As the All-Star break is now upon us, a look back at this year’s Major League Baseball season reveals many surprises.
Halfway home
Letters
You people need to wake up! My boy Jesse brought you the scoop of the year but your editor-in-chief doesn’t get it… check out Tonantzin Oceguera’s statements in the last article.
Securing the future
For the second time in 10 years, Michael Reardon has come out of semi-retirement to temporarily fill a top spot at Portland State, this time taking over as university interim president on June 15.
Rudy Soto’s first move? An $8,000 office remodel
After a prolonged and contentious election cycle, the arrest of an elections board member and a rash of student criticism of the administration, new student body president Rudy Soto said he wants to clean up the reputation of ASPSU. Soto’s first plan of action? A $8,336 facelift for the offices of the Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU)–a sum that includes over $2,000 for office furniture and nearly $4,000 in electronics.
Nothing neo
It all sounds very familiar: a severely handsome young neo-Nazi, having imbibed a Saturday night’s worth of booze and bitches, curb-stomps (in slow motion, of course) a person of color, who screams and sputters and pleads for his life.
Press Play
There’s something in the water down there in the South. For years, bands from that region have been mixing southern-boogie with the heaviest of metals (the music, not the shit on the periodic table).
Murrell to succeed Elliot as women’s head coach
Athletic Director Michael “Torre” Chisholm named Sherri Murrell the new Viking women’s head basketball coach on Sunday.
State legislature approves $870 mil. OUS budget
Oregon’s seven public universities got a big break last week: the Oregon Legislature approved the most generous Oregon University System budget in years, easing the financial burden on students and allowing campuses to start repairs that have long gone unfunded.
Graduation 2007
College grads, welcome to the real world. From now on, you’ll be working, paying back student loans, and working some more. These pages are a guide to your final days at Portland State and the beginning of your life as a real adult. Enjoy your last few days as ineffectual college students, work hard, and change the world.Click on the image for more Graduation 2007 stories.
Former administrator named interim president
Michael Reardon, a former Portland State provost and vice president, was named interim president Friday, and will lead PSU until the State Board of Higher Education appoints a permanent president.
Tuition, fees could increase up to 10 percent
Tuition and fees at Portland State could increase by as much as $184 per term next year, a rise of more than 10 percent for undergraduate resident students, if the Oregon University System (OUS) approves proposed rates at their monthly meeting on Friday.