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Recently approved state bonds—$64 million worth—will aid PSU in expanding the School of Business Administra-tion and reshaping the Peter W. Stott Center. The funding comes as part of a larger, $743.5 million funding effort across the state to improve Oregon’s universities

and community colleges. Of the $64 million, $40 mil-

lion has been allotted to the SBA’s expansion and remodel-ing, while the remaining $24 million will go toward turning the Stott Center “into a light-filled, mixed use building with new academic and athletic spaces,” according to a press release. Work on the Stott Center is slated to begin in fall 2014; the groundbreaking for SBA’s expansion is scheduled

for January 2015.“This is good news for our

students, our partners and our community,” PSU Presi-dent Wim Wiewel said in the July 8 release, adding that “we are grateful to the Legislature and private donors for mak-ing [the projects] possible.”

In addition to the money provided by the state, PSU is also working to raise around $20 million in philanthropic donations for each project.

The latest injection of funds means that, according to the release, the SBA is presently at 88 percent ($52.8 million) of its $60 million goal for the expan-sion. The Stott Center project is also fast approaching its funding goal of $44 million.

The projects, according to the release, “will add much-needed space to help meet the state’s goal for 40 percent of its residents to earn a bachelor’s degree” by 2025.

The state’s goal stems from the broader “40-40-20 goal” approved by the Oregon Leg-islature in January 2011. The plan, which has become the driving force behind many of the state’s higher education decisions, calls for at least 40 percent of Oregonians to have a bachelor’s degree, 40 percent to have an associate’s degree and the remaining 20 percent to have at least a high school diploma by 2025.

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while volunteering in the community; as she heard more of the story, she found inspiration. Vazquez Gomez traveled frequently between Mexico and the U.S.; while in Mexico, she would record im-ages of and messages from the woman’s three daughters, and then repeat the process with the mother in the U.S.

Vazquez Gomez said that when she submitted her port-folio in May things were so busy in her life and with school that she nearly forgot about the prize until she got a phone call informing her that she had won. She was impressed by the work her peers submitted and was surprised she was chosen.

Vazquez Gomez feels sup-ported by all her peers and class-mates in the master’s program, and is proud of what art can do for social work. “We are sort of developing a new practice, and a lot of times we have questions of how valid it is as art, so the validation of the practice of this hybrid is really great,” Vazquez Gomez said. “Not only for me but for all my peers across this concentration.”

Hoagbin, the graphic de-sign student who received the $4,000 second-place prize, said that since he’s only a sophomore he didn’t have many pieces to choose from for his submission. He wanted to submit work that showed a

breadth of capability and ver-satility. “I feel like that was kind of what got me the win. With art you can have your own style, but with design you can’t really be personal about it; you have to address each project differently.”

It seems that Hoagbin is right; the press release an-nouncing the winners quoted the jurors as saying, “it is clear that he has no one style or go-to visual solution, but instead, he approaches each brief as a unique challenge.”

“I think it’s an interesting and different approach to de-sign, where it’s not specialized in one special thing,” Hoagbin said. “You’re brought a ques-tion, and you get to come up with a fun, creative way to go about [answering] it.”

Hoagbin said that at this point his major requires

him to focus on either print or interactive design, and he hasn’t decided which he wants to pursue. He has mainly been focusing on his work and meeting other people in the industry.

Indeed, one of the jurors was Don Rood of Felt Hat Design. Hoagbin said Rood contacted him and posed an opportunity for an eventual job.

An exhibition featur-ing Vazquez Gomez’s and Hoagbin’s work will be held in PSU’s Autzen Gallery this fall, from Oct. 3 to Nov. 1. An official reception and awards ceremony will be held Oct. 24 during Portland State of Mind week.

Hoagbin said that he thinks the exhibition will be inter-esting because his works are so different from Vazquez Gomez’s, who comes from

a different area of the field. “Patricia, she’s an artist in the social practice program…they [bring the] focus away from making objects and want to talk more about…art and art practices,” Hoagbin said.

Vazquez Gomez agrees that her work has become less “at home” in gallery settings since she took up her social work concentration. “It’s not neces-sarily object-based. It’s about setting up pieces for par-ticipation and for dialogue,” Vazquez Gomez said.

Hoagbin is looking forward to sharing exhibit space with Vazquez Gomez. “I feel like making objects with some-one who doesn’t make gallery work is an interesting way to think about approaching an exhibit,” Hoagbin said. “I think it should be something fresh, something different.”

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Professor-led student team working around the clockhate, but I love coming to work here,” said John Tucker, a sophomore in PSU’s en-gineering program and one of the top students involved with the experiments.

Tucker said that he’s always had a knack for engineering, and his ability to innovate helped him stand out to Weis-logel. He’s practically capable of running the experiments all by himself.

“This is all stuff that I’m really interested in, and I couldn’t imagine a better job.

If you were just trained to take data and weren’t interested in the science this would prob-ably be pretty boring,” he said with a laugh. “We do things pretty slow in space.”

Weislogel explained that the slow and methodical movements in space are in-terlaced with moments of great stress. The team has specific times when they can operate experiments before audio and visual outages oc-cur due to periodic satellite disruptions. They have to

make sure everything is in a safe position before losing all communication.

“We have the power to ruin our experiment, but thankfully no one’s done it yet so we’re still operating,” Weislogel said.

Weislogel has been work-ing around the clock since this round of experiments began a few weeks ago, but he shows no signs of slowing down. He relies on his skilled team of students, a fascina-tion with fluid mechanics and plenty of Dr. Pepper to keep him going.

“We’re going to have so much data to deal with after the next few weeks,” Weislogel said. “This is just really good

science. It’s really working out for us.”

Weislogel, who has al-ways been fascinated by microgravity science, devel-oped the desire to work in low-gravity fluid mechan-ics while in graduate school. During his 10 years with NASA he proposed and de-veloped experiments for use in space, which he described as fundamentally interesting but also immediately useful to the program.

“These tests can use the zero gravity on the space station to design systems that will work when NASA does whatever it wants to do next,” Weislogel explained.

“Say they want to send a fluid system to orbit Venus. Previ-ous systems didn’t work very well, but with experiments like this they can do it much better now.”

Weislogel explained that space exploration is entering a new era, and that although NASA is stepping away from space transportation there have been many exciting de-velopments in space tourism in the private sector.

“Our results can be directly used to design future space-crafts,” Weislogel said. “It’s pretty exciting that these ex-periments are commanded not at Cal Tech, but right here by students at PSU.”

engineering student john tucker,sits at the controls of remote experi-ments being performed aboard the International Space Station.

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“how do you feel about the new tuition increase?”

Chris Kline, 24, a public health junior, feels that tuition is already high and shouldn’t increase. “People pay too much money at Portland State as it is. It’s very expensive and I don’t feel like our money is going anywhere. It’s not going back to the school at all and I don’t feel like we’re building any more buildings. Where’s it all going?” Kline asked.

Andrea Sutter, 33, a speech pathology postbaccalaureate student, just started postbac work and isn’t looking forward to paying back more loans in the future. “The tuition prices are skyrocketing and it obviously makes it more money I have to borrow and then pay back,” Sutter said.

Eric Noll, 21, a political science junior, works for the Associ-ated Students of Portland State University as the legislative affairs director. He is unhappy with the increase and is work-ing on investigating where tuition money is going. “We’re told...that we need to raise tuition to keep our service levels up, and yet our service levels aren’t staying where they’re supposed to be. It makes me wonder where our money is go-ing, and I plan to figure it out this year,” Noll said.

Sarah Schultheiss, 24, an art senior, isn’t happy with the increase and feels it will push people away from school. “I feel like PSU should be open to everybody in Portland, and if you increase the tuition it’s going to narrow the amount of people who are able to attend. One of the things I like about PSU is you get people from all sorts of backgrounds…like people who are going back to school and people going to school for the first time. The higher the tuition is, the less of that you’ll get,” Schultheiss said.

