Portland State Vanguard. Vol. 72 Issue 23

PORTLAND STATE VANGUARD

News Mediation results in tentative grad student contract P. 4

Opinion College of Arts is failing its students P. 28

VOLUME 72 • ISSUE 23 • MARCH 6, 2018

Arts

PSU’s Littman + White artist goes viral P. 25

DON’T YUCK ANYONE’S YUM: AN OPEN PANEL ON KINK QRC’S SEX WEEK CONCLUDES WITH ‘ANYTHING GOES’ PANEL

LILLIE ELKINS Portland State’s Queer Resource Center concluded sex week Friday, March 2, with a panel and information session on kink and sex outside the box. Students gathered in the QRC in Smith Memorial Student Union to discuss and ask questions about the panel speakers’ involvement in the kink community.

“We are here to celebrate all types of consensual play,” said event moderator Olli before the discussion commenced.

“We welcome you and we support you.”

Each of the nine panelists, all of whom, according to the Facebook event page, were PSU students “involved in kink communities and/or practicing kink in less public spaces,” stated their name and their kink, then discussed their personal experiences within the kink community.

Questions ranged from all areas of kink, from fire play to explaining consensual bruises to healthcare professionals.

Panelists offered substantial information for each question, detailed their own personal experiences and recommended solutions and ideas. A repeated theme from the panel was “do what you are comfortable with.”

The panel was originally planned for the end of February as part of the QRC’s annual sex week, a series of events—which

spanned almost two weeks this year—intended to discuss sex and sexuality in queer and transgender communities.

Organizers rescheduled the event due to inclement weather.

A student who wished not to be identified said if the panel hadn’t been rescheduled, they would have been disappointed about waiting an entire year for the next one.

“We had a similar event last year, and some of the same students were organizing it [then],” Said QRC Content Developer Melanie Altaras. “It was very popular.” Altaras added demand for the event appeared to be similarly high this year.

Organizers set up six tables displaying different aspects of the kink world including Puppy-Play, Age-Play and Dominance and Submission. Additional tables presented safely utilizing rope in the bedroom, sex while disabled and the Catalyst event center, which hosts sex-positive events for individuals 18 years and older. Attendees could enter a raffle for a chance to win a subscription to Catalyst or a flogger.

The discussion maintained a casual tone, but panelists stressed the importance of feeling safe with sex partners. The speakers also advised attendees to have fun and maintain healthy mental and physical well-being.

LACEY THE KINKY BUNNY REPRESENTING THE CATALYST DISPLAY TABLE. LILLIE ELKIINS/ PSU VANGUARD Additionally, panelists emphasized no one should feel ashamed about their kink. The purpose of this event, they added, was to show anyone interested in kink that they are never alone and that no kink should come with guilt.

“If you think you’re alone in your specific kink,” said a speaker who goes by their FetLife username Love_ly, “you are not alone.”

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DON’T YUCK ANYONE’S YUM: AN OPEN PANEL ON KINK P. 2 ‘PORTLAND REVIEW’ PARTNERS WITH PSU ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

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KENT STATE SURVIVOR SPEAKS OUT

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GRADUATE EMPLOYEES UNION AGREES ON CONTRACT WITH ADMINISTRATION

P. 4

CANVASSERS CAUGHT MISLEADING STUDENTS P. 5

ASPSU COMMITTEE ADDRESSES SAFETY CONCERNS IN P. 5 SMSU

STAFF EDIT ORI A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Evan Smiley MANAGING EDITOR Danielle Horn NEWS EDITORS Anna Williams NOW HIRING INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Fiona Spring ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Alanna Madden OPINION EDITOR Nada Sewidan ONLINE EDITOR NOW HIRING

COPY CHIEF Missy Hannen COPY EDITORS Molly MacGilbert Jesika Westbrook CONTRIBUTORS Reem Alkattan Gray Bouchat Sarah Burns Rebecca Capurso Lillie Elkins Jordan Ellis Ahmed Elsayed Andrew Gaines Lily Gallagher Piper Gibson Kayla Gmyr Andrew Jankowski Jake Johnson Claire Meyer Katharine Piwonka Annelise Pixler

INTERNATIONAL

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE HEATS UP

P. 6

CHINA TO ABOLISH PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS

P. 7

SPORTS

VIKING SNAPSHOT

P. 8

GET OUTSIDE GUIDE

P. 9–24

ARTS

MR. PICKLES! GOOD BOY!

P. 8

PSU LITTMAN + WHITE ARTIST GOES VIRAL

P. 25

PEOPLE OF PSU

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Marena Riggan Taylor Such Justin Thurer PHO T O & MULTIMEDI A PHOTO EDITOR Zell Thomas MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Emma Josephson

DESIGNERS Sydney Bardole Georgia Hatchett Elena Kim Lisa Kohn Kailyn Neidetcher Savannah Quarum Jenny Vu

PHOTOGRAPHERS & VIDEOGRAPHERS Phoebe Thornock Adam Ughoc

DIS T RIBU TION & M A R K E TING DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING MANAGERS Colleen Leary Aaron Ughoc

CR E ATI V E DIR EC TION & DE SIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR Aaron Ughoc

T ECHNOL OGY & W EB SIT E STUDENT MEDIA TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR Corrine Nightingale

LEAD DESIGNERS Robby Day Chloe Kendall

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANTS Damaris Dusciuc Long V. Nguyen Annie Ton

OPINION

CAMPUS FRISBEE TEAM LEADS THE WAY IN GENDER EQUALITY

P. 27

VEGANISM: THE FASTEST GROWING HEALTH MOVEMENT EVER

P. 27

COLLEGE OF THE ARTS IS FAILING ITS STUDENTS

P. 28

POLAR BEARS ARE STARVING

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COMICS

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A DV ISING & ACCOUN TING COORDINATOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Reaz Mahmood STUDENT MEDIA ACCOUNTANT Sheri Pitcher To contact Portland State Vanguard, email info@psuvanguard.com MIS SION S TAT EMEN T Vanguard’s mission is to serve the Portland State community with timely, accurate, comprehensive and critical content while upholding high journalistic standards. In the process, we aim to enrich our staff with quality, hands-on journalism education and a number of skills highly valued in today’s job market

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NEWS

‘PORTLAND REVIEW’ PARTNERS WITH PSU ENGLISH DEPARTMENT UNDERGRADS CAN NOW HELP PRODUCE PORTLAND’S MOST HISTORIC LITERARY JOURNAL REBECCA CAPURSO Portland Review, Portland’s longestrunning literary journal, has officially partnered with the Portland State English Department, which now offers classes where students can earn credit while helping to create the journal.

PR showcases prose, poetry and art from up-and-coming, local and well-known authors and artists including Ursula K. Le Guin and Lidia Yuknavitch. It is also fully run by PSU students and has been since its first publication in 1956.

According to co-editor Benjamin Kessler, PR wanted to be better connected with the department that most closely aligns with the material the journal creates. “I think the English department also wanted to take some ownership of the journal that was mainly being worked on by students in its own [Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing] program,” Kessler said. “[The MFA is] still trying to carve out a really firm identity for itself.”

PR officially merged with the English de-

partment in fall 2016, but this is the first year it is offering official classes for graduate and undergraduate students who want to learn about literary publishing. Students with no prior experience in publishing can sign up for WR 410 Literary Magazines or WR 510 PR and help put the publication together.

“This isn’t something where you have to come in knowing ‘this is how a literary journal works’ or this is what the writing that goes into a literary journal looks like’,” Kessler said.

“It provides a platform to learn how these things work,” added co-editor Rayna Jensen.

“Knowing how something like this works is a great primer for an internship or a job.”

The classes allow for experienced faculty members to pass down valuable skill sets to students who can make the work that goes into the journal even better, the co-editors added. But while the classes are taught by faculty, Kessler emphasized when it comes to actual journal production, students are responsible for “literally

everything...from copy editing, to acquisitions, to fundraising, to printing.”

Additionally, according to Jensen, partnering with the English department gives PR more opportunities to connect with authors and receive submissions on an international level, as well as to feature a wider variety of local contributors.

“I think we have a pretty incredible faculty here that’s really well-connected,” Jensen said. “This year and last year, we were able to feature some really cool work because we had that direct connection with the English department, and they have this direct connection to the larger literary world.”

The transition also allowed PR to move beyond the scope of what it was allowed by the Student Fee Committee when it was considered a Student Media organization.

According to to PR’s previous Editor-inChief Alex Dannemiller in the original proposal to join the English department, editors felt being a student organization forced the

publication to “bend its goals to adhere to the requirements of a student organization.”

“While PR should interact with the students at PSU,” Dannemiller added, “its goals and purpose reach outside of serving the student community.”

Kessler said the partnership will ultimately elevate the English department in the public eye.

“Not only does [the partnership between PR and the English department] raise the status of the English department as a department that makes an annual literary journal,” Kessler said, “but also an English department that houses the most historic literary journal in the city.”

PR hosts readings and fundraising events to be an active part of the literary community, according to Kessler and Jensen, and works to provide a platform for emerging authors and artists. Its next reading, celebrating the launch of PR’s latest edition, will be held 7 p.m.–9 p.m. April 12 at Literary Arts in downtown Portland.

ASPSU COMMITTEE ADDRESSES SAFETY CONCERNS IN SMSU UAC DIRECTOR: DO NOT BLAME HOUSELESS COMMUNITY FOR RECENT THEFTS REEM ALKATTAN Recent thefts in Smith Memorial Student Union have created safety concerns for the Portland State community.

Affected areas include the Disability Resource Center and the Associated Students of Portland State University, both located on the ground floor of SMSU. According to Lieutenant Vince Elmore of the Campus Public Safety Office, 36 theft incidents occured in SMSU since the beginning of 2017. On Jan. 10, 2018, the ASPSU office was broken into after business hours, and a projector and camera were stolen.

ASPSU University Affairs Committee Director Lelani Lealiiee stated in an email, “We are usually all diligent in locking the office, but [we] are unsure whether or not it was locked at the time of the break-in.”

Lealiiee added the DRC also reported a theft earlier in the winter 2018 quarter. “[The theft] was during open hours,” she stated.

“Someone walked into their lab and must have walked out with one of their [Macintosh] computers without being noticed.”

The ASPSU office sits almost adjacent to the main SMSU entrance on Broadway Blvd. SMSU is open to the public until 10 p.m. most days. Some houseless individuals and other nonstudents occasionally enter SMSU and other buildings and are sometimes found sleeping in classrooms or other locations.

At a UAC meeting on Feb. 7 during which the committee addressed safety concerns following the thefts, Lealiiee said, “We would like to see more safety but without looking to discourage or mistreat the houseless population.” She added, “We do not want the houseless population to feel they are being singled out but would just like some more safety here due to child-

care centers, resource centers, and of course, this being a large student union.”

Houselessness continues to be an issue in Portland due to a lack of affordable housing throughout the state. However, Lealiiee emphasized no one can prove there is a direct association between the theft incidents and the presence of houseless individuals.

“It would be unjust and against our values at ASPSU, and as students without solid evidence to say there is a connection,” Lealiiee wrote.

Elmore said because the university is an urban campus and open to the public, CPSO does not ask houseless individuals to leave buildings if they are not harassing anyone. He also added that if students feel unsafe or suspect a crime, then they should contact the CPSO office. “We are here to make students safe,” Elmore said.

PSU biology major Aaron Tait said he is comfortable saying the campus is safe. “The occasional patrol is constant enough to assure accessibility to help when it is needed,” Tait wrote in an email.

Tait added he is aware of houseless shelters around the city, but he also acknowledges forcing people to go to them is impossible. “While I don’t like having a group of houseless people immediately outside some living quarters and school buildings,” Tait wrote, “I recognize there may not be a place we can send them.”

On the other hand, Lealiiee said she does not at all see an issue with houseless persons in SMSU. In addition, she added,

ZELL THOMAS/PSU VANGUARD the PSU community should show compassion toward the houseless population.

“As a university located in downtown Portland, [ASPSU members believe] it is important to recognize houseless persons as members of our community,” Lealiiee stated. “[It is important to] reflect our values with everyone located around our campus.”

