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e annual Take Back the Night march seeks to raise awareness about the realities of sexual and domestic violence on campus. (Maddie Knight)

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TAKE BACK THE NIGHT RALLY HIGHLIGHTS DISABILITY JUSTICE BY DONNY MORRISON On a sunny day last fall, University of Oregon student Yomaira Tarula arrived at Autzen stadium to attend her first football game of the new school year. After five minutes of snaking through the crowd of students at the stadium, a man she didn’t know grabbed her butt. “I felt angry and unsafe for the rest of the game,” Tarula said. “As much as I wish I would have defended myself, I knew it was safer for me to continue walking.” e man was never confronted and the incident became a drop in the well of unreported sexual harassment around the world — an incident that left a woman with another ruined college experience and a public space left unsafe. is incident is one of many reasons Tarula, UO’s Latinx group MEChA’s political director, gathered with hundreds of people at the EMU amphitheater on April 25 for the 41st annual Take Back the Night march, which seeks to raise awareness about the realities of sexual and domestic violence on campus. “I see this event as a celebration of life to the survivors that are with us today,” Tarula said. “Every survivor, regardless of their identity, deserves compassion.” Tarula, together with the UO Muxeres, a subgroup of MEChA, led the march through campus and into downtown Eugene. You could identify the Muxeres by their black and white face paint. Half the face e 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 2 0 , I S S U E N O. 4 3

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is painted to look like a skull, honoring those who have died from sexual violence. e other half of the face is left untouched, representing those who are still alive — the survivors. Since Take Back the Night began in Eugene over 40 years ago, community members have come together every April to reclaim city streets that are often deemed unsafe for women after dark. According to Olivia Rodriguez, sexual violence prevention coordinator with UO’s Women’s Center, the theme of this years rally was chosen to bring awareness to a community that is rarely involved in the topic of sexual and domestic violence — people with disabilities. “Folks with disabilities are twice as likely than the general population to be sexually assaulted,” Rodriguez said. “Not all disabilities are ones you can physically see. is also includes mental, cognitive and developmental. is is a community that needed to be heard.” Keynote speaker Lydia X. Z. Brown, an author and autistic disability rights activist, took the podium and lamented about the abuses that are unique to those with disabilities and how they intersect with race and gender. “We are on the campus of a school where I personally know queer, disabled, people of color who’ve been pushed out, who’ve been forced to leave, who’ve been given the message loudly and clearly that they do not belong here,” Brown said. NEWS EDITORS EMILY GOODYKOONTZ MICHAEL TOBIN BECCA ROBBINS A&C EDITORS JORDAN MONTERO SARAH URBAN SPORTS EDITORS JACK BUTLER SHAWN MEDOW MAVERICK PALLACK OPINION EDITORS JASON BIBEAU SAMUEL ANTHONY

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UNIVERSITY SURVEYS STUDENTS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT EXPERIENCES BY ZACK DEMARS • TWITTER @ZACK_DEMARS e University of Oregon is asking students to share their experiences with sexual assault, violence and harassment in a confidential survey, open until May 10, in an attempt to understand how often UO students face sexual assault and why they might not report it, said Darci Heroy, Title IX coordinator. “It’s one of the only ways that we get to understand why folks aren’t reporting,” Heroy said of the survey. “We know that there are many experiences that students and employees aren’t reporting to us, but it’s hard to guess why sometimes. We can read a lot of the research out there but culture is always very specific to campus.” UO is coordinating with the Association of American Universities, a collection of 62 research universities in North America, in conducting the research. e survey asks students to respond to questions about their experiences with sexual assault or misconduct on campus: if they’ve experienced it, if they’ve reported it and how they felt about their experience.

In an effort to encourage student participation, UO is offering a few different incentives. Aside from gift cards for the first few hundred students who complete the survey, the university is donating a dollar per response to the Victim Assistance Fund and will donate $5,000 to the fund if 20 percent of students complete the survey. e fund, Heroy said, runs through her office and provides services – like housing, clothes and medical care — for survivors of sexual violence, discrimination, harassment and bullying. “It’s a discretionary fund that we can use to help our own students who are in crisis,” Heroy said. She used medical care as an example: “Frequently students won’t want to use health services here at school because things will show up on insurance statements that their parents might have access to, so we can help with workarounds there to make sure they’re getting medical care that they need.” e AAU survey builds on the same survey conducted in 2015 and will allow university administrators to see changes

in responses over time. In 2015, according to the survey report, about a quarter of female undergraduates and 8 percent of male undergraduates experienced some kind of sexual assault while attending UO. According to the same data, the vast majority of victims didn’t report their assaults to campus authorities like the UO Police Department or the Title IX office. Heroy said the university has taken steps to improve students’ trust in university procedures, with the hope that more students will feel comfortable reporting their incidents of sexual assault, violence or harassment. e steps Heroy cited included changes to the university’s reporting policy and the requirement for students to live on campus and participate in prevention education their first year. One of the biggest disparities in the 2015 data was among graduate students, who expressed less confidence in reporting their experiences to university authorities. For example, while 35 percent of female undergraduates felt it was “very or extremely

likely that there would be a fair investigation,” only 17 percent of female graduate students said the same. Heroy said that this disparity comes from the fact that graduate students tend to work in smaller departments and in closer contact with their peers than do undergraduates – meaning there’s more disruption to their academic careers when they make reports. “ ere’s a lot of retaliation that we can’t protect against,” she said. “We try our best, but how do you protect against the retaliation that is the person that you’ve reported is now not introducing you to some of there their personal contacts that they might have otherwise have introduced you to that could be critical for networking? I don’t know how to protect against that.” Since the 2015 survey, Heroy said the university’s main step for improving reporting rates among graduate students was changing GE reporting policies but that there’s still room to improve with GE training programs. “I hate it that that’s what they’re faced with, but that’s one of the realities.”

e University of Oregon is asking students to share their experiences with sexual assault, violence and harassment in a confidential survey. (Emerald Archives)

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AMERICA’S COCONUT OIL CRAZE IMPACTS WORLD ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT BY BECKY HOAG In the past several years, Americans have gone crazy for coconut oil. In fact, the U.S. is the largest importer of the product in the world. It’s been advertised as a product for everything, from makeup remover to hair moisturizer to cooking. at being said, it is healthier for humans than other oils and less environmentally problematic than the palm oil industry. But what are the environmental impacts of this increase in demand?

