When trash builds up on the sides of the road like this in Portland, the houseless are often blamed when in fact, the dumping is more often due to housed people and a failing sanitation system, made worse by the pandemic. Kat Leon/PSU Vanguard

The trash is out of control in PDX

You see it daily in Portland—trash piling up on the streets and litter covering sidewalks.   The easiest people to blame for all this litter are houseless people. Yet, are…

Community & Wellness Resources

Happening Soon Weight Room Orientation Academic & Student Recreation Center Jan. 18, 11 a.m. Free for students Join a certified personal trainer for an introduction to the weight room and…

Arte y Cerebros en Chile (Art and Brains in Chile) will take place in the coastal city of Valparaiso, where students will experience Chile’s neuroscience scene, alongside cultural education and artistic projects. Courtesy of Northwest NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (“growing in networks”)

PSU study abroad programs

Many short-term study abroad programs, led by faculty members across various academic fields, are available to Portland State students in the summer of 2024. Four of these programs are detailed…

Lillyanne Pham co-led a youth centered arts project culminating in a public mural titled Drink the Water, Remember the Source. The mural is in the playground area of Orchards of 82nd, a subsidized housing unit in Portland. Courtesy of Lillyanne Pham.

Artist Spotlight: Lillyanne Pham

Lillyanne Pham—an MFA student in Portland State’s School of Art + Design—is the 2023 recipient of the Andries Deinum Prize for Visionaries and Provocateurs. This $10,000 award will support Pham’s…

Students gathered on Oct. 19 to call on PSU to cut ties with Boeing, given the company's connection to U.S. involvement in international conflicts. Cameron Rodriguez/PSU Vanguard

Students protest PSU partnership with Boeing

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Portland State students and members of organizations—including Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER), the Resist United-States-Led War Movement and the Jewish Voice for Peace Portland—gathered…