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VOLUME 68 | ISSUE 20

JANUARY 21, 2014

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Oregon passes bills preventing educational institutions from gaining access to social media accounts. pg. 4

Should we be changing the way we define racism? How microaggressions have spread into our culture. pg. 11

Take heart, penny pinchers! Our budget-friendly happy hour guide boasts plenty of tasty bar treats. pg. 16

Part two of the Vanguard’s behindthe-scenes look at traveling with the PSU Men’s Basketball team. pg 20

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NEWS

ACCESS DENIED

NEW STATE LEGISLATION FORBIDS UNIVERSITIES FROM ACCESSING COLLEGE HOPEFULS' SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ASHLEY JOCZ

Imagine a world where your most embarrassing tweets could determine your status as a student, your darkest Tumblr posts could be shown to your team’s athletic department and your most intimate Facebook messages could be read by your Spanish 201 teacher.

The state of Oregon teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union and TechAmerica to try to make sure that can’t happen.

Enacted Jan. 1, Senate Bill 344 prohibits educational institutions from requiring students to provide a username or password from a social media service to faculty or admissions. The bill is a companion to House Bill 2654, which protects potential and hired employees from employers who want access to social media accounts.

State representative Margaret Doherty (D–Tigard), who helped draft and back SB 344, said it was inspired by a friend’s daughter who was asked to submit her Facebook username and password as part of her application to a college. Doherty says that schools ask for this information to see a student’s character outside an academic application.

“We had heard of a few universities that were asking for access to [social media sites], and the bill started coming together. We wanted to show that if you’re applying for school or for a job, you don’t have to give up your password,” Doherty said. “That information deserves to be private.”

Oregon was one of 10 states in 2013 to pass a bill protecting employees’ electronic

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privacy, and one of six states in 2014 to protect the electronic privacy of students.

“Other states are following in these footsteps. Oregon was one of the first in the nation to try and tackle this issue,” Doherty said.

Priya Kapoor, an associate professor in the department of international studies at Portland State and a communications expert, says that the bill serves a purpose for students.

“Although password and username requests aren’t widely practiced, given [that] jobs are hard to come by and students have less power, it is something that needs protection.”

‘Public embarrassment’ The bill passed seamlessly through Oregon’s Senate and House, though it did encounter opposition from the athletic department at the University of Oregon, which uses different tracking techniques on its athletes. Although the school uses private tracking techniques, many athletic departments believe that it will set a precedent and cause problems for athletes down the road.

“This bill will be problematic for athletic programs across the country,” said Torre Chisholm, PSU’s director of athletics. “While understanding the importance of privacy, participation in Division 1 intercollegiate athletics effectively makes student-athletes public figures.

“Under the new bill, there is a chance that both student-athletes and athletic programs will be a greater

risk for public embarrassment and NCAA problems.”

Chisholm believes that student-athletes represent the school, and that their social media personas need to be monitored.

The bill does not address the use of sites like UDiligence, CentrixSocial or Varsity Monitor, which are required by athletic departments at various universities across the US and are used to track the social presence of athletes.

These tracking or “online reputation management” sites will follow athletes’ posts on Twitter and Facebook to make sure nothing controversial is shared.

While the sites are legal and not required for university admissions, they may be required by coaches.

“I would say there is a clear distinction between my social media presence and my presence at Portland State,” said Linneas Boland-Godbey, a self-proclaimed video artist and social media mogul.

“I use Facebook to talk with my friends and family or to promote my personal YouTube videos.

“I wouldn’t want my academic institution to know my personal information.”

Although academic institutions won’t be able to gather information to directly access your social media accounts, they’ll still be able to search students’ names or track behavior if an account is not set to private.

The bill also does not protect students from being coerced into friending or being followed by an administration member. According to The New York Times and Kaplan Test Prep, of 381 col-

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SENATE BILL 344 protects students and employees from having to provide username and password information for their social media sites.

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lege admissions officers who answered a Kaplan questionnaire, 31 percent said they examined social media sites to learn more about prospective students.

“Social media is a huge part of our society, and on one hand you shouldn’t have your rights being taken away by someone forcing to friend you, but students should also be careful what they put on their Facebook,” Doherty said.

The bill does not, however, prevent a university’s administration from conducting an investigation of a student’s conduct relating to social media, or if the student is engaging in unlawful activity with school-owned equipment.

For example, in 2011 a student at the University of California at Los Angeles posted a public rant about the amount of Asian-American students and their apparent behaviors around campus.

While the video raised concerns of hate speech, the school had to conduct an examination to determine whether or not the student’s actions qualified her for expulsion. According to the text of the new bill, if a student behaves in a way that is contrary to their school’s code of conduct, the school is allowed to investigate their social media presence.

The bill’s language does protect students who do not

have probable cause to be under investigation.

Doherty said the bill will be re-examined in the near future to see its effectiveness, and where student protection can go from there.

“We come from an age of surveillance—there are all sorts of devices that check on the business we conduct and our public life,” Kapoor said. “There is already so much surveillance in everyday life, and social media is yet another medium that is reflective of our personal lives.

“If our privacy is not being taken into consideration, everyone will be affected.”

‘Strikes on the Horizon?’

NEWS

Unions, schoolteachers and students express their support for PSU faculty strike

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On Thursday, Jan. 16, representatives of eight local unions and student organizations came together for a community discussion on the state of public services and publicsector employment across Portland. Called “Strikes on the Horizon?”, the event filled one of the larger rooms in Smith Memorial Student Union with nearly 150 attendees.

Portland State sociology professor Jose Padin, a faculty senator for the social sciences and a spokesperson for the PSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, kicked off the panel with an ominous description of the situation at hand.

“There are dark clouds over our region as far as the eye can see—for working people, for educators and for others. We have two of the largest pub-

lic education institutions [in Portland] on the verge of striking, PSU and Portland Public Schools,” he warned.

“Our institutions are being run by a class of people that [are] an enemy to our mission,” he continued. “To them, education and public service is a secondary interest. They are interested in their own personal careers.”

Across the board, panelists ranging from schoolteachers to bus drivers concurred that quality of public services and employee conditions are being traded for top-heavy managerial structures that mimic or directly hire out corporate management.

In the context of PSU, panelists asserted, this means increasing upper-level administrative positions and less money for academic departments.

“There is only one group that has benefited from the

increase in tuition, and that is administrators,” Padin told the audience. “In the last decade we have seen increases in their salaries of over 50 percent.

Our president makes over a half million dollars a year, plus fully paid housing. Yet they are asking us every year to roll back costs.”

Student speakers Rayleen McMillian and Cameron Frank echoed Padin’s sentiment.

McMillian is an elected representative with the Associated Students of PSU and Frank is a member of PSU’s Student Action Coalition. Both have attended the contract negotiations regularly for the past nine months.

“Faculty salaries are not the reason our tuition is going up, and that must be clarified,” Frank said. “The fact is that the number of executive administrators has doubled over the past two decades.”

“It’s extremely disheartening to see so many dollars spent outside of the classroom,” McMillian lamented .

In response to these claims, Scott Gallagher of university communications did not deny an increase in administrative hires.

“It has risen–so it is true. But why has it happened? There are lots of reasons for that.

Number one, over the last two decades we’ve seen a huge increase in enrollment.”

Gallagher explained that the increase in administrators is more complex than it appears—some personnel were simply reclassified, meaning they are doing the same job as before but now they come under the category of administrator.

Other administrative staff were added in the areas of services that directly support students, such as the Resource

Ian Jackson, a Portland Student Union member and student at Cleveland High School speaks up at “Strikes on the Horizon?”

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Center for Students with Children or the new Office of Global Diversity and Inclusion.

As for the annual raises taken by the highest-earning administrators, Diane Saunders of the Oregon University System explained, “We are in the national market, and we have to compete to get high-quality administrators.”

Without sufficient state funds, explained both Gallagher and Saunders, public universities across the country are forced to pay big money for management that is qualified to address and assuage their financial situation at the institutional level.

“In order to continue to provide a quality education to Oregonians, we have to be more flexible and work harder to find other sources of revenue. Because we can no longer depend upon the state to do it,” Gallagher said.

Saunders offered an example of what things were like in decades past: “Twenty years ago, students paid about 30 percent of what it cost to educate them on an annual basis.

Costs were very reasonable.

I went to PSU class of ’81, and my tuition was $1,000 a year.”

According to Saunders, the early ‘90s marked a critical shift in higher education.

“Two main things occurred in the ‘90s,” she explained.

“In ’92 the state became the primary funder of K-12 public schools. That took away funding from universities immediately. The second thing that happened was mandatory sentencing for prisoners.

That meant a lot more people in our prisons, and a huge increase in cost [to the state].”

Today students cover more than 70 percent of the univer-

sity’s expenditures, and the state kicks in only 12 percent of the general budget.

Gallagher summarized, “When you have such minimal financial support for higher education from the state, nobody wins.”

However, PSU staff and faculty assert that, regardless of the decline in state funding, soaking up the existing budget with swelling administrative salaries and corporate-style campus development is indefensible and unsustainable.

“They waste huge amounts of money on real estate deals and other questionable priorities that have nothing to do with academics,” said Michael Chamberlain of the Office of Academic Innovation.

By striking, explained Padin in an email, faculty aim to defend what they see as the indispensable foundation of any successful university: excellence in education.

“In my view, and I believe this is widely shared, PSU faculty (including academic professionals), will strike if, and when, it is clear we don’t have any other option left to secure a legally-binding agreement from the PSU administration that protects and advances the interest of students, faculty and quality education at PSU,” Padin wrote.

“We don’t want a strike.

But I believe we must, and we will strike when that becomes the only way to prevent something that is far worse.”

Thursday’s panel was coordinated by Portland Rising, a movement organized by Jobs With Justice.

For more information, visit jwjpdx.org/campaigns/portland-rising.

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PROFESSORS HOPE RESEARCH WILL HELP MANAGE CHRONIC ILLNESS MORGAN KNORR

Why is it so difficult to change certain health behaviors? Things like quitting smoking, beginning an exercise regimen and eating a healthy diet can seem like great feats to many. Are there certain situations or conditions that make these health improvements easier?

