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ON THE COVER

The protest takes to the steps of the federal courthouse in downtown Eugene. Eugene youth lead a climate strike march on March 15, 2019, ending in a protest at the Federal Courthouse. (Marissa Willke/Emerald)

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome back to campus!

It’s supposed to be another classically rainy week in Eugene as students return to UO for the first week of classes (as editor-in-chief, I take no responsibility for changes in the weather between now and the time of this article’s publication!). It’s an opportune time to reflect on the year ahead.

Since I took over this job in June, the biggest misconception I’ve dealt with has been countless friends and family asking me what it’s like to “work for the university” — whether I’ve signed my union card, who I report to and more. It’s always a mild surprise when I tell them the Emerald is, in fact, not financially affiliated with UO at all.

The Daily Emerald has been an independent publication since 1971. We receive no funding from the university administration or the journalism department; in fact, our only source of UO funding comes from student fees recently negotiated with ASUO. Our media company, Emerald Media Group, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that derives most of its annual revenue from print and digital advertising, fundraising and donations.

Independent student media is like a unicorn — increasingly rare and particularly exciting. It allows us to deliver impactful journalism and storytelling to our readers and the campus community without sacrificing editorial autonomy. Over the years, Emerald reporters have pushed boundaries, held local institutions accountable for wrongdoings and helped define what it means to be a student journalist.

There’s a lot of news happening in our community. There’s an impending election process that could create the largest undergraduate student workers’ union in the country right here in Eugene. University athletics’ move to the Big Ten has stoked simultaneous excitement and outrage, with enormous implications for student travel times and class schedules. And, of course, there’s a new president on campus — many are wondering how Scholz and his team will address tuition hikes, salary negotiations for faculty and graduate employees and other pressing issues.

The Emerald has a key opportunity to reassert itself as the paper of record on the key issues facing our community. Let us help you make sense of it all –– and offer an independent, student-led voice to help move us into the future.

Evan Reynolds Daily Emerald Editor-in-Chief

HOW IT’S REPORTED

“TAKING FOSSIL FUELS TO COURT” BY IAN PROCTOR

Ian Proctor, a third-year environmental studies student, wrote about Our Children’s Trust, a Eugene-based nonprofit law firm that represented plaintiffs in the Held v. State of Montana case and will represent plaintiffs in the Juliana v. United States case. Proctor first got the idea for the article when he was reading about the Held vV. State of Montana case and discovered that the firm was connected to Eugene, he said.

Proctor sat down with the trial lawyer for the two cases who connected him with a plaintiff in

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the Juliana case.

Proctor’s hope was that the article would cover “a lot of different recent events, summarize some older events and put it all in one piece for people” so the information could be more accessible, he said.

Overall, Proctor wanted to tie up some “loose ends in the water” that is Eugene climate action, he said.

“There’s stuff getting done,” Proctor said. “There’s hope out there.”

Proctor has been a news reporter for the Daily Emerald since June 2023 and this is his first cover story.

A lawyer representing the women’s beach volleyball and club rowing teams confirmed to the Emerald that they would file a sex discrimination lawsuit against UO.

The Emerald has selected its next publisher. Eric Henry, a longtime journalist with a marketing background, will formally begin in the role on Oct. 2.

We want to hear from you:

Email editor@ dailyemerald.com to submit a tip or a letter to the editor. The ideal length for a letter is 200-500 words, but we publish letters of various lengths online.

(Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

(Photo courtesy of Eric Henry)

BREAKFAST BRIGADE GETS BACK TO WORK

Eugene City Council granted the Breakfast Brigade a permit to continue serving in Washington Jefferson Park

BY CONNOR SAURBIER • DESIGNED BY ESTHER SZETO

After being told to halt operations by Eugene Police Department back in early July for not having a permit, the local humanitarian feeding group, Breakfast Brigade, took matters into its own hands to continue serving food and resources to the houseless community.

The outreach group spoke in front of the Eugene City Council on July 23, in an attempt to gain a permit so it could serve food and resources to the houseless community without any further issues with EPD.

According to Lisa Levsen, a board member and volunteer for the Breakfast Brigade, the meeting was “very productive,” as they were able to come to a reasonable solution.

Following the meeting, Eugene Parks and Open Spaces set up a meeting with the Breakfast Brigade and offered the group an annual permit to serve at the 5th and Washington Street location for $40 a month. Breakfast Brigade even agreed to pay into the succeeding year.

After news broke out that EPD threatened to arrest Breakfast Brigade members for serving without a permit back in July, hundreds of members of the Eugene community showed up to the park to voice their support, according to Jan Zoll, a member of the outreach group.

With the newly acquired permit, the feeding group is now aimed at operating on Sundays as well, pending a board meeting.

Breakfast Brigade offers breakfast, water, coffee, clothing and a takeaway lunch to its recipients, along with clothing and blankets.

The new location for the Breakfast Brigade has also led other humanitarian groups to get involved. Occupy Medical, a medical clinic based out of Springfield, recently joined the Breakfast Brigade and offered free services to the houseless population of Eugene.

“It’s not only us being able to serve breakfast; we

hand out clothing and resource items on Saturdays,” Levsen said. “So now that we have a permanent permitted location, other groups are able to provide ancillary services that are really helping the people that we serve.”

