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The Student News Site of University of Oregon

Daily Emerald

The Student News Site of University of Oregon

Daily Emerald




By Hunter Shannon   Moving out of the parent’s place is one of those monumental, exciting and longest anticipated moments for any high school senior going off to college. However, moving back into your childhood bedroom when you are 24 after living on your own for six years is not an ideal situation. I had […]

Back with the Parental Units

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August 11, 2016
Camille Lieurance   Nothing ruins a good moment faster than a bad smell. Unfortunately, college life attracts some truly disturbing olfactory offenses. I’ve been in bedrooms that reeked of bong water and bad bellybutton, kitchens that smelled like stale beer, and bathrooms that reeked of urine with undertones of axe body spray. The sense of […]

Aromatic Wonderland

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August 11, 2016

How to ditch you roommate

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July 7, 2016
DOWNTOWN | By Erin Weaver   Intro: Just a hop, skip and a jump from campus (or a roughly 20 minute walk, depending on where you start trekking), downtown Eugene is home to some of the city’s most popular locales and colorful characters — and most expensive apartments. The area draws a diverse range of […]

Neighborhoods in Eugene

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July 7, 2016

Party Sans Police

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July 7, 2016
Roommate roulette

Roommate roulette

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July 7, 2016
By Gretchen Henderson   Growing up, I watched my mom tend to our picture-perfect garden. She refused to hire gardeners in fear of ruining her masterpiece. Gardening was her form of therapy. There was something about getting her hands deep in dirt to produce a colorful scenery that was rewarding and therapeutic. I also remember […]

Urban Gardening

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July 6, 2016
By Gabriel Dufurrena   To many, gardening is a chore. Most people want their yard to look nice, but couldn’t care less about how it gets that way. Landscapers are inexpensive and hardly noticed. Even if you’re home all day, the likelihood that you’ll notice some guy or girl bent below your shrubs with a […]

Student-Proof Gardening

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July 6, 2016
By Gabriel Dufurrena   I hate my roommates. I mean I love them, but it gets old waking up every morning to a sink full of dirty dishes that aren’t mine, a hair-covered bathroom that is occupied more often than not and the collective musk of five dudes. I’ve always fantasized about living alone, but […]

The solitary student

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July 6, 2016
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