Vanguard March 29, 2011

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Vikings finish season with win at Seattle

PSU’s Ooligan Press leads the sustainable publishing revolution

Portland State heads toward next season with a positive win and plenty of promise

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Portland shows its support for Japan Students, community members keep Japan in mind through relief efforts Vinh Tran Vanguard staff

Portland residents, including several Portland State students, have showed their support for Japan over the past few weeks since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the Tohoku region, located northeast of Tokyo, on March 11.

When Jamie Bower first felt the light tremors, the 20-year-old PSU student was resting from a recent trip to southeast Asia. Rather than ducking underneath a tabletop, she thought—in true fashion of a Tokyo resident—“just another earthquake; I’ll wait it out.”

“Should I get out of bed?” Bower recalled her experience in a blog entry dated March 11.

“Shaking gets more inBower said she tense, this seems like a didn’t realize the pretty good one, typing this as a pretty big shock severity of the rocks my house.” disaster until she Bower said she didn’t realize the severity of the turned on the disaster until she turned television. on the television. As nature would have it, Bower learned a few days later that all students in her study abroad program were being evacuated from Japan.

Bower, who had recently landed a teaching job, said she was reluctant to return home so soon.

Like many Americans, Bower is safe from the aftershocks and the spread of radiation. However, she said her thoughts are still with the people of Japan. Since the earthquake, she has stayed in contact with her friends and host family in Tokyo, where basic supplies such as toilet paper are being rationed. According to Japan’s National Police Agency, the death toll stood at 10,151 as of Saturday.

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Shortly before the holidays, Ooligan Press Director Dennis Stovall announced that he would retire in December 2011, 10 years after he founded the graduate program in publishing. Since the announcement, the future of the program has been mired in uncertainty, as university officials announced no plans to hire a replacement.

Graduate Assistant Alyson Hoffman was frank in her assessment of the effect that such inaction may have.

“It’s a good way to slowly kill the publishing program at PSU,” Hoffman said. “We were told

Senate votes on recommendations, budget will be a day late to president Corie Charnley Vanguard staff

As students crammed for their last exams of winter term, the Senate met during finals week to vote on its final recommendations for the Student Fee Committee 2011-12 budget.

The SFC approved the recommendations with minor changes, and therefore the Senate must final the budget at tonight’s meeting before it goes to the Portland State president for approval.

“The budget will be presented [to the president] late,” SFC Chair Krystine McCants said.

“I expect that either he will not have the full 10 days to review it, or the Budget Office will have SFC ON PAGE 3

PSU Recycles! receives another year of funding Aramark to assume many of recycling program’s services Sierra Pannabecker Vanguard staff

25 titles and independently raised $105,000 for the program.

On April 22 Ooligan will release “Rethinking Paper & Ink,” a critical examination of avenues for sustainability in the publishing industry. It will be the second Ooligan publication of the academic year, an undertaking that it achieved with a student to full-time faculty ratio of 60:1.

If the university does not hire a director to replace Dennis Stovall, that ratio will drop to 120:1. The Masters in Fine Arts program in the English department has a student to full-time faculty ratio of 7:1, according to Hoffman.

“We bring in 36 percent of the credit hours in the English department,” Hoffman said. “That’s about $1.2 million in tuition generated by a program that costs around $260,000 to run.

Just days after learning that the program would no longer be funded by the Facilities and Planning department, Portland State’s recycling coalition, PSU Recycles!, received word that it would be provided for by the department’s budget office for one more year.

This short-term solution came last Thursday from John Mclean, associate director of Finance & Business Services within Facilities and Planning. In order to divert some expenses from the program, many of its functions are being handed over to Aramark, the multinational company that already provides food and custodial services for PSU. To further its budget woes, PSU Recycles! will not receive any funding from the Student Fee Committee next year, though it has been partly funded through student fees since 2005.

PSU Recycles! is a team of recycling specialists who work to support sustainability on campus through a wide range of initiatives and services.

According to Christel Eichner, resource management coordinator for the program, the team is currently composed of five employees and multiple volunteers who perform physical duties such as collecting compost in offices, managing reusable material flows on campus through the “ReUse Room” in Smith Memorial Student Union, setting up composting at catered events on campus, providing waste collection during move-in and move-out and creating and posting signage around campus.

The team also makes it possible to recycle materials that are not collected by Aramark, such as ink cartridges, Styrofoam, batteries and hard plastics.

In addition, the team, most of whom work part-time, implements many of the items from PSU’s Climate Action Plan and suggestions from student research. They also track material flow data and conduct educational campaigns.

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Helping words: A prayer tree has been set up in SMSU for students to hang condolences for the people of Japan.

Fighting for the right to publish Ooligan Press director set to retire, graduate students worry program will disappear

Budget process moving forward

they [the university] need to save money, and we understand that, but they seem to be trying to save an inordinate amount of it through us.”

PSU Director of Communications Scott Gallagher said that a transitional committee was recently appointed to examine the situation.

“There has been no decision so far not to replace Dennis,” Gallagher said. “So far it has been a reexamination of what can be done to continue the program. Maybe that means replacing Dennis, maybe it means having greater involvement from others in the English Department.”

Ooligan Press is a university publishing house that prepares students in the publishing program of PSU’s Department of English for careers in the book publishing industry by immersing them in it. With students controlling every aspect of production—from editing and design to printing and marketing—Ooligan has released

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The Oregon State Board of Higher Education unanimously passed a resolution in support of Senate Bill 742 (SB242) during its March 4 meeting.

SB742, also known as the Tuition Equity Bill, passed through the Oregon State Senate Education Committee in mid March by a 4 to 1 vote.

As reported by The Oregonian, Senator Larry George cast the only opposing vote, citing concerns about funding.

Senators Frank Morse, Suzanne Bonamici, Mark Hass and Chip Shields voted in favor of the bill, which is currently before the Oregon State Senate.

SB742 could be voted on by the Oregon State Senate as early as this week, according to Diane Saunders, Oregon University System director of communications.

“I have been more optimistic about the reaction [to the bill] because of the positive editorials recently published which have so clearly laid out the need to address Oregon’s changing demographics and the need to have an educational system and net that includes all students in Oregon and works in diverse ways to ensure we have a skilled, educated work force here,” Saunders said.

SB742 would allow technically undocumented students who have attended part

of their K–12 education in Oregon to pay in-state tuition at Oregon universities. According to proponents of the bill, this would make it financially feasible for more of the children of undocumented immigrants in Oregon to attend college.

Proponents of the bill argue that undocumented students who have attended Oregon’s K–12 schools and intend to work toward gaining legal United States residency status should have the opportunity to continue their education while doing so.

“This is legislation that Oregon students overwhelmingly support and have found allies with the support of all seven university presidents as well,” said Marcus Sis, director of legislative affairs for ASPSU. Students have been greatly involved in the debate surrounding tuition equity legislation. Members of ASPSU traveled to Salem to attend hearings on this and other education related legislation in early March, according to Sis. ASPSU also held a town hall

meeting earlier this month to educate students on current higher education-related bills such as SB742.

Currently, undocumented students—even if they have attended Oregon schools for most of their education— must pay out-of-state tuition at Oregon universities. This can be a heavy financial burden because these students are not eligible for financial aid.

But even if the Tuition Equity Bill is passed, undocumented students would still be ineligble for financial aid, such as the Oregon Opportunity Grant or the Pell Grant, according to the Oregon University System’s SB742 Legislative Issue Brief.

Students would qualify for in-state tuition under SB742 if they attend elementary or secondary school for at least three years before receiving a diploma and if they intend to become citizens or lawful permanent residents of the U.S. Students could pay in-state tuition for up to five years after they enroll at a university.

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Tuition equity: If passed, the Tuition Equity Bill would grant undocumented students in-state tuition. The bill is currently before the Senate.

Student Publications editorships open for 2011-2012 year The Portland State Student Publications Board has announced that the editorships of the Vanguard, the Rearguard, the Portland Spectator, the Portland Review, Pathos Literary Magazine, the Graphic Design Center and KPSU and are open for the 2011-2012 academic year.

The Vanguard editor oversees PSU’s bi-weekly newspaper with a staff of nearly 60 persons.

The Rearguard editor oversees the monthly publication of an alternative viewpoint.

The Portland Spectator editor oversees a monthly magazine of conservative political commentary.

The Portland Review editor operates a thrice-yearly literary review that publishes fiction and art from submissions originating locally, nationally and internationally.

The Pathos Literary Magazine editor manages a thrice-yearly literary magazine that publishes only PSU student work.

The Graphic Design Center manager oversees a graphic design business for students and others.

The KPSU radio station manager runs a steaming radio station at www. kpsu.org and a short-range FM-band radio station with diverse content.

Application materials may be obtained from Judson Randall, student publications adviser, in Room S-26A in the Smith Memorial Student Union subbasement, or by sending an e-mail to randallj@pdx.edu. Completed applications must be submitted to Randall by noon April 11, 2011. Electronic submissions are preferred. The Student Publications Board will hire the editors after interviews to be conducted shortly after April 11.

Opponents, such as George, have expressed concern over the financial aspects of such a bill in the current economic climate.

Opponents of the bill have also voiced their worries in The Oregonian and at the public hearing earlier this month.

“We all need to help one another understand the changes taking place in our state in ways which leave anger and rhetoric behind and speak to benefits for all Oregonians,” Saunders said.

“That isn’t always a quick process and all sides need to be patient and listen to one another so we understand the concerns people have and can address those.”

According to the OUS issue brief, if the bill passed, the university system would experience a net revenue gain of $23,490 between 2011– 13 and $608,013 between 2013–15.

