Before Portland State student James Taylor founded the university lacrosse club, he could often be seen playing the game across the sandy dunes of Baghdad, Iraq.
A beautiful game
Rollin’ the dice
After 154 highly complicated plays were executed and coaches barked out tongue-twisting, brain-teasing formations time and time again, the Vikings’ match up with Northern Arizona was reduced to a simple decision: go or kick.
A year ahead: who’s running for Senate
Oregon U.S. Senate candidate John Frohnmayer told students at a town hall meeting held at Portland State on Wednesday afternoon that they should be concerned with the national debt, the government’s overemphasis on fighting the war in Iraq and the financial burden educational debts cause for students after graduation.
With science, a visit to an old life
When Portland State Geology Professor Georg Grathoff was awarded a one-year guest professorship at the University of Goettingen, Germany in 2006, he was given an opportunity to rediscover a place that he once called home.
Commission to identify funding needs for OUS
Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed two executive orders regarding funding for higher education Aug. 28.
New center helps open doors
A new testing center with larger rooms, magnified televisions and computers and greater accessibility will make testing easier and more manageable for students with disabilities who use the center, staff members say.
Raising Hell – From the desk of Nathan Hellman
As long as I’ve been a student at Portland State, the soccer team has always been an afterthought.
PSU football team robbed at PGE Park
Over $9,000 in personal property was stolen from several lockers at PGE Park during a Portland State football game Sept. 15, leaving Viking players, football and athletic staff without personal belongings.
Long-awaited film major to start fall term
This fall Portland State students can look forward to a new major in film, after the program was approved by the State Board of Higher Education in a meeting on Sept. 7.
Students question SFC rules
Student groups at Portland State may be forced to drastically change the way they operate their budgets, depending on a ruling from the Judicial Board regarding the interpretation of Student Fee Committee (SFC) guidelines this Thursday.
Moving on: Life after ASPSU
After a taxing year of debate and controversy, last year’s Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) executive staff have gone their separate ways, interning for politicians, working for social change or finishing school.