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…
Brussels attacks: Timeline of events
Editor’s note: The International Section felt that it is necessary to recognize the Brussels attacks, though there’s been extensive coverage from outside sources. Thus, we have created a timeline of…
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…
Events March 18-27
March 18: Salah Abdeslam is arrested in Brussels on charges as being one of the terrorists involved in the Parisian attacks in November of last year. March 20: President Obama…
Boko Haram suicide bombers wipe out mosque
Two female suicide bombers associated with the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram bombed a mosque on March 16, killing over 20 people and injuring more than 15. The bombing took…
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…
Main route into Balkan nations closes to thousands of migrants
Hundreds of thousands of refugees sought asylum into Balkan countries of Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Croatia. Those countries closed their borders earlier this month. In this year alone, more than…
Zika virus 101: FAQs for staying alive
The Vanguard sat down with The Center for Student Health and Counseling’s Medical Director, Dr. Mark Bajorek on March 4 to discuss the ongoing effects and spread of the Zika…
China’s “Patriotic Education” policy erases history
China’s Communist Party and social media are at odds with the representation of Chinese history, according to Leo Timm, a reporter from the Epoch Times who focuses on China. The…
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…
Get to packing and travel abroad
Portland State’s Education Abroad office, works with a variety of international programs available as opportunities for students to study and travel around the world. “Go. Seriously, go. Stop waiting. Stop…