Star Trek is back again on our screens—or rather streaming—with its latest incarnation: Star Trek: Discovery. Originating in 1966, the show has been considered not only groundbreaking in terms of sci-fi concepts…
Faux real fur: Refuse to buy into animal cruelty
Humans have a long history of utilizing other animals (and their deaths) for practical uses. Animals provide food, warmth and services. Back when cavemen roamed the earth, animals provided humans…
Ask Jessandra
Dear Jessandra, I know I should quit smoking cigarettes, but I don’t actually want to. How can I convince myself and others that my vice isn’t that bad and I…
Silent victories from the outside
It is curious that one of the most widely discussed athletes, one whose actions speak louder than all others, is himself a comparatively silent individual. Colin Kaepernick—the former NFL player…
Love for the black bloc
A banana is a fruit, but a fruit is not necessarily a banana. Likewise, those in the black bloc are anti-fascists, but anti-fascists—antifa—are not necessarily black bloc. Woody Guthrie, George…
In response to ‘Feeling whitewashed’ in response to ‘Transcend your identity’
White privilege does not mean a white person cannot suffer or have a hard life due to poverty or other factors. [A white person’s] personal grief and struggles have a…
Deadliest mass shooting in Portland history fading from memory
If you’ve ever eaten at Pine Street Market, you’re dining near one of the most deadly tragedies in recent Portland history, and you would probably never know. Portland and the…
Gender-neutral clothing: It’s time for androgyny
“For the apparel oft proclaims the man,” writes William Shakespeare in the play Hamlet as part of a long stream of advice given by Polonius to his son Laertes. Polonius refers to…
A response to ‘Afros, sombreros, and racial stereotypes? Hell no!’
There are just some things in this article that I can’t help but disagree with. I’ll point them out, and I’d truly be interested in hearing what others have to…
How LGBTQ-friendly is PSU, really?
Preceding the start of the term, nonprofit Campus Pride released its annual ranking of the top 25 LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. Portland State is a veteran to this list and…
Dialogue as a Two Way Street
Written by Shayla Norris-York, Co-President of Cultural and Historical Association for Israel and StandWithUs Fellow Accountability, honesty, respect, integrity—these are the qualities I expect from our student leaders. As a…