Portland’s annual Soul’d Out Music Festival is back this week with dozens of legendary performers include Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Wyclef Jean, and R+R = Now, aka Robert Glasper’s…
What we mean when we say gun control
We live with the knowledge that a person can walk into a school or any public place with a military-grade weapon purchased legally and shoot a massive amount of people….
Anti-Muslim flyers reach Portland
A flyer declaring April 3 “Punish a Muslim Day,” originating in the United Kingdom and circulated through social media, put Portland Public Schools and local police on alert earlier this…
Feminist Frida Fest
On March 8, International Women’s Day, more than 180 members of the Portland State community squeezed into La Casa Latina Student Center to celebrate Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), who…
ASPSU fills 10 vacancies after winter break resignations
Associated Students of Portland State University began the winter 2018 quarter with 10 empty student leadership positions: seven senators, one associate justice for the Judicial Review Board and two Student…
Find it at 5th Ave.: ‘Precious’
Lee Daniels’ 2009 drama Precious remains a source of controversy in the film community. Positive and negative criticisms of the film tend to form a hyperbolic spectrum. While Precious is…
Guide on the side rather than a sage on the stage
The push for student-focused education: Dissatisfaction with the current education system, particularly in universities, is not a new sentiment. Needed change in education seems to be an continual problem.
Where, oh where, will my money go?
Portland State Student Fee Committee met Dec. 6 and Jan. 3 to finalize deliberations on its recommended budget allocation for Fiscal year 2019, beginning July 1, 2018. Each term, PSU…
Attendance high at Kurdish Culture Night
Kurdish Culture Night took place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30 in Smith Memorial Ballroom. The annual event is organized by the Kurdish Youth Organization at Portland State to…
Japanese sit-down comedy: Rakugo returns to PSU
On Oct. 14 and 15, Portland State is hosting a show by popular Japanese Rakugo performer, Hayashiya Hikoichi. Rakugo is a form of Japanese theatrical comedy that dates back at…
Get ready for Friday Jan. 20th: PSU student walkout
The phrase ‘NOT MY PRESIDENT’ can be seen all over Portland State’s campus walls in anticipation for Friday, Jan. 20th, where PSU student group Inauguration Day Action Coalition will be…