PORTLAND STATE VANGUARD
VOLUME 72 • ISSUE 27 •MAY 1, 2018
NEWS RALLY AGAINST TUITION INCREASES P. 3 ARTS & CULTURE ‘FABRIC & FORM’ AT MK GALLERY P. 11 OPINION AMERICA THE NEUTRAL? P. 13
THE COMPLEXITY OF CONTROLLING CRIME ON AN URBAN CAMPUS
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CONTENTS
COVER DESIGN BY SYDNEY BARDOLE, PHOTO BY BRIAN MCGLOIN NEWS STUDENTS CONVINCE PSU PRESIDENT TO LOWER TUITION HIKE
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ART & FASHION IN MK
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LOVE, LUST AND LIMITS CRIMEBLOTTER
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FIND IT AT 5TH: JANE CAMPION DOUBLE FEATURE
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DUST TO DUST: BURNING MAN FOUNDER DIES
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HILL TO HALL
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MEME OF THE WEEK
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INTERNATIONAL THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD
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OPINION ‘DREAMERS’ NEED OUR SOLIDAIRTY
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COVER NEVER TOO CAUTIOUS
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AMERICAN THE NEUTRAL?
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SPORTS VIKING SNAPSHOT
WOMEN ARE STILL GETTING PAID LESS
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COMICS
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ARTS WEEKLY PLAYLIST
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EVENTS CALENDAR
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STAFF EDIT ORI A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Evan Smiley MANAGING EDITOR Danielle Horn NEWS EDITORS Anna Williams Fiona Spring INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Marena Riggan ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Alanna Madden OPINION EDITOR Nada Sewidan ONLINE EDITOR A.M. LaVey
COPY CHIEF Missy Hannen COPY EDITORS Molly MacGilbert Jesika Westbrook CONTRIBUTORS Reem Alkattan Gray Bouchat Rebecca Capurso Cory Elia Lillie Elkins Andrew Gaines Shandi Hunt Andrew Jankowski Jake Johnson Lacey Karljainen Molly MacGilbert Jordan Olson Taylor Such Justin Thurer
PHO T O & MULTIMEDI A PHOTO EDITOR Brian McGloin MULTIMEDIA MANAGER Emma Josephson
DESIGNERS Georgia Hatchett Elena Kim Lisa Kohn Jenny Vu
PHOTOGRAPHERS & VIDEOGRAPHERS Li Chun Wu
M A R K E TING & DIS T RIBU TION DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING MANAGER Danielle Horn
CR E ATI V E DIR EC TION & DE SIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR Sydney Bardole
T ECHNOL OGY & W EB SIT E STUDENT MEDIA TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR Corrine Nightingale
LEAD DESIGNER Robby Day Chloe Kendall
T ECHNOL OGY A S SIS TA N T S Damaris Dusciuc Long V. Nguyen Annie Ton
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NEWS
STUDENTS CONVINCE PSU PRESIDENT TO LOWER TUITION HIKE UNIVERSITY WILL CUT $1 MILLION FROM RAINY DAY FUND CORY ELIA After students shared personal stories and held two strikes in response to impending tuition hikes, Portland State President Rahmat Shoureshi and the Board of Trustees agreed to lower the 2018–2019 tuition hike for in-state students from 4.98 to 3.95 percent. According to Shoureshi, the difference— which amounts to about $1 million—will come out of PSU’s $5 million rainy day fund. “We do listen to [students],” Shoureshi said in a statement. “We will look at ways to increase resources through financial aid and partnerships with the business community.” When the Board convened on April 12 to vote on the 4.98 percent tuition hike, dozens of students showed up to protest and share the difficulties they faced in affording tuition. In response, the Board delayed its vote and asked the administration for an efficiency report. On Wednesday, April 25, the Board approved the smaller increase in a special meeting, but not before students protested again. The PSU Student Union held a rally in the South Park Blocks April 25 to demand a threeyear tuition freeze along with salary cuts for the 25 top-earning administrators. Associated Students of PSU Vice President Donald Thompson III was the main speaker. “I just want to help give the student body the opportunity to speak up and be heard,” Thompson said. Thompson claimed he found 11.2 percent of the university’s budget last year was allocated to administrative overhead and noted Shoureshi makes over $600,000 a year, over 20 percent more than former President Wim Wiewel. The rally attracted attention from observers, including a number of faculty members who cheered the students on. “People’s lives are difficult enough,” said a faculty member who did not want their name published. “There are a lot of expenses in life, and a good education should be a priority, [but] it shouldn’t have to be the biggest of those expenses.” They added, “Placing the rising cost solely on the back of students further exacerbates student debt issues.”
STUDENTS PROTESTS TUITION DURING BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING. CHRIS ARNON/PSU VANGUARD Ralliers marched from the Park Blocks to Shoureshi’s office on the eighth floor of the Market Center Building on SW 4th Ave. More than 30 chanting attendees filed past a security guard and into the elevators with the intent to deliver a letter to the president’s office, but it was locked when they arrived. The group staged a sitin and read written statements instead. “I understand [some] of the students’ points about how it already is an emergency and some students can’t afford to pay rent and tuition,” Shoureshi said in a press conference on April 27. Shoureshi added that when students shared their experiences with rising expenses at the April 12 Board meeting, “the part that really stuck in my mind was when a member of [ASPSU] said, ‘We come here every year
and present our case, and it seems like you don’t listen to us.’” Shoureshi said these concerns are why the university implemented the Four Years Free and Transfers Finish Free programs this year. “We are trying to really address the neediest group of our students,” he said. Additionally, he said, the university has allocated funds to help students running out of money during their senior year. “The last thing we want is a student to have to drop out during their senior year due to a lack of funds,” Shoureshi said. In response to Thompson’s claim, he added, he and other administration, as well as fulltime faculty, make less money than their counterparts at Oregon State University and University of Oregon. However, Shoureshi
said this becomes a challenge when recruiting qualified professors to PSU who could make more money elsewhere. “We want the community and students to see this is an incredibly difficult situation, Shoureshi said. “We want the students to know we care and listen [when they say] they wish tuition wouldn’t increase.” “PSU will remain more affordable than most other Oregon universities,” said Associate Vice President for University Communications Chris Broderick in a statement. “For resident undergraduates, annual tuition and fees at PSU will be about $2,800 a year lower than [UO], $2,100 lower than [OSU] and lower than [Oregon Institute of Technology] and Southern and Western Oregon Universities.”
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LOVE, LUST AND LIMITS QRC WORKSHOP DISCUSSES CONSENT, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
LEAH MALDONADO
SHANDI HUNT The Queer Resource Center hosted a workshop called “Love, Lust and Limits” focused on consent, negotiation and intimate partner violence in LGBTQ+ relationships on Friday, April 27 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness month. The topic of consent was central to most of the workshop. “Consent is when both your body and words say yes [every] time,” said facilitator and master’s of social work candidate Dustina Haase-Lanier. “[It is] an active process of willingly and freely choosing to participate in sexual behavior of any kind with others and a shared responsibility for everyone engaging in any kind of sexual interaction with one or more consenting people.” For a school with such a liberal reputation, Portland State has faced challenges when it comes to preventing nonconsensual sexual advances. Haase-Lanier shared statistics on bystander intervention and sexual misconduct on campus collected from the 2016 Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey, which found that one out of seven undergraduate women and almost one out of three non-binary and transgender undergrads have experienced some form of sexual violence while enrolled at PSU. See P. 8–9 for more crime on campus statistics.
