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What Is a ��ջ�ie, Anyway?

Meet twelve graduates from the class of ’24.

What Is a ��ջ�ie, Anyway?

Meet twelve graduates from the class of ’23.

Zave Payne ’25 Plays Civics Quizmaster on the Streets of Portland

The political science major is an engaging and affable host of a video series called Hot Mic.

By Rebecca Jacobson

Chris Toutain Appointed Martha A. Darling Dean of Students

��ջ�'s former title IX and 504 coordinator will support student success in his new role.

By Autumn Barber

July 6, 2023

��ջ� Reactor Featured on Atlas Obscura Podcast

Reactor director Jerry Newhouse sheds light on what makes the research facility unique.

April 19, 2023

A Cross-Country Cornhole Trip Digs into American Identity

Anthropology major Emilie Kelly ’25 used a classic lawn game to break the ice before entering into deeper conversation.

February 8, 2023

The Blue Sky Falls; the White Sun Sets

The Burn Your Draft podcast talks Taiwanese politics with Seamus Boyle ’22.

September 13, 2022

Fact-Checking the College Scorecard

An online database was supposed to make college more transparent. Instead, ��ջ� students found, it’s sowing confusion.

September 8, 2022

Class of ’26 Enters the Stronghold

A record number of applicants makes the class of ’26 ��ջ�’s most competitive in recent history.

June 16, 2022

A Mighty Win for ��ջ� Statistics Students

Three students took first place in a national statistics competition.

April 3, 2022

Would Frodo Wear Tie-Dye?

And Other Paideia Concerns

December 13, 2021

What the Pandemic Has Taught Us about Teaching (and Learning)

How coronavirus spurred ��ջ� professors to rethink their classroom strategies.

December 10, 2021

The Shape of Things To Come

Prof. Derek Applewhite and students in his ��ջ� College lab investigate how cells get their structure.

September 29, 2021

What Is a ��ջ�ie, Anyway?

Twelve grads from the Class of ’21 share their discoveries and adventures at ��ջ�.

August 24, 2021

��ջ� Welcomes Class of ’25

Incoming class is more than 500 strong, the biggest in the college’s history.

July 12, 2021

Milestones in Black History at ��ջ�

We uncover some of the people and events that have too often been marginalized or glossed over.

July 12, 2021

Learning From the Past

Protestors in 2016 looked to the experience of an earlier generation—and adapted their tactics to suit new circumstances.

July 12, 2021

Black at ��ջ�

Black alumni look back at the challenges they faced, the mentors they found, and the strategies they used to make the college more inclusive—and more just.

June 23, 2021

Where There’s Smoke

Environmental studies major wins Class of ’21 award for innovative way to measure pollutants in wildfire smoke.

April 29, 2021

Physics Junior Wins Goldwater Scholarship

Patrick Park ’22 earns national recognition for exceptional promise in physics.

April 19, 2021

Senior Wins Davis Award for Traffic Sign Project

Nebiyat Esubalew ’21 will put up road safety signs outside schools in Ethiopia.

April 6, 2021

Happy Birthday, Environmental Studies!

��ջ�’s unique ES program celebrates its 10-year anniversary.

March 30, 2021

Power and Ice

Watson Fellow Alisa Chen ’21 will examine the dynamics of power and privilege in ice hockey.

October 28, 2020

��ջ�ies Learn Together, Despite the Pandemic

Students find ways to pursue their education—and support one other—while observing social distance.

September 3, 2020

What Is a ��ջ�ie?

Twelve grads from the Class of ’20 talk about the ideas that ignite them.

July 2, 2020

The Quarantine Journals

��ջ� students chronicle life under lockdown and explore what the pandemic has done to their families, their neighborhoods, and their future.

June 30, 2020

��ջ�ies Land Array of Fellowships and Awards

Watsons, Fulbrights, and a Goldwater are among the many national awards that will take students around the globe.

June 23, 2020

Messiaen’s Warbles and Woolf’s Waves

Comp-lit major wins prestigious Class of ’21 Award for thesis on “reading for gesture.”

May 4, 2020

Art Fills the Void

Students use 3D-scanning technology to mount senior thesis show.

April 29, 2020

Theatre Students Defy Covid-19

For spring production, students will perform the most notorious radio play of all time.

April 15, 2020

To Watson Winner, Money Talks—But Not In The Way You Think

Economics major Gio Ramirez ’20 wins Watson Fellowship to explore the loaded connections between currency and identity.

April 13, 2020

Math-Stats Major Named Goldwater Scholar

Simon Couch ’21 earns national recognition for promise in science and math.

March 11, 2020

Rewiring the Brain’s Addiction Circuit

��ջ� psychologists pinpoint a neuropeptide that blunts the craving for alcohol in rats.

