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VOLUME 70 • ISSUE 37 • MAY 24, 2016

At the crossroads of disability and tattoo culture

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEEKS STUDENT VOICES JEOFFRY RAY The Portland State Board of Trustees will meet this Wednesday, with only one item on the agenda: listening to student voices.

The board will meet interested students from 10 a.m. to noon in the fifth floor boardroom of the Academic Student and Recreation Center. According to a letter by Board Chair Peter Nickerson, the trustees will seek “perspectives, insights or concerns about the university” and will offer feedback on issues brought to the table.

Nickerson also acknowledged the limits of contact with students over the course of the year, and said that the board is pursuing options for greater engagement in the coming academic year. The Wednesday meeting was scheduled prior to the end of the year as a last opportunity to hear from students before the year’s close.

“The Board has . . . heard from students at its regular Board meetings, although those meetings provide limited opportunity for dialogue due to the formal nature of regular Board meetings and the limited time available,” Nickerson said in an email statement.

Comment scheduling was offered through an online form along with the email statement. Scheduling was closed as of publication.

Editors note: CAMPUS REC ORGANIZES CLEANUP WALKS In the last issue of the Vanguard, reporting noted that “the walks have yet to form partnerships with the Sustainability Leadership Center or other academic departments.” The SLC worked with the cleanup walk to teach workers about campus gardens. The online edition was corrected to reflect that partnership.

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NEWS

CEPE WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR MICHELLE GIOVANNOZZI EMILY BARNES The School of Business Administration recently named Michelle Giovannozzi director of its Center for Executive Education, with an eye toward adding flexibility and online accessibility to its training regiment.

Giovannozzi is advocating for the visibility of the program, Portland State and students transitioning into the workforce in her new role at the SBA. Located by the South Waterfront, CEPE is an arm of the business school that provides short courses, workshops and seminars orientating on workplace application.

“We are trying to prepare tomorrow’s leaders by making sure that what we do is always relevant,” said Dan Connolly, dean of the SBA. Furthermore, CEPE works beyond the campus to educate others on business-related skills.

“There are a lot of untapped needs in the city,” Connolly said. “We can look at different industry sectors—healthcare, retail, energy, entrepreneurship, real estate or disciplines like finance or accounting.

“There are a lot of different directions for us to go,” Connolly continued. “We also have the potential to take some of our programs to other cities, which will allow us to expand our branding beyond Portland.”

CRIME BLOTTER

Giovannozzi has previous business ex- about PSU and the educational and developperience before CEPE, as the director of mental resources,” she said. “We talk to them Economic Development and Partnerships at about short-term developmental professional Clark College. opportunities, but at the same time we also tell “My role there was similar, but CEPE is more them about bachelor’s and master’s degree profocused on broad-based business skills such grams and for-credit certificates.” as process improvement, human resource Giovannozzi wants to stimulate CEPE’s visibility management, project management and busi- within the industry while representing PSU at large. ness analysis,” she said.

“We are a conduit or a way of developing a In both cases she said the goal has been to pipeline to get students into the SBA,” she said. bring “awareness, support and knowledge of According to Giovannozzi, honing skills PSU or Clark College to businesses as well as that equate to efficiency in the workplace inserving their learning needs and acting as a creases one’s marketability to employers. resource.”

“There is a lot of demand right now of busiWith this goal in mind, CEPE’s enrollment nesses looking for ways they can retool their has nearly doubled in the last three years and workforce to get better productivity and outGiovannozzi expects to see this growth continue. comes,” she said. “Skill development is a big way “It’s a time in the economy when job mobil- to do that, and that’s what we provide them.” ity is opening up,” Giovannozzi said. “People Giovannozzi’s devotion to this program are able to make more job changes and look mirrors how Connolly describes her. for more growth in their positions—a lot of “She is charismatic and energetic and I think times in order to do that, you have to have she is just what the program needs,” he said. additional skills.” “[Giovannozzi] has a great understanding of While CEPE strives to provide these addi- the professional education world and brings fabtional skills, Giovannozzi also sees it as chan- ulous ideas and a great vision,” Connolly added. nel into the SBA in general.

“Under her leadership, we have the ability to grow “We go out and actively market to business CEPE not just in terms of volume, but in terms of people, business leaders and business owners reputation and to grow beyond Portland.”

MICHELLE GIOVANNOZZI, THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION’S CENTER FOR EXECUTIVE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. COURTESY OF MICHELLE GIOVANNOZZI

Weeks of May 9–22

MAY 9 Suspicious Behavior/Student of Concern Lincoln Hall

MAY 16 Exclusion Smith Memorial Student Union

MAY 21 Theft 1/Fraud Smith Memorial Student Union

At about 11:30 a.m. CPSO officers made contact with an individual appearing to be under the influence of narcotics and/or alcohol after a student complained he had disrupted their practice in the music rehearsal room on the first floor of Lincoln Hall. The individual is not a music major and should not have the access code to enter the practice room. A report would be formed regarding the contact and for his actions.

Officer Chris Fischer contacted and excluded non-student Greg Burtis for bathing himself in an SMSU restroom. According to Fischer’s report, Burtis argued “I have been using your bathrooms for years and you just now caught me,” before leaving a mess of toilet paper and paper towels along with a soiled sweatshirt. The report did not note which restroom was used for the cleansing.

Officer Brian Rominger took a report from two resident students who said they were scammed through a housing ad on Trulia.com. They noted that a person identified as Roland Nika requested $1600 for keys for the listed house. Nika disappeared after receiving the money through Moneygram.com; the housing ad was also removed.

MAY 19 Computer Theft and Suspicious Behaviour Millar Library

MAY 22 Harrassment Shattuck Hall Eco Garden

MAY 10 Trespass Warning Native American Student and Community Center A approximately 10 a.m. officers were dispatched on a complaint of a person camping on the east side of the PSU Native American Student and Community Center. Officers contacted the individual who is a current PSU exclusion on file.

They were verbally warned not to trespass on PSU property.

