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NEWS

TOUGH WEEK FOR PSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AGAINST MONTANA VISITORS MYLES BOYNS & JEOFFRY RAY

Women’s basketball at Portland State is getting over a harrowing first week of winter term, when a pair of losses against the University of Montana and Montana State brought the Vikings down to a 0-3 in the Big Sky Conference.

The Vikings first faced off against the University of Montana Grizzlies at the Portland State Stott Center on January 7, 2016 at 7p.m.

With a loss to Sacramento State by the final score of 91132, the Vikings were looking to bounce back against a redhot Griz fresh off of a fourgame winning streak.

The first quarter was a defensive battle, as both offenses struggled to put points on the board. The Vikings kept pace with the Grizzlies through the first quarter, trailing close at 12-13.

“The first quarter I thought we did a great job matching their intensity,” Vikings head coach Lynn Kennedy said.

Things started to pick up in the second quarter as the pace of the game increased.

Both teams came back energized, taking the game speed up a notch. However, the Grizzlies brought more intensity to the table and be-

gan to pull further away from the Vikings, jumping to a 15-point lead going into halftime with the score of 21-36.

The Vikings needed a spark to enter the second half if they were going to have any success against the Griz.

They gained momentum by switching their defensive style to full-court press.

“We had to pick up our intensity,” Kennedy said. “With a young team sometimes you just got to do things like that.”

The Vikings’ full-court press defense stunned the Grizzlies early in the third quarter, but Montana would later answer with aggressive defense of their own while pinching away on the offense.

The momentum that the Grizzlies gained in the third quarter would transition into the fourth quarter where they were able to close in on the victory with the final score of 58-79. Montana forward Kayleigh Valley led all scorers with 29 points (11/17 FG), six rebounds and two blocks.

Montana guard McCalle Feller also had a productive night, finishing with 25 points (8/17 FG, 3/7 3pt FG), four rebounds and six assists.

Vikings forward Pia Jurhar led the team in scoring with 17

points (5/9 FG), six rebounds and four blocks. Guard Ashley Torres came off the bench with 11 points (2/6 FG), two rebounds and two steals.

The trouble continued for the Vikings during their Saturday afternoon showdown with the Montana State Bobcats, who closed PSU down by

CRIME BLOTTER

Week of Dec. 30–Jan. 7

ELLIE BRADLEY

DEC. 30 Criminal Mischief Ondine Parking Lot Officer Matthew Masunari took a report over the phone from a PSU student whose Silver ‘06 Honda Accord had its passenger window broken out. The student reported that nothing was taken from the vehicle.

Menacing King Albert Building Officer Masunari responded to a report from a PSU student who was approached by an unknown male who began incoherently yelling at the student. When the male got uncomfortably close, she ran away and contacted CPSO. Officers were unable to contact the suspect and referred the reporting student to the Women’s Resource Center.

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PIA JURHAR REACHES FOR A PASS as Griz forward Kayleigh Valley leaps to block. Jurhar and Valley were high scorers for their respective teams.

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a nearly 50-point margin at 106-59.

The Vikings took a strafing throughout the night, giving away over 25 points every quarter but the fourth, when Montana State locked down 24 to end the game. PSU’s offense lagged from the beginning, pulling no closer than 6 at 29-

JAN. 3 Microwave Theft Broadway Housing A PSU student reported that an unattended microwave was stolen from the lobby of Broadway Housing. The microwave was white and made by the Sharp company.

JAN. 6 Burglary University Services Building Officer Gregory Marks responded to a USB report of a burglary which occurred approximately 12:14pm. During an hour-long meeting on the third floor, someone entered an unlocked conference room and stole two iPhones, a laptop and $120 cash. One of the meeting attendees contacted the burglar in the office, who said he was searching for a set of blueprints and would return later. The suspect is a white male, 22-30 years old, 5’6”, medium build.

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23 in the second quarter. The Bobcats answered by shutting down the Viks’ offense for a seven-minute 22-0 run.

Sophomore guard Cici West picked up the team high at 11, including 2-5 on the floor and 7-8 free throws.

Junior forward Danah Haley closed in at 10 points, 1-5 in

field goals and 6-10 from the foul line.

The Vikings head to the mountain states this week, continuing Big Sky play at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Weber State. They continue on to Pocatello, ID to face off against the Idaho State Bengals on Saturday at 1 p.m.

JAN. 7 Suspicious persons St. Mary’s Church & Urban Plaza Portland Police Officers contacted the Campus Public Safety Office about two suspicious males taking pictures around St. Mary’s church the Urban Plaza. The two white males, one of whom was wearing an orange reflective vest, may have been driving a small white truck with rust damage.

Burglary & Trespass Montgomery Housing Officer Manusari responded to a report that a PSU resident entered her room in the early morning to find a transient person sleeping in her bed. The suspect described himself as houseless and was discovered to have socialized with the reporting student and her friends until very early in the morning.

NEWS

BARNUM AND ONWUASOR HONORED AT FCS NATIONAL AWARDS BANQUET ELLIE BRADLEY

On Friday evening, Port- NFL linebacker and alumni land State football staff of Appalachian State. attended the FCS National “A bunch of vets came back Awards Banquet in Frisco, and talked to us before we got TX. Head Coach Bruce Bar- our awards,” Onwuasor said. num accepted the FCS Coach “They told us that if we want of the Year Award and senior to keep going [to play proPatrick “Peanut” Onwuasor fessionally] we need to keep was named runner-up for Na- pushing and fight hard. They tional Defensive Player of the said a lot of great things.”

Year; Onwuasor took second Onwuasor also got the by a margin of only two votes. opportunity to meet more Barnum was supported by of Barnum’s family. “It was a contingency of family and really great to see him one fellow football staff members last time before pro day,” that traveled cross-country Onwuasor said. to attend the event.

