With additional reporting by Andy Ngo Thursday, July 7, the day was beginning to fade, but for the Portlanders involved in the anti-police brutality protest organized by Don’t Shoot Portland,…
Protesters walk out to support #DisarmPSU
Portland State University Student Union lead a campus walk-out today at 12 p.m. Activists, both students and nonstudents gathered to support the #DisarmPSU campaign. According to the PSUSU Facebook page,…
No end in sight?
Just across from the Twelfth street exit near Portland State University’s Stott Center, Ralph Hoyt and his friend Bonnie Snell organized a montage of mismatched luggage and pushcarts by the…
$750,000 awarded for sexual assault prevention
Portland State has been awarded a $750,000 grant to create a model for sexual assault prevention on college campuses. The grant is funded by the Department of Justice’s Sex Offender…
“We’d rather err on the side of caution;” timely warning raises questions about campus safety protocol
The Campus Public Safety Office released a campus-wide timely warning on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The issued statement warned of a security threat regarding Asish Nand Sharma, a suspect in a…
Criticism on armed officers continues with PSUSU event series
The debate on armed campus security continues with an upcoming Portland State University Student Union event series. “Campus Security: Why They’re Armed and What’s Weird About It” is more of…
#DisarmPSU rallies in park blocks
Demonstrators opposed armed campus officers at a #DisarmPSU rally in the Park Blocks at Portland State this Wednesday. PSU Student Union and Demilitarize PSU led the assembly at 1:30 p.m….
Officers among us
The road to introducing police officers on campus has been long and complicated. In 2008, former Vice President for Finance and Administration Monica Rimai formed a committee to address the…
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…
PSU Board of Trustees approves armed officers Implementation Plan
After two years of dialogue, planning, debate and protest, the Board of Trustees voted to approve the University Public Safety Department Management and Implementation Plan, which will guide the introduction…