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TERM IN REVIEW LOOKING BACK ON THE TOP STORIES AND PHOTOS FROM WINTER 2022

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THE FIVE MOST READ STORIES OF WINTER TERM

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Opinion: Dutch Bros. founder robs income from Native tribes (Opinion; Jan. 5; 51,351 views)

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Report: Oregon targeting former Alabama player and analyst Jake Long as inside linebackers coach

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BY GABRIEL MARVIN Marvin reports that former Alabama analyst Jake Long will join his opponent's new coaching staff at Oregon, according to a report by The Next Round host Jim Dunaway.

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10 ‘college cocktails’ for the student on a budget (Alexis Barrett/Emerald)

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A 2012 article written by McKenna Brown has kept its place on the top five most read stories of winter term. Brown shares quick, easy and affordable two-ingredient recipes for the best “College Cocktails.”

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Five of the finest bookstores in Eugene (A&C; Jan. 4; 1,997 views)

BY AMY MARIE MILLER

For all the book lovers out there, Miller puts together a list of the five finest bookstores in Eugene. Miller makes sure to pick the classiest, quirkiest and most underrated places this city has to offer.

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WHAT IS ASUO?

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BY GAVIN GAMEZ • TWITTER @GAV_GAMEZ

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When Rajeev Ravisankar, the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation president from June 2020 to June 2021, thinks about the relationship between UO and GTFF throughout the pandemic, he thinks of the UO board of trustees meeting on March 17, 2020. Protesters demonstrating against the board holding its meeting in-person despite COVID-19 were pushed aside by the board’s chairman Chuck Lillis.

“The incident is representative of the thrust of UO admin’s response to COVID,” Ravisankar said. “They have steamrolled their way through the pandemic by announcing decisions as they please.”

Ravisankar said there are four areas where UO is still lacking in the COVID-19 response: an abundance of high-quality masks, comprehensive testing and reporting mechanisms, consistent safety compliance on campus and flexibility and accommodations for workers.

GTFF represents over 1,400 graduate employees on campus.

While its leaders — both past and

present — say the union is not taken seriously or included in negotiation processes, records show pressure from the union and significant UO COVID-19 decisions do have a correlation. Causation is more complicated to assess.

Editor’s note: This weeks-long investigation, which used both public records and a vast number of sources on and off the record, highlighted an ongoing concern in the community — whether or not the UO administration listens to its employees. Providing numbers and facts as context to that issue is what this story does best.

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Heading into winter term with a new vice president, new implementations and projects, a monthly newsletter and an upcoming couch talk, ASUO, UO’s student government, is making changes to campus life. ASUO is structured like the federal government and is split between three branches: the executive, legislative and judicial.

According to ASUO’s website, the smallest of the three is the judicial branch, made up of the Constitution Court. It consists of five members who serve “lifetime” terms until they graduate and rule on any topic covered by the ASUO Constitution.

ASUO’s other two branches are the executive branch, which is responsible for tasks ranging from communication with the student body to individual projects, and

the legislative branch, which is responsible for overseeing the use of the Incidental Fee, a studentpaid fee, through its different subcommittees.

Starting this year, ASUO President Isaiah Boyd said outreach with the student body is a main priority for ASUO. “One of the things we are trying to improve this year is increasing our presence on campus and the way we connect with students,” Boyd said.

Editor’s note: The term ASUO gets used a lot on campus, leading to a lot of pointed fingers, worries and accusations toward a faceless institution. By offering a comprehensive breakdown of who runs our community’s government, students can be more informed and better educated on who represents them and what they do.

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MARCH 7, 2022

WOW HALL MOVES FORWARD WITH COMMUNITY HEALING EVENTS

BY HANNAROSE McGUINNESS • TWITTER @SCOHANNAROSE

FEB. 17, 2022 A shooter wounded six people outside of a concert at the WOW Hall on Jan. 14. One month later, the hall began moving forward by hosting community healing events.

