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UO students are getting frustrated with frequent car break-ins and a lack of response from their housing managers OPINION: EMERALD TRUST PROJECT UPDATE P. 3

NEWS: CAMPUS RIDE SERVICES MERGE P. 4

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A&C: HOW PEOPLE REACH THEIR GOALS P. 8

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OPINION

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BY C. FRANCIS O’LEARY • TWITTER @CFRANCISOLEARY We as a society are working to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic through an organized, nationwide effort. For most, their role in containing the virus is to work from home when possible, wear a mask and generally minimize the risk that they contract and spread the coronavirus. For others, their job is to develop and distribute a vaccine that will protect people against the virus.

The goal is to have a high proportion of the population who are immune, which will make personto-person spread unlikely.

There is a second pandemic permeating this country and the world: information disorder.

Information disorder is a term coined by Claire Wardle, an expert on the online spread of bad information.

It means fabricated information or that which is spread with the intent to cause harm. According to research at Stanford University, calling this information viral is not an exaggeration; researchers used modelling software designed to study Ebola to map the spread of bad information during the 2016 election.

The consequences of information disorder are all too plain to see. Last Wednesday, information disorder caused by lies about widespread election fraud led thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters to leave one of his speeches and invade the Capitol.

There, they looted congressional offices, attacked members of the press and killed a police officer.

It’s time to develop herd immunity. We need

to make ourselves less susceptible to bad information and stop it when we see it. We need to intentionally create a counter to the conspiratorial milieu, a culture of engagement with good, truthful information.

This term, as part of the Emerald Trust Project, the Daily Emerald is committing to including the public in more of our content creation. We call upon the students, parents, faculty and staff of the University of Oregon to not only subscribe to our newsletter and read our reporting, but reach out to reporters with tips, submit letters to the editor and pitch short-run podcasts about little-known aspects of the community. Engage with reporters on social media and when you see us onthe-job. As always, I encourage people to email me at trust@ dailyemerald.com if you have other ideas.

At the Emerald, we don’t only want to provide the community with information they can use in daily life, nor do we only want to develop first-rate reporters who will continue with the Emerald’s ethos of actively building trust in the communities they report on. We want our readers to go forward as engaged, critical media consumers.

I’m not going to pretend like the Emerald and UO are going to reverse the tide and end information disorder once and for all, but it’s equally wrong to act like we’re powerless.

Together we can create an environment where bad information can’t take root, but we have to start here and now.

“Together we can create an environment where bad information can’t take root, but we have to start here and now.”

OREGON STATE REP. LET RIGHT-WING PROTESTERS BREACH STATE CAPITOL: Security footage obtained by The Oregonian showed Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican from Independence, opening doors to the Oregon state capitol building in Salem, allowing demonstrators to enter illegally. Many were unmasked and some carried rifles, The Oregonian reported.

The incident occurred on Dec. 21 when Oregon lawmakers gathered for a special session to extend the eviction moratorium, allocate more money to the COVID-19 response and create a relief fund for landlords.

– JACK FORREST CONFERENCE PLAY: Oregon men’s and women’s basketball programs hit the road this week as they continue conference play.

Head coach Dana Altman’s squad bounced back after a loss to the Colorado Buffs’ with a 79-73 win over Utah. The No. 17 Ducks sit at 10-2. Meanwhile, the women’s team took on No. 9 UCLA and No. 1 Stanford, losing 73-71 and 70-63 respectively.

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NEWS

MULTIPLE CAMPUS RIDE SERVICES MERGE INTO

‘DUCK RIDES’

Campus ride services have adapted their operations to best accommodate the new reality of COVID-19. Student workers of what was once Safe Ride and Designated Driver Shuttle say that the new service is a cohesive program for students to get rides on and off campus.

• BY JANE GLAZER • Prior to COVID-19, the University of Oregon offered three different ride services for students: the Campus Shuttle, Safe Ride and the Designated Driver Shuttle. However, in order to best accommodate new COVID-19 circumstances, these three have consolidated into one service: Duck Rides.

