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NEWS Letter to the readers, Last week, an anonymous source slid fliers with Tony Funchess’ mugshot from a 2011 parole violation under the doors of several Student Media organizations and posted them at various resource centers on campus. The fliers said Tony is a convicted rapist and questioned whether or not he should be ASPSU president. This happened in the midst of an ASPSU election that has, thus far, not garnered much attention. The News Editors and Editor-in-Chief of the Vanguard have been aware of Tony’s criminal history for some time and had been investigating it at length when the fliers were posted around campus. Tony himself has been relatively open about his past. As he said in last week’s interview, you can simply Google it. Ultimately, the Vanguard coverage was in response to the fliers. We felt it was our duty to the student body to correct the misinformation the flier was spreading—one of the convictions was listed in-

correctly. We also wanted to give Tony the opportunity to respond. Many people are understandably upset about the situation. Someone started a Facebook group called “Step Down, Tony” that had 154 members at the time this went to print. Someone also started a petition demanding that Tony stop running for office and step down from his current role in ASPSU. On the other hand, many people stand by Tony and believe that he should not be judged for crimes that occurred 10 and 15 years ago—crimes for which he already served time in prison. Regardless of how anyone at PSU feels— whether they stand with Tony or want him to step down—we’re all a part of this community. We all need to pay attention to what’s happening at our university, and we need to know who our leaders are. Student government makes decisions that affect all of us, whether students choose to engage with them or not. Colleen Leary, Lisa Dunn, Turner Lobey

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Across the Portland State campus last week, fliers were anonymously posted in the Women’s Resource Center, and other areas, and slid under Student Media doors. The fliers featured the mug shot of Tony Funchess, presidential candidate for the Associated Students of Portland State University and current multicultural affairs director. He has been campaigning under the slate Step Up, Speak Out, Stand Together. Alongside a list of criminal convictions, bold letters stated, “Tony Funchess is a convicted rapist and wants to be ASPSU president…Should this man be your president?” Court records obtained by the Vanguard show that in 2007 Funchess pled guilty to Attempted Rape II and Sodomy III. The Attempted Rape II charge is in relation to a 2000 incident that occurred with someone who was under the age of 14 while Funchess was 23. The Sodomy III charge is related to a 2005 incident with a different individual who was under the age of 16. Funchess was 28. According to ORS 163.365, rape in the second degree is classified as such: “[Known as Rape II or Rape 2] (1) A person who has sexual intercourse with another person commits the crime of rape in the second degree if the other person is under 14 years of age. (2) Rape in the second degree is a Class B felony.” OR 163.385 states that “(1) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the third degree if the person engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person under 16 years of age or causes that person to engage in deviate sexual intercourse. (2) Sodomy in the third degree is a Class C felony.” At the time of this printing, no one has stepped forward to claim responsibility for the fliers.

“It’s just vicious and ugly that someone would post that to advance their particular agenda,” Funchess said. “There’s only one purpose behind this, which is to discredit and bring shame and question and malign myself and the slate,” Funchess said. “I can’t see any other object for such a tactic.”

FUNCHESS RESPONDS Funchess said he met the woman from the 2000 incident on 222 Chat, a telephone dating service, about 6–7 months before the January 2000 incident. The relationship eventually moved to personal phones and letters, and Funchess said he was initially misled about her age. “I mean, she sent pictures of them clubbing and all kinds of stuff,” Funchess said. Funchess said the two had a relationship that ended in December 2005. “She and I, in 2005—December 19—realized that our relationship is as best friends,” Funchess said. “We have a great relationship. We’re really supportive, and we love each other, but it gets very chaotic.” He said the two were living together when he was indicted. “My relationship with her was not a secret,” he said. “Hell, when I went to prison we were living together.” “We were building a life, and then her mom went to the grand jury, and it blew both of our minds,” Funchess said. “When I was sitting in court and they tried to get me to take the [Rape II] charge, I fought them tooth and nail. And it came down to attempted [rape], because I’m not going to say I did something, and I’m not going to identify somebody as something they’re not.” In terms of the second charge, Funchess said there was no indication that the

woman involved was underage. The night in question happened at a friend’s house during spring break of 2005. “Both [friend’s] cousins are over, and [her] dad comes over…and tells [her] sister, ‘You better go to school. Don’t miss any days of school,’” Funchess said. “[He] comes over and checks out the sister’s homework. When I go to the store to go get alcohol, she goes with me.” “[There was] no indication that she was 16,” Funchess said. “So he’s there and he’s talking to both of his children and he’s telling one to go to school. And I knew one was 16 and one was 18. So, because of the context of the space that we’re in and my best friend is like, ‘We’re hiding the alcohol from the other one.’ So the whole framework is that this one is older, that one’s the younger one. And one night, I performed oral sex on her.” According to a court document requesting a pre-trial release, the relationship with the second woman went on for 12 months.

CRIMINAL HISTORY Funchess was initially indicted on Jan. 31, 2006 for the 2005 incident involving the second woman. He was charged with one count of Sodomy III, one count of Rape III and two counts of Sexual Abuse III. Funchess applied to be considered for pretrial release in late 2006 but was denied by the Pretrial Services Program due to the nature of his charges. He was re-indicted on June 8, 2007, to include the 2000 case involving the first woman. He was additionally charged with Rape II and Sexual Abuse I. He again applied to be considered for pretrial release and was again denied. Funchess originally pled not guilty, but in September and October 2007, he had a settle-

TONY FUNCHESS at a recent ASPSU presidential debate.

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ment conference with the plaintiff. Four charges against Funchess were dropped— Sexual Abuse I, Rape III, and two counts of Sexual Abuse III. Rape II was reduced to Attempted Rape II. He pled guilty to Attempted Rape II and Sodomy III. He was sentenced to 34 months in prison, and he was required to register as a sex offender for life. He is deemed non-predatory by the Oregon sex offender registry. The predatory/non-predatory designation system is in the process of being replaced with a three-tiered classification system. According to PSP’s 2007 denial recommendation, Funchess has an arrest history that spans beyond his convictions. He was either arrested or contacted by police in Washington for Assault IV and Domestic Violence in October 1997. In Oregon, he was arrested or contacted for Aggravated Assault and Child Abuse-Assault in June 2000;

Possible Sex Abuse and Rape/ Sodomy in May 2003, which which was later reduced to Custodial Interference; Threats/Intimidation, Kidnapping, and Domestic Violence in December 2005; and Assault and Domestic Violence also in December 2005. He was not charged for any of these arrests. In response to these arrests in an interview on April 17, Funchess said, “A lot of that is the youthfulness of parents trying to figure out how to coparent…A lot of that is coming out of a custody battle.” Funchess was arrested for Reckless Endangerment, two counts of Menacing, and Interfering with a Police Report on Jan. 30, 2006, the day before he was first indicted. Funchess was also arrested for violating parole in November 2011. When asked to further clarify some of these arrests by email on April 20, Funchess declined to comment. “At this point in time I do not have any further com-

ment,” he said in his email. “I am focused on my academics and campaign and will be available for comment at a later date and time.” When asked, Funchess said he sees the women as victims by the law’s standards. “They are victims based off the definition that is set forward here,” Funchess said. “They are victims based off the fact that I have violated the state law… Now, has victimization taken place here? I have to agree that yes, I was the adult. They are not. There’s a greater level of accountability that is placed. I own that. But labeling someone a victim is very challenging for me, as I’m sharing with you about not compartmentalizing folks and locking them into one identity and one framework.” “I can’t just lock them into being a victim because that denies them their own identity,” he continued. “It denies their own power to name their selves and their own experience. And it’s not my place to do that to them.”

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NEWS Funchess said he did not explicitly disclose the nature of his convictions during the campaign because he felt he had talked about it at length in the past on YouTube, on Facebook and in conversations on campus. “I believe there’s a public right to know—absolutely,” Funchess said. “Do I believe I have the obligation to go to every single person and say, ‘Hey, this is who I am, this is what I did’ over and over for 30,000 folks? Hell no. It’s unrealistic.” Despite the fliers, Funchess believes he can still be an effective leader because the leadership position isn’t about him alone. “It’s about a dynamic team of folks who bring their diverse perspectives,” Funchess said. “We all collaborate and work together to accomplish the multitude of changes that we have to accomplish here.”

ELECTIONS IMPACT Funchess’s only opposition for the presidential office is the Students For Affordable Education slate, which includes Dr. Khalid Alballaa for president and Linda Hoppes for vice president. Alballaa’s eligibility in the election is currently in question, pending a decision from the ASPSU Elections Committee. On April 17, the ASPSU Judicial Review Board approved an attention request submitted by Funchess vice presidential running mate, Kaitlyn Verret, that challenged Alballaa’s eligibility to hold office in ASPSU or participate in elections. According to the attention request, in Fall 2014 Alballaa was removed from his appointed position in the SFC for failing to fulfill job duties. She referenced Article 10, section 18 of the ASPSU Constitution, which states, “Those removed from office by any method except impeachment shall not be eligible to hold office in ASPSU for the following two (2) Quarters.” The J-Board approved the request, which then defers to the Elections Committee for review. This means Alballaa may be removed from the election, leaving Funchess as the sole candidate for student body president In light of these developments, the J-Board met on April 20 to discuss the elections

process going forward. J-Board Chief Justice Nathan Claus proposed making changes to the elections schedule. “I’ve been thinking all week about how to introduce this,” Claus said at the meeting. “So, as you all know, the election has been a very interesting election this year, with a lot of drama associated with it.” “One of the plans that have been proposed is to hit a figurative reset button on this election cycle,” Claus continued. Claus, J-board members and Coordinator of Student Government Relations Advisor Candace Avalos discussed the possibility of reopening ASPSU’s nomination process. The votes that have already been cast would be void, and new and current eligible candidates would participate in a reopening of the nomination process. This would push back the elections to reopen on May 1 and close May 8. Due to time restrictions, the board members did not make a decision regarding the discussion. A follow-up meeting will continue the discussion is and likely to result in a decision. J-Board member Kate Lindstrom said she hopes the dissatisfaction with the current elections might translate into greater student involvement. “It’s my deepest hope that the people who have been most angry about the process—I highly encourage them, please come and run and be a part of this conversation,” Lindstrom said. “Student government doesn’t get better without student involvement. If you don’t run and just choose to be angry, then you are leaving the choice to people you may or may not want actually to be involved and that is at least partially on you for not participating.” Another J-Board member, Ukiah Hawkins echoed Lindstrom’s desire for greater student involvement. “[T]here’s also potential to take the amount of public awareness that’s happening in general and translate that into something that increases the democratic role in the student body,” Hawkins said. “I am inclined to vote in favor of any motion that we would have that would reopen the nominating process,” he continued. “I just want to ensure that people

get on board on that and it’s done the right way.”

CAMPUS RESPONSE The PSU community has shown a divided response to the fliers and Funchess’ criminal history. Many students and community members—including most of those running alongside him in the ASPSU elections—have publicly shown their support for Funchess. Last week, Verret, said, “[Funchess] doesn’t stand alone on this issue. We stand with him.” Funchess posted on his personal Facebook page asking people to change their profile pictures to his campaign image in support, and several people have obliged. Others have come out with public statements of support. Layla Deene changed her profile picture the the SUSOST logo and commented on the Vanguard Facebook page, saying, “I support [Funchess] 100 percent.” Another comment on the Vanguard Facebook from PSU student Kate Stubblefield reads, “This is extremely inflammatory and it isn’t even breaking news. Tony has not even been keeping his conviction a secret.” A Facebook group, “Step Down, Tony,” was created in response, demanding that Funchess remove himself from the presidential race. “It’s time for PSU to take a stand against sexual assault, and that starts with Tony stepping down,” the Facebook page states. Currently the page has 154 likes. The Step Up, Speak Out, Stand Together slate Facebook page has 105. The group has also created a change.org petition calling for Funchess to concede the election. With a goal of 100 signatures, the petition had 101 as of 9 p.m. on Monday. Romain Bonilla, former ASPSU student fee committee member, signed the petition. On the change.org page, he lists his reason for signing as, “PSU students deserve to have a campus as a safe space and a student government that can adequately represent their views.” Conversations at an April 20 Senate meeting turned to the issue of Funchess’ history. His eligibility to hold office and run for president was called into question by some

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during the public comment portion of the meeting. “I think there’s a lot of questions,” Sis said. “Already some of them have been asked. How long did the student leadership know about this? Did they know about this when they hired him? Did our ASPSU know about it beforehand? Did they know about it at any point during the academic term? Because if they did, that’s absolutely unacceptable for our university, for our student leaders to be tolerating that kind of thing.” “The country is literally watching what you do tonight and so I ask that you do the right thing and [tell Funchess] , this exploiter of children, that he has no business leading anything on campus, especially a conversation about how PSU needs to improve its stance and its response to rape here,” Sis said. The meeting became heated when some attendees spoke out of turn and began yelling. Members of the public and Senate left the room and a short recess was called. When the meeting continued, ASPSU Senator Lekzi NesSmith addressed the attendees. “This is not about minimizing the work that Tony has done on campus,” NesSmith said. “Instead, this is about the simple fact that a criminal past of this nature necessarily takes away from one’s ability to lead and represent

the student voice on issues of campus safety and sexual assault. If Tony is truly interested in bettering our community and furthering ASPSU’s goals, then he can support our efforts. But, due to the present situation—nationwide coverage, negative coverage of our institution— it would be extremely detrimental to both PSU and ASPSU as institutions if Tony was the representative voice of our entire community.” Another Senator, Elyse Cogburn also spoke. “I have only one thing to say and one thing only,” Cogburn said. “You can’t let someone’s past dictate their future. Tony Funchess has done so much for this campus, so much as Multicultural Affairs Director.” ASPSU vice president Rayleen McMillan said the ASPSU leadership was not prepared to comment on the situation at this time. “We do very genuinely appreciate the engagement of all the students here today,” McMillan said. “From the bottom of our hearts.”

