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BY ANNA MATTSON Every two seconds, someone somewhere in the United States needs blood. That’s according to a July 9 American Red Cross press release — an emergency statement calling for an increase in blood donations from any eligible individuals in the country. The problem is nationwide, but effects continue to be felt in Eugene. The Lane Blood Center, a regional donation center in Eugene, ran as low as one day’s supply of each blood type during the week of July 15, said Annette Casper, the regional director at the facility. The center is normally stocked at a stable fiveto six-day supply. “It could cost somebody’s life. That’s what people don’t realize,” Casper said. “If you have, for instance, a shooting, a massive earthquake — anything — we wouldn’t have the blood on the shelves.” Casper said people from the baby boomer generation are the most recurring and dedicated donors. “The boomer generation — and even before — grew up with this notion that it was their civic duty to give blood,” she said. “A lot of our donors are of that older generation.” But that generation isn’t participating as often anymore due to blood thinners, medical complications and age. Students from high schools and universities are a major target for blood donations, Casper said. The dense population in campuses and the youths’ determination to help the community make them excellent volunteers. Casper said that in the summer, it is common for a decline in donations to occur. Students go on vacation, and people have other things to do or just forget altogether. However, she said the need for blood doesn’t go away for those in need of surgery or who are victims of tragic events. The fear of blood or needles that comes with donating may also deter younger people from actively participating. But Stina Strickland, a local who has donated

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NEIGHBORHOOD SWASTIKA ATTACKS CONTINUE TO RAISE ALARM BY LUCY NEUBECK On June 12, Amy Baker found swastikas painted all over her company’s building, the Threadbare Print House — about 20 in all. The neighboring businesses were unscathed. Eugene Police found stenciled outlines of swastikas on 14 different businesses within ten blocks of each other in the Whiteaker neighborhood, including Threadbare, after responding to calls for hateful graffiti on Monroe Street and 7th Avenue. EPD Special Investigations is continuing to follow up, spokesperson Melinda McLaughlin said. It wasn’t an isolated incident. Swastika graffiti has been reported to EPD at least six times over the past two years, McLaughlin said. Jewish communities were most targeted by hate-based vandalism last year, the 2018 Eugene Hate and Bias Report showed. The report also stated that swastikas are being used across the country as a symbol for white supremacy and hate against multiple groups. The Eugene city council just passed a resolution condemning white supremacy in response to the political climate across the country — but the resolution was divisive, causing debate among the councilors and people on social media. A 2010 Department of Justice Hate Crime Victimization Report estimated that only 25-42 percent of hate crimes nationwide are reported to the police. However, a recent study showed reported hate crimes have risen in Eugene by 380 percent in the past four years. There have been recent efforts to increase reporting in Eugene, according to a 2018 Daily Emerald article. The city has human rights and equity analysts working closely with EPD to document hate crimes and create a database for annual reports. The database includes categories for type of crime, impacted group and outcome of incident. McLaughlin said the department is “thankful that our community is responsive and reports these incidents.” Before Baker and her staff cleaned up the graffiti, she wrote a Facebook post, stating, “Threadbare stands by our commitment to an inclusive community and our belief that activism, equality, and love will win out over hate in this community.” The post sparked an outpouring of support from the city, with people asking her what they could do to help. Threadbare held a fundraising event the next day. Event attendees brought blank T-shirts, and the printing company printed phrases like “No Place For Hate” onto the shirts, accepting only donations for their work. Baker said the event raised $1,400 in total for Community Alliance of Lane County, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Oregon Supported Living Program. Threadbare Print House puts on events such as an annual fundraiser for Planned Parenthood in January before the Women’s March, selling PA G E 4

