Between heavy homework loads and the stress of finding internships and job opportunities, it’s nice to squeeze a laugh into the hectic college lifestyle that University of Oregon students face.

Max Williams, a recent graduate of the UO and founder of All Comedy 1450, has taken it upon himself to improve the comedy culture in Eugene and at the UO.

Williams comes from Bellevue, Wash., but has been living in Eugene for the past five years. He has loved comedy as long as he can remember.

“Growing up I was always the kid in my group of friends that was bummed when we went to see the new big action movie and pleaded with my buddies to see the stupid new Will Ferrell movie,” Williams recalls.

At age 13, his interest in stand-up comedy flourished after his dad, who lived in Los Angeles at the time, started the original All Comedy Radio in the city and took him to different comedy clubs on his visits. “Seeing the big names and all the talented comedians live was always a blast and since then I’ve been really into watching stand-up.”

Through Williams’ journey at the UO, he decided to major in marketing and sociology with a minor in communication studies. This education has proven to be incredibly useful in his business ventures and role at All Comedy 1450. As co-founder of the organization, Max does a little bit of everything from marketing and events to financing.

All Comedy 1450 started before Williams’ recent graduation in June 2013. In November 2012, two local comedians, Chris Warren and Alex Elkin, contacted Max and his father and after numerous events and a crazy first year for this business, they are surely growing. “We’ve been able to keep the ship afloat, so to speak, which is huge for a brand new AM radio station,” Williams proudly states.

Its growth has come mainly from events. All Comedy 1450′s biggest event so far was this past spring — Oregon’s Last Comedian Standing. Forty comedians competed in seven shows and over $10,000 in cash and prizes was given to the finalists. The success of this event was spectacular, but All Comedy 1450 and Max Williams are hoping to host an event this fall that is even bigger.

UO Quackin’ Me Up Comedy Competition will be held from Oct. 23 through Nov. 20. This month-long event will be a chance for local college-age comedians to participate and compete to win over $1,000 in cash and prizes.

Students from Lane Community College, Northwestern Christian University and UO are welcome to enter. Students interested in participating are encouraged to register by Oct. 22 by emailing AllComedy1450@yahoo.com.

For students and community members of all ages who would rather laugh than be on stage, they are invited to join the festivities every Wednesday night during these weeks at Studio 44 (44 East 7th Ave.), where the show will be hosted.

Max Williams and All Comedy 1450 are hoping to get as much participation and support from local college students, whom this particular event is geared toward.

“Eugene is a college town and until we are involving the university in our events and reaching students as listeners, I don’t think we can say that we are fully immersed in the Eugene community, so doing that is very important to me.”

Peter Higgs and Francois Englert have finally received recognition for their work done in the 1960s, by winning the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. This is a well-deserved achievement according to James Brau, a University of Oregon particle physicist.

A little more than half a century ago, Higgs and Englert were recognized for the theory known as the Higgs Boson. Unfortunately, it was a difficult theory to prove at the time. Recently, however, a team put together with approximately 2,000 physicists from 89 universities around the country and seven Department of Energy laboratories and UO’s Oregon Center for High Energy Physics, led by Brau, were able to prove the existence of the Higgs Boson.

But what is the Higgs Boson? For students who are not physics majors, the concept may be difficult to grasp. To put it simply, the Higgs field is an invisible energy field that exists throughout the universe. The Higgs Boson, which moves through the field like a wave or wiggle going from one side to the other and interacts with particles along the way, accompanies this field.

The Higgs Boson is not only an incredible step for science, but also for the University of Oregon Physics Department. David Strom, the trigger coordinator for the project, is a UO particle physicist. A trigger coordinator is the person responsible for selection of the data captured and captures one specific moment in time. This discovery opens many doors for Strom, as well as Eric Torrence and Stephanie Majewski, also particle physicists at the university.

All three of these UO physicists have been given opportunities to be a part of ATLAS experiments, putting a very prestigious and exciting future ahead of them. David Strom has much to look forward to considering that he also starts a one-year term as overall project leader for the system beginning in March 2015. For now he will participate as the Trigger and Data Acquisition co-leader.