Living with convictions Funchess has referenced his community and PSU leadership roles as evidence of his ability to lead effectively. He discussed the Ban the Box campaign—a movement that advocates for greater opportunities for people with criminal histories.

“When folks come out of [prison], when the system has said that they have served the time, we really need to move to a place to accepting that people have served their time,” Funchess said. “We have put in place probation, post-prison supervision, so that we can observe them as they transition back into becoming full citizens. I did that. I have completed that. At some point in time, there has to be some real freedom.” “We cannot find freedom if we’re constantly labeling folks and [being] divided,” Funchess said. “I don’t think we need to constantly be harping on folks who have been through the system and who have paid their dues to society…It’s a set up to exclude folks that have something very great and potential to offer.” PSU Communications Director Scott Gallagher said the university does not run background checks on students. “In the state of Oregon, having a criminal history does not prevent you from pursuing a degree in higher education,” Gallagher said. “And that’s a degree in any Oregon public institution.” Currently, elections are scheduled to close on April 23. This may change based on rulings by upcoming J-board deliberations. For multimedia content, please see the web version at psuvanguard.com.

OPINION

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GOV. MIKE PENCE of Indiana speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2015. Prence signed the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act into Indiana law on March 26.

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Against the Current

by Sebastian Richardson Like many Americans, I had almost forgotten that the state of Indiana was a place that demanded my attention, let alone that it was a place that existed. Sadly, my blissful naiveté was destroyed when Indiana became the hotbed of controversy surrounding their new religious freedom law. A lot has been said about the law in question: that it’s discriminatory toward homosexuals, that it protects freedom of religion, that it will usher in ’50s-era segregation, and that it’s the greatest thing since the pilgrims landed in Plymouth. However, the law itself is devoid of any defamatory language and is packaged in a similar manner to other religious freedom laws that have been passed in many other states. The law states that “a governmental entity may not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.” This comes with a set of provisions and definitions, but, in short, this is what the law aims to do. Already, 20 states have similar laws and nearly identical ones are being introduced in other states as this controversy goes on. Most of the language found in these laws is based around the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act that was passed by the federal government in 1993. Laws like this have been extremely important for people of many different faiths in order to express their beliefs and carry out their religious observances. Nine years ago, a Native American religious leader and feather dancer had his eagle feathers seized from him. He was facing a large fine and prison time. After nine years, the feathers were returned on the grounds of religious freedom laws.

In 2010, a young Native American boy was allowed to keep his hair long even though it was against his school’s policy thanks to Texas’ religious freedom law. So what’s the big deal with Indiana’s law? The issue that’s causing the most concern is that Indiana’s law will also apply to private lawsuits and not just government action. This means that if someone refuses you service and you file a private lawsuit, the party in question could use their faith as a defense. While the federal courts have yet to reach a consensus about whether the 1993 federal law also offers the same amount of protection, this has been the cause for most people’s disagreement. Many commentators speculate that this key language was in response to a recent court case in which a wedding photographer was sued for refusing to take pictures at the wedding of a gay couple. This case made it all the way to the New Mexico Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of the couple because the government was not a party in the dispute. It can be assumed that the new law passed in Indiana wished to offer protection in similar cases. While Indiana legislators have now backpedaled on the issue and have included statutes that forbid using the law as a defense to refuse service and discriminate, I feel such a law isn’t really doing all it can to guarantee religious freedom in the state. What use is a religious freedom law that protects you from your government but not outside parties? Now, I won’t make the damning claim that refusing to cater a gay wedding is at all similar to catering a neo-Nazi event, but I feel that a private business owner should have the right to refuse service for events that are against their personal belief system. From my perspective as a believer, refusing service to a gay couple because they are gay and refusing service because you don’t agree with gay marriage are two different things. In the first, you are rejecting them as a person; in the second, you are removing yourself from a situation you have spiritual conflicts with. There’s a difference in being a horrible person and passively trying to not participate in an event that you believe has metaphysical implications. One is heinous and rife with bigotry, the other, depending on what business owners we are

talking about, can often be an honest and genuine attempt to merely follow religious beliefs in a way that is reflected in all that they do. For some faiths, participating in a gay wedding even by simply providing a cake or photography services could be considered an act of material cooperation and could be considered a sinful act. As a Catholic, I am expected to not attend weddings between same-sex couples, let alone provide them with resources for the event to happen. I think any religious freedom law should protect a person from doing something they feel will offend God and goes against the canons of their church. Yes, some people may use a law like this to defend bigotry and hatred, but if it offers protection to people who are honestly just trying to follow their faith, then I see nothing wrong with it. While I have little trust in the court system at times, I feel a federal judge could easily see the difference between bigotry and mere religious disagreement. In an ever increasingly pluralized America, I find it hard to have a problem with this. One of the concerns that has arisen is the idea that if you make an exception for this case, what’s going to stop people from refusing service on the basis of race, sexual orientation or religion? Even though I am not a libertarian, I feel this might be one solution that a free market can answer. While I agree there have been times in our nation’s history where the burden to direct social policy and civil issues has fallen to government agencies, in today’s world with all our access to information, I feel we can begin doing that ourselves. Clearly, there are going to be people out there who are bigots and will refuse service to people if that opportunity arises. Part of me would almost prefer to know which businesses are racist or homophobic so I can know who to not give my money to. I’d rather see a business flop by being discriminatory than bitterly serving those who they don’t want to serve. After all, a business choosing not to serve a specific group of people not only alienates them but also their allies and other socially conscious people. You can’t legislate good businessmen, but you can protect people from hefty lawsuits who are just trying to listen to their conscience.

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OPINION

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College in America is expensive, and it’s something every college student learns to deal with. While furthering your education is an investment in your future, it is also important to keep in mind that it also serves as income for the institution. You are paying Portland State to further your education, which in some ways makes you, the student, the boss. Have you taken charge? I have changed my major over the past academic year, as a lot of students probably have. I declared my new major and minor through Banweb at the start of the term, under the impression that this declaration would inform the PSU administration to issue the appropriate tuition and fees henceforth. Wrong. In the past, I just glanced over the bill knowing that financial aid would cover it. But when I received my spring term bill, I looked a little closer at tuition and fees and was shocked at how much it all added up to. Even with financial aid and loans, my budget for spring term was running tight. Between the mandatory fees, incidental fees and base tuition, my head was spinning, like trying to decode a 10-page user agreement. I wanted to click “I Agree,” but something wasn’t adding up. I investigated further to make sure that I was, in fact, being charged the right amount, only to discover that I was still being charged differential tuition from my previous major. You might be paying a differential fee based on what program you’re enrolled in. Business, engineering, fine and performing arts, and university honor students pay on average $25 more per credit than other undergraduate programs. On my bill, I was being charged an extra $200 that would go toward the College of the Arts—even though I am no longer enrolled in that school—and that is money I would like to keep in my pocket. It’s not as simple as just changing or confirming your major via Banweb. It took phone calls to the registrar’s office, financial services and the specific college itself to get the fees removed. If you have changed majors in the past year, I would advise that you look over your bill and check the fees listed on the Financial Services site to confirm that it is the correct amount. Out of over 28,000 students and 120 majors, there is the possibility that you are being overcharged. What it all boils down to is money. My investment is PSU’s income, so I shouldn’t be surprised that I was being overcharged with no word from the university; it is more money for them, after all. The school and the student are dependent on each other: I need an education, and they need money to fund and provide it. But when money is the tether in this relationship, be proactive and take charge. Make sure that you know where your money is going and that you are paying the correct amount. As a student, every penny counts toward buying that course textbook or maybe that next slice of pizza.

Mental illness in Portland

OPINION Two weeks ago, my high school cafeteria, in Albany, Oregon, got burned to the ground by a veteran suffering from a PTSD breakdown. The fire caused tens of thousands of dollars in property damage (if not more), and destroyed all of the band’s instruments. But to his credit, the man responsible for the fire turned himself in. In a statement to the press, he said he was in the middle of transferring his care from a Portland facility to a Salem facility and was off his medications. He owned up to it and is doing his best to make amends, but I’ve heard people from my hometown claiming that he was using PTSD as an excuse or that it doesn’t matter because there’s still a “special place in hell for people like him.” I use this example because it shows how Oregon’s mental health system lets people down and how lacking in empathy a lot of Oregonians still are when it come to mental illness. It’s depressing to see so much ignorance about mental illness in a town that has dozens of returning Iraq and Afghanistan SOUTH ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL, the site of a recent fire that destroyed the cafeteria. Zachary Lee Burghart, a veteran diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, was arrested in connection with the blaze.

That’s What’s the Matter by Kevin Rackham

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Why should you, dear reader, vote? We are about to become acolytes to that almighty shrine of democracy: the ballot box. The polls for the Associated Students of Portland State University elections close on April 23, just a few days from now, and all PSU students are eligible to vote. Inundated with campaign information from across campus, I ask myself, why should I vote? What has ASPSU ever done for me? Apparently, I, by my status as a student, am an ASPSU member. So I sat down to ask myself, “Why I should care about this election?” And then I realized, it’s not because I care about the ASPSU government, but it is because I have not only the right, but the obligation, to vote. I vote for the basic reason that it is my democratic duty, and transcending that duty is the fact that I can help usher in the change that I want to see. Now, I will grant that the ASPSU election is the Brigadoon of electoral politics. Students have a profound lack of knowledge regarding the candidates, and outside influences seem far away and of little importance. The ASPSU government acts, essentially, as messengers. While a few small and inconsequential decisions are made by the ASPSU government, the school administration—rightly so—has the final word. The ASPSU makes recommendations and generally acts as a voice for the student body—a weak, rather ineffective voice. But it’s still a voice, a voice for us, the

students. Unfortunately, if I were to ask 10 random classmates if they knew what the ASPSU government does, not 1 in that 10 could tell me. This is likely the biggest reason PSU students don’t vote. In each election for representatives and leaders in student government, less than 10 percent of the student body casts a ballot. Oftentimes, less than 5 percent vote. A big part of this reason is that students here don’t know what ASPSU does. They have little to no idea what the ASPSU leaders can do for them or why they should care. In the end, the vast majority of students don’t treat these as real elections. But this is a real election—an election for real people, in places of real(ish) power that can make decisions that could affect the student body as a whole. Who you vote for is less important, in the grand scheme of things, than the fact that you voted at all. Think of it as the opening act to this opera we call life—a practice run preparing us for the big leagues. Walt Whitman wrote, “O democracy, near at hand to you, a throat is now inflating itself and joyfully singing.” He might have been a bit wrapped up in the flag, but the sentiment remains the same even here, now, on this campus. Even if your candidate doesn’t win, even if you think your vote is just a drop in an ocean, it’s a right we have that so few historically have had. Don’t squander it. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Alea jacta est. The die is cast.

veterans, but Albany is far from the only city lacking support systems for people with mental illness. A 2014 Department of Justice report condemned Oregon for still relying heavily on institutionalizing individuals with mental illness and lacking community systems. Relying on institutional treatment further stigmatizes people with mental illness and prevents them from adjusting and integrating back into society after beginning treatment. Even people struggling with more everyday illnesses, like depression and bipolar disorder, receive the same kinds of stigma in a lot of areas. Another Department of Justice report showed that the Portland Police Bureau had a demonstrated pattern of excessive force against people with mental illnesses and that Portland’s police force lacked appropriate training to deal with people who were having mental health crises or breakdowns. The Red and Black Cafe famously requested that the 911 operator not send a police officer when there was someone overdosing in their bathroom, and it’s an off-the-books policy for staff in group homes for people with disabilities or mental illnesses around Portland to not call 911 unless it’s a health crisis. Instead, people who work in group homes are trained to defuse the situation as calmly as possible and attempt to redirect the behavior into something else, because calling the police could be more harmful to a resident’s health than their own behavior. Portland’s police force should have received similar training years ago, especially considering how high the rate of mental illness among Portland’s population is. Our society still has a lot of work to do on accepting mental illness. With physical illness, most people seem to understand that there are recovery times and treatment periods and that sometimes it doesn’t just get better. But when it comes to people suffering from mental illnesses, some seem to think that they should just get better or act differently. People don’t understand that there’s something wrong that doesn’t always go away. But mental illness doesn’t always go away, and its place in society is firmly cemented. It’s sad that in 2015 we still haven’t accepted that, because it is something we can’t pretend will go away.

