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Put Down Your Phone And Connect (After Reading This Article)

Students are no longer allowed to have their devices out in class. 

We Are Not Stopping This Fight: Students React to Trump’s Victory

"We are Americans. We are not stopping this fight until we’re dead and gone."

Trans and Non-Binary Students Fear Trump Victory

Today, trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming students face a pivotal election.

Recreating Strangers on a Train

For my Masters of Cinema project I decided to take four key moments and...

Romance Sonámbulo

The color green is a prominent symbol throughout the poem and it inspired me to make this response.

Reaction: Led Zeppelin – IV

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Led Zeppelin's iconic record from 1971. Here are some of their reactions.

Reaction: James Brown- Live at the Apollo

The History and Popular Music of the '60s class learned about James Brown's classic live album, Live at the Apollo.

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Recreating Strangers on a Train

For my Masters of Cinema project I decided to...

Cyanotypes and Words

Students in Kelli Pennington’s black and white photography classes experimented with cyanotypes and words in photographs.

Track By Track: Slint: Spiderland

Slint’s Spiderland is a moody, entrancing post-punk work of art.

The Moral Dilemma

The bad acting is intentional.

Recreating Strangers on a Train

For my Masters of Cinema project I decided to take four key moments and shots that I love from Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a...

Cyanotypes and Words

Students in Kelli Pennington’s black and white photography classes experimented with cyanotypes and words in photographs.

Track By Track: Slint: Spiderland

Slint’s Spiderland is a moody, entrancing post-punk work of art.

The Moral Dilemma

The bad acting is intentional.

Cyanotypes and More

Students share their artistic work.

James Brown- Live at the Apollo

I projected the live performance of James Brown over the top to incorporate the visual imagery related to his music.

Trolley Problem

The prompt for our artistic response (AR) was to create a unique moral dilemma in a similar vein to the well known “trolley problem.”

Remembrance

Most of my tracks begin with simple piano/keyboard licks or chord progressions.

“Art”

The model depicts the three apartments in “Art” each washed in primary colors to show emotion and status.

Photography

Life, Interrupted: Adam Fortmann

Together we feel like the overarching feeling of restlessness and cabin fever

Life, Interrupted: Aaron Drummond

"I can accept the situation when I’m living in my own world, barely leaving my bedroom, but walking around and seeing the businesses that I love shuttered has been harder."

Life in Smoke

In mid-September, 2020, Portland experienced hazardous levels of smoke from nearby wildfires.

Visual Art

Reaction: James Brown- Live at the Apollo

The History and Popular Music of the '60s class learned about James Brown's classic live album, Live at the Apollo.

Reaction: Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Jimi Hendrix's 1968 double LP. Here are their reactions.

To Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve

I was inspired by Shakespeare's Othello.

Reaction: Funkadelic- Maggot Brain

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Funkadelic's wildly influential record from 1971. Here are some of their reactions.

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Songs from the Pacific Northwest Playlist

When you listen, you will notice similarities in the vibe and aesthetic inherent in the music, a feeling that springs directly from this distinct part of the country where we listen.

Joy

This project was made as a response to the essay Joy by Zadie Smith.

Reaction: Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about a pair of classic Bob Dylan albums, Highway 61 Revisited (1965) and Blonde on Blonde (1966). Here are their reactions.

Reaction: The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about The Beach Boy's much-loved album, Pet Sounds (1966). Here are their reactions.

Alright: An EP

I took a lot of inspiration from Elliott Smith's guitar playing style and his songwriting.

Remembrance

Most of my tracks begin with simple piano/keyboard licks or chord progressions.

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