternatives work better.

Nonviolence works 50 percent more than violence.”

BSU member Cindy Shepard said that the timing of the CPSO debate is insensitive.

In keeping with their investment in the discussion over sworn police officers on campus, the BSU is a member of PSU’s Safety Action Coalition.

The BSU is also working closely with the PSU Student Union in the discussion of

sworn officers on campus.

Bennette thanked PSUSU for its organizing skills and dedication to the issue.

“There’s no doubt that CPSO brought us together,” Bennette said. “The relationship for the organizations is clearly going to be long term.”

Bennette continued by saying, “I mention this because it really is the highlight of this organization…The fact that two homogeneous groups joined forces, and have a beautiful relationship.”

Thursday, Dec. 11, the PSU Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on the potential hiring of sworn officers on campus.

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ARTS & CULTURE

how to keeP drY and stiLL Look great this winter aMy rUSH

With the great Northwestern beauty of Portland comes great fashion responsibility.

It’s officially the time of year when everyone is hashtagging their opinions on pumpkin spice and counting down the days until Christmas.

The rain has just begun to make its seasonal appearance and you’ve undoubtedly figured out whether or not your shoes are waterproof.

But you aren’t the only person discovering there isn’t a lick of Gortex in your duds, or that maybe your old coat has grown just a little too tight.

You’re not alone if the term “winter wear” makes you shudder, but a fun way to keep spirits up and bodies warm is to take the reins of the beast and find some cold weather wear you’re in love with.

With the ever-present availability of the Internet, it has become a wonderful and credible source for general fashion ideas and price comparison. It not only offers in-

formation about all the ways you’re dying (seriously, never Google an ailment), but it also can offer useful inspiration on how to flatter your figure and keep stylishly warm on the cold nights to come.

Pinterest offers helpful ideas, and highlights different photo boards that show ways to mix and match a few key pieces to stay warm and stylish. Try searching for winter layers or fall gear. Those were just a couple that turned up some great results.

Places like H&M, Target and even Forever 21 offer plenty of coats and jackets at budget friendly prices, and all have affordable style options for both genders.

Since it’s not always about buying new (in the spirit of saving money), there are also plenty of ways to make last year’s warm gear new again. For example, if your cute boots aren’t quite waterproof enough to get through the torrential Northwest downpours,

layer your socks with lightweight plastic bags.

It sounds silly (literally), but it keeps your feet dry and warm for puddles to come.

Another useful idea: Use a disposable razor to shave all those worn out sweaters from last year. You can gently draw the razor against the grain of the sweater to help get rid of those pesky little balls of fuzz, making your warm and cozy gear look new again.

As always, the holiday season inspires folks to get involved and help those less fortunate. So why can’t you use your love of fashion to translate into the season of giving? After all, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

Always consider putting your excess to good use, especially when so many in our area go without warm and weather-appropriate clothing each year. Consider repurposing your old clothing by giving it to those in need.

There are great places within Portland to give up your old coats and winter weather gear to make room for the new. The Portland Rescue Mission is always accepting donations. This time of year coats, blankets and winter wear are always appreciated. You can drop off donations at either loca-

tion. The shelter is at 111 W. Burnside St., and Shepherd’s Door is located at 13207 N.E. Halsey St. Another place to donate is Dress for Success. They take professional clothing for women and create “a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work

and in life.” For more information on the Dress for Success program (and other ways you can help) go to dressforsuccess.org.

Also, if you should need help affording warm clothing for you or your family this year, these are always good places to start looking for a helping and warm hand.

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Vive la degradation

DIRECTOR AND LEAD ACTRESS ANNA BILLER portrays barbi in her 2007 film, 'viva.'

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With a name like VIVA, one would expect a film chockfull of color, adventure and emotional journeys, but Anna Biller’s 2007 sexploitation comedy leaves one feeling anything but alive.

The premise, of course, is great: A throwback B-movie with campy acting and natural nudity. But the fact that this film could even remotely be considered a comedy is an enormous blow to the entire female-identifying population.

Its main character, Barbi (played by director Anna Biller), is a neglected housewife yearning for an injection of appreciation and adventure into her simple suburban life. However, when fired from her secretarial job for refusing to

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be groped by her employer, Barbi soon finds herself with even less independence.

Feeling desperate for some sense of accomplishment, Barbi decides to pursue modeling. Ultimately though, through a series of manipulations, she is left separated from her husband, drugged (twice), raped (three times), and eventually thrown into a call girl service under the guise that she’ll be meeting her “true match.”

So, while the film does artistically recreate the ‘60s seamlessly, its archaic ideals really shadow the beauty of this feat. Because regardless of how spot-on your costuming is, it can never compensate for myriad misogynies, repeated molestations and

then the casual dismissal of those thereafter.

Now, if you were to overlook Viva’s political failings (which would require legal blindness, mind you), it’s little more than a low-budget film, and in serious need of direction.

Sure, it’s sprinkled with feel-good moments and ironically quotable dialogue, and it spontaneously becomes a musical about an hour in, but its half-baked plot and botched delivery makes me seriously question how a movie of this caliber even bothered to be released the same year as Juno, Across the Universe and Zodiac.

Having personally paused four times in order to rouse the courage necessary to see it through, I would also just

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generally suggest that all individuals sensitive to graphic depictions of sexual violence stay firmly away and, perhaps, tucked safely in the cinematic embrace of literally anything else.

For those, however, with eyes of iron and stomachs of steel: bring snacks, bring a friend and be prepared to have a massive “WTF” debriefing immediately afterwards for the sake of your psyches.

Biller is championed for her integration of sly, narcissistic feminism into her productions. But: a) no, and b) conceptually, narcissistic feminism is described as the decision to be a little more selfish, self-loving and a lot more particular about what equality means and how to

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get there, not as alternating between pro-liberation dialogue and Rohypnol doses.

And where it may camp-up stereotypical sexism to a level of absolute ridiculousness, the entire film is so ridiculous that there’s nowhere near enough contrast to infer any real positive or feminist stance.

