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NEWS CAMPUS HEALTH CENTER RECORDS FEWER FLU CASES
UO COUNSELING CENTER SEES AN INCREASE IN APPOINTMENTS BY CASEY CROWLEY • TWITTER @CASEYCROWLEY55
BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK The flu has claimed the lives of 37 children in the United States this flu season, which is more than the death toll of the swine flu epidemic of 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, at the University of Oregon and in Lane County, the flu is not nearly as severe. According to University Health Center doctor Richard Brunader, there were a reported 73 cases of the flu at UO last year. This flu season there have only been a reported 20 cases. But health officials at the University Health Center are still urging students to get flu shots. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus, according to Brunader. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, aches and fatigue and can cause students to miss several days of classes. The University Health Center offered five mass vaccinations last fall to keep students healthy and are thinking of expanding the building and its services to better serve students. “I think it was a lot worse last year even though that’s not what the national statistics are showing,” Brunader said of the decrease in reported cases. This trend is present in Lane County as a whole as well. According to Jason Davis, Lane County Health and Human Services public information officer, the number of flu-related deaths in Lane County has decreased from 17 deaths last season to two deaths this season. The decrease in flu victims may be a result of the number of vaccinated residents in Lane County going up significantly from last season. According to Davis, approximately 35 percent of Lane County was vaccinated last year while over 40 percent was vaccinated this year. Though the flu has had substantial national impact, the University Hhealth Center has not been any busier than a normal flu season, according to Brunader. However, some national services available to students have been negatively impacted by the high volumes of flu patients. For example, the health center’s afterThe Emerald is published by Emerald Media Group, Inc., the independent nonprofit media company at the University of Oregon. Formerly the Oregon Daily Emerald, the news organization was founded in 1900. VO L . 1 1 9 , I S S U E N O. 3 6
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hours nurse advice line has fallen victim to mass call volumes caused by the flu. The health center warns students of high call volume when students call in, and it takes several hours for the nurses to respond with advice and help. Brunader said it is common around this time of year for the health center to be overbooked with appointments and that they are working to address the overflow issues through possible expansions, like an “acute care” center that can address health center overflow. The health center is proposing expansions at the Board of Trustees meeting on March 1 and 2. “The concept is to have an area that can [act like an] accordion and can run somewhat independent from the clinic,” Brunader said, meaning that it would become available as needed and shut down during slower periods. The health center is also increasing their student health center service fee by $7 under the university’s proposed tuition increases in order to fund more health and counseling services. In the meantime, the health center has been working to educate students on the potential dangers of contracting the flu and urging them to get vaccinated. The health center has been advertising “Duck the flu” since 2005 to inform students to get their flu shots and stay healthy through flu season. Angela Long, director of health prevention services, said it is imperative for students to get their flu shot. “The more students and staff who have flu shots, the better protection there is,” Long said. According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2010 to 2014, the flu vaccination reduced the risk of flu-associated death by nearly 65 percent in children with no underlying health conditions. If you think you have the flu, it is important to get plenty of rest and avoid contact with others, according to Brunader. If you experience difficulty breathing, dizziness, confusion or severe vomiting you should seek medical care urgently, Brunader said.
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Over the last five years, the UO Counseling Center has had a 32 percent increase in appointments. This is comparable to universities nationally, which have seen a 30-40 percent increase, according to UO Counseling Center assistant director Alisia Caban. Caban cited a wide range of factors for what has caused this increase. “There’s good prevention programming and outreach and awareness-building; so those are plus sides of it. And school is stressful, I think the socio-political climate is stressful,” said Caban. “School is expensive and students — they are feeling the stress.” Mental health issues are not only a problem at the UO. In the U.S., 75 percent of all mental health conditions begin by age 24, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. With this high number of students dealing with mental illness and seeking help, the UO Counseling Center is treating more students. In addition to hiring five new clinitions this year, routine appointments are up 36 percent, according to Caban. “We are just trying to get enough clinitions to be able to provide that support, so we’re able to get students in and also provide them with treatment,” said Caban. With a higher percentage of students seeking help for mental health issues, there is also a large percentage of students who would be accepting of friends with mental health issues. Last year, UO conducted a Healthy Minds Survey which was sent out to 4,000 UO students, and it received 840 responses. Of those who
responded to the survey, about 97 percent of them agreed with the statement “I would willingly accept someone who has received mental health treatment as a close friend.” Healthy Minds Network is an online survey company that works with universities across the U.S. to study mental illness. Eighty-two percent of UO students who responded to the survey said they would keep their mental health concern to themselves. “So it’s like you have students who are more likely to keep it to [themselves], but they are saying ‘oh yeah I would totally accept somebody as a friend,” said Caban. The UO counseling center is not the only place available for students seeking counseling if they are struggling with mental health issues. The Center for Healthy Relationships serves clients from both the UO community and the larger Eugene community as part of the UO College of Education. The CHR is staffed by graduates who are earning their Masters in Couples and Family Therapy. “Our services are really focused on understanding individuals within their context,” said Carly Brynelson, a therapist-in-training at CHR. “We are going to look at the person in terms of how they fit into their ecosystem.” One difference between the CHR and the UO Counseling Center is that the sessions at the CHR cost money. The first appointment costs $15 dollars and then costs for services are established using a sliding scale fee structure that generally ranges from $5-$45 per session, according to Brynelson.
