Students and faculty in the midst of looming cuts as state legislators and Portland State administrators struggle to balance competing funding priorities. PSU’s top governmental affairs executive outlined a scenario…
Research misconduct findings for hoax articles prompt disciplinary review
Ten days after the Wall Street Journal released a report on hoax articles submitted by Portland State Philosophy Professor Peter Boghossian and his colleagues, the university formally initiated a committee…
Buried report shows Wells Fargo charging high fees to students
A report concealed for months by the Trump administration showed college students were charged over $27 million in fees by banks over the course of an academic year, with beleaguered…
Governor’s budget puts double-digit tuition increases on the table
Oregon’s seven public universities are facing potential hiring freezes, double-digit tuition increases and cuts to services after the office of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivered a budget proposal Nov. 28….
Campus, Portland police on leave after man pronounced dead at hospital
Four Portland State campus public safety officers and two Portland police officers are on administrative leave while an investigation is underway in the death of a man sent to the…
Vigil for Diego Tejada-Manzo
A small group gathered on the evening of Nov. 7 outside the Vue Apartment complex for a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of Diego Tejada-Manzo, a father…
Community speaks on campus public safety
Margolis Healy, the external consulting firm tasked with a comprehensive assessment of Portland State campus safety as a result of the fatal shooting of Jason Washington by campus police, began…
Who votes and who doesn’t
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for grabs in this year’s midterm elections, and along with choosing the next governor, Oregonians face multiple ballot…
Faculty discuss campus policing in special senate session
Portland State’s Faculty Senate gathered for a special session on Oct. 15 with only one item on the agenda: campus policing at PSU. Several prominent figures attended the meeting, including…
No microwave? No problem!
Despite what you may have heard, there are not in fact any microwaves in the basement of Smith Memorial Student Union. Wondering where you can find some safe, nutrient-preserving radiation…
Pressure on Board of Trustees to disarm campus police increases
A general assembly of students voted to disband the occupation after Portland State’s Board of Trustees Oct. 4 meeting. The decision came after 10 days of occupying PSU Campus Public…