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Oregon House approves tuition overhaul studyCommittee to examine feasibility of state-managed tuition fund MATThEW EllISVanguaRd STaff

The Oregon House passed a bill last Monday opening the door for creating a new tuition sys-tem at Oregon colleges that was co-written in part by Portland State students.

The bill, HB 3472, combines two related tuition bills in the Oregon House—the first con-cerns tuition freezes for Oregon universities, and the second is a proposal for a “Pay it Forward, Pay it Back” program, which would create a cyclical tuition fund for Oregon students.

The program, pushed by many PSU students, was origi-nally drafted by the Economic Opportunity Institute in Seattle.

“Student debt is some of the biggest debt you can have out-side of, say, buying a house,”

said Seri Soulatha, a PSU senior who helped draft a proposal for the “Pay it Forward” program with his Senior Capstone class last fall. “Creating a program like this to both help students get out of debt and stop it in the first place will hopefully be a great step forward.”

The pilot program stands to replace the current system of tuition and fees at universities with a pool fund: Students en-tering college will sign a binding contract with the state of Or-egon to pay a certain percentage of their annual adjusted gross income after graduation—3 percent for 24 years, as the plan currently stands.

While the plan would require state support to get started, contributions from students would grow the program to

self-sufficiency in 25 years. Soulatha and his fellow stu-

dents organized a group called Students for Educational Debt Reform to help push the bill in Salem, and opened a Facebook page and a YouTube account where they uploaded a series of videos explaining the plan before it was pitched to the Legislature.

Support came along the way from groups such as the Oregon University System and the Or-egon Working Families Party.

“This is a big day for Or-egon students,” the OWFP said in a press release. “But we couldn’t have done it with-out your help.” After the bill went to the House, the OWFP sent more than 4,000 emails pushing legislators to vote for the bill.

The bill is now headed to Gov. Kitzhaber’s desk, and its unanimous approv-al has attracted the atten-tion of the national media, drawing mentions from

The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

“I was surprised, honestly,” Soulatha said. “Going into the class I didn’t think anything would come about from it. But it is giving the student debt crisis the necessary attention it needs, especially with [Stafford loan] interest rates doubling, which will just make more debt.”

The passing of HB 3472 does not guarantee implementa-tion of the “Pay it Forward” program, however. After it is signed by the governor, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission will conduct two sets of studies during the 2015 legislative session to determine the efficiency of tuition freezes and to look into the efficacy of the program.

If the HECC determines the program is feasible, it will be up for another vote to determine its implementation.

But it is very possible the HECC could find too many

wrinkles in the program the way it currently stands.

That Oregon would need to financially support the system until it can reach self-sufficien-cy looks daunting to a state government already asking difficult financial questions. And tracking students for pay-ments after many leave the state will require complex tracking mechanisms not currently set in place.

“These are the kinds of cre-ative ideas we need to look at,” said Diane Saunders, direc-tor of communications for the OUS. “There are certainly a lot of sticky issues, but we are at a time when we need to start looking at new options. There is a recognition that the current form of tuition isn’t working.”

Whether “Pay it Forward” passes in its current state or not, Saunders explained there’s a need to re-examine the way Or-egon looks at tuition.

She described the difficulties of maintaining a manageable

budget for state schools, which received higher appropriations from the state in 1991 than in recent years despite having 34,000 more students now.

And tuition, she explained, cannot simply be excised from the table—students currently pay 70 percent of the working costs of Oregon schools, when they were only responsible for 30 percent 20 years ago.

Regardless of what hap-pens with the HECC’s study, it seems clear the national con-versation about student debt is only getting louder, and groups like PSU’s Students for Educational Debt Reform and the OUS are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to reduce the financial strain on students suffering from over-whelming debt.

Find more information on OUS’s website at ous.edu. The Students for Educational Debt Re-form can be reached at facebook.com/sedrpdx.

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oregon’s public universities to benefit from increase to oUS capital budget

This reduction of the 2013 tuition increase was an-nounced along with the pas-sage of a larger OUS capital budget for 2013–15. The OUS capital budget allows Or-egon’s public universities to invest in and pursue vari-ous expansion and recon-ditioning projects. At PSU, this type of funding is being

directed toward the renova-tion and expansion of the School of Business Adminis-tration and the Peter W. Stott Center.

According to a July 8 press re-lease, the capital budget passed Monday at $567 million—for “a substantial increase” of 104 per-cent over the $278.5 million ap-proved for 2011–13.

This increase comes on the heels of a similar increase in the organization’s 2013–15 op-erating budget. The new oper-ating budget, approved in June at $761.5 million, is up 10 per-cent over 2011–13 funding, and follows a 16 percent decrease in funding experienced by OUS for the previous funding biennium, in 2011–13.

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The government is watching you

But should it be?

Street smartsA tribute to looking both ways

Earlier this year, the name Edward Snowden was not likely to gain any at-

tention in casual conversation. Now the name is well known around the world—and even if you don’t remember his name, you remember what he did.

Only a few weeks ago, Snowden, an ex-contractor for the National Security Agency, leaked secret information regarding the government surveillance program in the United States to the Associated Press. His decision to release the nature of the surveillance program has been met with a lot of questions and concerns from American citizens.

However, in the technology-rich world we live in, the no-tion of government scrutiny should not come as a shock. The complexity of the tech-nology that we use on a daily basis makes using this type of surveillance a piece of cake.

If your phone can track the locations of your friends or keep a record of all your past text messages and phone calls, then you have to expect that some of your personal in-formation is floating around somewhere in the digital cloud.

But on the other hand, Snowden claims that the extent of the data collected by the U.S. government is far greater than the public knows and could point to dangerous and poten-tially illegal activities performed by those involved. The unclear extent to which the government is monitoring our technology and personal lives is unnerving.

The uncertainty cloud-ing this issue has left many Americans unsure of how to react to the knowledge of these programs. People are very upset by the idea that their government may possess a vast collection of information about them. It is an invasion of their privacy as well as an infringement of the rights and freedoms that we should have as American citizens.

But, regardless of your per-sonal ideas about privacy or the ramifications of Snowden’s actions, the newfound knowl-edge of this program is much bigger than the United States. The details Snowden made public are affecting people all around the world.

The surveillance programs funded by the U.S. government have the power to collect infor-mation about people — even peo-ple who are not currently living in the United States. Ameri-can-based companies such as Facebook, Google, Apple and countless others are believed to be involved in these projects, but statements released by the companies suggest that even they were unaware of the reach of the initiative. Many countries who consider themselves allied with the United States were never informed of the existence of such programs.

Many European countries are uncomfortable with the idea of mass surveillance. It is nearly impossible to know if the data collection adheres to the laws of these differ-ent countries, or if those

A Portland cyclist has filed a lawsuit for $10,000 for injuries

she received from a collision with a police car, prompting me to once again wonder how exactly the police uphold traf-fic laws and safety measures. I also wonder why this woman was riding a $750 beach cruis-er on the sidewalk of one of the least-safe streets in the city.

Any city-smart cyclist, or any who has ridden their bike around the North or Northeast neighborhoods, should know that there are bike thoroughfares on either side of both of the area’s busi-est streets: Alberta and Kill-ingsworth. Bike safety is not a difficult concept to grasp, and a beach cruiser does not cruise that speedily.

Haley Miller, the 28-year-old pilot of the steel horse in question, decided to ride against the flow of traffic on the sidewalk. Presumably, she intended to roll toward the crosswalk instead of tak-ing Northeast Sixth Avenue, a through street behind the area from which safe routes can be accessed.

