The Advocate, Issue 4 - October 12th, 2018

Volume 53, Issue 4 OCTOBER 12, 2018 advocate-online.net

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OPINION EDITORIAL

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HAVE YOU REGISTERED? HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD We live in a democracy, don’t we deserve to make use of it?

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oting: Sometimes it feels like tossing a pebble into the ocean and hoping to change the tides – in other words, a wasted effort. Especially if one is voting for a third party, or against the prevailing sentiment.

No matter where one lands on the political spectrum, he or she is sure to feel politically marginalized at one point or another.

“...WE HAVE A

RIGHT – A DUTY, EVEN – TO VOTE...”

However, as citizens of the United States of America, we have a right – a duty, even – to vote whenever ballots show up in the mail. We may not all someday take up arms to serve our country, but at very least we can do this service to ourselves and our democracy.

It is worthwhile to bear in mind that the U.S. is classified as a constitutional federal republic. That definition of our government means that, based in our Constitution, the citizens of this country hold the power to govern it. It may be indirect – that is, through elected representatives – but that hardly diminishes the voice of the people, when the citizenry participates in the governmental processes.

True, there are many flaws in our system, but in the end it is the people’s voice that truly governs.

What would be the point of a democracy if the governing body, the voters, did not participate in such governance?

That question is not rhetorical.

Voters in America seem to want to stay uninvolved, for whatever reason.

According to Pew Research Center, nearly 87 percent of registered voters voted in the 2016 elections. You may then be asking, “So what is the point of this article?”

Well, that is only a percentage of registered voters, which is more likely voting subgroup in the U.S. due to nonmandatory registration and voting rules here.

Only about 59 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2016 presidential elections, which is slightly less than our peak voter turnout of almost 62 percent in 2008.

A thin ‘majority’ These numbers aren’t alarming. Our Commander-inChief is voted on by a majority of eligible citizens; a modest majority, but a majority nonetheless. What might be alarming is the nearly 20-point drop in non-presidential (midterm) elections – held again this year, 2018 – in which turnout consistently hovers right around 39 percent of eligible voters, according to the U.S. Elections Project.

This means that nearly everyone in Washington, D.C., except for our president, and

many statewide or local ballot measures, can be elected or approved by a majority-minority of eligible adults. For perspective, if only 39 percent of eligible voters participate, just below 20 percent of the adult population is

Graphic by Angeles Ramirez

deciding that November who takes up congressional seats and what ordinances we must abide by. Even when taking into account the peak presidential turnout of 62 percent in 2008, only about 32 percent of the adult population was involved in putting the head honcho in office.

On the lighter side of things,

it is nearly comical that roughly 700,000 people lied to the Current Population Survey, hosted by the U.S. Census Bureau on election years, when asked if they voted in 2016 (reporting that they had).

Who knows why?

Midterms important With the midterm election coming next month, it is more important than ever to register, and more so, to vote.

All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election (or, more likely, reelection) and a third of Senate seats are up for grabs, as well.

Even though the president has the biggest job in government, it’s important to remember the impact of Congress. The legislative branch makes our federal laws, regulates commerce, controls taxes and the allocation of tax funds, and has the power to declare war. These are big decisions that can and will directly impact public life.

So, while it is important to consider who we put in the oval office, it is also extremely important to cautiously consider whose butts are being put into those congressional seats. It is potentially dangerous to vote on these people without taking into account their

views on policy, warmongering, and taxation. Given the internal diversity of party policy and ideals, one should be sure a representative aligns with their own views, rather than simply toeing the party line.

Furthermore, here in Oregon there will be five ballot measures up for a vote, arguably even more important than any federal officeholder/issue because these measures – Measures 102 through 106 – will more directly affect Oregonians.

Get registered The Oregon-wide registration deadline for the upcoming general elections is this Tuesday, Oct. 16, exactly 21 days before the election, per usual. To register online go to Page 6, where we have provided a QR code for ease of use. Registration also can be done through the DMV if you are obtaining or renewing any form of ID, or by mail – the form must be postmarked by the 16th, or turned into a county elections office by that day.