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Hello there, dear reader, and welcome to the Vanguard’s 2015 Green Guide. To be blunt, this issue is packed with way cool stuff. Stuff so cool you won’t know where to start. That’s OK. We’re here to help you sort through the haze. Maybe you’re looking to hop on a bus with your girlfriend Mary Jane and find the best co-op in town. Alright, we can give you some guidance for that. Maybe you want to get your medical marijuana card but don’t know how. We can help you with that too. Or maybe you’re simply interested in digging your hands into some compost. Well, dear reader, look no further. We’ve got you covered. This is just a small dab of what you’ll find inside. But no need to rip through—take your time, reader; the trail has been blazed, and all you have to do is follow it. Grab some snacks, get comfy, sit back and enjoy the ride. 10

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The best farmers markets’ and co-ops around campus Brandon Staley Finding a grocery store you trust is never easy. Convenience demands you just get all your produce from Safeway, but do you really want to risk mumps or something? Probably not. You’ve still got so much to live for, after all. Instead, why not consider the joys of locally sourced vegetables, fruits and meats? Tons of farmers’ markets and food co-ops are just a hop, skip or short bus ride away. Here are a few that aren’t too far from campus.

Portland Farmers’ Market If you’re amenable to waking up before noon on a Saturday, the Portland Farmers’ Market is likely your best

bet for cheap, local produce. Multiple local farmers, bakers and other various artisans set up shop until 2 p.m. Best of all, the Saturday Farmers’ Market is held just outside the library and runs year-round. If Saturdays are a no-go, you might check out the Wednesday farmers’ market just a couple blocks up, right outside the Portland Art Museum, in Shemanski Park. The Wednesday market has abbreviated hours, so they open at 10 p.m. but close at the same time as the Saturday market. If you’re coming to the market from off-campus, it’s central to the MAX’s Yellow Line, the streetcar and several bus lines.

Food Front Cooperative Grocery Food Front is a bit of a hike from Portland State, as it’s in Northwest Portland, but it’s worth the journey if you can hoof it. One of the great things about co-ops is that you can find all sorts of off-the-beatenpath local foods that big retailers like Fred Meyer don’t carry. While you’re enjoying your locally grown rhubarb or mint, you can also chow down on some Brass Tacks spicy pickles. Not all together, mind you. I can’t imagine that would be agreeable to all but the most leaden of digestive tracts. You can make your way to Food Front via either the streetcar (followed by a short walk) or the 15 bus line (pre-

ceded by a short walk). It’s also worth noting that some co-ops are veggie-only, but Food Front sells meat.

People’s Food Co-op People’s Food Co-op is just a short bus ride across the pond. Not the England kind of across the pond, the kind that denotes you actually having to cross a much smaller body of water. Look, it’s in Southeast, okay? Right off Powell Boulevard. People’s is one of the oldest co-ops in Portland, going all the way back to 1970. They also have a farmers’ market on Wednesdays which features a rotating list of vendors and musicians. If you’re still on the fence about co-ops, just remember

that they’re communities, too. People’s hosts yoga and tai chi in their community room on a weekly basis. You can also rent out the community room if you’re looking for a meeting place or base of operations. You can get to People’s Food Co-op via the 9 bus line.

Alberta Cooperative Grocery While this co-op is some distance from campus, it’s a good place to start if you’re looking to learn new areas like the Alberta Arts District. If you’re invested in co-ops, they’ve also got a membership plan that affords you discounts and a say in major decisions regarding the store. You’ll also

receive discounts at various sister organizations. This is perhaps one of the biggest differences between a big retailer and one of the smaller co-ops: You get a say in what’s going on in the store. Try telling one of the big stores that they should stock the kombucha you like or that they should stop selling a specific brand because of the negative environmental impact. Lots of co-ops also have opportunities to work for bigger discounts, too. Because the stores themselves are community hubs, they largely run on support from that community. In return, you can get some pretty great discounts just for acting as a cashier or doing some community outreach.

Recycle like a Portlander Kara Erny Recycling is a key part of living in Portland, but many people make a lot of mistakes with what’s recyclable and what belongs in the trash or compost bin. With landfills becoming alarmingly large, it’s important everyone do their part to slow that growth down. Luckily, there are resources to help with that. The City of Portland website offers an overview of what is and is not recyclable. Here we have a quick guide, based on the website, of how to recycle like a true Portlander.

What to recycle Paper: This includes junk mail like those coupons you get once a week, magazines, newspapers, milk cartons, other paper cartons, cardboard boxes and any other paper materials. Plastic: Bottles, tubs, buckets, and even plastic plant pots. But no hard plastics!

Metal: Cans, aluminum (including aluminum foil), empty and dry paint cans, and other miscellaneous metal bits.

How to properly recycle these items Most campus buildings have guides about recycling, the same guides you can find online, so it’s helpful to refer to those when getting rid of your materials. For handy use to sort your recyclables before then, we have some of the major rules here and on the PSU website. Some little-known facts might include that you must put shredded paper in a paper bag, or that small metal bits should be clamped inside other metals, or even that you can’t recycle rigid plastics like drink lids or tupperware. That’s one that really gets some people. Remove the lids

from your soda bottles—they can’t go in the recycling! Speaking of things that can’t be recycled, your Starbucks cups don’t go there either because the recycling bins on campus say so. The Portland State website has a page called PSU Recycles which outlines all of this in a little more detail. The page says that all glass is recycled separately. Glass jars and bottles are recycled, while other glasses, like light bulbs and drinking glasses, are not. Also, the page says that while metal cans are recyclable, the lids aren’t, much like plastic bottles. Separate all of the lids. When it comes to paper, any food-soiled boxes/paper, like napkins and pizza boxes, are not recyclable because they’re contaminated and will affect the rest of the bin. Pizza boxes, napkins, paper towels, and other food-soiled boxes and paper can be com-

posted, but takeout containers and coffee cups are still off the table. A few more interesting items that can be recycled are batteries and motor oil. If you need to get rid of those, you can request a bin for batteries and you can leave clear containers of motor oil by the recycle bins. When you aren’t sure what to do with your recyclables, to find a full list of what can and can’t be recycled, or to find out how to recycle special items, refer to the City of Portland website or PSU Recycles.

PhD student Hue Duong of the Earth, Environment and Society program collects recyclables at Creston Park in Southeast Portland.

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Green up your gut Quit bein’ a tubby munchkin and get with the slim ‘n’ trim

Brandon Staley Listen, I’m not your personal trainer. I can’t hover over you at every waking hour telling you what you should and shouldn’t eat. I can’t roll you out of bed in the morning and fix you a healthy breakfast and usher you off to school, waving as you go. I also can’t be the one that you call up at 1 a.m. when the stress of finals has finally broken you and you’re ramming Hot Pockets down your throat in a desperate attempt to feel again. I can’t do those things because you need to those things for yourself. Unfortunately, if you’ve put on a few pounds over the course of your college career, only you can shed them. But don’t be afraid, because I’ve got some helpful tips to lose the chub. I’ll leave those with you, and in the meantime I’m going to go look up the difference between a personal trainer and a sitcom mom.

apply for a personal trainer. The prices are a steal compared to nearly any other gym in town.

smaller bowls. There’s a lot of science behind this little exercise, but I think it’s pretty self-explanatory. You have smaller bowls, you’re likely to keep your portions in check and eat less. O v e r eating is, after

Use smaller bowls One of the biggest hurdles to losing weight

Stop chuggin’ that sugar drank

Actually, really go to the Rec Center Did you know Portland State has an enormous recreation center? It’s the building that’s attached to Café Yum. Yeah, that one. You should really check it out sometime, as there are all sorts of great things like weight and cardio machines, a swimming pool and courts for sports. That’s not even taking into account the huge number of classes and groups that meet at the center. You can learn everything from fencing to yoga, and if you don’t know where to start you can always

all, one of the biggest weight gain culprits.

is going to be your own brain. Sure, it’s got you this far, but it also wants to eat all the Thin Mints, so you’re going to have to do a little mental training on top of the physical stuff. Do little things around the house, like buying some

Get freaky Fuckin’ is way cool, but did you know you also burn a pretty significant number of calories while you’re Silvia Cardullo/PSU Vanguard

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goin’ down on the clown? It’s true. A half-hour freak session can burn upward of 100 calories, and probably more if you’re into the weird stuff. So get out there and show everyone what you’re made of in a totally consensual way and—oh my god—please don’t be weird with this information.

I like a sweet drink as much as the next person, but I recently had to cut coffee out of my diet and replace it with tea. Why? Because I can stand the taste of tea without sweeteners and other fattening additions. If you lay the sugar on thick in any one of your daily caffeinated beverages, now might be a good time to reconsider. And if you’re trying to lose weight, now is a good time to disassociate yourself from energy drinks and your crazy Starbucks frappa-whatever-the-hell. The best way to stay energized is to have a healthy workout routine and drink lots of water. I would suggest that, but we’re both in the same horrible cabal called college and know how utterly unlikely culling caffeine would be.

Be realistic Change doesn’t happen overnight, and that’s just something you have to accept. These, and all other weight loss tips, are going to take time to kick in. But consider this: You won’t see results if you don’t start now.

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I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike Chelsea Lobey Riding bikes in Portland is fun and easy. We don’t have the brutal hills of San Francisco or Seattle, and we don’t have the insane traffic of New York. Tons of people ride bikes every day in Portland, and you can, too! First, you need a good bike and a few essentials. A used bike is generally the cheapest way to go. Craigslist is full of bikes. Do some research on the kind that will suit the needs of the type of riding you want to do. If you need a bike strictly to get around town, a road bike is probably the way to go. They aren’t generally too heavy, as they’re built for riding quickly on roads. If you think you might want to ride around the trails of Forest Park or head out into the mountains for some serious off-road biking, then you’ll surely need a mountain bike with beefy tires and bomb-proof construction. You can also find hybrid bikes meant for those who want to ride on all types of terrain. Craigslist has a bike for every type of riding, but do some research before you buy and don’t necessarily settle for the first bike you see. Portland is lucky enough to have an abundance of bike shops around town, so if you’re set on buying a new bike you’ll have an overwhelming amount of options. Ask a friend about which bike shops they’ve had good experiences at. All you really need to get around town is a good bike, but there are a few essentials you should consider that will make riding safer, easier and more pleasant.

A helmet is an absolute must-have. Yeah, it might look dumb, and it might mess up your hair, but it’ll be worth it if it saves you from severe brain trauma. A good lock is also important. If you plan on leaving your bike anywhere outside, a hefty U-lock is absolutely necessary. Bike theft is a pretty serious problem in Portland, so invest in a way to keep your bike secure. Lights are also an absolute must-have. They’re actually required by law when riding at night. You need to have a white light for the front of your bike and a red light for the back. Good lights are not something you’ll want to penny-pinch on, either. If they’re too dim, they’ll do you no good. At night, a good light will help drivers see you and will help you see the ground in front of you so you don’t hit that nasty pothole. Generally, brighter lights are better, but there is such a thing as too many Lumens. You don’t want to blind anybody. Talk to an employee at your favorite bike store about light recommendations. It’s funny to joke about how much it rains in the Pacific Northwest, but nobody wants to get stuck between destinations without proper rain gear when the flash flood comes. At the very least, get yourself a nice waterproof jacket. You can decide about buying the rain pants after you’ve experienced wet jeans. You also might want to consider your options when it comes to carrying a bag. Some people prefer to carry a backpack—it’s the simplest

method and likely the cheapest, since everybody already owns a backpack. But others hate the sweaty square it can leave on your back after a few miles of riding. A lot of people install a rack over their back tire and hang panniers over the sides. Panniers are bags that clip onto a bike rack so that you don’t have to carry it on your body. They’re generally waterproof and come in a range of sizes and prices. On my own bike, I put a flat porter rack over the front tire, just below my handlebars. I then zip-tied a basket onto it so I can put whatever I want in the basket and carry it with me. Baskets are definitely convenient, but putting weight on the front of a bike can sometimes negatively affect the steering. Do some research and decide which option would be best for you. Once you get rolling, you might want to consider buying a membership to the PSU Bike Hub, where students can get discounts on essentials like helmets, locks, lights, bike bags and rain gear. The Bike Hub also does repairs for cheaper than the average Portland bike shop (as long as you have a membership) and they have repair stations so that students can work on their bikes themselves at no cost. If you don’t know how to fix it yourself, a Bike Hub staff member is never far away, and they are always willing to teach you. Riding a bike is terribly fun, particularly when the weather is nice. We’re approaching summertime, so now is the perfect time to find a bike and get rolling!

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turn your apartment into a greenhouse Kevin rackham One of the best things about Portland is the food, but it’s also one of the most expensive. Growing fruits and vegetables in your apartment or dorm is a great way to cut costs and eat healthier without paying grocery store or farmers’ market prices. The first step is figuring out what you want to grow. Oregon’s climate and lack

of sunlight exclude a lot of plants from being successful, and the confines of an apartment prevent others, but there’s a wide range of plants you can grow as easily (or almost as easily) in an apartment as you can in a garden. You’re in luck, too, because now is the right time to be planting a lot of vegetables.

