The Pacific Sentinel magazine offers an inclusive forum incorporating in-depth content from the PSU community. We advocate on behalf of the marginalized, explore the merits of cultural artifacts, and initiate interdisciplinary communication.
Publication started in January 2016
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The Pacific Sentinel, February 2019
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Johnson
Articles in this issue include:
- Dr. King Had a Dream, Reclaim the Dream
- Vanport Mosaic
- Audubon Nature Night with Jo Ann Hardesty
- Measles Weasels Its Way Into Portland
- What's Up With the Microbiome?
- Government Shutdown?
- The Plastic Problem
- Lilies of the Field, A Flower in the Hand
- Abhina Aher: Queer Rights in India Still Fighting For Stonewall
- The Syria Question: Is Withdrawal Necessary?
- 2018 in Movies
- Annhilation
- The Many Lives of Lincoln Hall PSU Library Archives
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The Pacific Sentinel, January 2019
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Johnson
Articles in this issue include:
- Happy New Years From Times Square!;
- First Confirmed and Evidence of Dinosaurs in Oregon;
- Reduced Bus Fare for Low-Income Individuals;
- Village Model Design Exhibit;
- Yellow Vest Protest of PDX;
- The Sentinelese and John Allen Chau;
- The Heat Is on the Catholic Church;
- Fatal Thanksgiving Encounter with CPSO;
- After the Sixth Day;
- Still Fighting for Stonewall;
- A Student Sails the Seas;
- The Statue With a Voice;
- Red Clocks and Rising Anti-Abortion Laws;
- What Is Your Face Shape?;
- Library Archives;
- Mysteries, Murder, and Mayhem in 2018;
- Sun Ra Rises at PAM; and
- 2018 in Music
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The Pacific Sentinel, December 2018
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Johnson
Articles in this issue include:
- Signing the Movement;
- Man in CPSO Custody Dies on Thanksgiving;
- Lars Larson and PSU Clash;
- Mt. Hood Faults Add Earthquake Threat to Portland;
- The Kelp Forests and Sea Urchins: It's Complicated;
- Pennsylvania Catholic Church Knew of Over 1,000 Victims;
- Will the City of Portland Increase Houseless Sweeps?;
- The Portland Book Festival Formerly Known as Wordstock;
- Herstory in the Making: Historic Firsts and Other Election Results;
- Oregon Voting Laws; Public Education Victories in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Arizona are a Model for the Country;
- One Nation In/Divisible: Examining the Two-Party System;
- Should We Start Eating Bugs?;
- She Shreds: "Loud Enough to Be Documented";
- Songs, Stories, and Death;
- The Art of Risking Your Life; and
- Chris Gethard Wants You to Lose Well
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The Pacific Sentinel, November 2018
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Johnson
Articles in this issue include:
- Letter from the Editor
- All Taaj
- President Trump's Midnight "Nightcap" Sandwich
- Conversion Therapy: It's Time to Say No
- Disarming the Movement
- Examining Kavanaugh's Record
- Assassination Nation Asks
- Is It Really Just a Fantasy?
- Believe in Something, Don't Just Buy It
- Shock & Resistance in Puerto Rico
- Little Cow Pigeon
- Navy Vet Killed by Campus Police: #DisarmPSU Responds
- Palestinian Film Festival
- PSU Bored of Distrust
- Violent Mob Riots Show Support for Law and Order
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The Pacific Sentinel, June 2018
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Kasey Colton
Articles in this issue include:
- What's Happening;
- 2016 Election Meddling: A Prototype In Developing A Science of Manipulation?;
- Shoo Petitioner, Don't Bother Me;
- Obligatory Freedom: Could Compulsory Voting Work in the USA?;
- Podcasting Since the Dawn of Time: How Communication has Evolved to The Internet Age;
- Boy's Club: The United States' Obsession with Institutionalizing Toxic Masculinity;
- Don't Shoot the Messenger;
- Welcome to Your Cell: The Emergence of Virtual Reality in Art and Activism;
- This Is America's Ambiance is Psychodrama; and
- Bull Goose Baker: A Makeshift Teenage Rebellion
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The Pacific Sentinel, April/May 2018
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Kasey Colton
Articles in this issue include:
- What's Happening;
- The Unpaid Professionals in American Colleges: Why Student Athletes Should Get Paid;
- Supporting the Unsupported: The Pioneer School's Fight for the Right of Belonging;
- The Octopus Returns: Why Disney Is Becoming Too Big for Its (and Our) Own Good;
- Happy Camp: Echoes of a Logging Town in the Environmental Fight;
- Hush Money: Inside Trumps Profitable Relationship with Saudi Arabia;
- The Trump Presidency was only a Mass Delusion, the Likes of Which We May Never Fully Comprehend;
- Care For Me: Saba Contemplates Life and Death on a Skillful and Affecting Sophomore Album; and
- Piracy Never Looked So Good: It's Not Immoral if it's for the Right Reasons
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The Pacific Sentinel, March 2018
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Kasey Colton
Articles in this issue include:
