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Photo by Daily Emerald on July 14, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'E MA OPINION Rachel Ehly Opinion Editor The fight about the fence isn't over'.

Photo by Daily Emerald on July 14, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine and text that says 'E Opinion: The fence around Eugene' federal building came down after a judge deemed it unconstitutional, but a $1 million security "hardening' project deserves just as much scrutiny. " The fence was never the entire plan in the first place. Even when it's been taken down, the General Services Administration the agency that oversees the upkeep of federal buildings is still re-engineering the building to make it more secure. Rachel Ehly Opinion Editor'.

Photo by Daily Emerald on July 14, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster, sports equipment and text that says '" The fence was something bigger, something physical that anyone walking downtown could see, whereas the hardening project is invisible. Something like the fence is easy to be angry about, and that was its aim - to gain attention and act as a deterrent for activists. Rachel Ehly Opinion Editor E'.

Photo by Daily Emerald on July 14, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine and text that says 'E About the Columnist Rachel Ehly Opinion Editor Rachel Ehly is the opinion editor for the Daily Emerald and is studying Journalism and Political Science She could talk for hours about all things politics, pop culture and music, and has a knack for finding meaning in the most insignificant things.'.

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Posted On: July 14th 2026, 08:09 pm

In this opinion article, Rachel Ehly discusses what’s to come following the dismantling of the Eugene federal building fence.

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