Feast of Love: The fake Portland

Yes, it’s true. Feast of Love, the Hollywood drama starring Greg Kinnear and Morgan Freeman, takes place in Portland. And as you might have heard, the creators of Feast of Love do not understand the lifestyle or geography of our city.

Sports briefs

The Portland State women’s basketball team recently named Chelsea Wagner its new director of basketball operations.

A little rest does wonders

After a much-needed week off, the Vikings will travel to Pocotello, Idaho to face off against Idaho State (2-4, 1-3) this Saturday.

The Lookout

Looking for cheap thrills this Halloween season? Forget about paying $20 to go through a fake haunted house. You can get spooked free of charge by walking through PSU’s Parking Structure 3!

Get Scared

You walk through the halls of a mental asylum (black pressboard smeared with red paint), staring at hanging dismembered limbs (rubber) until “Ahh!” a satanic monster emerges from the darkness (teenager in a $10 costume). Repeat ad nauseum. Such is the experience of most modern haunted houses. It’s a world of bad actors, long lines and that weird smell that comes from the mixture of fake blood and body odor. The Vanguard is here for you. We have assembled a crack team to traverse some of the most popular haunted houses (and a few other Halloween-y attractions) and let you know which to avoid and which to check out this Halloween season.

Born to coach

Jerry Glanville’s desire to be a head football coach stretches back to his days at Perrysburg (Ohio) High School in the 1950s when he was a scrawny middle linebacker who liked to hit hard.

SFC to discuss OSPIRG

The Student Fee Committee will discuss at a meeting today whether OSPIRG, a research and advocacy group, will continue to receive student fee funding and will ask leaders of OSPIRG questions about how its budget is managed and spent, according to committee chair Amanda Newberg.

News briefs

Portland State faculty member David Johns received a conservation award from the Denver Zoological Foundation in Denver, Colo. for his work in the field of wildlife conservation.

Did Kulongoski know?

Gov. Ted Kulongoski walked out of a news conference about a terrorism drill on Tuesday after a television reporter asked him if he knew anything about former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt’s sexual abuse a of 14-year-old girl before it became public in 2004.