locally blown glass art scene » section B Oregon .com Da i ly EmThe independent student newspapere at ther University of O aregon | Since l 1900 | Volumed 111, Issue 80 thursday | january 28, 2010 global views business ariel lissman speaks about his experience as an Israeli soldier twitter follow us on twitter: Saying goodbye to the @dailyemerald @odesports campus crime EPD arrests man charged bazaar with Rob Beard’s assault Frequented for smokes, pipes and wall decor, the Lazar’s Bazar campus location is closing its doors Eugene police said Wednesday they ar- rested the man they believe assaulted Oregon Rachel Hatch | News Reporter placekicker Rob Beard, 19, last weekend. he Web site for Lazar’s Ba- Police took Maurice Dion Peterson III, 20, zar on East 13th Avenue of Eugene, into custody Wednesday evening boasts itself as “the most on second-degree assault charges. unique retail store in the Pa- The beating Beard sustained early Sunday cific Northwest,” and it has was part of a larger fight police responded to certainly become one of the most unique shortly after 12:30 a.m. at East 17th Avenue Tstores on 13th Avenue between Kincaid and Hilyard Street. Police estimated between and Alder streets. 20 and 40 subjects were involved. But on Feb. 5, the shop will close Oregon placekicker Mike Bowlin was also for demolition. involved in the dispute, Lazar Makyadath, a Eugene resident and police reported both of 36 years, runs the store. football players were in- “Everybody on the street just calls me jured. Bowlin declined Mr. Lazar,” he said. medical treatment, police Makyadath grew up in New Delhi but said earlier, but Beard always wanted to come to the United was transported to Sacred maurice States. In 1974, he and his wife left India Heart Medical Center at dion RiverBend. peterson III and settled in Oregon. ASSAULT “I like everything about this The sophomore from SUSPECT town,” Makyadath said. “I fell in Fullerton, Calif., was list- love with this small city. I also like ed in critical condition Sunday, underwent it because there aren’t a lot of peo- facial reconstruction surgery this week and ple, unlike the big city where I’m is expected to make a full recovery. He was originally from.” no longer listed as a patient at the hospital Makyadath runs two other shops Wednesday night. in Eugene, a downtown Lazar’s Ba- EPD spokesperson Melinda Kletzok zar location and Shoe-A-Holic on said police could not provide any addi- Willamette Street. tional details regarding the arrest, citing an The campus location of Lazar’s active investigation. originally opened to accompany the Kletzok said Peterson’s charges are related neighboring shop Origin 79. Makya- only to Beard’s injuries and no other victims dath’s son Priya opened Origin 79 at this time. as a high-fashion clothing store, but — emily e. smith Makyadath said it closed because it city “wasn’t profitable.” nick cote | photographer “No college student has enough Lazar Makyadath, founder of Lazar’s Bazaar, will close his store branch on East 13th Avenue near campus on Feb. 5. His downtown Turn to lazar | Page 3A branch, along with Shoe-A-Holic, will remain open. Amendments student government tighten Taser Senate votes down Pacifica Forum resolution use guidelines Resolution would have asked the Forum to leave campus; Temporary policy limits Taser heated debate stretches weekly meeting to five hours use in non-threatening cases; Alex Tomchak Scott Oregon Student Public Interest Research News reporter final policy still incomplete Group and others in support of open- After a long night of contentious de- source textbooks, free digital texts that jonathan marx | news reporter bate, the ASUO Senate voted down a res- professors can edit and change to suit olution Wednesday night that would have their classes. The Eugene Police Department’s in- asked the Pacific Forum to leave cam- OSPIRG campaign leader Maneesh terim Taser use policy, released and im- pus. The vote was seven for, 11 against, Arora spoke in favor of the resolution, plemented on Monday, restricts officers one abstaining. saying his group was already making ef- from using the stun guns unless a subject Because the meeting ended after forts to find the right open textbooks for is thought to pose a threat of physical midnight, the Emerald’s press deadline University professors to use instead of injury to the officer. interfered with further coverage. high-priced textbooks. The newly modified version of Policy The Senate also voted at its week- After encouraging words from the 309, the official title of the EPD’s Taser poli- ly meeting to support a measure University bookstore at its last meeting, cy, will remain in effect until the final policy aimed at giving professors lower-cost the Senate did not discuss the resolution, is complete in the coming months. EPD options for textbooks. voting to pass it unanimously with 17 spokesperson Melinda Kletzok said last The vote was on a resolution passed votes in support and none against. IVAR VONG | PHOTO EDITOR week that the final policy could be complete unanimously with little discussion. Arora said the resolution will affect Pacifica Forum protestors spoke Wednesday evening in support of the Senate’s as early as February. The resolution supported efforts by the Turn to ASUO | Page 3A resolution asking the Forum to leave campus. Turn to taser | Page 3A TOday Friday Saturday Editorial Board Allie Grasgreen | Editor in chief Emily E. Smith | Managing editor (541) 346-5511 Greg Dewar | Opinion editor Cloudy Showers Rain Kaitlin Kenny | Senior copy chief [email protected] 54º/43º 52º/44º 51º/38º Opinion TALK TO US • Limit submissions to 600 words • Submissions should include name, phone number and address • The Emerald reser ves the right to edit all submissions • One submission per person per calendar month NEWS STAFF (541) 346-5511 In my opinion | Greg Dewar Allie Grasgreen Editor in chief Emily E. Smith Managing editor CJ Ciaramella IPad? i won’t drink the kool-aid Rachel Hatch Jonathan MarX Alex Tomchak scott Apple has finally unveiled its tablet, but why should faces up. I was still fazed by the name. Perhaps a more Make no mistake, however — the iPad is not a desktop News reporters you care? fitting moniker than the utterly dull iPad could have been or even a laptop replacement, it has a specific set of goals Lauren Fox Apple is about as responsible in the computing world as drummed up, which depending on your accent could and abilities: Mac is not cannibalizing its market by com- Scene and freelance editor a fat kid is in a candy store. sound a lot like “iPod.” Good thing I only know one guy peting with its regular line of computers. You are afforded Maria Baum All ye whose faith wavers, bow down before the almighty from Massachusetts. less ability than either a Macbook or an iPhone; it is nei- Andrew HItz Apple: it has released a giant iPhone. My vision of the future includes an iPad sitting on a desk, ther a phone nor does it possess all of the capabilities of a Kalie Wooden Impressed? I wasn’t. Despite the fact that consumers propped up by an OSX book: Its permanent home as a 9.7- computer. iPads come sans-USB and Firewire Ports and Scene reporters time and again reject things that are big and bulky, Mac inch digital photo frame replete with a can only have a maximum of 64GB of solid state storage, Ben Schorzman now tests the faithful to see just how much bulk they’ll buy. steaming cup of buyer’s regret. which thus far has proven an industry flop. The fact that it Sports editor Don’t get me wrong, it’s a solid marketing move. The “Ma- Shifting gears for a moment, perhaps has an LED screen and sells for the original price of the iP- Lucas Clark communists,” as I like to call them and a term some of them what’s more alarming is Jobs’ attempt to hone seems to speak well to Apple’s marketing department. robert husseman Patrick Malee have coined for themselves, will essentially eat whatever woo the old print media dinosaurs the same They’re trying to create a market somewhere between a Sports reporters Steve Jobs puts on a plate. And with such a clever name as way he wooed the music industry. In the laptop and iPhone, and I just don’t think it exists. greg dewar “iPad,” who wouldn’t? Steak, rat poison, something more end, he ended up controlling the individual I’m not a bigot; it’s just that for so long in the computer colorful, you get the idea. If I had a loyal userbase of peo- pricing of songs, and the concept of the al- industry Macs have been the running joke: Simple com- Opinion editor File Not Shelley Deadmond ple who would buy whatever I wanted them to, basically, I Found bum was forced right out the window. Yet puters that can’t do a whole lot and disable the end-user Tyree Harris would milk them dry. this is the one thing I will credit Jobs for: the purposefully. Putting a UNIX core in OSX helped, but Grace Pettygrove Tablet PCs may have existed for a decade, but how music industry no longer has to worry about file sharing and Mac’s idea of innovation never seems to be to allow you to Opinion writers many of them have you actually seen outside of an artist’s constantly declining sales profits. do more, only allow you to do it in a different way, which, Edwin Ouellette studio? The idea here is to bring it to the people, replete Perhaps in this same model, as a benevolent benefactor, coincidentally, is a basic extrapolation of its former slogan. Illustrator with on-screen keyboard, Safari browser and “more big- he could return the print industry back to higher profits. Mac will still utterly dominate your experience with this KAitlin Kenny ger iPhone-ness,” as no other descriptive phrase or word They’d have to make change, of course, and cease their free device from the sale of applications to proprietary connec- Senior copy chief comes to mind. content on the Web. What I don’t understand is why it’s tion hardware. I’m still waiting for the day they set their Drew Phillips Jobs claimed at the MacWorld conference that this so iPad-centric; this is the sort of change that could hap- customers free and allow them to compute on what they’ve Copy chief would be the best possible browsing experience you pen easily on computers with current Web browsers. What purchased as they see fit: I do not subscribe to the Cult of Kenny Ocker Suji Paek could imagine. I don’t know, I can imagine a pretty the iPad does offer is a way to digitally distribute current Mac. As a curiosity, I will be interested to see what Linux Jacob Phillips good one, and it doesn’t involve you, Mr. Jobs. He then print mediums in a way that’s both attractive and by some OS springs up to make better use of this hardware without Nora simon showed a picture of the tablet flipped on its side and people’s estimates, clever, still necessitating the need for the restrictions. Copy editors explained that no matter how you turn it, it always high quality layouts. [email protected] Holly Schnackenberg Design editor Dana macalanda letter to the editor Emily papp Designers Assault on Jaqua Center unjust; job into the time that constitutes the rest of challenge on student-athletes, and those Taj Mahal. It is a childish game to nitpick Jacob West athletes need academic support their day. This is an exhausting feat, but we who require extra help in the form of tutors a misused word and to find deeper, literal Junior designer chose particular sacrifices in order to com- and study sessions should be able to get it. meaning in an icon of structural beauty. Ivar vong In the recent weeks I have been deeply pete for the University we love. Whether or For freshman student-athletes, tutoring Villainizing Frohnmayer was also unneces- Photo editor dismayed by the Oregon Daily Emerald’s not the Emerald will ever admit to this, it and study hours are mandatory in order to sary, and the notion that he was concerned nick cote handling of the controversy surrounding is extremely good press for the University provide a smooth transition into this hectic by anything other than the well being of this Shawn Hatjes Jack Hunter the newly opened John E. Jaqua Academic when the football team makes it to the Rose lifestyle. The Jaqua Center simply provides university is simply laughable. Rena Lev-Bass Center. As a student-athlete myself, I know Bowl, when teams win the NCAA cham- these necessary services, even if it is an The decision to deride Phil Knight for Photographers firsthand the extraneous challenges pre- pionships and when Galen Rupp becomes architectural marvel. donating privately against Measure 66 and Dylan Sylwester sented by being a full-time student and the inaugural recipient of the Bowerman Also, the Emerald has either authored 67 was unnecessary and unfair. Tax-paying Multimedia editor member of a University athletic team. Award, an academic award aptly named editorial opinions or published guest opin- citizens have the right to use their private grace hochstatter Everybody enrolled at UO knows the de- after the legendary Oregon coach. ions that have taken cheap shots at Steve means in whatever manner they chose. Multimedia reporter mands of school, the varieties of which do The recent issues of the Emerald have Stolp, a man who has made it his life’s work A man of Knight’s generosity should not not need to be explored. However, those launched an all-out assault, via print, on to truly help athletes foster academically; have mud slung at him from the very uni- Business who are not members of athletic teams do the Jaqua Center, claiming the effect of an at Dave Frohnmayer, the former presi- versity he so often supports, especially over (541) 346-5511 not know what it is like to cram the physi- exclusive student-athlete learning center dent of the University, and also one of the a private political donation. If you kill the Kellee Weinhold cal demands of an athletic life into a normal has created a privileged class of “royalty” greatest friends this institution, and this golden goose there will be no more golden Publisher academic day. within the student body. The truth of the state, has ever known; and finally at Phil eggs. Alienating Knight’s knack for be- kathy carbone The reality of being on a sports team ba- matter is that student-athletes need a place Knight, whose donations to this University ing the go-to guy for all of the University’s Business manager sically means that, on top of the academic that can offer them guaranteed academic are far sweeping and have yielded multiple projects, be it academic or athletic, would Monica Christoffels demands that serve as a common bond to support in a timely and structured manner. academic buildings on campus. Stolp was be true shame. Administrative assistant all students, student-athletes must fit an in- Traveling often and missing class to repre- crucified for misusing the word “umbrage” Jonathan Thomas Nicholas Baker credibly demanding, physical, and full-time sent the University tightens the academic and for likening the Jaqua Center to the University undergraduate Alex insco Colin Keating Chris pollard Nick Stachelrodt Distribution

