Portland State has been marketing itself as being “different” for a long time, but as the new construction around campus proves, the administration has realized that becoming a more traditional campus has its benefits.
Block Talk
“How big of a problem do you think student debt is in the U.S.?”
Real sex education
This Valentine’s Day, Democratic politicians reintroduced The Real Education for Healthy Youth Act, which would expand comprehensive sex education in schools and ensure access to medically accurate and age-appropriate materials. Two of our state representatives, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., are listed as co-sponsors of this act.
Same discrimination, different year
Last year, Washington state did a really great thing. The population came together to legalize same-sex marriage. While this is truly wonderful, it comes at a time when the majority of the country will not recognize a same-sex couple’s union as marriage, opting instead for “civil union,” a term riddled with preconceived notions and societal tropes.
College Scorecard makes it into the SOTU speech
These days almost every other political speech echoes the woeful tale of the American student. Our plight is discussed in grim correlation with our country’s future. No pressure. We made it into the State of the Union—it wouldn’t be a good one if there weren’t a few depressing statistics, right?
Brown tide rising
The Republican Party: a white picket fence; mom in the kitchen; an apple pie cooling on the open windowpane. Or: a barbed-wire fence; a Ford F-150 pickup truck with swinging brass testicles; a russet-faced man in a trucker hat sitting in front of the livestock feedstore who bends to spit Skoal-sodden saliva into a rusting Folgers can.
How many pages? What’s the format?
Over the next few weeks, Portland State will be abuzz with frantic students who are pushing hard to make sure their final projects and papers are done before oh-so-intimidating finals week.
All green on the southwestern front
Turning over a green leaf isn’t always easy, but it’s something that Portland State does over and over again, year after year. Our school is constantly looking for new ways to be more eco-friendly, as well as revitalizing old methods to stay current with the technology of the day.
The House violates the First
Despite the lackluster quality of the American educational system today, I still expect most people to know the First Amendment. After all, it’s talked about an awful lot. The right to free speech is a big deal. But, apparently, the House of Representatives forgot about the other half of it: the separation of church and state.
Mediating medical errors
The Oregon State Legislature is back in session, and Gov. Kitzhaber has led off testimony for a bill that he calls “the holy grail of medical and legal politics.” The goal of Oregon Senate Bill 483 is to attempt to reduce the number of medical liability claims—in other words, patients who sue their doctors for failing to provide them with an acceptable level of care.
Bike to happiness
Does your morning commute leave you stressed by the time you get to school or work? Sick of paying bus fare, MAX fare or for gas just to get there? Tired of being stuck on a bus full of strangers or packed in a compact car with four annoying carpoolers? Well, the answer to your problems is right under the four inches of dust resting on your bicycle.