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NEWS

results are in

NEWLY ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT DAVÍD MARTINEZ (LEFT) AND PRESIDENT DANA GHAZI celebrate their victory in the recent ASPSU elections.

Winners of 2015 student government elections announced

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On May 8, the Associated Students of Portland State University announced the winners of the 2015 student government election. Student Power Coalition’s Dana Ghazi and Davíd Martinez won the presidency and vice presidency. Students also voted to approve constitutional amendments. The changes are said to clarify certain processes within ASPSU governance, update language to reflect the implementation of the PSU Board of Trustees and change the Student Fee Committee from seven members to eight. In an interview following the announcement, president-elect Dana Ghazi said she was proud of her slate for bringing an enthusiastic team of candidates together in such a short time frame. She explained why she thought she and Davíd Martinez, her running mate, were able to garner the support from voters they did. “It’s that we are part of the communities we’re in,” Ghazi said. “Like, I feel connected to—just on a personal level and on an academic and educational level—different places around Portland because of being a graduate assistant, for example.” She added that visibility within the student community helped ensure that students knew of them even before the election. “Ultimately what’s important is to really be plugged in to the students from the beginning,” Ghazi said.

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She said that as the incoming president she encourages students to reach out and bring their issues to the new government. “We’re excited and we welcome student engagement, student groups, student organization...We really want to work with all students,” Ghazi said. Davíd Martinez, the vice president-elect, said he is excited to see what he and Ghazi can accomplish by working together with the student body. “For me, it’s like, I think we are coming with a new perspective...and also we [as a slate] are bringing different backgrounds from every member,” Davíd Martinez said. Davíd Martinez added that he believes different people on the slate will bring different skills to the table in the new student government. “I’m looking to work with everyone who is willing to fight for students,” Davíd Martinez said. Approximately 3.7 percent of the sutdent population participated in the elections, with 1041 student votes. For president and vice president, 86 voters abstained and 20 voted for write-in candidates. Ghazi and Davíd Martinez garnered a total of 405 votes—39 percent of the total votes cast. Andy Mayer and Keikoanne Hollins of the Students for Students slate came in second place, with 258 votes or 25 percent of the overall votes. In third place were Kaitlyn Verret and Tali Aynalem—Let Knowledge Serve the Com-

mUNITY’s candidates—who received 197 votes, 19 percent of the total. Seventy five students or 7 percent of voters, voted for Kyle Sallee and Donovan Powell of the START slate. Last year, 1,484 students voted in the ASPSU elections. Chief Justice of the 2014–15 Judicial Review Board Nathan Claus said he was pleased that 1,041 people voted in the election. “I think the voice of the student body spoke very well this election, and it’s going to be a very positive and fun year for ASPSU,” Claus said. He also explained the Jboard’s decision to restart the election. “The reason that the election was restarted is that it was an unfair ballot for the student body to vote on,” Claus said. “In order to make sure that the election was fair, we had to restart it.” Jocelyn Martinez, chair of the ASPSU Elections Committee, said that input from the student body had a substantial impact on the board’s decision. “I’m very glad that the student body participated and also that there was more fairness to this election than what was going to be before,” Jocelyn Martinez said. She said that she wanted to thank all of the students and all of the candidates who participated in the election. “We’d like to remind the student body that everybody is part of ASPSU, and we are all trying to contribute to

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make [PSU] a much better place for students,” Jocelyn Martinez added. Patrick Vroman, current senator and senator-elect, is one of four candidates who was re-elected after previously serving as a member of the student government. In addition to Vroman, returning members are Davíd Martinez, Liddy Champion and Luis Perez. “It feels pretty good,” Vroman said in an interview shortly following the announcement. “It was a long, kind of stressful election season. I’m glad that we now know who is going to be in ASPSU next year, and I look forward to serving with everyone. It looks like we’ve got a lot of great folks.” He said that he intends to continue some of last year’s student government efforts, including measures to increase cultural competency. “I’ve been thinking about doing some town halls, just as a general thing,” Vroman said. “I think it’s something that any government should do. I look forward to doing a few of those next year or working with folks to make them happen.” According to Vroman, the restart was helpful, particularly due to the relative scarcity of candidates during the first election. “I’m glad we had a good influx of new people,” Vroman said. “It really helped, I think, to… start focusing on more important things.”

Your new ASPSU: President Dana Ghazi

Vice President Davíd Martinez

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NEWS

Environment, economics and you

CALIFORNIA has enforced watering restrictions across the state, due to record drought conditions.

Berkeley economist unpacks climate change research eVAn birKeLAnd

COURTESY Of KEVIN CORTOPASSI THROUGH CREATIVE COMMONS VIA fLICKR

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Berkeley Professor of Economics Peter Berck visited Portland State on April 29 to deliver the first in a series of lectures that will address the effects of climate change on national and global economies. The lecture series, called “Environment, Economics and You,” is hosted by PSU’s Institute for Economics and the Environment. IEE was established two years ago in an attempt to show audiences the link between the two seemingly disparate fields of economics and environmental sciences. The lecture series comes a year after the release of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that indicate levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are higher than they have been in half a million years. “In Portland we just finished the warmest winter ever recorded,” said Institute Director and Professor of Economics Randall Bluffstone. The series continues from lectures that took place between winter and spring terms. Berck’s lecture attracted 80 audience members. “Climate change is a topic that’s on everyone’s mind right now,” Bluffstone said. “We’re just starting to see its effects.” The lecture focused on Berck’s research regarding global warming’s potential effects on American agriculture, specifically

how rising temperatures will force corn farmers to change the crops they grow in order to fertilize soil for their main crop. “As you all know, it may get a little warmer,” Berck said in his lecture. “This will be a hot and humid thing, which would be uncomfortable, but it can be really deadly. So we care about whether it will be not only hot but dry…From an agriculturalist’s point of view that is the disaster.” Berck was careful to note that his research is based on what he called a moderate forecast of global climate change. “I have a very moderate answer here, and it’s because I used a very moderate forecast,” Berck said. “If I chose a forecast on the [extreme] edge, it would be much worse.” Berck used research conducted by his colleagues Mike Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker to show how agriculture would be affected by different changes in climate, noting that the research also took into account humidity levels. “They said, ‘Well, let’s break this down a bit…How many hours during the growing season was the temperature between 10 and 12 [degrees celcius], how many was it between 12 and 14, 14 and 16?’ All the way up to 29,” Berck said. He said every hour the temperature rises above 29 de-

greees, yields reduce quickly. For corn, he added, that hot temperature makes the biggest difference. After explaining the problems climate change might create for farmers and agriculturalists, he turned to possible solutions. Instead of suggesting any particular approach to agricultural change as being particularly effective, he explained several options. “What do you do about it?” Berck said. “If it’s going to get hotter, and it’s going to get dryer, does that mean that I should grow cotton in Minnesota? The second question I’m going to try to answer is: We use a lot of our corn to make bad beer, and then we take the bad beer to make bad whiskey, and then we feed it to our cars.” “There are crops that make a lot more yield than corn that you could use to make biofuels…So there are two things: Where would something new go? And the other is: Where would I put the old things if it got hotter?” he added. As climate continues to change, Bluffstone stressed the importance of communicating science to members of the community. “The idea is to engage in a broad spectrum of people who may be connected only by interest in the topic.”

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NEWS

Board of Trustees Committee talks budget, Achievement Compact eVAn birKeLAnd

The Portland State Board of Trustees’ Academic and Student Affairs Committee convened May 8 to address the university budget, healthcare plan and PSU’s future. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Sona Andrews led the meeting, which included President Wim Wiewel and others. Wiewel discussed budgeting plans in light of the Oregon Supreme Court’s decision to partially overturn key elements of 2013’s Public Employee Retirement System. The decision will take funding away from government agencies, including public universities. “For the 2017–19 biennium, the hit will be substantial,” Wiewel said. “My guess is $6 million per year. That’s $12 million in the biennium, is what it will cost us. To put it in terms we can understand, that’s a 4 percent tuition increase.”

Wiewel added that a tuition increase is not necessarily what will happen. T h e co mmi tte e m e mb ers a d d res s e d P SU ’s n e w system of handling Student Affairs budgeting as it closes its first year of implementation. “We are now in our first year of Performance-Based Budgeting,” Andrews said. “Performance-Based Budgeting is just based on the [Education and General Fund]. It does not include research dollars or fees.” Andrews continued, “Performance-Based Budgeting is a step away from what we had been doing with Incremental-Based Budgeting. This performance-based budgeting allows us to actually look at things like student demand and performance needs.” The committee members discussed the results of the 2015–16 OUS Achievement Compact, an assessment which measures student and

PRESIDENT WIM WIEWEL during a recent guest lecture at the Smith Memorial Student Union. Wiewel joined the Board of Trustees in discussion about the university’s Achievement Compact on May 8. CHAVELIN GONzALEz/PSU VANGUARD

employer satisfaction with different facets of their education at PSU. It also measures percentages of graduation rates by ethnicity. The members also discussed disparities between white, Latino and African American students, noting a low level of university students who are African American men. “It is a national trend,” said John Fraire, a non-voting ex-oficio member of the committee. “Looking at it, I come from a university that was very successful in this, so I’m hoping some of the same things we did there will be effective here,” Fraire continued. Student trustee and committee member Maria Gonzales-Prats said, “Something that surprises me is that we heard so much from the African American population when we were going through police force deputization, so I had the impression we had larger involvement.” The Achievement Compact may be coming to an end

this year, according to committee members, as changing means of evaluating data have led to inconsistencies. “Universities endorsed the legislation to eliminate the Achievement Compacts…This might be the last year we have to do them,” Andrews said. The committee members discussed the possible creation of a new economics degree: Quantitative Economics. The major would focus on preparing students to pursue Economics PhDs, which can be more math-intensive than some economics majors might expect. Finally, the committee discussed the possibility of partnering with OHSU to create a medical school. The initiative has been in the planning stages since 2011. Pending approval from the Council on Education for Public Health, PSU will issue a self-study draft in late 2015 and begin looking for a dean in 2016.

CRIME BLOTTER May 4

May 5

BURGLARY II /THEFT II

WARRANT ARREST

Koinonia Building At 4:21 p.m. Officer Brian Rominger took a report at Koinonia Building regarding a stolen camcorder. The individual told Rominger the camcorder was last seen when it was returned to the office on May 2 at 2:30 p.m. When the individual returned to the office on May 4, the camera was missing, though the door should have been locked. The case is closed due to lack of leads.

Week of May 4-10

University Honors Building Officer Rominger reported contacting a non-student at 6:32 p.m. The person was seen “observing a cold, refreshing Steel Reserve beer.” He was arrested after a background check revealed he had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest from Hood River for contempt of court.

May 6 BURGLARY

Science Research and Teaching Center At 2 p.m. Officer James Dewey was dispatched to take a theft report from room 243 in the SRTC. Sometime over the weekend, someone

accessed the office with no forced entry. Two Apple computers were stolen—one Mini Mac and one iMac. The investigation is closed due to lack of leads.

May 7 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

Victors’ Food Court At 3 p.m. Office Chris Fischer was assigned to a case regarding notes that were found in Victors’ Food Court. The notes referenced shooting someone, but no names were mentioned. The notes were seized and placed in Portland Police Bureau evidence and the case is closed due to lack of leads.

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May 8

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May 10

HARASSMENT

ASSIST

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

Academic and Student Recreation Center At 2:34 p.m. Officer Rominger was dispatched to the fifth floor of ASRC regarding a disturbance. A student reported that a male approached her from behind and doused her in ice-cold water. The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 5’9”, 150 pounds, with curly brown hair and a zig-zag tattoo on shoulder. He was said to be wearing a white t-shirt and jeans.

SW College/SW Park Officer Fischer reported that CPSO transferred a call about an erratic driver to PPB. Officers Fischer and Rominger drove through the SW Park and College area and learned that the erratic The driver was an 88-year-old nonstudent, possibly having a heatrelated medical issue. The driver drove through the Park Blocks, almost hitting several pedestrians, according to witnesses, drove on the sidewalk next to Shattuck tennis courts, and crashed into a parking sign and tree, where he came to rest. The driver was unable to communicate and was transferred to OHSU.

SW Park/ SW College At 1:18 p.m., Office Peter Stuart Ward reported finding a pedestrian-zone-only wooden post snapped in half. A work order for the repair was generated.

OPINION

For or against: $44 million viking pavilion renovation

THE PETER W STOTT CENTER will undergo renovations totaling $44 million as part of the ongoing Viking Pavilion project. The new facilities will feature new academic and sporting spaces to be utilized by both PSU and the Oregon Health and Sciences University as part of an ongoing collaboration. JEOffRY RAY/VANGUARD STAff

New Kid on the Park Blocks by Molly Ozier

We all know the Peter W. Stott Center, but if you haven’t noticed the big ol’ banner hanging on the Park Blocks side of Stott, then you might not know about the new Viking Pavilion. The Pavilion will be equipped with a multi-purpose venue that will hold about 5,500 people, and it will include classrooms, upgraded workout rooms and study space. There is a mixture of feelings about the cost, necessity and use of this new renovation. Oregon Health & Science University has agreed to donate $7.5 million in exchange for use of the building. An anonymous individual donated $5 million for the new building. PSU also received a record amount of fundraising gifts in the 2011–12 academic year, with more than $19.7 million coming in (a 37 percent increase since Fall 2010). In addition, PSU is requesting $24 million in state bonds, meaning the school has earned the means to begin renovating the new $44 million Viking Pavilion. That’s a lot of money for a school that just raised its tuition by 4.2 percent, not to mention our athletic program, which doesn’t have the best reputation. Some say that’s why we need this upgrade. I interviewed two PSU women’s basketball players who believe the Pavilion will be really good for the entire school. With the new building will come a whole new audience. They hope that with the basketball court upgrade more supporters will be attracted to attend games.

Another big upgrade for all the people who use Stott facilities will be new weight and workout rooms. The ladies said that right now the rooms are so small it can be hard to get a full workout and do the activities they need to do in such a small space. Director of Athletics Mark Rountree is excited for the new Pavilion. “The Viking Pavilion will kick-start a new era in athletics at Portland State,” he said in an article on goviks.com. OHSU hopes to increase their involvement with PSU and the Portland community by contributing to the Pavilion. PSU President Wim Wiewel said in an article on goviks.com, “Collaboration between our universities was once rare.” Now the two schools are working closely together in an effort to stay connected and share resources. Because of OHSU’s hefty donation, they will have access to all the new facilities. If they decide to take advantage of the new Viking Pavilion, let’s hope there’s enough room for everyone; otherwise, this expansion for more space seems a bit redundant. Some students aren’t convinced that the new Viking Pavilion is really necessary. For instance, when I asked around about what people thought of the new Pavilion, some had no idea it was even happening, nor that it was going to cost the school $44 million. Some non-athletes who don’t use Stott don’t see the need for the massive renovation. They would like to see that money put to better use in terms of classes, department cuts or other buildings that are used on a day-to-day basis by every student. One student I talked to, Dana Karu, wasn’t completely opposed to the renovation but didn’t see the need for a complete tear down. “I think it’s a waste of time and money.” Karu said. “ I think the sports center we have now is sufficient. Yes, it could use upgrades, but I don’t think tearing it down and replacing it with a whole new building is a good way to go. I don’t think its spending PSU money wisely.”

