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Outside the Erb Memorial Union
The newly remodeled Erb Memorial Union is a center of student
activities on campus. |
Excellence in Education
The UO continues to provide excellence in education. It is
ranked fifteenth in the nation among public institutions and
sixth nationally among "rising" public universities
in a hard-data analysis that examined research grants, fellowships,
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Hayward Field - Men's Relay
The Oregon Ducks men's track team is a perennial Pac-10 powerhouse.
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Cuthbert Amphitheatre
The Cuthbert Amphitheatre is located in Alton Baker Park,
just a ten minute walk from the UO campus. Live entertainment
events happen throughout the summer. |
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Mac Court - Men's Basketball
Under the leadership of Ernie Kent, the Ducks Men's basketball
team is looking to make its presence felt in the Pac-10. |
Rollerblading by the Museum
The University of Oregon
Museum of Art, contains an outstanding collection of Asian
art, as well as contemporary holdings from the Pacific Northwest.
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Canoeing down the Millrace
Lane County and the surrounding area offers outdoor enthusiasts
a wide range of leisure activities, including skiing, rockclimbing,
windsurfing, and rafting. |
Duck Football
In recent years the Duck football program has produced several
bowl game trips, including the Rose Bowl in 1995. |
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Student Biker
The University of Oregon is one of the top five colleges and
universities in the nation to send volunteers overseas with
the Peace Corps, and is the No. 1 recruiter in the Pacific
Northwest. |
The Knight Library
The UO Library System
is the largest in Oregon, containing more than two million
volumes. |
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The Memorial Quadrangle
The Memorial Quadrangle is a popular spot for conversation,
light studying, or a game of Frisbee. |
Student in Thought
The Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association termed the UO's
journalism school a "model program" for training
tomorrow's media professionals, and the Accrediting Council
on Ed. in Journalism and Mass Communication has called the
UO program "a bright light in journalism education in
the United States." |
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Practice Time
Special small-class programs for first-year students, such
as Freshman
Interest Groups and Freshman
Seminars, have contributed to a freshman dropout rate
that is 20 percent below the national average. |
Science Lab
The Department of Biology
was ranked tenth in the world by Science Watch for
the number of significant papers cited by researchers in the
country. |
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Hayward Field - Duck Relay
Sixty-seven UO track-and-field athletes have competed in the
Olympics. Ten of the competitors have won twelve medals, including
four gold medals. |
A Meeting in the Sun
Eleven UO graduates currently serve in the Oregon Legislative
Assembly, and Peter DeFazio M.A. '77 and Ron Wyden J.D. '74
serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate,
respectively. |
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Remote Computing
CAUSE, an association for managing and using information resources
in higher education, gave the UO its 1996 Award of Excellence
for having the nation's best university computer network.
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Outdoor Study Hall
An advertising team from the School of Journalism and Communication
placed second at the 1997 National Student Advertising Competition. |
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Studying in Solitude
A survey conducted by the National Research Council ranks
the UO seventh in the nation for the number of Native Americans
receiving Ph.D.s. |
A Quiet Place to Read
The special education programs rank fourth in the nation,
and the graduate programs in education rank twentieth out
of nearly 200 programs nationwide. |
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Between Classes
Groundbreaking scientific research at the UO has an impact
worldwide on the disciplines of physical chemistry and chemical
physics. Science Watch magazine ranks the university ninth
among the nation's top twenty-five institutions in papers
most frequently cited by other researchers. |
Deep in Thought
Visual-design students in the Department of Fine and Applied
Arts placed first in the Student Poster and Animation Competition
at the 1995 and 1996 SIGGRAPH world technology conference
and exhibition. |
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Autzen Stadium
The student-produced campus newspaper, The
Oregon Daily Emerald, received first place in a 1997
award competition sponsored by the Society of Newspaper Design.
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