As counterculture Portland as you think you want to be, it’s pumpkin-freakin-spice season. Washington Post wrote a great expose on why pumpkin spice became America’s go-to fall flavor. The mix…
The list of Pacific Northwest serial killers you’ve been dying for
Look to your left. Look to your right. Seven out of every million of you beanie-toting Oregonians will be murdered by a serial killer. Terrifying, right? Though Oregon ranks number…
Area 52 bar owner denies responsibility for sign making light of domestic violence
On the morning of Weds., Oct. 18, Amy Bossard, a southeast Portland resident, was shocked by a message she encountered in front of her neighborhood bar: “We like our beer…
Senators visit PSU to discuss Trump’s sexual assault agenda
Oregon’s top survivor-championing senators joined local activist Brenda Tracy in visiting the Portland State campus on Monday, Oct. 9 to talk about sexual violence prevention and education. Sen. Ron Wyden…
Shaken by recent quakes, PSU braces itself for future tremors
Two deadly earthquakes have devastated Mexico’s southern coast and capital city, bringing Portland’s stark seismic reality a little closer to home. The Pacific Northwest, aligned nicely above the Cascadian Subduction…
PSU unfazed by DeVos Roll-backs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released interim guidance for how schools recieving federal funding should handle sexual misconduct cases on Sept. 22. However, Portland State wants students to know that its sexual…
Former Identity Evropa and Patriot Prayer supporter steps down
Man quits Identity Evropa, Patriot Prayer, finds Jesus Jake Von Ott, the nineteen-year-old regional coordinator for Identity Evropa Oregon, has permanently stepped down from his position and will refrain from…
Gibson pokes antifa, gets stung: cancels rallies amid protests
Patriot Prayer loses control of planned rally On the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 26, Pacific Northwest Libertarian celebrity Joey Gibson’s appearance at a liberal anti-hate protest in Berkeley, California at…
Reflection in the wake of totality
After my misty eyes beheld eclipse totality, I am happy to weather the traffic, one homemade porta potty, and the dense-and-poorly-managed makeshift campground disaster all over again. It is worth…
Fascism on the rise: Portland extremists reveal themselves
[Note from Vanguard Editor-in-Chief, Colleen Leary]: In recent years, droves of new residents have flocked to Portland, many under the guise of a Portlandia-branded utopian liberal oasis: an easy-going city…
Board of Trustees lowers tuition hike. Will students still feel the pinch?
At a special meeting on July 21, the Portland State Board of Trustees approved a resolution to lower the planned tuition increase set for Fall term. After passing an Oregon…