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The upcomingFifty Shades of aiming for an NC-17 rating, my ears Grey movie is a major personal perked up. Because for the first time disappointment. I have zero intention in decades, the right combination of of ever seeing the film. Frankly, there factors were lining up for something isn’t a monetary sum with less than unprecedented: an NC-17 film that a four digits that could convince me lot of people would actually want to to sit through two hours of softcore see. S&M porn, based on a novel that was You don’t often see NC-17 (no hastily adapted from Twilight fan- child admitted Under 17) movies, and fiction. there’s a reason for that. Most major But as a fan of the cinema industry, theater chains outright refuse to I think it’s crucial to highlight how screen them, for moral reasons and Universal Studios’ upcoming sexual the logistical challenge of enforcing drama is one of the biggest missed the rating. IDs would have to be opportunities in cinema history. checked not just at the ticket counter, Not because I think it’s going to be a but in front of the auditorium as well. tasteless sexual fantasy, but because As a result, the NC-17 rating is I doubt it will be tasteless or sexual the closest thing in the U.S. to being enough. banned from cinemas. Art house You see, the Fifty Shades of Grey theaters will still show it, but not in film is rated R by the Motion Picture wide enough numbers to recoup any Association of America for, “strong major studio budget. It’s a cultural sexual content including dialogue, blockade and an obstacle created by some unusual behavior and graphic a regulatory agency that prevents 541-343-7523 • 782 East Broadway, Eugene nudity.” While that may seem to cover “offensive” content from reaching the Corner of Alder & Franklin Blvd. what you’d expect in Fifty Shades, it’s mainstream. far more important to note what the The rules have stood in their place Walking distance from campus! R-rating prohibits the filmmakers because there’s never been a film from doing, namely: images of sexual to challenge them. Every film that penetration & erect male nudity. aims for an NC-17 rating creates a In fact, it’s unclear just how much predicament: the more restrictive actual sex that audiences will be the rating, the smaller the audience seeing on screen this Valentine’s Day. that will potentially see it. No chain In a recent Guardian interview with cinema has ever lost a significant star Jamie Dornan, who plays the sum turning down an NC-17 film. story’s young, handsome and wealthy That’s whereFifty Shades would Christian Grey, he said, “You want have come in. It could have been to appeal to as wide an audience as the one picture to test a boundary possible without grossing them out. that feels unnecessary, possibly You don’t want to make something transforming the entire cinema gratuitous, and ugly and graphic.” landscape. Would a multiplex ban on I have not read Fifty Shades. NC-17 stand with a potential smash But judging from the mark it has hit to be offered? Fifty Shades of Grey CPR and First Aid Class left on pop culture in the past few would go down in film history as years, the three adjectives I’ve most a moment that expanded creative heard connected to it would be freedom in the major studio system. “gratuitous,” “ugly” and “graphic.” Instead, Universal will be The fourth would easily be “popular.” delivering a censored film about American Heart Heartsaver Outrageously so, with more than 100 bondage to a population that will million copies sold worldwide. inevitably walk away disappointed. It’s a rare combination. Feminine But hey – guess there’s still two CPR with First Aid sexuality is so rarely represented more books in the franchise. Maybe in the mass media, and especially the success of Fifty Shades will give in such staggering numbers. When Universal the confidence to push the initial film adaptation was more envelopes with a more risqué Saturday, February 21 announced, and rumored to be follow-up. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Adult, child and infant CPR,AED and Basic First Aid

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RESIDENCE HALL COST: $45 million (from board and room fees) NEW DORM, STADIUM TIMELINE: Jan. 2016 to fall 2017

PART OF UO CAPACITY: VISION 500 beds

LOCATION: South Scholar Globar Halls

DISTANCE FROM CAMPUS CORE: 0.58 mi

SIZE: The will begin 145,000 square feet construction of a new softball stadium after this season.

