News across Multnomah County
Harsh rules frighten and discourage Oregon’s international students
Isha’s brother took his own life last year. He was her only sibling. She could not return to her home country to attend his funeral or comfort their parents. She could not give Street Roots her real first name. “I’m still grieving,” Isha said. “‘Still’ is an understatement. This…
SEIU 89 holds biggest rally of the year against unfair contract; strike possible
Editor’s note: As of Sept. 12 at 12:00 p.m., corrections have been made to more accurately represent how many SEIU 89 employees are on the cheapest healthcare plan, as well...
AI Ethos: A Mirror of Society
Within the polarized discourse of artificial intelligence (AI), students find themselves in a strange vacuum. Professional creative industries are increasing pro-AI pressures while universities are procrastinating by deferring judgment to...
Artificial Confession
Editor’s note: “it” is used throughout this article to refer to AI and its subfields, including generative AI, to avoid anthropomorphizing the technology as it evolves. Saying our struggles out...
Artificial Intelligence in Arts Education
Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, meaning primary school systems and universities have begun to prepare students for AI in educational and vocational settings. Educators face the specific challenge of...
AI in Sports Medicine: Tool or Replacement?
Since the explosion of artificial intelligence in 2022, there have been increasing worries about the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) replacing jobs. Generative AI in particular has rapidly entered workplaces...
Just a Little Autistic
A viral TikTok sound says, “I like him, I like that autistic man.” Roughly 48,000 videos use it as of September 2026. Women post about their boyfriends throwing sticks at...
PSU Needs to Change Its AI Policy
Recent college graduates have expressed dissatisfaction with artificial intelligence (AI) at their graduation ceremonies. The University of Central Florida, the University of Arizona and Middle Tennessee University have all experienced...
I Used AI to Break Up With My Boyfriend
People are so against Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the stupidest reasons. People talk about the environment as if they don’t use plastic coffee cups and drive their fossil-fuel cars. At...
Callaway Column: What Media Takes From Autism
Casting calls go out for a white man to play a 20-year-old savant. He should struggle with eye contact, be brilliant and literal — attractive, but unaware of it. The...
Dystopian Discographies
Modern-day establishments like coffee shops, restaurants, beauty salons, thrift stores and other popular places pride themselves on authenticity and individuality. A “no place like us” attitude that simply isn’t true....
Sometimes summer isn’t all it’s cracked up to me
I’m starting to prefer the cooler, quieter seasons. Summer is the worst. Often romanticized as a glorious time with gorgeous weather, when everybody’s sitting poolside (more likely riverside in Portland) drinking a piña colada (it’s Portland, so probably an IPA), as if we’re in a…