As the sun dawns upon the Park Blocks, you’ll need something to dive out of your AirPods and into your eardrums while you walk around campus. PSU Vanguard on Vinyl…
“The Passion of Joan of Arc” presents a face of faith
The pope is dead, and the Catholic Church is left without her pontiff. As the pageantry and procession that follows a papal death is performed, the College of Cardinals is…
ASPSU’s Role Diminished due to Low Student Turnout
Portland State University students are offered the opportunity to be participants in the decision-making process regarding their own tuition, fees and administrative decisions through the student government. Despite this, student…
Members of a fringe religious group enter university buildings to proselytize students
The Campus Public Safety Office (CPSO) confirms reports of individuals associated with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (commonly known as the Unification Church) have been entering university…
Black Swan (2010)—A Dark Film Analysis
Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky from a screenplay by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin and Andres Heinz, and is based on a story…
Americans Cannot Afford Donald Trump
As more countries advise their citizens to think twice before traveling to the United States, it won’t be long before American businesses and workers feel the economic impact of isolationism. …
Ann Cudd (Not) for President
Dear reader, Just over two years ago, in February 2023, I wrote in these pages urging the Board of Trustees to select Ann Cudd to be University President. The selection…
Up in the Club: Viking’s Horn
Viking’s Horn is a newly established sketch comedy group at Portland State. The group is producing sketch comedy videos that will be shared primarily on YouTube, but will also be…
Staff Say $38k in Uncollected Revenue Led to Cuts at Native Student Center
Several students sat around a table in the Native American Student and Community Center during the middle of the Winter term. Their agenda was fairly straightforward, to discuss their concerns…
Korean American Student Representatives Journey to Washington D.C.
This past January, Ashton Lee, President of PSU’s Korean American Student Association (KASA), took a trip to Washington D.C. in a delegation of students to lobby for Asian-American interests in…
Up in the Club: Critical Miss
Critical Miss is an on-campus club that facilitates various tabletop board games and card games. They offer weekly Board Game Nights in the cafeteria of the Smith Memorial Student Union….