The four-year guarantee

A proposed program can help you graduate sooner, but what’s left out?

Portland State recently held four open-feedback sessions for faculty, staff and students to determine the viability of implementing a four-year degree guarantee program.

Recent Results

Thursday, Nov. 8 VOLLEYBALL North Dakota 3 Vikings 0 Top performers Leigh-Ann Haataja: 9 kills, 4 blocks Friday, Nov. 9 CROSS COUNTRY NCAA West Regional Championship Top performers Amber Rozcicha:…

Portland State hit hard by server failure

Many systems offline for more than six hours

The Portland State campus was paralyzed Wednesday afternoon when a power malfunction shut down the university’s main server.

Not a fan of the ban

NYC’s soda ban will be ineffective

Grown adults aren’t responsible enough to make wise consumer choices for themselves; therefore, the government is entitled to restrict what its people can purchase if it’s in their best interest.

The pressure of matrimonial bliss

Expecting love and marriage to go hand-in-hand is to expect far too much

In a new textbook, Exploring Marriages and Families, Portland State professor Karen Seccombe comes to the conclusion that marriage provides a robust set of economic, health and psychological benefits for gay and straight couples alike.

Let freedom ring

Peaceful activists resist grand jury, further solidarity

Resisting a grand jury may not seem like the best way to get out of legal trouble, but that’s exactly what Leah-Lynn Plante and others have been doing these past few months.

Malala Yousafzai’s powerful message

Why it should be the ‘Century of the Girl Child’

In October, the world celebrated the Day of the Girl Child. Celebrations of girls and young women and their incomparable contributions to global progress echoed everywhere.

Upcoming Games

Friday, Nov. 9 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Vikings vs.George Fox University Peter Stott Center MEN’S BASKETBALL Vikings vs. Pacific University Peter Stott Center WHL Winterhawks @ Vancouver Pacific Coliseum 7:30 p.m. Saturday,…

Portland’s Mayoral Race: Charles Hale Winner

The returns for Portland’s mayoral race put Charlie Hales as the winner with 62 percent of the vote, with 93,415 total votes. The challenger, Jefferson Smith, lost with 30 percent and 45,141 votes.

Recent Results

Wednesday, Oct. 31 NBA Blazers 116 Lakers 106 Top performers Nicolas Batum: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals Thursday, Nov. 1 VOLLEYBALL Vikings 3 Southern Utah 2 Top performers Jakyln…

Upcoming Games

Thursday, Nov. 1 VOLLEYBALL Vikings (17-8) vs. Southern Utah University (9-17) Centurn Arena 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 Soccer Vikings (9–7–2) vs. University of Montana (11–6–2) Big Sky Championship Pocatello…