2011

Written by Eva Soto

Carancho

Without a doubt, Carancho is one of the most highly anticipated Argentinean movies at the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF). Pablo Trapero, the film’s well-known, albeit young director, presents his most recent feature at the festival on the 23rd, 24th and 26th of February. Rumors among critics around the world are already foreseeing its success.

Written by Eva Soto

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

This year’s only Thai submission to PIFF comes from the director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (most commonly known as “Joe”), winner of 2010 Palme D’Or in Cannes Film Festival. He is one of the most acclaimed contemporary independent Asian filmmakers of this time. Uncle Boonmee is part of Weerasethakul’s film project called Primitive.

Written by Eva Soto

Cine-Lit VII

This February, our campus brings great news for lovers of cinema and Hispanic culture: in collaboration with the Northwest Film Center and Oregon State University, the department of World Languages and Literatures at PSU is hosting Cine-Lit VII. From February 24th through the 26th, coinciding with the last three days of Portland International Film Festival, Cine-Lit VII will take place on the second floor of SMSU and at the U of O’s White Stag building (70 NW Couch Street).

Written by Christen Valentine

Incendies: A New Genre-Oscar Trash?

Incendies, Canada’s official Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film, would have been fabulous if made about forty years ago, back when grungy theaters were still showing violent and sometimes violently sexual flicks.

Written by Christen Valentine

Heartbeats

What is it about unrequited love that so attracts human beings? What makes us hungry for that sweet desperation that comes from worshipping someone who is unaware of our devotion? What urges us to chase that emotional torment like ungainly, drooling junkies? And in the case of Xavier Dolan’s new film Heartbeats, what compels a filmmaker to dwell on that masochistic, human tragedy? Perhaps it is the universality of loving someone who does not love us. Or maybe well-read, shaggy-haired blonde boys have been quietly depressing the human race for millennia with their romantic disinterest.