Crime Blotter April 23–29 Justin Thurer
“Consent is critical to healthy sex,” Haase-Lanier said. “Sex is more than intercourse and penetration.” After consent, Haase-Lanier explained sex partners need to negotiate. “What needs to be negotiated?” she asked. “Everything. Be specific about do’s and don’ts, where can you or I touch, [and] have the conversation often and revisit it.” Approaching the the subjects of kink and sex parties, HaaseLanier articulated that communicating needs and stating clear expectations and boundaries early on is key. “There are healthier ways to look at [kink and BDSM] than 50 Shades of Grey,” she said. “Respect other attendees. ‘No’ does not require a reason, and consent can be withdrawn at any time.” Discussing what should happen in the event of a blackout or injury is also critical to safe sex when participating in kink or BDSM. “There is a lot of shame around accessing support,” said another Women’s Resource Center employee in regard to experiencing sexual violence in kink or BDSM situations after having discussed boundaries, needs and wants. She clarified that some people participating in kink or BDSM situations might think that because they ended up participat-
April 23 Theft Academic and Student Recreation Center
At 12:10 p.m., a student reported their cell phone had been stolen from the gym on the third floor of the Academic and Student Recreation Center. Theft Karl Miller Center
A student reported around 3:30 p.m. their green Porland State vest containing a Burberry wallet and passport was stolen. The alleged theft took place between 11:50 a.m. and noon. Exclusion Peter Stott Center
Around 6:30 p.m., the Campus Public Safety Office issued an exclusion to a non-student for camping with their bicycle in the men’s restroom on the third floor. April 23–26 Burglary Science Education Center–Parking Garage
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ing in acts they were not comfortable with due to both parties having different understandings of boundaries, they have to accept whatever their partner wants to do. This is not true, She said, and in these situations, “There is a violation of trust.” In regard to meeting people online for sex, Haase-Lanier said, “Never feel pressured to meet someone in public if you only want to chat online.” She added, “Avoid excessive sharing early on, such as children’s names or your address.” HaaseLanier added that individuals should meet in public, tell a friend about the meeting, and set a time to check in with someone who knows where they are. They added any harassment should be reported to whatever online service was used. Reporting is critical, Haase-Lanier said, because if an app or online service user harasses another user, they are likely to harass others. For any kind of sexual situation, including long-term relationships, Haase-Lanier said, “Take time as often as needed to discuss both needs and wants,” while maintaining an understanding that “just because you did [something] last night, doesn’t mean [you will] tonight.”
Three separate reports came from both students and faculty that their bike lights were stolen from the SEC parking garage. The alleged burglaries took place between Monday, April 23 and Thursday, April 26. CPSO closed all three cases due to a lack of leads. April 24 Agency assist, information SW 6th and SW Columbia
At 2:45 p.m., CPSO assisted Portland Police Bureau officers in searching for a male who was allegedly grabbing females. The suspect walked down SW Broadway before stealing two beers from a Plaid Pantry, kicking someone and running through campus. He was later apprehended at SW 13th and SW Clay. April 25 Theft ASRC
Around 12:15 p.m., a student reported their keys and wallet were stolen around 10:30 p.m. from the fourth floor track.
April 27 Information
University Pointe At 9:58 a.m., CPSO was dispatched to UP after a student left a machete in the management office that belonged to a previous roommate. Unwanted person Ondine
Around 4:45 p.m., CPSO helped University Housing and Residence Life staff with an individual who refused to leave the lobby. The subject left without incident after officers arrived. April 29 Theft Cramer Hall
Around 9 p.m., a student reported their phone had been stolen sometime after 4 p.m. while they were sleeping on the fourth floor of CH.
NEWS
MIGRANT CARAVAN HANGS IN LIMBO AT U.S. BORDER BORDER PATROL SAYS IT’S AT CAPACITY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS ANNA WILLIAMS A group of about 50 asylum seekers from Central America reached the end of their nearly month-long caravan to the San Ysidro Point of Entry Sunday evening. As of Monday, April 30, they have been denied entry to the California side of the border to apply for asylum. As first reported by Buzzfeed News, United States Customs and Border Patrol stated it was at capacity indefinitely, and President Donald Trump has claimed the migrants pose a national security threat. “As sufficient space and resources become available,” CBP wrote in a statement to Buzzfeed, “CBP officers will be able to take additional individuals into the port for processing. CBP will communicate with Mexican authorities for operational awareness on the issue of capacity within CBP facilities as appropriate.” The group makes up about 3–4 percent of the original 1,200 to 1,500 people, primarily Hondurans, who embarked on a month-
long caravan through Mexico. A group of volunteers from Pueblo Sin Fronteras, or People Without Borders, facilitated the caravan as a way to protect it from expensive and dangerous smugglers, as well as gangs and cartels on its way north. Many asylum seekers are fleeing gang violence, poverty and political unrest following the election of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández. Violent protests erupted in the months following Hernández’s swearing-in, which resulted in dozens of deaths. Some migrants are seeking asylum in Mexico, but according to Human Rights First, the number of asylum applications rose 678 percent between 2013 and 2016, and the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance is “massively underresourced” to handle so many requests. A week following the caravan’s departure from Tapachula, Mexico, near the Guatamalan border, Trump claimed, “women are being raped at levels that nobody has ever seen before,”
though no cases of rape have been reported from within the caravan. White House officials have continued to compare Pueblo Sin Fronteras to smugglers who often leave migrants vulnerable to gang and cartel attacks. Migrants who have made it through Mexico to the U.S. border are holding onto hope, for now, that they will be processed for asylum. Until then, immigration lawyers have been interviewing migrants to determine how strong their asylum cases might be once they are processed. Immigration attorney Alexandra Bachan told Buzzfeed that gang violence doesn’t usually make a strong case because the U.S. considers it a crime problem. Bachan is looking for other portions of the law that will make grants of asylum more likely for migrants with weaker cases. One group from the caravan has been waiting at the port of entry for almost 20 hours to ask for asylum. “That’s ok, I’ll wait,” said a mother from the group holding her baby. “Just give me the hope that I will be able to ask for asylum.”
APRIL 25: FARM BILL CREATES CONCERN OVER FOOD SECURITY
In their 2018 Farm Bill—a $100 billion measure that aims to subsidize agriculture and food assistance programs— House Republicans are pushing to slash food stamps by $20 billion over the next ten years and impose stricter work requirements on recipients. According to Vox, The farm bill already passed through the House Committee on Agriculture on Republican votes alone, but it is not clear if it will have enough support to pass the House floor in May. Republicans say the proposal will reduce poverty and increase the selfsufficiency of the recipients, but poverty experts argue it will “ultimately have dire public health consequences, like increasing food insecurity.”
APRIL 26: COSBY FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
APRIL 24–27 LACEY KARLJAINER
APRIL 24: PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAKES SIGNIFICANT CUTS
PPS recently cut 65 jobs from its central office, according to The Oregonian. People in many key positions have been laid off, and others have resigned since superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero began reorganizing the district in October. Guerrero cites budget woes as a primary motivation for the cuts and centralized some central office responsibilities directly to the superintendent’s office. Guerrero was hired October 2017 in the wake of the district’s lead water crisis.
