Emma Nazareno found her love of crocheting through her family. Her grandmother handed her the tools – a crocheting needle and yarn – and she ran with them. Far from just a social activity, Nazareno finds peace when she settles in to create something.
Every Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the school year, Margo Ladis — aka DJ OhEmQ — shares her music at campus radio station KWVA. She’s had the job since the start of winter term.
Eliana Norton was just three when she first picked up a Frisbee. She remembers a neighbor was in her yard throwing with her dad when the disc accidentally hit her in the head. She picked it up and threw it right back at him.
Grace Winjum found powerlifting during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. She remembers not knowing what to do with herself until she started lifting with her two younger brothers. After that, they dedicated hours together to stay sane and build strength.
Ava Hearn embraces her fears through outdoor climbing. It started out as a way to spend time with her older sister. Now, she uses it to push herself out of her comfort zone and develop confidence.
Alex Goodwin remembers the first time he had his hands on a guitar. He was eight years old and was smashing one on the front stoop of his house with his dad, who had spiked his hair into a bright red mohawk.
Jess Gladis recalls being environmentally aware at a young age. She wanted to do something to try to change the trajectory of climate change. As an activist, she has helped create ‘Zines for the Student Insurgent at UO.
Anthony Cano-Luna can still recall his first car. It was a Datsun 280Z that was rusted, hardly moving, and appeared to be on the verge of crumbling apart. Using his family’s garage, he was 16 when he restored the car.
Jane Morgan loves the thrill of playing volleyball. Watching her older cousins play the game inspired her to give it a try. She plays for the University of Oregon’s club team because it gives her a break from the distractions of her daily life.
Roberts, a Clark Honors College senior, has always been passionate about health, but realized UO doesn’t have that as a specific major. She ended up scrolling through the list of degree options and read each one until she found spatial data science.
Hearing the buzz around data science as an emerging field, Rios, a Clark Honors College sophomore, decided to take an introductory course. At the time, Rios was an English major, but she wanted something more, “something completely different,” she says.
When freshman Zoe Tomlinson considered what major to declare, she found herself torn. But an article on the University of Oregon website about the data science major helped her come to a decision.
At the UO's Information Security Office, student cybersecurity analysts monitor campus networks and cyber health. As a two-year veteran of that job, Julia De Geest is using her Clark Honors College thesis to make the learning curve feel less daunting for new hires.
Three students on the Oregon debate team talk about how they found the program, where they hope it will take them, and their pre-debate routine, including the best breakfast and what's on their pump-up playlist.
Ryan Kovatch, a computer science major with a minor in creative writing, organizes the Taylor Swift Society – a student-led club that celebrates the creative genius of the pop music icon.
