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$80,000 parking system debuts this September Pay-by-space saves time and increases efficiency, planners say Vinh Tran Vanguard staff

Portland State’s Office of Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is replacing eight parking pay stations with new machines and adding two locations this fall, at cost of $80,000, with each machine priced at $8000.

According to Sarah Renkens, manager of TAPS, the replacements will accommodate an increased need for parking space on campus. Currently, the university manages 13 parking facilities with 3,948 total parking spaces—580 spaces are book SEE PARKING ON PAGE 9

Legends film series amps up PSU media The project, part of PSU’s social media campaign, spotlights standout faculty

Mark Hatfield created PSU legacy The Oregon senator was well-loved as the figure behind the Hatfield School of Government Ryan Deming Vanguard Staff

Mark O. Hatfield passed this Sunday, leaving behind his legacy as an Oregon senator and the namesake of the School of Government at Portland State.

“The senator generously gave us the use of his name,” said Ron Tammen, director of the school. “He taught here and assisted many students over a long period of time while his health permitted.”

A native Oregonian, Hatfield went to Willamette University before serving in the Navy during World War II. He then earned a graduate degree from Stanford and went on to represent his home state for 30 years as a U.S. Senator.

Tammen said that Hatfield’s support was hugely advantageous to the school, its programs and the university as a whole.

“Because the name is known nationally and internationally, it gave PSU and

the School of Government ‘recognition and credibility’,” Tammen said. “We are associated with a man of outstanding reputation.”

According to Tammen, there are only 50 or so public-policy schools across the country named for political figures. Thanks to Hatfield, PSU is one of them.

“Partly as a result of the senator’s reputation and partly for other reasons, we have grown substantially in the eleven years that we have been in this building,” Tammen said.

Tammen continued that the Hatfield School of Government now ranks third or fourth among peer institutions of similar sizes.

“It’s been part of a significant academic growth pattern for PSU and for the state of

Oregon, and we’ve attracted students from all over the country and internationally,” Tammen said.

Tammen said he had worked with Hatfield since the late 1970s and enjoyed a “very close working relationship” with him. After he became the director of the school, he met with Hatfield every week.

This fall, Tammen plans to hold an event that will memorialize the ideas and values of Hatfield.

In the spirit of Hatfield and his educational goals, Tammen will approach the memorial as a kind of “teachable moment” geared toward the 600 or so majors in the Hatfield School of Government.

“What we’ve developed is a video program about Senator

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Mark O. Hatfield Hatfield and his values and what he stood for as a man,” Tammen said. “There are so many students who recognize the name ‘Hatfield,’ but don’t know what he did.” ■

Employees rally Monday in the Park Blocks PSU employees with the Service Employees International Union (SEIC) congregated at noon this Monday in the name of fair contracts, equity adjustments and an end to furloughs.

“We are out here doing this work for the people of the state, for students, for education and because we care,” said Ahrea Summers, purchasing coordinator in the Business Affairs office. “We deserve a fair and equitable contract.”

PSU President Wim Wiewel (below) attended the rally and expressed his own personal desire for a fair contract. Ahrea Summer (bottom left), from the Office of Business Affairs, also spoke at the rally.

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Anthony Wolk didn’t plan to stay in the Northwest.

In 1965, Wolk accepted a teaching position at Portland State. He thought he’d stay for two or three years, he said. But something changed his mind.

“It’s the students—I like the students,” Wolk said. “That’s what held me all these years.”

When the 76-year-old English professor steps into the classroom this September, it will mark his 46th year at PSU, a lifetime for some.

Wolk’s contribution to PSU as the longest-serving faculty member is being showcased prominently in a video series SEE LEGENDS ON PAGE 2

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The presence of higher education in social media is monitored by specialists at most universities on the university’s web page and social networking sites.

It’s the first in a series of videos titled PSU Legends—a new marketing campaign for PSU created by Tyler Brain, a digital media specialist at the Office of University Communication.

Brain, who graduated this year with a master’s in communication, got the idea to showcase some of PSU’s most notable faculty members after attending a length-of-service award ceremony that recognized Wolk for his work.

Brain felt there was a story to be told, and he began thinking of ways to “package” Wolk and bring him to the public eye.

Back when Wolk started his teaching career at PSU, he would use pen and paper to tell stories, he said. This year, Brain told Wolk’s story by shooting hours of footage with his video camera, editing the content and uploading it to Facebook.

The result is a concise narrative of the life of an English professor intertwined with the story of PSU, just under two minutes long.

Brain said the purpose of the Legends series is to show students a different side of academics and hopefully inspire them to better connect with their university.

“It’s to show the history of PSU,” Brain said. “People like Wolk don’t just dedicate 40 years of their lives to something they’re not passionate about.”

Another recent video features Theater Arts professor William Tate, who has taught at PSU for 44 years.

Tate’s connection with PSU began in 1961 when he was a student at the university. After finishing his graduate degree in Europe, Tate said he received a telegram from PSU’s Theater Arts department offering him the job of teaching students to discern English dialects and accents.

Since then, Tate has directed more than 30 productions and performed in more than 25.

Tate’s story is now the first visual seen by Internet users when they visit pdx.edu.

In addition to the PSU Legends series, Brain also created videos for PSU about the grammy award winning alumni Esperanza Spalding, the Maseeh School of Engineering and the Last Mile program—a university initiative helping students who are a few credits short of graduation.

The video is part of a toolkit used by PSU to communicate through social media. Brain’s office manages PSU’s presence on nearly all online social networks, from Facebook to YouTube to Twitter.

PSU is a relative newcomer online compared to other Oregon schools. The University of Oregon—with 148,376 Facebook fans as of press time— holds the top spot, followed

by Oregon State University’s total 79,714 fans.

PSU currently hosts 7,890 Facebook fans.

Zack Barnett, director of web communication at UO, said the popularity of the school’s online presence is partly thanks to its football team.

The goal of social media, according to Barnett, is not simply to advertise but also to create conversations with fans.

“We’re not just telling you about the university. We want you to tell us about UO,” Barnett said.

In Barnett’s view, the need to effectively communicate with a diverse audience—from current and prospective students to parents and older fans—is one of the challenges presented by social media.

He said his office has found ways to communicate about different topics by allowing different departments access to the university’s online page.

The result is a multitude of topics catching attention on Facebook. Barnett said this multiplicity helps bring light to UO’s academic departments instead of just athletics.

“We would have posts about a new art exhibit and a post about the football game on the same day,” Barnett said.

OSU Web Communications Director David Baker said the school relies on YouTube to showcase academics as well as athletics. OSU’s YouTube page currently hosts videos of chemistry lectures.

In addition, OSU hosts its own online marketing portal— Powered by Orange—which takes advantage of the distinctive OSU orange as a means for fans to easily identify

Veteran reception honors soldiers this fall

PSU professor spotlights “pinkwashing”

The Sept. 22 event will be the first of its kind hosted by the PSU Student Veteran Association

Corporate championing of breast-cancer cure is front stage in article

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The Student Veteran Association (SVA) will host its first annual veteran reception from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 22 in the Portland State Native American Center.

According to Dave Christensen, PSU student and president of SVA, at least a dozen PSU organizations are expected

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Long-time educator Theater Arts professor William Tate, a highlight of the Legends series, has taught at PSU for 44 years. with OSU. At smaller schools like the University of Portland, social networking is seen as a way to hold intimate conversations with fans. Joe Kuffner, assistant director of media relation at UP, said it’s appropriate to keep UP Facebook conversations cohesive, given the university’s population of 3,700 students.

At large universities like OSU, multi-administrator access to Facebook changes the

tone of the page from one post to the next, an effect Kuffner hopes to avoid by retaining sole authorship of the page.

The same model is currently applied at Portland State, where there’s a dedicated social media specialist who manages Facebook.

Baker said OSU is looking into Google+ as the next online network.

“If Google+ is the next online networks where people go to, then we want to be there,”

PSU hosts incoming foreign Fulbright students Vanguard staff

Students from China to South Africa will congregate Aug. 15 through 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the School of Business, Shattuck Hall and Cramer Hall at PSU for an orientation meant to foster a Fulbright identity and heighten crosscultural awareness.

PSU’s involvement in the event ties into Wim Wiewel’s Global Excellence goal, according to program coordinator Andrea Gorman.

Each gateway site highlights the culture of the host city, Fulbright leaders said.

This year marks the eighth time PSU has hosted the annual Fulbright Gateway Orientation since 2004. The Office of International Affairs seeks volunteers to help with the event. A mandatory training meeting will take place from noon to 3 p.m.

