KEZI 9 - Connecting You

Oregon Extra Salmon Closure, by Erin Champion Frohnmayer Reflects, by Hillary Lake Diversity Training for the trials, by Paria Sadighi Homelessness, by Rebecca Purice School for the Blind, by Ashley Smallman and Rebecca Purice

Food Bank Food prices are rising, and the need for food is following suit. Lisa Pool reports.

Arabic Minor The proposed Arabic minor at the University of Oreon is on hold because of staffing problems.

State Testing Oregon Students may soon need more than just a good GPA and credits to graduate from High School.

Darfur Photos Paul Jeffrey has taken photos in dozens of countries and most recently took photos in Darfur.

Tree of Heaven The Tree of Heaven lived within Lithia Park in downtown Ashland for over 20 years.

Health Clinic Lane County Public Health will no longer serve clinic hours due to severe budget cuts.

Facebook Facebook-ing has become a verb across Universities.

Turnbull Center The University of Oregon's journalism school is expanding into the Portland area.

Virtual Worlds Explore virtual worlds and the future of them.

Bio Mass As Fuel and Food prices around the country continue to reach new heights, some businesses and researchers are taking steps to insure a more sustainable future.

Fiber Fuels With the price of gas skyrocketing, the government is encouraging researchers to look for other forms of fuel.

LILA In Lane county, people with disabilities are not hidden.

Garden Class At the end of this school year, High school students pout down their books in favor of gardening gloves.

Enough is Enough A survey done in 2000 spurred many non-profit organizations to join together to create Enough is Enough

Pre-Clovis Dennis Jenkins is receiving international recognition for his discovery of human feces dating 14,300 years in age.

Animal Shelter Lane County Animal Services may be forced to shut down.

Khaled Profile Award-winning journalist Khaled Abu Toehmeh recently stopped at the University of Oregon during his 10-day tour of lectures.

Stress Stress is the number one concern for college students.

Sustainable Business Consumers demand more than a great product now days; they want to know how the environment has been affected in the production of that product.

Local News

Eugene Firefighters on Stand By to Help Fight Fires in California Wildfires are still spreading rapidly in parts of California.

A First Look Inside Riverbend Thousands of people jumped at the chance to get their first look inside the new Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.

U of O Football Player Dies Sunday Evening 19-year-old U of O football player, Todd Doxey died Sunday after jumping off Marcola Road Bridge into the McKenzie River.

Four Alarm Fire Destroys Part of Glide High School A four alarm fire destroyed part of Glide High school Saturday afternoon.

People Beat the Heat by Heading to the Water With temperatures surpassing the 90 degree mark Saturday, many people were trying to find ways to beat the heat.

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National News

Bush lifts executive ban on offshore drilling, urges Congress to back more exploration for oilPresident Bush on Monday lifted an executive ban on offshore oil drilling and challenged Congress to follow suit, aiming to turn the enormous public frustration about gasoline prices into political leverage. Democratic lawmakers rejected Bush's plan as a symbolic stunt.

House panel says 'striking lack of recollection' hindered probes into Tillman, LynchA "striking lack of recollection" by White House and military officials prevented congressional investigators from determining who was responsible for misinformation spread after the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, a House committee said Monday.