Weekend police blotter: April 13 though April 15
Suspicious subject 2218 Riverview St. April 13, 7:02 p.m. A caller reported a man going door-to-door in the neighborhood telling residents that he was “one of the good ones” and that he worked for an...
View ArticleSurvivor Empowerment Alliance discusses first mandatory reporting policies
The Survivor Empowerment Alliance met Sunday for the first time to discuss the University’s new mandatory reporting policies, which would require University employees to in turn report sexual assaults...
View ArticleDPS conflict resolution process still not resolved
After more than a year-long effort to solidify the Department of Public Safety’s conflict resolution process, no verdict has been reached as to what the new process will be or when it will be...
View ArticleGang activity concern grows in Eugene community
For the first time in 12 years, city-wide meetings to discuss gang activity in Eugene occurred this week. Officers from the Eugene Police Department, various youth mentoring groups and community...
View ArticleOne year later, fallen EPD officer Chris Kilcullen remembered
This past Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of when Eugene Police Department officer Chris Kilcullen, 43, was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Highway 126. Kilcullen’s death was the first...
View ArticleWeekend Police Blotter: April 20 through April 22
Traffic hazard River Road and Maxwell Road April 20, 3:01 p.m. A caller reported a “mama duck and lots of ducklings” were in the middle of the road. The caller was concerned that the ducks may cause an...
View ArticleStudent Recreation Center sees spike in thefts
At least 14 cases of theft have been reported since last week at the Student Recreation Center. Molly Kennedy, spokesperson for the University’s Department of Physical Education and Recreation, said...
View ArticleTwo-car crash on 11th and Alder, no injuries
A two-car crash occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Alder Street, closing the intersection for nearly an hour. Charity White, 32, was driving east on 11th...
View ArticleTaking back the night by reversing the cycle
“Jane” — whose name has been changed to protect her identity — only remembers the night in flashes. “Your brain only lets you register so much traumatic information at once,” she said. That night, Jane...
View ArticleDPS officers pass test, move forward
Three University Department of Public Safety officers passed the Police Career Officer Development test on April 17. Acting In-Charge Director/Chief Carolyn McDermed, Lieutenant Mike Morrow and...
View ArticleWeekend police blotter: April 27 through April 29
Disorderly subject Echo Hollow Road and Barger Drive April 27, 5:08 p.m. A caller reported a teenager dressed in all black running back and forth repeatedly across the intersection. The caller believed...
View ArticleParty houses around campus respond to social host ordinance
For almost two years, University junior Ben Nelson has lived in a house on a corner of East 19th Avenue and Agate Street. During his time there, the house has become notorious for parties. This year,...
View ArticleUniversity student found guilty for 2010 vandalizing case
University student Max Chase was sentenced to two-years of probation and 80-hours of community service today after a judge found him guilty of criminal mischief in the first degree, according to Chris...
View ArticleUniversity law school provides opportunities for real-world application
Ben Helquist and Emily Snook spend weeks preparing their cases. They get a case file and start conducting research to build a case against the accused. The stress mounts as high as the pile of...
View ArticleTexting campaign reflects safety concerns by AT&T
University freshman Chase Salazar stepped out of a red Hyundai — this one a simulation machine — parked outside of the EMU amphitheater after successfully driving through a simulated neighborhood while...
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Meningitis more likely within close-quartered living situations
Just four days before University junior Lill Pagenstecher, 21, died Friday evening, she was making plans to catch up with old friends and attempting to locate her lost wallet. Lill Pagenstecher Lill...
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KnowUO, new campus-area directory site, brings community together
Paul Schweibinz created the UOKnows website five months ago. He estimates that the website fluctuates between 400 and 1,000 hits depending on the day. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald) Paul...
View ArticleLaptops sent to third-world countries don’t significantly advance development
Associate Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication Leslie Steeves claims that it has been a thought since 1950 — if children from third-world countries were given up-to-date technology, then...
View ArticleUniversity professor shows folklore is more than just fairy tales
University folklore and anthropology professor Carol Silverman started working on her book “Romani Routes” two decades ago. Her idea was to bring to light the Balkan Romani ethnic group who are often...
View ArticleOn the Rocks performs in the dark and rain
On the Rocks took the stage last night catering to a crowd of semi-soaked fans waiting to hear the all-male a capella group perform for the last time of the academic school year. And although the rain...
View ArticleRegular University events persevere amid Olympic Trials
Guns go off to start the races. People cheer on their favorite runners who compete to represent their nation. Noise, excitement and energy rise from Hayward Field as fast as the runners themselves....