Granted, had Biller gone out, guns blazing with a scathing satire of gender roles and retro misogyny, it might’ve been even less fruitful than

its eventual descendant. But, radicalism sure seems like a better sin than offense and emotional triggering.

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ARTS & CULTURE

'dark dreams don’t die' is the inevitable cult classic Brandon STaLey

DARK DREAMS DON’T DIE, a modern adventure game with a focus on dialogue and exploration, is the brainchild of Hidetaka Suehiro, also known as SWERY in the video game community.

Suehiro came into his fame with the critically acclaimed though somewhat technically mangled Deadly Premonition, a satirical thriller set in the Pacific Northwest that generously fused elements from Twin Peaks with both Japanese and American mystery tropes.

Audiences raved about Deadly Premonition’s deep

story, strange but sympathetic characters and bizarre twists. A fervent community cropped up around the game, evangelizing its many good qualities and smoothing over its shortcomings. Now, with the release of D4, Suehiro’s first big game since Deadly Premonition, one question lingers: Can he do it again?

Luckily, Suehiro comes through. The game capitalizes on all the qualities that made Deadly Premonition great and still manages to forge its own personality, and even if it falls into some familiar traps along the way,

they’re miniscule enough to be forgiven.

D4 tells the story of David Young, a consultant for the Boston Police Department still grieving over the death of his murdered wife, who he oddly refers to as Little Peggy.

On the same night that Little Peggy was murdered Young was shot in the head, giving him the power to travel back in time using mementos, inanimate objects with strong emotional links. As Young, you search for mementos and dive into the past to find clues about your wife’s killer, the elusive D. YOUNG DRINKS TEQUILA STRAIGHT to replenish detective mode.

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The plot is scattered, but easily strung along by the personal tales and quirks of the game’s characters. Collectables come with genuinely hilarious text attached, and offer satirical critiques of everything from American and Japanese culture, to modern art and sports fanaticism. Thoroughly exploring environments reveals clever, if head-cocking, Easter eggs.

It’s a shame, then, that the game has been selling so poorly.

When D4 was originally announced it was heavily tied to the Xbox One’s Kinect peripheral, the often maligned motion-tracking camera. Much to my surprise, D4 not only benefits from its integration with the Kinect, but ends up being the preferred way to play the game.

D4’s action scenes are as plentiful as they are bizarre. They have you moving, swiping and reaching in time with what’s happening on screen. That could be something as mundane as closing a door or wiping grime off a sign, to something as crazy as engaging in hand-to-hand combat with your neighbor who firmly believes she’s a cat.

It might sound hokey, but using the Kinect is a surprisingly effective way of

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immersing yourself in the game’s utter insanity.

One of the most common mechanics you’ll use is Detective Mode, which highlights all of the interactive objects in the environment.

To activate this mode, you physically raise your fingers to your temples like a cable television psychic in deep concentration. The act never stops feeling dumb, but there was a certain kind of joy in such a cheesy thing. That’s D4 in a nutshell.

In my opinion, playing D4 with the Kinect is the best way to enjoy the game, but I can’t slight anyone for not having that opportunity. Microsoft recently began offering a cheaper version of the Xbox One sans Kinect, a decision that was made well after D4 went into development. It would be lunacy to suggest someone break their student budget and pay an extra $100 just to play a game “the best way.”

D4 is perfectly playable with a traditional controller, but your interactions are largely relegated to button presses that aren’t quite as fun but get the job done.

If nothing else, the story and character interactions will keep you coming back for more.

Reeling from a console launch fraught with criti-

cism, Microsoft seems to be sweeping most of its Kinectfocused games under the rug.

The same seems to have happened with D4, and Suehiro has been vocal on Twitter about the lack of marketing the game has received. Announced mere hours before its release, D4 has all the hallmarks of a piece of media sent out to die.

Lashed to the stern of a peripheral few wanted, seemingly shafted on marketing and battling uphill against the stigma of Japanese games largely being rejected

by Western audiences, it’s no surprise D4 has been doing so poorly.

One of the most staggering losses in regards to D4’s mishandling is that it is an episodic game, meaning that D4’s story was meant to be told over numerous installations, like a season of television. That means Young and the player alike may never find the closure they deserve.

Like its predecessor’s inspiration Twin Peaks, D4 might be the one that got away. If nothing else, it’s slated for a cult classic status.

Though fans can always hope for the impossible and that, like the recent news of the Twin Peaks revival, D4 might rise again.

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The Women’s Resource Center will host a workshop called Supporting Nontraditional Women on Campus on Nov. 5, at 1:00 p.m.

The event will be facilitated

by Anna Vetter, empowerment coordinator, and is open to the entire Portland State campus, including not only students but faculty, staff and volunteers.

The workshop is offered every term and is constructed

by the attendees. Vetter will give a short introduction, after which the floor is opened to questions.

Vetter said typical concerns brought up in these workshops are school and life balance, academics, and what Vetter calls impostership, when students feel like they aren't worthy of being in college.

Many of the students with whom Vetter works feel as though they've somehow

missed their chance or do not belong, as though by not fitting into the traditional student mold they'll be called out as fakes.

The workshop will help raise awareness for these students and the obstacles they face, as well as offer information, ideas and resources for non-traditional women and otherwise support them.

The workshop is itself a part of the larger empow-

erment program, which focuses on non-traditional female students, though specifically women of color, veterans, first generation students and students over the age of 22.

The program includes one-on-one advising, action teams, community building events, the WRC's course on college success for returning women and partnerships both on and off campus.

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oryCon to collect local sci-fi and fantasy fans under one roof MeLanie CoPe

Mark Roland is a visionary artist. His fantastical, detailed paintings and prints have earned him the position of artistic guest of honor at the upcoming Orycon, Portland’s own science fiction and fantasy convention.

Roland, who creates imaginary worlds in oil, acrylic and graphic media that span genres like fantasy, mythology, psychedelic and landscape, has been attending conventions for years. He still remembers his first.

