There are mass murders in the Portland State Park Blocks— —Murders of crows, that is. The Park Blocks have been a staple of the university since the 1950s when the…
Mayoral candidates joust with rhetorical spears
Portlanders piled into the First Congregational United Church of Christ to hear mayoral front-runners Ted Wheeler, Jules Bailey and Sarah Iannarone explain why they should be the next mayor. What…
Cook and Schmidt leap to victory in Indoor Championships
The Portland State Vikings jumped, hurled, and dashed their way through the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend in Bozeman, Montana. The Vikings recorded standout performances in…
Portland businesses oppose PSU-specific tax proposal
The Portland Business Alliance fired their first shots in what looks to be a protracted struggle against recent efforts to introduce a payroll tax to support students at Portland State….
Vikings bring down the thunder
Saturday night concluded the regular season of the Portland State Vikings men’s basketball team. It was the last home game ever for PSU seniors Donivine Stewart, Cameron Forte, and Collin…
Downtown camp must relocate
A recent vote by the city council struck a blow against efforts to offer a modicum of stability to Portland’s houseless, sending a long-standing downtown homeless camp across the river…
No end in sight?
Just across from the Twelfth street exit near Portland State University’s Stott Center, Ralph Hoyt and his friend Bonnie Snell organized a montage of mismatched luggage and pushcarts by the…
Portland State drops last home game to Northern Colorado
The Vikings fought hard to break a pummeling eight-game losing streak, but a home-court advantage wasn’t enough to prevent a mauling by a pack of hungry Bears. For their final…
GEU hopes unionization will help wounds scab over
Graduate employees of Portland State announced plans to form a union early this month. GEU, along with student allies and PSU union representatives, made their announcement on February 1 by…
Taking the lead
Recent reporting about water quality on campus and concerning analyses finding lead in some water sources can be pinned down to an ongoing debate about the particulars: how much lead…
Black Lives Matter founders challenge communities to stand up for change
As Black Lives Matters founders Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi prepared to speak on Tuesday evening, chants of “Disarm PSU” erupted in the audience. Tometi and Garza spoke at the…