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­— extended Commentary — 24107 “40 Years of Reliable Service” Within blocks of the U of O. What you are saying GERMAN AUTO SERVICE, INC. Audi • Mercedes • BMW • Volkswagen 2025 Franklin Blvd. on the Web 342-2912 Eugene, OR 97403 “Voters say ‘yes,’” ODE, Jan. 27 “Jaqua Center is a missed A big thanks to all students who participated opportunity,” ODE, Jan. 20 in this election. This is an excellent commentary — thank you. Many of you are fairly new voters. All of you You are absolutely right that Dave Frohnmayer have busy lives. Unfortunately, many of you and other UO administrators missed a huge op- are under significant financial stress. And in portunity to create a facility to support all stu- general you change residences often. dents, not just a few. I’d add that the UO adminis- So, again, thanks for registering, for making tration also lost sight of what a public university is sure you received your ballots, for complet- all about. It is about public control of public assets. ing your ballots and for turning your ballots in We can appreciate Phil Knight’s generosity, but before the deadline. we can also insist that his gifts to a public univer- And special thanks for those who dug deep sity may not restrict public access on public prop- and spent time and energy on the campaign to erty. Frohnmayer et al. set a very questionable and encourage others to vote. harmful precedent. Let’s hope President Lariviere ACTION SURPLUS Robert Beal , Jan. 27 2010 3:19 P.M. understands what the word “public” means and 4251Franklin Blvd, Eugene undoes Phil’s restrictions on the Jaqua Center. 541 746 1301 Anonymous Jan. 23 2010 2:39 A .M.