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HOW HOUSING COMPANIES GET YOUR ADDRESS FROM UO BY MICHAEL TOBIN • TWITTER @TOBIN_TWEETS
Do you ever wonder why you receive advertisements from student housing companies like The Hub even though you have never lived there? If you didn’t already know, student housing companies have your address — and the permanent and mailing addresses of over 21,000 other University of Oregon students — and UO is the one giving it to them. All UO students’ names, majors, telephone numbers, and permanent and mailing addresses are classified as directory information, which can be obtained by anyone who makes a public records request to the university. Although anyone can request the directory information, there is a fee for the labor that comes with retrieving the records. In order to see what information could be provided, the Emerald put in a broad public records request for “any and all directory information of currently enrolled students.� When the Emerald received a receipt for its records request, the fee for the available directory information of over 21,000 students was $47.19. The Emerald did not proceed with the request. The definition of directory information used in the request came from the Code of Federal Regulations, which defines directory information as: “students’ names; address; telephone listing; electronic mail address; photograph; date and place of birth; major field of study; grade level; enrollment status (e.g., undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part-time); dates of attendance; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams; degrees, honors, and awards received; and the most recent educational agency or institution attended.� The Office of Public Records told the Emerald that the photograph, date and place of birth and PA G E 4
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most recent institution were not UO directory information and would not be provided. Student email addresses are also exempt from disclosure under Oregon law. While writing this story, the Emerald contacted people who requested students’ directory information in an attempt to figure out what they used it for. One of the individuals who requested the directory information, Ashley Cissna, works at The Hub and paid $27.36 for students’ directory information. The Emerald reached out to Cissna several times seeking to clarify why she requested the information and what her intentions were. After attempting to talk to Cissna in person, the Emerald was referred to the corporate offices of American Campus Communities, the parent company of The Hub and 2125 Franklin. Gina Cowart, The Hub’s media relations spokeswoman, said that The Hub “is being rebranded as The 515� and that “the contact list will be used in the communication campaign announcing the name change and new website.� Despite The Hub’s effort to promote their rebranding to UO students, many of those who receive their advertisements are doubting the effectiveness of the marketing campaign. Cyndi Dose lives in Illinois, but her son is a sophomore at the UO. Despite her son not living in The Hub or 2125 Franklin, Dose said that she received two advertisements this year and at least three last year from both apartment complexes. “I understand that they want to advertise and that is fair enough,� Dose said. “Feel free to reach out to my child, but these postcards reached out to him 2,000 miles from where he is.� Dose said that she doesn’t think students are
the intended targets of The Hub’s marketing; it’s their parents. “The parents see what is available and the cost. They want their child to be safe and comfortable while they are away from home and working so hard to learn,� Dose said. She also said that paying out-of-state tuition is expensive and student housing like The Hub can be costly. “I know how much the great apartments cost when I went to school. I also know that if you picked up the local school paper or the community paper, you could easily find housing for about 25 percent less,� Dose said. “I felt as though someone was trying to manipulate me when I saw those in the mail.� The Hub is not the only place requesting students’ directory information. Rent College Pads, a national property listing site which hosts dozens of properties in the Eugene area, requested the same data from UO. The Emerald attempted to contact the requestor, Callie Kollenbroich, on six separate occasions seeking to clarify the purpose of her records request, but received no reply. According to its website, Rent College Pads helps landlords attract college students to their properties by “offering a targeted, in-depth marketing approach that hits college students everywhere they are.� UO students wishing to restrict the disclosure of their directory information can file a completed Restriction of Directory Information form with the Office of the Registrar. The form is available from the Office of the Registrar, located in 220 Oregon Hall. Students can also edit the information which appears in the UO Online Directory by logging into DuckWeb and selecting the “personal information� section.
đ&#x;”Ś NEWS SCHILL SUPPORTS 2.84% IN-STATE TUITION INCREASE UO President Michael Schill. (Emerald Archives)
BY BRAEDON KWIECIEN • TWITTER @BRAEDON_JAMES University of Oregon President Michael Schill sent a campus-wide email on Friday describing his hope to reduce the cost of the honors college, add a $20-per-credit fee to undergraduate business classes and to continue with overall tuition increases for next year. Honors college students currently pay $4,194 more than standard UO tuition. Schill wrote in his email that he is proposing to “allocate resourcesâ€? to allow students to only pay $2,700 extra per year. UO spokesperson Tobin Klinger said any student in the honors college next year, new and returning, will see this reduction in cost. He said that funds are not being directly taken from one department of the university to afford this tuition cut. Because budgeting around $1 billion for the university begins on a macro-scale, he said, it would be impossible to tell exactly where the funds for this cost reduction are coming from. The email also stated that Schill supports an estimated $270 overall tuition increase for residents — 2.84 percent more — and $810 increase for out-of-state students — 2.49 percent more. He wrote that these increases would go toward tenure-track faculty, continued compensation and benefits for faculty and staff, and $2 million in strategic investments that would go toward hiring faculty, according to Klinger. Tuition for all students will increase by an additional $7
per term to improve health and counseling services for students. ASUO President Amy Schenk, a member of Tuition and Fees Advisory Board, said the recommended increase numbers will probably stay unchanged when the Board of Trustees votes on the increase. The tuition increase does not have to be presented before the state’s committee, the Higher Education Coordinating Committee because the minimum amount required for the HECC to vote on it is 5 percent. While Schenk acknowledges that this year’s recommended 2.84 percent increase for in-state tuition is much less, she emphasized that this increase is on top of that 6.6 percent increase. “That’s unethical. These are actual student lives that are being affected,� she said. Schill’s proposal also includes a $20-per-credit increase for undergraduate business credits, which he wrote is common among similarly ranked schools in the Pac-12. The extra revenue from this increase is estimated to be $1.4 million, but Schill wants to propose 20 percent of that, $280,000, to be used as need-based financial aid for students paying the extra fee. Schill wrote that he welcomes input on the proposals for himself and for the Board of Trustees, the group that agrees on tuition increases. Anyone can submit comments until Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. at this link here, the same one found in his email.
