April 6, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.