News briefs

Sunday scavenger hunt to challenge teams’ brains, brawn for charity

Oregon Active, a charity organization involved with recreational activities such as bungee jumping and rock climbing, is holding a scavenger hunt event starting downtown in Pioneer Courthouse Square on Sunday, Nov. 4.

At the event, teams of three will receive a sealed envelope containing ten clues to ten different checkpoints around Portland. Each clue leads to a checkpoint with a physical challenge that one member from each team will be selected to perform.

The clues will be trivia about Portland, and the challenges are scored with a points system measuring how well the players perform. Proceeds from the event will benefit young cancer survivors.

Registration for the event is $40 per person, with a cash grand prize of $1,500 to the first team that completes the five-hour event. For additional information, visit www.oregonactive.com.

–Carly Nairn

Lecture on unrest in China to be held today

Portland State will host a lecture Friday, Nov. 2 about unrest in contemporary China, presented by the chair of the Center for Chinese Studies at University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Kevin O’Brien will talk about how urban growth in China has caused social and political unrest among the country’s rural communities. O’Brien will highlight his presentation through the historical context of China’s past struggles and social movements.

The lecture, entitled “Unrest in China’s Countryside: A Ticking Time Bomb?” is being sponsored by the Institute for Asian Studies and the Confucius Institute at Portland. It is being co-sponsored by the departments of political science and international studies at Portland State.

O’Brien, who is also the Alann P. Bedford Chair of Political Science at UC Berkeley, will discuss the changing rights of the people living in these areas, and focus on how they attempt to challenge the system in response.

The lecture will be held Nov. 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m in room 294 of Smith Memorial Student Union. The lecture is free and open to the public.

–Stefanie Fisher