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The Student News Site of University of Oregon

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The Student News Site of University of Oregon

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Gavin Gamez, 2022-2023 Associate News Editor

All content by Gavin Gamez
Grace Youngblood, an organizer of Save the Urban Farm, has been involved with the Urban Farm for four years.

Save the Urban Farm marches against more Knight Campus development

Gavin Gamez
November 14, 2022
Members of the GTFF make speeches in front of Johnson Hall on the University of Oregon campus. Graduate teachers, students, and community members gathered outside Johnson Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 18th to protest unsafe learning and working conditions following the increase of COVID-19 cases on the University of Oregon campus. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

GTFF’s unique health insurance: how it differs from other grad unions

Gavin Gamez
July 13, 2022
Eugene Starbucks employees strike outside of the Villard and Franklin store on May 17. Employees are advocating for better conditions and benefits at unionized Starbucks stores. (Gavin Gamez/Emerald)

Eugene Starbucks workers protest ‘targeted retaliation’ against union organizers

Gavin Gamez
May 17, 2022
Rachel Hampton, VP of operations at GTFF, uses a sign as her voice. Following the vote to authorize a strike, the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation holds a rally to demand a fair contract at Johnson Hall on Oct. 18, 2019. (Marissa Willke/Emerald)

New and returning GTFF leadership emphasize diverse input

Gavin Gamez
May 9, 2022
Alexis Barrett/Daily Emerald 

Spotlight Story: Turmoil in ASUO elections

Gavin Gamez
April 25, 2022
Urban Farm is offered as a class every term at the University of Oregon, allowing students to get hands-on experience with local food production. The University of Oregon's Urban Farm is a student and community led project that focuses on promoting sustainable food systems and community-based activism. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

Spotlight Story: Growing support for the Urban Farm

Gavin Gamez
April 4, 2022
Students are seen in the EMU on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. on September 30, 2021. Students, staff and faculty at the University of Oregon navigate what in-person classes and events look like in the time of the COVID-19 and the new dangers of navigating the Delta Variant. (Isaac Wasserman/ Emerald)

ASUO Senate vetoes decision to remove EMU from I-Fee

Gavin Gamez
February 18, 2022
Masks sit at the “O” desk at the EMU on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. on September 24, 2021. As students come back to campus, the University of Oregon community is navigating moving forward with COVID still as a concern (Isaac Wasserman/ Emerald) As students come back to campus, the University of Oregon community is navigating moving forward with COVID still as a concern (Isaac Wasserman/ Emerald)

OHA: indoor mask mandates to end ‘no later than March 31’

Gavin Gamez
February 7, 2022
ASUO members (from left to right) Ella Meloy, Luda Isakharov, Maxwell Ely, and Isaiah Boyd, worked together to create the TOSS. The TOSS, or Tiered Organizational Stipend System, is a new model used by the ASUO to provide stipends to student organizations on the University of Oregon campus. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

Spotlight Story: What is ASUO?

Gavin Gamez
January 18, 2022
Photo courtesy of Vanessa Taylor. (Ali Watson/Emerald)

ASUO Senate convenes to appoint new vice president, elections chair

Gavin Gamez
January 11, 2022
The University of Oregon requires that a mask must be worn inside all buildings on campus, in accordance with Oregon’s Governor mandates. The University of Oregon returned to in-person classes this fall after four consecutive terms of online instruction. (Ian Enger/Emerald)

Graduate student union requests better protections against Omicron

Gavin Gamez
January 5, 2022
Daily Emerald / Jessica Bolden

The search for a new VP

Gavin Gamez
November 22, 2021
(courtesy of Ella Meloy, Senate Vice-President -- photo by Jack Liu.)

ASUO Senate approves budget benchmarks

Gavin Gamez
November 18, 2021
UOPD Community Service Officer Rex Manu operates out of the stations closest to campus. The presence of Community Service Officers on campus sparks controversies amongst student population (Maddie Stellingwerf/Emerald)

Community Services Officers: a call for student feedback

Gavin Gamez
November 15, 2021
ASUO members (from left to right) Ella Meloy, Luda Isakharov, Maxwell Ely, and Isaiah Boyd, worked together to create the TOSS. The TOSS, or Tiered Organizational Stipend System, is a new model used by the ASUO to provide stipends to student organizations on the University of Oregon campus. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

The TOSS Model: changing the game for student organizations

Gavin Gamez
November 2, 2021
(Eleanor Klock/Daily Emerald)

Targeting students’ basic needs one program at a time

Gavin Gamez
October 25, 2021
A bike used by Bent Spoke Outreach. (Courtesy of Bent Spoke Outreach)

Bent Spoke: aiding those in need one ride at a time

Gavin Gamez
October 20, 2021
A row of bikes rests on bike racks outside of Lillis Hall at the University of Oregon on the morning of October 7, 2021. Bike thefts in Eugene, Oregon, are a pervasive and signifigant issue affecting the community. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

Bike theft on campus: Advice to make sure your bike is safe

Gavin Gamez
October 11, 2021
Students are seen at Lillis Hall on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. on September 30, 2021. Students, staff and faculty at the University of Oregon navigate what in-person classes and events look like in the time of the COVID-19 and the new dangers of navigating the Delta Variant. (Isaac Wasserman/ Emerald)

Finding off-campus housing: UO students share their personal struggles and advice

Gavin Gamez
October 7, 2021
(Maddie Stellingwerf / Daily Emerald)

UO classes are changing with the times

Gavin Gamez
October 6, 2021
Liam Sack (center) walks with his parents while moving in on move in day, September 23, 2021. University of Oregon students are preparing to resume in person activities across campus during fall term. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

Unpacking Unpack the Quack

Gavin Gamez
October 4, 2021
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