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• The Oregonian endorsed Republican candidate Knute Buehler for Oregon governor. We hate to break the news to the O’s editorial board, but this political … Continue reading
Year: 2018
The Beautiful Fight
A tribute to Ajarn Mike Walrath of Eugene’s Bigfoot Gym
Muay thai — also known as “Thai boxing” — is the national sport of Thailand. This discipline is commonly referred to as the “art of eight … Continue reading
Kate Is Great
Here are five reasons I will proudly vote for Kate Brown for governor of Oregon: She saved the Elliott State Forest when it was on … Continue reading
Parsing the UO Puppet Show
A new book details how Nike controls the University of Oregon
The ancient Greeks called it peripeteia, the turning point in a classical tragedy that comes when the hero makes a decision that inevitably seals his … Continue reading
Staring Down the Barrel
Local writer Pat Newson releases An Object in Motion, a book of poetry centered on gun violence
When I first met the writer Pat Newson, he was a bent wild man, part satanic elf and part hobbled saint, and his whole being … Continue reading
Where's the Light
The Gossamer Strings performing live
Eugene Weekly presents The Gossamer Strings performing ‘Where’s the Light’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are … Continue reading
Haiku Death Match
Poetry gone wild at Tsunami Books
Ladies and jellyspoons … it’s the moment you have been waiting for! Eugene’s first (as far as we know anyway) hand-to-hand haiku death match. There … Continue reading
Local Attorneys Defend Antifascists Against Suit by Alleged Racist
Bethany Sherman of OG Analytical filed a SLAPP suit in San Francisco
In December of 2017, anonymous Antifa members posted a story on the Rose City Antifa and Eugene Antifa websites alleging that Bethany Sherman of prominent … Continue reading
Climate Denier, Former Greenpeace Activist, Speaks at UO Today
Patrick Moore, of the controversial Heartland Institute to speak at business school
A posting on the University of Oregon’s Around the O news website says: “A co-founder of Greenpeace will give a campus talk on the use … Continue reading
Not Bad Enough
A UO student’s harassment claim is dismissed in a confusing process
Inappropriate touching, lewd comments, intimidation: Sarah Hansen’s allegations sound like textbook harassment. But when Hansen lodged a formal complaint to the University of Oregon’s Title … Continue reading