TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 DAILYEMERALD.COM #THENINEFLAGSPROJECT ⚙ TUESDAY Honoring Oregon’s tribes AFTER TWO YEARS AND A HALF YEARS of hard work, the Native American community on campus now has nine flags to honor its heritage. WHAT’S IN KELLY GRAVES’ BACKPACK? IT’S TIME TO QUIT THE CABLE BOX MEET THE UO STUDENT WHO IS MAKING NEW NOTEBOOKS NEWS #BestValueInEugene #StudentCommunity AMERICA’S COLLEGE PROMISE: A REALITY? President Obama announced a plan to provide two years of community college for free to students who continue on a track to #FreeParking #WaterSeWertraSh graduate. #LivingroomFurniture #internetandCabLe #WaLkbikeortakethebuStoCamPuS Debt is a reality for many students grade point average and stay on in higher education. a graduation track in order to be By 2020, the White House eligible. Students would have to estimates that 35 percent of job either complete the number of openings will require a bachelor’s credits required for a four year degree and 30 percent will require graduation track or a two-year 541.685.1300 some college or an associate’s certificate program. degree. The plan would also require 1180 WiLLamette Street In an attempt to make higher community colleges to strengthen education more accessible across their programs and increase their WWW.13andoLive.Com the nation, President Barack Obama graduation numbers and require announced a new plan, called states to invest more in higher America’s College Promise, on Jan. education and technical training. 9. States would use resources to The program would provide two improve the quality of community years of free community college for colleges within their state, help students. America’s College Promise create affordability at four-year GLUTEN is based on successful programs public universities, like the UO, FREE in Chicago and Tennessee, where and provide outreach and early Obama made his announcement. intervention to increase college PANCAKES! OPEN SINCE “Our big issue is college readiness within their state. 1965 affordability, so we’re happy,” Sergienko doesn’t think the plan Kenneth Sergienko, vice president will largely affect the enrollment in of the University of Oregon College four-year universities like the UO. Democrats, said. “I think it will create an increase Sergienko said he knows a lot in the number of people who take of students who already go to technical training,” Sergienko said. community colleges, like Lane If all states across the nation Community College, for the first participate in America’s College two years of their schooling to Promise, the White House estimates combat the high costs of university nine million students would benefit. education. If those students attend school full- “We’re thrilled about the idea,” time, they would save $3,800 each Sergienko said. year. The U.S. Congress, which is now However, critics say that the plan Republican dominated, is now doesn’t cover substantial costs of tasked with deciding whether or not college, like books and fees, and that to incorporate the plan. it doesn’t serve the students who “We’re hopeful for a serious look need it the most, like low income (from Congress),” Sergienko said. students who are already covered “While I applaud the president by Pell Grants and other financial for starting a discussion about aid. making college a reality for more The cost for the federal Americans, I often find that the government to implement America’s devil is in the details,” Congressman College Promise is estimated at $60 Peter DeFazio said. “If tuition-free billion in 10 years. community college has a chance Federal funding would account of becoming a reality, it will be for three quarters of the cost of important to make sure it’s a tuition and participating states win-win-win-win: for students, would have to come up with the 541-343-7523 • 782 East Broadway, Eugene community colleges, four-year remaining money. Corner of Alder & Franklin Blvd. universities and the states that will ultimately bear some of the cost.” Walking distance from campus! Should the plan pass, students are required to maintain a 2.5 BY JENNIFER FLECK, @JENNIFERFLECK PAGE 2 EMERALD TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 PHOTOGRAPH FROM CREATIVE COMMONS NEWS WHAT HAPPENS TO DUCK GEAR WHEN OREGON LOSES? PRE-PRINTED APPAREL for the losing team has to go somewhere. McKenzie Sew On donates it. After its recent victory in donate the merchandise to charity. right after the game or the