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đ&#x;”Ś NEWS THE ROMANIA BUILDING: OFF CAMPUS BUT A LOCAL HISTORICAL SITE BY BECCA ROBBINS • TWITTER @BROBBINSUO
The Romania Warehouse is located off of Franklin Blvd, by University of Oregon campus. (Ben Green)
One of the University of Oregon’s most forgettable buildings sits just outside of campus and is an example of post-World War II architecture. Although it looks abandoned and dilapidated now, a passing student used to be able to see a glass-paneled showroom featuring vintage Chevrolets. The University of Oregon is seeking development of the “Romania lot� located at 2020 Franklin Blvd., east of Matthew Knight Arena and Market of Choice. The university purchased the building and the four acre lot in 2005, which has since been used as storage for university property. Now, UO real estate analyst Patrick Hyland said the university is looking to make some money off the property. The building was formerly known as the Joe Romania Chevrolet Dealership, and before that, it was named the Lew Williams Chevrolet Dealership and the Coca-Cola Bottling Plant. Despite its location being removed from central campus, the unique building garners attention because of its architecture — enough attention to become a registered local historic site with the National Park Service in 2011. The NPS Registration Form states, “The dealership has served as an icon of modern design in the Eugene area since 1960 when the display pavilion was built as an attachment to the front of a 1949 Coca-Cola bottling plant and the dealership opened for business. It has a flying roof, locally known as a ‘potato-chip’ style roof.� On Feb. 1, Hyland said the university sent out a request for qualifications seeking developers and their ideas for the property.
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Due to the historic landmark status, there are limitations to what can be done with the building. It cannot be demolished without prior approval from the city or have its qualities earning it historic recognition altered. Hyland said some changes can be made, like improvements or updates to a degree, and it can be moved in its entirety. “We feel there’s a lot of reason not to demolish it,� Hyland said. One of those reasons is that the community likes it. The deadline for the request of qualifications is Feb. 28, and after that, the UO will open a request for proposals. At this step, Hyland said they are looking for more specificity in the proposals and they will decide from there if they will proceed with the development. Hyland said a crucial part of the proposals is a plan for what to do with the showroom, the portion of the building outlined in the National Register for Historic Places. Here he said there is “community interest to consider.� Hyland offered an example of building around the showroom as an idea they would consider as opposed to altering the character or unique qualities of the showroom. Hyland also mentioned the interior of the building, saying it is odd and the building is just not used as much as initially expected. He said the primary purpose for developing the lot is to provide financial revenue for the university. The roof of the building was something Hyland laughed at as well, saying, “we call it the potato chip because it looks like a Pringle.�
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THE HONORS COLLEGE: EXTRA TUITION AND HIGH DROPOUT RATES
Chapman Hall, home of the Robert D. Clark Honors College. (Sarah Northrop)
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ncoming students at the Robert D. Clark Honors College typically look forward to having small class sizes, building relationships with professors and working with students who are academically driven. But between the cost and the time commitment, the honors college may not be worth it for some students. For freshman Avery Turner, it almost seemed like a punishment. Turner found herself paying $4,194 on top of regular tuition. Turner said that after working hard in high school, it was frustrating to pay more to work harder. She also said the college was slowing her down — without it, Avery
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could graduate in three years with a double major in psychology and political science. Avery is not alone. Many other students agree with her sentiments and highlight a number of concerns with CHC at the University of Oregon. CHC can be expensive and doesn’t include enough science courses or fit with students’ heavy credit loads, leading many to ask the same question: Is the honors college worth it? For some current and former CHC students, the answer to that question is simple. “It’s a complete waste of time,� junior Blake Gesik said, who regrets not dropping the honors college.
Between 2011 and 2014, an average of 60 percent of the freshmen who began in the honors college were still in CHC by fall of their senior year. This means that 40 percent of CHC students dropped out. Students who leave the honors college tend to cite CHC’s curriculum, issues related to their major and finances as the top reasons for leaving, according to retention data received from the UO Office of Public Records. Some students transfer to another institution while others drop out of the college to graduate from the general university. About 15 percent of the students who dropped cited financial reasons, according to the data.
UO is taking some response to the high dropout rate. President Michael Schill announced a proposal to reduce CHC tuition differential by $1,494 in a campus-wide email on Friday, lowering the tuition differential to $2,700. UO is also trying to make it less expensive for honors students to live in the CHC Academic Residential Community. “We’re still trying to figure out what leads them to leave,” Samantha Hopkins, one of the CHC Associate Deans, said. She also said that although she’s been examining the data from surveys of students who leave, the data doesn’t necessarily reveal “the whole picture.” CHC is an 800-person liberal arts college for high-achieving students within the UO, accepting a class of 240 freshmen annually. It’s ranked in the top 10 public honors colleges in the U.S. by Public University Honors, a third-party review organization. Many other colleges and universities have similar programs, including Oregon State. Students usually take one or two CHC classes each term. These classes are limited to 19 or fewer students, emphasize small group discussion and are geared towards humanities. Honors students also get priority registration. The CHC curriculum replaces the university general education requirements. Freshman Ivy McClure enrolled in CHC for the small, discussion-based classes, a curriculum focused on the liberal arts and a community of highachieving students. “I probably would not have come to the UO if I did not get into the honors college,” McClure said. “I probably would have pursued a liberal arts school that had that smaller and challenging community.” Hopkins said that one of the reasons public universities have honors colleges is to attract the best in-state students.
