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Turnover plagues ASPSU Executive committee sees most new faces ANDREW LAWRENCE VANGUARD STAFF

Since convening in June, nearly half of the positions in the inner circle of Portland State’s student government have been through a turnover, part of an ongoing retention problem that has bred uncertainty within the organization. The turnover will have an impact on accomplishments this year, said Nick Rowe, Associated Students of Portland State University student fee committee chair and executive cabinet member. “I’m bummed out because it means that ultimately we won’t be able to do as much as we might’ve had we not had turnover,” he said. While he’s not concerned, he knows the personnel changes will leave a lasting mark. “I’ve taken it as given that we’re going to be able to make a lesser mark in terms of effecting change, because there isn’t continuity.” The executive committee has 12 members, not counting the president and the vice president. Six have left office since the current administration began. One of three branches of student government, the executive branch includes the eight members of the executive cabinet, seven of whom are appointed by the president to head the various affairs committees that help shape students’ daily on-campus life. Affairs committees include academic, student life, multicultural and equal rights groups. Symptoms of this turnover were evident at ASPSU’s last meeting of fall term on Nov. 29. The absence of some voting members caused the meeting to adjourn early because a quorum (the minimum number of members required for a vote to

Honors Program receives $1 million Sights set on honors college TURNER LOBEY VANGUARD STAFF

hard time even retaining senators, so it would really shrink the applicant pool,” Dollar said. Often the members of the senate want to be doing things that are directly serving students, she said, but find it hard when half of their time each week is spent in meetings. “I think it’s a pretty inglorious position, to just put it delicately,” she said. “You know, those meetings are boring to the average person: [It is] not fun to sit through a four-hour discussion about a budget.”

Opportunity comes to the Portland State University Honors Program in the form of a $1 million gift. The gift, from the Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, is the third-largest donation to a scholarship endowment in the school’s history. The trust and the school have a long-running relationship, and this marks the trust’s largest donation to date. The money will be used not only to help expand the program but also to provide greater opportunities for its students. “Million-dollar gifts are few and far between, especially in Oregon,” PSU President Wim Wiewel said in a recent news release. “This is a big win for the University Honors Program in particular and for PSU and Portland in general. Our university attracts bright, talented students from around the world, and these students become productive, skilled members of our community.” The future for the program is growth in both opportunity and size, and this grant is a step toward advancing the program into something greater. “We’d really like to see it grow into an honors college,” said Ann Marie Fallon, director of the program. An honors college would create a higher profile for the program, help to

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VICTOR MENA, an ASPSU senate member, raises questions about Tessara Dudley before the senate voted to appoint her on Jan. 9. take place) could not be reached. Questions were raised at the meeting about some members’ chronic absenteeism, and whether some should be asked to resign. One member present was overheard grumbling about the fact that members are paid to be present. Currently, there are four vacancies in the 15-member student senate. According to ASPSU President Tiffany Dollar, one member left because they needed more time at home to take care of their child, while several other departures were because of grade performance (ASPSU members

who are not graduate students must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA and complete six credits per quarter). Feeding into this problem is the common misconception about the amount of time one has to put in as a member of student government. “We say it’s at least 20 hours a week, and it’s often above and beyond that,” Dollar said. While she said that those who have worked in student government before usually know what they’re getting into, anyone can become a member, as there are no prerequisites for experience. “One of my biggest concerns is that there’s a

PSU researchers measure bone density in dolphins Age correlation and health assessments among key concerns MAYA SEAMAN VANGUARD STAFF

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A BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN jumps out of the water in Charleston Harbor, S.C.

As a kid, Portland State biology doctoral student James Powell wanted to work with dolphins. He didn’t know how or what he would be doing with them, just that he needed to build his professional career around them. At one point, he considered becoming a dolphin trainer for the U.S. Navy, but was

talked out of it and instead turned to the field of biology. For six years, before coming to PSU, Powell did get to work with dolphins—they just weren’t always alive. Now, Powell’s research on bottlenose dolphin bone density may end up revolutionizing how field biologists study the health of marine mammals everywhere. “There’s no information known about bone density in bottlenose dolphins, so we’re establishing the background field of bone density as it naturally occurs with respect to age, or differences in sex and reproductive

status—things that we know about the animals,” Powell said. His goals are trifold: to create a baseline dataset that could relate bottlenose dolphin bone density to age; to determine the effects of pollution on bone density; and to create a portable, noninvasive ultrasound device that will allow field biologists to scan the flipper of a live, wild dolphin and estimate its bone density. Powell studies the bones of stranded, deceased dolphins that have washed up on the beaches of See DOLPHINS on page 2

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Portland State’s Campus Public Safety Office has created a new detective position within the agency and filled it with retired Portland Police Bureau Detective Matt Horton. Horton worked with PPB for a little more than 26 years, and was a detective for 18 of them.

Horton retired from PPB in December and started with CPSO at the beginning of January. Coming to work at PSU was a kind of serendipity, Horton said. “In my personal life it was the right time to retire, and a job perfectly suiting me came open at the same time,” he said. The main focus of Horton’s

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CPSO DETECTIVE Matt Horton was recently hired after 26 years with the Portland Police Bureau.

work at CPSO is to be the primary responding officer for all reports of sexual assault at PSU. If a report of sexual assault comes in during the night, Horton will be called to respond to the scene and take the report, which he will then forward to PPB. Before Horton was hired, sexual assault victims had to make an initial report with the responding CPSO officer, then again with the responding PPB officer, and then potentially also talk with a PPB detective. “We’re simplifying the process [of reporting sexual assaults] to be quicker, more direct and more personal,” Horton said. “And that minimizes the feeling of being passed along [from officer to officer] for the victim.” Horton will also be able to provide certain facts about these reports to PSU while maintaining confidentiality, to help get the wheels turning for victim services as well as to keep the university informed of possible actions against perpetrators of these crimes. In this position, he will be

able to follow up with victims to ensure they are receiving the services they need to begin to heal and deal with the trauma they have experienced. “This follows the principle of victim-centered response,” Horton said. Horton attended PSU and earned a bachelor’s degree in administrative justice. He hadn’t decided on a career path until he had the opportunity to go on a police ride-along. “I had a business class with a student who was a police officer, and I did a ridealong with him, and that was all it took,” Horton said. During his career with PPB, Horton said he made the decision to become a detective because he thought it was interesting to have a longer view on a case, beyond the initial report. “To be able to really look at a certain incident with more depth seemed more satisfying,” he said. As a detective, Horton spent a period of time working with the child abuse team on reports of child abuse.

“That is the epitome of victim-centered investigation, and principles that I learned there helped with other cases as well,” Horton said. “It all boils down to seeing people the way they see themselves.” At CPSO, Horton will also be assisting other officers complete their investigations. “Sometimes it takes just one or two more steps to help cases get ready for prosecution,” he said, adding that in his short time with CPSO he has already been able to help some of the officers with this. Horton’s position at CPSO is fairly groundbreaking, he said. It is wide open and undefined, and he is excited for the possibilities that will come with being CPSO’s new detective. “I am confident CPSO will handle [reports of ] sexual assaults competently and compassionately,” Horton said. “Again, we are simplifying the process of providing service to sexual assault victims, and this will be further enhanced when, eventually and hopefully, we become a commissioned police agency.”

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DOLPHINS from page 1

Currently, tooth extraction is only way to determine a dolphin’s age Charleston, S.C., two sites in the northern Gulf of Mexico that were affected by the Deep Water Horizon oil spill, and one site in Sarasota, Fla. In combination with hundreds of archived bones from previous strandings, he will create a dataset to determine if bone density correlates with age—an important indicator for all research studies involving animals. According to Powell, bone density can roughly correlate with age in humans. For example both men and women will see an increase in bone density up to a point, but women will have a decrease after a certain age. “And that same trend is seen in a lot of other mammals, but we don’t know what that is in dolphins,” Powell said. Currently, the only way to determine a dolphin’s age is by cutting into a tooth and examining the annual growth layer groups—like counting rings on a tree, this technique isn’t always accurate and involves an invasive procedure. According to Powell, the process is time-consuming and costly to perform even on stranded dolphins—and there are only a few people who are trained to do the procedure. Extracting a tooth from a live dolphin is difficult and requires a veterinarian—it is something that Powell feels researchers would prefer to avoid doing, particularly if they had another option. If his data correlating bone density and age proves accurate enough, it could essentially replace the current method for aging animals in the wild. Even

now, however, there is no easy way to look at the bone density of a live, wild dolphin without using invasive methods. As another aspect of his research, Powell spends five weeks of the year studying live dolphins at his research sites. In Florida, he teams up with the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, which conducts annual health assessments on the world’s longest studied wild dolphin population. For more than 40 years, the SDRP has conducted research on health, communication, social behavior and ecology of a local population of bottlenose dolphins. To conduct these health assessments, live dolphins are brought onto a boat where full medical workups are performed, and then the animals are released back into the wild. Bone density, which can be an indicator of environmental contamination, would be a useful measurement in these live medical assessments. In locations that have experienced mass pollutants such as those resulting from an oil spill, animal bone health could theoretically act as a gauge of the harm to the ecosystem as a whole. According to Powell, the correlation between contamination and bone density in humans has been established. “We know that humans [who] live in areas with high contamination—exposed to things like heavy metals and certain contaminants—have lower bone density than they should, so we expect to see the same in dolphins,” Powell said. So, while Powell’s research on dolphin bones is valuable

for building a baseline of dolphin bone density from stranded dolphins of well-known populations, it doesn’t mean much for biologists looking at live dolphins. Enter CyberLogic, a New York-based research, development and consulting company that recently developed a portable device for measuring the human radius bone using ultrasound—a far safer and cheaper method than X-ray. While the prototype was originally designed for use in clinics as a convenient way to detect early signs of osteoporosis in humans, Powell read about the device and wondered if it could be modified to take images of the bones in a dolphin’s flipper. Dr. Jonathan Kaufman, president of CyberLogic, recalls receiving multiple emails from Powell asking whether his ultrasound technology could be used on a dolphin. “I said ‘probably,’ but why would you want to?” Kaufman said. “And he wouldn’t go away!” Powell’s persistence eventually paid off, as he and Kaufman have developed a prototype of the ultrasound technology that clamps around the flipper of a live dolphin and takes a reading. They have tested it on two of the Navy’s dolphins with positive results and no negative effects on the animals. “I think what was the most amazing thing to me is that James is the only person who thought of such a crazy thing,” Kaufman said. “He came across our paper about a portable battery-powered device for people’s heels, and he somehow put two and two together and said that he could probably use and adapt this for dolphin bone.”

FLIPPER BONES of a bottlenose dolphin may be able to indicate age of animal.

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While his theory that bone density correlates to age and effects of contamination is speculative at this point, the device Powell is proposing would not only contribute a noninvasive method to examine bone density in live dolphins, but potentially help researchers estimate age as well. This kind of technology could revolutionize the way field biologists examine dolphins—and potentially other marine mammals—in the wild. “The bottom line is no one knows if it will be useful, but that’s the way it is with scientific studies,” Kaufman said.

“I think it’s the way that science and engineering work best: when someone comes up with something no one’s ever thought of before. I think [Powell] is a really amazing guy, and he’s got a special talent that a lot of people don’t have.” As a first-year doctoral student, Powell has a long road ahead of him. And while he admits to having a romantic notion of studying whales and dolphins when he was young, to actually get to work with other scientists working with live dolphins in the wild “has been a dream come true.”

