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…
This week around the world: April 8–15
April 8, Brazil: Former president jailed for 12 years following corruption conviction Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was imprisoned after seeking refuge with the São Bernardo do Campo…
Community protests police shooting of Portland man in crisis
Activist group Portland’s Resistance hosted a rally and resource drive Wednesday, April 11 outside Portland City Hall to protest the police shooting of 48-year-old John Elifritz, who family members say…
Viking sports snapshot
Viking highlights for the week of April 2–8, 2018. Women’s Golf Monday and Tuesday, April 2–3 Portland State @ Wyoming Score: 10 out of 20 teams PSU placed 14th out…
City of Portland threatens houseless advocates with fines
The City of Portland is threatening organizers of Portland’s short-lived Village of Hope houseless community with fines potentially totaling tens of thousands of dollars after city officials swept the camp…
Portland high school students lead gun control town hall
Roughly 300 people, the majority of whom were middle school and high school students, filled the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom at Portland State on the evening of April 4…