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President Obama’s decision resounds at PSU President says that photographs of bin Laden will remain private alison barnwell vanguard staff

As news of Osama bin Laden’s death rings at Portland State and across the world, President Obama’s announcement on Wednesday that photographs of Bin Laden’s dead body won’t be released met with a gamut of reactions.

“If I were one of the people from the U.S., I might be happy. But because I’m a Muslim, I’m not supposed to be happy,” said Hashem Almarzouk, a PSU student from Saudi Arabia. “Every Muslim is a brother to me, even if he’s bad.”

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Athletics board creates subcommittee Group to undertake budget study proposed by Senate and Student Fee Committee Alison Barnwell Vanguard staff

The Portland State Intercollegiate Athletics Board (IAB) decided on Tuesday to create a subcommittee that will review increased allocation of the student fee to the Athletics Department’s budget, concluding a process that began when the Student Senate and the Student Fee Committee recommended a study in early March.

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PSU recognizes efforts of Green Team Pilot program receives recognition for two years of working toward sustainability Joshua Hunt Vanguard staff

Portland State recognized the efforts of the Green Team with a coffee hour held in Smith Memorial Student Union’s browsing room on Monday. PSU President Wim Wiewel praised the Green Team’s aim to promote sustainability in various departments on campus.

“Having local teams in each department is the way to get things done at this point,” Wiewel said. “Eventually, we will ask ourselves when we should take this program to a larger scale.”

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Adam Rahmlow named new ASPSU president Voter turnout doubles last year’s numbers Jesse Hansen Vanguard staff

After postponing the release of the election results by two days, the Elections Board announced on Wednesday that Adam Rahmlow and Pearce Whitehead were named the 2011–12 ASPSU president and vice president, respectively.

After Rahmlow and Whitehead’s ticket was announced, a loud cheer resonated from the audience. Most of their slate was present for the results.

The duo, which began campaigning in mid-April under the banner “Students for Reform,” took the victory in what E-board Chair Ari Wubbold later called “an extremely close race.”

According to Wubbold, the final tally represented an exceptionally tight race between Rahmlow/Whitehead and presidential candidate Corrine Gilbertson and her running mate Steve Taylor.

However, Wubbold added that the gap between Gilbertson/Taylor and the third place candidates was “significant.”

“I’m just glad it’s over,” Wubbold said lightheartedly.

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All smiles: Adam Rahmlow reacts to the announcement that he won this year's ASPSU presidential election.

Rally to defend education held in Park Blocks Event kicks off letter-writing campaign to President Wiewel Alison Barnwell Vanguard staff

Students gathered last Wednesday in the South Park Blocks to rally against budget cuts and rising tuition. The Portland Coalition to Defend Education planned the event on the May 4 anniversary of the Kent State massacre and the 1970 student strike at Portland State.

“Tuition has been going up anyway everywhere else,” said PSU senior Andrew Nieman, who was eating lunch in the Park Blocks. “I’d rather not see it go up. In other countries, it’s free, but our economy and government isn’t set up that way.”

The event came three weeks after PCDE hosted the Carnival of Debt, another protest. The coalition’s zine outlined a list of goals, including a halt to increasing class sizes and cuts to faculty members’ salaries.

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Letters to the president: Students fill out forms to President Wim Wiewel at rally against rising tuition last Wednesday.

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Pet whisperers: PAWS founders Kay Barnum (right) and John McMartin (left) bond with their pet lizards.

The 10th annual Northwest Pet and Companion Fair will be held this weekend at the Portland Expo Center. Portland Animal Welfare for Students (PAWS), a Portland State student group, will be volunteering at the event.

The event will take place this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Members from PAWS will be assisting with visitor entry, organizing the raffle drawing and helping with cleanup.

In return for their volunteer service, PAWS will receive a booth at the fair where members can spread information about the group’s upcoming projects as well as give helpful pointers on animal care. PAWS will have snakes, lizards and a dog present at their booth for people to learn about.

PAWS co-founder and PSU student Kat Barnum said that

Oregon Idea lobbies for Senate Bill 242 Organization advocates for higher education in Oregon Miranda Schmidt Vanguard staff

The Oregon Idea, an organization of business and community members that focuses on reform for Oregon's higher education, has been lobbying around issues in higher education for the past 18 months.

“I believe the Oregon Idea has been successful in increasing coordinated advocacy on behalf of Oregon’s universities, community colleges and OHSU [Oregon Health & Science University],” Oregon Idea spokesperson Hans Bernard said. “On several occasions we have issued action alerts to our supporters, and legislators have felt the pressure.”

The Oregon Idea recently sent out action alerts asking members and supporters to contact members of the Education and Workforce Subcommittee of Ways and Means to show support for Senate Bill

242, which would give the Oregon University System more autonomy. This effort resulted in 90 contacts, according to Bernard.

Jim Francesconi founded the Oregon Idea, Bernard said.

A lawyer at Haglund, Kelley, Horngren, Jones and Wilder LLP, Francesconi has served as the Portland City Commissioner for eight years. He is also the current vice president of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education.

On a trip to Salem, Fran-

cesconi asked legislators and staff to compare the number of phone calls, letters and e-mails they received in support of higher education to support of K–12 education.

“The answer was almost 10 to one in favor of K–12,” Bernard said. “Jim wanted to change this dynamic so he began to pull together a board of business leaders from around Oregon who could advocate in a coordinated fashion for post-secondary education.”

the mission of PAWS is “to form an animal community for Portland State students to create affordable education, supplies and resources for pet owners and those who wish to volunteer in the community.”

According to Barnum, PAWS was formed last year as a splinter organization from the pre-veterinary student group.

While the pre-vet group focuses almost exclusively on academic content, PAWS acts more as an “animal focus group,” providing the PSU student community with pet events and fundraisers, she said.

PAWS—in partnership with the pre-vet group—also attended last year’s pet fair, running an information booth and meeting other members of the pet community. This year, the group’s main goal is to raise money for an on-campus dog park to be installed behind the Peter W. Stott Center.

Amy Johnson, owner and coordinator of the pet fair, said that the event was started 10 years ago as a way to advocate for pet adoption. While encouraging pet adoption remains the central mission of the show, Johnson said that the fair also promotes responsible pet ownership and helps the local pet industry.

Johnson, who purchased the fair just weeks ago, saved the show from cancellation after the previous owner decided he no longer wished to organize the event.

Johnson had just six weeks to plan and advertise the entire show, but still managed to reg-

ister over 60 different exhibits, with more being added each day. Aside from PAWS, exhibitors include the National Canine Cancer Foundation, Wild Child Pet Fashions, Darwin’s Natural Pet Products and more.

In the first few years of the show’s existence, the fair attracted about 7,000 visitors, but attendance has since fluctuated. Last year’s fair marked the lowest number of visitors with 2,900. Johnson attributes this low number to the lack of advertising prior to the show, a mistake she has remedied with downtown Portland billboards and a Facebook page devoted to promoting the fair. She predicts that 3,000 to 4,000 people will attend this year’s event.

“It’s kind of a pet social for people who love animals,” Johnson said.

The fair is open to the public, and well-behaved animals are welcome too.

Adult tickets cost $7, senior citizens pay $5, and children 12 and under get in for free.

Although pets are allowed in the Expo Center, a $1 entrance fee will be charged. However, in lieu of the $1 fee, attendees can bring one can of pet food to donate.

Mothers will receive free admission on Sunday in celebration of Mother’s Day, and Johnson said that there are a number of ticket coupons available. For specific information about locations, times and exhibits, prospective visitors can visit the official website at www.nwpetfair.com. ■

The Oregon Idea is now a board of 19 business leaders and Oregon university and community college alumni.

“The board has raised funds and hired staff that coordinates supporters to testify, call and write letters and emails to legislators in support of post-secondary education,” Bernard said.

The Oregon Idea reaches out to residents through its website and Facebook page.

Over 2,000 Oregon residents receive action alerts and information by signing up on the website, and the organization’s Facebook page has over 1,000 fans.

The Oregon Idea attempts to unite interests of all institutions of higher education in Oregon and to present a united front on issues.

“In the past, the university system, OHSU and the community colleges have all advocated for their own interests,” Bernard said. “While this was effective at demonstrating to legislators the great things we’re doing, the broader message about post-secondary education was lost.”

This can be particularly important during debates about the state budget, as many groups lobby for their interests during these times, according to Bernard.

“Post-secondary education did not have coordination, and they were suffering in the budget process as a result,” he said.

Oregon businesses have a vested interest in the quality of the state’s higher education because they rely on the education system to provide them with a skilled workforce, Bernard said. “[Businesses] know that states that invest in post-secondary education are more likely to have a prosperous economy and successfully compete with other states and countries,” he said.

The Oregon Idea recruits supporters and spreads news about recent advocacy through its online presence and social networking.

“Decisions in Salem are made based on those who show up to advocate,” Bernard said. ■

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Oregon Idea: Mike McMillen, owner of Affordable Tire & Brake Co., partnered with the Oregon Idea to lobby for change in higher education.

Rahmlow/Whitehead victory came after an infraction hearing on Monday The board also announced that the 2011–12 Student Fee Committee Chair is Mart Stewart-Smith, who was running unopposed.

Voters also elected all candidates running for membership in the SFC, with the exception of Sean Greene and Aaron Baker. When Rahmlow takes office, he will appoint an additional SFC member.

“It’s been a stressful process,” said SFC member-elect Nick Rowe. “I’m happy I was elected, but I’m equally glad it’s over.”

All 19 senators included on the ballot were voted into office, and two write-in senators were also elected: Deondrae Rhone and Yahaya Haqiqi.

After the winning candidates were announced, audience members and campaign members mingled in Parkway North.

“I’m glad that our podium was something that the students felt they would like to see for next year,” Whitehead said. “I’m so happy that the student body is on board with what we hope to do, and we’re excited to bring results next year.”

Gilbertson, after congratulating Rahmlow, admitted that she is eager to serve ASPSU in some capacity next year.

“It’s been a really exciting experience,” she said of her campaigning. “It’s given me the opportunity to meet people I otherwise wouldn’t have and really connect with the student body. I’m excited to work with ASPSU next year and continue advocating for issues that are affecting PSU.” The elections, initially slated to be announced last Monday, were postponed due to multiple infractions brought up against several candidates, mostly Whitehead and Rahmlow’s slate. The Eboard addressed the grievances on Monday in

an emergency meeting. A total of 21 complaints were filed against Rhamlow/Whitehead.

Ultimately, two minor infractions were lodged against their campaign, adding to the two infractions that were found on April 11.

According to E-board member Jake Fenske, there was insufficient evidence to further punish the two, and the majority of charges were dropped.

After briefly congratulating his slate and competition, Rahmlow hastily left Smith Me-

morial Student Union, as he was scheduled to speak at a rally in the park blocks protesting tuition increase.

While his mandate doesn’t officially begin until June 1, Rahmlow stated that he’s already preparing to take office.

“The Oregon Student Association offers great leadership training programs, so we’re taking advantage of those,” he said. “Also, we’re getting ready to begin hiring our executive staff members.”

According to E-board officials, this year’s election was marked by a noticeable increase in student involvement. According to Wubbold, it was the greatest in recent memory, with five teams running for president and vice president and 1,411 students voting. ■

ASPSU election results President:

Adam Rahmlow Vice president:

Pearce Whitehead SFC chair:

Mart Stewart-Smith SFC members:

Nick Rowe, James Au, Aaron Powell, JJ Navarrete, Krystine McCants and Molly Shove Senators:

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Winning pair: Rahmlow and running mate Pearce Whitehead sport their campaign buttons.

