![]() Murray is now the proud father of two Hawkeye basketball players. "A big reason (why I went to Iowa) was just kind of his personality and how he gravitated to me, I gravitated to him," Murray said. "And, you know, I went back and committed."īefore that, Street also hosted a highly sought-after recruit from Battle Creek, Michigan: Kenyon Murray. "Chris just shot down every doubt that I had," Settles said. Iowa assistant coach Gary Close told Settles to meet with Chris to talk with him, player to player. He admits he had some doubts and wondered if Iowa really wanted him, if he fit in as a sub or with the players. "There's always a little confusion when you're being recruited," Jess said about his college decision. Chris hosted him on recruiting visits and Jess says, he is one of the reason's he picked Iowa. Settles was a senior at Winfield-Mount Union at the time and committed to play for the Hawkeyes. Like it was yesterday," Former Hawkeye basketball player Jess Settles said. ![]() We cannot do this work without you.IOWA CITY, Iowa - Thursday marks 30 years since Iowa standout basketball player Chris Street died in crash near Iowa City. If just half of our readers signed up to give $6 a month, we wouldn't have to fundraise for the rest of the year. ![]() Help us keep BIPOC-led media free and accessible. With over 1,000 Rainmakers, the Emerald is truly community-driven local media. Rainmakers give recurring gifts at any amount. The South Seattle Emerald is brought to you by Rainmakers. □ Featured Image: Photo by qi xna on Unsplash. **Writer’s Statement**: By not saying what I think is beautiful, that leaves it up to other people to say what they think is beautiful. Society says a certain size is beautiful. I think we should look at those things as beautiful. That explains why he was such a butthead. My father, the Alien, was born in a test tube Though it wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. Our life in Washington showed us we had a new start, To go play basketball in the neighborhoodĪnd the next morning, I woke up really sore They said that I learned it from an inappropriate TV show I told my parents, but they didn’t believe me He started out telling me words I didn’t understand The nightmare started when I was 5 years oldĮverything was going fine until I moved there To partner with Pongo in inspiring healing and relief among youth coping with mental and emotional turmoil, register for the autumn edition of its Ignite Pongo training series today!Ĭontent Warning: Discussion of child sexual abuse. Through this special monthly column in partnership with the South Seattle Emerald, Pongo invites readers to bear witness to the pain, resilience, and creative capacity of youth whose voices and perspectives are too often relegated to the periphery. Pongo believes there is power in creative expression and articulating one’s pain to an empathetic audience. Approximately 40% of youth arrive at CSTC having been court ordered to get treatment however, by the end of their stay, most youth residents become voluntary participants. Many CSTC youth are coping with severe emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges. ![]() For over 20 years, Pongo has mentored poetry with children at the Child Study and Treatment Center (CSTC), the only state-run psychiatric hospital for youth in Washington State. Pongo Poetry Project’s mission is to engage youth in writing poetry to inspire healing and growth.
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