Portland State Magazine, Spring 2021

SPRING 2021 // 35 7. WHICH FAMOUS MUSIC GROUP WARMED UP SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION BALLROOM ON A SNOWY JANUARY EVENING IN 1968 (FOR $2.50 A TICKET)? a) The Grateful Dead b) The Doors c) Nirvana d) The Partridge Family 11. WHAT NOTABLE MUSICIAN(S) STARTED, BUT DID NOT FINISH, COLLEGE AT PORTLAND STATE? a) Aminé b) Courtney Love c) Esperanza Spalding d) All of the above 9. PORTLAND STATE EDUCATES MORE OREGONIANS THAN ANY OTHER UNIVERSITY. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PSU STUDENTS ARE OREGON RESIDENTS? a) 69% b) 79% 8. WHAT PATH-BREAKING POLITICIAN(S) GRADUATED FROM PORTLAND STATE? a) First Black person elected to public office in Oregon b) First Black woman elected to the Oregon State Legislature c ) First woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court d) All of the above 6. WHAT OTHER NAME(S), OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL, HAS PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY HAD OVER ITS 75-YEAR HISTORY? a) Portland State College b) Vanport Extension Center c) “The College that Would Not Die” d) All of the above 13. WHEN DID PORTLAND STATE ADOPT THE MOTTO “LET KNOWLEDGE SERVE THE CITY”? a) 1946 b) 1982 c) 1990 d) 2000 12. WHICH BUILDING WAS PORTLAND STATE’S FIRST HOME ON THE PARK BLOCKS? a) Smith Memorial Student Union b) Lincoln Hall c) Peter W. Stott Center d) Shattuck Hall ANSWER KEY: 1. D; 2. D; 3. A: The PSU Film Committee, led by student coordinator Mark Ruibal, arranged the purchase of 5th Avenue Cinema in 1989; 4. C; 5. B: Portland State joined the Big Sky Conference in 1995; 6. D; 7. A; 8. D: Gladys McCoy MSW ’67 was the first Black person elected to public office in Oregon; Margaret Carter ’73 was the first Black woman elected to the Oregon State Legislature; and Betty Roberts ’58 was the first woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court. Avel Gordley ’74 was also the first Black woman elected to the Oregon Senate; 9. B; 10. A; 11. D; 12. B; 13. C. 10. MANY PEOPLE DON’T NOTICE THAT THE LETTERS “P,” “S” AND “U” ARE HIDDEN INSIDE THE PSU LOGO. WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE LOGO? a) The interconnectivity of campus and the city b) A pinwheel representing campus’ constant state of motion c) A four-leaf clover d) It was the official Vanport emblem c) 55% d) 85% FINISH!