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Kitzhaber plans to radically restructure Oregon education Oregon Education Investment Board would turn the state’s schools into a “seamless” system

In light of the education reform bills currently on the Senate floor, Portland State President Wim Wiewel led a discussion last Thursday about the growth of academic capitalism among American universities and the proposed restructuring of university funding in Oregon.

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Streamlining education: Pat Burke explains how Governor Kitzhaber's plan could reduce the redudancy in Oregon's educational bureaucracy.

funding stream for the state’s “cradle to career” education pipeline.

“We are very happy to see [Kitzhaber’s] investment in early childhood because that will pay dividends down the road,” Smith said. “The more you invest early in kids, the less the system will need to supply resources for remediation, social services, etc.”

Pat Burk, an associate professor of education leadership and policy at PSU, said that the

governor’sproposed overhaul could reduce the redundancy in the Oregon’s educational bureaucracy.

Oregon’s K–12 schools, community colleges and public universities all receive state revenue.

But right now, the distribution of this revenue requires three different bureaucracies to account for the money: the Oregon Department of Education, the Department of Community Colleges EDUCATION ON PAGE 3

PSU Salutes award ceremony today Event honors distinguished alumni and faculty KATRINA PETROVICH VANGUARD STAFF

Portland State will hand out its PSU Salutes awards to recognize its alumni and faculty members for their career accomplishments. The ceremony will be held at the Governor Hotel in Portland.

According to Mary Coniglio, associate director of Alumni Relations, the Salute awards are a way to recognize PSU’s outstanding alumni and faculty for their career achievements, volunteer service and professional distinctions. Coniglio said that PSU’s alumni population has over 120,000 graduates, making the winners of the Salute awards a select few.

The PSU Salutes program is now in its 22nd year of existence. About two years ago, the award program underwent some major changes.

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Governor John Kitzhaber, making good on his gubernatorial proposal to radically reform Oregon’s schools, held a press conference at Portland State on Feb. 11 at which he called for the creation of an Oregon Education Investment Board, a high-level policy group over which Kitzhaber would preside that would coordinate the state’s education system from preschool through post-secondary education.

That same day, the Office of the Governor released an executive order that calls for a 12-member interim body called the Oregon Education InvestmentTeam, tasked with designing a framework for the forthcoming Investment Board by May 31.

Nancy Golden, education adviser to the governor, said that Khitzaber's staff has drafted the bills necessary to make the executive order a legislative reality.

According to Susan Smith, spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Education, the permanent Investment Board would change Oregon’s education system so that its four main levels—pre-school, K–12, community colleges and higher education—are treated as an integrated whole rather than as a cluster of independent interests competing for state funding.

By changing this institutional perspective, Kitzhaber aims to break down the budgeting silos for each level and thereby create a seamless

Visiting scholar sheds light on academic capitalism among public universities

It now more narrowly focuses on alumni and some award categories have been removed, according to Coniglio.

The PSU Alumni Association awards only five winners each year. The program recognizes alums in different professional fields at different stages in their careers. The awards include: the outstanding international alumni award, the distinguished alumni award, the distinguished alumni service award, the outstanding young alumni award and the distinguished faculty achievement award.

The winners are chosen through a nomination process in which anyone is free to make a nomination. A volunteer selection committee then chooses the winners out of those nominated. The award recipients are meant to represent the entire university, with winners in a variety of disciplines.

This year’s outstanding international alumni award will be given to André Craan for his work as a scientific evaluator in the field of biotechnology for Health Canada. He also

works as a professor of toxicology and biology of pollutants at the University of Quebec at Montreal.

The distinguished alumni award will be presented to Angela Wykoff, a retired executive from Bonneville Power Administration. She has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in mathematics, as well as a bachelor’s in civil engineering from PSU. Wykoff was also a member of the search committees that hired PSU President Wim Wiewel and Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean Renjeng Su, and the president of the Alumni Association from 2006–07.

The distinguished alumni service award goes to Amber Fowler. Fowler is the founder and CEO of Dress for Success Inland Northwest, an organization that provides support and career clothing for women. Fowler also holds many corporate positions involving marketing and PSU SALUTES ON PAGE 3

To raise awareness about Portland State’s international capstones and short-term facultyled programs, the Education Abroad Office is hosting its winter Education Abroad Fair this Thursday.

The purpose of this year’s fair is to introduce any interested students to international capstones and faculty-led trips, as well as how to incorporate study abroad experience into one’s academic goals.

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New Avenues for Youth to open Ben & Jerry’s at PSU Organization helps homeless youths gain work experience and training MIRANDA SCHMIDT VANGUARD STAFF

New Avenues for Youth, a Portland organization dedicated to helping homeless youths in the metro area, will be opening a Ben & Jerry’s partner shop at Portland State this spring. The new shop will be modeled after its current shop near Pioneer Square, which opened in 2004.

The Ben & Jerry’s shop is a part of the Promoting New Avenues to Employment (PAVE) program. The PAVE program helps homeless Portland youths to gain job skills and training.

Since its downtown shop opened, New Avenues has provided paid training to over 150 youths and given half a million dollars in wages, according to Angela Pratt, the organization’s communications director.

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Celebrating black history: Jarrell Townsend is the president of Alpha Phi Alpha, an African American fraternity on campus.

On Wednesday at noon, the Alphas are hosting a professional development luncheon in 236 Smith Memorial Student Union, where guests from a range of career fields will speak to students about how to succeed in today’s workplace.

PETER BROWNING VANGUARD STAFF “This is the highlight of our week because it allows students to network The final week of Black History Month and make connections which are vibegan yesterday, and Alpha Phi Alpha, a tal to succeeding in today’s economy,” Portland State fraternity of African Amer- Townsend said. icans, is hosting its first Alpha week.

The overall purpose of Alpha week, acThe event kicked off with a free screening cording to Townsend, is to create more of a documentary called “Hip Hop: Beyond awareness of Alpha Phi Alpha at PSU. the Beats.” The documentary discusses the “We created this weeklong series of stereotypes that are intrinsic in music today. events to bring more exposure to our “Hip-hop rap music is so vital in the fraternity and to bring some culture to importance of our generation,” Jarrell campus,” Townsend said.

Townsend, president of Alpha Phi Alpha, The Alpha Kapa Alpha sorority, also said. “We decided to [screen] something traditionally African American, is partthat shows the other side of the music and nering with Alpha Phi Alpha to plan the week.

“We’re…co-spon“We created this weeklong series soring movie nights, of events to bring more exposure the luncheon and movie nights that to our fraternity and to bring revolve around the some culture to campus.” theme of black hisJARRELL TOWNSEND tory,” said Bianca Wallace, president of find a deeper discussion on how it affects Alpha Kapa Alpha. “It’s definitely imporour society and how we as a people treat tant for events like this to take place at each other.”

PSU, [and] very beneficial with getting The Alpha Phi Alpha motto—First of people more intertwined with others on all, Servants of all, We shall transcend campus.” all—is the driving philosophy behind the Both presidents are keen on making event, according to Townsend. the week a success.

Today at noon, the Alphas are host“All in a day’s work,” Townsend said. ing an information session about Greek Refreshments will be provided at toculture and the history of African Ameri- day’s information session, and Wednescan Greeks. One such notable Alpha was day’s panel will include a luncheon. ■ Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Graphic Design Center gets new manager Stephen Ebert was hired as the Graphic Design Center’s new manager on Thursday by the Student Publications Board, replacing former manager Christy Lee Zilka.

Ebert is currently a junior in graphic design and a senior in economics.

Zilka resigned from her position as manager to pursue a professional career in graphic design.

The GDC is a student-run graphic design business that caters to student organizations and local businesses. The Publications Board oversees the organization, along with seven other student publications that include the Vanguard and KPSU radio.

Obama highlights PSU alum in speech While visiting Oregon’s Intel Corporation on Friday, President Barack Obama highlighted Portland State alum Nabil Mistkawi in his speech about the need to support education, especially students in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Mistkawi, a full-time employee at Intel, recently invented an environmentally friendly chemical formulation that easily prepares sub-50 nanometer (nm) process technology for advanced microprocessors manufacturing, according to an article published in the Vanguard on Aug. 11, 2010. He will be recognized for his accomplishment at tonight’s PSU Salutes awards ceremony.

“Nabil decided to go back to school and get his Ph.D. in chemistry at Portland State University… an investment in education that paid off in a big way for Nabil, for Intel, for the millions of workers and consumers who benefitted from that discovery,” Obama said.

Students from PSU’s MESA (Math, Engineering and Science Achievement) program were also invited to meet the president on Friday. According to a press release, MESA addresses the need for investments in technology and innovation, which Obama emphasized in his speech Friday and in his State of the Union address.

PSU earns STARS Gold rating In recognition of Portland State’s achievements in sustainability, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) awarded the university a STARS Gold rating.

According to a press release, PSU received the third-highest score in the United States. The AASHE calculated the score based on three areas: education and research, operations and planning, administration and management.

PSU’s Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation, Community and Environmental Services, Electric Vehicles research and its University EcoDistrict plan earned the university additional points, according to the press release.

Though American University has the highest score in the U.S., PSU currently has the highest score in Oregon.

ASRC wins Outstanding Sports Facility Award The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) has awarded Portland State’s Academic and Student Recreation Center with the Outstanding Sports Facility Award.

The award will be presented on April 13 at the 2011 NIRSA Annual Conference and Recreation Sports Exposition in New Orleans, according to a press release.

The award recognizes university recreation centers for creative, innovative designs of new, renovated or expanded facilities, according to the press release.

Faculty member accepted into Fulbright Specialist Program Dennis Stovall, an assistant professor in the Master’s in Writing program at Portland State and the publisher of Ooligan Press, was recently accepted into the Fulbright Specialist Program.

According to a press release, the Fulbright Specialist program awards short-term assignment grants to faculty so that they may collaborate with other universities. Stovall will join the roster of specialists for a five-year term.

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Investment board would distribute funds based on school performance and Workforce Development, and the Oregon University System.

By streamlining these systems into a single continuum, the entire Oregon education system could become a far more efficient operation, one that makes the most of the state’s limited tax dollars.

A recurring criticism, however, is the lack of clarity on what the governor’s proposal will look like in practice, according to Portland State President Wim Wiewel.

“The real story is that nobody seems to know very much about [the proposal],” Wiewel said.

Golden confirmed that the Investment Board, if passed, would eventually replace the Oregon Board of Education and the State Board of Higher Education by 2012, a transition that the governor expects would take roughly three years.

She also commented on another controversial feature of the proposal: The Investment Board would strategically invest in Oregon’s schools based on the quality of the schools’ performance.

Currently, state revenue derived from local property taxes, the state income tax and the federal government is distributed to its K–12 public schools based on enrollment levels.

Under Kitzhaber’s proposal, however, the distribution of this money would depend, at least in part, on whether these schools are successfully meeting certain target outcomes set by the governor’s board. These outcomes would include making sure students are reading at grade level and can actually apply the knowledge they’ve learned—otherwise known as “proficiencybased learning.”

As a result of this “budgeting for outcome,” public schools would maintain their funding if they meet these outcomes and lose their funding if they don’t, Golden said.

According to Burk, this performance-based distribution of funds could present a constitutional conflict.

