Jan. 7 Syria: Air strikes continue in Eastern Ghouta At least 17 civilians—including four children—were killed in a series of airstrikes carried out by Syrian government forces in the Eastern…
PSU awarded $1 million to increase diversity in computer science
The National Science Foundation has awarded Portland State Associate Dean of Engineering and Computer Science James Hook and his collaborators $1 million to train high school teachers how to diversify…
Attendance high at Kurdish Culture Night
Kurdish Culture Night took place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30 in Smith Memorial Ballroom. The annual event is organized by the Kurdish Youth Organization at Portland State to…
Portland Soup Company prepares to leave town
After serving for nine years in Portland State’s iconic food cart pod, the Portland Soup Company is packing its bags. The closure set to happen in May 2018. As first…
Identity Evropa recruitment poster found on campus
A white supremacist recruitment flyer belonging to Identity Evropa, a self-named “white identitarian” organization, was found on a telephone pole in front of Smith Memorial Student Union. The flyer depicts an image…
Protect Bears Ears National Monument
All across North America, lands sacred to First Nations people survive under threat of betrayal by the current United States president. These sites are just as sacred as an ancient…
Hill to the ‘Hall, Dec. 12 — 18
Roy Moore loses Alabama senate race, refuses to concede Judge Roy Moore, the Republican on the ticket for Alabama’s race to replace outgoing Senator Luther Strange and fill Attorney General…
A look back at Vanguard’s 25 most read stories of 2017
It’s been a tumultuous year in general, so it might come as little surprise Portland State Vanguard’s most popular stories dealt with a rise in right-wing extremist activity. Whether it’s neo…
Nazi propaganda decorates PCC campus over holiday break
Just one day after campus closed for the holidays, vandals littered the Portland Community College Cascade campus with dozens of white supremacist, anti-semitic and neo-Nazi propaganda. According to PCC Public…
How to Handle the Holidays When You Don’t Believe in God
I was a Christian for 20 years before I lost my faith in God and spent the next decade-ish reconstructing a new version of spiritual identity. I now identify somewhere…
The holidays are rough, but you’re not alone
I’m not ashamed to admit it: I hate the holidays. While my reasons are personal, I believe they’re important to share. If the holidays are hard for you too, know…