Two new apartment buildings coming to Portland State will provide students with hundreds of new affordable housing studio units. The Portland Design Commission approved plans from the affordable housing non-profit…
Activists condemn Portland Police staffing increase
Critical Resistance Portland and the Care Not Cops: Mental Health Care, Not Policing campaign held their Envisioning Community Safety Forum Saturday, May 5 at Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church in…
$531,000 student fee allocation raises questions
In a budget proposal to Portland State President Rahmat Shoureshi, the Associated Students of PSU’s Student Fee Committee has focused its attention on funding projects it says will enhance student…
Socialists demand higher taxes on Portland elite
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America Portland branch filed into the Portland City Council chambers on Thursday, May 10 to protest Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed budget for the upcoming…
Reversing the pipeline
Jacqueline “Jackie” Whitt took a class at Portland State last summer that changed her life. “Just when I thought I couldn’t be more amazed,” Whitt said of the night class…
ASPSU announces election results
Associated Students of Portland State University announced the results of the 2018 student government elections at noon on Friday, May 4 in the Simon Benson House. Voter turnout was down…
Neuberger art museum draws budget concerns
By the time construction finishes on Portland State’s Neuberger Hall in 2019, the university will have its first art museum. The 7,500 square foot museum is a condition of real…
OHSU study shows some relief for opioid epidemic
The battle against opioid addiction in Oregon continues with newfound ambition, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine Wednesday, April 25. Leading healthcare professionals at Oregon…
PSU celebrates Shoureshi’s inauguration
Portland State University community members gathered on May 4 in the South Park Blocks for the inauguration of Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi, PSU’s ninth president. The event began at 9 a.m….
Sports Snapshot May1–6
Softball: Saturday, May 5 PSU at Southern Utah Score: 3-4 (L) Jessica Flanagan extended her hitting streak. Saturday, May 5 PSU at Southern Utah Score: 4-13 (L) Ashley Doyle scored…
May Day celebration highlights immigrant and workers’ rights
Over 300 individuals and representatives from local cultural and activist organizations, faith groups and unions gathered at Lents Park in southeast Portland on May 1 for an International Workers’ Day…