Portland State football is set to begin a new era this fall under the guidance of new head coach Nigel Burton, and this weekend fans will have a chance to preview the coming season at the annual spring game on Saturday.
Football’s spring scrimmage
Portland State professor awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Tom Bissell, an assistant professor of English and liberal arts at Portland State, has been awarded a 2010 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in creative arts for general nonfiction, which he plans to use to finish his current book.
Behind the acronym: Office of International Affairs
Thousands of students travel to dozens of countries every year thanks to the coordination efforts of the Office of International Affairs, which has several units that, for example, deal with international studies, international students and students that study abroad.
Only the tip of the iceberg
Aan’s first official release, I Could Be Girl For You, consists of five compositions ranging from wobbly and sort of drunken slowness to ecstatic explosions of high-powered energy textured with mock endings and extremely pleasing vocal harmonies.
Hazard: Explosively telepathic women
One hundred percent rock, 100 percent improv, 100 percent female. Experts in experimental distortion and cohesion, believers in cautionary audience participation and diehard lovers of rock ‘n’ roll, Palo Verde delivers an unparalleled performance of sweat, grime and explosive energy.
Disturbing protections
Among the many disruptions and disturbances to be found on our fine campus, some of the most memorable are the sidewalk preachers who enjoy proselytizing in the Park Blocks. As disruptive or abrasive as they may be, these preachers have every right to say what they wish to say on the South Park Blocks.
Chiron Studies program seeks new leadership
The Chiron Studies program at Portland State—which is run by a board of students and faculty members—is seeking to fill the position of Chiron coordinator for the 2010–11 academic year.
Meet Dennis Ferguson
Daily Vanguard: You have a pretty fancy job title. What does a Director of New Business Development do?
Powwow celebrates Native American heritage
The United Indian Students in Higher Education is celebrating its annual spring Powwow today and tomorrow, May 1, in the Peter Stott Center.
McNair Scholars program accepting applications
The Ronald E. McNair post-baccalaureate achievement program is directed at students who want to pursue a Ph.D. program. Past McNair scholars have been accepted into some of the finest graduate programs in the nation.
Everyone loves the ladies
Distortion, rage and droning vocals like haunting caves and brooding waves. It’s primitive like the earth’s bowels and feminine like her coasts and clouds, her intrinsic patterns.