Correction Because of a reporter’s error, the Jan. 10 article titled “Bikers, walkers bolster business” contained some incorrect information. In the study cited in the story, researchers found that non-carusers such as transit-takers and bike-riders spent as much money as drivers did at the businesses involved in the study. Transittakers are more frequent customers at restaurants and spend an estimated average of $16 per visit and $49 per month. However, this does not mean that more transit-takers than drivers go to restaurants. In fact, 64 percent of people arrive at restaurants by car and 6 percent arrive by public transit.

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TIFFANY DOLLAR, ASPSU president, addresses senate members during a Jan. 9 meeting

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ANGELA HORGAN lectures her nutrition class. The course focuses on macronutrients.

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ASPSU from page 1

Executive branch has seen 50 percent turnover since summer term Requests for information from ASPSU’s communications director regarding how many of the 15 student senators have left during this administration, along with the current number of vacancies, remained unfulfilled. Though Dollar acknowledged that the losses have made it difficult for student leaders to do their work, she added that she’s proud of several accomplishments. Since the new administration took office, ASPSU registered more than 4,000 students to vote, hosted a popular election results party—which drew more than 300 exhausted students to celebrate (or brood over) the outcome—and took steps toward implementing a new constitution, Dollar said. Moving forward, Dollar sees several important issues for the administration to address in the coming quarters, including the ongoing campus safety survey. Among other things, the survey asks students whether they feel safe on campus, whether there is adequate lighting and, more contentiously, whether the university should have its own sworn police force—and whether that police force should be armed. Another issue is the recent

passage of the Tuition Equity Resolution in the student senate, which makes eligible for in-state tuition any student who is raised in Oregon and graduates from a high school in the state, regardless of their immigration status. ASPSU will next try to gain support for the bill from the faculty senate and various faculty unions before bringing it before the legislature in Salem. Katie Jundt, new interim director of Student Activities and Leadership Programs and ASPSU advisor, said this much turnover isn’t unique to student government. “Particularly at PSU—it’s such a dynamic campus, with people juggling roles,” she said. “Sometimes people need to take something off their plate.” Rowe said that the lack of continuity in student government isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as the people who are hired to replace outgoing members may come on and do great things. “A lot of times, great things happen from turnover,” he said. “I’m not particularly attached to the idea of there being no turnover; I’m attached to the idea of there being competent people doing competent work.”

Executive committee turnover Campaign director: Liliana Luna left fall term and Chris Dollar (no relation to President Tiffany Dollar) has taken the position. Metropolitan affairs director: Pearce Whitehead left in the fall and Linda Hoppes has taken the position. Equal Rights Advocate: Aimeera Flint left during summer term and Tessara Dudley is now in the position. Publications director: Ethan Allen Smith left the organization in September and Marissa Rodriguez is now the director. Legislative affairs director: Rosa Martinez left the organization in the fall and Dave Coburn is now in the position. Operations director: Amber Kelsall left the position on Jan. 6. The position is currently vacant. In addition, there are currently four vacancies in the student senate.

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Teacher aims to make nutrition enjoyable despite hard science GWEN SHAW
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Most students think of health as an easy class, but Angela Horgan’s nutrition class is something different. Starting off by discussing the science of nutrition, Horgan emphasizes that the class is a rigorous science class. That said, Horgan does her best to make it enjoyable. “I try to make it at least interesting enough for some of the senior students, but not too hard so that the younger students aren’t going to do poorly,” Horgan said. Horgan explained that in the class, students learn about diet and the calories of the different macronutrients; digestion and the organs involved; carbohydrates; lipids, which includes fats; protein; metabolism and how we use those macronutrients to make energy; alcohol and its related issues; weight and energy balance and the components that go into burning energy; and dif-

ferent aspects of vitamins and minerals. In 10 weeks only so much can be covered, but Horgan feels she touches on all the basics. “[T]his gives people the fundamentals, and then they’re able to understand better the research that’s coming out,” she said. Horgan believes that a healthy diet contains a good balance of the macronutrients, vitamins and minerals. She said that with these different diets like gluten-free and low-carb, people aren’t really understanding what a healthy diet is. “I try to dispel those fads and just say these are the fundamentals that we know about, and you can make decisions about what things you want to eat,” Horgan said. The class is split into two parts: online and in-class. The class meets in person once a week for two hours to discuss the more controversial topics. The online portion contains taped lectures and

PowerPoint presentations that students are free to peruse at their own pace. Horgan also provides an online discussion section for personal opinions and questions about specific diets that aren’t addressed during class. An important part of the class is the three-day diet analysis. Students are asked to keep track of everything they eat over a three-day period, and then they look at how many vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins and fats they are getting and compare those numbers to the suggested amounts. “I think it’s really valuable, because most people don’t realize that websites like MyPyramid have suggestions based off of specific things your body needs,” Horgan said. “So when students see the numbers, that allows them then to say, ‘these are the foods I need to eat to get higher amounts of specific things I need.’”

Life-coaching group helps men live better ISAAC HOTCHKISS VANGUARD STAFF

How can I be happy? George Rohrich, leader of the Manifest Men’s Wellness Community life-coaching group for Portland State students and community, helps people find that answer.

Starting today, and every Tuesday thereafter, the group will convene for an hour and a half at at nearby St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The purpose of the nonreligious meeting is to provide encouragement and social support to all people identifying as men.

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GEORGE ROHRICH is the leader of the Manifest Men’s Wellness Community life-coaching group.

“Our focus is on people struggling through difficult times,” Rohrich said. “I don’t know of anyone doing that more than students.” A typical session, Rohrich explained, involves meeting around lunchtime, providing a nice intermission between classes. The members check in with each other and then discuss a prearranged topic such as time management, relationships, dating advice or personal finance. “We have about four to six people coming every week,” Rohrich said, with lots of window-shoppers checking it out for a session or two. Rohrich is a PSU undergraduate student who spent the last 10 years in social work. He’s not a licensed counselor, though he emphasized that the point of the meetings is not formal therapy but support and encouragement for PSU students and local communi-

ty-members. The group was formerly affiliated with PSU and sponsored by the Queer Resource Center. However, it was forced to move off campus after fall term because of the university’s decision that the group’s function was too close to that of therapy. “It’s one of those things where everyone is looking after the rules,” Rohrich said, expressing no malice or disagreement with the university’s decision. Rohrich was more interested in getting the group going again this term. Cathlene McGraw, coordinator of the Queer Resource Center, confirmed that the QRC was no longer affiliated with the group. She did, however, speak highly of the purpose and goals of the group. She declined to comment on whether the QRC agreed with the university’s decision. Bart Church, program di-

rector of the group’s sponsor organization, Manifest, explained more about their mission. Manifest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, which means it operates for public charity. Founded nine years ago, it seeks to create a “wellness community” that provides social support and activities for men in the Portland area. Their goal, according to Church, is to “help men prevent and address chronic illness and achieve their goals by practicing together in 80 different classes, activity and support groups.” The activities all cost a small fee for overhead, but Church said that no one would be turned away for lack of funds. Church said there is no religious or ideological affiliation to the organization. Additionally, he pointed out that one of the aspects that makes his organization unique is that lead-

ers are trying to grow and learn alongside students. He disagrees with the traditional barrier between teacher and student and is of the opinion that a teacher has a lot to learn along with his students: “Sometimes you’re an expert, and sometimes you’re not,” he said. He continued, “We’re action oriented. We’re biking, hiking, doing yoga and just encouraging people to learn with their peers.” The organization is funded by donations from members and participants. According to the Life Coaching Group’s press release materials, the group meets weekly on Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 22, from 12:30–2:00 p.m. Cost is $15 per session, or $5 with a prearranged hour of volunteer work. Rohrich can be reached at 503-223-8822. Meetings are held at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 1432 SW 13th Ave.

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Class examines the relationship between hormones and behavior

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Hormones are something every student has been hearing about since middle school. But the science behind them is something few people focus on. Even fewer look into the relationship between hormones and behavior. But Deborah Lutterschmidt, a professor in Portland State’s Biology Department, does just that. And now she teaches a course about it. Behavioral endocrinology takes traditional endocrinology—the study of hormones, the gland that produces them and the way they are produced—and adds a focus on behavior. Lutterschmidt says the course has a little bit of traditional endocrinology in it, but leans more toward behavior, which she thinks turns out to be a really complex target to understand. “The class is all about understanding how hormones and behavior interact. It’s really common knowledge that hormones affect behavior, but actually the way

Officer Chris Fischer responded to a student report of a stolen television from the fourth-floor lobby of Ondine. The victim, a Portland State student, said she had left the TV in the lobby while she left for 30 minutes to buy groceries at Safeway. The TV was a black, 42-inch LG. TRESPASS: JAN. 4 Science Research and Teaching Center

At 12:35 p.m., officers Joseph Schilling, Gary Smeltzer and Peter Ward went to the women’s restroom on the east side of SRTC because of a complaint of a stall being locked and occupied for more than two hours. Nonstudent Michal J. Cartagna was found inside and removed and cited for trespass. BIKE THEFT: JAN. 4 Neuberger Hall

At 12:38 p.m., Officer Jon Buck took a report of a bike theft from a student. The bike was reported stolen from a rack on the north side of Neuberger Hall. EXCLUSION: JAN. 5 Extended Studies Building

At 3:27 p.m., Officer Buck excluded nonstudent Dirk M. Lewis, also known by the street name “Pinky,” for disruptive behavior. PUBLIC INDECENCY: JAN. 6 Cramer Hall

At 3:20 p.m., Officer David Baker responded to a report of a male exposing himself to a female student in Cramer Hall. The only description provided was that he was a very large white male, 6-feet-4-inches and 240 pounds, with brown hair. ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA POSSESSION: JAN. 6 Broadway Housing Building

At 1:15 a.m., Officer Fischer and Officer Robert McCleary responded to a noise disturbance in the Broadway building, room 341. Upon contacting the residents, three PSU students and two nonstudents were found inside. Alcohol and a small amount of marijuana were confiscated.

