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LANE COUNTY RESPONDS TO BOMB-SNIFFING DOG GROWING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, COMING TO UOPD INCREASES RESOURCES BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK

BY KYLIE STORM • TWITTER @KMSTORM99 The University Athletics, UO student of Oregon Police government and federal Department is about to law enforcement to train get cuter. and deploy the dog. The More people in Lane County UO counseling center have UO Chief of Police Matt program is receiving are needing and seeking risen from 441 scheduled Carmichael announced its funding through its out help for mental health- appointments and 415 attended at the Board of Trustees partnership with the UO related challenges. appointments in the 2014-15 meeting on March 1 that Intercollegiate Athletics. That’s according to recent academic year to 634 scheduled UOPD will be getting The dog will be used data from both Lane County and and 590 attended in the 2016- a bomb detection dog primarily for event the University of Oregon. And 17 year. to promote events and safety; however, Chief with five adolescent suicides With the increased need campus security and Carmichael said he hopes already in 2018 — the annual there has also been an to improve student- the dog will make officers average is seven –– Lane County increased amount of attended officer relations. seem more approachable is responding. appointments. According to According to to students. Lane County recently Suzie Stadelman, the suicide Carmichael, the dog, a Chief Carmichael activated an emergency prevention team coordinator black Lab mix named piloted a monthly “Pizza system called the Incident for UO, compared to this time Onyx, is finishing training Night with the Chief” over Command Structure — a last year, there has been a 5 in Sacramento and will be the 2016-17 school year defensive mechanism that percent increase in attended coming to Eugene in the to engage with students the Lane County Health and crisis appointments. There coming weeks. and hear about their Human Services uses to has also been a 7 percent A UOPD officer has safety concerns. respond to large issues within increase in time spent providing been selected as Onyx’s Carmichael said he the community and especially crisis support. handler and has been hopes having a dog those that cause collective “Our centers and centers training with the dog present at these events trauma, according to Roger across the nation have in Sacramento. will attract more students Brubaker, the suicide prevention experienced an increase in UOPD is partnering to come and engage with coordinator for Lane County. not just crisis appointments, with UO Intercollegiate the officers. The structure means that but appointments in general,” duties within Health and Stadelman said. She also said Human Services shift and that it appears that students are reorganize temporarily in order reaching out more, along with to address the problem. Some of the fact that the UO Counseling these roles include an Incident Center has seen an increase in Commander, people who take staff that can better tend to the care of operations, as well as student population. Brubaker, who is the subject One of the more memorable matter expert on suicide to help uses of the Incident Command guide the process. Structure was in 2015, when a However, Lane County has meningitis outbreak occurred never had to use the structure in at UO. regards to suicide before. Some of the resources for “Suicide prevention has crisis intervention are the been an ongoing focus in our UO Counseling Center, which community,” Brubaker said. is available from 8 a.m. to 5 “Right now, we’re really seeing p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, increased need for suicide- Wednesdays and Fridays. specific services.” On Thursdays, it is available This increased need has between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. recently surfaced at UO. There is also an after-hours Within the past few years, support and crisis line, which is Onyx, a bomb-detection dog, is finishing training in Sacramento crisis appointments at the at 541-346-3227. before joining UOPD. (Courtesy of UO Board of Trustees)

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UO student Stefan Strek is running for Congress. (Adam Eberhardt)

STUDENT CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE DOESN’T SHY AWAY FROM CONTROVERSY

BY MICHAEL TOBIN • TWITTER @TOBIN_TWEETS

Stefan Strek is a 27-year-old University of things objectively with an open mind.” high school “skipping class to drink malt liquor Oregon student who studies art and French and Strek said that running for office will give him downtown and the other half skipping class to works on campus. On his Facebook page, Strek a chance to better address issues that he cares get laid.” writes things like, “Reasons women are like cats,” about, such as veterans’ health care and Oregon’s Strek told the Emerald that voters would — he gives 13 of them — and he reminisces about foster care system. perceive posts like these positively. skipping class in high school to “drink malt “I care about people; I’ve seen way too many “For the most part, everyone enjoys a good liquor” and “get laid.” people that were let down by public policy,” drink and a good time with their gender or He’s now taken on a new interest: running he said. “I want to do what I can to make sure nongender of choice… who doesn’t enjoy a good for Congress. people are safe, have access to health care and time in general?” he said. “It’s good to show Strek is one of five Republican candidates have the economic opportunities so they have transparency and that shows a significant level of running in the May primary election to hope for the future.” progress that I met you here instead of drinking determine who should represent Oregon’s 4th Issues 40s downtown and meeting up with girls. I’m at a Congressional District, which includes Coos, Strek is running as a Republican, but calls his phase in my life where I don’t care about getting Curry, Douglas, Lane and Linn counties. Only politics “common sense.” He said that issues drunk every day. That’s just a fun time to look one Democrat is challenging incumbent Peter such as veterans’ health care and Oregon’s back on.” DeFazio for his seat. Strek stands out from the foster care system can be better addressed at Strek recently wrote on his Facebook page other candidates who have run before and are the federal level. According to his preview in that women and cats are similar because they significantly older. He’s the only candidate in the voters’ pamphlet, Strek’s priorities include “pick on each other in unnecessarily complicated one of the most politically contested districts building a border wall, creating jobs, lowering ways” and are “constantly grooming themselves.” of the country who wore a tank-top, flip-flops taxes and “deporting-illegals.” When asked how women voters in Oregon’s 4th and baggy, multicolored swim trunks in front Other than economic issues, Strek is a Congressional District would perceive this post, of a statue of the Sphinx at the Louvre Museum staunch supporter of the Second Amendment. Strek said that they would perceive it positively. in Paris. In a January forum with the other Republican “I mean, you think that’s wrong? Most girls Past experience candidates, Strek said that if he won the general have a pretty decent sense of humor and they Strek isn’t new to local politics. In 2016, he ran election, he would “criminalize the infringement appreciate cat references. Most girls like cats and for mayor of Eugene and received 1,003 votes, on Second Amendment rights” and that he would identify with them,” he said. “I respect cats, just despite not holding any prior public office. In his work to pass legislation that would imprison like I respect women.” mayoral application, Strek wrote that his only legislators who try to limit citizens’ access to What’s next? past political experience was going to the U.S. guns. In an interview with the Emerald last If he wins the primary in May, Strek says he embassy in Caen, France, to celebrate the 4th of Thursday, Strek said that the Second Amendment hopes to gain to the support of UO’s voters in the July and drink whiskey and eat chicken wings is “the foundation of what makes our country the November general election. Despite campaigning with “top American and French politicians.” greatest nation on earth,” and without it “we lose on controversial values like building a border Even though he lost the mayoral race, he the entire Constitution.” wall and “deporting illegals,” he said he can told the Emerald that he received support from Social media presence win voters. voters outside of Eugene. On social media, Strek does not hold back on “If they took the time to think about it, yes, “There was a large amount of people I spoke what he chooses to share. In a Facebook post they would support me. I’ll work harder than with who supported my viewpoints but couldn’t about South Eugene High School’s decision to anyone else in this race to get this job,” he said. vote for me since they didn’t live within city change its mascot’s name from “Axemen” to “If elected, I will work harder than anyone else in limits,” he said. “People like that I approach “Axe,” Strek wrote that he spent half of his time in Congress, and you can guarantee that.”

