Eligible students can get their incomes verified by TriMet on campus in the Portland State Transportation and Parking Office in order to receive low-income fare from Jan. 7–11. TriMet officials…
Hill to Hall Sept. 4–8
Sept. 4: Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on streets, federal court rules The 9th United States District Court of Appeals has ruled that cities cannot prosecute people sleeping on…
TriMet unveils new policies
TriMet—Portland’s self-proclaimed “#1 Transit” provider—celebrated Independence Day week by making moves to liberate Portlanders from the financial burdens of taking public transportation and unveiled two new policies: a reduced fare…
Portlanders honor victims of MAX attack in anniversary vigil
Trimet shut down the Hollywood Transit Center in Northeast Portland for an hour and a half on Saturday, May 26 to commemorate victims of last year’s stabbing attack by white…
Socialists demand higher taxes on Portland elite
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America Portland branch filed into the Portland City Council chambers on Thursday, May 10 to protest Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed budget for the upcoming…
Altercation and stabbing bring MAX service to a halt
A fight and stabbing reported on a Yellow Line MAX train at approximately 3:30 p.m. brought service in North Portland to a halt for roughly 40 minutes on Tuesday, Nov….
MAX stabbing survivor Micah Fletcher talks safety, student life and solidarity
Micah Fletcher, a Portland State student who survived the fatal May 26 MAX attack, spoke on campus about his recovery, activism and hopes for students as he returns to school. Earlier…
From the hill to the ‘hall: Sept. 27–Oct. 3
Trump fights football players After a protest against police brutality by National Football League players spread, United States President Donald Trump weighed in and decried the action as unpatriotic. In…
PSUnited against hate
The third victim in the May 26 stabbing incident at the Hollywood Transit Center has been identified as Portland State music student Micah David-Cole Fletcher, age 21. Fletcher’s injuries are…
Communities of color question Trimet priorities
A Trimet Board of Directors meeting to approve its new $1.2 billion budget on May 24 attracted a crowd of activists condemning an $11.5 million line item to build a…
Third stabbing victim in MAX hate crime identified as PSU student, expected to recover
The third victim in yesterday’s stabbing incident at the Hollywood Transit Center has been identified as Portland State music student Micah David-Cole Fletcher, age 21. Fletcher’s injuries are not life…