Portland State Vanguard, Vanguard, vol. 72, issue 6

PORTLAND STATE VANGUARD

VOLUME 72 • ISSUE 6 • AUGUST 1, 2017

CONTENTS COVER PHOTO BY KATIE PEARCE, DESIGN BY GEORGIA HATCHETT NEWS HOMOPHOBIC RANTS SCANDALIZE PDX LGBTQ COMMUNITY

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ARTS & CULTURE CLASSY COOKING WITH CASSIE: SCALLION PANCAKES

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INTERNATIONAL THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD: JULY 22–28

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OPINION GRAMMAR COP SAYS, “SIT DOWN, BE HUMBLE.”

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ORIENTATION GUIDE 2017

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ON & OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS: AUGUST 1–7

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STAFF

OPINION EDITOR Evan Smiley

EDIT ORI A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Colleen Leary

ONLINE EDITOR Andrew D. Jankowski

MANAGING EDITOR Tim Sullivan NEWS EDITOR Alex-jon Earl ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Alanna Madden INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Chris May ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Matthew Andrews

COPY CHIEF Thomas Spoelhof COPY EDITORS Harlie Hendrickson Nada Sewidan John Falchetta CONTRIBUTORS Cassie Duncanson Jordan Ellis Lily Hart Harlie Hendrickson Jake Johnson Nada Sewidan

Evan Tait Justin Thurer Anamika Vaughan PHO T O & MULTIMEDI A PHOTO EDITOR Silvia Cardullo MULTIMEDIA MANAGER Joe W. Shapiro PHOTOGRAPHERS Cassie Duncanson Rachel Lara Katie Pearce CR E ATI V E DIR EC TION & DE SIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR Shannon Kidd

DESIGNERS Lydia Wojack-West Robby Day Georgia Hatchett Marika Van De Kamp Serghey Chuklanov Ella Higgins Grace Giordano DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING MANAGERS Venkata Naga Sai Dilip Daneti Chaitanya Deshpande A DV ISING & ACCOUN TING STUDENT MEDIA ACCOUNTANT Sheri Pitcher COORDINATOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Reaz Mahmood

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NEWS

EX-CABBIE WITH HOMOPHOBIC HISTORY RETURNS TO HARASS GAY BAR PATRONS ANDREW D. JANKOWSKI Portland locals were alerted by social media users on July 26 about a man, identified as Daniel Svoboda, who was verbally harassing patrons seated outside of Scandals, a downtown gay bar. According to Facebook and Twitter users Tajh Jordan and Bruce Ross, Svoboda arrived outside of Scandals sometime after 4 p.m. Videos of the incident surfaced online where witnesses can be seen visibly shaken.

In a video filmed by Jordan, Svoboda wears a bandage across his nose and argues to the point of ranting to at least two people about a range of issues related to LGBTQ causes. An unidentified woman stands silently at his side, observing.

“You guys pass laws for inequality, with your Equality stickers,” Svoboda says. “You pass laws that are not in our favor. You live in this city and you know darn well you’re going to get a job before a straight person. You know that.”

“If I was Islamic, and went up in [Scandals] with an AK47, you wouldn’t say a thing to me,” Svoboda continued, likely referencing the 2016 massacre at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub. At this point, people including Jordan react to Svoboda before Munro, Scandals’ mononymous general manager, steps between Svoboda and patrons. Though the audio is difficult to understand at times, Munro seems to ask Svoboda why he is back at Scandals. “Because you’re full of hate,” Svoboda answers. “You cost me my job.”

Once Jordan says on video that he has called Portland Police, Svoboda echoes his earlier vague-but-violent threat: “If I was a Muslim and hacked your head off, you wouldn’t say a thing to me.”

“You don’t stand up for homos in Iraq or Iran,” he continues. “It’s common knowledge.”

“It’s your fault you don’t have a job,” a male voice responded.

Shortly after, Svoboda can be seen leaving with his companion at the same time and direction as another Scandals’ patron who did not appear to be pursued.

In a post-incident interview with Munro shortly after 5 p.m., the PPB arrived at Scandals after Svoboda already left. However, because Svoboda had parked nearby, Munro was able to provide PPB with Svoboda’s name, description and license plate number.

Munro said the Scandals’ staff are vigilant and alert for Svoboda’s returned presence.

Occuring on the same day as Donald Trump’s tweeted ban on transgender services within in United States Armed Forces, Svoboda’s return to Scandals came ten months after his last appearance outside the bar.

National news reports covered Svoboda’s verbal assault of patrons while he was on the clock as a Portland Taxi Cab Company

driver in September 2016.

The incident, along with Portland Taxi Cab Company’s homophobic remarks in the immediate wake of t h e incident, caused Uber to terminate their relationship with the cab company almost immediately.

Svoboda was fired after news of the incident went national, but a formal apology from the Portland Taxi Cab Company cannot be found. Local news network, KATU News, reported an unnamed representative for Portland Taxi Cab Company who supported Svoboda’s actions.

Svoboda appears to have a fixation with the Portland gay nightlife community.

According to the Oregonian, Svododa was arrested on suspicion of third degree theft after allegedly trying to tear down a Pride flag from gay strip club Silverado in 2015.

Nearly seven years to the day of July 26, Svododa’s

earliest available mugshot was taken for harassment, a charge Svoboda was recently arrested for in April 2016.

A patron, who declined to be identified, made a connection to Munro about Svoboda’s actions fitting a pattern of escalating extremist activity in the Portland area. The patron cited the murders of two men and the brutal assault of a PSU student for which Jeremy Christian was arrested on May 26, 2017. Munro conceded wearily, then continued serving his patrons.

Munro said he does not want to send patrons or Portland citizens the message that just because Svoboda does not immediately return to Scandals his harassment is over. Munro said he does not want to send the message that it is okay to harass his patrons if PPB does not come in time to break up an incident. He does not remember a specific time before Donald Trump’s election

when men like Svoboda were so emboldened.

Sergeant Pete Simpson sent Portland State Vanguard an emailed statement after 1:40 p.m. on July 27: “On Tuesday July 26, 2017, at 4:19 p.m., Central Precinct officers responded to Scandals on the report of a man outside the bar yelling and making verbal threats. Officers arrived but the suspect was already gone. According to the bar manager and a customer, the suspect was standing on the sidewalk yelling at people on the patio about their sexual identity/orientation and indirect threats of violence. The bar manager thought it looked like a ‘Daniel Svoboda’ but mentioned that they hadn’t seen him in a while. The customer had video of the encounter, which was shared with police. Based on the report, it does not appear that the suspect committed any criminal act.”

SCANDALS, THE DOWNTOWN GAY BAR WHERE SVOBODA WAS SEEN HARASSING PEOPLE. COURTESY OF USER ANOTHER BELIEVER THROUGH WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/PSU VANGUARD

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NEWS

TWITTER ANNOUNCEMENT LEAVES TRANSGENDER SERVICE MEMBERS IN LIMBO MILITARY TO REMAIN INCLUSIVE UNTIL TRUMP OFFERS IMPLEMENTATION DIRECTIVES

COLLEEN LEARY

Despite United States President Donald Trump’s series of tweets on July 26 announcing his intention to ban transgender individuals from the U.S. military, defense officials will stick to existing policies until they receive official directives.

Trump’s tweets claimed the military “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption” caused by the presence of transgender service members.

“There are an estimated 15,000 active duty service members who identify as trans with another 134,000 trans veterans in the U.S.,” Portland State Assistant Professor of Counseling Dr. Deanna Cor said in an email after Trump’s tweet. “This makes the [Department of Defense] the single largest employer of trans folks in the country.”

Cor is currently conducting research with trans military personnel and veterans in hope of highlighting their experiences.

“Trans folks serve at significantly higher rates than their cis counterparts,” Cor wrote, citing the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey. “[T]he latest tweets from Trump leave folks in limbo,” Cor continued. “There is no guidance yet on what this ban means for folks who are active duty or who are veterans receiving care from the [Veterans Affairs].”

Trump’s tweets did not include any reference to legislation that would outline or enforce the ban. According to a July 27 interview with CNN, the Joint Chiefs of Staff—the people in charge of implementing any such policy—did not know Trump had planned to announce this ban. As of

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the publishing of this article, they have yet to receive any legal action from Trump for moving forward.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford sent a letter to military leaders stating they’ll enforce “no modifications to the current policy until the President’s direction has been received by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary has issued implementation guidelines.”

“In the meantime, we will continue to treat all of our personnel with respect,” Dunford continued in the letter. “As importantly, given the current fight and the challenges we face, we will all remain focused on accomplishing our assigned missions.”

If Trump’s announcement is implemented, it would reverse the Department of Defense’s October 2016 dissolution of a pre-existing transgender military ban stating, “Effective immediately, transgender Service members may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military solely for being transgender individuals.”

Despite Trump’s claim of high medical costs and disruption, Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified in Congress on July 25 that the inclusion of transgender individuals in the military causes no disruption or cost.

Mullen also said, “The military conducted a thorough research process on this issue and concluded that inclusive policy for transgender troops promotes readiness.”

In response to Trump’s announcement, the American

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Civil Liberties Union released a statement: “Let us be clear. This has been studied extensively, and the consensus is clear: There are no cost or military readiness drawbacks associated with allowing trans people to fight for their country. The president is trying to score cheap political points on the backs of military personnel who have put their lives on the line for their country.”

PSU is home to many veterans and a large transgender community.

“I think PSU students could be affected in many different ways,” Cor said. “Obviously our veterans identifying as trans are directly impacted by the messaging this policy sends. Trump is essentially ignoring the dignity and humanity of trans military personnel and veterans and attempting to negate the significance of their service.”

The 2015 U.S. Trans Survey shows 41 percent of transgender people have reported attempting suicide, and 32 percent of veterans report the same. Cor said the research on this topic is limited, but, “The intersection of these identities could negatively impact the well-being and mental health of trans military personnel and veterans.” “[F]olks at this intersection are incredibly resilient in the face of adversity,” Cor continued. “In fact, research has shown that trans veterans would want to return to the military if the environment allowed for it. Their dedication to service is unmatched.”

Cor encouraged students affected by this potential ban to access PSU resources and seek community.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S TWEETS ABOUT THE MILITARY BAN FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS ON JULY 26.

COURTESY OF TWITTER/PSU VANGUARD “I think students should first know that having strong reactions to these sorts of policies is understandable,” she said.

“The best thing students can do is create a sense of community to tap into. They should find folks that they feel safe and brave with for support.”

“Most of all, students should try to tune into what they may be needing,” Cor continued. “They may be feeling irritable, anxious, sad, or any other range of emotions. They should pay attention to those reactions and utilize the resources and

strengths that have been successful in the past.”

PSU students and community members affected by this news may reach out to the Queer Resource Center, Veterans Resource Center, trans advocates and utilize on-call services PSU Center for Health and Counseling.

NEWS

PSU STUDENTS LAID OFF AFTER TELEFUND CANCELLATION ANAMIKA VAUGHAN Thirty students workers are now left without jobs after being informed on June 8 the PSU Foundation cancelled the Telefund program, a call center in which student workers could talk to alumni and friends of PSU about current events on campus and ask for annual gifts.

Within a week of the cancellation, Telefund was indefinitely removed, leaving students without a job a week before the end of spring term. Gifts acquired through Telefund would go to the PSU general fund, or donors could select a specific department.

Telefund organizers have not yet released a public statement about the cancellation.

Olivia Daniels is a student and former employee who has worked for Telefund since October 2013.

“What we’re getting is that they’re following in Stanford’s footsteps because Stanford cut their telefund last October or September,” Daniels said.

“Ours was done so fast. They said it was the fastest time they’ve ever shut down a call center. At least that’s what Meagan Bataran told us.” Bataran is the former director of Annual Giving for the PSU Foundation.

Another student worker, Emily Pieper, has worked for the Telefund the past two years.

She also felt “blindsided” by the announcement.

“They just offered nothing whatsoever as an explanation,” Pieper said. “There were a lot of people there who were wondering why and if there were any alternatives for us because the Telefund was the biggest on-campus employer that didn’t require work-study for students. I don’t think they realized how it was a lifeline for a lot of students.”

On June 14, former employee Delaney Bigelow and Daniels took to Twitter to confront the PSU Foundation directly and voice their concerns over the cancellation.

“We had somebody try to reach out to us via email because people like Delany and Olivia were on Twitter and bombarding the PSU Foundation Twitter,” Pieper said. “Because they caused such a big ordeal online, we were sent emails that said we could meet in person if we

had any questions and stuff like that, but, yeah. They only wanted to start addressing it once we started making noise about it.”

A week later on June 23, Tom Bull, executive director of Alumni Relations, sent an email to the laid-off students to outline the reasons behind the cancellation. Bull’s email also referred students to Advising and Career Services and to Handshake for students and alumni.

“He said, quote, ‘Colleges and universities around the country are moving in the same direction,’ but I don’t think that’s true,” Daniels said. “I think that’s something they’re trying to tell us. Because even me just trying to research on my own, the only university I could see was Stanford.”

“I can understand why [Stanford] shut their call center down,” Daniels continued. “They were getting, for every three people they called, one person was getting removed from their call list, which is very high.

That is not happening at our call center.”

According to William Boldt, chief executive officer and president of the PSU Foundation, the final decision was made in May to coincide with the ending of their contract with RuffaloCody, the company through which the Telefund was run and supplied with equipment.

Boldt explained the Telefund had begun to function as a “break-even operation,” and the decision was made in favor of more “efficient” and “appropriate” methods of soliciting donations.

“In the ’90s, we had about 4,000 individuals who gave through the fund, and now in 2017 we have 800,” Boldt said. “People don’t like to be called and unfortunately you have to call them in order to get them after work, so you’re interfering with dinner and you’re interfering with other plans. I look at my children who are in their 30s and 40s and they’re busy. They don’t want to be interrupted by phone calls, so we’ve had a number of people—over 3,000 people—ask not to be solicited.”

However, contrary to Boldt’s assertion, former student workers felt the Telefund wasn’t “turning off” donors, but was an overall positive experience with very few do-notcall requests from alumni.

“It sounds like they were getting an overall negative response from their alumni, but we weren’t at all,” Daniels said. “We were getting lots of good things, we were getting people who give continuously who were expecting our phone calls each year to give, to people who want to hear about what’s going on at the university. And then, you know, we would get some people who didn’t want to.”

According to Boldt, the decision was also made over a seven-month period in

which the PSU president had no direct involvement. “[The president] trusts us to raise the money for the university and he’s retiring right now, and so this was a decision that was made in June,” Boldt said. “We’re in transition to a new president, he’s on vacation so it didn’t seem relevant to do that.”

“I do communicate with [the president] on a regular basis, we have a great relationship,” Boldt added. “I do not believe he had personal knowledge of this. And, knowing Wim well, I’ve worked with him for a year, I’m sure he wouldn’t have a problem with this.”

According to Daniels, Telefund finished the academic year by raising $250,000,

which was under their goal of $300,000. Last year, they raised around $290,000.

“I do want to know where they think this funding is going to come from this year without us personally being there to call,” Pieper said. “I would talk to people and ask for a hundred dollar pledge and then we would get to talking and it would be bumped up to $350 easily. It was very common to talk to people and get them to bump up their gift by having a conversation with them.”

Boldt said the PSU Foundation’s new approach will include a heavy focus on direct mail, crowdfunding and social media, as opposed to phone calls.

“We’re going to take the 800 donors that have been giving and we’re going to connect with them via direct mail,” Boldt said. “Most likely, the higher level donors who were giving above, say, $500, we will connect with through phone call and say thank you and let them know we’re not going to have the Telefund any more.

The bigger ones we’re happy to call on a regular basis. We want to find out what their preferred communication is with them and then do a lot more with direct mail because it’s not as intrusive.”

Boldt also expressed that he “felt badly” for the 30 students who lost their jobs and hopes that he can find a way to still involve them in the foundation.

THE MARKET CENTER BUILDING, WHERE THE TELEFUND OFFICE PREVIOSLY RESIDED. RACHEL LARA/PSU VANGUARD

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NEWS NEWS

ROBBY DAY

RECAPPING THE WEEK IN POLITICS FROM DC TO PDX: JULY 25-31 ALEX-JON EARL

TRUMP SPEAKS TO SCOUTS

President Trump spoke to the Boy Scouts of America at the organization’s annual jamboree, covering topics such as his electoral victory and his successful friends’ yacht parties.

