Ah, yes, the time of year has come for that annual holiday party! But no matter how good the food is, it doesn’t make up for the fact that you…
Making it: a gift giving guide for broke students
The holiday season is here, and for college students this means there is a looming threat of spending money on something other than books, food and rent. Buying holiday gifts…
Don’t buy into holiday consumerism
It’s that time of year again. You know, time to consume and buy all of the things for the holiday season. But why do we feel the need to buy…
Viking women, heft your shield and sharpen your spears
On a fair June morning one hundred years ago, the Washington Herald published a small, condescending article amid a hundred others describing the then-raging Battle of Verdun: “Women ‘suffs’ ready…
A look back at US and Russian relations
Current rhetoric concerning Russian aggression and conspiracies to influence United States elections may sound familiar to those who lived during the era when Hollywood actors were arrested for being suspected…
Energy security from 1946 to today
Portland State University started life as the Vanport Extension Center in 1946. This new educational facility in the marshy slough lands between the Columbia and Willamette rivers was to eventually…
Portland State: an idea sparked from war and flood
Niche, a college review site, ranked Portland State as one of the most liberal universities across the United States. However, it may surprise those unfamiliar with our campus history to…
A short history of the Vanguard
The Vanguard celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, enjoying a history as storied as the university itself. The paper emerged shortly after the inception of the Vanport Extension Center—the precursor…
Blind veteran Don Carlo lays groundwork for the Vanguard
Losing one’s sight can be a travesty; for founding Vanguard editor Don Carlo, it just meant that he needed to adapt. He used strips of Braille to label his textbooks…
ENIAC to Mac: 70 years of computer evolution
International hacking conspiracies, Wikileaks, the internet of things: What they all have in common is technology’s transformation from communications convenience to cyber security nightmare. In honor of our throwback issue,…
PSU alumni who have really broken the bar
Portland, Oregon has been receiving its fair share of fame in recent years, but a look back at former Portland State University students reveals that Portland has always had a…