A Recap of the Catlin Gabel Fall Sports Season

The Catlin Gabel School (CGS) Eagles hit the court, field, and track this fall to compete in varsity athletics. CGS fielded teams in girls and boys cross country, girls and boys soccer, and girls volleyball. Each team played within the Oregon School Athletics Association (OSAA) 3A classification, meaning they played against schools of similar size. This is how each varsity team performed.

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Become a mushroom foraging master

As we move toward the drizzly heart of fall, mushroom foragers across the Pacific Northwest are commencing their fall mushrooming season. If you’re interested in snagging a few different mushrooms for yourself, you’ve come to the right place. Below you’ll find a guidebook tailored to Oregon, containing everything from what treasures to expect, to methods for consuming them safely.

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Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann accused of cheating

Hans Neimann, a 19-year-old chess grandmaster has gotten into a major cheating controversy in recent months. On September 4, 2022, Niemann beat Magnus Carlsen, the world chess grand champion, in an over-the-board game during the Sinquefield Cup. The Sinquefield cup is an annual invitation-only chess tournament. This was a major upset in the chess community which lead to Carlsen tweeting out a statement alluding to the fact that he thought Neimann cheated.

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Oregon citizens to vote on strictest gun law in the country

On September 23, 2022, 26-year-old Austin, Texas native Erika Evans was shot and killed just after 11:10 PM in Wallace Park in northwest Portland. The neighbors living around the park were shocked and confused by the murder. For as long as the residents could remember, the park has been a safe place to live around. To them, the shooting is a sign that Portland is changing for the worse.

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The problem with tanking for Victor Wembanyama

“The blocks, his athleticism, everything; what makes him so special is that he can be the Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Valuable Player in the same year. In the NBA currently, there’s no one quite like him.” Hearing these comments, you might think NBA fan Charlie Broad, ‘25, is talking about proven stars like Lebron James or Giannis Antetokounmpo; however, the reality is far from it.

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