Because many of the poorly performing schools are likely to have a high percentage of low-income and minority students, there is a danger that these “protected categories” would

be underfunded simply because they failed to achieve the same results as schools in affluent neighborhoods with a mostly Caucasian student population.

“If you take the governor on a strict interpretation of what he said, wealthier institutions that have higher rates of success would get more money, and lower-income institutions that are really struggling and aren’t reaching the same level of success would end up getting less money,” Burk said.

To distribute state revenue in such a discriminatory manner is prohibited under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, according to Burk.

Burk said that one could make the argument that low-performing schools are in more need of financial help than their high-performing counterparts, and that it doesn’t improve their situation to cut their funding.

On the other hand, it seems sensible that the governor wishes to reduce the funding of schools that consistently fail to adequately educate their students, according to Burk. No school should simply assume that it ought to receive state money regardless of its performance. Oregon’s education system has an obligation to incentivize schools’ behavior by establishing some measurable targets and holding the schools accountable for them.

Kitzhaber’s proposal also entails that the state superintendant of public instruction— currently an elected office—would become a governor-appointed office called the chief education investment officer. According to Burk, this change would increase the likelihood that the person filling the position will be a professional educator rather than a mere political figure.

Since Oregon’s constitution specifies that the superintendant must be elected, this change would require a constitutional amendment, which the state’s electorate will be obliged to vote on. ■

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Fculty honors: Sherril Gelmon, who has been teaching at PSU for 17 years, will be presented with the distinguished faculty achievement award during tonight's ceremony.

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Five alumni and faculty members will be presented with a PSU Salutes award tonight communications, including her role as corporate communications manager for the Portland Trail Blazers.

The outstanding young alumni award will be awarded to Nabil Mistkawi, who graduated from PSU with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 2010. Mistkawi is a research scientist and development engineer at Intel Corporation.

He invented a chemical formulation that aided the production of Intel’s new generations of microprocessors. He was also the inventor of nine patent applications while still in graduate school at PSU. Lastly, the distinguished faculty achievement award will be given to Sherril Gelmon. Gelmon has been a professor at PSU for 17 years. She is a professor of public health, as well as the chair of the Division of Public Administration.

Through teaching classes that focus on community-based learning, Gelmon is involved with over 20 Oregon organizations, mostly in the medical field. She is also a sitting board member of the Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health.

“I hope that it’s very inspiring to students to see what [PSU] alumni have accomplished,” Gelmon said.

The PSU Salutes awards banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Governor Hotel’s third floor Grand Ballroom. The master of ceremonies will be the current president of the PSU Alumni Association, Behzad Hosseini.

Tickets are $20 per person, $15 for PSU Alumni Association members and $10 for current PSU students. ■

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Down with the clown Petitions don’t replace being a parent

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veryone knows who Ronald McDonald is—the friendly clown who is the face of the fast-food giant McDonald’s. If some parents get their way, however, Ronald McDonald may just become a thing of the past.

MEAGHAN With childDANIELS hood obesity being such a prominent problem today, most people are more concerned with health foods now more than ever. Local parents and doctors are asking McDonald’s to ban Ronald McDonald because they are tired of the marketing that targets kids for unhealthy food.

On Feb. 2, a group of parents and doctors presented a petition with 500 signatures to the Cedar Mill McDonald’s and the representatives of Don Armstrong, owner of 14 McDonald’s restaurants in the Portland area.

Last time I checked, Ronald McDonald was not the one shoving McDonald’s food down children’s throats and he certainly did not drive them to a McDonald’s to get food nor did he pay for their food.

So then was it the kids themselves who drove to McDonald’s, paid for a Happy Meal and then ate it? Sure, the idea of kids driving and paying for a Happy Meal sounds just a bit ridiculous and a tad unrealistic. But the question still remains: Who is taking these kids to McDonald’s and paying for their Happy Meals?

The only remaining culprits are the parents.

Parents are the ones who are taking their kids to eat at McDonald’s. They are driving them there and paying for their food. Just because your child wants junk food does not mean that you as a parent have to succumb to their fast food cravings.

Instead of being part of an anti fast-food group, or taking time to picket McDonald’s and asking for petition signatures— perhaps one should take that time and use it to spend time with their kids, teaching them how to eat right or taking them out to exercise.

Most people realize that McDonald’s is not the most ethical company by any means, which may make them out to be an even bigger target than other fast food favorites who also set their marketing sights on kids.

There is also a sense of moral responsibility involved here.

Should a company market crap food to kids? But ultimately the decision to feed children fast food lies within the powers of the parents. Trying to change some large company’s mascot is a lot more work than just saying “no” to your kids.

With childhood obesity becoming a significant concern, it is easy to fault fast food chains such as McDonald’s. McDonald’s is aware of this, however, and has begun providing kids with the option of low fat milk or juice instead of a soft drink and apple slices instead of fries.

Some parents were not pleased with this decision because when they would Super Size their order with fries and a soft drink, then force the kids to eat apple slices and milk, the kids would not be happy. And who can really blame them when they are first to eat the “healthy” (but still actually unhealthy) items while their parents go to town on a Big Mac and fries. How is that fair?

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dren is to model those behaviors for them. If a parent is exercising regularly and eating healthy, then the child is more likely to exhibit those behaviors as well.

Recently, several McDonald’s restaurants in California, including San Francisco and Silicon Valley, have decided to ban Happy Meal toys.

The ban is not completely effective until 2012, but stores are slowly pulling out their toys.

The purpose of the ban is so that kids are not as tempted by unhealthy food choices because they do not have the incentive of a free toy. A Happy Meal is not all that happy without a toy, right? Well, news flash parents: Happy Meals are still directed at kids and you still have the power

to say “no.”

Now that parents are working on trying to get Ronald banned, what else is next? There is always going to be something that parents do not like about what their kids want, but they do not have the guts to deny it to the children themselves.

In reality, this whole thing can be solved with a simple two-letter word: It starts with an “N” and ends with an “O.” Parents are the ones who are in control of what their kids eat and how often they exercise.

Here is a novel idea: Instead of launching a campaign of complaining, how about they actually try a little active parenting. ■

Art good, cuts bad Proposed cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts and other art agencies hurts more than just artists KALI SIMMONS VANGUARD STAFF

Last week, the all-new GOP House of Representatives proposed $20.6 million dollars in cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts, a government program that funds PBS, NPR and a significant number of local art programs. In a clear anti-arts move, the GOP has pushed the arts, a nice chunk of our economy, to the wayside.

In addition to being really pretty to look at, art is everywhere in our society. Every packaged food has a label, every company has a logo and every dirty hippie needs a hobby. Aside from the upscale gallery art, we are surrounded by art and images in our everyday life.

The government budget cuts also expand to public broadcasting via radio and television.

Half of Americans listen to NPR and watch PBS, yet the proposed cuts will severely damage both agencies. Public broadcasting suffers

the least in cuts at 12.6 percent, while, the NEA takes a 24.6 percent cut in grant-making and a 12.6 percent cuts in its cultural agency.

Colin Powell commented on the issue on CNN, stating: “You can’t fix the deficit or the national debt by killing NPR or the national endowment for the humanities or the arts—nice political chatter, but that doesn’t do it.”

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the projected number of jobs in the artistic field is expected to rise by 19 percent by 2016, which is faster than the previous average. The field with the highest degree of job expansion is multi-media artists, with a projected rise of 26 percent in employment demand. With this in mind, many artists are hopeful for the outlook of their career in the future. But, with these cuts to grants and programs, the future looks significantly dimmer.

Due to the pervasiveness of art in our culture, we require artists in order to design products, create movies and video games, and to generally encourage our culture to get smarter. With these cuts to fundamental programs that endorse the arts, the hope for a more creative future seems less and less possible.

The average annual salary of an artist ranges from $16,000 up to $80,000 for art directors and non-freelance opportunities. That’s a large amount of money being taken away from the economy. By cutting the funding, we’re keeping artists from flourishing before they have a chance to develop. Due to the major cuts to the grant budget, craftsmen, designers, art educators and art students are all being thrown under the bus due to their lack of funds.

After the cuts were announced, Portland art college The Pacific Northwest College of Art e-mailed all students and asked them to take a stand against the government budget reduction.

Lobbyist group Americans for the Arts have been pushing for a change in the legislation, after the initial bill proposed by Rep. Scott Garrett would have zeroed out funding for the arts completely. A study by the group in 2002 says that an art education “strengthens problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, adding to overall academic achievement and school success” and “stimulates and develops the imagination and critical thinking, and refines cognitive and creative skills.”

Music, broadcasting, art, sculpture, theater and design are all topics that interest kids and students. By denying them a chance to express their creativity, you undercut their motivation to learn by pushing them towards subjects that are more “lucrative” careers based in science and mathematics. But the key to a good education is a balanced education. Therefore, the arts need a place in the life of a student in order to give them a different outlook.

While the United States faces a major budget deficit, attacking the arts will not solve the problem. By cutting funds to programs that are barely getting by, the government has clearly drawn a line in the sand and put those interested in the humanities on the other side. While art might not seem important in everyday life, when you realize that we live in a highly visual society, the issue becomes more important.

The budget cuts are going to create a major disadvantage to those currently working in the field of art. While the proposed cuts are significantly better than the original proposal of complete eradication, the government needs to give art a chance. ■

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Speeding in the wrong direction RICHARD D. OXLEY VANGUARD STAFF

Another stage in America’s recovery from economic crisis is well underway. The nation’s infrastructure is due for an upgrade and a number of states are in line to receive funding to do just that.

With money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 31 states have been chosen to invest in high-speed rail to better their communities. However, in a shocking move, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced last week that he was giving the money back, leaving his state without the means to achieve this upgrade or the ability to create much-needed jobs.

Why such opposition to high-speed rail? Jenny Erikson with “The Stir,” a café mom blog, quickly jumped online after Gov. Scott’s decision with an op-ed backing it up and mocking any move to invest in high-speed rail. “Because throwing billions of dollars at a choo-choo train is exactly what it’s going to take to fix the economy and lower those unemployment numbers,” Erikson said.

Erikson’s further comments likened such progress to investing in a “shiny new toy,” and stating that the federal government’s place is not to be involved with research and development.

Sadly, it is such grand misconceptions and, let’s say…lack of fundamental awareness, that are common in the opposition to move toward high-speed rail or other essential advancements in the United State’s infrastructure.

A common mantra among patriots is that America is the “best.” We have the best minds, businesses, army and so forth. As Erikson wrote, “we are smart, resourceful, entrepreneurial, and innovative.” Sadly, the times tell us that such confidence in our modern country lacks substance to back it up. America is still a great nation, but while once upon a time we could boast such confidence earned off the efforts of past generations, we can no longer make such claims

because we just aren’t the best anymore.

All the time America has spent telling ourselves, and the rest of the world, that we are the best, the rest of the world spent surpassing us in many regards. South Korea has found ways to provide their country with Internet access that puts America’s to shame. Europe and China have far better rail capability than we do. China in particular is advancing their roadways quickly, and have the advantage of learning from decades of American experience in that field—avoiding our mistakes and finding new ways to succeed beyond us.

In America the roads suffer, and rail is an embarrassment compared to the world with which we compete. Other infrastructure also remains in need of upgrades.