Eric Cade, Bearnard Kenyon, Jarell Townsend, Paul Chung, Kate Helligso, Paul Polsin, W. Leaf Zuk, Diamond Zerework, Adam Walters, Michelle Jeong, Connie Chuensumran, Cindy Reyes, Krestina Aziz, Tiffany Dollar, Maimoona Syeda, Taryn Ralph, Justin Ottman, Fenil Kacharia, Jonathan Riquelme-Lopez, Deondrae Rhone and Yahaya Haqiqi

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Coalition addressed the crowd and a local musiciam performed at rally Tasha Triplett, a senior at PSU and a member of the coalition, announced to the crowd that she has more than $85,000 in student debt.

“I have some good news and some bad news,” she said. “The bad news is that while we know that budget cuts and tuition cuts are destroying public education all across the world, these same measures are terrorizing Portland’s entire educational community…The good news is that we can stop it. One day, when my grandchildren ask me, I want to tell them that I fought like hell.”

Triplett and other PCDE members encouraged students to complain to PSU President Wim Wiewel. A table with form letters was set up.

At the end of the rally, ASPSU president-elect Adam Rhamlow spoke to the crowd.

“We’re battling a 9.2 percent increase for instate students and a 6 percent increase for outof-state students,” he said. “These increases are not forecasted to stop at all. They don’t stop.

They won’t stop. Unless we protest, unless we’re out here and we have numbers and we write letters, we organize, and we send signals to the state of Oregon and to the university that we need more support.”

A PCDE member led students in a chant: “No cuts, no fees, education should be free.”

Karen DeVoll, an adviser at PSU, stopped on her way to Smith Memorial Student Union to watch.

“I feel so bad for the students, and because of the economy, they aren’t getting jobs right away,” she said. “I’m glad to see this rally.”

Musician ExtraAlonE provided entertainment, playing his drum set with a gas mask on. ■

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Images of bin Laden's body could be offensive, Obama says Almarzouk has lived in the U.S. for less than two years, and he said that strangers regularly asked him if he knew bin Laden.

“Muslims’ reputation were bad,” he said.

On Wednesday, history professor Patricia Schechter began her women’s studies class at PSU by telling students about the e-mail she sent to Obama when she heard the news of bin Laden’s death.

“I used to work in Two World Trade [Center] back in the ’80s,” she said. “Tonight I feel as if an anvil has been lifted off my chest.”

Portland made international news earlier in the week when the Oregon Muslims Citizens Alliance cancelled plans to hold a commemoration of the death of bin Laden in Pioneer Square. Saba Ahmed, the organization’s spokesperson, said that she was afraid of backlash after reading online comments about bin Laden’s death. “[The event] was going to be a solidarity gathering to heal together after 9/11, but we thought we’d wait until things calm down,” she said. “There were general remarks, like ‘All Muslims are terrorists,’ the usual thing.”

PSU’s Muslim Students Association declined to comment. A spokesperson said that the group’s aims aren’t political.

An update on the PSU Facebook page Monday night read, “Osama bin Laden is dead.

What are your initial reactions, Portland State Facebook fans?” Sixty-seven users responded.

Rachel Niten wrote, “I’ll believe it when I see a body!”

CBS News reported on Wednesday that Obama decided not to release photographs of bin Laden’s body, apparently because the images would offend Muslims. Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon E. Panetta on Tuesday that he was sure the photos would be presented to the public.

Tugrul Keskin, professor of international

Watching history: Members of national security gathered on May 1 to receive updates on Osama bin Laden.

and Middle Eastern studies at PSU, said that he thinks the federal administration should release the photos.

“The state does not ‘kill’ people,” he said.

“The state brings people to justice in front of the entire world. If they’re not hiding anything, they should show the pictures.”

He compared the killing of bin Laden to the 1999 arrest and trial of Abdullah Öcalan, the Kurdish militant leader who founded the Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK). The conflict between Turkey and the PKK resulted in 40,000 deaths.

“The trial was on public TV,” Keskin said.

Shamsi Ali, a member of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York and a New Yorker

from Southeast Asia, said he would doubt the validity of images of bin Laden.

“I know photographs can be made up,” he said, adding that he and fellow Muslims are glad about bin Laden’s death. “We feel, as other Americans feel, that we are safer. We are relieved.”

The celebration by students on the White House lawn Monday night was inappropriate, Ali said.

“I think Americans should celebrate the death of this evil, but not this person,” he said.

Almarzouk said he would be offended if Bin Laden’s photograph were shown to the world.

“It would make me angry, because it’s against the Muslim people,” he said. “What would you think if somebody showed you a picture of

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your brother dying? You’d react badly.”

No official celebrations of bin Laden’s death have been staged in Portland. According to Peter Steinfels, co-director of the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture, the mood in New York is similarly thoughtful.

“We have a daughter and grandson who were right next to Ground Zero on 9/11,” he said. “My daughter just forwarded us a survey of the people in the neighborhood taken after the news of [bin Laden’s] death came out.

What was interesting was that they did experience relief and closure, but there was very little celebration. People who were close to [9/11] are somber about it, much less given to an exalted reaction.” ■

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The great Texas transgender debacle The politics of gender It appears that Texas lawmakers are now trying to cover their tracks after “accidentally” allowing transgender marriage to be legal in their state.

Two years ago, the legisKALI lature passed SIMMONS a law that allowed, under certain circumstances, transgender couples to marry. Yet, the state’s politicians generally take a strong stance against same-sex marriages.

In the course of trying to correct their “slip up,” the state could end up denying couples their marital benefits, as well as further complicating the public perception of transgender individuals. These individuals are not being acknowledged as the gender to which they have legally and physically been altered, and Texas is working to make their emotional and physical struggle into a trifle.

Originally, a 1999 law still allowed for some Texas transgender marriages to occur. The law accepted the gender on a birth certificate as the legal interpretation of gender. One case of a pre2009 marriage occurred when an individual was born with both sets of genitalia and was sexually reassigned at birth to become a male. Later, the individual was sexually reassigned as a female but was legally able to marry another female in what was considered a heterosexual marriage.

In 2009, the state passed, in a larger bill, an addition that allowed for a certificate of sexreassignment to be the legal interpretation of gender, so transgender individuals would be

allowed to marry. Therefore, an individual born a man and reassigned as a woman could marry another man, and vice-versa. Now, the governor is proclaiming he never wished to sign such a bill into law.

Throughout the United States, transgender marriage still remains a fringe and unclear issue. While technically not illegal, transgender

marriage is not technically legal in many states.

Due to Oregonians’ ability to file for a domestic partnership, transgender partnerships and marriages are legal here, but the law is much hazier in other states.

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality conducted a study earlier this year that

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The good, the bad, the victory revealed that more than 41 percent of individuals born transgender have admitted to attempting suicide. Many transgender individuals have to hide their sexuality from friends, employers and housing officials in order to avoid issue with their living or working circumstances.

Texas wishes to maintain the ideology that marriage is only available to heterosexual couples. Physiologically, these transgender marriages are what would be considered heterosexual.

Texas seems instead to be opposed to the idea of gender as a fluid concept. While many seem to consider concepts of sex and gender as set in stone, the overall issue is more complicated.

Beyond the issue of sex reassignment, individuals who are born intersexed face an even greater struggle with these laws. Many intersex children can be assigned a gender at birth, but such a gender may or may not fit with a sexual and gender identity that they become aware of later in life. In turn, a small yet important part of the population is left disenfranchised.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, one in 2,000 children born in the U.S. are diagnosed with ambiguous external genitalia. Looking at the larger picture, this issue affects more people than one might initially consider. Children must be assigned a gender at birth, as part of our cultural standards, and therefore doctors and parents run the risk of picking out a gender for their child that may or may not match their later inner conceptions of their gender.

While trying to protect the “sanctity of marriage,” an institution that currently has a fifty percent chance of success, Texas is showing itself to be wholly insensitive to the issue of gender identity. While the law may seem to the Texas legislature like a loophole that needs to be closed, in reality it allows for us to consider for ourselves what male and female really are.

We can’t leave all of the gender-challenging politics to Lady Gaga. In a society in which so much of our identity relies on constructions of gender, the transgender community is working to support freedom of expression. Supporters of gay marriage can understand that love is not specific to male/female couples, so why shouldn’t we associate it with every gender in between? ■

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Not so unforgettable memories Alex Danfelt Daily Barometer staff

We all have memories whether they are good or bad, vivid or vague; they are something we all experience. Some memories may take a while to dig up and reconstruct from the archives of our minds, but they are still there.

A recent study at the University of California Los Angeles determined that it could be possible to manipulate the brain and erase certain memories. On April 27, 2011, they published their results in The Journal on Neuroscience concluding that an enzyme known as Protein Kinase M is an integral aspect of developing long-term memories and inhibiting its activity may be beneficial in relieving patients of unwanted memories.

Senior author and UCLA professor, David Glanzman, and his colleagues carried out their research on small marine snails. They claim these snails learn in a similar manner to humans as Glanzman expressed “almost all the processes that are involved in memory in the snail also have been shown to be involved in memory in the brains of mammals.”

They carried out a series of tests in which they would give the snail’s tail an electric shock, then promptly prod them in their midsection. During this training, the snails would

experience a reflexive contraction for around 50 seconds. After a week had passed with no further training, the researchers prodded the same spot with no shock and the snails responded with a 30-second contraction. This response confirmed the development of a long-term memory in the snails. Things got interesting when it came time to administer the PKM inhibitor. After the injection and obligatory prodding, the snails responded as if they had no memory of receiving any shock treatment.

Glanzman believes that with their findings and subsequent research of PKM, “We will be able to alter memories someday to reduce the trauma from our brains.” This is only the first step as significant research will be necessary before any viable treatments are found, but it’s a strong start. This treatment could potentially be applied to those suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, drug addicts, rape victims and others who are suffering from their past experiences.

While I do believe that people who are victims of their painful memories do deserve relief, I’m worried about where the border will be placed on which memories justify the “inject and forget” routine and which do not.

Who has the authority or rather, the right,

to determine who is genuinely suffering and who is just doing a little mental spring cleaning? As with anything, there will be those individuals who go too far and could end up lulling themselves into a tenderfooted existence of good memories and naivety - a painful disingenuous reality.

Unwanted memories are “bad” for a reason, but every encounter and its subsequent memories are just parts of the human experience. It’s no mistake that we can distinguish between the pleasing and the atrocious and whether the memory is cherished or lamented, they are the constituents of our character.

To erase parts of your memory can be likened to editing the story of your existence; there should be no white out in life.

What happens when the recipients of the treatment suddenly realize that a chunk of their life is absent from their memory? If somebody is suffering from PTSD there may be an entire tour of duty erased. Maybe they would even go as far as to erase their entire military service. What would happen when this person receives any of their military benefits? How would their brain comprehend it?

Additionally, your mind is the only one being tampered with. Nobody is fiddling with the memories of everybody you know which

highlights the actuality that though you no longer remember something doesn’t mean it never happened. Knowing that your psyche contained something so painful that it had to be extracted while not knowing what it is seems like it would wreak havoc on your understanding of life.

