By S.C. Taulbee, January 31st 2020 Saturday, 25 January, Portland State University (PSU), Reed College, and Campus Compact of Oregon held their ‘MLK’s Beloved Community Day of Service’ event at Portland Community College (PCC), Cascade campus. The event was
To Better Know Your PCC Board of Directors
by S.C. Taulbee, January 31st 2020 On January 16th, 2020, the Portland Community College (PCC) Board of Directors met on Sylvania campus for their first business session of the new year. The Board oversees the hiring and operations of PCC’s
Human Trafficking Awareness Month at PCC
by Lesley McLam, January 31st 2020 In 2010 the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began a concerted effort to combat human trafficking called the Blue Campaign. The Blue Campaign “partners with state, local, and tribal governments, federal agencies, and
Panthers Basketball Resilient Despite Injury
by S.C. Taulbee, January 31st 2020 January 20th, the Portland Community College (PCC) women’s and men’s basketball teams hosted the Southwest Oregon Community College (SWOCC) Lakers at the Cascade campus gym. Five bucks—or two bucks with a student ID—meant that
Futel Phones: Free Calling For All is Reshaping the Vehicle For Reaching Out
Last weekend, our editor and I went out for a little adventure to locate all the “Futel” phones in Portland. What we found, were payphones acting as radio towers, broadcasting analog potential across the city. Each Futel phone sits in
Carisa Lolmaugh Brings Her Art to Life Through PCC’s Multimedia Program
PCC student and creative director, Clarisa Lolmbaugh has found a home for her art in PCC’s multimedia department. Inspired by all the technology around her, Carisa Lolmaugh engages in production design, visual effects, and graphic motion to work on projects
Extinction Rebellion Zenith Victory Garden Blockade
On Monday, April 22nd, people around the world were celebrating Earth Day by picking up trash, tending gardens, planting trees, and more. Meanwhile, in Portland, 11 individuals connected with The Extinction Rebellion, were getting arrested on Zenith Energy’s “Oil by
Panther’s P.A. Announcer: Paul Marshall, on PCC Athletics & Sports Journalism
Paul Marshall has been the public address announcer for PCC Athletics for the past four years. He has played basketball, football, track and soccer but knew he wanted to get involved in sports journalism. He got his undergrad from Morehouse
HERE // Humboldt: More Than An Instillation, More than Interactive
What’s It About? Until April 25th, PCC’s Paragon Art Gallery on N Killingsworth is hosting an interactive installation. HERE // Humboldt, centers the voices of black artists and community members located in the rapidly gentrifying, and historically black neighborhood of
Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments at PCC
On March 3rd & 4th, roughly one hundred staff, faculty, and administrators of Portland Community College participated in a training entitled Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments. The event was facilitated by Jamie Washington, Ph.D., of Washington Consulting Group and
Little Big Union: Employees of Local Fast Food Chain Announce Unionization & Gain Community Support
Employees of local Portland chain, Little Big Burger, announced in March that they would be unionizing in affiliation with the Industrial Workers of the World, the same organization backing the Burgerville union. Little Big Burger was founded in Portland in
Submit to The Bridge’s Spring Art Issue
This spring, The Bridge is compiling an arts issue, in which we will publish a variety of creative content produced by PCC students! In the printed version of the paper, we will include prose, poetry, photos, drawings, etc. Essentially, if
Recap of 2019 GPSEN Sustainability Symposium
Friday March 8th, the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) hosted its signature event, The GPSEN Sustainability Symposium: “Building Bridges to Sustainability.” The event was held at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus. The day was filled with so many valuable
Don’t Yield Keep Enduring: KayelaJ
For those who are tapped into Portland’s local music scene, it’s only a matter of time before one hears of Makayela Johnson (KayelaJ). Between her explosive first single, Heat Gentlemen’s Club, her many shows at local venues, and her podcast