îl!‘'Portland (íDbscruer May 31. 2 0 0 6 P age A 3 PSU ‘Roots’ Festival Celebrates Diversity Friday event open to the community c o m m u n ity are encouraged to en ­ jo y th e ir o w n r o o ts a n d ta k e delight in the cu l­ tu r e s an d c u s ­ C oncerns about diver­ tom s o f their fel­ sity aw areness on cam pus low students and and a desire to celebrate com m unity m em ­ m ulticultural roots bring bers. together student organiza­ A p an e l d is ­ tions for the first ever Roots cussion on the im ­ Festival, adaylong celebra­ portance o f diver­ tion o f diversity on the Port- Turiya Autry sity in higher ed u ­ land State University campus. cation begins at 10a.m. w ithT uriya The event on Friday, June 2, will Autry, Jack Straton, Peggy Ross take place in the PSU M ulticultural and Jaye Sablan. A presentation by C enter and adjacent park blocks. the Illumination Project, an interac­ Students and the greater Portland tive theater troupe, will happen at TriMet Fares to Increase TriM et has proposed a five-cent fare increase to help cover the cost o f inflation. If approved by the TriM et Board o f Directors at its June 28th m eeting, the increase would take effect in September. T w o Z one fares w ould go up 5 cen ts to $1.70; A ll-Z one fares w ould increase 5 cen ts to $2; and 11 a.m. L ater at 1 p in. artists, ven­ dors and m usic will fill the park blocks. M u sical g u e s ts in c lu d e the groups K eegan Sm ith, Solidity, L um inous Fog and March Fourth. “ I think this is the type o f event that can foster discussions about diversity and its role in our com m u­ nity,” said Rudy Soto, coordinator o f the United Indian Students in H igher Education. F or y ears, m u lticu ltu ral stu ­ d en ts at PSU have talked about the p o ssib ility o f pu ttin g to g eth er a jo in t ev en t that w o u ld include a v ariety o f stu d en t g ro u p s. P o rt­ land S tate has the larg est p o p u la­ tion o f stu d en ts than any o th er u n iv ersity in O reg o n w ith 25,000 S tu d e n ts. “ We need to reflect the diversity that is so abundant on this cam pus an d in o u r c o m m u n ity ,” said M u ltic u ltu ra l A ffa irs D irec to r M ayela H errera, "It is an important issue for the developm ent o f our cam pus.” ln 9 re d ¡ents f o r life . Free Fishing Clinic for Kids Y o u n g sters 14 and u n d er can celebrate N ational F ishing W eek by learning to fish w ith ex p erts at a Ju n io r F ish in g clin ic sp o n ­ so red by the C lack am as R iv er R an g er D istrict, M t. H ood N a­ tional Forest, U S F ish and W ild- lifc/E agle C reek H atchery, O r­ egon D ep artm en t o f Fish and W ildlife and P ortland G en eral E lectric. T he ev en t tak es p lace S atu r­ d ay , Ju n e 10 fro m 10 a.m . to 3 p.m . w ith the h elp o f e x p e ri­ en ced an g lers an d fish eries ex- p erts at S m all Fry P ond in P ro m ­ o n to ry Park, a p p ro x im ate ly 7 m iles so u th east o f E sta ca d a o ff H ig h w ay 224. T h ere is n o reg istra tio n re­ q u ire d an d n o fee to atten d . C h ild re n sh o u ld b rin g w arm c lo th in g ( if a p p ro p ria te ) an d basic fish in g eq u ip m en t. S o m e b asic fishing e q u ip m e n t w ill be av ailab le for use. SAFEWAY 0. m onthly passes w ould go up by $2. T he proposal does not address the transit agency’s latest $4.3 m il­ lion deficit caused by record high diesel prices. Officials said it is likely that an additional nickel will be pro­ posed later for a total o f a 10-cent fare increase in Septem ber. NASA Adopts Vernon School V ernon Elem entary School in northeast Portland has been se­ lected to participate in a N ASA program that provides student and teacher resources and support in the fields o f science, technology, engineering and mathem atics. The school is one o f 26 nam ed as a N A SA Explorer School nation­ w ide and one o f 16 in the western United States to partner with NAS A A m es Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The program begins in the fall. N A S A ’s goal with the Explorer School program is to attract and retain students in science and tech­ nical fields through a progression o f educational opportunities for them and their teachers and adm in­ istrators. Selected schools are eligible to receive up to $ 17,500 during the three-year partnership to develop their Explorer School program and a c q u ire te c h n o lo g y , in c lu d in g equipm ent for the program ’s Digi­ tal Learning Network. The program also provides educators and stu­ dents with content-specific activi­ ties that augm ent their existing sci­ ence and math education. Vernon has 380 pre-kindergar­ ten through sixth-grade students. O ver the next tw o years, the school will add seventh and eighth grades. Washington Park Roses Prized P ortland’s aw ard winning Inter­ United States w inners this year. national Rose Test Garden in W ash­ “This is a very big coup,” said Dr. ington Park has received another Charold Baer, Pacific Northwest Di­ prestigious, w orld-w ide prize: The rector o f the American Rose Society, G arden o f Excellence Award pre­ who nominated W ashington Park sented by the W orld Federation o f for the award. “No U.S. rose garden Rose Societies, one o f only two even won the award until 2003.” E co -F riendly P roduct & S ervices Spring has Sprung Landscape M aintenance • Pruning • Irrigation Repair • Consultations C a ll Jesse Carrel (503)753-4646 F o r y o u r f r e e e s tim a te ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS: Keebler Mix N' Match Sale Are you behind on your house payments? We show Homeowners who are behind on their payments how to Sell in Just 7 Days! Without taking a loss! Call 503 753 6680 TODAY to find out how! 8 1 to 16-02. 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