Yesterday, bright-colored signs bearing the words “Warning Genocide Photos Ahead” were the first indication that the scene in the South Park Blocks would be different than a typical day. An eye-catching display showing the effects of abortion with pictures of aborted fetuses, dead bodies and representations of genocide, including photos depicting the Holocaust, was erected in between the Branford P. Millar Library and Neuberger Hall Tuesday.
When McArthur Court was deemed no longer suitable and the Ducks were in need of an upgrade, the University of Oregon’s solution was to move forward with plans to build a new $200 million arena that relies solely on state funding.
Just two weeks ago, the Portland State men’s basketball team was gathering up their luggage and boarding a charter flight from Eppley Airfield Airport in Omaha, Neb., to go back to the Rose City.
Next fall, students will only have until the end of the second week to add or drop classes before their financial aid status is locked in, which is two weeks earlier than the current policy.
Police sirens echoed through the streets of Omaha, Neb., as two motorcycles with flashing blue and red lights and the words “Omaha Police” plastered across their gas tanks spilled onto a sun-drenched Capital Avenue. Behind the pair of motorbikes emerged a black charter bus housing the first Portland State basketball team to ever advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Vikings were en route to Qwest Center Omaha to practice a day before facing off against No. 1 seed Kansas on the opening day of March Madness, Thursday, March 20.
When a bomb threat was discovered in Neuberger Hall late February, the building was quickly evacuated, the premises were roped off, and notifications were sent via university voicemail and e-mail and posted on the PSU Web site.
It began to breathe when Portland State fans screamed and shouted behind green masks of face paint before Wednesday night’s Big Sky Championship tussle. It took its initial steps forward when Deonte Huff intercepted an errant pass and threw down a breathtaking breakaway dunk in the first half.
Call him a utility player, Mr. Everything or “Deonte Do It All,” because the 6-foot-4 guard is Portland State’s key to victory. Without bias, Huff fills every category of the stat sheet: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, among several others. And, as usual, the first-team All-Big Sky performer must come up big in a multitude of areas for the Vikings to win the Big Sky championship and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
As head basketball coach Ken Bone scampered hurriedly through the South Park Blocks to meet up with a visiting recruit at around noon Thursday, his face showed all the typical signs of tiredness and exhaustion.
We’re the champs. The best. Number one. Head honchos of the Big Sky. The finest. Top dogs. Cream of the crop. For the first time ever Portland State can utter those words without any ifs, ands or buts. That’s because there is no question. It’s the truth. There’s nothing else to prove. And nobody can doubt it. The Big Sky title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament belongs to the Vikings.
Joe Lunardi has a success rate that rivals Tiger Woods ability to rack up wins in PGA tournaments. Except instead of sinking 15-foot birdie putts like the esteemed Woods, ESPN’s Lunardi predicts where college basketball teams will be seeded in the NCAA Tournament.