The coconut tree growers Coconut trees are a species of palm tree that can live for about 80 to 120 years, but they don’t start to produce fruit until they are about 4 years old. Once they are mature, coconut trees produce about 50 coconuts a year — it takes about a year for each coconut to mature enough to be cultivated. e trees produce fruit year-round. Coconut trees, like coffee plants, prosper in tropical climates and are most plentiful along the coast of southeast Asia. e main coconut exporting countries are Indonesia and the Philippines. Indonesia produces about 183 million tons of coconuts every year and the Philippines is close behind at about 154 million tons per year. To put that in perspective, there are roughly 363 coconuts per ton, which would require over four coconut trees to produce in a year. Multiply that by 183 million, and that is a lot of trees needed. It’s common to see fields filled with one crop. is is known as monocropping, and on the surface, it makes economic sense to create a surplus of one demanded crop. But farming the same plant over and over again on the same soil plot decreases the nutritious value of the soil, which weakens the

immune system of plants that grow on it. To make up for this, farmers have begun increasing their use of chemical fertilizers to maintain healthy coconut trees — a much cheaper option than revamping the agriculture industry sector. But, chemical fertilizers then leak into the watershed and pollute the freshwater in that area. Monocropping also greatly reduces the amount of biodiversity in an area, weakening the overall ecosystem. But increased demand of the products has forced farmers to choose pay over the environment. e increase in demand of coconut products has mounted pressures on farmers to increase their yields and replace aging trees. e increases has made some farmers require help from their governments to pay for new plants and provide services to educate and equip farmers properly. Indonesia has done a better job at helping improve its agricultural industry than the Philippines, which has a history of ignoring their farmers. Many governments chose to subsidize chemical fertilizers too, rather than decreasing the monocrop culture, which further exacerbates local environmental issues.

Extracting oil from coconuts Coconut oil is also known as copra oil because the copra is the “meat” of the coconut. e coconut is cracked open and the copra inside dries. en the copra is pressed to squeeze the oil out. Each coconut provides about two ounces of oil. is method of production does not result in much environmental harm. e main issue lies in what happens to the rest of the coconut.

e leftover coconut will often be burned. is process releases a significant amount of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere. A good alternative would be to use the rest of the coconut to produce an alternative to wood, which would provide an additional source of income for the exporting countries.

Transporting coconuts Like with every product produced in the globalized economy, transportation is a major environmental factor. Because both Indonesia and the Philippines are island nations, exports are usually shipped by boat.

Containing coconut oil To properly get into the environmental impact of packaging coconut oil, it is important to analyze the production lifecycle of each form of packaging. To keep it brief, buying coconut oil in glass is much better than plastic, which doesn’t break down for thousands of years. So what is the environmental impact of the growing coconut oil craze? Coconut oil is a good alternative to palm oil because it has contributed significantly less to Amazon rainforest deforestation. It actually requires the least amount of energy to produce than other oils like olive oil. at being said, it might not be best to overindulge. Supply cannot keep up with much higher levels of demand, as coconut trees take a while to grow and an increase in demand could result in more ecosystems being cleared away to make room for new coconut trees. M O N D AY, A P R I L 2 9 , 2 0 1 9

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7 ARTS & CULTURE REEMA ZAMAN’S MEMOIR, ‘I AM YOURS,’ CHAMPIONS WOMEN’S RESILIENCE, INTUITION BY SYDNEY DAUPHINAIS Reema Zaman has unleashed her voice. In a world that has attempted to hush and limit women everywhere, Zaman has released her most intimate and carefully crafted work: her memoir, “I Am Yours,” an odyssey of forgiveness, empowerment and self esteem. e author, a Bangladeshi speaker and actress, spent much of her youth in Hawaii and ailand before moving to New York. Later in adulthood and her path of healing, she moved to Oregon where she became the recipient of Literary Arts’ 2018 Oregon Literary Fellowship. Zaman is now on an “indefinite” book tour for her literary debut’s immediate success. Her intent for the memoir — and her personal aspiration as well — is spelled out in the text with grace. “All I have ever wanted, my love, is for every person to speak their truth, but not at the expense of speaking over another, or at the risk of being spoken over,” she writes. A catalyst for her the initial stages of “I Am Yours” are Cheryl Strayed’s sister book, “Wild.” “[Wild] gave me permission to feel that my full self was worthy of telling a story because here she was just a deeply intellectual feminist woman who is also being so transparent about promiscuous sex and cheating and drug abuse and the entirety of herself was allowed to exist,” Zaman told the Emerald. “ e only female characters I had previously really come across in literature were the virgin or the whore, the bad or the good girl. And here was this woman who has beyond labeled beyond trope.” Mirroring Strayed’s poise and courage, “I Am Yours” is a lifetime of emotions neatly wrapped into one mesmeric narrative. e timeline begins when Zaman is 3 years old, absorbed in the deep emotions of childhood and the foundational love she feels for her mother. roughout the timeline of her life are experiences of sexual assault, miscarriage, anorexia, domestic abuse and near-constant patriarchal belittlement. Despite the profusion of trauma the author shoulders, the pages lack feelings of anger — in its place is an unwavering sense of profound empathy. “Art, love and voice have replaced anger, wound and silence, and now, there is pure, brazen joy,”

writes Zaman. “In these pages, my hummingbird heart has finally found her sky, an open expanse where she can fly freely. … Year by year, I reclaim my life.” From the opening pages, Zaman writes to an unnamed character, always with her, who she refers to directly as “you” — or more often than not, “my love.” As a child, she explained that she conceptualized her inner voice as an imaginary companion, and throughout the entirety of the book, its presence remains. With the endurance of a violent marriage and exploitation in the merciless entertainment industry, its presence falters. Zaman believes the closeness with one’s inner voice, which guides the narrative, is a strong indication of how healthy or unhealthy one’s environment is. “We’re all born with an inner voice,” Zaman says. “ en, to add the chaos of life, the inner voice gets muted out. And our path back to healing and strength and self esteem is about doing the work to peel away the noise and chaos of life, to return to alignment… that’s why the word I use

for healing is alignment. I won’t be spliced any longer. I must align.” Zaman has a pure heart, handing out love through heart-shaped cakes and scribbled sentences of tenderness to strangers on the subway and writing her memoir for the reader to be empowered through her own experiences. She describes herself candidly and truthfully, as she still does on social media, to reassure readers that a real person survived these traumas, and these are the tools she used to do so. e book provides validation, affirming readers that this process of alignment is achievable. “A large part of a memoir’s power is the radical transparency and the radical trust that you’re putting into humankind,” she told the Emerald. Now, the memoir is being implemented into high school and college curriculum (including the University of Oregon) as a lesson to students on how to listen to and honor their intuition. e book pushes them to reflect on their life and ask how far or near they were to their inner voice at any specific point in time.

