Rudy Soto won the Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) election by 89 votes over Patrick Beisell. Now the Elections Board must do the right thing and uphold Soto’s victory, or risk silencing the 1,000 students who voted for him.
Editorial: Election Board should uphold Soto’s victory
Intramural football championships
The Portland State intramural spring football league ended last Saturday in a nail-biting, down-to-the-wire championship game.
So make it sweet!
Yes, Portland State University and its housing department are unique and interesting. Demographically speaking, PSU is located in the heart of downtown Portland, and it is not the center of a traditional college town, as is the case with the other Oregon universities.
Rest in peace, limbo
Attention, Catholics: when you die, you now only have three places to which you can go: heaven, hell or purgatory. Forget the painless buffer called limbo.
News briefs
The State Board of Higher Education approved two graduate certificates at Portland State: student affairs in higher education and teaching adult learners.
Measure would alter structure of city employment
Measure 26-90 on the May 15, 2007 Multnomah County Ballot would change policy so that certain top-level city employees would no longer be protected by civil service laws and could be terminated at any time because of poor job performance.
Polls show Bush’s unpopularity could secure win for Democrats
The races for both parties’ presidential nominations are showing signs of tightening. Yet a closer look at the numbers also reveals intriguing crosscurrents that raise questions about how solid the presumed Democratic advantage may be in November 2008.
Bits & Pieces
Ty Pennington, host of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, apologized to his fans and co-workers Monday after he was arrested for investigation of drunken driving.
The Street Savage
Anonymous person, tell me about betrayal. Betrayal? Gosh…I guess you really don’t know about it until you experience it.
Legislation would let city regulate PDC
Voters will have the opportunity to decide whether the city will have more control over the Portland Development Commission in the May 15 special elections.
Board to seek legal advice on ASPSU elections dispute
Tensions ran high at a May 3 Elections Board meeting when supporters of Rudy Soto, winner of the student body presidency by popular vote, pleaded that the board seek legal advice on the matter of Soto’s ineligibility as a candidate.