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Neighbors push back as UO seeks taller buildings in dorm development
Proposed land-use changes would allow UO to build more campus housing, but the plan is prompting concerns from residents in the historic Fairmount neighborhood.
UO sends cease-and-desist letter to local marijuana dispensary
TJโs Dispensaries was advertising a deal on marijuana with images of the Oregon Duck and the universityโs โOโ logo.
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Plaque unveiled to remember Eugene icon David โFrogโ Miller
Miller, who sold self-published joke books and triumphed in a legal case about his constitutional right to sell them, died last year at 76.
Student paralyzed after being hit by falling tree seeks $16 million from UOย
The lawsuit alleges the university was negligent in its maintenance of a tree that fell on the 21-year-old junior last February. UO in a statement, says an โextreme weather eventโ causedโฆ
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UO, LCC students brace for SNAP cuts as food pantry demand grows
Whether federal SNAP benefits are suspended this weekend or not, uncertainty over food access remains for many college students at University of Oregon and Lane Community College.
University of Oregon takes no action on Trumpโs higher education compact
The University of Oregon is not making a statement in support or against President Trumpโs higher education compact. Angela Seydel, UO director of issues management, said the federal government has notโฆ
Eugene gets 8 acres of riverfront, completing land swap with UO
The city of Eugene has acquired 8 acres of Willamette riverfront park land from the University of Oregon. The acquisition gives the city control of open space and pedestrian and bikeโฆ
It’s a dog-meet-dog world on the set of โCollege GameDayโย
Thor, the bomb-sniffing canine for the UO police department, met Peter, the canine influencer who travels with ESPN personality Kirk Herbstreit. Cue the wagging.
