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VOLUME 69 | ISSUE 27 | March 31, 2015

Tuition on the rise A double feature highlighting the psu board of trustees' decision to approve tuition increase and the students and faculty who spoke out against it

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NEWS

Adjuncts by the numbers: PSUFA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement Lisa Dunn

According to Kathi Ketcheson, director of Portland State’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning, there were 695 adjunct instructors teaching at PSU in Fall 2014, which is 45 percent of the instructional faculty. Adjuncts taught 31 percent of credit hours in Fall 2014 (“Adjunct Instructors Seek Stability,” Vanguard, March 3, 2015). The 2013–15 contract for PSU Faculty Association, the union that represents all part-time teaching and research faculty at PSU, expires in June. In 2013, it took roughly five months beyond the expiration of the 2011–13 contract for both parties to come to an agreement and ratify the 2013-15 contract.

Contract negotiations for the 2015–17 collective bargaining agreement are set to begin toward the end of spring term. Edward Taub, Organizing Director for PSUFA said the adjunct experience varies from department to department. “There’s no job security to begin with, and in some departments…[adjuncts are] afraid to step up,” he said. As part of an ongoing series on adjuncts at PSU, the Vanguard is looking at what the current PSUFA contract provides for adjuncts at PSU.

Number of PSU employees represented by PSUFA PSUFA represents all adjunct instructors and research faculty who teach less than

half time, which is 45 credit hours or less per year. According to Taub, between research and instructional faculty, PSUFA represents an average of 800 employees per term.

Terms of employment Contracts are either on a term-by-term or yearly basis. PSU may offer employment as late as five weeks before the start of term. Previous appointments do not mean adjunct instructors should expect offers of reemployment. Adjunct instructors who complete nine academic terms at PSU are eligible for two-year contracts and to be promoted to the position of Senior Instructor.

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Wages

Social and economic rights

Adjunct instructors are paid on a per-credit basis. As of Winter 2015, adjunct instructors can expect to be paid a minimum of $858 per credit. For a 4-credit class, that is $3,432. Research assistants make $20.18 per hour and research associates make $21.76 per hour.

Adjuncts have access to work space, office supplies, private meeting space for office hours, full library privileges for one calendar year and support staff available to full-time members of the department. Adjuncts are protected from wage and employment discrimination based on age, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. There are funds available for adjuncts to pay for their education and professional development. They are also entitled to freedom of expression in the classroom, but only

Healthcare PSU provides a health insurance fund of $175,000 in order to provide an insurance stipend to adjuncts. Adjuncts must be on payroll for the term in which they are applying. They must also apply for funds through PSUFA.

when discussing their specific subjects. The bargaining agreement states, “[Instructors] should be careful not to introduce into their teaching controversial matter which has no relation to the subject.” Adjuncts also have the right to publicly express their personal opinions, but they must “manifest appropriate restraint.” Taub said PSUFA has a few goals for the upcoming negotiations, including expanding the healthcare and education funds and increasing job security. This is part of an ongoing series on adjunct instructors at PSU. Look for coverage of upcoming negotiations throughout the term.

NEWS

Fulbright scholars attend Portland enrichment Seminar JeSSiCA PoLLArD

One hundred and thirtysix Fulbright scholars attended the Portland Fulbright Enrichment Seminar on March 5. It was part of a three day event entitled “Civic Engagement: Environmental Initiatives for a Sustainable Future.” “Civic Engagement” was one of 11 Fulbright seminars taking place across the country this year, according to a press release from the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State. The scholars came from 66 different countries—including Mongolia, Botswana, Uzbekistan, Panama and many others—to study as graduate students at American universities across the country, according to the press release. Portland was chosen by the United States Department of State for its sustainable development and innovation with civic engagement, according to the press release. The DoS coordinates the Fulbright Scholars. Scholars stayed at The Nines hotel downtown from March 5–8 and attended panel discussions, presentations and keynote speeches. Portland’s First Lady Nancy Hales moderated a panel discussion entitled “Portland, A Model for An Environmentally Stable City: Engaging the Community” on Friday morning. That afternoon, ISS sustainability curriculum coordinator, Jacob Sherman, presented on the Sustainable Neighborhood Initiative and the resulting ecodistricts across Portland. “The [SNI] is an excellent example of the impact of the Portland community

working together to make its city more livable and sustainable for its diverse community members,” said Shenandoah Sampson, program officer for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the DoS. SNI, started in 2013, focuses on PSU student engagement in the city. The ISS has partnered PSU with several neighborhood groups in an attempt to advance sustainability efforts, according to the Portland State website. SNI is planning to be involved with over 30 courses at PSU, including business, anthropology, architecture and other subjects. “One class might start a project, and then when that class ends we might be able to continue that project in, say, a business class and figure out those components,” Sherman said. “The recommendations might be to move that project forward and do some design scoping.” Current partners include the Foster Green area of SE Portland, the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood and the Lloyd Eco-District. Living Cully in NE Portland is described by ISS as an emerging partner. Scholars were then treated to a catered lunch at The Nines hotel. While eating, scholars were able to socialize and discuss the seminar and Portland in general. “I like [Portland] because it’s very European, and I’m from Europe so it reminds me of [home],” one Fulbright scholar said. “This is the kind of atmosphere that I like. It’s very

compact, so you can get from place to place, which is something I miss a lot in Florida.” Following lunch, scholars split into smaller groups and toured the Foster Green, SoMa and Living Cully ecodistricts. “[We] will take these groups of scholars to three out of four of our neighborhood partners to understand how the University is working to support and advance the goals of these neighborhood partners,” Sherman said before the tours. Each eco-district has found a slightly different focus

based on their needs, according to Sherman. In Cully, for instance, the eco-district is working on anti-displacement activities, Sherman said. The neighborhood is in the early phases of gentrification according to PSU researchers. “The community is literally turning a landfill into a park," Sherman said. “It’s incredibly exciting work, and PSU students have played a small role in a project at the park, which is the inter-generational tribal garden.” Students touring Cully were shown around the

soon-to-be Thomas Cully Park, located near NE Killingsworth. After the tour, Tony Defalco of Verde, an organization working with the Living Cully Coalition, discussed innovations at Villa de Clara Vista, a low-income housing complex in Cully. Defalco introduced the Living Coalition’s plan to purchase and renovate a local strip club, The Sugar Shack, in an attempt to better the neighborhood. Children from the area then engaged in a lively game of soccer with Fulbright scholars.

Saturday, Fulbright scholars worked on service projects, planting trees across Portland. Additionally, Jennifer Allen, the director of ISS, led a reflection workshop to close the seminar entitled “Imagining a Sustainable Neighborhood.” “Although we do not yet have the results of their evaluations, my impression is that the participants were highly engaged throughout the seminar and enjoyed learning from the seminar speakers and facilitators,” Sampson said. FULBrIghT SchOLarS engage in a game of soccer with children residents of Villa de Clara Vista, a low-income housing complex in the Living Cully Eco-District.

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NEWS

Local and sustainable food to increase on campus eLiZABetH HenDriCKSon

A recent amendment to the Portland State Dining Services’ contract will soon bring more local and sustainable foods to campus. With this new revision, Dining Services will increase local and third party organic- certified food by 5 percent each year until 2017. “PSU Dining Services and [Campus Sustainability Office] are now doing some detailed tracking of our food purchases to better identify product specific opportunities to increase local and third party certified (organic, fair trade, etc.) purchases,” said Jennifer McNamara, Campus Sustainability manager at PSU, in an email. “This includes catering, retail and dining hall purchases. Dining

Services has already, for instance, created a small organics retail section in the [Smith Memorial Student Union] food court,” McNamara said. In the new amendment, local food options are defined as food and beverages that are grown, caught or processed in Oregon or Washington, excluding candy and soda. Certification includes those by the USDA, Fair Trade and Marine Stewardship Council Blue Ecolabel. Other amendments include actions to reduce waste from on-campus dining and catering, such as the reduction of to-go boxes and increased composting. “While we have always provided local and organic items, we now have a better process

to capture the different categories that we are tracking while continuing to look for new products to add to our offerings,” said Ted McClain, food services director for Aramark. Aramark is the food service company contracted with PSU. In 2014, PSU food choices were 39 percent local and 4 percent organic options. In order to track the 5 percent annual increase of organic foods, foods in different categories will be measured separately from one another to prevent false inflation of the results. These categories include fruits, vegetables, dairy and poultry. Information about the locations of the farms will be released to PSU to contribute to their goal.

McClain described several benefits from initiating this amendment. “The benefits of increasing our sustainable and local food purchases are visible in a number of ways,” he said. “They include reducing our carbon footprint, supporting our local community and our local workforce, and buying local results in a fresher product.” McNamara said, “PSU is a huge purchaser of food. Initiatives like this one enable us to leverage that purchasing power to encourage more sustainable markets and reduce environmental impacts associated with food production.” She further explained how the effects of increasing sustainable and organic food choices are multifaceted.

“By supporting local suppliers and producers, we are decreasing carbon emissions associated with delivery and contributing to a vibrant local and regional economy,” she said. “By prioritizing certifications that verify socially and environmentally responsible farming methods, we create economic demand for sustainable food systems and help increase economic viability for those methods over time.” McNamara said she expects these changes to positively impact students on campus. “It will significantly increase student access to more sustainable dining options and hopefully increase awareness for the social and environmental impacts of food production and consumption,” she said.

Challenges facing the amendment include weatherbased availability restrictions to products and navigating competing product prices, McClain explained. “Another challenge we encounter is providing those sustainable products at a value; when market pricing increases we have to pass those costs to our customers, and we are very mindful of our customers’ sensitivity to pricing,” McClain said. “Some of these foods may be competitively priced, while others are still considerably higher in cost,” McNamara said. “So, we have to find ways to integrate sustainable options and meet our goals in a cost effective way.”

aN araMarK EMPLOYEE prepares food for a student in Greens to Go, one of several restaurants located in the Smith Memorial Student Union food court.