PAGE 4 | EMERALD | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018  NEWS SUSPECTS STILL AT LARGE FOLLOWING SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERIES

BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK

Over the past week, three businesses and two or personal property, give it to them without a fight security footage of Tom’s Market, Subway and individuals have been robbed by armed suspects – and call 911 as soon as it is safe to do so.” Neighborhood Market were released. totaling five armed robberies close to campus. Schill also encouraged students to take March 8 At 12:30 a.m., a woman, 21, was The affected businesses were the Subway on West advantage of the campus shuttle services and to robbed on Hilyard Street near East 15th Avenue. 18th Avenue and Chambers Street, Neighborhood not walk home alone. The suspect robbed her of her cash after Market on Hilyard and East 24th Street and Tom’s UOPD is now offering a UO Campus Shuttle that threatening her with a handgun. Her roommate Market on East 19th and Agate Street. operates every 15-20 minutes in a bus stop-style called 911 approximately 20 minutes later when On March 3 and March 8, two women were on a fixed route from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. every day she got home. threatened with a handgun before being robbed of of the week. The suspects had similar descriptions from their cash while walking home late at night as well. Safe Ride and the Designated Driver Shuttle are each of the cases, and EPD is looking into possible The Eugene Police Department (EPD) and also available to all students, faculty and staff. connections between each of the cases. University of Oregon Police Department (UOPD) Timeline of events: “We are definitely looking at the links between are working together to catch those responsible for March 2 The Neighborhood Market on Hilyard all the robberies both on the street and at the the crimes. Both departments are increasing their Street and East 24th Street was robbed at 11:45 p.m. businesses in the area and paying attention to number of officers in the field and detectives on the Read more about it here. all the similarities between in those cases at this case, according to the EPD. March 3 There were two robberies that occurred. point in time,” Lieutenant David Natt of EPD “We have detectives and patrol units working At 3 a.m., a student was robbed at gunpoint near Investigations division said. actively on the case,” EPD public information East 16th Avenue and Hilyard Street. At 9:06 p.m., EPD encourages students to walk home in officer Melinda McLaughlin said. the Subway at West 18th Avenue and Chambers pairs and take advantage of the services that the University of Oregon President Michael Schill Street was robbed. University provides. sent an email to students on March 9 connecting March 5 Tom’s Market on East 19th Avenue and “These are very significant crimes that are them with safety resources and urging them to stay Agate Street was robbed at 9:30 p.m. Police officers occurring, and we don’t want to see anyone get safe during this time. patrolled the area until 11 p.m. with police dogs and hurt,” Natt said. In his email, President Schill said, “If you do find the works. The EPD said to call them at 541.682.5111 with any yourself confronted by someone who wants money March 6 Pictures of the robbers from the information regarding these cases.

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Gabriel Alvarez brought his pocket-sized series of events centered around freedom Journalism professors Todd Milburn and Lisa Heyamoto Constitution to a freedom of expression of expression take place; that idea came listen to a student’s thoughts on freedom of expression at discussion hosted by the University of before his speech was interrupted. the March 9 event. (Photo courtesy of Emma Oravecz) Oregon so that he could quote the First Milbourn said that although many Amendment if needed. administrators weren’t present, a list “I came in with the impression that of talking points will be relayed to the I might be silenced,” Alvarez said. president’s office. Students also wrote “I see student speech silenced all down some of their takeaways from the around campus.” discussion and had their photos taken with In the sixth part of a series of freedom of them. Those images will be sent with the list expression-related events initiated by the of talking points. president’s office, journalism professors Zack Demars, a political science turned Todd Milbourn and Lisa Heyamoto led pre-journalism student, said an event about 15 students through a conversation about freedom of expression is much about what “speaking up” looks like in needed in light of the recent tuition individual lives at the Many Nations increase for next year. He said that even Longhouse on March 9, but by the end, though students voiced their concern students’ feelings of being disregarded by during Tuition and Fees Advisory Board university administration took center stage. meetings, the proposed increase seemed to Journalism student Chayne Thomas never change and student voices seemed talked about how he was disappointed to go unacknowledged. that administrators weren’t there to “It shows that student input really doesn’t listen, although SOJC Dean Juan-Carlos have effect,” he said. Molleda was present for the first half Demars suggested that there be more of the discussion. access to student and administrator “It’s telling that at an event focused interaction. Ideas floated around the room on student voices, the president and about students taking on the roles of FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION administration aren’t here,” he said, adding administrators for a term or being provided that it may show that higher administration much more information during the DISCUSSION REVEALS SOME regards corporate investment decision process of major changes such as over students. tuition increases. Thomas also wrote a letter to the Emerald Demars wasn’t certain what would STUDENTS’ DISAPPOINTMENT about President Michael Schill’s response happen after an event involving less than to student protesters who interrupted 0.1 percent of the student population, but IN UO ADMINISTRATION a speech he planned to give on Oct. 6 hoped some good would come from it. of last year. The next freedom of expression event BY BRAEDON KWIECIEN • TWITTER @BRAEDON_JAMES UO spokesman Tobin Klinger said will be about activism in sports on May 8 in Schill was the one who suggested that a various locations around the university.

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Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) goes for a layup. (Adam Eberhardt) IONESCU THRIVES ON COMPETITION, LOOKS TO TACKLE FINAL FOUR EXPECTATIONS

