University of Oregon
Fast Facts:
Mascot: Ducks
Number of students 22, 000
Male :10,979
Female :11,407
Academics
Average GPA: 3.54
Class size average: 21
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Psychology
Political Science
English
Human Physiology
Biology
Sociology
Economics
History
Environmental Studies
Spanish
Athletics
Men's Sports
Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field
Women's Sports
Basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, team stunts and
gymnastics, tennis, track and field, volleyball
Campus Life
250 student clubs and organizations
Residence Halls are grouped. Example:
tech, music, quiet hall, creative arts
IntroDUCKtion for freshmen students
Location
Far from Sonoma!
(511 miles, 9 hours by car)
Eugene, Oregon
Outdoors
Over 3,000 trees on campus
Because Eugene has more than 100 city
parks, 250 miles of bicycle trails, and
numerous lakes, rivers and streams nearby,
visitors and residents alike can choose from
a very wide range of recreational activities.
Hippies!
Eugene as a town seems very big on
microbrews, chocolate, music, progressive
politics, books, yoga, biking, and cats. Also,
there seem to be parades at any opportunity.
Eugene is best
known for its
greenery, and for
the giant Hippie
population.
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Weather
"Whataya call two days of rain in Oregon?"
"A weekend.”
Seventy-two percent of the rain in Eugene comes in a fivemonth stretch - November through March - that represents
only 42 percent of the year.
Famous Footwear
Nike
began in
Eugene,
Oregon
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LJ’s Favorites
Steve
Prefontaine
an American long-distance
runner, who once held the
American record in the
seven distance track events
from the 2,000 meters to
the 10,000 meters.
Prefontaine died at the age
of 24 in a car accident.
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“A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest.
I run to see who has the most guts.”