International Night in Smith Ballroom Friday Friday evening the Organization of International Students will host International Night, the annual celebration of international cultures, in the Smith Memorial Student Union. The festivities for the evening are slated to include a fashion show, artistic performances such as dancing, cuisine sampling from across the globe, and cultural booths designed to demonstrate the diversity of cultures that converge daily on campus.
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International Night in Smith Ballroom Friday
Friday evening the Organization of International Students will host International Night, the annual celebration of international cultures, in the Smith Memorial Student Union.
The festivities for the evening are slated to include a fashion show, artistic performances such as dancing, cuisine sampling from across the globe, and cultural booths designed to demonstrate the diversity of cultures that converge daily on campus.
The doors open at 5 p.m., and events will be held in the Multicultural Center, the Smith Ballroom and the cafeteria. Tickets to the event are $9 for students and $11 for the general public.
For more information, contact the Organization of International Students at 503-725-4094.
-Melinda Bardon
Obama leads in Oregon
A new poll shows Barack Obama has a huge lead over Hillary Clinton in Oregon as the state heads into the final week before counting its ballots in a primary election that could be the deciding factor in the Democratic nomination.
Obama led 55 percent to 35 percent over Clinton among Oregon voters surveyed-a margin considered nearly insurmountable.
“Barring a disaster, Barack Obama’s going to win Oregon, and he may win it very big,” said veteran pollster Tim Hibbitts of Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall Inc.
The poll of 400 likely Democratic voters across the state has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 percentage points.
The fact that Obama is favored by a percentage of voters well beyond the margin of error this close to the election suggests his victory is nearly certain.
The statewide poll was conducted May 8-10 by Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall for the Portland Tribune and KPTV.
Clinton was favored by Democratic voters over 55, but Obama led more than 2-to-1 among voters 18 to 34 and 35 to 54, according to the poll.
-The Associated Press
Erickson takes heat
The hard-fought battle for an open congressional seat took a nasty turn Monday when candidate Kevin Mannix accused his opponent, Mike Erickson, of impregnating a young woman in 2000, then dropping her off at a clinic to have an abortion.
Erickson’s campaign spokesman emphatically denied the allegation, calling it a “desperate smear” by Mannix, who has lagged far behind Erickson in fundraising and has been unable to match Erickson’s blizzard of TV ads. Erickson is a graduate of Portland State, and was the PSU student body president in 1986.
Mannix, a former lawmaker and gubernatorial contender, airs the accusation against Erickson in a letter sent to the homes of 5th District Republicans who haven’t cast their ballots yet in advance of next Tuesday’s GOP primary.
The letter contains no complete names or evidence and instead cites a 2006 e-mail purportedly written by someone identified as “Kristi,” who says she is the friend of the woman, “a single mom,” who allegedly was impregnated by Erickson and got the abortion.
In the e-mail, Kristi asserts that Erickson was being hypocritical for running as a “pro-life, pro-family” candidate.
-The Associated Press
