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EUGENE STARBUCKS WORKERS STRIKE ON “RED CUP DAY”

BY ELLIE GRAHAM AND CALEB BARBER

Eugene Starbucks stores joined a nationwide strike on Nov. 17, the same day as “Red Cup Day” where Starbucks gave away reusable red cups with a purchase of a holiday drink.

In a campaign called Red Cup Rebellion, Starbucks workers left their stores in protest of the company’s refusal to bargain in good faith, the protesters said.

Eugene Starbucks workers, including those from the store inside the Erb Memorial Union, joined the unionization group UO Student

Workers in the amphitheater for a rally.

Aine Hovan, an EMU Starbucks employee said she gets sympathetic comments from students during especially busy days.

“Everyone’s watching you,” Aine Hovan said. “I feel like I get so out of my zone when so many people are watching me.”

Starbucks, which reportedly harnessed record profits this past fiscal year, saw closures with signs stamped to drive thru menus and entrances that read “on strike.”

Ollie Weiss, a supervisor at the EMU Starbucks, said his store is consistently short staffed and heavily trafficked. When the holiday drinks first came in, workers at his store felt especially overworked and understaffed, he said. The lines at the EMU Starbucks can be so long that customers wait 40 to 50 minutes on a busy day, Weiss said.

“What we’re seeing right now nationally and in Eugene is a massive uprising in labor organizing. The UO student workers recognize the need for solidarity between different labor organizations, especially on campus,” UOSW staff organizer Mae Bracelin said.

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Recommended by: Jacob Dirkx, sophomore linguistics student. “It gives a holistic, humorous and blunt look at world politics and affairs,” Dirkx said.

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Community members protested outside of the EMU on Nov. 17, 2022 to support the unionization efforts of Starbucks employees on Red Cup Day. (Ali Watson/ Emerald)

BY RUBY ABUHAJLEH

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District completes Development Project

The PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District development project has finally come to an end, revealing a large landscape project.

Since April of 2021, PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District, near the University of Oregon campus, has undergone a modernization project, replacing four older buildings and remodeling other parts of the hospital. The grounds are now landscaped, leaving a large grass area featuring benches and a rock walkway.

Four buildings built in 1941, 1965 and 1969 were taken down and recycled to leave PeaceHealth with new space for a development project. The project had been planned since 2008, but due to the recession, the renovation was put off until early 2021, according to Alicia Beymer, chief administrative officer at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District.

Beymer said the construction team worked closely with the hospital throughout the year to ensure safety of the patients and nearby facilities.

“We collaborated very closely with the University of Oregon and Bushnell University from the beginning. We were letting them know about trucks coming in and out, potential vibrations from the work, and for them to notify us if anything was impacting the campus,” said Beymer.

The construction team met with hospital staff, infection prevention specialists, clinical teams, facility teams and environmental service teams every week. Beymer explained the construction plan was always three weeks in advance to ensure safety plans and to allow time for alerting nearby businesses.

The teams working on the development project were able to recycle some of the former buildings’ materials, like concrete and a stained glass window. The window now stands in the lobby’s chapel.

The hospital’s lobby was also renovated with a dining room and a gift shop. They also reinstalled the stained glass window in the chapel, and added

memorabilia to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace.

The new space is now frequented by students, faculty and neighbors. Patients are able to access the area to relax, and physical rehabilitation patients can use the grounds for therapy, said Beymer.

“We always had the idea of modest landscaping but who knew it would be this beautiful. The vision was that it would brighten things up, but we never could have imagined the beauty of it,” Beymer said.

Multiple stores and shops reside across the street from the development project.

Bree’s Way has been in business on Alder Street for four years. Bree Crane, the owner, said she expected for the construction to end with a parking lot but is happy the PeaceHealth employees have somewhere to destress from the day.

Ken Lee, owner of Izakaya Jinsei, was able to watch the construction and completion of the project over the past year from his business.

“I thought there were going to be more buildings coming in, that’s what I expected, but everything is so green and amazing,” Lee said. “I think the students and the people needed a space where they could walk and look at it all. As a local, I like it a lot, it’s very pretty.”

After this space became accessible to the public, students and community members can be seen passing through the lawn, and enjoying the space everyday.

“It was a great investment that we are all thankful for, and that we hope everyone can find enjoyment in. It would’ve been impossible without the team we had on board,” Beymer said.

