Opinion
Male anorexia is on the rise in the United States and Europe. At least, it is being recognized and diagnosed more often. Yet eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa are still predominately seen as female conditions. Often, men are left out of the discussion about eating disorders altogether.
Did you know that our state spends more money on the imprisonment of Oregonians than on the higher education of Oregonians? According to a report by Public Administration Resources, ours is one of only a handful of states that spends more on prison than on higher education—approximately 30 percent more.
In the Spring 2012 edition of its quarterly publication “The Year in Hate and Extremism,” the Southern Poverty Law Center named so-called Men’s Rights Activists (sometimes called Fathers’ Rights Activists) as a hate group based on their misogynistic messages, use of false anti-woman propaganda and encouragement of acts of domestic terrorism and violence against women.
Ah, what a wonderful world we live in. With just the click of a button you can view the latest drop (or rise!) in the stock market, order clothing, download a textbook or stalk that professor you’re crushing on.
My friend—let’s call her Amy—hasn’t had a period in six months. It’s not unusual for her; she’s a very athletic, very strong young woman and it just happens sometimes. She never knows if or when she’ll have her next period, but until now, this has never been an issue.
You’d better hope you’re not pulled over for a faulty taillight any time soon. If you are, hold onto your britches—literally.
Spring unfolds in the Northwest. As flowers open in full bloom, people move outside to shake off the winter blues. With the spring comes the associations of rebirth, renewal and revitalization of the world around us.
Israel. Palestine. I am reticent, honestly, to engage in such a controversial issue.
Not because I believe my fiery rhetoric for the case of one side over the other will earn me unfriendly attention, or because I am too divided between excellent arguments to pick one.
Over the past few weeks, it has been difficult not to notice the various film crews across downtown Portland. Whether it’s the crew of “Grimm” taking over the North Park Blocks or “Leverage” making the Academic and Student Rec Center all but inaccessible, it’s felt at times as though Portland has turned into the go-to spot for good cinematic sequences.
The battle over the legalization of gay marriage has been analyzed time and time again. Conservatives do not generally support it, and the left-leaning liberals generally do. These are all things we’ve been made aware of many times over.
Apple Inc. has based its design on a sleek, minimalist aesthetic. Let’s face it, Apple products look cool, which is more than half the battle in attracting customers to your brand.