Note: Article published with permission from Pacific Sentinel reporter Mike Bivins “Mic check,” sang a woman sitting in the front row of the audience. The 30 minutes the Portland State…
Major-free media
A degree in journalism never crossed my mind when I was starting my college education at Portland State. Communication studies seemed to be the way to go so I dove…
The truth about $20
Generally, ethnic cleansing is not a term we Americans associate with famous and important figures that have been immortalized by having their likenesses displayed on our legal tender. However, ethnic…
PSU has transportation options galore
The cost of parking in and around downtown Portland is prohibitive if you are a cash-strapped student struggling just to keep your head above water until your time at Portland…
State of a union
Unions nationwide were recently dealt a blow when the Supreme Court ruled that state-paid home care workers could not be compelled to pay union dues. While the court stopped short…
Portland State: Second time is the charm
Fall 2007 is when I made my first attempt to extract a degree from Portland State University. Attending Benson High School and “majoring” in health occupations, I was put through…
Portland: The West Coast’s answer to Europe
It is unfortunate that Portland is sandwiched between Seattle and San Francisco. As hard as Portland might try, Portland will never be able to outshine ‘Frisco or The Emerald City….
Wikipedia scholars
Somewhere along the line, Portland State got complacent. PSU has started to falsely assume that everyone who comes through these doors will sooner rather than later be able to tell…
The American myth of the rugged individualist
Rugged individualism is a myth. At one time, the rugged individualist did have a place in America. However, the once noble ideal has been perverted into a myth that is perpetuated…
Portland’s Pistol Army
Gone are the days of Barney Fife with his one bullet that Andy gave him in case of emergency. Nowadays, cops have more bells and whistles hanging from their uniforms…
Katie Howard: The hometown fighter’s kryptonite
When the Vanguard last spoke with G.I.R.L.S. gym mixed martial artist Katie “Kryptonite” Howard she was preparing for a fight with Glena Avila at the Roseland for the Full Contact…