There has also been growing concern from the community that Breakfast Brigade’s operations have been attracting more trash in the park due to a growing number of visitors. In response, the group aims at cleaning up trash in the park all day once a month.

With the new permit, the Breakfast Brigade has seen a huge increase in recipients, especially from

As a result, the Breakfast Brigade has seen its numbers go up 20%, from 60 to 70 people a day at the beginning of the month to roughly 100 people a day at the end of the month, according to Levsen.

While EPD has allowed the Breakfast Brigade to serve, the neighborhood service officers — a permitting department for the parks — have been chalking the group members’ cars and taking pictures amidst a citywide two-hour parking crisis. Although members of the group have spoken to the officers, clarifying that they have a permit to park.

Levsen asked Parks and Open Spaces to resolve the issue with the neighborhood service officers, but they responded by saying the service officers will give out citations if the cars are parked for over two hours, although the Breakfast Brigade members have permits.

Jan Zoll, who has worked with Breakfast Brigade for nine years, spoke on the parking issue.

“The most annoying thing is that not only do I have my permit in the windshield, I also have a handicap placard. And they marked my tires both front and back, and took pictures of my vehicle,” Zoll said. “I’m happy that we’re hanging in there and that we’re not giving up and we’re not going to let the parking police get to us.”

Despite the parking issue, the growing support from the community and from other nonprofits has been an uplifting notion for the group.

the 15th to the 31st of each month, when food stamps typically run out for workers.

“We’ve got people who are coming here who have jobs. They just don’t have enough money to feed their families for the entire week,” Levsen said. “So inflation and what’s going on in our society is absolutely driving our numbers up because there are not enough resources for those people. And so we’re making more food and trying to meet that need.”

“I’m feeling really heartened again, I was very disheartened for a while. And my spirit, you know, was wounded. It’s much better now.” Zoll said.

The group is looking for financial donations, shoes and clothing as winter lurks around the corner. They also are in need of non-dairy creamer and cocoa powder for hot chocolate as the food bank does not provide any for the group. Their contact information is available on their Facebook page to donate.

The group serves Wednesday through Saturday at West 5th and Washington street from 9 to 10 a.m.

he Eugene Breakfast Brigade serves the hungry and unhoused community hot breakfast Wednesday through Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. near the intersection of 5th and Washington Street at Washington Jefferson Park in Eugene, Ore. (Eric Becker/Emerald)

ORONSKY: COLORADO TICKET CLAIMING DISASTER HIGHLIGHTS UNNECESSARY PROBLEM

Opinion: Waiting 10 hours should only happen at Disneyland

At 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, senior Madison Bozzo received confirmation that her ticket for the Colorado vs. Oregon football game that Saturday was claimed and ready for use.

The tickets were supposed to be available at 11 a.m. that morning.

For over 10 hours, Bozzo dealt with online queues and app glitches –– and she’s not alone. According to waitlist numbers on the app that day, thousands of other UO students also waited hours to claim their ticket to the muchanticipated Top-25 matchup.

“I was so frustrated,” Bozzo said. “I couldn’t believe I had to wait [so long].”

It was only after calling Ticketmaster customer service that night that she was able to get a code to bypass the waitlist and claim her ticket.

Bozzo, along with many other students, uses the Ducks Sports Pass to claim her student tickets. The pass, which costs roughly $125, is run through the Go Ducks Gameday app and provides students with tickets to many sports games, including football. However, tickets are not automatically provided. Instead, students are given “priority access” to claiming theirs at a designated time before the game, according to their website.

For the average sporting event this often isn’t an issue. However, things can get complicated when attempting to claim tickets to games for our No. 9 AP poll ranked football team. Tickets claimed through a Ducks Sports Pass are run through a UO emailconnected Ticketmaster account. However, Ticketmaster, the largest ticketing services provider in the country, is no stranger to problems with its service.

Over the past couple years, fans have reported issues with buying tickets through the service — most recently for Taylor Swift’s ongoing Eras

BY ISAAC ORONSKY

Tour. The website crashed multiple times when various Swift tickets were released; ticket sales had to be put on hold until problems were resolved, according to CNN Business.

The problems even sparked a Senate hearing with Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation, earlier this year.

The Ducks Sports Pass, likely due to its use of Ticketmaster, has proven to be unreliable, and the Colorado game is just the most recent example.

“I [often] set aside entire Sundays to claim a ticket,” junior Bradley Buchbinder, a three-year purchaser of the Ducks Sports Pass, said. “There’s a large amount of stress [with the process].”

Currently, students are forced to use an often glitch-ridden system with hours-long online waitlists for tickets to see their fighting ducks play in Autzen Stadium. But not only is this system unprofessional, it’s just unnecessary.

No. 2 ranked University of Michigan, a college football “blue blood,” takes a more traditional approach to student tickets. According to their website, Michigan football tickets become

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available as a season package for current students to purchase in March. Incoming freshmen can buy the tickets beginning in June.

“[After purchasing the season-long package] you get a ticket that loads into your Apple wallet, and then the barcode just changes for every game,” Michigan freshman Naomi Barkan said. “It automatically updates and you don’t have to redownload your ticket each time, which is really cool.”

Michigan students can also get a student ticket for a visiting friend by “validating” the extra ticket at the Michigan Athletics Ticket Office. Ducks Sports Pass owners, on the other hand, must use the same faulty claiming system for extra tickets — ones that aren’t always available.

