According to KVAL Jeremiah Masoli will be present in Lane County Circuit Court on Friday for an arraignment hearing. The second degree burglary charge stems from the "fratgate" incident back in January.Also scheduled to appear on Friday is LaMichael Jame

Reminder: Trout Unlimited Meeting tonight, guest speaker Ethan Nickel Veteran fly fishing guide Ethan Nickel will be speaking at the Trout Unlimited meeting next week, presenting on spring fishing tactics for trout. The meeting starts at 7pm and is free and open to the public. The meetings are held on the second Wednesday o

LTD didn’t end up accepting the ASUO’s request to pay for service at last year’s rate in the end. LTD spokesperson and director Andy Vobora said the transit provider came back at the ASUO with a “counterproposal”: $15.54 per student per term, halfway between last year’s rate and the rate

Need your early morning donut/cupcake fix?  I explore the link between sweet baked goods and charitable giving in this morning’s food section of the Eugene Register-Guard.  The article features the cupcake club of one of my honors students and two local businesses: Holy Donuts and The Divine Cupcake.  If Voodoo Don

Insect Sculpture with M.E.C.C.A          Art Studio Hundred Dollar Bill Project                   Ford Lecture Hall Flower pot decorating                            Ford Lecture Hall Family Day art activities at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art include: Appearances

The First Amendment is a delicate subject — surprising given its nature, which is one that protects the opinions and speech of all. Such was the argument of a federal appeals court that dismissed a suit against a group of extremist Christians who picketed the funeral of Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder in 2006. The protes

As I raise my son (3 years old) I see just how easy it is to fall into a ’simple food’ trap with kids. Cheddar bunnies are easier than making a whole wheat PB&J. Raisins are easier than making carrot sticks. And so on. I am tired and I am busy and so I go [...]

The Middle Fork of the Willamette river is currently flowing at about 400 cubic feet per second, this is  super low and makes the river extremely accessible on foot.  The water below Black Canyon Campground normally slow and lake influenced, is now  miles of water flowing into Lookout Point Reservoir. All of this water i

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A thoughtful post on growing up gay, closeted self-loathing gay conservative politicians, and Mark Massa's ongoing meltdown. Building better teachers. Godzilla haiku. Sauron gets a great idea.

Last night I helped Jesse bottle the Pale Ale we brewed a couple weeks ago. Being our first all-grain batch, the efficiency was only around 61%. I took the hydro reading before we racked and the gravity had dropped to 1.010, .004 lower than expected. The Safale S-05 yeast did a number on the brew, [...]

My air mattress went flat last night leaving me atop a sheet of plywood that probably wasn’t the worst bed in the world but wasn’t the best either. I took my pillow to Peggy’s room planning to spend the rest of the night with her, but when I opened her door, I saw that she was with a guy—a black guy. I’ve put up w

The Register Guard ran an article today about Hop Valley’s foray into bottling (HERE). In addition to the Elias Briggs Cream Ale that was announced a

The 2010 Spring Propagation Fair will be held on March 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lane Community College (LCC) Cafeteria. The free, volunteer-driven event is a resource for home orchardists, vegetable gardeners and native plant enthusiasts in and around the Southern Willamette Valley. Hundreds of varieties of scions (

Zachary Bucharest/The Vanguard Now that the sun has started to shine, it inevitably means that Zach Vishanoff will break out his easel and get to work painting Eugene in bloom. As such, the state of Oregon will be requiring a new conspiracy theorist to take his place. Enter Professor John Hall of Portland State. In an insan

For the 2010 trip fly fishing for Northern Pike in Canada, I’ve take a more utilitarian approach to tying. Two of my good friends are coming along, and neither tie flies so I’m getting started early. You can check out the 2008 pike trip and 2009 write ups. Here are some of this year’s patterns [...]

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The McKenzie River is the birthplace of the Federation of Fly Fishers, and the first club was our own McKenzie FlyFishers. The MFF has been rigorously studying the issue of hatchery trout negatively impacting wild fish on the McKenzie River. And after four months of debate, and research into the biological and social implic

According to a Tomcat article published in the Emerald on Friday, the ASUO Elections board — the same that threatened the Commentator with punishment for Cpt. Peter Freedom Lesiak’s poster – decided against doing so late last Thursday night “unless a student formally files a complaint against him.&

This week’s Dark Days winter eating local challenge is all about spring.  I sprung at the chance to attend a lamb butchering demo at Benedetti’s Meat Market this weekend and brought home some succulent grass-fed lamb loin and shoulder chops from Anderson Ranches in Brownsville.  (I’ll write more about th

As we continue recapping last years victories (slow news day for football), Oregon completely dismantles the Cougs 52-6.GO DUCKS!

