Returning vets at the University of Oregon look to program for help
Thousands of US veterans are reportedly returning to school, many of whom are returning from war.
There’s a new program at the UO directed at student veterans. Its hope is to make their transition easier from becoming soldier to student.
Dog Tags to Ducks is a program UO alumnus and army veteran Kelley Hickman started.@@checked@@ The idea came after encountering transitional struggles when she started at the UO.
With five veteran mentors helping new student veterans through one-on-one mentoring, Dog Tags to Ducks helps show what educational resources are available for military personnel. The mentors hope to show the students how to best jump through the hoops of academia so the student vets can get the most out of the university experience, KVAL reports.
Jail escapee charged in Lane County
After escaping from the Douglas County Jail in a trash can last summer, a Springfield man was charged Wednesday with a range of crimes that allegedly occurred during his 33 days on the run.
Thomas Ivan Grimes Jr., 32,@@checked@@ pleaded not guilty in Lane County Circuit Court to attempted first-degree assault, second-degree escape, attempting to elude police, resisting arrest, unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle.
A Springfield SWAT team arrested Grimes in July after he had slipped away from pursuing officers in the weeks following his escape from jail, The Register-Guard reports.
Representative DeFazio enters his 14th term with political capital
Heading back to Washington, D.C. in six days, Oregon representative Peter DeFazio@@checked@@ will be returning with promise of an end to the recent partisan standoff.
Thousands of US veterans are reportedly returning to school, many of whom are returning from war.
There’s a new program at the UO directed at student veterans. Its hope is to make their transition easier from becoming soldier to student.
Dog Tags to Ducks is a program UO alumnus and army veteran Kelley Hickman started.@@checked@@ The idea came after encountering transitional struggles when she started at the UO.
With five veteran mentors helping new student veterans through one-on-one mentoring, Dog Tags to Ducks helps show what educational resources are available for military personnel. The mentors hope to show the students how to best jump through the hoops of academia so the student vets can get the most out of the university experience, KVAL reports.
Jail escapee charged in Lane County
After escaping from the Douglas County Jail in a trash can last summer, a Springfield man was charged Wednesday with a range of crimes that allegedly occurred during his 33 days on the run.
Thomas Ivan Grimes Jr., 32,@@checked@@ pleaded not guilty in Lane County Circuit Court to attempted first-degree assault, second-degree escape, attempting to elude police, resisting arrest, unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle.
A Springfield SWAT team arrested Grimes in July after he had slipped away from pursuing officers in the weeks following his escape from jail, The Register-Guard reports.
Representative DeFazio enters his 14th term with political capital
Heading back to Washington, D.C. in six days, Oregon representative Peter DeFazio@@checked@@ will be returning with promise of an end to the recent partisan standoff.
House Speaker John Boehner@@checked@@ will still lead a Republican-controlled House, though several Tea Party lawmakers who helped the GOP take control in 2010 didn’t survive Tuesday’s vote, helping DeFazio.
Republican and Tea Party favorite Art Robinson@@checked@@ failed in his second attempt to defeat DeFazio, this time by a very wide margin.
DeFazio, 65, earned a 14th term — unprecedented for Oregon — after winning 59 percent of the vote, compared with 54 percent in the previous contest, The Register-Guard reports.@@all links checked@@
Republican and Tea Party favorite Art Robinson@@checked@@ failed in his second attempt to defeat DeFazio, this time by a very wide margin.
DeFazio, 65, earned a 14th term — unprecedented for Oregon — after winning 59 percent of the vote, compared with 54 percent in the previous contest, The Register-Guard reports.@@all links checked@@