These questions are what piqued the interest of professor Jason Newsom of the School of Community Health at Portland State, leading to the current research that is being conducted by him and his colleagues.

Newsom and his fellow researchers are investigating demographic, socioeconomic and psychological factors, as well as predictors of changes in health behaviors subsequent to a diagnosis of a chronic illness.

They have been working with nearly 20 years of preexisting data to conduct a study analyzing changes in certain health behaviors following diagnoses in mid to late-life individuals.

This data is nationally representative and includes individuals of all demographic categories, aged 50 years and older.

In addition to investigating factors that affect health behavior change, Newsom looks to compare these changes among the chronically ill in order to understand the role of the health care system.

The goal of his investigation is to find new avenues for interventions and ways

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to advance public health policy surrounding the management of chronic disease.

There are certain limitations of existing studies in this area that Newsom aims to address in his own work.

“Most studies in this area find people after they already have an illness and then ask them about their behaviors prior to the illness,” Newsom said. His research will include data on people’s behavior prior to being diagnosed, “so [they] have much more accurate information about what [the patient’s] behavior was before their diagnosis.”

A colleague of Newsom’s, Nathalie Huguet, research associate for the Center for Public Health Studies at PSU, added another example of a limitation that will be addressed in their current research.

“Most previous studies only examined one behavior within one condition, and it is difficult to get a general idea of who is making changes based on such a narrow focus,” Huguet said. To surpass this limitation, the current research will focus on several conditions and several behaviors, including alcohol consumption, exercise and quality of diet.

Mark Kaplan, professor of social welfare at the University of California, Los Angeles and another colleague of Newsom’s, added to the limitation Huguet discussed, stating that they will be paying more atten-

tion to the importance of comorbidity (the existence of multiple diseases).

“Most elderly people don’t have only one chronic condition,” Kaplan said. “Once they reach a certain age, they are more likely to have two or more chronic conditions,” which he said is a factor that further complicates interventions.

Newsom posed the question in his research, “What conditions or what situations make it more or less likely you will improve your health behaviors?”

Despite a few cases of significant improvements, there is more often no improvement at all.

“Even though some ceased smoking, there were an

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alarming number who did not change,” Newsom said.

He found that the largest group of those to quit smoking after a diagnosis of chronic illness were individuals diagnosed with a heart condition. However, only 40 percent of that group stopped smoking and the other behaviors included in the study were even less likely to change.

Kaplan added the issue of depression in the chronically ill.

“People who experience chronic disease often experience a related decline in mental health status, and that’s something we need to be concerned about,” Kaplan said. He stressed the importance of the interaction be-

tween mind and body, and the fact that people need to understand what mental health factors contribute to healthier physical lives.

Kaplan explained that the unfortunate finding thus far suggests that, overall, the majority of those diagnosed chronically ill do not improve their poor health behaviors. Some individuals’ behaviors even worsen when they learn that they have a serious illness.

Despite the initial expectation that one diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening condition would, as Huguet supposed, “seize the opportunity to lengthen his or her life by changing bad habits into health-promoting ones,”

the researchers determined that this is not usually the case.

The research team is looking into what factors come into play in determining whether a chronically ill individual (or anyone, for that matter) will make a positive change in their health regimen. These lifestyle changes are key to promoting quality of life and extending longevity, but the majority of people do not make them.

Newsom and his colleagues are hoping the answers found in their research will have the potential to open up new avenues for successful interventions and ways to more effectively manage chronic illness.

JASON NEWSOM, professor of community health, works with research data in his PSU office.

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NEWS

COUNSELORS AT SHAC EAGER TO TALK New change to SHAC's counseling services combined with their ongoing program gives students more options to speak with counselors KATHARINE PEDERSEN

With the gloomy weather setting in, many students are more prone to seasonal depression. The Center for Student Health and Counseling is aware that students need someone to talk to, and has made a change in their counseling services in hopes of better meeting the needs of students.

In the past, SHAC has required students to call and make an appointment to visit with a counselor. However, starting at the beginning of winter term, they have revised this requirement and now hold walk-in counseling hours: Monday– Wednesday from 9–11:30 a.m. and 1–3:30 p.m.; Thursday from 1–3:30 p.m.; and Friday from 1–3:30 p.m.

“We knew we needed to make a change,” said Marcy Hunt, the counseling services directer for SHAC. “We’re committed to figure out how we can see students sooner.”

With walk-in hours as opposed to appointments, students are able to meet with a counselor when it is convenient for them.

Still, this may not be convenient for all students since the counseling walk-in hours are only held at SHAC. For this reason, SHAC has continued to hold Let’s Talk—a counseling outreach program around campus—for the past five years.

Let’s Talk was first introduced at Cornell University and was successful in reach-

ing out to students, which is why Portland State adopted this program as well.

Everyday there is a spot, or multiple spots, on campus available for students and faculty to chat with a counselor. SHAC has five fulltime counselors who work with Let’s Talk, and each has his/her own building. This allows students to become familiar with one counselor, which can help them feel more comfortable.

Daily meeting locations can be found on the SHAC website, and each building has fliers posted throughout to indicate which room the counselor is in.

“We see Let’s Talk as an opportunity to get out in the community,” Hunt said.

Let’s Talk also gives PSU faculty the chance to ask questions they may have— regarding anything from students’ needs, to questions they may have about SHAC and the programs they offer.

Hunt advises students to use these resources and meet with a counselor because many students do not realize they may have slight depression.

“Know there is someone available,” Hunt said. “Talking with someone can be really helpful.”

As long as a student is taking five or more credits these SHAC services are free and encouraged to be used.

“We’re here to help,” Hunt said.

For for information, visit pdx.edu/shac/

TIM HAGGE, licensed clinicial social worker (LCSW), facilitates Let’s Talk in Ondine Mondays and Thursdays from 6–7 p.m.

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ASPSU prepares to elect new vice president ASHLEY RASK

On Jan. 22, the Associated Students of Portland State University will be holding a public forum to elect a new vice president following the resignation of Yesenia Silva-Hernandez, who left the position Jan. 1.

Held in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 298 from 5 to 7 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to meet and get to know the three candidates, which have been narrowed down to Linda Hoppes, Steven Balogh and Tia Gomez-Zeller.

Alejandra Dominguez, the publicity and design director at ASPSU, stressed the importance of student attendance at this forum, stating in an email that the vice president has a huge “impact in [the] student financial committee and other important committees.”

ASPSU started accepting applications for the new vice president position Jan. 1, subsequent the resignation of Silva-Hernandez. According to ASPSU president Harris Foster, Silva-Hernandez submitted her letter of resignation prior to the start of winter term, citing personal reasons.

Those interested in the position were to submit applications by Jan. 10. However, the position was only available to those already working within ASPSU. “For the vice president we did require that the applicants be internal, because we feel that we would be more effective if we don’t have to train someone for a position of this level who has never worked in ASPSU or with the Oregon Student Association,” Foster said. “In addition, we need someone who can carry on Yesenia’s campaigns so that our campaign promises can be met.

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“With spring term elections and vote campaigns fast approaching, we need someone who can pick up where Yesenia left off and who wouldn’t need to be trained for a term before they become fully able to function in [ASPSU].”

After applications were submitted, the final candidates were chosen by Foster in accordance to article 10.1.1 of the 2013–2014 ASPSU constitution, which states that, “except for the ASPSU president and the [student fee committee] chair any vacancies shall be filled by the nomination of the President subject to the confirmation of the senate.”

However, Foster decided to involve the rest of ASPSU and the public in his decision through the public forum.

“In this case I have elected for a different process than our standard hiring committee due to the fact that it would be very difficult to deliberate and decide between current officials while in the presence of their peers. So, since it is a duty of Shaymaa Taha, chief of staff, and I to evaluate ASPSU officials anyway, it won’t cause any additional drama for her and I to have conversations about who is best for the position.

“I’ve [also] decided to have Taha and Silva-Hernandez help me in deliberations,” Foster said. “All of that being said, however, yes I will make the final decision on who I nominate for the position.”

After the final candidate is chosen, the senate will decide whether to approve Foster’s choice at a senate meeting that will be held on Jan. 27.

For those who cannot attend the forum, PSU’s radio station, KPSU, will be streaming it live through their website, kpsu.org.

For more information about ASPSU, visit aspsu. pdx.edu

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OPINION

TV STARS AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT AN ALTERNATE TAKE ON THE PHIL ROBERTSON SCANDAL

The Pop Culture Ephebe

by Joshua Benson

Millions of hearts—though probably literally saved— broke when the Food Network let Paula Deen go for all those hateful words she spewed back in the day. It made sense. For over a decade, Deen had been synonymous with all things comfort, from her lipid-laden meals to her personal warmth. It was indeed a shame that her racism broke the illusion of her as our domestic surrogate. Still, the Food Network’s response seemed appropriate. A sad loss, sure, but Paula provided a perfect sacrifice to the progression of acceptance and intolerance. If Paula Deen could go, any racist could.

As a wildly apolitical individual, either from laziness or an immense awareness of my lack of immensity, I tend to rely on decisions such as those made by the Food Network to actualize the social justice I like to think I imbue merely by being in a minority. I may, then, subscribe to something like what another Vanguard journalist, writing on the same subject, calls the “nothing’s wrong with America” complex. I’m not saying I’m deluded into ignoring hateful things like institutionalized racism, but I, like many, certainly rely on the sociopolitical system in place to regulate itself without my help.

Bearing that in mind, let’s move to the current “it” issue with regard to celebrity-spewed hate: Phil Robertson’s recent GQ article. You know, the one where he groups together homosexuals, terrorists and zoophiles. I mean, listen, I’m not super comfortable with someone like Phil Robertson questioning my sexual logic. However, when this happened, it occurred to me that it might not be the network’s active duty to condemn him in any way, shape or form. It could be more interesting and democratic if it didn’t.

This seems especially true considering the fact that A&E even airs his show, Duck Dynasty, which is full of other offensive statements from Robertson. One recent episode finds the self-alleged logical patriarch opining at his impressionable grandson that it’s not necessary to have a beautiful wife, merely one that cooks well. The network’s response to iso-

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lated statements made by Robertson read a little inauthentic and face-saving to me. They appeared much more interested in being considered “nice” in the press than standing up for anything real. They eventually listened to the public though, which I’ll get to in a second.

