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Grad rates are up Majority of PSU graduates are transfer students, not first-time freshmen Ryan Deming Vanguard staff

Though it may seem that Portland State is in line with the national trend of four-year colleges graduating a decreasing number of students, some university officials say otherwise.

This is because the bulk of PSU graduates aren’t freshmen— they’re transfer students.

An article published by The Chronicle of Higher Education on Dec. 5 reported that 35 percent of 1,400 four-year institutions had lower graduation rates at the end of a sixyear cycle in 2008 than at the end of another in 2003.

The problem with looking at the various statistics on graduation rates is that every institution and college seems to have a different way of quantifying “graduation” or “completion,” according to Roy Koch, the provost and vice president for academic affairs at PSU. “The standard national measure for national graduation rates is that of a full-time, first-time freshman graduating within six years,” Koch said.

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erm by term, Portland State is steadily introducing more online courses into its curriculum as a greater number of students are expecting the university to shift to an online atmosphere.

“Our students really appear to want online learning,” said Roy Koch, provost and vice president of academic affairs. “There’s an obvious and growing demand by students for technology-assisted classroom activities and, in many cases, fully online activities.”

PSU’s online courses tend to fill up faster than regular courses because students can more easily work an online course into their schedules, Koch said. By offering a more flexible and convenient option for students who, for example, have trouble coming to campus, online courses allow students to move smoothly through their chosen program—a state of affairs known as “curricular effectiveness,” Koch said.

“We want to make sure that classes are offered and available at the time when students need to take them so that they can make progress at the rate they’re hoping to,” he said.

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Going digital: PSU is expanding its online course catalogue to better serve students.

so as to meet student demand for them in a focused, high-quality manner.

For example, Rose will oversee the unification of PSU’s two primary “We want to make sure that classes are offered service stations that specialize in online and available at the time when students need learning modalities: the Center for Aca to take them so that they can make progress demic Excellence, at the rate they’re hoping to." which trains PSU ROY KOCH faculty in hybrid courses, and the OnAccording to Melody Rose, PSU’s vice provost for line Learning Service, which trains faculty in fully academic programs and instruction, the university is online courses, in addition to developing courses currently taking stock of its online resources and is for the university’s online extension service. figuring out how best to reorganize these resources The two stations—which have cultivated differ-

ent areas of expertise over the years—are currently housed in Cramer Hall and the School of Extended Studies, respectively. When they are finally combined, they will together be known as the Center for Online Learning.

“There’s a lot of talent in both teams,” Rose said. “Physically bringing them together under one roof allows them to collaborate and to learn from each other’s expertise.”

She explained that this marriage of convenience between the two stations will streamline PSU’s online experience, as faculty and students alike won’t have to “venue shop” for services. Instead, everyone will enjoy the full complement of online services in one location, a single access point for PSU’s instructional design team.

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Time for an update: Neuberger Hall is located on Southwest Broadway between Shattuck Hall and Smith Memorial Student Union.

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The Oregon legislative session that commenced on Monday will see to the Oregon University System’s capital request budget, which includes a call for $83 million to be put toward Portland State’s Neuberger Hall.

The 2011–13 budget ranks 25 requests for building maintenance and renovation across OUS. Neuberger Hall is the sixth item on the list.

Built in two phases between 1962 and 1969, Neuberger Hall retains most of its original construction. The major renovations in question would

entail an upgrade of efficiencies and the installation of seismic bracing to safeguard the building against earthquakes.

“Think about renovating a house,” said Communications Director Scott Gallagher. “You would want it to be safer and more efficient.”

Robyn Pierce, the director of Facilities and Planning at PSU, is overseeing the Neuberger project during the proposal stage.

“At PSU, we don’t have the funding to keep things up-to-date as we should,” she said. “We need so much done around campus.”

Justin Peery, a graduate of PSU who works as a cashier in Neuberger Hall, said he’s in favor of a renovation.

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Because of this, PSU’s graduation rates appear low compared to other four-year universities.

A full-time, first-time freshman is someone who is attending a university with a full load of classes, generally 12 or more credits, and who has never attended university before.

“Our rate of graduation with this definition is about 35 percent,” Koch said. “Many of our peer institutions [that are urban and serve students like ours] are on the order of 45 to 50 percent.”

Is wintery weather around the corner?

With snow and freezing rain in this week’s weather forecast, the university is bracing itself for a possible campus closure.

Yesterday, the National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Tuesday in portions of northwest Oregon, including the Portland metro area, and southwest Washington.

Commenting on the possibility of a campus closure, communications instructor Jil Freeman said that cancelled classes are not as hindering to a professor’s schedule as they used to be, due to online sites such as Blackboard and Desire2Learn.

“It really puts the responsibility on students,” she said.

However, Freeman said it is still difficult to get back on schedule after lost time. In winter 2008, when the campus shut down for several days due to hazardous weather, she said that she “moved much quicker” than usual to get through the course material.

“It’s so difficult already on a 10-week term,” she said.

As of press time, KATU meteorologist Joe Raineri reported that snow should begin falling this afternoon, totaling up to an inch to two inches of snow in the valley.

Once the snow stops falling, however, Raineri told KATU that freezing rain will begin overnight. He expects temperatures to rise and the rain to return by late Wednesday morning and afternoon.

This statistic is somewhat misleading, according to Sukhwant Jhaj, special assistant to the provost for student success and the director of University Studies.

Because PSU has far more transfer students and students that transfer out to other institutions in order to finish their degrees than “full-time, first-time freshmen,” the university’s graduation statistics are very low in regard to the national standard and definition.

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User beware: Some spam e-mails may hijack sensitive financial information from students.

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Recently, many students have noticed a wave of spam e-mails in the inboxes of their school accounts, many of which claim to offer lucrative deals on textbooks, internship opportunities or newly available scholarships. And in several cases, students have found in these suspect e-mails information relating specifically to Portland State, both in the subject line of the e-mail and in its body.

These e-mails may—as in the past—be distributors of viruses, among other forms of malware, according to Craig Schiller, chief information security officer for PSU’s Office of Information Technologies.

He urges students and faculty to use extreme caution when dealing with such messages.

Though PSU e-mails are filtered as a general rule, managing outbreaks is a frequent task of OIT. According to Schiller, modern-day viruses have become so sophisticated that the task of removing them is a daunting endeavor.

“The viruses today are so bad, you can’t know if you’ve gotten it all,” Schiller said about malware removal.

“Even when McAfee doesn’t detect it, we still don’t declare that it’s clean.”

In particular, Schiller warns against the dangers presented by “phishing.” Phishing is a criminally fraudulent method of obtaining an

individual’s sensitive information by presenting an Internet user with a form, containing information such as a security or password confirmation, to masquerade as a legitimate enterprise, including banks, social network site admins or the Internal Revenue Service.

With the stolen information, a phisher may then use the hacked computer as a “spam generator” to spread further unwanted e-mails to other computers, or worse.

“Spear phishing,” however, is of even greater concern, Schiller said. As opposed to mainstream phishing, which behaves somewhat blindly, spear phishing targets a certain type of user—in this

case, PSU students—and bombards them with fake forms and confirmations geared specifically to their interests.

According to Schiller, money and organized crime motivate individuals to engineer such practices.

As an example, he refers to one of the most commonly reported attacks on students’ computers: financial viruses.

Not only are financial viruses among the most frequently seen at PSU, Schiller said, they are by far the most dan-

gerous. These financial viruses employ the same tactics as spear phishers, utilizing those same methods to obtain users’ financial information.

Additionally, these viruses are notoriously difficult to detect, remove or even block.

To make matters worse, Schiller said, these viruses often behave unpredictably, leaving no signature of their activity by which OIT might be able to preempt. Once inside a student’s hard drive, the virus can wreak havoc with system files.

“Every one of those applications are just sitting there, waiting to be exploited,” Schiller said.

In light of these threats, Schiller recommends, besides constant alertness, McAfee antivirus software.

“We use McAfee. It’s one of the best out there,” he said.

“It’s our first line of defense.”

Students who use PSU wireless Internet service, or are physically connected to PSU’s Internet via an Ethernet cable, may rest assured that virus activity is closely monitored, according to Schiller. In addition, once malware is detected, the student will be notified and provided with the resources to remove harmful software.

For those who believe they may have an issue with information security, students are urged to contact OIT at help@pdx.edu. ■

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New Oregon Hospital set to open SALEM—The first group of patients is set to move Monday from cramped treatment wards in the decrepit Oregon State Hospital to a new state-ofthe-art replacement facility getting under way in central Salem.

After a six-week delay in patient occupancy of the new facility, OSH Superintendent Greg Roberts said he’s “very confident” about it getting off to a smooth and safe start.

“I think we’ve done a very thorough, extensive preparation process,” Roberts told the Statesman Journal this week. “And I feel very confident that we’re ready to go on Monday.”

Patient occupancy of a 104-bed section of the new hospital will mark another milestone in the state’s push to replace Oregon’s much-criticized main mental hospital, which was deemed obsolete and unsafe by state-hired consultants in 2005.

The entire 620-bed, $280 million replacement facility is scheduled to become operational by late this year. Patients are set to move into the facility in staggered fashion, as different sections of the new hospital get completed.

as a social outcast with wild beliefs steeped in mistrust faces a federal court hearing Monday on charges he tried to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a Tucson shooting rampage that left six people dead.

A military official in Washington said Jared Loughner was rejected from the Army in 2008 because he failed a drug test. The official spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because privacy laws prevent the military from disclosing such information about an individual’s application.

The official did not know what type of drug was detected in the screening.

Public defenders are asking that the attorney who defended Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Timothy McVeigh and “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski defend Loughner, who makes his first court appearance Monday at 2 p.m. MST (4 p.m. EST).

Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told ABC’s “Good Morning America” the suspect had said “not a word” to investigators since his arrest. Dupnik said authorities were all but certain Loughner acted alone, saying “he’s a typical troubled individual who’s a loner.”

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United Express to end Medford to Portland flights

VP Biden arrives in Afghanistan on sudden visit

MEDFORD, Ore.—United Express is dropping its daily flights from Medford to Portland, leaving Horizon Air as the only direct commercial service between the two cities.

The Mail Tribune reports that United Express will drop its three daily direct flights from Medford to Portland on Feb. 1, ending decades of service.

A spokeswoman for SkyWest Airlines, which operates the route for United Air Lines, said the change was based on demand.