According to Lealiiee, the UAC is working toward strategies to help houseless individuals feel more welcomed on campus, but also to help students feel safe. The committee is putting together a survey to gather feedback from students and staff about how they feel about the presence of houseless persons on campus. Lealiiee wrote the UAC believes it is critical to see everyone’s viewpoints on the issue.

“The reality is some students are or could be facing being houseless, and we want to approach this topic in a compassionate way,” Lealiiee added.

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NEWS

ADMINISTRATION AND GRADUATE EMPLOYEES UNION REACH CONTRACT AGREEMENT CONTENTIOUS BARGAINING PROCESS REACHES COMPROMISE TAYLOR SUCH AND ANNA WILLIAMS After a tense bargaining process and mediation, the Portland State administration came to a tentative contract agreement with the newly-certified Graduate Employees Union after 2 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. The contract covers over 800 graduate assistants across campus and will be renegotiated every three years.

If approved by members of the GEU, the contract will be the first between the university and GAs on campus. While union members described a lengthy and sometimes unpleasant negotiation process, most of the union’s needs have been addressed.

“Although this contract is a compromise,” wrote the GEU in a statement, “there is a lot to be proud of in the work that we ALL did to create a contract that sees immediate monetary benefits for GAs.” The new contract offers all GAs a one-time $184 bonus this spring, annual cost of living adjustment raises between 1.5 and 3.5 percent, a doubling of the previous 0.15 full-time equivalent to 0.3, an incremental annual increase to the minimum hourly rate and a gradual increase to mandatory student fee subsidies.

The two parties also agreed to form a joint health insurance working group to generate a report on cost impact, benefits, claims and insurance options before the next round of negotiations.

PSU GAs MAKE LESS, SPEND MORE ON HEALTHCARE AND RENT

“As a [parent] and a student, my issues relate to pay and healthcare,” said a GA at the GEU’s free pancake luncheon on Jan. 31. They did not want their name published. “I am not being paid a livable wage. My pay doesn’t even cover the cost of my childcare let alone housing, food or insurance.”

They continued, “We aren’t given any tangible or standard employee benefits. It feels like we’re being hit on multiple fronts in terms of trying to survive while furthering our education.”

The median monthly salary in 2016–17 for PSU graduate employees was $1,159.95 compared to $1,948 at Oregon State University and $1,747.50 at University of Oregon, according to data the GEU collected in collaboration with the Coalition of Graduate Employees at OSU and the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation at UO. PSU also offers no health insurance assistance, while OSU and UO cover 88 and 95 percent of insurance fees respectively.

Additionally, according to the GEU, low wages and little healthcare assistance place extra stress on PSU GAs because rent in the city is 19 percent higher on average than in the rest of Oregon.

graduation deadline as full-time students, as is the case with Laura Lyons, graduate student of public administration. “[Being full-time] is a necessary condition of their employment,” Lyons said. “Essentially they’re having to pay for the job.”

Cooper said there is some language in the contract that allows individual departments to remit more tuition if they desire, but they are not necessarily obligated to do so.

Additionally, Cooper said, members of the PSU bargaining team presented how much the contract would cost the university if it maintained the same number of graduate jobs every year. However, maintaining this number was not guaranteed in the contract.

“Will the university produce the amount of money in their estimate, or will [it] put less money into it and then force departments to choose to reallocate existing funds to meet the terms of the agreement?” Cooper said. “That’s something we’re really going to have to hold PSU accountable for in the coming months.”

As reported in spring of last year, the stress of budget cuts to individual departments already leads to cutting adjunct faculty in some cases, many of whom face similar financial strain to GAs. Finally, though a working group will be in place once both parties select members, healthcare costs will not be addressed until the 2020–2021 negotiation cycle. Originally, Cooper explained, PSU wanted to renegotiate its contract with the GEU every five years. It then offered full contract renegotiations every four years and healthcare assistance negotiations every two years.

Both parties finally compromised to renegotiate the full contract every three years.

Until then, according to testimony from other graduate students at the pancake luncheon, most GAs opt into the PSU PacificSource coverage but have found that many healthcare providers do not accept the plan aside from the Center for Student Health and Counseling. In addition, often the deductibles and copays are more than GAs can afford.

A TENSE NEGOTIATION PROCESS

“The process was challenging at times,” said Shelly Chabon, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Dean of Undergrad-

uate Interdisciplinary General Education in a statement, “but both teams worked diligently throughout the negotiation and mediation process to reach a fair and reasonable agreement.”

The Office of University Communications sent the statement to PSU students, faculty and staff on March 1, two weeks after a tentative contract was agreed on and after Portland State Vanguard requested comment. The statement contrasts the GEU’s account of the negotiation process.

In a December 2017 statement, the GEU claimed during a public bargaining session one member of the PSU administration asked supporters from the PSU Faculty Association and American Association of University Professors to leave the room.

The GEU stated at this meeting the administration decided not to move forward without a mediator due to “GEU’s contact with the media and GEU’s publication to members of PSU’s bargaining proposals as evidence that negotiations could not move forward, despite clear evidence of continuing progress on both sides.”

Later in this statement, GEU claimed PSU’s actions, which the GEU believed could “limit the scope of remaining negotiations,” were retaliation for speaking to the public.

One month after PSU decided to seek mediation and 15 months into the negotiation process, GA in Anthropology Phillip Daily said, “As a student who has been able to come sit in and watch these bargaining sessions, it’s been interesting to see the university respond in a very hostile manner just toward the idea of students just getting basic things I think are just basic human rights.”

Cooper added that members of the PSU administration are “coming to work every day and encountering a lot of difficult, emotional stuff and advocating for a position that is often really bad for the people who have come in and shared their vulnerability.”

During bargaining meetings, several GAs shared anecdotes of their personal struggles with the administration. Cooper added, “There’s no way that cannot be distressing and taxing.”

GEU members will vote on the contract this week. After that, Lyons said she hopes more graduate students join the union. “We need as many people as possible to become members. That’s what gives us power.”

CONTRACT WILL OFFER SOME RELIEF BUT WON’T ALWAYS CLOSE THE GAP

The new contract will help, said doctoral candidate in computer science and GEU bargaining team member Ted Cooper.

“I think compared to what is a typical amount of money per GA to get in a collective bargaining agreement, this is a better than average deal.”

However, he added, some GAs still have to pay quite a bit of money to stay employed at PSU. The university will remit tuition for up to nine credits per GA, which works out for many graduate employees who can meet their program graduation deadline as a part-time student. However, other graduate students can only meet their

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ASHLEY BROMLEY AND PSU GAs: TED COOPER, LYNDSIE COMPTON, NEAL KOPERMAN AND JULIA DANCIS. COURTESY OF ANDREW GORRY

NEWS

STATE INVESTIGATING CANVASSERS CAUGHT MISLEADING PSU STUDENTS

STUDENTS UNWITTINGLY SIGNED PETITION TO REPEAL OREGON SANCTUARY STATUS

MARENA RIGGAN The Oregon Secretary of State is investigating a petitioning and political consulting firm after a Portland State student caught canvassers misleading other students into signing a petition that would put a repeal of Oregon’s sanctuary state status on the 2018 ballot.

According to Street Roots, in early February, PSU sociology major Robin Fisher reported canvassers working for Ballot Access, LLC were

misleading the public in the PSU Park Blocks and elsewhere in downtown Portland to acquire signatures for the Oregon Repeal Sanctuary State Law Initiative (#6, 22), or IP 22.

Canvassers said the initiative would protect Oregon’s sanctuary status, which prohibits the use of state and local resources to enforce federal immigration law if an individual is in the United States illegally but has committed no other crime. In fact, IP22 would do the

exact opposite. The initiative would repeal the 2015 Oregon Revised Statute 181A.820.

Oregon has been a Sanctuary State for over 30 years.

According to Oregon’s State Initiative and Referendum Manual, acquiring signatures under false pretenses can carry a fine up to $125,000 and/or up to five years in pri son. If canvassers acquire enough signatures by July 6, IP22 will appear on the 2018 ballot.

Anyone who thinks they may have signed the petition under false pretexts and would like to have it removed may contact Representative Mike Nearman of the State Legislature at rep.mikenearman@oregonlegislature.gov or call his Salem office at (503) 986-1423. Ballot Access, LLC may also be reached at (503) 4448236. Those who wish to file an official complaint can email the Elections Division at elections.sos@oregon.gov.

KENT STATE SHOOTING VICTIM SPEAKS OUT JOE LEWIS DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT MISTREATMENT, PEACEFUL PROTEST ANNELISE PIXLER Kent State University Massacre survivor Joseph Lewis, hosted by Portland State’s English department, spoke in Cramer Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 28, about the importance of peaceful political demonstrations and uncovering the truth behind what he called hidden histories.

Lewis was one of 13 victims of the May 4, 1970, shooting and claims the government covered up evidence for decades that incriminated national guardsmen. Lewis has shared his testimonial across the country for at least seven years.“I’m here because of [the] four students that couldn’t be here today,” Lewis said. “[Kent State students] Sandra Scheuer, Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller and William Schroeder died... during a peaceful protest.”

In 1970, as the Vietnam war entered its 15th year, Lewis described, ongoing tensions were brewing between the government and protesting civilians at the time. In the three days of student-led protests leading up to May 4, hundreds of national guardsmen flocked to the Kent State campus in Ohio armed with rifles and bayonets.

On the day of the shooting, 900 national guardsman occupied campus while classes ran as usual. At noon, the Victory Bell rang in the university commons, which summoned protesters to the hub of campus. The Victory Bell was traditionally used to announce football game victories but later became a signal for the beginning of demonstrations or protests.

Lewis said demonstrators chanted “one, two, three, four, we don’t want your fucking war” and held picket signs. Some chants were directed at guardsmen, Lewis said, but for the most part demonstrators were protesting the war as a whole.

However, tensions between guardsmen and students hit a peak that day. Lewis said he read in news reports at the time that students overturned guardsmen’s cars and attacked officers with bricks and bats. However, Lewis added, more hostility came from the guardsmen. Officers tried forcefully moving demonstrators back to their dorms up the hill away from the commons and announced their assembly was unlawful.

Of the armed officers, 12 were members of Troop G of the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment, known for being particularly critical of demonstrations. Three of the guardsmen leveled their rifles at 18-yearold Lewis, at which point he gave them the middle finger and the officers opened fire.

The guardsmen claimed later on in court they began to shoot because they were afraid for their safety.

“I was naive,” Lewis said when describing his shock a real bullets shooting out of the gun, “I didn’t think there would be real bullets.

I thought they would be shooting blanks.

Looking back, I don’t know why I would think that, but I also never thought there would be loaded guns on campus either.”

Lewis said when victims took the guardsmen to court, they were offered money and the guardsmen were let go. Later on, other victims suggested evidence, including an audio recording in which guardsmen were ordered to fire, was covered up.

Attendee and Vietnam veteran Mike Hastie said he is afraid history will repeat itself if the government continues to cause destruction or hurt innocent lives and cover up the evidence. “It’s important for you young people to be here,” Hastie said. “You need to know this history because the government is

JOE LEWIS SPEAKS AT PORTLAND STATE. COURTESTY OF MIKE HASTIE. going to hide the truth in order to repeat what they’ve done without consequence.”

Sara Appel, adjunct instructor of English at PSU, said she feels a responsibility to expose her students to voices like Lewis’.

“If the government is not supporting our rights to convene and identify injustice when we see it,” Appel said, “then that’s what we need to be afraid of. That’s why I want to make sure that [Lewis’] perspective is not forgotten.”

Appel added, “More than ever I think whether in high school or higher education settings, we need to understand that our safety as a society is dependent on understanding who it is that we should or shouldn’t be afraid of.”

When asked about school shootings, protests and demonstrations Lewis explained his shock that school shootings is a phrase that has been normalized in our society. “I’m about peaceful demonstrations,” Lewis said. “We need to defend our most vulnerable people in our society.”

Lewis did not address recent shootings like those at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School or Las Vegas, but he made it a point to tell student attendees they should be empowered to fight for change. “It’s your world to change,” Lewis said. “But we can’t fight violence with violence.

