The university hosted the Cascadia Cypherpunk Convergence on Saturday, April 11 in and around the Smith Memorial Student Union to teach and discuss cryptography and other technology-related issues. The event…
19 Human Artists exhibit brings grad work to galleries
The opening reception for 19 Human Artists was held on the evening of April 9 in the Autzen Gallery. 19 Human artists is a collaboration between Portland State and the University…
Global Rhythms IV sings music of the world
“One thing that is true about human beings—it doesn’t matter what time period or where on the Earth—every civilization that we know of has gotten together to sing,” said Ethan…
Horoscopes for the week of May 24
Aries March 21-April 19 I’m not shocked no one wanted to take you to see Pitch Perfect 2, Aries. We both know in our heart of hearts that you really…
Graphic tee content, viewer discretion advised
Graphic t-shirts have the power to reduce your appearance to that of a 14-year-old in a matter of seconds. You know the kind of tee I’m talking about. The ones…
You want the toast? You can’t handle the toast!
Breakfast, brunch or brinner, if you don’t at least have French toast for any of these meals then you’re obviously doing something wrong with your life. So here’s my take…
‘Crow Hollow’ is the fashionable nostalgia of literature
When I was a teenager, I went through a brief phase where I was obsessed with the 1960s. I read, watched, wore and listened to anything to do with that…
Music as the medium for education
Charley Gray’s career has been anything but uneventful. He created the jazz studies program at Portland State and co-invented the Portland Jazz Orchestra. Although the University of North Texas graduate…
Chamber choir puts on ‘Little Match Girl’ rendition
The Portland State Chamber Choir finished their performance season with the Little Match Girl Passion on May 17 and 19 at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in SE Portland. The chamber…
A.P. Herbert is the master satirist you never knew
1950s England. The Russian War is over. The Soviets have been destroyed by their own incompetency. Satellite countries have risen up and destroyed the sickle and hammer with help from…
Bound in history
Pass by the elevators in the Branford Price Millar Library and you might notice a curious array of ancient texts and the tools used to create them. Nestled discreetly among…