APRIL 24: FOREST SERVICE TO IMPOSE PERMITS IN WILDERNESS AREAS
A United States Forest Service plan to limit entry into five Oregon wilderness areas to those who have purchased a permit is in its final stages of approval, The Statesman Journal reported. The USFS seeks to mitigate crowding and damage to sensitive wildlife areas. Permits would cost between $6–12. The change is expected to take effect in summer 2019 and would apply to Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, Three Sisters, Waldo Lake and Diamond Peak wilderness areas.
Bill Cosby was convicted of three accounts of sexual assault on Thursday, April 26. According to CNN, The 80-year-old celebrity comic faces up to 10 years in prison for each count but will most likely serve his sentences out concurrently. Cosby is currently out on $1 million bail, but must remain in one of his several homes. Cosby’s had previously gone on trial in 2017 in a case that centered on testimony from six women who said he had drugged and assaulted them, which was declared a mistrial.
APRIL 27: SKYSCRAPER MIGHT REPLACE DOWNTOWN FOOD CARTS
According to The Oregonian, half of the Alder Street food cart pod at 936 SW Washington St. might become a 33-story tower, one of the tallest in the city. The plans, which take advantage of the height bonuses detailed in the City of Portland’s Central City 2035, are in early stages, and it is not yet clear whether they will be approved.
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Protesters rallied in the capital city of Yerevan for the second week, accusing newly elected Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan of making a political power grab. On Monday Sargsyan resigned after hundreds of soldiers joined in the protests, accusing him of corruption and authoritarianism. Sargsyan was appointed prime minister on April 17 after serving as president for ten years. Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan, who was one of hundreds arrested in the protests, has called for snap elections in which the ruling Republican Party will be barred from running.
WORLD
Armenia
Germany/Czech Republic German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a statement with Israeli TV reiterating that Germany’s embassy would remain in Tel Aviv. Merkel widely rejects United States foreign policy recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and has questioned how the move benefits the peace process. The Czech Republic also announced they were withdrawing their decision to move the Czech embassy to Jerusalem after pressure from the EU. President Miloš Zeman, however, has denounced this decision, accusing the EU of pro-Palestinian bias.
April 22
Lebanon Parliamentary elections will be held in the country on May 6 for the first time in nine years. Since then, the country has witnessed a period of political stagnation and inconsistency. The elections come after a new electoral law passed in summer 2017 setting a deadline for elections in May 2018, however the public remains skeptical they will bring any significant changes.
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Iraq
Ongoing April 22
France The National Assembly passed a new immigration reform bill that many are calling controversial. Twentyfour abstained, 228 voted in favor and 139 voted against. The bill would allow migrants to be detained for up to 135 days while reducing the time they have to submit applications for asylum from 120 days to 90 days. The appeal process has also been shortened to just two weeks.
Turkey Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban for Turkey are being forcibly repatriated back to Afghanistan, despite the fact that the Taliban still controls a large part of the country. Around 150,000 Afghans reside in Turkey, making up 44 percent of non-Syrian asylum seekers. Around 7,000 have been deported thus far, and another 2,000 in the Düziçi refugee camp may be at risk. Turkish officials denounce this claim; however, Amnesty International has cited Afghans pressured into signing documents they are unable to understand.
April 23
Somalia Tensions between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates reached a pinnacle when forces clashed between the two militaries. Twelve people died after units of the Somali National Army in Mogadishu attempted to break into a UAE military training center.
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As the country prepares for parliamentary elections on May 12, The Islamic State group released a statement threatening anyone participating in the elections, stating that polling stations will be a main target. The elections mark a critical moment of change for the country as these are the first elections to be held since the military officially announced its defeat of IS.
Israel-Palestine Fourteen people have died from Dead Sea flash floods since Thursday. Ten of the victims were Israeli teenagers hiking on a pre-army program through the canyon trail Nahal Tzafit south of the Dead Sea. Fourteen other program participants have since been rescued. The Israeli police have opened an investigation, and several arrests have been made for negligence, including the director and a staff member of the program. Two Palestinian teenagers have also died from the flash floods, one in the Negev Desert and another in the desert hills of Bethlehem. Two Palestinian children, aged 9 and 10, also drowned in the West Bank likely after playing in a reservoir.
April 22
Pakistan Despite a government ban, thousands have rallied in the eastern city of Lahore calling for an end to human rights abuses aimed at ethnic Pashtuns. The rally, led by the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader Manzoor Pashteen, specifically called attention to extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances which have allegedly occurred in the wake of government attempts to crack down on Pakistan’s Taliban forces.
INTERNATIONAL
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April 27
China
A man in the central province of Shaanxi has killed nine schoolchildren and injured 10 others with a knife. The students were on their way home from Mizhi County Number Three Secondary School when the attack occurred. Police have identified him as a former student of the school who allegedly was bullied.
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Korean Demilitarized Zone The leaders of North and South Korea met in the Demilitarized Zone to discuss denuclearization in an unprecedented move toward a permanent peace process. In his meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Kim Jong-un is the first North Korean leader to cross over South Korea’s demarcation line since 1953. President Moon very briefly also crossed over the northern demarcation line.
April 23
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Mexico City and Guadalajara after Mexico’s attorney general’s office confirmed three university students missing since March were killed by the cartel and their bodies dissolved in acid. Though triggered by this news, demonstrators were calling attention to Mexico’s forced disappearances, an epidemic in which more than 34,000 have been reported missing since 2006.
Canada Ten people are dead and 16 injured after a van drove into pedestrians on a busy street in Toronto. The suspect has been named as Alek Minassian, and is now in custody on 10 counts of murder. Security footage has been released showing part of the incident, and dashcam video has also surfaced showing the driver speeding through traffic just after the attacks took place.
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Nicaragua
April 24
Indonesia Former Speaker of Parliament Setya Novanto has been sentenced to 15 years in prison as one of approximately 80 other officials involved in stealing public funds from the country’s electronic identity card system, also known as e-KTP. Of the $440 million in public funds for e-KTP, $170 million were stolen by the politicians involved.
Around 30 people have been killed in police clashes amid demonstrations in Nicaragua after the government announced Monday April 16 it would be reducing payouts from the country’s social security program by five percent while simultaneously requiring an increase of worker and employer contributions. At least one journalist was among those killed, and dozens of students were arrested. The students were released Tuesday April 24 with shaved heads and accusations of torture by police while in prison. The U.S. Department of State evacuated embassy families and some of their staff following the riots, and is urging U.S. citizens against travel to the country.
April 25
Venezuela Amid growing economic unrest in Venezuela, U.S. oil company Chevron evacuated its executives from the country. Two Chevron employees were arrested over a contract dispute and may face treason charges. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza have linked the arrests to a government corruption probe.