These aren’t “choo-choo” trains. What we are lacking in this country is a rail system that can move goods faster than a truck or sometimes even an airplane. We currently do not have the capability, as most of the advanced world does, to move people great distances and great speeds without utilizing an airplane ticket. Likening such modern improvements as high-speed rail to a choo-choo is not only misleading, it’s plainly uninformed.

High-speed rail is not only advanced beyond what we have now, it is also far more efficient.

In Portland, the TriMet system that includes the MAX, a light rail commuter system and the envy of other U.S. cities, carries passengers throughout various communities. At speeds far less than a high-speed passenger train, a single TriMet passenger carries the fuel efficiency of packing 9.5 people in a single car. Imagine the possibilities of more advanced systems.

Another misconception common to this opposition, and one that Erikson promotes, is that the government has no business in developing the country in such a manner. Erikson might be surprised that the electricity she used to type out

that argument was established through public works projects decades prior that brought electricity to homes all across America. The roads we travel on every day that service our economy were also the result of a public effort. In fact, a number of the greatest advancements across various fields have been the result of government efforts. The United States military alone is responsible for everything from medical achievements that save lives to the GPS in our cars.

Erikson is correct about one thing: Adding high-speed rail to the State of Florida won’t fix the economy. It won’t—alone, that is. Along with other moves, it can be part of what not only adds to an economic recovery, but also brings America back into the modern world. It will indeed help the economy, and it will add jobs— something Florida greatly needs. Now boasting the third highest unemployment rate in the nation at 12 percent, Florida has people looking for work. Like it or not, the last moment of economic strife that rivals today’s slump—though admittedly worse—was the great depression.

It was a crisis that required a number of years packed with public works projects to break out of, which ultimately improved the nation.

It is difficult to find a reasonable understanding in Gov. Scott’s decision. Could it be that after another historic election season that brought in greater Republican influence and promised “change,” nothing in fact has changed? Republicans could very well remain clinging to their tired mantra of “no”—a mantra that serves Republican self-interest before the American people.

If Florida decides against bringing their state up to speed and refuses the ability to better themselves, that is their prerogative. However, such a decision should not be taken without the awareness that not only will that state be left behind the rest of the country, they will be left behind the rest of the world. ■

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“If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.”

John F. Kennedy

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Weed-out course have wrong idea TYREE HARRIS DAILY EMERALD STAFF

An ass-backward situation sits in front of us all: Schools and professors receive merit and credibility based on how difficult a course is to pass, even more so than their ability to educate students.

To create some type of reputation and to further accredit the value of their “A” grade, instructors often do what they can to keep the grades low, the stress high, and the impossibility on overload.

They call it “academic rigor,” but I just call it the “crash-test dummy phase:” Now that we’ve made it far enough to be accepted into a prestigious university, they have to see how well our air bags work.

That’s why every major has that certain class with an amazingly high turnover rate.

What’s more, it’s one of the greatest reasons we’ve all changed our majors.

We say things like, “I wanted to be a doctor, until I took Organic Chemistry.” Or, “I was really going to do journalism, until I heard I have to do a 100-page research paper.”

These courses are the gates of hell guarding the seventh heaven of our ideal career. The professors launch us into the lion’s pit to see how many of us can outlast the assignments, the pressure and, ultimately, one another.

The primary goal of these courses is to ensure that the “best and brightest students” in a certain major are the ones who get the privilege of taking the upper-division courses, which actually teach you how to do the job you want to do.

But a couple questions never seem to be asked: If we pay thousands of dollars to come to a university for a certain major, shouldn’t that university in return do the best they can to ensure that we are on a high enough level to do what we want to do? Instead, the universities try to intimidate us from our dreams and goals.

And secondly, if an educator is supposed to educate, shouldn’t they be judged by their ability to ensure that as many people understand the content of the course as possible?

Today’s Darwinist approach to teaching is result of the Henry Ford education model: Instead of working with vehicles on an individual level to try to ensure a high enough standard, the educational system passes the ones who are already capable, leaving the others to fend for themselves or become scrap metal.

The real opportunity for educators to assess themselves lies in their ability to take that straggler and show him or her how to stay with the herd. It’s not a good class if only a few students are smart enough to pass it.

And, you’re not a good teacher just because

you have the renown of having one of the most challenging courses.

You’re a good teacher if people understand what is going on. You’re just another manufacturer, however, if your goal is to “keep grades low” or “decide who is determined enough to move forward.”

Students are paying thousands of dollars and busting their asses to meet your standards, and we deserve to be adequately taught along the way so as to have a fair chance of passing. No, I don’t think we need to hold anyone’s hand or pad the grade book to build someone’s confidence, but I do believe we need to educate people. And if someone wants to be a great doctor, by all means, educate them to be a great doctor.

Sure, this seems a bit idealistic, but that’s because we’ve only been taught that rigor and individualism that taught us how to work hard. Many ancient societies taught and thought collectively. Look at all the great things they achieved.

Industrialization has done great things to global productivity, but it has tainted our academics. We are trained to be academically productive, as opposed to intellectually stimulated. We are trained to be in the work force, but not to battle social forces. We are trained to be selfish, but not trained in knowing who we are conditioned to embrace.

We are here to get jobs and pay off the debt we accumulated to get those jobs.

They say this is supposed to be an enriching experience, but when the instructors are more concerned with keeping their GPAs at a certain level so that their class doesn’t get in trouble for “grade inflation,” or so that they can uphold a certain reputation of “rigor,” in my mind, all of that goes out the window.

College is the first time we’ve had to come out of pocket for an education. Yet, the structure still feels like they need to implement high levels of academic discipline and rigor to teach us how to be successful. And they’ll call the hoop-jumping “prerequisites” or “general education courses,” and tell us how important they are — even though a recent study showed that 45 percent of college students displayed no significant gains in knowledge after their first two years in higher education.

But we proceed, with our heads glued to textbooks and laptop screens, to jump through the hoops with our educational system, as opposed to attacking it and demanding it to give us adequate services.

Of course, we wouldn’t dare challenge the higher education system — we owe it too much money. ■ *This article originally appeared in the Daily Emerald. It appears here in its original form.

6 VANGUARD ■ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 ■ OPINION

Crack is whack Is reinstating Drug Free Zones the answer to downtown’s crack problem?

KALI SIMMONS VANGUARD STAFF

Everyone who has wandered through Old Town or Chinatown has probably had an interaction with a good old-fashioned crack addict.

They are loud, scary and smoke a lot of crack.

Over the last few months, business owners have been lobbying to re-instate the 2007 Drug Free Zones, which could potentially cut down on this problem, but could also potentially create more difficulties.

Many residents and business owners in Old Town are backing the proposed Drug Free Zones, which were originally enacted by Portland Mayor Tom Potter. The zones make it a crime for those who have recently been convicted of a drug-related crime to enter the designated area. The punishment is that their ban is extended by a year, and they are charged with trespassing and may face an additional fine.

Currently, the proposal that the neighborhood association has compiled would specifically ban those convicted of dealing drugs, and would allow those who were excluded to enter the area if they were trying to attend school, get medical treatment or visit one of the various shelters in the area. The original laws allowed those excluded to enter after they applied for and received a waiver, but they could only use specified routes.

The main argument against the proposal is that in 2007, an independent study proved that the zones were used to racially target and discriminate against those found “unsightly.” The Justice Institute’s study in 2006 researched Drug Free Zones across the nation and found an overwhelming amount of evidence that many of the arrests were racially motivated.

“Only 15 percent of whites were charged with an eligible offense (distribution or possession with intent) compared to 52 percent of nonwhite defendants,” states the JI report. The city released information on the arrests in the zones, and a shocking fact emerged: every single African American who was stopped was issued a written exclusion—100 percent.

The Defense Attorney’s website states that “The average decrease in drug related arrest is 35 percent, where surrounding areas show an

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increase in drug arrest of only 12 percent.”

This brings up another argument against the DFZs—whether or not they stop crimes, or whether they simply force criminals to relocate. While this presents an inconvenience to drug addicts and drug dealers, it denies the fact that drug-related criminals are persistent—very persistent. You could almost say that they’re addicted to drugs.

While a good idea in theory, the DFZs seem to fail overwhelmingly in practice. Like many programs and systems the Oregon Legislature proposes, it sounds good on paper and falls apart when enacted in reality.

The major problems that the DFZs propose to solve could in turn find a solution in more funding to police departments, which would in turn allow more officers to patrol areas with high drug rates – places like Old Town, for instance! The lack of resources is a major issue in the virtual free-for-all that has developed in Old Town.

Old Town is now home to a large amount of dangerous drug dealers—those who involve themselves with crack, cocaine and even heroin are not very neat people. They harass pedestrians, hurt the downtown economy and present a major danger to many. It’s a responsibility of the police to protect us from danger, and they seem to have failed indefinitely in Old Town.

Now, the point of the laws is to clear the streets of dangerous drug addicts and dealers.

Stoners, on the other hand, are not so dangerous. It appears that the major issues in Old Town are derived from those who are dealing heavy drugs and assaulting people, not the guy in dreadlocks playing guitar and puffing on a marijuana cigarette, doobie or whatever you kids call them nowadays.

The laws, if passed, should focus on taking care of removing dangerous and violent criminals from the area, not using the zones to discriminate based on class or race.

If legislators can create a clear law that will help prevent the pervasive drug use in Old Town/ Chinatown, it would certainly please business owners, pedestrians and MAX riders alike.

Crack addicts shouldn’t be a problem, and the city needs to do something to fix the situation. Whether the re-instatement of new Drug Free Zones will fix the problem is yet to be known, but the fact is that the old zones did nothing of the sort. ■

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The new field of Gorby logic No, by Matt Gorby’s [failed] logic, ASPSU should be sent out the door to occupy the smoking section between Cramer Hall and Smith Union! [“Editorial: We can’t breathe down here,” Feb. 11] NOT MATT GORBY

Munchies!

No longer do I feel shameful for late night Plaid Pantry runs [“Junk food junkies,” Feb. 11].

Sometimes the craving for Top Ramen or Flaming Hot Munchies is too strong to resist. It’s important to realize these random indulgences don’t define my dietary habits.

LYLA

Implied misogyny Yes, jewelery [sic] commercials are often very misogynistic, but how is this article any different [Rant and Rage: Love is a special kind of stupid,” Feb. 11]? The thesis is that Valentine’s Day is merely a consumer holiday, but you imply that it is driven by women and not marketing execs.

Is this satire? If it is, it’s not very good. All I got from it were offensive generalizations about how materialistic women are. This is snarky for no purpose, cliched, and offensive.

ANONYMOUS

Probably from a not-so-anonymous source Please take a moment to sign the petition to save PSU TV here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-psu-tv/ And check out PSU TV’s new website: http://www.psutv.groups.pdx.edu/ ANONYMOUS

In the geek know I wouldn’t recommend Rainy Day Games to anyone that wants to find a hobby shop with a “family friendly” feel to it. They’re a hobby store first; friend in dead last [“Six-sided dice are for geeks,” Feb. 15].

Guardian Games (Portland) and Rivals Fantasy Games (Hillsboro) are good.

ANONYMOUS

Geek love There’s a new guy in town too, Cloud Cap Games in Sellwood. Different style but still providing geek love [“Six-sided dice are for geeks,” Feb. 15].

