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Eugene’s downtown dog ban: does it criminalize the homeless?
Veteran Robert Wilson and his dog Chica sit on the corner of E 8th Ave and Oak St during the Eugene Saturday Market. (Phillip Quinn/Emerald) Robert Wilson, sitting at a park block corner on Saturday...
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Downtown Eugene Dog Ban Expires Nov. 1
This chilly November, the dog days of Eugene will return. Dogs will be allowed in downtown Eugene when a ban on dogs expires on Nov. 1, almost seven months after it went into effect on April 10, 2017....
View ArticleKnight campus expands after UO purchases parking lot
On Monday, the Register-Guard reported that Eugene city councilors approved the sale of a city-owned property to the UO in a unanimous decision. The new property is planned to be a part of the Knight...
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Photos: Thousands attend the 2018 Women’s March through downtown Eugene
Participants of the Women’s March gather in front of the Eugene federal courthouse. “In our America women are in charge of their own bodies,” a sign reads, “Kindness is everything. Love is love.” The...
View ArticleWomen’s March for Action
Thousands of people gathered January 20th 2018 to take part in the Women’s March for action throughout Eugene. The post Women’s March for Action appeared first on Emerald Media.
View ArticleUber, Lyft may return to Eugene
On Wednesday, Eugene City council started the process which would allow for a return of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. Eugene city councilors voted on Wednesday to move forward on the process...
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Eugene students demand gun legislation reform in yesterday’s March for Our Lives
When 15-year-old Jivan Jot Khalsa spoke in front of thousands of people during Eugene’s March for Our Lives on Saturday, she felt like she was going to cry. Jivan Jot Khalsa, a freshman at South Eugene...
View ArticleUO College Dems refuse to support county commissioner candidate James Barber...
University of Oregon College Democrats President Hannah Argento is calling on James Barber, a fellow Democrat, to back out of the race for East Lane County Commissioner. Barber, who works at Sixel Real...
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Photos: The 40th Annual Take Back the Night marches through the streets of...
Vice President for student life Kevin Marbury puts on a red bracelet in solidarity with the rest of the TBTN crowd at the EMU amphitheater. President Michael Schill was also in attendance for the...
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“Not in our town”: Eugene community pushes back against recent hate crime
When southwest Eugene residents awoke Wednesday morning, April 25, they found their neighborhood vandalized with swastikas and symbols of white supremacy. Overnight, the hateful messages were...
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Construction on Franklin Boulevard means a year of traffic near campus
Construction crews are moving forward with the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and with this, the University of Oregon community will continue to notice more traffic disruptions on...
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Eugene’s new Chief of Police will make community outreach a priority
Eugene’ Chief of Police Chris Skinner met with members of the public at Killer Burger in downtown Eugene on Friday afternoon. The event, which was referred to as a “Meat and Greet,” provided an...
View ArticlePortland sex worker advocacy nonprofit The Cupcake Girls to throw first pitch...
The Cupcake Girls, a nonprofit focused on rights and advocacy for adult entertainers and sex workers in Las Vegas and Portland, is coming to Lane County. Members of The Cupcake Girls will throw out the...
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Eugene Food Truck Festival attracts 12,000; raises funds for Eugene Mission
When world fusion vegan food truck Vengan Pa’Ka rolled up to the third annual Eugene Food Truck Festival, its crew was ready to “kill it” for their first time at the event. The sun was shining over the...
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Frosting on the (Cup) Cake: The Cupcake Girls see success and support at...
At the July 3 Eugene Emeralds game, people walked the concourse with the usual staples — ketchup covered hot dogs, fries and something new: bright pink cupcakes. The cupcakes are staples of a new...
View ArticleClimate change lawsuit involving two UO students sees first arguments in court
Editor’s note: This post was updated at 9:50 a.m. on July 19 to correct AP Style. On Wednesday, attorneys made oral arguments in Juliana v. United States — the case in which 21 plaintiffs, including...
