The Portland State Society of Women Engineers (SWE, rhymes with “whee”) has raised more than 40 percent of its fundraising goal, which it will use to expand its outreach and…
Planned Parenthood Project in the PSU Park Blocks sparks discourse, debate
An arrangement of 915 pink crosses marked would-be graves through Portland State’s south Park Blocks on Oct. 16. The display was set up by the PSU Pro Life Club in…
Students and community organizations promote GMO labeling
Students gathered on Oct. 9 at University Place Hotel to discuss “Right to Know” Measure 92. The event included Food and Water Watch Northwest Organizer Julia DeGraw, Executive Director of…
Portland State community discusses deputization at safety forum
Officials from the administration and Campus Public Safety Office held an open forum on Oct. 7 to make a presentation on campus safety and gather input from members of the…
Chief Diversity Officer Meneses resigns
Chief Diversity Officer Jilma Meneses will vacate her position at Portland State’s Office of Global Diversity and Inclusion on Nov. 10. After four years at PSU, Meneses plans to fill…
107,000 and counting
A change.org petition started by Portland State student Suzanna Ruiz regarding a sexual assault case impacting one of her friends at PSU has reached over 107,000 signatures as of Oct….
Student Fee Committee approves Food For Thought funds
The Student Fee Committee convened on Monday to discuss the future of Food For Thought Cafe. The committee discussed and voted to approve a proposal that will release Portland State…
ThorVolt battery charges entrepreneurship at PSU
Finalists competed on Sept. 15 in the second annual PSU Cleantech Challenge, a competition designed for students and professors to develop environmentally sound products. Andrew Thorsvik, a graduate student of…
Portland State of Mind approaches
The 10-day event Portland State of Mind will hit campus Oct. 17, offering something for every Viking. “There are athletic events, lectures, a wide array of what we’re interested in…
Congressman Blumenauer hosts Wilderness Act public forum
Local environmental groups and community members gathered in Smith Memorial Student Union for the Wilderness Act 50th Anniversary: What’s At Stake For Oregon? public forum, hosted by Congressman Earl Blumenauer,…
Socialists discuss capitalism and climate change
Global warming’s link to capitalism was the focus at a recent public forum by Canada-based political group Socialist Alternative at Portland State. “I assume most of the people here are…