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50tf Uganda Dance Troop Inspires Ensemble of African musicians coming to Portland Sec story, Metro section (DhserUer City of Roses’ www.portlandobserver.com Established in 1970 Committed to Cultural Diversity V olum eX XXIII • N u m b e r? Wednesday • March 03.2004 T1Weekin TheReview A Man “’'"Answers Angry Men at Risk of Stroke Hotheaded men who explode with anger seem to be at greater risk o f having a stroke or dying, new re search shows. A ngry w om en, on the other hand, d on’t run as high School leader offers education solutions a risk o f having a stroke or heart problem s, according to a study in the A m erican Heart A ssociation journal Circulation. ‘Passion’ Proves Big Moneymaker by J aymee R. C u n T he P ortland O bserver A fter o p en in g w ith an a s to n ish O ne school official has some very straightforw ard ideas for re ducing youth gang and drug in volvement, curbing crim e and street violence and m aking Portland the first city to close the achievem ent ing $ 125.2 m illion over five days, M el G ib so n ’s “T he P assion o f the C h rist” is p o sitio n ed to get even b igger as the R om an C ath o lic seaso n o f L ent lead s up to E aster on A pril 11. T he b o x -o f fice total pushed “T he P assio n ” past “T he L ord o f the R ings: T he R eturn o f the K in g ” fo r b ig g est d eb u t e v e r by a film o p e n in g on a W e d n e s d a y - A sh W ed n esd ay , in th is case. Mars Was Wet Enough for Life Mars was once soaked with water, enough to support life in a “good, habitable environm ent,” N ASA scientists said T uesday after re view ing data from the M ars rover O pportunity, although they said the finding d oesn’t prove that life existed. photo by Marines Enter Haitian Capital J aymf . e R. C vti /T hf . P ortland O bserver As cochair o f the Portland School Board, Lolenzo Poe focuses on Improving the performance of disadvantaged students in the district as well as reducing juvenile crime and breaking down racial barriers in the city. . R ebels rolled into Port-A u-Prince gap Lolenzo Poe, the African-Ameri can co-chair o f the Portland Public School board, said a strong school system is the way for Portland to live up to its reputation as one o f the most livable cities. Poe w elcom es the overall in crease in learning in our public school system , but says a stub born ach iev em en t gap persists am ong children o f color. “For a city that talks about liv ability and em braces diversity, it looks like Portland may be hypo critical, at best," said Poe, who be gan his term as chair o f the school board in January. Poe and fellow school board co- chair Julia Brim -Edw ards split the duty o f conducting board m eet ings. Brim -Edw ards is also respon sible for accountability o f funds, bond m easures and com m unity re lations w hile Poe concentrates on academ ic achievem ents and union relations. “So many problem s in society will go away if we close the achieve ment gap," said P oe. “From a purely se lfish so c ietal and ec o n o m ic standpoint, education is the best prevention o f gang and drug in volvem ent.” According to Poe, boosting the accom plishm ents o f m inority stu dents is possible. “I believe we can be the first urban district to close the achieve ment gap,” said Poe, him self a prod uct o f Portland Public Schools. Poe has lived in northeast Portland all his life and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1970. The district has im plem ented the Education Action Plan, enforced by Portland’s C hief A cadem ic O f ficer Patricia Pickles, another A fri can-A m erican educator. The plan aim s to close the achievem ent gap at each district school and m eet federal education benchm arks by 2007. Poe fights the racist barriers engrained in the local population. "W e do not have the same ex pectations and vision o f rigor for all kids,” said Poe. “ I’m not calling anyone a racist, but I think the fundam ental expectations are not the same and we have to stop that.” Poe also has a solution to bal- continued on page A2 the capital and were m et by hun dreds o f residents dancing in the streets and cheering the ouster o f President Jean-B ertrand Aristide. The United States denied allega tions A ristide was kidnapped by U.S. forces