Oregon Commentator
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The Oregon Commentator is a student publication at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Active since 1983, it is a self-described "conservative journal of opinion," modeled in equal parts after such publications as Harvard Lampoon and Reason Magazine.
The Commentator is the second-oldest publication on campus, after the Oregon Daily Emerald. It is a member of the Collegiate Network, a group of conservative and libertarian college publications, although its operating budget is funded by student fees. In general its aim is to serve as a contrarian outlet for students resistant to the prevailing trends on campus, including opposition to the mandatory nature of the non-academic "incidental fee."
In addition to its print magazine, the Commentator publishes its content on its website, where it also maintains a group-run blog frequently linked to by national news outlets. In 2008, the Commentator blog took second place in the America's Future Foundation's inaugural College Blogger Contest.
The student group was founded in fall 1983 primarily by Dane S. Claussen, now a journalism/mass communication professor, and Richard E. Burr, now with The Detroit News' editorial pages. Other co-founders included Robert Davis and Michael Rust, with faculty advisor Paul S. Holbo.
