Breaking: University of Oregon board of trustees member Andrew Colas requested an emergency vote in the next two weeks to rename Deady Hall during Thursday’s board meeting, in light of protests across the country against police brutality.
Misha Collins has released his debut poetry book “Something Things I Still Can’t Tell You,” in which the actor, activist and author gives a wonderfully emotional tribute to the mundane moments and musings. (via
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Breaking: A group of protesters that gathered at Deady Hall to educate community members on systemic racism tore down the long contentious Pioneer and Pioneer Mother statues Saturday.
With a win over No. 1 seed Mississippi State on Sunday, Oregon's women's basketball team is headed to the Final Four in Tampa Bay, Florida, and we will be there to cover it! Any donation large or small helps support independent student journalism.
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As the only returning starter from last year’s Women’s College World Series team, Haley Cruse is embracing a leadership role on and off the field for Oregon softball.
The OLCC issued a notice to cancel Taylor's liquor license due to 29 incidents of “serious and persistent problems” such as excessive drinking theft, fighting, drugings and sexual assault over the last year.
Sarah-Mae McCullough will be the 2021-22 editor-in-chief of the Daily Emerald. She is the first woman Emerald EiC since 2015 and currently leads the arts and culture desk. (via
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BREAKING: A group of pro-Palestine UO students began an encampment on the Knight Library quad on April 29, joining dozens of other pro-Palestine student encampments across the country. This is a developing story.
BREAKING: UO will be sued for alleged Title IX violations by the women's beach volleyball and club rowing teams, a lawyer representing the teams confirmed.
BREAKING: The ASUO Senate passed a BDS resolution tonight, calling for the university to divest from Jasper Ridge Partners and other companies including Sabra and HP.
15 of the 22 senators voted for the resolution, while six abstained and one voted nay.
To his students and colleagues, Wheeler was a master storyteller. He would regale his students with stories about interviewing music greats including BB King, Keith Richards and Eric Clapton.
The Killers’ latest album “Pressure Machine,” leaves its pop-rock sound and image behind, unveiling a triumph of lyrical maturity and soft melodies. (via
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Uber is coming back to Eugene. The rideshare service is set to begin operation on September 6th at 10 a.m. and students can get $5 off their first two rides.
Breaking: The UO chapter of Phi Kappa Psi is no longer recognized by the fraternity national headquarters or the university. The closure comes days after being suspended for hazing.
Breaking: The University of Oregon received its second $500 million donation from Penny and Phil Knight, which will help further scientific research opportunities. (via
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Breaking: Beginning this week, Taylor’s will charge a $20 cover to non-students on Fridays and Saturdays starting from 11 p.m. to close. A student ID from any college, not just UO, must be presented at the door to avoid the fee.
It's day five of UO's pro-Palestine encampment, which has grown to roughly 130 tents and remains peaceful.
Negotiations are expected to begin at 11 a.m. between student demonstrators and the university.
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At least 11 UO faculty and staff signed on to a “call to action” supporting students in the encampment and urging the university to “refrain from escalation”.
School resource officers will no longer be located in Eugene School District 4J high schools, following the school board’s decision in June to only renew the contract with the Eugene Police Department until Dec. 31, 2020. Read more:
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Farewell, UO: “To everyone in the Emerald newsroom, whether we’ve spoken one-on-one or not, savor this moment. It could be over sooner than you think, but it could also turn out better than you could have possibly imagined.” (via
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Junior offensive lineman Calvin Throckmorton has mastered multiple positions on the field, as well as life between football and human physiology. Read more about the Ducks' standout player in this weeks Gameday Issue cover story.
Since a young age, art has given Oregon Volleyball player August Raskie a creative outlet. Raskie's passion for art has only grown as she has gotten older.
Breaking: The University of Oregon has filed a suit against the United States Department of Homeland Security to block the federal government from revoking international students’ visas if all of their fall classes are online.
Throwback Thursday: On this day in 1997, the Daily Emerald wrote about a 300-person riot that occurred Halloween night in Eugene. This riot had come after a similar one of 200 people occurred one year prior. Here's a look at the cover from that year.
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BREAKING: UO administrators and pro-Palestine student demonstrators have reached an agreement to end the encampment on campus after 24 days. The encampment will begin disbanding tonight.
More details on the reached agreement are forthcoming. More her:
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With a win over No. 1 seed Mississippi State on Sunday, Oregon's women's basketball team is headed to the Final Four in Tampa Bay, Florida, and we will be there to cover it! Any donation large or small helps support independent student journalism.
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BREAKING: The UO Phi Kappa Psi chapter has been temporarily suspended after a defamatory document printed with the fraternity’s name and the names of many of its members surfaced.
Breaking news: Police evacuated Pacific Hall, Lawrence Hall, Columbia Hall and Onyx Bridge at UO because of a hazardous chemical spill. Police say the buildings will be closed for the rest of the day.
University of Oregon officials commented on the encampment for the first time in an email to "UO community members," seemingly indicating police would not be called immediately.
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Breaking: The University of Oregon will require weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students and employees to help stop the spread of the Delta variant. (via
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Eduardo Olivares says that being a Dreamer pushed him to work harder and stay motivated. “I am at a disadvantage simply for not being born in this country,” he said. Read about how he wants to help other students:
Red Wagon Creamery closed its EMU location in December. Since then, the Emerald has learned of multiple sexual harassment allegations against the owner.
A live look at campus: Thousands of students scramble to find other forms of procrastination during dead week following Instagram, Facebook shutdown. Wonder if they run on UO Secure. 🤔
BREAKING: The University of Oregon will not hold any final exams in-person for winter term and will hold the first three weeks of spring term classes remotely:
UO pro-Palestine protesters reacted negatively to the university's latest response to their demands.
One student demonstrator said it was "clear administration doesn't care about us."
More here, including faculty reactions:
Five researchers, including a UO professor and two UO doctoral students, have published a manuscript concluding that students in Greek life experience non-consensual sexual contact at over three times the rate as traditional students. Read more:
In this day and age, it is not uncommon to be distrusting of the news media. The Daily Emerald staff wants to change that. Introducing the Emerald Trust Project:
James Ivory, an acclaimed filmmaker, graduated from UO in 1951 with a degree in architecture and fine arts. At 89, he is the oldest person to win an Oscar.
The Daily Emerald won first-place awards for stories in news, features and sports, as well as five other second- and third-place awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2020 Collegiate Newspaper contest.
At least 27 tents and over 50 UO students have made camp at a pro-Palestine encampment in front of the Knight Library quad. Daily Emerald reporters are on site and will provide live updates here and on our website:
Following a strike of armed robberies near campus, McKenna Sheridan started working on implementing a rideshare system for her sorority to make sure that no girl walks home by herself at night.
BREAKING: GTFF, the union representing over 1,400 graduate employees at UO, declared its intent to strike if a deal was not reached with the university by Jan. 17.
Opinion: “Students already walk out of classes not inspired, but instead disillusioned by the fact that we are in tragic amounts of debt in exchange for a glorified reading list.”
Hard work is paying off for The Emerald design team! Our cover for the story of The Resilient Cheerleader, which was designed by
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After a Minneapolis Police Officer killed unarmed African American man, George Floyd, by suffocation in police custody, protests against police brutality are being held nationwide. On the evening of May 29th, 2020, what started as a peaceful protest in Eugene, OR, turned violent.