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History Center Opens
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ter, once the Colonial movie the­
ater on N orth A lb in a and
Killingsworth, was taken down
to make way for the expansion
o f P o rtlan d C o m m u n ity
C ollege’s Cascade Cam pus.
Except for the 300 old theater
seats removed by Humboldt
community activist Herb Jenkins
at the last minute, there was
virtually no attempt at salvage.
“We told the pastor that they
were right in the path of the
expansion, we offered to help,”
Galbraith says. “He told me,
‘Oh, they'd never do anything
bad to us.’”
In addition to building materi­
als, the center has significant
documents and newspaper clips
related to Portland’s African-
American heritage.
Galbraith says the material
will be available for research
and periodic exhibition.
photo by M ark W ashing ion /T he P ortland O bserver
For more information, call the The Architectural Heritage Center displays beautiful stained glass windows salvaged from the
museum at 503-231 -7264
William and Dora Killingsworth House, land now occupied by Jefferson High School.
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Check Your Mental Health, Improve Your Mood
Sufferers often
don’t know it
M ore people are being diag­
n o sed w ith d e p re s s io n and
m ood disorders, but still hun­
dreds o f thousands rem ain un­
diagnosed. M any people don’t
talk to their doctors about it
because they don’t think that
w hat they have is an actual
condition. They feel that what
they are going through is ju st a
normal part o f life.
Granted, the world that we
live in will always be full of prob­
lem s and unforeseen o c c u r­
rences. So, it is normal some­
times to be sad, worried and
anxious. However, if you find
yourself always in these moods,
you may have a serious mental
illness. And if you hesitate to talk
to your doctor about it, you’re
missing out on the opportunity to
be treated with medicines that
actually solve the problem.
According to an article on
B lackN ew s.com , there are two
types o f depression - situational
and non-situational.
S itu a tio n a l d e p re s s io n is
w hen a p e rs o n b e c o m e s
weighed down because o f fi­
nancial problem s, health prob­
lems, fam ily problem s, etc.
N o n -situ atio n al d epression
is w hen a person is d epressed
for no reason at all. F or in ­
sta n c e , a p e rso n m ay feel
great one day, and then w ake
up the very next day feeling
d o w n in th e d u m p s w hen
nothing has changed. A p er­
son w ho g o es th ro u g h this
o ften su ffe rs from b i-p o la r
d iso rd er, w hich is basically
ch em ical im b alan ces in the
brain that m ake your m ood
flu ctu ate from extrem e highs
to extrem e low s.
E ither way, w hether one suf­
fers from situational or non-
situational depression, there is
treatm ent for both. In fact, there
are quite a few treatm ents that
can help. M ost o f them are
advertised heavily on television
- P ro z a c , P a x il, Z o lo ft,
Seroquel, and many more.
T here are o th er solutions
su c h
as
lig h t
th e ra p y ,
arom atherapy, and body m as­
sages that can help to relieve
depression and lift o n e’s mood.
N a tu ra l h erb s, su ch as St.
Joh n ’s W ort and passionflow er,
may also help. In addition, regu-
larexercising and spiritual medi­
tation are recom m ended.
It’s a com m on saying that
fish is brain food. This too may
ease o n e’s m ental suffering. In
fact, a com bination o f these
options can be very satisfying.
However, the m ost im portant
option to explore is to talk to
your doctor. Tell him exactly
how you feel - sad, down, hope­
less, w orthless, w orried, anx­
ious, su icid al, h o m icidal, or
w hatever best describes your
condition.
Actor Tim Curry created a cult classic in fishnets.
‘Rocky Horror’
at Clinton Street
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audience.
“It’s fun, it’s the only place
where you can get every type of
person, put them in a room to­
gether and it’sa time where people
can get along. You are throwing
a party,” he said.
However, many of the patrons
are underage and wear next to
nothing. Young men very secure
in their sexuality wear dresses or
other intimate apparel.
“There are a lot of kids that if I
was their father, I wouldn’t let
them leave the house the way
they look,” Burgess said.
But Rocky Horror is all about
free expression and according to
Burgess, “If you are over 18, you
can do whatever you want.”
Many parents are supportive
because many attended Clinton
Street Theater to watch the pic­
ture in their teen years.
To say that Rocky Horror is a
cult movie would be an under­
statement. To some, it’s a way of
life. Like a tennis game, your eyes
are constantly going back and
forth between the movie and the
live cast. The regulars have mas­
tered this art of dual watching. The
virgins may have to visit more than
once to understand the plot of the
movie because with all the throw­
ing of rice, the heckling of memo­
rable lines and watching a movie
and a play, it can be overwhelming.
Burgess says that the members
of his black community either don’t
know about the show, ask why he
wants to be involved, or are other­
wise supportive. His mother was a
huge influence on his decision to
direct the show and has seen him in
action as the main character.
Burgess may be heavily involved
with Rocky Horror, but it’s not the
main focus in his life.
“It seems that whenever I hang
out with someone outside the cast,
all they want to do is talk about is
Rocky Horror Picture Show,” he
said.
In his regular life, Burgess works
as a bartender at a local restaurant
and is currently writing a TV show.
He has already written three plays.
In the movie, Rocky Horror Pic­
ture Show was the break out role for
four time Oscar nominated actress
Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry and
singer Meatloaf. Who knows where
this experience can take Burgess.
Eating Disorders Cross the Color Line
(AP)— The common perception
is that eating disorders afflict only
white women,especially upper- and
middle-class women. While those
are the most reported cases, spe­
cialists believe all socio-economic
and ethnic groups are at risk.
Black and Hispanic women were
thought to be less likely to develop
anorexiaand bulimia because more
voluptuous physiques are gener­
ally considered attractive within
their ethnic groups. A study in the
Journal of Counseling in Psychol­
ogy in 2001 found that African-
Americans were more accepting of
larger body shapes and less con­
cerned with dieting.
But Laurie Mintz, an associate
professor of counseling psychol­
ogy at the University of Missouri-
Columbia, said adoption of “West­
ern values concerning attractive­
ness and thinness may increase
minority women’s risk for the de­
velopment of eating disorders.”
Research over the last decade
has found these eating disorders
among minority women and lower-
income women, she said.
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