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Tyler, The Creator Drops Highly Anticipated Album
Album cover for “Chromakopia,” Tyler, The Creator’s eighth album. Released on Oct. 28, the album was one of the most hyped up releases of the year. Photo from Tyler, The Creator. On Oct. 28, Tyler, The...
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The Three Best Portland Concert Venues for Teens
The Hawthorne Theater is located on the intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard and César E Chávez Boulevard. The Hawthorne Theater is among many of the great concert venues to visit across Portland. Photo...
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Meet the Leading Ladies of Franklin’s Fall Athletics
Two of Franklin’s women’s volleyball captains, Isha Shakya and Edie Stanley. As fall sports season ends, it’s important to recognize the leaders who guide our athletics programs. Photo by Edie Stanley....
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Meet Meghan Dillon, Franklin’s Newest Assistant Coach
Meghan Dillon, the new second assistant coach for Franklin women’s varsity basketball team. Dillon hopes she will be able to help the team improve throughout this winter season. Photo by R.J....
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Hydro Flask vs. Stanley vs. Owala: The Ultimate Cup Conspiracy
Owala, Hydro Flask, and Stanley water bottles on a Franklin student’s desk. The controversy of which of these three popular cups is best has been spreading based on personal preferences. Photo by...
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The Cost of Excellence: Inequity in Club Sports
A club volleyball team playing a game at a large, regional tournament. Athletes who choose to play club sports are often required to pay thousands of dollars to participate. Photo by Shani Ross....
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A Look Into Franklin’s Wrestling Program
The 2024 Franklin Wrestling team on their media day. This group is defined by their passion for their sport and the incredible coaches who support their growth. Photo via Lozen Warner. As the winter...
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Ghost, UFOs, and Bigfoot, Oh My!
Southeast Portland’s Lone Fir Cemetery on a gloomy fall day. The cemetery, established in 1866, is the final resting place forover 30,000 people and is reported by some to be haunted. Photo by Norah...
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Paths to Recovery: Advice for Injured Athletes
Athletic Trainer Gerilyn Armijo surrounded by students in the sports medicine program at a Franklin home football game. The athletic trainer plays a key role in aiding injured athletes at Franklin....
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A Brief History of Portland: The Progressive Era
Photo Caption: Biplanes flying over downtown Portland in 1920. The most popular plane of World War I, biplanes were used throughout the First World War and into the 1930s. Photo by C.S. Woodruff,...
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A Brief History of Portland: Fighting, Fascism, and Fear
A petition booth opposing labor camps that forced migration. Portland experienced many changes and growth throughout the Great Depression and World War II, many of which will be highlighted in this...
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OHSU’s Acquisition of Legacy Health Faces Optimism and Opposition From...
Oregon Health and Science University’s hospital in Portland OR. This past year they announced their plan to acquire Legacy Health, resulting in a variety of reactions from Oregon residents. Photo via...
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A Shipbuilder Despite the Odds: The Story of Stephen Hart
A workstation belonging to Stephen Hart, a resident at Whitewood Gardens. Hart often spends his afternoons here working on his model ship. Photo via Chris Nelson. On the second floor of Whitewood...
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Taking Our Power Back: The Cycle of Commercialized Self-Hatred
A teenager dressed in baggy clothing looking at themself in a mirror, holding their arms to their chest with a price tag stuck to them like an item for sale. We are taught in adolescence that our...
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School Board Votes to Expand Phone Policy District Wide
The Portland Public Schools (PPS) Board of Education meeting from Jan. 7 2025. That night, board members voted on a new district-wide phone policy that will be enacted during the 2025-26 school year....
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A Refracting Future: An Analysis of Post-Election America
An American flag waves in the Portland sky. The flag is indicative of American ideals, and how those ideals will be perceived in the future is in the air, just like the flag. Photo by Keats Henderson....
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Fight to Protect the Owyhee Canyonlands Continues Despite Major Setbacks
A campfire between two cliff sides in the Owyhee canyonlands in southeast Oregon. Local and federal attention has been turned towards protecting over a million acres of the region. Photo by J. Davis...
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Whitewashing Foods: The Importance of Remembering Ethnic Roots
A table of Vietnamese food from Pho DaLat Restaurant, a local restaurant. With many whitewashed and commercialized versions of ethnic foods going around, it’s important to support small businesses —...
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Chip Manufacturers Competing for AI Technology
Photo Caption: An AI chip surrounded by other technology. This chip represents the major competition between manufacturers competing for new AI technology in the United States. Photo by Igor Omilaev...
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Fractures Exposed in Teacher-Administration Relationships
Data from the 2023-24 Successful School Survey of Franklin’s instructional staff. The confidence of Franklin teachers that the administration has the “best interests of the school in mind” was among...
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