After its decision to move from the Pac-12 to the Big 10, it’s already clear that UO is prioritizing making money over its athlete’s education and well being. Its choice to use a weekly student ticket claiming system shows that the university’s monetary priority extends to fans and their experience as well.

The fix for UO is simple: it must switch to a model similar to its soon-to-be conference opponent Michigan. But the beauty of this is that UO already uses this model to release its Sports Pass. Students already buy the pass on a single drop date, just as Michigan students buy their season tickets. In the future, when students buy the Ducks Sports Pass, the process should send the tickets over at the time of the purchase.

Ticketmaster has proven to make the Ducks Sports Pass unreliable, and limiting user experience with the app is much better than the current alternative.

Having students wait 10 hours to claim a student ticket for a home game is disrespectful to them and their time. At the end of the day, it simply doesn’t make sense to have to wait any amount of time to claim a ticket that has already been paid for.

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Autzen Stadium awaits thousand of fans prior to Oregon football’s first game of the season. (Eric Becker/Emerald)

“THE DUCKS SPORTS PASS, LIKELY DUE TO ITS USE OF TICKETMASTER, HAS PROVEN TO BE UNRELIABLE, AND THE COLORADO GAME IS JUST THE MOST RECENT EXAMPLE.”

BEYONCÉ’S “RENAISSANCE:” ONE YEAR LATER

An in-depth look at Beyoncé’s latest masterpiece and how it holds up one year after its release

BY CADEN TRAW • DESIGNED BY ESTHER SZETO

Beyoncé has accomplished a feat that very few musicians have –– remaining at the top of the totem pole for consecutive decades. Dating back to her days with Destiny’s Child in the late 90s, the Queen Bee has captivated her audience with anthemic pop songs and notions of empowerment. Seemingly all of her releases in the past two and a half decades have instantly topped the charts, so with each album release, the pressure only increases to create a memorable and unique product. And of course, she delivered in grand fashion.

RENAISSANCE finds Beyoncé drifting off and experimenting with new genres, particularly disco and house. In the opener “I’M THAT GIRL,” she introduces this new era perfectly. The entire track encapsulates what is to come in this album with Beyoncé’s classic gritty, to-the-point vocal delivery paired with buoyant drum beats and a subtle, monotone synth. It is simultaneously an epic power statement while being subdued enough sonically to let you know that the best is yet to come.

“COZY” provides that clarity immediately, containing self-empowering lyrics such as “I’m swaggy, effortlessly / It’s how God made me” and “Comfortable in my skin / Cozy with who I am.” The song is topped off with — yet again — energetic drum beats and a polyrhythmic percussion section, which makes this the perfect sing-along, hype-up song either with your friends or by yourself. RENAISSANCE is full of songs with this makeup, such as “ALIEN SUPERSTAR,” “CUFF IT,” “BREAK MY SOUL” and “PURE/HONEY” just to name a few.

But the album does not pack a one-two punch as impactful as “PLASTIC

OFF THE SOFA” and “VIRGO’S GROOVE.”

These two songs show Beyoncé at her romantic, sensual peak. “PLASTIC

OFF THE SOFA” is coated in an incredibly addictive bass line, but Beyoncé’s lyrics and vocals steal the show. Lines like “Boy, I love that you can’t help but be yourself around me” and “It’s the way you want one more kiss after you said you were leaving” are made even more heart-melting by Beyoncé’s gentle falsetto. She even adds some humor to this otherwise blatant love song: “I think you’re so cool / Even though I’m cooler than you.”

“VIRGO’S GROOVE” is another love song, but its

formula is vastly different from its predecessor. It’s thickly layered in another catchy bass line, repetitive synth melody and pulsating drum beats that draw you in instantly. The call-and-response she does with herself in the extended chorus tickles my brain unlike any song has done to me in years. After listing off different ways she wants her lover to show their love to her, she gently says “You’re the love of my life / Baby, you’re the love of my life.” This track’s sixminute run time both feels like an eternity and that it went by in a flash.

I found 2022 to be a fantastic year for music. There were dozens of albums that came out last year that I really loved, RENAISSANCE being one of them. However, I’ve found that the vast majority of those albums have entirely fallen out of my consistent rotation. That is not the case for RENAISSANCE. With a discography full of magnum opuses, it felt nearly impossible for Beyoncé to create another album that holds its own in comparison to her others. It is safe to say that she exceeded those expectations. While fearlessly exploring new sounds, Beyoncé maintains her trademark charisma and songwriting prowess with ease.

A year has gone by and RENAISSANCE has already aged better than any other album released in 2022. I have the utmost confidence that it will continue to age better and better as the years go on.

(Lynette Slape/Emerald)

TAKING FOSSIL FUELS TO

TAKING FOSSIL FUELS TO COURT

BY IAN PROCTOR • DESIGNED BY RYAN EHRHART

The Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse is located on East 8th Ave. in Eugene, Ore. (Molly McPherson/Emerald)

EUGENE, ORE., APPEARS TO BE THE CRADLE OF THE EMERGING CLIMATE LITIGATION MOVEMENT.