“Science fiction conventions have been around for well over 50 years. I attended my first one in 1973 in San Francisco. Before the Internet, this was how you met other fans of alternative worlds and imaginations,” Roland said.

OryCon will run from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9 at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel. The convention will feature three days of panels, art shows, costume contests, musical performances and workshops all with a unique fantasy twist.

Admission is $65 at the door and covers all three days.

This year will mark OryCon’s 36th anniversary.

“For some it’s about getting together with people you only see once a year. For others it’s about going to panels and learning new things.

Other people like to see the guests of honor,” said Diana Cerasin, OryCon’s secretary of the committee.

“I decided to tag along with some friends several years ago to volunteer, and I’ve been hooked ever since,” Cerasin said. Despite her modesty, Cerasin’s ties with the convention run deep.

She’s been involved for nearly 15 years.

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This year OryCon is celebrating several guests of honor. Among them, Cerasin said she is looking forward to meeting William Nolan.

Nolan is the author of numerous books, including Logan’s Run which he co-wrote with George Clayton Johnson, and is this year’s guest of honor for literature. Among his numerous accolades, Nolan has won the Edgar Allen Poe award from the Mystery Writers of America twice.

Although Cerasin has crossed paths with Nolan many times, she has never really had the chance to talk with him. This year, on the OryCon show floor, she is hoping to do just that.

This year will mark a new guest of honor category: cosplay. The cosplay guest of honor will be Jesse Lagers, best known as an Oregon costumer and for his role in the SyFy reality show Heroes of Cosplay. Lagers will be one of three judges for the convention’s costume contest.

“We are having a costume contest for three different categories this year. It’s going to be really interesting. I’ve seen some amazing costumes come out of there,” Cerasin said.

OryCon will also feature an art dealer's room, auction and concerts in the main ballroom. Musical artists will include acts like Steve Jody, Danica Dixon, and newcomer to the OryCon stage and traditional Irish fantasy singer Riona Aibhann. There will also be children’s activities, childcare and author readings.

No convention is complete without a healthy dose of panels.

OryCon’s panels will address topics such as writing,

art, publishing and music.

Traditionally, though, the most popular are the Doctor Who panels.

OryCon will host several Doctor Who related panels such as: Doctor Who: Whovian Media Sharing Hour and Doctor Who Fandom Celebration: Tiptoe Through the Tardis, and Magical Realism: All You Ever Wanted to Know.

Although OryCon’s focus is primarily on science fiction and fantasy, Cerasin said that it is an event that is all encompassing.

“We’ve got kids dragging their parents here for the first time. We’ve got multigenerational families coming that have been for the past 36 years. We’ve got all kinds of people kickin’ over there,” said Cerasin. “It’s about people getting there, and just testing the waters and finding things that they like. You never know until you have gone.”

Cerasin said conventions have changed over the years, but that at its core OryCon still represents the needs and loves of the science fiction and fantasy communities.

“It offers you opportunities to discover new friends, books and artists. You can wear the costume you spent weeks making. You can sleep too little and laugh too much,” Cerasin said.

Roland said conventions offer a chance to reconnect with the fantasy community.

“Personally, I get to emerge from the relative isolation of my studio and show everyone what I have been creating, see my old friends and meet new artists and fans.

“It keeps the spark going.”

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PORTLAND-BASED FANTASY WRITER JAY LAKE will be commemorated as orycon 36's ghost of honor. lake passed away earlier this year.

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'bee and PUPPYcat' crosses mediUms to bLow YoUr mind andy anady

BEE AND PUPPCAT, a series by Natasha Allegri, best known for her work in Pendelton Ward's Adventure Time and especially for her involvement in the Ice King's fan fiction, saw the release of its fifth issue in late October.

The comic series began its life as a cartoon on YouTube.

Allegri wrote two episodes of Bee and Puppycat, each about five minutes long, in early August 2013. The videos were published on Frederator's YouTube channel,

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Cartoon Hangover. The love for Bee and Puppycat was so overwhelming that Frederator arranged a Kickstarter to continue the cartoon series.

That campaign was successfully funded almost exactly one year ago.

Now, 14 months later, Allegri and gang are celebrating that victory. Bee and Puppycat: The Series will premier on Nov. 6, and when its run is finished, will boast nine, six-minute episodes. The popularity of the series couldn’t be contained though, and a comic spawned off the massively successful cartoon.

Bee is a young, 20-something woman who is just really bad at keeping any and every job the temp agency throws at her. As she is reminded: “This is a temp agency, not a charity.”

Bee has no documentable skills and won’t even jaywalk in the pouring rain simply because she couldn't afford a ticket if she got one. Dragging herself home after get-

ting fired again, a wormhole opens above her head and out topples Puppycat, a small mammal with the ears of a cat and the tail of a dog.

Bee takes him home and dumpster dives for dog food, cat food and eventually eggplant-themed pet toys.

Bee eats the sympathy lasagna her friend, Deckland, gives her but when she later wakes up hungry, it's just too bad because she doesn't have any money for food. Luckily, Puppycat is a magical temp and gets straight to work.

Thus, adventure ensues.

The first job Puppycat is assigned is to be a spacetravelling chimeric babysitter of a giant fish named Wallace. Wallace has the same five-second memory of an actual goldfish, and he misses his mommy.

Unfortunately, he turns into what might be a giant, angry and bitter space princess who betrays her space outlaw lover for her space king father. It's all sort of up in the air and hopefully the

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new episodes will go into more depth and explain.

Puppycat might also be involved. It's all rather tragic.

Bee and Puppycat, as a series, crosses mediums in strange ways. Using a phone app, readers can scan a QR code and an animated Puppycat will sing to them. His voice, generated through a voice-synthesizing program named Oliver, gives the character an entrancing musical quality. When Puppycat talks it's like robots singing love songs.

Most of the comics are, artistically speaking, a beautiful heap of pastels and soft curves. Like the web cartoon, the comics are mostly short vignettes showing snapshots of Bee and Puppycat's life together as magical temps.