The bill is based on the national Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which was recently voted down by the U.S. Legislature. The DREAM Act attempted to clarify the immigration status and barriers to education and work for children of undocumented immigrants.

The DREAM Act would have granted temporary residency to children of undocumented immigrants who met certain conditions. It would also have allowed them to receive financial aid through student loans and work-study programs.

Many states, including California, Washington and New York, have passed tuition equity legislation similar to Oregon’s Tuition Equity Bill, according to the OUS issue brief. Other states, such as Maryland, are currently considering passing such legislation. ■

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Volunteers search for Ore. boy missing since June PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Volunteers turned out over the weekend in the latest search for Kyron Horman, who disappeared from his elementary school in the Portland area last June.

The Oregonian reports that about 130 volunteers and law enforcement employees searched an area near Northwest Dixie Mountain Road west of Portland, near North Plains.

The boy’s parents are still trying to raise awareness about his case and recently held fundraisers for search efforts, including a roller derby in Medford on Saturday.

Clackamas McMenamins pub robbed CLACKAMAS, Ore (AP)—Two armed robbers forced their way through the rear door of the McMenamins pub in Clackamas just before midnight Sunday and forced four employees and customers to the floor.

The Clackamas County sheriff’s office says the robbers hit the safe and then escaped on foot. Deputies searched the area with dogs, but the two got away.

No one was hurt.

Nickelodeon launches anti-bullying campaign NEW YORK (AP)—The popular children’s television network Nickelodeon is the latest voice to raise awareness of digital bullying.

Nick, the most-watched TV network among kids ages 2 to 14, will begin an on-air public service campaign Monday featuring some of its stars offering advice on what young people should do when confronted with hostile texts, emails or Facebook posts.

The advice offered in one ad featuring Ashley Argota of “True Jackson, VP” and Gage Golightly of “The Troop”: Sign off the computer; don’t reply to a hostile messenger; block bullies from access; make a copy of the message to show to an adult you trust.

“It’s not tattle-telling,” Golightly says. “It’s standing up for yourself.”

The issue has received national attention after the suicides of teenagers who were cyberbullying victims. President Barack Obama held a White House conference on bullying earlier this month. Nick is collaborating with the advocacy group Common Sense Media, which has also worked with MTV and the Disney Channel on spreading the word about the issue.

NATO commander: Mission is to protect civilians NAPLES, Italy (AP)—NATO’s commander for Libya deflected suggestions Monday that international airstrikes against Moammar Gadhafi’s forces were essentially providing air cover for advancing rebels, insisting that the military alliance’s mission is purely designed to protect civilians.

Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard of Canada told a press conference that the alliance was in the process of taking over

command from the U.S.-led operation after NATO’s 28 members agreed Sunday to the transition. He declined to say how long it would take, saying it was complex and still being coordinated, though officials in Brussels have said it would be a few days.

The move effectively means that once the transition is complete, NATO could bomb Gadhafi’s forces if they are threatening to harm civilian populations. International airstrikes have crippled Gadhafi’s forces, allowing rebels to advance near Gadhafi’s stronghold of Sirte after appearing at the brink of defeat.

The U.N. Security Council authorized countries to take all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya. But critics have said the military campaign goes far beyond what was authorized: On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the international air campaign breached the U.N. resolution and amounted to international interference in what he called Libya’s civil war.

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PSU benefit concert raised $16,000 for Mercy Corps relief efforts However, another 16,621 are still missing.

Over the past couple of weeks, it has become evident that others’ thoughts are also with Japan; on March 18, PSU students and Mercy Corps interns Asami Katayam and Mana Morimoto quickly put together a candlelight vigil at Pioneer Courthouse Square that raised $7,833 for relief efforts overseas.

In addition, a benefit concern for Japan was arranged over spring break by the Portland Taiko and the PSU Music Department. The event drew more than 500 attendees, many of whom waited in lines outside the packed auditorium in Lincoln Hall to show their support.

The benefit concert raised around $16,000 for Mercy Corps Michelle Fujii, artistic director for the Japanese traditional drum ensemble, said the idea for a show was born out of a conversation she had with PSU’s assistant professor of music Wynn Kiyama. All of the performers were more than happy to participate, Fjujii said.

Fujii said immediately after the earthquake she overheard people in a coffee shop acknowl-

edging how supportive and strong the Japanese community is here in Portland.

Yumi Torimaru, who performed with the group Takohachi, said she hopes Japan will remain in the public’s mind, as rebuilding will take many years.

“This is our way to give back, probably the only way we can do something,” Torimaru said. “[Japan] needs our support, [both] money and spiritual.”

Maki Aoki, who used to perform with Portland Taiko, said she felt helpless as she saw pictures of embattled Sendai, a city she remembers for its laidback energy.

According to Aoki, taiko drum, besides being a traditional art form in Japan, signifies celebration, community and prayer.

“There’s always a drum in the center of the town, and as long as you hear the drum, you know you belong to the community,” Aoki said.

For Aoki, the tsunami hit too close to home—her maternal grandmother’s house in Sendai was completely destroyed. Fortunately, she made it out before the tsunami hit.

Aoki spent most of her time in Japan in the Fukushima prefecture, the site that houses six nuclear reactors that have been releasing radioactive material since March 11.

“Fukushima is a beautiful place,” she said. “There’s a lot of orchards, hot springs and mountainsides.”

PSU student Brendan Boyle, who attended the concert at Lincoln Hall and spent six months in Sendai volunteering in 2009, said Bringing tradition to PSU: Yukiko Vossen performs on the koto, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument. seeing the houses being

SFC FROM PAGE 1

Athletics budget deemed too big by some, not enough time to fix it a shortened time frame. [The SFC] had hoped to avoid either situation when we created the calendar at the beginning of the year, but our dates were based on a deadline of “the end of April for final submission to OUS.” The ASPSU constitution requires that the president have 10 days to review the SFC budget before it goes to the Oregon University System. Because the budget will be submitted a day late, President Wim Wiewel will only have until April 10 to finalize the budget. It is due to OUS on April 15.

One of the major contentions in the SFC budget had to do with the proposed increase to the Athletics Department’s budget. The senators were divided on whether or not to make cuts to it.

“I don’t think we should propose to reduce [the Athletics] budget,” Student Senator Adam Rhamlow said at the March 15 Senate meeting.

“Although I see the Athletics budget as a big problem area, I don’t think it’s foreseeable that it get done today.”

The Student Fee Recommendation Committee, an ad hoc committee created at the March 8 Senate meeting to review the Athletics budget, presented its findings to the senators. According to the committee’s report, its members did not believe that there was ample time to thoroughly analyze the Athletics budget and how its funds are being used, and therefore proposed to leave it untouched for the 2011–12 academic year.

“We just did not have enough information to make a rational decision to make that cut,” Sean Green, an Organization Budget Council coordinator and a member of the ad-hoc committee, said. “It would not be based on any logic because of the minimal timeline.”

Green also added that if a cut were made, Athletics would not have a chance to fight it because the appeal period is over.

“We [the committee] felt that it would reduce the legitimacy of the process,” Green said.

However, the group also proposed to create a long-term fiscal strategies committee that would conduct a thorough investigation into how Athletics uses its student fee funds and whether or not it is a priority to students at PSU. After brief discussion, the Senate agreed to accept the committee’s recommendations. According to the literature handed out at the meeting, the fiscal strategies committee would be created by the PSU president and would include faculty and student representation.

According to McCants, the SFC proposed a couple of changes to be made to the nature of this committee, which Senate will vote on tonight.

The Senate also included in its recommendations a $6,500 increase in allocations to the OBC, an SFC sub-committee that funds student organizations. According to Green, this money would be used to fund a fifth OBC coordinator position.

Green said that in its initial budget allocations, the SFC only funded four of the positions. However, next year the OBC will oversee twice as many student groups and will be responsible for allocating $500,000, compared to the $70,000 it was responsible for this year.

“If this position is not funded…[the OBC] is not going to be able to support the requests of student groups,” Green said before the Senate voted unanimously to include the increase in its recommendations.

The SFC also approved the Senate’s recommendations to restore the Oregon Student Association Campus Organizer position, which the SFC had previously proposed to cut. According to the 2011–11 budget, the position pays a stipend of $600 per month. ■

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Showing support: PSU President Wim Wiewel spoke at the vigil held yesterday afternoon.

swept away by the tsunami was both surreal and macabre.

“What if that was my family in those houses that were being swept away like fallen leaves on a rainy day?” Boyle asked.

According to Scott Gallagher, PSU’s director of communication, the university currently has two students still in Japan, one at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka and another at Hokkaido University in Sapporo. Gallagher said that neither campuses are located near the affected areas.

In addition, the Office of International Affairs reported that the university is home to 186 international students from Japan,

including Asami Katayam. A survivor of the 6.8 magnitude Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, the community development student now directs her energy toward relief efforts with Mercy Corps.

Kristen Kohashi, secretary and public relations officer for the Japanese Student Society (JSS) at PSU, said that families of most of the students in her group live in Tokyo, which was not directly affected by the earthquake.

“They are staying positive, although the main concern right now is the radiation from nuclear reactors,” Kohashi said.

She added that students keep in touch with their family and friends in Japan via Facebook, Twitter and Mixi, a Japanese-based online social network.

According to Kohashi, the JSS will have a table between Smith Memorial Student Union and Neuberger Hall this week where they will collect donation from students.

At yesterday’s vigil for Japan, held in SMSU, PSU President Wim Wiewel said he is proud of the role that PSU students have played in the past weeks to show their support for Japan.

Speakers at the event included the consul general of Japan and the board chair of the Japan American Society of Oregon Paul Taylor.

