The updated 2024–2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) recently became available. According to CNN, these changes have been in the works for quite some time. The United…
University Pointe requires smartphones for resident access
Midway through November, every resident in University Pointe had their apartments entered by a team of maintenance workers. Their contract? Uninstall all traditional locks and replace them with a smartphone-controlled…
Task force launched to combat hate at PSU
Editor’s note: This article has been revised to incorporate additional details from a student witness, providing further insight into the previously reported harassment incident. In an email circulated to…
Portland State’s new digital mascot
Portland State students across the city opened their phones on Oct. 5, 2023, to discover a text message from an unknown phone number offering them a helping hand. “Hey…
Students protest PSU partnership with Boeing
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Portland State students and members of organizations—including Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER), the Resist United-States-Led War Movement and the Jewish Voice for Peace Portland—gathered…
Housing insecurity at PSU
Within the first seven weeks of the fall quarter, the Basic Needs Hub—or the Hub—assisted over 200 students with housing insecurities. That’s an average of about six students per day—all…
Broadway bike lane set for changes
In September, Bike Portland reported that the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Director Millicent Williams emailed several select staff members with plans to remove the 16-block protected bike lane between…
CAPS understaffing causes problems for student organizations
Editor’s Note: Reaz Mahmood is the faculty advisor for Portland State Vanguard, and his opinions come from his experience. Student media and other student-run organizations at Portland State struggle to…
On Taking Sides; Israel-Palestine
This article provides narratives from all sides—from Jews, Israelis and Palestinians. It is a collaborative effort by Portland State Vanguard to convey a fuller, more inclusive portrayal of the reality…
Helen Gordon Center officially only on-campus childcare
Student parents and staff seeking to enroll their children in on-campus childcare have one less location to choose from this academic year due to the absorption of the Associated Students…
PSU food pantry serves over 200 students daily
These days, it is typical to see a line out the door and down the block when the Portland State Food Pantry opens. The pantry temporarily moved from its old…