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
Earth Week Hard Drive Smashing Event
Are you starting your spring cleaning early and don’t know what to do with your outdated, no longer functioning computer hardware? Worried that your identity will be in jeopardy if you eCycle? Bring your drive to the Upper CC Mall
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
The Youth Take Charge! World’s Largest Environmental Strike
In the event that global efforts to combat climate change finally come to fruition, one might expect that historians will point to Friday, March 15th, 2019 as a catalyst for such success. This day is significant in that it marks
Panther Basketball Game Recap February 20th
On Wednesday February 20th, your PCC Panthers played against the Mt. Hood Community College Saints in probably the most exhilarating basketball game I’ve seen in awhile. The women’s team started off the night, Latasha Villeda (10), scored the most points
Intersections of Sustainability: 2019 Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference Recap
It’s hard not feel a sense of helplessness about the fate of our planet these days, that’s why it was truly encouraging to be a part of this past week’s second annual Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC). The
Out of Hate: Queer Portlanders Come Together in the Face of Violence
By Student Writer, Rose V. On February 10th 2019, Individuals who are thought to be members of Portland and Vancouver based alt right groups embarked on a string of attacks intent on targeting queer people. These attacks appear to stem
PCC’s Multicultural Center
The PCC Sylvania multicultural center (MC) serves as a resource center for PCC’s students of color. Each of PCC’s campus has a multicultural center with a mission “to support the recruitment, retention, and holistic (academic, leadership, professional) success of
Youth V. Gov, Kiran Oommen and the Climate Trial of the Century
Last week, at the Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference, a plenary panel that involved members of “Our Children’s Trust” took place to discuss the “Climate Trial of the Century.” The panel was titled: “Juliana v. United States: Using
How to “Love your Wallet” This Tax Season
By Eli Soria of The Student Accounts Office – Financial Success Program With the beginning of the 2019 New Year, qualified students will receive the 1098-T form, which is used by educational institutions to report amounts paid toward qualified tuition