According to Taylor, an Oregon Japan Relief Fund was created and within two weeks has raised over $500,000. ■

Upcoming fundraising events for Japan April 3: First annual Cherry Blossom Festival, 12 to 3 p.m., to be held in the Japanese American Historical Plaza. Cost is free.

April 20: Pink Zone 2011, to be held in the Benson Hotel6pm. Interested persons must RSVP by April 1. Cost is $100 per person and all proceeds from the auction goes to the Oregon Japan Relief Fund.

April 22: PSU International Night, held in the SMSU Ballroom at 5 p.m.

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Here we go again Breaking down no-fly zones Joe Mantecon Vanguard staff

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nd things were just starting to look up.

Yes folks, we’re back. Ten years, two wars and here we are—getting involved again. Libya is steeped in civil war, and the NATO allies have spearheaded a military intervention to rid the world of evil, and stop Muammar Qaddafi’s forces before the whole mess turns into a humanitarian disaster.

Good for us.

This event raises a number of important issues. How did this happen? What will happen next? Should we be there? What happens if we aren’t? What about the 4,972 other crucial international issues that America is obligated to throw money or missiles at?

The most significant American-led NFZ in recent memory was over Iraqi airspace, following the 1990 Gulf War. That one lasted about 12 years, ending in March of 2003.

For another day. Today, boys and girls, I’d like to discuss the newest media buzzword, which I’m sure you’ve experienced ad nauseum over the last few days: the No-Fly Zone.

What, pray tell, is a No-Fly Zone? Does it hurt?

No-Fly Zones (NFZ) are essentially just that—a militarily-imposed restriction against a country using its aircrafts for whatever dastardly deeds its leaders may be scheming up.

There’s more to it than that, obviously. Let’s break it down.

First things first. You can’t impose a No-Fly

Zone (NFZ) without the big guns to back it up. That’s where your cruise missiles, like the ship-borne Tomahawk, make their debut. You wouldn’t send your F-15E fighter jets into country that still had the means to bring them down, would you? Of course you wouldn’t.

In Libya, over a hundred such missiles were launched from American warships, all but erasing the Qaddafi regime’s ability to coordinate its air defenses.

Step two. You send in those big, bad F-15’s to patrol the skies. They’ll keep a presence, deal with any pesky enemy fighters you run into along the way, maybe even knock out a few enemy ground forces when they clutter together. If you’re NATO, and the enemy is an Arab dictatorship, you’re probably marveling at how easy this all has been.

Step three. So you’ve taken out the air defenses. You’ve deftly turned the vaunted enemy air fleet into so many piles of debris and sadness.

You’ve done a handy job of proving to the world, once again, of just what it means to take on NATO in conventional warfare. Give yourself a pat on the back, have a glass of wine, and rejoice. The easy part’s over.

Step four. Keep those birds running until things settle down. In other words, keep pumping that fuel, building those bombs and spending that money. For how long, you ask?

That depends, responds the disembodied voice of wisdom. The most significant American-led NFZ in recent memory was over Iraqi airspace, following the 1990 Gulf War. That one lasted about 12 years, ending in March of 2003. The rest is history.

NFZ objectives tend to be limited in their scope, because—and there is really no way around this—a NFZ is generally a form of stopgap measure, a small, tactical component of a far grander strategy of a much bigger campaign. In other words, a quick fix until we think of something better, or we get lucky and Mr. Qaddafi suddenly and unexpectedly succumbs to a fatal bout of the runs.

There are a ton of tactical objectives that,

put simply, an NFZ simply can’t manage.

Protecting civilians, for instance.

The problem with an NFZ, you see, is that it covers quite a lot of air, and not all aircrafts are up to the task. It’s next to impossible for, say, a jet like the F-15E to bring down a relatively lowflying attack helicopter, of which Colonel Qaddafi has approximately 35 and is very keen to use against his own people. There isn’t a whole lot of evidence that Qaddafi has or will use fighter jets to attack civilians, so how an NFZ contributes to this goal is beyond me.

And that’s not all. I don’t like making predictions, so I won’t. But here’s a little observation, or food for thought, if you will. NFZ’s have a notoriously dismal track record when it comes to regime change. Stubborn dictators, as any citizen of a dictatorship would tell you before he gets shot for subversive activity, are a force to be reckoned with.

Possible new cigarette tax could offer a blow to smoking Cigarette smokers may have something else to worry about other than slowly killing themselves and others. In Oregon, smokers could soon see a possible price jump in cigarettes due to a new tobacco tax on the table in the Oregon Legislature.

The proMEAGHAN posal could DANIELS raise cigarette taxes by as much as $2 per pack. This could be just what Oregon needs to funnel new money into the budget, as well as to convince smokers to quit.

Tobacco is one of the most addictive substances out there and has been linked to several health problems. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention “adverse health effects from cigarette smoking account for an estimated 443,000 deaths, or nearly one of every five deaths, each year in the United States.”

Smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, strokes, kidney cancer, stomach cancer, mouth cancer, throat cancer, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Many people on Portland State’s campus do

It is roughly estimated that increasing the taxes on cigarettes could raise between $250 million and $358 million for the 2011—13 state budget. smoke cigarettes and while all of the previously mentioned effects of smoking are results from people directly smoking, secondhand smoke is a prominent problem, especially on a campus that contains so many smokers.

Secondhand smoke is a major contributor to lung cancer, heart disease, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and lowers the immune systems of the children who have to breathe it in.

Children are beginning to smoke younger and

What is our preferred bar/pub in the PSU area?

younger due greatly to parental, peer and media influences. One way to stop this is by promoting more of those “Above the Influence” commercials.

Another way to stop kids from smoking is to raise the taxes on tobacco so that they are less appealing to adolescents. Adolescents (consisting of late elementary school-age through approximately 25 years of age) are less likely to smoke if cigarettes are more expensive, especially if they already have to pay for college.

College students like cheap things, and if cigarettes do not make the cut, then they will be less likely to smoke.

It is the law in Oregon that one cannot smoke within 25 feet of a doorway. Oregon has also recently banned smoking in bars. The next step is to raise taxes on cigarettes. Oregon is trying to keep its citizens alive and a big benefit for the increase in cigarette taxes is that the money can be pushed back into Oregon’s budget.

According to the Tobacco Free Coalition of Oregon, it is roughly estimated that increasing the taxes on cigarettes could raise between $250 million and $358 million for the 2011–13 state budget.

One of the arguments of those who oppose such a tax increase is that because the majority of smokers in Oregon are low-income, they are being targeted. People are going to have to rearrange their priorities.

Low-income people are not being targeted by this tax; smokers are being targeted. And cigarettes are not a necessity.

It will be better in the long run if people cannot afford to buy their pack of cigarettes. Or if they choose to buy the cigarettes and forgo their luxuries, then that just funnels more money into Oregon’s budget,

which will ultimately benefit all Oregonians.

It may be hard to consider raising taxes while so many people are still struggling financially, but the state is also struggling. A good way to help put money back in Oregon’s budget is to raise taxes. By raising taxes on a non-necessity item such as cigarettes, it will not be that hard of a hit to individuals, but will definitely help the state.

In the long run, it will actually help indi-

viduals because of the money being put in Oregon’s budget and because it could be the swift kick in the butt they needed to quit smoking.

While nothing is official and proposals are still in the discussion stages, it is important to keep this in mind. A raise in cigarette taxes will ultimately benefit everyone, whether it is in terms of putting money into the state’s budget or in terms of them quitting smoking. Overall, it seems like a win-win situation. ■

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43% Damn—there is a massive lack of good bars around PSU! 19% Cheerful Tortoise

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The Vanguard ran a poll on its website asking your opinion of what bars or pubs in the PSU area you thought were the best (the poll was intended to be run in the Night Out Guide, but circumstances prevented its inclusion).

The pickings for bars in and around the PSU campus are slim. Only a handful of establishments dot the Google map search for bars, and few offer any sense of that good old college bar feel—from the collegeparty bar to the intellectually hip pub. Where are these staples of college hangouts around PSU? Well the results are in and it seems quite a few of you out there share this notion.

The “Damn—there is a massive lack of good bars around PSU!” option took an overwhelming 43 percent of the votes. While the remaining handful of bars in the area did manage to scrape a few votes each, the people of PSU really want a better hang out.

The only close contender, the Cheerful Tortoise, was able to grab 18 percent of the votes. Along with Paccini (in third place with 14 percent), Cheerful is nestled right up close in the heart of campus, which might have helped its chances. It bears a slight resemblance to a college party vibe—loud, sporty and a common “theme” generally found among its servers, but not much else.

So there you have it. We support what we got around PSU, but wouldn’t mind a few more options. You hear that entrepreneurs! Get to work!

To seize control of constitutional governments, as Colonel Qaddafi and Saddam Husain did, requires a certain penchant for survivability. The sanctions era of Ira throughout the 1990s did nothing to diminish the Iraqi dictator’s power.

On the contrary, economic isolation and foreign intervention increased his control of Iraq’s domestic resources, and encouraged the conflict-weary population to flock to the local strongman.

Whether this would happen in Libya is difficult to say. There was no civil war to speak of in Iraq prior to the 2003 American- led invasion, nor was there any rebel force to which to give aid. Libya has not, as Iraq had been, forced to pay immense reparations for war crimes. Whether the similarities or the differences will win out in the end is something we’ll all have to wait for. But, as is so sadly frequent in this troubled corner of the world, the future looks grim. ■

OPINION POLL

Does the change from Blackboard to D2L really change much?