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Preview: 20x21EUG Mural Project brings international art to Eugene Walls
In the upcoming week, Eugene will be transformed with a colorful array of new murals, street art installations and gallery walks during 20x21EUG Mural Project’s Eugene Walls, which is part of the...
View ArticleUO students’ climate change lawsuit will move forward, says U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s request for a stay, or a halting of legal proceedings, in the Juliana v. United States climate change lawsuit on Monday. The lawsuit, whose...
View ArticleThe Emerald’s guide to Eugene Pride weekend
The city of Eugene will be painted red, orange, yellow and all the other colors of the rainbow this weekend for the annual Eugene-Springfield Pride Festival: a celebration of members of the LGBTQ+...
View ArticleEugene residents to rally against Eugene Police Department drug arrest
Eugene residents are organizing a rally at the 7 p.m. city council meeting today regarding an arrest Eugene Police Department made in the downtown Park Blocks on Friday. The Facebook page, “Speak Out...
View ArticleEugene residents voice concerns about police brutality to city council
Eugene-Springfield residents expressed their concerns regarding an arrest made by the Eugene Police Department during the weekly city council meeting on Oct. 24. Gwendolyn Iris, one of the organizers...
View ArticleNew UO parking phone application seeks to decrease citations and congestion
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the UO bike program receives some funding from parking tickets as well as students and faculty parking fees. It also stated that the money...
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The Standards of Dining: restaurants working to keep clean in Eugene
In the kitchen at Pegasus Smokehouse Pizza on 14th Avenue, one employee comes in every morning at 4 a.m. and turns on the massive oven that churns out hundreds of pizzas a week. This is the beginning...
View ArticleUO law professor who wore blackface releases an apology statement
University of Oregon law professor Nancy Shurtz, who wore a costume that included blackface at a private Halloween party, released an apology on Friday through Pat Walsh, the media relations...
View ArticleHundreds of UO students protest election of Donald Trump near EMU, down 13th...
Hundreds of University of Oregon students gathered on campus just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday night to protest the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. The group, which at its...
View ArticleStudents from UO and South Eugene High School march together in election protest
In an act of solidarity and a call for ‘peace and love’ following Tuesday’s presidential election results, 500 South Eugene High School Students joined University of Oregon students in the EMU...
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Torn by the Vote: University of Oregon campus reacts to election of Donald Trump
In the 24 hours following Donald Trump’s electoral sweep, the University of Oregon erupted with protest as restless students voiced frustration and disillusionment — and then a determination to heal....
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Photos: Oregon students lead protest of Donald Trump to downtown Eugene
Ethan Quimet, a senior product design major at the University of Oregon, speaks to the crowd at the EMU amphitheater at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (Adam...
View ArticleFederal court rules youth can sue federal government for climate change
The federal district court in Eugene ruled in favor of 21 youth, including University of Oregon student Tia Hatton, who are suing the federal government for the impacts of climate change, allowing the...
View ArticleFall term wrap up: Lead, Knight Campus, Taylor’s, blackface and protests
Noah McGraw and Franziska Monahan go over the major headlines of the term. This episode was produced by Franziska Monahan. Our music was written by Evan DuPell. The post Fall term wrap up: Lead,...
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El pueblo unido: campus community joins in protecting undocumented students
El pueblo unido jamás será vencido Maricruz Reyes, 24, smiled as she panned her smartphone over the crowd of roughly 600 people gathered outside the Oregon State Capitol. They were her fellow...
View ArticlePodcast: What’s the deal with Deady Hall?
In this episode from the Emerald Podcast Network, Max Thornberry and Franziska Monahan discuss the latest news on the denaming of Deady Hall. They touch on the history of Matthew Deady and his...
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Dogs banned from downtown Eugene
Starting in April, walking your dog through downtown Eugene will be illegal, with some exceptions. Eugene City council passed an ordinance today banning dogs — except service dogs, dogs of residences...