Officer Nichola Higbee took a report from a non-student who reported his Sony laptop missing from the fourth floor after leaving it unattended to use the restroom. The victim described a suspicious male that passed by several times, noting a 6’2” white male with short dark hair wearing dark clothes. A female on the fourth floor also said that two suspicious males passed her several times around 11 p.m. showing interest in her computer activity.

MAY 15 Information—Civil

Arrest: Theft 2 Millar Library

A PSU student called to file a theft report after his ex-girlfriend refused to return the clothing items. CPSO spoke with the ex-girlfriend who stated that the items were a gift and that she threw the items away.

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Officers Chris Fischer and Shawn McKenzie responded to a bag theft on the library’s fifth floor. Fischer found non-student Ethan Stark sleeping on a desk with multiple bags, one of which matched the description of the stolen bag. Officers arrested Stark on multiple charges, including possession of lost property, “large amount of meth (UP Meth)” and a “spark plug he admitted was used to break windows.”

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While working in the Eco Garden, a professor and students encountered an adult male who was causing anxiety to the class. Officer Peter Ward responded to a call for aid, noting that the subject was aggressive and likely under the influence. The report notes that the subject claimed to be a student but walked away. He was later observed “jumping up and ‘fighting the air.’”

NEWS

NEW PROGRAM TO EDUCATE TEACHERS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED ELLENA ROSENTHAL

COURTESY OF HOLLY LAWSON Portland State won a federal grant for $1.2 million to develop a certification program for orientation and mobility specialists to instruct those who are blind or visually impaired.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Certified Orientation and Mobility Educators in Training program, or Project COMET, will train 38 specialists in skillsets that will enable the visually impaired to travel safely, effectively and purposefully in their environment.

COMET will be associated with PSU’s Visually Impaired Learner program, a nationally accredited graduate program through the Graduate School of Education that prepares teachers of students with visual impairments and other disabilities.

VIL Director Holly Lawson and Kathryn Botsford, a VIL research assistant professor, will lead COMET. They will also allocate grant money to different aspects of the project, 65 percent of which will fund most of the tuition for the 38 specialists to receive training.

“This new grant is a big deal, not only for the amount of money, but really because this is the first time PSU has been able to offer the orientation and mobility certificate,” Botsford said.

PSU has the only program to offer training for teachers of visually impaired stu-

dents, when compared with other Pacific Northwestern states including Washington, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii and Alaska.

Most of the five new courses will be taught online and will focus on orientation and mobility methods, assessment, child- and adult-centered instruction and mobility techniques. The program will also offer an orientation and mobility internship.

“Orientation and mobility is about understanding where you are, where you want to go and how you want to get there,” Lawson said. “Orientation and mobility skills have been correlated to positive outcomes for people who are visually impaired, namely in work and employment.” π New students will be able to achieve an orientation and mobility certificate through VIL. The program will also enable instructors to add endorsements to existing visually impaired teaching licensure. A third program will focus on students who seek to work primarily with adults.

Adam Gilbert is an incoming student enrolling into VIL. Through the program, Gilbert hopes to become a teacher of students with visual impairments.

As a student who is visually impaired, Gilbert has first-hand experience with the importance of orientation and mobility training. Gilbert said that learning how to travel safely is crucial for any blind individ-

ual and that it is an essential part of being truly independent.

“I want to become a teacher for the visually impaired because I want to help other blind/ visually impaired individuals realize their own potentials and become more independent,” Gilbert said.

Gilbert wants to use his own life experiences coupled with his education to relate to his future students and lead by example.

Five years ago in Eugene, Oregon, Gilbert received orientation and mobility training as a client of the Oregon State Commission For The Blind. Gilbert’s biggest take-away from receiving the orientation and mobility training was “the freedom and ability to once again be able to get out and travel independently.” “[It was] about three months after losing my sight, the process was very frustrating, difficult and intimidating at first,” Gilbert said.

Gilbert questioned why orientation and mobility training is not included in most curricula, and he is not the only one. Both Lawson and Botsford commented on the lack of teachers and educational resources for students who are visually impaired.

Roughly one in 1,000 students are identified as having some sort of visual impairment in the United States, according to the Department of Education. Botsford pointed out that its relative rarity creates a disparity

in resource availability for students. “[Visual impairments are] rare, so people don’t see it; they don’t realize that there’s a need for that kind of speciality,” Botsford said.

Botsford estimated that there are between 4,000 and 5,000 visually impaired children in the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and Alaska.

Because of the fact that it is considered a low occurrence disability, she said there is a critical and longstanding shortage of teachers and assistants who are trained to address the needs of people with visual impairments.

Children who have additional disabilities often have a vision problem, but they are not assessed, Botsford said.

“It’s one of those cycles that they don’t realize they have students with visual impairments, so they don’t think they need a teacher, they don’t hire a teacher and the students never get assessed,” Botsford said.

Lawson added that there are parents now who are going through VIL programs and becoming orientation and mobility certified because their children are not getting the services they need.

“They are very eager and in many cases, desperate to know more, and often this drives them to this new career field, [becoming] a teacher of the visually impaired, because their kids aren’t getting this service,” Lawson said.

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INTERNATIONAL

WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT POLYNESIAN CULTURE PACIFIC ISLANDERS CLUB HOSTS 14TH ANNUAL LU'AU

YUNI CHOI Portland State’s Pacific Islanders Club hosted its 14th annual Lu’au at the Peter W. Stott Center on Saturday, May 14. Around 300 attendees including PSU students, members of the local Portland community and families of participating performers joined in the event’s activities.

Lu’au translates to “taro leaf” in traditional Hawaiian dialect. It refers to a celebration or gathering in Polynesian culture.

The theme of the Lu’au was Sailing Through the Stars.

As the name suggests, the event was inspired by a renowned story of Hokule’a’s voyage. Through dance and rhythm, the Pacific Islanders Club aimed to share the stories of their ancestors who navigated and travelled the ocean by relying on nature.

“People from the Pacific Islands are a minority in Oregon,” said Xylia Lydgate, one of the coordinators of the event and a PSU junior. “We wanted to create a unique avenue to connect students from the Pacific Islands to each other and to their culture.”

The Lu’au is an annual opportunity for the students and public to join in celebration of the Pacific Islander culture. The evening was full of entertainment, food and conversation about Pacific Islander people and values.

