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Deans and department heads at the University of Oregon are under mounting pressure to identify budget cuts amidst a university wide budget deficit. The cuts have led to multiple rounds of layoffs in recent months. In June, UO laid off 42 positions within the College of Arts and Sciences, including …

Eugene landlords Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC were named in a United States Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit for an alleged scheme to decrease competition in apartment pricing. The lawsuit, originally filed against software company RealPage in August 2024, was amended on Jan. 7 to include six of the largest …

Opinion: Safety concerns and injuries have skyrocketed after Eugene introduced Superpedestrian E-Scooters ———- Earlier this year, the city of Eugene introduced the e-scooter. The newest form of public transportation has slowly taken over the US and European countries. Its goal is to provide a more cost-effective, environmentally safe form of …

The wind in Sydney Weddle’s hair wakes her up as she settles into her rowing boat in the brisk morning air. As she and her team get ready to compete after practicing alone for months before, she sees the rows of women doing just the same in their boats and …

When students apply to college, they often consider how good the academics of their prospective university are, the school spirit, scholarships granted to students and what dorm they might live in. However, the cost of living in their college town after dorm living can sometimes slip potential students’ minds. That …

Last month, University of Oregon hockey player Dayton Clarke was hit by a delivery truck on East 24th Avenue between Kincaid and Harris streets and died at the scene. Now the family is working with a private investigator and an attorney to further investigate the incident, said Wayne Clark, Dayton’s …

Opinion: Being a public figure, Kanye West’s antisemitism influences college campuses. ———- Ye, previously known as Kanye West, has become a controversial figure in the past decade. With incidents such as supporting Donald Trump, dismissing slavery and public statements on his divorce from Kim Kardashian, Kanye has said it all. …

Opinion: Sigma Kappa had a difficult time recruiting this year due to disrespect from potential new members ———- Sorority recruitment at the University of Oregon took place at the beginning of October. With 11 chapters and over 800 potential new members, the Panhellenic Council was in for a ride this …

There’s no denying that climate change is the cause of heat waves in Oregon. In recent years, the Pacific Northwest has reached extreme temperatures in the summer months. Yet, it wasn’t always like this. The 2021 “heat dome” was a prime example, with temperatures soaring up to 118 degrees Fahrenheit. …

Opinion: College students must look out for one another as druggings and safety risks persist ———- Drugging is nothing new in the Greek life community. Every woman hears the same protocol: never take drinks from strangers and cover your open containers. And don’t even think twice about the jungle juice. …

Opinion: Swift and the billionaire community hold great responsibility in the climate crisis ———- Last month, the Internet swarmed about Taylor Swift’s recent carbon emissions report. Swift once again topped the list of “biggest CO2-polluting celebrities” for 2023. Yet the reason behind the high number received greater backlash. In just …

As school ends and temperatures rise, most students have left the University of Oregon campus for summer break. For some, the summertime heralds the start of yet another academic term — but the cost can be high. Hundreds of courses are being offered during the summer both on campus and …

The University of Oregon Coalition for Palestine held a “100 Hours in Chains” rally to show support for the five students who previously chained themselves to Johnson Hall’s pillars for 100 hours. In order to “move forward,” the five unchained from the building. “Any faith we had in the administration …

Correction: A previous version of this article misquoted a speaker, Diego Duarte, as saying: “I strongly urge this body to amend the resolution to include anywhere on statement recognizing the ongoing genocide of Palestinian people.” The article has been corrected to cite the proper quote stated by Duarte. Just 53 …

The Pacific Northwest’s only Latinx-owned brewery comes to Eugene.

UO’s Shakesqueer organization is performing a queer retelling of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

The Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon has seen an increase in patients traveling from states away to receive abortion care. This comes over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. Amy Handler, Interim President and CEO of PPSO, said that because of some states’ restrictive laws …

Opinion: The 2024 Republican Presidential primary will be a disjointed mess that will highlight to the American people that there are better options for our fragile country. Election season is nearly here and soon we will all succumb to countless aggressive ads claiming to be the better candidate for president. …

Opinion: Upcoming graduates are often asked the flawed question of “What are you going to do after you graduate?”

Opinion: Artificial Intelligence should not be heavily relied on as development goes on, making it increasingly difficult to tackle every problem created with this technological infant.

Earlier this month the FBI conducted a raid at the home of Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old U.S. Air Force National guard member working in low-level intelligence. The Pentagon has come out and claimed that his release of classified material was a “deliberate criminal act.” But the more we learn about …

Opinion: As our geopolitical reality becomes grim, the U.S. military is desperate for immediate reassurance from Gen Z as the government pours millions of dollars into failed recruitment and retention efforts. Civilian indoctrination of the military has been a constant recurring theme throughout America’s relatively short but violent history. During …

Opinion: The Greater Idaho Movement fails to recognize the dangers and problematic nature of redrawing state lines due to a large cultural divide.

On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern train derailed, crashed and spilled toxic substances in East Palestine, Ohio. When emergency responders arrived a controlled burn took place and thus caused one the United States’ most prolific environmental disasters to date.

Erb Memorial Union Starbucks employees walked out and protested outside of the EMU following the firing of an employee on Thursday. The employee who was fired, who asked to be referred to only by her first name —Alice, said managers told her she was being fired for her use of …

Florida’s Republican Governor, Ron DeSantis, has recently stated that he intends to ban “state universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives” in hopes of destroying them without the funding. This is increasingly problematic...

Opinion: The electric vehicle industry fails to truly combat climate change due to inconsistent energy production and the harmful extraction of raw materials.

Opinion: The actions of Russia’s unjust invasion of Ukraine marks the end of Serbia’s blind loyalty to Putin’s government after decades of regional and cultural instability. But will it be enough?

Since Elon Musk officially purchased Twitter, the social media app has become a cesspool of conservative rhetoric and weird Musk stans. The space-obsessed billionaire has even allowed the return of Donald Trump, a racist and misogynistic ex-president via a public Twitter poll. But even Trump has refused to rejoin the …

According to Afshon Ostovar, an Iranian national security expert, “the more people killed by regime forces, the more hardened anti-regime sentiments are likely to grow, and the more radicalized the younger generation is likely to become.”