Artists on Campus: Eleanor Erskine, A Life in Art
by“I have a little cup of coffee and get up and walk the dogs. Then I get to work by nine o’clock. I go…
Portland State University
Artists on Campus: Julie Perini
byJulie Perini is a tenured professor in the art department focusing on art practices, video, and time-based media. Following the completion of her MFA…
Meeting Mattress
byOn the bleakest day of February, also known as Valentine’s Day and Oregon’s Birthday, I met Mattress (aka Rex Marshall, Circulation and Collection Maintenance…
4th Annual Portland Winter Light Festival
byThe 4th annual Portland Winter Light Festival came to brighten the cityscape through the early February winter, once again taking over the darkness with…
A Bee Or Not A Bee?
Bee populations are in decline; what do we really know?
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BEE BRIEF Invertebrates may be spineless, but they run this planet. “All animals in the world are invertebrates,” joked Dr. Susan Masta, associate biology professor…
‘The Vibrator Play’: What’s All the Buzz About
byPortland State’s newest play production is In The Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), a mature comedy written by Sarah Ruhl that deals with…
2018 in Music: Staff Picks
The Pacific Sentinel's staff discusses some memorable music from 2018
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To reflect on the music of 2018, we asked our staff and contributors to discuss one piece of music that was particularly meaningful or…
Library Archives
PSU has portals to its past, and we're all invited
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What would your college experience be like without a severe lack of awareness about the cool resources your school has to offer? Because our…
All Taaj
Taaj Hudson, a PSU student who moonlights as a rapper/producer, talks music and opening for Jay Rock
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Taaj Hudson found himself performing on stage for the second time ever on Thursday, October 11th. This stage, however, was far from an open…
Little Cow Pigeon: A Campus Oddity
A closer look into a local pigeon who has captured the hearts of many
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You may have glimpsed it from the corner of your eye, a blur of white movement along the sidewalk as you walk to class….