As of today, April 7, 2022, I have started on my journey for Hormone Replacement Therapy. I have thought long and hard about this decision for months now, and to overcome my body dysphoria I have decided that this is the best choice for me, personally. That said, there is no right or wrong way to be transgender. You don’t need surgery or HRT to feel happy as you are, and anyone who thinks different has a problem. Trans people do not need politicians, peers, or family speaking

America amazes us with its unique cultural diversity that combines innovation and originality. Many local and international cultural and entertainment events are held that attract tourists from around the world, trying to get to know American society closely. The hobby of motorcycle riding is highly popular and finds many audiences for it, part of the culture of American society that is emerging today and that attracts lovers of this vehicle from all over the world. A motorcy

This month at The Advocate, we’re exploring history, stories and people in our community during Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Oregon. And if you visit the Learning Success Center/AVID center or the Room 1451 computer lab on the MHCC campus, you may see the person featured here, Karuna Rai. Karuna is always willing to help those that have questions about either facility and can even in some instances give a little tutoring. She works at the computer lab und

It’s the time of year; the “Merry Month of May,” that (usually) means spring is here – but it’s also officially Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This closer look features the history of the most overlooked and most times, forgotten, past of our Asian and Pacific Islander citizens’ migration, which would eventually lead to Portland’s rich and diverse population. For starters, a centuries-long series of events lead to the building of Pacific Northwest railroads

If you ever received a Mt. Hood scholarship or appreciated using equipment at the school or have been the beneficiary of special student funds, then you might want to check out the 2022 MHCC Foundation Auction, which starts online on April 20. The annual fundraiser for the Foundation that supports Saints students in numerous ways offers various vacations, outings and other goods as prizes for participants. The culminating MHCC Foundation Auction Ceremony takes place this co

Photos by Aquilina Larkins Hey, y’all – I hope your week has been going well, even with the little hiccup to start it off! I don’t know about you guys, but since I moved here in 2019 I have never once seen it snow in April. I’ve never even seen it snow during the spring months, so for me this is definitely a huge first, as I’m sure it was for a lot of you. Because of the bad weather not only was in-person learning canceled at Mt. Hood Community College for the day but so we

Nate Bowie, MHCC men’s basketball head coach, has been jailed in Southern Oregon and placed on administrative leave at both Mt. Hood and nearby Hall Elementary School in Gresham over charges of sexual online communication with an underage teen, The Oregonian/OregonLive.com reported Friday evening. Coach Nate Bowie The report said Bowie was in a Roseburg jail, pending $250,000 bail, on Friday. The Saints are due to host their final regular season game v

In the midst of The Great Resignation, multiple corporate chain stores and restaurants are trying their absolute best to hold together the old ideals of grinding the soul out of people for bread crumbs. However, pushing to overcome this growing corporate disdain have come several Starbucks coffee outlets in Oregon, voting to unionize their workplaces. One café in Portland, two in Eugene, and three in Beaverton have all reached a tipping point with companies trying to make the

On Jan. 15 at around 5 p.m. local time, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in the South Pacific Ocean – reported to be the biggest volcanic event in the world over the past three decades. This eruption produced a 260-km wide ash cloud and about 400,000 lightning strikes over the course of three hours. It also caused a tsunami with waves that were over a meter high and set off tsunami warnings on the U.S. West Coast. It was initially thought that Oregon’s coast coul

Have an opinion/question on how MHCC is handling COVID and classes presently? Is the campus meeting your needs – or reopening too quickly or too slowly? All Mt. Hood students are invited to directly address President Lisa Skari and the MHCC District Board on these issues, via Zoom, during a one-hour Student Town Hall set for 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23. The Zoom link to join the meeting:https://mhcc.zoom.us/j/9857582614?pwd=Vmg2dTJEOWZHT2xWbDZyLzZ2MEFUZz09

There has likely never been a more advantageous time for job seekers in the state of Oregon. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 56,000 people Oregonians resigned from their jobs in October 2021, accounting for 3% of the state’s workforce. Workers recognized that they had options once everything started reopening after COVID-related shutdowns, and they were taking them. For example, stores that ran out of toilet paper products early during the pandemic now don’

In the past month, grocery stores across the United States have once again been experiencing stocking shortages for various items. This is in many ways an extension of the ongoing shipping crisis that continues to trouble international trade, with new factors that have arisen since fall contributing to this ongoing problem on the domestic level. Among these are inclement weather, continued labor shortages, and the COVID-19 Omicron strain. The most immediate effects of weather

January is Stalking Awareness Month Fellow Saints, January 2022 marks the 18th National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), an annual call to action to recognize and respond to this traumatic and often unreported crime. According to the Stalking Resource Center of the National Center for Victims of Crime, college students age 18-24 are more likely to be stalked than those outside academia. Stalking impacts more than 1 in 6 women and 1 in 17 men in the United States and yet – des

There are many holiday events taking place over the winter break that Saints might want to check out! The Grotto Festival of Lights will start on Dec. 17 and be open until Dec. 30, starting at 4:30 in the afternoon (entry gates close at 9:30 p.m.). For more information on the display, just off Northeast Sandy Boulevard near 82nd Avenue in east Portland, visit: https://thegrotto.org/christmas-festival-of-lights/ Zoo Lights is also currently taking place at the Oregon Zoo in Po

“Fast fashion”– a term used so often in the recent past that one might begin to think of it as a buzzword, instead of the business model that it truly is. And a highly damaging model, it turns out. Fast fashion is low-quality clothes made with cheap materials and sold at low prices. These clothing brands take ideas from high fashion and create replicas of the latest trends. The idea is to get these garments out to consumers quickly while they are at the top of their popularit

Mount St. Helens|Web Photo This story was submitted by Josh Stratman, MHCC health/physical education/wilderness skills instructor. RESCUE SKILLS TESTED ON MOUNT ST. HELENS The day started at 3 a.m. as my climbing partner and longtime friend and I drove to Mount St. Helens. We were going to do a New Year’s Day climb of the 8,365 ft. snow-covered peak. At the trailhead, we sorted and packed our gear. Since this was going to be a non-technical climb, we chose just to take basic

Web Photo Mace Archer, longtime director of the Theatre Department at MHCC, got a job in Arizona last summer – leaving the department in the well-traveled hands of Daryl Harrison-Carson. Her first Mt. Hood theatre production kicked off last week and continues this weekend: The play “All the Great Books (abridged),” a comedy compilation of classic works, based on the book by Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin. The play runs at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20, and at

The MHCC campus has reopened further for Fall Term, and the Academic Advising center and other helpful places for students are now back open for services on limited hours. Those days include Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Student Union and most faculty offices currently aren’t open to students (without appointments) but the MHCC Library also is open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. Drop-in visits are available at the student HUB those same hours.

Global supply chains have been suffering over the past few months – with cargo containers piling in up in seaports and incoming container ships being forced to wait at sea before they can be unloaded, due to the ever-growing backlog of work in ports. Meanwhile, stores and manufacturers are waiting for those goods to be delivered, leading to product shortages and manufacturing constraints. And these problems are only going to be exacerbated as holiday shopping draws ever close

Web Photo The leaves have fallen; cool, crisp mornings have been swapped for cold and rain; and the Halloween décor is on clearance in the stores. Soon every business will dust off the same tired Christmas playlist we all know, and the holiday shopping season will be well underway. For many people in the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving – Black Friday – is the kickoff time to do some major Christmas shopping. Black Friday is not recognized as an official U.S. holiday, althoug