ANONYMOUS

We do have an online voting system As an Exec Staff member of ASPSU, I wanted to let you know that we have had an online voting system for a number of years now [“E-Democracy,” Feb. 11].

As a student, a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in PS, someone who hates the impacts of Duverger’s law and loves experimental democracy, I completely agree with you. The two-party system has failed to make needed changes throughout our country’s history.

Most of the great changes have occurred when one party had almost most of the power. We need options, whether it is instant runoff, representative democracy (rather than singlemember districts), or whatever we can imagine. The current system, and the recent political atmosphere, allows the two parties to place blame on one another in order to shift the blame away from themselves for doing nothing. While it is entertaining, people are suffering and dying because our politicians are failing them.

On the university level, I think it will have less of an impact because we don’t have political parties or well-defined ideological divides that are based on issues that ASPSU candidates run on. But, you never know...

As an Exec Staff member again (sorry for the multiple personalities), if you see a problem with any system, then you need to make efforts to change the system. Find out when an election board meeting is or talk to a senator about making the change. I do not think that the change will be in place for this year’s election (the IT people will have to change the voting program, there will need to be ASPSU meetings about it, etc.), but it could take effect next year.

BRANDON HARRIS (ASPSU COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR)

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NEWS ■ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 ■ VANGUARD 7 STUDY ABROAD FROM PAGE 1

Regular financial aid applies to study abroad programs Pat Rumer, an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Urban and Public Affairs, said that for students “wrestling with the idea of joining the Peace Corps, or becoming an English teacher in a foreign country,” studying abroad is the perfect way to test the waters and decide if it is the right choice.

While senior international capstone experiences are two weeks long, faculty-led education abroad trips can range from two to five weeks, Rumer said.

Rumer recently led a two-week trip to Chiapas, Mexico where the group of students studied tortia cooperatives run by women.

Because of the small group size and short amount of time that the students have on the faculty-led trips, That everyone was extremely engaged and involved in the projects, according to Rumer.

While reading is a good way to get a glimpse of the world, in the end the only way to really experience and understand the world is to get out there, travel and gain new experiences, Rumer said. The study abroad program is a great way to do this.

Andrea Gorman was one of the students that went with Rumer to Chiapas. She said she was “blown away by the opportunities” that she had there. According to Gorman, she took the trip to study microfinance.

Gorman said that every day there was something new and incredible to do or experience.

She said that going on a trip like this gave her a vastly different experience than if she had gone on her own.

Studying abroad also gave Gorman an international perspective.

“Situations we create everyday in Portland affect people around the world,” she said. “It’s good to see how [these actions] affect people.”

In addition to gaining an international perspective, Gorman said that this and one of her other study abroad experiences in South Korea gave her the confidence to travel and made her less wary of the unknown.

According to Denae Overman, a student worker in the Education Abroad Office, normal financial aid applies to all study abroad programs. In addition, there are a number of scholarships available specifically for students that want to study abroad.

One such scholarship is the Gilman scholarship. According to Gorman, the Gilman scholarship gives out many large scholarships to students who want to go abroad in non-traditional countries, especially those outside Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

There are more than 2,300 Gilman scholarships given out every year and the award can be up to $5,000, according to the program’s website.

According to Gorman, studying abroad is also a great way to learn a language, and there are a large number of programs that do not require language proficiency. However, she also said that it could be helpful to already know the language of the country one is studying in.

All students interested in studying abroad are encouraged to attend the Education Abroad Fair, International collaboration: Students from the capstone class which will be held on Thursday pose with the women who run the tortia cooperative in Chiapas.

WIEWEL FROM PAGE 1

Rhoades says higher tuition, higher aid model has led to increased debt among students The event was the second lecture of a threepart series called “Outlook Hazy: Does Public Education have a Future in Oregon?” and was sponsored by the PSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

ASPSU Student Senator Rowan Griffith and National AAUP General Secretary Gary Rhoades were also involved with the discussion. Rhoades is on a three-year leave from the University of Arizona to serve as general secretary of the AAUP. Thursday’s discussion began with Rhoades’ lecture, “Private Models, Public Costs,” where he discussed the ways in which “institutions were engaged in market and market-like behavior.” “[This] leads to forgetting who we are and running from who we serve,” Rhoades said.

Rhoades compared PSU to the University of Arizona as an institution with a history of serving a strong local community and providing access to higher education for diverse groups.

Rhoades encouraged PSU to embrace its historic identity as an access university and to strengthen collaborations with the local community.

Rhoades also discussed how the 30-year-old model of higher tuition and higher aid to help students afford the tuition increases has led to high debt among students.

“Student debt is greater than credit card debt in this country,” he said. “We’re basically cheating this generation of students.”

Wiewel spoke after Rhoades about the university’s engagement with the city of Portland through programs such as the Cradle to Career initiative and the university’s dedication to providing access for diverse populations.

He said that the university attracts faculty who want to be engaged in the community

and, despite an impending 17.7 percent cut in state funding, the university will continue to do this.

“The demise of higher education in America has always been on the horizon,” Wiewel said, assuring the audience of students, administrators and faculty, that, despite these fears, higher education in this country continues to survive. PSU is currently looking into funding opportunities within the Portland community.

Wiewel also discussed PSU’s graduation rate of 30 percent and plans to make sure that the university is graduating more students.

“We have neglected investing in staff,” he said.

“That’s why we hired 14 new advisers this fall.”

Griffith spoke about student perspectives on these issues, agreeing that PSU should focus on its role as an access university and be dedicated to serving a more diverse student body.

After the lectures, questions were asked about the recent hiring pause at PSU and whether new tenure track faculty will be hired. According Wiewel, most faculty hires planned before the pause will go through.

He added that tenure track faculty members are important to PSU’s growth as a research institution.

Much discussion centered on state funding and the possible restructuring of the Oregon University System. Oregon is currently one of the states spending the least per student for higher education but with the most state control over universities, according to Wiewel.

The proposed restructuring would give universities more local control of their funding.

“Students need to figure out what we can do with this [restructuring bill], because it’s going to happen,” Griffith said. ■

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Going abroad: A street in San Cristóbal de las Casas, a city located in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Pat Rumer recently brought a group of students there for an international capstone project.

from noon to 2 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.

Gorman also said that in addition to the fair, students who want to pursue a study abroad experience should contact an adviser. “[The advisers] will support you through

the whole thing,” Gorman said. “If you have the chance, it’s not impossible. I know people with children who’ve done it. Someone even took their daughter. I would totally recommend it.” ■

NEW AVENUES FROM PAGE 1

Campus location was chosen to expose youths to university environment “We chose this particular shop here on Yamhill because we really wanted to be visible to the youths that we serve and many homeless youths congregate in Pioneer Square,” Pratt said.

About 14 employees at the downtown Ben & Jerry’s are currently receiving work experience through this program.

Epharm, a student at the New Avenues Alternative High School, has been in the program for about a year and a half. He works three days per week at Ben & Jerry’s and attends the classes three days per week. He hopes to get his GED and then attend Portland Community College.

“When I first came on they helped me straight out. I started that first day and ever since that first day everything’s just been going up, up, up,” Epharm said.

According to Pratt, the new PSU location was chosen to help expose New Avenues youths to a university environment and to make college feel more accessible.

“We have quite a few youths who are considering going on to college and who are looking at PSU, and so the idea that we would be on a campus…in such a visible place, is exciting to us,” Pratt said.

Though an exact opening date has not been set, the store is anticipated to open in late April or early May. The PSU Ben & Jerry’s will be located near the School of Social Work, which has a history of collaborating with New Avenues. According to Pratt, the organizations collaborated on Fostering Independence, a program that worked to identify youths in foster care who were at risk

of becoming homeless students. In addition, students from the School of Social Work often intern with New Avenues.

Pratt is brainstorming for further collaborations and hopes that New Avenues can partner with many PSU departments to set up mentorships and other opportunities.

Homeless youths come to New Avenues in a number of ways, including through New Avenues’ drop-in center. The organization also operates the New Avenues for Youth Alternative High School, an accredited high school at which many youths work to get their GED. Once youths access New Avenues services, they are paired with case managers who assess their situations. If the case manager determines that a youth would benefit from job training and work experience, he or she will then refer them to the PAVE program, where they will be paired with a workforce case manager. The workforce case manager then works with them to determine their skills and goals.

“The first step is coming to an orientation,” Workforce Case Manager Rebecca Keys said.

She said that orientation takes place every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

The second step is a three-week Job Readiness Training Program. The program addresses skills such filling out job applications, interviewing and workplace behavior. The training includes multiple mock interviews and computer assessments.

The program also conducts a job readiness assessment before and after the program’s completion, so an individual can see how far they’ve come in the three weeks. ■

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Building life skills: The Ben & Jerry's near Pioneer Square currently employs about 14 workers, all of whom benefit from the work experience gained there.

8 VANGUARD ■ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 ■ ARTS & CULTURE

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Just call me Darcelle The oral history of Portland’s most beloved female impersonator CANDACE OPPER VANGUARD STAFF

The first time Walter Cole put on a dress, he looked at his reflection in a full-length mirror and said, “Walter, what the hell have you done?”

Over 40 years of female impersonation later, Cole strings together a lifetime of reflections in his autobiography “Just Call Me Darcelle”— the story of a man’s struggle to become his true self entwined with a rich cultural history.

While Darcelle is a national icon (in 2009 he was named one of the Stonewall Trans Hero 40, a group recognized for their contributions to gay rights), Cole’s book also reads as an essay of Portland-centric gay history, dating even further back than New York’s Stonewall riots in 1969. In 1960’s Portland Cole’s club, Darcelle XV, then still called Demas, became one of the hubs of the gay community. Cole stood at the center of this community and his narrative is laced with firsthand accounts that illustrate the tumultuous landscape of gay civil rights.

Among these cultural chronicles are lovely images of Portland past, familiar street names and neighborhoods preserved into a backdrop of the mid-20th century. The book begins with Cole’s childhood in rural Linnton, Ore., and eventually bleeds into life in Portland’s Old Town, leading the reader through a landscape of the city’s history. Cole offers us the vivid details of a Portland we can now only find in the occasional faded sign painted on the side of a building.

While the book is marketed as a memoir, it’s actually more of an oral history. Cole seems to have a bottomless reservoir of stories, and after some peer pressure, his friends finally convinced him to thread them all together into the larger story of his life.

“I said to him, ‘I’m coming over with a tape recorder and we’re starting,’” co-author Sharon Knorr says of the show’s conception.

The two pieced together Cole’s recorded history into segments for what became his autobiographical one-man show of the same name.

The show was never fully scripted, so as not to stifle Cole’s obvious natural talent for the impromptu. These segments eventually became the book’s chapters, which add up to an autobiography that reads less like a narrative and more like the transcript of a storytelling hour; I half expected every chapter to begin with, “Now, let’s see, where was I…” Despite its tidy new book format, the storytelling voice trumps any effort to form this piece into a traditional memoir narrative. The whole book has the feel of a performance piece; it’s difficult to separate the performer from the reflective autobiographer.

Most memoirs are guided by two voices: the older, wiser narrator and the younger, more naïve character. In this case, those voices are Darcelle and Walter. Cole recognizes this duality and describes that the boundary between the two has been shrinking.

“Walter and Darcelle have gotten closer together so that dress or no dress, now I am mostly the same person.”

