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NEWS UNIVERSITY WANTS TO INCREASE TUITION REVENUE BY ADDING 3000 MORE STUDENTS BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK e University of Oregon is planning to increase its student body by 3,000 students over the course of eight years in order to increase tuition revenue to cover a $16.7 million deficit in the university budget. According to Jamie Moffatt, the UO vice president for finance and chief financial officer, these budget increases come from a reduction in state funding and increases in fees for PERS, the state retirement fund. e growth plan is hoped to help the university cover these increases without having to resort to “tremendously high tuition increases” or job cuts, Moffatt said. “We try to keep tuition increases as low as we possibly can, but we’re not going to sacrifice the excellence of the University of Oregon,” said Roger ompson, vice president for Student Services and Enrollment Management. e projected budget for 2019 has gone up by 3.2 percent and is likely to continue increasing. Each year for the next eight years, the student body will increase by 50 to 400 students, according to the growth plan. e slow addition of students will allow for the university to create more classrooms and hire more faculty to accommodate this increase. In January, the university launched new programs to attract more students to UO. For example, a new program called “flight crew” sent texts to admitted students welcoming them to the university. A new recruitment tool, “UO 360,” used virtual

reality technology to allow admitted students and their families to experience campus without having to travel to Eugene, ompson said. Increases in tuition e Board of Trustees approved a three percent increase in resident tuition and a 2.5 percent increase in nonresident tuition at its meeting last March after the university presented budget shortfalls. e presentation also stated that if the university increases resident tuition by five percent and nonresident tuition by three percent, the overall tuition revenue would increase to $11.4 million and would reduce the budget shortfalls. is would mean an annual increase in $475 for residents and $976 for nonresidents. However, if the increase occurs, the university will still have a gap of $3 million to cover from budget increases. “You’re still only generating $11.4 million, nowhere near the $16.7 million,” Moffatt said. e university plans to cover leftover costs through lobbying for more state funding and making more budget cuts. Lack of state funding UO has one of the lowest amounts of state funding in the country. Between 2011 and 2012, the state appropriation budget decreased from $65 million to $45 million, according to Moffatt. UO students, administration and staff lobbied in Salem in May 2017 to increase state funding in order to reduce the university’s tuition increases. Moffatt said she encourages students to join the

conversation and work to increase state funding. “The PERS Problem” e other major contributor to the increase in university fees is the state-mandated retirement plan that UO must pay into: the Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS. e university has to pay money to PERS to pay for state employees’ retirement funds, Moffatt said. However, PERS has been raising their fees every two years in order to grant all the state employees the retirement funds they promised them due to lack of funds. PERS increased its fees by $7.1 million in 2018 and is expected to increase by $9 million by 2020, totalling $15 million in retirement costs alone, Moffatt said. “ is is what’s really really impacting everything. is is an issue for all of Oregon. K-12 schools, state agencies, everybody is looking at these cost increases,” Moffatt said. e university will make further budget cuts and lobby for more state funding to make up for this deficit. Nationally, UO is average among peer institutions for resident tuition and slightly above average for nonresident tuition. Raising tuition beyond the national average is concerning because it may turn prospective students away from UO, Moffatt said. “I think the most important thing for people to know is we really are trying to look at every possible solution to this. It’s a very challenging situation,” Moffatt said.

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BY DONNY MORRISON • TWITTER @DONNYMORRISON26 (Left to right): Majesty Digital’s Robyn Wright, Yasi Milani, Srushti Kamat, Cassidy Kusumoto, Hanaa Mohammed, Naily Nevarez and Milana Orth. (Courtesy of Majesty Digital)

Before the long hours of unpaid work, before the 7 a.m. meetings over Google Hangouts and before there was a team of 12 dedicated women skilled in photography, videography, writing and web design, Majesty Digital co-founders Yasi Milani and Srushti Kamat simply had an idea. It was one that drew from internal inspiration and a desire to connect the shared experiences of women of color from around the world. Majesty Digital is an online publication that was founded by University of Oregon students for the sole purpose of creating a platform for women of color to share their experiences. Every issue will follow a general theme. e first issue, released on May 25, focused on the arts, with extended interviews from a number of successful women, such as graphic artist Zoya Rahim and figurative artist Shyama Golden, who is known for her extensive experience in oil painting and design. Blue Chalk, a Portland-based, award-winning production and media strategy company known for their nonfiction visual storytelling, recently hired Kamat, requiring her to move to Portland while continuing her education online at UO. Milani and Kamat are often able to finish each other’s sentences in the way two best friends might after having known each other for many years. is unspoken bond is emblematic of what Majesty Digital aims to do on a global scale: bring women of color together who are able to understand one another and share common experiences. “We were both really tired of it being 2018 and this platform not existing,” Milani said. “ e idea was there — we just had to decide how to implement it.” Kamat agreed, adding that a special mix of timing and dedication helped make the first few months possible. “I had an idea and she had an idea and we both met at the right time. It was kind of a brain wave, serendipity moment of like, ‘Okay, let’s do this. Let’s put in our blood, sweat and tears,’” Kamat said.

While initially conceived on the UO campus with all team members enrolled in classes, Kamat, who was born in Mumbai and raised in Singapore, was clear that this isn’t a student organization. ere are no faculty advisors, and there isn’t funding from the university. “From the very beginning, Yasi and I both wanted this to go global, and we still do. I’m an international student who’s here on scholarship, but a lot of the things Yasi and I bonded over in regards to the immigrant experience transcended borders. It had nothing to do with our nationalities. It had to do with our experiences,” Kamat said. Almost one year ago today, at the end of Spring term in 2017, Milani approached Kamat with the idea for Majesty Digital. By the end of the year, they had posted the first episode of an ongoing web series that features interviews with different women of color. To date, Majesty Digital has released ten short episodes from a series that highlights women of color discussing a wide-range of topics, such as self-expression, undocumentation and sexual assault, among others. e interviewees often use personal stories to underscore the vulnerability it takes to discuss these kinds of topics. You can tell that the style of the interviews helps participants feel comfortable, as the stories often switch from light-hearted banter to gut-wrenching sadness in a matter of minutes. “ e launch of the first video was a key moment,” Milani said. “ at’s when we started to get applications. at’s when we started to get responses.” UO students Cassidy Kusumoto and Robyn Wright were some of the first applicants in the initial hiring process. Kusumoto, who currently acts as the main videographer and video editor for Majesty Digital, knew right away that she wanted to be involved. “I didn’t have a concrete idea of what Majesty was, but I knew I wanted to be a part of it,”

