A devastating, 10,000 acre wildfire burns fierce in the Columbia River Gorge, sweeping up old-growth forest and decimating prime, natural areas. The blaze has displaced hundreds from their homes and…
Trump announces DACA phaseout, PSU reaffirms sanctuary status
Trump administration ends Obama-era immigration policy The Trump administration will rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to an announcement this morning from Attorney General Jeff Sessions at…
Off-campus events calendar: Sept. 5–11
FEATURED EVENT CONVENTION Rose City Comic Con Sept. 8–10 Oregon Convention Center $5–350, all ages Celebrate comic book, animé and pop culture with three days of unique vendors, costume events,…
On-campus events calendar: Sept. 5–11
FEATURED EVENT FILM La La Land (2016) Friday, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. Director Park Free, all ages The visual love letter to Golden Era Hollywood musicals, a.k.a. the other film…
Gibson pokes antifa, gets stung: cancels rallies amid protests
Patriot Prayer loses control of planned rally On the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 26, Pacific Northwest Libertarian celebrity Joey Gibson’s appearance at a liberal anti-hate protest in Berkeley, California at…
Counter protesters march in droves after canceled San Fran Patriot Prayer rally
Portland “alt-right” organizer in Bay Area Thousands of people gathered around the San Francisco Bay area on the weekend of Aug. 25 to demonstrate in unity against recurring systemic racial…
Off-campus events calendar: Aug. 29–Sept. 4
FEATURED EVENT FESTIVAL Bite of Oregon Sept. 1–4 Rose Quarter $5–42, all ages Enjoy offerings from the menus of scores of Oregonian restaurants representing seven zones of Oregon, including the…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 29—Sept. 4
FEATURED EVENT FILM Castle in the Sky (1986) Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m. Regal Fox Tower Theater $12.50, all ages Hayao Miyazaki’s classic animé film about a floating castle–island and…
Reflection in the wake of totality
After my misty eyes beheld eclipse totality, I am happy to weather the traffic, one homemade porta potty, and the dense-and-poorly-managed makeshift campground disaster all over again. It is worth…
Portland shows solidarity against hate: ‘White nationalism is white supremacy’
Portland community members gathered outside city hall on Sunday, Aug. 13 to speak out against the large demonstration of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia and to show solidarity with the…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 15–21
FEATURED EVENT DRAG QUEENS War on the Catwalk Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall $23–159, all ages Murray & Peter tour several of the most memorable cast…