TRUMP TWEET SETS OFF PANIC

In the midst of Trump’s tweetstorm announcing a ban on trans troops, military analysts initially feared the tweets signaled military action against North Korea. The lack of clarity in the tweets and their disjointed nature led several in the intelligence community to fear the worst. Unfortunately for those with an interest in civil rights, what followed was worse—but those fearing an imminent strike on Pyongyang breathed a sigh of relief.

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SENATE GIVES US THE SKINNY ON THE REPEAL

In the latest “-and-forth” in the back-and-forth drama over the Senate’s health care legislating, Senate Republicans dropped what they termed a “skinny” repeal. Compounding the neverending comedy that is government, Senators stated that passage of the bill was not intended to be the end—instead, the bill was a vehicle for the reconciliation process. However, the House seems reticent in its intent on the final outcome, especially with a martial law rule in effect that would have allowed for fast passage of the bill. Ultimately, the most vicious volley may have rested in the hands of Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who voted no, effectively killing the bill and setting up even more confusion in the Capitol.

SANCTIONS FOR EVERYONE!

A 98–2 vote on Thursday, with Senators Paul and Sanders voting nay, lobbed further sanctions toward Russia, Iran and North Korea. Senator Sanders for his part explained his opposition to sanctions on Iran, which is ostensibly still under a deal brokered by the Obama White House.

WANTED: NEW POLICE CHIEF

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has narrowed the search for a new Portland Police Bureau chief to four, among whom are current Chief Mike Marshman and Pittsburgh Assistant Chief Larry Scirotto. Two other unnamed candidates have requested that their names be unreleased. The mayor is interviewing the candidates and should be deciding soon.

INTERNATIONAL

GOING, GOING, GONORRHEA

ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS ON THE RISE NADA SEWIDAN Three antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea, also known as superbugs, have been discovered in Spain, Japan and France.

New data from the World Health Organization shows that gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted disease, is becoming increasingly difficult to treat with antibiotics, and in some cases treatment has become impossible.

“The bacteria that cause gonorrhoea [an alternative spelling of gonorrhea] are particularly smart,” said Dr. Teodora Wi, medical officer, Human Reproduction, at WHO. “Every time we use a new class of antibiotics to treat the infection, the bacteria evolve to resist them.”

WHO reports statistics from 77 different countries and has found antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is both widespread and particularly resistant to older and cheaper antibiotics.

“In some countries antibiotics are over the counter,” said Mark Bajorek, medical

director at Center for Student Health and Counseling.

“Patients can treat themselves with inadequate doses for an abbreviated course of treatment. Bacteria that survive the antibiotics can share their DNA to neighboring bacteria through bridges called pili. These recipient bacteria will then be resistant to the antibiotic, as well.”

According to WHO, approximately 78 million people are infected with gonorrhea each year. Complications from untreated gonorrhea include pelvic inflammatory disease, increased risk of HIV, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy in women.

WHO Global Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance is continuing to monitor trends in drug-resistant strains. In most countries, extended-spectrum cephalosporins are the only remaining effective treatment to gonorrhea, but emergence of resistance to ESC has been reported. As a result, in 2016 WHO issued an up-

dated global treatment that requires two antibiotics.

“Microbes are living things that can adapt to harsh environments. We have to continue to monitor drug resistance for gonorrhea and for any infectious agents,” Bajorek said. “Currently we treat gonorrhea with a two-drug therapy [azithromicin and ceftriaxone] to cover resistant strains. Multnomah County also maintains surveillance of communicable diseases.”

WHO is partnering with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative to launch the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, addressing the issue of antibiotic resistant gonorrhea through development of new drugs.

Bajorek said eventually, antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea will spread to the U.S. and close monitoring and proper precautions are important in dealing with drugresistant gonorrhea.

“The key is to monitor affected patients and have

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treated patients return to the clinic for a test of cure a month or so later,” Bajorek said. “Clinics also report the occurrence of resistant bacteria to the local county health authorities.”

When it comes to addressing the spread of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, prevention is key. When tak-

ing on new partners, Bajorek encourages students to test for gonorrhea, including mouth, genital and rectum, prior to sexual activity, as well as to use condoms and dental dams to prevent the spread of gonorrhea.

“PSU students are pretty savvy about getting STI visits through SHAC, the county,

Planned Parenthood, or their own provider,” Bajorek said.

“If there were a resistant strain that came to Portland, healthcare workers are mandated to report this; the county sends healthcare providers updates, and we would adjust the type of antibiotic regimen to treat the newly resistant gonorrhea.”

THREE ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT STRAINS OF GONORRHEA, ALSO KNOWN AS SUPERBUGS, HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED RECENTLY. COURTESY OF STEVEPB THROUGH PIXABAY

A 16-year-old German teen was found in Iraq after allegedly fleeing from her home to join ISIS. After Mosul was liberated, the teen, along with other foreigners, was found in ISIS forces and taken prisoner. In most cases, the teens will be returned to their home nations.

In the wake of nationwide protests against anti-democratic judicial reforms, Polish President Andrzej Duda vetoed a bill from the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party that would have dismantled the independence of the country’s supreme court. Tens of thousands of Poles filled the streets just two weeks after President Donald Trump gave a speech lauding the country’s dedication to democracy and freedom.

In an all-too-familiar sight, a building in the Indian metropolis collapsed, killing at least 17. The five-story building was likely built to some of the same substandard conditions as other buildings in the rapidly growing city in order to meet high demand.

July 22–28 Alex-Jon Earl

Taliban forces ambushed and killed several dozen Afghan Army soldiers in a late night raid, bringing more bloodshed to an increasingly bloody summer. Incursions by the Taliban have allowed them to increase their arsenal, including some tens of thousands of rounds of ammo and hundreds of additional mortars.

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada resigned alongside Gen. Toshiya Okabe, signaling a strong desire to take the heat for failures to keep troops safe in the nation’s ongoing peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been increasingly under fire for what has been seen as a misleading of the public on ground conditions in the beleaguered country.

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ORIENTATION GUIDE

Welcome to the Vanguard’s annual orientation guide.

Whether you’re new to Portland State or fancy yourself a PSU expert, you’re in the right place.

In the following pages, you’ll get insider info straight from students who’ve been exactly where you are now.

From navigating Banweb and the newfangled D2L to figuring out University Studies, trying to understand what the hell the differences are between the registration, financial aid and admissions offices, we’ve provided you with the perspective you won’t get at your official PSU orientation.

Looking back: top news stories from the 2016–17 p. 9 Picking a major as easy picking your nose p. 10 Navigating PSU’s online portals p. 12 What’s the deal with University Studies? p. 13 PSU insurance and on-campus health resources p. 14 A breakdown of PSU’s essential admin offices p. 14 Best study spots on campus p. 15 Arts for All: Get your cheap thrills here p. 15 Best places to buy groceries p. 16 Eat like a queen in your dorm room p. 16 How to survive dorm life p. 17 Find your way with this campus map pp. 18–19 How to get involved in campus life p. 20 FAFSA-y what? Get the most of your school funding p. 21 Commuter tips & places to go by streetcar p. 22 Best hikes around Portland p. 23 Hacks to getting the most from your student ID p. 23 Staying safe on campus: crime stats and maps pp. 24–25

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WHAT A YEAR

A LOOK BACK AT SIX MONTHS OF PSU NEWS COLLEEN LEARY PORTLAND STATE IS A PUBLIC university of 30,000 students and a commuter campus occupying prime real estate in SW Portland. What happens in this community intertwines with the fabric of the city and state on a foundational level.

If you’re new to PSU, here’s your chance to get up to speed on some of the most noteworthy goings-on from the past academic year. Read on for a round-up of the past six months of Vanguard news headlines you just barely missed (and some sure to warrant follow up in the coming year).

JULY 2017 “Board lowers tuition hike, but students will still feel the pinch” After a back-and-forth logistical process to set tuition rates for the coming year, the PSU Board of Trustees passed a resolution on July 21 to set tuition rates at an approximate 5 percent increase. This replaces an increase previously set at 8.9 percent, which will now be offset by a $70 million increase in Oregon higher education funds.

Look back to May headlines for the ups-anddowns of setting PSU’s future tuition rates.

“PSU Chief Public Safety Officer to step down” After six years at PSU, Chief Phillip Zerzan will step down and be succeeded by current CPSO Lt. Vince Elmore. Zerzan saw PSU through the years-long transition toward PSU’s armed deputized police force, a decision met with both support and outspoken resistance from PSU students and faculty.

“Time to flip that ‘berger’ PSU received the last funding needed to embark on a long-overdue $70 million renovation of Neuberger Hall. Neuberger, located on the corner of SW Broadway and Harrison, hosts a myriad of PSU resources and classrooms.

JUNE 2017 “Provost Sona Andrews announces resignation” Andrews has been provost at PSU since July 2012. Thus far a replacement for Andrews has yet to be announced.

“Oregon approves non-binary gender identification for state IDs” A June 15 vote made Oregon the first U.S. state to allow a third gender option for IDs and driver’s licenses. Oregonians can now choose between “F,” “M” and “X” representing non-binary genders.

“Outgoing PSU President Wiewel announces new presidency at Lewis & Clark College”

Wim Wiewel announced on June 20 he’s been appointed as the 25th president of Lewis & Clark college, a private university also in Portland. Wiewel’s next presidential position is a deviation away from his public plans to return to PSU as a faculty member after a one-year paid sabbatical.

“Charting a new course for PSU dining options” Students touring campus might notice a significant restricted section on the first floor of Smith Memorial Student Union.

This is the precursor to a total rebrand and update to SMSU food court, “PSU Eats,” via a new contract with Chartwells dining services. When it’s finished, students can access Portland favorites like Cha Cha Cha! Mexican cuisine, Salt & Straw ice cream and Stumptown coffee.

“Rallies collide in downtown Portland” A downtown Portland “Free Speech” rally intersected with several counter-protests who spoke out against nationalism and white supremacy. This rally came less than a week after the Trimet hate crime listed below.

MAY 2017 “PSUnited Against Hate” The PSU community rallied to support one of its students injured in a May 26 hate crime. Portlander Jeremy Christian stabbed three men on a Trimet MAX train at NE Portland’s Hollywood Transit Center who came to the defense of two young women subject to Christian’s hate-filled rant. Christian killed two of the men and critically injured a third, PSU music student Micah Fletcher. Today, messages of hope and unity remain chalked on the walls of Hollywood Transit Center.

“HECC reverses course, approves tuition increase” After the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission originally denied PSU’s intended 8.9 percent tuition increase, the state oversight committee approved a May 25 appeal from PSU representatives. The HECC heard testimony regarding a serious lack of education funding toward PSU, which prompted its approval of the significant tuition hike. See July 2017 headlines to see the recent news on tuition rates.

“Board unanimously approves next PSU president” Dr. Rahmat A. Shoureshi, the last of three final candidates to replace current Portland State President Wim Wiewel, was unani-

mously approved in a special Board of Trustees meeting at 10:17 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017. Shoureshi brings broad experience as the provost and interim president of New York Institute of Technology, engineering professor, and first-generation immigrant to his leadership at PSU. “2017 ASPSU Elections results are in” Associated students of PSU is your student government, so you should pay attention to this group. Student representatives in ASPSU make many important decisions that directly impact you as a student. After an uncontested campaign, PSU students elected Brent Finkbeiner and Donald Thompson III as the next ASPSU president and vice president. The election passed a referendum to recommend PSU administration consider a $15 minimum wage standard at PSU. APRIL 2017 “PDX March for Science: Making America Great Again” Protesters marched all across the United States for the nationwide event “March for Science,” on Saturday, April 22, 2017.

Participants carried signs and spoke out against President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the upcoming years of his presidency.

“Women of color speak out at PSU” PSU’s Environmental Club hosted the event “Climate Change and Systems of Oppression” in conjunction with Seattlebased activist group Women of Color Speak Out on Friday, April 14, in SMSU. The event presented a series of lectures on climate change and its contributing factors, which ended with a Q&A. MARCH 2017 “Upcoming eclipse inspires NASA-approved capstone” For the first time since 1918, a total solar eclipse will traverse the entire United States on August 21, 2017. This prompted a group of PSU mechanical engineering majors to offer the public a never-beforeseen perspective of Oregon under the eclipse for their senior capstone project.

“Mayor, PSU president announce new campus building partnership” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced a new partnership to construct a near $100 million, 200,000 square foot building that will house Portland State, Oregon Health and Science University and Portland Community College facilities. The new aca-

demic building, set to open in September 2020, will also house an as-yet unnamed City of Portland bureau.

JANUARY 2017 “PSU students join thousands of demonstrators at #J20 protest” About 90 people, mostly Portland State students, gathered at the Park Blocks for a campus-wide walkout at 2 p.m. on Jan. 20. The walkout protested the “undemocratic election” of an “admitted homophobic, transphobic, anti-immigrant, islamophobic, racist, rapist to the office of President,” according to event flyers. This protest group eventually joined a much larger protest in downtown Portland’s Pioneer Square.

“PSU students stage campus walkout in protest of Trump” Students joined thousands of other activists in downtown Portland on Jan. 20 to protest the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, preceded by a campus walkout of about 90 students gathered in the Park Blocks.

“Substitute tree-cher is a hit in Smith” Portland CANNOT EVEN with the snow.

Almost a foot of snow blanketed Portland starting last Tuesday, Jan. 10. The snowstorm, unusual by Pacific Northwest standards, resulted in two full days of Portland State campus closure and a 10 a.m. delayed start on Jan. 13.

While everyone was away frolicking on their snow days, a giant tree took the opportunity to take out several windows in the Park Blocks-facing side of our beloved SMSU. DECEMBER 2016 “PSU begins ‘Four Years Free’ program to help students pay for college” Starting in September 2017, PSU has pledged to cover standard tuition and mandatory fees for Oregon residents w h o meet certain academic and financial criteria within 12 consecutive terms.

“Portland State declared a sanctuary campus for undocumented students” PSU President Wiewel declared PSU a sanctuary campus, “dedicated to the principles of equity, diversity and safety.” This announcement came ten days after Trump was elected into office.

For list of news headlines spanning back to June 2016, visit psuvanguard.com/whata-year.

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MAJORS: PICKING YOUR NOSE IS EASIER

JAKE JOHNSON

THE GOAL OF COLLEGE IS to find a sense of direction and purpose. After you think you have that, you have to find a general field of study you can focus your effort on and work toward getting a precious degree. A degree in what? That’s the big question.

WHAT THE TECH?!

We get it: Tech is popular. The internet bubble burst a long time ago, but the tech universe seems to be expanding all the time. As such, it seems there will never be a shortage of jobs for computer science majors. The Atlantic published a top ten list of what degrees from which colleges have the highest return on investment and, to no one’s surprise, all ten degrees were computer science.

The career stats database Payscale estimates computer science majors earn a median salary of $81,984 annually, which is indeed a lot of dollars. It might even make Portland seem like an affordable city to live in.

Besides, once the world is taken over by robots you might be able to communicate with them. After you establish a baseline

of communication you might be able to barter with them in order to see the 20th season of Game of Thrones.

Spoiler alert: In this season Doc builds a time machine to go back to the first episode when life seemed so simple.

However, the show will probably be directed and produced by robots, and either the robots will be fascinated by pre-robot times or will ban all entertainment devoid of positive images of robots to make sure their human subordinates hold positive views of their robot masters.

If that’s the case, the only reruns allowed will be Futurama and The Jetsons.

For those of you under 25, The Jetsons was a zany television cartoon in color. The show was about the Jetson family who lived in space. They had a maid who was a delightful older lady-bot who was very helpful but also sad and frustrated.

MOST POPULAR MAJORS HAVE HIGH JOB PLACEMENT RATES PSU reported that Management, Psychology, Health Studies, Biology and Accounting were the five most popular majors for undergraduate students.

All five of these fields of study also had high job placement rates. Forbes showed all five degrees had a high percentage of graduates with job offers before graduating; other sources went on to show those degrees also leave graduates feeling pretty satisfied with their decisions.

