The Portland State Viking Pavilion is now more than a banner and a promise. Groundbreaking and renovation has officially kicked off alongside the football team’s annual spring game. The Vikings…
The racial environment in higher ed
Last Tuesday, the Portland State School of Social Work created a cultural conversation on race and higher education. Students and community members gathered in Parkway North at the Smith Memorial…
Vikings to play on in honor of fallen lineman Kyle Smith
Vikings senior offensive lineman and Portland State student Kyle Smith passed away in his off-campus apartment last Wednesday night, leaving the football team reeling from the second loss of a…
Professors’ union and university admins agree to agree on faculty contracts
After years of failed attempts to hammer out solutions, Portland State and the American Association of University Professors have reached agreement on a new labor contract. This four-year contract, which…
Whistles and sirens dominate second Trump meeting
“Can’t stump the Trump” was the mantra of the day for Portland State Students for Trump as organizers held the group’s second meeting. At the advice of PSU’s Campus Public…
Future uncertain for university green spaces
Due to Portland State’s community garden closure this year, student residents who applied for garden plots for the 2015–16 school year have yet to get their hands dirty, and may…
Vikings offensive lineman Kyle Smith dies suddenly
Offensive lineman and senior Kyle Smith of the Portland State Vikings football team died Wednesday night in his apartment, according to Goviks.com. Smith’s death is the second Vikings loss this…
ASPSU Election Guide 2016
The 2016-17 Associated Students of Portland State is underway, with polls open now through April 27. This year’s election comes on the back of an academic year bogged by disrupted…
When voices collide
At 6:45 p.m. last Thursday evening, the scene in the Smith Memorial Student Union cafeteria appeared to be business as usual. Students gathered in sporadic pockets throughout the common space,…
A Successful Bring Your Kids to Campus Day
The Resource for Students with Children hosted Bring Your Kids to Campus Day, where Portland State student parents and their children attended various events and activities throughout campus all day…
Executive hopefuls spar at student government debate
Less than half of the candidates running for positions in student government attended an electoral debate hosted last week by the Vanguard and the Associated Students of Portland State. ASPSU…