event.” family friend throughout Norman’s the College Football National Mckenzie Sew On is the Mckenzie Sew On now has all childhood, and Mckenzie Sew On Championship, Ohio State’s company that partners with the shirts that are unusable to the has worked with Brown for seven merchandise reads “Undisputed Duck Store to provide shirts Duck Store. In turn, they have a years. National Champions” on everything like those which would have partnership which helps them “I just do it cause it’s fun to from T-shirts to shot glasses. celebrated the UO’s victory in the deal with this. John Brown is a help people and help causes,” Oregon, not so much. College Football Playoff National real estate broker and community Brown said. He was recently In order for players to wear Championship. The company activist. Among many other named Eugene’s First Citizen of championship gear on the podium, is based in Springfield and is a volunteer commitments, Brown 2015 for his depth and diversity of they have to be made ahead of collegiate licensed company, which works with Mckenzie Sew On to community involvement. In the time. gives it the right to manufacture help them make good use of the case of Mckenzie Sew On, he liaises But what happens to a team’s and distribute official college shirts or hats they cannot sell with the Eugene Rotary to provide apparel when it doesn’t end up on merchandise. According to due to misprints or premature funding for the shirts to be shipped top? Tyler Norman, the Duck Store victorious declarations. Similar to to parts of Central America or The answer, as it turns out, varies representative at Mckenzie Sew On, the NBA and NFL, Mckenzie Sew Africa. depending on the circumstances. the Duck Store ordered about 2,000 On chooses to send the products “They’re perfectly good clothes,” According to Slate, when USC National Championship shirts. to people in underprivileged Brown said. “It’s a good way to get lost to Texas in the 2006 Rose “It’s rare that we would do communities around the world, use out of something that’s not Bowl, that merchandise was either an order like the one for the where the incorrect sports going to be used.” destroyed or donated, while Major Duck Store with the National messages doesn’t detract from the League Baseball shreds the losing Championship marks,” Norman garment’s usefulness. BY KAYLEE TORNAY AND ALEXANDRA team’s gear and the NFL and NBA said. “Typically we would just start Brown has known Norman as a WALLACHY he Emerald is published NEWSROOM OPINION EDITOR TAYLOR WILDER NICOLE ADKISSON ON THE COVER by Emerald Media BAYLEY SANDY MARK DULEBOHN EDITOR IN CHIEF COPY CHIEFS ARIANA GRAY The cover was photographed by Taylor Group, Inc., the SAMI EDGE ANNABELLE CARBERRY LUKE HOOPER independent nonprofit Wilder. ART DIRECTOR SPORTS EDITORS REBECCA RAMIREZ RYAN RAMIREZ media company at the GET IN TOUCH KENNETH OSBORN JUSTIN WISE NIK STRENG COLLEEN ROGERS University of Oregon. HAYDEN KIM JENNY WEATHERMAN EMERALD MEDIA GROUP 1222 E. 13TH AVE., #300 Formerly the Oregon Daily Emerald, the MANAGING EDITOR OF CONTENT JOEY HOYT SAMANTHA MATSUMOTO BUSINESS ADVERTISING ASSISTANT EUGENE, OR 97403 news organization was founded in 1900. 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Who paid for the entire construction, the $11 million remodel of the Student fund was not enough to expand Recreation Center? Students. the facility as the university Who is paying for the expected. Despite the modern expansion of the Erb Memorial and functional condition, the Call 541-346-2039 Union? Students. health center is “too small and University of Oregon students too busy” for the bursting student are paying the highest student body. It’s also short two or three for an appointment fees in school history–$574 per physicians and counsellors to term–and fees are likely to get accommodate all students’ needs higher in the near future. due to the lack of rooms and That doesn’t bother students offices, Holmes said. like senior Lina Antonsom, “The university is looking into Division of Student Life though. the third expansion for the health University Health Center • healthcenter.uoregon.edu “Things are a lot nicer than center in 2018-2019,” Holmes when I first started here,” said. “It’s all conceptual now, but Antonsom said. the needs are obvious.” Antonsom voted “yes” for the UO student Janie Finnelly EMU renovation back in 2012, comes to the health center to along with 54 percent of the receive a check up a few times student body.