PERCENT OF GRADUATES WITH JOB OFFERS PRIOR TO GRADUATION: • Computer Science 68.7 percent • Accounting 61.2 percent • Management (Business Administra tion) 54.3 percent • Psychology 39.2 percent • Health Studies 37.8 percent • Biology 35.2 percent PERCENT OF THOSE MAJORS SATISFIED WITH POST-COLLEGE LIFE: • Biology 77.8 percent • Health Studies 72 percent • Management (Business Administration) 71.8 percent • Psychology 70.7 percent • Accounting 68.6 percent • Computer Science 67.8 percent

YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR MAJOR While you do have to decide what classes to take, you can change your major later.

Four years ago The Atlantic reported that only 27 percent of graduates have jobs related to their majors. This should relieve some stress, because it allows you the flexibility of being in college and figuring things out.

Greg Flores is the associate director of Career Services at PSU, and he had a couple interesting pieces of advice. He was hesitant to recommend a major but said if you base your entire decisionmaking on pay, then you should probably just go be a petroleum engineer on an oil rig. It’s dangerous, it’s a lot of work, but it pays well.

He also said Advising and Career Services hosts a variety of tests and advisers available to help students who are unsure about what they want to do to narrow it down a little bit.

“Students should be actively engaged in the process of figuring these things out,” Flores said. “Figuring out what makes students excited and navigating how those interests fit into the job market.”

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One of my favorite suggestions was to figure out who does the work you think you would be interested in doing and go talk to a couple of people in that field to make sure that the practical application is as interesting as you thought it would be.

PURSUE THE THINGS YOU CARE ABOUT Students interested in public service can go into public policy, healthcare, education, psychology or criminal justice and feel very satisfied by those occupations.

Those who like crunching numbers could consider accouning .Other people just really love comic books, and here at PSU you can get a Comics Studies degree. Still other people would be offended that there is no degree for graphic novels.

“Follow your bliss.” Yes, I also hate that, but it’s true. You have to pursue things that make you happy. You have to live a satisfying life. At the end of your life you want to be able to say, “Fuck yeah,” I got that degree in Computer Science but was also fascinated by politics, so I got minors in Communications and Political Science, and at age 70 I brokered the peace deal that gave humans the same rights as robots in modern society.

I can die a happy person. Or whatever. It doesn’t matter to me what you do, but it should matter to you.

Everything you do in life shapes who you are. Even if some of those things are things you wish you hadn’t done. So if you’re a philosophy major and you have an existential crisis during your last term and decide that you would rather work at the zoo feeding exotic critters, that’s totally fine.

Take your time, and find out the things you like and the challenges you like to problem-solve. Life is flexible. Degrees are useful even if you work outside your major.

Enjoy your time at college and enjoy exploring your interests. Go check out some of the awesome clubs on campus to see what type of stuff is enjoyable for you.

RESOURCES AT PSU PSU is happy you’re here. No, really, I can speak for them: I was at a Board of Trustees meeting and they really care about enrollment rates, so they definitely prefer you come to this college as opposed to others.

PSU has a lot of resources to help make your college experience as meaningful and useful as possible. If you want some help with a sense of direction, go talk to the fine folks at Advising and Career Services in room 402 of the University Services Building at the corner of SW 6th and Montgomery.

They have drop-in hours from 1–3 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during summer, and Monday–Friday once the fall term starts. Go see them. They want to help and they want to follow up with you to make sure your explorations are productive and helpful.

Additionally, say hi to random people on campus and see what they do: Maybe they’re doing something you might find interesting.

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SURFING THE BANWEB NAVIGATING THE PSU E-STRUCTURE ANDREW D. JANKOWSKI

ELLA HIGGINS WHETHER YOU’RE A LONGTIME OR newbie Viking, you’ve got a lot to learn about the online systems that rule our school. Portland State’s Desire 2 Learn, or D2L, system, one of the two main online systems used by students and faculty, got an aesthetic face-lift on June 21 as “D2L Daylight,” which was designed to be more mobile/tablet friendly and more closely match the system used by Portland Community College students, who often dual-enroll in the college and university, or transfer directly from one into the other. It’s the biggest change to D2L since PSU switched to the operating system from Blackboard in 2010.

D2L is used for interaction with your classes: Professors post class lectures, host forum discussion posts, receive assignments uploaded from students, and interact with students using an inplatform email system to update them on grades, especially if students do not use their ODIN accounts (more on that in a bit).

The other system, Banweb, has been used on campus since 1996 and hosts numerous functions related to PSU students’ longer-term academic careers.

DARS reports, grades, scheduling, registration, tax forms, student employment forms, financial aid and numerous other functions take place within Banweb.

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What’s an ODIN account, what are DARS audits, what is OIT and who is Victor E. Viking? These are just some of the questions PSU students still ask long after orientation.

D2L, BANWEB, DARS AND ODIN In addition to D2L’s aforementioned functions, D2L Daylight now gives students more direct access to their Odin account.

Your Odin account is your PSU-owned Gmail account and Google Drive. Your username is some variation of your first and/or last name, followed by @ pdx [dot] edu. In addition to giving you a new email account to set up retail samples and social media login credentials, your Odin account is an easier way to keep in touch with professors and classmates, whose Odin accounts are semi-searchable when drafting an email.

Your Odin username is also used for other PSU intranets, like OrgSync, used to connect students and faculty with SALP and SFC-funded groups, clubs and organizations; and Handshake, which recently replaced Career Connect as PSU’s employment portal for student jobs and internships. D2L also hosts required student and student-employee training modules, like awareness on phishing protections, sexual harassment & assault and unlawful harassment & discrimination.

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With Banweb, students can update their contact information, academic major(s) et al., pay their tuition via a third-party site, accept financial aid, find tax forms like the 1098-T, enter time sheets for related student jobs, review their grades, enroll in classes and run a DARS. The Degree Auditing Report System, or DARS, helps students and their advisers track their academic progress by identifying what classes are still needed to complete university and degree requirements: students can see their GPA and keep track of other requirements related to a bachelor of arts or science (e.g. tracking math/ science or language requirements) in any major or minor. While students can run a DARS on their own, the system is known to occasionally be buggy, so it’s important to at least periodically review your DARS with an adviser in your program. A common error students make is not entering the correct catalog year for their program; this error can be compounded if students have dropped out of PSU and return after a number of years.

WHO IS VICTOR E. VIKING? Along with the Odin account and the Ondine building, PSU’s love for Norse mythology is embodied by our mascot, Victor E. Viking. Victor E. Viking is the name of three American Viking mascots: Western Washington University’s Victor was born first in

1923, and has a backstory to include his favorite ice cream; then comes PSU’s Victor in 1946 when, according to Urban Dictionary, a student came to an athletic game dressed as a Viking; finally came Northern Kentucky University’s, which was born in approximately 1968. Whereas WWU and NKU’s Victors have undergone aesthetic redesigns to appear softer and friendlier as potential reactions to backlash over the history of Norse imagery, PSU’s Victor now looks more rugged and hard-faced, perhaps as a reaction to Oregon’s top two mascots being the monstrous Duck and the ferocious Beaver. PSU’s Victor is the most active on social media, being represented on almost all platforms. I like to think Victor dreams big, despite almost nobody outside the sports world realizing that he exists, even though he and his classmates get roughly 25 percent of all SFC funds.

WHAT IF I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? The Office of Information Technology, or OIT, in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 18, handles ODIN password resets and account access, among other functions. You can call or visit them in person with any questions you have, and you can also visit them to check out certain A/V or tech equipment with your student account, like memory card readers, cables and other auxiliary devices.

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UNDERGRADS: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL UNIVERSITY STUDIES HAS TO OFFER

THOMAS SPOELHOF ASK ANY STUDENT WHO HAS survived the first few years of college life, and they’ll tell you every quarter can feel like an endurance run. You’ll hit the ground running on the first day of classes and by mid-quarter feel as though you are treading water, hoping to reach the finish line with decent grades and memories of positive experiences.

Enter University Studies— UNST in Banweb—Portland State’s unique version of the general education requirement common to most university bachelor degrees everywhere.

What sets PSU’s program apart is its individualized attention of UNST professors and staff and detailed explanation of the multitude of resources available to students.

“Gen ed courses are there to teach you how to learn,” said Krys Roth, executive assistant to the director of UNST. “This is

where students learn to think for themselves. One of our program’s goals is to challenge you to think critically, but students also get personalized help and care from faculty and mentors to provide social and academic resources.”

UNST is different from other universities’ gen ed programs because students have more opportunities and choices. The 40–45 credits earned taking UNST courses—as opposed to the 60–65 required in typical gen ed programs—cover the majority of PSU gen ed requirements. Students learn how to persevere and thrive through the challenges of university life.

Program courses focus on the practical skills employers seek today: persistent inquiry, collaborative problem solving, and research and writing skills.

“This is where you ask yourself, ‘What can I do to gather information on this

question and sustain my inquiry?’” Roth said.

Here’s how it works: Depending on your class standing and whether or not you transferred credits in from another higher education institution, you will take a year-long (three sequential quarters) freshman inquiry class called a FRINQ, and three sophomore inquiry classes called SINQs that lead to a cluster of upperlevel courses to complete the program. Both FRINQs and SINQs are taught by professors and assisted by peer mentors—fellow graduate and undergraduate students dedicated to supporting you on your journey through PSU. “University Studies and the mentor program are about helping students find a place to belong at PSU,” said Dana Lundell, director of the mentor program for UNST. “Mentors are one way we have structured our program to help identify your needs.”

Peer mentors are just that: peers, and they’ve been through the struggles you will inevitably experience at some point in your first years of college life. Mentors are students who have persevered and know what it takes to achieve your goals at PSU. “As a mentor, I am often asked the question, ‘Why do I have to do this?’” said Riley Lakos, graduate administrative assistant to the UNST Peer Mentor Program. “I wish students understood sooner just how unique and awesome this program is. General education is a requirement everywhere, but at almost any other university it would not be as supportive, resourceful and individualized as it is at PSU.” For example, students in UNST courses gain opportunities to improve their writing through personalized feedback, writing in different contexts and exploring their

own writing processes. Mentor sessions—intimate lab groups of 10–13 students— support the professor-led main sessions and feature peer review activities where writers get individualized attention and revision tips on their drafts.

“At PSU, our FRINQ and SINQ courses are designated ‘Writing Intensive Courses’ and therefore, take the place of a separate writing requirement,” said Leslie Batchelder, cluster coordinator for UNST Pop Culture courses. “The UNST philosophy is that writing is a process, so we try to teach students how to develop a strong writing process.”

As you accumulate tangible evidence of your brilliance throughout your UNST journey, the university provides you housing for the preservation of your work through an electronic portfolio tool called Pebble Pad. The e-portfolio you create for yourself is yours to keep

forever, well beyond your time at PSU. “Pebble Pad is the student’s own space to collect and curate their academic and extracurricular learning throughout their university experience,” said Zapoura Newton-Calvert, digital coordinator for UNST. “Employers want those they hire to not only have a college degree but to also have a depth of self-knowledge and ability to work well with others, be culturally competent and think critically. Portfolios prepare students to be incredibly articulate about themselves with real depth and concrete examples.”

Ultimately, UNST isn’t a program designed to plug a curriculum of facts into your brain; the objective is to help you master the resources needed to seek out answers for yourself and become a self-directed, lifelong learner. Take advantage of everything UNST has to offer.

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WHAT THE HEALTH?!?

JORDAN ELLIS

PORTLAND STATE CARES ABOUT THE physical and mental health of its students.

I’ll walk you through the need-to-know basics of personal health at PSU. HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS As students at PSU, we’re required to have adequate health insurance. This requirement can be somewhat of a shock for new students, so here’s the lowdown on PSU insurance.

PSU automatically enrolls eligible students in its PacificSource insurance plan. The plan is open to domestic students taking five or more credits and international students taking one or more credits. These eligibility requirements apply each term—if at any point a student drops below the credit requirement, they’ll lose their PSUprovided insurance.

COST The student health insurance plan for the 2017–18 academic year costs $875 per term, with the exception of summer, which costs $631 if you did not pay for insurance during spring term: • Fall Term $875 • Winter Term $875 • Spring/Summer $875 • Summer Only $631 The 2016–17 insurance plan ends September 19, 2017.

HEALTH INSURANCE WAIVER CRITERIA: • Domestic Students: In order to waive out of the PSU Student Health Insurance Plan, you must have health insurance. Your outside health insurance plan must meet these three criteria in order to get an approved waiver: • $2,500 or less individual deductible • 70 percent or greater coinsurance for Inpatient Hospitalization • Access to primary care services in Oregon • Oregon Health Plan (OHP) qualifies for the waiver; FamilyCare and HealthShare both qualify. These are nearly-free options for qualifying low-income Oregon residents.

• International students attending PSU on J1 or F1 visas may only waive out if they meet one of the following, and meet the criteria listed above: • You are on a J1 visa and have adequate health insurance that was purchased before arrival in to the U.S. • Your government or embassy pays for your tuition/fees AND provides you health insurance through a U.S. insurance company.

• You have U.S. health insurance through your/spouse’s/parent’s U.S. employer.

• Fall: Sept. 20, 2017–Jan. 7, 2018.

WAIVER DEADLINE: Oct. 8, 2017 • Winter: Jan. 8, 2018–April, 1, 2018.

WAIVER DEADLINE: Jan. 21, 2018 • Spring & Summer: April 2, 2018– Aug. 19, 2018. WAIVER DEADLINE: April 15, 2018 • Summer Only: June 25, 2018–Sept.

19, 2018. WAIVER DEADLINE: July 8, 2018 WHAT IS SHAC? All students taking more than five credits are eligible for services at Student Health and Counseling. Regardless of what insurance you may have, services are covered by the mandatory student health fee. In fact, most services are covered by this fee and all eligible students are able to see a provider at no cost.

Some services, such as x-rays and lab work, have an additional fee. This is typically covered by the PSU insurance plan and can be billed to outside providers. A more in-depth breakdown of SHAC fees can be found online.

Students have access to the health clinic that offers routine medical care, immunizations, education, urgent care, acupuncture, and more. They also have free cough drops, condoms, and OTC pain medication.

As the name suggests, SHAC provides counseling in multiple forms. SHAC offers individual, group and crisis counseling, and psychiatric care. Meeting with counseling staff is already covered under the student

health fee, and specific assessments are available at additional costs. There are also daily walk-in hours during the week where you can meet with somebody at no cost and without an appointment for any number of issues.

The exception to this health fee pattern is in the dental department. All services there are on a fee-for-service basis and aren’t covered under the student health fee. All students taking at least one credit are eligible though, so you can receive treatment even if you are uninsured.

Dental fees are billed to your student account, and claims can also be submitted to private insurance for potential reimbursement. SHAC Dental Services claims its “cost of services is greatly reduced compared to those of a private dental clinic.” Again, a breakdown of these fees is listed on t he SHAC website.

If any of these health services aren’t an option for you, seeking referrals is always an alternative. Community resources for dental care, addiction recovery and trans-healthcare are listed on the website, in addition to health promotion. Insurance and health care specifics are notoriously difficult to navigate.

Whatever your situation, there are resources on campus to help you be the healthiest version of yourself.

Additional reporting by Thomas Spoelhof and Colleen Leary.

A SMORGASBORD OF STUDENT SERVICES VANGUARD STAFF ADMISSIONS Visit admissions with any questions about becoming a PSU student and how/when to apply.

FINANCIAL AID Financial aid supports students with their questions regarding scholarships, work study, and federal aid. Visit financial aid with any questions you may have.

REGISTRATION Visit registration if you have questions regarding your transcript, course withdrawal or cancellation, or petitions and appeals.

ADVISING AND CAREER SERVICES ACS assists and encourages professional development and employment among PSU students and alumni. They provide advising services and host workshops and events throughout the year.

THE LEARNING CENTER The Learning Center provides tutoring for students. Check out the Learning Center’s tutoring schedule online.

STUDENT HEALTH AND COUNSELING SHAC provides health services such as STD

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testing, counseling, and regular appointments. They also provide condoms, cough drops, and OTC pain medication for free.

Contact SHAC for scheduling, or visit during drop-in hours.

SERVICES FOR STUDENT-PARENTS SSWC provides and advocates for resources for students with children. Visit SSWC for child care on campus, family resources such as clothing for children, and information regarding family study spaces and lactation spaces around campus.

STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES SLS provides legal advice and services for students paying student fees enrolled in 4 or more credits regarding bankruptcy, consumer law, employment, family law, immigration consultations, name/gender change, small claims, personal injury, and traffic law.

DISABILITY RESOURCES CENTER The DRC provides support and advocates for students with disabilities. The DRC also provides reasonable accommodations, classroom assistants, and other resources.

