By Eli Kerry Contributor The current exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, entitled “Strange and Wonderful: American Folk Art from the Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection,” provides rare insight into the practices and contexts of folk and outsider art from throughout 20th century America. Organized
By Dorian Grayson Contributor Disclamer: I was white and male-passing while researching the article and conducting interviews. I will not speculate upon if or how this affected my experiences. A two-day event kicked off at the Oregon State Capitol on Sept. 23 with the second event happening at
By Iris Dowd Staff writer Michael Beseda will leave his position of Vice President for Enrollment and University Communications, and will be replaced by Russ Yost as Chief Communications Officer and Jeremy Bogan as Associate Vice President and Dean of Admission. Both are new positions. In a
The Aloha Settler-State of Hawaii by Carol Li “If you drew on a white shirt, was $2, put an ‘Aloha’ on it, oh my God, the value goes up,” says Ka’eokulani D. Vasconcellos, an American Studies teacher at Punahou School. Originally from kānaka maoli, “aloha” is molded
Complicating Hawaii’s identity as a harmonious multicultural paradise By Carol Li Contributor “If you drew on a white shirt, was $2, put an ‘Aloha’ on it, oh my God, the value goes up,” says Ka’eokulani D. Vasconcellos PhD, an American Studies teacher at Punahou School. Originally from kānaka
By Ariadne Wolf Opinions Editor A man in one of my classes asked me whether I changed my last name to ‘Wolf’ because wolves are my spirit animals. This is my open letter to him, and every other white person who thinks using terms, ideas and symbols
By Jeremy Hansen Contributor This past week the NCAA did exactly what they had threatened to do: they removed several of their national sporting events, including two rounds of the famed March Madness men’s basketball tournament, from North Carolina. The NCAA executed this decision in response to
Be kind to the residents of Salem - eliminate "townie" from your vocab By Jonah Miller Contributor I’m writing today to comment on an awkward social encounter I had recently. In high school, I was always somewhat of a social grasshopper, jumping around between various groups rather than