Deborah Maher, interim executive director of the WOW Hall, said the outpouring of community support following the shooting has been tremendous. The venue has served Eugene for generations as a cultural education and performing arts community hub, she said.

“What a community heartbeat it is,” Maher said about the WOW Hall. “This has become extremely clear after the shooting incident of Jan. 14. It’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, this

is the place. It can’t happen here –– this is our baby; we have to protect it and take care of it.’”

The WOW Hall is hosting community healing events to help serve the community. Maher said the purpose of these events is to provide healing and understanding for members of the community.

Editor’s note: When a tragedy struck the Eugene community — at a place of history and significance for UO students — the Emerald approached the story differently. Being able to show the growth and healing that the city has in store, rather than exploiting overt pain and suffering, offers a snapshot of what Eugene does when it experiences violence.

Scarab Powers, 17, sits on an Igloo cooler in front of their tent, drawing characters in a black notebook. The sound of a volunteer group’s church singing and murmured conversation floats in the air, and Powers says hello to everyone that passes.

By March 16, Powers’ home — a tent in Washington Jefferson Park — will be gone, and the park will fall silent — except for the hum of cars on the I-105 bridge above.

After Washington Jefferson Park closes, there will be no more sanctioned camping in the city of Eugene. Instead, the city wants to focus on moving people without housing to safe sleep sites, which are lawful places for people to sleep, according to the city. The city will also lift the COVID-19 temporary camping stay-in-place criteria, which extends leniency to urban camping to reduce the spread of the virus.

Advocates and some people without housing said they are perturbed by the change, since the safe sleep sites do not have the capacity to house

everyone that needs them in Eugene.

This will push houseless people in front of residences and businesses, resulting in more interactions with the police, citations and fines for those without housing, they said.

Other people without housing who have secured spots at safe sleep sites are happy to get away from the camps, they said. Some community members and city officials also said they are looking forward to the transition.

Editor’s note: The EugeneSpringfield community has had ongoing discussions on how to best serve the community of unhoused individuals in Lane County. This story provides a clear and poignant example of what’s at stake with these debates.

(Will Geschke/Emerald)

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As winter term begins, lecture halls are starting to appear empty as several courses transition to online learning due to a rise in COVID cases at UO. After an in-person fall term, a surge in Omicron variant cases calls for more precautions, such as online classes.

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Scarab Powers, a 17-year-old living in Washington Jefferson Park, talks about their experience living there.

Because they are under 18, they are ineligible to apply for housing at the new sleep site provided by the city, leaving them unsure where to go when the park is eventually closed. Washington Jefferson Park, which has served as a sanctioned campsite for unhoused people for a year, will be closed by the city soon.

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LIAM SHERRY N’Faly Dante and coach Dana Altman head to the locker room at half time. The Oregon Ducks Men’s Basketball team faces the USC Trojans on Feb. 26, 2022 at Matthew Knight Arena.

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The peak of Spencer’s Butte offers a great view of the UO campus. Autzen Stadium and Hayward Field are clearly visible from the peak. Eugene offers countless hiking spots that can be a fun way to get out and about in nature anytime of year.

All smiles from Oregon Women's Basketball team after defeating no.7 ranked Arizona in overtime. The Oregon Ducks Women’s Basketball team plays University of Arizona on Jan. 15 at Matthew Knight Arena.

Graduate teachers, students and community members gathered outside Johnson Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 18 to protest unsafe learning and working conditions following the increase of COVID-19 cases at the University of Oregon.

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The Oregon Ducks take on the Gannon Knights in an Acrobatics and Tumbling meet.

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WARM WINTER COCKTAILS TO SHAKE OFF THE COLD

THE FALLOUT: IMPORTANT OR INSENSITIVE?

