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SEPT. 10, 2020

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With a stressful week over and an open weekend on the way, it’s fun to explore Eugene and Springfield. The question many students may have is where to go or eat during a pandemic, so who better to ask than those who live in the community, like the UO’s faculty?

Good Eats An exciting food scene may not be the first thing you associate Eugene and Springfield with, but inexpensive, locally owned, authentic food is readily available.

There is a plethora of Mexican food in the area, but Taqueria El Pato Verde and El Taco Express are standouts.

“Pato Verde is famous for their burritos,” Diane Del Guercio, a dean in the Lundquist College of Business, said. “Their Mexican food is made fresh to order, uses quality ingredients and is never greasy.” The downtown Eugene restaurant is currently offering dine-in, takeout and no-contact delivery.

El Taco Express, located in Springfield, is recommended by Sarah Craig, an enrolled-student support specialist in UO’s graduate school. Craig said the Mexican restaurant is always busy, but the staff is friendly. Popular favorites include tacos and burritos, both praised for being wellvalued, large portions of food.

Craig also loves cafes, and she recommends Springfield’s Pump Cafe and Busy Bee Cafe, which both have friendly staff, great food and homey atmospheres.

Busy Bee Cafe has a “mom and pop style” with their homestyle American cooking, Craig said, and staff call the cafe’s regulars by name.

The Pump Cafe is currently offering dine-in, takeout and delivery, while Busy Bee Cafe is still

exclusively doing takeout service.

If you want to try Ethiopian food, Springfield’s Addis Ethiopian is also highly recommended by Del Guercio.

“If you have never had Ethiopian food, you are in for a treat,” Del Guercio said.

“Lots of flavor and is good for people on gluten-free diets. No gluten on their menu because Ethiopian ‘bread’ is made of teff flour and does not have gluten.”

Law professor Elizabeth Tippett recommends Spice ‘N Steam for its delicious takeout. The Chinese restaurant is currently offering dine-in, takeout and delivery. It’s most known for its selection of dim sum, but also has unique offerings such as Canton style barbeque and traditional wraps.

Staying Active: Recreation and Outdoor Would a guide to Eugene and Springfield be complete without some recreational recommendations?

At the top of the “underappreciated” outdoor destinations is the Mount Pisgah trail. Stephen McKeon, a UO finance professor, said it’s less than 15 minutes from campus by car and feels like “you have the place to yourself.”

Mount Pisgah is a 209-acre nature preserve with eight miles of hiking trails, accessible year round, according to Travel Lane County.

“This place has so much to offer,” Maria Chaderina, assistant professor of finance, said. “First of all, great hiking/trail running opportunities. Second, there are a few swimming holes for hot summer days. And last but not least, there is a flower farm just a few minutes from it.”

This flower farm is Charles Little and Co., which also has a flower stand and is the site for the farm’s floral arranging workshops, which both are currently in operation. Chaderina said the flowers are sold at affordable prices, and recommends that those looking for a lazy Saturday afternoon activity “roam around and pick your own flowers from their farm.”

For the more active, Chaderina also recommends the Crux Rock Gym and Elevation Bouldering Gym. “They’re situated literally across the street from each other, both offer great climbing opportunities, even in times of COVID,” she said. “Love them both, but Crux a little bit more — it is a top rope facility with very friendly staff members and great community climbers.”

Community members can climb at Crux during open hours by purchasing a pass or getting a membership. Non-members can rent gear, including shoes, harnesses and chalk bags.

Elevation is only open to members and pass holders due to reduced capacity. For newcomers, the gym requires a signed waiver and an orientation session.

These restaurants and destinations are only from a handful of staff and faculty.

When classes begin again, I suggest asking professors and other community members what they would recommend to find more hidden gems of the community. As Eugene and Springfield businesses navigate operating throughout the pandemic, it’s even more important to support them so we can continue recommending local favorites to others.

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Elevation Bouldering Gym is located in the Whiteaker neighborhood. The facility recently reopened and is taking precautions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, including hand wash stations, directional arrows on the floor, and limited patron capacity. This destination is featured as a recommendation by a faculty or staff member at the University of Oregon.

