The Green Initiative Fund faltering

A $5 fee passed by students last year for green projects has yet to go into effect, and the future of the fee and the projects it was intended to fund are in question.

Should animals eat animals?

Last Thursday, Portland State hosted a roundtable discussion called “Eating Animals” as a chance to discuss the ethical, environmental and economic repercussions of eating animals, not eating animals and changing the way we eat them.

Editorial: Where to turn?

There are times at Portland State when an incident occurs—be it bed bugs, floods, teacher-student fiascos or bomb threats. Whatever the day’s ills may be, it is during such times that many students look to the university administration to offer all-encompassing solutions.

Bike boxes found effectual

Last year, the City of Portland installed 10 bike boxes—seven of which are painted bright green—in the hopes of preventing future right-hook accidents, such as those in which two bicyclists died in 2007.

Students against religious apparel ban

Today, the Muslim Student Association will meet with Oregon lawmakers in Salem to urge them to support a bill that would repeal an 87-year-old Oregon law prohibiting public school teachers from wearing religious garb at work.

Vintage for the imagination

Ampersand Vintage on Northeast Alberta Street has a reputation for showcasing some of the most interesting vintage collections of visual art in Portland.

Don’t give up control

Former University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer proposed that Oregon’s four-year universities should be governed by public corporations to preserve the economic future of Oregon’s higher education.