“I think this switch was just a COVID thing,” Kira Cadiz, a junior at UO and driver for Safe Ride said, “Safe Ride, DDS and Campus Shuttle all had diffeent mottos, so now it’s definitely different.”

Prior to the change, Safe Ride scheduled rides by appointment, while Campus Shuttle operated on a fixed-route. DDS was a free shuttle service with the mission to offer an alternative option to students who may endanger themselves on the road.

Cadiz said that this year the hours have changed with all drivers moving to Duck Rides; the service offers rides until 10:30 p.m. every day. Last year, she said they drove from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on weekends, and until 12 a.m. on weekdays.

UO student Hayden Grow worked for DDS prior to Duck Rides. He said DDS was similar to Uber, but with more restrictions.

Grow said the drivers are only allowed to take one to two people in the cars, and they are only allowed to drive to and pick up from essential businesses or houses.

“A lot of people had quit working or graduated anyways, so I like it being all under one system now,” Grow said. “I think it makes more sense.”

UO student Megan Lough worked for Safe Ride since winter 2020, and said that there have been a lot of adaptations made in

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response to COVID-19.

Lough said that drivers wear masks at all times and stand in taped off areas in the rooms where they wait for calls. There is a plastic separator in the car, and the AC is required to be on high constantly.

“There’s also a large Ghostbuster-like cleaning backpack that’s used at the end of the night,” Lough said.

Cadiz said that drivers are not allowed to switch who they drive with for the night, and they are required to pick up essential workers first.

Lough said she thinks that Safe Ride, DDS and Campus Shuttle will go back to being separate organizations after COVID-19 is over, but she is not sure.

In the meantime, Lough and Grow both said that not very many students have taken advantage of the service. They said that most of the

people taking rides are the same people that typically take rides.

“I don’t think that many people know about it,” Lough said.

Duck Rides has been attempting to make students more aware that a ride service still exists through Instagram.

As of right now, Duck Rides can take appointments in advance, or students can call for an immediate pickup. Depending on how busy the night is, drivers are available to pick up students without an appointment in advance. Students can call any time during the day to schedule a specific pick-up time for that night.

Duck Rides provides essential nighttime transportation in place of the University of Oregon’s previous transportation services, including Safe Ride, Designated Driver Shuttle and Campus Shuttle. Duck Rides is the new transportation service at the University of Oregon. (Ian Enger/Emerald)

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Job Title: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker Major: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology Graduated: 1992 Tahni Kalina graduated from the University of Oregon in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.

Kalina jumped straight into social work out of college, later earning a master’s degree in social work from Eastern Washington University. She now runs a private practice as an independent clinical social worker for adults and adolescents.

What kind of leadership skills do you admire the most?

I’ve always admired people who are very authentic. If they’re willing to put in the time with you to the point where you feel like they are a partner in your success, that’s great. It’s nice when people are encouraging, and that they point out things you need to work on, but in a kind and respectful way. Those qualities make for a great leader and are things I try to practice and keep in mind for my own practice.

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How does being in a leadership position affect the way you communicate with colleagues and clients?

With clients, it’s really important to be mindful that they look to you as the expert and be aware that what I say can have a lot of impact, so I need to choose my words carefully. Paying attention to key details like the tone and body language when I’m hearing their stories and sharing ideas with them helps the conversation stay constructive and balance out that dynamic. I conduct a lot of conversations around healthy communication and different ways to strive for that.

What advice would you give to current UO students as they’re trying to navigate a notably non-traditional university experience?

I think self-compassion is important, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t hard. Going from learning in-person where you get rich discussion and interaction to doing all of that online is tough. If students are receiving grades or results that they aren’t used to receiving, just showing yourself some grace and engaging in self-care activities is always important, especially now.

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UO STUDENTS FRUSTRATED WITH FREQUENT CAR BREAK-INS AND LACK OF RESPONSE FROM HOUSING MANAGERS

BY REINA HARWOOD

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Earlier this fall, Jacob Weiser, a third-year student at the University of Oregon, came home to shattered glass laying across the passenger seat of his bright orange two-door truck. He felt angry his car was targeted out of the rest in the garage of Parkside Place, a residency owned by AG Campus Housing.