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T-shirts that read “Fiercely Feminist.” Baker said she usually gets some nasty social media messages in response to the events, but she deletes the comments. “Our business has been pretty outspoken about liberal views on women’s rights, gay rights, gun violence, and immigration rights,” Baker said. Baker has surveillance footage of her parking lot showing two people hitting her logos several times. “It definitely feels targeted,” she said. “We do have a somewhat outspoken platform for social issues, and so when something like this happens, I can’t help but wonder.” McLaughlin said EPD takes these cases seriously. “They create an environment that does not feel safe and that incites fear,” she wrote in an email to the Emerald. “Everyone in our city, whether resident or guest, deserves to feel safe, welcome, and respected.” Emily Nyman, an owner of Old Nick’s Pub in the Whiteaker, said she remembered a group of people coming and taking a selfie with her “Hate-Free Zone” sign in 2017. She said she thought they came to her bar because it features punk and metal bands. Her bouncer asked them to leave. The next morning, Old Nick’s was one of the neighborhood businesses with swastikas painted all over the outside of the building. “We’re Watching You” was also painted on the side of the bar. Nyman said that when Old Nick’s was targeted, so were many local minority businesses. She said many minority business owners later thanked her for reporting the incident. “I’m a white, middle-class female business owner, so I’m the one who can stand up, and if they want to target me, they can,” Nyman said. “But the things they can do to me are less devastating than what they could do to a minority.” Hateful graffiti and other bias crimes are not contained within the roughly ten blocks that comprise the Whiteaker neighborhood — they happen all over Eugene, including on campus. Last year, the University of Oregon Hillel, a Jewish student organization, found its welcome sign in the parking lot hit with IsraeliPalestinian conflict related grafitti. Events like what happened to Baker and Nyman can seem unavoidable. While the city is working to increase reporting levels, continued community involvement is key. EPD is working to decrease the stigma of calling the police for hate crimes, but there are also other options. The city of Eugene has an online reporting form for hate crimes and non-criminal incidents for those who do not want to go to the police. The reports can be kept confidential on request. There is also an anonymous hate and bias crime report form that can be found online and will be sent to the Oregon Department of Justice.

Amy Baker is the owner of Threadbare Printhouse in Eugene, Ore. (Marissa Willke/ Emerald)

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Moments when the sun is shining in Eugene are rare and have been particularly scarce this summer. The warm weather may have shown up late this year, but the sunny days seem like they’re here to stay — at least for the next couple of months. Take advantage of what is left of summer with these 10 outdoor destinations in the Eugene area.

1. Lake Creek Falls A 36-mile drive down Highway 36 right past Triangle Lake brings you to Lake Creek Falls. It may not seem like much from the parking lot, but just a five-minute walk along the highway reveals an explorer’s paradise. Lake Creek Falls is like a natural water park, featuring a natural rock slide into a small swimming hole, a larger swimming hole above the slide, and a tiny waterfall visitors can squeeze under. It’s easy to lose track of time having fun at Lake Creek Falls.

2. Visit a lake Sitting out in the sun by water is a classic summer pastime. In Eugene, there aren’t many pools to lounge by, but there are plenty of lakes in the area. Here are three of the closest. • Dexter Lake: Only 20 minutes away from campus, spend the day at Dexter tanning on the dock or floating on an innertube. • Fern Ridge Lake: A wetland area perfect for kayaking or viewing wildlife while having a picnic. It’s also the largest lake in Lane County. • Clear Lake: Drive an hour and a half from campus and you’ll find a hike that circumnavigates this mountain lake. It’s the perfect spot to freshwater dive and explore the crystal clear blue water or to go fishing. You can even rent a rowboat there for $30.

5. Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool) Tamolitch Falls, better known as Blue Pool, is a must-see attraction for everyone in the area. It can be seen all over Instagram, but its beauty is best when seen in person. The popular hike runs 3.3 miles through a dense forest of Douglas firs right along the roaring rapids of the McKenzie River. The wind blowing through the trees, the wildlife and the sound of the river draws many visitors to the trail. The summer is often the busiest season, so get there early to beat the crowd.

6. Sahalie and Koosah Falls Not far past Blue Pool is a 2.6-mile hike that loops around the McKenzie River and features two waterfalls, Koosah and Sahalie falls. The viewpoint for Sahalie Falls is right outside of the parking lot and offers a view from below the waterfall. About halfway around the loop, hikers can approach the top of Sahalie and look directly down on the breathtaking 100-foot drop. Koosah Falls, a 70-foot waterfall that drops into a deeply vibrant aquamarine pool, is no more than 15 minutes down the trail from Sahalie. Don’t let the nearby Tamolitch Falls distract from this location; it is just as stunning.