At an undetermined speed, at the sidewalk indent, she was clipped by James Habkirk, who has been an officer with the Portland Police Bureau for 19 years. It’s unclear which party was responsible for the crash, however the finger tends to point toward Habkirk when one evaluates the amount of damage that the complainant and the bicycle suffered.

Miller claims that the crash demolished her $750 Schwinn beach cruiser and incurred $3,860 in medical bills for in-juries to her neck, shoulders

and leg. Some of these injuries have been deemed “perma-nent,” her suit says. Talk about an expensive and painful acci-dent. How fast could she have been going while leaving the next-door post office?

How did she get so injured traveling at a slow pace to-ward the opening of the park-ing lot? Unless she pedaled like a lunatic toward the cor-ner of MLK, she should have been rockin’ slower than a rusted, sandy Schwinn at top speed on a boardwalk.

Habkirk, who was respond-ing to a burglary call, claims to have looked both ways be-fore inching forward onto the sidewalk. This doesn’t seem to be the case. His only other explanation for the crash was that the cyclist had no lights. It was 9 a.m. You do not need lights when it isn’t dark. But, as we all know, the word of the officer in his report is con-sidered before the statements of the cyclist.

The lawsuit is assuredly leaning in Habkirk’s favor, considering the fact that he is still working in the same precinct and has been since

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collecting the data are even following the laws of the United States.

The United Kingdom, for one, is beginning to worry about surveillance programs potentially being used by their own government. While the U.K. government cannot moni-tor its own citizens without ministerial approval, the wide-spread use of the Internet (with many website headquarters lo-cated in the United States) sug-gests the prospect of loopholes in their surveillance laws. What kinds of information are being collected from people liv-ing in the United Kingdom?

Germany is also very dis-turbed by the level of se-crecy employed by the U.S. government. As a country that struggled with their own national surveillance under the Stasi—the secret police—many Germans view the U.S.’s enterprise with disapproval.

The responses and actions of the NSA are beginning to throw into question the au-thority of governments around the world. Is the kind of mass surveillance being used by the U.S. government truly for the safety of its citizens, or rather to deceitfully infringe upon the rights of Americans?

And should there be limi-tations on the authority of any government? Unfortu-nately, there is no simple an-swer to these questions, and this is an issue that calls for further debate.

With the widespread use of technology and changing perceptions of privacy and confidentiality, this is not an issue that will slide by. The actions of Edward Snowden will be remembered for a long time to come.

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the incident. In any other cir-cumstance, with any other job that requires driving, Habkirk would have been kicked to the curb faster than Miller’s rico-chet off his front left bumper.

Undoubtedly, Habkirk’s veteran status with the po-lice force has some bearing on the weight of his claims in this lawsuit, in accordance with a governmental view. He also stated that Miller claimed she was uninjured at the time of the accident—right before Habkirk called the paramedics.

If Miller’s bike was demol-ished and her injuries so bad that they incurred almost $4,000 worth of medical bills, shouldn’t a veteran officer of the police know immediately that the woman needed help?

Or is the issue the animos-ity between dueling legal parties—the common folk who hold a grudge against authoritative and oppres-sive stations, and the police who are so used to their sta-tus above the law that they entertain a lack of care and must cover up their legal boo-boos?

Both these parties are at fault. Miller should have been paying attention to where she was riding, or avoided riding on the sidewalk in the wrong direction. Habkirk should have looked both ways, or known that he should be set-ting an example of safe driv-ing even while rushing to a possible burglary.

Common knowledge tells us to look both ways before crossing the street. This is an absurd tragicomic insight into how people cannot pay attention to even the sim-plest facts of life. Hopefully more people decide to ride their bikes in the bike lane, and hopefully next time the police can make it out of the precinct before they hurt anybody.

His only other expla-nation for the crash was that the cyclist

had no lights. It was 9 a.m.

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Subsidized Stafford loans are now officially twice as expensive as they

were last month, going from a 3.4 percent interest rate to a whopping 6.8 percent.

The hike automatically went into effect when the Sen-ate’s Democrats and Republi-cans, unsurprisingly, could not play nice and come to an actual decision.

While all of the previously acquired Stafford loans we have will not be affected, any loans students take out as of July 1 will have double the interest rate.

You know, we get it. Amer-ica has a lot of debt, and it’s probably not feasible to send every slacker into higher edu-cation at the expense of the country. But is it really feasible to balance the national budget on the backs of students?

Students are already set up to fail. We have to decide as teen-agers or early 20-somethings what we want to do with the rest of our lives. Then we are thrust into learning to live by ourselves, to cook by ourselves and to figure out how to be fis-cally responsible.

Then, finally, we get the privilege of taking out ever-increasing loans, working in-credibly hard and going into tons of debt, all for a degree that may or may not land us a job after we graduate owing a seemingly insurmountable amount of money.

Excuse me if I’m whin-ing too much, but it seems like perpetually throwing hurdles at young people that inhibit their success isn’t go-ing to lead to the future we all hope to have.

Like every other generation before us, we’re young and

we’re irresponsible, yet we’re going to be the generation that will have to solve all the prob-lems that our predecessors created. For students going to school right now, that means attacking more than $16 tril-lion of debt we have all gotten ourselves into.

So, if America doesn’t value its young citizens, education and that whole future of the country business, what does it value? Freedom?

With all the new informa-tion and scandals about how the National Security Agen-cy frolics around invading people’s privacy, it’s hard to argue that we value our free-dom any more than our con-tinued education.

Even our liberty doesn’t seem to be too much of a priority for Americans any-more. We may possess far more liberties than many other countries, but does that justify the fact that we still haven’t legalized same-sex marriage in most of the United States? Oregon hasn’t even gotten with the times enough to allow people the basic right to marry whom they love.

Luckily, there’s still the chance that the Senate will pick this issue back up, take it seriously and create legisla-tion that retroactively works to make sure students will not have to pay for the abrupt interest raise.

Additionally, Oregon is staying on top of the issue with a new bill that was just passed unanimously in the state Senate on the same day as the interest raise. The plan, called “Pay it Forward, Pay it Back,” creates a pilot program wherein students receive free tuition during their time at community col-leges and public universities. After graduation, they would pay a percentage of their income for school.

The benefit, of course, would be that even if you end-ed up in a dreary, dead-end job after college, with three kids gnawing at your ankles and mangy dogs howling outside your door, you would not be stuck with gigantic student loan interest payments.

Whether Oregon’s plan will prove helpful to students, there will be seven million new sub-sidized Stafford loans just this year, and those loans will have interest rates that are twice as expensive as they were just last month. Hopefully, Americans can continue to find innovative ways to address the challenge of educating our citizens—without adding to our “itty bitty” debt problem.

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Obnoxious prioritiesStudent loan hikes remind us of America’s values

The world is a big place. As long as there have been people walking

around, we’ve been exploring and procreating to further our society. Now we’re halfway through 2013, and our popula-tion is well into the billions.

Recently, the United Na-tions released new popula-tion projections. They’re predicting that the world will hit 7.2 billion people next month, and it’s estimated to reach nearly 11 billion by 2100. That’s a lot of people running around.

Now, not to be one of those people, but the Earth is not an infinite entity. With different creatures being added to the endangered species list every day, it’s important to remem-ber that our time on this plan-et is not going to last forever. Another thing to consider is the rising amount of pollution and the still-imminent threat of global warming.

When you consider that we’re going to be reaching maximum capacity within the next century, pollution, global warming and the loss of natu-ral resources are even more terrifying. However, like Vice magazine stated in a recent article, “Overpopulation is a tricky one to deal with.”

Population control is an extremely touchy subject. If approached in a specific way, one could argue that a coun-try would be doing it for the greater good and preventing a quicker loss of resources. The counterargument would be that the government has no right to play a role in how many offspring people can have. Plenty of other coun-tries have used different methods of population con-trol to counteract overpopula-tion, but those countries also deny their citizens many basic human rights.

