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BY RYAN NGUYEN TWITTER RYANJJNGUYEN This chilly November, the dog days of Eugene will return. Dogs will be allowed in downtown Eugene when a ban on dogs expires on Nov. 1, almost seven months after it went into effect on April 10, 2017. The Register-Guard reported that members of the Eugene City Council intended for the ban to be temporary, having not voted to extend the ban before the start of their annual summer recess. The ban is part of a broader effort by the city to make downtown more welcoming. Adriann Bechtle is a firstyear architecture student at the University of Oregon and she has lived in Eugene for the last two years. She doesn’t live in the affected area but can’t walk her dog, Toasty — a bichon-poodle mix — downtown. “She likes going all around town,” she said. “She’s always very happy to see people; everyone’s happy to see her, and I felt sad that she was excluded from that space.” The dog ban prohibits dogs specifically in Eugene’s downtown area, defined by the Eugene City Code as the area roughly bordering Lincoln Street, West Eighth Avenue, Pearl Street and East 11th Avenue; however, there are some exceptions to the ban. The ordinance exempts dogs of residents who live and work in the downtown area, police dogs, service dogs as well as dogs inside motorized vehicles. Dogs must be licensed by the city to qualify for the exemption. Eugene council members in favor of the ban argue that it will help to
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improve public safety. “Keeping dogs from the street or ones that lord around the street corners makes it safer, and I think cleaner,” stated a UO student who wished to remain anonymous. However, critics have been vocal in their opposition to the ordinance. At a public hearing concerning the ordinance, about two dozen people were in opposition to the ban, with some calling it “morally wrong,” according to the Register-Guard “I don’t understand how they think it would be effective or what they’re really trying to accomplish,” says Josie Bellizzi, a first-year psychology student at UO who’s lived in Eugene her entire life. The dog ban was first brought up during a Eugene City Council work session in November 2016. At an earlier work session, council members discussed a dog attack on another dog owned by a library employee in downtown Eugene. The attack occurred in the summer of 2016 and resulted in injuries to the employee and the death of the employee’s dog. Council members used this and other stories of violent dog attacks as examples of how Eugene could improve safety downtown with a restriction on dogs. The ban was one of the four proposals suggested to improve the safety and public perception of downtown Eugene. Proposals to ban smoking in specific downtown areas, temporarily close the Park Blocks shelters — where many homeless people and others gather — and install security cameras at Park Blocks were also under
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consideration, according to the Register-Guard. The ban against smoking downtown and the ordinance for security cameras were both scrapped. On Oct. 18, city council members voted to continue the discussion on temporarily closing the Park Blocks shelters as well as to continue the debate and scheduling a public hearing on expanding smoke-free areas downtown. According to the Register-Guard, councilors voted 5-3 on both, with George Brown, Claire Syrett and Betty Taylor voting no on the discussion for closing shelters at Park Blocks. Brown, Mike Clark and Taylor voted no on the debate for smokefree areas. The council then voted 6-2 to approve the dog ban. The council based the ban on a similar ordinance adopted in Eugene in the late 1990s that is still in effect today. The city approved an ordinance prohibiting dogs in a commercial strip near the University of Oregon and Alder Street, and its success motivated the council to pass this ban. During Bechtel’s time here, she hasn’t seen many areas of Eugene where she feels unsafe. “I definitely feel safe walking my dog in downtown,” she said. Critics of the ban say that it targets and criminalizes the homeless. In another OregonLive article, Councilor Betty Taylor, who voted against the ordinance, stated, “We don’t ban a whole class [of people] just because something bad happens.”
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funds to renovate Deady. But Deady’s funding will compete with four other “challenging buildings� on campus that UO also looks to be renovated. Although Sinclair can’t prove the heat broke the glass, he said the heat in Deady is a “perennial problem.� Sherilyn Schwartz, building manager of Deady Hall, agrees that the heat is a problem, especially in October when temperatures are much lower at night than during the day. “The transition periods are the worst. It can be way too warm in the winter,� she said She said the heating system needs to be upgraded. Schwartz mentioned two options for solving the heat problem: Installing an external heating system, which would cost over $1 million, or refurbish the building. She didn’t know how much that would cost. “I would like to see it refurbished,� she said. Deady Hall is heated by steam with one pipe that either turns it on or off. The system was last upgraded in the 1940s or ’50s, Schwartz said. The heat turns on in the fall when temperatures fall below 50 degrees at night for at least five consecutive days and doesn’t climb above 70 degrees during the day. Sinclair’s office floor was covered in shattered glass. The room smelled like hot chemicals. “It’s kind of a disaster area,� he said. Sweat dripped down his forehead while he spoke. Shards lay five feet away from the spot on the wall where the whiteboard once hung. Glass can break from thermal shock if it’s heated up or cooled down too quickly, but that also depends on minor flaws in the glass. Sinclair said the glass that broke was around $100. He also has another glass whiteboard in his office that didn’t shatter. “This week has just been hell in here,� he said.
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Due to the excessive heat inside of Deady Hall, students propped open a window with a chair. (Adam Eberhardt)
“My concern is having an office where I can actually do work.� Students sometimes jam chairs in the windows of Deady to let in cold air because the counterweights in the windows are broken. But Sinclair said faculty has to close all the windows at night “because bats are a problem.� And that causes the heat to get worse. Miranda Braman, a freshman majoring in math, said some rooms in Deady hit 90 degrees, and sometimes her classes end early because of it. “It just makes you more tired and you don’t want to be in the room,� she said. Another student, Andrew Lebovitz, earning his Ph.D in mathematics, is gathering support to get Deady Hall’s heating issue recognized and to “put pressure on the university to have the problem addressed,� he said. He’s been interviewing students and taking temperature readings, beginning last week, and he said some of the readings have been 87 degrees. “I’ve never experienced working conditions like I have in Deady Hall,� Lebovitz said. Deady also doesn’t have an airconditioning system. Deady Hall is the University of Oregon’s oldest building. It was built in 1876. It currently houses the math department. In 1972 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1977 it was designated the rare title of a National Historic Landmark. Looking to renovate through state funding Mike Harwood, associate vice president for Campus Planning and Facilities Management, is helping put together a request for the state legislature to fund renovations to problem buildings at UO. He’s identified Deady and four other buildings that need fixing. During a 2015 attempt to get the state to fund the
buildings, Deady was third on the list. But none of the projects on that list were funded, he said. “Part of the challenge was that the Knight Campus came along and we were looking for matching funds for that initiative. And we were hoping that we weren’t going to compete in our other priorities,� he said. “Unfortunately it seems like the path the legislature took was to not give us a second project.� The other buildings on the list are Villard Hall, Huestis Hall, Klamath Hall and Onyx Bridge. Harwood said UO recently hired five architectural firms to do a 60-day, top-to-bottom evaluation of the things that need to be corrected in those five buildings. They are due Nov. 3. “Once we have those then we’re going to start to prioritize,� he said. “It could be that Deady is No. 1 and it could be that Deady is No. 5.� After the reports come in, Harwood will collaborate with UO administrators and the Higher Education Coordinating Committee to develop a collective list to bring to the legislature in spring of 2019. Harwood thinks the legislature will soon be more interested in funding renovations for all of the Oregon universities’ old buildings, instead of funding new construction. “I think folks are finally understanding that we got a lot of problems across the state, across institutions with buildings that have not had enough resources from the legislature to keep on top of all the system requirements that degrade over time,� he said. Harwood said Deady’s best-case scenario is getting approved for funding in 2019 and the workers completing the project by 2021 or 2022. “I think today’s freshmen might graduate before seeing the building improvements that we would make to Deady Hall,� he said.