“Of honors college students, one-third of CHC students chose to come to the UO because of the honors college specifically,” CHC representative Caitlyn Kari said. McClure, a freshman, is applying to major in music education and wants to be a school choir director. She’ll have to take 21 credits for some terms to graduate on time. “That’s technically possible [to complete],” McClure said, “but it’s scary.” McClure also said that, for her, the high credit requirement of both programs makes completing both programs difficult — she’s considering dropping out of CHC. “The students that are interested in both of those [programs] have kind of a tough road ahead of them,” McClure said. “I don’t think it’s the honors college’s fault.” Some science students say that the CHC’s liberal arts-heavy curriculum does not dovetail with the requirements of hard science majors such as biology or chemistry, which require strict three-term sequences. About 40 percent of CHC students were majoring in a natural science according to data from the UO Office of Institutional Research. CHC faces challenges in offering coursework that is relevant to science students, according to Hopkins. “The challenge is that natural scientists — unlike scholars in the humanities and social sciences — have a different research footprint,” Hopkins said. “We all do scholarship, but natural science also requires a lab and a bunch of space.” Hopkins added that it’s “tricky” negotiating between the needs of the honors college for science faculty and the needs of science departments to maintain their teaching capability to the general student population.
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“If you’re going to invest that money, small classes also are great for the student experience,” Hopkins said. “They give students individual attention so that you don’t lose freshmen — a perennial problem with big classes with freshmen.” Hopkins was the first tenure-related science faculty to be hired by the honors college, and she said that the CHC is also trying to hire more science faculty, but this process has some roadblocks. “We’re hoping that we will get to a point where we can teach science in exactly the same way we do social science and humanities. We just don’t have it yet,” Hopkins said. Students with other credit-intensive majors or those who are attempting to double-major also experience frustrations with the honors college. “In order to graduate on time, basically starting next term, I would have [had] to take several three-hundred levels during the same term and honors stuff, and I don’t know if I’d be able to keep up with that,” said Katie Quines, a former CHC student. Quines is double-majoring in philosophy and economics. Plenty of honors students walked into UO with a large amount of college credit from either dual enrollment or AP/IB credit from high school, which would help fulfill general education requirements. But within CHC, AP and IB credits only apply toward certain requirements. Some of the college credit these students carry do not apply toward CHC requirements, causing them to take repetitive courses. “I took another year of English that I didn’t need to take. I took another year of history that I already had credits for,” Blake Gesik said. Students also find that the honors college is too expensive. An in-state CHC student pays $15,765 for tuition and fees for the 2017-18 year. An out-of-state student pays $38,805. Oregon State’s honors college, in contrast, only costs $1,500 extra a year. “Four thousand-something a year is a little too much for me,” Quines said. The university is reducing the differential tuition by 35.6 percent with efficiency cuts to the college and devoting $800,000 from the university’s strategic investment budget. Many students struggling to pay the differential could still struggle despite the tuition reduction next year. For ASUO President Amy Schenk, attending the honors college would “be infeasible” for her without the scholarships that pay her CHC tuition differential. “I think the issue is affordability with honors college differential, but also accessibility to the college, which ties I think directly with affordability,” Schenk said. “I think it’s just another way to say, in a sense, ‘is it accessible to every person who applies?’” Only 16 percent of CHC students in 2017 were Pell Grant eligible, or low income. That’s less than the average for UO –– about 25 percent of UO students as a whole are Pell Grant eligible, according to data on the website of the UO Office of Institutional Research. CHC students are also encouraged to live in the CHC ARC that is housed in Global Scholars Hall, which is one of the more expensive dorms on campus. The cheapest room type in GSH costs $2,500 more than the least expensive room type in University Housing overall. For students who cannot afford to live in or choose not to live in GSH, this can create a divide between CHC students who live in GSH and those who don’t. While UO is working to solve some of these problems by reducing tuition and improving course diversity, it is grappling with large systemic issues. M O N D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 9 , 2 0 1 8
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CHAIN MIGRATION IS THE AMERICAN DREAM BY MILES TRINIDAD Apparently, my family and I are part of the immigration problem. Since Donald Trump was elected, he and the Republican Party have embarked on a crusade against immigration: he derided Mexicans as drug dealers and rapists, implemented a travel ban targeting Muslims and betrayed America’s promise to Dreamers. However, it is his current attack on family-based immigration — or what he and immigration opponents call “chain migration” — that feels like a slap in the face to my family. “Under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives,” Trump said in his first State of the Union Address. “This vital reform is necessary, not just for our economy, but for our security and our future.” I never considered my grandmother as a national security threat. My grandmother grew up as the second-oldest child of eight in a small, poor and rural village in the Philippines. My grandmother’s family was better off than the typical family in her village. Her family was the only one in the town able to afford a car and a TV, with every kid in town cramming into the living room to watch. Some would even peek through the windows if there wasn’t enough room in the house, just so they could catch a glimpse of it. She loved her home, but she dreamed of achieving more. In the late 1960s, she finished nursing school and left her family behind to immigrate to the United States with my grandfather. Shortly after
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arriving, they enlisted in the military and deployed to Vietnam. My grandmother served as a nurse, and my grandfather served in the Navy. After the war, they settled down and started the typical nuclear family in a single-family home in the suburbs of Los Angeles. As my grandmother planted her roots in her new home, she would later provide a launching pad of opportunity for her siblings: living wages, adequate healthcare, education and opportunity — the American Dream. In the ensuing decades, my grandmother sponsored her siblings one by one to come to America through the family reunification process. As each sibling came and left her home, they became nurses, x-ray technicians and engineers. Their success helped their children succeed. Some followed the footsteps of their parents. Others became a psychiatrist, social workers and small business owners. Some would eventually serve in the Marines and the Army in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Two generations later, it’s time for my cousins and I to pursue our own dreams. My entire family and I owe every opportunity we ever had to my grandmother. My family’s immigration story is not unique compared to the million of stories around the country, but these millions of stories make the United States unique. We don’t just want the American Dream for ourselves — we want it for each other. Trump’s case to drastically reduce legal family immigration is either intentionally misleading or ill-informed, and it flies in the face of the
principles of our country. The family-based immigration process doesn’t allow for “virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives,” as Trump argues. According to guidelines from the U.S. State Department, only 226,000 people enter the country on family-based application visas per year. This is limited to U.S. residents’ children, spouses, siblings and parents. Not grandma or grandpa, nor aunts or uncles, nor cousins or in-laws. This quota has created a backlog of applicants who must wait years or even decades for their green cards. Trump’s economic and security concerns over chain migration are also out of touch from reality. Immigrants contribute to the economy rather than drain it. According to a report by the National Academy of Sciences, immigration contributes to labor growth, promotes entrepreneurship and leads to innovation and technological advancements that keep America competitive. In terms of national security, research from the Cato Institute found that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes, and the Government Accountability Office found that homegrown right-wing extremists, not foreign-born immigrants, have committed more acts of domestic terrorism since 2001. We cannot allow politicians to play loose with facts to pit Americans against each other. My family’s story is the American Dream. When we deny the American Dream to other Americans, especially on false pretenses, we lose what makes us American — and chain migration is the American Dream.