“It made it a more special BIG SKY DOMINATION night,” Barnum said. “Just The Big Sky Conference domisitting down there and nated the stage, collecting four knowing all the people that of the evening’s five awards. got [me] there from when I Eastern Washington’s was born to when I was hired, Cooper Kupp was named [and seeing] the guys that I Offensive Player of the Year hired…that made it special and Montana defensive end to me.”

Tyrone Holmes took home Defensive Player of the Year A MEMORABLE EVENING honors. The Big Sky also The ceremony featured Su- boasted the Freshman of per Bowl XXII MVP Doug the Year, quarterback Case Williams, an alumni of Gram- Cookus of Northern Arizona. bling State University, and Life-size cutouts of all Dexter Coakley, a former the finalists decorated the

banquet hall, instigating a storm of selfies by attendees.

Though Barnum expressed subdued enthusiasm at the prospect of bringing the props home, he did note that his staff and family were campaigning for the souvenirs be placed in the football office.

BURSTING ONTO THE NATIONAL STAGE

PSU Associate Athletics Director Mike Lund explained that in a world dominated by watch lists and carefully cultivated branding, the Vikings should be especially proud of their recipients.

“What was really remarkable was that in one season, both guys went from essentially being unknown on a national level to being recognized as the best in the country,” Lund said. “Two well-deserving people.”

Lund was among three PSU administrators who made the trip to Frisco; also in attendance were Athletics Director Mark Rountree and Deputy Athletics Director Matt Billings.

PATRICK ONWUASOR AT THE FCS National Awards Banquet, where he was named runner up for National Defensive Player of the Year.

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

With a major award in-hand, Barnum now has his sights on a season even more successful than the Vikings record-breaking campaign of 2015. Barnum took his staff to watch the FCS championship game on Saturday afternoon in preparation for next season.

“I wanted my coaches to see where we have to be,” Bar-

num said. “I don’t want to just get to the playoffs. The goal is to be in that game and win it, otherwise why are we doing it?”

The Vikings now head into the final stretch of recruiting before signing day on Wednesday, February 3rd.

For graduating seniors like Onwuasor, pro day is the next step towards real-

izing dreams of professional play. PSU will host a pro day in March, giving eligible players the opportunity to perform in front of scouts and other professional team personnel before the NFL draft.

The Vikings football team will return to action later this year in their annual spring game .

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OPINION

REPUBLICAN PARTY WOES:

WHY THE GOP ISN’T LIKELY TO LAST The Campus Oracle

by Nathan Anderson

As of Jan 5. Donald Trump was the front-runner in the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Let’s stop and think about that for a minute. A xenophobic, racist demagogue with no political experience is currently leading the polls, supported by 6-8 percent of the U.S. population. That’s scary for many reasons, but there is also a silver lining to the Trump candidacy. First, the scary stuff: Presidential campaigns not only reflect the existing ethos of the population, they contribute to it. Trump brings legitimacy—in the sense they can no longer be denied—to the racist and bigoted dog-whistles that have historically (at least since the Southern Strategy and Reagan’s Moral Majority) been something the GOP have only hinted at. The overt hypocrisy and intellectual laziness of the Republican Party is something Trump has bared for all to see while accelerating and expanding these attributes.

There is also the fact Trump is only a household name (and thus has so much support) because American journalists have adopted a “loudest jerk wins” approach to delivering news. At one time, journalists were serious about providing legitimate analysis of news stories. That approach has been discarded in favor of a bunch of loudmouths arguing over who would make the better overlord. This is deeply troubling as it allows the lunatic fringe of the party to become disproportionately powerful. The Republican Party can be viewed as a loose consortium of different groups with different political beliefs.

The business conservatives are essentially libertarians: the only thing they want the government to do is fund the military (and give businesses the contracts) and slash corporate taxes.

There are the family values and religious conservatives that don’t care one whit about foreign policy or national budgetary concerns, but instead want gay marriage banned and every courthouse to have statues of the Ten Commandments prominently displayed.

Then there is the conspiracy theorist wing-nut faction —people who identify themselves not by what they want, but by what they don’t want. They don’t want Mexicans or Muslims in the country, they don’t want Obama to exist, they don’t want liberals to have voting rights, and they don’t want the disadvantaged to get federal subsidies. These are the Republicans that Trump panders to, the ones that call the other factions Republicans In Name Only.

It’s important to realize each one of these factions either don’t care about the others or are openly hostile to them.

Sometimes these divisions can be difficult to see thanks to the aforementioned habit of journalists giving airtime to the most voracious loudmouth on the stage. Thanks to gerrymandering and the local influence of big money from the Koch brothers and their ilk, Republicans control a solid—and likely long-term— majority of state governments. But that’s not what they want.

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The Republican holy war against President Obama, blaming him and his administration for everything under the sun real and imaginary, for the past seven years has been for one purpose only: to regain the presidency. They lost the battle in 2012, and considering the crop of jokers currently vying for the Republican nomination, will likely lose in 2016. Republicans, when countering criticisms that their party is the party of racism and hate, like to point out that Abraham Lincoln— the great emancipator and the one who bears most of the responsibility for preserving our union during the Civil War— was a Republican.

This is unarguably true, but a pointless comparison. Just last month, the Texas Republican Party used its power to try to put secession on the ballot in their state. Yep, that’s right: Texas Republicans want to secede from the Union. A group of secessionists invoking the spirit of Lincoln today seems…ironic, to

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say the least. Which takes us full-circle back to Donald Trump and the silver lining I alluded to: Trump may be the match that immolates the Republican Party, at least as it currently exists.

Trump proudly stands up and espouses hatred and bigotry while millions of supporters loudly cheer him on. The rest of the country, meanwhile, shakes its head and wonders what happened to the party of Eisenhower. How did it get taken over by nuts and loons?