CLOSEST DINING FACILITY: The University of Oregon Longhouse and the Vivian will be paid through room plan, a more specific study is planning to build a new Olum Child Development and board fees. about campus landscape to JANE SANDERS residence hall and softball Center. Griffel said that accommodate future growth STADIUM COST: stadium in the next few Over fall term, the site affordability is something and maintain aesthetic $10 million (from years to cope with a bump in selection for these projects UO Housing is always elements. The project started donation) student enrollment. were part of the UO Campus working to achieve, but as early summer 2014. Other The 1,500-seat Jane Framework Vision Project. expenses go up, freshmen plans for development Sanders Softball Stadium The new residence hall will pay more to live on include the addition of a new TIMELINE: will be at Howe Field, stirred up some conflict campus in the future. science building. Summer 2015 to spring between Eugene Pioneer during the site selection The Olum Child Center The campus plan will 2016 Cemetery and Hayward process — which included voiced another concern also try to tackle issues Field. taking opinions from with the residence hall. With such as traffic flow around A $10 million gift from campus advisory groups, 109 kids enrolled all year the university and work to CAPACITY: Robert Sanders, a former public interest gages, expert round, director Amy Ripley utilizing the UO-owned land 1,500 seats with locker fullback for the UO analysis and approval of the said the housing project will along the Willamette River. rooms, meeting and football team, pushed the President — due to its lack of change the neighborhood “With 25,000 students film room, satellite development into place. a dining hall. drastically, especially when on campus, UO doesn’t feel medical facility. In October, the university UO Housing Director the parking lot is taken away. like that big of a campus,” chose Portland-based Michael Griffel said the lack “Parking spaces have Farrington said. “We want architecture firm SRG to of a dining hall will not be a always been a problem,” to maintain and enhance LOCATION: design the stadium. The problem. Ripley said. “I hope they the open spaces as future Howe field construction will begin after “Global Scholars dining will replace parking spots buildings should be able to this year’s softball season. hall was built with a lot in proximity. I’d worry if my relate to those. ” According to the softball of capacity… about 900 to staff get off work when it’s In February, the Vision DISTANCE FROM field’s project planner, Phil 1,000 people,” Griffel said. dark out and have to walk Project will hold two open CAMPUS CORE: Farrington, Sanders Stadium “The pathway (from the across campus to their cars.” houses for public interest. 0.41 mi is intended to create more new residence hall) will be The university has not An online survey is also opportunity for students to designed so that students come up with a solution available on their webpage. attend and participate in UO will have easy access to for the lost parking spaces, Open house hours: ARCHITECT: softball events, Farrington campus and neighbors.” Farrington said. According Feb. 16 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at SRG firm said. The construction for to Ripley, the university has Ford Alumni Center. The housing project, which the residence hall starts kept them informed of the Feb. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. is currently a parking lot, is in January 2016 and its process. in the Gerlinger Lounge. underway in East Campus, projected date of completion The Vision Project is the next to the Many Nations is fall 2017. The development supplement to the campus BY TRAN NGUYEN, @TRANNGNGN

