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…
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…
Students push for democracy and human rights
On Oct. 24, Associated Students of Portland State University Senate held its second discussion and final vote on the resolution to recommend divestment from companies involved in Israeli military occupation….
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…
ASPSU kicks off the 2016–17 academic year
Senators in the Associated Students of Portland State University held a meeting on Monday, Sept. 26 to nominate a new chairperson and discuss ways of promoting equality and human rights….
PSU Foundation rep weighs in on fossil fuel divestment
Portland State will spend the summer grappling with the moral implications of fossil fuel investments that benefit the university’s endowment fund. Student groups such as Divest PSU have pressured the…
Divestment activists rally amid Sustainability Celebration
Demonstrators opposed to the Portland State University Foundation’s investments in fossil fuel received a reception they did not expect last Thursday when they crashed the PSU Sustainability Celebration in silent…
Divest Portland State Information Panel discusses divestment from fossil fuels
Divest Portland State, a coalition focused on PSU’s divestment from the fossil fuel industry, held an informational panel on Feb. 9 in Smith Memorial Student Union. The panel consisted of…