Weaved throughout the narrative are years of sage reflection on her own trauma and healing, leading to Zaman’s understanding of the implications and external causes of shame and fear that are ubiquitously felt but seldom put into words. Her experiences with anorexia and racial prejudice never take the spotlight, but are intentionally and consistently interspersed throughout the timeline, mirroring her true relationship with these respective hardships. Aforementioned reverence to intuition is an explication of the book’s title. For Zaman, one’s own inner voice has much to do with Namaste, “the divine in me honors the divine in you” — essentially allowing reflection to foster empathy and love. “ at’s how I believe the inner voice, this inner voice to me, is the inner humanity that lives within every human being,” Zaman says. “It’s the connective device that means you and I are one.” “I Am Yours” is an act of gratitude, bravery and rising above. Most of all, “I Am Yours” is an act of love for the reader, whoever that human may be.

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e following is the opinion of the Emerald’s Editorial Board and not Emerald Media Group as a whole. e Emerald Editorial Board exists to provide the newsroom a voice on prominent campus issues. It operates separately from the objective work of Emerald reporters, giving the organization a platform to create and continue a dialogue on campus. e board’s members include Zach Price, editor in chief; Emily Poole, outreach director; Jason Bibeau, opinion editor; Ryan Nguyen, podcast editor; Sararosa Davies, associate podcast editor; Shawn Medow, associate sports editor; Hannah Kanik, senior news reporter; and Donny Morrison, news writer. At its most basic level, the Daily Emerald is the University of Oregon’s independent student newspaper. But at its core, the Emerald’s mission is threefold — Education: Train students to be industry leading professionals. Service: Serve the UO community with news, information and a marketplace. Entrepreneurship: Build an enduring independent student media company. Being an independent student media group comes with benefits such as freedom from university oversight, which gives students an unfettered, uncensored voice on campus to hold UO accountable. Along with the benefits, there are also many challenges and obstacles that come with having a nonprofit status and being independent. Difficulty securing funding for student staff salaries, travel costs and public records fees are just a PA G E 8

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few frequent challenges facing the Emerald. Student media newsrooms all across the country are facing similar challenges and setbacks, many of which are results of a lack of funding. Recently, some prominent student publications, including SMU’s Daily Campus, have been forced to relinquish their independence by going under the control of administration, while others have been forced to close their doors for good, such as e Central Florida Future. To raise public awareness of this crisis and draw support to help combat it, the Emerald is joining hundreds of other college media publications across the country to participate in Save Student Newsrooms Day on April 25.

The Emerald newsroom e Emerald newsroom operates under a guiding set of values — Training: Develop future leaders. Service: Solve problems. Ambition: Never settle. Integrity: Do the right thing. Always. Innovation: Invent what’s next — then do it again. Both undergraduate and graduate students help make up the newsroom managers, editors, reporters and multimedia producers. We are a passionate community of over 80 student-journalists whose responsibility is to inform the student body of important issues and hold the surrounding institutions accountable. We are a student publication for students, by students.

As the No.1 publication for campusrelated news, the reporting we do on tuition increases, graduate student strikes, community crime and campus construction is vital information for students. e vibrant blend of arts and culture reporting on the local music scene, art galleries, book and movie reviews, and the food industry introduces students to Eugene’s community of arts and local passions. From football and basketball to tennis and acrobatics and tumbling, the Emerald’s sports desk doesn’t miss a beat. And our opinion section, filled with thoughtful columnists, provides insights that help spark dialogue about campus issues. In addition to serving our readers, we also seek to train and produce top-quality journalists ready to enter the professional field and contribute to the civic service that is the free press. e newsroom frequently hosts training from UO journalism professors and professional journalists in the community. rough a great fundraising effort last year, we were also able to send two Emerald reporters to the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in Orlando, Florida, where they learned investigative skills they brought back to the newsroom and, ultimately, the community at large. roughout the 119 years of its existence, the Emerald has produced notable journalists, such as Randy Shilts and Annette Buchanan. Shilts was an openly gay journalist who extensively reported on gay rights and the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco

when few other reporters would. And Buchanan’s famous refusal to give up an anonymous source from an Emerald article she wrote about marijuana use led to the passing of Oregon’s Shield Law. e law protects a journalist’s right to maintain the confidentiality of their sources. Former Emerald journalists are currently contributing to prominent newsrooms, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, the Oregonian/OregonLive and many more. ere are also Emerald alumni who stayed in the Eugene community, making an impact at a local level while reporting at e Register-Guard and Eugene Weekly. High-quality journalists aren’t all the Emerald produces, though — we are also journalism industry innovators. e Emerald strives to be at the cutting edge of digital initiatives and developments to reflect the everchanging medium and mode of media in which our audience consumes it. rough photos, videos, podcasts, newsletters and graphics, our multimedia desks produce content that complements our written reporting and suits the varying needs of our audience. is innovation also allows us to open more training opportunities to those who want to get involved in media, but aren’t interested in traditional reporting and writing.

The Emerald Media Group e Emerald newsroom is just one

aspect of a larger nonprofit media organization, the Emerald Media Group, which serves as an umbrella for many of our sister publications, including Ethos, the quarterly multicultural magazine; Essentials, the special sections publication; the Emerald PhotoBooth; the creative department and the business department. Together, all these publications and departments work to maintain an independent voice for UO students. e Emerald board of directors, which is comprised of Emerald alumni, current students and members of the community, is tasked with hiring both the Ethos and the Emerald newsroom student editors in chief. e Emerald board is also tasked with hiring a president and publisher, who oversees the business operations, the PhotoBooth, the creative department and the Essentials team. Outside of the three professional staff members, who dedicate their livelihoods to doing the behind-thescenes work supporting and guiding the organization, the Emerald is entirely run by students. e editors in chief answer to no one besides the Emerald board. As an independent organization, the EMG is funded through advertising revenue (67%); subscriptions from UO’s student government, ASUO (26%); funds raised from the PhotoBooth (4%) and various sponsored events (3%). e funds from the subscriptions come from the Incidental Fee paid by students

that ASUO allocates to student groups without university oversight. e majority of that money goes toward student and professional staff salaries (65%), while the rest helps cover printing costs (17%), overhead (9%), supplies (5%), Ethos (3%) and miscellaneous costs (1%).

