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Daily Emerald
Two new University of Oregon residence halls were planned in the East Campus neighborhood, but the second is now on hold due to lower enrollment projections, according to UO spokesperson Angela Seydel. The first residence hall, an estimated $160 million seven-story, 870-bed building south of East 17th Avenue between Moss Street and Columbia Street, is... The
Daily Emerald
The Service Employees International Union and Oregon Public Universities have been bargaining since February, but cost of living increases, longevity pay, parking costs, meal costs and more are still disputed. “The management teams and university has been holding out on economics for so long… There’s a lot of things that go into an economic proposal;..
Daily Emerald
Four offices in Willamette Hall were broken into over the weekend, according to a University of Oregon alert sent Wednesday. The suspect allegedly used tools to force their way into the offices and took “musical instruments, clothing, and computer equipment worth about $450,” the alert said. The UO Police Department does not have any information... The post
Daily Emerald
Dylan Ford, the Lane County sheriff’s deputy accused of having an inappropriate online relationship with multiple minors, resigned Monday, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. Ford, 29, was arrested by the FBI on July 28. The sheriff’s office had placed him on unpaid administrative leave pending the conclusion of the criminal investigat
Daily Emerald
Lane County Sheriff’s Deputy Dylan Ford, 29, allegedly messaged “multiple” children under 16 years of age on Telegram, and pressured the children into exchanging “sexually explicit chats, images, and videos,” according to a Department of Justice press release. “Ford’s phone contained numerous conversations with self-described minors in which he enticed the c
Daily Emerald
A judge in the Lane County Circuit Court granted a request to postpone the trial for a $16.3 million lawsuit against the University of Oregon, filed by former student Olivia Rose Edwards, who was paralyzed by a fallen tree on campus in February 2025. The trial was originally scheduled for Sept. 16 and is now... The post Trial date moved in fallen free lawsui
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A new U.S. Department of Education rule aims to decrease student loan debt in higher education, which now total $1.7 trillion, but may limit grant eligibility for students seeking degrees with low-earning job prospects. Department of Education Studies Head Jerry Rosiek called the new rules another layer of “consumer protection” for young people looking at...
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A Lane County grand jury indicted 20 year-old Angel Gabriel Martinez for the death of University of Oregon Ph.D. candidate Erick Munene Njue. Martinez was indicted on one count of manslaughter in the second degree for hitting and killing Njue, who was riding his bike along 22nd Avenue and Patterson Street, with his car just...
Daily Emerald
On July 20, University of Oregon President Karl Scholz sent an email with updates on the university’s $65 million structural budget deficit, which was announced May 14. According to the email, university leadership and deans from all UO departments are considering a “variety of possibilities,” including modeling general fund budget reductions of “5%, 10% and
Daily Emerald
An Arizona resident is suing the University of Oregon and the Eugene Emeralds baseball club for bodily injury and premises liability after she was allegedly struck in the face by a baseball while sitting behind home plate at PK Park while attending an Emeralds game in May 2025. According to documents filed on July 14,...
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