Portland State students, alumni, faculty and community members gathered on Nov. 13 in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Native American Student and Community Center to share their stories…
Mulugeta Seraw remembered
The Urban League of Portland held a conference on Nov. 13 at University Place Conference Center to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Portland resident and Ethiopian immigrant Mulugeta…
This Week Around the World: Nov. 11–18
Nov. 11–14 Israel; Gaza, Palestinian Territory: In the largest escalation of fighting since the 2014 Gaza War, the Gaza Strip and southern Israel exchanged fire for some 25 hours between…
Hill to Hall Nov. 13–Nov. 16
Nov. 13: Cause of Woolsey may be nuclear plant, officials say The Safety and Enforcement division of the California Public Utilities Commission is cooperating with state investigators to find the…
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the future of consumerism
The holiday season retailers are counting on shoppers to take department stores by storm on Black Friday and scour the internet for deals on Cyber Monday. Shoppers in the United…
Is Portland ready?
As winter looms, it’s hard to forget the infamous Portland Snowpocalypse of 2016, when on Dec.16 a snowstorm hit the Portland metro area overnight, producing three inches by morning. People…
Buildings, departments gear up for name changes
Several name changes affecting two academic units and two campus buildings were announced Nov. 5 during a Faculty Senate meeting. The Faculty Senate voted to approve the renaming of the…
Village of Hope: continuing to keep hope alive
Months after the eviction of the houseless community known as Village of Hope in February 2018, village organizers continue to support those unhoused. At a mini-storage facility located on Northeast…
Protesters rally against Sessions resignation
A group of protesters gathered on the evening of Nov. 8 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park to protest the forced resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions by President Donald Trump….
Vigil for Diego Tejada-Manzo
A small group gathered on the evening of Nov. 7 outside the Vue Apartment complex for a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of Diego Tejada-Manzo, a father…
Hill to Hall, Nov. 6–10
Nov. 6: Midterm elections conclude in Oregon Gov. Kate Brown was re-elected to the governor’s office at the close of 2018 midterm elections in what the Associated Press called the…