Student fees are changing again. Here’s what you need to know. The Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee voted unanimously on Sept. 30 to approve a resolution to…
A Supreme Court seat is open: now what?
Just when you thought 2020 could not bring anymore unfortunate circumstances, a notification popped up on your phone during a global pandemic that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died….
Demonstrators topple statues, break windows during “Indigenous People’s Day of Rage”
Two statues were toppled and multiple windows were broken—including the windows at Portland State’s Campus Public Safety Office—during a demonstration on Oct. 11 billed “Indegenous People’s Day of Rage” by…
What A Week Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Hosted by Nick Gatlin.
Get your vote in! 2020
Regardless of the politics in the upcoming election, two tragedies will surely come to pass: People who vote by mail won’t get an adorable “I Voted” sticker, and many other…
New study shows basic needs insecurity is widespread among PSU students and employees
The Portland State Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative released its findings on Sept. 23 from a recent study which found that basic needs insecurity is widespread among students and employees…
Remembering Patrick Kimmons
Protests calling for the end of police brutality and advocating for racial justice continued in Portland on the evening of Sept. 30 to commemorate the second anniversary of Patrick Kimmons’…
Black Studies department hosts virtual Meet & Greet for PSU students and staff
A virtual Meet & Greet for Black students and faculty was held on Sept. 28 as a part of Portland State’s “Viking Days,” a series of events meant to welcome…
Shelter from the storm
Wind It didn’t feel like the beginning of the longest week of their lives. Chelsey Huff, 28, was relaxing at home in Oregon City with her husband, mother-in-law, two young…
Suga elected Japan’s next prime minister
When Shinzo Abe suddenly stepped down in August due to health concerns, Yoshihide Suga stepped up to be Japan’s next prime minister, following years in the background of Japanese politics….
Too close for comfort
Wildfires in Oregon are not unusual, yet the 2020 wildfire season was anything but normal. An historic extreme wind event struck the West Coast on Monday, Sept. 7. Fire…