Dressed in everything from traditional mourning attire to ballgowns and platform stilettos, about 200 people gathered on Nov. 5, outside Darcelle XV’s Showplace to pay their respects to Roxy LeRoy…
Fatal shooting investigation underway near PSU campus
A shooting near the Portland State campus left one person dead just before 1 a.m. on Nov. 7. After receiving reports of a shooting, officers from PSU Campus Public Safety…
Understanding Contemporary Art: Did I Miss the Point?
How do you feel when an artwork in such a formal space doesn’t make sense to you? A piece might have a hollow taste to it, or maybe its radical…
Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for the Cat
Something funny happened on my way home from a journalism conference this September: I met a cat. Not just any cat, but Alexander, a cat that was apparently a lobbyist,…
A drop in the ocean: Portland State Chamber Choir’s ethos of cooperation
The Portland State Chamber Choir can add two more achievements to its long list of successes: It’s the first American choir to compete in the Bali International Choral Festival, where…
UNESCO pursues global human rights despite U.S. withdrawal
In early October, the United States announced to the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization it will withdraw from the organization completely by the end of 2018. “This decision…
‘Twas a warm and balmy weekday Halloween
For many, Halloween means an evening spent traveling door-to-door collecting candy in the name of fun and celebration, but Portland State Vanguard spent this Oct. 31 traveling building-by-building with a…
On-Campus Events: Nov. 7–13
FEATURED EVENT FESTIVAL 33rd Annual Wordstock Literary Arts Festival 9 a.m. Portland Art Museum $15–18, all ages Portland’s biggest book and literary festival, featuring big names like Ta-Nehisi Coates, Lidia Yuknavitch,…
Off-Campus Events: November 7–13
FEATURED EVENT FILM FESTIVAL 1st Annual Portland Asian Film Festival Nov. 10–18 Cinema 21 $7–60, all ages Thirty films of varying genre and national origin screen for Portland’s first-ever film…
After tragic shootings, CPSO outlines active shooter response
Since 59 concert-goers were killed and more than 500 were injured in a meticulously-prepared mass shooting on Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada, national attention on gun violence has peaked….
This Week Around the World: Oct. 29-Nov. 6
Oct. 29 Mogadishu, Somalia Officials removed after attack in capital Somalia’s police and intelligence chiefs were dismissed following a hotel bombing that claimed over 25 lives. Earlier this month, the…