It’s time to embrace summer in the city! Every year, I say I’m going to have some Summer fun. Every year, I sit in my ergonomic chair reading books big…
Comics 06/06/2025
Summer Fun for College Students
Vanguard on Vinyl: Hotel Valentine
Conceptual albums arguably have become few and far between within our current cultural focus of achieving virality with hit singles. However, Alternative Rock Band Cibo Matto’s (CHEE-BO MAHT-O) album, Hotel…
How to Have Fun Without Funds
Everything costs money nowadays. Parking. Filtered water. Calling your mom. But it’s the basics—food, shelter, healthcare and the toilet paper to wipe your ass—that cost the most. So when it…
As Time Stands Still: Tempo Giusto at L+W
Is it radical to desire a pace of living that rejects all notions of urgency and unintentionality?Tempo Giusto is an Exhibit at the Littman & White Galleries (L&W) located in…
PSU goes to the Oregon State Capitol
On May 22, 2025, PSU bussed over 100 students, staff and faculty from campus down to the Oregon State Capitol building in Salem. Vikings gathered on the Senate floor to…
PSU Vanguard Editor in Chief Noah Carandanis sits down for an interview with PSU President Ann Cudd.
University administration embraces full institutional neutrality
At an Executive and Audit Committee meeting on May 16, the Board of Trustees discussed the University-wide implementation of a full neutrality model regarding all investments and partnerships with Portland…
Comics 05/30/2025
Vanguard on Vinyl: 13 Months of Sunshine by Aminé
13 Months of Sunshine came out and suddenly it feels like Summer in Portland. Aminé’s third album comes at the perfect time, its danceable beats and breezy textures pair well…
Simping for the Symphony
We all may have a certain image in our heads when it comes to attending the symphony: one of stuffy foyers, elegantly dressed elders and a sprawling orchestra primed to…