On April 7, UO Student Workers (UOSW) filed a petition for a union with 2,175 signed cards, and their belief, based on public records they had viewed, that there would be around 3,000 members in their unit. Soon after, the University of Oregon responded that there was only 700 people […]
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FUSEE hosts showing of Elemental wildfire documentary at Art House movie theater
Friday, September 9th, as the Cedar Creek fire was approaching southwestern Lane County creating a dark ominous sky in Eugene, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology (FUSEE) hosted a screening of Elemental at the newly opened Arthouse. Organizers were quick to note the on-point timing of showing a documentary […]
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Meet the UO Demonstration Team: a group of administrators and cops that surveil students
Written and researched in collaboration with Eric Howanietz and J. Ellis of the Student Insurgent. Thank you to the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF), Eugene Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Neighborhood Anarchist Collective (NAC), and South Willamette Valley Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) for donating money for public records […]
Continue readingMeet the UO Board of Trustees: the school’s unelected leaders
This article was co-published with the Student Insurgent. The Student Insurgent’s Managing Editor, Eric Eric Howanietz, contributed to this article and Mary Bogen provided research. The Board of Trustees (BoT) governs the University of Oregon, and oversees its entire administrative hierarchy. The board makes decisions that affect student life, such […]
Continue readingDeparting UOPD Chief Carmichael’s time marked for increase in budget, size of force
The University of Oregon announced earlier this month that UOPD Chief Matthew Carmichael will be leaving at the end of the month. He will be taking the same job at Texas State University. Carmichael was brought in Sep. 2016. after the UO paid previous chief, Carolyn McDermed $46K to leave. […]
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