Clik here to view.
Mass evacuation scenario around campus conducted by National Guard
National Guard servicemen were gathered around the artificial turf fields outside the Student Recreation Center early on May 2. They stood in small groups, arms crossed in the morning chill, chatting...
View ArticleEnglish majors can overcome the stereotype, use their degree in the job market
Three students walk into a bar: a business major, a chemistry major and an English major. They order drinks and talk about what they will do when they graduate. “I’m going to start a company!” says the...
View ArticleRecent grads share their job-nabbing secrets for this competitive market
The job market is rough. Last year, over 53 percent of college students under 25 with bachelor degrees were unemployed or underemployed, according to a report by the Associated Press. How can college...
View ArticleInterest rate on student loans could double, lose six-month grace period
More than $1 trillion. That’s the outstanding balance owed in U.S. student loans this year, a staggering and unprecedented amount of college student debt. The recession is partially responsible, with...
View ArticleBringing campus together for University Day
U-Day. The day when an army of determined University students storm the lawns of campus with rakes, wheelbarrows and a will to plant flowers. Thousands went in and most ended up in stylish new...
View ArticleBest ASUO group: We Are Oregon
The ‘Best of Campus’ winners were determined by a student vote. The winners do not reflect the opinion of the Emerald. We Are Oregon got its start during winter break of 2011 when ASUO Senator Laura...
View ArticleBest vegetarian food: Cafe Yumm!
The ‘Best of Campus’ winners were determined by a student vote. The winners do not reflect the opinion of the Emerald. Carnivores and vegans rejoice! Both can enjoy a delicious Yumm! bowl at Cafe Yumm....
View ArticleBest thrift store: Buffalo Exchange
The ‘Best of Campus’ winners were determined by a student vote. The winners do not reflect the opinion of the Emerald. If you have a high-end or stylish wardrobe, then Buffalo Exchange may be your...
View ArticleSymposium highlights undergraduate achievement, research
Fish jaws, shower mildew, honeybees, rat brains and social media were all part of Thursday’s second-annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the EMU.@@http://undergradsymposium.uoregon.edu/@@ The...
View ArticleStudent hunger strike cancelled, instructor to return for another year
The student group Hungry for Education met with administration Friday afternoon, which prevented their planned hunger strike. The group represented the opposition to the University’s silence on the...
View ArticleEugene City Bakery offers meals, pastries and coffee near Hayward Field
Step past Prince Puckler’s Ice Cream on East 19 Avenue and Agate Street and into Eugene City Bakery, which is next door. Shelves of freshly baked bread, rows of pastries and piles of cookies are...
View ArticleOregon outdoors on display at McKenzie River Trail
The McKenzie River Trail is a symbolic Oregon adventure; verdant forest, lush undergrowth and more biodiversity than you can shake a walking stick at. Perfect for leisurely hiking and mountain biking,...
View ArticleStudents use food stamp program but face stigma
Last year, University senior Anna Crist@@checked@@ posted on her Facebook page: “Got approved for foodstamps! Maybe this will encourage healthy eating and more eating in general… Yay!” Within a few...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Second annual remembrance ceremony honors University community members
Faculty and alumni gathered for the second annual University of Oregon Remembers to honor the lives of UO faulty, students, and retired staff who passed away during the past year. (Michael...
View ArticleJournalism students to see Allen Hall partly reopen in the fall
It’s been 12 months since Allen Hall closed its doors and was surrounded by a chain-link fence. Twelve months of construction, renovation and rewiring. The fence will be removed this fall for...
View ArticleTracktown’s bookstores have wide selection, high quality and good prices
Want a book? Eugene is the right place for you. From the well-priced stock of the Smith Family bookstores to the quality selection of J Michaels Books, to the local alternative bookstore Star Gate,...
View ArticleHayward Field: Competitive grounds with a storied past of Olympic stature
It started out as a track in the mud. A place built by students who wanted to run. They called it Kincaid Field in 1895. In 1919, it became Hayward Field, named after a University coach of track and...
View ArticleHayward’s most historic moments
Historic Moments at Hayward On July 8, 1960, UCLA teammates Rafer Johnson and C.K. Yang both broke the Decathlon world record, finishing first and second at the AAU championships.@@namesarecorrect@@ On...
View ArticlePrefontaine’s old stomping grounds, the Old Pad bar, still a key Eugene locale
One of Eugene’s classic bars and once an old haunt for track legend Steve Prefontaine, is the Old Pad. Located on East Amazon Drive by 33rd Avenue, the Pad has been serving Eugene bar food and beer for...
View ArticleWild nights at the Wild Duck: Dwayne ‘Peanut’ Harms gets the party started
Every night — when the pulse-pounding Trials finish for the day — fans, coaches, athletes, agents, college kids and Olympians past and future leave Hayward Field and make their way to talk, drink and...
View ArticleKris Redmond manages nearly 1,800 people through TrackTown12
During the trials at Hayward Field, the volunteers are distinctive in their special white and black jackets with oregon green shirts underneath. Kris Redmond is the workforce manager for TrackTown12,...
View ArticleDecision postponed on women’s 100-meter dash tiebreaker
At USA Track & Field’s Wednesday press conference, officials announced a postponement on deciding the tiebreaker for the women’s 100-meter dash. Speaking afterwards, gold medalist Bernard Lagat...
