Nov 17: Oregon lawmaker challenges current House Speaker for the seat House Speaker Tina Kotek won the Democratic party’s nomination for another term as speaker, but faces a challenger…
Bandcamp is the best part of 2020
Performing musicians have been especially hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. And yes, that has become one of the most hackneyed opening sentences in 2020 music coverage; this is not the…
Are the holidays safe to have in person during COVID-19?
“The United States has surpassed yet another devastating milestone in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: 250,000 Americans have now died from the disease,” NPR reported on Nov. 18, 2020. COVID-19 cases…
Government inaction is killing your family
Despite warnings, government officials from cities across the nation to Capitol Hill have essentially washed their hands of the COVID-19 crisis. Rather than confront things head-on, the government seems to…
COVID-19 Update
Total at PSU since pandemic began: 8 cases 2 November cases Two students living in Portland State residence halls tested positive for COVID-19 in November, bringing the total number…
Oregon is closed, stay home
Consider this a public service announcement: Oregon is closed, stay home, don’t bother checking because the doors are all shut and you need to stay isolated for a few weeks….
Oregon Health Authority releases three-phase plan for vaccine distribution
Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced new restrictions regarding social gatherings in a press conference on Friday, Nov. 6. The restrictions will run from Nov. 11–25 and apply to Malheur,…
As COVID-19 cases surge in Oregon, PSU announces remote winter term
Classes will, once again, be held almost entirely online for another term. Portland State President Stephen Percy stated in an email to the campus community last week, “Since the…
COVID-19 reported in PSU residence halls
Two cases of COVID-19 were found on Portland State’s campus on the weekend of Oct. 10, one positive and one inconclusive, bringing the total number of cases associated with PSU…
What did they expect?
Most of the country woke up on Friday, Oct. 2 to the news of the President of the United States testing positive for COVID-19. The uncomfortable truth of the matter,…
The most important part
The live music industry is changing forever, and Portland may have a front row seat. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unforeseen and unprecedented impact on show business—and chief among…