Faculty union holds demonstration outside Knight Library to push for...
With handmade signs, water bottle maracas and chanting “Contract now,” the University of Oregon’s faculty union — United Academics — held a demonstration outside the Knight Library in support of their...
View ArticleHuman trafficking victim shares her journey of being trafficked
Rebecca Bender moved into her boyfriend’s house. Nothing unusual there, right? She had only been seeing him for six months, but soon after she moved in, the beatings began. Sex trafficking is simply...
View ArticleCollege coaches are highest-paid, public employees in 41 states, including...
The rumors are true, coaches do get paid a whole lot of money. In 41 states, they are the highest-paid, active public employees, according to Reuben Fischer-Baum from Deadspin. Fischer-Baum posted the...
View ArticleUO graduate teaching fellow Jack McDowell allegedly fires gun at least 39...
University of Oregon Political Science Graduate Teaching Fellow Jack Edward McDowell was taken into custody outside his home at approximately 3:22 a.m. Saturday, according to a press release sent by...
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Fire department responds to report of fire in Dunn Hall basement in Hamilton...
At around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Eugene Fire Department officials responded to a reported fire in the basement of Dunn Hall in the Hamilton Complex. “It started in a janitor’s closet in the basement of the...
View ArticleArabic courses added to UO summer term options
For the first time ever, students will have an opportunity to enroll in either first-year or second-year Arabic courses over the summer. These courses rely on enough students being enrolled to cover...
View ArticleUO campus rides into the nation’s top-25 bike-friendly neighborhoods
Eugene cranked out four spots in the nation’s top 25 most bikeable neighborhoods as researched by Walk Score. Based on a 100-point system — determined by bike lanes, hills, destinations and road...
View ArticleAaron Blanton makes his mark at 2nd annual UFO Film Festival
Two years ago, University Film Organization President Aaron Blanton decided to co-produce a short film over four months during the summer with a few friends. It wasn’t until the actors went back to...
View ArticleDylan Freechild named College Open’s Most Valuable Player
It was clear from the time he started playing that Dylan Freechild, an undergraduate student at UO, was the perfect candidate to win the Heisman Trophy of Ultimate: the Callahan Award. He earned the...
View ArticleWheating and Kesselring represent UO during the first night of the...
Former Duck Andrew Wheating and current Duck Anne Kesselring represented the University of Oregon on the first night of the Prefontaine Classic, Friday. In a world-class field, Wheating ran a...
View ArticlePrefontaine Classic finishes with five new meet records
On a sunny Saturday afternoon 12,816 spectators filled the stands of historic Hayward Field and watched world class athletes set 10 world-leading marks and five meet records in different events on the...
View ArticleUO community gathers for solidarity demonstration for Turkish protesters
Approximately 100 students, staff and faculty gathered outside the Knight Library on Tuesday in a solidarity demonstration for Turkish protesters. Turkish protesters endured excessive police brutality...
View ArticleChelsea Cassulo wins the women’s hammer throw national title on her final throw
Competing in her first NCAA Division I track and field championship, Chelsea Cassulo earned Arizona State University’s first ever hammer throw national title on Friday at Hayward Field. With her family...
View ArticleLorraine Ugen wins by more than a foot in the women’s long jump at the NCAA...
TCU sophomore Lorraine Ugen won the national title in the women’s long jump with a mark that was just over a foot further than second place. Ugen was ranked twelfth with a season best of 20 feet 9.75...
View ArticleFreshman Tomas Kruzliak takes the NCAA title in the men’s hammer throw
For the second time in a row Virginia Tech claimed the NCAA championship in the hammer throw, only this time it was with a freshman. Slovakian born Tomas Kruzliak of Virginia Tech won the hammer throw...
View ArticleHigh jumper Derek Drouin defeats rival for the NCAA championship title
After placing second to the defending national champion Erik Kynard of Kansas State for the last two NCAA Outdoor Championships, Derek Drouin of Indiana made sure it didn’t happen again. One week...
View ArticleShanieka Thomas wins NCAA triple jump championship title by a foot and a half
Shanieka Thomas of San Diego State hop, skipped and jumped 46 feet and 4.75 inches (14.14m) — only an inch off her personal best — to win her first NCAA championship in the triple jump at Historic...
View ArticleBrigetta Barrett ends her collegiate career with a sixth NCAA title in the...
National collegiate record holder Brigetta Barrett of Arizona adds one more NCAA high jump championship to her trophy case. Barrett out jumped the remaining three jumpers — Courtney Anderson of...
View ArticleOmar Craddock triple jumps his way to another NCAA championship title
Defending outdoor champion Omar Craddock of Florida got the crowd’s attention with his massive wind-aided jump of 55-1.5(16.92m) on his first attempt of the competition earning him a first place...
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Who wore it best? A selection of the best graduation caps of 2013
There are plenty of adornments that hang off graduates during commencement, from leis to sashes and even ropes. But some students take it upon themselves to deck out their mortarboards with colorful...
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