We the people should stand united in our heritage and vote for what we believe in, whatever that may be, for a republic is nothing without the public.

Our votes and voices matter, even if they are just pebbles in an ocean.

Our weekly editorial is designed to explore compelling issues that affect the community we serve. It has no attributed author because it represents the collective voice of the Advocate editorial board.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | OPINION

OCTOBER 12, 2018

THE SHOW SO GOOD IT TURNS YOU CRAZY?

Netflix appeals to the maniac in all of us

LET’S TALK GOALS Deniqua Adams the advocate

3.5 out of 5 stars

Kurt Larson the advocate

After more than a decade, Emma Stone and Jonah Hill have been reunited for the first time since “Superbad.”

Cary Joji Fukunaga, director of the Academy Award-nominated film “Beasts of No Nation” and Season One of “True Detective,” returns with his new Netflix Original series, “Maniac,” that stars the duo.

In this riveting new series, Stone and Hill portray two mentally unstable people who unexpectedly find their lives and their minds intertwined. After signing up for a new experimental drug trial (the drug touted as having the ability to cure mental illness and eliminate emotional pain), Stone and Hill are faced with confronting their inner demons and deepest emotional scars as they journey to save the world.

Jumping on the bandwagon along with “Stranger Things,” “Ready Player One,” and every other modern ’80s nostalgia trip, Maniac is set in an alternate-reality, retro ’80s cyber future. It’s one in which early 2000s printers lay alongside black-and-green CRT computers and where the average man on the street still wears a suit and bowler hat.

While ’80s nostalgia might be in vogue, Fukunaga manages to transform this popular aesthetic into an incredibly detailed and believable world that stands on its own and adds to the general intrigue of his universe.

Cover by: Fletcher Wold

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Paying fairly heavy visual homage to films such as “Blade Runner,” “Alien” and more contemporary pieces such as “The Matrix” and “Mr. Robot,” it’s no wonder why the world of Maniac is such a pleasure to lay one’s eyes on.

Visuals play a big role in Maniac, giving the viewer insights into the mental and emotional states of the series’ main characters.

This use of interesting – while, at times, confusing – visuals helps the audience navigate the psychosis of Hill and Stone’s characters.

However, it often feels like Fukunaga uses his otherworldly plot as an excuse to film fun vignettes and atonal character interactions.

Pulling off a surprisingly svelte man, and a rather convincing blonde, respectively, Hill and Stone both portray their characters with utter conviction and subtle chemistry, which makes every interaction between them a pleasure to view on screen.

However, these moments of sincerity and conviction are often cut short by a rather bipolar choice of tone, which I suppose is rather fitting but often leads to unintentional or unnecessary comedic scenes.

This, on the whole, is not generally a problem, but tends to diminish the emotional impact of scenes, occasionally filling them with crude humor and explosive gore. Of course, this is very unfitting with the greater themes of the series, which tend to be more about loss, grief, and dealing with mental illness.

Still, these relatively small gripes don’t have much significant impact on the show as a whole, which provides a very enjoyable, twisting story that caters to the adventurer in all of us.

This is not to say that Maniac is without its pacing issues or writing inconsistencies, because it most certainly has some. For example, while we are introduced to a fairly large cast of characters, only four or five of them are eventually, satisfyingly fleshed out. Those four being Hill, Stone, and the doctors in charge of the drug trial.

Maniac may not be the epitome of genius storytelling or even the next Stranger Things, but it has definitely made a place for itself and is worth a watch if you’re in the mood for something very different than the norm. Maniac gets a solid 3.5/5.

“Deniqua, you convinced me. I want to start exercising every day, but where do I start?” you ask. Or maybe nobody is saying that... moving forward..

