By Natasha Visnack Over the past 2 weeks my dining room table has been overtaken with piles of bent sewing pins, bits of loose thread, and a gigantic mint sewing machine. These implements of construction have set up residence, banishing my family and me to eat our sad leftovers at the kitchen counter. Around my buried table disorderly stacks of paisley fabric cling to our … Continue reading Compassion in Quarantine: How Spreading Love Can Help Us Survive the Pandemic

By Charlie Hobin Sixty years ago today, deciding what to watchafter supper came down to the wide variety of threeoptions: NBC, CBS or ABC. Jumping to the present day,Americans are exposed to an infinite amount of mediacoming from an infinite amount of sources.The formation of the internet and the subsequentdiversification of media makes reaching American people,especially younger generations, remarkably complex.According to PEW social trends, millennials … Continue reading New Age Politics: Presidential Candidates Turn to Cyber Spaces to Engage With Young Voters

By Barbara Norton Her oversized t-shirt is so baggy it completely covers her tiny shorts. Herluscious blonde locks cascade down her back. The sheer amount of string from herfriendship bracelets and anklets is enough to make a blanket. Scrunchiesoutnumber ponytails in a four to one ratio. This is the VSCO girl. Since June, 2019, the VSCO girl has been spreading like wildfire toall corners of … Continue reading VSCO Invasion : New Trend Overlaps with Bend Culture

By Jess McComb As new tracking app Life360 grows into popularity, the cheap thrills of adolescence are being threatened by increase of consequence. Chris Hulls and Alex Haro founded Life360, amobile tracking app, in 2008. Hulls strived to create a mobile accessible version of the United States government’sReady.gov initiative, a National public service campaign that allows people to locate family members in the event of … Continue reading Life 360: Big Brother is Watching

In the fresh morning-air, a pack of wolves takes respite beside the Summit High School entrance marquee. The group lays in wet grass, their tails lazily spread out beside them. Suddenly, the Alpha of the pack perks up from her loafing; ears up, she scans her surroundings. She senses something. The first period bell rings to interrupt her gaze, so the pack gathers their backpacks … Continue reading The wolf within: students embrace their animal identities