BY SHAWN MEDOW • TWITTER @SHAWNMEDOW

At Sabrina Ionescu’s first basketball tryout in Pac-12 Player of the Year, the NCAA record holder brother, other boys and older girls. Her ambition to her hometown of Walnut Creek, California, she for career triple-doubles and a semifinalist for the best everyone she played elevated her to the level was just a middle school student trying to find a 2018 Naismith College Player of the Year award. she’s at today. place to compete. Basketball, in fact, might be the right sport for her. When Ionescu was in middle school, she She didn’t own basketball shoes, but that didn’t “I always think about that story as if, ‘What is that struggled to find valuable competition in her stop her from outperforming everyone else in the guy thinking now?’” Eddy said. age group when she played with other girls. For gym. Ionescu ran past the other players and scored Ionescu broke onto the national scene in her Ionescu, playing with boys offered her more plenty of buckets, but the club’s head coach didn’t freshman year with Oregon when she helped challenging experiences. offer her a spot. lead the Ducks to the Elite Eight as a No. 10 seed. “They would come to me and say, ‘Please take “I guess his daughter was on the team and She was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and the your daughter, she will get hurt,’” Ionescu’s father, Sabrina was just punking everybody in the gym,” espnW National Freshman of the Year. Dan, said. “She wouldn’t back down. She would Ionescu’s twin brother, Eddy, said. The coach told Now, as one of the best players in college keep playing.” her that she didn’t fit with the team, that she wasn’t basketball, 2018 Final Four expectations rest Ionescu’s middle school didn’t have a girls’ good enough and that basketball might not be the on her shoulders. team, so she tried to form a team, but the level sport for her. Ionescu thrives on competition, but she hasn’t of competition with the girls didn’t live up Ionescu (Yo-Ness-Coo), only in her sophomore always been able to find it. During her childhood to her standards. year, has already left her mark in the Oregon she surpassed most of her peers, and a struggle to As she always did, Ionescu played with the boys women’s basketball history books. Now she is the find on-court challenges led her to playing with her outside of school. But the school district wouldn’t

PAGE 8 | EMERALD | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018 let her play on the boys team, according to Dan. some shots and she’ll ask me some stuff when never shies away when pressure mounts. “Back then it was definitely different than it is we work out, show her some tips. We’re always “I don’t know if she likes to win as much as she now and I think girls and boys are definitely more still together.” hates losing,” Dan said. “She doesn’t like to fail. accepting now playing sports together,” Ionescu The one-on-one time and years of playing street When you fail you feel depressed. She’s very hard said. “It was kind of sad to be honest ‘cause we ball with her brother and friends helped launch on herself. When she loses a game or something, didn’t even have a girls team.” a high school career at Miramonte-Orinda High we don’t talk for days.” Sometimes Ionescu managed to play on a boys School. By her senior year she became the top She may not talk to her dad after losses but she club team when players didn’t show up for her guard and the No. 4 recruit in the nation, according celebrates the wins with him, including the Pac-12 brother’s AAU games. to ESPN. Tournament in Seattle when he rushed the court “I’d just go over to her and point at her and say, Her young, competitive spirit is still evident at from the stands to celebrate with his daughter, ‘Go get your shoes out the car,’” Eddy said. “Me and Oregon, where she always wants to be involved. embracing her in a hug. Sabrina would combine for like 60 points out of In the 2018 Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal During that game, Ionescu posted 36 points in the game. It was just ridiculous.” Oregon’s 77-57 win over Stanford, giving the Ducks The twins challenged each other as often as their first ever Pac-12 Tournament title. possible. After school, Ionescu would go home and “I can always tell when she’s really really head to the gym with Eddy. I don’t know focused,” senior Lexi Bando said. “And she’s “Her brother would push her every single time,” capable of doing that every night and tonight is Dan said. “It’s just like he never took it easy on her.” if she likes to just the night that she decided to go off for almost The two played a lot of one-on-one growing 40 points.” up. According to Dan, Sabrina would win all Her dad drove up Seattle for the tournament, of the games. win as much which isn’t out of the ordinary. He drives up “She was always able to control herself in the from Walnut Creek to most of her home games — big moments and get in his head. And he would as she hates roughly an eight-hour journey. rush things like guys do,” Dan said. “When you Eddy said that he and Ionescu don’t just talk rush, you play out of control, so she would take about basketball; they like to keep each other advantage of every single mistake he made. She’s losing.” informed on their lives outside of the sport. more disciplined and chooses her fights very well When Eddy’s games are streamed online, — chooses her moments very well.” DAN IONESCU Ionescu tunes in to give her brother pointers. Eddy The games got physical, which made it hard for does the same. Dan to watch sometimes. But Ionescu held her own against Colorado, Ionescu had 10 points, eight “Just to keep my head up if I’m not shooting the against Eddy. rebounds and 11 assists — just two boards shy ball well or something like that,” Ionescu said. “He’s “If he was ahead, they would keep playing and of her 10th career triple-double. In the fourth usually just really supportive. He never really tells playing until she wins,” Dan said. “She would never quarter, she sat on the bench as the Ducks held a me too much. I think he understands I’m usually in let go.” 77-33 lead. my own head. He’s just there to talk and vent to.” Now, it’s a little different when they play. Eddy, “I don’t even know if she probably even knew When they were kids, the twins weren’t focused who plays at City College of San Francisco, is where she stood on those kind of things,” Oregon on making each other better players. They only 6-foot-5, towering over his 5-foot-11 sister. head coach Kelly Graves said. wanted to beat each other — and it’s what drove “We always get in the gym whenever she gets Ionescu’s ambitious nature makes her Ionescu to the skill level she’s at. back,” Eddy said. “We always go in and take crave playing. She loves the big moments and We’re always going to be best friends,” Eddy said.

Sabrina Ionescu cuts down Sabrina Ionescu drives to the basket against the net after leading Oregon UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinal. to its first Pac-12 Tournament (Adam Eberhardt) championship. (Adam Eberhardt)

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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS ARE TREATMENT, NOT TOYS BY JADYN MARKS

Across the United States, emotional but Mia changed that. Having a constant Like therapy and medication, Mia became support animals (ESAs) have become a companion made a huge difference, even part of my treatment plan. trend. Recently, a story came out about a in my general, everyday mood. Because of stories like this woman’s woman who tried to bring her “emotional Without Mia, I would still be a and responses like that of the New York support peacock” on a flight with her, functional student. But having her around Times, I’m anticipating more difficulty resulting in airlines making stricter rules has greatly improved my quality of life. I in being accommodated. Will I have to for allowing animals on flights. While it’s don’t have anxiety attacks nearly as often, jump through more hoops to rent an good that ESAs are being normalized, it’s and my depressive episodes are few and apartment? To take my 10-pound dog on gone too far — to the point of harming far between. And she’s better off as well a flight? If I do, it will be because of people those who do rely on animals for — the rescue shelter staff members told who take advantage of the system. emotional support. me they presumed she had been used for If you’re one of those people, I urge At 15, I was diagnosed with Major breeding and then released on the streets. you to stop. You’re stealing a method of Depressive Disorder and Generalized Hearing about the woman claiming her treatment that wasn’t designed for you Anxiety Disorder. I tried therapy, then peacock was an emotional support animal and making it less accessible for people medication, and eventually improved with to cheat the system angered and worried with diagnosed mental illnesses. Yeah, a combination of the two. Despite this, my me. Soon after, the New York Times came you may really love your pet peacock, quality of life wasn’t more than mediocre. out with an op-ed about how emotional but has it helped your depression? Then I adopted Mia. support animals are essentially a scam. Your anxiety? Does it calm your panic Mia is a chihuahua miniature pinscher This is exactly what I was afraid attacks? Does it substantially improve mix who I met visiting a rescue shelter of. This woman, and others like her, your quality of life? If you can’t say yes to near my old college. I had thought about are using people with disabilities to any of these questions, you’re selfish and the idea of adopting an emotional support cheat the system, discrediting those undeserving. Emotional support animals animal for a while, and she was the who actually need emotional support weren’t designed for you. Leave our perfect candidate. animals. Apparently, you can find a treatment alone. Shortly after adopting Mia, I left that remote therapist online and qualify for As for those of you who use an school and returned home — my mental an emotional support animal in under 15 emotional support animal as part of your health had taken a steep descent, and Mia minutes; “qualify” in the broadest sense of treatment plan, try not to let it get to you. alone couldn’t help it. the word. No good (or licensed) therapist Know your rights and the regulations you However, after that, things began to will diagnose you in just 15 minutes, much may have to follow, but assert them — if improve dramatically. Having Mia around less online. you’re abiding by regulations, there is no helped me a lot — she was a comfort I was treated by the same psychiatrist legal reason for you to be denied housing, when I was upset or anxious and made for years. She diagnosed me, started or to have to leave your pet at home when me feel protected and safe. As someone me on medication, counseled me and you’re taking a flight. You are not the who was often too depressed to leave my eventually approved me for an emotional problem – those who abuse the system apartment, I was usually alone and lonely, support animal. I didn’t cheat the system. are. And the truth always comes out.