Republicans need to learn (and quickly) that elections are decided by moderates, and moderates don’t want another Reagan, they want another Eisenhower. 50 years from now the Republican party will exist, but if Trump, Cruz, and the rest of the extremists continue to push the party further rightward, eventually it will be pushed over a cliff and what remains will look nothing like the party that exists today. Considering the current state of the GOP, that’s a very good thing.

OPINION

AMERICA’S FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORTFALLS Against the Current

by Sebastian Richardson As a foreign language major, I can be fairly overzealous when I am presented with an opportunity to utilize my target language outside the classroom.

While traveling for the holidays, I overheard a girl speaking Russian on the bus. I politely introduced myself and we began speaking: we spoke about Russia, our schools, where we were from, where we were heading and she told me how rare it was to meet an American who could hold a conversation in her native language.

That seemed odd, since there are a number of non-native Russian speakers around here thanks to the wonderful foreign language department at Portland State. Clearly, this is not the case everywhere. This interaction reminded me how important it can be to know another language. I thought about how comforting it was to hear English when I was in Russia and how language is such an important part of my identity.

It seemed that everywhere I went in Russia, whether it was an art museum or Burger King, people often tried to make me feel more comfortable by using English. While I always insisted on using Russian, it was nice to know they were willing to use my native language. Such linguistic hospitality is not common in the United States and providing options for nonnative speakers is often treated with obstinacy.

Sadly, the United States has a big problem when it comes to learning other languages. According to a Gallup poll, only one quarter of Americans claim they are able to speak a second language well enough to hold a conversation.

According to the same poll, roughly 30 percent of Americans do not consider learning a foreign language important. Such responses make sense given the fact that during the 2011 Census 80 percent of respondents answered that they only use English at home.

At first glance, this information may not seem that troubling.

After all, most of us don’t have the opportunity to use a language other than English in our daily lives. However, when you compare the United States to Europe, our foreign language shortfalls becomes very obvious.

In Europe, over 50 percent of the population is able to hold a conversation in a second language and 25 percent are able to speak two foreign languages. In some European countries, such as Sweden, Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Slovenia, more than 90 percent of their populations speak at least two languages. Even Hungary, the European nation with the smallest amount of people who can speak an additional language, has 10 percent more than the United States.

Our language shortfalls may not necessarily be a consequence of America’s laziness or xenophobia, but the result of the lack of quality foreign language instruction in primary and secondary schools. The United States has no national foreign language mandate, which pales in comparison to the average European country.

In Europe, 73 percent of primary school students and 90 percent of secondary school students study English. In these countries most foreign language study starts before children reach age 11 and begin as early as three years of age. While European countries like Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom only require the study of one foreign language, the vast majority make the study of two foreign languages compulsory.

When it comes to foreign language study in the United States, the situation looks dismal.

Between 1997-2008, the percentage of public elementary schools that offered foreign language instruction decreased from 24 to 15 percent. In middle schools, foreign language instruction dropped from 75 to 58 percent. While the numbers have stayed roughly the same in high schools, American students are missing the opportunity to learn foreign languages during a time when they are best able to learn: as children.

Knowing a second language has more to offer outside the sphere of career and travel and even has a lot of lifelong benefits. Research compiled by the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages shows the benefits of knowing more than one language transcend mere cultural competency and have significant impacts on brain function.

In controlled studies, bilingual children out-performed monolingual children on verbal and nonverbal intelligence tests. Bilingual children also performed better than monolingual children in areas of social problem solving. This research also shows that knowing a second language improves episodic and semantic memory at all age levels and even can offset agerelated cognitive loss.

With this in mind, requiring a second language in curriculum would be a great step and provide lasting benefits.

Regardless, while learning another language has its practical benefits, the ability to transcend cultural and linguistic boundaries is an invaluable skill and can bring people together in a more intimate and personal way. At the end of the day, America’s blind insistence on monolingualism in the face of large immigrant populations is ridiculous and harmful in the long run.

Want to make American great again? Learn Spanish.

SHANNON KIDD

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DISRUPTING THE DIVIDE COMMUNITIES RESPOND TO ANTI-MUSLIM ATTITUDES ELLIE BRADLEY & JEOFFRY RAY

“Hate is human nature. When we are ignorant of things we react in a negative way.”

Wajdi Said, Executive Director and co-founder of the Muslim Educational Trust, offered that poignant observation at a recent City Club of Portland panel discussion entitled, “The Threat of Islamophobia.”

The Jan. 8 event, hosted by the club at the downtown Sentinel Hotel, featured prominent thinkers from the city’s Muslim community, including Said. The panelists discussed the effect of recent world events and trends within politics on stoking anti-Islamic sentiment within the United States.

Islamophobia, or the fear or dislike of Islam and its Muslim practitioners, has long been a contentious topic throughout the United States. But current global events, including the 2015 attacks by extremists in Paris and San Bernardino, and inflammatory political rhetoric have contributed to a backlash against Muslim communities across the nation.

Portland has seen isolated incidents of antiMuslim actions since the attacks, including a November protest at the Portland Rizwan Mosque.

The City Club panelists discussed broadly the issue of Islamophobia, with several pointing out that American Muslims are often forced to defend their U.S. citizenship.

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They also talked about the double-standard of Muslim communities being pressured to publicly denounce attacks by unrelated extremist groups.

Nadia Najim, a senior at the Tigard-based Oregon Islamic Academy, pointed to day-to-day incidents as examples of alienation.

She recalled an incident in a local store when a random shopper pointed to her and called her a terrorist.

“I grew up here, you know,” Najim said during the discussion. “I have always been American and I always will be American. But there are people on TV telling me I’m not.”

