On Tuesday, June 3, students at the University of Oregon celebrated the Holi festival of colors. The annual event is put on by the Students of the Indian Subcontinent.

With over 2,500 international students at the University of Oregon, Eugene is home to students from 96 countries. Two international students in particular, Kazumasa Inaba from Japan and Li Miky from China, are freshmen at the UO and have created a breakdance group for students on campus.

Inaba and Miky use breakdance as a means of communication with other students at the UO. They became friends with each other after moving to Eugene in the fall of 2013. “I want to connect with a lot of people who love dance and who love music through their dancing,” said Inaba. “When we are dancing, we don’t need to, like, speak an actual language, but we can communicate with them, like people all over the world.” Both Inaba and Miky speak limited English, but have been able to express themselves to their peers through their dance crew. “Especially in this globalizing world, it helps a lot, like what I believe – dance is the physical expression of your soul – of your self. Yeah, it’s the most direct way and easy way to communicate with others,” said Miky.

On Tuesday, May 6, the International Student Association hosted its annual International Night event. This year, the event was given the name “iParty.” Foods were served from nine countries and a variety of student organizations performed on stage in front of a sold out audience. The event was hosted by slam-poet Alex Dang.

Will Cuddy disguises himself as a drunk student to find out what students are up to on Wednesday nights. Which campus bars do they like the most? Watch this video to find out!

A great variety of local organizations that promote sustainability set up canopies at the EMU Amphitheater to celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22. Students were encouraged to take surveys and play games in exchange for free shirts, and in some cases, free plants.

Undecided voter Patrick Miller talks with members from each campaign to get a better idea of the different platforms running for office. Other undecided voters provide their reasoning for refusing to vote. Make sure to watch this week’s edition of Ducks on the ASUO elections and feel free to comment with your opinions on the ASUO controversy.

On Tuesday, April 8, the UO Stand-Up Society hosted Hilarity for Charity to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association in the Global Scholars Hall. Over $600 was raised through ticket sales, with an additional $1200 through donations. Junior Joe Glasgow organized the event at the University of Oregon. Six members of the UO Stand-Up Society performed at the event, and this video features some highlights from four of the comedians. If you would like to make donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, please visit http://www.crowdrise.com/joeglasgow-hfcu.

Architecture students are spending the final days of dead week presenting their term projects in Lawrence Hall. Throughout winter term, these students worked on projects for a variety of locations. Landscape architecture students came up with ideas for redesigning the southeast entrance to campus near Global Scholars Hall.

On Monday, Feb. 24, University of Oregon students from the Jazz department performed at UO Swing Night. Mateo Palfreman and Nika Jin, co-founders of UO Swing Night, gave free swing dance lessons at the beginning of the event in Lawrence 166. UO Swing Night meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m.

The Mills International Center celebrated its annual music, art, poetry and dance festival on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Several students had their artwork presented on the walls of the Mills Center while over 20 other students danced, sang and read poetry from a variety of countries.