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NEVER TOO CAUTIOUS THE COMPLEXITY OF CONTROLLING CRIME ON AN URBAN CAMPUS REBECCA CAPURSO the main academic buildings surrounding the Park Blocks, in 2013. “I’d notice broken windows sometimes, but I didn’t worry too much because it wasn’t that often,” she said. “This started to change in 2015.” The student noticed an increase in car break-ins in her Southeast Portland neighborhood around the time more broken glass began to appear where she parked on campus. In 2017, she said she also began to experience verbal harassment. Then, one afternoon during summer term 2017, a man she didn’t know attempted to kiss her outside Parking Structure 3. She reported the incident to someone in the CPSO
A notable trend has appeared in Portland State’s Campus Public Safety Office crime reports: From 2016 to 2017, the numbers of reported car break-ins, bike thefts and other crimes skyrocketed and some 2018 statistics appear to be heading toward a similar outcome. This has forced some students to question their safety and the safety of their belongings on campus. One PSU student, who asked to remain unnamed, has experienced this uptick in crime personally. She started using Parking Structure 3, located several blocks west of
CRIME ON THE RISE
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PUBLIC INDECENCY OR INVASION OF PRIVACY BIKE THEFT, ATTEMPTED BIKE THEFT OR BIKES SUSPECTED STOLEN/SEIZED BUT NOT NECESSARILY RETURNED TO OWNER THEFT FROM CAR, CAR PROWL OR UNLAWFUL ENTRY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE/BREAK-IN (EXCLUDES MOTORCYCLES)
office. “I asked [the CPSO employee] if there were any cameras at the parking structure, and the CPSO employee said no,” the student said. “She explained there was also high theft in the area, but [CPSO] couldn’t do anything about it.” Not long after that, her car window stopped working, leaving her no choice but to empty out her car and hope for the best while it sat in Parking Structure 3 with the window rolled down. When she returned after class, she realized someone had been inside her car. “As I drove down the floors towards the exit of the garage,” the student said, “I saw a man looking through different car windows,” the student said. “His arms were full of random stuff. He noticed me and ran for the exit.” According to data from the CPSO daily crime log, the number of reported car break-ins and car prowls jumped from 93 in 2016 to 157 last year. This increase follows an overall uptick in car thefts in Portland, as reported in 2017 by
Willamette Week. While crime has been declining in most categories since 2008, the article states, “Portland now ranks third among the nation’s major cities for car thefts per capita, outpaced only by Detroit and Baltimore.” According to CPSO’s 2017 Annual Campus Security Report, 17 cars were reported stolen on campus and on public property, compared to zero in 2015 and 2014.
LOCKING BIKES CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH
In addition to the rise in vehicle break-ins and car thefts, bike thefts and break-ins to bike storage areas have increased as well. Reported bike thefts and seizures of bikes suspected stolen rose from 23 in 2016 to approximately 49 in 2017. PSU’s Bike Hub provides indoor bike garages for students, and while the garages require a student ID for access, this doesn’t always provide enough security. Last year, 10 incomplete bike frames were stolen when someone broke into one of Bike Hub’s storage cages, in addition to at least two other break-ins in 2017. A representative from Bike Hub said thieves occasionally enter behind students, bypassing the security system, and that they most often see parts being stolen off bikes over time, particularly from bikes stored on campus for
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LOOKING ONTO 6TH AVE FROM PARKING STRUCTURE ONE. BRIAN MCGLOIN/PSU VANGUARD an extended period. Ideally, according to the representative, the Hub would like to implement more frequent security patrols, but a lack of resources prevents that. Bike parking permits currently cost PSU community members $15 per quarter.
PUBLIC INDECENCY, INVASION OF PRIVACY, SEXUAL CRIME ON THE RISE
In March 2018, the same student who was harassed outside Parking Structure 3 was followed by a stranger for over an hour through three floors of the PSU Branford Price Millar Library. She eventually found a hidden space where she attempted to study for almost an hour, but she said it seemed the man was still looking for her. “I ended up leaving,” she said. “I ran down the steps from the fifth floor
when I could see his back was turned, [but] I didn’t report it because I felt like my last report didn’t matter.” Already this year, there have been five reported instances of public indecency and invasion of privacy, compared to the nine total reported in 2017. These often involve stalking behavior, indecent exposure and public masturbation. According to Interim Dean of Millar Library Tom Bielavitz, these sorts of activities do happen in the library but are unusual. “Our most common problems are routine thefts,” Bielavitz said. “Surprisingly, people leave their belongings such as laptops and backpacks unattended, and others take advantage of that.” He added that the library has made recent
BETWEEN THE STACKS IN ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE PSU MILLAR LIBRARY. BRIAN MCGLOIN/PSU VANGUARD
efforts to improve security, including installing additional security cameras, requiring student ID cards for entrance to the library after 9 p.m. and having a library staff member act as a liaison with CPSO. Additionally, according to CPSO’s 2017 annual report, stalking, rape, fondling and aggravated assault were at a three-year high in 2016. According to the 2016 Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey, some of these numbers might be higher, as one in seven women and one in three transgender and non-binary students have experienced sexual violence while enrolled at PSU.
CAUSES OF CRIME ARE NOT SIMPLE
“Police say the rise in car thefts is partly a symptom of Portland’s ongoing epidemic of intravenous drug use,” stated the Willamette Week article, “which afflicts people for whom a warm, dry place is increasingly difficult to find.” Houselessness is still on the rise in Portland, with little relief immediately in sight as the city and Multnomah County prepare to lose 445 shelter beds this summer. PSU sophomore Samantha Harris reported their car broken into just last week, also in Parking Structure 3, but said they might understand why. “[They] stole an emergency backpack I had in the back with emergency supplies,” Harris said. “I think it’s people in need of things [who] don’t have access to them.” The unnamed student said she has “mixed feelings about the car break-ins.” While she is concerned about her safety, she empathizes with people experiencing houselessness and those who are potentially responsible for the thefts. “Those people breaking windows need the things inside,” she said. “It’s sad.” She also said she does not believe em-
ploying more security guards on campus is the answer. In 2015, CPSO deployed armed police officers for the first time, but student groups like Disarm PSU and PSU’s International Socialist Organization continue to protest the decision. “The increase in security at PSU has left me feeling more unsafe,” the student said. “As a brown woman, I never feel safe around security or cops because I’m not. I was reminded just yesterday on campus when a white cop stopped me in my path for no reason.” After repeated requests for comment, CPSO was unable to respond before PSU Vanguard’s print deadline. In its 2017 Annual Campus Security Report, CPSO wrote, “The [PSU] Campus Public Safety places campus security and safety as important priorities. [CPSO] will strive to provide students with a safe environment in which to learn.” The report suggests several avenues for which the campus community can report incidents, including to Interpersonal Violence Advocates at the Women’s Resource Center, the Office of Global Diversity and Inclusion and counselors at the Center for Student Health and Counseling. Additionally, Housing and Residence Life offers “crime prevention programs for on-campus residents and resident advisors (RA’s) throughout the academic year.” PSU boasts the advantages of an urban campus, but as a downtown university, CPSO and administration struggle to find solutions to protect the PSU community and its property. “It’s a complicated issue,” the student said. “But my safety isn’t.”
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VIKING SNAPSHOT APRIL 8-29 TAYLOR SUCH
SOFTBALL
Tuesday, April 17 Portland State at Oregon State Score: 0-8 (L) Haley Schimmel closed out game one with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Schimmel also threw her first complete game. PSU at OSU Score: 1-2 (L) Schimmel threw two scoreless innings. Ashlyn Monroe made her first career start. Kaela Morrow extended her hitting streak. Saturday, April 21 PSU at Montana Score: 6-3 (W) PSU took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Vikings made four runs on the top of the third inning. PSU at Montana Score: 2-3 (L) Alexis Morrison hit her first career triple. Sunday, April 22 PSU at Montana Score: 3-2 (W) Darian Lindsey had her fourth home run of the year. Alyssa Burk had her eighth complete game.