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ACCESSIBILITY ON CAMPUS HAS ROOM TO IMPROVE

BY ANDREA HARVEY, @ANDREARHARVEY

A typical day for Sofia Webster involves lots would have to request that the group come of travel. The University of Oregon senior is downstairs to the accessible meeting room. the president of the AccessABILITY Student Webster says it is not enough. Union, is a member of the multicultural center “They’re doing the bare minimum,” Webster and lives off campus. However, Lyme disease said. “But it’s still not fair to have to constantly has left her with extreme foot pain and fatigue, ask for special treatment. Even if they do come and consequently, she can’t be on her feet for downstairs, I still feel like I’m not getting the more than 20 minutes a day. Whether it’s a same experience that able-bodied students giant crack in the sidewalk or a broken elevator are.” that’s been neglected, she deals regularly with In addition to relocations, the construction barriers that prevent her from getting to class is causing other accessibility problems. Some easily in her wheelchair. elevators have shut down, including one of The Americans with Disabilities Act of the elevators to the third floor of the EMU. It 1990 made it illegal for any public space to has also increased travel time significantly, be inaccessible to those with disabilities. as students are forced to take long detours in Complying with those laws, the UO crowded areas of campus. accommodates students by moving classes Nonetheless, Tepfer says there isn’t much to more accessible buildings upon request. else they can do at this point because there’s Students have to ask for these kinds of nowhere else to relocate these programs. accommodations frequently since less than 30 But the construction is only the most percent of campus buildings are completely recent addition of barriers. A large number accessible — meaning all levels, bathrooms, of other accessibility problems have existed classrooms and hallways can be used with ease since the buildings were first built, and have by a disabled student. yet to improve. , Volcanology, Most of the inaccessible buildings have been Fenton and Anstett have upper floors are not around since campus was first built. However, wheelchair accessible. recent construction has introduced even more Pointing to Friendly Hall, one of the few barriers, especially the EMU’s renovation. buildings without an elevator, Tepfer said, “We Although the finished product will be more would have to take out a whole column of accessible than its predecessor, it won’t be offices.” This process would take plenty of time, done until September 2016. but even more money. Tepfer did not know the Until then, all offices previously located in estimated cost to make the changes, but said the part of the EMU under construction have money was a main issue. been temporarily relocated to McArthur Court “We don’t have a yearly budget dedicated — one of the most inaccessible buildings on solely to fixing issues with campus here. This service, which offers free rides to campus. Although the first floor of Mac Court accessibility,” Tepfer said. students in need, is one of the most important is accessible, nearly every room is set off by its But there is much more to making a building accessibility improvements that UO has seen in own small staircase. accessible than just simply adding elevators. the past decade. Fred Tepfer, UO’s project planning manager The old architecture of most of the buildings on Hilary Gerdes, who has been the senior of about 30 years, said that was not the original campus poses another big problem, including director at the Accessible Education Center for plan. inaccessible bathrooms, narrow passages, nearly 30 years, said that the Access Shuttle “We had planned on having some of the doors that are hard to open, classrooms offset is only about seven years old. Before its offices on the first floor, where they would by a few stairs, lecture halls without accessible existence, if a student were to break their leg, be accessible, and then switching them out desks, winding hallways that make it difficult they were typically forced to drop out of school according to students’ needs,” Tepfer said. “But for blind students to navigate or facilities that until it healed. somewhere along the line of communication, are too tall for someone in a wheelchair to use. “Things have improved a lot since I’ve been that was misconstrued.” “People just don’t notice these things unless here,” Gerdes said. “The biggest shift I’ve seen Although most of Mac Court is inaccessible, they’re manual wheelchair users like me,” is the way people think about accessibility. it’s not breaking the law. Groups can reserve Webster said. “It takes forever for me to get Instead of thinking, ‘Let’s make sure someone a conference room on the first floor of to some of my classes. At least an extra five in a wheelchair can get in this building the building for any students in need of minutes. And I’m usually late.” somehow,’ now they’re thinking, ‘How can we accommodation. This way, if a student wants to If it weren’t for the Access Shuttle, Webster make this more universally accessible to all participate in one of these student groups, they said, she wouldn’t be able to be a student people?’”

PAGE 4 EMERALD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015 PHOTOGRAPH BY TAYLOR WILDER, @TAYLOREWILDER Fast Facts:

Less than 30% of campus buildings are completely accessible 6 of the least accessible buildings on campus are Friendly Hall, Volcanology, Fenton, Anstett, Agate and MacArthur Court

Approximately 100 students have permanent disabilites that affect their mobility

Sofia Webster, the president of the AccessABILITY Student Union is often late to class due to difficulties navigating a busy campus.

One of the most recent improvements therefore have yet to advertise it. includes the newly renovated Student “It’s absolutely amazing that we are making Recreation Center, which now includes several “How can we all this progress. I never thought I would be elevators, accessible bathrooms, pool ramps seeing it this soon,” Webster said. and wheelchair storage rooms. Simultaneously, However, she said it doesn’t make up for Saferide and DDS have acquired a wheelchair- make this more the fact that campus as a whole is still pretty accessible van. inaccessible to students with disabilities Before last term, Saferide and DDS were that affect their mobility. In those terms, inaccessible to students who use wheelchairs. universally Webster, Gerdes and Tepfer all agreed that This was especially an issue since the Access improving accessibility isn’t about making Shuttle only runs until 5:30 p.m. Additionally, accommodations or doing the bare minimum this van may be used to pick up slack from the as not to break any laws. In fact, it’s about Access Shuttle during busy days, which are accessible to all leveling the playing field — making sure that becoming more and more common lately. The everyone has a fair and equal shot at the same new van is now available for use. However, quality of educational experience here at the Saferide staff requests that students call before people?” UO. 5:30 p.m. and leave a voicemail if they wish to In that respect, Webster said, “There is still do so. Because the van is new, staff members more than enough room for improvement.” HILARY GERDES, senior director at the Accessible Education Center are being trained how to use it this term, and

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From 3-5 p.m. daily, the Old Town weight room at the SRC is open to women only.

