VANGUARD - PORTLAND STATE'S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER Diane Erickson. May 25, 2021. Workers clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, that housed The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets, in Gaza City. Adel Hana/AP Photo. WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LLOYD CENTER? Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel 2021 SEES THE MOST ANTI-LGBTQ+ STATE LEGISLATION IN RECENT 2021 sees the most anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation in recent US history. An estimated 250 anti-LGBTQ+ state legislative bills have been proposed nationwide since January 2021, and at least 17 bills have been signed into state law. This easily breaks the 2015 yearly total of 15 such laws, with 11 or more currently awaiting a governor’s

signature

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

HOW BITCOIN MINING AFFECTS CLIMATE CHANGE How bitcoin mining affects climate change. Bitcoin’s value reached an all-time high of over $58,000 on February 21, following Tesla’s acquisition of $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. Despite Bitcoin’s growth, many are concerned about the effects cryptocurrency has on the environment. Bitcoin is extremely energy consuming, with the STUDENT JOURNALISM IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Student journalists are looking for ways to manage their beats. Nick Townsend, arts and culture editor for Vanguard, stated “without events to cover, we lost our foothold in the campus community. Culture is the collective spirit of community, and that’s still out there, it’s just harder to track down now. THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT A wave of disappointment washed over democratic voters after Al Gore won the candidacy in 2000, and again in 2016 with Clinton, and it’s happening again with Biden this year. There’s multiple benefits to being registered as an independent. First off, you don’t have to be pressured by one party or another to vote a specific way. BLOOD CLOTS AND ANXIETY: A LESSON IN SELF-AWARENESS Blood clots and anxiety: a lesson in self-awareness. In December 2018, I was in a bus accident. Tossed around the interior of the bus after it hit a cow, I ended up getting knocked out for a moment before stumbling around in relieved, but shocked, silence. In the days and weeks that followed, my body reacted terribly to the accident and

began

LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The Yaake is a dance performed by the men and “is the highlight of Gerewol, where men’s status as sex gods are set in stone or lie in tatters.”. The men are judged by the tribe’s three most beautiful women. These women are typically chosen because their fathers won Yaake in previous years. If a man wins Yaake, he gets to pick whatever MCMENAMINS’ HAUNTING OBSESSION A woman who identifies as a medium alleges that while wandering Edgefield, she was able to sniff out the property’s haunted room, 215. She booked the room for a later date, and while leaving, reported feeling like something was watching her. When she went back to stay with her boyfriend, a spirit that she thought more extraterrestrial

than

VANGUARD - PORTLAND STATE'S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER Diane Erickson. May 25, 2021. Workers clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, that housed The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets, in Gaza City. Adel Hana/AP Photo. WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LLOYD CENTER? Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel 2021 SEES THE MOST ANTI-LGBTQ+ STATE LEGISLATION IN RECENT 2021 sees the most anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation in recent US history. An estimated 250 anti-LGBTQ+ state legislative bills have been proposed nationwide since January 2021, and at least 17 bills have been signed into state law. This easily breaks the 2015 yearly total of 15 such laws, with 11 or more currently awaiting a governor’s

signature

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

HOW BITCOIN MINING AFFECTS CLIMATE CHANGE How bitcoin mining affects climate change. Bitcoin’s value reached an all-time high of over $58,000 on February 21, following Tesla’s acquisition of $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. Despite Bitcoin’s growth, many are concerned about the effects cryptocurrency has on the environment. Bitcoin is extremely energy consuming, with the STUDENT JOURNALISM IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Student journalists are looking for ways to manage their beats. Nick Townsend, arts and culture editor for Vanguard, stated “without events to cover, we lost our foothold in the campus community. Culture is the collective spirit of community, and that’s still out there, it’s just harder to track down now. THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT A wave of disappointment washed over democratic voters after Al Gore won the candidacy in 2000, and again in 2016 with Clinton, and it’s happening again with Biden this year. There’s multiple benefits to being registered as an independent. First off, you don’t have to be pressured by one party or another to vote a specific way. BLOOD CLOTS AND ANXIETY: A LESSON IN SELF-AWARENESS Blood clots and anxiety: a lesson in self-awareness. In December 2018, I was in a bus accident. Tossed around the interior of the bus after it hit a cow, I ended up getting knocked out for a moment before stumbling around in relieved, but shocked, silence. In the days and weeks that followed, my body reacted terribly to the accident and

