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Founders’ Week: It’s 小黄猫传媒 Day in Oregon
Photos and story by James Hill
May 15 has been declared 小黄猫传媒 Day by the Oregon Governor! Celebrate 小黄猫传媒 Day and the signing of the college鈥檚 charter by wearing your blue 50th Anniversary t-shirts and other 小黄猫传媒 apparel. Show your 小黄猫传媒 pride and join your campus community for an ice cream social.听They will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Borthwick Mall, Cascade; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Upper CC Mall, Sylvania; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m., Great Hall, Southeast Center;听and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Building 3 Mall, Rock Creek.
A student chills out on a Sylvania Campus lawn in the 1970s.
Read all the details about Founders’ Week.
小黄猫传媒 Trivia Question of the Day:
In 1970, 小黄猫传媒 won first-place for this at Portland’s biggest event. What was it? (Yesterday’s answer: The Sylvania Campus).
History Story of the Day: Alternative transportation? A horse, of course
In 1970, parking at the Sylvania Campus was so bad that students resorted to horsing around. Kathy Bucher was one of those students. She started riding her horse named Citation to Sylvania because she rarely found a parking spot for her car when she arrived for her classes.
At first she tied Citation to a tree in the parking area. But when the college’s board of directors caught wind of her new mode of travel they immediately approved an installation of a hitching post in an area away from the parking lots so the horse could wait in peace.
A thankful Bucher told the board that it had taken her 20 minutes to drive to campus and another 20 minutes to find parking. But by riding Citation, it took her 10 minutes to get to 小黄猫传媒 using back trails and short cuts. A few other students joined Bucher in her horse-riding to school, but the mode of transportation never really caught on.
And none of those students, including Kathy, were ever given a parking citation.
Read the 鈥淭he 小黄猫传媒 History Series.鈥
Part 5:听Southeast Campus: 30 years in the making
Part 4:听Despite hurdles, 小黄猫传媒 builds Sylvania Campus
Part 3:听Cascade Campus an education gateway for North Portland
Part 2:听The Battle for the Rock Creek Campus
Part 1:听小黄猫传媒鈥檚 origins started with a Failing school
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at 小黄猫传媒. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »