OREGON DAILY Emerald DAILYEMERALD . COM THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SINCE 1900 VOL. 112, ISSUE 51 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 HASAY, MEN WIN AT NCAA DUCKS SWEEP TOURNEY MARCHING BAND WEST REGIONALS Get reactions from coaches and players Dedicated members already SECTION | PAGE 9 after Oregon defeats UC Santa Barbara at practicing for bowl games ACADEMICS FOR ATHLETES DAILYEMERALD.COM/MULTIMEDIA SCENE | PAGE 5 OPINION | PAGE 2 FOOTBALL ESCAPING THE BEARS No. 1 Oregon waddles to victory on the road using stingy defense, timely playmaking PATRICK MALEE SPORTS REPORTER LaMichael James had struggled all night at Memorial Stadium. The running lanes weren’t there, and his ankle was bother- some. But with time running down in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, James pinned his ears back and ran for two crucial first downs, effectively sealing a 15-13 win over California. It was that type of evening for the en- tire Oregon team: grinding, frustrating but ultimately good enough. “We’re 10-0,” head coach Chip Kelly said to The Oregonian. “I don’t know how many other undefeated teams there are in the country.” Indeed, the Ducks remain undefeated, one of only four teams left in the nation without a loss. Early on in Saturday’s matchup, how- ever, it looked like that number might drop to three. Oregon received the opening kickoff, looking to put California in an early hole. Instead, the offense turned the ball over on downs, giving possession to Golden Bears at midfield. From there, California running back Shane Vereen went to work. The junior gained 49 yards on his team’s opening drive, capping it off with a touchdown run. All of a sudden, the Ducks found themselves in a 7-0 hole. That would end up being the only score of the first quarter, as Oregon found it- COURTESTY OF ANNA VIGNET THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN Senior receiver Jeff Maehl runs for daylight against the California defense on Saturday. Maehl arguably had Oregon’s biggest play on offense against the Golden Bears, self shut out in the opening period for the reeling in a 29-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter to help the Ducks take a 15-7 lead. For the game, Maehl totaled 5 catches for 84 yards and a touchdown. second time in as many weeks. “We knew this was going to be a chal- lenge,” Kelly told The Oregonian. “We Maehl said to The Register-Guard. “He continues Early in the second half, it looked as if Oregon Little did Oregon know that those would be its know what this league is all about.” to make plays when we need them most.” would unleash another late game explosion of last points of the game. Kicker Rob Beard missed California held onto its narrow lead until the Defensive lineman Dion Jordan took a di- offense. Shane Vereen fumbled on California’s his second field goal of the game during Oregon’s 6:34 mark of the second quarter, when Oregon rect snap into the end zone for the two-point opening possession, and on the very next play Or- next possession, and Thomas lost a fumble in his cornerback Cliff Harris returned a punt 64 yards conversion, and all of a sudden the Ducks led 8-7. egon quarterback Darron Thomas hit Maehl for for a touchdown. They would not relinquish the lead for the rest a 29-yard touchdown. In a matter of 23 seconds, FOOTBALL “He’s a big time player,” wide receiver Jeff of the night. the Ducks had increased their lead to eight. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASUO holds contest in hopes of finding a new emblem In a rebranding attempt, Additionally, the logo selected office window because of a mis- on the ASUO office window, but The ASUO is will end up on the ASUO office communication with facilities, the when a new logo was created, holding a logo winner’s design will be window, the new ASUO website, ASUO was left with a poster board someone within campus opera- design contest to rebrand itself used on website, fliers ASUO marketing and, because as its working emblem. tions scraped the logo off the win- after a proposed FRANKLIN BAINS of a new rule, on any flier for Although many remember the dow before ASUO could approve a logo, nicknamed NEWS REPORTER an event funded by the student failed sign by the mock name of replacement, thus leaving a void. “tree bomb,” incidental fee. “tree bomb,” because of its re- The miscommunication was pictured to the Due to the confusion of Carey said the contest will be semblance to a mushroom cloud, traced back to when ASUO mem- left, was rejected creating a new logo last year, funded out of the ASUO budget Carey said the appearance of the bers worked on an estimate with last spring by ASUO members. ASUO