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May is “Bike to Work” month and the wheels are already turning for Portland State’s fourthannual Bike Challenge, which began May 1.

The challenge, which is organized by the campus Bike Hub, offers some new features to this year’s version of the campus-wide wheeled commute. Students and employees now have the option to create small teams of four to 10 riders, rather than just participate individually.

Team captains can use the bike-challenge website to motivate and support each other by BIKE ON PAGE 7

Bill proposes health-care exchange The exchange proposed

by SB 99 affects student health care Ryan Deming Vanguard Staff

The Oregon State Senate approved Senate Bill 99 last week. The bill outlines the functionality of a health-care “insurance exchange” in Oregon.

According to Dave Rosenfield, executive director of the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG), the Oregon Legislature put together an insurance exchange in 2009.

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Elections Board discusses campaign violations; results to be announced on Wednesday Corie Charnley Vanguard staff

Although the ASPSU elections results were supposed to be announced yesterday, the Elections Board was forced to push the announcement until tomorrow, due to last-minute infractions that were filed against presidential candidate Adam Rahmlow and his running mate Pearce Whitehead.

The E-board held a three-hour meeting yesterday in the Student Activities and Leadership Programs mezzanine to discuss the 21 allegations made against Rahmlow and Whitehead.

“On Friday, it was brought to my attention that there have been several alleged infractions by several different candidates,” E-board Vice Chair Aubrey Hoffman said at yesterday’s meeting.

According to Hoffman, three opponents that she spoke with about the infractions were presidential candidate Corrine Gilbertson and her running mate Steve Taylor, and presidential candidate Ethan Allen Smith.

“It’s really important to me that we have a good process and that we discuss any possible infractions that have been committed,” Hoffman said.

One of the major infractions looked into at the meeting was the hanging of posters

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Investigation: The Elections Board met yesterday to discuss the alleged infractions filed against presidential candidate Adam Rahmlow and his running mate Pearce Whitehead.

sity’s painted walls, which is prohibited by the E-board’s by-laws. Rahmlow was also cited for wearing partisan materials, such as buttons and T-shirts, during Student Senate meetings and in the ASPSU office.

According to Hoffman, she had to remind Rahmlow during two Senate meetings to take off his campaign button.

“After a whole day of campaigning…a button is pretty easy to overlook,” Rahmlow said. “It wasn’t intentional.”

However, Senator W. Leaf Zuk said that he has seen several other candidates wearing partisan material before the meetings, but not during them.

Gilbertson notified the E-board that Rahmlow and Whitehead hung their campaign posters in Cramer Hall. However, the by-laws prohibit candidates from hanging their materials on any painted walls around campus.

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Student grapples with language barriers in housing office

Students act for Japan

Korean student says that communication with University Housing was difficult

PSU students organize charity art exhibition to raise money for Japan relief efforts

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A Portland State international student recently emailed the Office of the Dean of Student Life and President Wim Wiewel with the complaint that personnel at University Housing misled her when she tried to cancel her dorm contract, but PSU administrators say that the housing staff made efforts to be clear.

The student, Jungmin Cho, arrived in Portland from South Korea last December to begin her studies with PSU’s Intensive English Language Program, and moved into Stephen Elper Hall. When she tried to end her housing contract in February, she said she was told she’d

Nearly two months after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Tohoku region of Japan on March 11, students at Portland State organized an art exhibition last weekend to raise awareness and support of the tragedy.

The exhibit, which featured work by PSU faculty and students, was held on Friday and Saturday in Neuberger Hall’s Autzen Gallery.

Organized by international student Shihomi Seki, along with two other students, “Act for Japan from PDX” featured 89 works by 35 different artists from PSU’s Art Department. All of the work was up for auction, and the proceeds went to MercyCorps’ Japan relief effort.

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Helping hand: The money raised at the auction will be donated to MercyCorps.

“Right after the earthquake happened, I was thinking about what to do to help,” Seki said.

“Some other Japanese students were already raising money, but I wanted to do something different, and [since] I like art, I thought this would be great way to help.”

Seki is an economics major, but is currently taking art and marketing classes at PSU. To get things started, she sent an e-mail to the faculty in PSU’s Art Department, whom she said were eager to lend their art to the exhibit.

Since the earthquake, Seki observed that Portland very quickly showed its support for Japan, with several fundraising events organized by students at PSU. “When I told people in Japan about how supportive Portland was, they were very surprised,” Seki said.

Suelki Park, a friend of Seki who helped in organizing the event, said immediately after the JAPAN ON PAGE 3

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PSU Choral Director Ethan Sperry hired to oversee Oregon Repertory Singers Alison Barnwell Vanguard staff

After a yearlong selection process, the Oregon Repertory Singers (ORS), a choir of volunteer singers now in its 37th season, hired Portland State Choral Director Ethan Sperry as its new artistic director.

Sperry steps into the role as current ORS director Gil Seeley retires. Seeley has directed the ORS for 35 years.

“It’s pretty exciting,” Sperry said. “I want, especially in the first concert, to go from very serious to very silly and fun.”

Sperry moved to Portland last year to begin his job at PSU. Before that, he was an associate professor of music at Miami University in Ohio, where he was one of two choir directors.

Evan Miles, a junior at PSU majoring in music, said that Sperry has renovated the university’s choir program.

“The choir is twice as good as last year, and that’s quite a feat,” he said. “He’s brought energy to the group. He always works to improve.”

Sperry, who brings music to many local K–12 schools, said that a high-school choir director approached him to tell him about the opening at the ORS. He applied for the job last October, and the selection process included several meetings and rehearsals.

The ORS rehearses once a week and puts on three major concerts a year, following the academic calendar

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New leader: Ethan Spemy, the new Oregon Repertory Singers artistic director, leads his choir class at PSU.

and taking the summer off. According to Sperry, the ORS has about 60 choir singers.

“ORS certainly has one of the biggest audiences,” Sperry said.

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“The choir is twice as good as last year, and that’s quite a feat…He’s brought energy to the group. He always works to improve.”

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The volunteers who sing in the choir are from all over the community.

“These are people who love to sing, and sing very well,” Sperry said. “The title ‘Oregon Repertory Singers’ means they can really sing anything. They’re not the Oregon Mozart Singers. I am very committed to

as many styles as possible.”

Debbie Glaze, head of the Music Education Program at PSU, sang in the ORS for 12 years and toured Europe twice with the choir.

“We have a big national and international reputation,” she said. “Ethan’s biggest challenge will be keeping the tradition alive while imprinting his own style.”

Glaze said that Sperry has a following at PSU. “He’s a pied piper,” Glaze said. “We have lots of non-majors coming in and singing in the choir.”

The ORS performed its last concert for the year in early April, with Seeley conducting a program called “Bach and Bluegrass.” Seeley has directed the choir since 1976, and when he announced his retirement, supporters and board members debated whether to continue.

Performers in the ORS re-audition every year after Labor Day. Concert dates for the coming year are already booked, Sperry said, and he’s starting to think about themes for the holiday performance.

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Last week the Portland State community mourned the death of philanthropist Harold Schnitzer, who died at the age of 87 on April 27.

Schnitzer and his family have donated over $80 million to Oregon businesses since 1993, according to an article published by The Oregonian on April 27.

Asiding from helping build the Portland Art Museum and the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center at Oregon Health & Science University, Schnitzer is also responsible for establishing the Judaic Studies program at PSU. A memorial service will be held on May 11 at 4 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, located at 1972 NW Flanders St. It will be open to the public, and will be followed by a reception at the Portland Art Museum.

Portland State will host a Capstone Fair today to give students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the capstone faculty and programs on campus. There will also be information on the community partnerships that help shape the courses.

The fair will be held today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 327 Smith Memorial Student Union. For more information about PSU’s capstone courses, visit www.pdx.edu/unst/senior-capstone.

Office of Information Technology to present first ever Tech Fair The Office of Information Technology will hold its first ever Tech Fair, which will feature displays from companies such as Dell Kace, Xerox and Symantec.

The fair will be held today in 338 Smith Memorial Student Union. Technology discussions will also be held.

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Auction featured 89 works by 35 different PSU artists earthquake, she noticed many students console their classmates who are from Japan.

“This is a great way to help, and for people to check out art works,” Park said.

Seki originally came from Hokkaido, an island off the northern coast of Japan that was not affected by the earthquake. However, her parents currently live in Sendai, one of the areas that was hit the hardest by the tsunami.

In the first few days following the earthquake, Seki was unable to establish communication

with her parents. The 21-year-old student said she was very worried and tried to contact her brother, who lives in Tokyo.

Although her parents are safe, she learned that many of her relatives’ houses were destroyed in the tsunami. In early May, Seki said she plans to go back to Japan to visit her parents and friends in Sendai.

“I want to sell all the art and raise some money,” Seki said. ■

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Election results will be announced tomorrow While the E-board discussed this issue, Senator Nick Rowe interjected that any candidate with ill intent could hang an opponent’s poster up and take a photo of it.

Hoffman stressed that the issue wasn’t just one infraction, but rather the volume of infractions brought before the E-board against Rahmlow and Whitehead.

Rahmlow was also accused of writing “Reform” (the name of his slate) on two pillars in Stephen E. Epler Hall on Friday, as well as “Rahmlow/Whitehead” on the dormitory grounds. Hoffman said that she told Rahmlow to remove the chalk, but it was not done.

According to Rahmlow, he had told PSU’s Facilities and Planning department that he would bring a pressure washer to campus to remove the drawings, but that a representative within the department told him that it would violate campus policy.

“It was our understanding that we could chalk outside the dorms, anywhere on campus,” Rahmlow said, adding that the chalk was removed by Sunday.

During the meeting, several candidates said that their campaign posters had been reportedly tampered with by Rahmlow’s campaign.

However, E-board member Jake Fenske quickly noted that it was unfair to assume that Rahmlow was responsible.

“We have insufficient evidence,” Fenske said.

“We’re just working off of assumptions.”

Presidential candidate Jenny Myrick added that the evidence does “not point to any one person.”

In the last half of the meeting, Casey Dreher, the Oregon Student Association campus organizer, also mentioned that several other candidates have violated campaign rules out of confusion, and that it was not fair to punish Rahmlow and Whitehead for what he deemed was an accident.

“I think it was a matter of confusion more than anything,” Fenske added.

After discussing several other potential infractions, the E-board decided to drop all of the charges except for the wearing of partisan material in the Senate meetings and in the ASPSU office, and the chalking of dormitory grounds. Both of these violations are considered minor infractions.