March 9, 2020

In the Soil of Cyprus, Clues to an Empire

��ջ� students dig for artifacts that could shed light on the world of Alexander the Great.

March 9, 2020

Teaming Up With June, July, and August

��ջ� helps students take advantage of a valuable resource—summertime.

December 3, 2019

The Paradox of Wildfire

The American West is burning. Can we find a way to prevent forest fires without actually making them worse?

September 9, 2019

What Is a ��ջ�ie, Anyway?

Twelve ��ջ�ies of the Class of ’19 talk about the ideas that ignite them.

August 30, 2019

Celebrating Inclusion (With Muscle)

New mural in sports center celebrates fitness for all types of bodies

August 30, 2019

��ջ� Welcomes Class of ’23

Incoming class is 393 strong and hails from around the globe.

August 5, 2019

Health Class is a Sensation

Psychology major Jessie Willson ’19 wins competitive award for her thesis

July 24, 2019

Students Find Glaring Discrepancy in US News Rankings

Study reveals the steep penalty that the rankings giant imposes on ��ջ�.

July 8, 2019

Hotter Summers Spell Catastrophe for Fish

Biology thesis predicts that catastrophic fish die-offs will quadruple in Wisconsin lakes by 2100.

May 27, 2019

Deconstructing Wall Street

The Financial Services Fellowship gives ��ջ� students insight into the world of power and money.

May 8, 2019

Centaur of Gravity

Art major races to install thesis project in Eliot Circle before deadline.

May 3, 2019

Presidential Fellows Set Off For Adventure

Ten students will pursue projects around the globe thanks to the President's Summer Fellowship.

April 24, 2019

The Privacy Puzzle

��ջ�ies win 1st place in national competition for innovative new privacy algorithm.

March 20, 2019

Art Major Wins Watson Fellowship

Rose Driver ’19 will travel the globe studying comics and community among the artists who create them.

March 19, 2019

Young Alumni Drub Olds in Zornado Classic

Six teams battle for dominance in madcap “March Madness” tournament.

March 14, 2019

Taking the Cake

Armed with spatulas, spoons, and spirit, students battle for timê in the Great ��ջ�ie Bake-Off.

March 1, 2019

Giant Chalk Inches Closer To Glory

Massive stick of calcium sulphate is officially measured for possible world record.

January 30, 2019

Did They Just Make the World’s Biggest Stick of Chalk?

��ջ� students create six-foot-tall chalk monster in effort to break world record.

January 22, 2019

To Borneo—And Beyond

Neuroscience major does photojournalism internship with an assist from the Center for Life Beyond ��ջ�.

December 11, 2018

Winter Fellows Set Off For Adventure

Ten ��ջ� students will roam the globe to pursue projects of their own design.

December 6, 2018

Answering the Call

Phonathon connects a new generation of students and alumni.

November 16, 2018

RAW Sensation

��ջ� Arts Week wants you to use your senses—all of them.

October 22, 2018

Student Wins National Writing Award

Excellence in Interdisciplinary Writing Award given to MALS student Meg Cook.

October 2, 2018

��ջ� Biologists Isolate Virus That Preys On Deadly Germs

Newly discovered bacteriophage destroys drug-resistant strains of E. coli.

September 1, 2018

What Is a ��ջ�ie, Anyway?

Members of the class of ’18 tell us about their theses, professors, and time at ��ջ�.

August 30, 2018

History Major Wins Lankford Award for Thesis on WWII Atrocities

August 22, 2018

��ջ� Welcomes the Class of ’22

Incoming students include a web developer, a fashion expert, and a trapeze artist.

August 30, 2018

Russian Major Wins Lankford Award for Thesis on Soviet Myths

June 12, 2018

��ջ�ies Flourish With Fulbrights

Bumper crop of ��ջ� grads win Fulbright fellowships.

May 30, 2018

Sophomores Win Award for Letter to Governor

��ջ� team wins competition for letter advocating better balance on ethnic studies advisory panel.

May 25, 2018

Reading the Signals

After two tours of duty in Afghanistan, Army veteran Laura Swann ’19 brings a unique perspective to ��ջ�.

$Playing With Patterns$

May 22, 2018

Playing With Patterns

��ջ� students bring the thrill of mathematical and algorithmic thinking to local public schoolchildren.

May 17, 2018

Thesis Casts New Light on Rome's Forgotten Female Poet

Classics major Lina Neidhardt ’18 wins two prestigious awards for her thesis.

May 4, 2018

President's Summer Fellows Named

Eight students win awards to pursue summer projects.

May 2, 2018

Bio Major Breeds Microbes That Eat Plastic

Hungry bacteria thrive on plastic water bottles, opening up the possibility of using microorganisms to fight pollution.

April 13, 2018

Econ Major wins Truman Award

Ashlee Fox ’19 will tackle problems of food access in Indian Country.

