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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: DPS struggles to train officers

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. DPS struggles to train officers. View the PDF here. By Ryan Knutson News Reporter. If you want to style hair in Oregon, state law mandates that you must complete 1,450 hours of training. If you want to be a nursing home administrator, you must complete 960 hours of training in order to get a state license. But if you want to work as a campus safety officer at an Oregon college, the law says you don't need any. Nonetheless, it's not enough. An Emerald investigation has found tha...

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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE. View the PDF, here. BYLINE: By Ryan Knutson, Oregon Daily Emerald; SOURCE: U. Oregon. November 27, 2007 Tuesday. DATELINE: EUGENE, Ore. It was a clear Saturday in March the day that dark-blond-haired, 22-year-old Brian Reams planned for a night of bar-hopping with friends. It was like any night off for a college student: text messages about where to go, when to go, and who was coming with. Neither knew that Heyer wouldn't stop, and that Reams would later ...

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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: UOPD?

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Thursday, October 16, 2008. I reported, shot and edited this documentary with a team of students about the likelihood of the University of Oregon public safety department becoming a full-fledged police force. The documentary was produced under roughly a three-week deadline for the second of four electronic media classes at UO. Posted by Ryan Knutson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 8212; 95% of drivers buckle up, so why the tickets? 8212; UO among schools with offshore investments.

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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: Recession Hits Oil Spill Operation

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Saturday, October 3, 2009. Recession Hits Oil Spill Operation. See it at WSJ.com. Posted by Ryan Knutson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm a journalist in New York City. This site is just a collection of some of my stories from my college days at the UO. See the latest at www.rknutson.com. 8212; 95% of drivers buckle up, so why the tickets? 8212; UO among schools with offshore investments. 8212; Budgets often surpassed on arenas. 8212; Construction of basketball arena faces new hurdle.

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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: 95% of drivers buckle up, so why the tickets?

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. 95% of drivers buckle up, so why the tickets? View the PDF, here. BYLINE: RYAN KNUTSON, The Oregonian. SECTION: Local News; Pg. A01. SUMMARY: Traffic safety Police get federal enforcement grants for overtime shifts to keep Oregonians using seat belts. TUALATIN - Officer Mike Leader craned his neck to peer into cars along Southwest Tualatin Road on Wednesday, his short black hair poking out the window. Within seconds, he spotted one. And that's a $97 fine. And yet almost all Ore...

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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: Auto thefts rise in U. Oregon area in past decade

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Auto thefts rise in U. Oregon area in past decade. Note: This story placed third nationally in the 2007 Hearst In-Depth competition, 2007. BYLINE: By Ryan Knutson, Oregon Daily Emerald; SOURCE: U. Oregon. June 11, 2007 Monday. DATELINE: EUGENE, Ore. Police use 29-year-old John Farrell as an example of the motor vehicle theft problem afflicting Lane County, Ore. It's a lot of speculation (as to car theft rates)," said EPD captain of investigations Chuck Tilby. "We do know th...

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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: UO among schools with offshore investments

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. UO among schools with offshore investments. By Ryan Knutson News Reporter. Another strong year of endowment investments by colleges across the nation caused federal legislators to take a closer look at how these non-profit institutions are making so much money. While the practice, which is technically legal, doesn’t upset the Internal Revenue Service, it has raised eyebrows in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Some of its members say it’s unfair that co...But Jay Namyet, chief...

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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: The OSPIRG you can’t see

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. The OSPIRG you can’t see. By Ryan Knutson News Reporter. SUMMARY: OSPIRG started 37 years ago with overwhelming support, but in recent years has become increasingly controversial. In OSPIRG's 37-year existence, it has long had a romance with the state's several universities. But the key reasons why OSPIRG’s funding are being threatened at Portland State are the same reasons why OSPIRG was nearly defeated at the University of Oregon 10 years ago, and are why animosity towa...

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Ryan Knutson's Portfolio: Minivan slams into West Linn family on sidewalk

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Minivan slams into West Linn family on sidewalk. View the PDF, here. BYLINE: RYAN KNUTSON, The Oregonian. SECTION: Local News; Pg. C01. SUMMARY: Crash The accident leaves a couple and son in the hospital, a man in jail and witnesses in shock. The van's driver - who witnesses said was acting odd and urinating in the parking lot before the accident - sat on the curb with his head in his hands as people rushed to the scene. Also Tuesday, the father was in serious condition at Lega...