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NEWS

student governMent applications close SerinA HerSey

On March 20, students interested in running for Associated Students of Portland State student government turned in their elections packets, the application candidates must fill out in order to be eligible. In total, three students applied for president, three for vice president, seven for the Student Fee Committee, and nine for Senate. The SFC consists of eight members, and the Senate is made up of sixteen. “There definitely could have been more people applying, but it’s good that there’s a good variety between slated and

non-slated candidates,” said Coordinator of Student Government Relations Candace Avalos. Students who submitted packets went through a GPA and credit requirement check. Candidates must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or graduate GPA of 3.0, be enrolled in six graded credits and be in good academic standing. After the GPA and credit requirement check, two presidential candidates qualify, three vice presidents, six SFC, and all nine of those who applied for Senate. “We will be sending them information via email with their next steps, like attendance of

the orientation, for starters,” Avalos said. “That’s where most of the information will be communicated to them.” The election packet includes basic student information, a list of their campaigning team, election schedule, rules and regulations, elections slate waiver, expenditure report, Candidate Referendum Disclosure Memo, Bylaws of the Elections Committee, ASPSU Elections Manual, and a signed agreement of all of the rules and regulations. The Elections Committee Bylaws were recently added to the packet, and revisions to the Election Manual were voted on and passed by ASPSU.

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ThE VIcTIM was stabilized and conscious after being freed from the trapped car, according to authorities. No one else was hurt in the wind-caused accident on March 15.

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The Judicial Board has also added an Elections Committee to run the elections and recruit students to vote. Avalos said it’s too early right now to know if these changes will have a significant impact on the elections process; however, she said, “It’s helpful to have an up-todate manual and a group of committed folks on the [Elections Committee].” Once the final candidates are chosen, candidate orientations run March 30 until April 3. Students and faculty will be able to meet the candidates April 3, and campaigning begins April 6.

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fallen tree traps driver on caMpus JAiMe DUnKLe

A tree collapsed onto a red Jeep driving east on SW Market during a windstorm on March 15. Emergency responders used the Jaws of Life to release a 19-year-old female. Passers-by broke branches to help release the trapped driver before emergency services arrived. The victim was in stable condition and conscious after being freed from the car, according to authorities.

No one else was hurt in the accident. Annalisa Seibert and Victoria Marinelli witnessed the incident while parking near the Portland Art Museum. “We were parking over [on SW Clay] and we saw it,” Seibert said. “This car came up and the tree, just out of nowhere, the roots came up and it fell right over.” Streetcar line NS running east on SW Market and SW Park was blocked off.

Chris Lawrence, the operation supervisor at Portland Streetcar, said the city of Portland and Portland State were trying to decide who was responsible for the tree debris. “We are in a holding pattern until this tree gets cleared,” Lawrence said. The tree barely missed the PSU sign. The city of Portland made arrangements to clear the wreckage throughout the night and the following day.

EMErgENcY rESPONDErS pull the 19-year-old female victim out of a red Jeep that was crushed by a tree at PSU during the windstorm. The car was trapped on SW Market until emergency services cut the woman free.

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OPINION

Don’t punish the cyclists

Reflective gear is not the answer

Curmudgeon on Campus by Chelsea Lobey

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Last month, Oregon Rep. John Davis introduced a bill that would require all cyclists to wear reflective clothing when bicycling between sunset and sunrise. Failure to do so would be a class D traffic violation which would carry a maximum fine of $250. Portland is an outdoor kind of city. People go hiking, they enjoy the outdoors and they ride bikes. Bikes are seen on the road year-round, and yet in 2013, nobody died on a bike in Portland. It seems that this is a strength-in-numbers correlation. Nobody died on a bike because there are a lot of bikes on the roads, and drivers are aware of them. With drivers being more cautious and aware of their surroundings, fewer people are going to die. The more barriers we put up to cycling, like mandatory reflective gear, for instance, the less people will cycle. In Australia, it is against the law to ride a bike without a helmet. A survey conducted by the Cycling Promotion Fund, in conjunction with the National Heart Foundation, found that 50 percent of Australian adults would like to cycle for transportation but currently do not. Of that group of people, over 15 percent don’t ride a bike simply because helmets are required by law and they don’t want to wear one.

It has also been shown that Brisbane’s bike share program is only receiving 5–10 percent of the total bike trips they would expect, compared to other cities that have implemented bike share programs. This has been attributed to the helmet requirement. People aren’t going to hop on a bike share bike to get across town if they need to buy a helmet first. This is a barrier that is preventing huge amounts of people from getting on a bike. Strength in numbers means safety. According to a Reuters article from August of last year, “experts say no fatalities have been logged in any U.S. public bike share program since the first one launched in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2007.” No fatalities in New York. None in Boston. None in Minneapolis or Denver. No fatalities. It seems that the more people you have on bikes in a city and the less obstacles you put in place to get people riding, the safer it becomes to ride. Just look at The Netherlands. Huge numbers of people ride bikes over there as one of their main modes of transportation. Nobody wears a helmet, and they especially don’t wear reflective gear. In fact, people just wear their regular clothing. Yet very few people die. It is absolutely safe to ride a bicycle in the Netherlands. Children ride their bikes alongside

their parents. The elderly ride their bikes to get groceries. Everyone rides bikes. The Netherlands has invested in bicycle paths separated from cars, ensuring that everyone can get around town safely on a bike. The fact that there are thousands of people on bikes in the city at any given time means that those in cars are aware and cautious. Both modes of transportation are legitimate, and each are given the space to exist safely. Cycling is good for the environment, for people’s health, it’s fun, reduces stress, and it’s safe, especially in large numbers. Oregon needs to make cycling more accessible, not less so. Reflective gear laws that carry a huge fine are going to deter people from cycling. If this law gets put in place, it’s going to lessen the amount of people who ride bikes, and this is going to make cycling more dangerous for those who continue to do it. Instead of punishing cyclists who already have a hard enough time competing with cars for road space, we need to invest in better cycling infrastructure. But that’s an argument for a different time.

Make nighttime reflective gear mandatory for bicycle riders The Campus Oracle by Nathan Anderson

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Soon Oregon may take the somewhat unique step and require, by legislative fiat, that all bicycle riders wear reflective clothing at night. As Portland becomes increasingly bicyclecentric, it may be time to fully adopt such rules to ensure the safety of both riders and drivers. Oregon, in general, is a dark and rainy place where road visibility can be brutally poor, especially at night. Riding a bicycle at night is often downright dangerous. While there are many rules in place that offer marginal protection to both riders and motorists, those rules seem not to stretch far enough. For instance, bicycle riders are currently required to have a white front-facing light as well as a red rear-facing light on their bicycle. While these are certainly better than nothing, in a crowded city at night, these lights simply blend in with the rest of the landscape and make riding— and driving—an especially daredevil proposition. A while back I was lucky enough to witness a Zoobomb, also known as The Night That Emergency Room Physicians Get to Treat Lots of Road Rash. Finding a suitable vantage point near a streetlight, I waited for the squadron of adventurers to whiz past me on their quest for glory and fame. Suddenly, out of the darkness a flurry of white lights appeared, followed by the evergrowing sounds of laughter, jeering, hooting and cheering. As the sounds grew closer, the lights began to become more distinct, floating above the pavement in the distance. Within moments, dozens of people on their tiny bicycles whizzed past me

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like hipster ghosts doing performance art. I only managed to get a quick glimpse of a few Pabst Blue Ribbon shirts and North Face jackets before the riders were gone, disappearing into the darkness. Only the faint glow of their red lights and the fading sound of laughter remained. A Zoobomb is a good way to end up seriously injured or, less often, seriously dead. While I fully support everyone’s constitutional right to act reckless, it surprised me how invisible these participants were. With the exception of the lights on the bicycles (which many, perhaps most, did not have) the riders were almost invisible. Since the riders were sharing the road with actual moving cars, it seemed bizarre to me that the riders weren’t doing more to stay visible to motorists. A couple of lights of a few lumens each, I’m sure, doesn’t cut it. While riding a dedicated bike path in the city is an altogether different beast than a banzai attack on the West Hills, the fact remains that in both cases the lack of suitable nighttime visibility is a serious liability to bicyclists. Compared to cars, bicycles are small, slow moving, and to be frank, tend to get in the way. This isn’t a bad thing since bicycle transportation is a net benefit to both the city and the riders, but since bikes and cars must share the road, it only seems fitting that bicyclists do what they can to make themselves safer. Since many riders would not take those steps on their own initiative, perhaps it’s time to mandate such measures.

OPINION

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MENTAL ILLNESS AND RELATIONSHIPS: HONESTY AND COMMUNICATION ARE kEY

cherry Bomb by Anna Suarez

It’s 6 p.m. and I am staring into a glass of wine, waiting for my lover’s arrival. The New Jersey winter is cold and bitter, so I pile on black, warm clothing with black lace hidden underneath. I send out spirit prayers, begging for him to arrive. It has been days since we last saw each other, and all I can think of is him abandoning me. Finally, the dreaded phone call arrives, “I can’t make it tonight, babe.” Chugging merlot with desperation, my knees finally weaken to the cold tile floor. He has abandoned me. Everything aches. Depression would entice me into its dark corridors and convince me that the man I loved would simply walk away from me, which would envelop me into large waves of insecurity. I asked him the constant question, “Do you love me?” Eventually, these insecurities I faced drove us apart. Our love was a tumult of passion, excitement and fear, and the fear swallowed the rest whole.

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From this point forward, I have healed in the best way I could. After therapy, self reflection and much time spent alone, I have understood what it feels like to be single, and it is not scary. Sometimes it is necessary to spend as much time as you can facing your ultimate fear, and eventually the fear becomes not so scary. However, there is a new fear I battle in relationships, “Am I too much?” or “Will he or she be able to understand my waves of mood swings, depression, mania, insecurity and anxiety?” For my readers struggling with mental illness, whatever you might experience, tell yourself that the right person will understand. Falling in love while struggling with mental illness can be terrifying, like diving into a dark pool of water. There is a rush of new feelings, which is like a rush of vibrant colors through your bloodstream, their presence becomes intoxicating, and long conversations become invigorating. Speaking as someone who has had the crazy card pulled on them multiple times, being honest about mental illness is a challenge. Especially in a culture where mental illness is so stigmatized, talking about it seems impossible without making the person you are speaking to uncomfortable. My advice: Fuck that. If we can talk about our broken bones, our flus and our belly aches, why must we avoid discussing the aches in our minds and in our hearts? Seeking help is not easy, either, especially with diagnosis. Diagnosis has been one of my most trying experiences in therapy. It seems impossible to allow your diagnosis to drift away from your sense of self. Many times, I felt as though I had a sign with the results of my evaluation glued onto me. Doctors speak gently to me, as if I am weak or broken. The truth is, we are not broken, we are not weak, and above all, we are not our illness. Mental illness can follow you to work or school and make simple life activities feel like marathons, but through seeking help or support, battling the big bad gets easier. The first step is being honest. In relationships, this honesty is necessary. In current relationships, I like to get it out right at the beginning that I struggle with mental illness and I am not always the sunshine and roses facade I put on the first couple months of dating. This is where the “too much” fear comes in, but communicating with your partner is a beautiful necessity. If they are unable to understand, never blame yourself. It is never your fault. Though having an understanding and supportive partner is necessary for a blooming relationship, it’s important to remember that reliance on love is never healthy, which is the mistake I made in my last relationship. Seeking help from a professional can prevent dependency from happening. Portland State offers counseling services, but from my experience, seeking help off campus is more helpful for more serious issues. Though counseling services at the Center for Student Health and Counseling are helpful for experiencing short term stress and depression, the reality is, counselors at SHAC cannot see patients regularly, which is a bummer. But counselors can offer a list of professionals that accept the Aetna Student Health insurance plan. Remember that having mental illness does not make you weak or pathetic, a notion I believed for much too long. As someone struggling with mental illness, having love and support is necessary for every relationship. I encourage everyone to embrace honesty and to not fear judgement or shame from a partner because that is not what love is about.