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Herbs are probably the best place to start. They’re generally easy to maintain and harvest—a lot of them don’t require direct sunlight—and the easy access to fresh herbs will step up your cooking game. Two of the easiest and tastiest are mint and rosemary. They only need a few hours of indirect sunlight, and all you need is a pot, a windowsill and potting soil. It’s important to keep them watered regularly. Your soil should consistently be slightly moist to the touch. Maintaining a consistent humidity is also important; mist the plant between watering and maintain a temperature of 55–60 degrees at night and 65–70 degrees during the day. Make sure to rotate the plant every few days to keep the leaves a consistent size; the plant will try to grow toward the sun, and no one likes lopsided mint. Rosemary requires similar care,

but it’s a little more finicky. Keep the soil moist, but be careful because it’s easy to over-water. Growing leafy greens indoors is possible, too. Lettuce and spinach are the obvious picks, but you can even score some extra Portland points and bragging rights by growing your own GMO-free, organic kale. If you’re going with the leafy green route, you’re in luck because the Pacific Northwest has the perfect climate for leafy greens. Growing lettuce has the added addition of reducing a lot of waste because you probably have to get rid of a lot of plastic containers if you buy salad from the grocery store. It’s easier to grow baby lettuce or spinach than fully mature plants, and that also means you get to eat sooner and harvest more often. Drainage is really important with lettuce because it’s susceptible to over-watering. Make quarter-inch

dents in the soil and leave at least an inch of room for each plant to spread. Since not every seed will germinate, be sure to put a few seeds in each indentation. Cover your indentations, water the seeds and store them somewhere warmer (75–80 degrees). Keep them moist and warm. When you see them germinate, let them grow about two inches and then pinch off any excess stalks. Water them once or twice per week and mist them as needed. You should be able to harvest baby lettuce leaves after about a month. A spray bottle is your best friend in keeping your plants moist without flooding them. Storage and location are important. Make sure all your plants get at least six hours of daylight per day. If you have a balcony or a wide windowsill, you’re golden. If you don’t have a window that gets lots of light, you can invest in a

secondhand is good as new

fluorescent tube lamp for a similar effect. Keep your plants where clumsy house guests or curious cats can’t ruin them or leave dirt strewn all over your floor (I learned this the hard way). The hardest part is keeping a routine; in Portland, getting sunlight is the other hardest part. Set yourself a reminder to water them if you need to. Some other easy options are green onions, chives or garlic, where you can simply transplant the chives or the garlic head into the soil. The biggest key to apartment gardening is persistence and doing your research. It’s easy to make lots of stupid mistakes and kill your plants, but it’s also really easy to replant and start over again. Follow the instructions on the seed packet, ask Google when you have a problem, and plant enough that you can afford to make mistakes.

THE REUSE ROOM, located in Cramer Hall, offers an assortment of school and office supplies. Students are also welcome to donate unneeded supplies.

turner lobey My jeans have the faded and ingrained outline of an iPhone 4 in the left front pocket. I store my phone in my right front pocket and currently use an iPhone 5. The reason for the clash? I am not the first owner of these pants. Some have reservations or hesitations about wearing worn or secondhand clothing or owning used items. Friends and family have been reluctant to do so on the grounds it has the potential to be a dirty habit and is probably dangerous to one’s health. Let’s be real about this for a second. Nervous about what germs that Slayer shirt might have? Run it through the

washer and dryer before wearing it out on the town. Uncomfortable about where that pen might have been? Chances are pretty good that the worst place it’s ever been was on the floor of a Trimet bus. Give it a quick clean and get to writing, because it’s nothing to be grossed out over. Sure, you may come across something gross every once in a while, but the pros far outweigh the cons. Reusing is a sustainable and more environmentally friendly way to buy things and keep them out of landfills. Studies show that the United States sends up to 10.5 million tons of textiles to landfills every year. In

terms of school and office supplies, paper makes up nearly 27 percent of municipal solid waste, making it the most thrown away material in the country. Reusing and recycling clothing and supplies is not only sustainable and helpful to the planet, but it also saves money. Buying or using secondhand goods breathes new life into previously abandoned things and expands your wardrobe and desk drawers without emptying your purse. For those who are able to overcome hesitations and want to make more environmentally conscious shopping decisions, there

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are, fortunately, plenty of options for obtaining previously owned goods. On campus, Portland State has the ReUse Room, a volunteer-driven resource for giving and getting supplies for school, office and home. Located in room 180 of Cramer Hall, the ReUse Room’s doors are always open for students and PSU community members. The ReUse Room also hosts the Mug Runners program,

which collects coffee mugs abandoned on campus and redistributes them through the ReUse Room. Off campus, there are even more options available. Living in Portland means we are fortunate enough to have a seemingly endless list of resources when it comes to reusing and recycling. There are almost too many used clothing, furniture and consignment stores to list. A quick Google or Yelp search

will provide you with plenty of options to help you find what you’re after. And speaking of web searches, we aren’t living in the Dark Ages any more. Thanks to the Internet, you don’t even have to leave your home to find great secondhand goods. Websites like Craigslist, Reddit and eBay are great resources for you to find new things to use and love.

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Crust to crust: Composting 101 Margo Pecha

When I was growing up, my parents always kept a metal compost bucket in the cupboard beneath the kitchen sink. I hated when they asked me to take it outside and empty it into the compost because the bucket smelled so gross. Years later, while trying to garden on my apartment patio, I can appreciate what my parents were doing. It sucks buying bags and bags of soil when you’re perfectly capable of creating your own nutrient-rich mulch with just a little time each day. Here are some basics to get you started.

Hey, you can’t compost that!

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First things first, you can’t compost everything. Composting is the process of breaking down green

waste into a nutrient-dense product that can be used as soil or fertilizer. Grass clippings, leaves and other similar organic matter are all compostable, but food scraps are also one of the primary things people compost. Is your lettuce looking a little slimy and wilted? Put it in the compost! Not all food scraps can be composted, however. Dairy products, bread products, meat scraps, citrus and bones are all big no-nos because they’ll attract pests. However, eggshells will do wonders for your compost because they’re chock-full of calcium and other great things plants love. Coffee grounds are also great for compost because of the nitrogen contained in them—you can even compost the filter.

Getting started If you live in an apartment, you can still compost, believe it or not. It’s as simple as obtaining a large plastic bin and drilling some holes in the lid and base, then setting it out on your patio or balcony in a spot that gets lots of sunlight. Prep the container by soaking strips of newspaper in water and lining the base of the bin. You can then start adding your green waste and start turning it once per day, or how ever often you think it needs. The less you turn the scraps then the slower the decomposition process will be. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t actually need to add worms to your bin. Bacteria does most of the work breaking down what you put in your bin, and the heat it produces

could kill them off or drive them away.

Campus composting But what if you live on campus? You might not be able to create your own mulch for personal use, but Portland State has an awesome program called PSU Composts, which equips some campus buildings with green roll-carts for collecting food waste. And guess what—some of these buildings are residence halls. How neat is that? According to the website, the carts are usually placed outside the building or in the basement beside the recycling and garbage dumpsters. You can download a guide to compostable materials and a map of all compost bin locations from the website, as well. So what are you waiting for? Get a-compostin’!

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Come join earth day 2015 JaCQueline C. bryan

WHEN: APRIL 22, 2015 FROM 11 A.M. TO 3 P.M. WHERE: PSU PARK BLOCKS Earth Day has been a yearly event since its debut on April 22, 1970 and is still celebrated to this day in over 192 countries worldwide. The aim is to raise awareness not only about prominent issues threatening our planet, such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, etc., but to also acknowledge the beauty and life that is offered in our natural world. Earth Day is meant to inspire truth, gratitude and respect for any and all living things, with the ultimate goal of creating a

more balanced, natural and flourishing planet. Portland State has always been a prominent participant in Earth Day, and this year is no different. The university has tons of little events that everyone is welcome to participate in, whether you are a PSU student or not. After all, Earth Day’s main goal is to educate the public about what is happening on this planet and what we can do about it. There will be a craft market, free food, clothing swap and over 60 booths with tons of Earth Day information and activities. In addition, Paul Paresa and the People, a student-run band, will be playing upbeat jazz tunes, making

sure to keep everyone on their feet and moving. The wonderfully diverse student craft market is organized by the Student Sustainability Leadership Council. Student vendors will be selling their artwork, jewelry and other handmade products they have made. There will also be a clothing exchange done by the ReUse Room and the PSU Waste Reduction Task Force. There are donation bins located in University Pointe, Stephen Epler Hall and Ondine Residence Hall if you want to donate clothing ahead of time, or you can donate on Earth Day in the Park Blocks. Additionally, you’ll be able to exchange clothing

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at any of the locations on Earth Day, or you can take clothing for free, whether you donate or not. The idea is to reuse and recycle. You must be wondering about the free food, huh? All you have to do is visit booths at the event, learn about their initiatives, and they will give you tickets in exchange for your interest in who they are and what they do. There will be over 60 organizations, clubs, businesses and nonprofits attending the event, so there will be plenty to learn from. Four tickets will be enough for a slice of Hot Lips pizza or a sandwich from Green Roots Café. The Con Oven off of Smith Memorial Student Union will

THE PSU PARK BLOCKS will play host to Earth Day 2015 on April 22.

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be in use, and a professional will be making piping hot and fresh pizzas throughout the event. There will also be a Moberi bike blender available, where you can bike and make your own smoothie for one ticket. The event is going to be held on April 22 from 11 a.m.

to 3 p.m. on the PSU Park Blocks. Come join this community festival featuring student groups, crafters, artists, activists and educators from all different walks of life. Have a slice or sandwich on the house and enjoy learning about Earth Day!

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The bureaucracy of blazing How to get a medical marijuana card before the leaf has been freed Brandon Staley Starting this summer, weed will be legal in Oregon. Unfortunately, July is pretty far away. But there’s no need to wait if you’ve got a qualifying medical condition. The following conditions are covered under the Oregon medical marijuana program (OMMP) and, with a doctor’s recommendation, could be reason enough to be assigned a medical marijuana card: • Severe pain • Severe nausea • Glaucoma • Cancer • HIV/AIDS • Agitation due to Alzheimer’s disease • Post-traumatic stress • Cachexia (a kind of disease that causes weight loss and is usually brought on by cancer or AIDS) • Seizures • Persistent muscle spasms

The doctor who makes this recommendation must be an attending physician, a licensed doctor of medicine (M.D.) or a doctor of oste-

opathy (D.O.), and must be licensed to practice in Oregon. A word to the wise: Naturopaths, chiropractors and nurse practitioners cannot evaluate you for a medical marijuana card. To get started on the process, you’re going to need: • A copy of the OMMP application, which can be found on their website • A legible, current and valid form of state or federal identification (such as a passport or a driver’s license) • The names of any applicable caregivers or growers • An attending physician’s statement form • A money order or personal check to cover the non-refundable application fee (the fee is reduced if you’re on the Oregon Health Plan, Oregon Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Social Security, or have applicable affiliation with veteran’s rehabilitative services)

If you don’t qualify for a reduced fee, the price to submit an application is $200 at this

time. The various discounts are determined based on what kind of assistance you are receiving, and the application can even cost more if you decide you want to grow your marijuana. If you decide you would also like to grow your own marijuana, you’re going to have to designate a grow site. You can only register one grow site, and it must be in Oregon. If you want to register as a grower, just remember to fill out the grow site section of the application. Medical marijuana approval does not automatically roll over year after year. If you’d like to keep your approval, you’re going to have to apply again at the end of the year. While in years past the medical marijuana program has been seen as something of a holy grail for folks eager to get their smoke on legally, it’s a time-consuming and somewhat expensive process. If you’re not suffering from one of the maladies above, it’s probably best to wait.

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As you likely already know, marijuana will be legalized in Oregon on July 1. Right now the difference between medical marijuana and what has been coined recreational mari-

juana is minimal. Once marijuana is legal in Oregon, it will be sold at participating retailers.

If you are suffering from one of the above conditions and believe that use of marijuana could make a positive impact on your life, there’s no reason to wait.

