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An Actual College Student’s Response to ‘The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books’: Work with Us, Don’t Fight Us

An Actual College Student’s Response to ‘The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books’: Work with Us, Don’t Fight Us

Shoshana Groom, Assistant Editor October 22, 2024

“I tell you, monsieur, the world’s at an end. Never were there seen such breakings-up of the scholars! It’s the accursed inventions of the age that are ruining everything – the artillery, the serpentines,...

Creative Club Connections

Creative Club Connections

Brynne Boehlecke, Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2024

(Club descriptions are from the OSU Ideal-Logic Student Organization Database by OSU Student Experiences and Engagement. Club websites and member sign-ups can be accessed at this link as well.) Oregon...

Volume 145: Introducing Roots

Volume 145: Introducing Roots

Brynne Boehlecke, Editor-in-Chief September 30, 2024

In recent years, an integral part of the submission review process for PRISM has been choosing a theme based on the body of work submitted that year by students. Reviewers looked for common threads among...

"Prism" logo written on the wall in green ink, surrounded by cut-outs from previous volumes.

New Titles, Old Faces: Meet your PRISM 2024-25 Editors!

Shoshana Groom, Assistant Editor September 21, 2024

It’s the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, which means a new crop of students arriving on campus, new connections beginning to blossom, and a very old hellscape returning for the poor drivers of...

Chin Swee Temple by Adrienne Loke. Film Photography.

Art Feature: “Chin Swee Temple” by Adrienne Loke

Brynne Boehlecke June 12, 2024

  Biography: Hi there! I'm Adrienne, and I am a first year undergraduate student at OSU studying Biology! I absolutely love all kinds of art styles, whether it be digital, 2D, 3D, or anything...

Poetry by Cris Castillo and a Visual Feature by Bryce Powell

Poetry by Cris Castillo and a Visual Feature by Bryce Powell

Brynne Boehlecke June 11, 2024

    Bryce Powell Biography: My name is Bryce, and I have been taking pictures since my first photography class in my Junior year at Benson High School in Portland, Oregon. I...

Benny the Titan by Jose Rios Ortiz. Digital art.

Art Feature: “Benny the Titan” Jose Rios Ortiz

Brynne Boehlecke June 10, 2024

  Biography: My name is Jose Rios Ortiz. I come from Salem, Oregon and currently attend Oregon State University as a pre-Graphic Design major. I enjoy spending my days laughing, watching sports...

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Poetry Feature: “Frau Bach (Anna Magdalena Bach)” by AnaKarinn Tracy

Brynne Boehlecke June 8, 2024

Frau Bach (Anna Magdalena Bach) First night. Sweet Christy, meek and misty, Johann’s eyes, our premier prize. The doctor tries. Her little body, prodded, poked In search of hope, is still and...

Interview with Jennifer Richter, Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing

Interview with Jennifer Richter, Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing

Alina Kroll, Volunteer June 7, 2024

Classes I teach I teach a range of graduate and undergraduate creative writing and literature courses, including the MFA poetry workshop and Narrative Medicine: a core course for undergraduates...

It's Got Pop-ups! by Weston Flow. Photography.

Poetry by Ella Cave & a Visual Feature by Weston Flow

Brynne Boehlecke June 6, 2024

  Arts & Crafts She sat at her desk and collaged her first date. She worked her scissors through the paper and around printed pictures, careful not to slice the ears of her partner...

Brynne’s Reading Wrap-Up, Spring 2024

Brynne Boehlecke, Volunteer June 5, 2024

*Please note that content warnings may be incomplete.*   Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley — ★★★★☆ CONTENT WARNINGS: racism, sexual assault, violence against Native...

Dragon Attack by Anonymous. Watercolor and Gouache.

Poetry by Ryaan Akmal & an Anonymous Art Feature

Brynne Boehlecke June 4, 2024

  Dementophobia, or the Fear of Insanity I'm afraid I had something to tell you. The words feel jumbled up right now, But I'm sure we can find sense in them.   They call...

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