Friday, April 27 PSU at Weber State Score: 1-3 (L) Rachel Menlove hit a solo homerun in the second inning. PSU at Weber State Score: 2-1 (L) Marissa Bruno scored the first run of the game. Saturday, April 28 PSU at Weber State Score: 4-3 (L) Mariah Gonzalez hit a two-run home run Marissa Bruno had the game-winning run.
TRACK:
Wednesday, April 18 PSU at Bryan Clay Invitational Donte Robinson set a personal record of 3,565 points in one day. Thursday, April 19 PSU at Bryan Clay Invitational Donte Robinson set another personal record of 6,908 points in one day. Kaila Gibson set a personal records in the outdoor 5,000-meter at 16:47.71.
PSU at Mt. SAC Relays Sarah Medved broke the school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 10:21.56. Alex Cisneros broke the 34 yearold school record in the 10,000-meter at 29:25.74.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Friday, April 27 PSU at Oregon State High Performance Alana Chaplin set a personal best in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase finishing at 11:20.05. Jacob Emeterio set a personal best in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase finishing at 9:20.73.
WOMEN’S GOLF
PSU at Pacific Twilight Invitational Alexis Buckhaults set a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles finishing at 15.16 seconds. Buckhaults, Natalie Cummings, Kameron Smith and Nicole Terry won the 4x100 meter relay in 50.00 seconds. Jean Rwandika won the javelin throwing 165-06.
MEN’S TENNIS:
Saturday, April 28 PSU at Oregon State High Performance Celi Dunleavy won the high jump at a clearance of 5-05.75. Jean Rwandika set a personal record in javelin throwing 175-00.
POWER ON ALANNA MADDEN Today is May 1, 2018: Spring is underway, midterms are around the corner, Trump is still president, and people are protesting in honor of International Workers’ Day. The urge to relapse into a spell of “fuck-its” is tempting, but instead I’ve made a playlist to help us power through the week and stay focused. Remember: You’re doing a great fuckin’ job! Listen to DJ Salinger online at psuvanguard.com or on Spotify.
Sunday, April 22 PSU at Sacramento State Score: 1-6 (L) PSU took one point through doubles. Siena Peri and Taylor Rees won at line won. Friday, April 20–Sunday, April 22 PSU at Big Sky Conference 3rd out of 12 teams PSU posted final round with 289 strokes. Hannah Swanson finished in sixth place with 72 par.
NEXT WEEK:
Tuesday, April 24 PSU at Arizona Christian Score: 6-1 (W) Avery West and Tommy Edwards broke the record for wins at no.1 doubles with 15 wins. Otto Holtari got his seventh win. Thursday, April 26 Big Sky QuarterfinalsPSU vs Weber State Score: 1-4 (L) PSU made its first ever appearance in the Big Sky Tournament.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 5 PSU vs Central Washington
SOFTBALL:
1 p.m. Saturday, May 5 PSU at Southern Utah 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5 PSU at Southern Utah 1 p.m. Sunday, May 6 PSU at Southern Utah
1. Kick Out the Jams – MC5, LP (1969)
10. Wild In the Streets* – The Circle Jerks, EP (1982)
2. Take This Job And Shove It – Dead Kennedys, Bedtime For Democracy (1986)
11. What Do I Get? – Buzzcocks, Singles Going Steady (1992)
3. Deception – Le Tigre*, (1999)
12. Lowdown – Boz Scaggs, Silk Degrees (1976)
4. Honey Bucket – Melvins, Houdini (1993)
13. Yonkers – Tyler, The Creator, Goblin (2011)
5. Too Many Puppies – Primus, Frizzle Fry (2002)
14. How Many MC’s… – Black Moon, Enta da Stage (1993)
6. I’m Sick of You – Iggy & The Stooges, Raw Power [Deluxe Edition] (1973)
15. Waiting Room – Fugazi, 13 Songs (1989)
7. Heart Attack Man – Beastie Boys, III Communication (1994)
16. Fuck the Pain Away – Peaches, The Teaches of Peaches (2002)
8. 24 Deep* – Brotha Lynch, (1994)
17. Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide – Gravediggaz, 6 Feet Deep (1994)
9. Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies*, (1983)
18. Psychotic Reaction* – Count Five, EP (1966)
*Self/song–titled album
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ART & FASHION AT MK
‘FABRIC & FORM’ SHOWS STUDENT TALENT IN GARMENT DESIGN
JAKE JOHNSON Portland State students from Alison Heryer’s textile construction course held the group show “Fabric & Form” at the MK Gallery in PSU’s Art Building on April 18. The two-hour reception coincided with PSU’s Design Week Open House. The event showcased garment collections designed for a variety of purposes and intentions. PSU student Courtney Gallardo presented the collection “Survival //,” which represented a designed focus on survival. “Survival //” was reminiscent of festival attire, such as the apparel worn at Burning Man. Shredded skirt layers, vibrant earthy tones, burlap netting and succulent patterned fabrics were incorporated into a denim vest and a scarf, which inititially hid the details of the vest. The vest appeared to be inside out at first. Gallardo’s other piece in the show, “Not) Enough,” a jean jacket that looked to non-function or solely as an aesthetic upon first glance, was adorned with a large full-back patch of iridescent purples that played tricks on your eyes while glancing back and forth. Upon closer inspection, the patch was embroidered under a net with text that read, “simply telling girls they can say ‘no’ isn’t enough.” This subversion of a futuristic, space-punk denim jacket being transformed from residing in a space of future-fun into a powerful societal statement is part of what makes the work interesting. In both the aesthetics and the message, Gallardo tells us to dig deeper. The event also featured a sweet bomber jacket with floral
LIZ WANDERER WITH HER CIRCLE TUBE FOR THE ‘FABRIC & FORM’ RECEPTION AT PSU’S MK GALLERY. JAKE JOHNSON/PSU VANGUARD print sleeves, a collection of what appeared to be renaissance fair warrior tunics and a selection of garments with a cosplay theme. PSU student Andra Mahusen presented a skirt and a fitted gray dress shirt, evoking the image of a mega-corporate employee’s wardrobe in a future dystopia. A small shelf on one side of the exhibit presented two creepy dolls by Mindy Marler. One of the dolls, Olive, had a Nightmare Before Christmas vibe going on, while the other doll was missing a face altogether, which was definitely creepier. Next to Olive was a cute, small handmade stuffed owl that had x’s placed over its eyes. Marler presented the doll “Scarlet” that wore a wonderful, geometric patterned white nightie. Hadley Yoder’s doll sized apparel was featured across the shelf as well. To the left was Yoder’s “Down the Rabbit Hole Coat,” a sharp blue coat perfect for being fancy on a train in the 1800s. The next wall featured Mike Rutherford’s summer outfit for the Kinfolk craftsman: tan shorts and a striped shop-apron. Next to Rutherford was Liz Wanderer’s abstract art piece composed of pastel upholstery foam. Wanderer’s work was very pleasant from afar, but as I got closer, I wished I hadn’t. The pieces of foam are held together with copper wire and human hair. Anxiety. It was as though the girl from Drop Dead Gorgeous began the new hobby of upholstering and lost it her mind in the process. Juxtaposed with the Kinfolk craftsman apron, suddenly Rutherford’s collection appeared to be one of a Kinfolk serial killer.
