With everything going on in the world, the littlest things always manage to slip by and sometimes those little things can have drastic measures. It’s not every day you’re going to hear the words, “How would you survive a zombie apocalypse if it were to happen?” My reasoning for that, is because it’s not realistic. If someone asked “What are your plans for the weekend?” That would make sense. It’s logical! In case someone does decide to test your apocalyptic knowledge, howeve

An interesting thing I have discovered over my several years of life: Not a lot of people like snow. Once we hit the age of 16 to 18, it begins to lose its sense of child-like wonder and joy, and simply becomes a cold inconvenience. However, for some (myself included), snow never lost its shine. I still wake up every day hoping for a glimpse of a layer of white covering the grass. Not only is snow one of the most beautiful things to behold (if you don’t believe me, you should

The royal family of the United Kingdom is the most well-known family in the entire Western World. Sixteen countries today, including the U.K., recognize Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state. Even I, someone who was born in and spent the first seven years of life in Germany watching British television, recognized the royal family and what they meant to the essentially the world. I’ve learned quite a bit about their family structure and heritage. I’ve watched both the tel

From left: Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and Bernie pose for the Jan. 14 Democratic debate. Web Photo. We are now, mere days away from the important Iowa caucuses that play a major role in who will secure the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party in November. That nominee will run against President Trump in the general election; however, some candidates are already feeling the heat of the campaign. In the last televised Democratic debate, the media made an event out

Graphic by Eli Rankin | The Advocate On Dec. 31, people were pouring their glasses to toast to the arrival of a new decade, but YouTube content creators were probably filling their glasses for a less celebratory reason. In the latter half of 2019, YouTube announced that major changes were coming to its site on Jan. 1 to comply with federal legislation that was put forth by the Federal Trade Commission back in 1998. The bill, named the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPP

In the wise words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.” So, to switch things up for MLK Day in 2020, what if we looked at ways in which we can apply that piece of wisdom to make social progress? On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Khalid el-Hakim, founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum that also stopped at the Gresham campus this week, came to share how students can do just that. He was joined

The most frustrating thing that could happen at the start of a new decade is a start of a new war. Ever since World War II, the actual meaning of war has been complicated by spying, power leverage and nuclear deterrence – then, in 1990 and again in the early 2000s, the U.S. meddled in the Middle East, a decision we are still reaping the consequences for. To put it in perspective, the American war in Afghanistan is being fought by a generation that wasn’t even alive to see its

We’ve all been there, done that, with having a relationship falling-out of some type, whether in “a relationship” or a friendship that was either short-lived or longterm. Recovering from breakups as either a couple or part of a friendship are both so hard, depending on the circumstance. So, how do you survive it? I have some advice that I hope could potentially help you to cope, learn, and grow from either situation. Advice On What To Do After A Breakup For A Relationship S

In the closing days of 2019, fans of hip-hop, trap music, and contemporary emo rap alike were dealt an emotional blow both tragic and unexpected: The sudden passing of rapper Juice WRLD, real name Jared Higgins, in the very early hours of Dec. 8, at age 21. Web Photo After rising to stardom by releasing hits on Soundcloud (an open music-streaming service known for its cultivation of young talent), WRLD quickly became mainstream and began influencing his fellow artists just as

2020 is a brand new year and brings a new decade for us to be able to grow as individuals, and one way many people try to improve themselves is a tradition many practice around this time: New Year’s resolutions. While it’s a great idea to set goals for yourself to accomplish, most resolutions are often more harmful than you might expect from such things as empty promises to yourself. Common resolutions you’ll hear are among the lines of “I’m going to eat better,” “I’m gonna s

Happy New Year, 2020! Don’t you want your goals to be achieved this year? I have some tips on how to help you make that happen. Why are New Year’s goals so hard to achieve? Is it because that on Dec. 31 we all want to say, “Happy New Year!” and then there are those typical goals of “I want to go to the gym” or “I want to eat better,” and a month later we give up so easily? Why is that? I believe a way to make your goals in 2020 easier and more successful is using this exampl

It’s almost the new year and most of us are excited to finally be done not only with this year itself, but also with this decade. I know for a fact that I am not only excited to see the year 2020 but to see what this “new time and age” has to bring to us as a society and to myself as a person. But there is one single question that keeps popping up on a constant loop: “What do you feel you will miss about your ‘childhood years’ and what would you change if you had the chance t

Mt. Hood Community College’s “academic revitalization” is off to a rough start. The initial plan by the college’s administration was to stick to a tight schedule and put the matter of – specifically, deciding to phase out seven current programs on campus, to start the process – to a final vote by the MHCC District Board of Education on Dec. 18. Despite the vigorous public (and school faculty) backlash evident at the board meeting on Nov. 20, Mt. Hood President Lisa Skari sai

I don’t know about you, but going to the doctor is not one of my favorite things to do. As a female on the OHP and with minimal income, it can often be hard to find good care. When I do, I am often given a possible diagnosis, treatment and told to come back if I don’t feel better. About a year ago, I was having very sharp pains coming from my lower abdomen. My first thought was that it was my appendix acting up and I went to the closest urgent care facility. The doctor, wh

It’s no wonder why it’s so hard to think about any possible negative implications attached to the things you love. They’re important to you, they’re associated with so many priceless memories, and they may even be a whole part of who you consider yourself to be. For many, the celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday is one of these things. The images we illustrate with our recollections of Thanksgiving are muses for poetry, art, music, etc. The values we attach to this special

What does hate sound like? At this point in human history we are confident we know what it looks like: imposing flags, goose-stepping soldiers, piles of murdered corpses. But what kind of voice can be attached to venomous ideology? Perhaps one thinks of the barking of Adolf Hitler’s addresses, or a lynch mob’s shrieks of condemnation. Things so easily able to be brushed aside and considered “all in the past.” A recent audio leak only proves otherwise. Richard Spencer is an ou

Eli Rankin | The Advocate IT’S MORE THAN JUST THE SUM OF ITS COFFEE Comparing Dutch Bros. to other competitors such as Starbucks and Black Rock and Barney’s Café is an insult to Dutch Bros. Contrary to their competitors, Dutch focuses on having a tighter selection of great coffee products and excellent coffee alternatives while still having an emphasis on customer experience – especially the little things, is what makes it superior. Sometimes a coffee is just not what we’re i

Jane Fonda is not just Grace from “Grace and Frankie.” (For the record, Lily Tomlin is not just Frankie from that television series, but that’s a different article.) Fonda recently moved from California to Washington, D.C. to pursue a string of weekly protests. The subject of these protests? The future of the planet if we don’t do something about climate change. Jane Fonda at “Fire Drill Friday” on nov. 1, in support of addressing climate change. | Web Photo These protests

America is a truly unique country. Our style of government is vastly different from those of countries whose governments predate our own. And of all the people to whom we owe immense gratitude for this wonder of a government, veterans rank among the top. Nov. 11 is a day set apart for us to remember this, and honor those who have served. This being the purpose, the day originally deemed “Armistice Day” (celebrating the end of World War I) was later bestowed the moniker “Veter