PSU is not known for its sports, especially football. Football can be one of the largest incomes for a school, but it hasn’t been for PSU. What I don’t understand is this: If PSU is looking for more income from their sports leagues, why not focus more on their football reputation? As a Division I school, PSU has some credibility when it comes to sports like soccer, tennis, basketball, volleyball, golf and softball. But Viking football has little to no reputation. Some question why we have a football program at all, including myself. What I found out is that PSU is required to provide a certain number of men’s sports to satisfy Division I and Title IX requirements. Meaning, PSU wouldn’t save any money from cutting football all together, because they would simply have to add another sport. I asked student, Patrick Kinney, who uses Stott for a weight lifting class, about his thoughts on Viking football. Although he would also like to see $44 million be put to better use, he made a fair point: “In order to increase PSU’s football reputation, prospective students would probably like to see nicer facilities.” Although I don’t believe we need a multi-purpose venue that can hold 5,500 people or spend $44 million on a new building only some students will use, I do believe there are a few perks to the new Viking Pavilion. A new facility for athletes is definitely a plus, extra study space is always needed and the hope that it brings more attention to PSU is encouraging. But it would feel better if I knew that some of the millions of dollars being used wasn’t going to just one project. The only thing we can do now is see if PSU’s intentions for the new Pavilion come to life. As a tennis player, a personal problem I have with Viking Pavilion is that so far it has been pretty unclear what’s going to happen with the tennis courts. It seems that they will be relocated to somewhere else on campus, but it remains to be seen as to where they will go, or what they will look like.

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OPINION

Don’t condemn the rioters

Riots are a symptom of much larger, systemic issues

That’s What’s the Matter

by Kevin Rackham A couple weeks ago, Baltimore saw a series of protests and riots, and I saw comments across the Internet and on cable news about how “they’re just destroying their community,” or how “white people don’t riot like black people do.” I’ve seen people claim that rioting accomplishes nothing or that nonviolent methods and working with the system are the only way to change things. But these claims don’t hold up very well when compared to the actual history of the nation. America has a long, long history of riots and violence, both justified and unjustified. We came to be a nation through a violent revolution. Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising led by working-class people from rural Massachusetts. They were trying to avoid debtor prisons, and they rallied against the rich governor and oppressive debt courts. The rebellion led to the end of debtors’ prisons, among other important financial reforms, and inspired Thomas Jefferson to write in a letter to a friend, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” We celebrate May 1 as International Workers’ Day in commemoration of the Haymarket affair in Chicago, a brutal encounter between police and workers organizing for the eight-hour work day. The Haymarket affair triggered a wave of anti-labor crackdowns, but it was also a definitive moment for the labor movement.

Vices and Virtues by Carli Gibson

There are so many connotations surrounding the word feminist. I’ve been accused of being many different things when I say that I’m a feminist. I’ve been told that I’m a manhater, that I don’t believe in equality and that I’m just looking for attention. Truth be told, because of past experiences, I get anxious telling others I’m a feminist. Like it’s some taboo word that I should only say around my close friends...much like another controversial F-word. I’m tired of the negative connotations that are associated with that word, so I would like to set the record straight. First and foremost, and I cannot stress this enough, being a feminist has nothing to do with hating men (“That’s misandry!”). Feminism stands for equality. “So why not just call yourself an equalist?” many have asked, but my answer is simple: If the sexes were already equal, then I would; but they’re not, so I don’t. Women have always been viewed as the

The Stonewall riots were a violent reaction to police raids against gay and transgender bars. Stonewall showed America at large that queer people were done staying in hiding, and it was one of the first steps in building a queer movement. Outlets like Fox News like to call the things that happened in Baltimore and Ferguson race riots. Let’s talk about the term race riots. Typically, that term is used to describe mass raceon-race violence, like when Anglo-Saxon Protestants attacked Irish Catholic immigrants in New York and New England in the early 1800s, or when white vigilantes attacked Irish, Latino and Chinese immigrants in San Francisco in the 1850s, or when working-class white people burned down part of New York City while attacking black citizens in 1863 in response to the draft. Another great example of a race riot comes from 1923, when white mobs destroyed the Greenwood district of Tulsa, referred to as “Black Wall Street.” These are just the big, obvious riots that were deemed historically significant, but there are still dozens of other smaller incidents, like lynch mobs, for example, that displaced or killed Native Americans, blacks and Latinos during the nation’s formative years. But even these race riots—memories from an era we like to pretend didn’t happen—usually had a deeper root cause. People of color and religious minorities were simply the scapegoats for pent-up anxiety about poverty and unfair economic policies. We didn’t even use the term race riot to describe a riot that was predominantly black until the 1960s, when black riots began happening in response to oppression and as part of the Civil Rights Movement. The last race riot in Baltimore was in response to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. You don’t have to support the destructive nature of riots, and I know that riots can cause millions of dollars in damage that communities struggle to repair. But condemning the rioters or claiming that white people don’t riot is ignorant in the face of three centuries of American history.

RIOT OFFICERS form a line against protesters during the Baltimore demonstrations in 2015.

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Riots are ingrained into American society, and they’re usually a symptom of deeper problems. Rather than lecturing people about damaging their communities or complaining about the loss of private property, we should be paying attention to how policing practices and racial inequality are damaging these communities, while loss of lives are bringing places like Baltimore and Ferguson to boiling points. Stop tut-tuting the rioters and instead listen to what they, the peaceful demonstrators and millions of other people have been saying: There is still a real, serious and systemic problem with the way black people are treated in America.

The new F-word

Feminism is not a swear word

weaker sex. We get paid less, we are more likely to deal with harassment, and there’s somehow still this social stigma that we’re the only ones who can be homemakers. I find this concept interesting because I’ve seen men do household chores (so-called women’s work) and do you know what happened to them? Nothing. They accomplished their chore and moved on. Shocking, I know. In the past, I’ve been scolded for making new acquaintances “uncomfortable” by tossing around the word feminism. After my confusion, I came to the conclusion that I don’t care. The term feminism should, on certain levels, make others uncomfortable, because inequality is uncomfortable. I’m uncomfortable knowing that one day I will work the same job, with the same degree, doing the same tasks as a male coworker, and I will still likely be making less than him. I’m uncomfortable knowing that in this day and age there are men and women who still believe you have to fit into gender molds

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that have existed for far too long. I’m uncomfortable knowing that the moment I walk out my front door, I will most likely be greeted with cat-calls and will walk back to my apartment, pepper spray in pocket and keys in hand, ready to confront an attacker. Feminism is not about tearing one another down over the roles you choose to play in life; it’s about having the freedom to make those decisions for yourself. If men want to be homemakers, that’s great! And if women want to be homemakers, that’s great too! We have got to stop treating one sex like they’re less than the other, and we’ve got to get rid of the notion that people need to fit a single stereotype. We’re all human; our interests, hobbies and outward appearances shouldn’t be condensed into simple feminine or masculine labels. We need to stop living with the notions that women must look and act one way while men must look and act another. After all, we are all human.

OPINION

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When the Playstation 4 was first announced as the successor to the Playstation 3 in early 2013, I couldn’t wait to buy one. However, when the release date rolled around later that year, I didn’t have the money to get one right away, so I put off buying a new console until I could save enough. I had been late to the PS3 party by a few years as well, but by the time I finally bought one there were already loads of good titles out; most (if not all) of the system’s major bugs were fixed; and the newer, slimmer model was already available. Even though a part of me is sad I didn’t get my PS3 when the system was first released, I have enjoyed it enough over the last several years (and now!) to make up for it. So by November of last year, I finally had enough money saved up to buy a shiny, new PS4. However, since the initial excitement of buying a new piece of technology wore off, I haven’t been particularly impressed with my purchase. All console preferences aside, the transition to newer, next-generation consoles came too soon. Even buying my Playstation a year after the North American release date, I found (and continue to find) that there are not as many titles or variety available as I would like. I currently have two games for my PS4. In the last year, I’ve probably purchased five or six new console games for my PS3. You might be thinking: Why would I get games for my old console when I could be buying newer and better games for my new console? Despite encouragement to create new games for the newer generation of gaming consoles, developers haven’t been able to produce enough new titles. A big-budget video game from a well-known developer can take anywhere from a year to three (or more) to create. The PS4 was announced in February of 2013 and released later that year. Even if all the major companies out there were aware of the specific hardware of the PS4 before its release (and it’s suggested that not many of them were), games projects that started before 2013 could still be in production for at least another year or more. The transition from the PS3 to the PS4 has been excruciatingly slow. Even the new games often have a version that is being released simultaneously for the PS3. I’m buying new games, often cheaper, for an older system. That’s not how it’s supposed to work, right? The last console transition wasn’t fast either. The PS2 was only discontinued in early 2013, a few months before the PS4 announcement. Isn’t technology supposed to be growing and changing rapidly? It seems strange to me that companies wouldn’t make a bigger effort to make the transition between new and old technology more seamless. I don’t think we should discontinue old consoles or stop producing copies of older titles, but why can’t companies decide when to stop making games for an old system? Maybe I don’t understand what kind of work and communication is necessary to produce a new console (whatever company it might be); I mean, what do I know? I don’t make the games; I only play them. I have faith that the number of PS4 titles is going to increase dramatically in the next few months and over the next few years. I just wish it had happened a lot sooner or that companies like Sony had been willing to hold off on releasing the PS4 until more titles were ready. So if you haven’t bought a next-generation console yet, it’s okay. You haven’t missed much.

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Hello, humans, Reuben the Van-Guard dog here. Spring has sprung in Portland. Flowers are blooming, Mt. Hood is thawing and it’s almost patio season. It’s time to chase squirrels and eat all the poop I can get my paws on. I will admit that the wet winters stretch on to the point that I often forget what it’s like to have the sun warm my fur, and sometimes I need a little push from my human to get outside. I’ve heard that being a student can be almost as time-consuming 10

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as being a dog, so I imagine that you might forget to get outside, too. That’s where the Vanguard comes in. We’re here to suggest the best road trips, Portland parks and summertime activities so you can take advantage of all that the city has to offer. There’s nothing better than smelling the roses and then peeing on them, and we’re here to help you find your rose-peeing pleasure. Break out your light jackets and get outside, Portland State.

I can’t even with this rain Tips on how you can even Colleen Leary

hate the rain. I hate having wet socks. I hate having wet shoes. I hate that being outside in the rain can ruin my perfectly tamed lion’s mane in 30 seconds or less. I also hate umbrellas, which is a symptom of having lived in New York City. If there’s even a cloud in the NYC sky, suddenly every street corner has some dude peddling $5 umbrellas—and PEOPLE BUY THEM. It’s probably no surprise that these $5 umbrellas are shitty. They take up three times the usual circumference of a person on the sidewalk, though people never seem to figure that out. I’ve almost had umbrella spokes straight to my retina more times than I can count. These umbrellas flip inside out and rip to shreds with the slightest gust of wind. After a New York rain, the sidewalks become a mass gravesite of the torn and tattered remains of those cheap- ass umbrellas that have never actually protected anyone from the rain ever. So, here I am—a Portland transplant complaining about the rain. I’d rather freeze my proverbial balls off in negative 20 degree weather than get rained on in a mild spring shower. But Portland is a beautiful town, and if I never went outside because of the rain I’d be even more miserable than I am now. One thing I’ve learned as I’ve become a quasi-adult is that adults plan for the elements. Adults don’t wear vans in the snow. Adults don’t bike in their wool sweaters. Adults wear practical shoes and rain jackets. They don’t do this because they’re lame (though they probably are), they do this because life will actually improve significantly when you stop walking around in soggy socks. Here are some products and must-haves for getting outside in rainy Portland, Oregon:

Outerwear

Gore-tex everything—boots, pants, gloves, jackets, pants, overalls. They make it all and it’s worth it. You will want a hood or a waterproof hat. If you have glasses, consider a brimmed hat to keep your spectacles from becoming rain receptacles. Avoid the telltale swish sound of a traditional rain jacket by opting for a softshell waterproof jacket. Rain pants can definitely come in handy when biking, since the tops of your thighs are angled perfectly to be pelted with evil, evil rain. When I’m just walking or hiking, I find rain pants are more trouble than they’re worth. The UK company Showers Pass Skyline makes some rain pants that aren’t so bad. For the most part, if your top half is dry and your feet are dry, a little rain on the thighs is probably not going to ruin your day outside.

Underwear Haha, I said underwear. While many products will claim to be waterproof and breathable, this combination is nearly impossible. Either something is sort of breathable and really waterproof, or actually breathable and almost waterproof. So that means you’ll probably sweat underneath your outerwear. Dress in layers, making sure you have a lightweight bottom layer in case you get too warm.

Footwear If you’re hiking, wear boots high enough that puddles won’t spill over the top.

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If you’re doing anything boat or kayak-related, get some Aqua Socks. Because Aqua Socks. For biking, there are lots of options for waterproof shoes. You can also keep your regular shoes and throw on a pair of shoe covers. Both are good options. Carry an extra pair of socks. You might also consider carrying a lightweight pair of slip-on shoes if you’re going to end up inside somewhere during your adventure. There’s a company called SealSkinz (not a condom brand) that makes socks that are supposedly waterproof. These might be awesome. Without having tried them, I am skeptical. I don’t want to wait around for when a guy wearing a pair of SealSkins takes them off and unleashes whatever unholy smell he’s been encasing inside his waterproof foot cocoons. For more tips, ask an avid Portland bike commuter. I’m sure they’d love to tell you about how hardcore they are because of how often they bike in the rain and how you can be as cool as them by wearing layers upon layers of waterproof swag. Long story short: Grow up, buy some rain gear and get outside.

