Nuclear Renewal Documentary video by Stephen Person, Becca Pollard, Edith Simonsen With growing concerns over global warming and the need for low-carbon, ‘green’ power, Oregon’s energy future may just be radioactive. José Reyes and his start-up NuScale Power, a Corvallis-based company, are attempting to reenergize the nuclear industry with its small-scale and modular nuclear reactors. But can [...]

Adrenaline: 72-Hour Film Project Documentary video by Bryan Bailey, Kate Brown, and Christopher Burgess Each team gets a prop, a line of dialog and a genre. Then over the next 72 hours, each group of would be auteurs must write, shoot and edit a film. Welcome to the Adrenaline Film Festival at the University of Oregon. Throughout [...]

Do It (Again) Yourself: Episode 4 Master of the Blade By Yifan Hao, Lauren Hoelle, Michael Pearson Michael Bell is an artisan of swords. Working at his forge in the Coquille wilderness, he practices an ancient Japanese art. Bell’s time in Tokyo as a child, followed by his apprenticeship with an inspirational sensei, lead him to start [...]

A Eugene Ballet Company dancer’s Venezuelan heritage inspires his first choreography piece. Story by Mackenzie Bur Photos by Emilee Booher Twelve dancers, clad in leg warmers, sweats, and baggy t-shirts, stand before him ready to begin. Tension and anticipation fill every limb to capacity. “Ready?” A dancer crosses herself. Ominous music fills the room and the dancers launch [...]