Stadium and some of Oregon’s last-standing covered bridges can be seen.

8.Mount Pisgah Mount Pisgah is just a quick 12-minute drive away from campus. Although it’s just outside of the city, the hike is secluded and surrounded by wildlife. With a 360-degree view of Lane County at the top, Mount Pisgah is one of the best places to watch the sun rise over the fields of Lane County. It may seem like a pain waking up that early, but watching the auburn light cascade over the valley is well worth it.

9. Smith Rock State Park Smith Rock State Park is a great place for students to get away for the weekend and get into the outdoors. Smith Rock is best known for its rock climbing, but if rock climbing isn’t the goal, there is still plenty more to do. The park has 650 acres of hiking, biking, slacklining, horse riding and climbing trails, and all are paired with incredible views of the desert-scaped topography. The park is a three-hour excursion into central Oregon in Terrebonne. For a little escape of the typical scenery around Eugene, take a visit to Smith Rock.

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10. Thurston Hills Natural Area

Hiking Spencer’s Butte is certainly one of the most popular hikes for UO students, and it’s worth the hype. The Butte can easily be seen scaling across the skyline south of campus and is like a divider between the city and the backcountry. The 1.7-mile hike has an elevation gain of 741 feet and is only five miles away from campus. At the top is a panoramic view of the Willamette Valley, where landmarks such as Autzen

Whether it be hiking, running or mountain biking, Thurston Hills Natural Area has it all. There are 4.2 miles of trails that are surrounded by wildflowers and views of Eugene and Springfield. The park is relatively new, so take advantage of some fresh and lightly used trails. The park is in Springfield, so this is a great place for students who want to get off campus and immerse themselves into nature quickly.

3. McCredie Hot Springs Relax for the day, experience a natural phenomenon and drive out to McCredie Hot Springs. There are several hot springs at the location, all fluctuating in temperature, size and depth. Admission is totally free and it’s only an hour away from campus. Parking and space in the hot springs may fill up, so get there early and give it a toe-test before hopping in the steaming waters.

4. Pre’s Trail Take a run on the historic trail commissioned by legendary University of Oregon athlete Steve Prefontaine. According to HikingProject.com, after visiting Scandinavia, Prefontaine was inspired by their soft-surface running trails, and he knew Eugene needed one. The 4.4-mile bark chip-covered loop was finished four months after his death and was rightfully dedicated to him. The trail runs through Alton Baker’s Park, right across the footbridge towards Autzen, making it a great spot for UO students to run. Spencer’s Butte is a popualar hike for UO students. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald) M O N D AY, J U LY 2 9 , 2 0 1 9

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And we back. Chano, Chancellor, Young Lil Chano from 79th, Mr. Bennett, Tony Montano. Whatever you may call him, Chance the Rapper has made a return with his first official album — or “owbum” — “The Big Day.” Previously, Chano’s works have been mixtapes, or a collection of songs without as much cohesion as a regular album may have. The anticipation behind “The Big Day” has been building since Chance’s most recent release, “Coloring Book” — which dropped three years ago. The 2016 mixtape garnered Chance’s popularity past the underground hip-hop community. He became a household name, earning his spot among the most well-known rappers by winning a Grammy for Best Rap Album and New Artist in 2017 (though he was hardly new at the time). “The Big Day” is a lot to take in.

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Capping in at 22 songs over an hour and 17 minutes, this is the longest project Chance has released to date. The album is riddled with unlisted features, including unlikely ones from Bon Iver and Death Cab For Cutie/The Postal Service singer Ben Gibbard. The full features list is stacked, including: Smino, DaBaby, SWV, Lil Durk, Timbaland, Ari Lennox, En Vogue, Shawn Mendes, CocoRosie, James Taylor, Randy Newman, Chance’s little brother Taylor Bennett, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane and John Legend, according to The Fader. Production credits include well-known producers like Pi’erre Bourne, Peter Cottontale, Murda Beatz and TrapMoneyBenny. The album is dense. It has multiple skits, an old-school practice in hip-hop that artists like Black Sheep and Kanye West would feature on albums regularly.

