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Alexis Weisend, 2022-2023 News Editor

All content by Alexis Weisend
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No threat to South Eugene High School, police say

Alexis Weisend
May 16, 2023
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South Eugene High School evacuated due to bomb threat

Alexis Weisend
May 16, 2023
South Eugene High School is a public school in Eugene, Oregon. (Kimberly Harris/Emerald)

EPD sweep of South Eugene High School finds no threat

Alexis Weisend
May 3, 2023
Eugene Police Department (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

Sex offender previously reported masturbating in SRC arrested after reports of bank robbery

Alexis Weisend
March 24, 2023
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Man facing charges for shooting on corner of 13th and Patterson

Alexis Weisend
March 17, 2023
A graduation tradition of passing a beach ball around the crowds of caps begins promptly as graudates are seated. University of Oregon holds its 2022 Commencement Ceremony at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., on June 13, 2022. (Maddie Stellingwerf/Emerald)

UO’s College of Arts and Sciences will hold five different commencement ceremonies

Alexis Weisend
March 8, 2023
The Rec Center located on the University of Oregon’s campus opened an outdoor facility due to indoor recreation being prohibited in compliance with Oregon’s Risk and Protection Framework guidelines. Current fee-paying UO students are eligible to make reservations at the newly, “The Playground,” outdoor facility. (Kevin Wang/ Daily Emerald)

Sex offender reported masturbating in women’s locker room of rec center given letter of trespass

Alexis Weisend
March 1, 2023
Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a three-alarm fire at the Valley River Inn Tuesday morning (image courtesy of Eugene Springfield Fire).

Valley River Inn fire under control, Eugene Springfield Fire says

Alexis Weisend
February 28, 2023
Bystanders watch the fire at Valley River Inn (image courtesy of Christian Hill).

Eugene Springfield Fire responds to fire at Valley River Inn

Alexis Weisend
February 28, 2023
A group of graduates stand upon chairs and clap as the processions begin. University of Oregon holds its 2022 Commencement Ceremony at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., on June 13, 2022. (Maddie Stellingwerf/Emerald)

UO’s College of Arts and Sciences will not hold departmental commencement ceremonies

Alexis Weisend
February 17, 2023
An injection Naloxone kit. This kit includes a dose of nasal Narcan, instructions on giving Narcan, a CPR face shield, syringes, two doses of injection Naloxone and an information card about Oregon's Good Samaritan Law. (Courtesy of Rebecca Noad and HIV Alliance)

ASUO lobbies state legislature for more access to harm reduction supplies

Alexis Weisend
February 13, 2023
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UO campus closes due to icy weather

Alexis Weisend
December 22, 2022
2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders looks to policies from Nordic countries like Denmark and Sweden to potentially replicate in the U.S. (Wikimedia Commons/Skidmore)

Bernie Sanders to attend rally at UO

Alexis Weisend
October 25, 2022
Photo by Baltimore Heritage is licensed by CC0 1.0.

Eugene City Council passes middle housing ordinance

Alexis Weisend
July 5, 2022
Krystal Abrams pointing to an Oregon Grape plant in her pollinator garden. (Alexis Weisend/Emerald)

Community garden in West Eugene: a cultural hotspot for green thumbs

Alexis Weisend
June 22, 2022
Ponto, one of the goats helping clear blackberries from the Willamatte Riverfront, poses for a portrait. The University of Oregon is creating a new plan to improve the area surrounding the Willamatte Riverfront, making it more accessable to foot traffic and removing invasive species. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

UO holds goat-grazing event to celebrate a proposed management plan

Alexis Weisend
June 16, 2022
University of Oregon mascot the Duck poses with the crowd of graduates before the beginning of this years Grad Parade. After a full academic year of online school, the class of 2021 participated in the University of Oregon's traditional Grad Parade on June 12, 2021. (Ian Enger/Emerald)

Here’s what you need to know about commencement

Alexis Weisend
June 11, 2022
ASUO member Kayla Krueger demonstrates how to use a test strip after dissolving the substance in a cup of water. (Liam Sherry/Emerald)

Spotlight Story: Fighting against fentanyl

Alexis Weisend
May 23, 2022
(Photo via City of Eugene Public Meetings on YouTube)

