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NEWS

VIKINGS TO PLAY ON IN HONOR OF FALLEN LINEMAN KYLE SMITH JEOFFRY RAY

Vikings senior offensive lineman and Portland State student Kyle Smith passed away in his off-campus apartment last Wednesday night, leaving the football team reeling from the second loss of a friend and teammate in three months.

The team canceled Thursday’s practice, but took to the field for scrimmaging on Friday with a vow to honor their fallen comrades the best way they knew how.

The Vikings would play on, and according to team captain and quarterback Alex Kuresa, they would win.

“The only way that we can really honor those guys is what we do out here,” Kuresa said. “So everything we do is going to be for those men, and it’s going to be a special year for us.”

The circumstances surrounding Smith’s death leaves questions about the player’s well-being. According

to a Portland Police Bureau press release, the Drugs and Vice Division is investigating his death as a possible drug overdose. Details of the investigation are pending.

The police noted in the Thursday release that no arrests have been made in connection with the death.

Kuresa said police had not contacted him and he had heard nothing of contact with other players.

“They haven’t been a distraction in that sense, banging on our door or hovering around us at the end of practice or anything,” Kuresa said. “The police have been very respectful of our team.”

Head Coach Bruce Barnum said he tried to be strict with players as a means of fostering good decisions in the team, and credited PSU administration for its support.

But he also acknowledged that he would make policy changes if it meant more effective help for students.

KYLE SMITH VIKINGS HEADSHOT COURTESY OF PORTLAND STATE ATHLETICS

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“If this leads to something that can help me put these guys in the right situation to make the right decision, I’ll do it, yeah,” Barnum said.

“We learn every day. I know the world I’m trying to create, and they know I love every one of them and my coaches.”

Smith’s death bears no resemblance to the January 17 passing of freshman linebacker AJ Schlatter, who died from complications during a tonsil surgery. But the proximity of their deaths casts a shadow over the record turnaround the team managed with Barnum during the 2015 game season.

The team evoked both Smith and Schlatter when describing how they would move forward during Friday’s scrimmage.

“We wanted to fight, we wanted to battle, to strap up under the circumstances,” Kuresa said. “We put to-

VIKINGS PLAYERS MEET WITH COACHES DURING A SCRIMMAGE, JUST DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN KYLE SMITH. JEOFFRY RAY/PSU VANGUARD “The team made a decision yesterday,” Barnum said.

“The cloud of the tragedy just hit us. They decided to scrimmage today, and I thought it went well. I liked the energy.”

Kuresa said the seniors

Everything we do out here is going to be for those men...

It’s going to be a special year for us. gether a good day, so I was proud of my guys. I was proud of our team and how we came out in battle today.”

Barnum met with the team on Thursday in lieu of practice to address the situation and determine players’ needs. He said he put the decision on whether or not to keep practicing over spring in the students’ hands, advising only that they needed to keep a schedule.

—ALEX KURESA VIKINGS TEAM CAPTAIN met first to discuss the situation, and there was not an option for the team. “[Barnum] left it up to us, but it was kind of a no-brainer,” Kuresa said. “It was a unanimous decision that we were going to be out on the field.”

Friday’s scrimmage came a week ahead of the Vikings’

spring game, which will coincide with the Viking Pavilion groundbreaking on Saturday, April 23.

The players ran 75 plays and maintained an energetic atmosphere as they celebrated the game in honor of Smith and Schlatter.

“The only way we can really honor our friends, our brothers, our teammates, as a collective group together, isn’t by saying words or some type of fundraiser or something that people are going to forget about,” Kuresa said after the scrimmage. “To step back on the field as soon as possible, we felt, was going to be crucial for this process of grieving in our own way, and trying to continue the mission that we started with those two other men that we’ve lost.”

Kuresa also invited the rest of the PSU community to join the team in moving forward, pointing out that the athletic community was one part of the PSU family.

“We’d love for them to rally around us and to feed off of them, and be a part of us honoring those guys,” he said.

“That started today. That ded-

ication to those men and honoring them started today.”

Barnum maintained that his first concern was his team’s well-being, and how players learn to make decisions as adults after their time at PSU. He also praised their decision to keep playing, and noted that the scrimmage was an effective outlet.

“There’s a million ways to deal with the passing of somebody important to you, and this was one,” Barnum said. “It gave them 90 minutes away from life. That’s the magic of sport. For 90 minutes, sport in America served a purpose.”

Kuresa vowed another year of victories for the Vikings. He pointed to last year’s success as just the beginning of things to come.

“Last year was a special year and it’s not going to compare to this year,” Kuresa said. “We made that decision collectively. We have all the highest expectations in the world and we’re not going to stop.

“It’s going to be something to witness, this year,” Kuresa said.

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WHISTLES AND SIRENS DOMINATE SECOND TRUMP MEETING Portland State Students for Donald Trump and anti-Trump protesters met Saturday afternoon in a tense confrontation that spanned the PSU Urban Plaza, the Park Blocks and the downtown Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

The confrontation included students and non-students on both sides, with additional support for the presidential candidate buoyed by media coverage of a previous meeting shut down by protesters.

Read the Vanguard's coverage of the event online at psuvanguard.com.

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PROFESSORS’ UNION AND PSU ADMINS AGREE TO AGREE ON FACULTY CONTRACTS ELLENA ROSENTHAL After years of failed attempts to hammer out solutions, Portland State and the American Association of University Professors have reached agreement on a new labor contract.

This four-year contract, which will expire on Nov. 30, 2019, is the result of meetings that amounted to 400 hours of bargaining over the course of 10 months. The contract addresses multiple issues, which include a two percent salary increase for year one, annual cost of living increases, salary market adjustments for tenure and non-tenure track faculty and sabbatical pay increases. The updated contract covers a four-year instead of a two-year term.

AAUP and PSU both had eight members present at the bargaining table.

PSU Director for Academic Employees and Labor Relations Carol Hawkins was among those members, and was present for all 400 hours of bargaining.

“The bargaining process is really a problem solving method, so when a particular area would come up we wanted to discuss, we would work toward problem solving tests,” Hawkins said.

This problem-solving method is called an interest-based bargaining process, which was a relatively new approach for PSU and AAUP. The bargaining process was derived from work by William Ury and Roger Fisher through the Harvard Negotiation Project, which focuses on the principal negotiation of interestbased bargaining.

Each side would say what their interests were for a particular topic, and would determine what data needed to be collected in order to discuss those interests. Once that brainstorming was done, the bargaining units would move on to data needs in order to inform the interests that were being discussed. Bargainers would then generate options based on the data retrieved.

“The idea with option generation is that we would try to get options that would meet the greatest amount of interests that had been expressed in earlier brainstorming sessions,” Hawkins said.

From there, the bargaining units would rate each option and work toward creating an option or solution that worked for everybody.

“The primary purpose of my job is building better relationships through the union and working to proactively resolve issues,” Hawkins said.

“The idea is to work with the union and come up with solutions so we can move the campus forward.”

Two student representatives also joined the bargaining meetings to inform the process from the student perspective. The two student representatives present for this 10-month process were Eric Noll and Liddy Champion, both with a background in the Associated Students of PSU.

Champion is a senior, the senate chair of ASPSU and was the student representative for AAUP. “Coming from my background I was really excited to be sitting with the union, and felt like I was going to agree with everything the union said and disagree with everything the administration said,” Champion said.

That is not what happened.

“There were times when my personal opinions were different than the union’s, and where I agreed with what the administration said,” Champion said.

Champion said that before starting the bargaining process, she did not know what to expect. She credited the administration representatives she encountered throughout the process for the attitude they brought to the bargaining table.

“They seem very far away; most students don’t get to know them,” Champion said.

Noll served as ASPSU’s student body president for the 2014–15 academic year, and is currently working toward his masters in public policy.

“Two years ago when the faculty declared impasse and later voted to authorize a strike in negotiation, I had the opportunity to be part of those end negotiations as well, so stepping into the training session on this interest based bargaining process was interesting, and a new approach,” Noll said.

Noll said that the atmosphere at the beginning of the bargaining process was one of caution and hesitancy, because neither team wanted to repeat the impasse from bargaining two years prior.

“I think both teams were very optimistic at what this new bargaining process would entail,” Noll said.

Both Noll and Champion commented on the high level of satisfaction both AAUP and PSU felt after the bargaining process was over.

“Watching this process was better than any class and helped me understand the inner workings of the university, faculty life at the university, how they operated, and what implications their contract has for a variety of services and classes,” Noll said.