Kusumoto said. “It wasn’t until after the meetings when I started talking to everyone in the group that I became more passionate about it.” Wright, also expressing an early sense of confusion as to what the team would look like, became a copy editor. She remembers finding out about her addition to the team in between terms, and although she didn’t quite know what she’d be doing, she celebrated nonetheless. “I remember opening the email on break, and even though I didn’t know exactly what it was, I celebrated like it was my dream job,” Wright said. “When I finally came out of the first meeting, I was so overwhelmed and honored to be a part of the stories that are being told here.” is kind of excitement has been echoed throughout the community, both on and off campus, with thousands of people tuning in to watch the monthly episodes uploaded to Facebook and Instagram. Since December, the team has grown to include more women, and although they go without pay, there’s no shortage of passion. “We have a 12-member team and nobody is paid to do this. e fact that we have team members who are willing to be a part of this process and be a part of this dream is amazing,” Milani said. “We’re motivated because what we’re doing is so much bigger than us. It’s not about us. We’re using our platform to give women who have been silenced a voice.” While there’s no tentative date for the release of the next issue, Majesty Digital will still be producing content for their Instagram and Facebook feeds. e rarity of a UO-bred group aiming for something more than a student-based readership is a testament to Kamat and Milani’s original idea: to connect women of color from all around the globe and create something that didn’t exist. “We’re both the type of people that if something doesn’t exist, then we’ll create it ourselves,” Milani said. And that’s exactly what they’ve done.

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A NEWS TWO UO STUDENTS AMONG PLAINTIFFS SUING GOVERNMENT OVER CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY BECCA ROBBINS • TWITTER @BROBBINSUO Two University of Oregon juniors are among 21 plaintiffs suing the federal government over carbon dioxide emissions. Last week a federal judge declined the Trump Administration’s appeal and attempt to delay the case further and announced a trial date of October 29. Filed in 2015 against the Obama administration, the complaint in the lawsuit reads, “In spite of knowing of the severe dangers posed by carbon pollution, defendants created and enhanced the dangers through fossil fuel extraction, production, consumption, transportation and exportation.” Social justice and climate change activism have been passions of lead plaintiff and UO student Kelsey Juliana since she was 14. “As I grew up and learned more about climate change, I realized this would be kind of like my issue I would take on because it impacts every facet of my life and certainly every facet of the lives of future generations to come,” said Juliana. Juliana said she wants to be a teacher, so this issue will continue to be important to her as “climate change will continue to disproportionately affect younger people as this crisis gets worse.” is lawsuit moving forward represents her years of hard work with another lawsuit of hers against the state of Oregon filed in 2011, also asking for a change in carbon emission legislation. “For seven years now, I’ve been waiting for my chance to go in front of a judge, asking for the state of Oregon to reduce our carbon emissions,” she said. “All we want is for the courts to enforce a plan to reduce carbon emissions by a set goal in the state of Oregon.” Juliana noted the federal case has moved much faster than the state case — only taking about two years to get a trial date with her 20 fellow plaintiffs. “Both federal judges we’ve heard from have made it very clear we will be going to trial October 29, and both sides better be ready because there are no more delays,” she said. Fellow plaintiff and UO student Tia

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Hatton said she got involved in activism when she started to notice the effects of climate change in her hometown of Bend, Oregon. “After my senior year of high school, we had a really bad year of snow,” said Hatton. “I didn’t know much about climate change, and when I was growing up, it was met with the idea that the science wasn’t clear. I started looking into the causes and the science and I saw it was very certain, and that’s when I got really interested.” While she said she has high hopes for this trial to create change, Hatton said it’s not as simple as winning a trial and immediately seeing a difference. “Even if we are successful at trial, it’ll probably take more time to urge those entities, like the EPA and the Department of Transportation, to actually implement the changes that we want, so it’ll probably be a long time that I’m involved in this,” she said. “But I do think since that’s a federal action that it can trickle down into locals taking action.” Hatton described herself as one of the more “hesitant” plaintiffs when signing on with this case because she initially didn’t have the support of her parents. “I wasn’t as involved in climate activism before, so I felt like I was a little more of an outsider than some of the other plaintiffs like Kelsey, who’s been doing work since she was 10,” said Hatton. “And that’s because her parents knew about it and so she had more environmental-thinking parents.” While both Juliana and Hatton said they try not to look at negative comments online, some of the other plaintiffs coming from other states have received some harsh feedback, including the loss of friends who don’t talk to them anymore. “I consider myself pretty lucky to be living in this community that’s very supportive of us,” said Hatton. e plaintiffs on the suit are represented by Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit organization representing youth seeking climate change legislation. According to Hatton, Leonardo DiCaprio is expected to come to the trail at the federal courthouse in Eugene.

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UO CAS DEAN TO APPOINT NEW ASSOCIATE DEAN POSITION WITHOUT AN OPEN SEARCH BY CASEY CROWLEY • TWITTER @CASEYCROWLEY55 University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, or CAS, has created a position for a new Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives (ADSI). e new job will be filled by Carol Stabile, a professor of women and gender studies and the interim division dean of social sciences. Stabile was appointed to the position by CAS dean Andrew Marcus and will take on the new position beginning on July 1. News of Stabile’s appointment was first reported by UO Matters, a blog run by UO Faculty Senate VP Bill Harbaugh, but some of the facts were inaccurate, such as the name of her new position. Stabile was appointed without an open search and was the only candidate considered for the position, which Marcus says is within his power as the dean. e appointment was authorized by the provost, according to Marcus. Before making the appointment, Marcus gathered input from members of the CAS dean’s office and the provost’s office. Marcus says that he wanted Stabile for the job and did not go through an open search because he knew it would result in him choosing her and would require people to put in more work than just appointing her. Talks of creating the position began back in February of this year in the CAS dean’s office. Around that same time, Marcus reached out to Stabile about whether she was interested in the position. As of May 30, there has not been a formal

