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The University of Oregon Police Department responded to 31 calls during winter break, the Clery Crime Log reported, including burglary, trespassing and a knife-point robbery.

The Clery Crime Log is a daily record of crimes released by UOPD. Following the 1998 Jeanne Clery Act, any university receiving federal money must post such a log.

During winter break, UOPD Captain Jason Wade said “Everything is truly emptied.” Dining halls closed, dorms were vacant and even custodians worked different schedules. “Foot traffic goes down to nothing,” Wade said. Visitors were few and far between, as well because the Erb Memorial Union closed many of its food options, traffic was greatly reduced.

When it comes to winter break, Wade said, “People are using campus to get from point A to point B.” The low population didn’t change their day-to-day operations, however.

Because criminal activity will still occur, UOPD policy mandates that two officers are on duty at any given time.

The UOPD made six visits to the E. 13th Avenue Duck Store, with five robberies and one criminal trespassing charge. All but one incident resulted in arrests, with one case from Dec. 17 remaining open.

Winter break impacted the Duck Store’s attendance, as well, Wade said, which made shoplifting more apparent.

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one person to watch, he said, “You stick out like a sore thumb.”

Fourteen cases of theft were reported over the course of winter break, with two bike thefts. That’s not out of the ordinary, Wade said. “Theft is one of our more prevalent crimes that we deal with on campus.”

On Dec. 20, an unidentified individual was robbed at knife-point on the UO campus by three bandana-clad men, according to a campus crime alert sent by the UOPD. The alert was released to students by email on Dec. 23. The three men, described as white adult males in the age range of 18 to 30 forced the victim to hand over his valuables. The victim was not affiliated with UO. Because the case is still open, the UOPD could not comment on any developments in their investigation.

Five instances of burglary were reported, with two open cases involving the Onyx Bridge and Phil and Penny Knight Campus. The UOPD’s campus crime alert commented on the burglary and theft in Klamath Hall, as well.

The UOPD identified a potential weak spot in the science complex, Wade said.

The complex was still operating under normal hours and had not been adjusted for the holidays. A holiday schedule was instated, and an officer was placed inside the complex after hours for additional security. The holiday schedule intended to prevent “non-affiliated individuals,” as Wade put it, from gaining access to the facilities.

Three cases of criminal trespassing occurred over break, including a call to Barnhart Hall on Dec. 17. Two cases ended in arrest, while one letter of trespass was issued. Two instances of graffiti were reported.

Three driving-related crimes were reported — driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving and unauthorized use of a vehicle. The DUII and unauthorized use of a vehicle cases both resulted in arrests, while the reckless driving case was suspended.

The UOPD took on other responsibilities, as well. Vacation Watch, a program introduced initially by Chief Matthew Carmichael in December 2018, allowed students to register their homes with the UOPD, prompting officers to check the areas for safety.

Winter Break 2019 saw 100 houses registered for Vacation Watch, Wade said, with the highest concentration being west of campus. No break-ins were reported. Over the three weeks, however, UOPD noticed packages delivered to homes sitting on doorsteps.

UOPD collected and stored the packages, allowing residents to pick up their belongings upon return. The packages were held in a vacant office in the UOPD Station.

“Vacation Watch helps let the community feel safer,” Wade said, “I’m hoping it grows, and we have people take advantage of it.” He said that although it won’t stop every crime, at least it’s someone watching.

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HUESTIS HALL RENOVATION AMONG STATE UNIVERSITY

PROJECTS CONSIDERED FOR STATE FUNDING

BY ANAKIN WELP • TWITTER @ANAKINWELP The renovation of the University of Oregon’s Huestis Hall, a biological sciences hub in the Lokey Science Complex, is among a number of Oregon university projects that might be getting state funding, under the state’s new 10-year capital plan.

Last October, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, a state higher education administrative body, announced the plan, which is meant to provide “strategic guidance” for the improvement of public university capital assets for the next decade, according to a press release. The plan, which is the first ever for Oregon’s seven public universities, will help the state prioritize funding for renovation or construction. Now, the list of prioritized projects from those universities is available.

The universities were required to submit their projects for funding requests in late October. A list of 15 prioritized projects, derived from those requests, was reviewed by the Commission on Dec. 12, then submitted for state legislature consideration.

Jim Pinkard, director of postsecondary finance for HECC, said the 15 project requests were chosen largely based on how they matched up with state goals.

