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By Natalie Resendez Looking for a one-of-a-kind, vintage University of Oregon sweatshirt? How ’bout a football from the 1995 Rose Bowl? Two young entrepreneurs have just what you’re looking for — and plenty more — just steps from the UO campus.

By Griffin Reily and Erin McMahon CAHOOTS is a 32-year-old Eugene-based mobile crisis response team that’s received national attention as a possible police alternative. A lack of funding and a complicated relationship with police, however, leave t

By Makenzie Elliott and Jennah Pendleton Running an animal sanctuary means waking up at 4 a.m., chasing after runaway goats and massaging a baby pig’s legs until they can walk again. Do you have what it takes? Here’s how four Oregon animal sanctua

By Makenzie Elliott and Carson Skrivan An athlete once barred from his team returns after his sport moves toward inclusivity.

By Malena Saadeh Portugal. The Man talks more than music-making as we take a look at its work in the world of Indigenous activism.

By Reina Harwood Street Roots practices what it preaches — spreading advocacy on the streets of Portland while putting money in people’s pockets.

By Elizabeth Groening A couple retired to Oregon only to have their woodland go up in flames. But they have no time for regrets. There’s a forest to replant.

By Shannon Daehnke, Elizabeth Groening, and Erin McMahon For women, letting go of society’s ideas of who we should be is self-care.

By Grace Murray & Anna Sundholm After a fire decimated the small town of Phoenix, its citizens are left wondering why they never received emergency alerts. What went wrong?

By Reina Harwood, Claudia Lee, Isabel Lemus Kristensen, Julia Page & Nica Rodriguez Activism can take many forms. Three Eugene changemakers speak on what activism means to them and what its future may look like.

In Your Element

Water, earth, fire, and air fuel the passions of the adventuresome Oregonians in the following stories. (Videos by Claudia Lee and Nico Rodriguez)

Faith from the Wake

Fungus Among US

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The 2021 issue of FLUX Magazine is now officially up on our website! Click the link in our bio to check it out on Issuu.

Some of our amazing staff shared these photos of their finished products and favorite moments in FLUX. We miss it already!

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This year’s issue of FLUX Magazine is finally here.

The past 18 months have been anything but ordinary. The uncertainty we’ve had to endure throughout the pandemic has been, at times, exhausting.

But our perseverance in the face of it

Meet Steve! Steve runs a flight instruction company, IFly, right outside of the Eugene Airport. He has a passion for flying and sharing his journey with others. His goal is to get people excited about going up in the air!
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Due to strict gender identity rules, Cutter Owen Clifton quit playing on the University of Oregon’s ultimate frisbee team due to his transition from female to male. However, in December 2020, new rules were implemented allowing Clifton to conti

Flux’s photo editor, Elle Wyatt, capturing pictures of Eduardo and Harrison, owner’s of N.E.S.T, holding a UO stain glass decoration! N.E.S.T is a vintage store located right off of the University of Oregon’s campus. Stay tuned to l

One of Flux 2021 writers, Reina Harwood, out on the streets of Portland exploring the world of the non-profit organization Street Roots. Flux is excited to see the development of the story and final piece in June! #FLUX2021

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The recognition keeps coming 😌

We’re thankful to have so much of our work honored by @cspanyc. Shout out to our entire 2020 team! It was an incredibly challenging year but we were committed to excellence and it paid off.

Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply!

Please send the following application materials to Faculty Advisor Charlie Butler at cbutler3@uoregon.edu:

-A cover letter outlining a) which job/s you’re applying for (see li

Huge congrats to @katelillywalters @grassleafy and this year’s entire design team & @julian_croman and our photo team!

The chairs of St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center were filled with photos of church members when they couldn’t meet in person due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The set up acted as a tribute of sorts to the church goers and helped leaders fe