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đ&#x;”Ś NEWS Negotiations continue between GTFF and UO ➥

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Despite the early beginnings of the bargaining sessions, both groups remain optimistic they’ll come to an agreement so that a strike won’t occur again.

The University of Oregon and the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation are back at the table for the 2016-2018 collective bargaining agreement. Bargaining sessions this year come after last year’s GTFF strike in December that lasted eight days.

On Oct. 15, GTFF board members and UO administration board members met at 1 p.m. in the Knight Library Collaboration Center for a sick days impact bargaining session, the fourth time the two groups have met this academic year.

The bargaining session began with a counterproposal of Article 28 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement

by Bill Brady, UO’s administration’s lead negotiator.

Article 28, titled “Absences� in the agreement for Dec. 19, 2014 to Mar. 31, 2016, and changed to “Paid and Unpaid Absences� in the UO’s counterproposal, discusses the conditions and requirements regarding GTFs’ short and long term absences as a result of personal or familial illness, injury, medical issues and birth or adoption of a child.

Much of the discussion at the bargaining session was focused on Section 9, which describes the eligibility, accrual and use conditions for paid sick days for GTFs, among other subsection topics. The section’s content was altered in the counterproposal to work around Senate Bill 454, a statewide legislation effective Jan. 1 of next year that requires employers who have 10 or more employees to let employees have the right to use up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.

Next, the administration presented

a ground rules proposal for negotiations between itself and the GTFF for the successor contract to the 20162018 collective bargaining agreement.

The two groups then disbanded for separate caucuses for about 30 minutes.

After the caucuses, Amber Cooper, the lead negotiator for the GTFF, started a discussion about amendments to the ground rules proposal that the GTFF board members agreed on during their caucus. Cooper then addressed the GTFF’s concerns and agreements with the UO administration’s language in various sections of its counterarguments.

The meeting concluded at 3 p.m.

Through the bargaining sessions, the GTFF hopes to find solutions to top-priority issues, such as an increase in living wages and having accessible and equitable workplaces for all GTFs. “At the moment, we’re focusing on impact bargaining, which is all about trying to negotiate how the new paid leave law in Oregon will be implemented,� GTFF Vice President of Membership Communications Patrick Griener said. “Based on how that’s gone, things are looking up, especially relative to last year.�

Despite the early beginnings of the bargaining sessions, both groups remain optimistic that they’ll come to an agreement so that a strike won’t occur again. “We’re very early into bargaining, but we feel very positive,� Brady said. “We think that we’re establishing a good rapport at the table, and we’re very hopeful that we’re going to have a successful round of negotiations this year.�

The GTFF is also hopeful, albeit a bit wary. “We’re definitely cautiously optimistic,� Griener said.

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đ&#x;”Ś NEWS The combined costs of college create a financial stress on the lives of students.

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Tuition, textbooks, food, gas, rent: all things college students are expected to pay for.

Combined with a shortage of time and job experience, some students find it hard to keep up with expenses. Sometimes the bills pile up and the funds can’t stretch.

Eventually, people find themselves without a bed to go home to. Instead of waking up in a dorm room, some students wake up in their cars.

The rumor of homeless students at the University of Oregon has echoed through the halls for many years. Many professors have heard of their existence, but few claim to have met any.

Josie McCarthy runs the Dining Room in downtown Eugene. The restaurant serves free meals to anyone over 18, four days a week. McCarthy says that students struggling with funds often come in for a free meal.

From 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, the Dining Room looks like any other brunch cafe. The walls are covered in hand painted murals; soft acoustic guitar music fills the air, mingling with the chatter of the volunteer waiting staff and their many customers. Today, the smell of hot dogs

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adds a tinge of middle school cafeteria. “Sometimes we have great food, and sometimes we have hot dogs,� McCarthy said. “Today we have hot dogs.�

The only thing that separates the Dining Room from a greasy spoon is the line. “We serve 300 people a day at the hall,�

McCarthy said. “Some of them are students, living in their cars and going to classes.�

Faire Holliday, a Dining Room volunteer and UO graduate, has met students whose “living situations are in flux,� she said. Their financial aide was shrinking, and “they couldn’t stretch it.� They started coming to the Dining Room to eat and to volunteer.

