Harry Starr—a nationally-ranked fencer with 28 years of experience—gave his class, located in Portland State’s Campus Recreation Center, instructions on the proper footwork and techniques of fencing. He had them…
Hong Kong: world’s least affordable city
With one of the top five most expensive housing markets in the world, Hong Kong was ranked the least affordable city for the eighth year in a row by the…
Queer voices diversify the classics
Seven people assemble on a bright stage in the Lincoln Hall Studio Theater, wearing white collared shirts, jeans and black boots. Performer Jena Viemeister steps forward and begins to sing…
Don’t stop at straws
The world’s plastic consumption is a problem. However, how to tackle it may have veered off track. Focusing on banning plastic straws has distracted from the real issues within the…
2018 UN General Assembly recap
The 73rd United Nations General Assembly opened on Sept. 18 at the UN headquarters in New York City, with the General Debate running from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. The…
City Council candidates debate city charter, public safety and houselessness
Portland City Council candidates Jo Ann Hardesty and Loretta Smith faced off Oct. 5 in a debate hosted by the City Club of Portland in the Governor Ballroom of the…
Vikings claim championship in local golf tourney
The Vikings’ Women’s Golf team took the title of the Rose City Collegiate Championship at Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora, OR on Oct. 2, breaking a nine-year drought of…
Pressure on Board of Trustees to disarm campus police increases
A general assembly of students voted to disband the occupation after Portland State’s Board of Trustees Oct. 4 meeting. The decision came after 10 days of occupying PSU Campus Public…
PSU launches research centers on houselessness, future cities
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler joined Portland State President Rahmat Shoureshi on Oct. 1 to announce the launch of a new PSU program, which will establish two research centers focused on…
Protesters attend vigil for man shot by Portland police
More than 100 people attended a march and vigil on Oct. 6 to protest the death of Patrick Kimmons, a Portland man killed in an officer-involved shooting on Sept. 30….
This Week Around the World: Sept. 23 – Oct. 7
Sept. 30 India-administered Kashmir: Raja Farooq Haider Khan, prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, was targeted with gunfire while in a helicopter destined for a local village in Pakistan-administered…