While a construction team works outside Science Building 2 to renovate the building to prevent it from being seriously damaged in an earthquake, civil engineering professor Peter Dusicka and his team are in its basement conducting seismic experiments.
Professor conducts seismic research
Student employees honored at ceremony
A crowd of nearly 200 people met in Smith Memorial Student Union Parkway North on Wednesday to honor Portland State’s student employees.
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy examined
Representatives from the Queer Resource Center and the Student Veteran Association shared their experiences and views in a moderated forum last Wednesday.
Health is good for your financial aid
The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act was included in the health care bill that was voted on and passed 220–211 by Congress on March 21 and is being called a “landmark investment” in higher education by program advocates.
What’s with all the shaking?
The Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti was hard to miss, but in the aftermath of the tragedy, the American media may have ignored several earthquakes that followed.
TriMet line reductions
TriMet is holding a series of open houses in community centers across the Portland area to get public feedback on proposed service cuts and fare increases.
Employment looks promising
Students staring down the barrel at graduation may have more reason to celebrate the recent unemployment numbers than they realize.
OIT error
Friday afternoon, a remote hard drive imaging program upgrade implemented by the Office of Information Technologies was inadvertently applied to more computers than necessary, which resulted in data loss on roughly 400 hard drives.
Stipend shortage resolved
After months of uncertainty surrounding the future of student government stipends, the Student Senate voted Tuesday to lower Student Fee Committee and Senate stipends for the remainder of the year and capped the number of Senate positions that can be filled.
Student health oversight a priority
The Student Health Advisory Board is digging through hundreds of applications to fill six available seats on the board.