Though the trend has dissipated, some rappers are bringing back the goofy and sometimes emotional styling. “The Big Day” refers to a wedding. The ring on the album cover is a big hint toward that, as well as skits like “4 Quarters In The Back.” The album is all about family. Chance married Kirsten Corley this year, who is the mother of their daughter Kensli. This album has the most distinct theme out of any of Chance’s releases. Though the album takes a more serious route thematically, that doesn’t mean you can’t dance to it. Songs like “Hot Shower,” “Let’s Go On The Run” and “Handsome” are upbeat and funky. The album goes on a journey stylistically and emotionally. Each song sounds different from the next. From his first release, “10-Day,” which was written during Chance’s 10-day suspension in high school,

this album shows growth. Chance is an adult now, starting a family and thinking about realities beyond himself. He has matured both musically and personally but stays true to himself. His signature, “ah!” adlib that fans know and love him for is still present, even if it isn’t as abrasive as in past projects. Even the album cover shows a shift. The past three projects all had a similar style oil painting of Chance, surrounded by clouds and colors. This time, it’s a simple photo of his left hand, a wedding ring on his finger, his hand clutching a bedazzled clear CD. You can even see a Little Tikes basketball hoop blurry in the background, a likely nod to his fatherhood. Chance the Rapper continues to grow with each project, proving he’s going to be remembered as an influential musician as time goes on.

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BY JACK FORREST • TWITTER @JACKMANDU55 the process. The UO senate only Most students don’t know what has jurisdiction over academic the University of Oregon senate matters, but to Berkman, budget is — those who do may know cuts often affect academics. it for its fiery history with the Berkman said having the senate administration. But new senate involved in these budget talks President Elizabeth Skowron and would allow them to be the voice Vice President Elliot Berkman of the people and “be the adults want to change that. in the room.” Skowron thinks that “I’m really motivated to open being more proactive in planning the door [and] continue opening for budget deadlines would keep doors,” Skowron said, “so that a budget crisis like the one the we have greater diversity of university is experiencing now representation and engagement.” from happening again. The UO senate makes academic “We want to be part of it,” decisions affecting everyone on Berkman said. “And so to be part campus, from deciding curricula of it, we need to find ways to work and helping give out scholarships with them. And so that’s where to establishing committees we’re going now, focused on race, is acknowledging gender, sexual that budget cuts are orientation and inevitable and that overall diversity. we want to position Skowron became ourselves so that president of the UO when they happen in senate automatically the future, we’re part this spring after REASONABLE of the process.” serving a full year PEOPLE, Skowron and as vice president. Berkman have sat Berkman will slide ACROSS A on and chaired too into the presidency CONTINUUM many committees at the end of the OF IDEAS to mention, ranging 2019-2020 school from committees year after he was ABOUT HOW in the senate, the elected as vice THINGS SHOULD administration president in June. BE DONE, and the greater Skowron and CAN COME UO. They are both Berkman said heavily involved they hope to make TOGETHER.” in research within the senate more UO’s psychology accessible for - ELIZABETH SKOWRON department — members of the research that has UO community, influenced the way but they also want they do their jobs in the senate. to get more involved with the “I do a lot of consulting in decision-making on campus. organizations, and this is always They both said they want to ease the question: When a new leader tensions with the administration comes into an organization or to make decisions together more business or large non-profit or efficiently. government and says, ‘I want Last March, UO President to change the way things work Michael Schill announced that the around here,’ how do you do university would be making $11.6 that? Those are really fascinating million in budget cuts. Those cuts research questions to me, and it have now been finalized. While feels like a time where there are many of the cuts avoided major people all over UO that are asking academic changes, Skowron and that question,” Berkman said. “It Berkman feel like they should feels like a good time to step in.” have been more involved with UO Senate President Elizabeth Skowron and Vice President Elliot Berkman stand outside of Johnson Hall on the University of Oregon campus. (Marissa Willke/Emerald)