So far the only lasting story arc is the one with Wallace, but there are intriguing themes that permeate both the comics and the web cartoons. There should be a short warning, not for suicidal ideation so much as for potentially suicidal

imagery—at least in the intensely poignant and focused dreams that Bee has.

For a literary device that is rarely interesting and usually pretty hackneyed, Allegri manages it gorgeously with graceful imagery and beautiful colors. These quiet scenes provide moments of contemplation for Bee and the audience, and serve to break up Bee's otherwise loud, chaotic and messy (since she loathes cleaning) life.

Bee's unusual in a lot of ways. She's a magical girl who hates her transformation. She's a young 20-something who can't handle caffeine, and she's a woman written almost entirely by another woman without outside influence.

In the Kickstarter video, Fred Seibert, the executive producer of Bee and Puppycat calls the series, “women created by women, for more than just little kids.” And that's what it is, and it really shows whether you’re watching or reading.

HONG KONG FILM ACTOR LOUIS KOO starred in 'triad election 2,' one of several films discussed by professor mary erbaugh during her oct. 24 talk about stereotypes.

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The Confucius Institute at Portland State hosted From Killers to Love Hunks: Shifting Visions of Mainlanders in Hong Kong Film on Oct. 24. Dr. Mary Erbaugh conducted the presentation, which explored the various stereotypes of Chinese mainlanders as depicted in the Hong Kong film industry over the past century.

The event was part of a free, public series of talks on topics regarding Chinese language and culture, hosted by CIPSU every Friday evening.

Meiru Liu, director of the Confucius Institute, said the weekly talks, sponsored and hosted by PSU, cover many aspects of China. Both students and the general public are encouraged to attend the lecture series.

Liu said Erbaugh’s talk helped to give the American

general public a better understating of China and Hong Kong’s film industry.

“Especially Hong Kong's film industry in comparison to that of the world, and of how people in Hong Kong [lived] their lives before and after Hong Kong returned back to China in 1997 from Britain,” Liu said.

CIPSU has been in service for nearly seven years, with the goal of promoting educational interactions between the United States and China.

Erbaugh, a long time Chinese film enthusiast, developed her fascination for the nation as a young adult.

“I got interested in China because when I was growing up it was the Cold War, and it was forbidden to travel there,” Erbaugh said.

“I figured that any country

that had managed to stay independent despite all that invasion and pressure had something going for it.”

Erbaugh said the Hong Kong film industry has played with a lot of stereotypes and angles over the years. The differences between Hong Kong and China can be seen in Hong Kong’s vastly different cultural, economic and legal history under their original British colonization.

Hong Kong residents usually do not view themselves as only Chinese, identifying more with their regional identity.

Historically, Chinese have faced terrible discrimination in the media. Not only were they dehumanized in American film, but Asian film as well.

Earlier Hong Kong films taking place in the '20s depicted mainlanders as dumb, clueless animals that wore ugly clothes.

More recently, mainlanders have been the subject of gangster films, playing killers. For a time there was a rule that forbade killers and villains to succeed in film, putting down the mainland Chinese even more.

The Chinese were also depicted as more naïve about topics such as sex. Erbaugh recalled a film that depicted a Chinese man watching a porn film, not certain about what was going on.

Erbaugh said Hong Kong film has changed significantly over the years.

“Suddenly you started to see mainlanders that were not so stupid, and could even be physically attractive and interesting. It was easier to do this with really beautiful women,” Erbaugh said.

Erbaugh said films now depict Hong Kong women going to the mainland and falling

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in love with sexy, interesting native men. While the image of Chinese men may have improved, women have not seen the same success.

It remains a stereotype that Chinese women are subordinate, eager to please and holders of high sex drives.

Much like America’s fascination with the manic pixie dream girl, women in Hong Kong film are always secondary characters with a sole purpose of helping a man on his way in life without any storyline of their own.

The rules for censorship are very different in Hong Kong. While Hollywood is

more attuned to hiding controversy, Hong Kong focuses on financial success at any cost. The Hong Kong film industry makes a considerable amount of money on films that only take about $5 million to produce. This is due to the high population and regular movie-going culture.

Mainland stereotypes have improved since the '80s, but offer little on the human condition. Erbaugh said the sexualization of young women is still very present in Hong Kong film culture, and until that ceases there is no real hope for universally stronger female characters.

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EVENT CALENDAR Tuesday, Nov. 4

Portland Idealist Graduate Fair Where: Tiffany Center, Crystal Ballroom, 1410 S.W. Morrison St., Portland, OR 97201 When: 3–8 p.m.

Do you consider yourself an idealist? Wanting to go to school in order to make a real difference? This one-of-a-kind fair connects interested students with graduate schools in fields like public administration, international affairs, education, public policy, public interest law, social work, nonprofit management, global and public health, theology, environmental science and socially responsible business.

Come and explore programs that matter to you, and learn about the next steps you will need to take in order to get there. This event is free and open to the public. FREE

Wednesday, Nov. 5 Social Sustainability Month: Movie Screening and Conversation of ‘Trouble the Water’ Where: Multicultural Center—Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228 When: 12–3 p.m.

As a part of Social Sustainability Month, the cultural

centers here at PSU are offering a screening of Tia Lessin and Carl Deal’s Trouble the Water. While there have been a number of documentaries depicting the horrible effects of Hurricane Katrina, this film tells that same story from a rather unusual viewpoint: from the inside out.

The film is through the eyes of Scott and Kimberly Roberts, a young couple from New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. This film was the winner of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for best documentary, and was nominated for an academy award in 2009. Come see this powerful film. This event is free and open to the public.