INCIDENTS AT PORTLAND STATE On Nov. 24, Associated Students of PSU President Dana Ghazi issued a statement to the student body calling for unity on a range of issues, including food security, tuition and systemic racism, among others. The statement provoked a range of responses, Ghazi noted, from support to constructive skepticism.

But Ghazi also noted that she received several reactions that pointed to her national origin, arguing that she was “anti-American and anti-Semite,” and that she “[had] a Middle Eastern agenda.” Those responses prompted Ghazi to report to the Dean of Student Life and the Global Diversity Office out of concern for herself and her ASPSU colleagues.

“Some of them were plain racist and scary, honestly,” she said. “It was really hurtful.”

Ghazi is not alone in her experience. She pointed to communications from the

PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER WAJDI SAID of the Muslim Educational Trust discusses issues of discrimination facing the U.S. Muslim community at a recent City Club panel.

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Office of International Affairs about similar complaints from other students.

One such incident involved a student who chose not to return to class due to intense harassment and targeting during discussions.

“These incidents of Islamophobia and racism are affecting them,” Ghazi said. “All of these are connected, and students should be aware of it.”

Dr. Carmen Suarez, Vice President for Global Diversity & Inclusion at PSU, agreed. She also noted a spike of incidents sparked by antiMuslim attitudes, such as an incident where a heckler ap-

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proached a female student, sponding to incidents of hate “This type of dialogue will dicausing her to fall. and racism. minish Islamaphobia,” Najim That incident underscores “There is no clear-cut ‘this is said. “[The panel] was an efa particular risk faced by PSU community,’” Suarez said. fective method because engagMuslim women that opt “We are the community. Some ing as a group is much more to wear a hijab, a concern of our valued community powerful than one-on-one.” pointed out by both Suarez members are being targeted.

Leaders at PSU are workand Ghazi.

They feel unsafe.” ing to organize similar events, “It becomes really unsafe for providing platforms to disspecifically Muslim women RESPONDING TO HATE cuss safety and how to probecause you can easily identect targeted groups. tify them,” Ghazi said. “That’s The question of how to reASPSU has organized a rounda danger in the current envi- spond to hateful acts contin- table event on Jan. 12 entitled, ronment at PSU, and I think ues to challenge leaders in the “Redefining Safety on Campus.” that’s important to talk about.” community and on campus.

The event page describes the Suarez pointed out that Panelists at the City Club discussion as an invitation to PSU’s urban layout blurs the forum advocated for simi- stakeholders at PSU to have an lines between campus and lar discussions, citing the open conversation on safety. community, highlighting the powerful impact that results “[The] event is aiming to importance of aggressively re- when diverse groups unite. really start unwrapping all

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CITY CLUB PRESIDENT GREG MACPHERSON (right) introduces the discussion panel.

those different meaning of how people are thinking of safety,” Ghazi said. “Right now there’s just polarization.”

Another goal of these events is to create solidarity across groups that are struggling to be heard. Though responses to Islamaphobia have been the impetus for many recent forums, leaders like Ghazi and Suarez see this as an opportunity to unite community members from a variety of groups.

“To create that student movement we need to have solidarity, where supporting the causes of each other is only going to make us stronger, not going to make us weaker,” Ghazi said.

LEARNING HOW TO UNDERSTAND The ignorance that Said referred to during Friday’s panel discussion is something that community members hope to dispel through educational forums.

“There’s a lot of myths out there about what different

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countries of origin, Middle East, religions, Islam, etc. It is our responsibility to join together and provide the information that sets aside the fears that engender hate and bias, and to be allies,” Suarez said.

According to Ghazi, part of the learning process means recognizing that simply offering to stand with Muslim students isn’t always enough.

“There isn’t a sense of understanding,” said Ghazi. “This alienation is extremely real.”

Ghazi hopes for more specific action plans from university administrators, citing the recent resolution signed by the City of Portland as an important example. The resolution specifically reaffirms the city’s Muslim community and welcomes all immigrants and refugees.

PLAN OF ACTION Beyond today’s roundtable event, the Portland community has responded to the recent rise in anti-Islamic rhetoric by organizing a slew of events

to provide education and a platform to grow understanding across diverse groups.

Suarez is working with several on-campus groups to organize a forum aimed to disrupt hate and bias. The event will take place on Feb. 25, place and time TBD. A solidarity rally is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Portland City Hall. The rally, entitled “#interrupthate #standforlove,” will be hosted by a selection of community organizations standing against hateful speech and actions.

PSU will also be hosting the founders of #BlackLivesMatter for an evening of cultural arts and discussion on Feb. 16. All three founders of the movement will be present for a community group meeting and student dinner.

“We really needed this conversation,” said Aisha Kheir, a student at Oregon Islamic Academy who attended Friday’s forum. “There are 1.7 billion Muslims in the world… this is one way to break down stereotypes.”

HOMA MIAZAD (CENTER), MOTHER OF NADIA NAJIM (right), offers her thoughts at a panel about Islamophobia.

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ARTS & CULTURE

A SECRET SIZZLING STAY-CATION WARM UP AT BAGBY HOT SPRINGS THOMAS SPOELHOF

Editor’s Pick Restaurant Happy Hour: Bartini

Aislinn Rennison I’m a big martini lover but don’t stop reading if you aren’t because there is much more to offer at Bartini than a -tini; their happy hour is not to miss!

During HH, about three menu pages worth of sips are discounted. Check out their half-priced specialty martinis but don’t forget about their craft cocktails.

I will say though, the specialties are pretty fruity, except the Diablo which will make you believe someone tossed a flamethrower in your mouth. Besides that, there is a full bar and options for classic martinis and cocktails at full, but reasonable, price.

The fare though, is why I am making Bartini my pick of the week. During HH you and friends can stuff yourselves with food from the restaurant next door, Urban Fondue.