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INTERNATIONAL

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE HEATS UP AHMED ELSAYED

Egypt has experienced rapid political change throughout its tumultuous transition since the January 2011 revolution. Now Egyptians prepare to participate in the upcoming presidential elections amid domestic and international concerns.

Egypt’s National Election Authority announced on Jan. 8 voting will take place from March 16–18 for expatriates and between March 26–28 domestically. According to the Egyptian constitution, candidates must be officially endorsed by at least 20 elected members of the House of Representatives or at least 25,000 eligible voters from at least 15 of the country’s 27 governorates to be considered qualified to run.

On Jan. 19, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi announced his intent to run for a second and final term. Sissi’s campaign reported he had received endorsements from 594 of 596 members of parliament and submitted 173,000 legally valid citizen endorsements.

As the incumbent, many considered Sissi the likely winner from the beginning. Still, since the NEA opened the door on Jan. 20 to receive applications for candidacy, a number of hopefuls have announced their intention to challenge Sissi for the presidential office.

Former head of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights Khaled Ali, a lawyer and labor activist, announced his intention to run in November 2016. He previously ran in the 2012 election but received less than 0.6 percent of the vote.

Despite fears a September 2017 charge of offending public decency would affect his eligibility, Ali began his campaign with support from youth, human rights activists and some social media activists. However, he withdrew from the race on Jan. 24, claiming in a press conference political conditions did not allow for a fair contest. Some Sissi supporters have said the real reason for Ali’s withdrawal was his failure to collect the required number of endorsements to be able to run for office.

Former Egyptian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Sami Anan announced his candidacy in a Facebook video in January 2018 but was arrested a few days later when the army accused him of forging his official release from military service. According to Egyptian law, it is illegal for active military personnel to participate in politics.

The EAF accused Anan of announcing his bid for office without first acquiring a permit from the military, aiming to incite a rift be-

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tween the EAF and the public. The NEA has since confirmed Anan is still an officer in the EAF and is subject to all relevant laws. The official Facebook page for Anan’s campaign announced that the campaign was suspended until further notice.

Similarly, Colonel Ahmed Konsowa was sentenced to six years in prison in December 2017 after he announced his intention to run for president while wearing a military uniform.

Ghad Party Chairman Moussa Mostafa Moussa now stands as Sissi’s only challenger.

Although Moussa declared his intent to run only a day before the application deadline, he announced he had succeeded in obtaining the required numbers of endorsements from citizens and members of parliament.

In the weeks before the election, Sissi has been praised for launching a major counter-terrorism operation in Northern Sinai.

On the other hand, many have criticized his campaign and the election in general as undemocratic. On Jan. 30, the alliance of opposition parties known as the Civil Democratic Movement called for a boycott of the election, describing it in a press conference as the electoral comic play.

“The March vote will in no way confirm

Feb 27 Exclusion University Place Hotel At 6:20 a.m., officers issued an exclusion to a non-student who refused to leave the lobby bathroom despite repeated requests from hotel staff.

Theft Smith Memorial Student Union At 8:58 p.m., an iPad was reported stolen from the Parkway North room in SMSU. The alleged theft occurred between 8:30 and 8:35 p.m.

Feb. 28 Hit and run Parking Structure 1 At 7:42 p.m., a student reported a vehicle, possibly white in color, sideswiped their car.

The alleged incident occurred between 4:30 and 7:42 p.m.

March 1 Exclusion Cramer Hall At 8:48 a.m., a non-student was issued an exclusion after causing three separate disturbances on campus within 24 hours.

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PRESIDENT ABDEL-FATTAH EL-SISSI. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s popularity among the Egyptian people,” stated Sara Khorshid writing for Foreign Policy. “This election campaign is merely an extension of the internal power struggle among the military and the regime’s security services, and it has nothing to do with democratic mechanisms worthy of the name.”

March 3 Trespass warning Cramer Hall Between 9:21 and 9:29 a.m., officers issued a verbal warning to two individuals loitering on the fourth floor of CH. March 4 Email threat At 2:30 p.m., a PSU employee called to report an email threat their office received from a prospective international student. The individual is not currently enrolled at PSU and is not believed to be in the United States.

Exclusion Academic and Student Recreation Center At 9:10 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the lobby of the ASRC where they issued an exclusion to a non-student who was causing a disturbance.

INTERNATIONAL

CHINA TO ABOLISH PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS KAYLA GMYR

On Feb. 25, the Chinese Communist Party proposed the elimination of a constitutional clause limiting the presidency to two fiveyear terms. If passed, the amendment would allow President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely.

The 1982 Constitution first established term limits as part of a plan to restore stability to China after Chairman Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution. Surrounded by a quickly-developing world, the Party decreed economic advancement required domestic reorganization and sought to “steadily improve socialist institutions, develop socialist democracy, improve the socialist legal system, and work hard and self-reliantly to modernize industry, agriculture, national defence, and science and technology.”

China’s economy developed rapidly following the pro-capitalist reforms of the post-Mao era. With a gross domestic product of $11.2 trillion, China is competitive with the United States. In fact, China has already surpassed the U.S. in terms of exports and purchasing power parity, or growth-adjusted GDP. The New York Times reported the move to retract term limits comes as Xi “seeks to strengthen the party’s control over a modernizing society and restore China to what he considers its rightful place as a global power—an agenda his allies have suggested requires his personal leadership.”

Many American officials view China’s rise as an imminent threat to the U.S.’ position as

the world’s only hegemonic power. Under the Obama administration, the White House and Pentagon agreed to pursue a “Pivot to Asia,” which sought to challenge China’s growth by increasing American diplomatic, trade and military relations with key countries in South and Southeast Asia.

Tensions between the two nations have risen since the Pivot, evident first in the South China Sea and more recently on the Korean Peninsula. In its National Defense Strategy for 2018, the U.S. Department of Defense stated, “China and Russia are now undermining the international order from within the system by exploiting its benefits while simultaneously undercutting its principles.”

President Xi’s response to these growing tensions focuses on consolidating his power, reorganizing systems of governance and boosting the military. By implementing these measures, China’s ruling party hopes to act as a world leader in guiding development and combating U.S. confrontations.

The CCP must also respond to social tensions brewing within the country. While rates of extreme poverty are much lower now than in the 1980s, especially for urban populations, inequality is astronomical. On one end of the spectrum, 82 million people still live on less than $1.25 per day and on the other, the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report ranks China fifth in the world in number of millionaires.

Despite strict laws and limited connection to the outside world, there has been an increase

PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. in strikes by migrant workers, factory workers and farmers. Other indicators of tension within China range from suicide nets surrounding sweatshops to online parody.

President Xi and the Communist Party are already considering the need to stabilize unrest, cracking down on political rights and internet speech. Despite these measures, people

continue to find a way to express themselves.

Immediately after the CCP announced the proposal, many middle-class Chinese citizens took to internet applications to express their opposition. Journalist Li Datong declared in an open letter the plan “means moving backward into history, and planting the seed once again of chaos in China, causing untold damage.”

FEB. 27 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: MAGNITUDE 7.5 EARTHQUAKE KILLS AT LEAST 20

At least 20 people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit 55 miles northwest of the capital city, triggering landslides that blocked roads and flattened houses. Aftershocks continued to strike for at least two days, hampering rescue efforts.

FEB. 27 VENEZUELA: MADURO CHALLENGER ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY

Politician Henri Falcon announced he will challenge incumbent Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election. Opposition leaders have criticized Falcon, accusing him of undermining their strategy of boycotting an election they have decried as a fraudulent attempt to consolidate Maduro’s rule.

MARCH 1 GERMANY: CYBER ATTACK BREACHES FOREIGN MINISTRY

The German government launched an investigation into an ongoing cyber attack that breached the foreign ministry’s secure computer network. Government sources have denied reports by German media that connected the attack to Russia-based hackers.

MARCH 2 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: ETHNIC CLASHES KILL AT LEAST 40

Tensions over land disputes erupted violently when ethnic clashes broke between Hema herders and Lendu farmers in the northeastern province of Ituri for the second time this month resulting in at least 43 deaths. The longstanding conflict between the two group has reignited in recent months after lying mostly dormant since the end of the 1998–2003 Ituri conflict.

MARCH 2 ISRAEL: POLICE QUESTION NETANYAHUS IN CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION

Feb. 26–March 2

Police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara as possible criminal suspects in a corruption case involving the telecommunications giant Bezeq. The prime minister has been accused of instructing the Israeli Communications Ministry to make regulatory decisions beneficial to Bezeq in exchange for favorable coverage on Walla. A Bezeq-owned news website. Netanyahu denied all wrongdoing and said he is the victim of a witch-hunt.

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VIKING SNAPSHOT TAYLOR SUCH

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Thursday, Mar. 1 PSU vs Northern Colorado Score: 78-85 (L) Ryan Edwards scored 19 points and had seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Holland Woods had seven assists.

Saturday, Mar. 3 PSU vs North Dakota Score: 97-90 (W) Senior Day. Bryce Canda scored seven straight points.

Brandon Hollins had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Ryan Edwards scored 14 points and blocked three shots.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Wednesday, Feb. 28 PSU at Northern Colorado Score: 60-63 (L) Courtney West had 10 points and eight rebounds.

Kiana Brown scored 11 points.

Friday, Mar. 2 PSU at North Dakota Score: 80-61 (W) Ashley Bolston scored a team-high 20 points. This was her sixth 20-point game of the year. Kylie Jimenez scored a career-high 19 points. Courtney West scored 14 points and had seven rebounds.

SOFTBALL

Friday, Mar. 2 PSU vs BYU Score: 2-11 (L) Ariana Abalos had her first career hit. Riley Casper was the only Viking to have multiple hits.

Friday, Mar. 2 PSU vs Northwestern Score: 0-6 (L) Alyssa Burk pitched the complete game, allowing six runs and five hits. She had four walk and struck out four.

Saturday, Mar. 3 PSU vs Northwestern Score: 4-7 (L) Kaela Morrow led with a solo shot down left field and got her third home run of the season.

Saturday, Mar. 3 PSU vs Alabama Score: 0-3 (L) Emma Detamore threw a four hit game, one walk and two struck out.

Sunday, Mar. 4 PSU at Washington Score: 1-4 (L) Darian Lindsey led with a single to right, moved to second on a bunt and stole third.

MEN’S TENNIS

Friday, Mar. 2 PSU at Seattle Score: 4-3 (W) Sam Roberts and Tommy Edwards both pulled three-set matches. Tommy Edwards and Avery West won their second straight match together at number one doubles.

Saturday, Mar. 3 PSU at Washington Score: 0-7 (L) Nathan Boniel and Gabe Souza won their match at number two doubles.

NEXT WEEK WOMEN’S GOLF All day Mar. 5–6 PSU at Arizona

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

8:05 p.m. Monday, Mar. 5 Big Sky First Round vs Northern Arizona TBD Mar. 7–10 Big Sky Championship series

MEN’S BASKETBALL TBD Tuesday, Mar. 6–10 Big Sky Championship series

SOFTBALL

TBD Friday, Mar. 9 PSU at Idaho

5 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 7 PSU vs Toledo

TRACK

9 a.m. Friday, Mar. 9 PSU vs New Mexico 11:15 a.m. Friday, Mar. 9 PSU vs Depaul 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10 PSU at UNLV 9 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 11 PSU vs Washington

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8 a.m. Thursday, Mar. 8 PSU at Lewis-Clark State

12 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 11 PSU at Eastern Washington

‘MR. PICKLES’ TRASHED PORTLAND FOR THIRD SEASON OPENER

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MR. PICKLES! GOOD BOY! I’m a metal newbie. I like Pallbearer a lot, and I’m a huge fan of Mastodon—although I don’t know if it counts as metal.

However, when I decided to review the Thrash-tacular concert tour and the season opener of Adult Swim’s series Mr. Pickles, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I anticipated the stereotypical image of tightly packed crowds, greasy dudes with long hair, mosh pits and the general necessity for earplugs.

On Friday, Feb. 23, the Hawthorne Theater was decked out appropriately with Mr. Pickle’s Thrash-tacular merchandise, while a throne made of fake human offal was propped in the back for fan photos. The concert’s headline metal bands included Exodus and Municipal Waste, which sound similar to the show’s notorious death metal theme song. The opener, local speed metal group Raptor, did a terrific job getting the crowd pumped up and ready for the evening.

