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<title><![CDATA[Thousands gather to remember Eugene police officer Chris Kilcullen in Knight Arena]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/thousands-gather-to-remember-eugene-police-officer-chris-kilcullen-in-knight-arena-1.2214252</link>
<author> Kenny Ocker | News editor </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Kenny Ocker | News editorFamily, friends celebrate the life of the Eugene native who was slain during a routine traffic stop <br><p>
	Thousands of friends, family and coworkers paid tribute to Eugene Police Department officer Chris Kilcullen <a href="http://beta.dailyemerald.com/2011/04/29/eugene-police-officer-chris-kilcullen-memorial-service/" title="Photos from today's event">in a...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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	Thousands of friends, family and coworkers paid tribute to Eugene Police Department officer Chris Kilcullen <a href="http://beta.dailyemerald.com/2011/04/29/eugene-police-officer-chris-kilcullen-memorial-service/" title="Photos from today's event">in a...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[House bills alter coexistence of ranchers, wolves]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/news/house-bills-alter-coexistence-of-ranchers-wolves-1.2213417</link>
<author> Sanne Godfrey | News reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Sanne Godfrey | News reporterCascadia Wildlife and the Oregon Cattleman's Association discussed four new Oregon House bills<br><p>
	Last summer the Canadian gray wolves were temporarily removed from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's endangered species list as an experiment for the introduction of four separate house bills that will determine the future of the coexistence...</p>]]>
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	Last summer the Canadian gray wolves were temporarily removed from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's endangered species list as an experiment for the introduction of four separate house bills that will determine the future of the coexistence...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[University students face dropout dilemma]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/news/university-students-face-dropout-dilemma-1.2213409</link>
<author> Deborah Bloom | News reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=http://admin2.collegepublisher.com/polopoly_fs/1.2213306!image/1412393515.jpg_gen/thumbnails/100x100/1412393515.jpg><br />Freshmen students at the University of Oregon and other colleges struggle with low retention rates<br><p>
	Generally, incoming freshmen do not pack their belongings into their parents' minivans in late September wondering if they will get a degree. At that point, it is only a matter of when.

	But according to University data, much of that faith is mispla...</p>]]>
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	Generally, incoming freshmen do not pack their belongings into their parents' minivans in late September wondering if they will get a degree. At that point, it is only a matter of when.

	But according to University data, much of that faith is mispla...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[False gas leak alarm causes sorority evacuation]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/news/false-gas-leak-alarm-causes-sorority-evacuation-1.2213379</link>
<author> Franklin Bains and Deborah Bloom | News reporters </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Franklin Bains and Deborah Bloom | News reportersGamma Phi Beta says evacuation's root cause stemmed from Thursday morning power outage<br><p>
	The Gamma Phi Beta sorority house was evacuated Thursday morning because of a suspected gas leak connected to Thursday's power outage across Eugene.

	The house, located on East 10th Avenue and Hilyard Street near Broadway, was part of the area affec...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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	The Gamma Phi Beta sorority house was evacuated Thursday morning because of a suspected gas leak connected to Thursday's power outage across Eugene.

	The house, located on East 10th Avenue and Hilyard Street near Broadway, was part of the area affec...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Cigarettes are no worse than other addictions]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/opinion/commentary-cigarettes-are-no-worse-than-other-addictions-1.2213365</link>
<author> Joel DeVyldere | University student </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Joel DeVyldere | University studentIn my opinion | Guest commentary<br><p>
	What a drag
	

	People always want to know why I smoke cigarettes. When faced with a condescendingly phrased question to that effect, I seldom answer it seriously. There is too much to say, too much that most people wouldn't seriously consider that ...</p>]]>
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	What a drag
	

	People always want to know why I smoke cigarettes. When faced with a condescendingly phrased question to that effect, I seldom answer it seriously. There is too much to say, too much that most people wouldn't seriously consider that ...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Letter: Fraternity, Sorority Life stands against sexual violence]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/opinion/letter-fraternity-sorority-life-stands-against-sexual-violence-1.2213362</link>
<author> Fraternity  and  Sorority Life, Holden Leadership Center  </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Fraternity & Sorority Life, Holden Leadership Center Letter to the editor<br><p>
	It's easy to get caught up in the daily hustle of being a student, especially on campus, where student programs and athletics keep our calendars busy on top of deadlines and exams. What tends to get lost in the shuffle is the sexual violence that occur...</p>]]>
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	It's easy to get caught up in the daily hustle of being a student, especially on campus, where student programs and athletics keep our calendars busy on top of deadlines and exams. What tends to get lost in the shuffle is the sexual violence that occur...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog of the week: The rapture is not coming]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/opinion/blog-of-the-week-the-rapture-is-not-coming-1.2213357</link>
<author> Sam Bouchat | Blogger </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Sam Bouchat | BloggerIn my opinion | Little did you know<br><p><div class="entry-content">
	
		This Easter, I went back home. At that time I had forgotten about the end of the world, but I was reminded by a large billboard in bright yellow by the side of the road in my small coastal town, proclaiming May 21, 2011 a...</p>]]>
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		This Easter, I went back home. At that time I had forgotten about the end of the world, but I was reminded by a large billboard in bright yellow by the side of the road in my small coastal town, proclaiming May 21, 2011 a...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Letter: Look both was before crossing the street]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/opinion/letter-look-both-was-before-crossing-the-street-1.2213354</link>
<author> Keith Chaloux | University student </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Keith Chaloux | University studentLetter to the editor<br><p>
	I'm not anyone's mother, so naturally I feel odd having to say this, but people really ought to look both ways before crossing the street. I commute to school, like many others, on bike. During the hourly rush, traveling down 13th Avenue between Alder ...</p>]]>
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	I'm not anyone's mother, so naturally I feel odd having to say this, but people really ought to look both ways before crossing the street. I commute to school, like many others, on bike. During the hourly rush, traveling down 13th Avenue between Alder ...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[No. 19 Oregon softball preps for weekend series versus No. 9 Arizona]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/sports/no-19-oregon-softball-preps-for-weekend-series-versus-no-9-arizona-1.2213119</link>
<author> Lucas </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>LucasAfter its first Pac-10 series win of the year, No. 19 Oregon softball team prepares for a road trip <br><p>
	Coming off its first Pacific-10 Conference series win of the season against unranked Oregon State, the No. 19 Oregon softball team faces a daunting three-game set against the No. 9 Arizona Wildcats (36-11, 7-5 Pac-10) in Tucson beginning tonight at 7 p...</p>]]>
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	Coming off its first Pacific-10 Conference series win of the season against unranked Oregon State, the No. 19 Oregon softball team faces a daunting three-game set against the No. 9 Arizona Wildcats (36-11, 7-5 Pac-10) in Tucson beginning tonight at 7 p...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oregon QB Darron Thomas learning to lead]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/sports/oregon-qb-darron-thomas-learning-to-lead-1.2213083</link>
<author> Robert Husseman | Sports reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=http://admin2.collegepublisher.com/polopoly_fs/1.2213304!image/3127325437.jpg_gen/thumbnails/100x100/3127325437.jpg><br />Junior quarterback Darron Thomas has improved his leadership and communication skills in the spring<br><p>
	Karrington Armstrong and Darron Thomas are getting to know one another better, a budding relationship that bodes well for Oregon's offensive prospects next season.

	'Me and him have to talk to each other quite a bit,' said Armstrong, the sophomore c...</p>]]>
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	Karrington Armstrong and Darron Thomas are getting to know one another better, a budding relationship that bodes well for Oregon's offensive prospects next season.