WHY WE NEE D THE WOMEN’S HOURS AT THE REC I refuse to be confined to an around you. When I lift with just student from Saudi Arabia. “And “I think two hours is excessive elliptical. I am a woman, but that women surrounding me, I don’t my American friends, they say the in the middle of the day,” said Scott doesn’t mean I endlessly spend my feel like I am under a microscope. same thing. It’s not comfortable Steinman, a 21-year-old junior at time pumping my legs on a cardio We are simply girls trying to be the when guys are looking at them the university. “It would be nice machine. best version of ourselves. when they work out, so for me it’s to do one hour in one section of So, I lift, squat and jump. “People have come to me and even more uncomfortable.” the gym and another hour in a Dumbbells, medicine balls, kettle said that, especially now because The University of Oregon is different section.” bells and more wonderful tools it’s two hours, it’s better because a diverse campus and certain However, let’s analyze this from contribute to the continuous they don’t have to race to the gym measures must be taken to a similar perspective with the beating my muscles undergo. for that one hour,” said Kristen provide for the varied cultures and cardio machines. The majority of But weight-lifting as a woman Saeli, a 19-year-old sophomore beliefs. It is impossible to please people who use the ellipticals and can be awkward. Yes, it’s true that who works every Tuesday during everyone at one time. People are treadmills are women. Just like I cannot lift as much as most men. the women’s hours as a Fitness different in many brilliant ways. weights, those appliances are also I don’t have the genetic advantage Attendant. “They can come a half If we strive to make everything constantly being used. I think that of testosterone, manliness or hour in or an hour in and spend as as fair as possible, we forget the in both cases we should accept whatever you want to call it. much time as they want here, and fundamental lesson that life is not that our fellow classmates want And to be honest — it can be they really like that.” fair. In a group environment all to be in shape just as much as the uncomfortable to lift in a room full Some women also come from anyone can do is compromise. other person. Again, we come back of men. a culture or religious background And if we want to talk about to patience and compromise. Just as boys enjoy lifting in which men cannot see them fair, let’s delve into the fact that Not every woman wants to use together, women sometimes enjoy as they are when they exercise. because of the new renovations women’s hours, not every woman a feeling of equality between one Gym clothes, exposed faces and at the Recreation Center, there needs to. But for those who do another. The two hour women’s sweaty foreheads are not always are now two weight rooms. I like and need the privacy, the two- weight room time, between 3 and 5 acceptable forms of appearance in am aware that the new weight hour women’s gym time provides p.m., gives us this opportunity. front of boys. area can become extra crowded. a comfortable atmosphere to This time slot gives girls a “In our culture we don’t go to the There are not enough weights challenge our bodies and minds. chance to feel like they are on the same schools, so you can imagine for each person at every minute. same playing field as everyone how difficult it would be working Understandably, this can be around them. It’s only human to out in front of guys,” said Wedad frustrating for men who use the compare your progress to those Allahji, a 31-year-old graduate gym between three and five. Jessica Foster is a columnist for the Emerald. Follow her on Twitter @jessiemarie246