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ALCOHOL EDUCATION EFFORTS EVOLVE TO MAKE LASTING IMPACT ON STUDENTS BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER HANNAH_KANIK
The University of Oregon has increased its alcohol education and prevention efforts in the past six years and aims to improve preventative efforts to have a greater effect on students. The UO substance abuse education and prevention policy has expanded in the past six years to provide more services to students. Alcohol-related crimes have decreased in the past seven years while drugrelated crimes have increased. The Department of Prevention Services plans to incorporate more impactful techniques to address the ever-changing needs of students. Newly appointed Director of Prevention Services Kerry Frazee plans to implement more impactful policies to keep students safe, including communitybased education and targeting the misperceptions surrounding alcohol. “Our national data for attending colleges and universities shows consistently that substance use is an issue,� Frazee said. Incoming UO students are required to take an online alcohol orientation before attending the university to educate themselves on the risks associated with alcohol and drugs. For the past six years, the university has used the program “ Alcohol Edu.� The Department of Prevention Services switched to the online education program “Third Millennium Classrooms� this fall. This program is said to cover more broad topics beyond just the negative effects of substance use and challenge the traditional college life stereotypes of drinking and partying. “We want our students to know about the misperceptions of college substance use that aren’t actual realities,� Frazee said. Freshman business major Brittany Nguyen said Third Millennium Classroom helps students and shows the negative outcomes of drinking. When asked if there was anything about the program that
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Greenhill Humane Society partners with Ducks Love Dogs on the Univeristy of Oregon campus. (Madi Mather)
BY RYLEE KAHAN • TWITTER RYLEE KAHAN The Memorial Quadrangle was a dog lover’s paradise on Thursday, Oct. 19. Students and faculty were scattered along the walkways playing with dogs of all sizes. With their tails happily wagging, the dogs seemed ecstatic to play with the participants. The dogs were brought for a partnered fundraiser between the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and Eugene’s Greenhill Humane Society – the biannual Ducks Love Dogs fundraiser. For a small price, dog lover’s were able to play with these fluffy friends for a good cause. Greenhill Humane Society is an animal protection organization in Eugene. They see over 3000 animals per year. Along with the shelter, they also operate a crisis care center where animals, whose owners are either hospitalized, incarcerated or seeking shelter from domestic violence can stay for any given time, whether that be weeks or months. Because PRSSA has new board members every year, it’s hard to know exactly how many years they’ve partnered with Greenhill Humane Society, but the PRSSA Events Coordinator Cassidy Scott estimates that they’ve put on this fundraiser for about six years. PRSSA has chapters across the nation, and at UO is operated out of the School of Journalism and Communication. The two organizations aren’t the only groups that benefit from this fundraiser. Students and faculty also get the benefit of brightening their day by playing with dogs. “I have like nine dogs at home,â€? said Marissa Cortez, a Ducks Love Dogs participant. “I love that I am able to play with a dog‌ I feel more at home that way.â€? The event raised an estimated $300 from about 50 participants. Sixty percent of the funds go to Greenhill, and the other 40 percent goes to PRSSA. Scott said the funds go to a general fundraiser account where the money gets used for certain events PA G E 6
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that PRSSA puts on, such as social and public relations workshops in Portland and Seattle. According to Sasha Elliott, community engagement manager at Greenhill, it can cost $5 to $10 per day to feed each animal, $25 to $35 to vaccinate each animal and $50 to $100 to spay or neuter each animal. “The money raised is very beneficial to providing the animals with safe shelter, medical care, and other necessary care,� Elliott said. All the dogs that were brought to the event were Greenhill staff-owned dogs, and while there are usually almost all new dogs every time, there are also two or three regulars. One of them, named Bear, is a fluffy Pomeranian and a regular fan favorite, according to Scott. They don’t bring shelter dogs to the event because it’s too risky to introduce them to strangers, since the staff doesn’t know the shelter dogs as well as their own pets. Greenhill received almost 100 owner-surrendered dogs last week, 49 of which will remain there. Due to space concerns, the other 49 dogs will be relocated to the Oregon Humane Society and the Willamette Humane Society. Greenhill is always looking for people who might want to adopt a dog or donate to their cause. This is Scott’s first year coordinating the fundraiser, and she said she’s eager to do it again in the spring. The task “was daunting at first,� Scott said. Finding the space, the dogs and figuring out the logistics of it all were some of the hardest parts, according to her. Scott’s favorite part was “at the beginning when Greenhill set up and all the dogs were there. Class just got out and there was this feeling of wow we did it, and this is going to be a success,� she said. In the past, the fundraiser has been a success for both parties, and this term was no exception. The event will be held again in spring 2018.
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BY HANNAH KANIK AND CASEY CROWLEY The University of Oregon Police Department officers will soon have access to semiautomatic “patrol rifles� with high-capacity magazines. Officers will also be using tasers that, when used, will activate body cams, according to an announcement Wednesday during a UO senate meeting. The department will also get a bombsniffing dog. The new program is intended to be used for critical and active threats on campus and provide increased accuracy and distance,
according to UOPD. UOPD Chief Matthew Carmichael said the rifles will be kept in locked gun safes in patrol cars. The rifles will also have ammo that can penetrate body armor. “It’s imperative that we move forward with the patrol rifle program,� said Carmichael. “I’m responsible for the safety of this entire community.� The UOPD will train officers to use the rifles with the current state requirements. Read the rest at dailyemerald.com.
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BY FRANKIE BENITEZ • TWITTER @0ITSFRANKIE0 In the foggy Portland Analog theater and cafe, LA rock group Together PANGEA played to a modest crowd. Their provocative lyrics and grungy edge give the band a distinct punk influence. People were in thrifted jackets, colorful hair and beanies. This weekend, the four-man group is finishing out their American tour in support of a new album, “Bulls and Roosters.â€? Opener Tall Juan, an Argentinian rock guitarist and vocalist started off the show with feeling. He hopped around energetically, cracking jokes and inviting
two audience members on stage to play the drums. Like Together PANGEA, he represents a unique mix of garage rock and punk. Together PANGEA opened the set with “Alive� from their 2014 album “Badillac.� The audience started cheering and dancing as the dark and heavy guitar intro turned fast paced. The band sounded rebellious and energetic, mixing plenty of rough and smooth vocals. A group of teen girls with buzzed hair had already started a mosh pit. Read the rest at dailyemerald.com.
BY JACK PITCHER • TWITTER @JACKPITCHER20 A former Oregon basketball recruit is suing the University of Oregon, Dana Altman and four other basketball staff members for personal injury damages after he tore his ACL while working out for the Oregon coaches in October 2015. Crisshawn Clark, now a University of Portland basketball player, is seeking compensation for pain and suffering, along with damages for the loss of future income, which he estimates will be over $100,000. Clark is suing “In Pro Se,â€?
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FREEMAN’S RECORD BREAKING DAY
BY GUS MORRIS • TWITTER @JUSTGUSMORRIS PASADENA, Calif.  — A major factor in Royce Freeman’s decision to return to Oregon for his senior season was his pursuit of LaMichael James’ record of 5,082 career rushing yards, the most ever by a Duck. Well, the second-most ever now. With a little over eight minutes remaining in Oregon’s matchup with UCLA on Saturday, Freeman surpassed that mark with a 16-yard run. He finished the game with a season-high 160 yards rushing on 29 carries. The new Oregon
career rushing record stands at 5,103 yards and counting. But the effort was all for naught as the Ducks lost their third consecutive game, falling to 4-4 for the season and 1-4 in the Pac-12. This game will simply be added to the growing list of great Freeman performances wasted in a loss. “He’s a great player that’s for sure,� center Jake Hanson said. “Obviously that’s great to get the record. I just wish we could’ve got it with a win.� Read the rest at dailyemerald. com. M O N D AY, O C T O B E R 2 3 , 2 0 1 7
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University of Oregon’s McArthur Court gives the appearance of a high school gym: rickety, wooden bleachers suspended over an ancient wooden floor. In the building’s prime it held just 9,000 people, and what the arena lacked in amenities and space it made up for in pure energy. The bleachers would thunder and rattle under the feet of euphoric Duck fans. Rims on the basketball hoops would shake nearly four inches left to right with the crowd’s vibration. Fans felt Mac Court could come crashing down at any moment. But to lifelong Duck fans like Corey Bickler, Mac Court — as it is commonly known — was a childhood home. “When you go to the Rose Garden or Staples Center or some place like that you got these infinity ceilings,� Bickler said. “Mac Court was nothing like that. It’s raunchy, it’s old, it’s nostalgic.� UO hosted the first game at Mac Court in 1927, and it served as the primary indoor arena for 83 years. Since the athletic department moved its facilities to Matthew Knight Arena in 2011, Mac Court has served multiple purposes, but to this day there is no long-term plan for the building’s future. On a campus which lacks space for internal growth, Mac Court is the rare opportunity to repurpose a prime campus location. But the now-empty arena is chock-full of memories — and it’s a piece of campus history that’s proving difficult to change. Mac Court Memories Once the home to all of Oregon’s arena sports (including basketball, volleyball and wrestling), Mac Court also served as a concert and event venue. Numerous prominent entertainment and political
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figures visited over its lifespan, such as Elvis, John F. Kennedy, the Grateful Dead, Barack Obama and others. But it was the men’s basketball games that Bickler said were most memorable. “When people would go nuts the lights up there would start rattling and the place felt like it was going to fall down,� Bickler said. “It was like an earthquake going on.� While Bickler himself never attended UO, his family had season tickets at Mac Court since the 1970s and are die-hard Duck fans. He said the chip-on-your-shoulder, underdog mentality that Mac Court represented has been lost in recent years due to the success of the athletic programs and the new facilities. “A lot of the newer-wave Oregon fans can’t identify with that [mentality],� Bickler said. “It was really cool when Oregon would go [into Mac Court], no one even giving them a shot, and they would do things that would amaze people and get everyone talking.� Vicki Strand, director of events for Oregon athletics since 1998, had a tough-love relationship with Mac Court. While she appreciated the raucous atmosphere the building induced, she said event coordination at Mac Court was hamstrung by its limitations. “I don’t miss producing events in there,� Strand said. “I don’t miss having to explain for the 150th time that there is no elevator to go up, and I still feel sorry for all the TV crews that had to haul cameras up to the third balcony.� The lack of an elevator was just the tip of the
iceberg. Mac Court had only 17 handicap-accessible seats for a capacity of 9,000, according to Strand. The arena’s top floors lacked restrooms or food service, there was no loading dock for large concerttype events and the main basketball hoops could not be removed from the floor without taking off the shot clocks. “I’ve heard stories of way, way back in the day when they would bring the circus to town and it was at Mac Court, that the elephants would have to crawl in,� Strand said. She said all the lightbulbs needed to be checked about twice a year because the crowd’s constant screaming and stomping would loosen the light bulbs to the point of falling out. “If you spilled a Pepsi on the third balcony, it would seep through all the wood and drip on someone three sections away,� Strand said. “And it was just pure syrup by the time it got there.� But despite the challenges the arena presented, Strand still appreciated Mac Court’s environment. One of her craziest memories of Mac Court actually came during a 1999 loss to USC when Adam Spanich hit a buzzer-beating half-court shot to beat the Ducks. “He proceeded to jump up on the table where Phil Knight sits and do a slashing throat gesture towards our students and then run off the floor,� Strand said. “You could imagine; the students lost it.� Meanwhile, the students had been issued white hard hats with the idea that they could collect stickers on their hats throughout the season for each game they attended. Strand knew this plan would backfire. She told the marketing department
FUTURE OF MAC COURT before the game that the students would inevitably throw the hats onto the court — which they did. After Spanich made the gesture, “The hats start coming out,” Strand said. “And I managed to catch one of them. I said, ‘Knock it off.’” The Oregon Duck mascot had it moments at Mac Court as well. Mal Williams, Duck mascot for Oregon from 1999 to 2003, said his most vivid memories are from the “Luke-to-Luke” years, when the Oregon men’s basketball team featured local stars Luke Jackson, Luke Ridenour and Freddie Jones. At that point, it was the highestranked team nationally in program history. Williams remembers sitting in his dressing room in the basement of Mac Court and hearing the game unfold just five feet above his head. “Because it’s an old wooden building you’re hearing ten basketball players going north in the building, and then south, and then north, and then south,” Williams said. “I really remember just listening to the sounds of that building while I was down [in the basement] because I knew very few people had that perspective.” Williams acknowledges that the need for another large indoor arena is diminished but still sees value for keeping Mac Court around. Mac Court is now designated as a surge facility space for UO. The Robert D. Clark Honors College is currently using Mac Court while Chapman Hall, the traditional home of the Honors College, is under renovation. He said that because the Honors College is still using the space, it is actually reconnecting those students with Oregon athletic history that they otherwise would not be familiar with. “Any usage of Mac Court I think is a good thing because it is still getting some love,” Williams said. After Chapman Hall’s renovation is completed at the end of this calendar year, Oregon Hall’s departments will move into Mac Court while Oregon Hall is under renovation. The UO club volleyball team and the physical education
department also use the building. Looking Ahead John Much, an Oregon student from 2009 to 2013, said he remembers the transition from Mac Court to Matthew Knight Arena during the 2010-2011 season. He said the students were really excited for the new arena, but the novelty wore off as the men’s basketball team struggled. “You had that first really big blowout of a night to open [Matthew Knight],” Much said, “but you
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need some success to keep it going. Oregon has really turned into more of a basketball school but back then you had the football team just destroying people.” While the architects had the legacy of Mac Court in mind while constructing Matthew Knight Arena, it is impossible to recreate the thunder Mac Court wrought. “At Matthew Kight,” Much said, “it feels a little more like an NBA game — a little more corporate.”
