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Tonight, the Portland State Department of Architecture will host renowned British anthropologist Tim Ingold at 6 p.m. for the fifth lecture in its annual series, which looks to unite interdisciplinary thinkers around common and popular questions within the field.
Portland remains the largest city in the nation that does not add fluoride to its drinking water. But, next month, a water fluoridation measure will appear on the ballot, giving Portland voters the chance to accept or reject the City Council’s unanimously approved fluoridation plan.
Three bills are making their way through the Oregon Legislature this session and have provoked an earnest discussion about the future of higher education in the state. House bills 2838, 3025 and 3472 are in various stages of negotiation and offer new ways of approaching the question of education funding in Oregon.
Election season for the Associated Students of Portland State University, the official student government body of PSU, kicked off last week with the passing of the deadline for candidate applications. The presidential election, which will take place from April 22 to May 3, looks to be a two-person race (barring write-in candidates) between the ticket of Harris Foster and Yesenia Silva Hernandez and the ticket of James Au and Jay Phung.
On Saturday, more than 600 people waited in a line that stretched from the ballroom on the third floor of Smith Memorial Student Union to the basement-level bowling alley, winding down four flights of stairs. What were they eagerly waiting for? Korea Night. The annual event is put on by Portland State’s Korean Student Association. “It’s our biggest event of the year,” said Jason Kim, a sophomore accounting major and KSA’s president-elect.
Six possible amendments to the Associated Students of Portland State University constitution—ranging from using student building fee funds for a new student union to changing how students choose elected officers—were discussed by the ASPSU senate at a Friday meeting.
Many people are unaware of a serious situation that has lasted for decades in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: the deadly toll of unexploded American bombs. On Friday, Portland State was the fifth location on a nine-city tour sponsored by the State Department to raise awareness about how these bombs continue to kill and maim Laotian people.
Anyone who drives to campus has at one time or another experienced difficulty finding a parking spot. It’s not uncommon for parking lots to fill up quickly, forcing drivers to roam the Park Blocks searching for an empty spot. Competing with renters and visitors to local businesses who park their cars on the street, students are often challenged with finding a place to put their vehicles.
As Cesar Chavez Week came to a close, students were left feeling inspired to get more involved in the community. During a series of informative events, attendees were able to learn about Cesar Chavez and how he inspired change regarding civil rights and farmworker issues.
“How do you feel about the tuition equity law that just passed?”
This week, students had the opportunity to celebrate labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez during a series of events. The week kicked off with a workshop on Chavez titled “His Life, His Work” and an afternoon celebrating his birthday.