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Daily Emerald Published 65 minutes ago

Back in Style: UO Fashion Club Hosts Clothing Sale Event

Clothes are strewn about outside of a gray house. Stylish students travel from vendor to vendor, excitedly searching piles and sifting through racks for pieces to incorporate into their back-to-school wardrobe. People come and go, the students proudly holding their new clothes as…

Daily Emerald Published 66 minutes ago

Deep dive into the film: ‘Primetime’

Robert Pattinson, a familiar face in acting this year — appearing in films like “The Odyssey,” “The Drama” and “Dune: Part Three” later this year — is back on our screens. Pattinson is playing Chris Hansen in A24’s upcoming film “Primetime,” directed by Lance Oppenheim. The movie…

Daily Emerald Published September 28

‘Finding Emily’: a refreshing new rom-com

It’s a tale of two Emily’s, a missing digit in a phone number, and a wild goose chase that somehow ends up in the discovery of love despite all hope feeling lost. “Finding Emily,” directed by Alicia MacDonald, follows Owen (Spike Fearn), a struggling musician, as he tries to find…

Daily Emerald Published September 28

BridgeOregon club reimagines political discussion amid polarization

Trillian Hawley, BridgeOregon’s co-president, grew up in a small, conservative Oregon town and, like many college students, came of age during the pandemic, racial justice protests, violence and uncertainty. “Going through COVID and then the aftermath of COVID, we experienced a…

Daily Emerald Published 65 minutes ago

Eugene rejects data center, residents weigh in

A proposal to build a data center at the former Hyundai-Hynix site in west Eugene was rejected by the city on Sept. 8, via a letter stating that it would violate the current E-1 zoning ordinance. “Eugene’s Land Use Code does not list data centers as an allowed use. In the code,…

Daily Emerald Published 65 minutes ago

SOJC to host gubernatorial debate

Oregon voters will get the opportunity to see the first steps in a rematch of the 2022 governor’s race as challenger, state Sen. Christine Drazan gets another shot at the governor’s office against now-incumbent Gov.Tina Kotek. The University of Oregon School of Journalism and…

Daily Emerald Published 65 minutes ago

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…

Daily Emerald Published 65 minutes ago

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…

Daily Emerald Published 66 minutes ago

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…

Daily Emerald Published 7 hours ago

Midi Crossword #29 – Game Changer

Daily Emerald Published 18 hours ago

Litecoin: How It Differs From Other Crypto Coins

What Makes Litecoin Different From Other Crypto Coins Litecoin has lasted because it never tried to be the loudest crypto asset in the room. It arrived in 2011 with a narrow job and a familiar design. The network took ideas from Bitcoin and adjusted them for quicker settlement.…

Daily Emerald Published 21 hours ago

Midi Crossword #27 – Log that on Letterboxd!

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