Raptor left the stage with plenty of cheers and thrown horns from the crowd. Soon after, Virginia-based rockers Municipal Waste took the stage. The light tone of Raptor’s set continued with titles like “Thrashin’ of the Christ” and “Headbanger Face-Rip.”

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Municipal’s lead singer Tony Foresta had a fantastic rapport with the crowd throughout the show while also spouting views that might be considered caustic outside of a left-leaning city like Portland. The concert’s final act was Exodus, an old guard of thrash metal. Although the members looked like a bunch of dads, Exodus brought a heavier, more melodic sound than the previous groups with the singer hitting high notes I did not expect.

The entire three-part show was in promotion for the third season of Mr. Pickles, the Lassie-meets-The Omen cartoon.

The actual show’s season opener continued its tradition of grotesque opulence, featuring gory animations not limited to expanding brains, satanic gimps, vicious wolves and hideously deformed computer hackers. However, with the rapid parade of blood, satanic imagery and disgusting character designs, I can’t help but feel like the individual elements of the show have been done better elsewhere.

Mr. Pickles is incredibly watchable, especially if you enjoy the gross-out humor synonymous with Adult Swim. If you’re up late on a Sunday night, there are far worse things you could be watching.

All day Friday, Mar. 9 PSU vs NCAA Indoor Championships All day Saturday, Mar. 10 PSU vs NCAA Indoor Championships

WOMEN’S TENNIS 10 a.m. Friday, Mar. 9 PSU vs Northern Arizona

10 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 11 PSU vs North Dakota

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Portland State Vanguard’s Survival Guide P. 13–20

Portland State’s seed library P. 10

Experience Portland’s most historic trees P. 21

Beginner’s guide to winter camping P. 11

Hot springs and nude beaches P. 22

PSU Environmental Studies Dept. helps our planet thrive P. 12

Camping with cats P. 23

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PIPER GIBSON

TRAILS AND PARKS DON’T ALWAYS cater to individuals with disabilities. Here are a few local places that offer clear, defined trails with minimal obstacles. People can enjoy these outdoor activities without worrying about wheelchair access or other barriers.

Hoyt Arboretum

Nestled in SW Portland’s Washington Park, the Hoyt Arboretum is home to over 2,000 species of trees and plants and is often called a living museum. The park is free to the public and accessible by public transportation. There is a one-mile long ADA accessible walk, the map for which is on the arboretum’s website.

Several other trails with gentle slopes are available for those who require a less rigorous walk. The visitor center and its bathrooms are also wheelchair accessible, and guide dogs are allowed on-leash. Saturday guided tours begin in April, but private tours can also be arranged for $3 per person.

Blue Lake Regional Park

This park is along the Columbia River in NE Portland and is open to many different activities, including fishing, hiking, swimming and several other sports. Service animals are permitted in all areas of the park. Much of the park is wheelchair accessible, including the restrooms, wetlands observation deck, picnic areas, park paths and the trail

loop that circles the entire park. Blue Lake also offers several free parking days per year.

Geocaching

Geocaching is more interactive than walking around a park. The basic concept is that caches are placed in various hidden places around the world and attached to coordinates, and people use GPS devices and clues to locate the loot. The one rule: If you take something, leave something.

Enter Portland into the search bar on the geocaching website, and you can find many different caches close to you while discovering new, interesting locations. New Mobility has a useful guide to accessible geocaching, including the website Handicaching, where you can enter a cache’s waypoint and find a description of its difficulty and accessibility level that another person with a disability left.

Spring Park

Located in Milwaukie next to the Willamette River, this park features a 0.6 mile roundtrip trail to view the wetlands. The main trail is wheelchair accessible, but the seasonal passage—reachable when the river is low—to Elk Rock Island is much harder to navigate.

SAVANNAH QUARUM There is limited parking available, but the park is accessible by public transit.

There are picnic tables at the entrance for those who need to rest before or after hiking. This area is currently under restoration, so be sure to stay on designated trails and only take photos.

Portland State’s Seed Library DANIELLE HORN

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LIFE WITHOUT A GARDEN IS unimaginable to me, but I live in an apartment, so I have to get creative. I grow plants in pots on my balcony and patio, but it feels wasteful to buy whole packets of seeds and only use a few of them. A solution: the Portland State seed library.

The PSU Student Sustainability Center began the seed library in spring 2016 to tell the story of seeds, said Heather Spalding, coordinator for the Sustainability Center. The library is inside the Sustainability Center in Smith Memorial Student Union M104. While the library looks for organic and heirloom seeds, it accepts all seed donations to make seed sharing as accessible as possible.

The library is open and free to students, faculty and staff. While Spalding suggests individuals harvest their own seeds to donate back to the library, this is not required. It’s not only individuals that make use of the library—the cosmos growing in the garden next to SMSU sprouted from the library’s seeds.

Spalding said one of her favorite collections of seeds is a set of five heirloom organic corn varieties donated by PSU Assistant Professor Pedro Ferbel-Azcarate, who co-owns the local masa and tortilla company Three Sisters Nixtamal.

Looking at the rainbow of kernels, I happily remembered the interaction I’d had buying masa from Three Sisters Nixtamal. If I grew that corn, I’d remember that moment and this new moment every time I watered it. When I harvested it, I would pass on those stories to my friends along with some delicious heirloom corn.

This is the story of seeds. Our personal memories of people and the plants they cared for shared along with the plants themselves.

Scientific information about seeds matters, but so do our interactions with plants and the way we use them to build community.

The seed library’s winter hours are 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and noon–1 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

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EXPLORE winter camping SARAH BURNS WHETHER YOU’RE SUFFERING FROM CABIN fever, feeling melancholy under gray skies or simply looking to up your wilderness game, winter camping is the way to reset and quench your thirst for adventure.

But you won’t find clear skies and river floats during these brisk winter months, so what’s the draw to bust out the tent and venture out into the woods this time of year?

Ever gone out for a camping trip and ended up shivering in your sleeping bag, or worse, drenched and forced to drive home damp and grumpy?

“With the right gear, right preparation and plenty of food, winter camping can be a lot of fun and not at all a miserable experience,” said Chris Harbert-Erceg, Program Coordinator at Trackers Earth, a local organization providing outdoor programs for kids and adults.

For hardcore tent camping, Harbert-Erceg advised people to take a course on winter camping, such as those offered at community colleges or mountain guide resources including the Mazamas Club. In the past, Portland State’s Campus Recreation Center has hosted local o n e - n i g h t introductory winter

camping trips.

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics offers an outdoor camping guide on its website, but campers should already be prepared with a compass and survival skills before venturing into the winter wild.

When setting up a campsite, according to LNT, choose a durable surface like snow, rock or mineral soil, rather than fragile vegetation. Camp at least 70 steps from water sources away from main trails and ski areas, and be respectful of wildlife.

Access and location

Packing up, packing out and picking up the phone

Plenty of rugged winter campsites are available near Portland, but preparing to access them is key.

Laura Bain Pramuk, Public Affairs Officer for the United States Forest Service at Mt. Hood National Forest, together with other NF recreation staff, stated in an email that campers should remember the forest service does not plow roads, but it does plow SnoParks around the mountain. Campers can access sites like Devil’s Half-Acre via Barlow Sno-Park but still need snowshoes to access the site.

Trillium Lake, which has street parking available, is an easily accessible allweather campsite. The popular Twin Lakes area near Hood River can be accessed by Sno-Park. More specific sites are listed on the Mt. Hood NF website, and campers planning their trips can contact Visitor Information Services for road conditions and directions to their site.

NF staff recommended that campers have a weather-equipped vehicle and always bring waterproof fire supplies when camping.

They also recommended a Primus stove for melting drinking water, a compass and map, a hatchet, a flashlight or headlamp, and extra gas, chains, blankets, food and water packed away in your vehicle.

Wardrobe choice is crucial when camping in cold climates. NF staff recommend wearing layers and non-cotton fabrics and packing an extra hat and gloves.

Recreational Equipment Inc.’s website recommends campers wear or pack long underwear, wool socks, an insulating jacket and an outer rain-proof shell.

Finally, according to the NF staff, campers need to pack food in reusable containers, pack out or bury human waste and dismantle any built structures.

Most importantly, be sure to call your friends or family and leave your trip itinerary with them.

Happy winter camping!

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Keeping Earth alive

PSU Environmental Studies Dept. helps our planet thrive

ZELL THOMAS/PSU VANGUARD KATHARINE PIWONKA PLANET EARTH IS SOMETHING WE all have in common. No matter where we live, the ground we walk on or the air we breathe, we’re all connected through our environment. The study of our environment and how humans interact with it influences change, and Portland State’s Environmental Science and Management Department helps lead that change.

Portland is one of the United States’ leading cities in sustainable practices and environmentally friendly policies; Portland makes the environment a priority. The ESM graduate program at PSU connects students with organizations and agencies in order to identify and solve environmental problems around Portland. Students have a wealth of resources and opportunities to make a lasting impact in the community.

“Environmental science is all very interdisciplinary,” said Arjun Viray, an undergraduate in the environmental studies program. “You get the ecologists, the biologists, the conservationists, all working towards a common goal: to improve the environment and human well-being. If you take care of the environment, you improve how we live. You improve quality of life.”

Viray is currently working on a project researching healthcare design and green roofs

on campus, focusing on how the environment impacts the well-being of people. Other projects within the scope of the program investigate air quality in urban settings and how nano-structured materials relate to human health and the environment. These opportunities are available through the PSU program Build Exito, which aims to engage underrepresented students in programs relating to biomedical research, population health and social science research, among other fields.

Today, the people of our planet are victim to water shortages, extreme droughts, natural disasters exacerbated by climate change and changing ecological systems in urban metropolises.

It’s important for us to understand the intricacies of the interactions between society and the physical, chemical, ecological and biological processes that structure and maintain ecosystems. That is why environmental science and studies will continue to grow.

The ESM department partners with the Association of Environmental Science Students to host weekly seminars that provide space to share current research and new ideas with peers, as well as provide and receive feedback on current projects.

Alumni of the ESM program have interned and found jobs with the City of Portland,

Nike, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other institutions whose missions are to create lasting and positive changes in sustainability and the environment.

At PSU, almost every school and department teaches courses related to sustainability that examine our relationship with the environment from a variety of perspectives. Within the university studies program, courses in sustainability and global environmental change are options at the freshman and sophomore level inquiries, as well as the option to pursue environmental and sustainability related junior clusters. For seniors, there are over 25 environmentally related senior capstones.

PSU offers two pathways within undergraduate studies inside the department of environmental science and management: environmental science and environmental studies.

Graduate students have the option of pursuing a Master of Science, Master of Environmental Management or a Professional Science Master in Environmental Science and Management, as well as a number of other certificates.

Environmental science teaches us the bigger picture and, in turn, gives us the tools we need to create positive change.

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Plants and bugs to appreciate or avoid P. 14

Travel-size guide to local trails P. 15–18

First aid necessities P. 19

Get the gear!

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Avoid or Appreciate?

Guide to the poisonous bugs and plants of Oregon GRAY BOUCHAT

AMERICAN COPPER BUTTERFLY APPRECIATE: This butterfly does no harm.

Its black and orange wings resemble those of a monarch, but the smooth shape distinguishes them from the monarch’s sharp curvature. Copper butterflies like to flutter in warm areas.

death cap mushroom

American Copper Butterfly

wild mint

PLANTS

DEATH CAP MUSHROOM AVOID: Those who eat it may experience nausea and abdominal pain. This mushroom is native to California, but some hide under Oregon’s oak trees masquerading as common mushrooms. Beware: This mushroom caused 14 deaths in California in 2016.

WILD MINT APPRECIATE: A stunning plant with green leaves and small white flowers. Although it bears a close resemblance to stinging nettles, Wild Mint is actually harmless. Eat this plant if you find yourself lost in the woods. While hiking, seek it out and take a couple of its leaves for the next morning’s tea.

POISON IVY AVOID: Common on hiking trails, this plant causes a rash. Typically found in wet climates, it contains an oil called urushiol that covers the entire leaf. Poison ivy looks like a common leaf, but do your research before touching mysterious plants on your hiking trip, even if they appear common.