“We just want to share our culture with the Portland community,” said Zsanrei Konohia, PSU student and treasurer of the club. “We

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THE 12TH ANNUAL LU’AU HOSTED BY THE PORTLAND STATE’S PACIFIC ISLANDERS CLUB. COURTESY OF COURTESY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDERS CLUB [Pacific Islanders] hold a welcoming spirit. Everyone is welcome…We call this the aloha spirit.”

As stated in its mission statement, the role of the Pacific Islanders Club at PSU

is to promote, educate and celebrate different Pacific Islander cultures by providing experiential opportunities and creating “avenues to increase and improve the communication and interac-

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tion of the university and the Pacific Islanders community.”

“Most people think of Hawaii when picturing Pacific Islands,” said Lydgate. “There is more than just Hawaii.”

The organizers of the event made an intentional effort to present all six Polynesian Islands equally in the performances. Each performance represented a culture from the differ-

ent islands: Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji.

“The event is about seeing and understanding [PSU students’] fellow classmates,” said Krystyna Tuitele, an alum of PSU. She has attended the annual Lu’au since 2005 with her family.

“We greet by hugging… cheek kissing each other,” Lydgate said when asked to share aspects of Polynesian culture. “In the small island where I am from, there is a close-knit family relationship and a strong sense of community.”

As suggested by Lydgate’s emphasis on the central role of community in the Pacific Island culture, the opening of the event was preceded by a short public prayer in Hawaiian.

The night began with a dinner show of live music from Uncle Wilbert who played various melodies reminiscent of the Pacific Islands. Food served was catered by Ohana Hawaiian Cafe.

The dinner show was followed by the various performances filling the stage with music and dance. Oregon Marshallese Community, Kyrstyna and Tuitele Family, and Toloumu and Tuitele Family were featured guests at the event.

Kava Circle—a traditional beverage ceremony—provided a chance to try the unique drink, as well as learn about the formalities from a member of the Pacific Islanders Club.

Various vendors representing the local Polynesian culture shared different aspects of the culture through crafts, traditional desserts, island apparel and more.

INTERNATIONAL

SEVEN CONTINENTS, ONE CAMPUS

ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL NIGHT AT PSU YUNI CHOI

International Night is an annual event to celebrate and encourage diversity on the Portland State campus. On May 21, the Organization of International Students hosted International Night in Smith Memorial Student Union at PSU. All seven continents were represented through food, art and performances.

The 700 capacity event sold out the morning before. Many people in attendance were students from PSU; the event welcomed both domestic and international students to enjoy various cultures.

“I hope for students to enjoy the food, the country and the show [at International Night],” said Hanh Vu, the co-coordinator of OIS and PSU senior. Vu is from Hanoi, Vietnam and has attended PSU for five years. “I hope it will get people interested in knowing more about a culture.”

Vu joined OIS after attending International Night one year ago and saw great value in the long-held event.

International Night provides an opportunity for international students to contribute to the

“ I hope students get a sense of what’s happening in other parts of the world besides the little zone that we live in.”

PSU community and act as cultural ambassadors by educating through performances, countrythemed booths and authentic food samples.

“People will learn something new and have fun as well,” said Virgina Saraswati, a senior studying economics and a member of Permias PDX, the Indonesian Student Association. “I hope people will recognize Indonesia more.”

Saraswati performed Angling—a traditional Vietnamese instrument made of bamboo from the West Java. When asked why Permias decided on the particular instrument, she said, “It is a communal instrument and a good way to build teamwork, just like bell choir.”

This year, the theme of the show was “Music, the universal language.” Individual performances represented specific nationalities,

such as Estonia and Vietnam, as well as collaborative stages that upheld the theme of the show. The main event of the evening was a fashion show representing traditional costumes from many countries.

“I came to know more about how I fit into the global culture,” said Bhavana Ramesh, a graduate student studying engineering. “I hope students get a sense of what’s happening in other parts of the world besides the little zone that we live in.”

The food served included Indian, Vietnamese, Egyptian and West African cuisines. There were booths set up on the second floor of SMSU where attendees could learn about history, economy and other interesting facts about different nations and student groups. Many participants wore traditional clothing and showcased unique artifacts from their countries.

Accroding to the OIS website, there are about 2,000 international students at PSU, making up eight percent of the entire student population. OIS is one of the largest student organizations on campus that provides support and a home-base for international students who come from far away countries. The idea is to create a safe place for students to feel welcome and ensure that their voices are heard.

While International Night is the biggest event put together by OIS, the group organizes other events as well.

Every week, students are invited to a coffee hour where they have the opportunity to exchange cultures and languages.

OIS also hosts Halloween parties and Thanksgiving dinners for students who don’t have families to share the festivities with.

OIS works closely with international students in their daily lives. It is their responsibility to help these students overcome unique challenges they may face upon life abroad. OIS will help them find housing, refer them to resources and provide communication assistance.

“I know that diversity is very much celebrated at PSU right now; however, it seems still on a surface level,” Vu said. “I think that individuals at this university—not just domestic and other international students—should stay compassionate for what other people are going through due to their diverse backgrounds.”

A BOOTH AT INTERNATIONAL NIGHT DISPLAYS PSU EVENTS CELEBRATING EGYPTIAN, PERSIAN AND OTHER CULTURES. BEVERLY FRISK/PSU VANGUARD

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COVER

INK VISIBLE EXPLORES CROSSROADS OF DISABILITY AND TATTOO CULTURE CATHERINE JOHNSON Ink Visible is more than just a graduate project for Arianna Warner; it’s also a personal endeavor to illuminate invisible disabilities through tattoo culture.

“This project is really about each person being able to self-identify and self-express their personal experience,” Warner said. She is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Art and Social Practice at Portland State.

She believes people often generalize about disabilities and illness in ways that aren’t true for everyone. For example, the notion that every person suffers from depression is visibly sad isn’t accurate. Those who may appear to be happy can also experience intense feelings of depression. Ink Visible expands our notions of what the word disability entails, beyond physical, visual or aural impairment.

“It’s really about the individual experience,” Warner said. “And it’s coming from that individual—which I think is really im-

portant—rather than someone else portraying their perspective on how someone lives,” she continued.