Noll is now more interested on focusing his studies on negotiation practices as a result of his involvement with the bargaining process.

“I hope that moving forward this attitude toward interestbased discussion and being able to talk about the interests that motivate both AAUP and the administration continue, with the ability to speak to interest when approaching issues that affect our university as a whole, and continue to build that relationship to at least pursue collective problem-solving beyond what we see in the contract negotiation,” Noll said.

The parties will continue to conduct interim bargaining on a variety of outstanding issues.

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ARTS & CULTURE

THE JAMES P. MEADE SURVIVAL STORY PORTLAND RESIDENT AND VIETNAM VET ON RECOVERY AND REGENERATION GRAY BOUCHAT Doctor James P. Meade Jr. is a Portland resident, Portland State grad and Vietnam veteran, and he’s lucky to be alive.

The 1st Aviation Brigade helicopter pilot was flying back to base in 1967 when his vehicle was shot down, the rotor blade dislocating on impact and crashing through the cockpit, right into Meade’s head.

He was immediately evacuated and flown straight back to the United States. The doctors didn’t think he would make it.

Ten weeks passed, and Meade awoke from his vegetative state; however, all 19 years of his prior life were missing. Basic human functions, social integration, education: everything he had ever known up to this point in his life, he has had to relearn.

In his book, Making Your Own Reality: A Survival Story, Meade talks about his road to recovery. From the accident to therapy to earning his doctorate degree, Meade said he wants to inspire everyone through his words.

“I wanted people to know, to make an effort, to be as much as they can be,” Meade said. “[I want them to know] what it’s like to be afraid. Just trying to be what you want to be can be the most positive thing in the world.”

Meade wrote the book to tell his tale and prove that anyone can achieve the impossible. “I’m no better than anybody.”

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Meade was only 19 as a pilot in Vietnam. Through his story, he wants people to see that, even as a kid and even through the struggle of his recovery, he was able to go back to relearn what he had lost and more, including earning his bachelor’s degree from PSU in 1973. “‘Hey this guy did it! Maybe I can do it too.’ But I want peo-

ple to have more than the ‘I can do it too,’” Meade said. “I want them to say, ‘I can do it too, and better!’ That’s what life is all about. You have the power to make your own reality.”

Meade is passionate about his recovery and how he made it to where he is today.

“I lost everything. It has been a constant struggle to put it all

back together…I don’t want to complain about anything I don’t have, because I never knew I had it. So I don’t miss it!” Despite this obstacle, Meade persevered and now lives a fulfilling life.

In order to give back, Meade has worked with his nonprofit organization, the James P. Meade Jr. Foundation, to travel around the world and

help people who have suffered brain trauma, as well as their families. The foundation has helped people in hospitals and nursing homes.

“I feel very blessed,” Meade said, referring to his foundation. As a veteran, he said he loves to give back to those who have suffered from the same situation as he.

Because of his injury, his hands don’t work as well as they used to, but he was able to write his first book in longhand before his wife transcribed it.

Through this teamwork, Meade hopes to write another book to help inspire anyone else going through a struggle and let them know that if he can make it, anyone can.

“I lost everything. It has been a constant struggle to put it all back together…”

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PSU AEROSPACE SOCIETY SHOOTS FOR THE STARS

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH UNITES GROUP TOWARD A COMMON GOAL CATHERINE JOHNSON

In 1961, astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space and complete one full orbit around the Earth. The Portland State Aerospace Society celebrated his achievement with Yuri’s Night Party on April 12, a global celebration of the event.

PSAS has been growing since Andrew Greenberg founded it in 1999, and it includes students, professors and industry professionals from a range of different fields.

Greenberg, who is now the group’s faculty advisor, was an undergraduate in electrical engineering at PSU and wanted to study aerospace.

Because PSU lacks an aerospace program, he collaborated with other mechanical and electrical engineering students to create this group.

“That was a little weird because we usually don’t talk to each other,” Greenberg said.

“And so from the very beginning, it was very much an interdisciplinary project, and that has always marked it.”

Additionally, they have local industry members serving as mentors.

“That’s a really big deal because I don’t know of any other student projects where we have such a high percentage of people coming and helping out, which is exciting,” Greenberg said.

PSAS boasts an impressive list of achievements in the last year alone, from running Linux on the rockets on a computer to using Wi-Fi as a telemetry system. Another ambitious project is taking its avionic system—its electronics computer—and turning it into an actual satellite.

PSAS is also sponsoring five undergraduate capstones,

three of whom are in mechanical engineering, where they are building a carbon-fiber rocket.

The long-term goal is to build the first orbital rocket at a university. Aaron Baker, a junior in electrical engineering, said it is a 20-year project and not necessarily achievable, but that isn’t stopping the group members’ pursuit.

“It’s our guiding vision,” Baker said. “We want to be an amateur space program, and everything we do is pushing in the direction of engineering complexity, and systems engineering, and thinking about how to design a rocket so we can get maximal performance toward that goal.”

“It’s its own little tiny space program, is what it’s turned into,” Greenberg said. “It’s being pushed by the students. It should have died a long time ago, but people are so excited about space that there’s a tremendous amount of enthusiasm.”

Part of this enthusiasm centers around what Greenberg described as a miniature space race, with half a dozen universities trying to be the first to build a rocket that reaches a hundred kilometers in height— the beginning of space.

For Marie House, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, it’s about more than competition.

Participants are acquiring practical experience.

“We’re not just competing in some competition,” House said. “We’re building a rocket that we fly every year and gather data from, and we analyze. It’s something you can really go out and apply.”

She also emphasized the notion of community and bringing people to-

“WE’VE LEARNED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT ABOUT OURSELVES AND WHERE WE ARE IN THE COSMOS AND HOW THINGS WORK AS A RESULT OF SPACE EXPLORATION.”

COURTESY OF USER EVIL MONKEY THROUGH WIKIMEDIA COMMONS gether. House explained that PSAS is open-source, meaning it shares its work and designs online.

Members are interested in helping others, and that’s part of what makes the group unique.

“PSAS is all about this growing and evolution,” House said.

“We aren’t just hobbyists doing our own projects. We’re collaborative. We’re building.

We’re evolving.”

Baker and House said their passion and enthusiasm reflects the entire group.

“For me, it was like finding a group of people who wanted exactly what I want and were go-

ing to do it even if no one else had time for them or were going to give them any money,” Baker said. “It was really motivating and inspiring.”

For House, she said she is heavily involved because she wants to do something purposeful.

“The space industry is an improvement to the quality

of human life,” House said.

Baker echoed this sentiment.

“We’ve learned an incredible amount about ourselves and where we are in the cosmos and how things work as a result of space exploration,” Baker said. “I think it gives us a sense of purpose.”

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OPINION

JENNEE MARTINEZ

THE WAR ON DRUGS ISN’T WORKING All That Isn’t Jennee Martinez

The War on Drugs has failed us. In fact, it has left us completely broken.

After social upheaval and political rebellion erupted in the ’60s, drugs became the symbol of the youth rebellion that represented and expanded the hippie generation.

President Richard Nixon first declared the War on Drugs in 1971 after he stated that drugs were “public enemy number one in the United States.”

Although originally introduced by Nixon, it was President Ronald Reagan who expanded the war. He quickly formed new government agencies, new laws and new mandatory sentencing for all drug-related offenses. After mass media portrayed a rapidly growing cocaine addiction, Nancy Reagan began her widely publicized anti-drug campaign: “Just Say No.” Thirty years later, it’s obvious the War on Drugs is ineffective. In 2010 alone, the federal government spent over $15 billion on the War on Drugs and in 2009 there were an estimated 1.6 million drug-related arrests.

Not only has it cost the United States trillions of dollars, but the War on Drugs has resulted in high incarceration rates that have led to racial injustice and overcrowded prisons. Racial profiling and discrimination resulting from the war have led to a new Jim Crow era, as blacks are arrested for drug law violations at rates 2.8 to 5.5 times higher than whites, according to CNN. Not only has the War on Drugs failed, but the idea of teaching youth and adolescents to “just say no” has failed

as well; illicit drug use in the U.S. has continued to increase despite added drug educational programs, such as D.A.R.E. According to drugabuse.gov, between 2002 and 2013, illicit drug use increased from 8.3 percent to 9.4 percent.

It is time to end the War on Drugs and stop teaching kids to say no. Instead, we need to teach them to know.

