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Clothing choices available at bargain prices
m H aley E pperly ____________
Staff Reporter
Abercrombie and Fitch...
$55.75, Urban Outfitters...
$42.50, Target.... $15.50, Value
Village... $2.50. Clothing can
be found for a wide range
of prices to fit both personal
taste and budgets.
Walking through the doors
of Value Village a vast sea
of clothing lines the racks.
Clothing is organized in rows
of rainbow colors that invite
shoppers to take the challenge
of finding a treasure. The
sound of hangers screeching
against the rack is heard
over the classic rock music
as people sift through the
clothing, determined to find
a bargain no matter how long
it takes.
"All the clothes at thrift
stores are original and cheap,
and sometimes they make for
good conversation starters,"
Taylor White, sophomore,
said. "I like to be happy and
so if I wear something fun
and extreme I can't help but
be happy."
Where do you find this
clothing from previous
decades? Legitimately
old attire can be found in
such thrift stores like Value
Village, Red White and Blue,
Goodwill, (or even cheaper
at the Goodwill outlet store
where you pay for clothing
by the pound). Resale stores
which charge higher prices
include Buffalo Exchange
and Red Light located just
off Hawthorne in southeast
Portland. The inexpensive
pricing doesn't translate to
inadequate articles as some
people first believe.
"I like thrift stores because
it's fun to find quality clothes
at a dirt cheap price," Sarah
Lord, sophomore, said. "As
a teenager I don't have a lot
of extra spending money
to blow on super pricey
clothing."
Girls tend to care more
about their clothing than
boys. They are more likely to
buy expensive clothing and
designer labels. Most boys
polled said they don't place
as much importance on who
makes the clothing as much
as how it feels.
"I don't care what I'm
wearing, as long as I'm
comfortable I could care less
what people think about me,"
Keith Rivers, junior, said.
The comfortable factor seems
to determine what many
students, boys and girls,
wear.
"Designer clothing is really
comfortable, and I get to wear
these clothes for a really long
time because they are made
really well, so they last a
long time," Zoey Olmstead,
sophomore, said. Olmstead
is one of the many sporting
soft Juicy jackets in a variety
of colors.
Others think buying
expensive clothing is a waste
of money, but are not thrift
store shoppers either.
"My $20 jeans are made of
denim just like your Sevens.
Is it really that important to
pay for special stitching on
back pockets of your jeans?"
Erin Morrow, sophomore,
said.
"People have been raised
with the idea that generally
expensive means good and so
they buy expensive things in
the hopes that it will provide
the best quality as well,"
Preston Rattle, sophomore,
said. Rattle stated he could
care less about clothing,
sharing a mutual apathy
towards clothing with some
other students.
Urban Outfitters, located
at Bridgeport Village, is
one of the more expensive
popular clothing stores that
acts as a bridge between thrift
stores and designer brands.
It provides the vintage style
that many people look for
when searching through rows
of clothing at Value Village,
but the clothes are new and
come in multiple sizes, unlike
thrift stores.
"On an average day I'd
probably wear a pair of
some knock-off Converse,"
Ariane Hopkinson, junior,
said. Hopkinson said she uses
other forms of expression like
humor to stand out.
Any way it's analyzed,
clothing is a necessity and can
be a form of self-expression.
One style is no better than
another, but each person
seems to think their personal
fashion sense is the best. It
is solely a matter of opinion
whether one wishes to go to
Gucci for a new bag, or paw
through the bins at Goodwill
Gracie Myers, sophomore, tries on a dress at Value Village located
off of McLoughlin Boulevard. Many students shop at thrift stores to
find vintage, unique clothing at bargain prices.
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Service based learning inspires change, empowerment
■ B rittany P eterson
Staff Reporter
Change is in the air and sev
eral teachers are employing
action projects as a way to
make a positive difference.
According to these teachers,
they want their students to
change discover and feel
empowered.
Todd Jones, social studies, is
one such teacher. He is having
his International Relations
students design their own
projectsaround a global issue
the\ feel is important.
I want mv students to learn
about major issues around the
world and raise aw areness,
¿onessaid. When 1 assigned
them the orokvt they were
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dents desire to matter.
He assigned die project to his
students in card March,
tones does a community ser
vice nroicc: with his classes
ever year. The projects can
span from forming a protest
to raising av\ arc n o - about
women's rights and the lack
or education available tor
women arounu the world
to creating a project .-round
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in order to baud a school in
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My hope is to see them moti
vated and empowered. Jones
said.
Andrew West, English teacher
had his Core English class per
form action projects as well.
These projects were started in
October and completed by his
students in March.
"The projects were based on
needs we saw in the school, the
community, the region and the
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world, West said.
Tire class formed groups and
decided on something ihev
wanted to change.
" This was not for M r W est but
for themselves or something
larger then themselves, West
Accord ing to West, the purpose
of the project was not only to
improve English skills such as
writing proposals or following
through on research, but to do
something was that real, mean
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However, students reactions
mere varied.
"For some students it was life
changing, for others it was
frustrating to work in a group
because of the all important
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not have gleaned everything
the? could have out of toe
presect, the results were prom -
islng according to West.. Many
groups did tilings Alien as
volunteering at an anim al
shelter or a homeless she.ter
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interview rom eless p.eog .e
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others, Brevne said.
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the project every month since
September, but they didn’t
start until January. They are
due in mid-May.
Students have created proj
ects such as volunteering
at youth agencies and en
vironm ental projects. For
exam ple, one student is
making pillow s for victims
of breast cancer.
Brevne chose to do a Make
a Difference Project not only
because it ties in with the
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dents. can find passion with
a protect such as this. After
*rclass finished read ing the
Nicer, she wanted
them to think about what
they could do for others.
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empowered. One p erson can
make« difference in the lives
o f others.' B rey ne said.
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the teachers who had their
sruderrs plan and carry out
action projects were satis-
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