Every year the Portland Metro Dancers, a non-profit arts organization, hosts a performance that is a compilation of different styles of dance from many different local artists. The company's dancers, and often dancers chosen by the choreographer, perform the pieces as a way to increase awareness of dance in the Portland area.
Western student Maegan Christoson bids on one of the many gift certificates available at the annual Abby's House Silent Auction on Monday, Dec.1. The auction is a fundraiser for Abby's House, a resource center for women and families on Western's campus.
Every year, an average of $450 billion is spent on Christmas gifts in America. Countless hours are spent stuck in traffic and buying gifts. People wait in line at 4 a.m. the morning after Thanksgiving to get great deals on things they probably do not need anyway.