On May 19, during Portland’s mayoral primary election, no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority to win outright. As a result, on Nov. 3, Portland will be deciding…
Protesters break into CPSO building
Protesters broke into the Campus Public Safety Office (CPSO) and shattered windows at Cramer Hall around 9 p.m. Monday night, as reported by KOIN news. The group traveled west across…
Moms march through Lake Oswego
Protesters marched through one of Portland’s most affluent and white suburbs to call for racial justice. They were met with praise, counterprotest and police presence. Organized by the group Moms…
ASPSU hosts state congressional town hall
The Associated Students of Portland State University held a virtual town hall on Oct. 20 with Oregon House candidates James Ball and Lisa Reynolds and Oregon Senate candidate Ginny Burdick. …
As COVID-19 cases surge in Oregon, PSU announces remote winter term
Classes will, once again, be held almost entirely online for another term. Portland State President Stephen Percy stated in an email to the campus community last week, “Since the…
March for reparations passes through historic Albina neighborhood
In the late morning of Saturday, October 17, a group of about 25 mostly white protesters gathered in a grassy lot next to Dawson Park in North Portland—land which once…
This Week Around The World
October 18 Paris, France: Thousands of people gathered on Paris’ Place de la Republique to mourn a murdered teacher and express their support for freedom of expression and secular education….
Hill to Hall Oct. 19–23
Oct 19: Oregon’s mask requirements expand amid COVID-19 surge The Oregon Health Authority announced new mask requirements and recommendations, as positive COVID-19 cases in Oregon recently rose to approximately 42,000,…
Women’s March
October 17, 2020, was the Women’s March in downtown Portland. Letha Kimmons, the mother of Patrick Kimmons, who was shot and killed by police on September 30, 2018, spoke to…
President Percy and BOT address PSU’s financial instability
Portland State President Stephen Percy gave a presentation to the Board of Trustees on Oct. 5 outlining strategies to ensure PSU’s financial sustainability in the future. The presentation was given…
Over 21 days later, violence persists in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Nagorno-Karabakh region in the South Caucasus mountains, also known as Artsakh, has been the cause of violent land disputes between Armenia & Azerbaijan for decades. Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized…