Microsoft Discovers vulnerability in Google Web Browser
Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR) has found a flaw in Google Chrome, Google’s web browsing software, through Google’s Chrome Fame plug-in for Internet Explorer users (officially described as “an early-stage open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome’s open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer). Frame also claims to include the HTML5 <canvas> [...]
Green Drinks networking event will open opportunities
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. These Green Drinks events include a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business.
This month’s Green Drinks is a collaborative event featuring groups from the University of Oregon, Helios, and [...]
Women’s Basketball Leads 45-27 at the Half
The Ducks hold an 18-point lead at halftime, but they have yet to click on offense. They are shooting only 38.7% from the field, and already have 12 turnovers. Free throws have been the difference, as the Ducks have hit 18 of 19 while Eastern Washington has attempted just five. Oregon has been aggressive on [...]
Russia says ‘No’ to Modern Warfare 2’s ‘No Russian’
More trouble for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Russia recalls all copies of the game from stores due to the way Russians are portrayed in the game. Specifically the mission “No Russian”, which features a Russian terrorist slaughtering civilians in an airport, has the censors all riled up. There is a patch to [...]
Ducks Volleyball Announces 2010 Recruiting Class
The Ducks have announced their incoming freshman class for the fall of 2010, and it includes an impressive array of players. The players are:
Camryn Irwin: A setter from Brush Prairie, Washington (member of all-state team)
Lauren Plum: A setter from Poway, California (PrepVolleyball Senior Ace and Sophomore 79 member)
Jaklyn Wheeler: An outside hitter from Red Bluff, [...]
Veterans Day: An open letter to campus
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the armistice that would end the first World War was signed. Since 1919 we have honored our veterans on this day.
Those, filled with infinite courage, who were willing to commit the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of their beliefs, those who [...]
LeGarrette Blount reinstated
The press release finally came out this morning that everyone had been expecting since before the Stanford game last week: suspended running back LeGarrette Blount has been reinstated by the Oregon Ducks. Head coach Chip Kelly didn’t talk a lot about it. He said in his weekly press conference that the behavioral and academic ladders [...]
House Passes Health Care Reform Bill
Last night, the national House of Representatives passed the much anticipated Health Care Reform Bill, with a narrow vote of 220 to 215.
The legislation will require all U.S. citizens to carry a health insurance card (providing subsidized insurance to those unable to afford one) and require large companies to sufficiently cover the health insurance for [...]
