Portland State hosted SmashNest v14, a competitive Super Smash Bros. gaming tournament, on March 25. SmashNest was organized by Cascadia Associated Collective of Aspiring Winners, or CACAW Gaming, a competitive smash…
Professor of violin performs at the Noon Concert Series
On March 16, Portland State’s School of Music featured Dr. Tomas Cotik, a professor of violin, for the Noon Concert Series in Lincoln Hall. Watch highlights from the concert. Video…
Jewish Student Union hosts costume party for Purim holiday
On March 3, the Jewish Student Union of Portland State hosted a celebration for the holiday of Purim. Organizers rented the ballroom in Smith Memorial Studnt Union. The Purim Party featured a bungee run,…
Super Smash Bros. smashes on after 17 years
The Super Smash Bros. club at Portland State hosts weekly gaming sessions in Smith Memorial Student Union. The recognized student club brings together an eclectic group of people to connect…
Theater Department stages Greek tragedy ‘The Bacchae’
Portland State’s College of the Arts opens its winter term production of The Bacchae, a classical Greek tragedy by Athenian playwright Euripides, on Friday, March 3. In Ancient Greece theatrical productions differed somewhat…
The Sound Grenade explodes at PSU
You are walking from Smith to your car on a cold winter’s night. Portland rain has covered the streets as the clouds overhead make visibility difficult. A figure comes walking…
Professor’s film makes festival circuit debut
Matt McCormick, a film professor at Portland State, has a few decades of filmmaking under his belt. His works have ranged from the feature film Some Days Are Better Than…
YouTube star Clara C among performers at Hong Kong culture night
Hong Kong Student Association of Portland State hosted the “HKSA Annual Culture Show” to kick off the lunar new year, the Year of the Rooster, on Feb. 18. Held in…
Professor presents on how conservative big money made climate change controversial
About 40 people gathered in Smith Memorial Student Union on Wednesday, Feb. 9 to hear Dr. Riley E. Dunlap, regents professor of sociology at Oklahoma State University, give a talk on…
Pan-African Commons hosts workshop on pan-African unity
Watch some of the highlights from the pan-Africanism workshop. Nicolas Lee/PSU Vanguard Portland State students were invited to attend the “Pan-Africanism Vision Board Workshop,” presented by the Pan-African Commons for…
Are pickup lines still used?
Jamon Sin/PSU Vanguard Do you ever wonder if pick up lines are still a thing? Do they even work? I took a couple hours and walked around campus to ask…