“What we’ve done is provide a capital rubric, and that rubric is really an expression of what the state values,” Pinkard said. “This is the framework, this is the lens through which we view these projects, and how closely these projects align with what the state wants, the higher up the list they will be.”

Specifically, more than half of the potential 100 points available from the rubric involve project alignment with the capital plan by increasing the “efficiency and effectiveness of educational or general space,” addressing maintenance issues, supporting research and economic development and involving collaboration between a university and other public entities, according to an explanation of the recommendations in meeting materials.

Other factors HECC considered in the scoring included a commitment to capital sustainability, safety and code compliance, impact on the success of underserved student populations, specific institutional priority, and the ability for universities to match funding for projects.

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Construction continues on the new Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact in Eugene, Ore. (DL Young/Emerald)

“Each institution has a laundry list of facilities it wants to renovate. The institutions, by and large, submitted their top priorities,” Pinkad said, noting that the Huestis Hall proposal was the only one HECC received from UO. Specifically, the Huestis Hall proposal scored number five on the list, with a score of 89 out of 100. The bid is to “fully renovate Huestis Hall, eliminating a portion of the University of Oregon’s (UO) deferred maintenance backlog and ameliorating serious security and safety issues,” according to the recommendation list.

Additionally, the proposed renovation of the building would tend to certain code violations, update learning spaces and improve general accessibility. The list identifies the renovation’s cost as amounting to $63.6 million, with $57.24 million provided by the state, and $6.36 million contributed by UO.

UO spokesperson Kay Jarvis said in a statement to the Emerald that UO is “cautiously optimistic” about the Huestis Hall project receiving state funding, noting that the state has recently invested in the Klamath and Chapman hall renovations at UO, and the construction of Tykeson Hall and the Knight Campus.

“Huestis was submitted for consideration in the 2019 session,” Jarvis said in the statement, “but the legislature deferred university capital project consideration to the 2020 session to allow for the HECC to complete its 10-year strategic capital development plan.”

An Around the O article published in August of 2018 identified the Huestis Hall renovation as a priority for the 2019 legislative session, with UO planning to request $54 million from the state. According to the piece, the state of Huestis Hall was limiting the number of students who could be educated in STEM because of the

“current layout and substandard building systems.”

With the list compiled and forwarded to the state legislature before the 2020 legislative session begin on Feb. 3, Pinkard explained that due to the state’s budgeting concerns, there is no certainty about which capital projects might get funded.

“During the short session, the capital construction committee will consider [the list] in their deliberations,” said Pinkard, “There are no guarantees. Frankly, the state legislature could look at the list and say ‘Well, that’s all well and good, but forget it, we’re not funding any higher ed, or we’re going to fund the top five, or top eight, or top two.’ We hope that they can fund what they feel is appropriate according to that priority, but that’s completely up to them.”

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STUDENT GROUPS TO PERFORM THIS YEAR The gender-inclusive acapella group, Mind the Gap, performs in their halloween costumes at the EMU, Oct. 26, 2018. (Madi Mather/Emerald)

BY SARAH-MAE MCCULLOUGH Across campus every term, student performers step in front of audiences to tell their story or showcase a talent. Student groups at the University of Oregon have created a myriad of opportunities to perform various art forms. Whether you want to send your audience into fits of laughter with your stand-up routine or stun them with your spoken word poetry, there are plenty of ways to take the stage.

Afterwards, the performers who include UO students and other community members; absolute newbies and seasoned comedians break into discussion sections to critique each other’s work. The process serves to help comedians hone their skills as well as provide a free show.

Duck Street Dance Club

Diverging from the stand-up strategy of carefully crafted lines and perfected performances, student group Absolute Improv puts on completely improvised live comedy shows. Their scenes are often started with a call 一 a suggestion drawn from the audience, such as an object, relationship or location 一 that inspires the actors and continues until a performer spontaneously calls out “end scene!”

The group competes in the Northwest Regional of the College Improv Tournament (CIT) each winter.

Following CIT, they hold auditions for the following season. Absolute Improv also hosts open rehearsals throughout the year, giving anyone interested a chance to connect with their inner improv-er.