For now, suffice it to say that I think Robertson’s statements should hold a mirror in front of the American public that activates viewers’ agency as thinkers and activists. Robertson’s interview could pull the viewer out of the daze derived from the idea of the self-regulating system to contemplate what’s supposed to be very important to the U.S.: freedom of both speech and dissent.

Unendurable as he certainly is, Phil Robertson has every right to think the things he does. Obligatorily shoving him off the air after a scandal merely silences him, or even scarier, pushes him to pretend at a new way of thinking. For all his ridiculousness, he never attempts to do this to anybody else. Now, as the aforementioned Vanguard article notes, he does make outrageous claims and blinds himself and others to historical evils.

This is where the beautiful alternate side of the free speech thing comes into play. Just like Robertson has the right to say what he thinks, the offended reader has the right to call bull or decide for A&E that he should be off the air.

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I like that he’s back on Duck Dynasty, and I sort of wish the same had happened with Paula Deen, because the way real change will be made is not through posturing half-measures by the powers that be, but through a multitude of small voices that say they will not condone this behavior. The people inevitably had the final say in Robertson’s case, but they were the people who champion him. I have a sneaking suspicion that those who oppose Robertson relied on the obvious benevolence of their opinion to win out, with or without their help.

So I hope Robertson’s comments can stick the wild hair up the anti-discriminatory asses and get them on the street, talking to people like him about how they think and why it’s hateful. An actual attempt should be made to create a shift in thought, not merely to silence the haters. Boycotting or challenging the show can lower its lucrativeness. Anti-hate individuals can start their own Facebook petitions, or write their own angry tweets, or (and I know this is hard) stand up to their own ignorant friends and relatives instead of letting it slide for the sake of social flow. Really, those offended by Robertson can do the work required of free speech instead of forgetting about it because their party will take care of it, or they’re too busy, or something.

OPINION

A tale of two cities WHY WE NEED TO SEE A TRAFFIC REFORM

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Drip City

by Brie Barbee

As a Vancouverite living in Vancouver, Wash., the commute in and out of downtown Portland has always been daunting. It used to be common knowledge to avoid driving around Portland near the end of the work day, especially around 5 p.m. because everyone knew you would undoubtedly get stuck in traffic. Now I find myself trying to avoid the drive whenever I can, because there doesn’t seem to be any time when the commute between Portland and Vancouver isn’t terrible. However, as a student at Portland State, I (like many people) haven’t found a way to avoid it altogether.

As I sit in traffic day after day, creeping along at 10–15 mph down the freeway, I can’t help but wonder how the traffic in the Portland metro area got so bad. I remember rush hour traffic being bad since I was young, especially on Friday nights. However, I don’t remember not being able to drive on the freeway at all during the day without hitting traffic. It doesn’t seem to matter whether I leave school at 2 p.m. or 6 p.m., I still have to sit in traffic. What happened?

While the population boom in the last decade might have something to do with the freeways always being so busy, I believe there are other factors at play as well. Traffic seems to experience an accordion effect right along the Washington-Oregon border, which in turn affects traffic all along the I-5 stretch. Traffic gets backed up in a few other areas as well, especially when one freeway merges into another, but I credit that mostly to people driving badly.

But the traffic that so many of us are forced to suffer through is not just because a few people are making stupid decisions behind the steering wheels of their cars. When it constantly takes

an hour to drive a stretch that should only take about 20 minutes, there has to be something else wrong. I shouldn’t need to convince anyone that the traffic sucks, but if we all know that it’s a problem, why isn’t anyone trying to fix it?

There have been several proposals in the last few years that would help alleviate some of the traffic. One would be to fix the I-5 bridge (which will need to be done sooner or later), and to extend the yellow line MAX into downtown Vancouver. Yet despite the existence of these policies and the push to get them running, nothing seems to be getting done.

People from both Portland and Vancouver are forced to sit in annoying and stressful traffic. And for what? Whether it’s because Washington state representatives don’t want to make the effort, or there’s just a general lack of funding for these policies, what can we, the drivers constantly getting stuck in traffic, do?

It’s not as if we can just stop driving in and out of Vancouver and Portland. For one, many people hold jobs or go to school downtown. We could try to lessen the amount of unnecessary trips that we make in our cars, but that won’t solve everything—especially not the evening commute home. Portland is a big city, and people in the surrounding metro areas thrive on it being there.

We could also rely more on public transportation like the bus, MAX or streetcar to get to the places that we need to go. It’s a start, but public transportation doesn’t work for everything or everyone, especially if you live in Vancouver.

Rather than coming up with small alternatives or waiting for someone else to make the alternative for you, we need to focus

on what each of us can do to alleviate traffic. We all need to realize that we aren’t the only people stuck in traffic everyday on the commute home. We are the main cause of traffic.

The fact that we exist in our cars on the freeway means that someone else in their car is stuck behind us. Each of us is just as much a part of the solution as we are of the problem. I think that if everyone were more aware of the impact they make driving on the road—even if they’re driving well—that is the biggest start we can make toward getting rid of the traffic we all hate so much.

While fixing the traffic issue between Vancouver and Portland, as well as anywhere in the metro area, is contingent on lots of people making an effort, it starts with each of us.

It starts with realizing that each of us is contributing to the amount of cars on the road, as well as feeling the impact of that fact. Maybe then we can start to make real meaningful efforts toward eliminating the majority of the traffic.

Maybe then we can start to take public transportation not just for ourselves and for convenience, but for all the other poor people who are stuck in traffic every day.

Maybe the traffic that plagues the stretch of highways going in and out of Portland will get fixed, or we can at least start voting and acting in ways that help to fix it.

But I think it all starts with each of us admitting that there is more that we can do to fix the problem. Because in the end, if we won’t do anything to help fix the problem, who will? Traffic isn’t something that we are all forced to be stuck in; rather, it is something that we are a part of and that we can do something to help, if even just a little bit.

“While fixing the traffic issue between Vancouver and Portland, as well as anywhere in the metro area, is contingent on lots of people making an effort, it starts with each of us.”

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OPINION

PASSION OR MONEY FINDING THE REASONS WHY WE CHOOSE OUR PROFESSION

“Now is the time to plan: to decide, to choose and to become.”

Words of Wellness

by Eric Earle

It was Dec. 17th, 1903, and the Wright Brothers were attempting to fly a plane in Kitty Hawk, N.C. But not everyone knows that Orville and Wilbur were actually the underdogs in the race to fly.

Samuel Pierpont Langley was a wealthy, well-educated businessman with great funding and some of the best personal connections in the world. He too was trying to fly. Langley, a keen businessman, knew that whoever solved the mystery of flight would not only make millions, but probably make history too.

The brothers didn’t have the valuable relationships, the money or the education, but they did have passion. They had a “why.” For Orville and Wilbur, it was not about the fame or the wealth, they were inspired by a higher force. They wanted to fly. They cared little about the money and ditched their profitable Wright Cycling Company to trade two wheels for none.

There is a why behind everything we do and everything we want to do, we just have to find it. It’s about discovering the reasons behind our dreams, our education and our profession, because discovering our own reasons is the secret to self-motivation.

“Just thinking about why you might want to do something, increases the chance that you will actually do it,” writes Michael Pantalon, author of Instant Influence.

Dr. Meg Jay writes in her book The Defining Decade that many 20-somethings think that this is their decade to kick back and relax. But in reality, she argues, our 20s are the most important years of our lives. It’s the decade in which we chart our course.

That is, if we choose to chart our course. Many young adults are busy planning their weekend instead of planning their life.

But now is the time. Now is the time to plan: to decide, to choose and to become.

If you have a dream or goal that you want to accomplish, but aren’t 110 percent motivated to go after it, you can use Pantalon’s advice to influence yourself. If you really want to achieve the goal of practicing a skill, say writing, for an hour a day, you can ask yourself, “Why do I want to start writing for an hour every day?”

Thinking about questions like these can give you key insights into shaping your life.

If you are trying to decide between being an artist or a business person, and if art is your passion, then consider these quotes: “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing,” says Dale Carnegie.

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“You really have to have passion if you want to succeed because it’s just so hard,” says Steve Jobs.

The good news: A recent New York Times article vividly describes how our newest generation tends to seek meaning instead of money. Research shows that people want to be able to pursue their passions at work. People want work that matters. We want to feel important more than we want to be well-paid.

So keep this in mind if you are passionate about art and perhaps thinking about changing your major to business.

Remember that there are many people in the workplace who wish they could be pursuing their passion, but instead they are stuck doing work they don’t care for.

And if you are trying to motivate yourself to follow your passion, as Pantalon points out, just thinking about why you might want to go for it makes it more likely that you will. Pantalon also adds that writing or speaking about why you might want to do something is even more powerful than simply thinking about it.

Some people will argue that you should forget your passion and go into a career to make a lot of money. “What are you going to do with a degree in art?” And they have a point. Some people think that business and art just don’t match. One philosophy is to separate the two. Go to work from 9 to 5 and perhaps paint on the weekends, they say.

I think the great paradox is that when you find the meaning, you often find the money. I have found that cultivating passions are some of the most rewarding experiences in life.

It seems to me that passions are what motivate behavior. Passions have a why. They have our why. They matter to us as individuals. They give us power, movement and emotion. They propel us forward. If you can mix work with passion, you are set. Do something you love. I say this because I have found that if you spend your whole life thinking about money, then you will likely lack a deeper spiritual understanding of yourself, others and the universe.

“Why” is the three-letter secret behind everything we do and everything we want to do. If we can uncover our reasons for doing what we do, we can learn how to motivate ourselves and make sure that we choose our best path. Perhaps our best path is to seek meaning over money. And who knows, perhaps, just like with the Wright Brothers, the fame and fortune may follow.

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OPINION

Meet the microaggressions FINDING RACISM WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT

Where are you from?

Global Thinking

Portland.

by Derek Sun

Imagine one day that something has happened to your nose. It’s not clear to you what exactly is wrong with your nose.

When you look in the mirror, you can’t see anything wrong with it at all. However, other people can. They take every opportunity to remind you that something is wrong with your nose.

