It’s just not fair, My roommate and I split a two-bedroom that has recently started housing three full-grown adults. His girlfriend, who he’s been seeing for like a year, started…
Den of inequity
Make nighttime reflective gear mandatory for bicycle riders
Soon Oregon may take the somewhat unique step and require, by legislative fiat, that all bicycle riders wear reflective clothing at night. As Portland becomes increasingly bicycle-centric, it may be…
Advice from a mad girl
It’s 6 p.m. and I am staring into a glass of wine, waiting for my lover’s arrival. The New Jersey winter is cold and bitter, so I pile on black,…
Tuition raise: Was it really the only option?
Last week, Portland State’s Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition unanimously despite loud, disruptive protests from students. In a move that surprised no one, an administration that enjoys some…
Don’t punish the cyclists
Last month, Oregon Rep. John Davis introduced a bill that would require all cyclists to wear reflective clothing when bicycling between sunset and sunrise. Failure to do so would be…
Brunch time wait time
The PSU bubble
American Islamaphobia
Lets face it. America is not the ultimate good in this world, and neither is Christianity. Evil can lie present within an array of religions and cultures, and within the…
In defense of clipboarders
I never thought I’d say this, but here it goes: The canvassers and clipboard activists on campus get a bad rap. I hate it just as much as the next…
The legacy of Kitzhaber
After a long month of speculation, investigations and possible cover-ups, Governor John Kitzhaber has finally resigned. I was born in 1993, and Kitzhaber has been governor for the majority of…