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Thursday, Nov. 6 Nonprofit Career & Volunteer Fair Where: Smith Memorial Student Union, ballroom When: 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Sponsored by Advising & Career Services and in partnership with the Student Community Engagement Center, PSU is offering a unique event for those inner philanthropists. This public venue has been designed for organizations looking to recruit volunteers, interns, employees and students in-

terested in exploring careers in the nonprofit sector. Organizations include “I Have a Dream” of Oregon, FoodCorps, Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp, OHSU ThinkFirst, and dozens more. This event is free and open to the public.

Who is ISIS? Militant Islam Properly Understood

Where: Urban and Public Affairs Building, Parson’s Gallery When: 4–5 p.m.

Come see Dr. Peter Bechtold give a talk and answer questions that are on many minds regarding information about ISIS and the Islamic military.

He will address such questions like “who is ISIS/ISIL/IS really, and can it threaten the United States?” and “What is ‘Jihadism’ and it’s connection to a ‘caliphate?'" He will also be talking about controversial topics involving the need or absence of western governments in many of the affected regions in the Middle East. The talk centers around discussing the role of other countries in this kind of crisis.

Women's Climbing Night

Where: Academic & Student Rec Center When: 4–8 p.m.

Are you a woman? Do you like to climb your way into high places? Then this Thurs-

day night’s Women's Climbing Night is the place to be!

Regardless of prior climbing experience, this event was designed to create a supportive environment with the help of knowledgeable staff.

Come meet other female climbers at PSU, and explore opportunities that the PSU Outdoor Program has to offer. You don’t need any prior climbing experience in order to take part, however, you must complete the Climbing Center orientation video and quiz prior to climbing.

Opening of the Funhouse Lounge: ‘Batboy, the Musical’ Where: Funhouse Lounge, 2432 S.E. 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97214 When: Doors open at 7 p.m.

Based on a supermarket tabloid story about a half-boy, half-bat, this Off-Broadway musical comedy is excited to be featured by the Funhouse Lounge in Portland until Nov. 29. The score features a unique mix of rock, Broadway, gospel and country music in what the producers of the show say is a “smart, witty, self-aware comical confection.” The Funhouse Lounge also says that “the musical cleverly deals with issues of love, family, acceptance, community and values, while taking the audience on a twisted journey through

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rock ballads, gospel revival anthems, and hoe-down toe tappers.” The musical is directed

by Roland Rusinek, and the musical direction is by Brian Michael. Tickets are $20 in advance, and $25 at the door.

This musical is recommended for adults only, but is open to the public.

exhibit, and as always free transportation via the Streetcar (NS Line) directly from PSU to OMSI. This event is open to the public.

Friday, Nov. 7

Where: Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. 9th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 When: 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Social Sustainability Month: Free OMSI admission for Roots of Wisdom Where: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry When: Free admission after 3 p.m.

OMSI is excited to premiere its newest exhibit Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge, Shared Science, and the bilingual (English/ Spanish) permanent exhibit Clever Together/Juntos Somos Ingeniosos. The exhibit was created as a means to educate and teach skills needed to help make more sustainable decisions in their everyday lives. Roots of Wisdom is a cross-cultural collaboration between OMSI, the Indigenous Education Institute, the National Museum of the American Indian, and four Native community partners.

You can use your student ID for free entrance to the

Saturday, Nov. 8 Helium Comedy Club Presents: Margaret Cho Margaret Cho has been called by The New York Times as brilliant and has toured in sold-out venues since 2003.

She has since performed in Carnegie Hall, starred in television on both sitcoms and reality TV, been nominated for a grammy, and has recently been hand-picked by Tina Fey to help develop a new show that will air sometime in 2014 or 2015. Needless to say, it’s fairly exciting that she is coming to Portland. Saturday is her final performance in town, and tickets range from $27.50 to $35. This event is for those 21 and over. Come have a laugh! 21+

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OMSI Animation Film Festival

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Starting on Nov. 6, and running through Nov. 9, OMSI is celebrating the world of animation from independent shorts, to feature films. The films include the Oregon debut of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Animated Short Film Tour, but will also feature other classic shorts and films as well. The collection will range from classic anime, to films featuring hot chocolate-loving deer, surreal aliens, a troubadour bear and much more! The blocks of films range from adult, to family friendly and everybody is invited. Festival passes are $18, while individual tickets are $7. This event is open to the public, and OMSI members receive a small discount. Check their website for details on exact films being featured, along with their times.

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Scorpio Oct. 23–Nov. 21

Focus on your hobbies this week, Scorpio.

Some might insist that your side passions are juvenile or your enthusiasm too ideal, but you know the truth. What others spurn only brings you closer to a deeper understanding of yourself.

Sagittarius Nov. 22– Dec. 21

Your future is hidden from me by an obscuring fog, Sagittarius.

Usually, this would be cause for concern. But you know yourself and your confidence is naturally unshakable. This week the heavens will

not aid you. But you don’t need them, do you?

and know that they hold you in favor this week.

Capricorn Dec. 22–Jan. 19

Pisces Feb. 19–Mar. 20

It’s your nature to play it safe, Capricorn. Why don’t you try stepping out of your box this week? Soon enough you can go back to your traditional approach.

For now, pay attention to what happens when you take a calculated risk.

Search out new music this week, Pisces. It’s been so long since you’ve heard a new song. Get outside of your comfort zone and tantalize your senses with the promise of harmonies new, bold and unique to your ears.

Aquarius Jan. 20–Feb. 18

Aries Mar. 21–Apr. 19

The stars have foretold it, Aries. This is your week.

Never have the celestial bodies been so certain about your power. Now is the time to make things happen. Take chances, make mistakes, and best of all, reap the rewards of

The sky and the earth have been conversing, Aquarius, and your name has passed between their shuddering ululations.

To be spoken of by either of the great plains is an honor, so wrap yourself in confidence when outdoors

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The alignment of the planets are very favorable to you this week, Taurus.

Take time to prepare for a windfall of good fortune.

Use that newfound wealth to better yourself and those around you.

Gemini May 21–Jun. 20

What goes around comes around, Gemini. You’ve been taking a lot from others recently. It’s time to invest that energy back into those fickle flagging friendships. In time, you’ll see loved ones flocking back to the fold.