Tolerating Forum brought in Holocaust deniers Continuing to tolerate the fosters subtle racism and bigoted speakers of many Pacifica Forum tacitly says we types of hate groups. In prac- are going to pretend these in- “Silence will not save you,” tice, they seem to hate everyone cidents aren’t happening. Al- reads a sign in the EMU. In this who is not a white, heterosexual, lowing overt racism encourages sign, there is a swastika carved Christian male. Its presence and subtle racism, for people to say into a tree with a slash through language is not benign; its pre- “I am not as bad as that group!” it. If only stopping hate and hate sentations have called for “death I suggest we take the Student crime were so easy. Meeting to Jews” and insinuated that rape Handbook’s stance on page two: weekly on campus, Pacifica Fo- is both acceptable and humor- “Reject bigotry, discrimination, rum has been carving hate speech ous. Its presence is dangerous in violence or intimidation of any indelibly into the University Eugene’s racially charged recent kind.” Take this opportunity to since 2003. The Forum’s pres- history — in 2009, a Puerto Ri- protest the Pacifica Forum and ence alone should bring shame can man outside Pegasus Pizza encourage the student Senate upon the administration, where had his ear bitten off by a group and administration to actively former president Dave Frohn- saying, “We’re white suprema- seek the removal of the Pacifica mayer’s strongest action was to cists and we’re going to fucking Forum from campus. write a letter condemning them. kill you.” This attack is one of Cimmeron Gillespie The Pacifica Forum has many, both on and off campus. University undergraduate

Community must work trumps any sort of argument for The administration chose to to oust Pacifica Forum free speech every time. Students move them from the EMU to have been harassed by Forum accommodate the large number I am a student living in the members. Devon Schlotterbeck of protesters, but without the dorms, so word got to me pretty (a University sophomore) has protesters, they could end up quickly about the Pacifica had members search out her right back in the EMU. And Forum. I was shocked, to say the personal profile on Facebook once the administration’s policy least, and I wanted to learn more to harass her; she’s had blogs goes into effect in the coming about it. I went to one protest posted with her full name on weeks, all that will change is that and my mind was immediately Pacifica’s Web site. The ASUO when the Forum books its room made up — I had to take action. President has had creepy e-mails in the EMU, they’ll have to pay Protesting this forum is not sent to her with pictures and for it and for any police presence an issue of the First Amendment information about her. At that is needed due to the large because that only applies to the protest on Jan. 15, a white number of protesters. So once governments silencing people. supremacist walked up to a again, our job isn’t done yet! This is an issue of community female protester and threatened We still have to come protest responsibility and bystander her by saying, “You women in large enough numbers for a intervention. As human better watch out because you’re police presence to be necessary beings, we have a responsibility all weak. You better not go out so we can bankrupt the Forum to confront racism, sexism, at night anymore.” The list and force them off campus. If “faithism” and homophobia goes on — and it demonstrates it remains on campus, it will Oregon Humanities Center in our community. We need to a disturbing turn of events. The continue to put students at demonstrate to the Forum the Forum isn’t simply disagreeing risk. We need to support the 2010-11 Graduate Fellowships seriousness of their rape threats with the protesters’ perspectives, individuals and communities of and tell them that violence they aren’t arguing against our people who are being harassed, against women is not a joke — protesting, but they have now threatened and attacked by not when one in four women begun to target individuals. fighting for the safety of us all. will be sexually assaulted Recent articles about the Free speech only goes so far — Applications available now at ohc.uoregon.edu while in college. We cannot Forum have made it sound like it crosses the line when safety Deadline for graduate fellowship applications is February 8, 2010 allow violence, ignorance and we’ve won the fight to remove becomes an issue. It’s time to intolerance to be normalized. them from the EMU. Many take back our campus and our Graduate Research Graduate Dissertation This is not an issue of free people didn’t attend the last safety, and it’s time for bystander speech (which is different than Support Fellowship Fellowship protest because they thought intervention and community the First Amendment freedom it had been cancelled for that responsibility from all of us. offered in collaboration with the UO Graduate School • up to $1000 for dissertation support of speech addressed above), reason. But they haven’t actually Stephanie Chow this is an issue of safety, which been permanently moved. University undergraduate • for those expecting to graduate by June 2011 • $5,000 non-service stipend to provide a term free of teaching • one-term tuition waiver • up to $500 for dissertation support VoN kLEIN PRoPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLc 485-7776 • 1301 Ferry • www.vonkleinrentals.com

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the night. taser asuo The Senate also allo- From Page 1A DOWNLOAD From Page 1A cated $12,157 in funding to for the THE TASER student groups. Claire Syrett, a representative professors’ decisions on textbooks. The funds went to support the work from the Eugene branch of the POLICY “It just shows professors that stu- production of two student publi- American Civil Liberties Union, DAILYEMERALD.COM dents support this and it’s good for cations, the Chinese Students and said the interim policy is a step for- students,” he said. Scholars Association’s HuaFeng emerald ward in limiting Taser use, but it’s Many students and commu- and the Oregon Commentator, NOW HIRING: not enough. the threat of “physical safety” to nity members turned up to speak as well as the Chinese Students “Unfortunately, a number of the officer. in favor of that resolution, and and Scholars Association’s Chi- news reporter departments have policies that The document also added a one turned up to oppose it. There nese New Year Celebration and let them use (Tasers) in non- few sentences to section 309.4.2, was, however, no vote on that a dance exhibition for the Dance photographer threatening situations,” she said. titled “Restrictions on Taser Use.” resolution before press time. Oregon group. Syrett said the ACLU believes The document now states, “A In addition to those two reso- The Senate denied one fund- Questions? Contact Allie Grasgreen the interim Taser policy doesn’t lutions, the Senate opted against 541.346.5511 x325 Taser shall not be used against ing request, that of the a cappella completely comply with the persons engaged only in ver- discussing a resolution in sup- group On the Rocks, which asked Application and job description available Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ bal or passive resistance. For port of the Student Aid and Fiscal for $11,463 to fund a tour of the at www.dailyemerald.com/jobs ruling last month, which set a purposes of this policy, ‘passive Responsibility Act. East Coast. That request was ta-

25376 precedent for Eugene’s district. resistance’ means non-com- Sen. Mercedes White Calf bled so the group could find lower The court found that an officer in pliance with an officer’s orders moved to put the resolution up estimates for the cost of airfare Coronado, Calif., was not justified unaccompanied by any active or for discussion, but senators opted and lodging. Erin Davis 1.15.09 in using a Taser, as the individual physical resistance.” against doing so in order to avoid campus & feder al politics he stunned did not present any EPD acting Lt. Doug Mozan prolonging the meeting into [email protected] Now Serving dangerous threat. said EPD’s internal staff group “Our feeling is that EPD is at- developed the policy. The group he said. “We also have a greater Mississippi tempting to comply with the ninth includes Mozan, retired Lt. Ell- lazar variety of products there.” circuit,” she said. “We think there wood Cushman, EPD Defensive From Page 1A Two of his three daughters are very minor changes to the pol- Tactics Coordinator Sgt. Long and icy, and (the changes) don’t come help run the downtown store. Sgt. Kevin McCormick, who is the money to buy $60 T-shirts!” BAYOU BBQ! anywhere near to restricting the Recently, Makyadath has had EPD’s main Taser instructor. he said. policy to where we think it should to split his time between the Mozan said the new train- One of the things Makya- SPECIALS: be restricted.” two locations, spending morn- ing curriculum that accom- dath enjoys about the cam- In-house dining only Syrett called the policy “a small ings and evenings at the campus panies the interim policy had pus location of Lazar’s is the $7.25 CAR BOMBS step toward creating a stricter store and the afternoon at his Tuesday to be reviewed by Chief of Po- building itself. policy for use.” downtown shop. lice Pete Kerns before it could “It used to be a store called $2.50 PABST Burgers & Fries The six-page long docu- Even though Lazar’s is clos- take effect. Campus Shoe Repairs. Bill $5.75 ment contains changes to ing next week, demolition won’t Bowerman would come here $6.75 DOUBLE WELLS add cheese: $0.75, add bacon: $1.25 three sections. Mozan also said he wished the begin until Feb. 12. Makyadath before there was Nike and The section with the most dra- policy had been implemented plans to build a multiple-story Wednesday test shoes in the building,” $5.75 LONG ISLANDS matic change is titled “Authorized sooner, but because EPD wanted structure to replace the old 16 oz. Steak & 2 Sides he said. Use of the Taser,” Section 309.4.1. to produce “quality, accurate and one that housed Origin 79 and $13.00 Nearly all of this section was easily reproducible training” it Makyadath describes La- Lazar’s Bazar. Thursday changed, and the changes ulti- would took time to complete. The zar’s as a smoke shop and “It will probably be a three- knick-knack store. KITCHEN HOURS Catfish Sandwich mately result in tighter restrictions policy is supplemented by a short story building, but I’d like to have $6.25 for when an officer’s Taser use video for training purposes. “We try to bring as many as many as six stories. We just 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 a.m. is justified. The Use of Force committee products in as we can to ac- don’t have the finances for that,” SEVEN DAYS A WEEK Friday The authorized use section will continue to develop its rec- commodate all costumers,” he Makyadath said. Expanded brunch menu SAT - SUN Fish & Chips states that an officer can use a ommendations for the Taser use said. The majority of costumers Two groups have already Breakfast served all day! $7.50 Taser if “the officer reasonably be- policy. Once complete, the com- go to Lazar’s to purchase ciga- expressed interest in leas- lieves (the subject) creates an im- mittee will present its findings to rettes, he said, but his inventory ing space in the new building, mediate, credible threat (coupled the entire Eugene Police Commis- also includes a random array of Makyadath said. 99 WEST BROADWAY • 683-3154 with the means and ability to carry sion, and then it will go to Kerns products like posters, incense “A sandwich shop and cof- 23963 out that threat) of physical injury for final ratification. and pipes. fee shop are probably going to the person himself/herself, the The full document is Lazar’s downtown shop to be on the ground floor,” he officer, or another person.” The available to view on the at 57 West Broadway will said. “I still have a lot of spaces ENSURE ATTENDANCE AT YOUR NEXT EVENT. previous policy instead stated Emerald’s Web site. remain open. available, though.” 346-3712 that an officer could use a Taser crime & safety “The downtown store is a business, Health & science d_2x3p_2 when an individual presented [email protected] lot bigger, 3,000 square feet,” [email protected] Tired of Job Searching? Student Orientation Staff: NOW HIRING

