Having that boy arrested for wearing a skirt and suspending him and making the news and attracting the attention of vicious gay bloggers all over the country? Nothing distracting about that… Let the real distraction begin… Coffee High School (Home of the Trojans!) Principal Greg Tanner greg.tanner@coffee.k12.ga.us school 912-384-2094 fax 912-383-4142 159 Trojan Way Douglas, […]
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Ghost Animal’s Practice Space at Reed College
We like Lance Bangs lots. The Vice folks, slightly less. (An illuminating scene in the new New York Times documentary Page One indicates that a significant amount of douchebaggery is running that enterprise at the executive level.) But we really like new local duo Ghost Animal, and Bangs along with Vice TV have this quick […]
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School Bond and Levy: We Say Yes!
Our endorsement in the May 17th election came out yesterday and it has already stirred up a bunch of discussion. Here’s the gist of why we say you should vote yes on the Portland Public Schools bond and levy, even though it’s the most expensive set of tax hikes in Oregon history and will cause […]
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PSU is a Nazi Liberal Alien Conspiracy!
And much more! My friend just moved here to get her masters at Portland State University. Last night she and I did an internet search on the comically named current PSU president, Wim Wiewel. Little did we expect that the first site we clicked on would clue us in to the REAL truth about PSU! […]
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Now Accepting Applications to the Land of the University of Redwood?
It’s bad enough that predatory, for-profit colleges such as Kaplan and the University of Phoenix overcharge and under-educate students every day. But getting prospective students to apply (and pay fees) to a made-up, completely fictional university? That’s exactly what the “University of Redwood” managed to do. Okay. So. The University of Redwood doesn’t exist. Instead, […]
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Teacher Bad-Mouths Students on Blog, Hilarity/Sadness Ensues
Pennsylvania high school teacher Natalie Munroe was just exercising her first amendment right as she as she began her day in August of 2009, confessing to her hatred of her job on her personal blog. “I’m being a renegade right now, living on the edge and, um, blogging AT work,” Munroe wrote. “However, as I’m […]
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“What is Islam?” Class Pulled at Lane Community College
kval.com On Monday, Lane Community College (LCC) in Eugene canceled a winter term, non-credit course called “What is Islam?” that was designed and to be taught by community member Barry Sommer. In a statement issued Monday, LCC administrators said that Sommer’s class “reached the attention of administration after a phone call from a local television […]
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Cleveland High School Dance Cancelled For Fear of “Grinding”
nydailynews.com Fun! Apparently high school teachers don’t like watching their students dry hump to Chris Brown. Cleveland High School is calling off its January winter formal because students can’t seem to resist rubbing their goodies all up on each other on the dance floor and their teachers have consequently refused to chaperone the upcoming dance. […]
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Portland Schools Sign 2-Year Contract With Military Program STARBASE
DoD STARBASE Portland: Kids love tanks! It’s a fact. Last week Portland Public Schools signed a new two-year contract with the Department of Defense to teach science to many local fourth and fifth graders, despite the protests of some parents upset that the program is military recruitment disguised as science. The STARBASE science program teaches […]
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How to Maintain A Successful Fashion Line in Portland, OR
One hopes the lesson plan Kimberly Dawson use for her PCC class, “Business/Marketing Planning for Apparel Product Development” doesn’t include sections titled “How to Move to New York” or “How to Get Selected for Project Runway.” But, I doubt it. Dawson’s a marketing consultant with a thing for indie fashion, advising both Portland Fashion Synergy […]
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Win Tickets to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off!
Tomorrow night at 11 pm at the Bagdad, Cort and Fatboy (and the Mercury!) present Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, one of the best movies of the ’80s and—I say this with a fair amount of conviction—easily John Hughes’ best flick. (Seriously. Case in point: If this doesn’t bring a smile to your face, you’re a […]
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What Would You Do to Save Gym Class?
Personally, I hated gym class with a fiery passion. The smelly shorts, the weird gym-floor grit that collected on your hands as you crabwalked or what-have-you to suit the sadistic teacher’s whims, the occasional tide of relief that came with a session with The Parachute only to discover that you’re going to have to “grab […]