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BY LUCAS WARNER After an intense summer of protests and the COVID-19 pandemic, pop artist Jaden Smith — who goes by his first name — breaks some of the tension with his newest album “CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3.” This album is a prequel to his first studio album, “SYRE,” where he introduces his main character, Syre, who shares his middle name.

In CTV3, Jaden recounts Syre’s late teenage years and experiences with his first loves. The album fits into Jaden’s discography quite well, as it continues to show his experimental evolution.

Through the album’s songs, Jaden describes the best way for Syre to find love and builds on the world he constructed in “SYRE.” The album’s minimalist background instruments create a serene paradise. Jaden’s calm, slightly muffled voice works as a guide through his love-filled world. The album calls back to a more straightforward portrait of love

continually being altered by money and drugs.

Jaden sets the stage with the track “Circa 2015,” where he introduces 17-year-old Syre experiencing his first love. Jaden begins to show his experimental chops by starting his pop-rap album with a harp. With the harp, Jaden is trying to drive home that his imagined world is a sacred space, yet bad events can still occur no matter what. His voice and the trumpets that accompany him act as the disturbance in this picturesque place.

What keeps the listener interested in Jaden’s story is the artist’s ability to mix experimental styles so well. He can go from speaking over a minimal piano chord to rapping and singing over a complex set of instruments. His accompaniment arrangement is also elevated by the fact that Jaden knows how to write intricate songs, not just with a melody but lyrically. These skills come together on his track

NETFLIX’S ‘THE SPEED CUBERS’ In the world of speedcubing — quickly solving Rubik’s Cubes and other similar devices — there are two big names: Max Park and Feliks Zemdegs. I recently came across “The Speed Cubers,” a recently debuted Netflix documentary about the two of them and their sport. It’s both entertaining and informative while also including heartwarming moments of connection between the two longtime rivals.

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“Rainbow Bop,” which highlights his narrative of feeling trapped in a lavish lifestyle and searching for genuine love.

What puts this album ahead of other pop albums is how each track is so reliant on the others. The stories that each track tells help build the album around a time when Jaden was developing his ideas about love.

“In the Hills,” for example, enables the listener to slow down from the previous bubblegum pop tracks and be led into the story. Jaden recounts something like a hallucination as each line angelically fades in and out. The slowed-down tempo makes it seem as though he is lost after the excitement of new love. Now, he is looking for the best way to move forward with the relationship.

This album is filled with love songs, some of which directly reflect the story that Jaden is telling. He also sings the timely love song “Cabin Fever,” which he considers a

Emerald Recommends TAYLOR SWIFT’S ‘FOLKLORE’ Like many Swifties, I like to claim that Taylor Swift can do anything. It’s a bit of a stretch, but her latest album, “Folklore,” does prove that she can create music in yet another genre: alternative. The album has a new sound for Swift. It is gentle and pensive, rather than energetic and popish, though it continues her signature storytelling. Like traditional folk music, “Folklore” tells fictional and autobiographical stories in beautiful prose.

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“quarantine love song,” according to Apple Music. “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles was another inspiration for Jaden’s newest album. The song’s video features famous Beatles imagery, such as marshmallow pies and kaleidoscopes, and Jaden’s car, with a custom paint job from Dudley Edwards, a friend of The Beatles. The upbeat track features the prototypical rock band instruments along with Jaden’s distinct voice layering.

The 17 tracks on CTV are sure to draw in any listener looking for something different in the pop realm. Jaden has a clear direction for this album and successfully delivers music with unique highs and lows. His vulnerability shows how timid young love can be, and his instrumentation demonstrates his knowledge on creating an in-depth experience.

THE STONES’ ‘78 MASTERPIECE I’ve been listening to the Rolling Stones’ iconic 1978 album “Exile on Main Street” a lot lately. The band, which recorded the album in the south of France due to tax problems, is as much a part of rock and roll lore as anything, and Rolling Stone magazine called it the 7th greatest album ever. It is great music to play in the background if you want to feel like a rockstar while doing your homework.

-Audrey Kalman