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Men’s basketball: Oregon plays need Porter to USC at Oregon. McArthur Cour t. 3 p.m. UCLA tonight play like old self BEN SCHORZMAN | SPORTS EDITOR LUCAS CLARK | SPORTS REPORTER The Pacific-10 Conference schedule hasn’t been nice After dropping its fifth straight Pacific-10 Confer- to the Oregon Ducks, and it won’t get any easier this ence game last weekend, the Oregon men’s basketball weekend when the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans team had plenty to focus on during practice this week. make their final appearances at McArthur Court. Oregon head coach Ernie Kent shied away from us- Oregon (10-9 overall, 2-5 Pac-10 Conference) looks ing the term “frustrated” when speaking with reporters at this weekend as a way to turnaround an ugly five- before practice on Tuesday but said some things will game slide. These games mark the halfway point of have to change over the next few days. the Pac-10 season, and if the Ducks hope to have any “When you’re in a situation where you’ve lost chance of climbing into the top half of the league, these five games, you need to do some things different,” Women’s basketball: wins are critical to their success. Kent said. “You can’t just sit there and think, ‘Poof, Oregon at USC. Los “I’ll say it again,” head coach Ernie Kent said. “At everything’s going to be alright.’” Angeles. 2:30 p.m. the end of the day the team that has the most belief, the Kent went on to say the biggest thing for his squad team that’s going to out-work the other team is going right now is “believing in ourselves,” and when the to usually be the team that wins games and wins this time comes, the “ability to shoot the basketball a little conference when it’s all said and done.” bit better.” It’s been the winning part that has eluded Kent and There is no question the Ducks will have to shoot his team of late. Last week, the Ducks dropped two better if they hope to hang with UCLA tonight and games against California and Stanford by a combined USC on Saturday. Oregon’s last outing featured a 41.7 47 points while shooting abysmally from the field. Or- percent shooting effort from the field — the highest it’s egon shot 38.1 percent from the field against the Gold- been in four games — while the offense looked visibly en Bears to go along with a 1-of-18 performance from out of sync. three-pointer distance. Senior guard Tajuan Porter said the team needs to get back to making the basic plays that got them to jack hunter | Photographer Men’s tennis: “The biggest thing with us right now is believing this level in the first place in order to get back on the Senior guard Tajuan Porter drives on Arizona’s Brendon Oregon at Portland. in ourselves and the ability to shoot the basketball a little bit better, and hopefully we’ll be able to do that,” winning track. Lavender in a 74-60 loss on Jan. 16. Porter scored 16 points Por tland. 1 p.m. against Stanford on Saturday but still feels uncomfor table. Turn to preview | Page 6A Turn to Update | Page 6A