BY MELVIN BRAVO

BY SAMANTHA PIEROTTI • TWITTER @SAMMYPIEROTTI

FEB. 18, 2022

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As we head into the final stretch of winter and finish a weird term with half of us in attendance and the other half isolated, here is an opportunity for some solace in making unique cocktails. These drinks can bring some remedy and peace of mind as you head into finals and get over your cold/COVID-19 variant this season. After all, we’re still trying to stay responsible out there, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy ourselves. These drinks I picked are an outlet to help take the edge off, distract yourself with ingredients and put the book down to enjoy a moment for yourself or in the friendly company of someone close to you.

Smoking Bishop: A Victorian drink with intriguing ingredients to combine in the kitchen.

Carajillo: a Spanish drink to start your day right.

Editor’s note: Melvin Bravo did a fantastic job describing the flavors of these drinks and providing a guide on how to make them as well as incorporating a mixture of unique and traditional cocktails.

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Hot Toddy: A simple cocktail, perfect for a cold night

BUILDING COMMUNITY, BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS AT UO’S OUTDOOR PROGRAM

BY EVAN REYNOLDS • TWITTER @_EVANREYNOLDS

FEB. 11, 2022 For decades, the Outdoor Program has been a staple of the UO community, offering a diverse range of services from scheduled trips and events to year-round gear rentals and bike loans. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, students and community members have been given even further incentive to explore the outdoors.

Since UO’s return to in-person services, the Outdoor Program has resumed its full offering of activities — and demand for them has skyrocketed to higher levels than before the pandemic began. “We’ll have an event with 10 open slots and we’ll easily get 30, 40 people who want those spots,” director Margaret Hoff said. “If we had the resources to match demand, we could triple the amount of trips we’re currently doing.”

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The Outdoor Program has also been working to emphasize inclusivity. “The perception people have had, for years, is that the outdoors is a white bro space when that’s absolutely not true,” Hoff said.

“So we’ve been working to do a lot of queer hikes, we’ve partnered with the Black Cultural Center, [Native American Student Union]… and I think that we’re starting to be successful in being as welcoming as we need to be.”

Editor’s note: Evan Reynolds described the importance of outdoor activities and highlighted the ways in which this program seeks to create an inclusive space for people of all backgrounds. In collaboration with this piece the video team developed a beautiful video to showcase the Outdoor Program and the different opportunities that it offers.

Do we really need a movie about a school shooting? HBO thinks so.

But creating a movie about such a sensitive topic, one that generations of students share trauma over, is a delicate process. “The Fallout” portrays the depression, anxiety and PTSD students deal with after a school shooting. It’s compelling and a true depiction of one of the worst parts of the 21st century.

The film starts with Vada (Jenna Ortega) getting ready for a monotonous day at school. She drives with her best friend Nick (Will Ropp); they stop for coffee and miraculously still make it on time.

Vada is trudging through the first couple of periods of her day when

she gets a call from her sister and decides to take it in the bathroom.

That’s when the shooting occurs.

Vada hides in a stall with Mia (Maddie Ziegler) and is soon joined

by Quinton (Niles Fitch).

Overall, “The Fallout” does the best job it can do at portraying teenagers. There are always going to be discrepancies, especially where dialogue is concerned. But the grieving process of the students, along with the way Vada interacts with her family after the shooting, is spot on.

Editor’s note: Sammy Pierotti wrote an honest and insightful review that both pointed out the flaws of the movie and places where it did a good job. It stood as one of the most read stories for weeks.

BREAKING DOWN MYTHS AND REDEFINING WHAT IS HEALTHY

BY AISHA GHORASHIAN • TWITTER @AGHORASHIAN19

FEB. 28, 2022 Many UO community members are pushing back against diet fads and trying to encourage a different approach. Fitness and nutrition specialists and other experts on campus said diet fads are, for the most part, harmful myths, and there are other ways to promote positive changes to your health.

Fad diets are a way to approach meal planning that claim to help you lose weight very quickly.

Similarly, restrictive diets, which may be a part of fad diets, are meal plans that emphasize lower calorie intake to help you lose weight. Some infamous examples are keto, paleo, juice cleanses and intermittent fasting.

