Tag: Life
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Homeschooling, Hens, and Happiness
by Claire Golden When people find out that I was homeschooled, they tend to have a lot of questions. Once a classmate asked me, “Was it hard to go from homeschooling to college?” Good question! The answer is both yes and no. The stereotype is that homeschoolers are weird, and it’s true that I’m a…
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Puppies for Pronouns
by Claire Golden I was strolling through downtown Portland last week when I saw a cute dog. Naturally, I squealed and darted over to say hello. “She’s adorable!” I told the owner. “May I please pet her?” She nodded, and as I crouched down to lavish attention on the dog, said, “His name is Chewy.”…
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Taking a Vacation From Vacation
by Claire Golden When spring term started, the question of the week was, “What did you do for spring break?” All my classmates were busy exchanging spring break stories to find out where everyone had traveled. “What did you do, Claire?” my friend asked. “Well,” I said, “I slept for 15 hours straight and read…
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The Perks of Summer School
by Claire Golden If you’re reading this, you made it through finals week! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to sleep for about three weeks and then eat a lot of cake – not think about summer classes. But this will be the third summer I’ve taken classes, and though my post-finals brain…
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Life Lessons From Cow Pigeon
by Claire Golden I was hurrying to class last week when a flash of black-and-white caught my eye. Instantly all thoughts of looming finals vanished, and I grabbed my phone and ran across the Urban Plaza to snap a picture of Cow Pigeon. You may have read about Cow Pigeon in the Pacific Sentinel. This…
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Not Yours
By Anchitta Noowong With the spotlight being on Dr. Ford and Kavanaugh case and the current president who openly bragged about touching and kissing others without their consent, this short film is made to express the seriousness and reality of the issue. I went out on the streets of Portland as well as social media…
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15 Hours Behind
By Anchitta Noowong I moved from Bangkok, Thailand to the United States roughly six years ago. I left my friends and family behind to get a higher education, and to follow my dream of pursuing film as a career. 15 Hours Behind is an experimental film based on my personal experience of homesickness.
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My voice counts
by Qin “Summer” Xia What’s SHAB? It’s the abbreviation of Student Health Advisory Board, where students are able to work directly with and advise Center for Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) staff on policies, student issues, budgeting, insurance, and outreach. Why do I bring this up? For most international students in a new environment, our…
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One Stretch At A Time
By: Naela Cabrera When you have constant terrible pain in your leg, walking through an urban campus with hills and long distances between places is not fun! That was my struggle this past year until I finally decided to help myself. At the start of the year, small leg and hip discomfort lead to unimaginable…