UO E-clips, July 1

Oregon discovery challenges beliefs about first humans (PBS.Org): LEE HOCHBERG, NewsHour correspondent: What archaeologist Dennis Jenkins found in the Paisley Caves in south central Oregon may turn on its head the theory of how and when the first people came to North America. Many scientists believe humans first came to this continent 13,000 years ago across a land bridge from Asia and they started the so-called Clovis culture. But Jenkins says they may have been living in these caves 1,000 years earlier, toward the end of the last ice age. (Read the transcript and/or watch the clip)

Locals in 800 Meters Put on Show for Fans (The New York Times): Andrew Wheating churned around the final turn and the Hayward Field crowd, already standing and howling, raised the noise to another level as it spotted the runner with the floppy hair and long legs as he pulled wide of the field from his spot in last place. The crowd could hardly believe what was happening in the finals of the 800 meters Monday night at the United States Olympic track and field trials. Nick Symmonds of Oregon was surging to the lead, enough reason to stand and roar, but here came Wheating, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Oregon, all legs and arms and logic-defying guts, flying past the rest of the field. “You can’t say enough about this crowd,” Wheating said. “I couldn’t hear myself breathing. I couldn’t hear the runners next to me. I couldn’t hear the feet running. All I could hear was the screaming and shouting from the crowd. I really believe they are responsible for me doing this.” The finish could not have made Oregon happier. Symmonds won in 1 minute, 44.10 seconds, Wheating finished second in 1:45.03 and Christian Smith, who runs for the Oregon Track Club, dived over the finish line to grab third place in 1:45.47.