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In honor of Women’s Month, we’re joined by Advocate News Editor Daniella Young, Broadcast Director Wensdai Pearson, and Lead Video Editor Mazey Copeland!
This week, The Advocate’s Donovan Sargent took a Look at 4 of the MHCC Saints and asked them a few questions. Conor Geiger #21 Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Position: Wing Height: 6’5″ Major: Engineering Hometown: Eugene, OR High School: Churchill Offensive Goals: To be a dominant passer, a dominant scorer, and dominant as an offensive team Click play to hear the whole interview: Kyler Haynes #25 Age: 19 Year: Freshman Position: Anything 1-5 Height: 6’6″ Major: Phys ed. Hometown: Augusta, GA High School: Butler High How has the coaching staff helped you?: By pushing me, they don’t tell me what I did right, they tell me what I can do, that there’s always room for improvement Click play to hear the whole interview: Steven Fair #22 Age: 22 Year: Sophomore Position: Guard Height: 6’3″ Major: Communications Hometown: Fresno, CA High School: Alliance What makes the team strong: The height is pretty nice this year. We work. Click play to hear the whole interview: Terrell Walker #40 Age: 20 Year: Freshman Position: Center Height: 6’7″ Major: General Studies Hometown: Las Vegas High School: Cimarron Memorial Role on the Team: To [...]
Over the summer most of the state and many parts of the nation prepared to witness a truly historical event – the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. The spectacular moment will be the focus of a special look back at the MHCC Planetarium, in an upcoming show titled “Remembering the Eclipse: An Amazing Event,” hosted by Will Blackmore, astronomy instructor at Mt. Hood. There will be showings on Tuesday and Friday (Oct. 3 and 6) with showtimes at 6 and 7:15 p.m., respectively. Admission is $2 for MHCC students with ID and children, and $5 for other adults. For Oregonians, it seemed that no matter where you were during the weeks and days leading up to the event, there were people both strategically planning their trip to find the best viewing spot, while others wanted nothing to do with it and decided to stay far away from any highways or potential traffic jams. In either case, it was difficult to ignore the sheer rarity of this particular phenomena. For Blackmore in particular, it was a prime opportunity to take some of his students to see the eclipse in its entirety. Since the eclipse reached totality only in select parts of [...]