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BY SARAH LOVELY On January 30, 2018, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address. Immigration was something I was eager to hear about because of the controversy over Trump’s proposed solutions, especially involving immigration reform. I was pleasantly surprised by what I heard.
The Diversity Visa Lottery system The Diversity Visa Lottery system in place provides too many opportunities for dangerous people to gain entry to the country — its only requirement is to have a high school education or two years of experience in a job that requires training. Since there are no background checks required, this system leaves too much room for errors and loopholes that allow criminals into the country. It is a threat to national security. Trump is moving to change the visa system to a merit-based system that supports those with education, vocational skills and a clean record. This is especially important because of the recent terrorist attack in New York that was carried out by an immigrant who used the current system. There cannot be room for error when the threat it poses is terrorism.
The Chain Migration system Chain Migration allows U.S. citizens and permit residents to apply to have relatives gain entry to the country, but it’s another huge loophole criminals can use to enter the country undetected. It does not give the government enough control to keep the safety of the country as a top priority. According to the President, this has been a big issue with a specific gang, MS-13, whose members are responsible for 17 deaths in the past two years. The Trump administration proposed to only allow direct spouses and children to use the Chain Migration system. This will help keep gangs such as MS-13 out of the country and keep American families safe.
A path to citizenship and DACA The President also proposed a plan that will offer a path to citizenship for immigrant youth that were brought here through
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA’s lack of citizenship path and its open parameters need to be changed before the program continues: all programs that allow people to continually live in this country should lead them to citizenship. This is possible through Trump’s proposal, by way of a 12-year period which will welcome the 1.8 million children who want to be in America and encourage them to stay.
Border control plans Finally, President Trump proposed to have higher border security by hiring more ICE officers and building a stronger border wall. The wall has been a topic of controversy in the media because it’s been presented as a way to shun Mexico. But in an article about a congressional meeting that included both parties, reporters noted that Trump “conceded that ‘We don’t need a 2,000-mile wall,’� and that “Republicans and Democrats both said they believed Mr. Trump was using the term ‘wall’ to describe border security, not necessarily a giant physical barrier.� This diffused misconceptions, helping me understand the end goal for the Trump administration’s immigration plan. It gave me perspective, allowing me to feel less like the country was shunning Mexico and kicking out illegal immigrants: the plan is more about increasing public and border safety. Considering what I know about the kinds of threats that are already in our country because of weak borders, these things are necessary. The Trump administration has been highly criticized in its first year in office, but its overall goal is to put the needs and safety of Americans first, which is something that is evident in their new immigration policy. The need for change is obvious, and it’s not always negative, even if it has Donald Trump’s name on it. Any American should be able to see that the systems in place could benefit from the President’s proposals, even if they don’t support him. I used to be a huge critic of Trump and his policies, but now I’m convinced that the new policies that his administration has laid out show a different side to the President that I am just beginning to see — and I hope that others can see it too.
