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On Saturday June 3, OR Senior Multimedia Editor Collin Golden traveled to an abandoned alley in Eugene, Oregon for a video shoot with MMA fighter Nathan Wallner.

We're currently hosting 'Tablet Talk,' a guest speaker Q&A series that aims to spark conversations between students and mobile publishing professionals about designing and conceptualizing interactive stories and features for mobile devices. 

Watch this video to see how Communications Manager Maya Lazaro is using various social media platforms to engage with guest speakers and promote the series.

Look for the hashtag #uotablettalk to follow the conversations on Twitter.

On Sunday May 6, multimedia editor Erik Bender, writer Maya Lazaro, Co-Editor-in-Chief Jordan Bentz, and instructor Ed Madison followed the Western Oregon Organization for Paranormal Investigators (WOOPI) as they searched for signs of spirits at Fort Hoskins near Philomath, Oregon. Check out the behind-the-scenes footage from that day.

On Saturday April 28, Writer Maya Lazaro, Multimedia Editor Erik Bender, and freelance photographer Sean Danaher followed Mark Miner, a parapsychologist and murder mystery writer based out of Corvallis, Oregon, as he investigated a family's claim that they had lost time driving down Highway 18. Check out the behind-the-scenes photos below.

Miner surveys the scene where his clients claim to have lost at least an hour of time. OR Writer and Communications Manager Maya Lazaro takes notes.

The client explains to Miner how he and the other passengers in his vehicle lost at least an hour of time while driving through Falls City, a small town in Polk County, Oregon. It was his wife's birthday and the group was on their way to Dallas, Oregon to eat a celebratory dinner. His wife was traveling in a second vehicle close behind him with their youngest son and some family friends. When the client looked in the rear-view mirror, he saw that his wife's car had disappeared. Over the course of 5-10 minutes he waited for the other car along the main road, and even drove back a ways to look for them, but their vehicle was nowhere to be found. He then called his wife asking where she was - she told him she and her friends were in Dallas and had already eaten dinner. Dallas is a 25 minutes drive from Falls City.

Miner's client says when he drove past this local grocery store in Falls City, the lights were on and several cars were parked outside. After losing his wife's vehicle, he turned around and drove back down the town's main road looking for her. Not five minutes after he had first driven by the store, he passed by it again. The lights in the store had since been turned off and there were no cars in the area. It was as though everyone had cleared off the street.

On Saturday April 21 OR Photo Editor Myray Reames and Editorial Adviser Max Brown traveled up to Breintenbush in Marine County, Oregon to document the community's colorful characters and stunning natural areas. Here are some behind-the-scenes photos to whet your appetite.

The team relaxes at Big Cliff Lake.

Myray is ready to own the snow.

Myray chats with Austin, the youngest member of the Breitenbush community.