My brother, Tim, died one week before my 28th birthday. As May 15th approaches, a random memory of Tim popped into my brain. These happen often and I thought I’d share this one with the world. It highlights the impact my big brother had (and has) on the person I am...
Goodbye, this Year. Hello, Next. 2024 brought with it much excitement and success. Becoming the first college graduate in the Media family, being able to spend more time with my wife and daughter over a wonderful summer, awesome opportunities at UO, new...
Today is a hard day. No. Today is the start of an arduous four years. A lot of people are feeling sad. Many feel fearful. Those are both completely acceptable emotions in these trying times. Democracy took a big blow yesterday. Only an ignorant person could argue to...
In 2015, at exactly 7:31 am on the 17th of September, my life improved dramatically. My girlfriend (now wife), Stephanie and I were eagerly awaiting the arrival of our little girl the night before. I’ll never forget the ride home from work, walking into our...
On June 17, I became the first member of my family to graduate from college. I worked tirelessly to achieve my goals in education and was honored to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication with a B.S. in...
One decade. I sat at home that day, in a pool of my own tears, next to my future wife. Mom was at the hospital, standing by your side as they took you off life support and your body slowly shut down. I couldn’t stand by your side as you took your last breath. I...
Yesterday, I was presented with a learning opportunity. (Fair warning, this is going to be one of those L O N G posts, so I’ll have a TL;DR at the end for those less interested. I gotchu) For reference, I live on the edge of the University of Oregon campus, on...
Week One PAC-12 Recap September 3, 2023 By Johnny Media Football season has finally returned. Week one of the college football landscape had some interesting twists and turns. It also had anticipated outcomes. Notre Dame ran away from Navy 42-3. Michigan...
Bad hires. Poor planning. Greed. The Death of the Pac-12 What started as the Pacific Coast Conference over 108 years ago, now stands poised to go extinct. From lack of forethought to mishandling of executive roles, sift through the path of how the Pac-12 got to this...
The Collier Lawn at the University of Oregon. A large Sitka spruce (right) creates shade for pedestrians along 13th Ave and University St. (Photo by University of Oregon) Eugene, Ore. By Johnny Media Green is a common color on the University of Oregon campus. From the...