Just go outside, ya dummy There's nature right outside your goddamned apartment

Chelsea Lobey

o you want to go outside but are at a loss for where to go? Maybe you don’t have a car and are too poor to rent one? Well, you’re in luck! Portland is absolutely full of parks, hiking trails, and other fun things to do that are within biking, walking or public transit distance. First, seriously just go out to the Park Blocks. Have you ever actually spent time out there? I spend a lot of my time in a basement and in classrooms that have no windows (I’m lookin’ at you Neuberger Hall). So the Park Blocks are seriously rejuvenating. Just go out there and look at the trees! Sit on the grass! If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll meet Beef the Pig. If you really want to get off campus, there are still a crazy amount of options. Mt. Tabor is just a few miles across the Hawthorne Bridge. You can catch the 14 from downtown or ride a bike if it’s sunny out. Mt. Tabor has beautiful walking trails, big stretches of grass that offer views of the city, and wa-

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ter reservoirs that are interesting to look at. It is a mountain, so it can be tough to get your bike up there, but the view and the breeze that comes when you’re so high up are most definitely worth it. Bring a picnic and lounge on the grass to read a book or tan your pasty white appendages that probably haven’t seen the sun in many moons. Forest Park offers a different nature experience. Located just up from the Pearl District, Forest Park is literally a forest within our city. It’s huge. There are miles and miles of hiking and mountain biking trails. Beautiful, wild trees and shrubs and stuff. You might find some animals out there too. It’s easy to get lost in Forest Park, so if you go it’s advisable to do some research beforehand or bring a map so you know where you’re going and what you’re doing. Maybe tell some people where you’re going just in case you don’t come back for a few days. If you like to bike or run, the Springwater Corridor Trail is a pretty neat option. It’s a super long, paved trail that starts

near OMSI and heads down to Sellwood and then east toward Gresham. You can bike until you’re tired and then just turn around and come back the other direction until your legs feel like they’re going to fall off. Keep in mind that you might run into some tent camps, so it might be best to go out in the daytime. Portland is pretty lucky to be the home of some pretty amazing city parks. Laurelhurst Park is on Southeast Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard and Start Street and is huge. It’s got a duck pond, and a dog park, and lots of walking trails and trees. It’s also got a few basketball courts and tennis courts and even a gazebo or two. If Laurelhurst is too big for your taste, you can visit Mill Ends Park on Southwest Naito Parkway and Taylor Street. It’s the tiniest official park in the world and it’s super cute. Plus it’s a short walk from campus, so there’s no excuse not to go see it. Just go outside, ya dummy. It’s beautiful out there.

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Road trip, road trip, road trip! Molly Ozier

t’s almost here. You can practically feel it: summer! The everso-glorious few months when the weather is flawless, the days are longer, and there’s a sense of leisure in the spring of everyone’s step. Sure, you might have a job or be taking summer classes, but there are the occasional days when you just need to step away from your mundane daily tasks and go on a road trip. I’m here to help you with that. The first thing you’ll need is a mode of transportation. Depending on where you want to go, it might not be as simple as hopping on your bike. But if your only friend with a car is out of town, you might need an alternative option. Thankfully, Portland offers plenty of ways to get you on the road. The obvious choice for renting a car these days is to sign up with Zipcar. If you’re not a member, go to their website—zipcar. com—or else look for them around campus. Sometimes they set up tables and can sign up students at a discount. Groupon also sometimes has Zipcar discounts. With Zipcar you have the option of renting a MINI Cooper or a BMW 325i if you’re trying to keep your road trip classy. Another option I just recently found out about is getaround. com. With Getaround you rent the cars of people located in your area. Each car has its own hourly rate, ranging anywhere from $5.50 per hour to $10 per hour, including daily and weekly rates. I’ve found this option to be much cheaper than any other car service in Portland. Although the cars aren’t necessarily new, you have more say in what kind of car you’re getting: pet friendly, moonroof, premium sound, etc.

Next thing you’ll need are snacks! Because honestly, what’s a road trip without some trail mix or a bag of chips? I like to make a Trader Joe’s run before any big trip. They have everything you didn’t even think you wanted and more. From their peanut butter cups to white cheddar popcorn, you really can’t go wrong. Once you’ve got the snacks sorted, you’ll need music. I’m a pretty big music geek, but when I’m not feeling up to creating my own, Spotify has some amazing premade playlists. They’ve even got playlists with names like Teen Party and Shitty 2000s. One thing I highly recommend is getting Spotify Premium. When you sign up as a student, it’s only $4.99 per month. I know that may seem like a stretch on your wallet, but when you have the option of listening to that one song you can’t get out of your head or to everything on shuﬄe, you won’t regret paying a few extra dollars. You’re almost ready to take off on your epic summer road trip. One thing left to do: pick your destination! If you’re from Oregon, the likelihood you’ve been to the Oregon coast is high. So maybe you want to try someplace new. If you’re still looking to go where you can lie outside and try to turn that pale Oregon skin tone into a slightly less pale one, try Seabrook, Washington. This scenic little beach town is like something out of a movie. Founded as a community of shingled cottages in 2004, this quaint town has everything from mountain biking and horseback riding to bocce courts and fire pits. This is a place where the merchants quickly become your

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friends, and cheese tasting at the local wine shop is worth getting out of bed for. As I’ve quickly come to learn, any true Oregonian should know that the real Oregon coast lies down south in beach towns like Bandon. If you’re looking for the town where nothing is expected of you but coffee drinking while sprightly elderly ladies offer you cranberry candies—they have an annual cranberry festival—then Bandon is the town for you. Picturesque stairs will lead you down to Bandon’s beaches, where you can sink your toes into the soft sand. If you’re looking for a town where time slows down, Brandon is the destination for you. If you’re looking for California sun in the Pacific Northwest and a hint of lavender in the air, look no further than Sequim, Washington (pronounced skwim). This town is home to young farmers, bakers, chefs and winemakers, as well as some of the most spectacular views of the Washington coast. And don’t worry, you won’t be let down by Sequim’s legendary “blue hole.” As you drive through the mist from the Olympic Peninsula and cross into the Dungeness Valley, be prepared to say, “Wow!” Blue sky will appear above as if it were awaiting your arrival. So there it is, folks—the road trip you know you’re ready for. Whether it’s with your sugapie or your compadres, get the heck out of town this summer. Give yourself a day trip, if not a weekend getaway. And lastly, make it actually happen! You won’t regret it.

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Environmentally friendly options for getting to campus Lauren Schlangen

hen you head to the Portland State Transportation and Parking Services website, “Public Transit” is the first tab available. That’s because 43 percent of PSU students are getting to and from campus on buses, streetcars and the MAX. Convenience is most likely a factor, but moreover, public transit is about as green as it gets as far as commuting. Let’s face it, PSU is a commuter school. More people live off campus than on. This leaves those who do not live on campus with the task of getting on and off campus multiple times in a week. Options for doing this include: public transit, biking, walking (if you happen to live close enough to campus to do so), driving and carpooling. Based on a snapshot of “How Students Get to Campus” in the 2013–14 academic school year, 43 percent took public transit, 21 percent walked, 20 percent drove alone, 8 percent biked and another 8 percent carpooled. Roughly three-quarters of students are getting outside and traveling to campus in a green and sustainable manner.

Walk it out Walking is going to be the greenest way of getting around, but due to proximity this is not always going to be a possible mode of transportation for students. PSU is, after all, a commuter school. This is why only 21 percent of students walk to campus. The remaining 79 percent of students are relying on other modes of transportation.

Bike it out

Your next greenest bet is to bike. No energy is being consumed when you ride your bike, only exerted. However, similar to walking, you need enough energy to make the trip, which is sometimes through the rain and sometimes at the crack of dawn. Despite the health and environmental benefits of biking, it is understandable not to want to bike to school through downtown traffic in the rain for your morning class. Those brave and energetic enough should check out the PSU Bike Hub and the resources they have, including bike rentals and bike repairs.

Take transit to the MAX Sitting on the bus or MAX, catching up on your class reading and taking in Portland’s beautiful cityscape, it’s no wonder most PSU students get to and from campus via public transportation. Frequent riders can purchase a FLEX pass, a small sticker on your PSU ID, that allows you to use any Trimet line as often as you like. The current rate for FLEX passes is $220 per term and can be purchased at the Transportation & Parking Services at 1812 SW 6th Ave.

Pool party Personal or mass transit isn’t for everyone, especially those rushing to campus at the last minute after waiting at a Dutch Bros drive

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through. If you do have to drive, carpooling is the greenest thing you can do. When you drive in alone, less than 1 percent of the energy (generally from burning gasoline) is being spent moving you to school. Ninety-nine percent of the energy is spent moving your car to a parking spot. Carpooling helps balance the ratio greatly. And though your checkbook may not agree at first, electric cars are becoming increasingly cheaper and more reliable. With parking spots generally open on PSU’s Electric Avenue, they are a viable option for those who can afford the initial investment.

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STUDENTS can rent an array of gear for outdoor excursions at low rates from the Portland State Outdoor Program office.

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o you want to go camping, huh? There’s a lot to consider before you just wander into the woods by yourself, but just living in Portland is a great start. The Northwest is beautiful and offers many different landscapes for your outdoor excursion. Portland is a reasonable distance from the beach, the forest, rivers and lakes, mountains and caves. Really, anything you want to do, you can probably do it not far from Portland. Before you leave, you’re probably going to need gear. The Portland State Outdoor Program offers rental equipment to students for ridiculously cheap. They have gear for camping, backpacking, climbing, skiing, snowshoeing, rafting and kayaking, among other things, and they are seriously inexpensive. You can rent a three-season tent for four days for only $10. If you want a large cooler, that will only cost $8 for four days. Additional days only cost a couple of extra dollars depending on the item. A whitewater kayak with all the things you’ll need will only cost you $30 for four days. I’m telling you, if you want to go outside and don’t have the right equipment, don’t feel intimidated or feel like you’ll need to buy all new gear. The Outdoor Program has you covered. The Outdoor Program also hosts a variety of trips almost every weekend throughout the term. This term they’ve already been on hiking trips, rafting trips, weekend camping trips at the coast, and backpacking trips through the forest. And the term isn’t over! There’s a Clackamas River rafting trip on May 16 and an intro to backpacking weekend trip to Crater Lake on May 23–26. If you prefer to relax on your weekends or are feeling the pre-finals stress, there’s a class on June 6 called SUP’n for Stress Release, where they take you to a river so you can float on stand up paddleboards while enjoying the sun and the open water. These guided trips are great for beginners or those who are unfamiliar with the offerings of the Northwest. According to their website, “The majority of our trips are designed to be beginner friendly and appropriate for people with little to no experience.” You will be joined by other PSU students on these outdoor adventures, so you’ll never be left to fend for yourself in the middle of the woods. Most trips cost between $30 and $75, although some longer trips can be up to $250. If you ask me, that’s a steal of a deal considering all the gear is included and experienced guides lead you through to make sure you’re safe. If you’re feeling bold, however, and want to strike out into the great Northwest on your own, it’s not difficult to do. The beach is just a couple hours drive to the west. Some beaches will allow you to camp on them. Or you can head out toward Mt. Hood, which is only a few hours from Portland. You can go get lost, but hopefully not too lost, among the forests and trails of Mt. Hood. The Columbia River Gorge is also a beautiful and scenic drive. It forms the border between Washington and Oregon. Large cliffs and waterfalls form one side of the road while the Columbia River forms the other side. There are areas to camp along the Gorge, but if you only have a few hours, it’s nice to just head out on a drive for the day to take in the sights. You can stop at the waterfalls along the way to stretch your legs and enjoy their beauty. Multnomah Falls is definitely the biggest waterfall, but it’s also crowded with tourists on nice days (I mean, it even has a gift shop). Go on an adventure and find some smaller waterfalls that are less busy. If you like a dry climate more than the damp forest, you can head out to Eastern Oregon, which, while much more flat, offers its own kind of beauty. Rolling plains make up the landscape with snowy mountains on the horizon. You could find a campground to stay in while you’re out having your adventure, but that’s so boring. Who needs toilets! You’re a fearless PSU student, right? Isn’t that what those giant marketing posters keep telling us? So go out there and be fearless. Find a secluded spot in the forest, go on long walks on the beach, or take in the plains of Eastern Oregon! The state is your oyster!

Exceptional city views Kara Erny

misconception about city living is that you sacrifice seeing beautiful scenery close to home, but in Portland that’s far from true. From parks and hillside views to urban street art and the iconic waterfront, Portland is full of amazing sights and views to be enjoyed without leaving the city limits. The Fields Neighborhood Park opened in 2013 in the Pearl District. It’s a modern park near Union Station, with an exceptional view. While the areas surrounding this park are currently under a lot of construction, it’s hard to notice with the great view of the 405 bridge and the old industrial buildings offering a unique backdrop for the area. When the weather’s nice, many people walk their dogs in the attached dog park or take their children to the playground. The oval-shaped field is great for picnics and relaxing, and benches surround it for people to sit and enjoy the view. The “Keep Portland Weird” sign isn’t the only piece of artwork that defines the city. On Washington Street, between 11th and 12th Avenues, these pieces stand tall and can be viewed while out walking or when taking the streetcar, and they show that the city can offer a type of view you can’t get anywhere else. Portland is sometimes called “Bridge City,” named after the many bridges stretching over the Columbia River. This makes the Tom McCall Waterfront Park one of the best views in Portland. People can be seen running, walking, skating and biking down the waterfront and over the

DOWNTOWN PORTLAND, as seen from the southwest hills overlooking the city.

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bridges, while others go just to enjoy the view. Depending on where you are along the waterfront, you can experience a new view and a new scene, making it one of the most gorgeous places to visit, even if the sun isn’t out. So many people rely on hiking to get good views, but you can hike right in the city. Neighborhoods and residential areas right in downtown offer beautiful views of the city from a variety of angles. Some views, like the one featured in the video, are

just a 10-minute walk from campus. You can drive, or you can take a steep walk and get your heart racing. Whichever method you choose, the sights you’ll see are worth it. Portland is full of views—the biggest problem is not knowing where to find them. But the greatest scenery in Portland isn’t far, it’s just downtown. Venture out, find your own views, discover the beauty of downtown Portland. For multimedia content, please see the web version at psuvanguard.com.

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Go outside without really going outside: a how-to THE CAMPUS RECREATION CENTER ROOFTOP is one PSU go-to for the uncommitted outdoorsman.