Our Children’s Trust — a nonprofit law firm based in Eugene, Ore. — represents youth plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits in a strategy to rule the United States’ reliance on fossil fuels unconstitutional. Most notably, the law firm filed the successful Held v. State of Montana case and the upcoming Juliana v. United States federal case.

The firm was founded in 2010 by lawyer and activist Julia Olson, and attorneys from across the United States joined the firm in order to combat the fossil fuel energy system via the judicial system.

The effort has had real success – in Montana, a case sought to rule that the state had violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights through its reliance on a fossil-fuel based energy system. It succeeded, and Held v. Montana became the first successful constitutional climate case in U.S. history.

Our Children’s Trust’s legal strategists are using “Atmospheric Trust Litigation,” a legal approach developed by UO Environmental Law Center Professor Mary Christina Wood. The method is an evolution of public trust doctrine and states that the Earth’s atmosphere is a common resource that governments bear the responsibility to regulate.

“By analogy, imagine you’re on a ship, and there are 100 different rooms on the ship, and every person separately controls a different room,” Wood said. “If you allow one unit to leak, it’s going to ultimately bring down the whole ship. So the trust approach holds everybody accountable for their jurisdiction, and it recognizes that everybody is a co-trustee.”

The most ambitious case brought by Our Children’s Trust may be Juliana v. United States. The case was brought by 21 youth plaintiffs in 2015 and has been featured in countless national media publications, a 60 Minutes special and even a Netflix documentary. The case’s lead plaintiff,

Kelsey Juliana, was a University of Oregon student.

The Juliana case succeeded in the Oregon U.S. District Court, where the federal judge’s opinion stated that “the right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life is fundamental to a free and ordered society.” But during the Trump presidency, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals did not allow the case to go to trial, inspiring protests.

However, on June 1, 2023, Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the case would finally go to trial with an amended complaint that addressed the Ninth Circuit’s complaints. Juliana v. United States now seeks a declaratory judgment that the United States’ reliance on fossil fuels is unconstitutional based on the evidence that for over 50 years the government knowingly accelerated climate change while increasing fossil fuel reliance.

The Juliana case will go to trial in the Oregon U.S. District Court in 2024 at the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse in Eugene. If the case succeeds there, it will proceed to the Ninth Circuit in Los Angeles, and if the plaintiffs win there as well, it will finally be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mirroring the Civil Rights Movement’s legal phase in the mid-1950s, the judicial system has become the next battleground of the climate movement; another lawsuit was filed by the state of California against five major oil companies on Sept. 16. Much like Brown v. Board of Education’s massive victory in school desegregation, Juliana v. United States – if successful – would declare a constitutional right to a livable climate.

“There’s a great similarity with the Juliana case with cases such as Brown, because what the Supreme Court found was that the system of segregation in schools was harming young children,” Phil Gregory, counsel and trial lawyer for both cases, said.

“Separate-but-equal schools were harming children, and it’s that psychological harm to children that was the evidence the Supreme Court used to invalidate segregation in schools.

And so, what we are doing with Our Children’s Trust is saying that the systemic human activities causing greenhouse gas emissions are greatly damaging young people, particularly our youth plaintiffs,” Gregory said.

The similarities between Brown and Juliana don’t end there, though. Part of Brown’s evidence that segregated schools were inherently unequal was the use of segregation’s psychological impact on Black children. Like Brown, the Juliana case will seek to establish the climate crisis’ physical and psychological impact on all young people.

As for Held v. Montana, it specifically ruled that the state’s actions to preserve a fossil-fuel-based energy system were unconstitutional, and that a recent ban on considering fossil fuel emissions in environmental evaluations violated the Montana state constitution, which uniquely provides a “right to a clean and healthful environment.”

However, according to Gregory, the Held verdict will have impacts on states without such constitutional protections. The decision will be read and influence other judges in other states. It also shows that climate cases can successfully go to trial in an expedited fashion, which is necessary given the imminent nature of climate change, and that judges and attorneys can successfully frame a decision around fossil fuelbased energy systems. State and federal agencies will also be able to cite the case when evaluating environmental reviews based on the effects of their potential greenhouse gas emissions.

Finally, in the face of increasing fear and frustration, the climate cases have the opportunity to give young people hope. Nathan Baring, 23 – a plaintiff in the Juliana case from Fairbanks, Alaska – was a member of a climate activist group, Alaska Youth for Environmental Action, in high school when Our Children’s Trust founder Julia Olson contacted the group looking for plaintiffs. He was hesitant at first, due to him being part of the Quaker community.

“It’s not that the Quakers are against lawsuits on principle. It’s just that they don’t tend to be the way we do business because we don’t usually see them as effective in the long run. But at that point, the way that I viewed it was, essentially, you have no direct voice in our government until you’re 18,” he said. “I saw the lawsuit as an important way to give young people, the recipients of our planet’s future, a voice at the table, when energy decisions were being made that didn’t consider them because they weren’t voting.”

Another climate trial filed by Our Children’s Trust in Hawaii is scheduled to begin in summer 2024.

“Sometimes courts can write the kinds of opinions that motivate and inspire,” said Wood. “Yeah, they implement the law, but they can also declare rights and inspire people, and that can take off and be contagious, and that can surmount the apathy out there.”

The Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse is located on East 8th Ave. in Eugene, Ore. (Molly McPherson/Emerald)

2023 EMMY PREDICTIONS

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on Jan. 15, 2024, honoring television’s most acclaimed programs

BY SEAN AVERY • DESIGNED BY RYAN EHRHART

Before the actors’ and writers’ strike halted operations in Hollywood, television’s biggest night was initially scheduled to commence on Sept. 18, 2023.

As the contest between workers and studio executives continues to play out – with the WGA strike having just ended, and SAG-AFTRA meeting with studios on Monday –the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will now take place early next year. It’s the first time the show has been postponed since 2001, following the 9/11 attacks. Despite the delay, I wanted to share my predictions and offer recommendations. With the content train dying down, the current nominees will remain the best TV has to offer for the remainder of the year. I want to preface that these predictions only consider the nominees announced in July. Only programs released from June 1, 2022 until May 31, 2023 are eligible. Additionally, though the ceremony comprises a vast array of awards in several categories, I’ll focus solely on the major awards, including top performances and top programs.

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES — “THE BEAR”

Despite the recent success of fellow nominees “Ted Lasso” and “Abbott Elementary,” the tense and heartfelt “The Bear” is the new top comedy. Its tight-knit ensemble and impressive attention to detail outshine the rest of the stacked category.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES — “SUCCESSION”

This year’s drama honors are not up for debate. “Succession” is not only the most outstanding drama series of the past year, but one of the greatest shows of all time. Its distinctly modern and aggressive writing style realizes the iconic Roy family — a bloodbath of finely tuned and expertly acted personalities. The fourth and final

season is a suspenseful whirlwind of emotions with unexpected twists, poignant sibling dynamics and gripping resolutions.

OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES — “BEEF”

“Beef” is a fresh, dark comedy from Netflix starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. What starts as an offbeat story about road rage slowly unwinds into a bleak and chaotic tale of madness and regret. The leads are hilarious and counter each other perfectly, culminating in a fantastic 10-episode run.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES — JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (“THE BEAR”)

White’s fiery performance showcases his range and brings the troubled Carmy Berzatto to life. It’s not a comedic performance by any means, but I don’t think that should cause any problems regarding

voting. His victory at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards solidified his odds for the top prize.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES — QUINTA BRUNSON (“ABBOTT ELEMENTARY”)

The breakout comedy series “Abbott Elementary” fully displays Brunson’s star power and comedic voice. Her wins at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards all but confirm another victory come January.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES — KIERAN CULKIN (“SUCCESSION”)

This is the most competitive category, pitting on-screen brothers against each other. “Succession” stars Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin capture Kendall and Roman Roy with unforgettable

line deliveries and butting, entitled personalities. I’ll honor Culkin this time around because Strong has won in this category before. His performance this season brought the unpredictable and increasingly vulnerable Roman to new heights.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES — SARAH SNOOK (“SUCCESSION”)

Snook’s ferocious turn as Shiv Roy has yet to receive the awards recognition it deserves. This year is different. There’s no denying her monumental presence in TV’s most acclaimed show. Shiv’s complex relationships with her family and heartbreaking, inescapable marriage give Snook plenty of room to leave her mark — and she executes it perfectly.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE — EVAN PETERS (“DAHMER — MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY”)

Despite the questionable and problematic nature of the limited series, Peters is still excellent as the infamous Jeffrey Dahmer. Although I’m pulling for Steven Yeun to capture this award, Peters’s previous wins make his Emmy consideration all the more likely.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE — JESSICA CHASTAIN (“GEORGE & TAMMY”)

Fresh off her Oscar win in 2022, Chastain is set for more success, portraying country music legend Tammy Wynette. Her win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards makes her a likely choice, though I strongly consider Ali Wong a contender. With such an impressive talent pool, the ceremony can’t come soon enough.

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“BRINGING THE NOISE”: DEDICATION, ENERGY AND THE OREGON MARCHING BAND

IN 2023, THE OREGON MARCHING BAND IS PUSHING THE LIMITS OF THE COLLEGE GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE. HOW DO THEY DO IT?

BY OWEN MURRAY • DESIGNED BY RYAN EHRHART

The football team is undoubtedly the most recognizable tenet of any event — at Autzen Stadium or in venues across the country where America’s most popular sport is played. The players, rivalries and narratives are what draw fans to the stadium. Football is characterized by its investment in teamwork, dedication and investment: idealized traits that fund the glory we search for in the sport.

But the team isn’t the end-all, be-all of the day, and certainly not all that shapes the experience. The production of a football game is made up of a web of groups, from the television crew and stadium announcer to the marching band, cheer team and mascot. In this series, the Daily Emerald recognizes the elements of the gameday experience that often go unnoticed — on every level. Today, we’re highlighting the Oregon Marching Band, a long-standing institution that remains one of the fundamental pieces of the University of Oregon’s sports universe.

Finding pleasure in bringing that experience to a stadium’s worth of people is invaluable; it’s something that I’ve been doing since my freshman year of high school. It’s a sort of project that brings people together in a way that mimics what we idealize as a football team’s mentality. The Oregon Marching Band rehearsed for 12 hours every day for two weeks in order to prepare for games against Hawaii and Colorado.