“What happened? Are you feeling all right?”

“What did you do to yourself?”

“Are you sure you shouldn’t stay home today?”

Gradually, even though you still cannot perceive any injury, pain or ugliness, you begin to doubt your own thoughts. Perhaps the people around you are right; you’re the only person incapable of seeing that your nose has a problem, and it’s all your fault.

Maybe you should see a doctor. Maybe, in order to spare people being concerned for you and to avoid stares and comments, you will spend more time alone at home instead of being out in public.

These are symptoms of the disease known as microaggressions. The microaggression is a psychological concept first discussed by African American psychiatrist Chester Pierce and popularized by thinkers such as Derald Wing Sue and Arudou Debito. As open and violent displays of racism and prejudice are waning, stealthier methods of expressing hate are emerging and receiving more scrutiny. A Google search of “microaggression” reveals myriad accounts of experiencing comments, gestures and actions that, whether unintentional or intentional, serve to denigrate and isolate listeners, and bolster prejudice.

As I examine Google right now, I see stories of female computer programmers being patronized and sexually harassed for daring to work in a field dominated by men, naturalized citizens of Japan being complimented for speaking a single word of Japanese and using chopsticks, black people encountering shocked looks for listening to country music, Chinese-American women being automatically viewed as prostitutes in China, and a depressingly diverse range of further microaggressions. Each time people are being told that something has happened to their noses, we are one step backward from reaching the goal of a society where content of character matters more than color of skin.

Last summer, I had my first brushes with microaggressions.

Interestingly, these events occurred while I was vacationing in China, the country of my parents’ birth. I was fortunate enough to schedule a shadowing appointment in a Beijing hospital and observe doctors performing a surgical operation. As it was my first opportunity to see such an event, I jumped at taking the chance.

The first sign that my day was not going to proceed smoothly was when the head nurse appointed to greet me at the hospital arrived late. Though it was 15 minutes after the scheduled meeting time, she approached me without a smile or apology. I gave her a package of green tea I had prepared as a gift to thank her for permitting me to enter and view an operation, which she accepted with the same disposition she maintained since first seeing me.

“You don’t really speak Chinese, do you?”

In all the time I had spent in China before, I knew my grasp of Mandarin was never perfect. I constantly had to do battle with my memory to remember characters, words and phrases, learn new material and improve my accent, but no one had ever been brazen enough to criticize me for not being superb. The microaggression

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is a tool for downgrading others and reminding listeners of their lower position and their difference from “typical” people.

We entered a briefing where the operation was explained and I was introduced to the staff as someone whose “Chinese is really bad. He can’t speak Chinese.” My blood was boiling in humiliation. The nurses were apparently deaf, since I had been speaking Chinese with them for the last half hour.

The nurses guided me to a room where I was ordered by one-word comments to change into green scrubs. I was being addressed as a disobedient kindergartener who wouldn’t do his homework properly. Some of the nurses started using simple English phrases to reach me, thinking that it would make a difference.

“Wait here, OK?” “Not like that, stupid!”

“You’re so silly!”

“Do you understand?”

Later, feeling quite hungry, I joined the operating team for lunch. They had ordered a box of food for me as well, and this generosity pacified me for several minutes before they thrust a dagger into my body.

It was actually a spoon. Never mind that for five minutes, I had been eating lunch with chopsticks and was having no difficulties. In the doubting eyes of the staff I needed special help, since no foreigner could ever hope to properly use chopsticks like a Chinese person.

“No thanks,” I muttered as politely as I could.

“Come on, take it.”

“You need it. You can’t use chopsticks.”

“Are you sure you don’t need it? Use it. Just take it.”

It was raining and only early afternoon when I left the hospital. I could not have departed sooner. The staff forbid me from using chopsticks and judged me before knowing me, yet made sure never to ask questions about my life or befriend me.

I emerged that day sickened by their stares, their insults and their assumptions that I could not comprehend their language and customs. Never had I ever endured such treatment anywhere. I found racism where I least expected it, and for the first time in my life, I was a victim of bigotry.

Reflecting on these events, I felt more lucky than ever to be an American and live in a diverse country where I have never suffered from racism. China remains a nation where race and belonging are linked, and integration of foreign elements is unacceptable. While not entirely free of hate, America surpasses other nations in its ability to welcome immigrants and to form a strong and vibrant society that offers diversity unmatched anywhere else. Yet if there is a place where microaggressions must be combated and eliminated, it is this country. Interacting with, accepting and learning about all walks of life will enable us to rid ourselves of microaggressions, and we will be closer to fulfilling the promise of a just and tolerant America.

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THE JUNE, 2013 DISMISSAL

of Hillary Jenks,

a tenure-track faculty member who was making good progress to tenure, has raised concerns of administrative retaliation at Portland State. The Vanguard was given access to a body of correspondence surrounding Jenks’ tenure bid that details a tense working relationship. While the decision to terminate Jenks is said to stem from “budgetary and programmatic” concerns, Jenks and those in the full-time faculty union at PSU allege that she was fired in retaliation for her criticism of the changes to, and administration of, the honors program, which is under the direction of Ann Marie Fallon.

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Jenks, a historian whose portion of the correspondence reveals a willingness to voice criticism, contends that she was terminated for precisely this reason.

“My personal opinion is that Ann Marie did not like me,” said Jenks, who was hired onto the tenure track in the honors program in 2008.

Those within the university, including Fallon, would not comment on the particulars of Jenks’ case.

“We do not discuss personnel issues,” for privacy reasons, said PSU’s Director of Communications Scott Gallagher, accompanying Fallon at an interview.

Jenks says her termination is based on personal antagonism rather than her performance record.

“I was on a great path to tenure, and they just decided they didn’t want to keep me around,” she said.

According to PSU’s promotion and tenure guidelines, “Tenure should be granted to faculty members whose scholarly accomplishments are of such quality and significance and demonstrate such potential for long-term performance that the University, so far as its fiscal and human resources permit, can justifiably undertake to employ them for the rest of their academic careers.”

Tenure-track appointments at PSU are maintained on a year-to-year basis. Generally a six-year effort, a faculty member’s bid for tenure is marked by a number of significant reviews.

The first of these occurs at the three year mark, and while many factors go into deciding whether or not a faculty member will go on to win tenure, a positive review here often bodes well for their attempt overall.

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The review that determines the faculty member’s tenure bid takes place in his or her sixth year. If successful, it’s sent for a series of further reviews by the dean of the faculty member’s school, then on to the provost and the university president.

Though Jenks was terminated before her final review was to take place, her third and fifth-year reviews were positive, even “sterling,” according to a faculty member familiar with the situation who asked to remain anonymous.

Indeed, included among the correspondence provided to the Vanguard are letters detailing the positive nature of Jenks’ reviews.

Jenks’ third-year review came in the spring of 2011.

Lawrence Wheeler was the director of the honors program at the time; today he is a professor of humanities and applied linguistics on the honors faculty.

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CONDITIONS FOR TENURE Jenks said that, operating on advice given to her, she paid extra attention to her publishing record, “because with a strong publishing record it would be hard to deny me tenure.”

At that, Jenks spent weekends traveling from Portland to Los Angeles to work in the archives for research that would go toward supporting her book.

In 2011, Jenks won a research fellowship from the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles that would take place the following year, from March through June of 2012. To see the fellowship through, Jenks took a leave of absence in the winter and spring quarters of 2012.

Concerned that her teaching responsibilities would suffer, Jenks said that she offered to act as resident faculty in the new honors housing in Epler Hall. She said that the agreed-upon plan would have her living in the residence hall

during the week, with her research travel to Los Angeles taking place on the weekends.

The plan that was approved in May 2012 fell apart that September, Jenks said, when she was told that she would instead have to live in the residence hall full time.

“I was handed a contract that stated that I had to make student housing my primary residence,” she said, adding that she was essentially told, “You can sign this or you can look for another job.”

Jenks said that she signed the contract under duress and turned to the faculty union for support. After a meeting with union representatives and members of the administration, she was able to move out of the unit at the end of that term.

While Fallon and Gallagher would not comment on the particulars of this situation, Fallon did say that the Faculty in Residence program has been shelved for this year due to budgetary restrictions.

“It’s definitely not a component for tenure,” she added.

Fallon, in an April 2013 email to Jenks detailing her positive fifth-year review, noted the absence of Jenks’ residence experience in her own self-evaluation that was submitted as part of that year’s review process.

“This was indeed important work that made a big impact on our students and their sense of engagement to the program and the community,” Fallon wrote. “Your development of programming for students and your availability on the floor were instrumental in the success of the first year of our residence-life program.”

Jenks said in an interview that she did not want her experiences in the Faculty in Residence program to appear on the record as if they had gone without incident.

“I must express my surprise at this assessment,” she wrote in her April 24,

2013 response to Fallon.

Citing the new contract she was forced to sign, Jenks wrote, “This attempt to unilaterally revise both what I had agreed to do as facultyin-residence as well as the terms of my letter of offer… forced me to seek union representation for termination of my participation in the faculty-in-residence program and protection from any reprisals for so doing.”

In that same letter, Jenks also leveled criticism at the procedures for curricular design in the program, describing situations where faculty were required to teach outside their areas of expertise.

“I have found the pace and sheer amount of curricular change in honors, along with the hierarchical—rather than collaborative—nature of that change, to be counterproductive to pursuit of the active re-

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search and publication agenda required for publication at this university.”

“That’s all a faculty-led process,” Fallon said of the procedures for introducing new curricula in an interview, adding that curricular changes must be approved by the Curricular and Academic Requirements committees before being put into effect. “If faculty want to experiment with things, that’s part of their purview.”

“That doesn’t mean that we quit teaching introductory English composition,” Gallagher added. “Everyone has a desire to teach other things.”

Jenks and others have questioned the reality of tenure bids in the honors program.

When asked if the pursuit of tenure was any longer a realistic endeavor in the honors program, Fallon said, “I have tenure. And we have tenured faculty. Wheeler has tenure, Kathleen Merrow has tenure.”

Fallon later wrote in an email that she received her tenure in the honors program in 2010.

