Lois Lowry is the author of over 33 books and the recipient of two Newberry medals. Gossamer marks her first foray into adapting one of her books for the stage, and she chose to work with Oregon Children’s Theater, in conjunction with First Stage in Milwaukee, Wis. to create a moving piece where fantasy and reality merge.
It is 8:30 a.m. on a sunny Monday. PSU President Wim Wiewel, shortly after arriving at his office, has just been stuck with a needle and bandaged up. “Where’s my cookie and juice?” Wiewel jokes, flashing his characteristic open grin. While it may seem like an unpleasant way to start the week for most, the atmosphere in the president’s office was all smiles.
A handful of people turned out for the third debate between city commissioner candidates Amanda Fritz and Charles Lewis held today in Smith Memorial Student Union’s Parkway North room. In what could be their last debate before voters go to the polls Nov.
In Portland, Starbucks just doesn’t cut it. In most cities it would, but since most Portlanders are caffeine connoisseurs, we expect a little more from a cup of Joe. We’re not pretentious, just selective. The coffee shops on this list should meet the expectations of the vast majority of us picky Portlanders.
There isn’t a traditional way to write about the latest Artists Repertory Theatre production, Speech and Debate, without doing the show an injustice. The synopsis will be dull and is likely to seem trite and stale: Three alienated teens form a Speech and Debate Club where they learn about identity, each other and how to belong. That’s terrible. And it doesn’t begin to hint at the numerous George Michael references that pepper the action.
That all-important day we have been looking toward with anticipation is right around the corner. Nov. 4, 2008–Election day, when all the bumper stickers, voter registration clipboard stalkers, campaign ads, debates and SNL skits come to fruition. Now in the final days while (hopefully) millions of Oregonians are mailing in their ballots, the Vanguard has crafted our political endorsements for this historic election year for you, the conscientious voter, to help with your voting decisions both national and local.
Jerry Glanville sat in his black leather office chair around midday Thursday staring over a plastic container of steaming rice that was lying on his desk. Glanville was in deep thought, sitting in silence just moments after the he emphatically laid out the woes that have defined Portland State’s lackluster 2-4 record.
There’s nothing better than scoring a heaping plateful of food for $5, which means that there’s nothing better for lunch near campus than food carts. Whether your food preferences lean toward Thai, Mexican, Indian or something completely different (pizza, even!), the Vanguard has you covered with the best cart food the campus has to offer.
Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore will be in town this evening promoting Senatorial candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and speaking on U.S. climate change policies.
Daniel Korpenfelt, a former lab technician at Portland State, has plead guilty to stealing $312,000 worth of electronic equipment from the university, which he stole and sold online over the course of three years, according to an Oct. 23 Oregonian article.