Students from both UO and Lane Community College get meals at the Dining Room, Holliday said. Patrons don’t have to be homeless, just over 18 and sober upon arrival.

Rumors of homeless students have spurred conversations on campus. “It’s a condition, not a crisis,� philosophy professor Naomi Zack said. “It’s a problem that keeps getting bigger ... Our culture as a whole is not addressing this in anything like an effective way.�

In early September, Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy asked for help addressing the

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homelessness and transients issue. In an email to the City Council and City Manager Jon Ruiz, she said, “I don’t want travelers actually controlling, living on our corners, our plazas, our public spaces.� She wanted “our public spaces to be for all to use.�

This reaction is part of a culture McCarthy wants to end. Lane County originally wanted the Dining Room to be farther out of the city, in the Whitaker district, instead of its current location on 8th Street. “Why are we hiding poverty?� McCarthy said. “It’s not going to get better if we hide it.�

UO itself does not have a program addressing homelessness. “I think the University of Oregon has an international reputation, certainly a national reputation, for a certain kind of progressiveness,� Zack said. “If we could come up with a program, it might just be a drop in the bucket, but a well-developed program from higher administration would be a model for other universities.� “On the other hand,� Zack said, “the university is in a constant struggle to survive and get better. The university is not a church.�

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SCORING LEADERS ➡ MADISON

& Above: Senior Martenne Bettendorf during the Oregon vs. Colorado game.

Below: Freshman Lindsey Vander Weide during the Oregon vs. Utah game.

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The lights at Matthew Knight Arena dim and one by one Oregon volleyball’s starters take the court as their names are announced. All six have talent, but this year, the team’s offensive leaders are a new face and a seasoned veteran.

Senior Martenne Bettendorf and freshman Lindsey Vander Weide have been vital to the Ducks this year, based not just on their offensive force as outside hitters but also on their abilities as defenders.

Each put up double digit kills in Oregon’s match against Cal on Oct. 9, leading the Ducks to the sweep. Bettendorf added 12 digs for the Ducks while Vander Weide supplied eight to Oregon’s 44 dig total.

“Those are our two best offensive weapons right now,” head coach Jim Moore said of the hitters.

But being key players for their team is nothing new to either athlete.

Bettendorf’s career at Oregon began in 2012 when the Portlandnative earned the second place rank for freshmen in hitting, kills per set and blocking in the Pac12. She recorded a season high in kills with 10 and held a .312 hitting average.

Vander Weide is leading Oregon in kills with 209. She has also added 92 digs for the Ducks, averaging 3.83 points per set.

“We knew Lindsey was going to be very, very good and as a freshman,” Moore said.

“She’s awesome.”

Back in high school, both players were key offensive components for their schools.

Vander Weide was chosen as an Under Armour Third Team AllAmerican selection. Bettendorf was voted the 6A state player of the year during her senior year of high school.

Fast forward to today, and the outsides are still putting up big points each match, but now those points are for the Ducks.

Bettendorf totals 202 kills for Oregon so far this year, averaging 4.03 points per set. In the Duck’s match against Stanford, Bettendorf totaled 13. Five points in four sets. Vander Weide made her mark on the match with 17 kills for Oregon after totaling 13 kills two nights prior in Oregon’s sweep of Cal. While there is always a rivalry to lead the team in points, Coach Moore has found that older team members have taken the newcomers under their wing, making them feel welcome.

“The one thing that I think everyone is working on is taking care of Linds and all of the freshmen,” Moore said.

While Bettendorf has done her part in mentoring newer players, she takes the role of a quiet leader on the court, allowing Oregon libero Amanda Benson to pick up digs and relying on setter Maggie Scott to make the assist.

“I don’t think I need to step into any other role other than the one I’m in right now,” Bettendorf said.