‘WITHOUT MERIT’ Jenks’ termination notice, dated June 12, 2013, reads: “The position of assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies, social sciences, will be eliminated.” The social sciences designation is not present in Jenks’ hiring materials.

“Informally, I sort of did get designated the social sciences person when we were making curriculum changes,” Jenks said.

“It was a completely informal designation.

“Adding it to the letter of termination was their way of retroactively formalizing it,” she said, adding that it was this designation that made her position easier to terminate for budgetary reasons.

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Wheeler wrote in a March 2011 letter to Jenks that her submitted tenure portfolio “seems to me highly indicative of a faculty member working strongly and successfully towards eventual promotion and tenure, and I concur with the promotion and tenure committee’s unanimous endorsement of your work.”

Melody Rose, then vice provost for academic programs and instruction at PSU, wrote in her third-year review letter to Jenks dated April 2011: “I am pleased with the goals you have established for tenure…and should think achievement of them would make for a successful tenure package.”

Jenks’ fifth-year review portfolio was similarly received, though by this point, the tension surrounding her position was nearing its height.

STATEMENT

“In this case, the nonrenewal decision is based on the needs and condition of the department and its students, as communicated to the faculty member, and there is no allegation that the nonrenewal decision is due to a procedural failure in the promotion and tenure process.”

STATEMENT

SOURCE: Carol Mack, vice provost for academic personnel and leadership development, in the university’s Sept.

6, 2013 response to Jenks’ termination grievance.

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versity Professors, the faculty representing Jenks’ case, argues that designation changes like this are illegitimate.

“From our perspective, appointment letters are a contract, and the contract is enforceable and they can’t be changed midstream,” he said in an interview. “The idea that a contract can be reissued after it’s been initiated is something that we would challenge, especially if the reissued contract is detrimental to the employee.”

Lesch believes that a successful appeal would have hinged on the conditions surrounding this new designation.

“If the Jenks termination went to arbitration, we believe that the arbitrator would have found the administration’s unilateral action to designate Jenks’ appointment to interdisciplinary studies, social sciences to

have been inconsistent with her actual letter of appointment, and that the underlying basis for Jenks being targeted would have been rejected,” he said.

“Going to arbitration is very expensive, but this was a case we were committed to fighting,” he added.

In a statement provided to the Vanguard, Judy Patton, PSU-AAUP’s vice president for grievances and academic freedom, said that the union remains “concerned that this administrative stance on tenure-track positions will discourage other highly qualified candidates from applying to PSU given its lack of support and commitment to junior faculty.”

The faculty member who spoke to the Vanguard on the condition of anonymity said that “it was a direct attack on academic freedom and on tenure as well.”

Jenks has since moved on to a new position in Riverside, Calif., where she’s the director of the Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties for the Riverside Community College District.

In a press release detailing Jenks’ appointment, RCCD Interim Chancellor Cynthia Azari said, “We are pleased to have attracted a director of Dr. Jenks’ stature…Her scholarship and publishing background is outstanding, and she brings particular experience in working across the public and private sectors.”

‘CHAMPION ATHLETES’ David D. Perlmutter, professor and dean of the college of media and communication at Texas Tech University, has studied and written about tenure in the

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U.S. Perlmutter, who pens the “Career Confidential” tenure advice column for the Chronicle of Higher Education, writes in the Dec. 9 edition of the column that “it’s not uncommon for someone to be on the upper administration’s favorites (or enemies) list, and incur favor (or tenure denial) based on personal considerations. It shouldn’t happen, but it does.”

Perlmutter says that the landscape for tenure is changing, for a variety of reasons.

“At least at research universities, the standards of research productivity and grants procurement have gone up markedly,” in the last 10 years, he said in an interview.

Perlmutter added that while these changes don’t necessarily reflect a weakening of the tenure track in the U.S., they are symptomatic of a general weakening of public university funding.

“Public funding for higher education has gone down across the board,” he said, adding that as the prestige aspirations of universities continue to climb, faculty research has become one of the more readily quantifiable ways to measure a university’s success.

“We’re simply expecting the young faculty to publish a lot more and often to bring in money as well,” he said.

Perlmutter added that these faculty know what they’re in for, and in some cases they thrive under pressure.

“To some extent these are champion athletes who are going for their next big contest,” he said.

“I think if you talk to a lot of them, they couldn’t imagine doing anything else.”

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Later that month, the faculty union brought a grievance to the administration on Jenks’ behalf, claiming that “the administration cannot eliminate a tenure-related position for reasons other than just cause, retrenchment due to financial exigency, or failure to meet the established criteria for tenure as set forth in the [promotion and tenure] guidelines.”

Carol Mack, vice provost for academic personnel and leadership development, who responded to Jenks’ grievance on PSU’s behalf, wrote that since the requirements for timely notice of 12 months were met, Jenks’ grievance was without merit.

With the appeal lost, Jenks tendered her immediate resignation.

Phil Lesch, executive director of the PSU chapter of the American Association of Uni-

ARTS & CULTURE

GET YOUR (VIDEO) GAME ON GLOBAL GAME JAM 2014 COMES TO PORTLAND BRANDON STALEY

Contrary to popular belief, video games are not the product of magic. In actuality, they are the result of years of hard work by trained professionals. But they’re also getting easier and easier to make, and the previously formidable walls surrounding the vaunted halls of game development are crumbling away. These days, anyone can have a go at making a game. Even you.

If you’re interested in testing your mettle, then attend the Global Game Jam. It’s an international game-making marathon in which participants are given 48 hours to make a game inspired by a prompt, from scratch. It just so happens that there is a site in Portland, and you’re invited.

Portland’s Global Game Jam will be held at the Art Institute of Portland from Friday, Jan. 24 until Sunday, Jan. 26. The jam begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and runs until 6:00 a.m. on Sunday.

Members of the public are invited to play the games participants developed after the jam has concluded.

The event is being organized by the Portland Indie Game Squad, or PIGSquad.

PIGSquad is a local group that focuses on promoting video game development by arranging events that focus on game design, programming, writing and music.

Will Lewis, a Portland State alumnus and founder of PIGSquad, is organizing the jam. Lewis is an old hat at leading gaming events. He said he has organized at least eight jams, two of which were Global Game Jams.

Local flare There are no prerequisites for participating in the jam; no prior knowledge of programming languages or development software is required.

Lewis said that participants should be willing to work in teams, though some participants opt to work alone.

In the past, Portland’s Global Game Jam has seen a diverse group of attendees.

Lewis said he has seen groups ranging in age and skill level.

“There’s obvious gender diversity,” said Jefferey Sens, co-organizer for the jam.

“There’s also diversity in experience. I think it’s absolutely phenomenal that groups of people with different levels of confidence or self-belief in their own abilities are showing up and finding a welcoming space.”

Computers and work spaces will be provided at the site, though participants are welcome to bring their own laptops and materials. Computers on-site will be fitted with accessible game development software like Unity and Stencyl.

The health of jammers during the event is of paramount concern.

While Global Game Jam is limited to a 48 hour period, participants are discouraged from working straight through the event. “[Events like] hackathons have an unfortunate connotation,” Sens said. “They’re college kids drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza and burning themselves out by staying up for 96 hours.”

Lewis and Sens are striving to make Portland’s Global Game Jam a quality of life experience. There will be recommended sleeping and eating hours, and food will be provided.

Participants should come to Portland’s Global Game Jam expecting to create a “mini game,” a simple game that can be completed by the player quickly and in a single sitting. Primarily, game jams are about learning in a community setting.

“I think the achievement of completing something,

even if it’s totally not what you imagined or wanted when you started, is just a different feeling of success,” Sens said.

A popular extreme Game jams are only getting more popular. Last year there were over 300 sites across the world that participated in Global Game Jam. This year, the number has crept closer to 330. Lewis said that he’s expecting nearly 70 people to show up at the Portland site.

Sens said he thought one of the reasons why game jams have become so popular recently is because of how open and democratic they are. Game jams are structured so as to not privilege the skillful over the newcomer, the professional over the amateur.

“It’s radically inclusive,” Lewis said.

That sense of inclusion extends across the globe.

The Global Game Jam is the largest event of its kind in the world. Since the jam is conducted on an interna-

tional level, it’s an opportunity for different cultures to interact.

“A lot of people video conference during [Global Game Jam], so it’s a really cool way to bring the communities together,” Lewis said. “You get to interact, based on a common ground, with all these people that you never would have otherwise interacted with.”

For more information about the Global Game Jam visit globalgamejam.org. Additional information on Portland’s Global Game Jam and PIGSquad can be found at pigsquad.com

TRICHROMAT, a color picker platformer, was created by local developer, Incredible Ape, at last year’s event. ©INCREDIBLE APE GAMES

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STUDENT-FRIENDLY HAPPY HOURS KERRY POLITZER

In the past few years, Portland has become something of a culinary mecca. A great way to enjoy the city’s delicious offerings is to stop in to a restaurant for happy hour. Many eateries serve up their most popular dishes for only the cost of a college notebook. Since many of Portland’s happy hours tend to focus on food, rather than drink, some of the best ones are open to minors. Here are some of our favorites:

OVEN & SHAKER combines pizza and reasonably priced drinks for a happy hour experience that is both fun and affordable.

RAVEN & ROSE is located just outside of the PSU campus on Columbia and Broadway and offers a slew of happy hour options.

THIS BUTTERSCOTCH POT DE CREME is just one of many delicious options available at The Bent Brick.

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The Bent Brick

Oven and Shaker

Serratto Restaurant and Bar

1639 N.W. Marshall St. (503) 688-1655 Happy hour Tuesday-Saturday, 4-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, 4-9 p.m.

1134 N.W. Everett St. (503) 241-1600 Happy hour Monday-Friday, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Sunday-Thursday, 10 p.m.-midnight.

2112 N.W. Kearney St. (503) 221-1195 Daily happy hour, 4-6 p.m.

It’s Sunday and you've gotten through all of your schoolwork for the week. Time to celebrate! The Bent Brick holds an allday happy hour every Sunday, during which time all dishes are only $2-$5. They also have a happy hour every weekday from 4-6 p.m. Nosh on a plate of crispy hush puppies ($3), a meatloaf slider ($4) or a refreshing kale and anchovy salad ($5).