I am here to help. I have gone t h rou g h the same process as anyone else who decides to begin a new lifestyle that incorporates exercise into every day, but I had to learn everything myself, without any guidance.

Which makes me more than happy to pass the information I’ve garnered on to others.

To begin, I feel the most important thing is setting personal goals. So, let’s talk about goals.

A great way to set goals is to establish an overarching goal first. For instance, “I want to run a mile” (this was actually a personal goal of mine). This is the allencompassing goal because, if you are not already an experienced runner, no one expects you to up and run a mile on the first day, heck you may not even be able to run a quarter-mile. I sure as goodness couldn’t, and you shouldn’t expect that of yourself, either.

Setting unmanageable, unrealistic, and unachievable goals will likely lead you to burn out and quit before you’ve made any serious headway.

That doesn’t mean it’s bad to have big goals. I think it’s great to dream big because I think that’s the only way to ‘achieve big’.

If you’ve set a comprehensive goal, it is now time to set mini-goals within your overall goal. If you can’t yet run a quarter-mile, start with a tenth of a mile and move up (maybe in increments of .05 miles). Even if the small goals you set seem a little pointless, or even undeserving of celebration, be proud of yourself. You can’t change your life overnight, and you can’t run a mile in a day.

This applies to everything in life: If you expect too much of yourself, you’ll end up disappointed and beating yourself up. You may even feel like you aren’t good enough, or wonder why you feel like a quitter, and that’s just bad for the psyche.

Remember to celebrate the small achievements, too.

Every step brings you closer to the top.

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Sports Editor Jonathan Zacarias is studying machining as a second-year student in the Machine Tool Technology program on campus.

He enjoys being called Johnny and friends know how much he dislikes when he is called John. He has been with the Advocate for nearly a year now, serving as the sports editor to highlight Mt. Hood athletes and give them the recognition they deserve.

Along with sports, he enjoys signing up for marathons for the fun of it, spending quality time with friends, and trying new foods.

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KMHD DECISION LOOMS MHCC Board to either renew existing contract or bring station back to college Cassie Wilson the advocate

Did you know we once had an FM radio station on campus? The MHCC District Board is facing a difficult decision; bringing it back, or extending their current partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), who currently manage the station. Time is running out for the board to take action and begin work on a transition or negotiations.

HISTORY KMHD 89.1 FM is Mt. Hood Community College’s jazz radio station that first aired in 1984. The station was located on campus for its first 25 years of operation, until in 2009 the MHCC District Board of Education decided to have OPB take over management of the station.

The KMHD station is now located off-campus in Southwest Portland, outside of MHCC’s district.

Several parties involved said many factors may have motivated the formal partnership, including financial stress during the 2008-09 economic downturn.

Right now, the station that can be seen and heard on the Mt. Hood campus is KMHD-2, the studentrun alternative/indie station, which is live-streamed, but not broadcast. With the flip of a switch, the broadcast station on campus is still set up to operate the original KMHD on FM radio if it were to be brought back to Mt. Hood.

MHCC academic adviser Calvin Walker was the development director at KMHD in 2003-2008, which meant his job was primarily keeping the station financially afloat.

NEWS BRIEFS Megan Phelps the advocate

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Photo by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate Second-year broadcasting student Ben Arthur working inside room AC1377C at the Gresham campus, managing streamed content for KMHD-2, the online student-run station.

“KMHD made its own funding,” said Walker. “We made the money and wrote grants.”

There was a new college president, John “Ski” Sygielski, the year the decision by Mt. Hood to partner with OPB was made.

“I don’t think he liked all the back-and-forth, so he just made a deal with OPB, and not a very good deal, by the way,” Walker said.

“Next thing I knew I was advising (instead),” he said.

When KMHD was on campus, it created a resource of local visiting talent for vocal jazz and jazz band students to learn from.

“Our students had access to those musicians,” said jazz band director Dan Davey.