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Adaptive Bike Ride hosts people of all abilities

PSU’s Outdoor Program organized an all-day bike ride for participants, disabled and otherwise last Saturday, Aug. 6. Shown here, Jen Armbruster, coordinator of adaptive recreation and community outreach at PSU, bikes with a student.

to attend from across campus, the community and the state.

About 900 veterans are enrolled at PSU today, a 30 percent increase from last year. Many of these students afford college through the post-9/11 GI Bill that pays tuition and fees while providing money for books and a monthly living allowance.

“A lot of troops wouldn’t be able to attend college if it wasn’t for this entitlement,” said Allen Roberts, PSU veterans certification officer, via email. “The GI Bill is essentially responsible for creating middle management in the

corporate structure here.”

Roberts attended the University of Florida from 2000 to 2003, earning a degree in longform journalism with a minor in U.S. war history.

“I had absolutely no business in college but thought, ‘why not? I have a way to support myself',” he said. “My GI Bill was substantially less than the current iteration— I went on the Montgomery GI Bill—but I’m just grateful I graduated.”

Roberts is working on a video-text piece that will explore the experiences of veterans travelling abroad through academic programs. ■

Learning Management Systems are the talk of higher-ed technology PSU’s Gary Brown and other experts at campus tech conference discuss future of online learning Ryan Deming Vanguard Staff

Fulbright orientation Aug. 15–19

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At the 2011 Campus Technology Conference this July in Boston, Mass., Gary Brown and his colleagues discussed the future of the Learning Management Systems (LMS), exemplified by Blackboard and Desire To Learn (D2L).

According to Brown, the new director of Portland State’s Center for Online Learning, the LMS “is a transposition technology that makes is possible to create a course in virtual space, rendering it asynchronous

and accessible from distributed sites. In short, a class can be conducted anytime and anywhere.”

Most classes at PSU now include some kind of online component. If a class doesn't operate online, students feel like something is missing, Brown said.

Brown sees the integration of the classroom and modern technology as inevitable.

He cited one scenario at San Francisco State University that particularly impressed him.

“Students were actually doing team projects online in collaboration with local community member partners,” he said.

Brown hopes that online learning will continue to move more and more in the direction of connecting students with the “real world” instead of just providing a place for

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The gatekeeper Gary Brown, director of PSU's Center for Online Learning, looks ahead to ePortfolios.

the circulation of grades and assignments.

One new technology is called an ePortfolio, a continuous “life-long learning tool” that follows students throughout their educational careers and beyond.

Instead of creating just a connection between university classes, an ePortfolio is a tool that connects your classroom experience with that of other students and people around the world, Brown explained.

“A Learning Management System is a really good application for a model that is course-centric, but as we evolve our understanding of university students swirling from university to university, the ePortfolio will be a more viable tool,” Brown said.

“The ePortfolio has a more durable future.”

"I don’t want to be misunderstood. I think the LMS is very viable right now," Brown continued. "The ePortfolio makes more sense in the future."

Brown said that he hopes to see the first implementation of ePortfolios at PSU this spring.

Because PSU exhibits such a strong commitment to civic and international engagement, Brown believes the ePortfolio will eventually be a great fit.

However, until ePortfolios become the standard for online and integrated learning, students have PSU's new LMS: the D2L system.

According to Anne McClanan, a professor in the department of Fine and Performing Arts, the LMS “allows a wide range of instructors to use

Portland State sociology professor Amy Lubitow cowrote an article this summer that brought the concept of “pinkwashing” to the nation’s attention.

The business practice of using the color pink and pink ribbons to indicate solidarity with breast-cancer survivors and alignment with the search for a cure regardless of a company’s true status as a supporter or trafficker of cancer-promoting chemicals, has been a reality since the ‘90s.

But the article “Pastel Injustice”—co-written by Lubitow and Mia Davis, organizing director for the National Campaign for Safe Cosmetics—recently caught the attention of a Forbes blogger and prompted a personal response from cosmetic giant Avon.

“Pinkwashing” follow the term “greenwashing,” a name for the display of green labels and eco-friendly symbols simultaneous with the production of goods that damage the environment.

Denouncers of the practice say it’s false advertisement.

In “Pastel Injustice,” Lubitow and Davis claim that corporations use pinkwashing to control the public experience of breast cancer while increasing profits and potentially contributing to rising rates of the disease.

Davis and Lubitow met when Lubitow was doing her Ph.D. research at Northeastern University in Boston. Both women study the impact of chemicals on the environment.

These intersecting focuses led the scientists to collaborate on an article highlighting the corporate misuse of the Komen Foundation pink ribbon and the unknown environmental factors that may cause the disease.

Nearly 40,000 women die annually from breast cancer today, up 40 percent from the death rates of 1978. Lubitow and Davis note that only about one in 10 women with breast

cancer inherit the disease, contrary to a widely held assumption that breast cancer is largely genetic.

Davis sees this revelation in a positive light.

“If one in 10 cases that are diagnosed are linked to family history, that means that it’s possible that nine in 10 cases may trace to environmental factors,” she said. “This is actually good news—nine out of 10 cases of breast cancer may be preventable based on products linked to the marketplace.

It’s actually in our control.”

Avon, the self-titled “company for women,” is the largest corporate supporter of breast cancer research. Lubitow and Davis write that more than 250 of Avon’s products listed in a database assessing the health risks of cosmetic products are in the “highest concern” category, due to the presence of hormone disruptors, neurotoxins and possible carcinogens, according to the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition.

Additionally, less than 2 percent of the $265 million raised by Avon from 2005–08 in support of breast cancer truly went toward environmental research related to breast cancer prevention.

“Avon was an easy example for us to use,” said Lubitow.

“We would never say it’s the only company that does this sort of thing, but it’s one of those names that’s synonymous with breast cancer, but at the same time is producing harmful products. There’s a contradiction there.”

On July 11, Forbes.com blogger Meghan Casserly published an excerpt from “Pastel Injustice” in her Girl Friday column.

Tod Arbogast, vice president of sustainability and corporate responsibility for Avon, wrote a letter to Forbes nine days later refuting some of the claims made by Lubitow and Davis.

“Avon scientists continually evaluate ingredient safety in partnership with regulatory, scientific and university bodies,” said Arbogast. “If any ingredient is found to be unsafe, it is immediately removed from our products.”

Much of the blame for these chemicals is the current regulatory system in place, said Davis.

“Cosmetics is one of the most unregulated products on the market,” said Davis. “It is perfectly legal for companies to use toxic chemicals in their products—pink water bottles, for example, contain toxic chemicals linked to cancer.”

Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, even asbestos isn’t banned.

In their response to Avon, Lubitow and Davis don’t disparage the company for receiving massive donations, but the authors take exception to the paradigm of breast cancer shaped by corporations.

The notion of a race for the “cure” is something that Lubitow and Davis believe isn’t addressing the problem.

“More research dollars must go to true prevention so that we may begin to answer important questions, including why the United States continues to have one of the highest rates of breast cancer in the industrialized world,” Davis and Lubitow write.

“While Avon’s support and financial contributions have increased the quantity of breast cancer research and may have contributed to important medical breakthroughs, a funding paradigm that is centered solely on treatment and care can never hope to reduce the prevalence of cancer,” the authors said.

Lubitow explained to the Vanguard that she hoped to make clear to Avon that prevention needs to be prioritized.

“Very few are asking questions about where the disease comes from and what might be causing it,” Lubitow said. “In our interaction with Avon, we suggest that early intervention isn’t a cure. It helps reduce the mortality rate, but it really isn’t doing anything to reduce the rates of cancer.”

Both Davis and Lubitow praised the advocacy bred by the pinkwashing phenomenon—it has encouraged lawmakers and companies to employ environmentally friendly corporate and regulatory policies.

Lubitow will focus on pinkwashing in her classes this fall.

For more information go to SaferChemicals.org, ThinkBeforeYouPink.org or SafeCosmetics.org. ■

web-enhanced features in their classes. Without Blackboard, D2L and other systems, it would be up to each instructor to learn web design and create their own web pages, which would have much more limited functionality.”

While there’s no doubt that systems like D2L and Blackboard have allowed for

traditional classes to be enhanced and integrated with web-based applications and projects, these existing systems also bring an entire host of problems.

“In the big picture, they’ve been really effective at giving more students access to online learning options,” McClanan said. “I think every-

one who has used them has experienced some frustrations. For example, in the final months of using Blackboard it got very overloaded.”

Brown believes the aim of integrated online learning should be to make the classroom part of the real world.

“Learning absolutely is the real world,” Brown said.■

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The government weighs in on the growing obesity rate.

Kali Simmons When walking down the bustling streets of Portland, it’s hard to consider Oregon a state that is facing an obesity problem. With multitudes of walkers, bikers and waifish hipsters, it sometimes feels like Oregon might be too healthy.