PSU FOOD PANTRY The PSU Food Pantry, run by student volunteers, provides food and other resources for students taking one or more credits.

Open M–F, 12:30–2:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER The WRC supports and advocates women attending PSU. Visit the WRC for information on their events. They also provide students with menstrual hygiene products courtesy of the Portland Menstrual Society.

CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE CPSO provides assistance and support for students. Contact CPSO immediately regarding harassment or assault. They also manage the lost and found, as well as the campus policy. Blue light emergency phones are also placed around campus for immediate help.

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ON-CAMPUS STUDY SPOTS NADA SEWIDAN

SOMETIMES STUDYING AT HOME JUST doesn’t cut it. Maybe you need some sunshine, or maybe your roommate is practicing his drums and you need to get the hell out of there, or maybe you’re looking for some light background chatter and music.

Whichever the case, Portland State offers a variety of study spots. From coffee shops and picnics to computer labs and open spaces, check out these seven on-campus places to study.

BRADFORD PRICE MILLAR LIBRARY For a quiet study session, there’s no better place than Millar Library. With study spaces, quiet floors and reserved study rooms, you can’t go wrong.

The 3rd floor of the library is best for group study sessions where you can hold open discussions. You’ll also find semicomfy chairs and furniture.

For complete quiet, you’ll want to go to the basement or the 4th or 5th floors.

STUDENT FOOD COURT BOOTHS The student food courts located on the ground floor of Smith Memorial Student Union are not just for eating. If you’re looking for a place where you can drink coffee, eat lunch and study while enjoy-

ing background noise from your fellow students, then the large booths located in the food court may be the right study spot for you.

The food courts are currently under renovation but will reopen at the beginning of fall quarter.

STARBUCKS This one is kind of obvious. Studying at Starbucks while drinking a coffee is a usual occurrence. Since there are two Starbucks on campus, one is more of a space for socializing and the other is for studying. The Starbucks in Urban Plaza by Campus Recreation is not the one for studying because there’s too much background noise: urban city chatter, frequent crowds of people, and streetcars and MAX trains. However, the other Starbucks located by the Park Blocks is much quieter and offers a little more study space.

There’s also a patio with outdoor seating.

PARK BLOCKS If you want some sunshine without the coffee shop or extra quiet, grab a blanket and your books and head to the Park Blocks located in the center of campus. There are benches throughout if you’d prefer not to sit on the ground.

KATIE PEARCE/PSU VANGUARD ROGUE HALL If you’re the type unable to endure complete silence when studying and could use a beer or two, Rogue Hall is a fun study spot for you. With just enough background noise, wifi and a wide selection of seating, you can get a good study session in.

4TH FLOOR NEUBERGER HALL COMPUTER LABS The computer labs located on the 4th floor of Neuberger Hall offer a place for you to type your essay, print study materials and use software from InDesign to Photoshop

and more. The only downside is you can’t bring any food or drinks beyond non-spill water bottles into the labs.

NEUBERGER HALL ATRIUM The Atrium on the 3rd floor of Neuberger Hall is a good place to gather with friends or colleagues for a study session. With large tables, chairs, and plenty of room to sit, the Atrium may be the right study space for you.

Fair warning though, the Atrium can be a bit noisy during lunch. For a quieter study session, come after 5 p.m.

ALL FOR ARTS AND ARTS FOR ALL

MATTHEW ANDREWS

YOU HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT ARTS for All, have you? It’s simple: Arts for All is a program sponsored by the Portland-area Regional Arts & Culture Council, started in 2011 to make concerts and other high culture events affordable for low-income folks like you and me. RACC maintains a list of participating organizations, all of which offer $5 tickets to anyone who receives SNAP benefits and has the Oregon Trail Card to show it.

I’ll bet you’re still sneaking into the museum and the symphony and the ballet like the kids in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. No shade intended: Sneaking into things is a time-honored American tradition, and I’m certainly not going to stop you or bust you. In fact, they’re about to start up this Brahms symphony…can I get a drag on that joint?

Ahhhhhh. Acapulco Gold. Fine choice.

OK, so next time, here’s what you gotta do: You gotta do what I do. Scrape together five bucks, stick ‘em in your pocket with

your Oregon Trail Card, and show up at the box office early to buy tickets to the Oregon Symphony, the Portland Opera, the Portland Ballet, Artists Repertory Theatre, Montavilla Jazz Festival, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Northwest Film Center, the Portland Art Museum, Portland Center Stage, Post5 Theatre way the hell out on NE 82nd, Bag & Baggage way the hell out in Hillsboro, and several other High Culture Institutions all over town.

It’s not just the venues either: A whole bunch of local arts organizations participates in Arts for All regardless of where their shows happen. Classical groups like Resonance Ensemble, Third Angle New Music, Chamber Music Northwest, and Friends of Chamber Music all participate, as do dance companies BodyVox, White Bird, and Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre/Northwest. Portland Taiko participates, as does Indian performing arts organization Kalakendra (bet you weren’t expecting that, even in Portland).

CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST’S TRIO OF TRIOS. CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST IS ONE OF THE MANY LOCAL ART ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATES IN ARTS FOR ALL. COURTESY OF TOM EMERSON Everyone in the High Culture world wants you at their events, their concerts, their museums. (This includes the present writer, a classically trained composer and percussionist.) As students, you can usually get Student Rush tickets to this stuff…but, as students, you are probably also the perfect combina-

tion of “hard-working” and “totally broke” that spells “eligibility for food assistance.”

So get yourself an Oregon Trail Card and get yourself to the symphony! I’ll see you there!

This is nowhere near an exhaustive list of participating organizations. Visit racc.org/artsforall for more information.

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WHERE TO GET YOUR GROCERIES

THOMAS SPOELHOF

PORTLAND MAY BE FOOD CART city, but few of us can afford to eat out three square meals a day. Eventually, you’re going to need a reliable, reasonably priced grocery to stock your closet-sized dorm kitchen. What follows is a sampling of grocers—some close, some requiring transit— and their relative qualities: PSU FOOD PANTRY Pros: Free with PSU student ID. You can take five non-perishable items every day, Monday through Friday, but veggies, breads, and fridge items don’t count toward your five. The fridge often has eggs, yogurt or frozen bags of veg. It’s an outstanding service managed by student volunteers. Be sure to thank them for their time when you go.

Cons: None, really. The line can be long, but for those trying to graduate without student loan debt, it’s well worth it. The pantry won’t carry everything as a grocery store would, but you get to be creative with what they do. The two hours of operation is a relatively narrow window, but hopefully you can fit a visit or two into your weekly schedule.

Where: Smith Memorial Student Union 047A, in the basement.

When: Monday–Friday, 12:30–2:30 p.m.

WINCO Pros: If you can get there, WinCo offers the lowest prices of any local grocery and a kickass bulk section for those interested in actual cooking. Spices, rices, nuts and many others can be purchased in the amount you choose at the best prices around for the quality. For this writer, a trip to the WinCo bulk section is more fun than a kid’s day at a candy store. Also, WinCo is open all night for the sleepaverse shopper.

Cons: The produce section can be a bit hit-and-miss for quality, and the non-food items are often as expensive as anywhere else. It’s also not the most convenient location in relation to campus.

Where: Easiest from PSU: Take the MAX east to the 99th FRED MEYER BURNSIDE Street transfer station and walk two blocks to 1950 NE Pros: Excellent produce section, great sale prices, expan122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97230. Also in Beaverton, Hillssive variety of items. boro, Tigard, SE Powell, and Happy Valley.

Cons: At 1.4 miles from campus, it’s a brisk walk getting When: Open 24/7. there and an ambitious shoulder workout carrying those GREEN ZEBRA groceries home, but there’s a Trimet bus stop out front if Pros: The Zebe carries a fine selection of quality specialty you prefer transportation. items, especially for the vegan eater. They make Bunk sandWhere: 100 NW 20th Place, Portland, OR 97209; various wiches to order, and the excellent prepared items in the chillothers throughout Portland. er are reasonably priced. Students get a 10 percent discount When: 7 a.m.–11 p.m., seven days a week. on produce every Wednesday, and the store is literally steps WHOLE FOODS ON COUCH from campus, directly across the street from Cramer Hall.

Pros: Got the cash and want to eat organic? Whole Foods Cons: Green Zebra packs a punch for its modest floor has gourmet and specialty items galore—particularly space but doesn’t carry all the items you would find in vegan-friendly. Top notch quality everything. You can get a larger supermarket. Some prices are set in the upper there by streetcar and a short walk. range but many are reasonable.

Cons: Pricey, but you get what you pay for.

When: 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Monday–Friday; 8 a.m.–9 p.m., Where: 1210 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209; various Saturday and Sunday. others throughout Portland.

Where: 1704 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201; plus two When: 7 a.m.–10 p.m., seven days a week. others throughout Portland.

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Pros: If you don’t mind gambling with your life, Safeway is always entertaining due to its clientele and is located within easy walking distance, just three blocks north of campus. It’s a full-service grocery store with everything you’d find in a suburban supermarket. Open late.

Cons: Prices are a bit exaggerated compared to other stores, and you need their club card or app to get sale prices. Try not to trip over the folks lingering outside the entrances. The people who work there deserve extra hazard pay, especially after 9 p.m. Seriously.

Where: 1010 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97201; various others throughout Portland.

When: 5 a.m.–1 a.m., seven days a week.

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DORM ROOM EATING GUIDE

CASSIE DUNCANSON

I WAS THE WORLD’S PICKIEST EATER when I was an undergrad. A combination of delightful sensory sensitivities, unhealthy eating habits, and shitty dining hall food meant that I was a frequent customer of the local market stocking my tiny shelves with chips, Easy Mac, and cereal.

With any luck, that won’t be you. Hopefully, this guide can help you satisfy your stomach from within two feet of your XL twin bed.

One of my professors is always reminding us to bring baggies and Tupperware to catered events. This is my first piece of advice. Anytime you are going somewhere with free food, bring containers with you.

Always take advantage of leftovers. Channel your inner Broad City’s Ilana.

Utilize the PSU Food Pantry, in SMSU 047A. They have plenty of food and ingredients that can be stored in a mini fridge or

on small shelves. Come early to get in line, or come late to skip the line altogether.

At your local grocery store, buy premade salad mixes and salad dressing to store in a mini-fridge (you can stack the croutons, dried cranberries, and candied walnuts on top). Look for food items that have been pre-sliced or don’t need cutting, like bread, deli meat, olives, and tinned tuna. So many companies are now making single-serving microwavable options. Give yourself some variety from the Easy Mac. Look up easy mug recipes online that only require a few ingredients. Tasty and Buzzfeed have great suggestions to get you started.

EGGS-ELLENT Believe it or not, eggs can be cooked in a microwave.

Crack one egg into a microwave-safe bowl, add a splash of milk or water and

scramble with a fork. Cook for 30 seconds on high. Pull out of microwave and scramble. Microwave on high for 30 seconds.

Continue until the eggs are cooked.

Add spinach, ham, shredded cheese, and any number of veggies and accouterments to make yourself a filling breakfast (whatever time of day you may be eating it).

UPGRADE YOUR RAMEN Got a pack of ramen? Me too! Add veggies, crunchy noodles, even an egg. Go extra fancy and buy yourself a small Thai basil plant to keep in your window. Spruce up your room with a plant and add a little greenery to your diet.

NACHOS I am a firm believer in nachos as dinner.

Chips, cheese, black beans. Pop it in the microwave until the cheese melts. Add some salsa, sour cream, pre-sliced jalapenos, and avocado.

SWEET POTATOES Sweet potatoes only need 4–10 minutes to cook in a microwave (Check softness of the potato with a fork). Stuff with veggies, cheese, whatever you find yourself craving.

POPCORN Change up the microwave popcorn b y adding nutritional yeast, chia seeds, parmesan, or chocolate chips.

Variety is the key to surviving the dorm room years.

TREAT YO SELF Don’t forget to treat yourself. Splurge on Ben & Jerry’s. Buy microwavable cake mixes. Turn your oatmeal into a dessert by adding chocolate chips, peanut butter, Nutella.

Never forget the lesson everyone must learn: Sriracha covers a multitude of sins.

And don’t forget to wash your dishes and clean the sink up after yourself.

ELLA HIGGINS

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ORIENTATION GUIDE

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DORM LIFE

CHRIS MAY

​ ORM LIFE FEATURES PROMINENTLY IN the mythology D of the college experience. Choosing where you live is also choosing how you live. Living on an urban campus means your day-to-day existence takes place in a city with an endless number of opportunities for enrichment as well as distraction. Here’s an overview of how to survive your first year living on campus.

University Housing and Residence Life currently has nine different housing options for students: Blackstone, Blumel Hall, Broadway, King Albert, Montgomery Court, Ondine, Parkway, St. Helens, and Stephen Epler Hall. Eligibility requirements, floor plans, and costs vary depending on building, number of roommates, and class standing.

Traditional first-year students—meaning age 19 or younger—must live in Ondine or Broadway, while Honors students have the additional option to live in Epler. The floors of these buildings for first-year students have additional student and professional staff to provide academic and social support for students.

PSU’s First Year Experience program is designed to ease your transition into an urban campus living environment.

One way to achieve that is by requiring you to sign up for a meal plan, presumably to prevent you from going overboard on food carts and fancy coffee.

Additionally, University Success provides drop-in advising in Ondine 207 and on the first floor of King Albert, events to connect you with other students, and writing help with homework, resumés, and other projects. These are in addition to the tutoring and writing centers on the second floor of the library and advising services provided by your academic adviser.

If you survive your first year, your housing options expand and you can join transfer students and other upperclassmen in the rest of UHRL’s buildings. Graduate students are also welcome to live in any building on campus, and limited housing options also exist for students with families.

THE STRANGER BESIDE ME Navigating one’s evolving sense of self and values while under pressure in an unfamiliar environment is difficult enough without having to share an enclosed space with another person going through the same challenges and changes.

In case you’re new to town, you should know that you moved to Portland in the middle of a housing crisis—good job! The same market forces that are pushing rents up and people out of their homes also put pressure on PSU to provide enough units to serve students’ needs.

All of this means that getting placed in your ideal room with a roommate who mirrors your background and worldview isn’t a sure thing, and with UHRL adding additional people to units in Broadway as a temporary stopgap measure, you may eventually find yourself with two new roommates instead of one.

All housing assignments are designated first based on gender, then student living preferences. An all-gender housing option is also available, the goal of which is to provide a living situation that considers other living preferences without giving primacy to gender as the main aspect of roommate selection.

By opting in, students will answer additional questions that involve choosing from a spectrum of gender identities

and specifying any roommate genders they are not comfortable living with.

In its Housing Handbook, UHRL suggests sitting down with your roommate during the first week and establishing clear expectations and ground rules.

Taking time to articulate your preferences when it comes to sleeping and study habits, cleaning schedules, food, guests, and attitudes toward drug and alcohol consumption will set an early standard for compromise and form a path of communication that can be utilized later when inevitable misunderstandings or conflicts arise.

Resident Assistants are also available to help with issues or mediate disputes and, in the event that they are unable to find a solution to your concerns, can call in professional staff to help out.

If you’ve done your best but your living situation in simply untenable, arranging a room transfer or swap is a possibility. These options aren’t available during spring or summer terms nor during the first and last two weeks of fall and winter terms.

It’s important to note that resorting to passive aggression or overt hostility in an attempt to oust your roommate will result in you paying the single rate for your room from the day your roommate vacates.

UHRL’s Housing Handbook also features an entire section on “Room Takeovers,” so if you were planning on staking out the recently vacated room of a friend or devising a scheme to have them add you as a roommate before leaving, be prepared to pay a $100 housing policy violation fee.

ON CAMPUS OR OFF CAMPUS? For the most part, living on campus is cheaper and more convenient for most students than living off campus. The less-structured environment outside of campus offers more independence but also comes with added risk and less institutional support and guidance during the course of your daily life.

When considering the merits of living on campus, keep in mind that all on-campus housing is not created equal. Places like the Vue Apartments are technically on campus but are run by property management groups, not the university.

You may not have to worry about busybody RAs cracking down on your partying, but those same landlords and corporate administrators who are unconcerned with your underage drinking are likely just as indifferent to your academic success and personal and professional development.