“They’d stop in to do a radio interview and then they’d come up and do a master class or a performance, or just come play

during a rehearsal with our students.

Our students got this exposure to these musicians and they’re (KMHD) still bringing in people that are just as big, but they’re way far away from here so we have no access to them.”

Davey said that the past three years that he’s run the annual Jazz Festival on campus, he’s invited KMHD to have a presence in front of the thousands of students and community members on campus that day, but the station hasn’t yet come out.

UNFULFILLED PROMISES In 2013, financial concerns were raised by Susie Jones, former Jazz Band director and then-District board chair.

In an email to board member Diane Noriega, Mt. Hood President Debbie Derr, and board secretary

Wendy Patton, Jones complained that the station was operating at a sizable loss each year – more than $100,000 – according to college records. The projected cumulative loss for MHCC over the following five years was put at $543,850.

Concern also came from Mt. Hood’s integrated media department where JD Kiggins, head of the broadcasting program said that no Saints students have been awarded or offered internships with OPB despite the opportunity being expressed as a key perk of the partnership.

Pressed on the question, Lynne Clendenin, vice president of programming at OPB, said, “Student internships are absolutely welcomed, absolutely, absolutely, no questions.

If anyone is interested, they should know they are welcome here.”

She was unable to comment

on the specific lack of MHCC internships over the duration of this agreement, however.

Section 6.5 of the original Joint Affirmative Covenant states that “OPB and MHCC will use their mutual best efforts to identify ways to enhance their strategic partnership,” to include linking with MHCC academic programs for OPB internships in integrated media areas, as well as business areas. It also mentions the opportunity to train OPB employees through MHCC. Presently, the OPB website lists one current KMHD internship opening, a production assistant position. The first qualification point listed states, “3 years of education toward a related degree i.e. communications, radio, mass communication, journalism, etc.”

While other qualifications are to be considered, this poses a direct problem for students at Mt. Hood in a two-year program – which contributes to the current disconnect between MHCC students and KMHD. Kiggins said there are no MHCC specific internships, nor are preferences given to MHCC students who apply.

DECISIONS TO MAKE The question the MHCC District Board must address is, “Should the college renew the license management agreement with OPB?” No timeline has been set on a board decision. It’s not on the agenda for the Wednesday, Oct. 17 meeting.

The next opportunity would be at the Nov. 21 board meeting.

Either MHCC or OPB must provide notice by Feb. 11, 2019 if it does not wish to renew the agreement, set to automatically roll over again for another five years if no change is made.

District Communications Media Survey

1968: You Say You Want a Revolution?

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

District Communications is looking for participants for a survey assessing how people consume media and spend their time. All responses are confidendial. Upon completion of the survey, participants can opt-in to enter a drawing to win a $150 gift card for Amazon.

The survey can be located at www.mediaprefs. com/204, the password to access the survey is 204918. The survey will close Nov. 18.

Next Wednesday from noon - 1 p.m. in room AC2728 history instructors Elizabeth Milliken and Pat Casey will lead a discussion related to events occuring in 1968. A 50th Anniversary Commemoration will take place. This event is sponsored by the MHCC History Department.

Dr. Chris Gorsek will be speaking at the event titled “Domestic Violence from the Criminal Justice Perspective” next Wednesday in the Visual Arts Theatre from 7-8:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

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At their Sept. 5 strategy session, board members prioritized factors to consider regarding the KMHD situation.

Tied for the top priority were net financial impact, and benefit to/impact on students. Following, in order, were external relations/ perceptions, internal relations/ perceptions, preservation of jazz programming, and preservation of an asset.

In focusing on the question of the partnership renewal, the board used these factors to help formulate three potential options, developed in collaboration between MHCC administrators and the school’s broadcast program.

OPTION ONE The first option is to renew the agreement with OPB with a focus on better communication between KMHD and MHCC to increase the Mt. Hood presence in branding, marketing, and pushing for more opportunities for Saints students.

