News across Lane County
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…
GTFF calls for impasse in negotiations with UO
The Graduate Teacher Fellows Federation has called for an impasse in negotiations with the University of Oregon after a hold up, according to an Instagram post from on Oct. 1. “GTFF does not believe that UO will agree to a fair contract without escalation,”
Leininger: UO Curriculum needs further adjustment to address AI use
In the first week of September, the three artificial intelligence giants released updates for their generative models. Anthropic introduced Claude Fable 5.1 on Sept. 1. Google followed the next day with Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash release in six weeks. On Sept. 3, OpenAI…
Campus construction continues into new school year
If you’re new to the University of Oregon campus, you may be wondering what all this construction is about. If you’re a returning student, you may be wondering what all this construction is still doing here. Multiple construction projects are in progress as the new year begins,…
UO journalism senior will serve as a panelist in Thursday’s gubernatorial debate
Oregon’s first official gubernatorial debate will take place this Thursday, Oct. 1, at the University of Oregon, hosted by the School of Journalism and Communication. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican Sen. Christine Drazan of Oregon will answer questions from a…
New Ducks land in Eugene
New students at the University of Oregon moved into residence halls across campus for the annual Unpack the Quack on Sept. 24 and 25. This year, nine residence halls will house an estimated 5,000 students living on campus, according to UO Spokes-person Angela Seydel. The halls…
Is cursive really a lost art? At the Knight Library, it isn’t.
The sound of a keyboard is generationally satisfying for the student population of UO’s campus — so much so that there are extensions for a laptop to produce the clicks and clacks of a much heavier keyboard. If that doesn’t float your boat, you can purchase a keyboard extender…
Dartmouth Provost’s AI-Written Work Puts Campus Double Standard Under Scrutiny
Dartmouth College announced an investigation into its own provost, Santiago Schnell, after the college’s student newspaper found that some of his published work appeared to have been written by artificial intelligence. The provost who helped oversee an institution that penalizes…
Ehly: UO needs better detour planning around construction zones
I’ve almost been hit by an electric scooter on the way to class more times than I can count. Thankfully, I’ve never actually been hit, but I’ve come close enough times that I stopped being surprised when I hear the sound of an e-scooter coming too close. Scooters and e-bikes are…
Novak: What good is a land acknowledgement?
If you have ever been to a UO event, chances are you’ve heard the university’s land acknowledgment. You’ll walk in, find your seat, and then the speaker will start by saying: “The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya.” It goes…
Leininger: UO’s hiring freeze is closing doors for students, and the university isn’t tracking it
Throughout my freshman and sophomore years at UO, my Outlook inbox was flooded with Handshake on-campus job postings. Amidst university-wide budget cuts and an active hiring freeze that began on May 14, Handshake has become a barren landscape where I am more likely to stumble…
UO’s beach volleyball court is ready for play
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the University of Oregon women’s beach volleyball team walked through a crowd of cheering family, friends and coaches and onto glistening sand divided by freshly installed nets, to make their first serve on the new court. The court complex, about 159 feet…