The way of nirvana is simple: Achieve selflessness through the purge of all worldly desires. So say the picture stories etched into 1,600-year-old Buddhist ceiling and wall paintings found in…
Archaeology Roadshow invites public to dig into the past
The archeology department invites all to discover the past at the fifth annual Archeology Roadshow. The archeology department organized this dwellings-themed event for all PSU students and the public. The…
‘A Night of Strindberg’ tackles masculinity and gender relationships
Starting with August Strindberg’s 1889 one act play The Stronger, and featuring Per Olov Enquist’s 1975 The Night of the Tribades, the Portland State School of Theater + Film’s A…
Ink Visible explores crossroads of disability and tattoo culture
Ink Visible is more than just a graduate project for Arianna Warner; it’s also a personal endeavor to illuminate invisible disabilities through tattoo culture. Warner is pursuing a Master of…
Totally legit horoscopes for the week of May 23-29
Aries (March 21–April 19) The spring rain might be dampening your mood, but hang in there, focus and own those finals. When the sun’s finally back, leave that cave behind…
Beetle Song: MFA candidate Emily Lewis fuses trauma and art
What happens when the trauma that can accompany growing up in a small town—gossip mongering, alcoholism, corporal punishment—manifests through multidisciplinary artistic expression? Portland State Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary…
Sustainability students acquire Bee City USA certification
This month, Portland State officially became the 10th certified Bee Campus USA institution in the country since the initiative launched last year. The new apiary, which consists of two beehives…
Jazz ensemble to play Lincoln Performance Hall
Never has there been a truer form of free musical expression than jazz. Musicians work together to perform a song’s prescribed structure, its form, building tension through harmonic dissonance and…
Horoscopes for summer break
From Mystic J; Permanent resident of Room 1313, Hollywood Tower Hotel. Aries (March 21–April 19) Spend your summer trying to better yourself. Be constructive and pick a new skill to…
Event listings for summer break
Whether you’re still in town or just town adjacent, here are some Portland events to keep your spirits up! Keep your summer cool with some of the following. Portland Lesbian…
Stage club introduces independent run of ‘Arms and the Man’
Arms and the Man, by celebrated Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, is a comedy about an enemy soldier sneaking into a girl’s room, setting the stage for mischief throughout the…