Under the contract, MHCC’s president holds a position on the OPB board of directors, which would be one way to address any concerns about the relationship.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) doesn’t allow for a radio licensee to make a profit through a management agreement, but MHCC is reimbursed for tower rental costs, broadcast utilities, liability insurance on the transmitter and tower, equipment repairs and replacement costs. The agreement also provides advertising time to the college on KMHD, OPB TV and Radio as another form of reimbursement.

Although over the course of this contract, there has been a net financial loss, this option would have an estimated net financial impact of $0 for the college.

MHCC has a new marketing director, Lauren Griswold, who arrived in July. Still catching up on the history of KMHD, she said she could not comment on the station as a marketing asset at this time. But her District Communications office recently sent a survey to all students

to learn their preferred methods of communication, including questions about radio listening habits. The survey will conclude on Nov. 18.

There are internal and external stakeholders who think Mt. Hood is getting a bad deal in the current OPB partnership, so renegotiating could be an option in moving forward.

OPB has no plans on changing the current jazz formatting, and is content with the results of current programming.

“By programming across the generations that have been influencing jazz, including those that are serving jazz today, the musicians, we (believed we) could attract a wider age group,” explained Clendenin, the OPB vice president.

Extending the management agreement allows the college to retain the radio station license.

OPTION TWO The next option is to “terminate the agreement with OPB and establish an affiliated nonprofit to manage KMHD.” Significant startup funding would be needed for this option, because the station would become a separate legal entity from the college. Before funding could begin, the nonprofit would need to be established, including creating an executive board, drafting bylaws, and filing articles of incorporation.

This has been regarded as the least realistic option because of the time needed to establish a nonprofit and fund-raise to cover operating costs through the transition.

Bringing KHMD back to campus would put student opportunities under control of the new organization, similar to the current situation with OPB, but with potentially fewer opportunities – because it would be a significantly smaller organization when it begins.

Cost benefits of operating under a new nonprofit organization need to outweigh the benefits of the current OPB partnership, in order for the new framework to be best

perceived internally and externally.

There is also concern that fundraising for KMHD could detract from donations to the MHCC Foundation for student scholarships.

The college would enter into another mutual agreement with the new nonprofit, and could require specific programming.

If the transition isn’t smooth or doesn’t work out, the college could be fined by the FCC, or lose the station license.

OPTION THREE The last option posed is to “terminate the agreement with OPB and return KMHD to college operations.”

This choice has the biggest net financial impact to the college, an up-front cost estimated at $369,000, but it would allow for the potential of fundraising up to $650,000 per year. Any surplus fundraising/ income could be reallocated into other needs at the college.

The radio station license would be retained, and the MHCC and KMHD brands would be reunited.

Right now, Mt. Hood continues to have an operational deficit each year, said Jennifer DeMent, the college’s budget director. That could pose an issue with retaining the license if the college cannot afford to keep the station on air.

The main purpose of bringing back the station would be to re-align KMHD-FM with MHCC’s mission of student instruction. The station would rely more on Mt. Hood students, who currently operate KMHD-2 and follow all FCC rules and regulations.

Initially, 89.1 FM programming would likely be similar to the current jazz format, but in the future would focus on audience engagement, an industry-based part of broadcast curriculum and MHCC district communications strategy.

Theoretically, if the college is in charge of the station, there could be nearly endless opportunities for student involvement. The same is already true with KMHD-2.

Said Kiggins, head of the

broadcasting program, “If you’ve got a student ID, it’s yours.”

Mt. Hood’s ASG President Bob Hansen said he supports student voices being heard in this decisionmaking process.

“It really would bring back the experience of having an FM radio channel on campus. I thought that was the whole point of having the radio station,” he said.

That leads to a question that many keep asking: What led to this agreement being formed in the first place? The Advocate will be exploring this question in next week’s issue.

STUDENT INPUT Meantime, students’ voices being heard in this big, looming decision is vital to helping the District board make an informed decision.