began

LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The Yaake is a dance performed by the men and “is the highlight of Gerewol, where men’s status as sex gods are set in stone or lie in tatters.”. The men are judged by the tribe’s three most beautiful women. These women are typically chosen because their fathers won Yaake in previous years. If a man wins Yaake, he gets to pick whatever MCMENAMINS’ HAUNTING OBSESSION A woman who identifies as a medium alleges that while wandering Edgefield, she was able to sniff out the property’s haunted room, 215. She booked the room for a later date, and while leaving, reported feeling like something was watching her. When she went back to stay with her boyfriend, a spirit that she thought more extraterrestrial

than

CS DEPARTMENT STRUGGLES WITH RETENTION AND DIVERSITY In September 2018, 355 students entered Portland State’s degree program in computer science, located in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science (MCECS), according to student research. By the end of the year, only 243 of them OPPOSITION TO TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS RISES OVER COVID-19 One of Japan’s largest newspapers, The Asahi Shimbun, published an editorial on Wednesday, May 26 calling on Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to reconsider holding the Tokyo Olympics, which is set to commence in less than two months despite rising COVID-19 cases and public opposition. “It is simply beyond reason to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer,” the editorial COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

COVID-19 UPDATE MAY 18TH COVID-19 Update May 18th. Eight cases have been reported in the month of April, as well as six in May, at Portland State, bringing the total case count at PSU to 61. One on-campus employee and five on-campus students have tested positive for COVID-19. Some potential on-campus exposures have been identified and are undergoing testing and

quarantine.

OREGON REIMPOSES COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN SOME COUNTIES The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Friday reported 5,729 new daily cases of COVID-19 throughout the week of April 19–27. That signifies a 21% rise from the preceding week, which marks the fifth uninterrupted week of 20% or higher surges in daily cases, according to the OHA. Governor Kate Brown THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD This Week Around The World. May 3 Mexico City, Mexico: An overpass collapsed on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro, causing the deaths of 26 people and injuring 80 more, according to AP News. The Mexico City Metro is one of the world’s busiest metro systems, which is used by millions of people daily. On May 8, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced GUN CONTROL AROUND THE WORLD After two mosque shootings in New Zealand, the country drafted new legislation to change gun control laws within two weeks. However, not all countries around the world are so quick to implement change; some have not changed their laws for decades despite rising gun ANTI-VAXXERS THREATEN COVID-19 VACCINE EFFICACY Anti-vaxxers threaten COVID-19 vaccine efficacy. While COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the United States, authorities grow wary of the influence that the anti-vaccination movement has on the ongoing pursuit to eradicate the virus. A January 12 Axios-Ipsos poll reported 19% of Americans do not plan on getting vaccinated, with an additional

11%

SLEEPING APART TO STAY TOGETHER Growing up having sleepovers with my best friend, I often noticed her parents fighting. They would often refuse to sleep in the same bed together, seemingly to punish each other. Several years later, this couple ended up divorcing. While I did not ever discover the actual reason for their divorce, I THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FREE SPEECH The responsibility of free speech. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the

Government for a

VANGUARD - PORTLAND STATE'S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER Portland State's student-run newspaper. Governor Kate Brown answers questions after visiting the Marion County and Salem Health Vaccination Clinic at the state fairgrounds in Salem, OR on Jan. 13,

2021.

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LLOYD CENTER? Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

HOW BITCOIN MINING AFFECTS CLIMATE CHANGE Bitcoin’s value reached an all-time high of over $58,000 on February 21, following Tesla’s acquisition of $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. Despite Bitcoin’s growth, many are concerned about the effects cryptocurrency has on the environment. Bitcoin is extremely energy consuming, with the carbon f STUDENT JOURNALISM IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Despite closed campuses and social distancing throughout the state, Oregon student journalists are committed to bringing news to their communities. The Washington Post confirmed student journalists across the country have not stopped THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT When Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the 2020 United States Presidential Race on April 8, the fallout was palpable, especially among those who identify as independent. Many of Sanders’ supporters felt his chances at the presidency had been smeared and BLOOD CLOTS AND ANXIETY: A LESSON IN SELF-AWARENESS In December 2018, I was in a bus accident. Tossed around the interior of the bus after it hit a cow, I ended up getting knocked out for a moment before stumbling around in relieved, but shocked, silence. In the days and weeks that followed, my body reacted terribly to the accident and began to slow LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The world hosts a rich diversity of cultures—where some consider it rude to keep shoes on when they walk into a home, while others cover people with cinnamon on their birthdays if they’re still single. Across the globe, there are many different sex practices and customs that you might not be aware o SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH ASIA FLIPS THE SCRIPT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE On April 28, Kanak Dixit, a prominent journalist, political activist, writer, and publisher from Nepal, began his talk entitled, "Democracy, Civil Society, & Human Rights in South Asia," by encouraging the audience to look at this part of the world in a different way. Maps

