Portland Spectator is a student-run magazine at Portland State University. It covers news, commentary and arts and entertainment.
Publication began in 2002 and in May 2014, the Portland Spectator changed its name to Portland Spectrum.
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The Portland Spectator, April 2014
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Stein
Articles in this issue include: Déjà Vu at PSU; Time Card Fraud; Gentri-Friction; Want to Talk to Wim Wiewel?;The Media’s Sweet Tooth For Eastern Europe; Science Depends on Failure?; and Return to Academia
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The Portland Spectator, March 2014
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Stein
Articles in this issue include: Wim on a Whim; Violate Privacy, Or Violate National Security?; Doing Time; Higher Fees, Higher Profits, Higher One; and Health Insurance is a Must-Have for Students (Literally)
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The Portland Spectator, February 2014
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Stein
Articles in this issue include: Free Labor; Great Hot Drinks; The Proof is in The Meat; and Cookie Madness
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The Portland Spectator, January 2014
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Stein
Articles in this issue include: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate; The One-Man Football-Filming Machine; The Impact of the Affordable Care Act; 5 Things You Should Know About The New Year; Progress Without Progress; Napoleon Bonaparte; Do You Rent?; and What's Happening With The Debt Ceiling?
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The Portland Spectator, November 2013
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Stein
Articles in this issue include: The Government Shutdown; Pay It Forward; Electronic Cigarettes About to be Taxed; The Great Food Cart Rush; "My Space"; A New Hope; Syria; and Educators Over Administrators.
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The Portland Spectator, October 2013
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jake Stein
Articles in this issue include: Next Generation Identification; Budget Bickering; Sustainable Living or Greedy Developers?; Tuition Hike; From PSU to Mayor's Office; and Pay It Forward.
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The Portland Spectator, February 2013
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Max Boardman
Articles in this issue include: Food cart face-off; Artist profile: Coery Hatley; Beer face-off; PSU's neuroscience club; The crabtastic Portland Seafood and Wine; Portland INternational Film Festival; Date night; and KPSU trivia night.
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The Portland Spectator, January 2013
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Max Boardman
Articles in this issue include: Ron J. Rambo Jr.; Artist profile: Brooke Weeber; Date night; Beer face-off; Food cart face-off; Not so selfish!; and Public safety.
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The Portland Spectator, November 2012
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Max Boardman
Articles in this issue include: Food cart face-off; Portland's Wanderlust Circus; Airbag recall; Puff, puff passed: The conservative stance on legalization; Beer face-off; The cost of Iran's nuclear proliferation; and Filmmakers Festival
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The Portland Spectator, October 2012
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Max Boardman
Articles in this issue include: Food cart face-off; The Portland Underground; Date night; Artist profile: Chelsea Rose; Which Halloween costume are you at heart?; Rocky Horror Picture Show; Portland's ghost signs; and Ride on Portland.
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The Portland Spectator, September 2012
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Max Boardman
Articles in this issue include: Qi Gong classes at PSU?; Nicotine 2.0 reconciles freedom and health; The sweetheart of the road; Energy on your mind?; Fun facts 2012-2013; Viva la Hollande!; and The trouble with Tri-Met.
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The Portland Spectator, March 2012
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Sasha Chedygov
Articles in this issue include: PEP up your education: Portland State students gather in the Park Blocks to protest the ever-increasing cost of education; Social justice through hip hop: A one-day conference in the Multicultural Center explores the true meaning of hip hop; ASPSU grade book: See what your student government has been up to lately, and whether they’re meeting their expectations; Food carts and liquor: Food carts fight for their right to purchase annual liquor licenses, but the OLCC has some concerns; Artist profile: Adventure galley: This energetic, world-renowned indie rock sensation has moved to Portland, ready to party; Wax on, wax off: A Portland State student’s ski and snowboard wax innovation grows into a thriving local business.
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The Portland Spectator, February 2012
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Sasha Chedygov
Articles in this issue include: Safety on campus: Director of CPSO tells about recent assaults and gives tips on staying safe in the city; Walking the labyrinth: Portland State’s “labyrinth” provides a place for students to meditate, regardless of denomination; Peace through education: The Peace through Education Symposium explores education as the answer to world peace; Grade book: See what your student government is is doing for you, and the records we’re keeping of them; Artist profile: Acheron Flow: A local up-and-coming rapper chases his dream one CD sale at a time; 16 days of film: The 35th annual Portland International Film Festival delivers cultural awareness through film; A new lifestyle: A student and personal trainer turns her life around by replacing bad habits with strict self-discipline; Beating the odds: Young Alexander Villarreal escapes complete poverty, despite truly adverse conditions.
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The Portland Spectator, January 2012
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Sasha Chedygov
Articles in this issue include: Privatized alcohol in Oregon: Last year, Costco helped privatize the distribution of alcohol in Washington, and Oregon might be next; Republican candidates: The Republican Party needs to start putting out better presidential candidates, or be forever mocked; Help for the homeless: Radio station KINK 101.9 held their annual radiothon to spread awareness of homelessness in Portland; Rhythm and blues at PSU: One group of student musicians at Portland State is making its way towards a successful music career; The lesson of Obama: President Obama may not have met expectations, but we can learn a lot from his presidency; The end of the Iraq War: The Iraq War is finally over, but the long-term costs on the United States won’t go unnoticed; Body worlds & the brain: When people say, “You’re beautiful on the inside,” this is certainly not what they mean. Read about the latest Body Worlds exhibit at OMSI, with exclusive photography!