PAGE 10 | EMERALD | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018  OPINION RACISM ISN’T ONLY FOR WHITE SUPREMACISTS BY MILES TRINIDAD

I’m skeptical of white liberals, and it goes back feelings are validated for other white people. But Instead, it is often people of color, particularly to the moment I knew Donald Trump would win nobody joined me this time. women of color, who have been the true liberal the presidency. Their silence was a backstabbing betrayal I could heroes for all Americans. It was election night, and the polls just started never truly forgive, and one friend didn’t even Marsha P. Johnson, a Black trans woman, led to close on the East Coast. “Madame President” know why I was so upset. the Stonewall riots and ignited a revolution of was on the tips of our tongues, and we had bottles My friends may have voted Clinton that night queer liberation. Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors of champagne ready to be opened to celebrate — and would have voted Obama for a third term and Opal Tometi formed the Black Lives Matter the certain victory. But then I started to doubt if they could — but their silence voted Trump. At movement, an organization that fights against the historic moment would happen after a friend that moment, I knew “Madame President” was the oppressive forces of intersectionality that is made a casual joke. no longer a certainty. And I was right. But I also imposed on all Black Americans, in response to My friends were discussing how they believed learned counting on friends to stand up with me the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Grace a reporter made a journalistic mistake in a cover was no longer a certainty. Lee Boggs, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, story for the Daily Emerald. And the reporter White liberals may believe their politics are worked closely with Malcolm X in the fight for civil happened to be Asian. inclusive as long as they see people of color and rights and fought for labor rights in her home of “You can’t trust Asians, am I right?” a white LGBTQA3 people as part of their movement. Detroit. These activists likely didn’t act to promote friend said, laughing, without missing a beat. But it’s important that white liberals recognize progressivism. They did it to protect themselves As an Asian journalist, and the only non-white intersectional liberals — people who aren’t white because they couldn’t count on white progressives person in the room, I was stunned. However, it was and have different experiences, aspirations and to stand with them. not by her remark, but rather by my white, liberal political beliefs that are modified by how their White progressives can vote the right way and “friends” and their silence, that shocked me. identity affects how they live. believe the right thing — that love is love, Black There was visible discomfort in those white This silence and lack of understanding of lives matter and Dreamers are American, too — but faces, but I could also see in those same white intersectionality isn’t new. It has long been they should also do the right thing: listen to us, faces that they were unwilling to challenge one white liberals’ tacit sign of approval of America’s believe us and stand with us. of their own. The person who made the remark racist legacy. Racism isn’t just refusing service to someone left the room shortly after, and she remained This lack of understanding is one of the driving based on their appearance. Racism is also ignoring unchallenged until I posed a simple question to criticisms of the Women’s March. Although the the people of color who have been warning the room: What the fuck was that? women wearing the pink pussy hats may have you about it and doing something about it Although it may be difficult for white liberals to had good intentions, the event largely ignored the for centuries. challenge their own, it’s even harder as a person intersectionality of women — trans women, women Racism doesn’t always manifest itself as people of color to challenge white people. I’ve been met of color and low-income women — and how it wearing white hoods and chanting “You will not with accusations of being hysterical, aggressive, leads to different forms of oppression compared to replace us.” Sometimes, racism manifests itself as divisive or even racist when I challenge them, but the white middle class that seems analogous with people wearing pink pussy hats and chanting “I’m it’sS onlyave when m ona whiteey person for a joinsll y oume thatr bac my k to schoolthe word pr “woman.”ojects at Ducks Village, Emeraldwith M her.”ed Oria’s chanting nothing at all. winner best price point for student housing.