with nonstandard or

MCMENAMINS’ HAUNTING OBSESSION For most people, former sights of bloodbaths and turmoil would dissuade them from purchasing a property where they hope to grow their hopes and dreams. However, the McMenamin brothers have shown time and time again that not only are they chill with ghosts, but they also seem to seek out properties k VANGUARD - PORTLAND STATE'S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER Portland State's student-run newspaper. Governor Kate Brown answers questions after visiting the Marion County and Salem Health Vaccination Clinic at the state fairgrounds in Salem, OR on Jan. 13,

2021.

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LLOYD CENTER? Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

HOW BITCOIN MINING AFFECTS CLIMATE CHANGE Bitcoin’s value reached an all-time high of over $58,000 on February 21, following Tesla’s acquisition of $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. Despite Bitcoin’s growth, many are concerned about the effects cryptocurrency has on the environment. Bitcoin is extremely energy consuming, with the carbon f STUDENT JOURNALISM IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Despite closed campuses and social distancing throughout the state, Oregon student journalists are committed to bringing news to their communities. The Washington Post confirmed student journalists across the country have not stopped THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT When Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the 2020 United States Presidential Race on April 8, the fallout was palpable, especially among those who identify as independent. Many of Sanders’ supporters felt his chances at the presidency had been smeared and BLOOD CLOTS AND ANXIETY: A LESSON IN SELF-AWARENESS In December 2018, I was in a bus accident. Tossed around the interior of the bus after it hit a cow, I ended up getting knocked out for a moment before stumbling around in relieved, but shocked, silence. In the days and weeks that followed, my body reacted terribly to the accident and began to slow LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The world hosts a rich diversity of cultures—where some consider it rude to keep shoes on when they walk into a home, while others cover people with cinnamon on their birthdays if they’re still single. Across the globe, there are many different sex practices and customs that you might not be aware o SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH ASIA FLIPS THE SCRIPT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE On April 28, Kanak Dixit, a prominent journalist, political activist, writer, and publisher from Nepal, began his talk entitled, "Democracy, Civil Society, & Human Rights in South Asia," by encouraging the audience to look at this part of the world in a different way. Maps

with nonstandard or

MCMENAMINS’ HAUNTING OBSESSION For most people, former sights of bloodbaths and turmoil would dissuade them from purchasing a property where they hope to grow their hopes and dreams. However, the McMenamin brothers have shown time and time again that not only are they chill with ghosts, but they also seem to seek out properties k CS DEPARTMENT STRUGGLES WITH RETENTION AND DIVERSITY In September 2018, 355 students entered Portland State’s degree program in computer science, located in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science (MCECS), according to student research. By the end of the year, only 243 of them OPPOSITION TO TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS RISES OVER COVID-19 One of Japan’s largest newspapers, The Asahi Shimbun, published an editorial on Wednesday, May 26 calling on Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to reconsider holding the Tokyo Olympics, which is set to commence in less than two months despite rising COVID-19 cases and public opposition. “It is simply beyond reason to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer,” the editorial COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

ANTI-VAXXERS THREATEN COVID-19 VACCINE EFFICACY While COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the United States, authorities grow wary of the influence that the anti-vaccination movement has on the ongoing pursuit to eradicate the virus. A January 12 Axios-Ipsos poll reported 19% of Americans do not plan on getting vaccinated, with an additional 11% pl GUN CONTROL AROUND THE WORLD After two mosque shootings in New Zealand, the country drafted new legislation to change gun control laws within two weeks. However, not all countries around the world are so quick to implement change; some have not changed their laws for decades despite rising gun THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD May 3 Mexico City, Mexico: An overpass collapsed on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro, causing the deaths of 26 people and injuring 80 more, according to AP News.The Mexico City Metro is one of the world’s busiest metro systems, which is used by millions of people daily. On May 8, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced that families of the victims will receive financial compensation from THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE The books that we give our children to read are incredibly important, perhaps even more important than anything we will ever read as adults. From the very first books that we learn to read (or that our parents read out loud to us), we are setting a foundation for the way we will

