Shake Your Tailgate
Mike Hogan, wearing his barbecue apron and a glass of wine in hand, tells me that Stanford football fans don’t actually like good wine. That’s … Continue reading
Back To Campus
A Blitz of Reality
Life in the press box is glitzy but fosters a businesslike approach to football
I don’t know why I like watching football. Unlike professional wrestling, I didn’t grow up watching the sport. I never played it in high school … Continue reading
Online Increase
LCC looks to increase its online offerings
Wearing pajamas to class is becoming more popular than ever. This is because fewer people are leaving the house to go to lectures and instead … Continue reading
Rate My Rating System
What’s the best way to find out whether your instructor sucks?
The chili pepper is gone from RateMyProfessors.com. It disappeared this summer after BethAnn McLaughlin, assistant professor of neurology at Vanderbilt University, tweeted at Rate My … Continue reading
The Student’s Holy Grail: Part-Time Employment
Finding a job with benefits is a challenge for students
My roommates are wondering what chemical concoction has me showering at quarter after four in the morning. Or maybe they think I am really dedicated … Continue reading
New law school dean seeks harmony
Marcilynn Burke worked in the Obama administration on public land issues before taking UO job
When she’s not busy being a lawyer and administrator, Marcilynn Burke’s favorite pastime is singing in a church choir. While she’s also a fine soloist, … Continue reading
Pay to Play
Textbook prices are spurring changes across the board
When I walked through The Duck Store the Wednesday before classes started at the University of Oregon, I saw a sea of searching faces. Athletic … Continue reading
The Freshman Survival Guide
Tips from a newly graduated college senior
You finally made it. You’re done with your parents, done with high school, and now bursting onto the college campus, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, acting aloof … Continue reading
Band Campus
Six Student bands not to miss
The University of Oregon has opened its gates to the world, and as you read this, freshmen with guitars and amps are swapping numbers, meeting … Continue reading
Dead Bugs!
Oregon State gets its bug collection in order
In a dark corner of Cordley Hall on the edge of Oregon State University campus, an unsorted knot of dead ants floats preserved in a … Continue reading