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BY MELODY CHARLES Harley Emery is a junior at the University of Oregon who decided to get involved in refugee rights when she was a freshman. Emery is majoring in international studies and geography with minors in Arabic and political science. In 2016, she co-founded a chapter of No Lost Generation at the University of Oregon. I’ve seen her at many events with the Arab Student Union and felt she would be the perfect person to discuss refugee rights with. No Lost Generation was founded by Mercy Corps, UNICEF, Save The Children and World Vision, all non-governmental organizations. Campuses around the U.S. have started their own chapters, UO included. No Lost Generation advocates for the human rights of those affected by the crises in Syria and Iraq by giving a platform to those individuals to speak on their own behalf and increase awareness. Emery spoke about the current political climate and how it encouraged her to become an activist. “It’s definitely shown me that action needs to happen, and we need to step up to the plate when it comes to these major social and global issues,� Emery said. It’s difficult to do this kind
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of activism work because there are not refugees coming into the U.S. right now. There are a lot of people here who want to get involved, but for example, here in Eugene we only have three refugee families. After they came, the various bans [were] put into place. The refugee quota was also cut in half. There just aren’t as many people to help locally.� The refugee quota is currently the lowest it has been since 1980. Trump’s contempt for refugees, particularly those from a Muslim background, is self-evident. I asked Emery if she had a favorite memory while working at No Lost Generation. She mentioned how one afternoon while she was setting up to demonstrate refugee life on the lawn across from Lillis, it started to rain. She and fellow members all huddled inside, and for twenty minutes, she imagined what it would be like to actually live in a refugee shelter. She also mentioned the time she witnessed a reunion between members of a Syrian family. “A few of us went to the Welcome Ceremony celebration for this one asylum seeker who had been in Eugene for two years and was separated
from his wife and two children,� Emery said. When they were finally able to get into the U.S. with the help of local lawyers, they were able to be reunited. That was definitely a really special moment.� I finally asked her if she had ever spoken to an anti-refugee individual who experienced a change of conscience. “I’ve definitely seen some people whose minds [were more] open after what I told them,� she said. “I talk about the refugee resettlement process and all the screening that refugees go through. I’ve seen a spark of conscience in some people. They start to ask questions that are a little more humanizing. It is a matter of empathy and compassion ... and being willing to bring people in who contribute to society. People need to be willing to look past the fake and misleading news that is telling them otherwise.� For those who are interested, it is imperative to get involved right now before more refugees are deprived of awareness of their condition. Meetings are on Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the EMU, room 140.
SPORTS DUCKS FALL TO UCLA IN OVERTIME, 86-78
Oregon Ducks forward Mikyle Mcintosh (22) drives towards the basket. (Devon Roux)
BY MAGGIE VANONI • TWITTER @MAGGIE_VANONI Oregon didn’t lead for the majority of the game, but it did push the clock into its first overtime of the season. Yet, Oregon didn’t win. UCLA did. On Saturday night at the Pauley Pavilion, the Ducks fell victim to their ongoing battle with inconsistency as they lost to the UCLA Bruins 86-78 in overtime, leaving the Los Angeles road trip 0-2. The game began with a strong Oregon presence for the first 10 minutes. Oregon forward Troy Brown Jr. stole the ball after a Bruin-won tip-off. He ran it down for a layup and got Oregon on the board first. But the Ducks’ drive soon slowed after a 3-pointer from UCLA Bruin Prince Ali made the way for a six-point UCLA lead. The Ducks ended the first half five below the Bruins, 35-40. The second half wouldn’t start for the Ducks until the 11:45 mark when UCLA junior Aaron Holiday took his seat on the Bruin bench with his fourth foul. It was as if Holiday’s absence recharged the Oregon team. The Ducks went on a 13-point run, starting with back-to-back 3s from MiKyle McIntosh and Payton Pritchard. Another
3-point from Elijah Brown tied the game at 59-59. The Ducks reclaimed their lead at 7:41 with a layup from Elijah Brown. But Holiday was soon put back in the game, and the Bruins started to regain control. After switching back-andforth leading points, a McIntosh layup tied the game at 71 with 49 seconds left. The two teams battled it out, attempting shots on both sides as the clock ran out and overtime was declared. In overtime, this time the Bruins would be the first to score. Another 3-pointer from Ali at the 3:51 mark sparked a UCLA surge. Oregon only made three baskets in overtime. Those seven points did not hold up against the Bruins’ 10-2 point run as they claimed the victory with an eight-point deficit. Pritchard led the Ducks with 23 points and five assists. Following him was Elijah Brown and McIntosh, each with 19 points. Troy Brown Jr. ended with eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals. The Ducks will return home to Eugene and play the Arizona State Sun Devils at Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 8:30 p.m.
Pitcher Megan Kleist (22) and catcher Gwen Svekis (21) talk in between pitches. (Benjamin Green)
OREGON SOFTBALL DROPS EXTRA-INNING THRILLER TO OLE MISS BY AUGUST HOWELL • TWITTER @HOWELL_AUGUST Ole Miss gave the Oregon women’s softball team its first loss of the season in the final game of the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, by far the most competitive game Oregon has played so far this season. It took nine innings for No. 15 Ole Miss to beat No. 3 Oregon, 1-0. It was a stalemate through most of the game. Oregon right hander Megan Kleist pitched the entire game with 16 strikeouts, while only allowing three hits. She is now 3-1 this season. Oregon’s offense struggled throughout the game. The only hits came from infielders Jenna Lilley and Shannon Rhodes, and both were 2-4 from the plate. The Rebels’ defense was on point the entire game. Ole Miss pitcher Kaitlin Lee, now 4-0 this season, had five strikeouts, four hits and no walks in nine innings pitched. Due to international tiebreaker rules, the
teams were allowed to start runners on second base at the beginning of the bottom of the eighth inning. The Ducks had a prime opportunity to score in the top of the ninth inning. With one out, Rhodes hit a deep fly ball to center field that was caught as Haley Cruse advanced to third base and Lilley went to second; however, Oregon failed to score as Gwen Svekis grounded out the next play. The following inning, Ole Miss placed a runner on second. After Kleist struck out her 16th batter, Elantra Cox, in her first hit of the game, hit a single up the first base side to score Paige McKinney the winning run. Next on the schedule for Oregon is the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral, California. Oregon will face Oklahoma State on Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. M O N D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 9 , 2 0 1 8
