The UO’s new residence facility—DeNorval Unthank Jr. Hall—opens its doors, showcasing an innovative approach to academic residential communities with dazzling dining facilities and a family welcome center that serve the entire campus.OQ also explores the new Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a global effort among six founding institutions to promote wellness and peak performance through scientific discovery and innovation. Also: The $3 billion fundraising campaign; folklorists explore creepy campus ghost stories; unearthing and commemorating the stories, myths, and veiled layers of a space; Kaori Idemaru, professor of Japanese linguistics; alumna Jana Schmieding, star of Rutherford Falls; Lois Youngen, trailblazing pro baseballer and donor; Robert Steadward, a Companion of the Order of Canada; and a 1970s Halloween prank that involved a creative-and-still- unidentified group of mischievous students and a meteorite replica.
