Last year, a small camp named Whoville was set up in Eugene that was designated as a shelter for some of Eugene’s homeless. That camp was eventually shut down by the city, but Whoville has reappeared over the last few weeks.

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Every other Wednesday in the Buzz Cafe, University of Oregon students get together to take a break from studying and focus on bringing laughter to a crowd of their peers. For more information about the UO Stand-Up Society, visit their Facebook page.

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The Emerald went around campus to ask students a few simple questions about the politicians who are in the upcoming elections. Would you be able to name one of the Senators from your home state?

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Every week, a group of people from all walks of life head to the south lawn of Knight Library to take out some stress with a foam sword in one hand and a shield in the other.

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Not even rain could dampen the smiles and excitement that the University of Oregon sororities brought to bid day this year. Through a celebration of songs, dancing and sprinting in the rain, 672 girls found out on Tuesday which sororities gave them bids to be a part of their sisterhoods.

With 1.5 billion Tinder profiles matching with other users 2 billion times, the app’s popularity hasn’t slowed down. But with its popularity comes the occasional offensive pickup lines and awkward first impressions. With that in mind, the Emerald asked some UO students about their experiences with the popular dating app.

With either a booth or a game everywhere you turned, the EMU Amphitheater was filled with students Friday evening for the UO’s 2014 Flock Party. In previous years, InterMingle was the university’s welcoming party for students, but due to the EMU renovations, this year’s party was taken outside, which meant that even more community and student groups were able to join in on the fun.

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After a year filled with unprecedented budget restraints and an election riddled with controversy, the ASUO Senate wrapped up their last meeting of the school year on Wednesday.

The Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students Dr. Paul Shang spoke on behalf of University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson about the recent religious and political activists that have been on campus promoting their agendas. Shang said that he, UO President Michael Gottfredson and UOPD are aware of the protesters, encourage students to stand for what they believe in and reminded them to do so in a respectful way if they are talking to the activists.

“[Gottfredson] wanted you to know that he is thinking of you [the senate] and all the other students on campus,” Shang said in the meeting. “When these people come out to talk to the students, it can be very troubling for some to hear. This is up to the students, but I think that they should signal to others on campus with signs or what have you that these people are here and spreading their agendas.”

Recently, Campus Ministry USA president Jed Smock, also known as Brother Jed, has been out on the campus lawns spreading his religious beliefs which are particularly homophobic and anti-feminist. UOPD officers were present during Brother Jed’s speech to make sure that no violence was occurring.

Nearly 300 students were present when he spoke on campus on Wednesday, including protesters who chanted, “Hey hey, ho ho, homophobia’s got to go.”

With this being the last meeting of the year, student groups that requested money from Senate in the past now had to return the money that wasn’t used to the ASUO’s surplus fund. Nine groups returned a total of over $10,000 to the surplus fund, with largest contribution being from the Student Bar Association who contributed an excess of over $4,000.

ASUO senate will be meeting during the summer, but the date and time for the meetings have not been set yet.

Live coverage of Wednesday night’s ASUO Senate meeting.

Senate agneda

After four weeks of campaigns and controversies, the 2014 ASUO elections are finished, and Ducks Like You candidate Beatriz Gutierrez will be the ASUO President for the 2014-2015 school year.

Gutierrez won by 713 votes, overcoming a 190-vote loss in the primary election to Mighty Oregon candidate Taylor Allison.

“We would like to thank every single person who helped out and believed in us and helped us achieve our goal,” Ducks Like You Campaign Manager Helena Schlegel said.

The ASUO vice presidents will be Tran Dinh and Patrick Kindred.

Results for the ASUO presidential election.