- Undiscovered Stories: Why We Should Start Exploring African Fiction;
- The Myth of the Sharing Economy;
- China Made Me Gay;
- Rare Scuttles Skeptics with Sea of Thieves" Beta;
- Chicago-Based Rapper Swade's Dynatnic New EP Deserves Your Attention;
- Portland Jazz Festival Showcases Portland State Talent;
- Into the Woods with Artist Gary Wiseman;
- Movie and Album Reviews;
- The Tentative Existence of Beauty; and
- Fall From Grace: The Story of Rajneeshpuram, OR: Home of the Biggest Bioterror Attack in Modern U.S. History
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The Pacific Sentinel, January 2018
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Kasey Colton
Articles in this issue include:
- The Freedom of the "Explore Feed";
- Propagating Hate;
- The Rebellion Against Sci-Fi Precedent;
- Is Moviepass the Future of Hollywood or an Unsustainable Business?;
- On Pecans, AOL, and 'Facebook Jail';
- Don't Believe a Crocodile's Hype;
- A Foolproof Guide to New Year's Resolutions;
- The Disaster Artist;
- The Princess Without a Voice; and
- Nintendo is Stuck in the Past: Their Love for Nostalgia Will be Their Downfall;
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The Pacific Sentinel, December 2017
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Kasey Colton
Articles in this issue include:
- Animating Life;
- Socialist Students takes Root at Portland State;
- Chicken Soup for the Book Nerd's Soul; Decolonizing our Education;
- Yiddish Words to Spice up your Christmas Celebration
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The Pacific Sentinel, May 2017
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- May Day 2017;
- The Un-Carrie Valley;
- The Zookeeper's Wife;
- A Home for Bees at Portland State;
- Profile of Housing Resources in the City of Rose;
- Chenchya Under Scrutiny;
- Nintendo Swtich
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The Pacific Sentinel, April 2017
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- LVL UP;
- For the Glory of Mankind;
- ANOTHER Increase;
- The Art of the Brick;
- The Bacchae;
- Shared Creative Spaces;
- Fight For 15
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The Pacific Sentinel, March 2017
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- Senate Bill 540;
- Game On!;
- Portland International Film Festival;
- Tappin' Feet at Portland Jazz Festival;
- Apple Invests in Artificial Intelligence;
- Rookie Level Astrology
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The Pacific Sentinel, February 2017
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- Inauguration Day;
- Sanctuary Campus;
- US vs. US;
- First Thursday;
- Pellegrino;
- Sacred Breath;
- Arvie Smith;
- Gary Hirsch;
- Man in the High Castle;
- FFXV;
- Heavyweight
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The Pacific Sentinel, December 2016
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- Official Stance;
- Portlanders Mobilize;
- Nintendo Switch;
- Protests Saturday;
- Camp Here Tonight;
- What Does the Future Hold for Seeds;
- Moonlight - Movie Review;
- Stand Off at Standing Rock;
- Tom Delonge;
- Synergy;
- Magic & Creativity;
- Weekend of Innovative Learning;
- Comics
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The Pacific Sentinel, November 2016
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- Grass Roots;
- Under the Sun;
- Get Off the Damn Sidewalk;
- Bagel Memorial;
- Protest Against New Police Contract;
- Pop Quiz: Understanding Andy;
- 22. A Million: Album Review;
- Getting Mystical With Alan Moore's Jerusalem;
- Denial;
- Sustainability; and
- Comics.
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The Pacific Sentinel, June 2016
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- ASPSU Election;
- Whole Foods Berry Boycott;
- #GiveElsaAGirlfriend;
- Mars Landings Improved;
- Film Review
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The Pacific Sentinel, May 2016
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- Conversations With Civility;
- ASPSU Elections;
- Viking Motorsports;
- PSU Students for Trump;
- Record Store Day;
- The Evolution of Music Software;
- PSU Comics Club
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The Pacific Sentinel, April 2016
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- Protest in Downtown Portland;
- Film Review;
- New York Fashion Week;
- Day Trips Throughout Oregon;
- Computer Science For All;
- Crime Alert;
- May the Vote Be With You;
- PSU Comics Club
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The Pacific Sentinel, March 2016
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- The Battle for Fearless Solidarity;
- Foster Auto Parts and PSN;
- PCC to Host Whiteness History Month in April;
- Portland International Film Festival;
- Senior Audits: Lifelong Learning; and
- Low Energy Nuclear Reaction
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The Pacific Sentinel, January 2016
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Alex Skousen
Articles in this issue include:
- Video Games;
- Portland State to Hypocritically Renew Aramark Contract;
- Film Review;
- Tech in the Modern Age;
- Paris: A Spectacle of Hope?;
- The Soul of Higher Education Under Corporatization