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leave your pot t-shirt in your mom’s basement sebastian richardson During my freshman year of college, a student on my floor decided it would be a good idea to hang a large marijuana flag on his wall above his bed. Afterward, he insisted that everyone come and look at it and sat there with a proud grin on his face as if he had accomplished something great. In a shocking twist of events, he got busted for marijuana possession the very next week. I’m not someone who claims to know much about marijuana subculture. For me it’s still a mystery and one I have no interest in solving. Nevertheless, I am a citizen with eyes and I generally like not-tacky clothing and decorations. As far as legalizing marijuana: Go for it, I really couldn’t care less. However,

if legalizing marijuana leads to more people adorning pot-themed accessories and clothes, please keep it illegal. When I see a marijuana throw blanket at someone’s house, I don’t immediately think, “Wow, look how cool and chill these people are.” Rather, I immediately assume that they’re people who may or may not be renting their rad basement apartment from their mom. I’m not saying that loving marijuana is a bad thing or sticks you in a perpetual state of adolescence, but pot-themed items are some of the tackiest clothes and décor someone could choose to put in their house or on their body. For the most part, it seems that people who wear shirts with marijuana leaves on

them are merely trying to tell the world, “Hey, everyone, I smoke weed and I like it.” In my opinion, this is unnecessary and only attracts unwanted attention. Don’t get me wrong, wearing clothes that reflect your interests and hobbies is a great way to express yourself without saying much. On the other hand, maybe wearing a shirt reflecting the substances you like to use is not in the same ballpark. I don’t want to sound mean, but if using marijuana is how you express yourself, I can’t help but feel you might be the sort of person who’d borrow gas money and never pay me back. On the spectrum of tacky clothing, marijuana-themed clothing is somewhere above ironically worn tacky sweaters and T-SHIRTS FOR SALE at the 2006 Marijuana Fest in Madison, WI.

a bit below anything from Hot Topic. I know the neon felt poster with Bob Marley smoking a joint—where the smoke turns into a peace sign—is totally sweet, but its sweetness factor decreases exponentially once you’re over the age of 20. People who still don the tiedye shirt with the pot leaf or the hat with a 420 reference are the remnants of a bygone era. Somehow they’re clinging to the youthful exhilaration that goes along with wearing clothes that label

them counter-cultural or rebellious, while still parading around like an enlightened, peace-loving individual. A person who has a marijuana poster occupies the same spot in my mind as someone who would have a neon-lit Coors sign in their man cave. Only, the person with the marijuana shirt, I imagine, probably smells worse than the Coors guy. So I ask all stoners, marijuana enthusiasts and occasional partakers in that sweet sticky icky: leave your

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marijuana-leaf clothes at home and weed décor in the trunk with your high school yearbooks. Yes, that means you, stoner girl with the marijuana bikini, and you, college freshman with the weed flag, and yes, even you, 30-yearold guy with the casual IT job. The only people who get a free pass in my book are older folks who actually grew up during the ’60s and ’70s. Today’s youth will remain guilty in my eyes so long as they continue to commit this tacky infraction.

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Could hemp save America?

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Jacqueline C. Bryan Hemp’s had a bad rap for far too long, obscuring much of its history as well as its potential. Because they are of similar species, hemp has unfairly been lumped into the same illegal category as marijuana, but the truth is that they are quite distinctive varieties or breeds. A huge part of the reason hemp has been so marginalized is because it does, in fact, have THC properties. That said, there are ways of farming it that will produce extremely low levels of THC (and even high-THC hemp wouldn’t have enough to get you high, stoned or whatever you kids are calling it these days). It wasn’t always this way. Hemp used to be widely produced, especially in the earliest settlements in Jamestown, when our founding fathers required the farming of it. This is because hemp is an extremely versatile plant; the seed is known for its high protein and high-quality oil content, along with so many other minerals and vitamins that are good for humans and as forage for animals. Hemp can be used to make durable clothing, canvas, rope and even plastic-type products for auto manufac-

turing. One acre of hemp can produce four times more paper than one acre of trees. In fact, no other tree or plant on Earth can produce as much paper as hemp can. Additionally, the inner wood core of its stalks can be turned into non-toxic hempcrete and can be used for walls and as flooring. It’s a good insulator, too, and can be a great substitute for wood during construction of any kind. Think about that for a minute: the farming and production of hemp could save millions of trees from being cut down. Hemp farming would make Oregon’s agriculture—for that matter, agriculture all over the world—far more sustainable. In addition to everything mentioned previously, the plant is extremely easy to grow. For example, cotton and hemp can both be used to make clothing, yet cotton can only grow in warm climates and requires huge amounts of water and pesticides. On the other hand, hemp needs very little water, requires minimal fertilization and can grow anywhere in the U.S. It also naturally repels weed growth and attracts very few insects, meaning we would be able to significantly cut back

on the use of environmentally harmful pesticides and herbicides. Because there is little need for agricultural poisons, hemp farming allows the soil to be biologically active, which means less erosion, less water run-off and less water waste and pollution. Hemp produces more biomass than any plant grown in the U.S. This can be converted to fuel in the form of clean-burning alcohol or man-made coal. Its potential as a clean and renewable energy source far exceeds that of any other source on the planet. It is estimated that if hemp were widely grown in the U.S. for fuel, it could supply 100 percent of all U.S. energy needs. Lastly, almost all hemp products are non-toxic, biodegradable and renewable. If this doesn’t convince you of the wonders of hemp, nothing will. Our planet has been seriously degraded by humankind’s activities, and the use of sustainable alternatives like hemp will surely help Earth to continue nourishing and sustaining life. Let’s truly start thinking green before it’s too late!

Weed on campus: not ready to go all the way green Evan Birkeland Frat boys and high school photography teachers alike will have reason to rejoice this July when Measure 91 decriminalizes the possession of recreational marijuana by persons 21 and over. The new piece of legislature will allow for adults to legally possess up to eight ounces in their homes and up to an ounce in public; private citizens will also be able to grow up to eight marijuana plants in the privacy of their own homes. But residents of Portland State student residence halls may want to think twice before rolling their celebratory fatties: despite statewide decriminalization, Oregon

university campuses will still follow their own policies regulating the substance’s use in their jurisdiction. According to Campus Public Safety’s Police Chief Phillip Zerzan, those policies aren’t going to change any time soon. “I can’t really foresee any changes to how we deal with marijuana possession in the near future,” Zerzan said, adding that, since Oregon universities receive funding at a federal level and the substance is illegal federally, state universities will still have to answer to their federal funders. Like alcohol and other legal intoxicants, Measure 91 will al-

low the consumption of marijuana products in the privacy of users’ homes. Dorm residents, however, would do well to keep their stashes safely hidden in the sock drawer, as campus housing has retained clear policies that punish the possession of both marijuana and its various paraphernalia. A press release from Housing and Residence Life Director Michael Walsh clearly prohibits “the possession, use, sale or distribution of any illegal drug, drug paraphernalia,” as well as “smoking any substance with any smoking device.” Even after marijuana is legalized, clear language

prohibits the use of any psychoactive herbal product, meaning medicinal marijuana is off the table as well. “We have a smoking policy, so you wouldn’t be allowed to smoke anything inside residence halls,” Walsh said. “So for all practical purposes nothing will change. But there will be some language change in the policies, and we’ll do that this summer.” Walsh said it’s also important to note that student housing residents currently have it a bit easier than off-campus smokers when it comes to punishment for violations. “If someone is found to be in violation of that par-

ticular policy, there’s a number of sanctions, as we call them,” Walsh said. “Usually there’s a fine of some sort, there’s an educational element, and there’s a warning of some sort.” One potential loophole in Residence Life’s current policy comes in edible form: Oral consumption of THC products doesn’t violate any rules that prohibit smoking, so their prohibition is less clear, at least on paper. “The issue is the edibles, and possession by consumption, which I anticipate we will also treat like medical marijuana,” Walsh said. “So if a person has a medical mari-

juana card, they go off campus, use it and come back, so there’s no repercussions for consumption there.” Even non-students should be wary when entering the PSU campus. “Our public safety would be called and they would escort that person out of the building,” Walsh added. “Simple possession of marijuana is a violation, not a crime, so they would just be escorted out and not charged with anything.” Ultimately, it may take quite some time and changes in federal law before PSU students can use cannabis in their homes without fear of repercussion.

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Blaze it medicinally, man LEGAL WEED’S IMPACT ON MEDICINAL MARIJUANA IS UNCERTAIN

Chelsea Lobey Medical marijuana dispensaries have been selling and distributing legal marijuana to those with an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program card for quite a long time now. You see the shops all over the place, and they always have ridiculous, punny headlines, like Cannabliss. With recreational marijuana coming soon to Portland, many have been questioning

the legitimacy of marijuana as a medication and the effects that legalization may have on the public. An online survey of over 1,500 doctors conducted by WebMD and Medscape found that 67 percent of doctors agree that marijuana “should be a medical option for patients,” while 82 percent of oncologists and hematologists agree

that marijuana offers “legitimate benefits, such as easing pain and nausea related to chemotherapy.” Scientists are still studying and analyzing the effects of marijuana; the research is simply too new to be totally conclusive. But it seems to be pretty common knowledge by now that there are different types of marijuana and that they do

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different things to humans. There are strains high in cannabidiol, which is often referred to as CBD, and there are strains high in tetrahydrocannabinol, which is shortened to THC. THC is the chemical in marijuana that gives users the high. THC can create feelings of euphoria and pleasure, which on its own might be considered a medical benefit, but it can also increase appetite, reduce nausea and help induce sleep. CBD is responsible for a lot of the medicinal benefits of marijuana, and it does not affect the mind or a user’s behavior. A marijuana strain high in CBD and low in THC will not get you high. CBD is great for reducing pain and inflammation and controlling certain types of seizures. Recent studies have even shown that marijuana extracts may reduce the size of certain cancer cells and may kill other cancer cells, particularly when used in conjunction with radiation. There have even been instances of children taking

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small amounts of cannabis oil to treat the symptoms of cancer and the effects of chemotherapy. It is still a bit unclear how Oregon will handle the differences in recreational marijuana shops and medical marijuana dispensaries. Measure 91 didn’t say anything about medical marijuana. In response to the question, “What impact does Measure 91 have on the current Medical Marijuana Program?” found on the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s website, the answer is oneword: “none.” The OLCC has until January of 2016 to implement regulations on the recreational marijuana industry and decide who will get to sell recreational marijuana, but Oregon lawmakers are considering allowing already existing, functional medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational weed starting July 1 when Measure 91 goes into effect. That lag time between when weed will be legalized and when the OLCC cements their

regulations is going to create a bit of a weird situation for the state, opening the doors to a lot of questions. Marijuana will be legal beginning in July, but where will people buy it? If medical dispensaries are allowed to sell recreational marijuana, will the product be different for recreational users than it will be for medical users? Will they charge differently if you have a medical marijuana card? Will the OLCC take away the ability for medical dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana in January? A lot of things are still up in the air, so for now we’re basically waiting until the OLCC comes up with a plan. Whether people are using weed for medicinal purposes or simply to get high, it seems pretty clear to me there are potentially significant benefits to marijuana use. I look forward to July 1 because the world isn’t going to end and the sky isn’t going to fall down. But maybe there will be a little less chronic pain and a little more happiness going around.

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shopping for legal weed at the dispensary Matthew J. ocasio The writing is on the wall, the weed is behind the counter and you can buy it with your credit card. Marijuana prohibition is coming to a close, and with it, the cloak and dagger era of talking in code and buying from dealers in their musky living rooms. Oregonians with serious medical conditions, or those who simply want to buy better weed and don’t mind fabricating a reason have had the option to get their OMMP card for years now. Those brave stoners who ponied up the cash and jumped through the hoops to get their golden ticket were not unlike young Charlie Bucket when he stepped into Willy Wonka’s fantastical factory of delights. Dozens of freshlygrown strains that you can smell and inspect, a wider assortment of edibles than your average coffee shop, various electronic pens and inhalers, body oils, massages and your very own pre-started marijuana plant to grow at home—to a stoner who grew up smoking whatever they could find, the smorgasbord offered at a dispensary is a dreamlike feast.

To an actual medical patient with no prior history of toking, however, a dispensary can be incomprehensible. And with the most recent election, any adult of legal age will soon be able to walk into an actual weed store and shop as if it were simple, innocent liquor. To those straight-off-thestreet customers who haven’t gone through the process of getting an OMMP card, how do you know if that brownie is going to work at all or get you stoned for a week straight? No matter your background with marijuana, there is only one thing you need to know when shopping legally for it: USE YOUR WORDS TO ASK QUESTIONS. Ask absolutely anything you want to know and be willing to advocate for yourself. If it’s your first time, tell them. If you want to know what the difference between THC, CBC, CBD, Indica, Sativa, if you want weed for a particular mood or event, or want to try an edible, lip balm, personal lubricant, or something different, just say so. No need to talk in code, no need for innuendo, no shame for not knowing something. The budtender, as they’re

sometimes known, will be more than happy to tell you everything you could ever want to know about what they’re selling. Heck, even if you just want to know etiquette for smoking with others so you don’t seem too green, they’ll tell you how to toke like a proper pothead. And if they should start talking over your head, seriously, just tell them! Remember, you’re doing nothing illegal, and you’re in no rush. If you want an in-depth explanation of tricombs, they’ll give you the science. If you wa nt the right bud for a Doctor Who marathon, they’ll have a suggestion. If you want to know how much butter to use so grandma can get comfortably stoned off your spaghetti carbonara, they’ll tell you dosage info. If you don’t know your tolerance, ask them to help. Eating too much weed can’t kill you, but it can give you a terrible night. Colorado is having a fair number of incidents of folks ingesting too much, and it can all be avoided if you just ask for assistance. Seriously. It’s legal now. No need to be an awkward stoner about it. Just ask.

