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  -Rache’ll Brown We see it on MTV, we see it in magazines, and sometimes, we see it on the streets. Domestic violence is an issue that is often overlooked, and University of Oregon sorority Alpha Chi Omega, along with … Continue reading →

-Casey Klekas This year marks the 150th anniversary since President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It has been sixty years since Brown v. Board of Education declared racial segregation unconstitutional. And it has been fifty years since Dr. Martin Luther … Continue reading →

  -Casey Klekas Putting a human footprint on Mars is possible within the next twenty years, scientists and Martian advocates say. But, if you don’t want to wait for the technology and funding to come through so you can get … Continue reading →

-Emily Fraysse Otherwise known as “The Front Page of the Internet,” Reddit is an online source for what is popular, new, informational, and interesting on the web. With a simple black-outlined alien as their mascot, the Reddit community is tight-knit … Continue reading →

-Casey Klekas What’s it like to wear Dick Cheney’s glasses? Well, they might be transition lenses because everything looks a little darker. In case you missed it, Showtime has released a new documentary called The World According to Dick Cheney, … Continue reading →

-Emily Fraysse The science of the brain can be a rather daunting and intimidating area of study. When a person is in a difficult situation or faced with a major decision, and has the luxury of time, a common response … Continue reading →

-Casey Klekas On Thursday, February 28, the Obama Administration submitted a legal brief to the Supreme Court in favor of ruling California’s Proposition 8 unconstitutional. The Administration filed an amicus, or friend-of-the-court, brief insisting that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex … Continue reading →

-Eleni Pappelis Oregon’s men’s basketball team, now ranked twenty-fourth nationally, bounced back from a tough loss to California on a buzzer beater on February 21. Last week’s game was also the Duck’s lowest percentage of shots made during this season … Continue reading →

-Casey Klekas In case you missed it, sequestration is tomorrow. Funny word. What does it mean? “The sequester,” as it’s being called, is a series of broad, automatic cuts to federal government spending. $85.3 billion will be cut from the … Continue reading →

-Casey Klekas At the end of this month, the office of the Bishop of Rome will be vacant. Pope Benedict XVI will abdicate his position as leader of the Catholic Church and as Vatican head-of-state on February 28. The last … Continue reading →