“As long as I just keep being me, I think other people take care of themselves.”

“Martenne is a great role model,” Moore said.

The next chance to see the two team scoring leaders take the court at Matthew Knight will come on Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. for a Pac-12 match up against UCLA followed by a Sunday match against USC. After Oregon’s last home match, Vander Weide described the mindset needed for the Ducks to get the win. It’s the same philosophy Oregon wants to bring to its home matches next week.

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Ready to win.”

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PAYING FOR HEALTH ABROAD ➥ NEGINA

(From left to right) Ghang June Lee, Sung A Oh, Julian Gakwaya and Atsushi Hosaka are a few of the international students struggling with the financial burden abroad. (Natsumi Seki)

During his first few years of high school in Kigali, Rwanda, Julian Gakwaya spent most of his free time researching scholarships and financial aid within various United States educational institutions.

Gakwaya knew he wanted to receive an American education, specifically one from the University of Oregon, after a recruiting agent from UO visited his high school class.

It wasn’t until his junior year that he received a financial aid package to attend an international Christian boarding school in small-town Oregon. Without any hesitation, Gakwaya arrived at Canyonville Christian Academy, just south of Roseburg. He began his last two years of high school in America, restarting his junior year.

After spending a year at Mt. Hood Community College, Gakwaya is now a freshman at UO—his dream school—studying mathematics and computer science. His tuition is covered by various scholarships, but he still pays supplemental costs, which include health insurance.

The university has two forms of health insurance. One is available to domestic students, and the other for those with student visas. But, while domestic students have a choice of whether they want to sign up for insurance through the university, those holding student visas, like Gakwaya, are required to pay for it.

The alternative to not applying for UO’s insurance plan is proving coverage by an outside organization by submitting a waiver.

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If they don’t, a hold is placed on their student accounts, prohibiting them from registering for classes.

Since the 2014-2015 academic year, the enrollment process and insurance costs have changed, adding to students’ workloads and bills. International students are now required to apply for UO’s health insurance plan without the university’s help, instead of being automatically enrolled.

And the price has gone up.

Previously, international students paid $1,335 for coverage September through June, according to the University Health Center’s website. The cost of insurance has increased this year to $1,734.

Part of the reason for this increase in cost is that UO wanted to switch to a local insurance provider, PacificSource Health Plans. The quality of coverage was the deciding factor, according to Ayla Rosen, the university’s international student health promotion and outreach intern. Rosen, a senior in human physiology, works on increasing the number of international students enrolled in the new insurance plan. “This new plan that the Health Center came up with is really for the benefit of the student,� Rosen said. “I think a lot of international students were hesitant to use our resources on campus because they didn’t want to get charged random fees. So now just about everything you can imagine within the Health Center is covered for them.�

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“I THINK A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WERE HESITANT TO USE OUR RESOURCES ON CAMPUS BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T WANT TO GET CHARGED RANDOM FEES” AYLA ROSEN, student health promotion and outreach intern

The new insurance covers medical and prescription drugs, dental, physical therapy, urgent care visits and worldwide, 24-7 emergency medical care and assistance. For students similar to Gakwaya, this amount of coverage is necessary to have, and they are willing to accept the higher costs. But many others would like to see more options for international students and different levels of coverage they can choose from.

For Atsushi Hosaka, a student from Ibaraki, Japan and marketing executive for UO’s International Student Association, the price of insurance is more than he makes every month.

“When I keep asking my parents at home to pay my bills, they are always surprised and confused why they have to send more and more money,” Hosaka said. “I don’t argue that health insurance isn’t important and we shouldn’t have to pay for it, but I wish we would have more of a choice and more options to look at.”

Hosaka struggled to figure out which forms to fill out and which links to click in order to get enrolled.

“I didn’t even know that I had to do this for the insurance because last year the school did it for me,” Hosaka said. “My friend told me one day that I had to do it before school started, so I got really worried and stressed. He had to help me with the whole thing because I thought I

had no time before the deadline.”