Here’s the sad, honest truth: we are going to do drugs, despite how many times you tell us to say no. You are doing more scaring than you are educating and because of our lack of knowledge, we’re going to question exactly why we should say no.

Instead of showing us track marks of heroin addicts and listing how statistically possible it is for us to contract HIV or AIDS, teach us which drugs should never be mixed so we know which substances to avoid and how to recognize an overdose. Maybe real, practical knowledge and understanding of the physical effects will teach us the real reasons we should say no.

We have no idea the feelings of euphoria caused from ecstasy make it easier to overheat and dehydrate. We don’t realize how quickly the drug increases body temperature.

Instead of scaring us with pictures of unconscious girls at raves, you should tell us how important it is to stay hydrated. We wish somebody would teach us that the drug permanently alters the brain.

The pictures of melted meth faces horrify us, yet we have no idea that just one experience with meth can change the structure in the brain, lead to extended fits of aggravation

or bursts of anger. If we know the effects, we will be able to recognize the symptoms when users are still in the experimentation process. By the time we recognize anything, the experimenting has become an addiction.

It is terrifying to see how easily cocaine users can experience suicidal thoughts after coming down from their high, and it is sad to see how depressed many feel without the added effects of the drugs.

Drug education class warned us how dangerous it is to buy from just anyone on the street, but no one told us how dealers mix impure substances for the sake of profit. No one told us how important it is to keep track of heart rates to monitor how quickly the drug is affecting our bodies.

Teaching us to say no is simply not enough; we need to know why we should say no.

Drug education should be open, honest and raw. It should be real. Instead of scaring us with wild images and horrifying statistics, teach us the physical and psychological impacts of each drug so we know the lasting impact it may have on our bodies and brains. Rather than pretending drugs don’t exist and trying to shield us from learning about them, teach us how devastating and life changing they can be.

The more we know, the more likely we are to say no.

Prevent the problem before you have to punish it. Maybe we could avoid addiction altogether.

The War on Drugs isn’t working, and while it needs to be seriously reformed, drug education in the U.S. needs restructuring too.

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OPINION

THE TRAGIC TALE OF BOATY MCBOATFACE Musings from the Sub-basement Kevin Hadsell This week I would like to present a cautionary tale. It is a story of the internet, as a community, and what can happen when one overestimates its dependability and trustworthiness. I present to you the tale of Boaty McBoatface.

This story begins with the purest of intentions, and an optimistic view of the human race in general. A British government agency decided to allow the internet to name its $287 million polar research ship. It was to be an exercise in democracy and public spirit— a way for the people to take part in a project aimed toward the public good. It was, in short, a way to prove how far we’ve come as a society since the Dark Ages. Proof that we are capable of evolving as a culture.

And yet if there is anything history has taught us about the human race, it is that we cannot be trusted with anything—ever. The historical record will back me up on this.

Remember when Mountain Dew made the ill-fated decision

to name its new “green apple” flavored soda?

If you remember those dark days, if your subconscious has not repressed the memories of what happened, you will recall that the top three contenders were, in order, “Hitler Did Nothing Wrong,” followed closely by “Gushing Granny” and “Diabeetus.”

Notably, Mountain Dew did not go with any of these.

According to the Time Magazine article that covered the story, “In addition to simply bombarding the poll with hilariously unusable names, the pranksters even went so far as to hack into the site, adding a banner that read ‘Mtn Dew salutes the Israeli Mossad for demolishing 3 towers on 9/11!’ and a pop-up message that resulted in an unwanted Rickrolling.”

And so history repeats itself.

The contest is scheduled to continue until April 16. As of now, the top-rated name is “Boaty McBoatface.” It may fall short of “Hitler Did Nothing Wrong,” but it is probably far afield of what the organizers had in mind. This is because, as all of us who pay attention to these things know, the internet is the dark subconscious of Western civilization. It is the id of the human race.

Perhaps someday, many years into the future, anthropologists will look back to the 21st century and try to make sense of things. There will be the usual cultural artifacts to examine—our museums, monuments, public art, literature

and music (i.e., the stuff we WANT them to remember).

Then there will be the rest of it, which will, let’s be honest, be culled almost exclusively from an unsavory blend of YouTube comments, memes, image macros, online avatars and discussion forum threads. This may be our ultimate legacy as a culture for posterity; Boaty McBoatface may be the legacy we leave behind for future generations.

According to Allison Robinson, a spokesperson for the research council in charge of the online campaign to name the ship, “We’ve had thousands of suggestions made on the website since we officially launched; many of them reflect the importance of the ship’s scientific role by celebrating great British explorers and scientists…We are pleased that people are embracing the idea in a spirit of fun.”

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PALMYRA, FIRST LETTER FROM CENTURY CITY THE EDITOR LEFT IN SHAMBLES

IN RESPONSE TO ERRORS IN “GUEST SPEAKER CLAIMS ISRAEL IS U.S. COLONY

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Amr Al-Azm, a former Syrian antiquities official and active member of the Syrian opposition, spoke of a glimpse of hope among the devastation left by ISIS. “It is possible to do some restoration…[of ] the Arch of Triumph. When ISIS blew it up…fortunately they didn’t do a very good job; there’s still a fair amount of it still standing. A lot of the stones originally part of the arch were on the ground in front of it.

I think it is possible to repair that fairly quickly.”

However, Al-Azm believes that the Temple of Bel is a site almost impossible to repair. Archaeologists and engineers may be able to rebuild the temple by incorporating modern and older stones to give a sense of history to the monument, but “it won’t be the same monument.”

Researchers across the globe are working on reconstruction methods to salvage Palmyra’s destroyed

treasures.

According to Roger Michel, director of the Institute for Digital Archaeology, the destroyed artifacts can be reconstructed by creating blueprints that will enable digital reconstruction.

Syrian troops are working hard to bring a sense of safety back to the city. The retreating militants left the city booby-trapped with bombs.

Palmyra was overtaken by ISIS in May of last year after driving out the Syrian government in a matter of days. For ISIS, control over Palmyra holds both strategic and symbolic significance in their fight against the Syrian government.

Strategically, the city is located along a key route into the area currently under ISIS’ control. Symbolically, the town carries cultural and historical treasures.

The United Nations has previously condemned such deliberate cultural destruction as a war crime.

VANGUARD STAFF

The Vanguard would like to apologize for any fallacious remarks made in the article, “Guest speaker claims Israel as U.S. colony.”

We represent a student publication that prides itself on delivering unbiased, ethical journalism. After research, we found this article to not be held to those standards. Our intent is never to promote a person or event with bias or in a public relations capacity, yet we do strive to represent an occurrence as accurately as possible.

After an email from the lecturer, Keith Feldman, the Vanguard has determined the claims made in the piece to be considerably false.

The original article claimed that Feldman believes Israel is a colony of the U.S. After reading through his remarks from the speech, it is clear that this is a false representation of the lecturer’s intentions.

“As pressing questions about racial justice in the U.S. and justice for Palestinians converge today, it is important to remember how, in the 1960s, ’70s and early 1980s,

purportedly ‘domestic’ issues about racism in the United States were linked to shifting dynamics in Israel and Palestine. Looking across a broad swath of cultural texts, one sees how Israel and Palestine have never been far from civil rights, social justice and freedom struggles in the United States,” reads a statement taken from Feldman’s lecture notes.

We want to thank Dr. Anoop Mirpuri for inviting Feldman to our campus to teach and engage our student body in international affairs.

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Early last month, the Syrian government regained control from ISIS over the popular tourist city of Palmyra—a UNESCO World Heritage site. With the help of Russian forces, the government found its treasured town in shambles and historical archaeological sites destroyed.

A pile of stones was left in place of the Arch of Triumph, built under the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus between A.D. 193 and A.D. 211. Now reduced to rubble, the historic arch once sat atop the famous colonnaded streets of Palmyra.

The Temple of Baalshamin and parts of the Temple of Bel—one of the best preserved Roman-era sites— were left in utter collapse.

“The egregious problem we face is not intrinsic to a religion but is very much about manipulation of religion as cover or justification,” according to Frank Fromherz, an adjunct instructor in Portland State’s sociology department.

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THAI NEW YEAR EXTRAVAGANZA MOLLY OZIER The Thai New Year, also known as the Songkarn Festival, is a three day celebration that takes place in Thailand every April. In commemoration of the New Year, the Portland State Thai Student Organization presented the Thai New Year Extravaganza featuring performances, music by special guests, a fashion show, prizes, and of course food in order to portray the story behind the significance of this occurrence. This is the fourth annual event hosted by the organization.

SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES DURING THE THAI NEW YEAR EXTRAVAGANA HOSTED BY THE PSU THAI STUDENT ORGANIZATION. STEVEN YOUNG/PSU VANGUARD

THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD APRIL 14–17 MOLLY OZIER APRIL 14: Phil Sayer, the man behind the voice-over in the London tube—“Please mind the gap”—and former BBC journalist passes away due to cancer.

APRIL 14: The southern island of Japan, Kyushu, is struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killing at least nine people and leaving over 800 injured. More than 100 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 5.7 to 5.8 hit the southern region following the quake.

APRIL 16: Less than two days after the first quake in Japan, a second, called a foreshock, hits at magnitude 7.0 killing at least 32 people, raising the death toll of the two earthquakes to 41 with nearly 1,000 injured. With harsh weather afoot, the search for survivors has taken a toll; time is of the essence.

APRIL 16: An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Ecuador leaving over 350 dead and over 2,000 injured. This is the strongest quake to hit Ecuador in decades. Many citizens have been left homeless due to the devastation the quake left in its place.

APRIL 16: As a gesture of goodwill following his trip to the island of Lesbos in Greece, the Pope has returned to the Vatican with 12 Muslims.

APRIL 17: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was charged with tampering with the state budget and is now facing possible impeachment. A vote by Brazil’s lower house of Congress, the Chamber of Deputies, supported impeaching Rousseff with 367 for and 137 opposed on Sunday evening.

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WELCOME TO THE GREEN GUIDE 2016 COLLEEN LEARY

It might be easier being green than Kermit the Frog has led you to believe.

This week, it’s almost hard not being green as we approach two very green holidays: 4/20, the unofficial holiday for all things Mary Jane, and the more official (albeit probably less loyally celebrated) Earth Day on April 22.

In the following pages, the Vanguard brings you its second installment of the dual-Green Guide, with a host of articles highlighting the OG Green—weed—and the New Green, which encompasses food security and sustainable and environmentally friendly practices.

Read on and you’ll learn what it’s like to be a stoner who doesn’t fit the Girl Scout Cookiecutter stereotype of a pothead, what Portland’s legal weed means for you as a PSU student and how to get a bunch of free (or very cheap) upcycled stuff right here on campus.

Green as it ever was, welcome to the Vanguard‘s Green Guide 2016.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: PSU WEED POLICY

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HAVE YOU BIN RECYCLING?

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WEED LIKE YOU TO MEET THESE TRAILBLAZERS

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WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH SAFFRON COLONIAL?

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TOP 5 PDX DISPENSARIES

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HOW TO GET FREE STUFF AT PSU

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CANNAPARISONS: WEED AROUND THE WORLD

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EARTH WEEK 2016 EVENTS CALENDAR

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THE STATE OF CAMPUS GREEN SPACES

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I SMOKES WITH YOU

BEST BACKGROUND TUNES TO TAKE YOUR HIGH TO ALL THE RIGHT PLACES COLLEEN LEARY Music and weed go handin-hand, as evidenced by the millions and millions of songs about weed. Nothing enhances a good high like a high quality playlist.

Here’s a sampling of songs to keep your head in the clouds—we’ve included some classics and some new jams from some green pups.

I smokes with you, you smokes with me, we smokes as we.

1) “Hits from the Bong”, by Cypress Hill 2) “Beautiful Girl”, by CunninLynguists 3) “ Doobie Ashtray”, by Devin The Dude 4) “I Got 5 on It”, by The Luniz 5) “Mary Jane”, by Rick James 6) “Young, Wild & Free”, by Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg, featuring Bruno Mars 7) “Roll Another Number (For the Road)”, by Neil Young 8) “The Next Episode”, by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg 9) “Sensimilla”, by Barrington Levy

DON’T GO TOKIN’ ALL WILLE NELSON SORRY, YOU STILL CAN'T BRING YOUR WEED TO CAMPUS.

We’d like to provide a friendly reminder that Oregon’s legal weed does not apply on Portland State’s campus. As a state university that receives federal funding, PSU’s policies reflect federal policy.

Since the U.S. at large hasn’t gotten on board with

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our free green way of life out here in the Pacific Northwest, you’ll have to refrain from toking up all Willie Nelson while on campus.

Jump to pg. 17 for info on PSU Legal Services’ upcoming info session on how to be a responsible weedsavvy co-ed.

April 19th & 20th 420 PENNY JOINTS

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WEED LIKE TO MEET YOU CATHERINE JOHNSON The personalities within the pot industry are as diverse as the number of available strains, each with their own background and opinions on the current state of cannabis law and culture. We reached out to various Portland residents to present a sampling of the people behind the Lady MaryJane. Read on to hear their individual stories:

“ For the rest of us it seems like [legalization is] just happening, but the critical mass has been happening for a long time.”

ANGELA BACCA

Freelance writer, editor and consultant Angela Bacca is a freelance journalist who has been the editor for magazines such as Ladybud and Cannabis Now. She is also a patient, having been diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2004, and knows her use of marijuana has helped her immensely. “That’s the main reason I got involved with marijuana in the first place,” Bacca said.

In addition, she has a unique perspective on how the marijuana scene here compares to California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado after having lived in other states and being new to the Portland area.

Bacca said the high concentration of dispensaries in Portland is unique. “That makes the products more diverse. That makes the prices really low. That makes the market a lot more open and I think that’s really interesting as well,” Bacca said.

While some may feel that the momentum for legalizing marijuana has taken off quickly over the last few years, Bacca feels this has actually been a long time in the making. For marijuana advocates from the 1960s and ’70s, legalization is 30 or 40 years overdue. “For the rest of us it seems like it’s just happening, but the critical mass has been happening for a long time,” she said.

Bacca has an impressive knowledge of the history of marijuana in the United States, including how it came to be criminalized in the 1930s, Nixon’s war on drugs in the 1970s and the categorization of marijuana as a Schedule I drug despite the American Medical Association’s research.

She, too, feels the stigma surrounding pot use is quickly fading because of the internet. People use marijuana for many different purposes and most people don’t care. That said, she points out it’s not that way everywhere. “It’s easy to forget about the rest of the country,” Bacca said. “People are still going to jail for it. Even sick people.”

“ T here’s a long way to go, but I think any progress is good progress.”

WHITNEY BEYER

Former Editor-in-Chief of the Vanguard Whitney Beyer resents the term “pothead.” For Beyer, former Editor-in-Chief of the Vanguard, smoking marijuana at the end of a day is like relaxing with a glass of wine. She’s been happy to see that the stigma previously associated with using pot as an inherently harmful or negative activity is finally starting to dissipate. “It’s really just something people do to unwind, or it’s something people use medicinally,” Beyer said.

She is especially opposed to the notion that people can’t be successful or have normal lives if they smoke regularly. “That’s ridiculous,” Beyer said. “I know so many incredibly talented and incredibly ambitious people of many ages, and that has no impact on their lives whatsoever.”

Beyer pointed out that historically it’s been seen as a “dirty drug” or a “poor drug,” often tinged with racist attitudes. “All of these things are so inaccurate,” Beyer said. “We just need to get over it. It’s definitely time.”

Just a few years ago she couldn’t have imagined pot would be legalized this quickly. She attributes that progress and the removal of this stigma to the accessibility of information that dispels misinformation, and anticipates a domino effect in which other states, and eventually the federal government, will legalize marijuana. “There’s a long way to go,” Beyer said.

“But I think any progress is good progress.”

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GET TO KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD PORTLAND DISPENSARIES TO GET YOUR HERB ON DANIEL FINNEGAN Portland’s dispensaries are as varied as the city itself, with every budtrepreneur offering their own version of the ideal cannabis buying experience. For those new to the dispensary scene or looking to branch out, we’ve listed five Portland favorites across a variety of themes.

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1937 NE Pacific St.

4312 N Williams Ave. 215 SE Grand Ave.

1917 SE Seventh St.

HOME GROWN APOTHECARY Pesticides and chemicals need not apply. In keeping with Portland’s penchant for sustainable and responsible business practices, Home Grown Apothecary’s cannabis is grown locally and organically. They also incorporate recycling programs to limit package waste. For locavores who value a reduced footprint, this is the place to go.

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BRIDGE CITY COLLECTIVE With two locations, Bridge City Collective seeks to serve a larger portion of the Portland area. They host an up-to-date blog for news concerning their stores and the community, along with a healthy dose of discounts, holiday specials, and a loyalty program for the active customer.