New ordinance means increased fines for those camping on streets

Alexis Weisend
May 5, 2022
(Photo via City of Eugene Public Meetings on YouTube)

Eugene City Council approves $20.7 million tax break for riverfront housing development

Alexis Weisend
April 22, 2022
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Spotlight Story: Spring break in Ukraine

Alexis Weisend
April 18, 2022
Old Nick’s Pub opened its doors at the beginning of April. (Photograph courtesy of Old Nick’s Pub)

Old Nick’s Pub feeds people in need — for free

Alexis Weisend
April 15, 2022
The Oregon Hillel house is located on 11th Avenue and Hilyard Street.In July, a sign at the Oregon Hillel house was vandalized with hate speech. In 2017, the city of Eugene reported a total of 72 hate and bias-related incidents. (Dana Sparks/Emerald)

City of Eugene and Jewish community respond to anti-Semitic and anti-transgender flyers

Alexis Weisend
March 30, 2022
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Lane County, Oregon respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Alexis Weisend
March 28, 2022
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UO organizations rally in support of EMU Starbucks unionization

Alexis Weisend
March 9, 2022
Michel Crockett stands in Washington Jefferson Park on a chilly Sunday morning. Washington Jefferson Park, which has served as a sanctioned campsite for unhoused people for a year, will be closed by the city of Eugene soon. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

Spotlight Story: Nowhere left to go

Alexis Weisend
March 7, 2022
Eugene Water and Electric Board's retired steam plant is the future sight for a new development along the Willamette riverfront. (Emerald Archives)

Eugene City Council sells ‘Industrial Cathedral’ steam plant for $1 to developers

Alexis Weisend
February 23, 2022
The Duck Store plans to demolish buildings along East 13th Avenue to make room for new stores and student apartments. (Molly McPherson/Emerald)

The Duck Store finalizes development plans for East 13th Ave

Alexis Weisend
February 21, 2022
“We Rise” is the most recent community mural in Eugene and can be found on the Mary Splide Center in Downtown Eugene. Murals can be found all around Eugene as the city offers many programs to create artwork that supports local artists and celebrate cultural diversity. (Mary Grosswendt/Emerald)

Murals around every street corner

Alexis Weisend
February 2, 2022
Starbucks employees in Buffalo, New York have recently gone on strike following the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in their workplace. (Jackson Knox/Emerald)

Starbucks workers want a seat at the (coffee) table

Alexis Weisend
January 24, 2022
Graduate teachers, students, and community members gathered outside Johnson Hall on Tuesday, January 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 holds rally to leverage COVID-19 demands

Alexis Weisend
January 18, 2022
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Eugene City Council realigns city ward boundaries

Alexis Weisend
January 18, 2022
(Photo via City of Eugene Public Meetings on YouTube)

Eugene City Council considers renter protection measures

Alexis Weisend
January 14, 2022
Unthank Hall is the newly built dorm at the University of Oregon and doubles as a dining hall on campus. The dining hall, The Pacific Northwest Marketplace, faces struggles being understaffed and having long wait times. The understaffing problem stems from the University of Oregon not paying employees enough for the work they are doing. (Serei Hendrie/ Emerald)

UO’s dining halls grapple with a shortage of student employees

Alexis Weisend
January 3, 2022
(Photo by Stephan H. on Unsplash)

In Eugene for the holidays? Here’s some events to check out

Alexis Weisend
December 16, 2021
(Photo via City of Eugene Public Meetings on YouTube)

Intimidation by displaying a noose now illegal in Eugene, city council votes

Alexis Weisend
December 7, 2021
Peter DeFazio talks to the socially distanced crowd. University of Oregon College Democrats host a socially distanced voting rally at the Erb Memorial Union Amphitheater in Eugene, Ore. on Nov. 2, 2020. (DL Young/ Emerald)

Congressman Peter DeFazio decides to not run for reelection

Alexis Weisend
December 1, 2021
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Eugene City Council may require homeowners to disclose how energy efficient their homes are

Alexis Weisend
November 30, 2021
Will O’Hearn, the Library Services Director, is happy to see the impact that the library has in the community. The Eugene Public Library has returned to pre-pandemic hours and the staff recognizes the importance of the library in the community. (Mary Grosswendt/Emerald)

