Reilly Norgren

Reilly Norgren is a senior studying journalism and English at the University of Oregon. She is interested in business reporting and breaking news. Currently, she serves as the news editor of The Daily Emerald. See all her work at the Emerald here.

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Newly released FBI footage shows different angle of federal building window break

The FBI Portland office has released video footage from Jan. 30, where damage occurred at the Eugene Federal Building during anti-ICE protests.

Three videos show different angles and locations of protestors gathered around windows at the federal building. This comes after the FBI had asked for tips regarding an ongoing investigation into damage “caused by rioters,” in reference to the window near the bike cage at the south entrance.

On Jan. 30, the Eugene Police Department declared the area arou...
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UO professor seeks $6M, alleges racial bias in tenure denial

Associate professor of accounting Qintao Fan is suing the University of Oregon for $6 million, alleging that the then-dean of the Lundquist College of Business discounted her publication materials and positive external review letters when considering her for a tenure promotion. The suit was filed on Jan. 27.

In 2016, Fan was hired within the Lundquist College of Business in a tenure-track position. Fan obtained a Ph.D. from Stanford University and has held positions at the University of Californ...
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UO ruled to have broken the law during UOSW certification campaign

The Oregon Employee Relations Board has determined that the University of Oregon broke the law by prohibiting labor-related activity.

The board concluded that the UO violated ORS 243.672(1)(a), a statute that details how an employer cannot interfere with employee organizations or discriminate against employee exercises of rights.

According to Robin Bailey, a member of the communications committee at UOSW, final orders from the decision included demands that the university cease telling student w...
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UO history professor arraigned on 10 charges of encouraging child sex-abuse in the first degree

CONTENT WARNING: This story makes reference to sexual abuse of minors, which may be disturbing to some readers.
Update: Goble has received supervised release until his next court date on Dec. 29.

University of Oregon professor Andrew Edmund Goble was arraigned Monday on 10 charges of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree. According to court documents, Goble knowingly duplicated or exchanged visual recordings of “sexually explicit conduct involving a child.”
Goble was arrested Nov....
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UO legal counsel explains ICE protocols and legal boundaries during faculty senate meeting

Amidst Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s presence in Eugene and Springfield, and concerns of potential operations on campus, the University of Oregon faculty senate invited a member of the university’s general counsel to Wednesday’s meeting to answer questions from senators. 
Jessica Price, special counsel for research, ethics and international affairs, was invited to the senate to address potential responses to ICE presence on campus.
Price said that telling someone to run if they see ICE...
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Eugene property management company named in multi-state antitrust lawsuit

Eugene landlords Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC were named in a United States Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit for an alleged scheme to decrease competition in apartment pricing. 
The lawsuit, originally filed against software company RealPage in August 2024, was amended on Jan. 7 to include six of the largest landlords in the country, including Greystar, for their alleged involvement in algorithmic pricing schemes.
According to its website, RealPage is a technology platform for real e...
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Maxed-out loans cover half of summer tuition

As school ends and temperatures rise, most students have left the University of Oregon campus for summer break. For some, the summertime heralds the start of yet another academic term — but the cost can be high.
Hundreds of courses are being offered during the summer both on campus and online for UO students. Financial aid during the summer term can be more limited than the school year, leaving students with fewer payment options to choose from when paying tuition.
During this summer, 684 course...