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On Thursday, Feb. 16, Portland State’s Center for Japanese Studies will host University of Idaho Professor David Adler as he presents his lecture, “National Security and Civil Liberties in Wartime: The Internment of Japanese Americans.”
In late January, Portland State’s Student Legal Services won the Most Outstanding Student Legal Services Office Award for 2011. Tucked away on the third mezzanine level of the Smith Memorial Student Union, far from high-traffic footways and lecture halls, the small legal office goes unnoticed by many students. Moreover, many students may not even be aware of the diverse legal services offered to students, or that those services are paid for as part of the student fee.
In one of the most turbulent political turnarounds in recent news, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the most well-funded breast cancer foundation in the country, announced its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthoodfor breast cancer screenings on Jan. 31. Komen quickly retracted the decision and issued a public apology on Feb. 3. The about-face in policy came after a storm of public and political protest in defense of Planned Parenthood.
In January 2012, the Center for Student Health and Counseling launched its Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program, a program which bridged the gap in campus resources for students seeking medical treatment for sexual assault. The program follows several recent indicents of sexual assault on campus.
Last week, the Vanguard reported on the potential for a major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest [“Megathrust earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest,” Feb. 9]. Portland State geology professor Dr. Scott Burns said that sometime in the next 50 years there is a 15 percent chance of a catastrophic earthquake with a magnitude of 9 or greater and a 37 percent chance of an earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or greater.
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Associated Students of PSU will hold a rally to protest the continued state budget cuts to higher education funding. The Public Education for Portland rally will bring together administration and students from Portland State and other Portland-based community colleges.
Portland State students looking for jobs after graduation may not think to look outside of Oregon. They may even confine their queries to the West Coast. Other students will include the entire United States, but the intrepid few who look internationally may just find something more than a job; They may find life experience.
It’s not uncommon for a business to ask for prospective employees’ résumés during the initial hiring call. Building a powerful and persuasive résumé is absolutely essential to surviving past this first qualifying round, and Portland State’s Career Center has a wealth of information and resources to help students develop a strong résumé.
Portland State was highlighted at the Oregon State Capitol building on Wednesday, Feb. 8, as politicians and PSU representatives spoke about key issues concerning the school.
“The general purpose of PSU Day is to let legislators know that Portland State University is alive and thriving,” said Wim Wiewel, university president.
The price of college tuition is higher than ever, and an increase is on the horizon. This, coupled with increasing costs of living, means that more and more students are seeking employment. But where can students go to look for employment?
On Dec. 28, 2011, thousands of North Koreans stood on snowy streets to commemorate the funeral of their late leader Kim Jong Il. Some openly wept; others mourned in silence. What will North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong Un, do now that he is in power? Time will tell. Until then, speculations on North Korea’s future will stand at the forefront of the minds of scholars and foreign affairs experts.