‘Windows to the world’: Eugene Public Library returns to pre-pandemic hours

Alexis Weisend
November 24, 2021
Aimée Okotie-Oyekan is the Eugene/Springfield NAACP environmental and climate justice coordinator. Representatives from local climate change action groups share their thoughts as Eugene could potentially be the first city in Oregon to ban natural gas hook-ups. (Mary Grosswendt/Emerald)

Eugene City Council hits brakes on natural gas

Alexis Weisend
November 23, 2021
A Middle Fork Complex Fire firefighter working in the Willamette National Forest on August 12. (Marcus Ren/Emerald)

Federal judge halts post-fire roadside logging project in the Willamette National Forest

Alexis Weisend
November 17, 2021
Members from the AFSCME Local 1724 union pose for a photo in Kesey Square on Friday morning, November 5, 2021. AFSCME Local 1724 members are currently fighting for for a fair contract from the city of Eugene, seeking higher cost of living adjustments, more equity on benefits, and improved job security. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

A fair contract

Alexis Weisend
November 10, 2021
The city of Eugene as seen from Skinner's Butte Park. (Connor Cox/Emerald)

Eugene City Council to vote on criminalizing display of nooses

Alexis Weisend
November 8, 2021
A Middle Fork Complex Fire firefighter working in the Willamette National Forest on August 12. (Marcus Ren/Emerald)

‘They didn’t do their homework’: lawsuits challenge Willamette National Forest logging

Alexis Weisend
November 3, 2021
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UO invited to join virtual discussion with Michelle Obama

Alexis Weisend
November 1, 2021
Straub 156 is a lecture hall with 500 seats, making it one of the largest lecture halls at the University of Oregon. UO returned to in-person classes this fall after four consecutive terms of online instruction. (Ian Enger/Emerald)

UO will now inform instructors of positive COVID-19 cases in their classes

Alexis Weisend
November 1, 2021
Straub 156 is a lecture hall with 500 seats, making it one of the largest lecture halls at The University of Oregon. The University of Oregon returned to in-person classes this fall after four consecutive terms of online instruction. (Ian Enger/Emerald)

GEs, professors report unsafe classroom environments

Alexis Weisend
October 25, 2021
Pastor Gabe is an ambassador for the Everyone village project. Everyone Village is a new sleep shelter to be built in Eugene (Maddie Stellingwerf/Emerald).

Eugene safe sleep site creates village community

Alexis Weisend
October 19, 2021
The CORE office building, photo courtesy of the CORE program. CORE offers case management at its office to help unhoused or at-risk young adults navigate services and reach their goals (Maddie Stellingwerf/Emerald).

Eugene nonprofit seeks to empower unhoused and at-risk young adults

Alexis Weisend
October 12, 2021
Mandy’s Family Restaurant, located at 14th Avenue and Willamette Street, is the first and only 24-hour diner in the campus area. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

Restaurants optimistic about business increasing with more students on campus

Alexis Weisend
October 5, 2021
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UO rejects petition for stipend raises of Computer and Information Science GEs

Alexis Weisend
October 1, 2021
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Extraordinary 2021 wildfire season scorches Oregon

Alexis Weisend
September 29, 2021
A crew of firefighters “mops up,” or makes sure the contained fire is safe and reduces residual smoke, at the site of the Bootleg Fire on July 26. (Marcus Ren/Daily Emerald)

Extraordinary 2021 Wildfire Season Scorches Oregon

Alexis Weisend
September 27, 2021
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Escape from Afghanistan

Alexis Weisend
September 27, 2021
“Last year I started making masks. That’s pretty much all I did in 2020,” said vendor Linda Avalon Westbrook. “I spent hours a day trying to save the world one mask at a time.” Eugene Saturday Market and its vendors, who have faced the challenge of navigating the past year, as seen in Eugene, Ore. on September 11, 2021 (Isaac Wasserman/ Emerald)

Eugene Saturday Market, Lane County Farmers Market navigate pandemic

Alexis Weisend
September 20, 2021
Catholic Community Services provides direct assistance with food, clothing, and housing. (Ali Watson/Emerald)

