Torben Karl
Having explored both Mount Hood and Mount Bachelor this winter, I have some thoughts on my experience up on the slopes thus far…
Annie Watson
Willie Keil is the only person known to have crossed the Oregon Trail while deceased.
Anna Blake Patrick
Social justice awakenings continue to spur action in our nation and in Portland, Oregon. Because so many of our nation’s political demonstrations have quickly turned to riots, preparing for the possibility of being stopped or arrested by law enforcement is critical.
Ellie Riser
In my new series, I will be talking with local artists and creators about their projects and experience being an artist in Portland and how that impacts their interactions with the community. Last week I had the privilege to speak with Randal Wyatt, a Portland rapper and activist working against the rampant gentrification of Portland’s black communities. Here is our conversation:
Mia Fitzloff
At around 2 pm on Wednesday, January 6th, Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. in an unjust violation of American law. Congress was in the process of certifying the Electoral College results, following the senate election in Georgia which would shift the majority.
Amrita Jhooty
When I heard that SDLC was going to be online this year, I was honestly a little bit disappointed. The conference had always appealed to me because it gave me the opportunity to share my experiences with a community that really cared, valued, and understood what I had to say. But, without any face-to-face interaction, I wasn’t sure how it would play out.
Vy Nguyen
“You [will] be put to death in the electric chair by having electrical current passed through your body in such amount and frequency until you are rendered death”. There were the words of Judge Clifford B. Shepard to Clifford Williams Jr. on October 27, 1976, when Williams was accused of a break-in murder despite contrasting forensics evidence and a strong alibi. In many ways, he was sentenced because he was Black.
The Dig Editorial Staff
Since she joined The Dig in spring of ’19, Wylly has brought top-tier journalism to the OES community, covering only the topics nearest and dearest to our hearts: sports, OES culture, and Taylor Swift. In this article we look back at Wylly’s excellent work.
Wylly Willmott
I never imagined or hoped that today would be my last day at OES, but here it is: too soon and with all my people wayyy too far from campus.