Author: Jesse Hansen

As a young man growing up in South Korea, Portland State geography professor Heejun Chang never experienced any occupational hesitation.

As classes resumed this week for the start of winter term, so did Student Senate meetings. And one of the most pressing issues currently facing ASPSU is the assembly of an Elections Board to oversee the next student government election.

Be it for your mother, father, partner or best friend, the idea of gift shopping can be a nerve jangling experience.

A noteworthy percentage of Portland State’s student body is comprised of Islamic adherents. Every day, many of these students take time out of their schedules to bow in prayer, facing the east, and honor the tenants of their religion.

After spending some time on the back-burner in recent months due to the time constraints of the Vote OR Vote Campaign, ASPSU is now moving forward with a new initiative that aims to implement gender-neutral bathrooms around Portland State’s campus.

For the past five days, ASPSU has kicked its voter registration campaign—Vote OR Vote—into high gear to remind last-minute voters to turn in their ballots.

Oregon is a state celebrated for its expansive forests, vistas and abundant natural resources. However, bioscience hasn’t been one of Oregon’s well-advertised fortes, though that may soon change.

On Oct. 12, ASPSU concluded the Vote OR Vote campaign after more than two weeks of daily canvassing and class raps.