The Duck Street Dance Club (DSDC) is primarily a hip-hop group, but its work is informed by members’ diverse backgrounds in dance styles like jazz, ballet and breakdancing. The troupe hosts free hour-long workshops open to the community throughout the school year, but dancers must audition for official membership in the fall. DSDC is driven entirely by students who choreograph and teach around three to five new dances a term. They also coordinate performances at campus events like culture nights, basketball halftime shows and DSDC’s own annual Spring Showcase.

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UO Poetry Slam

Every Wednesday night, comedians gather in the Falling Sky pizzeria in the EMU to take turns sharing their material. Sign ups for this open mic show hosted by the UO Stand-Up Society begin at 8:30 p.m., half an hour before the joke-telling commences.

In 2013, UO English major Alexander Dang and Journalism major Hannah Golden joined forces to give writers a new platform on campus. They founded the UO Poetry Slam (UOPS), a collection of students dedicated to sharing spoken word poetry. Every term,

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UOPS holds open mics, workshops and competitive slams. While all are invited to share their work on open mic nights, those interested in joining the team must audition through a slam team qualifier. The Poetry Slam team travels to compete in events like the College Unions Poetry Slam.

A Capella For those who love to sing without musical accompaniment, UO has three thriving a cappella groups that audition for new members at least once a year. On the Rocks is a premiere all-male troupe that has produced six albums and been featured on NBC’s The Sing Off. Divisi, an all-female group with an emphasis on empowering women, performs in Eugene and around the country, including in the International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella.

Finally, Mind the Gap is a gender-inclusive group that sings a range of music from oldies to alternative to pop.

In addition to performance opportunities created through university departments like the School of Music and Dance, students have stepped up to create communities of performers and gather audiences to witness their work. These performances give students a chance to grow their skills as well as inspiring onlookers and bringing people together.

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BUILDING A HIVE OF “The bees collected so far represent a myriad species, from common to exceedingly rare.” (Maddie Knight/ Emerald)

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FARMERS RELY ON BEES TO FERTILIZE ABOUT 35% OF THE WORLD’S CROPS

ENTOMOLOGISTS ESTIMATE THERE ARE ANYWHERE FROM 500 TO 1,000 SPECIES OF BEES LIVING IN OREGON

“At first glance, it is easy to think all bees are either bumblebees or honeybees. The reality is far more complex.“ (D L Young/Emerald)

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Entomologist Judith Maxwell can’t seem to stay away from insects. Although technically retired, she still collects and studies them. More specifically, she collects bees. Her season begins in March, at which point she gathers her things and heads for eastern Oregon’s Siskiyou Mountains, near the California border.

“Bumblebees are the earliest bees to emerge. They’re really hairy, it’s like they’ve got on a fur coat,” Maxwell said.

As a volunteer for the Oregon Bee Project, Maxwell is part of a group dedicated to studying Oregon’s busiest pollinators. She devotes her time to them because, in spite of the vastness of human knowledge, we know little about wild bees— and the ways humans may be driving them to extinction.

Armed with insect nets and jars, Maxwell and a few others spend around four hours a day searching for the busy critters.

Maxwell’s favorites are leafcutter bees.

Males have long, hairy legs. When they catch a female to mate with, they cover her eyes with their busy limbs. Maxwell finds the process hilarious to watch.

At first glance, it is easy to think all bees are either bumblebees or honeybees. The reality is far more complex. Entomologists estimate there are anywhere from 500 to 1,000 species of bees living in Oregon alone, with about 25 of those species being bumblebees.

Global indicators show pollinators are declining. The United States Department of Agriculture cites habitat fragmentation, pollution, climate change and invasive species introduced by humans as some of the trouble. Bees are perhaps the most well-known pollinators, yet our knowledge is limited mainly to honeybees; wild bees remain largely unstudied. We don’t know the answer to basic questions like: How many species are there? What are they doing all day? What crops are they visiting?

Farmers rely on bees to fertilize about 35% of the world’s crops, according to the Natural Resource Conservation Service.

California’s almond crop relies entirely on pollination from honeybee hives hauled in from across the United States each year. A 2008 study from the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres estimated the global value of insect pollination to be around $217 billion annually or $260 billion adjusted for inflation. Someone will have to pick up the bill if pollinators, such as bees, continue to disappear. Yet, there is still time to respond. Understanding the issues affecting bees and other pollinators helps turn around the situation for insects in peril.

Oregon State University professor Louisa Hooven studies global issues affecting pollinators.

“The human population is growing and we just take up so much space for agriculture and resource extraction,” Hooven said. “It’s like a big Jenga game.