Do you have a couple hours’ break between classes? Oven and Shaker’s midday happy hour is the perfect opportunity to unwind over a gourmet pizza. The restaurant’s woodburning pizza oven produces pies both traditional and offbeat. It’s hard to beat the simple margherita (tomato, mozzarella and basil) for good taste, but if you’re feeling adventurous, try the wild fennel sausage pie with potato, tomato, scallions, chilies and smoked mozzarella. Or get creative and choose your own ingredients–salt-cured anchovies, anyone?

Imperial 410 S.W. Broadway (503) 228-7222 Daily happy hour, 2-6 p.m.

Although Imperial’s happy hour menu is technically reserved for bar seating, the restaurant will make an exception for under-21s. Ask for a table and chow down on some wings with hot sauce and blue cheese ($7) and a big basket of fries ($3). Vegetarian selections include a grilled romaine salad with cherry tomatoes, feta and salsa verde ($5). If you’re gluten-free, get the grilled sausage ($8) or an oyster served with horseradish and lemon ($2).

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Raven & Rose 1331 S.W. Broadway (503) 222-7673 Happy hour Monday-Friday, 3:30-5 p.m.

Although this relatively new addition to the Portland restaurant scene does not offer a large selection of happy hour items, it is notable for its proximity to Portland State. Walk over for a plate of fried cauliflower ($5), a terrine with pickles and mustard ($6) or a healthy green salad dressed with tart vinaigrette ($5).

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Sometimes you just can’t make a decision. If you’re craving Italian, but your study partner wants a burger, take the streetcar over to Serratto. Every day the restaurant serves up a diverse little menu of popular items for less than $10. You can enjoy a plate of spaghetti bolognese ($8) while your friend dives into a juicy bacon cheeseburger with French fries ($8).

Urban Farmer The Nines Hotel 8th Floor 525 S.W. Morrison St. (503) 222-4900.

Daily happy hour, 3-6 p.m.

Urban Farmer might seem like the swanky steakhouse to save for your folks, but the modern hotel restaurant offers a great assortment of small plates and appetizers for only $4-$6.

Eat up a plate of French fries with smoked paprika and lemon ($5) or relish a bowl of beer-cheese soup with a toasted pretzel ($6). You can also munch on chicken pops ($5) or sliders with Tillamook cheddar ($4).

ARTS & CULTURE

THE ANXIETIES OF ADOLESCENCE ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’ comes to 5th avenue cinema ANDREW ECHEVERRIA

Playing this weekend at 5th Avenue Cinema, writer, director Todd Solondz’s 1995 cult classic Welcome to the Dollhouse throws young Dawn Wieners (Heather Matarazzo) into that old familiar void we’ve all had our turn at crawling out of: the black pit of early adolescence. The result is as bleak as it is hilarious.

Spring has come for bespectacled-and-freckled DawnWieners, whose unfortunate last name results in her typically cruel classmates bestowing her with such well-crafted titles as “wienerdog” and “lesbo.”

In the hopes high school heartthrob Steve might harbor her love, the middle schooler sets out to discover how she might become appealing to an older boy. After learning from her brother Mark that Steve is quite the promiscuous young man, Dawn awakens to sexuality. A string of salacious conversations and instances both terrifying and sweet take hold of Dawn’s young life. But growing up too fast has its added effects.

On her maiden voyage for a boy’s attention, she becomes hyperaware of how the people that inhabit her world truly feel about her: she’s an outcast, folded in the fringes both at home and at school. Mom prefers her perfect younger sister, Missy.

Missy prefers practicing ballet. Older brother Mark prefers studying. Her classmates prefer covering her locker in obscenities and shooting spitballs in her face. She’s forlorn in a world that wants nothing to do with her.

“Why do you hate me?” Dawn asks a bully who corners her in the bathroom.

“Because you’re ugly,” is the response.

On first glance, it might appear that the tale of a seventh grade girl’s coming of age might be one with primarily female audiences in mind. This is not necessarily true. Solondz’s film deals as much with a young woman’s sexual awakening as it does with our standards of beauty and their relation to America’s youth, among other social issues. The film will resonate with anyone who has lived past the age of 13.

Additionally, for a movie comprised almost entirely of child actors, Welcome to the Dollhouse is surprisingly palatable. Not in the least of which is due to Matarazzo’s stunning performance. The role was her debut into film at age 12, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award.

One particularly poignant scene portrays Dawn violently sawing the head off of a Barbie doll. The image alone is powerful and disturbing, carried out by a frustrated young woman constantly ridiculed for her looks.

But with the added context that Dawn is mutilating her sister’s dolls as an act of revenge for getting her in trouble, the scene is given a surprisingly comic twist.

This example perfectly encapsulates the genius of Solondz’s script: it delivers insightful commentary through an unsettling mix of melodrama and wit.

But as comedic as Dawn’s story is, it never ceases to be tragic. Welcome to the Dollhouse revisits the terrors of childhood days, and offers introspective opportunity as Dawn transforms on the screen.

Like Dawn, we were all sweet at some point. But when did we begin to change our ways? Was

HEATHER MATARAZZO stars as Dawn Wieners, a shy, seventh grade girl struggling through adolescence.

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it when we were bullied? Was it when we were made to feel inferior, maybe even in our own homes? Or did we simply allow our insecurities to get the best of us? Is it the world we inhabit or the world we’ve invented that causes us to flirt with sociopathy?

Dawn is met with disappointment when she invites a saucy high school freshman, all hair and lipstick, to study with her: a desperate attempt to make a new friend.

“Not a chance,” says the hair.

“Sorry, Dawn…look in the mirror.”

And so she does.

5th Avenue Cinema is free for PSU students, $3 for other students, $4 general admission. Visit 5thavenuecinema.org/upcoming-films for showtimes and a full schedule of other films being screened over winter quarter.

5TH AVENUE CINEMA PRESENTS

WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 510 S.W. Hall St. Portland, OR 97201 Free for PSU Students $3 for other students $4 general admission

FRIDAY, JAN. 24 7:00 p.m.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 25 7:00 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 26 3:00 p.m.

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ETC FEATURED EVENT Preserving Oregon’s Sweetest Things Sunday, Jan. 26 2 p.m.

North Portland Library 512 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR 97217 The Multnomah County Library, in association with the Oregon State University Extension Service, is offering a session that will provide a complete overview on canning, freezing, juicing and jamming delicious local fruits.

The workshop will review basic techniques and necessary equipment, and provide access to current references and resources essential for anyone who wants to preserve their own local food. FREE ©GOODNCRAZY

EVENT CALENDAR Tuesday, Jan. 21

are welcome to attend and no appointment is necessary.

FREE

Oregon Black History 1–3 p.m.

Native American Student and Community Center 710 S.W. Jackson St., Portland, OR 97201 Walidah Imarisha, educator, writer, organizer and spoken word artist who teaches in Portland State’s black studies department, Oregon State University’s women’s studies department and Southern New Hampshire University’s English department, will present her work and research on Oregon’s black history and talk about coediting the visionary fiction anthology, Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements, with Adrienne Maree Brown. FREE

Let’s Talk: Drop In Counseling 2–3 p.m.

Women’s Resource Center 1802 S.W. 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97201 Let’s Talk sessions are an opportunity for students to access free and confidential mental health consultations from the experts at SHAC. These sessions provide valuable resources for those who need support getting through the term. Any and all students

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Let’s Talk Series: Social Justice 10 a.m.–Noon Smith Memorial Student Union, Multicultural Center (228) 1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201 Join Rev. Deborah R. Brown, ObJN and Episcopal chaplain to the PSU community, as well as the part-time rector of St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church in Northeast Portland, as she guides us through an exploration of privilege as it relates to social justice. Why is it important to learn about privilege? Who does it impact? Find answers to these questions and more during this workshop on Tuesday, Jan 21. FREE

Wednesday, Jan. 22 Panel Discussion: Coalition of Communities of Color Noon–2 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, Multicultural Center (228) 1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201 A panel that will discuss the socio-economic disparities, institutional racism, and inequity of services experi-

enced by families, children, and communities will be presented by the Portland Coalition of Communities of Color at PSU. The coalition organizes communities for collective action resulting in social change to obtain self-determination, wellness, justice and prosperity. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. FREE

International Coffee Hour 3–6 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, Multicultural Center (228) 1825 S.W., Broadway, Portland, OR 97201 You are invited to meet new friends from different cultural backgrounds and to share your own experience of studying and living in the United States while enjoying free coffee and snacks. This event is organized by the Organization of International Students, the Intensive English Language Program, and the Multicultural Center and open for all PSU students to attend. FREE

Thursday, Jan. 23 Do (Muslim) Girls Really Need Saving?

7 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, room 236 1825 S.W., Broadway Portland, OR 97201

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Invited by the U.S. Embassy to do cultural outreach, colleagues from the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls in Portland traveled to Bahrain in August, 2013, to put on a modified version of the girls’ empowerment camp founded in Portland. Join them for a collaborative discussion that will outline the socio-political context for girls’ empowerment programs in the Gulf, the particular situation in Bahrain, and how a program with a western-style girls’ empowerment message was modified and adapted by the organizers and the girls themselves over the course of the camp. FREE

Friday, Jan. 24 Social Sustainability Colloquium 2–4 p.m.

Academic and Student Rec Center, room 660 1800 S.W., 6th Ave. Portland, OR 97201 On Fridays PSU is host to a recurring gathering designed to promote discussion and highlight issues concerning social sustainability. On Jan. 24, the discussion will focus on “ecosytem services”, and the benefits that nature provides on social, economic, and ecological levels. FREE

Decolonizing the Mind: Healing Through Neurodecolonization and Mindfulness 6–9 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union, Multicultural Center (228) 1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201

PSU welcomes Dr. Michael Yellowbird for a discussion focused on “decolonizing the mind”, a social movement meant to empower people to take their liberation into their own hands and end colonization within themselves in order to end it within society. All are welcome to attend this event and dinner will be served to those who do between 6 and 7 p.m. FREE

Saturday, Jan. 25 Researching Your House History 3–4 p.m.