Vice interviewed Michael E. Arth, an urban designer and ex-politician, on the subject of

overpopulation. He discussed the effects of population growth on the environment. We already know that a great-er number of people have a more negative effect, but ac-cording to Arth, we should also be concerned about the amount of research being poured into life extension.

Life extension involves staving off the effects of ag-ing and dying, and it’s pro-jected we’ll have some form of effective means to do that within the next few decades. Arth claims that if people are living longer, it’s only going to amplify the negative effects of overpopulation—and it’s a strong argument for greater population control.

“That’s why we have to get started now. Waiting just compounds the problem,” Arth said. “World population increases by 220,000 every day, after accounting for the 155,000 who die. It’s truly a hydra-headed problem, be-cause for every person that is cut down by death, more than two are born.”

Arth went on to talk about the fact that China would have “two billion people today if not

for their population policies.” But even with population con-trol, 350 million more Chinese were added to China’s popu-lation since 1978. That’s a lot of people in just one country within that span of time.

In conclusion, Arth stated that the solution—for China and the rest of the world—would be a choice-based, marketable birth license plan, or “birth credits.” Birth credits are a more humane solution to overpopulation, and they would replace past tactics such as forced ster-ilization and implemented birth control.

Birth credits would allow an individual to have as many children as she wished, as long as she buys the proper licensing beyond an average allotment. The cost of a birth credit would be determined by the current market, and would also represent “a tiny fraction of the real cost of raising a child.”

I like Arth’s solution. It solves the problem in a way that doesn’t really infringe upon the human right to procreate. Arth’s plan would also allot each person half a birth credit—so when two people come together as a couple, they would be able to combine the half-credits to have a child.

The most important argu-ment against any kind of pop-ulation control is whether it’s ethical to dictate procreation. However, while we do have the right to have babies, we also need to realize that over-breeding means disregarding our fellow humans. Arth said we should always strive for the lowest possible population growth in order to protect the environment, our resources and ourselves.

It’s a sticky situation. We are approaching a zenith in our population. Rather than living in some weird, fatalistic fantasy where we all have 10 children (this is my nightmare, just so you all know), we need to take a good, hard look at re-ality and do our part to delay a planet with 11 billion people for as long as we can.

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baby boomConstantly growing populations pose a problem

Students are already set up to fail. We have to decide as

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Calling all heroes!Stumptown Crawlers look to break record with charity pub crawlbRANDON STAlEyVanguaRd STaff

Hundreds of costumed crawlers will take to the streets this Saturday for the third annual Superhero Pub Crawl, for which participants dress as superheroes and trek from bar to bar, all in the name of charity.

The crawl will begin at Paddy’s Bar and Grill, at 65 SW Yamhill St., at 1 p.m., before continuing on to other locations. The event is scheduled to conclude at 10 p.m. There is no cover charge for entry to the bars.

The pub crawl is organized by the Stump-town Crawlers, a volunteer group that spe-cializes in putting on pub crawls and walks for charity. All proceeds from the event will be donated directly to p:ear, a local charity that helps homeless and transitional youths through education, art and recreational programs.

“We did p:ear last year,” said Jon Simmons, founder of the Stumptown Crawlers. “We raised over $900 for them.”

Simmons said he has a personal connec-tion to organizations like p:ear. Having been

homeless twice in his life, first as a teen and again after the recent housing crisis, Simmons finds this cause important.

“I believe in what they do and I believe it’s a great organization to support,” Simmons said.

This year’s crawl will attempt to break the current world record for the largest number of people dressed as recognizable superhe-roes in one location at a time. The current re-cord is 1,580 heroes and was set in 2010 with the help of actor Will Ferrell. That record was set during a promotional event for the movie Megamind.

Rumors have been circulating that Ferrell would make an appearance at the crawl, but Simmons couldn’t substantiate that rumor.

“I can’t confirm that Will Ferrell will be showing up, but I can say that Ricky Bobby and his wife will be there. They’ll be rolling up in a zebra-printed limo,” Simmons said.

Simmons isn’t just relying on Facebook RSVPs and allusions to celebrity attendance to ensure the record is broken, though. He has also been getting help from local organizations such as The Portland League of Geekery.

The league is a group that organizes month-ly meet-ups focusing on different aspects of nerd culture, including Dungeons & Dragons, cosplaying and costuming, Magic the Gather-ing, live-action role-playing and anything else that fits the bill. They have also started attend-ing charity and non-charity events in costume.

“We all read comic books of some sort, we attend any and all comic book conventions, we love cosplaying and we believe in supporting lo-cal causes,” said Deanna Uutela, co-founder of The Portland League of Geekery. “So being part of the Superhero Pub Crawl was a given.”

Uutela said that at least 10 members of the league were already planning on attending. While some members had purchased cos-tumes for the crawl, several had built their own, she said. Regardless of how members are obtaining their costumes, they’re all adhering

to the guidelines of the event, which are fairly strict because of the record attempt.

“There are specific guidelines in order to have your costume qualify,” Uutela said. “One quali-fication is it has to be a superhero, not a villain, and it has to be a recognizable character, not one you just made up.”

Those looking to attend the Portland Superhero Pub Crawl need only show up at Paddy’s Bar and Grill on July 13. The counting for the world record is open to all ages, but the crawl itself is a 21 and over event.

katrina foX, dressed as Silk Spectre from Watchmen, gets ready for this year’s Superhero Pub Crawl.

Coming soon to 5th Avenue Cinema

monica belluci stars in the unnerving and tense experience that is 2002’s Irreversible.

academy aWard Winning actress Jennifer lawrence (center) stars in Winter’s Bone, a tale of desperation in the ozark mountains.

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IrreversibleTold in reverse chronological order, Gaspar Noe’s Irreversible is a story of violence and re-venge. The film follows the events of a single horrific night in Paris. After his girlfriend Alex is beaten and raped in a highway under-pass, Marcus embarks on a bloody and cruel journey to find the man responsible.

I found myself staring at my feet or track-ing the perimeter of my television more often than I watched the screen. The single view-ing sits in my stomach like a festering knot of uneasiness and tension. It wasn’t comfort-able to watch, and a repeat viewing is highly unlikely.

After some follow-up research, I learned a few things about the movie: that film audienc-es and critics alike walked out during screen-ings; that since its 2002 release it has ignited a fury of controversy; and that it often tops “Most Disturbing Films” lists on the Internet. Having seen the film, I understand why.

Irreversible is unrelenting in its presenta-tion of humanity’s worst actions. The camera

rolls on, unwavering and uncut, as a woman is brutally beaten and raped for an unbear-able 9 minutes. Viewers who have seen 2011’s Drive, by director Nicolas Winding Refn, will find the influence for the terrifying elevator murder scene in Irreversible’s graphic depic-tion of a man being beaten relentlessly in the face with a fire extinguisher until he is long past dead.

Irreversible is disturbingly graphic in the way it shows violence and rape. It’s not so much an exploitation as it is a condemna-tion of the acts in a way that is both terrible and cruel. The nonlinear storytelling method makes viewers begin the experience with the most terrible acts and then hold those within them as the rest of the movie unfolds.

Watching the film is a test of tolerance and endurance. Irreversible is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach.

5th avenue cinema presents Irreversible 510 SW hall St. Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at 3 p.m. $3 general admission, free for students

5th avenue cinema presents Winter’s bone 510 SW hall St. Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21, at 3 p.m. $3 general admission, free for students

Winter’s bone

Before rising to stardom in the colossal block-buster event that was The Hunger Games mov-ie, Jennifer Lawrence starred in Winter’s Bone, a drama that is equal parts thriller, detective mystery and rural noir.

Lawrence is Ree Dolly, a 17-year-old who is forced to take on the role of surrogate par-ent to two younger siblings and a mentally ill mother while her father cooks methamphet-amine between stints in the local jail. After her father puts the family home up as lever-age for his bond and disappears, Ree sets out to track him down. Safety is abandoned as her search for her father leads her into a world of crime, violence and drugs that poses considerable risks to the well-being of herself and her family.

The film’s depiction of rural Ozark pov-erty is chilling. Circumstances are so bleak at times that it’s easy to mistake the modern film for a Depression-era period piece. The fam-ily lives in extreme poverty and the threat of starvation is constant: They’re forced to hunt and eat squirrels and rely on the goodwill of others to stay alive.

Winter’s Bone was nominated for four 2011 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Support-ing Actor. The film may not have won any of the awards, but it’s easy to see why it was nominated.

Where the film truly succeeds is Lawrence’s performance. Her nomination for Best Ac-tress is justified by her portrayal of iron-clad determination in the face of grim desperation. She is equally fierce and astounding.

The core of the movie may be shrouded in the despair of the Dolly family, but the true message can be found in Ree’s courage. Life can be overbearing and cruel, but there is al-ways some glimmer of a silver lining—how-ever hard it may be to find.

Winter’s Bone will be screening at 5th Avenue Cinema beginning July 19.

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By the time this edition of the Vanguard goes to print, my novel for the Camp NaNoWriMo writing challenge should be at roughly 16,150 words. As of now, I’m about halfway there, working my way to the 7,000-word mark on my fifth day of writing.

Not only does the Camp NaNoWriMo web-site allow its users to input their daily word count and keep track of their progress, it tells users how many words they’ve written on a daily basis, what the overall word count is and how soon they’ll finish at their current rate. As I write this, I have yet to enter my work for the day, so my expected finish date is Aug. 10. While word count is important, it’s not the most significant thing. Through this accelerated pro-cess, I’ve learned several things about myself and my writing.

As much as I deny it, I’ve learned that I’m a perfectionist when it comes to my work.

I’ve always been the one to insist that people write and not worry about what a first draft looks like but to just keep writing. In the last year, I suppose I’ve become much more picky about the quality of my writing, expecting my first drafts to be perfect. No one’s first draft is perfect.

Anne Lamott, a fiction writer who also teach-es creative writing, said in her book Bird by Bird that all first drafts are “shitty firsts drafts.” They allow writers to play with the world they are creating and to explore the characters they’ve dreamed up. I have to keep reminding myself that drafts are just that: drafts. They are a place to explore.

I found a website, Coffitivity.com, that plays coffee shop sounds: people talking, cups clang-ing, the till opening and closing. I’ve been play-ing it under my own soundtrack for this novel, and it’s worked incredibly well and doubled my productivity.

Writing is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. It takes a great idea, which I hopefully have, and endurance to keep on with the idea. And then, of course, comes the editing. Thankfully editing is not a part of NaNoWriMo, but that will be-come my problem after July 31.

Tales from the typewritermy monthlong journey to write a novel

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From beginning writing classes to novelist question-and-answer sessions, one of the most common pieces of advice given to writers is to “write what you know.” It explains why so many authors choose to write about themselves. What does one know better than oneself?

Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown is known for his ability to turn the microscope on himself with-out pulling any punches; one of his previous graphic memoirs is My Funny Misshapen Body.

Brown recently found mainstream success with the immensely popular Star Wars-themed children’s book Darth Vader and Son, and the lat-est follow-up, Star Wars: Vader’s Little Princess. No doubt Brown pulled from his own experi-ences as a father to create some of those humor-ous situations with young Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.

A Matter of Life sees Brown returning to autobio-comics, courtesy of Top Shelf Pro-ductions. The book assembles scenes from Brown’s past and present to ruminate on faith and fatherhood, from the perspective of both father and son.

Much of the first half is focused on faith, and Brown’s gradual loss of it. Those keen on graphic memoirs will know the beats: finding contradic-tions in the Bible, growing disinterested in church, coming out as secular to religious parents.

To be fair, it’s not as though Brown is cribbing from other artists. He lived these moments him-self. The problem is that a lot of other cartoon-ists have gone through similar trials and have already put these memories to paper.

The strength in A Matter of Life comes from the fatherhood angle. Familiar childhood situa-tions take on a new light when we flash forward to today, now that Brown has a young son of his own. In turn, he reflects on his relationship with his own father.

It’s an uncommon sight in comics; by the time

many artists grow up and have children they’re no longer writing about their own lives. Slice-of-life parenthood is simply more refreshing than tales of depressed and alienated teenagers who like to draw.

That’s not to say that rarity is all that A Mat-ter of Life has going for it. Brown has a knack for honest and reliable storytelling, and almost seems to revel in self-deprecation.

Part of the charm comes from the somewhat crude art style. Most pages are divided into a 12-panel grid, with some alterations here and there. This gives Brown a small area to work with, but it’s where his simple, expressive line work shines.

In the space of just a couple square inches, Brown has no problem depicting shame, anxi-ety, anger or the joy of childhood. From the flawed, handwritten text to the visible strokes in the coloring, each aspect of Brown’s visual style grounds the work. On every page we get the comforting reminder that a real person—not some master-artist demigod—created this work.

A Matter of Life finishes on an ambiguous but positive note regarding both faith and father-hood. There’s no ultimate realization, no epipha-ny. The book just sort of ends. And life goes on.

Faith and fatherhood in graphic formTop Shelf Productions releases new autobiographical comic

a matter of life, the latest release by cartoonist Jeffrey Brown, is available now from Top Shelf Productions.

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London. A city filled with life found in pubs, ar-chaic architecture, a happening night scene and crowds of fun-loving Brits.

On the day of my arrival, I passed through customs and was immediately confronted with a scene that could have been from a comedy show on the BBC. As I showed my information to the security guard at the immigration desk, I received a series of questions filled with sar-casm and skepticism, stereotypical of English comedy. All very fun for me, by the way.

It went like this:Me: “Hello. I have documents to show you.”Guard: “What are you in England for?”Me: “Studying.”Guard: “Have you got the papers to prove this?” Me: “Yes.”Guard: “Have you ever been to England

before?”Me: “No.”Guard: “Where are you studying?”Me: “Cambridge.”Guard: “The University of Cambridge?”Me: “Yes.”Guard: “Really?”

Me: “Yes.”Guard: “Will you be doing any work while

here?”Me: “No.”Guard: “Are you sure?” Me: “Yes.”Guard: “Any internships or anything like that

while here?”Me: “No, just studying.”Guard: “Are you sure?”Me: “Yes, I’m sure.”Guard: “No bit of work on the side or getting

paid for assistance?”Me: “No, just studying.”Guard: “Are you sure?”Me: “Yes, I’m sure!”Guard: “All right, there you go.”I took a cab into London and had the joy of

looking through my window as the city passed while the cabbie chatted on his mobile with a mate. He was having gal troubles and was let-ting the person on the other end know about it in great detail. From the ride, I gathered that the rules of the road are basically to: quickly accelerate; dodge as many vehicles and pedes-trians as possible without slowing; and turn as abruptly and often as possible. It was a bit dis-concerting, but also exciting.

Just as the majority seem to walk or cycle in Portland, so it is in London—but on a larger

A Portlander abroada Viking in london scale. The city is filled with enormous amounts

of bikes, pedestrians, buses and cars that are all fighting for narrow spots on the road.

The architecture is amazing. Most buildings in London have been standing for centuries. Portland is a place to walk about and notice interesting or strange creations made specifi-cally to be different. Traveling through London, everywhere you look you see beautifully old, charming architecture. It’s a reminder of the history and culture, where the architecture of Portland seems to be more a mark of an inclu-sive, “weird and proud” identity.

The city is a bustling metropolis of people pouring out of the sidewalk and dodging vehicles to hurry across the streets, often to their favorite pub. In London, it’s not the restaurants where people spend their time and money, it’s the pubs.