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Club badminton GOODWILL Campus Store Club welcomes international students GRAND OPENING Diverse group from all badminton player in Oregon Siu works with club members Thursday, Feb. 4th, 7 AM over the world comes because of the instruction and on basic techniques, while Penn training she received in China. “(Badminton) is much more works with team members on 435 East Broadway, Eugene to badminton for fun Club badminton combines popular internationally. The more advanced techniques, (formerly Arby’s & Taco Time) Jacob Phillips | Copy Editor casual interaction and competi- U.S. focuses on basketball and such as specific shot selection. tive play, and all members enjoy football so much. Badminton Siu teaches team members In the second of four tourna- the interaction and encourage- the proper footwork and rack- ments this year, the club bad- ment in an unfamiliar place. is a backyard spor t.” et movements needed to be a minton team will play in the The club is divided into club Aaron Siu more effective player. Once the Assistant coach first annual Oregon Winter members and team members. players learn the basic concepts, Classic badminton tournament Club members want a more their play skyrockets. in Portland on Jan. 30. flexible schedule and less com- football so much. Badminton is “With the right form, you Club coordinator Yiwen He mitment, while team members a backyard sport,” Siu said. can improve very quickly,” the said eight team members are seek more intense competi- Many of the members were coordinator said. tion. One can become a team going to the tournament. It is an uncomfortable when they first Tang said when playing dou- member by attending every individual tournament, mean- came to the University, and they bles in practice, they try to put practice. Team members are al- ing it is not a team competition. used the diversity and friendly the worst player of four with the lowed three absences per term, Orie Fukuda and He are entered atmosphere of the club to feel best players and pair the middle while club members can attend in women’s doubles, while as- more at ease. Team member two players together. They want fewer practices. sistant coach Aaron Siu and Tang, who is from Taiwan, re- to make games as competitive Sandy Tang, Yasuhiro Hiraya- Aside from the unique club ceived her master’s degree from as possible so they can get better Goodwill’s Campus Store will have a ma and He and assistant coach structure, many club badmin- the University and decided to while also including everyone. Kevin Penn and Moon Nguyen ton players hail from countries come back as a doctoral student huge inventory of clothing, shoes, are entered in mixed doubles. around the world. Siu said there in economics. Tang said she is “I’ve played with really good books, backpacks, housewares, The tournament is open, so all are players from Germany, shy, and it was hard for her to players, and that’s helped me ages are welcome. Oregon State France, Pakistan, Japan, Korea, come out of her shell, but the improve,” Tang said. electronics, furniture and much more! and Portland State will send Taiwan, China and Thailand. badminton club helped her The coordinator expects Our business is changing lives. members to the open as well. There are some Americans on be more outgoing. She tries to good players from Washing- The coordinator said the the club, but most Americans help other new members do ton, California and Oregon at players all have a good chance are beginners. Siu said the sport the same. the tournament. With luck, she to go far in the tournament. is unappreciated in the United “If you don’t care about oth- said, their team can go far. Yiwen He, a student origi- States, much like soccer. ers, they won’t come again,” “We want competitive games nally from China, has played “(Badminton) is much more Tang said. to improve our skills,” the badminton her entire life. popular internationally. The The club tries to be encourag- coordinator said. PIZZA & A PINT Siu said she is the best female U.S. focuses on basketball and ing to new players. In practice, [email protected] ALL TUESDAY preview 10 points just once (to OSU by update NIGHT! From Page 5A seven) and haven’t scored above From Page 5A stretch of the season. 70 points. Prior to the Beavers “I think any first-year Kent said. “(We’re) thinking a lot, be- player, I don’t care if it’s first As for the Bruins, who the game on Jan. 10, Oregon had ing robots,” he said. “You know, $ scored above 70 points in all but year of a (junior college) play- .95 Ducks play tonight at 7:30 p.m., they try to listen to what the er, they both hit the wall,” three of its games and had scored they aren’t the UCLA of old coach is saying but you got to Kent said. 8 that has dominated the confer- over 90 against both Washington make basketball plays. They may State and Washington. Kent said every first-year ence. The team is sitting at 9-10 tell you one thing, but you’re out player he has ever coached Every Tuesday night is Pizza and a Pint Night! overall and 4-3 in conference. But one win will would go a there playing and you’ve got to From 5 PM to close for only $8.95 you can get long way in righting the listless has hit the wall at some point Coach Ben Howland’s team is make adjustments.” in the year with the exception any 10” regular size pizza with your choice of still dangerous, however, with ship that is the Oregon offense, Porter led the Ducks with Porter said. of two — Darius Wright and any Steelhead micro-brew or our famous five players averaging more than 16 points last game but said Robert Johnson. 10 points a game. The problem “It’d be pretty good,” Porter he hasn’t been feeling like his draft rootbeer. Hitting a wall or not, Or- with them is the bench has been said. “The conference is down, normal self as of late. egon must find some sort of an almost non-factor to this so it probably wouldn’t mean “Just been kind of passive of- • MAGHERITA PIZZA • HAWAIIAN consistency on offense. Ac- point in the season. as much, but beating UCLA fensively, that’s pretty much it.” cording to Armstead, the • GREEK • BARBECUED CHICKEN “Obviously the personnel that is beating UCLA so we’ll take Porter said. “I don’t know why only way for the team’s scor- have been to three straight final the win.” it just happened. Just got to get • FOUR CHEESE • BREWHAUS SPECIAL ing woes to improve is to get fours are not all there, but yet back to being myself and stop Honorary captains the big three offensive threats • PEPPERONI • CALZONE they’ve figured some things out,” second guessing myself.” firing at the same time. Kent said of the Bruins’ new mix For tonight’s game, Larry Sophomore Malcolm Arm- of players. Holiday will represent Oregon stead agreed with Porter, saying “When we have everybody per- Two years ago the Bruins as an honorary captain and Bill that instead of just making bas- forming,” Armstead said. “When were not only the class of the Walton will be UCLA’s repre- ketball plays the team is merely we have Tajuan knocking down conference, but also of the coun- sentative. Holiday played for the going through the motions while shots, we have Mike perform- try, with players like Kevin Love, UO from 1969-1971 and was a running drawn-up sets when ing the paint, I’m attacking the Darren Collison and Josh Shipp part of the Feb. 21, 1970 upset of they have the ball. rim creating for other people and running around Pauley Pavilion. then-No. 1 UCLA. Regardless of the Ducks’ re- we’re getting stops on defense. Now, UCLA will need to win the Walton was inducted into the cent struggles, Kent’s message It’s all about when everybody rest of its games and perhaps Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 has remained unchanged. is performing.” 199 E. 5th. Ave. • Eugene win the conference tournament and was a part of UCLA’s record “Compete. Compete hard,” With the Pac-10 struggling Restaurant: 686-2739 just to qualify for the NCAA 88-game winning streak and two Armstead said. “Stop being lazy as a whole, one win at home could get the Ducks back on the Keg Hotline: 341-1330 tournament in March. national championships. He won and do whatever it takes for us three straight Naismith College right track. But that’s easier said www.steelheadbrewery.com “They started out struggling to win.” like a lot of teams in this confer- Player of the Year awards and Another topic largely covered than done. ence,” Kent said. “They’re not went on to play for the Portland was the idea of freshmen “hitting “It would mean a lot,” Arm- different than the rest of us; this Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles the wall” in January. After sev- stead said of picking up a win. conference is an up-and-down Clippers and the Boston Celtics. eral months of wear and tear on “That’s all we need is a win to conference, everybody deals Walton won two NBA champi- the body physically and the men- get us back rolling. We’re having with consistency.” onships — one with the Blazers tal aspect of being away from great practices, but we just need COMMENTARY None more so than the Ducks. in 1977 and one with the Celtics home for the first time, first-year to transfer it over to the games daily in the Emerald In their last five games, the in 1986. players often find themselves in right now.” [email protected] [email protected] d_2x6p_1 Ducks have lost by fewer than a difficult place during the final

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ART Fire away: The art of glassblowing Cornerstone Glass provides supplies, tools and glassblowing stations, encouraging local artists to hone their skills

Andrew Hitz | Scene Reporter workbenches open to the public Justin Sheppard has been shar- complete with burners, torches and a ing the art of glassblowing with the variety of different tools. Eugene community for 11 years — “We’re not a retail shop,” Sheppard and has been loving every minute. said, distinguishing it from other The idea for Cornerstone Glass, Art local art galleries or head shops like & Supply, a local glassblowing and Midtown Direct and Hunky Dory lamp working shop, first manifested Pipe & Tobacco. Cornerstone sells inside a chicken coop just outside of materials for glassblowing, like Eugene, off Lorane Highway. tubing, torches and protective kwva 88.1 Sheppard’s father had rented out wear. The store also carries a line of Student disc jockeys the coop to a friend and local glass clothing featuring their insignia, a silhouetted glassblower on a shield of provide listeners with blower to use. When the glassblower left, Sheppard made the vacated space Rasta colors. an eclectic mix of his own. He took off from there. Walk through the front door hand-picked tunes For years, like many artists in his of the shop and you’ll be met by myriad colorful glass rods. Opaque, page 4B shop today, he blew individual pieces of glass and sold them to local retail translucent, playful, multi-colored shops. Then, in 1998, he decided interweavings, and filigree cane to open Cornerstone. Bench-by- are scattered in all different sizes bench, the shop was pieced together and colors. nick cote | photographer TRUFFLEs For $5-per-hour workspace rental rates at Cornerstone Glass, Art & Supply, artists have the in a new space that boasts upward “You don’t have to know how to Indigenous to Oregon, means to carry out their work. The shop also hosts events that feature glassblowers from all over of 5,000 square feet. He has 30 Turn to GLASS | Page 3B the Nor thwest who lead workshops and showcase their work. truffles attract fungi enthusiasts to the Music Oregon Truffle Festival page 6B Battling for the title of ‘bandest band’ Playing reggae, funk and heavy metal, six local bands face off in a battle Thursday at WOW Hall Maria Baum | Scene Reporter and Jackson, On The Tundra, Splash “The main prize is the write up and there is some extraordinary hidden Six bands promise top-notch Attack!, Sea to City and Sea Bell. The to give exposure to this new band we musical talent in Eugene and performances as they take their range of groups will create a vast have discovered. It is about giving that competitions like this were on-stage energy to the next level in array of music, including reggae, them publicity and really showing opportunities to display what Eugene competition for a taste of Eugene’s funk, rock ‘n’ roll, pop and heavy them off,” Bronk said. has to offer. musical limelight. metal. The band battle, created by Bronk said the reason they chose “There is some amazing talent that The University’s Ethos Magazine, Ethos Magazine, will not only raise this particular music event was I didn’t know existed in Eugene. We UO Cultural Forum and Ninkasi money for the magazine’s publica- because Ethos wanted to delve into have played with other local bands Brewing are hosting an all-out band tion, but it will bring together the the local Eugene culture. that have just blown our minds,” brawl and have selected enthusias- student and Eugene communities. “This event is being hosted by Riemer said. “I can’t wait to see all tic, hopeful local bands to compete. The winner of the contest will be a multicultural publication, and the other acts; they sound extremely The chosen bands are expected featured in a story in the next issue we want to continue to cover talented. These are going to be to bring their varying styles and of Ethos Magazine, recording time international topics. But, we want to excellent performances.” PET THEATEr backgrounds to battle it out at and a set at the Willamette Valley start digging into Eugene culture as Splash Attack! has been A menagerie of four- WOW Hall in “The Bandest of Music Festival in the spring. Ethos well,” Bronk said. playing most of its shows outside of Eugene, but lead guitar player legged performers the Bands” for the winning title of Editor-in-Chief Kevin Bronk said “Music is a big part of Eugene, and “Bandest Band.” that the whole idea of the contest we want to put it out on display.” Kerry Jeffrey said the group was entertains audiences The event will showcase the was to really showcase the winner Brandon Riemer, lead melody excited to branch out and perform at Evan 1.28.10 page 7B following bands: Gladhander, Ladies in Eugene. guitarist of Sea to City, said that Turn to BAND | Page 7B