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better. Here’s his Q&A with the and Biggy and all those artists. Emerald: When Puffy first started and all the east coast, west coast hip Let’s begin with your name. hop and all that, that’s when I To tell you the truth – this is no first got serious about DJing. I joke – this is my name. It fits. can’t scratch, but I can blend. I was born in June. I got two Blending is my main thing. sides to me and one of them is trying to get these parties How did you first get involved started. I remember my first with Matthew Knight Arena? boss in radio had said, “Well, One of the volleyball assistant with a name like that, you coaches was listening to Traffic might as well be in radio.’” Jam in Eugene and got a hold of my email and wanted to Was there a moment in your know if she could have me life that turned you to pursue mix their warmups for the a career in DJing? volleyball team. Then, one of OF I really was in love with the assistants for the basketball music. I always wanted to be team promotions, she hit me a musician, but I could never, up on email and asked, “Could ever play an instrument. I tried you mix a warm-up CD for our playing piano, tried playing team?” But then we started guitar, (but) I could never get emailing back and forth and it CAMPUS it down. But knowing how to kind of turned into, “Well, why 2015 EDITION mix beats together, that came don’t you just come up here kind of natural to me. That’s and do it live?” how it turned into DJing: love all different types of music, What’s it been like to perform from old school to new school. live music for Oregon fans? I don’t really like to tell people It’s a rush, especially at my age to tell you the truth Matthew Knight Arena because because the fact that they’ll go I’m right there and people presented by American Campus Communities “Oh, really?” My love for music can actually see me on the in the ’90s, that’s when it all Jumbotron. Obviously, it’s started. the biggest crowd I’ve ever DJed for. I love trying to get A big part of being a DJ is the crowd going and it just being able to keep up with all adds another element because different types of music. You there’s always the band, but must have a wide array of to have a DJ mixed in with VOTE AND taste? the atmosphere, I just think it I’m an “open format” DJ. That adds another element. I think means I like to rock all different Matthew Knight Arena was one types of music. I was a club DJ of the first really. WIN PRIZES before I became a radio DJ, so that was my thing when ’90s DAILYEMERALD.COM/BESTOFCAMPUS hip hop started with Tupac BY HAYDEN KIM, @HAYDAYKIM EMERALD MEDIA GROUP

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PAC-12 SEASON HALFTIME POWER RANKINGS How are the Ducks doing at the half way point of the season?

Midway through the Pac-12 season, it’s Cardinal failed to take a step forward with a 8) Washington State (10-11, 4-5 Pac-12): clear that the conference race has become a weekend loss to lowly Washington State. The Cougars snapped their four-game losing two-tier system. streak with a one-point upset over Stanford. With Arizona and Utah leading the way 4) Oregon (15-7, 5-4 Pac-12): and giving the Pac-12 its best opportunity to The Ducks are struggling to find consistency 9) Arizona State (11-11, 3-6 Pac-12): win a national championship, the rest of the during conference play, as evidenced by the The Sun Devils could begin reeling fast after a conference is stuck behind them. two game losing streak followed by a two one-point, overtime loss to Oregon. Now they game winning streak. Elgin Cook is averaging must face the Wildcats on Saturday. Here are the Emerald’s Pac-12 16.3 points over his last four games and should power rankings: be a huge factor for things moving forward. 10) Washington (14-6, 3-5 Pac-12): Nigel Williams-Goss is one of the premier 1) No. 6 Arizona (20-2, 8-1 Pac-12): 5) UCLA (13-9, 5-4 Pac-12): players in the Pac-12 and if not for him, the The Wildcats might have the MVP (TJ After two bad losses to Oregon and Oregon Huskies’ season would be all but lost. McConnell), defensive (Rondae Hollis- State, Bryce Alford and company dominated Jefferson) and freshman (Stanley Johnson) Utah and Colorado the next week, once again 11) California (12-9, 2-6 Pac-12): conference players of the year. Arizona is showing their talent and inexperience at the The Golden Bears broke their six-game losing outscoring its conference opponents by an same time. streak with a win over Washington State but average of 17.7 points per game, asserting its Cal needs more production from players not dominance in Pac-12 play. 6) Oregon State (14-7, 5-4 Pac-12): named Tyrone Wallace and Jordan Matthews The Beavers are the surprise of the conference. 2) No. 11 Utah (16-4, 6-2 Pac-12): They play phenomenal defense, but they have 12) USC (9-11, 1-7 Pac-12): Utah had the chance to make a statement in to improve on the 54.6 points per game in The future remains bright at USC, so the Arizona but got blown out by 18 points. The conference play, which is last in the Pac-12. Trojans must keep that in mind while finishing Utes now have one month to right the ship out the later half of conference play. before hosting Arizona on Feb. 28. 7) Colorado (11-10 overall, 4-5 Pac-12): When Josh Scott and Xavier Johnson return, 3) Stanford (15-6, 6-3 Pac-12): they will be a formidable combination, with Chasson Randle is the conference’s leading Askia Booker and his 20.7 points per game in scorer at 20.2 points per game. But the conference play. BY RYAN KOSTECKA, @RYAN_KOSTECKA

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Can the Ducks rebound AGAINST THE HUSKIES? BY JUSTIN WISE, @JUSTINFWISE