notification to faculty. is was because Stabile had asked Marcus to wait to notify anybody until she had a chance to tell her department at University of Maryland, where she has been on leave from this year. e ADSI will be part of the dean’s leadership team and will be tasked with developing, planning and implementing new strategic initiatives for the CAS. Stabile will not have permanent oversight of staff or budgets decisions. “She will, however, be in a sense our imagineer. … the engineer who can help us imagine what we might become and then actually put time into those initiatives,” said Marcus. After hearing about the planned appointment, a group of faculty members sent a letter to Marcus. According to Marcus, Stabile was the right candidate for this job because she has been a leader at the university in many ways and she has extraordinary vision in seeing new directions. “ is was a position that I created because I felt like we had a remarkable opportunity of the right person and a need coming together at just the right time,” said Marcus. Prior to being appointed to the position, Stabile has held other positions at the university, including the head of the Center for the Study of Women in Society and the head of Women and Gender Studies department. “ is is a position that is going to reap long-term benefits for the college and the university,” said Marcus.

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SOFTBALL’S SEASON ENDS WITH 4-1 LOSS TO FSU IN WCWS BY MAGGIE VANONI • TWITTER @MAGGIE_VANONI Red eyes, choked-back words with disappointed faces and tears. It wasn’t the way No. 1 Oregon softball wanted to see the season end. It wasn’t the way the seniors wanted to end their careers as Ducks. Oregon was eliminated from the Women’s College World Series on Saturday, falling 4-1 to the No. 6 Florida State Seminoles in Oklahoma City at Hall of Fame Stadium, ending its season. “It hurts right now, but I’m very proud of my career and my four years and I’m very proud to be a Duck,” Oregon senior Gwen Svekis said through held-back tears at the post-game press conference. “If we came out and played the way I know we can, we wouldn’t be going home tonight. at really hurts.” “Unfortunately, this week we weren’t at our best, and I’m getting tired of making that speech,” Oregon head coach Mike White told the media. “We are working hard to find that secret, to find what it takes to bust through that door because we certainly have the ability to be better than what we are doing right now. And that’s what hurts.” Once again, the Ducks’ poor defense got the

best of them. Mixing in passive batting, Oregon quickly became disorganized, falling apart on the infield. With every slow play and every ball thrown too high or too wide, the Seminoles (54-12) took advantage on the plate. FSU made its move in the top of the third with an RBI-double to get on the board, 1-0. Cali Harrod, the scored runner, found the first hole within Oregon’s pitching and earned the first walk of the game. Soon after, she successfully stole second base and with Elizabeth Mason’s RBI hit, Harrod ran home and scored from second. Harrod scored again for FSU two innings later in the fifth. After making her way from first to third during an Oregon error, she crossed home plate once more from Mason and her RBI-single. e closest Oregon got to the Seminoles was a two-run difference, scoring its lone run in the bottom of the sixth with a two-out RBI-double from Haley Cruse that scored Shannon Rhodes from first base. But with four errors and two pitching changes, the Ducks fell to the aggression of FSU. Even bringing in young pinch hitters and runners like

Cherish Burks and April Utecht, Oregon could not find a spark. “We tried to do everything,” White told the media. “I admit it, I had hope until that last swing.” In the circle, Oregon started with Miranda Elish before briefly switching to Megan Keist and ending with Maggie Balint for the final two innings. Elish (25-2) earned the loss marking only her second loss of the whole season. “It hurts a lot,” senior Jenna Lilley said at the post-game press conference. “I’m proud of me, myself and my teammates. Committing to Oregon was the best decision of my life and I will always be a Duck no matter what happened today.” Oregon ended the season with a 53-10 overall record, its fifth Pac-12 title in the last six years and its sixth WCWS appearance in program history. “We certainly had a lot of fun together, and I hope that’s what they remember,” White told the media. “I tell them a funeral is a celebration of life. ey got to be proud of what we accomplished.” M O N D AY, J U N E 4 , 2 0 1 8

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UO ATHLETES SET TO COMPETE AT CHAMPIONSHIPS BY JACK BUTLER • TWITTER @BUTLER917 Oregon track and field will compete for the last time at historic Hayward Field this weekend at the NCAA Track and Field Championships. irty Ducks qualified — 19 women and 11 men. e Oregon women won the final third of the Triple Crown at the meet last season, and their 19 entries are tied with USC for the most. USC defeated the Ducks in the Pac-12 Championship

by 16 points. Oregon, Georgia and USC are the top three teams entering the week of competition. e Oregon men will have four Pac-12 champions competing at the NCAAs. One of them, Cravon Gillespie, will represent the Ducks in multiple events, competing in the long jump and 100-meter dash. Gillespie won the NCAA West Regional with a jump of 26 feet, 11.75 inches.

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100 Meters (2) • Jasmin Reed • Ariana Washington 200 Meters (3) • Jasmin Reed • Ariana Washington • Lauren Rain Williams 400 Meters (3) • Briyahna DesRosiers • Makenzie Dunmore • Hannah Waller 800 Meters (1) • Sabrina Southerland 1,500 Meters (1) • Jessica Hull 5,000 Meters (2) • Lilli Burdon • Samantha Nadel 10,000 Meters (1) • Alli Cash 100M Hurdles (1) • Alaysha Johnson 4x100M Relay (1) • TBD While the entries remain TBD, the group of Alaysha Johnson, Lauren Rain-Williams, Reed and Washington ran a 42.70 at the West Prelims. 4x400M Relay (1) • TBD DesRosiers, Shae Anderson, Venessa D’Arpino and Waller posted a season-best at the West Regional with a time of 3:29.94. Long Jump (1) • Rhesa Foster Triple Jump (1) • Chaquinn Cook Javelin (1) • Keira McCarrell