New landscaping opens in front of the newly built medical center. Consturctuon recently finished at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene. (Mary Grosswendt/Emerald)

TAPIA’S TAKE: IGNORING THE ABUSE IN THE QATAR WORLD CUP TAPIA’S TAKE: IGNORING THE ABUSE IN THE QATAR WORLD CUP

BY CAITLIN TAPIA

In 2019, I sat on the edge of my couch eagerly watching as the United States Women’s National Team faced off against the Netherlands in the France Women’s World Cup. I resembled my father and uncles whenever their favorite football team scored a touchdown: I jumped off the couch and yelled in excitement when the USWNT scored.

Naturally, I enjoy watching the four-time World Cup champions much more than any men’s soccer team. That being said, I will watch the English Premier League and the Men’s World Cup when it’s a big game.

This year though, I have no intention of watching the Qatar World Cup because of the country’s blatant human rights abuses and the world’s disregard to oppose these abuses.

The 2022 Qatar World Cup will take place from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18, beginning with a match between Qatar and Ecuador. Originally the tournament was set to begin on Nov. 21, but organizers made the unprecedented decision to change the date only months before kickoff at Qatar’s request.

It is the first World Cup to not be held in May, June or July due to the extreme heat and humidity of the region in the summer months. Additionally, it is being played in a reduced timeframe of only 29 days.

Qatar was chosen in 2010 to host the 2022 World Cup with no consideration for the country’s human rights abuses or protection for those who would become involved.

In a recent interview with a Swedish newspaper group, the ex-FIFA president, Sepp Blatter — who was president when Qatar was chosen — said, “It was a bad choice. And I was responsible for that as president at the time.”

Blatter is right, it was a bad choice. Qatar being chosen to host the World Cup has only resulted in an increasing amount of migrant worker deaths and the exclusion of LGBTQ+ fans.

First, there is the abuse and deaths of migrant workers.

In order for Qatar to be able to hold the World Cup, there needed to be a significant increase in infrastructure. This included the building of eight stadiums, a new metro, multiple hotels and expanding the airport. As a result, thousands of migrant workers were hired for the job.

In 2010, more than 90% of the country’s workforce was made up of migrant workers from Asia and Africa. This year, there are more than 160,000 migrant workers in Qatar with 30,000 being hired specifically for the World Cup.

These migrant workers work under an abusive kafala, or sponsorship, program which ties their legal status to their employers.

According to the Human Rights Watch, “The kafala system enables serious abuses including forced labor, such as charging recruitment fees that trap workers in debt, confiscating their passports, stealing their wages and providing unsafe working conditions and crowded and unsanitary labor camps.”

Several organizations have called for a reform of the kafala system, unfortunately, too late in the case of Qatar.

The official statement by Qatar is there have been 37 deaths related to the World Cup from 2014-2020. However, the International Labor Organization has stated this figure is lower than the actual number because deaths due to heart attacks and respiratory failure are not included but are common results of heatstroke.

The ILO published that 50 migrant workers died in 2021 alone with more than 500 severely injured. That same year, 37,600 suffered mild to moderate injuries.

Qatar is actively covering up the deaths of migrant workers with no protections put in place by FIFA even though FIFA adopted policies in 2016 and 2017 to identify and remedy abuses in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

No Winners in Qatar

BY ANTONIO MORALES

Qatar also has no LGBTQ+ legal protections as same-sex relationships are prohibited under Penal Code 2004. Breaking this law has a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. But, the additional interpretation of Sharia law, which also criminalizes same-sex relationships, can result in the death penalty.

The security forces also routinely arrest and abuse LGBTQ+ people. The Human Rights Watch has found six cases of severe and repeated beatings and five cases of sexual harassment in police custody between 2019 and 2022. These people were arrested solely based on their gender expression.

In terms of what this law means for the World Cup and fans who may attend, an official from Qatar’s Government Communications Office has said, “fans will be free to express themselves during the World Cup but will be asked to respect the local values and culture.”

The UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, agreed with this and said fans should show a bit of flexibility and compromise.

“These are Muslim countries; they have very different cultural starting point for us. I think it’s important when you’re a visitor to a country that you respect the culture of your host nation,” he said.

Now, I do agree with the overall notion that when you are traveling to another place that has different cultures and lifestyles you should be respectful. That being said, respect and essentially removing a fundamental part of your identity are two very different things.

The thought of being in a different country you’re not familiar with is already a bit scary. But to fear for your safety, while not knowing what could possibly happen, is a risk many fans have chosen not to take, and it’s unfair that an event at this scale permits it.

