FEATURED EVENT FILM FESTIVAL 13th Annual HUMP! Film Festival Nov. 2–11 Revolution Hall $20–25, 21+ Dan Savage’s juried film festival shows works featuring elements of amateur porn. Tuesday, Oct. 31…
What’s in a Symphony?
We’ve all heard a symphony before. There’s Beethoven’s famous Fifth with its notorious “dun dun dun duuuun.” Most of us at least know that one and maybe a few others,…
On-campus Events Calendar: Oct. 31–Nov 6
FEATURED EVENT FILM FESTIVAL 44th Annual NW Filmmakers Festival Nov. 1–5 Whitsell Auditorium $6–35, all ages From documentaries and short films to feature-lengths and animation, NWFC screens independent cinema from…
Love for the black bloc
A banana is a fruit, but a fruit is not necessarily a banana. Likewise, those in the black bloc are anti-fascists, but anti-fascists—antifa—are not necessarily black bloc. Woody Guthrie, George…
This Week Around the World: Oct. 21-27
Oct. 21 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson landed in Saudi Arabia as part of a Middle East tour aiming to resolve the ongoing diplomatic crisis in…
Portland State students’ Halloween 2017 plans
Portland State students share their 2017 Halloween plans.
Whatever happened to Patriot Prayer?
“I’m going to tear you to pieces or I’m going to fucking barbecue you and eat you alive.” That’s the message Tusitala “Tiny” Toese barked at Luke Mahler during a…
¡Viva Día de los Muertos!
Everybody has lost a loved one, be it family, a friend, or even a pet. In Mexico and other parts of Latin America, they have a celebration for their dead:…
In response to ‘Feeling whitewashed’ in response to ‘Transcend your identity’
White privilege does not mean a white person cannot suffer or have a hard life due to poverty or other factors. [A white person’s] personal grief and struggles have a…
Pet safety on Halloween
Halloween is coming up soon, and while the majority of people like to celebrate with quirky costumes, fancy decorations and otherworldly treats, there are some who have more malicious intentions….
Portland Halloween celebrations of yore
Vangourd history: Old Portland does Halloween There’s no doubt about it: Portland loves Halloween. Despite the gloomy October weather, when the week of the 31st rolls around, there’s never any…