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Oregon women’s tennis player Shweta Sangwan fought off Portland native Erin Larner in a marathon third set, leading her teammates to mob her on the court after clinching a 4-3 victory over No. 23 Northwestern. “I have clinched matches before, but I wouldn’t say a crazy three-all match like that where I am so down,” Sangwan said. “You can’t really practice those. I think it just comes down to your personality. My personality is more like a fighter. I am going to fight every point.” The Feb. 10 match against Northwestern was familiar for Sangwan because the last time the Ducks defeated a ranked opponent was 20 matches prior, when they beat No. 25 Washington last March. Sangwan earned the deciding point in that match as well, earning a reputation for herself. After coming to Oregon at the age of 16, Sangwan has now positioned herself as a leader thanks to matchwinning clutch performances and a change in attitude. “When we are in these situations, for it to come down to her, it’s poetic,” head coach Alison Silverio said. “Because she deserves to be in that position. It was a great atmosphere to see her in and be able to capitalize on that opportunity.” Sangwan struggled at the end of last season. That struggle continued at the beginning of this season, as she dropped her first three matches in October. This led to a change from a must-win attitude to a team-first, enjoy-the-moment one. At the end of last season, Sangwan was dropping
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matches in the third set. “I just made the change,” she said. “Whatever I tried last year obviously didn’t happen to work. So I have to have a different mentality going into it this year. I’m just trying to enjoy it. I think the mentality of going into a match and being able to rely on your team and ‘we’re all in this together’ seems to really help me, because one day I might have a bad day and one day they might have a bad day, but at the end of the day it’s gonna be us who get it done.” That enjoyment includes spending time with her teammates off the court, as well as making time for herself. Sangwan loves to paint when she has time in her busy schedule and is currently using YouTube to learn how to beatbox. Sangwan credits freshman Paiton Wagner and junior Daniela Nasser for encouraging her intensity. “We are the more fiery ones on the team,” Sangwan said. “They get loud, and I get loud. We create this energy. Especially early morning practices we try to have that mindset.” This is not to say that Sangwan is taking it easy — she is working harder than ever. Sangwan is currently 11-7 in the 2017-18 season and is 13 wins shy of cracking the top-10 for Oregon singles career wins. “Shweta is one of our hardest workers on the team,” Silverio said. “She is one that is putting in the extra work. She is not just checking off practice and checking off individuals. She is coming out and intentionally working on parts of her game.”
Shweta Sangwan returns the ball during her singles match. (Devin Roux)
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Ustad Shafaat Khan is a worldrenowned classical Indian sitarist known for his visually exciting performances. The shape and configuration of sitars present sitarists the opportunity to be physically active while they play, and Khan embraces that opportunity in his performances. Kahn also has a diverse sound, playing traditional Indian sitar
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“Talking Black in America� highlights the contributions descendants that American slaves have had on life and language across the nation. According to the film’s website, “Speech varieties from the African American community reflect the imprint of African language systems, the influences of regional British and Southern American dialects and the creativity and resilience of people living through oppression, segregation and the fight for equality.�
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Those who look to understand art have a home on campus on Thursday. In addition to guest speaker Sky Guasco, a booking agent and manager at the Freedom Thought Collective, the event will feature an interactive mural, free food and a live performance from the band Slow Corpse. The Music Industry Collective
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MAT KEARNEY AT THE MCDONALD THEATRE (1010 E. WILLAMETTE ST.), TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, THE EVENT IS ALL AGES UO fans can chant along to in unison. Beyond his local fame, Kearny’s music has been featured in a multitude of popular TV shows and he has achieved mainstream success as an international touring musician. His upcoming performance in Eugene should prove to be a special homecoming for Kearny and the sold-out McDonald Theatre.
Anyone who has attended a UO football game is familiar with Eugene-native Mat Kearney and his music — at least they’ve heard his work during the break between following the first quarter. Kearney’s 2015 hit “Coming Home (Oregon)� has become a fan favorite. The song’s catchy chorus, relatable reminiscent lyrics and tone provide for an emotional ballad
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Local independent rapper Endr Won poses for a picture. (Phillip Quinn)
BY JORDAN MONTERO Local rapper Endr Won, 32, answers to his stage name just as naturally as he does to his given name, Kenneth. His best friend James refers to him as both but leans towards Kenneth, while the recovering drug addicts he works with at his part-time job refer to him by his first name. His last name is known by only a few people for his own privacy and safety. There are no distinctions between the two identities. He goes by Endr Won when releasing music, but in his songs he parades as nothing more than Kenneth: a grateful husband and a blessed father; a driven lyricist who wears his heart and experiences on his sleeve like the tattoos that cover his body. And now, he’s a thoughtful survivor of heavy drug addiction and homelessness. Won’s life didn’t always include the trips to the park he now takes with his son or the happy days his family spends together at the mall. Due to addiction and homelessness, Won’s life was far from guaranteed throughout his years as a teen and young adult years. But what began as a hobby grew into a catalyst for hope. “My goal hopefully with music is to make the understanding that it is possible to be able to change, because if I didn’t think change was a possibility, I would have never got sober,� he told the Emerald. At first, Won was terrible at rapping, but he slowly grew better and by his early 20s he was opening up for big names such as The Game, Mike Jones and E-40, fulfilling a sizable role in the Eugene hip hop community. But Won’s early life was troubled. Before his teen years, he moved between cities numerous times and was the victim of sexual abuse that resulted in developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, causing a deep depression that led him to attempt suicide. The issues worsened in his early teens as the prescribed medications given to him to treat his mental afflictions were being paired with drugs such as cocaine, shrooms, heroin and crack. He even dropped liquid ketamine into his eyeballs. Initially enamored with graffiti, 15-year-old Won began trying his hand at rhyming after being encouraged by a few guys he used to hang around and beat box for. By this time he was homeless, and his value of life was all but completely empty. Being homeless caused Won to lose interest in his own life. “I got to the place where I was fully under the understanding and commitment that I was going to die before I reached 16,� Won said. Life was a nightmare Won was hoping would end: his refuge being either death or prison. He ran from the consequences of various, consistent crimes he’d committed until, at age 15, he was caught and originally faced six months at the YES House in Portland, an adolescent program that stands for “Youths Entering Sobriety.� Before his court hearing though, Won took hard drugs. “I don’t even remember what [drug] I was doing,� Won said. This, on top of the mental health issues plaguing him, caused Won to lash out in court and try to punch his parole officer. “I remember my mom screaming in the background, it’s a pretty vivid memory,� Won said. His actions in court resulted in an 18-month stay in juvenile detention that included a 30-to-60-day exiled lockdown period, where the light was on 24/7 and he was offered little to no human interaction.
