2008 Woodie Awards
News
|
Does God Exist?University physics professor's experiments attempt to reconcile science and faithby Mike O'BrienDid we evolve from the apes? Or did God create us on the sixth day? Retired University physics professor Dr. Amit Goswami says the answer is some combination of both. "God does create, but not in six days like in Genesis," he said. "It's an intermediate position that reconciles both points of view. |
Executive candidates defend platformsASUO presidential hopefuls go head-to-head in what could be the only debate of this election seasonby Robert D'AndreaASUO executive candidates pulled no punches in what may have been the only debate of the spring election season in the LLC Performance Hall Tuesday night. Drew Cattermole, who calls himself "Thunderlove," drew the most laughs and applause from the audience throughout the debate. |
|
|
Human DNA found in 14,000 year-old fecesDNA samples recovered by University researches predate the first culture thought to have inhabited North Americaby Eric FloripUniversity archaeologist Dennis Jenkins has heard all the poop jokes before. Some of them he won't even repeat. "I've heard a bunch of them, let me assure you," Jenkins said. "All of my friends are ruthless when it comes to this stuff." |
UO, Irish forensics teams to debate Iraq war tonightIn briefby Jill KimballAs Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama fight over Oregon, Pennsylvania and the other states with upcoming primary elections, the Iraq war is currently a hot-button issue. At 7:30 p.m. in Room 182 of the Lillis Business Complex, the University's Intercollegiate Forensics and the Irish National Champion debaters from University College Dublin will debate whether the "United States' Occupation of Iraq Benefits the Iraqi People. |
|
Developments on Franklin will help create new 'gateway' to campusSome athletes say amenities housed in new academic center for student athletes will help impress and attract potential recruitsby Ryan KnutsonThe three-story glass building that will soon replace the athletic department's aging academic learning services center for student athletes will be a state of the art facility - brimming with at least two dozen committed staff and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of new computer equipment. |
|
Developments on Franklin will help create new 'gateway' to campusDesigners hope the $25 million Alumni Center will serve as a focal point for introducing visitors to what the University has to offerby Jessie HigginsThe University's Alumni Association has raised half of the necessary funds to begin building a new alumni center on the corner of Franklin Boulevard and 13th Avenue. The architects are now beginning to work on the schematic design of the structure, which has recently been expanded to also house the University's Career Center. |
|