Medford airport Director Bern Case said another factor was that United Express was facing higher costs by using planes with only about half the seating capacity of Horizon planes.

KABUL, Afghanistan—Vice President Joe Biden was in Afghanistan Monday for a surprise visit aimed at assessing progress in handing over security from foreign to Afghan forces, a key issue that comes against a backdrop of mounting concerns in the U.S. over the gains made in the nearly decade-long war.

The U.S. is to begin withdrawing combat forces from Afghanistan in July, and questions remain about the ability of the country’s security forces to take up the fight in the face of a virulent insurgency. NATO hopes Afghan forces will assume full responsibility for security by 2014.

Just a month ago, President Barack Obama came to Afghanistan telling U.S. forces in the country they are making progress in their mission to defeat terrorism. American troops comprise the bulk of the 140,000-strong NATO force that has been battling the Taliban.

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the experience of a very small number of our students,” Jhaj said.

While this may be true, the graduation rate for students that have transferred into PSU is relatively high.

“The majority of PSU’s students are transfer students,” Jhaj said. “We also have a large number of part-time students.”

Another issue that skews the statistic of PSU’s graduation rate is the fact that “lots of students come with the intention of transferring out,” Koch said. This situation greatly lowers the university’s graduation statistics.

PSU is putting a lot of effort into increasing its graduation rate under the national definition, according to Koch. This is being accomplished through increasing student advising and the financial aid options that are available to students.

“We have added 14 new student advisers and we have increased our ability to communicate with students electronically,” Koch said.

He also said that by making core classes always available, the university hopes to keep students on track toward completing their goals in a timely manner.

“Our freshman class is our smallest class at the undergraduate level,” Koch said. “[Transfer students are] more successful in completing their degrees in a reasonable amount of time.”

Koch added that PSU’s retention rates are also up.

“That is very promising,” he said.

According to the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, the graduation rate for students who start at PSU and graduate from PSU, or any other

Graduation rates on a national scope In a December 2010 study, The Chronicle analyzed the changes in graduation rates reported by 1,394 institutions, all of which are four-year public and private nonprofit colleges and universities.

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Oregon University System institution, within four to six years ranges anywhere from 60 to 72 percent.

This is much higher than the standard measure of first-time freshmen graduating in six years.

Additionally, these graduation rates have increased by about 15 percent since 1991. So while the national standard definition may show PSU as lagging behind in regard to graduation rates, in reality the university has increased its graduation rates where it really counts for PSU—transfer students.

When comparing PSU’s graduation rates to other universities in the state, such as the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, most of the other Oregon schools have seen decreases in graduation rates during the last few years, according to data from the Delta Project on TCS Online. ■

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A screen with no monitor

Tyree Harris Daily Emerald staff

Access to technology should be restricted for children

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will admit, I hadn’t thought much about how much access children had to the Internet and to other such technologies before December. I was having dinner with a number of kids after some group bonding, all of us joking and telling stories. Abruptly, the youngest of them janieve all gleefully schnabel shared with us a joke she had read on a “Harry Potter” fan site. This girl, who had not yet even reached the double digits, told us a rather sexually charged joke, complete with an innocent grin on her face—and then admitted she didn’t get it.

Thank God. The degree of access children have to the Internet and other technology is, frankly, terrifying. It isn’t something most people consider on a day-to-day basis, and it hardly seems that dangerous. But the reality is that children are not prepared for the practically endless sharing that technology has to offer. Limits need to be placed on the access children have to these avenues of information.

Beyond the obvious limitations that should be in place—such as parental guidance, safe search filters and age restrictions on web pages and subscription services—there needs to be a limit to other facets of modern technology as well. Studies have shown that children given free access to social networking sites, instant messaging and other forms of digital communication tend to have stunted social development stemming from their proportionally small amounts of faceto-face social interaction. These children are increasingly withdrawn, despite having—at times—hundreds of online “friends.”

Technology has also changed the face of real-life friendships. Where children once used to play outside, running and biking and playing sports and games together, it is now more common for them to forgo physical activity al-

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together in favor of someone’s video game system or their favorite TV show. Negative focus in the media leads many parents to consider these activities “safer” than allowing their children the freedom they had at their age, and as such they tend to encourage it nowadays.

The days of playing outside might soon be at an end.

And, of course, obvious limitations aren’t always enough. Parental filters and safe search don’t keep everything from children. Even with filters in place, advertisements and site comments can still be inappropriate for children. An innocuous Internet search can result in disturbing imagery and commentary, despite the “safe search” box being on. And since the Internet works on the honor system, there’s no way to

prove someone really is 13 or 18 or whatever age is required to gain access to a particular website.

Some could argue that these are not problems, but simply an inevitable social change stemming from the exponential growth of technology in the last few decades. Others state that children will always find ways of engaging in discouraged activities and looking up things they shouldn’t, regardless of the means available to them. While the second argument may be true, the first is a cop-out. With balance and monitoring, largescale social change doesn’t have to be inevitable.

However, monitoring is becoming increasingly difficult. Children play games with online components, putting them screen-to-screen with strangers—sometimes adults with adult vocabularies and interests.

When channel-flipping on the television, it’s more than likely that at least one channel is going to have some glorified explosions or sexual suggestions slam into the viewer’s face before it can be changed. E-mail and text message spam don’t discriminate about age; a 10-year-old girl is just as likely as everyone else to get erectile dysfunction spam on a daily basis.

Nevertheless, there are methods for parents to set limits for children in regards to technology. The simplest answers tend to be the best: Don’t give it to them. Make and stick to rules about what they can and can’t do. Doublecheck filters and the sites they frequent. Keep it in moderation.

That way, maybe dinner table discussions don’t need to be so awkward. ■

Another day in Portland, another police-related death Reaction to the latest police shooting The City of Portland seems to take a stance of vindication when it comes to police shootings, justifying the officers’ perhaps-itchy trigger fingers, in the face of unarmed asIAN sailants and BELLAMY lawbreakers, with temporary suspensions and slaps on the wrist. People have noticed, taking up protest signs, especially in the wake of last year and its six—count them— six police shootings.

On the other hand, the national count of police killed in the line of duty in 2010 rose to 160—up 37 percent from the previous year, according to kgw.com.

The biggest contrast between the people behind these two numbers is that one side was armed, the other...well, not always. The last police police shooting of 2010 involved a reportedly suicidal man, 34-year-old Marcus

An open letter to Tucker Carlson

Lagozzino, allegedly wielding a machete.

Surprisingly, there have already been two shootings in 2011—one involved a man over the age of 60 brandishing a knife, shot dead by two police officers, which merited a visit from Mayor Sam Adams on the scene. The story is still developing.

Considering the rise of police deaths in the last year, they certainly have reason to be antsy. Not even the most puritan patriot desires to die in the line of sworn-in duty.

Already, Portland police have a mess on their hands, and even though last year’s numbers proved to be a negative turnaround on a descending 18-year trend of police killings in Portland, this year is starting out even worse.

Guns are typically a last resort for a well-trained officer, but it doesn’t seem like they have much training for other, non-lethal tactics. Armed with radios, car scanners and Tasers as alternatives to guns, there are always options for avoiding fatal defense. Night-sticks, for example, or, for the fans of the police force in Japanese anime, katanas.

Of course I suggest the use of swords in jest, although they do use bikes and horses during ri-

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ots instead of cars to mow people over, so maybe it’s time that Portland police got a bit more creative, because obviously something is not working. Because somehow, someone is not being protected in some way.

In a City Hall press conference on Monday, Mayor Sam Adams declared the problem runs much deeper than just the police force.

“There is another side to this issue, and that’s

the side of government services to people that really need them,” Adams said.

Touché, Mr. Mayor—perhaps katanas aren’t the best fit. After all, six out of six shootings last year involved men with mental illness or some sort of addiction. More weaponry isn’t going to help the fact that people are attempting suicide by police, or that those with mental illnesses are more likely to plan murder attempts. I applaud you for your words.

The Portland Police Department needs to act fast to avoid protests. They shouldn’t get high and mighty, especially after their officers proposed two percent pay raises and called for the replacement of board director of the police union Will Aitchison with lawyers Mike Tedesco and Anil Karia. Tact is key, especially in light of recent events. The Willamette Week reports that the Portland Police Association is “accepting a two percent pay raise in exchange for major concessions on police oversight, comp time and drug testing for officers.”

I hope these rumors and mayoral promises can handle an upsetting trend of police brutality in the city of Portland. ■

Dear Tucker Carlson, My name is Tyree Harris, and on Dec. 28, 2010, I became, undeniably, your least biggest fan.

Prior to that date, I knew you as just another member of the political theater, whose faint cry for uniqueness lied within a goofylooking bow tie and the fact that you’re probably the only man on Fox News with a full head of hair.

You briefly came on my awareness radar when I went on to YouTube to watch you get completely obliterated by Jon Stewart on Crossfire in 2005 (which was canceled soon after).

I actually almost felt sorry as you desperately tried to flip the accusations and insults toward Stewart, only to be told that you were “hurting America” and that you were a “dickhead.”

The intellectual assault you took was so bad that many believe your career still hasn’t recovered, and that his stabs at your Pee-Wee Herman-esque neck accessory were what finally put your bow tie to its tomb.

Since then, your only real show (a creatively titled show by the name of “Tucker”) was cancelled due to, you guessed it, low ratings, and you now serve as a frequent contributor to Fox News — America’s top source for fair and balanced news.

Though you were clearly not the kind of guy I would want to have a hot cup of Joe with, the comments you made on the 28th of December made me think that you are the type of guy I would want to pour a hot cup of Joe on.

On “Great American Panel,” in regards to President Barack Obama calling the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles to thank him for giving star quarterback Michael Vick a second chance, you said: “I’m a Christian. I’ve made mistakes myself. I believe fervently in second chances.

But Michael Vick killed dogs, and he did in a heartless and cruel way. And I think, personally, he should’ve been executed for that.”

He wasn’t, but the idea that the President of the United States would be getting behind someone who murdered dogs?

That desperate for attention? That desperate for ratings?

Vick served more a year in prison, filed for bankruptcy, lost all of his sponsors and became a mockery across the nation for his involvement with that pitbull fighting ring.

He served his time, and as far as we knew it, Vick was a thing of the past and his days

of being the most athletic quarterback in the game were long gone.

