With the start of the school year, the School of Fine and Performing Arts has become the College of the Arts. Along with the change in status comes a new…
THIS LIL’ PIGGY WENT TO PSU
Often seen wandering around the Park Blocks, Beef the pig is a therapy animal to owner Christan, a doctoral student in the systems science program at Portland State. Beef, who…
PSU’s Food Action Collective ready for fall term
Two years ago during fall term of 2011, Portland State students Kelsey Hoffman, Ashlee Hibler and Amber Wagnor took a Chiron Studies course called Food Affairs: Systems, Society, and Sustainability….
SEIU and OUS reach tentative contract agreement
On Sept. 26, the Service Employees International Union 503 and the Oregon University System reached a bargaining agreement, avoiding a potential statewide strike that would have coincided with the beginning…
PSU red cross club heads crucial blood drive
Halloween is just around the corner and vampires aren’t the only ones out for your blood. Portland State now has its own chapter of the largest charitable organization in the…
A new look at violence
Internationally recognized educator and activist Tony Porter will present two workshops and a keynote speech on violence prevention and community safety at Portland State on Oct. 9. With over twenty…
Economics department seminar will explore ‘Obamacare’
On Friday, October 11, Portland State associate professor of economics Rajiv Sharma will begin a presentation titled “What Will ‘Obamacare’ Mean? What Will and Won’t Change?” at 3PM, in Room…
Mt. Hood Kiwanis camp fundraiser raises $31K
On September 21 2013 Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp held the 6th annual Walk Stroll Roll fundraiser. Rain or shine, the event features a 1k or 5k walk and is attended by…
Student Action Coalition aims to revolutionize PSU
With plans for a safer campus, tuition freezes and a student union, the Student Action Coalition is on a mission to empower Portland State students. Founded in June of 2012,…
Sports business class helps students build connections
Last winter, media coach and public relations veteran Brian Berger began a new avenue of teaching in a university classroom. He taught Marketing 410: Sports Business Strategy at Portland State…
Portland VegFest celebrates plant-based living
Oregon’s largest plant-based food event, “VegFest,” rolled into town at the Oregon Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22. Presented by Northwest VEG, a local nonprofit organization,…