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…
Science & Technology
Look to the Ants
by“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the…
Former PSU Chemistry Professor Sentenced For Posting Child Porn On Blog
But don’t count on PSU to let you know
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“We don’t have a good community if we’re not all transparent,” said then-Acting PSU President Stephen Percy on May 17, 2019, during the Student…
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….
Portland Clean Energy Initiative
Local effort seeks to be an inclusive model that can inspire other cities to follow suit.
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This article is the second installment of a two-part series on The Green New Deal and the Portland Clean Energy Initiative, the first article…
Love for Gas-Powered Cars
Cars are here to stay. Petrol heads hope gas stays too.
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The desire for improved mobility has been an ancient concept, ever since its creation. Humans started with domesticated animals, and as time progressed, we…
The Green New Deal Isn’t New
Exploring the history of the latest effort for radical climate change focused infrastructural reform.
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Trump vs environment / climate change policy Last March, President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland….
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…
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…
PSU Chemistry Professor Facing Child Porn Charges
PSU scrambles in unpublicized meeting to determine out how to address the university's latest PR nightmare.
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On April 9, 2019 The Oregonian reported that PSU chemistry professor Niles E. Lehman, 56, was arrested in February. Lehman was indicted on charges…