Nearly 100 game makers crowded into the Art Institute of Portland on Friday, Jan. 23 for this year’s Global Game Jam. The jam is a global event, but the Portland…
Representing Georgia
“I started to feel guilty for not doing more. I became restless.” Rep. John Lewis, born in 1940, was a young man during the initial stirrings of the civil rights…
Horoscopes for the week Jan. 25
Aquarius January 20-February 18 Otters often hold hands so they don’t float away from each other while sleeping. You could use that comfort this week too. Reach out and touch…
State of the media
The Portland State Student Media Board held a public meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20 to determine the fate of two student-run publications, Portland Spectrum and the Rearguard. Both publications were…
Bandcamp backlog
Bandcamp can sometimes be an intimidating place, full to the brim with promising new music just begging to be discovered. So where do you start? Here are some of the…
Emmy-nominated screenwriter to give exclusive talk
The Portland State film program will host a talk with Oregon screenwriter Jon Raymond on Feb. 4 to discuss his career and creative process. The lecture will take place in…
KPSU to host karaoke night
Portland State’s student-run radio station, KPSU, will take over karaoke at Suki’s Bar & Grill on Jan. 30 for KPSU Does Karaoke. The off-key singing will begin at 9 p.m….
Edo know much about Japanese beer, but this talk helped
Doctor Jeffrey Alexander of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside held a lecture on Jan. 15 entitled “Brewed in Japan,” about the beer industry in Japan. The talk was arranged by the Center…
Deconstructing the Strong Female Protagonist
Good representation in media is a limited resource. There aren’t many examples, and the ones that exist are often very lonely. Strong Female Protagonist is one of the few fantastic…
Horoscopes for the week of Jan. 18
Capricorn December 22-January 19 We’re almost at the end of your reign, Cappie, and I know you’re not quite ready to be dethroned as the dominant sign yet, but this…
Autzen Gallery exhibits local printmakers
At a table in the back, a student rolls a dab of ink into a flat square of color. The room buzzes with conversation of gallery-goers visiting “Prints! Prints! and…