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Third stabbing victim in MAX hate crime identified as PSU student, expected to recover
The third victim in yesterday’s stabbing incident at the Hollywood Transit Center has been identified as Portland State music student Micah David-Cole Fletcher, age 21. Fletcher’s injuries are not life…
The hands that feed
“Now is the time to act, the 2017 legislative session for every state in the country. You need to set strict environmental policies now because the federal government is not…
PSU students stage campus walkout in protest of trump
Portland State University students joined thousands of other activists in downtown Portland on Friday, Jan. 20 to protest the inauguration of United States President Donald J. Trump. PSU student group Inauguration…
Get ready for Friday Jan. 20th: PSU student walkout
The phrase ‘NOT MY PRESIDENT’ can be seen all over Portland State’s campus walls in anticipation for Friday, Jan. 20th, where PSU student group Inauguration Day Action Coalition will be…
Substitute tree-cher is a hit in Smith
Almost a foot of snow blanketed the City of Portland starting last Tuesday, Jan. 10. The snowstorm, unusual by Pacific Northwest standards, resulted in two full days of Portland State…
‘Traitors’: the minorities who support Donald Trump
As the state-by-state election results showed Hillary Clinton trailing behind Donald Trump on the evening of Nov. 8, 2016, CNN contributor Van Jones called the moment a “whitelash.” In the days…
Portland State tackles homelessness with POD Initiative
Portland State University is no stranger to innovative, community-driven design. The School of Architecture’s Center for Public Interest Design works toward serving the underserved: from working with reservations in Montana,…
Tree smashes into SMSU during snow storm
Watch the video of snowfall on the PSU campus. Martin Pantoja/PSU Vanguard On the night of Tuesday, Jan. 10, the city of Portland was hit with one of the hardest…
MLK Day of Service 2017: CANCELLED
UPDATE 1/13/17 11:05 a.m.: According to a tweet sent by Oregon Campus Compact, the 8th annual MLK Day of Service has been cancelled due to snow. On Monday, Jan. 16, Portland…
Arts & Culture 2016 year in review
If there’s something we all can agree on, it’s that 2016 was one hell of a tumultuous year. But all is not lost; apathy and cynicism might dull the pain,…