Support In the wake of the tragic school shooting on Feb. 14 in Parkdale, Fla., Vanguard wants to remind readers to seek help during times of trouble and distress. Talk…
STEM students try on brain-reading headsets
Portland State Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students tried on brainwave-reading headsets—or Brain-Computer Interface devices—for a usability study last week at the Intel Jones Farm campus in Hillsboro, Ore. Researchers…
MESC panel discusses women’s rights
Panelists Anita Haidary, Issrar Chamekh and Taghrid Khuri discussed women’s agency and empowerment in Tunisia and Afghanistan in a Feb. 6 panel hosted by Portland State’s Middle East Studies Center….
Portland STI awareness
Transmission of STIs continues to be an issue in the United States and in Multnomah County, Ore. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STDs have been on…
PSU community members welcome, resist Damore visit
As ex-Google employee James Damore prepares to visit campus on Saturday, Feb. 17 for a “We Need to Talk About Diversity” talk at Hoffman Hall, Portland State and greater Portland…
Pulitzer-winning historian believes current prison system should be abolished
Pulitzer prize-winning historian Dr. Heather Ann Thompson presented on the findings of her book Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy Thursday, Feb. 8…
PSU dreamers participate in Ron Wyden State of the Union
Oregon DREAMer Esli Becerra and younger brother Kevin Becerra-Segura attended President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address on Jan. 30 in Washington D.C. as guests of Senator Ron…
Shoureshi announces newest free tuition opportunity
Low-income students who live in Oregon and transfer to Portland State may now be able to graduate debt-free, according to an announcement from PSU President Rahmat Shoureshi on Wednesday, Feb….
ASPSU senate approves restructured student fee
At a special senate meeting Monday, Jan. 29, the Associated Students of Portland State University approved the Student Fee Committee’s 2019 budget proposal with 15 ‘yes,’ 2 ‘abstain’ and 2…
Sick crows drop from the sky
Northeast Portland residents reported crows falling from the sky on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 30. Audubon Society of Portland and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife collected almost a…
Burrito Brigade donates 100,000 vegan meals
Burrito Brigade, a Portland- and Eugene-based non-profit that serves hungry communities, just delivered its 100,000th hot vegan meal since its inception in 2014. On Jan. 14 alone, volunteers distributed 738…