University of Oregon
Trivia
The University of Oregon's 280 acre (1.1 km²), park-like campus is home to more than 500 varieties of trees.
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The university was the site of many major protests against the Vietnam war and continues to this day to be a center of radical activity.
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Conflicts between students living in the West University neighborhood and the Eugene Police Department's so-called 'Party Patrol' have escalated into several large confrontations a number of times in the past few years.
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The film Animal House was filmed on the University campus and the surrounding area.
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According to popular campus legend, the "Pioneer Mother" will stand when the first student remaining a virgin graduates. Empirical evidence has largely disproven the rumor, however.
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