First bone marrow drive held at Portland State
If you’ve never considered donating bone marrow because of the painful extraction procedure, think again.
Life of a student parent
Janell Orchard returned to college after 15 years
“We were walking to the library the other day,” student parent Janell Orchard said, “waiting to cross the street, and these were the people crossing with us: a little person in drag, a humongous white guy wearing one of those conical Asian hats, a guy singing ‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’ at the top of his lungs and a man with a parrot on his shoulder. And my son didn’t have a word to say about any of it. It didn’t even cross his mind to notice. I love, love, love that about living downtown.”
Service oriented
Former PSU president to teach at Hatfield School of Government
Community service plays a role in every Portland State student’s education—from capstones to internships.
Ever wondered how that came about?
Armed campus police?
Discussed conversion controversial among students
The university is engaged in internal discussions about creating an armed campus police force.
While the changes would place Portland State on par with other similarly-sized colleges, critics of the idea say it’s merely about arming officers based on flawed research.
Inside University Pointe
A look at PSU’s newest residential hall
The fitness center has that new-car smell, the common areas have framed rock posters and the laundry machine texts you when it’s done.
A dorm this is not.
Beat the flu
SHAC flu shot clinic open to all students
With the onset of fall comes the chill of autumn air, the crunch of leaves underfoot and the disruptive sound of germs flying out of people’s mouths and noses.
It’s flu season, and the Center for Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) is holding a Flu Shot Clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. in Smith Memorial Student Union 101.
Students react to first presidential debate
PSU hosts first of four debate viewings
There weren’t enough seats in PSU’s Vanport Room for everyone who showed up to Wednesday’s presidential debate viewing.
The highly anticipated first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney drew hundreds of students, faculty and community members to the third floor of the Smith Memorial Student Union.
New faculty profile: Jenny Liu
Jenny Liu, originally from Taiwan, isn’t new to the Portland State community, but she’s certainly new to the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning.Fluent in Chinese and English,
Liu began teaching economics at PSU in 2010.
Food For Thought: repairs underway
Repairs to Food For Thought Café are now underway. The café has been closed since the beginning of fall term because of flooding that caused an estimated $75,000 worth of damage.
Education abroad
Traveling the world and knocking out college credits
It is a dream of most college students to someday travel the world. But why not start while still in college?
“If you study at Portland State for your entire education, [you] can lack a global perspective,” said Blythe Knott, an education abroad advisor who coordinates programs in Africa, the Middle East and Oceania.
A new light for every generation
Portland State electricians hope to install long-lasting, sustainable bulbs on campus
Along the path on the south side of the Science Research and Teaching Center, four pole lights have become “Mick’s experimental lighting project.”
Mick Nelson and Ryan Roberts, Portland State’s electrical supervisor and lead electrician, respectively, have installed a different type of bulb in each of the four lights. One is the type currently used throughout campus, while the other three are different energy-efficient bulb types.