Hurdles and obstacles Just like nearly every media publication, the Emerald is facing a decline in print advertising revenue and is struggling to adapt to the many uncertainties of online advertising. A decade ago, the Emerald printed five days a week. Today, it’s printed weekly. Our professional staffers, student sales manager and student account executives are doing everything within their power to combat the revenue losses that come with shifting to a digital business model. With limited resources and without the safety net of administration to catch any potential fall, the Emerald has faced significant budget cuts over the last few years. e limited number of Emerald employees who receive monthly stipends has decreased significantly due to a shrinking newsroom payroll budget. Being a journalist is a timeconsuming practice — not all students interested in working at the Emerald have the ability to do so. Trying to juggle their Emerald responsibilities with a full load of high-cost classes, a potential second job and still attempt to have some sort of social

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life isn’t easy. For some, working at the Emerald isn’t a possibility without a meaningful form of compensation, which we can’t always offer. e cutbacks also affect our travel budget, which is currently nonexistent. As mentioned, part of the Emerald’s mission is training. And for sports reporters and photographers, traveling to cover games is an important part of learning what it takes to do professional sports coverage. Luckily, we were able to raise enough money to send reporters and photographers to cover the UO men’s and women’s basketball teams at both NCAA tournaments this year. But for many of those studentjournalists, the trip meant fronting the money for flights and hotels without any guarantee that they would be reimbursed. Declines in print revenue have led to cutbacks in payroll and the newsroom travel budget, but no threat was greater than when ASUO, facing a budget crisis of their own, considered pulling funding for the newsroom while setting their annual budget earlier this year. If you recall, that money accounts for 26% of the EMG’s total revenue, most of which is allocated to newsroom student staff salaries. But the newsroom banded together with our professional staff and sister publications to argue why the Emerald is essential to students, leading ASUO to later fully funding the EMG, with a 3 percent increase from the previous year’s allotment. Although we were successful in

obtaining the funds for another year, the incident served as a sign that similar challenges may be on the horizon in the near future. We realized that we must be proactive in ensuring the long term viability of this organization.

How you can help As a nonprofit, the EMG is eligible for several state and national grants that could help curb the obstacles of declining revenue long enough for us to land on our feet with a stable digital model. ose grants are selective and competitive. We are pursuing that route, but work needs to be done now while we are realigning our resources toward that goal. e number of supplies we have for our photographers and videographers is small, which limits the people who want to gain experience in those fields to students who can afford expensive and costly equipment. To help open the opportunities for students to contribute to the Emerald’s photo and video team, we are asking for our alumni, readers and extended Emerald family to donate towards a goal of $3,500 that will go toward camera equipment. To donate, visit dailyemerald.com/ donate or Venmo us @EmeraldMediaGroup. Any donation large or small supports independent student journalism and helps ensure that the Emerald continues to be a voice for students at UO for a long time to come.

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TUESDAY

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APERTURE GALLERY: GETTING STARTED MEERAH POWELLFOR WITH FACEBOOK Now showing the glorious BUSINESS

concert photography Create your Facebook of Meerahpage, Powell in the business make a Aperture Gallery the cover photo, and of look EMU. Meerah Powell at your page insights. was born and raised inan Eugene, Please come with Oregon, and spent a lot active Facebook account of time around and know your music login growing up. information. 7Lane a.m.-11:30 p.m. College, Community (Monday - Friday) 7 am 4000 E 30th Ave. Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

MINDFUL MONDAYS A combination of open ART OF CHILDHOOD meditation practice and a EXHIBIT chance to learn about how

Celebrate thepractice Month of the mindfulness can Young Child attending contribute toby wellness and the 7th annual Art of recovery Childhood Exhibit April 1-2 p.m. 1-30th @ eCommons, Erb Memorial Union, 1395 HEDCO Building, University St. University of Oregon Showcasing artwork from the children at: Co-op NERDYCenter, GIRLS:Vivian A Family COMEDY Olum ChildSHOW Oregons (Mondaynerdiest - Friday)women 12 am join forces to deliver their HEDCO Education best jokes. We wanna talk Building, Room 144. nerdy to you. Featuring Rochelle Cote, Cienna EVENING HOPE Jade, SarahOF Hagen, Dawn Oakes. $5 Comedy Evening of/Hope is an Service Industry event that aims toNight bring Specials. past, present, and together future supporters of the 9-11 p.m. American Cancer Old Nick’s Pub, 211 Society for an evening Washington St.. of hope, celebration and education. 6-8 p.m. OREGON THE Ford AlumniSPIRIT: Center, 1720 LEGACY OF TRACK AND E.13th Ave.

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University of Oregon TALK TIME: PRACTICE Libraries is pleased to ENGLISH announce an exhibit titled Oregon Spirit: eCome Legacy Learning English? of Tracktogether. and Field, now on practice http:// display from January 7th to www.eugene-or.gov/ March 22nd calendar.aspx?EID=18998 10 a.m.-4 4-6 p.m. p.m. (Monday- -Friday) Friday)410 (Monday pmam Knight Library, Browsing Downtown Library, 100 W Room. 10th Ave.

PEACE CORPS TUESDAY APPLICATION

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2 P.M.about WALK & TALK AT know how to submit THE MUSEUM a competitive application

to the Peace Corps.Sundays Tuesdays through at 4-52:00 p.m.p.m. Enhance your visit to theRoom Museum Hendricks Hall, 220 of Natural and Cultural Career Center. History with a talk and exhibit tour! Perfect for solo visitors, couples, or small groups, 2PM Walk & Talks are included with the price of admission. 2-3 p.m. Museum of Natural and Cultural History PA G E 1 0

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e chillest event of the FEBRUARY 12 year. We are featuring a specialty tap list from Coalition brewing, ADVANCED including 4 ofNOTARY their CBD SEMINAR infused beers. e p.m. Secretary of State 5-8 is coming to Lane e Bier Stein, 1591 CommunityStreet. College with Willamette a free advanced notary public seminar. DJ VICTOR Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave. dj Victor plays the hits you want to hear. Awarded a place among the BEST OF CAFFEINATED CHATS EUGENE for Club DJ in WITH CAREER the Eugene Weekly. ADVISORS 8 p.m.-12 a.m. e 1811 State Hwy Get Embers, your (FREE) coffee fix 99 andN.come chat with us! e Internship and Career Fair is on Wednesday-FAMILY STORYTIME let’s talk resumes, Come in for fun career and preparing fora the lively storytime for the fair, career interests, or whole family. whatever you Silly wantbooks to talk and funny songs are a about! great wayp.m. to end the day! 10 a.m.-1 6:30-6:50 p.m. EMU, e Holden Center. Creswell Library, 64 W Oregon Ave.

DEBUNKING DIETING MYTHSHEALTH AND FOOD, Did you ever wonder why CULTURE IN LATINO diets don’t seem to work? L.A. at even when you lose weightPortnoy it seemsreceived to come Sarah back, maybe with her Ph.D. from thea few extra pounds? University of California, Berkeley. 12-1 p.m. 4-5 p.m. Hall McKenzie Knight Library, Browsing Room.