It’s tough to speculate about how the human mind would handle the idea of having its memory erased, but a few of these patients are bound to experience such a situation; perpetually stuck with that feeling of trying to beckon that stubborn memory that just won’t come out.

If this treatment does become a reality, it should not be taken lightly. The human brain is still a great unknown and meddling about within it is serious business.

As additional research is conducted, it is possible that more information will arise about how this treatment can be applied. It is possible that memories can just be “softened” rather than terminated, but there are no guarantees. Eventually we will learn how we can forget. *This article was originally published in the Daily Barometer. It is reprinted here in its original form.

The killing of Osama bin Laden Joe Mantecon Vanguard staff

The death of Osama bin Laden Sunday night at the hands of United States forces sent a tremor throughout the world.

I personally called three people as soon as CNN sent me a breaking-news alert. Facebook status updates abounded with the same sentiment.

Within minutes, hokey (though amusing) memes started sprouting like plumes of kudzu; “Osama been-Gotten” being one of the most popular. Jubilation, relief, solemnity, disgust or casual disinterest all marked the death of the FBI’s number one most wanted for the last ten years.

It’s good that he’s dead—the world is a better place without him. Osama bin Laden is responsible for the worst act of terrorism in American history. His activities led to the launching of two costly wars, resulting in the deaths of thousands of American troops and Muslims alike. He singlehandedly managed to send the Western perception of Muslims back to the Middle Ages. He had the extraordinary gall to erroneously champion his brand of violent crime, radicalism and militancy as an extension of Islam.

In a word, he earned his reputation fair and square.

I’m conflicted, however, over the crowds celebrating his death outside of the White House and elsewhere. Maybe the ire invoked by the 9/11 attacks has cooled for me during the course of these last 10 years. It’s not that the man didn’t deserve it; it is beyond the power of any government or military on earth to give him what he truly deserved.

It’s just that, after so many billions of dollars, so many deaths, so many years and so many ruined lives, I have trouble welcoming this “achievement” as anything resembling an actual victory. After all, a terrorist committed to the downfall of a nation such as the U.S. could scarcely hope for so hefty a price tag to his own eventual, inevitable death.

If bin Laden had any clarity at all in the moments before that fateful bullet made everything

go black, he probably would have given himself a pat on the back.

Props to the U.S. military, the intelligence community and the marksmanship of U.S. Navy Seal Team—their efforts have been exemplary.

We should give a little credit to President Barack Obama, who may have just spotted a crack of sunlight on the overcast horizon of 2012.

Props to the Pakistani intelligence services as well, who took only a decade to notice the million-dollar, security-walled complex a whopping 35 miles from the capital and within shouting distance of their version of West Point military academy.

Apart from the cosmic realignment we can now expect at having justice so rightly served, the ultimate impact of bin Laden’s death should be fairly slight. His influence in the Arab and Muslim worlds had subsided to near nothingness. Having voicelessly evaded the West has cast him in a light many of his sympathizers consider cowardly.

The impact on al-Qaeda will likely be indirect.

Perhaps indicated by the fact that his hideout in Pakistan contained no phone lines or Internet connection, it is prudent to assume that bin Laden’s actual strategic authority over the organization he created was probably pretty small. No one knows for sure just how centralized al-Qaeda’s leadership is or was, though we may find out soon.

The biggest consequence of his death will be to morale. One of bin Laden’s true successes was to design an organization that could outlive himself. Recruitment will surely be more difficult from now on. Other than that, al-Qaeda will probably continue to go on much the same as it always has, albeit, perhaps, with a serious chip on its shoulder.

In actuality, the death of Osama bin Laden will probably have a far greater effect on the West than the Muslim world, for which the talk of the town remains focused on Libya and the ongoing protests in Syria and Yemen. This could very well mark a shift in American attitudes toward Muslims, now that Islam’s (regrettably) most visible face now lies somewhere at the bottom of the Arabian Sea. Apparently, his burial at sea off a U.S. Naval vessel was given full deference to Islamic custom and honors. I was relieved to hear this, and

We’ve been Targeted The convenience of an eyesore Cities are perpetually in a state of flux. Just as easily as people come and go, businesses move in while others close up shop. It’s unrealistic to assume any area will stay the same KAT forever. But AUDICK some adjustments to the city make more of a wave than others. Though nothing has been set in concrete yet, Portland’s public is very aware that Target is making plans to move into downtown.

The Galleria on Southwest 10th Avenue and Alder has been pinpointed as their most likely place to set up business.

This new location would fit a Target store, but one customized for urban living. An editeddown version of the usually large-scale retailer, dubbed CityTarget, would inhabit the second and third floors of the Galleria, directly below Brooks Brothers and Le Cordon Bleu culinary school.

Now, I’m for convenience as much as the next guy. It’s why I live in a developed city and not somewhere out in the boonies of Oregon. And in all fairness, Target has a number of pretty high-quality things for the cost. But if Target was looking to take over the second and third floors of Smith Memorial Student Union, I’d be really cheesed off.

Of course Le Cordon Bleu will continue to educate students on the culinary arts regardless of Target’s looming occupancy. However, if I were them, I would feel as if my school was being cheapened by it. No one wants to claim that their learning goes on above a Target. It brands Le Cordon Bleu as less of an institution and more of a one-stop shop for cat litter, microwavable meals and polo shirts. The school’s interior structure will be mostly unaffected, but Target will far and wide outweigh the presence of the school from an outside standpoint. Plus the surrounding parking will have to cater to the new establishment’s influx of customers.

Aside from being a place of education, the Galleria also hosts Le Cordon Bleu’s restaurant, a fine dining facility ran by the soonto-be-graduating chefs of the school. People entering through the grand doors will feel like they are going to buy a pair of slacks at Target, not sit down for an evening of well-crafted French cuisine.

Obviously some form of retail store would need to fill the currently vacant space, but Target will draw way more attention than another run-of-the-mill clothing or art store would. The Target Corporation is notorious for its branding. Could we see a building transformed from a beautiful piece of architecture into a building festooned with red and white logos racing along the side?

The location itself is a prime choice for convenient catering to all city dwellers. But for the

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Osama “Been-Gotten”

proud. True warriors respect their enemies, especially ones who fight with such ideological conviction. Of course, there was a political motivation to this (no country wanted his body, and no one wanted to risk his burial site becoming a shrine of sorts).

So, in summation: al-Qaeda is still alive and well. The funds for Iraq are fairly depleted. The war in Afghanistan isn’t doing so well, its funds also emaciated. We’ve devoted quite a bit of coin to this whole mess; the oft-quoted figure is somewhere a little more than $1 trillion. Thousands of civilians are dead—both American, Arab, Pashtun, Urdu, Turcoman, Kurd and Uzbeg.

But Osama bin Laden is dead.

At Portland State, Professor George Armantrout teaches a course on Roman History. In it, students learn of a man, a military leader, by the title of Pyrrhus of Epirus. While regarded widely as one of the most brilliant tacticians in warfare, he is also famous for his rather nasty habit of losing several thousand of his own soldiers and officers in pursuit of victory. “Another such victory, and we shall be undone,” Pyrrhus has been credited with saying. The Battle of Asculum and the Battle of Heraclea, for this reason, have been termed “Pyrrhic Victories.” The term can now be considered a noun—a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost.

Why bring this up? No reason. No reason at all. ■

future chefs of Le Cordon Bleu, it may be a point of issue.

“Well, at least I am going to be gone long before it actually happens,” said Jeriko Nicholas, a culinary student at Le Cordon Bleu.

It’s easy enough right now for all of us to put the idea on the back burner. But one day when Target has fully moved in, we may be a little less apathetic.

“I think it will really devalue Le Cordon Bleu’s education,” said Elizabeth Walsh, a student currently enrolled at the institution. “It’s going to make it far more difficult for them to draw students in. Imagine showing up at orientation and feeling like ‘this can’t possibly be the school I applied to, this is just a Target.’”

There are other locations where CityTarget could stake their claim that would be much better suited for it. And while Mayor Sam Adams

finalizes plans there will probably be a growing support for, or revolt against, the decision. There is some balance of positive sentiment to the impending Target takeover at the Galleria. A major store like that will undoubtedly bring a slew of much needed jobs, as well as provide inexpensive necessities to Portlanders living close in.

But is having another point of easy access to goods worth bringing something so commercial into the heart of our city? Of course, we already have plenty of name-brand companies such as Ross, Nordstrom and Office Depot downtown.

But nothing currently takes up presence like a Target- or Walmart-style store could.

Of course not every retail space in Portland can house some quaint, handmade consignment shop.

But Target was designed to be constructed in, and cater to, suburbia. For the sake of Le Cordon Bleu at least, I can only hope things stay that way. ■

QUOTE FOR THOUGHT “Metal buildings are the dream that modern architects had at the beginning of this century.

It has finally come true, but they themselves don’t realize it. That’s because it doesn’t take an architect to build a metal building. You just order them out of a catalog—comes with a bunch of guys who put it together in a couple of days, maybe a week. And there you go, you’re all set to go into business—just slap a sign out front.”

David Byrne from the film “True Stories”

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Fixing your student government The Vanguard would like to congratulate Adam Rahmlow and Pearce Whitehead for their successful campaign for president and vice president of ASPSU, and we look forward to their coming term. We would also like to acknowledge every candidate who ran this year, all of whom put forth a great effort in their campaigns. Each candidate offered desirable qualities and it is refreshing to see a broad range of interest in our student government.

The ASPSU election season at Portland State can highlight the negative aspects of our student government. Each year brings hope that a new administration will contribute solutions to fix the ailments plaguing our student political system.

Now that the election has run its course and a new administration gears up to take charge, it would be wise to understand the problems facing ASPSU—problems inherent in our student government that have prevented significant work to be completed in the past.

Election are a good place to start. Optimizing the elections process would not only aid in student involvement but also encourage the best candidates to run.

Student elections occur in a minuscule time frame that offers an inadequate campaigning period. This in turn denies students sufficient time and resources to cast an informed vote. It is no wonder why voting at PSU draws such few numbers. Although 1,400 students voted in this year’s elections—double last year’s turnout—they are still a small percentage of the 28,000 students that attend PSU. The election season needs to be expanded to reflect a realistic and reasonable time frame for candidates to run, and for students to become aware that elections are even happening.

Campaigning is inherently difficult to navigate. Candidates must tiptoe around unclear— and in many cases ridiculous—rules and regulations that draw attention away from the issues at hand. This impedes an already too short and arduous process.

It has become common in past campaigns to find charges brought forth against candidates.

As such, campaigns engage in as much bickering

and fighting over charges as they do getting the word out and vying for votes.

In most cases, such charges bear a sense of absurdity. Last year, candidates Jil Heimensen and running mate Johnnie Ozimkowski were disqualified from running because of two rather insignificant charges, leaving current ASPSU President Katie Markey uncontested. It is too easy to tear down a campaign over meaningless charges and illogical regulations.

This year saw similar activity: Rahmlow and Whitehead were charged with several infractions, including using chalk on “a vertical surface” and campaigning outside of the small designated campaigning time period. The accusations could be said to be frivolous though justified—but it is the various election regulations themselves that are in fact frivolous.

It is time for an elections tune-up. ASPSU needs to go through the elections procedure step-by-step, regulation-by-regulation, and reform it to a simpler and more accessible process.