It was, to say the least, a fantastic experience. A whirlwind of learning, culminating in two Saturdays of college football, proves that what happens behind the scenes is just as important as the weekend festivities. The OMB performed two halftime shows, featuring music from the “Rocky

Horror Picture Show” and “Lilo and Stitch,” as well as music spanning eras from the 1930s to the 2010s with “Sing Sing Sing” and Walk the Moon’s “Shut Up And Dance.”

In a program that mimics the preseason work that garners football teams plaudits, students arrived on campus two weeks before the first day of classes in order to memorize music, develop shows and prepare for the upcoming season. That embedded attitude is what draws attention to the band; their hard work, while sometimes difficult to notice, shows up on game day.

OMB trombonist Jay Fuchser said, “I think that, without the band, [the game]’s kind of dry. We guide students and fans into this ‘hype’ environment.” Fuchser, in their third year with the program, traveled to San Diego with the band last year to perform at the Holiday Bowl, where the Ducks faced off against the University of North Carolina in an eventual 28-27 win for Oregon. For the band, Fuchser says, the experience was, “a lot of exciting things; [the Holiday Bowl organizers] did a lot for the band.”

A quick look at the band’s mission statement reveals their dedication and commitment to, as they say, “[enhancing] the Oregon collegiate experience while positively representing the University of Oregon.” For anyone who attends a game at Autzen Stadium (or Matthew Knight Arena, for that matter), it’s obvious that they have met and exceeded their goal. The band presents a facet of the experience so valuable that it’s unthinkable for the fans and team to have a day without them.

From their section sitting behind the west endzone, they facilitate a multitude of parts of home gamedays, including their pregame show

(the day’s first performance of “Mighty Oregon,” alongside the national anthem and the player tunnel), to the provisory soundtrack of the game: every Bucky Irving first down, Bo Nix bomb and defensive shutdown is punctuated by the horns and drums of the band.

At halftime, hundreds of members take the field to present a choreographed show featuring the wind and percussion ensemble alongside percussionists that add an extra dimension to the performance. It’s a tradition that spans across college football, but it’s the heart that the performers put in that makes it special.

The ensemble returns to the stands for the second half — not taking a minute off — as they bring classics like “Crazy in Love” and “Lovestoned” to life. This is where the second portion of their mission statement makes its final bow: “Our high-caliber musical and visual performances engage the crowd at home and abroad. We take pride in our values of education and professionalism, as well as our student-led tradition of excellence as reflected in our rehearsals and public appearances.” These are musicians pouring every effort into making music that illustrates the whirlwind of emotions that sports can provide; every note is imbued with the same qualities of the football as it arcs through the air.

In Fuchser’s eyes, the band “brings the noise” to the game. “It’s exciting,” he said. “It channels all of the energy.”

When the OMB returns to Autzen Stadium for the Ducks’ next home game on Oct. 21, it’ll be with the same vigor and enthusiasm that has come to embody the Oregon spirit. Like many aspects of the Oregon football experience, they often go without the proper recognition, but it’s their music that brings the game to life.

The University of Oregon Ducks football team defeated the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in a home match at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., on Sept. 16, 2023. (Eric Becker/Emerald)

SILENCING THE NOISE BY MAKING YOUR OWN

How the Oregon Ducks and Autzen noise knocked undefeated Colorado all the way back to Boulder

BY BRADY RUTH • DESIGNED BY ESTHER SZETO

Is this what happens when things get “personal”?

After monumental amounts of hype, coverage and support, the No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes dropped a dud in their 42-6 loss to the No. 10 Oregon Ducks.

“I’m not going to say we felt disrespected,” Oregon defensive back Evan Williams said. “But we definitely had a chip on our shoulder. We try not to pay too much attention to the outside noise.”

That outside noise was silenced by the Oregon defense on Saturday.

Colorado’s offensive line got worked all day long. In what has been Oregon defense’s best game of the season by far, the Ducks sacked Shedeur Sanders seven times for a loss of 73 yards. They held the Buffaloes to just 199 yards of total offense.

“Every day, we talk about toughness,” Oregon defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus said. “Today, we showed our toughness. We don’t make it about just talking.”

In three home games this year, Oregon is allowing approximately 8.3 points per game. The Ducks’ seven-sack day is their first since they recorded seven sacks against Cal in 2017.

Seven sacks. Six points allowed. Dominant.

It wasn’t until late in the third quarter that Colorado finally got into the positive numbers for rushing yards for the last time. One of the Buffaloes’ most competitive battles of the day was bouncing between having negative and positive rushing yards. They finished with 40. Oregon finished with 42 points.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning repeatedly said he didn’t want his team to get too excited about one game. Even in the areas that the team excelled in — like the pass rush — they aren’t at a point where they can’t continue to get better.

But the offense had an incredible day, too.

The Ducks walked all over the Colorado defense, seemingly toying with the Buffaloes as they scored touchdown after touchdown. Bo Nix threw for 276 yards and three touchdown passes in another tremendous outing. Nix demonstrated everything one could want in a quarterback on Saturday.

Nix’s lone mistake came on an interception to Jaquez Robinson. It was not only Nix’s first interception — and Oregon’s first turnover — of the season, it was also the Ducks’ first first-half offensive drive at Autzen that hasn’t resulted in points.

Few people were expecting to see backup-quarterback Ty Thompson take the

field on Saturday. But with Oregon already up 42-0 on the No. 19 ranked team in the country, Lanning made the move early in the fourth quarter.