Had he gotten out of prison to pull a Ricky Williams, a Shawn Kemp or even a Maurice Clarett, as we all predicted, you wouldn’t have cared to wish death upon him. But, because the man has done the unthinkable and redeemed his skills, his image, and most importantly himself, you want us to keep our backs turned to a man who has done everything in his power to earn back our respect, and wish the ultimate punishment upon a man who committed crimes against dogs.

Interestingly, you don’t have anything to say about Ben Roethlisberger, who gets away scot free with the perpetual sexual harassment, but you have plenty to say about Vick.

You wish no harm toward the military personnel who have killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians in Iraq, yet you do toward one football player who killed not one man? And lastly, in a time of great economic strife, political polarization, corporate takeover and mass illusion, the most important thing you can talk about on a political show is Obama calling the president of a sports team to say thanks for giving someone a second chance who clearly deserves it?

It’s political hacks like you that make our political system even more difficult to follow. People watching this show will be led to believe that Obama is standing behind the act of murdering dogs, as opposed to simply thanking the Eagles owner for taking a risk on a man who deserved a second chance and ensuring that he is on a good path.

You’re misleading people, but of course this isn’t the first time you’ve done this. This aimless brand of political theater has been the model of your entire career ­­— from embracing polarization on Crossfire, to pretending to be non-partisan in your newspaper, The Daily Caller. You live and die for the big, bad quote, and you lust for the big argument and not the truth.

That’s not journalism — that’s just corporatism. Any efforts you make are tarnished by your role as a political puppet.

Tucker, it’s people like you that make me feel happy to say that I am too poor to afford cable TV. Remaining oblivious to your bowtied existence is great, and I can only hope that you will remain sound bite-free enough to once again burrow back into that little den outside of my awareness radar.

Yours truly, Tyree Harris P.S. Go Eagles. *This article originally appeared in the Daily Emerald. It is printed here in its original form. ■

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ONLINE POLL Which do you prefer: a book in your hand or the modern benefits of e-books?

Go online to www.psuvanguard.com and weigh in. E-books are on the rise, though some insist that books are fine the way they are. What do you think?

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Increasing number of online classes helps PSU deal with growing enrollment

One hot mess It’s cold outside—does that mean global warming isn’t real?

Alexis Jewell Vanguard staff

Alright—is it just me, or has it been unnaturally cold? That’s not really a question. After all, when making the trek from the Smith Memorial Student Union to the Portland State Bookstore, which takes maybe two and a half minutes, my face goes completely numb and I have to check that my fingers haven’t fallen off while crossing Broadway—I know it’s cold.

Hell-has-frozen-over cold! Aren’t numbness, burning and the general sensation that everything you touch is covered in razor blades the signs of first-degree frostbite? The answer, by the way, is yes.

So I’ve reached the bookstore and after (in order of importance) swearing, celebrating the continuance of my life and making a mental note to buy some extreme weather clothing before ever leaving the house again, I find myself thinking: “This can’t be normal.” And because I live in environmentally-savvy Portland, this is immediately followed by the act of attributing the situation to global warming. Really, it was amazing how quickly I went from the one thought to the other (especially considering that my brain was still frozen solid). I felt like one of Pavlov’s dogs—you know, the ones that were conditioned to slobber

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all over the place in response to hearing a bell.

Here’s the question: Is global warming a real threat, or just social propaganda perpetuated by alarmists? Have we been conditioned to respond to a situation before thinking through the facts? Ding!

Lets get to the bottom of this.

According to an article in National Geographic, “What Is Global Warming? The Planet Is Heating Up—and Fast” global warming is caused by the greenhouse effect. No, really? I think most everyone knows that, and does their part in not adding to the crisis…if they have a soul (hey, no judgment). What isn’t so commonly known is that the greenhouse effect is necessary in heating the planet.

Yep, it’s a natural and imperative occurrence.

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would be an average of 60 degrees cooler because all of the heat from the sun would escape into space…and that would be seriously bad, in case you’re wondering. The actual problem and cause of global warming is an excess of greenhouse gases trapping too much heat in the atmosphere. Granted, I found this bit of information fairly easily and I didn’t even have to consult an environmental studies major or anything, but really? Ding!

I feel almost duped. How often are the terms “greenhouse effect” and “global warming” used interchangeably? Just give us the facts without trying to dumb it down. Right?

I mean sure, I shouldn’t have to be an environmental studies major in order to understand the information, but a reasonable level of intelligence can be assumed. A five-year-old could comprehend the difference between the terms if explained correctly.

Now, why is it so unbelievably and violently cold here in Portland if we’re experiencing global warming, you ask? Well…you’re not supposed to ask that, because then you’ll find out that the term “global warming” is somewhat misleading.

The reality is that when the atmospheric temperature rises, wind and precipitation patterns are altered, so regional weather patterns also change.

Basically, when the temperature way up there in the sky (not literally globally) is too high,

PSU is currently advertising for a director for the forthcoming online center.

“We are hopeful that the reorganization will result in better support for faculty who teach hybrid classes and a better quality learning environment for students in these courses,” said Michael Chamberlain, coordinator of the Instructional Design Team in the Center for Academic Excellence.

The growth of online courses improves PSU’s infrastructure problems, according to Koch.

“As we have grown, we’ve had to grow our capacity to serve more students in classrooms, which is an expensive proposition,” Koch said.

“And the state is not in a good position these days to provide additional funding for classroom buildings.”

Koch added that from the institutional perspective, increasing the number of online classes enables PSU to deal with its growing number of students without growing its physical footprint.

Although online classes serve as a space-saving measure, they do not serve as a cost-saving measure, for to provide an array of user-friendly online services requires a sizable infrastructural investment of its own.

“It turns out that it’s really no less expensive from our side to go online except for the space,” Koch said.

For this reason, PSU’s online courses currently come with a fee attached. According to Koch, the fee goes directly to support the instructional designers, the online library facilities, the hardware, the software packages and the additional servers needed to keep PSU’s online presence up and running.

everything gets thrown out of whack and some regions actually get colder. Portland is, in my estimation, going to be one of the areas where everyone freezes to death. That’s all you really need to know.

Of course, this information doesn’t clarify whether or not global warming is a real threat. This chill in the air might be part of the natural cycle of environmental change. Apparently, it is normal for the temperatures and types of weather to rotate over a span of hundreds of years. At this point, I feel it is my duty to mention that the same source also used the term “ice age” freely and without remorse. The mean temperature in Portland in January of 1888 was 22 degrees. Tough love, baby.

Question: Is global warming a real threat or just social propaganda perpetuated by alarmists?

My conclusion: Who cares! According to both sides, we’re going to die. However, I figure we might as well embrace the global warming camp, because at least that theory puts us in control.

Question: Have we been conditioned to respond to a situation before thinking through the facts?

My conclusion: There are no facts. Everything is a theory until it actually happens. The global warming issue is definitely a popular social concern, though; and hey, if it causes some people to act in more environmentally conscious ways—great!

In the end, all I can really say is global warming is one hot mess. ■

ADAM WICKHAM/VANGUARD STAFF

ONLINE PREVIEW

Neuberger Overhaul: Renovations to Neuberger Hall include seismic and HVAC updates.

PORTLANDIA NEUBERGER FROM PAGE 1

Portlandia is about to hit the airwaves and cable lines, becoming yet another avenue people will use to become aware of the modern Portland.

Is this a good thing? Does Portland need the attention? Will we all get a big head? Should The New York Times stop telling everyone what we are up to out here?

The Vanguard’s Kat Audick writes on this and more in this week’s online exclusive. Check the Vanguard website every wednesday for exclusive content.

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With badly needed updates, Neuberger would be on par with the campus’ LEED-certified buildings “From office to office, there’s a pretty major temperature differential,” he said, referring to the building’s heating system, which hasn’t been updated since Neuberger was first built.

“There’s things that could stand to be fixed,” he said.

Robyn Pierce is excited about the proposed changes to Neuberger Hall and other items in the budget. Besides the Neuberger renovation, another major priority is a request for $35 million to go toward the School of Business.

Pierce hopes to purchase the City Tower, a negotiation that’s been developing between the city of Portland and the university for years, and relocate the School of Education there, allowing for the School of Business to fully occupy the building that currently houses both departments.

“The School of Business is one of our largest-growing programs,” said Scott Gallagher.

“We need space.”

Pierce plans to close half of Neuberger Hall at a time for construction, relocating employees to the Unitus building or to the City Tower, if purchased.

Pierce and Gallagher emphasized PSU’s allegiance to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the international green building certification program.

The construction standard across Portland is to meet the LEED Silver criterion; at PSU, builders try to achieve LEED Gold, said Gallagher.

Shattuck Hall, the Engineering Building and the Academic and Student Recreation Center are all LEED Gold. Lincoln Hall is awaiting LEED Platinum certification.

In deciding how to rank the construction needs of Oregon universities, the Oregon State

Board of Higher Education considers three factors, according to Bob Simonton, assistant vice chancellor for Capital Programs at OUS. These factors are the building’s seismic risk, its energy statistics and what’s called the facility condition index—a building’s flaws versus its worth.

Simonton said that PSU’s older buildings have long been an OUS priority.

“It’s taken awhile to educate the state,” he said.

A few years ago, Simonton and Pierce led the Oregon Legislature's Ways and Means Committee, on a tour of Lincoln Hall, which was then awaiting renovation.

“There’s things that could stand to be fixed."

ROY KOCH

“It was like a combination of Fear Factor and an antique road show,” he said. “We took [the committee] down to the basement…they were horrified by the leaking water.”

The capital budget has succeeded in recent years, according to Simonton, partly because the legislature warms up to the jobs created by construction.

However, with Oregon facing a troubled economy, this year is different. In Governor John Kitzhaber’s inauguration speech yesterday, he described a hard road ahead.

“We face high unemployment, a divided state, and a projected budget deficit of $3.5 billion— about 20 percent of our General Fund,” he said.

But Pierce is still hopeful.

“I’m cautiously optimistic…it’s such an important project for the university,” she said. ■

What’s more, PSU’s latest learning management system, Desire2Learn (D2L)—which is scheduled to usurp Blackboard by the end of this academic year—is more expensive than its problematic predecessor. Adopting D2L, therefore, adds yet another incremental cost to PSU’s online pedagogical repertoire.

The university’s next step, Koch said, is to develop more wholly online programs. PSU already boasts a number of online licensing and certification programs, an e-MBA program in business administration and a criminal justice program that is online from beginning to end—though the last one is, in fact, a national program and is not restricted to PSU students.

