The citizen-run Portland Parks Board has recently recommended a potential smoking ban for all Portland parks. City Commissioner Amanda Fritz plans to propose the ban to the city council sometime…
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…
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…
Professor finds similarity in viruses SSV1, HIV
Hunting viruses combines danger, detective work and potential leaps forward in medical science and astrobiology. In the Portland State Center for Life in Extreme Environments, professor of biology Ken Stedman…
Students rally against arming of CPSO
Students gathered in front of the Smith Memorial Student Union on Nov. 24 to rally against a resolution being considered by the Portland State Board of Trustees to have deputized…
EDJ rocks the Bunk Bar
Had I been taken blindfolded to EDJ’s show at the Bunk Bar on Nov. 14, I probably would have guessed I was listening to a band of at least five…
SHAC debuts Mind Spa
The Student Health and Counseling Center at Portland State unveiled the Mind Spa on Nov. 3 on the third floor of the University Center Building. This new resource offers four…
Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory hosts fundraiser
The Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory, a group in Portland State’s Department of Geology dedicated to the study and public education of meteorites, hosted its annual fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 8. The…
East Asian lecture series frames Beijing art
Historic Chinese culture was brought to life in Portland State’s Urban Center building last Saturday, Nov. 1. Dr. Michele Matteini of Reed College discussed fine art and culture of 18th-…