GARDEN AND COMMUNITY: TUESDAYS AT HENDRICKS PARK

Learn gardening techniques and meet other passionate plant lovers at this weekly work party. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Hendricks Park, Summit Ave. and Skyline Blvd.

GPS NAVIGATION BASICS CLASS

Join an REI Outdoor School instructor as he or GETleads TO KNOW GMCO she you through the basics ofan GPS navigation. Are you accounting Learn how toquestions use your student with pocket-sized navigator about recruiting and to location its pinpoint process, your Summer mark waypoints and Leadership Programs, navigate to distant points. and internships? Geffen 6-8 p.m. is here to help! Mesher Eugene 1-5 p.m. REI, 306 Lawrence Lillis Business Complex St.

GRATI-TUESDAY KYLE KINANE AT W/ RELIEF NURSERY WHIRLED PIES IN 10% of February 12th EUGENE! 04.30.19

tasting roomwill sales Kyle Kinane bewill be donated to Relief Nursery. performing a headlining 12-8atp.m. 488 Lincoln set Whirled Pies inSt.

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Eugene, Oregon, with local TUESDAY MEDITATION openers. Our center offers weekly 7-10 p.m. open to the meditation Whirled Pies, W.fee 8th. public. ere199 is no for joining, though we appreciate your donation THE LIGHTNING THIEF: to help cover facility costs. THE PERCY JACKSON Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. First Sunday 9:00 a.m. – MUSICAL 12:00SALE p.m. AT THE UO |ON 6-7 p.m. OFFICE IN TICKET OpenEMU| Sky Shambhala, THE “WORTHY783 Grant Street. OF THE GODS!” -TIME OUT NEW YORK is “winning adaptation” ( e Hollywood Reporter) of the best-selling DisneyFEBRUARY 13by Rick Hyperion novel Riordan, THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL COFFEE WITH THE DEAN 7:30-8:30 p.m. School Join Graduate Hult Center forWoodruffthe Dean, Janet Performing Onetea and Borden forArts, coffee, conversation! Eugene Center. Feel free to ask her questions or just Grant Street. enjoy a hot beverage. We hope to see you there! Please let us know if you plan to MAY 1 attend by RSVPing here 10-11 a.m. BLACKBOARD Susan Campbell Hall, WINE BAR: CHEF’S Graduate Lounge, Room 111.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY SHOWCASE: CARIBBEAN COOKING BIZDUCKS BACKSTAGE WITH ISAIAH PASS MARTINEZ

First time to ere a career $65/person arefair? so Reduce your nerves byin many creative people attending the exclusive the Marché kitchens-the BizDucks Backstage Pass fourth in the series looks anMarché hour before fair to sousthe chef Isaiah opens. Get a tour of the Martinez. space, learn some tips on 5:30-7:30 p.m. networking success, and 5th Street Public Market, meet employers before it 296 Fifth Ave.. getsEast crowded. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. CAMERA CLUB Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St. welcome! All skill levels 3-4 p.m. Creswell 64 W HUBS &Library, KISSES: Oregon Ave.

VALENTINE’S BIKE PART CRAFTING CRESWELL Join the BikeOVER-40 Program SOCIAL CLUB for a night of valentine

crafting! You can use A free weekly gathering recycled bike partsCenter and at the Community materials free donated byand Zero featuring coffee Waste toconversation, design beautiful snacks, and (and often silly) cards and various activities to keep gifts. Yourand honey is sure the heart mind feeling to wheelie love what you young. craft for them! 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 6-8 p.m. Community Center, Creswell ErbNorth Memorial Union, 1395 99 1st Street. University St.

EGGS & CHICKS INTERNSHIP AND Starting in early May, CAREER FAIR visit the eggs and suggest

Whether looking names foryou’re upcoming for a start to your career chicks. or a.m.-8 you want 10 p.m.a summer work experience, Downtown Library,the 100 W Internship 10th Ave. and Career Fair is the place to be. 12-4 p.m. (Monday - Friday) SMART CYCLING EMU, Fishbowl Terrace.

LUNCH LEARN STRESS&AND ANXIETY

Are you interested in MANAGEMENT riding, but could use a WORKSHOP little more information Learn to your identify to helphow boost stress and anxiety triggers confidence? andthat work on of personalized It’s time year again management techniques. for May is Bike Month! All students are welcome 12-1 p.m.in to this free to drop Claim52 Kitchen, 1203 workshop. Willamette 2-2:50 p.m. St #140. EMU, 1395 University St

STRESS AND ANXIETY MANAGEMENT WEST COAST SWING WORKSHOP CLUB LESSON AND Learn how to identify SOCIAL DANCE stress and anxiety triggers and work on personalized management techniques. All students are welcome to drop in to this free workshop. 2-2:50 p.m. Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

TRIVIA NIGHT! WILD HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE

Food, Friends, Fun! Compete for the Golden Gnome of (g)Knowledge! Win prizes and glory! Trivia! Come join the University 5:30-7 p.m.West Coast of Oregon Swing Club for our weekly 5th Street Market Public lesson and Eateries, 296social E 5thdance! Ave, Open to the public, no Eugene. experience or partner necessary! We will start with anCOAST hour long lesson WEST SWING between 7:30 and 8:30, DANCE mainly working on the Spend basics. your Wednesday night with the best swing 7:30-10:30 dance club p.m. on campus, for Global Scholars Hall free! Starting at 7pm, we’re hosting two simultaneous hour long lessons for both beginners and FEBRUARYwest 14 coast intermediate dancers. 7-10 ANTIp.m. VALENTINES DAY Global Scholarsthis Hall, 1710 Let’s celebrate holiday East 15th Ave. by loving socializing and appreciating ourselves. So we can gather, play shuffleboard, eat and MAY drink, 2 and starting at 9pm sing our hearts out! (Or just listen) Karaoke AN EVENING WITH: Valentine’s style. BROTHERS GOW 8 p.m. An With: eEvening Barn Light, 924Brothers Gow by WildCraft Cider Willamette St. Works SHOW INFO: ursday May 2, 2019 COLLEGE DESIGN Doors 7:00OF | Show 8:00 21 and older event Musical RECRUITMENT FAIR Style: Funk /Job Jamand / Rock Free annual 7-11 p.m. Internship recruitment WildCraft Cider Works, event, representing a 232 Lincoln range ofSt. careers in interior architecture, architecture, landscape architecture, CHEERFUL LITTLE planning, construction, EARFUL engineering, and In the past two years consulting. we have used one of 11 a.m.-4 p.m. our series’ toLawrence address aHall