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

The idea for Ink Visible started about a year ago. Warner was working on another project that stemmed from her frustrations with the assumptions others made about her. Warner looks like what many consider a typical, ablebodied 26 year old, but she too has an invisible disability, a rare disease called reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, that makes walking painful. That’s why, for example, she parks her car in disability parking spots.

“I’ve gotten cursed out by both people with disabilities and people who do not appear to me to have a disability,” Warner said. “It’s really unfortunate that people make those quick judgements about me and my body.”

That project was called Temporary Visible Disability (Tattoo). She printed out temporary

tattoos that said “invisible disability” with a picture of the recognizable access symbol, but without the chair. She handed them out and also covered her body with access symbols, walking around that way for two weeks.

As she moved and the symbols gradually fell away, her disability became invisible again. It was a performance piece and a conversation starter. When she gave someone one of the tattoos, it acted as a pledge for them to discuss invisible disabilities with anyone who asked.

This made her think about how tattoos can be used to tell stories, reclaim identity and start conversations about different topics. Warner is fascinated by the permanent and decorative nature of tattoos and their ability to tell stories.

While tattoos may not be out of the ordinary in a city like Portland, in many places it’s still looked down upon and the culture is marginalized. She sees parallels with the disability community.

“It’s this thing people don’t really like to talk about,” Warner said. “A misfit of culture.

So I think it’s fun to have these two different cultures intersect for the project. It seemed like such a natural thing.”

Warner collaborated with five Portland tattoo artists who identify as having an invisible disability, which they’ve represented by designing their own tattoos. Even though people may share the same diagnosed disability, everyone experiences it differently, so it has been exciting for Warner to see how these artists have represented those experiences visually.

“Just because something is not apparent to the outside world, doesn’t mean we all don’t have challenges we face everyday that affect our daily lives and work—and the adjustments we have to make to be able to function ‘normally,’” said Tanya Magdalena of Above the Pearl Tattoo. She suffers from bruxism, a condition in which one grinds, gnashes or clenches their teeth.

Working with the artists and seeing their reactions as others took interest in their sto-

PORTLAND STATE GRAD STUDENT ARIANNA WARNER RECEIVING TEMPORARY TATTOOS BY HAWTHORN INK TATTOO ARTISTS, AUBREY HIGHT, LEFT, AND KIMBER TEATRO. COURTESY OF THE PORTLAND TRIBUNE

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COVER ries has been one of the most rewarding parts of this project for Warner. “It was exciting to see them and be like, ‘Oh I get to make a tattoo for myself,’” Warner said. “And share a side that they weren’t typically talking about in their everyday.”

ARTISTS SPEAK OUT

Lindsay Carter, a tattoo artist from Opal Ink, said this project has finally given her the courage to talk about mental illness. She has been living with depersonalization and derealization for the last eight years and only received a proper diagnosis and assistance in recovery in the last month.

“My initial goal was/is to support and help others see it’s okay to identify [and] accept, and empower them to speak up and express,” Carter said. “With that goal in mind I had no idea I would be greatly rewarded too; I needed this project to help me grow and feel comfortable within my very own seemingly invisible situation.”

The project has also had a profound effect on Aubrey Hight, an artist from Hawthorne Ink. It’s been especially challenging for her because she has social anxiety. She hopes the project will make people realize that just because someone doesn’t look disabled or ill, doesn’t mean they are not suffering.

“I think visibility is incredibly important for mental illness because the repercussions can be huge when people with mental illness remain silent,” Hight said.

“And providing younger people with the idea that ‘Hey! This person is also dealing with illness, and they are able to live a relatively fulfilling life’ is super important as I didn’t have that growing up.”

Nadine Edwards is an intern for the project through her women’s studies practicum course. She was excited about the project because (dis)ability and access are often not discussed in the classroom.

But she said the implications of this topic are often difficult to face.

“The most challenging aspect of this project is hearing the different stories and realizing that they share a similar theme: Society has failed them in one way or another because of their disability,” Edwards said. “These reasons range from not being able to receive proper or equal healthcare, losing trust in the medical system which results in self-management of illnesses, or from experiencing daily micro/macro-aggressions from friends, neighbors and strangers.”

She hopes the project will stimulate the necessary conversation to address these problems and end the systemic oppression of people with all disabilities—visible and invisible.

porary tattoos at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall, along with pages that told each person’s story and how the tattoo represented their experience.

Hight’s tattoo was that of a woman’s face with detached eyes and stars shooting out where the top of her head should be, symbolizing the space and loneliness that accompanies mental illness; Magdalena’s was of a tooth with a red lightning bolt and a banner that read “bruxism”; Carter’s was of a bird with a cage instead of a head and a disembodied eyeball, representing how her mind is like a cage.

But the artists weren’t the only ones encouraged to tell their stories. Warner distributed blank pages where anyone could tell their story, design their own tattoo, print it, and apply it to their skin. And they did. The tables were full of people drawing and coloring and talking. Conversation filled the space.

Kevin Jesuino, a visitor from Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and Zachary Neumann, a PSU student, were two attendees pulled into dialogue through the project. “We met at the printer, and now we’re talking about social justice issues,” Jesuino said. “It’s not just the art. The art is the catalyst. With social and creative capital we can change the issues of the world right now. That’s where innovation begins.”

“It’s using art as a form of communication to change things and bring about awareness. Super cool,” Neumann said.

Jasmine Stein and Melissa Cramer are two seniors at PSU working on a project about invisible disabilities in the Child and Family Studies program. They said the third member of their group is deaf and she initially got them excited about the topic, so they decided to attend the event.

“I personally just don’t have any experience with it at all,” Cramer said. “The term ‘invisible disability’ was new to me. It was great to take it upon myself to learn about it.”

Stein said tattoos were an effective way to start conversation because they naturally invite one to ask about its story. “I love that she’s introduced tattoos as a way to bring awareness because I think that’s a creative idea and it’s easy to talk about,” Stein said. “It’s a really good icebreaker. It’s easy to create conversation.”