In addition, the E-board will make a decision on whether to punish Rahmlow and Whitehead for hanging posters on painted walls around campus at its meeting tomorrow.

buying power of a large group of people together, making health insurance cheaper for everyone.

“A health-insurance exchange is one very important strategy to lower to the cost of health insurance for families and small business in Oregon,” Rosenfield said. “The way it does that is by pooling the buying power so you can negotiate and get a better deal on health care.”

The federal Affordable Care Act, passed last year, requires states to set up health-care insurance exchanges by 2014.

Oregon was ahead of the curve in moving towards a health-care exchange before the federal government passed legislation, Rosenfield said.

However, if SB 99 passes through the Oregon House of Representatives in its current form, it will negatively affect an exchange, according to Rosenfield.

Rosenfield explained that there are two major problems with the bill.

“The way it ought to work is by setting standards,” Rosenfield said. “And the exchange will select the best plans at the best price.”

However, the new bill requires the exchange to accept all plans regardless of standards.

The other major problem Rosenfield sees with the bill is the organization of the exchange.

“The bill allows health insurance companies to sit on the board of the exchange,” Rosenfield said.

Of the nine members on the board of the exchange, “two are allowed to have a conflict of interest,” or to be representatives of insurance companies, according to Rosenfield.

“Allowing them on the board undermines the whole thing. That’s the reason virtually no consumer group…supports the bill,” he said.

According to a letter to the State Legislature signed by a number of health care organizations, including AARP-Oregon, the Oregon Health Action Campaign and the Oregon Nurses Association, “Senate Bill 99 fails to create a health insurance exchange capable of effectively advancing lower cost, better value health insurance options for consumers and small businesses.”

The letter alleged four major flaws in the bill.

First, the bill defines the exchange in a way that doesn’t allow for negotiation with insurance companies for lower premiums.

The bill also allows parties with a conflict of interest to become members of the board, the

letter said, echoing Rosenfield. In its current form the bill “fails to include adequate protections to prevent insurance companies from cherry picking the healthiest people into plans outside the exchange,” the letter said.

Finally, the bill doesn’t outline funding of an exchange.

Rosenfield and the authors of the letter agree that if flaws in the bill are fixed, the Oregon exchange could help to lower the cost of health insurance “across the board.”

In fact, if the exchange is successful in decreasing health insurance costs, students might see their tuition decrease as well, according to Rosenfield. He said that a decrease in health care outside of the university could lessen the strain on students’ wallets when the time comes to pay tuition, because a significant part of student tuition and the university budget are devoted to student and faculty health insurance.

“Whether you are a student who already pays their own health care, are not insured at all or are covered by your parents, this exchange will effect you,” Rosenfield said.

According to Rosenfield, an exchange would stabilize the insurance plans of students’ parents and would allow students without insurance to afford health care. It would also make shopping for health insurance easier for students.

“The idea is it’s a one-stop-shop to compare different kinds of plans apples-to-apples,” Rosenfield said.

According to Dana Tasson, executive director of PSU’s Center for Student Health and Counseling, the convenience of straightforward comparisons is essential to students, who often base the continuation of their education on the availability of health insurance.

“Even with our services, many would have to leave school if faced with an expensive illness,” Tasson said.

He cited a university-wide survey in which 54 percent of PSU students said that they would leave school if they needed to finance an expensive surgery.

SB 99 will enter the Oregon House of Representatives this Friday for a hearing, according to Laura Etherton, a health care advocate with OSPIRG. A decision on the bill will be made before the end of the month. ■

According to the E-board by-laws, campaign violations are separated into two categories: major and minor infractions. A candidate that is charged with a minor infraction will incur one point, and candidates that accrue ten points will be penalized. Such penalties include vote stripping and disqualification.

As of yesterday’s meeting, Rahmlow and Whitehead have accrued a total of four points.

They were investigated in early April for hanging their campaign materials on campus before the designated campaign period, as well

as for not having their materials approved by the E-board.

During the meeting, several presidential candidates complained about other alleged infractions committed by their opponents. For instance, Myrick’s running mate, Nathaniel Buckner, was accused of participating in partisan class raps. However, these potential violations were not discussed at length, and it is unclear how the E-board will proceed.

The E-board will announce the election results at noon in Parkway North tomorrow. ■

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I love boobies The bracelets are banned in the Silverton Now that I have your attention, school district because administrators believe let’s talk about breast cancer that some students may find it difficult differentiating between the message of breast cancer “I love boobies” is no longer just a phrase awareness and the slang word for breasts. heard in a middle-school boys’ locker room: it Kids should be given a little more credit than is now part that. At this point, the Keep A Breast Foundaof a national tion’s “I Love Boobies” campaign is nationally MEAGHAN campaign by known. Most people know the campaign is about DANIELS the Keep A breast cancer awareness, and if they do not, then Breast Foun- give them a chance to ask bracelet wearers about dation. Schools across the country, however, it. Give the bracelets the chance to educate peohave been trying to ban the method used to ple who may make snide remarks. Let them learn spread the message. that it is about breast cancer awareness.

According to their website, the Keep A It is important to make these messages and Breast Foundation’s mission is to “help eradi- issues clear to youth—especially about the imcate breast cancer portance of early by exposing young detection—because …2,000 new cases of people to methods children as young breast cancer are diagof prevention, early as 10 years old have detection and supnosed in men, and approxi- been diagnosed port.” The “I Love with breast cancer. mately 450 men die from Boobies” camBreast cancer is breast cancer each year. paign is one way a very prominent the foundation can problem, and it is reach out to young people, to “speak to young important to prevent and detect early. Accordpeople in their own language.” Bracelets bearing ing to the American Cancer Society, a woman in the slogan, “I Love Boobies” have been showing the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer up on youths’ wrists. every three minutes. One in eight women will On April 19, a 13-year-old girl from Silver Falls, get breast cancer in their lifetime, according to Ore., was sent home from Mark Twain Middle Breastcancer.org.

School because she was wearing the “I Love And it is not just women who are at risk. AcBoobies” bracelets. Abby Erlandson got sent to cording to the American Cancer Society, about the principal’s office due to the bracelets, where 2,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed she was allowed to go back to class only after she in men, and approximately 450 men die from agreed to put the bracelets in her pocket. She breast cancer each year. was sent home from school the next day when Breast cancer can be detected by doing breast she was wearing the bracelets and refused to exams on yourself or on your partner. According take them off. to the American Cancer Society, 25 percent of

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all breast cancer is found by women doing their own breast examinations.

These bracelets can help get the conversation going on the topic of breast cancer.

They are trendy, so if someone compliments them, it leaves the door open for the person to explain why they are wearing them or what they mean.

While the term “boobies” may be seen as offensive or derogatory to some, this is an opportunity for that connotation to change. The term boobies can now be associated with breast

cancer awareness instead of something offensive.

Spreading the word about breast cancer is important, as it affects many people. The pink ribbons may be universal symbols for breast cancer awareness around adults, but these bracelets are good for reaching out to younger kids and talking to them about the very real possibility of breast cancer and the importance of early detection with self-exams. Breast cancer can be detected very early; educating younger generations on how to properly perform a self-exam, as well as the dangers of breast cancer, is critical. ■

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Slavery trivialized in classrooms, creating ignorance Bruce Poinsette Daily Emerald staff

It’s auction season. Young people from Springfield to Sweden are taking part. Instead of artwork or memorabilia, they are bidding on humans.

Recently, Springfield High School held a student auction as a fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network. According to Diana Jordan, the school’s office manager, the event consisted of bidding on people to serve children for a day. This service would include things like carrying books and other needs a child might have during school hours. Paul Stevens, the teacher who organized the event, didn’t respond to requests for an interview.

A source within Springfield High, who wished not to be identified for fear of repercussions, says students were calling the auction “Slave For a Day.” However, he says the students didn’t see a problem with the idea of kids getting a slave in the name of charity.

Jordan, sounding visibly bothered by the “Slave For a Day” notion, echoes this sentiment. She says she hasn’t heard a complaint in her 14 years at the school and that every school in the county holds a similar auction.

I’m sure the event was not intended to be seen as slavery, but why does it take the prospect of getting a servant, albeit temporarily, to make people donate to a fundraiser?

Are we that uncreative, or has the nation not come as far as we think?

Although the student auction was a seemingly harmless event, imagine if a black person was bid on to serve a white child.

Would it be all right to call foul then, or does the fact that this servitude only lasts a day cancel out the obvious historical power dynamics at play?

The situation at Springfield High comes amid a rash of mock slave auctions in the news.

In a not-so-harmless event, on April 1 Virginia fourth grade teacher Jessica Boyle took the black and mixed race kids in her class and had the white students take turns buying them, according to Time. A similar lesson, where the class was divided into slaves and masters, was held in an Ohio fourth grade class the previous month.

Even more disturbing, two student groups at Lund University in Sweden were reported for having “jungle parties,” which included mock slave auctions and blackface, according to United Press International.

While the circumstances surrounding these events are different, they all seem to treat slavery as a joke.

Could you imagine Boyle making Native American children walk from class to the nearest desolate area to teach the Trail of Tears or making Japanese children go to detention for a week to illustrate internment?

Would those Swedish students be as willing to turn the heating system all the way up and hold a “gas chamber” party as they were to conduct mock slave auctions in blackface?

Chances are, they wouldn’t. So why is the lack of seriousness afforded to slavery so acceptable?

Part of the problem is the way slavery is taught in schools.

There’s an African proverb that goes, “Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.” In the case of slavery, we’re taught from the master’s perspective.

We’re told to believe that slavery happened a long time ago and that we can overcome any emotional scars suffered by our ancestors if we just pledge to all get along.

Behind misguided doctrines like colorblindness or “post-racial” America are efforts to tap dance around the context of slavery.

Why is it not taught as a historical crime with visible effects today?

The wealth and liberties enjoyed by many white families directly corresponds with the forced labor of slaves, riots designed to intimidate black communities and the denial of jobs and loans to blacks from Reconstruction to the present.

For example, what we now know as Wall Street was the first free black settlement from the 1830s to the 1860s. Many blacks were

forced to flee because of the draft riots of 1863. The rest is history.

When I look at my Facebook news feed and see that a friend is attending a “Bloods and Crips” party, it might as well be called a “Making Fun of Impoverished Kids Coping with Generational Poverty” party.

When we look at slavery through this lens, the jokes become less harmless because white people can’t distance themselves from history.

Perhaps there should have been “white collar” gatherings along with the “jungle parties.”