The problems plaguing ASPSU extend beyond the elections and include the Student Senate and its lack of effectiveness. As a senator—a paid position—one should be educated on the laws they were elected to uphold. A common complaint is that senators do not adequately know ASPSU’s constitution, and it is therefore vital that senators are educated on the constitution and what is expected of them. This could be accomplished by requiring each senator to pass a test that gauges their knowledge of the constitution and the operations of the Senate, or by holding regular tutorials. Students need to be assured that the senators they elect are fully prepared for their job.

ASPSU also needs to be more visible. Greater communication needs to be established between students and their government. Senators should be actively engaging their constituents and the student body at large.

However, the best remedy for ASPSU’s problems is an engaged student body. Becoming involved in student government helps ensure a successful education—ignoring it only makes it harder. ■

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What is FERPA? I sure hope the reporter misquoted Scott Gallagher about FERPA because what was said was wrong (“Muslim student group racially targeted on Internet,” April 26). FERPA protects student info from being released by the school without the students permission. It absolutely does not prevent the recording of a student event and later dissemination by a person not a school employee. If Gallagher said this, he is either prevaricating or incompetent. Also, how ignorant is the headline “Muslim student group racially targeted on Internet?” Muslims are not a race, they are members of a religion. Islam originated on the Arabian Peninsula and the peoples of that area are predominately classified as Caucasian.

Caucasian people are not usually associated with

IAB urged student members to develop specific guidelines for a study

be the victims of racism and as the Islamic religion was found by a Caucasian people I would say automatically ascribing the term of racism to something critical of Islam is specious.

G. Brown

Standards for athletes and politicians?

How is Adam Rahmlow allowed to run for ASPSU president after getting arrested (“Time to vote,” April 26)? Aren’t athletes suspended from the team when they get in trouble with the law?

Why is it not the same for student government?

Anonymous

Haters Pretty sure this was quite a while ago, and why would that even matter now (“Time to vote,” April 26)? I’m sure people are just hating on Rahmlow/Whitehead because they actually have substance in their platforms, and a passion to reform student government, unlike other candidates who are only running for Pres/VP as a resume booster.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Proper awareness of racism I am writing in response to your cover story on Tuesday, April 26 titled “Muslim student group racially targeted on the Internet.” The article suggests in the title that the targeting was “racially” motivated but offers no actual evidence to support this link.

Islam is comprised of many races and ethnicities. When it is targeted, it cannot actually be said that any particular race or ethnicity is targeted as a consequence. “(S)everal racially insensitive comments from viewers” on youtube is the closes the article comes to identifying this as a racial issue.

While it is important to spread awareness of racism and confront it where it exists, it is equally important to recognize our social responsibility to accurately identify and report on it. Exaggerating racial motivations on our campus serves to reinforce important misconceptions and fears about a sensitive issue (especially as minority students from different communities across the world make PSU their home). It is also counterproductive to the actual progress we have achieved as a society and a campus community to broadcast racism as a core element in an issue where there in fact is none.

Until now I have been pleased to see an uncompromising attitude toward social responsibly

and journalistic standards in the Vanguard.

Please refrain from such departures in the future.

Regards, Meric Ajami

Society needs to be less about the individual “As egotistical as it may sound,”........ it sounds completely egotistical (“Not tying the knot,” April 29)! The idea that marriage is becoming more of just an “option” rather than an essential part of life is absurd. If it is true that no one mentioned marriage as a goal when you interviewed people, I think it’s really unfortunate.

To me personally, marriage and raising a family are my top goals. It is really disappointing that this society has become so focused on the individual. It’s completely self-driven. The reality is that we are nothing without each other! People are so career-oriented and focused on living just to work. What happens after you retire, or if you lose your job? Will your so-called career really mean that much at the end of your life?

People should focus more on building families and life-long, meaningful relationships, instilling good values in themselves and one another and making society a more welcoming, cohesive place.

Sean Green, student member of the IAB. Green and SFC Vice President Mart Stewart-Smith joined the IAB in March, after the Senate and the SFC discussed the increased Athletics budget during the annual budget review.

The Athletics budget, which now totals $9.4 million, has increased by 65 percent over the last four years. The 2010–11 budget totaled $7.9 million.

“We need to get our priorities away from athletics,” Student Senator Jake Fenske said at the debate over the SFC’s drafted budget on March 8. “The money going to the Athletics Department is pretty outrageous.”

President Wim Wiewel later said, “Athletics is a very important part of the student experience. I would like to have more of our students enjoying athletics, and then I think people would find it less problematic to pay for it.”

The Senate created an ad hoc committee that met in the weeks following the debate to review the budget, but the group concluded that the information necessary to craft a recommendation couldn’t be generated before the budget was due back to the SFC. Torre Chrisholm, director of

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Taking inventory: Athletics Director Torre Chrisholm at IAB meeting.

Athletics, said that the university’s assignment of the Peter W. Stott Center to the athletics budget accounted for much of this year’s increase.

“One of the questions is, ‘Why is the budget coming up like that?’ Well, the university is saying, ‘OK, you’re going to be running the Stott Center,’” he said.

But Stewart-Smith said that funding of the Athletics has long been increasing.

“There’s a broad increase over two decades,” Stewart-Smith said. “This budget has increased more substantially than any other fee-funded department.”

The ad hoc committee brought to the Senate the idea

of a committee that would report back to the SFC this winter, and the Senate and the SFC unanimously approved the suggestion.

The IAB, learning of the idea, wrote a memo claiming that the group would be redundant, violating the PSU Faculty Senate’s constitution, which prohibits duplicate committees.

“They said that the scope that’s being described by the study should fall within their purview,” Green said.

The memo, written by institutional research director and IAB Chair David Burgess, encouraged students to apply for spots in the IAB. “We have had difficulty in the past securing student participation and suggest that this is a process where SFC and IAB can work together to promote the desired oversight,” Burgess said.

Green and Stewart-Smith joined the IAB at the beginning of April.

“When the students showed up, I was thrilled,” said Robert Lockwood, criminology professor and IAB ex-officio member. “One of the challenges has been to increase student involvement.”

A subcommittee of the IAB was proposed because Green and Stewart-Smith felt that the IAB’s once-monthly meetings wouldn’t be the right venue for specialized research.

“Obviously, there’s not enough time,” Green said on Tuesday. “You guys have a lot on your plate.”

Lockwood, the member of the IAB with the most tenure, has served on the board since 1984. He said that topics at meetings range from athletic wins and losses to how the program is doing g enerally.

“At this point, it’s look-

ing like most of the work will be done by Sean [Green] and myself,” Stewart-Smith said. “Some members of the IAB have been around forever and aren’t gung-ho about it. They don’t see the budget study as an immediate problem.”

GREEN TEAM FROM PAGE 1

Green Team's peer in sustainability is eco-conscious Ooligan Press members from various departments, who promote sustainability, recycling and other eco-conscious ideals to fellow faculty.

More than 30 people attended the meeting, mostly Green Team members.

Campus Sustainability Office Manager Noelle StuderSpevak is leaving PSU to pursue a career in sustainable real estate development, but she encourages people to embrace the Green Team.

“I ask each and every one of you to be a part of this culture,” Studer-Spevak said.

“Start a Green Team in your own department.”

The Campus Sustainability Office oversees the Climate Champions program, which seeks to assess and track success in campus sustainable solutions. The program is guided by a five-point criterion that includes energy conservation, transportation, water conservation, purchase and waste

reduction, recycling and compost. The program includes an extensive checklist that faculty can use to increase sustainability in each of these areas within their departments.

PSU is one of 685 signatories of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, which seeks to develop plans for achieving carbon neutrality. On May 24, 2010, Wiewel signed the Climate Action Plan.

The key to building a more sustainable university, Wiewel said, is convenience.

“We have hard work to do,” he said. “We can’t rely on the enthusiasts and the true believers to get things done. We have to make sustainable options easy and convenient for people.”

One of PSU’s sustainable projects that's currently struggling is Ooligan Press. The printing and publishing venture, which is staffed and operated entirely by students in the

On Tuesday, IAB members pressed Green to sharpen questions for the subcommittee.

Geology professor Scott Burns said, “When you’re a scientist, what you’ve got to do is have your testable hypothesis in the beginning. All we’re asking for is a starting point.” ■ PSU graduate book publishering program, recently released “Rethinking Paper & Ink: The Sustainable Publishing Revolution,” which examines sustainable practices in the publishing industry.

Ooligan Press faces the possibility of being left with only one full-time faculty member to oversee its 120 students.

Ooligan Program Director Dennis Stovall announced earlier this year that he will retire after the fall 2011 term, and PSU administrators are considering the option of hiring of his replacement.

While many Green Team representatives expressed concern for the areas in which PSU might improve its recycling and energy conservation programs, Campus Recreation Director Alex Accetta reminded everyone of how unique Portland’s culture of sustainability is.

“At a recent conference, I was shocked by what I heard about one major Texas university,” Accetta said. “Staff at this university were not allowed to buy recycled paper because of the extra cost. I think it’s important not to take for granted what we have here.”■

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Oh Ponta, will you ever learn?

Portland Taiko delivers us “Ponta & the Big Drum” Kynna Groff Vanguard staff

The world of children’s entertainment has changed rapidly in recent years. Live acts performed by talented professionals have gone by the wayside in favor of brightly colored, anthropomorphic cartoon animals. Such programs are now also available at any time. Children can watch their favorite shows and movies from little TV screens embedded in seat backs of their parents’ SUVs. Progress can be a good thing, but sometimes it can also be good to just get back to basics. This spring, Portland Taiko is starting their season with a show designed specifically for families who want to do just that. It’s called “Ponta & the Big Drum,” and it’s sure to delight and entertain children and adults alike.

“Ponta & the Big Drum” tells the tale of a group of tanuki performers preparing for their town’s big festival, called Matsuri. Tanuki are the adorable raccoon-dog characters from Japanese folklore. They’re known to be tricksters who love to get into all kinds of mischief. But one tanuki in particular, Ponta, causes all sorts of trouble for his fellow performers by not following directions. Artistic Director Michelle Fujii said, “Whatever you say, Ponta does the opposite.”

His fellow performers still have to put together

Ambitious ambience Stephanie Schneiderman’s “Rubber Teardrop” Jake Stevens Vanguard staff

Portland is one of the finest portions found in the Northwest’s musical microcosm. With the broad range of music that this region puts out, it is no surprise that Stephanie Schneiderman has found success along with her collaborator Keith Schreiner, contributing to this part of the country’s already-impressive musical breadth.

These two talented people have come together in recent years to produce pure ambience.

Schneiderman is going to release her impressive seventh solo album this Friday at an album-release party hosted by the Alberta Rose Theater.

Her new album, “Rubber Teardrop,” was preceded by the highly anticipated “Dangerous Fruit” released in early 2009. Since then, this guitar-toting, Frou-Frou-esque singersongwriter has become quite an established artist here in the Northwest, making lists for pop radio stations from here to Seattle.

Originally from Oregon, Schneiderman has been a part of the local music scene since she started in college and credits her beginnings with the Portland-based group Body and Soul in an interview with Alex Steininger (founder and

their show for the Matsuri, but with all of Ponta’s games, will they be able to finish the show in time? You’ll have to go see the show to find out.

“Ponta” is the first show in Portland Taiko’s new “U-pick” campaign series. This year, the audience gets a chance to interact and shape Portland Taiko’s season concert finale by voting for their favorite works. Performed by the entire Taiko ensemble, “Ponta” is a mix of dance and music.