After sharing his concern with the management company, he felt disappointed in the efforts of understanding and concern they took, leaving him feeling forced to take matters into his own hands.

In an attempt to keep his and other vehicles in Parkside Park’s garage protected, Weiser sat in the back of his truck while studying and listening to music, he said.

“I’d wait for people to come down so that I can call the cops,” he said. “I don’t want my car getting broken into again. If it takes me sitting down there all night then I’ll do that.”

Around the UO student community, reports of car theft and vandalism have become a natural

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occurrence on streets, in car parks and around offcampus housing. As the state of education during COVID-19 has become more and more stressful for students, the added anxiety of property damage has caused a swell of negative emotion in the community.

“Almost 100% of vehicle break-ins can be prevented,” Steven Chambers, Eugene Police Department’s Community Engagement specialist, said. “The key message to students would be to not leave anything — and we cannot stress anything enough — visible inside of your vehicle.”

About two months ago, Lauren Monkewicz, a thirdyear student at UO, received a phone call during a Zoom class from a friend who witnessed her vehicle being vandalized.

“I thought it was a joke,” she said. “It didn’t make sense.”

Monkewicz’s friend, Roger Lozano, whose car had also been broken into a few weeks prior, noticed suspicious behavior from a man outside who was

yelling and Lozano called the police.

During the phone call, Lozano witnessed the incident occur. “We looked out the window and he stared at us and then chucked something at our friend’s car,” he said. “It broke her windshield, and he just ran off.”

Although nothing was stolen, Monkewicz said she paid about $300 for repairs, out of pocket on her new car. “I was shocked and upset because there was a big bill because of it,” she said.

After the incident occurred, she filed a police report and said EPD was helpful. Chambers said that when a student experiences car damages and vandalism, the first thing to do is make a police report, which is what Monkewicz did.

One report can help solve another case that may already be under investigation. Therefore, Chambers said it’s important to report incidents so the data is present and accessible.

“What you don’t know is that there could be

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multiple other crimes that haven’t happened to you, of the same crime, and if we catch the person we’re able to backtrack crimes to that person,” Chambers said.

Later, Monkewicz contacted her property’s management at Ducks Village, but said her situation was poorly handled and believes car vandalism and car break-ins are issues that deserve more attention.

“It was a bit upsetting to know not only the security encountered this individual, but that property made sure he left, which ultimately stopped the police from being able to do their work,” she said.

Monkewicz said that she and her friends have experienced about five car break-ins in their three months living at Ducks Village.

Although Monkewicz believes vehicle damages are out of the property management’s control, she said she would like to see more concern, initiative and cameras to prevent car break-ins. Based on her experience living at Ducks Village this year, Monkewicz said she feels like vehicle damage is expected to happen. “It’s just so common,” she said.

Monkewicz said she and her friends are worried about where they park and keep in mind certain parking spots where they believe their cars are less likely to be vandalized.

Monkewicz and Lozano are not alone in their concern around vehicle damage, vandalism and theft occurring near campus.

More recently, in December, Weiser’s roommate Max Lafreniere also experienced a vehicle break-in with triple the damage in shattered windows.

After Weiser noticed the damages on his car, he filed a police report. Similar to Monkewicz, he said EPD was helpful. Aside from the cost of repairing window damages, Weiser said a dollar in change and his car registration were stolen.

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n Monk ewicz)

“It doesn’t feel good when you have to spend $200 of your own money to pay for a car that I just got,” he said. “It’s frustrating.”

During that time, Weiser said he called AG Campus Housing several times and left angry voicemails about the housing management not doing enough to protect tenants’ property. “They still never did anything about it,” he said.

Similar to Weiser, Lozano said he feels concerned and seeks initiative to prevent the problem by investing in security cameras if Ducks Village won’t.

