I’m not a huge fan of failure. I rarely dance and I’ve always been the type to not make a move on a girl until I see the “It’s already yours” look in her eyes. Is that cowardly? Probably. But that’s how I grew up. When I was younger, few things scared me as much …
The first thing that stands out about Jefferson High School guard Jailin Gage is his humility. “I don’t want to put everything on me,” he says, with his father Johnnie and brother Johnnie Jr. at his side. Gage, who is also an honor roll student, led the school’s freshman basketball team to an undefeated season …
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Check out my profile on Tyree Harris, Editor-in-Chief of the Oregon Daily Emerald, the daily newspaper of the University of Oregon. Harris and Brandon Southward of Oregon State represent a shift in the power dynamics of college newsrooms, considering it’s the first time that both major newspapers at Oregon’s flagship universities are run by Black men.
Check out my article on the Future Connect initiative, a partnership between the Mayor’s Office and Portland Parks and Recreation to help more young people be successful in their post secondary education.
Check out the new article on the Excellence in Trades and Apprenticeship Preparation program at Portland Community College.
Check out this Huffington Post story on the emerging sugar daddy business in colleges and how many students are selling their bodies to pay of their debt. You could call it the answer to Chris Rock’s assertion that he’s never got a smart lap dance. Here are some highlights: ” ‘It’s a very expensive job,’ …
If you mention the New World Order people will give you odd stares and might even label you a “conspiracy theorist.” However, it must’ve been important because my AP U.S. History teacher gave us a handout with extracts from President George H.W. Bush’s “New World Order” speech laying out the plans for a multinational approach …