Professional, spiffy and enlightened are what come to mind if I am to sum up my short experience of using Desire 2 Learn (D2L). As a sotermed, “virtual learning environment,” I’ve noticed that it is a bit faster IAN than that diBELLAMY nosaur Blackboard, of which many people complain. So how can we compare these two No catastrophic events have happened to me personally through D2L, such as it crashing in the middle of an online final at the last minute, freezing while trying to download a haphazardly uploaded file. Can’t say the same for the last system.

And it’s not just students and professors

at PSU that have had their frustrations with Blackboard. In fact, it even has its own tag on Twitter—#blackboard. If you search for it, you’ll find a new post every few minutes, likely to be even more during finals and midterm weeks.

Blackboard works with over 2,000 institutions in 60 countries, so not only is there a chorus of complaints in English, but also bridges and verses in Spanish and German, making it a crosscultural aspect of our wired generation.

Blackboard Inc. is a Washington D.C. Company that went public in 2004—a move that D2L, a Canadian company, will inevitably make since it is growing so quickly. D2L has received a $4.25 million grant from the government of Ontario for producing sustainable and innovative jobs to the area, and is expected to expand rapidly.

The less frequent the complaints on Twitter about D2L, the more and more it grows on me.

I would only advise those who have a tendency to procrastinate on their online courses that D2L performs a monthly maintenance shut-

down on every fourth Sunday. Of course, this is much less malignant than constant crashes and instability like we’re so used to with Blackboard, but something that will undoubtedly cause some frustration.

So D2L is a promising system, although I can’t be certain that it is really that much of a change.

My first impression of the new system is that they are both similar in style. So similar, in fact, that Blackboard and D2L have had legal issues in the past, leading up to a federal court case in an attempt to sue D2L for using Blackboard’s patent.

That is to say, even Blackboard admits that D2L is more or less the same. As a step to solve the matter in late 2009, they decided to simply share the patent in question. On the subject, Michael Chasen, President and CEO of Blackboard was quoted on Desire2Learn’s own website as saying, “Bringing this matter to resolution is in the best interests of both of our organizations, our respective clients and the broader education community.”

Will changing systems be a cure-all? I doubt it. Maybe a cure-some. These two companies are rivals, Blackboard being the faltering powerhouse and D2L the novice underdog. If D2L has a boost in popularity due to the past system’s failures to produce, then we can expect more problems out of D2L in the future. Especially if it is anything at all like Blackboard.

By providing service to so many institutions, you have to wonder where PSU was on Blackboard’s priority list for fixing bugs. Also consider all the IT nerds out there attempting to tinker with the system to satisfy mostly harmless hacker-esque curiosities. Of course, we’re no longer in a world known by Hollywood’s Ferris Bueller; these systems ought to be state-of-theart in efficiency and security. Breaking in and changing grades on either of them is unheard of.

We can only hope for the best, D2L. If you can provide a more dependable program than that of Blackboard, then you are all wool and a yard wide. ■

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6 VANGUARD ■ TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 ■ OPINION Letters TO THE EDITOR

Bring your sickness to class Please tell me Alexis Jewell is a comedian playing at journalism? Really? Stay home when you’re sick [“Sick and wrong,” March 11]? Who can afford to do that? PSU has 10-week terms. Two of my classes met once a week this past term. I was sick for two weeks this winter so you’re talking about missing 1/5th of the instruction I want and paid for because I’m sick? That is 20 percent of my education. Potentially 20 percent of my grade. Not going to happen because.

And here’s a little more for you to think about, good luck in the real world if you expect to stay home because you have a sniffle or sore throat.

You will quickly make enemies and lose jobs if you expect to stay home from work and miss deadlines because you have a cold.

Suck it up, wash your hands, use that Purell by the elevators, get some exercise, and drink your emergen“c” Alexis. The world is a germy place and nobody can afford to stay home because they’re sick.

Nichols

Response to PBA letter In evaluating the March 11 letter [“Letter to the editor,” March 11] from Portland Business Alliance executive director, Sandra McDonough, wherein she claims PBA supports both jobs and education: this is horseshit.

Let’s take three examples: (1) PBA’s success push against poor folk and the homeless via the Sit-Lie Law, (2) PBA’s successful push (with TriMet) to [get rid of ] Fareless Square, and (3) PBA’s November 2010 election victory wherein PBA successfully gutted Voter-Owned Elections (or, VOE). Do these

three campaigns promote jobs or education?

Hell no!

In fact, Transit Riders Union (www.trimetriders.org) organized a 20-person picket outside PBA offices at their Market Street location (near PSU) precisely because PBA wants to marginalize and criminalize the homeless, decrease or abolish public spaces like Fareless Square, and make sure that rich folks are the ones who are “qualified” to be on Portland City Council.

At our picket, one of the chants that KBOO Radio broadcast was, “1, 2, 3, 4 -- PBA -- Stop the War! On the Poor!” Nationally, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (PBA’s parent) spent $1,000,000 a day against Obama’s healthcare reform bill. In that regard, they failed. Ironically, in a liberal, progressive city like Portland, PBA has scored three right-wing, consecutive victories in a row. This needs to stop.

Has the Portland Business Alliance, for example, pushed for Obama (or even Portland mayor Sam Adams) to follow FDR’s example for job creation during the Great Depression?

FDR created 11,000,000 government-funded jobs via the Works Progress Administration (including building Timberline Lodge), Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Federal Theater Project, among other programs. No, because PBA, like the Republicans in Congress, supports Milton Friedman-style “trickle-down” economics and are waiting for Wall Street to feel safe enough to start creating jobs.

At present, Wall Street enjoys a 20-year high in profits while millions of people are out of work, have stopped looking for work, or unwillingly work part-time hours.

By opposing Measures 66 and 67, PBA

clearly came down on the side of cutting jobs, teachers and many other public service jobs, but claims to be “for” jobs, or at least, some “shock doctrine” theory about hypothetical jobs in the private sector, maybe, in a few more years. Or, is it decades?

John Dewey said, “Politics is the shadow cast by big business over public life.” It is the job of “nonprofits” like those of Karl Rove and PBA (especially since Citizens United nationally and

the death of VOE locally) to convince enough “Reagan Democrats” why they should be voting with Wall Street, not Main Street. But where are the jobs and support for education? In Wisconsin, both jobs and education appear to be getting “downsized” by the Republican governor in Madison (like Portland, allegedly a liberal community). *This letter has been edited for brevity.

Lew Church, Treasurer Transit Riders Union

OOLIGAN FROM PAGE 1

PSU RECYCLES! FROM PAGE 1

PSU president says that program will not be cut

Aramark will collect most recyclables on campus

Aside from that, no other program in the English department has ever independently raised the kind of money that we have.”

The respect that Ooligan Press commands from peers in the academic and literary community became evident over winter term, when students concerned about the program’s future initiated a letter-writing campaign. The Oregonian, Shelf Awareness and Publishers Weekly, among others, have all written in support of saving Ooligan Press and the PSU graduate publishing program.

The campaign got the attention of PSU President Wim Wiewel and Interim College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Dick Knight, and prompted English Department Chair Jennifer Ruth to issue a statement announcing that the closing of neither the press nor the program were options being considered.

“The disadvantage of having a contractor like Aramark collect recycling on campus is that it puts people in these jobs who are trained to just switch out a bag,” Eichner said.

Beginning in April, Aramark will handle the collection of recycling in all academic buildings.

“The feedback loops needed for me to make improvements in campus recycling is lost when the services are contracted out,” she said, referring to the amount of analysis conducted by the PSU Recycles! team about what is being tossed and what can be done to improve recycling rates on campus.

PSU Recycles! employees are trained to hand-separate recycling from the waste stream, reducing the amount of recyclable materials sent to material recovery facilities. The recovery of these materials in turn contributes to recycling reclamation revenue, which totaled about $30,000 last year.

“Though not ideal for a university to contract out recycling services, what’s worse is for the university to lose out on all the other services that our program provides and has worked diligently to expand through tight budget constraints and a small staff,” Eichner said.

With the reduction of collection responsibility under the new budget, the program will be able to hire six new recycling specialists and retain all other positions which include Eichner’s position, a work study graphic designer, student recruitment coordinator, graduate assistant, outreach coordinator and five recycling specialists.

“PSU Recycles! employees are genuinely interested in problem solving recycling issues and when services are kept in-house, the feedback is more direct and improvements can be made more rapidly,” Eichner said.

This unity will no longer exist when Aramark takes over waste management across campus, according to Eichner.

PSU Recycles! will continue to collect recyclables in the Academic and Student Recreation Center, Fourth Avenue Building, the Native American Student and Community Center, the Science and Education Center, University Center Building and all student housing.

PSU Recycles! began as a nonprofit student group in the 1970s and has been a constant presence on campus ever since. According to the program website, the team helped divert 527 tons of paper, plastic and metal in 2009. ■

“Pull We’ve had professors offer to step in and be the interim director to help us get by, but instead we’re left with a committee that meets behind closed doors.”

ALYSON HOFFMAN KARL KUCHS/VANGUARD STAFF

Ruth did not respond to requests for comment, but Gallagher said that the outpouring of support, much of which was critical of the administration, is something the university is proud to endure.

“One thing is very clear, and it’s something we’re very happy about,” Gallagher said. “It’s the pride that students show in this program. It’s one thing to see students succeed in their endeavors, but to see them take such pride and ownership in Ooligan is something we think is great.”

Hoffman said that the letter-writing campaign was the only means of dialogue available to Ooligan students shut out of committee meetings that will decide the fate of their program.

“We’re trying to be a business and students, and at the same time deal with all of these other things,” Hoffman said. “We’ve had professors offer to step in and be the interim director to help

Passing the torch: Ooligan Press Director Dennis Stovall plans to retire in December.

us get by, but instead we’re left with a committee that meets behind closed doors.”