People could put on whiteface and hold mock neighborhood gentrifications or mock job interviews that don’t matter because your dad’s friend owns the company.

Would the joke still be funny then?

Teaching slavery without context leads to embarrassing events like mock slave auctions and generations of students who see slavery as viable as long as it’s for a good cause.

Slavery in any form, no matter how harmless, should be addressed within the context of history. In our efforts to heal the wounds, many have sidestepped the issue, creating a cycle of ignorance.

We have to take a hard look at ourselves when we think dangling the carrot of servitude is the best way to raise money in 2011. *This article originally was published in the Daily Emerald. It is reprinted here in its original form.

A bulky, metal transport craft called a Higgins Boat gets as close to the beach as its coxswain dares to take it. Plunging its bow into the shoreline, it disgorges its cargo, a thirty-man platoon of the 29th Infantry Division.

They wade through the bloody surf, littered with red pieces of what can scarcely be recognized as having ever belonged to human beings.

The cold English Channel weighs down their boots as automatic rounds pop and spatter the water surface, filling the air with a lethal rain of steel stretching eighty miles along the beaches of Normandy. Operation Overlord has begun: D-Day, the allied breaching of Hitler’s European empire.

In the course of a few hours, roughly the time between breakfast and lunch back stateside, over two thousand American soldiers lay dead on the French coast, in whatever god-awful position the German armaments had left them. By the end of the operation, the number of American dead would reach almost 2,500. Two-thousand five-hundred crying families, letters home and young lives for whom history ended that overcast morning in June, 1944.

Meanwhile on the other side of the world, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marines were engaged in their own D-Day, in Operation Detachment, better known as the Battle of Iwo Jima. The most lasting legacy of the operation would be the famous photograph of five Marines and one Navy Corpsman raising the flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi. The other legacy would be the 6,812 Marines that would never leave that tiny island in the Pacific.

We’ve come a long way since then.

That was seventy years ago. The year is now 2011, and twenty-first century warfare may very well go down in history as the first time mankind made robots fight his wars for him.

True, the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone, the workhorse of the U.S. military’s unmanned aerial-vehicle fleet, is not a robot in the independent, sci-fi, Imperial Probe Droid sense, though it gets pretty close. They may function

autonomously or by remote ground control, and can travel several hundred miles to a given target, loitering in enemy airspace for hours uninterrupted. Though variations exist on the basic MQ-1 model (such as the faster and more heavily armed MQ-9 Reaper), the original was met with such approval that the U.S. military now operates some 7,000 of the beasts.

Predator drones are responsible for the successful removal of a number of Taliban and alQaida figures, most of whom have been deftly picked off from the tribal regions of Pakistan, a country which, thankfully, we’ve seen no reason yet to invade. This is indeed one of the primary functions of the drones: to circumvent the tricky issue of national borders to pursue our terrorist enemies who phase in and out of the conventional battlefield at whim.

One of the biggest concerns with the use of drones is their habit of detaching their operators from the battlefield, turning a soldier into less of an active participant and more of a casual observer. There’s some merit to this. It’s perfectly

accurate to imagine a drone operator sitting at a desk in Langley, watching a grainy live feed on a PC, clicking the little human-shaped smudge, then getting a cup of coffee, while somewhere in the world a guy on the terror list evaporates in a blast of Hellfire missiles.

What does it mean for our foreign policy, when the operation of war becomes so painlessly artificial? Will we be more keen to enter into armed conflict, with no threat to the lives of our service men and women? What about the rules of war, whatever those might be? What

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does it mean for the future when killing people is as simple and inconsequential as a game of Starcraft?

Despite the unnerving ethical implications, make no mistake; drones save lives. Would any rational military put its own sons and daughters at risk, when the same mission could be accomplished by an easily-replaceable machine? Yes, the collateral damage that has become so grisly a hallmark of drone operations remains a disturbing issue. Though, it should be said, civilian casualties relating to drone strikes are—debatably—overstated.

President Obama has proven to be somewhat trigger happy with this little bit of technology (drone strikes have increased threefold since his presidency began). It’s not hard to see why.

Drones are cost-effective, safe, unimpressive and politically quiet, at least domestically. On the international stage, it’s a different story. The Pakistani government is not pleased with having its territorial sovereignty so routinely and loophole-ishly violated by missile-toting American robots. Who can blame them?

For that matter, who can blame President Obama? He would be a fool to neglect the tactical value of such a useful piece of technology.

But then, he would do well to appreciate the limitations of unmanned drones. There is a great deal of territory along the strategic spectrum that the drone, no matter how armed, simply cannot cover. Drones can’t capture or hold ground, and certainly can’t contribute to winning hearts and minds.

Drones have their place, no doubt. But for the time being, the decisive factor in warfare will remain some poor, crazy bastard with a rifle and boots planted firmly on the ground.

Which reminds me of the situation in Libya… ■

Chronicles of education New PSU blog arrives late to the party If there is one thing that universities have failed to realize over the past few years, it’s that by the time most students have finished high school, they have become disenchanted with numbers.

Statistics and dates are dull as can be. Categorical breakdowns are about janieve as intriguschnabel ing as the Pythagorean Theorem. Percentages induce a delayed shocktherapy effect. But universities insist on throwing nothing but numbers at potential students.

What is a number-addled student to do?

Recently, a number of schools have added a new component to their web pages: a blog. The trend has grown in the past two years, with larger and smaller schools alike presenting current, former and potential students with insight into campus life. Now, thanks to Christopher Brod-

erick, the associate vice president for Communications, and three student bloggers, PSU has its own blog: PSU Chronicles (www.psuchronicles. com).

Currently hosted on Wordpress, the blog consists of three student writers: Atziri Sanchez, Richelle Beck and Kenny Katz. They have already evaluated D2L, commented on the overuse of PowerPoint in lectures and started examining gathering places for students. It gives insight into PSU that numbers never could: real concerns and opinions from real students, shared in an easy-to-understand format.

Already, despite its lack of advertising, the blog is starting to get traffic from current and potential students alike.

Broderick pushed for the blog for months. He feels that on a campus this diverse, a blog with multiple student writers will give the student population more of a voice. He worked with the department of communications to get the project moving. “Most universities already have blogs,” Broderick said. “So this is really overdue.”

And really, it is.

Social media has become more than just a way to pass the time or reconnect with friends. It has become an integral part of everyday life. A quarter of all internet use in the United States is on social media, more than twice the time spent on the second most visited category: online games.

For businesses and causes, embracing social media has become more than just a good idea—it’s practically a necessity.

PSU clearly understands this now. The blog is just the latest addition to the social media boom of PSU. But unlike the other media PSU has already worked with, the blog is strictly maintained by students. “We want to use this blog to give students a voice,” Broderick said. “We don’t give out assignments. The writers decide what they want to write about, and they share it in their own voice. It’s very self-directed.”

But at the same time, it’s rather limiting. At the moment, the blog looks at only three perspectives, whereas PSU has thousands. In addition, the blog took the school by surprise. Prior to its inception, the only students who knew about it were those in the communications department, and two of

the three writers happen to be communications majors. PSU already had another blog from before, mostly for events and updates about construction.

What will become of that blog now?

Over time, the blog will have to incorporate new perspectives. The goal, according to Broderick, is to expand to the point that the blog is updated every day. The writers themselves will have to keep coming up with new things to talk about, which everyone who has ever started a blog knows is a difficult task to accomplish.

While it is hoped that the blog will eventually be incorporated into the student website, for now it is a separate entity in and of itself.

While there is of course room for improvement, the blog is a marvelous undertaking. It’s a good way for potential students to get to know what the school behind the numbers is like, a way for current students to keep up with the goings-on around campus and a way for former students to remember what their school was like.

With time, the blog will be a valuable addition to the PSU social media and a good resource for those who use it. ■

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Recipe for disaster How should we view nutrition?

A paradox exists within this country: our obsession with nutrition has made us fat.

On Saturday, April 16, I was fortunate enough to hear influential food christine author of selvy such books as “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “In Defense of Food,” Michael Pollan, speak at the University of Portland. His lecture about American food consumption was compelling and eye-opening and should be heard by anyone living in this healthobsessed, yet unhealthy nation.

“Nutritionism,” a term he personally coined, was what he focused most on throughout the night. Four premises account for this clever word. Instead of looking at food as a whole, we are now looking at food as a sum of its nutrient parts. People are now in the mindset that experts must tell us what to eat. Like many ideologies, food is divided into good and evil. And finally, the only point of eating now is to maintain health.

Not all these characteristics sound particularly harmful, right?

One might wonder why it is so wrong to separate certain foods into good and bad categories.

We are all well aware that eating a fresh salad with grilled chicken is presumably a healthier choice than a double bacon cheeseburger with a large side of fries.

These black and white notions, however, which assume certain high-fat, high-calorie foods are the kiss of death (or at least a kiss goodbye to that bangin’ body), only add to the problem. Rather than banning chocolate altogether for “health reasons,” it would be much wiser to simply eat it in moderation. Otherwise,

we’re all bound to scarf down an entire box— alone—because of the guilt that plagues us.

It makes you wonder who is even setting the standards for what is healthy and what is unhealthy.

“Nutritionism is great for the industry because it gets people to buy more,” Pollan said.

“Products can be updated to sell more.”

The government is not going to tell us to eat less; instead, they are going to tell us to buy more of a certain product or vitamin that they label as healthier than everything else.

Walk down any grocery store aisle this week and notice that a huge amount of processed foods—cereal, yogurt, granola bars, frozen foods—all claiming to contain significant amounts of fiber, the hot “new” nutrient. A few months ago, omega-3 fats were all the rage, so these same products were boasting that they had enough omega-3 fats to keep you alive for another 100 years.

Likewise, many foods are labeled “fat-free” or “sugar-free.” Again, this is great for the food industry. We are all confused. Should we eat that low-fat cookie or this whole-grain cookie?

Somehow, marketers and advertisers have gotten a hold of our minds, and stomachs, and have persuaded us that certain nutrients are the worst things we could possible put into our bodies. In reality, these ideas are just not true.

Some of us are old enough to remember the SnackWells phenomenon. These cake/cookie/devil’s food concoctions became popular in the early 1990s for the simple reason that their box labeled them “fat-free.” The makers of SnackWells really hit a homerun with this one. The public naively believed that because they contained no fat, they would not become fat either by downing 24 cookies at once. It was not until everyone started gaining more and more weight that the thought went through people’s heads that maybe sugar was a huge contributor.

BIKE FROM PAGE 1

Free food will be provided on Wednesdays to students who bike to campus sending messages and tracking a rider’s progress.

