Portland State Vanguard

Portland State Vanguard Portland State's student-run newspaper since 1946. Covers local, breaking news, and more It publishes every Tuesday during the academic year.

The tabloid format newspaper has a circulation of 5,000, and is distributed for free in the Portland State campus area. The Portland State Media Board, which consists of four students, four faculty members, and one community member, acts as the Vanguard’s publishing body. The board hires the newspaper’s editor each year, and the remainder of the staff is hired by the editor. Editors serve a one ye

ar term from June to June. The Vanguard is entirely student-run, employing about 60 paid student reporters, photographers, graphic designers and editors. The newspaper and its staff have won several collegiate journalism awards, including the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association General Excellence Award and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award. The current editor-in-chief is Colleen Leary. Go to psuvanguard.com/about for a full list of editors. The Vanguard’s advisor is Reaz Mahmood. This page is managed by the Vanguard online editor, Jaime Dunkle.

12/12/2025

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11/26/2025

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11/24/2025

BREAKING NEWS - We will keep you updated on this story in the coming days, along with more details in our next print issue.

11/13/2025

On Friday, Vikings played Northwest Indian College for the home opener basketball game at the Viking Pavilion.

11/09/2025

VANGUARD IS HIRING! Click the link in bio to find the application.

11/05/2025

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06/18/2025

Vanguard is doctor approved! 🤝

Board of Trustees does not want to “take sides” on controversial partnerships or investments.At an Executive and Audit C...
06/11/2025

Board of Trustees does not want to “take sides” on controversial partnerships or investments.

At an Executive and Audit Committee meeting on May 16, the Board of Trustees discussed the University-wide implementation of a full neutrality model regarding all investments and partnerships with Portland State University. This discussion centered around the recommendations of the Committee on Socially Responsible Investments and Partnerships which was convened by PSU President Ann Cudd in May of 2024. This announcement followed the protests which took place at Millar Library that Spring and the passing of an ASPSU resolution to discontinue any affiliation with the company Boeing.

The committee is composed of students, faculty and staff and a report regarding their recommendations and findings was finalized in March of 2025. They specifically noted that any recommendations were not made in light of any specific partnerships, namely Boeing. Within the report PSU’s current relationship with Boeing was still addressed.

“It is important to note that PSU is not an investor in Boeing,” the report stated.

Rather than being an investor in Boeing, PSU has received approximately $750,000 in donations from Boeing over the past five years, according to the report.

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Written by Noah Carandanis and Isaiah Burns
Photo by Liam Schmitt

Is it radical to desire a pace of living that rejects all notions of urgency and unintentionality?Tempo Giusto is an Exh...
06/07/2025

Is it radical to desire a pace of living that rejects all notions of urgency and unintentionality?

Tempo Giusto is an Exhibit at the Littman & White Galleries (L&W) located in Smith Memorial Student Union and was curated by Artist Simeen Anjum.

The exhibit’s goal is to embrace the slow, thoughtful and intentional view of art and the world around us. The Italian term, “tempo giusto” refers to playing music at the correct tempo, and in the exhibit at L&W, it is serving as a metaphor for how we view time through our individual lives.

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Written by Adyan Hussein
Photo courtesy of Diego Garibay

On May 22, 2025, PSU bussed over 100 students, staff and faculty from campus down to the Oregon State Capitol building i...
06/07/2025

On May 22, 2025, PSU bussed over 100 students, staff and faculty from campus down to the Oregon State Capitol building in Salem. Vikings gathered on the Senate floor to witness the voting of House Bill 2556 (HB 2556), which proposes the official designation of PSU as Oregon’s Urban Research University. The bill was passed with 28 ayes, and 2 excused. The Portland State community in attendance silently celebrated their victory with waving hands from the Senate gallery.

PSU broke for lunch at the Willamette Heritage Center just blocks away from the Capitol, fuelling up for a strong block of lobbying to come later. Secretary of State Tobias Read, gave a speech as students enjoyed their meals. He congratulated PSU on the passing of the bill, and gave personal advice on the best lobbying strategies.

Lobby groups then began loading out back toward the capitol, to meet with their designated representatives in their respective time slots. Teams of students corralled in the offices of various state representatives, and made their case for topics like state investments in higher education, downtown revitalization and workforce shortages.

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Written by Nash Bennett
Photo by Nash Bennett

New album from the Portland rapper is his most personal yet danceable.13 Months of Sunshine came out and suddenly it fee...
06/04/2025

New album from the Portland rapper is his most personal yet danceable.

13 Months of Sunshine came out and suddenly it feels like Summer in Portland. Aminé’s third album comes at the perfect time, its danceable beats and breezy textures pair well with the increasingly sunnier days as we transition out of Spring and into Summer. The Portland rapper’s sound continues to draw from an eclectic array of genres, with echoes of dance hall, EDM and reggaeton. While many of the songs may usher you into a dancing fit, diving into the lyrics may send you into deep self reflection.

While the album surfs quite the spectrum of topics and themes, we see Aminé share a rare breakup ballad in the track, “History.” Chronicling the slow descent of a relationship from a mature stance of heartfelt appreciation, albeit approaching its demise. This may be his most heartstring tugging song to date, particularly with the shimmering vocal accompaniment from Waxahatchee, showing a vulnerable side to Aminé.

“And after all that Portland rain is combined, all I need is 13 months of sunshine,” Aminé said on the title track, “13 MOS.”

While Amine always reps Portland, he expressed a need to get away and enjoy a break from the overcast drab of the Northwest. That’s surely something I think those of us who grew up in the area can relate too.

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Written by Nash Bennett
Art by Briana Cieri

Code of Conduct Office charges against PSU’s chapter of Students United for Palestinian Equality and Rights (SUPER) have...
05/28/2025

Code of Conduct Office charges against PSU’s chapter of Students United for Palestinian Equality and Rights (SUPER) have been dropped. Charges were made following a peaceful protest on campus, in which the group was accused of violating the probation status they’d acquired due to previous alleged conduct violations in the Spring term of 2024. The decision to drop the charges fell promptly after Portland City Councilor Mitch Green’s speech at the National Day of Action for Higher Ed protest on campus, threatening to vote against the funding of PSU’s new performing arts building if the administration did not relax crackdowns on student activism.

“I stand in solidarity with the students and their fight for civil rights,” Green said at the rally.

On March 22, 2024, the former president of SUPER received a letter from the Code of Conduct Office charging the group with a list of violations following a protest held at a Board of Trustees meeting. Violations noted in the letter included the unauthorized use of a sound amplification device, collusion and the misuse of space. These charges resulted in a probation period for the group that is currently active at the time of publication, set to end on June 30, 2025.

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Written by Nash Bennett
Photo by Liam Schmitt

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