Unfortunately, despite the high volume of juice bars and vegan cafes, Oregon’s obesity rate runs just as high as the national trends. Sixty percent of Oregon adults are considered overweight or obese, according to research conducted in 2010 by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The same statistics show that over 23 percent of Oregon’s children are also considered overweight or obese.

Earlier this year, the Oregon House introduced a bill that would have placed a small tax on sodas and heavily sweetened beverages. Such a tax has often been compared to the taxes placed on cigarettes.

The tax would have been set at half a cent per ounce of beverage, meaning a 20 ounce soda would increase in price from $1.25 to $1.35.

While not a sharp increase, the change was designed to deter buyers from investing too much in waiststretching drinks.

The proposed tax was shot down by the legislature.

So the question is: Should government be allowed into our refrigerators and stomachs?

For years, the government has waged the war on drugs by harshly punishing those who engage in risky and unhealthy drug behaviors. Doing drugs is physically harmful and can also result in death and cause bodily harm to others.

One can see some striking similarities between the war on obesity and the war on drugs. Both are attempts

Prisoner Solidarity Voices from outside Pelican Bay hunger strikes

Even Jesus doesn’t want you to be fat.

While it is a good to want citizens to be healthy, there is also the problem of choice.

Those who decide to eat a carton of Twinkies have the right to do so. Educating someone on the risks of an unhealthy diet is one thing, but taking the cotton candy out of their hand and slapping them on the back of the head is another.

Everyone can do more to be healthy, including watching

Elizabeth Bommarito On July 1, an estimated 6,600 prisoners at the Pelican Bay State Prison, a supermax California prison near the Oregon border, went on hunger strike refusing food. The strike lasted for 21 days, during which thousands of prisoners refused to eat until their demands for better conditions were met.

From inside the prison, the prisoners demanded better food, to be paid wages for their work (as is legally granted by the Slavery Abolition Act), to be given shoes with proper arches and soles, to move mentally ill patients to facilities appropriate for them and to abolish the renunciation process which takes children born in prison away from

One can see some striking similarities between the war on obesity and the war on drugs. Both are attempts to create healthy lives and environments for citizens and both involve denying choices and access to harmful substances. to create healthy lives and environments for citizens, and both involve denying choices and access to harmful substances.

The current project of first lady Michelle Obama is to battle obesity. The “Let’s Move” campaign encourages exercise and healthy food choices. The ultimate goal is to “end childhood obesity in a single generation.”

The program’s website states that “Everyone has a role to play in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, elected officials from all levels of government, schools, health care professionals, faith-based and communitybased organizations and private sector companies.”

That’s right. It even says faith-based community organizations.

their calories, drinking more water, walking to work and staying away from junk food.

It takes some discipline to enact these practices and nobody is perfect when it comes to sticking to a health regimen.

What government health involvement does is take the responsibility away from the individual. If Cheetos are removed from shelves and banned, the learning process is removed. Instead of having to consider the pros and cons of consuming a bag of orange fat, one simply accepts that they cannot eat them.

Instead of focusing on weight choices, we should be focusing on behavioral choices. When saying that the war in question is on obesity instead of unhealthy habits, the mind automatically goes

Situation in Syria grows graver Joe Mantecon Vanguard staff

When we last spoke, the Syria situation looked grim.

One thousand three hundred government protesters had already died at the hands of the oppressive Ba’ath Party regime headed by Bashar alAssad. The opposition movement that demanded his downfall was vulnerable and leaderless. The call for democracy had yet to take hold in any major cities. And Hama, the ideological center of the opposition movement, while still relatively untouched by the Assad Regime, lived under the shadow of Syrian tanks on the horizon.

As of July 31, those tanks are now in Hama and, as their tur-

With every voice suppressed, with every body broken in the name of maintaining control under the guise of order and security, his opponents are strengthened.

rets turn this one nascent city to rubble, it is clear that the situation has gone from bad to worse. The death toll has skyrocketed to over 1,600 and possibly more. That number rises on a daily basis.

Though the Syria situation has not yet turned into a civil war on the scale of Libya, the growing discontent throughout the country at Assad’s violent methods promises that fighting will escalate.

otherwise. The prisoner reform movement, which seeks to improve the conditions in existing prisons has been around since the 1700s and is responsible for the fact that you can’t incarcerate a child the same way as an adult, as well as for improvements in hygiene and other living conditions in modern prisons.

Reforms are what usually come out of prison strikes. For example, education reform has been promised to the Pelican Bay prisoners due to the strikes, in addition to a review of the gang-related policies.

However, some groups are unwilling to accept the minor tokens offered by the reform movement. Some, such as the groups Critical Resistance and Bar None, demand the abolition of the prison industrial complex, just as slavery abolitioniss advocaed for and end to racial slavery over 200 years ago.

In fact, the history of the prison abolition movement has roots with the end of slavery, as

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toward physical appearance.

The problem here is that the American ideal of physical health and the reality of physical health are two entirely different pictures.

Already women and men are subjected to the media’s idealized versions on beauty and fitness. The war on obesity is a continued reiteration of that ideology. Instead of creating

educated citizens who know when to snack and when to refrain, the goal sounds more like making an army of twigthin supermodels.

There are many issues at play in the proposed war on obesity. The implications are that there are going to be winners and losers, when really the goal should be health for all.

Instead of going to war with your body, accept the fact that it may have a few imperfections.

A balanced diet and physical activity can assist in the making of a healthier person, but in the end, it’s being comfortable in your skin that really makes for an enjoyable existence.

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From Cold Spell to Maelstrom For now, unlike Libya, that fight is one-sided. The opposition has survived on its determination and indomitable will—but this is no match for mobile artillery.

Civil war, however, is a far more likely prospect for Syria than for Egypt or Tunisia, as Syria is far more divided along sectarian lines. Indeed, Syrian politics, similar to those of Iraq, are based on this reality.

Assad himself is an Alawite— a Shia sect—whereas threequarters of his country’s population are Sunni. There is an enormous degree of ideological hostility between the two.

Nothing here should come as a surprise. It is a simple equation; as protests grow in intensity, so too do government efforts to quash them. This all but guarantees bloodshed for the opposition in the coming months, as it continues on the long and precarious road to Assad’s ousting. He will not go without a fight, and the loyalty

their mothers or extended family and gives them up for adoption.

Outside the prison, a very vocal movement that included groups such as the Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition exposed to the media the conditions that people are living in at Pelican Bay, from inmates in solitary confinement for 12 years to people on suicide watch forcibly being left naked in their cells. The forms of sensory deprivation and exposure to extreme temperatures have resulted in the psychological breakdown of many prisoners, and others have taken to selfmutilation. Another troubling injustice is the use of the gang structure within prisons to punish large groups of people, based on race or other affiliation, for the actions of one person.

Solidarity amongst prisoners is not a new concept, though the lack of attention the media gives to both prisonreform and prison-abolition groups might make you think

of his forces, coupled with the material resources at his disposal, indicates that he has the means to continue the fight for quite some time.

If the opposition continues in spite of this (and it will), then there is hope. History does not favor Assad’s position. With every voice suppressed, with every body broken in the name of maintaining control under the guise of order and security, his opponents are strengthened.

His tactics have given them credibility in the eyes of moderates throughout his country.

Ironically, the more he relies on violence to defend his position, the more he pushes his would-be supporters into the sway of his enemies.

The opposition—an admittedly broad term for a movement with no real organization—has yet to identify or identify with anything resembling a leader. As has been said in the past, this has

made the opposition movement all the more difficult for Assad to destroy, with no one figurehead to target or negotiate with.

This is also unfortunate for the opposition itself. With no clear leader to guide the opposition movement or define its vision for a post-Assad Syria, many middle-ground Syrians are reluctant to support it. For the sake of stability, the argument can be made for the Assad regime.

A dictatorship cannot survive indefinitely against the will of everyone—it must support itself on either a broad perception of its necessity, genuine adoration or consistent backing by an entrenched source of power and influence (i.e., the military or the clergy). In the case of Assad, this source of power is a combination of business owners, who have flourished under his administration and the military.

These are powerful allies,

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and will make the opposition’s fight all the more difficult.

It seems the call for democracy has reached Damascus, the Syrian capital. The outlying villages surrounding the city have been in an uproar for some time already.

Within the capital, certain districts have been cordoned

by Assad’s security forces.

Raids, arrests and tear gas are commonplace. On July 15, live ammunition claimed the lives of 20 people.

Of course, as Damascus remains the cornerstone of Assad’s support base, all this should be viewed as peripheral to the majority opinion within the capital. The dissent is there, and it is growing— enough to warrant the use of live ammunition on at least one occasion. But it is still not enough to unseat this tenacious autocrat.