think and read into

LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The world hosts a rich diversity of cultures—where some consider it rude to keep shoes on when they walk into a home, while others cover people with cinnamon on their birthdays if they’re still single. Across the globe, there are many different sex practices and customs that you might not be aware o SLEEPING APART TO STAY TOGETHER Growing up having sleepovers with my best friend, I often noticed her parents fighting. They would often refuse to sleep in the same bed together, seemingly to punish each other. Several years later, this couple ended up divorcing. While I did not ever discover the actual reason for their divorce, I WEIRD AND TOTALLY REAL OREGON LAWS Have you ever gotten married on an ice rink? Whispered sweet dirty nothings in your lover’s ear? Left a Tupperware of your poo on the side of the highway? Who hasn’t? We’ve all had those days—but if you’re not careful, you might just find yourself crushed under the long weird arm of the Oregon law. VANGUARD - PORTLAND STATE'S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER Diane Erickson. May 25, 2021. Workers clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, that housed The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets, in Gaza City. Adel Hana/AP Photo. WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LLOYD CENTER? Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel 2021 SEES THE MOST ANTI-LGBTQ+ STATE LEGISLATION IN RECENT 2021 sees the most anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation in recent US history. An estimated 250 anti-LGBTQ+ state legislative bills have been proposed nationwide since January 2021, and at least 17 bills have been signed into state law. This easily breaks the 2015 yearly total of 15 such laws, with 11 or more currently awaiting a governor’s

signature

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

HOW BITCOIN MINING AFFECTS CLIMATE CHANGE How bitcoin mining affects climate change. Bitcoin’s value reached an all-time high of over $58,000 on February 21, following Tesla’s acquisition of $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. Despite Bitcoin’s growth, many are concerned about the effects cryptocurrency has on the environment. Bitcoin is extremely energy consuming, with the STUDENT JOURNALISM IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Student journalists are looking for ways to manage their beats. Nick Townsend, arts and culture editor for Vanguard, stated “without events to cover, we lost our foothold in the campus community. Culture is the collective spirit of community, and that’s still out there, it’s just harder to track down now. THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT A wave of disappointment washed over democratic voters after Al Gore won the candidacy in 2000, and again in 2016 with Clinton, and it’s happening again with Biden this year. There’s multiple benefits to being registered as an independent. First off, you don’t have to be pressured by one party or another to vote a specific way. BLOOD CLOTS AND ANXIETY: A LESSON IN SELF-AWARENESS Blood clots and anxiety: a lesson in self-awareness. In December 2018, I was in a bus accident. Tossed around the interior of the bus after it hit a cow, I ended up getting knocked out for a moment before stumbling around in relieved, but shocked, silence. In the days and weeks that followed, my body reacted terribly to the accident and

began

LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The Yaake is a dance performed by the men and “is the highlight of Gerewol, where men’s status as sex gods are set in stone or lie in tatters.”. The men are judged by the tribe’s three most beautiful women. These women are typically chosen because their fathers won Yaake in previous years. If a man wins Yaake, he gets to pick whatever MCMENAMINS’ HAUNTING OBSESSION A woman who identifies as a medium alleges that while wandering Edgefield, she was able to sniff out the property’s haunted room, 215. She booked the room for a later date, and while leaving, reported feeling like something was watching her. When she went back to stay with her boyfriend, a spirit that she thought more extraterrestrial

than

VANGUARD - PORTLAND STATE'S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER Diane Erickson. May 25, 2021. Workers clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, that housed The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets, in Gaza City. Adel Hana/AP Photo. WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LLOYD CENTER? Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel 2021 SEES THE MOST ANTI-LGBTQ+ STATE LEGISLATION IN RECENT 2021 sees the most anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation in recent US history. An estimated 250 anti-LGBTQ+ state legislative bills have been proposed nationwide since January 2021, and at least 17 bills have been signed into state law. This easily breaks the 2015 yearly total of 15 such laws, with 11 or more currently awaiting a governor’s