Cole performed the “Just Call Me Darcelle” show dressed as Walter—a challenge, consider-

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Who you gonna call: Darcelle, looking fabulous as always.

ing he’s used to hiding behind Darcelle’s grandeur. The book’s narrative, however, still feels like a performance, and it leaves the reader wanting to know more about what is underneath his polished storyteller exterior.

Yet, like every true storyteller, Cole has a knack for drawing people into his anecdotes, which are funny, touching and full of vibrant images that brand themselves into your memory (like a fellow queen running down a gangplank with her girdle around her ankles).

He keeps a light, conversational tone throughout the work, which feels natural and sincere.

Knorr’s ghostwriting is barely detectable.

“I was basically just the voice of the straight person,” Knorr comments. One of her main ob-

jectives was to edit any drag-speak that wouldn’t translate well to someone outside the community.

Cole’s overarching message in this work is to encourage everyone to seek out his true self, no matter how arduous the journey. Through his own quest, Cole discovers that he’s the sum of all his parts.

“Darcelle has given Walter a very interesting life.” ■

Just Call Me Darcelle Walter Cole with Sharon Knorr Createspace Out now

Too many twists spoil the plot “Carancho” fizzles when it should explode INES KUNA VANGUARD STAFF

Argentina’s roads are like any: busy, loud and dangerous. Pablo Trapero’s film “Carancho” takes viewers into the lives of people who know just how dangerous the roads can be. Meet Lujan (Martina Gusman), a doctor who treats traffic accident patients, and Sosa (Ricardo Darin), a malpracticing attorney who scams victims out of insurance money.

At first, the couple, whose affair begins instantaneously, seems mismatched. Through the course of the film, however, viewers learn that appearances can be deceiving. As Sosa’s dreams of a “peaceful” job and Lujan’s self-destruction unravel, the two become inseparable.

“Carancho” does many things correctly. The acting is relatively convincing, the cinematography is clear and the editing is in no way jarring.

Like any thoughtful film, protagonist Lujan undergoes strenuous character development. Yet to give “Carancho” a good rating based on these credentials alone is like rewarding a student for do-

ing their homework. Completion is required and expected, but it is the quality of the work that warrants the grade.

The first plot twist is horrifyingly entertaining.

The second plot twist is okay, too. But after the third, fourth and fifth major turns of the story, audiences are desensitized, annoyed and expectant.

I knew exactly how the movie was going to end before I watched it, so chances are you will too.

“Carancho” is ruined by this desperate attempt to create interest in, ironically, what could have been an emotional and developed film. Trapero can’t seem to get enough of cheap shock value. A seemingly complex addition soon becomes submerged by other incoming dramatic elements. For instance, (minor spoiler alert) it is revealed that Lujan shoots heroin. Trapero’s superficial attempt at revealing the troubled nature of Lujan’s character adds absolutely nothing to the film. It does not progress the plot but merely makes a mockery of an otherwise emotional film as it raises such an important issue but gives it no attention.

The unconventional casting is a minor annoyance. Gusman, who looks like she just graduated high school, is far too young to play a convincing doctor. As such, Darin embodies a creep more than sweet lover, making scenes of affection un-

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Caracho: Even he's confused about the convoluted plot.

bearable to watch—not to mention that the sex scene is unnecessarily long and quite frankly, disgusting (no offense, Darin). The fact that Sosa is three times Lujan’s age is never an issue in the film. Trapero should keep in mind that literary and cinematic classics, “Lolita” being a good example in this case, revolve around one issue and all of its complexity instead of skimming a lot of them. A mature and contemplative audience yearns to delve deeper.

The interesting thing about this film is that it wouldn’t work well for Hollywood, either. Despite cheap thrills, it also manages to be excruciatingly slow, which is admittedly somewhat impressive: the worst of both worlds, really. It does not examine issues in and of themselves.

The basics are there, but for those attending the Portland International Film center to see out

of the box, perspective changing, cinematically evolved film, “Carancho” should be avoided. The film has so much potential. The original premise is strong and multiple themes arise. Only minor mistakes are committed. But there are so many minor mistakes that “Carancho” essentially fails to win admiration. Superficial, slow and predictable, “Carancho” is not worth the time nor the money. ■

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ARTS & CULTURE ■ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 ■ VANGUARD 9

Your sidewalk is too loud

bringing down customer flow to their shops and Saturday Market booths. This very statement leaves the evolution of the art of street music in the hands of the business owner—or does it?

Meanwhile, in the not-so-distant future, The Builders and the Butchers are planning a citywide busking show on Feb. 25. From 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Builders will be playing at eight different locations throughout the city, every hour. The simplicity of the band lends itself well to this type

The Builders and the Butchers and the busking law NICHOLAS KULA VANGUARD STAFF

As Portland city officials meet with the area’s street musicians to re-examine an agreement to dictate when and where buskers can play, Portland’s own The Builders and the Butchers are gearing up for a show that embodies their very roots—those of busking.

TBatB is one of Portland’s most recent national success stories. The concept is all too Portland—frontman Ryan Sollee heads a band of unplugged buskers, as they twang their way through old-timey creole-bluesy “funeral music” (as the band themselves put it) that requires not one watt of electricity. The members of the band all moan and wail in time with Sollee’s foot-stomping acoustic gitbox rhythms all while employing a huge ensemble of acoustic instruments, with each of the five members playing no less than three instruments per show.

But how does the re-evaluation of this law threaten upcoming bands like The Builders and the Butchers, who got their start working the very same sidewalks and farmers markets that the city seeks to regulate? Can and will the city regulate the buskers’ noise pollution in accordance to what the city lawmakers think sounds better?

Apparently, they can. At the town meeting that went over the busking law, business owners complained that “low quality” musicians were

of commitment—because that’s how they got their start. When The Builders first formed, they played mostly at parties, which would often see a long line of revelers marching down the streets with kazoos, recorders, empty coffee cans and anything else the rabble could find along the way.

The “tour” finds The Builders playing at some very unlikely spots; when they say “busking tour,” they aren’t talking about a tour of the city’s venues. The tour kicks off at noon at Tradeup Music at their Division Street location, where it will head up to Mississippi Avenue’s Rebuilding Center. From there, The Builders will hit the food cart pod on North Skidmore.

This leg of the tour proclaims “weather permitting,” but don’t be surprised if you see Sollee and company belt it out against the elements.

From there, it’s onto the tiny Jackpot Records on Hawthorne and following that, a stop at two Portland institutions: Powell’s City of Books and Voodoo Doughnuts’ downtown location, respectively. After playing next on the Doug Fir’s patio, the band will wrap it up at Music Millenium on East Burnside for a free in-store performance.

Whether or not any conclusions the city comes to regarding our beloved buskers will affect The Builders’ show remains unclear. However, one thing is for certain: Amongst the faceless crowd of Portland’s bucket drummers, one-armed guitar players, Elvis impersonators and sidewalk pianists, there isn’t one passerby or business owner alike who would dare impede The Builders’ roots-y sprawl. They’re just too good. ■

The Builders and the Butchers Portland Busking Tour

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The Builders: Going back to their busking roots on the mean streets of Portland.

Feb. 25 12 p.m. at Trade Up Music (1834 NE Alberta) 1 p.m. at Rebuilding Center (3265 N Mississippi) 2 p.m. at Food Carts on N Skidmore 3 p.m. at Jackpot Records (3574 SE Hawthorne) 4 p.m. at Powell's City of Books (1005 W Burnside) 5 p.m. at VooDoo Doughnuts Downtown (22 SW 3rd) 6 p.m. at Doug Fir's Patio (830 E Burnside) 7:30 p.m. at Music Millennium (3158 E Burnside) All ages Free

Do you smell what the rock is cookin’?

Rock climbing as exercise RIAN EVANS VANGUARD STAFF

Something that has been a bit of buzz word in the fitness community for the past several years is the term “functional strength.” I’ve never really liked the term because it is usually espoused by someone who is sitting on a proverbial high horse. They usually profess that we should all be training like athletes, and that training “for show” is somehow less noble than the programs they put forth. I can’t help but take offense to this stance because I’m no fan of fitness snobbery, and I don’t care for sports, either. I simply train to look and feel better. Granted, I’d get my butt handed to me in an athletic event, but that doesn’t bother me too much. If I’m improving my overall health and appearance, I’m more than satisfied with my exercise routine.

Now that my rant is out of the way, there is something to be said for functional training. Increased muscular endurance, core strength, grip strength and flexibility are all very desirable things that would benefit the average person much more than a set of 24 inch-pythons, brother. While a minority of us are content with simply looking good, many more understandably want a combination of performance and appearance. The functionaltraining gurus have a point that appeals to a lot of people: What’s the point in looking good if it isn’t backed up by enhanced performance in the real world?

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Getting a leg up: Keep on rockin' in the free gym.

My vote for the coolest way to building functional strength, endurance and flexibility?

Try rock climbing (Okay, number one is actually bare-knuckle boxing to the death over one of those “Mortal Kombat” spike pits, but these articles are supposed to be a positive influence on readers). Think about it. Rock climbing requires an insane degree of coor-

dination, flexibility, strength and endurance.

While the resistance is limited to ones body weight and climbing gear, the average meathead type wouldn’t last very long on the side of a mountain. They’re just not used to performing complex movements that require the entire body working harmoniously in awkward positions.

The grip strength required to rock climb is particularly impressive, and I see it as perhaps having the most carryover into day-to-day life.

We’re constantly lugging around book bags, groceries and so forth. Over any considerable distance, it’s not uncommon to start losing one’s grip on whatever object they’re carrying. Think rock climbers have any problem with sort of thing? Not a chance! The entire sport of rock climbing revolves around gripping crevices (or relatively small “handles” on an indoor wall) and then pulling up one’s entire body with only those small areas to grip. It’s pretty much a guaranteed recipe for gorilla-like gripping powers.

From an endurance aspect, there is no true rest in rock climbing. When lifting weights, I take multiple short breaks. While this allows the trainee to produce considerable amounts of strength in short bursts, I tend to find my muscles become quickly fatigued when I have to engage in activity that requires more muscular endurance than absolute strength. A good example would be moving furniture up a flight of stairs. That’s just one more common event in which the rock climber would outperform someone who concentrates on weightlifting.

So, are you ready to give rock climbing a try yet? Well, Campus Rec has a pretty sweet indoor climbing wall, and they even offer classes.

Beginners should check out the Tuesday class at 12 p.m. each week, while those with some experience can attend the intermediate class on Fridays at 1 p.m. Belay, bouldering, top roping and movement classes are also offered.

For complete details, visit the climbing website at pdx.edu/recreation/climbing-center. ■

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WHAT’S GOOD THIS WEEK Wednesday, Feb. 23

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Al Di Meola World Sinfonia Everyone’s heard of the greats: Jack White, Jimmy Page and every metalhead knows some obscure Norwegian black metal guitarist who they will claim as king of their instrument. Then, you have the guys who just play under their name—Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson— the list goes on and on. One name that’s noticeably absent from this list every time, however, is Al Di Meola. Basically, Al is an amazing guitar player, but with more soul than any of these other guys. He can actually play mind-numbing improv guitar, which puts him head-and-shoulders above any of those other guys.