This article is a follow-up to the July 19 story “The Situation in Syria” ■

Running from Law School I tell people to run from the law [“Pre-law students face scary numbers,” Aug. 2]. In many cases you would be better off going to Las Vegas and playing roulette with your tuition money rather than spending it on law school, you would have a lot more fun too. Law schools are gouging students with stratospheric tuition for an inferior product. It is OK if your family is rich, but if you really need to make a decent living, law is not the place to be for most people. A lot of it simple economics of supply and demand. The biggest service many law schools could do for the legal community is to shut their doors, of course this will never happen because law schools are highly profitable and they provide many cushy jobs for faculty.

Anonymous

Considerations Keep in mind this is a pilot project [“A Formidable Project,” Aug. 2]. The laptops are repurposed classroom laptops that had originally been purchased with a student tech fee grant the Library had to apply for some number of years ago. For the cost of around a couple new laptops, all 20 of the loaner laptops were upgraded with additional memory, new batteries, and a fresh installation of Windows 7.

Far more was spent to further beef up the wireless coverage on the first three floors of the Library and for a new storage cart to secure the loaner laptops.

Twenty laptops does seem significant when compared to the 30 open access kiosks throughout the building, 70 research computers on the 2nd floor and nearly 60 computers in the 1st floor OIT general access lab.

However, with such good wireless coverage in the building and all over campus there should be a campaign to encourage students to bring their own laptops and take advantage of services like quota printing over wireless and access to nearly all of the Library’s subscription databases and information resources.

The Library is certainly a great place to study, to access the physical collection, collaborate, use the group study and technology rooms, and get help with your research; but if you own a laptop, bring it with you!

(This comment has been edited for brevity; see the full article online) Anonymous

Speaking Up Dear PSU Mom, It is the privilege that comes with ones race which fuels the rage against PSU Latina/o students receiving a small portion of funding and attention meant to honor and balance the disparities in access to resources and education you have projected in your letter [“Letters to the Editor,” July 5]. How often do you notice your race? Once a year? Latinas are reminded daily, weekly, hourly that they are not white. The idea of MLK Jr.’s dream of a world without a color lens is an excellent one, but we can only measure the success of this idea through the experiences of those who have traditionally been marginalized, discriminated against, treated as less-than. The fact that you feel Latinas should not be allowed a space on campus that celebrates who they are culturally tells me that you do not realize the rest of the campus is the same kind of space only for the dominate culture and race -aka whites.

Additionally, I do not at all agree that only “ethnic alligators” -whatever that is- care about Latino pride, as you call it. Please speak only for yourself and not on behalf of the rest of us. You might be surprised to find you are in fact a part of a minority of the population who continues to operate under the belief that they do not receive privileged education and other benefits because of your skin color.

Katherine Wiley PSU Student, Mother, Wife, Daughter, White

many scholars such as Angela Davis, writer of Are Prisons Obsolete? and professor at UC Santa Cruz, have noted. The theory is this: The end of slavery created an economic collapse. The creation of laws that criminalized people of color came swiftly after the abolition of slavery, replacing the largely white prison population, with primarily black men and women as a new form free labor.

Modern forms of criminalization include the war on drugs, which currently incarcerates 500,000 people, with laws that address mandatory/minimum sentencing for crimes. In addition to people of color, queer and transgendered people, women and American Indians make up some of the most vulnerable groups for criminalization.

Critical Resistance, a U.S. prison abolition group defines abolition as “a political vision that seeks to eliminate the need for prisons, policing and surveillance by creating sustainable alternatives to punishment and imprisonment.”

Prison abolitionists show their solidarity with prisoners through grass-roots organizing, direct action and helping prisoners by visiting them, writing them letters and sending them books through the non-profit Books to Prisoners.

Sam McEwen Page, Prison Abolitionist/Organizer with Bar None and student in Humboldt State’s Environment and Community graduate program, said “I believe that abolition is the only way to undo the system. The deep-rooted racial history cannot change through reform. You cannot create bigger and better prisons.” Page calls for people to understand the history of race associated with the prison industrial complex and think of new ways to approach how we as a society deal with crime and punishment, instead of focusing on the lies and false promises those who want to build more prisons will make around election time.

The current system is, “harm for harm,” said Jessica Whatcott, who works with Bar None. “If we let everyone out of prison today there would be less harm that the amount of harm done is prison today.” Page added that people need to focus on putting a moratorium on building new prisons and be aware about how the language of those who want more prisons changes to reflect whatever social spin is popular at the time. Page also points out that in Oregon and Portland, the prison abolition movement is nearly nonexistent, while it is quite big

The creation of laws that criminalized people of color came swiftly after the abolition of slavery, replacing the largely white prison population, with primarily black men and women as a new form free labor. in not-too-distant California.

This may be especially concerning since Oregon taxpayers will spend $1.3 billion on prisons, according to the 2011–13 budget.

Advocates for prison abolition see this as money that could be better spent on rehabilitation and addressing that addiction is real problem and that the addicted need help, not incarceration. Furthermore, money spent on education and medical needs can deter many desperation-based crimes. All the reforms in the world cannot begin to address what our societies’ ethics are in regard to punishment if we continue to allow the prison atrocities, such as Pelican Bay, to continue. ■

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Where Portland laughs

Onward and upward: Rome and Barcelona The continuing European adventures of the Vanguard’s Nicholas Kula Nicholas Kula Vanguard staff

My time in Paris had come to a close, and I looked toward new horizons. My journey brought me to Rome, Italy and Barcelona, Spain and highlighted how the three cultures are very different—here’s why:

Roma While walking the streets of Rome, the first thing you’ll notice is that the Italians are much more laid back than the Parisians. Someone once described Paris to me as such: “100-plus years ago, Paris was the cultural capital of the world, and they haven't forgotten it.” This is something I whole-heartedly believe in.

Another thing that separates Italian and French culture is that Italians young and old care very much for their city, whereas French youths don’t seem to respect the rich cultural heritage that Paris boasts. France is covered with graffiti head to toe, where you’ll be hard pressed to find near as much in Rome—even in the side streets and alleyways.

Further evidence to this hypothesis is the Italian-only (thus far) practice of veiling entire buildings with a huge shroud that has the finished

mockup of the building printed on it. Entire cathedrals and government buildings are covered with this giant drop cloth to ensure that their city never looks a hair out of place.

Whether the government’s or chamber of commerce’s doing, it lends an air of class to the city that is so far unequaled in my experience.

Italian food is something else entirely. A typical Italian meal will stuff you to the gills, as the family places offer bruschetta, which is a toasted piece of bread with any number of toppings, an appetizer, a first course, second course, dessert, then coffee. To top things off, the first course is usually pasta, whereas the second course is usually a steak-type dish.

“If there was ever a city run by 17-year-old boys, [Barcelona] is it.”

Roman pizza is also different from what you’d expect.

Rome’s pizza consists of an ultra-thin, cracker-like crust with few toppings and fresh ingredients. This differs from Napolitano pizza, which is what we primarily serve in the states.

As such, this may shock you, but don’t let it—Roman pizza is still great. The two best pizzerias I ate at were Baffetto (which means “mustache”)

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Comedy Night at the Bagdad continues drawing crowds

and Acchiappafantasmi (which means Ghostbusters. Not even kidding). On that note, both Italy and Spain are really, really into Ghostbusters, to the point where Roman souvenir shops sell Ghostbusters shirts that say “Roma” on them.

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A man walks down SE Hawthorne Boulevard. Wearing simple attire of jeans and a t-shirt, he strides quietly through the Friday night crowds who may not realize that this unassuming character will soon be on the stage and entertaining an audience filling the McMenamins’ Bagdad Theatre—taking them through a night of laughter and comedy.

Comedy Nights at the Bagdad have been growing in popularity over the past few years. On Friday nights, a mix of comedians stand on the Bagdad’s stage to either make you laugh or die trying…which is funny in its own way.

Tristian Spillman has been performing as a standup comedian for over a decade. He has grabbed a mic at everything from paid gigs to open

Barcelona The first thing you’ll notice about Barcelona is that the humidity is enough to wring the breath right out of you. Although their Wikipedia page strangely says “little to no humidity,” this is simply not the case.

In fact, Barcelona is so humid, you should use this error, the greatest disparity Wikipedia ever wrought, to dissuade you from ever citing Wikipedia as a source in college.

Your clothing will cling to you all day.

My lady, who has accompanied me on this journey, noted, “If there was ever a city run by 17-year-old boys, [Barcelona] is it.”

This cannot be more true.

There are people with skateboards everywhere, commissioned graffiti everywhere that teeters on the edge of complete puerility and tons of women in booty shorts.

