As college students and millennials, we are all too familiar with social criticism. We are constantly being categorized in a negative light, condemned as being entitled, lazy, immature, or delusional…
Protect your pup this summer
The weather in Portland finally turned. The sun has started peeking through the gray clouds, the rain drizzles a little less often and activities among Portlandians ensue. The waterfront grows…
Caution: media bias
Regardless of your world views, media and news bias are highly discussed in today’s political world. Seeing obviously biased information in the media causes me to wonder if I’m getting…
Trump era constrains sex ed with regressive aims
While Trump’s budget for the U.S. government highlights immigration policies and education cuts, the budget’s increase of funding for abstinence education in public schools has gone almost unnoticed. The Extend…
Stay involved over the summer
The Portland State campus during the summer always feel so strange to me. You’ve decided to stick around but see it become more and more deserted as students leave for…
Vandalism or artistic volition: drawing the line at graffiti
More accessible and less restrictive than oil paints and canvas, graffiti allows artists to express themselves outside traditional art practice in an arguably rebellious way. Street art and graffiti add…
The environment should not be a partisan issue
Again? Again. Against reason, America keeps trying to move backwards. There’s a lot to unpack out of Donald Trump’s decision to back out of the Paris Climate Agreement, from the…
Extermination disguised as conservation
My father took me to a hunting convention at the Expo Center so he could find some fishing trips. As I walked around, I saw countless booths with giant pictures…
Bisexual pride: always on the fence
I like men and women. I do not rate it on a level of equality because I do not apply mathematics to love or sexual compatibility. It’s not that I…
Summer classes are underrated
After working your butt off during the intense quarter system that Portland State has, you deserve a break in the summer. It’s completely justified. However, you should definitely consider summer…
Eating disorders don’t discriminate
I remember watching a video in high school depicting bulimia, where I saw a fictitious portrayal of a thin, 30-something, white upper-middle class woman hide her bingeing and purging from…