Hosaka was confused about the deadline to submit applications: It isn’t until Oct. 31, but Hosaka hadn’t received any information about it.

Gakwaya, along with many other students from abroad, was taken aback by how healthcare in the U.S. works, since there is universal coverage in Rwanda.

However, he believes the benefits he now receives are worth the high costs.

“What Oregon offers me in health insurance is a lot better than what I got with the cheap plan I signed with back at Mt. Hood,” Gakwaya said. “A lot more is covered, which is really important for me since I get sick often and I have a preexisting condition with my shoulder.”

Unlike Gakwaya, Hosaka’s education is solely paid for by his parents in Japan, who encouraged him to study in the U.S. after the earthquake and tsunami hit in 2011, when “life sort of stopped for [his] people.” Hosaka felt that learning English and studying business would give him an advantage in Japan, where he can eventually start a business or an organization that assists those who are affected by natural disasters.

“It’s frustrating,” Hosaka said.

“Sometimes I feel tricked by the university with everything they say we have to pay for and they just want to suck our money. Maybe it will get better.”

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Graaves band members (from left to right) Nick Levenson, Liam Thornton, and Ryan Grunest. (From Graaves’ Facebook page)

“STAY SEXY, STAY GRAVVESâ€? ➥ CASEY

We don’t know how to pronounce their name, and they prefer it that way.

Sure, Gravves sounds like a typical Portland garage band composed of three cynical teenagers who still can’t define what style of music they’re making. But unlike the tired “aspiring musician� stereotype, these college students passionately release and create music every day, even with 100 miles separating them.

University of Oregon freshman Nick Levenson joined Portland Community College students Ryan Grunest and Liam Thornton to make up Gravves before graduating high school in Portland. The trio spent the summer producing their first album, Love Lamp, which will be available on Nov. 17. “The first record really worked out well,� Grunest said. “Each of us can be really good at some things and

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truly terrible at others. So when we all get together, we have a tendency to balance each other out and can make some really cool stuff.�

Like many college freshmen, Gravves — who abides by the motto “stay sexy, stay Gravves� — is learning that the long-distance thing can be difficult. “You can imagine it like a relationship,� Levenson said, who records instrumental demos in his dorm room and emails them to the others. “It’s definitely a hindrance.

It’s way more difficult than it was, but I don’t think it’s discouraging.

We make it work.�

Levenson, a music technology minor with no declared major, has continued making music with Gravves, even as his bandmates are a few hours away recording live sessions. He says the band plans to reunite over winter break to spend

an intense three weeks recording its second album.

Over the past few weeks, Gravves released free singles “Writing Bye� and “A Better Place to Hide� via Apple Music, Bandcamp and Spotify to build up to the official album release.

The two songs don’t sound like they were recorded by the same band. While “Writing Bye� includes more of a rock edge, “A Better Place To Hide� takes influences from Tame Impala and other psychedelic indiepop groups. “One thing that sets us apart from other groups is that we all write, record and have the ability to play all the instruments ourselves,�

Thornton said. “Independently, we produce a lot of work. But it’s when we come together that our individual strengths really bring each others’ songs to life.�

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KWVA BEGINS BROADCASTING OREGON FOOTBALL GAMES ➡ J O N AT H A N

Perched in an auxiliary box high above Autzen Stadium, a team of five KWVA student staffers prepare to go live before each Oregon football game. KWVA has always reported on Ducks football, but this year, the distinguished radio station is broadcasting live to the Eugene/ Springfield area.

It’s a big step, KWVA leaders say, in growing the station’s brand and reputation.

“It’s just been a total blast to be out there on the mic, understanding that not every student radio station out there has the opportunity to do this,” KWVA sports director Ryan Rouillard said.

Last January, after covering Oregon football’s run to the National Championship game, KWVA continued conversations about broadcasting live from Autzen with Oregon IMG, who holds the radio coverage rights to many Oregon sports. It was an idea KWVA had developed over several years.