Kevin Rackham

o you ever want to go outdoors without all of that going outdoors and doing activities? Me too. As a pasty white guy who isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very good at outdoorsy things, summer is rough because I want to enjoy it, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m horrible at handling things like sun and humidity. I tend to spend a lot of time indoors during the summer, but sometimes I crave fresh air and sunlight just like everyone else. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve developed some handy tips and strategies for my fellow people who are terrible at being outdoors. If you want to keep indoors without feeling like an actual shutin, wide open spaces with lots of natural light are still abundant at Portland State. The third floor of Neuberger Hall has a big, long common area with tons of tables and whiteboards that no one besides engineering and math students ever seem to use. The second floor of the Broadway Building also has a lot of couches, chairs and benches and seems to usually be empty except during finals week. Everyone knows that the library is a good place for peoplewatching and has a nice view, but reserving one of the private study rooms facing the Park Blocks with a couple of friends is much better than having to find space in the main floor. Make a friend in Blumel Hall and convince them to let you hang out with them in the first floor lounge, which has a big TV, comfortable couches, wide windows and lots of air circulation. One of the rooftop areas on campus is a great option, especially if you need quiet space to study. The Rec Center has an outdoor garden area on the fifth

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at one of Portlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many bars with outdoor seating, patio drinking is the champion of summer activities. One of the bars near campus and across the street from City Target, Momoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, fits the bill perfectly. Grab a three-dollar pint and ignore the rest of the bar in favor of the patio, which is peaceful, private and not too smoky. Produce Row in Southeast is in the process of reopening, and its patio bar and beer selection were my favorite in the area before it closed. For an exhaustive list of patio bars, check out Barfly, a search engine specifically for Portland bars, which includes a filter for patios. Summer is great, and sun is great, but indoors and cold weather are where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always the most comfortable. As Portland summers (and springs) keep getting hotter, do yourself a favor and take advantage of all the sunshine and fresh air in as much comfort as possible.

floor thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually quiet, and right across Urban Plaza is another rooftop on top of the section of the Urban Center that houses Ben & Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Rice Junkies and one of PSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s umpteen Starbucks. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accessible either from the side door by the clock or from a connecting walkway from the Urban Center. It has a lot of tables and chairs but no outlets, which makes it a great place to go and read. It also has a cover along one half, so you can sit in either the sun or shade depending on your preference. The lack of outlets seems to discourage people from working there, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost always empty. Some of the skybridges between buildings also have benches with fresh air and are usually quiet, too. The Park Blocks are protected enough from the elements that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really count as being outside. The best option for being outdoors while enjoying indoor comforts is patio drinking. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yard or

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A guide to what’s edible in Oregon’s wilderness Brandon Staley

o, you wanna hallucinate some stuff ? Of course you don’t, not when society is so close to crumbling from global warming. No, man, you need to be ready to bug out when it all goes sideways, and everyone knows the best place to be at the outset of the apocalypse is the pastoral wilderness. Here are a few things you can eat in the Pacific Northwest wilds while you wait for shit to die down in the cities and for the glorious, utopian city-state of Cascadia to rise from the ashes.

Stinging nettle

Do you remember the cenobites from the movie Hellraiser? You know, the dimension-traveling monsters that were obsessed with pleasure and pain? Well, I have to imagine they subsist on a diet of stinging nettles, because you can certainly eat the spiny plant, but, man, does it hurt. Maybe stick to the shoots and roots, which can be eaten when cooked. Steer clear of the leaves unless you’re a real Pinhead.

Catnip

Devil’s club

Miner’s lettuce

Devil’s club is not the crazy club drug that its name might make it sound like. It’s actually a berry-bearing plant. Quick word to the wise: Don’t eat the berries. You can eat the roots and stems after they’ve been cooked. The leaves can be eaten raw, but, again, don’t eat the berries.

I don’t usually promote eating anything that is preceded by the word miner, but miner’s lettuce is a fairly common, stringy plant that looks absolutely nothing like lettuce but can be eaten whole, raw. Do note that miner’s lettuce is not a head of lettuce you find in a mine. Also, don’t eat things you find in a mine.

Dandelion One cool trick to weird out your friends is to eat a dandelion whole. Like, all in one mouthful, because you can. A dandelion can be eaten in its entirety, raw. The roots can even be roasted as a coffee alternative. Hey, I don’t make the rules. I just report them. Also, a serving of dandelion green contains the same amount of calcium as a half cup of milk. Nature is weird.

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Jerusalem artichoke Its name might sound like a cool wrestling move, but the jerusalem artichoke actually has a tuber at its root which, when cooked like a potato, actually tastes a lot like a potato. The tuber itself actually looks a lot like ginger root, but that shouldn’t stop you as it’s high in nutritional value, too.

There’s a secret that cats don’t want you to know, and it’s that you can eat catnip. That’s right, you can finally take something valuable from your cat. The young leaves of catnip can be eaten raw, but the older leaves can be used as a seasoning. It tastes like unreasonable excitability.

Arrowhead Arrowhead is probably one of the safest things you can eat in the Oregon wilderness. Not only can you eat the stems cooked, but the tubers of this plant are edible raw. You can even dislodge the tubers with your foot, as this plant often resides in the shallow waters of ponds and lakes.

Bringing the outside in Turn your home into a ‘Jumanji’ style jungle habitat with indoor gardening Serina Hersey

ocally grown, organic, non-GMO and fair trade foods are becoming more and more popular on the market. Increasingly, people are becoming more conscious of what they eat, and many want to eat food that is environmentally, socially and economically just.According to Just Food, a New York based organization that works to increase access to locally grown food food justice is defined as “communities exercising their right to grow, sell, and eat healthy food. Healthy food is fresh, nutritious, affordable, culturally-appropriate, and grown locally with care for the well-being of the land, workers, and animals” However, with people going to school and/or working full-time, finding the time and the money to find good food that fits all these categories might not be practical. Gardening is one of the most environmentally sustainable, healthy and socially just ways of eating food. Many students live in apartments or places with limited outdoor space. Luckily, there is an alternative: indoor gardening. A wide range of fruits and vegetables can be grown indoors. Only a handful of supplies are needed, and it saves money in the long run. There are fewer pests to deal with indoors, and it saves you a trip to the grocery store!

Getting Started First, you will need to find the appropriate space to set up your

garden. Choose a space with a large window or a lot of natural sunlight. Artificial light is also an alternative if natural light is limited. Place the plant about six inches away from the artificial light. CFLs or LEDs are recommended. Next, you will need containers for your plants. To save money, you can use recycled yogurt cups, cans or jars. Make sure your containers have holes on the bottom so the water can drain. If you are using a glass jar, pile rocks on the bottom to allow drainage. If you are using artificial light, use white or light colored containers that can easily reflect light. Last, your plants will need soil. You can either purchase potting soil from your local garden store, or you can make your own potting mix. If you want to grow organic, make sure to purchase organic soil.

Plants Almost anything can be grown indoors, even fruit trees! You can purchase dwarf lemon, mandarin orange and avocado trees at almost any garden center. They do require more sunlight than smaller plants—about 12 hours per day. Dwarf plants can grow up to 10 feet tall and need bigger pots, so make sure you have plenty of space. Herbs are another great indoor plant. They need watering and at least six hours of sunlight every day. Herbs are not only

great for cooking, but are also great natural remedies for helping with digestion, aches and pains, and even hangovers. Vegetables such as carrots and salad greens can be grown indoors as well. Make sure to plant the seeds at least one inch apart in rows that are six inches apart from each other. Water and allow them to receive tons of light. Carrots can be harvested when they have sprouted about three-fourths of an inch, and the leaves of the greens can just be picked off, and you can allow the plant to keep growing. You do not need to grow edible plants either. Succulents are a great indoor plant because they are very low maintenance. Just allow them to receive at least six hours of light per day, and spritz them with water a few times once a week. They are a cheap and easy way to decorate your home, and you can get creative with the containers.

Watering Because indoor plants lack the natural rainfall that outdoor plants get, their soil tends to dry out very quickly. Watering is key, but make sure not to over water. The soil should never be muddy, but always moist. Individual plants require varying levels of water. Indoor gardening is a great alternative for people who want to save money or add a bit of natural decor to their home. Most importantly, it incorporates all the aspects of the food

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A beginner’s guide to stargazing and space things Brandon Staley

pace might be the final frontier, but frontiers are terrifying. I mean, have you ever read about the Wild West? It was nothing but murder, dirt and saloon cakes. Space is a lot like the Wild West in that regard—in that I want to stay as far away from it as possible. No, sir, Mr. McConaughey. You can keep your space-y time adventures. I’d much rather be sitting in my folding chair in the middle of a field, a tall glass of Yoo-hoo in one hand and my trusty inhaler in the other, gazing up at the stars and as far from any space cowboys and their wrangling as possible. If you feel similarly (and I imagine you do, because we’re very reasonable people, you and I) then you might want to know a thing or two about your local stargazing options and organizations. Organized stargazing is a great way to meet new people or watch them from afar, depending on how your telescope is set up.

Stardate: friendship First step to learning more about the astronomy behind stargazing is what exactly the hobby entails. One of the best places to do this is at a local group meetup. Luckily, one of the most established and frequent local meetup organizations is the Rose City Astronomers. The Rose City Astronomers are just what they sound like: a group of individuals dedicated to stargazing in the Portland area. The group hosts Star Parties with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry on a monthly basis and in conjunction with various celestial events. The next Star Parties are set to take place in Stub Stewart State Park and Rooster Rock State Park on May 23, from 7:30—11 p.m. The only fee is the state park parking fee, which will only set you back by about $5. The Rose City Astronomers also meet on the third Monday of every month for general membership meetings. The meet-

ings are free and a great way to learn more about the group and what they’re all about. The group often holds their membership meetings at OMSI.

I’m more of a Pluto One of the most important tools for the veteran stargazer is a telescope. That is, unless you have crazy bird eyes. But those aren’t real, so we don’t talk about them. If you’re not sure you want to get into astronomy hardcore, you might want to look into some more basic options. According to the Rose City Astronomers website, binoculars are a good way to test the waters. They’re also good if you’re living in a light-polluted area, like a city. Reflectors are the most entry-level kind of telescope. Highly manual in nature, the reflector telescope will set you back about $400. More expensive telescopes, like Schmidt Cassegrains and refractors, allow the operator to automatically track an object. A reflector requires the operator to manually track objects. Schmidt Cassegrain telescopes are stubby and compact, and very good for long-exposure photography. A Schmidt Cassegrain costs anywhere between $1,200 and $3,000. If you’re into compact living, the Schmidt Cassegrain might be the way to go if you can drop the moola required. If you’re stargazing whale, though —someone who feels no qualms about throwing around thousands of dollars to check out cool space rocks—you might be interested in a refractor telescope. Whereas reflectors and Schmidt Cassegrains use mirrors to focus light, ironically the reflector telescope uses lenses. Reflector telescopes are known for their crisp image but can cost upward of $3,000. So, yeah. Maybe stick with binoculars until you’re really ready to take the plunge.

It’s full of apps If you want to get into some amateur astronomy, there’s no doubt that you should scour your local library for helpful books on the subject, but this is also 2015, and apps are king. Besides, if you can just whip out your phone or tablet and find Jupiter in the night’s sky, well, then that’s all the more convenient.

The NASA app Who better than NASA to let you know when staggeringly beautiful celestial events are coming up? No one. That’s who. This app also includes the latest updates, videos and images from ongoing space exploration.

Star Chart If ever there’s been an app to deliver existential dread, Star Chart is it! Of course this app uses your phone’s camera to determine your location and highlight constellations in the night’s sky, but it will also show you what that same night’s sky would look like thousands of years in the future or past. Either way, you’d be actual, literal dust! Hurray for the inexorable march of time!

SkyView Satellite Guide Have you ever wondered what’s above you at all times? Sure, there are planets and a ton of stars, but there are also hundreds of satellites. Now you can know where all the satellites are, all the time! Even the weird government satellites! You can even use that data to observe those satellites with your binoculars or telescope. But not the weird government satellites. Don’t look at the weird government satellites. THE MILKY WAY GALAXY as seen from Cannon Beach, Ore.

REUBEN’S TIPS Sleeping under the stars is great. Make sure to bring a fuzzy friend (it doesn’t need to be an animal) to snuggle with!

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A very factual account of Portland’s most terrifying cryptids Brandon Staley

regon is a hotbed of supernatural activity, and no city in this state is as paranormally turgid as Portland. Having grown from a simple but isolated logging outpost, Portland is rife with obscene secrets. Maybe you’ve already heard about the Shanghai tunnels or the ghost of Old Town Pizza. But what happens when you break the placid surface of two-bit legends and dive into the churning, suffocating vastness that is true fear? Forget the hackneyed rumors and, before you step outside tonight, know you will be walking among these eldritch shades:

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The Haunted Chicken Cart

Slavic mythology is rife with tales of Baba Yaga, a witch who flies around in a mortar and either damns or aids those who encounter her. Perhaps one of Baba Yaga’s most distinctive qualities is her hut, which stands on two long chicken legs. It might sound absurd, but reports of a Baba Yaga-like figure in Portland date as far back as the mid-20th century, when Oregon was enjoying both an economic and population boom. Tales of a strange, haggard woman hovering and chanting in dark alleyways and her wet, throaty cackle were common at this time. Oddly enough, the modern, local version of this tale puts the infamous witch in a food cart rather than a hut. Ironically, in most collected stories, the surviving teller is insistent that the cart serves fried chicken exclusively. Those who have been lucky enough to order say the chicken is either succulent or simultaneously undercooked and burnt. The quality rarely depends on how customers treat Baba Yaga, but seems dependent on her whims. There is no agreed upon location of the cart—it is prone to disappearing at will or lumbering away after an order has been doled out—though sightings are most common in North Portland.

The Willamette “Big Brown” Beaver Most large bodies of water are teeming with monsters. Scotland has the Loch Ness monster, and Lake Champlain on the United States-Canadian border has Champ, but neither of them compare to Big Brown, an abnormally large and uncharacteristically aggressive beaver that has stalked the Willamette River for as long as memory permits. The first Big Brown sighting was reported in the late 1940s, when the Willamette Valley Project was first getting underway. Prior to the project, the river was prone to flooding. The Willamette Valley Project aimed to tame flooding with 13 strategically placed dams. Unfortunately, in tampering with the natural flow of the river, the workers awoke something: Big Brown.

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Soon after construction on the dams began, so did the attacks. Workers, many of whom were members of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, were driven from their posts by “a big brown beaver with red eyes, all wily and gnashing.” After the third death, a team of dam workers and concerned citizens set out to hunt the creature. Word of the deaths had spread, and over 200 people helped to patrol the Willamette. There was no sign of Big Brown, and the attacks continued. Four months after the project began, key areas of the river were dynamited. The attacks ceased and dam construction proceeded in peace. This is not the end of Big Brown’s story, though. No body was recovered, and there are still sightings to this day of a giant beaver sunning itself on the shores of Collins Beach, close to what is believed to be its home in North Portland.

The Fred Durst of Laurelhurst Park This tale begins on Oct. 16, 1999 when the Family Values Tour performed at the then-Rose Garden Arena. Among the per-

formers present were such acts as Korn, Filter, Redman and Method Man and, of course, Limp Bizkit. The story goes that after the Portland show concluded, Durst wanted to see more of the city. His local handlers showed Durst and his entourage several notable Portland locales, but for some reason the tour ended at Laurelhurst Park. The park was once home to the Portland Rose Festival Queen’s Coronation event, and the main event itself was once hosted on the park’s pond. The event was discontinued in 1921 due to a scandal involving poor float construction that resulted in a drowning death. Since then the public park’s shallow pond has possessed a grim history, not the least of which being apparition sightings and reports of reflections that move autonomously on the water’s surface. It would seem that one apparition took a liking to the countenance of one Mr. Durst, as his chiseled visage has been reported floating hazily in the curling, early morning fog, and in any photograph that features a tribal tattoo. Be warned, if you’re ever in the park late at night and you feel the snug chill of a backwards ball cap being placed on your head, you might have just encountered the Fred Durst of Laurelhurst Park.