“The word diet is just what you eat. It’s what you fuel your body with every day; it doesn’t have to be the paleo or keto,” Jessica Campbell, assistant director of fitness at University of Oregon’s Department of Physical Education and Recreation, said. “Paying attention to which foods digest well or give

me energy is more important. And that is so different for all of us because of our chemical makeup.”

Editor's note: This cover written by Aisha Ghorashian did an incredible job of including a variety of sources with expertise and approaching a sensitive topic with care. The piece managed to unravel a common issue that is present in our current world while offering a campus angle as well as robust resources.

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‘BASKETBALL FRIENDSHIPS ARE LIKE AN UNSPOKEN BOND’: SYDNEY PARRISH AND AZZI FUDD’S SISTERHOOD GOES BEYOND THE COURT

BY AARON HEISEN • TWITTER @AARON_HEISEN

JAN. 17, 2022 Instead of preparing for her junior season at St. John’s high school, Azzi Fudd was secluded to a hotel room in Indianapolis, Indiana, 600 miles from her hometown of Fairfax, Virginia.

Alongside her sat her best friend and Oregon women’s basketball guard Sydney Parrish.

Fudd — now a Connecticut Huskies freshman guard — tore her ACL in April in a USA Basketball Under-18 3x3-game. She got surgery in a nearby Indianapolis hospital and stayed the following week in the Embassy Suites to recover. Parrish, who lived in Indianapolis, would drive to the hotel to spend time with Fudd every day.

“I was really lucky to be that person who was there for her during that tough time,” Parrish said “Being there created a closer friendship between us knowing everything she had gone through during those

times. She’s a true warrior and has persevered through a lot.”

It was three years after the two had met at a Blue Star 30 camp in Chicago. And three years later, although Fudd remains sidelined with a lingering ankle injury, their teams will meet when the UConn Huskies take on Parrish and the Oregon women’s basketball team on Monday, Jan. 17.

Parrish is set on beating the Huskies, but during that week in the hotel, basketball was far from the first thing on the mind of her and Fudd. Fudd was trapped between the four walls of her hotel room. Parrish provided her with an escape.

Editor’s note: This feature peels the curtain back on some of the bonds within the Ducks’ and Huskies’ women’s basketball programs. The writer struck a lovely balance between the backstory and grounding the reader in the here and now.

THE VOICE BEHIND OREGON'S SOON-TO-BE D-1 HOCKEY PROGRAM

BY DYLAN CONWAY • TWITTER @DCONWAY_3

JAN. 4, 2022 In the midst of the 2015-16 Oregon hockey season, the I-5 cup rivalry between the Ducks and the Huskies was at an all time high with no regionals or nationals in sight for the Ducks.

In the final game between the two squads, the Huskies scored an empty net dagger to win the I-5 cup with 30 seconds left on the clock.

Following the goal, a brawl ensued. Everyone was involved.

As the fights continued, Oregon goalie Jackson Howry slowly gravitated towards center ice to start yelling at the UW goalie and eventually provoked him into fighting.

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In the most exciting action of the season, Howry won the goalie fight as play-by-play commentator Isaac Rosenthal delivered the iconic line, “Washington is gonna win the I-5 cup, but who cares? Jackson Howry with the takedown!”

Fast forward to the Pac-8 championships that year: The coach of Washington State approached Rosenthal and quoted the line to him as if it were a movie quote.

Editor’s note: This story does a great job of not only highlighting a UO club sport, but zeroing in on an unorthodox storyline. Rosenthal’s story gives an excellent glimpse into the life of commentators.

THE SIXTH MAN

BY SHANE HOFFMANN • TWITTER @SHANE_HOFFMANN

FEB. 7, 2022 The 30 minute drive back and forth to New Haven High School.

The hour-long slog to Detroit for AAU practices and games. The road trips to local tournaments.

It all added up.

By the time Williams Jr.'s mother Clarice gave the family's 2008 Chevy Impala to a friend, it had more than 300,000 miles on it.

“This was our life once Eric started playing basketball at the age of four,” Clarice said. “We missed so many weddings, so many activities.

