Through a message to fans written in an iPhone’s notes app on Aug. 23, Singer and Songwriter Chappell Roan sparked significant dialogue about the nature of celebrities and the dynamics…
Find it at 5th: White Riot
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student run theater—our film curators are screening White Riot. In this 2019 documentary, Film Director Rubika Shah captures the electrifying rise of the…
The Queer Legacy of Rocky Horror at Clinton Street Theater
Released in 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show immediately became a very unique piece of art with campy musical numbers, fabulous set and costume and enough queerness to kill the…
Find it at 5th: Pan’s Labyrinth
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student run theater—the staff are screening a film that the students of PSU voted in: Pan’s Labyrinth on 35mm. This creepy film…
Portland Fashion in the Aughts
Performers push and serve rolling carts of drinks. Models appear walking down the runways with fake guns. One even has a Molotov cocktail that shoots flames. These scenes attracted the…
Diné Nishłį (I Am A Sacred Being) Or, A Boarding School Play
Described as “exuberant, sunny and just a little bit haunted,” ‘Diné Nishłį (I Am A Sacred Being) Or, A Boarding School Play’ by Playwright Blossom Johnson marks the first full…
Exploring Coffee Shops on PSU Campus
On just about every block on Portland State’s campus, there is a shop, cafe, restaurant, friend or a person, who aids students and the overall community, while receiving their daily…
Bumpy Chalice Productions debuts at Lincoln Hall
A bumpy and clear chalice sits on a table outside of Lincoln Hall through this past Labor Day weekend, collecting tips for the volunteer-based cast and crew while paying homage…
Y/Ours: The Work of Mutual Aid in a (Lonely) Democracy
Last fall, PSU’s theater program introduced a production called “Y/Ours: The Work of Mutual Aid in a (Lonely) Democracy.” The official web page describes it as “a play devised, performed,…
PSU falls short on addressing accessibility concerns
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) at Portland State ensures that the university is inclusive and accessible to students with disabilities by providing a variety of accommodations and services to those…
Cinema Paradiso
This week, the staff at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student-run theater—has chosen to project Cinema Paradiso. Giuseppe Tornatore wrote and directed this heartwarming Italian classic which beautifully captures the…