A rally held in downtown Portland’s Schrunk Plaza by Washington State conservative activist Joey Gibson on June 4 was nearly dwarfed by the overwhelming local reaction it elicited. Billed as…
This week around the world: May 27–June 2
May 27 Brasilia, Brazil Brazil’s litany of corruption scandals expanded further as federal authorities announced a massive, ongoing investigation into several companies, including Brazil’s two largest meat producers, implicated in…
Off-campus events: June 6–12
Featured Event FILM Portland Horror Film Festival June 8–10 Hollywood Theatre $16–55, all ages Second annual mass screening of 40+ local and international horror films. Thursday, June 8 CABARET BOYeurism 7:30…
On-campus events: June 8–12
Featured Event DANCE Summer Splendors June 8–10 Lincoln Performance Hall $34–58, all ages NW Dance Project’s artistic director, Sarah Slipper, rejoins the acclaimed Chopin Project to interpret the master composer’s…
Rallies to collide in downtown Portland
Three competing rallies will converge simultaneously in downtown Portland on Sunday, June 4, 2017. Mayor Ted Wheeler has criticized the most controversial of the three, a pro-Trump “free speech”…
Calling all Viking Voices
Are you a part of the Portland State community who wants your voice represented in the Vanguard? Viking Voices is here for you. VV is an open platform, rolling submission…
More affordable housing options for Portland students
Portland area college students will soon have access to more affordable housing in the Goose Hollow Towers of Southwest Portland thanks to College Housing Northwest, a local nonprofit housing developer….
Everything is under control: ‘Sons of the Prophet’ at PSU
“This play is all about family,” said Chet Wilson, who plays Bill in Portland State’s spring production of Tony-award winner Stephen Karam’s Sons of the Prophet, running through June 3rd…
PSUnited against hate
The third victim in the May 26 stabbing incident at the Hollywood Transit Center has been identified as Portland State music student Micah David-Cole Fletcher, age 21. Fletcher’s injuries are…
Communities of color question Trimet priorities
A Trimet Board of Directors meeting to approve its new $1.2 billion budget on May 24 attracted a crowd of activists condemning an $11.5 million line item to build a…
Live in the moment at Portland’s DIY Performance Art Strip Club
It’s hard to write about EveryBODY: DIY Performance Art Strip Club in a linear sense. NO PHOTOS was written in block letters on a Party City banner on stage, multiple…