Author: Virginia Vickery

Mary Moller was named Portland State’s new government relations director in early October after the resignation of Jesse Cornett, who held the position for nearly three years.

The Portland State Student Senate Finance Committee commenced activity at the start of the school year and regularly communicates with the Student Fee Committee as expected, said Daniel Lyons, fourth-year senator and president pro tempore of the Senate.

ASPSU is working to register 2,510 Portland State students to vote by Jan. 5, 2010, and is looking for more volunteers to help register potential voters.

As classes began this week, students were greeted with warnings about the possible spread of H1N1 swine flu at Portland State.

The Student Fee Committee spent the summer training and planning and feels ready for the coming year, said SFC Chair Johnnie Ozimkowski.

Commuters will now enjoy larger windows, a smoother ride and wider reaching service. Portland’s Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is adding lines to its service and the trains have been upgraded for the first time since service began in 1982.

The Associated Students of Portland State University is the student government organization on campus, best known by the acronym ASPSU. Though the name is short, the list of branches, participants and responsibilities is long and laden with yet more acronyms.

Whether a first-time renter or a seasoned lessee, it is important to know one’s responsibilities and rights when entering into the sometimes-complicated arrangement of property rental.

The sale of electronic cigarettes has been banned in Oregon by state Attorney General John Kroger until the Federal Drug Administration proves the safety of the product or until a court rules the FDA does not have the authority to regulate them.

A four-member panel put on by the Portland Baha’i community at Portland State on Friday, July 10, recruited an audience of about 50 people.

The panel discussion took place in the Multicultural Center on the date marking the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of Baha’i leaders.

At a meeting last Friday, the Student Fee Committee assigned its members as liaisons to student groups, and member Jil Heimensen was elected as the committee’s vice chair.

However, future decisions may not be official because of an Oregon Administrative Rule concerning committee member enrollment.