“I was a historian who fell into bad company and became a journalist,” David Sarasohn told the assembled crowd at Portland State’s Native American Community Center on Wednesday.
Painting a picture of disinvestment
Chancellor outlines proposed restructuring of higher ed.
Members of the City Club of Portland listened last Friday as Oregon University System Chancellor George Pernsteiner and Oregon State University President Ed Ray revealed details of Senate Bill 242 (SB242).
Heroes and Villains
A good villain tells us a lot about our heroes, and the recent casting of actor Tom Hardy as the villain Bane in Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film may tell us a great deal about what the tone of the film will be.
Bicycle commuting throughout a weird winter
Year-round bicycle commuters are often thought of as a tough breed on campus, but those who give winter commuting a chance may find that it’s not as tough as they anticipated.
Cataracts in the garden at Giverny
Students at Portland State University are in rare proximity to four major canvases by French impressionist painter Claude Monet, all of which can be seen at the Portland Art Museum until Jan. 31.
OUS approves summer tuition increase
The Oregon University System’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a statewide increase in summer tuition at its meeting on Jan. 7.
The ballad of Bob Belcher
Fox network’s latest animated series, “Bob’s Burgers,” became the highest-rated new series premiere of the season on Sunday.
The Coen Brothers return to genre filmmaking
The Coen Brothers’ “True Grit” owes far more to the 1968 novel by Charles Portis than to the John Wayne vehicle that appeared in movie theaters one year later.
Online exclusive: Brutal Acts of Civility
The prose of Evelyn Waugh is regarded as masterful by all, and unmatched by many.
Media literacy in a literate city
The holidays are a busy time for local bookstores such as Powell’s.
OK, computer
Postmodernism has painted the culture, media and language of our age in shades of indefinable grey.