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THERE WERE A SLAP: UO PROFITING OFF PRISON BUNCH OF EDITS LABOR IS A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE BEING MADE ON BY JAMIE CUNNINGHAM This piece reflects the views of the university’s use of prison labor, while UO Student Labor Action Project handing out informational material to (SLAP), and not those of Emerald interested passerbys. GOOGLE DOCS- Media Group. It has been edited by Within minutes, building the Emerald for grammar and style. managers alerted police, who Send your columns or submissions aggressively confronted the peaceful about our content or campus issues to demonstrators, threatening them at - NEEDS TO BE letters @dailyemerald.com. several locations with trespassing In collaboration with other charges and jail. It was not made clear students working out of the Radical to the demonstrators holding the Organizing Activist Resource (ROAR) banners what university policies they REPLACED LATER Center, this term the University of were breaking, as they were harassed Oregon Student Labor Action Project and poached out of public student (SLAP) launched a campaign to bring access spaces. awareness to the university’s profits Following this action, SLAP held off of prison labor. a week-long boycott of furniture SLAP is a group of students at UO purchased through OCE. Students that builds campaigns involving across campus refused to sit in their students and the labor movement. classroom chairs and EMU furniture This has included supporting the while ROAR hosted floor brunches GTFF in strike for a fair contract, with folks able to sit with them in working with the statewide fight for boycott of university spaces using a $15 minimum wage and pressuring OCE furniture. administration to reinstate shift As students at this university, meals for student workers in the it should be our priority to hold dining halls. the admin signing off on these This most recent project started transactions accountable for the after ROAR and SLAP students ethics of the purchasing decisions noticed the underside of their they make with our tuition money. classroom desks were labeled with Purchasing records with OCE show tags from Oregon Correctional UO has a dense history of engaging Enterprises (OCE). OCE, a semi- with a system that disproportionately independent agency, sells furniture jails communities of color and made by inmates in Oregon prisons. other marginalized groups. This Incarcerated people working for OCE makes UO an active participant in are paid only an estimated $70-80 perpetuating this country’s culture per month and are subjected to of enslaving marginalized peoples. inhumane working conditions under UO administration has made it clear unethical circumstances. they have zero regard for human ROAR obtained public records that rights by collecting unpaid wages of exposed a disturbing $2,041,834 in incarcerated folks via the purchase of purchases University Housing has OCE furniture. made with OCE from February 2015 Furthermore, the UO has made it to October 2017. Between February apparent it has no interest in using 2006 to February 2018, transactions its position as a state leader and between University Housing and place of higher learning to contribute OCE totalled $7,285,094. According positively toward a more humane and to SLAP’s research, contracts mostly just future for the state of Oregon. UO involved new dorm furniture, but has no place advertising or branding EMU and classroom furniture themselves as a catalyst of the purchases were also substantial. human good, or as more specifically SLAP hand-delivered a letter to published, an institution “enriching President Schill asking for a meeting the human condition.” Rather, until with administration to negotiate administration begins to listen to better ways the university could their students and consider the lives go about making future furniture and working conditions of the people purchases, which has received no they are exploiting, the UO should be reply. SLAP has now gone forward ashamed, and we as students funding with a campaign organizing this school should be angry. community opposition to the The campaign has just begun, and Prison Industrial Complex and UO’s SLAP welcomes any students seeking investment in an agency that profits justice for incarcerated workers to off the exploitation of prison laborers. reach out and become involved. To Thus far, SLAP has organized learn more you can attend weekly several demonstrations that have meetings on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. been effective in bringing awareness in the ROAR Center (room 006 to these issues. On the afternoon of of the EMU). Additionally, people Tuesday, Feb. 27, SLAP members hung wanting to get involved can message large banners at locations on and SLAP on their various social media around campus. The students used accounts or like the University of the banners to peacefully convey Oregon Student Labor Action Project their message of abhorrence to the Facebook page for updates.

PAGE 12 | EMERALD | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018 SPORTS OREGON SOFTBALL SWEEPS SUNDAY DOUBLEHEADER TO FINISH 5-0 IN OREGON INVITATIONAL BY COLE KUNDICH • TWITTER @CKUNDICH

On Thursday, Oregon softball’s game to double Oregon’s lead to 4-0. versus Toledo was cancelled due to rain. The Ducks tacked on three more runs in The No. 6 Ducks didn’t have to wait much the fifth inning to go up 7-0. longer for game action, though. Game 2: No. 6 Oregon 17, Bryant 1 Playing five games within 48 hours, The sun showed up for the back-end Oregon looked alive and well versus the of Sunday’s doubleheader, and so did the opponents they welcomed to Eugene for the Ducks’ bats. Oregon Invitational. That was especially the A 13-run second inning carried Oregon to case on Sunday, when offensive fireworks a run-rule, 17-1 win over Bryant in the team’s and lights-out pitching led the Ducks to a final game before Pac-12 play kicks off on pair of victories over Montana and Bryant. Friday versus UCLA. Game 1: No. 6 Oregon 7, Montana 0 “Offensively, we had some people swing Miranda Elish has been nothing short of the bat pretty well,” head coach Mike White dominant in her sophomore campaign with said. “You want some good feelings going the Ducks. into next weekend. Obviously we’re facing That continued on Saturday at Jane one of the best teams in the country.” Sanders Stadium. Going up against Montana, Cherish Burks entered Sunday’s game with Elish put together one of her strongest only five plate appearances on the season. outings of the 2018 season by throwing She had made them count, hitting two home a one-hit complete game that featured 11 runs with six RBIs. She got her first start strikeouts to lead the Ducks to a 7-0 win, one on Sunday. day after her 12-strikeout performance in a With two on in the second, Burks launched 12-2 win over Weber State. her third home run of the season to put the “My team played really great behind me,” Ducks up 5-0. The Ducks batted around in Elish said. “You just have to really pitch the inning, and Burks stayed hot, ripping a every pitch with intent and purpose.” two-RBI double to left-center. Elish looked to be making a run toward “The more live pitching you see, the better,” her second career no-hitter, but a two-out Burks said. “Whoever’s name is called, just single from Ashlyn Lyons in the top of the going up and being able to produce. That’s fourth spoiled that chance. That, and a Tori the best thing — our ultimate goal.” Lettus walk in the fifth inning, was all the Burks’ teammates joined in on the fun in offense the Grizzlies would muster together. the second inning onslaught. Shaye Bowden A pair of singles from Haley Cruse and cleared the bases with a double, Lilley Alexis Mack in the third set the stage for singled home Burks, and Gwen Svekis drove Shannon Rhodes, who drove in both Cruse in Lilley with an RBI single. Three more and Mack with a 2-RBI single to give Oregon runs were brought in by way of a walk or a 2-0 lead. hit by pitch. It was a new inning, but the same story in Maggie Balint went 3.1 innings in the the bottom half of the fifth. A Cruse single, circle, giving up only one hit and one run. Ducks pitcher Miranda Jenna Lilley walk and Mack single loaded the With the Ducks holding a 15-0 lead, White Elish (40) celebrates her bases for Rhodes. The sophomore delivered took out Balint and brought in freshman second strikeout of the day. again, bringing home Cruse and Lilley with Olivia Kinsey, who threw 1.2 shutout innings (Ben Green) her second 2-RBI single in as many at-bats in her second appearance of the season.

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In the top of the fourth inning, the Ducks were “We had no errors, but we set the table for them down 6-1 to the Aggies. Oregon’s offense wasn’t to get batters and not execute pitches,” Oregon head getting past first base, and the team’s only run coach George Horton said. “[We] did the wrong things came from a Jakob Goldfarb homer in the bottom at the wrong times … I just don’t think we played as of the second. well as we should have today.” An inning and a half later, the Ducks regained hope When the Aggies (4-8) scored three runs for a as they tied the game 6-6 with a sacrifice fly-out to four-run lead in the top of the fourth, Oregon began right field from Gabe Matthews. a series of three pitching changes. After pitching for Yet, the momentum didn’t hold. Instead, it fell. three innings, allowing six runs on seven hits, starter The Ducks had a five-game winning streak entering Cullen Kafka was relieved by freshman Peyton Fuller. the series finale against the UC Davis Aggies, but the Fuller, who ultimately received the game’s loss, Ducks (11-4) fell 9-7 Sunday afternoon at PK Park. made his third appearance this season for the Ducks. Oregon Ducks infielder Gabe Matthews Continued on page 14 (12) runs to first base. (Devin Roux)

