Oregon Quarterly Archive

 
Paul Anthony Troiano learned fire dancing as a surprise for his bride. Now it’s a way to unwind after a day on the job. Photograph by Studio Mcdermott

Paul Troiano: Fire Dancer, Matchmaker

“Heroes From Another Earth,” staged by English professor Betsy Wheeler (below, left), featured superhero battles, interplanetary travel, and social critique. Photographs by Nic Walcott, BS ’16 (journalism), University Communications

Disability Studies Takes Center Stage

Sabrina Madison-Cannon was the first woman of color promoted to full professor in the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance’s 113-year history. (Ryan Nicholson Photography)

Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants

Caitlyn Jenner (James White)

Caitlyn Jenner: On Her Own Terms

Forget Faber College—what did UO really look like in 1962? This pledge week photo is from the ’62 Oregana yearbook. The movie’s opening sequence takes place at a formal rush event much like this. (Photo courtesy of Scholars Bank.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

Director John Landis joins President William Beatty Boyd for lunch at his office in Johnson Hall. Boyd insisted that UO not be mentioned anywhere in Animal House. (Photo courtesy of University Archives Photographs, UO Libraries.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

Principal photography outside Johnson Hall. (Photo from 1978 Oregana, courtesy of Scholars Bank.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

Can you spot Otter in his plaid jacket? University of Oregon Interfraternity Council, 1962. (Photo from 1962 Oregana, courtesy of Scholars Bank.)

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?

Producer Ivan Reitman appeared as a dishwasher in this scene that got edited out of the movie. The director’s original cut of Animal House was 175 minutes; more than an hour of footage was dropped by Universal Pictures.

Animal House: Still Funny at Age 40?