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Online Edition of The Cardinal Times

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Online Edition of The Cardinal Times

The Cardinal Times
Scarlett Dempsey

Scarlett Dempsey, Cardinal Times Opinion Editor, Designer

Scarlett is a junior this year. She is looking forward to writing lots of articles about topics she really cares about. Her favorite part of working on the newspaper is designing.

Contact by emailing [email protected] and put the reporter’s name in the subject line.

All content by Scarlett Dempsey
Senior Editor-in-Chief Coral Platt will study government at Cornell University in the fall. Photo by Sophie Liu

The Cardinal Times seniors, class of 2025, spread their wings

Meghan Whitten, Amanda Schubert, Curtis Beaubrun, Scarlett Dempsey, Gwenie Lee, Matthew Klein, Darby Drozdenko, Siri Lindsey, Banou Pusch, Lillian Feldman, and Suri Reynoso
May 21, 2025
Managing digital editor Leila Holte took charge this year in redesigning The Cardinal Times website to make it more visually appealing. She plans to attend the University of Oregon in the fall and has not declared a major. Photo by Kitta Bodmer

Leila Holte: Managing digital editor

Scarlett Dempsey
May 19, 2025
This prom season, Abby’s Closet hosted a prom dress giveaway at the Oregon Convention Center on April 5 and 6. Learn more about donating and volunteer opportunities at abbyscloset.org. Courtesy of Darina Neyret

Abby’s Closet provides beautiful prom dresses for students for free

Scarlett Dempsey
April 18, 2025
Fizz n Sip is Portland’s new dirty soda shop located at 2726 N Killingsworth St. They serve customizable dirty sodas, energy drinks and sparkling waters.

Get a taste of Utah at Portland’s new dirty soda shop

Scarlett Dempsey
March 19, 2025
Senior Kaili Olsson is a model with Q6 Model and Artist Management. She has been with Q6 for seven months and did modeling at three years old. Courtesy of Kaili Olsson

Lincoln models find success in stardom

Scarlett Dempsey
March 19, 2025
A memorial of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Black teenager who was fatally shot in 2012 by George Zimmerman watch while walking home from a convenience store, was created by student volunteers and displayed in the Lincoln commons for Black History Month. Courtesy of Vivienne Dempsey

Celebrating Black History Month at Lincoln

Scarlett Dempsey
February 24, 2025
Lincoln students use online platforms such as Depop and eBay to sell vintage clothing sourced from different thrift stores. Courtesy of Quinn Brown, David Twigg and Ben Henry De Tessan

Vintage clothing experts turn thrifting into a business

Scarlett Dempsey
January 28, 2025
Winter holidays are celebrated across the globe with traditional holiday foods. Some examples are Peruvian hot chocolate and Chinese longevity noodles.

Holiday dishes around the globe

Scarlett Dempsey and Amanda Schubert
December 9, 2024
User @logagm on TikTok has been creating and posting a variety of popular recipes for different cucumber salads. This article features two recipes: original and peanut butter.

Which viral cucumber salad is worth your time?

Scarlett Dempsey
October 18, 2024
Lincoln has the largest International Baccalaureate (IB) program in the state of Oregon, offering over 30 different IB courses.

Demand for IB classes directs which courses are offered

Scarlett Dempsey
October 17, 2024
Kyle Hunter is teaching NGSS Biology, AVID 10, and Freshman Leadership and Inquiry at Lincoln. He is looking forward to meeting students this year.

Staff profile: Kyle Hunter

Scarlett Dempsey
September 16, 2024
Lincoln's new phone policy requires students to lock their phones in a box for each class period. The school designed this policy to improve mental health and academic performance.