Barcelona’s souvenirs are the raunchiest by far, including shirts such as “Spanish triathlon: eating, drinking and fucking” and the Facebook parody “Facefuck.”

Barca’s monuments however, are not to be messed with.

The city’s tourism industry is funded entirely by Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí and the buildings he made back in the late 1800s.

Perhaps the most famous of Gaudí’s work are Parc Güell, a huge public park covered in mosaic and columns, and the incredibly complex and breathtaking Sagrada Família, a giant

Gaudi, not Giger Nicholas poses in front of the Sugrada Familia in Barcelona.

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like H.R. Giger designed it, but Gaudí actually did a century before Giger made Sigourney Weaver pee her pants.

Barca’s food is not centered on tapas like most of Spain.

The main food (and language, for that matter) in Barca is Catalan food. Catalan food

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Under cover: A Roman building is covered while getting a facelift to maintain it's beauty.

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Writer, performer and director Tristian Spillman entertains an audience at the Bagdad Theatre. over the triumphs and failures of the evening, while also mingling with the crowd, many of whom will leave to repeat jokes and lines they heard at the Bagdad. ■

Comedy Night at the Bagdad 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd Most Friday nights $5

Simplicity at its very best

The soup cart with a lot of heart

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is mostly tomato-based with some sausages thrown in for good measure, while tapas are willy-nilly and borrow from many other cultures (just today I saw foie gras and blood pudding on the same tapas menu). It’s an odd sort, but mostly very good. ■

talent, while local comedians strived for places to perform and expand their craft.

Many of Portland’s outlets for comedy were limited to bars scattered across the city and were mostly attended by the other comedians performing, which was great for establishing a solid community of entertainers, but it remained difficult to find wider audiences.

This lead Spillman to the Bagdad where, after a meeting and an interview with McMenamins management, he received the go ahead to organize one comedy event a month. Eventually Comedy Night at the Bagdad turned into a weekly event at the theater (unless special circumstances prevent it).

“I like the idea of being in charge of it all—writer, performer, director—and being able to throw it all together last second and the audience having no idea that it wasn’t meticulously planned,” Spillman said.

Pulling from the area's diverse and plentiful local

Savor the flavor Vanguard staff

cathedral in the middle of the city that was started in 1886 and is still under construction (projected to finish in 2026).

The intricacy of this building cannot be expressed in words.

The front seems unfinished but the rear is truly something to behold. To be frank, it looks

mic nights across the spectrum of Portland bars and nightlife hotspots. He is the man behind one of Portland’s most entertaining weekly events, Comedy Night at the Bagdad.

“I had the idea for a show that could exist between the open mic and national comedy club level,” Spillman said. “I wanted to have a spot for newer comics to be able to prepare for success as well as make a few mistakes.”

Even when mistakes occur, it becomes part of the show and adds to the fun. The Bagdad offers a laid back atmosphere, one where audiences enjoy kicking back with a beer and comedians enjoy the freedom to try new material. In the end, it all simply makes for a great night out.

After years of moving through Portland’s underground collection of comedians and performers, Spillman felt there was a need for a wider, more visible, comedy scene. Many in the metro area were unaware of the city's wealth of comedic

talent, Spillman has been able to build an event that benefits everyone. Local comedians of varying experience have resource for their craft, while audiences have something more unique than a night at the movies, or another night of killing time emptying cans of PBR at the local hole-in-the-wall of their choice.

“It’s standard practice for the national level clubs to ban new comics for over a year if their sets don’t meet standards,” Spillman said. “With something like Comedy at the Bagdad, local comics can regularly have a show that they prepare for, have a specific amount of performance time and have a place where they can try new material on a paying crowd.”

The event has become a small and local phenomenon. Over time, the event’s audience has grown larger as the comedy night gains further popularity.

So much that national touring acts have made a point of stopping in from time-to-time.

“We’ve had Dwight Slade, Auggie Smith and many other nationally known comics on the show and I’m happy to have them on board,” Spillman said.

After the shows Spillman and other performers laugh

Portland is simply a rainy city.

Aside from drenching us approximately seven months out of the year, it also likes to mix it up and even throw us some rainy days during the summer.

So when it comes to keeping our spirits up while it showers, Savor Soup House has the hearty goodness to warm up our insides just right with their tasty food.

Located in the massive stretch of food carts along SW Alder and 10th Avenue, the Savor Soup House cart has just what the doctor ordered when canned soup just won't cut it anymore. Offering up a slew of delicious options, means that customers can slurp down a bowl of freshly made soup paired with one of Savor's unique grilled sandwiches every weekday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

“It rains a lot in Portland so the weather definitely calls for soup, and people had said to me that there really weren't enough places to get soup around town, so I felt like it was time I filled that void,” owner Nancy Ettinger said.

Like nothing I've ever tasted before, their tomato with fennel and orange soup was tangy and delightful, topped with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and a cluster of lightly seasoned croutons.

To go along with my soup I ordered their brilliant grilled cheese idea of the day, which combined melty Tillamook cheddar, creamy goat cheese, sliced apples and truffle oil. It was a sandwich that instantly made me understand how Savor gets it name, as it was possibly the most delicious and savory grilled cheese I've ever had the pleasure of putting in my mouth.

Catering to the palettes of all—vegetarians, carnivores, vegans and omnivores—Savor has an extensive menu that leaves no diner without copious options.

“Our Hungarian mushroom is definitely a big seller; we do

a really good clam chowder too and our creamy chicken and wild rice has become really popular lately as well,” Ettinger said.

Every day brings a new list of soups to Savor, each as appetizing as the last.

“We just like to keep things fresh and seasonal, and try to adjust with the weather,” Ettinger said.

Everything at Savor is packed with flavor and prime for filling the bellies of the Portland lunchtime crowds.

Rain or shine, Ettinger will be there to serve up awesome aromatic soups and crisply grilled sandwiches to feed the hearts of the hungry masses. ■

Nice bow tie!

Adam Dunn prepares a delicious grilled cheese sandwich.

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Kat Audick Vanguard staff

Little Big Burger is the new kid on the block of burger chains, and it’s changing the way Portland thinks of fast food. Not yet past its one-year anniversary, Little Big Burger has already started getting a lot of attention for their unique concept on what a burger joint should represent.

Owner and Chef Micah Camden has a valiant mission: fast food can be fast without losing an ounce of integrity.

The true test of how great their food is lies in their miniscule menu. Burgers, fries, sodas, floats—and that’s all she wrote. Of course a menu that short isn’t slighting its guests by any means. It’s simplicity, done to perfection.

Their cheeseburger is made with chevre cheese, and topped with fresh lettuce, onion, pickles and their special camden’s ketchup. The meat is well seasoned, the vegetables are firm and fresh and it’s all tucked into a warm brioche bun. There’s no messing around with unnecessary additions; all of their ingredients

truly shine. These burgers are lean, mean, juicy, fighting machines against the bland, boring burgers that the fast food world usually has to offer.

“All our food is delivered fresh every morning. We cook everything right in front of you—no mysteries! Being able to specify your meat temperature or cheese choice is pretty unique, and we make our own famous ketchup and fry sauce,” said Katie Poppe, Camden’s business partner.

Little Big Burger’s French fries are sensational—starting with frying up Yukon Gold potatoes, then dashing on some white truffle oil and topped off with sea salt. These first-rate fries are hot, crisp and leagues above any other fry around town. And if you’re feeling like being extra nice to yourself it can all be accompanied with

a couple scoops of Tillamook vanilla ice cream plopped into Barq’s Root Beer as a sweet Little Big Burger float.

“Fast food doesn't have to be crappy—it can be locally sourced, cooked properly and compostable,” Poppe said.

It’s the wave of fast food future. There is really no reason to sacrifice when you’re in the need of filling your belly with hot burger goodness. Gone are the days of over-complicated, underwhelming, poorly flavored fast food. It’s delicious, the modern-day answer for burgers and fries.

“We're proud of our product and our staff kicks ass!” said Poppe.

Little Big Burger has big flavor, no nonsense and a mission to feed the masses with local, organic, quality good eats. ■

The future of fast food Mmm. That is a tasty burger!

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VANGUARD • TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011 • ARTS & CULTURE

The Zine Scene Portland Zine Symposium sees surprising turnout Kali Simmons Vanguard staff

The rumblings inside the 11th annual Portland Zine Symposium were nearly overpowered by the rumblings outside.

This year, the gathering was held in Southeast Portland at Refuge on Yamhill.

At Refuge, trains rumble by a mere 10 feet away, their clattering just overpowered by the creative spirit that lies inside the building. The larger space, which welcomed hundreds of zine enthusiasts, catered to the larger mass of booths and crowds. In previous years, the gathering was held in the PSU Smith Memorial Student Union and later in the PSU Gymnasium.