According to Koch, PSU is not fated to become a fully online university, and its online offerings will never constitute more than a small, if not negligible, fraction of PSU’s services. He estimates that the university’s online courses presently amount to roughly 4 to 5 percent of its total services.

Since online classes are open to just about anyone, PSU will probably endeavor to qualitycontrol its online enrollment, such that existing PSU students will get first dibs, and then nonadmitted students from Washington or California, for example, can enroll if there is still room available.

“We’re not moving into online learning in order to expand the reach of Portland State across the United States or across the world,” Koch said. “We’re doing it to provide…better access for the students we already have and the students we’re likely to have.” ■

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HEAL ME WITH A SONG

Soup for you!

Four of the best bowls in Portland Kat Vetrano Vanguard staff

There are plenty of ways to keep gastronomically warm on a blustery day. You could clutch a mug filled with steaming coffee or tea. You could secretly sip whisky from flask when no one’s watching. You could even add hot sauce to your eggs, sandwiches and takeout, hoping that the heat from your tongue produces enough of a sweat that it’ll heat up the rest of you. However, if all else fails, hot soup is always a standard blanket in a bowl for when the weather is frigid. Here are some of the best soups to order in Portland.

Frank’s Noodle House Wonton Soup

Now, it must be said that the namesake dish of Frank’s Noodle House is a force to be reckoned with: chewy, thick and perfect noodles are something you’ll come to crave shortly after your first visit. However, since we aren’t talking noodles today, I direct your attention to their wonton soup. The massive bowl (definitely big enough to share) is brought to your table with smells floating above it that can only be described as seductive. In the Cantonese language, wonton translates directly to the phrase “swallowing clouds,” and Frank’s wontons live up to their name in this soup. The soft and flavorful wrappers, with ground meat and green onions are heavenly and not too heavy. Along with the wontons are bok choi and cabbage, which maintain their bite while contributing a refreshing flavor that stands up well to the richness of the broth. The real secret to this soup’s mastery is the homemade chicken broth that is used as the base of the soup. Savory and almost mushroom-like, the broth alone could easily cure any ills when sipped by itself. In fact, you’ll likely find yourself ingesting it long after the wontons are gone. A bowl of this and a plate of any of their noodle dishes, and you may never be cold again.

822 NE Broadway Monday–Thursday 11 a.m–9:30 p.m. and 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Friday–Saturday

Portland Soup Company Roasted Tomato Reggiano

Best garnish ever: A pinch of bacon.

“In the Garden of Sounds” is a visual and aural masterpiece

This tomato soup is far from the can o’ Campbells you may have had as a kid. The base of this bisque-like concoction is slightly sweet and slightly tart, finding the perfect balance (just like a good tomato should). Shredded Parmigiano Reggiano adds just a touch of creaminess, and their olive oil-kissed croutons stay crisp even on a rainy walk back to campus.

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Belly up to the soup bar: Two of my favorite shots.

PHOTO illustration BY ADAM WICKHAM/VANGUARD STAFF

Revenue: We are the IRS. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.

The soup is a perfect companion to any of their handmade sandwiches (like pork butt and red cabbage or homemade mozzarella with oven dried tomatoes) or seasonal salads.

SW Fourth Avenue and College Street.

Monday-Friday 11 a.m. -3p.m.

Savor Soup House Carrot Ginger & Coconut

This Thursday-only vegan soup option may sound more like a smoothie flavor than lunch, but it is certainly one not to be overlooked.

And if the slight sweetness of the carrots and satisfactory spiciness of ginger isn’t enough, the smoky fried onions take it above and beyond in the flavor department. Also an added bonus, the food cart serves each cup (or bowl) of soup with crusty Como bread from Grand Central Bakery for ultimate dipping.

Kenny & Zuke’s Delicatessen Hungarian Mushroom Soup

While there are many food-coma inducing meals to be had at this downtown deli (including mouth watering pastrami), this mushroom soup can hold its own. The cream base is subtly flavored, letting the mushrooms in the soup really shine. Buttery and slightly smoky, this soup may not be a “sandwich as big as your head” as the Kenny and Zuke’s sign promises, but it is just as satisfying. Pair with a bialy and a pickle and you’ll feel like a Hungarian, New Yorker, and a Portlander all at once.

1038 SW Stark St. Sunday–Thursday 7 a.m–9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.–9 p.m.

1003 SW Alder St. Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH Gym guide: How to rediscover your spark Rian Evans Vanguard staff

I absolutely love weight training. I really do.

As I approach almost a decade of being involved in weight training, though, I’m starting to realize that maybe I’ve been too dogmatic in my approach to fitness. Maybe I need to step outside of my comfort zones a bit. The sad truth is that weight training has gone just a tad stale for me.

When a fitness routine stops becoming fun or challenging, we wind up simply going through the motions. Not only do we enjoy our workouts less, but we accomplish less and less.

Eventually we may start skipping our workouts altogether. The body fat slowly creeps in on us, our health and happiness deteriorate, and we find ourselves feeling like a mere shadow of what we used to be when we still had that spark.

When these feelings start to take a hold of a trainee, they have two choices: succumb to the forces of the dark side and return to a sedentary lifestyle, or they can restore their enthusiasm.

Obviously, the latter choice is highly preferable, but just how does one regain that spark?

There are indeed numerous strategies one can employ, but today I’m going to focus on just one: shaking things up.

Chances are that boredom is the main culprit in a trainee’s loss of enthusiasm. I know that’s certainly been the case for myself. As much as I love weight training (and I don’t doubt that I will be engaged with it somehow for the rest of my active life), it is but only one way to increase fitness. Rather than continue to torture myself with halfhearted workouts, I’ve decided to replace a couple weight training sessions per week with other forms of exercise.

There are tons of options to choose from other than weight training. There are workouts that require no equipment at all, like running or jogging, or bodyweight exercises.

There are several intramural sports available through PSU, including (but not limited to) basketball, indoor soccer and volleyball. There are Group X classes offered at Campus Rec. There are workouts one can do with minimal

Affected: Wolfgang Fasser appears to be affected by SAD.

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equipment (which I opted for in the photo).

If you’re an avid weight lifter reading this, you’re probably thinking to yourself, “Ha! None of that stuff is gonna make me big and strong, pal.”

And you know, you’re right... on the surface, at least. Doing exercise with a just a medicine ball, resistance bands, a light dumbbell and a stability ball really isn’t going to provide the kind of stimulus that spurs on appreciable muscle growth and strength gains. It will certainly burn calories and enhance fitness, but the true meathead doesn’t so much care about his health as he does his muscle mass.

However, using these alternatives, I find that when I do return to my weight training I am invigorated. The alternative workouts, while certainly fun and challenging, make me miss my weight training. I find I am much more eager to hit the weights hard and heavy, whereas be-

The belly of the beast Tax tips from a former IRS employee Rebekah Hunt Vanguard staff

If there’s anything The Man likes to do, it has to be taxing the hell out of lowerincome bracket wage earners and students. It seems like it would make more sense to go after big fish, right? Unfortunately, wrong. The federal government makes billions each year nickel-anddiming poor people to death (or at least to financial ruin) because rich guys are simply more likely to have rich-guy attorneys protecting their big, fat assets. So, like a cougar settling for small meals and dragging off a toddler at a time instead of risking a potentially nasty fight with a delicious, big, fat guy; the Fed is coming for you and me. Lucky for you, I used to be one of them. An IRS employee, not a cougar (one joke and I have a friend audit you all). There are a few simple things that will help you immensely. Straight from the cougar’s mouth (happy?).

1. DO NOT do it yourself. And DO NOT go to H&R Block.

fore I could barely get my butt in the gym. My knowledge of psychology PHOTOS BY SARIA DY/VANGUARD STAFF is extremely limited, but I’m sure there has to be some sort of term that applies to this effect. I’m just going to call it the “Don’t Know What Ya Got (Till It’s Gone)” principle. For those trainees who find themselves in a rut, I highly recommend applying this principle to their workouts. If they’re anything like me, shaking things up a bit might be just what they need to get that spark back. ■

You are most likely a broke student. You do not need the wacky fees and insane hokey-pokey that goes on in that place.

They overcharge, they are overworked, and they are inconsistently reliable. Use Taxslayer.com. Bottom line. They are incredibly cheap (free for federal, 14.95 for state is average), incredibly easy to use and they save all your information to make the next year even easier. They offer the same audit guarantee as more expensive places, and if you recommend a few friends, they often will do the whole deal for free. You don’t get the instant check like at H&R, but you need every penny of your money. Buy one less case of Pabst a month and wait a couple weeks for your money. The IRS recommends them and I even used them while in the employ of the Beast. It’s worth it.

2. Choose the simplest form for filing.

If you use a website, they will help you choose, but almost certainly you’ll use the 1040EZ. It’s what you use if your taxable income is below $100,000 and/ or your filing status is Single or Married Filing Jointly, and/or you and your spouse—if married—are under age 65 and not blind, and/or you are not claiming any dependents, and/or your interest income is $1,500 or less.

3. There are some instances when you may want to file a tax return even though you are not required to do so.

Even if you don’t have to file, here are five reasons why you may want to: Federal Income Tax Withheld: You

should file to get money back if Federal Income Tax was withheld from your pay, you made estimated tax payments, or had a prior year overpayment applied to this year’s tax.

Making Work Pay Credit: You may be

able to take this credit if you had earned income from work. The maximum credit for a married couple filing a joint return is $800 and $400 for other taxpayers.

Earned Income Tax Credit: You may

qualify for EITC if you worked, but did not earn a lot of money. EITC is a refundable tax credit; which means you could qualify for a tax refund.

Additional Child Tax Credit: This refundable credit may be available to you if you have at least one qualifying child and you did not get the full amount of the Child Tax Credit.

American Opportunity Credit:

4. Don’t lie.

Just don’t. I shouldn’t even have to bring this up, but you live in Portland, so chances are already good that your momma didn’t raise you right. Don’t lie or try to hide income. The Fed will find out and they will come for you.

IMPORTANT: If you failed to report income, they have no statute on finding you. I swear to God, I personally oversaw vast filing cabinets full of returns from the late 1980s that were still considered active and eligible for audit. Seriously.

