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.

The CHC associate professor's childhood influences how he engages with students.

Don't underestimate this CHC student's strength when it comes to powerlifting. Her experience in another sport — judo — helped shape her.

CHC grad sees public service as the best way to improve communities.

CHC holds Three-Minute Thesis competition on April 20 Come cheer on CHC students as they compete to win as much as $500 in prize money. Free food – including tasty sweet and savory treats from Noisette Pastry Kitchen – will be served.

For her thesis, Azusena Rosales Suares is conducting original research on bilingual street signs.

English major and DH minor Lauryn Cole built a public-facing version of her Honors College thesis using Twine, a tool for creating interactive narratives and text-based games.

CHC instructor Jessica Price owes her success in law and higher education to the women who helped shape her.

The Ball State University professor is working on a fictional novel and raising a family.

For this CHC instructor, the ocean has always been calling.

How his words came to matter.

Lucy Roberts wants to win the top prize in the inaugural Three-Minute Thesis competition, and she plans to use the experience to sharpen her work.

In April, the Clark Honors College will hold its inaugural Three-Minute Thesis competition, allowing anyone who is defending a thesis in winter or spring 2023 to participate and win cash prizes.

On June 3, 2022, a delegation including elders of the tribes gathered at the Many Nations Longhouse on the University of Oregon campus.

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.