“It feels different this year,” said six-time visitor and local zine artist Kinoko Evans.

Zine, a word that entered the English language in the ‘70s, is a shortened version of the word magazine. Zines are essentially small, self-printed works of writing and art. The movement, as we know it now, was inspired by the development of copiers and influenced by the do-it-yourself punk culture on the same period.

The Portland Zine Symposium is an annual event that brings together self-publishers from all walks of life. The bustling crowd that was barely contained inside the building was host to anarchists, comic artists, environmentalists and more, all joined together with one goal in mind: creating and distributing art.

A walk through the booths revealed the variety of content

on display. The covers on the zines are as diverse as the people creating them—some are simple sketches of trees and creatures while others feature full-color illustrations. Some common zine themes included Pokémon, nature, music and monsters.

“Some of my themes are female sexuality, opera, male sexuality and political inaction,” said zine creator Angela Roberts. “I started writing in 2008. I lived in Seoul, Korea, and my friends didn’t speak English very well. I did zines to communicate.”

Along with zines, artists also created a variety of other works to sell to the public.

Alongside the printed booklets were magnets, stickers, buttons, patches, a variety of knick-knacks and even coloring books.

“I made a coloring book made of people whose race is important to their identity,” said first time “tabler” Hazel Newlevant. “Race is so important, but it’s also such an arbitrary concept at the same time.” Paging through her coloring book, one finds images of Malcolm X, Bruce Lee and Eminem.

While small in size, zines have the ability to be large in meaning.

“I self-publish comics.

They’re inspired by mythology, music, life…weird stuff,” explained Newlevant.

Zines are often described as the precursors to blogs. Both allow artists and writers to publish original content for public consumption. Now, with the increased cost of printing, zines are becoming more costly for creators.

“It’s a very effective way to lose money,” Roberts joked.

Yet, there is something undeniably charming about a physical work of art. With the development of blogs as well as the introduction of digital reading devices like the Kindle, the printed word is becoming increasingly rare.

Here, creators buy and trade work that can sit on a coffee table rather than just on a hard drive.

Dustin Reese, unlike other artists and writers there, uses multiple media for his creations. Originally a web comic, his cartoon “Plus One”

has been compacted into a zine. His comic, which tells the story of two friends who become pregnant, reflects his personal life.

“I’m a parent myself,” Reese said. Endearing and hilarious, the first edition of "Plus Two" follows friends Violet and Desmon from conception to birth.

While some writers dream of being published by large companies, many are content with the freedom self-publishing allows. Without deadlines, editors or compromises, zines

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Nick just wanted to coast through life delivering pizzas, getting high and taking it easy. But his laid back lifestyle is interrupted when two assailants with some ingenuity, a fervor for explosives and too much spare time on their hands, strap a bomb to him and force him to rob a bank.

Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride star in 30 Minutes or Less, a film that if you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve also seen most of the film.

Advertised as an actioncomedy, 30 Minutes or Less does indeed live up to its hype—though expect far more comedy than action. Action scenes are fun, but are also

few and short lived. A couple car chase scenes, of which stay closer to the French Connection than to the Fast and the Furious, will be about as intense as it gets (which is all we can hope for from the future of action films). Please stop making those piles of film.

The comedy is the main vehicle of 30 Minutes or Less, and is delivered via a rather juvenile mentality. This film taps into the junior high schooler inside each of us to garner its laughs. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, however, this is a funny movie with plenty to offer. But don’t expect any antics beyond dick jokes or finding clever ways to turn a phrase…a phrase of dick jokes.

Eisenberg teams up with Aziz Ansari as Nick and Chet, while McBride is accompanied

by Nick Swardson as Dwayne and Travis. These two teams of buddies compete to be the

trains, people, sweat and cookies, there was also an early “Yoga for Zinesters” class to keep the drawing hand limber.

A constantly creative scene, many continued their work even while the symposium was underway. Sketchbooks and notepads lined the laps of those at tables, the creativity never-ending.

While some may assume the zine community is small due to the underground nature of the self-publishing, the crowd that filled the rooms of Refuge indicated otherwise. One can only describe the Portland zine culture as the biggest little scene in town. ■

Student serves as NAMI volunteer director Jeanette Bailey chosen for leadership role in National Alliance on Mental Illness classes Jordan Burgess Vanguard staff

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Not-so-golden ticket PSU transportation officials say the pay-by-space system will decrease parking citations.

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New machine will provide platforms in English, French and Spanish marked for hourly and daily parking, while the rest are reserved or permit-only.

The number of hourly parking spaces increases from 580 to 800 spaces this fall, reflecting increased enrollment at PSU. The two new pay-to-park spaces are also a response to the exploding student population.

One added space will be near the Market Center Building at Market Street and Fourth Avenue; the other will be in the upper lot of Blumel Hall.

According to Renken, the two new areas are deemed “high demand,” especially for university visitors.

“We generally don’t want visitors coming to campus once or twice a year to park several blocks away,” Renken said.

The changes help TAPS parking-enforcement efforts as well. The “pay-by-space” system allows parking attendants to cut the process of walking to check on cars one by one; instead, staff will be able to run reports from the machine showing which spaces are paid or about to expire.

And guests won’t need to visit their cars to check on pay slips, Renken said.

According to Renken, the system allows for the addition of new features in the next six to 12 months. One of the potential advances is the option to renew parking via text message when parking is about to expire. This would help students avoid paying overtime fines, she said.

Another potential feature is a reloadable “smart card,” a prepaid debit option that

should appeal to parents.

Renken said that 7 percent of her office’s revenue flows from parking citation, with the other 93 percent coming from the sale of parking permits.

Because the new machines allow students to pay for parking in 15-minute increments instead of full hours, Renken said she believes her office will write fewer citations .

The new machines are expected to reduce costs while increasing accessibility by offering a multilingual interface with English, French and Spanish.

Most importantly, none of the dollars used to move this project are coming from tuition or state funds, according to Renkens.

“We are funded primarily by parking-permit revenue,” Renkens said. “We have reserve funds for larger projects and purchases like this, which we’ve been saving for.”

The new system is expected to launch in September. ■

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All things zine from patches to buttons, tables offered zines and knick knacks at the Portland Zine Symposium.

In and out…and don’t explode 30 Minutes or Less taps into the juvenile vein of humor

are creativity in raw form.

The Zine Symposium, while a meeting place for like-minded publishers, allows for promotion of work to the public.

Amongst the crowd wander buyers from the Multnomah County Library, who use the Symposium as an opportunity to stock libraries with copies of local zines.

A time to buy, sell, trade and eat goodies, the gathering was also a time to learn. Workshops offered throughout the day taught lessons in fundraising, story writing, drawing and copying. For those in need to relaxation in the midst of the

star attraction throughout the film and you’re not quite sure whom you want to succeed in the end.

Speaking of the end, don’t expect 30 Minutes or Less to satisfy any longings for a conclusive exit. Once the finale of antics subsides, the film just sort of ends without any resolution for our characters or the back-stories they have been founding throughout the movie.

McBride adds his signature humor and delivery as Dwayne. So signature that at times viewers might be fooled into believing they are watching an episode of East Bound and Down. Basically, if you have seen McBride before, you have already seen him in this.

While the film does bear a predictable tone, it does offer a few notable aspects.

Eisenberg has been plagued with typecasting as the ner-

vous nerd, or the notion that he is merely a substitute for Michael Cera. But Eisenberg doesn’t come off as a high anxiety nerd in the role of Nick. Aside from the expected panic one would experience while having a bomb strapped

to them, Nick is a cool guy; clever and laid back. He’s the buddy you like to have a beer with.

Another stand out performance is that of Michael Pena as Chango. With minimal time on the screen, Pena almost steals the show.

There isn’t a moment where he is not inciting unique laughs, or at least smirks. Pena offers the most distinctive

and original character in the entire movie.

While certainly, 30 Minutes or Less can be predictable, and to some mediocre, it does well enough to deserve a nod of approval, providing a decent portion of laughter to warrant a viewing. It may be worth the wait to see it at a second-run theater. One that offers the benefit of a good beer or three. ■

Portlanders come together for Brunch on the Bridge

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Clackamas County branch has added Portland State undergraduate student Jeanette Bailey to a team of volunteer directors conducting the upcoming Family-to-Family (F2F) 12week course.

Bailey is a psychology major at PSU who plans to pursue her master’s degree in either psychiatric nursing or social work.

Founded in 1979, NAMI is a local nonprofit organization devoted to enhancing the lives of the mentally ill through education, support and outreach.

NAMI Clackamas County will be coordinating a free 12week course this September geared toward educating the family members of people with mental illness.

Bailey contacted NAMI in July 2011 seeking volunteer opportunities through the grassroots family support group.

