The Portland City Council released a proposed ordinance on Thursday, May 22 that would impose a new street fee on households, businesses and nonprofits, as well as public schools. The…
Portland State hosts second annual Student Research Symposium
Starting at 9 a.m. ending around 5 p.m. on May 7, the third floor of Smith Memorial Student Union was overflowing with the latest research and projects lead by Portland…
Urban grazing
It’s pretty common in the Northwest to see a blackberry bush on the side of a bike trail in the city. A little less common, is using those bushes and…
Local tech start-ups get boost
Just a short walk from the Park Blocks towards th South Waterfront stands an inconspicuous building. On the outside it’s plain brick with the a sign that reads “Portland State…
The Tatoosh School nears 190k fundraising goal
A significant milestone has been reached for a Portland State nonprofit partner, the Tatoosh School in Southeast Alaska. An original fundraising challenge to raise $50,000 was exceeded by raising over…
May Day protests come to Portland
May Day as a holiday can trace its origins all the way back to pre-Christian times. Today, it coincides with International Workers’ Day and is marked around the world with…
Online classes on the rise at PSU
The number of online classes offered at Portland State has been steadily increasing over the past few quarters, and 230 are being offered this term. With offerings in every subject…
How to calculate your ecological footprint
For those of us who’ve spent our entire lives in the United States, we may not realize that the American standard of living is vastly different from those around the…
Some graduate students fear strike support could hurt job prospects
The current row between the Portland State chapter of the American Association of University Professors and the PSU administration continues with the strike authorization vote that took place earlier this…