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Provost Patrick Phillips started his new position in July, just as Skowron and Berkman stepped into their new leadership roles. At least four committees within the senate work as advisory committees with the Office of the Provost and the relationship between the two is integral to the senate’s duties. “We’ve worked with Patrick Phillips in other kinds of ways and other committees in the past few years, so we have working relationships with him,” Skowron said. “We’re looking forward to working with him in his new role.” Skowron co-chaired the committee that eventually selected Phillips as the new provost in a closed-door search last year. Before that, Skowron and Phillips worked together on the advisory board and the diversity committee for the Knight Campus. Phillips also knows Skowron and Berkman by reputation, calling them “leading scholars” in their field of psychology. “Plus, they’re great people,” Phillips said. “Their approach and their attitude towards the relationship is right in line with what we would hope, and of course they have their own independent voice. … The senate is actually a fairly broad representative body, and I think they’re going to do an outstanding job of representing that point of view as well.” One notable candidate that applied for the provost position was Skowron’s senate president predecessor, Bill Harbaugh, who ran a public campaign selling himself as the “half-price provost” — saying he’d accept the appointment with just half the pay. “I just thought that it was worth pointing out how absurdly high these salaries have become now. So, that’s why I did the whole half-price provost thing,” Harbaugh said, calling it a “tongue-in-cheek” campaign. “Plus, I wanted to get a picture of my car on the news.” Harbaugh is not afraid to voice his opinions and posts watchdog-style stories about the administration on his blog, UO Matters. Harbaugh’s blog often features sarcastic headlines about administration officials like “Pres Schill celebrates tuition increase with raises for football coaches.” Skowron and Harbaugh have both recognized that their styles of governance in the senate are vastly different but that they both have their place. “I think Elizabeth is going to be more friendly to the administration, and I think that’s both good and bad. I think it’s good in the sense that we have a new administration and it’s

good for people to try to cooperate with them, but there are also a lot of things that the administration wants to do that are not necessarily new, just [new] to the students,” Harbaugh said. “And so someone needs to keep an eye on that process.” “I learned a lot about what I would consider to be sort of the sausagemaking,” Skowron said about serving as VP under Harbaugh last year. “I’m sitting down with people often — frequently with people who have vastly different ideas about things and how to, in several different instances, work together to produce some good outcomes.” Provost Phillips said that UO Matters could potentially affect the working relationship between the administration and the UO senate. However, the provost chooses to see it in a similar light to Harbaugh’s point of view. “It just reminds us — not just the blog per se, but everything — reminds us on the importance of working closely together,” Phillips said, “and also to make sure that we’re focusing on, from our perspective, on the many positive things that we’re doing and this is really constructive engagement.” Skowron said her background in psychology has taught her how to make decisions in groups and how to more effectively communicate with those who have different opinions. “I think that reasonable people, across a continuum of ideas about how things should be done, can come together and work together to form reasonable solutions to difficult problems,” Skowron said. “I think we’re capable here at this institution of doing that, and I wanted to be a part of continuing to move us in that direction.” One of Skowron and Berkman’s goals is to increase student participation in the senate, and they intend to get an updated website running soon where students can fill out a form and get their input out to the right committees in the senate. “One of the big things we want to do this year is to make it even easier for even students that aren’t elected as senators — even students that don’t volunteer to serve on these committees — to have a voice,” Berkman said. Skowron said she realizes the senate hasn’t traditionally been a comprehensive voice for all groups at the university in the recent past, and she is committed to changing that. “I want the senate to become the voice of the people,” Berkman said.

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UNIVERSITY SENATE? BY JACK FORREST & GINA SCALPONE The University of Oregon senate was empowered by the UO charter and constitution to “express its views” on university issues through legislation. In practice, the university senate has a wide reach though legislation, from approving new programs of study to voting down expanded mandatory reporting policy; if it relates to academics, it’s fair game for the senate. The UO constitution explicitly states that resolutions made by the senate — which express opinion but have no other intent — have no limit in scope. The university president cannot automatically overrule senate legislation he or she disagrees with. According to the UO constitution, the senate will have 51 to 54 voting members made up of primarily faculty members but also including students, librarians, classiﬁed staff and administrators.

