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Page A6 rt j|)ortlanò © bseruer, March 24, 2004 PSU Pledged Record $8 Million ¿¿Ss; , dWlIr Gift supports engineering, computer sciences /X, k M M. c •r*. J 4, ut ■B A children s dance troupe from Uganda provides healing through music to children orphaned by HIV and AIDS. ‘UGANDA’ ENSEMBLE Moves Audiences A udiences are calling “C hildren o f parents to AIDS, and benefits Portland’s the positive healing pow er o f the arts. Congo, T anzania and Kenya. U ganda” an energetic and moving show. Black United Fund, Cascade AIDS Project, The T our o f Light, as the Children o f The show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Tickets are still available for the March For Us N orthw est, Haram bee Centre and U ganda tour is called, soothes and heals as Arlene SchnitzerConcert Hall. Tickets range 31 benefit show o f “Children o f U ganda,” the Urban League o f Portland. the cast o f children, aged six to 18, play a from $ 18 to $40. Tickets can be purchased presented by N ike and W hite Bird. In connection with the perform ance, variety o f handm ade drum s, harps, xylo at the Portland Center for the Performing The W ednesday, March 31 performance Portland public schools is teaching stu phones and perform dances from a num ber Arts box office and at all Ticketmaster features 20 children who have lost their dents about the African AIDS crisis and o f countries, including U ganda, Rwanda, outlets, or by calling 503-224-4400. L aw & J J ustice “ Man Arrested in Woman’s Death 20-year-old man man w w as as arrested arrested A A 20-year-old an d fa c e d a g g ra v a te d m u rd er charges in the Portland death o f a 20-year-old w om an from Clark County, Wash. T w e n ty - y e a r - o ld S ie r r a M ald o n ad o w as m issing for se v eral d ay s after leav in g a d o w n tow n P ortland u n d erag e n ig h t club. H er body w as found on M arch 15 beneath the B roadw ay 1 B ody Left Dead on Local Street A m an’s body was found lying dead in a north Portland street Tues- day morning. The victim's name was not imme- diately available. He apparently died o f gunshot w ounds before 3 a.m. near N orth W ebster Street and A lbina Avenue. Police responded after a caller reported hearing a gunshot and Portland State U niversity President Daniel O. B em stineandF ariborz Maseeh, founder and president o f The M assiah Foundation, have announced the largest gift in the uni versity’s history— $8 million from the M assiah Foundation to the C ol lege o f Engineering and C om puter Sci ence. W ith this gift, the college will becom e the Fariborz M aseeh C ollege o f E ngineer ing and C om puter Science. M aseeh, a first-generation im m igrant bom in Iran, received his bachelor o f sci ence degrees in structural engineering and masters o f science in m athem atics from PSU before earning a doctorate o f science from the M assachusetts Institute o fT echnology in 1990. T he $8 m illion gift w ill be used for the co n stru ctio n o f the N o rth w est C e n ter fo r E n g in eerin g , S cien ce and T ec h n o l o gy, as w ell as to estab lish tw o p ro fe s so rsh ip s, five stu d en t fello w sh ip s and an en d o w m en t fo r the dean o f the C o l lege. In ad d itio n to the nam ing o f the C o lleg e, the au d ito riu m in N o rth w est C e n te r w ill be nam ed the M aseeh A u d i torium . seeing a bloody man. T he man was dead when officers and para medics arrived. A lbina was tem- ____ closed betw een Sum ner porarily and Alberta streets. Bridge. H er fam ily ily and and friends 1 had Bridge. H er fam friends co m b ed the P o rtlan d area lo o k ing fo r her, p assin g o ut leaflets w ith h er picture. Portland police spokesm an Greg Pashley said C hristopherC ook was arrested after being interview ed by detectives on M onday. He was ar raigned Tuesday, and was being held at the M ultnom ah C ounty D e tention Center. Sierra Maldonado Institutional Racism Levied Against Public School System (AP) — Policies in a public school system south o f Seattle are “insti tutionalized racism at its finest,” the head o f the