INSECTS

ASSASSIN BUG AVOID: This bug stabs prey with its beak.

Luckily Assassin Bug bites are not lethal to humans, but they still cause discomfort and pain. The bugs possess long orange bodies and lanky legs. They hide in bushes and on leaves, so watch out when approaching unsuspecting shrubs.

Assassin Bug

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TAKE A HIKE Fold this page up to take with you on your adventures

Forest Park Hike through the forest without ever leaving the city. There are over 70 miles of trails to choose from, featuring an overlook of Portland and Mt. Hood as well as plentiful birds and Aprilblooming trillium.

Hoyt Arboretum A living museum with over 6,000 trees, 12 miles of trails and seasonal gardens accessible to individuals of all physical capabilities.

Tryon Creek State Natural Area Located next to Lewis & Clark College, Tryon Creek hosts over 20 trails, including bike paths and equestrian trails.

Mount Tabor This park’s roads are closed on Wednesdays so pedestrians can safely hike up to the top for a great

Washington Park

view of the city. On other days, use the unpaved trails that pass the three historic reservoirs.

Home to the Oregon Zoo, World Forestry Center, Portland Japanese Garden, International Rose Test Garden and is accessible by transit.

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge The perfect location for the ornithological enthusiast. Hawks, quail, pintails, mallards, coots, woodpeckers, kestrels and widgeons are only some of the species visitors can anticipate viewing.

Powell Butte Nature Park Powell Butte Nature Park holds over eight miles of hiking, mountain bike and equestrian trails with opportunities to view local flora and fauna.

Accessible trail options

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Springwater Corridor This paved pedestrian trail through the Johnson Creek watershed is great for biking and roller skating. The trail connects the Portland waterfront to Boring, Ore. and passes the Cartlandia food pod on SE 82nd.

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Take a hike!

Rain or shine, spring is the best time to get out and about.

Go explore with Portland State

Vanguard’s curated list of local hikes around town. Enjoy scenic routes, trails, state parks and natural areas all within the Portland metropolitan

Before you trek: Be sure to pack • plenty of water • travel-size first aid kit • a protein snack • light rain gear • sunscreen and • a navigation tool!

area. Trails and parks listed have varying accessibility and available amenities.

LOCAL TRAILS GUIDE TO

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1-2 CREPE BANDAGES (ELASTIC BANDAGES)

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ANTISEPTIC WIPES

LOPERAMIDE TABLETS

PAIN RELIEF MEDICATION

ANTIHISTAMINE CREAM

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SMALL SCISSORS

Helps secure gauze

To help treat diarrhea

For itchy bumps or bug bites

ANTIBACTERIAL CREAMS

Use after disinfecting a cut or scrape before applying a bandage

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Bathroom etiquette

Trail mix, energy and granola bars and jerky are some easy-to-carry snacks. Also, pack some disposable utensils to eat with.

Make sure to bring a shovel or bags to bury or carry out your waste, and don’t forget to also carry out your toilet paper.

Also bring hand cleaning wipes to make sure you and your friends are high five–ready.

Make sure to bring along Ziploc bags and large plastic bags for trash.

Knife and Repair Supplies

It’s always a good idea to pack a knife, which can come in handy for gear repairs, food preparations or other emergencies. Also include repair kits and duct tape in case you puncture your camping tent or damage any of your other gear.

Navigation

Knowing where to go is an important part of any successful hike. Make sure to pack the appropriate maps, compasses and navigation tools necessary for your trip.

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Sun protection

You can still get sunburned even if it’s cloudy.

Pack sunscreen and sunglasses to help protect you against harmful rays.

Clothing and Gear

Appropriate clothing depends on the hike, weather and area. Research the temperature and hike difficulty level to help you gauge what kinds of clothes to bring along. Comfortable clothing, insulated shoes and a windbreaker are some of the options to consider.

Pack your gear according to the duration and difficulty of your outdoor excursion. If you’re going on an overnight trip, pack your tent, sleeping bag, binocular, daypack, insect repellent, whistles and towels, to name a few.

If you could use a little extra support hiking around, bring or find a walking stick, or even some trekking poles from Next Adventure to help you conquer the outdoors.

Fire and Light

If you’re planning to camp overnight, make sure to pack waterproof matches and lighters, as well as headlamps and flashlights in order to help you start a campfire and illuminate the campsite or hiking trail.

Lastly, bring a notepad and a pen or pencil. If it seems complicated going in, it’ll probably be complicated getting back. Jot down some notes about the trickier aspects of your route for future reference, or sketch fun things you encounter or even just ridiculous things people say.

We all have phones, but grab a disposable camera and try to make the 25 shots count.

Sifting through tangible photos is a lot more fun than scrolling through your phone.

Go forth, Vikings!

Nutrition and Hydration

Just in case, pack extra food and water to last you beyond the duration of your excursion.

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Experience Portland’s most historic trees JORDAN ELLIS PORTLAND HAS NEARLY 300 OFFICIALLY recognized historic trees, termed Heritage Trees by the City Council. According to Portland Parks and Recreation, they are “formally recognized...for their unique size, age, historical or horticultural significance.”

Portland’s Trees of Merit are not officially recognized as Heritage Trees, but still notable and historic species.

If you want to experience Portland’s natural history or are simply curious why they’re so significant, here’s a sample of some of our most important native trees.

The 80-foot tall copper beech in front of Portland State’s Millar Library is a Heritage Tree planted in 1892. The library was built to surround the tree with its concave glass wall.

Portland’s first Heritage Tree is the Burrell elm. It was planted in 1870 and stands approximately 78 feet tall. The width between the widest branches is over 105 feet, stretching over the sidewalk and nearby buildings.

American elms tend to have distinct vaseshaped trunks with arching branches and a rounded top. It’s near campus on SW 10th Avenue in front of the YMCA. In southwest Portland stands a yellow bellflower apple, “the oldest grafted fruit tree on the west coast and the oldest apple tree in Oregon,” according to The Heritage Tree Program Guidebook. The tree was first planted on a homestead in 1850 and later purchased by a nursery in Milwaukie. It is currently located on SW Campbell Ct. off of SW Sunset Blvd.

The tallest tree in Portland is a native Douglas fir, estimated to be between 300 and 450 years old and stood 242 feet tall when last measured in 1997. The tree is in Lower Macleay Park off the stream side trail toward Balch Creek, 100 yards before the Stone House.

Previously thought to be extinct, Dawn redwoods currently grow in Hoyt Arboretum and Laurelhurst Park. “Seeds and cones...were brought to the United States from China by Harvard researchers in the ‘40s and distributed to various arboreta around the country,” said Friends of Trees’ Andy Meeks.

Hoyt Arboretum was one of these recipients. The young trees grew successfully— they now stand 103 feet tall—and became, according to Meeks, “the first dawn redwoods to bear cones in the Western Hemisphere in 16 million years.”

In a past Portland State history course led

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by Associate Professor Catherine McNeur, students developed projects that allowed the public to engage with the history of Heritage Trees, seeking to make the trees’ history of accessible to a broader audience.

For more information on Heritage Trees, check out the extensive guidebook, podcasts, mobile app, coloring pages, trading cards and mapped walking tour at pdx.edu/history/heritage-trees.

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Oregon, let’s get naked

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LILY GALLAGHER OREGON IS HOME TO SOME of the most stunning nude hot springs and beaches in the Pacific Northwest. If you live in Multnomah County, you may only be a short drive from these getaways.

HOT SPRINGS Bagby Hot Springs

Oregon’s most popular hot spring is located about two hours southeast of Portland. Bagby Hot Springs is a collection of soaking tubs and bathhouses open for 24-hour use. Nudity is allowed on bath decks but not in the open areas around the bathhouses. Repairs are currently being completed by the Forest Service, but tubs are still available for soaking while under construction.

Austin Hot Springs

Only 60 miles outside Portland, natural hot springs heated by volcanic activity await. As described by blogger Valerie Wheatley in “7 Off-the-Grid Hot Springs in the Western U.S.,” Austin Hot Springs is “not the private, relaxing experience that Bagby can be, but you are bound to meet some entertaining drunk locals.”

Nudity is allowed on the bath decks but not in the open areas around the bathhouses.

McCredie Hot Springs

This small lot of rock-walled and silt-bottomed pools is only a three-hour drive southeast of Portland and is perfect for clothing-optional soaks. The Oregon Hot Springs website warns, “Pool temperatures are well known to fluctuate, be careful and consider using a thermometer before jumping in!” If you need a break from the heat, Salt Creek is right next door, providing a freezing and refreshing experience.

Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center

Looking for a more bougie hot springs experience?

Look no further than Breitenbush, located two hours northeast of Portland. This resort offers clothing-optional pools and steam saunas, as well as organic vegetarian meals and spiritual workshops.

Prepare to disconnect: No internet or phone access provided. Warning: This place books up fast, so make sure to secure a reservation.

BEACHES Rooster Rock State Park

A quick half-hour drive east of Portland will bring you to Rooster Rock State Park, one of only two nude-friendly beaches in Oregon. For those of you avoiding critical onlookers, “The clothing optional beach area is completely separate and not visible from the clothing-required area of the large park,” stated the Oregon State Parks website.

Due to the wet winter, the beaches have become submerged by the Columbia, turning the park into a swamp best suited for the adventurist with tough feet.

Collins Beach

Oregon’s second nude beach is 20 miles north of Portland. This mile of clothing-optional shoreline is on Sauvie Island, the largest island in the Columbia River. Collins Beach has been popular since the 1970s and receives frequent visitors throughout the year.

For those who would rather be safe than sorry, the Sauvie Island Community Association warns travelers to be cautious not to wander onto the “non-nude North Unit Beach, which is poorly delineated and ineffectively screened from view.”

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Cat Camping

How to survive the wilderness with your furry friend

AARON UGHOC LILY GALLAGHER

KNOW YOUR KITTY

FIRST AND FOREMOST, KNOW YOUR cat’s personality and limits. Assess if they would be a good fit as a camping buddy.

Keep in mind the majority of campsites require your cat to be leashed at all times.

“Cats who are more valiant would likely be better candidates for finding harness opportunities rewarding,” said Dr. Emily Weiss, vice president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Equine Welfare department.

Make sure your kitty is protected from fleas and ticks before you leave. Take your cat to the veterinarian and make sure vaccinations and shots are all up-to-date. You can also ask which preventative medication best suits your animal. A fun trip can quickly turn sour if your cat gets infected.

KNOW YOUR TRIP

If you decide to bring your cat, take their personality into account when trip planning. Tent camping can be too complex for

some kitties as a first-time experience. The new setting may cause discomfort or anxiety. According to Animal Wellness Magazine, “a trailer, camper or motorhome is more secure and homelike” and may be a safer bet for camping newbies.

Are you planning to spend time hiking or staying in? Make sure you aren’t bringing your furry friend on an excursion they can’t physically handle. Shorter, more relaxed camping trips are always better for inexperienced cat travelers.

WHAT’S THE WEATHER?

Don’t neglect to check the weather. Although your furry friend has nine lives, don’t risk their health by exposing them to extreme heat or cold.

KNOW YOUR CAMPSITE

Before you embark, do your research and make sure your destination allows pets. According to adventurecats.org, “Some campgrounds will charge extra if you bring along your cat.”

KNOW YOUR GEAR

Harness, leash, portable food and water. In addition to basic necessities for animals on the go, don’t forget to bring a litter tray and blankets or a pet bed to keep your cat comfy.

Additionally, make sure to keep a first aid kit handy. Be wary of poisonous plants and predatory animals that may pose a threat, and always keep an eye on your furry friend so they don’t sneak off and get into trouble.

PRACTICE MAKES PURRFECT

It may sound weird, but practice camping with your cat before taking them on a real adventure. Spend a couple nights in a backyard tent, an RV or car parked in the driveway to determine if your fur baby is up to the journey. You may be surprised by what they’re capable of, but if you get the feeling they aren’t ready to take on the wilderness, begin with a couple day trips to the front yard or local park.

