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April 6, 2016 Page 3 INSIDE The Week in Review This page Sponsored by: page 2 L OCAL N EWS pages 6-7 O PINION Photo by S PORTS page 8 M ETRO page 9 M ark W ashington /t he P ortland o bserver Faubion Rebuild Celebration Patrick Kiblinger is project manager for the $48.5 million rebuild of Faubion K-8 school. On Thurs- day, April 7 at 9:30 a.m., the community is invited to the school site at 3030 N.E. Rosa Parks Way to celebrate the partnership between Portland Public Schools, Concordia University, Trillium Family Services and others committed to this investment as a way to close the achievement gap and mark the beginning of construction. ‘Meet the Heat’ Protest NAACP stands up against cop fundraiser c ervante P oPe t he P ortland o bserver In what sounded like an April Fool’s joke but was in actuality a hosted event, a Citizens Crime Commission and the Portland Po- lice Foundation thought it appro- priate to host a “Meet the Heat” fundraiser, where a $1,000 dona- tion for registration gave partici- pates an opportunity to schmooze with law enforcers. NAACP Portland Chapter President JoAnn Hardesty and the group Portland Copwatch saw the obvious abuse of public property and employees for a private pledg- ing affair, and called for a protest by pages 8-13 Arts & ad for a “Lethal Weapon” sequel than a means to attract donors who wish to support law enforcement and reduce crime. Hardesty was joined by more than a couple of dozen of oth- er supporters. She led them on a charge of the facility building, where they were met by police and were able to negotiate and guaran- tee that no one was arrested. It is unclear how much money was raised, or if this event will take place again next year, but we can rest assured that Hardesty and other community advocates will be there to protest If it happens again. Tuition Hike Disrupts PSU Board ENTERTAINMENT C LASSIFIEDS O BITUARY C ALENDAR that same morning at the Portland Police Training Facility, where the Friday fundraiser was held. The registration fee included a membership and badge for the inaugural Portland Police Founda- tion’s Founders’ Circle, an associ- ate membership with the Citizens Crime Commission, the chance to meet members of the Special Emer- gency Reaction Team, the “world famous” K9 Unit, and witnessing various police tactics in action. In the shadow of a federal De- partment of Justice Agreement with the City of Portland to reduce unnecessary use of force, the pro- testers said it looked more like an page 14 page 14 page 15 Taking action into their own hands, a group of Portland State University students and commu- nity advocates challenged the university’s plans to hike tuition rates by storming the school’s governing board with a disruptive protest. The board of trustees had to re- locate their Thursday meeting to a secure basement room to escape the protestors, where they even- tually followed through with the nearly 4 percent tuition increase decision to avoid a $6 million cut from its budget. Beginning next fall, full-time in-state undergraduates at Portland State can expect to pay $8,337 in mandatory fees and annual tuition, amounting to about a $303 increase. PSU currently holds the second lowest tuition and fees of all pub- lic Oregon universities, yet with increasing rates in other costs of living, this heightened tuition was considered very low for everyone. PSU officials issued a state- ment saying they understand any tuition increase is a hardship for their students, but said the school is suffering from ranking near the bottom nationally in state support for higher education. “We need to find alternatives that help make PSU more afford- able for our students and future students, said Peter Nickerson, chair of the trustees.