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6714 NE Sandy Blvd.

916 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

For the scientifically minded consumer, Farma prides itself on analyzing the benefits of marijuana use not through anecdotes and allegories, but through medical evidence and analytics. Farma actively tests their product and works with leading plant pathologists and botanists to gain insight and provide a healthier modern high.

Along with their selection of herb, the crew at Panacea is dedicated to supporting social justice causes, with a particular focus on racial, economic and LGBT activism. They’re even in with the deaf community, offering an on-site staff member fluent in sign language and cannabis every Sunday and Monday.

CANNABLISS & CO. Set up in a former fire station with a lounge featuring plentiful seating and bright cityscape artwork, Cannabliss & Co. knows how to set the vibe and keep their customers happy. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, making this an ideal stop for newcomers to Portland’s vast dispensary options.

Be safe, be responsible and keep yourself informed on Portland State’s marijuana policy at pdx.edu/insidepsu/ PSU-pot-prohibition.

Too strict for your tastes?

It’s high time you made some off-campus friends, or consider getting involved with PSU’s own Students for Sensible Drug Policy group.

The more the merrier.

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“It’s going to take a long time to answer all these questions, but what I’ve experienced ever since working with the patient community is radical.”

JEREMY PLUMB

Co-founder of Farmer dispensary and master weed scientist

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Jeremy Plumb is the Bill Nye of pot science, and his enthusiasm bubbles over for the plant’s medical and therapeutic properties.

“This is the first moment where we have all of the resources of science and modern insight to meet this amazing task, which is not just about understanding phytochemistry, but the reflecting of our own physiology,” Plumb said.

Before becoming co-founder of Portland’s Farma dispensary, Plumb secured a degree in psychology and gained experience as a mental health professional. His passion for the science of cannabis is largely inspired by the ability to quantify its medicinal properties using hard data.

“Now that we have all of the great lab data,” Plumb said, “we’ll be able to find targeted solutions for a huge array of different patient concerns. It’s going to take a long time to answer all these questions, but what I’ve experienced ever

since working with the patient community is radical.”

But he couldn’t do it alone. Plumb stresses that if not for the unbelievable scientific peer network along the West Coast and as far as Israel, he would not be where he is today. “I only exist by the graces of an incredible peer community.”

Plumb’s knowledge is as vast as his passion, and he acknowledges that there is still so much to learn and uncover about the plant’s potential. As a Portland local, he’s excited about the state’s current direction, especially in relation to other states which have eased restrictions on access.

“Oregon is about to change the world. We’re uniquely situated compared to the quagmire in California, the tangle in Washington, and the corporate rule out in Colorado. Oregon is doing this differently and it’s fucking exciting that all these people are doing this together.”

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CANNAPARISONS: LAWS AND PRICES AROUND THE WORLD SERINA HERSEY Marijuana use is widespread all around the world.

Despite this, certain countries range from very strict to completely legal when it comes to cannabis laws. The following is a list of countries that all have different backgrounds when it comes to the legality of marijuana.

JAPAN Under the “Cannabis Control Law”: • Marijuana is only legal for cultivation, and growers must have licenses to grow and possess cannabis. Only growers and researchers who possess a permit are allowed possession of marijuana.

• All cannabis-related activities are illegal (import, export, deal, supply, smoking, etc.).

• Any person who unlawfully cultivates, imports to or exports from Japan can receive up to seven years in prison. With the

purpose of gain, one can get up to 10 years and be charged with a 3 million yen fine.

• Any person who unlawfully possesses, receives or transfers cannabis can receive up to five years of prison, and with the purpose of gain, up to seven years. prices: Average 5,000 yen per gram ($50 US at 100 yen per dollar), depending on the source, but can be found at up to 8,000 yen per gram (about $80 US).

NEPAL Completely legal until the 1970s.

• Illegal to cultivate, possess, sell and deal marijuana, but the law enforcement is very lenient.

• Hash is more common in Nepal, and is used by holy men or sadhus, and is also used in religious celebrations. prices: One kilogram of marijuana is on average 7,000

Nepali rupees ($100 US). One tola (11 grams) can be found for less than 1,000 Nepali rupees ($15 US). Bargaining is also common and acceptable.

SINGAPORE Under the “Misuse of Drugs Act”: • The possession, cultivation, importing and exporting of any amount of marijuana is illegal. Any possession can result in a $20,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison.

• The possession of 15 or more grams presumes the purpose of drug trafficking unless proven otherwise.

• The possession of 500 grams or more of marijuana results in a mandatory death penalty.

• Cannabis is considered a Class A Schedule I drug. prices: Usually bought in ’50s, 50 singapore dollars (approximately $31 US) can buy three to five grams depending on connections.

MOROCCO • Despite being illegal since 1974 when a total ban on drugs was enforced, Morocco is the world’s top producer of hashish, a concentrated extract produced from marijuana.

According to an article by Giles Tremlett, 70 percent of hashish consumed in Europe was cultivated in Morocco.

• Being caught with marijuana can lead to 10 years in prison; however, tourists are usually let off with a fine. prices: In Rif, a popular tourist town in Morocco, cannabis can be sold for 15 dirham a gram, which is a little over $1 US. Prices can be higher if the buyer is a tourist and speaks English, due to the presumption that English speakers tend to be wealthier. Speaking Arabic or French is a plus when it comes to lowering the price and bargaining is acceptable.

URUGUAY Enacted in 2013, Uruguay is the first country to completely legalize marijuana in the modern era.

• Under the law, individuals can grow marijuana at home, belong to a cannabis club or buy it in licensed pharmacies.

• Modeling Washington and Colorado, the cannabis laws are more state-concerned policies, and are less focused on commercialization of the plant. Despite this, compared to Washington laws, possession is more limited. Cannabis users cannot buy more than 40 grams per month at pharmacies, and purchases cannot exceed 10 grams per batch. prices: Prices are set by the state at $1 a gram.

Production of marijuana in Uruguay costs around half a dollar per gram, therefore prices are kept low.

PORTUGAL Under Portuguese Law 30/2000: • Although illegal, cannabis is decriminalized under the law. Any individual caught in the possession of marijuana is not subject to arrest, imprisonment or fines. Instead, a police citation may be given and the individual will be referred to a panel of professionals to determine the best course of treatment, whether it be rehabilitation and/or recovery classes.

• A cannabis user can possess up to 25 grams of cannabis and five grams of hashish. prices: 10 Euros (about $11 US) can buy about two grams of hashish. Herbal cannabis can range from $3 to $7 a gram or even higher.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS BEFORE YOU LIGHT MOLLY OZIER

It’s here, it’s legal, it’s marijuana. Since the legalization in July of last year, dispensaries have been popping up left and right selling to those over the age of 21.

Although some of us may feel as though we are now free to roam about the campus with Mary Jane, there are some caveats to keep in mind.

For all the ganjaprenuers and those purely interested in a second hand high, join Student Legal Services on 4/20 as they talk about the ins and outs of the new laws in play. They will be discussing the difference between state and federal laws and how the legality of our doobieous friend affects housing and employment regulations (i.e., drug testing). Additionally,

they will speak on the new expungement statute (say goodbye to previous records and hello to fresh papers) and cover the basic 101s you should know.

“The changing to the laws to open up recreational marijuana and the expungement statute, specifically, which allows for people to have certain possession charges removed from their record is really exciting. But to give a warning to folks to not overdo it because there are still housing and employment implications,” said a statement from Assistant Director in Student Legal Services April Kuspers.

The event will be held in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 333 at 2 p.m.

Brownies will be provided.

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FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR UNIVERSITY GREEN SPACES

JESSICA POLLARD

Due to Portland State’s community garden closure this year, student residents who applied for garden plots for the 2015–16 school year have yet to get their hands dirty, and may not get the chance to.

The garden, located on Southwest 12th Avenue behind Stephen Epler Hall, is still advertised on the PSU website as a space for student residents to garden. This academic year, residents have had no such opportunity.

The PSU website states: “As of Fall Term 2015, the Residence Hall Association Community Garden is going to refrain from renewing garden plot applications while we work on revamping the space.”

Clair Jeffcock, a PSU sophomore, was the garden’s final coordinator during Spring 2015.

“I found out about it around freshman year, and it was immediately my favorite thing on campus,” she said. “I was starting to get people in there. I had so many new applicants.”

When personal tragedy struck, Jeffcock was unable to maintain the GPA necessary to keep her position. After she was let go, the community garden coordinator position was never refilled and the space closed this school year.

