The Slug Queens sum up the spirit of Eugene. Every year the
Oregon town hosts an alternative beauty pageant—coinciding with, but
independent of, the annual Eugene Celebration. The winners are
marked out by a combination of anarchic creation, wry humor and 【M1】________
passionate commitment to his environment: the same qualities that make 【M2】__________
this place so unique.
Two hours the south of Portland, Eugene isn’t as urbane as that 【M3】__________
famously trendy city. This is a town of parks, trees and waterways, a
hiking mecca that melds swift into the nearby mountains. It also feels 【M4】_________
slightly scruffy: a former hotbed of hippies and anarchists which radical 【M5】__________
edge lives on in its environmental agenda. The single most important
climate change case in the US law courts originates here, and the
University of Oregon attracts social activists from across the country.
A short walk from campus is a revitalizing downtown, with a 【M6】_________
2,500-seat performing arts venue—the Hult Center—a modern theatre
and three independent cinemas. “A few years ago, not many people
came and hung downtown,” says Gino Franco, production manager at 【M7】_________
the Oregon Contemporary Theatre, which expanded into its current
space in 2012. “Therefore thanks to the growing arts scene, and some 【M8】_________
new restaurants, it’s become a lot more friendly. “
A 10-minute walk away, in the gentrifying Whiteaker neighborhood—
referred to as the Whit—Eugene’s hippie culture can still be found, and
Oregon’s legalization of recreational drug use may help keep that spirit lively. 【M9】_________
There are still invisible social issues to be addressed, homelessness in 【M10】________.
particular. But Franco says: “There are a lot of great services here for
people who are going through life transitions, and I’m so glad I live in a
community that’s open to this and willing to embrace people who are
struggling.”
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Therefore—But
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