HONORS from page 1

Money will fund scholarships, research programs and new urban ecology lab, among other things attract more national recognition, and draw in more top students and funding, thus providing more for honors students. More money means “nurturing local talent and keeping it here,” Fallon said. Roughly two-thirds of PSU graduates stay in the metropolitan area, and “an honors college can help keep graduates in the area and contribut[ing] to the community.” The majority of the money will be used to help honors students like Nick Jenkins, a sophomore working toward a philosophy degree. Jenkins’ aspiration is to teach high school after completing college. Jenkins relies on the program and the services it provides. “It isn’t just for looking good on applications, it’s for opening doors,” he said. The services the program offers are crucial in creating a supportive community where students can feel challenged and be pushed to their full potential, Jenkins explained. The surplus of funds will only open more doors and provide more opportunities for students like him, program organizers said. Included in the gift is $500,000 in the form of a challenge grant. This challenges the university to match the amount with donated funds. When matched, the money will go toward scholarships and other aid for students. Donations are

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IGOR LACAN, an assistant professor for the University Honors Program, lectures his “Global City” class. already coming in, and the program is on its way to meeting its goal. The remaining funds will be dispersed in equal installments over the next five years. Roughly 75 percent of the money will be put toward student support. The contribution aids honors students through scholarships, and will also help fund internships, study-abroad programs and research programs, as well as help build a new urban ecology laboratory. Student recruitment is also a focus as the Honors Program looks to draw in students from the surrounding metropolitan area. The creation of a new laboratory will greatly benefit the urban ecology program, said Igor Lacan, a professor of urban ecology. At the current lab, space and resources are limited, and teachers and students alike rely on sharing. It is a minimal lab, but, Lacan

said, “it has worked well for short-term research.” No longer will students be limited to conducting shortterm projects. With the addition of space and resources, students of various fields of research can come together to work on long-term projects. The lab will be a larger building, where students can work on projects and research. “There is so much interest among our students in research. It will be very wellused,” Lacan said. Like the lab, the opportunities the money brings with it will aid the students of the Honors Program, which is ever-growing. The number of honors students has more than doubled since 2010, with enrollment jumping from 153 to 343 this year. With the recent gift, the number of honors students is expected to jump to 600 students within the next five years.

that we behave affects our hormone concentrations,” Lutterschmidt said. While Lutterschmidt and her students work with tree frogs and garter snakes to do their research, the results generally apply for humans. Lutterschmidt believes this gives the course a real level of interest. Containing about 40 undergraduate and graduate students, the class meets three times a week. Grad students select research articles, and small groups are formed to discuss the articles and select questions for a larger group discussion, led by Lutterschmidt. “By doing this in a group setting, it makes the students feel a little bit more comfortable for interacting, and then there’s a grad student that can help me answer everybody’s questions,” Lutterschmidt said. Lutterschmidt explained that she likes to place an emphasis on inquiry-based learning in her classroom. “Science is all about solving mysteries,” she said. She enjoys challenging stu-

dents and making them come up with new ways to learn and participate in class each day. By reading articles, her students gain experience interpreting data, drawing conclusions from that data and understanding limitations associated with different research techniques. “It brings the field of behavioral endocrinology to life in a way that no individual textbook can,” Lutterschmidt says. Lutterschmidt got her doctoral degree in this topic from Oregon State University and continued her postdoctoral work at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience in Atlanta, Ga. This course is very similar to her research because, just like in the class, her research deals with tree frogs and garter snakes. In her research and in her class, Lutterschmidt said a main focus is “understanding how environmental cues such as temperature and social stimuli regulate seasonal rhythms. Understanding how hormones and behavior interact is a big part of that question.”

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Students struggle with winter blues Staff at SHAC and Campus Rec can help ASHLEY RASK VANGUARD STAFF

For some Portland State students, winter term simply means shorter and chillier days. But for others it means depression, lethargy and a loss of interest in classes, friends and life in general. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a subcategory of depression that typically arises around November—when daylight is beginning to dissipate—and sticks around until springtime. “In general, whether seasonal or happening at any time of the year, it has a profound affect on students,” said Dr.

Marcy Hunt-Morse, psychologist and director of counseling and psychological services at PSU’s Center for Student Health and Counseling. The most common symptoms of SAD are feelings of depression and anxiety, an increased need for sleep, loss of interest and a sense of isolation. Students may find it more difficult to go to class or work and may be less productive in general. But staff members at SHAC want students to know that SAD is treatable and that students can get better. “There are steps to managing those symptoms,” HuntMorse said. Students can make an appointment to talk to a doctor

Healthy U Wellness Challenge The Healthy U Wellness Challenge is a nine-week competition, from Jan. 14 to March 17, that promotes overall wellness and encourages everyone in the PSU community to develop healthy habits. Each week offers an assortment of events to choose from, ranging from “Understanding your Credit Score and Budgeting” to “Running Skills and Drills.” You can register as an individual or as a team, but hurry: If you want your points logged for the first week, register by Jan. 20. Members pay $10, nonmembers pay $20. For more information, check out wellness-challenge.pdx.edu.

or mental health professional at SHAC if needed. While the exact cause of SAD is still unknown, decreased daylight may play a role. Erin Bransford, fitness and health promotions coordinator at the Academic and Student Rec Center, said, “It can have something to do with a lack of vitamin D.” According to Hunt-Morse, sunlight greatly affects serotonin—a chemical which, among other things, can affect a person’s mood. SAD can also affect those who have bodies that are more sensitive to change in weather or adjustment to different levels of daylight. Sitting in front of a light therapy box a few times per day can be an effective way to treat SAD. “There’s still light. Even getting out for awhile to go for a walk outside helps,” HuntMorse said. Another important thing to do any time of the year to help combat depression is exercise, and the Rec Center is a great place to start. Any student taking one credit or more is automatically a member, and membership is

included in tuition and fees. The center offers activities and classes for students at any level, drop-in group fitness classes included. “It takes your mind off what makes you depressed,” said Matthew Volk, a sophomore pre-nursing student. It can sometimes be difficult for students to find time in their busy schedules to exercise, but finding something that motivates you can really help, Rec Center staff said. Whether it’s a specific activity, exercising with other people or working with a personal trainer, some kind of incentive or encouragement is key. The social aspect of exercise can be beneficial to students both physically and emotionally. The Healthy U Wellness Challenge, which began yesterday, offers a support system and incentives along the way to keep students motivated. “The Healthy U Wellness Challenge supports all systems of wellness,” said Clara Fisher Johnson, marketing and outreach coordinator at Campus Rec. “You have a network.” The sense of community gained from working out with others and the positive physical

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effects of exercise can really boost your mood. “Cardio tends to have more of a positive effect because of the release of endorphins,” Bransford said. The center offers a variety of activities, including basketball, ultimate Frisbee and tango, to name a few. It’s important to be aware of other health risks while exercising in the winter, however. Hypothermia is one of them. “Being wet and cold, there’s a high risk for that,” Bransford said. If you’re heading outdoors for a workout, dress warmly in clothes that are rain resistant

in order to stay dry. Staying hydrated is essential, too. This is especially imperative during the cold and flu season. Hunt-Morse also suggested maintaining a regular sleep schedule and eating well in order to maintain optimum winter health. Most importantly, make an appointment with a doctor or mental health professional if you feel something is up. “Folks are more susceptible to colds and the flu, which can end up with them feeling overwhelmed,” Hunt-Morse said. “Seek help as soon as you’re aware. Talk to SHAC.”

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Top 10 lists are boring Enter: 5 hidden gems of 2012 NICHOLAS KULA VANGUARD STAFF

As a music critic, I’ll never understand the appeal of a top 10 list. If you’re a music writer who gives all genres a fair shake (which I am), the list inevitably tends to look a lot like everyone else’s. You’ll see Frank Ocean on there, Death Grips will make an appearance and Kendrick Lamar will round it all out. This is textbook-boring. While these artists certainly deserve their accolades, there were many other records that came out in 2012 that you probably never heard, and they deserve equal time in the spotlight.

1. Monopoly Child Star Searchers: The Garnet Toucan Recommended If You Like: Bruce Haack, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Tangerine Dream Until very recently, I was of the opinion that there was no such thing as an album that “grows on you.” I believed that the listener would either like it or not upon first listen. Recently I’ve come around from this opinion, but the record that really sealed that idea shut for me was Monopoly Child Star Searchers’ The Garnet Toucan. As one half of noise duo Skaters, Spencer Clark has stepped outside the noise genre and into an alternate reality, a parallel dimension where music is turned inside out and compressed together with the sounds of life. Consider it free IDM (intelligent dance music) relative to regular IDM in the same way that free jazz is relative to jazz: Lo-fi discordant loops are strung together with little rhyme or reason, layers are forcefully flung over the soundscape, and it isn’t until the last puzzle piece is shoehorned in that the picture is complete. Drone samples and old toy synths from the ’80s are interwoven at seemingly random intervals, and the sounds are interesting enough to keep you hanging on in order to realize the big picture. Let Garnet Toucan ride in its entirety several times over for maximum enjoyment.

2. BNNT: _ _ RIYL: Shellac, The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower, Lightning Bolt If you like noise rock akin to Shellac, Rapeman or even Times New Viking served up with political angles from the Eastern Bloc, look no further than BNNT. Their album _ _ packs enough sharp-edged riffs to make the listener think that Steve Albini was involved in some way. BNNT’s appeal is that it’s primarily a live act— music as real art and not just phony pen-to-paper art like hundreds of the band’s contemporaries. The album is cacophonous, out of control, cleverly sublimated and undoubtedly enjoyable if you have any sort of imagination. While the album isn’t exactly something you’d put on at any kind of party, under any circumstances, it never claims to be such a thing. BNNT is also very much not a singles band, so once you’ve decided to play the record, you’d best be in it for the long haul or you’re cheating yourself. Tracks like “Congolese Rebel Leader Thomas Lubanga Recruiting Children” are so full of clever riffs and sharp trumpet stabs that you’ll swear they’re veterans of the art-punk scene. They’re not—this album is their first release. The music is smart and fiercely political—all the song titles read like news headlines—and is spliced with enough gritty samples and noise to feel like one of the purest, most blood-sweat-andtears-soaked records you’ll ever hear.

3. Vladislav Delay: Kuopio RIYL: Autechre, Kid 606, Hrvatski From the ice-encrusted land of Finland, Vladislav Delay creates some of the most strikingly broken IDM you’ve likely heard since Autechre. Imagine, if you will, lush analog bass and richly rendered synth cutlets, hand-mixed gently by a loving Finnish chef. The amount of aural variety presented on Kuopio—his 12th record since 1999—is stunning, to say the least, and you may find it difficult to take in after just one listen. If you do, however, you will be handsomely rewarded. Tracks like “Hetkonen” leave the listener scrambled and disoriented, but warm and familiar at the same time. A harmonically boun-

La huelga! A different look at MLK Week MELINDA GUILLÉN VANGUARD STAFF

Martin Luther King Jr. is widely revered as one of the most influential individuals in U.S. history. For this reason, Portland State holds an annual weeklong celebration in honor of MLK and his accomplishments. This year, however, the cultural centers at PSU will put a new spin on this monumental holiday. On Jan. 16, the cultural centers, which include La Casa Latina, the Multicultural Center and the Native American Student and Community Center, will screen the short film Viva La Causa: The Story of Cesar Chavez and a Great Movement for Social Justice to honor MLK as well as the lesser-known social justice fighters who were also prominent in his time. “This event specifically highlights some activities that were happening around the time that MLK and his allies were active, but it’s specifically about Mexican and Filipino farm workers,” said Cynthia Gomez, director of PSU’s cultural centers and professor for the University Studies senior capstone. “We’re showing the film to highlight and educate the PSU community about the many social and political activities that were happening during that time.”

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LEGENDARY ACTIVIST Cesar Chavez is the subject of the documentary Viva La Causa, screening this week on campus. Viva La Causa is narrated by George Lopez, the Latino comedian. Although he is known for his stand-up, Lopez’s tone and inflection impart seriousness throughout the film as he talks about struggle, injustice and oppression. The film describes the lives and hardships of the campesinos, or farm workers, during Chavez’ time. Chavez led hundreds of farm workers in many nonviolent strikes, or huelgas, against the farms they were working for in the hope of gaining better working conditions. During Viva La Causa, which comes in at a bit under 40 minutes, viewers witness not only

tiful bassline is tossed into a blender on its slowest speed and allowed to be coarsely and gently chopped, slowly grinding the edges into themselves. Lightly flanged leads ebb and flow over the dissected bass and slowly bloom into precisely ordered chaos. Like The Garnet Toucan, Vladislav Delay’s cuts pay off in the end, and the journey there is just as fun as the outcome.