As Matthew Knight Arena begins to develop its own history, Mac Court’s legacy is beginning to fade away. But the question still remains: what to do with the physical space? “Anyone who has been there in the last four years has only known Matthew Knight,” Much said. “So McArthur [Court] must seem like an old thing in the middle of campus that’s not really serving a purpose.” Mac Court’s potential has not gone unnoticed by the UO Campus Planning department. “There have been a number of assessments about how possibly to reuse Mac Court as a structure,” Campus Planning Manager Christine Thompson said. “But it is a challenge given that it was built for a very specific use.” One option is an underground parking lot, as shown in the Campus Physical Framework Vision — a document of professional suggestions for the future of campus buildings. While Thompson acknowledged there is a need for increased parking on campus, she felt that other locations could serve this purpose better, like north of Franklin Boulevard. Removing Mac Court could also provide increased open space for a more pedestrianfriendly area. Thompson hopes to move away from the car-centric, street-oriented layout that exists today. “There is a lot of discussion about how to help make that part of campus integrate better with our open space framework,” Thompson said. “Of course we are going to try to continue to make [Mac Court] a useful structure,” she said. “But in the long run it is clearly a building that was built for an arena use and we now have a new arena. So the goal would be to use that land for academic use.” While the arena is a historic reminder of what the environment in Mac Court used to be like, the clock is certainly ticking toward a full overhaul of the space.
The raucous environment of Mac Court was beloved by Duck fans. (Creative Commons)
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STOP THE CULTURAL APPROPRIATION OF CHOLX AESTHETICS BY VERONICA FERNANDEZ-ALVARADO
It goes hoop earrings, lip liner, crunched up hair and winged eyeliner. That was the aesthetic: the look that all my cousins rocked. They would kick back in their Dickies jeans and GenX shirts while nodding off to MC Magic and N.O.R.E. in the living room. The cholx style came with an attitude that became iconic in all communities for “fuck you up” glares and high arch eyebrows. The cholx aesthetic that is known today derived from the Zoot suits style and the 1960s chicano pride movement. This look was dramatic and demanded attention during a time when many Latinx individuals would hide due to fear of harassment. But it was also a look that raised problems from people outside of the community. Police would use this look as a reason to practice “stopand-frisk” and store owners would use it as an excuse to follow people around in case of theft. A style that was rooted as a source of pride began to be associated with gangs and drug violence. At the end, the cholx aesthetic that we know of PA G E 1 0
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today is not as dramatic and has taken a more modern approach. So you could imagine my frustration when I found a post on my Twitter feed from Kylie and Kendall Jenner in which they dressed a model in a flannel buttoned from the top, black slacks and hoop earrings. This aesthetic, a look that made many of my family members more vulnerable to police brutality, was being used for profit by two privileged white girls. I know the complex association that Mexican communities have with cholxs. The truth is that this example of cultural appropriation is different from white girls wearing box braids or wearing a chief headdress because this kind of culture was something that Mexicans in my community are not proud of. As a child, I witnessed the last wave of cholxs in my hometown of Woodburn, Oregon. I remember going through my city and realizing that I did not see one cholx person and then immediately thinking “thank God.” My siblings and I were
pulled from going to our local school because our parents feared gang violence would harm us or pull us in. This culture was not glorified in my community and was looked at as the cause of many problems from low graduation rates and teen pregnancies to violence and substance abuse. But the reality was that these were kids from low income communities with troubled families that felt like they needed to belong. Latinx children turned to gangs because our community and America’s fear of the perceived ‘superpredator’ did not give them much of a choice. The cholx problem faded away but didn’t get resolved. And though cholx culture did result in something bad; it is still ours. When white people dress in this style they do not recognize the suffering that our communities endured because of it. It becomes a joke or something fashionable, and not seen as a serious issue that resulted in large dropout rates and imprisonments in our communities. At the end, it’s our raza and our culture.
đ&#x;“Ł OPINION SOCIALIZED SERVICES ARE NOT FREE MONEY BY MELODY CHARLES Free money does not exist. Universal education, healthcare, public transportation and parental leave are all fantastic ideas. We need them. However, I disagree with talking about them as if they are “free.â€? If Bernie Sanders supporters truly want a social democracy, we have to understand that these services are not free. It is absolutely true that many of these services are “free on deliveryâ€? in western European countries, meaning no payment is collected immediately. But this is only provided by taxes; however, it is not necessarily true that all citizens are over-taxed to pay for them. Progressive tax schemes exist while only the very rich pay the dreaded 50 percent that Fox News pundits all lament about. In some countries, the average citizen doesn’t pay that much more than the average American does. The point behind providing tax funded services is that they are seen as investments; it is fundamentally better to provide all citizens with the means to attend a university, which would likely result in higher paying salaries. It is better for citizens to have universal access to healthcare, because healthy citizens have more social and economic mobility than sick citizens. It is better to offer nutritious, subsidized meals to children at school, because children need to focus on learning. It is better to offer new parents with daycare options, because not all new parents — especially single ones — have familial support, and they may not be able to work while children are too young for public school. Let me make this point clear: I am a Social Democrat. I believe that socialism has some good ideas. My politics mirror the Labour party of Norway, or the Social Democrats
of Sweden or the Parti Socialiste of France; however, I still believe in neoliberal principles. These are not entitlements. These are not handouts. You do not “deserve� these benefits out of the kindness of the state’s heart. While I was abroad in Norway for four months, I noticed that you could be 99 percent certain that homeless people must have repeatedly denied any help, because services are that abundant. My end goal is this: I want there to be no barrier to working. For those who are skeptical about what effect social democracy would have on the economy, major brands and corporations have been founded in northern European countries where taxes are highest in Europe. Nokia, Linux, Minecraft and Angry Birds are Finnish. Spotify, Skype, Ericsson, Electrolux and IKEA are Swedish. Socialism does not necessarily spell death for innovation and investment. Moreover, why should our geography or culture impede the U.S from becoming a social democracy? We are still an incredibly wealthy country. We are in dire need of a labor revolution. Thank a socialist for the weekend, the eight hour work day, public roads and every other service that we don’t think about in our daily lives. Now, let’s work hard to protect them while we work on increasing the number of public services.  I am talking directly to Bernie supporters here: have more than a superficial understanding of social democracy. We need to familiarize ourselves with economic theorists like Keynes and Krugman. We also need to understand how these policies have thrived in certain areas like Scandinavia. We need to understand change to make change. (Creative Commons)
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UO SHOULD BE A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BY TED YANEZ
When people hear about university administrators earning more than half a million dollars annually, they might think the administrators work for a private university. Collectively, the University of Oregon’s 11 administrative leaders earn more than $2 million in salaries and car allowances. This may be unsustainable with a dwindling in-state undergraduate population. According to a 2016 Washington Post article, the University of Oregon “embarked on a campaign to boost out-of-state and international enrollment.� To be fair, the Oregon State Legislature has been decreasing education funding for some time, as mentioned by President Schill last year when he tried to save face with the students after announcing a steep tuition hike. UO Vice President for Admissions Roger Thompson brought up the issue of lower graduation rates in high school, asserting that these reasons were “not an excuse or crutch.� But is the UO really doing all it can to boost in-state enrollment? One can understand that bringing in more out-of-state students would boost the university’s total revenue, but once the university started its recruitment drive for more out-of-state students, I think that the UO should have announced plans to privatize the university. Why should the Oregon taxpayers have to support a university that won’t be educating many of their fellow residents anyway? Students would benefit in several ways. Smaller
class sizes would be an obvious benefit. Another would be that the university would have more power to experiment with ways to keep costs down for students that cannot afford an education otherwise. If the university truly cares about its students, it should at least explore becoming a private university. A private university is not the same as a private college, such as Reed College, with under 2,000 students. A private university is much bigger, which may help keep tuition lower than a conventional private school. Students and parents can also apply pressure on the university to ensure that any increase in tuition is actually needed. Currently, only the state has such power. Vice President for Student Life Dr. R. Kevin Marbury mentioned in an email about the Genocide Awareness Project – a display visiting campus that compared abortion to genocide – on Monday that the university cannot restrict certain kinds of speech due to its public university status. While I fully support free speech in every peaceful form, I’m sure the university would like to be able to tell the antiabortion group not to use graphic images to get their point across. As a private university, it could easily have that power and right to do so. Recently, the university made a decision to meet one of the demands made by the Black Student Task Force by not only implementing a new class, but also hiring UO professor Debra Thompson in order to meet another demand to hire more Black faculty.