While some properties may market themselves as “student housing” and have varying degrees of affiliation with PSU, students living in these facilities do not have access to many of the resources available only to students living on properties administered by UHRL. If you decide to live off campus, brush up on your rights as a tenant so you don’t get screwed by a landlord or roommate. PSU Student Legal Services provides confidential and legal advice to students, which includes the Landlord-Tenant Law Handbook, advising drop-in hours, and the ability to schedule appointments for answers to all your questions answered about leases, evictions, deposits, “habitability issues” and more.

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SW 11th Ave

A QUICK LOOK AT FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS ON CAMPUS

SW 12th Ave

WHERE AM I?

SW 13th Ave

ORIENTATION GUIDE

BLUMEL HALL

CHIT CHAT CAFE..................$$ STARBUCKS (4 LOCATIONS)..........$ ` COFFEE ...............$ REVOLUCION PARK AVENUE CAFE.................$

PIZZICATO.....$$ BAAN-THAI.....$$ CAFE YUMM!....$$ MCMENAMINS....$$ RAVEN&ROSE....$$

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community recreation field

EINSTEIN BROS..$ BLUE FIN.........$$ HOTLIPS PIZZA..$ LAUGHING PLANET...$ CHIPOTLE.......$ GREEN ZEBRA....$-$$ PITA PIT.......$ MOBERI.........$

MAX BOWLING (SMSU BUILDING)..........$ FARMERS MARKET................$-$$ PORTLAND ART MUSEUM..............$ 5th avenue cinema................$ ATHLETIC EVENTS..................$

MILLAR LIBRARY PARK BLOCKS 5TH FLOOR REC CENTER COFFEE SHOPS NEAR DORM

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STREET C

SCIENCE TWO

SW 4th Ave

SW 5th Ave

SW 6th Ave

SW BROADWAY

SW PARK AVE

SW PARK AVE

SW 10th Ave

SW MARKET STREET LINCOLN HALL

SW MILL STREET VUE APARTMENTS

CRAMER HALL

URBAN CENTER

PARKING 2

CENTER PLAZA

SW MONTGOMERY STREET BLACK STONE

SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION

GRADUATE SCHOOL EDUCATION

REC CENTER

5TH AVE PARKING

SW HARRISON STREET MILLAR LIBRARY

NEUBERGER HALL

PARKING 1

STOTT CENTER

SHATTUCK HALL

EAST HALL

US BANK

UNIVERSITY CENTER

ONDINE RESIDENCE

SW HALL STREET

WELLS FARGO BANK

SW COLLEGE STREET VISITOR PARKING

BROADWAY

4TH AVE BUILDING city department center

engineering building

UNIVERSITY POINTE

ART G DIN

SW JACKSON STREET

BUIL

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ORIENTATION GUIDE

GRACE GIORDANO

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GETTING INVOLVED: BRAINS AND CROWS FOR ALL JAKE JOHNSON

A BIG LIFE CHANGER FOR MANY students is the experience they have at college. A big part of that experience is interacting with others. As it turns out, there are many places on campus where you can find people who share similar interests to yours. Below are a couple great places to start figuring out how to get involved at PSU this year.

CLUBS, NOT LIKE CRUDE BATS, BUT YOU KNOW, GROUPS OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS NEUROSCIENCE CLUB AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY There are clubs for all kinds of things. If you like neuroscience, you should go hang out with the Neuroscience Club; their Facebook and Twitter handle is awesome: pdxbrains. PDX BRAAAAINSSS!!!

Beware: they may end up being zombies who really like eating brains, but chances are good they just really like neuroscience.

They have pretty regular meetings and if that’s your thing, follow them on Facebook and go to an event. facebook.com/ pdxbrains/ PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION: PSUSU They are exactly what they say they are. A collection of students who advocate for the needs of students on campus and argue that, together, student voices are louder than they are separately—you know, a union. They were pretty upset by the recent increase in tuition and made their voices heard loud and clear a few months ago at the Board of Trustees meeting immediately after the increase was approved, within a few minutes. facebook.com/psustudentunion/

BLACK CULTURAL AFFAIRS BOARD: BCAB “The mission of the Black Cultural Affairs Board is to provide Portland State University with knowledge of the Black, or African American experience,” BCAB’s Facebook page reads.

“Our goal is to educate our members with information about Black history globally and in Portland, OR. It is also our duty to provide a safe, inclusive atmosphere for the communication of social justice issues. Finally, we seek to be a political voice for the concerns of our community.” facebook.com/ pg/bcabpdx/ STUDENT GOVERNMENT We’ve talked about it before, but our student government does a lot at PSU. The Associated Students of Portland State University control very large budgets used for sports and club funding. ASPSU not only lobbies the school administration but also the state on students’ behalf. Stop by their office in room 117 of Smith Memorial Student Union to see what they have going on. community.pdx.edu/student-government/ STUDENT MEDIA If you like media and want to create it, check out Student Media. The PSU Vanguard is a weekly paper that has opportunities for writers to express their opinions on subjects and for students to go observe events and report back on their findings—mildly paid voyeurism. PSU also has a radio station that needs DJ’s. Yeah, we even have a TV station. That TV station produced a mini-documentary on crows at PSU. Crows, cah cah cah. psu.tv/the-crows/ pdx.edu/student-media/

YOUR STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNT— THE VIRTUAL VIKING The Virtual Viking is a newsletter that talks about various goings on at PSU and will be sent to your student email on Sundays during Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. The newsletter often has announcements about various interesting events happening on campus, so click on the email. Something interesting might be in there.

PEOPLE WHO LIKE BEING ACTIVE: THE REC CENTER The Academic Student and Recreation Center is active activity central. It is free for students and you can bring a plus one for 30 bucks a month. There are tons of Rec Center clubs: badminton, cricket, Latina Dance Club, ice hockey, dodge ball, disc golf, bouldering, baseball and running, whatever your athletic jam is, there is a club for it, and if not, maybe you should start one. The Rec Center has a gym, pool, full running track, and even offers exercise classes like P90X (If you squint your eyes it looks like PDX), zumba and yoga. Seriously, I can’t believe I didn’t go there once last year, it’s awesome. They even have opportunities for seriously outdoorsy camping and kayaking type activities. Check them out. pdx. edu/recreation/ VIKING SPORTS TEAMS We do have competitive sports teams, and they do compete.

Check out their schedule and pick up some spirit swag so no one can question whether you support Victor E. Viking or not.

Green and white y’all. goviks.com

THERE ARE TONS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED ON CAMPUS

THE PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS, ONE OF THE MANY SPORTS TEAMS AT PORTLAND STATE. STELLA CRABTREE/VANGUARD ARCHIVES

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Talk to people. Even if you’re an introvert, a good way to interact with humans easily may be to go see a movie at the 5th Avenue Cinema (free with student ID and you get Free popcorn. The ‘f’ is capitalized because free is important). After the film, casually mention to other attendees after the show that you liked the thing that happened to the people. Conversation sparked; if that spark becomes a fire, roast some marshmallows on it, if not try something similar. Wander around and see a lot of the interesting things scattered about campus, like the non-functional potentially pizza oven between Neuberger and SMSU, the various art galleries, or even go roll at the bowling alley in the SMSU basement that sets its own score.

You don’t have to leave campus to do a lot of fun things.

You don’t even have to leave to shop, thanks to the Green Zebra and the not-during-winter but aside from winter Wednesday and Saturday Farmers Market in the Park Blocks. Check out bulletin boards around campus, go see lectures and presentations about things that sound vaguely interesting. Go to the library and pick a weird book to look at for a couple hours.

Keep an eye out for club fairs where you can chat with a bunch of different clubs to see if anything interesting is out there with your name on it. Worst case scenario, you can always go on a field trip to Washington Park to smell some roses or contemplate life while looking at the raked patterns in the sand and stone garden at the newly renovated Japanese Garden.

I know, this list is a lot to take in, so follow my lead and watch some Netflix while writing a list in your bullet journal about what activities to check out on campus this year.

ORIENTATION GUIDE

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FINANCIAL AID AT PSU

NADA SEWIDAN

PORTLAND STATE OFFERS SEVERAL FINANCIAL aid programs and opportunities, from grants and scholarships to work-study and peer mentorships. Below is a list of available scholarships, deadlines, eligibility requirements, and an overview of the application process.

In order to apply for most financial aid programs, students have to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Once a FAFSA is filled out and an application has been processed, which can take weeks to months, an eligibility notice will be available in the student’s PSU account. The notice will confirm if a student has been awarded a grant or is eligible for a loan.

The 2017­–18 FAFSA application is open through June 30, 2018.

GRANTS & LOANS

Federal grants are sources of free money provided by the federal government and do not have to be repaid. Several grants are awarded annually, including the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant.

• Federal Pell Grant is awarded to undergraduate students based on financial need.

Up to $5,920 is awarded to students who qualify.

• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant is also awarded to undergraduate students based on financial need. Up to $4,000 is awarded to students who qualify.

• Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education is awarded to undergraduate, post-baccalaureate or graduate students who will be taking coursework to become elementary or secondary school teachers. Up to $3,724 is awarded to students who qualify.

• Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant is for students who had a parent or guardian in the U.S. armed forces and died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan following the events of 9/11. Up to $5,413 is awarded to students who qualify.

Unlike grants, loans have to be repaid.

When a student repays a loan depends on which loan they qualify for. There are two types of loans: federal student loans and private student loans.

A federal student loan is money borrowed from the federal government while a private student loan is a loan made through a private party such as a bank or credit union. There are several federal loan programs offered including Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct Plus Loans.

• Direct Subsidized Loans are for undergraduate students who have financial need and are often accompanied by an

interest rate. The interest rate for the 2017–18 year is 3.76 percent, meaning 3.76 percent of the money borrowed will be tacked on as part of the total payback amount. For direct subsidized loans, students are usually not charged interest rates on the loan during certain periods.

Up to $5,500 is awarded to students who qualify.

• Direct Unsubsidized Loans are for undergraduate, graduate and professional degree students; a financial need is not required. The interest rate for the 2017–18 year is 3.76 percent for undergraduate students and 5.31 percent for graduate and professional degree students. Unlike a subsidized loan, interest is charged while you are attending school. Up to $20,500 can be awarded to students who qualify.

• Direct PLUS Loans are available for dependent undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree students whose parents are borrowing money to pay for their child’s education. This is not a financial need-based loan and requires an interest rate of 6.37 percent. The loan covers the maximum cost of attendance.

• Federal Perkins Loans are available for undergraduate, graduate and professional degree students. Eligibility for this loan depends on financial need and available funding. The interest rate is 5 percent. Up to $5,500 is awarded to undergraduate students and $8,000 awarded to graduate and professional degree students.

SCHOLARSHIPS

PSU offers several scholarships throughout the year. The two main scholarship programs include the PSU Scholarship application and the Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion Scholarship Application.

PSU scholarships are a form of free monetary aid for students. PSU offers several scholarships throughout the year for undergraduates, graduate and professional degree students and vary by financial need, academic achievement and area of study.

The PSU scholarship deadline for the 2017–18 year has passed. However, students can apply for 2018–19 scholarships approximately one year prior to the term they plan to attend. For example, the window to apply for fall 2017 was from Oct. 1, 2016, to Dec. 1, 2016. According to the PSU scholarship web page, students can check back in October 2017 for 2018–19 academic year scholarships.

Office of Student Access and Completion is for Oregon residents and offers a range of scholarships. The deadline f o r this scholarship is March 1, 2018 for the 2018–19 academic year. Students must fill out a FAFSA and a separate

LYDIA WOJACK-WEST OSAC scholarship application. The application can be found at app.oregonstudentaid.gov.

Specific deadlines depend on each scholarship listed and can differ from one opportunity to the next. For a full list of available PSU scholarships visit the PSU scholarship website.

WORK STUDY, GASHIPS & MORE

PSU also offers several work study programs, GAships and other on-campus jobs for partial or full tuition remission and/or stipend.

Work study programs offer students job opportunities on campus in exchange for money toward college expenses. The PSU Advising & Career Services website also lists a few off-campus work study opportunities. Graduate assistantships, or GAships, are available for graduate students based on their area of study. The student may work for the department in exchange for tuition remission and a small monthly stipend. Students should check with their department for study for available graduate assistantships and deadlines.

Peer mentorships are another form of work study and are available for both undergraduate and graduate students while offering full tuition remission and a monthly salary. Peer mentors collaborate with faculty to lead teaching sessions in freshman and sophomore courses. Applications for the 2018–19 applications will open during fall 2017. For more information visit mentors. unst.pdx.edu.

Educational Leadership Service Award, or ELSA, is another source of money for

education. ELSA is awarded to students in positions of leadership on PSU campus.

Leadership positions include student government and student media, among others. The amount of money awarded

by ELSA v a r ies depending on positions. In most cases, ELSA is not a deadline-based award.

FINANCIAL AID TERMS

Here are a few terms to reference when applying for financial aid: • Stipend: salary awarded for work-study, graduate assistantships and other similar forms of financial aid • Disbursement: Financial aid money will be disbursed and available in a student’s PSU account • FTE: hours worked by a student in relation to full-time hours. FTE is a concept used to convert the hours worked by part-time students into the hours worked by full-time students. The FTE number depends on how much tuition remission and stipend will be received.

For more information on financial aid, visit, email, or call the PSU financial aid office.

Phone: (503) 725-3461 E-mail: askfa@pdx.edu.

Scholarship Help: scholarships@pdx.edu.

Regular Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Summer Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

The Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships is located on the ground floor of Neuberger Hall.

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SO YOU ENROLLED AT A COMMUTER CAMPUS LILY HART COMMUTING TO CAMPUS IS A fact of life for many Portland State students.

I commute to campus from Washington state at least three times a week.

While PSU is accessible for commuters, located in the middle of the city surrounded by public transit options, it can still be a struggle to figure it all out, especially during your first quarter at PSU. When commuting to campus, you can choose a variety of methods: car, train, or bus. If you live close enough to campus, you may even choose to bike. Whatever method works best for you will really depend upon your location.

The first option is to drive. If you have classes during peak times—starting early mornings or ending after three—traffic will be awful. The plus side is that you can easily go anywhere you want after class, but be cautious about storing bags and valuables in your car. PSU has parking structures and lots all around campus, and parking passes start around $100 and cap at about $430, depending on your vehicle and schedule.

My favorite is Parking Structure 3, located near the Honors Building. It’s the cheapest—$2.50/hour, $10 for a day—and I have never had a problem finding a spot. Street parking is also great, but spots fill up fast. If

paying to park doesn’t sound ideal, parking across the river and walking 20 minutes to campus is also a popular option.

CHILLIN OUT MAXIN’ The second option is taking the MAX train.

The Yellow and Green lines run directly to PSU, stopping outside the Academic Student and Recreation Center. The Orange line starts in Milwaukie, and the Green starts in Clackamas. You can also easily access PSU using the Red line—running from Airport/Parkrose— and Blue line—Hillsboro, Beaverton. Both go to Pioneer Square, where you can hop on a Yellow or Green train and be at PSU in five minutes. You will want to give yourself some extra time when using a Blue or Red train since there may be a 5–10-minute wait before the Yellow or Green train arrives.

BUS OPTION The last option is the bus. Most areas around the Portland Metro area have a bus that will get you where you’re going. If you’re using TriMet, using the Trip Planner on their website can help. PSU offers Tri-met Flex-passes at a discounted rate: $180/three months.

The Commuter/Express buses are going to be the best for long commutes. They make fewer stops before getting to downtown Portland. Keep in mind that some express buses may have limited operating hours, so that may not always work for your classes, and while in Oregon the fare is not going to go up drastically for an Express bus, in Washington the fare is much higher than a normal Trimet/C-Tran bus.

THINGS TO REMEMBER When commuting, you won’t have a dorm to go back to and you may not have your car. This makes what you put in your backpack more vital. Always remember a water bottle and a lunch and healthy snacks so you can keep going through the day. You’ll want to bring a laptop or a Kindle/iPad so you have a way of doing homework. Also, I can say from past experience that it’s worth investing in a good backpack and learning how to use it correctly.

Carrying around a heavy load can really hurt your back after a while. If there’s simply too many things to even carry comfortably, you could also think about renting a locker at PSU. Welcome to Portland’s commuter campus!

PLACES TO GO BY STREETCAR (FOR FREE) NADA SEWIDAN PORTLAND IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES for adventure and exploration. As a Portland State student, you can explore many parts of the city using the streetcar at no cost. The Portland Streetcar is free for all students with a PSU ID and can take you all over the city to places like Powell’s, OMSI and more.

