For many, Halloween means an evening spent traveling door-to-door collecting candy in the name of fun and celebration, but Portland State Vanguard spent this Oct. 31 traveling building-by-building with a…
Portland State students’ Halloween 2017 plans
Portland State students share their 2017 Halloween plans.
¡Viva Día de los Muertos!
Everybody has lost a loved one, be it family, a friend, or even a pet. In Mexico and other parts of Latin America, they have a celebration for their dead:…
Pet safety on Halloween
Halloween is coming up soon, and while the majority of people like to celebrate with quirky costumes, fancy decorations and otherworldly treats, there are some who have more malicious intentions….
Portland Halloween celebrations of yore
Vangourd history: Old Portland does Halloween There’s no doubt about it: Portland loves Halloween. Despite the gloomy October weather, when the week of the 31st rolls around, there’s never any…
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…
Halloween movies for a night in
Who needs parties, booze and a bunch of college kids dressed up as bunnies and Harley Quinn when you could be chilling in your jammies on the couch with heaps…
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…
Video: The Making of VanGourd Special 2017
This year’s special October edition PSU VanGourd 2017 features a a corn-u-creepia of all things October-y, creepy, Halloweeny and definitely not pumpkin-spicy. Watch this behind-the-scenes footage of a VanGourd photo session with nods…
Get to know your friendly local apparitions
As All Hallow’s Eve creeps upon us, are you ready to check out the spookiest places in R.I.P. City? Portland is famously rife with rumors and legends of paranormal activity….
Salem Saberhagen: the cat, the myth, the GIFs
In the spirit of Halloween, the Vanguard has decided to publish a selection of GIFS featuring our favorite, beloved black cat: Salem Saberhagen. If you’re old enough to have watched…