Multnomah Country Library, Hillsdale Meeting Room 1525 S.W. Sunset Blvd., Portland, OR 97239 The Multnomah Historical Association will be offering this free workshop, in association with the Multnomah Country Library, to those who are interested in finding out the history of their home, or learning how to research the history of any given prop-

erty. If you are curious about the architectural and historical facts attached to locations, this workshop is a great way to begin your research.

FREE

Sunday, Jan. 26 Chamber Music Northwest: The Seasons, Part III 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln Hall, room 175 1620 S.W., Park Ave. Portland, OR 97201 Oregon Symphony Concertmaster, Sarah Kwak, makes her Chamber Music Northwest debut in Piazzolla and Copland’s Apalachian Spring.

Also featured will be a new piece by Portland composer David Schiff, entitled Echoes of Seasons. Tickets are $10 for students and varying prices for the general public depending on section.

For more information, visit www.cmnw.org/ticketInformation.html.

FREE

21+

PSU FREE OPEN TO PUBLIC 21 & OVER

ETC

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Aquarius Jan. 20–Feb. 18

Oh ye water bearer, thy time has come for sweet rejoice! It’s your astrological new year, Aquarius; and like a snake, you’ve shed the baggage of your old, tired skin.

This is all metaphorical, of course—you weren’t actually looking old and tired.

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If anyone gets in the way, give them the horns.

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lower the bar, or find yourself abandoned and alone.

You’re a fiery, headstrong one. Your skull may be horny, but now isn’t the time to use your cranium as a battering ram. Charging in to things won’t solve your problems. Keep those puppies on lockdown and try to put more emphasis on what’s inside your head instead of trying to use what’s on top of it.

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You have an obvious flair for the dramatic and you like to be the center of attention. This is all fine and dandy, but it’s worth noting that the spotlight doesn’t have an off switch.

Maybe it’s time to take a bow and slip out quietly before you get in over your head and trapped on stage.

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UPCOMING

PSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

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PSU NORTHERN ARIZONA

Top Performers: Gary Winston, 13 points

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PSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NORTHERN ARIZONA PSU

Top Performers: Allie Brock and Lariel Powel, 16 points each

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Top Performers: LaMarcus Aldridge, 30 points, 12 rebounds

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BUSINESS (TRIP) AS USUAL PART TWO

JOEL GUNDERSON

Friday night of the trip had a different feel to it. Halfway through our venture through the frozen fields of Utah, coach Tyler Geving and his staff knew that something was missing from the team.

Gone was the looseness that drifted over them when we initially left Portland.

A three hour bus ride from Pocatello, Idaho landed us in the beautiful, snowdriven town of Ogden, Utah, home to the Weber State Wildcats. For years Weber State has been a thorn in the Vikings’ side—a conference powerhouse that seems to have Portland State’s number, no matter the situation.

Compound that with the loss the night before, and things felt bleak as we pulled into the hotel, surrounded by grey skies set atop the mountains that outlined the city. The clouds cast an ominous feel; it seemed that at the moment nothing was working in the Vikings’ favor.

Things were bad. Tense.

And once inside, they only got worse.

With the players settled into their rooms, an impromptu team meeting was called to announce the dismissal of forward Aaron Moore; a result of disciplinary reasons that stemmed from the previous game. It was a punch to the gut for a team already woozy from a lackluster start to the season.

At this point something drastic needed to happen, or we risked losing the season in the blink of an eye. Players looked cold and blank.

They were a teammate down; they were far from home—far from where they thought they would be in many aspects.

As it turns out, a simple meal would do the trick.

OGDEN, UTAH HOTEL ROOM FRIDAY, NOON Adam Wardell is the basketball team’s right-hand man.

A behind-the-scenes jitterbug who has his hands on

every facet of the program, he is in charge of the team’s travel—down to the tiniest of details—and on this particular trip he had his hands full.

(Adam, by the way, deserves a huge amount of credit for allowing this access for the Vanguard.)

Unfortunately for Adam, he was also my roommate for the weekend. But fortunately for me, as Adam was the one making the plans, I was able to get the inside scoop before anyone else.

It was in our room that afternoon where I first learned of that night’s plans; what now will be known as “The Dinner.”

After another team meeting later in the afternoon we were off to the arena, a complete turnaround from the dump we found ourselves in at Idaho State. Weber State calls Dee Events Center home: A bright, luminous arena that just feels like big-time college basketball.

Immediately you could see the players begin to get some

bounce in their steps again.

There was more energy, more optimism than earlier in the day and a sense that there was still something to play for.

Normally on the road following a practice, players are free to go get food wherever they want. That night, however, Geving knew something was needed to bring his guys together in light of all that had happened in the previous 24 hours.

“We need a spark,” Adam told me as we headed to the bus. “These guys need to bond.”

So they did.

The food wasn’t special, the games on the TV’s were a blur, but the impact of that night could last a season.

Huddled close at a long table in the middle of Iggy’s Grill, 12 teammates laughed as one. They joked, told stories, talked of sports and women and anything else they could think of. They didn’t scatter to various fast food places.

They didn’t hole up in their hotel rooms.

A SIMPLE DINNER brought the Vikings together.

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SPORTS The coaches, trainers and radio staff, along with myself, sat at the table nearby, an ear on our table and an ear on the players. They didn’t care that their squad was being too loud; they didn’t mind that they were teasing each other with little ears at nearby tables.

Most of all, they didn’t care that they had lost the night before. They had all moved on, and the players were coming together.

It was the most important and impactful coaching decision Geving made all trip long, and the look on his face throughout dinner told the story: he looked content. Turns out, some victories are not earned on the hardwood. He may have lost the previous game, but that night, over cheap salmon and the bond of being far from home, his team had come together.

On a cold night in Ogden, 12 individuals became one team; the most important win of the season.

DEE EVENTS CENTER SATURDAY, 5:34 P.M. The true test of the previous night’s bonding wouldn’t be seen until the Vikings took the court against Weber State. This would have to wait, however, as game days on the road are, for lack of a better word, long.

Hotel room, watch TV. Shoot around. Hotel room, watch TV. Food. You get the idea.

Finally, after what felt like days, we arrived at the arena. The amount of snow that had fallen since we arrived the day before was incredible—and not something these guys are used to, most hailing from Oregon or California.

To enter the arena is tricky enough; a long, sloping terminal guides players and coaches into a back door. Ice and snow cover the entire ramp, making the journey a scary one, as coaches all fix their eyes on the players’ precious ankles, making sure no one falls.

Once inside, we were hit with a wave of energy. For everything that Holt Arena in Pocatello wasn’t, this place was. It was alive with energy. The band was already in mid-game form, some fans had parked in their seats, and the smell of fresh popcorn was overwhelming.

FIVE MINUTES TO TIP 6:55 P.M. Coach Geving has been at PSU for nine seasons, the last five as head coach.

He has garnered a reputation as an ace recruiter and as a developer of talent.

He worked under the great Ken Bone for years, and has since brought in the right assistant coaches to fill out his staff.

On this trip, however, I witnessed where Geving shines most: the locker room.

Over the years, pregame speeches have become cliché and over-dramatized

by Hollywood. Gone are the days of yelling and spitting— the true merit of a coach comes in their ability to connect with the team, no matter the situation.

That night, I learned why Geving has so much respect from his players. He doesn’t BS them.

He didn’t raise his voice.

He didn’t stand on chairs or throw markers. In the middle of the room with every eye on him, he simply looked at his guys. The message was simple: “We have to sell out.

This is a great opportunity.

We’re a good team, they’re a good team. I know that right now we have a bunch of guys in here that will stick together, play together, but…we got to have more pride. We have to take everything up a notch.

Do we have the athletes?

Do we have the players?

Yes, we do. But we have to take it up a notch.”

Only at this point did his voice began to rise, the crowd noise from outside taking over our small space.

“The guy next to you, that’s who you’re playing for.”

Everyone rose, some clapping along. Armed in their black uniforms, players huddled around and Geving told them how proud of them he was for sticking together through the previous day’s events.

“It’s one game, one play at a time. Let’s go!”

And with that, it was back to what they do best—playing basketball, the game they all love. The players, the coaches, they just want to be on the court. Not in a meeting, not in practice. They want to lace it up against the best competition.

In Ogden, they got their chance.

POST GAME 9:47 P.M. It wasn’t the dream story you want to cover, but what happened on the court was something bigger than one game. While the Vikings came up short, the final score was not at all indicative of the performance they put on.

They were focused, energized and showed the heart they were lacking in Idaho.

In the locker room after the game, there were no solemn attitudes. With the Weber State band blaring the fight song in the background, Geving stood before his team for the last time on the trip, a proud coach focusing on the positives instead of harboring the negative.

“We get to go back home.

Now is not the time to start chirping. Now is the time to stick together…We have to stay together more than anything.”

We boarded the bus, an 0–2 trip now official. Guys’ faces were still down, but there was a spark ignited. A belief that all was not lost.

They know how good they can be and that night, despite the loss, they proved it to themselves—and to the conference—that the best was yet to come.

that the effects of The Dinner were still taking hold.

In a crowded lobby, players gravitated towards one another: bench guys with starters, seniors with freshman. It seemed, more so than when we arrived, that they were a team.

Geving and his staff found a spot along the wall and were breaking down game film. For them, there is no day off. The grind of the season doesn’t

slow down for one second.

The players were happy to take a reprieve for a day.

School began anew the next day, and it’s a long haul to the end. The day was a chance to relax. To laugh, joke and continue to piece together what will one day make them great.

PORTLAND 1:30 P.M. As we gathered our bags in Portland, I found coach

Geving and thanked him for allowing me to tag along. His voice was hoarse and only every other word came out.

His eyes were droopy and his smile genuine, but lacking enthusiasm. I asked him if this ever gets to him, the constant travel. His lips pursed as he shook his head no.

“I love it. For us, travel is what it is. It’s what makes it special…Every trip is business as usual.”

THE TEAM TALKS LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS before taking the floor against Weber State.

SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SUNDAY, 11:33 A.M. Sitting in the airport I couldn’t help but notice

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WEBER STATE delivered an intimidating environment.