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Barking up the right tree Reuben’s guide to the dog-eat-dog world outdoors Reuben the Vanguard dog and Lisa Dunn

t’s tough being a city dog. There is limited green space. Poop resources are difficult to come by—as soon as you poop, humans pick it up and save it for later. (I’m not sure why, but I would guess it’s a scarcity thing.) And you just worry that your human isn’t living up to her full potential when surrounded by concrete. It’s hard to show your human a good time when you have to worry about them running into the road or getting into scrapes with other people if they’re not human-friendly. That’s why I personally like to take mine hiking whenever possible. It’s good to get her out of the city every once in a while—I don’t have to worry about her squawking at other

humans. She can run wild without getting squashed by one of those giant metal squirrels, which I chase ferociously in solidarity with my human. Sometimes I can even get her to stop and smell the poop. But the kind of hike you choose depends on what kind of human you have. Is she lazy? Fit? Big? Small? Does she have one of those crazy rolling boxes of wonder or are you and your human largely confined to city limits? There’s a hike for everyone, and I’m here to help you figure out where you and your human should spend your Saturday.

Able to get away? If you’re lucky enough to have a high-speed rolling box like my human, you can sit in it for

anywhere from one nap and several manic barking fits to several naps and many manic barking fits, and you’ll end up in a place with trees everywhere. They just kind of pop up, not really sure how, but it sure is amazing. And boy, the hikes you can take your person on.

A hike for the lazy human: Punchbowl Falls, Cascade Locks, Oregon If your human is a little bit out of shape but still loves nature, this is the hike for you. Punchbowl is on the Eagle Creek Trail, which goes for miles, so if your human is up for it, you can opt to ascend into the forest and hike all day long. Heck, you can even stay overnight if

REUBEN’S TIPS If you’re going outside with your human, make sure to bring a bag for poop. Humans love to save it for later.

you’ve packed enough food for your person. If not, a short hike leads you to a waterfall and, you guessed it, a bowl-shaped pool in which humans and animals alike swim in the summer months. The water is cold and, in some places, very deep, so be wary of what your human is doing. Just a word of caution: there are points in the trail that are very narrow and overlook a steep drop-off, so keep your human on a leash.

A hike for the ﬁt human: McNeil Point, Mt. Hood, Oregon This is the first hike I ever took my human on, and she loved it. It has everything: wildflowers, trees, deer, summer snow. The hike starts out in the forest, so you’re shaded by giant trees. You can pee on any of them, and you’ll find that the longer you’re on the trail, the more comfortable with peeing your human will get. This hike is pretty difficult when it comes to elevation gain. Remember: your human only has two legs, so take it easy on her. Also remember to bring plenty of water. After a certain point, you emerge from the relative cool of the forest onto the base of the mountain. In the summer months, the sun can be a bit unforgiving, and humans

don’t have fur, so their skin is easily burned. Also keep in mind that McNeil Point starts at the Topspur Trailhead, which is a heavily used Timberline Trail access point. So, again, if your human is not people-friendly, keep her on a leash until you get into the woods.

Stuck in the city? Sometimes you and your human are confined to the city. While it might seem like you’re doomed to pooping on pavement, that’s not the case at all. Portland is home to some of the most beautiful city green spaces in the entire country.

A hike for the lazy human: Mt. Tabor Park Mount Tabor is an easily accessible network of trails rising out of the relative flat of the east side. If your human is out of shape and can’t escape the city, this is the perfect choice for you. Take a 30 minute walk from bottom to top on one of the many winding trails. Wander around or just lay on the grass for hours at a time. Try to get your human to play frisbee as a low-stakes way of getting her fit. If your person gets thirsty, there are metal waterfalls

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and puddles galore. Huge trees keep the park relatively shady and cool, so you don’t have to worry about your person overheating. During the summer, the park is packed, so keep that in mind and keep your human on a leash.

A hike for the ﬁt human: Forest Park Forest Park is the ultimate getaway while still in the city. You can access it from several points along the edge of Northwest Portland, and in mere minutes you’ll forget all the concrete and people. There are easy trails that meander along by the zoo and Rose Garden, two popular spots for humans to gather. But if you take the Wildwood Trail starting by the zoo, you can follow it for up to 30 miles. That’s a day or two of sniffing and peeing. The elevation gain isn’t crazy, but it’s enough distance for your bipedal best friend to fall exhausted into bed at the end of the day. Whether your human is able to climb mountains or just needs an easy walk off the beaten path, you can do it all. And I think we all know that there’s nothing better than a tired human at the end of the day.

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Get back to mother nature in the Grotto’s Upper Gardens

A VISTOR admires the Our Sorrowful Mother statue’s base in the Upper Level Gardens at The Grotto in NE Portland.

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he Grotto’s Upper Level Gardens are one of Portland’s largest forested areas. The 62-acre nature sanctuary mounts the north face of Rocky Butte, one of Portland’s Boring volcanoes, making it one of the most scenic viewpoints in the city. In the Upper Level Gardens, visitors are immersed in varied foliage, not religiosity. It’s also inexpensive and easily accessible via transit. Douglas firs fill the manicured gardens 110 feet above the plaza level of The Grotto. Panoramic views of the Columbia River Valley and Mt. St. Helens can be seen from various vantage points, namely through the bow windows in the Meditation Chapel overlooking the Rocky Butte cliff. Although The Grotto—or the National Sanctuary of

Our Sorrowful Mother—is a world-renowned Catholic Shrine, the emphasis is deliberately on nature when entering the Upper Level Gardens. The elevator taking you from the plaza to the upper level even tells you as much. Skeptical would-be visitors need not worry about religious iconography bombarding them at every twist of the garden’s pathways. For those who are reluctant to visit a Catholic nature preserve, the gardens only house small handful of statues. In fact, the garden only includes three shrines: the Lithuanian Wayside Shrine, Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Shrine, and the Dambana, Filipino Faith Shrine. The remaining religious pieces are minimal, including the Mysteries of the Rosary

bronze plaques and the Via Matris wood carvings. Additional buildings can be found along the paths. A serene rose garden guards the private Servite Monastery, built in 1936, where Servite Friars live, according to The Grotto’s website. A small chapel to St. Anne also rests in the gardens, open to guests. Going back to nature, flower lovers will find Vinca minor, astilbe, begonia, bleeding heart, Solomon’s seal, Madonna lily rhododendron, azalea and Viburnum davidii all in bloom this May; and Vinca minor, iris, impatiens, marguerite, rose campion, foxglove, dicentra, lilies, rhododendron, spirea, lilac and roses this June, according to The Grotto’s website where each month’s blossoms are listed.

The gardens also have two ponds and a meditation labyrinth modeled after the labyrinth made in the 1200s in Chartes Cathedral outside of Paris, France, according to the booklet A Self-Guided Tour available in the gift shop. The Grotto’s upper gardens include panoramic vistas, an array of plant life, meditation spaces and even the ambient sounds of babbling brooks. So when Mt. Tabor and Forest Park become old hats, walk through Mother Nature’s cliff-high upper gardens at The Grotto for a change. The Grotto is located at 8840 NE Skidmore St. in Portland, and can be accessed via Trimet bus number 12. For more information call The Grotto at 503-254-7371.

The Grotto 8840 NE Skidmore St.

HOURS From Mother’s Day (May 10)—Labor Day (Sept. 7): Monday—Friday, 9 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. During winter season: Monday—Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADMISSION General: $5 Senior (55+): $4 Youth (6-12): $3 Children under 6 enter free.

YEAR PASSES $50 DUO (for two people per visit) $75 FAMILY (for up to six people per visit)

DIRECTIONS Take the number 12 Trimet bus toward Parkrose and Sumner Transit Center from SW Market Street and SW Sixth Avenue at Portland State.

City hikes: not an urban legend Miles Sanguinetti

ith summer—and the lovely weather it brings—just around the corner, you might be looking forward to exploring the great outdoors. What better way to do that than with a long, relaxing hike? There’s just one problem: most trails you’re looking at are a long car ride and a half-tank of gas away. Lucky for you, plenty of gorgeous hikes are within walking distance of downtown Portland. Tom McCall Waterfront Park is probably one of the easier treks for hikers wanting a shorter excursion. The loop crosses the river at the Steel Bridge and Hawthorne Bridge. On the west side, the waterfront park features fields of grass and gorgeous cherry trees, which should be blooming right about now. The east side, on the other hand, features the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, which takes you right down to the water. The breeze coming off the Willamette is a lifesaver on a hot day. For those situated around West Burnside Street, Washington Park is a great choice for a hike. With an entrance

at the end of SW Park Place, it might surprise you how quickly the walk transitions from dense urban housing to lush greenery. Washington Park has trails up to Hoyt Arboretum, the Rose Garden and the Japanese garden, so it’s a great option as either a starting place or a destination. Unfortunately, these locations are a bit out of the way for folks on the east side of the Willamette. South of I-84, Mount Tabor Park is a great locale for anyone wanting to hike. A pocket of forest in what is otherwise an ocean of suburbs, Mount Tabor features looping trails, a picnic area and a host of benches if you want to relax. It also hosts a trio of Portland’s reservoirs, which are a nice touch for those on the east side looking for waterways closer than the Willamette. You can find it at 60th and Salmon Street. Council Crest is farther away than some of these other locations, but you can start walking there practically from the Portland State campus proper, and it’s a great spot for photog-

raphers looking to admire Portland’s cityscape from up high. There are many routes to Council Crest—even without car or bus routes in the mix—but if you’re looking for a proper hike, the Marquam Trail is probably your best option. You’ll want to start at SW Sam Jackson Park Road, just south of downtown Portland. From there, follow the Shelter Loop Trail from Marquam Nature Park, then take the Marquam Trail all the way up to Council Crest Park. The trail can get pretty muddy as a result of inclement weather, but under fairer skies, the beautiful stretch of forest it cuts through definitely beats hiking to the park through the suburbs of the southwest hills. While Portland as a whole is an absolute joy to walk through with its wealth of trees and greenery, these spots are right at your doorstep and offer some of the best scenery in the city if you’re looking to get out and see something more substantial than the Park Blocks. For multimedia content, please see the web version at psuvanguard.com .

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GET OUT AND GAME Phuoc Francis Nguyen

ames and sporting have been a part of many civilizations’ rituals, religions and cultures. We can trace it all the way back to back to the first Olympic Games in 776 BC. The games were devoted to the Olympian Gods and held on the ancient plains of Olympia. Similarly, hunting used to be a means of gathering food and resources. It has become something more, with target competitions included since the first Olympic Games— Games of the I Olympiad— held in the modern era in the summer of 1896 in Athens, Greece. Organized play using a ball became sports for which many people gathered, resulting in games and sports that we still play today.

Did you know that ESPN used to air the Great Outdoor Games? From 2000 to 2005 they aired the event in the late summer every year. In 2006 they decided to shift focus elsewhere and canceled the event. The Great Outdoor Games had individual events in fishing, sporting dog, target and timber. Fishing events included fly fishing and freshwater doubles. Sporting dog events included agility, disc drive, big air, flyball and field trial. Target events included archery, rifle and shotgun. Timber events included boom run, logrolling, team relay, endurance, speed climbing, tree topping, hot saw and springboard.

You may have never seen any of these sports before, but they’re some of the most recognized sports in the outdoors. The most notable is golf, due to the television time, sponsorships and money available. Although there have been golf-like depictions of a round object and a club throughout history, including one on the tomb of Beni Hasan in Middle Egypt circa 2,600 BC, the Romans created a game called paganica, where you would aim for the chosen target with a bent wooden stick and a filled leather ball. Golf, as it’s known now, has been around since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), when it was known as

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chuiwan, which translates to “ball-hitting or strikingball.” There are paintings depicting emperors playing in a field with clubs, wooden balls and different-colored flags. The current incarnation of the game is traced back to 1457 in Scotland. There are different variations of golf, one being disc golf. The actual origins of disc golf are unknown, but it’s very similar to that of flying disc (Frisbee). In 1976 the Disc Golf Association was created by Ed Headrick, who also invented the pole hole that would be placed in the ground. Disc golf is played with different types of discs: putter, mid-range and driver. Some of the throws in disc golf include backhand, forehand and alternative throws. The scoring works the same as it would in golf; both types are dependent on how many throws you take to finish the hole. If you’re planning to play disc golf in the near future, there are a ton of courses all across Oregon, as well as over 3,000 formal courses across the states and in 40 other countries. If you’re looking to play a full round of 18 baskets of disc golf, look no further than Pier Park located on North Lombard St. and Bruce Ave. PSU Student Robert Brodeanu tried out the Pier Park disc golf course with a group of friends and shared his experience. “It is a more exciting version of golf. It was fun to be outside. The experience with friends was worthwhile. Disc golf was easy to learn and difficult to master.” Pier Park, established in 2003, is a par 3 course that is made up of short and long holes with a ton of trees that will try to ruin your score. During the final day before the 2014 MLS All-Star game, the players made a stop on the links for a round of Footgolf. This sport is basically soccer combined with golf. The scoring is exactly the same as golf, with each kick counting as

a stroke. The object of the game is to use your feet to kick a soccer ball down the fairway or rough and into the 21-inch cup. Footgolf has become increasingly popular, with over 60 courses currently operating or under construction. The international presence of the sport has made the footgolf World Cup possible, the first one having been held in June 2012 in Hungary. The sport is run by the Federation for International Footgolf (FIFG). They plan to have their second official FIFG World Cup in late 2015 or early 2016, which will include players representing over 30 of the member countries of the FIFG. The MLS All-Stars stopped by Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland to play in teams against each other and members of the media. United States Men’s National Team center back Matt Besler of FC Kansas City was accompanied by teammate goalkeeper Jon Kempin, Australian International Tim Cahill of the New York Red Bulls, fellow Red Bull teammate Bradley Wright-Phillips, and D.C. United defender Bobby Boswell.

If you’d like to become part of the fun and represent Soccer City, USA, you too can kick an 18-hole round at Glendoveer, located on 14015 NE Glisan St. Although we’re primarily known for support of the Timbers and the Thorns, Portlanders are also known for supporting tennis, another popular outdoor sport. In 2007 Portland hosted the Davis Cup finals, pitting the US against Russia at the Memorial Coliseum. The presale tickets sold out in less than 15 minutes. The soldout crowd led Andy Roddick, James Blake and the Bryan brothers to a 4-1 Davis Cup win over Russia. It was their first title since 1995. In Oregon we have a number of public outdoor tennis courts that range from one to as many as eight court blocks. We have leagues where all ages can participate, such as the United States Tennis Association or World Team Tennis. In Oregon we have plenty of outdoor sports available— this state’s hospitable climate has given us an opportunity to explore the outdoors in a sporting environment. So get out and do something before it gets rainy again! DISC GOLFERS trade rounds at the Pier Park course in North Portland.

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Your North Fork getaway

OPAL CREEK, Oregon.

