People

Perspectives. Stories. Voices.

Backspace, Backspace, Delete, Repair

After serving in the United States Navy, Jim Cagle started repairing typewriters at the ripe age of twenty-one. Now in his seventies, he has
been repairing typewriters for more than fifty years. Continue reading →

Emily Smallwood (left) and Lizzy Severson hold up dead chickens.

When Mentoring Becomes More

MAPLE’s student interns return from Uganda with far more than expected. Continue reading →

Pretty Little SOLDIERS

Two women in different stages of their Army careers tell their personal stories about surviving in a male dominated field of violence. Continue reading →

Tucked back at the edge of the University of Oregon Library’s main floor was Risa Bear’s territory when she worked at the University of Oregon Knight Library for twelve years.

The Pronoun Problem

t started with a bathroom,” says Risa Bear, retired University of Oregon librarian. When her bosses learned that she had begun her gender transition, they assigned her a key to the locked, unisex, management bathroom for nearly eight months. They … Continue reading →

Will McMahon has had paranoid schizophrenia since the age of nineteen when he started to hear voices in his head that told him to do harmful things. Will enjoys making his own hip hop music, which also helps him cope with his schizophrenia.

Definition of Crazy

Although recovery from schizophrenia is difficult, Will McMahon finds humor in his situation and uses it to help him cope. Continue reading →

Flirting with Fate

Missed opportunities cause lonely hearts to search publicly for romance. Continue reading →

The convenience of foods high in fat makes it difficult for Foster to stick to a healthier diet.

Consumed By Food

Neal Foster has overcome 11 years of drug addiction but has yet to end his abuse of the one substance necessary to survive: food. Continue reading →

Hook It and Book It

Night after night he’s out there “stealing” cars…but legally. Meet Jay Gates, “repoman”. Continue reading →

Wild Child: Learning Naturally

For these mostly home schooled kids, Trackers PDX provides a chance to learn wilderness skills and connects the youngsters to the natural environment. Continue reading →

The Fighter

NCAA All American wrestler Chael Sonnen is training for the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title fight this summer. Continue reading →