Allison Jarman’s “Studio Coat” featured comfortable looking denim with a clean, modern and minimal design. Jarman’s second piece, “Workwear Dress,” was featured in front of Toe Bilyeu’s grunge-city collection, which felt deliberate yet appropriate. Bilyeu’s “Patchwork Pants” felt like a city surfpunk who grew up watching late ‘80s early ‘90s television who gives no fucks about listening to Burger Records’ bands. The Stacy House logo patch appeared twice and, when later investigated, led to a line of similarly styled shirts with patchfabric collage work. The Stacy House website features lo-fi videos of people comedically hang out, performing gross stunts, or just chillin, drinking and smoking. Bilyeu’s “Drawstring Pants” seemed wildly flexible: I could picture them at a yoga class, on Gwen Stefani during the “Banana” times with Harajuku, or even with Gallardo’s “Survival //” during festival season. Liz Wanderer had two more pieces in the center of the room, one resembling a vinyl Loch Ness monster swimming in the cool-gray floor, while the other looked like a hybrid of Disney’s Cheshire Cat and Kaa with a massive circle of striped upholstered tube. Both of Wanderer’s pieces were fun to observe. Overall the show felt largely like a break from backstory, nuanced social roles and societal tragedies where objects are there purely for the enjoyment of the viewer. Most importantly, though, “Fabric & Form” represented PSU’s talented textile designers whose abilities are truly gifts to us all.
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FROM DUST TO DUST BURNING MAN FOUNDER DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO BRIAN MCGLOIN Burning Man founder, former Portland State student and Oregon native Larry Harvey died at 70 on Saturday, April 28. Harvey suffered a serious stroke on April 4 in his San Francisco home, which left him hospitalized, according to a statement from the Burning Man Project. Like me, he was adopted and formally worked as a bike messenger and landscape architect. I worked for Burning Man in the communications department as a member of Media Mecca. My only interaction with Harvey was in 2016 in First Camp behind Media Mecca. He walked by looking for someone. I couldn’t help him, but another member of Media Mecca did. He walked away, and that was it. But that doesn’t mean Harvey didn’t affect my life. The organization’s employees, volunteers, members of the media and scores of Burners helped me in my personal and professional life in ways they will never know. The location of Black Rock City, Nev.—the temporary city of 70,000 where Burning Man happens—introduced me to geography and locations that would have otherwise remained foreign to me. The philosophy and ideology of Burning Man and, by extension, Black Rock City helped me develop as a citizen, friend, husband and student. So why would any sane person spend time and treasure going to the worst place on earth to camp with no running water, trash cans or electricity? What would drive someone to volunteer to do backbreaking work—or the comparatively cushy work I do in media—in a landscape actively trying to kill everything on it?
The answer requires having dusty feet on the ground of that dry lakebed in northern Nevada. To answer that is to realize the answer is as simple as it is complicated. We didn’t follow Harvey blindly; he’s not a cult leader. Burning Man isn’t a religion. The Associated Press described the Burning Man event as “an esoteric mix of pagan fire ritual and sci-fi Dada circus where some paint their bodies, bang drums, dance naked and wear costumes that would draw stares in a Mardi Gras parade.” Harvey was just a man with faults and doubts like any of us, but what he did do was show us what we’re capable of when we strip away the veneer of capitalism and selfishness and live in the moment; when we focus on making things and participating for the benefit of ourselves and fellow humans, instead of climbing a corporate ladder or padding a bank account. He had a spontaneous idea to burn an effigy—and the wisdom to not tell anyone exactly why—and 32 years later, we’re mourning the passing of the man in the Stetson with the rest of the Burning Man community. Harvey is survived by his son Tristan, his brother Stewart, his nephew Bryan and a global community of devoted Burners inspired by his vision to build a more creative, cooperative and generous world. I wish I had the chance to get to know him as well as others had, but I’m not at all upset about the chance to live in the world he created.
MEME OF THE WEEK
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JANE CAMPION’S WEEKEND DOUBLE FEATURE ANDREW GAINES Prolific director and screenwriter Jane Campion is getting the double feature treatment at the 5th Avenue Cinema this week. On the docket is her debut feature film Sweetie (1989) and her biopic drama An Angel at My Table (1990). As someone with a difficult relationship to their disability, Sweetie was a tough watch. The story of the emotionally distant, superstitious Kay (Karen Colston) and her sister Dawn “Sweetie” (Genevieve Lemon), who lives with mental health issues, bears some resemblance to later dysfunctional family dramedies such as Little Miss Sunshine (2006). However, Sweetie is far rougher and less interested in being palatable to the audience. At certain moments, Dawn is sympathetic, maniacal and disturbing because the film revolves around her mental state’s reflection of the family’s broken relationships. Gordon (Jon Darling), the girls’ father, deludes himself by treating her as a little girl into adulthood, while the mother, Flo (Dorothy Barry), is overly harsh. Kay just wants Dawn out of her house and life. The upsetting nature of the film makes the occasional humorous beat more jarring. Although Sweetie is punctuated by occasional surrealistic and interpretive dream sequences, the film’s small scope and budget emphasize the film’s dry, flat, suburban Australian setting. From a cinematography standpoint, An Angel at My Table couldn’t be further from the production of Sweetie. Campion’s follow-up film is a dramatization of the biography of author Janet Frame, and the film makes the most of its New Zealand setting. The soft focus and lush surroundings of Frame’s childhood in a povertystricken family eventually give way to a harsher color palette as the protagonist and narrator is misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and suffers countless sessions of electroshock therapy. Frame’s eventual triumph is one of the most well-earned moments of cinematic catharsis I’ve seen this year. While An Angel is a harsh film to watch, Campion’s command of tone in comparison to Sweetie represents a milestone in her career, effectively highlighting Campion’s emergence as a notable filmmaker within the international film scene. To this day, Campion is still the only woman to ever win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. There’s a common theme throughout Campion’s films, similar to that of “well-behaved women seldom make history,” but when applying this train of thought to the commitment of watching two movies in one afternoon: It’s well worth the time commitment.