There’s probably some you could pull out of the pile and the thing would still stand.

There would be a hole, but we don’t really know how many blocks we can pull out before the whole thing collapses.”

United States Geological Survey scientist Sam Droege has pioneered native bee research in the United States.

“We don’t have details. There is no data.

We know simple things like, ‘These bees were found here in the past,’” Droege said. Without a stronger knowledge base, determining threats to wild bees “is like saying, ‘you know, not seeing a lot of bison around’ and deciding they all got shot,” he said.

Building up that data starts with learning what bees are around.

“It is the kind of thing that, for many of these small reasons, nobody can waltz in, catch the bees, and get the identifications right,” Droege said.

OF KNOWLEDGE:

N BEE PROJECT Identifying a bee requires a few tools. The first critical step: find a bee. A microscope provides the necessary magnification. Once it is magnified, whoever looks at it will need to determine what they are looking at, but as an unexplored field, quality guides to bee identification are still scarce.

University of Oregon alumnus, self-taught entomologist and educator for the Oregon Bee Project Bee August Jackson wrote “Bees of the Willamette Valley: a comprehensive guide to the genera” after becoming frustrated by limited and outdated information. Jackson’s book, released in 2019, is a free-to-access, detailed key. Anyone can use it to identify the bees they find down to their genus, one step above species. Although the book is focused on the Willamette Valley in Oregon, it can be used outside that region as well.

The project’s first year of collection in 2018 yielded around 12,000 specimens, representing over 400 species, said Lincoln Best, the lead taxonomist for the Oregon Bee Project. Best only has a couple months each spring for OBP specimen identification. He balances it with working in his lab at the University of Calgary in Canada, conducting independent research and supporting Bee City Canada, another group working to protect pollinators.

As of November 2019, Best still had bees from 2018 to identify. He hasn’t started on last year’s specimens yet.

Best is an expert at identifying bees from western North America down to the species.

Yet, some specimens still stump him.

“I’m shoulders deep in this stuff, and I know that it’s such a rich subject that I could spend 100 lifetimes on it,” Best said. “There is just so much, and the diversity is so extreme.”

The bees collected so far represent a myriad species, from common to exceedingly rare.

Best said some may even be new species.

With all that diversity and limited knowledge, opportunities abound for people like Jackson and Maxwell to make important discoveries.

Over the summer, Jackson found Morrison

bumblebees, Bombus morrisoni, while collecting in Eastern Oregon. “They hadn’t been recorded in this part of Oregon for about a century,” Jackson said.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature maintains a comprehensive list of how the world’s fauna is faring. The Morrison bumblebee currently ranks as “vulnerable” overall and “possibly extinct” in Oregon.

Thanks to the work of Jackson and other OBP volunteers, we know that the second part is not true.

Understanding the bees of Oregon is important for the protection of native habitats, so they can continue to pollinate plants. “In order to restore land effectively, we need to know how to maximize the biodiversity it can support,” Best said.

It will take time to understand Oregon’s wild bees. “I think it will be a long term project.

If you look at a bee community, this year and next year it will change,” said Andony Melathopoulos, one of OBP’s leaders. “They are wild animals — they go through boom and bust cycles.”

The Oregon Bee Project aims to engage citizen-scientists in an effort to build knowledge as threats to pollinators continue to emerge. Droege’s advice for anyone interested in helping wild bees?

“Remove some grass and add a few plants,” he said. “Plant native plants because they bring with them animals and bacteria and all kinds of other great things.”

Oregon’s wild bees are part of the world’s pollinator community and coordinating an effort to study and understand them is complex, but Melathopoulous says it can be done through engaging citizen-scientists.

“The only way that will happen is not through a bunch of money,” Melathopoulos said. “It is by having people who are dedicated to a kind of lifelong learning. People who know they can have an impact if they just scratch at it. Those are the people who can carry something like this.”

AN ENTOMOLOGIST IS SOMEONE WHO STUDIES INSECTS

A 2008 STUDY ESTIMATED THE GLOBAL VALUE OF INSECT POLLINATION TO BE AROUND $217 BILLION ANNUALLY OR $260 BILLION ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION

Oregon Bee Project volunteers search in every corner of the state for wild bees. (Courtesy of Michael O’Loughlin)

CALIFORNIA’S ALMOND CROP RELIES ENTIRELY ON POLLINATION FROM HONEYBEE HIVES HAULED IN FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES

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BY ANDREW STEVENS Graphic courtesy of Facebook.