March 23, 2018

Chalk and Awe

��ջ� students create a gargantuan stick of chalk, possibly the biggest on record.

February 23, 2018

The Science Spark

��ջ� science majors inspire local gradeschoolers through outreach program.

February 21, 2018

Home Away from Home

New dorm is designed to create a sense of belonging.

December 18, 2017

Winter Break Brings Mentoring to the Fore

Students participate in Winter Shadows far and wide.

December 1, 2017

Into Oblivion

The untold story of the ��ջ� freshman who fought in the last major offensive of World War I.

November 14, 2017

The Accent Authority

Prof. Kara Becker examines how we convey power, class, race, and identity through the mechanics of our speech.

October 8, 2017

Statisticians Nab Top Honors

American Statistical Association honors two ��ջ� math seniors for theses on networks and bicycle routes.

September 1, 2017

After ��ջ�, Then What?

The Center for Life Beyond ��ջ� helps students chart their course before graduation—and after it.

September 21, 2017

Love, Wealth, and Taxes

Econ majors go big, win Meier award.

September 6, 2017

��ջ� Welcomes the Class of ’21

The 414 firstyear students boast some formidable statistics.

August 21, 2017

The New Faces in the Physics Building

A new mural features prominent women in STEM fields

May 23, 2017

Trapping Chaos in a Jar

Physics major Edgar Perez '17 wins Class of '21 Award for demonstrating chaotic behavior in a monopole ion trap.

March 1, 2017

Breaking the Frame

Students in Art 251 tackle the ultimate outsider art form—comics!

March 1, 2017

Theatre-lit Major Stages Spring Crisis

Ashlin Hatch ’17 takes on ��ջ� tradition and legend in a new play.

September 6, 2017

Is Gilgamesh Relevant?

Prof. Nathalia King gives epic Hum 110 lecture on empire, war, and the relevance of ancient cultures.

June 1, 2017

English Major by Day, Flattener by Night

Jenna Routenberg ’18 balances a ��ջ� education on roller skates.

June 14, 2017

President's Summer Fellows Span the Globe

Eight ��ջ�ies win coveted fellowships for summer projects.

September 1, 2016

Disconnecting the Dots

Florin Feier ’17 Finds an Unbeatable Strategy.

February 6, 2017

Olde ��ջ� Rises From Grave in Last-Minute Rally

A tight finish in alumni-student basketball game.

January 30, 2017

��ջ� to Students: “We Stand With You.”

A Letter from Vice President Mike Brody on Trump Administration's Executive Order on Immigration.

February 10, 2017

��ջ� Honors Life of Mara Gibbs ’19

February 17, 2017

Students Explore Careers by Shadowing Alumni

June 1, 2017

Shadow Puppets

A look into Theatre 323: Puppetry and the Performing Object

June 13, 2017

New Initiative Helps Students Work for Social Justice

May 22, 2017

Poetry Prize Goes to Environmental Studies Major

Tiffany Thio ’19 tackles feats in science, the outdoors, and in poetry

April 24, 2017

Chem Major Battles Malaria Parasite

Rose Gonoud ’17 works to develop the next generation of antimalarials.

January 30, 2017

Divide and Conquer

Research by ��ջ� biologists picked up by prestigious journals.

April 18, 2017

Sociology major wins Truman Scholarship

Elea Denegre ’18 wins prestigious award.

January 13, 2016

Physics major builds a better brick

Aiman Absar ’19 has created a sustainable and inexpensive brick.

March 1, 2016

Tech firms come to ��ջ� for skull sessions

April 18, 2016

Econ Students Win Ginormous Boardgame Tourney

��ջ� defeats defending champions Willamette University for first place in Blokus tournament.

April 25, 2016

Math Major Wins Award to Fight HIV in Ethiopia

April 29, 2016

Art Major Nabs Udall Scholarship

May 11, 2016

On Top of the World: Students Climb Mount Hood

August 25, 2016

A Rising Star Puts New Fellowship to Good Work

Ashlee Fox ’19 wins Evan Rose Fellowship.

October 27, 2016

Oregon Biotech Leaders Descend on ��ջ�

November 14, 2016

��ջ� Rallies Against Hate

Community responds to hateful graffiti.

November 18, 2016

Kroger Declares ��ջ� a Sanctuary College

September 1, 2016

What Is Religion, Exactly?

Pema McLaughlin '16 Wins Class of '21 Award.

September 1, 2016

Hell’s Bells!

Physics major invents new musical instrument.

June 22, 2016

Under Pressure, Orcas Adopt Killer Survival Strategy

Bio major wins Class of 21 Award for work on killer whales.

June 1, 2016

Ticking Away

Spanish Department hosts Inaugural Congress of LALISA.