Choose from four different types of cheese fondue (which comes with bread

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bits) and add a dipping item for under $15; my favorite was the brie and Gorgonzola with dipping sausage.

The service was impeccable and the location is great for starting a night out. Definitely get there right when HH starts otherwise you might be waiting for a table. But if you do arrive to find a trail of people out the door, wait; it will be worth it.

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The cold weather has kept you inside far too long and cabin fever is making you cranky. You need a road trip.

Bundle up with your sweetheart and load up the Honda for a day trip to Bagby Hot Springs in Mount Hood National Forest.

Bagby Hot Springs is a United States Forest Service park located about 80 miles from the Portland State campus. The springs there feed mineral-rich, steaminghot water into a plethora of wooden tubs in three rustic lodge buildings.

Visitors get to kick back in a hollowed out cedar log tub and soak in a 125 degree bath under the open Oregon sky among the Mt. Hood Forest pines. Winter provides icy air, the perfect contrast to the relaxing hot tub.

The bathhouses are three separate lodges: buildings 2 and 3 are side by side as you come off the trail; one house occupies five separate private tub rooms; the second holds several shared public tubs in one large open area. The open area tubs are round and seat four or five at close range.

Building one is about 100 yards further along the trail and holds a larger tub on an open deck that seats six to 10.

To get there, it’s a threehour cruise out of Portland.

The destination is a parking lot and trailhead just 1.5 miles from the hot springs site.

“When you start turning onto the forest roads, the final turn has a giant sun that says, ‘Bagby’ painted onto the road. Don’t turn unless you see that,” said park visitor Ian Moore.

The walk through the woods to get to the springs was just as beautiful as any other aspect of the entire trip. The hike from parking

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lot to bathhouse is a twistyturny trail alongside the Collawash River. You cross a few bridges over rushing rapids among majestic pines.

The snow only adds to the beauty but makes the walk a touch slippery, especially at night. Keep in mind you’ll need to make the return hike in cold air after soaking in a hot tub.

There is no cell service whatsoever in the miles surrounding the springs, so be sure to bring along your own printed map of the area and location of the trailhead.

Visitors pay a park fee of $5 cash per person and hike the trail from the parking lot to the baths. If you come at night, stuff your payment into the provided envelope and box it for the park rangers.

Park Ranger Kathy Arendt said the baths can get busy, especially on weekends and holidays, so there can be lines.

“This is when it’s important to keep your soak down to a reasonable 45 minutes and

be sure to clean it out for the next camper,” Arendt said.

What to bring: If you go in the winter, you’ll want decent traction for hiking through the snow, so consider your footwear. Bring an extra dry everything, especially socks and a snow beanie. If you’re going to be out after dark, you’ll need a flashlight or headlamp—preferably not candles or open flame.

“Since a visitor burned one of the tub lodges down due to careless candle attention back in 1980, it would be irresponsible to suggest tea lights for atmosphere, but man, they were a nice touch,” said hot tub enthusiast and PSU student Harles Meloy.

Do: use the available brushes to scrub the tub before and after use.

Wooden stoppers provide plugs for the tub drain and hot water spigot. Buckets are also available for carrying cold water from the creek up to the scalding tub water. Even five or six buckets of cold creek water

will still leave your canoe tub piping hot.

Don’t: leave anything behind. Leaving litter is particularly reprehensible in such a pristine setting.

Do: treat the site with respect. In both private and shared areas, clean up after yourself and leave the place in better condition than when you arrived. Rumors fly that the free-spirit of Bagby Springs could soon be under the specter of privatization, so appreciate the freedom and behave accordingly.

Don’t: be obnoxious. Families go there with youngsters, although there is a clothingoptional area. The posted rules for the park state no alcohol and no smoking. People were obviously skirting the “guidelines” in a few instances, but use discretion for Pete’s sake.

After dark, the tone of the park takes a more adult turn, and what happens at Bagby stays at Bagby. Be careful, be safe, and enjoy this natural wonder that is the hot springs.

THE 1.5 MILE HIKE FROM PARKING lot to tub houses trails the Callabash River. THOMAS SPOELHOF/PSU VANGUARD

ARTS & CULTURE

A SURREAL HANG-OUT: EZZA ROSE RETURNS SCHARF’S COSMIC CAVERN TO HER ROOTS WITH GIBSON LES PAUL CATHERINE JOHNSON

Kenny Scharf’s installation, Cosmic Cavern, is a flashy special Portland Art Museum exhibit on display until April 3.

The work may be a fitting post-New Year’s Eve piece of art; at first it looks like an urban dance club’s alleyway the morning after a big ‘80s party.

And that’s probably the point.

Scharf is known for this kind of Pop Surrealism and was an influential figure in the 1980s New York City art scene.

One patron, Scott Olsen, visited the exhibit three times. The last time he went, he brought two friends.

“I love it. All of the special exhibits at PAM are amazing and this is kind of the coup de grace,” Olsen said. “This is the dessert. I always tell everyone it’s the cure for depression. Every city should have one of these cosmic caverns set up for people to go to and cure Seasonal Affective Disorder. It’s amazing.”

Olsen’s friend Aleksandra Weil, visiting from New York, liked the exhibit’s interactive qualities.

“You can pick things up, you can touch stuff, you can lay down,” Weil said. “You suddenly forget that you’re in a museum and it’s a fun party room.”

From the outside, one approaches a free-standing structure made of wood strewn with a random assortment of disposable goods, such as dirty and broken toys (most notably a Disney princess kitchenette), a sports trophy, cheap party decorations, electronic parts, a single flip-flop, and plastic green produce baskets. Amidst the waste prominently sits a VHS cassette tape of the documentary This is What Democracy Looks Like.

Inside the constructed party room, one is immersed in a black-light neon bath, as more repurposed consumer products have been spraypainted and fixed to every inch of wall surface.