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Something prowls the streets in search of you, Capricorn. It goes unseen by others, but its gaze is always heavy on your shoulders. Turn to face this hunter you know as fear and rush it head-on. I cannot guarantee victory, but you will come out stronger for the effort.

Leo Jul. 23–Aug. 22

You cannot lie to the Universe, Leo, but you’d done a good job of lying to yourself. Get back on the right track with a heaping dose of honesty.

If you take the time to make changes this week, it will all fall into place.

Virgo Aug. 23–Sept. 22

You’ve always been an animal person, Virgo, and this week the collective animal consciousness is particularly ferocious. This energy, makes you as fiery as a dragon and as patient as a lion. Harness your animal spirit this week.

Libra Sept. 23–Oct. 22

A traveler has gone afield, Libra, and it is your job to bring them back. Find those who look lost and do everything in your power to heal them. It won’t be easy, as those once burned shy from the warmth, but the rewards will be immense.

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Winter in Portland brings not only clouds and rain, but basketball season.

A glorious time of year for fans of the game, this year will feature an intriguing and should-be exciting team to watch in Portland State’s women’s basketball team.

We will call this team reloading, not rebuilding. They return their leading scorer alongside seven other letter winners from last year. They welcome six new players to the squad which was part of head coach Sherri Murrell’s uncertainty early on.

“Coming into this season with so many new players, with graduation, I didn’t know what to expect,” Murrell said.

“I thought we’d have to do a lot of teaching from ground zero. But I’ve been very pleasantly surprised with how quickly everybody’s coming along and getting it. We have some really mature players on our team that are new and I think they’re all meshing pretty good.”

One newcomer expected to make a difference is center Alicia Carline. The 6-foot 3-inch junior hails from Feilding, New Zealand and transferred from Gillete College in Wyoming where she averaged 14.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals while shooting .540 from the floor and .780 from the free-throw line.

“She’s a true back-to-basket player,” Murrell said. “She just has the old school moves: good at the block, very fundamental, she bangs, she’s not afraid of contact. She just has a beautiful touch around the basket. Defensively, she’s a shot blocker, she really alters people’s shots.”

Last year PSU’s front court struggled with injuries. Often filling in at center was forward Mikaela Rivard, a 5-foot

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11-inch senior who started 12 games in the 2013–14 season averaging 7.2 points and 2.9 rebounds. PSU went 8–21 (6–14 in conference) in the previous season, missing the Big Sky tournament.

This year PSU women’s basketball was ranked No. 11 in the Big Sky preseason rankings from both the coaches and media polls. The only team behind them is Weber State, who won three conference games last year.

Coach Murrell is not overly concerned with where her team is ranked before they have played a game.

“Predictions are predictions,” Murrell said. “It’s really about the results of the year. I’ve been in situations here at [PSU] where they pick us first and we came in fifth or sixth. Then I’ve been here where we were picked fifth or sixth and we go up first.

You never know. I expected people to not rank us high because we lost so many kids, and they don’t know our new players.”

Another new face to keep an eye on is forward Cici West. West averaged 12 points per game as a high school senior at Holy Names Academy in Seattle, Washington.

“Probably the most athletic and most explosive player on our team,” Murrell said. “And physical. She’s going to do some really good things. And rebounding, she loves rebounding.”

The two front-court additions could be just what PSU needs. Last year they were next to the bottom in Big Sky rebounding, getting out-boarded by 3.6 rebounds per game.

Other new faces to PSU basketball are sophomore forward Danah Haley, freshmen point guard Nele Aha, and center Shelby Sanders.

Another addition, sophomore point guard Montana Walters, will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. Previously, Walters started 14 games for Santa Clara University where she averaged 6.5 points, 2 rebounds, and a team-leading 3.1 assists per game.

Junior guard Emily Easom heads up the returning players. She led the team in points (12.4) and hustle last season as well as being one of the best 3-point shooters in the Big Sky, tossing in 54 on .338 shooting. Joining her are sophomores Yaremi Mejia and Lauren Holt, and seniors Lariel Powell, Ani Avanessian and Rivard. Also

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on the squad is center Cara Olden, a former PSU volleyball player who joined the basketball team last season.

The Lady Viks begin preconference play in early November and the first conference game will be a road matchup against Southern Utah on Jan. 1. Fans of instate action can circle Nov. 5 for a game against the University of Oregon Ducks in Eugene and Dec. 12 for the University of Portland Pilots playing at the Peter W. Stott Center.

The all-time series with the Pilots is close, PSU edging them out 25–23 after a win last season. Dating back to 1974 the Ducks have had a

clear edge over PSU, winning 24 of the 34 games played between the two. But this is a game Murrell looks forward to and knows her team can win. She’s done it before.

“Oregon’s always a big game. I love playing Oregon every year. Here we are on a really good stage against a Pac-12 team. Two years ago we beat them; that just put us on the map,” Murrell said.

Getting to the Big Sky tournament would be a real accomplishment for this team. This is Murrell’s seventh year as head coach, her team made the tournament four straight years before missing it the last two. Regardless of how her team is

perceived now, what they do going forward, how they play once a referee tosses that first jump ball, and how many Ws are in that left column under record will be a real measurement of PSU’s basketball team.

“If you think we’re 11th, we have a lot of proving to do, so I don’t mind that challenge for these young ladies. I love anytime we can go from the underdog position,” Murrell said.

Last week coach Murrell debuted the Sherri Murrell Basketball Show on Blog Talk Radio. It will air on Tuesday nights and can be accessed at www.blogtalkradio.com/ sherrimurrellshow.

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SPORTS SCORES

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Top Performers: Kasey Closs with 9 catches for 139 yards and a TD

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Alicia Carline with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

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Top Performers: Kasi Clark with 28 digs.

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Top Performers: Tamia Hasan with 2 goals on 4 shots.

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Top Performers: Tracy Dong made it to the semifinals before falling 1-6, 4-6.