Matt Rauch

riginally from Salem, I moved to Portland so that I could attend Portland State. Living in the Great Northwest my entire life, I’ve developed a strong passion for outdoor fun. Whether it be hiking, swimming, camping, cliff-diving or fishing, I usually find myself doing something under the evasive Northwest sun when it decides to poke its head out. Thinking Portland is all city was one of the biggest misconceptions I’ve had. Since moving here, I’ve realized there’s actually a wide array of outdoor activities within a 30-minute drive in either direction. From Sauvie Island to the Clackamas High Rocks, there’s no shortage of waterholes for people to cool off in. Is hiking more your thing? Try the 70 miles of trails at Forest Park or hike up to view the majestic Multnomah Falls. The problem with these places, however, is that people from Portland or anyone who has lived here long enough is tired of the same old sights and views they offer. For anyone who feels that way, I have just the thing for you—a magical place referred to by many names, but mostly known as North Fork. Located about 45 minutes east of Salem, or an hour and a half from PSU’s campus, North Fork is very simple to get to. Head south on I-5, head east on Highway 22 in Salem and then turn left on North Fork Road. There are plenty of things to keep you busy once you arrive. North Fork Road basically follows the Little North Fork of the Santiam River 20 miles upstream to Opal Creek. This road is filled with turn-offs, campgrounds, day-use areas, trail heads and a golf course that are sure to entertain anyone. Because there is so much to do and so much to take in, I am going to include just the three must-see places on North Fork Road.

Three Pools

Forged by thousands of years of water erosion, Three Pools is a swimmer’s/day user’s paradise full of places to climb, relax, swim and even cliff dive if you are up to it. A series of small

waterfalls careen into deep blue and green colorful pools of icy water. However, this beauty comes at a cost—well, two costs. The first is that its beauty often attracts drunk daredevils from all over who bake in the sun (both literally and figuratively). Don’t be surprised if you find yourself watching a person who can barely stand perform a backflip off of a 30-foot cliff. Just know that most of these people are from the area and have spent almost every summer here since they were children. This leads me to cost number two: be careful. Similar to Clackamas High Rocks, people die here. Strong currents, ice cold water and a series of rapids and waterfalls—combined with alcohol and/or inexperience—are a recipe for serious injury or even death. So, please, use caution and common sense when doing something so potentially dangerous and fun, and don’t just leap when the drunks chant “Jump! Jump! Jump!” at you.

Little North Fork Hike Immersing yourself in ice-cold water while surrounded by drunks not your thing? You can still take in the scenery from afar by hiking the Little North Fork hike. Starting the Little North Fork Trailhead and ending four-and-a-half miles later at Shady Cove Campground, this hike takes you along many of the major sights to see along the river from the other side. From vantage points of about 20–30 feet up, you can see gorgeous waterfalls surrounded by cliffs and everything else the Willamette Forest has to offer. But remember, unless you have a car waiting at the end, you have to hike back, so plan accordingly.

Opal Creek

The gem of the area is located at the end of North Fork Road. To get there, you’ll navigate sharp turns on gravel roads with

Beautiful hikes for the indecisive

The Gorge

Let’s start out with the obvious: You can’t go wrong hiking in the Gorge. With a number of different hikes that all offer different difficulty levels and views, the Gorge has a hike fit for anyone. Waterfalls aren’t hard to find, and views of the surrounding areas are some of the best Portland-area hikes have to offer.

100-foot ravines, so, again, please be safe. Though there are a variety of trails to choose from, the most popular hike is the Gate to Jawbone Flats, which is just over six miles. Some of the sights you’ll see along this hike include crossing a 60-foot-high foot bridge and a decomissioned 1940s steam-powered saw mill. The views on this hike are unrivaled. However, as this is a remote location, make sure to prepare accordingly with plenty of water and food. cessible trails, a day-use area and plenty of opportunities to hike, the long drive won’t be for nothing.

Washington Park

Alex Moore With mountains, rivers and the ocean all within driving distance of Portland, outdoor activities are limitless in their diversity. Hiking, one of these options, allows for views of some of the most beautiful sites in Oregon. But with so much beauty across the landscape, it can be difficult to pick out exactly which hike to go on. For the indecisive, here’s a list of the better hiking spots in Portland and the surrounding area.

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About half an hour away from campus, hiking in the Gorge is perfect for a day trip. The more well known hikes will be covered in people, while the lesser known can offer more peaceful experiences. Either way, no hike in the Gorge will disappoint aesthetically. The main hikes at the Gorge are Angel’s Rest, Eagle Creek and Horsetail Falls.

Silver Falls A little bit farther away, Silver Falls has miles of trails within its 9,200acre state park. The largest state park in Oregon, Silver Falls has multiple waterfalls that hikers are allowed to walk underneath. Completing the full hike leaves you viewing 10 different waterfalls. Dress appropriately, as there’s a fair chance you’ll want to get wet on this hike. Silver Falls is a little out of the Portland area, but still accessible for a day trip. Located outside of Salem, you’ll have to drive over an hour and a half off-campus to see these waterfalls. But with ac-

A little closer than some of the other hikes on this list, Washington Park offers Portlanders an accessible location right outside of the city. This hike embodies one of the best aspects of Portland, which is how quickly one can get from being within the city to being completely detached from it. Also including a number of different trails, Washington Park hosts sites like Pittock Mansion and the Portland Japanese Garden. Located behind the zoo, Washington Park is only a 10-minute drive from campus or just a quick MAX ride away. Hiking in the area can be as long or short as wanted. The hike to Pittock Mansion is on the longer side, but is still only a five-mile round trip. If you don’t have access to a car (or someone with a car), Washington Park has views just as stunning as the hikes that involve longer commutes. Portland has a number of different opportunities for hikers. Whether they’re short or long, far or close, beautiful or downright gorgeous, the act of hiking is one that this area is well-known for. And there’s only one way to take advantage of that, by going out and perpetuating the idea that Oregon is beautiful. It’s impossible to be disappointed—unless it rains, I guess. Even then, the post-rain views of this gorgeous region are a sight all their own and worth seeing.

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The marvelous ‘Captain Marvel’ Andy Anady

Everyone has an opinion about the sudden increase in female and otherwise non-cismale readership in comics, and there is nothing more annoying than a person with an opinion. Especially an opinion about women. Anyway, here’s what I think. Superhero comics are especially heinous perpetrators when it comes to actively alienating and dehumanizing huge swaths of people. There’s even a blog called Escher Girls, specifically spotlighting the ways in which women in comics have the anatomy of an M. C. Escher painting, with spines like the staircases in Relativity. Bad art isn’t even the worst offense. I haven’t seen Avengers: Age of Ultron but

I’ve heard quite a bit, and like a good little nerd I’m familiar enough with the faults that crop up in Joss Whedon’s writing. And really, it’s the bad writing that eviscerates characters like Natasha Romanoff, who is already the dreaded token female who dehumanizes women on the page and alienates the women who might read them. So Kelly Sue Deconnick’s uproariously beloved Captain Marvel isn’t just popular, it’s popular and important. Important like Captain America, an impoverished, disabled, Irish immigrant; Storm, carrying the mantel of Marvel’s first black woman of color to headline her own series in 1983; and Wiccan, as a gay Romani kid

in the same comic as a bisexual Prodigy and gay Miss America. Each of these comics do something important for the culture they’re written in. They’re progressive and they normalize oppressed people, and Ms. Marvel’s most recent revival as Captain Marvel feeds into the social and cultural equality movement. The titular Carol Danvers starts off the series by taking on the title of her lost predecessor, Mar-vell, and dons a practical suit—practical in the sense that her boobs aren’t bigger than her entire torso. All the changes, diegetic and non-diegetic, are welcomed and precious. Both volumes of the series place Danvers on the cover, alone, in power poses pre-

viously reserved for men, which immediately puts her on the level of person instead of wet dream. The artwork by Emma Rios, who worked with DeConnick on Pretty Deadly, is genius. There are no booband-butt poses, except a handful done by one artist of the three, who worked on the first two volumes. As a result, Tracy Burke, who is all but bedridden and dying from cancer—a little gaunt with gray bags under her eyes when drawn by the other artists—is drawn like a cartoon Bratz doll in these early issues. Consider this a huge side-eye to Filipe Andrade and his thigh gaps in every other panel. Captain Marvel wears a sash tied around her

waist—you can’t even see her thighs—yet those pesky gaps seem to sneak their way into Andrade’s art regardless. Captain Marvel’s huge and emphatic fanbase doesn’t just include real readers either; her fans also extend into the fictitious Marvel universe. Kamala Khan is arguably Captain Marvel’s biggest fictional fan, and she has her own series. A 16-year-old Pakistani girl living in New Jersey, she’s the hero we really need. At a time of rampant and violent Islamophobia, her first line is: “Delicious, delicious infidel meat,” as she’s poised over forbidden BLTs while her hijabiclad best friend rolls her eyes in the background. As Danvers transitions from

Ms. Marvel to Captain Marvel, it’s Khan who takes on the identity of the former. The new Ms. Marvel, taking Danver’s old moniker in the fumbling way only teenagers can, has visions of the Avengers speaking Urdu and worries about bringing negative attention to her mosque. There’s even your friendly neighborhood white feminist who can’t make it a page before asking Nakia, Kamala’s hijabi-clad friend, if her father was threatening to honor kill her, but she’s obviously doing it from a good place. A good, overtly racist place. And maybe the best part is that she’s a Muslim girl written by a Muslim woman, G. Willow Wilson, who lived in Egypt as a young adult.

House of the red beans and rice, son Tim Sullivan, The College Culinarian

This Southern staple is both inexpensive and nutritious, plus it only requires a couple of cooking vessels. Also, this recipe can be easily prepared via stove top or slow cooker. Note: Make sure all of your mise en place, your prep work, is done before you start cooking. Cook time: 3 hours on stovetop. 4–8 hours in the slow cooker.

Serves: 8 Tools:

1 large 5-quart pot or Dutch oven 1 medium size pot or 1-quart rice cooker 1 spoon or silicone tip spatula

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of olive or vegetable oil (477 cal.) 3 cans (15.8 ounces) of kidney beans, rinsed (1116 cal.) 1 large white or yellow onion, chopped (106 cal.) 1 red bell pepper, chopped (43 cal.) 2 celery stalks, chopped (12 cal.) 2-4 garlic cloves, diced (8-16 cal.) 1 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning 1 tablespoon of parsley flakes 2-4 bay leaves 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon of dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon of dried sage 1 pound of Andouille sausage, sliced (640 cal.) 6 cups of water or preferred stock

For rice

2 cups of medium or long grain rice (1280 cal.) 4 cups of water

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Step 1: Place a 5-quart pot on your largest burner on mediumhigh heat, pour in the olive oil. When the oil starts to ripple, toss in your onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook for 4–5 minutes or until the onions start to turn translucent. Stir often.

ply pour the rice and water into your rice cooker and let that do the work.

Step 5: Serve your beans over the rice and enjoy.

Step 2: Pour the 6 cups of water or stock into the pot. Add Optional: the beans and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium/medium-low and let simmer for 2.5 hours.

Step 3: During the 2.5 hour simmer time, prep your rice. In a bowl large enough to easily hold 2 cups of uncooked rice and enough water to cover, allow your rice to soak for at least half an hour, then drain. Step 4: Once the 2.5 hours are up, remove the bay leaves and

add the Andouille sausage. Let this cook for another half hour, stirring every couple minutes. During this time pour the rice and 4 cups of water into another pot and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cover for 20 minutes—or sim-

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Replace 2–3 cups of water with a light tasting beer to add a bit of a wheaty flavor to the beans. Replace sage and thyme with oregano if you don’t have any of the former. For the slow cooker, add all the ingredients listed (except the rice) to the pot and set the cooker for 4 hours (8 hours if you’re going to be busy and out of the house). To add more flavor, sauté the onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic and sausage before adding them to your slow cooker. Vegetarian option: Use vegetable stock in place of water and meatless sausage instead of Andouille. If you can’t find Cajun seasoning (or just don’t want to shell out money for it) use equal parts garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder and paprika to replace the teaspoon of Cajun seasoning.

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THE BAD BLOOD THAT CHANGED JAPAN

HOW ONE MAN MADE THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT OWN UP TO A MEDICAL FIASCO AiSLinn renniSon

Ryuhei Kawada filled the seats of the Portland State Native American Student and Community Center last Friday at 6 p.m., leading a talk about the truth behind Japan’s HIV blood scandal in the 1980s and other health and environmental issues. Kawada, a member of the Japan Innovation Party in Japan’s House of Councillors, also serves on the committee of Health, Labor and Welfare. “Representative Kawada is very interested in the areas of energy, environment and health,” said Center for Japanese Studies Director Ken Ruoff. “He is actually in a group of opposition diet members that are opposed to nuclear energy.” Kawada is not only extremely informed in the political, environmental and healthcare field, but he also has a personal connection to it. At 6 months old, Kawada was diagnosed with hemophilia. When he was 10 years old, he found he had contracted the HIV virus through contaminated blood products that were necessary to treat his hemophilia. Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare bore responsibility because at the time they did not require that every blood sample be heated to the appropriate temperature, or be properly checked, before it was approved for use. “Even though there were reports of HIV in the heated products, Japanese companies importing these products didn’t want to lose their market in American-heated formulations,” Kawada said. “And so together, with the Japanese government, the companies kept it a secret to continue selling these products. The American drug companies also knew about risks but still continued to expose the tainted product stock.” Kawada wasn’t the only one infected with HIV from the contamination. Nearly 1,800 other hemophiliacs also contracted the HIV virus. At this time, there were many false claims about HIV in Japan. People falsely believed that you could contract the virus simply by touching another person who had HIV. It was also thought that as soon as you became HIV positive, you would die. As a result, HIV patients were treated harshly and with extreme prejudice. “The Japanese society treated HIV patients like criminals,” Kawada said. “I was terrified that the people around me would find out I was infected.” Kawada said he felt hopeless in his society because of an incurable disease that was not his fault. “I thought about taking my own life many times,” Kawada said. However, one day Kawada met a very young boy with hemophilia who had also contracted HIV. The young boy stated his diagnosis confidently and without shame. “I suddenly felt so embarrassed. I had been weak by hiding my disease,” Kawada said. “It was the Japanese government that caused my infection, so why should I live in fear? I should stop being afraid and live my life.” This is when Kawada started getting involved in politics, trying to change the system from the inside. Kawada joined a group of similarly infected hemophiliacs who were trying to settle a lawsuit with the Japanese government for their afflictions. “When I announced my identity and showed my face publicly, it had a big impact,” Kawada said. After announcing his disease at 19 years old, his father strongly opposed. But with the support of his mother and many others who also decided to go public with their identity, Kawada brought the lawsuit to trial. However, several members of the group that initiated the lawsuit had passed away after their HIV infections had progressed to AIDS.

