Foo Fighters
Live at Matt Knight Arena [12.5.17]
Foo Fighters made national music headlines last week with their show in Eugene at Matthew Knight Arena. Foo Fighters were in town supporting 2017 release … Continue reading
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Renaming the Square
Kesey Square becomes official
Kesey Square is now, officially, Kesey Square. The Eugene City Council settled the battle for Kesey Square’s name Wednesday, Oct. 18. Continue reading
Human Rights Commission Backs Divestment
350 Eugene activists plan a rally to promote the ordinance
Eugene Humans Rights Commission members voted Tuesday to support an ordinance advising the city against renewing its current contract with U.S. Bank, which ends in October 2018. 350 Eugene, the local group that wrote the proposed ordinance, will present it to Eugene City Council at 7:30 pm Monday, May 22, in Harris Hall for a decision. 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
Pickathon Releases Daily Schedule
Happy Valley's music festival is packed full of great artists
Pickathon 2017 is looking as good as ever with a lineup that includes Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, Drive-By Truckers, Black Milk & Nat Turner, … Continue reading
Fighting for Answers: The Backstory
Oregon State Police have shifting answers on quantity of untested rape kits
Melissa’s Law was enacted in Oregon to ensure the transparency of tracking and testing rape kits. But when Eugene Weekly requested the mandated reporting numbers … Continue reading
XCape Dance Company at the Hult Center: October 7, 2016
Xcape Dance Company presented X last night, at the Hult Center’s Soreng Theatre. Artistic director and choreographer Vanessa Fuller offered a high-energy evening, with her own company, and visiting guests. Continue reading
Local Racist and Anti-Semite Jimmy Marr Arrested in Wake of Stop Hate Rally
Many of those participating in a Stop Hate! rally in Springfield Sept. 29 were greeted by a loudspeaker, on the roof of the home of well known racist and anti-Semite Jimmy Marr, blasting offensive speech. Marr was arrested for disorderly conduct in the second degree, according to his booking at the Springfield Municipal Jail. Continue reading
Local Racist Jimmy Marr Arrested
Eugene Weekly has gotten word that local racist Jimmy Marr has been arrested for disorderly conduct in Springfield. EW correspondent Jennefer Harper, a CodePink activist, took photos of the arrest and says police are now searching Marr's home. Harper says she was walking to the Community Alliance of Lane County, Standing Up for Racial Justice and NAACP Stop Hate! rally outside Willamalane Center when she encountered Marr's house where he was blasting offensive speech such as "hate is good" from a loudspeaker on his roof. Continue reading
Rally Against Possible Ban on Kratom at Kesey Square
Eugene Center for Ethnobotanical Studies is hosting a kratom rally 9 pm, Friday Sept 30 at Kesey Square with informal speakers followed by a march to the federal building on 8th. Continue reading