Commentary – Clarion

The Queen of the Box Office Bites the Dust

February 21, 2019

Out of all the problematic, vile, and angering “movies” in 2018, the cinematic disaster known as...

Video Game Back Alley: Frog Fractions 2 Hops into My Heart

February 21, 2019

Usually when a game that’s been anticipated for two years is released, it takes minutes for someone to...

Bootlegs and B-Sides

February 14, 2019

Lil Hardin Armstrong Lil Hardin Armstrong is best known for being Louis Armstrong’s seco...

Super Bowl 53 Betrays Tradition and Disappoints Everyone.

February 12, 2019

What an absolute travesty. It’s pretty fair to say that very few people were satisfied with 2019’s Su...

Bandersnatch: Relax, Just Watch It!

February 8, 2019

Few shows are as prolific and as terrifying as Black Mirror. A look at horror with a...

Being Mindful: A Class, An Attitude, A Lifestyle

By Nicolas Brown, reporter

February 7, 2019

Filed under Commentary, Education, Health, News

It is not widely known, but there is a class about mindfulness at Cleveland. What’s that? According to its...

The Downfall of the Disney Original

January 23, 2019

Where have Disney’s animated feature length films gone? In the last couple of years, Disney has dra...

Winter Hikes

January 23, 2019

Don’t let the cold weather keep you inside! Even though the trails near Mount Hood are icy, there ...

Police in Schools Do Not Make Them Safer

By Mirabella Miller, Editor in Chief

January 15, 2019

Filed under Commentary

On Dec. 11, the Portland Public Schools Board agreed to pay over $1.2 million a year for nine full-ti...

Clarion Over-Under: Winter Issue

By Mirabella Miller, Editor in Chief

January 15, 2019

Filed under Commentary

Hello Cleveland Clarion readers, As Commentary Editor-in-Chief, I regard it as my utmost responsibility to bring stimulating discourse to the public. A good commentary is thorough, with a multitude of supporting evidence that strengthens the author’s argument. But sometimes, the most polarizing and influential opinion p...

Voter Suppression in 2018 Midterm Elections

By Mia Johnson, Reporter

January 14, 2019

Filed under Commentary, News, Politics

Looking back on the 2018 midterm elections, voter suppression has again become a commonly discussed and relevant issue. Although the democrats have much to celebrate in the House of Representatives, it is important to emphasize that we are not past discrimination and suppression. Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for govern...

The Clarion’s Top Movies of 2018

January 9, 2019

Burning Drama/Mystery ‧ 2h 28m Going into “Burning,” one thing that I valued while watching it was...