Author: Vanguard Staff

Sports are perhaps what colleges and universities become most well known for. Basketball and football games garner attendance and fan enthusiasm generally reserved for pro levels.

In January, lines to the new student recreation center were around the block as people flocked to the shiny, new building. On the other side of campus, however, a different building was preparing to lose a significant source of revenue: Campus Rec.

Last week, we outlined some problems with the ASPSU election, which has become a broken system in dire need of an overhaul. This week, we offer suggestions in the hope of improving ASPSU and its elections.

Now that the ASPSU election is over for the year, many are still surprised to find that the election even occurred at all. Many mistakes were made in this election; we now have the opportunity to learn from them and correct the process for next year.

2009 Holiday Guide

Student Senator P.V. Jantz filed papers with the Judicial Board this week, calling for the impeachment of Student Fee Committee member Ron Lee, who in turn plans to file his own calls for impeachment against various ASPSU officials.

We’ve come together here at the Vanguard to help you with your holiday plans, come take a look at what we have for you!

This year we traveled far and wide across the land in search of the coolest, spiciest, cheapest, and best food we could find. Now that we know the secrets to finding the best food in town we’re going to share it with you!

Only 800 Portland State students voted in this year’s student government election. That is about 3 percent of a student body that numbers almost 27,000. That is also the lowest percentage of voter turnout in over a decade. It is problematic to have such a small sect of the population electing those who will represent Portland State students for the 2009-10 academic year.

Students logged on to banweb.pdx.edu at 8 a.m. Monday morning to cast their votes in the student government election and found they could not vote because the Office of Information Technology was not provided with enough information to open polling.

Voting in student government elections is one of the most important duties we have as students, because it is part of our democratic responsibility and the work that those who are elected do significantly impacts what kind of experience each of us has at Portland State.