Tuesday Dec. 18Art“Fragments” Waterstone Gallery 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Free New photographic works by Kelly Orr are on display at the Waterstone Gallery. Orr explores ideas of “transitory beauty” and the…
Vikings outpace Grand Canyon in second-straight road win
The Portland State women’s basketball squad eked out a narrow win over the Grand Canyon University Lopes in an away game in Phoenix, Ariz., taking a 60-55 win and finishing…
Women’s basketball squad buries Miners in road win
The Vikings easily handled the University of Texas at El Paso Miners in their first road win of the season on Dec. 11, logging a decisive 89-61 win to continue…
The Cannon Canon
If you’ve never heard of Cannon Films, you probably know their work. They’re the company who made Chuck Norris a star and gave him almost all of his most famous,…
Persecuted in Xinjiang
Over 20 rights groups rallied in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva on Dec. 10–the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights–to protest the persecution and “cultural…
Does captivity kill?
The logic used to justify elephant captivity and breeding in zoos is no longer appropriate. It’s time to rethink what living in captivity actually means, starting with Portland’s Oregon Zoo….
This Week Around the World: Dec. 2–9
Dec. 3 Qatar: The Gulf country announced Dec. 3 their decision to withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries consisting of 15 member countries spanning the Middle East,…
Jewish perspectives on Hanukkah as a Hallmark holiday
Today marks the last day of Hanukkah, which begins annually on the 25th day of Kislev and spans eight days. According to NPR, the holiday commemorates a successful campaign led…
Hill to Hall Dec. 1–7
Dec. 1: Trump threatens NAFTA cancelation ahead of new trade deal President Donald Trump threatened to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement the day after signing a new multibillion-dollar…
Women march in Dublin, demand rape trial reform
Protests swept Ireland following the acquittal of a 27-year-old man for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl whose underwear was used as evidence of consensual sex. Senior counsel Elizabeth…
Vikings take down UP pilots, maintain perfect home record
The Portland State Vikings took down their crosstown rival University of Portland 87-78 on Dec. 5, maintaining their perfect record at Viking Pavilion. Vikings got off to a slow start,…