Satriani and Vai play derivative crap that sounds like it “should” fit in their compositions. Di Meola’s stuff sounds like it could go in front of anything, which is quite a feat when you’re dealing with super complicated guitar licks.

Don’t sleep on this one, even if it is a bit of coin.

ALADDIN THEATER 7 P.M., $32.50–35, ALL AGES, MINORS ACCOMPANIED

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Thom Yorke and friends: Kneel before ye royal album art!

Notes from the underground

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Man or Astroman?, The Octopus Project What’s that—you like amazing space-themed psychedelic surf rock? Well, that’s good, because alternative legends Man or Astroman? are going to be gracing us with their presence tonight at Doug Fir. If Al Di Meola isn’t quite your scene and you like screechy feedback and, well, vocals, then MoA? is your scene for sure. Breaking onto the scene in 1992, MoA? has been making use of some truly bizarre sounds since then. Their career has saw them using various synthesizers, theremins, even Tesla coils and dot matrix printers. In the end though, it comes down to one thing: the rock. And that’s something Man or Astroman? has never deviated from.

DOUG FIR, 9 P.M., $15–$16, 21+

Friday, Feb. 25

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Guantanamo Baywatch, The Fast Takers, Doom Patrol, Deth Watch Just when you thought hipsters had infiltrated every genre on the planet earth and irony-fied it, along comes Guantanamo Baywatch. Country and folk are too passé for these guys, too easy to infiltrate and destroy, too rootsy, too easy to exploit. No, Guantanamo Baywatch have decided to infest and pervert surf rock, that one old genre that only your dad and six of his friends like. Just like every other hyper-hip band, their recordings sound like they were made in a tiled bathroom. However, that doesn’t stop them from being very, very catchy lo-fi screeds. And, like almost every show at East End, you won’t know the cost until you either call them or just show up, so if you decide to, bring cash.

EAST END, 9 P.M., UNKNOWN (PUNK ROCK) COST, 21+

Balkan Beat Box They don’t come much less traditional than Balkan Beat Box, the brainchild of a punk drummer (ex- Gogol Bordello) and a klezmer clarinet player, both of Israeli origin. Essentially, their music is a mish-mash of a whole bunch of stuff from electronic rhythms and synthesizers to old-world instruments hipsters haven’t even caught onto yet. In Portland, that’s quite a feat. You can expect this show to sell out, as all BBB shows do, so get there early so you can see all the dudes in oversized sunglasses taking pictures of all the kooky business going down onstage and wondering how they can incorporate said kookiness into their own band’s music.

ROSELAND, 9 P.M., $18, ALL AGES

All the news that’s barely fit to print NICHOLAS KULA VANGUARD STAFF

Radiohead releases new album, all hell breaks loose on Internet

the world over drank a Rolling Rock to celebrate. Up to this point, the bulk of Foo Fighters fans has slowly transposed from alternative kids to 40-year-olds who talk about albums in terms of “tone” and “chops.” The announcement that the Foos would work exclusively in the medium of analog gear only solidified the talks of tone and it appeared that middle-aged dads had finally claimed the Foos as their own. Just as the music community was about to pitch in to buy the Foos a proverbial gold watch, “White Limo” came out.

Like so many other bands who head down the path to dad rock, we always pray that they will put out a single or record

In case you are confused by this headline, let me assure you that this is not BS: Radiohead, easily one of the biggest bands in the world, has released an album with only a week’s worth of notice.

Thusly, because Radiohead is one of nerddom’s most prized institutions, the Internet was set ablaze.

The new record, titled “The King of Limbs” is slated to release as a “newspaper album” which makes it particularly relevant to us. Gone is the old “pay as you will” system of 2007’s “In Rainbows,” and instead, Radiohead offers a couple different payment options, the cheapest of which is $9.

For that $9, you can choose to download the album in mp3 format. For $5 more, you can get the album in wav format, which is higher quality uncompressed files (once again, nerds).

For those of you who desire a tactile record, it can be yours for the low, low price of $48. Once more, for wav format, you’re looking at an extra $5, which brings the total to $53. That’s a far cry from 2007’s “pay as you will” pricing scale.

With a digital copy costing just as much as a CD PHOTO COURTESY OF RCA RECORDS you’d buy in an actual store, one must wonder if this album will stack up to “In Rainbows.” Has Radio- Dave Grohl: My sentiments exactly. head’s pretentiousness finally imploded? Will nerds ever be the same? that gives us hope (see also: Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day).

Well, the reviews are slowly trickling in at the time of this writ- Almost every time, this results in disappointment. The Foos deing. The general consensus? Thumbs down! However, in the inter- cided that they would not succumb to this, opting to not be est of truth and justice, we will provide you with our review ASAP. buried in a coffin built by Dockers.

Simply put, “White Limo” kicks serious ass. It’s fast, hard Foo Fighters releases new song, escapes the vortex of and features about 10 percent clean vocals. Dave Grohl snarls, dad rock screams and sputters over this track, rarely stopping to take a breath. The video features Lemmy of Mötörhead fame, and upon Last week, Dave Grohl and company released the track “White watching it, we learn that Pat Smear is back in the band.

Limo,” a new track off their long-awaited album “Wasting It becomes clearer and clearer as the track unfolds that Dave’s Light,” which comes out on April 12. time spent drumming for Queens of the Stone Age has clearly When news leaked that the Foos were recording this album rubbed off on him in making this record. Honestly, you couldn’t in Dave’s basement with a bunch of old analog equipment, dads ask for a better influence. ■

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Nintendo’s greatest legend

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The missing Link: The evolution of a legend.

The long-running “Zelda” franchise turns a quarter-century old KYNNA GROFF VANGUARD STAFF

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wenty-five years ago on February 21, something magical happened—the world was introduced to “The Legend of Zelda.” Throughout the years, Zelda has changed forms and gaming systems many times, but it has maintained a popularity that is almost unrivaled by any other console game.

Since its release, the “Legend of Zelda” series has sold over 59 million copies worldwide.

Through these games of our youth (and often adulthood) we learned problem-solving skills, heroism and that you could buy anything as long as you have a big enough bag to hold all your rupees. After 25 years of fun and exciting adventures, it seems only right that we should take a little walk down memory lane.

It all started with “The Legend of Zelda,” which came out for the classic Nintendo NES system. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto, it was reportedly inspired by his explorations as a young boy of the hills and woods near his home in Kyo-

to, Japan. You played as the character Link—a hero during dark times in Hyrule, who had to recover eight pieces of the tri-force and save the Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon[dorf ]. The graphics were simple, and admittedly, so was the plot line, but “The Legend of Zelda” has remained Nintendo’s fourth best selling Nintendo NES game ever, behind the crux of another Nintendo franchise—Mario.

Afterward came “Zelda II: The Adventure of Link,” which was designed as a sequel, taking place a few years after the events of the first game. The plot throughout the Zelda series is often the same at its core, with variations for different games. Basically, a big pig-man hybrid named Ganon is trying to conquer and control Hyrule, and only Link can gather the pieces of the tri-force to stop him and save Princess Zelda.

After the popularity of the first two, Nintendo released “The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past” for the Super NES system. “The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening” was then released for the Gameboy.

Following that came the game which most of us probably played: “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.” Originally released for the Nintendo 64, it has been reincarnated on several of Nintendo’s gaming systems. It too was set up as

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Radiohead did what?

As you may have read elsewhere in the issue, RADIOHEAD has put out a new record, “The King of Limbs!” Is it any good?

How does it stack up to “In Rainbows?” Is it worth the fixed price Radiohead is asking? The answers to all these questions and more, in this Friday’s issue.

a prequel to the original Zelda, and utilized 3D graphics, as well as music to pique the player’s interest.

There were several games released following “Ocarina of Time”: “Majora’s Mask,” “ Oracle of Ages,” “Oracle of Seasons” and “Four Swords” were all popular, but Nintendo’s next big Zelda game came in the form of “The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.” Created for Gamecube, it encountered controversy for its use of cel-shading, and a younger Link character.

“Four Swords Adventure” and “The Minish Cap” were the next Zelda Games to hit the market, followed by “Twilight Princess,” which was set 100 years after the events of “Ocarina of Time,” and was released for the Wii in 2006.

“Phantom Hourglass” and “Spirit Tracks,” both made for the Nintendo DS, are the most recent additions to the Zelda franchise, and followed the storyline developed in “Wind Waker.” The next installment, “The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword,” was created for the Wii and is slated for release in early- to mid-2011.

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Although the franchise began with games, “The Legend of Zelda” has extended its reach beyond Hyrule. There are popular manga and comic book series that feature Link and the various plots of the “Legend of Zelda” franchise. Additionally, the characters of Link, Young Link, Zelda, Sheik, Toon Link and Ganondorf have all appeared in different reincarnations of the popular “Super Smash Bros.” game.

Zelda, here’s to 25 great years, and 25 more just like them! ■

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Weekend wins give Viks bid to tournament by the ’Cats, the Vikings went into the locker room up 3329.

The second half was a back-andforth game, in which the Viks struggled to gain a substantial lead. The ’Cats again came within one point early in the second half off of a pair of free throws from one of their high scorers of the game, senior forward Caitlin Anderson. Despite the surge, forward Shauneice Samms lit up the court. The junior made 17 of the Vikings’ 19 second-half points. Her efforts enabled the home team to get an eight-point run late in the game, putting the score 61-48.

After the run, the Wildcats put up a pair of treys, a pair of foul shots and a jumper to try and get the score in their favor, but the home B-rock: Freshman forward Allie Brock put up seven points with four rebounds on Saturday. team took advantage of the visitor’s shooting fouls and went 5-6 from Basketball beat Weber State and NAU the charity stripe in that last minute. The Vikings sent the ROSEMARY HANSON who are tied with 9-3 confer- discouraged ’Cats home 68-60.

VANGUARD STAFF ence records.

Regarding the back-andhe Portland State Thursday night’s win against forth game against a team that women’s basket- the ’Cats opened with a trib- has only won one conference ball team swept ute to head coach Sherri Mur- match this season, Samms said the weekend at rell from her high school alma that the team realized going home and put mater, St. Mary’s Academy. into the second half they had themselves in contention With the star of last season’s to step up the game as a whole. for next month's Big Sky Viking team Claire Faucher “I felt like the game shouldn’t Tournament. cheering on her former team have been that close we didn’t The team beat the Weber from the stands, the team play our best game in the first State Wildcats on Thursday pushed through all the ups and half so I felt like as a team we night in a back-and-forth downs of the game to come out stepped it up [in the second game that ended with a 68-60 on top. half ],” the guard said about victory. On Saturday the Viks The Viks came off of the tip- her performance. “And since headed into the breast cancer off running and claimed an they picked it up, I had to pick awareness “Pink Zone” game early double-digit lead, 21-9, it up too.” against Northern Arizona who with a jumper by senior forHead coach Sherri Murrell the Viks beat 76-55. ward Kelli Valentine, but the termed Thursday night’s game The pair of wins holds the Wildcats answered back. The “choppy.” The teams contribVikings (15-10, 8-4 Big Sky) visiting team brought the score uted for 39 overall fouls, which steady in their fourth-place within just one point late in Murrell said kept the Viks position, behind the Montanas the first half. Despite the surge from finding their flow, but once they did, they were able to secure a win.

