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2026 Sprout Film Festival
The 2026 Sprout Film Festival, hosted by Full Access at the Farmers Market Pavilion last Friday, brought together more than 150 people to watch films created by and starring people with disabilities. The annual event aims to connect the disabled community with the broader public…
Creatives & Arts
How Trent Kersten pulled off his first reverse sweep as Oregon’s head coach
There’s no telling how a team will respond to a seemingly insurmountable deficit until they face one. Through 11 matches in the 2026 season, Oregon volleyball hadn’t faced a 2-0 deficit, but on Oct. 2, No. 10 Purdue forced the Ducks into unfamiliar territory on home court. Oregon…
Local Sports
Students, professors, community view governor’s debate at campus watch party
Oregon’s incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan faced off at their first gubernatorial debate at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The live watch party, hosted by the UO School of Journalism and Communication in the Ford Alumni Center, drew a crowd of…
Education
No. 17 Oregon reverse sweeps No. 10 Purdue in front of a packed Matthew Knight Arena
After a set-two comeback fell short, fifth-year transfer Marina Crownover recalled the moment when Oregon reset their approach of how they were going to finish their match against Purdue. “A calm mindset, just a cool, ‘Hey, let’s just go change the tide,’ and I think that’s…
General
Oregon Women’s Soccer loses 1-0 to No. 10 UCLA in heartbreaking fashion.
Friday night lights at Papé Field spelled heartbreak for Oregon fans. A hard-fought battle ended in defeat for the Ducks on a last-minute penalty from UCLA’s Kara Croone. Don’t let the scoreline fool you. This conference matchup was intense from start to finish. As far as one…
General
Ehly: UO needs to do more for out-of-state students
With the number of friends I have made at UO who are from California, it wasn’t a surprise for me to find out that a large portion of UO’s tuition revenue comes from out-of-state students. When UO’s $65 million budget cut was announced on May 14, President Karl Scholz wrote that…
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River Road by the numbers
- Area
- 1.82 sq mi (4.71 km²)
- Median age
- 39.3
- Households
- 3,349
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $81,589
- Median house value
- $397,800