The Advocate and ASG have teamed up to host an information session about the KMHD options on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The session will run 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Main Mall on the Gresham campus (inside the Student Union, in case of poor weather.) This will be an opportunity to ask questions, learn more, and share students’ thoughts.

There also is the regularly scheduled District board meeting at 6:30 p.m. the following day, Wednesday, Oct. 17. There is always time allotted for general public input, a chance for students and community members to speak up.

In conjunction with the Tuesday info session, the Advocate has created an online survey for anyone to submit thoughts on the issue.

Simply scan the QR code to go to the form.

Scan this QR code with your smartphone to submit a response to a form regarding this matter.

KMHD Contract: Did you know we once had an FM radio station on campus?

Did you know that the MHCC Board is currently deciding on whether to bring the station back on campus?

Join us

Tuesday at 11:30

in the

MHCC Main Mall and learn more about how this decision impacts you and the MHCC community.

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American Red Cross Blood Drive

LGBTQ+ Resource Fair

MHCC volleyball vs. Linn-Benton CC

Fall Career Fair

The American Red Cross will be in the MHCC Student Union from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, collecting blood to be donated for patients in need. Drop-ins are welcome.

The Mt. Hood Student Activities Board, in partnership with Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), will host an LGBTQ+ Resource Fair in the Student Union Fireplace Lounge, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The film “Love, Simon” will be available for viewing.

Several on- and off-campus departments and organizations will be present. This event is free and open to the public.

The Saints volleyball team will play against the Linn-Benton Community College Road Runners in league play at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the Yoshida Event Center (MHCC gym).

Mt. Hood students get in free with student ID; admission for adults is $5, other students $4, seniors and children age 12 and under, $3.

Mt. Hood will host the Fall Career Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25. The event in the Vista Dining Hall is open to the public. Anyone seeking employment opportunities, internships, or career choices is encouraged to attend. For more information, go to www.mhcc.edu/ careerfairs.

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NEWS | SPORTS

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Scan the QR code with a scanner app or hover over the code with your camera.

2.

Select the state in which you live.

3.

Click “start your online registration”

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Enter in the required information

Registration Deadline:

October 16

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BALLOT MEASURE BRIEF SUMMARIES MEASURE 105:

MEASURE 106:

Measure 105 would repeal a decades-old state law that prohibits state agencies from using state funds or staff to track or seize people who have illegally immigrated to Oregon but have not violated any other laws.

Measure 106 would keep public funds from being spent on abortions, except in the case of medical necessity (i.e., a pregnancy that might result in life-threatening injury to the mother). Under federal law, public funds would still be available to terminate pregnancies that are a result of incest or rape.

WHAT WILL CHANGE? Oregon is currently known as a “sanctuary state.” This means that people who illegally immigrated to the United States cannot be arrested solely because of their illegal status.

Measure 105 would renounce Oregon’s “sanctuary state” status, and allow law enforcement to more aggressively track or arrest individuals with illegal resident status.

WHAT WILL CHANGE? Women will no longer be able to use state health insurance or health insurance funded by a public employer to obtain legal abortions.

VOTING YES:

VOTING YES: Voting “yes” would mean law enforcement would be permitted to use state funds to track and arrest illegal immigrants that aren’t in violation of any other laws.

VOTING NO: Voting “no” would mean law enforcement would continue to be prohibited from using state funds or staff to track and arrest such immigrants.

Voting “yes” would mean women would no longer be able to use publicly funded health insurance to receive legal abortions, with two key exceptions (noted above).

VOTING NO: Voting “no” would mean that the current policy in the Oregon Constitution allowing women to receive public funds for legal abortions would not change.

Chloe Collins the advocate

NURMAGOMEDOV SPOILS MCGREGOR’S RETURN TO UFC

Thomas Fornoff the advocate

After spending nearly two years away from the octagon, Conor McGregor made his muchanticipated return to the UFC on Oct. 6 to fight against defending lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Though most were excited to see the “King” back in action, it was the chaos that followed the fight that has the community buzzing.

