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Petra Molina Ohlinger

Peruvian journalist and writer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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REINA HARWOOD

Graduate from the University of Oregon with a passion for people, reporting and storytelling.

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Joanna Mann

News, arts & food reporter in the Pacific Northwest

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Jennah Pendleton

This website is currently under construction, but visit Los Altos Online for my most recent stories.

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Amalia Birch

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Megan McEntee

Writer, photographer and editor at the Emerald Media Group.

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Latest Articles

Birch: How to practice allyship in 2020

Correction on Feb. 11: This story has been updated to reflect that the "What's Up with Whiteness" event held in January was hosted by the Deconstructing Whiteness Working Group, not the Women's Center. Since Trump’s election in 2016, polarization and tension have been on the rise. With the increase in …
By Amalia Birch
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Birch: The urgent problem of students' sleep deprivation

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, people between the ages of 18-36 need at least seven hours of sleep each night, but about a third of Americans are not getting the amount of sleep they need. Some people think they can get by just fine on less …
By Amalia Birch
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Birch: Leave the Christmas themes out of Hanukkah products

‘Tis the season where consumers go crazy and everything turns to shades of red and green. Living in the U.S. it is impossible to avoid Christmas this time of year. As someone who does not celebrate, I know that this is something you just have to accept. I enjoy the …
By Amalia Birch
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Birch: Do not stop intentionally connecting with loved ones once COVID is over

It’s likely that recently you’ve been spending a lot of time in front of a screen: for work, school, and talking to loved ones. Social media and technology have been known to make us feel connected at times and disconnected at others. In this time of COVID-19, it’s clear that …
By Amalia Birch
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Birch: How best to live a sustainable student life

If you are a UO student who cares about sustainability, you may have found yourself thinking, ”How come there aren’t any compost bins in the Erb Memorial Union?” I have had the same thought many times while throwing a Chipotle bowl or napkin into the trash can. Steve Mital, the …
By Amalia Birch
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Birch: View stress as a good thing, it will improve your health

With the start of a new term, stress is in the air. Students have a lot on their plate with projects, homework and studying for tests. It is easy to become overwhelmed and feel burned out. Most people hate stress and try to avoid it at all costs because we …
By Amalia Birch
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Birch: Take some time away from the news to preserve your mental health

Life has changed a lot in the past couple of weeks. In-person finals were canceled, many students went back home and all 10 weeks of spring term are being conducted remotely. The experience outside of school life is even more dramatic: We can’t leave our houses to see friends or …
By Amalia Birch
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Birch: Why ‘self-care’ practices don’t care for ourselves and how to change that

The term ‘self-care’ gets thrown around a lot this time of year. Many resolutions may be centered around practicing self-care or just taking more ‘me time.’ While some may be doing so in a useful way, many practice self-care in a manner closer resembling a fad than an actual healthy …
By Amalia Birch
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Birch: Menstrual products in every bathroom is essential to student success

What do students need to succeed? Most people might say things like school supplies, a work ethic or time management skills. While all of these are true, for a lot of students, one thing that hinders their success is a lack of access to menstrual products. About one in five …
By Amalia Birch
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Cappelletti and Birch: A two-sided look into the UO Law School’s new LSAT policy

Background: The Daily Emerald reported last week that the University of Oregon Law School will waive the LSAT requirement for UO undergraduates who have a 3.5 GPA upon graduating and scored in the 85th percentile of the ACT or SAT. Emerald opinion columnists weighed in on the decision: Cappelletti: The …
By Amalia Birch
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UO student workers launch unionization campaign

Student employees at the University of Oregon launched a unionization campaign at last week’s street fair. UO Student Workers, a grassroots organization of student employees, kicked off the campaign with a card-signing initiative. This is a common first step in forming a labor union.
By Megan McEntee
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Opinion: Fall in love with the rain

The college experience at UO is mostly characterized by rain coats, umbrellas and wet shoes. By the end of winter term, walking to class on a rainy day becomes routine. The best purchase a student makes is probably waterproof shoe spray so their socks actually stay dry throughout the day. …
By Petra Molina Ohlinger
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Opinion: The invisible battle between fashion and gender

For years, society has told us what is appropriate for men and women to wear. Since birth, the message is wired into our brains: Baby girls are swaddled in pink and baby boys in blue. This environment has created an invisible barrier between the women’s and men’s clothing sections, defining …
By Petra Molina Ohlinger
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Opinion: Don’t call me exotic

“You are so exotic,” a guy at the University of Oregon told me just moments after we met. Dressed up and intended as a compliment, this comment is afflicted with stereotypes and misconceptions. One of the most enduring tropes around Latin women in U.S. culture is Tropicalism, which erases ethnic …
By Petra Molina Ohlinger
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‘A Life of Chaos’: Young and houseless during COVID-19

When she was 14, Makayla Elliot ran away from home. This time 一 the fourth time 一 marked the beginning of about five years of homelessness, spent sleeping in friends’ houses or camping on the bike path off Franklin Boulevard. Her mom, dealing with mental health crises and drug use, …
By Sarah-Mae McCullough
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Therapy from Home: getting through the pandemic with virtual support

Once a week, Ilse Stacklie-Vogt, a sophomore at UO, sits on her bed, opens her laptop or phone and talks to her therapist through the screen. Sometimes the video freezes or background noise gets in the way, but Stacklie-Vogt enjoys the casual feeling of chatting from her own room. “I …
By Sarah-Mae McCullough
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Page 3 Poetry: a hidden community of writers

Every Tuesday night, the EarthPeace room at Rooted Space 一 a fitness studio by day 一 transforms into a makeshift auditorium. The lights are dimmed and rows of chairs face the small wooden stage. Around 7 p.m., local writers filter in and can begin signing up for the Page 3 …
By Sarah-Mae McCullough
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UO Theatre Arts’ new play addresses race throughout US history

Rehearsals have begun for the UO theatre department’s newest production, a virtual reading of “Personal History” by playwright Dominic Taylor. The play follows the same African American couple as they navigate life in several different eras spanning nearly a century. Director Stanley Coleman said that “Personal History” is not only …
By Jennah Pendleton
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Mollye Asher teaches UO students the art of film producing

The UO Cinema Studies department is currently hosting Mollye Asher, producer of the Best Picture-winning film “Nomadland,” as their 2021 Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker. This spring, Asher will mentor students, guest lecture in an advanced cinema studies course and participate in live discussions for students and community members on …
By Jennah Pendleton
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UO COVID-19 Quarantine Fund is first come, first served

After seeing his family over spring break, Noah Holmes, a senior at the University of Oregon, was exposed to COVID-19 — along with his roommates. Two weeks after applying for the University of Oregon’s Quarantine Fund, Holmes said he received around $350 in April and became one of more than …
By REINA HARWOOD
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Sustainable Student: 5 steps toward eco-friendly living

Earth Day may have passed, but the conversation about sustainability shouldn’t end there. With dozens of horrifying documentaries coming out about the immense amount of waste humans create every year, a lot of people might find it overwhelming to introduce eco-friendly practices into their lives. While we as individuals may …
By Jennah Pendleton
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