Worn-out disco balls and plastic cup chandeliers hang

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from the ceiling. Jimi Hendrix croons from a boom box. Bean bag chairs and a pool recliner invite people to sit and reflect on the possible meanings of each chosen item. Lava lamps melt, and shards of mirror are peppered amongst the kitsch collage giving viewers a brief glimpse of themselves amongst fake flowers, a dangling hub cap, and old coke bottles.

“There’s no wrong way to experience it either,” Olsen said. “You can’t intellectualize that.”

Lizzy Melton, a visitor from Seattle, also enjoyed the Cosmic Cavern, but almost against her will.

“I loved it. I anticipated hating it. I’m not a big pop-art fan. I normally find it really vacant and vapid,” Melton said. “But once I went in, I kind of didn’t want to leave.

It’s nice in there. The music is great!”

However, she found a great deal to intellectualize about the piece.

“It’s a comment on how disposable everything is these days and how much we get rid of and how much stuff we generate,” Melton remarked. “So it’s nice seeing stuff that might otherwise get thrown away get turned into something that provokes thought.”

Ezza Rose, the local singer-songwriter who is performing at Mississippi Studios on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m., originally wanted to be a dancer.

Rose went to an art school in Los Angeles where they wanted to train her has a triple threat: an artist that can dance, sing and act. But she was crippled by severe stage fright. So she wrote a few songs on the guitar and performed at open mic nights around the city until she was comfortable.

“Six months later I was over the stage fright and liked writing music and started playing around. It was just a hobby, really,“ Rose said. “I never thought, ever, that I’d pursue music in any way professionally.”

Then Rose moved to Portland where she continued singing at open mics and her talent was immediately recognized by people from places like Mississippi Studios and the Douglas Fir, who wanted her to open for their shows. Others eventually approached her about forming a band, and eventually the group, which has seen several different waves of musicians since then, came together.

Lance Leonnig, her good friend and frequent bass player, is one of those who met her at the White Eagle open mic.

“As soon she walked into the room my friend described

her as having the voice of a something that you’re reconthousand angles. I arrived at structing, something that’s the same conclusion too the happened before,” Rose said. moment she started singing,” “Nobody can really pin us. So Leonnig said. “Her songs were we’re trying to pin ourselves.” simple little numbers then, Her manager, Adam Vera, but the words read like poetry believes it is very imporand sung from a voice that qui- tant to get excited about the eted any room very quickly.” music itself.

Rose grew up in Julian, “The things you’re excited California, a bluegrass town about are the things you in San Diego County. Her fa- share with people,” Vera said. ther played the upright bass.

And right now, Rose is reShe was initially drawn to ally excited about her fourth rootsy, acoustic music, and album and the current conthe group was a string band figuration of the band, which for about five years. Then includes Nathan Hurst, Ray Leonnig prompted her to Johnson, and Craig Rupert. get a new guitar. She found a While Rose and band memGibson Les Paul electric bers are frequent guests at guitar, bought it, and wrote venues throughout Porther latest album, When the land, they tour often as well.

Water’s Hot, taking her sound They’ve travelled around the in a different direction. western United States– and “It’s more of my roots. New Zealand, where in Feb. Growing up I was kind of a of 2015 they gave 31 perforpunk kid. I really liked to mances in five weeks. rock out. So it made sense “There are shows that you to go back to that,” Rose play when everyone has a said. “I’m really enjoying dig- collective understanding of ging into an alternative style. something that is good. Good, Dreamy pop rock. Ethereal as in, good and evil, good. via electric guitar.”

Something that is inspiring.

But the transition from And helpful for the world,” a string band to a rock Rose said. “And I think those band has been one of their moments are the biggest acgreatest challenges. It was complishment.” hard to change people’s Rose doesn’t dance much minds about what the anymore, but between her band is, and how to market songwriting skills, profithemselves. ciency on multiple instru“It’s difficult to do that ments, and mesmerizing when you have what you feel vocals, it sounds like she’s her is a new creative thing, not own triple threat.

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JAN.1017 ETC EVENT LISTINGS FOR JAN. 136 TOTOJAN. WEDNESDAY JAN. 13 GRADUATE SCHOOL QUANDARY 10:30 A.M. TO NOON 2:30 P.M.–3:30 P.M. USB 402 (ADVISING AND CAREER SERVICES) ALWAYS FREE

These two events: Should I go to Graduate School? and CV/Resume for Grad School will give you a chance to participate in planning and refining your own destiny by giving you some practical advice and feedback about your planning process. This workshop happens twice a term.

OLD-TIME MUSIC GATHERING TIFFANY CENTER

From Jan. 13 to Jan. 17, come and be a part of the community of Appalachian Style Stringbands. The music is meant to be intimate and communal; this non-profit event requests that you come ready to both listen and help out by volunteering as needed. Donations are always happily accepted.

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

In addition to your homework this week, be on the lookout for other ways to donate your time and talents. Someone needs you, and you’re the only solution to their particular problem.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Rooting through the past this week, you’ll come across an artifact from childhood attached to some bittersweet memo-

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THURSDAY JAN. 14 DAN STILES 12 P.M. ART BLDG, ROOM 320

As part of the Show & Tell series, hometown illustrator and designer Dan Stiles will look at art in comics, graphic posters, album art and more.

His 20 years of experience will show trends you may have never even heard-of before.

ROCK CLIMBING 101 4 P.M. CAMPUS REC

FEE: $5 FOR NON-MEMBERS, FREE FOR STUDENTS

FRIDAY JAN. 15 YOUTH DIVE-IN MOVIE 6 P.M. CAMPUS REC POOL

This event is a great way for you to unwind with your kids! Come see the story of Riley and all of the emotions that run around in her (and all our) brains. Free food for munching and innertubes will be provided. The movie is rated PG.

