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You'll never guess how old this Springfield, Oregon poker player is
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield resident Elsie Bergold celebrated her 105th birthday in style. Bergold has a reputation in town for being a shark when playing poker, her favorite game. "She takes our money a lot," says Jim Bevan, a fellow poker player. "If there's an ace on the board,...
University of Oregon researchers study how hormones may affect athletic performance
EUGENE, Ore. — When most people gear up and hop on a bike, it's just for fun. That's how University of Oregon PhD student Emma Reed describes it. But lately, her bike rides have also been a lot of work. Reed is participating in a research study at the...
Student Voices: Into a new world on a whim
I am completely enthralled by mathematics with a certain disdain for English class. What led me to apply for this program, I have no clue. I want to blame it on my school’s poetry club and their kind support, but what led me to actually sit down and fill out an application eludes me. All I know is that my English teacher posted a link and I already had a letter of recommendation from her in my pocket. Abusing this piece of paper with some ink scattered hither-thither around the page, I applied for two camps; a University of Oregon business camp and the High School Journalism Institute course.
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