In addition, the Bike Hub will be giving away several prizes to participants during the challenge and at the awards celebration. This year’s top prize is a Surly Long Haul Trucker Bike worth over $1,000.

The challenge already has 789 riders—more than double than in years past—and they are hoping to reach the 1,000-rider mark this year, according to Ian Stude, the transportation options manager for PSU. Anyone who is a student or employee is eligible to participate in the challenge, Stude said.

Once registered, either as a solo rider or team captain, individuals will use the website to log their trips during the month. The website records calories burned, as well as carbon reduction based on the mileage logged.

“Any trip to PSU that involves bicycling counts, even if you use transit part way,” Stude said. “In addition to recording their own progress, the site allows riders and teams to challenge

“If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell.”

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is hosted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.

Since its challenge is held in September, when PSU is not in session, officials met to use the same code to track the progress on its website.

PSU modeled the new team structure after

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Don't tell me what to eat: Author Michael Pollan speaks on issues of food and nutrition.

Again, though, sugar is fine in moderation. It becomes a problem when 45 extra grams are consumed at every meal with 32 oz. sodas people now regularly purchase. These processed foods—SnackWells, fiber-pumped cereal and yogurt—do not even deserve to be called foods. They are instead, Pollan would say, “edible food-like substances.”

Nutritionism also leads to eating for reasons other than pleasure. “Food is not a product,” Pollan said. “It is less a product than it is a relationship.” I am a firm believer in this principle. Eating is vital for our survival and, yes, health, but it is also a central aspect of our everyday, social interactions. When friends get together, they go out to lunch. When families reunite, they cook a big meal to celebrate.

When that hottie in your philosophy class asks you on a date for the first time, he asks you out to dinner and a movie. As our lives get busier and more hectic, though, it is easy to push eating to the bottom of our priorities list, and in order for us to get back to a healthy state, we need to realize the precedence that food should be taking.

In order for America to continue to sit on its seat as one of the world’s top nations, we must change our ways of thinking about food.

The unreasonable obsession we have with nutrition is not doing the job. Nutritionism may be beneficial for the people behind the food industry, but for most of us, this ideology is a recipe for disaster. ■

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each other by displaying the challenged rider’s stats next to their own.”

To start off the program and welcome all those bicycle commuters, the transportation department put rainproof saddle covers over all the bicycle seats on campus.

Advertising posters have also been placed around the campus, as well as e-mails and word of mouth to get people involved.

In the past, the bike challenge was implemented in order to compare PSU riders to riders at other schools. However, according to Stude, it was found to be largely ineffective in motivating people to choose bikes as their primary source of commuting.

“Part of the experiment this year with the small-team structure is to see if we can get our frequent bike riders to sign up and then invite their friends and colleagues who are less familiar with bike commuting to join them,” Stude said.

The Bike to PSU Challenge is loosely based on the citywide Bike Commute Challenge that

the University of Washington’s Ride in the Rain series.

Stude commented on how important this challenge is to the element in promoting campus wide bicycling.

“PSU’s climate action plan calls for 20 percent of PSU’s commuters to arrive by bike by 2020.

Currently 12 percent of students and employees commute by bike,” he said. “It’s also important to note that bicycle commuters have the lowest economic impact on the university, compared to the higher costs of providing car parking, transit subsidies and even student housing.”

The Bike Hub, along with the student group the Bicycle Advocacy Collective, will be handing out free pastries every Wednesday until the end of the month to anyone who commutes to PSU on their bike. The refreshments will be located in between Smith Memorial Student Union and Neuberger Hall.

Even though the challenge began on May 1, it is not too late to sign up, Stude said. The event ends on May 31 and the awards celebration will be held June 3.

The Bike Hub is offering a free hour-long workshop on bicycle commuting basics today at 5:30 p.m. at the Bike Hub. ■

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HOUSING FROM PAGE 1

Dean of Student Life says Cho’s situation is uncommon misunderstood the deadline and would have to fault, 50 percent is my fault,” Cho said. “But stay or pay a $1,500 fine.

Jana made me feel like it is 100 percent [my] “This problem is a big and serious problem fault. That made me angry. I’m not a child.” for me,” she said. “I’m really disappointed in Cho emailed the Office of the Dean of this school.”

Student Life to complain in April. She heard Cho’s housing records, however, reveal that back from office assistant Lindsey Craven, who Cho was scheduled to move out in March and directed Cho to Assignment Coordinator Kyle was sent several reminders. Director of Resi- Helland. According to Craven, Helland offered dence Life Corey Ray said that Cho was not told Cho a single room in Montgomery Court. to pay the fine. On March 28, she re-activated “As in any large bureaucracy, there are occasionher contract. According to Ray, she told his ally moments of miscommunication,” Craven said. staff that she had nowhere else to go, but Cho Cho declined the single room in Montgomery denies this. because she didn’t want to use the shared bath“Clearly, something was lost in translation,” rooms there.

Ray said. “But we made every effort to reach out “Other victims don’t want to fight with the to [Cho].” housing office,” Cho said. “When they had His staff contacted IELP and the Office of Inter- the same problem with the housing office, national Affairs for help communicating with Cho. they give up.”

According to Dean of Student Life Michele Cho’s friend Poohoon Kim, also from Korea, Toppe, the university tries to be sure that hous- ended up staying at the University Place Hotel ing contracts are transparent. for several days after his attempts to renew his “Efforts are made to have good and clear in- living contract resulted in confusion. formation about contracts that students sign,” “I wasted my money, maybe $250, paying she said. The housing contract is translated into some hotel fee,” he said. “The housing ofseveral different languages. fice is crazy and unfair. I want a degree from Cho said her problems began on Feb. 4. That here, but I’ll never go back to the dormitory. day, she went to University Housing to cancel I don’t know the housing office’s rules. It’s her contract. Her sister, Soomin, accompanied not clear.” her to help her with language barriers.

Toppe and Craven said that, to their knowlAccording to Cho, she was told that the Feb. 4 edge, problems like Kim and Cho’s are not a cancellation deadline didn’t apply to her because pattern. she was an IELP student, and that she’d be fine “It’s not a situation I’ve heard of a lot,” if she turned in her paperwork by the end of the Craven said. winter term.

Toppe added, “If there’s any sort of language “One of the staff…said that she can decide dur- barrier or culture barrier, it’s extra-important to ing the semester and let them know,” Soomin said. make things clear.”

When Cho returned to the office in late FebEmmanuel Nteh, a student from Ghana, said ruary, she said she learned that it was too late to his communications with the housing office cancel her contract without paying a fine, but went well because he asked a lot of questions. the paperwork in her file revealed that her con“I’m a person who likes a lot of questions,” tract was cancelled. he said. “I went to the office and they explained “She was past the deadline, but we took her a lot to me. They told me to cancel by ‘this date’ for her word,” Ray said. and to move out by ‘this date.’” ■ After Cho re-activated her contract, she consulted with Brett Bolstad, a student academic adviser in the IELP. In an e-mail to Cho, Bolstad wrote, “Please be patient and give us time to try and work this out.”

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MIT professor to lecture on Japan-China-US relations The center for Japanese studies brings Dr. Richard Samuels to PSU Joshua Hunt Vanguard staff

Dr. Richard Samuels, professor of Political Science and director of the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will visit PSU on Thursday, May 12. In a free lecture that will take place at 6 p.m. in the PSU Native American Center, Dr. Samuels will discuss the significance of relationships between Japan, China and the United States.

Dr. Ken Ruoff, PSU faculty and director of the Center for Japanese Studies, explained the significance of the lecture, which was organized

by PSU’s CJS and the Confucius Institute.

“Here’s a talk about the worlds largest, second-largest and third-largest economies,” Dr. Ruoff said. “It’s a talk about the United States relations with the two most important powers in Northeast Asia.”

Dr. Samuels’s one-and-a-half hour lecture will deal with the political, economic, cultural and security issues that shape relations between Japan, China and the U.S. Dr. Ruoff, however, is quick to add that the lecture will be accessible to anyone, regardless of academic experience.

“We ask these speakers to prepare a lecture that’s accessible to academics and non-academics

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The doctor is in: Richard Samuels, dressed to the nines.

alike,” Dr. Ruoff said. “Richard Samuels is the foremost interpreter of the political situation in Japan working in the U.S. today. Recently, he’s turned his attention to Japan, China and U.S. relations. These countries all share relationships with one another that are both deeply beneficial and deeply contentious.”

Though the U.S. has an excellent relationship with Japan, and a strong relationship with China, these two powerful Northeast Asian nations

Battles against bad music

have had a complex and adversarial relationship throughout history.

“China and Japan are making a fortune off of each other,” said Dr. Ruoff. “But on another level, their relations can be downright nasty. They are also both hugely important trade partners for the U.S., and if the Japan-China relationship went down the tube, it would take the U.S. with it.”

The relationship between Japan and China has been further complicated by China’s increased militarism, while Japan remains constrained by the ghosts of its militaristic past. Neighboring nations, many of which bore the brunt of Japan’s militarism in the past, remain vigilant and outspoken about any increase in their military presence.

The lecture will mark the third time that Dr. Samuels has visited PSU, and Dr. Ruoff said that the CJS has been pleased with each lecture the MIT professor has given.

“Few people are as qualified as Rick Samuels to speak on this subject,” Dr. Ruoff said.

“Anyone walking into the room will be able to understand.”

In addition to political, economic and cultural relations, Dr. Samuels is likely to speak about security issues between Japan, China and the U.S. In his most recent book, “Securing Japan: Tokyo’s Grand Strategy & the Future of East Asia,” Dr. Samuels examined the important role that a strategic alliance with Japan plays in the Having left his mark as a multi-functional finger-tapping guitar genius, Williams left Chicago with enough brawn to take an avant-garde position in the realm of math rock, taking into account the many factors that would help facilitate and create a new, yet familiar, approach to shoveling out complex rhythms.

If you pay close attention during the show, you may catch the artist juggling with his intense loop system (a Gibson Echoplex) as he finagles the impossible: finger-tapping out the

Brooklyn drops one of its best bands on us tomorrow night Jake Stevens Vanguard staff

Characterized by extreme precision and its rhythmically complex structures, the quiet genre appropriately dubbed “math rock” is making an appearance here in Portland on Wednesday at the Doug Fir. This isn’t just any other creative doppelganger spawned from the post-punk era that emerged through underground music during the late ’80s, but its popularity is due in part to the highly-acclaimed band Battles and the incredibly talented rock mutants that comprise it.