Ethos Magazine’s The Alliance for The BANDEST of the BANDS Sexual Assault TONIGHT at the WOW HALL: Prevention 7 p.m. presents: $5 students, An Evening with $7 other at UO Ticket Office or Door Dr. Jackson Katz WHO is the bandest band in Eugene? Nearly 70 local bands competed for a slot in the show Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m., and now it’s down to our six favorite: EMU Ballroom • Gladhander FrEE • On the Tundra Doors at 7 p.m.: • Ladies and Jackson Limited Seating • Sea Bell Jackson Katz is one of America's leading anti-sexist male activists. • Sea to City Katz is the author of The Macho Paradox and the creator of the film • Splash Attack! Tough Guise. He is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking A panel of judges and their scoring paired with crowd response will decide The Bandest Band! Throughout the show there work in the field of gender violence prevention education with men will be crowd competitions and tons of great prizes. Proceeds from the show go towards Ethos Magazine. and boys, particularly in the sports culture and the military. 25318 Thursday, January 28, 2010 Oregon Daily Emerald 3b DANCE Tango, trot or swing the night away

Local dance studio The Joint is Jumpin’ teaches dancers of all ages and experience levels new ways to swing

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Denise Steele has been dancing all her life. Her grandmother taught her the flapper dance, and her mother taught her swing. As a child, she recalls dancing in her kitchen, but at the time, she didn’t know dancing would soon become her passion and profession. In her 16 years of teaching, Steele has taught internationally in England, Sweden and Italy, and was the resident swing dance teacher at the Crys- tal Ballroom in Portland for four years. However, Springfield is where she holds her new dance studio called The Joint is Jumpin,’ and it’s open to eager dancers. Flamenco jazz, modern, nick cote | photographer tap, swing, ballet and tango Denise Steele demonstrates the tango to a group of students. Steele has been teaching dance for the past 16 years. are all specialties of Steele’s, influenced by the legendary I fell in love with indie pop. logical simple steps; this important tip that Steele were Nicole Brezel and Eric Frankie Manning, the He was my teacher and he builds students confidence offers her students is to keep Lawrence of Eugene. The “Father of Swing.”Steele said later motivated me to teach.” and their abilities.” a tight frame, as it keeps recently engaged couple that after meeting Manning Aside from being an Steele uses several tech- you from stepping on your began attending classes with BETTER THAN in 1990, she was inspired. avid dancer herself, Steele niques in her 7 p.m. ballroom partner’s toes – an infamous Lawrence’s parents, Mike A FLYER ON “I am influenced by said that she posses certain dancing class that she said dance faux pas. and Nancy Lawrence, to learn A TELEPHONE Frankie Manning. He grew qualities that make her a help her students learn “Your frame is like the some dance moves for their POLE. up in Harlem during the dedicated dance instructor. and succeed. When she frame of a car. It holds upcoming wedding in May. 346-3712 black renaissance and he “A lot of dance teachers teaches her students the everything together and Turn to SWING | Page 6b d_1x7p_1 became the influence for are just performers, and they foxtrot, which is a form believe it or not, this is what FOR A FULL SCHEDULE VISIT WWW.MIKETHRASHERPRESENTS.COM FOLLOW US ONLINE AT: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MIKETHRASHERPRESENTS swing; he created most of the don’t know how to teach,” of swing, they start out will keep you from stepping WWW.MIKETHRASHERPRESENTS.COM/FACEBOOKEUG · TWITTER.COM/MIKETHRASHEREUG steps that exist today,” Steele Steele said. “I can see when practicing with invisible on your partner,” Steele said. said. “When I met him in the a student doesn’t get it, and partners and focus on A few of the students in & BEATS ’90s, it was like coming home; I can break it down into footwork and balance. One attendance at Steele’s class ANTIQUE SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 MCDONALD per hour at the Craft Center THEATRE GLASS 1010 WILLAMETTE ST doesn’t really hold up against 7:30PM DOORS ALL AGES From Page 2b BAR W/PROPER ID Cornerstone’s $5 per hour TICKETS AT SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST fee, especially considering CHARGE BY PHONE blow glass to come here and 1-800-992-TIXX rent space, but it helps,” their state of the art tech- Sheppard said. nology and equipment. Another plus that Corner- Although novices are & stone office manager Ashley welcome in the space, REDEYE Tulare mentioned is that “at Sheppard said that getting a EMPIRE Cornerstone, you can blow THURSDAY little instruction helps with whatever you want.” FEBRUARY 25 the process. WOW HALL 291 W 8TH AVE In fact, a good propor- 7:30PM DOORS · ALL AGES “We’re going to start BEER & WINE AVAILABLE tion of space renters at the W/PROPER ID TICKETS AT having classes soon,” he said. SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST shop make a living by the LOCATIONS “We’ve planned on starting CHARGE BY PHONE blowing pipes and bongs sold 1-800-992-TIXX them in 2010, but for now at local head shops. Those you can ask around and I’d items cannot be blown at the lend a hand.” Craft Center. There are a few things that “Cornerstone is a profes- separate Cornerstone from sional working environment. the University’s own glass- That guy over there could blowing facility located in the have a wife and kids, you EMU Craft Center. know?” Sheppard said. TUESDAY MARCH 2 First off, spatial In May, Sheppard will MCDONALD THEATRE constraints: The Craft host the second annual 1010 WILLAMETTE ST Nick cote | photographer 7:00PM DOORS · ALL AGES Center has significantly Degenerate Flame Off BAR W/PROPER ID Jeff Beal blows a piece of glass in the shop at Cornerstone Glass, Art & TICKETS AT SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST less space that not only you festival and contest. Last Supply. The Whiteaker neighborhood shop has been in business since 1998 CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX have to share with your year, prominent glass and offers public workspace for glass blowers. fellow glassblowers, but also artists from as far away as industry is blowing up continually stresses the ON SALE with metallurgy artists and Pennsylvania and Tex- at an astounding rate. importance of community. SAT 10:00AM ON SALE other artists working with 1-800-992-TIXX SAT as were in attendance Sheppard said that On its company profile on 10:00AM torches and “hot” tools. A showing off their skills; some every year it seems like Torch Life, a Web-based 1-800-992-TIXX technician must be on of their works are now on there is more talent glass artist’s community, hand at all times to moni- display in the front of the brought from the under- Sheppard said it best when FOUR YEAR STRONG tor the activities, you can’t Cornerstone shop. This ground into public forums. he said, “I want to provide a POLAR BEAR CLUB legally sell what you make & TRAPPED UNDER ICE & KYLE TURLEY year, Sheppard expects even As big as the glass- place where my friends and I SAT MARCH 27 WOW HALL SAT APRIL 3 WOW HALL 291 W 8TH AVE · 7:00PM DOORS · ALL AGES 291 W 8TH AVE · 7:00PM DOORS · ALL AGES there, and oddly enough more artists from outside blowing industry is can flourish.” BEER & WINE AVAILABLE W/PROPER ID BEER & WINE AVAILABLE W/PROPER ID TICKETS AT SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST LOCATIONS TICKETS AT SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST LOCATIONS CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX it’s very expensive. The $20 Oregon to turn out, as the getting, however, Sheppard [email protected] CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX 4b Oregon Daily Emerald Thursday, January 28, 2010 Music Student disc jockeys take back the airwaves From dawn to dusk, KWVA jockeys create their own playlists, offering students an alternative to mainstream and Billboard hits K ALIE WOODEN ago who wanted to know “I truly believe I am getting SCENE REPORTER where he could find the a musical education by work- While most students music I played. It’s nice ing at the station,” she said. were asleep in their beds getting instant gratification “The first time you go in and or cramming in some when a listener says they see the music lining the walls last-minute studying, Uni- really enjoy what I just of the studio, you realize that versity sophomore Allie played,” Gavette said. there is so much more out Gavette was alone in the The University radio there in the world of music Erb Memorial Union disc station provides an alterna- than you could imagine.” jockeying for the University tive outlet for a wide variety KWVA requires all radio station KWVA 88.1. of musical tastes to come DJs to do six hours of Between the hours of together on the same station. volunteering a month 2 and 8 a.m., commonly Although many students outside of their normal shifts referred to as the “safe harbor” work for the station in one- at the station, which can hours at the station, new disc to two-hour shifts, there is include filling shows or jockeys have their shifts. also room for community tabling at the EMU. After working at the radio members to get involved. Although most DJs find station for three months, “Community members are it difficult to sum up their Gavette, also known as “DJ able to DJ in addition to UO musical tastes in just a few Alliecat,” and has recently students, which is a really cool genres, Gavette uses tracks been promoted to a day shift way for the community to from her iTunes collections. on Mondays from 3 to 4 p.m. get involved with the In addition to the occasional “Although it might not University,” Gavette said. new music sent to the station SHawn Hatjes | Photographer seem like it, people actually As a journalism student, from record labels, Gavette DJ Allie Gavette cues songs to be played on K W VA 88.1FM, the campus radio station. Gavette, a University sophomore, do listen to KWVA from 2 to Gavette enjoys all forms of plays everything from the plays music she likes in hopes that her listeners will hear something new and like it, too. 4 a.m., or from 4 to 6 a.m. I communication, including Arctic Monkeys and Mark more bands now,” Gavette few weeks ago. After setting relaxing. You have a good had a caller a couple of weeks audio and music. Ronson to The Doors and said. “I think music is an up a bunch of equipment time while you’re listening to Imogen Heap. important part of life. I mean and speakers, Gavette disc it,” Pitts said. When she first started everyone has different tastes, jockeyed at the café for an As one of the youngest DJs working at the radio station but it’s a way of connecting hour and a half into the late at the radio station, Gavette’s in November, Gavette only with people and experiencing evening, Pitts said. music selections have an knew some of the bands something together.” “I would describe Allie’s independent quality. featured on the posters and Sophomore Jerica Pitts disc jockeying style as kind “She’s a lot younger than stickers that adorn the walls sat in with Gavette during a of new age music with lots of everyone else, so that makes of the studio. tabling session at the independent artists, and it’s her music selections a bit “I definitely know of a lot Common Grounds Café a just really easy to listen to and Turn to KWVA | Page 6b

