Winter breaks in the past have personally consisted of family I don’t actually want to see, copious amounts breakfast burritos and good ol’ fashioned video games. All that free time…
China Forbes talks about her PSU Orchestra performance
After her performance with the PSU Orchestra, China Forbes met with the Vanguard to talk about her a la carte style vocal training, singing with Pink Martini, and what it…
A look inside PSU Orchestra’s “A Room with a View”
China Forbes (of Pink Martini fame) burst onto the stage with the Portland State University Orchestra to give a lucky audience a dazzling display of opera last Thursday, Dec. 11….
East Asian Program explores Confucian landscapes
A recent lecture by Dr. Linda Walton, former director of Portland State’s Institute for Asian Studies, explored the history behind sacred landscapes in historic China last week, Dec. 6. The…
Horoscopes for the Week of Dec. 4
From Mystic J; Permanent resident of Room 1313, Hollywood Tower Hotel. Aries March 21-April 19 You are beautiful like an ice cream sundae. Remember that in the upcoming week when…
Portland Fashion and Style Awards celebrate burgeoning community
Sparkles, studs and feathers were all on hand at the third annual Portland Fashion and Style Awards on Nov. 9, hosted by the Portland Art Museum. The show, which was…
The sonic weirdness of Ariel Pink’s Pom Pom
Pom Pom, Ariel Pink’s recently released double album on the British label 4AD, is an amalgamation of slick pop tunes spanning the sonic spectrum, including elements of synth-drenched new wave…
No, Speed Racer. No.
Sometimes bringing your favorite childhood cartoons back from their animated graves can be pure magic. This is not one of those cases. The 2008 Speed Racer remake may have shown…
Horoscopes for the Week of Dec. 1
Aquarius Jan. 20–Feb. 18 Many wise people have found great revelation by pushing their bodies to their limits, Aquarius, but you are not one of them. Not this week, at…
World of Warcraft gets a facelift
Warlords of Draenor’s launch has pushed World of Warcraft subscriptions in excess of ten million, meaning that the new expansion has given WoW more subscribers than it has seen in…
Senior capstone raises funds for local music nonprofit
The Portland State senior capstone class Marketing for Nonprofits held a fundraiser at Crush Bar to benefit a local nonprofit called My Voice Music on Sunday. MVM aims to provide…