For over a decade, the Portland Timbers and Thorns stood as near-perfect examples of American soccer teams. But in the past year, everything has come crashing down.
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Graphic By Liam Dwyer ‘22
A discussion with AAPI identifying CGS staff about the uncomfortable reality they face and steps the institution may one day strive towards taking.
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Media consumption has shifted in the past couple of years, with the oversaturation of news outlets, commodification of news stories, and rise of social media. News outlets are faced with multitudes of challenges, publishing stories every minute, prioritizing clicks, and balancing revenue from digital ads and subscriptions. How do these shifts impact the way journalists approach their work?
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Currently, over one third of the world’s fisheries are overfished, meaning fish are caught faster than they can reproduce and grow. Worse yet, scientists at National Geographic predict that “global fisheries will collapse by 2048 unless we find a way to stop rampant overfishing.”
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Looking out the window, it's clear it's spring: plants are green, flowers are growing, and the sun shines. However, there is more behind the change in weather than just environmental changes: spring can also bring a difference in people's moods—one example of this is seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or, more commonly, seasonal depression.
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Elden Ring is a surreal action-role playing game (RPG) that features thrilling combat, a gorgeous open world, and a myriad of replay value. This spectacular game, rooted in Dark Souls and Bloodborne-esque fantasy, was released on February 25, 2022.
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If you have TikTok, then you've most likely seen Glow Up or thirst traps videos - varying from trends such as "2 weeks off of school" or even "I am doechii with two eyes.” Of course, occasionally, one can find wholesome trends more about emotional 'Glow Ups'. An example is this caption from a TikTok, "You do not need weight loss for a Glow Up, just a lot of self-love." (@lilphizzle) In this video, she showed her emotional Glow Up, not her physical one, where these problems begin.
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We may be approaching the tail end of the 2022 ski season, but that doesn’t mean we should abandon the slopes. With fresh snow arriving in the Cascades as of late, many skiers and snowboarders in Portland are still committed to skiing as much as possible throughout the remainder of the season.
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Catlin Gabel School (CGS) prides itself on being a progressive school community. It was a wake-up call, then, when a racial slur was carved into an Upper School bathroom wall. Whether it was an isolated act of aggression or an example of systemic hate, the event revealed the ugly truth of racism at CGS, and more broadly, the history of racism and exclusion at private schools.
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The gender binary is a social construct that has been present in our society forever. For many, as our perception and understanding of gender identity grow, the language that we use grows with it. While you may not understand the importance of correct pronoun use, being misgendered can be a very damaging experience.
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Articles from KOIN, Oregonlive, Rolling Stone, etc. have amplified stories of the elitist, uncooperativeness of the Catlin Gabel School (CGS) administration pertaining to sexual abuse allegations, vaccination clinics, and hypocrisy of the administration.
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The Catlin Gabel School (CGS) is often regarded as one of the best high schools in Oregon, if not the country. CGS is the number 1 overall high school in Oregon, according to a Niche Study.
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Social media has allowed the uber-wealthy to become much more prominent figures in today’s world. Not only do they control our economic and political spheres through their money and influence, they are now also becoming idols. This only exacerbates our instinct to place a large emphasis on wealth and continue the cycle of inequity in present-day America. In order to mend the gaping disparities between the rich and the poor, the power of billionaires in modern society must be dismantled.
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Towards the end of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced 4.3 million people, 2.9% of the American workforce, had quit their jobs. According to NPR’s GREG ROSALSKY, this record-high statistic is predicted to only increase.
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Has America’s rampant sense of individualism caused concerts to be less safe?
In August of 2021, Hurricane Henri caused lightning to crack the sky and threatened to cancel my first concert since the pandemic first began. Yet there I stood, shielded from sheets of rain by a thin plastic poncho, mere feet away from the members of the indie folk band Wilco.
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How many books do you think have been banned from libraries in the US? If you didn't know, to put it into context, more than 273 titles were challenged or banned in 2020 alone. Some famous books that have been banned are Carrie by Steven King, Animal Farm by George Orwell and Invisible man by Ralph Elison. One that even surprised us, and might intrigue you, is the Fellowship of the Ring, by J R R Tolkien, which was a banned book.
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