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  • Relating to a ’60s radical

    Relating to a ’60s radical

    By: Sharon Nellist I was merely ONE among a sold-out crowd listening to the lovely Angela Davis speak her words of great wisdom in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Portland State University on Jan. 21, 2015. A year ago when I came to PSU, I never would have thought to attend such an event,…

  • Portland + Metal = Awesome

    I push through the dense crowd as the bass thuds in my chest. There’s no point in saying “excuse me”; no one would hear me. I’m caught in the middle of the friendly crush, and I still can’t see the band. Someone grabs my hand and pulls me up to stand on the bench along…