Following three months of construction and renovation over the summer, the Portland State Rec Center is now opening its newly expanded facilities to students. The expansion project was budgeted at…
Officers among us
The road to introducing police officers on campus has been long and complicated. In 2008, former Vice President for Finance and Administration Monica Rimai formed a committee to address the…
Korea Night gives PSU a taste of “Modern Seoul”
Korea Night 2015 showcased Korean culture across the ages with performances including an action-packed Taekwondo demonstration, two different fashion shows and live music that ranged from traditional Korean acoustic music…
Nobel Prize laureate speaks on campus
“I would never call myself a chemist,” said Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 recipient Eric Betzig. Betzig was this year’s speaker at the annual Mark Gurevitch Memorial Lecture Series, hosted…
Pride in May splashes into the Rec Center
The Queer Resource Center and Campus Recreation partnered for Splash Mob: Pride Edition to share campus resources with students, such as gender-neutral changing rooms, last Friday. The QRC-sponsored Splash Mob:…
International Night highlights diversity at PSU
International Night brought people from around the world to the first three floors of Smith Memorial Student Union. Attendees were treated to a multitude of educational booths run by international…
Student-run luau brings Pacific Island culture to Portland
Hundreds of Portlanders entered the Stott Center Arena to attend Portland State’s Pacific Islanders Club’s 13th annual luau. The luau—which was held on May 9 this year—is an evening celebration…
Results are in
On May 8, the Associated Students of Portland State University announced the winners of the 2015 student government election. Student Power Coalition’s Dana Ghazi and Davíd Martinez won the presidency…
‘What’s New in the New South Asia’ explores issues in Nepal and beyond
“What’s New in the New South Asia,” the latest in the Portland State Institute for Asian Studies’ Spotlight on South Asia Events Series, brought four South Asia specialists together for…
Meet the 2015 ASPSU executive candidates: Round two
The Associated Students of Portland State University Judicial Review Board voted April 22 to restart student government elections, citing an effort to create a full democratic process for student voters….
Earth Day Spring Festival gets Portlanders back to nature
Portlanders, both young and old, flocked to the Learning Gardens Laboratory for the 2015 Earth Day Spring Festival on April 25. The event included live music, free food and activities…