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famous and DUCKScomposer AFTER DARK lyricist combination. Two -years FANTASTIC BEASTS: ago we explored the THE CRIMES music of NacioOF Brown and Arthur Freed. GRINDELWALD 7:30 Join p.m. us in the EMU (Monday Friday) Redwood-214 for a7:30 freepm movie! Plus we have FREE e John G. Shedd Institute popcorn and soda for UO for the Arts, 868 High Street. students with a valid UO ID! Doors Open/Activity CLARINET STUDIO Starts at 8:15pm Movie RECITAL Starts at 9:00pm About the Movie: Rating: PG-13 Berwick Hall, Tykeson 8:15-11 p.m.Space | Free Rehearsal Memorial Union, 1395 7Erb p.m. University St. Berwick Hall

EMERALD MEDIA CORAL CREEK W/ GROUP’SGUESTS/ALEX VALENTINE’S SPECIAL DAY PHOTOBOOTH DUNN

Celebrate the day of love CORAL CREEK is a by taking pictures with nationally acclaimed friends or your signifi cant Colo-Caribbean Newgrazz others at Emerald Jamband featuringMedia the Group’s music specialof Valentine’s original Chris Day Booth. and What’s ompson Billbetter McKay than capturing love on (formerly of Leftover camera?and Derek Trucks Salmon 1-3 p.m. Band). EMU bottom 9 p.m.-2 a.m. floor, 1222 E Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 13th Ave. Blair Blvd.

EUGENE SYMPHONY: INTERNATIONAL FILM RHAPSODY IN BLUE FESTIVAL 2019 Presented by Eugene

Displaying artistry Symphony the Enjoy a rare of some of the opportunity toworld’s hear best filmmakers, e Gershwin’s famous Archaeology Channel Rhapsody in Blue - a true International Film- Festival American classic along is a juried international with its sequel, which competition theand cultural is every bit asinfun heritage film genre, captivating. bringing 7:30 p.m. you the world’s best relating to Silvafilms Concert Hall, One (Monday - Friday) 12 am Eugene Center. e John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, 868 High Street.

VALENTINES DAY SWEETNESS

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Euphoria TrufflesHARD & 4 of 959 FRANKLIN our favorite beers! You can HAT TOURS also try your luck shooting Join us for ourfrom Hard5-7 Hatfor Cupid’s arrow Tours and get a look at the the chance to win some 959 Franklin construction fun prizes! site! 959 Franklin, 11 a.m.-11:59 p.m. new student housing opening e Bier 1591from the Fall 2019,Stein, is steps Willamette of St..Oregon. University 1-2 p.m. 860 East 13th Avenue

FRIDAY

FEBRUARY 15 ART AND UNWIND

We will have monthly writing prompts available JOHNNY MATHIS: THE but youOF canROMANCE write VOICE whatever TOUR you like. We usually chat for a bit then Celebrating his 62nd year write for an hour or so. in thethat, music After weindustry, let people legendary share theirsinger work. Johnny Sharing Mathis is Columbia is not required but is Records longest-signed encouraged. artist. p.m. 4-5:30 7:30 p.m.Library, 64 W Creswell

Oregon Ave. Hall, One Silva Concert Eugene Center.

BEGINNING WEST COAST SWING LIVE MUSIC W/DANCE NEW LESSON VIOLET 7-9PM

Join us at charge the Oregon No cover and all Ballroom Dance Clubway ages welcome. Great for ourout weekly begginers to get on a Friday lesson and asocial night with bottledance! of wine Beggining West Coast and live music. Swing lesson 7:30-8:30, 7-9 p.m. followed by St. social dancing 488 Lincoln until 10:30. Free admission to both students and OREGON BALLROOM community members. 7:30-10:30 p.m. TANGO DANCE CLUB Global Scholars Hall, Moss LESSON St. Oregon Ballroom Dance clubs weekly lesson and social dance. FIRST FREE Beggining FRIDAY Tango lesson 7:30-8:30, Enjoy the JSMA with free followed by social dancing admission first Friday until 10:30 the in many of every month. different dance styles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission to both Jordan Shnitzer Museum of students and community Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. members. 7:30-10:30 p.m.

FIRST FRIDAY AT THE GlobalZONE Scholars Hall, Moss NEW St. Join the party at the New Zone on the First Friday ArtWalk OREGON DUCKS 5:30-9 p.m. WOMEN’S New Zone Gallery, 164 W BASKETBALL VS. Broadway.

OREGON STATE BEAVERS WOMENS BASKETBALL

6 p.m. Matthew Knight Arena, 1776 E. 13th Ave.

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MONDAY

RELAXATION YOGA

is free 45 minute class is designed to enhance muscular strength, flexibility, and balance while centering the mind and reducing stress. We have the mats, all you need is yourself! 10-10:45 a.m. Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

SOBER PLANNING

Need support in making safe and sober plans for the weekend? Join us Friday afternoons when we will help each other plan fun and sober things to fill our Saturdays and Sundays. 2-2:30 p.m. Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY MAY 4

CINCO DE MAYO - SALSA & BACHATA PARTY

Dance your way into Oregon Wine Month at Noble Estate Urban! We’ve been having so much fun learning to Salsa dance this spring, we’re throwing a Cinco de Mayo Salsa and Bachata Party. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Noble Estate Urban, 560 Commercial St.

FIRST SATURDAY PARK WALK ALL AGES

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Recommends We’re halfway there! Week five has come and midterms are here right along with it. Spring is in full swing, and there is plenty to distract you from studying or homework. We’re here to add on even more procrastination ideas. Celebrate responsibly and listen to good music while you’re doing it — here are some tips to get you started:

Explore local ecology with a naturalist-led walk. From the intersection of Royal Avenue and Greenhill Road, go 1 mile west on Royal, turn left on Oak Hill Cemetery Road. Park at dead end. 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Oak Hill

“VENTURA”

FIRST SATURDAY PUBLIC TOUR

Enjoy a 45-minute tour of highlights from museum’s collection and exhibitions with an exhibition interpreter. Free with museum admission. 1-1:45 p.m. Jordan Shnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane.

Anderson. Paak released his latest album, “Ventura,” on April 12. It’s full of deep soul, funk and R&B sounds and includes some amazing features. Motown artist Smokey Robinson adds his raspy voice to the sentimental “Make it better,” a great summertime jam. R&B vocalist Brandy harmonizes with Paak on “Jet Black,” a love song with a bouncy beat. Lalah Hathaway of R&B fame sings on the funky, rhythm-heavy “Reachen’ 2 Much.” Listeners who were turned off by the hip-hop heavy “Oxnard,” his previous album that included features by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, will appreciate Paak’s return to the soulful sounds of his earlier albums, such as “Malibu.”