Gary Numan is an English artist I first heard of in 1979. He was considered "New Wave," but he didn't really sound like anyone else. He had one big hit in America with "Cars," and then kind of disappeared out of the mainstream here. He kept making records in the UK, though, and I listened to him all through the '80s. He c

Between various homebrew projects and Oakshire’s O’Dark:30 release, this is going to be a pretty busy beer week for me. I’ll be getting started tomorrow evening when I help Jesse bottle the Pale Ale he brewed a couple weeks ago. Time permitting, we may also be tossing a batch of Apfelwein into his ferme

Just heard that Oregon Treasurer Ben Westlund has died. Even though he and I had opposite views of issues, I do believe Ben was a decent man. I didn't work with him much in the capitol, but when I did,...

Need something to do while putting off studying for upcoming finals? Well look no further, we have our latest issue online for all of you to read. Inside: Draw-a-Dick winners Webstars! Bias in the Classroom Hate Speech Debate Campus Customer Service and much more

Join Barrett Christiensen’s Beginning Fly Tying Class for five consecutive Mondays 6-8pm starting March 8th. No experience is necessary to take the class. Attendees will learn basic fly tying techniques centered around local fly patterns. All materials and tools are provided for in class work. The class meets at the

In this new video, Jay Nicholas demonstrates the Total Domination Egg, a pattern named on the fly after Eugene’s favorite IPA from Ninkasi Brewing. This offbeat egg pattern fishes well under an indicator with a heavy stonefly nymph in tandem. It looks a little like an alevin fly. Jay’s Total Domination Egg Ho

Now that the ASUO Senate is out of session until next term, I figured this picture that Pete drew me during our special request senate meeting had some kind of sigificance.

I haven’t been this excited by something I baked since I received my Easy Bake Oven from Santa after months of begging.  And, in contrast, my baked goods actually tasted good this time!  At the OSU Extension Master Food Preserver bread baking classes over the past two weekends, we made a range of yeasted breads, [..

On Friday Kala, myself and Father Augustine went cross country skiing. This would be my first time on any kind of ski. It was also Kala's first time cross country skiing, but she has done plenty of down hill...

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The Chargers traded cornerback Antonio Cromartie to the New York Jets for a third-round draft pick in 2011 (second round if he plays a lot and signs a contract extension). He used to be one of my favorite players, but I'm not sorry to see him go. Cromartie was spectacular in 2007, his second season in the league. He set a

According to KVAL.com, Oregon fired head coach Ernie Kent today, ending his thirteen year tenure with the University. If true (Oregon AD Mike Bellotti declined to comment on whether Kent was in fact fired, according to the AP’s Anne Peterson), this move is a long time coming in my opinion. I don’t find it surpri

What the Republican National Committee really thinks of its donors. Make sure you watch the slideshow, especially if you're a Republican. It isn't a parody; it's real. Trying to picture the millions and billions of astronomy. Cops abusing children in NYC schools. What gives the police the right to inflict pain on peop

Fly fishing purists, do not press play on this video unless you want to catch a lot of steelhead. Fly fishing with a jig under an indicator is freaking deadly and Jay Nicholas shows you how to tie a basic marabou pattern using one of the Gamakatsu 90-degree bend hooks. These are the fish-grabbing-est hooks [...]

After adopting nine children in addition to her three biological kids, Christy Obie-Barrett knew she was prepared to offer something more to the Lane County foster children who were still in search of a loving family. That’s why she founded A Family for Every Child (AFFEC) Heart Gallery, a non-profit organization that ai

Completely ignoring politics....Wheat bagel with neufchatel, over-medium duck egg, and dijon mustard:We were out of lettuce, and I was too lazy to go to the garden.Nom nom nom!

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I've been thinking I'd like to write about sports more. I've done it some in the past (mostly links, though), even tried to make it a regular feature once, but I've been pretty inconsistent. (What? What do you mean my entire blog is inconsistent? Just because I keep starting and stopping new things doesn't make me some sort

Many colons edition: Obama: Chickensh*t on civil liberties INTIWGDI: It's Not Terrorism If White Guys Do It A brief history of Senate "reconciliation" votes: Republicans do it more often, in a more partisan way. Why buses come in bunches: They're bosons, and they condensate

The City of Eugene is now accepting applications for multiple 911 Call taker/Dispatcher openings and is hosting two upcoming “Career Events” so interested individuals can learn more about the position: Emergency Services Training Center, 1705 West 2nd Avenue Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. or Saturday, March 13, at 1

A new issue of the Oregon Quarterly is out, most notably with an article by Managing Editor Ross West about the Oregon Commentator’s By the Barrel: 25 Years of the Oregon Commentator. There’s some great quotes in there, and overall the article is pretty positive. You can check out the digital issue of the Oregon

When Haiti was struck by a catastrophic earthquake killing over 200,000 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless a number of  students took action. Many students planned fundraisers, some threw Haiti donation parties and many others donated individually. Three students in particular wanted to take action and did not wan

This appalling affront to the craft that so many of us have worked hard trying to restore over the past fifteen-plus years has been making the rounds on Twitter, but I thought I’d share it here with all of you. Browse at your own risk, my advice is to keep a bucket handy. Oscar Party [...]Post from: