A dirty living room. 2002. The television is on and roaring as gray and white snow tears across the screen. No signal. My father is grunting with frustration as he…
Shine a Light
One of the Portland Art Museum’s most active nights is making a return for its fifth year running, and it’s all thanks to the students and faculty of Portland State’s…
5th Avenue Cinema wraps up Fall of New Hollywood series
Portland State’s local cinema house 5th Avenue Cinema put on a digital screening of William Friedkin’s 1977 existential thriller Sorcerer on Friday, May 16. Friedkin is an American director who…
Art History Awards Celebration honors student scholarship
In a packed celebration featuring gifts and prizes recognizing outstanding student scholarship, the Portland State School of Art and Design awarded students of art history on May 16. Students were…
BFA students’ work showcased in ‘Loose Associations’
The Portland State School of Art and Design will present Loose Associations, a thesis exhibition featuring 13 graduating 2013–2014 BFA students, from May 27 to June 28. Loose Associations will…
EFF Portland
Portland’s Experimental Film Festival is back for its third year. This year, viewers will have the chance to witness films made with magnets, filmmaker throwdowns and a NSFW sideshow. The…
Cultural Nights: An exchange of African culture, arts, cuisine
The school year is well on its way to closing out, and student organizations are pulling all the stops to celebrate. The Association of African Students is right in step,…
Exploring the legacy of Nelson Mandela
The Black Studies Department at Portland State will be exploring the legacy of Nelson Mandela with the Nelson Mandela Retrospective and Workshop. The workshop, which is open to PSU students…
PSU’s MEChA organizes week of Chicano awareness
The Portland State chapter of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, a national student group representing Latinos in the Chicano movement, wrapped up its yearly Chicano Week on Friday, May 23…
Going supernova: A review of ‘Kirby Triple Deluxe’
Kirby Triple Deluxe is a game established on a firm foundation of mirth before all else. Everything wiggles, dances or contemplatively naps in time to the over-the-top score. The character…
Tentacle-y goodness: A review of ‘Cthulu Saves The World’
Are you a fan of dreadful cosmic entities that lie in wait deep under the waters of the South Pacific, serving as a constant source of fear for all of…