KWVA used to practice mock broadcasts for its workers’ personal highlight reels. Just last spring, it was cleared by IMG’s national office to

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broadcast over the KWVA terrestrial feed — 88.1 FM. The KWVA team spends about seven to ten hours preparing call cards before each game. The call cards, along with research, notes thirdparty research and insight, make the broadcast colorful, assistant sports director Chris Clayton said.

“It’s important when you go on the air to be ridiculously prepared,” Clayton said.

Football differs from other Oregon sports, Rouillard said, because more outlets produce feature stories during the week.

KWVA sports also covers Oregon soccer, volleyball and softball. In the local high school sports scene, KWVA broadcasts Sheldon, South Eugene and Thurston high school football games.

“Over time, we’ve seen so many doors open,” Rouillard said. “Nothing’s all that shocking anymore.”

In the booth, both Rouillard and Clayton call the game. Assistant director Zach Bigley reports on the game and usually contributes a pregame feature from parking lots or student hangouts.

KWVA uses a more technological

radio production system for football than for other sports, Rouillard said.

The crew has conditional plans to move to the Autzen camera deck if another station, such as ESPN radio, was to broadcast.

KWVA has already seen an increase in interested students, which Rouillard believes is a result of broadcasting Oregon football. Students must “earn the right” to broadcast games by helping in all areas of the radio station.

He hopes to inspire the next wave of KWVA staffers.

“We, as students, should be able to say we broadcast it,” Clayton said. “I think it helps our reputation to say we’re on the front lines.”

Clayton, who joined the staff has a freshman, has worked his way up to covering Oregon football games.

Along the way, he learned the ropes of broadcasting and play-by-play.

Clayton said Rouillard and former sports director Joey McMurray, who now works with Oregon IMG, paved the way for KWVA’s expansion.

“Our department has a history of not settling,” Rouillard said. “We’ve always looked for more. The last thing we want to do is be stagnant.”

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WHAT SENIORS CAN LEARN FROM FRESHMEN

1. GO TO OFFICE HOURS Much of a senior’s class schedule is major and minor classes. We have spent the last three years narrowing our focus on what we would like to become professionals in.

But, we aren’t there yet. Don’t be pretentious; we don’t know everything. Professors are still the experts. Use office hours as a way to get to know the faculty. With the job world looming just around the corner, these individuals will become your references.

2. GET INVOLVED Do something new. Just because we are in the homestretch of our college career doesn’t mean we shouldn’t explore. It’s easy to become stuck in activities that feel safe and familiar, but all we’re going to do when we graduate is explore. Why not practice now?

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I nervously shuffled my feet, awkwardly clasped and unclasped my hands. I gave a soft laugh that quickly turned into a grimace; I think I mentally gagged. I had just met a friend of a friend (you know how that goes) and the conversation started normally and politely. Hi, hey, nice to meet you, awesome, where are you from and so on and so forth.

Then the game changer happened: they found out I was a senior. All other conversation comes to a screeching halt and the room starts to become extremely small. People cannot continue a discussion without asking the dreaded question that follows the discovery of my age. “What are you doing next year?�

Honestly, I just went to the store to buy coffee and then forgot to buy the coffee as I shopped. Half of my closet is on the floor and I wore a bright pink, pajama onesie out in public the other day. I don’t even know what I am doing right now. Maybe tomorrow I will remember to buy coffee.

While some of us know the answer to that question, many of us nervously shrug our shoulders and mumble something about graduation.

This is okay.

Yes, society would like to hear what our future plans are.

The friend of a friend is asking an appropriate question that we simply want to avoid. But, just because you’ll be receiving a piece of paper that says you’re good at something in the near future, it doesn’t mean you have to be an all-knowing being.

You don’t have to have everything figured out. This is a perfect time to reflect on the last three years and remember your first year on campus. What were you excited about?

Which classes did you love or hate? What did you do to motivate yourself? Just as you think about your childhood to remember what you loved as a kid, as seniors, we can take lessons from the freshmen.

