College Headlines

The perfect blockbuster?

Daily Vanguard, Portland State University, OR

1 hour ago by Stover E. Harger III

It's been building up to this all summer.

After numerous seasonal blockbuster disappointments (I'm looking at you, Indiana Jones) and a few decent superhero adventures, this flashy but often predictable movie season has been awaiting a film that would live up to its hype and please audiences and critics alike with intelligence, thrills and an emotional resonance that would stick with theater-goers long after the credits roll.

ASPSU reacts to Glanville's roster trimming

Daily Vanguard, Portland State University, OR

5 hours ago by Skyler Archibald

Fueled by the recent decision of head football coach Jerry Glanville to not renew the scholarships of at least eight players, Portland State student government is striving to improve the way student-athletes are treated.

According to ASPSU President Hannah Fisher, student-athletes are being used for their athletic ability and graduate without the opportunity to fully exercise their intellect or find their passion for their future.

Eight players lose scholarships

Daily Vanguard, Portland State University, OR

15 hours ago by Skyler Archibald

Eight players that suited up last year for Portland State's football team will likely not return for the 2008 season after their scholarships were not renewed for the 2008-09 academic year.

In early June, each of the players were informed by the athletic department in a letter that their athletic scholarship would end at the end of spring term. They also each met with either their position coach or head football coach Jerry Glanville.

Three of the players who did not have their scholarships renewed confirmed for the Vanguard Monday the names of all eight of the players. The players named are as follows: Matt Bramow, Ronnie Fa'avae, Reggie Joseph, AJ Nielsen, Tristan Patin, Matt Smith, Scott Stone and Marcel Thompson.

G-Unit went and blew it

Arbiter Online, Boise State University, ID

13 hours ago by DALE W. EISINGER
Culture Editor

"Look at hip-hop. Name a group!" G-Unit front man 50 Cent said in an introduction to the group's new album "Terminate on Sight." "There's no group, period, in hip-hop."

This causes one to really question 50's knowledge of the genre, as he apparently hasn't taken into account the still-active Wu-Tang Clan, N.

Strong Oregon following creates ticket shortage for Boise State fans

Arbiter Online, Boise State University, ID

5 hours ago by KIRK BELL
Sports Coordinator

There are many fans that will be left out of the show come Sept. 20. That show is Boise State University football's next big athletic event: BSU vs. University of Oregon.

Bronco Nation was given the news that Gene Bleymaier, Boise State's athletic director, had struck a deal with the University of Oregon releasing 2,000 tickets.

Drunk or sober, river floaters cut loose: The Good

Arbiter Online, Boise State University, ID

7 hours ago by Bob Beers

With recent developments focusing on the issue of alcohol and the river, parents can breathe easy knowing that the treasured Boise River lacks the overflowing booze and reckless drunks of the past. Floating down the Boise River used to require keeping a watchful eye, not just on the river, but on fellow floaters.

In face of change, students must get involved

Seattle University Spectator, Seattle University, WA

4 days ago

Much of the reporting within this issue of The Spectator has a unified theme: Seattle University is changing. And as President Stephen Sundborg, SJ, reassures, change is a normal thing for any institution to encounter.

But Sundborg downplays the evolution of Seattle U.

Seattle sound: Guide to great music and venues

Seattle University Spectator, Seattle University, WA

2 days ago by Matthew Martell

Though it may never again reach the point it was at during its heyday with bands like Nirvana and Screaming Trees swarming the community, Seattle's music scene is anything but dead.

Election 2008: Forget the 'flip-flops'

Seattle University Spectator, Seattle University, WA

3 days ago by Angelo Carosio

It's an exciting time to be a new voter. The record-breaking primary season for the 2008 Democratic Party nomina­tion was one of the first where every vote in every state had an impact, and the epic fight between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will go down in history as one of the hardest fought and closest pri­mary battles in quite a long time, one between two can­didates many people found it hard to choose between.