The Associated Students of Portland State Senate faced a room full of students, group members and leaders expressing fear, anger or frustration with potential changes to the ASPSU constitution regarding…
Applications to run for student government due March 24
Associated Students of Portland State, PSU’s student government, is now accepting applications for its 2017 elections cycle. Candidates interested in running for ASPSU must submit applications by March 24. Open…
Cronyism in question
Associated Students of Portland State’s Judicial Review Board heard appeals by student government members regarding failure to meet academic requirements on Feb. 1 and 10. The 2016-17 ASPSU Constitution requires…
Student Fee Committee 2018 budget approved
On Jan. 23, the Student Fee Committee’s budget proposal for the 2018 financial year was approved 25-0-1 by the Associated Students of Portland State University senate. The budget, which includes an…
ASPSU constitution under review
On Jan. 26 members of the Associated Students of Portland State University met to look over the current ASPSU constitution. Those present at the meeting were Senate Chair Brent Finkbeiner, Chief…
ASPSU President Forbes responds to divestment debate
Divesting university funds from any certain companies, as resolved by Associated Students of Portland State University to address concerns about ethical and responsible consumerism, does not comply with the policy…
ASPSU condemns trust with ties to anti-worker, anti-LGBTQ organizations
On Jan. 9, Associated Students of Portland State’s Equal Rights Advocacy Director Kaitlin Hoback presented a resolution to the student senate to condemn the Murdock Trust, which provides PSU and…
PSU students join thousands of demonstrators at #J20 protest
About 90 people, mostly Portland State students, gathered at the Park Blocks for a campus-wide walkout at 2 p.m. Jan. 20. According to flyers placed around campus, the walkout was…
Student Fee Committee presents 2018 budget to Senate
On Jan. 9, the Associated Students of Portland State Senate met to discuss the Student Fee Committee’s budget proposal for the 2018 financial year. If passed, the budget will increase…
Standing Rock and Boycott resolutions passed by ASPSU
The Associated Students of Portland State University passed two resolutions on Monday, Dec. 5. The first, Resolution in Support of the Water Protectors at Standing Rock, was approved 20-0-1. The…
A profile on ASPSU’s Student Life Committee
The Associated Students of Portland State has multiple diverse committees that represent the students of PSU on a number of issues and continuously works with both students and staff to…