Ultimately, I do not believe Qatar should have been given the privilege of hosting a world-stage event such as the World Cup. Even though numerous teams, fans and organizations have called out Qatar’s human rights abuses, Qatar only benefits from an event like this.

It is unjust to economically support a country that is actively targeting members of its population, and I think soccer fans should not participate in watching the tournament.

EDITORIAL CARTOON:

Antonio Morales is a an editorial cartoonist for the Daily Emerald. He is a fourth-year student studying History and Anthropology. Antonio’s cartoons emphasize the cultural and social significances of current events and it’s direct impact on UO.

Qatar was the wrong choice as this year’s host nation for the FIFA World Cup. After various human rights violations, outright discrimination and continuous corruption, blood will be on the hands of those responsible for allowing this tournament to be in Qatar. (Antonio Morales/Emerald)

Caitlin Tapia is an opinion columnist for the Daily Emerald. She is a secondyear student from Colorado majoring in journalism and political science. She is most passionate about social justice and politics but loves to debate about anything.

Opinion: The 2022 Qatar World Cup has been wrecked with human rights abuses, including the deaths of migrant workers and lack of LGBTQ+ rights. Despite these abuses, the event is still being held and respected.

These are Muslim countries; they have very different cultural starting point for us. I think it’s important when you’re a visitor to a country that you respect the culture of your host nation,”

JAMES CLEVERLY the UK Foreign Secretary said.

BY NINA-GRACE MONTES

Nikki Udria-Ragin, one of the best players in school history, is back. But this time, in the dugout.

The iconic “O” logo is hung up at the very front entrance of Jane Sanders stadium. Former UO softball player, Nikki Ragin, makes her return to Jane Sanders stadium as an assistant coach for the upcoming season. (Maddie Stellingwerf/Emerald)

If you found yourself near McArthur Court in 2017, you would find a vertical banner that faces the entrance of brand new Jane Sanders Stadium. On it, shortstop Nikki Udria-Ragin stands tall over the sidewalk with “Be Power. Be Poise. Be the Atmosphere” underneath her feet.

If you look at the history of Oregon’s softball program, it would be hard to find a player that captures that slogan more than Ragin. She was one of the most impactful players during her time at Oregon, and arguably the best in program history.

Before arriving at Oregon, she was a four-year varsity starter at Mater Dei High School in Covina, California. She collected almost every award possible in her league, winning Rookie of the Year in 2010, Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 and back-to-back MVPs in 2012 and 2013.

When she set foot on Howe Field, she immediately made an impact. Her freshman year, she continued to add to her list of accolades. InAfter 61 starts at shortstop, she had a .324 batting average and drove in 46 runs. She was put on the Pac-12 All-Freshman team. Ragin’s performance helped her team into the postseason and started a four year streak of hosting a World Series regional. She was later named to the AllEugene Regional team — the first of four.

By the time graduation rolled around in 2017, Ragin made her case for being one of the best players in school history. She collected her third All-Pacific Region honor, second All-Pac 12 First Team honor, fourth All-Eugene Regional team, first Pac-12 Defensive team and her second All-

American honor — the fifth player in UO history named to the All-American team twice.

The 2017 season made the history book, and Ragin was given a lot of credit. She helped the Ducks go on a 35-0 run to open the season, which tied the NCAA record at the time. On its last College World Series run, Oregon was knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals after losing to the Oklahoma Sooners and then-assistant coach Melyssa Lombardi.

When Ragin hung up her Oregon jersey, she entered the National Pro Fastpitch draft and was selected 18th overall by the Houston Scrap Yard Dawgs. A year later, she was one of the 35 athletes chosen to play for the USA Women’s National Team. After she finished playing for Team USA, she went a different direction with her softball career.

In 2019, she was hired as an assistant coach at Biola University, a private Christian university in La Miranda, California.

A year after her hire date, she was promoted to head coach. In her time at Biola, she went 72-38 in three seasons and led the Eagles to the NCAA Division II championship series. She was named 2021 PacWest Coach of the Year, and her staff was named the NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year.

“I loved my time at Biola, and I love and respect that university,” Ragin said. “I respect my girls, and I cherished my time there. I feel like those girls and that school developed me into who I am today, and I will forever be grateful for that.”

After spending five years away from Eugene

and Jane Sanders Stadium, Ragin made her return in the 2022 season as an assistant coach on Lombardi’s staff.

