A recent press release from the Associated Students of Portland State University indicated unsafe levels of lead in Cramer Hall drinking water. The university has confirmed that drinking water in…
Scholarship scramble
Procrastinators, be warned: this is your last week to make a lunge for free money. Portland State opens its scholarship process every October, during which students can apply online for…
A few words with Big Wild
I had the honor of conducting an interview with DJ and artist, Big Wild, after I saw him perform at the Roseland Theater. He has gained enough excitement from his…
EMILY: The helpful drone
As Syrian refugees leave their country in hopes of finding a fresh start, many have taken to the Mediterranean Sea. The trouble is they don’t have the right equipment to…
Introducing ‘The Pacific Sentinel’
Portland State’s left-leaning alternative newspaper The Rearguard has printed for the last time. So has The Portland Spectrum—formerly The Portland Spectator—the university’s in-depth investigative magazine. A recent student-led merger united…
Kaufman’s ‘Synecdoche, New York’ conjectures the meaning of life through feces
As Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa finally reaches Portland, Portland State’s 5th Avenue Cinema hosts a weekend with the director’s 2008 debut. Continuing the cinema’s winter screening schedule, Synecdoche, New York offers…
America’s foreign language shortfalls
Foreign language in education holds more importance in Europe than America, despite its obvious benefits. As a foreign language major at Portland State, I can be fairly overzealous when I…
There Is No Mountain offers a first look at ‘Luna’
There Is No Mountain isn’t the kind of band that fits neatly within a single genre of music. The rich melodies crafted by this husband-and-wife duo incorporate elements of pop,…
Disrupting the divide
“Hate is human nature. When we are ignorant of things we react in a negative way.” Wajdi Said, executive director and co-founder of the Muslim Educational Trust, offered that poignant…
Hell Niño?
Winter weather mayhem continued to plague the Portland area throughout Portland State’s holiday break, which began Dec. 11, amidst a rainy stint that would go on to break precipitation records…
Saudi Arabia opens polling doors to Saudi women
For the first time, polling stations opened for female voter’s in Saudi Arabia to finally contribute to a society that they make up almost half. Making its mark in history…