Before its closure, the garden had 40 plots available to residents, whose housing bills helped to fund the area.

RHA Advocacy Initiatives Coordinator Caitlyn Malik is unsure whether housing costs students pay are still going toward funding the nowdefunct space.

“There were some frustrations expressed when the community garden was up and running because you had to be a resident to use it,” said Audrey Rycewicz, community garden coordinator at the Student Sustainability Center. “They have that rule because it’s funded by RHA.” According to an article published by the Vanguard in 2013, the garden was at one

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time open to all PSU students.

“We felt that we really wanted to relook at how the garden was operating and reassess to figure out what we could do to allow more people to use it,” Malik said. “We felt that since we have 2,000 students on campus that are paying for this space, we wanted to create a space that could serve all residents, really.”

The garden space is in close proximity to Interstate 405, which has made it historically prone to trespassing “Over the summer, we experienced some security concerns with people going into the garden that shouldn’t have access,” Malik said. “We wanted to reassess what security measures were in place at the garden before we just sort of allowed people to go in there.”

Summer overgrowth also contributed to the closure according to Malik.

TRESPASSERS IN GREEN SPACES Similarly, the community orchard run by the SSC, which is just south of the community garden, has also dealt with security concerns. The space contains over 35 fruitbearing trees and shrubs, and is maintained in part by PSU’s Environmental Club as well as the Gardening Task Force coordinated by Rycewicz.

According to Rycewicz, the SSC is currently working on getting a floodlight and “no trespassing” signs for the area.

“We haven’t had any signs of unauthorized people coming into the space for awhile now,” Rycewicz said.

In addition to the community orchard, PSU has several green spaces—areas of vegetation set aside specifically for aesthetic and recreational purpose—and gardens are open to all students.

The grazing garden, which wraps around Smith Memorial Student Union, features a cob sitting structure and various edible plants. The oak Savannah located near Peter W. Stott Field now features an outdoor classroom for students.

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A ‘NO TRESPASSING’ SIGN POSTED OUTSIDE THE RESIDENCE HALL COMMUNITY GARDEN. SILVIA CARDULLO/PSU VANGUARD “It’s a cool place,” Rycewicz said. “The Willamette Valley used to be entirely oak Savannah, and those were managed by native people.

Native people burned them every one to five years, and so they’re very culturally important to the first people of the land here. It’s ecologically significant because it’s such an endangered ecosystem now because so many species depend on it.”

FUTURE GROWTH FOR GARDENS According to Rycewicz, the space—one of the largest on campus—is in the process of most likely becoming a longterm green space. She also

noted that part of the green area surrounding the oak Savannah is currently fenced off and expected to house construction equipment for the next few years.

Malik pointed out that the current community garden serves only a limited portion of residents interested in participating.

“Whether or not we keep a community garden aspect, it’ll be a space that will serve a lot more residents than before,” Malik said.

During winter term, Malik and the RHA conducted a poll regarding the green space with plot holders and interested residents about

the future of the space. Data was collected between Jan. 19 and Feb. 2. Additionally, the RHA held open forums to learn the opinions of plot holders. According to Malik, feedback from over 100 residents has been collected.

“We have a couple different options we’re considering,” Malik said. “There was talk of continuing a portion of a community garden; there might be more of an open space, or it might be a mix. It’s still in the works, but we’re definitely considering all of the things on the poll.”

As garden coordinator, Rycewicz said the RHA has received 20 new applicants for the

task force this term and cannot accept any more volunteers.

“Almost everyday, I get emails from students who just want to garden,” Rycewicz said. “I can’t always help all of them, and that really sucks because I feel like students have the right to have a meaningful interaction with green space and there’s very few people who are facilitating that on campus. That gets me frustrated, because I want to be able to get that for every student who asks me.”

PSU has a full list of green spaces avaliable for students online here: http:// www.pdx.edu/sustainability/ campus-gardens

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Q&A: LIDDY CHAMPION ON THE GRUB

FOOD PANTRY COORDINATOR TALKS STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY JEOFFRY RAY

FOOD PANTRY COODINATOR ON STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY. PHOTOGRAPHER/PSU VANGUARD The Portland State Food Pantry offers students a helping hand in addressing hunger. Located in its new home in the Smith Memorial Student Union basement, the student-run resource is available to all current students, providing a small daily allotment of free food to those in need.

We spoke with Food Pantry Coordinator Liddy Champion about her work with the pantry and about how students and faculty can get involved.

Jeoffry Ray: Can you offer an introduction to the Food Pantry?

Liddy Champion: The Food Pantry is a student operated service on campus. Any current student can come in once a day and get five items. Bread and produce and other perishables do not count toward the five-item limit. We’re an Oregon Food Bank partner agency—the vast majority of our products come through the Oregon Food Bank. We usually have milk, lots of canned goods, peanut butter, mac and cheese. We always try to provide proteins, both meat and non-meat, as well as perishables and non-perishables.

JR: What does food insecurity currently look like at PSU? LC: I see it as a really significant problem at PSU and more generally in the city and the country as a whole. I think the current situation of food insecurity at PSU is reflective of a larger issue. It’s reflective of the struggle for students to pay the cost of college in general. Food insecurity is just one system of a larger problem.

JR: What can a student do to support the Food Pantry or make donations?

LC: Different students have different ranges of time and ability to give back right now. Something that any student can do is they can like our Facebook page or share our posts. I think a lot of students don’t realize how much their peers might be struggling. Even if they aren’t interested in the resource, it

might be helpful for others [in their network] to learn about.

People can donate by bringing items into the pantry during operating hours.

We encourage students and faculty to donate and volunteer.

We also recommend, for those that are able, to offer monetary donations. We realize that students and faculty often have limited means, but because of our relationship to the Oregon Food Bank, a dollar goes a lot further when donated directly to the pantry rather than spent at the grocery store.

If someone is a student, staff or faculty, and they have access to a vehicle and a valid driver’s license, because we have to bring the food to campus ourselves, people that would be interested in volunteering in that capacity would be really helpful.

JR: What other campus resources are available to students experiencing food insecurity?

LC: There is Harvest Share, which is the second Monday of every month. There are also the resource centers—even if you’re not sure how they can help you, it’s always worth asking.

Whether it’s the Center for Students with Children, the Women’s Resource Center, the Queer Resource Center, it’s always worth asking the people on staff, they are always very helpful.

JR: Are there any big projects or pushes we should know about?

LC: The last big project was moving to a larger space. We’re just getting settled in there. We’ll also be hiring more students soon. Currently I am the only hired staff member, and clearly that can be a bit of a challenge. So I’m definitely looking forward to hiring on additional staff. There will still be the coordinator position, which I would love to keep, but we’ll see how that goes.

We will also be hiring two other people. One will be a volunteer coordinator, who will help with our volunteer staff. [We will also hire] an ops coordinator. The ops coordinator will be in charge of getting food from point A to point B.

JR: What other information do you think students should know?

LC: One question we often get is whether we’re open during summer. The answer is yes. The only time we are closed is during the breaks between terms, national holidays recognized by PSU and the occasional emergency.

Another thing to point out is that we do not collect any personal information from students. Students are often concerned that they will have to fill out a form to use the pantry.

All we do is ask current students for an ID card just to check.

Other than asking if they are currently a student and if they’ve used the pantry before, we only track and weigh the items checked out, as it is important for us to track what we’ve given away in pounds.

The PSU Food Pantry will also host a working party for Earth Day of Service on Saturday, April 23.

PSU Food Pantry Smith Memorial Student Union basement, room 047 Mon–Fri 12:30–2:30 p.m. facebook.com/PSUfoodpantry sites.google.com/a/pdx.edu/psufoodpantry/ — By the numbers: Unique student clients (Summer 2015–Current):1,140 90 percent return clients Number of food checkouts (Fall 2015) :4,042 Serves about 100 students per day Busiest day: 146 (Oct. 26, 2015)

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WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH SAFFRON COLONIAL? BRENDEN LEARY For a restaurant that has only been open for about a month, Saffron Colonial— specializing in “British-colonial themed” cuisine and

located on North Williams Avenue in the Boise neighborhood of Portland—has had a substantial amount of publicity.

SAFFRON COLONIAL, LOCATED ON NORTH WILLIAMS AVENUE. BRIE BARBEE/PSU VANGUARD

Head Chef and Founder/ Owner Sally Krantz has received complaints from locals as well as requests to change the names of her restaurant and food. Many of the dishes at Saffron Colonial reference British colonialism, such as a “Tortolan Plantation Press” and a “Winston Churchill Breakfast.”