Professor Thompson stated that a course like this was a huge success at Northwestern University, a private university. The university caters to a lot of minority groups on campus, both racial and ideological. But it sidelines conservative students. This sort of selective support for minority groups, as well as hiring new faculty based on race, is something that I would expect at a private university, not a public university that is supposed to stay politically neutral. Unfortunately, if anybody who could potentially benefit from the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) had a say in whether or not the university were to privatize, I don’t think it would ever happen. Full formula tier one PERS, which is what former Duck football coach Mike Bellotti receives, is a decent percentage of one’s last salary while they were employed by the state. That said, The Oregonian reports that Bellotti brings in about $45,645 per month in retirement. Michael Schill makes $660,000 per year plus a $14,000 car stipend. Based on his salary alone, if he were to retire with a similar benefit, he would receive a monthly benefit of $23,100. Even Oregon Governor Kate Brown earns less than $100,000 per year. For perspective, 36.01 percent of American wage earners made less than $20,000, and 49.31 percent earned less than $30,000, all in 2016. Let that sink in the next time President Schill and the UO administration announces that the university must raise tuition.
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Oregon quarterback Braxton Burmeister avoids a UCLA defender. The Ducks played the Bruins on Oct. 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Daily Bruin/Keila Maybery)
PASADENA, Calif. — The game was tied at 14-14 when Oregon received the ball for the second half. The Ducks had the momentum, and they were driving down the field. On 2nd-and-6, freshman quarterback Braxton Burmeister kept the ball to pass on what should have been a run play. The offensive line thought it was a run, and so did the running backs. UCLA defensive lineman Jaela Phillips charged unblocked at Burmeister’s blindside, and he was crushed for a six-yard sack. “That’s the youngsters fault,” head coach Willie Taggart said. “That was Braxton trying to do a little more than we needed to do. ... Again, we were moving the ball there, and that was a big mistake for us – a big loss for us. Those are the headaches that you get right now.” The play is Oregon football in a nutshell. Close, but it’s the little problems holding them back. Oregon played well in the first half — all things considered — but the same problems surfaced for the Ducks in the second half, leading to a 31-14 loss in the Rose Bowl. At the end of the day, UCLA (4-3, 2-2) had Josh Rosen, and Oregon (4-4, 1-4) had Braxton Burmeister, who continued to
struggle through three starts. The first quarter was déjà vu for Oregon. Like Stanford a week earlier, UCLA jumped to the early 14-0 lead, and Oregon’s offense was ineffective with only 48 total yards and 11 passing yards. The script flipped in the second quarter. This time Oregon sustained two touchdown drives. Burmeister began to use his ability to run, and the Ducks found their groove. Oregon had two touchdown drives of 15 plays in the second quarter, and both drives ended with Burmeister rushing touchdowns. During the second drive, Burmeister made key plays on third down. Entering the game, Oregon was 6-0f-24 on third down over the past three games; in the second quarter, the Ducks were 3-of-5 because Burmeister played well, and it helped them tie up the score at 14. “It’s easy to just feel bad for yourself, to feel sorry, feel like you can’t do it, but that’s not the case,” Taggart said. “Our guys showed down 14 that we could still move the ball around the field and make plays. We just can’t make a lot of mistakes.”
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The second half was a different story. In a game where running back Royce Freeman broke Oregon’s all-time rushing record, Oregon could not sustain drives. “I don’t think we did a good enough job finishing on offense,” center Jake Hanson said. “There were a lot of drives where we were able to pound the rock down the field and get to UCLA’s 40-yard line, 30-yard line, but we weren’t able to convert on fourth down or those 3rd-and-1.” Rosen, a projected top-5 NFL draft pick, got his rhythm in the second half. He threw for 124 yards in the third quarter on just six completions, ending the day 21-of-36 for 266 yards and two touchdowns. “In the second half, they had some explosive plays,” Taggart said. “I thought in the first half, our defense played better than what they did in the second half.” Ultimately, how do Taggart and his team stay positive amidst a three game losing streak? “When you go and watch the film you know we’re not too far away, but you also understand the situation,” Taggart said. “We’re playing a lot of young guys.” The Oregon Ducks host Cal Golden Bears at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. on Oct. 8, 2016. (Adam Eberhardt)
BY MAGGIE VANONI • TWITTER @MAGGIE_VANONI In the past two weeks, Oregon senior Taylor Agost has set career-high records in four consecutive matches — all in a position she has not played since her senior year of high school. After Oregon’s matches against Colorado and No. 15 Utah in late September, head coach Matt Ulmer noticed the team was having difficulties on the left side of the court and knew something had to change. A week later, on the morning of Oregon’s match against No. 2 Stanford, sophomore Jolie Rasmussen was told that she was not cleared to play, which led head coach
Matt Ulmer to make a change. He called upon Agost to play a full-rotation of court positions. “Matt called me, and it’s funny the way he said it,” Agost said. “He goes, ‘Are you sitting down?’ and I was like ‘Oh, no. But I can be.’ It was kind of a shock at first and it was a big game with Stanford. I told myself that I had two choices: I could either be nervous and cower, or I could rise to the occasion and be aggressive.” Even with limited practices in her new
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position, Agost ended the weekend with a career-high 11 digs against the Cardinals and a career-high five aces two days later against Cal. “We could have done what we did last week, but I didn’t like it enough,” Ulmer said after the match against Stanford. “I thought we had a better shot making a move and Taylor hasn’t played all the way around in the outside since high school. She was phenomenal.” Agost’s standout performances in the new lineup continued during Oregon’s road trip to Washington the following week. In last Wednesday’s five set loss against then-ranked No. 14 Washington, Agost earned her second doubledouble of the season with a career-high 19 kills and tied her record 11 digs. For the second straight match, Agost ended Oregon’s five set win over Washington State with 24 kills, another career high and the most by a Duck since September of 2016. The senior added seven digs, two blocks and an ace to the night’s performance as well. “Taylor Agost was fantastic all week and without her, it would have been really rough,” Ulmer he No. 15 Oregon Ducks host the Arizona Wildcats at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. (Adam Eberhardt)
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said. “I’m really proud of what she’s done. I think her teammates are willing to have her back, and she’s becoming a leader.” Aside from the string of career highs, Agost has enjoyed playing more with her teammates and adding more responsibility to her role on the court. “What I like most is not even volleyball related,” Agost said. “It’s just being able to be on the court more with my team and being able to give more. I’m so passionate about volleyball and I love my teammates so much, so being on the court and providing a bunch of energy and enthusiasm is the best part.” Teammate and fellow senior Maggie Scott said that Agost’s new position has taken a lot of pressure off her role as setter, because she knows that if the team becomes out of sync, she can count on Agost to get them back on track. “I think it not only shows her athletic ability, but also her versatility,” Scott said. “I have been playing with her for four years so to see her grow into the player she is right now has been really special. I’m super proud and happy for her.”