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OPINION

Thanks a lot, Oregon

Elise Furlan/PSU VANGUARD

State legislature to blame for high tuition

Against the Current

by Sebastian Richardson I’m well aware that issues such as the price of tuition are complex and that it would be difficult to assign blame for the most recent increase solely on the the votes made by Portland State’s Board of Trustees. Obviously, there are many dimensions and many reasons as to why the Board and the administration felt the need to raise tuition, and the problems are not recent nor are they new. While I am not usually one to point fingers, I do feel there is a particular entity that should be ashamed of their conduct and is largely to blame for this increase in tuition. Quite frankly, the Oregon Legislature has really dropped the ball when it comes to funding higher education. A lot of Oregon politicians like to sit around and pat themselves on the back for freezing tuition and doing their best to pass student-friendly bills such as Pay It Forward. Nevertheless, any warm feelings they get should be extinguished. Even

our former governor, John Kitzhaber, paraded himself around like he was some champion for students because he pushed to freeze tuition once. While these things shouldn’t go unnoticed or unrecognized, they hardly scratch the surface when it comes to the skyrocketing tuition rates for in-state undergraduate students. Politicians are attacking symptoms of a larger problem, pretending as though their concern is some sort of victory while also ignoring the fact their voting history is the main source for this crisis. Since 2000, tuition and fees for Oregon in-state undergraduate students has gone up nearly 160 percent. This is in comparison to a mere 40 percent inflation rate over the same period of time. Tuition at PSU alone has increased over 9 percent in just the past four years. While many factors have contributed to this trend, the failure of Oregon’s legislature to support higher education has fueled the fire. According to the American Council of Education, since 1980 Oregon has reduced its investment in higher education by 61.5 percent. If the legislature continues down this road, by 2036 students might see hardly any financial investment when it comes to funding higher education. Right now, only about 12 percent of PSU’s budget comes from the state of Oregon. In all honesty, a tuition increase was imminent and doesn’t come as much of a surprise. While I wouldn’t really consider him an ally for students or educators whatsoever, even PSU President Wim Wiewel recognizes that the state of Oregon is not doing their part for

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their state schools. Wiewel said that the 4.23 percent increase in tuition along with $4.7 million in cuts was necessary unless the Oregon Legislature boosts funding as was asked by all of Oregon’s public universities. However, even if the Legislature did take action, their efforts to significantly help students would still fall short. If legislators felt compelled to help students and actually voted to add $755 million to the state budget for higher education, it would only restore funding per student to the 2007 levels. While it’s easy to condemn our elected officials and administration for abandoning students, the majority of Oregon citizens are just as guilty as them. During the most recent election cycle, the majority of Oregonians voted down a measure that would have helped the Legislature allocate funds for higher education. It seems that the average Oregonian doesn’t really see a value in investing tax money in higher education. Student debt is not good for anyone. It’s bad for students, it’s bad for the economy and it’s bad for our state. It’s as if voters forget that students are their future doctors, teachers, social workers, business men and women, and parents. It’s also as if politicians forget that students are voters. Under this latest tuition hike, out-of-state tuition will go up 3 percent and full-time undergraduate tuition will rise from $7,794 to $8,124 for the 2015–16 academic year. While this is not crippling, it’s an unwelcome sight in the face of record-high student loan debt and the expenses of living in downtown Portland. Thanks a lot, Oregon Legislature, thanks a lot.

OPINION

Tuition raise: Was it really the only option? That's What's the Matter by Kevin Rackham Last week, Portland State’s Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition despite loud, disruptive protests from students. In a move that surprised no one, an administration that enjoys some of the most bloated salaries in the state at one of the least affordable public universities blamed the tuition hike on the state’s disinvestment. None of this is really a surprise anymore, but it tells us two things that many of us probably knew or suspected: PSU is doing nothing meaningful to make college affordable, and it isn’t interested in listening to student voices. For example, how’s everyone liking that new payment plan that got rolled out this year? Has anyone else had the

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pleasure of paying one of the new $100 late fees? As a recent Vanguard article pointed out, no other university in the state charges fees this high. But when asked about it, Trustee Rick Miller said that the tuition increase is a way to mitigate cuts in other areas of the budget. It’s as if the administration and the Board think this is in students’ best interests, despite clear evidence to the contrary. In the fall, despite weeks of protest and testimony, PSU’s Board of Trustees voted to deputize and arm Campus Public Safety Officers. CPSO Chief Phillip Zerzan’s response to concerns about profiling and use of force was obtuse and patronizing: “How about not having racist cops? How about having a culture and an organization that doesn’t allow that?” This response ignored statistics, and it ignored a number of students of color who were trying to testify that a racist culture was already present. The university doesn’t seem to care about what students think; the people in charge have already decided how things are going to be. For years we’ve seen a focus on infrastructure and development while being told that the administration’s hands are tied because the money is earmarked or because it’s donated for building projects. But it’s incredibly disheartening to watch glass towers go up and buildings that were already new get refurbished while tuition keeps climbing and the general quality of life and quality of education keep diminishing.

A growing number of students are worrying about where their next meal will come from. Last year, the political science department was threatened with massive budget cuts and the prospect of being converted into an onlineonly program. I have a hard time believing that the administration at PSU, with their advanced degrees, big brains and big paychecks, can’t find ways of keeping tuition low. Foisting it off on the lack of state funding is only a good excuse to a certain point. We’ve always known that the state isn’t adequately investing in higher education— it hasn’t for years. When PSU’s tuition has gone up by $1,000 since 2010, the blame there can’t rest solely on the Legislature. The university needs to be doing more, whether it’s organizing more lobby days for students, using its own lobbyists more effectively, or working on legislation that gives more money to higher education. Instead of getting donations for things like the Viking Pavilion or the Smith Memorial Student Union remodel, why isn’t the university asking those donors to give to scholarship funds or asking those high-dollar donors to use their influence to put pressure on the state for better higher education funding? I’m not convinced that PSU exhausted all possible options before raising tuition.

It’s just not fair, My roommate and I split a two-bedroom that has recently started housing three full-grown adults. His girlfriend, who he’s been seeing for like a year, started staying at our place pretty much every day a couple months ago. And ever since she did, my roommate has become a total waste. They basically hang out on the couch watching TV, eating munchies, smoking and sometimes doing homework. Now it’s like the living room is their bedroom, his bedroom is just their bed, and I’m stuck in my room unless I want to see them being gross in the living room. AARG! So she makes a mess, ruins my roommate, zones me out of my place, and DOESN’T PAY A DIME OF RENT. What’s more, I’m the one who takes care of house bills, and I always have to bug him to pay rent on time. I’m going crazy! This is his first real girlfriend, so I can’t tell him to get rid of her, but this can’t go on. How do I either get her out of the house or get her to pay rent? Thanks, “Bro Den Down”

paid) and just tell them that if they want the place to themselves, it is theirs. Either he steps up and takes some responsibility by asking her to move in or finding another roommate, or he and his mooching girlfriend fall into destitution locked away in the place, and you read about their decomposing bodies found months later under a pile of dishes. Or you can take the fair advice. And to be fair, this is not all the girlfriend’s fault as you imply. It’s understandable you’d see it that way; he’s your point of reference for normal college living. You two had your bro den and all was good until that darn woman got in between you. But forget that. His girlfriend isn’t forcing him to let her stay there at knifepoint (right?). He’s housing her. If you’re afraid of being confrontational to them, just wait until you have him alone and tell him that she’s freeloading, and you aren’t going to stand for it anymore. Tell him that he’ll bear the responsibility of her actions, as she is his guest. Give him ultimatums: keep his mess confined to his room, keep the communal space communal, and spend some nights at her place, too. Then give him the fair options for when he doesn’t shape up: she or he pitches for her rent, or she does something around the place to help offset her presence. Really, man, just use your words. It’s not like the situation is that complicated. Tell them to shape up, or one of you three is going to ship out. Email your questions to unfairadvice@gmail.com, text them to (408) 462-2746, tweet me @unfairadvice, or hit me at unfairadvice.tumblr.com.

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Here’s the unfair advice: They’re shitty to you and zoning you out of your own home? Fine, leave. I mean, you don’t say what he was like before she came around, but it doesn’t sound like this guy was probably ever too wonderful to live with. So, find a new place with a new roommate, take your name off the lease, take back your security deposit (which I’m assuming you

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Tuition on the rise

This week’s double feature highlights the Portland State Board of Trustees’ decision to approve tuition increase and the students and faculty who spoke out against it. These two stories provide differing angles on an issue that affects every person on campus, from administrators to students and everyone in between.

Board of Trustees approves tuition increase Trustee Sho Dozono and student trustee Maria CarolinaGonzalez-Prats voted against the resolution. “To have to raise tuition is very difficult,” said trustee Christine Vernier. “We absolutely need more state funding.” At the meeting, PSU President Wim Wiewel said the 4.2 percent overall rise would also be paired

Proposed 4.2 percent hike sparks opposition Jessica Pollard

Approximately 200 students and faculty gathered in front of the Branford Price Millar Library for the PSU Rally to Oppose a Tu-

ition Hike prior to the March 12 Board of Trustees meeting. Attendees voiced opposition to the proposed tuition increase. Some students sported “Fearless Advocate” T-

Student Budget Advisory Committee input

with a proposed $4.7 million in cuts in order to balance the budget. The Board chose the “middle road,” according to University Communications Director Scott Gallagher. He said there would either be no increase in tuition and $9 million in cuts or the approved 4.2 percent increase paired with smaller cuts.

