March 11 Hit and Run At approximately 7:49 p.m., a vehicle hit a student crossing SW 6th Ave and SW Harrison St, causing minor injuries. The victim declined medical assistance….
Events Calendar March 19–25
Tuesday, March 19 Art Barbara Krueger Blue Sky Gallery Tue–Sun: Noon–5 p.m. through March 31 Free All you Supreme lovers out there can now see where the inspiration for the…
50 years to a Millennium
It was a rainy afternoon in 1969 when Music Millennium first opened its doors. Music Millennium celebrated its half-century at 3 p.m. on March 15—exactly 50 years after the store…
Hill to Hall: March 11–15
March 11: Safeway hires armed guards at downtown location Safeway on 10th and Jefferson has employed armed guards to supplement their security team after a recent spur of complaints regardless…
Street Roots celebrates community in 20th anniversary exhibit
Street Roots, the award-winning, local community newspaper focusing on economic, environmental and social justice issues commemorated its 20th anniversary with an exhibit at Multnomah County’s Central Library. The paper’s past…
Algerian president yields to protesters
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been the Algerian president since 1999, yielded to protesters on March 11, announcing he will not seek a fifth term in office. Many Algerians have criticized…
Vice Provost Reassures Board about Accreditation Issue
In a March 13 Board of Trustees meeting, Vice Provost Susan Jeffords reassured the Board that she and faculty members are currently working on fixing Portland State’s subpar assessment of…
‘I’ll be around until the guns are put down’
Hundreds of members of the Portland State community voiced their frustration and critiques regarding the Margolis Healy report recommendation to retain armed PSU officers. The community responded at a special…
Israel opens elections early due to alleged corruption
Due in large part to criminal allegations of corruption against current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelis will go to the polls on April 9 to elect a new Knesset,…
Crime Blotter March 4–10
March 4 Sexual Assault At approximately 1 p.m. CPSO took a report about an incident of sexual assault that occurred on Feb. 1 and Feb. 21 in an east campus…
Report explores renovation of SMSU
Portland State’s Smith Memorial Student Union could undergo a multimillion dollar facelift within the next two years—as long as students are willing to foot the bill. Architecture and design firm…