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ARTS AND CULTURE

FUN TIMES DESTROYING ICONIC ART ARTISTS FLOCK FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DESECRATE ROBERT FRANK PHOTOGRAPHY JAKE JOHNSON Like all good things, Robert Frank’s quick and dirty retrospective Books and Films 1947–2018 has come to a close.

Frank and his long-time collaborator and publisher Gerhard Steidl wanted the show to be cheap but high-quality. They printed Frank’s images on non-archival newsprint even though the paper’s flimsiness and acidity would destroy the prints over time. Steidl and Frank wanted the show to stick it to the art market by allowing the print to destroy itself.

Portland’s Blue Sky Gallery decided to have some fun with it while they could.

Blue Sky Gallery reached out to a number of performers to make the destruction of Franks’ work a piece of art in itself.

This performative destruction created a much less pretentious atmosphere than anticipated. People laughed and danced; painted with their hands, shredded and even ice skated over the artwork. The show attracted all types of people: gallery owners, artists, curators and dozens of photographers.

Tiny footprints embellished photographs on the ground, and at first glance, it appeared as though someone had let their tiny child run through a bowl of blue paint then over Frank’s work. The footprints turned out to be the literal handiwork of Subashini “Suba” Ganesan, who founded the SE Belmont dance studio New Expressive Works. While the tiny footprints are a part of Hindu culture, Ganesan explained how the footprints are traditionally created with white powder on the floor—as opposed to paint on the walls—and how they represent playfulness.

Portland artist Lu Yim stood against the gallery wall draped with shredded bits of newsprint before joining the conversation. “[The event] was a great opportunity to hang out with so many incredible people from the performance community,” Yim said.

Artists Kaj-anne Pepper and Ms. Pepper Pepper interacted with attendees about their favorite destroyed creations before later playing “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg while making sure the

crowd knew Ginsberg was even gayer than Pepper. Ginsberg’s photograph was displayed on the wall behind them and at one point Pepper encouraged attendees to join them in shouting, “Allen Ginsberg was, one, two, three, gay!”

In another room, Yim had an office station set up where they were photocopying photographs and promptly shredding them. At 8 p.m. Linda Austin, manager of Performance Works NW, ascended a wall featuring a large quote to perform whiteout poetry: slowly moving through the text while removing letters one by one to destroy the original quote while creating something new.

At one point, the Ranchera classic “El Rey” began to play as a janitor moved through the crowd with his wheeled trash can.

He removed some rags and a spray bottle before placing a ladder in front of the wall of Frank’s contact sheets. Ascending the ladder, he began spraying the images with cleaner and scrubbing them. The cleaning solution, however, contained diluted ink, and the janitor was actually New York performance artist Meshi Chavez.

Chavez then grabbed a mop and enthusiastically danced along to Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” and Nat King Cole’s “I Love You For Sentimental Reasons”—interrupted when Chavez pulled out a loud leaf blower that blew scraps of Frank’s work around. Many of Chavez’s choices were deliberate and thought out.

“How do I make my art relevant to now?” Chavez said.

“Because I am Latino, I played it up. Hanging around in my janitor costume, people were uncomfortable, they didn’t know if I was a performer or actually a janitor. They’re used to seeing Latinos like this.”

The event at Blue Sky was certainly one of the least pretentious and most fun art events I’ve ever been to. It’s not often an art gallery is full of laughing people. “I think it’s nice to be doing something that people don’t expect you to do,” Rauschenberg said. “I don’t know what other people expected, or what I ex-

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PSU’S LITTMAN + WHITE ARTIST GOES VIRAL FOR SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE ALREADY HAVE: A BOXED-WINE BOYFRIEND ALANNA MADDEN Michael James Schneider has gone viral one week before his March 8 opening reception and gallery debut ‘notification’ at Portland State’s Littman + White Galleries. Originally posted to Instagram on Feb. 26, Schneider’s “Boxed-Wine Boyfriend” has received thousands of shares through Twitter over the last week and has since been picked up by online media channels such as VICE’s Guide to Right Now and dlisted.com’s “Hot Slut of the Day!” The first Instagram photo Schneider posted features a tall, presumably empty, stacked figure made of boxed wine such as Original House Wine, Franzia and the good ol’ Bota Box. Schneider’s caption states, “I do not have a boyfriend so I made one out of boxes of wine.” A day later, Schneider and his new boyfriend posed

for an Instagram photo inside a grocery store while picking out focaccia crackers.

While the sudden celebrity status of Schneider’s new beau is obviously worth noting, the upcoming exhibition at the White Gallery is set to be equally relatable. The student-run gallery is set to run Schneider’s exhibition March 7–30.

Schneider’s photography aims to critique the practice of self-branding, the false vs. true self, and the anti-selfie, which according the L+W’s website, is the “inevitable evolution in the history of self-portraiture.” “‘‘notification’ starts a dialogue at the intersection of validation, narcissism, self deprecation and humiliation,” states L+W’s website. According to VICE, the inspiration behind the Boxed-Wine Boyfriend involved the practice of being

“self medicated through wine” and trying to make constructive use out of the empty cardboard. Schneider and his boyfriend make dinner together, cuddle on park benches and read the morning paper with their cat. Of course this went viral; this is real life. On an ironic note, VICE’s coverage asks Schneider’s train of thought, “Why not just date literal garbage?”

Regardless of how much one can relate to concept of a boxed-wine boyfriend, PSU students will have the opportunity to view Schneider’s photography in person and begin to conceptualize his critique of social media culture and question the reality of our own self-narrative.

White Gallery is located on the second floor of Smith Memorial Student Union 289. For more information, visit littmanandwhite.com.

MICHAEL SCHNEIDER SNUGGLES HIS BOYFRIEND. COURTESY OF MICHAEL SCHNEIDER.

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WHAT ELSE CAN I DO BUT GO ON DREAMING? PROFESSOR TONY WOLK REMEMBERS COLLEAGUE AND DEAR FRIEND URSULA K. LE GUIN

MOLLY MACGILBERT “I wasn’t planning to write about Ursula,” said Portland State Professor Tony Wolk. “You tend not to write about your good friends.”

Professor Wolk’s “The Word for World is Ursula” is an ode to his late and dear friend Ursula K. Le Guin, the beloved fantasy novelist whom he knew for half a century before her death on Jan. 22, 2018.

Wolk’s piece was published in Propeller, an online magazine run by fellow PSU English Senior Instructor Dan DeWeese. When DeWeese asked him if he would write about Le Guin for the magazine, Wolk said he’d think about it, but with inspiration from Harry Mathews’ book The Orchard: A Remembrance of Georges Perec, he was able to polish his own list of remembrances.

Wolk had already begun writing about Le Guin the day after he learned of her passing. “I just sat down. I journal a lot on my computer, and I wanted to recapture everything I could remember,” he said.

“I remember meeting Ursula for the first time and her taking off her shoes for the sake of our hardwood floors, one shoe black, the other brown,” Wolk said.

Wolk was first introduced to Le Guin’s writing by a student who mentioned his history professor’s wife had written a science fiction novel. The story, Rocannon’s World, was part of a 35-cent Ace double, a book wherein one story finished halfway through and the second story could be found by flipping the book over.

When Le Guin’s groundbreaking gender-fluid Left Hand of Darkness came out in 1969, Wolk and his wife Lindy decided to invite her over for dinner. “And that’s when she came over with the multi-colored shoes,” said Wolk.

Wolk has been teaching at PSU since 1965 and co-taught classes with Le Guin and her husband Charles. In 1975, Wolk was directed to ask Le Guin to teach a science fiction class at PSU. She suggested they teach it together.

“The two of us ran off the stories in the basement of the Division of Continuing Education with a kind of grinding thing that makes multi-copies,” said Wolk. “Everyone wrote things and everyone read them and responded to them, including Ursula, and then I had to do the same thing. And that’s what set me on the road to being the writer I am. I probably made her writing worse with my bad jokes or something, but [her] influence on me was enormous because without her I wouldn’t have been writing.”

Wolk has now published four books: Abraham Lincoln: A Novel Life, Good Friday and Lincoln’s Daughter through PSU’s own Ooligan Press and The Parable of You through Propeller Books.

Throughout the rest of his teaching career, Wolk has always found a way to bring Le Guin’s writing—and sometimes the writer herself—into the classroom. He recalled pointing, on various occasions, out of classroom windows in the direction of Le Guin’s home on Thurman Street at the edge of Forest Park.

“It was wonderful to say, ‘She lives over there, and she’s going to be coming to the class tomorrow.’”

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“I remember Ursula phoning early one morning to tell me she dreamed I’d won the Pulitzer Prize. I guess what I’d won was the Ursula prize,” Wolk said.

In the middle of January, Wolk sent Le Guin an email quoting writer Jorge Luis Borges: “...What can I do? I’m over 80. I am blind. I am very often lonely. What else can I do but go on dreaming, then writing...

My fate is to think of all things, of all experiences, as having been given me for the purpose of making beauty out of them. I know that I have failed. I’ll keep on failing, but still that is the only justification of my life.”

Borges was referring to his experience as an aging writer staring death in the face. He would go on to live another six years. Le Guin wrote back to Wolk, uncharacteristically telling him of her writing-in-progress:

“I have been letting a story lead me where it will. Very slowly.

It is such a pleasure to follow, to find out where it’s going. Like walking beside our creek in the California hills. Of course the creeks there mostly stop running in the summer. But they’re there; if you dig into the sandy adobe it gets damper and damper. And now and then the water runs out in the open again for a little ways.”

She died at home in Portland a week later.

“I had no idea when I wrote the message that she would only be living one more week and would never be finishing that story,” said Wolk. “But you can tell from the way she wrote that little message that, ‘This is a writer.’ It was just beautifully written, what she had to say.”

Perhaps the story was never intended for an audience. “She told me a few days ago she felt a little guilty because she was just writing for her own pleasure now,” said Theo, Le Guin’s son, in an interview with The Guardian. For the pleasure of following, of digging, of letting the water run out in the open—if only for a little ways.

“It is good to have an end to journey toward,” Le Guin wrote in The Left Hand of Darkness, “but it is the journey that matters in the end.”

OPINION

CAMPUS FRISBEE TEAM LEADS THE WAY IN GENDER EQUALITY CLAIRE MEYER In 1973, millions watched as female tennis player Billie Jean King beat male tennis player Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome. King’s win marked a milestone for mixed gender sports. Today, more women aim to even out the playing field with men, not only in financial, political and educational arenas, but also in the sports arena.

Established in 2017 from the existing men’s and women’s Frisbee teams, the Portland State mixed ultimate Frisbee team tries to always have an equal number of men and women on the playing field.

Although many sources claim women are unequal to men in terms of speed and strength, women’s running times have improved more than men’s in the last century, most likely due to women having increased access to performance-improving resources such as quality coaching and equipment, according to a study in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine.

While all sexes differ physically, we have more in common than not, and we all have our own strengths. Women could have better endurance due to their higher percentage of body fat, according to a 2001 study by the American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism. Men’s muscles

also tend to fatigue easier than women’s, possibly because women recruit different muscle groups to share the load more efficiently, according to a 2003 study in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

With conscious effort, practice and understanding, the athletic gender gap can be minimized. The PSU mixed Frisbee team has made valiant strides, but it has also had challenges.

When asked if men throw to women as much as they throw to one another, the President of the en’s mixed Frisbee team Sheng Lunquist said, “Ideally they would, but I’ve definitely seen guys throw a lot more to the guys.”

Lunquist also noted men who throw mostly to each other don’t play mixed very often.

There aren’t enough mixed sports and gender diversity. We need to follow in the steps of our mixed frisbee team in order to close the gender gap in sports.

“Men, women and everyone in between have strengths and weaknesses that are really not determined by their gender… and showing that by making a mixed team [is] really important,” said Abby Clough, co-captain of the mixed team. “I don’t think we should be separated by gender anymore.”

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VEGANISM:

THE FASTEST GROWING HEALTH MOVEMENT EVER KATHARINE PIWONKA Never before have plants been so popular and animal products so unpopular. This year is going to be the year of the vegan.

Over the course of 2017, the world saw massively increased interest in living a vegan lifestyle. A new survey by Quartz states veganism is one of the biggest food trends this year.

Three years ago, there wasn’t the large amount of buzz and attention surrounding veganism like we see today.