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JUST HAD A GREAT SUMMER, AND HE’S FILLING BIG SHOES FOR MEN’S GOLF BY AUGUST HOWELL • TWITTER @HOWELL_AUGUST Oregon freshman Norman Xiong tees off at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate on Feb. 19. (Photo courtesy of Mike Walsh and GoDucks)
Norman Xiong has been playing golf at a high level for most of his life, but he has never had a year quite like this one. His latest victory at the Nike Collegiate Invitational at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon, was just the latest in a batch of big victories this summer. “To have two wins already, it’s a really good feeling,” Xiong said. He has won two out of the team’s three tournaments thus far, shooting 12 under par and 13 under par at the Rod Meyers Invite and Nike Collegiate Invite, respectively. Xiong, 18, is ranked No. 6 in the world for amateurs, according to WorldAmateurGolfRanking.com. Though he does look at his rankings occasionally, he said he doesn’t let it get to his head nor affect his play. Xiong won the Western Amateur Championship on Aug. 5, beating Doc Redman of Clemson in a 22-hole victory. Xiong loves that course, which is good considering they played the longest final match in tournament history, according to Matt Harness. “I haven’t played that much golf, ever,” Xiong said. “We both had a great time.” Though Xiong arrived a year after Aaron Wise, one of Oregon’s best golfers, he learned a lot from former teammate Wyndham Clark. Clark, now a professional, is the opposite of Xiong, at least personality-wise, according to head coach Casey Martin. “Wyndham is the hardest worker on the planet,” Martin explained. Because of Xiong’s laid back personality, he doesn’t feel the need to practice 20 hours a day. Clark, on the other hand, is very mechanical and his work ethic was on display every day. “I think Norman watching Wyndham,
watching how hard he works and how disciplined he is, Norman definitely picked up on a few of those things and it made him a better player” Martin said. Even as a sophomore, Xiong is considered a team leader. After graduating from Temescal Canyon High School early, Xiong enrolled at Oregon last January. He’s not known for grinding in every tournament he can get into, but he picks and chooses the big ones, and more often than not, he’s in the mix to win it. “I had been telling my team about him forever. ... The moment he showed up, he had everyone’s respect,” Martin said. That respect has continued to the international stage, where Xiong and Cal golfer Collin Morikawa dominated the first round of match play at the Walker Cup this summer in Los Angeles. They went 8-and-7, and essentially clinched halfway though the first round. It’s a prestigious tournament, pitting the top amateur golfers from Great Britain and Ireland against the United States. Xiong and Morikawa posted one of the Walker Cup’s larger 18-hole victory in history. “I definitely didn’t expect that,” said Xiong. “Our hearts were pumping.” The duo helped the U.S. win the Walker Cup 19-to-7. Xiong was also selected to be on the 2017 U.S. Arnold Palmer Cup, a competition between the best collegiate golfers in the U.S. and Europe. At this point in the season, Xiong is feeling good about his game. He believes there is room for improvement for the team, as it is still early in the season. The next challenge for the team the East Lake Cup, a three day tournament in Atlanta where Xiong will surely be looking to go back-to-back.
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Oregon setter Maggie Scott (3) hits the ball back over the net. The No. 15 Oregon Ducks host the Arizona Wildcats at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. (Adam Eberhardt)
The No. 15 Oregon Ducks swept the Arizona State Sun Devils at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday night to win their third match in a row. The win improved Oregon’s record to 13-5 and 6-4 in the Pac-12. It was the Sun Devils’ tenth loss in a row, leaving the team still searching for their first conference victory. “I thought we played more of a complete game,” Ducks Head Coach Matt Ulmer said. ”I liked our energy throughout and I thought they tested us really well.” Looking to put the Sun Devils away in the third set and earn the sweep, trailing by one, Oregon scored 6 of 7 to take a 10-6 lead. The Ducks had four different three-point bursts throughout the set and won it easily — 25-14 to clinch the victory. The Ducks benefited from the play of sophomore Jolie Rasmussen, who played in her second match since missing nearly a month due to injury. She led the team with 10 kills. “It’s really exciting having Jolie back,” Ducks Right Side hitter Willow Johnson said. “She’s gotten so much bigger and stronger this year.” The first set was played close throughout, until Oregon scored three points in a row to take a 21-17 lead and force a Sun Devils timeout. Out of the timeout the Sun Devils tried to get back in the match, scoring 2 of 3, but the
Ducks put the Sun Devils away with a 2520 win on a Sun Devils service error. “Summet has been playing really well, and that’s opening up other players,” Johnson said. “I think we’ve also been using our height well which has been helping. I think we played collectively and with a lot of energy. We just need to bring that every night.” The Ducks began the second set much stronger. They surrendered the first point before scoring nine in a row to take control early. Later, trailing 16-6, the Sun Devils tried to battle back, scoring five straight to cut the lead in half. After two straight Oregon points, Arizona State scored 5 of 6 to pull within three points and force an Oregon timeout. After the timeout, the Sun Devils pulled within two, but the Ducks scored five-of-six, needing just one point to win the set. Arizona State rallied for three straight points, forcing another Oregon timeout. The Ducks won the set 25-21 on a kill by Sumeet Gill. She finished the match with nine kills. The Ducks take on the No. 12 Utah Utes on Wednesday at Matthew Knight Arena. The last time the two met in September, the Ducks came away with a five-set victory on the road. “The only loss Utah has right now is to us,” Ulmer said of Utah’s Pac-12 record. “So you know they’re going to be coming after us, looking to make up for that one.”
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SONGHOY BLUES WITH MASCARAS AT WOW HALL (291 W. 8TH AVE), 8 P.M., TICKETS $15 ADVANCE AND $17 AT THE DOOR
Mali’s Songhoy Blues will be performing at WOW Hall in Eugene this Tuesday. The group formed after the country’s civil war, and its work has always been political. The band’s new album, “Resistance,� was recorded at The Pool studio in London, with the help of producer
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Neil Comber. Comber has worked with a variety of artists including MIA and English indie-pop wunderkind Declan Mckenna. The music magazine Mojo has called the band, “desert R&B,� and in the past its members have worked with artists such as Iggy Pop. Portland’s Mascaras will open.
GEO STUDY ABROAD FAIR AT ESSLINGER 116, 3:30 TO 4:30 P.M., FREE AND OPEN TO UO STUDENTS
Spending a semester abroad is an excellent way to improve your language skills, meet new people and see what the world looks like from a different perspective. With 250 different programs in 90 countries, Global Education
Oregon (UO’s study abroad office) has programs to fit all kinds of different interests and majors. GEO will be hosting an info session this Thursday where you can learn specifically about study abroad programs in the global health fields.
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28 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M., DOGS AT THE DUCK NEST AT ERB MEMORIAL UNION, FREE FOR STUDENTS to help students relax and decompress before Week Five storms in. The Duck Nest is the UO’s center for self-care and life-balance learning. Frolicking with puppies definitely falls under that umbrella.
Dogs, doggos, puppies, puppers or whatever you call our four legged friends, they will be here in full force this Saturday starting at 11 a.m. The organization People and Animals Who Serve will provide the companions
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DANCE’S ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SPOOKTASTIC AT FROHNMAYER MUSIC BUILDING, 6 P.M., FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The UO School of Music and Dance will present the seventh annual Halloween Spooktastic concert Sunday, Oct. 29. Student musicians and performers will come together to bring the Eugene community a family-friendly performance of Halloween classics. Halloween
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Spooktastic will feature the UO Trombone Choir, TubaEuphonium Ensemble and Apocalyptic Brass putting a classical spin on seasonal favorites. The concert will start at 6 p.m. in the Frohnmayer Music Building. All ages are welcome and costumes are encouraged.
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23 October Monday Live BE WELL WEDNESDAYS (Wednesday) 2:00 - 2:50 PM EMU, Duck Nest Room 041 1395 University St., Eugene, OR Join us for Be Well Wednesdays—a weekly interactive workshop. Learn to identify and reduce your own stress through relaxation and stress management techniques. No sign-up required, all students are welcome to drop-in. GET PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ABROAD: GEO INTERNSHIP INFO SESSION (Wednesday) 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Esslinger Hall, Room 112 Find out how you can earn credit and get professional experience abroad. CAREER PATHS LAUNCH (Wednesday) 4:00 - 5:30 Knight Library, Browsing Room The Department of Political Science is launching a program that offers PS majors pathways that connect to career goals. Come and join us for snacks and a discussion about these new opportunities! INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION: RELAX AND RENEW (Wednesday) 5:00 - 6:00 pm EMU, Duck Nest Room 041 Registration is now open for Relax and Renew, a six-week introduction to meditation class that is open to University of Oregon students, faculty, and staff. Advance sign-up is required and space is limited; call 541-346-2770 to reserve a spot. Students $15 for all six weeks, Faculty/Staff $25 for all six weeks.