Dana Altman experienced a long time,” Altman said. dominated in overtime, and now something he’d never been through The loss was followed with a has Oregon in the upper half of the as the Oregon men’s basketball lengthy trip to Tempe on an old Pac-12 standings halfway through coach in Tucson, Arizona. Sure, bus that made the team late for its the conference slate. he’d been on the opposite end of scheduled practice Thursday. Buses The verbiage from Altman, as to blowouts in his short tenure with were hard to come by because be expected, altered Friday night the Ducks, but never did it sputter of the Super Bowl and PGA Tour following the performance. into the form of a 34-point loss. taking place in Arizona, and the “It would have been really easy That’s what happened last Ducks’ rickety journey only further to fold after a bad loss the other Wednesday, after No. 7 Arizona dampened the type of trip they night,” Altman said to the media. dropped Oregon, 90-56. were already experiencing. “They hit the shot, overtime, the On paper, the game was But against Arizona State, any momentum could have swung supposed to carry on just as sign of an embarrassing loss and an there. I thought the guys did a really it did. Arizona already handed uncomfortable bus ride just a day good job of fighting through.” Oregon an 18-point loss on Jan. before was nonexistent. Despite a The road trip encapsulates the 8 at Matthew Knight Arena, and resurgent second half from the Sun type of year it’s been at Oregon for now in the confines of the McKale Devils, Oregon held on for a 68-67 Altman, his staff and players. While Center, the obvious prediction win in overtime. the top-tier competition seems to was that it would get worse. It did. Joseph Young’s late jumper with be either too big or too talented, And for Oregon, a large contingent 25 seconds remaining in overtime the rest of the crop appears to of players, seven to be precise, sealed the game and put the Ducks be reason for the Ducks to keep stepped on Arizona’s hardwood for at 5-4 in Pac-12 play. “fighting through.” the first time in their career and The game, like the trip in its The second-half of Oregon’s shot an abysmal 40 percent while entirety, did not lack adversity. With season in the Pac-12 begins committing 16 turnovers. 1.2 seconds remaining, forward Wednesday at home versus It left Altman, as Oregonian Shaquielle McKissic hit a three- Washington. On Jan. 18, the Ducks reporter Tyson Alger described pointer to tie it for Arizona State were on the wrong side of an 85-77 it, with a hoarse voice and clear and send the game into overtime. Huskies comeback victory. frustration. He displayed that Young’s late-game heroics And for Altman and his players, vexation by not allowing any player proved to be the difference. The rewriting narratives like those will to be available for comment after senior guard shot just 3-for-11 and continue to be the game plan. the game. was scoreless through the first “We haven’t been beat like this in 16 minutes of the game. But he

The Oregon men’s basketball team played UCLA on Jan. 24 and won 82-64. Now, they play Washington, who bested the Ducks earlier this season.

PAGE 4 EMERALD BASKETBALL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015 PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN KANG, @RKANGPHOTO FAST FACTS: FOUR FACTORS: UO VS. UW  Oregon is 12-0 BY JOSH SCHLICHTER, @JOSHSCHLICHTER this season when its opponents score less A lot has changed since Oregon lost to Washington in Seattle. Stefan Nastic dominated the Huskies, going 8-11 from the than 70 points. Oregon To start, Oregon has gained a bit of an identity on both field for 17 points all while the Cardinal amassed a 52 percent beat Arizona State on offense and defense. Ball movement has improved and shooting percentage, with a large portion of those baskets Friday, 68-67. communication on defense has improved. coming from the lane. But the biggest factor in Wednesday’s game has nothing to So, the Four Factors for this game should be disrupted  Dana Altman and do with Oregon at all. The dismissal of Washington’s 7-footer slightly, particularly in Washington’s rebounding and shooting Oregon lost by 34 last Robert Upshaw, who averaged 10.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and percentages, as the statistics used in the diagrams account Wednesday to Arizona. a nation leading 4.47 blocks per game, has already made a for Washington’s entire season, which includes Upshaw’s Altman’s worst loss of significant impact on how the Huskies defend in the paint. contributions. his coaching career In the first game after Upshaw’s dismissal, Stanford center though, came 23 years earlier when he was head coach at Kansas State. Oklahoma beat Oregon offense Washington offense the Wildcats 116-75. 60.0%  In Oregon’s last matchup with Washington, the Ducks led by 10 at halftime. 45.0% However, Washington quickly found a way to control the game and outscored Oregon by 30.0% 18 points in the final 20 minutes. 15.0%  Freshman Jordan Bell ranks 5th in the NCAA in blocks with 71. 0.0% eFG% TOV% Reb% FTR