According to Ruth, the transitional committee may remain in place until fall of 2011 before making its recommendations for the future of the program.

Hoffman said that Ooligan is a model of the best that PSU has to offer, and shouldn’t be in such a precarious situation.

“If you read PSU’s mission statement, Ooligan fits it perfectly,” she said. “We’re student-run, we go out and work in the community and we promote sustainability. PSU should be proud of us, and they should be embarrassed that they would even consider leaving us with only one faculty for our 120 students.” ■

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“Rethinking Paper & Ink” hits shelves on Earth Day PSU’s Ooligan Press leads the sustainable publishing revolution Joshua Hunt Vanguard staff

“Rethinking Paper & Ink: The Sustainable Publishing Revolution,” written and published by students in Portland State’s Ooligan Press graduate program in publishing, hits bookshelves and online retailers on April 22. Its Earth Day release is not merely symbolic, as this book takes up the ambitious task of revolutionizing the entire publishing industry, one page at a time.

“Rethinking Paper & Ink” offers an in-depth, critical examination of current practices in the book publishing industry, and discusses ways to guide it toward a more sustainable future. Alyson Hoffman, a graduate student in PSU’s publishing program, was the book’s project manager for Ooligan Press.

“We can’t always make the best choices when publishing a book,” Hoffman said. “The more sustainable it is, the more expensive each copy becomes. We can, however, balance what we accomplish economically with the environmentally conscious choices that we make.”

The book is a part of the Ooligan Press “Open Book” series, a continuing selection of offerings whose production processes are guided by three mandates: Ecological sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability.

Each publication in the “Open Book” series is accompanied by an audit, detailing production decisions made to reduce ecological impact and a critical assessment of their measurable impact.

These three mandates and their focus on accountability are critical, according to co-author Natalie Guidry.

Ooligan Press believes that in order for the print publishing industry to survive, it must make more sustainable choices, and in order for that to happen, it must be able to make those choices feasible.

In the age of electronic media, such a thorough reexamination of print media is uncommon.

The book also offers uncommon insights into what goes into the cost of publishing a book, and the relationship between a book’s cost and its ecological impact is a theme present throughout the text.

“Highly unsustainable practices are the widespread norm in this industry,” said Guidry.

“We want to spread our knowledge to other publishing professionals so that they can incorporate their own modifications Photo courtesy of OOLIGAN PRESS to production practices Paper & Ink: Sustainable books: only at PSU. in order to make more sustainable products.”

“It’s important to us to stress to other pubThe book, which was produced follow in all lishers that in order to produce an environ- of the guidelines that it endorses, is itself an exmentally sustainable product, their business periment in what can be accomplished through practices must also be economically sustain- sustainable publishing. “Rethinking Paper & able,” Guidry said.

Ink” expands upon what was originally a small

Kat Vetrano Vanguard staff

With the recent arrival of the PSU farmers market on Saturdays, many will be taking home green stalks of asparagus to roast away in the oven, as I do every spring. However, why not update the classic dish?

Shaving asparagus changes the texture to thin whispers of freshness that look beautiful in the bowl. To shave them, simply hold Teach asparagus by its woody end and use a vegetable peeler to shave strands away from your body. The textures will vary, but shoot for thicker stalks in this recipe since they give the opportunity for more salad. As for the fennel in this recipe, you can use a vegetable peeler as well—though you’d want to shave towards your body instead—or simply slice thinly with a knife or mandoline.

This salad is a great light lunch or one can serve it under scallops or chicken breast for a pretty spring dinner.

Kat Vetrano Vanguard staff

If you want to help those in struggling in Japan, but feel too far away to make a difference, the answer could be as close as your next restaurant meal.

It turns out that Portland’s best restaurants are not only dishing out great food, but generosity as well. Today and this evening, over 50 of Portland’s restaurants and cafes are donating a percentage of their proceeds to the Mercy Corps Help Survivors of Japan’s Earthquake Fund. The Portland Restaurant Relief program will be occurring all over the city; many of the participants are just a streetcar hop away from the Portland State campus.

Some of the close-by eateries include the perfectly juicy Little Big Burger in the Pearl, downtown’s sushi hub Masu, the pastrami-packed Kenny and Zuke’s and the fabulously crafted libations and food at Clyde Common. Alternatively, simply buy a coffee for you and a friend at any of the Stumptown locations.

It’s a great cause mixed with some of the best places to eat in Portland—not bad for a Tuesday. bunk photos by drew martig/vanguard

THE FULL LIST OF RESTAURANTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING:

Bunk Bar and Sapphire Hotel

23 Hoyt

Jade Teahouse

529 NW 23rd Ave. (503) 445-7400

Apizza Scholls 4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

(503) 233-1286

Aquariva 470 SW Hamilton Ct. (503) 802-5850

Bunk Sandwiches 621 SE Morrison St. (503) 477-9515

Café Castagna 1758 Hawthorne Blvd.

(503) 231-9959

Central 220 SW Ankeny St.

7912 SE 13th Ave. (503) 477-8985

Kenny and Zuke’s 1038 SW Stark St. (503) 222-3354

Ken’s Artisan Bakery 338 NW 21st Ave. (503) 248-2202

Masu 406 SW 13th Ave., Suite 202 (503) 221-6278

Mee Sen 3924 N Mississippi Ave. (503) 445-1909

Miho 4057 N Interstate Ave. (503) 719-6152

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2454 E Burnside St. (503) 445-6101

1733 NE Alberta St. (503) 287-2400

1001 SE Water Ave., Suite 160 (503) 235-2294

Ken’s Artisan Pizza 304 SE 28th Ave. (503) 517-9951

Navarre 10 NE 28th Ave. (503) 232-3555

1014 SW Stark St. (503) 228-3333

Laurlehurst Market 3155 E Burnside St. (503) 206-3099

Nostrana 1401 SE Morrison St. (503) 234-2427

Country Cat Bar Avignon

Beaker and Flask 720 SE Sandy Blvd.

(503) 235-8180

7937 SE Stark St. (503) 408-1414

2315 NE Alberta St. (503) 288-8191

Dick’s Kitchen BEAST 5425 NE 30th Ave. (503) 841-6968

3312 SE Belmont St. (503) 235-0146

5519 NE 30th Ave. (503) 946-8592

922 NW 21st Ave. (503) 445-1319

205 NW 13th Ave. (503) 226-3394

1230 NW Hoyt St. (503) 241-8800

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Broder 2508 SE Clinton St. (503) 736-3333

306 NW Broadway (503) 222-4458

Olympic Provisions 107 SE Washington St. (503) 954-3663

1028 SE Water Ave., Suite 130 (503) 894-9708

3808 N Williams Ave. (503) 288-6200

122 NW 10th Ave. (503) 274-9008

219 SW 6th Ave. (503) 688-5952

Park Kitchen 422 NW 8th Ave. (503) 223-7275

Podnah’s Pit Barbeque 1625 NE Killingsworth St. (503) 281-3700

Pok Pok 3226 SE Division St. (503) 232-1387

Por Que No 3524 N Mississippi Ave. (503) 467-5149 4635 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

(503) 954-3138

Meat Cheese Bread Grüner

Bunk Bar

3765 N Mississippi Ave. (503) 467-4146

Little Bird Gilt Club

Arts & Culture

Saucebox 214 SW Broadway (503) 241-3393

Savoy 2500 SE Clinton St. (503) 808-9999

Spirit of ‘77 500 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.

(503) 232-9977

527 SW 12th Ave. (503) 241-7163

Stumptown Coffee all locations

413 NE 21st Ave. (503) 241-7767

Tasty and Sons 3320 SE Belmont St. (503) 235-6472

Little Big Burger Fratelli

Bluehour

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5008 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

(503) 232-6333

The Observatory 8115 SE Stark St. (503) 445-6284

Toro Bravo 120 NE Russell St. (503) 281-4464

Vita Café 3023 NE Alberta St. (503) 335-8223

Whiskey Soda Lounge 3131 SE Division St. (503) 232-0102

Yoko’s 2878 SE Gladstone St. (503) 736-9228

Tanuki Laughing Planet Café

Lincoln DOC

215 SE 9th Ave. (503) 239-8830

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2 tablespoons of walnuts 1/2 bundle of asparagus 1/4 of a bulb of fennel 2 tablespoons of mixed minced herbs (chives, parsley and mint are a nice combination) 1 teaspoon fennel fronds 2 tablespoons of olive oil Salt Freshly ground pepper

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Ingredients

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Place walnuts on a baking sheet and let them toast while you prepare the other ingredients.

Shave the asparagus stalks and add to a bowl.

Thinly slice or shave the fennel and add to the same bowl.

In a small cup or bowl, add the herbs and fennel fronds. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil, whisking with a fork until the mixture is well combined. Season the dressing with salt and pepper.

Remove the walnuts from the oven after 6–8 minutes, or when warm and slightly toasted.

Add the walnuts to the salad and toss in the dressing with tongs. Serves 1–2 people. ■

Mercy Corps and Portland restaurants combine to help Japan

2138 SE Division St. (503) 517-0808

Blades of grass spring salad A new preparation for asparagus

booklet of the same name, written by Melissa Brumer and Janine Eckhart and published in 2009 with the help of the Miller Grant. The grant funds stipulated that copies must be given away for free, and according to Alyson Hoffman, they went quickly.

“Once we had given away all of those copies, we had to decide whether to reprint it without another grant for support, or to assign it an ISBN and release it as a legitimate title in our catalog,” Hoffman said. “After doing a lot of additional research since the initial run, we decided the time was right to expand the text and release it as a more complete guide book for publishers.