Along with a little interactive education. According to Producing Director Teresa Enrico, “‘Ponta & the Big Drum’ is an engaging story for the whole family to enjoy together. We want to entertain and educate with the story of Ponta and his tanuki friends.” Fujii also said, “The lesson of this new tale is that if you cooperate and work together, great things can happen.”

It’s hard to argue against a show that teaches all that through the traditional Japanese art of ensemble drumming.

The award-winning Asian-American drumensemble Portland Taiko has been entertaining local audiences for 17 years. They use long-honored Japanese traditions, along with rhythm, melody, movement and humor, to create beautiful masterpieces that excite and enrich the lives of over 70,000 audience members per year. Taiko, which is actually the Japanese word for drum, has been practiced in Japan since ancient times. It was first used in theater, community festivals and religious ceremonies, as well as a means to establish the

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Now that's a big drum: Portland Taiko uses Japanese traditions, rhythm and melody to entertain over 70,000 people per year.

boundaries of a village—since the boundaries were determined by how far the community Taiko could be heard.

American Taiko as it is known today originally began in the late 1960s as a symbol of voice during the fight for rectifying the Japanese American Internment during World War II. Portland Taiko has kept these roots in mind, and continually works to inspire audiences, build community, affirm Asian pride and educate about the Japanese culture and community. They’ve released two CDs in the past few years and continue to perform in schools, festivals, theaters, colleges and fairs every year.

“Ponta & the Big Drum” will be performed at the Brunish Hall at the Portland Center for Performing Arts on Southwest Broadway.

Tickets are $18.25 for adults and $12.25 for students, children and seniors. There will be an 11 a.m. performance on Saturday and performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

There’s nothing quite like the light in a child’s eye when they experience a live performance of an entertaining show. Times may have changed, but that doesn’t mean there’s no place for artistry of traditional performances.

Just try fitting all that into those little television screens. ■

plenty of reverb displaying the gallery of multiple effects in the background provided by Schreiner, here is an artist that has successfully found her niche with her sound, mastering every groove and note with ease.

As stated on the local KTVU’s Fox 12 news recently, Schneiderman and Schreiner talked about how they had utilized the easy-going environment of the infamously easy-going Portland music scene to create the music they have collaborated on— which can best be described as “New York style meets Portland sound.”

With SchneiderPHOTO courtesy of stephanieschneiderman.com man’s already pristine A New Portland York Sound: Stephanie Schneiderman finds her niche. reputation in Portland, along with her other editor of Portland’s music magazine In Music collaborative buzz band Dirty Martini, the artWe Trust): ist is associated with many other highly popu“I learned a lot singing [for Body & Soul]. I lar musical acts such as Hall & Oates, Five for was the green one of the band, the youngest one, Fighting, Chicago and Ben Taylor. This quickly and got to sing with sisters who are sisters. That accelerating artist, along with her unique collabreally stretched my voice. And it also got me into oration with New York’s electronic musician and another style of music.” producer Keith Schreiner, is destined to become a “Rubber Teardrop” starts out with a worthy contender in the pop music realm. She track called “Hush,” kicking off the album isn’t just another “girl with a guitar”; she exceeds with a slow, building tempo followed by by maintaining her ambitious attitude to excel, mechanized beats and the sweet serenading voice better stated by this House of Blues talent-buyer of Schneiderman echoing the words, “You’re Adam Zacks quote: taking my time and you’re wasting it…” With “Schneiderman’s exceptional songwriting

talent and radiating charm are a winning combination. Her honest, earthy presence and rich, serene vocals separate Stephanie from the hordes of ‘girls with guitars.’ She shows all the potential of becoming a world class, world renowned artist.”

It is no surprise that the above quote headlines her bio page in her media press package.

But to be honest, just by reading review after review and listening to the impressive collection of material she has put forth, I can’t disagree with the common notion that Schneiderman has pure talent. Excelling in anything she does, which ranges from music to just about anything artistic, this artist shows much promise and ambition; just about enough to actually succeed.

An inspiration to many, you be sure to catch her this Friday along with her new album “Rubber Teardrop.” ■

PHOTO courtesy of stephanieschneiderman.com

“Rubber Teardrop” Stephanie Schneiderman Self-released Available May 6

Rian Evans Vanguard staff

Just how many articles am I going to get out of the upcoming 20.20.20 mini marathon held by Campus Rec on May 15? Well, at least one more!

This time, I’m going to help make sure that all of the participants, or at least the ones that read my articles, are fully equipped to be successful at the mini marathon. I’ve already covered how to train for the marathon, so now let’s look at what supplies an aspiring champion should have at their disposal on the big day.

Proper attire This should almost go without saying, but I’ll mention it anyway: Be sure to bring the proper clothing for the events! Some type of swimsuit and towel should be brought for the swimming portion of the event. A swim cap, goggles and a nose clip would also be helpful. For the running and biking portions of the event, be sure to bring comfortable shoes and athletic wear. An

additional towel may come in handy for those who are prone to high levels of perspiration.

Hygiene Speaking of perspiration, for the sake of the other competitors, please follow the advice of Del the Funky Homosapien and practice good hygiene. Nothing is worse than being stuck next to a stinker while gasping for breath. Bathe prior to the event and make use of some sort of deodorant.

I suppose that smelling like last week’s garbage could be a viable tactic for slowing down the competition, since other competitors will keep their distance from the offender, but let’s hope no one sinks that low.

Motivational music We’ll classify this one under “optional,” mostly because I’m not quite sure if using an MP3 player during the biking and running events will actually be allowed or not. Assuming that they will be allowed though, music can make a noticeable difference in performance. Make a playlist with

some cheesy ’80s film soundtracks, preferably stuff that was used in some type of montage scene. My personal recommendations: “You’re The Best Around” from “The Karate Kid,” “Fight to Survive” from “Bloodsport,” “Eye of the Tiger” from “Rocky III,” and, of course, the opening theme from “Chariots of Fire.”

Hydration At the very least, be sure to pack a trusty water bottle and sip on water during the events when possible. If optimal performance is desired, a sports drink is definitely the way to go.

While I normally advise against sports drinks, since they’re usually counterproductive to the common goal of fat loss, I make an exception when performance is the number-one priority.

A sports drink will provide simple carbohydrates for an easily convertible source of energy and electrolytes (along with water) to ensure optimal hydration. Adding as little as a quarter scoop of whey protein or a serving of branched-chain amino acids will make for an even more potent cocktail. This addition will provide the body with a readily available source of amino acids,

thereby further reducing muscle breakdown (i.e., catabolism) during exercise.

Caffeine Ingesting 50–200mg (depending on personal sensitivity) of caffeine 20–60 minutes prior to the event can offer a noticeable performance boost. Tablets or capsules are preferred, since no one wants coffee or an energy drink sloshing around in their stomach during the marathon. Caffeine, of course, offers an energy boost, but it can also increase endurance and reduce the perception of discomfort associated with physical exertion.

If combined with the sports drink cocktail mentioned above, caffeine may also enhance the uptake of the carbohydrates contained in the drink. Just be sure to practice common sense. Those with adverse reactions to caffeine, high blood pressure, heart conditions, etc., should avoid caffeine.

With all these useful items in one’s gym bag, peak performance is much more achievable.

Good luck! ■

Reporter? I barely know ’er!

Reporter and others descendon Branx Johnny Mayer Vanguard staff

Reporter, Wampire, Arohan and Linger & Quiet are coming together for a majorly dance-worthy ladies night at Branx. Some of Portland’s most radical indie-influential dance music will go hard at one of the best venues in town.

Reporter are more than on top of their game.

The trio has risen to the ranks of national fame in the past couple of years with their signature dance-rock, party-ready tunes. The group fuses synths, live drums, drum samples, live guitars and bass into a sound that is sometimes tough to put a finger on. Its brand of music is best defined as beyond awesome.

With their 2010 release “Time Incredible,” Reporter will definitely hold their own for many years to come. Seeing them live is definitely an awe-inspiring workout, however, listening to them in a pair of headphones while you ride your single–speed bike evokes many of the same emotions. It’s proven that there is no reason a studio record cannot have the same vibes, juice and thrill that a live show provides.

Recorded by the band themselves in their own studio, Reporter's entire album delivers provocative jam after jam with tracks like “Geronimo’s Bones” shining so bright you could catch a sun tan merely listening to them. A beaming-yet-

light drumbeat kicks off a somewhat-mellow vibe. A gently strummed guitar gets the body moving. Feminine, haunting vocals arrive just when the listener is about to burst. And then with little warning, the bass drum and a chilling lead kick in—you’re full-on rocking by now.

When you’re not busy rocking out to their heavy jams, you can get a taste of gravy-andcheese-curd-laden fries at drummer Mike McKinnon’s extra spectacular food cart Potato Champion in the Cartopia cluster at Southeast 12th Avenue and Hawthorne. Mike and Alberta serve the fries up hot when they’re not busy touring the country.

Be sure to catch a live show so their smoke machine can blast you while you dance your heart out. Watch out for Reporter this summer, they will most assuredly deliver.

Wampire has been gaining momentum in Pacific Northwest area in the last year or so, playing tons of shows and even appearing in

photo courtesy of highscoresandrecords.com

Wampire: What happens in the tub, stays in the tub.

an episode of “Into the Woods TV” in January 2010. Their indie, somewhat dance-oriented sound is great for listeners of bands like Arcade Fire, The National and Beach House.

Arohan, known by many as Taylor Gehrts, continues to remain a PHOTO courtesy of reforter/facebook.com key player in Portland’s Reporter: Bring their live vibes to your headphones. electronic music scene.

Recording music for over ten years, there’s your favorite blog hasn’t even written about almost always something coming out of his them yet. Their monthly party “Nightclubbing” studio. His sound is driven by everything has hosted great acts like the local Miracles Club from vintage analog synths to current hi-tech to dance music mega-giant Glass Candy. Check methods. At times the sounds are almost truly www.nightclubbingparty.com for reviews of preexperimental, but it’s easy to forget while swing- vious shows and updates for their next party. If ing to the always-present groove of every track you’re in the mood for listening, tons and tons Gehrts lays down. of great DJ mixes can be found on their podcast The recently released solo-debut “Going” website at www.lingerandquiet.com. from local all-cassette-tape label Sweating Get your tight clothes ready, cause the show Tapes is definitely one to watch out for. Taylor goes off tonight. Cover is clearly stated as being combines everything from gritty minimal $7 for dudes and $3 for girls or dudes dressed in techno sounds to very acid-drenched basses on drag. 9 p.m., Branx, 21 and older only. ■ a barrage of thoughtful and easily danceable tracks. Pick up the companion “Going (the Reporter, Wampire, Arohan, Linger & Quiet Remixes)” to experience some wondrous reinter- Branx Tonight pretations of some of Arohan’s finest works.

Linger & Quiet are definitely Portland’s $7 men, $3 women or men in drag 9 P.M. number one DJ duo. They play every record 21+ under the sun from groups and bands so cool

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DUDE, COME QUICK, YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS

Here’s to you, Mom

Friday, May 6

Cocktails for Mother’s Day

Mimosa

Richard D. Oxley Vanguard staff PHOTO COURTESY OF COPY/MYSPACE.COM

DJ E*Rock, DJ Copy, DJ Dundiggy, Mr. Charming, DJ Invisiboy, DJ Brkfst Sndwch, DJ Sgt. Forkner, DJ Snakks, Solomon, DJ Karl Kuchs/VANGUARD STAFF

Boom!, Edibles, Grandparents The last of the KPSU Pledge Drive shows, this one takes place at the fitting end of everything— Burgerville. As advertised on their flyer, the show costs zero dollars but it would really help out if you could kick down a monetary donation of some kind.

