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SEES INCREASED POPULARITY The University of Oregon Career Center’s Feb. 11 career fair had higher student attendance than usual. The center and attending employers said this points to its increasing success and impact on students’ lives. Makaya Moore graduated from UO in 2015. Moore worked for the Career Center while she was a student, after attaining an internship through one of their career fairs. “Sophomore year, I went to the career fair unaware of what I was looking for, but I brought my resume just in case,� Moore said. “I saw StoveTeam International’s table and was interested in their organization. They said they were looking for an intern and it was okay that I didn’t have experience.� That’s something employers at the career center want to stress: experience is not required in attaining an internship. Employers don’t always expect students to have job experience. E. & J. Gallo Winery attended the career fair this year, meeting six students they invited back for a second round of interviews. “We go in with the understanding that students may not have an extensive amount of work experience because they’ve been dedicating their time to getting involved on campus,� Laurence Kuhlmann,
an item sales manager for E. & J. Gallo Winery, said. “We want people that have made an impact during their time on campus.� Kulhman has been coming to the career fairs with E. & J. Gallo Winery for six years now. “I’m always so impressed by the level of maturity these students possess,� Kuhlman said. He said he has noticed quite an improvement throughout the years he attended as a recruiter – students come more prepared and professional every year, constantly raising the bar. Student attendance has increased as well. This last fair brought in about 1,000 students. The average number is closer to 700-800 students per fair, said Colleen Lewis, employer relations manager and event coordinator for the Career Center. Lewis brings it back to the idea of an internship. “Academics are so important, and you never want to let those go,� she said. “But these days, a student really needs to spend these four years, through experiential learning, building up that resume, so that by the time they leave campus they really have a foundation of experience that shows their value to an employer.�
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“We’re now serving less people than before [when] we didn’t have iPads and served more people with one vehicle,� Peterson said. Stafford said the new routing system came with an online interactive map that allows people to know when the shuttle will arrive, but Stafford’s visual condition makes reading a screen challenging. “On a scale of one to 10 of how accessible the new system is, I’d give it a two,� Stafford said. While there are other options to get to the UO campus, such as Ride/ Source and Handi-Cab, both services charge their riders. For Handi-Cab, Peterson said it costs $25 to get to campus if a person lives one block off of campus. “I like what I do and I love the students and staff,� Peterson said. “I’m not frustrated, I’m angry. I don’t want to lose my job over it, but something needs to be done.� Peterson said the Access Shuttle mainly receives funding from subsidies from Johnson Hall, which pays for the bus’ gas charges. The Department of Parking and Transportation field operations supervisor provided no comment. “When Abdullah told [the field operations supervisor] about this inaccessibility, he was told to change his schedule,� Stafford said. Stafford and Alshabanah said they are both supported through the university in other ways, including having notetakers for their classes. “There are helpful resources, but I’m not fully supported,� Alshabanah said. Alshabanah and Stafford said they present on invisible disabilities every term and hope others on campus acknowledge the Access Shuttle’s current inaccessibility. “We need just a little appreciation for what we do,� Alshabanah said.
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Tyler Dorsey played a pivotal role for the Ducks in the Feb. 20 Civil War game. (Adam Eberhardt)t)
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In a highly anticipated Civil War matchup, the No. 16 ranked Oregon men’s basketball team (21-6, 10-4 Pac-12) put its recent two-game skid to bed and got back to playing its up-tempo, transition-flourishing, defense-driven game. Flipping the script on its conference opener, Oregon cruised to a 91-81 win over Pac-12 rival Oregon State (15-10, 6-8), finishing with an advantage in every major statistical category. This lopsided result was heavily influenced by the stellar play of freshman Tyler Dorsey who tied his career-high of 25 points (set against Western Oregon) on 9-of-16 shooting in front of a sold-out Matthew Knight Arena crowd. It was his fourth 20-point game of the season as Oregon extended its school-best home winning streak to 23. Having struggled recently, the team felt like it was important for Dorsey to have this slump-snapping type of performance. “I think Tyler needed that game,” senior Chris Boucher, who finished with 14 points and three blocks, said. “Today, he was fired up. When he plays like that, it really helps the team.” This season, sophomore Dillon Brooks has been the alpha dog for highly touted Oregon — leading the team in points (17.2 per game) and minutes (33.1 per game). He finished with 17 points in 29 minutes Saturday night. But during the game, it wasn’t about him. It was about his freshman co-star who notched a late season breakout performance in an allimportant rivalry game. Dorsey
outplayed Oregon State All-American guard Gary Payton II, who finished with just 11 points, in the process. “Tyler is very confident,” senior Elgin Cook, who finished with 16 points, said. “He played well. I’m glad he had this type of game too, and it helps our team a lot.” For a game this late in the season, with a lot riding on the line, it’s usually the seniors that rise to the occasion. But Dorsey went against that sentiment on Feb. 20. He exploited the Beavers’ zone with strong finishes at the rim and knockdown threes. “They were in that zone most of the time and he’s our best shooter, so I thought he made some good plays,” head coach Dana Altman said. “I really liked how he got to the basket.” It was a timely win for Oregon. With four games remaining – two at home – Oregon was able to keep hopes alive for winning its first Pac-12 regular season title since 2002. As it stands, it will likely be a twoteam race to the finish with Arizona, who’s tied with the Ducks atop the Pac-12. But if players like Dorsey can hit their stride in the coming month, it will be hard to keep this team from achieving its ultimate goal of making a deep post-season run in March. “Tyler is a pretty confident young man,” Altman said. “He’s scored a lot of points in his career. You got a scorer like that, they just know it’s a matter of time. I think Tyler felt that way [season].”
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➥ ANNA After staring at a brick wall on 25th Avenue and Harris Street, University of Oregon alumnus Nikolaj Byrdman drew a celestial sketch using a ballpoint pen. After showing it to the building directors, he got approval to transform the wall of the Wesley Community Center into a mural, now under construction. The mural is a colorful and vibrant collage of outer space. Byrdman said the painting represents movement, passion, exploration and awe — which he thinks line up with the values of the Wesley Center. “Although you will not find any metaphysical inspiration in this ice-cold atheist heart, I strongly believe that religious differences should never be an excuse to avoid participation in movements that shape a more equitable world,â€? Byrdman said. “I will always gravitate towards wherever good work is being done, and the Wesley Center is a great place for that.â€? Doug Moore, a Wesley Center board member, said that Byrdman used to go to the Wesley Center’s previous location at 13th and Kincaid to participate in events being held there. Warren Light, pastor and director at the Wesley Center, said the move was necessary because the old
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