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In-car cameras capture criminalsLane County police will soon be equipped with 30 new Digital Patrollersby Jason ReedThe Lane County Sheriff's Office will soon be aided by a group of 30 new patrollers - only these ones are digital, and it's been said that they never lie. On Wednesday, the Lane County Broad of Commissioners approved a Sheriff's Office request to spend nearly $190,000 on 30, new in-car video camera systems called Digital Patrollers, which will be mounted in the majority of the county's law-enforcement vehicle fleet. |
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Memorial service will be held for hit-and-run victimLucy Irena Lahr's presence will be missed by many here at the Universtiyby Ryan KnutsonMemorial services will be held this Sunday for the woman who was killed at the intersection of East 13th Street and Hilyard Avenue last week, a woman whose reputation rippled through the state and is remembered as a "vibrant soul" by those who knew her. The woman, 45-year-old Lucy I. |
McLaughlin celebrates 21st in Sacred HeartThe student, shot in the neck while paintballing, remains surrounded in ICU by family and friendsby Jill KimballJunior Jesse McLaughlin will celebrate his 21st birthday tomorrow. Instead of going out on the town with his friends, though, he will spend the night in a hospital bed. He was simply another student until the morning of Oct. 13, when he and some of his coworkers were playing paintball in the woods. |
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Satan manifests itself in food with high fructose corn syrupIn my opinion | Denouncing transby Lindsay FunstonThere is a secret ingredient lurking in almost everything you eat. Unless you are a self-proclaimed nutrition guru, you most likely consume a food or beverage with high fructose corn syrup everyday. High fructose corn syrup sweetens products from soda - nutritionally dubbed "liquid satan" - to whole-wheat bread. |
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University refuses answers to HarbaughAfter repeatedly presenting UO officials with inquiries, professor will no longer receive repliesby Eric FloripFor more than two years, economics professor Bill Harbaugh has sent a long series of questions toward University administrators, saying he's tried to maintain an open dialogue with them about diversity. But on June 11, the conversation changed. After posing dozens of questions via e-mail and filing about 20 public records requests, Harbaugh received a letter from General Counsel Melinda Grier saying that his questions would no longer be answered by the University. |
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Surplus control addressed at ASUO meetingRescindment of a doctoral degree and Senate rule changes were also discussed on Wednesdayby Robert D'AndreaStudent government leaders are concerned that University President Dave Frohnmayer wants to have additional oversight of Student Senate surplus spending. That was one important development at Wednesday night's Senate meeting, which also saw the rejection of rule changes dealing with the censure of senators found in non-fulfillment of duties and testimony from a human rights activist who wants the University to rescind a doctoral degree given in 1978. |
Local prison inmates receive parenting classesIncarcerated parents in Lane County Jail will be instructed on child bonding and developmentby Trevor DavisWith the help of some University graduate students, parents are learning how to become better caretakers - from behind bars. A program the state Department of Corrections started, called Parenting Inside Out, was recently brought to Lane County with the help of University psychology graduate students and the Eugene-based Oregon Social Learning Center. |
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Local synagogue teaches KabbalahAuthor of 'The Everything Kabbalah Book' and UO professor will speak at weekend workshopby Mike O'BrienTo many people, Kabbalah is that little red string bracelet celebrities wear after they supposedly find spirituality in rehab. But to Rabbi Jonathan Seidel, Kabbalah is much more than a trend: It's a way of life. This weekend, Seidel will share his way of life with others when Or haGan - his synagogue, which translates to "light of the garden" in English - presents A Kabbalah Weekend. |
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Monster Mash a preview for the upcoming Dance MarathonOrganizers hope the costume party will increase awareness for the Dance Marathon fundraiserby Mike O'BrienLast year, the University's Dance Marathon raised nearly $18,000 for Oregon hospitals at the inaugural event of the same name. This winter, the student-run organization hopes to raise even more. To promote and increase awareness for the 15-hour fundraiser in January, Dance Marathon is hosting Monster Mash Friday night in the EMU's Fir Room. |
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Storyteller shares his Northwest tribal cultureEd Edmo, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock tribe, read poetry Wednesday at the Longhouseby Mychal GreshamOn Wednesday night, a small audience gathered at the Many Nations Longhouse to hear traditional Native American storytelling. Ed Edmo, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock tribe, lectured on Northwest tribal culture. Edmo has been performing his interactive storytelling for 31 years to audiences throughout the nation and particularly in his native home of the Pacific Northwest. |
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