Portland State hosted SmashNest v14, a competitive Super Smash Bros. gaming tournament, on March 25. SmashNest was organized by Cascadia Associated Collective of Aspiring Winners, or CACAW Gaming, a competitive smash…
ASPSU Senate Update: PSU Senate abandons constitution changes, elects new chair
The Associated Students of PSU Senate meeting on March 20 went quite differently than previously anticipated. Initially, the meeting agenda was scheduled to entertain a vote to change the ASPSU…
PSU professor goes to space?
Portland State professor Dr. Evan Thomas has been selected as one of 32 final candidates for two astronaut positions at the Canadian Space Agency. Thomas was an aerospace engineer at the…
Upcoming eclipse inspires NASA-approved capstone
For the first time since 1918, a total solar eclipse will traverse the entire United States and is set to do so on August 21, 2017. The eclipse is projected…
Comrades carry pro-choice torch
The Women’s March following Donald Trump’s election is regarded as being the largest protest in United States history. The International Socialist Organization has been trying to figure out how to…
PSU presidential candidate: Jonathan Koppell
Jonathan Koppell is one of three candidates for the next Portland State president, with current President Wim Wiewel set to leave PSU at the end of the 2017 academic year…
Out with Aramark, in with Chartwells
As the end of Portland State’s contract with the food service provider Aramark nears its June 30, 2017 completion, Chartwells prepares to take over. Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services, a New…
PSU presidential candidate: Rahmat A. Shoureshi
Rahmat A. Shoureshi, Ph.D., a candidate for president of Portland State University, was on campus on March 13 to speak to faculty and staff in Hoffman Hall and explain his…
PSU ranked top 25 LGBTQ-friendly school
Portland State made the list of top 25 affordable LGBTQ-friendy online schools in the nation by SR Education Group released earlier this year. PSU hosts an active Queer Resource Center, growing…
PSU students attend town hall meeting in support of increasing state funding
Portland State students and members of the Portland public met at noon, March 3 in East Multnomah County Town Hall to voice their concerns and demands to state legislators for…
Tibetan Portlanders mark occupation with protest
Right now in Portland, protesting has become a way of life. The need to be heard and to really speak your mind has become a reality for many Portland State…