View ArticleTour the Whiteaker district to see a different side of Eugene
Locals call it the “Whit,” and for many years, it was one of Eugene’s less desirable areas. But in the last decade, the Whiteaker district in Eugene has gone through a renaissance. Bordered by West 6th...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds healthcare reform law, officials react to news
The U.S. Supreme Court made a historic ruling Thursday on the Affordable Care Act. Also known as “Obamacare” in the media, the court ruled 5-4 that the individual mandate, a key component of the law,...
View ArticleAbundance of campus-area restaurants offer great food, drinks
Where in Eugene can you find coffee, pastries, Pad Thai, noodle bowls, double cheeseburgers, Mediterranean burritos, New York-style pizza, bagel sandwiches, Hawaiian rice, carrot smoothies, Beijing...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court decision allows Oregon to cover more of its citizens’...
Healthcare is changing. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on June 28 that the Obama administration’s overhaul of the healthcare system was constitutional — with two significant revisions. First, the...
View ArticleNext step toward EMU renovation to be decided tomorrow morning
University President Michael Gottfredson may decide — in consultation with a committee he appointed over the summer that includes students — tomorrow morning whether the University will continue its...
View ArticleEMU future waits on University President Michael Gottfredson
University President Michael Gottfredson heard the findings of a select committee he created to examine the proposed expansion of the Erb Memorial Union Thursday morning. According to University...
View ArticleEMU renovation on hold in effort to reduce cost to students
It’s confusing, outdated and dilapidated. Robin Holmes, vice president of student affairs, calls it “The heart and hub of campus.” She’s right, but even she and the people who love the old building the...
View ArticleCongressman Peter DeFazio to speak at student debt rally today
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio will be coming to the University of Oregon campus today, according to his office in Eugene this morning. He’ll be speaking at a student protest in the EMU Amphitheater at 12:15...
View ArticleSocial Media: Student reaction to Congressman Peter DeFazio at student debt...
[View the story “Congressman Peter DeFazio @Univ_of_Oregon” on Storify]
View ArticleCollege.biz: How the EMU referendum got mired in controversy
It’s been a long Friday. ASUO Vice President Nick McCain@@http://www.registerguard.com/web/opinion/28627950-47/students-student-force-project-emu.html.csp@@ hasn’t had time to eat since breakfast, so...
View ArticleCollege.biz: Q&A with Rep. Peter DeFazio on student debt and Internet censorship
Twelve-term Rep. Peter DeFazio sat down with the Emerald to talk about what he’s been doing in Congress to aid college students and net neutrality. What are you going to do for students? I’m a big...
View ArticleCollege.biz: Q&A with Sen. Jeff Merkley on keeping Oregon education affordable
Jeff Merkley, junior senator from Oregon, sat down with the Emerald on Wednesday, October 9, to discuss issues impacting the University of Oregon and how to keep education affordable for college...
View ArticleCollege.biz: Oregon's battle to have a place in online education
Far away from Johnson Hall, in a concrete box called McKenzie Hall, on the corner of the fourth floor, in a narrow corridor, is a little computer lab that is about to become a lot more important. Since...
View ArticleCollege.biz: Review of UO administrators highlights University Senate meeting
The University Senate discussed random drug testing of student athletes, motions for establishing faculty input in hiring administration and creating a process to review executive administrators at its...
View ArticleThings to know as the EMU renovation goes to a third student vote this week
Third time’s a charm? The EMU Expansion and Renovation project will be put to an online student vote through DuckWeb this week. In summer 2011, the University of Oregon administration tried to get...
View ArticleHow the UO became dependent on out-of-state students
Let’s talk about the freshman class. This year the University of Oregon accepted a freshman class that, as a group, set a UO record for advanced placement courses taken while in high school and are the...
View ArticleKitzhaber proposes new Department of Post-Secondary Education
Gov. John Kitzhaber proposed Friday to consolidate funding for Oregon’s universities and community colleges into one agency called the Department of Post-Secondary Education, according to Oregonlive....
View ArticleGov. John Kitzhaber proposes to completely rework funding to Oregon's higher...
The news was unexpected. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber proposed on Friday a radical reworking of higher education funding in Oregon. According to his 2013-15 state budget plan (PDF), administration of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Private Public University: How the UO fulfills its public mission with...
They are standing among opulence. Mom and Dad are there, maybe a younger sibling and of course the prospective student, the high schooler weighing his or her options for where to spend the next four or...
View ArticleCollege.biz: Administrators, faculty union United Academics enter contract...
While students take off time for the holidays, administrators have entered official first contract negotiations with the new faculty union, United Academics, which reportedly represents about 1,800...
View ArticleCollege.biz: Breakdown of 'Around the O'
@@dashiell, do not make changes to the post. i’ve already contacted emily about this. you have questions, talk to her about it. otherwise, leave this post alone.@@What is “Around the O,” that new tab...
View ArticleCollege.biz: Higher education becomes a priority with creation of state...
This is a first in state history. The Oregon Legislature has created a standing committee on higher education. To compare, California has had a standing committee on higher education since 1991 and...
View Article
