Oregon Daily Emerald

A walk on the 'mixed-use' side

Planners are targeting areas near campus for development that blends housing and business

by Tom Hubka

Imagine going to work, catching a movie, grabbing a bite to eat, shopping at some favorite retail stores and lounging in a public park - all less than a quarter-mile from apartment buildings and just a short bus ride from downtown. This neighborhood would leave the gas-guzzling cars in the garage as residents stroll various walkways designed with people, not cars, in mind.

Traveling preachers stir campus

Jeremiah Baldwin and Jed Smock elicited mostly negative responses from students Tuesday

by Edward Oser

Wearing a sandwich board condemning "rebellious women," "racists," "child-molesting homosexuals," "sports nuts" and "Mormons" to hell, traveling preacher Jeremiah Baldwin argued with a crowd of University students and community members in the Heart of Campus Tuesday afternoon.

Campus officers request Tasers

The debate about whether DPS should use such weapons has generated community discussion

by Susan Goodwin

The University's administration is exploring the possibility of arming campus public safety officers with Tasers after a request by the Department of Public Safety. Granting the request would make the University the second higher-education institution in the state to have Tasers, or less-lethal electroshock guns.

Former UO administrator dies at 88

N. Ray Hawk served as University vice president between 1971 and 1982 after assisting male World War II veterans as dean of men

by Tom Hubka

N. Ray Hawk, former University administrator and Eugene city councilor, passed away Sunday from age-related causes. He was 88. Memorial services are pending. Born and raised in Oregon, Hawk held a wide variety of positions in his 32 years at the University, including acting president.

Insurgent critics say it may have violated code

Some students say a clause in the Student Conduct Code may allow the publication to be punished

by Nicholas Wilbur

Some students and a Fox News commentator have called for defunding or otherwise punishing the campus publication The Insurgent after it published cartoons depicting Jesus with an erection and in other homoerotic poses. They've said it doesn't fit into the mission of the University and the cartoons were pornography unprotected by court opinions.

Discussion of Emerald draws questions

by Nicholas Wilbur

Several members of the Student Senate stifled discussion of The Insurgent last week when they walked out of a Senate meeting, claiming that it's unconstitutional to discuss punishing a publication for its content. After the meeting, then-Senator Toby Piering and current Senator Kyle McKenzie said it's ironic because the Senate two weeks prior discussed defunding the Emerald for what it claimed was antagonistic coverage of student government.