The Portland Streetcar system has three main lines that run throughout the city.

The NS line runs north and south covering areas from South Waterfront to 23rd contained within the west side of Portland. The A Loop runs east and west from the Pearl District through Lloyd District and OMSI. The B Loop runs counter-clockwise of the A Loop. All three pass through PSU, with stops at Urban Plaza and in the Park Blocks near Lincoln Hall.

PORTLAND ART MUSEUM The Portland Art Museum boasts a large collection of over 42,000 art installations from both public and private collections.

Exhibitions and new art rotate monthly.

There’s also a theater playing classic and genre films from NW Film Center that often correspond with the exhibitions.

To reach Portland Art Museum from PSU, take either the A Loop or NS Line headed north and get off at the Art Museum stop.

SOUTH WATERFRONT Home to brew pubs, food carts and restaurants, as well as the west bank of the Willamette River, South Waterfront is a more relaxed way to enjoy the river without the crowds. This slice of Portland offers a small waterfront park, a dog park, and walkways and benches overlooking the Willamette River. You can explore on foot or on one of the Nike bikes available for rent. Stop by the food carts, grab a coffee at Dolce Vita Bistro, walk along the water, or bike to Growler Guys, the only brewpub on South Waterfront with locally made craft beer.

To reach South Waterfront from PSU, get on the NS line headed south and get off at Moody & Gaines. You can start exploring from there.

CITY CENTER Portland’s city center is filled with shopping, restaurants, coffee shops and local specialty stores. Check out Madewell, Anthropologie, Patagonia, and Wildfang if

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you’re into shopping. For specialty items, stop into Tender Loving Empire for local music and handmade crafts. Check out city center’s massive food cart pods for lunch.

Across from the food trucks, you’ll also find Living Room Theaters, a movie theater and restaurant playing independent films. You can order your food and drinks and have them delivered to your seat.

Pioneer Square and Pioneer Place Mall are a short walk from the streetcar stop.

To reach city center from PSU, take either the A Loop or NS Line headed north and get off at 10th & Alder.

POWELL’S Powell’s is home to one million books and has become quite the must-see spot in Portland. The best part is it’s easy to reach from PSU. Enjoy a latte as you browse the many sections available. Powell’s also hosts many monthly events such as author talks and readings.

To reach Powell’s from PSU, take either the A Loop or NS Line headed north and get off at 10th & Couch.

PEARL DISTRICT Breweries, local coffee shops, and art are three of the most beloved aspects of the Pearl District. Head over to 10 Barrell and enjoy a beer on their rooftop beer garden; check out some art and vintage items at PDX Contemporary Art, or have coffee and pastries at Nuvrei or Barista.

To reach the Pearl District from PSU, take either the A Loop or NS Line headed north and get off on 10th & Glisan.

CENTRAL LIBRARY The Central Library is a landmark in its own right. The historical library was first built in 1913 and still maintains its Georgian archi-

tecture. It’s a great place to study, check out books and souvenirs, and rent rooms for events.

To reach the Pearl District from PSU, take either the A Loop or NS Line headed north and get off at the Central Library stop.

OMSI OMSI, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, explores a variety of natural science, industry and technology topics through interactive exhibits. In OMSI, you’ll find a planetarium, theaters and permanent and rotating exhibits. There’s also OMSI after dark, where you learn things like the science behind sex toys while drinking a beer or two.

To reach OMSI from PSU, take the B Loop headed south (Lloyd via OMSI) and get off on SE Water/OMSI. This stop is also where you’ll find Tilikum Crossing, Portland’s first strictly pedestrian and public transit bridge.

23RD AVE Home to Urban Outfitters, Lush, Mac, Levi’s and World Market, 23rd Avenue is a strip of restaurants, galleries, and shopping spots.

You can get a haircut at Bishops, eat ice cream at Salt & Straw, have lunch at Papa Haydn and buy a new shirt at Urban Outfitters all in the same strip. There’s also Cinema 21, featuring independent and art house films.

To reach 23rd Avenue from PSU, take the NS Line headed north and get off at NW 23rd & Marshall.

LLOYD CENTER Lloyd Center comes with a park, a huge promenade shopping mall, an ice skating rink and a movie theater.

To reach Lloyd Center, the midpoint of the A/B Loop, from PSU, take the B Loop headed south (Lloyd via OMSI) and get off on Grand & Multnomah.

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HIKING TRAILS NEAR CAMPUS

HARLIE HENDRICKSON

ONE OF THE MOST EXCELLENT benefits of attending Portland State’s urban campus is the option of practically taking a few steps beyond downtown and finding yourself immersed in the majestic beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

With sound advice from the Campus Rec Outdoor Program, here’s a sampling of local hikes for when you want a break from your studies and some fresh air: Forest Park A short bus ride out of the city brings you to the trailhead of Forest Park, a lush, Douglas fir-draped sanctuary of nebulous trails, flora and fauna. “Forest Park has tons and tons of trails,” said Chris Bullard, assistant coordinator of the PSU Outdoor Program. “It’s a multi-use trail, so there are runners, mountain bikers, walkers, and hikers.” With so much variety and a range of hills, the park also offers a great chance to get your workout while enjoying the scenery.

“In Forest Park there’s a trail called Wildwood which runs the full length of the park from Germantown Road way up north, 30 miles zigging and zagging back and forth, down to Washington Park,” added Shelby Schuh, also of the Outdoor Program. “Along with that comes a whole network of criss-crossing trails and fire lanes. It’s an incredible resource to have right here, just outside the city.”

How to get there: Take the MAX Blue Line to the zoo.

From there you’re at the southern terminus of the Wildwood Trail. Just look for the signs.

4T Trail Loop Hike Another great way to get outdoors and see the sights of the city simultaneously is the 4T Trail Loop Hike—that is, tram, train, trolley, and trails. “You start with the Max up to the zoo, then hike over to the Council Crest Trail, essentially the top of OHSU, then you take the tram—free on the way down,” Bullard said. To wrap it up, take the trolley back to wherever you started.

The 4T Trail Loop Hike is an easy, 4.5-mile stroll combining the escape of a natural setting with the gorgeous bird’seye view of the city from the tram. Everyone new to PSU and Portland should make the 4T hike at least once.

How to get there: Take the Blue or Red MAX to the Oregon Zoo Trailhead, about a 30-minute ride, then hike the Marquam Trail to council crest.

Mount Tabor A third option for a local hike is Mount Tabor—your chance to hike an extinct volcano. With wider trails and easy inclines, “Mount Tabor has several 3–4-mile hikes of easy to

moderate difficulty,” Bullard said. The whole complex circles a city park, so this is a nice place to hike, picnic, and relax. Trails do attract crowds at times, so be prepared to share space.

How to get there: Catch the number 14 Trimet from SW Madison and 4th. It’s about a 40-minute ride to the trailhead.

Advice for those new to hiking Before heading out for even the easiest of hikes, there are a few things you should know. “Depending on when you’re going it can always rain, so bring a rain jacket,” Bullard advised. “Wear athletic, non-cotton clothing—something that’s quick drying. Wear sturdy shoes or running shoes.

You don’t necessarily need hiking boots.” Also, it’s always a good idea to bring plenty of drinking water to stay hydrated and snacks for energy.

Always make sure someone knows where you’re going so they have an idea when you should return. Hiking with a buddy is strongly recommended. You can use GPS on most trails close to the city but should also be able to orient and read a map. For longer hikes, get comfortable using a compass, although most trails are pretty well labeled.

Have fun, stay safe, and enjoy these nature escapes close to campus.

STUDENT ID HACKS

TIPS AND TRICKS ON HOW TO BEST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR STUDENT ID AND EMAIL WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THEM. JUSTIN THURER IT’S HARD BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT. You have to go to class, maintain a social life, and somehow figure out how to pay your bills too. Thankfully, there are a ton of different ways that your student ID and PDX email can help lighten that financial burden a little bit.

ACADEMIC SUPERSTORE The Academic Superstore, an online marketplace that sells goods ranging from new laptops to 3D printers, gives students that can verify their enrollment discounts of up to 85 percent off the retail price of an item.

ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD Creative Cloud gives you access to 20+ desktop applications for only $19 per month. With Creative Cloud, you can do all the photo or video editing you dreamed of without breaking the bank.

AMAZON PRIME STUDENT Amazon Prime Student is a cheaper version of the ever popular Amazon Prime service which gives its users free two-day shipping on Prime orders, as well as a litany of other cool features including free access to movies, music streaming, and TV networks. With this discount, the service is free for six months and then 50 percent off thereafter.

AMC THEATERS AMC Theaters sell discounted movie tickets to students every Thursday at participating locations.

AMTRAK Amtrak gives all students 10 percent off fares on both their train and bus services. This is a great discount, as it allows you to throw that extra money toward getting some great food wherever you may be headed.

APPLE Apple gives students up to $200 off their purchase when showing their student ID, depending on the value of the product.

FEDEX OFFICE We all need to send our friends and family back home something once in awhile, and FedEx Office gives a 20 percent discount on shipping and a 30 percent discount on document services, making that a lot more feasible.

INSURANCE Students under 25 that maintain a “B” average or better can get up to a 15 percent discount on their insurance with Geico. Allstate has a similar program, giving full-time students up to 20 percent off their insurance if they qualify.

RESUMEWRITERS.COM Resume Writers gives students up to $100 off having a professional resume curated for you based on your work and school experience. This will look great not only at job interviews but also on a personal website.

SQUARESPACE Speaking of websites, Squarespace, a service that provides its users with tools to create their own, as well as simple preset layouts that make designing your own website incredibly easy, has a great discount for students.

With a discount of 50 percent off for the first year, you can start building up that portfolio or blog for only $72, excluding the cost of a domain.

LOGITECH STUDENT STORE Whether you’re looking for a new mouse, a new keyboard, or something else entirely, Logitech has got you covered.

Portland State is a participant in a program that allows students (and teachers!) to get various Logitech products at a discounted rate.

MICROSOFT STORE Microsoft is giving students 10 percent off all products ordered online, as well as free shipping. If you’ve been debating whether or not to get that new Surface tablet after seeing everyone on campus using one, this might help sway your decision.

NEWSPAPERS Various newspapers give great student discounts, with The Economist, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal giving up to 69 percent off, 50 percent off, and 75 percent off, respectively. The Washington Post is also completely free for students when they access it digitally.

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ORIENTATION GUIDE

DON’T BE A STATISTIC: CAMPUS CRIME QUANTIFIED ALANNA MADDEN EVERY WEEK THE CAMPUS PUBLIC Safety Office releases the previous week’s crime reports so students can stay informed on recent campus crime activity.

On the next page you will find a campus crime map reflecting crime reports received between Jan. 1 and July 15, 2017. *Confidential medical assists and welfare checks were omitted from the data due to the lack of collectible information and the absence of crime involved. Crimes later updated as non-crimes were also omitted from the data collection.

LOCATIONS WITH THE MOST CRIME REPORTS

Out of the 416 crimes reported on campus, 70.7 percent occurred within the same 15 buildings on campus.

The top five buildings with the most reported crimes were Parking Structure 3, Millar Library, Smith Memorial Student Union, Parking Structure 1, and the Joseph C. Blumel Residence Hall.

An additional 7.5 percent of reported crimes occurred on the streets within campus. Of the 31 street crimes reported, 21 occurred between SW Park and 5th Avenue, while another 6 occurred between SW 13th and 12th Avenues.

The most common streets with reported crimes were Market, Montgomery, Mill and Hall.

Overall, the two most common crimes reported on street locations were theft and disorderly conduct.

PARKING LOT CRIMES Of all reported crimes, 36 percent occurred in campus parking structures or involved street parking within the campus area.

The top three most crime-prone parking lots were PS3 with 59 reports, PS1 with 30 reports, and BLU with 19 reports.

The most common parking level for PS3 was level three with 11 crime reports, while parking level six had zero reported crimes. However, there were also 20 unreported parking levels within the CPSO crime reports.

PS1’s busiest parking level appeared to be level one with five reports, while parking levels seven through eight had zero crimes reported. There were five unreported levels.

The BLU parking area is separated into the upper and lower levels, and both areas appear to have similar crime occurrence rates. The upper lot had eight reports of crime activity while the lower had five. There were six unreported level locations.

Other popular locations for parking lot crimes included the University Place Hotel, Ondine, Market Center Building, and the University Center Building. Eleven vehicular crimes occurred on the streets of campus.

CRIME CATEGORIES THEFT

The criminal act of taking another’s property or services without consent.

• Most likely location: PS3 (35 reports) • Least likely location: Shattuck Hall (Zero reports) • Busiest month: May (55 reports) • Slowest month: January (13 reports) THEFT REPORTS • Vehicle break-ins: 93 reports • Property theft: 47 reports • Bike related thefts: 29 reports • Burglary: 10 reports • Attempted thefts: 9 reports

DISORDERLY CONDUCT:

When a person commits a crime that is reckless and intentional such as loitering, fighting, conducting in behavior that is unreasonably loud and disruptive despite being asked to stop, and is disrupting a lawful assembly of people around them.

• Most likely location: SMSU (14 reports) • Least likely location: FAB (zero reports) • Busiest month: March (30 reports) • Slowest month: April (11 reports) DISORDERLY CONDUCT REPORTS: • Drug and alcohol related: 36 reports • Camping and sleep related: 30 reports • Aggressive, violent, or disruptive behavior: 24 reports

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF:

When a person commits a crime with the intent to unlawfully damage or misuse property.

• Most likely location: PS1 (8 reports) • Least likely locations: MCB, UPH, and SMSU (zero reports) • Busiest month: May (13 reports) • Slowest month: April (4 reports) • Criminal mischief reports:

• Vandalism: 43 reports • Hit and run: 6 reports • Arson: 4 reports

HARASSMENT:

Acts committed by a person that are unwanted, continuous, alarming, and threatening towards a person or a group of people.

HARASSMENT REPORTS: • Sexual harassment: 9 reports • Stalking: 1 report • Telephone harassment: 6 reports • Public indecency: 4 reports • Undisclosed: 4 reports

TRESPASSING:

The act of entering a property without permission. While most crimes that are committed on campus are instances of trespassing in itself, data for this category involves trespassing as an exclusive, sole crime and when committed by a felon or person who is excluded from campus.

ASSAULT:

The criminal act of threatening or attempting to physically hurt another person.

Within the data categories of “Assault” are also battery and aggravated assault, which are technically distinct according to criminal and civil law within the United States.

Battery occurs when a threat is achieved while aggravated assault occurs when the perpetrator of the assault uses a deadly weapon.

ASSAULT REPORTS: • Sexual assault: 4 reports • Battery: 4 reports • Undisclosed: 3 reports

HOW TO STAY SAFE ON CAMPUS HOW TO REPORT A CRIME:

In the event that you find yourself witnessing a crime or someone is victimizing you, PSU’s Campus Public Safety Office is available to provide help.

LOOK FOR A BLUE LIGHT Throughout campus are emergency phones with blue lights shining above them. The emergency phones allow students to directly contact CPSO by pushing the call button or even lifting the phone from the receiver. Anytime the phone is used in any capacity, dispatchers will be able to direct officers to your phone location for help.

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PSU ALERTS AND TIMELY-WARNINGS PSU students can also opt-in to receive emergency alerts from the university by signing on to their Banweb account and providing their email, phone number, and emergency contact information.

Alerts can be received through email, phone calls, and text messaging. Students may change their information or opt-out from these alerts at any time.

In addition, PSU also utilizes Twitter and Facebook to update students on important alerts and announcements in real time.

