Winters in Portland can be taxing. The temperature plummets, the sun goes on an extended hiatus and a wetness capable of penetrating the thickest of flannels pours itself over the…
‘Red Dead’ disappointment
Rockstar Games disappoints once again. While sales for Red Dead Redemption II hit the $725 million mark within three days of its release, the sequel’s unnecessary hyperrealism—which has become a…
Portland’s other independent bookstores
Annie Bloom’s Books: 7834 SW Capitol Hwy., annieblooms.com This shop in Multnomah Village, which opened in 1978, is quaint but not in a frivolous way, complete with green awning out…
Home for the holidays
Going home for the holidays can be…complicated. You love your family. You really do. It’s going to be great to see them, but there will be issues. There will always…
Struggle and innovation amid the war in Yemen
In the backdrop of the war in Yemen and the country’s subsequent humanitarian crisis, youth unemployment, education and drug abuse are some of the country’s most critical struggles. A failed…
How to avoid the holiday blues
The holidays seem to be associated with the highest of highs, the perfect bow on top of the conclusion to another calendar year. However, more often than not, it comes…
Update on Jamal Khashoggi Case
The Central Intelligence Agency released a statement on Nov. 15, claiming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The findings directly contradict…
PSU Native American center celebrates 15th anniversary
Portland State students, alumni, faculty and community members gathered on Nov. 13 in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Native American Student and Community Center to share their stories…
Mulugeta Seraw remembered
The Urban League of Portland held a conference on Nov. 13 at University Place Conference Center to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Portland resident and Ethiopian immigrant Mulugeta…
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Waste in the United States rises 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. That’s about one million extra tons of garbage per week—or put in other terms, approximately 240 million…
Merry Sol Invictus
The holiday season is upon us, but there are other important religious dates and festivities aside from Christmas that take place during this time of the year: one being winter…