View ArticleGuide to entertainment off the track
Naturally, not everything can be as entertaining as seeing who will be representing the country in the Olympics this year, but TrackTown USA makes it easy to stay busy and entertained. Here are some...
View ArticleUniversity of Oregon DPS Lt. Herb Horner relies on experience to keep 2012...
From the outside, it appears that University of Oregon Department of Public Safety lieutenant Herb Horner randomly stares off into the distance from time to time. Moments pass with eyes fixed on no...
View Article3 rapes reported in 5 days near Stadium Park and Chase village apartments
Three separate rapes occurring over the past five days have been reported to the Eugene Police Department by an anonymous source. “No female victims have come forward or wish to file a report, so the...
View ArticleStudent loan interest rates seen as a paralyzing price-tag for prestige
Jen Lambert thought she was doing what she was supposed to do when she packed up her belongings and moved to Los Angeles, Calif., after graduation. She had just received her bachelor’s degree in...
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West University Neighborhood an area of high crime rates with mostly student...
Ally Siebenmann@@http://directory.uoregon.edu/telecom/directory.jsp?p=findpeople%2Ffind_results&m=student&d=person&b=name&s=Siebenmann@@, a University senior, was at her boyfriend’s...
View ArticleWest University Neighborhood struggles to improve bad reputation
The eastern border of the West University Neighborhood is the western border for the University. Many residents in the area are students of the University, making the West University Neighborhood an...
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Mapping crime in the West University neighborhood
Although the West University Neighborhood is only 4.3 percent of Eugene’s population, it has continually come up as a city problem. The West University Neighborhood led the rest of the city in reported...
View ArticleEugene resident Steven Baker recalls West University Neighborhood’s change...
Steven Baker gazes at the oldest house in Eugene@@http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=20080216&id=zl9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3010,3309535@@ and reminisces on his time...
View ArticleThe city’s view: Eugene’s response to the West University Neighborhood
Accounting for only 0.9 percent @@.3875 mi(sq) by 40.54 mi(sq)@@ of the city’s land area and 4.3 percent @@6748 by 156185@@ of its population, the West University Neighborhood may not seem like a topic...
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Officer Randy Ellis: The ‘minister’ of the West University Neighborhood
At his hometown church in Los Angeles, Randy Ellis@@http://special.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/26878236-41/ellis-university-west-police-eugene.html.csp@@ remembers police officers flooding the...
View ArticleHomeless population of West University Neighborhood not always harmless
Officer Kara Barnhardt@@all named checked on documents of court case (Branden had them)@@ was simply performing her duties when she took Robin Irish’s@@same document@@ beer from his hand in March of...
View ArticleWhite Bird Clinic: A West University Neighborhood asset and burden
Kelly, who requested his last name not be revealed, sat on the porch on Monday at the White Bird Clinic on East 12th Avenue@@http://www.whitebirdclinic.org/@@. He pulled a hat over his ears that he had...
View ArticleTwo people, one a University student, robbed Sunday
University Department of Public Safety sent out a campus crime alert email March 13 detailing a robbery that occurred Sunday, March 11, in the area of East 15th Avenue and Ferry Street. One of the two...
View ArticleRent-A-Car robbers leave three victims in one night
Zach Kirihara, a University senior, was walking home with a couple of his friends from the bars around 1 a.m. Sunday, March 11, on Alder between 15th and 16th Avenues. A silver four-door sedan pulled...
View ArticleEarly morning invasion wakes student in residence hall
Around 3 a.m. Thursday morning, a resident of Moore Hall in the Bean Residence Hall Complex woke up to an uninvited man in her room. The man fled out of the room after the resident turned on a light...
View ArticleWoman chased across Patterson Street, nearly struck by car
Late Saturday night, a woman was seen being chased by a male around 10:30 p.m. across from the Beta Theta Pi house on Patterson Street. Two residents of Barnhart residence hall, whose room overlooked...
View ArticleUniversity and Oregon State University only Pac-12 schools without campus...
The University’s Department of Public Safety is slowly transitioning to become an official police force on the campus. This new title brings new responsibilities, such as training in weapon use and how...
View ArticleMembers of Katie and Alex campaign at risk of misdemeanor or felony charges
Members of the Katie and Alex campaign who allegedly hacked in to vice presidential candidate Lamar Wise’s Gmail account and Sam Dotters-Katz’s Yes campaign Gmail account could be in more trouble than...
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