Students walking through the Portland State Park Blocks on Oct. 16 were greeted with bright orange signs that read, ‘Warning: Genocide photos ahead.’ Representatives from the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform,…
(Podcast Ep. 1): Run for your life
The Columbia River Gorge caught fire on Sept. 2 after a group of teens allegedly lit hazardous fireworks in Eagle Creek Canyon. The fire burned for weeks and still smolders…
Video: The Making of VanGourd Special 2017
This year’s special October edition PSU VanGourd 2017 features a a corn-u-creepia of all things October-y, creepy, Halloweeny and definitely not pumpkin-spicy. Watch this behind-the-scenes footage of a VanGourd photo session with nods…
Snowfall shuts down campus during finals
On Thursday, Dec. 8, snowfall and ice forced Portland State to close at 2 p.m. for the day during finals. PSU’s alert system was used to inform students and staff…
Artist Sue Palmer talks Portland parks
Before heading off to enjoy and examine Portland’s public parks, artist Sue Palmer stopped by the Science and Education Center as the guest speaker for the School of Art and…
Professor launches smartphone app to encourage critical thinking
Dialogue between skeptics and believers, in person or on Twitter, can result in hurtful language and invalid arguments. A new mobile app published by a Portland State philosophy professor aims…
Social work class gives voice to social justice poets
Members of the Portland hip hop and poetry communities recently teamed up with students from Portland State for an evening of performance poetry and social justice dialogue. Students Amanda Ferrat,…
Q-and-A with John Slaughter of “Poetic Justice”
Poet, #BlackLivesMatter activist and Benson High School Athletics Coach John Slaughter will host “Poetic Justice,” a community poetry reading and open mic geared towards providing a platform for social justice…
President Wiewel weighs in on campus issues
Portland State President Wim Wiewel sat down with the Vanguard at a quarterly Student Media Press Conference on Oct. 9. He began by discussing a list of topics, including Campus…
Wiewel responds to questions at press conference
After giving an initial address on topics of interest, Portland State President Wim Wiewel responded to questions at an Oct. 9 press conference with Student Media. Vanguard: How do you…
Senate candidates debate
Of the 12 candidates running for Senate, 8 were able to participate in the April 9 Associated Students of Portland State University senate candidate debate: Liddy Champion, Lucero Cortez, Monty Herron, Shanae…