OPINION
‘DREAMERS’ NEED OUR SOLIDARITY JORDAN OLSON Arizona’s Supreme Court has recently ended in-state tuition equity for students without permanent resident status at its state institutions, many of whom identify as DREAMers. While several bills have been introduced to Congress, none have passed. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was first established in 2015 for children who were brought to the United States by family members. The program offered temporary residency, which allowed for work authorization and U.S. identification. DACA was an administration put in place by former President Barack Obama, which Trump ended in September 2017 . The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, is a response to DACA. DACA recipients—now colloquially known as DREAMers—are people with temporary resident status who came to the U.S. before the age of 18 and could be granted a path to citizenship. The DREAM Act has been previously denied, and the most recent proposal of the DREAM Act of 2017 is being stalled and has yet to reach the Senate. Unable to apply for federal financial aid or loans, this leaves many DREAMers in an impossible situation, incapable of financing the rising costs of education. Oregon, however, has passed SB 1563, which waives a requirement for DACA students to submit an affidavit expressing an intention to file for a Social Security number or Tax Identification Number, as well as allowing state schools to offer scholarships and financial aid to those students. This intends to make it easier for students to pay for their education. While this measure laudably reduces certain barriers to access, there is a limit to how much state-level reforms can address the intimidation and repression caused by federal policies. On the other hand, in the midst of education cuts by the state
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government, the Board of Trustees was mulling a nearly five percent increase on in-state tuition for fall 2018. The number of merit scholarships offered at Portland State is not enough to fill the gap created by a deficit of financial aid, both for the student body in general, and certainly for DREAMers who do not qualify for federal loans or scholarships. We need to take bold measures to increase the affordability and quality of education provided to all students, especially those who have been burdened with the immigration process. Assistant Vice President of Student Access and Success CeCe Ridder said that undocumented students often feel the need to hide their status, a marginalizing pressure that prevents many students from speaking out, let alone organizing. “A place like Diversity and Multicultural Student Services is one of the only places on campus that students can speak in confidence about their situation,” Ridder said. An additional challenge to assessing the situation for undocumented students at PSU is the lack of available records. Ridder said there are about 100 students who are granted tuition equity, but also no universal statistics are gathered or kept about undocumented students at the university. This makes it difficult to say how many of those students are deterred from applying, attending or graduating due to financial or legal concerns, erasing the socioeconomic impact of the deportation system in Portland. It is all the more important for students of citizen status to identify and confront this system, which thrives on our silence and tacit complicity. However, there are still a number of resources available for such students. The Office of Global Diversity has several community partners, many of which serve DREAMers and their families. Students and other community members may
file complaints for equity violations, which includes discrimination based on national origin. At the DMSS, Student Legal Services can provide legal counsel. Latino Student Services provides assistance and opportunities for Latinx students. La Casa Latina Student Center offers TriO, which focuses on providing resources for first-generation college students. A specific DREAMers section of the DMSS website provides further information for other campus resources. DREAMers need our solidarity. Often afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation, it’s up to us—their classmates, their neighbors, their co-workers—to demand an affordable education for all. The Diversity Action Council accepts student input on issues of equity and equality in higher education; contact them and express your support of policies like simplifying access to tuition equity and providing better funding for cultural resource centers. But most of all, talk to your classmates, hold space for them to speak and act when they need your help. One of the hardest things about being undocumented is the culture of silence and isolation that comes as a matter of self-preservation. It’s one thing for us to call ourselves allies, to label ourselves a sanctuary space—it’s another entirely to find ways to stay true to our commitment.
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AMERICA THE NEUTRAL? OREGON STATE LAW AIMS TO PRESERVE NET NEUTRALITY PRINCIPLES
MOLLY MACGILBERT Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a new law on April 10 to take effect January 2019 prohibiting state government agencies from contracting with internet providers that don’t adhere to principles of net neutrality. The mandate includes some logical exceptions where public safety and law enforcement are concerned. Prior to its repeal by the Federal Communications Commission in December 2017, net neutrality regulations kept broadband companies from playing favorites with web traffic by slowing certain sites down or creating fast lanes for online services. The neutral net was like Switzerland, refusing to hold biases and throw itself into war. Without neutrality, the internet will become a warzone, with some online services barricaded and others propelled like bottle rockets before the eyes and brainwaves of America.
Oregon is the second state to pass its own net neutrality law in response to the repeal, following in Washington’s footsteps. “The Pacific Northwest is establishing itself as a leader in the resistance against the Trump administration,” stated Monica Nickelsburg of GeekWire. “In addition to taking on his FCC, Oregon and Washington lawmakers have been outspoken critics of Trump’s immigration policies, and their attorneys general have challenged the Trump administration in court over various issues.” Perhaps our two states should split off and build our own idyllic utopia upon rivers of Secret Aardvark sauce lined with Washington apple trees and Douglas firs. Though Washington and Oregon are the only states to have passed their own net neutrality laws so far, lawmakers across the country are working to fight back against the FCC and Chairman Ajit Pai. In February, state attorneys general from 22 states launched a lawsuit suing to overturn the repeal. According to Ars Technica, governors of Hawaii, Montana, New Jersey, New York and Vermont have issued executive orders requiring internet service providers working with government agencies to follow net neutrality standards. As of March 2018, a total of 36 states are challenging the repeal with pending pieces of legislation. While the idea of unbiased and free web access may seem as rightful as free speech and free ice cubes in your water glass,
pushback against the FCC has been met with its own slew of critics, many of whom—rather unsurprisingly—make little sense. Among these neutrality critics are the likes of one GeekWire commenter who insists “[Oregon’s new law] is just harry [sic] armpit granola eaters making themselves feel good.” I’d be interested in learning how this wise guy reached the conclusion that hairy armpits and granola are linked to an unbiased internet—he’s clearly an abstract thinker. Jonathan Spalter, CEO of internet lobby US Telecom, threatened to “aggressively challenge state or municipal attempts to fracture the federal regulatory structure.” It is worth noting that broadband companies AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink are all members of US Telecom and undoubtedly shovel big bucks into Spalter’s pockets. Oregon’s new law makes me thankful I live in the Beaver State, but it also makes me wonder: Was the net ever truly neutral? Fake news, the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, politically prying Russian trolls and eerily targeted ads may indicate that the net is, and always has been, pushing us to one camp or another—to Coke or Pepsi, to Burger King or McDonald’s, to donkey or elephant. At the very least, the internet is diverting our attention; at worst, it’s infiltrating our brains.
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WOMEN ARE STILL GETTING PAID LESS THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY IS NOT OVER YET
GRAY BOUCHAT Since women first entered the workforce, the pay gap has remained a reality in respect to both gender and race. Women who work the same jobs as men receive less pay, regardless of their skills or qualifications. This pay gap began when women entered the workforce during World War II, and though government regulations urged employers to pay women sufficiently in order to help them care for their families, many employers disregarded this suggestion. Since then, employers throughout the United States have neglected to regulate equal pay for women and men in the same position.
GENDER PAY GAP
It took the U.S. 35 years to raise the gender earnings ratio between male and female workers by 19.4 percent, from 60.2 percent in 1980 to 79.6 percent, according to the Women’s Bureau. Although it is decreasing, if it took 35 years to still remain at a 20 percent gap, when will full equal pay be implemented? In Oregon, women earn about 80 cents for every dollar a man earns. This varies from industry to industry; however, even in retail, men earn about $7,000 more in salaries than women. Even though our governor is a woman and we live in a progressive state, Oregon still struggles to bridge the pay gap. The pay gap doesn’t only exist in U.S. but also plagues female workers in the UK, according to BBC. By April 4, 2018, large companies throughout the UK were required to report their gender pay gap figures; however, more than 1,500 companies failed to do so. The UK Nike headquarters pays their female workers eight percent less than their male counterparts. McDonald’s pays their female workers almost 10 percent less than their male counterparts. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission
determined that “three out of four UK companies pay men more than women, with an average pay gap of 9.7 percent.”