100 Meters (1) • Cravon Gillespie 200 Meters (1) • Cravon Gillespie 400 Meters (1) • Orwin Emilien 1,500 Meters (2) • Sam Prakel • Mick Stanovsek 5,000 Meters (1) • Cooper Teare 110M Hurdles (1) • Braxton Canady 4x400M Relay (1) • TBD e team of Jonathan Harvey, Orwin Emilian, Cameron Stone and Chin Ng have run the fastest time for the Ducks this season at three minutes, 6.9 seconds. High Jump (1) • Ben Milligan Long Jump (1) • Damarcus Simpson Javelin (1) • John Nizich

The NCAA Track and Field Championships will take place at Hayward Field from June 6 through June 9. Middle distance runners Mick Stanovesk and Sam Prakel run during the Oregon Twilight. (Adam Eberhardt)

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Oregon sprinter Ariana Washington speaks to members of the media at Hayward Field. (Adam Eberhardt)

With just a couple days before this year’s NCAA Track and Field Championships — the last to be hosted in Hayward before the renovation — the Ducks are preparing for the sixthconsecutive tournament hosted by the Ducks at Hayward field. Both Oregon’s men’s and women’s teams are ranked fifth headed into the national meet, which starts Wednesday, June 6 with the men’s track semifinals and several field event finals. Regardless of the low seed, head coach Robert Johnson said his program isn’t rattled by the rankings. “We saw how [it] worked out last year, being the overwhelming favorite,” Johnson said. “We’ve also saw where we were supposed to be sixth and turned out to be the overwhelming favorite.” At last year’s NCAA tournament, Oregon’s women took first by a hair of second place Georgia, outscoring the Dawgs by just 1.8 points. e men’s side finished ninth. While the men’s program took first at the Pac-12 tournament for the 12th consecutive year, the women were unable to maintain their own nine-year winning streak, finishing second behind USC. Senior sprinter Ariana Washington said the loss at the Pac-12 tournament gave the women’s team a needed drive for the NCAA tournament. “We’re up for a dog fight and I think that after Pac-12s it takes

one good butt-whooping to learn your lesson,” she said. “I love a challenge. I think we’re going to shock a lot of people. I think a lot of us are really ready to run fast and I think we have a lot of fight in us and it took a lot of fight to even make it back home.” Senior distance runner Alli Cash said the team is in good position to score well if they can capitalize on their training. “I think that we have a lot of pieces,” she said. “We got a lot of people in and I think a lot of it is building momentum. I guess it’s just what we can do with those pieces.” She wasn’t concerned with the low ranking, saying that rankings don’t ultimately determine the outcome. Johnson agreed by saying: “It is what it is; it’s one of those things where you have to get there and continue and run the meet. Once the meet starts, that’s when things will start to shake out.” Washington, who’s running in her final meet at Hayward, said she’s excited to compete one last time in front of the home crowd as a Duck, said, “We know this track like the back of your hand. It’s not anything you really have to worry about. We use this track every single day. “I think we’re really going to shock a lot of people as a team,” she said. “It matters when everyone gets to the line and the winner will determine itself on Saturday.”

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Once again, Oregon softball’s season ended in heartbreak. “Unfortunately, this week we weren’t at our best. I’m getting tired of making that speech,” head coach Mike White told the media in the Ducks’ postgame press conference on Saturday. After winning the first game of the Women’s College World Series, the No. 1 Ducks fell to Washington on Friday and then to Florida State in an elimination game on Saturday in Oklahoma City to end the season. e Pac-12 champions end the year 53-10 and graduate four seniors — all of whom are starters. “ ey really showed us what it was like to love softball and to play with your heart,” sophomore pitcher Miranda Elish said. Catcher Gwen Svekis, third baseman Jenna Lilley, shortstop DJ Sanders and second baseman Lauren Lindvall all end their careers with Oregon. “ ey left our program better than when they came in. Not only on the field, but off the field,” White said. Oregon’s season had plenty of highs, as the Ducks climbed to

the very top of the nation with the No. 1 overall seeding heading into the NCAA Tournament. e Ducks won all of their conference series, including a sweep over rival Washington in Seattle and series wins over four teams that were ranked in the top-10. Washington beat Oregon in the WCWS second game and advanced to the championship series by beating defending champions Oklahoma on Sunday. “It hurts right now, but I’m very proud of my career and my four years,” Svekis said. e Ducks had efficiency again from the circle. Elish threw a perfect game against Portland State, while junior ace Megan Kleist threw back-to-back no-hitters against Florida State and Montana and was one out away from a perfect game against Drake in the Eugene Regional. “We certainly had a lot of fun together and that’s what I want them to remember,” White said. “I talked about it like a funeral — it’s a celebration of life and they need to think about it as a celebration of the season.”

Oregon Ducks catcher Gwen Svekis throws an “O” to the crowd after hitting a home run during the game against Utah. (Devin Roux)

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Oregon softball infielder Jenna Lilley. (Adam Eberhardt)

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Apple. Elbow. Carpet. Bubble. Room. Saddle. Jenna Lilley will never forget those words. After being hit in the face by a rise-ball pitch while at bat, Lilley found herself in a training room at Jane Sanders Stadium going through a concussion protocol test. Her face was beginning to swell and bruise as she tried hard to memorize the words the medical personnel tested her memory with. Lilley will always remember that moment two years ago during her sophomore season and how it marked a turning point in her battle with mental health. During the healing process, Lilley was able to step back and re-evaluate her mental well-being. She realized all of the constant pressures of being a collegiate-athlete — having to balance daily workouts and games with a demanding school load and a personal life — had been building up for months. All the negative thoughts had escalated into severe anxiety and depression. “As bad as it sounds, it almost took me out of reality,” she said. “I think the worst point was that I questioned how much I wanted to be alive.” Lilley was an Oregon softball infielder for the past four seasons. She is a ird Team All-American and a First Team All-Pac-12. She played on the U.S. Women’s National Team and was the No. 22 overall pick in the 2018 National Pro Fastpitch draft, going to her hometown team, the Cleveland Comets. She is an example of the one-in-five teens and young adults the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates lives with a mental health condition. “Being a high-level athlete, you think you are immune to anxiety or depression,” Lilley said. “You don’t ever see yourself as that because you think of those things as being mentally weak. When in fact, they can happen to anybody.” Annual reports from Penn State University’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health have shown an increase in mental health incidents and treatment in college students since 2015. And according to 2016 NCAA reports, nearly one-quarter of student-athletes struggle with the mental demands of their sport. On April 11 at an Oregon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) mental health panel, Lilley and four other student-athletes shared their battles with mental health in front of 70 Oregon student-athletes. e SAAC mental health panel was the first of its kind for the university. It sparked the latest efforts in athlete mental health awareness through the athletic department’s resources and a student-athlete-run campaign, “Duck e Stigma.” e stigma and the student-athletes who are breaking it Think of your favorite athlete. Whether collegiate, professional or even

