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Camilla Mortensen

Camilla Mortensen is the longtime local editor of Eugene Weekly, the area’s alternative newspaper. The paper, which has been in print since 1982 (originally as What’s Happening) continues to print more than 27,000 copies a week in addition to its popular email newsletters and website. Camilla has a masters degree in folklore and mythology from UCLA and a doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Oregon. She has been a reporter and editor at EW since 2007 and teaches journalism at the UO in the mornings before heading to the Weekly’s office. She also teaches newswriting at Lane Community College and advises The Torch student newspaper.

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Activist Alert

Protests, activism and more around Lane County

News 11 hours ago

“Activism is my rent for living on the planet.” — Alice Walker • Check EugeneTogetherStrong.org for protest updates. If arrested at a protest: Eugene Jail … Continue reading →

Activist Alert

Protests, activism and more around Lane County

News 1 week ago

 “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel • Check EugeneTogetherStrong.org … Continue reading →

Activist Alert

Protests, activism and more around Lane County

News 2 weeks ago

 “The People should never rise, without doing something to be remembered — something notable and striking.” — John Adams, founding father and second president  • … Continue reading →

Playing with Food

What do chefs, eggs, Italy, immigration, soup and golf have in common? The Chow Issue!

Chow 2 weeks ago

It’s summer, we’re hot and we’re hungry so it’s time for our Summer Chow — an excursion into the variety of foods and places to eat … Continue reading →

EW Asks — Jimothy

EW-Extra 2 weeks ago

Jimothy, the round, fluffy raccoon with the short spine and long legs, has gone viral in the way only a special trash panda can. In … Continue reading →

Activist Alert

Protests, activism and more around Lane County

News 3 weeks ago

 “The president is a servant of the Constitution and not its master. There is nothing explicit or implicit in that instrument which exempts him from … Continue reading →

Activist Alert

Protests, activism and more around Lane County

News 4 weeks ago

“Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it’s something you ought to do yourself.” — G.K. Chesterton, writer • … Continue reading →

EW Asks! Best of!

Survey says? What Best of categories should we add or subtract?

EW-Extra 4 weeks ago

Best of Eugene (which as we like to remind you covers all of Lane County) is on the horizon! This annual contest that’s been going … Continue reading →

Activist Alert

Protests, activism and more around Lane County

News 1 month ago

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty.” ― Henry David Thoreau • Postcarding to get voters back on the rolls in Ohio, 1 pm to … Continue reading →

EW Asks! Comments?

EW-Extra 1 month ago

Do comments on news stories contribute to dialogue or take away from it? After a good 10 years with no comments on EugeneWeekly.com, we turned … Continue reading →

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Camilla Mortensen

Camilla Mortensen is the longtime local editor of Eugene Weekly, the area’s alternative newspaper. The paper, which has been in print since 1982 (originally as What’s Happening) continues to print more than 27,000 copies a week in addition to its popular email newsletters and website. Camilla has a masters degree in folklore and mythology from UCLA and a doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Oregon. She has been a reporter and editor at EW since 2007 and teaches journalism at the UO in the mornings before heading to the Weekly’s office. She also teaches newswriting at Lane Community College and advises The Torch student newspaper.

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