Ambient bliss

After recently releasing Similes, an album full of surprises for the seasoned Eluvium listener, the ambient act consisting of solo artist Matthew Cooper will be kicking off his nation-wide tour with Eric Macey and Charles Buckingham.

Jets and tanks and science, oh my!

Portland Public Schools’ STARBASE program has been teaching children the wonders of science, technology, engineering and math on a military base for going on 17 years. This year, for the first time in many, some members of the school board rightly voted against the program.

Are cycle tracks on track?

An evaluation of the experimental bike lane that runs through Portland State’s campus is planned for this fall. Officials also hope to step up education efforts.

Editorial: In the beginning…the course was cancelled

It’s inevitable. At the beginning of each quarter, students rush from professor to professor and from course to course seeking to establish their quarter’s classes. Like puzzle pieces, they try to fit classes delicately into a complete picture of their scheduled lives.

Theft from vehicles common crime at PSU

Since the start of 2010 there have been 13 reports of theft from vehicles on Portland State University’s campus, as well as nine reports of damage being done to vehicles, according to a monthly report generated by the Campus Public Safety Office.

Beyond physical wellness

Student Health 101 isn’t a class. Instead, it is a paperless, online health magazine for students that addresses more than just preventative health procedures.

Final lap

The collegiate cycling season may only be seven weeks long, but it proves to be a busy one for the Portland State Cycling Club.

Timely textbooks

Federal law will soon mandate that textbook requirements be posted as soon as classes are announced for each term at Portland State.

Four track magic

Once upon a time, there lived a wandering musician, the quiet type who found the corporate world uninteresting and even paradoxical. Having given up hope on all other musicians and most other people, Tony Bertaccini found camaraderie in his four-track recorder and nomadic lifestyle.

The first step

One would be hard-pressed to find themselves out of the loop when it comes to the affairs of the Portland Police these days. It seems I can’t go one day without seeing a story in the paper or on the news about how some police officer abused his power.