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Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

The Road Warrior: George Miller’s Passion for Action

The Road Warrior feels like the quintessential Mad Max film.

Spain Stood Up to the United States. The Rest of the World Should Follow Suit

The Iran war and the genocide in Gaza are morally wrong and internationally unpopular; the rest of the world should take a page out of Spain’s book and stand up.

Julian’s Superheroes

I started drawing superheroes to practice my human anatomy and grow my knowledge of human musculature. It has since grown into a hobby.

Born to Run

Just trying to get that summer feeling.

Fiber Paper Prints

As the second semester begins, experienced black and white photography students are working with large-scale fiber prints.

Reaction: Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch!

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Eric Dolphy's avant-garde jazz album, Out to Lunch (1964). Here are their reactions.

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Julian’s Superheroes

I started drawing superheroes to practice my human anatomy and grow my knowledge of human musculature. It has since grown into a hobby.

Photo Story: Ireland

This summer my family took a trip to Ireland.

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Julian’s Superheroes

I started drawing superheroes to practice my human anatomy and grow my knowledge of human musculature. It has since grown into a hobby.

Photo Story: Ireland

This summer my family took a trip to Ireland.

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Summer Smoke Trailer

"The project of Summer Smoke was put into motion by my filmmaking class."

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

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.

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.

Seven Deadly Sins Collage

For the recent E/H 4 final project, students were tasked with creating an artistic response that explored the main themes presented in the class thus far, including family, home and patriarchs.

Reaction: The Stooges

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Iggy Pop and the Stooges' self-titled 1969 debut. Here are their reactions.

Abstract Line Drawings

Students have been experimenting with lines, shapes and textures to create graphic art in Sean Cain’s intermediate art class.

Music

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.

Reaction: Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Leonard Cohen’s acclaimed debut record. Here are their reactions.

Reaction: John Coltrane – A Love Supreme

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about John Coltrane's classic album, A Love Supreme (1965). Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Charles Mingus – The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Charles Mingus' classic experimental jazz album, The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady. Here are their reactions.

Rain Dogs

We tried as best we could to capture the gritty and sleazy feel of the track as well as its absurd lyrics.

Remembrance

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

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