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Q. What is Oregon famous for?Oregon's Devon Allen, left, celebrates with teammate Dwayne Stanford after scoring against Michigan State wearing the all-yellow Ducks’ “Human Highlighter” uniform.Eugene, OregonCrater LakeGoLocalPDX | Lifestyle | 35 Famous Quotes About Portland and Oregon"Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time."-Lance Armstrong in a 2012 interview with The Huffington Post.The Huffington Post asked Lance Armstrong if he thought biking should be more of a viable mode of transportation rather than just for excerised. He praised Portland for being such a bike-friendly city.“We want you to visit our State of Excitement often. Come again and again. But for heaven’s sake, don’t move here to live. Or if you do have to move in to live, don’t tell any of your neighbors where you are going.”- Tom McCall, 1971Tom McCall was Oregon's 30th Governor from 1967 to January 1975."I wanted to go to Portland because it's a really good book town."- Patti Smith in a 2010 interview with The Oregonian.Patti Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and artist her rose to fame in the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. She spoke to The Oregonian in 2010 about her music and Portland."When you move from a different country, it takes a while to make friends. I found myself being lonely a lot at first. In New Delhi, I had all my family. But Portland is one of those cities you can immerse yourself in and feel comfortable. People are so friendly."-Kunal Nayyar in a 2011 interview with The Oregonian.Kunal Nayyar is an Indian actor and writer known for his role as Dr. Raj Koothrappali in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He talked about his love for Portland in an interview with the Oregonian after visiting his alma mater the University of Portland."When I first started going to Portland, people told me about Stumptown. They were like 'Oh, it's the best coffee,'and I thought, 'How good could it really be?' I'm like, 'Sure, great, uh... I'd love to see it.' But then when I went, it truly, I am not kidding, is the best coffee I have ever had."-Fred ArmisenFred Armisen is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy show Portlandia."At 13, when I was a runaway, I was taken in by the most amazing drag queens in Portland, Ore. We didn't always know where our next meal was coming from, but there was so much camaraderie and love. Not to mention, those girls could paint a face, and I learned how because of them."-Rose McGowan in a 2011 interview with the Huffington Post.Rose McGowan is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB supernatural drama series Charmed. She spoke about her time with drag queens in Portland to the Huffington Post."I think that people are surprised that I turned out the way I did despite growing up in Oregon. I think people think of Oregon as such a granola, hippie kind of a place."- Kaitlin Olson of It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaKaitlin Olson is a native Oregonian and actress who stars in the hit FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Olson grew up in Tualatin and graduated the University of Oregon before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career."In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed seeing the diversity that craft brewery has fueled across the Nation."-Peter DeFazioPeter DeFazio is the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district, serving since 1987."Portland in particular is a cheap enough place to live that you can still develop your passion - painting, writing, music. People seem less status-conscious. Even wealthy people buy second-hand clothes and look a little bit homeless."-Chuck PalahniukChuck Palahniuk is an Oregon native who is most well known as the author of the award-winning novel Fight Club."I don't think I would live outside of the Northwest. I think the quality of life in Portland is really good. People move from intense, high-powered jobs, and move to Portland, work half as much and live twice as good."-Carrie BrownsteinCarrie Brownstein is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy show Portlandia. She is a Portland native who rose to fame in the 90s and early 2000s for her work with the punk band Sleater-Kinney."Other great rivers add power to youYakima, Snake, and the Klickitat, tooSandy, Willamette and Hood River tooSo roll on, Columbia, roll on"-Woody Guthrie, "Roll on Columbia" 1941Woody Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician."That's swell. I like ya, Lloyd. I always liked ya. You were always the best of 'em. Best god-damn bartender from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine - or Portland, Oregon for that matter."-Jack Torrance, played by Jack Nicholson in The ShiningThe 1980 film The Shining was partially filmed in Oregon at the Timberline Lodge near Mount Hood."Today, I honor the memory of those brave settlers of Oregon, and pay tribute, as well, to the native Americans already inhabiting this land before pioneers like my great-great-grandparents arrived here in the mid-1800’s. Such dreams those pioneers had for this territory. Some instinct drew them here, a fate a pulling, a desire for deep and lasting change in their lives. They embraced that change. They sought it out. Theirs was a quest for new horizons, for new beginnings. For a new homeland. They rode. They walked. They staved. They forge. And they died. But they kept their eyes westward. They gave us Oregon."-Barbara Roberts, 1991 Inaugural MessageBarbara Roberts is the first female Governor of Oregon. She held office from 1991 to 1995."In the city of, rosesStreets lined with red brick, and green branchesWeren't rainy days that might seem bleakOur rain is the paint that makes the land lush and the folks uniqueCity parks, wild berries, and old bridgesA rolling river bringing goods from the seaA mountain hooded in snow silently watching over meAnd everywhere I go these roots are with me, and I find,I take along a little piece of heaven, with these memories of mineFrom the city of roses, city of roses"-'City of Roses' by Esperanza SpaldingEsperanza Spalding is an American jazz bassist, cellist and singer who grew up in the King neighborhood of Portland."Well Portland Oregon and sloe gin fizzIf that ain't love then tell me what isWell I lost my heart it didn't take no timeBut that ain't all. I lost my mind in Oregon."