Boyz N The Hood is a 1991 film infused within the American cinema lexicon and has become a film nearly everyone knows of, even if they’ve never watched it or…
Strip Club Etiquette: Part Two
Back to basics As of 2015, Portland still hosts the most strip clubs per capita of any American city. This is because nudity is protected as free speech in Oregon,…
Relationship anarchy: a feminist twist on relationships
It’s comforting and reassuring to have labels and categorize yourself. Thousands of online quizzes can tell you everything from what your exact personality type is to what your specific sexuality…
Conservative candidate wins first-round vote in Costa Rica presidential race
Conservative Evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz solidified his transformation from a long-shot candidate to a frontrunner on Feb. 5, capturing 24.8 percent of the vote in the first round of…
Dating apps for your Zodiac
I don’t know anything about you, why you’re single, or why you’re reading this article. But, because nothing even matters anymore, let me give you dating app suggestions based on…
How slavery is taught and why it’s a problem
As consumers of polarized media, we are increasingly aware of the need to fact check everything—even textbooks. What we know about history from a young age shapes how we perceive…
STEM students try on brain-reading headsets
Portland State Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students tried on brainwave-reading headsets—or Brain-Computer Interface devices—for a usability study last week at the Intel Jones Farm campus in Hillsboro, Ore. Researchers…
MESC panel discusses women’s rights
Panelists Anita Haidary, Issrar Chamekh and Taghrid Khuri discussed women’s agency and empowerment in Tunisia and Afghanistan in a Feb. 6 panel hosted by Portland State’s Middle East Studies Center….
Signs of abuse
Romantic partnerships go through rough patches, and fighting is normal. But partner abuse is dangerous, sustained and intentional—and unfortunately, it’s not uncommon. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence,…
What will you be giving your lover this Valentines Day? Probably herpes.
On my 18th birthday, I was diagnosed with genital herpes. Shame could not scratch the surface of what I felt as I left my gynecologist’s office, a million thoughts racing…
To my Valentine…
Valentines submitted by members of the PSU community To my stinky nugget You stanky. Love, Yayay To my Pupper Your witty intelligence and adventurous, multi-colored personality has stolen my heart;…