In Portland, protests have diminished and police reform has stalled, leaving advocates for change in political limbo. May 25 marked the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, after a Minneapolis…
Oregon surpasses 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, experts remain cautiously optimistic
Oregon reached just over 201,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on May 30, while the state’s death toll is 2,668, according the Oregon Health Authority’s official data. Despite this milestone, according to…
Hill to Hall June 1st
May 26: Multnomah County moves to “low risk” COVID-19 restrictions Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced on Thursday that Multnomah County and five other Oregon counties were approved for low-risk…
PPB and US DOJ discuss noncompliance regarding use of force protocol
In response to one of the most eventful summers in Portland’s history, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reflected on Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) response to protests, challenging its…
Hill to Hall
May 17: Biden rescinds Department of Justice order to prosecute protesters in Portland Executive Order 13933, titled “Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence,” was…
2021 sees the most anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation in recent US history
An estimated 250 anti-LGBTQ+ state legislative bills have been proposed nationwide since January 2021, and at least 17 bills have been signed into state law. This easily breaks the 2015…
COVID-19 Update May 18th
Total cases at PSU as of May 17: 61 Eight April cases, six May cases Eight cases have been reported in the month of April, as well as…
Disarm PSU drops banner over SW Broadway
The organization Disarm PSU dropped a banner over SW Broadway stating “Did PSU Disarm? NO!” on Wednesday May 12. “With the banner drop, Disarm PSU calls on Portland State…
Controversial professors condemn PSU’s stated commitment to anti-racism
“Let’s be blunt about what we face: We face a group of small-minded, petty ideologues who have hijacked a public institution and who are hell-bent on ripping down western civilization,”…
PSU hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinic, over 500 doses administered
Portland State hosted its first COVID-19 vaccine clinic on May 12–13, following PSU President Stephen Percy’s announcement that the university will require the COVID-19 vaccine for fall term. The…
Many ASPSU candidates run unopposed, several seats are left vacant
In the most recent Associated Students of Portland State (ASPSU) elections, most candidates ran unopposed and several seats were left empty. “The election was uncontested within ASPSU ranks and…