signature

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

HOW BITCOIN MINING AFFECTS CLIMATE CHANGE How bitcoin mining affects climate change. Bitcoin’s value reached an all-time high of over $58,000 on February 21, following Tesla’s acquisition of $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. Despite Bitcoin’s growth, many are concerned about the effects cryptocurrency has on the environment. Bitcoin is extremely energy consuming, with the STUDENT JOURNALISM IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Student journalists are looking for ways to manage their beats. Nick Townsend, arts and culture editor for Vanguard, stated “without events to cover, we lost our foothold in the campus community. Culture is the collective spirit of community, and that’s still out there, it’s just harder to track down now. THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT A wave of disappointment washed over democratic voters after Al Gore won the candidacy in 2000, and again in 2016 with Clinton, and it’s happening again with Biden this year. There’s multiple benefits to being registered as an independent. First off, you don’t have to be pressured by one party or another to vote a specific way. BLOOD CLOTS AND ANXIETY: A LESSON IN SELF-AWARENESS Blood clots and anxiety: a lesson in self-awareness. In December 2018, I was in a bus accident. Tossed around the interior of the bus after it hit a cow, I ended up getting knocked out for a moment before stumbling around in relieved, but shocked, silence. In the days and weeks that followed, my body reacted terribly to the accident and

began

LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The Yaake is a dance performed by the men and “is the highlight of Gerewol, where men’s status as sex gods are set in stone or lie in tatters.”. The men are judged by the tribe’s three most beautiful women. These women are typically chosen because their fathers won Yaake in previous years. If a man wins Yaake, he gets to pick whatever MCMENAMINS’ HAUNTING OBSESSION A woman who identifies as a medium alleges that while wandering Edgefield, she was able to sniff out the property’s haunted room, 215. She booked the room for a later date, and while leaving, reported feeling like something was watching her. When she went back to stay with her boyfriend, a spirit that she thought more extraterrestrial

than

CS DEPARTMENT STRUGGLES WITH RETENTION AND DIVERSITY In September 2018, 355 students entered Portland State’s degree program in computer science, located in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science (MCECS), according to student research. By the end of the year, only 243 of them OPPOSITION TO TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS RISES OVER COVID-19 One of Japan’s largest newspapers, The Asahi Shimbun, published an editorial on Wednesday, May 26 calling on Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to reconsider holding the Tokyo Olympics, which is set to commence in less than two months despite rising COVID-19 cases and public opposition. “It is simply beyond reason to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer,” the editorial COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES A year into COVID-19, countries race to secure vaccines and begin inoculations to help stem the pandemic. According to NPR, a disparity exists between countries that could afford to wager on then-experimental vaccines and those that were not able to.In doing so, rich countries secured doses for even their low-risk populations, leaving poorer countries with high-risk populations still

uninoculated.

COVID-19 UPDATE MAY 18TH COVID-19 Update May 18th. Eight cases have been reported in the month of April, as well as six in May, at Portland State, bringing the total case count at PSU to 61. One on-campus employee and five on-campus students have tested positive for COVID-19. Some potential on-campus exposures have been identified and are undergoing testing and

quarantine.

OREGON REIMPOSES COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN SOME COUNTIES The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Friday reported 5,729 new daily cases of COVID-19 throughout the week of April 19–27. That signifies a 21% rise from the preceding week, which marks the fifth uninterrupted week of 20% or higher surges in daily cases, according to the OHA. Governor Kate Brown THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD This Week Around The World. May 3 Mexico City, Mexico: An overpass collapsed on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro, causing the deaths of 26 people and injuring 80 more, according to AP News. The Mexico City Metro is one of the world’s busiest metro systems, which is used by millions of people daily. On May 8, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced GUN CONTROL AROUND THE WORLD After two mosque shootings in New Zealand, the country drafted new legislation to change gun control laws within two weeks. However, not all countries around the world are so quick to implement change; some have not changed their laws for decades despite rising gun ANTI-VAXXERS THREATEN COVID-19 VACCINE EFFICACY Anti-vaxxers threaten COVID-19 vaccine efficacy. While COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the United States, authorities grow wary of the influence that the anti-vaccination movement has on the ongoing pursuit to eradicate the virus. A January 12 Axios-Ipsos poll reported 19% of Americans do not plan on getting vaccinated, with an additional

11%

SLEEPING APART TO STAY TOGETHER Growing up having sleepovers with my best friend, I often noticed her parents fighting. They would often refuse to sleep in the same bed together, seemingly to punish each other. Several years later, this couple ended up divorcing. While I did not ever discover the actual reason for their divorce, I THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FREE SPEECH The responsibility of free speech. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the

Government for a

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Diane Erickson. May 25, 2021. Workers clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, that housed The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets, in Gaza City. Adel Hana/AP Photo. WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LLOYD CENTER? Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel Jacquiss profiled the mall right before Christmas that year, and the picture he painted

was dour.

