Portland State Vanguard. Vol. 72 Issue 26 by Portland State Vanguard

PORTLAND STATE VANGUARD

VOLUME 72 • ISSUE 26 • APRIL 24, 2018

SOUL’D MY SOUL NEWS MOST RESIDENT PSU STUDENTS CAN’T AFFORD COLLEGE P. 10–11 PSU SEEKS FUNDING FPR TWO NEW BUILDINGS P. 3

OPINION POWER TO THE STUDENTS P. 14

COMICS P. 14

APRIL

29 Last day to withdraw with a 20 percent refund.

Room 115 Renovation Smith Memorial Student Union Room 115 will undergo renovation and conversion until April 30. A new storefront will be installed outside of the existing roll up door. New sinks, casework and fire alarm horn/ strobe will be added to the space, as well as cosmetic upgrades. The renovation will provide a new daycare space on campus.

Grease Interceptor Installations Campus maintenance will install new grease interceptor waste system in the SMSU first floor including Smith’s Place, basement and sub-basement. The installation will last until April 30. Much of the plumbing and other work will take place in the backof-house areas during off-hours to minimize impact on cooking operations and noise. Expect noise and increased traffic in basement and first floor. The new grease interceptors will capture grease from cooking operations, preventing clogged pipes.

CONTENTS COVER PHOTO BY ALANNA MADDEN, DESIGN BY SYDNEY BARDOLE NEWS PSU SEEKS FUNDS FOR TWO NEW BUILDINGS

P. 3 P. 3

COVER SOUL’D MY SOUL

P. 8-9

OPINION TAKE BACK YOUR BODY

P. 7

IT’S TIME FOR A DEMOCRATIC UNIVERSITY

P. 12

CRIME BLOTTER HILL TO HALL

P. 4

STUDENT FEE COMMITEE REJECTS SALP REMODEL

P. 4

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT HIGHTLIGHTS MARGINALIZED SURVIVORS

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ARTS MEME OF THE WEEK

P. 13

MOST RESIDENT PSU STUDENTS CAN’T AFFORD COLLEGE

P. 10-11

DJ SALINGER WEEKLY PLAYLIST

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INTERNATIONAL THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD

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COMICS

P. 14

EVENTS CALENDAR

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STAFF

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MANAGING EDITOR Danielle Horn

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NEWS

PSU SEEKS STATE FUNDING FOR TWO NEW BUILDINGS NEW ART + DESIGN BUILDING IS SECOND PRIORITY ANNA WILLIAMS Portland State announced this week it will request state funds next month from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for two new buildings on campus. According to Associate Vice President for Planning, Construction and Real Estate Dan Zalkow, the first funding priority is a major renovation and expansion to Science Building One on SW 11th Ave. and SW Mill St. The second priority is the School of Art + Design’s Art Building and Art Annex on SW 5th Ave. and SW Lincoln St. The university hopes for enough state money to fund an $83 million project to demolish the Stratford Hall dormitory to make room for a 30,000 square foot expansion of SB1. The Art Building renovation would involve demolishing the current Art Building and Annex and adding space from The Ponderosa Pine trailer pod to make way for a bigger building. All three buildings, along with Cramer Hall, “have the largest amount of deferred maintenance per square foot oncampus,” Zalkow said. “By that I mean they have the most building systems and equipment that would either ideally be fully replaced [or] significantly modernized.”

CRIME BLOTTER APRIL 16–22

These plans are not new, Zalkow added. When PSU requested funds for the $100 million proposed education and health center replacing a parking lot at SW 4th Ave. and SW Montgomery St. two years ago, the university also requested funds for both SB1 and the A + D buildings. “This time we worked with the Capital Advisory Committee, which includes a dozen individuals including representatives from [Associated Students of PSU] and faculty senate to assess all our options and these two options, again, rose to the top of the list as our greatest needs,” Zalkow said. Zalkow added that the university usually expects the HECC to fund at least one project every year. However, he said the PSU Foundation has already been seeking potential donors for both projects. Fundraising starts “as soon as [fundraisers] know a project is of interest to the university,” Zalkow said. “That helps us determine how big the project can be.” A + D students and faculty detailed their concerns regarding the current art buildings in previous Portland State Vanguard coverage. Arts practices students feel the current buildings are too small to house the growing

April 16 Hit and run Parking Structure One Between 9 a.m. and noon, a student reported their car was hit on the seventh floor. No note was left. April 17 Bike theft Smith Memorial Student Union Around 5:30 p.m., a non-student reported their bike had been stolen from between SMSU and Cramer Hall. Warrant, possession of heroin and exclusion

Lincoln Hall

An officer arrested a non-student in the first floor men’s room of LH for warrants and heroin possession. The officer also issued the individual an exclusion from campus.

Justin Thurer

April 19 Public indecency SW 11th & SW Mill Around 5:45 p.m., a student reported a man exposing himself near the Douglas Fir trailer pod. The student followed the man to take his picture, which the student then gave to the Campus Public Safety Office.

THE ART BUILDING. BRIAN MCGLOIN/PSU VANGUARD Bachelor of Fine Arts program, and design students feel they lack the proper technology to do their work. The Campus Planning Office conducted a Space Programming Study in 2015 to analyze different options for a new art building on campus, but according to A + D Interim Director Lis Charman, no specific building plans ever went through. Charman did not respond to a request for comment about the HECC request. PSU President Rahmat Shoureshi said at a press conference in March the university would be holding a fundraiser for the College of the Arts, which encompasses the School of A + D, in June. Director of Media Relations Ken Ma said the concert benefit will not be for a proposed new building but to fund the chamber choir’s trip to Argentina.

