Oregon Daily Emerald

THE TRUTH ABOUT TANNING

by Trevor Davis

Although the sun struggled to shine through cloudy skies over Eugene Tuesday, University freshman Gloria Kim said she wants to get that perfect tan. "I personally think I look healthier with a tan," she said. "I don't want the orange look, but I don't really like the pale sickly look either.

In Oregon, higher-ed funding pays off

A study finds that for every dollar the University receives, it gives $20 back to Oregon

by Allie Grasgreen

Thanks to economics professor Larry Singell, next time an Oregon taxpayer asks why he or she should support higher education, the University will be able to respond with hard data. Singell's report analyzes the economic impact of the University on the state of Oregon.

Environmental group tackles climate crisis

by Tess McBride

Monica Vaughan, a University graduate student, is looking at the global climate change issue through a different perspective. She and others working for the Rising Tide North America organization, which will speak today at 4 p.m. in 150 Columbia, believe the root of the climate change problem lies in colonization and globalization.

KNOW YOUR VOTE: Athletic Department Finance Committee

Campus elections 2007

The Athletic Department Finance Committee is made up of five members, two ADFC Student Senators who serve two year terms and one who serves a one year term. One other member is appointed by the ASUO president and serves a one year term, and one is elected at-large to serve a one year term.

Reopening of nuclear site sparks fear

The possibility of reopening a Washington state nuclear plant to store and ship waste has local activists fired up

by Edward Oser

The fear that local activists are harboring is that of an overturned tanker truck, sprawled like a corpse across the pavement of Interstate 5. It's the small hours of the morning in Eugene. It's dark. The dull yellow of its dimming headlights plead weakly through the blue night and fog.