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Ladies of the rinkThe Emerald City Rollergirls are more than skirts on skates - they are real athletes (and they aren't afraid to get dirty)by Tess McBrideThe women of Eugene's roller derby team, the Emerald City Rollergirls, know how to skate fast and fall hard. Society, however, often focuses on their ability to accomplish these while wearing short skirts and fishnet stockings. But these athletes want to set something straight: They sweat, bleed and push their bodies for the sake of the game, not the outfits. |
Lawmakers investigate Oregon student feesStudents bring concerns about higher education fees' transparency to the state senateby Allie GrasgreenOregon lawmakers placed higher education resource fees in the spotlight last week when they asked the Oregon University System to examine the fees and their purpose. A University of Oregon student with 12 credits pays an average of $499 in fees per term, not including additional fees associated with the student's major. |
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Rec center will not receive allocated fundsOfficials withdrew the request for reserve-fund money after a discrepancy in its projected useby Jobetta HedelmanThe Student Recreation Center will not receive a portion of money allocated during a February Student Senate meeting because rec center officials withdrew the request, ASUO President Jared Axelrod said. At a February 7 meeting, the Senate allocated $72,000 from the over-realized fund to go toward the rec center's "capitalized equipment" reserve fund, which is mandated by the Oregon University System and used to replace equipment that costs $5,000 or more. |
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APASU celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage MonthPhoto essayby Conner JayMarching toward the EMU Amphitheater down E. 13th St., members of the Asian Pacific American Student Union held signs promoting Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. APASU is sponsoring a series of events this month, including lectures, movies and possibly even sponsoring "Last Comic Standing" winner Dat Phan to come perform a comedy routine. |
Students ignore threat, signs, enter Lillis ComplexIn briefby Allie GrasgreenSeveral students successfully broke into Lillis Business Complex on Monday while the buildings were shut down because of a bomb threat made Saturday afternoon. Richard Turkiewicz, Department of Public Safety Director, said students were entering the building throughout the morning despite obvious signs and guards. |
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