The fight’s tone went as expected – McGregor being the aggressor right off the bat, aiming to stay on his feet and make it more of a boxing match, while Nurmagomedov took

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to the ground, using his superior grappling moves to control the fight in a more familiar stage.

The first round went over fairly evenly, Conor landing some blows to the head of Khabib, but it was mainly controlled by Nurmagomedov putting McGregor into a leg lock.

In the second round, the real entertainment began. McGregor caught on to Nurmagomedov’s tactics of trying to take him to the ground, so he spent the majority of the beginning avoiding Khabib’s lunges.

Nurmagomedov then decided to give in to a bit of boxing, catching Conor off-guard and landing a right hook directly to his head.

With his opponent stumbling backwards, Khabib took advantage and proceeded to absolutely pummel McGregor for the remainder of the round.

From here, the contest was over.

Though Nurmagomedov wasted a lot of energy in the second round, McGregor was just too battered to put up much more of a fight,

ultimately tapping out midway through the fourth round, after being put in a rear naked choke by Khabib.

Then all hell broke loose.

‘Tasteless’ reaction

Many things were said about the opposing side, and some verbal statements flared a bit more offense than others. McGregor, being the enormous trash-talker that he is, went after Khabib’s religion, family,

Web photo

Khabib Nurmagomedov dropping a massive blow to Conor McGregor, a turning point in the match that got the crowd into it.

Leading up to UFC 229, there was plenty of banter exchanged through interviews and pressers.

country, even as far as comparing his manager to a terrorist.

Along with this, back in April,

McGregor was arrested for throwing a chair through the window of a bus transporting Nurmagomedov and his crew after a press conference to promote UFC 223. So, it is safe to say there was, and is, bad blood between the two.

After defeating McGregor last week, Nurmagomedov began shouting at him before celebrating, where he gestured towards Conor’s Jiu Jitsu coach, Dillon Danis. Danis began to shout back, and from here the chaos began. Khabib leaped over the fence of the octagon and attempted to attack Danis, and quickly a mosh pit ensued, blows being exchanged from everyone in the area, while security personnel did their best to stop the all-out brawl.

While the free-for-all raged out on the ground floor, a group of Khabib’s friends from his crew climbed over the fence and into the octagon, where they hit McGregor with a flurry of cheap shots, inciting a riot within the ring.

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BLAZERS SHOW PROMISE DESPITE LOSS TO JAZZ

Photos by Fletcher Wold / the Advocate

Jonathan Zacarias the advocate

Last Sunday, Oct. 7, the Portland Trail Blazers hosted the Utah Jazz in an NBA preseason match-up which ended in favor of the Jazz, 123112 – a game that the Blazers had in their pockets until they opted to rest their starting lineup in the final quarter and give their newcomers some more minutes.

And the fans weren’t bothered at all, as they knew that their star players are more than ready for the regular season to begin (Oct. 18 vs. the Lakers). Damian Lillard finished with 23 points and seven CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6

Because of these tasteless actions, what could have been an amazing night in the UFC turned into an absolute joke. Khabib destroyed McGregor and could have taken the victory with pride, as he is now the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. Instead, Nurmagomedov decided to throw that all away and tarnish an otherwise amazing event.

assists, CJ McCollum added 21 points and four assists and Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks to end the night.

These three put in some serious work during the off-season and it showed Sunday as Lillard nearly had a perfect night from the field, making 9 of 11 shots which included 4 of 5 threes. And McCollum wasn’t far behind, making 8 of 13 shots, including 3 of 6 threes.

Nurkic was by far the most impressive, from defending Utah big man Rudy Gobert, setting screens on offense, making shots at the rim and shooting a couple of threes. Yeah, you heard me right:

Nurkic was 2 for 2 behind the 3-point line and the crowd loved it, as it cheered him on. After the game in the locker-room interviews, Nurkic did say he won’t force them, but if he has an open look, he’ll take it, when asked if he was going to shoot many threes this season.

