On Friday, May 20 at 11 a.m., students from Portland State and local high schools, along with other concerned community members, gathered at City Hall to protest the lack of…
Commemorating the 1970 PSU student strike
Portland State University alumni, faculty and community members gathered outside the Simon Benson House on May 11, 2022 to celebrate the installation of a plaque that commemorates the protestors who…
Free and easy hikes around Portland
Portland is littered with beautiful parks, bridges and open spaces. Although this may be common knowledge, it is all too easy to forget this amidst assignments, work and the roar…
Roe v. Wade may be overturned, says leaked document
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) appears set to overturn the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade, following a leak on May 3. Nearly 50 years after Roe, an initial drafted majority…
Ceremony remembering PSU’s Vietnam war protests
In May 1970, Portland State students led a strike through the Park Blocks to City Hall, following the death of four people at Kent State University during an anti-war protest…
Portland Street Response releases year one update
Portland Street Response (PSR) was introduced on Feb. 16, 2021 as a new branch of Portland Fire and Rescue to mitigate mental and behavioral crises. By Nov. 4, 2021 PSR…
Meet this year’s ASPSU candidates
Students are now able to vote in the 2022 Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) elections to cast their choices for student government representatives, until May 2. According…
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to Supreme Court
Former judge on the United States Court of Appeals Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by senators to become the 116th Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 7….
Honoring the life of Amara Marluke
The Smith Memorial Student Union ballroom saw over 300 students, faculty, family and community members come together to celebrate the life of Amara Marluke, on Saturday, April 9. Marluke was…
PSU community gathers for vigil to Amara Marluke
On the evening of Wednesday, April 6, SW 6th Avenue saw a vigil of stories, light and love emerging from the Portland State community to commemorate the tragic death of…
Portland State faces controversy over the end of the mask mandate
Beginning March 19, Portland State University ended the mask requirement on campus, following advice from the Oregon Health Authority and Multnomah County Health Department. Although mask restrictions still apply at…