The Vanguard is excited to announce the new International section. International will be dedicated to broadcasting global news relevant to Portland State and the surrounding community, reporting on the vibrant and thriving international and cultural community at PSU, and exploring and opening ourselves and readers to new perspectives and ways of thinking.
A university publication should be representative of its student body and campus culture, and international affairs have historically been underrepresented in the Vanguard. This new section is the first step in solidifying these topics’ place in the newspaper and underlining our recognition of their importance.
Due to limited space and resources, the most responsible action is for us to shift our coverage and our focus to that which has the largest impact at PSU.
To allow for this change to happen, we will be shifting resources and print space away from PSU sports coverage. Beginning this issue, the Vanguard will no longer have a dedicated sports section or editor. Though our coverage of sports will not be as in-depth or as frequent, there are other resources for keeping up to date with Viking sports. Goviks.com is a great place for news and updates on PSU’s sports, and the Rec Center has an incredible host of clubs, which you can learn more about on its website.
We are incredibly excited about this change and welcome you to come and take part in it.
This is very exciting! The Office of International Affairs would be very happy to assist you in identifying students and faculty for stories and announcements in this section. Currently, we have a number of Iraqi and Libyan students on our campus, for example, and their own experiences and struggles are very compelling. Our Nepalese students worked with Mercy Corp last year to provide earthquake relief efforts on campus. As events arise, please feel free to contact me if you are looking for students or faculty sources for stories.
We also have a number of international centers and institutes that host events on campus. I’ll make sure they share their event calendars with you in case you’d like to cover any of them and/or include event announcements in this section.
Best wishes,
Margaret Everett
Vice Provost for International Affairs
[email protected]
503-725-3319