Learn ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT FALL LECTURE SERIES (Monday) Lawrence Hall, Room 206 A lecture by Dr. Richard Corsi from The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering on how indoor surfaces impact our health in terms of exposure to indoor atmospheres and air pollution. This discussion will touch on the materials and factors that play a key role in surface interactions and the research potential for future smart use of these materials. MASTER CLASS: JANET SCHMALFELDT, TROTTER VISITING PROFESSOR (Monday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Collier House, 1170 East 13th
Ave, Eugene, OR, 97403 Master class with SOMD pianists and singers, featuring works by Beethoven and Schubert. This event is open to all and is free of charge. ASK A BIKE MECHANIC: DERAILLEURS MAINTENANCE NIGHT (Monday) 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Bike Program in the EMU Acquire some useful bike maintenance knowledge that will keep your bike riding smoothly. UO Bike Program mechanics will focus on a different topic each week. This is perfect for those who need guidance through a difficult fix or are unable to commit to Bike School. Sign up in the OP Barn or BP EMU space! $10 DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCT DESIGN LECTURE: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN STUDIO (Monday) 6:00 pm 942 Olive Street, Eugene, OR, 97403 Ladies & Gentlemen Studio is a multi-faceted design studio based in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood. Their aesthetic and design philosophy embraces complementary opposites with an unexpected balance of warm minimalism, playful austerity, and simple sophistication. Free
Play STRANGER THINGS 2 PREMIER COUNTDOWN: E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (Monday) 7:00 pm EMU, Redwood Auditorium, Room 214 1395 University St., Eugene, OR Join the Department of Cinema Studies for the countdown to the “Stranger Things” season 2 premiere watch party! The countdown begins with a screening of “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”, one of the ‘80s films that inspired “Stranger Things”. There will be free snacks and prizes!! Free and open to the community! Free
24 October Tuesday Live OREGON - WHERE PAST IS PRESENT (Tuesday) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR Delve into Oregon’s story, from the first Americans at Paisley Caves to the dynamic cultures of today’s tribes. This newly enhanced exhibit combines interactive technology, hands-on experiences, and world-class collections—show-
casing 14,000 years of Oregon stories, and inviting you to tell your own. Explore the galleries, try your hand at ancient weaving styles, test your skills as an archaeologist, and much more! INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUB MEETING (Tuesday) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Lillis Building Complex, Room 132 All students are welcome to join the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club for our meeting on Tuesday, October 24, Craft Crickets (from Eugene) will speak to us about their business and the growing cricket industry!
Learn UO SPORTS PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ONLINE INFO SESSION (Tuesday) 8:00 am - 9:00 am Online: http://uospm. co/2wIwQdX Join us for an information session to learn about the University of Oregon Master of Science in Sports Product Management, a world-class education rooted in theory and hands-on experience. We will cover: how the 18-month program is structured, the admissions process, postgraduation careers, and more. Become a leader within sports product management by learning from the industry’s best in the global hub for sports products – Portland, Oregon. BUDGET MORE, BORROW LESS: PERSONAL FINANCE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS (Tuesday) 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Susan Campbell Hall, Graduate Student Lounge Room 111, 1431 Johnson Lane, Eugene, OR We will share effective ways of developing good financial habits and effectively managing your financial aid. RSVP here Budget More Borrow Less Financial Planning for Graduate Students. Free AFRICAN STUDIES LECTURE SERIES (Tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Knight Library, Browsing Room This lecture, “Manuel Rui and the Postcolonial Angola that Is Not,” is part of the African Studies Lecture Series. The lecture will be given by Lanie Millar, who is part of the Romance Language and Comparative Literature departments at the University of Oregon. 2 PM WALK & TALKS AT THE MUSEUM (Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 Tuesdays through Sundays at 2:00 p.m. $5 general admission, $10 family admission,
$3 seniors and youths. Free admission for museum members and UO faculty, staff, and students. BIKE SCHOOL (Tuesday) 6:00 - 8:00 pm Bike Program in the EMU Learn the joy of fixing your own bicycle with professional instruction in our DIY bike shop. This six-session course will teach you to repair and maintain a standard road, mountain, or commuter bike. Featuring instruction from Al Hongo. Sign up at the OP Barn or the UO Bike Program in the EMU! $65 for 6 sessions TOASTMASTERS MEETING (Tuesday) 7:00 pm Chiles, Room 125 925 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR Join us to improve your public speaking and leadership skills in a supportive, low-stress environment. Both members and visitors are welcome. You do not need to be a university student to attend. #WhereLeadersAreMade
Eat TACO TUESDAYS All Day (Tuesday) Agate Alley Bistro, 1461 E 19th Ave Eugene, OR 97403 Tuesdays are for tacos and Agate Alley has the best in town! The fiesta runs all day long and features both food and drink especiales!
Play INTRAMURAL SPORTS CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT DEADLINE (Tuesday) 12:00 pm Student Recreation Center (SRC) Submit your team for our Intramural Sports CornholeTournament on October 27th 4:00-8:00pm on Turf Field 3. Sign up at IMLeagues.com and pay at the SRC Service Center Desk by deadline. Divisions are open and your team can consist of any gender combination. $10 per team. SONGHOY BLUES (Tuesday) 8:00 pm WOW Hall, 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR, 97401 Songhoy Blues is a desert punk / blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after they were forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia Law. FREE REGGAE NIGHTS AT HI-FI HOSTED BY SOL SEED (Tuesday) 9:00 pm Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 A new weekly reason to get out of your house and get out and dance! Join us on Tuesdays for music from some of Sol Seed’s favorite touring Reggae bands they’ve met on the road as well as bands
moving through the area! 21+
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COMEDY NIGHT WITH CHAZ LOGAN HYDE (Tuesday) 9:00 pm Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St, Eugene, Oregon 97401
KRAUSE GALLERY EXHIBIT: “(NOT) DEAD” (Monday) 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Lawrence Hall, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Room 101 1190 Franklin Blvd., Eugene, OR (Not) your paint-by-thenumbers kit from Michaels. (Not) something your fiveyear-old could make. (Not) an image instead of an object. (Not) an object instead of a image(???). (Not) Dead is a collection of visual statements by Izzy Cho and Tricia Knope. This is a painting show(???) satirizing painting and its dichotomy between elitist inaccessibility and ubiquity within popular culture. Free
JESSE MEADE NIGHT (Tuesday) 9:30 pm - 1:00 am Cornucopia Bar and Burgers, 207 E 5th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 Join us every Tuesday night at 9:30 for a special live performance by Jesse Meade and a new special guest! Jesse Meade is a singer-songwriter now living in Eugene, Oregon. He accompanies himself with his own finger-style, acoustic guitar playing while performing both original material and an array of cover songs.
OREGON - WHERE PAST IS PRESENT (Tuesday) 11 am - 5 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR Showcasing 14,000 years of Oregon stories, and inviting you to tell your own.
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DIGNITY: TRIBES IN TRANSITION (Tuesday) 11 am - 5 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR Paying homage to Indigenous Peoples around the world through 60 stunning and intimate portraits.
Live BE WELL WEDNESDAYS (Wednesday) 2:00 - 2:50 PM EMU, Duck Nest Room 041 1395 University St., Eugene, OR Join us for Be Well Wednesdays—a weekly interactive workshop. Learn to identify and reduce your own stress through relaxation and stress management techniques. No sign-up required, all students are welcome to drop-in.
PAISLEY CAVES AND THE FIRST AMERICANS (Tuesday) 11 am - 5 pm Discover the evolving story of the First Americans. APPLYING TO LAW SCHOOL - PRE LAW INFO SESSION (Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Oregon Hall, Room 360 This info session will provide students with information on how to develop a competitive application for law school.
GET PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ABROAD: GEO INTERNSHIP INFO SESSION (Wednesday) 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Esslinger Hall, Room 112 Find out how you can earn credit and get professional experience abroad.
2 PM WALK & TALKS AT THE MUSEUM (Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 Tuesdays through Sundays at 2:00 p.m. $5 general admission, $10 family admission, $3 seniors and youths. Free admission for museum members and UO faculty, staff, and students.
CAREER PATHS LAUNCH (Wednesday) 4:00 - 5:30 Knight Library, Browsing Room The Department of Political Science is launching a program that offers PS majors pathways that connect to career goals. Come and join us for snacks and a discussion about these new opportunities! INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION: RELAX AND RENEW (Wednesday) 5:00 - 6:00 pm EMU, Duck Nest Room 041 Registration is now open for Relax and Renew, a six-week introduction to meditation class that is open to University of Oregon students, faculty, and staff. Advance sign-up is required and space is limited; call 541-346-2770 to reserve a spot. Students $15 for all six weeks, Faculty/Staff $25 for all six weeks.
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BULLY’S SOPHOMORE LP ‘LOSING’ IS HONEST AND ENERGETIC BUT SUFFERS FROM INVARIABILITY
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BY NICOLAS CASTILLON Bully’s latest LP, “Losing,� is out on Sub Pop Records, which feels fitting. The Nashville band’s grunge-influenced sound is reminiscent of many artists that the label helped popularize during the late ‘80s and ‘90s. Unfortunately, the strong energy Bully brings on this sophomore album does little to make up for its forgettable nature. On “Losing,� frontwoman Alicia Bognanno establishes her honest and angsty songwriting during the opening track “Feel the Same.� In fewer than two minutes, the song finds an aggressive punk feel with loud, overdriven guitars. Bognanno’s lyrics — “Cut my hair / I feel the same / Masturbate / I feel the same� — communicate her frustrating monotony that explodes into a noisy chorus near the track’s end. A similar frustrated attitude is found on the track “Kills to be Resistant,� which was released as a single prior to the album’s release. The song’s lyrics focus on the draining aspects of a complicated relationship: “When I’m alone, I stare at your picture / When I’m around you,
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I try to keep my distance.� On other songs, like “Spiral,� Bognanno offers up sharp observations. “It just takes one disagreement for you to remember the one time I fucked up,� she sings. These lyrics seem to be the focus on “Losing,� and they are both vulnerable and self-reflective. On many songs, Bognanno lists a number of her own shortcomings, but at no point does it come off as powerless. Bognanno’s blaring vocals continually give a sense of strength and control. Musically, Bully finds a good balance between pop and grunge influences. This can be attributed to the band’s attention to dynamics, in addition to the record’s cohesive production. Bognanno, who interned at Steve Albini’s well-known Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, recorded and mixed the album herself — and her production talent shows. There is a noticeable step up in production on this album from the band’s 2015 debut “Feels Like.� On “Losing,� each instrument and vocal track is made clear and
distinct without hurting the band’s gritty, fuzzfilled sound. This only strengthens Bully’s solid rhythm section. Drummer Stewart Copeland — not to be confused with the Police drummer — shines on tracks like “Focused,� offering a solid backbone to Bognanno’s songwriting, alongside bassist Reece Lazarus’ stable playing. But on a complete listen, a handful of the album’s tracks can blend together. Bully’s sound is definite, yet there is little variation involved between songs. Bognanno’s overdubbed vocals also become excessive at some points, which is distracting and leads to a feeling of overproduction that hurts the band’s intended raw sound. This album has its enjoyable moments and Bognanno delivers a clear voice, but Bully would have benefitted from taking more risks on this latest release. Unfortunately, “Losing� is a wellmade album that can become less interesting on repeat listens.