Harrell Fletcher, an Art and Social Practice professor and faculty advisor for the project, was also present and lauded Warner’s hard work. “I felt solid she would pull off a great project,” Fletcher said. He helped her refine her ideas and develop it as a pilot that can lead to future work.

“ I hope it will create a greater awareness and understanding of the community.

Ink Visible promotes approaching people with kindness, understanding and patience, because someone’s disability can be invisible to your perception.”

PUBLIC COLLABORATION

On May 13, the project really came to life when Warner printed and distributed the artists’ tem-

tinue her efforts and replicate this project in other cities around the country.

“There’s so much more we could be doing about it,” Warner said. “The first step is letting people know we’re here.”

Paige Buda is the graphic designer for the project. She has enjoyed working with Warner and felt like she treated her as a partner. She said she’s also learned a lot about a community she otherwise would not have.

Warner has loved hearing people’s reactions.

The project was on KATU News and within

two hours she received an email from someone whose father has the same disease as Warner.

She told Warner that he was so touched by the project and proud of her for her advocacy work. This is just one of many emails and stories that people have shared with Warner.

“This is what the project is supposed to be doing. This is what is bringing all this work full circle,” Warner said. “I’m getting to learn so much about other people’s experiences and I’ve been so privileged to be able to share mine.

It’s really exciting to provide that space.”

SOME OF THE VTEMPORARY TATTOO DESIGNS CREATED FOR INK VISABLE. COURTESY OF THE PORTLAND TRIBUNE

THE CONVERSATION BEGINS

Judging by the enthusiastic, engaged participants that night, it seems like Ink Visible may just be getting started. Warner hopes to con-

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ARTS & CULTURE

OOLIGAN PRESS CELEBRATES MAKERS AND PUBLISHERS CATHERINE JOHNSON Earlier this month, Portland State’s Ooligan Press hosted the event Transmit Culture: Portland’s Publishing and Maker Communities in Conversation, in which entrepreneurs, publishers and makers from around the city came together to discuss what makes Portland a unique maker community, and what this future looks like in a rapidly growing city.

The event was organized with the intention to examine how changes in publishing open new markets and new kinds of participation, and to find points of connection between book publishing and makers of all kinds.

“What can makers learn from each other?

What kind of shared traits might we have?

And how do our productive differences yield new insights?” asked Kathi Berens, an assistant professor in the PSU English Department and the conversation’s moderator.

Per Henningsgaard, an assistant professor in the English Department and director of publishing with Ooligan Press, appreciated how the panelists reflected on these similarities and differences.

“It brought together representatives from these different creative communities in Portland,” Henningsgaard said. “In doing so, I think everyone was reminded that we don’t operate in silos. In fact, there’s a lot to be gained from speaking across these divides.”

Berens invited a variety of makers from technology to manufacturing to publishing.

Rick Turoczy, known as the “mayor of startup culture,” created the Portland Incubator Experiment, which is an ongoing collaboration between the startup community and Wieden+Kennedy advertising agency. He wants to foster a culture that is not necessarily motivated by financial profit but driven to create the best products through a culture of sharing.

Kelley Roy is the owner and founder of ADX, a makerspace, education center and custom fabrication shop open to anyone. She described how most consumers have lost touch with how things are made and the true cost of material goods. This includes empowering makers to value their own work and the process of production.

“If you’re making something, you have a different perspective,” Berens said.

Joe Biel founded and manages Microcosm Publishing. “Our mission is to make nonfiction books to help people improve their lives and empower them to change the world around them in a way they’d like to see,” Biel said.

The fourth panelist, Charles Heying, an associate professor in the School of Urban Studies and Planning at PSU, spoke about the collaboration process with students to create his book Brew to Bikes: Portland’s Artisan Economy,

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which examines how local artisans have flourished.

The conversation began with a focus on craft, how goods are made and branding as an expression of identity, with emphasis on authenticity. For example, products made from local, sustainable and responsibly sourced materials can be an expression of a consumer’s values.

Kellie Doherty is a published author and second-year graduate student in the book publishing program at PSU who appreciated this topic.

“The conversation about branding was quite an interesting discussion—how the actual personality, [the] people behind the company and their true stories had to shine through in order for their customers to care and buy their product,” Doherty said.

However, talk turned to the issue of location and how Portland’s sudden popularity as a hub for maker culture and the DIY movement (among other things) is changing the city in ways it might not be able to sustain.

Biel has seen this change firsthand, especially how it has impacted artists since he

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moved here in the ’90s. The consensus among the panelists seemed to be that in order for this kind of creative community to thrive, certain conditions are required, like affordable real estate.

“Will Portland’s popularity destroy it? We are already seeing the dramatically increasing rents and prices for residential and commercial properties,” Heying said. “But lower rents and accessible housing and commercial spaces were one of the critical components that allowed for experimentation, living on the margins, and our casual and creative lifestyle.”

If the conditions that fostered Portland’s character are threatened, then the city’s identity and what made it a destination to begin with could be short-lived. Its moment may be coming to an end.

The necessity of civic engagement arose as an antidote to these challenges. “What’s made us thrive is when citizens take matters starkly into their own hands,” Biel said. He explained that Portland has a history of doing this, such as with the Mount Hood Freeway and Critical Mass and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s effort to create a bikeable inner city.

“We need a similar movement supporting the homeless and opposing endless development,” Biel said.

The event ended with a call for bold ideas, like the land use and coastal protection planning of the 1970s. But whether this is possible was met with a range of skepticism and hope from the speakers. Heying did not seem optimistic, but Roy was not discouraged.

“I think Rick and I feel a little more hopeful, primarily because we deal with startups, so we see failure everyday. We see challenges everyday,” Roy said. “I think there is a reason to have hope that we can come together, work together and solve some of these problems.”

Roy wants people to be inspired to get involved civically and take action to keep the city culturally rich. One way to do this is through publishing, like what Microcosm and Portland Made are trying to do.

“There’s a place to tell these stories,” Roy said. “We’re trying to document our culture in a variety of ways and there’s a way to engage with that as a reader, as a consumer and as a civically active person.”