THE GATEWAY SHOW

Billy Anderson Presents THE GATEWAY SHOW Standup comedians take to the stage and tell their BEST jokes, then they go to an undisclosed location to get WAY too high, only to come back to the stage and ATTEMPT to tell more jokes completely baked. 9-10:30 p.m. Whirled Pies Downtown, 199 West 8th Avenue.

INSIGHT SEMINARS: WALDEN

An exploration of oreau’s peculiar life and his classic meditation on Nature, suitable for novices, fans, and skeptics alike. 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Knight Library, Browsing Room.

PITCH STREAM 2019

Pitch Stream is an annual event that allows pre-revenue companies to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in front of a community audience. e top 3 companies will receive cash prizes to help make their ideas a reality. 2-5 p.m. 5th Street Public Market, 296 East Fifth Ave..

PUTTIN’ IN THE WHIT: A MINI GOLF PUB CRAWL

Eugene Active 20-30 Club is excited for the return of Puttin’ in the Whit! Join us on Saturday, May 4, for an afternoon of putt-putt miniature golf throughout the Historic Whiteaker Neighborhood. 1-6 p.m. Eugene’s Whiteaker Neighborhood, 1068 W. 2nd St..

SUNDAY MAY 5

DARLINE MY BAND... LIVE AT BEERGARDEN

Darline Jackson’s “my Band” will elevate your event to a pleasurable and memorable one that lingers long after the night ends. 4-6 p.m. Beergarden, 777 West 6th Avenue.

ETHICS FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS

Previously offered through the Oregon Massage erapists Association, this class covers ethical Principles & Dilemmas, the Oregon Revised Statutes, the Oregon Administrative Rules, the OBMT Policy Statements, Boundaries, Communication, Dual 1-5 p.m. Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave.

Anderson. Paak released his latest album, “Ventura,” on April 12. (Creative Commons)

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DREAMERS

Cinco De Mayo is just around the corner, so here is your yearly reminder. is holiday is not a day to throw on a sombrero or a poncho and be racist while you pound margaritas. If celebrating Latinx culture is something that interests you this weekend, try supporting local, small businesses like El Buen Sabor. Or, take some time to educate yourself on the history of Cinco De Mayo and how it became a part of U.S. popular culture. Talk to Latinx people you may know about their experience celebrating the day or support UO student organization MEChA. is weekend can still be fun — just remain mindful as to how you’re celebrating.

Dreamers, an alternative-rock band based in Los Angeles, released its second full-length album “LAUNCH FLY LAND” on April 26. e band has gained popularity in the last few years touring across the U.S. and even playing WOW Hall in Eugene last spring. e new album is jam-packed with everything from angsty rock songs to happy, upbeat tunes. e first song released and the album’s only single, “Die Happy,” is a catchy and lighthearted melody that is a perfect track to dance to. “Someway, Somehow” takes notes from e Cure as an indie ballad that dances on the line between happy and sad. “Wanna Stay” is a rockheavy song with sad lyrics that channel a very angsty vibe. “Take Me Home” is a twist on a somber ballad — it is rock-heavy and sad at the same time. is album’s eclectic energy makes it the perfect jam to get through the week five slump.

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OPINION If individuals can learn to be politically correct in public, they don’t need to entirely reject political correctness or be politically correct in private.

THE PERPLEXITY THAT SURROUNDS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS BY EMMA SPAETH

You are casually chatting with your friend, when they suddenly criticize your word choice. Your words may have been “offensive” or “outdated.” You intended nothing mean-spirited, yet you’re at fault. On the other end, imagine speaking to someone when they abruptly drop a slur into the conversation. Maybe that slur pertains to your people and was used to denigrate them. ese two scenarios epitomize the complexities around political correctness. While being the constant subject of criticism can be agitating, being the recipient of slurs can be mentally scathing and can promote prejudice. However, no one needs to entirely reject political correctness or embrace it entirely, either. If individuals can learn to be politically correct in public, they don’t need to be politically correct in private. Americans overwhelmingly reject political correctness, according to recent research. According to an 8,000-participant study by More In Common, Americans worry over political correctness, as well as hate speech. After analyzing 30 hour-long individual interviews and discussions of six focus groups, the study found 82 percent of Americans view hate speech as a problem today. Yet, 80 percent of the respondents also deemed political correctness as problematic.

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Political correctness is therefore definitely a looming concern in our society, although many critics of political correctness condemn hate speech. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to separate hate speech from free speech for some. Many consider speech that directly threatens a certain group to be hate speech, while others may also include words that are hateful of peoples in general. However, hate speech bears no U.S. legal definition. roughout modern history, the government has protected hate groups spewing hateful rhetoric. e American Library Association states that in 1969, “the Supreme Court protected a Ku Klux Klan member’s hateful and disparaging speech.” e ruling of this case, Brandenburg v. Ohio, was that the government could only act against those “inciting imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action.” e belief that political correctness threatens free speech is irrational, although too much political correctness can be rattling. In private environments, it’s unnecessary. Lest you are intentionally berating a specific group of people, being politically incorrect behind closed doors is natural. Human beings should be free to speak their minds. at being said, often voicing politically incorrect statements in public can bolster racist, sexist and other toxic social

ideologies. When society fails to condemn certain slurs or stereotypes, the victims of those slurs and stereotypes remain second class citizens in the minds of a populace. Word choice can affect how one perceives and reacts to others, especially regarding race. In an interview with Stanford News, anthropologist Samy Alim stated that “when racist speech is prevalent in mainstream U.S. political arenas,” violence becomes more likely. e founder of Stanford’s Center for Race, Ethnicity and Language argues that “recent attacks on U.S. Muslims and Mexicans” are a result of this mounting racist speech. A major difference between casual political incorrectness and hate speech is that one is unintended if not used for humor, while the other is used to actively antagonize people. One is used because we are only human, the other is a result of others being inhuman. Political correctness is meant to hamper hate speech, thus if you must be politically incorrect, do it privately. Even though hate speech has no legal definition, it is certain that actively hurling slurs and prejudice at others, borders, if not encompasses, hate speech. No one should feel compelled to be politically incorrect in public; it benefits no one and can incite violence toward different groups of people.