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4. METZ: METZ RIYL: Mclusky, The Jesus Lizard, Japanther Though BNNT’s _ _ has already made an appearance as the requisite noise-rock record on the list, METZ is a little more cohesive than that, and the result is probably the most accessible record on this list. Hailing from Canada, METZ brings an energysoaked garage-metal vibe to the table, much like the bulk of The Jesus Lizard’s output. The guitars are sharp and caustic, the bass rumbles and the drums are out-of-control loud. Though the instrumentation is frantic and bilious indeed, the vocals complement the band quite nicely, though they’re slightly subdued relative to the Hydra of clatter brought forth by the backing band. Though only composed of three guys, METZ sounds like a full rock ensemble, and plays with the fury of three of them. Even if the music sounds like it was recorded in one take by three very angry gentlemen, METZ’s self-titled album does not require a certain mood for a spin—the playing and songwriting are so good that the listener might not even notice that he or she is punching a series of holes in the wall. Tracks like “Headache” are misleading since METZ doesn’t conjure up anything of the sort— instead bringing you a great rock song that is the “new alternative,” as much as it pains me to say such a corny thing.

5. Raime: Quarter Turns Over a Living Line RIYL: Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Nurse With Wound Every person in the musical know realized long ago that bands like She Wants Revenge and other nu-goth tomfoolery just didn’t cut it if you were truly dark. The answer for most people was Coil or Nurse With Wound if you had a

inhumane conditions and treatment but also the collaboration between different communities and the union for justice. Gomez shows the film to her senior capstone class every year, and the reaction, she said, is always the same. “Many students really didn’t know anything prior to the film, and were surprised after having watched the film that they had never been taught any of that information previously,” Gomez said. “They had no idea people like the Kennedys were involved with the boycott of the grapes that the film centers around, or the national boycott of certain grapes that came from a certain part of California where certain people’s rights were being violated. They didn’t know the experience of the farm worker, what they did or what they looked like.” The experience of the workers is vividly depicted in the film. Women describe feeling humiliated in the fields when they had to go to the bathroom because there were not separate restrooms. Airplanes spraying pesticides loom over the fields as the workers pick produce. Little run-down shacks were what the workers called home. One woman recalls an instance in which she was part of a 40-person crew and the only water they had was in one soda can. Former striker Carolina Franco speaks in the film about this experience: “My mouth would just…I could feel the germs crawling through my mouth.” Another woman describes the field-working children’s hands, which were smaller than the fruit they picked. This film, Gomez said, is important both because of its content and because it helps begin a necessary conversation that takes a close look at society today.

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5 HIDDEN GEMS OF 2012 1. Monopoly Child Star Searchers: The Garnet Toucan 2. BNNT: _ _ 3. Vladislav Delay: Kuopio 4. Metz: Metz 5. Raime: Quarter Turns Over a Living Line really cool older sibling. Raime’s Quarter Turns Over a Living Line is as close as one is going to get to either, these days, without spinning the genuine product. Beautifully constructed drones set the backdrop with some very inspired minimalist musique concrete on this, the band’s debut record. Living Line is a record that oozes uneasiness—nowhere on this album exists a time when the music doesn’t feel at once both beautiful and terrifying. The sounds sit at either high or low frequencies—midrange is rarely used. This creates a genuinely creepy backdrop with metric tons of dead air in between; it’s enough to make you shiver with anticipation.

“I do think it’s important to watch this film. I think that when we’re looking at models of social change, Cesar Chavez is a very inspirational model, and one that was very highly effective in bringing about change,” Gomez said. “It wasn’t just at the social level but it was also at the institutional level—laws and policies that were changed mostly through unions but also through government and the creation of policy and policy reform. I think it’s an important film because it shows us what is possible when we come together and present a united front with a common issue.” Whether it’s Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi or any other great social justice leader, it’s important to focus on human equality, justice and the constant movement to better people’s situations. PSU, Gomez explained, is a school that aims to cover these issues. “In this day and age, as a society we tend to do things in buckets and not necessarily collaboratively, and something that PSU really aims to do is to work together with policy reform and institutional change,” she said. “This film is a very good example [of] how we can apply those same principles to today’s realities.”

The PSU Cultural Centers present Viva La Causa: The Story of Cesar Chavez and a Great Movement for Social Justice Wednesday, Jan. 16, noon–1:30 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Union, Multicultural Center, room 228 Free and open to the public

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First Thursday: Episode II Rise of the Printmakers JEOFFRY RAY VANGUARD STAFF

This month’s First Thursday event sported art of all varieties, but it was a printmaker’s night at several of the Northwest galleries. The Vanguard spent much of its tour at the Pearl District’s PDX Contemporary Art, viewing its current group print exhibition. It features pieces by artists working under the Ford Family Foundation’s Golden Spot residency program at the Oregon-based Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts. The six Oregon-based artists displaying prints included Susan Murrell, Jenene Nagy, Storm Tharp, Arnold J. Kemp, Eva Lake and Portland State instructor Pat Boas. Each of the artists served an individual, twoweek residency at Crow’s Shadow, located at the St. Andrew’s Mission schoolhouse outside the Umatilla Reservation. There, each artist worked under the guidance of master printer Frank Janzen. “I’ve done a lot of different residencies, but this is the first time that I’ve worked with a master printmaker,” artist and longtime printmaker Susan Murrell said. In addition to having run her own Portland-based press on Alberta Street, Murrell has shown in multiple exhibitions. She also teaches printmaking at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. “It was a whole different experience,” she said. “I think of a lot of residencies as very solitary endeavors: a lot of research, struggling in your own studio, meeting your demons. Here, it was different. Frank and his assistant would be there at 8:30 a.m. asking what we were going to make.” Murrell’s displayed work featured abstract, watery shapes alluding to cavernous spaces and root-like networks. Her work Tunnel Through plays with the eye, using shapes and hazy layers

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PRINTMAKER, PRINTMAKER, MAKE ME A PRINT: A First Thursday attendee views the prints on display at the PDX Contemporary Art Gallery. The gallery features art by six Oregon-based artists. of green to create an effect similar to light peering through a shimmering canopy of leaves or a maze of roots. “I work abstractly, but I’m really interested in this idea of having a visual vernacular that kind of moves between what I call ‘analytical signifiers,’ or the things that say to us that the work is about some sort of quantitative knowledge, like landscape or geography,” Murrell said. “I mix a lot of my metaphors. I like the idea of confusing space.” Not all of the artists, however, are longtime printmakers. Portland-based painter, radio host and writer Eva Lake explained that her time at Crow’s Shadow was her first venture into printmaking. “These prints are basically riffing off my painting practice,” she said. “We had an opportunity to do something hard-edge with the printing process. I wanted something arresting and aggressive.” Lake, who also hosts KBOO’s program Art

Focus, displayed a collection of prints featuring unified vertical bands of shifting color, set against backgrounds in darker, withdrawn tones. The vibrant play of colors explodes from the surface of the print and across the wall, like light waves stroking across open space. Her sophisticated color choice and use of a cohesive repetition of shape and direction create an effect similar to some of her painted works. She explained her interest in painting by pointing to her love of vivid colors. “I want my paintings to be a machine gun, relentless,” Lake said. “But I want them to be colorful, hot and sexy. Too many people strip the color to appear serious. It’s called chromophobia—a fear of colors.” Prints also made up the bulk of the display at the nearby Augen Gallery on Northwest Davis Street. The gallery’s front half showed the work of Josef Albers, an influential mid-20th century artist and instructor. Albers taught in such notable institutions as the Bauhaus in Dessau, Germany,

A refreshing night of theater Theater department to stage reading of Limonade Tous les Jours RACHELLE SCHMIDT VANGUARD STAFF

If you are looking to get in and out of the cold while enjoying some exciting theater this term, you will want to check out what is going on in Portland State’s Department of Theatre and Film. In addition to the main stage production of The Servant of Two Masters, the department will also hold its Second Season: Play Reading Series and Festival of Short Plays events. The winter term theater season kicks off with a staged reading of Limonade Tous les Jours, which opens Jan. 17 in Lincoln Performance Hall. Written by Charles Mee and directed by department adjunct professor Lorraine Bahr, Limonade tells the story of Ya Ya, a young Parisian cabaret singer, and Andrew, an American in his 50s, who come together seemingly by chance after each has suffered the pain of a failed relationship. The two characters could not be more different. “[Ya Ya] is so open—so impulsive,” said Shawna Holt, a Theater Arts junior who will play the role of Ya Ya in two of the four performances, in an email. (The role has been double-cast, and Holt and fellow actress Victoria Spencer will perform on alternate nights.) “She is the opposite of Andrew’s reserved vulnerability,” she explained.

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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Andrew (Andrew S. Miller) and Ya Ya (Shawna Holt) recline beneath “a hundred slender young chestnut trees” during a rehearsal for Limonade Tous les Jours. Holt cherishes the opportunity to play the role of the garrulous Ya Ya. “The thing that I love about her most is that she follows her heart,” Holt said. Andrew, by contrast, has been burned by his love of a much younger woman and is withdrawn, clearly afraid to love again. They are an unlikely pair and, as viewers will learn throughout the play, have very few reasons to fall in love with one another…and yet… Limonade is the first of three theatrical staged readings that will take place in the Studio Theater this term. These readings are presented as part of the department’s Second Season series, which accompanies the mainstage production. Unlike a traditional theatrical production,

staged readings are usually performed with minimal lights, sets and props, focusing instead on the words of the playwright and the skill of the actors to bring those words to life. A common misconception about readings is that they are simply actors sitting around reading from a script. The reality is that a reading is itself a form of theater that can be performed in as many different ways as any other type of staged production. One of the other main differences between a staged reading and a full production is that the former tends to have a much shorter rehearsal process. While most productions will involve six to eight weeks of rehearsal, the rehearsal period for a reading is usually less than 10 days. This fast-paced rehearsal period is something Spencer finds

and the avant-garde Black Mountain College in North Carolina. The Albers exhibition features two distinct shows, titled The Interaction of Color and Formulation: Articulation. Both shows feature works with hard edges and simple geometrical shapes in bright or cold matte tones. “It deals with exercises Albers was doing in classes he taught,” said Augen owner and gallery director Bob Kochs of the Interaction of Color exhibit. “In his work, you can get a sense of how contemporary art developed, where it came from.” The Formulation exhibit contained two portfolios of Albers’ prints, displaying works that spanned his entire career. “It encapsulates every idea Albers worked on throughout his entire career,” Kochs explained. We finished our tour at the Everett Station Lofts, where we found our way to the Pony Club. This small, artist-run gallery often boasts a hectic crowd on First Thursday. Featuring a mix of visiting artists and in-house work while offering artistic merchandise to incoming patrons, the gallery staff has kept their corner of Everett Station flush with traffic for six years running. Much of their work focuses on vibrant, illustrative styles. In-house artists include Keith Carter, Erin McCarty, Maryanna Hoggatt, Jennifer Parks, Amy Kuttab and Emi Lenox. “Each month we do a new show here, and we also do our studio work here,” Carter said. “We all share in responsibilities. Each artist has two months out of the year to plan for. We also have someone on hand to keep the space open during the week.” Despite this week’s weather-induced low turnout, the Pony Club’s artists had only praise for the city that usually keeps them bustling. Carter, who’s lived throughout the region as both a student and an art producer, said he’d be hard-pressed to leave Portland. “There’s a good community, here. I feel way more at home here than I have anywhere [else].”

exciting. “Because things happen so fast, you don’t really have time to slow down, which in its way is really freeing,” Spencer said. “[It] makes the process more relaxing.” Mee encourages a creative and inventive use of his works. Unlike most playwrights, Mee makes his plays freely available on his website, the (re) making project. For this reading, Bahr will be incorporating movement elements in the piece. In fact, although the play focuses solely on the two lead characters, the director describes the production as more of an ensemble piece. Bahr has cast 18 actors to play various silent roles ranging from waiters to 100 slender chestnut trees. Spencer feels that this will add an element that will make the play even more interesting and entertaining. In addition to teaching at PSU for the last 13 years, Bahr is a well-known actress, director and playwright who works across Portland. She is the former associate artistic director of the Sowelu Theater, as well as a member of its resident acting company. Bahr has also worked with theater companies such as Artists Repertory, Theatre Vertigo and Stark Raving Theatre. As a playwright, her works include the Drammy-nominated A Life Alone and the Kernodle Playwriting Award-winning The Great Escape of Charlie Stone. Bahr is looking forward to bringing this story to PSU audiences. It is her hope that after experiencing this play the audience will walk away “feeling a little more in love with the human race.”