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CPSO location and contact:

633 SW Montgomery Street, Portland, OR 97201 Emergency: (503)-725-4404 Non-Emergency: (503)-725-4407 Fax: 503-725-5593 Email: cpso@pdx.edu Follow CPSO on Twitter: @PSU_CPSO

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UNIVERSITY PLACE

PARKING LOT CRIME JAN 1 – JULY 15TH

TOTAL.................11 ONDINE

TOTAL...................151

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: 6 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: 3 HARASSMENT: 1 TOTAL......18 UNIVERSITY CENTER

ONDINE ANNEX & RESIDENCE

SW COLLEGE STREET

THEFT: 8

SW MONTGOMERY STREET

VEHICLE BREAK-INS........94 CRIMINAL TRESPASSING.....12 DRUG/ALCOHOL.............12 VANDALISM TO VEHICLE......4 CAMPING...................8 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.........7 VANDALISM.................1 HIT & RUN.................6 MISC......................7

VEHICLE BREAK-INS: 6 DRUGS: 3 CAMPING: 1 DISORDERLY CONDUCT: 1

4TH AVE BUILDING

SW MILL STREET

COMMON CRIMES

UNIVERSITY PLACE

SW MARKET STREET

JANUARY..................11 FEBRUARY.................25 MARCH....................16 APRIL....................31 MAY......................34 JUNE.....................17 JULY.....................17

SW 6th Ave

PARKING 2 ONLY 2 CRIMES

REPORTED

P2

P1

CAMPUS SECURITY

PARKING 1

SW BROADWAY LINCOLN HALL

CRAMER HALL

2017 CRIME STATS JAN 1 – JULY 15TH

BROADWAY

SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION

VEHICLE BREAK-INS: 16 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: 8 DISORDERLY CONDUCT: 5 TOTAL.......29

JANUARY.................34 FEBRUARY................69 MARCH...................59 APRIL...................42 MAY....................111 JUNE....................71 JULY....................30

MILLAR LIBRARY

MOST COMMON LEVEL: 3 SAFEST LEVEL: 6

PS3......................59 MILLAR LIBRARY...........33 SMSU.....................31 STREET...................31 PS1......................29 BLUMEL HOUSING...........25 ONDINE...................18 LINCOLIN HALL............15 BROADWAY HOUSING.........13 UNIVERSITY PLACE HOTEL...12 SRTC.....................12 CRAMER HALL..............12 UNIVERSITY CENTER .......11 NEUBERGER HALL............9 FOURTH AVENUE BUILDING....8 MARKET CENTER BUIL........6 PARKWAY...................6 UNIVERSITY POINTE.........6 EPLER.....................4 ART BUILDING..............4 HOFFMAN HALL..............4 BIKE HUB..................4 URBAN CENTER..............4

TOTAL..................59

TOTAL REPORTS...........416

TOTAL REPORTS..........416

MILLAR LIBRARY SCIENCE BUILDING 2

THEFTS: 13 DISORDERLY CONDUCT: 8 SEXUAL HARASSMENT: 3 PUBLIC INDECENCY: 5

BLUMEL HALL VEHICLE BREAK-INS: 13 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: 4 DISORDERLY CONDUCT:5 BIKE THEFT: 3

OTHER: 2 BLUMEL HALL

TOTAL............33

TOTAL REPORTS........25

SW 12th Ave

P3 SW 13th Ave

BUILDINGS W/MOST CRIME REPORTS

PARKING 3 (most crime reports on campus)

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ART & CULTURE

SUMMERTIME READING CATCH-UP: ADELIA SAUNDERS’ ‘INDELIBLE’ CASSIE DUNCANSON

Don’t tell me not to judge a book by its cover.

Book covers are meant to be judged. That is why people are paid to create them: to be judged. Presumably, book covers are meant to be judged favorably, either aesthetically or as a reflection of the book’s contents.

The cover of Indelible by Adelia Saunders is what first drew me to the book. It had the potential to be a little tawdry (a faceless woman’s bare neck, the title arching over her skin), but count me in. The premise of the book promised even more. Magdalena, since

her childhood in Lithuania, has been able to read words and phrases, facts and secrets on bodies. Richard is in Paris, searching for information about his famous novelist mother whom he never knew.

His son Neil is also in Paris, on a research trip about medieval pilgrimages organized by his university adviser. All three converge at one point or another.

The premise is where my excitement ended. The first thing I noticed about the novel is there was a weird emphasis on non-American accents. The two main American

characters (Richard and Neil) are constantly commenting on how others speak— which vowels are elongated, or times when other characters drop articles and mispronounce words, indicating their foreign-ness.

Their commentary continues through the entire 271 pages and kept jarring me out of the narrative; I kept wanting to put the book down.

The English major in me pipes up, suggesting that maybe these observations are supposed to parallel, or perhaps mimic, the ways in which Magdalena views the

words and phrases on bodies—constantly talking about how the words are written, about languages she can’t recognize, the joys of discovering a person whose body is covered in Cyrillic—so she doesn’t have to know the secrets this person holds. But another part of me questions whether this mimicry is doing enough. Where is the pushback? Literature has seen characters discuss nonEnglish accents for so long, consequently othering nonEnglish speaking characters, so is Saunders doing anything more here? I don’t think so.

The timeline and organization of this novel were confusing. Each chapter is headed by the month and the location where the character is supposed to be. Yet within each chapter, the narrative rapidly shifts forward and backward in a way that made it hard to keep up with. I love nonlinear narrative as much as the next person, but I honestly could not piece together the story without taking notes.

Ultimately, I didn’t feel connected to any of the characters, and the relationships between them that were supposed to be driv-

ing the book seemed tenuous at best.

The actions that were supposed to drive the narrative didn’t seem to be all that powerful. I never felt particularly compelled to turn the page. And the one aspect that should have had enough magic—Magdalena seeing words on bodies—was never anything more than a point of characterization when it seemed like it was going to be a major part of the plot.

Unfortunately, despite the promising basis and intriguing cover, this book was a disappointment.

SCALLION PANCAKES CLASSY COOKING WITH CASSIE

by Cassie Duncanson I learned how to make scallion pancakes because I always crave some anytime my partner and I make faux-Pho for dinner. (I am not about to call our noodle bowls actual Pho because neither of us is Vietnamese, nor have we learned from any Vietnamese cooks. But I’ll be damned if I don’t love good wordplay.)

I adapted this recipe from one of my favorite websites (TheKitchn), and I have used it to make many a flatbread, including scallion pancakes. This requires a rolling pin, a bench knife* if you have one, a frying pan, a bowl, a fork and your own two hands. *The bench knife is one of my favorite kitchen tools. Use it for cutting up food, dividing dough, scraping off counters—it’s always there for you. Also referred to as a pastry scraper, you can find one on Amazon for $5. Don’t let the fancy $30 ones lure you in.

They do the same thing.

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CASSIE DUNCANSON/PSU VANGUARD Ingredients: • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting the counter top • 1 cup warm water • vegetable oil • kosher salt • 4–6 scallions Combine the flour and water with a fork until it forms a rough dough. Some flour at the bottom of the bowl is fine. Dump out onto the counter and knead for a couple minutes until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.

Coat the bowl with a small amount of oil, and place the ball of dough back in the bowl.

Flip the dough a couple times so the surface is covered with the oil. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes. While this

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isn’t a yeast bread and isn’t going need hours to develop gluten and rise like a typical loaf of bread, it still needs just a little bit of developed gluten.

While the dough sits, chop approximately four scallions and set up a small bowl of salt.

I highly recommend getting a squeeze bottle for oil.

After the 30 minutes, dust your counter top with flour. Keep more on hand and dust as necessary between making the pancakes.

Using the bench knife or similar tool, divide the dough in half. Divide each half into halves again, and divide the quarters into thirds, giving you twelve pieces. (What is math? I went into literature and writing.) While this is a good time to practice dividing food into equal

portions, because these are not baked it is not necessary that they be exactly identical.

Roll out each piece thinly in a rectangular shape, the longer side running perpendicular to the counter. Pour a small amount of oil, sprinkle some salt, add a large pinch of scallions onto the dough.

If you have a pastry brush, use it to spread the oil on the dough. If not, fingers or a paper towel work just as well. Just make sure to use a different hand for the salt.

Roll the dough down toward you, and press it out like a Play-Doh snake.

Twist and fold the dough in half once, and form a rough knot by tucking the ends of the dough into opposite centers.

Roll the knot out flat to a circle approximately a quarter inch thick.

Fry in a pan with a little bit of oil until golden brown on each side, approximately two minutes.

Fun fact: If you’re like me and love to put scallions in everything, save yourself a couple of bucks and hold on to the scallion ends.

If your scallions have roots, you can keep regrowing them practically forever. Just place the stems in a bit of water and let them sit in the sun.

Fan fact two: If you’re looking to experiment, you could add any number of things to the dough instead of scallions. I’ve added charred garlic leeks, which are equally delicious. Try out some fresh herbs or sautéed onions.

ART & CULTURE

THE PLAY’S THE THING: ORIGINAL PRACTICE SHAKESPEARE, SEASON NINE EVAN TAIT

What do you get when you cross the text of William Shakespeare, a Starbucks barista apron, referees, picnics, and a gorgeous Portland park? You get a true Original Practice Shakespeare experience. OPS is a local theater company specializing in Shakespeare, but with a twist.

“We do Shakespeare the way Shakespeare did Shakespeare,” said Tom Witherspoon, core company member. You’re probably wondering: How on God’s green Earth does a company in 2017 Portland do Shakespeare circa 1590?

Started nine years ago by Founding Artistic Director (and company player) Brian Allard, OPS incorporates the First Folio, which means all the actors in a particular show don’t have a full script. “[We only have] our lines and the first four syllables of the lines that cue us, said company member Brian Burger.

“It really forces you to listen, and do the most important thing in acting, which is listen and react.” Not only are there few rehearsals (or none at all, for some parts), but the only things rehearsed ahead of time are fights, dances, and songs. What OPS does is unrehearsed Shakespeare, just like the Bard intended.

Honoring the style, OPS also uses a prompter, which is effectively an on-stage referee.

The prompter is also a positive instigator of sheer hilarity. If a show at OPSFest were an episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the prompter would be Drew Carey (or Aisha Tyler if you’ve kept with this modern reiteration).

The prompter finds the most opportune (or ill-opportune) moment to interrupt the action and give the character a side task. For example, at The Merry Wives of

Windsor, the show I saw, the prompter interrupted one of the actors to ask him what his character thought of marriage and how he proposed to his betrothed in the play.

It was hysterical. It’s this type of thing that makes OPS stand out.

“It’s a more immediate connection with the audience,” Witherspoon said.

“We revel in our messiness,” Burger said.

This company is a mustsee in Portland as a social and artistic barometer. OPS, in all its gleefully irreverent glory, is not afraid to portray some of its characters as important social figures. OPS is not afraid to call characters on the carpet when they do something wrong (in regard to the text). OPS is not afraid to base a character on anyone from political figures like Donald Trump and Kellyanne Conway to comical pop culture references like Wonder Woman and ObiWan Kenobi. I’ll bet you dollars to donuts you won’t find that kind of free-spirited energy anywhere else in the Portland theater community.

The importance of Shakespeare in these tumultuous times, is, of course, very important for the company. But what the company really values is “the cultivation of community and bringing everyone together to enjoy something, as opposed to everyone sitting on their couch and seeing what’s trending on Netflix at the time,” according to Managing Director Shandi Muff. “We get people in a park, get them together, and have a shared experience that’s really pretty rare, outside of sports.”

OPS players like to do things dangerously. It’s a badge of honor for them.

They’re like a theatrical

Breakfast Club. You’ve got all these different people from different walks of life collaborating to make art, and not just to make art but to do as Shakespeare did and bring important art to the masses.

Because of that, Portlanders, I exuberantly encourage you to attend what the company is calling WIL Fest. OPS is doing something unprecedented and performing its entire repertory in only three short weeks. They conquer such

behemoth shows as Hamlet, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, all the way down to lesser known works like Henry IV, Part 1 and The Merry Wives of Windsor. The company adds two new shows each year, and what better shows to add this year than Shakespeare’s infamous problem play All’s Well That Ends Well and the almost too eerily relevant tragedy Julius Caesar?

Their whole rep is being performed at three parks

in the Portland Metro area: Willamette Park, Irving Park, and Laurelhurst Park.

Three beautiful locations to see many beautiful people performing beautiful work.

What they do is ferocious.

It’s fast, scattered, unusual, and yes, dangerous. There is a line in Hamlet where the titular prince says, “The play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.” OPS catches the conscience of an entire city.

OPS shows make you think, make you confront uncomfortable subject matter, and make you see the ridiculous nature of the world we live in, which is something that many art forms don’t do as effectively as this Portland gem.

Watch an OPS show this summer and I guarantee you: You’ll remember it for many years to come.

For more information on OPSFest, visit www.opsfest.org

COMPANY MEMBER/MUSICAL DIRECTOR ANDREW BRAY AS FESTE THE JESTER IN ‘TWELTH NIGHT’. COURTESY OF KKELLY PHOTOGRAPHY

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OPINION

GRAMMAR COP’S GUIDE TO SIDEWALK ETIQUETTE Grammar Cop

by Thomas Spoelhof

Hi there. Grammar Cop here. You know, the asshole who corrects you when you say something moronic like, “Nicky just invited Becka and I to an exclusive afterparty,” unaware that the correct form is “Becka and me” because you are referring to yourself as the object of the sentence, not the subject. Would you ever say, “Nicky just invited I to an exclusive afterparty”?

No, you wouldn’t, but sentence structure is way over your head, you babbling buffoon of a bumpkin. But that’s neither here nor there.

Today, I write to you not about grammar but instead of a rather important public setting where you’ve been fucking up.

The issue at hand is the sidewalk. That’s right: You’re doing the sidewalk wrong.

I see a lot of people walking on the left side of the sidewalk lately, often with their nose buried in their phone, oblivious to the world around them, bumping face-first into yours truly, and it burns my bunghole. Be aware of the people around you.

If everyone walked on the right-hand side of the sidewalk, in either direction, we wouldn’t have all these awkward fucking encounters when YOU ARE WALKING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FUCKING SIDEWALK. The solution is simple: Stay to the right, avoid an ugly confrontation.

In America, we drive on the right-hand side of the road.

Always. Use this as an analogy for how to use the sidewalk, the crosswalk, the hallway, push your shopping cart in the grocery store, what-have-you. One-way streets don’t count; sidewalks are always two-way. Even if you’ve never driven a car, you’ve ridden in plenty of them and are capable of grasping the concept. Vehicles driving in through-traffic don’t yield to those attempting to enter traffic; it’s the other way around, blunderbuss. There should be turn signals and brake lights on those fucking shopping carts, by the way. As if you could be bothered to use them.

Additionally, when you are walking down the sidewalk with your friends and you are all side-by-side and taking the whole fucking sidewalk, MOVE THE FUCK OVER for people passing in the opposite direction. Don’t be rude. Don’t be ignorant. Just move. The fuck. Over. Share the road. Once more, be aware of the people around you and the impact of your actions, you self-absorbed ignoramus.

And another sidewalk issue—I’m almost done: Don’t ride your fucking bike on the sidewalk. It’s called a sidewalk, not a sideride, flapjacks. You are in the most bicycle-friendly city in the nation. RIDE IN THE FUCKING STREET. YOU HAVE YOUR OWN FUCKING LANE in many streets. Nothing says rube like riding your bike on the sidewalk in Portland.

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But wait, there’s more. For those thoughtful imbeciles generous enough to share their cherished music with the world via tiny, tin-sounding speakers they carry around, NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR YOUR FUCKING MUSIC. They’re called earbuds. Cost about two bucks. Check ‘em out.

Here’s one for the fellas—the older fellas in particular: When hanging out on a park bench or at a bus stop or wherever you loiter in public because you seem to have all fucking day, KEEP YOUR FUCKING COMMENTS TO YOURSELF. That attractive female walking past already knows she has a nice smile or pretty eyes or whatever and does not need you to offer your unsolicited compliments. All you are doing is pissing her off or making her uncomfortable. You are a stranger. This is a big city where people have come from all over. No one owes you a response to your unwanted, unwarranted judgements. Resist the urge and shut your pie hole.

And another thing: I know that adorable service dog that just had the audacity to enter your line of sight is so, so cute, but that dog has an important job to do and does it with amazing stoicism despite your blubbering faun act. LEAVE THE FUCKING SERVICE DOG ALONE to do its job. Contrary to popular opinion, the universe does not revolve around you, princess.

Finally, to all the lovely cigarette smokers of the world: Be aware of the direction of the wind when you take your tenminute break to inhale some delicious nicotine, hydrogen cyanide and formaldehyde. Since there are approximately zero places for smokers to enjoy their refreshing addiction indoors these days—beyond the occasional casino—instead you have all decided to congregate in the doorways and on the park benches of every fucking sidewalk I’m trying to pass without BREATHING YOUR FUCKING CIGARETTE SMOKE. Nothing brings a brighter start to my day than a mouthful of that filthy shit you just exhaled from your own cancer-laden, cavernous carcass.

