Veteran Viking Week continued on Oct. 11 in Smith Memorial Student Union with a three-person panel of student veterans who offered advice and answered questions from students, faculty members and…
2018 UN General Assembly recap
The 73rd United Nations General Assembly opened on Sept. 18 at the UN headquarters in New York City, with the General Debate running from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. The…
City Council candidates debate city charter, public safety and houselessness
Portland City Council candidates Jo Ann Hardesty and Loretta Smith faced off Oct. 5 in a debate hosted by the City Club of Portland in the Governor Ballroom of the…
Pressure on Board of Trustees to disarm campus police increases
A general assembly of students voted to disband the occupation after Portland State’s Board of Trustees Oct. 4 meeting. The decision came after 10 days of occupying PSU Campus Public…
PSU launches research centers on houselessness, future cities
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler joined Portland State President Rahmat Shoureshi on Oct. 1 to announce the launch of a new PSU program, which will establish two research centers focused on…
Protesters attend vigil for man shot by Portland police
More than 100 people attended a march and vigil on Oct. 6 to protest the death of Patrick Kimmons, a Portland man killed in an officer-involved shooting on Sept. 30….
Seeking asylum in Oregon
More than 120 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees were imprisoned in May 2018 in Sheridan, Ore., after seeking asylum in the United States. The guests of a Portland church, First…
Hill to Hall Sept. 30–Oct. 5
Oct. 1 – Supreme Court nominee once brawled alongside former Blazer U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh participated in a bar fight with former NBA basketball player Chris Dudley in…
PSU International Socialist Organization kicks off new school year
Portland State’s International Socialist Organization kicked off the new term on Thursday, Sept. 27 with an open meeting in Smith Memorial Student Union. Attendees included PSU adjunct faculty, alumni and…
International Cannabis Business Conference returns to Portland
Amid a national debate over marijuana legalization, nearly 500 individuals representing more than 20 companies showed up on Sept. 27–28 to Portland’s downtown Hilton hotel for the fourth annual International…
Hill to Hall: Sept. 23–29
Sept. 23: Regulators cancel license of cannabis farm linked to explosion The Oregon Liquor Control Commission announced its decision to cancel the recreational marijuana producer license of a central Oregon…