PSU Magazine Spring 2005

Co NT ENT s FEATURES Edit to Fit 6 Author Robin Cody censors himself to get his book on school shelves. A Rare Tome 9 A peek at PSU's copy of Galileos treatise on the universe. Business Not as Usual 10 Breathing new life into the MBA. Party Down 12 A new way of looking at primaries in Oregon could upset the party fa ithful. Fish Out of Water 14 page 12 Professor Jason Podrabsky studies one creature's amazing ability to survive. Chasing the Multnomah Myth 16 Who was Chief Multnomah? A P U hi.story professor wants to know. DEPARTMENTS Around the Park Blocks 2 What Do You Do When Temperatures Sore?, Northwest Learns from Tsunami, PSU Fea– tured in Colleges with a Conscience, "A Great Day in Portland" Jazz Photo, Education Earns Award for Di versity, Mercy Corps CEO to Speak Letters 4 Enjoyed Reading About the State's Unique History, Facu lty Members Were Conscientious Objectors, For Additional Materials on War Pacifists Off the Shelf 5 Good Soldiers, Hello Exile, Sailing into the Abyss, The Language of Baklava, When the Thrush Calls, Shadow Boxers Cover Alumni Association News 18 They Bowled Us Over, Come to Campus to Learn About the World, PSU at OSU: Leave the D riving to Us, Class of 1956 Prepares to Celebrate 50 Years, Hono1i ng Alumni and Friends at PSU Salutes Sports 20 Historic Season for Me n's Basketball Alum Notes 21 Teresa Neva Tate '94, MA '97 Creates Li ving Histo1y for a New Museum, John Stephens MIM '03 Helps Tsunami Victims in India Building Our Future 29 page 20 In the Public's Best Interest The Unive rsity's Ooligan Press is publishing a new, author-edited version of the book Ricochet Ri ver that parents, teachers, and school boards may find more acceptable. Illustration is adapted from the student-designed cover of the book. See story on Page 6. EDITOR Kathryn Kirkland CO TRIBUTORS Cas ie McVeety, icole Ramsey, Douglas Swanson, Jean Tuomi, Martha Wagner DESIG CO SULTA T Terry Daline EDITORIAL OFFICE 325 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-0751 503-725-4451, FAX: 503-725-4465 E-MAIL: psumag@pdx.edu ADDRESS CHANGES PSU Foundation Demographics P.O. Box 243 Portland, OR 97207-0243 503-725-491 l E-MA IL: psuupdates@pdx.edu AL MNI RELATIO S OFFICE Pat Squire MPA '95, Director Simon Benson House P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-0751 503-725-4948 E-MAIL: psualum@pdx.edu AL M I BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trish Trout MA '88, President Kori Allen '84 Jeff Au tin '77 Jacqueline Bell '7 l Roger Capps '60 Tri h Ciliberti MSW '90, PhD '97 Gerry Craig '66 Donna Derington '79 Brian EagleHeart '99 Michelle Girts '83 Chris Groener '99 Komi Kalevor '88 Bill Lemman, Vanport Tamara Lewis '69 Roberta McEniry '76 Terry Pinnell '01 Gary Purpura '71 Rosanna Schewerda '91 , MT '93 Gerry Scovil '65, M '68 Ann Takamura MPA '97 Cathy Williams '56 Angela Wykoff '72, MS '75, '80 ALUMNI AMBASSADOR JonJalali '67, MBA '71, Medford Jack Ohman '99, Portland Dennis Olson '68, MS '80, Pendleton Cathy Williams '56, Sisters PSU Magazine is published three time a year during fall , winter, and spring terms. Contents may be reprinted only by permission or the editor. The magazine is printed on recycled paper. Portland State University is an affirmative action/ equal opportunity institution. SPRI NG 2005 PSU MAGAZINE