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Letter to the Editor

  • Dr. Marc S. Rodriguez, Professor of History at PSU
  • May 20, 2024

Editor’s Note: The perspectives and opinions printed in this Letter to the Editor are the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the positions of Portland State Vanguard…

Illustration by Cameron Rodriguez
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    • Opinion

Autism Acceptance Month and beyond

  • Cameron Rodriguez
  • May 6, 2024

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is receiving more public attention these days. April marked Autism Acceptance Month, dedicated to celebrating the diverse experiences of individuals on the spectrum. While the month…

Illustration by Arianna Thomas
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    • Opinion

Body Positivity movement losing traction

  • Thuyu Gedi
  • April 29, 2024

Picture this—It’s 2012. Lana Del Rey just released Born to Die, you’ve finished reading a John Green novel and a new app called Instagram is taking over the scene. On…

Illustration by Arianna Thomas
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Media and celebrity co-opting and exploiting AAVE

  • Thuyu Gedi
  • April 22, 2024

Finna, shawty, gyatt, woke, rizz and now locked-in—yet another African American Vernacular English (AAVE) phrase has been trivialized and appropriated.    It’s nothing new to see non-Black people have co-opted…

Illustration by Abby Raymundo
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    • Opinion

Shame on you, Kotek

  • Cameron Rodriguez
  • April 22, 2024

The quick passing of House Bill 4002 is an action by the Oregon legislation to recriminalize minor drug possession, and it is not only an attack on the vulnerable populations…

Illustration by Abby Raymundo
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    • Opinion

Our loneliness is killing us

  • Cameron Rodriguez
  • April 15, 2024

The United States prides itself on being an independent society, championing individuals’ ability to carve out their own path and narrative in life. However, while we espouse the rhetoric of…

Illustration by Haley Hsu
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    • Opinion

Politicians benefit from voters not voting

  • Cameron Rodriguez
  • April 15, 2024

People in positions of power often prefer selective voting participation. This is evident from numerous instances of voter disenfranchisement, which often conveniently aligns with politicians’ avoidance of accountability and compliance…

Illustration by Cameron Rodriguez.
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    • Opinion

Cop cities and the militarization of vulnerable populations

  • Thuyu Gedi
  • March 14, 2024

From Atlanta to Oregon, cop cities are being built which constitute a significant danger to our community. These facilities add to the already disproportionate targeting of Black and Brown neighborhoods,…

Illustration by Cameron Rodriguez
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    • Opinion

Shen Yun is a cult

  • Cameron Rodriguez
  • March 7, 2024

There comes a time of year when Shen Yun cookie-cutter advertisements sprout up around the city in the same pose with dace ribbons attached to their arms mid-split leap, the…

Illustration by Haley Hsu.
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    • Opinion

U.S. exceptionalism in Hollywood

  • Connor Clay
  • March 7, 2024

Westerners—especially white people from the United States—are always the good guys. At least, that’s what Hollywood wants you to think.   Something that people in this country either take for…

Illustration by Haley Hsu
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    • Opinion

Global genocide and anti-Blackness

  • Thuyu Gedi
  • February 29, 2024

From Palestine to Hawai’i, Indigenous people all over the world suffer at the hands of neocolonialism and ethnic cleansing, with Rafah facing a ground invasion while those in the United…

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