Latin Night fires up Portland State

Students who attended Portland State’s first Latin Night were given an inside look at the tastes, sounds and customs of Latin America. The event, held in the Smith Memorial Student Union on Friday, brought roughly 250 people together to dance, eat and learn about the array of Latin American countries represented in PSU’s diverse student body.

Green ideas: from plans to reality

There are countless ways to be “green,” and now, several groups of students have an opportunity to contribute to the cause. The Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State recently announced the award recipients in their 2013 Solutions Generator program, which seeks to engage students with devising their own sustainability projects around campus and the broader community.

Students get hands-on with PSU.tv

Eight years after its inception as Viking Vision, PSU Television remains a resource for students looking to develop a wide range of professional skills. Now, PSU.tv is looking to expand its services.

WRC bolsters services

Jessica Amo was named director of the Women’s Resource Center on Jan. 1, and in the past couple of weeks alone she’s already filled her plate with a plethora of projects.

Library holds comic gems

Portland State students taking a break from studying might find themselves browsing the Dark Horse Comics collection on the fourth floor of
Millar Library.

Anarchist shifts focus to community

Portland State graduate student Jim “Pong Wolfgun” Kelsheimer was first arrested for civil disobedience in Philadelphia in the summer of 2000, the year that marked the beginning of his three-year-long travel stint across the country, from riot to rally to protest.

Block Talk

Dan Adler, who coaches PSU’s debate team, thinks that the Associated Students of Portland State University is doing a great job. Last term, he was glad to see them put…

New class: The Multiracial Experience

The eye of the storm. That’s what Black Studies professor Ethan Johnson calls the Northwest, when it comes to multiracialism. “The Northwest has some of the highest rates, within the black community in particular, of marrying outside of their race—in the whole country,” Johnson said.