March 1, 2016

Performers Win Kahan Fellowship

First Ever Winners of Jim Kahan Performing Arts Fellowship.

March 1, 2016

Childcare Center Opens at ��ջ�

Growing Seeds to Care for Children of Students, Faculty and Staff.

June 1, 2016

Summer Fellows Span the Globe

Seven Students win President's Summer Fellowship.

March 1, 2016

Students nab prize for work on “hunger hormone”

March 1, 2016

What is a Successful College Education?

President Kroger Offers his Thoughts.

December 1, 2016

Assembling the Freshman Class, One Student at a Time

October 3, 2016

Protest Amplifies Discussion of Race on Campus

January 27, 2015

Life of the Mind (and Legs)

A running log from Russian major Timmy Straw ’17

March 18, 2015

President Kroger Seized by Owl Frenzy

April 2, 2015

History Major Redefines “Student Athlete”

May 1, 2015

Apuleius Prevails Despite Student Protest

June 1, 2015

One Month After Quake, ��ջ�ies Support Nepal

October 16, 2015

Monkey Bar Quadrocycle Materializes on Quad

October 5, 2015

Students Drub Alumni in Ultimate Match

August 27, 2015

Study Dashes Bucket of Cold Water on Psychologists

March 1, 2015

Conquering the Number Plane

Math major finds new way to pack polynomials.

March 1, 2015

The Dharma of Tenzin Sangpo

Tibetan asylee finds his home at ��ջ�.

June 1, 2015

Inside Job

��ջ� student gets an education about life behind bars.

September 1, 2015

Digital Pioneers Help ��ջ� Design CS Program

September 1, 2015

Chinese Major Wins Unrue Award

September 1, 2015

Math Major Zeroes in on Class of ’21 Award

September 1, 2015

Economics Major Earns Meier Prize

September 1, 2015

Seniors Grasp Philosophy Prize

September 1, 2015

Literature-Theatre Major Nabs Class of '21 Award

Leah Artenian ’15 won the Class of ’21 award for her senior thesis adapting “The Year of Silence” for the stage.

September 1, 2015

History Types Win Lankford Prize

December 1, 2015

Class of ’19: Sharp, Diverse, and 426 Strong

December 1, 2015

Economics Major Assesses Cost of Disabilities

December 1, 2015

How the Siege of Vienna Changed the Course of History

The fate of Europe hung in the balance when the Ottoman army besieged Vienna in 1683.

June 1, 2015

Into the Unknown

Eight students win the President's Summer Fellowship.

February 12, 2014

Cracking Eggs with Physics Majors

Armed with surgical tubing, ��ջ� students probe the deep questions.

September 1, 2014

A Salute to the Graduates

On the privilege of witnessing the epic transformation from freshmen to graduates.

April 14, 2014

Alumni Trounce Students in Ultimate Showdown

May 29, 2014

Physics Majors Build Musical Staircase

May 7, 2014

��ջ� Runners Demolish Portland Marathon

October 8, 2014

��ջ� Launches Lab of Linguistics [LoL]

October 30, 2014

Cracking Eggs with Physics Majors

Physics 101 students investigate conservation of energy by catapulting eggs across the Great Lawn.

November 3, 2014

Freshman, Undefeated, Wins Fencing Tourney

September 1, 2014

The Long Run

Why would a ��ջ� history major run 50 miles?

March 1, 2014

Rail Yard Blues

Senior thesis tracks pollution at Portland rail yard.

March 1, 2014

Revel on the Level

The “Night Owls” are a different kind of party animal.

December 1, 2014

Inside Steam Tunnels, Students Make Their Mark

Community safety director leads new students through one of ��ջ�'s oldest structures.

June 1, 2014

��ջ� Announces President’s Summer Fellows for 2014

Eight students will travel the world to pursue projects of their own design.

December 1, 2014

How to "Hear" Shapes

Psych majors dive into the mind-bending world of sensory substitution.

March 1, 2013

Element of Surprise

��ջ� biologists investigate a gut-wrenching mystery.

June 1, 2013

Going through the Fire

What makes ��ջ� work? The Oral History Project yields some telling clues.

June 1, 2013

Birth of a Language

How a group of Nicaraguan children invented a new language and what it tells us about the nature of the human mind.

September 1, 2013

��ջ�ies Mentor Portland Kids in LASER Program

September 1, 2013

The Science Bug

��ջ� students bring “mad science” to Portland schools.

December 1, 2013

Songs for Kukua

Ghanaian musician finds his voice at ��ջ�.

December 1, 2013

Total Immersion

��ջ� band Hausu makes national debut.

September 1, 2013

With the flowering of the cherry trees in Eliot Circle comes the spring crop of student awards and fellowships. We salute the following ��ջ� students for their scholarship, dedication, and inventiveness.