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С��è��ý NEWS: Washington Post spotlights Gateway to College

Photos and story by James Hill

Washington Post

On Feb. 26, columnist David Broder wrote about С��è��ý’s Gateway to College program and the benefits it has for drop-outs “A year ago, I visited – and wrote about – the Gateway to College program run by Portland (Ore.) Community College (and also funded by the Gates Foundation). There, I saw 14 teenage dropouts discussing the writings of Plato and Malcolm X – college-level work,” he said.

The Oregonian

On March 12, a story profiled GIs returning from duty and how they have been adjusting to life back at a school such as С��è��ý by Shelby Oppel Wood.)

The article stated that 1,300 students get GI benefits at С��è��ý, 500 at Portland State, 229 at Oregon State and 158 at the University of Oregon.

The С��è��ý men’s and women’s basketball teams were featured in the sports section on March 16 by Dan Mooney). The Panthers, who play at a new arena, are seen as an increasingly attractive option by PIL basketball players.

Rock Creek Campus and its surrounding community was showcased on March 16 by Kathleen Gorman). With 800 acres to fill just north of Springville Road, the area adjacent to the campus could be the Next Big Thing in Washington County.

On March 16, a story by David Anderson) profiled a Westview High graduate and future С��è��ý student who is leading a drive to start a community troupe. Michael Ashton is forming EPIC Theatre Company, a nonprofit community theater group for Beaverton.

An article profiled former С��è��ý cook Marjorie Harding and her husband Clay about the changes in the Alberta neighborhood in north Portland. The March 9 story by Erin Barnett) showed how a once predominantly black neighborhood is now becoming mostly white.

West Linn Tidings

Gresham’s Firefighter of the Year is a С��è��ý graduate. The Wets Linn Tidings featured Kurt Pothast on March 1 by Mara Stine). Pothast is the kind of firefighter who can literally save your life along with your sanity as he doubles as an astute organizer.

American Youth Policy Forum

Portland and С��è��ý’s Alternative Programs were prominently highlighted by the . In its national publication, Portland is one of 12 communities profiled and has great data on dropouts as well as qualities of successful programs.

The Business Journal

In a letter to the editor, Tammy Dowd, counselor at the Cascade Campus, wrote in support of a public smoking ban in a piece on March 10 ”). She wrote that if all public establishments would ban smoking they would see an increase in business.