Welcome to your first year at the University of Oregon. The time you're about to have will be unlike anything you've ever experienced. Thanks for picking up your introduction to the Oregon Daily Emerald, the campus' independent student newspaper. Consi...

The University of Oregon takes safety and security, both on-campus and off-campus, quite seriously and offers various resources for crime prevention, personal protection and emergency situations. It's important to realize the types of safety concerns t...

Rigors of a heavy academic load, a new social life and - and a meal plan full of healthy and not-so-healthy foods and - confront the hundreds of freshmen headed for the University of Oregon this fall. Mix that with the adjustment to new surroundings and new ...

Congratulations. You're about to enter a challenging, exciting and truly profound time of your life. A university made up of 22,000 unique students in the historic, cultured citadel that is Eugene awaits. Are you ready? I wasn't. I made my way from ...

'If you don't like acid, meth, crack or weed, I don't know why you're in Eugene.' Those words, spoken by a Eugene bum, definitely overexaggerate the situation in Eugene, but what no one can overexaggerate is the fondness people in Eugene have for party...

Fighting over the dishes. Fuming over a misplaced washcloth. Debating over the chores and who's supposed to do what. Ah, roommates. Every student has heard at least one horror story about roommates, and many have their own personal tales to relate. ...

For better or for worse, college and the recreational use of alcohol often go hand in hand. However, the University and the city of Eugene offer various functions for those under 21, proving that intoxication is not a prerequisite for fun. Here are a few ...

Knight Library The largest of the University's five campus libraries, Knight Library is the only spot on campus still open after every other building has closed its doors. Sunday through Friday during academic terms, the Knight Library stays open for 2...

Let's face it and - unless you're one of the lucky few to snag a spot in the LLC and - your dorm room is about the size of a shoebox. Nevertheless, this shoebox is your home for the next nine months. It should be your place of rest, a place you can study effici...

ENJOYABLE EATS Welcome to dining hall eating. With only seven options (Carson, Barnhart, Dux Bistro, Grab and lsquo;n' Go, Fire and lsquo;n' Spice, Common Grounds and Big Mouth Burrito), on-campus dining is a love-hate relationship with a lot of abuse on bot...

The shift from high school classes to college academics can be daunting if you don't know what to expect. A course catalog can only divulge so much about what classes will actually be like. Most schools have one class that every freshman has to take th...

Aaahhh, freshman year and - getting a whiff of the college life for the first time, spending countless hours trying to find out where you fit in society, and of course, making life-long friends and - and life-altering mistakes along the way. As far as your s...

This fall, as thousands of incoming freshmen settle into the dorms, another untold amount of freshmen will be settling somewhere else: off-campus. It's the general trend for freshmen to move into the dorms, and most people tout the dorm experience as c...

The first term of college can be an adventure, to say the least. For the first time, you're actually responsible for your own actions. You determine when you want to go to class, who you want to hang out with, and what you're going to drink on Friday nigh...

College is challenging. Between keeping up with a full slate of classes, day-to-day chores and an ever-changing social life, most students find it difficult to pursue other endeavors. Nevertheless, if the academic challenges of college have been successfu...

It was a difficult season for the men's and women's tennis teams, as both struggled to find a consistent rhythm throughout the year. The men finished the year at 12-11 and 0-6 in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Ducks actually started out with a solid 11...

With the help of four starting freshmen and a new head coach, the Oregon women's softball team had a remarkable year in 2010. Ranking in the top 25 for the final two months of the season, Oregon made a great deal of noise within the demanding Pacific-10 C...

It was a season of ups and downs for the Oregon women's volleyball team. There were monumental wins against the likes of Stanford and Washington, and there were disappointing losses at the hands of Oregon State and eventually Kentucky to end the season. ...

In her first full season as an official program head coach, Felecia Mulkey shaped the Oregon team stunts and gymnastics squad into a national contender. Oregon took home first place in six of its eight regular season meets, including two top finishes ...

Usually when a team goes 14-42, expectations for the next season are low. The baseball team was rebuilding a program that had been defunct for 28 years, and head coach George Horton's squad was young. He had bolstered the roster with two top-10 recruiting...