Oregon Daily Emerald

MIPs result in suspended license under new bill

New legislation would require those convicted to attend court-ordered alcohol treatment and suspend their drivers licenses

by Jason N. Reed | News Reporter

Minor in possession charges will cost those under 21 years of age a lot more than court fines - a drivers license suspension of up to one-year and court ordered alcohol treatment - under a pair of bills that recently passed through legislation and are supported by Gov.

Renaissance Man

Ben Saunders isn't your everyday English professor - just ask his students

by Talia Schmidt | Freelance Reporter

There's more to associate professor of English Benjamin Saunders than his eccentric taste in fashion (which includes the occasional black top hat) and his admiration for the late Elvis Presley. With a love of literature and a witty approach to teaching, Saunders makes for a unique character around campus.

Ex-professor criticized for ties to publishing company

Report said the ties may have wrongly influenced his actions

by Allie Grasgreen

A federal report released May 9 revealed that a former University professor had contractual and friendly relationships with a publishing company whose products he endorsed as effective child literacy boosters. Reading First, the federal student literacy program enacted under President George W.

African Students Association showing first feature film from Chad tonight

by Emily Gillespie

Tonight at 7 in the International Resource Center, the IRC and the African Students Association are showing "Bye Bye Africa as part of their ongoing Spring Film Festival. The story is that of an exiled film maker who returns to his country to find that as a result of wars, his homeland is changed forever.