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I'm a college student and interested in engineering. I'm wondering what's being done to encourage and develop sustainable engineering programs at colleges/universities around Oregon. Seems to me that if we want "green jobs" and technology then we should be training the developers of our technology to be more "green".

posted 4 years, 3 months ago
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I can appreciate people's strong feelings about the better qualities of our country (somewhat free speech, equality for some, opportunities if you have the cash in your area) but I don't understand why our July 4th celebration of patriotism is a display of drunken pyrotechnics. What does this say about us when someone from Germany or Japan walks through downtown Portland and sees us acting this way because we're proud of our country?

There's more depth to the subject, I realize, but I just can't get past the feelings of apprehension and bitterness when thinking about celebrating our country with a can of PBR and a bottle rocket.

Colin

posted 4 years, 11 months ago
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