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Adequate school funding was one of the major themes of Mayor Charlie Hales’ State of the City address on Friday afternoon. The speech, held at the Governor Hotel, was followed by a question-and-answer period where citizens were able to ask Hales questions about everything from how he planned to promote citizen involvement to ways he would address the homeless problem.
Hundreds of students from Oregon’s community colleges and public universities descended on the Capitol building in Salem Thursday to voice their concerns about mounting student debt and proposed tuition hikes.
No! The Rape Documentary seeks to end the silence surrounding rape, sexual assault and all forms of violence against women within the African-American community. Portland State’s Multicultural Center and the Women’s Resource Center’s Women of Color Action Team collaborated to show the film last Tuesday afternoon.
On Thursday, more than 100 people came to hear highly influential scholar Dr. Juan Cole discuss “Minorities and the Arab Revolutions.” Cole has studied the Middle East through the lens of a social historian for decades and is nationally recognized as an authority on the region.
With warmer weather in full swing, Portland State students and faculty will be seeing more Campus Public Safety Office officers out patrolling—but not in patrol cars as they might expect.
Imagine you’ve just finished a long day of classes. You’re tired, you want to get home so you can eat and get started on some reading, or maybe just veg out and watch some TV. Now imagine that when you approach the bike rack where your bike should be, your ride is nowhere to be found. You’re still tired, but now you’re pissed off and wondering, “Why me?” Tonight, two Portland State students, Zach Gough and Erin Charpentier, will hold a workshop to address bike theft and how students can inform themselves and others about the problem.
Portland State Campus Public Safety Office Detective Matt Horton is in charge of investigating all reports of sexual assault that occur on campus. Horton has almost 30 years of experience as a police officer, much of it doing investigative work.
The Clean Air Corridor, a pollution-free zone that runs between the Park Blocks and Southwest Broadway from Lincoln Hall to Shattuck Hall, has been met with steadily increasing compliance since its Jan. 1 implementation.
Is it possible for a business to see substantial growth and also reduce its waste to almost nothing? Community Environmental Services at Portland State says it is, and New Seasons Market is doing it.
Portland State’s Institute for Asian Studies launched a new, free lecture series on Wednesday called Engaging Asia: Lessons and Perspectives. The inaugural lecture, titled “Venturing to China—One Oregonian’s Story,” drew a sizable audience to the Native American Student and Community Center. The talk was given by Pete Nickerson, a Portland native and global entrepreneur with 35 years of U.S.-China business experience.
The lack of public restrooms in downtown Portland is a source of frustration for many in the community who consider it an issue of human rights, public health and the environment.