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  • 6 PSU Outdoor Study Spots: Ranked

    6 PSU Outdoor Study Spots: Ranked

    When the sun is shining, it can be hard to study indoors. Here are six places, ranked, to study when you want some fresh air. #6 The Collaborative Life Science Building (CLSB) has a 3rd floor rooftop where you can enjoy the view of the Willamette. There are also some benches by the Max stop.…

  • Being Under the National Spotlight

    by Beth Royston I can depend on them, those text messages, every time Portland is in the news. Of course, they are from friends and family outside the city who care about me and are concerned for my well being. But I think it isn’t often realized by people that live outside of the Portland…

  • You Don’t Know What You Got . . .

    You Don’t Know What You Got . . .

    By: Theo Burke As I graduate, besides memories and friends, I am leaving behind the awesome Portland State student health insurance. I’ve written about this before, now I’m experiencing the difference. Since I don’t know what job is coming down the pike or what kind of health insurance it might carry, I’ve applied for individual insurance…

  • Call Campus Security? Maybe not.

    Call Campus Security? Maybe not.

    Over Christmas, as I returned to my car at 2 a.m., I was approached by four muscular campus security officers, in three patrol cars. It was a little scary. Someone had called in a complaint about a man “trying to break into the library, wearing a hoody.”  I had returned some books to the Millar Library dropbox,…

  • A live phone call — someone loves me

    A live phone call — someone loves me

    By: Theo Burke Not long ago, while working on a PSU Vanguard story, I received a return phone call, within 24 hours, from Scott Gallagher of the University Communications office. I nearly fell down from shock. I had not received a live phone call in months from anyone other than my mother. And it seemed as…

  • “Man, I Wish I Knew This When I Started!”

                       Here are some academic tricks I’ve learned at Portland State. I hope these hints help you become a stellar Viking scholar:    Calendar Your Studies. Enter ALL assignment and exam deadlines into your calendar or organizer. Planning ahead saves cramming later! Don’t be a perfectionist.  I don’t advocate skipping readings, but when…

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  • Occupy PSU

    When I first spot the flyer in the Cramer Hall stairwell, I chuckle to myself. “Student Walkout! Occupy PSU,” it cries in all its crudely photocopied glory. I remember when my class learned about walk-outs, sit-ins, and other forms of civil disobedience in high school American history. ‘Why had we never thought of this?’ we…