Two deadly earthquakes have devastated Mexico’s southern coast and capital city, bringing Portland’s stark seismic reality a little closer to home. The Pacific Northwest, aligned nicely above the Cascadian Subduction…
DeVos to discreetly visit Oregon public school on Oct. 11
United States Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, is expected to visit McMinnville High School on Wednesday, Oct. 11 for a discreetly publicised event. The visit is closed to the general…
7th Annual Slutwalk attendees speak, march in rain against sexual violence
More than 200 people gathered in Shemanski Park behind the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on an intermittently rainy Sunday, Sept. 17 afternoon to listen to speakers discuss a range of…
Write the cover letter that gets you noticed
You’ve found it: the perfect scholarship, job, or organization for your unique skill set and ambitions. You’ve updated your resume, tweaked your portfolio, and even gotten a haircut to make…
From the hill to the ‘hall: Sept. 27–Oct. 3
Trump fights football players After a protest against police brutality by National Football League players spread, United States President Donald Trump weighed in and decried the action as unpatriotic. In…
What can a handshake do?
Shortly after the beginning of 2017, Portland State began its transition from CareerConnect to Handshake in a quest for a “new and improved job and internship portal.” Carrie Hutchens from…
PSU unfazed by DeVos Roll-backs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released interim guidance for how schools recieving federal funding should handle sexual misconduct cases on Sept. 22. However, Portland State wants students to know that its sexual…
Do’s and don’ts of scholarship applications
Fall term is back in full swing at Portland State, and for some students that means it’s time to start focusing on applying for scholarships. The application window for next…
Where do scholarship monies come from?
Not a stork. With the costs of school rising all the time, scholarships are certainly something students need to take advantage of in order to make the entire schooling process…
Students can meow pay to purr-allel park with Parking Kitty
Portland State has teamed up with the City of Portland and PassportParking, Inc. to release a new way for PSU students to pay for hourly and daily parking spaces around…
ASPSU, BOT turn over new leaf as academic year begins
To start the new school year, newly elected student body President Brent Finkbeiner and Vice President Donald Thompson III are reaching out to members of the Portland State Board of…