The first month of fall term saw a rash of reported bike thefts reported on campus. The Campus Public Safety Office increased efforts to stem the trend, contacting individuals found…
Local Panel Examines Domestic Violence in Popular Culture
One in four women experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. All too often, the outcomes are deadly. Although public awareness of domestic violence has increased in recent…
To end violence against women, ‘start with men’
On October 9, anti-violence educator Tony Porter delivered his keynote speech, “A Call to Action: Creating Safe and Healthy Communities,” to a large audience of PSU students, faculty and alum…
Butter, not guns
In his Chance for Peace speech, President Dwight D. Eisenhower said, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched and every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft…
PSU looks back at campus crime
Over summer term, the Campus Public Safety Office was very busy—making arrests, responding to a variety of calls and implementing the new after hours access procedures. One such arrest stemmed…
Meet the Campus Public Safety Office
Having the ability to learn, study and grow in a safe environment will be an integral part of your successful college career here at Portland State. To that end, PSU’s Campus Public Safety Office is constantly striving to maintain the utmost level of safety and security on campus.
These boots were made for walking
Biking One of the cheapest and easiest ways to get around Portland is by bike, and, luckily, the city has the infrastructure to support it. Bike lanes and paths crisscross…
Bank robbery suspect flees toward PSU
At 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, the US Bank branch at 410 SW Harrison St. was robbed. The suspect, later identified as Ryan Michael Homsley, 32, fled toward campus and was believed to have entered Smith Memorial Student Union.
CPSO investigates suspicious package on campus
A suspicious bag was found in Portland State’s Parking Structure 3 at Southwest 12th Avenue and Mill Street at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday. The orange nylon bag was found underneath a parked car by a patrol officer from the Campus Public Safety Office. The Metropolitan Explosives Disposal Unit was summoned, and police evacuated the building during their investigation, which concluded within an hour.
From violence, voices emerge
Reported cases of violence against women at Portland State have increased during the last year. In the second installment in a three-part series, three different women on campus describe their experiences either witnessing others suffer physical or sexual violence or suffering it themselves.
CPSO talks security as reports of violence against women spike
In recent months, media coverage of sexual assault toward women at Portland State has been on the rise. From incidents of inappropriate sexual touching earlier this year to two recent cases of physical harassment and assault in campus elevators, many wonder whether violence toward women on campus is increasing.