My first few weeks at Portland State were challenging. I was still trying to find the way from my Chican@/Latin@ class to my P.E. soccer class at Stott Field, a…
Letter to the editor: Response to “The Perils of Chinese Medicine”
I occasionally like to read articles that hold opinions that differ from my own to reflect on my beliefs and to think about how to make my profession better. The…
Department Chairs voice concerns over the impact of a strike
As contract negotiations continue and a potential faculty strike looms ever closer, 25 department chairs and directors from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences decided to weigh in on…
Faculty file unfair practice charge against PSU administration
The Portland State chapter of the American Association of University Professors filed an unfair practice charge with the Oregon Employment Relations Board earlier this month. The charge accuses the PSU…
Students turn out, ideas sprout
Saturday, marked the second annual Student Power Convergence—an event where students came together in Parkway North in Smith Memorial Student Union for a five-hour brainstorm on how to improve Portland…
Letter to the Editor: Tenure for teaching part II
Provost Sona Andrews made a statement in faculty senate in December regarding tenure at Portland State. “We can not be a research university without tenured faculty,” she began. “And I…
Letter to the Editor
I am writing this letter in response to [the] July 31 Vanguard article “PSU’s Diversity Action Plan proving difficult to define.” It’s important to understand both the background and goals of this campus-wide initiative.
Interdimensional man of mystery
Still one of the most popular mysteries in recent memory, the infamous (and unidentified) D.B. Cooper, who hijacked a Boeing 727 and subsequently disappeared, has fueled conspiracy theories for decades.
Comics craft
Portland is rife with comics writers and artists. Close your eyes and stick out your hand at Holocene and you’ll probably accidentally hit one of them, or at least someone who knows someone.
Letter to the Editor
Students should vote no on the proposed constitution. It revives outmoded advocacy mechanisms, denies representation and advocacy for under-served and marginalized communities, and will be practically impossible to amend in the future.
Letter to the Editor
Dear President Wiewel, My name is Lisa Meersman and I received a Bachelor’s in Community Development from Portland State this last December. When I started at PSU as a freshman in 2008, I founded Take Back the Tap at Portland State with four other students. I continued to coordinate the campaign until December of 2012, when I graduated.