Sophia Elfrink
For years, Simpson’s fans have questioned the inspiration for Springfield. If you did not know, Matt Groening, creator, grew up here and attended Lincoln High School. So, was the fictional town really modeled after Portland?
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Sophia Elfrink
While reading Matthew Desmond’s Evicted, LJ Seniors explored the challenges that communities are facing in terms of housing. The class was excited by an opportunity to support the Emanuel Displaced Persons Association, a local organization of those affected by Portland’s Emanuel Hospital expansion forced removal. To learn more about the project, the class met with Ed Johnson, director of litigation at the Oregon Law Center. We were also joined by Byrd, “a North Portland native and founding member of EDPA2.” Together we made a PSA video to spread more awareness and information about what is happening right now.
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…
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:
Torben Karl
This week I got the chance to speak with Tom Handel, OES’s Experiential Learning Coordinator and adventure guru, about his mindset around exploring during COVID and how has been getting out into the great outdoors over these past seven months, as well as some of his tips and recommendations for the coming fall and winter season.
Izzy Price
If you’re bored this Halloween and still want to be Covid-safe, you could always invest in some quality creative time and build your own candy catapult. Just saying.
Noah Wali
Many OES students lean on New Seasons as the “go-to spot” for an after school snack or a study-sesh. But recently, the chain has made a major change.
Sophia Elfrink
Babies With Books is a student-led organization founded by Benjamin Olshin ‘21, a Junior at Catlin Gabel. The organization provides books to families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the goal of which is to provide books to and educate families about the importance of reading in the process of development and in order to improve early literacy rates.
Ellie Riser
If you’ve lived in Portland for more than a year, you are undoubtedly aware of the angst most Portlanders have towards the winter weather. Here are some tips on how to get that snow day, or week, you’ve been longing for!