Another day of rallies filled Portland’s downtown park blocks on Nov. 17, sparking conflicts between members of various right- and left-wing groups days after city council rejected a proposed ordinance…
Portlanders rally for transgender rights
LGBTQ+ advocacy group Won’t Be Erased PDX held a rally on Nov. 16 at Portland City Hall to protest an unreleased Trump administration memo proposing a strict definition of gender…
Campus, Portland police on leave after man pronounced dead at hospital
Four Portland State campus public safety officers and two Portland police officers are on administrative leave while an investigation is underway in the death of a man sent to the…
Update on Jamal Khashoggi Case
The Central Intelligence Agency released a statement on Nov. 15, claiming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The findings directly contradict…
PSU Native American center celebrates 15th anniversary
Portland State students, alumni, faculty and community members gathered on Nov. 13 in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Native American Student and Community Center to share their stories…
Mulugeta Seraw remembered
The Urban League of Portland held a conference on Nov. 13 at University Place Conference Center to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Portland resident and Ethiopian immigrant Mulugeta…
This Week Around the World: Nov. 11–18
Nov. 11–14 Israel; Gaza, Palestinian Territory: In the largest escalation of fighting since the 2014 Gaza War, the Gaza Strip and southern Israel exchanged fire for some 25 hours between…
Hill to Hall Nov. 13–Nov. 16
Nov. 13: Cause of Woolsey may be nuclear plant, officials say The Safety and Enforcement division of the California Public Utilities Commission is cooperating with state investigators to find the…
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the future of consumerism
The holiday season retailers are counting on shoppers to take department stores by storm on Black Friday and scour the internet for deals on Cyber Monday. Shoppers in the United…
Is Portland ready?
As winter looms, it’s hard to forget the infamous Portland Snowpocalypse of 2016, when on Dec.16 a snowstorm hit the Portland metro area overnight, producing three inches by morning. People…
Buildings, departments gear up for name changes
Several name changes affecting two academic units and two campus buildings were announced Nov. 5 during a Faculty Senate meeting. The Faculty Senate voted to approve the renaming of the…