As of today, Weiser leaves notes on the driver seat window of his car that reads, “There is nothing valuable in my car. Please don’t break in.”

About three months after Weiser’s incident and shortly after Lafreniere’s, AG Property Management sent out a text to tenants at one of its properties, Parkside Place. The text informed everyone that the codes to the garage had changed.

According to Weiser, Lafreniere and several other tenants at Parkside Place, it was the first time since this academic year tenants have seen garage and door codes change. About two weeks later, a second text was sent to remind tenants to ensure the garage door is closed each time they’ve exited the building, avoid leaving valuables in the car and to report suspicious behavior.

AG Campus Housing has declined to provide a statement addressing the issue of car damages occurring on its properties, along with the number of reports made this year.

“One of the things that would really help

us deter criminal activity is if more people were observant about suspicious activity going on around them,” Chambers said.

Bruno Crolla contributed reporting to this story.

It doesn’t feel good when you have to spend $200 of your own money to pay fo ra car that I just got.

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A&C

A WILL AND A WAY:

UO PSYCHOLOGISTS ON HOW PEOPLE REACH THEIR GOALS

BY SARAH-MAE McCULLOUGH

“Willpower can be, for practical purposes, infinite, as long as whatever you’re doing is aligned with your values.”

ELLIOT BERKMAN UO psychology professor

(Courtesy of Elliot Berkman)

January is notorious for lofty resolutions, but after a long, tumultuous year, any goals for 2021 seem daunting. However big or small you’re aiming, the way you think about goal achievement and self-control matters — but we often miss the mark, Elliot Berkman, a UO psychology professor who researches goal pursuit, said.

The concept of self-control “carries a lot of false implications,” he said.

“There’s not something inherent about a person that makes them have bad or good self-control.”

Berkman’s lab, the Social and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, breaks down goal achievement into two components: the will — your ‘why’ or motivation for reaching a

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goal — and the way — your skills and strategies for doing so.

The Will: finding your motivation Conventional wisdom tells us that self-control reflects a seesawing between the “cold” logical frontal brain and the “hot” emotional subcortical areas, succeeding when the frontal brain takes over. But Berkman’s research supports a different theory: the value-based choice model of selfcontrol, in which self-control stems from the subjective value we perceive in possible outcomes. The logical and emotional regions both activate to determine which outcome you value most, and that outcome drives behavior.

For example, say you set a new year’s resolution to jog every day, but when an old friend visits town for the weekend, you put jogging on hold to spend more time with them. You might feel you’ve failed at self-control, letting temptation override your rational brain’s intentions. But the value-based model predicts that you simply decided your social needs were more valuable than your fitness goal.

“It’s not so much a balance between binary systems,” said Rita Ludiwg, a UO doctoral candidate who researches goal setting and works with Berkman.

“As you might expect, humans are very complex beings, and there are a lot of things that influence every single decision we make.”

Motivation flows from our values

and is strongest when it’s intrinsic rather than extrinsic, Berkman said; that’s why tasks you want to do are often energizing, even when they’re objectively hard.

“Willpower can be, for practical purposes, infinite, as long as whatever you’re doing is aligned with your values,” he said.

Taking an honest survey of what you do and don’t value and connecting tasks to your intrinsic desires can increase motivation, Berkman said.

Say your 2021 goal is to graduate college, but you don’t value education and aren’t enjoying your courses.

Consider why you want that degree: perhaps you want a lucrative career, allowing you to one day support a large family. Your value (family) and

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life goal (having a big one) are the root of your motivation — when you connect them to your current coursework, you’re much more likely to study for next week’s exam.

The Way: finding your strategy Sometimes, no matter how motivated we feel, a goal remains out of reach. In this case, we may need to adjust our cognitive and behavioral strategies. In 2018, Ludwig led a study that observed the exercise goals and habits of 282 participants, largely UO students. She and her colleagues found that the participants who swiped into the Rec Center most often exhibited certain approaches to goals that are linked with achievement.