Theft Academic and Student Recreation Center Around 6:30 a.m., a student reported their Samsung Galaxy S6 phone had been stolen from the locker room the night before. April 20 Vandalism SW Broadway & SW Montgomery At 3:45 a.m., CPSO was alerted that an individual was smashing cars with a large metal object. A witness last saw the person walking north on Broadway with the object in hand. April 22 Public indecency SW Market & SW Park Around 1:30 p.m., a group of students said a man approached them multiple times, exposed his genitals and fondled himself. Students described the person as a white male in his 20s, six feet tall with a bulky build, a round face and long dirty blonde hair worn in a bun.

Felony warrant Cramer Hall Around 2:30 p.m., CPSO was alerted of a non-student engaging in suspicious activities on the fourth floor of CH. The individual was arrested on a felony warrant for burglary.

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NEWS NEWS

tion about a number of scandals, including Uber’s use of the controversial violation of terms of service tool known as Greyball and the October 2016 security breach in which Uber paid hackers $100,000 to keep quiet.

Basic Rights and Social Services Tax. According to DeGraw’s campaign website, the BRASS tax would raise revenue from Portland’s highest income earners to fund social services including schools, affordable housing and mental health and addiction programs.

APRIL 17: WILL PRO BASEBALL COME TO PORTLAND? APRIL 18: SENATE DEMOCRATS PROThe Oregonian reported The Portland Dia- POSE NEW MEDICARE BUY-IN BILL

APRIL 12–20 LACEY KARJALAINEN

APRIL 12–17: WHITE HOUSE SENDS APRIL 16: UBER ISSUES LETTER OF MIXED SIGNALS REGARDING INTEREST APOLOGY TO PORTLAND LEADERS IN TPP In an open letter addressed to Portland White House officials reported on April 12 that President Donald Trump told top economic advisors to reconsider entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an international trade agreement from which Trump withdrew in 2017 as one of his first acts in office. Trump later tweeted on April 17, “I don’t like the [TPP] deal. Bilateral deals are far more efficient, profitable and better for our workers.”

City Council, Uber General Manager for the Pacific Northwest Alejandro Chouza apologized for “[certain missteps and failure] to live up to the Portland way of collaboration and transparency” since the ridesharing company began operating in Portland in 2014. As The Oregonian reported, the exact nature of these mistakes is not clear, leaving the matter open to specula-

mond Project submitted formal proposals for one of two sites near downtown Portland for a new baseball stadium. The first site is the current Portland Public Schools headquarters in the Rose Quarter; the second is an industrial site owned by Esco. Lawmakers have attempted to bring Major League Baseball to Portland since at least 1996.

APRIL 18: TREATY TO FORMALLY END KOREAN CONFLICT IN DISCUSSION Ahead of next week’s inter-Korean summit, lawmakers in North and South Korea have confirmed they are negotiating details of a treaty to officially end the Korean War, which began in 1950 and came to a halt following a 1953 armistice agreement. Key points of discussion are denuclearization of the North and possible or partial withdrawal of American troops from the Demilitarized Zone of the South.

APRIL 18: CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROPOSES NEW TAX TO FUND SOCIAL SERVICES Portland City Council Candidate Julia DeGraw held a rally on April 18 in support of her proposed

Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have proposed a new bill that would allow working-age Americans to buy into Medicare. The bill adds to the list of five major proposals that could affect the Affordable Care Act.

APRIL 20: PORTLAND MAYOR TED WHEELER ANNOUNCES AIM TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS

During Portland’s National School Walkout Friday morning for the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School Shooting, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced he would ask state lawmakers in the next legislative session to lift Oregon’s preemption laws so Portland can ban assault-style weapons. Preemption laws, active in 43 states, prohibit city government from making their own gun control laws. Referring to the April 7 Portland Police shooting of John Elifritz, Portland’s Resistance founder Gregory McKelvey tweeted, “This dude [Wheeler] really used my megaphone to act like he cares about gun violence. Police violence is gun violence.”

STUDENT FEE COMMITTEE REJECTS SALP REMODEL ANAMIKA VAUGHAN

Associated Students of Portland State University’s Student Fee Committee rejected a $490,000 proposal to remodel the Student Activities and Leadership Programs’ mezzanine on Thursday, April 5. SALP and students have been working on the proposal since spring 2015. The project aimed to redesign and update the current layout of the student leadership space with an emphasis on efficiency, accessibility, conference rooms and a large social room for student leaders. The proposal would add a reception area to the leadership suite in an effort to improve organizational efficiency and make SALP more visible to students looking to get involved in student activities. SALP developed the renovation proposal based on information from student forums, student and SALP committees and 102 responses to a survey sent to student leaders. This project, like all other Smith Memorial Student Union projects, would require funding from student building fees. In the survey, student leaders expressed a need for more conference rooms, meeting

KAILYN NEIDETCHER rooms and practice spaces. In some cases, such as when student leaders want to lead dance practice, the only space available is located above the Disability Resource Center. The proposed renovation would have moved this space and soundproofed it. “Students talked a lot about having the space set up in ways that make sense,” said SALP Director Aimee Shattuck. “All the advisors and accountants [should be in] one space. [There should be] a front desk that’s really central and prominent to all the things that people are trying to find. It can help with finding what you want to get connected to, for students who aren’t already involved, and it could also be a leadership engagement center.” SALP also wanted to improve the safety of the suite, particularly in the back corner of the mezzanine and bathrooms. “These spaces have been subject to crime and drug use in the past due to the dim-lit, secluded nature of the space,” the proposal states. “It’s kind of a bummer because we’ve worked on it for multiple years,” Shattuck said, “students have really worked on the plans and the forums and lots of surveys,

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and we feel like we’ve come up with a good idea that can not only help alleviate student leaders’ and SALP’s issues but other issues of space in the building.” Currently, approximately 30 of 150 SALPrecognized student groups have access to an office in the mezzanine suite. The small office spaces, which were originally designed for telecommunications, are mostly used for storage. The SFC also denied the proposal last year, but voted to allocate funds for storage cages in the basement of SMSU. “In the last two years [the proposal] has been rejected, but [three years ago] we got the funds from the SFC to do the design,” Shattuck said. “That was $150,000 and [the SFC was] excited about it. But then there was a change in members. It’s politics, and we have to follow the waves of who’s making the decisions.” The project was also proposed as something that could be completed in stages, such as working on the clubhouse or reception area first. These smaller projects were also denied. The process of allocating funds to building projects is still underway, with the SFC still working with Sarah Kenney, Executive

