Author: Nathan Anderson

Soon Oregon may take the somewhat unique step and require, by legislative fiat, that all bicycle riders wear reflective clothing at night. As Portland becomes increasingly bicycle-centric, it may be…

Dear Kate Brown, I hope this letter finds you well and that you are settling into your new duties as Oregon’s 38th governor with the calm determination that has made you…

Midterms done. Finals approaching. Stress levels increasing. This is par for the course when it comes to college life. Just as students get used to some semblance of a routine,…

I sit in a local restaurant, sipping a drink while waiting for a colleague to arrive. A couple tables away, two individuals are discussing a certain crime that was allegedly…

I’m lucky enough to live in campus housing, a place with good neighbors, an awesome resident assistant, and access to the entire campus right from my doorstep. Others don’t have…

Last week I wrote about the benefits of tutoring, and this week I’m going to pontificate a bit more on that subject, due to the fact that it’s near and dear…

Let’s talk tutoring. I’ve been a tutor at the college level for three years. Full disclosure, I do not tutor for Portland State, but rather I tutored at a community…

I was recently reflecting on my time at community college, specifically thinking about the vast number of people who begin their higher education journey and never finish it. Of all…

On a campus of roughly 30,000 students, it’s easy to feel lost among the vast number of people seeking higher education. This is especially true when many of us are…

It was a typically cold, dark and wet Oregon winter night when I ran into my old college buddy Jim outside a small Mexican restaurant in Roseburg. I was just…