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The Willamette Week reported Monday that Portland Mayor Sam Adams has admitted to a sexual relationship in 2005 with 18-year-old former legislative intern, Beau Breedlove.

Ace Cleaners – “Obama Time!” deejayed by JR Pella. Featuring big screen coverage of the Washington festivities, a Bush piñata and photos with Barack (well, his cardboard cutout). No cover, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
1022 S.W. Stark

Ash Street Saloon – “Bush’s Last Day in Office Party” hosted by Whit Danger, with Fenbi International Superstars, Ashia, El Jefe; 8 p.m., $4.
Backspace – “Goodbye George: The End of an Error” $5-15 sliding scale; proceeds benefit Sisters of the Road.
115 N.W. Fifth Ave.

McFadden’s – Offers themed cocktail specials. Inaugural menu includes “Obama Stimulus Package” (Red Bull and 42 Below vodka, $6}, “Out with the Old, In with the New” (Bushmills shot plus a pint of Guinness, $11), “I Can See Russia from My House” (Stoli Madras, $5) and “Hawaiian Hope” (Bacardi, pineapple, cranberry and OJ, $7). Also includes $2 menu, free shuffleboard and darts, plus an appearance by the Bacardi Promo Girls to welcome the Obama Administration. 6 p.m., no cover.
Pizza Fino- Inauguration party and happy hour all hours ($3 well, $3-5 menu). No cover, 4 p.m. to 10p.m.

Plan B – Inaugurate THIS! An especially historic Short-Shorts Night, hosted by Jedediah “Diamond” Aaker, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, deejayed by Miss Jen Lane. No cover, drink specials.
1305 S.E. Eighth St.

Slammer will be having free pizza, a band and a champagne toast! Starts at 6 p.m.

Tanker – $1.50 Pabst and Old Style tall boys, and .50 cent wings and potato salad. A prize of $20 goes to the one who wears the best American flag shirt. Starts at 11 a.m. and goes all day.
4825 S.E. Hawthorne

Thatch House – Specialty “Obama Mama” cocktail, $7, all day, and $5 Mai Tais, $4 well and $3 select beer, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. No cover.

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Two Vanguard writers sound off.

As students hustled to classes during the first two weeks of winter term, a familiar theme was evident in several locations: the abundance of people on campus that are not students.

Jared Mees is a skinny man, often times toting a beard, with hair down over his eyes and can be seen wearing wonderfully artful screen-printed hoodies.

Mutant squirrels of Portland and the right way to handle icy driving conditions.

Portland State’s PSU Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to manage private donations to the university, appointed new members to its board of directors last month, taking up the positions of president, first vice president, treasurer and secretary of the board.

Though the Bengal’s season thus far has been full of struggles, including a five-game losing streak, the team won their Big Sky opener against Northern Colorado on Jan. 2.

The scene inside Portland State’s Smith Memorial Ballroom Wednesday night was one that speaks highly to the notion of adequately funding higher education.

Thanks to the largess of Cartoon Network’s foremost pair of comedic Dadaists, the Vanguard is offering 10 (!) free pairs of tickets to the duo’s show this Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Crystal Ballroom.

The Portland music scene wouldn’t be anything without the Portland basement. It is a staple of the city, like the rain or the bridges or the coffee or the vegans or the bicycles.