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Katrina Schmidt Weighs on Her Four Years with CGO

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Katrina Schmidt graduated from the University of Oregon in Winter of 2020 and has been incredibly active with CGO from the beginning of her college career. This is what she wrote about her experiences within the organization:

I am a Human Physiology major and am currently working on my medical school applications to become a psychiatrist. CGO will be the biggest thing I miss from my time at the University of Oregon. Starting out as a freshman, it gave me a community who I could rely on for support and to push me to better myself. Through the upperclassmen I was able to get involved in different clubs and activities that I may not have considered before. The opportunities that the CGO provide are invaluable. Especially as a science major, it was always refreshing to take time every week to ponder complicated issues, do some self-reflection, and learn a little more about the world and each other. Being a part of the CGO has taught me many lessons including the need to practice ethics and that sugar is the devil.

Distancing but Not Apart

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Carnegies video chatting and keeping up with each others’ lives

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, university campuses all over the United States have been going virtual in order to practice social distancing guidelines. While many organizations are currently taking a hiatus during this period, CGO is still meeting over Zoom! While the meetings are not organized in their usual fashion, the students of CGO are continuously keeping in touch with each other and maintaining the Carnegie Community.

Scott Warren Comes to Oregon

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Scott Warren talking to Carnegies

Scott Warren, a human rights activist on migration issues and Arizona State University professor, came to the University of Oregon March 2020 to talk to Carnegies about his work in the Sonoran Desert near Arjo, Arizona where he provides aid to asylum seekers crossing the US-Mexico border. He established the advocacy group No Más Muertes (No More Deaths) which aspires to end the deaths of those crossing the border by supplying food, water, and additional aid.

While giving his talk, Scott Warren talked about his experiences in the Sonora desert with students and other No Más Muertes members as well as his experiences with the community members in the town of Arjo.