None other than The New York Times described artist and eight-year Portland State art professor Harrell Fletcher as “a gift to contemporary art.”
His work strays from traditional forms and focuses on bringing communities together. Instead of creating pieces that can be hung in a gallery, he focuses on work that can be displayed in public areas.
Oct. 16 marked the end of an experiment Portland State had been conducting on the International Space Station.
This experiment created a unique opportunity for students and staff: Students had the opportunity to have hands-on experience operating the complex equipment onboard the station.
“The world is filled with beautiful, elegant, tasteful stories. Tonight will not be one of them,” began author Chuck Palahniuk at his book reading at the Bagdad Theater Oct. 18.
The downstairs was entirely packed with a crowd of fans that overflowed into the balcony; over 350 people arrived to hear Palahniuk, one of the Northwest’s most famous and controversial authors, read from his latest novel, Damned. The reading kicked off Palahniuk’s cross-continent, informally titled “Blow Your Brains Out” book tour.
For Portlanders craving a classic scavenger hunt, the PDX Hunt has devised a way to satisfy you.
This month, PDX Hunt is throwing its annual Halloween Scavenger Hunt. The event will lead costumed Portlanders across the city on an expedition to win a cash prize.
Last month, Mark Bosworth—a former adjunct professor of geology at PSU—disappeared while volunteering at Cycle Oregon. Bosworth had been acting confused and disoriented during the time leading up to his disappearance, according to other event volunteers and participants.
Portland’s literary icon is at it again. This month, Chuck Palahniuk will publish his latest novel, a twisted retelling of Dante’s Inferno, titled Damned.
Scheduled for release Oct. 18, Palahniuk’s 14th novel tells the story of an 11-year-old girl named Madison who is left alone and abandoned at a Swiss boarding school.
Over the last year, Portland State has seen a consistent increase in the amount of drug and alcohol violations in on-campus housing. And according to Clery crime statistics—a report produced annually by all U.S. colleges and universities—liquor law and drug law violations on the PSU campus have been on the rise.
The Portland music community will be uniting in order to raise money for local injured artist Stevie Rae Urwin Friday Oct. 14 at the Wonder Ballroom.
“When she was hit by a truck in May, I had an idea that I wanted to put on a concert for her,” said Urwin’s mother Tammy, who is organizing the event. “I did not know whether she would live or die, and I figured either way I wanted to do something spectacular for my daughter because she is a spectacular person and a talented artist.”
With the magical date fast approaching, Portland is preparing itself for Halloween. Zombies are rising from the grave and Fantasy for Adults Only is quickly selling out of fishnet tights.
This year, the Portland State Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics decided to implement placement tests for several of its courses.
In the past, prerequisites for introductory math and statistics courses were not enforced. Beginning winter term 2012, students will need to satisfy prerequisite requirements in order to register for select lower-division courses in the department.
Many walk past the brick façade of In Other Words bookstore without a second glance. A staple of feminist literature in Northeast Portland, the bookstore may blend into the street, but it makes a statement of social justice every day.