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‘A NIGHT OF STRINDBERG’ TACKLES MASCULINITY AND GENDER RELATIONSHIPS CATHERINE JOHNSON

A NIGHT OF STRINDBERG RUNS UNTIL MAY 28. SILVIA CARDULLO/PSU VANGUARD

Starting with August Strindberg’s 1889 one-act play The Stronger, and featuring Per Olov Enquist’s 1975 The Night of the Tribades, the Portland State School of Theater + Film’s A Night of Strindberg explores the personal events and attitudes that influenced the celebrated Swedish playwright’s work—namely his estranged wife’s affair with another woman and his own misogyny.

“It’s the type of thing you probably wouldn’t see except at a university, which is why we should be doing it,” said Richard Wattenberg, the director.

The Night of the Tribades depicts a rehearsal for the original production of The Stronger at the Dagmar Theater in Copenhagen, which starred Strindberg’s wife, Siri von Essen-Strindberg, as

their marriage was crumbling. It’s a historical drama and was informed by Strindberg’s autobiographical novel.

The play imagines Siri’s female lover, Marie David, as playing the mute role of the other woman in order to dramatize her tension with Strindberg and reveal his blatant sexism.

Throughout the play, the character of Strindberg refers to women as baboons, apes, parasites and criminals that are driven by impulse or instinct. He denounces women’s emancipation and admits to loving his wife, but doesn’t consider this a merit; rather, he likens it to cancer or the bubonic plague.

In one scene Strindberg unravels into a tirade about the size of his penis, exposing his feelings of weakness and insecurity. “Maybe you too will be dispensable!” he exclaims to Viggo Schiwe, played by Michael Thompson, the other man on stage.

When Wattenberg first chose the play he wasn’t sure if it would appeal to modern audiences. But with the recent controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s comments about hands, he realized it would play very well.

“It seems to me it’s an important issue,” Wattenberg said. “Especially after hearing the kind of discussions that took place a month

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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF ‘ARMS AND THE MAN.’ COURTESY OF DAVART COMPANY

Arms and the Man, by celebrated Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, is a comedy about an enemy soldier sneaking into a girl’s room, setting the stage for mischief throughout the play.

Devon Roberts is the director and producer, and Clara Navaille is a Portland State junior who plays Raina Petkoff within the play. The play is a completely student-produced theater production. Arms and the Man will perform one weekend from May 26 to May 28 in Lincoln Hall.

Roberts is extremely passionate about this production, as he is the one who proposed doing a fully independent run to PSU stage club. Once the club gave him the go-ahead, he began preparing by planning dates and contacting help, and he even became a prominent leader within PSU Stage.

Arms and the Man is the first play in three years to not be produced through the theater department.

“This play is completely funded by the club,” Roberts said. “The club attempts to build community through theater and through entertainment. We focus on producing student work, community building and giving students an opportunity to perform.”

Roberts chose Arms and the Man because he fell in love with the play when he read it in middle school. Even though his desire was to act in the play, he knew that directing it would be an even greater challenge and reward. “[The play’s] themes are relevant,” Roberts said. “Shaw is a very satirical writer…he looks at gender issues, gender politics,” Roberts said. “He looks at how silly it can be to rush

ago about the size of hands and what that means and how it registers with our masculine sensibilities.”

The actors were very responsive to these issues. Michael Thompson plays the role of August Strindberg.

“I think it’s super important that people learn to at least tolerate and respect each other— especially with politics,” Thompson said. “I’m happy that I have the opportunity to embody in some way what’s going on out there today.”

Madison Shanley plays Siri and is passionate about the play’s message. “There was such imbalance with the sexes back then, and to be a mainly female cast and to reflect that kind of message is really powerful,” Shanley said. “It’s cool to be able to represent yourself as well as women all over.”

Cody Hall is an actor in the show and the assistant director. She feels the issues of gender are still very relevant today and hopes it will make people realize how much still needs to be done in regard to gender equality.

“I hope that audiences open their eyes to [the fact that] this was an issue all the way back then and it’s still an issue now,” Hall said.

“Let’s move the ball on this!”

The production runs until May 28. into war; he talks about the glorification of war and how absurd it is.”

One of the reasons this play is so special to those participating is because the theater students have felt that there hasn’t been as broad of an opportunity for them to produce their own work or act because of budget cuts.

“When you start closing classes because there aren’t as many students in them or you start taking away the rehearsal studios or the actual performance spaces and making the department and the students rent them…it limits our ability to grow as artists,” Roberts said.

Roberts’ main goal with this fully studentrun production is to test the water to see how possible it is for students to produce work and find the gaps within the system.

PSU Stage student Clara Navaille is also excited for Arms and the Man. She thinks that being in a fully student-run production has its pros and cons. “It’s really fun working with a student director, there’s a lot of fresh ideas and I think we collaborate a lot,” Navaille said. “But I do think it is difficult, mainly the whole budget situation.”

However, Navaille has high hopes that the play is going to be a success. “The doubt that people have is, “Can you really be serious when you work with your friends and peers?”

But I think we have really been productive.”

This is a free production for anyone to attend, as the main goal is for everyone to have a good time and have fun.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. The show takes place in Lincoln Hall’s Studio Theater, room 115.

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OPINION

THE HIPPIE GENERATION IS NOW All That Isn’t Jennee Martinez I grew up listening to my parents talk about “the good ol’ days.”

My dad grew up among hippies, and my mom, who was born just shortly after the baby boom, undoubtedly grew up in a vastly different world than I did. It used to bother me. It felt like no matter what was happening in life and no matter what was going on in the world, my parents preferred a time and a place in the past.

On top of that, to them, my generation is the cause of all the problems in the world.

Whenever my music was too loud, I heard constant belittling: “You damn kids and that damn music! You don’t even know what real music is.” My fashion sense was often criticized: “Holes in your pants again? What the hell are you kids spending money on ripped jeans for?”

Problems that did not even concern me, or my generation, were still somehow our fault: “This world has gone to hell. It’s nothing like it was back when I was growing up.”

It didn’t matter if my parents were commenting on gas prices or reminiscing about ice cream cones that were only 5 cents at the corner store, they were always comparing, wishing and reminding me that the time of the past was the only good time America was ever going to see.

