Viking Voices guest submission: Missy Hannen, Portland State student and Portland State Vanguard Copy Chief It began with a game: Dogspotting. You spot a dog, you snap a photo, you post…
Dear Portland
Viking Voices guest submission: Myles Boyns, recent Portland State graduate Dear Portland, I may be writing this letter a few months early, or possibly even a few years. I’d only feel…
I upgraded and felt nothing: Viking Voices
Viking Voices guest submission: Jonathan Pauly, Portland State student In the decade since the iPhone was first introduced, we’ve become accustomed to carrying around supercomputers in our pockets….
End social injustice with Momentum Alliance: tomorrow’s leaders
Viking Voices guest submission: Basma Ismail, Portland State student studying Conflict Resolution. Now that hate crimes are on the rise, minorities suffer the most. Although they have affected all minorities,…
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
Submitted by Camilo Abreu, Portland State Student & International Socialist Organization member Recently a Portland State Vanguard article “Socialism: You say you want a revolution” posed a fantastic question. Are those…
ASPSU democratic process can’t be representative without student engagement
Submitted by Roosevelt Sowka, PSU Student and Associated Students of Portland State Senator First, I would like to thank Anna Williams and Portland State Vanguard for reporting on the Associated Students…
A response to ‘Afros, sombreros, and racial stereotypes? Hell no!’
There are just some things in this article that I can’t help but disagree with. I’ll point them out, and I’d truly be interested in hearing what others have to…
Dialogue as a Two Way Street
Written by Shayla Norris-York, Co-President of Cultural and Historical Association for Israel and StandWithUs Fellow Accountability, honesty, respect, integrity—these are the qualities I expect from our student leaders. As a…
Can PSU dictate insurance choices?
Submitted by Portland State Student, Duane Best Apparently so. According to [the adviser of the Portland State] Student Health Insurance, “The university had a mandatory health insurance plan that…
Bisexual pride: always on the fence
I like men and women. I do not rate it on a level of equality because I do not apply mathematics to love or sexual compatibility. It’s not that I…
Calling all Viking Voices
Are you a part of the Portland State community who wants your voice represented in the Vanguard? Viking Voices is here for you. VV is an open platform, rolling submission…