For an in-state undergraduate student taking 15 credits, this vote translates to a $110 per term increase, according to the Board Resolution Concerning 2015–16 Tuition Rates. Specifically, the Board approved a $7 per credit increase for resident undergraduate students, a $15 per credit increase for nonresident undergraduate stu-

The resolution outlines the budget process taken before it reached the Board. According the resolution, Wiewel worked with the Student Budget Advisory Committee to set a tuition rate proposal for the Board. The resolution also quotes the Board’s Tuition, Fees, and Fines Policy, which requires that Wiewel establish a means to student participation in the development of a recommendation regarding tuition and fees.

shirts. Many held signs relating to student debt. One sign read, “According to my calculations, I will have my student loans paid off 5 years after I die.” PSU Student Union members coordinated the rally and collaborated in some aspects with the Associated Students of PSU and the Oregon Student Association. “We had ASPSU folks at the rally,” said president of ASPSU Eric Noll. “We were able to reach out to the media and put out a press advisory. That’s where the news stations came in, and that was really helpful.” Reporters from KGW, KOIN, The Oregonian and Oregon Public Broadcasting were present at the rally. Noll continued, “So we were able to collaborate on some of the rally pieces, but, for

the most part, the organizing that happened that day was [PSUSU].” PSUSU members led chants and encouraged students at the rally to become involved. “We’re told that the only way our tuition is not going to go up is if the state reinvests in higher education,” Noll said. “And guess what’s happened? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.” On Feb. 12, over 500 university and community college students from Oregon institutions gathered in Salem on the State Capitol Steps to advocate for a tuition freeze during a rally hosted by OSA. Students pushed for the Senate to set aside $755 million for universities and $550 million for community colleges in order to prevent tuition

hikes during the 2015–17 biennial budget year. “[President Wiewel] talked about how he was in support of a tuition freeze,” said Brianna Holgate, a member of PSUSU. “He actually came out to that rally.” At a student media press conference in March, however, Wiewel said that a total tuition freeze would not be possible. “The stance of ASPSU is that there should be a zero percent tuition increase,” he said. “They also tied that very closely to pushing for the $755 million…If we get more than [the $670 million] the co-chairs now recommend, we will reduce that percentage increase.” “This is my fourth year in student government, and this is my fourth goddamned tuition increase,” Noll said at the rally.

Colleen Leary and lisa dunn

The Portland State Board of Trustees voted 10-2 at the winter term quarterly Board meeting to approve a resolution that outlines a 4.2 percent increase in tuition and fees for resident undergraduates. The increase will take effect Fall 2015.

dents, and a $17 per credit increase for non-resident graduate students. During the meeting, Wiewel gave a detailed presentation of the proposed tuition rates for the 2015–16 academic year. He answered questions from the Trustees before they voted on the resolution.

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The SBAC is chaired by Vice President of Finance and Administration Kevin Reynolds. The committee also includes Daniel Fortmiller, Interim Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affair; Laura Nissen, Dean of the School of Social Work; Alan Finn, Assistant Vice President of Budget and Finance; Andria Johnson, Assistant Director of the Budget Office; and Sharon Rivers, Budget Analyst at the Budget Office. The student members of the committee are Andy Mayer, Jessica Harn, Gregory Elkins and Patrick Vroman. According to the resolution, “The student members of the SBAC provided a recommendation to the President that there be no increase to any category of tuition or mandatory student fees.” In a budget recommendation letter signed by the four student members of SBAC, they wrote,

In 2013, the Oregon University System published tuition and fee trends in its biennial Fact Book. According to the Fact Book, resident undergraduate tuition and fees increased by 61 percent between the 2003– 04 and 2013–14 academic years. The Fact Book shows a 105.8 percent increase in resident undergraduate tuitions and fees since 1993, when adjusted for inflation.

Student hardship PSU freshman Jacob Munro spoke at the rally as well. Munro said that over the summer, he worked over 60 hours per week to save up for school. After this year, he is moving back to Colorado for financial reasons. “I came to PSU because of the location and the great

cOVEr “We feel that we represent the needs and concerns of students at [PSU]…We make our recommendations while fully recognizing the university’s substantial financial hardship.” They cited two main reasons for their recommendation against tuition increase: untold financial hardship and the notion that students will not see value from an increase in tuition. “Even the smallest increase in tuition can cost many students a week of groceries or force many to skip meals,” they wrote. They continued, “[T]he only justification for a rise in the cost of tuition would be an increase in the academic quality, programs, or services offered… this is not currently feasible.” The student members provided recommendations to the president for reducing financial burden for students. These included a review of the PSU Payment Plan and optional health insurance, as modeled by Oregon State University and University of Oregon. In a letter to the president written by Reynolds in February regarding the Tuition and Fee proposal of 2015–16, Reynolds outlined the student members of SBAC’s recommendation not to increase tuition and fees. “Faculty and staff members of the committee share their concerns about the financial hardships students face, and the hope that the State of Oregon allocates sufficient funds allowing to both lower the tuition increase, address our bud-

programs,” Munro said. “I love University Studies. I love the academics…My dreams are being crushed because of money.” Munro added that he has taken out $9,000 in private loans to pay for the remainder of the school year. Holgate said she will be moving back to her home state of Missouri, in part because of inability to pay tuition at PSU. Dr. José Padín, Associate Professor of Sociology at PSU, spoke at the rally. “I’m here to express my solidarity with you on behalf of 1,200 faculty advisors and academic professionals…Higher education is a right, not a privilege,” he said. Padín also pointed out salary rates of high-ranking administrators at PSU.

get gap, and provide additional services to students,” he wrote. Reynolds’ letter noted that the student members of SBAC do not anticipate an increase in federal and state financial aid, while the budget forecast for financial year 2016 includes a 6.5 percent increase in the tuition remission budget. Tuition remissions allow the Financial Aid Office to provide direct aid to students with the highest need, according to Reynolds.

Fund allocation At the meeting, Wiewel discussed the possible difficulties of a zero percent increase. “While we know that raising tuition poses hardship, simply cutting costs provides hardships, too,” he said. “It will reduce access. We will have to make cuts, it will deteriorate quality of education, cut back on financial aid, have fewer advisers—whatever the simple cuts are, we cannot ignore the fact that that imposes its own hardships too.” “The extra tuition is not paying for buildings, for new programs,” Gallagher said. “It is merely to make up for lack of state funds.” Money for renovations and new buildings, such as the soon-to-be Viking Pavilion, comes from fundraising and the State Capital budget. “It’s very important to understand that when we renovate, none of that money comes from student tuition,” Gallagher added.

An article published in The Oregonian in March 2014 outlines that at least 23 administrators earn more than $150,000, including eight paid more than $200,000 annually. “When a university president receives the kind of compensation that ours does, I expect [Wiewel] to be the hardest working person on campus, engaged in finding real solutions to our economic woes,” said graduate student Monty Hess during the rally.

Protest at Board meeting Following the rally, several students sat in on the Board meeting, which was open to the public, on the third floor of Millar Library. While Board meetings have traditionally been held at University Place, the location was

Gallagher said the university has been under an administrative salary freeze for the last two years. “To say that this is going towards administration is absolutely incorrect,” he said. He added that while he himself has not received a raise in the past two years, the teachers who went on strike last year did.

Though the Board voted to approve the tuition increase, it is possible the percentage increase could lessen, depending on available state funding. “Whatever increase in funding we get from state at this point, will draw [the increase] down,” said Eric Noll, president of ASPSU. “That is what we expect. There’s no signed agreement, but we expect our administration to do that. We expect the 4.2 conglomerate percent to come down for every dollar we get…Depending on outcome-based funding allocation, if we get another bump there, that may draw us down further. We have a good shot if we get a reinvestment from the state.” “We continue to focus on other cost reductions,” Wiewel said in his closing comments. “We are already a low-cost producer in the state, and the state is a low-cost producer in the nation. Nobody in the country has figured out how to do education at a much lower cost than we do here. So, I don’t see

how we can really do that. On the whole, I believe that a better tactic would be to focus on revenue increases rather than cost deductions.” Wiewel said PSU is considering changes to the nature of the health insurance on campus. Currently health insurance is required for all students taking at least five credits. He talked about philanthropy-based revenue increases. He also said that PSU is in the early stages of testing another approach to “public funding of a very different nature,” though, he said, “We’re not ready to talk about that right here and now.” In the SBAC letter to Wiewel, Reynolds discussed many of the same elements presented by Wiewel at the Board meeting that may change the final percentage of tuition increase. This includes the level of state funding and Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s potential implementation of outcomebased funding in 2016. “If this [outcome-based] model is implemented in 2016 and there is some immediate recognition of the historical funding disparities for PSU, we may see additional revenues,” Reynolds said. “However, I think it is important to approve these tuition increases now, so our students can have some certainty about the maximum likely cost of attendance for the 2015–16 academic year.” Additional Reporting by Jessica Pollard and Chelsea Lobey.

selected to allow students to see the Board in action, according to Chairman Pete Nickerson. After the public comments portion ended, students started to protest the meeting just before Wiewel gave his presentation. Students circled around the Board and chanted, “Stop increasing our tuition, education is our mission.” Nickerson asked the students to end the interruption. “This is a democratic institution,” he said. “We ask you to please stop.” He then called a recess, which lasted 25 minutes. After the recess, many of the protestors left and the meeting went ahead as planned. After listening to presentations about the tuition and fees resolutions, the Board voted 10-2 to raise tuition.

After the meeting, Munro said, “I know that [protesting is] a very powerful message to send, and I really like that…I feel like if we took a much more professional approach, it might have changed the outcome.” In President Wiewel’s closing comments, he responded to the protestors. “I want to say that it’s really personally offensive to me to think that...the Board of Trustees and the administrators don’t care about [the cost] to students,” he said. “This is why we’re in education—to make education accessible. That’s why we’re working at an institution like [PSU]. Most of us had other options. We chose this because this is what we care about.” Additional reporting by Lisa Dunn and Colleen Leary.

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aSPSU PrESIDENT ErIc NOLL (LEFT) aND TrUSTEE MargarET KIrKPaTrIcK (cENTEr) after the Board vote to raise tuition.