I don’t think my parents are right, and I definitely don’t think they give me or my generation enough credit. We may have gone through some cringe-worthy boy band stages and our wardrobes may have involved too many “gangsta” baggy pants, but our generation isn’t far off from theirs.

Like the hippies, Generation Y has undoubtedly been ignited and is calling for a revolution.

This generation has already begun to question “the man.” Thanks to Bernie and others who have inspired social movements, we are no longer content with the rich controlling our world. We have no interest in standing idly by with no say. And when injustice occurs, we have no problem standing up against it.

Considering my generation wants a socialist to run our country, maybe we’re secretly hoping for the establishment to fall.

The hippies were most commonly known for their belief in free love and sexual expression.

Gen Y has become a generation in favor of more casual hookups than marriage, and is falling away from traditional views of love and family.

However, despite the free-love vibe we practice, this generation is less promiscuous than

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ILLUSTRATION BY TERRA DEHART others before us. Statistics have shown Gen Y to have less partners than baby boomers, hinting that although we may be encompassing the idea of free love and sexual expression as the hippies before us, we are doing it in safer and smarter ways.

The hippies were widely known for experimenting with drugs, and Gen Y seems to be following in their footsteps. Cannabis is the most widely used drug among younger generations, and with legalization spreading, use of the drug may quickly become part of the culture.

Recent numbers have shown an increased use of LSD among this generation, and although many experts believe it had faded away, Gen Y has found the drug of the coun-

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terculture that drove flower children and free spirits everywhere.

Gen Y also supports social movements that promote equality among populations that have long been discriminated against.

My generation’s support for legalizing gay marriage, along with the fight for feminism and the Black Lives Matter movement suggests that maybe, just maybe, our free-love spirit encompasses loving everyone and everything in every way possible.

Plus we’re totally treehuggers who support recycling, water conservation and saving the ozone layer.

No matter how many music festivals we gather at, how many tabs of acid we drop, and

how many rallies and protests we participate in, it would be unfair to say that we are the next hippies. No generation will ever be as great as the hippies.

But maybe, just maybe, this generation will be yet another to challenge the establishment, create new perspectives and ultimately create a subculture dedicated to love, peace and equality.

I no longer shake my head or roll my eyes when my dad begins reminiscing about the good ole days. He still sees my generation differently, just as I hold his fellow hippies on a higher pedestal than he does. However, I think my dad me be surprised; there are a whole lot of similarities between his good ole days and mine.

OPINION

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN IS NOT YOUR BITCH Page by Page Brie Barbee

Game of Thrones fever is back.

The highly popular fantasy TV series premiered its sixth season April 24 on HBO. Unlike previous seasons, season 6 will consist largely of content not found in George R.R. Martin’s series, A Song of Ice and Fire.

This distinction is drastically changing the dynamic of the series.

Since the end of last season, the show has been caught up with the books. Readers of the novels no longer have an advantage over those who have only watched the show. No one, beside the show’s creators, know what will happen next.

And that’s pissing a lot of people off, especially considering the next book isn’t going to be published any time soon.

As I write this, The Winds of Winter, the sixth and penultimate novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, has not been published and, according to Martin’s blog, is not even finished. The previous novel in the series, A Dance with Dragons, was published in July 2011, nearly five years ago.

Readers of the series are getting fed up, some having stuck with Martin since the first volume, A Game of Thrones, was released in 1996.

Twenty years is a very long time to stick with a story, and considering the TV show has only been around since 2011, this new season might seem like a slap in the face to long-time readers.

It’s also frustrating that it’s been five years since the fifth book was published, and there isn’t even a release date for the sixth. Martin should be working harder, shouldn’t he?

No. While 20 years is undoubtedly a long time to spend on a series, it’s an even longer time for an author to spend on a project. If Martin had the ability to finish the series faster, don’t you think he would have done so already?

ILLUSTRATION BY SHANNON KIDD Especially considering the incredibly nasty things people are saying about him, the songs urging him to write faster and the website that attempts to predict if Martin will die before finishing the series.

Seriously people, what’s wrong with you?

I want The Winds of Winter to come out as much as the next person, but I am not going to harass the poor guy, threaten him or make a website that places more value on his work than on his life.

In the words of Neil Gaiman, “George R.R. Martin is not your bitch.”

Writers have enough to worry about: meeting deadlines, attending conventions, updating social media, connecting with fans and living their own lives. They don’t need you to take to social media to harass, criticize or belittle them for not working as fast as you’d like.

It sucks that season 6 of Game of Thrones has, and will continue, to spoil crucial plot points of the series, but shit happens. If you

feel disappointed, I guarantee Martin feels 10 times worse.

He wouldn’t continue to delay the book if he could help it, because no one wants to invite the kind of criticism he’s currently receiving.

And no author wants to make their fans wait for the next volume of a beloved series.

Martin has already vowed to attend fewer conventions and to stop writing for the Game of Thrones TV show in order to focus on writing The Winds of Winter.

And that’s more than I expect from him—because we shouldn’t expect anything from him.

When, or even if, he finishes The Winds of Winter, we should just feel grateful that he was willing to share his creation with us.

Gaiman explains on his blog, “You’re complaining about George doing other things than writing the book you want to read as if your buying the first book in the series was a contract with him: That you would pay over your ten dollars, and George for his part would spend every waking hour until the series was done, writing the rest of the books for you. No such contract exists.”

Stop feeling entitled to the sixth book, because Martin doesn’t owe you anything. He obviously wants to makes his fans happy or he would have given up on the series years ago.

Criticizing him now isn’t doing any good.

It’s only making him, and every other writer, feel worse about themselves, as if their value is only based on the work they produce. And that needs to stop.

I’ll continue to support George R.R. Martin at whatever speed he writes the next book. I’ll hope for his good health, not just so he can finish the series, but because he’s a human being who’s worth more than the books he creates.

I’ll still be waiting eagerly for the next book, and devour it happily when Martin thinks it’s ready, but if he can’t finish it for whatever reason, I won’t blame him.

Any real fan should do the same.

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INTERNATIONAL

FOSSIL FUEL MOVEMENT ‘BREAKS FREE’ ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS

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A group of activists set up camp in March Point, Washington on May 13, subsequently shutting off the exportation of petroleum from the March Point refinery as part of what is being called the largest environmental action to date.

