Multiple organizations and thousands of attendees held a community benefit walk on July 21 in Northeast Portland to show support and solidarity for refugees and immigrants living in Portland and…
Crime Blotter July 15–21
July 15 Fraud A Portland State student reported to Campus Public Safety officers that fraudulent activity had occurred on her credit card. The fraud occurred between May 31 and July…
Lights for Liberty Protest Demands Closure of Detention Camps, Abolition of ICE
Hundreds of people gathered in multiple areas on July 12 across Portland to protest inhumane conditions faced by immigrants and refugees at United States immigration detention centers. The evening protests…
Crime Blotter July 8–14
July 8 Burglary / Theft At 10:08 a.m. a staff member reported that a break in occurred at the Portland State University Greenhouse. Property was taken. At 11:04 a.m. a…
“Rest in Power!”
The Portland State University Student Union held a memorial show on June 28 commemorating the one year anniversary of the death of Jason Washington. The show was held at the…
Crime Blotter July 1–4
July 1 Shoplifting Campus Public Safety officers responded to a shoplift at around 11:22 a.m. that occurred at University Place Hotel. Harassment/Trespass At around 6:03 p.m. a Portland State…
Portland State community pushes for Dream Success Center
Two speakers went before Portland State’s Board of Trustees to discuss the creation of a Dream success center at PSU on June 20. Vice President of Global Diversity and Inclusion…
Crime Blotter June 24–30
June 24 Trespassing At 9:30 a.m. a non-student was issued an exclusion after refusing to leave the Smith Memorial Student Union. June 25 Attempted Robbery At around 6:57 p.m….
Board votes to approve revised tuition increase from 11.11% to 4.97%
The Portland State Board of Trustees voted on June 20 to raise tuition for full-time resident undergraduates by 4.97% for the upcoming 2019–20 biennium. The tuition increase is a reduction…
Crime Blotter June 15–24
June 15 Drug and Liquor Law Violations Between June 12–15, Broadway Residence Hall staff members reported six underage students in possession of either liquor, marijuana and/or marijuana-related paraphernalia. June…
Board Committee approves alternative 4.9% tuition hike plan
Portland State’s finance and administration committee approved a resolution recommending that the tuition increase for undergraduates be reduced from 11.11% to 4.97% for the upcoming 2019–20 biennium on June 12….