On Tuesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 11, Associated Students of Portland State University held two pre-election debates in which candidates discussed their platforms and answered questions from students and…
PSU’s gorgeous strings
The trouble with unfretted stringed instruments—specifically the classical violin family—is they inherently sound bad. It takes years of practice to develop the skills necessary to produce a single pleasing tone…
Israel accused of excessive force against Palestinians along Gaza border
Protests continue for the third week along the Gaza-Israel border as Palestinians participate in the Great March of Return, which began on this year’s Land Day. Land Day falls on…
Amid possible reconciliation with Taliban, civilians die in government-led attack
In late February 2018, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made an unprecedented offer to recognize the Taliban as a legitimate political group without preconditions. With support from the UN, the change…
Millennial Scapegoating
“Two-thirds of American millennials surveyed in a recent poll cannot identify what Auschwitz is,” stated an article published by The Washington Post on April 12. The article is one of…
FYI April 17–24
FYI April 17–24 April 20 4-20! Blaze it! But, not on campus PSU is required to comply with federal law. Accordingly, marijuana in all forms for recreational or medicinal…
Students share stories of womanhood
Three women sat on platforms of various heights, breathing for a few moments, building suspense in the silence until six words filled Portland State’s Studio Theater in Lincoln Hall: Let…
Board of Trustees delays tuition hike vote, wants efficiency report
The Portland State Board of Trustees met Thursday, April 12 to vote for a 4.98 percent student tuition hike. However, after students protested on the fifth floor of the Academic…
Faculty union claims all-gender restroom construction violated policy
Portland State’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors sparked a public accusation of transphobia after the union published a blog post on March 9 claiming the PSU administration’s…
Dr. Octagon is back
Rapper. Orthopedic surgeon. Gynecologist. Resident of planet Jupiter. 1990s rap and hip-hop fans know who this is without introduction. Dr. Octagon returned back to Earth’s musical orbit on April 6…
#screwedbypsu
Fine arts and graphic design students are tired of being overlooked. After construction began on the $60 million overhaul to Portland State’s Neuberger Hall, students in the School of Art…