The Portland State Board of Trustees, established in 2013 with the passage of Oregon Senate Bill 270, is a state-appointed body vested with the authority to govern the university and…
Portland State of Mind welcomes Japanese poet, film director
Japanese film director Ryutaro Nakagawa came to Portland State on Oct. 11, the opening day for the university’s two-week festival, “Portland State of Mind,” which showcases symposiums, lectures, film screenings,…
Portland State allowed a rapist to go unpunished and nearly ruined my life
By Eden Paul I was raped and assaulted, then forced to participate in a process that tried to steal my dignity and resulted in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and deprived me…
Event calendar: Oct. 17 – 22.
Wednesday 10/17 Community “A Philosopher Walks into a Bar: An Evening of Storytelling” 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Growler Guys in the Karl Miller Center, Suite B Free Faculty from PSU’s Department…
Make time for women
Amid rising political partisanship and the diminishing role of facts and analysis in civic discourse, it’s more important than ever to call out and demand accountability from elected officials who…
Hill to Hall: Oct. 9 -13
Oct. 9: Independent gubernatorial candidate excluded from televised debates Patrick Starnes, the independent candidate for Oregon governor, was excluded from televised gubernatorial debates due to “limited broadcast time and his…
Vikings claim big victory in homecoming rout
At no point was there any ambiguity regarding the outcome of Portland State’s homecoming game at Providence Park on Saturday, Oct. 13. In the wake of a walk-off upset victory…
This Week Around the World: Oct. 7 – 14
Oct. 7 Romania: The constitutional amendment which would have banned gay marriage failed amid low voter turnout. Only 20.4 percent of the population cast a ballot, thus making the referendum…
Vikings duke it out in tough loss to Weber State
The Portland State Vikings volleyball squad suffered a heartbreaking loss to Weber State—ranked first in the Big Sky Conference—in a match Oct. 11 played here in Portland where the win…
Student veterans share their stories
Veteran Viking Week continued on Oct. 11 in Smith Memorial Student Union with a three-person panel of student veterans who offered advice and answered questions from students, faculty members and…
Opioid epidemic expanding across waters
The world is facing an opioid drug problem: Today, people overdose from prescription opioids three times as often as those who die from heroin abuse. According to the Center for…