	'Me and him have to talk to each other quite a bit,' said Armstrong, the sophomore c...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drukarev: Five things to watch for in this weekend’s Spring Game]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/sports/drukarev-five-things-to-watch-for-in-this-weekend-s-spring-game-1.2213051</link>
<author> Andy Drukarev | Sports reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Andy Drukarev | Sports reporterReasons why football’s annual Spring Game is not simply a glorified practice<br><p>
	Spring Games occupy a special place in the 24/7, 365-day calendar of college football. On the surface, they're no more representative of a team's future than any run-of-the-mill practice scrimmage, but with tens of thousands of spectators watching, the...</p>]]>
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	Spring Games occupy a special place in the 24/7, 365-day calendar of college football. On the surface, they're no more representative of a team's future than any run-of-the-mill practice scrimmage, but with tens of thousands of spectators watching, the...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Campus power restored after morning outage]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/news/campus-power-restored-after-morning-outage-1.2212220</link>
<author> Deborah Bloom | News reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Deborah Bloom | News reporter<br><p>
	<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">If you're wondering why you couldn't turn on your lights, toast your bagel, or straighten your hair this morning, you're not the only one.</span>

	Thousands of community members and university stu...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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	<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">If you're wondering why you couldn't turn on your lights, toast your bagel, or straighten your hair this morning, you're not the only one.</span>

	Thousands of community members and university stu...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[University celebrates Hawaiian culture with 36th annual luau]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/news/university-celebrates-hawaiian-culture-with-36th-annual-luau-1.2211604</link>
<author> Darin Moriki | News reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Darin Moriki | News reporterHui 'O Hawai'i Club prepares for demonstration of native dance, clothing on campus<br><p>
	It is 8 p.m. on a Wednesday night, and the mood inside Woodruff Gym is tense.
	Bags of spare clothes, costumes, leis, decorations, shoes and slippers are strewn around the Gerlinger Hall gym's wooden floor like debris from a massive tornado as traditi...</p>]]>
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	It is 8 p.m. on a Wednesday night, and the mood inside Woodruff Gym is tense.
	Bags of spare clothes, costumes, leis, decorations, shoes and slippers are strewn around the Gerlinger Hall gym's wooden floor like debris from a massive tornado as traditi...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[ASUO disperses surplus funds, confirms Sen. Manny Garcia]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/news/asuo-disperses-surplus-funds-confirms-sen-manny-garcia-1.2211590</link>
<author> Franklin Bains | News reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Franklin Bains | News reporterOver $12,000 more in money given out from Senate's account before a senator is added to the body<br><p>
	ASUO Senate heard special requests from 13 student groups Wednesday night; though, by far, the most contentious item on the agenda was a request from KWVA, the campus radio station. After dealing out a net sum of $16,063 from Senate's surplus account, ...</p>]]>
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	ASUO Senate heard special requests from 13 student groups Wednesday night; though, by far, the most contentious item on the agenda was a request from KWVA, the campus radio station. After dealing out a net sum of $16,063 from Senate's surplus account, ...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Student group helps non-profit develop loan program for impoverished Indians]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/news/student-group-helps-non-profit-develop-loan-program-for-impoverished-indians-1.2211589</link>
<author> Darin Moriki | News reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Darin Moriki | News reporterMicrofinance Initiative works with India Partners in creating reliable, "self-help" plans<br><p>
	Nearly 30 years ago, it came to Brent Hample in a dream.

	Hample, who was a University sophomore at the time, recalls that the vivid dream involved Jesus, foreigners, food and himself, which he believed was a call for him to go to India. The only pr...</p>]]>
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	Nearly 30 years ago, it came to Brent Hample in a dream.

	Hample, who was a University sophomore at the time, recalls that the vivid dream involved Jesus, foreigners, food and himself, which he believed was a call for him to go to India. The only pr...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Poinsette: Slavery trivialized in classrooms, creating ignorance]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/opinion/poinsette-slavery-trivialized-in-classrooms-creating-ignorance-1.2211461</link>
<author> Bruce Poinsette | Columnist </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Bruce Poinsette | ColumnistIn my opinion | The trickle-down truth<br><p><div class="entry-content">
	
		It's auction season. Young people from Springfield to Sweden are taking part. Instead of artwork or memorabilia, they are bidding on humans.
	
