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Hundreds rally at Capitol for funding
Students gathered in Salem from colleges across Oregon for largest rally in last eight years
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Hundreds of students gathered on the Capitol steps in Salem Thursday, asking Oregon's legislators to increase funding for higher education. In what was said to be Oregon's largest rally for post-secondary education since 1999, students talked about how tuition hikes and campus budget cuts affected them.
Natural healing
Natural medicine clinic uses Eastern medicine practices to treat low-income patients
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David Chang likes helping people. A pre-med student at Portland State, Chang works at the Mercy and Wisdom Healing Clinic and, like all the other doctors and staff at the clinic, is a volunteer. The clinic, on Northwest Burnside Street and Third Avenue near Chinatown in downtown Portland, uses natural medicine to treat various complaints, providing alternative medical treatment to those who desire it.
Remembering Dr. King
Portland State holds third annual celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dancers, singers and scholars filled the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom last night for Portland State University's third annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event was originally scheduled for Jan. 18 to coincide with MLK Day, but was canceled due to snow.
Survey examines university tobacco smoking policies
Safety committee looks at smoking on campus, House bills call for more restrictions on smoking
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A new survey by a Portland State safety committee could alter the university's policy about smoking on campus. The survey is designed to take a hard look at university smoking policies and is asking for the input of everyone on campus, according to Gwyn Ashcom, chair of the tobacco policy subcommittee of PSU's university safety committee.
Legislators examine buildings
Administrators push for funding during visit by legislators to aging Portland State buildings
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A group of legislators and university administrators toured two buildings on campus Wednesday, inspecting a flooded basement, cracking, asbestos-laden roofs and visiting foul-smelling chemistry labs. Six members of the Subcommittee on Education of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means are considering Senate Bill 5516, which would give Oregon's universities $172 million to renovate and improve facilities during the 2007-09 biennium.
Morse admits fault for committees without students
ASPSU president fills fewer than one-third of student positions for university committees
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Student body President Courtney Morse has filled fewer than one-third of student positions, 27 out of 90, in PSU committees almost five months after the fall term began. The president of the Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) is required to appoint student representatives to boards and committees at the beginning of fall term.
Executive candidates: newest faces
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With 18 credits, an internship in the PSU student government, and a new membership in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Dalton Higginbottom was a busy first-year student. But Higginbottom still had time for fun.
Legislators examine funding
Legislators explain aid model that would open Oregon Opportunity Grant to more students
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Prominent figures of Oregon's legislative body said they want to implement a plan that would increase the amount of state financial aid to college students. The Shared Responsibility Model calls for renovation to the Oregon Opportunity Grant, the current system of financial aid for low-income families.
Transit mall to have 'unique districts'
Portland Mall designers hope to maintain variety in downtown districts with new transit mall
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As construction on the new Portland Mall moves into its first stages, the mall's designers discussed the impact the mall could have on the University District at Portland State Friday. Officials from TriMet and the architecture company working on the bus mall say that the mall will have unique differences in each of the districts that the mall runs though on Southwest Fifth and Sixth avenues downtown.
One percent indirect cost proposed
One percent charge to student groups among cheapest options for Portland State students
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The Indirect Cost Committee has settled on a recommendation for a 1 percent indirect cost to student groups that will be submitted to Portland State administrators this week. The 1 percent indirect cost would rise by 1 percent each year and cap at 5 percent during the 2011-12 school year.
Philosophy instructor dies Thursday
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Peter Nicholls, a Portland State graduate and instructor of philosophy, died Thursday morning at home after a month-long battle with leukemia. Nicholls graduated from Portland State University in 1969 with his bachelor's degree and went on to pursue graduate and some doctorate work at the University of Washington.
Galizio working on college newspaper free speech bill
Journalism instructor and state rep. concerned with freedom-of-speech rights for students
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An Oregon legislator is introducing a bill that would protect free speech and a free press for students writing for high school and college newspapers. The bill would more fully extend First Amendment freedom of speech protection in Oregon to high school and college students.
PSU joins sustainability network
International network promotes social and environmental change through higher education
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Portland State has joined an international community of higher education institutions devoted to social change and environmental sustainability. The Council of Europe's Network for Higher Education and Democratic Culture advocates for civic responsibility and democratic culture as an important part of the education process.
PSU to alter dispensary operations
Dispensary might use health clinic exemption, allowing nurses to hand out prescription drugs
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A month after the Portland State health center decreased its operating hours because of illegal medication dispensing practices, the dispensary may be on its way to full operating hours. The center for Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) dispensary could turn into a family planning clinic and a county health clinic, which would allow the registered nurses working in the pharmacy to legally hand out doctor-approved medication.
President commits to carbon emission reduction
More than 70 college presidents sign national commitment to help prevent global warming
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President Daniel Bernstine has signed a commitment that vows to reduce and offset all carbon emissions created by Portland State. The American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment is part of a national effort by colleges or universities to recognize the effects of global warming.
Executive candidates for ASPSU
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Change and reformation are key themes in Rudy Soto's personal life. While growing up in Nampa, Idaho, the student body presidential candidate was involved with street gangs and eventually detained at a juvenile detention center while he was in middle school. Soto said he learned the power of change while incarcerated, and after he completed some rehabilitative programs, he came to Portland to live with his older brother and eventually began to attend PSU.
The other candidates
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Three students are running for the Student Fee Committee (SFC) chair, one of which has experience in the SFC. The SFC is charged with allocating almost $10 million in student fees to Portland State's nearly 100 student groups, including athletics and the Vanguard. The chair heads the committee.
Fewer than five residents come to housing proposal forums Thursday
Students question why proposal calls for 3 percent rent increase in first of two forums
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Students voiced complaints about housing proposals that would increase rent by 3 percent in most buildings and change housing contracts from being charged monthly to being charged once each term at a housing forum Thursday night. Fewer than five residents came to the first of two hearings meant to receive student response to a housing proposal that would increase rent in most buildings and change the way added roommates are charged monthly rent.
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International webcast to feature experts on global warming Portland State will be participating in an international webcast being held for the academic design community to discuss the implications of global warming and how the crisis can be addressed. The 2010 Imperative: Global Emergency Teach-In will be held from 8:30 a.
Mt. Hood climbers rescued, thank dog for safe return
Climbers use dog for warmth and comfort to survive night atop tallest mountain in Oregon
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For three climbers stranded on Mount Hood, survival was a live transmitter and a warm dog. Rescuers said two women and a man who waited out a winter storm on the 11,239-foot mountain beamed signals to rescuers who were able to fix their precise location, as they covered up with two sleeping bags, a tarp and the dog, a black Labrador named Velvet.
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Hundreds of Portland State students, faculty and administrators are expected to visit the Capitol Thursday to support increased funding for Oregon higher education.
Crime Blotter
Drugs on campus, parking structure break-ins and false alarms
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Feb. 8 1:19 a.m. -- False alarm Broadway Housing -- 625 S.W. Jackson An unknown suspect pulled a fire alarm early in the morning. After investigation it was determined that there was no fire.
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Library displays history department accomplishments An exhibit in the Millar Library displays the recent accomplishments of the PSU history department. Available for viewing through Feb. 28, a collection of publications from around the world can be seen on the first floor in the new books area.
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Blood drive next week Portland State University's Center for Student Health and Counseling will be holding a blood drive for the Red Cross on Wednesday, Feb. 28. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in rooms 294 and 296 in Smith Memorial Student Union.
