In recent weeks, the approval and rollout of several vaccines has raised hopes of mitigating and eventually overcoming the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has cost the lives of nearly 2…
A closer look at two COVID-19 vaccines
Amid the ever-increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the United States throughout the month of November, two new, effective vaccines have sparked hope into a pandemic that previously seemed like…
COVID-19 update
Total at PSU as of Nov. 23: 18 cases 12 November cases The number of cases at Portland State tripled this month, bringing the total number of cases from…
What did they expect?
Most of the country woke up on Friday, Oct. 2 to the news of the President of the United States testing positive for COVID-19. The uncomfortable truth of the matter,…
Hanging out when school’s out
The catastrophic “now” that this moment inhabits has created a dynamic within the student body that is terrifying and isolating, a new normal that has taken students away from their…
The Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon on April 7. Image courtesy of Aladdin Theater Facebook page.
John Prine’s “Souvenirs”
Although three months have passed since John Prine died of COVID-19 on April 7, the pandemic has only gotten worse. Prine’s work frequently grappled with loneliness and isolation, and his…
Stephen Percy will become PSU’s 10th president
Watching the special Board of Trustees meeting on May 27 over a computer screen, watching grainy video and professionals forget to unmute themselves, it was one of plenty things at…
The team behind PSU’s pandemic response
Portland State’s Incident Management Team (IMT) is a cross-functional group, understanding and responding to emergency events affecting the campus community; it has been critical in determining PSU’s response to COVID-19….
Life after sports
Anyone who’s ever played sports is likely familiar with the level of commitment that goes into dedicating mind and body to a certain sport or end goal. Sports can become…
Hill to Hall May 18–21
May 18: Oregon Supreme Court halts county judge’s ruling, stay-at-home order continues AP News reported the Oregon Supreme Court has temporarily kept Oregon’s stay-at-home order in place, halting Baker…
Human rights groups call for prison releases
As the global number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpasses 5.1 million, countries are focusing on at-risk populations in efforts to flatten the curve. On May 13, leaders of global…