PSU’s Chief Public Safety Officer Phillip Zerzan will be stepping down from his post on Aug. 1 after six years of service, capping off what was supposed to be a…
5th day of the blues on Independence Day
Fourth of July festivities began at this year’s Safeway Waterfront Blues Fest on Tuesday, July 4 at around 11 a.m. in celebration of the annual concert’s 30 years of service…
Meet the candidates
President Brent Finkbeiner I’m running for ASPSU president because I’m dedicated to helping students succeed. I think it’s time to find new solutions to age old problems on how our…
PSU students join thousands of demonstrators at #J20 protest
About 90 people, mostly Portland State students, gathered at the Park Blocks for a campus-wide walkout at 2 p.m. Jan. 20. According to flyers placed around campus, the walkout was…
Choral concert spotlights PSU’s female composers
It has often been difficult for women to be accepted as musicians, especially as composers. Who knows what women like Clara Schumann and Ruth Crawford might have accomplished if they…
In the shadow of the Kingdom
“Even if you change my name, I’m afraid they’ll find out who I am,” Mutab said as he attempted to calm himself by drinking his favorite Arabic tea, Alwazah, or…
#DisarmPSU rallies in park blocks
Demonstrators opposed armed campus officers at a #DisarmPSU rally in the Park Blocks at Portland State this Wednesday. PSU Student Union and Demilitarize PSU led the assembly at 1:30 p.m….
Pride in May splashes into the Rec Center
The Queer Resource Center and Campus Recreation partnered for Splash Mob: Pride Edition to share campus resources with students, such as gender-neutral changing rooms, last Friday. The QRC-sponsored Splash Mob:…
International Night highlights diversity at PSU
International Night brought people from around the world to the first three floors of Smith Memorial Student Union. Attendees were treated to a multitude of educational booths run by international…
Student-run luau brings Pacific Island culture to Portland
Hundreds of Portlanders entered the Stott Center Arena to attend Portland State’s Pacific Islanders Club’s 13th annual luau. The luau—which was held on May 9 this year—is an evening celebration…
Where science and music collide
Dr. Adele Diamond will lecture at Portland State on May 7 at 12 p.m. on the subject of her most recent research on brain development, which uses knowledge about the…