amateur, you probably think of an athlete who is dominant. Someone who shows resistance, power, strength and toughness. Lebron James, Michael Phelps, Serena Williams and Ronda Rousey are just a few. Now think of how much of that person you don’t know, what you don’t see of their personal lives. “People had no idea I’m struggling, and I don’t want to be alive,” Lilley said. “Fans wouldn’t know that. ey would have no idea. ere is so much more to it than just what you do on the field.” is is the stigma seven Oregon athletes, Caitlyn Wong (women’s soccer), Julia Taylor (women’s lacrosse), Maggie Scott (volleyball), Shweta Sangwan (women’s tennis), Mar’Shay Moore (former women’s basketball), Mick Stanovsek (track and field) and Lilley, are attempting to break in their campaign to normalize mental health conversations. “ ere is a culture in all athletics, especially in athletics that excel like Oregon athletics do, that you have to be mentally callous all the time,” Stanovsek said. “ e reality is that we are all human beings and there is a massive amount of pressure that goes along with you watching us and the pressure that we put on ourselves, and the pressure the program might put on us.” Last fall, Wong, Taylor and former track and field middle distance runner Megan Patrignelli (class of 2014) volunteered to share experiences of dealing with mental health struggles on a panel in front of Oregon coaches. e panel received such great feedback they did it again in the spring in front of student-athletes. Lilley and Stanovsek joined the panelists with the absence of Patrignelli. e athletes stressed the importance of not allowing the stigma around mental health to prevent someone from opening up to friends, teammates or even seeking professional help. “When every one of us talked, the reaction was, ‘Oh my god, I didn’t know you were going through that. I didn’t know that he was experiencing this, or she was experiencing that,’” Wong said. During this time, the Division I National SAAC invited all SAACs to participate in a video contest to promote mental health awareness and show how schools were breaking the stigma. Scott, Sangwan and Moore joined the panelists and together they submitted a video to the contest, getting inspiration from Oregon State’s “Dam Worth It” campaign launched earlier this year. e video launched the idea of “Duck e Stigma,” showing the realistic side of these athletes through the mental health struggles they’ve faced. It was through their research working on the video, along with Lilley’s honors sociology thesis, they discovered that in 2017, 10 percent

of Oregon student-athletes suffered from a physical injury, while 24 percent were diagnosed and/or treated for mental health. Even though Oregon did not win the contest, the athletes plan on releasing additional awareness videos. “Duck e Stigma, to me, means that it is OK to not be OK, and you can always go to someone else for help because everyone is going through struggles and people are more alike than you think,” Taylor said. The resources for help On January 16, Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski committed suicide. A few weeks after Hilinksi’s death, a video resurfaced on Twitter about former Oregon football linebacker Derrick Malone Jr.’s battle with mental health. Malone partnered with the athletic department in 2017 to create a video about his experience dealing with depression while at Oregon. e video, Breaking rough Depression-Derrick Malone Story, has over 3,500 views on YouTube and was Oregon’s first outward conversation on the topic. “I really don’t like how someone’s passing had to be the catalyst of my video resurfacing, because there are always signs everywhere and I think that we always pay attention, but all in all I’m happy that the conversation is getting more serious,” Malone said. In the video, Malone (class of 2014) stressed the importance of finding someone to talk to, whether friend, family, teammate or medical expert, when dealing with mental health struggles. “I know that people dealing with anxiety or depression, they just want to be alone and be away from people, and that’s actually probably the worst thing you can possibly do,” Malone said. “ ere are people, whether you acknowledge it or not, that truly care about you, that would go lengths to make sure that you are OK.” Oregon student-athletes have access to both the university’s health center and Duck Nest, a wellness center located in the EMU that’s free to students, and two local Oregoncontracted practitioners. At the beginning of every year, athletic department counselors David Mikula and Michelle Brown introduce themselves to each Oregon athletic team. In addition to working at the Jaqua Center or the Hatfield-Dowlin Center, each has a personal practice outside of the University. “I think we have been much more attentive to raising consciousness [about mental health] across the athletic department and also across the student-athlete population,” Mikula said.

Another resource for athletes is Oregon’s 11 athletic trainers. Trainers, like Heather Halseth, spend every day seeing athletes, working with them through rehabilitation and injurypreventative practices. ey get to know the athletes on a personal level and are often the first people athletes choose to confide in. Halseth says the Oregon athletic staff wants to treat mental health like it treats injuries. “If you get injured, what do you do?” Halseth said. “You come to your athletic trainer and you get evaluated and treated, rehabilitated and you get back out there. … If something is not right, if you don’t feel good, emotionally, mentally, let’s utilize the resources that we have and get you into that system.” Being mentally strong In her freshman season, Lilley was a second team All-American, the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and a finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year. But Lilley’s sophomore season was different. Her batting average plummeted along with her scored run count from the previous season. She became anxious and depressed, comparing herself to her performance the season prior. Falling into a downward spiral, she lost her self-confidence. “When my mom was up here sophomore year, she came up and told me, ‘Jenna, this certain fan just loves you so much. She thinks you are just the greatest thing,’” Lilley said. “And I thought, to myself, ‘I don’t even feel that way about myself. So, why do these people feel that way?’” It took the pitch to the face, causing eight fractures in her maxillary sinus bone, a complete broken nose, chipped teeth and sitting out five games to expose Lilley to just how bad her internal battle had become. Lilley found peace through therapy and being open with her teammates and coach. She learned to confront negative thoughts, understanding they aren’t reality. “I think she can help with those experiences and help other athletes,” Oregon softball head coach Mike White said. “... I think that she has handled it as well as anybody, and she’s a stronger person now and that’s what you want to see as a coach.” Lilley hopes with more open conversations mental health will become normalized. “I think it is just a constant process,” Lilley said. “Accepting yourself for who you are. I call them quirks that you might come with. ey make you who you are and your struggles who you are too — just remembering that.”