The Department of Theatre and Film presents A staged reading of Charles Mee’s Limonade Tous les Jours Thursday, Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Hall Studio Theatre, room 115 Free and open to the public

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The MOOC shall inherit the Earth I’ve been to the mountaintop, and I don’t mind The Price of Everything Jake Romero

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Where’s the baby? Internet options changing the adoption game One Step Off Emily Lakehomer

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ust when you think technology can’t get more convenient, it completely revitalizes and changes traditions ingrained in our society. For decades, adoption was a lengthy process in which years and years might go by before “waiting” parents could actually adopt a baby. Until recently, the normal adoptive route included registering with an adoption agency (or agencies), going to seminars on the adoption process and then, maybe, getting matched with a pregnant mother wanting to put her baby up for adoption. Jumping through these hoops often takes two to three years. While two to three years doesn’t seem that long, the influx of Internet adoptions is supposedly increasing the wait time. Young mothers opt to use Internet adoption sites over adoption agencies, which makes it that much harder for couples and individuals using agencies to find matches. It might seem strange to some that in addition to ordering Christmas gifts, paying bills and checking the weather online, we can now browse potential adoptees. While the concept is still a bit foreign, it complements the direction in which our society is moving with regard to technology. By opting to use a website rather than an agency, a young mother is free to choose whomever she pleases to adopt her child. By using search options, variables such as location and religion can be narrowed to what the mother wants for her child. Shawn Kane, executive director of American Adoptions,

recently told National Public Radio, “For some women it’s very important to have a family that is not around them [sic]. She doesn’t want to have that chance of running into the child or the family later down the road.” This is a very plausible concern for a young mother, and one that many localized adoption agencies have a harder time working around. The advent of Internet adoptions isn’t just useful for the mothers, either: It’s also a great way for prospective parents to “sell” themselves. Couples and individuals looking to adopt can create their own websites or Facebook pages that show what they want their target audience to see. It’s really great that the Internet provides a platform for prospective parents and mothers to find each other, but at the same time there are many risks. An adoption agency uses screening processes that prospective parents and mothers must go through in order to determine matches, safety, et cetera. Only after screening are the prospective parents and mothers allowed to meet and make decisions. Choosing the Internet over agencies is cheaper and may get you a baby faster, but it runs a high risk of not being as safe or as successful as the traditional agency. Remember in the early 2000s when MySpace erupted and all those weird identity scams came out? People were pretending to be younger, older or completely different from what they were in real life, and they were getting in a lot of trouble for it as more and more cases came out.

Not to be paranoid, but who’s to say that prospective parents aren’t doing the same thing? That’s a little far-fetched, as most mothers looking to adopt via the Internet are still doing so through use of an Internet adoption agency, but it’s still a scary thought. Other than being overly paranoid about the Internet, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with Internet adoption. If that’s the route a couple, individual or mother chooses to take, then they should proceed with caution, but that’s also something they should be doing in every facet of their lives. There are pros and cons to both adoption agencies and Internet options, but when the resulting situation could be a baby going to a loving home, there shouldn’t be any issue with the influx of technology. When it comes down to it, the decision lies with those individuals involved— outside opinions become null and void. The Internet is indeed a strange entity. The things we can do with it are amazing and ever-expanding, and new applications are being created every day. The idea that prospective families can now come together via the Internet is both beautiful and disconcerting at the same time. However, this needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Just because using the Internet to come together as a family works for one person does not make it the norm for everyone else. Technological advances are completely redesigning the way we think about and view “family.” It seems crazy that we’re living in a time where a new family member could be just a click away, but that’s the reality of it. The best thing we can do is approach these advances with open acceptance and caution.

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ver the past few months, I’ve been exploring the world of massively open online courses (aka MOOCs), comparing the offerings on Coursera.org, among others, to those I’ve taken at Portland State. The experience has been revelatory. Upon enrolling in a Coursera course, expect to feel a certain frisson of delight mixed with terror: “This is definitely not D2L,” you may find yourself whispering. No, fair sojourner, this is not D2L. Or Blackboard. Or whatever other user-hostile piece of shoddy software “instructional technology consultants” and university administrators are conspiring to foist on faculty and students these days. On the contrary, what you’ll find here is thoughtfully designed user interface, tasteful colors, functionality that actually functions. But the point isn’t that it looks pretty—it’s that it looks professional. It bespeaks competence. As is often the case, form is substance; style is matter, the medium, the message, et cetera. It’s not just superficially, in other words, that these courses are better. How should we read Coursera? As a floodlight. One that casts into stark relief some ugly truths we’d perhaps rather not see. The first of these is how the instructional quality at your typical PSU-tier school is determined by the parasitic economics of American higher education. Even now, with the youth unemployment rate approaching 20 percent and the average student debt burden close to $30,000, college students continue to mortgage their futures for a marginal shot at the American Dream, which at this point has been revalued from “personal freedom and prosperity” to “dignity.” With demand as strong as ever, universities continue to grow bloated on state-backed loans, continue to be led by cosseted bureaucrats bearing an uncanny resemblance to their golden-parachuted big-business counterparts and continue to squeeze faculty—to the detriment of students. As I write this, it’s only the second day of classes, and already I’ve heard instructors abashedly lamenting the number of courses they’re burdened with, the number of students packed into their classrooms, the lack of grading support they receive (how many TAs would

that $15,000 annual raise buy us, Mr. President?) and the curricular bottlenecks that force students out of majors or into extra years of schooling (how many labs could be outfitted with $3 million, Ms. Provost?). The second ugly truth is one we all must reckon with sooner or later: Talent is unequally distributed. The brute fact is that we can’t all be prima ballerina. We can’t all be great teachers. Watching a lecture from a California Institute of Technology economics course recently, I felt an odd sensation. It was the feeling of questions stirring. Some had occurred to me long ago but were only now being addressed adequately. Others had never occurred to me at all. I felt my mind shuttle back and forth from the present to the PSU of my memory, and I couldn’t help but notice the marked absence of this feeling in much of the latter. Had PSU killed my curiosity? No. But it hadn’t stoked it as much as it could have. Every word counts, I realized. Chosen well, every word adds nuance and subtlety, every word plants a seed. Creating a great lecture and delivering it well is not a mean feat. It requires a huge surplus, not just of knowledge, but of empathy and expressive capacity, as well. These are rare gifts to find in combination. There are also those who seem constitutionally ill-suited for teaching—the applied econometrician who snapped

at me for asking too theoretical a question, the professor whose pre-final-exam “review session” consisted of giving the class the answers to a virtually identical exam, the statistician whose lectures consisted of incoherent mumbling into a whiteboard and waving people off when asked for clarification. Not everyone likes teaching. That’s OK. The last of these unpleasant truths is that, as a society, we’ve adopted a “maximax” strategy toward education. The best is reserved for those who in some sense need it the least—the wealthiest, the most gifted, the already educated. Until now, perhaps. MOOCs have the potential to be a hugely democratizing force in education and could drive the creation of a new and more efficient division of labor. Any school that fully leverages them can vastly improve the quality of instruction for students while relieving instructors of much of the burden of lecturing and grading, freeing them to pursue their research or more interactive forms of teaching, and perhaps even creating opportunities for more veteran students to work as tutors, in the Oxford-tutorial-system sense of the term. Will administrators squander the efficiency dividend? Most likely. But with the broad availability of licensable, highquality lectures and course materials, we may see the levees break and higher education open up to new entrants: schools competing on the basis of cost and tutorial support rather than on lifestyle amenities and administrative bloat. Pray for rain.

MILES SANGUINETTI/VANGUARD STAFF

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When all you have is a gun, everything looks like a target NRA scrambles to maintain waning influence after Connecticut tragedy This, Too, is Meaningless Benjamin Ricker

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ike a Magic 8 Ball with a single shred of advice floating around its inky interior, the National Rifle Association—one week after a gunman took the lives of 26 people in an elementary school in Connecticut—insisted that firearms are still the best medicine against gun violence. Before the news from Sandy Hook had time to sink in, I sensed the wagons circling. Zealous Second Amendment champions assumed familiar defensive stances. Gun shops offered teacher discounts and firearm sales surged. The outsized backlash against reason that follows mass shootings in the U.S. culminated in the NRA’s press conference Friday, Dec. 21. Uncountable numbers of demon-possessed monsters, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre threatened, walk among us and gravitate to our unprotected schoolchildren. After wagging his finger at the news media, lawmakers and the producers of violent entertainment, LaPierre called on Congress to stop at nothing “to put armed police officers in every school and to do it now. “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun,” LaPierre said, “is a good guy with a gun.” Senate Democrat Dianne Feinstein wasted no time responding to LaPierre’s atavistic comments by pointing out that two armed law enforcement officials at Columbine High School couldn’t prevent a killing spree that ended 15 lives. The Columbine massacre 13 years ago proved that armed “good guys” don’t always have what it takes to stop deranged gunmen, and don’t deter them, either. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., predicted that the tonedeafness of LaPierre’s extreme position is likely to backfire, dividing sensible gun-owning Americans from the lunatic fringe, thereby greasing the works for new gun laws. “Trying to prevent shootings in schools without talking about guns,” Schumer said, “is like trying to prevent lung cancer without talking about cigarettes.” Days after the NRA press conference, LaPierre held steady, refusing to concede the point that there are such things