One effective strategy is called implementation intentions, Ludwig said. The term refers to specifying a behavior you will carry out in a certain context, often using an ‘if-then’ statement. For example, if it’s 7 a.m. on a weekday, then I will drink a glass of water and meditate for ten minutes.

Other research has found that writing out a plan will make you more likely to follow through and that approach-oriented goals (“I will go

to bed half an hour earlier”) are more effective than avoidance-oriented goals (“I’ll stop staying up so late”). Thinking through contingency plans is also important, Berkman said. If your goal is to drink less, what exactly will you do the next time a friend invites you out for drinks?

Mental contrasting is another evidence-backed tool. This simple thought exercise asks you to imagine both how good it will feel to achieve a goal and how far you still have to go, Ludwig said.

Effective strategies vary by individual and situation, but all of us get boosted toward our goals when we find a will and a way — a connection to our values and a plan that will work for us. Following a turbulent year, Ludwig also recommends staying flexible and taking breaks when needed, knowing we can continue toward our goals when we’re ready.

“If people aren’t setting new year’s resolutions, or are worried about not being able to meet those resolutions, I’d say give yourself some space and time,” she said. “As long as you come back and try to take a crack at it at some point, you’ll be okay.”

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Taylor Mikesell carries childhood mentality into her college career

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Oregon Ducks guard Taylor Mikesell (11) drives towards the basket. Oregon Ducks women’s basketball takes on the Utah Utes at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore., on Dec. 6, 2020. (Maddie Knight/Emerald)

The Ducks’ junior guard, Taylor Mikesell, has been a strong competitor since day one. From setting high school records to being named a Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, Duck fans can look forward to the impact that she’s capable of making on the organization.

Hailing from the small town of Massillon, Ohio, Mikesell was the nation’s No. 32 ranked recruit of the 2018 class. She finished her career at Jackson High School with a total of 2,175 points, averaging 30.7 points per game.

“She once scored 32 straight points against our cross-town rival to win in overtime,” Mikesell’s high school coach Anthony Butch said. “Two weeks later, she set the state record for threes against a competitive team, while scoring a total of 60 points during the game.”

During summer of her sophomore year in high school, Mikesell played on the 2016 USA U17 World Cup team.

She also earned a spot on the U.S. Pan American Games Women’s Basketball Team early in her college career.

“From a young middle school age, she was up at 5 a.m. doing ball handling in her basement before school started,” Butch said.

“She puts the work ethic and hard work into a whole other category.”

While Mikesell developed a love for practicing and improving on her own, her father, Kevin

Mikesell, played a pivotal role in building her into the competitor she is today.

“When she would come home after first and second grade, we would do what’s called ‘Daddy Basketball Camp’ three to four times a week,” Kevin said. “We did skills for 15 to 20 minutes with cones, and she would learn how to practice dribbling with both hands, which gradually progressed into shooting and layups when she was older.”

Through Mikesell’s eye-catching stats thus far, you wouldn’t believe that this is her first season in an Oregon uniform. Mikesell began her collegiate career at the University of Maryland, where she played for two seasons before entering the transfer portal.

“Maryland is an excellent program and she loved the university, but we knew from other scouts in the area that Kelly was a real player’s coach,” Kevin said.

“The combination of a new style of offense plus his leadership and the way he put things together was a big draw.”

Mikesell was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year during the 2018-19 season after averaging 13.4 points per game and shooting 41.1% from the threepoint range. The following season, she earned all Big Ten honorable mention after averaging 11.2 points per game and shooting 42.5% from the three-point range; these stats ranked her second in the Big Ten conference and 24th in the nation. “‘Determined’ is the best word for her,” Kevin said.

“The reason why is because she will work as hard as she can to get up to the next level. Her work ethic is literally unbelievable.”

Mikesell has continued to have a strong impact on the Ducks organization this season. The determination and strong work ethic from a young age have shaped her to be the athlete she is today.

“The reason why is because she will work as hard as she can to get up to the next level. Her work ethic is literally unbelievable.”

KEVIN MIKESELL Taylor Mikesell’s father

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