Sex: Book review: Anne Lamott’s ‘Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers’
Prayer comes in many forms. Perhaps we pray for the family friend diagnosed with leukemia. The cousin battling an addiction. The dog we have to finally let go. Or, perhaps the notion of prayer,...
View ArticleSex: UO psychology study shows more cases of sexual assault and institutional...
It’s a betrayal we suffer when our traumatic experience of sexual assault isn’t validated by those we trust the most to protect us. This may lead us to ask: Are there some who suffer from this kind of...
View ArticleSex: Grindr — just another hook-up app?
It’s a dating app boasting the membership of more than five million users within the span of four years. Available in more than 192 countries, it has easily become the largest all-male dating app in...
View ArticleSex: Maintaining a stable, long-term relationship during a period of our...
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year. It’s all that a relationship should be: intense, worthwhile, loving. But it’s also challenging. All we’ve known is long distance — he lives in...
View ArticleSex: Excessive pornographic exposure can screw you in the sack
She was on the cover of a glossy magazine he’d found while playing in the neighborhood with his friends. “Playboy,” he read. Little did he know, Playboy Magazine would be the beginning of Gabe’s...
View ArticleDuckLife: Sneak off to these hidden and unique coffee shops around campus
You know the usual places to go for coffee: Starbucks, Espresso Roma, DUX Bistro. But what if we become bored with this selection? What if we yearn for a café with a bit more character and unique...
View ArticleDuckLife: Trying to hook up in college? Why not go on a real date instead?
It’s your freshman year of college. You’re looking forward to the parties, meeting new people and, perhaps meeting that guy or girl you can connect with on a romantic level. But, maybe your idea of...
View ArticleFinding an Italian identity through a grandmother’s past
My Italian grandmother sits on the swing outside the house she’s lived in for over two decades, in the lake town she was born in more than ninety-three years ago, in the place she gave birth to my...
View ArticlePumpkin, cinnamon and apple: Mixed drinks for the fall
It’s now fall: that colorful time of year when the leaves are falling, the air is crisp and refreshing, and the woolen blankets are warm and comforting. It’s when we make pumpkin pies, apple crisps and...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘Gravity’ is completely overrated and lacking in script and...
Once upon a time, there was a father and a son who decided to make a movie about space. So they spent six years doing so, paying acute attention to perfecting the visuals, while hiring two insanely...
View ArticleNot just ropes, whips and chains: A look into the world of kink and fetish in...
Just looking at it, you wouldn’t suspect the house to be anything but normal. It’s large and white, it’s a home dedicated to “clean and sober living” and is located in a rural area of Eugene. Yet...
View ArticleWhy few women major in STEM fields, and what the UO is doing to change that
Prejudice comes in many forms. Sometimes, it shows itself through personal conflicts — through bullying, taunting or hate crimes. Other times, it comes in the form of legal matters — through...
View ArticleOutcry following University of Oregon’s handling of alleged sexual assault...
You could hear the shouts from blocks away. Students, staff, faculty and community members yelled from the steps of Johnson Hall — signs in hand, demanding the administration’s attention. Their voices...
View ArticleMarrone: What the UC Santa Barbara shootings tell us about the consequences...
On Friday night, six people were killed near the University of California at Santa Barbara in a drive-by shooting. The gunman’s reasons for doing so are no mystery: He wrote a manifesto and posted...
View ArticleGrad Guide: Parents like fun, too: The best bars to take them too
The parents are in town and you want to show them your home away from home. Maybe you take them to your favorite brunch place, Glenwood. Or the independent movie theater, the Bijou Metro. Or maybe you...
View ArticleGrad Guide: Advice to next year’s seniors
You’re about to begin your last year of college — the last year you can call yourself an undergraduate and, for many of you, the last year you could call yourself a student, period. It’ll be the last...
View ArticleYear in Review: Dan Savage comes to UO and same-sex marriage is legalized
Dan Savage comes to University of Oregon If someone could be a national icon because of sex alone, it’s Dan Savage. He’s a renowned sex advice columnist (his column is featured in the Eugene Weekly, as...
View ArticleForget the restaurant—make your favorite Eugene dishes at home
Stretching a budget but don’t want to give up your favorite Eugene dishes? Check out these at-home knockoffs. Breakfast Scramble Re-appropriation by Sami Edge Whether it’s for a late brunch out with...
View ArticlePillow Talk: When bigger doesn’t mean better
Dear Katherine, I just started seeing this guy and we recently had sex for the first time. The only problem is that he’s well-endowed, and it’s been pretty painful. What can we do about it? — Bigger...
View ArticlePillow Talk: Getting over the fear of communication
Dear Katherine, My significant other and I aren’t very confrontational. When there’s something that bothers either of us, things are mostly disregarded. How do I increase the communication between us?...
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