Beginning this fall, Portland State campus public safety officers will no longer carry firearms while patrolling campus. PSU President Stephen Percy and Chief of Campus Public Safety Willie Halliburton…
Oregon’s largest universities to hit the books in different ways this fall
Portland State announced a “mostly remote” fall term in an email to students on Thursday, July 7. While maintaining the moniker “Flexible Fall,” the urban university has moved to designating…
City council candidates address student issues
Two candidates for the Portland City Council spoke with students during a virtual town hall event ahead of the August 11 special election. Their names, Dan Ryan and Loretta Smith,…
Monsoon floods Bangladesh
The annual South Asian monsoon caused floods in approximately a quarter of Bangladesh this summer, causing millions to lose their homes and jobs in the midst of a global pandemic….
This Week Around the World
August 2 Nguetchewe, Cameroon: A grenade attack on a camp for displaced people left at least 16 dead and an additional six wounded. The wounded are receiving treatment at a…
Students arrested in Hong Kong under new security law
Under Hong Kong’s new national security law, police arrested four former members of disbanded pro-independence group Studentlocalism on July 29 for suspicion of inciting secession through social media. The…
Hill to Hall August 6–8
August 6: Federal judge sides with ACLU, extends restraining order against federal officers A federal judge decided Thursday to extend a restraining order, protecting journalists and legal observers covering…
PPS to reopen while buildings stay shuttered
On July 28, Superintendent of the Portland Public School District (PPS) Guadalupe Guerrero issued a letter which stated PPS will be completely online for the first quarter of the school…
Fall classes at PSU will be mostly remote
Portland State President Stephen Percy announced in a letter to the PSU community on July 30 the university is planning for a mostly remote fall term. “I have heard…
To wear or not to wear
Face masks—one of the most visible precautions of the current pandemic—have also become a sign of one’s political affiliation, according to articles by NPR, OPB and The Oregonian. However,…
Russian, Chinese state-backed hackers accused of targeting COVID-19 research
Security services from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada reported in July a collection of organisations currently working to develop a coronavirus vaccine have been the victims of hacks…