Of the 12 candidates running for Senate, 8 were able to participate in the April 9 Associated Students of Portland State University senate candidate debate: Liddy Champion, Lucero Cortez, Monty Herron, Shanae…
Q & A: Stromae on being human
Hailing from Belgium, Stromae (aka Paul Van Haver) performed in Portland for the first time on April 7 at the Crystal Ballroom to a sold-out audience. Before the show, Stromae…
The right to sleep
Behind a row of unobtrusive, painted doors in downtown Portland is an organization dedicated to providing the homeless with one of the most elemental human rights: the right to sleep….
Music school to present ‘Le Nozze Di Figaro’
The Portland State School of Music will present Le Nozze Di Figaro, or The Marriage of Figaro, from April 17–26. All performances will be held at the Lincoln Performance Hall….
Graffiti costs add up
Graffiti cover-up and repairs costs Portland State thousands of dollars per year. Aside from painting over graffiti, maintenance staff also patch walls and repair damaged areas on campus. Labor adds…
Voices empowered for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sexual assault on college campuses is never an easy topic to talk about. Every year it is estimated that 25 percent of women are sexually assaulted on college campuses. “College-age…
Tuition on the rise: Board of Trustees approves tuition increase
The Portland State Board of Trustees voted 10-2 at the winter term quarterly Board meeting to approve a resolution that outlines a 4.2 percent increase in tuition and fees for…
While you were away: Fallen tree traps driver on campus
A tree collapsed onto a red Jeep driving east on SW Market during a windstorm on March 15. Emergency responders used the Jaws of Life to release a 19-year-old female. Passers-by…
Review: OK Go gets intimate at Crystal Ballroom
I’ve seen OK Go perform in Portland twice. They play great music, but at end of the day, a good number of bands play great music. What really defines an…
Art review: Exhibition explores failure in art and design
Failure, an art exhibition put on by Portland State’s art and design department, delves into what it means to fail in the scope of anything and everything ranging from technology…
Struggling with cultural immersion
“I call the police.” Those four words came at me from a man whose accent was so thick that he might have worked for the KGB at one point in…