Without a doubt, these true-to-life X-Men are going to be putting on an entertaining performance—showing off how masterfully they have honed their skills in manifesting their challenging time signatures, angular melodies and start-stop rhythmic prose into something that gives way to good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll.

This power trio consists of some major players that have already made their mark in this sort of genre and have also partaken in some reputable acts. Battles formed in 2002 by exDon Caballero and former member of Storm & Stress Ian Williams (guitar, keyboard), ex-Helmet and ex-Tomahawk member John Stanier (drums, extremely impractical cymbal height) and ex-Lynx Dave Konopka (guitar, bass).

These guys came together in New York in what

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U.S. presence in the region. The combination of diminished U.S. military presence in East Asia, rapidly increasing militarism in China and the proliferation of North Korea’s nuclear program has led to an increased reliance on U.S. relations with Japan.

While the expertise of lecturers like Dr. Samuels can benefit business, economics and political science majors equally, Dr. Ruoff believes that all PSU students can benefit from these cultural and international events that take place outside of the classroom.

“If you start when you’re a freshman and attend just a few outside events each term, in a sense, you’ve exposed yourself to three extra classes worth of material, for free,” Dr. Ruoff said. “Events like these are also great social events, and a good way to meet people and make connections.”

Dr. Samuels unique expertise will help both academics and non-academics to make their own connection to the complexities of international power dynamics between these three powerful and influential nations.

Dr. Richard Samuels lectures on Japan, China and U.S. relations, at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 12 at the PSU Native American Center at 710 SW Jackson Street. The one-and-a-half hour lecture is free of charge, courtesy of sponsorship by the PSU Center for Japanese Studies, Confucius Institute of PSU and the Mark Spencer Hotel. ■ his start serving as the drummer for the alternative-metal group Helmet, birthed by Oregonnative Page Hamilton. Persevering through the many line-up changes that the band Helmet had gone through, Stanier had gained prestige as a drummer known for his speed, endurance and precision, especially while performing live.

He was interviewed in magazines such as Modern Drummer and cited influences like Neal Peart, the drummer for Rush.

What stands out with Stanier is that he stands by the fact that he never had any formal drum lessons growing up other than going to school at the University of South Florida to endure studying orchestral percussion. Another interesting fact about Stanier is that he is known for taking his Zildjian K ride and boosting it high (and I mean high) above his drum set, which I’m guessing is to either add to the entertainment effect of the show, or to just help keep his mind in focus. All in all, he’s a musician who deserves a bit of awe.

The third Planeteer, bassist and guitarist Dave Konopka, holds down his position with no apprehension. From just listening to a sample of Battles’ latest record “Gloss Drop,” due to be released in June, it’s clear that Konopka can hold his own with the other two virtuosos.

All there is left to really say is that if you are trying to go see a truly remarkable musical experience, as opposed to watching another band perform along the same old guidelines that live music adheres to, see these guys at the Doug Fir tomorrow. ■

Battles against oneself: Even I don't know what's going on here.

appears to be the merging of very influential forces that can only be reasonably compared to Captain Planet and his Planeteers.

Williams, known as a math rock pioneer to many (as well as serving in a cameo appearance during the film “High Fidelity” with John Cusack), started Battles after his departure from his former two bands in which he had contributed as the second guitarist on seven albums.

flawless and unique “robot rock” melody while he pumps out the intensely disciplined notes on the keyboard simultaneously. This alone instills true fascination.

The second Planeteer, John Stanier, who already gains recognition from just surviving the pressure that comes with the position of intense percussionist, has done so with a sense of stubbornness. Hailing from Baltimore, Stanier got

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Ruffage: You have to eat all of this to even be allowed into the fair. Just kidding.

Campus Rec hosts Wellness Fair Vendors and activities abound at the fair Rian Evans Vanguard staff

On Wednesday, May 13, Portland State Campus Rec, in conjunction with the Center for Student Health and Counseling, will be hosting a Wellness Fair. The event will be held on the second-floor basketball courts from noon to 2 p.m. The event is open to all Portland State students, faculty and staff, free of charge. So far, 25 vendors from PSU and the greater Portland area are confirmed for the event.

“Wellness” is operative word here. This isn’t just a fitness or health fair, but it will instead focus on multiple areas of life that come together to create overall wellness. Obviously fitness is a crucial element to overall wellness, but the event also tends to social, spiritual, environmental and even financial health. The fair seeks to be a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to personal wellness. Almost every Portland State resource will be under one roof for the day, including, but certainly not limited to, the Women’s Resource Center, the Queer Resource Center and the Disability Resource Center.

The Wellness Fair will be set up very similar to a marketplace or bazaar, except held indoors.

Each vendor will have their own booth, and I’ve been told that each booth will have some type of interactive offering for the attendees.

For example, Foot Traffic will be offering gate analysis for the aspiring runners out there, and SHAC will be offering blood pressure testing.

Further offerings include advice on managing student loans from the Portland State School of Business Administration and the Office of Student Financial Aid, nutritional advice from Weight Watchers, chiropractic information from the University of Western States, massages from the East West College of Healing Arts—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Though only 25 vendors are confirmed at the moment, it is likely that many more will be added by the day of the fair. (For a com-

plete list of confirmed vendors, see the end of this article.)

I was particularly pleased to find out that the personal training staff from Campus Rec will be offering body fat testing. (Don’t worry, the actual caliper tests will be performed behind a privacy curtain.) I’ve always advocated using a mirror and/or body fat testing as tool for judging progress. This is the perfect opportunity to try ditching the scale and to get a more concrete idea of where one is really at from a standpoint of body composition.

If all the free advice, services and resources weren’t enough to bring people in, food and prizes should do the trick. Numerous refreshments will be available, as well as samples from companies like Clif Bar and Whole Foods. And while the specifics haven’t been sorted out as of the time of writing, I’ve been assured that there will be some cool prizes raffled off throughout the fair.

The Wellness Fair is a fantastic opportunity for students, faculty and staff to familiarize themselves the wide variety of resources that are out there to help them achieve complete health and wellness. While I tend to emphasize physical fitness through nutrition and exercise, the truth is that they are only pieces of a much larger picture. For those interested in getting their wellness running on all cylinders (or maybe just want some free goodies), definitely check out the Wellness Fair.

Confirmed vendors/booths as of April 28: Portland Parks and Recreation, Starbucks Coffee, Clif Bar, Whole Foods, PSU Campus Recreation, PSU Student Affairs, PSU Business Affairs, Foot Traffic, Weight Watchers, Portland Clinic, LINK Therapy, PSU Bike Hub, PSU Women’s Resource Center, PSU Queer Resource Center, PSU Disability Resource Center, PSU Sustainability, PSU Multicultural Center, PSU Student Activities and Leadership Programs, East West College of Healing Arts, Oregon Board of Massage Therapists, National College of Natural Medicine, Oriental School of Medicine, University of Western States, Kaiser Permanente, and PSU Center for Student Health and Counseling. ■

Last Friday, Kate Middleton and Prince William finally exchanged vows in one of the most tearjerking media subterfuges in recent memory.

People gathered the world over to camp out as close to Buckingham Palace, hotels, and other places that anyone even remotely connected to the royal family had so much as eaten lunch.

Someone even showed up in a dog mask in order to coordinate Kate Middleton’s fashion choices before she left to go get married. A dog mask! Between that and the collection of truly goofy hats, coupled with the fact that the American media cared about twenty times more than the English media, the whole spectacle behind the wedding itself overshadowed the matrimony.

American journalists flocked to England to garrote English shopkeepers about Middleton’s hat choices. “Inside Edition” even aired an episode primarily concerned with UK-only news.

I’m not trying to be insensitive, but people are dying. Can we scrap the Disney princess mentality for a second to get right? Also, NBC interrupted Ice T’s appearance on Fallon to show this crap. How dare they!

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Skrillex

Donald Trump really earns his toupee and blotchy skin Recently, Donald Trump went on record saying “I have a good relationship with the blacks.” Note that there are no brackets in that sentence to indicate that I included “the.” He really said that.

Trump, as you may know is the media figurehead of a small, stupid group called “birthers.”

Essentially, these people are the ones that believe that because a black man is in the Oval Office, it has to be by some bizarre higher-up trickery—an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine-like ruse that had to have been orchestrated by a cascading list of bureaucrats.

Birthers will tell you that it’s not at all racially motivated, that the inquiry is genuine. However, there has never been a “birther” movement for any other (read: white) president. It’s all good, bros. As long as there’s an African-American guy running the country, we’re just going to need to see a little ID. Routine procedure.

Either way, Obama finally produced his birth certificate, but to nobody’s surprise, it didn’t shut them up. Trump himself is taking credit for the ignorance, which is fine by me.

After all of this, it was revealed that Trump got sued a while back for refusing to rent out his property to black people. Surprise, surprise.

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Mad hatter: Looking spectacular, guys.

Skrillex has all his crap stolen in Italy, thieves practically turn themselves in Arguably the biggest name in electronic music right now, Skrillex, aka Sonny Moore was staying at a hotel in Milan, Italy where all of his computer stuff was stolen. The stuff in question was his laptop and his hard drives, where he kept each Skrillex master track. The drives also held the bits and pieces which comprised Skrillex’ new album, along with unfinished remixes of other tracks.

One of the remixes was a dubstep mix of Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way.” Hours after the theft, the unfinished track surfaced on YouTube as an “unreleased Skrillex track.” Skrillex posted a message on his Facebook page where he said things like “God only knows how this leaked.”

It’s very obvious that Skrillex was surprised to see his stolen work surface on YouTube, but the whole Facebook posting is evidence that he was surprised that whoever had it had uploaded it in the first place. The YouTube account is indeed run by a citizen of the European Union. Here’s to hoping he has Skrillex’ stuff and returns it safely.

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Donald Chump

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ARTS & CULTURE ■ TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011 ■ VANGUARD 11

■ ARTS & CULTURE

SHOW YOURSELF UP Tuesday, May 3

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Menomena, Talkdemonic, Archaeology If there’s one band responsible for Portland’s current musical direction in the last 10 years, it’s Menomena.

Formed back in 2000, the band has released four albums and a handful of other singles and EPs. Combining an unequaled knack for melody and harmony, Menomena has tackled the indie pop genre with a barrage of instruments, including horns and pianos. They have succeeded—they’ve played all over the world, they’ve filmed several music videos, and all with relatively little internal tumult. Only one original member has left since

the band’s inception, and he was replaced with a person of upstanding Portland indie pedigree—Joe Haege—who was a founding member of another rad local band, 31Knots. Such success in the indie world is enough to collapse most bands, but Menomena has trudged onward.