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Top Performers: Camelia Mayfield finished 15th with a time of 17:47.8.

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A comeback win over Nebraska-Omaha’s Jacqueline Baude was Ayaka Terakawa’s first win as a member of the Portland State women’s tennis team. It was the moment she knew she belonged. A stellar athlete who took a chance and elevated her game to the next level, Terakawa made her walk-on tryout for the team last December count.

Her journey to success started when she first picked up a tennis racquet as a 7-year-old. She found out in her teens that she was better than a lot of the other players her age. She was the number-one player at Liberty High School in Hillsboro all four years she attended. Her high school tennis success included four consecutive state tournament appearances, and ended with a semifinal finish in the 2012 OSAA 5A State Tournament.

After graduating from high school she wanted to choose a school based on academics first. Majoring in advertising with a graphic design minor at PSU, she didn’t have plans to continue her tennis career.

PSU’s tennis club gave her a chance to get back into playing at a fun but competitive level. Tennis club made her realize that she could play at a higher level with consistent playing time.

In the summer after her first year at PSU she volunteered with her high school tennis coach and he encouraged her to ask for a tryout because he believed in her potential. Her coach’s support instilled the confidence that she could make the team as a walk-on.

The tryout consisted of a two-day hitting session with the team. Coach Jay Sterling said that if he saw potential he would bring her back.

The Division 1 collegiate

atmosphere was something Terakawa wanted to be a part of. The coach saw enough to give her a spot but she knew there were aspects of her game she would have to improve at this level.

She describes her varsity experience as a journey with a lot of ups and downs.

The desire to improve isn’t just for herself, but also for the team. She expected the practices to be tough and grueling, and they were.

There were times she felt exhausted, but fought through.

The adjustment to the pace of college tennis was particularly difficult. Her early matches taught her to be more patient and consistent. Her first collegiate win created a blueprint for success in the future; practice time would be crucial as she developed game plans and tactics for each match. The sense of accomplishment from the

win created a hunger for the rest of the season.

That first season (last year) was one to remember. The team doubled their conference wins from the previous year and made the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Championship. This season they have set their goals high: to be first place in the Big Sky as well as winning the conference championship. “This would be taking [PSU] women’s tennis to another level. We deserve it. We can do it with all the time, sweat and tears,” Terakawa said.

As a walk-on she started with a chip on her shoulder.

She wanted to prove to herself and everyone that she could handle it. Now she has set her sights higher, knowing she can help contribute to the team. The PSU women’s tennis team is in action next at the Gonzaga Invitational in Spokane, Washington Nov. 7–9.

DIFFERENT PASSERS USED BY THE VIKINGS IN THE LOSS TO IDAHO STATE, THEY COMBINED FOR 5 INTS AND 1 TD.

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On paper, this weekend’s bout between the Portland State Vikings and Idaho State Bengals looked like a shootout. Two offenses that have both been rolling recently and topping 400 and 500 yards per game, respectively.

Instead, the Bengals’ defense stole the show and the game.

The Vikings’ defense got off to a quick start by forcing a punt on ISU’s first drive and then stuffing a fake punt attempt on their opponent’s second possession. Unfortunately, PSU’s offense couldn’t match the defensive intensity. The Vikings fell flat on

their first two drives by going 3-and-out and then turning it over on downs during a failed fourth-and-11 attempt.

Idaho State struck twice in the first quarter, when quarterback Justin Arias hit KW Williams for a short 6-yard touchdown grab. Later, running back Xavier Finney snuck into the end zone on a 5-yard scamper that marked the drive’s first rushing call.

PSU faced an uphill battle down 14–0 after the opening quarter. On their fifth possession they were able to put it together, as Kieran McDonagh found Kasey Closs in the end

zone. The grab marked Closs’ fourth touchdown reception of the season and brought the Vikings within one score of their opponent.

Each team was able to tack on a field goal before halftime, leaving the score 17–10.

With the Viks receiving the ball first in the second half, they were well within striking distance of tying the game up.

PSU opened the third quarter with a bang when wide receiver Thomas Carter hit fellow wideout Closs for the 28-yard gain down the right sideline. This completion brought the Viks into

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Bengals territory and ignited a spark from the home crowd at Providence Park.

Hopes were dashed when, just two plays later, McDonagh went for it all, but was picked off in the middle of the end zone by lurking Bengals’ corner Erik Collins.

This turnover turned into six points for ISU when Arias tossed his second touchdown of the afternoon.

On the very next Vikings drive, McDonagh was again intercepted by Collins. Luckily, PSU’s defense held and we were able to regain the ball, down two scores, with time quickly dwindling. The offense put together a drive that ended in Jonathan Gonzales’ 13th field goal of the season and pulled the Viks within nine.

After the PSU defense stepped up and blocked a Bengals field goal, the offense, led by McDonagh and junior WR Thomas Carter, battled for a first-and-goal at ISU’s 1-yard line. Offensive coordinator Bruce Barnum dialed up a quick pass in search of the score, but McDonagh was intercepted for the fourth time.

Again, the Vikings’ defense held strong and gave their offense another opportunity to score, but fumbled at their own 22-yard line and gave ISU a short field to push the game out of reach.

Finney turned two carries into another Bengals score and pushed the lead to 18.

On their final three drives, PSU wasn’t able to get anything going and was forced to punt twice and was intercepted for the fifth time in the day’s battle. ISU was able to

run out the remainder of the clock and push PSU back below .500 in conference play.

The schedule doesn’t get any easier, as the Viks look toward their final three weeks of the season and two opponents with a combined record of 14–4. They must work to slow down the Montana State Bobcats, a team that averages 44 points a game, as they hit the road on Nov. 8.

The good Offensively, PSU was able to go stride for stride with their Big Sky rival. Even down to play call, the teams were almost identical. The Viks were able to outgain the Bengals in rushing yards and only fell 6 yards short in matching ISU in total offense. PSU’s defense was able to hold their opponent 100 yards below their season average, while PSU’s own offense outgained their normal season totals by 50 yards.

