The Portland State Board of Trustees (BOT) voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Stephen Percy as PSU’s 10th president. The vote was held during a special BOT meeting around 12:00…
Capturing a volcano’s human side
A word from the editor: 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 2020 marked 40 years since the Mount St. Helens eruption, and while Mount St. Helens will probably be around for…
4.9% increase to tuition ‘likely’
Portland State Interim President Stephen Percy will bring a new budget plan to the Board of Trustees meeting in June 2020 that will likely include a 4.9% tuition increase for…
PSU Veterans Resource Center creates new student discussion series
Portland State’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC) hosted its first student peer presentation with a “peek into virology.” The event took place virtually via Zoom on Friday, May 10. Presenter…
PSU employees furloughed after university’s loss in revenue
In a campus-wide email on May 1, Portland State Interim President Stephen Percy announced over a hundred PSU employees will be put on a temporary unpaid leave of absence. …
Rallying at the Governor’s house
Outside Governor Kate Brown’s residence, Mahonia Hall, in Salem, Oregon, a rally hosted by the Facebook group Reopenor—short for reopen Oregon—advocated for lifting the Governor’s stay-at-home order. The gathering…
Opinion – Virtual commencement is the right move given the situation
For most graduates, a commencement ceremony is the culmination of their collegiate efforts; it’s a pivotal opportunity to celebrate an accomplishment that took years of time and dedication as well…
Portland State Aerospace Society competes in collegiate space race
Three current projects at Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS) funnel into one ambitious goal: building a liquid fuel rocket capable of soaring to the edge of space—100 kilometers above Earth’s…
A weekend of innovation and design at PSU
Portland State participated with 40 universities across 16 countries to create solutions to some of humanity’s greatest problems. The PSU Center for Entrepreneurship hosted Invent for the Planet 2020…
Don’t be an inconsiderate piece of shit
A guide for guys to be more courteous before, during and after sex
Two women kidnapped near PSU campus
Two women were kidnapped near Portland State’s campus but were rescued by Washington County deputies after the alleged kidnapper crashed his car, according to an article by KOIN 6 News….