Portland has nearly 300 officially recognized historic trees, termed Heritage Trees by the City Council. Portland Parks and Recreation manages the program. According to PP&R, the trees are “formally recognized…for…
Podcast Popularity: The fun and folly of podcasts
Since their debut in 2003, the ever-increasing popularity of podcasts shows no signs of slowing down. Talking about favorite podcasts has become as normal as talking about favorite TV shows….
Free yourself from the bad news barrage
Media headlines throughout 2017 delivered one dismal news story after the next. In this information age, troubling events bombard us from almost anywhere, and as important as it is for…
Give wisely this holiday season
In the wake of a season of natural disasters, 2017 has already been a year of charitable giving. Charities raised more than $350 million nationwide in the three weeks following…
How LGBTQ-friendly is PSU, really?
Preceding the start of the term, nonprofit Campus Pride released its annual ranking of the top 25 LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. Portland State is a veteran to this list and…
Pro-life view misrepresented in Park Blocks debacle
When I set eyes on the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform’s looming anti-abortion display in the Park Blocks last week, I, like many of my fellow students, inwardly groaned, though perhaps…
You can’t remake memories
As a current trend, Disney has been remaking its classic cartoons into live action movies. Starting with Tim Burton’s 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland, Disney marches forward with the recent…
No, not that BBW—it’s Banned Book Week
The American Library Association’s annual Banned Books Week runs Sept. 24–30. Established in 1982, the week aims to raise awareness of book censorship and gain public support. BBW this year…
WHAT THE HEALTH?!?
Portland State cares about the physical and mental health of its students. I’ll walk you through the need-to-know basics of personal health at PSU. Health insurance requirements As students at…
Twitter apparently appropriate platform for military policy updates
As accustomed as I’ve become to hearing about Donald Trump’s controversial tweet-storms, I was stunned by his statements Wednesday morning banning transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military “in…
Defying stereotypes: a more accurate look at the modern college student
As college students and millennials, we are all too familiar with social criticism. We are constantly being categorized in a negative light, condemned as being entitled, lazy, immature, or delusional…