March 5: Scott Gottlieb resigns as FDA chief Trump administration appointee Scott Gottlieb resigned as the head of the Food and Drug Administration. Gottlieb garnered bipartisan support for his strict…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 14–19
Jan. 14: Los Angeles teachers enter fifth day of strike for contract renegotiations Over 32,000 teachers in Los Angeles County—the second biggest school district in the United States—began a strike…
Portland residents form petition demanding new approach to houselessness
Earlier this summer, Elliott Young, a history professor at Lewis & Clark College, started a petition addressed to Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioners Chloe Eudaly, Nick Fish, Amanda Fritz…
Hill to the ‘hall Dec. 5-11
Franken, Franks, Conyers leave office Amid scandal, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, Michigan Rep. John Conyers and Arizona Rep. Trent Franks all resigned from their positions after increasingly loud calls to…
Townhall brings experts, community together to talk homelessness
Portland State and KATU news hosted a community town hall meeting to discuss homelessness in Portland on Tuesday, Oct.17 in Smith Memorial Student Union. The event was part of PSU’s…
Why are these costumes sexy? Who cares! Wear them!
Is your costume not sexy enough? Don’t worry! We got you! Here at Portland State Vanguard, our motto is “Whatever, do whatever.” It has served us well all these years, and…
From the hill to the hall: Sept. 20–26
AG Sessions gets a Portland welcome Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited Portland to talk sanctuary cities and was greeted with a few dozen furious protesters. Meanwhile, Sessions used his speech…
Portland Copwatch and NAACP host public testimony preceding police reform vote
Portland NAACP and Portland Copwatch organized a 33–strong public testimonial about three items concerning Portland’s Police Bureau around 3 p.m. Aug. 3 at Portland City Hall. Mayor Ted Wheeler was…
From the hill to the hall: July 25–31
Trump speaks to Scouts President Trump spoke to the Boy Scouts of America at the organization’s annual jamboree, covering topics such as his electoral victory and his successful friends’ yacht…