Amid tensions of the recent election cycle and questionable actions of the new United States president, a welling consensus emerges that the substantive engagement of ideas is under attack on…
Get prepped for PrEP
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) as follows: “[When] people at very high risk for HIV take HIV medicines daily to lower their chances of…
How much is too much?
With the prevalence of free and instant online pornography, overtly sexualized product advertisements and the ease of hookups (and yes, real, healthy relationships) from Tinder, Grindr and good ol’ Craigslist,…
ASPSU constitution under review
On Jan. 26 members of the Associated Students of Portland State University met to look over the current ASPSU constitution. Those present at the meeting were Senate Chair Brent Finkbeiner, Chief…
The hands that feed
“Now is the time to act, the 2017 legislative session for every state in the country. You need to set strict environmental policies now because the federal government is not…
PSU celebrates Black History Month 2017
Portland State is recognizing Black History Month this February 2017. For more information of events please visit the Pan-African Commons website. Feb. 6–24 1–3 p.m. (SMSU 236) Smithsonian National Museum of…
Vikings home win streak ends in loss to Sacramento State
Saturday, Jan. 29 saw yet another Portland State Women’s basketball matchup. The Vikings took on Big Sky Conference foe California State University Sacramento Hornets at the Stott Center. PSU looked…
ASPSU President Forbes responds to divestment debate
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…
Las Mujeres bringing Latin Night to Portland State
Las Mujeres means “women” in Spanish, but Las Mujeres isn’t a club dedicated only to being a Latina woman at Portland State, it’s also about sharing Latin culture with the…