As COVID-19 vaccines continue their rollout across the world, Russia has registered the first COVID-19 vaccine for animals, which will hopefully prevent the virus from mutating beyond the control of…
Virus to vaccine: A COVID-19 timeline
June 2020 June 1 Cases—PSU: 1 / Oregon: 4,300 / U.S.: 1.8 million Oregon begins reopening in phases On June 19, Multnomah County was the last county in…
COVID-19 Update 3/15
Total at PSU as of March 8: 43 cases Two February cases, 0 March cases No new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Portland State since the beginning of…
Third-party delivery apps essential but frustrating for small Portland restaurants
After nearly a year of uncertainty and financial anxiety, restaurants throughout the Portland metro area are slowly beginning to reopen. The state government formally concluded last month that Multnomah, Washington…
Where are the $2,000 checks, Joe?
After decisively winning elections in November and January, Democrats have control of both houses of Congress and the White House. Joe Biden won the presidency with 306 electoral votes and…
COVID-19 Update
Total at PSU as of Feb. 22: 43 cases Two February cases No new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Portland State between Feb. 22–28, leaving case numbers at two…
New study correlates failure of Trump policies with massive death toll
The Lancet, one of the oldest and most respected science and medical academic journals in the United States, issued an exhaustive study on Feb. 10 lambasting the Trump administration’s public…
COVID Check
Total Cases at PSU as of Feb. 21: 43 Two February cases An additional case has tested positive for COVID-19 at Portland State, this time an employee, bringing the total…
COVID-19 death rates disproportionately higher in Indigenous communities
Native Americans and Alaskan Natives are dying at almost twice the rate of white Americans, according to detailed analysis by APM Research Lab—an independent research and data assessment organization. According…
COVID Check
Total Cases at PSU as of Feb. 14: 42 8 January cases, 1 February case There is 1 new COVID case, from a non-resident student, related to PSU reported thus…
Porn and the pandemic: testing the boundaries
One of President Joe Biden’s priorities for controlling the spread of COVID-19 is the increase of nation-wide testing, and the United States currently lags behind several developed countries on contact…