Tonight, it’s playing the second of two shows at the Doug Fir, a venue renowned for their superb sound. Don’t miss it.

DOUG FIR, 9 P.M., $15, 21+

Yeah, I know. Motograter is a really stupid nü metal band. It dresses up in goofy costumes, and the band members paint their skin all kinds of nutty colors.

Honestly, Motograter didn't get into the nü metal game until pretty late in the embarrassing genre's lifespan. The genre pretty much died off in 2000, yet Motograter put out its first studio album two years later. It pretty much missed the boat, and it did so in a supernova of awful nü metal cliché excess. On top of all that, the supporting bands nearly don't need a listen, given their names. I mean really, Amerikin? It's just so awful. With all that said, however, Motograter

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DID invent their own instrument, cleverly named the motograter. The motograter is a series of industrial cables and random bits that generates a supergrowly bass sound. Now I'm not asking you to go out and see a nü metal show, but the band at least deserves a little bit of respect for inventing their own instrument. If you're the super experimental type, maybe it might be worth a viewing. Just understand that its out there and being used to make face-paint nü metal. In 2011.

HAWTHORNE THEATER, 7 P.M., $10, ALL AGES

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THIS WEEK IN BANGERS Our resident DJ shows you what to play at your next dance party Johnny Mayer Vanguard staff

It’s said that April showers bring May flowers, but while you wait the weather out for the sun to break through, enjoy some grooving electro house track recommendations from the Vanguard—may it brighten your mood and get you dancing. Plasmapool Records is dominating the reviews this week, due to releasing a lot of great tracks from several artists in the last months.

You can’t go wrong with anything they release.

A quartet of new cuts is on the line up this week, lots of bangers, lots of hype and a barrel chock full of awesome!

Mord Fustang — “Lick the Rainbow” PHOTO COURTESY OF AUTUMN & WILD/MWARDMUSIC.COM

M. Ward, Corin Tucker Band, David Bazan If there’s one thing New Hampshire has over Oregon, its M. Ward and whatever it is that led M. Ward out to that dreadful state. I mean, N.H.’s only redeeming quality, besides the stunningly beautiful nature, WAS the old man in the mountain, emblazoned forever on N.H.’s state quarters, only to break and fall off later. After that, they’ve got nothing—except M. Ward. Because Mr. Ward cut his teeth over here before becoming a nationally known folk star and half of She & Him, his homecoming show is certain to be quite the affair. What better venue to welcome

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Sepultura, Vader, Abigail Williams Ward back into our arms than the Crystal Ballroom—a venue almost as old as the genre that Ward has come to master. Supporting Ward is David Bazan, another neofolky artist who’s almost as good as the man running the show. However, Bazan’s instrumentation has a tendency to be a tad harder-edged. This will work in perfect contrast to Ward’s handiwork, which will sure to be the most serene roof-burning show you’ll see in a while.

CRYSTAL BALLROOM, 8 P.M., $25, ALL AGES

Look, we already had one nü metal writeup in this section. Luckily, Brazil's Sepultura survived that nü metal bubble that Motograter was so shamefully a part of. Unfortunately, Sepultura's original frontman Max Cavalera is no longer with the band, but his brother, drummer Igor, is. Though he's now a part of Brazil electronic ensemble Mixhell, he pulls double duty in Sepultura and is an amazing drummer. However, the real star of this show is Abigail Williams. Though it has only one original member left, A.W. plays the kind of

black metal that nearly all of its contemporaries can not come close to touching. A.W.'s drummer is easily one of the best in the business right now, and is matched only

by Vader's drummer, who keeps time with some of the fastest double bass you'll ever hear on record. If that kind of thing strikes your fancy, check it out, but I'm telling you, do not miss Abigail Williams. Without it, this is only a half-assed metal show at best.

HAWTHORNE THEATER, 7 P.M., $22.50–28, ALL AGES

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Y La Bamba, Grand Hallway Tender Loving Empire has a penchant for signing some of our city’s best bands. They have Jared Mees and the Grown Children, Typhoon (who rules), they just signed the phenomenal Radiation City, and they have Y La Bamba. Just recently, Y La Bamba was on the successful end of a Kickstarter campaign to record their new album. Kickstarter’s aim is to provide artists a source of funding, by getting people around the globe to pledge money in exchange for tangible goods like CDs and shirts. Essentially, the shirts and records

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you were going to buy anyway are included in your donation to keep your favorite bands in the studio.

Either way, Y La Bamba plays the kind of folky business you’ve come to expect from Tender Loving Empire, with a really great vocalist. Thanks to Kickstarter and a whole bunch of fans, Y La Bamba will be headed to the studio soon, and let’s hope that money will be put to good use.

THE WOODS, 9 P.M., UNKNOWN COST, 21+

Mogwai, Errors For a short time in the mid-to-late 2000s, post-rock gripped the globe. Bands like Explosions in the Sky, Mono and Godspeed You! Black Emperor held top billing all over (since, GY!BE has embarked on a wildly successful sold-out tour). Throughout the rise and subsequent fall of post-rock, one band hasn’t rested on its laurels, releasing great album after great album. That band is Mogwai. Long billed as one of the world’s loudest bands—even going as far as having a special edition fuzz pedal made for them by Electro-Harmonix—Mogwai brings its ear-splitting act to the confines of the Wonder

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Ballroom. Earlier this year, Mogwai released the stellar album, “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will,” their seventh record and another notch in their belt of great albums (though Rock Action was their best so far).

Because Mogwai doesn’t rest, consider this a classic touring style, one that is used to promote a new album.

I don’t think Mogwai has quite reached the point where die-hard fans are clamoring to hear all the rarities, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened very soon.

WONDER BALLROOM, 9 P.M., $22–25, ALL AGES

This one is part electro house, part crushing dirty bass and equal parts heavy awesome. The intro starts with a pretty standard four-on-the-

floor house-styled beat preparing you for some very electro-bass drops. Around the one minute mark, a second intro-styled break comes through with a great pad line and a capella “oohs,” “ahs” and “whoas” that whisks the listener away in preparation for the main groove.

Dubstep-style bass comes through to get you grooving in a feel good mood. Horn and a capella stabs make some appearances as the song rolls on. The break returns in a similar fashion to the intro, this time with the vocal track arpeggiating back and forth. The beat returns while the track rolls on. Clocking in at seven minutes long, the meat is easily from the twoto six-minute mark.

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Javi Garcia — “Back to Me” This one has all the sounds destined to be a longstanding classic, featuring great trance-styled leads, heavy kicks and great filter sweeps. The track takes a little while to get fully going; it’s not until right around the minute mark when

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just before the beat and bass slam back with force. Definitely a straight electro-house jam, this one would be great in a set early on as it has great elements that can really set the tone for a dance-driven night.

the substance hits. The bass line has kind of an acid-y resonant feel, but it’s not full-on acid house. The sweeping leads create a mellow mood and encourage the listener to groove hard while keeping it mellow. The track rolls on, filling out a necessary element in any DJ set, relaxation.

This one is definitely best suited very early on or near the end of the night, right between a major set of really heavy bangers.

128 BPM, Plasmapool Records, 2011

Felguk — “All Night Long” Snares and claps open this one up for a few bars until the bass drum kicks in with authority. A nice filter-swept swoosh flies out with some robotic vocal interjections before the whole track snaps off, enticing the listener to squirm in a split second of anticipation. After some bass kicks, the drumbeat comes back and all is received. The robotic voice lays it down while the bass pops back and forth heavily. At the threeand-a-half-minute mark, a break slows things down with some heavy leads that let you relax

130 BPM, BugEyed Records, 2011

Hypster — “Neon Teens” Just when everyone thought that Orff’s “Carmina Burana” was oversampled and overplayed, Hypster has given in a new heavily electro-styled spin. The track kicks off with bass drums and claps blasting out right at you while the timpani starts to clamor in. It’s on.

Right after the minute mark the track explodes with a sample of “Carmina Burana” in epic glory that pushes the listener to the extreme. The break continues on gearing you up for a massive drop. The near minute-long break at the two-and-a-half-minute mark is where things get downright nasty. The choral singing bursts out like shrapnel into a million different layers riding anxiety until a much-anticipated drop brings the beat back in. The last minute or so of the track is almost identical to the intro, giving you plenty of segue into another track or a perfect fade out to top off a mix. ■ 128 BPM, Plasmapool Records, 2011

THERE'S A PARTY, AND YOU'RE INVITED. OK, I didn’t mean to get your hopes up, but it’s online.

But you’re still invited. Head on over to our website and get a chance to interact with everyone else. Don’t like our reviews? Check it out. Do you really, really hate Architecture in Helsinki? Get on up in there and hammer it out. You’ll be glad you did. There will be pictures of beer.

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SPORTS ■ TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011■ VANGUARD 13

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Vikings back on top Time is running out Softball sits atop Mountain Division after winning three games in Colorado Robert Britt Vanguard staff

When Portland State took the field at Northern Colorado on Saturday morning, the two teams were tied for first place in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference’s Mountain Division. However, by Sunday evening that had all changed.

The Vikings took three of four games from the Bears in Greeley, Colo. to become the lone team with a claim to first place in the division standings.

The Bears and Vikings split victories on Saturday, with Northern Colorado putting an end to Portland State’s 10-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory in Game 1 before the Vikings retaliated with an 11-2 drubbing in five innings.

The Vikings then carried the momentum into Sunday, where they won Game 3 of the series 4-0 before again run-ruling the Bears in five innings, this time with a 10-2 final score.

“It was a big day for us. We stepped up when we had to the most,” head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk said in a media statement. “Our offense came alive and our pitchers did an excellent job of keeping Northern Colorado in check.”

PSU now advances to a 26-16 overall record and 12-4 in the PCSC. The Vikings are one game ahead of secondplace Utah Valley (18-24, 11-5 PCSC) and two games above Northern Colorado (14-34, 10-6 PCSC).

Going into the final week of league play, all that remains on the Vikings’ conference slate

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Taking aim: Junior Jenna Krogh led the Vikings with eight hits over the four-game series against Northern Colorado.

is an all-important four-game series against Weber State, the outcome of which will ultimately determine PSU's postseason fate.

The team that wins the division title will host the winner of the Coastal Division for this year’s PCSC Championship Series—a best-of-three contest to determine who earns the conference’s bid to the NCAA tournament.