“Intrigued by this grassroots organization, I called the Clackamas County office and spoke with Elizabeth [Nestlerode, NAMI outreach and education director],” said Bailey. “As she explained the F2F program to me, in addition to all of the other wonderful programs NAMI has to offer, I fell in love with the organization. I filled out an application and interviewed with the Clackamas County office and left the interview awed and

inspired by the hard work of so many self-sacrificing volunteers and workers.”

Nestlerode, a PSU graduate student in special education who will walk in this summer’s commencement ceremony, said that Bailey and NAMI are a good match.

“When she called, I could hear in her words a commitment to wanting to help, and I knew she was potentially a great fit,” said Nestlerode.

“Within weeks of her start, we could see how lucky we are to have her support. In turn, Jeanette is getting a great opportunity to connect with family members and peers, which will help her as she moves forward in both her education and professional career in the mental health field.”

Nestlerode added that she herself suffers from bipolar disorder and other diagnoses.

In September of 2011, Bailey will start coordinating two education programs, Familyto-Family and Basics.

The latter is a brand-new program that concentrates on educating parents who care for a child or adolescent with severe mental illness, offering evidence-based classes taught by parents and other caretakers experienced in nurturing their own children.

“Her support allows the current volunteer, Patty Stafford, to take a less involved role in the Family-to-Family program so she can spend more time leading NAMI’s brand new Open Minds Art Studio,” said Michelle Veenker, project director at NAMI. Bailey’s background in mental health stems mostly from personal experience, but NAMI will be her first professional position in the mental health avocation.

“I’m a caregiver to my

grandmother who suffers from dementia, and I lived with a foster sister for a period of time who suffered from borderline personality disorder,” Bailey said. “As a family member caring for a loved one with a mental disorder, I understand how frustrating it can be to provide adequate care, and I’ve seen how deeply it takes a toll—not only on the individual who suffers with the mental illness, but also the family who are conflicted by their emotions of love, frustration and exhaustion.”

Bailey believes that mental health insurance coverage is lacking nationwide, creating financial hardship for the mentally ill and their families.

Along with a general lack of proper health-care support, Bailey believes that education and community backing—important factors that play into the life quality of the mentally ill—are often insufficient in today’s America.

“This is where NAMI steps in to provide a support system that’s free of charge to individuals and families who are many times already under a heavy financial burden,” Bailey said. “Mental health coverage through most insurance is lacking, putting the burden of cost onto the individuals and their families. Aside from the biology of mental illness itself, there are other important aspects that are often overlooked—such as community support and education.”

The F2F classes will be taking place in Milwaukie on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Sept. 27 through November 23, and in Wilsonville on Thursdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Sept. 15 through Dec. 1.

For information or to register, call 503-344-0505 or email nami. clackamas@gmail.com. ■

Middle East Studies Center hosts K–12 event Lectures and activities help educators teach Iranian history and politics

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The second annual Brunch on the Bridge event drew crowds to 28,000 square feet of the Hawthorne Bridge covered with fresh, locally grown grass, converting it into a park for picnickers. Local favorite Voodoo Doughnut unveiled “The World’s Largest Box of Doughnuts” in an attempt to break the world record, and attendees brought the contents of the box home. The brunch was part of the PDX Bridge Festival 2011. This year, local bike-delivery program B-Shares is the event beneficiary, serving hungry people in need. photo courtesy of media rights capital

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On Friday Aug. 5, the Middle East Studies Center (MESC) hosted an all-day lecture event for Oregon K–12 teachers.

The event, “People, Power and Protest,” focused on preparing educators to teach about history and politics in the Middle East.

Focusing specifically on modern forms of protest and Iran, teachers explored strategies

through participatory sessions.

Four presenters gave lectures that were followed by various activities.

According to Elisheva Cohen, outreach coordinator for the MESC, the event was planned in conjunction with the Iranian Festival.

“The Center runs a multitude of events for K–12 teachers that aim to build their capacity to teach about the Middle East,” said Cohen.

The Iranian festival took place in the Park Blocks on Aug. 6.

“Our August workshop traditionally focuses on Iran, and then participants are required to attend the festival,” Cohen said.

Zubair Kohistany, an MESC representative, explained that the event goals were to “increase individuals’ knowledge about Iran, expose them to resources available at the MESC and develop lesson plans for educators to implement in the classroom.”

Event planners also said the workshop was good publicity for the MESC, which received a grant under the Higher Education Act and has been designated as a National Resource Center for Middle East studies.

“One of the main goals we had was to let everyone know who we are and what we do, and what resources we have available,” Kohistany said. ■

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Set for kick off Portland State women’s soccer prepares for another successful season.

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The Portland State women’s soccer team began training for the upcoming 2011 regular season this week. The team is coming off an impressive spring off-season (4-1-1) and a record breaking 2010 Big Sky regular season (5-2-0), which ended with them finishing second. The team practices once or twice a day at the Peter W. Stott recreation field.

“The fall practice has been going well,” head coach Laura Schott said. “We always start our preseason training around this time. The defense looks in good shape and the transition play looks good too.”

Schott is in her fourth year as the women’s soccer head coach and has already notched up 24 wins. This puts her third on the list of Portland State’s most successful coaches. Under her reign, the Vikings were crowned as the Big Sky regular season conference champions in 2009.

“Right now we are putting in double days of training,” Schott said. “The training sessions will taper down as we go

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into the scrimmages. During training we will be working on a bit of everything: defense, offense, combining and set pieces.”

This year, Schott has recruited seven new players to the team roster—five on signing day and two more this month.

Amongst them is Sherwood High School’s Daniela Solis, who played in Mexico’s U-17 World Cup campaign. Six of the seven new players are from Oregon. In order to help boost team camaraderie, Schott has planned team events such as dinners and soccer match viewing parties.

“The new recruits are fitting in very well,” Schott said. “I have either coached them or

seen them play before, and I am very happy with the way their personalities fit in with the team. Many of them will be challenging for a place in the starting eleven, and there will be some tight competition between them and some of the more established players.”

This year the Vikings play 17 games during the regular season—the shortest regular season since 1995. Since the Pac 10 became the Pac 12 this year, some of the teams cancelled their matches and the Big Sky regular season is starting a week earlier.

The Viks will kick off their campaign with two exhibition games against Concordia tomorrow and against

University of Miami on Sunday.

“We are fortunate to play Miami and we are looking forward to compete against them.

All our games are important to us especially the conference matches,” Schott said. “We will be competing to win, and we hope that our preseason games prepare us for the conference.”

Most of last season’s starters including Amanda Dutra, Amanda Howie, sophomore winger Eryn Brown, senior Melissa Trammel, junior Michelle Hlasnik, senior defenders Toni Carnovale and Esty Geiger will be on the team roster this year and will be expected to step up for the upcoming regular season campaign. The team is yet to vote on a captain for this season.

For the last two seasons, the Vikings had record-breaking regular seasons but on both occasions fell just short of

winning the Big Sky title. In 2009, the Vikings won the Big Sky regular season championship and hosted the conference playoffs, but lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions Northern Arizona.

Last season, Portland State recorded their best ever conference regular season (5-2-0) and finished second. However, in the semi-finals, the Viks

once again lost to the eventual champions Sacramento State.

“This year, our goal is to have a strong non-conference season, win the Big Sky conference and the conference tournament and book a berth in the NCAA,” Schott said. “I am looking forward to the season and can’t wait to get going on the road.”■

Women’s soccer rundown New season, new recruits: The Viks have seven new players on the roster this year, including a U-17 World Cup participant. Six of the seven players are from Oregon.

Leaders return: Portland State brings back most of last seasons major contributors including sophomore Eryn Brown who topped the team with six scores. Seniors Kala Renard and Melissa Trammell both scored four goals last season, which tied them for third place on the team.

Junior Amanda Dutra paced the team with four assists.

Spring in the step: The Vikings are coming off a strong showing in the Spring offseason with four wins, a draw and a loss Record-breaking regular season: Last fall the Vikings broke through the five wins barrier for the first time in program history in the Big Sky regular season. The team finished 5-2-0 and finished second.

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Much like the Portland Timber’s inaugural season thus far, this past week was a bit of an up-and-down affair.

After routing the Los Angeles Galaxy, the top team in Major League Soccer, in a 3-0 blowout at Jeld-Wen Field

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last Wednesday, the Timbers only managed a draw against San Jose on the road, a team that sits one point behind them in the Western Conference standings. With this past week’s results, Portland is now 7-10-5 with 26 points overall this season.

Despite playing at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, the Timbers benefited from a raucous crowd of traveling supporters who nearly drowned out the larger home audience. Portland carried the momentum from the Timber’s Army into the start of the match, as the team

looked sharp and aggressive offensively.