The pubs are where every bit of social life happens. They don’t just cater to those with a thirst for drink, they also offer lunch and dinner to accommodate social bustle and connection. People tend to drink to socialize rather than to get drunk. Coming from America, I can say that there is a big difference—though drunkenness is often the end result, it’s not the motive.

The Roxie is a club advertised as a place for disco and pop. Let me tell you, it was like walk-ing into a scene from A Night at the Roxbury. It was interesting to see a crowd of predominately

18-years-olds (the legal drinking age here) fully engaged in the music that stemmed from the ’80s pop era while dancing their drunken little hearts out. The hits “Beat It” and “99 Problems” were pleasers for the diverse crowd that all sang and danced in unison. The crowd’s love of electronica disco-pop was evident, and the club was poppin.’

People here also consider international politics important. Most have an opinion and boldly share it. I was surprised by how closely they follow American politics, and found their stereotypes to be rather funny. Those I spoke to wondered why Americans drive such in-efficient gas guzzlers (the average vehicle in England gets 30-40 mpg) and where we keep our guns (England doesn’t allow firearms, pep-per spray or stun guns and considers carrying anything lethal a crime worthy of arrest), and believed that Americans can be spotted simply by their sparkling, full-toothed smiles.

The first three days I spent traversing the city, visiting notable places like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, The National Gallery and Paddington Station.

I’ve heard that Cambridge, my place of study, is a bit different from London itself; that it’s quainter, more cut off from the world and com-pletely beautiful. The University of Cambridge and Edinburgh are my next destinations.

Until next time, cheers!

Writing a novel is a major undertaking, especially when it comes with a deadline.

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a neW study will explore the future of the University Place hotel site.

A new vision for University Place HotelStudy underway to determine hotel’s fateRyAN VOElkERVanguaRd STaff

University Place Hotel may soon be forced to close its doors. A new market study and development strategy will help Portland State decide how soon that will be.

As enrollment continues to grow every year, PSU is looking to get out of the hotel business and better employ the University Place site. While renting out rooms is not proving to be profitable, that four acres of urban prop-erty is an attractive oasis for future development. A pur-suit to decide the location’s fate is currently underway.

PSU has hired Johnson Reid, a local real estate devel-opment and consulting firm, to conduct a yearlong market study beginning this August, which will help determine a long-term future for the site. The firm was selected through a request for pro-posals process, and was one of four teams considered for the project.

“Johnson Reid is going to assess market conditions to determine what uses [of Uni-versity Place] make the most

sense,” said Dan Zalkow, the executive director of planning, construction and real estate for Finance and Administra-tion at PSU.

“At this point we’re going to be open to a variety of op-tions, and we’re going to look to them to help us figure out what the most appropriate use and ownership model is for this site,” he added.

Zalkow explained that PSU is avoiding any preconceived notions for the location at this point, and that the school will look at a variety of public-private partnership models. Potential uses could include lodging and conference facili-ties, like what exists today, but it could also include classroom space, research space and even private commercial or retail space.

“We’ll be looking at best practices from across the country, among other univer-sities, as to the various ways that universities have devel-oped properties with part-ners,” Zalkow said.

According to Zalkow, Johnson Reid will reach

out to neighboring prop-erty owners and developers to get a sense of what their thoughts and interests are. TriMet is already an active stakeholder in how Univer-sity Place is developed, as its Lincoln Station MAX stop is nearby. TriMet will be

funding up to $200,000 for the study.

In addition to proving to be a poor investment, the hotel has faced much scrutiny for its operational functions, as initially reported by the Wil-lamette Week in May. Zalkow explained that the timing of this

study is purely coincidental, however, and that it was actu-ally a few years ago that PSU began looking into redevelop-ment strategies for the site.

“At this time, there are no immediate plans to close the hotel,” Zalkow said. “We are currently finalizing the contract

with Johnson Reid and there’s no pressure to rush this work.”

University Place’s interim general manager, Jill Aschen-dorf, was contacted for a state-ment regarding the future of the hotel. She stated that she was “not the one to talk to,” and declined to comment further.

crime blotter July 1–7STEPhANIE TShAPPATVanguaRd STaff

JULY 1ARRESTCramer HallAt 7:39 p.m., officer Chris Fischer and Sgt. michael Anderson contacted nonstudents Caden milligan and kacee Saldivar. Saldivar was injecting heroin in a women’s restroom while milligan charged his phone in a study lounge. Saldivar was arrested on three outstanding warrants and milligan was arrested on one outstanding warrant.

ExCLUSIONBroadway Housing Building, second floorofficer Brian rominger contacted nonstudent Futhum e. habte, who was sleeping and claimed a student let him into the building to use the computer lab after a night of drinking. habte was issued an exclusion.

BURGLARYNeuberger Hall, room 11At 8:30 a.m., officer rominger received a report from faculty members that a classroom was entered and a documentation camera and ceiling projector were taken along with pieces of the podium.

JULY 2ARRESTScience Building Oneofficer David Baker contacted nonstudent Christina Chavez, who had a current exclusion, at 9:44 a.m. Chavez was cited in lieu of arrest for criminal trespass II.

BURGLARYScience Research Teaching Center, room 230EAt 10:53 a.m., officer rominger received a report from a faculty member that between July 1 at 5:10 p.m. and July 2 at 10 a.m. her office was entered and her Blackstar saddle bag and an amber and silver necklace were taken.

ARRESTStudent issued citation by officer Fischer and Sgt. Anderson in lieu of arrest for attempted unlawful possession of heroin. no further information.

THEFTParking Structure 3, first floorAt 7:55 p.m., Sgt. Anderson received a report of a motorcycle license plate stolen off of a motorcycle between 10:40 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. no further information.

JULY 3THEFTParking Structure 1, basementofficer Denae murphy took a report of a student’s vehicle being entered between 7:55 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. and $300 worth of belongings taken.

SUSPICIOUS PERSONNeuberger Hall, third-floor computer labAt 5:17 p.m., officer Baker received a report of a suspicious subject staring at people in the computer lab, unzipping his pants and placing an extended finger in his crotch. Subject was described as a 5-foot-8-inch white male with a medium build and light brown hair wearing a white T-shirt and beige shorts. officers responded and searched the area but were unable to locate the subject.

JULY 4ARRESTParking Structure 2, northwest stairwellofficers murphy and Baker contacted four suspicious males at Southwest Broadway and mill Street who were seen exiting the parking garage. Upon contact, nonstudent William Duke became enraged and advanced toward officers with a wooden chair leg brandished as a weapon. Duke was arrested and lodged at multnomah County Detention Center for criminal trespass II and menacing, and on a probation violation detainer.

JULY 5SHOPLIFTINGSmith Memorial Student Union, PSU Marketofficer Baker received a report of an unknown male who took a bag of chips and a beverage without paying for them and then left toward the South Park Blocks.

ExCLUSIONHonors Building, north sideAt 9:05 p.m., officers Baker and murphy contacted nonstudents molly Barger and Victor rogers for an open container of alcohol in Barger’s possession. Barger was issued an exclusion.

ARRESTParking Structure 2officer Jon Buck contacted and arrested nonstudent Gregory Percival for two outstanding warrants at 10:40 p.m. Percival was lodged at mult-nomah County Detention Center.

JULY 6THEFTBroadway Housing Building, second floorofficer Gary Smeltzer received a report from a student worker who stated her bag and iPad mini were stolen between 12:30 and 12:35 p.m. Items were later located abandoned in a restroom.

ARRESTParking Structure 2, northwest cornerAt 8:04 p.m., officers Buck and Fischer contacted and arrested non-student Burdette Jones for two outstanding warrants. Jones was also issued an exclusion.

JULY 7ARRESTNative American Student and Community Centerofficers rominger and Fischer and Sgt. Anderson contacted and arrested nonstudents Thomas henden and Thelma lucas for criminal trespass II at 4:04 p.m.

