Feb. 12: Salem High School’s bathroom policy supported by federal appeals court A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit on Feb. 12, which challenged a rural Oregon…
Valentine’s Day Movies
Four perfect movies for your last minute Valentine’s Day date
It Was Never About Overpopulation
Reproductive justice and the climate crisis
Students weigh in on PSU’s number one location ranking
Portland State’s 50-acre downtown campus was ranked the number one campus location in the United States. But do students agree? The ranking comes from Niche.com, a Pittsburgh-based company that…
Extinction Rebellion forms at PSU
Seeking a club on campus for the end of the world? A new group on campus is forming to stop it from happening in the first place. Enter Extinction…
Situational Significance Episode 6: Rising Rents, Changing Eats
Vanguard editors host and provide analysis on the news of the day. In this episode we discuss and analyze current and breaking news, covering topics as diverse local city council…
Student advisor Candace Avalos running for city council, releases campaign platform
In an interview with Portland State faculty member Candace Avalos to talk about her campaign for Portland City Commissioner, one thing became clear immediately—she wasn’t just running to join local…
Lions and Dragons breath life into Downtown Chinatown
The Portland Chinatown Museum (PCM) hosted and presented their fifth annual Lunar New Year Dragon Dance Parade on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, bringing in the Year of the Rat with…
Have You Heard?
After spending several hours reading hundreds of pages of archival material for my thesis I have exactly one question: what? I certainly found a lot of helpful material but as…
Opera Scholarship Competition
When one thinks of a competition, opera may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but Portland State has been holding an annual opera scholarship competitions since the…
Portland folk community comes together for annual festival
The difference between a folk festival and a farmer’s market may seem distinguishable on the surface, but the third annual Portland Folk Festival raised objections. The festival—put on by local…