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Born to Gun?

Going concealed in Lane County

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The pistol wasn’t the first gun given to me as a gift, but it was probably the most unexpected. My father usually gives books for Christmas, and that was what I was anticipating. Dad even disguised the gun by packaging it up to look like the box had a novel inside. Imagine my surprise when, thinking I was getting a copy of the latest Book of the Month Club selection, I pulled a .22 semi-auto out of the wrapping paper. My proud parent, dressed as Santa Claus for the occasion, had a camera at ready to capture the moment. Continue reading →

Douglas firs

It's About Time - November 2012

About Time

The American wigeons are back in the Delta Ponds. I believe these are the first of our winter migrants to arrive. I look forward to the increasing diversity of waterfowl. On our side of the Delta Highway we have had only mallards and Canada geese for a long time. Turtles can be seen in the Delta Ponds on the west side of Delta Highway but it appears the cormorants have usurped them from their favorite logs. With increasing cold weather and less sun showing, the turtles will burrow into the mud at the bottom of the ponds to brumate. Continue reading →

Peeps on the street

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Lena Macomson Hometown: Olympia, Wash. Major: Applied economics and business What do you plan to do with your degree? I’m hoping to start an MBA in sports marketing next year.  What should the president’s number one priority be? Dang.      I don’t know  …  world peace. Getting America back on track.  Continue reading →

No Knowledge, No Power

Hidden rules on sexual harassment leave students in the dark

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Sexual harassment is a serious problem. But UO professor Cheyney Ryan says that without knowledge of available resources and student rights, the problem is more damaging than it has to be. Ryan began an experiment in his philosophy of law class where students conducted extra credit surveys about sexual harassment of students by professors. What is sexual harassment? Who should you talk to? How long do you have to report a problem? Continue reading →