Our family vacations were traveling for AAU.” There were countless NAIA and Division II school visits, too. They’d drive hours to see some, eventually touring half a dozen. Family and close friends questioned the decision. Everyone in Williams Jr.’s corner believed he could do better.

Why spend time and money on

visits to schools he’d never attend?

“I taught Eric to be humble,” Clarice said. “We want to go visit everybody.”

It took a sprinkle of that same humility for Williams Jr. to accept his role as sixth man in what very well could be his final season before attempting to venture into the pros. It wasn’t instantaneous. But remember, Williams Jr. just wants to win. And when the wins came, his fingerprints sprawled across each, he found himself at peace with his new role.

“I could see him on the bench,” Clarice said. “He was smiling. He was jumping. That’s the Eric I know.”

Editor’s note: It took significant humility for Eric Williams Jr. — a go-to scorer for much of his career — to accept a role as sixth man for Oregon. While the Ducks’ season didn’t go as successfully as many may have hoped, Williams Jr.’s flexibility fueled a mid-season run.

TOP CATCHING PROSPECT ANSON AROZ BRINGS LEADERSHIP, ATHLETICISM TO OREGON

BY MOJO HILL • TWITTER @MOJOHILL22

FEB. 7, 2022 “This has to be yours,” Sara Aroz recalls telling her son Anson.

Having played baseball since the early days of T-ball, Anson was assured by his parents that he didn’t have to keep going if he didn’t want to.

But he did. And he has.

Now, Aroz finds himself joining an Oregon baseball program that recently entered the national conversation for the first time in nearly a decade. He’s the No. 2 catching prospect from California according to Perfect Game, and it’s all thanks to the hard work and leadership he has displayed throughout his young career.

It started with the things he had to give up in his childhood. Family functions. Trips with friends. He sacrificed his summer vacations to

commit to baseball.

His biggest year of growth as a player was around age 12, Sara said.

The kickstart of his baseball journey, to which he had taken the reins.

“That’s when we knew that he was really committed, and he could actually run his own show at that point and say which direction he wanted to go,” she said. “And then we were just along for the ride.”

He attended Placer High School in Auburn, California, where he hit .284 as a freshman. Then .361 with a .944 OPS as a sophomore.

Editor’s note: There was an influx of new players into the Oregon baseball program this offseason and Aroz was one of the biggest names. The writer does an excellent job of profiling him and giving fans an idea of not only him as a player, but as a human and competitor.

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DON’T CALL ME EXOTIC

BY PETRA MOLINA

JAN.19, 2022 “You are so exotic,” a guy at the University of Oregon told me just moments after we met. Dressed up as a compliment, this comment is afflicted with stereotypes and misconceptions.

One thing I’ve noticed since I moved to Oregon is that many people at UO lack cultural awareness. People simply haven’t been exposed to other cultures enough to have developed the experiential skills necessary to appreciate and understand different cultures.

Consequently, some UO students think it’s okay to call others “exotic.” Unfortunately, I do not feel associated with tropical birds or foreign fruits. I am most definitely not an imported good meant for your consumption. Calling me exotic downgrades my existence to an object. It is a “compliment” that sexualizes and objectifies noneurocentric beauty.

It is easy to believe these stereotypes when you have never been exposed to the diversity of

Latin culture. Get to know and understand a person rather than relying on those distorted ideas.

Let beauty exist on its own terms, unrelated to ethnicity, color or race.

Don’t call me exotic.

Petra voiced her experiences really well in this piece and backed it up with stats and fair logic. Her call to action for real interaction with different cultures rather than fantasizing about them and their people is an important note for our campus. — Braydon Iverson

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POTHOLES AREN’T THE PROBLEM; YOUR ATTITUDE IS

BY BRAYDEN IVERSON

FEB. 14, 2020 It’s time I break my silence. I actually think there aren’t enough potholes in Eugene. I like potholes. I think they’re nice.