Administrative Coordinator for Planning, Construction & Real Estate and Dan Zalkow, Associate Vice President for Planning, Construction & Real Estate to investigate the full costs of projects currently up for funding. “In the summer, the SFC decided to make its top two priorities accessibility and safety,” said SFC Chair Patrick Meadors. “The SFC has been interpreting accessibility [as] making the campus more accessible for people with disabilities, and safety as both making the campus physically easier to navigate and more quickly able to respond to emergencies.” The only project under investigation is adding control access doors in SMSU. All other building projects in SMSU were denied this year. The SFC also voted in favor of other projects, including adding a directory to the newly built Karl Miller Center and adding another ramp to Millar Library. “I would say that most, if not all of us were supportive of SALP’s idea for SMSU,” Meadors added, “[but] we were not sufficiently convinced that it addressed the SFC’s top priorities this year.”

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APRIL 19 IRAN: LEADERS ANNOUNCE DECISION TO SWITCH FROM DOLLAR TO EURO

The government in Tehran announced Wednesday it will switch from reporting foreign currency in American dollars in favor of the euro. Amid tense relations between the United States and Iran, the decision comes at the suggestion of Central Bank Governor Valiollah Seif, who said the “dollar has no place in [Iranian] transactions today.”

APRIL 20 ISRAEL: ROMANIA TO MOVE EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM

President of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies Liviu Dragnea announced a decision to move the Romanian embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The decision came a week after Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely met with Romanian officials in Bucharest. Romania will become the fourth country to move their embassy, following the U.S., Guatemala and Honduras.

APRIL 21 GERMANY: NEO-NAZIS GATHER FOR ‘SS FESTIVAL’

Hundreds of people, mostly from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, marked the 129th anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday at the far-right Shield and Sword Festival in the small border town of Ostritz. The two-day event—organized by the National Democratic Party of Germany—featured concerts, political speeches, a mixed martial arts tournament and a tattoo convention. The Ostritz City Council responded by hosting an apolitical Peace Festival, while local anti-fascist groups organized their own event called the “Right Does Not Rock” concert.

APRIL 21 THE NETHERLANDS: KAEPERNICK NAMED AMBASSADOR OF CONSCIENCE

American football player Colin Kaepernick accepted Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award in Amsterdam. The award is the organization’s top honor and recognizes those who have inspired others by standing up against social injustice. The former San Francisco 49er gained international attention in 2016 when he knelt during the pre-game national anthem in protest of police brutality against Black and Latinx Americans.

APRIL 21 INDIA: CABINET APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE OF GIRLS UNDER 12

In the wake of protests over the rapes of two young girls, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in which the Indian cabinet issued an executive order to allow the death penalty to be applied to those convicted of rape against girls age 12 and under. India has been attempting to combat its high rates of rape since 2012, when a gang rape in New Delhi gained national and international attention.

APRIL 21 MALAYSIA: PALESTINIAN ACADEMIC SHOT DEAD BY UNKNOWN ATTACKERS

APRIL 19 –21 Marena Riggan

Fadi al-Batsh, a Palestinian scholar and member of Hamas, was fatally shot in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur by two unidentified attackers. Al-Batsh had been living in Malaysia with his wife and three children for 10 years, and was on his way to a mosque for dawn prayer at the time of the attack. Al-Batsh’s father has accused Israeli intelligence agency Mossad of assassinating his son, though Israel has denied involvement. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told state news agency Bernama the assailants are believed to be European with foreign intelligence links.

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NEWS

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS MARGINALIZED SURVIVORS

LILLIE ELKINS

Portland State’s 19th annual Take Back the Night event on Tuesday, April 17, “Disrupting the Prototype: Who Gets Believed as Survivors?” focused attention on sexual assault survivors of color and of the queer and transgender community. “Just as dandelions find life through the cracks in the pavement, this year’s theme centers the voices at the root who continue to regrow, restore and reimagine amid conditions that weren’t made for survival,” the event’s Facebook page described. “We are addressing the unwavering presence of our communities pushing through the cracks in the pavement, nourishing and growing with community-made resources.” The event marks PSU’s annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Take Back the Night events, which began as marches in the 1970s as a response to a surge in violent crimes against women, aim to educate the public about violence against women and provide resources and support for survivors. The evening’s events included a panel discussion, poetry reading, raffle prizes from local business sponsors and a night market featuring local artists. Resource organizations, including Illuminate PSU and NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Foundation, set up information tables. All raffle proceeds went to the PSU Women’s Resource Center’s survivor emergency housing fund, which provides emergency housing for individuals escaping abuse. Prior to the panel, three speakers, including poet Miriam Gabriel and candidate for Vice President of Associated Students of PSU Lelani Lealiiee, shared their art and experiences with survivor advocacy. Deborah Shipman, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and founder of the nonprofit organization Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA, blessed the land and shared narratives about violence against Native American women. She detailed personal experiences working with sexual assault survivors and the difficulties she faced communicating with law enforcement about missing indigenous women. Shipman said she often found law enforcement officials were aware that missing women were dead long before contacting their families.