-Loretta Lynn 'Portland, Oregon'Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter. She sang these lyrics in her song 'Portland, Oregon.'"Let's meet in the city whereThe rivers cross bridges thereLet's float down into the streamOf rich and poor pioneersA kid from a western townWants to be seen and go outLet's borrow my parent's carLet's stay out all night up thereAnd Burnside will be our streetWhere the kids and the hookers meetDiners and strip club junkBookstores and punk rock clubs"-'Light Rail Coyote' by Sleater-KinneySleater-Kinney is an all female Portland-based punk band that rose to fame in the 90s and early 2000s."The dream of the 90's is alive in Portland."- 'Dream of the 90s,' PortlandiaThe IFC sketch comedy Portlandia's pilot episode in 2011 featured an orginal song 'Dream of the 90s' about Portland's unique culture and weirdness."In the long history of humanity, the most precious spark is that of individual freedom."- Charles A. SpragueCharles A. Sprague was the 22nd Governor of Oregon from 1939 to 1943."How Wild it Was, To Let it Be"- Cheryl Strayed, 'WILD'Cheryl Strayed is the New York Times bestselling author of WILD, a memoir about Strayed's 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in a journey of healing and self-discovery. A major movie adaption of WILD starring Reese Witherspoon hit theaters in 2014. The majority of the movie was filmed in Oregon. Strayed has called Portland home for nearly two decades now, since she settled here at the end of her journey at the age of 26."The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few."-Phil KnightPhil Knight is an Oregon native and the co-founder and chairman of Nike."To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift,” and “You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement."-Steve PrefontaineSteve Prefontaine ran track for the University of Oregon and competed in the 1972 Olympics. He once held the American record in seven different distance track events before he died in a tragic 1975 car accident in Eugene."A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy"-Ted KulongoskiTed Kulongoski was the 36th Governor of Oregon from 2003 to 2011.“Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our state’s beauty, the opportunity she affords, and the independent spirit of her citizens.”- Tom McCall, Address to the 1973 LegislatureTom McCall was Oregon's 30th Governor from 1967 to January 1975."No matter what time of year I come here, people always say the same thing: 'It's not usually like this.'"-Garrison KeillorGarrison Keillor is an author and radio personality best known as the host of Minnesota Public Radio show 'A Prairie Home Companion.'"Portland is quickly becoming one of those lovely, lush Third World countries where kinda-rich people retire with their money. Here, they can live like kings, generating only service-industry jobs and jacking up housing prices."- Chuck PalahniukChuck Palahniuk is an Oregon native who is most well known as the author of the award-winning novel Fight Club."This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life."- Tom McCall, 1982, Campaign to fight Measure 6, a repeal of Oregon’s Land Use LawTom McCall was Oregon's 30th Governor from 1967 to January 1975."Ocian [sic] in view! O! The joy."- William Clark, journal entry upon sighting the Pacific Ocean at the Oregon Coast.William Clark was an American explorer and soldier who lived from 1770 to 1838"I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being. It happened in the summer of 1959-a long time ago, but only if you measure in terms of years. I was living in a small town in Oregon called Castle Rock. There were only twelve hundred and eighty-one people. But to me, it was the whole world."- Stand by MeStand by Me is a 1986 American coming of age drama film."I love Portland. I think it's one of the best cities - I obviously haven't been to very many places, but I had one of the best times I've had on a set there."- Mia WasikowskaMia Wasikowska is an Australian actress best known for her work on the HBO television series In Treatment, Alice, and The Kids Are All Right."Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket."-The Goonies, MikeyThe Goonies is a 1985 Steven Spielberg film about a band of pre-teens who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon."You have died of dysentary."- The Oregon Trail (computer game).The Oregon Trail is a computer game originally developed in 1971. The original game was designed to teach school children about the realities of 19th century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail."Where young people go to retire"- PortlandiaThe IFC sketch comedy show Portlandia coined this now iconic phrase in their 2011 pilot episode."As Members of Congress we can now engage with our constituents via online innovations like the Huffington Post, while a small business in rural Oregon can use the Internet to find customers around the world."- Ron WydenRon Wyden is the senior United States Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996."Statistically, Portland, Oregon has the most street kids, like kids that run away from home and live on the street. It's like a whole culture thing there. If you walk around on the streets, there are kids living on the streets, begging for money, but it's almost like a cool thing. They all just sit around and play music and squat."- Laura RamseyLaura Ramsey is a film and television actress best known for her roles in She's the Man, The Ruins, Middle Men, and Kill the Irishman.

