If you’ve ever eaten at Pine Street Market, you’re dining near one of the most deadly tragedies in recent Portland history, and you would probably never know. Portland and the…
Gender-neutral clothing: It’s time for androgyny
“For the apparel oft proclaims the man,” writes William Shakespeare in the play Hamlet as part of a long stream of advice given by Polonius to his son Laertes. Polonius refers to…
A response to ‘Afros, sombreros, and racial stereotypes? Hell no!’
There are just some things in this article that I can’t help but disagree with. I’ll point them out, and I’d truly be interested in hearing what others have to…
Get to know your friendly local apparitions
As All Hallow’s Eve creeps upon us, are you ready to check out the spookiest places in R.I.P. City? Portland is famously rife with rumors and legends of paranormal activity….
How LGBTQ-friendly is PSU, really?
Preceding the start of the term, nonprofit Campus Pride released its annual ranking of the top 25 LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. Portland State is a veteran to this list and…
Flying saucers seen in Oregon skies!
We all know about the Roswell UFO incident, but do you know about the UFOs in your own cloudy Pacific Northwest sky? In Oregon, the most famous and controversial sighting…
Dialogue as a Two Way Street
Written by Shayla Norris-York, Co-President of Cultural and Historical Association for Israel and StandWithUs Fellow Accountability, honesty, respect, integrity—these are the qualities I expect from our student leaders. As a…
Pro-life view misrepresented in Park Blocks debacle
When I set eyes on the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform’s looming anti-abortion display in the Park Blocks last week, I, like many of my fellow students, inwardly groaned, though perhaps…
By the lore of the moon
The moon mystifies many with its arcane powers. When roads are full of inept drivers or pets start to act weird, the phrase, “It’s a full moon” is often uttered….
Afros, sombreros, and racial stereotypes? Hell no!
During the last few years, cultural appropriation has jumped into the spotlight as a problematic trend white people don’t seem to want to give up. Halloween is rapidly approaching, and…
Things that damn-well shouldn’t be pumpkin spice
As counterculture Portland as you think you want to be, it’s pumpkin-freakin-spice season. Washington Post wrote a great expose on why pumpkin spice became America’s go-to fall flavor. The mix…