members are reaching out used for fundraising. The ASUO’s logo was not the only reason it campus operations that ended up to the student body for input on a primary fundraisers are the fall didn’t pass. becoming an actual work order new brand direction. and spring Street Faire, where the “The reason it didn’t pass was to take down the old logo and ASUO Campus Outreach Coor- ASUO receives money in exchange because people who were trying to replace it with the “tree bomb.” dinator Brian Allen and ASUO Pro- for vendors holding locations get the logo up didn’t get approval The work for feedback be- grams Administrator Sinjin Carey along 13th Avenue. from everybody at the ASUO,” gins with a selection committee, are promoting a contest to create When various ASUO members Carey said. “My job is to make which will be formed by different a new logo for the ASUO. The art- rejected last year’s proposed logo sure everyone gives feedback.” ist who submits the winning entry and, at the same time, the old The logo prior to the “tree LOGO CONTEST will receive a prize of $200. logo was removed from the ASUO bomb” was previously painted CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 COURTESY OF ASUO VISIT US ONLINE READ OUR BLOGS FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FORECAST Log onto dailyemerald.com to get Visit blogs.dailyemerald.com @DAILYEMERALD TODAY TOMORROW news updates, watch multimedia for extended coverage of @ODESPORTS High: 54 Low: 44 High: 52 Low: 38 and listen to weekly podcasts campus and community news @ODEPHOTO Chance rain Patchy fog TALK TO US OPINION Editor Limit submissions to 850 words. Submissions should include Tyree Harris name, phone number and address. The Emerald reserves the right [email protected] to edit all submissions. One submission per person per calendar month. 541-346-5511 x321 STIRRING UP DEBATE AND STIMULATING DISCUSSION ON CAMPUS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 STRAIGHT, NO CHASE | THOMAS KYLE-MILWARD ROTC cadets shadowing student-athletes is senseless As almost every University student knows, the Ducks are He plans to use athletic department funding to employ a players through their college education. It quietly and effi- currently ranked as the top college football team in the nation. group of “academic monitors” — ROTC cadets moonlight- ciently makes sure athletes tick all the right boxes and achieve But while the team excels on the gridiron, off-the-field inci- ing as scouts — and have them go from classroom to class- the right grades, ensuring that they can perform their primary dents and poor graduation rates stain an otherwise exemplary room to make sure that football players are in attendance and function as highly skilled athletes. Athletes who bring wins, program. Only 53 percent of Oregon football players graduate, on time. The academic monitors will be split between two publicity, recruits and ultimately money to the University. compared with 69 percent of football players nationally. separate tasks: making sure that student-athletes are attend- Where does the line separating helping these athletes be Last year, Jeremiah Masoli, Garrett Embry and Jamere Hol- ing class and checking that those student-athletes with tutor all they can be and commodifying a slowly maturing adult THOMAS land were kicked off the team for repeated incidents of ques- appointments show up and participate. get crossed? KYLE- tionable decision-making. LaMichael James faced charges A monitor assigned to campus duty arrives outside a des- “It’s a daily battle for us to try to not crutch them and prop MILWARD and was suspended for a game this year after a confrontation ignated classroom approximately 15 minutes before the class them up too much, but to also keep trying to educate them and is a senior majoring in with a lady friend got physical. starts or ends, gets stationed in a prime viewing position, and keep trying to show them the way to do things,” Bruegman said. journalism and And the list goes on. waits for the athletes to arrive or leave the classroom, and “That’s a question we wrestle with all the time.” English, who These blemishes have not gone unnoticed by the athletic promptly reports that information to Bruegman. The moni- This latest form of espionage isn’t without precedent. The hails from the department. From the moment these athletes step foot onto tors working inside the John E. Jaqua Center for Student Ath- athletic program has monitored its football players for the well-known campus, they have athletic staff members prepared to hold letes patrol the second and third floors, watching and noting past 25 years, a practice replicated at other major athletic pro- community their hands.