I respect your constitutional right to smoke cigarettes and support that right. Just do it somewhere I don’t have to breathe it because it fucking stinks and it tastes like a toilet.

Smoke downwind. Save a life. Perhaps your own.

And, by the way, Portland State is a non-smoking campus, nincompoop.

Follow these simple sidewalk etiquette guidelines, and you might just make a contribution to world peace, or at least make someone’s day a little less crappy.

That is all. Now, take it from your curmudgeonly friend Grammar Cop and have a nice fucking day.

GEORGIA HATCHETT

OPINION

TWITTER APPARENTLY APPROPRIATE PLATFORM FOR MILITARY POLICY UPDATES Mystery Flavor

by Jordan Ellis As accustomed as I’ve become to hearing about Donald Trump’s controversial tweet-storms, I was stunned by his statements Wednesday morning banning transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military “in any capacity.” It was a surprising step backward from the progress the LGBTQ+ community has been fighting to make. In fact, it reverses the policy put in place by the Obama administration last year, which allowed transgender people to serve openly in the military.

The justification provided by Trump was the high financial cost with which transgender service members “burden” the

military. As many have pointed out, this isn’t an adequate, or even accurate, excuse. Trump’s announcement was devoid of any statistical data supporting this assertion (perhaps due to the less than scholarly outlet with which he chose to announce the decision).

Last year, however, RAND Corporation published a study looking at the cost of openly transgender individuals on the U.S. Department of Defense. Researchers found, despite the high number of transgender service members, “only a subset will seek gender transition-related treatment,” and such costs remain relatively low. The study predicted that transgender-related medical costs would cause an “increase by between $2.4 million and $8.4 million annually, representing a 0.04–0.13 percent increase in active-component health care expenditures.” This is, therefore, obviously not the “tremendous medical cost” Trump proposes. The same day as his announcement, the Washington Post pointed out the military spends ten times this amount on erectile dysfunction medication, with half of that on Viagra alone. Apparently this is seen as more important than allowing transgender people to serve their country.

Military personnel are held in high esteem by many Americans, often thanked for their sacrifice and heroism.

This esteem and gratitude should include transgender military members by default. As of 2014 an estimated 150,000 transgender people have served in the military, and they are more than twice as likely to serve than the general population according to a Los Angeles Times article. Such a vital demographic within our armed forces deserves better than this. They, at the very least, deserve more than a string of inaccurate, ellipses-joined Twitter insults.

Despite Trump’s advocating for LGBTQ+ rights during his campaign, there is an obvious hostility toward the transgender population expressed in this decision. This new policy has fearful and uninformed origins, possibly creating devastating civil rights implications, and leaves many current transgender service members in the dark as to how it will play out. Already there are scheduled protests and statements made by prominent transgender allies on media platforms. These groups aren’t accepting Trump’s justification but see the policy’s implicit animosity toward the transgender community.

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August 1—7

EVENT LISTINGS

OFF CAMPUS FEATURED EVENT

CABARET AUG. 3–5 4TH ANNUAL OREGON DANTE’S BURLESQUE FESTIVAL $20–50, 21+ Scores of glittery dancers and performance artists gather to showcase the wide national range of styles in the nearly nude arts and compete for titles.

TUESDAY, AUG. 1 FILM 7:30 P.M. FIRST ACTION HERO HOLLYWOOD THEATRE (1994) $7–9, ALL AGES Play bingo during the B-Movie Bingo Series, while watching Mark Fierro (Fabio Testi) and Hoagy O’Toole (Ron Nummi) keep the mean streets of Miami free of gang warfare.

NIGHTLIFE TONIC LOUNGE TOXIC TUESDAYS FREE, 21+ 9 P.M. DJ Antigravity plays goth, post-punk and ’80s music.

NIGHTLIFE EMBERS AVENUE RECYCLE FREE, 21+ 9 P.M. One of Portland’s oldest and best dance clubs plays some amazing music.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2 FILM 4/6:45 P.M. ENDLESS POETRY (SCREENING AUG. 1–3) (POESIA SIN FIN) CINEMA 21 (2017) $7–9.25, ALL AGES Alejandro Jodorowsky’s semiautobiographical film centers around his time as an aspiring poet on a quest for truth and beauty among bohemian and artistic cultures in 1940s Chile.

ROCK CRYSTAL BALLROOM TAKING BACK SUNDAY $28–55, ALL AGES 6:30 P.M. Taking Back Sunday celebrate almost 20 years together and their new album, Tidal Wave.

FILM CLINTON STREET CARE (2017) THEATER 7 P.M. $7–10, ALL AGES This documentary centers elder care as a bipartisan issue that affects every American and should be a topic from which to find common ground.

FILM 7 P.M. (ALSO TURN IT AROUND: THE SCREENING AUG. 4) STORY OF EAST BAY CINEMA 21 PUNK (2017) $7–9.25, ALL AGES Narrated by Iggy Pop and executive produced

by Green Day, this documentary follows 30 years of their own history, interwoven with histories and appearances from over a dozen contemporary rock legends

FRIDAY, AUG. 4 FILM CLINTON STREET BROKEN MILE (2017) THEATER 7 P.M. $5–10, ALL AGES This independent Canadian film about “a drug addict [who] awakens to find the girl he is with is dead, and must rush to escape the consequences” was filmed in a single, uninterrupted take and is roughly feature length.

ROCK 7:30 P.M. SKULL DIVER, SIT ASH ST. SALOON KITTY SIT, HAYWOOD $6, 21+ MACABRE, JANE DEAUX A bill of indie rock headlined by the runner up to Willamette Week’s 2017 Reader’s Poll’s Best Local Band.

FILM CLINTON STREET AWAKE: A DREAM FROM THEATER STANDING ROCK (2017) $10–13, ALL AGES 7 P.M. This documentary on the #noDAPL movement premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and screens in Portland as part of the Life Art Being Integrative Arts Festival.

THEATER TWILIGHT THEATER HOT ‘N’ THROBBING COMPANY 8 P.M. (STAGED THRU $15–18, ALL AGES AUG. 20) Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel wrote this dark comedy to ask what society finds more obscene: pornography or domestic violence?

INDIE POP 8:30 P.M. SIREN AND THE SEA, HOLOCENE PWRHAUS, ALL NIGHT $8, 21+ Siren and the Sea celebrate the release of the music video for their song “The Wait.”

NIGHTLIFE HOLOCENE BLING BLING $10, 21+ 9 P.M. DJ Ronin Roc play early 2000s rap, including Nelly, Ludacris, DMX, Lil Jon and more.

THURSDAY, AUG. 3 ART RECEPTION FLOATING WORLD ONE MORE YEAR | COMICS SIMON HANSELMANN FREE, ALL AGES 6 P.M. The New York Times best-selling graphic novelist and artist draws from his lived experience as a queer Tasmanian-American immigrant for a new book and series of paintings.

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FILM AUG. 1–7) GENTLEMEN PREFER MISSION THEATER BLONDES (1953) $11, 21+ 9 P.M. (DATES/TIMES Sing along to the glitzy misadventures of Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) as they explore sexual politics and wear elegant gowns and diamonds. Signature cocktail

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included with admission; all other screenings are all-ages and $3–4.

COMEDY FUNHOUSE LOUNGE THE GATEWAY SHOW $12–15, ALL AGES 9:30 P.M. Billy Anderson gets comedians Chris Mejia, Chase Mayers, Chase Roper & Jill Maragos super baked during intermission and makes them tell jokes. Sponsored by Leafly.

SATURDAY, AUG. 5 COMMUNITY 11:30 A.M. FIRST CATURDAY IN LAURELHURST PARK THE PARK FREE, ALL AGES Some cats like being walked on leashes or pushed in strollers. Come meet cat people and see pretty kitties in the park. Meow.

FILM SCREENING AUG. 6) VIOLENT SATURDAY HOLLYWOOD THEATRE (1955) $7–9, ALL AGES 2 P.M. (ALSO Three bandits (Lee Marvin, Stephen McNally, J. Carrol Naish) hide from the law in a small Arizona town, only to discover its citizens are as dark and corrupt as they are.

THEATER 4–26) LUNGS COHO THEATRE 7:30 P.M. (SHOW $25–45, ALL AGES DATES/TIMES AUG. Duncan Macmillan’s critically acclaimed play about a couple waiting in line at Ikea pondering existentialism.

CABARET THE SECRET SOCIETY THE CAT’S MEOW $12–15, 21+ 8 P.M. Pink Lady & John Bennett Jazz Band play live accompaniment to the striptease of the Luminous Pariah (SEA), Angelique DeVil, Hyacinth Lee and the Portland Rhythm Shakers.

DRAG QUEENS PARIS THEATRE QUEEN OF THE FAIRIES $5–10, 21+ 9 P.M. Death of Glitter presents fairy & naturethemed drag performances. Price of admission benefits Brave Space LLC and includes entry to the dark-wave dance afterparty.

NIGHTLIFE 9 P.M. BEAR IT ALL: LEATHER THE EAGLE PDX PRIDE EDITION $3, 21+ DJ Anorexic plays music at this Gay Leather Pride party.

DRAG QUEENS FUNHOUSE LOUNGE OKURRRRRR?! $5, 21+ 10 P.M. Ann Pyne’s monthly drag party turns one year old with RuPaul tribute drag numbers from Rakeem, Buckmaster, Daphne Fauna, Mynx, Hydrangea Strangea and more.

SUNDAY, AUG. 6

DANCE PARTY PRODUCE ROW CAFÉ BRIDGE CLUB $12–15, 21+ 3 P.M. The semi-monthly queer dance party brings San Francisco musicians Honey Soundsystem + Jason Kendig and Jackie House together for an open-air gay prom.

DRAG QUEENS 8 P.M. THE EVIL QUEEN’S CC SLAUGHTER’S BIRTHDAY FREE, 21+ Honey Bea Hart, the Evil Queen of Portland, celebrates another year with guest performances from Isaiah Esquire, Bolivia Carmichaels, Ecstacy Inferno, and plenty more.

FILM AUG. 4 AND 7) SOME LIKE IT HOT MISSION THEATER (1959) $3–4, ALL AGES 8:15 P.M. (DATES/TIMES On the weekend which commemorates the 55th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, McMenamins screens her classic about two male jazz musicians (Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon) hiding out from the Mafia in an all-female band led by Sugar Kane (Monroe).

COMEDY REVOLUTION HALL TIM & ERIC $50, 21+ 9 P.M. The comedic duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!) celebrate a decade together.

There’s two shows tonight, but the early show sold out.

DRAG QUEENS 9 P.M. SAD DAY: VIRGINS LOVECRAFT BAR NIGHT 3 $10, 21+ The Sad Day: Summertime Sadness Concert Series concludes a trio of nights dedicated to showcasing first-time drag queens.

MONDAY, AUG. 7 FILM 7/9:15 P.M. (SCREENING AN INCONVENIENT AUG. 4–10) SEQUEL: TRUTH TO HOLLYWOOD THEATRE POWER (2017) $7–9, ALL AGES Eleven years after the release of the first film, former Vice President Al Gore returns to the silver screen to update his audience on global progress made since 2006, which apparently ends with the 2016 signing of the Paris Climate Accord.

FILM 7 P.M. STAR TREK II: THE CLINTON STREET WRATH OF KHAN THEATER (1982) $5, ALL AGES Technically this screening is free, but there’s a $5 “suggested donation” for MoveOn.org, so go ahead and pay (unless you can’t) and enjoy one of Shatner’s most iconic moments.

Andrew D. Jankowski

ON CAMPUS FEATURED EVENT

FESTIVAL SATURDAY, AUG. 5, 18TH ANNUAL 11 A.M. PORTLAND IRANIAN SOUTH PARK BLOCKS FESTIVAL FREE, ALL AGES Cultural festivals offer intercultural exchange, which is more important than ever to Portland. Festival organizers are accepting donations for the Oregon Food Bank and host a fashion show, children’s activities, traditional arts & crafts, and Iranian cuisine & desserts.

TUESDAY, AUG. 1 OPERA WHITSELL AUDITORIUM RYAN THORNE FREE, ALL AGES 7 P.M. Portland Opera is collecting $20 suggested donations for this baritone singer.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2 FILM 7 P.M. VERNACULAR WHITSELL AUDITORIUM VIEWINGS WITH $6–9, ALL AGES ROBERT SICKELS Robert Sickels hosts a screening of short films on life in Walla Walla, Washington, including Walla Walla Wiffle (2010), Sterling Hallard Bright Drake (2012), American Lawn (2014), Seven Ways From Sunday (2015) and Molasses & Lemon (2017).

THURSDAY, AUG. 3 ART TALK PORTLAND ART ROBERT D. MOWRY MUSEUM 6:30 P.M. FREE, ALL AGES Robert D. Mowry has worked for institutions like Christie’s and Harvard Art Museums, and lectures on Second Millennium Korean ceramics as part of the John Yeon exhibition.

FILM HOTEL DELUXE PARKING THE AWFUL TRUTH GARAGE (1937) $9–10, ALL AGES 7 P.M. A couple’s (Cary Grant, Irene Dunne) marriage is failing, despite the fact that neither wants to see it end. Starts after a screening of the short film Incendio (2016).

FRIDAY, AUG. 4 ART RECEPTION 5 P.M. A SPACE TO ENTER: AUTZEN GALLERY WORKS ON PAPER FREE, ALL AGES Closing reception a collection of works from Jane Lackey’s Enclosures exhibition.

Co-sponsored by the American Craft Council (ACC).

ART PORTLAND ART $5 AFTER 5 MUSEUM 5 P.M. $5, ALL AGES PAM’s discount night this month covers exhibitions like the secondto-last week of New Zealand artist Sam Hamilton’s first American solo exhibition, Standard Candles.

FILM 8:30 P.M.) WILD AT HEART (1990) WHITSELL AUDITORIUM 7 P.M. (ALSO $7–9, ALL AGES SCREENING AUG. 5 @ David Lynch’s road film about the doomed love between Sailor Ripley (Nicholas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern) was cheered and jeered when it won Palme d’Or at Cannes.

Lynch’s avant-garde musical Industrial Symphony no. 1 (1990) screens ahead of it.

ARTIST TALK SHATTUCK HALL ANNEX JANE LACKEY FREE, ALL AGES 7 P.M. Following her reception, ACC Fiber Fellow Jane Lackey presents during the Surface Design Association’s “Making Our Mark” conference.

FILM 7 P.M. CHILDREN OF PARADISE WHITSELL AUDITORIUM (1945) $6–9, ALL AGES This French film centered around the love—I don’t know, pentagram?— between the actress Garance (Arletty) and an actor, a duke, a mime and a killer is sometimes considered one of the best films in the world. (Suck it, Citizen Kane!)

MONDAY, AUG. 7 WORKSHOP 10:30 A.M. INTRODUCTION TO USB 402 INTERVIEWS FREE, ALL AGES Learn or get refreshed on the basics of interviewing for a job.

FILM SCREENING AUG. 5 @ THE WIZARD OF OZ 3 P.M.) (1939) WHITSELL AUDITORIUM 7 P.M. (ALSO $7–9, ALL AGES A Kansas girl (Judy Garland)’s unquenchable bloodlust makes her world explode into Technicolor and song. My film professor also says it’s a lesbian parable.

SATURDAY, AUG. 5 FILM 6 P.M. LA TRAVERSÉE DE WHITSELL AUDITORIUM PARIS (1956) $6–9, ALL AGES Odd-couple taxi driver (Bourvil) and artist (Jean Gabin) smuggle black market pork through Nazi-occupied France in one of the first French films to critique the actions of certain French citizens during WWII (and likely helped the country restructure its post-war identity).

FILM 5TH AVENUE CINEMA EVE’S BAYOU (1997) $4–5 (FREE W/PSU ID), 7/9:30 P.M. (SCREENING ALL AGES AUG. 4 AND 6) Roger Ebert’s favorite film of the year follows the perspective of Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), a ten-year-old daughter in the Batiste Family, whose wealth and reputation are threatened by the infidelities of the family patriarch (Samuel L. Jackson).

SUNDAY, AUG. 6 RECITAL LINCOLN PERFORMANCE ASZEMAR GLENN HALL 3 P.M. FREE, ALL AGES Ethnomusicologist and Smithsonian contributor Aszemar Glenn performs the works of Mozart, Moussorgsky, his original compositions and more on piano.

MARIKA VAN DE KAMP

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