Wear a Mask
Lane County continues reopening despite virus surge
Lydia McKee is concerned about going to work. McKee is a 23-year-old Lane Community College student who works in the clothing section of the Gateway … Continue reading
Gina Scalpone
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Vets Against Militarization
Oregon vets organize against using military force on protesters
On the evening of June 1, Secret Service and military police violently cleared Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., of the hundreds of demonstrators who gathered … Continue reading
Long-Term Integrity
New nonprofit founded by UO professor takes on institutional betrayal
When Jennifer Freyd first thought of the term, it just kind of came out of her mouth, she says. It was 2014, and the University … Continue reading
Appealing on Zoom
UO gender discrimination case argued in Ninth Circuit
The most recent hearing in a three-year gender discrimination lawsuit against the University of Oregon was conducted on the new courtroom normal: Zoom. The arguments … Continue reading
Recipe for Disaster
Domestic violence reporting is down, but violence doesn’t stop for COVID-19
Domestic violence advocates raised alarms after the world shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus — according to the American Psychological Association, the … Continue reading
Cracking Down During COVID
The CDC recommends against clearing homeless camps. So why is Eugene still doing it?
An encampment of unhoused people at West 7th Avenue and Garfield Street was cleared out by Eugene police April 17, after giving 24 hours’ notice. … Continue reading
‘Safe Shelter, Food and Clothing’
Youth-serving providers propose temporary COVID-19 shelter
As the novel coronavirus pandemic entered our community, homeless advocates sprang to work, trying to protect the most vulnerable among us. Lane County, in conjunction … Continue reading
A Marathon and a Sprint
Homelessness nonprofits prepare for COVID-19
We’ve heard the recommendations dozens of times: Wash your hands with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds; social distance at least six feet … Continue reading
Trusting Science and Russian Trolls
Co-founder of FactCheck.org comes to UO
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED: The UO-sponsored events on March 10 and 11 featuring Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson are cancelled. Considering CDC advisories for older adults … Continue reading
Sinking Carbon
Amid Legislative tension, loggers and environmentalists fight over the definition of sustainability
Normally, when the Oregon Logging Conference comes to town, the conservationists at Oregon Wild just ignore it, along with its big logging rigs, pro-logging discussions … Continue reading