Protests have been hosted outside the restaurant since its soft opening last month with many demanding immediate action. A protest called “Stop Romanticizing Colonialism,” involving about 75 people, took place at Saffron Colonial on Saturday, March 19. The protesters wrote an open letter to Krantz.

In the letter, they state that “mentalities established during British colonialism (like white supremacy) have led to the painful legacy of residential segregation and housing disinvestment,

which continues to affect community members in Boise today. Which is why the decision to launch your business on North Williams is especially egregious. It’s a slap in the face to people who have experienced the harms of racist economic development policies (a legacy of colonialism), wherein land and resources were taken from black and brown people in order to make some white folks rich.”

It is not in any way acceptable to ridicule or mock the protesters who are outside of your restaurant, even if they are criticizing your business practices. Saffron Colonial’s publicist, Sean Hocking, decided to take to Facebook to slander the protesters as “idiots” and mention how he yelled to one saying he looked like a c***. Not only is this very naive as the publicist of the restaurant, but Krantz

has also stated that Hocking continues to manage PR for the establishment.

As restaurant partners Ristretto Roasters, Steven Smith Teamaker, and Ex Novo Brewing decided to sever ties with Saffron Colonial, Krantz has changed the name to B.O.R.C. (or British Overseas Restaurant Corporation), which is a reference to the precursor to British Airways.

She has also taken away any colonial references in the names of the dishes.

In an email to EATER, Krantz explained her decision to comply with neighborhood requests. “While it would have been nice to keep my branding and have an accurate descriptor of the cuisine, I recognize that this is taking the focus off of what I want to do with food. My mission in opening this restaurant is to celebrate the wonderful multicultural as-

pects of food in a beautiful and multicultural part of Portland: my hometown, and a city that I love.”

Krantz made a wise decision to listen to the wants and needs of people who are affected by such references.

Although her series of bakeries using the same Saffron name in Hong Kong, once a British colony, was a success, this does not mean that Hong Kong represents the international response to all affected

by British colonial rule.

I am sure Krantz’s goal has always been to cook and provide her own flavor of cuisine, but it’s necessary to understand that we do live in a country of customer service. In a world filled with Yelp reviews, sometimes it’s best to adjust to the environment around your business and understand the community you are serving .

FREE STUFF IS GREEN STUFF JESSICA POLLARD

Being a student in Portland can feel like a financial death sentence. Amidst yet another tuition increase— between the housing crisis and the skyrocketing price of avocados—it is important to know where the free resources on campus are. While we wait for rent control, tuition freezes and California to import more rainclouds, let’s cash in on this free stuff.

There is a whole lot of it, and it costs no money.

You are going to want to scoop up these great opportunities and shove them straight into your backpack, fridge or closet because you will be diverting waste from the landfill. Much of the free stuff you have access to at Portland State would otherwise be thrown away, gangpressed into the ranks of the 220 million pounds of trash that the U.S. produces per year, according to Duke University. It is like stealing, except helpful

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1. THE REUSE ROOM Location: Cramer Hall, room 180

This space is a small and glorious haven of school supplies and then some, and it is all for the taking. Turn to the Reuse Room anytime you are in need of notebooks, binders, folders or some strange old knickknack to furnish your hipster windowsill with. Even better—if your distant relative mailed you one too many packages of Disney-themed spiral notebooks, feel free to drop off donations of your own. One person’s surplus of Disney-themed notebooks is another person’s paradise. The Reuse Room is accessible during all university hours.

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2. THE SUPPLY STUDIO Location: The Science & Education Center, room 158a (Southwest Fourth Avenue and Lincoln Street)

Whether you are looking to embrace your inner creative stoner or need materials for an art class but are not able to spend five dollars on a pen at Blick, this is your place to go for free paints, glues, pencils and so much more. The Supply Studio had its grand opening earlier this April, and I feel like kicking myself for not going, so you should go there now and I will live vicariously through you.

3. HARVEST SHARE Location: Outside Shattuck Hall, every second Monday of the month at noon

The Committee for Improving Student Food Security, in collaboration with the Oregon Food Bank, are able to bring free produce to you the second Monday of each month.

Just be sure to bring your reusable bag! Ramen, the token cheap college kid food, still costs money. Alternatively, these fresh fruits and vegetables are free and will not give you heart disease.

4. FACILITIES SURPLUS Location: pdx.edu/surplus/itemsfor-sale (you don’t have to get dressed OR leave your house!)

Okay, so this one is not free, but hear me out: PSU Surplus is the place to go for really sweet deals on everything from used computers and cameras to outdoor equipment. At the time this article went to print, this personal-to-PSU Craigslist had Columbia Sportswear rain jackets for just $10 a pop! Let me tell you, that is not how much those raincoats cost in stores. Prices are fixed, but reasonable.

Not only will buying used save you money, it saves manufacturers from packaging up

THE REUSE ROOM, LOCATED IN CRAMER HALL. SILVIA CARDULLO/PSU VANGUARD more items in plastic, which takes centuries to break down in landfills, and helps reduce the amount of raw materi-

als needed to make electronics like all those computers us students use to do loads of homework.

GREEN GUIDE

WE’VE BIN RECYCLING, HAVE YOU? BRIE BARBEE

Besides bicycles, craft beer and veganism, Portland is known as a green and sustainable city. In 2011, recycling rates in the metro area were estimated at 53 percent, the second highest in the U.S. that year.

At Portland State, there are facilities around campus to recycle glass, mixed recycling, compost, paper, electronic waste and even batteries.

Despite the myriad of recycling opportunities, our sustainability program and the city-wide mentality to “reduce, reuse and recycle,” recycling in Portland isn’t as good as it could be. Look in any garbage can around campus and you’ll likely see soda cans, loose papers, food and many other items that could have been recycled, but simply weren’t.

Portland may be considered the second best in terms of recycling, with 53 percent of all recyclables collected, but that wasn’t even close to the first place contender. San Francisco claimed 80 percent off all recyclables collected in 2011.

France is also making leaps and bounds to reduce the amount of garbage in their country. As of last year, France passed a law that made it illegal to throw away unused food in grocery stores. The country is leading the way in responsibly managing food waste.

How can Portland improve its recycling techniques and compete with these other cities and countries who are better at recycling than us?

Ultimately, it comes down to mentality—the way we think about recycling.

Portland is already considered a bastion of recycling, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t capable of doing more. In fact, at this point it can seem like we are trying to move backwards.

An FAQ page at pdx.edu proves that many students don’t make recycling a priority. “There are no garbage ‘fairies’ who sort through trash and make it disappear,” the website states. “The only sensible way of separating paper, bottles and cans from the trash is at the source, meaning each person separates items at the time they throw it away.”

EARTH DAY EVENTS CALENDAR Portland State’s Environmental Club is holding its Earth Week celebration April 20 through April 23.

Various university departments and resource centers are also hosting Earth Day-centric events throughout the week.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 SHOP FOR FREE HOSTED BY THE RESOURCE CENTER FOR STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Commuting 101 hosted by PSU’s Bike Hub WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 12–1 p.m. http://www.pdx.edu/events/commuting-101-0?delta=0

COMMUTING 101 HOSTED BY PSU’S BIKE HUB WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 12–1 p.m. http://www.pdx.edu/events/commuting-101-0?delta=0

PLASTIC PARADISE FILM SCREENING AND Q&A WITH FILMMAKER ANGELA SUN

Learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and its affect on wildlife. After the film, there will be a Q&A session with the filmmaker, Angela Sun. WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 4–7 p.m.

WHERE: Smith Memorial Student Union, room 238

THURSDAY, APRIL 21

I know recycling isn’t always easy, though. While there are places to recycle uncommon items such as batteries and electronics, they aren’t constant or easy to find. There are only five bins for batteries on campus: the second floor of the bookstore, the Montgomery Residence Life desk, the self service recycling room, the Smith Memorial Student Union market, and the Associated Student of PSU office.

For many of us, these locations are inconvenient and not worth the trip to throw in a few AA batteries. You can submit a work order request, but that takes time and effort that many of us between classes and off-campus jobs simply can’t commit to.

The opportunities for recycling exist, in fact there are lots of them; we just have to be willing to search them out. Plan ahead and walk a few extra blocks to recycle those old batteries or that ratty cell phone.

Take a minute to put your empty beer bottles in the right bin. Stop thinking that someone else will take care of it for you.

