The issue of funding higher education is on the forefront of most university students’ minds. Initiatives such as Pay It Forward and The Oregon Opportunity Initiative serve as beacons of…
Advice from a teacher
Thursday. Day four of the first week of fall term. My first week at Portland State. As I sit in math class (which had been proceeding along for perhaps 20…
PSU or P$U?
This is my fifth year at Portland State and hopefully my last, at least for my undergraduate career. For the most part, my journey through college has been smooth enough,…
Armed PSU Police? No thanks.
The current issue before the Board of Trustees regarding whether or not to arm our campus security makes me a bit nervous. It doesn’t take a skilled political analyst to…
Have them, don’t use them
With gun violence in schools and in public places becoming a more pressing concern, many governing bodies have enacted policies that attempt to make law-abiding citizens feel safer. Though these…
Talk the talk
Small talk is the bane of an introvert’s existence for more reasons than you’d expect. First, we’re thinkers, which is not conducive to the rapid-fire nature of small talk. When…
Letter to the editor: Student Trustee Pamela Campos-Palma
My first few weeks at Portland State were challenging. I was still trying to find the way from my Chican@/Latin@ class to my P.E. soccer class at Stott Field, a…
Major-free media
A degree in journalism never crossed my mind when I was starting my college education at Portland State. Communication studies seemed to be the way to go so I dove…
Stripped in Eugene
This summer I went to a bachelor party. I’d never been to one, and I was unsure of what to expect. What ended up happening was that a group of…
Introverts are in good company
You’ve probably read the lists trending online, but here’s one more. Signs you’re an introvert: 1. You cancel plans. A lot. 2. Your friend: “Wanna hang out?” You, anxious: “Um, no.”…
Fame-inism
By now pretty much everyone has either listened to or heard about Emma Watson’s speech on gender equality at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Watson is in fact…