Campus and Community

A witness description has helped the University of Oregon Police Department create a sketch of a potential suspect in a string of burglaries in campus offices.One or more thieves have broken into faculty and staff offices in Gerlinger, Lawrence, Anstett and Willamette halls, using a tool to pry open office doors and steal computers and other electronics. Ten similar incidents were reported between April 26 and May 23, usually occurring between 6 p.m. and midnight.
1. Where in the world were you? I was in Vienna for the spring term, but it was snowing today. This has been the coldest Viennese winter, a colleague informs me, in 130 years here. 2. What work were you doing there?
Everybody has met that couple: The one who spends and the one who stresses out about the spending. SOJC advertising student Dan Drullinger tapped into that collective consciousness to win the Allstate Life Tracks Ad Competition. His team's ad “Honey Look What I Got” portrays the relationship dynamic between an over-spender and his slightly concerned fiancé. The ad was released nationally across multiple online platforms in May.
The Department of Parking and Transportation is, well, moving. That’s not surprising, perhaps, given the nature of the department. But the department is also actually moving, to a new location on the east side of campus. In an effort to better serve customers, the department is moving to 1401 Walnut St., at an EMX stop across from Dutch Bros. Coffee on Franklin Boulevard and directly accessible to bike paths.
The weekly AroundtheO photo gallery focuses on the people and places that make the University of Oregon special.