eager for him to resign PCC Narrows Search Finalists considered for top college job and be spirited into exile. fro m W e ste rn M ic h ig a n U n iv e rsity , a b a c h e lo r ’s d e g re e in so c ia l sc ie n c e U.S. Border Vulnerability Reported fro m M ic h ig a n S ta te U ni v ersity an d an a s s o c ia te ’s d e g r e e fro m M u sk e g o n Chronic delays in the integration o f FBI fingerprint files with data C o m m u n ity C o lleg e . bases used by the Border Patrol re c to r o f th e Illin o is B o a rd o f H ig h e r leave the U nited States vulner E d u c a tio n . P rio r to th at, h e se rv e d as D a n ie l L a V ista is th e e x e c u tiv e d i able to entry by foreign crim inals p r e s id e n t o f M c H e n ry C o m m u n ity and terrorists. Justice D epartm ent investigators found. C o lle g e in C ry sta l L ak e, III., as c h a n c e llo r o f B a ltim o re C o u n ty C o m m u n ity C o lle g e s in T o w so n . M d ., a n d p re s i d e n t o f th e C o lle g e o f L a k e C o u n ty in Battle over Chinese Girl Raised from Infancy In U.S. G ra y s la k e , III. A 5-year-old C hinese-A m erican L a V ista e a rn e d a d o c to ra l d e g re e in girl at the center o f a custody fight sp e e c h a n d d ra m a tic a rts fro m S y ra has bonded with the A m erican c u s e U n iv e rsity , a m a s te r’s d e g re e in couple from Tennessee w ho raised E n g lish lite ra tu re fro m th e U n iv ersity her from infancy and should stay o f D a y to n a n d a b a c h e lo r o f a r t's w ith th em , a co u rt-ap p o in ted guardian said. d e g re e in E n g lish from S ie n a C o lle g e in N ew Y o rk . Dr. Preston Pulliams Ja m e s M id d le to n is a v isitin g sc h o lar fo r th e C o m m u n ity C o lle g e L e a d e r P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ’s b o ard â g ¡B r 1 o ”7 o © 35 O' > o c s o , •— c I s h ip D e v e lo p m e n t In itia tiv e s at o f d ire c to rs h a s se le c te d th re e Finalists, C la r e m o n t G r a d u a te U n iv e r s ity in in c lu d in g an A fric a n -A m e ric a n e d u c a C la re m o n t, C a lif. B efo re that, he serv ed to r fro m N ew Y o rk , fo r th e p o sitio n o f as p re sid e n t o f th e M a rin C o m m u n ity P C C p re sid e n t. C o lle g e D istric t in M a rin C o u n ty , C a P re sto n P u llia m s is c u rre n tly v ice- lif., as c h ie f a c a d e m ic o ffic e r at th e c h a n c e llo r fo r C o m m u n ity C o lle g e s fo r P e n n sy lv a n ia C o lle g e o f T ec h n o lo g y photo by th e S ta te U n iv e rs ity o f N e w Y o rk . H e in W illia m sp o rt, P a., an d th e d ire c to ro f Rose Garden Going Broke? p re v io u sly s e rv e d as p re s id e n t o f O r In teg rated S tu d ies at W illia m sp o rt A rea a n g e C o u n ty C o m m u n ity C o lle g e in C o m m u n ity C o lle g e , W illia m sp o rt. Pa. M id d le to n , N .Y . as p re s id e n t o f th e M id d le to n e a rn e d a d o c to ra te o f H ig h la n d L a k e s C a m p u s o f th e O a k la n d a rts in E n g lish la n g u a g e an d literatu re C o m m u n ity in fro m th e U n iv e rsity o f M ic h ig a n , m a s B lo o m fie ld H ills, M ic h ., a n d v ic e p re s i te rs d e g re e s in E n g lish fro m b o th the C o lle g e D is tric t d e n t fo r stu d e n t a ffa irs at th e C o m m u U n iv e rsity o f Io w a a n d th e U n iv ersity n ity C o lle g e o f P h ila d e lp h ia . o f L e e d s (E n g la n d ), a n d a b a c h e lo r’s H e e a rn e d a d o c to ra l d e g re e in e d u d e g re e in E u ro p e a n lite ra tu re from the c a tio n fro m th e U n iv e rsity o f M ic h ig a n , a m a s te r 's in c o u n s e lin g a n d p e rso n n e l ) continued on page A2 M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Oregon Arena Corp., the company that owns the Rose Garden, filed for bankruptcy protection Friday. Company officials said the arena, owned by multibillionaire Paul Allen, has lost $20 million in nine years and was headed toward a default on interest payments. Allen's ownership o f the Portland Trail Blazers was not part o f the bankruptcy filing, but the team also has been losing money in recent years because of high player salaries, declining attendance and explosive NBA taxes for exceeding player payroll limits. Z