Doomsday U

Portland State makes a play for the anti-terrorism jackpot.

News Two years to the day after the attacks of Sept. 11, 30 people sat in PSU's multicultural center to hear a State Department official describe how the tragedy had changed government.Although few in ...   More

 

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Amy Roe

Dueling Politicos

Guess who's coming to lunch.

News Talk about a happy meal. Though he spent only two hours and 20 minutes in Portland, President Bush walked away $1 million richer--making his luncheon fundraiser a record-setter at more than $7,000 ...   More

 

Wednesday, August 27, 2003 Amy Roe

"HUCKING," Eh?

A late-night frolic spawns an unconventional scheme to bring a divided city together.

News Early one May morning, after a night of partying in a friend's Council Crest home, Jay Rubin, 21, finally got lucky. He persuaded four friends to bushwhack their way through blackberries down the ...   More

 

Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Amy Roe

Mouth of the Columbia

Christopher Swain has finished his swim. Now for the hard part.

News When he jumped into the Canadian headwaters of the Columbia River on June 4, 2002, all Christopher Swain really wanted to do was "taste the river." Turns out it's bitter.Two weeks ago, Swain battled e ...   More

 

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Amy Roe

HUMAN RESOURCES

Young? Healthy? College-educated? You're so money.

Muslims Protest Oregonian

News They cheered. They yelled. They held signs comparing Oregonian reporter Les Zaitz to disgraced New York Times reporter Jayson Blair.About 100 people showed up Thursday to protest The Oregonian's cov ...   More

 

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 Amy Roe

Pride & Prejudice

Christian groups square off over gay love.

News In the late 1970s, Mike Haley was out--and outspoken. He attended the rainbow-flag-waving Metropolitan Community Church and bristled at the notion that homosexuality isn't genetic. "When I was gay ...   More

 

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 Amy Roe

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Honda pulls into PSU.

News During a recent sunny Thursday lunch hour, balloons bobbed amid the leafy canopy of the South Park Blocks, hot dogs sweated on a grill, and Honda commercials flickered on a video monitor. "It's be ...   More

 

Wednesday, June 4, 2003 Amy Roe

The Mouse that Died

News Macheezmo Mouse, once one of Portland's best-known fast-food chains, has shut down its last four restaurants, leaving behind a pile of debts, a vat of Boss Sauce, and a mob of unpaid employees.Who ...   More

 

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 Amy Roe

"Rent-a-Negro"

A Portland artist replaces the guesswork of interracial interaction with ka-ching!

News All her life, white folks have peppered Portland artist damali ayo with questions about her race. Now, she wants them to pay for it.That's the idea behind www.rent-a-negro.com, a website in which ay ...   More

 

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 Amy Roe