Around 7 p.m., six panelists with varying backgrounds working with sexual assault survivors took the stage for a discussion moderated by the WRC’s Sexual and Relationship Violence Response Program Coordinator Alisha Howard. Speakers included Akilah Powell, member of the shelter and resource center for domestic and sexual violence advocacy Call to Safety, Executive Staff Director for ASPSU and Cultural Resource Centers Special Events Assistant Alex Herrera, and Call to Safety member and educator Cicely Rodgers. Dara Snyder, member of the YWCA of Greater Portland, Interim Executive Director of Momentum Alliance Emily Lai, and campus coordinator for Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force Jackie Sandmeyer also joined the panel. The conversation concentrated on what speakers called a lack of representation of women of color and of the queer and transgender community in the areas of support and survivorship. “I have to use [cisgender], middle class, white [women’s] stories to open the narrative, to open people’s ears to even start listening to queer, Black [and] sex worker stories,” Sandmeyer said. “I have to give the statistics of those people who look like the people in power before I can then force them to sit down and captivate their attention to then bring about much harsher numbers and much harsher realities and intersections to race and economy and agency and how these different systems affect us.” Powell, who identifies as transgender and Black, said they were often the only person advocating for transgender survivors at various advocacy organizations they’ve worked for. The panel also discussed challenges within sexual assault advocacy, including the distinction between validating survivors and taking action to help them. Rodgers said a majority of the conversation surrounding sexual assault and violence relates to believing the survivor, and now more people need to take action. “People are drowning in belief,” she said, “but nothing is happening.” Although the #metoo movement has raised general awareness of sexual assault, Snyder added, that awareness is temporary. “We need to recognize this as an epidemic and public health issue,” she said. LISA KOHN

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OPINION

TAKE BACK YOUR BODY

OUR RIGHT TO EXERCISE BODY AUTONOMY

JENNY VU

KATHARINE PIWONKA Individuality and embracing self-expression are important parts of being fulfilled, but when we are governed by society’s expectations and scrutiny, do we really have autonomy over our own bodies? American Idol debuted its 16th season this year, dosing up a large side of controversy. Katy Perry, a judge this season, forced a kiss on a visibly uncomfortable 19-yearold contestant, Benjamin Glaze from Enid, Okla. Glaze told The New York Times he “wanted to save [his first kiss] for [his] first relationship.” The backlash Perry faced is a consequence of thoughtlessness and an overly inflated ego, but the event also shines light on a bigger picture: the immense power that social pressures and expectations can have on an individual and their actions. Did Glaze really have a choice when it came to kissing a major female celebrity who was going to judge this potentially career-altering performance? After all, as a male, he should be thrilled that a female celebrity offered him his first kiss, nevermind if he may be gay or asexual and didn’t want to out himself on national television. In response to American Idol’s tweet about the kiss, one viewer posted, “It was a forced sexual act. Imagine if this was from a male judge. Has Katy Perry not taken anything from the #metoo movement?” In Glaze’s case, he got more screen time because of the controversial kiss, which he said helps his music career. The consentless kiss connects to a multitude of societal problems

that have recently surfaced such as the #metoo movement and consent culture, or the lack thereof. This event also brings up something that is not discussed as often as it should be: body autonomy.

WHAT IS BODY AUTONOMY?

Body autonomy can be defined as the freedom to choose what to do with your own body. Often seen as backing for the pro-choice movement, body autonomy is left out of conversations of gender identity and self and body expressions and alterations. Although there are few written rules for what we can and can’t do to our bodies, there are unspoken social faux pas that can box people out of situations, which can have social, economic and political consequences. Therefore, following social norms can result in increased social, economic and/or political status and mobility within a community. The invisible narrative here is the lack of actual control we have on presenting ourselves in casual and social settings, as well as professional ones. There is a huge amount of pressure for those who identify as women to dress, act and present themselves in feminine ways. The same can be seen for men who are pressured to embody masculinity. For example, if a woman came to work wearing no makeup, she could be seen as lazy. While if a man wore makeup into work, in many cases it would be seen as inappropriate. Atypical body alterations and expressions are also under

society’s scrutiny. For example, transgender individuals who decide to alter or not alter their bodies often face social and professional consequences such as unemployment and economic disadvantage. What is ironic about disapproving certain kinds of body alterations and expressions is that people are constantly pressured to change how they look to fit a certain mold. Weight loss is put on a pedestal in our society, no matter how it’s achieved. A study in the Journal of Media Psychology found a link between adolescent media exposure and dangerous methods of achieving this perfect image. How did we get here? Why have we allowed an invisible force to judge and condemn how we use, treat and show off our own bodies? Teaching kids to respect body autonomy is absent from lesson plans. Implementing physical punishments for kids and telling children they have to hug grandma only teaches them those who are older and stronger have more power. We live in a time plagued by double standards. Regardless of goals or outcomes, certain actions are seen as appropriate while others are not. The secret narrative behind body autonomy is that we get to choose what is understood as normal and expected. As Glaze learned, if you choose to not kiss the celebrity that offers you a kiss, you are emasculated. The bottom line is that we risk judgement and exclusion when we exercise body autonomy. Our mission needs to encompass exercising freedom of our own bodies and learning not to discriminate and judge one another for it.

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SOUL’D MY SOUL FOUR-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL ROCKS PORTLAND ALANNA MADDEN AND ANDREW JANKOWSKI

DE LA SOUL. ALANNA MADDEN/PSU VANGUARD Soul’d Out Music Festival is well on its way to being a Portland tradition. Now in its second year, Soul’d Out took over the city in the course of four days with legendary performances spanning the musical genres of neo-soul, R&B, jazz, funk, hiphop and rap, featuring artist Erykah Badu, Moonchild, Maarquii, Natasha Kmeto and De la Soul.

