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End-of-term blues
The next two weeks will be chock-full of stress, homework and several games of catch-up. The end of the term certainly brings out the best in us, doesn’t it? Wait, what’s that? Are you saying you actually did everything on time this term? Gold star for you! For the rest of us, it’s crunch time. Ah, procrastination is so much fun until the end.
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Collin Firth’s Oscar speech
If you were fortunate enough to catch this gem Sunday night – we know you may have been scrambling to catch up on the last eight weeks’ worth of math homework – you were in for a treat. While most of the show was easily forgettable, the many ways in which Firth told us he was aching to dance onstage was priceless. Even though there were paper detectors present to ensure nobody would read a list of people to thank, too many of the winners seemed to have these memorized.
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No joy in mudville
As much fun as that cold snap was, it’s time to face traditional Oregon winter weather. You know what that means: rain, rain and more rain.
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New campus breaks ground
The college breaks ground on its new Downtown Campus March 4. College President Mary Spilde, Board of Education Chairman Tony McCowan and Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy will be present at the event, ceremonially relocating dirt from the Eugene Public Library to the property adjacent to it on 10th Avenue. The $53 million project will include an academic center and student housing. We’re particularly excited about the plans for the road between the new campus and the library – a pedestrian-friendly zone that may be cleared out for festivals and other events will provide a much-needed common area to encourage college culture.