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head to nemo design on July 12 at 6 p.m. for “Boxes of Death,” an event you will not want to miss that features a variety of art on the same unusual “canvas.”

= on PSU campus = free of charge = open to the public = 21 and over

WEDNESDAy, July 10

Noontime Showcase: the GrantetNoon–1 p.m. On Main Street outside Hatfield Hall 1111 SW Broadway

Bring your lunch and enjoy a live performance as part of the Noon-time Showcase series presented by the Portland Center for the Per-forming Arts Volunteer Program and the Portland State University Jazz students. This performance is outdoors with the possibility of being moved inside because of ex-treme weather conditions. FREE

Ecotrust outdoor concert Series and innovation Showcase5:30–8:30 p.m. Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center 721 NW Ninth Ave.

Ecotrust celebrates summer in the city by offering a series of free con-certs featuring some of Portland’s top musical acts and promoting awareness of green living and com-munity well-being. An innovation showcase will be featured at each event, and sponsors and organiza-tions will offer interactive informa-tion about various subjects. The first concert in the series takes place July 10 and features Onuinu and Adventure Galley. FREE

hump Day Art and Music Street Festival6–10 p.m. Southeast Ninth Avenue between Belmont and Taylor streets

Hump Day Art and Music Street Festival is a new monthly event that shuts down four city blocks and packs them with as much art and music as possible in order to create an atmosphere that is sure to make any attendee happy. Art vendors, food vendors and live music will help to showcase the lo-cal treasures Portland has to offer and a beer garden will be available for those 21 and over. All ages are welcome to attend. FREE

ThuRSDAy, July 11

Movies in the Park—the hobbit: An Unexpected Journey6:30 p.m. Oregon Park Northeast Oregon St. and 30th Ave.

Movies in the Park presents a screening of The Hobbit: An Un-expected Journey that is free and open to the public and welcomes all ages. Bring a blanket and a pic-nic and enjoy free popcorn while you watch the film. Live music will begin at 6:30 p.m. courtesy of the Portland School of Rock and the River City Band and the screening will begin at dusk. FREE

concerts in the Park: Melao de cuba6:30 p.m. Glenhaven Park 3001 NE 82nd Ave.

Concerts in the Park offers a variety of musical experiences that highlight the cultural wealth Portland has to offer. On July 11 in Glenhaven Park you can experience traditional Cuban sounds free of charge. All ages are welcome to attend this performance. FREE

FRIDAy, July 12

boxes of Death 46–10 p.m Nemo Design 1875 SE Belmont St.

“Boxes of Death” is an exhibition unlike any other, where you can view custom coffins designed by 50 different artists, all in one gallery setting. Each artist begins with the same coffin base and uses it as a blank canvas to showcase their own particular style. For more information about this event, visit boxesofdeath.com. FREE

Embers $2 Fridays9 p.m.–midnight Embers Avenue 110 NW Broadway

Every Friday in the month of July, Portland’s premier show bar and dance club will be serving $2 PBRs and well drinks in celebration of 43 years of pride in Portland. Bring a group of friends or come make some new ones from 9 p.m. to midnight at Embers Avenue. 21+

SATuRDAy, July 13

oregon berry Festival11 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center 721 NW Ninth Ave.

The Oregon Berry Festival offers the opportunity to taste and purchase some of the season’s best local ber-ries as well as to sample amazing berry products. From ice cream and pie to soda, spirits and barbecue sauce, this event has something ev-eryone can enjoy. For more informa-tion about the festival, visit oregonberryfestival.com. FREE

Smoked beer brew FestNoon–5 p.m. Pyramid Brewing Company 2730 NW 31st Ave.

All ages are welcome to attend the first Smoked Beer Brew Fest, an event that benefits the National Fallen Firefight-ers Foundation. The event will include local smoke brews, food trucks, kids’ activities and much more. To purchase drink-tasting tickets in advance and receive a free Smoked Beer Brew Fest glass, visit PDXSmokedBrewFest.EventBrite.com. FREE

bastille Day bash2–11 p.m. Pix Patisserie 2225 E Burnside St.

Help Pix celebrate the storming of the Bastille in 1789 (which spurred the French Revolution) with activi-ties that include live music, grape and cupcake stomps, a wine-drinking 5K, hula-hooping and a bicycle scaven-ger hunt while also supporting the Oregon Food Bank. Admission is free with two or more nonperishable food donations and each donation earns you a raffle ticket for the chance to win fabulous prizes. FREE 21+

TuESDAy, July 16

tuesday Night tango7 p.m. class, 8 p.m. open dance Bossanova Ballroom 722 E Burnside St.

On Tuesday nights the Bossanova Ballroom offers you the chance to learn to tango. Bring a partner or come alone for free dance from 8 p.m. to midnight. All skill levels are welcome, including beginners, and a lesson will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m. for those who would like to learn the steps. Admission is $8 per person. 21+

Unchaste Readers Series7:30 p.m. The Blue Monk 3341 SE Belmont St.

The Blue Monk hosts the Unchaste Readers Series, a quarterly read-ing series that spotlights female Portland authors. This reading will feature Stephanie Harper, Reyna Kohl, Leah Noble Davidson, Liz Fouther-Branch, Martha Grover, Lady Rose, Dena Rash Guzman and Leah Umansky. FREE

WEDNESDAy, July 17

Wednesday Night Swing7:30 p.m. Bossanova Ballroom 722 E Burnside St.

Wednesday nights at the Bossanova Ballroom are taken over by the Portland Lindy Society, a nonprofit group that teaches people how to dance. Admission is $7 and the evening opens with a dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. then moves on to open dance from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. 21+

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Andy Murray walked onto Centre Court as the statistical underdog in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. His opponent for the afternoon was Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked player by a reason-able margin and winner of six major titles to Murray’s one. Djokovic had taken 11 of their 18 matches overall, includ-ing their most recent meet-ing, a four-set victory in the final of the Australian Open in January. The tournament had already seen some stag-gering upsets—Rafael Nadal’s loss in his opening match and defending champion Roger Federer’s exit a round later—but Djokovic had survived, navigating through six chal-lengers with the elastic move-ment and ruthless efficiency that have come to define the sport over the last few years.

Of course, the stats had nothing to do with the uphill slog that Murray was sched-uled for at the All England Lawn Tennis Club that day. Murray, who hails from Dun-blaine, Scotland, has long

been something of an outsider at his “home” tournament. He has a history of surly exchang-es with the British press, es-pecially on the subject of his nationality, and travels with a coach, Ivan Lendl, who might be called surly on the best of days if you were feeling par-ticularly generous. “British when he wins, Scottish when he loses,” the adage goes, and yet it has done nothing to curb the media assault that Murray steps into every year when his name is announced in the draw in London, be-cause Fred Perry was the last British man to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon. In 1936.

So it was understand-able when the crowd failed to suppress a premature and thoroughly feral screech as Djokovic’s match-point return floated toward the baseline, astonishing that they managed to snuff it out all at once when the ball dropped well inside the chalk, and downright ca-thartic when they bellowed out in a deafening collective exhale as the Serbian’s next backhand hit the tape and fell back on his

side of the court. Their timbre was unmistakable—it sounded exactly like relief.

The rest of the show played out like any other year. Murray immediately dropped his racket, tossed his cap to the ground and screamed up at his assembly of family, coaches and guests until he was forced to take a breath. He turned back and jogged over to embrace Djokovic,

then was left on court by him-self to absorb the applause. He sunk to his knees, shud-dering; started to cry and then thought better of it; took a victory lap around the sta-dium; climbed into the stands where his mother was wait-ing; and climbed back down again for the trophy ceremo-ny. Djokovic was graciously brief in his runner-up speech, and Murray was droll and

self-deprecating as he allowed himself to be led through an unimaginative interview that was designed to hit all the rel-evant talking points.