Seattle N A ACP declared last week as claims against the Kent School District rose to $30 million. Familiesofsix black children filed $20 m illion in claim s, saying secu rity guards m anhandled, han d cuffed and roughed up the children in incidents a, five schools. The legal action came two weeks after three black female students and their fam ilies filed claim s total ing $10 m illion, alleging that their civil rights had been violated when M an Dies A fter Bar Stabbing No suspect has been identi fied after a man was fatally stabbed at a northeast Port land bar over the weekend. Aaron C rew s, 34, was stabbed at Helena’s Place Bar on Northeast Columbia Bou levard. He later died at Oregon Health and Sciences Univer sity. No witnesses have come forward, and police have no suspects. A d v e rtis e w illi d iv e rs ity in "11 |Jartlauh (O h se ru rv ( all 503-288-0033 ¡ h I s F portinài I ob strvcr.com guards handcuffed them and used charged with assault for resisting excessive force. the guards’ rough handling. "T hese stories are ju st so hor Superintendent Barbara G rohe rific,” Seattle NAACP President Carl said the district is w orking with the Mack told reporters at a news con state O ffice o f Superintendent o f ference. Public Instruction to appoint an “Not only are our children being independent investigator to look discrim inated against because o f into the allegations outlined in the race, they are victim s o f excessive claims. force and in som e cases they are “W e take claim s from our par being crim inalized,” M ack said, ents very, very seriously,” G rohe noting that som e students were said. “ We intend to investigate these. W e also, how ever, take re sponsibility for providing a safe and supportive learning environ ment for our children.” G rohe rejected the notion that the district is fostering institution alized racism. “ I believe the district has show n a long-standing com m itm ent to a very diverse com m u nity," she said, noting that a d iver sity task force has been in place for 10 years. TICKETS NOW O N SALE AT TIC K E TM A S TE R ! << First-rate and inspiring” -The New York Times I bird proudly present CHILDREn OF UGFUlDñ Portland General Electric presents INEW FRONTIERS IN DIVERSITY DIVERSITY SUMMIT 2004 Learn how to build a stronger, more competitive organization ready to face the challenges of the 21st century at PGE's Diversity Summit 2004. It's an opportunity for anyone interested in diversity issues in today's workplace. Register online to attend classes with worldwide leaders in diversity W ednesday issues, network A p ril 28 with the region's top O regon organizations, and C o nvention C enter learn from outstanding keynote speakers. 8 a.m . - 5 p.m . Fof m ore details and Io register, visit Keynote Speakers A Madame Jehan Sadat, world-renowned peace and civil-rights activist and widow of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Judy Shepard, champion ot hate-crime legislation in memory of her slain son Matthew Shepard ♦ * r said. “In m ost o f these cases, there’s an issue o f not responding to re peated com m ands,” he said, but he believes no child should be m an handled and physically injured. Pof t landGeneral ( o p i/Divcy sit ySutnmit An Evening to Benefit Black United Fund, Cascade AIDS Project, For Us Northwest, Haram bee Centre, Urban League of Portland fcr Mack said the Kent School D is trict has not properly prepared for an influx o f children o f color. Black students make up 10 percent o f the district, while accounting for 24 percent o f disciplinary actions, he Mark Williams, author of the highly acclaimed book 10 h m m : Your Guide to Lining and Working in a Multicultural World 20 Children— < Ages 6 to 18—who have lost their parents to the AIDS crisis— perform the thrilling dances, songs and music of their t East African heritage! ' WEDNESDAY, M A R C H 3 I , 7 :3 0 PM ARLENE S C H N IT Z E R C O N C ER T H A LL SINGLE TICKETS: $18-40 PLUS SERVICE CHARGE. DISCOUNTS FOR STUDENTS/ SENIORS. PCPA BOX OFFICE AND ALL ticteotmteatatr OUTLETS. 503-224-4400. 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