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BASEBALL: DUCKS CLINCH Continued from page 13 3-SEED FOR NIT In his 1.1 innings pitched, he allowed two runs off of two hits and one walk. Parker Kelly was next on the mound and struck out six batters over three scoreless innings, until Oregon Ducks forward Troy Oregon pulled up their closer, Kenyon Yovan, in Brown (0) attempts to shoot the top of the ninth. under pressure. (Devin Roux) “It’s a tough loss,” Goldfarb said. “We wanted to come out and get the sweep today, but from an offensive perspective, putting up seven runs is never really a bad thing. That being said, I just think that our pitches need to just fill out the zone better earlier in the count.” The Aggies also made three pitching changes; however, they took advantage of Oregon’s weak defense and brought up a surge of pat power to control the bases. “We helped them,” Horton said. “We set the table in the second inning … We didn’t have as good of discipline as I thought we needed out there pitching.” Both teams had 11 hits, yet Oregon was unable to bring in enough runs to catch up to the Aggies after tying them in the fifth inning. The Duck’s final run came in the bottom of the eighth from a right field hit from Taylor Travess that brought home Ray Soderman. In the final inning, and the final chance for an Oregon’s redemption, the Aggies scored two, while the Ducks’ left the bases loaded with a final out from Soderman. BY GUS MORRIS • TWITTER @JUSTGUSMORRIS “The good news is we stayed in there and hung in there,” Horton said. “We had a chance to win or tie late in the game, and I think that’s because of Even after losing to USC in the Pac-12 first six conference games and battled the rest our guys’ toughness and confidence. You can’t give Tournament semifinals on Friday, Oregon’s of the way to stay at .500. A major lowpoint that kind of stuff away. We’re about ready to start season will continue in another postseason was their 35-point loss at Stanford, the worst conference and good teams make you pay for that. tournament. It’s just not the one the Ducks Oregon loss under Dana Altman. Today U.C. Davis was a better team.” wanted to be in. But once again, Oregon figured things out Oregon will play its final game before starting Oregon received a bid to the NIT on Sunday and many thought they had turned a corner. conference play this Tuesday, March 13, against and will be a three seed in the tournament. Then, Oregon lost to Washington State in the Gonzaga at 6 p.m. at PK Park. The Ducks will host Rider at Matthew Knight penultimate game of conference play, a loss Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. For a team that that eliminated any hope they had of making it entered the season with NCAA Tournament to the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid. aspirations, it’s a disappointing, but deserved, Oregon was inconsistent all season but draw to end the season. hoped that the team that had beaten Arizona Expectations were high entering this season and Arizona State was the one that would for an Oregon team coming off its first Final show up in the Pac-12 Tournament. After Four in almost 80 years. But the Ducks had to all, Oregon’s only route back to the NCAA replace almost all of the production from that Tournament was to win out. team and attempted to do so with a handful of The Ducks’ last-ditch effort started in shaky new faces. fashion. They needed overtime to defeat Oregon welcomed graduate transfers Washington State in the first round and only Elijah Brown and MiKyle McIntosh, as well beat Utah by two in the second. Oregon as the 12th-ranked recruiting in the country, didn’t play well in either game but had at highlighted by five-star Troy Brown, as well as least made it to the semifinals. But USC didn’t Kenny Wooten and VJ Bailey. Paul White, who entertain the upset, and easily dispatched the sat out last season due to transfer rules, also Ducks by 20. stepped into a large role this season. But while So here the Ducks stand, a three seed in on paper this team looked talented enough to the NIT hosting Rider on Tuesday at Matthew at least make it back to the tournament, the Knight Arena. The Broncs finished the season oncourt product was a different story. 22-9 overall and first in the MAAC with a 15-3 After starting the season 4-0 against an record but were upset by Saint Peter’s in the array of weaker teams, Oregon struggled quarterfinals of the conference tournament. against tougher competition. The Ducks went Both Rider and Oregon should have things 1-2 in PK80 (including a 71-63 loss to UConn, to prove considering how close each were to which finished 14-18 and recently fired its head a NCAA Tournament bids. The NIT is never Oregon Ducks coach) and then got their hearts ripped out by desired, but for an Oregon team that will once pitcher Cullen Kafka a Boise State half-court buzzer beater. again be flush with a multitude of new faces (33) throws the ball. Oregon righted the ship and took a 10-3 next season, it’ll be a good chance to gain (Devin Roux) record into Pac-12 play, but that’s where things postseason experience in hopes of avoiding again hit a snag. The Ducks went 2-4 in their this situation in the future.

PAGE 14 | EMERALD | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018 ⚡ SPORTS OREGON ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING TOPS GANNON, FALLS TO QUINNIPIAC IN TRI-MEET Now Hiring BY AARON ALTER • TWITTER @AARONALTER95 Account After losing their first meet of the pyramid event with a score of 29.45 season to Baylor, Oregon acrobatics to the Ducks’ 28.80. Once again, Executives and tumbling lost to the No. 4 Oregon’s score was below-average Quinnipiac Bobcats and beat the No.6 compared to the team’s efforts thus Work one-on-one with Gannon Golden Knights in Sunday’s far in the season. business owners around the tri-meet. On their home court at Out of the break, the Ducks barely Matthew Knight Arena, the Ducks lost the Toss event, their 28.85 coming Eugene area. Help connect finished the day with 272.23 points, just short of Quinnipiac’s 28.90. Still, clients with EMG advertising while the Bobcats and Golden Knights they sat just behind the Bobcats’ event had 274.585 and 271.93, respectively. total of 125.30 at 124.70 — well within solutions. Great experience The Ducks are now 3-2 on the striking distance. developing sales skills and season with two meets left. While The penultimate event, tumbling, working with client accounts. they held a lead going into the team was where the Ducks made their event, a season-low score of 90.53 move. After winning four of the six dashed the team’s shot at a sweep of heats, Oregon took a narrow 181.70 to the meet. A trio of falls were the chief 180.625 lead over Quinnipiac with a culprit, knocking 4.5 points off the season-high 57.00 points in the event. Ducks’ score. Senior Taylor Galvin shined with an “We just had a couple busts,” Ducks impressive 9.85 in the six-element dailyemerald.com/engage head coach Keenyn Won said. “It’s just heat, an event she’s dominated during about building confidence, drilling it her run at Oregon. in so that we don’t have something While disappointed with the like this happen again for the rest of loss, Won noted that her team has the season.” proven their ability to nail key events Oregon has performed well in in practice. It’s been translating the compulsory event this year, but that success to meet day that has struggled on Sunday. While their sometimes stymied the Ducks. With mark of 37.70 put them just behind just two meets left in the season, the the Bobcats’ 37.80, it fell more than team will get a chance to even the AMERICA, a point below the Ducks’ season score with No.1 Baylor. For her part, average of 38.717. The event has Won is looking forward to having LET’S DO LUNCH TM proven to be a key component of another shot against longtime the AMERICA, the team’s success, as the Ducks program’s longtime rival. Asha Ida Bell, SINCEAsha 1937. IdaHer life’sBell, workSINCE is about 1937. helping She and the 1 hopeless find hope. Now, she and 1 in 6 seniors face the threat of hunger and millions are now 0-2 in meets where they’ve “We didn’t have our best meet in 6 LET’Sseniors face DO the LUNCHthreat of hunger TM lost the opening event, but 3-0 after against them. We definitely letmore live in isolation. So pop by, drop off a hot meal and say a warm hello. Asha Ida Bell, SINCEand millions 1937. Her life’smore work live is inabout isolation. helping the So hopeless find winning it. them have that win in terms of our Volunteer for Meals on Wheels at AmericaLetsDoLunch.org hope. Now, shepop and by, 1 in drop 6 seniors off facea hot the threatmeal ofand hunger a warm and millions They bounced back in the execution,” Won said. “We’ve just more live in isolation.hello. Volunteer So pop by, drop for offMeals a hot mealon Wheels and say a warmat hello. acrobatics event, besting both teams really gotta focus on execution and Volunteer for Meals on Wheels at AmericaLetsDoLunch.org with a mark of 29.35. The Ducks showing up.” AmericaLetsDoLunch.org went on to win two of the event’s The Ducks will travel to Hawai’i to three heats. face the HPU Sharks on March 26th, The Bobcats jumped back on top before closing out the regular season before halftime in the subsequent against Baylor at home on April 8th. AMERICA, The Ducks synchronize tumbling. AMERICA, (Natalie Waitt-Gibson) Gear up for Spring Break! LET’S DO LUNCH TM LET’S DO LUNCH TM Asha Ida Bell, SINCE 1937. Her life’s work is about helping the hopeless find Ashahope. Now, she and 1 in 6 seniors face the threat of hunger andIda millions Bell, SINCE 1937. Her life’s work is about helping the hopeless find more live in isolation.hope. So pop by, drop off a hot meal and say a warm hello. Now, she and 1 in 6 seniors face the threat of hunger and millions moreVolunteer for Meals on Wheels at AmericaLetsDoLunch.org live in isolation. So pop by, drop off a hot meal and say a warm hello. Volunteer for Meals on Wheels at AmericaLetsDoLunch.org

