Photojournalism Week 3

    

     The Associated Students of the University of Oregon set up a bi-annual street fair every year. The money made at the fair funds food security for students at the University of Oregon.


A student at the University of Oregon scans a vendor's art at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 14, on East 13th Avenue in front of Fenton Hall in Eugene.






Vendors and students pack in front of the Lillis Business Complex for the ASUO street fair on a cloudy Thursday afternoon, October 14, on the University of Oregon campus.





Sage Liskey poses with his books in front of Fenton Hall on the University of Oregon campus at noon on Thursday, October 14. 



The fair ran from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Wednesday, October 13, through Friday, October 15. The Spring 2022 Street Faire is scheduled for May 4, 5, and 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

 

 

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