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The University of Oregon’s ASUO Street Faire returned to the center of campus Oct. 14-16, bringing students, local vendors and community members together for a three-day event featuring food, shopping and live entertainment. This event, which is more than 50-year old, brought an estimated 10,000 attendees from on and off campus, according to ASUO. “The... Th
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The University of Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation held a practice picket outside Johnson Hall and Lillis Business Complex around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Around 30 graduate employees joined the rally, marching with signs in support of GEs. “Pay your workers what the duck” was a popular slogan GE’s chanted throughout the afternoon.... The pos
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Midterm voters in Lane County looking to drop off their ballots in-person can now go to three new traditional ballot boxes in the area, or use a trialing “smart” box. The Lane County Elections Office announced the new ballot box locations on Oct. 12. The three new ballot drop boxes are funded by an allocation... The post Lane County establishes new ballot bo
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On Oct. 16, Gregory Allen Pitts pleaded not guilty on the charges of murder in the second degree and unlawful use of a weapon. The Eugene Police Department alleged that Pitts shot his wife, 52 year-old LeAnna Pitts, in their South Eugene home. LeAnna Pitts was the director of work management and administrative support within... The post Following death of UO
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The University of Oregon and the Graduate Teacher Fellows Federation have been at an impasse for almost three weeks and the countdown for a potential strike is nearing. On Aug. 18, UO announced it requested mediation services from the Employment Relations Board to assist in the bargaining process. In the six months before the impasse...
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George Moncaster moved from the United Kingdom to continue his graduate studies at the University of Oregon this year. One week and one day into the term, he stood outside McKenzie Hall protesting the potential sunsetting of the history Ph.D. program, while faculty and deans met inside. “Myself, but also several of my other colleagues...
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The city of Eugene and developer deChase Miksis and Edlen & Co. closed a deal on Sept. 30 to begin redevelopment of the former Lane Community College Downtown Center into mixed-income housing. The downtown building has sat vacant since 2012, but was purchased by the city of Eugene in 2020, using $500,000 of federal community...
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Following five sexual assaults reported on and around the University of Oregon campus during the first week of classes, and a recent investigation into the controversial handling of an alleged gang rape case at Cornell University, the UO community is engaging in difficult conversations about campus safety. “To hear about such an extreme case such...
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Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart was arrested around 5 a.m. Sunday morning on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) on Highway 126 near Mohawk Boulevard, a representative from the Springfield Municipal Jail and the Springfield Police Department confirmed to The Daily Emerald. Stewart was released about an hour later to fellow...
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A new wheelchair accessible taxi service is now available in Eugene, giving residents and University of Oregon students who use wheelchairs another way to get around town. The pilot began Oct. 1. The city expects 10 to 12 ride requests per day, “roughly based upon Portland’s numbers, adjusted for population,” Caswell Attegrene, senior program coordinator...
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