The president and vice president are elected by the senate from the main faculty members. The senate by-laws dictate that the vice president will serve a one-year term and then automatically assume the ofﬁce of president for one year. There is no stated limit on the amount of times senate members may serve as vice president and president. The student members come from the ASUO, while the nonstudent members are elected for two-year terms that have no limits. Major senate committees have limitations on how many members can be from each academic college and professional schools. Senators serve on committees to determine curricula, address sexual violence on campus, and advice other departments, among other things.

MAJOR DECISIONS BY THE SENATE: The UO senate has a sometimes-oppositional relationship with administration. In 2014, it approved a resolution to oppose the university’s plans for finals during the GTFF strike, saying it would weaken academic standards, according to Emerald archive reporting. In 2006, the senate opposed the sale of the Westmoreland apartments, which the university eventually sold, because it conflicted with UO’s commitment to access and affordability, among other issues. The university senate spent two years redesigning course evaluations to make them less biased and more accurate. It worked with the Office of the Provost to eliminate the grade hold students get when they don’t complete their evaluations last May. The senate makes resolutions on a wide range of subjects. In January 2018, the senate approved a resolution to denounce white supremacy and hate speech on campus, according to the senate website. In 2016, the senate declared campus a sanctuary campus, calling on the university to protect students from ICE.

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Rideshare apps Uber and Lyft provide jobs for students. (Taylor Wilder/Emerald)

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THE TIME-CRUNCHED STUDENT BY LIZZY PALMQUIST Being in college is nothing if not expensive, but sometimes students are not always able to dedicate their time to even a part-time job. With time dedicated to internships, lectures, labs, and the many other responsibilities that come with being in college, it can be hard to set time aside to make some extra money. Summer provides enough free time for students to get seasonal work. However, for students staying in Eugene for summer classes, this is not always a viable option. Thankfully, there are still jobs students can get that are flexible around their schedules and can help them make some extra cash. For students who enjoy working with children or animals, websites like Care.com and Rover.com connect clients with caregivers in their area. Students can create profiles on both of these websites showing their experience and availability. Clients can reach out to students through their profiles to hire them. Care.com is mostly oriented towards childcare, but also has options for senior and pet care, as well as housekeeping. For those who prefer pet care, PA G E 1 2

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Rover.com is definitely the better choice. It is strictly focused towards connecting pet sitters to clients who need services as little as dog walking to pet boarding. For those who enjoy interacting with animals but do not have the resources to care for a pet of their own, working with Rover. com serves as a great opportunity for students to be exposed to the animals they love. “Because I am a student, I don’t really have money or time to invest in a dog of my own, and Rover gives me the opportunity to do something I love while helping others out,” said Camille Krohn, a UO senior who has been using Rover.com for two years. “The extra cash is a bonus.” Not everyone enjoys caregiving, but there are plenty of other alternatives. Another option for students who want to make some extra cash is by playing to their strengths. Talents or hobbies that students enjoy can be utilized in fun and creative ways to earn money. Students interested in photography, for example, have a great opportunity to put their skills to work in the wake of high school senior photo season.

Senior photo shoots can be incredibly expensive, and it can be difficult to book a photographer before senior photos need to be submitted in the fall. Students offering cheaper rates for their photography skills might be a relief to those who are seeking a nice senior photo at a reasonable price. Those interested in arts and crafts can also utilize their skills for a profit. Students who have a passion for creating art, jewelry, pottery, or other craftsmanship can sell their pieces on social media or through online marketplaces and galleries. Instagram, for example, can be used to create digital portfolios of a student’s work and feature pieces they wish to sell. Meanwhile, online galleries like ArtPal provide the chance for students to sell their art on a wider forum without any additional fees. ArtPal in particular features a variety of pieces from glass work to textiles and more. If buyers find art they like, they can purchase it through the website and the money goes straight into the artist’s pocket. While utilizing creative skills can be a great way for students to make money, it may require more effort

than some really wish to put in. For students who want to make money quickly and without a lot of extra effort put in on their part, driving for Uber or Lyft may be the perfect fit. The nice thing about being an Uber or Lyft driver is that the only schedule to adhere to is the driver’s. The driver has the ability to choose when they want to work and who they want to pick up. The only downside is that both services only accept drivers ages 21 and over, which means it is not an option for younger students. However, for students who meet the minimum age requirement, becoming a driver for Uber or Lyft can provide countless opportunities to make some extra cash. It can be hard enough to simply exist as a college student without having to worry about maintaining financial stability. It is completely understandable that a lot of students do not have the ability to maintain even a part-time job amongst the credits they are taking. Luckily, there are still ways students can make money without having to sacrifice parts of their schedule.

