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College Exam Practice Tests
K aplan T est P rep w ill be h o lding a free P S A T and S A T
Practice T est ev en t for pro sp ectiv e co lleg e applicants. T he
ev ent will be from 9 a.m . until 12 p.m . on Saturday, M ay 18
at the P ortland K aplan C en ter, located in the G alleria
B uilding, 60 0 S.W . 10"’ A ve. Ste. 402.
King Neighborhood Association
G rants for $ 3 0 ,000 to $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 are now availab le to low and
m oderate incom e renters to buy h om es. R enters m ust
currently live in the follow ing neighborhoods: P ortsm outh,
K enton, A rb o r L odge, B ridgeton, P iedm ont, O verlook,
H um boldt, K ing, Boise, and Eliot. Call the P ortland C o m m u
nity L and T ru st fo r m ore in fo rm atio n at 5 0 3 -493-0293.
Annual PCC Plant Sale
W ondering to get m om fo r M o th e r’s D ay? P u rchase som e
plants for the occasion at the annual P C C Plant S ale at the
R ock C reek C am pus green h o u se, 17705 N .W . S p rin g v ille
R oad, from 8 a.m . - 6 p.m ., T hu rsd ay th ro u g h S aturday,
M ay 9 - 1 1 . C all 503-614-7255.
Lead Awareness Forum
A C om m unity L ead A w aren ess F o ru m w ill be h e ld on
T h u rsday, M ay 30 at the K ing E lem en tary S chool, 4 9 0 6
N .E . 6 lh A ve., from 6 p.m . - 8 p.m . F o r m ore inform ation,
call Janice L ew is at 503-823-2354.
Radical Women Meeting
The dogs are off and running on opening day o f racing at the Multnomah Greyhound Park near Gresham. The dog racing seasons
runs through Oct. 12. For more information on schedules and dates, call 503-667-7700.
P hoto bv D avid G iezyng /T he P ortland O bserver
R adical W om en hosts B irgit N ielsen, w riter and translator,
w h o traveled to M e x ic o ’s b o rder reg io n and v isite d a
m aquiadora and F actor X, a w o m e n ’s rights o rg anization.
N ielsen w ill report on the im pact o f N A F T A and the
im pending F T A A on w om en laborers and th e ir org an izin g
against inhum an w orking conditions. T he m eeting w ill be on
W ednfesday, M ay 8 ,7 p.m . at the B read and R oses C en ter,
810 N. K illingsw orth. T he m eetin g is free and open to t he
public. C all 503-240-4462.
Griffey Lashes Out at F ans, Media
Mallory Ave. Christian Church
Dr. F rancis C ress W elsing, au th o r o f the psy ch o lo g y book
“T he Isis P a p e rs” w ill be in P o rtland at the M allory A ve.
C hristian C h u rch , 126 N .E . A lberta, on M ay 18 at 6 :3 0 p.m .
Dr. W elsing w ill be speaking on black m ental health, b lack
inferiority concepts, the w hite suprem acy system an d the
co lo r co n cep t o f G od. T o purch ase tickets, call Jero m e or
S chaw na T a n n e r at 503-288-5331 o r 503-289-3490.
Injured star says hometown treats him worse than Seattle
( AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. is tired
o f how h e ’s being treated in his
hom etow n. The injured C incin
nati Reds outfielder lashed out
M onday at the way fans and the
media have kept him in the spot
light since he cam e home in a
February 2000 trade with the Se
attle M ariners.
W ith Griffey hurt again, some
fans are questioning w hether
the trade was w orthw hile.
“I get consisten tly beat up
for no reason,” G riffey said, sit
ting in his locker after batting
practice. “It’s been happening
since the very first day I got
here, and I’m tired o f it. You try
to bend over backw ard to do the
right thing, and it ju st seem s to
get throw n in my face.
“I cam e here to play baseball.
I took less money. 1 d id n ’t whine
or an y th in g , and this is the
thanks I get? I d o n ’t need th at.”
G riffey tore the patella ten-
don in his right knee on A pril 7
and is on the d isab led list.
T h ere’s no target date for his
return, w hich is expected som e
tim e in the next few weeks.
Since he agreed to a nine-
y e a r,$1 16.5 m illion contract to
play in his hom etow n, G riffey
has repeatedly bristled at all o f
the attention he gets. He had
been in more of an upbeat mood
this season - until M onday.
Part of his anger resulted from
a television station poll asking
w hich p lay er should sit the
bench when G riffey is able to
play again. G riffey w as one o f
the four choices, and 74 percent
o f the fans picked him.
The Reds w ent on a w inning
streak and m oved into first place
in the NL Central after G riffey
got hurt, but had lost four in a
row head in g into M o n d ay ’s
gam e against M ilw aukee.
Griffey considered the televi
sion poll just another example of
Ken Griffey Jr. says he is unhappy with the way he has been
treated by fans and the media since returning to his hometown
in a trade from Seattle.
how he’s mistreated in Cincinnati.
“I don’t think anybody has
even given me a chance to know
who I am and my personality,”
Griffey said. “I’m the person that
gets beat up the most - for what?
For no reason.”
Griffey said he ’ s been treated
worse in C incinnati than he was
in Seattle.
Carlisle Wins NBA
Coach of Year
Front Office Likes
Trailblazer Core
(AP) Rick Carlisle won the
NBA Coach of the Year award
on Tuesday after leading the
Detroit Pistons to the Central
Division title in his first year
with the team.
Carlisle led Detroit to 50 wins
— 18 more than last season -
and its first division title since
1990.
He played in the league for
five seasons and was an assis
tant coach for 11 before getting
his first head coaching job this
season.
“This isn 't an award for me.
This is an award for our fran
c h is e ," C arlisle said. “I ’m
humbled to win this and be
among this type of basketball
royalty, but I couldn’t have
done it without the players and
the staff and their hard work.'*
The Pistons lead the Boston
Celtics 1-0 in their best-of-seven
Eastern Conference semifinal
series. Game 2 is Wednesday.
Detroit started 14-6, then lost
13 o f 16 games, before bounc
ing back and finishing the sea-
(A P) - W hat will the Portland
Trail Blazers look like next year?
I t’s a n y b o d y 's g u ess, but
team o ffic ia ls say they are
happy w ith the co re o f this
y e a r’s ro ster. O ne big q u e s
tion is w h eth er th e y 'll keep
g u ard B onzi W ells.
W ells becom es a restricted
free agent soon. This year he
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Rick Carlisle
son with a 33-13 run.
His honor is the latest for the
Pistons. Ben Wallace was the
Defensive Player of the Year and
a third-team All-NBA choice,
while Corliss Williamson was
the top sixth man. Cliff Robinson
was voted to the second-team
All-Defense team, and Zeljko
R e b ra c a
m ade
the
second-team All-Rookie team.
The last Pistons coach to win
the award was Ray Scott in the
1973-74 season.
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averaged career highs in points,
rebounds, steals and m inutes
played. So re-signing W ells is a
top Blazers priority.
Bonzi says he w ants to stay
in Portland. Portland m ust now
come up with an offer, and other
teams will be able to make offers
too. Portland says it w ill match
any other offer made.
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The defense dominated as the
Viking football team put on a short,
40-play scrimmage Saturday at Stott
Community Field. It was the sec
ond formal scrimmage of the spring
for Portland State as it prepares for
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Safety Benjamin Tucker, a junior-
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