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A good year for involvement at Chiron Studies 2011 is a good year for Chiron Studies: This is the first time their committee has received so many proposals since PSU brought the program back in 2008-2009. While trying to work things out with their limited budget, the program is getting stronger with the increasing involvement of the students and the support of many faculty members willing to empower the student ... News/Politics \| Eva Soto Read it!	How Our Government is Fucking Us Now! Welcome to the first installment of “How Our Government is Fucking Us Now” or as I like to call it “HOGFUN.” In this month’s installment, a lot of exciting things have ... News/Politics \| JT Howard Read it!	Thinking outside the box As with countless modes of sweet convenience of today, the food cart fad sped into Portland and stole the heart of almost every urbanite before the increasingly important question was posed: What effects will this have on the ... News/Politics \| Emma Stanford Read it!	Fail the banks! Recession! Unemployment! Foreclosure! Deficit! Student debt! Middle class collapse! News/Politics \| Emma Stanford Read it!
Islamophobia at PSU This is the third in a three-part series exploring spirituality at PSU. Part one addressed fundamentalism at PSU, part two is addressed traditional expressions of faith at PSU, and part three addresses discrimination and Islamophobia at PSU.... Arts/Culture \| Patrick Lamson Hall Read it!	Mao Now: A Night at the Opera Turandot, in its present form, began as Carlo Gozzi’s 19th century reworking of an Arabian Nights tale about an ancient Chinese princess and her deathly reign. Many composers attempted to set the play to music, but Puccini’s is the only rendition still performed today. Though it is now among his most performed works, it remained incomplete at the time of the composer’s death in 1925. Franco Alfano, who allegedly drew from indecipherable sketches by Puccini and purportedly filled in many blanks himself, finished the ... Arts/Culture \| Topher Sappington Read it!	Your Muse is Here: PMMNLS and Show and Tell Portland is a Mecca for arts and culture. It is home to myriad film festivals, art walks, and diverse open-air markets. But you don’t have to look past these campus blocks to find events offering creative beauty and ... Arts/Culture \| Tess Ryneal Read it!	Useful Phrases: Arab Street Edition Yasqut alra-ees!Down with the President! News/Politics \| Aaron Baker Read it!
Passion 25 February 11, 2011 was a day of great joy for the Egyptian people. On that day, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down from the presidency and the people achieved their long-awaited demands. According to the Egyptian Constitution, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is to supervise government administrative functions until the presidential elections that are expected to take place in ... Opinion/Editorial \| Ahmed Al Hakeem Read it!	ARC 001 I don’t think I am the only person to dream of stressful situations when life becomes crazy. The other night, after falling asleep on my physics book while preparing for the second mid-term, I dreamt of ... Opinion/Editorial \| Dylan Eckert Read it!	Spring Awakening! We are “totally fucked.” Arts/Culture \| Amber Beren Read it!	Jarrod's Manifesto I want to write about videogames for a living. Opinion/Editorial \| Jarrod Johnston Read it!
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A good year for involvement at Chiron Studies 2011 is a good year for Chiron Studies: This is the first time their committee has received so many proposals since PSU brought the program back in 2008-2009. While trying to work things out with their limited budget, the program is getting stronger with the increasing involvement of the students and the support of many faculty members willing to empower the student ... News/Politics \| Eva Soto Read it!	How Our Government is Fucking Us Now! Welcome to the first installment of “How Our Government is Fucking Us Now” or as I like to call it “HOGFUN.” In this month’s installment, a lot of exciting things have ... News/Politics \| JT Howard Read it!	Thinking outside the box As with countless modes of sweet convenience of today, the food cart fad sped into Portland and stole the heart of almost every urbanite before the increasingly important question was posed: What effects will this have on the ... News/Politics \| Emma Stanford Read it!	Fail the banks! Recession! Unemployment! Foreclosure! Deficit! Student debt! Middle class collapse! News/Politics \| Emma Stanford Read it!
Islamophobia at PSU This is the third in a three-part series exploring spirituality at PSU. Part one addressed fundamentalism at PSU, part two is addressed traditional expressions of faith at PSU, and part three addresses discrimination and Islamophobia at PSU.... Arts/Culture \| Patrick Lamson Hall Read it!	Mao Now: A Night at the Opera Turandot, in its present form, began as Carlo Gozzi’s 19th century reworking of an Arabian Nights tale about an ancient Chinese princess and her deathly reign. Many composers attempted to set the play to music, but Puccini’s is the only rendition still performed today. Though it is now among his most performed works, it remained incomplete at the time of the composer’s death in 1925. Franco Alfano, who allegedly drew from indecipherable sketches by Puccini and purportedly filled in many blanks himself, finished the ... Arts/Culture \| Topher Sappington Read it!	Your Muse is Here: PMMNLS and Show and Tell Portland is a Mecca for arts and culture. It is home to myriad film festivals, art walks, and diverse open-air markets. But you don’t have to look past these campus blocks to find events offering creative beauty and ... Arts/Culture \| Tess Ryneal Read it!	Useful Phrases: Arab Street Edition Yasqut alra-ees!Down with the President! News/Politics \| Aaron Baker Read it!
Passion 25 February 11, 2011 was a day of great joy for the Egyptian people. On that day, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down from the presidency and the people achieved their long-awaited demands. According to the Egyptian Constitution, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is to supervise government administrative functions until the presidential elections that are expected to take place in ... Opinion/Editorial \| Ahmed Al Hakeem Read it!	ARC 001 I don’t think I am the only person to dream of stressful situations when life becomes crazy. The other night, after falling asleep on my physics book while preparing for the second mid-term, I dreamt of ... Opinion/Editorial \| Dylan Eckert Read it!	Spring Awakening! We are “totally fucked.” Arts/Culture \| Amber Beren Read it!	Jarrod's Manifesto I want to write about videogames for a living. Opinion/Editorial \| Jarrod Johnston Read it!
More in: News/Politics, News/Politics, Opinion/Editorial, Arts/Culture A good year for involvement at Chiron Studies How Our Government is Fucking Us Now! Thinking outside the box Fail the banks! Islamophobia at PSU Mao Now: A Night at the Opera Your Muse is Here: PMMNLS and Show and Tell Useful Phrases: Arab Street Edition Passion 25 ARC 001 Spring Awakening! Jarrod's Manifesto
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A good year for involvement at Chiron Studies

How Our Government is Fucking Us Now!

Thinking outside the box

Fail the banks!

Islamophobia at PSU

Mao Now: A Night at the Opera

Your Muse is Here: PMMNLS and Show and Tell

Useful Phrases: Arab Street Edition

Passion 25

ARC 001

Spring Awakening!

Jarrod's Manifesto

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