Divesting university funds from any certain companies, as resolved by Associated Students of Portland State University to address concerns about ethical and responsible consumerism, does not comply with the policy…
ASPSU condemns trust with ties to anti-worker, anti-LGBTQ organizations
On Jan. 9, Associated Students of Portland State’s Equal Rights Advocacy Director Kaitlin Hoback presented a resolution to the student senate to condemn the Murdock Trust, which provides PSU and…
PSU students join thousands of demonstrators at #J20 protest
About 90 people, mostly Portland State students, gathered at the Park Blocks for a campus-wide walkout at 2 p.m. Jan. 20. According to flyers placed around campus, the walkout was…
Student Fee Committee presents 2018 budget to Senate
On Jan. 9, the Associated Students of Portland State Senate met to discuss the Student Fee Committee’s budget proposal for the 2018 financial year. If passed, the budget will increase…
Standing Rock and Boycott resolutions passed by ASPSU
The Associated Students of Portland State University passed two resolutions on Monday, Dec. 5. The first, Resolution in Support of the Water Protectors at Standing Rock, was approved 20-0-1. The…
A profile on ASPSU’s Student Life Committee
The Associated Students of Portland State has multiple diverse committees that represent the students of PSU on a number of issues and continuously works with both students and staff to…
Student Fees Committee reviews budget appeals
According to the Associated Students of Portland State’s website, the Student Fee Committee is “responsible for recommending the allocation of the Student Fee to the ASPSU Student Government, University President,…
ASPSU reads resolutions for solidarity
On Nov. 21, the Associated Students of Portland State will vote on two resolutions involving racial justice in the United States. At the Nov. 7 ASPSU senate meeting two resolutions…
UAC campaigns for student involvement in administrative committees
On Oct. 24, the University Affairs Committee met to discuss possible strategies to increase student engagement in student committees and to plan its upcoming public forum. UAC Chair Braedon Lehman…
Academic Affairs Committee approves goals for the term
Portland State University and the student government, the Associated Students of PSU, have many committees and boards that are solely operated by the students of the university. The Academic Affairs…
To divest or not to divest?
The 2015–16 Associated Students of Portland State University Executive Committee was unable to come to full clarification of the writing of the resolution to divest from companies profiting from human…