Blogs Opinion CKC

Dodging bullets

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Luisa Anderson

Editor’s note: the following is part one of a two part series. Kathie Mansaray was pregnant in Kabala, Sierra Leone when rebels attacked the town. The Civil War had been raging on for six months.  Soldiers of the Revolutionary United … Continue reading →

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A place for the people — electro-loving people, that is

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Luisa Anderson

By: McKenzie Ingram The poster read, “Miss this, and be forever bummed.” If you were one of the many people who arrived fashionably late to Agate Alley on Thursday night and were denied at the door, this is what you … Continue reading →

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Saturn: a ringed beauty

Posted on January 26, 2011 by JoAnna Wendel

I guess he liked it, because he put multiple rings on it. Everyone loves Saturn because of its beautiful, shiny rings, but there are a lot more and cooler things to love about Saturn. (Let’s make this fun: take a … Continue reading →

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An isolated opinion

Posted on January 25, 2011 by JoAnna Wendel

By: Sam Bouchat A new book has struck up new controversy, as all good books should, claiming that social networking and technology, rather than connecting people, are isolating us. “Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From … Continue reading →

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Five sciency books I would highly recommend

Posted on January 19, 2011 by JoAnna Wendel

Books. I read them. When I’m not reading Diana Gabaldon, Janet Evanovich, or Spider Robinson novels, I’m reading non-fiction. It’s really hard to read non-fiction because there’s no plot and no characters to suck you in, but I’ve found some … Continue reading →

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The city of Seattle’s savior

Posted on January 18, 2011 by JoAnna Wendel

By: Sam Bouchat In a world such as ours, great people are hard to come by. Crazy people, conversely, pop up like hidden fees in a Comcast bill. But sometimes if we’re lucky, crazy and great will mix to make … Continue reading →

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The day I owned the jungle

Posted on January 12, 2011 by JoAnna Wendel

This winter break, I went on a 14 day cruise from LA to Hawaii and back. The four days I spent in Hawaii were the most breathtakingly beautiful and exciting days of my life, and I definitely want to go … Continue reading →

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A student passion=a profit to be had.

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Tyree Harris

By: Erik Gundersen The elation was something that I had never felt before. Hugging complete strangers. Embracing friends that had also made the trip North to Corvallis to watch the Oregon Ducks in the biggest game of our school’s history … Continue reading →

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The day the ocean rusted

Posted on December 8, 2010 by JoAnna Wendel

Photosynthesis – the process of capturing a photon of light and through a series of complicated electron exchanges, exhaling oxygen – is the base on which most life on the planet lives. Yeah, there are some really awesome bacteria living … Continue reading →

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Feeling hungry?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by JoAnna Wendel

It’s evening, and all I can think about is the rumbling in my tummy and the mouth-watering smells coming out of the oven, where my roommate has a large batch of banana chocolate-chip cookies baking away. And because all I … Continue reading →

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