GUN CONTROL AROUND THE WORLD The “right to bear arms” is written in the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, giving all American citizens the freedom to own a gun at the government’s discretion. In 1968, the Gun Control Act was passed, requiring the minimum age to purchase and own shotguns, rifles and ammunition be set at 18 years of age. STUDENT JOURNALISM IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Student journalists are looking for ways to manage their beats. Nick Townsend, arts and culture editor for Vanguard, stated “without events to cover, we lost our foothold in the campus community. Culture is the collective spirit of community, and that’s still out there, it’s just harder to track down now. THE LIST OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST SERIAL KILLERS YOU'VE BEEN The Green River Killer. Gary Leon Ridgway, born Feb. 18, 1949, has been proven to be responsible for the deaths of 49 people but is suspected of killing at least 90. Ridgway strangled and dumped the bodies of mostly sex workers and vulnerable women in Washington and Oregon while he worked as a commercial truck painter. THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT A wave of disappointment washed over democratic voters after Al Gore won the candidacy in 2000, and again in 2016 with Clinton, and it’s happening again with Biden this year. There’s multiple benefits to being registered as an independent. First off, you don’t have to be pressured by one party or another to vote a specific way. LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The Yaake is a dance performed by the men and “is the highlight of Gerewol, where men’s status as sex gods are set in stone or lie in tatters.”. The men are judged by the tribe’s three most beautiful women. These women are typically chosen because their fathers won Yaake in previous years. If a man wins Yaake, he gets to pick whatever SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH ASIA FLIPS THE SCRIPT OF SOCIAL JUSTICECURRENT ISSUES IN ASIAECONOMIC ISSUES IN ASIAGLOBAL ISSUES IN ASIAPOLITICAL ISSUES IN ASIASOCIAL ISSUES IN ASIA Spotlight on South Asia flips the script of social justice. On April 28, Kanak Dixit, a prominent journalist, political activist, writer, and publisher from Nepal, began his talk entitled, “Democracy, Civil Society, & Human Rights in South Asia,” by encouraging the audience

to look at

MCMENAMINS’ HAUNTING OBSESSION A woman who identifies as a medium alleges that while wandering Edgefield, she was able to sniff out the property’s haunted room, 215. She booked the room for a later date, and while leaving, reported feeling like something was watching her. When she went back to stay with her boyfriend, a spirit that she thought more extraterrestrial

than

CONSPIRACY THEORIES CAN BE HARMFUL Conspiracy theories can hold some truth, but there is a line between skepticism and disrespect. There are real people behind conspiracy theories. What starts out as a joke or mere speculation can turn into something that erodes trust, disrupts livelihoods and, in VANGUARD - PORTLAND STATE'S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPERPORTLAND STATE REGISTRATION DATEPORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC CALENDARPORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY CALENDAR 2020PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY

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Diane Erickson. May 25, 2021. Workers clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, that housed The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets, in Gaza City. Adel Hana/AP Photo. WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LLOYD CENTER? Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel Jacquiss profiled the mall right before Christmas that year, and the picture he painted

was dour.

