Portland State’s 18th Annual Simon Benson Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Oregon Convention Center, featured keynote speaker Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III. Sullenberger is an American…
Misconduct claims shake up Alabama U.S. Senate race
Disclaimer: the below story includes discussion of a sensitive nature related to alleged inappropriate conduct between an adult and a minor. Alabama Senate Candidate Roy Moore is the target of…
Hill to the hall: Nov. 7–14
Virginia nearly a wipeout for Republicans Republican candidates for the Virginia statehouse had a rough night on Tuesday, Nov. 7 when they lost numerous races up and down the ticket,…
Vikings blow out Geoducks in first official exhibition game
The first official exhibition game of the Portland State Men’s Basketball season took place at Lewis and Clark Pamplin Sports Center, PSU’s temporary home court, against Evergreen State University at…
Protesters come together in downtown Portland for the Million Mask March
Several dozen protesters gathered at 5 p.m., Sun., Nov. 5 at the Salmon Street Fountain for the Million Mask March, an annual protest that stands for the fight against corruption…
Sellwood Pet Supply the purr-fect adoption & supply center for cats and dogs
Sellwood Pet Supply is located in the heart of Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood, a quick drive or bike from the SE Park Street Orange Line MAX station, and has been my…
Police ID victim in fatal shooting near PSU campus
Victim identified in fatal near-campus shooting Portland Police Bureau identified 21-year-old Diego Tejeda-Manzo of Vancouver, WA as the victim killed Nov. 7 in an early morning shooting near the Portland…
Drag Queens, Former Mayor Remember LGBTQ Icon
Dressed in everything from traditional mourning attire to ballgowns and platform stilettos, about 200 people gathered on Nov. 5, outside Darcelle XV’s Showplace to pay their respects to Roxy LeRoy…
Fatal shooting investigation underway near PSU campus
A shooting near the Portland State campus left one person dead just before 1 a.m. on Nov. 7. After receiving reports of a shooting, officers from PSU Campus Public Safety…
Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for the Cat
Something funny happened on my way home from a journalism conference this September: I met a cat. Not just any cat, but Alexander, a cat that was apparently a lobbyist,…
‘Twas a warm and balmy weekday Halloween
For many, Halloween means an evening spent traveling door-to-door collecting candy in the name of fun and celebration, but Portland State Vanguard spent this Oct. 31 traveling building-by-building with a…