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shopping for tobacco products at the head shop Jason susim The election of 2014 has come and gone, and with it went marijuana prohibition in the state of Oregon. The voters of the Beaver State decided it was no longer sensible to criminalize marijuana and voted to pass Proposition 91— The Control, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Act. Now that prohibition has ended and the stigma attached to marijuana use is dying out with the Baby Boomers, many Oregon residents will likely experiment with smoking. For some it may be their first time; others may be revisiting an old habit from their younger days. Whatever the case may be, it’s wise to seek out assistance when deciding to experiment with weed. If you’re new to

smoking, you should first consider how much you want to buy and what you are willing to spend. You should be aware that weed is much stronger these days than it used to be with more advanced growing methods and a countless number of different strains with different highs, so purchase accordingly. Once your quantity and financial aspects are squared away, it’s time to consider a vessel. What you are smoking out of is just as much a part of the experience as the substance itself. While rolling joints, or doobies, was all the rage back in the day, glassware is now the most practical apparatus for cannabis consumption. Head on over to your local smoke shop and consult with a shopkeep about your options.

Be aware that there is proper etiquette one must adhere to when entering a smoke shop. The number-one rule of smoke shopping: Do not utter words like bong or weed. Adam Weiser of Mellow Mood in Southwest Portland says there are specific words you must use when referencing the glassware. “Tobacco and tobacco pipes,” Weiser said. “Unless you’re, you know, obviously a medical patient. Then you can expand on that.” For first-time smokers coming into a smoke shop, Weiser recommends starting with something small. “I would say kind of a basic, small hand-piece is a good place to start, just ’cause you know it’s not like a big financial invest-

ment, and it’s just kind of an allpurpose piece,” Weiser said. So if this is your first time in a head shop, you probably don’t want to spring for the $300 bong (ahem, water pipe) glaring at you from the top shelf. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Most smoke shop employees like Weiser have dealt with newcomers in the shop. “A lot of people, especially some medicinal patients— like first-timers—don’t really know what they’re looking for, so sometimes you have to, you know, explain things a little more,” Weiser said. Once you decide on the right piece for you and the experience you want, exercise your legal rights as a citizen of Oregon and light up that sweet bowl of green freedom.

A COLLECTION OF WATER PIPES on display at the Mellow Mood, on SW Broadway.

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Dank Dating: Portland is the 420-friendliest city to be single & ready to mingle Colleen Leary

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Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glory haze IMPORTANT DATES IN LEGALIZATION Colleen leary

1923: Some medical marijuana

2005: Oregon Legislature increases

preparations legal under Oregon law.

amount of permissible medical marijuana possession per patient from 20 ounces

1935: Oregon adopts Uniform State

to 24 ounces and 3 mature plants

Narcotic Drug Act, making all cannabis

to 6 mature plants.

illegal except very small-dose amounts of cannabis extract.

2009: Board of Pharmacy downschedules marijuana from Schedule I

1941: All cannabis illegal in Oregon,

to Schedule II narcotic.

including medical.

2012: Measure 80, which would legalize 1973: Oregon first U.S. state

recreational marijuana, fails with a vote

to decriminalize marijuana. Possession

of 53 percent opposed and 47 percent

of up to one ounce results in a fine similar

inÂ favor.

to a traffic violation.

2014: Measure 91 legalizes possession 1986: Oregonians vote on Ballot Measure

and growth of recreational marijuana for

5, which would legalize private possession

Oregonians 21 years and older with a vote of

and growth of marijuana for personal use.

56 percent in favor and 44 percent opposed.

Ballot fails to pass with a vote of 74 percent in favor and 26 percent opposed.

July 1, 2015: Provisions from Measure 91 take effect. Possession of up to one ounce

1997: Oregon Legislature tries

of recreational marijuana in public and eight

to recriminalize possession of marijuana,

ounces at home is legal for people over age

but an opposing petition stops it from

21. Oregonians of age can possess up to four

going to a public vote.

mature plants at home for personal use.

1998: Ballot Measure 67 legalizes

Jan. 1, 2016: Oregon Liquor Control

medical marijuana in Oregon with

Commission will implement regulations

a vote of 55 percent in favor and 45

for production, processing and sale

percent opposed.

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ARTS & CULTURE

art collection talk Definitely an art collection talk MoriaH neWMan

The Portland Art Dealers Association hosted a collaborative conversation around the idea of art patronage and art collecting on April 8. The free event was held at the Portland Art Museum. Attendees were greeted by an enthusiastic member of the Young Patrons of the Portland Art Museum who said he was excited to increase awareness of art collecting for the next generation of patrons. Art lovers and collectors gathered in the Miller Gallery to mingle and schmooze with other esteemed members of the Portland art community before transitioning to the main event of the evening. Megan Atiyeh, an independent curator, writer and visual arts coordinator for the Oregon Arts Commission, was the main facilitator for the discussion. “This conversation is aimed at getting to the core

Roberts said. “I bought it from a friend, with no money to pay for it; it was sort of as though my checkbook levitated out of my wallet, and I paid for it over lots of time.” The second chapter focused on the artist, patron and gallery relationship. This complex topic came to a quick group consensus that all aspects of involvement are important—the circle of life, so to speak, within the arts. These three relationships are pillars of support that help stabilize artists to make their art, patrons to buy their art and galleries to showcase and sell their art. It all flows together like a Van Gogh. The evening ended on a hopeful “Aspirations” chapter, a question Atiyeh hoped would stimulate a call to action in the community and spur audience members on.

parents who were heroes in World War II—parents who had an unambiguous nemesis? You can fight Nazis, you can encourage banks and people to put money in the economy, but how do the disenfranchised fight disenfranchisement? The layers in this comic are really what sell it because not only is there the relationship between young adults and their parents (which is rocky to begin with), but there’s also the relationship between the generation of young adults today and companies like Marvel and the legacy of the golden age of comics. We’re always being compared to past generations and falling way short. Our air isn’t as clean, our houses aren’t as cheap and we can’t live on the same minimum wage. These superheroes are even worse than the baby boomer generation because they’re the baby boomer’s parents, so the generation gap is even more abyssal. The series asks questions about our relationship to the superheroes who popped up in the golden age, characters whose entire characteriza-

tions are interwoven with World War II, like Steve Rogers as Captain America. Before he became Captain America, an early superhero name for him was literally Super American, and while we might still have some platonic notion of “American,” we also recognize that it’s not only a fantasy, but a nightmarishly nationalist one. While Captain America is, to this day, punching Hitler in the face in 3-D, he’s not fighting real monsters anymore. White supremacy is still a huge issue in America, but the mainstream Captain America is fighting H.Y.D.R.A. and space monsters. Not exactly the racists we see today or widespread unemployment. Jupiter’s Legacy explores this problem. Brandon and Chloe’s father is literally the Utopian, who refuses to touch the economic, social or environmental issues that threaten us after facing the Great Depression—and I’m assuming Hitler and the Axis Powers—in his prime. His prime was a golden, wonderful, mysterious age

easily romanticized from the 21st century, but that’s exactly where Jupiter’s Circle comes in. Was everything really like this older generation said, or are they too subjective, too biased to accurately report? Jupiter’s Circle follows the parents of Jupiter’s Legacy and explores not only what the world was like but also what they and their friends were like. We see Richard Hutcherson, famed supervillain, as one of the group’s inner circle, a close friend and family member, while he struggles with a triple life, born out of the desperation and prejudice of the world tinted beautiful by people’s memories. He’s always spoken of as the great betrayer, as the worst supervillain that the world has ever seen, but, really, history is written by the victors and is unintelligible to new generations. I hope they address issues like race and gender in Jupiter’s Circle, but so far the way Grace, Utopian’s wife, comes across, I’m not going to get my hopes up.

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issues and the conditions of the visual arts ecology of the state,” Atiyeh said. “My task is to really try and encourage a vertical dialogue.” The event featured several local artists, art experts and gallery owners who sat scattered throughout the humble audience. This was done in an effort to help facilitate a more organic flow

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trons, brought many stimulating ideas and questions to the conversation. Modern and post-modern art did not come up at all in the two-hour conversation. The core issues that seemed to get the most remarks and comments out of audience members were issues of quantity: How big should my paintings be? How

much art is too much art to collect? When do I know when I should buy more art? Issues of supporting new and emerging local artists were given a generous, if brief, slice of time at the end of the discussion. The conversation was separated into three distinct chapters; the first was titled, “How do new collectors come to be?” Audience members offered memories of the first piece of art they ever purchased and described how incredibly crucial that was for them in their journey to become an art collector. Questions on what it is that makes art collecting most challenging, such as financial limitations, followed. Prudence Roberts, an art professor at Portland Community College, recalled the first painting that started her journey as an art collector. “I bought my first painting when I was in college,”

THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, located in the Downtown Portland Cultural District.

of conversation as opposed to a panel or lecture-based seminar. PADA facilitators encouraged participation from audience members, but not before introducing the elite audience members, including local art professors and Board of Trustee members. The audience, primarily white, middle-aged art pa-

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What happens in the generational divide between superheroes and their progenies? That’s exactly what the comic books Jupiter’s Legacy and Jupiter’s Circle are about. The first volume of Jupiter’s Legacy has just been released in tandem with the premier of its prequel series, Jupiter’s Circle. Both series were written by Mark Millar, of Kick-Ass fame, and follow a group of people from the moment they get superpowers, at the outset of the Great Depression, to the moment of their demise. Legacy is mostly about these superheroes’ children: Brandon, an alcoholic club-hopper, and Chloe, a Buddhist and vegetarian philanthropist who keeps overdosing. These kids are definitely screwed up, on the long path to therapy and always mobbed by the public eye, ignored and talked over by their superpowered parents who pulled America out of the Depression by being able to fly and shoot lasers out of their eyes. Brandon and Chloe are hardly ever sober. But even if they were, how can they ever compare to

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Student filmmakers and local bands are creating music videos to showcase at the first-ever Portland State Music Video Festival on May 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Parkway North. A partnership between KPSU and PSU.tv, the festival gives film students and musicians the opportunity to create a music video together and a platform to get their work into the public eye. Student filmmakers are paired up with a local band through the help of KPSU and will work on their video until the festival.

The event is free to all PSU students and the Portland community. “It is a good way to grow a partnership with KPSUand a good way to provide an opportunity for students to network with local bands,” said Ranier Evans, marketing director for PSU.tv and creator of the festival, The festival is an experience-building opportunity for any PSU student, whether they are film or music majors, or not. “Our mission is to give students an opportunity

to gain real-world experience in video production, so I want to align the festival with our mission and make this a great way for students to build their portfolio,” Evans said. It’s going to be a fun exhibition with food and beverages and maybe some live music. After all the videos are shown, the audience will get to decide on their favorite one. “I stress the fact that everyone is welcome,” Evans said. “It’s something I’ve done before, and I really enjoyed the experience.”

ZACH HUCKABY AND WILL WHITLEY (left to right) discuss their video project in the PSU.tv office.

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JORTS WARS: THE DENIM MENACE ADVICE FOR LOOKING FINE IN THEM JEAN SHORTS Margo PeCHa

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Spring has sprung, and it’s time to start thinking about your summer wardrobe. Most importantly, will you be rocking jorts, and will they make you look like Daisy Duke or a juggalo? Here are some tips to help you avoid looking like a middle-aged man-clown.

The Great Jortsby First and foremost, pay attention to your body type. If you have short legs, you’re not going to want to wear jorts of any kind that hit at, or below, the knee. It’ll make you look even shorter.

If you have long legs, it might be best to avoid tiny cutoffs. Jorts that hit midthigh will help balance out the clothing-to-leg ratio and flatter your figure better. If you’re proud of your hips, or just want to accentuate them more, try showing off

those curves with a pair of high-waisted jorts. Just make sure they’re not high enough to tuck your boobs into, because normcore Urkle isn’t a good look. Also, drowning in denim never looks good on any body type (JNCO jeans, anyone?) and can be pretty uncomfortable in the summer. Opt for a pair of jorts that fit well— not so tight that they’ll chafe your skin, but not too loose to where they look saggy. It might take some time to find the perfect fit, but trust me, it’ll make all the difference.

jorts, for instance, are another great staple that will instantly add a little more class to your ensemble. How about trying red jorts for the Fourth of July? While certainly appropriate for the holiday, there doesn’t need to be a special occasion to add a splash of color to your outfit. Think bright, bold colors for summer: orange, pink, green, blue, etc. paired with either a plain or patterned T-shirt. And don’t forget, there are many different washes of blue denim that each make a different statement.

I got jorts—every different A jort for every occasion color! So maybe you’re not

While a nice pair of blue jorts is a staple, don’t forget that denim comes in every color of the rainbow and can either dress up or dress down your outfit. Black

totally convinced that jorts are dressy enough for you or suit your style. But what about…a jort skort?! Woah, I know. It’s blowing my mind, too. If you’re into the ’90s denim miniskirt

look, but like the ease of movability in shorts, then this is totally the way to go. If you’re not one for ’90s fashion and plan on sticking with good ol’ jorts, there are yet even more options for you to try. Studded, bleached, lace, ripped or applique accents provide a wide variety of styles for you to take advantage of. If you’re feeling adventurous, try your hand at modifying an old pair of jorts with some of the aforementioned options.

