The NBA off-season of 2017 has been unlike any other of the past. For one, we saw superstar players get traded in lopsided fashion at a faster rate than anyone…
Local PDX activist makes TEDx debut
On Oct. 8, PDX Resistance activist and recent Lewis and Clark Law graduate Gregory McKelvey announced on social media that he presented at TEDxMtHood. The new TEDx speaker later posted photoshopped…
When pro-life comes to campus
DISCLAIMER: This article contains coverage of an anti-abortion demonstration on campus and includes subject matter and graphic imagery that may be traumatic and triggering. Students walking through the Portland State…
An Open Letter in response to PSU Pro-Life ‘Abortion is Genocide’ display
On Oct. 12 a group of students distributed an open letter after a student display case in SMSU featured a sign stating ‘Abortion is Genocide’. The full letter read as…
MAX stabbing survivor Micah Fletcher talks safety, student life and solidarity
Micah Fletcher, a Portland State student who survived the fatal May 26 MAX attack, spoke on campus about his recovery, activism and hopes for students as he returns to school. Earlier…
An open letter (challenge) to the PSU community
Dear esteemed colleagues, faculty, and fellow students of the Portland State community; The new academic year is upon us, and with it as always the tenuous opportunity for fantastic successes…
Met with protest, AG Jeff Sessions doesn’t find sanctuary in Portland
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions is in Portland today to discuss policies concerning sanctuary cities, a term used to describe a city that does not fully cooperate with federal…
AG Jeff Sessions to appear this afternoon in Portland
AG Sessions will address DACA and sanctuary cities with Portland officials United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions is coming to Portland today. On Sept. 5, Sessions announced the Deferred Action for…
Advocates throw postal protest birthday party as USPS turns 242
This year the United States Postal Service turned 242 years old. To celebrate the milestone, local advocacy group Portland Community and Postal Workers United organized a birthday party protest on…
Protesting gone too far: When will it end?
Since Saturday, Charlottesville, Virginia has been on everyone’s mind. The decision to remove a statue of confederate General Robert E. Lee from a park stirred discontent among white nationalists, neo-Nazis…
Rally for Freedom, Solidarity, and Justice ends peacefully
Around 100–150 people turned up to the Rally for Freedom, Solidarity, and Justice. Activist groups from around Portland turned up to show their support at the Aug. 6 rally, including…