Forward Kenny Cooper broke open the scoring in the 23rd minute after a wellplayed long ball by midfielder Jeremy Hall found a streaking Jorge Perlaza down the right sideline. Perlaza sent a cross inside the box to an unmarked Cooper, who knocked the ball into the back of the net on his first touch. The goal is Cooper’s fourth of the year.

Although the Timbers were without two of their starting midfielders, all-star Jack Jewsbury and Designated Player

A Galaxy Apart: After beating the Los Angeles Galaxy, the top team in the MLS standings, in a 3-0 blowout, the Portland Timbers could only manage a draw against the San Jose Earthquakes, the second to last place team in the Western Conference. The fact that the Timbers held a one-goal lead heading into the second half against San Jose only added to the disappointment of this weekend’s result.

Still, most of the Timber’s Army probably expected and would have settled for a draw with the Galaxy and a victory against the Earthquakes. Also, Portland displayed some excellent soccer this past week and looks to be moving in a positive direction overall.

Against the Galaxy last Wednesday, the Timbers scored early and often, jumping all over their stunned opponents. Forward Jorge Perlaza scored in the 33rd minute with a sliding shot that slipped past the Galaxy backline, and defender Eric Brunner added a goal in the 68th minute.

Defender and recent acquisition Mike Chabala broke open the scoring in the 26th minute, sending a rocket of a shot into the back of the net from the top of the box. Chabala celebrated his first goal as a Timber by karate chopping his slice of the infamous log in half to the joy of the North End.

Diego Chara, the team was still able to find production offensively, starting midfielders Sal Zizzo and Lovel Palmer in their place. Jewsbury is still recovering from a strained hamstring, while Chara was serving a mandatory onegame suspension for yellowcard accumulation throughout the season.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the locker room, the Timbers were forced to deal with a much more determined San Jose side in the second half. The Eathquakes controlled much of the possession and began accumulating shots against a packed-in Portland defense.

In the 67th minute, San Jose found their equalizer in spectacular fashion. Quake forward Alan Gordan cut back across the box to receive a looping cross from teammate Steven Beitashour, then redirected the ball with a header into the far left post before Portland keeper Troy Perkins could react.

The pressure from San Jose wouldn’t stop with the goal, as the Timbers dealt with a barrage a shots in the remaining moments of the match. To make matters more difficult, the Timbers played the final minutes with only 10 men, as Hall was ejected after receiv-

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With 12 games left in the regular season, the Timbers still have a chance to qualify for the postseason in their first year as a MLS team. Portland is currently in seventh place in the Western Conference, but will need wins the rest of the way to make up ground as draws will likely not `be enough.

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Portland State volleyball serves up new season

Recent Results Friday, August 5

MLB

Seattle Mariners (48-63, 19-34 away) 0 At L.A. Angels (62-51, 31-24 home) 1

Portland State eager to begin nonconference action at end of month

Top performer: J. Weaver (L.A.) – 9 IP, 7 H, 8 SO, 1 BB, 1.18 ERA

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As defending Big Sky champions, the Viking women’s volleyball team has a lot to live up to this season. After graduating four key players from the successful 2010 roster, a younger team will hit the court for their first match at the end of the month. The preseason schedule is set to be a competitive one, and the team will use the non-conference action to prepare for the regular season beginning in mid-September.

Portland State is scheduled to hit the court on August 26 and 27 at the El Paso Sports Commission Volleyball Invitational, hosted by the University of Texas El-Paso (UTEP). Head coach Michael Seeman said this weekend will be a way to figure out a solid lineup on the court.

“We have a lot of questions to answer our opening weekend at UTEP. We have two matches a day on back to back days, so ultimately we have a lot of information for us to use to evaluate a core group,” Seeman said. “I would like to see many combinations at UTEP while still coming back with a winning record.”

The 2011 roster boasts seven returning players, but also brings in six freshmen. After a 14-2 record in conference and a 21-9 record overall, the Viks said goodbye to last year’s leaders who helped the team to their second NCAA appearance. Without starting outside hitter and the 2010 Big Sky MVP Whitney Phillips on the roster, the team will turn to returners like setter Garyn Schlatter and junior outside hitter Megan Ellis for leadership in the scoring department.

Ellis was second in kills per set last season and was a leader in blocking during the 2010 season. Sophomore Schlatter earned Big Sky Outstanding Freshman of the Year in the

Portland Timbers (7-10-5, 26 pts) 1 At San Jose Earthquake (5-8-10, 25 pts) 1 Scoring Summary: POR -- Kenny Cooper 4 (Jorge Perlaza 1, Sal Zizzo 3) 23 SJ -- Alan Gordon 5 (Steven Beitashour 4) 67

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Seattle Mariners (49-63, 20-34 away) 5 At L.A. Angels (62-52, 31-25 home) 1 Top performer: T. Robinson (SEA) – 1-3 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 1 HR

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Hop in their step Portland State volleyball prepares to defend their 2010 Big Sky title. The Viks start non-conference action on Aug. 26.

2010 season. Seeman said that Schlatter will be a key player this season and he has high expectations of the sophomore.

“I think that Garyn has the greatest potential to put together some big nights in the points earned category,” Seeman said.

“She was very close to multiple triple doubles last year and I believe she will be in similar situations this fall.”

However, the Vikings won’t leave it all up to the veterans, as Schlatter noted that she and her fellow returners have a solid group of new recruits to help give them a boost.

“The girls coming in are very talkative [on the court]; they hustle, they’re very involved,” said the sophomore setter.

“You wouldn’t know that they haven’t played college volleyball if you saw them play, so it’s not as much [leading] in playing and technique wise, but in understanding how things are on a college level.”

With Schlatter leading on the offensive side, it will be lone returning senior Nicole Bateham on the defensive end. Bateham

will be back in her libero position after an injury early in 2010 kept her from playing the remainder of the year.

“Nicole will help anchor down our passing and defense,” Seeman said. “And being a contributor since her freshman year, she has a lot of experience to share with this young team.”

Alongside Schlatter, Bateman and Ellis, the remaining four returners consist of up and coming players like sophomore outside hitter Aubrey Mitchell who finished out last season with 17 appearances in the final 19 matches.

Middle blocker sophomore Cara Oden will come in for graduated senior middle blocker Lana Zielke. Sophomore Kaeli Patton will get a chance at outside hitter after having limited playing time in the 2010 season, although she did register the second most kills per set for a PSU freshman.

The final returner coming to the court is junior Dominiki Kristinikova, who is expected to share time at setter with Schlatter. Kristinikova was a

A look at sophomore setter Garyn Schlatter: Quick Stats: Height: 5’ 10” Position: Setter Experience: 1V The coach’s view: “We believe that Garyn is ready to step up into a greater leadership role. She has the confidence and experience to help bring along our young group of attackers,” photo courtesy goviks.com —Michael Seeman.

Highlights of last season: Schlatter was named Big Sky’s Outstanding Freshman. She was a two-time Big Sky Player of the Week and was named to both the Big Sky All-Tournament team and First team All-Big Sky. The powerful hitter posted the sole triple-double in the Big Sky last season. She also ended the season ranked fourth in assists per game with 8.86.

strong server in the 2010 season leading the team in aces four times over the season.

With the veterans looking to solidify chemistry with their new teammates, the upcoming UTEP tournament and the rest of the preseason

Are you ready for some football?

Portland State football started practice for the upcoming 2011 season earlier this week, as the team will be training at Jeld-Wen Field from 3 to 5:30 p.m. everyday between Aug. 7–11. Daily doubles begin Aug. 12 with practice sessions set at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

The Vikings will hold team scrimmages on Aug. 13 and Aug. 20 with kick off scheduled for 10:30 a.m. each day. All practices and scrimmages are open to the public.

The Vanguard will provide exclusive online content to cover football’s early season, including recaps, interviews and other video highlights.

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will be key in completing another successful regular season. The Viks were picked to finish 2nd in the Big Sky preseason polls behind 2010 co-regular season champions Northern Colorado.

“It’ll be good for us to have challenging games [in the preseason] because come conference time we’re going to be facing good teams,” Schlatter said, “Of course [preseason matches] matter, but ultimately conference matches are the goal and winning conference. Having the chance to prepare will help us know what to expect.”

Following the opening invitational, the Viks have two more tournaments lined up in the preseason in addition to a match against the University of Oregon during the first week of September. Portland State’s Big Sky season kicks off at home against Idaho State on Sept. 16. ■

Sunday, August 7

MLB

Seattle Mariners (49-64, 20-35 away) 1 At L.A. Angels (63-52, 32-25 home) 2 Top performer: F. Hernansez (SEA) – 8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 12 SO, 3.31 ERA

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