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MEMBErS OF ThE aMErIcaN aSSOcIaTION OF UNIVErSITY PrOFESSOrS stand with student protesters in a March 12 demonstration against an increase in tuition. SILVIA CARDULLO/PSU VANGUARD

2015–16 TuiTion rATe resoLuTion tuition category

Resident undergraduate Resident graduate Non-resident undergraduate Non-Resident graduate

Dollars per credit Percent increase increase $7 $11 $15 $17

4.8% 3.2% 3.1% 3.2%

Student Building Fee Incidental fee Health Service Fee Recreation Fee (ASRC)

$0 $0 $5 $0

0% 0% 4.2% 0%

overall resident undergrad at 15 credits per term

$110

4.23%

Mandatory fees

Information from the Finance and Administration Commitees

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professor hosts talk on subliMe eXhibit 'the enclave' EXHIBIT SHEDS LIGHT ON HARSH REALITIES OF LIFE IN CONGO AiSLinn renniSon

The Portland Art Museum held a two-hour-long discussion about an existing art exhibit, The Enclave, led by Portland State Professor Sarah Wolf Newlands on March 15. The exhibit itself will be on display until April 12. The workshop dissected the efforts of Richard Mosse, the artist and photographer of The Enclave. The last seminar in a series of three, “In Dialogue with The Enclave: Photojournalistic, Psychedelic, and Sublime” reached out to all audiences and age groups interested in analyzing Mosse’s work. The Enclave is a series of color infrared video clips that depict true life for families, soldiers and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mosse traveled to the Congo nine times, compiling videos of everyday life in the Congo, along with pictures which are included in the exhibit and presented as Infra. Mosse’s pictures and videos can be described as brutal, raw and even disturbing. “I had no idea what I was getting into, learning about the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” Prof. Newlands said. “Artists can provoke us.” All 17 attendees were encouraged by Prof. Newlands to participate in her discussion regarding the severe suffering that occurs within the Congo and how that can be seen through Mosse’s work in a photojournalistic and psychedelic way, as well as through the sublime. “[The Congo is] so mysterious, dark and out of control,” said Donald Newlands, attendee of the discussion and husband to Prof. Newlands. “You can’t really understand the scale. There is this big void in terms of how we understand it. And, ironically, it is

these places that we only understand through journalism. These representations try to make us feel and connect to how vast the tragedy is.” Prof. Newlands focused her attention on rich discussion during her presentation. Prof. Newlands, who teaches the yearlong freshman inquiry class The Work of Art, took her class to see The Enclave and included many related readings and art projects as assignments. “Teaching that class was scary,” Prof. Newlands said. “I wouldn’t have taught it if [my students] weren’t so close and mature.” After her students saw Mosse’s exhibit, Prof. Newlands encouraged them to ask how art can play a role in a situation like that exposed by The Enclave. Her students were stimulated to look at their own roles and participate as artists. Prof. Newlands paraphrased Mosse’s thoughts on his own work within The Enclave. Mosse knew how disturbing and raw his findings were, but his intention was not to provoke change and action within people. Mosse put his art out into the world, and if someone is motivated to help change the Congo then that is great, but that was not the purpose of The Enclave. “It is always so interesting to challenge students to look at something like this and say, ‘What is this?’” said Julia Dolan, photography curator for the Portland Art Museum. Dolan believes that it is impossible to separate an image from its meaning. She said humans will always morph the two together. The Enclave shows real people of the Congo through flat pictures and images, but the meaning is just as loud and apparent.

“And if we have the wrong meaning, it is still our meaning because we bring so much to what is in front of us,” Dolan said. Prof. Newlands is an active part of bringing students and Portland art closer together. Not only does she teach at PSU, but she is also an education affiliate for the Portland Art Museum and is on the Teacher Advisory Council at the museum. Prof. Newlands consistently uses the Portland Art

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Museum as an extended classroom for her students. “[The Portland Art Museum] is always trying new models for engaging learning,” Prof. Newlands said. “It increases adult education at the museum and does things that bridge PSU and the Portland Art Museum together.” Hana Layson, school and teacher programs specialist at the Portland Art Museum, mirrored the same passion for The Enclave as Prof. Newlands.

Layson was responsible for putting on the three seminars held at the Portland Art Museum regarding The Enclave. “The Enclave in particular invites responses,” Layson said. It’s an exhibition that when people see it and experience it, they really want to talk about it. People have very complicated responses. I wanted to create an opportunity for people to have conversations about it.”

Layson wanted to invent a space for all kinds of people to feel open to discuss their thoughts about the exhibit, considering its sensitive material. “One priority for me was that it was discussion based,” Layson said. “My other priority was that they were interdisciplinary, because I felt like The Enclave raises a lot of different issues that can be approached productively through different lenses.” 'SaFE FrOM harM' by Richard Moss, 2012.

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KPSU co-presents the Antlers at Crystal Ballroom

DarBY cIccI, MIchaEL LErNEr aND PETEr SILBErMaN of the Antlers.

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Kicking off KPSU’s humongous 30 Shows in 30 Days event that will span the month of April, KPSU, Eleven Magazine and McMenamins will present the Brooklyn-based indie rockers the Antlers. Seattle alternative R&B act Shaprece and Portland locals Musée Mécanique will also play on April 1 at the Crystal Ballroom. Members of KPSU and Eleven Magazine have been floating the idea of a co-presented show at Crystal Ballroom since the summer of 2014, said KPSU Promotions Director Blake Hickman. Hickman said having a band that is relevant to both

the catalog-based music audience but also a wider music audience was a huge get for KPSU, especially due to the Antlers’ large fanbase in the Pacific Northwest, having performed at MusicFest NorthWest in 2014 and at Sasquatch in 2011. Evolving from a solo, psych-folk project of lead singer Peter Silberman into a full fledged indie act, the Antlers history begins with various self-recorded albums and EPs in 2006 and 2007 (including one recorded in a bathtub). In 2009 the Antlers shifted from a solo project into a

full group with the release of Hospice. Now incorporating influences of post-rock and dreamy-pop, Hospice was designed as Peter Silberman’s magnum opus, a concept album beautifully describing an abusive relationship by telling the story of a relationship between a hospice worker and patient. Hospice was one of the biggest indie releases of 2009, earning the Antlers acclaim on year-end lists from Pitchfork and NPR Music. After the release of Hospice, the Antlers released the louder, broader and more electronic Burst Apart in 2011, earning them Best New Music

from Pitchfork again, as well as being voted album of the year by Drowned in Sound. A duo of EPs followed— the collaborative Together EP and the underwatersounding Undersea EP—before finally releasing their most recent in-studio album Familiars in 2014. Familiars represented a slight departure from the indie rock that preceded it and has the Antlers blending indie rock with elements of jazz and blues. The result is a gorgeous album with music that feels intentional and methodical but with room to breathe.

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CRYSTAL BALLROOM PRESENTS ThE aNTLErS, ShaPrEcE aND MUSÉE MÉcaNIQUE The Crystal Ballroom 1332 W. Burnside St. Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $17 before the show, $20 at the door

cosplay, crafts and culture at sakura-con cOSPLaYErS portraying characters from the animated series, 'kill la kill', during Sakura-con 2014. LAUren Moore

Sakura-Con, the biggest and oldest anime convention in the Pacific Northwest, is celebrating its 18th year this April 3–5. The convention will take place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, which allows for over 100,000 square feet of activities. “Sakura-Con is an event where people of all ages go to celebrate fandoms and cultures,” said Kambria Mcdonald, a convention attendee and cosplayer. This will be Mcdonald’s sixth year attending Sakura-Con. Sakura-Con is hosted by the Asian-Northwest Cultural Education Association, a registered nonprofit corporation focused on educating the general public through various cultural events. The convention offers attendees cultural experiences

through cosplay, video games and special guests such as h.NAOTO, a fashion designer from Japan. Educational activities include attending panels teaching various crafts from kite fish making and cosplay to panels featuring voice actors recounting their beginnings. The convention is run completely by volunteers. The first Sakura-Con was held in 1998 and was a small three-day gathering at the Double Tree Inn in Tukwila, Washington. Over 20,000 people attended the event in 2013. Cosplay is a combination of costuming and play. Approximately 80 percent of SakuraCon attendees cosplay. “[Cosplay is] not required, but it is super cool to be able to do and present oneself

as one of these characters outside of Halloween,” said Andrea Cole, a member of the Portland State University Anime Club. Mcdonald was introduced to cosplay when she attended a local anime night at her public library and saw people dressed as anime characters “The next time we had the anime night, I wore my Halloween costume, which was Manaphy from Pokémon,” Mcdonald said. Sakura-Con is hosting a cosplay competition in which attendees can enter as novices, intermediates or masters. Sharisse Rourke, a member of the PSU Anime Club and Sakura-con attendee, said that last year’s cosplay contest was interesting because of how people brought these characters to life.

Brooklyn Parcel, a fulltime student and cosplay competitor, started competing to show off her creations to a wider audience. This year she will be competing as SKT T1 Zyra, a modification of the hero Zyra from the video game League of Legends. Hannah Kraus, another fulltime student and cosplay competitor, fell in love with cosplay competitions after entering an event at her local convention, Bellingham Comic Convention. She will be competing as New Dawn Ahri from the promotional video for the video game League of Legends. For additional information on Sakura-Con, the life of a convention photographer and the PSU Anime Club’s involvement, check out the full story on psuvanguard.com.

COURTESY Of VINCENT MILUM

SaKUra-cON When: Friday, April 3–Sunday, April 5, 2015 Where: Washington Convention Center 800 Convention Pl. Seattle, WA 98101

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‘Hinges’ comic jumps from web to print ANDY ANADY

Meredith McClaren’s series Hinges started its life on Kickstarter, where the first book got funding to be brought into the physical world in late May of 2013. Now the book, Clockwork City, has been published by Image Comics. Book one was interesting, a good beginning and setup for the series and the whole world it’s happening in. Orio, a slim doll with black hair and eyes and a porcelain complexion, wakes in the magistrate’s office and chooses an Odd named Bauble. Bauble is a tiny mammalian creature, like a cat or a flying squirrel, with a tiny mask and eyes like opals. Odds are familiars, and everyone in Cobble, the clockwork city, has them. Everyone is a doll. Like, vaguely body-horror dolls.