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WOULD HILLARY BE ANY BETTER? BY DANIEL MILLER • TWITTER @DANIELMILLER549

I am sure that anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention to the political atmosphere has wondered what it would have been like if Hillary Clinton were elected president. Given the current state of acrimony in the country it is hard to imagine things being any worse if she were in office. But would a Hillary presidency have been better for posterity? Since taking office, Donald Trump has passed the biggest corporate welfare program in history, while also ramping up military spending (with the new annual increase being enough to fund public college for a year). He is still attempting to take away healthcare from people by repealing Obamacare. He has allowed the increase of carbon emissions by withdrawing from the Paris Accord and gutted the EPA, which has wittingly deregulated pollution standards to toxic levels. He lined the richest Cabinet in modern history with Goldman Sachs lackeys, withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement, and continues to keep the entire world on edge with his erratic and capricious behavior. He attacks the free press with impunity along with any celebrity or public figure who dare criticizes him. He is a racist authoritarian who is being guided by some truly evil people such as John Bolton and Stephen Miller. And let us not forget the time he vetoed a bill that would have finally stopped aiding the Saudi military’s genocide in Yemen. The country is possibly the most polarized it has ever been since the Civil War. Yet I feel like having Hillary as president would have ended up with worse results because of the perpetuation of the status quo. Hillary Clinton was the quintessential centrist candidate that would have perpetuated the status quo that the majority of the country is tired of. She refused to release transcripts from her Wall Street speeches, which later came back to bite her in the ass after a few of them leaked to the public. She would have kept Obamacare the way it was — which still left millions of people uninsured — instead of implementing Medicare for All or, at the very least, a public option. She was a huge proponent of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) which further incentivized outsourcing, a

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practice that has been causing almost 100,000 people per year to lose their jobs. She would have done everything in her power to overthrow Syrian president Bashar al Asaad, creating a prodigious power vacuum that would have destabilized the Middle East even more. The general rhetoric for eight long years from the Republican Party and Tea Party movement has been “let me fix these problems caused by the Democrats,” even though they largely agree with the same neoliberal and neoconservative policies. Since they have no viable solutions on ameliorating these problems other than mass deregulation due to their weird obsession with unfettered free-market capitalism, they do what they always do and kick the can down the road, promising to unveil some amazing policy plan that will save everybody once given the chance. Except Trump won. They could no longer claim that they would do better and were now forced to make a move. The party promulgating wild conspiracy theories and empty promises was now in charge. It was much easier for them to get away with these vacuous policy claims and baseless conspiracy theories when they weren’t the hegemon. Now, the public is beginning to see through their bullshit. The GOP’s extreme hypocrisy has been put on full display since Trump took office, and people responded in 2018 by giving the Democrats the House majority. President Hillary Clinton would have had to deal with a Republican majority of the House and Senate. It’s hard for me to believe that any real positive policy change would have occurred under this circumstance, and the default excuse from Republicans would be to simply blame the Democrats. Americans had to witness a horrible two years under GOP rule, which is why they responded the way they did. The 2018 midterm elections could have very well ended with a Republican majority once again under a President Hillary Clinton. Since she was aligned with the GOP in regards to outsourcing and imperialism, I feel like the policies they would agree on would be detrimental to the American people, as most bipartisan agreements are

