This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student run theater—our film curators are screening White Riot. In this 2019 documentary, Film Director Rubika Shah captures the electrifying rise of the…
Find it at 5th: Pan’s Labyrinth
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student run theater—the staff are screening a film that the students of PSU voted in: Pan’s Labyrinth on 35mm. This creepy film…
Portland Fashion in the Aughts
Performers push and serve rolling carts of drinks. Models appear walking down the runways with fake guns. One even has a Molotov cocktail that shoots flames. These scenes attracted the…
Diné Nishłį (I Am A Sacred Being) Or, A Boarding School Play
Described as “exuberant, sunny and just a little bit haunted,” ‘Diné Nishłį (I Am A Sacred Being) Or, A Boarding School Play’ by Playwright Blossom Johnson marks the first full…
Exploring Coffee Shops on PSU Campus
On just about every block on Portland State’s campus, there is a shop, cafe, restaurant, friend or a person, who aids students and the overall community, while receiving their daily…
Bumpy Chalice Productions debuts at Lincoln Hall
A bumpy and clear chalice sits on a table outside of Lincoln Hall through this past Labor Day weekend, collecting tips for the volunteer-based cast and crew while paying homage…
Y/Ours: The Work of Mutual Aid in a (Lonely) Democracy
Last fall, PSU’s theater program introduced a production called “Y/Ours: The Work of Mutual Aid in a (Lonely) Democracy.” The official web page describes it as “a play devised, performed,…
PSU falls short on addressing accessibility concerns
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) at Portland State ensures that the university is inclusive and accessible to students with disabilities by providing a variety of accommodations and services to those…
Cinema Paradiso
This week, the staff at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student-run theater—has chosen to project Cinema Paradiso. Giuseppe Tornatore wrote and directed this heartwarming Italian classic which beautifully captures the…
Urban design for a better world
Graduate students in the Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program at Portland State are finalizing their capstone thesis projects. Each member of the 18-student cohort has designed a thesis project guided…
Hong Kong Student Association
The Hong Kong Student Association (HKSA) at Portland State is a cultural club open to all students interested in Hong Kong culture. The club seeks to organize events that educate…