On Oct. 8, Strom and other scientists at CERN were pleased to celebrate the announcement of the 2013 Physics Nobel Prize. Everyone is very proud of the work that was pioneered by Peter Higgs and Francois Englert and happy to be receiving recognition for the work of ATLAS and CMS. “It was a major discovery that came about after it was predicted about half a century ago,” Jame Brau said. ”This is such a fundamental aspect of science that the recognition is certainly well-deserved.”

After more than a year of searching for the mysterious suspect who burglarized the William K. Knight Law Center and other local businesses, the Eugene Police Department arrested David Tetukevich on Oct. 1.

In May of 2012, Tetukevich stole an Apple Macintosh iMac desktop computer, valued at approximately $1500. Months later, in September 2013, who appeared to be the same suspect returned to steal two more of those same iMac computers, this time totaling in a $2,500 loss.

The University of Oregon Police Department released a photograph taken by security camera footage in hopes that the public could be of some assistance in identifying the suspect.

After only a few weeks, a loss prevention agent recognized the suspect as David Tetukevich, a 58-year-old man living in Springfield, and contacted Public Safety. Immediately, a search warrant was issued.

After searching Tetukevich’s home, they discovered an iMac computer with the same serial code as the stolen computer from the Knight Law Center. This computer was among other stolen items including a refrigerator, a washer/dryer set and a dishwasher, all stolen from a local Jerry’s Home Improvement Center.

According to the UOPD’s website, David Tetukevich was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree burglary, three counts of possessing burglary tools, three counts of first-degree theft, and three counts of second-degree criminal mischief.

The investigation is ongoing and the recovered items are in the hands of officials for now. It is still unclear whether all the stolen materials are accounted for or if Tetukevich has sold these items.

As for students around campus and their concerns with theft, Kelly McIver of the University of Oregon Police Department commented, “A burglary like this may happen once or twice a year but it’s certainly not as common as bike theft.”

The William K. Knight Law Center has recently replaced the stolen computers and has communicated news of the incident to their students. They are looking forward to following the case and hoping to find closure from the arrest.

Erick Hoffman, Director of Communications at the Law Center, was extremely pleased with the efforts of law enforcement. “We found both the Eugene Police Department and UOPD very helpful in addressing our concerns,” he expressed.

After more than a year of searching for the mysterious suspect who burglarized the William K. Knight Law Center and other local businesses, the Eugene Police Department arrested David Tetukevich on Oct. 1.

In May of 2012, Tetukevich stole an Apple Macintosh iMac desktop computer, valued at approximately $1,500. Months later, in September 2013, who appeared to be the same suspect returned to steal two more of those same iMac computers, this time totaling in a $2,500 loss.

The University of Oregon Police Department released a photograph taken by security camera footage in hopes that the public could be of some assistance in identifying the suspect.

After only a few weeks, a loss prevention agent recognized the suspect as David Tetukevich, a 58-year-old man living in Springfield, and contacted Public Safety. Immediately, a search warrant was issued.

After searching Tetukevich’s home, they discovered an iMac computer with the same serial code as the stolen computer from the Knight Law Center. This computer was among other stolen items including a refrigerator, a washer/dryer set and a dishwasher, all stolen from a local Jerry’s Home Improvement Center.

According to the UOPD’s website, David Tetukevich was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree burglary, three counts of possessing burglary tools, three counts of first-degree theft, and three counts of second-degree criminal mischief.

The investigation is ongoing and the recovered items are in the hands of officials for now. It is still unclear whether all the stolen materials are accounted for or if Tetukevich has sold these items.

As for students around campus and their concerns with theft, Kelly McIver of the University of Oregon Police Department commented, “A burglary like this may happen once or twice a year but it’s certainly not as common as bike theft.”

The William K. Knight Law Center has recently replaced the stolen computers and has communicated news of the incident to their students. They are looking forward to following the case and hoping to find closure from the arrest.

Erick Hoffman, Director of Communications at the Law Center, was extremely pleased with the efforts of law enforcement. “We found both the Eugene Police Department and UOPD very helpful in addressing our concerns,” he expressed.