Amid Portland State facing a $18 million budget shortfall and a possible tuition increase of 18%, PSU students, faculty and staff gathered on April 16 in Salem to lobby for…
Dominance, power and sexual violence: ‘Redefining Masculinity’
Portland State’s Women’s Resource Center took a critical stance on the dynamics of power and privilege in masculinity during a “Redefining Masculinity” event on April 16 in the Peter W….
Hill to Hall April 15–20
April 15: Bill proposed to change laws on drone interference passes Oregon Senate Senate Bill 581 passed the Oregon Senate on Monday and is headed to the House for approval….
Viking Pavilion fails to prioritize student groups
Despite the Student Fee Committee authorizing $1.5 million in student fees toward the creation of the Viking Pavilion in 2017–18, the price to use the space for events for student…
President expresses concerns over Science Building One
Gov. Kate Brown’s recommended budget for public universities for the upcoming biennium—financial years 19–20 and 20–21—included a delay of all capital projects until 2020, which could affect how the university…
ASPSU presidential, vice-presidential candidates debate transparency, campus armament
Associated Students of Portland State University candidates for president and vice president met on April 8 in Parkway North for a debate focusing on topics of community engagement, administrator-student transparency…
ASPSU Student Fee Committee discusses athletics, Smith renovation
Five of seven total candidates for the Student Fee Committee gathered on April 9 in Parkway North to discuss issues surrounding the prospective allocation of student fee money for 2019….
Senate candidates discuss student involvement
Next year’s batch of Associated Students of Portland State University senators met to discuss campus disarmament and student body involvement with ASPSU, April 10 in Parkway North. All candidates will…
Portland State professor, students help design newest village for houseless
Portland State Professor Todd Ferry and his architectural design class helped plan the layout and pod homes for the Agape Village, the newest alternative housing village being built on the…
Scholars speak on experience of Black Women in Academia
In an effort to honor Women’s History Month, Portland State’s Black studies department hosted a Black Bag Speakers Series on April 9 with four female scholars to speak on the…
Hill to Hall April 8–13
April 8: Oregon Senate rejects bill to lower Oregon’s drunk driving limit A bill that would have lowered Oregon’s drunk driving limit from .08% to .05% died in session. Senate…