THE BIG BEAT 7 P.M. WHITSELL AUDITORIUM FEE: $9

Whether you need a refresher or those tiny rocks don’t look very supportive of your hands and feet as you scale that sheer boulder face, come and learn about belaying, fundamentals and get ready to embrace the climbing way of life.

Part of the Reel Music Film Festival, now in its 33rd year, The Big Beat is the story of Fats Domino and his contributions to the genre of rock and/or roll via New Orleans R&B. It’s just one of the many genres and surprises that the Reel Music Film Fest seems to dig up and just generally dig.

ries. Embrace the bitter and the sweet; both are necessary to move forward.

too many times, but it will straighten out.

SATURDAY JAN. 16 THE AMAZING NINA SIMONE 7 P.M. WHITSELL AUDITORIUM FEE: $9

The haunting life of the musician Nina Simone is explored.

Her views, her loves and her musical genius are all highlighted by those who know her the best. Part of the Reel Music Film Festival and ongoing with the NW Film Center.

LILY TOMLIN 7:30 P.M. ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL FEE: $40+

There’s a chance you don’t know who Lily Tomlin is but she comes from the same era as Carol Burnett and does some of the same work as the original cast of SNL. From satire to characters that defy reality, Tomlin is a foremother of comedy you have to see to believe.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Dive back into your childhood today by taking out Leo (July 23-August 22) that old copy of Myst and Gemini (May 21-June 20) If you have a kid, beware of trying to solve the puzJump right into a special sparing the rod or spoiling zle in under eight hours, project with abandon this the child this week. Con- which was what it took me week! You have the cre- sider moderation as a good last time. It should take ative power and the tenac- parenting model and you’ll you less than that. ity to see it through. Don’t see your child flourish. be afraid of success.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Virgo (August 23-Sept. 22) Healthy eating and exerCancer (June 21-July 22) Awful movies are made and cise is about more than just Life has lots of little twists go straight to DVD or Netf- losing weight; they can also and turns, but the funny lix all the time. Don’t worry give you more energy and a thing is that it’s really all about your project being a positive attitude. It’s never just one road. This week success; worry more about too late to start pumping might seem like you’ve whether it will even be at all. up that heart rate. gone around the bend one

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SUNDAY JAN. 17

FEATURED EVENT

PACIFIC YOUTH CHOIR 2 P.M. ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL

PERFORMANCE ATTENDANCE SERIES 12 P.M. LINCOLN RECITAL HALL, LH 55

Billed as Musical Zoo, this kid concert experience is an hour-long acknowledgement of how animals have influenced music. Depictions of the Lion King and Hadyn’s Bear Symphony will be played here.

Come and enjoy the music on Thursdays at noon! You don’t have to be a music major to support and be enraptured by sacred and uplifting music. It may be just what you need to keep your stress low as you get into the rhythm of the term.

FEE: $10+

GREAT EXPECTATIONS 2 P.M. PORTLAND CENTER STAGE FEE: $25

If it’s been awhile since you’ve read the book, just know that mostly everyone in this Dickensian tale is just awful in their own way, but Dickens writes them so charmingly that adaptation after adaptation always sees the good in them. This is not the version with Gwyneth Paltrow and Ryan Philippe in it, sadly.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Jan. 7: The Museaux Trio Jan. 14: Northwest Trio Jan. 21: Wind Symphony Chamber Music Jan 28: Guitar by Michael Partington Feb. 4: Hamilton Cheifetz and Julia Lee Feb. 11: Fear No Music and Bonnie Miksch Feb. 18: Darrell Grant with Jazz Feb. 25: George Colligan with Jazz March 3: Guitar by Michel LeFevre March 10: Student Chamber Music

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You and a very competitive friend don’t realize what you sound like to the outside world. Maybe take a break from trying to oneup each other and just have a nice night out enjoying each other’s company.

Have the choices you made felt like a barrier instead of a road? That might not mean that you made the wrong choice; it may just mean that you’re on a side quest instead.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Life has a rhythm to it, an undeniable cadence.

Though you currently feel like you’re marching to a different drummer, perhaps you’ve just found a cadence that only few of can hear.

The pen is mightier than the sword. Take action with your opinion and stoke the fires beneath it. “There is beauty” is a well-stated argument.

Pisces (Feb.19-March 20)

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INTERNATIONAL

CROSSING THE BORDER INTO GERMANY GERMAN STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE REFUGEE INTAKE ADRIANA STEIN

“It’s not a refugee crisis, but a politics crisis,” stated an education and history student at the University of Hamburg, “Refugees aren’t the problem. The war is.”

During my time living abroad I’ve come to see the people of Germany as caring, passionate citizens who want to see their country continue to grow as refugees enter the country. I took some time to interview students at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Although open and willing to answer any questions posed, the students wished to remain anonymous for privacy reasons.

According to the Washington Post, more than a million refugees crossed the European border in an attempt to flee the Middle East and the Syrian war. Today it’s one of the major points no

one can stop talking about, cent, many come from all especially students. over the Middle East–14 So why are so many refu- percent from Afghanistan gees coming specifically and three percent from to Germany?

Pakistan. The education “Germany plays the ideal and history student, also role for how other coun- an Afghan native, felt eastries should behave,” said a ily relatable to the refugees: psychology student. “Ger- “We’re first seen as people many doesn’t have border who created more problems. controls like Sweden, Den- They didn’t speak the lanmark or Turkey.” guage, and people believed Although once considered they were taking jobs.” As one of the most welcom- an immigrant, the student ing nations for refugees,” believes this generalization Sweden has since imple- is false. mented new border-control Interviewed students requirements. A similar situ- agreed that media chaos is ation has arisen in Denmark, to blame for the confusion. in which people are required Only looking at one source to “show valid identification… doesn’t give the full story. for the first time in more “The first step to helping is than half a century.” Mean- to understand the war in the while, Germany’s borders re- Middle East.” main completely open.

“Yes,” replied a friend and Though the majority fellow law student. “The meof the refugees are com- dia has the biggest responing from Syria 53 per- sibility, but most people in

Hamburg only read the lo- students felt that though cal Zeitung [newspaper] or many media outlets “exagMorgenpost [morning post], gerate the situation and fo[which] doesn’t give the full cus only on the criminals,” at picture.” least there is more focus at Both students agreed that HONY on how to treat the there are pros and cons to refugees as people. social media. Media outlets Following suit with like Facebook and Twitter the rest of Germany, the set the stage for what the University of Hamburg has world cares about, whether implemented programs it’s the refugee crisis or, to help incoming refugees. more recently, the Paris at- The education and history tacks. “Before the photo student became involved of the drowned toddler in with teaching seminars Turkey, no one really cared about learning German about the refugees.” as a second language. AfAnother social-media ter looking into German outlet that majorly influ- law and human-rights isenced perspectives of refu- sues, the friend believes that gees is Humans of New York. “[they are] finally studying HONY was created by Bran- something actually impordon Stanton, a self-made tant.” photo journalist. Stanton However, there is still traveled to multiple Middle a long way to go until the Eastern countries to learn situation is completely reabout and portray individual solved. Most students want refugee stories. One of the to help, but it’s hard to set

MUNICH POLICE DIRECT REFUGEE TRAFFIC into Germany in Sept. 2015.

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aside extra time from their busy lives. “[I wish] there were courses that gave time to help while also giving credit,” commented the psychology student. “It’s not enough just to volunteer. We need paid jobs for more incentive.”

There is a clothing-donation center near the University of Hamburg, Messehallen, at which students can spend a minimum of 30 minutes sorting clothing for refugees donated by the people of Germany-but this is still volunteer work.

Nonprofits such as Flüchtlingszentrum (The Hamburg Refugee Center) also offer resources such as cultural information, German courses and residencepermit help. Only time will tell how these efforts will impact Germany’s future as a whole.

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INTERNATIONAL

THE FORGOTTEN DROUGHT IN ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA SUFFERS FROM THE WORST DROUGHT IN 50 YEARS YUNI CHOI

In the humanitarian sector, raising funds for emergency relief efforts can be tricky business. Media headlines often portray tragic incidents—such as earthquakes and hurricanes—with shocking images and sensational choice of words.

Media attention can have a large impact on relief funding for disaster events. This can lead to an imbalanced distribution of aid money as funds are channeled into the most publicized humanitarian causes.

The world does a fairly good job of responding immediately when a sudden tragedy strikes in developing nations. It is, however, more difficult to grab international attention if a disaster devel-

ops at a much slower pace and its effects are subtle or not immediately visible.

Ethiopia has faced this dilemma as it suffers its worst drought in 50 years. As a result, crop failure hit every kind of harvest, including corn and sorghum across the country.

Ethiopia is sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest consumer of wheat and also one of the most populous nation in the continent. According to the United Nations’ reports, Ethiopia will need $1.1 billion in order to provide food for more than 18 million people in 2016. This figure is daunting for a country where 30 percent of the population survives on less than $1.25 a day.

Signs of disaster in Ethiopia were apparent during last year’s serious lack of winter rains. “[Spring rains are] not terribly reliable, you see them fail fairly frequently, but this year they failed quite spectacularly,” said John Graham, head of Save the Children aid group, in an interview with NPR. Hopes were high for the summer rains to help the situation but failed when El Niño confused the global weather system by periodically warming up the Pacific Ocean.

August 2015 marked the official announcement that Ethiopia was suffering the worst drought in many years. Livestocks—cattle in particular—died when pastoral regions were severely

affected and became arid. Serious cases of starvation are inevitable when a drought hits a nation where the main source of life for 80 percent of people is land.

“People by tens of thousands had to trek into places where they could get water, get food,” Graham said. “A lot of children were severely malnourished.”

Soon after the August announcement, the Ethiopian government and the UN began to assess and estimate their needs. They developed a detailed plan to assist 4.5 million people at risk of starvation. Major donor nations, including the United States, were asked to take part in raising funds for the issue. In the following months, how-

ever, the numbers started to rise. By early this month, it was announced that $1.4 billion is needed to feed and assist more than 10 million people until next June.

Although the figures for needs were rising, there was a case of under-funding as donor nations were not proactively contributing to the cause. Currently, there is a $1.2 billion dollar shortage in international aid funding for Ethiopia. Purchasing and delivering emergency food to the victims of famine is a lengthy process; to deliver assistance on time, an immediate increase in funding is imperative.

In present times, relief efforts are being carried out with a $200 million contribution from the Ethiopian government. However, it won’t be long before greater support is needed. The number of starving people is not currently a state of emergency, so funding has been deprioritized by some. This lacking sense of immediacy makes it harder for fund-raising.

Graham finds the situation outrageous. “Are we sup-

posed to wait until we have these children suffering and malnourished, before people are going to respond?” he asked.

Past examples show that this is not the world’s first time to fail in preventative efforts before a disaster strikes.

In the mid-1980’s, thousands of people were killed in Ethiopia from a lethal case of famine. The world didn’t respond until the disastrous effects were apparent in the media.

It is only natural as humans to stop a blind man before he falls into a pothole. It is time for the media and politicians to learn from the failures of human history. The looming disaster in Ethiopia may be a chance for redemption from our past mistakes.

As students we are given chances and opportunities to take initiative and decide which media sources we will listen to. Staying informed and aware of issues that may be over-looked by the media is imperative for not only our future, but for those whose lives depend on media attention.

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