A community meeting was held at the Native American Student and Community Center (NASCC) at Portland State University (PSU) on Monday, April. 21. Dozens of Native students, staff, alumni and…
Members of a fringe religious group enter university buildings to proselytize students
The Campus Public Safety Office (CPSO) confirms reports of individuals associated with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (commonly known as the Unification Church) have been entering university…
ASPSU’s Role Diminished due to Low Student Turnout
Portland State University students are offered the opportunity to be participants in the decision-making process regarding their own tuition, fees and administrative decisions through the student government. Despite this, student…
Staff Say $38k in Uncollected Revenue Led to Cuts at Native Student Center
Several students sat around a table in the Native American Student and Community Center during the middle of the Winter term. Their agenda was fairly straightforward, to discuss their concerns…
Faculty Union and University Administration Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
After months of tense negotiations, the Portland State University American Association of University Professors (PSU-AAUP) and PSU administration have reached a tentative agreement for a fair employment contract. This comes…
PSU claims no changes are necessary to comply with federal DEI ban
Portland State University’s Global Diversity & Inclusion (GDI) Vice President, Ame Lambert, ensures that no changes will need to be made to comply with the ban. “We have reviewed our…
Portland State faculty strike looms amid negotiation stalemate
The likelihood of professors going on strike at Portland State University rose this week after the University Administration and the faculty union each released their final offers for a fair…
Philosophy department fights back amidst heavy blows from the administration.
Three faculty members from Portland State’s Department of Philosophy are being laid off, as part of a wider string of layoffs across campus culminating in 17 total faculty members losing…
Montgomery and Blackstone Halls to be demolished
The Portland State University Board of Trustees approved a plan to build a new student housing complex with construction slated for Fall of 2028, working with an $85 million budget….
PSU Students Organize Environmental Cleanups with ASEZ
On Jan. 19, 2025, Elizabeth Caruthers Park in Downtown Portland was picked clean of garbage and litter. But this was no routine custodial service, this was done by a group…
PSU VANGUARD IS SEEKING MOTIVATED STUDENTS TO SERVE ON ITS EDITORIAL BOARD
PSU Vanguard is looking for an Arts and Culture Editor along with a Co-News Editor. Stipends begin at $2100 per term. Gain leadership experience and join a team of passionate…