They’re held together by bolts and string with hands floating just over their wrists. All of their familiars are plushies, too: a raven, a bluebird, an owl. All familiars have button eyes and are bursting with stuffing and affection for their doll. So, it’s definitely a little strange that Bauble looks biological. Orio wakes, frightened and almost totally mute, and is hurried through choosing clothes and Bauble, though no one else is sure what to make of Bauble. The magistrate gives her a list of jobs she’s allowed to interview for, and Bauble manages to ruin every single store, dashing Orio’s hopes for work. The scene was pretty reminiscent of the montage in Lilo and Stitch, with Stitch ruin-

ing everything and keeping Nani from getting a job. Eventually it turns out that Orio is fantastic at mending, something reasonably essential for a town full of sentient toys. However, it causes a stir with the bureaucratic magistrate who has a very specific, unknown system that the worker at the front desk assures Orio means that she can’t possibly be good at mending, and it doesn’t matter, anyway. If it’s not on the list, it’s not for her. Books two and three are where the series becomes really interesting. Orio is attacked by a tiger made of paper, Bauble is stolen by the magistrate, and some creepy men in suits mention bleeding, an impossible concept. Orio runs off, and the tiny world of Cobble widens and

changes and becomes more terrifying and beautiful. The art itself is jarring, all hard lines and chaotic action. Since Orio rarely talks, her face and movements speak for her. She has an entire conversation with a pub owner, whose rust-riddled torso she fixes, with only facial expressions and body movement. Some eyes are too blank, like Bauble’s blank, clouded eyes, or like Orio’s liason, Aluett, whose eyes have too many rings in the irises, giving her the appearance of mania. It’s only more gorgeous in book two, Paper Tigers, where hanging moss and mosaic glass windows redraw the world in rainbows. I definitely think this might turn into a reasonably popular post-apocalyptic dystopian story, but only in terms

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of the plot. It’s the characters that will set Hinges apart from the rest of the genre. Orio and Bauble, especially. The comic updates every Monday and Friday at

hingescomic.blogspot.com, though McClaren has updated earlier so as to deliver a well-timed emotional punch so her audience won’t live in denial for a few days.

Portland BunnyCon supports local youth program Moriah Newman

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This year’s Portland BunnyCon, an Easter-themed bar crawl, will take place on April 4 at 3 p.m. The exact location will be announced soon. There is no cover charge. All donation-based proceeds will go to support Janus Youth Programs, a local organization providing care and treatment for runaway and at-risk youth. This year’s bunny crawl will pit stop at several bars and breweries on the east side of the Willamette River. Portland BunnyCon is hoping to encourage a more intimate crowd than previous events, such as SantaCon, which can draw over a thousand participants. Brad McCray will be this year’s Portland BunnyCon fearless leader.

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“The route will be announced soon, but it will be on the east side around Belmont and Grand,” McCray said. “All the other bar crawls have been downtown proper, so we thought it might be fun to try something new. We will have prizes and egg hunts at each venue.” Aliesha Comfort is a regular Portland BunnyCon attendee. “I attend every year to celebrate my birthday, and we have a blast every year,” Comfort said. “It’s fun seeing the creative costumes and dressing up. Just like Halloween but with a really happy vibe. Everyone is out to have a good time, plus it’s for a good cause.” Costume ideas can range in creativity, from pinning white cotton balls to your

rear to donning the iconic fuzzy, pink bunny pajamas in A Christmas Story. More flirtatious souls can rustle up a black leotard, fishnet tights and charming ears, but let’s just remember: It’s for the children. Janus Youth Programs has worked with the community since 1972, offering resources to runaway, homeless and atrisk youth. “Teens are kind of stuck,” McCray said. “They look like adults, but they have no rights. Sometimes they can’t even legally get jobs. If teens are being abused at home, where do they go? If you come home from school and your mom has the crack pipe out again, and her creepy parole boyfriend is leering at you, what would you do?”

Janus offers a variety of readily available resources, ranging from transitional housing and volunteer teams building relationships with street youth to rehabilitation recovery housing. “Janus does great work but has a constant battle with funding,” McCray said. “I’m not silly enough to think that one bar crawl will make a huge difference. But maybe one day. Primarily, I hope to raise awareness of the programs.” And what better way to raise awareness than to draw attention to a large group of drunk adults dressed as bunnies? “The silly little games make you feel like a kid again and there is never a dull moment,” Comfort said.

ARTS & CULTURE

Is James Franco the devil?

Probably not, but Decide for yourself when 5th Ave. Cinema screens 'Spring Breakers'

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There’s no concrete evidence, but James Franco just might be the Devil. Alright, so maybe James Franco isn’t actually the Devil—that’s a little bit of a stretch—but he plays someone who probably is. In Spring Breakers, Franco is Alien, a rapper, drug dealer, criminal extraordinaire who pulls a group of four young women vacationing during spring break into a downward spiral of violence and crime. Sure, Alien is a shitty person, but does that make him the Devil? When does one stop being bad and start embodying the spirit of the most evil character in all of fiction? Let’s break the film down and examine some of the more telling scenes and see if we can come to some sort of conclusion.

Exhibit 1: Ominous Bible verses In an early scene, a hip pastor quotes 1 Corinthians 10:13: “And God is faithful, he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” This forward bit of exposition lays out the idea that the women will be tempted by something pretty fucking evil. “How cool is that, dudes?” the preacher asks. “How cool is that?” Pretty damn cool, dude.

Exhibit 2: Alien’s telling dialogue Much of what comes out of Alien’s mouth is nonsensical and inaudible. Credit

that to his muddled accent or his sparkly grill. That which can actually be understood offers a lot for our examination of the Devil conspiracy. Apart from his repeated insistence that he’s not from this planet, Alien provides insight into the nature of his character. “I was just thinking, maybe you did all that praying and I’m the answer to your prayers,” he says. “You was all in trouble, and here I am.” Popular representations of the Devil often depict him as scheming and untrustworthy. Hell, he’s frequently referred to as the deceiver in the Bible. With this in mind, it might suggest that he’s offering some sort of promise to the women which will inevitably be twisted or broken. In a later monologue, Alien states, “I wanted to be bad. Some people, they want to do the right thing, I like doing the wrong thing.”

Exhibit 3: Britney Spears Spring Breakers’ soundtrack is graced with the glorious work of Britney Spears. In a telling scene, the song “Everytime” plays into the greater mythology of Alien and the film. If you’re unfamiliar with the song, the chorus goes: “And every time I try to fly / I fall. Without my wings / I feel so small / I guess I need you baby / And every time I see you in my dreams / I see your face, you’re haunting me / I guess I need you baby / I may have made it rain /

Please forgive me / My weakness caused you pain / And this song is my sorry.” Coming from the lips of Alien, we can interpret this as a type of confession into the greater nature of his character. Like the song suggests, we need to notice that this is something important. It’s at this point we should return to the mythology of the Devil. The Bible tells us that Lucifer fell in love with his own beauty, intelligence and power, and in his pride he desired the glory and honor of God for himself. For his pride, he was cast out and banished from God and his realm. In his own fashion, Alien suffered a similar fall from grace. Alien was once the protégé of a drug dealer and crime boss by the name of Big Arch, who grows increasingly upset that Alien is moving away from his sphere of influence to forge his own criminal enterprise. “You want me to stay in your shadow for the rest of my life?” Alien asks. “Just as I made you, I’ll break you,” Big Arch later responds. Without too many spoilers, Alien falls from grace in Big Arch’s eyes and must come to terms with a scorned leader figure.

His realm may not be Hell, but it is one of eternal partying— spring break forever. He commits vile and morally repulsive acts, but is that enough to call him the Devil? We may not know for sure, but you can decide for yourself at 5th Avenue Cinema, where Spring Breakers screens Friday through Sunday.

5th Avenue Cinema presents 'Spring Breakers' 510 sw Hall St. Friday, April 3, 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, 3 p.m. Admission: free to students

Verdict: Inconclusive While the evidence presented is suggestive, it’s impossible to say for sure whether or not James Franco’s character is indeed the Devil.

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March 31

The Price

Are You LinkedIn? When: 1:30 p.m. Ticketleap online

The event listing doesn’t say where this is happening, only that this free workshop only has 45 seats. This workshop is meant to be a fount of dos and don’ts for helping you to get your LinkedIn profile kicked off. There are a lot of stats espousing the virtue of LinkedIn. I wonder if they explain how to stop the bevy of emails you get from LinkedIn once your profile is up and running?

When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Artists Repertory Theater, Alder Theatre Fee: $25 (students), $41 (regular) Considered to be Arthur Miller’s last major play and a seldom-seen masterpiece, The Price is about two estranged brothers and their dead father’s possessions. Add a train and some witty dialogue and it could probably be the next Wes Anderson mega-hit.

April 2

The Umbrella Festival of Circus Chem. Friday Series: David L. April 4 and Comedy Patrick Spring Breakers When: 8 p.m. Where: Alberta Rose Theatre Fee: $20 (at door), $40 (weekend pass, general seating)

For the fourth year running, artistic directors Lichtenstein and Mickens treat Portland to some of Portland’s finest comedians, musicians, magicians, acrobats, jugglers and the like. Laughter and wonderment are to be had by all! Starts Thursday and has a grand finale on Sunday with varying events on each night.

Shanytowns in Manhattan When: 6:45 p.m. Where: SMSU, room 355

April 1

The Antlers

When: 8 p.m. Where: McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Fee: $52 I’ve never listened to the Antlers, but other DJs absolutely love them. They are also the kick off to the KPSU 30 for 30, the annual fundraiser to keep KPSU running at optimal. The Antlers are from Brooklyn, seven years together as a band, and have a sound quoted to be both harrowing and often haunted. You can’t really accuse them of being pop with words bandied about like that, can you?

Did you know there was a prize awarded by environmental historians? Well, author Catherin McNeur has won it and is here to lecture about her latest book revolving around the lives of those living in tenement housing in New York in the middle of the 19th century. FREE

When: 3:15 p.m. Where: Science Building 1, room 107 Free

This week, in the departmental series, Professor David L. Patrick will present on his specialty, most recently on his work with ordering carbon nanotubes and engineered nanoscales and the like. I only understood about half that, but if you like chemistry, this is probably your thing. FREE

Spring Beer & Wine Fest 2015

April 3

Education Abroad 101 When: 12 p.m. Where: East Hall, room 212

If you have any questions about what the team who coordinates Education Abroad are or do, this is the time for you to get your info! Common myths will be deconstructed, websites will be navigated, costs will be explored, and you’ll learn how to start the application process. This event counts as an advising session as well. FREE

When: 12–10 p.m. Where: Oregon Convention Center Fee: $10 for two days, kids 12 and under free Special packages include trinkets and such. I’d imagine if you were going to this, you’d know all about drinking responsibly and savoring delicious adult beverages. I’d imagine if you enjoy this, you’re probably solidly enough middle class, or at least your parents were, to use the phrase microbrew without a hint of that delicious’ ’90s irony we here in Portland enjoy. Each beer will cost you a $1 token.

When: 7 & 9:30 p.m. Where: 5th Avenue Cinema

Do you remember that movie where a whole bunch of Disney actresses wanted to shed their good-girl images, and James Franco played a drug dealer with a really fake grill? This is that movie. I’ve never seen it, but then again, I don’t believe in fun. Also plays Sunday at 3 p.m.

