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No apologies from Toyota despite fault

Imagine driving down the road and taking your foot off the gas only to watch your speedometer post continually higher speeds, or driving on a bumpy road and going to hit your brakes, but nothing happens. These are the fears of the legion of Toyota drivers around the world. Full story

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Get involved, take charge of education

As students, we all know what the state of education funding in Oregon looks like right now. For the last several years, the cost of college tuition has skyrocketed, class sizes have continued to swell, financial aid for students has begun to dry up, and the dream of higher education has become even more elusive for countless high school students across Oregon. Full story

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This week in history

Computers outsmarting humans Russian chess champion Gary Kasparov lost to a computer for the first time on Feb. 10, 1997, in a performance that rocked the chess world. Kasparov became a grandmaster in 1980 and was the world’s youngest chess champion at 22 by 1984. Full story

Editorials

Emerald endorses Measures 66, 67

Any student concerned with rising tuition and plummeting financial aid can take one easy step to prevent things from getting worse: Vote yes on Measures 66 and 67. The measures, the only items on ballots arriving this week, would marginally raise taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations to keep $727 million in the state’s two-year budget.

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Shelley Deadmond

Clear-cut not a shortcut to fixing school funding

I saw a bumper sticker on the back of a truck recently that said, “If you’re against logging, try using plastic toilet paper.” Just a few days earlier I was stopped at the train tracks at River Road around midnight and witnessed the passing of Seneca’s most recent loot: Thousands of freshly logged trees.

Tyree Harris

Drunken assaults not isolated event

The recent assaults and thefts involving football players Rob Beard and Mike Bowlin have caused quite a stir: I’ve seen people begin to worry about their safety, traveling with friends more often and discussing how violent Eugene has become. However, despite the recent speculation, violence in Eugene is no new epidemic. 2 comments

Guest Commentaries

Get involved, take charge of education

Greg Dewar

No apologies from Toyota despite fault

Grace Pettygrove

It’s not about winning, but safety

An underreported fact: In order to maintain a safe environment at the Pacifica Forum meetings held in January, DPS suppressed protest. For example, on Jan. 15, campus security told protestors they could not bring in picket signs or stand up during the presentation.