April 19 Iran: Leaders announce decision to switch from dollar to euro The government in Tehran announced Wednesday it will switch from reporting foreign currency in American dollars in favor…
19th annual Take Back the Night highlights marginalized survivors
Portland State’s 19th annual Take Back the Night event on Tuesday, April 17, “Disrupting the Prototype: Who Gets Believed as Survivors?” focused attention on sexual assault survivors of color and…
Hill to Hall April 15-21
April 12–17: White House sends mixed signals regarding interest in TPP White House officials reported on April 12 that President Donald Trump told top economic advisors to reconsider entering the…
ASPSU debates draw low turnout, attendance
On Tuesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 11, Associated Students of Portland State University held two pre-election debates in which candidates discussed their platforms and answered questions from students and…
Israel accused of excessive force against Palestinians along Gaza border
Protests continue for the third week along the Gaza-Israel border as Palestinians participate in the Great March of Return, which began on this year’s Land Day. Land Day falls on…
Amid possible reconciliation with Taliban, civilians die in government-led attack
In late February 2018, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made an unprecedented offer to recognize the Taliban as a legitimate political group without preconditions. With support from the UN, the change…
Board of Trustees delays tuition hike vote, wants efficiency report
The Portland State Board of Trustees met Thursday, April 12 to vote for a 4.98 percent student tuition hike. However, after students protested on the fifth floor of the Academic…
Faculty union claims all-gender restroom construction violated policy
Portland State’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors sparked a public accusation of transphobia after the union published a blog post on March 9 claiming the PSU administration’s…
#screwedbypsu
Fine arts and graphic design students are tired of being overlooked. After construction began on the $60 million overhaul to Portland State’s Neuberger Hall, students in the School of Art…
Viking Sports Snapshot
Women’s Tennis: Sunday, April 8 PSU at Eastern Washington Score: 0-7 (L) Eszter Zador and Taylor Rees each won the first set of their matches. Women’s Golf: Monday, April 9…
Anti-Muslim flyers reach Portland
A flyer declaring April 3 “Punish a Muslim Day,” originating in the United Kingdom and circulated through social media, put Portland Public Schools and local police on alert earlier this…