Lincoln Hall opened its historic doors to the public on Monday evening for the first televised debate of the general mayoral election.
Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith faced off at Portland State in a fast-paced debate, offering both points of consensus and nuanced differences.
There weren’t enough seats in PSU’s Vanport Room for everyone who showed up to Wednesday’s presidential debate viewing.
The highly anticipated first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney drew hundreds of students, faculty and community members to the third floor of the Smith Memorial Student Union.
The first time Melody Rose ever stepped onto a college campus was on move-in day at the University of California, Santa Cruz. As a first-generation college student from a poor family in Los Angeles, the odds were stacked against her.
At the end of June, college students around the country held their collective breath waiting for Congress to decide how much more it would cost to borrow money to go to school next year.
Shattuck Hall’s new Ecological Learning Plaza is more than just the latest green-shaded corner at Portland State.
Dr. Rudy Crew is preparing to make a promise to students in Oregon – from kindergartners to graduate students. And for once, it’s not just about grades.
There’s a seat at the virtual kitchen table waiting for you.
Last month, PSU’s College of Urban and Public Affairs teamed up with elected officials and community organizations to launch Oregon’s Kitchen Table, a public policy project that uses a simple online platform to involve a greater cross-section of Oregonians in the discussion of issues that matter to them. The project is based around the simple idea of coming to the table in the spirit of open discourse.
The search for a new head librarian is over. After a nationwide call for candidates by a committee composed of library and university-wide faculty, students and community members, Marilyn Moody was appointed as Portland State’s University Librarian. She will begin work on August 27.
“The Germans have a saying: If you lose hope, you lose everything,” said Holocaust survivor Alter Wiener, who endured 35 months in five concentration camps during World War II, fighting starvation and losing 123 extended family members.
While the new editors of Portland State’s seven student publications differ in their respective backgrounds and philosophies, they all share a couple of key similarities. Each gives credit to the power of the team that surrounds him or her, and each has a distinct vision for the year ahead.