University of Oregon Political Science Graduate Teaching Fellow Jack Edward McDowell was taken into custody outside his home at approximately 3:22 a.m. Saturday, according to a press release sent by Eugene Police Department Sergeant Ron Tinseth. After being awoken by gunfire, four neighbors in the East 18th Avenue and Columbia Street area called 911 and [...]

Several burglaries were reported to Eugene police south and west of the University of Oregon campus on May 5, according to a Campus Crime Alert (PDF) sent out by the University of Oregon Police Department around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, informing students of the burglaries. It is unclear if the crimes occurred on Saturday or [...]

On Tuesday, April 30, 35-year-old Christopher Warren Mack was found guilty of first-degree sexual abuse and two counts of third-degree sexual abuse and public indecency. The conviction comes from an incident that occurred in August of 2012 that involved Mack groping two international students on campus. Mack’s sentencing is set for May 2, where he [...]

Following state legislative approval of campus police departments in 2011, the state board decided that any Oregon University System schools with their own police would need to seek board approval to arm officers. Two years later, it’s still under consideration. “No new developments have come yet,” said Joe Mosley, UO spokesperson. “There hasn’t been any [...]

The University of Oregon Police Department released a sketch of the peeping tom who was seen around the campus area multiple times in March. The description of the sketch comes from witnesses of the suspect looking into windows of the area near 21st Avenue and Onyx Street. The most recent sighting of the suspect was April [...]

A Eugene man plead not guilty to charges of molesting two University of Oregon international students near campus and is scheduled to stand trial on April 30. Thirty-five-year-old Christopher Warren Mack is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of third-degree sexual abuse and two counts of public indecency. According to The [...]

A Campus Crime Alert went out to all University of Oregon students Saturday morning, reporting an unknown man was roaming around Tingle Hall in the Hamilton Complex. According to witnesses, the uninvited guess was looking into the shower area where a female student was showering. He was also found going into a woman’s room and [...]

Ever since the Social Host Ordinance was passed this January, it received extensive criticism from students. On Monday, the police cited seven students $700 each for having a party that fell under the guidelines of an unruly gathering. Most students still might not know what counts as an unruly gathering and what a casual get-together [...]

Eugene Police arrested two students and issued 11 citations after officers responded to a noise complaint at a house at 1776 Mill Street around 11:00 p.m. on Monday. The party, which had approximately 100 people in attendance when the police arrived, is the first to be cited under the new Social Host Ordinance. “The police don’t go [...]

A University of Oregon student was arrested Sunday morning and charged with drunk driving, reckless driving and two counts of second-degree assault after his car collided with another on the Randy Papé Beltline, according to The Register-Guard. Bryan Andrew Bierce, a 25-year-old economics student, was driving the wrong way in the eastbound lane of the [...]

A fire alarm went off at the University of Oregon Student Recreation Center at 8:30 p.m. Four UOPD vehicles and one fire truck responded to the call. The Rec Center was evacuated by UO police without any students getting the opportunity to grab their belongings from the locker room. All students were rushed out of [...]

The following is a Q&A conducted by The Emerald’s Craig Garcia with Samantha Stendal. Stendal is a sophomore cinema studies major at the University of Oregon. She recently made a video titled, “A Needed Response” – a 25-second video that was inspired by the Steubenville rape case. The video has gone viral and is getting national news [...]

In two days, University of Oregon sophomore Samantha Stendal’s video — titled “A Neeeded Response” — has over 1.3 million views on YouTube and is receiving national attention for its pointed message in responding to the events of the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case in which two high school football players were found guilty of raping [...]

Two reports of a suspect looking into residents’ windows occurred during a Eugene police follow-up investigation on Sunday, March 24, near Onyx Street and East 21st Avenue. Multiple people reported a white male 6-foot-2 or taller. He’s reported having a slim build and wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt with dark pants. At this time, the [...]

At around midnight on Sunday, Eugene Police Department officers arrested eight people at a party on East 18th Avenue between High and Mill Streets. The Emerald previously reported that of the eight people arrested, five were UO students. This afternoon, a video surfaced on YouTube that shows police arresting people at the party. Of the eight people arrested, [...]

Sleepless nights accompanied by stressed-out mornings can take their toll on students, but the reward of spring break after finals is motivation enough to get through the last stretch of exams. Whether you’re heading home or you’re off to a vacation spot, the best thing about spring break is getting the chance to embrace your [...]

Eugene police officers arrested eight people — including five University of Oregon students — early Sunday morning after responding to a noise complaint on East 18th Avenue between High and Mill Streets. Around 12:22 a.m., the Eugene Police Department — with the aid of an Oregon Liquor Control Commission officer — arrived at the apartment [...]

Students Against Imperialism co-founders Diana Salazar and Jaki Salgado were prepared for controversy when they organized their mock border patrol checkpoint this past Thursday. They were not, however, expecting an altercation with University of Oregon faculty member James Olmsted. “We were prepared for having people who were not going to agree with us,” Salgado said. [...]

A student reports being harassed to the University of Oregon’s Police Department. After investigation, the officers have a probable cause to arrest the suspect. However, they can do nothing. The problem? The suspect lives off campus, and under the UOPD’s current system, they do not have jurisdiction of off-campus property. According to UOPD Sergeant Scott [...]

With the new social host ordinance taking effect on March 2 and activated beginning April 1, University of Oregon students will feel more pressure to control parties and illicit activities happening at their residence.