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3. MEET NEW PEOPLE At this point you know who you want to see all the time and whom you would like to avoid. You have solidified your group of friends and it’s easy to go all “Mean Girls� on strangers: “You can’t sit with us.� But you should be open to new faces. First-year students are just beginning to figure out who they do and don’t get along with. Don’t sit in a cave with your friends and wave off wandering souls. Approach someone new and invite him or her to hang out. Who knows, maybe you will find a best friend, or even someone to contact in the job world.

4. STAY FASCINATED Keep some of your freshman naivety and fascination.

We are still students who have a chance to learn from professionals who want to pass on their knowledge to us. Remember how you felt your first year? Everything looked new, captivating and unfamiliar. Now it is home, but try to keep a little of that wide-eyed look.

5. DO WHAT YOU WANT Pursue anything and everything that has ever interested you. Freshmen are told to explore and study what they want. As a senior, never feel like you have to settle for something you don’t want to just because of your age. Change your mind, add a major or minor or study something new. Listen to yourself and be honest.

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ACROSS

1 Get-out-of-jail money 5 Commits a pitching infraction 10 One of the 40 in a farmer’s “back 40” 14 Singer Fitzgerald 15 “Farewell, Françoise” 16 One of 24 in a day 17 Decline to use the golf cart?

19 Rice who has written about werewolves, mummies and vampires 20 Forces into action 21 Sound from a pound 23 Miami’s home: Abbr.

24 “Here’s to the happy couple!,” e.g.

25 Design the lav?

28 Common ’90s music purchases 29 Pungent bulb 31 Computer command after copy 32 Gas brand with a green-and-white logo 34 What a checkout scanner scans, briefly 35 Not as important 36 Accept one of the acting roles?

39 Wheedle 42 ___ chi 43 Winged archer of myth 47 Drawings that deceive 48 U.S. gymnast Strug who clinched the 1996 team gold on a hurt ankle 50 The “madam” in “Madam, I’m Adam” 51 Pass the coleslaw or potato salad?

53 Cut into small cubes 55 The South in the Civil War: Abbr.

56 Relieved (of) 57 Nissan compact 58 Bank $$$ dispensers 60 Pan the boxing match?

63 Smelting residue 64 Vietnam’s capital 65 Irish Gaelic 66 Camp shelter 67 Dog-tired 68 Colored, as Easter eggs

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Place a hex on Served with ice cream “Not for me, thanks” Land of 10,000 ___ (Minnesota)

5 Taverns 6 Bustle 7 “Kill Bill” actress Lucy 8 Nairobi resident 9 Egypt’s southern neighbor 10 “So that’s it!”

11 Admit (to) 12 Be behind schedule 13 Portable device for book lovers 18 One above a tenor 22 Journal or Post 25 “___ down!” (“Quiet!”)

26 Found, as on a map 27 Waste maker, proverbially 30 Zap 33 Keep in the attic, maybe 35 Den 37 Spot to tie the knot 38 Trim, as costs 39 Internet and cable giant 40 John, James or Judas 41 Human/ape “missing link” found in Indonesia in 1891 44 Minister’s residence 45 Rely on excessively 46 Tranquilized 48 Seize for ransom

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UO STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOOD DRIVE The Duck Store Drop Off: 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The SAA is holding a Food Drive that will help feed students at UO! Help give back to the fellow Ducks that surround you every day!

CONTESTS : • FSL house to donate the most cans gets $100 for their philanthropy!

• Club to donate the most cans gets $100 for their organization!

• Donate and you could win a Duck football jersey!

FROM MONDAY, OCT. 19TH TO FRIDAY, NOV. 6TH DROP OFF LOCATIONS: The Duck Store and Ford Alumni Center PA G E 1 2

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More about the UO Student Food Pantry • UO food pantry serves about about 110 students/ week and about 880/year • UO food pantry average 9lbs of food/student • UO food pantry distributed 32,000 lbs food this past year • More than half (about 59%) of college students suffer from food insecurity (a lack of nutritional food) Address: 1329 E 19th Ave Eugene OR 97403 Day/Time: Thursdays from 4pm-6pm Needed for access: Student ID card