Things have changed. Veganism is now trendy.

There has been controversy within the vegan community about who is allowed to use the vegan label. The Vegan Society defines veganism as “A way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.” By this definition, one can only qualify as a vegan if they believe in the ethical animal rights philosophy behind it.

KATHARINE PIWONKA/PSU VANGUARD However, it is unproductive to police the vegan label. This definition excludes health-conscious people who are using the label to define and categorize their dietary choices.

Whatever your reasons for avoiding animal products and eating whole plant foods, you are contributing to the ethical and environmental reasons behind going vegan. It doesn’t matter why someone considered themselves vegan, it only matters that they are.

The most common reason for going vegan is the health benefits that come along with eating a plant-oriented diet while eliminating all animal products. Processed meat has been linked to early mortality rates and cancer. Similarly, dairy has been linked to increased risks of certain cancers, and the Nurses’ Health Study proved that it does not make bones stronger.

The benefits of abstaining from animal products include lowered cholesterol, reduced inflammation in the body and pain relief (arthritic, migraine and cardiac pains). Many people reported after going vegan they experienced weight loss, skin improvement and increased energy levels. Hair and nails

became stronger while growing faster. A large part of these results is due to the substantial variety and the large amount of vitamins and nutrients that are being ingested when whole plant foods are making up the majority of your plate.

Another rising trend within the health and vegan communities is the plant-based diet. A plant-based diet is slightly different from a classified vegan diet because it excludes all processed foods. This means anything containing refined sugars are eliminated (yep, this means no Oreos). Those who eat a plant-based diet often consider themselves part of the vegan community. Within this category are strict raw vegans who follow a plant-based diet, in which all food sources are coming from uncooked and unprocessed fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. There are a plethora of health benefits to this lifestyle.

The health benefits of eliminating animal products far outweigh the slight inconveniences of avoiding them. Whatever your beliefs surrounding veganism as a lifestyle philosophy, it is indisputable that eating more plants is one of the best things you can do for your health.

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COLLEGE OF ARTS IS FAILING ITS STUDENTS STUDENTS QUESTION PSU’S COMMITMENT TO THEIR EDUCATION

JAKE JOHNSON The art department at Portland State sometimes feels like an afterthought. Recent cuts coinciding with the renovation of Neuberger Hall brought art students’ simmering feelings to a screaming boil. Forcing art students into trailers is frustrating, but trailers aren’t the biggest problem facing art students; it’s PSU’s massive reduction in resources.

Class offerings have been cut. Trailers housing painting studios and student lockers are not accessible on the weekends or after hours. The security of the trailers is questionable; they are all unlocked during the day, even when no classes are scheduled.

Labs crucial to certain art practices no longer exist, and replacing them doesn’t appear important enough to address.

“We have to deal with all this BS so another rich guy can have his name on a building,” complained a circulated poster, ending with “Warmest regards, the art students. #screwedbyPSU.” The renovation of Neuberger is potentially great, but few students who are currently enrolled will benefit. Even if it will benefit students attending PSU three years from now, how does that help current students trying to make the best work of their academic career before they graduate?

CUTS, CUTS AND EVEN MORE CUTS

“PSU is supposed to give you the tools to graduate in four years, but I’ve been here for five,” said PSU student and Portland State Vanguard Photography Intern Silvia Cardullo. “I needed one more class for my photo minor, and PSU wasn’t offering it, so I had to organize an internship to essentially make up the rest of my degree. I’m glad it worked out for me, but not everyone is [able] to take advantage of something like this.”

Photography students lost a darkroom and a high quality photo printing lab. Those interested in jewelry-making and small metal sculptures lost their small metals studio. PSU doesn’t even have a kiln for ceramics.

Required courses such as intermediate painting now only have one course offering, if any. Many art history classes are only offered online, forcing students to pay an extra $150 for the online fee. Students shouldn’t be pigeonholed by limited offerings. They should have the opportunity to explore their interests and specialize in the topics most inspiring to them.

We don’t want prerequisite waivers. We want an education.

The number of Bachelor of Fine Arts students increased from 14 ending in 2016–2017 to an anticipated range of 42– 52 students in 2018–2019. How are future students supposed to create large bodies of work at the high caliber expected of them with little resources and less than 25 percent of the already cramped space? This is the pinnacle of our undergraduate education, and we don’t have enough room to create and store the work we are required to make. Inclusivity is important, but logistic accommodation is necessary.

BANISHED TO THE TRAILERS

Art trailers lie at opposite corners of campus. Thinning out art students weakens their community and education by reducing chances for interaction and inspiration. It sucks to haul work

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SYDNEY BARDOLE and supplies from one corner to the other, but hardly seeing other art students and their work is worse and extremely detrimental to the development of our practice and exploration.

For years, professors told us to use oil paints because they are the best medium. Now upper-division students attempting to create their best work are being told that the optimal medium for their craft is not an option because the trailers lack the proper ventilation. According to BFA art practices student Karl Freitag, the new accommodations “completely remove a student’s ability to learn the most fundamental medium of painting.”

PSU is not holding up their end of the bargain. Lack of security shows students that PSU doesn’t see student art as something valuable enough to protect. This issue makes students wonder whether PSU would even care if their paintings were stolen. We should be focused on our studies, not worrying about the safety of ourselves and our work. One painting trailer just got a PSU ID card reader for access, but who is permitted or when students have access has not been disclosed. It just showed up in week eight of winter term with no information.

Building a darkroom and a small metals lab in trailers is possible. Creating proper ventilation to allow use of oil paints in a trailer is not difficult. Hiring additional security to patrol the extremities where trailers are located and implementing ID card readers so students have 24/7 access to trailers are achievable and should have been part of the bargain. It took over a week for us to get running water and five weeks for hot water to reach my painting classroom. At week six, the Douglas Fir portable pod bathrooms were still without hot water, and there are no drinking fountains or water coolers for students to use.

Everyone has homework, art students included, but if the painting classrooms and lockers are closed on the weekends, how are we supposed to complete the work if we have nowhere to do it and can’t access our supplies? Someone recommended calling the Campus Public Safety Office to let me into the art lockers on the weekend, but the last time I needed after-hours access when my card wouldn’t let me into Neuberger, CPSO told me they might show up if they have time.

PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROVIDES MORE RESOURCES

Tuition at Portland Community College for 12 credits costs $4,086 annually. At PSU, it’s $8,784. Since PSU costs over twice as much, shouldn’t our resources be twice as good? PCC has a ceramics department with a kiln, a photography department with a darkroom and the ability to paint in oils. PSU is offering one intermediate painting course in spring. It’s not intermediate painting instruction. It’s a special topics course focused on painting quickly and producing a lot of work—only 12 students can take it due to space constraints.

PCC has 14 intermediate painting offerings; they also run the course as a three-part series. Much of your education is about having the agency to get the most out of it for yourself.

Another important factor are your instructors, which PCC and PSU commonly share.

Students enrolled in the PCC and PSU dual-enrollment program cannot apply for certain financial awards. When resources at PCC are so close and resources at PSU are so limited, why would PSU punish its students by removing access to financial awards for students who take advantage of these resources through dual-enrollment?

COLLEGE OF THE ARTS FACULTY SPEAK OUT

Tia Factor is a senior instructor and art practice, BFA art practices coordinator who said COTA faculty concerns are not being listened to by higher PSU administrators. Administrators meet with faculty, agree their concerns about recent situation changes are terrible, but then proceed to do nothing.

“We are really sympathetic to the students,” Factor said, “and we also are the first line of absorbing all the rage students have as well.”

“It’s affecting our teaching,” Factor continued. “We have certain outcomes that are expected based on the curriculum, and then to have limited access to the environment in which the art is supposed to be made. How are students supposed to meet those learning outcomes that are stated in this sort of contract? We already put forward this curriculum that was approved through OAA [PSU’s Office of Academic Affairs] and then at the same time, [art professors] were put into these limited spaces that make it impossible for the students to even meet the learning outcomes in [the approved curriculum].”

“It’s always art at the bottom of the university because it’s not valued by our society, so it’s not valued within a university either,” Factor said.

LET PSU SERVE ITS STUDENTS

We are being put out into the graduate art world with a disadvantage students who attend other art schools don’t have.

The PSU art program’s atmosphere of uncertainty creates worries students and faculty at a university shouldn’t have.

It is distracting and diminishes the quality of our work.

Cuts have been hard on many people at PSU. Teachers have been pushed out, art faculty and liberal arts grad students share a trailer, and there are many more students within other majors whose visions of what college life would be like have been shattered. Our tuition keeps rising while PSU’s budget is constantly being slashed. No one likes feeling snubbed, especially by a school many of us are going into massive debt to attend.

PSU is right in the middle of Portland, Oregon’s cultural hub. PSU needs to be providing more, not fewer, resources and support for students and faculty if they want to posture us to be an integral part of the arts community.

Continually challenging students and faculty to figure out how to turn low-budget resources into a high-quality education while increasing their financial burden is not the way to do it. Students shouldn’t have to show up to campus and be told to make due with their educational experience.

We deserve better.

OPINION

POLAR BEARS ARE STARVING GRAY BOUCHAT

A video surfaced of a malnourished polar bear roaming iceless land, scavenging for food. With increasing carbon emissions and greenhouse gases, the planet’s climate is changing. As temperatures rise, ice caps melt and snow depletes, the place polar bears once called home is disappearing. Although many politicians believe global warming is a myth, the conditions polar bears live in is far from imaginary.

The video of this polar bear is gutwrenching. His bones are pressed against his skin and his lifeless eyes wander for food around the dry land before him.

According to Polar Bear International, since 2000, temperatures have rapidly increased, resulting in habitat loss so great the possibility of polar bears going extinct by 2100 is very real.

Less land means less area for the bears to search for food. At this rate, the bears are left with no choice but to face the cold Arctic Ocean and swim to find food. Food on the ice is already scarce, so factor in less ice and more swimming and the result is a malnourished polar bear.

The layer of fat polar bears obtain from eating helps them keep warm in the chilled arctic water. Without food, this layer of fat depletes; when that layer of fat lessens, the warmth the

polar bears need to swim also lessens. It is a vicious cycle.

Loss of habitat is primarily caused by climate change. The Paris Agreement on climate change allowed world leaders to come together and discuss its impact. With President Donald Trump withdrawing from the agreement, he also withdrew from reducing greenhouse emissions—gases that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere. Without reducing gases such as carbon dioxide and methane created through burning oil, gas and coal, temperatures will continue to rise, and habitats will continue to disappear.

According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, approximately 26,000 polar bears are left in the

Arctic. We can help stop global warming and save the polar bears by reducing carbon emissions and energy intake.

Consider carpooling or taking public transit, as well as unplugging devices and appliances, utilizing solar and renewable energy and using less heat and air conditioning.

Everyone can reduce, reuse, recycle and use less water. Advocate for cleaner air and speak up for the polar bears in danger.

Supporting and donating to research involving climate change is another way GEORGIA HATCHETT to contribute to the evolving crisis. In a study by the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, Tatqiq the 16-year-old polar bear walked for 10 minutes in an enclosed treadmill. Biologists were able to track the bear’s activity and movements as well as energy expenditure. The research will allow scientists to better understand how future polar bears will fare in a warming Arctic.

No animal should suffer like the polar bear in the video, especially as the result of irresponsible human activity.

Be conscious of your energy use and be aware of the polar bears’ conditions. They need our help, and any little thing you do will make a difference.

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MUSIC

ART

FILM & THEATER

COMMUNITY

ARTS6–Mar. AND CULTURE Mar. 12 TUESDAY, MAR. 6

WEDNESDAY, MAR. 7

THURSDAY, MAR. 8

FRIDAY, MAR. 9

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN BENEFIT NIGHT: MEALS ON WHEELS PEOPLE 1708 E BURNSIDE ST. 5 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES From 5–11 p.m., FOTM is donating 25 percent of their proceeds to Meals on Wheels. Buy some hot wings and help some older birds get the nutrition they need the way they need it. Don’t make your purchase at 4:50 p.m., make it at 5:05 p.m. to make sure your dollars are counted! Food eaten in and to go count, so you can Netflix and chill while gettin’ your mouth burned for a cause.