5. If you screw up, admit it fast and CALL THE IRS. I know it sounds totally insane, but yes.

Sticking your head in the mouth of the Beast like a lion-tamer can be the best thing if you have royally biffed it. If they have to come find you, it looks like you’re hiding things. These particular lions are considered law enforcement agents and if there’s any sure way to get on their bite-y side, it’s lying. I have personally listened while agents have relieved taxpayers of hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest and penalties simply because they spoke on the phone and agreed to pay. And really, as fun as it is to demonize them, they are just people; and most of them honestly do want to help you out.

Taxes are a big, scary idea and they only get bigger and scarier if you don’t man up, grab that bullwhip and make your returns stand on that teeny stool for circus-goers (that was a stretch, but I felt like this whole piece had a nice big-cat thing going). It’s not as hard as it seems at first, there are people to help you out and the benefits are manifold.

So file your taxes early and honestly and that’s one less cougar in Portland that you have to worry about. ■

The maximum credit per student is $2,500 and the first four years of postsecondary education qualify.

Ines Kuna Vanguard staff

Enter the bizarre world where magic comes from darkness. This is Wolfgang Fasser’s “In the Garden of Sounds,” a workshop in a Swiss village where one’s eyes need not be open to grasp life in all of its sublimity and grandeur. Blindfolds are encouraged, musical instruments and household noisemakers are embraced here. Fears are abandoned as acoustic images act as beautiful postcards, which whisk away insecurity and anxiety in all of their harmony.

A former physical therapist, Fasser awaited his blindness from young age after a diagnosis with a degenerative eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa. At the age of 22, Fasser lost all sight. Yet, he did not stop his work of healing after his eyes stopped seeing.

Instead, Fasser took an all-embracing outlook on his new world, finding “it really fascinating to look at my surroundings with my ears.” He abandoned the city and moved to a cabin in the outskirts of the wilderness. As his environment drastically changed, so did his work. He continued healing, but of a more specialized sort. Ability grew from disability as Fasser began relieving children with disabilities from anxiety through music therapy, where “sounds became a comforting bridge to reality,” something he knew more about than anyone.

The story is so incredible that it scrapes the edges of fiction.

What seems impossible is irrefutably achieved with a tranquil energy that is mesmeric. The transformations of all of Fasser’s patients are gradual yet pivotal, and the subtlety with which Fasser works amplifies the scantiness of our breadth of perception and appreciation. The film puts viewers in a complete spell of serenity and inspiration as it shows the magnitude of good, which can be achieved through the smallest of details. Frasser fits the murmurs and attempted vocals of his clients into a musical context, giving the children whom he helps a place in the rhythm of life. Following each child’s story individually is as heart wrenching as it is inspiring, revolutionizing and empowering.

Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award Contender “In the Garden of Sounds” (Nel Giardino dei Suoni) is truly a masterpiece that cannot be expressed in words. Fasser’s calmness and embrace of life makes him a wonderful protagonist in a plot that could have easily steered Hollywood’s next fictional box office hit. Yet its sincerity is unsurpassed, natural and raw; it is incomparable, priceless and beyond any fictional inspiration attempted. The cymbals, gongs and songbird chirps coupled with camera pans of the Swiss wilderness invoke a trance of wellbeing which may take minutes, if not hours, to shake off after the movie’s ending. Of course, you won’t want it to.

“In the Garden of Sounds” awes both the eye and ear with nature’s magic, while Frasser’s healing abilities bend all expectations. In turn, viewers are given an opportunity to meditate on the potential of humankind, the power of perception, and the enlightenment of nature’s offerings. Viewers are encouraged to acknowledge the overlooked details of the world, whether visual, tactile or audile. Director Nicola Bellucci’s work of art dissipates routine and with its vivacious and magnetic outlook on the world, reminds us that we are alive. ■

"In the Garden of Sounds" NW Film center nwfilm.org

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Just how sad are you? You’re about to find out Breakup songs for the snowy season Nicholas Kula and Richard D. Oxley Vanguard staff

Two Vanguard editors, one shared feeling. Nicholas Kula and Richard D. Oxley team up for this: a list of songs that will keep you in bed with sadness any time you’re not in class or at work. Enjoy!

Starscream – "Kepler’s Star Catalog" Only a nerd could find deep solace in this dirge filled with slow, mudded-up drum work and NES/Gameboy trills. Yes, it’s a chiptune song, and yes, it’s extremely sad. There’s a time after a breakup when words are hard to find, when nothing that anyone says seems to matter. This is why tunes like this are essential—the lyrical content reflects exactly what’s in your head at the moment. Feelings of numbness can easily be exacerbated at the listener’s will when blared loud through a set of good headphones. While

Film geeks , delight The great theaters of Portland Richard D. Oxley Vanguard staff

It’s cold outside. And chances are it’s a bit wet as well. While we have a reputation for amazing outdoor recreation, here in the Northwest (perhaps due to our rainy season), we have also become accustomed to the delights of a variety indoor entertainment such as bars, garage bands, and well, more of bars.

Portland in particular also boasts an impressive number of movie theaters, many of which are lo-

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Cloud Cult – "Love You All"

walking by citywide personal monuments in the stinging cold, the first couple minutes of the song will make you cry, if you’re geeky enough. For those of you who are optimistic, the last half of the song is for you. The mood changes quickly without sounding forced, and the last minute or so is enough to keep anyone’s chin up—until the song ends.

Though the song is over five minutes long, it contains 24 words. They’re so few that I can write them all in this blurb: “I love my mother/I love my father/And when it’s my time to go/I need you to know/I love you all.”

Though not meant as a breakup song, it has all the makings of one: strings, organ, electronic swells, bells, acoustic guitar and oboe.

Drums make little very little appearance on this track—we don’t need them muddying it up, anyway. This song is best played in the dark right before you go to sleep, as you eye the empty spot in your bed and wrestle with the idea that we’re all unique people, which is why nobody fills out the spot in quite the same way.

The poignant melodies and soaring crescendos will bring the tears with the quickness.

Bob Dylan – "Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright"

The Big Pink – "Velvet"

Perhaps the break wasn’t weighted too heavily on your end, but rather due to the screw-ups of your former lover. It doesn’t matter if they sit and wonder why, call out your name, or turn on their light for you—you’re well on your way down the road. And while Dylan keeps things polite and civil for this musical break-up, he does include a nice little jab, “you just kind of wasted my precious time/but don’t think twice, it’s alright.” This is the perfect song for when you have packed your stuff in your car and are headed to wherever. It sucks, but it’s time to move on.

Finally, this is more like it. Real breakup lyrics, really sad emotive vocals laid over squealy feedback, moody synth and heavy percussion.

Singer/guitarist Robbie Furze croons those kinds of crushing lyrics that you’d barely be caught dead digesting if you hadn’t been recently stomped on. Its in the middle, during one of the more surging parts of the song where Furze sings “These arms are mine/ Don’t matter who they hold/You’re made for me/and I’ll leave love alone/You call out my name/for the love you need/which you won’t find in me.” Preach on, sir. This song works

best played loud through a set of headphones while looking over the edge of an overpass at 3 a.m., or at least that’s what I’ve heard.

Willie Nelson – "Always On My Mind" A song that will go down in history as a classic, whether you are listening to it because it is simply amazing or because you desire to torture yourself over all the ways you screwed up in your now-failed love. In a way only Willie can, he puts forth how though we all may hold love in our hearts and minds for our significant others, we sometimes fall short of reminding them of it. Maybe we didn’t tell them we love them, quite as often as we could have. You know, all those little things we should have said and done, but just never took the time. And hey, when you’re on the mend from your broken heart, you can always switch over to the Pet Shop Boys version for a more upbeat, coming-to-terms with things vibe—it’s also really good to dance to.

Honorable mention:

Cee-Lo Green – "Fuck You" Let’s face it; sometimes a little angst needs to come out during any break, clean or otherwise. Or sometimes your love just plain did you wrong. Either way, there comes a time when the only accurate and eloquent way to express the nature of the situation is a good old “fuck you.”

cally owned and not part of a national chain. In these popular movie houses, everyone from the most pretentious film snob, to the couple merely out for dinner and a movie, can find an entertaining refuge from the harsh season outside. But with so many theaters to choose from—where should one go? What’s the difference between them all?

The Bagdad Theater 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

The Bagdad is by far one of the most beautifully adorned theaters in the city with painted walls, thick curtains and attractive stonework throughout the building. This is no surprise, as it is under the umbrella of McMenamins theater pubs common in the area. One can always find a second-run viewing of the more popular films from the past year. And as a McMenamins, you can count on plenty of beer being available. The theater also provides an excellent venue most Fridays for some of the best comedy in the area, as local comedian Tristian Spillman

I heard you like to party

Friday, Jan. 14 Algernon Cadwallader, Big Kids, Lee Corey Oswald, Duck Little Brother Duck

Wednesday, Jan. 12 The Hood Internet, Rude Dudes, Lionsden Need a warm-up to Saturday’s Skrillex electro meltdown at the Roseland? Look no further than Hood Internet and Rude Dudes. Ever since Girl Talk singlehandedly created and simultaneously exsanguinated the ambiguously named “mashup” genre, Hood Internet has been sitting diligently at its side, defibrillator paddles in hand. Let’s face it: Girl Talk has really cornified this whole mashup thing in the same way that incredibly complicated metal written in 30 time signatures is the most boring music on the planet to listen to. However, HI, despite the gaudy name, have been plugging away for a long time to let people know that all hope is not lost. It’s just buried, and they need you to help dig it out, so that this newborn genre might one day walk again.

Rotture, 9 p.m., $8, 21+ Defect Defect: Can only afford one Defect.

Thursday, Jan. 13 Defect Defect, Raw Nerves, Foreign Objects, Pink Nightmare

For the first time in however long, kids of all ages with $35 to spare can go surfing with the alien. The Roseland, normally an all-ages venue, usually lets the beer flow like wine when Satch comes to town and the venue is a temporary 21-and-up hangout. Well, what can you expect?

Lots of shameless guitar wankery, lots of crazy lighting to be reflected off Satriani’s polished dome, and lots of Hawaiian shirts with sunglasses indoors. However, if you are expecting a show’s show, you are correct on all accounts.

Aside from Satch’s cheeseball shredding, he and his backup band can really put on a live performance. I know, I know, the guy who writes about punk and metal all the time is telling you to go see Joe Satriani, but corny guitar-cheese is right up my alley, as long as it doesn’t involve Yngwie Malmsteen.

