Portland State Magazine Winter 2007

AROUND THE PARK BLOCKS Bryan Bolin is stationed in Afghanistan and pursuing an online degree from PSU. Taking classes in Afghanistan GIVE U P H IS studies while deployed in Afghanistan? No way. Bryan Bolin, a first lieutenant in the Oregon ational Guard, continues co pursue a degree in criminology and criminal justice through PSU's first online bachelor's degree program. Bolin, 22, is a maintenance control officer for Battalion 141 Logistics Task Force. This means he makes sure all vehicles, weap– ons, and electronics are ready co go. It is whi le he is on break or off duty chat he sits at a computer or hies che books. "It may seem chat I am working miracles by going co school while I am here," says Bolin, "bur there are many soldiers here chat are doing exactly the same thing." For more information about che online criminology and criminal justice program, visit www.onLine. ccj.pdx. edu. 4 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE WINTER 2007 Native Americans dipnet fish off platforms at Celi lo Falls on the Columbia River in the 1940s. ... Remembering Celilo Falls FOR THOUSANDS OF years Pacific Northwest Indians fished, socialized, and honored their ancescors at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. Fifty years ago, the construction of The Dalles Darn inundated the falls and ended chose traditions. A public conference co discuss what the region lose and gained from this event is planned at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles on March 17 and 18. It received funding through a National Endowment for the Humanities grant awarded co Katrine Barber, hiscory faculty and direccor for the Center for Columbia River Hiscory, which is hosting the conference. Anthropologists, hiscorians, linguists, artists, and scholars will be among the featured speakers, as are Barber and PSU colleagues Virginia Bueler, Ken Ames, and William Lang. The conference symbolizes how Celilo Falls continues ro evoke scories about our relationship co the land and our hiscory, says Barber. Her book, Death of CeLiLo FaLLs, was published in 2005. For more information, visit www.ccrh.org. Broadway Vision World is located on the first floor of a student housing complex called The Broadway. ◄ What's new THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT includes a mix of retail and academic pursuits, sometimes in the same building. Here are a few new businesses around campus. ■ Broadway Vision World The Broadway, 1962 SW Broadway ■ Cedric's University Book Exchange 1510A W ixth ■ LV's Upcown Jazz Club University Place, 310 W Lincoln (newly renovated) ■ Pizzeria La Lombardia 1434 SW Park