PSU has the advantage of being the best-hitting team in the PCSC. The Vikings are leading the 12-team conference with a team batting average of .349 against league opponents—a stat to which they held true over the weekend.

To the 16 hits the Bears

earned over the four-game series, the Vikings belted out 37 hits and went .363 overall at the plate.

Junior outfielder Jenna Krogh led the Vikings with eight hits for a .613 batting average over the series. She is currently on a six-game hitting streak and has a team-leading 16 multi-hit games.

PSU's strength is not confined to the plate, however, as the Vikings’ pitching staff of senior Nichole Latham and sophomore Anna Bertrand continued to stymie opposing batters.

Bertrand, who entered the weekend as the reigning Mountain Division Pitcher of the Week, kept her hot streak

going. In 10 innings of work, she allowed seven hits with 10 walks and nine strikeouts.

Latham began the series as the sore-luck loser in Game 1 after holding the Bears scoreless through the first five innings of play. Going into the sixth, the Vikings held a 2-0 lead and Latham had given up just three hits until a tworun homer from Northern Colorado’s Megan Wilkinson tied the game in the bottom of the frame. Kailee Vessey then locked up the win for the Bears with a walk-off home run to right-center field in the bottom of the seventh.

In Game 2, Bertrand took to the pitching circle for a runrule routing that was cut short after the fifth inning thanks to a Viking batting order that remained lively despite the prior loss. Freshman infielder Crysta Conn kicked off the scor-

ing in the top of the first by sending her first pitch to right field for a two-run triple.

Freshman outfielder Becca Bliss earned her first career home run in the fourth with a two-run shot over the rightfield fence before sophomore infielder Carly McEachran— the next batter—hit her team-leading fifth long ball of the season over the fence at right-center. As if leading 6-2 through four innings was not enough, the Vikings came alive for a five-run fifth inning to put the game away via mercy rule.

“I'm proud of the girls for coming back the way they did in the second game,” EchoHawk said.

On the day, Bliss hit 4-of-5 with one run and three RBIs, and McEachran hit 5-of-8 with two runs and an RBI. Bertrand held the Bears to three hits while walking six and striking out one.

Sunday saw a return of the

Vikings’ combination of big bats and potent pitching, as the PSU’s sluggers combined for 20 hits while Latham and Bertrand held the Bears to just seven knocks.

In Game 3, two Vikings— junior Jenna Krogh and sophomore Danielle Lynn— hit perfect games at the plate while Latham held the Northern Colorado sluggers to just three hits for a complete-game shutout. Krogh went 2-of-2 at the plate and Lynn hit 3-of-3.

McEachran, who hit from the leadoff position for first three games of the series, is hitting .438 in conference play with a .771 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the league in both categories.

Game 4 saw Krogh return to the top of the batting order, where she has appeared for much of the season. Her return to the leadoff spot seemed to inspire, as she went 3-of-4 at the plate and scored three runs.

Krogh leads the team with a .388 overall batting average and is hitting .412 in league games to put her in seventh in conference.

Bertrand—who took both games via the mercy rule and has now won five-straight decisions—leads the league with a .170 opposing batting average and ranks second for her 50 batters struck out.

After the weekend’s series, Latham advanced her pitching record to 14-8 on the season and Bertrand advanced to 11-8.

PSU ended the weekend’s road trip to Colorado with a non-conference meeting with Colorado State on Monday afternoon. The results of that game were not available as of press time.

The Vikings close out their conference schedule by hosting Weber State (12-34, 3-13 PCSC) in a four-game series on Saturday and Sunday. They then host Oregon State in a non-conference doubleheader to close out the regular season. ■

Line scores Saturday Game 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Portland State 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 — Northern Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 — W—Henderson, K. (UNC) 10-15; L—Latham, N. (PSU) 13-8; S—None

R 2 3

H 9 6

E 2 0

11 2

8 3

0 4

Game 3 Northern Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Portland State 0 2 0 0 2 0 X — W—Latham, N. (PSU) 14-8; L—Henderson, K. (UNC) 10-16; S—None

0 4

3 8

2 1

Game 4 Northern Colorado 1 1 0 0 0 — Portland State 2 0 4 3 1 — W—Bertrand, A., (PSU) 11-8; L—Wilkinson, M. (UNC) 0-5; S—None

2 10

4 12

1 2

Game 2 Portland State 2 0 1 3 5 — Northern Colorado 0 0 0 2 0 — W—Bertrand, A., (PSU) 10-8; L—Juelfs, J. (UNC) 4-13; S—None

Sunday

Pure bliss: Freshman Becca Bliss hit her first career home run over the weekend.

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With the season winding down, the Vikings worked on other events at the Pacific Twilight Gretchen Sandau Vanguard Staff

This past weekend the Portland State Vikings travelled to Forest Grove to compete in the Pacific Twilight. With only one more meet left in the regular season, the Pacific Twilight was a chance for the athletes to compete in their secondary events, and to take a break from their main focus.

“Some people did events they haven't done in a month, which helps them go into conference ready to perform instead of feeling stale,” assistant coach Cassie Stilley said.

Some of the major highlights of the meet came from sophomore Geronne Black and seniors John Lawrence and Karene King.

A native to Reno, Nev., Lawrence ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the first time in about a month due to an injury, and came in first. The last meet at which he competed in the steeplechase was the Pacific Preview on March 12, where he came in first and qualified for the championship as well. Lawrence returned to action last week at the Oregon Relays and came in eighth in the 1,500-meter.

King took first in the 200-meter, setting a new meet record with a time of 24.54 seconds. Former Viking Jernise Sanders had held the previous meet record, but King broke it by a narrow .10 margin. In additon, Black, a New York native, won her respective event, the 100-meter.

Her time of 12.24 was only a mere .02 seconds away from setting a new meet record. Sanders also set the original record.

Junior P’Lar Dorsett also had a strong meet.

She ran in the 100-meter, coming in only seconds behind Black to finish third with a

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Coming into focus: The track team is prepared for a successful run in the Big Sky Outdoor Championship next week.

time of 12.67. She also came in third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.27. Another close Viking was senior Nate Endicott, who came in second to Lawrence in the steeplechase, missing the qualifying mark by only .24 seconds with his time of 9:35.24. Then in the men’s 100-m, sophomore Jordan Bird ran a new personal record by .03 seconds, his new record standing at 11.48 seconds.

Out in the field, junior Spencer Moe did well on a personal level, throwing about five meters further than usual, with a mark of 46.85 meters. Then in men and women’s javelin, junior Sean Mackelvie

and freshman Allison Burkett came in third and fourth, respectively. Mackelvie threw 201 feet, his second throw over 200 this season, while Burkett had a heave of 131. Also, Mackelvie participated in the triple jump for the second time this season and was only .25 inches short of tying his previous mark by jumping 43-7.75 feet.

Freshman Shae Carson has also been showing signs of consistency over the past couple of weeks by throwing the discus around the 130foot range, and this weekend’s mark landed at 128-1. Junior J.J. Rosenberg finished fourth in the men’s long jump with a distance of 21-06 feet.

Sophomore Brittany Long ran her second best time in the women’s 3,000-m steeplechase, running the event in 12:03.30 minutes and placing fifth overall. Junior Quiana Jackson ran a new personal record in the 400-meter with a time of 58.47, placing her fifth overall.

Next week the Vikings will be traveling down to Eugene for their third appearance this season at Hayward Field. They will be competing in the Oregon Twilight, which will be their last meet before the Big Sky Outdoor Championship.

The championship will be held in Sacramento on May 11–14. ■

Heading to the big stage have a 302.3 scoring average this year; however over their last three tournaments, the fivesome of Britney Yada, Lauren Taylor, Tiffany Schoning, Kalyn Dodge and Alexia Brown Mike Lund Assistant Athletic Director have reduced that scoring average significantly. for Media Relations During wins in the UC Irvine Anteater Invitational, Wyoming Cowgirl Classic and the Big Portland State's "Fab Five" will take to the Sky Championship, PSU compiled a 293.4 course this Thursday at the NCAA West Re- scoring average. gional at Washington National Golf Club in The competition at the West Regional gets Auburn, WA. The Vikings, winners of the Big much more challenging though, as the topSky Conference Championship, go into the ranked team in the nation and Pac-10 Champi24-team West Regional as the 20th-seeded team. on, USC, will be among the competitors. Other It is Portland State's sixth appearance at the top-25 nationally-ranked teams playing in the NCAA West Regional in the last nine seasons. regional are Virginia, Arizona, Georgia, TennesPSU will try to play off its recent successes, see, Pepperdine, Iowa State and UC Davis. which include three straight tournament wins The top eight teams from the West Reheading into the West Regional. The Vikings gional will advance to the NCAA Championship Tournament, May 18-21, at the Traditions Golf Club in State College, Texas.

Reaching the NCAA Championship Tournament would be a monumental achievement for the Viking team. PSU's best-ever finish at an NCAA Regional is 16th. The Vikings go into the regional ranked 59th in the golfstat.com poll and 70th in the Golfweek rankings.

Two-time Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year Kathleen Takaishi will take her top five once again to Washington National. They include sophomore Britney Yada (75.10 scoring average), freshman Lauren Taylor (75.83), junior Tiffany Schoning (76.06) and seniors Kalyn Dodge (76.86) and Alexia Brown (77.13).

Yada was the Big Sky Conference medalist at the Big Sky Championship, shootphoto courtesy of goviks.com ing a six-under par 210 total. Brown tied Leading the way: Sophomore Britney Yada took the BSC medal.

Viking golfers open NCAA West Regional play on Thursday

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Everyone smile: Viking's golf team won the Big Sky Championship this season.

for sixth with 223 overall. All five Vikings were among the top 14 players.

Yada, Taylor and Schoning were first team AllBig Sky Conference honorees this year. Dodge earned second team honors. Taylor was named the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year.

The 24-team field at the NCAA West Regional will play for eight spots in the NCAA Championship. This year's Championship Tournament will be played at The Traditions Golf Club in State College, TX and is hosted

by Texas A&M. Washington National Golf Club will play as a 6,321-yard, par 72 course at the NCAA West Regional. Washington National also hosted the NCAA West Regional in 2006 and was the site of the 2002 NCAA National Championship.