Oregon women’s tennis player Shweta Sangwan. (Adam Eberhardt)

Oregon volleyball setter Maggie Scott. (Adam Eberhardt)

“THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO IT THAN JUST WHAT YOU DO ON THE FIELD.” JENNA LILLEY

Oregon track and field middle distance runner Mick Stanovsek. (Adam Ebehardt)

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IS KANYE CANCELLED? BY BILLY MANGGALA • TWITTER @BILLYMANGGALA

It’s a strange time to be a Kanye West fan right now. e hip-hop pantheon is in the middle of releasing new projects under his label G.O.O.D. Music, including his own studio album, ye, which released last Friday. In the past, this has only been good news. But recently, Kanye has been in news headlines for all the wrong reasons. His Twitter rants, support of Donald Trump and comments on slavery have his core fans wondering if the 21-time Grammy winner is in touch with today’s social and political climates like some of his colleagues are. It begs the question: Should his core fans — most of whom do not align with West’s political beliefs — tolerate his ignorant views? Can you still consume his media if you disagree with his rhetoric? Or in other words, is Kanye cancelled? “Book in real time” In order to understand the dilemma we have to go back to last April when Kanye was active on Twitter, or his “book in real time,” as he described it. It was an exciting time for not just Kanye fans, but for all Twitter users who got a kick out of his wacky and meme-able tweets. It was one of his first public

appearances since he left the stage in the middle of his concert in 2016 for health concerns. His fans were happy to see him well. Kanye originally came back tweeting about what made him deservedly famous in the first place: his music and his clothing line. For many of us who put Kanye on a pedestal for his cultural impact, it felt like we were getting a behind-the-scenes look into our idol’s life and work. It felt good to be on Twitter. But it’s all fun and games until someone starts supporting Donald Trump. Sadly, that’s exactly what West expressed. He claimed in a tweet that he and Trump both have “dragon energy.” His tweet was immediately hit with backlash by his core fans and the general Twitter community, but one notable person praised him for praising the president: President Trump himself. What the hell Kanye? You didn’t say writing your “book in real time” meant you were going to openly support white supremacy. His tweets on Donald Trump go beyond support; it’s borderline fandom. He dons a signed MAGA hat for the world to see. As someone who has opposed Trump’s

rhetoric for years, this was infuriating to see. But the grossest incident came when he expressed his views on slavery when he appeared on TMZ. In a discussion, West claimed that 400 years of slavery “sounds like a choice,” as if Black Americans choose to be systemically imprisoned. ankfully, a Black employee at TMZ stood up to West after his comments, saying how disappointing it is hear how out-of-touch West is with the rest of society. Should politics affect our support for someone? It should be noted that the tweets weren’t the first incident of Kanye’s support of Trump. His support goes back to when Kanye took a visit to Trump Tower only a month after the election to discuss “multicultural views,” specifically on the topic of West’s hometown of Chicago. e meeting was over a year and half ago, and no progress on the issues has been made. But should somebody’s political views affect whether or not we support them? A lot of people would find it closed-minded and childish to discredit someone with different political beliefs. is is true to an extent. We should be open to what people have

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to say, unless they support hate. at being said, in today’s political climate, you are either for Donald Trump or you are against Donald Trump. Since the first day of his campaign trail, Donald Trump has expressed, among many things, xenophobic, racist and misogynistic views. His views are divisive, and it is evident that he does not support minorities and marginalized communities. Donald Trump is obviously on a side, and most of Kanye’s fans are not on that side. West’s lyrics and actions throughout his career have exemplified support of marginalized communities, especially the Black community. He was outspoken of President Bush’s handling of Hurricane Katrina and has been vocal on mass incarceration, which makes his recent views on slavery even more mind boggling. But even Kanye has expressed that he does not support all of Trump’s views. is leads us to ask, what does Kanye believe? If he supports Trump, but not 100 percent, then which of Trump’s views does he support? Just the misogynistic views? Just the racist ones? It’s ridiculously confusing. Kanye refuses to “pick a side,” considering himself to be a “free thinker,” but most of his fans have chosen one. And that’s why we are outraged. Should we separate the art from the artist? In this day and age, it’s culturally accepted to not separate the art from the artist. e #MeToo movement wouldn’t work if we kept watching Kevin Spacey films or episodes of Louie. When an artist has done or is doing something problematic, it’s common to boycott that artist. So will we boycott Kanye West in the height of his label dropping new music? Even though we should, we most likely will not. And that’s evident with his newest album reaching number one on iTunes in the United States. e general public seems to always give Kanye a pass on his crazy public antics, as long as he keeps releasing musical masterpieces. When you think of Kanye solely as an artist — even though it’s not possible to make this separation — Kanye truly is a musical innovator. He changed the course of hip-hop back in 2004 with his album, College Dropout, by rapping about faith,

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love and family in a time where gangster rap was mainstream. His 2013 album, Yeezus, influenced an entire generation of hip-hop musicians to mainstream trap drums and autotune. Kanye West has had an enormous impact on the music industry. is is why it’s so hard to write off Kanye as a nobody when he is and always has been an important influencer of culture. But we can’t just forget everything either. No one should consider themselves a bad person or a bad ally for listening to West’s music or making Kanye West references. But when somebody brings up the fact that Kanye supports someone whose views are xenophobic, racist and misogynistic, there’s really no way to defend him. Yes, Kanye is out of touch, and he doesn’t deserve much sympathy for it, but you’re going to like what you’re going to like regardless. If you’ve liked Kanye’s music for more than half your life like I have, then you’re going to listen to his music. It helps me sleep at night knowing that West is not in a position to affect the rights and well-being of regular people like Trump is. But someone who is in a position of privilege and is regularly discussing that people need help should be active in helping their communities. Chance e Rapper is donating $1 million to Chicago Public Schools; Pusha-T is increasing voter turnouts in Virginia. Maybe Kanye should follow in the footsteps of his mentees. And maybe there’s still time to give him that chance. Is Kanye cancelled? So is Kanye West cancelled? Probably not. His influence is huge and his core fans will follow him to any extent. It would be right of us to cancel Kanye, but again, the general public seems to be giving him a pass, something we don’t allow to many others. His views are wrong. His ideology is wrong. To say that Trump has done more for black people than Obama is just plain wrong. In a time where kids are being stripped from their families, dreamers are worried about being deported and white supremacists are openly killing people, it is absolutely not okay to support Donald Trump. Hopefully Kanye realizes this one day. If he doesn’t, he is bound to lose much of his audience. You can’t say you support love when you support somebody who drives hate into people.