ERYKAH BADU OPENS SOUL’D OUT, 90S BABIES REJOICE

ERKAH BADU. ALANNA MADDEN/PSU VANGUARD

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Erykah Badu kicked off Portland’s Annual Soul’d Out Music Festival Wednesday, April 18 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Robert Glasper’s super jazz group R+R = Now opened the performance—which is insane. Not only is Glasper a legend in his own right, adding to the madness of how incredible the evening’s music would be, but Glasper was scheduled to play his own headline the next night at the Roseland Theater as well. Anyone who grew up in the ‘90s with an appreciation for R&B music knows—if not adores—Badu’s music, and this is especially true as a woman. Seldom has any woman within the mainstream music industry been able to hold down an individual opinionated identity and remain so respected and untouchable. If you’re questioning the legitimacy of this statement, look no further than the fact that she was an hour late to her own performance, promised the audience free alcohol when the bar was closed and refused to do an encore. From what I could tell, nobody cared. She was there, we were there, and the music was amazing—that’s all we really came for anyway. Just as one would hope, Badu performed many songs from Baduizm such as “On & On,” “Apple Tree,” and “Next Lifetime,” but not before prefacing an album dedication to the past two decades of fans: “Where are my ‘80s babies? Where are my ‘90s babies running around? Ok, I’m going to be honest with you: I wrote Baduizm for the ‘90s babies.”

“I was pregnant with my son Seven, who was born in 1997, and my album came out in 1997 too. So I was actually speaking to me in a secret, coded language that only this generation could understand,” Badu explained. “I’ve been waiting for y’all to grow the fuck up so I can talk to you. It’s been so lonely! But I waited patiently...” One aspect of Badu’s performance was her dry, witty sense of humor which she often used through random commentary in the middle of songs. Erykah closed the show with the legendary hit “Tyrone,” where midway through she recalled performing “Tyrone” before she was famous, in Seattle, Wash. She explained how people went nuts, audience members were fighting one another, “swinging off the rafters.” While the mental image seems hard to imagine, the description as added funny commentary worked just as well. While I was slightly disheartened she didn’t perform “Afro Blue” with Robert Glasper, Badu’s show overall was everything I’d ever hoped to see. It had been so long since she performed in Portland—so long that it’s not even available online—that I wasn’t sure I’d ever have the opportunity.

MOONCHILD: THE CURE FOR HEARTACHE Los Angeles neo-soul-jazz trio, Moonchild performed Thursday, April 19 with Los Angeles drummer Bianca Richardson at the Star Theater. There’s no way I’d rather state it: Moonchild killed it. The performance exceeded my expectations going in, which were already high. Moonchild’s previous three albums Voyager, Please Rewind, and Be Free have been featured on Portland’s KMHD 89.1 Jazz Radio, which is how I found them, and I’ve followed their music ever since. The group is surprising for many reasons, not just because they sound just as good live as they do on record. You would never know by ear that they only have three members—Amber Navran, Max Bryk, and Andris Mattson—who all play their own brass instruments on top of vocals and keyboards. In between instrumental sets, Navran, Moonchild’s lead vo-

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calist, serenaded the audience with a unique voice reminiscent of classic tracks such as Julie London’s “Cry Me A River,” or Dusty Springfield’s “Spooky,” but she sounded just as smoky and sultry as any Norah Jones ballad. Navran’s vocals aren’t quite like any other. I nearly had an existential moment during the show when I looked out at the crowd, all of whom were watching Navran completely transfixed. It was special, beautiful and very strange.

MAARQUII, NATASHA KMETO LET LOOSE

Holocene’s April 19 Soul’d Out show and audience were laid back but ready to party. Maarquii’s vocal and dance flow were sharp, slick and methodical, like Mykki Blanco meets Joanne Prada. Kmeto’s music sounded like what might happen if Zola Jesus made a funk record: atmospheric, catchy and emotive. Kmeto is the first person in years to make me excited to see someone pick up a guitar. Both artists sang new songs for an adoring hometown audience. The next morning, I realized I attended my proto-typical dream party: sizeable attendance but not paced. There was space to dance, watch and sit; cool music, fashions and people; a bar where nobody is overserved. My heart was pounding harder than my eardrums. Maarquii and Kmeto sounded like the future of sex, where pleasure isn’t a constructed experience made by meeting attributive requirements. Where pleasure is only one component of the new sexual hierarchy prioritizing mood, connection and the decolonization of coded heteronormativity. Or, as Maarquii said after giving the screaming audience looks, bops and body: “Eat it, Lindsay Lohan.”

DE LA SOUL TAKE OVER THE ROSELAND

De La Soul closed the four-day long Soul’d Out Music Festival Sunday, April 22. After opening artists Lilla and Silent Heroes performed, De La’s show at the Roseland was energetic and fun, and the music sounded on point, but its most notable feature was De La’s interaction with the crowd and the press.

“Where are my ‘90s babies running around? I’ve been waiting for y’all to grow the fuck up.” – Erykah Badu

De La’s original three members—Pos, Dave and Maseo—all showed an impressive and overwhelming amount of control over the emotion and physicality of the crowd around them. When Pos told crowd members to put their arms up and move, it was like the audience was possessed: plaid button-up sleeves, crooked glasses and glazed eyes as far as the eye could see. Dave told the photographers in the press pit to put away their cameras. “We’ve been doing this for almost 30 years now, damn!” Dave shouted. “And as far as I’m concerned, we’ve took enough fuckin’ pictures!” Dave laughed, the crowd cheered, photographers looked back laughing anxiously—like when someone cracks an uncomfortably honest joke. “When we do a show, it’s for everyone in the house, alright?” Dave explained, “I know you gentlemen and young ladies are working but could you join us and put your cameras down for like, the first two songs?” The crowd cheered in agreement as every member of the press put their equipment down. It’s reasonable enough, ex-