8 OPINION ADVERTISING DRIVES THE US OBESITY EPIDEMIC BY ARMAND YAZDANI Childhood obesity rates have soared in the last 50 years, reaching record heights. Obesity during childhood is known to have a significant impact on both physical and psychological health. Overweight children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and obesity contributes to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. ese rising obesity rates in children can be partly contributed to the billions of dollars spent each year on fast food advertising directed at kids. Policy makers need to take action to counter this problem, promote healthier meals and limit fast food advertising aimed at children. According to the American Heart Association, approximately one in three children is obese or overweight. is rate is nearly triple what it was in 1963, and according to the Centers for Disease Control, fast food consumption is one of the main causes of the obesity epidemic. A report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that over one-third of children and adolescents are consuming fast food every day. Dr. Victor Strasburger, professor of pediatrics at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council, stated, “We created a perfect storm between media use, junk and fast food advertising and physical inactivity. We created a situation where we now have more overweight and obese adults in the U.S than underweight and normal

weight adults; it’s become an urgent public health problem.” Fast food is known to have high sodium and saturated fat contents and is linked to poor nutrition. Targeting children with ads promoting these foods is exploitative. e average American child will see approximately 8,000 TV commercials about food and only 165 of them are for healthy food options. e food industry spends over $1.6 billion every year marketing towards young people. Kids are impressionable and these advertisements shape their ideas about nutrition and food. Not only should fast food chains limit their targeted ads toward this age group, but there should be an increase in the number of ads about healthy eating and being active. By changing what kids see, we can shift their mindsets. e Let’s Move! campaign, spearheaded by Michelle Obama, is an excellent example of what children should be seeing. is campaign focused on school lunches and providing healthier foods in America’s schools. It also emphasized being active and getting exercise every day. is is the type of message that should be pushed instead of ads that promote unhealthy eating habits. ere needs to be a major shift in the advertisements young people see. ere should be more emphasis on healthy eating habits and physical activity and a decrease in ads about fast food.

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Ducks outfielders Haley Cruse (26) and Hannah Galey (8) collide while attempting to catch the ball during the game against Oregon State Univeristy. (Ben Green)

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Oregon freshman utility player Hannah Galey will want to forget the third inning of Sunday’s Civil War series concluding game. e freshman, playing in right field, was a part of back-to-back errors, first misjudging a ball in shallow right field, allowing it to drop in front of her and then colliding with center fielder Haley Cruse in right-center field. Each allowed a run to score. It was more than just an inning to forget for Galey, it was a series to forget for the Ducks (21-25), who were swept by Oregon State for the first time since 2006, when the three games were split over two different weeks. In a high-scoring contest on Sunday, the Ducks and Beavers battled through a seven-inning, nearly three-hour 12-8 ballgame that gave Oregon State the series sweep at its instate rival’s home stadium.

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“We expected to win that game to the very end,” Oregon head coach Melyssa Lombardi said. “What I think got us was too many miscues and too many errors.” Galey redeemed herself in the bottom of the fourth inning with a solo home run to left field to cut back into Oregon State’s 6-5 lead. Oregon took a 7-6 lead but the Beavers tied the game at seven momentarily before the Ducks took an 8-7 lead on an RBI single that scored Galey. But then, the collapse came. Following Shelby Weeks’ two-run home run in the sixth inning, sophomore pitcher Jordan Dail was replaced by freshman Kailey Krueger, who threw 0.2 innings, allowing two hits while striking out one. Rachel Cid replaced Kruegar as neither relieving pitcher surrendered a run. Dail (17-13) was handed the loss as she went 5.1 innings, allowing 10 hits, seven earned runs,

two strikeouts and three home runs on Sunday. Dail pitched in all three games against Oregon State, as she has been forced to do throughout this season. “I thought she pitched well enough to win the ballgame,” Lombardi said. “We made a couple little adjustments today — things that were happening in the first two games that weren’t really allowing her to get what she needed to get — and we can tell that that was good.” With a trip to Salt Lake City up next, followed by a homestand against Arizona State, the Ducks’ season comes down to just six more games before the postseason, which as it stands, may or may not feature Oregon. “What I want to see is the fight that we had here is to take that into our next two weekends,” Lombardi said. “I know we will. From there, continue on.”

Q SPORTS OREGON LOSES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET TO NO. 1 BAYLOR BY MAGGIE VANONI • TWITTER @MAGGIE_VANONI In the final meet of the acrobatics and tumbling season, the No. 2 Oregon Ducks fell to No. 1 Baylor, 278.400-271.725 in the NCATA Championships Saturday evening at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. e loss marks the Ducks’ third loss to the Bears (12-0) this season and their fourth loss in the championship meet to the now five-straight NCATA Champions. “I’m really impressed with how our girls executed and that we had a lot of fun,” Oregon head coach Keenyn Won said. “People thought we were nuts, but we were having the time of our lives just competing to the point where the scores didn’t matter.” e Ducks, who end the season 7-3, did, however, take home hardware from the final day of NCATAs in the individual event finals, including multiple individual event titles. e Ducks were also awarded three All-Americans and earned the 2019 Louise Goodrum Academic Award. After qualifying for 13 events, the Ducks took home four event titles. Oregon won the open pyramid event title with a near-perfect score of 9.925 thanks to the performance of Casi Jackson, Samantha Little, Caroline Matos, Calyx Hampton and Addie Lacewell. Oregon also took home the championship title in the synchronized pyramid, the open toss and the trio tumbling pass event. Jackson, a senior, was awarded her second career All-American honors with Payton Coon and Lacewell earning their first. Additionally, junior top/base Hannah Esterman was named the 2019 Louise Goodrum Academic Award winner — marking the first time in program history that a Duck has earned the honors. “ ese athletes pour their heart and soul into this sport and to see them

get the honors is amazing,” Won said. “And it’s really nice knowing that we’ll be returning two out of three AllAmericans next year as well.” e Ducks put up a strong fight in the championships and didn’t allow Baylor to get more than a point ahead in the meet scores until the tumbling event. Yet, Oregon was unable to complete the upset due to two consequential falls in the second half of the meet. Oregon put up the closest score to the Bears in the compulsory event, with Baylor winning the event with just 0.07 of a point more than the Ducks to open the meet, 37.67537.600. In the acro and toss heats, the two teams posted heat scores with just 0.05 point differences. e only event that Baylor swept was the acro event, winning 29.100-28.675. Oregon won four heats in the meet: the tumbling heat in the compulsory event, the open pyramid heat, the open toss heat and the trio tumbling pass. e Bears pulled away from the Ducks 57.275-54.700 in the tumbling event due to winning five of the six heats and an Oregon fall in the quad heat. Going into the final event, the Bears led with their biggest deficit in the meet scores of 182.550-179.175 over the Ducks. e Ducks were unable to make any chance at a comeback after an athlete fell in during a toss in the team event. Baylor won the event 95.850-92.550 and secured the team its fifth straight championship title. “Obviously the loss hurts, but this program is on a climb,” Won said. “We have made so many improvements in not only skills set but also in our culture. We are excited to get back to work next season and get back here.”

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