Arts & Culture
Autzen Gallery’s ongoing exhibition, Exchange: PSU & U of M—The University of Montana MFA Exchange Exhibition at Portland State University, showcases not only the creative talent of another Pacific Northwestern university; it explores a new dimension in graduate-level art programs.
According to Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain), the film is a companion piece of sorts to his 2008 film, The Wrestler. The comparison is a useful one: Both films feature a protagonist pursuing their respective craft—ballet for the former, pro wrestling for the latter—to crippling, cringe-inducing and terrifying lengths.
Whatever happened to The Sugarhill Gang?
After 10 years in the making, Portland State’s newest curriculum, “Moving to the Beat,” will be revealed at a special conference Saturday, Feb. 18. The event, to be held in the university’s Multicultural Center, will also include the 2008 Moving to the Beat documentary, music and set curriculum guide, all of which are intended to act as a medium for cross-cultural dialogue and social change.
Through the art of film making, Iranian women are speaking out with conviction while creating an indelible panorama of the realities of modern Persian culture.
Fireworks burst in the air, towns and cities are covered in bright red and golden dragons parade the streets.
In China, this kind of celebration can be seen at the start of every New Year. The Chinese Lunar New Year is the biggest festival in China, and this year, the students and staff of the PSU community will be able to partake in the celebration.
Sometimes salad just doesn’t cut it. Your stomach grumbles, and all it wants is tasty starches. These tater wedges are just the thing to hit the spot, and they also happen to be way healthier for you than fast food french fries. They’re easy to make and great on their own or as a hearty side dish.
Religious scholar Sarah Sentilles will be holding a workshop at Portland State Thursday, Feb. 16, that focuses on “Seeing Other People,” the final chapter of her latest book, Breaking Up with God: A Love Story.
At a loss for ideas of what career to pursue post-graduation? Be sure to attend Portland State’s 24th annual All Majors Career Fair, taking place tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom.
Islam, the world’s second-largest religion and the third Abrahamic faith tradition to develop, is often a controversial subject in the U.S. But it’s also one about which many Americans may be grossly uninformed, according to Tigard’s Muslim Educational Trust.
Nearly eight years have passed since the shocking Abu Ghraib prison photos surfaced on CBS’s 60 Minutes II and in Seymour Hersh’s New Yorker article. The United States Department of Defense subsequently removed 17 of the military perpetrators from duty, and 11 soldiers were convicted by court martial and dishonorably discharged. Two of the torturers, Specialist Lyndie England and her former fiancée, Specialist Charles Graner, were sentenced to a combined 13 years in prison for their actions at the military prison in Iraq.
How does one begin to discuss the experience of belonging to more than one “race”?
“It’s really up to the participants,” said Dr. Maude Hines, organizer of the Portland State and Multnomah County Libraries’ 2012 Everybody Reads project, which will hold a panel discussion titled “Growing Up Biracial” Thursday, Feb. 16, at the university’s Millar Library.