NATASHA KMETO. ANDREW JANKOWSKI/PSU VANGUARD cept for the fact that photographers are technically only allowed to photograph the first three songs. The music started again and the crowd and press pit went animal. It’s not enough to write that the NYC trio has consistently produced nine complex and beautiful albums since 1989. I was surprised De La decided to perform its original breakout single “Me Myself and I” because the band has made so much music since then. What was more notable, however, was De La’s dedication to the late James Dewitt Yancey, better known as J Dilla. It was hard to gauge whether or not the audience was on the same page, because like the emotional pull of any late remembrance, De La Soul’s Maseo and Dave chanting J Dilla’s name in verse felt completely personal. Although I can’t pretend to be a De La expert, the irony wasn’t lost on me that De La was performing songs like, “Oooh!” and “Stakes Is High,” which discuss race, poverty, gentrification, homelessness, drug addiction and suicide, while the majority of the audience is white, probably not from Portland, and the concert itself is only two blocks from where the city evicted a homeless camp for drug use, overpopulation and violence. Toward the end of the performance, it seemed the late show got the best of the crowd. It’s possible De La noticed too because its energy and engagement grew less patient. But it’s not them, De La Soul. It’s Portland,

it’s midnight on a Sunday, and I might have been one of the youngest people there. Many other talented artists visited the city over the weekend including Noname, BJ Chicago Kid, Wyclef Jean, PJ Morton and SiR. In a dream world, Soul’d Out Music Festival would be every week. Luckily, it appears as though the music festival had a great turnout and will hopefully return again. For more information on Soul’d Out, visit souldoutfestival.com.

MAARQUII. ANDREW JANKOWSKI/PSU VANGUARD

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NEWS NEWS

REPORT FINDS 61 PERCENT OF RESIDENT PSU STUDENTS

CAN’T AFFORD COLLEGE

FIRST ANNUAL STATEWIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SNAPSHOT DETAILS ENROLLMENT, AFFORDABILITY, OUTCOMES REEM ALKATTAN In the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s first annual Statewide Higher Education Snapshot released this month, researchers found 61 percent of Oregon resident students at Portland State cannot afford college expenses even after financial aid, scholarships and family contributions. PSU falls 10 percent behind the state average of all Oregon universities and community colleges combined, with 51 percent of Oregonian students unable to afford college after available contributions. Asian and white students are most likely able to afford college, while affordability rates among Black, Native American and Hispanic students are lower.

The report also details among the 350,000 Oregon resident students who enrolled this year, 39 percent were the first in their families to attend college. HECC Executive Director Ben Cannon stated while the reports show notable gaps, he believes Oregon public institutions “are breaking norms and patterns and are improving students’ lives.” He added, “We must do better as a state at eliminating disparities and improving affordability and success for all students.” The HECC is a 14-member volunteer commission funded by the state and appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown. The commission advises the state legislature and Chief

Education Office on policies pertaining to postsecondary education and has a say in annual tuition increases. Researchers hope the snapshot will aid the state in its “40-40-20” goal, ORS 350.014, which established in 2017 that by 2025, 40 percent of Oregonians will complete a four year degree, 40 percent will complete a two year degree or certificate, and 20 percent will earn a high school diploma or equivalent. PSU’s average cost of attendance per year is $24,888, which includes boarding, tuition and fees, books and other expenses. With institutional and public resources, the average cost of attendance is $15,588. However, 61 percent

of students were unable to meet expenses with expected resources such as family contributions, student earnings and grant aid. PSU and Eastern Oregon University are similar in terms of affordability. Cost of attendance at EOU comes to $22,230, or $13,087 with resources. However, 67 percent of students are unable to meet expenses. The number of eligible students not receiving financial aid is 52 percent, 8 percent higher than PSU. Only 53 percent of PSU’s first-time, fulltime university freshmen complete a bachelor’s degree within six years. Students at Oregon State University and University of

$22,230

$23,556

HOW OREGON’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES STACK UP GRADUATION OUTCOME PERCENTAGE OF 1ST-TIME, FULL TIME UNIVERSITY FRESHMEN COMPLETED A BA DEGREE WITHIN 6 YEARS

source: www.oregon.gov

AFFORDABILITY

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS UNABLE TO MEET EXPENSES WITH EXPECTED RESOURCES: FAMILY CONTRIBUTIONS, STUDENT EARNINGS AND GRANT AID

COST OF ATTENDANCE:

per year, before public and institutional aid

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$24,888

NEWS urban students to the university, did not respond to multiple requests for comment regarding the HECC report. During the Associated Students of PSU debates earlier this month, senate candidate Antonio Levia said, “We have students here who are hungry. They can’t afford food, they can’t afford housing, and they are broke. It shouldn’t be this hard for someone to attend school and to try and get a higher education.” “Students [said] they had attended [PSU] for four to five years,” senate candidate Isaac Harper said, referring to concerns brought up at the April 5 tuition forum, “and due to these tuition hikes, they’d be forced to face the possibility of dropping out and losing all of the progress they had taken to achieve their degrees.” After students protested at the April 12 Board of Trustees meeting, Board members delayed voting on the tuition hike and asked the administration for a financial efficiency report. Without tens of millions of dollars of state aid, PSU could see even higher tuition increases in the future.

$25,504

$25,815

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF PSU OREGON RESIDENT STUDENTS UNABLE TO MEET EXPENSES:

Only 53 percent of PSU’s firsttime, full-time university freshmen complete a bachelor’s degree within six years.

ASIAN AMERICAN

AFRICAN AMERICAN

HISPANIC/LATIN

NATIVE AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN/ PACIFIC ISLANDER WHITE

$26,214

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Oregon, on the other hand, are respectively 68 and 74 percent successful in completing their degrees within six years. In the 2017–2018 academic year, PSU achieved record freshman enrollment and record Hispanic student enrollment. The university also rolled out its Four Years Free and Transfers Finish Free programs, which aim to help PSU’s lowest-income Oregonian students graduate debt-free. Additionally, the HECC and Office of Student Access and Completion announced this month the Oregon Opportunity Grant, the largest state-funded, need-based college student grant, will expand in 2018–2019 for the first time in six years to $3,200 for full-time Oregon residents. However, HECC’s data illustrate that 44 percent of PSU students who are eligible for the OOG have not received any aid. “A vast majority of students [64 percent statewide] did not receive any public grant aid,” HECC said in a statement, “because they either did not qualify or did not fill out the federal financial aid application.” Vice President of Enrollment and Student Affairs John Fraire, who has overseen PSU’s recent initiatives to attract more diverse and

