A group of Portland State students in the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program, known as Celilo Planning Studio, recently won a national award from the American Planning Association for their work in Cascade Locks, Wash.
SFC meetings under scrutiny
Portland State student government’s judicial board is asking the Associated Students of Portland State University’s student fee committee to provide evidence that meetings they held over the last year complied with Oregon’s Public Meeting Law and the ASPSU constitution.
Senate meeting scrapped
Portland State’s already contentious budget process became more complicated Friday after the PSU student government judicial board invalidated Wednesday’s Associated Students of Portland State University student senate meeting.
Student volunteers break away
Some lucky Portland State students will be spending spring break traveling, volunteering and making new friendships. “When I went on an alternative spring break trip my first time two years ago as a freshman, I made some of the best friends that I am still close to today,” said Erika Nielsen, a student leader for the group headed to Houston, Texas.
Timely warning update
Portland State’s Campus Public Safety Office has identified the suspect in the offensive touching case that occurred on Feb. 25. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Timothy Clayton Webster for sex abuse in the third degree.
Family study room makes learning easier
Occupying one’s child while one does homework is often a concern for students with children, especially at the end of the term. As it gets closer to finals week, students use Portland State’s Millar Library more often than at any other time of year.
Portland filmmaker focuses lens on Lebanon
There are images of water and bathing rocks in a shallow stream. Beams of light breaking through a hole in a centuries-old cave. Hushed voices arise from nowhere. “Hopefully they will see the light soon.” “The darkness is taking over. We must remember how to see the light inside ourselves.”
A look into the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project
Since January 2012, the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project at Portland State has been actively engaging the university and the public in an important area of study. The HGSP, housed under the Portland Center for Public Humanities, has organized a series of events in an effort to educate students, faculty and the larger community about the Holocaust and the global implications of genocide and, in turn, help create opportunities for change.
PSU professor’s study explores children’s exposure to violence
A child’s exposure to multiple kinds of violence is more likely to lead to emotional and behavioral issues later in life than if that child had been exposed to violence in fewer forms. That’s according to a study by Portland State’s Laura Hickman and her former colleagues at the RAND Corporation.
Students for Unity to offer free courses on revolutionary movements
Activism and revolutionary groups have been an integral part of Dominic Nigro’s punk-rock background, and next term he intends to bring that knowledge to Portland State students. In the ’80s, Nigro was entrenched in the punk-rock scene. By virtue of his punk roots, he became heavily politicized. Subsequently, the teachings of revolutionary groups began to take hold.
One student’s American dream
College students rarely grasp the full potential of their opportunities. But one Portland State student, originally from Zimbabwe, sees her opportunity as a stepping-stone toward achieving the American dream. “I want to be a talk show host,” Zanele Mutepfa declared with a confident but humble smile. She’s a junior at PSU and studying communication is the first step toward realizing that goal.