Knee deep in Washington’s cold marshland waters, Kyle Tidwell catches frogs and records habitat data. It isn’t what most people would consider an ideal way to spend a Saturday morning. But to Tidwell, a Portland State graduate student, it’s paradise.
Fall in Portland is a beautiful thing. The air is crisp, the trees are blushing, the returning rain is momentarily regarded as pleasant and the sun, while setting a little earlier each night, still lingers long enough for an after-dinner stroll.
Fall in Portland is a beautiful thing. The air is crisp, the trees are blushing, the returning rain is momentarily regarded as pleasant and the sun, while setting a little earlier each night, still lingers long enough for an after-dinner stroll. In order to take advantage of this seasonal magic hour, the Academic and Student Rec Center is once again hosting Walktober, its month-long pedestrian promotional event that celebrates October as National Walking Month.
When long hours of sitting at a computer have caused that familiar feeling of fatigue, or when the icy Portland rain makes going for a run feel like an Arctic expedition, remember that the Portland State Academic and Student Rec Center has your back. Simply show your school identification at the front desk (located on the second floor) and enter a recreation wonderland.
My lungs were exploding. I kicked as hard as I could, pushing the puck along the bottom of the pool. A shadowy body descended from above and a fin kicked me in the head—but still I swam forward. With opposing players on both sides of me, I pushed the puck as hard as I could past the goal line and shot up for air.