Portland State welcomed Sabrina Chap, a Brooklyn-based author, musician and performer, to speak about her anthology Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction Friday, Feb. 23. Chap presented to a…
DRC moves plans forward for larger space
Portland State’s Space Allocation Committee approved The Disability Resource Center’s proposal to create a new community space for students with disabilities and allies at the committee meeting Wednesday, Feb 21….
PSU Russian Flagship program helps translates Oregon Drivers Manual
Portland State’s Russian Flagship Program and the Portland Police Bureau collaborated to release Oregon’s first Russian translation of the Department of Motor Vehicles Driver Manual this February 2018. Members of…
Student government to donate space to students with disabilities
Smith Advisory Board approved the Portland State Disability Resource Center proposal on Jan. 22 to turn a portion of the student government office into a new community space for students…
Disability Alliance group forms out of need for support
Portland State students formed a new alliance and advocacy group for students and community members with disabilities. The Disability Alliance organized after the Disability Resource Center in Smith Memorial Student…
Ex-google employee visits campus, community responds
Former Google engineer James Damore, known for his controversial diversity memo, joined students from Freethinkers of Portland State and Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Peter Boghossian in a Feb. 17…
Vikings Snapshot Feb. 11–Feb. 25
Track and Field Sunday, Feb. 11 PSU at UW Indoor Open Alex Cisneros broke the school record in men’s 3,000 meters with a finish time of 8:16.45. Saraia Collmer also…
Beer hall discussion talks racism and public health
Students and faculty of Portland State and Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Public Health along with community members, attended an open discussion about racism and public health at…
Women, Gender and Sexualities announces new major
Portland State’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department just launched a new sexuality, gender, and queer studies major. SGQS was initially only available as a minor. The minor’s immense and…
FYI: Feb. 20-26
Support In the wake of the tragic school shooting on Feb. 14 in Parkdale, Fla., Vanguard wants to remind readers to seek help during times of trouble and distress. Talk…
STEM students try on brain-reading headsets
Portland State Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students tried on brainwave-reading headsets—or Brain-Computer Interface devices—for a usability study last week at the Intel Jones Farm campus in Hillsboro, Ore. Researchers…