Do you want to get your face broken off? You may be surprised how many people would read this and say “hell yes!” Well, for those who did answer positively, good news. Defect Defect and Raw Nerves are playing tonight.

Both bands play balls-out old styled hardcore.

I would attempt to compare them to other bands, but people who are into hardcore are really particular about it. I would call either one a more metallic Bane or Agnostic Front if I felt like doing that, though. The show is at The Know, a venue who never seems to know how much its shows are, but always keeps the price low. One more thing: If you like hardcore, but spend 14 hours per day in Lloyd Center, I was just kidding. There is no show tonight.

Roseland Theater, 8 p.m., $35, all ages

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hosts Comedy Night at the Bagdad featuring some of the best local comic acts for your entertainment.

The Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E. Burnside St. The greatest theater in Portland has to be the Laurelhurst Theater on the corner of Northeast 28th Avenue and East Burnside. Multiple screens all generally showing second-run movies at only three bucks a pop—that’s cheaper than renting them. Of course, they offer beer and pizza among other things. You can also count on them providing you the opportunity of seeing your favorite films of years, even decades, past once again on the big screen.

Roseway Theater 7229 SE Sandy Blvd.

Hollywood is always cranking out a film packed with special effects, sounds and other bells and whistles, and when they do, don’t deny yourself the absolute best viewing experience by not seeing it here. The Roseway is only one screen, but it is a screen that packs one hell of a punch. They promote that they have the best sound and visual quality that can be found—and anyone who has been here can testify that they might be right.

For movies such as "Avatar"—aka, the greatestlooking piece-of-shit movie ever made—or Hollywood’s latest visual tour de force, "Tron: Legacy," this is the only theater in which you should view them. Prepare to have your mind blown.

Cinema 21 616 NW 21st Ave. Another independently owned theater in Portland, Cinema 21 always provides the movies you wish would be shown everywhere, but aren’t. You know that one film you heard about, that sounds really awesome and is about a subject you personally are rather nerdy about? Well, this theater is the only one showing it within 100 miles.

5th Avenue Cinemas 510 SW Hall St. Portland State’s own cinema, completely student-run and offering a free, that’s right, free movie viewing experience to PSU students.

Otherwise, admission is a mere $2 for students and $3 for the public. And don’t forget, free popcorn at every show. If the past has proved anything, the students running the theater always choose the films you want to see, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"—currently playing—to "The Blue Angel"—coming soon.

Fox Tower 846 SW Park Ave. Part of the Regal Cinemas chain of theaters, the company seems to use this location for a sort of an “art house.” You can usually count on the latest foreign and independent films coming through this theater. Since most attractions are of the non-blockbuster variety, theater sizes run small, which is actually pretty nice, providing a more intimate setting, kind of like being at a really kick-ass home theater.

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Tuesday, Jan. 11 Joe Satriani, Ned Evett, Triple Double

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Rock the Casbah: Watch "The Big Lebowski" just like they do in Iraq.

When was the last time you went to a show that just made you feel good? The fine folks at the Artistery know that SAD is fast approaching and that’s why they’ve decided to host Algernon Cadwallader from Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, known for its rudeness, has not only given us AC, but Atom & his Package and Armalite, some of the happiest music ever. I’m starting to wonder if Philly is getting a bad rap solely based on this alone. Big Kids is a trio from Oakland that makes similarly happy music and comes from a city with an equally hard reputation. For this, one has to really admire their perseverance. Come on out to the show and admire them in person. This show is going to rule. I swear.

Notes from the Underground Nicholas Kula Vanguard staff

Four Loko back on shelves Other than getting excited floods of unintelligible text messages from all your friends, you may have noticed Four Loko, America’s best worst beverage is back in action—sort of.

Late last year, the FDA brought the hammer down on Four Loko and other drinks like it— drinks that contained various energy-providing supplements in addition to large amounts of alcohol. The ban followed an incident at Washington State University in which several underage drinkers consumed too much Loko and became sick.

The ban, which went into effect on Nov. 17, 2010, saw many stores liquidating their Loko stock.

As of now, Loko is back in fine form. All flavors are present and accounted for—fruit punch, orange, “uva,” blue raspberry, watermelon, lemonade, cranberry lemonade and lemonlime. The cans look virtually the same, except they no longer boast their energy supplements, instead telling us about Loko’s artificial flavors and plethora of dye numbers. You can find the new, decaf Four Loko at the market on Park Avenue and Market Street. The Rockstar drinks are a scant few feet from the Loko (hint, hint).

Grails coming out with new album soon Portland is one of the strangest cities in the country. We have tons of talented bands, a given, but while we’re too busy being fixated on the newest bands who play in weird tunings

Hoods: It doesn't get more hood than an argyle Macbook.

The Know, 8 p.m., unknown (punk rock) cost, all ages

Artistery, 8 p.m., $6, all ages

Cadwallader: Posi as heck!

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and use three delay pedals, we have great bands who are famous everywhere outside of Portland. Grails is one of them.

Joining many other bands in this category, such as Lebenden Toten, Richmond Fontaine, Grouper and others, Grails has announced the release of “Deep Politics,” due out in March on Temporary Residence records, capturing the attention of no more than 36 Portlanders.

The new Grails material is a little more abstract than the older stuff, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It’s being touted as “longer than your attention span, but richer than your desserts.” After hearing a couple sneak previews, I’d have to agree.

America cares way more about Katy Perry than you think Now that 2010 is over, the numbers are in— Katy Perry sold no less than 12 million combined copies of her single "California Girls" to unsuspecting Americans last year.

I’d like to take this opportunity to rant a little.

I don’t know if I’m just getting older, or if I have more access to information or what, but pop music seems to get worse and worse every year.

Katy Perry is no exception, as it is awful tripe.

2010 was also the year of Justin Bieber, but he gets a pass because he’s very young (even though he actually called himself “the Kurt Cobain of his generation”). Katy Perry, however, is a complete media tool, and pushing 30. Her latest hit, “Firework,” literally has some of the worst lyrics I’ve ever read (Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?). What’s more, it took five people to write.

Is pop music even trying anymore? Do our tolerances for bad music weaken each passing year? Are young peoples’ minds so utterly helpless against the Internet juggernaut that marketing companies don’t have to try anymore? Is psychology much more of a lucrative degree than I originally thought? Stay tuned for these answers in next year’s post-2011 column.

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Cam Do! Auburn wins BCS title 22-19 over OU Eddie Pells The Associated Press

GLENDALE,Ariz.—Auburn running back Michael Dyer never heard any whistle, so he just kept running — past the tackler who thought he had him down and deep into Oregon territory.

Dyer broke stride, then took off on a once-in-a-lifetime run in the final minutes, setting up a field goal on the last play that led No. 1 Auburn over the No. 2 Ducks 22-19 in the BCS championship game Monday night.

The freshman running back upstaged Auburn’s Heisman-

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winning quarterback Cam Newton with a 37-yard run, in which he appeared down but wasn’t — his knee never hit the ground — as he rolled over Oregon defender Eddie Pleasant to put the Tigers in scoring position.

Three plays later, Dyer ran 16 yards to push the ball to the 1 and set up Wes Byrum’s 19-yard field goal with no time left. It was his sixth career game-winning field goal — the one that capped off a perfect, 14-0 season, brought the title back to Auburn for the first time since 1957 and left the Southeastern Conference on top for the fifth straight year.

“Fifty-three years, baby,” coach Gene Chizik said to the cheering crowd. “This is for

you. War Eagle!”

A classic sequence to close out a wild finish — five crazy minutes of football that made up for the first 55, which were more of a bruising battle than the offensive masterpiece everyone had predicted.

The craziness began when Casey Matthews, son of the former NFL linebacker Clay, knocked the ball from Newton’s hands while he was trying to ice a 19-11 lead.

Oregon’s offense, shut down

by Nick Fairley and Company for most of the night, moved 45 yards over the next 2:17 and Darron Thomas threw a shovel pass to LaMichael James for a touchdown.

Thomas hit Jeff Maehl for the tying 2-point conversion with

2:33 left and the game was down to one possession.

And that possession will be remembered for one incredible play.

Dyer took the handoff from Newton and ran off right tackle for what looked like a 6- or 7-yard gain. Nothing routine about this one, though. He never heard a whistle, wasn’t sure his knee hit the ground, so he popped up and kept going. Almost everyone on the field had stopped playing, but the referee never blew the play dead. Dyer made it to the Oregon 23. An official’s review ensued and the replay showed that, indeed, his knee had never touched the turf.

“I was going out there, trying to make a play. I just kept my feet moving,” he said.

The freshman finished with 143 yards and was named Offensive Player of the Game — no small feat considering he had the Heisman Trophy winner, Newton, playing well on the same offense.

Newton threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 64 yards, most in short, punishing bites.

It was a good performance, but not spectacular — par for the course in a game that was projected as a possible 60-55 shootout by Steve Spurrier and a 74-point touchdown-fest by the oddsmakers who set the over-under.

Wearing white jerseys, green pants and DayGlo shoes and socks, the Ducks got only 49 yards rushing from James. An offense that had been held under 37 points only once all year managed just the two touchdowns. The last one came on a simple shovel pass from Thomas, who finished with 363 yards — 81 of which came on a long pass to Maehl that set up the first touchdown. ■

BOWL GAME RESULTS It’s official: The college football season came to an end last night with Oregon’s loss to Auburn in the BCS National Championship. With more games added to the slate each year, it’s easy to forget which team played in what bowl game. To clear up any confusion, here is a complete rundown of the 35 BCS bowl games.

