Avery's Journalism Blog

Corvallis recently had an election for four open school board positions. The candidates all varied on stances about anti-racism, schools’ inclusivity policies, and many different ideas and opinions on other current and future policies. Photo from a feature story from liberalarts.oregonstate.edu Luhui Whitebear, an advocate, hiker, poet, and mom ran for and now is in the fourth spot on the Corvallis School Board. Many people might recognize Whitebear from her work as the Center Director of the Kaku-Ixt Mana Ina Haws at Oregon State University, or from her activism work for the Indigenous community. She is also an enrolled member of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation in California, which is where she grew up. She also teaches classes at OSU including culture, society and ethnic studies, women’s gender and sexuality studies, and queer studies. Whitebear expressed joy and validation of being voted into her spot, instead of being appointed, as she was last year. She said, “[I...

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”: The Action-Packed Comedy R-Rated Movie That Rocked Our Multiverse: Spoilers Ahead

The movie features some unexpected heroes along with its unique scenes and heartfelt dialogue. The main character, Evelyn, is played by Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh. The movie was directed Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert who are known for their eccentric short films and music videos. The movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was released this year on March 11. It was written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert who are both known for their mind-bogglingly eccentric shorts and music videos . “Everything Everywhere All at Once” features an Asian-American family, the Wangs, who are preparing to be audited by the IRS at the same time as their Chinese New Year’s party. Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) is the timid mom of Joy (Stephanie Hsu), the ever-defiant teenager. Joy's girlfriend Becky (Tallie Medel) is trying to get accepted by Evelyn and Joy's grandpa Gong Gong (James Hong). Evelyn's husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan) is the sort of silly peacekeeper of the Wang fam...

BYO Coffee and Tea: LBCC's 13th Annual Unity Day Celebration with Guest Speaker Dr. Keith Dempsey

Screen cap from event held over Zoom Feb 25. LBCC held the 13th annual Unity Day Celebration over Zoom on Feb 25. The Unity Celebration is intended to celebrate the diversity, equity, and inclusion of our college and recognize members of the community for exemplifying those standards. Jason Dorsette, Executive Director of the office of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, joined this year to introduce the event. The awards presented are the Analee Fuentes Unity Award, the Gary Westford-Robin Havenick Community Connections Award, and the winners of the annual Black History Month Essay Contest. Participants also heard from LBCC’s award-winning choir performing “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, and this year’s Poet Laureate Sophia Griffith reading her poem “Live Your Life”. Dr. Keith Dempsey was this year’s keynote speaker. He is a mental health professional, specializing in advocating for Black mental health. He was formerly the Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Couns...

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