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Oregon on Tuesday took two major steps to help integrate some of the thousands of immigrants living in the state illegally.
Gov. John Kitzhaber signed into law a bill granting resident tuition at public universities for people who can’t prove citizenship. On the same day, eight lawmakers introduced a bill that would make it possible for people living in the state without documentation to obtain driver’s licenses valid for four years.
Students and faculty looking for sustainable transportation now have a new option. Zipcar recently stationed two all-electric Honda Fits on the Portland State campus.
Located in Parking Structure 1 near the Sixth Avenue entrance, the new Fits are available for reservation by Zipcar members who are 21 years of age or older at an hourly rate of $10.50.
The Associated Students of Portland State University student elections are just around the corner, but a continuing disagreement about whether orientations for prospective candidates should be mandatory may halt the elections process.
Three-year-old Glory plays with a dollhouse in the Resource Center for Students with Children, a space that is bountiful with board games, blocks and toys.
Her father, Erick Castillo, watches her from a sofa, beaming as she offers him a miniature toilet toy.
Timothy Clayton Webster, 28, the suspect in Portland State’s offensive touching case that occurred Feb. 25, was arrested by police in Seattle on March 12 in an unrelated case. PSU’s Campus Public Safety Office updated the timely warning on March 15 to confirm that Webster was in custody.
This month, students have a chance to take part in Portland State’s first Cesar Chavez Week. The week of events will celebrate the Latin American civil rights activist and social justice.
With the new term just kicking off, the School of Social Work at Portland State is lining up the first in a series of monthly presentations for spring quarter. The first presentation is a lecture by Dr. Juan Sanchez, the president and CEO of Southwest Key Programs. On April 11, Sanchez, who has 25 years of juvenile justice reform experience, will present a lecture titled “Where’s the Justice in Juvenile Justice?”
On Monday, March 25, Portland State’s Campus Public Safety Office received a report that an unknown man entered an occupied dormitory room in the Broadway Housing Building at approximately 5 a.m.
One of many problems students face after graduation is finding a job.What if there were a way you could start building a business while you’re still in school, creating a job that could begin before you even graduate? The Portland State Entrepreneurship Club is achieving just that.
The pantry in Smith Memorial Student Union stocks donated non-perishable food and personal items such as deodorant and toothpaste. The shelves are often nearly empty, because the food goes out as fast as it comes in.
Major reforms to Oregon’s higher education model are under discussion and the outcomes will affect students, faculty and administration.