The long and jort of it This is just a starting point. I’m not here to tell anyone what to wear, only to offer some tips I’ve found useful along my own jorts spirit walk. Most importantly, wear whatever you think is comfortable and makes you feel good about yourself.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Victorian travelogue is weird, liquid history SHANNON KIDD/PSU VANGUARD

Lisa Dunn

It’s the end of the 19th century, that stereotypically prudish era marked by Queen Victoria’s reign. The sun hasn’t yet set on the empire, but social discontent bubbles, about to boil over. Rudyard Kipling publishes the kind-of-sort-of-mostdefinitely racist Jungle Book, and Jack the Ripper starts terrorizing London. Meanwhile, three men and a troublesome dog take a disastrous trip down the Thames. That is the deceptively simple plot of Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), a comedic travel narrative by Jerome K. Jerome. The narrator, J., finds himself in need of a vacation in the wake of a 19th century version of delusional WebMD self-diagnosis. Feeling ill, he goes to the British Museum to learn more about his symptoms, and he concludes that he has everything from cholera to zymosis—well, almost everything. He somehow escapes the dreaded housemaid’s knee. He commiserates with his two friends, George and Harris. They determine that they are all overworked, though George’s work consists of sleeping, Harris’s of eating and I’m not totally convinced J. works at all. Obviously, the only way to cure their ailments is to go on a trip with their ferociously misbehaved dog, Montmorency. Sound logic. Sometimes you just need a little fresh air, a little time to recalibrate. It’s the millennial way. Wait, what century are we in again? J., George and Harris determine that a river trip from Kingston to Oxford is best, as the country will be boring and the sea will be turbulent.

Together, they decide on accommodations, food and drink, and even how many towels to bring. It could read like a travel guide—how to take a river trip— if J. weren’t such an easily distracted narrator. The book almost reads like the thought patterns of someone with severe ADD. When George outlines the lunch menu, he says that they are not to bring cheese as it will flavor everything else. That’s fair. I love me some Stilton, but I will concede that it might be a bit, ah, overpowering. Moving on. Except we don’t move on. Instead, J. recounts a pages-long story of the time he helped a friend deliver a cheese so smelly it almost ruined the unnamed man’s life before he gets back to the problem at hand. Jerome’s humor is laughout-loud funny—for the most part. It is side-eyed, digressive and charming—to a point. Reading Three Men is kind of like babysitting your friend who took way too many shrooms. He’s entertaining to listen to for a while, sure, but he’s frustrating to deal with at times. You try to ask simple questions—How much did you take? Do you know what year it is? Would you like to drink some water? Instead of getting simple answers—too much, no idea, yes please— you get a grown man sitting on the ground talking about how it’s all connected, man, it’s just all connected. You want to snap your fingers in his face and tell him to come back to Earth. There are moments of sincerity that break up the onslaught of observational quips and humorous stories. J. recounts the history of the little villages upon

the Thames, and in these moments, Three Men almost resembles a genuine travel guide. He gives the reader tips on how to enjoy the small things in life, the in-between moments, all the while winking at your frustration when he starts to digress into a memory about towing a boat full of women. At times his sincerity even borders on downright saccharine. J. waxes poetic about the importance of enjoying “the windy shadows skimming lightly o’er the shallows…the glittering sunbeams flitting in and out among the ripples.” The writing is quite lovely at times, if distracted from the point. It takes almost 30 pages for the men to even start the trip, and when we finally get to the Thames the trip is largely a disaster. It’s not so much three men in a boat as it is one man having trouble paying attention to his surroundings. But in the end, it’s the inbetween moments that make the book work. It’s the cheese and Uncle Podger and the tin of pineapple that make Jerome’s account worth reading. Were it just a straightforward tale of a trip full of petty fights, closed locks and accidental trespassing, it would become tedious in its misery. Jerome has this uncanny ability to make his readers laugh in the most uncomfortable moments. Three Men is an anomaly, much like the time in which it was published. It’s part travelogue and part comedy, with a dash of purple prose thrown in for good measure. It’s beautiful, it’s weird and it makes me never, ever want to step foot on a river boat.

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April 21

Victim Rights

When: 10 a.m. Where: Native American Student and Community Center

Part of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month event series. A panel of local advocates will discuss the rights of sexual assault victims in both campus, civil and criminal law and what the nuanced differences are for each. Led by Atty. Gen. Rosenblum. Julie Caron, our Title IX expert will be there. ADA accessible. FREE

April 22

Identifying Demographics at PSU When: 12 p.m. Where: SMSU 288

Otherwise entitled, “Identifying and addressing factors that impede the success of students of color at PSU,” this panel discussion will address how best to recruit and keep retention numbers up for underrepresented student sectors on campus. Anyone concerned with issues of representation on campus of students of color should attend. Panel moderater is Dr. Alma Trinidad. FREE

Grad School Personal Statements When: 12 p.m. Where: USB 402

The office of Advising & Career Services is proud to offer this among a series of graduate schools prep workshops. This particular workshop is a faculty-led discussion on writing the most convincing and engaging personal statement to ensure success. FREE

Contraception in India

When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Urban Center, 2nd Floor Gallery

This presentation is led by Adjunct Prof. Jennifer Aengst. Her specialty focuses on politics surrounding gender and reproduction. This lecture is about the long, marred history and currently ongoing conversation about contraception in India, what technology might mean, what missteps have kept the discussion going and which practices are currently both happening and in limbo in India. FREE

April 23

Art & Sport Lectures When: 1 p.m. Where: Campus Rec Lobby

Campus Rec’s Artist in Residence Program is hosting a

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lecture series for the ages. Proving that art and sport can coexist without all that weird High School Musical subtext, this series is sure to rock your face off! This week’s lecture is by Ryan Woodring and Peter Vickery. FREE

Take Back the Night

When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Native American Student and Community Center

Part of the SAAM event series. This annual event, hosted by the Women’s Resource Center, is all about awareness, education and prevention. “Dynamic” slam poetry is to be presented by Sister Outsider, and Jackie Sandmeyer from the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force will speak. Please note that if you are triggered there will be a self care night on Friday. FREE

Survivor Speak Out When: 8:15 p.m. Where: SMSU 238

Part of the SAAM event series. If this triggers you, there will be a chance for a self care night on Friday. This event in particular is about stories shared by survivors and building a community and network of positivity, love, safety and hope. Any further information can be provided by WRC coordinator Virginia Martin at vmartin@pdx.edu.

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April 24

Defense is the Best Offense When: 12:30 p.m. Where: SMSU 338

Kung fu professionals will be here to teach how defense should work when kids or other variables are around. I can’t even imagine how many years it takes to be a pro at kung fu, but let’s just say it’s probably more than what my attention span is worth. Hosted by the Resource Center for Students with Children. FREE

April 25

Used Gear Sale When: 10 a.m.

The outdoor program (you know, the one you always want to take a trip with when you don’t have any money) is having their annual used gear sale. There’s no telling what will be available (are there mummy bags? I could use a mummy bag) though items might be listed on the Facilities & Planning surplus website. First come, first serve!

Tai Chi Demonstration When: 10 a.m. Where: PSU Urban Center

I don’t know why this weekend is the tai chi and kung fu weekend, but you won’t hear me complain. I actually have done a bit of tai chi. It’s

a great way to calm yourself, center your body and do some deep breathing. I know some tai chi is done primarily for defense, so I can’t say which this is, just that it’s probably going to be awesome. FREE

Knock On Any Door

When: 7 p.m. Where: Whitsell Auditorium Fee: $11

Presented by the NW Film Center, this Nicholas Ray movie from 1949 stars Humphrey Bogart in a law noir that keeps Bogart in good guy territory as a lawyer set to defend a young man who shoots a cop in the heat of the moment. Set on the hard streets of New York City, this movie scrutinizes both the American dream and the power it takes to get there. FREE

Secret Society

When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Brody Theater Fee: $9–12

Okay, so if I understand this, it’s like a live version of those Buzzfeed videos where they talk out stuff from the Whisper app, but this is even better because these are local secrets and they are getting acted out. As a bonus, the show after this at 9:30 p.m. is called “Sexy Secrets,” so you can imagine that it’s even better. “Sexy Secrets” is $8.

April 26

Living With Glass;

When: Ongoing Where: Image Museum of Contemporary Craft

This show through May 16 gives a look into the over 200 objects rescued from Murano, Italy. Glassmakers were apparently very skilled in this region of the country and this private collection is a donation from Ed Cauduro and Dane Nelson. If you’ve never been, this museum is a Portland gem that should not be missed.

Author note about Sexual Assault Awareness Month: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Portland State, and, as such, SAAM events may be triggering for some folks. Please know yourself well enough to know what you can handle.

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April 22

Days of the Earth 2015

When: Wed, April 22 at 11 a.m. Where: PSU Park Blocks (Environmental Club Festival) SMSU 296 (Growing Cities Film), 5:30 pm, Wed 22 PSU Learning Gardens Lab , 11 am, Sat 25

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It’s the time of the year where we celebrate the Earth! Arbor Day’s cooler, older cousin who used to let you ride along when he drove his energy efficient car to his favorite microbrewery is being embraced by PSU in very PSU ways. The festival in the Park Blocks is that classic outdoor merging of free music, free food, student-sold crafts, clothing exchange, and a celebration of the earth featuring campus groups and community partners. Bookend your Wednesday with a screening of Growing Cities, which is a film that documents the growth of urban farming in America. Stick around for a panel discussion afterward, or let your hair down over at the Learning Lab’s Green Thumb and keep the party going long into the afternoon hours with free food, bands, a raffle and even some bike tech if your bike needs a tune-up.

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A Buzzfeed quiz that claims your cat is more thug than you would ultimately reveal that your cat is far more thug than you. No pressure, but your thug levels are quite low. What is your favorite board game, Cancer? You should spend a day at home with cookies and friends playing that board game, Plants v. Zombies Risk.

You are cursed. You must go and find four aces of diamonds and complete a summoning ritual while squeaking like a mouse to the sound of Olivia Newton Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Xanadu. Jurassic Park is returning with Chris Pratt. And Indiana Jones is returning with Chris Pratt. The moral of the story is to start as loveable and upgrade to aloof and sexy. Can you solve a Rubickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cube in five minutes, Libra? The salvation of the world might depend on your ability to do this. Be prepared.

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Spend some time with your favorite guilty pleasure movie, Not Another Teen Movie. You will notice Chris Evans is playing in said movie. Feel free to drool.

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SPORTS

PSU LoL Spring Tournament: Round 1, Fight! commentary by Jon Raby

Starting off our first round coverage of the spring League of Legends tournament, we will be looking at the first two games out of the four played. This first round of the tournament was likely influenced by those used to playing the April Fools’ release of U.R.F. mode, which has been occupying most players’ time with its unlimited mana and practically zero cool down play. Competing teams had to remind themselves LoL is a strategy game, not just twitch button mashing. There would be no fooling around in today’s tournament.

The First Match: Team Solo Your Mom (TSYM) vs. Don’t Ban Syndra Insofar as team fights gone crazy, these two were meant for each other. Their intense 35-minute match was nonstop hard work by both sides. There was no Syndra ban, nor a Syndra pick, but a pretty standard lineup and evenly-matched roster. TSYM had the blind monk Lee Sin top, Ahri mid, Sivir and her mermaid support Nami bottom, with Udyr roaming the jungle between them. had Riven up top, the lunar goddess Diana in mid, hard hitting Vayne with Janna backup at bottom, and the hungry werewolf Warwick looking for blood in the jungle. Riven top took the standard teleport, but Lee went ignite, possibly leaving their team undermanned in team fights. Though they were often outnumbered in fight, it was never because Lee was not there. Lee Sin started the game with a possibly lucky but nevertheless pro first blood in his top jungle. He warded gromp, and when Warwick tried to steal TSYM’s first

jungle spawns, Lee was there to easily burn him down. A pissed-off werewolf formed. Warwick returned the favor a few minutes later with a toplane gank on Lee. In the early game both teams played this real tight, close to the hip, with no wild movies or daring plays. Both teams only gave up a few kills and they stayed neck-and-neck on gold for a long time. The highlight of the game came 15 minutes in. Warwick pulled the dragon and was sighted doing so. As he retreated toward mid, TSYM members who went after him suddenly found themselves trapped on either side by bottom lane and Warwick plus Diana coming back from mid lane. With nowhere to run, TSYM lost three team members, a dragon and a turret a minute later. Though the teams cannot see the gold lead, surprisingly Don’t Ban Syndra only had a small one after this— 1000k gold, not a big deal. More importantly, TSYM probably had some damaged morale as well. At this point it was still a game seeking definition. A few minutes later in the watery swamp home of the dragon just respawned, we began to find answers. With a 4v5 and waiting too long to go in, TSYM let Don’t Ban Syndra have the dragon, then Nami’s tidal wave initiate was foiled by a symmetrical whirlwind knock-up by Janna. As TSYM tried to retreat, their numbers were cut down. They lost three, and even the blind monk Lee Sin (beautifully kicking the enemy team back into itself ) couldn’t escape. For a long time after that, both teams sought to get vision control over the Barron, who patiently waited in its den.

