Eight panelists gathered to discuss the scientific and cultural causes and effects of the 1948 Vanport, Ore. mass flood in a symposium on June 1 in Portland State’s Smith Memorial…
Post-graduation advice for students of the arts
Despite the overwhelming love for the arts, pursuing an arts degree can feel a little useless at times. Going into debt to earn a fine arts or English degree can…
First College Possible Portland student graduates from PSU
Portland State senior Ha-Quyen Nguyen will graduate on June 16 with a double major in business management and human resources just a few days after she turns 21. Nguyen is…
Suspect in custody after hit-and-run at PSU injures three
At least three people were injured in a hit-and-run at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday, May 25 on the Portland State campus when an SUV jumped the curb, striking pedestrians…
Portlanders honor victims of MAX attack in anniversary vigil
Trimet shut down the Hollywood Transit Center in Northeast Portland for an hour and a half on Saturday, May 26 to commemorate victims of last year’s stabbing attack by white…
Letting go with Nada Surf
The ‘90s were alive in Portland on Thursday, May 10 when Nada Surf played the Wonder Ballroom with for the second stop of the Let Go 15th Anniversary Tour. Although…
Hill to Hall May 14–20
May 14: Gladstone Burgerville votes to unionize One month after a southeast Portland Burgerville voted to establish the Burgerville Worker’s Union—one of the only federally-recognized fast food unions in the…
Kat Blaque’s keynote testimonial on self-actualization
Intellectuals are annoying. They’re convinced of their superiority, obsessed with academic form and constantly convincing you of their importance. Kat Blaque is not an intellectual. She knows who she is,…
As Portland’s economic growth slows, Oregon struggles to address food insecurity
An April 2018 economic forecast report published by Portland State’s Northwest Economic Research Center shows for the first time in nine years, the overall rate of economic growth in the…
Fourth annual Culturally Responsive Symposium highlights effective activism
Portland State’s Diversity Action Council, in partnership with the Office of Global Diversity and Inclusion, hosted its fourth annual Culturally Responsive Symposium on May 10 in Smith Memorial Student Union….
Activists condemn Portland Police staffing increase
Critical Resistance Portland and the Care Not Cops: Mental Health Care, Not Policing campaign held their Envisioning Community Safety Forum Saturday, May 5 at Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church in…