food nacho mama’s dip The only kitchen skills you need to execute this recipe The following measurements are for a 13x9 inch glass are the use of a can opener and a small knife. That’s why I pan. Again, these are totally adjustable; just wing it if you love it so much. Well, that, and it’s delicious. don’t want to make so much. (And unlike other recipes This layered dip recipe is also ridiculously flexible; you where they say measurements don’t have to be exact, in this can take out or add in anything you want. The layers also case that’s actually true.) don’t have to be ordered this way. — allie gr asgreen

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Ingredients: Directions: • One container sour cream (regular or light, 16 ounces) Mix the sour cream and taco seasoning thoroughly. Cover and • One packet taco seasoning mix let sit overnight in the refrigerator. • One can refried beans Spread the beans on the bottom of the pan. • One container guacamole (I get it store-bought because it’s Spread the guacamole on top of the beans. easier, but if you make your own, about five avocados should do it) Spread the sour cream mixture on top of the guacamole. • Shredded cheese (I like a generous portion — several large Distribute the shredded cheese evenly. handfuls — of finely shredded Mexican blend, but again, it’s all about Dice (a fancy word for cut up, possibly into squares) the personal preference) tomatoes, slice the olives and spread both on top of the cheese. • Three medium-sized tomatoes Refrigerate when not consuming via tortilla chips. When ready • One can of whole olives, sliced (you can use canned sliced for leftovers, let sit outside of the fridge for 20 minutes or so olives, but those cans are usually smaller so I’d get two) before eating.

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Andrew Hitz | Scene Reporter egg or pasta, the room would range valleys. And while the local The Oregon Truffle Festi- immediately become infused varieties are not as pungent in val starts Friday and features with the rich aroma. The unique- flavor or quite as dense or some of Oregon’s most esteemed ness of the flavor and the fungi’s expensive as European spe- chefs, well known mycologists pungency leads chefs and cooks to cies, Rocky Maselli, a national and connoisseurs within the use it sparingly. representative for Slow Food USA specialized industry. A less expensive event is and executive chef at Marché However, if you are think- happening Sunday. The Oregon restaurant, said they pair ing Godiva, think again. This Truffle Marketplace costs $15. For amazingly well with Willamette festival doesn’t focus on corner a small fee, guests can taste truffles, Valley wines. store chocolate bon bons, but artisan foods and take in a lecture “If you were in Bordeaux, you rather, a rare fungi that develops series on the truffles’ history. would be eating black truffles, underground and has been foraged In French, “terroir” trans- confit, and fois gras and since antiquity. Prices can vary lates to “sense of place,” and it’s drinking Bordeaux wine,” Maselli greatly, but these delicacies can a concept that rules European said. “Next weekend we’ll be dining run as much as $7,000 a pound, cuisine, as well as the developing on some of the best cuisine in the and the expense of the event cuisine within the state of Oregon. state, using local ingredients and reflects that. Truffles have been an integral part shaving Oregon white and black The Oregon Truffle Festival of Western cuisine for centuries. truffles over everything.” begins at the Valley River Inn and In northern Italy, where the Maselli said that climate, soil includes a Truffle Dog Training white Alba truffle is indigenous, make-up and topography dictate a Seminar, Growers’ Forum and hogs were traditionally used while large part of the flavor of anything Grand Truffle Dinner. foraging in the woods to locate that is produced in the region. Tickets for some of the events the underground fungi. In more That flavor is an extension of the go for as much as $1,000 a piece, modern times, dogs have place itself, its people and can be with tickets for the Grand Event been trained and used for the pieced together with other flavors Dinner costing $160. All the events same purpose. from the region with relative ease are hosted by chefs from Oregon, Oregon has truffles indigenous and success. mycologists and a renowned chef to the region. Oregon white and Maselli stressed how much from the south of France. black truffles grow in symbiosis events like these can build and The high price of truffles is not with the Douglas fir tree. They solidify tradition, saying, “For me, without justification. attach onto the roots of the trees to the fun part is that we can build that COURTESY OF OREGON TRUFFLE FESTIVAL If you were to open a jar form a mutual biological existence, history and that tradition around Plates with truffles of varying shapes, sizes, aromas and tastes wait to be served and enjoyed. The Oregon Truffle Festival draws chefs, mycologists and aficionados from all over to containing a truffle or, better appearing under the forest floors that ingredient.” celebrate this unique delicacy. yet, shave a few slices onto an of the Willamette and the coast [email protected]

