“If nearly half of the students at PSU experience food insecurity in a given month, why isn’t this treated as an emergency?” asks the Portland State Food Pantry website. …
Missing the forest for the EVs
The electric car market is booming in Oregon. Drivers in the state have ranked number two in the United States in EV sales for two years straight, tying in 2022…
We need to rethink New Year’s resolutions
The way we think about New Year’s resolutions is making us miserable. Every year, millions of motivated people in the United States—about 44% of the population, according to a…
Why is it so hard to pee in the city?
It’s easier to pee in Portland than most cities in the United States. But public restrooms still aren’t accessible to everyone—and the ones that are can hardly be considered dignified….
Find it at 5th: In the Mirror of Maya Deren
This weekend at Portland State’s 5th Avenue Cinema—Portland’s only student-run theater—PSU students and the general public can catch a screening of In the Mirror of Maya Deren, a documentary about…
Study confirms Halloween is an inferior holiday
A new study published by a team of researchers at Halloween Town State University found that Halloween is “wildly overrated.” The report, published in the journal Holiday Science Quarterly…
Everyone deserves green spaces
Reader, wherever you are, look out the window. What greenery do you see? If you see rows of streetside shrubbery, shady tree canopies and lush public gardens, congratulations: you can…
PSU’s new Cuba club advocates for solidarity
As one entered the Smith Memorial Student Union second-floor lounge at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 5, they would find a curious sight. Tucked in the right-side corner of the room,…
The monks behind the books
If you’ve ever walked the stacks of Portland State’s Branford Price Miller Library, you’ve likely noticed the distinctive hard-cloth bindings on a number of books on the shelves. From academic…
Portland ballot measure offers new form of government
Portlanders will vote on a ballot measure that would dramatically alter the structure of Portland city government this November. The proposal would make three major changes to Portland’s charter. First,…
The Great Mussel Die-off
Western freshwater mussel populations are dying. According to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of invertebrate species, freshwater mussels are under threat from…