GUN CONTROL AROUND THE WORLD The “right to bear arms” is written in the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, giving all American citizens the freedom to own a gun at the government’s discretion. In 1968, the Gun Control Act was passed, requiring the minimum age to purchase and own shotguns, rifles and ammunition be set at 18 years of age. STUDENT JOURNALISM IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Student journalists are looking for ways to manage their beats. Nick Townsend, arts and culture editor for Vanguard, stated “without events to cover, we lost our foothold in the campus community. Culture is the collective spirit of community, and that’s still out there, it’s just harder to track down now. THE LIST OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST SERIAL KILLERS YOU'VE BEEN The Green River Killer. Gary Leon Ridgway, born Feb. 18, 1949, has been proven to be responsible for the deaths of 49 people but is suspected of killing at least 90. Ridgway strangled and dumped the bodies of mostly sex workers and vulnerable women in Washington and Oregon while he worked as a commercial truck painter. THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT A wave of disappointment washed over democratic voters after Al Gore won the candidacy in 2000, and again in 2016 with Clinton, and it’s happening again with Biden this year. There’s multiple benefits to being registered as an independent. First off, you don’t have to be pressured by one party or another to vote a specific way. LOVE AND SEX PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD The Yaake is a dance performed by the men and “is the highlight of Gerewol, where men’s status as sex gods are set in stone or lie in tatters.”. The men are judged by the tribe’s three most beautiful women. These women are typically chosen because their fathers won Yaake in previous years. If a man wins Yaake, he gets to pick whatever SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH ASIA FLIPS THE SCRIPT OF SOCIAL JUSTICECURRENT ISSUES IN ASIAECONOMIC ISSUES IN ASIAGLOBAL ISSUES IN ASIAPOLITICAL ISSUES IN ASIASOCIAL ISSUES IN ASIA Spotlight on South Asia flips the script of social justice. On April 28, Kanak Dixit, a prominent journalist, political activist, writer, and publisher from Nepal, began his talk entitled, “Democracy, Civil Society, & Human Rights in South Asia,” by encouraging the audience

to look at

MCMENAMINS’ HAUNTING OBSESSION A woman who identifies as a medium alleges that while wandering Edgefield, she was able to sniff out the property’s haunted room, 215. She booked the room for a later date, and while leaving, reported feeling like something was watching her. When she went back to stay with her boyfriend, a spirit that she thought more extraterrestrial

than

CONSPIRACY THEORIES CAN BE HARMFUL Conspiracy theories can hold some truth, but there is a line between skepticism and disrespect. There are real people behind conspiracy theories. What starts out as a joke or mere speculation can turn into something that erodes trust, disrupts livelihoods and, in DESPITE CHALLENGES, KAIBIGAN SHOWS UNITY AT CULTURE NIGHT Kaibigan, Portland State’s Filipino American Student Association hosted their 16th annual Pilipino Culture Night (PCN) on May 22. As COVID-19 restrictions prevented the club from performing on campus as it had in the past, the Kaibigan executive board made the event entirely online, creating a three CS DEPARTMENT STRUGGLES WITH RETENTION AND DIVERSITY In September 2018, 355 students entered Portland State’s degree program in computer science, located in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science (MCECS), according to student research. By the end of the year, only 243 of them OPPOSITION TO TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS RISES OVER COVID-19 One of Japan’s largest newspapers, The Asahi Shimbun, published an editorial on Wednesday, May 26 calling on Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to reconsider holding the Tokyo Olympics, which is set to commence in less than two months despite rising COVID-19 cases and public opposition. “It is simply beyond reason to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer,” the editorial WE HAVE A MORAL DUTY TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE If you’ve been watching international news lately, chances are you’ve caught a glimpse of what’s happening in the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the West Bank. We’ve seen video of Palestinians in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah having their homes taken from

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THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD This Week Around The World. May 3 Mexico City, Mexico: An overpass collapsed on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro, causing the deaths of 26 people and injuring 80 more, according to AP News. The Mexico City Metro is one of the world’s busiest metro systems, which is used by millions of people daily. On May 8, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced 2021 SEES THE MOST ANTI-LGBTQ+ STATE LEGISLATION IN RECENT 2021 sees the most anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation in recent US history. An estimated 250 anti-LGBTQ+ state legislative bills have been proposed nationwide since January 2021, and at least 17 bills have been signed into state law. This easily breaks the 2015 yearly total of 15 such laws, with 11 or more currently awaiting a governor’s

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HOW BITCOIN MINING AFFECTS CLIMATE CHANGE How bitcoin mining affects climate change. Bitcoin’s value reached an all-time high of over $58,000 on February 21, following Tesla’s acquisition of $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. Despite Bitcoin’s growth, many are concerned about the effects cryptocurrency has on the environment. Bitcoin is extremely energy consuming, with the THE BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT A wave of disappointment washed over democratic voters after Al Gore won the candidacy in 2000, and again in 2016 with Clinton, and it’s happening again with Biden this year. There’s multiple benefits to being registered as an independent. First off, you don’t have to be pressured by one party or another to vote a specific way. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: PSU SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK BLACK June 4, 2020. Dear Students and Faculty. As agents of change, researchers, educators, social workers, and people working with children, youth, and families, we stand in solidarity and uplift the calls to action shared by Black Lives Matter and other movements for racial justice, radical healing, and structural change. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FREE SPEECH The responsibility of free speech. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the

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