503 people were arrested at the annual Thanksgiving festival of Irreecha on Oct. 2 under suspicion they were planning to incite violence during the festival. Ethiopia News Agency quoted…
Walktober mixes a remote event with real exercise
Lace up your sneakers and put on your weatherproof layers—it’s Walktober! Run by the Portland State Campus Recreation Center, Walktober is a month-long challenge encouraging the PSU community to…
This Week Around the World
October 4 New Caledonia: The French territory of New Caledonia voted for the second time against independence from France. According to BBC, the 1998 Nouméa Accord was created to start…
BOT set to lower student fees for fall term
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…