“It’s not the main theme of Cinco de Mayo, but it’s a fun party.” — Victor Bostida, JR’s Taqueria Street Faire vendor, discussing on Wednesday the American tradition of celebrating Cinco de Mayo with parties.
“I’m the luckiest man on Earth that I survived.” — Holocaust survivor Les Aigner, speaking Tuesday night at a Holocaust Awareness Week event.
“It’s a type of meth, speed pretty much. … You want your good grades at any cost, and my grades have improved a lot since taking Adderall.” — A University freshman on using the prescription drug Adderall.
“I actually need mine. … I need it to get normal grades.” — Freshman Elizabeth Wallace, explaining her position as a legal user of Adderall.
“Is it just because the squeaky wheel gets the grease? It is like one person votes ‘no’ and it all goes to shit.” — ASUO Vice President Mena Ravassipour on Wednesday questioning why Senator Mike Sherman, who threatened to vote against the overall Senate rules changes because he said they were flawed, had the power to cause them to fail.
“The whole thing is still very surprising. I’m just kind of speechless.” — Designated Driver Shuttle Co-Director Katy Lang on Monday discussing the two DDS dispatchers caught drinking on the job.
“A black student was telling a story, and the professor said, ‘That’s not the perspective we’re looking for right now. It doesn’t have any bearing to what we’re talking about.’” — A College of Education graduate student, who asked not to be identified, during a rally Wednesday to shed light on allegations of discrimination within the COE.
“I think everybody knows this system doesn’t function as it was intended to.” — House Representative Linda Flores in a press release concerning a bill to abolish the Certificate of Initial Mastery.
“Novelty is having an Elvis Presley ID in your wallet. These Web sites make it easy for students to get sucked into committing a felony without realizing it.” — Eugene Police Department officer Randy Ellis discussing the availability of fake IDs on the Internet.
“The Club team is a self-help organization. These runners compete because they really enjoy the sport. … Club athletes are passionate about their sport on a different level than an intercollegiate athlete. It is the pure reason Club sports flourish.” — Oregon Club running team coach Tom Heinonen.
“The next time someone makes a racist comment and you don’t say anything, you aren’t part of the problem, you are the problem.” — “TJ” Leyden, a former neo-Nazi who spoke in the EMU Ballroom on Wednesday.
“In the end, calling something different is a separate but equal solution. If we are equal under the law, then why use a different word?” — Tim Smith, a plaintiff in a Basic Rights Oregon lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of Measure 36.
— From Daily Emerald news reports

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