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Cheering for changeActivists marched to bring attention to the problem of global warming Saturdayby Braden WolfThe University was home to multiple events on Saturday afternoon that featured cheers, chants and large groups of people committed to a common cause. Along with the football game at Autzen Stadium, approximately 350 people gathered at the EMU Amphitheater to celebrate the "Step It Up" campaign's second Day of Action, a crowd that far exceeding event organizer Jesse Hough's initial goal of 100 participants. |
UO won't turn info over to RIAADifficulty in identifying users is argued as the main point against RIAA's subpoenaby Jill AhoOregon Attorney General Hardy Myers filed a motion to quash a subpoena that the Recording Industry Association of America filed in U.S. District Court in September that would require the University to identify 17 network users that the RIAA contends illegally downloaded copyrighted material. |
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University one step closer to building new basketball arenaUniversity now looks to secure $200 million bond from legislature after the bond's initial approval on Fridayby Ryan KnutsonThe State Board of Higher Education sent the University sailing through its first check-point on its mission to secure funding for the basketball arena project on Friday by allowing it to request a $200 million bond from the Oregon Legislature. University's arena to-do list 1. |
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Resource fees may be combined with tuition in 2009The changes would give students a better idea of what the major-dependent costs go towardby Allie GrasgreenThe Oregon University System's fee committee made a progressive step Friday in meeting with the State Board of Higher Education. The committee presented its proposals to the board, offering OUS institutions various fee structures to go about eliminating resource fees during the next three to four years. |
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Iraq Body Count Exhibit returns to campusThe exhibit reflects 1,000 additional U.S. casualties since last Februaryby Robert D'AndreaA group of military veterans came out early on a cold Saturday morning to put red flags into the lawn near Chapman Hall, one for every service member killed in Iraq since 2003. The red flags filled the triangular stretch of grass allotted to them and had to spill over to the next patch, where white flags commemorating Iraqi lives lost were being set up. |
Domestic violence victims interact on new Web siteThe Pluma Project was started by a UO grad student for her non-profit management classby Tiffany Kimmel | Freelance ReporterA bird flies through the air, catching the wind on it wings and soaring to unknown heights. This is the kind of hope that the Pluma Project, a Web site where survivors of domestic violence can share their stories through artwork and writing, wants to inspire. |
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Historian shares his controversial views on U.S. foreign policyMark Weber's speech critiqued the United States' support of Israel in the Palestinian conflictby Robert D'AndreaA much-hyped lecture by revisionist historian Mark Weber and an accompanying protest of it happened last weekend - just not at the same time. Originally scheduled for Friday night at McKenzie Hall, Weber's lecture was postponed because his flights were delayed. |
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Leaves in University area will be collected this weekCity of Eugene's leaf collection program aims to combat street flooding and protect water qualityby Jason ReedMulch can be fantastic, but it takes an abundance of leaves and a little bit of work. Luckily, fall has arrived, and with it the red and yellow foliage scattering sidewalks provides the perfect compost recipe. But the leaves also clog up storm drains, degrade water quality in local streams and turn sidewalks into Slip 'n Slides for unwary pedestrians. |
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Shuttle service available to foreign-language churchesIn briefby Mike O'BrienEvery Wednesday, the Alpha Omega House, a non-denominational Christian house adjacent to campus, invites the University's international students over for lunch. Each week, members of different international church communities prepare these lunches, which gave campus minister Dan Smith an idea. |
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Eugene police search for suspect in attempted rapeIn briefby Jill KimballA woman in her late 20s rode her bike along West 4th Avenue at 12:15 Thursday morning. Although it was dark and the temperature was a chilling 35 degrees, she was confident she would reach her Eugene home safely - until she saw the man standing there. He was Hispanic, short and stocky, perhaps only 5 feet 4 inches tall. |
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Día de los Muertos celebrated on campus FridayCorrections appended | Quotes removedby Mychal GreshamOn Friday Evening, students and community members gathered at the Many Nations Longhouse to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Día de los Muertos is a traditional ritual practiced for nearly 4,000 years by many indigenous and non-indigenous Latin cultures, particularly in Mexico and Central Latin America. |
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'2 Mile Challenge' tour stops in Eugene pushing pedal powerThe Clif Bar-sponsored event is part of an initiative to promote bicyclingby Chris Bradley | Freelance ReporterSaturday was a perfect November day, sunny and warm. Almost too warm. That was the message Clif Bar & Co. put out over the weekend, bringing its "2 Mile Challenge" to the EMU on Saturday while the Ducks were preparing for their big game across the river. This latest leg of the company's Natural Energy Tour encouraged people to bike rather than drive in order to combat global warming. |