as sensible gun restrictions. Limiting access to assault rifles and banning high-capacity magazines that allow shooters to fire more rounds before having to reload, LaPierre told Meet the Press’ David Gregory, will do nothing to reduce the death toll the next time a person with a gun loses his or her mind and opens fire on innocent people. Looking at it from a certain angle, in a way, LaPierre is right: Guns aren’t evil. On their own, they can’t kill people. They deserve credit for the assist, though. Given the choice between running from an assailant armed with a gun or running from an unarmed attacker, LaPierre and those like him would choose the latter. It would be equally easy for him to choose between a gunman with 30 live rounds in his gun and one with only 10. Aside from whether Operation Kindergarten Cop would protect America’s schoolchildren from the next Sandy Hook tragedy, the plan, at a time of limited budgets and strained resources, would be nigh impossible to implement. Though LaPierre and other NRA spokesmen retreated from the stage without revealing the cost of their plan or where the

money to pay for it would come from, Bloomberg.com did the math and estimated that hiring, equipping and paying 99,000 armed security guards—one for every elementary school in America—would set taxpayers back almost $8 billion. LaPierre acknowledged in his statement that the federal government can’t afford his plan, so he might as well have suggested that we provide every school-aged child in the country with Kevlar overalls and miniature PASGT helmets. The NRA’s proposal, while elegant in its simplicity, is so incomplete and full of holes that not even LaPierre himself is addled enough to believe in it. Furthermore, LaPierre’s plan to station an armed policeman in every school ignores the fact that fewer than one-quarter of the more than 150 people who were killed or injured in mass shootings in 2012 were shot on school campuses. Either the NRA, an organization that spends roughly $20 million annually “defending the U.S. Constitution” has lapsed into senility, or its spokesmen are lying through their teeth. If they are lying, then this ham-handed press conference represents an intentional lastditch, greed-fueled effort to cloud the national discussion about gun violence until the anguish of the Sandy Hook shooting fades and outrage subsides.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream Has it come true yet? Everywhere and Here Eva-Jeanette Rawlins I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal’… I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” The great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech never loses its power, no matter how many times you hear it. One can only imagine what it would have been like to see in person—how electric the air must have been, how hope engulfed the immense crowd as every word resounded with the intensity, passion and belief that filled and overflowed King’s soul. As the camera panned over the giant audience gathered at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial that day, it revealed people of every color, standing shoulder to shoulder, clinging to his every word. It was arguably the most poignant and significant speech of that generation, and beyond. Will we ever hear one like his again? Will there be an “I Have A Dream” speech of this generation? Sure, there have been some speakers over the years who’ve given rousing rhetorical performances, but nothing that comes close to that of King. We’ve got to ask why. Have we stopped dreaming? Is there anything today that would draw thousands of people to march through our streets calling for action? Is there one person who could unite the feverishly di-

vided factions of our nation around one common goal, one common dream? Maybe Jon Stewart. But, really, it’s hard to think of anything or anyone that might cause us to throw everything aside and give our lives for it. We may get inspired for a week, unleash a volley of irate tweets or status updates, and then life goes back to normal.

Maybe we don’t need a new speech or a new dream. Maybe we just need to remember how to fight again.

What made King’s speech so defining was that it wasn’t just a speech. He lived, breathed, ate and slept his dream. He marched, sweated, protested, fought and wept his dream. He died for it. His speech still resounds today because it was surrounded and followed by real, true change. Our nation was forever transformed by the actions—not just the words— that gave King’s speech so much power. Though his dream is far from realized today, the fact that segregation finally met its demise after years and years of fighting signalled the beginning of change.

Maybe we don’t need a new speech or a new dream. Maybe we just need to remember how to fight again. King said, “When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.” There are too many people in our country still waiting for their promissory notes. When families are torn apart simply because they’ve sought a better life in our country, their pursuit of happiness is limited to which side of a border they happen to be on. When people are “randomly” searched at airports every time they travel, their unalienable rights apparently don’t apply, and when youth of color are stopped and frisked for wearing a hoodie and looking at someone the wrong way, the word “liberty” rings hollow. Until the words that have spanned the decades resound beyond the static of an old YouTube video and into the consciousness of a nation, the status quo, the institutionally powerful will continue to decide who deserves liberty, rights and happiness. King gave us all the inspiration we need. It’s our choice whether we “rise up and live out” his words, whether we allow “freedom to ring…from every state and every city” and acknowledge that there is still much to fight for. It’s up to us.

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Violence Against Women Act lapses

‘There is no metal shark in the water’

One major reason the 112th Congress was such a disappointment

Howling expressions of blind pain and fear from a frenzied talk-radio host

A Woman’s Right Shilpa Esther Trivedi

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n the face of its departure, many political pundits have already declared the 112th Congress the worst in U.S. history. While I could debate the merits of that claim for a while, it’s a fact that while attempting and failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act a total of 33 times, a lot of other important work was never quite accomplished in 2012. This includes, among a great number of other things, rescuing the United States Postal Service and providing disaster relief in the face of Hurricane Sandy; one thing they did accomplish, however, was allowing the Violence Against Women Act to expire for the first time since 1994. The VAWA provides muchneeded funds to law enforcement and social service groups to work against sexual assault and domestic violence. With bipartisan support and authorship, the act easily passed the Senate in April 2012. Unfortunately, the House found itself incapable of reaching a consensus on that act. The problem was that GOP House members objected to new provisions in the Senate’s VAWA that would provide greater protections for more people. The act has been reauthorized without problems a total of five times in the past. The only changes to the Senate’s version this April involved greater protection for survivors who identify as sexual or gender minorities (more specifically, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender survivors), more protections for survivors who identify as immigrants, regardless of their immigration status, and greater power to tribal courts in hearing sexual assault and

domestic violence cases involving women who are tribal members. All of these provisions are highly important and it is about time they were included. At the end of the day, while many Republicans objected to all of the new changes, they most strongly opposed greater protections for Native American women, despite a growing number of Republican women who expressed concern over what their party was doing. The reason the provisions for native women are included is the high rate of sexual assault committed by outsiders on tribal lands. Currently, tribal authorities have little recourse in prosecuting these crimes, so these predators often get away with rape. A roundtable report by the Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center found that Native American women face a higher prevalence of sexual assault. They also encounter far more barriers to receiving comprehensive health care and “due process” following an assault. The problem in achieving due process is, in great part, because of the issue of tribal authority, which the VAWA sought to rectify. It’s incredibly important that all of these survivors for whom the Senate included provisions actually obtain these provisions. Instead, Republicans submitted a watered-down version of the act, which removed many of the provisions from the Senate’s version. According to the majority of advocates for these issues, the Republican version was, at best, a joke that significantly limited protections for domestic and sexual violence survivors. Republicans used a number of excuses for their hesitation

to grant some specific rights to tribal authorities, but most experts agree that their argument is invalid and really just an excuse to not care about women, sexual or gender minorities and immigrants. The White House declared it would never sign this version of the act and Vice President Joe Biden, who was a leading proponent of the original act in the ’90s, became involved. Despite intense attempts at negotiation, the GOP still refused to pass the VAWA. Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., even tried to hold a special meeting to try to convince Republican women to block aid to LGBT, immigrant and native survivors. Ten House Republicans signed the Democratic Party’s letter urging the passage of the VAWA, and every single Democratic congresswoman sent a letter to the Republican women with whom Cantor met, asking them to stand up in support of women. But the VAWA was still allowed to lapse. Again, just to clarify, this act had bipartisan authorship and support in the Senate. The VAWA pays for things such as counseling after a sexual assault and advocates trained in these issues. The fact that the House GOP cannot even pretend to understand the nuances of sexual assault and domestic violence (as evidenced by a number of statements and legislation last year) and get their act together for this one is a despicable failure on their part. Furthermore, organizations who work to advocate for survivors are busy using resources to advocate for the VAWA’s passage that could instead go toward helping survivors in other ways, if the GOP would just stop trying to actively hurt women. I can only hope that with the departure of a few more extremist members of the House, the next Congress will look toward ensuring the VAWA’s ratification.

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This, Too, is Meaningless Benjamin Ricker

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exas radio host Alex Jones began a White House petition in late December to have CNN’s Piers Morgan sent back to England for threatening your Constitutionally protected right to bear arms. Last year’s string of mass shootings led Morgan, a limey, to promote a federally mandated ban on “militarystyle semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.” He also wants loopholes closed that allow sellers at gun shows to skip background checks. Morgan invited Jones, whose radio show plays on 140 stations and reaches 3 million listeners, to appear on his show Piers Morgan Tonight, Monday, Jan. 7, to talk out their differences. “Why do you want to deport me?” Morgan asked. It was a surreal interview in which Jones dominated the program by spewing a weird stream of subconscious poetry that evoked an enormous boulder careening down a mountainside. The avalanche of words started slow but accelerated rapidly beyond Jones’ ability to control it. It went: “We did it as a way to bring attention to the fact that we have all these foreigners and the Russian government, the official Chinese government—

Mao said political power goes out of the barrel of a gun, he killed about 80 million people because he’s the only guy that had the guns—so we did it to point out that this is globalism, and the mega banks that control the planet and brag that they’ve taken over in Bloomberg, AP, Reuters, you name it—brag that they’re going to get our guns as well.” The Second Amendment wasn’t written to protect duck hunting, Jones said, nearly mastering the flow of his own gibberish. “It’s there to protect us from tyrannical government and street thugs,” he added. Jones resumed his wanton tirade, reminding viewers that Hitler and Stalin confiscated firearms in their day. He challenged Morgan to a fistfight, invited him shooting and mimicked his British accent. But the main thrust of his harangue came close enough to the surface at times that viewers with pricked ears were able to discern it. His blistering diatribe, cooked down, reduces to this: Civilians with firepower check the mighty power of the conniving federal government and bring down crime rates overall. Jones played the notes with more panache, but the song is identical to the one we heard weeks ago from the National Rifle Association: We want

guns. But, more importantly, we need them, and there is no possibility of limiting access to them without causing more harm than good. Inviting Jones to speak on behalf of those who oppose gun laws at first looks like an underhanded trick on Morgan’s part to cast his enemies in a hideous light. More likely than not, Morgan knew better than to anticipate an elegant debate with Jones. He seemed ready from the very beginning to provide Jones the rope with which to hang himself. By displaying Jones to an audience other than, as political commentator Alan Dershowitz dubbed them, “[Jones’] own little paranoid choir,” Morgan exposed parallels that underpin the hysterical psyche of the remote lunatic fringe and its more organized, suit-wearing political action arm: the NRA. Viewers learned that at least 1 percent of Americans— most likely a conservative estimate—live under the impression that the gun resting under their pillow is the only thing keeping the nation from falling under the control of a totalitarian dictatorship. Peter Grier, Washington editor for The Christian Science Monitor, wasn’t alone when, the next day, he posed the question: “Who won the wild debate?” When you’re walking downtown and you see a paranoid schizophrenic screaming obscenities and shaking his fists at the sun, you don’t ask who won.

ETC. ETC.• •THURSDAY, TUESDAY, JAN. NOV.15, 8, 2012 2013 • VANGUARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: ERICK BENGEL EDITOR@PSUVANGUARD.COM 503-725-5691

Film and Discussion: Lioness 5:30–7:30 p.m. Women’s Resource Center 1802 SW 10th Ave.

Join the Women Veterans Outreach Action Team in a screening of the film Lioness, a story about a group of female army support soldiers who made history by being sent into direct ground combat. Snacks will be provided and there will be a discussion FREE following the film.

Staged Reading: Limonade Tous Les Jours 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Hall, room 115 1620 SW Park Ave.

