SE Panther Pantry Focused on Supplying Food and Household Needs Before Closure by Kanani Cortez Panther Pantries continued to provide students and faculty with food and supplies during their final days of operation ahead of the school closing until May
by Daniel Bloomfield While much of Portland’s population was self-quarantining amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Rosemary Edwards, a senior citizen and Portland Community College student, headed downtown to the Old Towne Clinic (OTC) to try and volunteer. As a retired registered
by Lex Rule In the latest Local Union Newsletter, President of PCC’s Federation of Classified Employees (FCE) Jeff Grider says, “(Our new union contract) achieved incremental improvements on both monetary and non-monetary issues, brand-new protections for our members, and one
by Lex Rule The opening night of PCC Sylvania’s production of Our Town was one to remember. Playwright Thornton Wilder dreamt up this world over 80 years ago but this cast, crew, and director, Jonathan Walters, proved the script to
by S.C. Taulbee Portland Community College (PCC) student-athlete Daniel Hornbuckle has had his share of ups-and-downs on the basketball court. As a freshman in high school, his coach took a chance by placing him on the varsity squad. He excelled,
Outgoing Gallery Director Mark Smith on his tenure and final show by Ryan Lawrance McGreer Mark Smith has served as the director of Sylvania Campus’ North View Gallery for ten years, but the current staff group show entitled ‘What is
by Lex Rule In honor of International Women’s Day, Southeast’s Women’s Resource Center hosted Women’s and Gender Studies professor Jimena Alvarado’s guided talk: “Women’s Work: Babies, Caretaking, and Migration”. The center’s coordinator, Jess Amo, said “International Women’s Day historically came
by S.C. Taulbee Portland Community College President Mark Mitsui values the artist’s perspective. Similar to his approach in projects during his time in the Obama administration, Mitsui has called for the inclusion of artists-in-residence in the school’s ongoing reorganization. Faculty
How Creative Groups of Students and Staff are Coming Together to Help Each Other Through Finals Time by Ryan Lawrance McGreer Beat the Stress Week is a quarterly event that takes place each term before finals, where the identity centers
by Daniel Bloomfield In February, Interim President at Concordia University Dr. Thomas Ries announced that the institution will be closing its doors for good after the Spring term of 2020, and in a press release explained that the “Board of
In areas on campus where plants and produce can be grown by and for the PCC community, little known learning gardens have big impact by Lesley McLam Portland Community College’s learning gardens are designated plots of land on each campus
by Lex Rule PCC Sylvania’s Winter production, Our Town, opens this month. On the surface, this award-winning classic by Thornton Wilder is about the everyday lives of two families, the Gibbs and the Webbs, living in a small American town
by S.C. Taulbee The Portland Community College (PCC) Paralegal department has multiple upcoming events designed to serve the community by reducing barriers to equitable access to legal services. The events are free and open to the public, but some preparation
By Daniel Bloomfield Portland Community College(PCC) states in its expressive conduct policy that it “fully supports open expression and freedom of speech by students and the public” and only diverts from its policy in specific cases. In January 2020, a
By S.C. Taulbee Some ear-to-the-ground Portland Community College faculty have picked up on Tommy Orange’s lauded work There There and began to include it in their curricula. There There tells the stories of twelve Native American people living in modern-day