In an attempt to alleviate the life-upending disruptions caused by COVID-19, the Associated Students of Portland State University passed a resolution advocating for in-person commencement and created an ad hoc…
PSU international students share how COVID-19 has disrupted their lives
Portland State student athletes previously responded to the NCAA’s decision on eligibility for spring sport athletes and shared how the changes have had an impact on their lives. Many of…
Virtual campus
“Zoom is relatively new for me, so figuring that out was hard at first,” said Justin Hocking, a professor in the creative writing department at Portland State. “The first day…
Have You Heard: The Stuck At Home Edition
At somewhere around week three of sheltering in place, or whatever we’re calling it these days, I began to have bad insomnia. Now, when you have a traumatic brain injury,…
This Week Around the World
April 14 China: Officials approved two COVID-19 vaccines to begin early-stage human trials. The two vaccines, developed by Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech and the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, are joining…
Hill to Hall April 8–18
April 8: Oregon schools to remain closed through the year According to AP News, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Oregon’s K-12 schools will remain closed through the academic year…
Summer Term 2020 to be held remotely
Portland State announced Sunday that in-person courses would continue to be suspended for the summer term. The decision was announced to faculty members in a letter from Provost and Vice…
PSU athletes respond to NCAA decision on eligibility
Following the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s decision on March 30 to grant an additional year of eligibility to spring sport athletes, Vanguard encouraged any student athletes who have been impacted…
Violators of quarantine face brutality in the Philippines
President Robert Duterte of the Philippines ordered the police, military and local officers on April 1 to shoot violators: those who might cause ‘trouble’ during the imposition of the community…
Prime Minister of India extends nationwide lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension on April 11 to India’s lockdown, which was originally due to end April 12, according to BBC. Modi described the next few weeks…
Student journalism in the ‘new normal’
Despite closed campuses and social distancing throughout the state, Oregon student journalists are committed to bringing news to their communities. The Washington Post confirmed student journalists across the country…