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Blount Needs To Go

As an Oregonian, I hold my State's sporting teams in high regard. I root for them against opponents, I encourage them with attendance, I share my fanship with my friends and my fellow Oregonians. Any sports fan can relate.

For College Journalists, Direct Action Can Get The Goods

There is a natural tension between college administrations and campus newspapers. The students who write and edit the sheets believe they are journalists who have First Amendment rights.

Another Student Newspaper Fights Fascist Administrators
Source: Inside Higher Ed

Sorry, for the above-stated bile true believers, but I am getting tired of posting news about student journalists having to fight the administration. It happens to0 much. I will do a full-take on this next week. Face Front!

Next stop for Jordan Hasay: University of Oregon
Source: sanluisobispo.com

"I didn't want to just go to a school where I was going to get sucked into this collegiate program where I was just running for points.

Oregon Men, Washington Women Sweep Pac-10 Honours
Source: pac-10.org

Oregon's Rupp, Puskedra, Lananna and Washington's Schaaf, Babcock, Metcalf earn All-Conference accolades.

Rupp, Lananna receive national awards
Source: OregonLive.com

NCAA cross country champion Galen Rupp and coach Vin Lananna have been recognized for for their performances in the 2008 season.

USATF - Oregon's Rupp Named Athlete-of-the-Week
Source: usatf.org

2008 Olympian Galen Rupp has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the men's individual national title Monday at the 2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.

Finally, it's a first for Rupp
Source: OregonLive.com

Galen Rupp said he has learned from his mistakes, and Monday it paid off with his first individual NCAA championship.

Rupp, Ducks win NCAA cross country title
Source: OregonLive.com

Galen Rupp won the individual cross country title, and the Oregon men repeated as team champions in Terre Haute, Indiana, The Oregonian's Doug Binder reports.

Nation's top runners battle it out today at NCAA Championships in Terre Haute
Source: tribstar.com

"I haven't been in this position before, where we come in with a team that I legitimately think has a chance to compete for the national championship. This is what it's all about, it's a lot of fun and looking forward to it." OSU coach Dave Smith

Cross country Kiptoo-Biwott and Rupp: fast friends, very fast feet
Source: OregonLive.com

"Shadrack has been a good team player, a great competitor, and he's very sincere," Lananna said. "The guys on the team look up to him. He keeps things in perspective: never too high, never too low."

Oregon's Kosinski Leading Duck Charge to NCAA Cross Country Championships
Source: registerguard.com

"I don't think cross country is her thing, and we don't spend a lot of time worrying about it," Lananna said. "We're more interested in track, and we take that approach with Alex. In cross country, there's no stress, no pressure.

Oregon's Rupp Awarded USATF Athlete of the Week
Source: usatf.org

Galen Rupp has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning his second straight NCAA West Regional title Saturday in Stanford, Calif.

Oregon's Rupp Turns in Incredibly Rare sub-28 Minute 10k at NCAA Regional
Source: OregonLive.com

"Galen ran great," Lananna said. "That's really an incredible performance. He was out front from the gun and is just running really well right now." Rupp aims to become Oregon's first individual NCAA cross country champion since Salazar in 1978. 

Running Film Festival in Eugene, Oregon Sure to Be Unforgettable
Source: TheFinalSprint.com

Without a doubt, the biggest off-track happening during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials will be the upcoming Running Film Festival (RFF) – where a percentage of proceeds will benefit the Ryan Shay Memorial Fund & their will be guest appearances by running celebrities.

In the Fight Over Piracy, a Rare Stand for Privacy
Source: The New York Times

The record industry received a blistering response when it sought the names of students using a filesharing network.

Scientists Retrace Evolution With First Atomic Structure Of Ancient Protein
Source: Scientific Blogging

Scientists have determined for the first time the atomic structure of an ancient protein, revealing in unprecedented detail how genes evolved their functions.

National Academy of Sciences Publishes Study - Pesticides Reduce Yields
Source: University of Oregon

As a fan of organic methods and vocal opponent of chemically intensive farming, I'm always thrilled to hear that the natural methods even tie but the National Academy of Science Published Study finds, (drum roll please,)...

University of Oregon cultivating climate masters
Source: registerguard.com

The climate master classes will teach people how they can reduce their personal contributions to greenhouse gases - the chief culprit behind planetary warming, the world's scientists say.

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