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The Portland Spectator, November 2011
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Sasha Chedygov
Articles in this issue include: Occupy Wall Street hits Portland: The national anti-greed movement sparked by Occupy Wall Street has finally hit Portland, and these protesters are not happy; Second-hand clothing: Though many business models have failed in this harsh economy, the second-hand market has flourished; Filipino-American culture: PSU’s Kaibigan celebrated Filipino- American History Month with their annual Showkase, among other events; Shia protests in Bahrain: The shia population of Bahrain, a government operated by Sunni Muslims, protests for equal rights; Light through the walls: One student summarizes her trip to the Shine a Light event at the Portland Art Museum;
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The Portland Spectator, October 2011
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Sasha Chedygov
Articles in this issue include: You should major in engineering: The nation, and especially the state of Oregon, are short on engineers. Here is what your university is doing about it; PSU spotlight: Sustainability: Portland State pushes forward clean energy through research into electrical vehicles and the cost of solar power; GOP no longer anti-gay: The Oregon Republican Party makes progress towards the acceptance of the LGBT community; Problematic parking: Portland State changes its parking policies for Blumel residents, but the changes don’t appear to be very useful; Trick or treat! Some things in American culture have managed to stay true to their roots. Halloween is one of them; House servants in Lebanon: Women in Lebanon have the opportunity to make a living as house servants, but some view this as a form of slavery.
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The Portland Spectator, May 2011
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jonathan Miles
Articles in this issue include: Portland Pow Wows: Native Americans gather at Portland State for singing, drumming and dancing; Free Weiwei! Photo essay on Portland State’s silent protest to free Chinese political prisoner Ai Weiwei; Education bond under fire: Oregon’s efforts to fund public schools may be shut down by antitax groups; Borrowing up: Why students continue to borrow more and more for higher ed. and how it will hurt U.S. taxpayers.
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The Portland Spectator, January 2011
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jonathan Miles
Articles in this issue include: A new authority: Your tuition moves from landscaping Salem to Portland State construction projects; Don't ask, don't report: How Republicans repealed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and why the Democrats spun the story backwards; Pubs watchdog: WTF? Get your facts right and come out to play; Hector Lopez: update: How Hector came back to Oregon and may become a U.S. citizen; The DREAM is dead: 100,000 immigrant children will wait longer for a citizenship pathway.
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The Portland Spectator, November 2010
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jonathan Miles
Articles in this issue include: Vandalism, theft and parking: Students pay through the nose and PSU parking rakes it in; Largest health fee: Why are PSU students paying more for unused coverage?; Restructuring your tuition: As your tuition goes up, are you getting your money’s worth?; Crouching canvasser, hidden motive: Top 10 ways to avoid annoying canvassers; Bike rides and doughnuts for a better world: Rolling against coal and adding to the jobless ranks.
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The Portland Spectator, October 2010
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Jonathan Miles
Articles in this issue include: Deporting the American dream : How one prospective Portland State student was sent to live in Mexico City even though he doesn’t know anyone there, or even speak the language; Residents in good hands at PSU: Campus security increases along with arrest rates in dorms; Legalize it, don't criticize it: Will Oregon become the next pot dispensary mecca?; War is over: Erica Charves explores what the end of war in Iraq means to PSU. veterans.
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The Portland Spectator, June 2010
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Joe Wirtheim
Articles in this issue include: What now, ASPSU?; Ban banner voting; New chief, old tricks; Saltzman's out - for now; Racial profiling; and Shack shaking sin eater
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The Portland Spectator, May 2010
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Joe Wirtheim
Articles in this issue include: What now, ASPSU?; Students for unity delivers; Conservative corner: taxed to death; Rebuilding a reputation; State elections; Saltzman fights - sort of; Welcome to the federal farm; Discussing terrorism and Islamic radicalism; and You have to start somewhere
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The Portland Spectator, March 2010
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Joe Wirtheim
Articles in this issue include: What have you done for me lately, ASPSU?; Healthy: A sticky situation for corn syrup consumers; Hitchhiker's guide to bureaucracy; As it happens: the impeachment of Ron Lee; Native American Center coordinator dropped; Civil rights and practical policing; and Oregon's legislators act fast; A balancing act: our national debt
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The Portland Spectator, February 2010
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Joe Wirtheim
Articles in this issue include: Triangle of terror; What have you done for me lately, ASPSU?; PSU's best kept secret; This is no movie plot; Who's behind viking fest; Going the last mile; Remember the last coliseum; Community doesn't stand a chance; and We want answers.
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The Portland Spectator, January 2010
Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Editor: Joe Wirtheim
Articles in this issue include: The great tax debate; Allegations leave student group reeling; How to make a mountain; The future of fitness; PSU goes corporate; Climate change legislation is a fact; Klan legacy or school security?