View ArticlePodcast: Weekly news wrap-up: A&AA’s new name, law school’s new dean, Lane...
In this episode from the Emerald Podcast Network, associate news editor Max Thornberry and podcast editor Emerson Malone discuss the three biggest stories from week ten of winter term: The university...
View ArticleYour six pack will cost 30 cents more starting April 1
Oregon is increasing its bottle and can deposit from 5 cents to 10 cents per container on April 1. The increase is a state order based on a decreasing number of bottle and can returns in 2014 and 2015....
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A gas leak has been reported at Klamath Hall
UPDATE 1:36 p.m.: The University notified students that no actual gas leak was present and that Eugene Springfield Fire Department is allowing Klamath Hall to resume operation. UPDATE 1:29 p.m.: Alarms...
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Downtown dog ban pointed at rising trend of crime in the area
It’s the middle of the day and Caroline Cummings walks through downtown Eugene. She passes a group of men sitting on the sidewalk. As she approaches, they begin saying sexually explicit comments to...
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Man breaks into, steals UOPD patrol car
An unidentified man stole a UOPD patrol car early Wednesday morning. The car was recovered about an hour later at 4:30 a.m., but UOPD is still searching for the suspect. According to UOPD, the car was...
View ArticleHow UO student housing transformed in under 10 years
A lot has changed at the University of Oregon since the early 1990s. The football team started winning, enrollment exploded, and, thanks to donors like Phil Knight, campus has been under continuous...
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27th Annual Eugene-Springfield Pride Festival sees record turnout
For many members of the LGBTQ+ community in Eugene and Springfield, the annual Eugene-Springfield Pride Festival is not just about having fun — it’s also about finding community. “I’m not like normal...
View ArticleUber will return to Eugene next Thursday
The rideshare service Uber announced today that it will return to Eugene on Sept. 6, 2018. According to a press release issued by the Technology Association of Oregon, Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis will make...
View Article[Updated] Lyft to launch services in Eugene today
Update at 7:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5: Lyft announced that it will be launching services in Eugene today at 10 a.m., according to a press release from the ridesharing company. The press release...
View Article[Updated]: Eugene Police locate, take 17-year-old shooting suspect into custody
Update at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26: Police arrested a 17 year-old boy shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday after he allegedly fired shots on Bailey Lane near Monroe Middle School earlier that morning,...
View ArticleUpdate: Riverfront Conundrum
This article follows up on a previous Emerald cover story published in March 2018 about the University of Oregon’s plans for north campus area. Members of the Eugene community have until 5 p.m. on Oct....
View ArticleHow to stay safe with Uber and Lyft
With Uber and Lyft coming back to Eugene and Springfield, students have more resources to get around town or go to events. While this resource is a great way for students to get home safely after a...
View ArticleVideo: A tour of the Hawthorne Bridge in downtown Portland
An exclusive look into the Hawthorne Bridge located in downtown Portland. The Hawthorne Bridge was built in 1910 and still has many of its original parts! Check out the video above to learn more. The...
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Potential redesign of 13th Avenue in the works
Thirteenth avenue between classes is as congested for pedestrians as I-5 is for cars after a Ducks home game. Pedestrians have to weave through bicycles, random facility vehicles and delivery trucks...
View ArticleEPD searching for suspects in Halloweekend assaults
Rumors are swirling among members of the University of Oregon community about criminal activity that transpired last weekend. Some speculated that several students were mugged, stabbed with a knife or...
View ArticleVideo: Eugfun brings soap box car racing to Eugene
On Saturday the city of Eugene put together a Halloween themed soapbox car racing event, during which teams competed in a one on one single elimination tournament. The event included live music, food...
View ArticlePodcast: Eugene students and community members march to support plaintiffs in...
Hundreds of Eugene students and community members marched to the federal courthouse on Monday morning to support the plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States, a landmark class-action lawsuit, after the...
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