Big Sky Conference women’s basketball standings With Samms back on the School Big Sky Overall Home Away Streak starting lineup for Saturday, the Northern Colorado * 10-3 15-11 11-2 4-7 W1 Vikings had no trouble finding Montana State * 9-3 15-11 7-3 7-6 L1 Montana * 9-3 14-11 8-5 6-4 W6 a smooth game as the team Portland State * 8-4 15-10 11-1 3-9 W2 took a quick lead from a steal Idaho State 7-5 16-9 10-1 5-8 L1 and fast break by sophomore Eastern Washington * 7-5 11-14 8-4 3-8 W3 guard Courtney VanBrocklin.

Northern Arizona 4-9 9-17 8-6 1-11 L2 The sophomore’s shot set off a Weber State 1-11 5-19 3-9 1-9 L8 12-point run by the Viks. The Sacramento State 0-12 3-22 2-10 1-10 L16 ’Jacks pushed back going on a * Clinched Postseason Bid six-point run midway through the first half, but the Vikings

headed into halftime up by double-digits 35-21.

VanBrocklin said that going into Saturday’s game, the team focused on spacing offensively and being aware of where they each were on the court. In the second half, the focus on clean offense showed. PSU never let the ’Jacks get within single digits. On Saturday night, the second half performance was not by Samms but rather VanBrocklin. The junior made 14 of her 18 points in the second half, including a pair of threepointers.

VanBrocklin led the other PSU high scorers of the night, junior guard Eryn Jones and senior guard Lexi Bishop, to the highest Viking lead of the night 23, with just seconds left on the clock. Wearing pink shoelaces and headbands representing breast cancer awareness, the Vikings sealed their eighth consecutive home win 76-55.

VanBrocklin led the Viks in points on Saturday, with Jones putting down 16 and Bishop adding 10. After the past few weekends, when inside shooters Valentine and Samms have led the team offensively, Murrell said it is always refreshing to know that the team has enough depth to remain on top in scoring when the op-

Scoring by periods Thursday Weber State Portland State

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posing team keys in on the away against two of the top inside lane. ranked teams wasn’t enough, “We have such firepower on the Viks head back to the Stott both our inside and outside Center the following weekgame, so they were trying to end to again face the pair of take our inside game out and Montanas. ■ it opened up our outside,” Murrell said.

“So, it’s great to know you have both of those weapons.”

The Vikings are going to have to use this firepower that they have going into the next two weekends.

PSU has a tough road ahead of them in the final stretch of regular season play.

The team heads away to take on the two Montana schools next weekend, with Montana State first on Thursday night at 6 p.m., and Montana on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. As if going Senior guard Lexi Bishop

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Making her way: Seen here earlier this season, sophomore guard Courtney VanBrocklin led the Vikings on Saturday with 18 points.

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Toomer's Corner: Pictured here after being ceremonially covered in toilet paper after a winning game, the 130-year-old oak trees on the outskirts of the Auburn campus were recently poisoned by a rival fan and are expected to die.

Portland State isn’t the only campus that loves its trees Auburn mourns the impending loss of 130-year-old live oaks that were recently poisoned by a crazed rival fan KEVIN FONG VANGUARD STAFF

Portland might be known for its “tree-huggers” and “nature-lovers,” but this past Sunday, fans of the Auburn University in Alabama held a “Toomer’s Tree Hug” rally on their campus to honor a group of 130-year-old oak trees.

For generations, it has been tradition for the Auburn faithful to celebrate after games at Toomer’s Corner, a small grass field on campus where the sacred trees are located, but it is likely that the trees will soon die. The oaks were recently poisoned by a rival fan.

“It’s an awful act, a terrible thing to do,” University of Alabama Athletic Director Mal Moore said in a statement. “A lot of what makes [college rivalries] so special are the many unique traditions.”

All the tree hysteria began when a radioshow caller, identifying himself as “Al from Dadeville,” phoned into local Alabama sports talk show hosted by Paul Finebaum and said that he sprayed the 130-year-old oaks with a lethal herbicide. The trees were tested by Auburn scientists, who found the chemical Spike 80DF, or tebuthiuron, present in the trees and gave them almost no chance of surviving. The amount of herbicide detected in four samples ranged from 0.78 parts per million—described by Auburn as “a very lethal dose”—to 51 parts per million.

“We will take every step we can to save the Toomer’s oaks, which have been the home of countless celebrations and a symbol of the Auburn spirit for generations of Auburn students, fans, alumni and the community,” university President Jay Gogue said in a statement.

According to several news outlets, Almorn Updyke was arrested on Saturday and charged with first-degree criminal mischief after admitting to the crimes. Updyke was held in a local jail cell overnight before being released on bail. The 62-year-old Updyke is a father of

two, a former Texas state trooper and an avid fan of rival University of Alabama.

“He was always fun-loving and enjoyed laughter,” said Dadeville resident Howard Wayne Barnes.

“I don’t understand why anybody would just maliciously [destroy]…a tree that’s not bothering anybody,” said F.O. Ferguson, a long-time Auburn fan, in a recent ESPN article. “I don’t know. We’ve got some crazies in this world.”

The incident has sparked conversation and debate throughout the airwaves and various online blogs across the nation. Finebaum said on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” that he predicts Tiger fans will retaliate against the Crimson Tide. Auburn's president expressed hope that the rivalry doesn’t escalate more, and urged fans to “live up to the example we set in becoming national champions and the beliefs expressed in our Auburn Creed.”

Cross-state rivals Auburn and Alabama battle every season in the Iron Bowl, one of the most heated rivalries in all of sports. Before the 2005 Iron Bowl, a man was charged with stabbing three Auburn fraternity members after apparently triggering a fight by yelling “Roll Tide,” and in 1993 the Toomer Trees were set ablaze but fortunately salvaged by the local fire department.

So far, things have remained peaceful between the two school’s sides. Donations have poured in from many different sources to help re-grow the trees and charity has even come from the Crimson Tide, as one Alabama fan has already started a fundraiser. At the Toomer Tree Hug, thousands of people gathered around the trees and covered them with streams of toilet paper (another age-old Auburn tradition), as they united to honor the natural landmark that’s had so much meaning to them throughout the years.

“The guy that did this was crazy,” said Sean Phillips, a current Alabama student, in an interview with ESPN. “There might be animosity between the schools, but there’s always that connection because we’re all from Alabama.

We’re all in this together.” ■

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5 p.m.

Women’s Resource Center

If you are interested in volunteering for Take Back the Night/Bike Back the Night, or if you would like to participate in this year’s ride, drop in to sign up.

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Bike Hub Workshop Series: Wheel Theory 5 p.m.

PSU Bike Hub

This is the fourth class in the five-week advanced class series. All workshops are free to Bike Hub members. To learn more about becoming a member, visit www. pdx.edu/bikehub.

PSU Salutes Awards Program and Reception 5:30 p.m.

Governor Hotel Ballroom, 614 SW 11th Ave.

This event celebrates the achievements of PSU alumni and faculty, and is presented by the PSUA Alumni Association. Tickets cost $10 for PSU students, $15 for PSUA members and $20 general admission.

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This is an opportunity for women veterans to enjoy a complimentary light breakfast and get information about the Women’s Resource Center, the Student Veterans Association and other beneficial resources.

Introduction to Interviewing Workshop 10 a.m.

University Services Building, room 402

This workshop will help participants to learn the basics of interviewing while beginning to develop their own interviewing skills.

Crafternoon Noon Women’s Resource Center

All are welcome to come share skills, ideas and thoughts. Bring knitting, crochet or sewing projects—yarn and needles will also be available for beginners or those in need. All types of crafts are welcome.

THURSDAY Indian Service Health Workshop

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2:30 p.m.

Native American Student and Community Center, room 180

If your goal is to have a career in a health care profession, this workshop is for you! Laurie Veitenheimer, scholarship coordinator for the Portland Area Indian Service, will facilitate a workshop that will show participants how the ISH scholarship can help them realize their career goal.

Climbing Center Beginners’ 101 6 p.m.

Academic and Student Recreation Center

This event is specifically for beginners.

Receive informal movement lessons and one-on-one coaching from experienced instructors, meet fellow climbers and staff, and find out more about other classes that are offered.

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SPORTS ■ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 ■ VANGUARD 15

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF GOVIKS.COM

Going the distance: Sophomore Mitch Somach's match against Weber State's Ciao Poitena lasted more than three hours on Sunday.

Staring down the competition: Freshman Marina Todd earned two wins over the weekend.

Long and winding road Men’s tennis team loses three games in Utah while the women’s team wins one and loses two in Montana NILESH TENDOLKAR VANGUARD STAFF

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he Portland State men’s tennis team struggled on the road this weekend.

The Vikings lost their games against Utah State (0-7), Utah (0-7) and were narrowly edged out by fellow Big Sky competitor Weber State (3-4). With these results the Vikings are now 3-5 on the season and languishing at the bottom of the Big Sky table with an 0-2 league record.

On the other hand, the women’s team started their road trip with a thumping 7-0 win over Montana State-Billings. But the Vikings could not keep the momentum and lost their other two games to conference rivals, Montana State (2-5) and Montana (1-6). This leaves the women’s team with a 3-7 overall record and 0-3 in

conference. They too are currently at the bottom of the Big Sky table.

The men’s team went into their away games in Utah after a strong showing against Big Sky champions Sacramento State and Seattle last week. However, on Friday, against Utah State, the players folded and lost all three doubles and all six singles matches. Sophomore Mitch Somach was the only Vikings player who was able to extend his game to three sets. Somach lost to Utah State’s Fredrik Peterson 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

The performance of the team on Saturday against Utah was slightly better, but the result remained the same. The pair of senior Chris Rice and freshman Roman Margoulis won their doubles dual against Alejandro Medinilla and Devin Lane 8-2, but the Viks lost the other two doubles matches and the doubles point. In the singles, the Vikings tasted defeat at all the six lines.

The most important game of the weekend for the team was the Big Sky encounter against Weber State. In 2010, the Viks had lost 2-5 to the Wildcats at home. This severely hampered

Beer for athletes?

Germans tout non-alcoholic brew as effective sports drink DAVID SHARP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORTLAND, Maine—Beer. It’s not just for couch potatoes anymore.

A Bavarian brewmeister is touting its no-alcohol beer as the latest sport drink for athletes, handing it out at the finish line of sporting events and touting its regenerative benefits.

Unlike Gatorade, Erdinger Alkoholfrei is served up with a frothy head. And it comes in one color – a golden hue – unlike conventional sport drinks.

Several top athletes from Europe quaffed the beverage from giant mugs on the podium of the World Cup biathlons held this month in northern Maine.

The company touts the beverage as an isotonic, vitamin-rich, no-additive beverage with natural regenerative powers that help athletes recover from a workout. In other words, it’s carbohydrate-loaded refreshment without the alcoholic buzz of beer or the jitters caused by some energy drinks.

“It’s a very healthy product,” said Glenn McDonald, U.S. manager for Erdinger. “Overseas, it’s very popular. It’s the No. 1 non-alcohol beer in Germany.”

Even though it’s called alcohol-free, Alkohol-

frei still contains less than 0.5 percent alcohol.

That makes it verboten for anyone under 21 in Maine. Other states, like California, allow minors to buy alcohol-free beer.

