PSU Magazine Winter 1989

London actors to visit PSU Actors from the London Stage return to Portland State in February for a one-week res idency, including classes, workshops and three full evenings of theater. This touring ensemble is comprised of fi ve professionals from the Royal Shakespeare Co. , the National Theatre of Great Britain , and the BBC Shakespeare Series. Their productions last year of "King Lear" and "Tom Stoppard This Evening" won critical acclaim. This year they present Shakespeare's ''A Winter's Tale," Feb. 22 and 24, and "Haro ld Pinter This Evening," Feb. 23. The first is a full y-acted , full-text performance of Shakespeare's tale of loss and recovery; the second , a staged reading of selections from the Engli sh author's major pl ays , including a one-act version of "Old Times." Tickets are ava ilable now to PSU fac ulty and staff at $7 .50 , and to PSU students at $2. Tickets to the general public ($ 15 general, $ 13 sr. adults, $7. 50 students) go on sale in mid-January. Call 725-4440 for information. The residency of the Actors from the London Stage is the result of a program offered by the Alli ance for Creati ve Theatre, Education and Research, supported by the Lorene Sai ls Higgi ns Charitable Trust. In conjunction with the British actors' visit , PSU presents " Pl ay ing Shakespeare," a series of videotaped workshops by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Di rector John Barton guides some of the world 's greatest Shakespearean actors in analyzing Shakespeare's works. The series is presented Fridays , January 12 through February 16, at 3 p.m . in room 22 1 Cramer Hall. Admi ss ion is free and the public is invited . Center releases population stats Oregon gained about 50 ,000 new residents last year. So says the 1989 preliminary statewide population estimates just released by the Center for Population Research and Census (CPRC) at Portland State University. As of last July, Oregon's popul ation tallied 2,79 1,000; one year earlier (July 1, 1988), there were 2,741,000 estimated Oregon residents. Th is is the biggest single-year popul ation increase during the 1980's . "This means that during the 1980 's Oregon has gained an estimated 158,000 new res idents to date, and that 10 1,000 of these were added just with in the past two years," said Dr. Howard Wineberg , the center's Estimates Program Manager. Wineberg added that the population increase, since July 1, 1988 represents about 16,500 more births than deaths, and a net migration to our state of about 33 ,500 people. This year's increase continues to refl ect a strong economy across much of the state , Wineberg said . "When the state's economy is perceived sound ," he noted , "more people tend to move to Oregon than leave the state." ACTORSILOJ PSU 22 The majority of Oregon's 36 counties gained population in the latest statewide estimate. Two Portland-area counties recorded the greatest gains Multnomah (10,500) and Washington (8,000). 0nl y three Oregon counties showed population declines Malheur (-400), Morrow (-300) and Grant (-50). Local officials are expected to rev iew the new estimates during the next few weeks, and fi nal population estimates will be certified on Dec . 15. Copies of the official estimates wi ll be available to the public in Jan. 1990. PSU to host second international conference The International Studies program at Portl and State will again host a major international conference on Soviet-China issues Feb . 9- 11 , 1990 . Through public and pri vate sessions, the conference will examine recent reforms in those countries and the issues of trade and ecomonic cooperation in the Pacific region. Sixteen leading trade officials, business representati ves and economists will participate in the conference. They hail from the Soviet Far East , Ch ina, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Pacific Northwest. Five free public sessions will be held at PSU. Designed mai nl y for students and the genera l public, these meetings will foc us on bus ine s opportunities and regional development in the Sov iet Far East; China's present and future economic ties with East As ian countri es; and prospects for trans- Pac ific economic cooperation. The private sessions, to be held at the World Trade Center in Portland , wi ll bring visiting experts together with Oregon trad ing fi rms and organizations for roundtable di scuss ions of trade and investment poss ibilities. Last February's conference, which attracted more than 2,000 participants, was prominentl y featured in the Soviet publi cation, Pravda, the Beij ing People's Daily, and in Northwest newspapers . For more information, contact Mel Gurtov, professor of Politica l Science and director of International Studies, 725-3456 .