Portland State Magazine Winter 2008

Picasso's Guernica: The 42 Preliminary Studies on Paper is on display at the Littman Gallery, 250 Smith Memorial Student Union, February 7 through March 26. The sketches show Pablo Picasso's process for creating his famous painting depicting the violence, brutality, and help– lessness of war. The studies, published in 1990 in an H.N. Abrams exhibition catalog, are part of the PSU Library's Special Collections. New film major: That's a wrap HITCHCOCK, THE ROAD MOVIE , Vietnam on Screen-these are a few of the elective courses available through the new film major in the Theater Arts Department. "The demand for this degree has been here for a long time," says Sarah Andrews-Collier, Theater Arts chair. "There was not a week that would go by without someone walking in and asking why we didn't have a film major." The new bachelor's degree offered this fall includes courses from 14 depart– ments. Students will study all forms and genres of the moving image, ranging from the silent film era to present day cinema, television, and digital video production. The faculty is committed to providing strong emphasis on writ– ten, oral, and visual expression; critical thinking; an international perspective; and the creative experience. The human side of welfare reform BOB, 3 3, FEELS his diabetes is terminal because he has no health insurance and cannot afford medication. Sarah, 32, has put her dreams and aspirations on hold as she and her seriously disabled eight-year-old son work daily to survive with no insurance. Vivid stories of Oregonians' need for health insurance coverage as they transition from welfare to work are cold in Prof. Karen Seccombe's new book, just Don't Get Sick. Seccombe and co-author Kim Hoffman assess the ways in which welfare reform affects the well-being of adults and children. They drew upon data and in-depth interviews with over 500 ■ families in Oregon. Ironically, the low-wage jobs that people in transition typically get provide few benefits; yet often disqualify them and their families from receiving federal aid. Seccombe is a professor in the PSU School of Community Health, and Hoffman is a senior research associate at Oregon Health & Science Univer– sity. The two social scientists present a compelling argument for assuring security, stability, and well-being for poor families through health care. ■ New Works OTHER EARLY CHRISTIAN GOSPELS: A CRITICAL EDITION OF THE SURVIVING GREEK MANUSCRIPTS by Andrew Bernhard '02, T & T Clark International, 2007 THE ALTON GIFT by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross MS '73, DAW Hardcover, 2007 FORT CLATSOP: REBUILDING AN ICON by the Daily Astorian, PSU Ooligan Press, 2007 IDENTITY CRISIS! 50 REDESIGNS THAT TRANSFORMED STALE IDENTITIES INTO SUCCESSFUL BRANDS (includes PSU) by Jeff Fisher, HOW Books, 2007 YOGA CALM FOR CHILDREN: EDUCATING HEART, MIND, AND BODY by Lynea Gillen MS '93 and Jim Gillen, Three Pebble Press, 2007 RED HOT AND ROLLIN': A RETROSPECTION OF THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS' 1976-77 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON edited by Matt Love '86, Nestucca Spit Press, 2007 PEAK by Roland Smith '86 Harcourt Children's Books, 2007 PROPHET MOTIVE: DEGUCHI ONISABURO, OOMOTO, AND THE RISE OF NEW RELIGIONS IN IMPERIAL JAPAN by Nancy K. Stalker '84, University of Hawaii Press, 2007 GOOD FRIDAY by Tony Wolk (English faculty), PSU Ooligan Press, 2007 WINTER 2008 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZIN E 7