With the university finally coming out of its winter shell, students will be looking to get out and experience the wildlife in the Portland area. Portland is one of the best cities in the country for hiking and camping, hosting a large amount of trails that start in and around the city, as well as sitting near two huge national forests and a large number of state parks.
You’ve done it now.
You stagger out of your favorite watering hole. While others make quick feet to their cars, you check your cell with a growing sense of dread. Yes, it’s after two, and depending on where you put up your feet, you might not be able to get home on TriMet for another three or four hours.
Mixed drinks are in a sad state. Bars in Portland offer slates of gimmicky cocktails at exhorbitant prices, all made with the same handful of tired liquors. Young hipsters resign themselves to quick fixes to mask the taste of their bargain-basement liquor purchases. Have bar owners and drink peddlers given up?
The Vikings finished their 2011–12 season with a 17-15 overall record and a 10-6 conference record. This was their best result in the three years Tyler Geving has been head coach of the team. The year ended with the Vikings making a deep run into the playoffs, culminating in a 69-63 loss away against the Weber State Wildcats in the semifinal round.
With last week’s good weather breaking the seal on the cold season, something new has shown up around PSU’s park blocks: runners. The cold never stopped the university’s running club, Run Around Portland, which offers a place where students can come together to do regular running activities for fun and exercise.
The Timbers started last season—their inaugural season in Major League Soccer—with a bang, winning or tying seven of their first 12 regular season matches against MLS squads. They couldn’t keep the momentum going, though, and finished just outside the playoff window in the Western Conference. This year, the team has pivoted to try to improve on that result, bringing in new players from abroad and from their development team while keeping the core of last year’s squad.
The Timbers started last season—their inaugural season in Major League Soccer—with a bang, winning or tying seven of their first 12 regular season matches against MLS squads. They couldn’t keep the momentum going, though, and finished just outside the playoff window in the Western Conference. This year, the team has pivoted to try to improve on that result, bringing in new players from abroad and from their development team while keeping the core of last year’s squad.
The Portland State Vikings smashed rivals Montana State Saturday in the Big Sky quarterfinal match at the Peter W. Stott Center. The Vikings took the lead early and held on to it throughout the match, leading to a 75-53 finish. The victory was a big turn around for the Vikings, who lost twice to Montana State this year in the regular season.
The Student Fee Committee is in the middle of budgeting for the 2012–13 school year. Athletics is one of the largest programs on the SFC’s docket, taking over $3.5 million in funding last year. This year, the SFC is implementing the first steps in a plan to reform the athletics portion of its budget—while making dramatic cuts in the process.
It’s a wintry Friday evening. The weather shifts between drizzling rain and a chilling wind, but about two dozen figures in windbreakers and long shorts have come together anyway under the floodlights of Portland State’s Peter W. Stott Field. While the rest of the campus is sleeping, these students have come out to run soccer drills, practice passing and stealing the ball and play quick inter-squad matches on an improvised field.
After a rocky season, Portland State’s men’s basketball team is just a victory away from a spot in the Big Sky tournament. This year’s team has become known for hosting big personalities and big stars. High scorers like Charles Odum and Chehales Tapscott have brought attention to the team from the Big Sky Conference, garnering multiple Player of the Week honors as well as television interviews.