RACIAL PAY GAP
Not only is there a disparity between sexes, there is also a racial issue at hand. According to the Women’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, white women and Asian women earn more than Black and Hispanic women. Regardless of education and skills, women of color tend to earn less. This is another factor that ties into the racial bias in America. It is a reality that women of color earn significantly less than white men and women. According to the Pew Research Center, Black and Hispanic women only earn $12–13 hourly, while white men earn $21 hourly and white women earn $17-$18 hourly. This means that if a white man and a Hispanic woman worked the same job, worked 40 hours a week for 52 weeks a year, the man would earn $43,680 while the woman only earns $30,160. That’s about a $13,000 difference for two people working the same job, with the same qualifications only because one person is Hispanic and a woman. White men earn more than any other man or woman in any racial or ethnicity group, aside from Asian men, who earn $24 an hour to white men’s $21 an hour. According to a 2017 report by Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Hispanic women earn the least of white, Black and Asian workers, as they only earn 62.2 percent of what white men earn per week working full time. At the rate the U.S. is going, it will take another 15 years to eliminate the gap entirely. It is completely dependent on the administration and employers to care enough to pay women the same. Even by earning the highest degree, women still face hardships in the workforce, and it is even
more difficult for women of color who not only have to work harder, but have to face discrimination as well. The fight for pay equality is not over yet, and hopefully in our lifetime, the pay gap will disappear entirely.
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EVENTS COMMUNITY
FILM & THEATER
ART
MUSIC
BUBBLE AND SQUEEZE CLINTON STREET THEATRE 7 :30 P.M. • $10 The Amazing Bubble Man creates, well, actually amazing giant bubbles with accordion accompaniment by Jet Black Pearl.
ZOLA JESUS, MARQUII ALADDIN THEATER 8 P.M.• $18–20 •ALL AGES The experimental pop musician tours in support of her new album Okovi.
TABLE TENNIS SINGLES TOURNAMENT ACADEMIC & STUDENT RECREATION CENTER, MAC COURT 6 P.M.–10 P.M. • FREE Ping to the fucking pong. Topspin to honor and glory in open and women’s divisions.
EMPLOYER ON CAMPUS: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL MEDICINE SMSU GROUND FLOOR LOBBY 10 A.M.–3 P.M. NUNM is the oldest accredited naturopathic medical university in North America, which offers academic and career opportunities to PSU students.
CHURCH OF FILM CLINTON STREET THEATER 8 P.M.–10 P.M. • $5–8 Consumerism, colonization and conformity in United States will be explored in a series of experimental short films.
THE ART OF THE BENSHI LINCOLN HALL ROOM 75 6 P.M. • FREE • ALL AGES Ichiro Kataoka performs live katsudo benshi accompanying three Silentera Japanese films: Taro’s Steam Train (1929), It’s A Gift (1923) and Orochi (1925).
COMPACT FEMME 4 FEMME SANCTUARY CLUB 9 P.M. • $10 • 21+ Get in free to Ann Pyne and Patrick Buckmaster’s femme-centric dance party with your donation of a new, unopened makeup product for the Sexual Youth Minority Resource Center (SMYRC).
THE AMERICAN WEST PARKWAY NORTH NOON • FREE • ALL AGES The duo consisting of Matthew Zeltzer and Maria Maita-Keppeler perform for Portland State’s Live @ Lunch concert series.
LEVAR BURTON REVOLUTION HALL 8 P.M.• $30–100 • ALL AGES The Reading Rainbow host and Star Trek: Next Generation actor will handpick a short story to read for his show, LeVar Burton Reads Live!
BELLE DE JOUR (1968) CINEMA 21 MULTIPLE SCREENINGS • $7–10 • ALL AGES The 50th anniversary edition of French provocateur Luis Buñuel’s surrealist erotic thriller has been digitally restored to give contemporary audiences an opening night experience.
SHOOK TWINS, DANIEL RODRIGUEZ ALADDIN THEATER 7 P.M. • $20–24 • ALL AGES This is the first Shook Twins show I’ve seen in two years not be completely sold out by Vanguard’s print deadline. The Shook Twins play everything from guitar to a gold egg.
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34TH ANNUAL CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA TOM MCCALL WATERFRONT PARK MAY 4–6 • $10 Celebrate your favorite May holiday at the waterfront with Mariachi Ciudad, all the way from Portland’s sister city Guadalajara, Mexico. They’ll be joined by Portland’s Ballet Folklorico Mexico En La Piel.
SWEETIE (1989), AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE (1990) 5TH AVENUE CINEMA MAY 4–6 • $4–5, FREE W/ PSU ID • ALL AGES A double feature of films by Australian filmmaker Jane Campion, with overarching themes of difficult women and what happens when they get in the way of men.
“BE HONEST” WIEDEN + KENNEDY 5 P.M.–9 P.M. • FREE • ALL AGES The 9th annual PSU Graphic Design student portfolio showcase includes free beer and pizza!
PSU STEINWAY PIANO SERIES: MELVIN CHEN MASTER CLASS LINCOLN RECITAL HALL 7 P.M.–9 P.M. • FREE • ALL AGES Join performer Melvin Chen at this master class, featuring PSU piano students.
SUN MAY 6
CINCO DE MAYO HALF MARATHON THE FIELDS PARK 7 A.M. • EVENTS ALL DAY The races start early, but you can come join the festivities and hang out with the runners and their families. There are kids races, food, beers and music, all to benefit Breast Friends, a local cancer non-profit.
ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 2 P.M. • $7–9 • ALL AGES The Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn rom-com classic about a princess touring Rome screens for its 65th birthday.
PSU STEINWAY PIANO SERIES: SUSAN CHAN MASTER CLASS LINCOLN RECITAL HALL 2 P.M.–3 P.M. • FREE • ALL AGES Join performer Susan Chan at this master class, open to all local students.
KENDRICK LAMAR, SZA, SCHOOLBOY Q, JAY ROCK, AB-SOUL, SIR, LANCE SKIIIWALKER SUNLIGHT SUPPLY AMPHITHEATRE 7 P.M. • $40–600 • ALL AGES The Pulitzer Prize–winning rapper and friends come to Washington State, just south of Ridgefield’s goddamn Jefferson Davis memorial, on The Championship Tour.
SPRING USED BOOK SALE LLOYD CENTER DOUBLE TREE 9 A.M.–3 P.M. With thousands of books up for grabs, this is also May 5 and 6, but today only get 50 percent off everything! What a way to perk up a Monday, right?
JUMPSTART WRITING PROGRAM OFFICE OF ACADEMIC INNOVATION, LARGE FLEX OFFICE NOON–1 P.M. • FREE “The goals are to practice some well-researched academic writing strategies to build your own writing practice, and to have a submitted article or book proposal by June 2018.”
THE DRAGON PEARL (WANG NIANG TAN) JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 7 P.M. In three acts, performers sponsored by The Confucius Institute at PSU retell the ancient Chinese tale of Nie Lang, a boy who grew up fighting injustice and became a dragon to save his village.
TUES MAY 1
CHUCK PALAHNUIK POWELL’S BOOKS ON HAWTHORNE 10 A.M. • FREE • ALL AGES Arguably Portland’s most famous living author is signing copies of his new novel Adjustment Day.
WED MAY 2
GRACE JONES: BLOOD AND BAMI (2017) CINEMA 21 MULTIPLE SCREENINGS • $7–10 • ALL AGES New documentary on the largerthan-life model, musician and disco personality Grace Jones, who for decades has stood as an icon for unapologetic individuality and Black excellence.
THU MAY3 FRI MAY 4 MON MAY 7
PSU Vanguard • MAY 1, 2018 • psuvanguard.com
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