Limonade Tous Les Jours, a love story set in Paris about an American man and Parisian woman who are determined never to fall in love again, will be performed in a free staged reading in the Studio Theatre at Lincoln FREE Hall.

FRIDAY, JAN. 18

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JOIN THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY in an exciting trip to another era. Roaring 20’s night takes place Saturday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. in the University Place Hotel. TUESDAY, JAN. 15

Faculty Favorite Lecture Series: Ben Anderson-Nathe 2–4 p.m. Women’s Resource Center 1802 SW 10th Ave.

Dr. Ben Anderson-Nathe will be at the Women’s Resource Center leading a discussion that investigates the discourse of the It Gets Better Project, first started by sex columnist Dan Savage in 2010.

FREE

Multicultural Center MLK Student Pep Rally 4–6 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228 1825 SW Broadway

Join fellow students at the Multicultural Center’s “Reflect and Connect Session,” a pep rally aimed at pumping students up for open discussion about race and social justice.

Art of Musical Maintenance 5 p.m. Goodfoot Lounge 2845 SE Stark St.

Goodfoot Lounge presents an art show based around the art of concert poster creation. The show will be long-running and feature more than 300 posters from more than 40 individual artists. FREE

MLK Tribute: Viva La Causa Noon–1:30 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228 1825 SW Broadway

The Multicultural Center will offer a screening of Viva La Causa, a film chronicling the story of Cesar Chavez and his leadership of the fight for farmworkers’ rights during the Latino Civil Rights Movement of FREE the ’60s.

Shrouded: Indicators of Holy War in Southeast Asia 6 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Union, room 298 1825 SW Broadway

Dr. Shane Barter, assistant professor of comparative politics at Soka University, will give a presentation on possible indicators of Holy War in Southeast Asia.

FREE

MLK Tribute: Brother Outsider 6–8 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228 1825 SW Broadway

Brother Outsider is a film dedicated to the story of Bayard Rustin, an organizer of the 1963 march on Washington (one of the largest nonviolent protests in the United States), who was also openly gay during a historiFREE cally homophobic time.

THURSDAY, JAN. 17 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16

Women on Wheels

The From Oregon with Love (Oregon kara ai) Story

Noon–1 p.m. PSU Bike Hub 1818 SW Sixth Ave.

7 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228 1825 SW Broadway

April Streeter, local author of the book Women on Wheels: A Handbook and How-To for City Cyclists, will be at the PUS Bike Hub to discuss the history of women’s cycling as well as offer a workshop for bike enthusiasts new and old.

The Multicultural Center will host Sho Dozono, CEO of Azumano Travel, who will discuss the rise in tourism from Japan to Oregon due to Fuji Television’s popular drama, From Oregon with Love (Oregon FREE kara ai).

FREE

Noon–12:30 p.m. PSU Bike Hub 1818 SW Sixth Ave.

Bring your bike to this free workshop, where you can learn how to fix a flat FREE tire on your specific ride.

Student Leadership Conference: Change and Renewal 10:30 a.m. Smith Memorial Student Union, third floor ballroom 1825 SW Broadway

Students in leadership positions and those interested in becoming student leaders are invited to come and

connect or find out what it takes to be a student leader. For more information and to register for this event visit portlandstatesalp.tumblr.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 19

Chocolate Fest 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Oregon Convention Center 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Chocolate Fest provides the opportunity for attendees to sample some of the best chocolate in the Northwest and from various other regions. Tickets are $7–12. For more information visit chocolatefest.org.

Roaring ’20s Night 7 p.m. University Place Hotel 310 SW Lincoln St.

The 1920s come to life at a casino night sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Casino games, food, drinks and music from the ’20s will be featured, as well as costumed characters. Donations are accepted for entry.

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ETC. MONDAY, JAN. 21

Friends of Chamber Music Presents: Takacz Quartet 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Hall 1620 SW Park Ave.

World-renowned musical ensemble Takacz Quartet will visit PSU to perform some of their varied compositions in Lincoln Hall. Tickets are available at the PSU Box Office.

Day of Service 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m. South Park Blocks

In honor of the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., you are invited to come be a part of a day of service around the community. Transportation and lunch are provided and children around the age of six are allowed to attend with an adult. Email Jessica Conley at jrc5@pdx.edu for FREE more information.

TUESDAY, JAN. 22

Winter Term PSU Blood Drive SUNDAY, JAN. 20

Hungover Brunch 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Swift Lounge 1932 NE Broadway

If you’ve had a rough weekend Swift Lounge has the cure, with a specialized menu designed for rejuvenation every Saturday and Sunday. This brunch is always 21+ and the only cost is the price of food. 21+

11 a.m.–4 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Union, third floor ballroom 1825 SW Broadway

The American Red Cross and Portland State are teaming up once again to collect lifesaving donations. If you would like to donate blood you can register to do so at redcrossblood.org. = on PSU campus FREE = free of charge = open to the public 21+ = 21 and over

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VANGUARD ••TUESDAY, TUESDAY,JAN. JANUARY 15, 2013 10, •2012 SPORTS • ETC.

SPORTS A history of head trauma in the NFL EDITOR: MARCO ESPAÑA SPORTS@PSUVANGUARD.COM 503-725-4538

Honest dialogue about effects of football long overdue DREW LAZZARA VANGUARD STAFF

On May 2, 2012, 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker Junior Seau put a gun to his chest and committed suicide. Last week, a study of Seau’s brain revealed that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease that is being found more and more often in retired football players. The possible (and likely) connection between repeated head trauma in football and brain damage has been at the forefront of the sports media consciousness for the last several years. Tragedies like Seau’s death and posthumous diagnosis breathe new energy into the conversation, if not new life. That’s because the content of the conversation has stalled. As we have begun to accept the notion that professional football may be more profoundly

dangerous than we already knew, the accompanying clamor for player safety has grown steadily louder and predictably self-righteous. The league has responded to the crisis by implementing a set of largely superficial rule changes to discourage helmet-to-helmet contact, and it recently released a series of public service announcements designed to remind the fans that the NFL takes safety seriously. That’s the whole conversation. That’s the dance. It never evolves because it has no place to go. Nobody wants to follow the implications to their logical conclusion. I’m not talking about the end of football or even a significant transformation of the game. The conclusion I’m talking about is the one in which all of us finally realize that we are OK with men ruining their brains in the interest of professional sports entertainment. But we

aren’t prepared to come to those terms just yet. That’s the elephant in the room. It’s what athletes, pundits and fans are tiptoeing around whenever they hem and haw about player safety. For all the noise about how complicated this issue is, it really isn’t. Even in the most optimistic scenario, playing football dramatically increases the likelihood of experiencing debilitating brain trauma. Short of fundamentally changing the sport as we know it, this will continue to be an unavoidable consequence of football. It’s that simple. Of course, no one wants that. But Americans love few things as ardently as they love football, and so the conversation goes around in circles to try and protect the game we love while also maintaining those notions of humanity that we aren’t quite ready to give up. The truth is that there is nothing wrong with loving football, even if the aftereffects of a long career can be devastating and tragic. We don’t have blood on our hands just because we enjoy watching the NFL every fall Sunday. In addition to being fun

to watch, professional football employs thousands, enriches cities and makes large charitable donations. The sport isn’t evil and neither are we. But we also can’t afford to keep the national conversation in its current stasis. Eventually we’ll have to confront this uncomfortable aspect of our culture and own up to the fact that, yes, football has the potential to ruin the health and lives of those who played the game and, yes, we’re still going to watch it in record numbers. Only by examining the nature of our attraction to violent sports can we begin to make productive decisions about what kind of culture we want to be. When it comes to professional football, if we don’t like whatever strand of barbarism our enthusiasm implies, then we need to get rid of the game. If we love the game more than we are disgusted by its consequences, we should say so, if only to be liberated from hypocrisy. Admitting that we still love football in the postconcussion era doesn’t make us terrible people—it makes us honest. And that’s a good place to start the conversation.

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LEADING THE CHARGE: Junior Seau, a force in the NFL for 20 seasons, committed suicide in May.

Blazers ahead of schedule in 2012-13 Lillard leads playoff contenders in Portland BRYAN ZINSCHLAG VANGUARD STAFF

There’s a new mayor in Rip City. Nearly halfway through the 2012–13 season, the Portland Trail Blazers suddenly find themselves in an unexpected role—as playoff

contenders. LaMarcus Aldridge has been the consistent, all-star level player that Blazers fans have come to take for granted, and Portland boasts a number of roleplayers who have stayed in their lane and answered when called upon. The roster has gelled much more quickly than predicted, providing an unexpected counterargument to the status

quo in the Northwest Division standings. Thursday’s dramatic 92-90 defeat of defending champions the Miami Heat was just the latest example of a team looking to prove that they can do more than overachieve as the franchise continues to rebuild. Rather than simply making the best out of a bad situation, the Blazers have set about systematically

dismantling the public’s preconceptions about what this young team is capable of accomplishing in their first year together. And it all starts with Damian Lillard. Through the first twoand-a-half months of the new NBA campaign, Lillard has been the league’s best rookie, and second place is a mile away. The pride of the Big Sky Conference leads all

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LEARNING CURVE: The progress of Damian Lillard and the rest of the upstart Blazers has been a welcome development in Portland this season.

first-year players in points, assists and minutes played. He hit seven three-pointers and scored 37 points in Friday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors, and in the win over Miami, Lillard scored only 10 points on 11 shots but sent eight assists into the hot hands of Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Wesley Matthews. Night after night, Lillard is proving to be the dynamic yet unselfish star that the Blazers have been looking for since the departure of Brandon Roy, giving them a chance to win on any given night regardless of the opponent. The upstart Blazers will try to make some headway in the Northwest Division as they travel to face Denver tonight. Portland has a tough task ahead of them against a highoctane Nuggets offense led by point guard Ty Lawson. Defense will be crucial for the Blazers—Batum should match up well with Denver forward Danilo Gallinari , as should Matthews with Andre Iguodala, though Aldridge and J.J. Hickson could struggle down low against the athleticism of Kenneth Faried and JaVale McGee. With the all-star break approaching fast, the Blazers need to assert themselves in the division and gear up for a playoff push in the spring. It won’t be easy. As expected, all of the Blazers’ rivals in the Northwest are in the

playoff mix. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been dominant in nearly every facet of the game this year, and Kevin Durant is playing at an MVP level. Portland’s lead over Utah and Minnesota is a tenuous one, with plenty of games still to play in the grinding NBA schedule, and Denver’s young nucleus will only get more dangerous as the season wears on. Portland has a tough road ahead of them, but thanks to Lillard and whole new attitude in the Rose City, the Blazers are already well on their way.

