A few days from now, thousands of Portland State students will walk across the stage at the Moda Center, but there will also always be students who do not graduate….
Protect Bears Ears National Monument
All across North America, lands sacred to First Nations people survive under threat of betrayal by the current United States president. These sites are just as sacred as an ancient…
Read all about Portland’s worst winter storms
As we transition from fall to winter, snow has already hit Seattle, and colder than average weather is predicted for the Pacific Northwest throughout the 2017–18 winter. We expect to…
‘Star Trek’ still boldly representing as no one has represented before
Star Trek is back again on our screens—or rather streaming—with its latest incarnation: Star Trek: Discovery. Originating in 1966, the show has been considered not only groundbreaking in terms of sci-fi concepts…
Flying saucers seen in Oregon skies!
We all know about the Roswell UFO incident, but do you know about the UFOs in your own cloudy Pacific Northwest sky? In Oregon, the most famous and controversial sighting…
Will Hurricane Maria call attention to the neglect of Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, often ignored by the United States except as a tourist destination, is making news for the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. The majority of the archipelago is without…
The Eagle Creek wake-up call
I woke up to the fire’s Level One Evacuations only ten miles away and so much smoke that I could barely breathe properly inside my house. Somewhat alarmed, my mom…
Debunking the myth of useless degrees
The summer before I started university, I ran into some family acquaintances at the grocery store. Naturally, they asked what I planned to study. I study history with a minor…
Celebrities need to stop enabling abusers and so do we
Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of child sexual abuse, rape and domestic abuse Variety Media recently reported Woody Allen’s latest film will star Selena Gomez and Elle Fanning. Shockingly,…
Guam stuck in middle of crossfire
It’s hard to ignore the news circulating about Trump and North Korea. The coverage ranges from the Atlantic calling it the “worst problem on earth” and headlines such as, “Are…
Navigating dietary restrictions abroad
Studying abroad is both exciting and nerve wracking. We usually have specific worries particular to our situations when traveling to another country. For me, that was my dietary restrictions. I’m…