The organization spearheading this is known as Break Free Pacific Northwest, and its mission is to keep coal, oil and gas in the ground.

The refinery, according to Break Free, is “the largest unmitigated source of C02 emission in the northwest United States.” Throughout the month of May, six different continents took part in the movement.

The scale of this action illustrates that the desire for change is strong. But with current corporate personhood laws and a worldwide economy that is heavily based around fossil fuels, a complete shift to sustainable energy is seen as a very complex matter.

Joseph Casacca, a current Portland State student studying electrical engineering, explained his view on fossil fuels and the impact a switch to sustainable energy would have. “It’s very important to discontinue the use of them as soon as possible, but I’m not sure how far along sustainable energy is in order for it to completely power an entire country,” Casacca said. “We should move in the direction, but it’s a goal that is a distance away.”

“Continuing as we are will continue to change the way the world works as we know

it, reducing the quality of life and general species diversity,” said Kiran Oommen, a student at Seattle University and one of the individuals who risked arrest at the March Point protests.

Casacca mentioned the potential disadvantage of discontinuing fossil fuel use. “The main drawbacks would be a lack of efficiency and power to be used,” Casacca said. “I think it would cost many countries a huge amount of money to switch over. There will be resistance, but I could definitely see cities like Portland wanting to go that direction.”

The job market is something that Casacca is not worried about. “Electrical engineering would work a lot more with power systems, so in that regard I think there is still a lot of untapped potential in maximizing its efficiency,” he said. “I think companies would need electrical engineers.”

To Oommen the long-term impact of fossil fuels is more important that the short-term economic effect of moving to sustainable energy. “It would mean potentially less money for the obscenely rich; a slight decrease in job opportunities in that specific sector in the short term, [but] an increase in jobs in many other sustainable sectors and an overall increase in jobs in the long term.”

As Oommen put it, “No jobs on a dead planet.”

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Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, famous boxer and “people’s champion,” won a senate seat in his home country, the Philippines.

MAY 20

Body parts, debris and luggage from the missing EgyptAir plane were found 180 miles from the coastal city Alexandria. Egyptian authorities said it may have been caused by a terrorist attack. Sixty-six passengers were aboard flight MS804.

MAY 20

Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan’s first female leader. The new president led the Democratic Progressive Party, and she hopes to call “positive dialogue” with Beijing.

MAY 20

High schoolers in Île-de-France will soon be required to take saliva drug screenings for cannabis and breathalyzers for alcohol if students are caught drinking at school. The regional council’s vice president, Agnès Evren, advocates against marijuana use for teens, stating Thursday: “[Cannabis is] a major cause of school dropout, lack of motivation, concentration issues and academic failure.”

MAY 23

More than 100 people were killed in the Syrian coastal cities of Jableh and Tartous on Monday. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in this government-controlled area that also occupies Russian Forces.

MAY 23

Yemeni city of Aden is victim to two bomb attacks by ISIS, killing at least 40 people—mostly army recruits.

MAY 23

Obama confirms an American drone strike killed Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, on Saturday.

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TOTALLY LEGIT HOROSCOPES FOR THE WEEK OF Aries March 21–April 19

M AY 2 3 –2 9

Cancer June 22–July 22

VATIC VANGUARDIANS

Sagittarius Nov 22–Dec 21

The spring rain might be dampening your mood, but hang in there, focus and own those finals. When the sun’s finally back, leave that cave behind and enjoy your newfound freedom in the full light of day. Better yet, call your tribe and bring along some friends.

The finish line is upon you and your motivation to pass that baton forward is seriously lacking. Butt buck up kiddo! Set your sails high as you swoop into summer. Your behind looks fine, butt your future looks finer.

Taurus April 20–May 20

Hey you, tiger! What’s been going on? Why don’t you come and join me on this fur rug and we can get on down to the good stuff.

That being some serious studying, ya dirt bag! Focus on finals for two seconds, would ya?! GOSH!

What are you even doing with yourself, Captastic? SRSLY? It’s the end of spring term, sure, but it’s really no excuse to slump into senioritis—especially if you aren’t a senior. Now get off of Netflix, get out into the real world and bust some Cap in that a$$.

Virgo Aug 23–Sep 22

Aquarius Jan 20–Feb 18

Keep your head up, Taurus. You may have had a weekend filled with regrets, but try not to get sucked down the rabbit hole. Try to do something nice for yourself. Pull out that bath bomb you’ve been balming for. Or lock your phone away in a drawer (and take out something else that vibrates) and have some well deserved me time.

Gemini May 21–June 21

To all my gems out there, I know the struggle bus of pushing through these last two weeks have your inner twins clawing at each other to either get your homework done or brunch it up with your adult fremps who don’t have finals, but it’s all about finding that balance. Make time for homework, but don’t beat yourself over the head about it—you’re almost done champ, just a little longer.

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Leo July 23–Aug 22

So Mercury just called—not even in retrograde—and we learned a little secret or two about you. Guess what…it’s only gas!

Libra Sep 23–Oct 23

Another week, another smashing success. It’s like you don’t even have to try.

Scorpio Oct 24–Nov 21

You’re feeling burned out, but now’s not the time to quit. Sting those blues and carry on through to the light at the end of the tunnel. Console yourself with the fact that you’re almost done.

With a little more effort, the pain will subside and you’ll be clear on the path to comfort and bliss.

Follow your heart’s desire and open up your heart chakra to the tune of spring jumping through the fields. You’ve done well all term, now give yourself a break and blow off those last few assignments. Fuck it!

Capricorn Dec 22–Jan 19

Make plans to do something nice for a special snowflake in your life. Take your younger siblings to an arcade, mow your boo’s lawn or give your mom a lucky elephant statue. Small gestures will make the people you love beam with girlish-boyish rays of joy. And that’ll combat your recent ennui.

Pisces Feb 19–March 20

Tune out those mad voices draining out your spirit blood. Take hold of your power and channel the glorious good to dissipate the evil holding you down. Be brave, brothers and sisters! The finals demons are soon defeated and the succor of success near at hand.