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Article: UO tenders reward for sculpture's return.(City/Region)(Whoever took it can place an anonymous call to police or leave it where it can be found)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- December 3, 2008
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Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard
University of Oregon spokesman Phil Weiler doesn't claim to know why someone went to great lengths last month to steal a heavy, bronze statue from the Prince Lucien Campbell Hall courtyard off Kincaid Street.
"It could have been a prank, or it could have been someone who wanted to sell it for scrap," Weiler said. "Either way, it is a loss for the entire community."
UO officials badly want "The Falconer" sculpture back on campus, so they're offering a $2,000 reward to anyone who provides police with information leading to the artwork's safe return.
Weiler said university officials first noticed the ...