A Portland State Board of Trustees special meeting planned for Feb. 5 in order to discuss the results of a comprehensive review of campus public safety policies has been postponed….
ASPSU refuses to lobby without tuition freeze commitment
Amid the ongoing budget battle in Salem, the Associated Students of Portland State are refusing to lobby state legislators on behalf of PSU for more money unless the university’s administration…
ASPSU moves to raise some student wages to $15 an hour
Any earlier version of this article erroneously attributed a comment about wages by Tristin Crum to Alex Dassise. The article has been updated to reflect the correction. Associated Students of…
Faculty concerns over Confucius Institute contract
The Confucius Institute at Portland State is at risk of not being renewed if the contract cannot be amended to include First Amendment rights to faculty. CI is a non-profit…
Chartwells rolls back catering price hikes for student groups
Amid student outcry over unannounced, 300 percent price increases on snack menu items, PSU Eats announced it will be reducing all snack prices on the student catering menu to their…
Fed Up
Student groups are struggling to afford food for their events now that Chartwells Catering has bumped up prices on the student snack menu by 300 percent this term. Chartwells, a…
Less money, more problems
Students and faculty in the midst of looming cuts as state legislators and Portland State administrators struggle to balance competing funding priorities. PSU’s top governmental affairs executive outlined a scenario…
Recent report reveals students struggle with food insecurity
In December 2018, the Government Accountability Office released a report about food insecurity on university campuses revealing that almost two million eligible students were not accessing potential food assistance benefits,…
Events Calendar Jan. 29–Feb. 4
Tuesday, Jan. 29 Art “The Habitual and the Novel: Magic” Ford Gallery 9 a.m.–6 p.m. through Feb. 21 Free This dual exhibit features the theses of Lindsay Martin and Ellen…
Events Calendar Jan. 22–28
Tuesday, Jan. 22 Art “My Left, You’re Right” Gallery @ The Jupiter Open 24 hours Free Eugene-based artist and curator Christopher St. John has debuted a collection of new ceramic-centric…
Mayor Wheeler, President Shoureshi break ground on new $104 million building
Clad in a hardhat and wielding a shovel, Mayor Ted Wheeler led the charge on Jan. 11 during a groundbreaking ceremony at the corner of 4th and Montgomery streets for…