New phone policy promotes student engagement

Scarlett Dempsey and Coral Platt
September 15, 2024
Editor-in-chief Camilla Correani joined the Cardinal Times at the start of her sophomore year. Next year, she will be pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

The end of an era: Cardinal Times seniors spread their wings

Coral Platt, Meghan Whitten, Nidha Eakambaram, Darby Drozdenko, William Schoinas, Amanda Schubert, Gwenie Lee, Meagan Parke, Onika Darling, Siri Lindsey, Charlie Hildick Klein, Anika Rigby, Sofia Andersen, Scarlett Dempsey, Leila Holte, Ravi Weinrobe, Emmeline Berthelin, Peter David, and Matthew Klein
May 31, 2024
Reporter Bella Lehmann started on The Cardinal Times this year, after having been on Beyond the Flock for two years. She will be studying biology at the University of Georgia Honors College this fall.

Bella Lehmann: Reporter

Scarlett Dempsey
May 17, 2024
Hailey Bieber has inspired many trends such as her Erewhon smoothie, her style of acrylic nails and her skincare line “Rhode.”

Are Hailey Bieber’s trends worth their popularity?

Scarlett Dempsey and Amanda Schubert
April 19, 2024
Aliera Zeledon Morasch works as the college coordinator in Lincoln’s College and Career Center. She helps students navigate the college admissions process.

What’s happening with college acceptance rates?

Emilia Cafiso and Scarlett Dempsey
April 18, 2024
English and Critical Race Studies teacher Mary Brunson and Principal Peyton Chapman are female leaders at Lincoln who help shape the community.

Female leaders at Lincoln forge the future

Scarlett Dempsey and Meghan Whitten
March 18, 2024
The Interstate Bridge Replacement program is working to rebuild the 107-year-old Interstate Bridge that connects Portland and Vancouver. Their key priorities are the environment and equity.

Portland-Vancouver Interstate Bridge gets rebuilt after 107 years

Scarlett Dempsey
March 13, 2024
Britney Spears released her memoir “The Woman In Me” on Oct. 24. It follows her rise to fame and details her personal life and relationships.

Review: Britney Spears finds the woman in her

Scarlett Dempsey
January 15, 2024
On Oct. 2, eight people overdosed in the South Park Blocks on NW Couch St. and Park Ave. after ingesting a powder that was laced with fentanyl.

Rise in fentanyl use affects teens and young adults

Scarlett Dempsey
December 12, 2023
Lincoln’s football games have obnoxiously bright lights.

Satire: Dim the field lights!

Scarlett Dempsey
October 18, 2023
Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo released her sophomore album “Guts” on Sept. 8.

Olivia Rodrigo spilled her guts on her newest album

Scarlett Dempsey and Amanda Schubert
October 17, 2023
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs at The Eras Tour in Denver, Colorado on July 15. This is one of 146 shows she will perform over the course of the tour.

Economic and environmental effects of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

Scarlett Dempsey
September 15, 2023
Citizens stack up inside and out at the Beaverton DMV midday on Monday, September 11, something that has now become common due to post-pandemic pileup.

[Photo] DMV harder to navigate in post-pandemic world

Hildi Harrington
September 14, 2023
Video: Student opinions on makeup prices

Video: Student opinions on makeup prices

Scarlett Dempsey, Meghan Whitten, and Melan Gomalo
June 9, 2023
Editor-in-chief Leela Moreno has been a part of the Mass Communications program all four years of high school. She will be attending Brown University in Rhode Island.

Cardinal Times 2023 seniors we’ll be missing next year

Camilla Correani, Mary Carney, Anna Klein, Addison Locke, Isabella Hartman, Hazel Thomas, Keira Saavedra, Saphira Armin, Niko Paroissien-Arce, Max Decker, Sophia Halpern, Cole Tomlinson, Amanda Schubert, Miles Levine, and Scarlett Dempsey
May 18, 2023
Senior Christian Pedersen, a reporter on The Cardinal Times staff is interested in photography and plans to use it after high school. He has enjoyed his time on the staff.

Christian Pedersen: Reporter

Scarlett Dempsey
May 18, 2023
“Midnights” was released on October 21, 2022. This is Taylor Swift’s tenth studio album.

Taylor Swift is back with “Midnights” – Midnights Album Review

Scarlett Dempsey
March 14, 2023
Sarah Kane is a senior. She is ASB co-president at Lincoln with Jacob Pixton.

ASB explains how they help the student body

Scarlett Dempsey
December 7, 2022
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