OPINION

IT’S TIME FOR A DEMOCRATIC UNIVERSITY

RESTRUCTURING DECISION-MAKING AT PSU JORDAN OLSON Starting fall 2018 on a Portland State tuition statement near you: five percent tuition spikes. This amounts to $369 per year for in-state full time students, while out-ofstate students will see an increase of $900 per year. Some reports indicate Trustees are even considering 14–31 percent tuition hikes, implemented over the next two to three years. Would you have voted for these hikes amid widespread departmental cuts, administrative raises as well as multi-million dollar construction and renovation projects? There’s this idea in the United States that democracy is a good thing. But what does democracy look like in practice? Many Americans measure democracy by the integrity of a nation’s elections to government offices: typically legislative office, although governors, presidents and occasionally judges are also elected by their jurisdictions. However, many positions of power that make important decisions about our lives—administrators, bureaucrats, police—are not elected at all. And even if they are elected, there is no guarantee that any of these officials will act in the public’s best interest, let alone according to the will of the people they represent. The key fulcrum for this disconnect is the growing inequality between individuals in power and the rest of society. Since decision making is vested in a chosen few and economic resources are disproportionately distributed into the hands of a tiny minority, incentives favor those in power. As a result, their interests diverge from the interests of the pluralistic so-

cieties they govern. The expectation that these individuals will act against their interests is utopian and unrealistic. Such a system characterizes PSU where an unelected Board of Trustees has made a series of unpopular decisions such as tuition hikes, budget cuts, administrative raises and the arming and deputization of campus police. While some students oppose these changes—some quite publicly—there is, as of yet, no method by which student discontent can be directly translated into decision-making power. Indirect approaches such as protests have typically been stonewalled, with the notable exception of successful PSU student-led anti-tuition hike protests on April 12.

POWER TO THE STUDENTS

An alternative definition of democracy is the liberatory self-management of people over their own lives. This means that instead of entrusting decision making to privileged socalled experts, people would come to consensus or vote on the most important matters themselves, and representatives would be restricted to the role of faithfully communicating rather than making or interpreting decisions as much as possible. To this end, representatives could be instantly recallable by their constituents and required to answer questions in public forums. Digital networks offer a historically unique opportunity to restructure decision making into democratic forms. We have seen how digital media’s decentralized properties inspired Occupy, the anti-globalization efforts of the 1990s, the Arab Spring,

Black Lives Matter and popular anti-austerity movements across Europe and beyond. One can imagine a system, easily implemented via email and Banweb, where a quorum of students must consent to any tuition increases or other proposals made by the Board of Trustees. Such a system would make the issue of student representation on, or election of, the Board irrelevant. Instead of demanding tokenization or indirect power, students would wield basic referendum rights directly on their decisions. If this systemic check were sidestepped, decentralized networks of students could organize tuition strikes, symbolic protests and other means of ensuring institutions are accountable to their voices. Beyond the context of the university, this practice could expand across neighborhoods, cities and even regions by similar methods. Our goal would be the building of dual power: the checking and challenging of institutional power via democratic networks and recallable, accountable delegates. While implementation is bound to be difficult and

success is never guaranteed, this model offers compelling strategies for challenging the roots of social stratification and the incentives behind inefficiency and waste. It is hard for me to see how a democratic society can be implemented from the top downward. Expecting ballots and bureaucrats to solve our problems for us is entitled and ineffective. Instead, it is time we take responsibility for our own school, our own education and our own lives. It is time to take democracy seriously. It’s time for a democratic university. The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is 4 p.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in the Academic and Student Recreation Center, Suite 515. Five percent tuition increases for the upcoming academic year will be voted on.

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ARTS & CULTURE

MEME OF THE WEEK

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ARTS & CULTURE 1. Spill the Wine – War & Eric Burdon, Eric Burdon Declares “War” (1970)

SUNS’ OUT, BABY!

2. Cycles of Existential Rhyme – Chicano Batman, Cycles of Existential Rhyme (2014) 3. Alec Eiffel – Pixies, Trompe le Monde (1991)

DJ SALINGER WEEKLY PLAYLIST ALANNA MADDEN On top of all the amazing concerts in Portland over the last week, the sun has been teasing and tempting us to run outside. The summer blues, love and nights are just around the corner, and the devil is knocking on our door: “It’s time to go.” Listen to DJ Salinger online at psuvanguard.com or on Spotify.

4. Tesselation – Mild High Club, Skiptracing (2016) 5. How Blue Can You Get? (Downhearted) – B.B. King, Blues in My Heart (1963) 6. Born on the Bayou – Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bayou Country (1969) 7. Me and the Devil Blues – Robert Johnson, Me and the Devil Blues (1937) 8. This Ain’t Living – G.Love & Special Sauce, G.Love & Special Sauce (1994) 9. Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) – The Hollies, Distant Light (1972) 10. This Charming Man – Stars, Nightsongs (2001) 11. Female of the Species – Space, Spiders (1996) 12. Lowdown – Boz Scaggs, Silk Degrees (1976)

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APRIL 24–30 COMMUNITY

FILM & THEATER

ART

MUSIC

PORTLAND DSA READING GROUP SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTION CENTER 7 P.M.–9 P.M. • FREE Portland Democratic Socialists of America hosts weekly reading groups. This week’s topic: teacher strikes in red states.

PDX MENSTRUAL SYMPOSIUM SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION, ROOM 296/298 9 A.M.–4 P.M. • FREE Portland State’s Menstrual Society is hosting an all day symposium with keynote speaker Jennifer Weiss Wolf, author of Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity.

VENUS IN FURS LOVECRAFT BAR 9 P.M.–2:15 A.M. • 21+ Don’t be confused; this has nothing to do with the Velvet Underground. But if you like the erotic goth scene then come out and get your… groove…on? You do you.