A Year in Champagne

NW Largest Garage/Vintage Sale

When: 8 a.m. Where: Portland Expo Center (ride the Yellow Line!) Fee: $5 I am a sucker for what the English call a boot sale. Cars line up, toss out their goods, and try to sell them to you at hopefully amicable prices. I will be there on Saturday; judge me if you must, but I will have a marvelous time looking for old Power Rangers stuff and anything that will make me 100 percent more hipster.

Where: Northwest Film Center Keeping with the theme of boozing it up for the weekend, this documentary is about the different houses and styles of wine to come from the illustrious region of Champagne. It’s all about pulling of curtains and wandering cellars and is probably better for you than Spring Breakers. But it’s probably not all that sexy.

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When: Sometime this week Where: Oh, you know Free Okay, it’s not an actual event, but my birthday is sometime this week. I’m not actually a big fan of celebrating my own birthday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to try something new! Go to a restaurant you’ve never set foot in before. Eat your weight in ice cream. Go to the Airpark and have some simulated skydiving. You could even, in theory, do something fun like mini-golf. This is me giving you permission to have a hootenanny of epic proportions. Go out and live! Courtesy of Joey Gannon through Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons

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Timbers season always starts with a ton of buzz. They have one of the best, if not the best, group of supporters—the Timbers Army. This team has the entire city behind them, as well as top players who make the Timbers worth the price of admission. They have have sold out every home match since their 2011 inaugural season in MLS. In 2013 they signed Diego Valeri, who led them to the top of the Western Conference standings. Caleb Porter also entered the scene as the Head Coach of the Portland Timbers who nearly guided them to the MLS Cup. The year ended with a loss to Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference finals. In 2014, however, they missed the playoffs. The Timbers saw their captain Will Johnson go down as well as their top scorer and assist leader Diego Valeri. The captain went down with a broken leg in a regular season match against Toronto FC last September. Valeri

tore his ACL on the last day of the season against FC Dallas. Both players are expected back in May. Losing these two players to severe injuries has already seen a change in the play of the Timbers this season without their availability. This season the Timbers are hoping to regain some of their 2013 magic and make a run in the playoffs. 2015 is going to be a year where the Portland Timbers’ depth will be tested. It also brings the sold-out crowds.

Let the games begin March 7, 2015, was the opening day for the Portland Timbers. Coming to town was Real Salt Lake with U.S. National Team goalkeeper Nick Rimando and midfielder Kyle Beckerman. Portland was shorthanded in this match with the injuries to midfielders Johnson, Valeri, Ben Zemanski, and Diego Chara. The Timbers added Nat Borchers from Real Salt Lake via trade to pair at center

back with Designated Player Liam Ridgewell. Starting in goal was Ghanaian International goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey, who signed with Portland in December. Completing the defense at left and right back were Jorge Villafaña and Jamaican International Alvas Powell. Starting in defensive midfield for Johnson and Chara were Jack Jewsbury and George Fochive, a secondyear player from the University of Connecticut, drafted in the third round (39th overall) of the MLS SuperDraft. Also at midfield were Darlington Nagbe with Rodney Wallace and Dairon Asprilla on the wings. Asprilla was signed in December from Colombian Primera Division side Alianza Petrolera. Starting as the lone target man was DP Fanendo Adi. In their first match the Timbers had an 18-9 advantage in total shots, a 6-2 advantage shots on goal, and an 11-0 advantage in corner kicks. Overall, possession slightly favored Real Salt

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Lake at 53 percent to Portland at 47 percent. This game saw chances to score goals constantly denied by the defense and goalkeepers of both teams. This game was very physical, shown by the 41 fouls and five yellow cards during this meeting between these Western rivals. Rimando finished with five saves and Kwarasey finished with two saves to preserve their shutouts. The 0-0 draw gave each team a point in the opener. The second game of the MLS season was at home against the reigning MLS Cup winners, the LA Galaxy. Diego Chara was back in the lineup for the Timbers, who kept their starting 11 the same with the addition of Chara. The reigning champions were led by Irish International striker Robbie Keane, who was the MLS Cup MVP in 2014. His forward tandem would also include recent US National Team member Gyasi Zardes. Their defense is led by national team

member Omar Gonzalez. The LA Galaxy possessed the ball for 55 percent of the game while the Timbers had it for 45 percent. The total shots favored the Galaxy 13–8, shots on target were equal at four apiece, and the Galaxy had the advantage in corners at 6–4. This game saw the Timbers score their first goal in the 31st minute. Kwarasey threw a ball to Chara who played it on the left wing to Nagbe who got the ball to Wallace with an incredible backheel flick. Wallace then slid a pass to Adi in the box, who fired a rightfooted curler past LA’s keeper Brian Rowe in the far post. Zardes responded, however, in the 65th minute with a header from a Villareal cross that tied the game. In the 90th minute, Adi struck again for a brace that put the Timbers up 2-1 by taking a touch to hold off defenders. Heartbreak struck in the 92nd minute as substitute Alan Gordon came through with a header

to equalize. The game ended at 2-2 giving Portland their second straight home draw. Nagbe was influential in both goals that saw Adi finish for a brace. Their first road test was against Sporting KC who has stars from the 2014 World Cup in national team members Matt Besler (center back) and Graham Zusi (midfielder). The Timbers used their same lineup from their LA Galaxy match. This game saw equal possession with the home side having an advantage in total shots 16-7, the Timbers had a 3-2 advantage on shots on goal, and the Sporting KC had a 6-4 in corners. The defense held up for both sides as Luis Marin and Adam Kwarasey had three and two saves apiece to preserve a scoreless draw, respectively. The Portland Timbers are now (0-0-3, 3pts) with a Cascadia match-up coming up against the Vancouver Whitecaps on the road at the BC Place.

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In the PLU BBQ 2015 Tournament, the Portland State University Men and Women’s Ultimate club teams looked to pick up titles in this two-day tournament that consisted of over 30 total teams that was hosted by Pacific Lutheran University hosted in Tacoma, Washington. On March 14 and 15, PSU Ultimate showed the Pacific Northwest who reigned supreme. The teams at the men’s PLU BBQ field included Victoria, Seattle, Montana State, Humboldt State, Lewis & Clark, Idaho, Central Washington (the host school), Montana, Portland, Western Washington, Washington State, Whitworth, Simon Fraser and Washington. This tournament had schools from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California and Canada in a field of 19 total teams. There were four pools (A, B, C, D) of round robin play, with the PSU Men’s Ultimate placed in Pool B where they were scheduled to play against Lewis & Clark, GCU, Idaho, and Central Washington. In order to make it out of round robin play, the PSU Vitruvious Ultimate team would need to place in the top 12. The teams in the women’s PLU BBQ field included Puget Sound, Montana, Idaho, Seattle, Western Washington, Portland, Lewis & Clark and Montana State. This tournament had schools from Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho in a field of 11 total teams. There were two pools of round robin play (A & B), with the PSU Women’s Ultimate team placed in Pool B, where they would face off against the host school Pacific Lutheran, their in-state rival Portland, Lewis & Clark and Montana State. In order to make it out of round robin play with a first round bye, the PSU Howlers would have to finish top two in their pool. All teams would qualify for bracket play, but would have to win a play-in game to have a chance to play at a seed in the quarterfinals.

The tournament begins Vitruvious started their morning against Central

Washington, taking a shutout into the half. They pulled ahead and a 13-5 win put them at 1-0 in round robin play into their next match against Lewis & Clark. In a matchup that saw two of the top teams in the tournament face off, Lewis & Clark had a roster advantage by as much as 20 players. The nine PSU players squared off against nearly thirty opponents, and started well by taking the first four points before Lewis & Clark closed the gap to be down 6-7 at the half. In a heartbreaker, they would also take the game 13-12. To make the playoffs, PSU needed to get wins over Idaho and GCU. They rebounded against Idaho taking the half with a shutout. The result was a 13-4 to advance to one win away from bracket play. Their first day of play concluded with a 13-6 win over GCU to put them second in their pool with a play-in game. The Howlers started their morning off strong by winning 13-3 over Lewis & Clark to start at 1-0 in pool play. They squared off against the host school, Pacific Lutheran, continuing their strong start to the tournament with the exact same result, 13-3. They faced Portland next to try to improve to 3-0. In this match-up, PSU got the best of their opponents by taking it 15-5. To close out day one of play, the Howlers won their fourth straight over Montana State 15-5 to win Pool B, and a first round bye.

Day two: Vitruvious spares their foes PSU Men’s would have to win four games to take the championship, which included the number-one seed Victoria and a possible rematch of the day-one encounter against Lewis & Clark in the finals. They made that happen with a 15-12 win to set up a quarterfinal clash against Victoria. “Come day two and we win our first game,” said President Austin Kelly. “We were pretty

excited, as we got to stay on the turf and not go to the mud. Game two was against the number-one seed of the tournament, who we assumed were just going to destroy us and then we would just go home. Halfway into the game we realized we have a fighting chance and should bring it to them. We did, and we won. After that accomplishment, our sense of confidence rose and we had faith that we would make it to the finals to be against Lewis & Clark again— the only team that beat us on day one in pool play.” The upset over Victoria 13-11 put Virtruvious into the semi-finals against Washington State, the Pool D winners who just won their quarterfinal game against Montana 15-10. The confidence from the win over Victoria took over as PSU took out another top four seed 15-8 to go into the finals against the team that gave them their only loss of the tournament, Lewis & Clark. After playing the first seven games in awful conditions, the team decided to go home and forfeit the championship match with the promise of playing them for it another time.

Day two: The Howling commandos take no prisoners The PSU Women’s team entered as one of the only two undefeated teams in bracket play. They played Seattle in the quarterfinals, who had just won their playin match against Lewis & Clark 11–8. The Howlers won a nail-biter with a 13-12 win in this border clash. In the semi-finals they would have to go through Puget Sound, the number one team in the tournament. President Becky Hamilton described the encounter, “It was not a pretty game. It was cold, rainy and windy, and we were playing on mushy grass. We lost to them last year at PLU on universe point. Every time we play them it gets really competitive and chippy. They were up most of the game, and I

was beginning to lose hope that we’d win, but out of nowhere we scored three breaks in a row, tying the game at 8. We scored again, 9-8. The game was to 10 so it was our game point.” Hamilton’s coach asked her if she wanted to enter back into the game, but she believed in her team. “We’re on offense and a swirly dump throw goes up, and freshman handler Shea Brennan saves the point by making a sick grab and then hucks it deep to Louise Ryan, who scores the game-winning point,” Hamilton said. The entire team rushes the field, screaming and hugging each

other. I embraced my cocaptain, Natalie Georgitsa, and we both start tearing up.” The final was forfeited by the PLU Alum team to give the PSU Women’s Ultimate team the championship. Hamilton explained the club goal heading into this tournament “When we beat Puget Sound and PLU at OFUDG (Oregon Fall Ultimate Disc Games) in the fall, we made it our goal to win PLU BBQ because beating those teams is what it takes. I couldn’t be more proud of my team.” The Ultimate clubs have both gone a long way since their inception.