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SPORTS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Dear 49ers fans, Why are there so many of you here? I can’t even walk to class without seeing a 49ers hat. It seems like every third person I meet has some relation to the bay, whether they lived there or they just happen to root for Stephen Curry or Colin Kaepernick.

Being a Northwest sports fan, it’s not hard for me to admit that I dislike California sports. My father did a great job raising me as a Lakers hater, and my hatred grows stronger every day. The Lakers are especially bad, because Lakers fans are everywhere. But as of late, I haven’t seen any Lakers jerseys around. It’s fantastic isn’t it? I wonder why that is?

Geographically, my hope would be that the farther north one travels up California, the better the sports fans would be. But you guys, you Bay Area fans are becoming even more noticeable than Lakers fans this year. Especially all over colleges. Eugene and Corvallis are filled with Bay Area students because college is simply cheaper up here than it is in California. So instead of battling the San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors fan bases from afar, I have to deal with you guys on my way to class.

This has become especially annoying as of late because, unfortunately for me, Bay Area sports are actually good. A lot of those teams in Northern California have seen success in the last five years. What this means is that all these people I see on the daily can back up what they are saying.

There is a pinnacle to this rivalry I have created within the bounds of Portland State’s campus. And it was Sunday’s game. You know, that NFC championship game that ended with an incredible Richard Sherman tip to a season ending interception for your beloved 49ers. Maybe that will stop the hats? To me, this game represented the relationship the Northwest and the Bay Area have; a very chippy game by two excellent sports teams. The true feelings for the two teams came out in that Sherman interview, I’m sure you loved it 49ers fans. Sherman called 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree soft, and boasted about his and his defense’s excellent game.

Now I realize that what Sherman did was not exactly classy. It has been a huge topic of conversation, and a lot of people feel very heated about it. But I urge you 49ers fans, look at this for what it is. Crabtree talked trash all week. And so what, who didn’t? But he specifically disrespected Sherman during the game, and Sherman let his feelings show it. It just so happened that the interview came right after the Seahawks had made the Super Bowl, due to an incredible play by guess who, Richard Sherman. He was jacked, pumped, excited, whatever word you want to say. I am not defending him in any way. He absolutely shouldn’t have said that. But I can understand why it happened.

With that said, I am so happy that the Seahawks sent the Niners packing.

At my roots, I will always be a fan of sports in the Northwest. And I guess the reason I am so upset with all of these Bay Area sports fans up here is because I expect everyone here to love the Blazers and Seahawks. But that’s just not how it works. So Bay Area sports fans, I don’t like that there are so many of you here in Oregon, all over our college campuses. But ultimately, I respect the statement it makes as fans to go into another city and strongly root for their teams.

Especially if it has an impact on me. Just put away your damn 49ers hats.

Sincerely, Alex Moore Vanguard Sports Desk

DR. CLAIRE WHEELER, professor of community health, presents “Staying On Top with Mind Body Medicine” on Thursday in the Direct Learning Center.

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PSU INVITES STUDENTS TO GET HEALTHY HEALTH& WELLNESS

DREA VICK

The Academic and Student Rec Center’s annual Healthy U Wellness Challenge has kicked off and is full of exciting events in the coming eight weeks.

The event is similar to the annual Bike to PSU challenge, in that participants compete for points, whether by themselves or as part of a team. The individual or team with the most points has the opportunity to win fun prizes. The grand prize for teams is a $500 gift card to Next Adventure Outdoor Store; the individual grand prize is a $100 gift card to Next Adventure. In addition, each participant who tracks at least 100 points gets a free t-shirt, and 200 points is rewarded with a $5 gift card to Powell’s Books.

The challenge is meant to bring a holistic approach to wellness, with classes you can attend (for points) that teach everything from healthy eating and exercise to mental health and social security. In addition, you can get points by working out on your own at the Rec Center, or by walking, biking or taking transit to and from school.

The timing of this challenge is certainly no coincidence.

The beginning of the year always brings new resolutions, and one of the most common

is to get healthier. A lot of people don’t always know how to do that, so this event is great to teach people skills from the ground up.

If you want to join the challenge as an individual, you can register throughout the entire duration of the challenge.

You just have to pay $10 at the member services desk at the Rec Center and complete your registration online at wellness.pdx.edu. If you want to do it with several friends, you have until Jan. 26 to solidify your plans; no new teams can be created after that date.

However, new people can join an already existing team after the cut-off. There is really no reason not to try it.

This next week has some interesting classes to attend, as the challenge is gearing up:

Financial Wellness Wednesday, Jan. 22 12:45–1:45 p.m.

5 points Learn about budgeting and how to take care of your finances. Students are burdened with student loans, so it’s important to learn about healthy spending habits before it comes time to pay the loans off. In addition, they will go over credit cards and other aspects of financial literacy.

Touching Two: Simple Massage Techniques for Two People Thursday, Jan. 23 9:45–10:45 a.m.

5 points

Massage is proven to relieve stress, and the healing affects of human touch are not widely known. This class focuses on how to massage a partner.

Film and Panel Presentation: Know Your Rights 4:30 p.m.

3 points Learn your rights and how to deal with police. There are a shocking number of people who don’t understand the rights that are afforded to them under the constitution. It’s important to have a grasp on your own personal power in a confrontational situation.

Gyrokinesis with Sharon Friday, Jan. 24 9–10 a.m.

3 points In this Group X class of the week, you can earn the class points in addition to activity points. Learn about rhythm and flow of breath while you participate in this full body workout.

SPORTS

SMALL TOWN KID HITS IT BIG IN THE CITY JOEL GUNDERSON

The list of successful basketball players from Silverton, Ore. isn’t a long one. The small town located 15 miles from Salem is known more for their Davenport Days festival than big-time athletes.

Zach Gengler knows the odds. He also knows what it’s like to beat them.

Gengler, a freshman at Portland State, is enjoying big-city life, all while excelling where he feels most comfortable— the basketball court.

The 6-feet 2-inch guard, who was named Oregon 5A player of the year as a high school senior, finished off a decorated career that saw him rise from small-town boy to the most decorated player to grace the halls of Silverton.

Terry Manning, long-time coach and teacher at Silverton, has seen Gengler’s evolution first hand. “I’ve coached him since he was in second or third grade. Everything that was asked of him, he did. Playing freshman year on varsity, he did everything that was asked of him.

Took his coaching very well,” he said.

Despite all of Gengler’s accolades coming out of high school, Manning sees a world of potential still yet untapped.

“I see a huge upside from him, because he wants to be good—that’s probably his most enduring quality. He actually works at it, not just saying it. He’s got the will to do well, but also the will to prepare to do well.”

After leading the Foxes to the Mid-Willamette Valley Conference Championship as a senior, Gengler sought

something bigger. He knew just the place.

“One of the reasons I came (to PSU) is that I wanted to live in the city.

I figured, what better way than to have it paid for,” he said with a sheepish grin.

With his early success— he is playing significant minutes as a freshman on a senior-laden team—he receives plenty of support from his quaint hometown in Marion County. And, as you would expect, he is grateful for the love from home.

“We (Silverton) are such a small community, and I look at it…I’m very fortunate, because so many people have your back and support you.

People will drive up from Silverton or Salem all the time just to watch me play…It’s great to have people like that.”

Gengler, it seems, was born to overcome obstacles and find success. The youngest of seven children, he knew the meaning of competition from an early age. Constantly beaten up by his older siblings, he learned early on that in order to succeed, he would often have to beat people that were bigger and faster than him.

“I started playing basketball when I was four. My brothers all played, my sisters all played—it seems like from the time I can remember, in our house, it was all sports.”

His parents, he says, were the rock to keep everyone grounded.

“My parents were so supportive of all of us. For them it was work, sports, work and sports. They were awesome.”

Despite his success on the court, basketball wasn’t his first love—he was all about soccer as a child—but fortunately for his current head

ZACH GENGLER came to PSU after winning the Mid-Willamette Valley Conference Championship with the Silverton High School Foxes and being named Oregon 5A player of the year.

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coach Tyler Geving and PSU, he quickly fell in love with the sport.

“Around sixth grade, I don’t know what happened, but… basketball just became a better fit for me,” Gengler said.

It isn’t his only love, however. Any summer day, you can usually find Gengler on the golf course.

“Oh man, I just love the game.

All summer long, I just want to be on the course.

“It’s definitely my second favorite sport. When basketball is over, I’m going straight to golf.”

Geving, in his fifth season at PSU, says Gengler’s character stands out when you first meet him.

“Zach is a good kid…a smart kid, and a natural leader.”

He can play a little ball, too.

In the first half of the conference opener against Idaho State, PSU was struggling to find a rhythm. Shots weren’t falling, and they saw the game slipping away.

Enter Gengler.

Within three minutes he hit a 3-pointer, two runners and a mid-range jumper. His explosion not only kept PSU within shouting distance, but it seemed to calm the rest of the team down as well.

“He has a great feel for the game and picks things up quickly,” Geving said. “He is a better defender than I anticipated as well. He knows how to be in the right position.

Very high basketball IQ.” There seems to be an overwhelming theme when coach-

es talk about Gengler—a good, smart kid—which bodes well for him once basketball ends.

He has big dreams beyond basketball. Portland, the “big city,” according to Gengler, is where he belongs.

“I’m from a small community, so I’ve always loved Portland. And as soon as I’m out of college, I want to live and work downtown. I’ve always wanted to live down there.”

A business or economics major (he hasn’t decided yet), Gengler knows that the window of a college student-athlete is small and closes fast, and he must enjoy it before the real world comes calling.

But for now, he’s just enjoying the ride.

“You have to earn it every day at this level. I’m happy

with my role. I’m one of the youngest players, and I know that things will always be changing. I just have to enjoy it.”

What the future holds for Gengler, he doesn’t know yet.

He’s not supposed to, and that fits him just fine. He’s met a lot of friends at PSU, enjoys dorm life—“They’re like apartments,” he says—and just wants to enjoy everything.

As the season rolls on, it appears that Gengler—high basketball IQ and all—will see his role grow. His shooting is something that sets him apart, and when games get tight, his ability to stretch the floor will be a valuable asset.

Then, when his career’s over, he’ll hit the links for a little golf and feel right at home.

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