Ragin described how surreal it was to step onto her old field again for the first time as a coach, wearing green and yellow once again.

“It kind of feels like when you find out you’re going to the World Series,” Ragin said. “It’s taken a while to process that we are back and living here again.”

During her first season on the staff, the Ducks had a .977 fielding percentage and were ranked 10th nationally. They also had three players named to the Pac-12 All Defensive team last season — the highest in the league.

“The key to a good defense is to keep it simple and to remember the fundamentals,” Ragin said.

“I’m a happy defensive coach to say the least.”

As she comes back for her second season after giving birth to her son Johnny IV in October, she’s confident and ready for the Ducks to add another Pac-12 title to the history books.

“Day in and day out, we face heavy hitters in the Pac-12,” Ragin said. “We have to be ready and understand that it might not be your day [as a pitcher], and someone else might have a great day. Coach Lombardi and the staff before us recruited great pitchers, and we are going to be ready to dominate the Pac-12 come the spring.

Home of the University of Oregon’s softball department, Jane Sanders stadium stands proudly on the edge of campus. Former UO softball player, Nikki Ragin, makes her return to Jane Sanders stadium as an assistant coach for the upcoming season. (Maddie Stellingwerf/ Emerald)

COLLEGE COOKING:

ARMENIAN CHEESE BORAG

This buttery and flaky pastry may be a tad messy to make, but it’s worth every bite.

BY LAUREN LEONE

Thanksgiving is easily one of my favorite holidays to celebrate. Every year we visit my dad’s side of the family, and we come together over a bountiful Thanksgiving feast. On top of the delicious flavors of green beans, mashed potatoes and turkey, there’s one Thanksgiving staple in our family that will always be my favorite.

My grandma’s cheese borag is always the dish I look forward to most. One of my fondest memories and traditions is making cheese borag with my grandma on Thanksgiving day.

These flaky triangular pastries are filled with a variety of cheeses that come together in the most satisfying way.

Cheese borag is a traditional Armenian pastry consisting of phyllo dough, ricotta cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, eggs, parsley and unsalted butter. While most borag recipes tend to be on the savory side, there are some sweeter recipes out there for dessert lovers.

Making cheese borag can be quite the process, and after prepping the few ingredients needed,

you can begin the repetitive steps to making the best cheese borag. It can be a messy meal to make so use plastic wrap or wax paper to save you the hassle of cleaning up afterward.

This recipe will supply you with enough cheese borag to feed an entire family. If you want to save any for a later date, place your uncooked cheese borags into a ziplock bag in the freezer to be cooked another time.

6) Unroll your phyllo dough and cut it in half lengthwise. Once your phyllo dough is exposed to air, it will become hard to work with. Be sure to cover your phyllo dough with a damp paper towel to keep it pliable.

7) Grab a sheet of phyllo dough and lay it down on your wax paper. Fold your phyllo dough in half lengthwise. Scoop a spoonful of butter onto your phyllo dough and spread out using a cooking brush or your fingers.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Remove your phyllo dough from the refrigerator 15 minutes prior to starting. This will help thaw the phyllo dough and make it more pliable.

2) Cover your work surface with wax paper. This recipe is a guaranteed mess, but placing a wax paper cover will ensure an easy cleanup!

3) In a large bowl, combine the Monterey Jack, ricotta cheese, egg and chopped parsley together.

4) In a smaller bowl, melt your stick of unsalted butter in the microwave and let sit.

5) Prepare two or more baking sheets for your folded cheese borag to rest on.

8) Scoop a small amount of your cheese mixture onto the top of your phyllo dough. Fold your phyllo dough like a flag from corner to corner until you have a nice triangular shape. Continue folding all the way down your sheet of phyllo dough until you’ve used up the entire sheet. Dab a little melted butter on the final fold of your cheese borag to keep the dough in place. Place your cheese borag onto your baking sheet.

9) Repeat until you’ve used up all of your phyllo dough and your cheese filling, and your baking sheets are filled.

10) Set your oven to 350°F and place your baking sheets in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until your cheese borag are golden brown.

11) Serve and enjoy!

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OREGON BASKETBALL WAS FAR FROM SEAMLESS, BUT IT’S FINDING SOLUTIONS IN 81-51 WIN OVER MONTANA STATE

BY AARON HEISEN • TWITTER @AARON_HEISEN

Montana State’s extended 1-3-1 zone defense was giving Oregon guard Keeshawn Barthelemy fits.

