Amid student outcry over unannounced, 300 percent price increases on snack menu items, PSU Eats announced it will be reducing all snack prices on the student catering menu to their…
BOT discusses budget, campus public safety
Portland State’s Board of Trustees gathered on Jan. 24 in the fifth-floor conference room at the Academic and Student Recreation center to address imminent budget battles, barriers to student success…
Fed Up
Student groups are struggling to afford food for their events now that Chartwells Catering has bumped up prices on the student snack menu by 300 percent this term. Chartwells, a…
Less money, more problems
Students and faculty in the midst of looming cuts as state legislators and Portland State administrators struggle to balance competing funding priorities. PSU’s top governmental affairs executive outlined a scenario…
Recent report reveals students struggle with food insecurity
In December 2018, the Government Accountability Office released a report about food insecurity on university campuses revealing that almost two million eligible students were not accessing potential food assistance benefits,…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 22–25
Jan. 22: U.S. Supreme court approves transgender military ban The United States Supreme Court approved President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military in a 5-4 decision….
Raising up children
Hundreds of protesters gathered on Jan. 20 at Peninsula Park in North Portland for the “Reclaim MLK Annual March for Human Rights and Dignity,” organized by Don’t Shoot PDX. The…
#MeToo movement highlights survivors on day of International Women’s March
Coordinators and volunteers spoke out against gender oppression and sexual assault during the #MeToo Speak Out and Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 19 at Terry D. Schrunk Plaza in Southwest…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 14–19
Jan. 14: Los Angeles teachers enter fifth day of strike for contract renegotiations Over 32,000 teachers in Los Angeles County—the second biggest school district in the United States—began a strike…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 9–11
Jan. 9: Bill introduced to regulate marijuana like alcohol Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D–Oregon, introduced a bill Wednesday to regulate the distribution of marijuana in a similar way to alcohol at…
Mayor Wheeler, President Shoureshi break ground on new $104 million building
Clad in a hardhat and wielding a shovel, Mayor Ted Wheeler led the charge on Jan. 11 during a groundbreaking ceremony at the corner of 4th and Montgomery streets for…