• Field goal percentage (eFG): Regular field goal percentage with additional weight given to three-pointers • Turnover rate (TOV): Measurement of ball security • Rebounding percentage (Reb): Percentage of the possible rebounds an offense or defense collects • Free throw rate (FTR): Rate at which a team gets to the foul line, or fouls the opposing team

Washington runs an inside-out offense, as Upshaw wasn’t The Huskies aren’t a very good perimeter team as they rank the only threat the Huskies had down low. Senior forward last in the Pac-12 in three point percentage. Their high expected Shawn Kemp and junior forward Mike Anderson are both field goal percentage comes from their good two-point capable rebounders and inside scorers, but after those two, shooting percentage, which ranks third in the Pac-12 at 50 Washington’s front court depth is comparable to Oregon’s. percent. On the perimeter, Nigel Williams-Goss is a servicable With Upshaw out, Oregon should have an advantage in all of slashing guard while Andrew Andrews sticks on the perimeter. the four offensive factors.

Oregon defense Washington defense

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52.5%

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0.0% eFG% TOV% Reb% FTR

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WASHINGTON STATE 0 IKE IROEGBU G 6-2 190 SO. 1 JACKIE DAVIS G 6-4 195 FR. 3 NY REDDING G 6-2 180 FR. 4 JORDAN RAILEY C 7-0 245 RSR. 10 DEXTER KERNICH-DREW G 6-7 190 RSR. 11 TREVOR DUNBAR G 5-10 175 FR. 15 JUNIOR LONGRUS F 6-7 240 JR. 20 AARON CHEATUM F 6-7 240 JR. 21 DOMINIC BALLARD G 6-4 199 RJR. 24 JOSH HAWKINSON F 6-10 245 SO. 25 DAVONTÉ LACY G 6-4 210 SR. 30 MARCUS GRAHAM G 6-3 180 JR. 32 QUE JOHNSON G 6-5 205 RSO. 33 BRETT BOESE F 6-7 230 JR. 45 VALENTINE IZUNDU C 6-10 215 JR.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 JOHNSON, DARIN G 6-5 200 SO. 2 WINTERS, QUEVYN G 6-5 200 JR. 5 WILLIAMS-GOSS, NIGEL G 6-3 190 SO. 10 KINGMA, DAN G 5-10 155 FR. 11 ANDERSON, MIKE G 6-4 205 SR. 12 ANDREWS, ANDREW G 6-2 195 JR. 15 GARRETT, KJ G 6-3 190 FR. 21 JARREAU, JERNARD F 6-10 240 RJR. 22 BOWMAN, GREG F 6-5 200 FR. 34 DIERICKX, GILLES C 7-0 230 JR. 40 KEMP, JR., SHAWN F 6-9 255 SR. 42 DORSEY, DONAVEN F 6-7 215 FR. The Ducks beat the Trojans 75-67 on Jan. 22. This week, they play OREGON the Huskies and the 0 BENJAMIN, DWAYNE F 6-7 210 JR. Cougars. 1 BELL, JORDAN F 6-9 215 FR. 2 BENSON, CASEY G 6-3 185 FR. 3 YOUNG, JOSEPH G 6-2 180 RSR. We make college better. 4 HELLER, MAX G 5-10 170 RJR. 10 NOEBEL, CHARLIE G 6-2 178 SO. 11 FRIEDMAN, THEO G 6-1 175 SO. 14 RORIE, AHMAAD G 6-1 175 FR. 15 ABDUL-BASSIT, JALIL G 6-4 197 SR. 23 COOK, ELGIN F 6-6 205 RJR. 24 BROOKS, DILLON F 6-6 225 FR. 25 CHANDLER, MICHAEL C 6-10 240 JR. 32 JENSEN, TIM F 6-6 225 RSR. 33 COPPEDGE, HAYDEN G 6-4 180 FR. 35 PIGANELLI, ANTHONY G 6-4 195 SR. 41 SORKIN, ROMAN F 6-10 225 FR.

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