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Full halls turn students awayIncoming freshmen may be forced to live off campus because the residence halls are at their capacityby Allie GrasgreenAlong with newfound independence, finance management and a college-level workload, some incoming freshmen may have to worry about finding a bed to sleep in. University residence halls are the fullest they've ever been, and if the housing department doesn't see a decline in residents this week, some freshmen may have to forgo the traditional first year experience and find an off-campus residence. |
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Hundreds of new students welcomed the school year at IntermingleMusic, comedy, henna tattoos, games, and fire dancers were some of the events includedby Mike O'BrienJoe Crawford, a freshman majoring in business administration, might just be the only University student ever to hang out in the EMU watching karaoke while not wearing a shirt. But he was far from the only University student in the EMU Saturday night. Sept. |
Public policy expert offers perspectives on mediaConvocation speaker Kathleen Hall Jamieson encouraged students to seek out opposing points of viewby Robert D'AndreaStudents who attended yesterday's convocation got a lesson in how to analyze deceptive advertising from a well-known political researcher. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, was the keynote speaker. |
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New restaurant opens at former IHOP locationMany similar menu items will be offered at the new breakfast diner, which will be open 24 hours a day.by Trevor DavisWhen IHOP on East Broadway closed its doors on Aug. 31, students may have feared they could no longer eat a towering pile of pancakes at 2 a.m. But Todd Beckenhauer and his family came to the rescue and recently opened another breakfast diner in IHOP's place at 355 E. |
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Campus political groups tackle issues at debateHealth care, Iraq, and global warming were discussed with fervorby Robert D'AndreaRepresentatives from the College Democrats and the College Republicans faced off in a fiercely ideological debate last Friday in a Week of Welcome event designed to increase student awareness and participation in politics. The debaters were given questions in advance and also took questions from an audience of about 20 students. |
UO Bookstore changes name to The Duck StoreThe name change ties the store to the other Duck Shops and more accurately explains it's purposeby Jobetta HedelmanJim Williams loves his job. As general manager of the University bookstore for the past 32 years, Williams has seen a lot of changes in the industry. On Sept. 24, the organization will undergo another big change when it officially becomes known as "The Duck Store. |
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Mutual fund celebrates 70th with gifts for troopsEugene was a stop on Waddell & Reed's 70-city nationwide tourby Mike O'BrienFrom New Hampshire to New Mexico, from South Dakota to South Carolina, from Tallahassee to Tacoma, the Big Rig is all over the place. All year, the Big Rig - as the 18-wheel truck is known - has been making stops in cities around the country as part of its sponsor's 70th Anniversary Tour. |
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