The redshirt junior attempted to weave through it by way of over-the-top lob passes many of which were deflected by Bobcats’ defenders which sailed away from his team mates.

That defensive set kept the Bobcats within reach of the Ducks in the first half of Tues day’s game. However, one of those turnovers that Barthelemy was asking for with those lob passes ironically flipped the script from a potential upset loss to a significant win.

After losing the ball, the Colorado transfer shuffled back and positioned himself to defend a 2-on-1 fast-break. His efforts allowed forward Quincy Guerrier to recover and guard the Bobcats’ drive, which, in turn, gave center Nate Bittle the opportunity to block the layup off the backboard. Barthelemy then took the rebound and hit an 18-foot jumper on the offensive side.

That sequence was the catalyst for an 8-1 run that gave the Oregon Ducks (2-1) an 11-point halftime lead, one that proved insurmountable in their 81-51 win. While the final 23 minutes in the blowout masked the

mistakes that still plague this inexperienced, chemistry-barren, shorthanded team, many of those issues were apparent during the opening 17 minutes, prior to that run.

“We have to do better,” head coach Dana Altman said. “It doesn’t take that much to figure that out.”

Stymied by the zone, the Ducks failed to whip the ball around, or feed the big men effectively. Barthelemy and fifth-year senior Will Richardson, who headlined the starting lineup, toiled with their roles: neither able to decide who should handle the ball, who should facilitate or who should attack the cup.

The Ducks lead grew while one was on the bench, and then would be cut into when the two shared the court. This dichotomy finally stopped during an 8-1 run, which was admin istered by a lineup of Barthelemy, Guerrier, Bittle, Rivaldo Soares and Kel’el Ware.

With Barthelemy running the offense, the Ducks got out in transition often and swung the ball around fluently.

“Keeshawn is more of a speed guard, whereas Will moves at his own pace and can find you,” Kel’el Ware said. “Kee[shawn] can find you, but it’s different playing with him. You got to adapt quickly.”

At times that blend can be effective, but in the first half, it was Oregon’s crux.

It’s not always easy for Barthelemy’s team mates to keep up with his pace, as Ware said. But that’s what the Ducks needed to pull away on Tuesday.

As the Ducks extended their lead, Barthe lemy and Richardson began to play off of one another. Richardson hit Barthelemy in the corner for a three-pointer that stretched the Ducks lead to 30. They’ll have to find ways like that to coexist, as the Ducks will be with out Jermaine Couisnard and Brennan Rigsby — two guards who Altman said would have started if not for injury — for the foreseeable future.

Not only did it seem like Barthelemy was in his natural role with Richardson off the court, but Ware and Bittle seemed more comfortable playing alongside one another, rather than with N’Faly Dante.

“Me and Nate can both shoot the ball around the perimeter and post-up,” Ware said. “We’re not just stuck at one spot.”

This unlocked Ware’s offensive game, es pecially. The 5-star recruit tormented the Bob cats from the left wing, short corner and the paint. Within that 8-1 run, he smashed home

back-to-back emphatic dunks, on his way to a team-high 16 points and 7 rebounds.

Last year, the combination of center Franck Kepnang and Dante proved effective on the defensive side, limiting opponents in the paint, but had its struggles offensively. Before them, it was Bol Bol and Kenny Wooten; and before them Jordan Bell and Chris Boucher. So, this isn’t the first time coach Altman has sought out a successful twin-tower lineup, it just might not be the right one.

Altman’s seemingly trying to find that partnership, as he’s starting Bittle with Dante. However, if Ware produces at this level consistently, and if it’s with Bittle on the court simultaneously, Altman will have no choice but to pair the two regularly.

In fact, he might have to make that change soon, as Dante suffered a hip injury toward the end of the game. While Ware showed up against Montana State (1-2), No. 3 Houston is a whole ‘nother animal. The Ducks are far from flawless, but they’re clearly a better team than what they showed against UC Irvine. Sunday’s game against the Cougars at 6:30 p.m. will surely be another test if those solutions they found on Tuesday are tempo rary – or not.

Multiple Ducks play physical defense on a layup attempt. The Oregon Ducks face the Montana State Bobcats on November 15th, 2022, at Matthew Knight Arena. (Liam Sherry, Emerald)

A lineup led by Kel’el Ware and Nate Bittle got Oregon basketball going on Tuesday, in its 81-51 win.