Author: Robert Seitzinger

It’s getting colder with each passing day, meaning you must find a way to keep warm. You could crank the thermostat, start layering your clothing or warm yourself with alcohol consumption.

It’s been some 26 years since Mario first started climbing ladders and construction beams while leaping over barrels in a bid to save his beloved princess. That unending quest to rescue his pink dress-donning damsel in distress finally led Mario into the vast reaches of space last week, when Super Mario Galaxy came out on the Wii–yet another bar-setting title from Nintendo’s in-house developing staff.

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a technophile is “one who has a love of or enthusiasm for technology.” Given that each year’s new wave of gadgets and gizmos grow faster, stronger and just plain sexier than before, it’s hard to refuse the enthused when it comes to technology.

Through November, Portlanders interested in shaping the future of the 80-year-old Sellwood Bridge can participate in an online survey, which showcases possible new designs for the bridge’s replacement.

Portland State’s School of Business Administration has opened a new sustainability center on campus, which business faculty say will increase sustainable business education on campus.

Portland State’s Sustainability Club is hosting a “Clean Car Show” event in the Park Blocks between Smith Memorial Student Union and Cramer Hall today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A new degree focusing on art studies, with programs that range from theater to music, will begin next term at Portland State. The State Board of Higher Education approved the new bachelor’s of art degree in arts studies at a Nov. 2 meeting. According to meeting agenda, the degree was presented to the State Board of Higher Education due to increasing art student enrollment at PSU, up from 862 students in 1996 to just under 2,000 last year.

The Portland Water Bureau is asking local residents to prepare for the coming months by winterizing their plumbing and testing their toilets for possible leaks.

KEEN Footwear is scheduled to show its documentary STAND, which focuses on sustainability and student involvement, this Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in room 228 of Smith Memorial Student Union.

Hailed for months prior to its release as the violent videogame to redefine violent videogames, Manhunt 2 was released last week just before Halloween. And do you know what happened? Nothing. Just plain, downright fuckin’ nothing. No sort of new standards for gore nor gruesomeness were set.

The School of Business Administration at Portland State is hosting a two-day conference starting Thursday in recognition of its new Center for Design and Innovation for Business and Sustainability.