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…
What A Week Nov. 18-24
Hosted by Nick Gatlin.
QRC hosts series of events for Transgender Day of Remembrance
“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free,” said Hollis Kinner, queer and trans students of color resources and retention coordinator at Portland State. He was quoting civil rights activist Fannie Lou…
Hill to Hall Nov. 17–19
Nov 17: Oregon lawmaker challenges current House Speaker for the seat House Speaker Tina Kotek won the Democratic party’s nomination for another term as speaker, but faces a challenger…
Burning down the house
With the 2020 election called for President-elect Joe Biden, current President Donald Trump is a lame duck—a politician with little time left, and even less he can do about it….
Professional pessimists
The Transition Integrity Project (TIP) was a series of political scenario simulation exercises conducted in June 2020 which involved nearly 100 current and former senior government officials, academics, journalists and…
COVID-19 Update
Total at PSU since pandemic began: 8 cases 2 November cases Two students living in Portland State residence halls tested positive for COVID-19 in November, bringing the total number…