School is out, summer is upon us and the season to gather around swimming pools and water holes has begun. If you’re lucky enough to have a pool in your backyard…
Closing the pipeline
Divestment is a word floating around many institutions as a potential strategy for combating fossil fuel production and the resulting environmental impacts. The City of Portland and Multnomah County have…
ASPSU President and Vice President respond to Implementation Plan
Following the Portland State Board of Trustees’ June 11 vote to approve the University Public Safety Department Management and Implementation Plan, Associated Students of PSU President Dana Ghazi and Vice…
Divestment activists rally amid Sustainability Celebration
Demonstrators opposed to the Portland State University Foundation’s investments in fossil fuel received a reception they did not expect last Thursday when they crashed the PSU Sustainability Celebration in silent…
Drama! Dance! Drums! to highlight Japanese culture
The Center for Japanese Studies is joining forces with the School of Music and Department of World Languages and Literatures for the fourth annual Drama! Dance! Drums! performance on June…
Getting with the Outdoor Program this summer
Feeling outdoorsy? The PSU Outdoor Program has your back this summer. There are tons of day and overnight trips offered to get your adrenaline pumping and keep your inner adventurer…
Finding common ground
There are roughly 2,100 teaching and non-teaching faculty employed by Portland State: adjunct instructors, senior instructors, associate professors, assistant professors, researchers, librarians, attorneys, advisers, tenure track, non-tenure track, temporary and…
Rec Center upgrades should work out
Spring semester is drawing to a close and warm weather is almost upon us. For some of us this means getting out of town, but for the rest of us…
Wiewel discusses future plans with Student Media
Portland State President Wim Wiewel held a quarterly student media press conference on May 22. Representatives from the Vanguard and the Rearguard were present. Wiewel discussed commencement, the strategic plan…
Bound in history
Pass by the elevators in the Branford Price Millar Library and you might notice a curious array of ancient texts and the tools used to create them. Nestled discreetly among…
International Night highlights diversity at PSU
International Night brought people from around the world to the first three floors of Smith Memorial Student Union. Attendees were treated to a multitude of educational booths run by international…