Beginning March 19, Portland State University ended the mask requirement on campus, following advice from the Oregon Health Authority and Multnomah County Health Department. Although mask restrictions still apply at…
Viks race in Eugene at Hayward Premiere
Softball The Viks on the diamond continued conference play with a trip to Sacramento State for a double header on the first day. The Viks prevented the sweep, and won…
Open Letter from the CLAS Chairs to President Percy
8 June 2020 On May 30, 2020, Lisa Weasel, Professor & Chair of the Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, wrote a letter to you as an individual, that…
COVID-19’s avoidable food desertification of the U.S.
Due to the Trump administration’s disregard toward predictions from epidemiologists and White House advisors about limited personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpiles, as well the virus during its early stages, food…
The New Title IX
Title IX, under the Education Amendments Act of 1972, is one of the primary laws protecting students against gender discrimination in schools and universities—and against sexual misconduct, harrassment or assault. …
Board of Trustees committee recommends Percy for president
A year after taking on the role of Portland State’s acting president, and later interim president, Stephen Percy may be appointed president—no preceding title required. The Executive and Audit…
Portland restaurants fight to survive
Food carts and restaurants on Portland State’s campus are facing a new array of challenges serving food during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of Governor Brown’s stay-at-home order, businesses…
As pandemic continues, student government is undeterred
The Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) met the first week of spring term in full force as it advocates for tuition reduction, appoints new members and prepares for…
“I feel like I’m losing a whole term of work and progress”
Music students and faculty grapple with online courses
COVID-19 pushes courses online
Spring term will be taught remotely to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus
Portland State Aerospace Society competes in collegiate space race
Three current projects at Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS) funnel into one ambitious goal: building a liquid fuel rocket capable of soaring to the edge of space—100 kilometers above Earth’s…