Despite roughly $30 million being allocated to Portland State in federal funding, the university is still experiencing significant financial strain due to low enrollment caused by the pandemic. At…
Hill to Hall Jan. 15–16
Jan. 15: Governor Brown to close three Oregon prisons In an effort to reallocate funds, Governor Kate Brown has decided to shut down three Oregon prisons. The closure of…
The Legacy of MLK, today
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr. On Jan. 15, Portland State hosted…
CPSO Chief Halliburton and President Percy discuss reasons for delays in disarmament
According to Chief of Campus Public Safety Willie Halliburton, despite having to delay disarming campus security, officers who hold the rank of lieutenant or higher began patrolling unarmed on Jan….
New data shows increase in murders of journalists in 2020
The number of journalists killed in retribution for their work “more than doubled” in 2020, a year when more reporters in known history were jailed by authoritarian governments, according to…
COVID-19 Check
Total at PSU as of Jan. 10: 33 cases 10 December cases; 0 January cases Following 17 new cases in the month of November, 10 cases related to Portland…
Trump supporters storm the Capitol
On Wednesday, January 6, thousands of Trump supporters—including the Proud Boys, 3 Percenters and QAnon members—descended upon the Capitol and broke into the Houses of Congress. The attack was the…
What’s next for small businesses as Oregon aid program ends
The Paycheck Protection Program helped save local businesses in the spring and summer, but many companies continue to struggle running their businesses with normalcy since the ramifications of quarantine—especially small…
COVID-19 update
Total at PSU as of Nov. 23: 18 cases 12 November cases The number of cases at Portland State tripled this month, bringing the total number of cases from…
Plans for a more LGBTQ+-friendly Portland
City council members and other employees of the city government come, go, and are succeeded by new members every few years—and while these new members would have plans for LGBTQ+…
SCEC holds a discussion on hunger and homelessness
In honor and recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, the Student Community Engagement Center at Portland State held an online educational panel with local educators and professional activists to…