In an evening of cultural celebration, the Portland State Pacific Islanders Club hosted their 12th annual Lu’au at the Peter Stott Center on May 10. Doors opened at 4:30 p.m.,…
KPSU Weekly Missive: May 6
Blake Hickman Assistant Promotions Director In some 15-odd minutes of blissful rock, TeenSpot’s Aggressive Inline Skating is the first release of what will, no doubt, eventually be considered a super…
Student screenings
Are you a filmmaker? Aspiring to see your work flickering on the silver screen? The enterprising staff of Portland State’s student-run theater could help you make that a reality this…
Bald is beautiful: A review of ‘Hitman Go’
Like a good assassin, Hitman Go seems to have come out of nowhere. After the somewhat middling Hitman: Absolution (2012), it was reasonable to assume that the once venerated series…
A little bit of Mexico
Revolución Coffee House, a new coffee shop that opened in March on Southwest Clay and Sixth Avenue near the Portland State campus, offers authentic and traditional Mexican drinks and cuisine…
Lars Von Trier’s satanic gospel, ‘Nymphomaniac’
Shortly into the first part of Lars Von Trier’s art house opus Nymphomaniac, which is now playing in its entirety at the Hollywood Theatre, Cinema 21 and the Laurelhurst Theater,…
Good Editions helps students make it in the art world
Recognition by the public is one of the greatest struggles student artists face in their careers. However, several students at Portland State in the graphic design program may just have…
Let’s Be Honest
The Portland State Graphic Design department hosted its fifth annual installment of Be Honest on Saturday at Wieden+Kennedy, a design agency in Northwest Portland. Be Honest is an event that…
PSU hosts first annual Hong Kong Culture Night
The Hong Kong Student Association hosted a small taste of the Hong Kong nightlife in the first annual Hong Kong Culture Night at Portland State on the evening of May…
Artists tackle student debt at the Recess Gallery
Let’s face it, most students today are bundling themselves up in debt, and they aren’t the only ones. From credit card debt to payday loans, there’s a debt cycle out…
Surplus Space PDX
Last month, Pioneer Place Mall came down hard on Portland’s art scene when it suddenly forced closed its own local experimental arts space, Place Gallery. But the closure did little…