That said, Boom! plays really catchy…music. Everyone in town will have you believe that Boom! plays “scattered punk rock.” They don’t, Portland. They just don’t. Boom! sounds like Weezer. Now, before you moan and groan, hear me out. This isn’t a bad thing. In fact, Boom! sounds a lot like “Pinkerton”-era Weezer, back when they were still good and relevant. Each of the band’s tracks clocks in at under two minutes,

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which in my opinion is a good thing. Instead of futzing around with the same chorus four or five times, Boom! whittles its songs down to a mere minute and a half on average, cementing the rock-solid hooks in your memory without overdoing it. Usually, Boom! plays house parties all over the city, and honestly, they sound like it. That isn’t to say it’s a bad thing—they actually rip pretty hard. You shouldn’t miss this show, because it’s always hilarious to see bands playing at Burgerville, and this one is free, and the bands rule.

HAWTHORNE BURGERVILLE, 5:30 P.M., FREE, ALL AGES

I know what you’re thinking—there is a pantload of acts on this bill. Just look at that header! There are nine! I know, they’re all DJs, but they are really great DJs. So great, in fact, that they were hand-selected as Holocene’s favorite DJs, who come together on this night, Holocene’s “8 ½ DJ Night.” The half-DJ is unnamed, however.

E*Rock is a big name in Portland. He runs both record labels Audio Dregs and Fryk Beat. Mostly, he’s known for his visual artistry, which has enjoyed international success. However, his music game is no slouch either.

Audio Dregs recording artist Copy is equally as well known behind the decks as he is out front of them. As Copy, he’s put out three really great LPs with no plans of slowing down. As a DJ you can catch him spinning

most anywhere, but mostly Holocene and Rotture. You can usually catch Brkfst Sndwch going by the name Erik Hanson online, where he has a very impressive Soundcloud page, drawing fans from all over the globe. His remixes of Starfucker and Arohan are pretty legit. And of course, not mentioning Solomon, DJ would be a crime. Aside from having the coolest DJ name in the city, Solomon has been at it for a really long time, and his artistry on the decks really reflects that. On top of all these fresh DJs, how much would you expect to pay? 10 dollars? 20 dollars? Surely you jest. If you come before 11 p.m., this shindig is FREE! If you come after, though, you must pay a paltry three dollars. That is peanuts for what you get.

HOLOCENE, 8 P.M., $3, 21+

Yum!: Show your mom how much you love her...since you never call to tell her so.

Crêpes pour ma mere First, melt the butter in the microwave, or on the stovetop at medium-low heat. Set aside.

Next, take a large bowl and whisk together all the ingredients (except the butter) together until smooth. Then, stir in the butter. Let the mixture rest for about 30 minutes (or as long as it takes you to prepare coffee or tea if you’re in a hurry).

After the mixture has rested, bring a small skillet to medium heat. Grease lightly with butter.

Using a ladle or a measuring cup, spoon the batter (1/4 cup for each crêpe) into the bottom of the skillet. Then lift the pan from the heat and twist it slightly from side to side, covering the surface with the batter. Remedy any holes with more batter as needed.

Let the crêpe cook until brown freckle-like spots appear, one to two minutes. Flip, and cook on the other side for less time, about a minute.

Repeat this process with the rest of the batter, re-buttering the skillet as needed. Stack finished crêpes on a large plate and cover with a clean tea towel to keep warm.

Serve with lemon juice and sugar, Nutella or fresh sliced strawberries. ■

Celebrate Mother’s Day the French way

Saturday, May 7

Kat Vetrano Vanguard staff

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Billions and Billions, Bastardmaker, Wax Edison, Bahn Mi, Psychonaut, Vises Well, it’s a good thing Billions and Billions started reading our paper, because they’re playing shows all over the place now. Lucky for you, that is. Tonight, they’re playing a free show up north, and you had best not miss it! Basically, Billions and Billions are an even more stonery “Tremulant”-era Mars Volta. They play incredibly long, complex jam-session-esque dirges that will blow your mind apart, altered or not. And because all of their songs are so long, they just happen to stretch the length of a stoner’s attention span. I’m not sure that any Billions and Billions song dips below the eight-minute mark. If there was ever a band to watch in Portland over the last couple years, these guys are

it. Such complex instrumentation woven so fine is a hard thing to come by in Portland’s current sloppy indie funk. Bastardmaker makes some of the strangest music I’ve heard in a while. Basically, it’s a mishmash of surf punk and country. Most of the country lendings come in the form of the vocals, with all kinds of sassy country twang to them. The music isn’t half bad, ranging from surf punk to low-gain metal. Wax Edison creates rad, bass-heavy grooves that will stay with you way after the lights come on. With six bands on this bill—three not even mentioned here—you could do a lot worse for free.

NORTH HOLE, 9 P.M., FREE, ALL AGES

Symphony X, Nevermore, Powerglove, Blackguard If there’s one show where Ogre from “Revenge of the Nerds” needs to make a cameo at, this is the one. Why? Because Symphony X is nerd metal, that’s why. Hailing from a very un-metal town, Middletown, New Jersey, Symphony X has managed to capture the hearts of nerds everywhere. Their aggressive musical style, laced with threads of power and “classical metal” weaves quite the nerdy tapestry indeed. Basically, if your metal band has keyboards, this is how it’s gonna play out—nerd music.

Because Symphony X is often compared to bands like Dream Theater, the nerd buck does not stop there—they are often categorized under ridiculous genres like

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“symphonic metal” also. Have a look around online; all Symphony X fans are nerds. However, everyone knows that whatever nerds like, everyone else starts liking five years later, so you had best soak up the nerdery while you can. From naming albums things like “Twilight in Olympus” to touring with fellow nerd-metal bands like Nevermore and Powerglove, the latter named after a failed Nintendo accessory, Symphony X is here to make you fall on your knees and cower in the presence of your new nerd overlord.

HAWTHORNE THEATER, 7 P.M., $25, ALL AGES

She’s your go-to woman for advice, for style and for, you know, birthing you. She’s your mother and she deserves a lot more than to wait in a crowded brunch line somewhere, wiping the sleep out of her eyes with all the other mamas in town.

Instead, treat your mother the French way: whip her up a batch of crêpes. This recipe has been derived from a trusted French source of mine, someone who knows how to treat her mère right. Your options for fillings are endless—you can even go savory and leave out the sugar (I’m partial to Gruyère and parsley myself ).

And if your mother isn’t in the same city as you this weekend, make them for yourself and eat them while you Skype with her or talk on the phone and tell her how great she is. Fair warning though, she’ll probably be a little jealous.

substance and style on equal levels rather than one over the other. OFWGKTA has seen this through over the course of its lifespan, gone is the notion that one must give up swagger in order to remain underground or “true,” and also gone is the notion that hip-hop is a swaggerbased game entirely, where substance takes a back seat to piles of money, expensive cars and beautiful women.

Now that “Goblin,” Tyler Creator’s follow-up to the critically-acclaimed “Bastard,” has advance copies floating around, it will be interesting to see how the budding young artists deal with a sophomore record for the first time in the group’s existence.

The Vanguard will be reviewing this very soon and will be happy to report from the front lines of OFWGKTA’s war with rap’s mainstream inclusiveness. Stay tuned. ■

We all love our mothers to some degree. After all, they are mostly responsible for us all being here. Sorry dads—we appreciate all your hard work too, but you didn’t have to lug us around for months on end, and endure all that is pregnancy and childbirth.

On Mother’s Day we celebrate the women who have brought us into this world. And as is the tradition with most families, we all need a bit of a drink to toast, to be merry, or to merely tolerate each other’s presence. Here are a few cocktails to help celebrate with mom.

As always the Vanguard recommends that you drink responsibly.

Tea time!

1 3/4 oz vodka or gin 1 oz iced tea. You can use sweet iced tea if that is your taste.

1/4 oz lemon juice Lemon wedge

2 oz orange juice Champagne

It’s simple. It’s a classic—and for a good reason. For a mimosa, pour orange juice into a champagne flute and top off with champagne.

Bellini 2 oz peach puree

Champagne

The Bellini takes the Mimosa one step further—replacing the champagne with a sparkling wine such as Prosseco, and using peach puree instead of orange juice. You can use peach juice if you don’t have peach puree laying around the house. First add the puree to a champagne flute and then top off with Champagne. Try dropping in a couple raspberries to sweeten it up even further.

Mint julep

Put it together and shake it up! Pour into a martini glass and use the lemon wedge as a garnish.

2 teaspoons sugar 1 oz water Mint leaves, a lot Crushed ice 3 oz bourbon

If Mother’s Day turns out to be sunny and bright, a mint julep may just accent the day nicely.

In a mixing glass, put two teaspoons of sugar, and just a little bit of water to dissolve the sugar. Then add some mint leaves. Different recipes demand different numbers of mint leaves, but you’re basically just going to want a lot.

Muddle the sugar, water and leaves.

Pour the muddled mix into an old fashioned glass. Pour in 3 oz of bourbon and then add enough crushed iced to

Ingredients:

3 1/2 tablespoons butter, unsalted 1 cup flour 4 eggs 2 cups milk

1 teaspoon salt 1 packet of vanilla sugar (or 2 tablespoons of regular sugar if it’s all you have) 1 tablespoon rum or Cointreau

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Mint Julep: For all the whiskey drinking mammas out there.

Check-in: OFWGKTA We here at the Vanguard would like to remind you that, although you may have heard Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All elsewhere, we reported on them back in February in an article that continues to get plenty of hits on our website. The article makes mention of OFWGKTA’s leading man Tyler Creator and his track “Yonkers.”

When the article was written, views of “Yonkers” dangled under a million views. Today, the video for “Yonkers” dangles right below eight million views, including endorsements from Pitchfork and other online media outlets.

Oh, did we forget to mention that this is all self-released, without the aid of any record label?

Did we also forget to mention that OFWGKTA is blowing up like crazy, playing shows all over the country? Well, they are.

It’s clear that OFWGKTA represents the dawning of a new era of hip-hop, one that extols

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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A new era of hip-hop: OFWGKTA pulls in just under eight million views online.

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Softball faces key weekend Portland State hosts Weber State for final conference series Robert Britt Vanguard staff

Portland State closes out Pacific Coast Softball Conference play at home this weekend with a four-game series that will ultimately decide the Vikings’ postseason fate.

The first-place Vikings (27-16, 12-4 PCSC) host the Weber State Wildcats (12-34, 3-13 PCSC) in a pair of doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday at Erv Lind Stadium in northeast Portland.

Green Machine has gone 14-1 and risen from fourth to first in the standings.

Included in that stretch was a 10-game winning streak on April 16–26 that marked a new Division-I era school record.

The Vikings have also won four divisional Pitcher or Player of the Week honors since dropping the series to Utah Valley, raising the team total to 10 selections this season.

The Vikings pitching staff of senior Nichole Latham and

One more hurdle to jump The Vikings face their last regular meet for the 2011 outdoor season Gretchen Sandau Vanguard Staff

This weekend the men and women’s track and field team will head back down to Duck town and compete at the Oregon Twilight in Eugene.

