BOISE, Idaho (AP)—After an 11-month standoff between the Oregon and Idaho state governments, Idaho is backing down on its blockade of Boise to allow Oregon residents and agricultural products to…
Portland Police haven’t changed
After their brutal mishandling of the 2020 protests held in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, the Portland Police Bureau has been under deservedly…
Assignment overload
University students are often forced to juggle multiple responsibilities at once: school, work, sleep and self-care, to name a few. With so many duties piling up on their schedules, it…
Ann Cudd for President
This is an opinion piece, not an editorial endorsement. The views expressed here do not represent the views of all of Portland State Vanguard. On May 16, 2022, Portland…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: The Portland State Food Pantry appreciates your staff’s desire to support us in our work. I regret I was unavailable for the interview Nick Gatlin [Portland State…
Education ought to be for everyone
College tuition rates have soared in recent decades—a staggering 175% increase for in-state tuition at public universities over the past 20 years, according to U.S. News & World Report. This…
Anti-camping laws sweep housing crisis under the rug
Walking down virtually any street in the Portland metro area, one is likely to pass by several campsites belonging to members of the houseless community. Since the start of the…
Killing the commons
Portland is a city of cruel hypocrisies. The white liberals who run the city urge City Council to police the houseless with a brutal efficiency that will remove them from…
Raising awareness about food insecurity
“If nearly half of the students at PSU experience food insecurity in a given month, why isn’t this treated as an emergency?” asks the Portland State Food Pantry website. …
Rent is too damn high
For years, residents of Portland have been driven out of their homes due to rising rent costs. No one should have to live on the streets, especially if it’s just…
Defusing tensions on TriMet
In recent years, TriMet has seen increasing violence towards both operators and riders alike. This is due to many factors, but one of them is the mental health of transit…