But this was not like any other year, and the ostensibly routine 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 win was anything but —and the subtle upturn in the corners of Ivan Lendl’s mouth as he watched his pupil drop decades of bag-gage at the door was as close

as you’ll come to the Rapture within the confines of a south-west London tennis club. The Scotsman who once told a re-porter it was his dream to win the U.S. Open is now the de-fending champion at the most important tournament in the world for a fan base that wait-ed 77 years to see a local’s name etched on the trophy. Whether he likes it or not, Andy Murray is officially British.

andy murray took down world no.1 novak Djokovic to claim a second major title, his frist at Wimbledon.

Outdoor Program makes its way to Bulo PointClimbing day trip to Mount Hood National Forest scheduled for Saturday

bulo Point offers participants of all ability levels the chance to experience climbing in the northwest.

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The beautiful Bulo Point crag in Mount Hood National For-est is the destination of the Outdoor Center’s latest day trip, on July 13. The excur-sion will lead participants through several different styles of climbs. Bulo Point is known as one of the best backcountry climbing crags in the state.

Erin Schick, the climbing center student coordinator and assistant trip leader, has ven-tured out to Bulo Point before and is excited for another climb.

“Everyone who chooses to register for the trip does so for different reasons, and

what they get out of the trip is unique to them,” Schick said. “Some people are new to the area and looking to get connected with other climb-ers, while some are brand-new to climbing or have never climbed outdoors be-fore. As a trip leader, it’s my goal to facilitate a trip that will allow each climber to be successful.”

Schick advises participants to wear comfortable cloth-ing and to bring a lunch and enough water for the day. The cost of the Bulo Point jaunt is $35 for current Academic and Student Rec Center members and $70 for nonmembers. The deadline to register for one of

the eight available spots is to-day at noon, with a mandatory pre-trip meeting at 5 p.m. Trip fees cover transportation and all necessary climbing gear, including shoes, harnesses and helmets.

Any student who is currently enrolled in classes or has pur-chased a summer membership to the Rec Center is eligible for the member price. Climbing routes will vary in difficulty, so climbers of all ability levels should find something to keep them occupied. Previous climb-ing experience is not necessary. To register, visit the Outdoor Program office on the corner of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Harrison Street.

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With 12,436 fans in atten-dance, the Portland Thorns took to the pitch at Jeld-Wen Field on Saturday for their first-ever meeting with the Boston Breakers. The Break-ers came on strong in the first half, pressing the attack and getting two goals from Sydney Leroux before the intermission. Portland came out reenergized in the sec-ond half and managed to slow down Boston’s offense, but couldn’t convert on any of their scoring opportunities as the Breakers gained some ground in the National Wom-en’s Soccer League standings with a solid road victory.

Boston forward Leroux provided the Breakers with an early lead, scoring off a crossing assist from Heather O’Reilly in the 11th minute. The goal made Leroux the NWSL leader in that category this season. The Breakers weren’t finished, however, striking again in the 39th min-ute when Leroux caught

another pass from O’Reilly, this time a long ball that she drove to the right and blasted around Timbers goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc.

The Thorns were deter-mined to stop the bleeding coming out of halftime and improved considerably on defense, but the team was unable to break through the Boston front. Portland used its first substitution in the 56th minute, with U.S. Wom-en’s National Team mid-fielder Angie Kerr, a former University of Portland Pilot, entering the game to replace Nikki Washington.

Still scoreless in the 67th minute, the Thorns brought in another University of Portland alumna, Danielle Foxhoven, to try and spark Portland’s offense and make a final stand on their home turf. But the Thorns couldn’t find the right combination against Boston’s stingy defense and left the stadium with their sec-ond straight loss.

Thorns head coach Cindy Parlow Cone was quick to compliment the player at the

center of Boston’s winning effort. “Sydney Leroux is a world-class forward,” she said. “You just can’t give her chances like that, having her turn and run at our defense. She’s going to put those [shots] away nine times out of 10.”

Portland sits in second place in the NWSL at 8-4-2. With the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs, the fifth-place Breakers are currently out of

postseason contention but are now just four points away from the final spot. The Timbers were determined to maintain a positive outlook after the game.

“Very disappointed with our first half,” Thorns captain Christine Sinclair said. “We knew they had a lot of pace up top and we let them burn us twice. And then in the second half we were a different team. We completely dominated but

couldn’t find the back of the net. As an attacking player, it’s when you’re not creat-ing chances that you start to worry, so seeing the chances we created in the second half gives me a lot of hope for the upcoming games.”

The Thorns will try to break their current losing skid when they host the Western New York Flash this Sunday at 2 p.m.

Boston breaks down Thorns with fast startLeroux chips in pair of 1st-half goals to put Portland away at Jeld-Wen Field

aleX morgan led the Thorns with 3 shots on goal, but Portland couldn’t find the net in a 2–0 loss.

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When Dwight Howard of-ficially became a free agent at midnight on July 1, NBA in-siders unleashed a torrent of tweets, most of which were content to speculate on the featured topic of the day rath-er than report on it. The events kicked off with rumors that all five of the teams targeting free agent Los Angeles Lakers cen-ter Dwight Howard—Hous-ton, Dallas, Atlanta, Golden State and the Lakers—were still in a virtual tie to sign the disgruntled All-Star.

After the Mavericks and then the Warriors briefly jumped into the lead, a USA Today announcement finally broke on Friday that Howard had chosen the Houston Rockets as his next stop. Commentators and analysts immediately rushed forward to weigh in on what How-ard’s departure meant for the fortunes of the Lakers, with most of them agreeing that it ruined any chance Los Angeles had for a title in the near future. When Howard

confirmed his intention to sign with the Rockets via Twitter later that day, it put an end to one of the more ri-diculous free agent sagas in recent memory.

Over the past two seasons, Dwight’s destination has been a source of intrigue and exas-peration in NBA circles and among fans of the game. And during that time, a startling change in public perception has taken place with regard to Howard, who went from being one of the league’s most popu-lar and marketable players to the automatic heel in most conversations about franchise players in the NBA.

During his final season with the Magic, Howard de-clared that he wanted out of Orlando, then turned around and signed a new contract. He made it known that he wanted a new coach, then decided that, yes, a change of scenery might be a good idea after all—but only with a big-market team like the Brook-lyn Nets or Lakers. Howard succeeded in getting traded to Los Angeles last summer, where he hobbled through an awkward season while dealing with lingering back issues, struggling to mesh with his new teammates

and exhibiting increasing discomfort under the harsh Hollywood spotlight. The injury-addled Lakers never came together as expected, limping into the playoffs where they were swept by the Spurs in the first round.

Now Howard is headed for another fresh start, this time with an up-and-coming Rock-ets team that has a core of ex-citing young players ready to go this fall, including All-Star James Harden. On the surface, Houston seems to be a much better fit for Howard, who will have a talented cast of team-mates around him and won’t have to deal with the relentless media onslaught that follows a team like the Lakers year-round. Hopefully this will be the answer that the three-time Defensive Player of the Year has been searching for. It’s cer-tainly a gamble, but, if it pays off, Houston might well be challenging for the top spot in a loaded Western Conference next season.

Howard’s motivation for leaving LA and the manner in which he orchestrated his latest relocation have been roundly criticized, but the fi-nal word on his career hasn’t been written yet. It wasn’t that long ago, after all, that LeBron James’ ill-conceived promotional campaign on his way out of Cleveland made

him one of the most vilified figures in sports; coming off his second straight champi-onship in Miami, James has now moved right back into the good graces of the media and the fans. It’s impossible to tell

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whether Howard’s transition to Houston will lead to a ca-reer rebirth and a renovation of his public image. But, as we are constantly reminded, winning would be an awfully good start.

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