The first wave of numbers for Oregon’s various ballot measures have begun to roll in at 8 p.m. The following results are with 45.82 percent of registered Oregon voters voting from all 132 precincts being counted.
Presidential race update
Romney ahead with 50 percent, CNN says
6:50 p.m. update: President Barack Obama is projected to win Pennsylvania, according to major networks. Florida remains a dead heat.
Early projections show Romney with 152 electoral votes
As of about 6:10 p.m., results continued to flood in and key battleground states remained up in the air.
Why Oregon could still matter in the presidential race
Battleground states, an engaged electorate and popular vote politics are factors
With key swing states closing their polls late this afternoon, it has been presumed that we’ll all but know the final outcome of the presidential election before Oregon finishes voting at 8 p.m. tonight.
From the classroom to the court
PSU professor runs for Lane County circuit court judge
This week, a Portland State professor may be elected to public office—and under highly unusual circumstances.
Conference discusses Marxism, socialism
Speakers argue Marx’s ideas still relevant today
“An injury to one worker’s power is an injury to all.”
A banner with this slogan hung behind the podium at the 2012 Northwest Marxism Conference.
Malkin fires up PSU republicans
Blogger rallies voters days before the election
Portland’s political minority—conservatives and libertarians alike—found camaraderie on Friday when they welcomed a prominent right-wing media voice to Portland State.
Where to watch the election
A guide to Portland’s political parties near campus
One year and hundreds of millions of election dollars later, a long election season is drawing to a close.
Tribes protect tradition of place
According to Molalla tradition, when Coyote was creating the world he was challenged by Grizzly Bear near Mount Hood. Coyote won the fight and scattered Grizzly Bear’s remains across the landscape, saying of the tribe, “Now the people will be good hunters.”
Students pitch in for afternoon of service
Portland State’s Student Leaders for Service kicked off its new “First Friday” program last week with a trip to Scrap, a local nonprofit organization that encourages arts and sustainability through what they call “creative reuse.”
Wiewel’s message to SFC: no new fees
SFC distributes $14 million in student fees
On Friday, Portland State President Wim Wiewel delivered a message to the Associated Students of Portland State University’s student fee committee in person: Do not raise student fees, no matter how tempting or necessary it may seem.