Tag: urban campus
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Walk through PSU’s Walk of Heroines to celebrate these and more women leaders
This Women’s History Month, take a stroll through Portland State’s Walk of the Heroines and celebrate some of the African American women activists and community leaders who left their mark in our city: Kathryn Bogle Kathryn Bogle was a freelance journalist, social worker and community activist best known for “An American Negro Speaks of Color,”…
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Beacon Of Color
by Kassandra Johnson Standing in the hot sun, cheering as each float passed in a flurry of color, it seemed like everyone in Portland was on that street. In that moment I realized something: I’m thankful to live here. It was Sunday, June 17, and I was at the Pride Parade in downtown Portland. As…
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Tuition increases, this is really happening right now…
By: Sharon Nellist The PSU Board of Trustees will meet tomorrow, March 12, to vote on the proposed tuition increase for the 2015-16 academic year. The potential 5% increase will leave resident undergraduate and graduate students paying around $330 more each year. Non-resident students will have to pick up the tab with $500 more each…
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It is a wonderful life
By: Sharon Jackson I absolutely adore this time of year! See expression below. Bulky sweaters. Knitted socks. Hot holiday beverages. “I could go on forever baby!” My dad and I used to pull out several boxes of tangled strings of large light bulbs from the attic and attempt to wrestle them into a straight line.…