On May 13, the Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) passed a resolution calling to discontinue Portland State’s affiliation with the weapons manufacturing company Boeing. This resolution was authored…
What do our student representatives actually do?
As the 2024 Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) elections inch closer to voting time, three candidate duos remain in the presidential and vice presidential race. The president…
Who is the ASPSU Senate?
The Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) is PSU’s student government. ASPSU elections are just around the corner, with the first senator debate on April 30 in Parkway North,…
Letter to the Editor
The perspectives and opinions printed in this Letter to the Editor are the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the positions of Portland State Vanguard or its…
Meet next year’s student politicians
The ASPSU 2022–2023 Election results were announced on Wednesday, May 24, ushering in a new student body for the 2023–2024 academic year. The election saw minor improvement in voter turnout…
Virtual town hall discusses ASPSU Children’s Center’s Future
ASPSU Children’s Center families and staff held a virtual public town hall to discuss the decision to move ASPSU Children’s Center into a shared space with the Helen Gordon Child…
Make ASPSU an actual government
What, exactly, does Portland State’s student government do? The Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) is not the most visible presence in students’ lives. At times, it can…
Letter to the Editor:
Dear Vanguard, After the events that transpired last month at ASPSU, I received an immense amount of ostracization, and some of my closest friends were targeted on social media…
Meet this year’s ASPSU candidates
Students are now able to vote in the 2022 Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) elections to cast their choices for student government representatives, until May 2. According…
What is Boeing still doing at PSU?
Back in 2016, the Associated Students of Portland State (ASPSU) passed a resolution calling on PSU to divest from any institutions that profit from human rights violations against Palestinians. In…
Many ASPSU candidates run unopposed, several seats are left vacant
In the most recent Associated Students of Portland State (ASPSU) elections, most candidates ran unopposed and several seats were left empty. “The election was uncontested within ASPSU ranks and…