The Scoop on the Giant Poop
byFrom Friday to Tuesday, November 15–19, 2019 an enormous inflatable emoji poop sat in Pioneer Square and invited passersby to come inside and “Let…
Education
OMSI Exhibit: Exquisite Creatures
byExquisite Creatures is a fashionable, teaching moment that is possibly controversial. Butterflies, macaws and beetles are some of nature’s jewels put on display at…
Goodbye Maps Collection, Hello Graduate Collaboratory
4th Floor of Millar Library to undergo state-of-the-art makeover
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For twenty eight years, the southeast wing of Millar Library’s 4th floor has been home to Portland State’s collection of maps. The understated 3,700…
PSU Dodges Walkout on the Eve of Fall Term
SEIU strikers strike an agreeable bargain
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article and photos by Margo Craig Early Saturday Morning, the union representing classified employees at Oregon universities, SEIU, came to a tentative agreement with…
Thousands of students ditch school to lead Portlanders in climate strike.
Photo essay explores the reasons attendees took to the streets
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photos by Margo Craig On September 22nd, thousands of students in the Portland area ditched class to meet downtown for the Global Climate Strike….
Mandatory Media Education
Can we equip ourselves to consume information responsibly?
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In today’s interesting era of technology, the average person spends four hours on their phone a day out of the 15 hours the average…
Honey to Die For
The harmony of the Gurung people with Mother Nature's bees and their honey has been a tradition; but that relationship is being jeopardized by greed.
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Deep in the heart of the Himalayas, Mother Nature has been conducting a hidden transaction between man and bees for years. The Gurungs, an…
The Necessity of Late-Term Abortions
byLate-term abortion: let’s talk about it. Abortion in general is something that the public has been fighting over since 1973—a result of the supreme…
Should CPSO Carry Guns
ASPSU Presidential Election: Gibson wants officers to carry guns, Leslie-Christy wants officers to have access to them.
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Additional reporting by Margo Craig The two Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) presidential candidates, Kyle Leslie-Christy and Violet Gibson, had a debate…
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…