PSU's new planning committee was formed amidst concerns over enrollment decline and financial deficits. With a focus on engaging the PSU community, their strategic plan aims to establish core values while tackling pressing financial issues. Alberto Alonso Pujazon Bolgani/PSU Vanguard.

Portland State forms committee to address enrollment decline

Portland State recently launched a new planning committee with a list of ways the college would like to create change on and off the campus. One of the committee’s primary…

University Pointe now requires residents to use smartphones as their apartment key or pay a significant fee for entry, raising ethical concerns among residents. Isaiah Burns/PSU Vanguard.

University Pointe requires smartphones for resident access

Midway through November, every resident in University Pointe had their apartments entered by a team of maintenance workers. Their contract? Uninstall all traditional locks and replace them with a smartphone-controlled…

Students gathered on Oct. 19 to call on PSU to cut ties with Boeing, given the company's connection to U.S. involvement in international conflicts. Cameron Rodriguez/PSU Vanguard

Students protest PSU partnership with Boeing

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Portland State students and members of organizations—including Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER), the Resist United-States-Led War Movement and the Jewish Voice for Peace Portland—gathered…