“It leaves me rather speechless,” Kelly said. “It is really hard to articulate how proud I am of my players and both of our teams. Leadership puts in so much work with little to no results, have been for years, and to finally see it pay off and for us to get results simply leaves us ecstatic.” The PSU Men’s and Women’s Ultimate club teams have practices this term Mondays and Fridays from 5–6:30 p.m. They are both looking forward to sectionals with a possible qualification for regionals this upcoming term. KrISTEN rOSENBLUM throws a flick up the line to Cecilia Baker during a Winter Term practice.

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UPcOMINg gaMES Women's golf

Men's Tennis

PSU & MONTANA *DUAL MATCH PSU VS. EASTERN WASHINGTON Sat., April 4, 10 a.m. OCOTILLO GOLF RESORT, CHANDLER, AZ

Women's Tennis

PSU VS. EASTERN WASHINGTON Sat. April 4, 2:30 p.m.

Sat. April 4, All Day

WYOMING COWGIRL CLASSIC Ak CHIN SOUTHERN DUNES GOLF CLUB, MARICOPA, AZ Mon., Tues., April 6-7, All Day

Softball

PSU @ SEATTLE

Wed., April 1, 3 p.m., 5 p.m.

PSU VS NORTHERN COLORADO

Fri., April 3, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Sat., April 4, 12 p.m.

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SPORTS

Their enemies tremble when they LoL

‘League of Legends’ spring tournament preview Jon Raby

In our ongoing commitment to covering the multifaceted arenas in which PSU competes, the Vanguard will be covering The PSU League of Legends Club spring tournament. Eight teams will battle it out in virtual esports arena over the course of the term. Following will be a preview of the tournament to come and a breakdown of the game for those who do not know it.

Gameplay League of Legends (LoL) is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena in which players compete as a team of virtual champions to destroy their opponent’s base. There are four maps and game modes, but all competitive play takes place on the 5 vs. 5 classic mode and map. In the classic mode there are three lanes in which players battle for the gold from killing computer minions, which steadily march forward attacking whatever is closest to them, and enemy players. Between the lanes is a jungle with larger computer minions which provide more gold and character upgrades (known as buffs to the LoL crowd). There is also a river that runs between the lanes vertically holding the two bosses, which must generally be fought by more than one player and offer larger rewards. The object is to progress down the lanes, destroying the enemy team’s three turret defenses, eventually infiltrating their base to destroy an inhibitor (buffing your minions), and then their final two turrets and nexus crystal. The destruction of the other team’s nexus means victory. In essence— infiltrate the enemy base and destroy all their stuff.

Every game you begin at level 1 and gain experience to level 18. You are able to customize your character with armor and weapons throughout the game, which is called a build. Starting from scratch every game means that no game is the same, and teams who gain a quick lead in experience or gold have the potential to snowball out of control, quickly dominating the game. The general lane strategy is to have a solo middle and top laner, two on bottom and one floating between lanes in the jungle. In the bottom lane there is usually a support character, either a tank with a lot of health and the ability to draw the enemy to them, or a someone who can heal or shield, and disrupt the enemy in some way. They support an ADC (attack damage carry) who fires a ranged weapon and deals mostly basic physical damage. The player in the jungle spends their time killing monsters outside of the lanes to leave more minion exp. points to those in the lane. They have the ability to surprise the enemy lanes with a quick “gank,” and also ward the jungle with totems that reveal small sections of the map, thus giving the team an idea of enemy movements. Map awareness is a critical part of the game. Theoretically, there is no correct way to play LoL, as every game is a combination of skill, strategy and the outcome of small skirmishes. One could have a team of five ADC going mid and still win, but generally a more diverse group makeup is more effective. With changes to the game and new characters offered consistently, strategies continually evolve.

Champions There are 124 different champions to choose from in LoL, but they must be purchased with real money or points built up by playing the game. There are 10 free characters available to test out each week, but you must own the character to play it competitively. Each character may fit your play style, some do more damage than others, some have better escapes, some you cannot escape from, while others do little damage but do much to support their team. Combining characters that have synergy is also a powerful tool for teams. Linking stun spells, or combining “area of effect” spells that do damage to multiple enemies in an area are examples. Players can unleash more damage by working together; for another example, one launches the enemy into the air so the other can use their ultimate airborne-only attack.

especially in tournaments. Teams need to be able to communicate, either in person, over microphone, or via pings on the map and in-game text. Team fights are often a defining factor of the game. Teams that can win 5 vs. 5 fights or set up outnumbered fights have a much better chance of winning the overall game. When a champion dies the other team gains a gold advantage, and there is a death timer they must wait out before entering the game again, leaving their team at a disadvantage. Split pushing is a useful tool in dividing the enemy team. By sending one player top or bottom to push

minions to the enemy turrets, the enemy must break up their offense to defend against that one player. It creates a fair bit of chaos. Once the enemy team’s base has been exposed, a player may try to backdoor the base. This happens late game, and it is the sneaking in and quick ninja-like destruction of turrets or even the nexus crystal to end the game. Some teams, both because of play style and characters chosen, will be stronger early, mid or late game. Length of game can be a determining factor, though they usually last between twenty minutes and one hour.

There are a number of other basic strategies that teams will use to progress forward offensively or hold their base defensively. Having players who are able to call shots and move a strategy forward is a necessity. Which strategies teams will use, and what split-second decisions they will make, will be covered in depth soon. Keep an eye out for upcoming game coverage over the spring term, and watch the games live at twitch.tv/portlandstatelol/profile. For more information on LoL or the games contact PSU League of Legends Club at: f acebook.com/groups/VikingsLoL/

Tournaments Tournaments begin with each team banning three characters that neither team may use. Once a champion is picked, the other may not pick it. There is an alternating succession of picking, so choosing your characters is often based on what the other team has picked, either as a counter or offensively. If you know who the other team will send to the top lane, then you can choose a character that can win against that champion. Flex picks, however, are characters which can take on a variety of roles. When flex picks are chosen, the other team is not sure who to pick to counter their role. Teamwork is the number-one necessity in this game, and

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SPOrTS

psu hip hop alliance CoMMentAry By LAUren SCHLAnGen

Thirty years ago, hiphop was still a counterculture movement. Today it’s mainstream. We’ve all heard hip-hop. iTunes top tracks include songs from Flo Rida, Fetty Wap, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Empire Cast and Drake. Since we all know this style of music, we think we have a good idea of the dance moves that go along with it. But for two fellow Portland State students, dance is a lot more than just what are might imagine goes along with the style of music.

I sat down with Bradley Cumez and Bao Ngoc Pham, two members of the PSU Hip Hop Alliance. Previously known as the PSU Breaking Club, Hip Hop Alliance is where dancers can come together and express themselves the way that they best know how. Self-taught and dancing for the past seven years, postbaccalaureate senior Bradley Cumez has been a part of Hip Hop Alliance for three years. He was involved in the school’s dance team when he attended Beaverton High.

However, this was just a club team. They did not compete, just performed at school events including assemblies and games. Unlike Cumez, Pham’s high school, Benson, had an official school dance team. But she said, “It was too structured for me.” She’s been dancing for the past six years and said that dance gives her a different creative outlet. Similarly, Cumez stated that dance provides him with “a different way to ex-

ThE POrTLaND STaTE hIPhOP aLLIaNcE during Make your Mark in July, 2014. Hector Martinez, Bradley Cumez, BaoNgoc Pham, Vanndy Ouk and Gabriela Guerra (left to right.)

COURTESY Of MO/PORTLAND STATE HIPHOP ALLIANCE

press myself” and also provides a “degree of freedom.” Although it is not considered a sport under the athletic department umbrella here at PSU, Cumez and Pham treat it as if it is one. It takes discipline, time and effort. It is not easy to balance school, work and a personal life while also being an active member in a dance club, but Cumez said that dance “helps you put things into order, it makes you more organized.” Most athletes would agree that a set schedule and set priorities make you more organized overall. Although she agreed with this statement made by Cumez, Pham also added that “you tend to neglect one.” When the club was still going by the PSU Breaking Club, the form of dance was pretty limited to breakdancing, or at least that was the unintentional implication of its title. Because the different styles of dance coming into play were more diverse and complex than just breakdancing, the club name was changed to Hip Hop Alliance. The club is more than

just breakdancing because the ability to incorporate other dance styles. “There’s an interest in learning other [forms of] dance,” said Cumez. Hip Hop Alliance allows this to happen with style inflections of salsa, tango and other Latin forms of dance, as well as b-girl (female breakdancing), housing, whacking and popping. Each dancer has their favorite moves. Being a breakdancer first and foremost, Cumez said that his favorite move is windmills, an oldschool breakdancing move in which a dancer’s torso is on the ground and legs are in the air, simulating the arms of a windmill. Classifying herself as a freestyler, Pham said that because of this she doesn’t really have a favorite move but has been focusing on isolations. This technique is used when a dancer is moving only one part of the body. For example, the entire body is still, but the right arm is wagging back and forth. Both dancers said that their after-college goals for dance are to be a bigger part of the community because

that’s where dance started. Cumez said he wants to be a “bigger player in the community.” If you’re interested in becoming a part of the Hip Hop Alliance club, anyone is welcome to attend the practices that are held twice per week at the rec center. Tuesday’s practice (7:30– 9:30 p.m.) focuses on the b-boy (male breakdancing) style of dance and is held in rec center room 403. On Fridays, in the same room, from 6:30–8:30 p.m., the club has a more flexible agenda, focusing on freestyle dance. You may feel intimidated to attend a practice, but the people there are more than willing to help teach you and make you feel comfortable, so don’t feel intimidated. If you’re part of the planet’s vast majority of people who appreciate hip-hop, check out Acoustic Slam. The fundraising event put on by Pham is taking place on April 4 in Parkway North, proceeds from which will go toward a relief trip that Pham is taking to the Philippines due to the damage caused by typhoons in late August of last year.

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