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The Student Activities and Leadership Programs Advisory Board will be holding an open house today in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 338, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Wim Wiewel will take the helm as Portland State’s next president later this year, the State Board of Higher Education announced Friday morning. Wiewel, the provost and vice president of University of Baltimore, was the final candidate left vying for the presidency after the months-long search process.

Author Daniel Mason garnered much acclaim for his first novel The Piano Tuner in 2002. His second novel A Far Country flew under the radar when it was released last spring, but perhaps the well-written, fable-like story will find new life in its paperback release.

Blue Skies for Black Hearts Serenades and Hand Grenades *** A fairly standard Northwestern pop-rock album in the style of Elvis Costello or The Shins, Serenades and Hand Grenades is made interesting by bits of creative instrumentation interspersed sporadically throughout the record.

A man is woken in the middle of the night by a rummaging sound in the alley outside his apartment. He opens his window, sees three men dressed in monocles, top hats and suits digging through trashcans and yells, “Hey, you millionaires! Get out of my garbage.” The men scurry away into the night. With that 30-second sketch, The Kids in the Hall comedy troupe kicked off its very first episode 20 years ago. The skit, with its brevity, irreverence and social commentary, sums up nicely what Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson did in their six-year television run.

Disappointed with the lack of quality games for the Wii? You can still take comfort in the system’s virtual console feature, which allows gamers to download choice titles from bygone eras of gaming for between $5 and $10. And just because the list of VC games is populated with Marios, Zeldas and Sonics doesn’t mean there aren’t a healthy number of good, challenging titles that are a little off the beaten path. Here’s a rundown of some games that’ll give you the best bang for your buck.

Wim Wiewel is likely to become the next Portland State president. Comments by State Board of Higher Education members after an executive session interview with Wiewel Tuesday indicate that they think highly of the candidate’s experience, knowledge and personality.

A second candidate vying for the PSU presidency withdrew from the running Thursday afternoon, making Wim Wiewel, the current provost and vice president of the University of Baltimore, the only candidate left. Kathie Olsen, the deputy director and chief operating officer of the National Science Foundation, told the chancellor of the Oregon University System in a letter she sent Thursday that it is not the right time for her to leave the National Science Foundation.

Yesterday was the annual ASPSU elections (in case you missed the Vanguard’s front page today) and you probably did not vote.

Democratic candidates for Gordon Smith’s U.S. Senate seat will participate in the last of three Vanguard-sponsored candidate forums, Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom, room 355.

As restaurants, bars and pubs pop up in Portland’s trendiest districts one after the other, few palatable choices can be found in areas like Powell Boulevard.