RYUHEI KAWADA during his 2007 House of Councilors campaign in Japan.

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“My anger for the government grew,” Kawada said. Kawada devoted his life to ensuring that a purposeful outbreak like this never happened again. To do this, he knew he had to bring awareness and education to others. Finally, in February of 1996, the Japanese government did something rare: it apologized. HIV-infected patients were given compensation for their medical expenses. “I received many letters from people all over the country [who were] moved by my story,” Kawada said. “They said, ‘I decided not to commit suicide, and you gave me the courage to keep on living.’” Kawada was inspired by the responses he received and wanted to continue making a difference in people’s lives. “It was the first time the government admitted wrongdoing. We achieved government history,” Kawada said. “But this wasn’t the end. I decided that if I were to keep on living I would work toward my dream of keeping a society that protects lives.” That is exactly what Kawada does. He fights from inside government walls, uncovering the truth behind political healthcare scandals. “There was no choice but for me to become part of the system and do the changing from the inside,” Kawada said. “That was the moment I decided to run for a government office. I was 31. I spend a lot of time on the ground meeting everyday people, especially patients.” Kawada focuses on driving legislation that protects patients’ rights and prevents drug-related disasters. One way he achieves this is by ensuring pharmaceutical companies are separate from the government.

The listening audience was inspired by Kawada’s presentation and asked questions about academic funding, healthcare options and environmental pollution for another hour and a half after the talk. The majority of attendees were Portland State students. “What most interested me was the issue of academic research and his notion of an unholy alliance between government agencies, bureaucracy, big business and funding for academic research, and how that has led to manipulated and doctored figures and secrecy of information regarding healthcare treatments, and the availability of those treatments to the Japanese public,” said graduate student Jeff Braytenbah. Kawada ended the evening by reminding the audience that these issues are not just seen in Japan, but around the globe. Kawada urged everyone to stand up, speak out and make a difference. “The trial I experienced told me something: that people can change a country,” Kawada said. “Everyday actions can change into major movements that produce social change, What I discuss today is not a problem linked to Japan but to all human life. My dream is to create a society that protects human life. This is my cause, and I am devoted to it.” Kawada and his wife stayed for some time after the presentation to talk with attendees. Both Kawada and his wife made the trip from Japan for this talk. “It is a very personal story, and we are very grateful to them for making the trip,” Ruoff said, “and for their willingness to present this.”

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Stop, drop-crotch and roll with it

Useful tips for finding drop-crotch pants include stop, don’t and quit it Margo Pecha

If my boyfriend had been wearing a pair of drop-crotch sweats on our first date, he probably wouldn’t have ripped a hole in the crotch of his jeans, am I right? Regardless of whether or not you agree with that statement, drop-crotch sweats (or joggers, as they’re sometimes called) aren’t even really a new trend. They’re essentially a twist on harem pants—just not quite as baggy and with a little more slim fit to them. We’ve all seen how Justin Bieber failed at wearing them on numerous occasions, so it’s understandable if you’re scared, but I’m here to walk you through it. As with any article of clothing you’re considering purchasing, you’re going to want to try the pants on first. This is the most important step to avoid looking like Poopy Pants Bieber.

1. Put them on. 2. Look in the mirror. 3. Evaluate how much buttsag is going on. If it looks like you’re wearing a diaper, then I’m sorry, but try again. At this point you’ll either want to go down a size, find a pair with a shorter kneeto-crotch drop ratio, choose a different brand or give up altogether. Don’t be afraid to take your time. Finding clothing that fits in all the right places can be a timeconsuming process. When you’ve found the appropriate amount of butt sag, you’re next going to want to evaluate the actual crotch drop. Does it go past your knees? Do they hinder your ability to walk comfortably? Do you look like a dingus? These are all appropriate questions to ask yourself when cramped in a tiny, fluo-

rescent fitting room. If you can confidently answer no to each of the previous questions, congratulations, you’ve found yourself a trusty new pair of “pants.” But how do you style them now that you own a pair? Well, if they look like jogging pants—some sort of gray, jersey knit fabric—then you should probably wear them for actual jogging, sportsing or casual days. If they’re black or some other color, they’re best paired with a solid colored, loose-fitting tshirt. Maybe even a graphic tee if you’re feeling like a party animal. Even this is still a pretty casual look, though, and I wouldn’t advise wearing dropcrotch anything to an interview, presentation or date. Unless it’s some weird sort of drop-crotch date, which sounds gross. Don’t do that, okay?

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You could also pair your drop-crotch pants with a nice hoodie, cardigan or sweatshirt. By nice I mean no pills, frays or tears in the fabric. Let’s be real, slobby isn’t a good look ever. People will take

Pong & song

you seriously if you look put together. As for footwear—simple sneakers will do, or even a pair of Vans. But please don’t pull your socks up over your pants; it’s not a good look on anyone.

Drop-crotch pants are great for the coming summer months when it’s a bit too chilly in the mornings and evenings for shorts—though you can find drop-crotch shorts out there if you’re that dedicated.

Ping-pong meets karaoke at Pips&Bounce

Moriah Newman

Pips&Bounce, Portland’s very first ping-pong social club and eatery, teamed up with local karaoke talents Baby Ketten Karaoke for a night of pong and song on April 30. The event began at 8 p.m, but in true Portland style didn’t get into full swing until after 9 p.m. The melodic sounds of amateur karaoke singers and stray plastic balls bouncing around the room created the perfect ambiance. Pips&Bounce, located on SE Belmont and 9th, has been open since November 2014. Owners and brother-duo Eugene and Michael Jung grew up playing ping-pong as a primary social activity. Years later, they still found themselves meeting over a ping-pong table and eventually expanded their joy of table tennis to the community. “It’s a new concept,” Eugene Jung said. “[Ping-pong clubs] are starting to sprout in cities across the country and are becoming more mainstream.” The brothers hosted 30 different pop-up inclusive ping-pong potluck parties between 2012 and 2014 before pinning down a permanent location in the historic Grand Central Building. “We asked people what their first memory of ping-pong was, and unanimously it was either in a garage or a basement, so we tried to recreate that feeling in our building,” Eugene Jung said.

The building is a perfect mesh of garage and basement setting, with ’70s wood paneling throughout. Church pews and brightly colored furniture add modern flare and character. The building hosts several full-sized ping-pong tables and an open kitchen for hungry players. With a rotating beer tap and specialty cocktail menu, Pips&Bounce is full of “happy drunks who are really fun to watch,” as one employee put it. “This is an engaging space for all ages,” Eugene Jung said. “It’s great for all situations: dates, birthday parties, for people who wanna have something to do in the evening. People enjoy what we provide.” Because of the open kitchen setup, their unique food menu offers tasty baked or grilled options, such as pizzas or paninis, to avoid ping-pong balls flying into a deep fryer. The kitchen team is a creative and collected group of people all doing their best to make sure everyone, including staff, are having a fun time—even going around collecting stray pingpong balls to make sure players don’thave to do it themselves. Julie Waldman, the food and beverage manager, enjoys the small but energetic kitchen space. “There are always great people and a diverse crowd,” Waldman said. “Ping-pong is for everyone, and everyone is really happy.”

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Waldman met the owners at a catering event she was working at and connected with the brothers immediately. She’s been a part of the team since phase one and really enjoys the creativity that comes with being part of something so new. “There’s no template,” Waldman said. “We invent it all as we go along.” One of the perks about being such a young business is experimenting with different businesses and forms of entertainment, such as karaoke. Baby Ketten Karaoke has been in the Portland karaoke scene for seven years, going around to different venues such as Ground Kontrol or Oaks Park roller rink to team up with whatever event happens at each location. For more permanent spots, they can be found at Mississippi Pizza on Tuesday nights and Double Dragon every Saturday. John Brophy, owner of Baby Ketten, is optimistic about hosting more pong and song nights in the future. “It’s a trial thing,” Brophy said. “If we think it’s a good fit, we’ll come back.” Eugene Jung also expressed his optimism for experimenting with local business. “People come here to play ping-pong, and we’re exploring ideas to give people more options of things to do, like karaoke. We’ll see what happens!”

EVENT CALENDAR

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May 12

Dr. Danielson Speaks

When: 6:30 p.m. Where: SMSU 296–8

Leilah Danielson, Ph.D, will be coming in from Northern Arizona State to talk about her book on the “American Gandhi” AJ Muste and how he affected the radical nature of the 20th century with his roles in the labor and peace movements. Following the lecture will be a FREE discussion.

Asian Immigrant to Business Professional This is the story of Shiau Yen Chin-Dennis, an immigrant who will share her life from her immigration to Alabama (and the funny stories!) and her rise to partner in the global law firm K&L Gates. Anecdotes of her life will reflect both the opportunities and stumbling blocks she found here in America. FREE

Student Research Symposium When: 9 a.m. Where: SMSU 3rd Floor

There is legitimately nothing better than a docket of good oral presentations and posters. They make my heart go pitter-pat. And this is a day full of presentations across majors and from both undergraduate and graduate students. Innovative research is highlighted and I can’t wait to see what my fellow students have created! FREE

When: 4 p.m. Where: NH 407

May 13

Nourish Wellness Fair When: 12 p.m. Where: Campus Rec

This free event is a smorgasbord of opportunities to interact with the people who make up campus rec and learn about the resources they offer. Come for a $5 bike helmet, food samples, massages and more! You can wave to me while I’m in the acupuncture line. FREE

May 14

“Real” College Student Realness When: 1 p.m. Where: WRC Lounge

This workshop by Anna Vetter will lead a discussion on the impact of being told

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that a female-oriented person is not a real college student. I’m not actually sure how anyone could justify saying something like that. If you have real debt and real books and really show up to class, you’re really a college student. FREE

Challenging Asian-American Racism When: 5 p.m. Where: SMSU 228

This free event is lead by Simon Tam, founder of the rock band The Slants, as they discuss the institutional racism they encountered while trying to trademark the band name. This is part of the Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month series. FREE

May 15

People A’Walkin

When: 12 p.m. Where: Urban Center, Distance Learning Wing 204 Join Chris Muhs to discuss the “robust” expansion that is focusing on creating a better infrastructure and sidewalks for people like me who like to walk everywhere (there’s no discussion of how I’m going to deal with even more people blowing unnecessary smoke in my face, but that’s probably not Chris’ department).

Muhs will dicuss where they are in the process and what challenges lie ahead. FREE

International Trails Symposium 2015 When: 12 p.m. Where: Oregon Convention Center

I could not for the life of me find anywhere where entrance fees are discussed, but this three-day trail fest dissects “every aspect of trails, greenways, and blueways.” I don’t know what a blueway is, but apparently they have experts and enthusiasts for it so I feel really out of the loop. If you’re curious, American Trails is at 503-605-4395, and they’ll probably have the hidden pricing guide somewhere.

untimed 5k is welcome to all. They provide the tee and each kilometer will spray you with a succession of colors that will make you look wicked amusing when you head home on the MAX, which is my plan. Colors are non-toxic safe cornstarch.

bers pay $35, non-members pay $70. Registration deadline and pre-trip meeting is May 13 at 6 p.m.

2015 Oregon Wilderness Conference Where: University Place Conference Center

May 17

Music of China, Japan, and Korea When: 2 p.m. Where: SMSU 3rd floor ballroom Also called the Strings of Three Nations, these artists marry the beauty and talents of three East Asian cultures to create a symphony of joy and hope. Admission is free, but tickets are required through the PSU Box Office.

The 2015 Oregon Wilderness Conference is also happening this weekend! If you get tired of talking about nation-wide trail issues or celebrating them, you can always go local. From the free Friday Wild Block party at the Keen Headquarters to the keynote speaches and panels all Saturday long, you can satiate both your inner and outer environmentalist with any of these events. FREE

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May 16 Color Dash

When: 10 a.m. Where:West 1st Street Fee: $40 for solo runners, $35 per team member (team of four) Okay, so I have always kind of wanted to do a Color Dash but I actually thought it was something people only did in commercials for Coca Cola and “Get Your Butts Off The Couch” awareness from Nickelodeon. But I was wrong! This family friendly

When: Where: River TBA Fee: Rec center members pay $35, nonmembers pay $70 SUP stands for Stand Up Paddleboard and is a great way to embrace the coming end of winter by taking in the sun and sights. Location is going to be based on water levels, but whatever the locale, the view from your paddleboard will be exquisite and serene. Rec center mem-

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NW Film Center presents When: Wed, May 13 at 7 p.m. Where: Whitsell Auditorium Fee: $8 (students)

Do you like awesome movies? Do you like people who make awesome movies? Then do I have a night of fun for you! For those who don’t know, the NW Film Center helped film students here at PSU get actual films made instead of having it just be about theory and the relationship stands strong to this day (I’ve even taken classes there and I do have a film somewhere where I play my own evil twin, true story). From the folks in the equipment room (Hi Andrew, Stephanie and Dave!) to the students and staff (Hi Pam and Geoff!) and beyond, everyone at the film center is super talented and this night promises to go beyond the student film genre into excellence in every category. I wouldn’t miss it for the world (Earth or alien, in the case of Dave Hanagan’s film). Courtesy of M.O. Stevens through Creative Commons

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Green is the color of your true loveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes. At least, it kind of looks like green. There might be flecks of gold in it. Maybe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thinking of the movie with J-Lo where she wanted to marry Jane Fondaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son.

Gemini May 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 20

Celebrate your accomplishments this week by satiating your sweet tooth, Gemini. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole world of candy out there thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ripe for giving you cavities.

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Mysteries are a fun thing. Boxes in the attic. Novels where cats solve crimes. What is life without mystery? In fact, what are any of us without mystery? What is the meaning ofÂ life?

