


The Bridge’s Art Issue Release Show!
The Bridge, is putting out their annual art issue, featuring student art, poetry, and wingnut ramblings. Join us to celebrate the issue release and end-of-year fundraiser at Xhurch, on Friday May 31st! The event will include live music performances from

PCC Solves Budget Shortfalls by Integrating Product Placement In the Campus and the Classroom
Portland Community College recently signed a lucrative deal with multiple corporations so they may brand and position their products throughout the campus system. According to campus representatives, this deal could finally balance the college’s budget and relieve some of the

PCC Announces New Barista Studies Program
Last March, a surprising study came out, showing that 98% of college grads ultimately decide to pursue careers in purveying espresso. Students with advanced degrees focusing on anything from architectural design to office administration have found that their real passion

Trump Signs Executive Order to End Capitalism, Stop Climate Change, Ban Assault Rifles, Create Free Universal Healthcare, Honor broken Treaties with Indigenous Nations, and Abolish the Prison Industrial Complex
Critics and fans alike, are now unanimously calling Donald J. Trump, (whose close friends refer to him as “DJT”), the greatest President of all time and who will likely ever live. All this, came after breaking news from the White

All Juice is Brain Juice!
Have you ever wondered what the key to perfect health looks like? The fountain of eternal youth? Perhaps you imagined a mystical object un-described and unforeseen, or an amorphous glimmer of light. But really, it’s been sitting right in front

Public Service Announcement
Don’t forget to wipe the Jelly globs from your counter this month, be wary of the grains of sugar that spill from somewhere between your spoon and the coffee mug. Be sure to sweep your cabinets and stovetop of excess

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