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TUES ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ — EXPANDING THE CIRCLE OF CITIZENSHIP AT LILLIS 182 (955 THIS WEEK IN 13 E 13TH AVE.), 7:30 P.M., FREE, ALL AGES In this year’s Robert D. Clark In addition to her ecological lecture — hosted by the Oregon background, Kimmerer is Humanities Center — plant also Distinguished Teaching ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer Professor at the SUNY College will discuss the role indigenous of Environmental Science and people play in debates over Forestry in Syracuse, New York. public lands. Kimmerer Her research has led her and argues that while the debate is her students to study plants that EUGENE politically active, it excludes the are important to indigenous voices of the indigenous. For people. She has authored two those looking to sprinkle some books and numerous essays on intellectual discussion into their the topic. With her extensive Tuesday evening, this may be experience, Tuesday’s lecture is the event for you. likely to impress.

WED SCHNITZER CINEMA: ‘ACTS AND INTERMISSIONS’ AND A SKYPE Q&A WITH 14 DIRECTOR ABIGAIL CHILD AT THE JSMA (1430 JOHNSON LN.), 7 P.M., FREE

On Wednesday, March 14, the footage into a fragmented film Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art collage. “Acts and Intermissions” will hold a screening of the 2017 is the second film in director film “Acts and Intermissions” Abigail Child’s Trilogy of Women as part of the Schnitzer Cinema and Ideology, which explores how Series. This experimental different ideologies fail women. documentary focuses on After the screening, Child will be the life of anarchist political available to answer questions activist Emma Goldman and the during a Skype Q&A. The THURS resurgence of protests in the event is free, and popcorn and 15 21st century, mixing new and old refreshments will be provided.

(Courtesy of the Bijou Art Cinema) THURS TALES OF HEMINGWAY — EUGENE ‘BLOCKERS’ ADVANCE SCREENING AT THE BIJOU ART SYMPHONY AT THE HULT CENTER FOR CINEMA (492 E 13TH AVE.), 7 P.M., RATED R, FREE 15 PERFORMING ARTS (7TH AVE. AND WILLAMETTE ST.), 7:30 P.M., TICKETS Directed by “Pitch Perfect” 2018 SXSW film festival in Austin, STARTING AT $27, $10 FOR STUDENTS screenwriter Kay Cannon, “Blockers” Texas last weekend. Reviewers have follows three parents — Ike likened it to a woman-led version of Michael Daugherty has The show recently won a 2017 Barinholtz (“The Mindy Project”), “Superbad,” commending Cannon created a performance for GRAMMY Award and is coming John Cena (“Trainwreck”) and for putting her own female twist on music and literary lovers alike. to the Hult Center this week. The Leslie Mann (every Judd Apatow the raunchy comedy genre. This is a Tales of Hemingway, a cello and audience will be enraptured by movie) — as they try to stop their one-night-only event. Tickets will be orchestra concerto, presents a a well-rounded and versatile daughters from losing their released one hour before showtime, diverse and delightful experience performance, featuring respective virginities on prom and seating will be first come, by representing pieces of Cuban composer Ernesto night. “Blockers” premiered at the first serve. Hemingway’s work in each song. Lecuona’s Malagueña.

MON WED THURS 12 14 15 Dr. Alisha Moreland- Capuia lecture: ‘The Krause Gallery MORE Tracing Memories Psychological Impact Exhibit ‘SELF’ closing coloring workshop at of Racism’ at the EMU, reception at Lawrence, EVENTS: JSMA, 11:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

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REVIEW: LORDE Lorde appears on stage singing “Sober.” (Sarah Northrop) MAKES PORTLAND’S MODA CENTER AS INTIMATE AS HER DINNER TABLE

