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Resolution Option 2B could cut UO greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2035 By Bella Bishop Campus News Reporter
Following nearly a decade of efforts to reduce carbon emissions on campus, University of Oregon campus leaders have said they’ve seen no results. Currently, UO’s boiler system, which heats more than 80 buildings with nearly four miles of distribution tunnels on campus, is responsible for 49% of UO’s total emissions and is the largest single-source greenhouse gas emitter in Eugene. This system relies heavily on the burning of fossil fuels, which “currently releases just under 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually,” according to the 2024 Thermal Taskforce staff report. 8 years of advocating for a new heating system In 2017, members of UO’s Climate Justice League, Thermal Transition Taskforce and the Associated Students of the University of Oregon proposed a climate action plan to former UO President Michael Schill. The plan considered multiple different options
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OPINION
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ELECTION RESULTS
ASUO PRESIDENT-ELECT PRISSILA MORENO LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR IN OFFICE Moreno and her running mate, Jordan Ackemann, will be ASUO’s next president and vice president for the 2025-26 school year. Representing UO Student Power, the slate ran on the principles of labor rights, multiculturalism, basic needs and academic services.
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ARTS & CULTURE
A centennial celebration held to honor Beall Concert Hall By Seira Kitagawa Arts & Culture Writer
The collaboration between dance and music has helped visually represent music for centuries, along with the help of opera performances, costumes and theatrical presentations. The University of Oregon was founded in 1876, and since then, several new buildings such as the Erb Memorial Union in 1950 to Lillis Business Complex in 2003, have been added to expand the campus. The MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building, initially built in 1924, located on the west side of the Pioneer MemoContinue story on page 12
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