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Page 2 June 17, 2015 Week in Review The Fremont Bridge Takeover Drivers on the Fremont Bridge were stuck in traffic Sunday night as scores of other motorists illegal- ly stopped traffic for an organized event known as a bridge takeover. Witnesses reported to police that multiple vehicles stopped traffic while drivers performed danger- ous burnouts, doughnuts and other tricks. NAACP Leader Resigns The NAACP Spokane Chapter president Rachel Dolezal resigned Monday amidst an uproar she was falsely portraying her race as Afri- can American when her parents say she is white. Dolezal, 37, sued Howard University for discrimi- nation in 2002, the year she grad- uated from the historically black college. Her cased was dismissed, but since about this time or earli- er, she has claimed to be African American. ida’s No. 2 leader, who command- ed its powerful Yemeni affiliate, a website for the group revealed Tuesday. The death is the biggest blow against the global network since the killing of Osama bin Laden and eliminates a charismat- ic leader at a time when it is vying with the Islamic State group for the mantle of global jihad. Fritz-Fairchild Act Passed Gov. Kate Brown signed the Fritz-Fairchild Act last week in honor of Portland City Commis- sioner Amanda Fritz’s late hus- band Dr. Steven Fritz and his co-worker Cary Fairchild, who both died in a car crash on I-5 in September. The law provides for life-saving median barriers on about 100 miles of interstate high- ways where the space between opposing lanes of traffic measures 100 feet or less. Burnside Bridge Fatality A man was killed and his compan- ion injured when a car jumped the curb and hit them while using the sidewalk on the Burnside Bridge Sunday afternoon. Police said the 59-year-old driver may have suf- fered a medical event that led him to lose control of his vehicle. Strip Club Trafficked Child The Oregon Liquor Control Com- mission is proposing to cancel its liquor license for the Stars Caba- ret and Steak House in Beaverton because of the prostitution of a 13-year-old girl and other viola- Al-Qaida No. 2 Killed A U.S. airstrike has killed Al-Qa- tions at the strip club in 2012. photo by O livia O livia /T he P ortland O bserver Student and community activists protest the arming of Portland State University campus security during a November board meeting. Final Approval for Armed Police at PSU The Portland State University Board of Trustees has given final approval to a controversial mea- sure to allow a select number of campus security officers to carry and use guns. Students, faculty, and alumni have protested the decision heav- ily, and last week’s approval by a vote of 9 to 3 came before a meet- ing in which dozens of activists Established 1970 Mark Washington, Sr. E ditor : Michael Leighton E xecutive D irector : Rakeem Washington Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin C reative D irector : Paul Neufeldt A dvertising M anager : Leonard Latin R eporter /P hotographer : Olivia Olivia P ublisher : tried to dissuade the board from pushing forward with the decision. The process started in 2013 with the establishment of a task force that presented the idea of arming campus security after its first six months of meeting. The board approved the recommendation in December, at which point a com- mittee to plan the implementation was formed. Armed security guards will be added to the existing unarmed cam- pus security force over the next three years, at a cost that Kevin Reynolds, Portland State University vice presi- dent for finance and administration, roughly estimates to be $1.2 million for an roughly 10 officers, which is the number needed to post two offi- cers around the clock seven days a week, officials said. ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal us- age without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association CALL 503-288-0033 news@portlandobserver.com FAX 503-288-0015 ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208