When walking into Millar Library, visitors may notice a sign reading, “Did you know the library has a 3D printer?” 3D printing can often mean going to a specialty shop…
Todos somos calaveras – We are all skeletons
Organized by Portland State’s La Casa Latina Student Center, a celebration of Diá de los Muertos was held on Nov. 2 to commemorate the holiday and bring the community together….
Teaching Through the Lens of Filmmaking
Scott Ballard is an independent filmmaker, cinematographer and overall storyteller who’s traveling for work around the Pacific Northwest, the U.S., and in several weeks, Japan. Here at Portland State, Ballard…
Fun times destroying iconic art
Like all good things, Robert Frank’s quick and dirty retrospective Books and Films 1947–2018 has come to a close. Frank and his long-time collaborator and publisher Gerhard Steidl wanted the…
Ex-google employee visits campus, community responds
Former Google engineer James Damore, known for his controversial diversity memo, joined students from Freethinkers of Portland State and Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Peter Boghossian in a Feb. 17…
Beer hall discussion talks racism and public health
Students and faculty of Portland State and Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Public Health along with community members, attended an open discussion about racism and public health at…
Walidah Imarisha returns home to PSU
Portland State alumna Walidah Imarisha spoke at “Living the Legacy: Afrofuturism and Possibilities for Oregon” Monday, Jan. 22. PSU’s Global Diversity and Inclusion department hosted the event as part of…
YouTube small creators can survive the ‘Adpocalypse’
If you spend any amount of time on YouTube, you’ve likely heard of the “YouTube Adpocalypse.” The term was coined in early 2017 when content creators started to see their…
‘Shut down Guantanamo’ vigil gathers at Pioneer Square
Local activists and high school students gathered on the evening of Jan. 11 for a “Shut down Guantanamo vigil” in downtown Portland to demonstrate solidarity with current detainees and bring…
Students’ holiday traditions
Students share what holiday traditions mean to them.
Two-alarm fire in Park Plaza apartment sends one resident to hospital
A two-alarm fire in an 11th floor Park Plaza apartment near Portland State’s campus sent one resident to the hospital just after 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 7. The 149-unit residential building overlooks…