Student Activities and Leadership hosted “Party in the Ballroom” to promote involvement in student activities, leadership and organizations on Feb. 9. Held in the Smith Memorial Student Union, the event…
Student Fee Committee 2018 budget approved
On Jan. 23, the Student Fee Committee’s budget proposal for the 2018 financial year was approved 25-0-1 by the Associated Students of Portland State University senate. The budget, which includes an…
The reality of a sanctuary campus
Portland State President Wim Wiewel declared Portland State a sanctuary campus on Nov. 18, 2016, committing to refuse enforcement of federal immigration laws. Since then, many have been left wondering…
Trump’s executive orders affecting PSU students
Since Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, he has signed a number of controversial executive orders. Among these are provisions to nullify…
Architecture thesis students explore the idea of a Mexico-US border wall
Portland State architecture students Alex Ruiz, Genevieve Wasser and Janna Ferguson recently took two weeks to drive the length of the Mexico–U.S. border in order to assess the proposed border…
Viks suffer third straight loss to conference rival Eastern Washington
The PSU Women’s Basketball Team, 10–12, looked to bounce back after its first home loss of the season last Thursday, this time against rival the Eastern Washington University Eagles, 13–9,…
PSU to decide on tuition increase in April
On Jan. 26 Portland State Finance and Administration met with the Board of Trustees to further discuss PSU’s budget challenges and decide if a raise in student tuition was absolutely…
Idaho lives by the three in 72−66 comeback win against Portland State
Another Portland State Women’s Basketball match is in the books as the Vikings hosted the University of Idaho Vandals on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 in the Peter W. Stott Center….
‘New campus thought police’: Freethinkers of PSU present dialogue on free speech
Amid tensions of the recent election cycle and questionable actions of the new United States president, a welling consensus emerges that the substantive engagement of ideas is under attack on…
Get prepped for PrEP
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) as follows: “[When] people at very high risk for HIV take HIV medicines daily to lower their chances of…
How much is too much?
With the prevalence of free and instant online pornography, overtly sexualized product advertisements and the ease of hookups (and yes, real, healthy relationships) from Tinder, Grindr and good ol’ Craigslist,…