Lane County nonprofits to help resettle Afghan refugees

Alexis Weisend
September 13, 2021
This is not to disparage the students on campus who work with OSPIRG. I share many of their values, love of organizing and passions. However, those of you who live in Chase, Ducks and the other apartments in that area won’t notice the increases in OSPIRG’s funding, but I know …

Eugene agencies amp up efforts to reduce carbon emissions

Alexis Weisend
August 16, 2021
Ben Larson and his two brothers run My Brothers' Farm in the southern Willamette Valley. Oregon communities have had to adapt to the rising challenges the extreme drought has posed this summer. (Ian Enger/Emerald)

Oregon communities face diverse challenges amid extreme drought

Alexis Weisend
July 26, 2021
Photo courtesy of Jamie Vinick

The Women’s Network launches UO chapter

Alexis Weisend
July 21, 2021
(Eleanor Klock/Daily Emerald)

Record-smashing heat wave delivers challenges to an unacclimated Eugene

Alexis Weisend
July 14, 2021
A Lane Community College building in downtown Eugene, located on 1059 Willamette street, is in the process of being converted into mixed-income housing called the Montgomery. The city of Eugene has approved plans to convert several buildings into affordable housing options. (Ian Enger/Emerald)

Eugene prepares for new age in affordable housing

Alexis Weisend
July 6, 2021
A rendering of the proposed intersection of Franklin Boulevard and Walnut Street. (Via City of Eugene)

Eugene and Springfield to apply for RAISE grant for ‘New Franklin Boulevard’

Alexis Weisend
June 28, 2021
A "No Entry" sign hangs on the door of the ASUO student government's office due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the ASUO student government is operating remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the offices will remain empty throughout fall term. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

ASUO increases its stipends, controversy follows

Alexis Weisend
June 21, 2021
The festival continues while a counter-protest stands on the side. Eugene Springfield Pride in the Park takes place at Alton Baker Park on Aug. 10, 2019. (Kimberly Harris/Emerald)

Many national Pride events are canceled, ‘Pride in the Park’ still set for August

Alexis Weisend
June 10, 2021
Signs welcome the public to Eugene's Saturday Market. Lane County hosts two separate farmer's markets that happen on Tuesdays and Saturdays (Maddie Stellingwerf/Emerald).

Lane County to move permanently to ‘Low Risk,’ effective Wednesday

Alexis Weisend
June 8, 2021
Oregon's state government has failed to lower greenhouse gas emissions in keeping with their projected timeline. (Wikimedia Commons/M.O. Stevens) 

UO Advocates expect positive results from UO Day at the Capitol

Alexis Weisend
June 3, 2021
Thick smoke hangs over Autzen Stadium. The Eugene-Springfield area is filled with ash and smoke due to the Holiday Farm Fire. (Marissa Willke/Emerald)

State officials expect more severe wildfire in Oregon, call 2020 an “anomaly”

Alexis Weisend
May 26, 2021
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) offers artists a platform to showcase their art. Due to the current circumstances in regards to COVID-19, the museum has temporarily closed their doors to the public. The JSMA is located on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. (Kevin Wang/Emerald)

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art reopens May 22

Alexis Weisend
May 14, 2021
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Kratom popularity rises in Eugene

Alexis Weisend
May 10, 2021
The ASUO offices, normally busy, are empty due to precauctions being taken to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Because the ASUO student government is operating remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the offices will remain empty throughout fall term. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

ASUO refunds $49 per term to students

Alexis Weisend
May 6, 2021
(Kayla Lockwood/Emerald)

Lane County reports rise in cases, nearly third of county fully vaccinated

Alexis Weisend
April 30, 2021
Kavi Shrestha, a freshman at the University of Oregon, was recently elected to the board of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, or ASUO. The results of the ASUO elections were recently announced on Apr. 14. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

ASUO election: Low turnout and high expectations

Alexis Weisend
April 28, 2021
The University of Oregon sign located on Franklin Blvd. and Agate St. welcomes visitors to campus. (Marissa Willke/Emerald)

Breaking: Lane County moves to Extreme Risk

Alexis Weisend
April 27, 2021
(Kayla Lockwood/Emerald)

Lane County classified as high risk, effective Friday

Alexis Weisend
April 20, 2021
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