Hillary Clinton walks on stage at AIPAC, Washington DC. (Lorie Shaull/Creative Commons)

these days. Populism won in 2016, not centrism. Trump and Bernie Sanders both ran populist campaigns for the 2016 election, and Sanders ended up winning 22 states against a rigged system. Hillary skipped campaigning in the Rust Belt—an area that Trump focused on extensively—and ended up losing those key demographics. Unfortunately, Trump ran on faux populism that preyed on those who had been hurt by outsourcing. People who voted twice for Obama voted for Trump, and many others have said that they would have voted for Bernie over Trump if that were the scenario. A Hillary Clinton presidency would not have exposed Trump’s faux populism — it would have enabled it. And it would have potentially slowed down the progressive movement because the centrist Democrats would

have insisted that everything is fine when it wasn’t, causing further party divide while the GOP ridicules their ineptitude. We would have had our own unique problems to deal with if Hillary were president, but in spite of everything we are currently dealing with as a country, I believe that a tumultuous Trump presidency has exposed many people for who they really are, both Republicans and Democrats. A true populist movement would have been weakened by a Hillary Clinton presidency and further emboldened the right-wing because it would have given them another four years to stridently refine their rhetoric of empty promises.

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Troy Dye speaks at Pac-12 Media Day in Hollywood, California. (Gabriel Ornelas)

BY PUTTING THE NFL ON HOLD, JUSTIN HERBERT AND TROY DYE

WILL GET FIRST YEAR OF CONSISTENT CULTURE BY GABRIEL ORNELAS • TWITTER @GABE_ORNELAS HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Building a team culture can be difficult. Building a culture that has to be torn down and rebuilt three times in as many years can be especially difficult. Oregon seniors Troy Dye and Justin Herbert each had their opportunity to walk away from the program and pursue NFL careers following their 7-6 win over Michigan State in the RedBox Bowl. Instead, Dye and Herbert for the first time in their respective Oregon football careers will have the same head coach in Mario Cristobal for the second consecutive season. They both are back not only to pursue a national championship, but build on a culture that has expanded far beyond just Oregon football. “I think the sports culture at Oregon is tremendous,” Dye said. “It’s cool to know that you have support from all the other sports.” Since 2016, a lot of things have changed and coaches have come and gone. For Herbert, he is finally gaining some stability and returning to his head coach, as well as his offensive coordinator. The coaching carousel seemed to have stopped for the time being, and it has given Cristobal time to establish a culture within the program. “We were a bunch of individuals in 2016,” Herbert said. “Now we’re a team huddled together.

“I think going into a new year with new offensive stuff you have to get everyone dialed up and everyone up to speed. This year we are able to teach those younger guys the way we do things and it’s not a whole lot of time spent learning a new offensive, it’s teaching instead.” Herbert and Dye were not the only ones that had to experience the dramatic changes. Herbert acknowledges those that came before him and began laying the foundation for this new culture. “I think we had a bunch of older guys last year like Ugo [Amadi], Justin Hollins, Jalen [Jelks], some guys that stepped up and showed us the way,” Herbert said. “I think Troy and I have done a good job of kind of taking that and moving on with it.” For Dye, now on his third defense coach in four years with the hiring of new defensive coordinator Andy Avalos, he knew 2019 was going to be a special year for the program following the win in the bowl game. Dye, who thought it was going to be the last time he was on the podium representing Oregon following the win, felt there was more on the table for him. “I know a lot of people who left early and they always say ‘Oh, in the long run, I wish I would have went back for that last season,’” Dye said. “I’d rather just stay, finish it out, have no regrets about not

coming back and have a good time with my brother and a good time with my friends. I’d rather enjoy my last senior season and go out the right way.” Herbert faced a grueling choice of his own at the end of last year. The Eugene native decided not to miss the chance to play for a team that finally has consistency. “That was an interesting time. It was a tough decision for sure to be put in that position at such a young age. Fortunately, I had such a great support system around me that I was able to make the decision and I truly believe I made the right decision,” he said. Now with Cristobal signed as the Ducks head coach until January 2024, he will have a chance to establish consistency and a culture beyond the years of Herbert and Dye. “We brought over a blueprint that’s pretty demanding now,” Cristobal said. “You wondered how that was going to be accepted, whether it was going to be taken in or whatnot, because culture is a word that’s overused. Everybody is culture, culture, culture. We really like to think within the walls of our place it means the world and that there has to be an intolerance for anything that doesn’t support or uphold the culture.”

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