Over winter break, Dec. 18 to be exact, the new Star Wars movie was released to critical acclaim. As of this review, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is ranked as the number one movie domestically and as number two globally … Continued
When I graduated from Pacific University in 1989, the job market was poor, which I sidestepped briefly by entering a graduate program in literature. Afterward, I was a clumsy job seeker, but miraculously landed a teaching job at Portland Community … Continued
A couple months ago, a scared English girl arrived in the United States feeling apprehensive about spending a semester in a country almost 5,000 miles from home. She had barely been in the country for an hour and managed to … Continued
Once November begins, the holidays are on everyone’s minds, especially college students who are in desperate need of a break. Homemade meals of turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and Christmas ham cause mouths to water. Stockings are hung with care … Continued
As we approach the end of the year, students are filled with a level of dread all too familiar: final examinations. Students are often in a default state of stress because of the three, four or sometimes five written exams … Continued
Our generation is often accused of being materialistic and focused too much on the monetary value of things. I do not think this is something only a single generation is guilty of doing, but the guilt is on society as … Continued
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the seventy-sixth Hunger Games.” Even though Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin) said this sardonically, “Mockingjay Part 2” continues with their theme from the other two movies but in its adaptation from book to movie, loses some … Continued
The magnitude of the media coverage on the sexual assault lawsuit against Pacific University has been the hot topic in all conversations around campus recently, which I completely understand. As a journalist and an activist though, I really want to … Continued
“Rape.” That is the word almost everyone hates to say, write or even think about. Even though we know very well that it exists and more often than it should, people hate to talk about it. Luckily, dare I say … Continued
I loved my rapist. I thought he was charming and fun to be around and I wanted to make him happy. I was oblivious to the fact that he was not treating me right and I never quite noticed when … Continued
The question I get asked the most from my friends back home is, “what is it like studying in America?” One of the main reasons I wanted to do study abroad was to experience a different style of teaching in … Continued
Most of us are familiar with the story of Thanksgiving, or at least some variation of it. A group of pilgrims were was struggling to survive in a strange new land where they knew nothing about what it took to … Continued