The British are better then us Americans at a lot of things. They have better healthcare, schools and slang (bugger and bollocks? Awesome). After viewing the winners of the 2007 British Advertising Awards, it’s clear the British have one more reason to feel superior–they make damn good commercials.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Margot at the Wedding may be the most unintentionally terrifying movie of the year. It’s scary not because it’s gruesome or bloody; it’s scary because every single character in the movie is a narcissistic monster.
Since when is suicidal depression a quirky personality trait? I’ve always been under the impression that it is a crippling emotional problem, rather than a joke.
Let me just get this out there before I go any farther: Alpha Dog is a bad movie. It’s full of wooden performances, terrible casting and one directing mishap after another. That said, Justin Timberlake has a starring role in the film, so it is bound to be at least moderately successful.
She led an upstart women’s golf team to become a dynasty that some have said is the most successful Portland State athletic program since the Vikings joined Division I in 1996. In her 10 years as a head coach, she has won five Big Sky Conference championships, three of which were at Portland State.
Thirteen games into the season, one thing remains clear–the Trail Blazers really like playing at home. Portland has been electric at home with help from sellout crowds, posting a 5-1 record in the recently revamped Rose Garden. Hitting the road, however, has been like a sobering blast of chilly November air.
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden will speak on campus about a new credit card safety bill he is introducing to the Senate today at 10:30 a.m.
Rudy Soto, student body president, will be publicly available for questioning at an open forum held by ASPSU this Thursday. The event will be the first time ASPSU President Soto, who was elected last year in a close race, will be available to the public for open questioning about his role as president, as well as student government-related issues.
Erica Rodrigues came to the United States five years ago as a participant in the exchange program Parent America. A native of Brazil, Rodrigues said she was overwhelmed by the food options in the U.S. and quickly gained 20 pounds while adapting to the country’s larger portions and unhealthy treats. Now Rodrigues, a junior business major at Portland State, is participating in a senior capstone aimed at bringing healthier food options to campus.
Little progress has been made in the ongoing faculty salary battle between the faculty union and the Portland State Administration, with the dissension leaving some union members increasingly unhappy with the biennial bargaining process. Tensions at the Nov. 15 collective bargaining agreement session raised questions about a possible faculty strike, a process that would take months to start.