The Spectrum is applying for recognition under the Portland State Student Publications Board, also known as Pubs. The currently independent student publication addresses issues relating to sex and gender equality, oppression, discrimination and advocacy within the community.
The Spectrum was founded summer of 2008 and was formally recognized by the Student Organization Council that winter. It receives funding from both SOC and the Queer Resource Center.
Funding would continue to come from the SOC and the QRC if The Spectrum becomes formally recognized as an official publication at Portland State, according to their Web site.
The Spectrum is different from other student publications because it focuses on discrimination and oppression, and tackles these issues through a variety of mediums, including personal narratives, visual art and poetry.
The paper prints quarterly, and two issues have been released so far. The most recent can be found on campus in various locations and also online at www.thespectrum.groups.pdx.edu.
“Several on-campus publications have already stated their willingness to allow for our inclusion to be brought on,” The Spectrum said on its Web site.
If Pubs approves The Spectrum, it will gain access to resources already available to the Vanguard, The Rearguard, Portland Spectator, Portland Review, Pathos Literary Magazine and KPSU, all publications currently recognized by Pubs.
Official Portland State publications receive counsel and assistance from Pubs.