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Four years ago, New Zealand and nuanced delivery poses her in a pop poet Lorde opened Portland’s different light than contemporaries Crystal Ballroom for indie-pop band like Taylor Swift, though. David Vampire Weekend. Now in 2018, hot Bowie called her the future of music. off the release of her sophomore Rather than focus on visual album “Melodrama,” she’s headlining gimmicks and a variety of costume arenas and stadiums across changes, the tour delivers a stark the world. stage setting for the artist. Her But somehow, Lorde — born Ella dancers often spent time suspended Yelich-O’Connor — manages to make in a glass box in the air. Her first even the largest venues feel intimate. costume change was on stage where Maybe she even gave Portland a little she shed the transparent jumpsuit extra love. In a long speech during and wrapped a pink skirt around her the middle of her performance at the waist. Four panels at the back of the Moda Center on Saturday night, she stage occasionally showed videos of mentioned that both her assistant clandestine teen activities — drinking and tour photographer are from the from the same flask in dusty rooms, city. “Rip City! I don’t know what driving in cars with heads out the that means, but I like it,” she said window and jumping into dark pools. to the audience. These visuals fit well with the sense Part of the intimacy came from of vulnerability Lorde carries as an her choice of openers for the tour: artist, especially with an album as Swedish pop artist Tove Styrke and intense as “Melodrama.” She gave hip-hop duo Run the Jewels. While long speeches before songs such as Styrke provided a bubbly and synth- “Writer in the Dark” and “Liability.” pop-filled performance — including a “Some of my favorite songs cover of Lorde’s “Liability” — Run The are about being lonely,” she said Jewels ran through a profane and before launching into a nuanced energetic performance. and pristine cover of Frank Younger fans and their parents Ocean’s “Solo.” may have considered the After this part of the set, Lorde rambunctious hip-hop group an riled the audience into dancing again, odd opener for this tour, but the singing “Supercut” and “Perfect duo proved its fit, even apologizing Places,” two of the larger, more to the parents in the crowd for its resonant songs from “Melodrama.” profanity-filled set. The audience sang along to her Its members — Killer Mike and breakout hit, “Royals.” And soon, Lorde brings out her signature dance moves to the Moda EL-P — sent positive messages into Lorde was asking everyone in the Center stage. (Sarah Northrop) the audience with every bit of stage crowd to give it their all for hit single banter they had in them, mentioning “Green Light.” Confetti stars inscribed Women’s History Month at points with phrases like “Melodrama and even ending the set on a note forever” and “Green Light” rained about suicide prevention. Run the down on the floor seats as the Jewels probably garnered some new song climaxed. fans among the salt-and-pepper Lorde exited and stagehands part of the audience: most seemed to placed a drum pad in the center of be ‘90s babies who knew the words the stage. She played a pared-down already. They continued to sing along encore — just her and the drum for every song when it was finally pad — ending the show with the time for Lorde to come on stage. surging “Team.” She ventured into the After a pulsating version of audience at the end of the song. But “Sober” at the beginning of her set, after, the lights turned on and Moda Lorde emerged clad in a sheer black Center employees began to sweep jumpsuit. The dancers around her the confetti stars from the floor as moved in beautiful jolts, all dressed audience members grabbed handfuls in white. The crowd screamed, of them to take home. and she began her set with songs And just as many intimate, dance- from “Pure Heroine,” her 2013 filled nights do, the show ended in a debut album. tidying of the aftermath. Early in her Known for mixing an emotional set, Lorde explained that she likes to vocal delivery and poetic songwriting address an audience as if she were with intricate and heavy pop, it having dinner with its members. seems Lorde has been destined to “Thanks for having dinner with me, play arena tours. Her emotional Portland,” she crooned.

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SCIENCE PICK OF THE WEEK: UO STUDENT RECEIVES GRANT FOR RESEARCH ON OREGON’S COMMERCIAL MUSHROOM INDUSTRY

BY MAX EGENER

Becca Marshall is a senior environmental studies major and the recipient of the Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The grant is $2,500 for her work on natural resource management and the mushroom industry in Oregon. (Dana Sparks)

Love them or hate them, on a burger or in a footprint. According to a study conducted by the between pickers and managers make inclusive salad, mushrooms are one of the most sustainable research and advocacy group, Environmental dialogues about policy hard to achieve. foods people can eat. Working Group, and the environmental firm But Marshall said the National Forest Service With Oregon’s wet, temperate climate — which CleanMetrics, farmed salmon and beef emit 5.4 could be trying harder to include the voices of is ideal for mushrooms — the state plays a key and 12.3 pounds of carbon dioxide respectively people in this lucrative industry. role in the industry. But according to University of for every pound consumed, where as a pound “Harvesting mushrooms and other non-timber Oregon senior environmental studies major Becca of cultivated mushrooms only emits 0.7 pounds forest products provides an economic alternative Marshall, commercial wild mushroom pickers of carbon dioxide. The mushroom industry in to timber, which is something I think the Forest in Oregon may not be getting the support they the U.S. is also rapidly growing as more people Service should focus on to create greater need from forest managers to continue growing have expanded their palates to include the fungi biodiversity within the forest and to manage it the industry. and demand abroad is increasing, according to a more equitably for everyone. Not just focusing Earlier this year, the Humanities Undergraduate report by Zion Market Research. on managing for powerful timber companies,” Research Fellowship awarded Marshall a $2,500 Marshall’s project, which is now in it’s second Marshall said. grant to conduct her research into how forest term, is primarily concerned with understanding Marshall said the Forest Service primarily management policies in the Willamette National how well forest managers follow environmental manages for timber and often disregards the Forest affect wild mushroom pickers. justice guidelines set out in the National economic benefits a thriving mushroom industry “I got into this research because I was Environmental Policy Act to manage for the can bring. personally interested in mushrooms,” Marshall cultivation of non-timber products such as “I’m not trying to demonize the Forest Service,” said. “The idea that the mushrooms we eat mushrooms. Under these guidelines, managers Marshall said. “They also face challenges that are just the fruit of this potentially huge must try to recognize the cultural, social and make supporting the pickers hard.” underground network.” Marshall finds it economic impacts any proposed action may have, The Forest Service has a budget that changes fascinating that the single largest organism and they must allow for the public to be included annually, so they don’t always have the stability in the world is the parasitic honey fungus in in a dialogue about policy. necessary to maintain connections the with Oregon’s Blue Mountains. Marshall said that many mushroom pickers in mushroom picking community. A significant part of her research is gathering Oregon are immigrants from Southeast Asia or Marshall said she hopes that her research will data by talking with as many mushroom pickers Central America or are first generation Americans. illuminate the predicaments many mushroom as she can to understand if they face unnecessary She said they bring with them a rich cultural pickers find themselves in to earn a living in this barriers in their work. She said she has learned tradition and knowledge of mushrooms. culturally-significant and economically-beneficial that pickers often face difficulties getting the The mushroom industry is also seasonal, and industry. She wants the Forest Service to start correct permits and sometimes, they are not many pickers are migrant workers. They follow researching how they can better support the notified of crucial Forest Service road closures the “mushroom trail,” which starts in British mushroom industry on their own. in a timely manner. She said that people in Columbia in the late summer, follows warmer “As of now, my long-term plan is to pursue a the industry also worry about timber-centric weather in Washington and Oregon in September career in sustainable agriculture research and management activities like tree-thinning and clear and October and ends in California in December policy,” Marshall said. After graduating from UO, cutting that destroy the best mushroom patches. where many of them spend the winter. she wants to take the skills she has learned in her Although mushrooms do not contain protein, Oregon has a long history of producing research to the Peace Corps community gardens mushroom cultivation doesn’t require high timber products, but the seasonal nature of and agroforestry program in the West African amounts of land or water, and it has a low carbon the mushroom industry and language barriers country, The Gambia.

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