Students brought forward a demand for a university-wide $15-per-hour minimum wage increase at the June 16 Board of Trustees meeting, in an environment that was relatively congenial compared to previous…
Trustees hear from students at special session
The Portland State Board of Trustees held a special two-hour meeting on Wednesday, May 25, as a space for students and board members to discuss issues such as mandatory health…
Despite protest and interruption, board approves tuition and fee increase
Amidst crowd protests, interruptions and heated public comment, the Portland State Board of Trustees voted on Thursday to increase 2016–17 tuition and mandatory fees by 3.7 percent for resident undergraduate…
Protesters shut down Board of Trustees meeting
Note: Article published with permission from Pacific Sentinel reporter Mike Bivins “Mic check,” sang a woman sitting in the front row of the audience. The 30 minutes the Portland State…
PSUSU calls for mass numbers at board meeting
The Portland State Student Union—PSUSU—a group that describes itself on its website as, “a union of Portland State students founded on the principles of horizontality, equality, and direct democracy,” released…
Hold the vote
Recently elected and appointed members of Associated Students of Portland State University released a press release this week requesting that the PSU Board of Trustees postpone a vote scheduled for…