It won’t make a big difference right away, and it may never be perfect. But striving for 75–80 percent is a lot better than the 53 percent we are currently achieving. If we are going to claim to be good at recycling, we need to put in the effort all the time, not just every once in a while.

APRIL 20–23 FRIDAY, APRIL 22 EARTH DAY FESTIVAL

Come celebrate with community organizations, student groups, live music, free food, interactive art projects, a craft market and a reuse fair. Free and open to all!

WHEN: Friday, April 22, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: PSU Park Blocks

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45TH ANNUAL PSU NAIMUMA POW WOW

Learn more about the Native American community, have fun and socialize. Grand entries at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Hosted by the United Indigenous Students in Higher Education.

WHEN: Saturday, April 23, 12–10 p.m.

WHERE: Peter W. Stott Center

EARTH DAY OF SERVICE

Give back to the Earth by volunteering with gardening and community beautification projects on and off the PSU campus. The day will include service with the community, lunch and a presentation by a keynote speaker and PSU graduate student Jesselle Hedman. Register for Earth Day of Service

by Wednesday, April 20. Organized by the Student Community Engagement Center.

WHEN: Saturday, April 23, 2016, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Smith Memorial Student Union, room 238

INTRODUCTION TO REWILDING: TALK AND Q&A

Learn about what it means to return to a more natural way of living with Peter Bauer, the founder of Rewild Portland.

WHEN: Thursday, April 21, 2-3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Smith Memorial Student Union, room 298

It seems easier to just throw them in the trash— and it’s even easy to rationalize it because Portland is so great at recycling, isn’t it?

Someone else will make up for these few batteries down the road by recycling something else.

But we can’t all think like that. If we all start to believe that recycling “isn’t my responsibility,” we are going to reach a point where no one is willing to put in the effort.

You don’t recycle because it’s easy, you do it because it’s the right thing to do. Just because recycling requires you to put in some effort every once in a while, it doesn’t mean you have to shoulder the burden of an entire city.

Calendar adapted from PSU’s Sustainability website.

More details available at the PSU Earth Day Facebook page.

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APRIL 19–

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 PROFESSIONAL WRITING CAREERS WORKSHOP 12 p.m.

Neuberger Hall, room 407 Alumni of one of the English department’s master’s programs will speak on their successes and trials making it in the world as writers. From technical to government and freelance writing, this brown-bag lunch lecture will have something for everyone.

“BATTLE OF THE SEASONS” 9 p.m.

Revolution Hall Fee: $38 Love or hate Rupaul’s Drag Race, there’s no denying its pull and cultural relevance for parts of the gay community. Come and join this road-show ru-view hosted by Michelle Visage with a rotating cast of drag queens from the show. No official cast is yet announced at the time of this writing.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 LATINO PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATHWAYS 3 p.m.

SMSU, room 228 (La Casa Latina) If you identify as Latin in any way, consider joining this panel discussion to learn more and ask about an internship while at Portland State, or even the future outside of PSU, in ways that honor your heritage, your career and yourself.

PORTLAND PIZZA WEEK Multiple Locations Burger Week is pretty famous around these parts, and it was only a matter of time before Pizza Week was on the horizon.

Watch the Portland Mercury for a full listing of venues offering quirky and delicious triangles of love for two bucks a piece. I’ll see you at my favorite pizza spot, Ken’s Artisan.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 22 6:30 p.m.

SMSU, room 236 Chinese speculations about the science-fiction genre have been around longer than even the United States, and now it’s not just about the future but also the possibilities in the past, present and alternate timelines. Retired professor Jeffrey Kinkley will lecture.

A GATHERING OF THE GUILDS 10 a.m.

Oregon Convention Center The creative arts are more than pretty canvases. Creative arts include wood, metal, glass, ceramic, the weaving of baskets and any combination thereof. Come experience a weekend of unique and personal art artifacts from a variety of local artists.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 OUTDOOR SERVICE TRIP 8 a.m.

Outdoor Program Office This free event requires registration by April 20 and will take place at SOLVE Beavercreek. After identifying and planting local green goodness, spend the hopefully sunny afternoon on a beautiful hike learning about all the native flora.

NW PET FAIR 10 a.m.

Expo Center, Hall E1 This free event is for pets and the companions who care for them looking for ways to celebrate and upgrade either. If you’re going to bring a four-legged friend, make sure you’ve filled out the leash release form before attending, and always ask for permission before going in to pet.

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The Dalles, downtown This open-air market and parade celebrates its 37th year in existence and shows off some of the finest uses of local cherries while celebrating the culture of those in The Dalles.

PORTLAND FLEA AND FOOD 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rejuvenation + Jacobsen Salt Co. The last Sunday of the month finds a combination of over 50 purveyors of wares joining forces with food vendors for a showcase of local food, antique, and decor talents.

•FEATURED EVENT• EARTH DAY FESTIVAL 2016 PSU Park Blocks Friday, April 22 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This free event is a way to encourage you to learn about the earth, investigate ways to change your habits, learn about the community organizations that embrace care for our home planet, gnaw on some food, groove out to some hot tunes, hit up the reuse fair and make some art to beautify your soul as well as our living space shuttle.

Keep up to date with all the Earth Day Festival fun at their Facebook page.

VANGREEN DREAM TEAM old friend Mary Jane for a bit of respite. She’ll never lead you astray if you roll her up just right.

Sagittarius (November 22–December 21)

Aries (March 21–April 19)

Happy Birthday, Aries. Basically you can do whatever you want and no one can stop you. Smoke a joint in the buff in a field. Get high and tell Dad jokes on the street corner. If people don’t laugh, just throw your Big Gulp at them and tell those Lame-o hosers to take off.

Taurus (April 20–May 20)

Leo (July 23–August 22)

Hey you tiger, why not take a break from being your ambitious self and hangout on the couch with a bag of Cheetos, HalfBaked, and a fat J of lemon drop. You’re naturally drawn to the limelight, so why not get lime-high and breathe in the calming strains of indica.

This week, conflicts and arguments may lead to things you didn’t mean to say. No need to be stubborn—smoke a bowl and meditate, getting in touch with Ganesha, who urges to keep calm and sort your thoughts to maintain peace and harmony.

Reconnect with old friends over a blunt.

Virgo (August 23–September 22)

Gemini (May 21–June 21)

Don’t worry about a thing, Libra. Everything’s going to go your way, because you’ve got a plan. Knock it all out, kick back in this breezy spring weather, and smoke up some indica knowing that your stars are totally aligned.

Cancer (June 22–July 22)

Hello you sexy swarthy serpent spirit. Maybe you’ve already figured out that you and the Jolly Green are a match made in heaven. You’re probably feeling pretty restless this week. Instead of seeking a stranger to lay your restless bits upon, lean on your

With multiple personalities running around up there, listen to the one telling you to unwind from it all and smoke some laughing grass. The ganjapreneur at your favorite recreational store will help you find the perfect strain for your expressive self.

Don’t smoke. It’ll give you cancer, and you’ve already got enough of that going on, Crabby pants. Weed’s probably fine, though.

Eat a brownie or something and don’t be a Grump-mobile.

Sup virgs, stop overanalyzing how responsible you need to be and analyze which dispensary is closest to your house. Hop on that J-train and chug your way to giggle town.

Libra (September 23–October 23)

Scorpio (October 24–November 21)

You tend to be pretty happy-go-lucky without getting the wackytobaccy all up in the mix. Even so, there’s no harm in getting real silly for the holidaze. Surround yourself with some people or some trees who make you feel good and have grand time with your dancey, sappy, Sag self.

Capricorn (December 22–January 19)

Pissy, pessimisty, doomsday-ey, and stingy. That’s you on your worst day. Good thing it’s not your worst day. Instead, your puns are on point this week and everyone knows it. You’ll be the funniest person in the room if you find a nice sativa and let your punchlines hit all your friends right in the kisser. Go ahead, spank your friends in the face with all that funny you’ve been hoarding.

Aquarius (January 20–February 18)

Sure, it’s a holiday, but it’s probably a good time for you to lay off the heady strains this week. It’s obvious you’re overthinking your professional and academic careers, and that headband isn’t doing you any favors. Step outside of your haze for a few days and bring… oh, what was I talking about again?

Pisces (February 19–March 20)

Now’s not the time to be a sad sack, Pisces. That’s always a problem, of course, but here’s the good news: Mary J is also medicinal. Take off that fish face and become a chuckle bunny with a couple sativa cookies, and go take a hike.

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