In the final months of summer, the Associated Students of Portland State University are recruiting students to fill the remaining voting seats on 23 all-university committees by the beginning of fall term. The students chosen will represent the rest of the student body at PSU and actively participate in university policy-making.
On the night of Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, Trayvon Martin was shot to death by George Zimmerman, who was later charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. The case that attracted national attention for more than a year; Zimmerman’s trial began June 10, 2013, and 33 days later he was found innocent and acquitted of all charges.