American cultural and political hegemony is part and parcel of a nation founded on imperial colonization, a foundation upon which it has never stopped expanding. From Operation Condor to the…
Learning from history’s mistakes
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE) reopened this summer after a four-month period of renovation. Alongside three core exhibitions which focus on Oregon’s Jewish community and…
Can we engage in Shakespeare ethically?
This summer, 11 Portland parks have transformed grassy lawns into theater stages for the fifteenth season of the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival (OPS Fest). OPS Fest prides itself on…
Why do PSU language programs keep getting cut?
The United States is one of a small handful of countries with no official language. While it may be tempting to interpret this as intentional homage to the diversity of…
At This Time: Student Showcase at JSMA
Currently on exhibit at The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) at Portland State is the 2023 BFA/MFA showcase, At This Time—an exhibition featuring the diverse works of 31 students…
Find it at 5th: Dog Star Man & student movie short
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student-run theater—curators have chosen to screen Dog Star Man, along with a short physical film collection created by Portland State students! Stan…
Oregon Renaissance Faire
During the first three weekends of June, in the wooded fairgrounds of Canby’s Clackamas County Event Center, hundreds of artists, merchants and performers will come together for the Oregon Renaissance…
PSU senior’s Black-owned business celebrates individuality
Japhety Ngabireyiamana and Jospin Mugisha are cousins who lived and played in a refugee camp in Tanzania, East Africa. Japhety would run around playing soccer, hanging out with friends during…
Events Calendar May 31–June 6, 2023
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, May 31 Art Walk Mt. Tabor Park 10 a.m. Free A great opportunity to see quality visual art and meet the artists in their…
Events Calendar May 24–30, 2023
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, May 24 Creative Club Sellwood Community House 10:15 a.m. Free A mix of art skills instruction with a story circle, always looking for new…
MESC hosts screening of The Last Queen
Portland State’s Middle East Studies Center will be hosting a screening of the 2022 Algerian historical drama The Last Queen, directed by Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri, on Friday, May…