For the Vanguard’s second-round coverage of the spring tournament, we will continue on with our same two winning teams from last week and see who brought the wallop this week. Fifty…
PSU LoL Spring Tournament: Round 1, fight!
Starting off our first round coverage of the spring League of Legends tournament, we will be looking at the first two games out of the four played. This first round of…
Tin House to host author Nam Le at The Little Church
Tin House Books and Portland State will host writer Nam Le at the Little Church on April 16 at 6:30 p.m. as a part of their writer-in-residence program. Le is…
Film series explores the legacy of genocide
Three films will be showing throughout the month of April, looking at past recognized and unrecognized genocides in the world. The films will screen at Portland State and in the…
Their enemies tremble when they LoL
In our ongoing commitment to covering the multifaceted arenas in which PSU competes, the Vanguard will be covering The PSU League of Legends Club spring tournament. Eight teams will battle…
Portland author profile: Mitchell Jackson
Portland native Mitchell S. Jackson’s first book has created quite a stir and not just in Portland, but nationwide. The Residue Years was a finalist for many reputable awards including…
All juiced up with e-cigs
Remember those seven CEOs of big tobacco testifying before congress that, to the best of their knowledge, nicotine was not addictive? Well, they where lying. Three Portland State professors spoke…
Portland author profile: Jason Rizos doesn’t hate Wal-Mart
Jason Rizos invited me up to his house in North Portland, where he writes and lives with his wife and two dogs—whippets, like small greyhounds—to talk about publishing his book…
Examining images of disaster and war in anime
Dr. Hikari Hori, assistant professor of Japanese film and visual culture at Columbia University in New York, made the transcontinental journey to lecture at Portland State on Feb. 12 about…
Winter Coat art show inspired by professor’s short story
The normally crowded Powell’s books was quiet on Thursday night, but three stories up people slowly drifted into the Basil Hallward Art Gallery. By 7 p.m. the laughter of friends…
Literary Arts nonprofit to host Ruth Ozeki
Novelist and filmmaker Ruth Ozeki will speak at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Feb. 19 before a sold-out audience. The lecture is one talk in a multi-part collaboration with…