Portland head Coach Terry Stotts said that Dame, CJ and Nurkic played really well and were efficient against the Jazz.

“Damian was very efficient, obviously. I thought he played with good pace, had good looks,” Stotts said. “Nurkic was outstanding defensively. He disrupted things at the rim in the paint, blocked shots..

(and was good) rebounding. And CJ had a great all-round game.”

Lillard said he’s ready for the regular season and his regular minutes once the real season begins.

“This summer I did a lot of conditioning so, I came into camp and felt like I was in pretty good shape,” he said. “So, once we started playing at camp I was like, man, I’m in way better shape than I thought I was. Tonight, 25 minutes was a breeze so, I think I can play my regular minutes already, but we’ll see going forward.”

The fourth quarter mostly consisted of testing rookie guards

Mental meltdown The attack on Danis was absolutely childish and shows that Nurmagomedov is not as mentally strong as a champion needs to be. True, it is part of the fighting scene: trash-talking and trying to get under the opponent’s skin.

Not only does it give one person a mental advantage over the other, but it also sells the fight. The UFC is a business, and what better way

to gain some attention than to say something completely out-of-line and absurd?

Breaking under this pressure shows that Nurmagomedov is, in fact, beatable, however. He is never going to be an undisputed frontrunner for future events because opponents know just the way to get into his head.

Now, although Khabib’s actions were uncalled for, the reasoning

behind them is warranted. There should be no room for attacking someone’s religious beliefs, even if you do not agree with them. As for Nurmagomedov’s crew, attacking a man who is already down is absolutely disgusting, unnecessary, and just straight-up cowardly.

Though McGregor said some nasty things and is a notorious trash-talker, he is also gracious in defeat. The man knows when he has

Anfernee Simons and Gary Trent Jr., as well as returning Blazers Wade Baldwin IV, Zach Collins and Caleb Swanigan. The Jazz took advantage, outscoring the Blazers 39-20 and making the most of the seven Portland turnovers.

But overall, the Blazers looked to be the better of the two teams Sunday night, at least when both teams played their starting lineups and made rotations that are more likely to be seen once the regular season begins. Rookie guard Simons was the only non-starting Blazers player to score in double digits, finishing with 10 points in 13 minutes of play. He seemed more confident and aggressive, telling reporters he tried playing that way the first two preseason games, but had been too nervous.

“Tonight, I said ‘Go out there and play my game,’ ” said Simons.

“All the confidence comes from all the work I put in.” His play on Sunday was “going out there, doing what I do in practice, and working hard,” he added.

Portland is set to open its 201819 regular season at home in front of an expected sellout crowd as they host the Los Angeles Lakers of LeBron. The game is big, not only for the fact that the Lakers went from missing the playoffs last season to being considered a real Western Conference contender this year, but also for bragging rights for Blazers fans, and an NBA record.

Why bragging rights? Well, because the Blazers have won 15 straight against the Lakers, which is tied for third (the other 15game streak against the Minnesota Timberwolves, in 1993-96) for longest win streaks over a team in Portland franchise history. And because the NBA record for most home opener wins is the Blazers’ own 17 straight, and they will look to get No. 18 come Thursday at the Moda Center.

Tipoff is set at 7:30 p.m.; the game will be televised on TNT. been beaten and accepts his flaws.

He even went as far as not pressing criminal charges after being viciously attacked with no defense.

Following all this chaos, he even tweeted, “Good knock. Looking forward to the rematch” – further showing that he is miles ahead of Nurmagomedov in terms of being mentally strong.

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Photo by: Fletcher Wold / the Advocate

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard drives it to the rim late in the second quarter against Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. Lillard had 23 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 25 minutes of action. The NBA season starts for the Blazers on October 18 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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