		Recently, Springfield High School held a student auction as a fundraiser f...</p>]]>
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<media:description><![CDATA[<div class="entry-content">
	
		It's auction season. Young people from Springfield to Sweden are taking part. Instead of artwork or memorabilia, they are bidding on humans.
	
		Recently, Springfield High School held a student auction as a fundraiser f...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Letter: Student social justice groups should support, attend Take Back the Night]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/opinion/letter-student-social-justice-groups-should-support-attend-take-back-the-night-1.2211457</link>
<author> Karyn Smoot and Drew Serres | Climate Justice League </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Karyn Smoot and Drew Serres | Climate Justice LeagueLetter to the editor<br><p>
	Tonight, the University community will have a chance to stand up for everyone's right to be safe from sexual violence regardless of who they are. This Women's Center and Sexual Assault Support Services event, Take Back the Night, will unite people of a...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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	Tonight, the University community will have a chance to stand up for everyone's right to be safe from sexual violence regardless of who they are. This Women's Center and Sexual Assault Support Services event, Take Back the Night, will unite people of a...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Letter: University students should help Eugene public schools, vote yes on Measure 20-182s]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/opinion/letter-university-students-should-help-eugene-public-schools-vote-yes-on-measure-20-182s-1.2211454</link>
<author> Kathryne Maurer | University student </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Kathryne Maurer | University studentLetter to the editor<br><p>
	If you vote in Oregon, you'll soon receive a ballot that asks you to consider additional funding for education. Measure 20-182, on the May 17 ballot, seeks to raise $16.8 million for Eugene's school districts so they can limit the increase in instructi...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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	If you vote in Oregon, you'll soon receive a ballot that asks you to consider additional funding for education. Measure 20-182, on the May 17 ballot, seeks to raise $16.8 million for Eugene's school districts so they can limit the increase in instructi...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Prolific Eugene musician Tyler Fortier drops latest album]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/scene/prolific-eugene-musician-tyler-fortier-drops-latest-album-1.2211247</link>
<author> Kelly Ardis | Scene reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=http://admin2.collegepublisher.com/polopoly_fs/1.2211293!image/3539169108.jpg_gen/thumbnails/100x100/3539169108.jpg><br />Local artist draws inspiration from attempted novella as he gets set to release seventh record<br><p>
	Local musician Tyler Fortier isn't interested in fame or popularity. Rather than gaining billions of dollars and MTV coverage, he just wants to be able to make a living doing what he loves.

	'I just want to be able to say it's my job, and for the pa...</p>]]>
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	Local musician Tyler Fortier isn't interested in fame or popularity. Rather than gaining billions of dollars and MTV coverage, he just wants to be able to make a living doing what he loves.

	'I just want to be able to say it's my job, and for the pa...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bowling for Soup, Dirty Vegas try to buck one-hit wonder stigma, produce new albums]]></title>
<link>http://archive.dailyemerald.com/scene/bowling-for-soup-dirty-vegas-try-to-buck-one-hit-wonder-stigma-produce-new-albums-1.2211240</link>
<author> Heather Ah San | Scene Reporter </author>

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<![CDATA[<img src=><br /><span class="by">By: </span>Heather Ah San | Scene ReporterThe two bands release new albums that don’t live up to the expectations of previous hits<br><p>
	This week is seeing the comeback of some artists who haven't produced much music lately, but these aren't the one hit-wonders we miss from the late '80s or early '90s (where did ChumbaWumba go, anyway?).
	No, these are the moderately successful artist...</p>]]>
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	This week is seeing the comeback of some artists who haven't produced much music lately, but these aren't the one hit-wonders we miss from the late '80s or early '90s (where did ChumbaWumba go, anyway?).
	No, these are the moderately successful artist...]]></media:description>
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