If you google social media and mental health, you will see hundreds of websites touting the negative mental health effects of social media, some even backing them up with scientific studies. It’s good that people are aware of the importance of mental health, but on the subject of social media, this has become a hyper awareness. Social media is not inherently bad for your mental health, and in some cases it can be beneficial.

The internet has revolutionized the way we communicate with each other. When you think of social media, you probably think of Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or Snapchat. These platforms are at the forefront of social media, but there are others that sometimes go under the radar. Reddit is a different type of social media that does not get as much attention as its contemporaries, but it can offer a different and sometimes less harmful environment than that of Instagram or Facebook, where appearance comes first.

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controversial opinion without fear of ridicule.

The ability for the internet to mask identity is commonly painted in a negative light due to the frequency of trolling and harassment online.

However, it can be a useful tool for people to discuss things they would not be comfortable talking about face-to-face. It is important to

THE INTERNET HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. WHEN YOU THINK OF SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU PROBABLY THINK OF INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, FACEBOOK OR SNAPCHAT. have a way to speak your mind or express true feelings, even if it is only online.

Reddit is just one example of a community in which people can express themselves freely.

There are plenty of other websites that also facilitate conversations between people.

Social platforms like Facebook and Instagram are supposedly making us worse people by distracting us and ruining our relationships. This premise is only as true as you let it be. Social media platforms are not evil by design; rather, human nature and our vanity makes it that way.

The solution is to be smart about our media consumption and aware of the ways it makes us feel.

Facebook can be a way for you to reconnect with friends and share pictures of your recent adventures or events, functioning as more than a platform for politics or anger. Instagram can be a place for you to see how friends are doing, not a place to compare a celebrity’s life to your own.

I place the blame for declining mental health not just on social media, but on the nature of our competitive society. Social media can be used to organize campaigns and movements for positive change.

The power of social media is in the hands of the user. Social media can be good for you, but you have to look at it as what it is—a tool.

SPORTS

OREGON MEN’S BASKETBALL EARNS

FIRST CONFERENCE WIN,

SURVIVING THE UTAH UTES 69-65

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Ducks guard Chris Duarte (5) shoots the ball into the basket while another player falls to the ground.

Oregon Ducks men’s basketball takes on Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at the Matthew Knight Arena on Dec. 7, 2019. (Maddie Knight/Emerald) Oregon players cheer on their teammates after the last basket is scored. Oregon Ducks men’s basketball takes on Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at the Matthew Knight Arena on Dec. 7, 2019. (Maddie Knight/Emerald)

The Ducks got back to their winning ways with a 69-65 victory over the Utah Utes.

In their opening conference game against the Colorado Buffs, the Ducks lost their ninth straight game in Boulder, shooting just 17% from beyond the arc.

The Utes on the other hand have won six of their last seven games, including a huge upset win over then-No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats.

Oregon’s second conference matchup is a rematch of last years Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals, in which the Ducks won 66-54. Oregon head coach Dana Altman has led the Ducks to three straight wins over the Utes, and looked to further that streak.

The Ducks started the game on a 12-5 run, but Utah kept it within striking distance. The Utes eventually tied the game at 21. After that, neither team led by more than seven.

As halftime rolled around, Oregon led Utah 36-31.

Oregon forward Chris Duarte paved the way with 12 points and five rebounds. Five-star recruit N’Faly Dante played sparingly as he was victimized by early foul trouble.

As the second half got underway, Utah jumped out ahead with a 7-0 run, but the Ducks responded and reclaimed a 10-point lead. A lead that lasted no longer than two and a half minutes.

The Utes jumped back in front with six minutes

remaining when Utah forward Both Gach skyed in for a dunk. Gach finished with 24 points.

With under two minutes remaining, Oregon grabbed two crucial offensive rebounds but failed to make them count, as they missed three straight field goal attempts. The Ducks still held a three point lead.

Just 30 seconds remaining, Utah leaned on leading scorer Timmy Allen to take the last shot. Allen has struggled all season — shooting just 25 percent — and failed to tie the game for the Utes.

The Ducks will ride their first win in 2020 to a top-25 matchup with No. 25 Arizona Wildcats on Thursday in Eugene.

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