TriMet conducts safety review

In response to an accident that involved a TriMet bus that struck several pedestrians near Portland State, TriMet changed three bus routes in the downtown area and plans a top-to-bottom safety review for all aspects of its operations. The accident, which occurred on April 24, resulted in two fatalities.

Fundraising shortfall

Tasha Triplett’s ASPSU business card title is Outreach and Funding Coordinator, but the job description and outcomes for the new position created this year remain unclear.

Behind the acronym: DMSS

Previously known as Academic Career and Equity Services, DMSS hopes to raise visibility, collaboration, accessibility and student awareness of its programs to aid in student retention and graduation rates of first generation, multicultural, low income and disabled students under its new structure.

Analog haze and smooth static

 “A kind of buzzing drone,” said musician Ilyas Ahmed. “Like modal music in general, or like old renaissance music. If I have a sound in my head, it’s probably that sound. Everyone says they have a sound or a song in their head. I don’t really hear songs exactly.

Must for everyone (over 21)

Located next to the Chaos Café in Southeast Portland, The Parlour stands humbly, bearing its mustachioed logo to the street and beyond. Enter the small peeling doorway and you are greeted with the fragrant warmth of cozy locality, low ceilings and dim lighting.

Unique hip-hop indie rock

Josh Martinez is a musician, record label executive and producer who created the “indie” label Camobear Records in the early 2000s.

History schmistory

Portland State’s historic house on Southwest 11th Avenue is well on its way to demolition. Some would like to see the house preserved, but ridding the campus of this empty, asbestos-ridden house is not such a bad idea.

Epitome of new age?

An extremely unique listen, Minneapolis’ Gayngs releases a long-awaited album, Relayted. After a year of recording and the efforts of over 25 contributing musicians, Relayted is either the most absurd album created since Zappa, or a work of complete genius.

Spring football in the air

Saturday was a beautiful day for football, and new head coach Nigel Burton and the Vikings seized the opportunity to showcase the team’s new offense and defense at the annual spring scrimmage.