BCS CHAMPIONSHIP No. 2 Oregon (12-1) No. 1 Auburn (13-0) «

North Carolina (8-5) « Tennessee (6-7)

Saturday, December 18, 2010

HOLIDAY BOWL

NEW MEXICO BOWL

No. 17 Nebraska (10-4) Washington (7-6) «

Brigham Young (7-6) « Texas-El Paso (6-7)

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HUMANITARIAN BOWL Northern Illinois (11-3) « Fresno State (8-5) NEW ORLEANS BOWL Ohio (8-5) Troy (8-5) «

South Florida (8-5) « Clemson (6-7)

Notre Dame (8-5) « Miami (Fla.) (7-6)

BEEF ‘O’ BRADY’S BOWL

UCF (11-3) « Georgia (6-7) 28 31

MAACO BOWL

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TICKETCITY BOWL

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Northwestern (7-6) Texas Tech (8-5) «

POINSETTIA BOWL

OUTBACK BOWL 14 35

Florida (8-5) « Penn State (7-6)

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CAPITAL ONE BOWL

Friday, December 24, 2010

No. 15 Alabama (10-3) « No. 7 Michigan State (11-2)

HAWAII BOWL No. 24 Hawaii (10-4) Tulsa (10-3) «

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CHICK-FIL-A BOWL No. 19 South Carolina (9-5) No. 23 Florida State (10-4) «

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Navy (9-4) San Diego State (9-4) «

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LIBERTY BOWL

No. 20 Utah (10-3) No. 10 Boise State (12-1) «

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Southern Mississippi (8-5) Louisville (7-6) «

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MEINEKE BOWL 40 17

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Sunday, December 26, 2010 LITTLE CAESARS BOWL

ROSE BOWL

Florida International (7-6) « Toledo (8-5)

No. 4 Wisconsin (11-2) No. 3 TCU (13-0) «

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GATOR BOWL No. 21 Mississippi State (9-4) « Michigan (7-6)

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FIESTA BOWL Monday, December 27, 2010

No. 25 Connecticut (8-5) No. 9 Oklahoma (12-2) «

INDEPENDENCE BOWL Air Force (9-4) « Georgia Tech (6-7)

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Monday, January 3, 2011 ORANGE BOWL

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

No. 5 Stanford (12-1) « No. 12 Virginia Tech (11-3)

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY Jan. 11 1946—Bert Bell becomes second NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Philadelphia.

1953—J. Edgar Hoover declines six-figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club.

1959—Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open.

1959—NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West, 28-21.

1960—Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts 1970—Superbowl IV: Kasas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl. MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB. 1973—American League adopts designated hitter rule.

1977—Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner.

1977—France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics.

1983—Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for third time.

1984—Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155—highest-scoring NBA game.

1987—Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giant Stadium (beat Wash. 17-0).

1988—USSR announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics.

1989—Denver Nuggets’ rookie Jerome Lane misses seven free throws in a game against Milwaukee; one missed by two feet.

1990—Bobby Knight becomes Big 10 basketball’s winningest coach (229).

1990—Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight games.

1991—Ben Johnson’s first race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use; he finished second.

1995—Birmingham Barracudas granted CFL franchise.

1995—NHLPA and owners agree to end NHL strike.

1997—Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis International.

1998—AFC Championship: Denver Broncos beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21.

1998—NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49’ers 23-10.

—www.todayinsports.com

No. 22 West Virginia (9-4) North Carolina State (9-4) «

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No. 14 Missouri (10-3) Iowa (8-5) «

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No. 6 Ohio State (12-1) « No. 8 Arkansas (10-3)

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

MILITARY BOWL

GODADDY.COM BOWL

East Carolina (6-7) Maryland (9-4) «

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TEXAS BOWL Illinois (7-6) « Baylor (7-6)

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Saturday, January 8, 2011 BBVA COMPASS BOWL Pittsburgh (8-5) « Kentucky (6-7)

ARMED FORCES BOWL 16 14

PINSTRIPE BOWL Kansas State (7-6) Syracuse (8-5) «

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COTTON BOWL No. 11 LSU (11-2) « No. 18 Texas A&M (9-4)

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Army (7-6) « Southern Methodist (7-7)

Middle Tennessee (6-7) Miami (Ohio) (10-4) «

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Friday, January 7, 2011

ALAMO BOWL No. 16 Oklahoma State (11-2) « Arizona (7-6)

40 12

SUGAR BOWL

INSIGHT BOWL

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Sunday, January 9, 2011 FIGHT HUNGER BOWL

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No. 13 Nevada (13-1) « Boston College (7-6)

Women’s basketball late comeback falls short at Eastern Washington Stephen Lisle Vanguard staff

MUSIC CITY BOWL 22 19

Viks fall short in conference opener

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ig Sky Conference play has not started in familiar fashion for Portland State women’s basketball.

The Vikings (7-7, 0-1 Big Sky) were handed their first conference-opening loss under head coach Sherri Murrell Saturday. A late-game rally sparked by guard Kelly Marchant was not enough to fight off Eastern Washington as Portland State fell, 62-70, in Cheney, Wash.

The game was close throughout the first half, and at halftime the score was tied at 28all. The game remained tight until Eastern Washington went on a 17-6 tear midway through the second half to take a 53-40 lead. The Viks did not give in though, and strong offensive performances from guards Marchant and Eryn Jones kept a victory within reach.

With just under four minutes left in the game, Portland State pulled to within one, 57-56, but the Vikings were unable to capitalize and take over the lead. The shooting went cold and the Viks were left without a field goal during the closing minutes.

Eastern Washington (5-8, 1-0 Big Sky) had key plays and sto ps from guard Brianne Ryan, who finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and from Tatjana Sparavalo, who finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

The three-point shooting was on target for the Viks as they shot 42 percent from behind the arc, but this turned out to not be enough to stop the Eagles. The free throw shooting was another strong point for the Viks, as they were 21-26 on the night. While they were on track from downtown and at the charity stripe, the Vikings found problems inside the arc.

Injuries inside took away the play in the paint, where most of the easy baskets come for the Viks. Coach Murrell was fully aware of the challenges of breaking in a new center into the lineup.

“We really had a hard time getting into the flow of the game, dealing with losing our starting center and being inconsistent in the paint,” she said. “We were successful from the perimeter, but could not get points inside and nothing could stay constant. You have to always play 40 minutes, and tonight we didn’t.”

Three players scored in double figures for the Vikings.

Marchant led all scorers with 17 points, knocking down

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Driving to the rim: Sophomore guard Courtney VanBrocklin (left) and senior guard Kelly Marchant (right) each take the ball toward the basket in earlier games this season.

4–5 shots from behind the arc. Junior guard Eryn Jones finished with 16 points and six rebounds, and forward Allie Brock was able to pull down 10 rebounds to accompany her six points.

This was obviously a tough loss for the team, and frustration has been an issue for both the coaching staff and players.

The Viks have four of their first five conference matchups on the road and have been given a schedule that is not easy on players trying to keep up in classes.

“It’s tough starting out being on the road and having players miss classes,” Murrell

said. “Players’ educations are what is most important, so this is definitely the toughest schedule we have seen to date, trying to deal with missing class and playing on the road.”

The Viks have a few days off to work on improving their defense inside the paint before they go back on the road to play Northern Colorado.

The team has been focusing on creating a distribution of shots and not relying too much on a single player to make all of the shots. Last year, Claire Faucher was a playmaker and Murrell knows that starters will need to step up to make sure they can close out big games on the road.

“We had a chance to win it even after shooting 28 percent from the field,” a frustrated Murrell said. “We just need to work on playing all 40 minutes and keeping up our defensive pressure throughout.”

Murrell made it evident that the biggest thing is just trying to get road wins with every opportunity they have.

It is never easy to win on the road, but it is critical to get as many as possible and to make sure to take full advantage of all games played at home.

Adjusting to new players in the lineup takes time, and

the Viks will have to adapt, as injuries are a big part of the game.

After having a few days to rest and get back home, the Viks travel to Northern Colorado for a Thursday match-up against a team that is seeing moderate success this season after a disappointing one last year.

Northern Colorado (6-9, 1-1 Big Sky) gave Portland State two losses last season, with the Vikings losing close games by a combined six points between the losses.

Northern Colorado has lost key players from last year’s team and seem to be in the process of rebuilding, as Portland State will look to capitalize on the below-average performance the Bears have been showing as of late.

The key to coming home with a win this week will start with creating a more cohesive starting roster with the new changes and finding a way to get points in the paint. Expect the team to come out strong and stay consistent after falling flat in the closing minutes of last Saturday’s game.

First tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

Thursday in Greeley, Colo.

The game can be followed via live stats on goviks.com. ■

Scores by period

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TEAM LEADERS Portland State Kelly Marchant Senior, guard 17 points, 4 of 5 three-point attempts

Eryn Jones Junior, guard 16 points, 6 rebounds

Allie Brock Freshman, forwar 6 points, 10 rebounds

photos courtesy of goviks.com

Eastern Washington Brianne Ryan Junior, guard 20 points, 10 rebounds

Tatjana Sparavalo Senior, guard 15 points, 11 rebounds

photos courtesy of goeags.com

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Cover Letters: From the Ground Up 11 a.m.

University Services Building, room 402

This free workshop will cover the basics of writing cover letters, including what they are, how they are used, what they should include and why they are important Lecture: South Portland Neighborhood History 6:30 p.m.

Field Work, 1101 SW Jefferson St.

Carl Abbott, a professor from PSU’s School of Urban Studies, will share the community history of the South Portland neighborhood surrounding Portland State. The lecture will be followed by a discussion and warm beverages.

Wednesday Introduction to Interviewing 1 p.m.

PSU Career Center

An introductory workshop for those wishing to learn the basics of interviewing and to develop their interviewing skills.

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Held & Compelled: a feminist consciousness raising group 5 p.m.

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Introduction to Audio Design 1 p.m.

Broadway Housing Building, room 225

This workshop is FREE and hosted by the Office of Information Technologies (OIT). Instruction will be provided on basic audio capturing/editing in Audacity. Registrants should have an ODIN account and be familiar with the Mac Operating System. Participants are also encouraged to bring in a 3–5 minute audio clip. To register, send an e-mail to mluebke@pdx.edu that includes the class name and date.

Take Back the Night—General Interest Meeting 5 p.m.

Women’s Resource Center

For all those interested in being involved in this year’s event. For more information, e-mail tbtn.psu@gmail.com.

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ophomore guard Chris Harriel is lighting up the basketball court this season. The Riverside, Calif. native commented on his persistent work ethic—both on and off the court— and his desire to become an entrepreneur after school.

Until he unfolds his plan for his future electrical company, the sophomore is content with practicing his skills on the court.

Currently, he is working to make a name for himself with what he calls his aggressive style of play on the court, and to have a shot at earning a First Team All-Big Sky selection.

Vanguard: Why did you come to Portland State?

Chris Harriel: Well, when the Vikings recruited me it seemed like the best school for me. Their

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V: What is the first item that you would buy if you won the lottery?

CH: I would buy my parents a house, make sure my family’s okay and then save the rest and let it collect interest.

V: What is your most embarrassing moment on the court?

CH: During a home game in my senior year of high school I went up and missed a wide-open dunk.

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V: What is your favorite thing to do around Portland?

