A video surfaced of a malnourished polar bear roaming iceless land, scavenging for food. With increasing carbon emissions and greenhouse gases, the planet’s climate is changing. As temperatures rise, ice…
Corbyn’s game of dominos
In unprecedented fashion, international political possibility has shifted toward the left. Jeremy Corbyn’s rise in the Labour Party resulted in a domino effect of radical political opportunity across Europe. The…
The game (r)evolution
Video games find themselves in an odd place today. With the exception of a few well-recieved games like “Super Mario Odyssey,” “For Honor,” “Breath of the Wild” and “Horizon Zero…
The problem with OkCupid’s lesbian ad
OkCupid’s recent DTF ad campaign, running on Portland billboards and TriMet buses, has been turning heads and not in a positive way. There are multiple problems with the image itself—the…
Podcast Popularity: The fun and folly of podcasts
Since their debut in 2003, the ever-increasing popularity of podcasts shows no signs of slowing down. Talking about favorite podcasts has become as normal as talking about favorite TV shows….
Cat declawing is inhumane
Look down at your hands. Imagine if the part of your finger above the knuckle disappeared. What tasks could you perform? How would this limit you? Could you live the…
The Cape in catastrophe
Cape Town, South Africa is running out of water. Due to the last three years’ unseasonably dry winters, the coastal city is in the midst of one of the worst…
Desensitization by design
The fact that school shooting is a publicly understood classification of violence speaks to the familiarity the American population has with the events that occurred in Florida Feb. 14, 2018….
FYI: Feb. 20-26
Support In the wake of the tragic school shooting on Feb. 14 in Parkdale, Fla., Vanguard wants to remind readers to seek help during times of trouble and distress. Talk…
I am Muslim.
Submitted by Sofia Nasaret Velasquez, Portland State student I am Muslim. This is very apparent because I wear a piece of cloth around my head that says so. Riding TriMet…
Relationship anarchy: a feminist twist on relationships
It’s comforting and reassuring to have labels and categorize yourself. Thousands of online quizzes can tell you everything from what your exact personality type is to what your specific sexuality…