Dear Portland State students, What should we make of the recent rash of hoax articles that supposedly “[reveal] deep problems in social sciences” and show “something has gone wrong in…
Letter to the Editor
The testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford weighs heavily on me. Survivors are watching and listening to how our government, country, places of employment and universities are responding to Ford’s testimony…
Letter to the Editor
From Shauna Colleen Murphy, Feb. 21, 2016 We are a group of students at PSU who are disturbed by the content exhibited by the Portland State Vanguard. In the recent…
Letter to the Editor
From Camelia Verduzco, Feb. 21, 2016 My name is Camelia Verduzco, a current undergraduate Business Student at PSU. I am writing to express my recent upsetting and offensive experience while…
Birth control helps us reach our goals
Nov. 10 marks “Thanks, Birth Control Day,” dedicated to turning up the volume and turning down the controversy around birth control. It’s also a great time to celebrate what birth…
Letter to the editor: On waving Confederate flags on campus
I am a PSU student and as I was walking to class on July 6, I saw three older people walking through campus and down the Portland Park Blocks waving…
Student and AAUP speak on the tuition increase
To: PSU-AAUP In 2014, your organization (the Portland State chapter of the America Association of University Professors) fought hard for a package of job improvements for faculty that included nice…
Letter to the editor
I enjoyed reading your story about the 4YDG. Thinking about it, it’s probably the biggest lie ever written by our institution, or any college institution that endorses the concept of…
Campus smoking ban is pushing students away
As a smoker, I feel compelled to finally speak up and no longer be silent about this issue that has now raised itself. This ban on smoking on the Portland…
An alumna against arming officers
Dear Board of Trustees and President Wim Wiewel, I am writing today to protest against the arming of Portland State Campus Public Safety Officers. I graduated with a Master’s from…
Letter to the Editor: Tenure for teaching part II
Provost Sona Andrews made a statement in faculty senate in December regarding tenure at Portland State. “We can not be a research university without tenured faculty,” she began. “And I…