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AMILY AND COMMUNITY The remnants of his addiction came to fruition during this time. “I was going through detox and withdrawals from a cell,” Won said. “I was pretty fucked up. I remember skin crawling, hallucinating, seeing things, night sweats, cold sweats. [I] could not sleep. Looking back, I could have died for sure.” Won recalled an experience during his lockdown when a stranger came to his room and asked if he’d like to help fold laundry. The two-hour experience simply folding hot laundry with a stranger was the first meaningful sober interaction Won felt he’d ever had, and he remains grateful for it. After being released from the detention center, Won knew change was needed. But the road to recovery is not an easy one. “It’s a gradual thing you learn over time. I remember when I got out of [a juvenile detention center], I eventually relapsed,” Won said. “I had a couple different relapses, but each and every single time, it was a learning process, every time it was like memorizing a new page.” On Aug. 11, 2005, he became sober. Once clean, Won began addressing the roots of his problems and making substantial progress, all while remaining grateful for perservering. But in the last few years, Won has had to take a break from music to tend to other responsibilities such as supporting his wife through nursing school and raising their 2-year-old son, Oakland. Endr Won couldn’t stay silent for so long, though. “I know that I’m a better person when I am actively writing and getting that therapeutic music out, and when I don’t and when I’m resistant to it, I’m way more temperamental, and I get resentful,” Won said. So through careful planning, he again started creating. He released his most successful album, “Bigger Than Me,” last year.
Yielding professional quality music videos and a national tour, Won’s new, more personal music has touched more people than it ever has before. Bubbling under the surface for Won was a need for honesty, accountability and integrity in his music, though. “Being able to come back to it was so powerful,” Won said. “This album was like, ‘I need to get some shit out,’ that’s what this album was for me. It was to finally get to that place and feel acceptance in who I am enough to be honest, like ‘This is me. This is me, flaws and all.’” Any income that Won makes from “Bigger Than Me” is just a bonus; the true prize for Won is witnessing his music’s profound effect on his listeners. Won said he recalls receiving an Instagram message from a stranger, saying that one night he felt the urge to self-harm until he came across Won’s music; its message and honesty convincing him not to. “I don’t know how many times on tour he’s called me and said ‘Oh my god. This person came up to me in tears. Something I said really struck a chord with him,’” Won’s wife, Kathleen, said. Providing support for the people in his life is something that Won takes seriously. “With shit like that, it’s like, how do you put a number or a price on that?” Won said. Won says from experience he knows the smallest support can have a deep effect on one in need. “The fact that I’m even breathing is a blessing, let alone having my son smile and laugh at me, let alone a beautiful wife that I don’t deserve,” he said. And even though his rap career doesn’t reap the monetary benefits of those heard on the radio, Won says he is happy. “When people ask if I’ve made it, if those motherfuckers can see where I was, compared to where I am today,” he said. “I already made it.”
Local rapper Endr Won plays with his son at Amazon Park in Eugene, Ore. on Feb. 16, 2018. (Phillip Quinn) Local independent rapper Endr Won poses for a picture outside Amazon Park in Eugene, Ore. on Feb. 16, 2018. (Phillip Quinn)
“THE FACT THAT I’M EVEN BREATHING IS A BLESSING, LET ALONE HAVING MY SON SMILE AND LAUGH AT ME, LET ALONE A BEAUTIFUL WIFE THAT I DON’T DESERVE” ENDR WON
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8 City near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 9 Manhunt letters 10 Count of music 11 Occasion for sandwiches and scones 12 Shellac 13 Off-balance 18 Cover girl Carol 22 Hookah, e.g. 23 “Step aside, I can handle this” 25 Recap 26 Circumvent 27 Poser 28 Soul food ingredient 30 “Hmm, imagine that!” 32 Inasmuch as 33 Salad green 35 Bits 37 Like some ancient pyramids 40 Soft to the touch 43 Building unit with flanges 45 Line of greeting cards billed as “a tiny little division of Hallmark” 48 Pour, as wine
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1 Furrier John ___ Astor 6 Musical closing 10 Rum-soaked cake 14 Bouquet 15 Request under deadline 16 Not many 17 It’s all about location, location, location 19 Kansas City daily 20 Sustenance for aphids 21 Farm cry 22 Reverent quality 23 Narrow wood strip 24 Willow tree 26 Glowing coal 29 Admit 31 White House advisory grp. 34 Philosopher who wrote “It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere” 36 “Angela’s Ashes,” for one 38 West of “Batman” 39 1955 hit for the Platters 41 Tops
42 Trickery 44 Pretends to be singing 46 Rocky Mountain ___ 47 Insignia 49 Causes of glowers 50 Expunge 52 Wacko 54 Lobby 56 Inner circle 58 Pool tool 61 Neck and neck 62 Environs for Blackbeard 64 Hwy. safety org. 65 “Come ___!” 66 Have because of 67 Home of the Brenner Pass 68 Kind of party 69 Arc lamp gas
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