Author: Deeda Schroeder

On a recent Friday morning, in a non-descript converted garage in Southeast Portland, Joel Domreis flitted between a humidity-controlled basement storeroom where he keeps his stock of un-roasted coffee beans and his eight-foot-tall roaster.

Disappointed students left the basement of the Smith Memorial Student Union on Monday without the coffee and vegetarian staples usually offered at the co-operative, student run Food For Thought Cafe. Food For Thought could be closed for up to three weeks, while current employees scramble to release funds currently frozen by the Student Fee Committee (SFC).

At the south end of Portland State’s campus, a $13.9 million renovation project to Shattuck Hall is now underway, remodeling the building’s interior, revamping electric, plumbing and heating systems and updating seismic standards.

There are only a few weeks of the year to devour fresh local peaches from the Willamette Valley, and those weeks are here. Fragrant, fuzzy and outrageously juicy, our peaches are some of the best in the nation, benefiting from long days of sun and plentiful spring rains.

Finding a place to live in Portland, especially right now, can be tough. It is hard to find the right space, at the right price and in the right neighborhood-especially if you have special needs like pets or smoking.

Being a good renter is not necessarily an inherent trait. When renting or leasing a living space for the first couple of times, it can take practice to make sure you leave the property with a solid reference for the future.

Whether you’re a newly transferred student to Portland State, an incoming freshman, a longtime member of the PSU community or an alumnus just trying to see what’s happening, knowing who runs campus is important. Here’s a rundown of PSU’s top brass.

While technology and the advances of modern civilization have given us many useful and invaluable innovations, the year-round tomato is not one of them.

Students planning to purchase contraceptives at Portland State’s health clinic in the coming school year could pay as much as $10 more per prescription, due to national cuts in federal spending last year.

Students across the country will receive more grant money from the federal government if the president signs bills already passed by the Senate and House of Representatives.

Aramark’s management team has arrived and is now undertaking the task of cooking for the students, staff and faculty who regularly eat on campus.