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Portland State University
Updates for March 9, 2010
Public market nearing fruition
By: Patrick Guild
Attraction would spur growth in the area
Portland developers are hoping to work with Multnomah County in creating a year-round, indoor-outdoor public market that showcases local growers, similar to Pike Place Market in Seattle, Wash….
Frappuccinos and firearms
By: Robin Tinker
Businesses should ban openly carried guns
Guns are always a hot topic and have been recently linked with the Pacific Northwest’s favorite hot beverage. Starbucks has unwillingly become involved in a heated debate between a growing open carry movement across the country….
Capital projects: an overview
By: Courtney Graham
ASRC, Lincoln Hall and future improvements
The Academic and Student Recreation Center is still awaiting the conclusion of some legal proceedings that would make it fully operational as an academic, recreational and commercial space….
More students eligible for tax credit
By: Corie Charnley
The IRS has temporarily introduced the American Opportunity Credit
For the 2009 and 2010 tax years, a broader range of students will qualify for tax credits to help offset the cost of higher education….
Illegitimate impeachment
By: Corie Charnley
J-Board reviews student Senate impeachment process of SFC member
After the Student Senate spent two meetings on the impeachment proceedings of a Student Fee Committee member, the ASPSU Judicial Board decided the final decision to impeach was not legitimate….
Survival within their borders
By: Wendy Shortman
Fictional story takes readers into the life of a Salvadoran family living in the U.S.
Do They Know I’m Running? is a heart-wrenching novel about family loyalty and the empty promises of the American dream for a Latino family….
A layered film
By: Sarah Esterman
Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies has a lot going on, but falls a little flat
It is one thing for me to sit around and critique mainstream popular films each week, but quite another when it comes to a documentary about art and film. The same formulas do not apply….
Three out of five
By: James MacKenzie
PSU chalks 27 hits in first day, but offense disappears over final three games
After tallying 27 hits and scoring 19 runs in their first two games at the Eller Media Stadium Tournament, it looked as though the Viking softball team would have a big weekend down in Las Vegas….
Critical loss
By: Rosemary Hanson
Vikings lose to EWU and get reduced to No. 5 seed
With stellar shooting and rebounding, regular season champion Eastern Washington passed up the Portland State women’s basketball team in the final game of the regular season on Saturday….
Exec staff shuffle
By: Stacy Austin
ASPSU still filling empty positions, encouraging others to get involved now
ASPSU’s executive staff recently refilled two positions, although an additional position is yet to be filled. Staffers are encouraging students who want to be involved, to become active now….
Weekend double-split
By: Nilesh Tendolkar
Men’s and women’s tennis teams win and lose
The Portland State tennis teams walked away from this weekend’s matches with mixed results….
Sitting of the fence
By: Nilesh Tendolkar
Fencing Club left hanging when Oregon and Lower Columbia cancel
The members of the Portland State Fencing Club had to be content fencing amongst themselves in the Valhalla