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The lockout, part 1: a legacy of discontent A look back at the origins of the latest NHL labor dispute ZACH BIGALKE VANGUARD STAFF

From 1958 to 1992, the National Hockey League enjoyed threeplus decades of labor peace. But the fraternity between the owners and players was merely a facade—a concord based on collusion—and the exploitative relationship between the NHL and the Players’ Association’s first director smoldered for 30 years before the peace was revealed to be a carefully manipulated mirage. As the NHL prepares its return to the ice after 113 days of the most recent chapter in the league’s contentious history of labor relations, the underlying issues that led to the fourth labor stoppage in two decades still linger. The discontent between the two sides first began to simmer during the 1957–58 season, when a group of prominent players from the NHL’s six franchises banded together to form a fledgling union after the league had stonewalled player attempts to learn more about their pension plan. Led by Detroit Red Wings captain Ted Lindsay, the union found itself swiftly contested by the owners. Lindsay and other players were traded or threatened with exile to the minor leagues. Settling out of court, the players shelved their organization efforts for another decade. When the NHL expanded for the first time in 1967, the players succeeded in forming a union under the leadership of Alan Eagleson. A lawyer and player agent who had represented Bobby Orr and other

superstars of the era, Eagleson led the NHL Players’ Association for its first 25 years. His leadership, however, proved to be more conspiratorial than constructive. Aligning himself with longtime NHL President John Ziegler and Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz, Eagleson worked with the league to deflate athletes’ salaries and keep the majority of hockey revenue in the hands of the owners. In 1998, six years after Eagleson was voted out of his position as the NHLPA’s second executive director in favor of former journeyman hockey player and attorney Bob Goodenow, the longtime union leader was convicted of fraud and embezzlement after his extradition to the United States. Goodenow’s first few months were marked by a 10day player strike, which restored to the players the right to market their own images. (Previously, a player’s team held the right to a player’s sponsorship potential.) The success of the strike bolstered the collective membership of the league’s rosters, presaging the first long work stoppage in league history. When the summer of 1994 rolled around, the NHL had played its last season without a collective bargaining agreement and was dealing with a true union leader for the first time. The league had also reorganized, replacing the post of president with a new commissioner—Gary Bettman. Hired away from the NBA in 1993, Bettman was as fully prepared for a showdown as his counterpart in the NHLPA. Acting on behalf of owners who wanted to establish a salary cap, Bettman and the NHL locked out the players on Oct. 1, 1994. As the two sides argued over the cap, as well as the NHLPA’s desire for revenue-sharing between the most lucrative franchises

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IMPASSE: Commissioner Gary Bettman has been at the helm for the past three workstoppages in the NHL. As the league struggles to expand into new markets, professional hockey has found itself embroiled in contentious negotiations between the owners and players. and smaller markets, three months passed without a resolution, and 468 games were lost from the schedule as a result. Breaking from the rest of the ownership, a group of large-market teams led by Toronto forced a compromise on the salary cap issue, and a new CBA was negotiated in time to play a 48-game season. The league experienced unprecedented growth over the next decade as the explosion of revenues saw the rise of individual contracts and exponential increases in team valuations. In the aftermath of the lockout, a relocation movement coincided with rapid expansion as the league chased a southward demographic shift. Collecting expansion fees and lusting after large TV markets, the NHL ballooned from 21

teams in 1992 to 30 teams in 2001. The expansion was a blessing and a curse, earning the NHL short-term respect as a national brand with a series of TV deals but also creating the long-term dilemma of having to prop up markets with little hockey history and little willingness to support their local teams at the turnstiles. As popularity plateaued and salaries continued to rise, the owners called again for a salary cap. Resistance from the NHLPA would lead to the 2004–05 lockout. Demanding a rollback across the board by the players as well as a salary cap pegged to a percentage of hockey-related revenue, the owners shut down the league for the entire season as both sides remained recalcitrant in

negotiations. The owners, digging their heels in, eventually forced the players to capitulate on a majority of the league’s requests. Returning for the 2005–06 season, the NHL assumed it had finally gained every concession possible to become a juggernaut in the North American sports scene. Despite the early damage of the lost season and the lack of a large TV deal, the league slowly regained its footing and appeared to be on its way back. An uneasy truce seemed to emerge as the early concessions by the players ultimately led to a steady rise in hockey revenues. But those revenues largely went to the flagship franchises as the lack of revenue sharing and the specter of overzealous expansion contin-

ued to hover over the league. Even as teams like Carolina, Anaheim and Tampa Bay found success on the ice, they continued to bleed red in their financial statements. A salary cap, with an attendant salary floor, proved anathema for small-market teams, since it forced them to spend beyond their means. Owners continued to pine for the days of collusion with the NHLPA, and players continued to feel belittled by the men who signed their paychecks. Under the surface remained all the ingredients that led to the NHL’s first three labor impasses, just waiting to be unearthed once the CBA expired again. Be on the lookout for part two of this article in the coming weeks.

Men’s basketball gaining confidence Vikings sweep twogame home stand ALEX MOORE VANGUARD STAFF

After losing their last three games, the Portland State men’s basketball team bounced back this week with two victories over Big Sky opponents at home. The Vikings followed up an 18-point victory over California State University, Sacramento on Thursday with a 79-74 win over Northern Arizona University on Saturday. They are now 5-8 overall and 3-3 in the conference. “It was a big home stand for us,” head coach Tyler Geving said. “Winning solves problems. The kids are starting to believe a little bit more in what they’re doing and they know

they can do it. From that standpoint, it helped us to get some confidence before we get on the road.” The Vikings have struggled away from the Stott Center this year, losing all six of their road games in 2012–13. It will be even more important for the team to carry the momentum from the past week into their next four games, all matchups with Big Sky opponents. The challenge is one that the team is prepared to embrace. “You go 4-0, you get up on everybody in the league,” Geving said. “If we can go on the road and find a way to win…we put ourselves in a great position.” The Vikings travel to Greeley, Colo., on Thursday to face the University of Northern Colorado Bears. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

ON THE ATTACK: Lateef McMullan rises above the opposition on Saturday, finishing the game with 13 points for the Vikings.

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Women’s basketball finding their range Vikings split the weekend against conference rivals ROSEMARY HANSON VANGUARD STAFF

After a close 81-77 loss to California State University, Sacramento on Thursday, the Portland State women’s basketball team rallied to beat Northern Arizona University on Saturday in a game that came down to the very last play. Senior guard Courtney VanBrocklin’s free throw with two seconds remaining made the difference in a hard-fought 60-59 victory over the Lumberjacks. The Vikings, 8-7 overall and 2-4 in conference play, have been working to establish consistency on both ends of the floor this season. Even after the tough loss to Sacramento State—a game

in which the Vikings led for most of the first half before gradually losing their grip on the game in the second—the team refused to allow themselves to get discouraged. Against Northern Arizona, PSU managed to keep the game close despite trailing until midway through the second half. With 30 seconds left on the clock and the game tied at 59-all, an offensive foul was called on the Vikings off the inbound pass. But as she has all season, VanBrocklin came through when it mattered, stealing the ball and driving down to the other end to draw a foul. At the line, VanBrocklin made her first free throw, then missed the second but recovered the rebound, giving the Vikings a one-point edge for the win. The Lumberjacks fell to 3-11 overall and 2-3 in conference. “It was so exciting,” head coach Sherri Murrell said. “We only led in the game for seven seconds or so—it took tough basketball to win.”

VanBrocklin ended Saturday with a game-high 20 points. Junior forward Angela Misa recorded her seventh doubledouble with 15 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, and sophomore guard Lariel Powell chipped in 10 points. “We took care of the ball,” Murrell said. “We only had 13 turnovers. Having Kate [Lanz] out as our top guard, we’ve been struggling a little bit, but we really have been talking to the players. It helped our team basketball.” “We just had to continue working on defense and playing hard,” junior forward Allie Brock added. “It was important to continue having our guards attack the basket and look to score or dump down to the post.” The Vikings will look to build on the win this weekend at home, where they’ll take on the University of Northern Colorado on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., followed by a game against the University of North Dakota on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Two days after passing Darrell May for the Winterhawks team record in victories, Mac Carruth was back in net as Portland engineered a comefrom-behind 5-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs on Friday at the Rose Garden. Carruth— who has allowed just 1.7 goals per game this season in building a 20-2 record—now has 107 victories over his career in Portland. “Obviously, it is more of a team thing,” Carruth said of his place in the Portland record books. “To be part of great teams here is a real privilege.” The Minnesota-born goalie first came to the Winterhawks four years ago, at the age of 17. After starting this year with the Chicago Blackhawks’s AHL affiliate, Carruth returned to Portland early in the season. “Any athlete’s going to be disappointed when they hear news like that,” Carruth said. “But they told me it wasn’t because of my performance. They wanted me to treat this season like it’s a pro season.”

Carruth split time with Brendan Burke as the Winterhawks extended their winning streak to 14 games over the past week, surviving a stretch of four games in five days to bolster their lead atop the Western Hockey League standings. The team benefitted from the return of American gold-medal defenseman Seth Jones and Canadians Ty Rattie and Tyler Wotherspoon, all of whom had been in the Czech Republic representing their countries at the World Junior Championships. Nicolas Petan got things started early in the first period on Friday, scoring his 28th goal of the season off a Ty Rattie rebound to put Portland up 1-0. The Chiefs’ Brenden Kichton then capitalized on a Winterhawks misconduct penalty toward the end of the period to tie the game with a power play goal for Spokane. Early in the second, the Chiefs scored a go-ahead goal when Todd Fiddler beat Carruth off a Dylan Walchuk assist. After Portland failed to make anything out of several power play opportunities, the Chiefs closed out the period up 2-1. A bit of good fortune on Chase De Leo’s 10th goal of the season sparked the Winterhawks’ comeback. Wrapping around the net, De Leo looked to pass to a teammate, but the puck caromed off Spokane defenseman Cole Wedman’s skate and beat an unprepared Garret Hughson to level the score. The teams appeared to be headed to overtime when Wedman took an interference

Thursday, Jan. 10

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Top performers Angela Misa: 20 points, 12 rebounds Courtney VanBrocklin: 14 points, 11 rebounds

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Top performers Lateef McMullan: 14 points, 9 assists

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IN THE CLUTCH: Courtney VanBrocklin and the Vikings got back on track against Northern Arizona.

Winterhawks gliding along Carruth sets record as Portland stretches winning streak to 14 games

RECENT RESULTS

Top performers Nicolas Batum: 28 points, 7 rebounds

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TRACK AND FIELD UW Preview Seattle, Wash. Top performers Geronne Black: First place in 60-meter dash, 7.41

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LEGACY: Mac Carruth made history last week, becoming the Winterhawks all-time leader in saves.

penalty with 5:07 remaining, but Brendan Leipsic struck 13 seconds later on a power play, putting away what would prove to be the game-winner. Presten Kopeck notched an insurance goal just 17 seconds after Leipsic, and Rutkowski added another with 3:15 remaining. “I think they out-battled us, but we brought our Agame for the third [period],” Rutkowski said. “A winning streak is a winning streak, but you’ve got to look forward to the next game and want to win that one as much as the last one.”

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Winterhawks trounce Everett on Saturday After allowing seven goals in his last two starts, Brendan Burke stopped all 31 shots that came his way as Portland won 8-0 in Everett on Saturday. Chase De Leo scored the first goal for the Winterhawks seven minutes into the opening period, his second straight game with a goal. Captain Troy Rutkowski scored two goals and added an assist to pace the offense, extending his career-best fivegame goal streak in the process. Taylor Leier also had two goals for the Winterhawks. The victory was Portland’s 14th in a row, just two shy of the franchise record. The team returns to the Rose Garden on Friday to take on the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

vs. Vikings Northern Arizona Top performers Renado Parker: 20 points, 11 rebounds Lateef McMullan: 13 points, 7 assists

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