“Extreme heat,” “record-setting high temperatures,” “high heat risk”—these are not words one would expect to hear describing a Portland summer. However, this year they are apt descriptors of the kind…
Looking backward—and forward—with Stephen Percy
In an email headed “Message from President Percy,” Portland State University President Stephen Percy announced to the PSU community on May 13 that he would retire when his three-year term…
Hill to Hall August 9–12
August 9: Multnomah County issues new indoor mask mandate Officials in Multnomah County instituted a new indoor mask mandate for all people aged 5 and older—regardless of their vaccination…
We have a moral duty to stand in solidarity with Palestine
If you’ve been watching international news lately, chances are you’ve caught a glimpse of what’s happening in the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the West Bank. We’ve seen video of…
Western media has a systemic bias against Palestinians
Nearly all media coverage of the situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is biased toward Israel and against Palestine—and if you don’t know what to look for, you…
Finally, the CIA is intersectional
In recent months, the Central Intelligence Agency has begun a social media campaign called “Humans of CIA,” presumably in an effort to reach out to marginalized communities and promote diversity…
14 University Studies adjuncts laid off, Faculty Senate to consider cutting SINQ courses as enrollment drops
On April 6, 14 adjunct faculty in the University Studies department at Portland State were sent emails from the Interim Executive Director of University Studies, Dr. Linda George, notifying them…
The inhumanity of for-profit healthcare in the age of COVID-19
It’s long past time we confront the shocking barbarity of medical care in America, and fight to create a healthcare system that serves all of us. According to the…
Get outside…in Minecraft
Picture this: it’s summer 2011. You’ve just graduated from 7th grade, and you’ve got nothing to do. You’re sitting in front of the family computer—when there was still a “computer…
A day at the Lan Su Chinese Garden
Having received a vaccination, I recently had a “normal” day out of the house for the first time since last March; I have to say, I missed it. As…
OSU professor develops new Midnight Roma tomato
James Myers, professor of vegetable breeding and vegetable genetics at the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, has developed a new dark purple antioxidant-rich tomato called the Midnight Roma….