Opinion
This time next week—barring recounts—the madness will be over, and we’ll know who our president will be for the next four years. I voted for Barack Obama, which probably isn’t surprising. But based on the campaign he ran, I’m not sure he really deserves to win.
It’s two weeks into summer break, and you’re stoked. You’re caught up on your beauty sleep and your laundry. Tonight you’re going out, and you plan on rocking the house at your favorite venue. You’ve got money to spend and a sober cab to take you back home when the night is through. You’ve got this one mapped out.
Some Portland State students were surprised to find their tuition bill a bit higher than usual this quarter. Well, actually, a lot higher than usual.
Picture an 85-acre organic farm somewhere in Southern California, nestled between hundreds of acres of corporate oranges and avocados.
Over the summer I had to do something I’d never done before: come out to my mother. When I say “come out,” I don’t mean the common definition; the two of us squared with that one a long time ago. No, this time around I was coming out as an atheist.
The Vanguard has already spilled much ink this quarter over the regressive disaster a Romney-Ryan administration would look like, so let’s keep our focus on the man we’re endorsing.
Our financial aid system works out well for the two extremes: Those with absolutely no financial means are able to have their college education paid for largely by federal or state grants, and those with affluent backgrounds are able to pay tuition out-of-pocket.
Most of us have heard about Romney’s “binders full of women” and seen the data proving Romney didn’t actually compile said binders and, furthermore, that his record of hiring women was actually quite poor.
There’s nothing quite like standing and waiting for 45 minutes on cold, wet pavement for a streetcar to come trundling around the corner. Recently I’ve been doing a lot of that.
AMC’s The Walking Dead has earned a reputation as the show fans love to hate. Each episode is full of potential, but many people seem to feel that it’s failed to reach that potential.
What are the top three issues that will influence your voting this November?