To be a part of creating this kind of awareness in a field I’ve chosen to pursue is very satisfying.”

Sustainable publishing practices are emerging as a critical aspect of an industry that boasts annual global revenues of $27 billion.

“We realize that we aren’t going to change the industry overnight,” said Guidry. “If we can raise awareness and promote discussion, that’s a good start.”

Ironically, while Ooligan Press is leading the way in measurable and accountable sustainability at PSU, the graduate students of the Department of English Publishing Program are uncertain if the university will continue to sustain them. Director and Ooligan founder Dennis Stovall is set to retire in December 2011, and university officials have expressed uncertainty as to whether he will be replaced. A transitional board of directors has been installed in the interim.

“Rethinking Paper & Ink” is a vital and authoritative example of the power of the printed word, and the dedication of the students of Ooligan Press. Hopefully, it will not also be their swan song. ■

Dine out and help out

1406 SE Stark St. (503) 234-1700

Produce Row 204 SE Oak St. (503) 232-8355

3808 N Williams Ave. (503) 621-1400

Zilla 1806 NE Alberta St. (503) 288-8372

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THE VANGUARD’S WEEKLY ATHLETICS COLUMN A gym guide to ridding your winter gut Rian Evans Vanguard staff

Every spring, numerous people realize that they’re not looking forward to the shorts and tank top season. During the cool months of fall and winter, many of us gain a few pounds that we hide under layers of clothing. For better or worse, many of us don’t feel comfortable combining the winter weight with the summer clothing. The question then becomes: How can we lose the extra pounds before the real hot weather hits?

Nutrition I don’t like to give out nutritional advice, but I will point out the obvious: Diet is important when it comes to fat loss. Above and beyond everything else, maintaining a slight caloric deficit is imperative. It doesn’t matter what special diet one follows—if calories are too high, there will be no weight loss. If calories are extremely low (or if the diet is nutritionally lacking), muscle loss, reduced immune function, low energy levels, and a bunch of other problems can be experienced.

Research and use common sense. Avoid extremes on either end of the spectrum.

Weight training doesn’t need to change I’ve long been a believer in consistent, heavy training that relies on progressive overload.

Just because one is aiming to lose body fat doesn’t mean they should approach their weight training any differently than normal.

Weight training, in my humblest of opinions, should always be about increasing (or at least maintaining) muscular strength and size. The most efficient way to achieve either of these goals is to focus on executing quality repetitions with progressively heavier weight each and every workout. Fitness magazines and websites are notorious for dishing out “flavor of the month” workouts, but the truth is that the basics will always work.

While hardcore circuit workouts are often touted for their “fat-burning” properties, I’m inclined to see them as the worst of both worlds—why? The extremely short rest periods do create a somewhat aerobic effect within the training session, but still not quite equivalent to a dedicated session of cardiovascular exercise.

Meanwhile, the very same short rest periods don’t allow for adequate recovery time in between sets, the result being that the trainee isn’t able to lift as much pure poundage as they’d normally be capable of, ultimately resulting in reduced gains in the way of strength and size. Having said all that, circuits can still be a feasible option for those really crunched on time, but even then, I might suggest alternating between dedicated cardiovascular and weight training workouts.

It may be beneficial to increase exercise Burning some extra calories through extra

physical activity is the tried and true method of fat loss. However, excessive amounts of ex ercise, in regards to one’s personal schedule, can also be unsustainable in the long run. A couple years ago, I achieved quite a respectably lean appearance, but I did so through tons of extra cardio exercise. There is nothing inherently wrong with that, but when my schedule changed and I didn’t have as much time available to dedicate to exercise, I ultimately gained all that weight back.

This was because...

with a sensible exercise routine. Relying on just exercise or just diet exclusively is likely to result in trouble down the road when challenges inevitably prevent themselves. Instead, sensibly combine both approaches for optimal long-term results. ■

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O’Death, Helado Negro, Lee Corey Oswald Brooklyn’s O’Death play the kind of rootsy Americana that more people should play, but can’t. Meeting at SUNY Purchase, the founding members of O’Death combine chewy melodies with some serious musical proficiency that hollers back to America’s heartland. This kind of foot-stompin’ folksy music usually isn’t heard outside of the immediate vicinities from which it’s produced, and especially isn’t heard emanating from places like Brooklyn. However, as Brooklyn has continued to surprise everyone in the music world even now, O’Death has been touring and making records since 2003, remaining relevant in a fast-moving Brooklyn scene that has a tendency to wash out many promising young acts with its vicious undertow. Either way, the Doug Fir will be a perfect place to catch them, as their sound is intricately nuanced and Doug Fir has what may be the best live sound in town.

DOUG FIR, $10­–$12, 9 P.M., 21+

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Helmet, Saint Vitus, Crowbar, Kylesa, Red Fang, Howl, Atlas Moth If you don’t feel like hitting the Doug Fir for tonight’s O’Death show, perhaps you are in the mood to get your face ripped off? Tonight, the Roseland delivers a monster of a show—seven bands for $18. The last time Kylesa was in town, they played the not-so-secret Stumptown secret show with Red Fang and Baroness at the now-defunct Berbati’s Pan. The real reason you need to go to this show, however, is Crowbar. Long underrated, especially by the kind of people who like Helmet and Kylesa, Crowbar has been pumping out music that people have been trying to copy since 1989, arguably well within metal’s dark ages. Their first couple records sound drastically different from the rest of their output, but even for that time, their work was groundbreaking. Their first couple of albums, a mix of punk and doom metal, have formed a still hotly contested contemporary genre in recent years. The records, the first of which was released under the name “The Slugs,” went largely unnoticed until Phil Anselmo of Pantera stepped in and offered Crowbar a hand out of the sludge (ha) of the then-contemporary metal world. Crowbar has been kicking ass and taking names ever since—oftentimes with the moniker of “the world’s heaviest band.” If that isn’t a selling point, I don’t know what is. Props to Roseland for hooking this show up, too—seven bands for less than $3 each. That’s quite the bargain.

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Davila 666, Mean Jeans, The No Tomorrow Boys

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Puerto Rico’s Davila 666 is the kind of band that Portlanders dream about.

They combine catchy pop hooks written with jangly guitars. The tunes sound like they were recorded on an old boombox—to cassette, of course—and are crooned in a foreign language. In fact, the production is so convincing that you may be surprised to find out that they formed in just 2005. As such, they are a perfect compliment to Mean Jeans, a Portland staple that plays loud, fast, bordering-on-the-edge-of-the-Descendents punk rock. Together, these two bands, along with openers The No Tomorrow Boys, will be playing tonight in the sweaty, cramped digs of East End’s basement. This type of intimate environment may be the perfect one to witness all hell break loose in such close quarters.

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Vikings finish season with win at Seattle Portland State heads toward next season with a positive win and plenty of promise Kevin Fong Vanguard Staff

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t's been a tough year for the Portland State men's basketball team, especially on the road, but in the final game of the 2010–11 season, the Vikings finished in feel-good fashion with a 81-71 victory against Seattle University at Key Arena. Senior guard Melvin Jones, in the last game of his collegecareer, scored a season-high 25-points to lead the Vikings past Seattle in front of his hometown crowd.

“I was happy for Melvin Jones,” head coach Tyler Geving said after the game on March 10. “He had one of his best games of the season in front of family and friends, so that was great to see.”

Jones not only lit it up for 7-11 from the field, including 4-6 from three-point range and 7-8 at the line, but also added four rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes of play.

“This season didn't go as exactly planned, but getting a big win at Seattle was good for everybody,” senior Phillip “Tree” Thomas added. “It meant a lot to us to end the season on a good note.”

All five Portland State seniors were able to play and contribute in their final game against Seattle, including Thomas, who despite being

Portland State finished route for that.” understands that the road to the year with a 14-16 “I'm really excited to start improvement isn't an easy record overall, placing working for next year,” Odum path and that success comes seventh in the Big Sky said. “It's about attention, with hard work. with a 5-11 mark in focus and will to win. Practice “Leaders have to lead by conference, and managed is where everything starts. example,” Odum said. “You to improve on last season’s When there aren't any fans can't sit there and talk about record of 13-19. around in the gym, that's attention, focus and will to “It feels really good to where all the focus and win and then not show it in finish better than last season,” Thomas said. “This season didn't go as exactly “I could have planned, but getting a big win at contributed to Seattle was good for everybody...It the team more meant a lot to us to end the season last season, but unfortunately on a good note.”

I didn't get the PHILLIP "TREE" THOMAS opportunity to play. I just wanted to prove to everybody—prove hunger comes from.” the workouts or even in the to myself, coaches and “Remember how losing classroom. Being on time to family—that I could have felt and don't accept that practice, all that stuff matters contributed more last year, next year,” Thomas offered to when you're looking at a so it means a lot for me the players who will still be leader." to finish better than last at Portland State next year.