This meet will serve as the Vikings’ last chance to qualify competitors for the Big Sky Outdoor Championship, which will be held down in Sacramento, Calif., on May 11–14.

The winner of the Mountain Division title will host this year’s PCSC Championship Series, which pits the top team from the division against the Coastal Division leader.

After taking three of four games from Northern Colorado last weekend, Portland State sits one game ahead of Utah Valley (11-5 PCSC) and two games in front of UNC (10-6 PCSC).

With the division pennant mathematically within reach for three teams, the outcome of Portland State’s series with the Wildcats will largely determine the division’s final standings.

A series sweep will give the Vikings the title and hosting rights to next week’s PCSC Championship Series, but any losses will have to be matched by Utah Valley for Portland State to make the postseason.

The Vikings of this year, though, are no strangers to adversity. Portland State began the conference schedule by losing three of four games to Utah Valley—granting them the tiebreaker advantage over Portland State. Since then, the

sophomore Anna Bertrand has accounted for the majority of honors this season—and rightly so. The duo has combined for a 2.33 ERA while holding opposing hitters to a .223 batting average—the lowest in the league.

Bertrand was named this all photos courtesy of psu athletics week’s Mountain Division A key weekend: Portland State softball can capture the Big Sky title with a successful weekend against Weber State.

Pitcher of the Week for the second-straight week, marking her The winner of the Mountain Division title third selection of the season. She went 3-0 with record books proves her worth. Last weekend, a save last week, earning just four runs for a 1.45 Latham became just the fourth player in PCSC will host this year’s PCSC Championship SeERA and 21 strikeouts over 19.1 innings. Going history to earn 50 career wins. She also became ries, which pits the top team from the division into this weekend, Bertrand has won her last six the seventh player in league history to record her against the Coastal Division leader. The best400th strikeout. With 406 Ks to her name Latham of-three series on May 13–14 will determine decisions from the pitching circle. what team earns the conference’s entry into the Latham accents Portland State’s pitching prow- holds the fifth spot in Portland State’s books.

The Vikings are also succeeding at the plate, NCAA tournament. ess, and her impact on the school and conference Last year, the Vikings took the Mountain Diwhere the team is hitting a league-leading .349 in conference games. They also lead the PCSC vision pennant and advanced to the Championship Series, but were defeated two games to one with a .403 on-base percentage.

Sophomore infielder Carly McEachran leads by St. Mary’s.

First pitch is set for noon on both Saturday the PSU hitters in batting average (.438), RBIs (14) and home runs (3). She also tops the Viking and Sunday. Live stats and audio will be available at GoViks.com, with former head coach charts with a .771 slugging percentage.

Also hitting well are junior outfielder Jenna Teri Mariani calling the play-by-play action. ■ Krogh and junior catcher Lacey Holm. Krogh is hitting .412 in league games and .391 on the season, while Holm leads the team with a PSU’s championship scenarios The Vikings head into this weekend with a grip on first .397 overall batting average and ranks third with place in the Mountain Division. But with four games a .375 average in league play. remaining, In this weekend’s critical series, the Vikings will be facing a Weber State team that is put- PORTLAND STATE WINS IF: ting up impressive numbers of its own. Fresh- ■■ Sweeps four-game series against Weber State. man infielder Ashley Huddleston became just ■■ Wins three games against Weber State AND Utah Valley loses at least one game against Idaho State. the fourth player in the league to hit her second ■■ Wins two games against Weber State AND Utah Valley grand slam of the season last week, and senior loses at least three games against Idaho State. relief pitcher Britinie Hardine ranks second in ■■ Wins one game against Weber State AND Utah Valley the PCSC with a 1.07 ERA in conference. Har- loses at least three games against Idaho State AND Northern Colorado loses at least once to Seattle. dine is holding batters to a .208 average.

On the base path, Wildcat junior outfielder ■■ Is swept by Weber State AND Utah Valley is swept by Erika James leads the league with 35 stolen bases Idaho State AND Northern Colorado loses at least two games to Seattle. in 40 attempts—which surpasses the PCSC’s previous single-season record of 21 steals, set in COURTESY OF PACIFIC COAST SOFTBALL CONFERENCE 2006 by Portland State’s Laura Segall.

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Going hard: Sophomore Brittany Castillo runs distance.

“This time of year is both exciting and sad,” assistant coach Cassie Stilleys said. “It’s so exciting to see people putting the pieces together after months of hard work, yet there are always a few that you know they could really make a splash if they just had one more meet or one more week.”

Some of those Vikings who are close to qualifying but not quite there are the men’s 4x400-meter relay team, freshman Shae Carter in the discus, as well as senior Nate Endicott and sophomore Brittany Long in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Also returning to action this week is junior Anaiah Rhodes, who had taken a break from competition to help heal a back injury.

“Anaiah’s an integral part of our 4x100 relay,” Stilley said. “I hope this will be a chance for her to come back feeling strong before the conference meet.”

Recapping the successes of last week at the Pacific Twilight, the Vikings walked away with a few victories, many new personal records and even some favorable movement in the Portland State record books.

Seniors John Lawrence and Karene King, as well as sophomore Geronne Black, were all victorious in their respective events, the 3,000-m steeplechase, the 200-meter and the 100-meter.

In the men’s steeplechase, Lawrence took the lead after almost a month long break from the race. Endicott is currently close on the heels of his teammate.

King set a new meet record in the 200-m with a time of 24.54 seconds. Former Viking Jernise Sanders held the previous record; however, King broke her mark by .10. Black, a native to New York, finished the 100-m only a miniscule .02 seconds away from setting a new meet record, another record in Sander’s name. Black’s time came in at 12.24.

Current conference qualifiers: Women Geronne Black Katie Blue Allison Burkett Adrienne Davis Karene King Mikeya Nicholson Anaiah Rhodes Amber Rozcicha Joenisha Vinson

100-m, 200-m 10,000-m Javelin Shot put 100-m, 200-m Triple jump 100-m 800-m, 5,000-m 100-m hurdles, 200-m, heptathlon 4x100 relay team

Men Jeff Borgerson Tony Crisofulli John Lawrence Luke Leddige Nate Lightner Sean Mackelvie Andrew Salg DeShawn Shead

High jump 800-m 3,000-m steeplechase 110-m hurdles 400-m hurdles javelin 10,000-m 110-m hurdles

all photos by karl kuchs/VANGUARD STAFF

Big leap: Junior Sean Mackelvie has had a strong season.

As for athletes who made new personal records, junior Spencer Moe threw about a 17-foot improvement in the hammer and freshman Luke Leddige threw his new PR in the discus by roughly 37 feet. Lastly, for the third meet in a row, junior Quiana Jackson broke her own personal record in the 400-meter. The Arizona native set her new PR time at 58.47 seconds.

At this point in the season, there are 16 Vikings qualified for the Big Sky Championship. Combined, they cover 14 different events. In the running events, there are Vikings running in the 100, 200, 800, 5,000 and 10,000-meters, the 100 and 400-m hurdles and the 3,000-m steeplechase. The field events consist of triple jump, high jump, javelin and shot put. Junior Joenisha Vinson is the only Viking qualified in the multi-event category, as she competes in the heptathlon.

There are also five athletes that are recognized on the NCAA West region as well. Black is

NCAA West region rankings: Women Geronne Black Karene King Joenisha Vinson 4x100m relay

100-m | 11.65 | 42 100-m, 200-m | 11.67, 23.86 | 45, 43 100-m hurdles | 13.83 | 43 45.24 | 34

Men Tony Crisofulli Sean Mackelvie

800-m | 1:49.11 | 20 Javelin | 221-4 | 19

ranked 42 for the 100-m, and King for the 100-m and 200-m, ranking her 45 and 43, respectively.

Vinson is ranked 43 in the 100-m hurdles. She is also ranked 15 in the heptathlon for the west region and 25 nationally. The women’s 4x100 relay team is ranked 34. The relay team is made up of Black, King, Vinson and Rhodes. On the men’s side, junior Tony Crisofulli is number 20 for the 800-m, and fellow classmate Mackelvie is number 19 for javelin. ■

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Transportation Seminar: How Do People Choose a Travel Mode?

Factors Associated with Routine Walking & Bicycling

Adaptive Climbing

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.

Singlehandedly Solo Festival

8 p.m.

Hipbone Studio, East Burnside and 19th Avenue

Portland Story Theater returns for a third year of solo festival performances. Eleven performers are featured over the course of seven nights.

ASPSU Tuition Equity Information Session 4 to 5 p.m.

ASPSU office

Tuition Equity allows all students from Oregon the opportunity to pay in-state tuition. Senate Bill 742 will establish tuition equity in Oregon. ASPSU is working to support Tuition Equity and want to hear your opinion.

Come to ASPSU’s info session to find out about: Tuition equity and its history.

The status of the bill in the legislature.

How you can get involved to get it passed.

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., and is free and open to the public.

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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.

Monday Student Parent Night 4 to 6 p.m.

Women’s Resource Center

This event is an opportunity for student parents in campus housing to socialize and network with other parents. Bring your children and be prepared to have lots of fun! The event is co-sponsored by the Empowerment Project and University Housing/Res Life. There will be healthy snacks and light refreshments.

“Ecouture” show to display sustainable fashions

5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

SMSU Ballroom

Third-annual sustainable fashion show “Ecouture,” put on by PSU’s American Marketing Association. The show will feature guest speaker Seth Aaron Henderson, a designer who won the seventh season of “Project Runway.”

Cost is $10 general, $8 students, free for children 12 and under and for American Marketing Association members.

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Artist Lecture—Dr. Eleonora Belfiore 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Shattuck Hall Annex

Dr. Eleonora Belfiore is an associate professor at the Centre for Cultural Policy Studies at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England.

Between 2004 and 2007 she worked on a threeyear research project on the social impact of the arts, jointly funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Arts Council England.

The project’s main objective was a critical reformulation of the claims made about the impact that the arts can have on the individual and society, with a view of investigating the possibility of developing a rigorous framework and methodology for impact assessment.

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The Portland Timbers suffered their first home loss of their 2011 campaign on Tuesday against the San Jose Earthquakes in a U.S. Open Cup qualification match. San Jose defender Ike Opara scored the game-winning header in the last minute of the game to give the Earthquakes a 1-0 win. With the heartbreaking defeat, the Timbers bow out of the U.S. Open Cup. The Timbers hope to resume their solid play at the Jeld-Wen Field, when they take on the Philadelphia Union in a regular season Major League Soccer (MLS) match. Philadelphia is currently placed second in the Eastern Conference with 13 points from six games. Ironically, Philadelphia is coming off a 1-0 home win against San Jose. The Timbers have a 3-3-1 record in the MLS and are currently placed sixth in the Western Conference, five points behind leaders LA Galaxy.

Going into Tuesday’s game against San Jose, the Timbers enjoyed a brilliant home record this season, having won all four of their matches in Portland. Their victims included Chivas USA, Chicago Fire, FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake. However, with today’s MLS game against Philadelphia in mind, Timbers head coach John Spencer gave some of the

regular starters rest. Instead, Spencer gave reserve players like defender Freddie Braun, midfielder Rodrigo Lopez and forward Spencer Thompson an opportunity against bottom-dwelling San Jose.

“We have a MLS game on Friday. There are points on the table to be had, and I think that’s the reason why we had so many [regulars] not starting,” Spencer said in a statement released by the club. “We put a team out there that we felt could win the game. I don’t think there was much difference in quality between the two teams.”