Spicy peanut ftw.

ED ABROAD 101 THE HUB, CRAMER HALL 169 1 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES There are a lot of great study abroad opportunities at Portland State, and here is a great place to start figuring out what they’re all about. The session will help you understand some of the basics about PSU’s study abroad program and opportunities.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVERYWHERE ALL DAY • FREE, ALL AGES It’s a great excuse to celebrate women from history and the women from your own life. Women have done a lot of incredible things for humanity and deserve to be celebrated. Cheers to the greatness of women all around the world!

INCITE: QUEER WRITERS READ LITERARY ARTS 7 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES Carolyn Wood, C.M. Spivey and Alexander H Sandtorv join hosts Kate Grey and Kate Ristau to read works inspired by the March theme of resilience.

CHINESE ETHNICITY AND SPIRITUALITY BETWEEN COMMUNISM AND CAPITALISM KARL MILLER CENTER 605 6:30 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES Dr. David Li presents documentary images he took in Tibet, Dali, Guizhou and other places. Li explains ethnicity and spirituality in modern day China as well as during Mao’s time. The event is presented by the Confucius Institute and certainly sounds potentially enlightening.

MIDDLE EASTERN/NORTH AFRICAN/SOUTHWEST ASIAN (MENASA) LISTENING SESSION PAN-AFRICAN COMMONS, SMSU 236 3 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES MENASA students discuss their specific experiences and the resources they need to achieve success. Food, music, activities, oh my!

THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1959) KELLER AUDITORIUM 7:30 P.M. • $30–110, ALL AGES A well-meaning nun gets shunned from the abbey, becomes a nanny and tutor for some rich kids in Europe then the Nazis show up. It’s unfortunate how the whole Nazi plotline is still relevant today, especially because it’s much more fun to focus on the fun songs about ‘do re mi,’ mittens and such.

20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) THE BIG LEGROWLSKI 9:30 P.M. • FREE, 21+ Finally your viking helmet will be acceptable and encouraged to wear in public! Happy-hour pricing on ‘Caucasians,’ a play off of the White Russian cocktail the Dude drinks throughout the whole movie. This dude abides.

HUMAN FLOW (2017) PNCA 6:30 P.M.• FREE, ALL AGES The artist Ai Weiwei made a massive film about the enormous scale of the modern refugee crisis. A work of humanity and urgency filmed within a year across 23 countries around the globe, the refugee crisis is not a them problem, it’s an us problem.

I, ANONYMOUS CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER 7:30 P.M. • $10, ALL AGES Caitlin Weierhauser hosts an evening of comedy by reading the Portland Mercury’s anonymously submitted rants and confessions.

Then Weierhauser, Nariko Ott, Milan Patel and Shilpa Joshi proceeding to judge the anonymous humans who submitted them.

FLICKATHON FEAT. ANDREW BIRD AT WOODS STAGE KELLY’S OLYMPIAN 6 P.M. • FREE, 21+ Watching folksy musician Andrew Bird perform in the middle of the forest for Pickathon was probably a great time, but now you can see it again from within the safety and comfort of a bar at Kelly’s Olympian.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S STRIKE PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE 4 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES For International Women’s Day, Don’t Shoot Portland is joining 50 countries around the world for a day of action to not only work against “Trump and his misogynist policies,” but also protest “conditions that produced Trump, namely the decades long economic inequality, criminalization and policing, racial and sexual violence, and imperial wars abroad,” according to DSP’s Facebook event page.

CHAVELA (2017) WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER, MONTGOMERY COURT BASEMENT NOON • FREE, ALL AGES Frida Fest continues into the screening of Chavela, a film about the vibrant, defiant life of the singer Chavela Vargas. She had several female sexual partners during a time when being a lesbian was extremely dangerous.

After 15 years of struggling with heartbreak and alcoholism, Vargas gave the 1991 interview the movie is based on.

NOON CONCERT: MOZART AND PIAZZOLLA

BY TOMAS COTIK LINCOLN RECITAL HALL 75 NOON • FREE, ALL AGES Not only does Tomas Cotik teach violin, he also records and performs. Cotik recently recorded the albums Piazzolla: Legacy and Mozart Complete Sonatas and if you show up on time you can hear him perform some selections for your weary week-nine ears.

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SOE SEMINAR SPEAKERS SERIES: DR. EMILY JANE DAVIS ENGINEERING BUILDING 102 4 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES Davis’ talk is titled “Resilience on the Range: An Alternative Model for Community Wildfire Protection.” The School of the Environment–hosted free lecture series focuses on community resilience and social-ecological systems. Wildfire is definitely a hot topic these days, no pun intended.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY PROGRAM 5TH AVENUE CINEMA 7 P.M. ( THROUGH MARCH 11) • FREE W/ PSU ID $4–5 GENERAL Left on Pearl (2017) and Genesis 3:16 (1971) will be screened side by side for this special Women’s Day program.

SINBAD HELIUM 7:30 P.M. (MARCH 8–10) • $35, 21+ (OTHER ALL AGES SCREENINGS AVAILABLE) Sinbad is a comedy legend and he’s performing right here in little ol’ Portland. Have some laughs, if you heckle they could be at your expense; heck, you’re paying for it, so literally all of it will be at your expense.

BIG (1988) 30TH ANNIVERSARY MOVIE AND A COCKTAIL MISSION THEATER 9 P.M. (THROUGH MARCH 14) • $11, 21+ (OTHER ALL AGES SCREENINGS AVAILABLE) A 12-year-old’s wish to be big is granted, but is now in the body of an adult. Adulting sucks, so be careful for what you wish for.

‘DISTANT RELATIVES:’ UO + PSU MFA EXCHANGE LITTMAN GALLERY, SMSU 250 6 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES MFA artists from PSU and the University of Oregon converge for an art show that bridges the 111-mile gap between the two schools. It will be an interesting opportunity to examine the different lenses students from each school take when approaching their practices.

“HOE DOR” OPENING RECEPTION OPEN SIGNAL 6 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES Ariella Tai sources, processes and glitches video from popular film and television. “hoe dor” examines respectability politics that linger behind, inside and underneath the Black narrative, image and performance. Tai explores the things continually expected to be held at bay because of social obligations.

ARTS ANDJohnson CULTURE Jake SUNDAY, MAR. 11

MONDAY, MAR. 12

FEATURED EVENTS

GIANT BREYER MODEL HORSE SALE! 1851 SE LOCUST AVE 10 A.M. • FREE, ALL AGES “Five rooms chockablock with 400 Breyer Model Horses: 1950s to Today, Traditional to Stablemates.” Are the horses giant? Or is it just a giant show of tiny model horses? Whatever the case, this sounds incredibly creepy, and if you go and get haunted by a herd of fake horse-ghosts don’t say I didn’t warn you.

LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (1994), SUNDAY BLOODY MARY SUNDAY MISSION THEATER NOON (THROUGH MARCH 14) • $11, 21+ (OTHER ALL AGES SCREENINGS AVAILABLE) A 12-year-old girl is taught how to be an assassin by Léon, a professional assassin. There were four butts in that last sentence. Drink away the tragically bad joke from that sentence with your free signature bloody mary.

AND IN THIS CORNER: CASSIUS CLAY (2016) WINNINGSTAD THEATRE 2 P.M. (THROUGH MARCH 25) • $14–32, ALL AGES Cassius Clay Jr. transformed himself into Muhammad Ali. More than a boxing legend, he was a civil rights hero. This play is presented by the Oregon Children’s Theatre and shows the community that helped Ali become the physically and mentally strong advocate we remember.

NO VIETNAMESE EVER CALLED ME N***** (1968) HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 4:30 P.M. • $6 SUGGESTED DONATION, ALL AGES Liberation Literacy is led by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. They seek to empower people impacted by the prison industrial complex and raise awareness about the impact of mass incarceration in our community. The film is focused on conversations with Black Vietnam War Veterans and the civil rights movement taking place at the time. This is a fundraiser that hopes to add books to the organization’s Freedom Library and help publish their newsletters.

DR. RAHMAT SHOURESHI: THE FUTURE OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY SMSU 327 6:30 P.M. • FREE FOR PSU FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS, ALL AGES Did you know the President of PSU has nine registered patents? Or that he’s got two degrees in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

He calls himself a builder aiming to make PSU a global urban university. I bet he has a lot of insight to share, so go check out his lecture!

FRIDA FEST! LA CASA LATINA STUDENT CENTER, SMSU 229 THURSDAY: MARCH 8 4 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES Frida Kahlo was an art legend and brilliant woman in her own right but is often defined by her relationship with famed painter Diego Rivera. Join La Casa Latina and the Women’s Resource Center in setting the record straight about this cultural pioneer whose contributions to society are everpresent in modern discourse. The annual event’s theme is unveiling hidden injustices.

MUSIC

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ART SHOW AND SILENT AUCTION JOLBY & FRIENDS 5 P.M. • FREE, ALL AGES Under the theme of woman, creative art studio Jolby & Friends will present donated work from over 40 artists around the country. Auction proceeds will benefit Rose Haven, a Portland-based shelter dedicated to serving women and children who’ve experienced trauma.

CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE ROSELAND THEATER 8 P.M. • $35–50, 21+ David Bowie did a lot of crazy stuff and was a pretty cool person. A bunch of people agree on this and Bowie’s friends, bandmates and other professional musicians created a concert to celebrate his music and try to do it justice with his style as well.

“Bowie Music, Bowie-Style.” I wish Jemaine and Bret would do their Bowie song at this, but I don’t think that’s gonna happen.

FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC: QUATUOR EBÈNE LINCOLN PERFORMANCE HALL 175 7:30 P.M. • $30–55, ALL AGES A classical quartet who plays everything from the Pulp Fiction’s rejuvenated “Misirlou” to Beethoven. Their fusion goes unexpected directions while their commitment to craft and tone shines.

SNOW MUCH FUN! PARKWAY NORTH, SMSU 101 THURSDAY: MARCH 8 7 P.M. • FREE W/ PSU ID, ALL AGES Wear pajamas and make pet rocks, DIY facemasks and body scrubs. Cut out some paper snowflakes, eat snow much food and have snow much fun! It’s week nine; we’re almost there, so take a break and enjoy yourself.

ART

ART + FEMINISM WIKIPEDIA EDITATHON PNCA 11 A.M. • FREE, ALL AGES Less than 10 percent of Wikimedia Foundation’s contributors were women in 2011. This can create skewed content, and this group invites you to come help balance the content scales.

Transgender and cisgender women are centered at this event, but people of all gender identities and expressions are encouraged to come and participate.

COLIN MOCHRIE WITH CURIOUS COMEDY ALL-STARS REVOLUTION HALL 7:30 P.M. • $25, ALL AGES Colin Mochrie is famous from his days on the improv show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” Mochrie has teamed up with some local legends for a one-night fundraiser for the non-profit Curious Comedy Theater, which works to improve the lives of people through the art of comedy.

FILM & THEATER

MISS SHARON JONES! (2015) HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 9:15 p.m. • $7–9, all ages Sharon Jones was a soul legend. She toured with her backing band the DapKings and was regarded as the female reincarnate of James Brown. She could sing and she wasn’t afraid to ask tough questions. This film follows her during her battle with cancer and highlights the prowess of the incredible Miss Jones.

CHISHOLM ‘72: UNBOUGHT & UNBOSSED (2004) HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 7:30 P.M. • $7–9, ALL AGES Hollywood Theatre celebrates Feminist March 2018 with the movie Chisholm ‘72, which outlines the life of female badass Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968, the first African-American to seek a major party presidential nomination in 1972 and the first woman to run as a Democrat.

COMMUNITY

SATURDAY, MAR. 10

LORDE: MELODRAMA WORLD TOUR W/ RUN THE JEWELS MODA CENTER 7 P.M. • $39.50–99.50, ALL AGES Lorde is a pop queen. Melodrama is an accurate description of her sound.

Meshi Chavez told me his fascination with Lola Beltrán’s rendition of “El Rey;” like kings, the preconceived notion that Lords are men is bullshit.

So cheers to you Lorde; on the 10th of March you shall rule Portland.

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