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TRIPLE TAKE: FATHER JOHN MISTY GETS PERSONAL ON ‘GOD’S FAVORITE CUSTOMER’ Last spring term, Father John Misty’s third album, “Pure Comedy,” took over the Emerald’s Arts and Culture desk. ree A&C writers broke down the album in a rare triple take review, each with their own opinions on the character that the former Fleet Foxes drummer inhabits. A little over a year later, the Emerald A&C desk is back — and ready to break down another album from Josh Tillman’s alter ego. is time we tackle “God’s Favorite Customer,” in which Tillman hits rock bottom. Hopefully we won’t follow suit.

BY SARAROSA DAVIES • TWITTER @SROSIEDOSIE Last year, when Father John Misty released his sprawling take on modern humanity, “Pure Comedy,” I was deep in the throes of a bad sinus infection. e album’s tracks were dire and slow, moving through my ears like the cough syrup through my veins. Despite this, “Pure Comedy” was more of a collective experience for listeners like me — both a comment and a critique on expansive technology, political divides and the fate of humanity through all the commotion those things cause. e ever-sarcastic personality addressed these big ideas well, so well that sometimes it was hard to figure out what was authentic and what wasn’t. But Tillman’s new album, ‘God’s Favorite Customer,” finds the PA G E 1 4

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songwriter addressing a lingering depression, and it’s not necessarily one caused by the fate of the world. is time around he addresses mental illness, marriage issues and the concept of his own celebrity through a more rollicky sound. ere’s clashing cymbals and expansive piano and Tillman’s soaring voice, still. He’s just addressing himself, not the world. In the absence of languid “Leaving LA,” — which capped in at 13 minutes — there are songs that explore suicidal tendencies and selfdestructive behavior. Just because Tillman is exploring this internal state doesn’t mean that his sense of humor or his musicianship — defined by his soaring voice, clean piano licks and musical breaks with roomy

acoustic guitar — have changed. On the album’s lead single, “Mr. Tillman,” which sounds like he’s unraveling right in front of the listener, he sings from the point of a hotel concierge: “Jason Isbell’s here as well / And he seemed a little worried about you.” ere’s a tinge of apathy and comedy in his voice when singing about the other musician. Tillman has always had a sense of humor that’s bordered on dangerously dark and in this album, there’s no shortage of it. It just manifests as more emotional, and maybe more true to his own character than his chosen moniker. Yet, there are still moments where Tillman generates laughter at his sad state, even in some of the album’s most sincere songs. “Last night I

wrote a poem / I must have been in the poem zone,” he sings early in “ e Palace.” But later, he sings, ‘I’m in over my head,” almost wailing, and it’s easy to know exactly how he feels. But two tracks before “ e Palace,” Tillman sings “Nothing surprises me much” in an eerily similar way to Shania Twain in “ at Don’t Impress Me Much.” He may switch between the humor and the commentary, still, but it’s more subtle than “Pure Comedy.” Maybe that’s because of how personal this album seems to be, but it’s hard to tell. “I’ll take it easy with the morbid stuff,” he sings on “Please Don’t Die.” ere’s no way in hell that the Father John Misty everyone knows will actually do that, right?

H MUSIC BY NIC CASTILLON On the title track from his 2017 album “Pure Comedy,” Josh Tillman — better known these days by the moniker Father John Misty — decided to become somewhat of a social critic. Backed by lush orchestration, he tackled a number of big topics such as politics, religion and entertainment. But instead of sounding like a ‘70s John Lennon, Tillman came across like a high schooler who had just discovered existentialism. Despite Tillman’s valid viewpoints, the lyrics felt like low hanging fruit. Yes, life is absurd, society is messed up and religion is weird, but nobody needs Father John Misty to tell them that. It might be a good thing then that Tillman stepped away from this broader social commentary for his fourth Misty album, “God’s Favorite Customer.” Concerned more with Tillman’s personal emotions and struggles, the record is dark, sincere and candid — and possibly some of

the songwriter’s strongest work yet. A standout track, “Mr. Tillman,” establishes themes of emotional breakdown early in the album. Keeping with a typical self-aware approach, Tillman frames the lyrics through the perspective of a deeply concerned hotel concierge. Referencing numerous instances of odd and unhealthy behavior — “And oh, just a reminder about our policy / Don’t leave your mattress in the rain if you sleep on the balcony” — he creates a scenario that is both laughable and worrisome. Tillman takes a similar approach on the song “Please Don’t Die,” taking an even darker subject matter with choruses sung from the perspective of his wife. On this track, the album achieves some of its most grim and forthright lyrics with literal pleas against suicide, or at least lifethreatening behavior: “You’re all that I have so please don’t die / Wherever you are tonight.”

