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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015 DAILYEMERALD.COM #FREEDC7 ⚙ MONDAY SINCE DARREN CARRINGTON CAME BACK THIS SEASON, THE DUCKS HAVEN’T LOST A GAME. His explosive return follows a breakout Rose Bowl performance, a failed drug test and a missed national championship. REDEEMING HIS NAME UOPD COMPLAINT RESOLUTION COMMITTEE ADELE’S ‘25’ KEEPS UP THE BALLADS BEING INTERRUPTED IN THE 21ST CENTURY NEWS UO FORMS COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE UOPD COMPLAINTS ➡ NOAH MCGRAW, @MCNOAHMCGRAW In the spring of last year, the University to VPFA Jamie Moffitt, who ultimately decides extent expressly authorized by law.” Minutes of Oregon established the Complaint what UOPD’s response will be. Some UO and agenda are available through public Resolution Committee to oversee complaints community members believe an advisory role records requests. brought against University of Oregon Police isn’t enough. The creation of the CRC was an attempt Department officers. However, the newly- ASUO is responsible for recommending the to bring external review into the UOPD’s established CRC is still searching for an undergraduate student member. complaint procedures. Before the CRC undergraduate member. Helena Schlegel, ASUO President, was established, complaints were dealt Interim President Scott Coltrane finalized disapproves of the CRC’s format. Schlegel is with internally, according the Kelly McIver, the rest of the CRC membership in late asking the university to “make their review spokesman for the UOPD. McIver says 2014. The mission of the CRC is “to provide panel representative of the community and the old format is typical of most law recommendations to the Vice President for its meetings and decisions transparent to enforcement agencies. Finance and Administration to help ensure that the public.” The CRC was established so “there would complaints regarding the conduct of sworn “The ASUO currently has no say in either be another external body that would be members of the UOPD and UOPD policies are UOPD policy or its internal reviews. We involved with looking at complaints of serious resolved in a fair, thorough, reasonable, and welcome the opportunity to participate misconduct and illegal policy,” McIver said. expeditious manner,” according to its mission meaningfully in police oversight and “I think the biggest advantage is being able to statement. The CRC meets at least once a term, transparency issues on and off campus,” have greater credibility and accountability with and additional meetings will take place when Schlegel said. the community,” McIver said. necessary as complaints arise. So far, they have A lack of transparency has been a topic The UOPD has pushed for transparency with met twice — in the spring and fall terms. of debate surrounding the CRC. The other formats, including incorporating more In its procedures, the CRC is clearly defined CRC’s procedures have a clearly defined body cameras and hiring a new assistant chief as holding “an advisory role.” While UOPD confidentiality clause that states, “All of police in charge of community outreach. conducts the internal investigations, the CRC information received or developed by That search is still ongoing. reviews them to make sure they are fair and the CRC or one of its members is strictly The CRC will meet again during winter term if timely. The committee gives recommendations confidential and may be disclosed only to the no new complaints arise. NGAGE WITH UO STUDENTS Innovative digital content created by experts on reaching the campus community. Achieve your business goals through ... VIDEO PRODUCTION WEB DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MEDIA We make businesses better. Contact a sales representative today! [email protected] PAGE 2 EMERALD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015 ⌂ GREEK FSL OFFICE EMU construction has developed (and MOVING IN closed) many new spaces for groups on campus. (Cole Elsasser) TO NEW EMU ➡ OLIVIA DECKLAR, @AIVILORAE The Fraternity and Sorority Life office has said. “FSL will be in the hub of student life at UO.” Oregon Hall is there are too many people doing too been in Oregon Hall for the last few years, but While FSL has not reached out to other student many things in that small space,” Corral said. “There the organization’s newly-acquired space in the groups in the past because of its placement in are a lot of meetings that need a lot of space.” under-development Erb Memorial Union will allow Oregon Hall, this new location might be the push Shukas also said that the space will better provide for more communication between FSL and other FSL needs to connect with others in the future, aid for FSL members. student groups. Nakai Corral, ASUO senator and FSL member, said. “There will be meeting space, study space and Director of the EMU, Laurie Woodward says “Giving [FSL] a space where they can interact staff offices to support programming, advising and members of FSL have been trying to get this space with student groups, I can see them begin to bridge collaboration for all members and organizations,” in the EMU for some time now through petitions. the gaps that we’re seeing,” Corral said. Shukas said. Most colleges have an FSL suite in the student The suite will also make room for more Woodward said FSL was not the first organization center on campus. collaboration between staff and students within the the EMU committee thought of putting in the “We’re just trying to get this building alive from organization, Shukas said. basement area that will be FSL’s new home. all walks of life,” Woodward said. “The whole goal is “FSL has never had its own space to program and “We thought about making a dance studio, but to build community.” meet in,” Shukas said. “The new space will give FSL then others enlightened me that you can’t put a The suite will enable FSL to communicate more a physical location in the center of student life on dance studio on top of cement because it isn’t effectively with other student groups, Director of campus. There will be a meeting area for eight to good for the dancers’ ankles, so we offered it to FSL FSL Justin Shukas said in an email. 10 students as well as several workstations for FSL instead,” Woodward said. “The new office space will allow our staff to be members and council and chapter leaders to utilize.” When planning for the new EMU was more accessible and will encourage students to be The previous space in Oregon Hall is too small for commencing, FSL was in the Holden Leadership able to collaborate with other student organizations all the things an organization as big as FSL is doing, Center, leaving them out of the plans until this space in the EMU as well as utilize the new conference Corral said. in the basement popped up, Woodward said. room and event spaces for programming,” Shukas “My initial experience with the FSL office in FSL hopes to move into its new suite in May 2016. 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It instantly became a viral cord surgery and the birth of her son with partner the sky, not just the floor.” hit and worldwide phenomenon when the single Simon Konecki. In a happy relationship with a new On “Send My Love (To Your New Lover),” the was released. With Saturday Night Live parodies, family, her music has changed only a little bit — and second track of the album, the melodies contrast thousands of YouTube covers and Lionel Richie it’s for the better. deeply with the usual Adele ballad as a beautiful mashups, it quickly worked its way to the top of the Adele is known for her power ballads, and that is ensemble of voices join in for the upbeat chorus. charts in 28 countries, making it the first single ever certainly still the case in her third album. Since she Usually no one would describe Adele’s music as to sell one million downloads in a release week in has released so many of these ballads before and something to dance to, but this song provides a beat the U.S., according to Billboard Magazine. has such a distinctive sound, about five of the tracks that’s hard to resist. The single foreshadowed the sales to come with on 25 could be knocked out for sounding so similar.

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