AVAILABLE AT: PSU Bookstore University Market in Smith Union Annie Bloom’s Books Oregon Historical Society Powell’s City of Books —4— What does the future hold for the Middle East? RAPS members will get insight on the question on Thursday, Nov. 19, when Portland State professor Grant Farr, a leading authority on the region, speaks at RAPS’ monthly meeting. The meeting is at 1:00 p.m. in 238 Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the United States expects to spend about $24.3 billion a month on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since September 11, 2001, some $859 billion has been spent, $189 billion in Afghanistan. President Obama faces critical choices on the future of the wars on both fronts, with Afghanistan potentially the most serious. What should the U.S. position be? Farr, associate dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of sociology, was originally a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan. He has lived extensively in both Afghanistan and Iran and has been a consultant for both the United Nations and the U.S. Department of State. The annual RAPS Holiday event will be Thursday, PORTLAND STATE: A History in Pictures It’s taken three years, but the wait was worth it. Portland State: A History in Pictures, is a handsome, large-format book that documents PSU’s history in more than 300 photos and text spread over 180 pages. Dec. 17, at the Multnomah Athletic Club. More information about this event will be forthcoming. Afghanistan’s on the table at RAPS’ November meeting RAPS Hikers brave the rain at Tillamook Forest Bob Vogelsang (right) and his daughter, Karen, pause on a suspension bridge spanning the Wilson River during the RAPS Hikers outing on Oct. 23. The nearby Tillamook State Forest Interpretive Center offers a 15-minute video on the devastating Tillamook Burns of 1933, 1939, and 1945. A three-dimensional map shows the areas burned, and visitors can view exhibits on replanting, wildlife, and transportation. Photo by Larry Sawyer
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