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Campus Policing and the Call for Abolition
Despite administration’s promises, PSU campus police remain armed
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On December 11, 2014, Portland State University’s board of trustees voted to deputize and arm PSU’s Campus Public Safety Officers (CPSO). The decision was…
Royalty Notwithstanding
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia purported to have ordered U.S. based reporter Jamal Khashoggi murdered
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On Feb. 11, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) issued an executive summary entitled “Assessing the Saudi Government’s Role in the…
United We Stand?
Veterans Resource Center Email Thread Highlights Divisions in Local Veteran Communities Over the January 6 Capitol Riot
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After the events of the January 6 riot at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C, Americans were inundated with emails, tweets, and advertisements that…
Culture
Where Memes and Cinema Collide
A Retrospective Look at “The Cat in the Hat”
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Twain said, “If man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve man but would deteriorate the cat.” There is a film that…
The Art of the Podcast
Wondery’s Lindsay Graham, from popular podcasts like American Scandal and Wicked Game, discusses life as one of the most recognizable narrators in the business and how podcasting can change the world.
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The world of podcasting used to be smaller, more niche, and lacking in professionalism, according to Wondery’s popular podcaster and narrator Lindsay Graham. In…
A True Professional
Pete Krebs—one of Portland’s most iconic working musicians—talks about COVID-19, vocational challenges, and his first new album in nearly two decades
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Pete Krebs chose probably the worst time to release his first new album in 18 years. Not that he had any way of knowing…
Opinion
Palestine
A Legalized Ethnic Cleansing
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In Islam, the night of Laylat al-Qadr, Arabic for “Night of Power” is considered one of the religion’s holiest nights. Tradition dictates that in…
Goodbye Afghanistan
An epilogue of war
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General Smedley Butler was not the sort of swaggering American hero we like to make movies about. Born in 1881, he joined the Marine…
God May Be Dead, but the Christian Left Isn’t
During a time of societal upheaval, conservative Christians have a loud voice, but progressive Christianity is out there.
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*Editor’s Note: The Pacific Sentinel does not endorse any religious tradition and the opinions below are strictly those of the author. If you…
Politics
Goodbye Afghanistan
An epilogue of war
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General Smedley Butler was not the sort of swaggering American hero we like to make movies about. Born in 1881, he joined the Marine…
Executive Executions
Trump approved more capital punishments than the last 10 administrations combined.
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Despite moral objections and legal challenges, the Trump administration executed 13 people between July 2020 and the end of Trump’s term of office. According…
Georgia on Everyone’s Mind
Two seats from Georgia just reshaped the U.S. Senate after historic and fraught campaigns
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The 2020 election results surprised pundits and politicians alike with many contradicting polls for President and Congress across the United States, but one of…