Maybe Colorado truly was just “fighting for clicks,” as Lanning alluded to pregame, but it looked more like the Buffs were just fighting to get off the field on defense.

At the end of the first half, six Oregon players had more total yards than all of Colorado’s offense (21).

In a game that featured two Top-20 ranked teams, Oregon’s biggest challenger was again its own penalties.

The Ducks had nine penalties for 80 yards in the win. Self-inflicted wounds, as Lanning calls them, have been a struggle for Oregon all season long. It’s something that Lanning says his team will continue to work on, but again emphasized that he doesn’t want his squad to get too caught up with one game.

Autzen Stadium was absolutely electric. A sold-out, striped-out crowd of 59,889 — the sixth-largest in Autzen Stadium’s history — served as a huge part of Oregon’s statement win.

“[Crowd noise] was huge,” Williams said. “It affected their communication. It was rocking today to say the least. It was tough to make calls to the person standing five feet away from you.”

The student section is often criticized for leaving after “Shout!”

But with Oregon leading 42-0 at the end of the third quarter, there wasn’t much enticing the students to stay until the end — aside from watching Deion Sanders walk off the field after the first loss of his coaching career.

Oregon’s first punt came with less than nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, and even that one was downed at the Colorado 7-yard line. Absolutely everything went the Ducks’ way in their conference opener. Even when Colorado added a garbage-time touchdown late, Oregon blocked the extra point and stifled the glimpse of the Buffaloes’ offense.

The constant chants of “overrated” from the student section weren’t quite as loud as the hype surrounding the Buffaloes was entering Saturday. But the chants will be the main takeaway — and reminder — of Oregon’s incredible day.

The Oregon defense was unstoppable, only allowing 199 yards of total Colorado offense. The Oregon Ducks football team defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 42-6 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., on Sept. 23, 2023. (Kai Kanzer/Emerald)

INSIDE PAT “HIS DUDENESS” KILKENNY’S TENURE AS OREGON ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Far from the most notable “PK” in Eugene, Pat Kilkenny has left a mark of his own

BY JOE KRASNOWSKI • DESIGNED BY ESTHER SZETO

On the University of Oregon athletic directors’ Wikipedia page, there is a table that lists former “ADs” of UO and their alma maters. Rob Mullens, West Virginia University; Bill Moos, Washington State University; and Pat Kilkenny, none.

None.

Kilkenny, whom the Oregon baseball’s “PK Park” is named after, has been an entrepreneur his whole life.

After moving from his hometown of Heppner, Ore., to Southern California where he uprooted a mono-line insurance company, Kilkenny received a phone call from the late Jud Heathcote.

Heathcote, who was the Michigan State basketball coach for 19 years, recommended to Kilkenny that he create the initiative to build a new basketball arena in Eugene. On Feb.14, 2007, Kilkenny was hired as the university’s athletic director, all while having worked a grand total of zero days within any school’s athletic department.

From insurance mogul to athletic director at a Power Five school, Kilkenny did things his own way. You don’t have a nameplate in your office titled “His Dudeness” (from the Big Lebowski) without being a little bit strange.

His first order of business as athletic director? Buying out his predecessor.

Kilkenny was a significant donor in the university’s $2 million buyout to previous athletic director Moos. Kilkenny classified the buyout of Moos as necessary and “a fitting end for a person who served the university well.”

“I selected Pat because he is clearly best able to provide an immediate impact to the University of Oregon athletic department,” then UO President Dave Frohnmayer said in a press release in 2007.

An immediate impact is exactly what Kilkenny made. A week after he was hired, construction started on the UO’s new basketball stadium, Matthew Knight Arena. The building was finished in record time and spearheaded by a $100 million dollar donation from Kilkenny’s friend and fellow “PK,” Phil Knight.

Matthew Knight Arena opened on Jan. 13, 2011, less than two years after the construction process had begun. The $200 million dollar project was the most expensive basketball arena in all of college basketball. Kilkenny finished his work on revamping the basketball program by hiring current head coach, Dana Altman. In the final year of his contract, Altman took the Ducks to their first Final Four appearance in 78 years.

Kilkenny rejuvenated the Oregon baseball program, too. During his tenure as AD, he reinstated the baseball program as a university-funded sport. Kilkenny’s work on the baseball stadium, which included installing a beer garden (the first in a Pac-12 baseball stadium) and facilitating renting out PK Park to the Eugene Emeralds — the San Francisco Giants’ High-A affiliate, for home games — led to the stadium being titled in Kilkenny’s namesake.

After Oregon baseball’s Pac-12 championship win over Arizona in 2023, Kilkenny was out on the field celebrating with the Ducks. Oregon’s advancement to college baseball’s super-regionals this past season meant PK Park hosted all three of the Duck’s games. The Ducks’ baseball team — which hadn’t existed for 27 years until Kilkenny’s tenure as AD — finished just one win away from making the College Baseball World Series.

Kilkenny was monumental. Oregon baseball coach Mark Wasikowski couldn’t agree more. “We wouldn’t be anywhere without that guy,” Wasikowski said in an interview with John Canzanzo.

Via a podcast done in 2022, Kilkenny cited his contentment with his oversight of the building of Matthew Knight Arena and the soon-to-be PK Park as reasons for his stepping down.

