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The final Student Fee Committee debates took place in the Multicultural Center Monday. As with previous forums, attendance was low, with around 15 students attending. Issues addressed centered around a few major topics.

It is difficult to get a bead on local art/indie rockers Explode Into Colors, largely due to the fact that their videos and art projects far outnumber their musical recordings. Their anonymity in the recorded world adds mystique to their performances, making these shows the true measure of them as a band and making the experience of seeing them feel all the more exciting.

As the May 4-8 student government elections loom closer, it is disturbing to note how little momentum has been generated thus far. Student elections have been plagued for years by low voter turnout, and this year could be one of the worst ever.

Local quartet A Cautionary Tale is getting comfortable. Though their genre-bending, classically backboned indie rock is anything but easy-going, their cohesiveness is, in large part, at the mercy of their ambition.

Portland State beat out several big-name schools for the grant of a lifetime, a chance to build the Leadership for Sustainable Development program in Vietnam, a country that has experienced unprecedented growth over the last 20 years, averaging 8 percent annually from 2000 onward.

At 6-feet-plus, Shane De Leon looms over most people. It would not be a surprise to find out that this man was made up of several 5-year-old kids standing on each other’s shoulders. His wild, black wavy hair is peppered with about as many grays as instruments and genres he experiments with in his music project Miss Massive Snowflake.

It’s over, finally. The historic “Made in Oregon” sign atop the White Stag building will no longer display those iconic words, but it won’t read “University of Oregon,” either. The dispute ended Wednesday morning when Commissioner Randy Leonard announced that the city had reached an agreement with the University of Oregon after a week of intense negotiations.

Folk music in various forms has been on the upswing in the past five years, and for this reason it could be easy to miss local folk-Americana act Weinland. But in the last half-decade, this six-piece has been doing nothing but gaining steam.

The furor over the future of the iconic “Made in Oregon” sign atop the White Stag building should now be put to rest following City Commissioner Randy Leonard’s announcement at Wednesday’s city council meeting that an agreement has been reached with the University of Oregon. The sign will read “Oregon” and the UO has permission to paint a large “O” on a nearby water tower. Leonard had previously sponsored an ordinance that would have given the city control over the sign by using eminent domain law. The ordinance was to be voted on at Wednesday’s meeting.

With student turnout and awareness a perpetual problem in ASPSU elections, today’s first presidential debate will provide a forum for candidates to present their stance on the issues. The Portland State debate team will be moderating, with KPSU and PSU-TV providing live coverage.

Portland State’s student publications have been joined by a new voice, The Spectrum, an equality and tolerance advocacy news magazine. Established by a number of students led by Nathan Keep and funded in part by the Queer Resource Center, the publication prints submissions relating to queer rights, as well as a hope to have a wider lens on equality issues in general.