The bad PSU constantly and consistently shot themselves in the foot, both on offense and defense. The Viks were penalized 13 times for 131 yards, compared to just four penalties and 48 yards for their opponent. On the Bengals' first scoring possession, PSU extended their rival’s drive with a pass interference call on third down, and later set them up with first-and-goal with a second interference flag.

In fact, PSU was penalized a total of six times on drives that ISU scored. A multi-

tude of the flags being pass interference and roughing the passer calls. The other four flags bogged down an offense that had been ripping off yardage at will and backed the Viks up a total of 40 yards on holding calls throughout the game.

The ugly Like so many games, this matchup was dictated by turnovers, as PSU gave the ball away a shocking six times. Against a defense that had picked off opposing quarterbacks a total of 10 times in eight games, the Vikings gifted the Bengals with five interceptions in one short game.

QB Kieran McDonagh tossed four balls to Bengals cornerbacks, and freshman QB Josh Kraight threw one in his first extended playing time of the season. The real story was PSU’s inability to match ISU in scoring. Out of 15 possessions, 12 of the Vikings’ drives ended in either a turnover, punt or on downs (6–5–1).

Notes Barnum utilized three quarterbacks in the loss.

This game marked the return of Paris Penn from injury. He completed one pass for 11 yards and ran the ball three times for 18. QB Kieran McDonagh turned the ball over a total of five times in, by far, his most frustrating game in collegiate play. PSU would need to win out in order to notch a winning season.

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The cross country Big Sky Conference Championships were held in North Dakota over the weekend at Ray Richards Golf Course. Portland State’s men’s and women’s cross country squads competed, finishing 10th and sixth, respectively.

On the women’s side, the Vikings saw their best finish in seven years. Senior Camelia Mayfield led an experienced PSU squad, which was picked to finish 12th in the Big Sky Conference at the beginning of the year.

It would not have taken much for the Vikings to beat out their preseason ranking, and they accomplished that and more.

Mayfield was the head Viking, finishing in 15th place in

the meet. Her finish stands as the eighth-best time in PSU history and the second time in a row that the Vikings have had a runner finish in the top-15 at the Big Sky Conference Championships. Before last season, it had been seven years since the Vikings had a runner in the top-15 at the championships.

The Vikings' progress the last two seasons has shown a program that’s developing.

Behind Mayfield were three other Vikings, within 30 seconds of the senior. The three following runners were junior Amanda Boman, sophomore Cheryn Trapp and freshman Sarah Medved. All of these runners had seasonal

bests at the meet, running their best times at the end of the season.

On the men’s side, the Vikings took 10th place, led by freshman Alejandro Cisneros who finished in 27th place. His time of 25:30 was his second best of the season in the 8,000 meter. The rest of the men’s squad, which is filled with upperclassmen, finished behind Cisneros, including juniors John Talik and Neil Seibert and senior Jake Schwartz.

The men’s squad has not seen a runner finish as high as Cisneros since 2010, when the Vikings had Andrew Salg finish 22nd.

This meet did not have any flashy numbers or big-

time historic runs from Vikings athletes, but what it did have was a performance from a Vikings team that not many expected. Being picked to finish in last place and then finishing six places above that says a lot about a Vikings squad and coaching staff, who work with their athletes year round in preparation for the season.

Next up on the cross country schedule is the NCAA West Regionals, which takes place at Stanford University.

Athletes who rank among the top at that meet will qualify for nationals, which take place in Indiana.

As far as the track and field season goes, PSU will

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begin their next part of the season with the indoor schedule starting in January. The indoor season precedes the outdoor track and field season, which has seen the women’s side challenge for championships in previous years. The women have finished in third twice

in recent years and have been just points away from bringing home a Big Sky Championship.

The men have been improving over the last few seasons as well, doing their best to stay out of last place and move up the standings in the conference.

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The Viking women have battled their way to a second place seeding in the 11team Big Sky Conference, finishing with a 6–2–2 league record and 9–5–4 overall. The three-time defending Big Sky regular-season champions look to reclaim their crown as they approach the Big Sky Conference tournament.

The Vikings clinched a spot in the Big Sky tournament with their win over Idaho last Sunday. The win clinched a playoff spot for the Vikings for the eighth straight season.

They earned a first-round bye as the second seed in the tournament with their victory over Sacramento State on Halloween.

The team hosted Sacramento State at Hillsboro

Stadium in a game which featured two of the hottest teams in the conference, as the Hornets came into Portland on a four-game win streak and the Vikings entered the match on a fivegame streak. The victory over Sacramento State cemented their second-place seeding in the Big Sky, as they were able to defeat the Hornets 2–0.

Both goals were scored by Tamia Hasan, the first in the 82nd minute off an assist from Cori Bianchini to take a 1–0 lead late in the game.

Hasan’s second goal of the game—and fourth of the season—wrapped up this contest, once again coming from Cori Bianchini just three minutes later.

Last season PSU ended their season with a heart breaking loss to Weber State at the conference tournament finals. The Vikings entered the 2013 tournament as the regular-season champions, with an impressive 8–0–1 record. The top competition for the 2014 conference title will come from tournament host University of Montana, who finished just above PSU with an 8–0–2 record to claim the title of Big Sky regularseason champions.

The Vikings enter the tournament without a loss in their last six games.

Their final loss of the season came against Montana on Oct. 5 at Hillsboro Stadium, with a 0–1 final.

Montana’s final loss came

against University of Hawaii in late September in Missoula, Montana. The Grizzlies found a way to roll through the rest of their schedule in pursuit of the regular–season championship and in hope of the Big Sky Conference tournament honors.

The semifinal round of the Big Sky tournament will kick off Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. where the PSU Vikings will face the winner of the No. 3 and No. 6 seed from the quarterfinals played on Nov. 6. The semifinal matches will be played with just a day off before the championship match on Nov. 9.

You can catch all the tournament action at americaonesports.com/bigsky.asp.

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