Three years ago, Chris Funk and Nate Query of the Decemberists gave birth to the skeleton of a melody, which they transcribed with talents of fellow band mate and accordion player, Jenny Conlee, Portland violinist Annalisa Tornfelt and guitarist Jon Neufeld.
Shortly after Portland State’s internationally competitive debate team brought home its third consecutive victory at the 79th annual Mahaffey Memorial Debate Tournament, it faced a major setback when the Student Fee Committee released its 2010-11 budget for student groups.
On Sunday, public gatherings were held at six Portland locations where citizens died during or shortly after encounters with the Portland police over the last 14 years.
Accordion, ukulele, banjo and fiddle are sounds not easily found together in your average band, but Portland’s Bad Mitten Orchestre is the exception.
Two months ago, Professor John Hall disrupted his economics class to accuse student Zaki Bucharest, who is also the ASPSU chief of staff, of being an FBI informant. Despite several media outlets covering the incident and its fallout, the story remains murky.
Like the persistent search for sanity in the modern relationship, Owen R. Smith’s first book Water and Bridges reaches out to heartbroken lovers while it sparkles with little gems of humbled wisdom.
Jan. 14, 2010—a day that will live in Portland State infamy. Professor John Hall accused student Zachary Bucharest of being a government informant at the end of an economics lecture.
Effectively, that’s the question that was raised when one of our sister publications ran, on their back cover, a parody of the cartoon Hagar the Horrible [Rearguard, Feb. 2010].
Laurelhurst is small, but very comfortable. Expect to see second-run films mixed in with a smattering of documentaries, independent films and classic movies. There are no commercials and the previews are kept short and sweet.
2009 Dining Guide
The 2010 Health & Sex Guide