Cadet training
Students prepare to become officers and leaders

House of Records
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Making a business of love
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Slow and steady wins this race
Developmental delays are no match for Tegan Wright

Celebrating Spielberg
The English Department showcases the director's work

A celebration of culture
The Elmira Pow-Wow honors veterans, elders and diversity

A fresh approach to cocktails
It's the ingredients at Bel Ami Lounge

From Quito to Eugene
A student's journey from the Universidad to the University

Death Saddle
Three students try a new sound in a new band

Behind the scenes
What goes on to make the show go on at the EMU

Baseball is back
The sport returns to the university after 28 years

Thompson's Mills
The oldest water-powered grain mill in the state

A chance to shine
Intramural basketball provides an equal opportunity

Lessons in teamwork
YMCA youth basketball molds future athletes

Making the right call
Students find that officiating isn't as easy as it looks

A soccer tradition
Local players get together to keep the game alive

Death Saddle

They share common genes, as well as dreams

David Rosman came to The University of Oregon in 2004, from his home state of Michigan, to study liberal arts. His brother, John, followed a year later. For each, college has been about balancing a thirst for knowledge with an appetite for music.

"We're a very musical family," John said. "It started with piano lessons when we were little."

Though they're used to playing separately, the brothers are combining creative forces and forming a new band, under a genre known as "Cowboy Rock."

Their name? Death Saddle.

"Death Saddle is pretty much about rocking out, but so a cowboy from the 1800s could drink to our music," Dave said.

With drummer Chris Pfanner, the group is preparing for its debut, Friday, Feb. 13 at The Samurai Duck. The trio has practiced for nearly a month, preparing a single sprawling, 17-minute song.

The outcome of their first gig remains to be seen, as is the future of Death Saddle. Both Dave and John are a part of other music projects. But that doesn't mean they aren't taking the band seriously; their freewheeling attitudes contrast with a shared sense of perfectionism. The brothers argue constantly over the song, and putting it together has been a struggle.

"I don't know how far we're going to go with this," John said. "We've never really done anything like this before. I guess how long it lasts depends on how we do."