Added Odum, "That's year, even if it's only a “And I want to emphasize something that Chris, game.” that it's important to never Chehales and I are going “It was just a fun stop listening because we can to have to keep growing at win,” Geving said. “And never learn too much about a n d g a i ning that trust. Just karl kuchs/ vangaurd staff hopefully, it gives us a anything. Once you stop because you're coming back A key factor: Senior guard Melvin Jones squeezes his way through the inside. little momentum heading listening is when you stop or what you did last year, into next season and into getting better.” doesn't mean anything, limited by foul-trouble “I'll remember the people,” the off-season as we start Odum, the team's returning there are new guys coming in managed to score four points Thomas reflected. “The fans, workouts.” leading scorer and a second- and you always have to earn in 11 minutes. Senior Phil the staff, the coaches, my Portland State will have team all Big Sky selection, that respect.” ■ Nelson ended his career teammates—everybody was plenty to look forward with a solid performance, great. This was one of the to next year. The including three straight three- best experiences of my life Vikings should bring pointers during one stretch in and the people I met really back three starters and the second half, on his way to contributed to the player and six letter-winners next 12 total points, two assists, person I've become this year.” season, as well as three and two rebounds. Senior Still, it was certainly a new recruits and five Paul Guede added nine points challenging season for the redshirts. Highly-touted on 3-5 shooting and senior Vikings and second-year transfers Renado Parker Alonzo Brandon scored three coach Geving for various and Michael Harthun, points on his only field goal reasons, not in the least who have been practicing attempt from distance. Truly, because of injuries to a with the team already a fairy-tale last chapter. handful of key players, causing this season, will join the team to miss a total the Viking's top three of 33 games for health- returning scorers in related issues. The Vikings Charles Odum, Chris were also penalized for a Harriel and Chehales low Academic Progress Tapscott.

Rate (APR) score in the “Renaldo Parker is a previous season and thus beast inside. He's a big deemed ineligible for man, a really big, big NCAA tournament play man,” Odum said. “And in 2010–11.

Michael Harthun has “Thanks to the seniors just been tearing it up for everything they've ever since he got here.” done,” Geving said.

The Vikings have two “When it's your senior scholarship spots still year and you know there's available on their roster no carrot at the end of the and are looking to sign tunnel with the Big Sky more talent sometime Tournament, that's really this spring. hard, but to still go out “We could use another every night and compete guard and another inside and have a good attitude, guy, but you always it says a lot about their can,” Geving said. “So karl kuchs/ vangaurd staff character.” we're kind of looking Driving forward: Junior guard Dane Johnson will provide steady senior leaderDespite the adversity, the [junior-college] ship out of the backcourt for Portland State next season.

2010–11 Final Statistical Leaders

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On top: Junior guard Charles Odum sends up a high floater to the hoop.

JR Charles Odum 14.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, .96 spg

JR Chehales Tapscott 11.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.1 spg

SR Phillip “Tree” Thomas 9.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, .498 FG, .804 FT

SO Chris Harriel 12.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg

SR Melvin Jones 11.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 72 threepointers made

SR Phil Nelson 6.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.9 three-pointers per game

Women’s tennis goes down 1-6 to Gonzaga at home Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

The Portland State women’s tennis team resumed its tennis season after a month-long hiatus from tennis with a 1-6 loss to Gonzaga at the Club Green Meadows on Sunday. The Vikings could not sustain their winning momentum going into the break. The Viks had registered a crucial 4-3 win over Big Sky opponents Northern Colorado last month. However, with Sunday’s result, the Viks slip to 4-8 in 2011 and 1-3 in the conference.

The match on Sunday started with three doubles defeats for the Vikings. The pairs of senior Anya Dalkin/freshman Yuki Sugiyma and freshman Marina Todd/junior Marti Pellicano lost to their opponents with a 3-8 scoreline. The team of junior Marsha Los and sophomore Nayatara Vadali lost the third doubles duel 1-8. Thus, the Vikings had to concede the overall doubles point to Gonzaga.

However, things started promisingly in singles competition. Playing at line one, freshman Yuki Sugiyama registered a comeback from behind 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, in a win over Gonzaga’s Rika Mehndiratta. The freshman from Japan had to overcome a 1-2 deficit in the third and deciding set. She broke her opponent twice in the final set to seal the singles victory.

This was Sugiyama’s 10th singles win of the season. This year, Sugiyama has a 10-2 record in singles competition and is well on her way to breaking Portland State’s all-time season record for most wins. Former Viking Leinanin McAneney currently holds this record for her 12-5 performance in the 1998 season. Sugiyma has six more games to try and match or break the record.

Team head coach Jay Sterling has been happy with Sugiyama’s performance this year. “[Sugiyama’s] major strength is that she doesn’t have any major weaknesses,” Sterling said.“She plays well from the baseline. She plays well at the net. She serves really well and transitions well. She does an amazing job of seeing the court and developing points. She is an incredibly smart tennis player.”

However, Sugiyama’s win was the only silver lining for the Viks. The team suffered straight set loses in the remaining five singles lines, thereby losing the overall contest 1-6.

The Vikings will hope to get back to winning form when they take on Washington State away on Sunday. The Viks then play three consecutive conference games against Northern Arizona, Sacramento State and Eastern Washington.

These matches will ultimately decide the team’s playoff fate this season. Portland State is currently sixth in the conference and remains in contention for a semi-final berth. ■

Scoreline: Portland State 1-6 Gonzaga Doubles: 1. Mehndiratta Rika & Farmer Danielle (Gonzaga) 8-3 Sugiyama Yuki & Dalkin Anya (Portland State) 2. Dodge Clare & Zauere Kristina (Gonzaga) 8-3 Pellicano Marti & Todd Marina (Portland State) 3. Tabb Jackie & Lantta Sophie (Gonzaga) 8-1 Vadali Nayanatara & Los Masha (Portland State) Singles: 1. Sugiyama Yuki (Portland State) 6-1 4-6 6-3 Mehndiratta Rika (Gonzaga) 2. Teitzel Prue (Gonzaga) 6-3 6-4 Dalkin Anya (Portland State) 3. Dodge Clare (Gonzaga) 6-2 6-3 Vadali Nayanatara (Portland State) 4. Farmer Danielle (Gonzaga) 6-3 6-2 Pellicano Marti (Portland State) 5. Tabb Jackie (Gonzaga) 6-1 6-2 Todd Marina (Portland State) 6. Lantta Sophie (Gonzaga) 6-1 6-1 Los Masha (Portland State)

Kicking off the blocks hard The men and women’s track teams have made quite the lasting impression so far this season Gretchen Sandau Vanguard staff

In just three weeks, the Vikings track teams have had one competitor named the Big Sky Conference athlete of the week, one school record has been broken and there are 10 athletes who have already qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, which will be held from May 11­–14.

Starting off with the opening meet, the Northwest Conference Preview, which was held in Forest Grove on March 12, the Vikings won eight different events—five from the women and three from the men. All marks qualified for the Big Sky Championship.

On the women’s side, junior Joenisha Vinson won the 100-meter, sophomore Geronne Black won 200-meter, senior Karene King, who left her comfort zone for this victory, won the 400-meter and senior Adriene Davis took shot put. The 4x100 relay team comprised of Black, King and juniors P’Lar Dorsett and Anaiah Rhodes raced away to a first place finish as well.

For the men, junior DeShawn Shead won in the 110-meter hurdles, senior John Lawrence in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and sophomore Sean Mackelvie won javelin. This was Mackelvie’s first outdoor meet with the Vikings.

The next meet was the Oregon Preview held March 19, where the women’s 4x100 relay team took the limelight. They finished second, right behind Oregon’s relay team with a time of 45.92 seconds, which took the honor of Big Sky

athlete(s) of the week. Their time was only .01 shy of tying the PSU all-time record.

For the next two meets, the team split up, as multi-event athletes Vinson and junior J.J. Rosenberg headed to Berkeley, Calif. for the Cal Multi Event on March 23–24, and the rest of the team headed to the Stanford Invitational on March 25–26.

On the first day of the Cal Multi Events, in the heptathlon, Vinson had a score of 3,021 points and was ranked the top collegiate competitor. Her best event was the 200-m, which she won with a time of 24.8, earning her a new personal record by .26. The time qualified her for the Big Sky Championship in the 200-m and moved her up to number eight in the all-time PSU record books.

Rosenberg placed ninth in the decathlon and had 3,213 points. His best event was the 400-m, winning with a time of 49.62, beating his next competitor by .65. Rosenberg is also in better standing than the 2010 decathlon NCAA runner up, Michael Morrison, as Morrison never scored during the high jump.

Unfortunately for these two athletes, the second day of competition was cancelled due to high winds.

At the Stanford Invitational, Black broke the school record in the 100-m with a time of 11.65. Her new time ranks her the eighthfastest runner in the West region and the fourth fastest in Big Sky records. Mackelvie placed third in the competition for men’s javelin, improving his season best throw by four feet and one inch, making his personal record stand at 199 feet and six inches.

Another athlete who did well this past weekend was freshman Zach Carpenter who ran a new season best in the 1,500-m with a time of 4:00.47, an overall eight-second improvement for him. His time puts him only three seconds behind fellow teammate Lawrence.

The team will next compete as a whole on April 2–3 at the Willamette Invitational in Salem. ■

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Today Queer Students of Color Conference 6 p.m.

Portland State University This conference will provide a safe space for participants to explore topics such as white supremacy, patriarchy, heterosexism, trans-oppression, ableism, religious oppression and others, as well as how these oppressions affect and restrict access to higher education, resources and networking. The conference will begin on Friday evening and end on Sunday.

Wednesday Writing Resumes and Cover Letters 2 p.m.

University Services Building, room 402 Learn how to get an edge on the competition by writing effective resumes and cover letters.

This workshop is specifically targeted to PSU students and alumni.

Hanford Documentary and Lecture 5 p.m.

Shattuck Hall Annex The Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) will open its spring lecture series with a screening of the documentary “The Area: A Journey Through the Hanford Nuclear Reservation,” followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Cameron Salony. Topics include the government’s relationship with the Native American population that still lives in the area, Hanford’s 45 years of plutonium production and the current cleanup effort.

Thursday Weight Room Orientations in the Rec Center 9 a.m.

Academic Student and Rec Center, Member Services Get familiarized with the equipment, workout concepts and the general layout of the weight room in the Rec Center. No pre-registration is required; participants will meet at Member Services prior to orientation and will be guided by a trainer.

