The Japanese Student Society presented the annual Japan Night in the Smith Memorial Student Union at Portland State on May 27. Japan Night celebrated and promoted Japanese traditional and modern…
What you didn’t know about Polynesian culture
Portland State’s Pacific Islanders Club hosted its 14th annual Lu’au at the Peter W. Stott Center on Saturday, May 14. Around 300 attendees including PSU students, members of the local…
Seven continents, one campus
International Night is an annual event to celebrate and encourage diversity on the Portland State campus. On May 21, the Organization of International Students hosted International Night in Smith Memorial…
The agroecology movement: The alternative to unsustainable agriculture
Portland State Multicultural Student Center hosted a food and environmental justice discussion focusing on the global agroecological movement relating to local and international issues and struggles. Agroecology is a form…
Telemedicine increases infant survival of Zika virus
Pediatric cardiologist Sandra Mattos has developed a medical system that is helping thousands of babies suffering from the Zika epidemic in Brazil. Mattos has increased access to specialized medical care…
Palmyra, first century city left in shambles
Early last month, the Syrian government regained control from ISIS over the old popular tourist city of Palmyra—a UNESCO World Heritage site. With the help of Russian forces, the government…
ISIS forces contraception on sex slaves
ISIS has incorporated sexual slavery as an integral part of the group’s operations; women and girls of the Yazidi religious minority group have been main preys of sexual enslavement since…
Pakistan bombing: 70 plus dead on Easter Sunday
On Easter Sunday, at least 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded after a suicide bomb went off in a park in Lahore, Pakistan, near multiple merry-go-rounds with families nearby…
Artificial intelligence claims victory over legendary Go master
Technological history saw a new advancements in a match of Go between an artificial intelligence developed by Google and 18-time world champion, Lee Sedol in Seoul, South Korea. Five matches…
African film enriches Portland community
More than 400 people gathered at Portland Community College Cascade Campus auditorium on Feb. 26 for the viewing of “Lamb.” A film featured as part of the Cascade Festival of…
Historic production of Japanese classic play hits the stage
Portland State staged the first production of Japan’s classic theater style last week. This was the first time that a Kabuki play was presented fully in English by a North…