I’d probably score about a 20% on the American liberal-o-meter.My low score is due to three main reasons:A complete lack of faith in the motives and abilities of politicians and the federal government when it comes to solving problems without creating more problems (and benefiting themselves in the process).A recognition, appreciation, and respect of the diversity of cultures in the United States. Part of that respect includes “not forcing them to conform to the norms of a more dominant outside culture.”Want to change it from “Columbus Day” to “Indigenous People’s Day” in Oregon? Rock on. You do you. I don’t live there, so what business is it of mine?Same thing for Alabama if they want to teach abstinence-only sex ed in public schools. Rock on. You do you. I don’t live there, so what business is it of mine?A recognition, appreciation, and respect of individuality. Part of that respect includes not treating people differently because of their demographics or socio-economic status.I’d rather everyone pay less in federal taxes and the federal government have less of a role in everyone’s lives, but, at the same time, I recognize that the federal government does have a role to play here. I’m not some sort of anarchist.I think that the government has plenty of money to do what it should be doing, if it just spent that money correctly.Income inequality doesn’t really bother me. I don’t think the government could do anything substantial about it, anyway. Anything the government did to even things out would just be able bringing down the top, not lifting the bottom. It’s about spiting the rich, not helping the poor.My default assumption is that every politician above the local level is lying, or only telling half-truths. (That’s why criticism of Republican politicians doesn’t faze me… Telling me that a Republican politician is a liar just confirms what I already suspected about all politicians. I vote for the Republicans because they at least pretend to want to lower the role of government in my life.)I sincerely think that the vast majority of all elected officials at the federal level, from all parties, could not care less about me or my family after Election Day. I believe they will say what they have to say to get elected, even if they themselves don’t believe it. And they will most certainly not follow the same laws they pass for the rest of us most of the time.Because of my respect for individuality, I really don’t care what happens between consenting adults. That’s where a lot of my “liberal points” come from. I was never opposed to gay marriage, and I’m in favor of legalizing some victimless vices.I also support a substantial reduction in the size and reach of the military, so long as the savings were passed back to the taxpayers.If Libertarian were a viable political party in the United States, I’d be one of them. But they aren’t. Ever the pragmatist, I usually just label myself as “conservative” and vote for the candidate who gives conservatism the most lip service… usually the Republican.Fortunately for liberals, I live in a state where my vote usually doesn’t matter anyway.

The most important thing to understand is that companies generally hire you for the experience you possess, not necessarily what you studied in school. Therefore, your first job out of college is the one where your major matters the most. There is a fall off among your second and third jobs in terms of one's major. There are a few careers that are highly focused and require a specific major, including tech and management consulting (mine), law and medicine. Outside of these specialty fields, only your first boss really cares.Oregon State (my alma mater) majors that have strong demand include the engineering and business schools (including agri business). I would expect that music, philosophy, history and other liberal arts would be more limited in introductory job prospects.The interesting change in our economy, often driven by new startups that challenge the status quo, is that it is easier to pivot when one graduates with a major that is out of favor. I have hired senior project managers with government studies degrees, management consultants with philosophy backgrounds and the like.My advice is to major in what you enjoy and do well. After graduation, you will have to use your creativity anyway to build an experience profile to make money doing what you love to do anyway - whether a job or your own business. Good luck and welcome to a great university.