EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: UO President Pushes Back Against Protester Demands
“I would not be at all likely to request that the University lobby in support of reform along the lines that you are suggesting.”
Heady Writing From the Streets of Eugene, Oregon
“I would not be at all likely to request that the University lobby in support of reform along the lines that you are suggesting.”
This is an ongoing story. Click here for Part 1. Eugene’s city-sponsored committee to reform policing met for the second time on Oct. 6. So far, the committee has yet to make any major...
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There’s a long history of right-wing militia activity in Oregon, and the areas around Eugene are no different. For as long as Eugene has claimed itself as a progressive paradise, there have been neo-Nazis and white supremacists and militiamen around to counter that claim.
Despite the official Eugene Pride being canceled due to Covid restrictions, those with Pride & Allyship decided otherwise. With Black Trans lives under attack like never before, the Eugene community decided that they could no longer remain silent.