Have you ever wondered why your physics teacher seems to float through the classroom, defying gravity with every step? Well, prepare to have your mind blown because according to quantum…
No Face
Satire: The end isn’t near enough
For most of my life, the prospect of the world ending has been a lingering fear in the back of my mind. The thought is nearly impossible to escape. From…
Tensions rise between PSU administrators and PSU-AAUP
Portland State University American Association of University Professors (PSU-AAUP) members donned their red shirts and held up their pickets to march from the Vanport Building to the Neuberger Center on…
Parasocial relationships
Through a message to fans written in an iPhone’s notes app on Aug. 23, Singer and Songwriter Chappell Roan sparked significant dialogue about the nature of celebrities and the dynamics…
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Contributors must be Portland State students taking and completing at least six undergraduate credits or five graduate credits during fall, winter, and spring terms. If contributors are not registered for…
Letter to the Editor
Editor’s Note: The perspectives and opinions printed in this Letter to the Editor are the views and statements of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the positions of Portland…
Late Assignment
Satire: Not Gourd Enough
Pumpkins are the staple fruit of the Fall season—synonymous with Halloween and the festivities that follow it. People love exploring pumpkin patches with their loved ones, making pie and carving…
Student Fee Committee’s Proposed Budget Cuts Receives Resistance
Protesters filed into Smith Memorial Student Union’s (SMSU) room 296 carrying signs expressing dissatisfaction with the Student Fee Committee’s (SFC) proposed budget cuts. Signs reading “Save our orgs!” and “Where’s…
Are advanced aliens hiding among us?
As the crisp autumn leaves crunch underfoot and Jack O’Lanterns flicker to life, our thoughts turn to the eerie and mysterious. But this Halloween, let’s venture beyond the realm of…