Teams competing in the West Regional (listed

in order of seed, 1-24): USC, Virginia, Arizona, Georgia, Tennessee, Pepperdine, Iowa State, UC Davis, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tulsa, Denver, San Diego State, BYU, New Mexico, UT-San Antonio, PSU, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Oral Roberts and UTEP The tournament is 54 holes of stroke play with 18 holes each day from Thursday through Saturday. Play begins at 8 a.m. each day. On Thursday, May 5, the Vikings will tee off on the first hole between 1:25 and 2:09 p.m. in the afternoon wave. On Friday, May 6, the Vikings will tee off on the 10th hole between 8:55 and 9:39 a.m. On Saturday, May 7, tee times will be the same as Thursday. ■ *This article was originally published by GoViks. com. It is reprinted here in its original form.

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CALENDAR Today Office of Information Technology first annual Tech Fair 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SMSU Ballroom and SMSU 338 Come see technology displays from companies such as Blue Socket, Dell Kace, Dell EqualLogic, Fujitsu, HP-IPG, Lenovo, Meraki, Mozy Pro, Optoma, Symantec and Xerox. Technology discussions will be held in the Vanport Room with presentations on strategies and products to improve and optimize your infrastructure. Meet with your peers, share best practices, and enjoy food and drinks.

Adaptive Climbing 4 to 8 p.m.

ASRC Climbing Center The Adaptive Climbing program is being held with the purpose of providing a first time experience for individuals with a variety of cognitive and physical needs.

Indigenous Peoples of PSU Meet and Greet 2 to 6 p.m.

ASRC Climbing Center The Native American Student and Community Center is hosting this event. It is a fun opportunity to get to know faculty, staff and students at PSU of Alaska Native, Native American and Pacific Islander backgrounds. There will be live music and food. Free to all.

Wednesday Community-Based Sustainability Solutions: What is the Recipe for Success?

5 to 6:30 p.m.

Shattuck Hall Annex Portland has a remarkable history of long-range planning and sustainable development. But not every effort has been a success. How come some of the greenest ideas to promote renewable energy, recycling or habitat protection fail, while other efforts thrive? Susan Anderson has spent more than two decades learning how to develop and grow community-based sustainability programs in Portland and throughout the United States Come hear about a handful of these innovative, but practical, efforts and explore the building blocks of success.

Just Move It Fun Walk and Lunchion 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Native American Student and Community Center Healing Feathers would like to invite you to join us for our “Just Move It” Fun Walk and Lunchion. This event promotes healthy lifestyle choices for all communities. Lunch costs $5; all proceeds will benefit local families in need.

Thursday India Lecture Series: “The Superhero on Mumbai Streets” 7 to 9 p.m.

Lincoln Hall, room 75 (basement) Dr. Gyan Prakash of Princeton University will give a talk based on his new book, “Mumbai Fables,” concerning the crisis of the liberal-democratic state in the 1990s and the appearance of a superhero in a popular comic-book series.

Commuting Basics Workshop 5:30 p.m.

The Bike Hub This 60-minute workshop is designed with the new and returning rider in mind. Find out just how easy and fulfilling it can be to ride your bike to campus. In this class we cover everything from rules of the road to recommended gear. We’ll also cover the ABC’s for making sure your bike is safe to ride. This workshop is free to all PSU students and employees.

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WRC Empowerment Project: Coffee & Tea Discussions 10 to 11 a.m.

WRC Lounge What is the Empowerment Project? It is a program designed for older women returning to school, women of color, women veterans, student parents and first-generation students. Are you concerned about: Trying to balance a full schedule, with work, family and school? Being the oldest in your class? Networking and social opportunities? Transferring from a community college or are currently enrolled at PCC and PSU? Finding a place to connect and thrive? The WRC Empowerment Project would like to invite all selfidentified women students for Thursday Coffee & Tea Discussions.

Friday Korean Drumming and Dance 6 to 7 p.m.

Lincoln Hall, room 75 Seung-Hee Ji and the Oregon Korean Traditional Art Center will present an evening of Korean drumming and dance. There will be a public workshop following the performance. This event is part of the East Asian Drumming and Performance Series.

Free and open to the public.

Transportation Seminar: How Do People Choose a Travel Mode? Factors Associated with Routine Walking & Bicycling Noon to 1 p.m.

PSU Urban Center Building, room 204 Walking and bicycling are being promoted as transportation options that can increase the livability and sustainability of communities, but the automobile remains the dominant mode of transportation in all U.S. metropolitan regions.

This presentation will summarize dissertation research on factors associated with walking and bicycling for routine travel purposes.

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■ SPORTS

Get ready to set sail!

Sailing Club will celebrate 25 years of operation at Portland State this fall Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard Staff

The Portland State Sailing Club is a recreation club that provides students an opportunity to both sail for fun and compete in various competitive regional and inter-collegiate sailing events.

Founded in 1987 by Toni Norris, the club has about 15 active members. They include sophomore captain Leila Whitney, as well as co-commodores and business finance majors John Hart and Mitchell McLean.

“We travel all around Washington and Oregon and make the occasional trip to Canada and California for competitions pretty much every weekend, all year round,” said sophomore media officer, song leader and moral officer Aldyn Brudie. “We mostly compete against other schools in the Northwest Intercollegiate Sailing Association district, like Oregon, British Columbia, Washington, etc, but sometimes we go to inter-sectionals and compete against schools from California, Hawaii, the mid-west and the east coast.”

The team practices on the Willamette River during fall and spring.

The fall season goes from September to November, while the spring season starts in February and ends in May. Throughout the year, the team competes in various competitions, almost every weekend.

With many seniors graduating, the sailing club was in a rebuilding phase in 2009. Brudie, who joined the club then, said, “It is so amazing because we travel nearly every weekend to compete for relatively little money and get to sail at so many incredible venues, like

the San Francisco Bay, Bellingham Bay and Victoria, B.C.” Brudie fondly recalls one of her favorite moments.

“Sailing in the San Francisco Bay was one of the most incredible experiences,” Brudie said. “Right in front of the Golden Gate Bridge with the waves pounding our boats and the wind howling.”

McLean, who joined the club in the fall of 2010, recalls his favorite race as the first one he attended as a sailor with the club.

“It was a junior varsity event only for freshman and sophomore students and I was able to place fairly high, getting two firsts,” McLean said. “I can remember the moment quite clearly when I knew sailing was for me. Portland State has a competitive racing team and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

In 2009, the club formed a competitive women’s sailing team. The women’s team placed third in the regional qualifiers in 2010 and went one better in 2011, finishing second this year. The PSU team almost caught up with leader Western Washington, trailing by just three points during one stretch.

This performance earned the women's team a spot in the national semi-finals.

“We will be competing in the Gorge at Cascade Locks on May 23–24 against the best women’s teams in the country,” Brudie said.

On the other hand, the co-ed team captured first and second place in the Frosh/Soph junior varsity event in Bellingham, Wash., in 2010. This year, the team has only a couple of regattas left: a team qualifier and the end of the year PSU Gorge

All photos Adam Wickham/VANGUARD STAFF

Making waves: PSU's Sailing Club has operated for 25 years.

WEEKEND RESULTS FRIDAY APRIL 29 WHL playoffs Spokane Chiefs 8 Portland Winterhawks 1

Scoring summary: 1. SPO M. Marantz, (D. Kramer, C. Valcourt), 0:10 1. POR J. Morrow, (R. Johansen, T. Rutkowski), 10:54 (PP) 1. SPO T. Johnson, (L. Koper, B. Kichton), 12:41 2. SPO C. Valcourt, (A. Bardaro, C. Baldwin), 3:15 2. POR T. Wotherspoon, (C. Cunningham, R. Johansen), 10:54 (SH) 2. SPO A. Bardaro, (D. Kramer, C. Valcourt), 14:20 2. SPO L. Koper, (B. Gal), 18:52 3. SPO L. Koper, (T. Johnson, T. Mort), 3:43 3. SPO L. Koper, (T. Johnson, J. Cowen), 6:47 (PP) 3. SPO M. Holmberg, (C. vValcourt), 16:27 3. POR R. Johansen, (J. Morrow), 18:18 (PP)

SATURDAY APRIL 30 Softball Game One Portland State 2 At N. Colorado 3 Top Performer: Becca Bliss (PSU) 2-3,1 R, 1 SB Game Two Portland State 11 At N. Colorado 2 Top Performer: Becca Bliss (PSU) 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR MLS Portland Timbers 1 Real Salt Lake 0 Scoring summary: POR (22m) Kenny Cooper WHL Playoffs Spokane Chiefs 2 at Portland Winterhawks 3 Scoring Summary: 1. SPO T. Johnson, (L. Koper, B. Gal), 0:59 2. POR S. Bartschi, (J. Morrow, T. Rattie), 19:27 3. POR T. Rattie, (T. Aronson, S. Bartschi), 5:22 3. POR C. Cunningham, (S. Bartschi, M. Carruth), 11:47 3. SPO M. Holmberg, (T. Mort), 12:37 * Winterhawks lead best of 7 series 3-2

SUNDAY MAY 1 Softball Game One Portland State 4 at North Colorado 0 Top Performer: Nicole Latham (PSU) 7 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 SO

Setting sail: John Hart (left) and Mitchell McLean (right) ready the sails as they prepare to practice for the afternoon.

Invite Regatta, which will be held here at PSU. This will be an alumni event, which means that former college sailors will get the chance to come back and compete.

“The club owns two six-flying junior boats and three laser boats,” said club captain Leila Whitney, who joined the club in fall 2009.

Sunshine and fun: The sailing club practices three times a week on the Willamette River.

A flying junior boat is a 12-foot long, two- in the middle of February, However, all students person sailing boat. It has two they are definitely mandatory. are encouraged to parsails: a main and a jet. The No hypothermia allowed!” ticipate in the club. skippers man the main while The team practices weekly To sign up for this club, the crew handles the jet. The on Tuesdays, Thursdays and students need fill out the laser boat is for individual Fridays from 3 p.m. un- necessary forms available on sailing and has only one sail. til sundown at the Willa- the club’s website at www.

The club also takes the mette Sailing Club on SW pdx.edu/recreation/sailing. safety of its members very Beaver Avenue. The club will be The club fee is $100 per term. seriously. participating in the PSU “We are always looking to “Everyone is required to wear Invite Regatta on May 14–15, recruit. If anyone is interlife jackets at all times while in although due to Intercollegiate ested they should just drop a boat,” Brudie said. “Wetsuits Sailing Association’s restric- by a practice and come out are optional for the most part, tions, only full-time under- sailing,” Brudie said. “The but when we go to places such graduate students are eligible best way to get started is as Canada and Bellingham to compete in regattas. to just hop in a boat!” ■

Game Two Portland State 10 At North Colorado 2 Top Performer: Danielle Lynn (PSU) 2-2, 2R, 3 RBI, 1 BB

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