A male University of Oregon student was approached by an unidentified man with a knife who demanded money, according to a Campus Crime Alert (PDF) released by the UO’s Police Department. The incident occurred on early Friday past midnight and took place east of the Education Annex and Parking Lot 20 near the Pioneer Cemetery (PDF map here).

The student was able to escape by pushing the man and running away. He described the suspect as a black male in his early 20s, about six feet tall, medium build and wearing a dark-colored jacket with a hood and dark jeans.

Anyone with information should call Eugene Police at 541-682-5111 or UOPD at 541-346-2919.