Quite honestly, those complaining about potholes need to examine the real holes in their life: the ones in their family relationships. You haven’t called home in weeks, and you’re worried about these whimsical little gaps in the ground?

That’s interesting; maybe examine the gaps in your family’s quality time. They miss you. They talk about you to me all the time.

Complaints about potholes damaging vehicles are so played out. If you don’t have the money to replace tires or fix your alignment invariably and repeatedly, consider getting your money up. It’s the holes in your pockets you need to worry about.

“They sent out flyers in the neighborhood last spring saying they would pave over roads — like 15th to 17th — but when I came back in September nothing had changed,” third-year Patrick Evans said.

Frankly, I’m glad you were lied to.

The city is not responsible for claims the city made.

In this piece, Braydon really found his voice as a writer, connecting his own experience with Eugene and engaging with the community in a hilarious and productive form to call attention to an unnoticed topic. — Parsa Aghel

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WHO HOOKUP CULTURE LEAVES BEHIND Popular culture sells college to us as a free-for-all cultural experience where we are finally at liberty to indulge in all things deemed previously taboo from partying to no-strings-attached sex. And, while this newfound sexual liberation appears positive on the surface, the realities of college hookup culture prove less ideal for many students.

At predominately White institutions, such as the University of Oregon, minority groups often face their own set of complicated issues regarding hookup culture.

Some groups, such as Black men and Asian women, are eroticized by popular culture and deemed more sexually desirable. Others, such as Black women and Asian men, are less embraced sexually by White culture and thus participate less in hookup culture.

This isn’t to say hookup culture doesn’t have its upsides; we are

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lucky to live in a day and age where sexual promiscuity is welcomed and accepted for all genders, and we are free to use our bodies for expression.

However, we must examine the exclusive nature when discussing the topic as inclusivity and representation are becoming increasingly important in all aspects of life.

There have been a mountain of pieces written about the good and bad of hookup culture, but Sophia addressed an aspect I hadn’t considered before. — C. Francis O’Leary

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FEB. 22, 2022 Eugene is a labor town, a fact that is coming to campus as the EMU Starbucks unionizes. This is a win for the employees and sets a precedent for all student workers to leverage their workplaces. Union-busting is not welcome at our university.

Trinity Smith, a worker at the EMU Starbucks spoke about unionization. “We look at the work we put in, and the pay doesn't reflect that.”

Campus workers are divided arbitrarily, keeping them isolated.

Take the EMU, which employs catering, information services and janitorial workers; they’re kept separated despite being paid by the same employer and working in the same space.

UO is adamant workers should see themselves as students first, which I initially thought was a positive message promising security in their academic career.

Now I see it as an obfuscation of

their essential labor. If students are not conscious of themselves as workers, they are less likely to bargain for their rights.

Show solidarity to the workers who make our campus function, an injury to one is an injury to all.

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Job Title: Digital Content Producer at KGTV ABC 10 News Major: Strategic Communications Graduated: MA, 2022 Claudia Amezcua will receive her master’s degree in strategic communications in 2022. She is a bilingual, award-winning multimedia journalist. Currently, she resides in San Diego, working as a digital content producer at ABC 10 News.

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I think the best way to navigate school and job hunting since the pandemic hit is to stay organized. Block out time for homework and job search-related activities like updating your resume or cover letter. Make a list of companies you want to work for and set up informational interviews via Zoom with recruiters or hiring managers. I recommend talking to employees of those companies who can better answer questions about the work culture and what the workload is like.

Take advantage of remote internships while you’re in school as they may allow you to work from home and gain experience. If you can do an internship in person, make sure to make the most of your time there by learning as much as you can. Try to get a feel of every position that you’re exposed to, all of them play a role in the coverage audiences see or read each day.

Above all, prioritize your mental health and avoid burning out trying to do everything. Be kind to yourself. The right job will be there when you’re ready.

Read Claudia’s full interview at uoalumni.com/careerprofiles Written By: Lizzy Lee, student reporter at the Daily Emerald

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