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Despite the recent warm weather, more than a few University of Oregon students have been under the weather. Springtime often brings thoughts of sunshine, budding trees, and blooming flowers, but for those suffering from allergies, spring also ushers in a severe case of the sniffles. As Willamette Valley claims the title of grass seed capitol of the world, there is no shortage of allergy triggers. Due to the geography of Willamette Valley, and Eugene in particular, even those who have not had issues with allergies before could find themselves in a sneezing fit.

Just because it is allergy season, however, does not mean students have to suffer. Aside from the option of self-treatment, the Health Center offers valuable resources including an allergy clinic. “Don’t be afraid to talk to a pharmacist, talk to your doctor, or go by the clinic,” says pharmacy manager Gregg Wendland, “we’re all here to make sure you make it through your classes.” With the Health Center here to help, you no longer have to suffer through springtime allergies.

A law that would have fined homeowners for hosting disorderly parties was sent back for revision the week of April 22^nd. According to The Register Guard, this law would have fined homeowners in the city of Eugene up to $500 for a first-time offense. A second offense would double the fine to up to $1,000. In order to receive a citation, five or more people would have to be present in a situation of underage drinking, excessive noise, or disorderly conduct. According to city councilors, however, the law needed work concerning enforcement. The steepness of the fine for first-time offenders was especially an issue. Council members will approve the law once the appropriate changes have been made.

On April 24^th, Google launched the newest addition to cloud storage in the form of Google Drive, a free document cloud storage system. For free, basic users are given five gigabytes of storage and the availability of up to 100 gigabytes with purchase. Google Drive will be made available for use with PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads and Android devices soon. To learn more, go to https://drive.google.com/.

As the fans piled into Autzen Stadium for the Ducks’ annual spring football game, canned food piled up at the entrance as well. The ticket price for entrance into the spring scrimmage was a donation of three non-perishable canned goods for Food for Lane County. This is the eighth year this event has been held, and last year brought in 68,000 pounds of food. This year, the Ducks are proud to announce that this amount was exceeded with a record-breaking 72,000 pounds of canned goods, surely making a difference for those less fortunate in Lane County.

During the week of April 22^nd – 30^th, the University of Oregon hosted a series of events to speak out and rally against sexual violence. On Wednesday the 25^th, the campus Men’s Center conducted the 100 Man March for the Be That Guy campaign. This campaign aims to empower men to not be a silent bystander in the event of witnessing a possible sexual assault and help break the cycle. This past year, Be That Guy has grown with the involvement of fraternities and increased awareness. The night of the 26^th, the Women’s Center put on their annual “Take Back the Night” rally, which encourages sexual assault survivors to speak out against the violence. “Take Back the Night” originated in 1975 as a way to raise awareness for sexual assault in all aspects, this year’s being the 33^rd “Take Back the Night” that the University has organized.