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A sustainable legacyAfter humble beginnings, sustainability on campus has become a PSU staple
Recently, Portland State's profile for sustainability projects on campus has been the subject of much discussion across campus. This week, the Vanguard is taking a closer look at what sustainability has meant to PSU in the past, present and future.
Even among expert faculty, sustainability at Portland State is often a nebulous topic.… |
News
PSU feeling bike parking crunch
Some bicycle commuters returning to school last week found a challenge waiting for them before they even got to their first class of the day: no place to park. With an increase in bicycle ridership and a limited numbers of bike racks available on campus, cyclists have been resorting to finding any piece of metal they can secure their bikes to.
"People are locking their bikes to fences," said ASPSU student senator Peter Welte.
Arts and Culture
The Hip-Hop Live Tour: a review
By: Ed Johnson
Last Friday's Hip-Hop Live Tour revealed two facts. One was entirely expected and the other entirely surprising.
The expected: Despite a strong lineup featuring Talib Kweli, David Banner and Little Brother, backed by a shit-hot live band, the Rhythm Roots All Stars, the turn out was mediocre. The crowd filled up less than half the Roseland Theater.
Sports
Opportunistic hustlers
By: Nathan Hellman
It brings a smile to senior linebacker KJ McCrae's face to talk about hitting hard, especially when he touches on the fact that in Portland State's defense there is "no technique to it, you just hit."
During the dog days of summer leading up to the season, the Vikings defense did not spend time practicing tackling and their scrimmage sessions were usually void of full contact.
This season, there have been moments when that lack of tackling may have hurt the team as opposing ball carriers have squeaked from the grasp of a Portland State defender for more yardage.
Opinion
82nd Avenue blues
There's a war being waged over a strip of Portland's 82nd Avenue, an area just over six miles long. People living in the neighborhoods on and around this street feel that their rights and safety are being threatened by the prostitution trade that has flourished in their community, and many of these concerned, angry citizens blame Mayor Tom Potter and the City Council for revoking the ordinance designating the area as a "prostitution-free zone," (or PFZ) a little over a year ago.
Wherever prostitution is illegal (as it is in Portland, and almost every other place in the U.S.) it is already, by definition, a "prostitution-free zone."