In 2009, Kilkenny officially stepped down as athletic director. “The job is really hard, and honestly there’s not a lot of fun at all,” Kilkenny said. “When I first got there it was about building the arena; it ended up being about a lot of other things.”

Back home in Southern California, with newfound time on his hands, Kilkenny has focused his efforts on the “Lucky Duck Foundation,” which distributed over 1.5 million meals to the homeless population in the greater San Diego community. By raising attention to politicians about the ongoing homeless issue in

San Diego, the Lucky Duck Foundation focuses on shelters, employment and job opportunities for the homeless. Through the help of a team of 16 board members, “we make a difference,” Kilkenny said via the podcast, “We’re quite proud of it.” Both in service and in Ducks sports, Kilkenny’s life has left an impact.

Banners commemorating former Oregon Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny line the outside of the baseball stadium named in his honor. (Eric Becker/Emerald)

RECAPPING THE FIRST WEEK OF PAC-12 CONFERENCE PLAY

Several ranked teams lost on Saturday while others had themselves quite the day

Pac-12 conference play is off to an incredibly entertaining start. No. 10 Oregon (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) shocked a lot of fans with its 42-6 full-dominance win over No. 19 Colorado (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12). Other teams demonstrated that they are more than ready to compete for the final Pac-12 Championship title.

NO. 21 WASHINGTON STATE UPSETS NO. 14 OREGON STATE IN 38-35 WIN

Washington State (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) might be the most slept-on team in the conference. The Cougars now have two ranked wins under their belt and have an offense that’s yet to be stopped. Quarterback Cameron Ward had 404 passing yards against a Beaver defense that was supposed to be OSU’s main strength this season. Washington State certainly has the eyes of the nation now and will look to beat UCLA (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) after a week of rest in Week 5.

Oregon State quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei did not look good despite his offense scoring 35 points. He was held to 198 passing yards and threw an interception in the loss. The now-No. 19 Beavers (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) look to regroup in what will be a huge home game next Friday against No. 10 Utah (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12).

NO. 11 UTAH SNEAKS OUT 14-7 WIN OVER NO. 22 UCLA

The Utah defense snagged an interception on the first play of the game and took it all the way back for a touchdown. That defensive score would turn out to be the difference in a game that featured three turnovers and less than 500 combined yards of total offense. But as has been a theme of Utah’s for multiple seasons now, the Utes just seem to find a way to win games. They’ll take on Oregon State in Corvallis next Friday.

Freshman quarterback Dante Moore has been concerningly underwhelming in his time as a Bruin. His costly interception paired with the seven sacks he took sucked all the air out of a season that had been off to a nice start. UCLA had nine rushing yards and allowed Utah’s Jonah Elliss to record 3.5 sacks in one of the worst offensive performances in recent Bruins’ history. UCLA looks to avoid being No. 16 Washington State’s latest victim in a couple of weeks after a bye in Week 5.

NO. 5 USC PULLS AWAY LATE TO SECURE 42-28 WIN OVER ARIZONA STATE

The Trojans (4-0, 2-0 Pac-12) had two weeks to prepare for the Sun Devils and still allowed an Arizona State offense that’s still looking for its identity to score four touchdowns. Outside of Heisman-winning quarterback Caleb Williams, USC really didn’t look overly impressive in the closerthan-it-should-have-been clash with ASU. The Trojans will travel to Boulder to take on a Colorado team coming off its first loss of the season.

Arizona State (1-3, 0-1 Pac-12) looked a lot better than many thought it would against such a highly-ranked USC squad. The Sun Devils put together a strand of solid scoring drives in their loss. However, effort and wins aren’t the same. The Sun Devils will take on Cal (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) next Saturday.

NO. 8 WASHINGTON STEAMROLLS CAL IN 59-32 WIN

Michael Penix Jr. put on another masterclass Saturday night against the Golden Bears. Despite being pulled late in Washington’s (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) win to avoid injury, he still managed to throw for 304 yards, four touchdowns and had just six incompletions. The Huskies’ defense allowing Cal to score five touchdowns could be concerning for Washington fans, but it might not matter if the offense keeps putting these kinds of games together. The No. 7 Huskies will play at Arizona (31, 1-0 Pac-12) next Saturday night.

California’s offense looked pretty good against Washington, although some garbage-time scores padded the Bears’ stats on Saturday. It’s no secret that Cal isn’t competing for a Pac-12 Championship this year, but if the team keeps playing like this, a couple of conference wins aren’t unrealistic for the Golden Bears in 2023. They’ll play Arizona State in Berkeley next week.

ARIZONA SNEAKS OUT 21-20 WIN OVER STANFORD

The Wildcats certainly didn’t play their best ball on Saturday. However, by not turning the ball over and relying on its

BY BRADY RUTH • DESIGNED BY LIZ BLODGETT

defense, Arizona was able to take advantage of a weaker Stanford (1-3, 0-2 Pac-12) opponent and secure a win. The Wildcats look to surprise Washington in Week 5.

Stanford really isn’t expected to do much this year, so a loss to Arizona isn’t overly surprising. The Cardinal host No. 9 Oregon next Saturday as Bo Nix and the Ducks hope to continue their hot start

Bucky Irving (0) led the Ducks in rushing yards with 89 on just 10 attempts, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Kai Kanzer/Emerald)