đ&#x;”Š MUSIC REVIEW: IRON & WINE GIVES UNIQUE INTIMATE EXPERIENCE TO SOLD-OUT MCDONALD THEATRE Sam Beam plays on a stormy stage. Iron & Wine performs at McDonald Theatre on Oct. 19, 2017. (Sarah Northrop)
BY SARAH NORTHROP • TWITTER @SARAH_NORTHROP As rain poured on the streets of downtown Eugene, the crowd inside the sold-out McDonald Theatre remained dry, eagerly awaiting Iron & Wine’s calming acoustic sound beneath a dreamy sky of decorative clouds. Sam Beam, better known by his stage name, Iron & Wine, played with a unique supporting band Thursday night, with members consisting of Elizabeth Goodfellow on drums/ percussion, Eliza Jones on keys/organ, Teddy Rankin-Parker on cello and Sebastian Steinberg on bass. When the packed theater’s lights finally dimmed, Beam and his band took the stage and were met with thunderous applause. The neo-folk singer/songwriter took a swig from his namesake glass of wine and proceeded to give his version of a warm welcome to the crowd. “I thought you guys were gonna show up fucked-up and rowdy,â€? Beam joked. “It’s been a long time since I stepped foot in Eugene‌ It’s a blessing to come all the way across the country to a big room of smiling people,â€? he added more sincerely. Beam traded his wine for one of four adjacent Taylor guitars and gracefully began to pick its nylon strings, beginning the set with the soothing “Passing Afternoon,â€? from popular album “Our Endless Numbered Days.â€? Though the show was part of a tour promoting Iron & Wine’s latest release, “Beast Epic,â€? the setlist touched on the majority of the singer/songwriter’s discography, with songs expanding across nine records. Beam continued with new track, “Call It Dreaming,â€? followed by a rhythmic, entertaining rendition of his 2011 “Monkeys Uptown.â€? Steinberg’s slappy performance on stand-up bass created the song’s backbone, as crowd members swayed and bobbed their heads. This performance was later followed by Iron & Wine hit, “Flightless Bird, American Mouth.â€? Easily one of the most recognizable and anticipated songs of the night, the crowd erupted in screams and cheers before Beam could play a second chord. Beam laughed at the audience’s reaction, paused and gave a humorously exasperated look before resuming the song. The crowd settled, and looked to the stage with expressions inspired by Beam’s poetic lyricism. Halfway through the set, Beam’s band exited the stage, leaving self-
described “main squeeze,� Beam softly illuminated in orange, candle-like light. “Now for some you-and-me time,� he said, continuing the show with a more intimate performance of another new track, “Song in Stone.� Beam tuned his guitar in preparation for his next song, “Lovers’ Revolution,� a rollercoaster performance that can only be heard at live performances, which includes laughter, ad libbing and beatboxing. Despite the slower nature of Iron and Wine’s folk songs, the crowd remained lively and energetic in its own way — exchanging banter and jokes with Beam throughout the night. “I love you!� exclaimed a voice coming from the back of the room. “Thank’s for coming, Dad,� Beam replied. Another audience member called out, “How’s your wine? Does it taste like iron?� �Did you time yourself to see how long it took for you to come up with that?� the singer replied. Beam’s personality was entertaining enough that he was able to keep good energy flowing throughout the night, even with the set being mostly slower songs. His character proved that he can put on a show by himself just as good as any full-ensemble could. When the band returned for “Trapeze Swinger,� the Eugene crowd cheered for Beam’s lyrics: “The pearly gates / Had some eloquent graffiti / Like “We’ll meet again,� and “Fuck the Man!� The uniqueness of Beam’s band shone through in the songs that followed, where percussionist Elizabeth Goodfellow created oneof-a-kind sounds with a wide array of objects, including chimes and crank noisemaker toys. After wrapping-up the initial set with “Jesus the Mexican Boy,� Beam waved goodbye to the McDonald Theatre audience, taking his band and his wine with him. The exit was short-lived, and after a minute of the crowd generating hype, Iron & Wine promptly returned to the stage. This time, band members appeared wearing fake beards, paying homage to Beam’s trademark facial hair. Soft, blue light filled the McDonald Theatre as Iron & Wine played “Boy With a Coin.� The crowd grinned and swayed along. When the song ended, fans were still cheering for their favorite bearded bard. Beam picked up his glass, waved Eugene good night and waltzed offstage.
Percussionist Elizabeth Goodfellow plays a wide array of unique noisemaking objects. Iron & Wine performs at McDonald Theatre on Oct. 19, 2017. (Sarah Northrop)
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ERTH’S DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE (Wednesday) 6:30 pm Hult Center for the Performing Arts Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE guides your family on a breathtaking tour that begins in pre-historic Australia. You’ll observe, meet and interact with an eye-popping collection of amazingly life-like dinosaurs and other creatures presented in a theatrical performance that will thrill and entertain kids. FREE FUNK JAM! (Wednesday) 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 FREE Funk Jam! at Hi-Fi Lounge. Every Wednesday! Show: 9pm. 21+ FREE Admission. COMEDY NIGHT AT FALLING SKY (Wednesday) 9:00 pm EMU, Falling Sky Free! KARAOKE NIGHT AT THE CORN! (Wednesday) 9:30 pm Cornucopia Bar and Burgers, 207 E 5th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 Join us every Wednesday night at 5th Street Cornucopia for a fun night of Karaoke with Slick Nick! Let’s hear what you got!
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NET IMPACT UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTER MEETING (Thursday) Anstett Hall, Room 195, 965 East 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403 Join us for the weekly meeting of UO’s sustainable business club. UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER FLU CLINIC (Thursday) 8:00 am - 11:00 am
University Health and Counseling Center Duck the Flu! UHC flu clinics make it quick and convenient for you to receive a seasonal flu shot to protect you this fall and winter. $20 for students PRACTICE INTERVIEWS WITH KROGER/FRED MEYER (Thursday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Hendricks Hall, Career Center, Room 220 The UO Career Center’s Practice Interview Program is a safe place to practice interview skills, gain confidence and receive interview feedback from an experienced hiring professional. GRADUATE STUDENT WRITING SUPPORT GROUP (Thursday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Susan Campbell Hall, Graduate Student Lounge, Room 111 Spend an hour each week to set weekly writing goals, and share the struggles and accomplishments of academic writing and become more productive and accountable with your time by joining the Graduate Student Writing Group. You must commit to attend every week and have a long-term writing project you are working on.
Learn KRAUSE GALLERY EXHIBIT: “(NOT) DEAD” (Monday-Sunday) 10:00 am 6:00 pm Lawrence Hall, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Room 101 1190 Franklin Blvd., Eugene, OR (Not) your paint-by-thenumbers kit from Michaels. (Not) something your fiveyear-old could make. (Not) an image instead of an object. (Not) an object instead of a image(???). (Not) Dead is a collection of visual statements by Izzy Cho and Tricia Knope. This is a painting show(???) satirizing painting and its dichotomy between elitist inaccessibility and ubiquity within popular culture. Free
OREGON - WHERE PAST IS PRESENT (Monday-Sunday) 11 am - 5 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR Showcasing 14,000 years of Oregon stories, and inviting you to tell your own. DIGNITY: TRIBES IN TRANSITION (Monday-Sunday) 11 am - 5 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR Paying homage to Indigenous Peoples around the world through 60 stunning and intimate portraits. PAISLEY CAVES AND THE FIRST AMERICANS (Monday-Sunday) 11 am - 5 pm Discover the evolving story of the First Americans. ASK THE DIETICIAN (Thursday) 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Student Recreation Center (SRC) Stop by the UO Rec Center to get all your brief nutrition questions answered by our University Health Center’s Registered Dietitian! STRONG INTEREST INVENTORY WORKSHOP (Thursday) 1:30 pm Hendricks Hall, Career Room 220 Identify your key interest themes through group activities and the Strong Interest Inventory (SII). Learn how to apply this information to make more meaningful choices. HOW TO SUPPORT A FRIEND IN DISTRESS (Thursday) 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm EMU, Duck Nest, Room 041 While this can be a rewarding and meaningful experience, supporting someone in distress can be tough and it’s common to question whether you’re saying or doing the right thing. In this workshop, we will discuss helpful tips for supporting another student in distress while also maintaining your own sense of wellbeing.