CH: To shop! You have to take advantage of not having a sales tax. My favorite store is Compound in Old Town/China Town.

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V: Do you have any hidden talents?

CH: I can play the piano, but not that well. style of play fit my style, and the area wasn’t too bad. It isn’t too different from home, except for the rain.

V: What is the last thing you cooked?

CH: Fried chicken! When was that...Christmas

V: What has been your best moment on the basketball court?

CH: I would probably have to say the Idaho State game [on Jan. 2]. I hit seven threepointers and scored a career-high 25 points.

V: If you could attend one concert or sporting

V: If you could change one of your sport’s rules, what would it be?

CH: I would change the fact that we can’t go to the tournament this year (laughing).

V: What is your greatest strength?

CH: I’m a hard worker, on and off the court.

V: Which is your favorite place to eat around campus?

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CH: I would go see a Big Sean show.

V: What has been your favorite class at Portland State?

CH: History—I like learning about the things that happened in the past and how they affect the future.

V: What’s on your iPod right now?

CH: Wale, Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Lil Wayne and Nipsey Hussle.

V: If you could have dinner with three people from history—alive, dead or fictional—who

would they be?

CH: Michael Jordan, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Tupac.

V: Do you read the Vanguard?

CH: I read it every time I’m walking into the Stott Center. I skim through it to see what’s going on.

V: What song are you most likely to sing at karaoke?

CH: Well, what song would you sing?

V: I guess “All Star” by Smash Mouth; it’s the only one I’ve ever sung for karaoke.

CH: “Hey now you’re a…” That song?

V: Yeah, that one.

CH: Alright, then I’d do “All Star” too (laughing).

V: What is the last thing you read?

CH: Slam magazine; they had an edition on Michael Jordan.

V: Do you have a favorite superhero?

CH: Superman, because he’s invincible and he’s so smooth.

[This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.]

CHRIS HARRIEL Sophomore, guard Season Highlights: Started all 15 games this season Leads team in points (242) Leads team in steals (25) Second highest 3-point average on the team (.422) Second highest rebound average (5.2)

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Vikings clip Eagles’ wings Men’s basketball extends winning streak over Eastern Washington to six games

Scores by period Eastern Washington Portland State

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Great 'Scott! Junior forward Chehales Tapscott reaches for a lay-in against visiting Seattle earlier in the season.

Robert Britt Vanguard staff

Led by a pair of double-doubles posted by Chris Harriel and Chehales Tapscott, Portland State men’s basketball defeated visiting Eastern Washington, 75-58, Saturday night at the Stott Center.

With the win, the Vikings advance to 9-6 on the season and 2-1 in the Big Sky Conference. The Eagles now sit at 4-11 overall and 1-2 in conference.

Harriel, who is coming off a career-high 25-point performance in last week’s win over Idaho State, scored a teamleading 16 points Saturday.

The sophomore guard’s 12 rebounds—all but one coming from the defensive end of the court—earned him his first

double-double of the season.

Harriel also chalked up three steals and three assists on the night.

Junior forward Tapscott, meanwhile, put up 12 points off 4-of-11 shooting, matching his 12 rebounds and earning him his league-leading fifth double-double of the season.

The Vikings now hold a six-game winning streak over the Eagles and will have the chance to extend the streak to seven games when they travel to Cheney, Wash. later this month. Portland State faces Eastern Washington for the second game of the series on Jan. 27.

Before an official attendance of 1,252—including Portland Trail Blazer Greg Oden—Tapscott kicked off the Viking at-

tack with a jumper that was followed by a three-pointer from junior guard Charles Odum. With an early 5-0 lead in the opening minute, the Vikings never looked back.

PSU never trailed and the score was never tied. “[Odum] is playing really well,” said second-year head coach Tyler Geving in a postgame radio interview. “He gets going with that full head of steam into the rim, and he’s tough to stop.”

Odum scored 15 points and had five assists and two steals in 30 minutes of play. He hit 5 of 6 from the field and 1 of 2 from a distance. In Big Sky Conference play, Odum is shooting .690 on 20 of 29 shots.

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Beginning this year, Eastern Washington and Portland State are competing in a yearlong, five-sport rivalry for the Dam Cup. Named for the four dams on the Columbia River that one drives by on the trip from one campus to the other, the Dam Cup will go to the school that earns at least nine of the 17 possible points. Listed below is a breakdown of the results to date.

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ton’s Tremayne Johnson led the floor with 21 points from 8-17 shooting, the Portland State defense held the Eagles to a .308 shooting mark (20 of 65 shots), including .276 from beyond the arc (8 of 29).

In a statement released to the media, Geving attributed his team’s success to the defensive pressure the Vikings were able to maintain.

“We did a pretty good job of getting out and stopping them, and we got out and guarded the three-point line very well,” he said.

The Vikings hit 24 of their 54 shots from the field for an overall shooting percentage of .444 on the night. They shot .333 from three-point range on 8-of-24 shooting and made 18 of 27 free throws.

In addition to the win, Portland State also saw the return of senior forward Phil Nelson, who had missed 26 consecutive games leading up to Saturday because of a broken foot.

Nelson originally injured his foot last January and missed the last 12 games of the 2009– 10 season. He then reinjured his foot in November, causing him to miss the first half of this season.

Nelson entered the game early in the first half and played 16 minutes, hitting one trey and grabbing one rebound. In a radio interview he said his foot feels good and he hasn’t felt any pain since being cleared to play by the training staff.

“I’m ready to get up and down the court a little more and get my breath back,” he said. “Working on the bike is definitely different than coming out here and playing in a game.”

Prior to Saturday, Nelson’s last appearance was Jan. 23, 2009 at Idaho State, where his late three-pointer sent the game into an overtime period that PSU eventually lost.

“It’s hard to sit on the sidelines and watch the whole team,” Nelson said.

The Vikings are now 6-2 on their home court this season.

“That’s the thing I’m proud of, that we’ve kind of done it without Phil,” Geving said.

“Now we’ve worked Phil back into the lineup a little bit, and I think those guys can play even better because they’re not playing as many minutes a night.”

Saturday’s victory also gave Portland State an edge over Eastern Washington in the race

for the inaugural Dam Cup, a five-sport, yearlong rivalry competition between the two schools. The Vikings currently lead the competition 7-6, and with just two basketball games remaining, PSU will win the rivalry with a victory in either game.

Club hockey Oregon at Portland State

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Saturday Women’s basketball Portland State 62 at Eastern Washington 70 PSU: K. Marchant – 17 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast EWU: B. Ryan – 20 pts, 10 reb, 2 stl, 1 ast Hockey

Eastern Washington 58 at Portland State 74 PSU: C. Harriel – 16 pts, 12 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl EWU: T. Johnson – 21 pts, 10 reb, 1 ast Club hockey Oregon 8 at Portland State 2

Sunday Hockey

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Charles Odum

Portland State senior guard Melvin Jones, who is scheduled to be highlighted on NBC’s Today Show at a date yet to be determined, had no problem performing with the spotlight on him. Jones led the floor with 11 points at the half and finished the night with 14 points.

“You know, [Jones] shot it well, and I think he’s having good floor games,” Geving said. “I’d like to see him have a few more assists, but he’s not turning the ball over and he’s doing a little bit better of a job of playing the point and becoming a little more comfortable there.”

Up next for the Vikings is a road trip to Bozeman, Mont., where they will continue league play as they face the Montana State Bobcats on Thursday. Geving said during his postgame radio interview that he feels the Big Sky is as balanced now as he has ever seen it.

“You’ve got to be ready to play. On the road, at home—it doesn’t matter.”

First tipoff against Montana State is set for 6:05 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on the radio at Freedom 970 AM. Live stats will also be available on GoViks.com. ■

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Overall FG shooting 3-pt FG shooting Free throws Pts in the paint Pts off turnovers Second-chance pts Fast-break pts Points off the bench

20 of 65 (.308) 8 of 29 (.276) 10 of 17 20 9 14 7 26

24 of 54 (.444) 8 of 24 (.333) 18 of 27 22 15 5 14 11

Jan. 27, Men’s basketball at EWU – 2 points Jan. 27, Women’s basketball at PSU – 2 points

Portland Trail Blazers 108 at Minnesota Timberwolves 98 POR: W. Matthews – 36 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl MIN: K. Love – 30 pts, 19 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl

Men’s basketball

Eastern Washington - 6 points

Games remaining

Friday NBA

Seattle Thunderbirds 1 at Portland Winterhawks 2 Scoring summary: POR: Cunningham (14), 1st/17:11 (PP) POR: Bartschi (22), 2nd/11:25 SEA: Toomey (10), 3rd/14:50 (PP)

Portland State - 7 points

Oct. 30, Football at PSU – 4 points Oct. 8, Soccer at PSU – 1 point Jan. 8, Women’s basketball at EWU – 2 points Oct. 9, Volleyball at PSU – 2 points Nov. 6, Women’s volleyball at EWU – 2 points Jan. 8, Men’s basketball at PSU – 2 points

WEEKEND RESULTS

Everett Silvertips 4 at Portland Winterhawks 5(S/O) Scoring summary: EVT: Birkholz (10), 1st/1:17 EVT: Stanfield (8), 1st/5:48 (PP) EVT: Fowlie (3), 1st/7:11 POR: Johansen (18), 1st/8:33 EVT: Giebel (3), 1st/13:46 POR: Gabriel (11), 1st/17:20 (SH) POR: Wotherspoon (1), 3rd/9:42 POR: Niederreiter (14), 3rd/16:22 Shootout: Everett 0, Portland 1 (Bartschi) NBA Miami Heat 107 at Portland Trail Blazers 100 (O/T) MIA: L. James – 44 pts, 13 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl POR: L. Aldridge – 31 pts, 14 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk

Monday BCS National Championship No. 1 Auburn No. 2 Oregon

Upcoming games: Tuesday NBA New York Knicks at Portland Trail Blazers 7 p.m.

Rose Garden Arena

Wednesday Hockey Spokane Chiefs at Portland Winterhawks 7 p.m.

Memorial Coliseum

Friday Hockey Portland Winterhawks at Kelowna Rockets 7:05 p.m.

NBA Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns 7:30 p.m.

KGW, ESPN

Saturday Hockey Portland Winterhawks at Kamloops Blazers 7 p.m.

NBA New Jersey Nets at Portland Trail Blazers 7 p.m.

Rose Garden Arena

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