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Dressed in a green PSU Cycling jersey, new university President Wim Wiewel and Mayor-elect Sam Adams coasted their bicycles to a stop in the South Park Blocks in front of dozens of university staff, faculty and students awaiting his arrival Monday morning. Not every workday will begin this way for Wiewel, but not every day will be his first on the job, and Wiewel realizes that there’s only one chance to make a good first impression. The ride highlighted at least two issues Wiewel hopes to tackle during his tenure: sustainability and strengthening the university’s relationship with City Hall.

Standing composed and confident on the Stott Community Field following Portland State’s short walk-through Friday morning, the glimmering smile on Tygue Howland’s face was tough to miss. The beaming grin that the junior quarterback owned followed a few short words that encapsulate his more than three years in the South Park Blocks.

To say Portland State’s 31-14 victory over Western Oregon in its season opener Saturday afternoon went according to plan would frankly be a stretch. Aside from securing the win and attracting 8,235 fans to PGE Park for an afternoon tilt, little went exactly according to the pre-game blueprint.

As the page on your computer screen refreshes, the apartment of your dreams comes into focus. A balcony juts out from the refined brickwork that makes up the exterior, and to the right a classy French-pane window leads inside the generously sized one-bedroom apartment splashed with soft white walls.

The Vanguard is dedicated to bringing fans the most up-to-date and accurate information regarding the Portland State football team. Using Vanguard Blogzone, the sports section will write blog entries from nearly every practice, complete with impressions, observations, analysis and insider information. Check Vanguard Blogzone daily for updates.

Maybe you’re new in town and need to know how to get around, or maybe you’re a long-time commuter who’s just sick of gas prices. Either way, for cross-town trips, public transportation is the way to go for many of the city’s inhabitants.

Downtown Portland. As of late, land of eternal construction, where the often-narrow one-way streets are even more confusing for newcomers to navigate.

Universally, college students tend to struggle with finances. Between classes, work and a personal life, there’s enough to deal with. On top of it all, having to budget one’s spending can be an especially big pain in the ass.

Long known as a bastion of cheap living and hipster sensibilities, the Rose City’s Southeastern side stretches from Burnside to Sellwood and past 82nd Avenue.

The numbers are in for tuition costs for the 2008-09 academic year. The Board of Higher Education approved the Oregon University System’s Fee Book in a meeting held June 6 at Eastern Oregon University.

Finally, just when summer was hitting its doldrums, Soul Calibur IV steps in to take an unnecessarily giant sword to August and splits the month apart with a force of sheer awesomeness.