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Listen for the ball in goalball coMMentAry by LAUren SchLAngen

When you walk down the streets of Portland, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing to see all that surrounds you. Colorful food carts, leaves changing shades, grass as green as emeralds, faces from every edge of the globe and blue skies that could fade to overcast gray in a matter of minutes. The city surrounding us is truly a beautiful sight to behold. Now imagine not being able to see it. According to Lighthouse International, an organization dedicated to the fight against vision loss, over 285 million people in the world are visually impaired. Of this 285 million, 39 million are completely blind. It was for these millions that goalball was created. This team sport was created at the end of WWII as a means of rehabilitation for those who left the war visually impaired. The sport is like a combination of soccer, dodgeball and bowling, if you can believe it. Three players from each team guard their side, and, similar to dodgeball, they cannot cross the center line. Similar to soccer, each team guards a netted goal thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the main target for the opposing team. Players roll a ball across the court in an attempt to score, similar to bowling. The ball used in this game is embedded with bells so that players can hear where the ball is and anticipate where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going next. To level the playing field, eye patches or eye shades are used on the players that still have some vision. Mid-May of this year, six U.S. goalball youth athletes and four coaches will travel to Moscow, Russia, but they will be there for much more than the Kremlin. PH International, a foundation established in 1985 with the sole purpose of creating cultural and edu-

cational exchanges between Russia and the U.S., will host the 10 Americans for a goalball sports exchange program in Moscow. With funding from the Department of State, the United States Association of Blind Athletes, the U.S. Embassy in Russia and SportsUnited, the U.S. Department of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s division of Sports Diplomacy, have partnered together to make the exchange program possible. Founded in 1976 and based in Colorado, the USABAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main goal is to create lifeenriching sports opportunities for those who have any degree of visual impairment. As of now, the organization is home to more than 100,000 blind members. The USABA is also the National Governing Body for the Paralympic sport of goalball. The organization will be sending both menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams to the 2016 Paralympic games next year in Rio. The exchange program was created to make connections, help reach the youth population and to promote inclusion as well as diversityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;specifically betweenÂ visually impaired Russian and American youth. Goalball clinics and workshops will take place to bring sports officials and leaders together to encourage discussions in regard to the improvement of local capacity. Along with participating in goalball-related workshops, clinics and tournaments, U.S. athletes will be able to engage in a cultural experience like no other. They will have the opportunity to visit local sites, immerse themselves in Russian culture and experience Russian history and food. Americans will bring much more than their desire to learn to Moscow; they will

also bring their desire to teach and share with them. It is the hope of the 10 USABA athletes to bring important knowledge to the athletes in Moscow. Portland Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Natasha Hougham (Everett) plays for the Portland Rose City Goalball team and will be making her way to Moscow later this month. Having placed second in the 2012 Youth Nationals, as well as being chosen as a member of the All-American team in the same year, and with aims at someday competing for the U.S. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Goalball team in the Paralympic competition, there is no question that Hougham was an excellent choice for this exchange. The U.S. athletes travelling to Russia (including Hougham) will be helping introduce the visually impaired Russian youth to the sport of goalball as a constructive outlet. They will offer instruction on technical aspects of the game through workshops and clinics during their time there. To conclude their trip, USABA will have the privilege of visiting the All-Russian Society for the Blind and will meet with representatives of the Russia Blind Sports Federation. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to share valuable knowledge with one another, especially in situations like these where having a beneficial outlet for someone who is visually impaired could really improve their quality of life. In addition, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always nice to know you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t alone in whatever circumstances you find yourself in. To Hougham and the rest of the USABA athletes, have an amazing trip to Moscowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just participating in goalball, but also in helping enrich the lives of Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visually impaired.

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The Road Back for Diego Valeri commentary by PHUOC FRANCIS NGUYEN

Heading into the 2013 League Soccer, the Timbers season, the Portland Tim- made a play for Valeri, with bers made a head coach him arriving on loan. On Aug. 6, 2013, the club change from John Spencer to Caleb Porter. Porter knew signed him to a multiyear the team needed a number 10, contract. That year Valeri a central attacking midfielder had 10 goals, 13 assists, was who could be both creative named MLS Newcomer of the Year, and was also named to and score goals. On Jan. 10, 2013, Diego the MLS Best XI alongside his Valeri of Argentinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club teammates: goalkeeper DonoAtlĂŠtico LanĂşs joined the van Ricketts and midfielder Timbers on loan as a desig- Will Johnson. The Timbers finished nated player with a team option to purchase the contract number one in the Western outright. During the transfer Conference regular season window, Portland was try- standings and made the ing to acquire United States playoffs for the first time International midfielder Mix since their inception in MLS. Diskerud, who, at the time, They would beat the Seattle was playing for Norwegian Sounders in the conference side Rosenborg BK. After semi-finals on aggregate Diskerud decided to go back 5-3 with wins on the road to Norway for another season and at home. In the Western instead of coming to Major Conference finals they would

go down to Real Salt Lake 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 on aggregate. In 2014, the Portland Timbers struggled to start the season. The first 10 games of the season showed Portland at (1-3-6, 9 points). They ultimately missed out on the fifth and last playoff spot to their Cascadia Cup rivals, the Vancouver Whitecaps. The other Cascadia Cup rivals, the Seattle Sounders, were the recipients of the Supportersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Shield given to the team with the best regular season record in MLS and the Western Conference. That left Portland as the only team in the Cascadia Cup threesome that did not qualify for the playoffs. Valeri continued his MVP pace with 11 goals and 14 assists. He was named to the

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2014 MLS Best XI for the second consecutive year and was the only player from a non-playoff team to be selected. Valeri was also named a MLS All-Star for the game against powerhouse German side Bayern Munich. That game served as a home match for all three Timbers named to the All-Star game: Diego Valeri, Liam Ridgewell and Will Johnson. Valeri, true to his playmaking form, found Landon Donovan with a beautiful ball in the 70th minute to break the 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 tie for the game winner. The MLS All- Stars held on to defeat the powerhouse that is Bayern Munich 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 on Valeriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game-winning assist. On the Oct. 25, 2014, the final day of the season, the Timbers needed to win by drawing or beating the Whitecaps. In the final game on the road against FC Dallas, the Timbers would have to win without Valeri. In the 26th minute, Valeri collided with FC Dallas player Andres Escobar. Valeri was taken out of the game, with reports confirmed after the game that he tore his ACL in his left knee. He underwent successful surgery to repair that damage but would miss at least five months of action for recovery. This would be the second consecutive season the Argentine would have to recover from an offseason surgery after taking five weeks to recover from a sports hernia in December 2013. Since tearing his ACL in the final game of the regular season, Valeri has worked day and night during his rehab to get back to the Timbers. This team was built around his ability to create for himself and his teammates. He has had double-digit goals and assists in both seasons in MLS. Valeri said he hoped to be back by May. On the Timbersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; official website, they were doing a web series about how Valeri was attacking his rehab. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diego Valeri: Blood, Sweat, & Rosesâ&#x20AC;? currently has two parts you can check out on the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official web page.

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Return of the king On May 2, 2015, the attendance of 21,144 fans went wild in the 52nd minute of the game when Valeri was announced to be subbing in for midfielder Ishmael Yartey. The standing ovation and the number of supportive signs, cheers and waving of the scarves for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Maestroâ&#x20AC;? could be seen throughout the stadium. These fans have waited six months to see the #8 jersey back on the field. The announcers for the Whitecaps on TSN used the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;a heroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcomeâ&#x20AC;? when Valeri was set to enter the pitch. The match ended in a 0-0 scoreless draw, but the team and their fans could feel that the tide of the season was changing. On May 9, 2015, on the road against the Montreal Impact, Porter would put Valeri back in the starting lineup alongside his usual running mates on the wings, Darlington Nagbe and Rodney Wallace. Fanendo Adi would start as the lone target forward. On the backline, the Timbers had Powell, Borchers, Ridgewell and VillafaĂąa in front of goalkeeper Kwarasey. Chara and Jewsbury would round out the starting 11 for Portland. In the 64th minute, Valeri delivered a corner kick which was cleared to Chara who found Ridgewell who managed to head a cross into Adi. The target forward nearly scored as it hit the top of the post before popping out into the head of Borchers, who put

it away to break the scoring drought. In the 72nd minute, Valeri officially announced his return with a superbly taken goal. Kwarasey hit a goal kick deep onto the head of a Montreal defender, who knocked it back straight to Valeri, who found Wallace. Before almost losing the ball, Wallace managed to tap the ball out to a wide open Valeri, who fired it to the side netting of the far post. Valeri opened his scoring account and gave the Timbers a 2-0 lead, which they would need, as the game ended 2-1. The win moved the Timbers out of last place in the Western Conference standings into eighth (3-4-3, 14 points) with a ton of games to make up the deficit. The team is still without their captain and workhorse in Will Johnson, through his comeback is possible in the next few weeks. Portland has Valeri back in the starting lineup, and with Johnson back in the fold soon, look out for the Timbers climbing up the standings. The rehab and recovery were officially complete for the Argentinian playmaker. The Timbers needed his return to help them out of a goal scoring drought. The timing could not have been any better with a win in Valeriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first start in over six months. Catch Valeri and the Timbers go for their second consecutive win on the road against the Houston Dynamo on May 16 at 5:30 p.m. on KPTV.

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Megan Govi’s journey to become Portland State Women’s Tennis winningest player began at an early age. Before becoming a standout at PSU, “I started recreationally with my family when I was 6 years old, just hitting around at a park next to our house,” Govi said. Little did she know this would be the start of a fouryear college career many only dream about. Her first sport was swimming, where she stood out due to her work ethic. This drive became a trademark she used to become a competitive swimmer. This passion she has in perfecting her craft was the reason why she believed she could be a successful tennis player. She first got into tennis because her brother played it. By the time she was 12 there was a mutual interest in playing the sports her brother played, and at this point her parents

decided to put her into a tournament. Govi knew that her form was not the best, but she managed to chase everything down to win the match. Coming into the sport, she became a fan of two marquee players who continue to dominate women’s tennis today. “I’ve always loved [Maria] Sharapova, but I could never play like her,” Govi said. “I always looked up to Sharapova and Serena Williams.” Aside from of the two most noticeable faces in the women’s game today, she follows current world number five Caroline Wozniacki. “I love Wozniacki,” Govi said. “She is a marathoner, and I also love to run distance.” Govi’s family is composed of distance runners. Her brother ran for UCLA and her uncle is currently coaching her to do half and full marathons. She was born in San Rafael, California. Entering high school, she wanted to

MEGAN GOVI at the PSU tennis courts in March, 2012.

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give tennis her full attention. Govi decided to focus on tennis as her only sport, dropping swimming and basketball. She attended Marin Catholic High School for three years. In her freshman and sophomore years she played on the tennis team; after those two years she decided to focus on USTA. To take her game to the next level, she began to train full time at the Eagle Fustar tennis academy, requiring her to commute by train five hours per day. Govi had a goal to play at the college level once she made tennis her priority going into high school. During her junior year of high school she started looking at potential destinations to play in college. In a visit to a division III school, the coach was convinced she would go to this school because of her belief that she could not play division I. “At that point, I wanted to prove her wrong,” Govi said. She took visits to Pepperdine and branched out to other schools, hoping for a solid role in the lineup. A recommendation for a coach who was from Portland sent her up north to Oregon. “My mom and I went on a road trip, and I absolutely loved the city,” Govi said. She stopped by to talk to head coach Jay Sterling, who took his time to show her the campus and the school. That is when she was offered an opportunity to be a PSU Viking, an offer she could not turn down. In the 2011–12 season, Govi entered her first year for the PSU Women’s Tennis team as a division I player. “The biggest adjustment was that since the juniors, you have been playing for yourself,” Govi said. “You go to college tennis, then suddenly you are on a team. The challenges I faced were not on the tennis court but off the tennis court.” On the court she prepared by playing in the women’s circuit, which was composed of many players who were older and bigger. The competition helped her transition into tennis at PSU. In the juniors, on-court coaching was not allowed. In college she appreciated that she was able to get

on-court insights from Sterling. “He would always have great advice,” Govi said. “He would point things out that I could not see yet.” That led to a 2-2 fall tournament debut at the Washington State Cougar Classic. On Jan. 28, 2012, she recorded her first dual win against Lewis-Clark State College’s Miranda Duggan in straight sets 6-2 6-2. Govi commented on her first dual win, “It was amazing to have a team to celebrate a win with as well as cheer you on throughout your entire match.” As a freshman she finished 8-11 overall and 4-4 in Big Sky Conference play for singles. In doubles she finished 4-15 overall and 2-6 in Big Sky play. Heading into her sophomore season, something changed. “Mentally I became much tougher,” Govi said. “I didn’t want to lose for myself or my team. I was not going to walk off the court until I won.” She added that her favorite movies were the Rocky Balboa films. “I always thought of myself as the Rocky figure, not the best strokes, not the best talent in that sort of way, but a lot of heart.” That mindset turned her into the single-season singles win record holder. She went 17-6 overall and 7-3 in Big Sky Conference singles play. In doubles she went 14-8 overall and 6-3 in Big Sky Conference play. She rebounded after every loss with a win to have a season without two losses in a row at any point. Megan Govi gained the “eye of the tiger” during the season. In her junior year, Govi led the Vikings with a 9-6 singles record and a 10-6 doubles record. On March 7, 2014, her win against Omaha’s Lindsey Weideman 6-1 6-2 broke the record to become the PSU’s all-time singles wins leader, previously held by Leinani McAneney and Marti Pellicano. In her junior year, the Women’s Tennis team qualified for the Big Sky Conference Tournament for the first time. On April 19, 2014, the Vikings clinched a spot in the postseason as a fourth seed with a 4-0 win over Idaho

State. Three days later, Govi was named the Big Sky Conference player of the week after going 3-0 with wins over Eastern Washington and Idaho State. The team went on to reach the semi-finals after the team win over Montana State (4-2) in the semi-finals. The season ended to numberone seed and Big Sky Conference regular season titleholder Montana, 1-4. This season she hoped that the team would get back to the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Govi entered her last year at PSU as one of two seniors with Alexa McDonald. On March 1, 2015, against Weber State, she became the all-time doubles leader partnering with Kelsey Frey to top Emily Tanner and Megan Rindlisbacher, 6-2. The Vikings would advance to their second straight postseason as the sixth seed. They faced the Montana Grizzlies in the quarterfinals, falling 0-4 with PSU leading in the remaining matches. “I was so happy,” Govi said. “It was so hard. Every year we worked so hard. To not get there the first two years after the work we put in was heartbreaking, and to finally see it pay off was amazing. We had heart and each other. It is something I have never experienced because we all picked each other up.” Govi expects the team to be back in the picture next year. The PSU Women’s Tennis team is returning seven of their nine players for next year. “They will definitely be back,” Govi said. “The characteristics that we built on the team are strong, our talent is strong, and next year we will

have leaders like Kelsey Frey and Dané Vorster.” She would not be surprised at all if the team won the Big Sky Conference Tournament in the next few years. “I would like to thank Jay Sterling,” Govi said. “He has put a lot into our program. I was one of his first recruits with Alexa after Marina Todd. Our program had a long way to go. He did a lot for the program. He put in a lot of extra hours. It has come a long way. It has been nice to stay with a team. It is so special to build a program. “The love and support I got from my family when I began tennis was a huge reason why I believed in myself.” Govi finishes a four-year career as the most decorated player in team history with the all-time lead in singles and doubles wins. “I want to be remembered as a fighter and as a supporter,” she said. “I want the girls to remember how I played and let that motivate them on the court to not doubt themselves, that they can always come back because they are good enough. Those doubts are common not only in tennis, but in anything you do.” After graduation, she will continue to play some open circuits from time to time. Recently, Govi started auditioning for theater companies doing some improvisation acting. She is currently participating with PSU.tv and hopes to explore those routes as well. For multimedia content, please see the web version at psuvanguard.com.

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Big Sky Outdoor Championship Portland Twilight Roos Field, Cheney, WA Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., May 13–16, all day

Hosted by University of Portland Sun., May 17, all day

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