Activist Alert
• The Eugene Parks and Open Space Division is proposing park rule changes that it says “are aimed at increasing enjoyment of the parks and … Continue reading
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Resisting White Supremacy
Temple Beth Israel hosts discussion of white supremacist activity
Jessica Campbell of the Rural Organizing Project spoke to a packed room at Temple Beth Israel on Saturday, May 15, about the many layers of … Continue reading
LCC Cuts Programs, Raises Tuition
After hearing two rounds of public testimony — all opposing the proposed budget — the LCC Board of Education ultimately adopted the budget with a 6 to 1 vote. Board member Matt Keating opposed adopting the budget. Continue reading
Michael Schill on Rejected Tuition Hike
A letter on what the rejection of the tuition hike means for the future of UO
Dear University of Oregon community members, The Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s decision yesterday to reject the University of Oregon’s tuition plan is disappointing and creates uncertainty on our campus. Continue reading
All the News That Fits
Looking at Eugene through the online lens of Lane County Mugshots Uncensored
I have a confession to make: I’m a junky for Lane County Mugshots Uncensored — a massive, sprawling, closed-group Facebook page revolving around the spectacle … Continue reading
Pollution Update
A warning letter for the City of Florence
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent the City of Florence a warning letter on May 4 following an April inspection at the city’s … Continue reading
Budget Crisis Hits LCC
Instructional programs, faculty positions face cuts amid budget discrepancy conflict
Philosophy instructor Jeffrey Borrowdale has taught at Lane Community College for 17 years. In one month, though, his position as the school’s only full-time philosophy … Continue reading
Biz Beat
Poppi’s Anatolia to close every Tuesday
• Poppi’s Anatolia, the popular Greek and Indian eatery at 992 Willamette Street, will be closing on Tuesdays beginning May 16 to deal with “some deferred … Continue reading
My Family is All I Have
Creswell man faces deportation stemming from charges since dismissed
Servando Lomeli Ramirez came to the U.S. illegally in 1991 when he was 16. He has been living in an average house on an average … Continue reading
Carter McKenzie
Poet and activist
“I loved the mountains,” says Carter McKenzie, who spent her childhood in Colorado Springs. She studied English literature at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, on … Continue reading