When Don’t Ban Syndra came for Barron, both teams knew it. But they burned him too fast for it to be contested. A blood bath followed. Lee Sin and Udyr pounded away at the other team as Ahri destroyed from the sidelines, but it was still no match for Diana’s arching crescents and a werewolf tank. Only Diana and Riven survived this 10-champion fight (with less than 25 percent health each), and Diana walked away with four out of the five kills their team took. This basically signaled the end for TSYM, though they had heart and fight left in them for another 10 minutes. At 36 minutes, and one more Baron later, Don’t Ban Syndra stormed TSYM’s base with dozens of empowered minions and ended their opponents, every turret and inhibitor included. It was 32 kills to 16 in the end, but TSYM was not far off in this match from beginning to end.

The Second Match: Don’t Ban Sivir vs. Fifty Shades of Thigh Highs(FSTH) The match started off aggressive with a Sivir ban despite their opponents team name clearly deterring this. Other bans were Orianna, Sejuani, Hecarim, Morgana, and Jarvan IV. Final team makeups were little Annie support, Graves adc, Vi jungle, Wukong top and Victor mid for Don’t Ban Sivir; and Jinx/Nautilus bottom, creature of the dark void Cho’Gath mid, life-stealing Vladamir top, and Rek’Sai jungle for Fifty Shades of Thigh Highs. The game started slow. Though FSTH had cumulatively higher-ranked players, once the game begins, rankings don’t matter. It is a five versus five team game that can favor any team that plays its cards right.

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First blood was taken by the monkey, Wukong, a few minutes in. Surely this was a good omen for Don’t Ban Sivir. Fifty Shades quickly answered back though, with a 3v2 kill on Annie support, and then three more revenge kills on Wukong over the next few minutes. FSTH’s Rek’Sai jungle clearly set her targets on Wukong, and killing his ability to make much gold, or pull any tricks. At this point in the game things started to look bad for Don’t Ban Sivir. FSTH’s began to wash away their wards and control map vision, and in general limit their ability to do much of anything. Twelve minutes in, FSTH’s took two more kills

and a dragon in a 4v3 which took Don’t Ban Sivir by surprise. This put FSTH at 8 and 1 with a 4k gold lead. It began to appear that with brute strength they would muscle the game into a quick win. The strategy for FSTH at this point in the game appeared to be continuously converging on bottom with knock-up’s and stuns, rooting their opponents with disaster. All the while Vladimir held top with his blood sucking vampire abilities, and Cho’Gath in middle just consumed and grew and grew and grew. Once they went 5v5 the massive monster entered the battles, hoping to slaughter the other team.

Fifty Shade’s map vision and team coordination were outstanding. It certainly seems obvious that this team had played together before. As Don’t Ban Sivir got pushed back into their base and lost all vision on the other side of the map, they sensed a Barron attempt by FSTH. A last-attempt Barron steal resulted in FSTH not only taking the Barron, but an ace, with Jinx scoring a quadra. A heavy-hearted Don’t Ban Sivir was pushed into a 25-minute surrender, a gg and a QQ. It was a quick pummeling that will leave us with our eye on Fifty Shades of Thigh Highs. This win was the house that Jinx built!

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Portland Thornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season kicks off with season opener commentary by Phuoc Francis Nguyen

In the 2013 inaugural season of the National Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer League, the Portland Thorns finished the regular season with a (11-6-5, 38 pts) record to finish tied for first. Led by head coach Cindy Parlow Cone, they headed into the playoffs needing to win two games for the Championship. They finished as the third seed due to goal differential. As a third seed they went on the road to face secondseeded FC Kansas City in a dramatic game that saw Allie Long net the game winner in extra time. The 103rd-minute goal sent the Thorns into the NWSL championship match against Abby Wambach and the first-seeded Western New York Flash. In the 40th minute Tobin Heath broke the scoreless tie with a scorcher off a free kick to give the Thorns a 1-0 lead at the half. Alex Morgan then found Christine Sinclair in extra time to give Portland a 2-0 lead to close out the game. Heading into 2014 they were expected to be contenders once again. The NWSLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second season in 2014 saw the Portland Thorns finish the regular season with a (10-8-6, 36 pts) to finish third behind the Seattle Reign and FC Kansas city, respectively. New head coach Paul Riley needed to do what Cone did the previous year en route to the inaugural NWSL championship. The Washington Spirit won a tiebreaker over the Chicago Red Stars to become the fourth seed in the playoffs. For the second year in a row they faced FC Kansas City in the semi-finals. They would end their season as the home team went on to the finals with a 2-0 win over the Thorns. FC Kansas City upset the Seattle Reign in the NWSL finals on the road to become the defending champions heading into 2015. In order to dethrone FC Kansas City and Seattle Reign, the Portland Thorns needed to improve their team in the offseason. Portland traded for Midfielder McCall Zerboni and former Thorn Kathryn Williamson from the New York

Flash on November 6, 2014. In January during the NWSL Draft they traded for English forward and former Oregon State Beaver Jodie Taylor of the Washington Spirit. In the same draft they also snagged defender Kendall Johnson from Sky Blue FC, a Portland native who was a standout for Lincoln High School and the University of Portland. In the annual allocation process, Portland added midfielder Kaylyn Kyle and defender Rhian Wilkinson. On January 26 Portland signed Sarah Robbins, who played in 2014 Finnish club Ă&#x2026;land United in 14 matches, finishing with three goals and seven assists. The Thorns signed Equatorial Guinea International Forward Genoveva (Ayo) AĂąonma in Februaryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll join the club in May after her season with German Frauen Bundesliga club Turbine Potsdam. She is the 10th highest scorer all time in the league. AĂąonma was also named the African Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Footballer of the year in 2012. Her signing is an important one as she will arrive when the internationals leave to represent their countries. In 2015 all eyes are on the FIFA Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup in Canada. The Portland Thorns have plenty of world class talent on their team who will be playing. This includes Alex Morgan, Tobin Health and Rachel Van Hollebeke (United States); Christine Sinclair, Rhian Wilkinson and Kaylyn Kyle (Canada); and Steph Catley (Australia), Jodie Taylor (England), and Nadine Angerer (Germany). These nine players will represent their countries in the World Cup, respectively. The NWSL will take a twoweek break for the World Cup. Second-year head coach Paul Riley will have to adjust the team during that time. Until then, those players will be back with Portland for 3-4 games before they head off.

A bright dawn for 2015 In the season opener, the Portland Thorns were led by

the best supporter group in the NWSL, The Rose City Riveters, who brought their energy throughout the entire game. In this match against the Boston Breakers, the Providence Park crowd of 13,386 was too much for the away team. The Thorns were without the services of Christine Sinclair, Rhian Wilkinson and Steph Catley. Michelle Betos would start in goal for Nadine Angerer. In defense, the Thorns reunited the pairing of Williamson and Van Hollebeke. Emily Menges started alongside the duo to complete the backline. At defensive midfield, Portland had Zerboni and Sinead Farrelly. On the wings there was Johnson and Heath. Serving as attacking midfielder was Allie Long. Alex Morgan served as the lone forward to complete the Portland Thorns starting 11. The Breakers were led by U.S. International Kristie Mewis and Brazilian Internationals Rafinha and Bia. As the players walked onto the field you could hear the chant of â&#x20AC;&#x153;PT! FC!â&#x20AC;? loud and clear until the national anthem was sung when the crowd waved their scarves in unison. The Rose City Riveters welcomed everyone in with a banner that read â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome to PDXâ&#x20AC;? on the iconic PDX Carpet. The Instagram photo banner with all of the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; countries represented showed how global the team is. In the 20th minute, Long almost put Portland ahead when Morgan found her to her leftâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the shot nearly went in, but the Breakers cleared it for a Thorns corner kick. The chanting paid off in the 21st minute off a Long corner kick where Williamson flicked with a header to the back post where Farrelly knocked it home for a 1-0 lead. Betos made two diving stops in the 23rd minute to preserve the lead. In the 28th minute, Kendall Johnson found Shim unmarked with a low cross into the box than calmly put it away for a 2-0 Thorns lead going into the half. Boston responded in

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the 63rd minute when Katie Schoepfer found Rookie forward Stephanie McCaffrey, who fired a shot far post for a finish that put the Breakers back in the game at 1-2. The crowd reignited when the Shim and Long show put on goals in the 71st and 72nd minutes. Shim found Long with a chip pass where she showed great control to finish top shelf for the 3-1 lead. Once again, Shim provided the assist when she delivered a perfect through ball to Long who

slotted it in the side netting for the final 4-1 lead. We saw the debut of new Thorns Taylor (75th minute for Morgan) and Robbins (88th minute for Long). Courtney Niemiec made her 2015 Thorns debut (87th minute for Shim) which was her first appearance after starting the first 10 games before being put on the disabled list. The opening night win put the Portland Thorns undefeated through the first game of the 20-game season. The

atmosphere was electric with the Rose City Riveters leading the way. The home team had 23 total shots (9 on goal) to the away teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 9 total shots (7 on goal). Shim finished with a goal and two assists, Long finished with a brace, and Farrelly had a goal to lead the Thorns to their opening night win. The Portland Thorns face Sydney Leroux and the Western New York Flash next Saturday April 18 at 4 p.m. hoping to preserve their unblemished record.

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fUnDamental forms of yoga

AND WHY YOU SHOULD DO THEM

CoMMMentary by JaCQueline C. bryan

Yoga is a practice that dates back to over 10,000 years ago, and the earliest evidence indicates that, at the very least, people were practicing the sukhasana seated yoga position. This gives us an insight into the timelessness of the practice, as well as how vital it was and continues to be to humankind. Yoga seems to have always been a way to exercise both the body and mind while achieving a higher sense of self and of the world around oneself. Because yoga has been around for so long, it has had a chance to evolve in outstanding ways. What might have started off as simple, meditative poses thousands of years ago has turned into fullblown workouts that leave you sweating and feeling incredibly energized. Granted, the meditative and contemplative aspects of yoga are essential to the practice and will probably always be a part of it, but it is truly fascinating learning about its progression throughout history. For the sake brevity, I am forced to give you just a peek of a few of the most popular types of yoga today as well as why you should try at least one (if not all) of them. Keep in mind

that while they each differ in their own ways, at the core they incorporate the spirit of one of the oldest practices known to humankind. Kundalini is often considered the umbrella of which all other yoga practices fall under. This is because the poses and exercises that are part of the practice are the basis for so many other types of yoga out there. It is a favorite not only for its timelessness and accessibility, but because it’s designed with the beginner and advanced student in mind. Seriously, your grandma could do almost all the exercises and come out feeling like a million bucks. Furthermore, the practice focuses on “uncoiling your snake” at the base of your spine, which is meant to bring you tremendous power, strength and happiness through the exercises, poses, chants and deep breathing exercises. Hatha yoga is sometimes known as the “dual” yoga since it connects the opposing forces of the Sun (ha) and the moon (tha). It also incorporates the opposing forces of the male and female (yin and yang) and tries to bring a balance to them that is essential

to every human being. We so often think of individuals in such specific male or female terms that we forget that we need both sides to find restoration within ourselves. Hatha is also great for beginners and for the yogi who is simply looking for a space in which to relax through basic postures, breath work and meditation. Vinyasa yoga is probably the most widely practiced form of yoga in our society today, probably because there is a beautiful flow involved that people truly enjoy. More specifically, it requires a certain ebb and flow between breathing and postures, meaning that with practice you’ll match your breath to the workout itself. This is appropriate since the word vinyasa literally means connection in Sanskrit. Vinyasa is also an incredibly versatile practice since the teacher can adjust the poses as he or she sees fit, making it more of a spiritual practice or a deep workout routine. That said, vinyasa has different levels involved, some more rigorous than others, so you’ll really want to keep that in mind when you’re looking into joining a class.

Ashtanga, or power yoga, is a lot like vinyasa in that you are joining poses with breath work, but it differs in that there is a certain regime you have to adhere to. The word ashtanga means eight limbs, and it refers to the eight limbs of yoga that date back to the beginning of the practice. There are different levels involved in Ashtanga, and you must start at the beginning in order to work your way up to the tougher levels. The first level, for example, deals with breath work and alignment, or rather, learning the basics, while the fourth level builds upon that and incorporates complex balancing, inversions and backbends. This type of yoga is for the truly devoted yogi who is willing to put in the time and effort to move their way up the ashtanga yoga ladder. Last is bikram yoga, or what is also known today as hot yoga. This is appropriate since bikram classes are taught in rooms at hot temperatures usually ranging at about 100 degrees. This means, of course, that there is plenty of sweating and calorie-shedding involved.

BIKRAM YOGA CHAMPION Esak Garcia during the 2009 Canadian Hatha Yoga Championship. COURTESY OF RON SOMbILON PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH CREATIVE COMMONS VIA FLICKR

There are 26 poses practiced in sequential order, sometimes repeated over and over again depending on how long one wants to work out for. The poses are meant to give you a full-body workout since they touch the organs, veins, ligaments and muscles.

This class is not for the faint hearted. Only look into it if you’re really wanting an intense yoga experience. Regardless of the type of yoga you eventually decide on, with over 10,000 years of practice to draw from, there’s surely a form to fit you.

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