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Portland State University Online

Portland State University (PSU) is a public co-educational, state university located in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 and initially called the Vanport Extension Center. In 1948, however, the devastating Vanport flood caused the school to be relocated to downtown Portland where it reopened...

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Topless Women March in Portland, Maine

Topless women marched in Portland, Maine on Monday afternoon. Nearly two dozen women slipped out of their shirts and walked topless from Longfellow Square to Tommy's Park on Congress Street's sidewalk to protest present gender double standards regarding nudity. The women brought attention to...

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Most Affordable Colleges Online

If you're looking for the most affordable online education, it's important to take a look at the cost per credit hour and the number of credits it takes to get your degree. Below, we've listed the ten lowest-cost online colleges per credit hour. However, you should check the number of credits...

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University of New England Online

The University of New England (UNE) is a private and independent, coeducational university with its main campus located in Biddeford, Maine and a branch campus in Portland. Founded in 1939, the university traces its beginnings to the establishment of a boys-only high school and junior college called...

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Online College List

Here is a list of all of the colleges and universities that offer online degrees. We compiled this list by going over multiple lists of online colleges in order to get the biggest list we could. If you'd like more information about any of these schools, you can request info directly from the...

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20 Best Drinking Songs

Music provides a great backdrop for nearly every occasion and often sets the mood of any gathering, especially those involving drinking. Whether you're in a bar, at a party, or even home alone, the following songs will most certainly make some necessary noise. Here are the 20 Best Drinking Songs:...

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What Is WiFi?

Wi-Fi is the abbreviated term for “wireless fidelity.” It is actually a pun on the term “hi-fi” or high fidelity, which was once the global standard for wireless networking technology. It is sometimes spelled as WiFi or wifi. Wi-fi, however, uses the 802.11 standard, pioneered in 1997 by the...

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Top Online Colleges 2012

In their ranking of the top online colleges of 2012, SuperScholar has put together what it considers to be "Smart Choices" for an online education. Upon looking through their list, we were impressed with the schools enough to determine that of all the rankings we could find for online schools in 2012, this one was best of the bunch. Here is their list.

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Oregon Institute of Technology Online

Oregon Institute of Technology, more popularly called Oregon Tech or OIT, is a public institute of technology located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Established in 1947, it is the only one of its kind in the northwestern part of the United States and was founded initially to re-educate and train returning...

4.3 Earthquake Rattled Mt. St. Helens Area on Monday

4.3 Earthquake Rattled Mt. St. Helens Area on Monday

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Mount Saint Helens area on Monday, February 14, 2011. The quake occurred at 10:35 a.m. and approximately thirty aftershocks followed per reports from the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS Seismologist Seth Moran confirmed the quake occurred 6 miles north and...