Oregon Daily Emerald

Human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay discussed

Amnesty International hosted two speakers to discuss the treatment of Guantanamo detainees

by Colette Crouse | Freelance reporter

The University chapter of Amnesty International U.S.A. hosted two speakers last Thursday night to discuss human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay - the U.S. naval base in Southeast Cuba where hundreds of men suspected of having a connection with al-Qaida have been imprisoned since the start of the War on Terror.

STUDENT DIES AFTER HIT AND RUN

Dozens of friends and family gathered at the Sacred Heart Medical Center as the final moments of Brian Reams' life drifted away

by By Ryan Knutson and Trevor Davis | Editor in chief and news reporter

A 22-year-old University student was expected to die last night after being hit by a car at roughly 2:45 a.m. on Sunday. The driver who struck him left the scene and has yet to be identified. Brian Reams, a political science major, was being kept on life support by doctors late Sunday evening so his organs could be donated, said his sister, Caroline Reams.

Senate narrows down surplus options

The Student Senate chose about 30 proposals to consider in allocating more than $700,000

by Jobetta Hedelman

The Student Senate committee in charge of deciding how to spend more than $700,000 in over-realized funds has narrowed the field down to about 30 proposals sponsored by committee members. Groups and individuals who proposed the ideas now sponsored by Senators will be invited to speak at next Sunday's 6 p.

European Union team places first

The three students represented the Netherlands and won first place for every possible category

by Tess McBride

The University Model European Union team placed first in every possible category during the West Coast competition, held the last weekend in February, where 60 students took their minds off of college life and pretended, for a day, they ran a country. The University team of three undergraduate students represented the Netherlands in the 2007 West Coast Model EU simulation held at the University of Washington.

Gay rights to be reviewed by legislature

The two proposed bills would allow same-sex civil unions and expand anti-discrimination laws in Oregon

by Calvin Hall

The Oregon Legislature will take another look at gay rights in the state as two proposed bills, put forward by an equal-rights task force, look to allow same-sex civil unions and to expand state anti-discrimination laws. The two bills, the Oregon Family Fairness Act and the Oregon Equality Act, have not been introduced into the legislature, although supporters say the bills and their texts will appear by Tuesday or Wednesday.

The life of the party

As the first of a three-part story package on partying, this article attempts to capture the atmosphere of a University party

by Edward Oser

After weeks of planning and nights of conditioning, the members of Team Sanchez were ready for Beer Fest to come to fruition. The four kegs were paid for, the teams were ready and the plan was clear. What remained to be seen, however, was who had the most prolific and unquenchable appetites to take home the $175 cash prize and the glory that came with winning the first annual Beer Fest drinking competition.

How to get help when partying becomes a problem

by Edward Oser

Each weekend thousands of University students may drink, but it's not all fun and games. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1,700 college students die each year from accidents related to alcohol. Alcohol factors into more than a million accidents and assaults annually, and 97,000 reported instances of sexual abuse.

Why we party

In my opinion

by Edward Oser

I've been wanting to write about the parties here for a while. They're every weekend. I'm usually at one. All around South and West University there are a couple houses spilling over with people and many, many more just buzzing with people drinking, laughing, partying.

Inmates, students learn humanities in Oregon prison

During spring term, 15 students will take a course with 15 inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary

by Trevor Davis

(Editor's Note: The Emerald chose not to use the last names of students because Inside-Out policy prohibits relationships among the incarcerated and college students. ) Catherine, a senior at Oregon State University, isn't allowed to know the last names of half her classmates.

Environmentalists flock to UO conferences

The PIELC and E-LAW conferences attracted more than 3,000 people from all over the world last week

by Jenny Manning | Freelance reporter

The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, organized by volunteers of Land Air Water, a student environmental law society, and the semi-annual Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide drew more than 3,000 activists, attorneys, scientists and students to the University from more than 50 countries this past weekend.