“Date Night” offers up some comic relief with Tillman taking on the character of a self-assured asshole. “Come on, I bet you know most of my friends / ey’re some real exclusive dudes from just around the bend,” he sings. Eye-rolls are acceptable here. Tillman is, of course, in on the joke. e record’s production, which Tillman handled himself with help from a few frequent collaborators, is solid as usual. e sound is similar to a few post-breakup Beatles albums — the ones produced by Phil Spector — which is surely intentional considering how well Misty’s work fits in with ‘70s pop and singer/ songwriter music. e song “Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of em All” not only qualifies as one of Tillman’s best song titles, but also as one of his most satisfying melodies. With a slightly faster tempo, it’s one of the more upbeat tracks on the album. e piano hook in the

beginning provides a much-needed jolt after some of the album’s gloomier points. Near the end of the record, on a track entitled “ e Songwriter,” Tillman contemplates switched roles in which he is the muse and his wife writes the music, and it is one of the best moments on the album. “Would you undress me repeatedly in public / To show how very noble and naked you can be,” Tillman sings. It’s an arresting line that not only displays Tillman’s own shame, but it goes far enough to put the audience in an uncomfortable position just for listening — like listeners are invading his privacy. at, however, should be a natural reaction. Tillman may still act clever as hell, but the weight of the album comes from its honesty and pathos. “God’s Favorite Customer” further displays Father John Misty’s talent for songwriting and functions as one of his most sincere moments yet.

BY DANA ALSTON • TWITTER @ALSTONDALSTON e term “Lennon-esque” has been popping up in reviews and blogs about Josh Tillman. e comparison isn’t 100 percent apt — Tillman carries Lennon’s swagger but detests the band that made him famous. But the two collectively share a manic form of self-absorption. “I’m an artist,” Lennon was once quoted. “Give me a tuba, I’ll bring you something out of it.” Tillman is an artist, alright. e singersongwriter and former Fleet Foxes drummer released eight earnest folk albums under “J. Tillman” to very little fanfare before his career nearly went down in flames. His songwriting ability was obvious and prolific; he just needed a credible outlet. He found it in “Father John Misty,” a bearded hipster who writes ballads about threesomes, America and the concept of celebrity. Underneath self-serious, soulful folk instrumentation is a heightened degree of self-awareness. His persona is made to be hated and hilarious. “I can’t imagine a guy who calls himself Father John Misty having a good reason for anything,” he once told Seth Meyers. Tillman didn’t act that way on his last album, “Pure Comedy,” which took a broad, searing look at society’s ills. Accompanied by an 1800 word essay that reads like a rambling acid trip, the record is 75 minutes of unfiltered bloviating. It wasn’t for everyone — though the Emerald consensus was largely positive — and at worst, its title was unbearably ironic. It was an indication that Misty had become his own victim. “God’s Favorite Customer,” the latest FJM effort, is the first time Tillman has actively worked against the persona that made him famous. Written during a twomonth bender at a hotel, the album is devoid of a broad conceit. Instead, we’re

offered snapshots of Father John Misty on the straits, sans his usual swagger. “Is there someone we should call / Perhaps you shouldn’t drink alone,” says a concerned concierge on the lead single, “Mr. Tillman.” e album is a welcome change of pace for Tillman both lyrically and musically. Largely self-produced, “God’s Favorite Customer” leans more heavily on complex instrumentation than its predecessors. “Just Dumb Enough To Try” morphs a somber piano ballad into a pulsing wave of sadness. “Date Night” sends Tillman’s voice through an echoey filter while he obviously struts through an evening out. “I’m the second coming / I’m the last to know / I didn’t get invited but I know where to go,” he drawls. Elsewhere, Tillman maintains his romantic side, dedicating several songs to his wife, Emma, and revealing layers to their marriage. “Last night I texted your iPhone / And said I’m ready to come home / I’m in over my head,” he croons in a cry for help in “ e Palace.” In the same song, he sings about “the poem zone” and surviving on room service. Even at his lowest point, Tillman’s wit is as funny as ever. “God’s Favorite Customer” is essentially a war between two sides of Josh Tillman, waged as if the artist has finally realized the damage his persona can cause. “What would it sound like if you were the songwriter / And you made your living off of me,” he tells Emma on “ e Songwriter.” It’s the first time Tillman has wrestled with the consequences of being the judgemental funny man. Instead of taking aim at social media and “bullshit bands,” he takes aim at himself, and the change in direction is as surprising as it is effective. A little humility goes a long way, even for Father John Misty.

Father John Misty speaks to the crowd during his set at Musicfest NW presents Project Pabst. (Emerald Archives)

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JORDAN SCHNITZER MUSEUM OF ART (1430 JOHNSON LANE), 11 A.M., FREE, ALL AGES the architect’s creative process. e exhibit was organized and first presented by the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE) in Portland last year and will focus on the only synagogue Brookman ever designed. For architecture majors, this is a must-see, and it’s still a fascinating visit for all students.

If you’ve ever wandered around Oregon and thought, “Man, what a really cool and recognizable piece of architecture,” odds are you can thank Herman Brookman. Brookman designed some of the state’s most famous landmark structures. is week, the JSMA will host an exhibit of Brookman’s drawings and designs, offering a rare look into

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Award-winning Broadway actress and critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Nellie McKay is currently touring her seventh fulllength album, “Sister Orchid,” across North America. And this ursday, McKay will bring her jazzy vocals and pop-rock ballads to Eugene for a one-act performance. e record marks the second time McKay has collaborated with Geoff Emerick,

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famed producer of e Beatles. Featuring mostly classic Americano standards and saloon sing-alongs, the album is filled with bright, uplifting lyricism. McKay will be accompanied by her traveling band, which provides a strong backbone of musical textures and tones. Her Eugene performance is sure to be a grand time for those interested in the genre.

e University of Oregon women’s track team huddles after the meet. (Phillip Quinn)

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HAYWARD FIELD (1580 E 15TH AVE), 12:30 P.M., TICKETS $10, ALL AGES Ready to get your track on, Tracktown? Eugene’s biggest track and field event of the year heads to Hayward field this week, bringing some of the best athletes in the world along with it. Sponsored by the NCAA, each day brings a whirlwind of competition and numerous events to watch. Plus, a number of Oregon athletes are in the running after the preliminary

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As a San Diego-based outfit who describe their music as “a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk,” Slightly Stoopid will surf their way to Cuthbert Amphitheater this Sunday to headline a show also featuring Pepper and Stick Figure. ey’ve released a whopping 12 albums (four of them live) with

rounds two weeks ago. Makenzie Dunmore, Hannah Waller and Briyahna DesRosiers all qualified for the semifinals in the women’s 400-meter event, and will need a huge Duck presence to will them forward. Whether you’re a casual onlooker or a die-hard fan of intense exercise, this week’s string of events are for you.

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