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Building a Common Ground of Learning: A Focus on Black Women in Oregon History 3 p.m.

Women’s Resource Center Patricia Schechter, Ph.D. and associate professor of history at Portland State, will present as part of Women’s History Month. The topic of the presentation will be community-based learning and research, with a focus on African American women’s history in Oregon.

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The Portland Timbers didn’t exactly start off the season as planned in their MLS debut.

The 0-2-0, 0 pt, start for the regular season was mostly a result of defensive struggles early on in matches, as the Timbers were outscored a total of five goals to one in their first two match-ups against the Colorado Rapids and Toronto FC. In the loss at the defending champion Rapids, the Timbers left the first half scratching their heads. All three of the Rapids’ goals were scored in the first 30 minutes of play, with each goal coming from a different player. Only eight minutes passed before Rapids forward Omar Cummings scrapped his way out of the corner and sent a perfect cross kick into the penalty area that was put away by midfielder Larontowics to take an early 1-0 lead.

Colorado didn’t slow down.

In the 29th minute, Cummings was back in scoring position, and a beautiful pass from forward Conor Casey gave

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Jump start: Defender Eric Brunner (right) leaped over teammate Adin Brown (ground) against Toronto FC last weekend.

Cummings a perfect setup and a header shot on frame. The header was deflected by Timbers goalkeeper Adin Brown, but rolled right back to Cummings for the easy put-back.

Then just one minute after the second goal, Jamie Smith made a shot for the Rapids from 25 yards out to give them a staggering 3-0 lead after only 30 minutes of play.

Still, nearly 1,000 Timbers fans traveled to Colorado to cheer on their team. Play in the second half became much more aggressive for Portland as goalkeeper Adin Brown was able to make multiple saves.

The lone goal for the Timbers would not come until the 80th

minute off a free kick sent in

by Kenny Cooper. The shot was perfectly sent past the wall of Colorado players and into the far goalpost to save the Timbers from a shutout.

The loss was tough and despite controlling possession for much of the game, ultimately the end of the match came down to allowed shots on goal as the Rapids outgunned the Timbers, taking seven shots on goal compared to the single shot for Portland in the 80th minute. Head coach John Spencer was not thrilled with the Timbers’ play in their debut, but knew it would be a challenge facing the defending MLS champions in Colorado.

“We were a little surprised going down three-nothing,” said Spencer in a post-game interview for the Timbers’ website. “We looked shell-shocked after the second one went in and started playing safe and then gave up a mistake and got punished from 30 yards out for the third goal. Omar Cummings and Conor Casey are two of the best in the league. If you are going to give them chances, they are going to kill you.”

Portland moved on to the next road game, played on March 26 in front of a hostile Toronto crowd in the Reds’ home-opener. Toronto was reeling after a 4-2 loss to Vancouver in their MLS season

opener, but they were able to take advantage of Portland’s lack of cohesion on the defensive side of the ball to get their first win.

Only 14 minutes passed before Toronto made the first move, as Maicon Santos sent a perfect pass to Dwayne De Rosario. Rosario was not able to take the shot but was able to get off a pass to newly acquired Dutchman Javier Martina. Martina punched in a low drive past goalkeeper Brown to take a 1-0 lead. In the 70th minute, Martina scored again, this play came off a 60-yard pass from keeper Stefan Frei up field and Martina sent a lob over the head of Timbers replacement goalkeeper Jake Gleeson after Adin Brown left the game with an injury.

Despite Portland trailing early on in their second straight game, the Timbers were again able to maintain possession for most of the Toronto match.

Kenny Cooper created scoring opportunities by drawing fouls and the Timbers earned many corner-kick attempts, but were unable to execute. The game ended 2-0 in favor of Toronto, as Portland was unable to take advantage of Toronto finishing with 10 men after Mikael Yourassowsky received backto-back yellow cards with six minutes remaining.

The slow start is to be expected for a new team that started on the road, but the Timbers aren’t making excuses and are focused on their next game. The Timbers will play Chivas USA tonight at Merlo Field on the University of Portland campus for a U.S. Open Cup match. Portland plays one more away game before making its true MLS home debut on April 14 against the Chicago Fire. Over 20,000 supporters will be watching, as the Timbers look to improve their place in the standings and even out the win column. ■

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All 12,500 season tickets are sold out for the 2011 season, as well as tickets for the first four home games for the Timbers. Enormous fan support has left limited seating throughout some of the summer games, including the rivalry match versus the Seattle Sounders on July 10. Only obstructed view seats remain on sale. Nearly 1,000 people waited in line for single ticket seats at the new JELD-WEN field and the incredible fan support has been a huge motivator for the Timbers, as they will likely be looking forward to over 20,000 strong at their home-opener on April 14.

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Regular season celebrations and post season woes A look back at the 2010—11 Portland State Women’s Basketball season.

Rosemary Hanson Vanguard staff

The women’s basketball team has quite a season to look back on. The team landed a regular season championship, a shot at hosting the Big Sky Tournament, had three players named to All-tournament teams, and an honorable mention to the All-Region team. Although the team narrowly missed a second shot at the Big Dance, they still made an appearance at the WNIT tournament.

The Viks awed their fans when they beat the top-ranked Montana schools away and at home, giving the team its first-ever regular season title.

With home court advantage in the Big Sky Tournament, the Vikings were able to end the Eastern Washington Eagles shot at tournament play.

In the next round, the Vikings (20-12 overall 12-4 conference), fought yet again against the Montana State Lady Griz for the third time in three weeks. However, this time it was the Griz who would take the victory and win the conference tournament with a narrow four-point

victory. Even though it was the Lady Griz that ended the game in cheers, Portland State head coach Sherri Murrell said she couldn’t be more proud of the effort her team put forth.

The Vikings came into the season ranked third in both preseason polls behind Montana and Eastern Washington. They finished the preseason 7-6, but lost the opening two conference games on the road. The road continued to prove tough for the Vikings, as all four regular season losses were away and Portland State finished with a perfect regular season record at home.

The Viks went on two major streaks in the regular season, a five-game streak starting with Northern Arizona and a six-game streak, which included the crucial wins over the Montanas.

Senior guard Lexi Bishop said that the shift in the performance on the road from the opening losses to beating the Montanas away for the first time in school history was due to simply seeing the end and wanting a favorable outcome.

“We knew if we didn’t change, then we didn’t have a chance to win the conference, which was our goal and the only thing we as seniors had left to do [in our careers],” Bishop said. “We knew the end was getting near and we needed to regroup and get back on track.”

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A jaw-dropping season: Sophomore guard Courtney VanBrocklin averaged 13.4 ppg & was named Big Sky Newcomer of the Year.

regular-season conference title. Their top seeding gave the Viks an automatic bid to the second round in the Big Sky tournament, but unfortunately, the Viks were unable to fend off Montana State, which Murrell said was not a result of the difficulties of playing a team three times in a row.

“I don’t believe that [beating a team is harder the third time]," Murrell said, "I think it’s great that we know them well, this is going to be a game of heart, will, going to tell who’s going to outlast who."

Portland State headed to the WNIT for postseason competition, but with the disappointment of the conference tournament still in their minds, the Vikings were outplayed by Wyoming 79-44. The loss proved to be the worst deficit for the Viks all season.

Bishop said that the team knows how to play in high-pressure games like this, but the focus wasn’t there.

“It was hard to get over the fact we were in the WNIT and not the NCAA,” Bishop admitted.

“We were still frustrated about the outcome and we kept looking back on the loss against Montana. And many people were taking finals that week and we only had a 15-hour notice [before the game]. I don’t think our minds were in the right place the whole time.”

Despite how the season ended, the journey itself opened the eyes of fans and coaches alike to the depth of talent on the team. Alongside the four seniors, it was junior guard Eryn Jones who grabbed the attention of the region. The guard was named WBCA All-Region 8 Team.

Jones earned the honor after being named the Big Sky Player of the Year prior to the Big Sky Tournament. This Saturday April 2, the NCAA will name the All-American team at 9 a.m. ET. Jones will join her four Region 8 nominees as part of the 52 national candidates in the running for the All-American Team.

The guard is the only Big Sky player to be ranked in the top 10 of eight conference categories. She also leads the Viks in average points at 13.9 ppg, three point field goal accuracy, free throw percentages and assists.

The junior will return to the court next season alongside her fellow guard, sophomore Court-

ney VanBrocklin. VanBrocklin was named Top Newcomer of the year and averaged 13.4 points.

The two team leaders will have to step up even more now that the four Viking seniors, Bishop, forward Kelli Valentine, center Courtney Cremer and forward Kelly Marchant, are on their way out.

“It was a great season,” Bishop said. “It was tough to go out the way we did, but I don’t think that is what defined us a team. It was a very successful season and we did a lot of things that others before us haven’t.” ■

VIKING TOP PLAYERS Eryn Jones, Junior-Guard Points: 13.9 Assists: 4.7 Rebounds: 3.5 Three-Point Shots: 2.3

Highlights: Named to WBCA All-Region Team and Big Sky Player of the Year. Leads in eight top 10 Big Sky Categories. Leads Viks in points, three-point percentage, free throw percentage, free throws and assists.

Courtney VanBrocklin, Sophomore-Guard Points: 13.4 Assists: 4.7 Rebounds: 5.9 Three Point shots: 3.1

Highlights: Named Top Newcomer of the Year, leads Viks in defensive rebounds, steals and field goals made.

Kelli Valentine, Senior-Forward Points: 10.7 Assists: 2.3 Rebounds: 6.0 Three point shots: 1.4

Highlights: Named Honorable Mention All-Big Sky. Leads in Viks in average overall rebounds and average offensive rebounds.