Last week, there was an update to the CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) that resulted in previously-approved applications seeing an automatic approval for up to $800, based…
The Landing is open!
Alycia Goodenough is an accounting major here at Portland State University—and they happen to be houseless. Now a resident of the PSU Landing at First United Methodist Church (FUMC), Goodenough…
CPSO begins “unarmed” patrols, keeps guns
Portland State made a stand last spring when it declared that Campus Public Safety Office (CPSO) officers would begin “fully unarmed campus patrols” before the 2021 fall term began. CPSO…
Accessing Portland State University’s Food Pantry
When it comes to current rates of food insecurity, a report by Oregon State University found that one in four Oregonians is affected, while those under the Black, Indigenous, People…
Where Oregonians can go for COVID-19 financial support
For Oregonians struggling to find financial stability due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the place to start looking for rental and utility assistance is the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OREAP)…
Clubs and student organizations come back to school
With the first week of classes coming to an end, Portland State is returning to a semi-normal feel, especially with the return of in-person events like Party in the Park….
Portland youth demand action toward climate crisis
The Portland Youth Climate Strike (PYCS) organized on Friday, Sept. 24 to take part in the global movement—a walk out that urged students to leave classrooms across the city to…
Instructors in Summer Bridge Scholar Program claim lack of transparency and culture of fear from PSU
Editor’s note: Due to a series of miscommunications on the part of Vanguard, administration responses were not included in the original publication of this article. Those responses have since been…
Hill to Hall August 16–20
August 16: COVID-19 Delta variant hits Oregon As the Delta variant makes its rounds and vaccination rates stagnate across the state, Oregon watches its COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations and deaths…
The State of the Unions
A recent wave of union activity has inundated Portland this summer, in light of heatwaves, wildfires, the ongoing pandemic and attempts from employers throughout the labor market to make unionizing…
COVID-19 on Campus: Masks and vaccines, the Delta surge, and what to expect come fall
On August 12, Dr. Mark Bajorek, Director of Health Services for Portland State’s Center for Student Health and Counseling (SHAC), responded to a series of questions from Portland State Vanguard…