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Three arrested after fight at Taylor'sAfter police dispersed onlookers, a bicyclist was struck when a car failed to stop at a stop signby Jill AhoOne University student was arrested early yesterday morning after a fight broke out in front of Taylor's Bar & Grille, drawing roughly 100 spectators and resulting in three total arrests. University student and journalism major Lydia Edmunds Webb, 23, was arrested while leaving the incident. |
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Students break up knife struggleCarson Lengsfield and Shanead Mueller helped disarm Alex Mena, who was wielding a knifeby Jill AhoTwo University women helped disarm a man wielding a knife after stumbling upon a fight on 14th Avenue between Mill Street and Ferry Street early Saturday morning. Walking home at 3 a.m., roommates Carson Lengsfield, 22, and Shanead Mueller, 21, were walking their usual route home from the bars and talking about their night when they saw two men on the ground, one on top of the other, Mueller said. |
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Action plans will address UO diversityEach 'unit' of the University must submit its design for increasing diversity awareness by March 23by Allie GrasgreenThe University's intricate plan to increase campus diversity is at an indefinite crossroad: If progress continues as planned, the University may see an unprecedented improvement, but if community members do not see an increasing amount of diversity awareness during the next few years, the Diversity Plan could be coined a failure. |
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Just around the (gender) bendThe LGBTQA's drag show participants thrilled the crowd in the EMU Ballroom Saturday nightby Talia Schmidt | Freelance reporterThe drag stars meandered down the line, flashing a sign that asked for $1 donations. Upon paying up a buck, the drag queen or king would briefly spank the donator with a sparkly white whip. The drag stars collected wads of crisp dollars bills, stuffing them into their cleavage-baring dresses. |
E-mail scam deceives local bank's clientsUniversity senior Kate Sullivan had more than $1,000 stolen from her account last weekby Eric FloripOne week ago, University senior Kate Sullivan received an unusual e-mail from her bank, Oregon Community Credit Union. The e-mail said there had been multiple attempts to log into her account from a foreign IP address, and said she should log on herself to check for any irregular transactions. |
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Northwest unaffected by vet care reviewThe investigation was sparked by scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.by Trevor DavisPresident Bush's request for an investigation into the medical care available to returning veterans earlier this month won't affect local facilities, officials said. The announcement of the investigation came a day after Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman, a two-star general in charge of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D. |
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Sizemore speaks against tax proposalsIn briefby Calvin HallBill Sizemore, executive director of Oregon Taxpayers United, spoke at the City Club of Eugene on Friday in opposition to Gov. Ted Kulongoski's tax proposals. Sizemore's appearance was in response to Tim Nesbitt, Kulongoski's deputy chief of staff, who spoke at the City Club on March 2 in favor of Kulongoski's proposals to raise taxes on cigarettes, auto insurance and corporate profits in order to fund budget increases for education, children's health care, state police and a state savings account. |
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