On the other hand, San Jose put out many players from their best 11. The team sheet included defenders Opara, who scored the winning goal, and Ramiro Corrales; midfielders Khari Stephenson, San Cronin and Bobby Convey; and forwards Ryan Johnson and Chris Wondolowski. Wondolowki was the leading goal scorer in the 2010 edition of MLS. Playing in front of 11,412 Timbers supporters, both Portland and San Jose were unable to break the deadlock in the allotted 90 minutes. San Jose had a slight edge in offense in the match. They had nine attempts on goal with four on target, compared to Portland’s eight attempts, with three of them testing the San Jose goalkeeper. San Jose was also the more physical of the two teams, receiving six yellow cards in the game, as opposed to just two by the Timbers.

Still, the Earthquake’s last-second goal silenced the home crowd.

“You lose concentration for half a second, you’re going to get punished—and that’s what happened,” Spencer said.

Spencer is expected to revert back to his regular players against Philadelphia today.

Troy Perkins in expected to start in goal, while Kenny Cooper and Jorge Perlaza are expected to lead the attack in a traditional 4-4-2 formation. Cooper leads the team with three goals in the season. Exciting talent Khalif Alhassan and Darlington Nagbe are expected to man the flanks. Team captain Jack Jewsbury and Diego Chara will hope to control the game from the midfield.

On the other hand, Philadelphia will hope to counter the Timber’s high-octane offense with some of their own scoring. Although Portland has scored 10 goals so far, they have conceded 13 goals as well. Going into this game, both the teams have scored 10 points from their last five matches. If Portland’s defense plays well, then the Timbers should pull out the victory and continue solidifying their spot in the Western Conference standings. ■

A communication major and outfielder on the Portland State softball team, Jenna Krogh is lighting it up for the Vikings this season. As the team has nearly secured the top ranking in the PCSC Mountain Division standings, the junior transfer is focused on finishing out the year strong.

“I am really looking forward to actually getting a shot to win our conference and play in the PCSC championship and really go out there and playing for something,” Krogh said.

She’s currently second on the team in batting with a .391 average. She leads the team in runs with 32 and total hits with 54. The outfielder sat down to talk about her growing leadership role, her hate for singing and everything in between.

Vanguard: Why did you come to Portland State?

Jenna Krogh: Well, I didn’t really like being at

Colorado State and I’m from Portland, so I wanted to get back home. When I visited, I liked the open downtown feel of the school, and also the coaches and girls are great. It seemed like a good fit overall.

V: What has been your best moment on the field?

JK: I would say one of my best moments for college softball was last year at CSU with my first actual home run against Utah. I’m a slopper, so I don’t hit it out of the park usually.

V: If you could change one of your sport’s rules, what would it be?

JK: I wish I could get an extra strike sometimes!

V: What is your greatest strength?

JK: I think my greatest strength would be not

really showing a lot of emotion when I play. I like to go out there whether we’re winning or losing and play with the same intensity.

V: Which is your favorite place to eat around campus?

JK: Well, because I’m really a freshman, I love

eating at Smith. I have so many dining dollars!

My teammates and I go and eat there all the time, and the pizza there is amazing.

V: What is your favorite thing to do around Portland?

JK: I think I like to just get together with teammates and just hang out.

V: What is the first item that you would buy if you won the lottery?

JK: I’d probably buy myself an Escalade. It’s my favorite car.

V: Do you have any hidden talents?

JK: I really don’t have any hidden talents. I can flare my nostrils, that’s about all!

V: Do you have any nicknames? Why? JK: Pretty much Kro, just from my last name,

and then from being younger, Little J or JK from my initials. They all pretty much just come from my teammates, and growing up my friends have called me some of them.

V: What is the last thing you cooked?

JK: I baked some brownies; I’m not a big cook

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JK: I actually really enjoyed my Drug Education class, it was entertaining and interesting.

V: What’s on your iPod right now?

JK: It would “Down on Me” (by Jeremih). It’s a

pregame song—we like to dance before games, and that’s a great song for dancing.

V: If you could have dinner with three people from history—alive, dead or fictional—who would they be?

JK: Well I would probably go with Luís Figo, (former) soccer player for Portugal. I would choose Mark McGwire and probably a favorite artist like Jack Johnson.

V: Do you read the Vanguard? If so, how often?

JK: I haven’t a lot, but I do probably try and snag one once a week.

V: What song are you most likely to sing at karaoke?

JK: I would avoid karaoke at all costs. I’m not a big singer. I know I’m really awful!

V: What is the last thing you read?

JK: I just finished reading the “Girl with Drag-

on Tattoo” and I really liked it. I am waiting for the summer, so I can read the other ones.

It’s part of a series and I would really recommend it.

V: Do you have a favorite superhero?

Why/why not?

JK: Spiderman, because he gets to climb walls

and jump from building to building, which is awesome.

V: What is the most important thing you’ve learned this season on the field?

JK: I think overall, just taking on more of a

leadership role. I am coming in from being a new transfer to trying to lead other teammates and everyone says I’m the fire-starter, so I am really taking on that role.

V: How was it playing your former team this weekend and being on the opposite side of home field?

JK: It was really awkward at first. I had nev-

If Italy or Portugal are playing that would be even cooler, I really like those teams.

er in practice or games at CSU been on the visitor’s side of the dugout. It was just an awkward experience, but I definitely enjoyed going out there winning and playing really well against them. I think it would have been different if the head coach was still there, but it was still nice to see girls and friends that I met at CSU and getting to say hi again. ■

V: What has been your favorite class at Portland State?

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

but I like to bake.

V: If you could attend one concert or sporting event anywhere what would it be?

JK: I would love to attend to World Cup Final.

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Vikings play annual spring game tomorrow New and returning players alike look to impress coaches and fans this weekend

Friday MLS

Philadelphia Union (4-1-1, 13 pts) at Portland Timbers (3-3-1, 10 pts) Jeld-Wen Field Portland 7:30 p.m.

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WHL Playoffs

Stephen Lisle Vanguard staff

WHL Championship – Game 1: Kootenay Ice (46-21, 97 pts) at Portland Winterhawks (50-19, 103 pts) Rose Garden Portland 7:30 p.m.

This Saturday will be a fresh start for many of the returning Portland State football players. After last fall’s disappointing season, players have started to become comfortable in their roles and are clicking much more than was apparent last season. The team is really starting to take shape so far in spring practices, and spirits have been high leading up to the annual spring game.

With 21 returning starters from last year’s squad, head coach Nigel Burton has been able to get players to buy into formations and become confident in what they are doing. It seems simple enough, but the familiarity players have with one another as well as knowing offensive and defensive schemes is what slowed the team down in 2010.

Saturday Football

Portland State spring game Lincoln High School 2 p.m. * Pre-game events begin at noon

Softball double-header

“ As a defense we feel very confident…Our backers have shown up this spring, and this year we should be top ranked defense-wise.”

Weber State (12-34, 3-13 BSC) at Portland State (27-16, 12-4 BSC) Erv Lind Stadium Portland Noon *Second game starts approximately 30 minutes after finish of game one.

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This spring, Burton has established a very balanced squad offensively and defensively, something lacking from last season. The defense struggled mightily last year, dealing with a young roster that was lacking experience but was also adjusting to the 4-3 defense that Burton implemented. The expectations are high on both sides of the ball this year, and Burton knows what he is looking for come Saturday.

“I wouldn’t expect one side to dominate the other,” Burton said with confidence. “But I am definitely looking for a nice ending to what I feel like has been a great spring, much better than last year.”

With a greatly improved sense of confidence, there’s an all-in attitude among the team. A deeper roster has increased the competition at every position, and a handful of players have been moved around so that others may step into spots where coaches feel they can best contribute.

On offense, tight end is a major hole that will need to be filled. Both of last year’s starters have moved on, with Rory Richards graduating and standout Julius Thomas being picked up by the Denver Broncos in the NFL draft. Currently, there are many strong candidates to take over the spot and other veterans on the roster feel confident in the team’s ability to replace the production.

“The tight end group is looking great,” senior offensive lineman Dustin Waldron said. “Those guys were the questionable position, and now they are looking solid. Kalua Noa and Kyle Mcmillin are all working really hard and pushing for it. Confidence is high, and guys are starting to get comfortable and make plays.”

Still, offensive production is a positive for a team that had no problems racking up the yards in their 2010 campaign. With a running game that led the Big Sky and a solid passing game, the Viks are simply looking to build upon the foundation they created.

The big question marks really exist with the defense, and this spring much of the focus has been on improving that side of the ball.

Defensively, the major weaknesses came from the line-backing core and a very inexperienced defensive line. This year there are nine returning starters, as well as a great number of transfers coming in to help beef up the roster. So far in spring training, the defense has looked great, as they have come up with big stops thanks to returning players like strong safety DeShawn Shead, linebacker Ryan Rau and sophomore defensive tackle Julious Moore.

Depth will be key this season, and with the addition of junior college transfer Aaron Kincy and the return of David Ross and Mike Williams, the cornerback spot

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Track & Field

The Oregon Twilight Hayward Field Eugene 3 p.m.

WHL Playoffs

WHL Championship – Game 2: Kootenay Ice (46-21, 97 pts) at Portland Winterhawks (50-19, 103 pts) Rose Garden Portland 7:30 p.m. all photos by drew martig/VANGUARD STAFF

Face off: Both the offense and defense will get a chance to show off their skills against one another in the annual spring game on Saturday.

has been opened up, allowing three-year starter Shead to move over to the strong-safety position. The linebackers have gone through a very similar situation, with an increase in size, talent and confidence helping their cause.

“As a defense we feel very confident,” Moore said.

“Our backers have shown up this spring, and this year we should be top ranked defense-wise. And after the scrimmage everyone should know that the defense is going to bring it.”

Both the offense and defense have felt a strong sense of improvement in spring practices, and with confidence high it should help make for an entertaining spring game battle. This year Burton has decided to diverge away from the typical spring game format.

Instead of running two defenses and offenses, he will run the game like a drill, pitting one offense versus the defense throughout a 75-play game.

The drill-like spring game will allow for the most competitive players to stay on the field, as there will be points awarded for both sides depending on results. For the defense, the points will come off turnovers and stops against the offense, including three and outs as well as sacks. Offense will be looking to attain first downs as well as the typical touchdown or field goal. The ball will be placed on the 30-yard line and the defense will see constant pressure on every play.

Excitement is running through the players and coaches, as the football team looks to end spring training on a good note before their summer begins. The offense remains potent and new life has been pumped into the defense, which will be looking to open some eyes and do more than simply “prove” themselves this weekend.

Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Lincoln High School. ■

A day of fun at the spring game: While the spring game itself starts later in the afternoon, there will be fun for the whole family at the field. Before the game there is scheduled to be a free kids’ football clinic at noon, with Vikings football players and coaches taking the field to help. At 1 p.m. there is an alumni flag football game, which will surely be, if anything, at least entertaining to watch former players give a fighting effort to show they still have what it takes to play the game.

With a long schedule of events coming this weekend, there will be more than enough for everyone to do. The spring game itself is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be a great chance for fans to see some of the new talent that is planning to take the field this upcoming season.

Looking forward: The Viks see a bright future ahead of them.

Sunday Softball double-header

Weber State (12-34, 3-13 BSC) at Portland State (27-16, 12-4 BSC) Erv Lind Stadium Portland Noon *Second game starts approximately 30 minutes after finish of game one.

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