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Submissions from 2020
The Collective Contemplation: How a Global Pandemic Offers an Invitation to Dance with the Abundant Divine, Skyler Pestle
Organizational Risk in Multi-Sector Health Partnerships: a Case Study of Oregon's Accountable Health Communities, Shauna Jean Nicole Petchel
Mathematical Silences, Matthew Nathan Petersen
The Velvet Glove: Virtuousness and Class in Balzac’s Paris, Nicholas C. Peters
The Rise and Infiltration of Pac-Man and Street Fighter, Angelic Phan
Arab Student Experiences of Inclusivity and Exclusivity at Portland State University and Off-Campus Locations, Leila M. Piazza
Colonial Articulations: Race, Violence, and Coloniality in Kafka's "Penal Colony", Marshall Pierce
Variability in Historical Fire Patterns of a Moist Mixed-Conifer Forest in the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Laura Marie Platt
Not Coughing, Speaking Through a Dog, Joshua Pollock
An Analysis of the Competitive Advantages and Threats for Micro, Small & Medium-sized Businesses (MSMEs) in Mexico, Jose Luis Pool Sierra
Racial Gatekeeping in Country & Hip-Hop Music, Cervanté Pope
Pathos, Fall 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Spring 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Winter 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, April 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, February 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, January 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, June 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, March 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, May 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, November 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, October 2020, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Balancing Security, Performance and Deployability in Encrypted Search, David Joel Pouliot
Water 4.0, Arthur Preston