Freedom of speech is a hallmark of modern academia, providing the necessary foundation for scholars and students to rigorously study even the most controversial of topics without fear of penalty….
AI + Design
Within the modern world, our technology evolves at an unprecedented pace. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as both a revolutionary tool and a polarizing force within the design world. As…
Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Association at PSU presents Brains on Crafts
The Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Association at PSU hosts Brains on Crafts every Wednesday, bringing the PSU community together to explore how the brain responds to creativity—complete with food! The Neuroscience Association…
PSU and LAIKA Announce New Partnership
PSU and local stop motion animation studio LAIKA announced a new partnership to “create a more inclusive creative regional workforce.” PSU and LAIKA officially crossed paths for the first time…
Find it at 5th:Apples
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student-run theater—our film curators are screening Apples, a Greek film by Film Director Christos Nikou. A worldwide pandemic causes amnesia, plaguing a large…
Parasocial relationships
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…