Socialism is back. Today, more young people in the United States express positive opinions of the socialist ideology than ever before. An October 2016 YouGov poll identified 53 percent of…
Why you should go to the homecoming game this weekend
Portland State is a special place. As a good friend of mine recently said, many of the students here were the weirdest kid in town wherever they grew up, and…
Write the cover letter that gets you noticed
You’ve found it: the perfect scholarship, job, or organization for your unique skill set and ambitions. You’ve updated your resume, tweaked your portfolio, and even gotten a haircut to make…
An open letter (challenge) to the PSU community
Dear esteemed colleagues, faculty, and fellow students of the Portland State community; The new academic year is upon us, and with it as always the tenuous opportunity for fantastic successes…
Where to get your groceries
Portland may be food cart city, but few of us can afford to eat out three square meals a day. Eventually, you’re going to need a reliable, reasonably priced grocery…
Undergrads: Take advantage of all University Studies has to offer
Ask any student who has survived the first few years of college life, and they’ll tell you every quarter can feel like an endurance run. You’ll hit the ground running…
Grammar Cop’s guide to sidewalk etiquette
Hi there. Grammar Cop here. You know, the asshole who corrects you when you say something moronic like, “Nicky just invited Becka and I to an exclusive afterparty,” unaware that…
An infidel is coming to PSU
When asked whether he is concerned about potential protest against his upcoming event at Portland State, contentious New York-based author Chadwick Moore had this to say: “Protest, by all means….
Free speech or hate speech? Civil rights lawyer speaks at PSU
When Joe Cohn, legislative and policy director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, brought his dialogue concerning free speech on college campuses to Portland State on March 18,…
Verbal resolutions: a list of must-banish terms for 2017
Dearest Vanguard readers: In the spirit of growth and development, let us drop the bad habits of the past year and commit to fresh, sophisticated verbiage in 2017. Every year,…
Yule love winter solstice
The first weeks of December are a dark time, and not just because of final exams. For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, the days grow shorter and…