Hundreds of businesses have been closed across Oregon in recent weeks, but grocery stores, convenience outlets and supermarkets have remained open, deemed “essential businesses” by the CDC.
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The COVID-19 outbreak brings a great deal of uncertainty and fear, especially for the homeless population.
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This morning I woke up with the simple desire to attempt to make Dalgona Coffee. Dalgona Coffee recently blew up on Tik Tok and originates from South Korea. The coffee consists of four ingredients: coffee powder, sugar, water, and milk.
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Food banks are struggling with a decrease in resources and volunteers as the coronavirus pandemic spreads and most are not currently accepting volunteers. Many people who staff volunteer food pantries are retirees who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 infections.
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Craig Engels is a rock star. Not the kind that plays the electric guitar and has records go platinum, but the athletic variety. When he arrives at a track meet, crowds gather, often wearing t-shirts bearing his visage or, occasionally, sporting a fake mullet, one of Engels’ characteristic hair looks. In a sport lacking the media attention of its counterparts, Engels has emerged as an ambassador for everything that makes running special.
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“Where do you go to school?”
“Catlin Gabel.”
“Catlin Gabel?! Really? What’s going on up there? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. Why are you freaking out?”
“Well, the headlines…”
These are the types of conversations many Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students have encountered with people outside of the school community since the Oregonian’s reporting of the findings of the sexual misconduct investigation.
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From building forts in the library as a first grader to leading students through the basics of cooking as a junior, Experiential Days, Breakaway, and Winterim have always been a bright light in my experience at Catlin Gabel School (CGS).
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This last Saturday, March 14, 2020, was Pi Day. The name “Pi Day” comes from the fact that the first three digits of pi (3.14) happen to align with the date 3/14/20. This date also coincidentally aligns with the birthday of famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein and the death of Stephen Hawking. Pi –– the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter –– is one of the most commonly known mathematical constants. This constant can be found in everything around us, ranging from the way rivers bend to allowing us to send things to the moon.
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“I believe you.” It is a powerful phrase tied to the #MeToo movement often criticized for an instant condemnation of alleged perpetrators of sexual violence and harassment. However, the system in which we hold those who perpetrate these crimes is set up against the very people who come forward. Saying “I believe you” doesn’t mean that we disapprove of healthy skepticism or that we condone the instant condemnation of perpetrators, but with a history of denying survivors the right to tell their stories, empowering them is a step towards justice.
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This month, for the fifth time in the span of just 10 months, Republican lawmakers packed up their offices and headed out of town. The Oregon State legislature was not in a recess and the Rebpulican lawmakers were not leaving for a planned vacation.
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It's commonly known that the Upper School (US) at Catlin Gabel School (CGS) is stressful. But more importantly, CGS is a stress-inducing environment. When I walk on campus, I often can feel a change in the energy; the stress is palatable. My heart rate will start to rise, I notice myself fidgeting, and a restless feeling is inescapable.
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At a school where the academic workload is heavy and days can go on forever, some students take on the additional challenge of working a job. While this endeavor presents unique opportunities to enter the workforce and develop connections, it can put a lot of strain on students who must also keep up with schoolwork.
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When someone has a family member in the hospital, it is a tragic experience for everyone involved. There are lots of long days and nights shared between families and doctors as they tirelessly work to help their patients. But one member of the team that is often less known is someone needed when the family cannot communicate with the doctor directly. Translators and interpreters, such as Erin Neff-Minyard, are a necessity in this process.
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There are no football teams for Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students to cheer on, no graduations with students wearing matching cap and gowns, and no homecoming kings and queens. Instead, CGS students do things in their own unique way. They square dance with their entire grade, play paintball with their teachers, and take an entire day off from classes to clean up their campus. Current students and alumni partake in some of the same traditions that many of their parents and relatives partook in during their time at CGS.
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Nationwide, most private schools are in agreement that community engagement should be a part of the high school experience. A community engagement program can result in many benefits to students, including the following: cultivating compassion, developing a sense of social justice, self-discovery, encouraging civic and social responsibility, and learning about challenges facing local communities such as poverty, hunger, lack of quality education, and homelessness, among others.
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Have you ever wondered if faculty have talents outside of teaching? Well, it turns out some of them are pretty good home cooks. Below you can enjoy short profiles and signature recipes from Rick White, Kenny Nguyen, Bill Ouellette, and Blythe Butler.
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On March 24, 2005, NBC aired the pilot episode to “The Office.” The sitcom would run for nine seasons with the finale airing on May 16, 2013.
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