WU TANG WEDNESDAYS MAXWELL PDX 9 P.M.–2 A.M. • 21+ If you want beef, then bring the ruckus because “WU TANG AIN’T NOTHING FUCK WITH!” Enough said.

CHURCH OF FILM CLINTON STREET THEATER 8–10 P.M.• $5–8 Consumerism, colonization and conformity in United States will be explored in a series of experimental short films.

7 DEADLY SINS MCMENAMINS MISSION THEATER 7:30 P.M.–9:30 P.M. “7 Deadly Sins: American Road Trip” will feature five true tales from self-proclaimed travel bugs and what they found on their adventures.

“NATURAL SELECTION” ALBERTA STREET GALLERY 6 P.M.–9 P.M. • FREE Portland’s monthly Last Thursday will feature “Natural Selection,” a collection of oil paintings by Maquette Reverts for an “elusive, vibrant and abstracted look at reality.” Music will be performed by Sam Kisling.

SOUL NIGHT DANCE PARTY NO VACANCY LOUNGE 8 P.M.–MIDNIGHT • FREE, 21+ Free dance party hosted by DJ Drew Groove featuring soul, funk, jazz and motown.

AMP FEST SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION, ROOM 101 7 P.M. • FREE KPSU and Parkway North Project present Amp Fest, a two-day festival. Free for PSU students.

AND SO WE WALKED THE ARMORY’S ELLYN BYE STUDIO 7:30 P.M. • $30–57 Portland Center Stage presents And So We Walked: An Artist’s Journey Along the Trail of Tears, written and performed by DeLanna Studi.

THE BOOK OF LIFE (2014) 5TH AVENUE CINEMA 7 p.m. / 9:30 p.m. • Free The animated film about gods meddling with love is playing over the weekend of April 27–29. Admission is free for PSU students.

“MAGENTA NIGHTS” ADAMS AND OLLMAN 6 P.M.–8 P.M. • FREE The opening reception of Katherine Bradford’s “Magenta Nights” will feature artwork where “the undefined vastness of the canvas becomes an intentional place for imagination.”

MIND AND MOUTH OPEN MIC MARROW PDX 7 P.M.–9 P.M. • $5–15, SUGGESTED DONATION Performance times are open for poets and spoken word artists ages 10–14. Come support your community members and bring a word or two.

SAT APR 28

CHINESE CULTURE, ART AND HISTORY LECTURE ACADEMIC AND STUDENT RECREATION CENTER, ROOM 230 9:30 A.M.–11 A.M. • FREE, ALL AGES First Saturday PDX and PSU Institute for Asian Studies host Ken Brashier, who will discuss the formation of the cosmos through surveys of early Chinese cosmology.

WORLD TAI CHI DAY PSU URBAN PLAZA 10:30 A.M.–NOON • FREE, ALL AGES Meet in the plaza for an interactive, all-levels welcome tai chi demonstration led by the PSU Confucius Institute. One world, one breath.

TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER (1971) WHITSELL AUDITORIUM 2 P.M. • $5–9, ALL AGES The Royal Ballet Company staged a ballet that used Beatrix Potter’s classic tales as a biography of her life. A must see.

CASTLE IN THE SKY (1986) HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 7 P.M. (ALSO SCREENING APRIL 27) $7–9, ALL AGES Sky pirates, floating castles, government plots, the bonds of friendship and more in this Hayao Miyazaki classic, screening for Hollywood Theatre’s Miyazaki Fest.

SUN APR 29

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988) HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 2 P.M. (ALSO SCREENING APRIL 28) $7–9, ALL AGES The movie follows the story of sisters as they befriend Totoro, the keeper of the forest, while their mother recovers from a long-term illness at a nearby hospital.

THE TALE OF THE FOX (1929) WHITSELL AUDITORIUM 3 P.M. • $5–9, ALL AGES Puppeteer Ladislas Starewitch pioneered stop-motion animation techniques unmatched by even Disney. Watch for these details in this retelling of a Medieval story, Le Roman de Renard.

PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997) HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 7 P.M. • $7–9, ALL AGES Where is the online campaign to make Princess Mononoke an officially recognized Disney Princess? *locks self in car, cries uncontrollably, doesn’t check Twitter*

ZAYTOVEN HOLOCENE 8:30 P.M. • $15–18, 21+ The Atlanta-based German producer has worked with Gucci Mane, Migos and Future, and comes to Portland supported by local DJs Maxx Bass and BNick.

PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING DRIVE KARL MILLER CENTER ROOM 220 2 P.M.–4 P.M. Students are able to select 4–5 items of free professional clothing for current and future career endeavors.

EDUCATION ABROAD 101 CRAMER HALL, ROOM 169 2 P.M.–3 P.M. • FREE Meet PSU’s Education Abroad team and learn about the basics of studying abroad as a PSU student.

THEORETICAL PHYSICS LECTURE SCIENCE BUILDING ONE, ROOM 107 3:15 P.M. • FREE Dr. Mohamed Anber from the Department of Physics will discuss “information, dualities and deconfinement” in theoretical physics.

BEGINNER VINYASA YOGA ASRC 7:15 P.M.–8:15 P.M. • FREE Find you zen in this beginner yoga class hosted every Monday of spring term 2018. Free for PSU students.

TUE APR 24

BLACK COFFEE CLINTON STREET THEATER 6 P.M.–9 P.M. • $10 A live podcast of “Black Coffee: A Dialogue on Race & Coffee Culture” will host a conversation involving… exactly what the title says.

PRICED OUT FILM SCREENING KENTON LIBRARY 6 P.M.–7:30 P.M. • FREE The documentary explores the topic of gentrification and the concept of neighborhood after the era of the ghetto. Screening will be followed by filmmaker Q&A.

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ASPSU

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