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The Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure” event took place at Autzen Stadium on October 23. Hundreds of people of all ages showed up Sunday morning to show their support for survivors, family members, and friends. Supporters came out to run, walk and even crutch their way through the course. Everyone had their own reasons for attending, even CEO Thomas Bruner.

“I care a lot about women’s health and wellness issues. And I want to see an end to this horrible disease. And I don’t want any of my friends or sisters or nieces to grow up in a world with breast cancer. And that’s why I’m out here doing this work,” Bruner said.

According to Komen National, in Oregon alone, fifty women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in one week.

For more information and ways to get involved, go to komenoregon.org.

Two university employees, Nico Larco and Marc Schlossberg, won the National Faculty Sustainability Leadership Award at a convention for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Larco and Schlossberg are co-directors of University of Oregon’s Sustainable Cities Initiative, which helps to pair students and professors with local government to advance in sustainable projects.

Ninkasi Brewing Company’s production facility is embarking on a year-long construction plan that will add more than 70,000 feet to it’s structure and result in a tremendous increase in output.

“For Ninkasi, this is a great step because it allows us to build a new administrative building and more production space and a warehouse to store our beer. We’re really excited, we’re going to be able to do a lot of things we’ve wanted to do for a long time but now have the resources to actually implement,” says Ninkasi Brewing Company founder Nikos Ridge.

Ninkasi currently produces 95,000 barrels a year, but after construction is finished production will increase to 295,000 a year, more than tripling their output. The new facilities and resulting increase in production will also benefit the local community.

“Locally we’ll be able to create a lot more jobs which will be positive and engage more people directly within our community as a part of our company,” says Ridge.

The construction site is just behind Ninkasi’s current facility and is scheduled to be up and running by November 2013.

On October 6th, UOPD was notified of a woman being forcibly fondled outside Autzen Stadium during a football game. Duck TV News finds out how you can stay safe during these events.

Communications Director and Public Information Officer, Kelly McIver states that police presence after the game is prevalent – but it’s always a good idea to stay aware of your surroundings, and to walk in groups.

McIver said, “We’ve got emergency call boxes all over campus with the little blue lights and also people should have a you know, it’s good to have a charged cellphone with you if you feel some sort of dangerous situation or even something that doesn’t feel quite right go ahead and make that call go ahead and make that report.”

UOPD encourages a fun but safe time at Autzen Stadium.

On Thursday October 11, Oregon students celebrated “National Coming Out Day.”   Love.Commitment.Marriage joined campus organizations like LGBTQA, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and allied, to promote the freedom to marry rather than just domestic partnerships or civil union.

This grassroots group promotes civil marriage rights in Oregon hoping for committed gay and lesbian couples to have the freedom to take the next step together whether its at a courthouse or in a church.

With elections just around the corner, Love.Commitment.Marriage is hoping to get Oregonians talking about equality in civil marriage.