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Leading change from within
In response to national protests condemning police brutality and demanding criminal justice reform, Portland State’s Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) department intends to implement a more holistic approach to criminal…
International students will not be deported for taking online classes
Faced with growing opposition, the Trump administration abruptly reversed its July 6 decision to revoke international college students’ visas—and thus deport them—if they do not take at least one in-person…
Medical professionals on police brutality: ‘stop assaulting our patients’
Portlanders gathered in front of the Justice Center and federal courthouse for the 51st consecutive day of protests against racism and police brutality on July 18. Portland City Commissioner…
Hill to Hall July 6–10
July 6: Interstate-5 Rose Quarter Expansion Project ordered to halt by City Council The Portland City Council stated in a letter to the city’s bureau directors Monday the I-5…
This Week Around the World
July 7 Baqershahr, Iran: A factory explosion caused by “human error” left two dead and three injured in Iran, according to Voice of America. The Sepahan Boresh factory, located south…
Canada resumes arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Canada is reopening arms exports to Saudi Arabia, moving forward in a controversial deal to sell 14 billion Canadian dollars of military technology—mostly armored vehicles—to the Saudi government. According…
PSU community remembers Jason Washington
Jason Washington was shot and killed by two Portland State police officers on the university’s campus on June 29, 2018. Last Monday, on the two-year anniversary of his death, hundreds…
Hill to Hall June 29–July 6
June 30: Oregon extends coronavirus emergency proclamation Oregon Governor Kate Brown has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency for 60 days. The state of emergency declaration is the legal…
Disarm PSU marches with new demands
Where the Portland State campus has been nearly barren since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of students, faculty, alumni and community members came, echoing a familiar demand: Disarm…
PSU employees enroll in Work Share program
On May 28, Portland State President Stephen Percy announced in an email there would be a reduction in hours for most part-time and full-time 12-month employees at PSU under Oregon’s…