DROP-IN ENERGY RELEASE TECHNIQUES (Thursday) 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EMU, Duck Nest, Room 041 Learn unique, easy relaxation techniques that you can put to use daily for quick benefit. 2 PM WALK & TALKS AT THE MUSEUM (Monday-Sunday) 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 Tuesdays through Sundays at 2:00 p.m. $5 general admission, $10 family admission, $3 seniors and youths. Free admission for museum members and UO faculty, staff, and students.
Play BODY BY BELLYDANCE (Thursday) 5:30 - 6:30 PM Gerlinger Hall, Room 220, 1468 University St., Eugene, OR A workout unlike any other! Join internationally renowned bellydancer Michelle Joyce to shimmy and shake your way to a better body. $12 or $10 with class card DUCKS AFTER DARK: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Thursday) 8:15 pm EMU, Redwood Auditorium, Room 214, 1395 University St., Eugene, OR Join us in the EMU Redwood 214 for a free movie! Plus we have FREE popcorn and soda for UO students with a valid UO ID! Doors Open/Activity Starts at 8:15pm Movie Starts at 9:00pm This event is sponsored by the University of Oregon Police Department (UOPD) Rating: PG-13, Free TRIVIA NIGHT AT FALLING SKY (Wednesday) 9:00 pm EMU, Falling Sky 1395 University St., Eugene, OR Free! GRATEFUL DEAD FAMILY JAM (Thursday) 9:00 pm Luckeys Club 933 Olive St., Eugene, OR
Doors open at 9:00 pm, Show starts at 10:00 pm, $3, 21+ ALL LANGUAGES GAME NIGHTS (Thursday) 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm McKenzie Hall, Room 175 Language, socializing, cards, and other games make this family friendly game night a lot of fun. Our twist: the games come from around the world and are simple to learn (but maybe not to win!) Join us. UO SOCCER VS UTAH (Thursday) 7 pm Papé Field, 2727 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, OR Come watch your Oregon Ducks face off against Utah!
27 October Friday Live FRIDAY BIKE RIDES (Friday) 3:30 - 5:00 PM, Bike Program in the EMU Let’s gather and explore Eugene by bike! UO Bike Program staff and First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs) will partner to plan and guide some community rides. Routes are accessible to all bike-abilities. Bring your own bike, or rent one from us ahead of time. We can connect you with adaptive bicycle resources! Sign up on our website now and ride-on! FREE! FALL FAMILY WEEKEND 2017 (Friday-Sunday) University of Oregon Fall Family Weekend, hosted in conjunction with Homecoming, is a great opportunity for families to visit campus, experience a day in the life of a Duck student, and participate in various opportunities such as athletic events, Craft Center workshops, and Homecoming activities.
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UO INNOVATION SUMMIT (Friday) 9:00 am - 11:00 pm Join us as for an interdisciplinary festival as we highlight innovation among our students, faculty, and alumni, as well as in the wider Eugene community. The UO Innovation Summit will connect participants to ideas, resources, and one another to advance entrepreneurial knowledge, opportunities, and shared pursuits. QUACKTRACKPITCH BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION (Friday) 10:00 am - 11:00 am Hayward Field In partnership with TrackTown USA and as part of the UO Innovation Summit, we offer the world’s fastest collegiate pitch competition taking place on historic Hayward Field! Got a business or nonprofit idea? Apply for one of 10 spots to pitch your idea for the chance to win up to $1000. The catch? You will pitch your idea while running a 400 meter lap around Hayward Field. RELAXATION YOGA (Friday) 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EMU, Duck Nest, Room 041 Join us for a half-hour session of relaxation yoga in our space. We have the mats, all you need is yourself! YOGA FOR DUCKS - OM YOUR QUACK (Friday) 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Student Recreation Center Room 290, Uptown Courts Yoga for Ducks, aims to build a bridge between individuals and our community. It provides a space and opportunity for self-reflection and empowerment towards self-actualization. Through yoga movement and breath we create strong, lasting change. Innovate, cognate and recreate for health and wellbeing. KNIGHT CAMPUS REVEAL (Friday) 3:00 pm Ford Alumni Center, Giustina Ballroom Flyovers, animations and artistic renderings of interior and exterior building designs of the $1 billion Knight Campus will be revealed to
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the public at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, in the Giustina Ballroom of the Ford Alumni Center. The event is open to the campus community and the general public.
Learn KRAUSE GALLERY EXHIBIT: “(NOT) DEAD” (Monday) 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Lawrence Hall, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Room 101 1190 Franklin Blvd., Eugene, OR (Not) your paint-by-thenumbers kit from Michaels. (Not) something your fiveyear-old could make. (Not) an image instead of an object. (Not) an object instead of a image(???). (Not) Dead is a collection of visual statements by Izzy Cho and Tricia Knope. This is a painting show(???) satirizing painting and its dichotomy between elitist inaccessibility and ubiquity within popular culture. Free OREGON - WHERE PAST IS PRESENT (Tuesday) 11 am - 5 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR Showcasing 14,000 years of Oregon stories, and inviting you to tell your own. DIGNITY: TRIBES IN TRANSITION (Tuesday) 11 am - 5 pm Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, 1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR Paying homage to Indigenous Peoples around the world through 60 stunning and intimate portraits. PAISLEY CAVES AND THE FIRST AMERICANS (Tuesday) 11 am - 5 pm Discover the evolving story of the First Americans.
MASS DEPORTATION ARE INTERTWINED (Friday) 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm William W. Knight Law Center, Room 184 Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Torrie Hester, and Sharon Luk come and lead this public discussion and scholarly symposium.
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2 PM WALK & TALKS AT THE MUSEUM (Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Museum of Natural and Cultural History 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 Tuesdays through Sundays at 2:00 p.m. $5 general admission, $10 family admission, $3 seniors and youths. Free admission for museum members and UO faculty, staff, and students.
CRAFT CENTER FREE FRIDAY POP-UP WORKSHOPS (Friday) 1:30 - 3:00 PM 1395 University St., Eugene, OR We’ll be in front of the Stadium Stairs inside the EMU, doing a different free workshop or demo every week. Drop in anytime from 12:30 to 3:00 to join us and try something crafty!
ISLAM, FEMINISM, AND THE WOMEN’S MOSQUE MOVEMENT (Friday) 9:00 am - 12:30 pm, and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Gerlinger Hall, Room 302 This symposium brings together scholars from multidisciplinary perspectives to explore the histories and contemporary debates on the themes of Islamic feminism and their application in the areas of law, democracy, globalization, and writing.
FISHBOWL FRIDAY! (Friday) 4:00 - 8:00 pm EMU, Fishbowl 1395 University St., Eugene, OR Come to Fishbowl Fridays. Meet new people, play board games with friends, get a free Starbucks Coffee, win raffle prizes, have fun doing activities and more.New games and activities each week. Free for anyone!
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CROSS COUNTRY PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP (Friday) 11:00 am Springfield Country Club, 90333 Sunderman Road,
Springfield, OR, 97478 Come watch the PAC-12 Cross Country Championships as they take off. BINGO NIGHTS PRESENTED BY CONNECT THE DUCKS (Friday) 7:00 - 8:00 pm EMU, Fishbowl 1395 University St., Eugene, OR Join us in the EMU Fishbowl from 7pm-8pm for the opportunity to play bingo, make new friends, and win cool prizes! Free FRIDAY NIGHT BALLROOM DANCE (Friday) 7:30 pm Woodruff Gym, 1468 University St., Eugene, OR Gerlinger HalWe are the largest social dancing group on the University of Oregon Campus. We provide a fun, dry social event on Friday nights. Each weekly event consists of an hour lesson in one of these dances followed by two hours of social dance. Admission to the dance is $5 for students (with ID) and $7 for community members. The lesson is included in admission. HOMECOMING PARADE 2017 (Friday) 4:00 pm Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Parade route will begin at 13th Ave and Agate Street, proceed to 13th Ave. and University Street, and continue
DOGS AT THE DUCK NEST (Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EMU, Duck Nest, Room 041 Pet some PAAWS pups and destress for the day.
south to 18th Avenue. WVMF HOMECOMING CONCERT (Friday) 5:30 pm EMU O Desk Join Willamette Valley Music Festival for our first FREE concert event of the year! Enjoy music by Down Home Boys, the Brass Quintet, and more! We will have FREE Popcorn, WVMF merchandise, and stickers.
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DUCKS HOCKEY VS ASU (Friday) 7 pm Rink Exchange, 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR, 97402 $2 for students
Play MOUNT PISGAH ARBORETUM MUSHROOM FESTIVAL (Sunday) 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Don’t miss our annual fall celebration of mushrooms and the harvest season. Set aside the day for a day of mushrooms, great live music, food, arts and crafts, children’s activities, hay rides, nature walks, the Scarecrow contest and much more. A wide variety of mushrooms, plants and arts and crafts will be on sale, with proceeds supporting the Arboretum’s work in environmental education and habitat restoration. This event is one of the largest mushroom displays on the West Coast. Fee: $8, Members free, children under 12 free. Free shuttle from Civic Stadium. For more information, or to volunteer, please call us at (541) 747-3817 or MountPisgahArboretum.org
UO VOLLEYBALL VS COLORADO (Friday) 7 pm Matthew Knight Arena
28 October Saturday Play FOOTBALL WATCH PARTY (Saturday) EMU, O Lounge There will be food, prizes, trivia, a photo booth, and much more!
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