The Spin
Who’s who and what’s what in dance this month
We hear University of Oregon professor of dance and Dance in Dialogue co-founder Shannon Mockli recently participated in an open showing at Seattle’s renowned center … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Violations by Sacred Heart, Kingsford, Olive Plaza
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) cited Sacred Heart Medical Center on Feb. 3 for monitoring and recordkeeping violations related to an underground storage … Continue reading
The Odyssey of These Days
Local artists create collaborative memorial
In the summer of 2015, Wes Hurd was in a melancholy place. “My mom and dad had passed away, and artistically, I wanted to work … Continue reading
The Comfort of Being Sad
The relentless pursuit of happiness is a bittersweet joke
Sarah Ruhl is an interesting playwright. Her work achieves emotional valences that, for me, are completely contradicted by her style — a style I find … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Know Your Rights Training and environmental law conference
•The GTFF (Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation) is hosting a Know Your Rights Training for activists and international students, presented by the Civil Liberties Defense Center … Continue reading
The Turning Point Downtown?
The Park Blocks and Kesey Square
When people come to Eugene for the 2021 World Track and Field Championships, they will, like all tourists, spend a large majority of their time … Continue reading
The Elliott Options
Environmental groups call on the Legislature and state treasurer to keep the state forest in public hands
Advocates for the Elliott State Forest had high hopes in February when Gov. Kate Brown released her plan to keep the state forest in public … Continue reading
Insanity in the middle
Three day eventing is a horse and rider triathalon for adrenaline junkies
We burst out of the trees, gallop up to a log and jump into a pond of water, then we leap up over the bank … Continue reading
Runner Without a Cause
Inside the madness of long-distance relay races
People collapse. Toenails are turning black and falling off all the time. And still, long-distance relay races attract enough runners to sell out in Oregon. … Continue reading
Slant
Defense of truth and the dog ban
• When Trump was elected in November, who could have imagined that a few short months later The New York Times would be running full-page … Continue reading