Charlotte Nisser, the learn about music and share always offers diverse and Steele said while most dance KWVA general manager at that with the community,” dynamic music that can’t SWING partners watch their feet or From Page 3b From Page 4b KWVA, said that disc Nisser said. be heard anywhere else, the floor, this couple kept different. I don’t know if her jockeying really benefits a Unlike most radio Nisser said. Mike Lawrence said eye contact. musical tastes have changed student’s experience at stations, KWVA’s music “I’ve always been a big mu- he and his wife attended “I can tell you two are since she started jockeying the University. is selected by all DJs rather sic lover, so this seemed like a class because they plan to getting married,” Steele said. because of that, but “It provides skills and than prerecorded audio and cool way to devote a little time hit the dance floor at their “You both never look at the while she’s been at the confidence that really can’t playlists from around the to something I really like and son’s wedding and have floor; you just gaze into each station her musical tastes be gained in any other country. The campus radio to share my favorite artists something to show. Although others’ eyes.” have definitely grown,” way; it goes further into station strives to meet the with the world,” Gavette said. Mike Lawrence, a dancing After practicing with Pitts said. providing an opportunity to needs of the community and [email protected] beginner, found himself partners, the group was stumbling and losing count ready to add the music. during class, he says he still Any mistakes made were plans to come back. quickly corrected by Steele, “I just feel really silly and she often jumped in with sometimes, and I also realized dancers so that she could fully I can’t count to two twice in understand where mistakes a row,” Mike Lawrence said. were being made. “The purpose of taking this “I like to make sure I make class is to be able to do more good dancers,” Steele said. than just stumble around at “Once you get the foxtrot the wedding.” going, it begins to just float; it Steele said beginners like is really a beautiful thing.” Mike are just in need of some Brezel said she and good instruction, and that Eric Lawrence plan on there is nothing wrong with coming back to class and will making mistakes. continue to prepare for their “I don’t think of begin- big day this spring. ners as making mistakes; I “The wedding is in May, think they just don’t know so we still have time for how to dance yet. It is my practice,” Brezel said. job to teach them,” Steele Steele said with all of her said. “All they need is a good students, the most impor- teacher, and they will learn tant thing is just to try. She is quickly and enjoy the time willing to help anyone who spent learning.” has a desire to dance. “All it After rehearsing the takes is a good teacher who is foxtrot steps several times patient, encouraging and good with invisible partners, the with beginners,” Steele said. students were able to pair “Anyone who really wants to up and get a feel for the learn can learn to dance. The real thing. Brezel and Eric desire is more important than Lawrence, the soon-to- the talent. The skill can be be-married couple, rarely learned and it is so worth it.” slipped up on their steps, and [email protected] Thursday, January 28, 2010 Oregon Daily Emerald 7b

PERFORMANCE Canine, feline acrobats take center stage Rescued recruits perform leaps and twirls in Gregory Popovich’s ‘world famous’ comedy pet theater showing at the Hult Center

K alie Wooden | Scene Reporter what’s best for the animals,” Tower said. A typical circus includes a menagerie of elephants, In a Hult Center press release, Popovich was tigers and clowns performing acrobatic feats, but for adamant about how well he treats the animals of Gregory Popovich, acrobatic cats and dogs on scooters the show. are the only things you need to put on an animal show. “It’s a variety show, and I want the whole thing to The Comedy Pet Theater brings an artful be entertaining for the families in the audience and combination of animal entertainment and skilled for the animals on stage. I saved the animals, but it’s juggling, without the mess and smell of a tented circus. important to keep them happy too. If an animal is The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater will perform at unhappy, it looks unhappy. None of mine look the Hult Center for Performing Arts Sunday at 2:30 unhappy,” Popovich said. p.m. Student and youth discounts are available. The Hult Center has partnered with the Greenhill Libby Tower, public relations manager for the Hult Humane Society for the Popovich Comedy Pet Center, explained that the growing number of wild Theater performance. entertainers makes the show increasingly captivating. Colleen Kimball, who has been the community “The show includes a variety of acts with little outreach coordinator at the Greenhill Humane vignettes within. The cats were kind of the stars of the Society for two years, said the show benefits all the show, but now they have brought in dogs, mice, ferrets animals involved. and even doves,” Tower said. “It’s a good opportunity to show that there are The all-ages show uses rescue pets and recruits talent no problems with animals that come from shelters, from humane societies around the country. they just came upon some bad luck,” Kimball said. “It’s a great family show because they work with “They are great pets, they can be trained and are great rescue pets, and it has a great story behind it,” examples of the animals that come from shelters.” Tower said. Kimball said the show includes a total of 15 Popovich and his rescue animals have been featured cats and 10 dogs, and all of them are strays from on national television shows such as “Late Night with animal shelters. David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show.” After “That’s one of the reasons we were really excited originally using a kitten in one of his circus acts in Las to team up with the Hult Center on this because it Vegas, Popovich decided to scout for more talent at a promotes adoption,” she said. local animal shelter. Although some critics do not approve of the comical The animals of the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater way the show portrays animals, others applaud receive high quality treatment, including a special Popovich’s efforts. trailer designed for maximum animal comfort when “I don’t think the way he uses the animals is touring the country. demeaning; they are all treated well and it’s a great “The dogs will ride on scooters during the show, opportunity for them to get out of a shelter and into a COURTESY OF POPOVICH COMEDY PET THEATER and the tricks aren’t meant to belittle or make a joke of great experience,” Kimball said. Gregory Popovich poses with two of his animal performers. Popovich takes in pets from humane trained pets; Popovich really loves pets and always does [email protected] societies and trains them to per form in his whimsical Comedy Pet Theater.

ROGER BONG | EMer aLD ARCHIVES On The Tundra performs at the WOW Hall on Nov. 14, 2009. On The Tundra is one of six bands looking to take home the grand prize and earn the title of “bandest band.”

with very different styles applicants. That’s big.” BAND but all really motivated and Bronk said that they were From Page 2b working hard to get their thrilled to hold the event at WOW Hall. music out there,” Frank said. WOW Hall because it’s an Coming up at “We usually play in Portland, “The varying bands and styles ideal location to include but we definitely want to start will appeal to anyone coming the community. The Shedd playing for different crowds of to the show.” “We wanted to find an FEBRUARY people,” Jeffrey said. “We want Riemer said he heard about appropriate venue, and we 02.04 & 07 Jazz Kings: to gain exposure in other cities the competition from an looked for something off of Heart & Soul other than our little niche.” ad on Craigslist, and he has campus,” Bronk said. Frank 02.11 Carl Woideck Jazz Heritage Project: Jazz Meets Jobim With more than 70 band always wanted to perform at also added that WOW Hall is a The Emerald City 02.12 Dave Rawlings Machine applicants for the competition, WOW Hall. venue for all ages and does not 02.17 Solas David Frank of Ethos Magazine “WOW Hall is a great limit the audience to over-21. Jazz Kings 02.18 D. Cahill & M. Hayes said that it attracted bands by venue, and I am glad they are For Riemer, the competition 02.19 Richard Thompson posting ads on the Internet able to hold cheap shows and is not all about winning because 02.25 The Infamous Stringdusters and using old-fashioned word- still have a lot of reputable he said just being a part of it all March Heart 03.11 Ben Vereen of-mouth. Frank said they names come to town and play was the biggest reward. Thursday 03.12 Dick Hyman/Ken Peplowski “All of the prizes sound en- were looking for bands that there,” Riemer said. “Once Feb 4 03.13 Jazz Party 2010 appeared to be up-and- I saw the ad on Craigslist, I ticing, but even if we don’t win, & Soul Sunday 03.16 Jake Shimabukuro coming and were working wrote the organizer, David, the we come out winners because Words by 03.30 Ladysmith Black Mambazo hard to get their music into nicest e-mail that I could and we will have played in front of Frank Loesser Feb 7 April the community. just crossed my fingers. Then a large crowd and have made 04.01 Hapa “I went through all of the when we heard back, it was alliances with other bands. That Reserved: $22-30 04.28 Leon Redbone bands and evaluated each one a shock. It was cool because is always good,” Riemer said. Visit www.theshedd.org for (10% college discount) additions, changes & more info! and came up with six bands I knew we were out of 70 [email protected] 8b Oregon Daily Emerald Thursday, January 28, 2010 What’s up You voted for your favorites – find out Feb. 1, 2010

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