Promoted as a “sports and fitness drink,” Erdinger began targeting athletes in 2001 in Europe with an advertising campaign featuring a pair of triathletes. Its popularity quickly grew in Europe, where it’s often distributed for free in the finishing area of sporting events.

Marketing beer as a sport drink for athletes is a new concept in the U.S., though McDonald points out that Alkoholfrei can be enjoyed by anyone, not just athletes.

Whether Americans—couch potatoes and athletes alike—are ready to embrace another no-alcohol beer is unclear. Sales of no-alcohol beer have been declining for more than a decade in United States, so any new entrant faces an uphill battle, said Benj Steinman, editor of Beer Marketers Insights.

Erdinger, which is already sold in 45 U.S. states, has identified Alkoholfrei as a priority brand as part of a larger push into North America, McDonald said.

The 125-year-old company, which makes Alkoholfrei in the same brewery outside Munich where it turns out conventional wheat beers for suds-loving Germans, promotes itself at cycling and running events in the summer. In the winter, it’s one of the main sponsors of the World Cup biathlon, which combines cross-country

the team’s chances of qualifying for the Big Sky semis. The Viks had finished fifth in the conference.

On Sunday, however, things started off slowly for the Vikings. They lost two of their three doubles game and the doubles point. With the fate of the match resting on the singles matches, the Viks fought hard but were only able to split their six singles games 3-3. Somach, Margoulis and senior Matt Erickson were able to win their respective matches. Thus the Viks had to be content with a 3-4 loss and came back home with three losses from their road trip.

Next up for the men is another conference dual against Northern Colorado on Saturday.

The time and venue for the event has not yet been announced.

For the women’s team, the away streak in Montana couldn’t have started any better.

Against Montana State-Billings on Friday, the Vikings won all three doubles and all six singles games to register a convincing 7-0 win. But after that, the going got tough for the Viks.

Against conference opponents Montana State,

Portland State won one of the three doubles matches and two of the six singles matches. The team lost the contest 2-5. Freshman Yuki Sugiyama was the only player to win both her singles (7-5, 6-4) and her doubles matches (8-6).

Sugiyama was battling the flu and had missed practice going into these games.

Sugiyama battled hard in her games against Big Sky rivals Montana on Sunday but lost both her singles (1,-6, 6-4,10-4) and her doubles (7-9) matches. Freshman Marina Todd was the only Viking to win her singles game.

Todd defeated Madeline Murray 6-1,6-2. With this 1-6 defeat, the Viks slip to 3-7 for the season and 0-3 in the conference. Next weekend, the women battle Gonzaga and Northern Colorado at the Club Green Meadows in Vancouver, Wash. ■

Recent tennis results Men Utah State 7 Portland State 0

Women Portland State 7 Montana State-Billings 0

Utah Portland State

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Montana State Portland State

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Weber State Portland State

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definitely something athletes need at the end of an event.”

No-alcohol beer made a splash in the 1990s with the entry of AnheuserBusch’s O’Douls and Miller’s Sharp’s, but the novelty of so-called nearbeer wore off for some consumers. “Part of the appeal of beer is the ethanol,” said Harry Schuhmacher, editor of Beer Business Daily.

Erdinger hopes to win over consumers with a great German beer flavor that others lack. It doesn’t come cheap, however, at about $10 for a six-pack.

As for its health claims, a University of Maine nutritionist is skeptical.

Beer contains sodium, PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICHELLE TRIBE/FLICKR potassium, carbohydrates Leave it to the Germans: Erdinger Alkoholfrei has recently been marketed to athletes. and B vitamins, all of skiing and rifle marksmanship. which are good, but they’re not found at the opAt World Cup events, Erdinger banners are timal levels for an athlete, said professor Mary prominently placed in the stadium and on the Ellen Camire. course for visibility. Erdinger is also on some of “It will help with rehydration. Whether the “bibs” worn by athletes. it’s the ideal drink to have, I’m not sure,” she “It’s not bad. It’s not bad,” said Max Cobb, said. “Surely if people are looking to celebrate, president and CEO of the U.S. Biathlon As- it’s better to celebrate with that than a regular sociation, based in Maine, who has sampled beer after a workout, because a regular beer Alkoholfrei. “It’s an interesting thought to think has alcohol and that would dehydrate you of the carbohydrates and everything. They’re further.” ■

16 VANGUARD ■ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 ■ SPORTS

Viks earn feel-good win Men’s basketball gets back on the winning track with 84-75 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday KEVIN FONG VANGUARD STAFF

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he Vikings put their slow starts behind them as the men’s basketball team jumped all over Loyola Marymount from Saturday night’s opening tip-off.

A focused and determined Port-

Chehales Tapscott said. “It was a reality check for us. We all took that to heart.”

“We played hard and competed, and it showed,” Geving said. “I’m proud of our guys. They’re sticking with it and it hasn’t been easy.”

Portland State played one of its best games of the season and never trailed as the team took a 51-33 halftime lead behind 7-11 shooting from three-point range. In the second

Recent results

SCORING BY PERIODS Saturday Loyola Marymount Portland State

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F 75 84

up on their own,” Geving noted.

“When we talk and we’re vocal, I think we’re a really good team. And that goes for any team.”

The Vikings had five players reach double-figures, including a teamhigh 19 points from senior guard Melvin Jones.

Odum, the team’s leading scorer on the season, added 15 points, while senior Phillip “Tree” Thomas continued his strong play with 14 points. Senior forward Phil Nelson scored 14 points on 4-6 shooting

land State built a 15-5 lead in the first five minutes of the game on their way to an 84-75 victory.

After a recent stretch that saw the Vikings drop four straight games, including losing eight of their last 10, a big win in front of their home fans is just what the team needed.

“It felt good to win,” said head coach Tyler Geving.

“It felt really good,” added junior guard Charles Odum with a smile. “As soon as tip-off, everything just sizzled, everybody played hard, everybody was aggressive.”

The Vikings are currently tied for seventh place in the Big Sky with a 4-9 record in conference and are 12-14 overall. The team has struggled with adversity this season and last week Geving had some strong words for his team, questioning the effort of the entire roster. But against Loyola Maymount, the Vikings played with passion for the full 40 minutes.

Sophomore guard Chris Harriel “[Coach] had a right to say that, because came together as a team. we [weren’t] playing to our “I’ve seen the guys rally the potential,” junior forward last days at practice and huddle

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Softball * Portland State vs. Nevada

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Men’s tennis Portland State at Utah

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Women’s basketball Northern Arizona at Portland State

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Leading scorers: A. Patton (NAU): 27 pts, 5 reb, 3 stl C. VanBrocklin (PSU): 18 pts, 4 reb, 4 stl E. Jones (PSU): 16 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast

CHARLES ODUM

Junior forward Chehales Tapscott

Softball * Portland State vs. Cal State Northridge

Saturday

Our only goal is to play with pride, to play hard, compete and play with energy.” half, the Vikings pushed their lead to 22 points, making 14 free throws despite only shooting 39 percent from the field. Loyola Marymount was able to cut the lead to single-digits in the final moments, but never seriously threatened.

“All five guys on the court were aggressive, but if we didn’t get a good shot, we’d kick it out and keep the ball moving,” Odum said. “So, everybody [needs to play] aggressive, but still take good shots—controlled aggression.”

The Vikings looked sharp on both ends of the floor, communicated with one another and

Friday

Softball * Portland State vs. No. 1 UCLA

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from distance, and Team leaders: a healthy Tapscott D. Viney (LMU): 23 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast returned to put M. Jones (PSU): 19 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast A. Hamilton (LMU): 18 pts, 13 reb, 2 stl up 13 points and 10 rebounds.

WHL hockey “Che’s always Chilliwack Bruins 3 ready to go,” Geving at Portland Winterhawks 6 remarked. “He’s one Shots: of those guys who CWK: 22 POR: 61 you never have to N. Niederreiter (POR): 3 goals, 1 ast worry if he’s going to bring it or not.”

Club hockey Portland State 7 “Chehales could ALL PHOTOS BY DREW MARTIG/VANGUARD STAFF at Washington 1 play on one leg and Outstretched Odum: Junior guard Charles Odum gets a shot over the defense. still [do well],” Odum Sunday said. “Having Chehales back finish the year on a winning they can learn so we don’t go is a weight lifted off everyone’s streak. This upcoming Thursday, through the [growing pains] we Softball * Portland State 7 shoulders.” the Vikings get the chance to did this year.” vs. Cal Poly 1 Tapscott helped to bring extra really test themselves as they Odum added, “Our only energy to the game, especially host first place Montana at the goal is to play with pride, to Women’s tennis Portland State 1 on the glass, where the Vikings Stott Center. play hard, compete and play at Montana 6 were able stay even with a very “It’s a good opportunity to with energy.” good rebounding Loyola Mary- play and compete against a good “We [want] four wins,” Men’s tennis State 3 mount team. Portland State tied team,” Geving said. “Let’s see Tapscott said. “We can’t play for Portland at Weber State 4 on rebounds 39-39, and their if we can’t get two more wins the postseason, but we can play intensity on defense showed as at home and get back to 500. for ourselves. We want to win. * Part of the Louisville Slugger Desert they had seven steals overall. The There’s still stuff to play for. The I’m a winner and everyone else Classic, hosted by UNLV Vikings managed to take care of underclassmen still have stuff on this team is a winner.” ■ the ball, only committing 10 turnovers and dishing out 20 assists as a team.

“Everybody was sick Several players have missed a combined total of 33 games to injury this year, but it seems the Vikings are and tired of losing. finally putting the injury woes behind them with four games left in the regular season. Key injuries to the Everybody was sick of front-line have been crippling to the team’s success, but with center Nate Lozeau and forwards Chehales talking about it, but not Tapscott and Phil Nelson back, Portland State hopes to end the year on a winning note. doing anything to actually make it better,” Odum remarked.

With four games left in the season and a roster that’s finally getting back to full strength, it’s Portland State’s goal to

HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER

BIG SKY CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS School Montana * Northern Colorado * Weber State * Northern Arizona Montana State Eastern Washington Portland State # Idaho State Sacramento State

* Clinched postseason bid

Big Sky 11-3 10-3 9-4 7-6 5-8 5-8 4-9 4-9 4-9

# Ineligible for Big Sky Championship

Overall 19-8 15-10 15-10 16-10 11-16 8-18 12-14 9-17 7-18

Home 13-1 9-0 10-1 10-1 8-4 7-5 8-4 7-3 6-5

Away 6-7 5-9 4-8 5-9 1-12 1-13 2-10 1-13 1-13

Streak L1 W1 L1 W2 L9 L3 W1 W1 L1

NATE LOZEAU

PHIL NELSON

CHEHALES TAPSCOTT

Senior, center

Senior, forward

Junior, forward

• Missed five games due to injury • Averaging 15.2 minutes, 5.3 points 2.6 rebounds • .568 overall shooting

• Missed 14 games due to injury • Averaging 24.8 minutes, 6.2 points, 3.7 rebounds “Phil’s getting healthy and he’s been shooting the ball a lot better. We’ve needed his shooting,” said head coach Tyler Geving.

• Missed six games due to injury • Averaging 28.7 minutes, 11.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists “I’m always going to crash the boards, I’m always going to bring the energy, I’m always going to help my teammates up. I’m always out there to just try and win,” Tapscott said.