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years have shown fluctuations in Oregon basketball’s Academic Progress Rate. The Louisville Cardinals, and many other teams, are beating Oregon in more ways than one. The Oregon men’s basketball team, Pac-12 champions for the first time in six years, made an astounding run in the NCAA tournament before being defeated by top-ranked Louisville in a 40-minute war of attrition. But the hardwood isn’t the only place where the Cardinals beat the Ducks. According to a study by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics at the University of Central Florida, Oregon is one of six teams in the 2013 NCAA tournament that would be ineligible for postseason play under tougher academic standards in the next two years. The NCAA board of directors approved changes to Academic Progress Rate standards back in 2011. Those changes take effect in the 2014-15 season. For championships in 2014-15, teams must earn a 930 four-year average APR or a 940 average over the most recent two years to participate. In 201516 and beyond, teams must earn a four-year APR of 930 to compete in championships. The Ducks’ current multi-year APR sits at 926 — currently not a problem — but without improvement it could lead to being left without an invitation to the big dance, or any dance. These rates are calculated by looking at the academic progress of each student athlete on a team who receive financial aid. Each team receives one point for retention and one point for eligibility, totaling a possible two points per athlete. A team’s total points are added up and divided by the points possible, then multiplied by 1,000 to find the APR score. The TIDES study uses a multi-year average rather than any one particular season. Gary Gray, senior associate athletic director for compliance, says the new rules won’t change how the athletic department functions because it’s always looking to boost student athlete APR across all sports in order to serve the mission of helping athletes reach their goals, whether that be a degree or professional accreditation. “It doesn’t change how we operate — APRs are a constant topic of conversation in the department for all teams as well as for all of our studentathletes,” Gray said. “Our goal is to provide the best possible student-athlete experience.” The Ducks’ APR took a dip in 2010, landing at just 870. The rating was better in 2011, yet dismal still at 912. In 2012, the Ducks were better, gaining 38 points to land at a comfy 950. So if the team’s score is steadily rising, why might the Ducks be ineligible? It has to do with the 926 multi-year average, ruined by poor performance in previous years. Craig Pintens, senior associate athletic director for marketing and public relations, is confident the team will be eligible under the new rule changes affirming in an email that, “We will comply next
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year.” Other top teams in the tournament such as Louisville, Duke and Michigan scored much higher than the Ducks at 965, 995 and 1,000 (a perfect score), respectively, over a four-year period. Steve Stolp, director for student athlete services, says the team’s low average APR can be explained by the transition between coaching staffs over the previous four years. “The deficiency is primarily explained by the number of basketball players that transferred out of the Oregon program in the coaching transition between Ernie Kent and Dana Altman,” Stolp said. “Coach Altman started in April of 2010. Since then, we have had single-year rates above 950.” Stolp and the rest of the student athlete support team will need to match the upward trend of the Ducks’ on-court performance with their grades if the team seeks further success in the post-season. The upward trend of Oregon’s success, both in the classroom and on the court, is reminiscent b y s a m s t i t e s , @ ss t i t e s 1 2
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Q&A on viral anti-rape youtube video The following is a Q & A conducted by The Emerald’s Craig Garcia with Samantha Stendal. Stendal is a sophomore cinema studies major at the University of Oregon. She recently made a video titled, “A Needed Response” – a 25-second video that was inspired by the Steubenville rape case. The video has gone viral and is getting national news attention. The video is almost at 2 million views. Are you pretty shocked? Yeah, I’m still pretty surprised. I’m really happy that the message is getting out there and that people are taking an interest. And has the video been up for even a week yet? Yeah, I came up with the idea for the video Monday or Tuesday of finals week and I shot it Wednesday of finals week. We put the video up Thursday night or Friday morning, and then things started to get crazy by Friday afternoon. So you made this video for it to serve as a response to the Steubenville case? Yeah, during finals week while I was studying I was reading up on the Steubenville rape case and it was just frustrating to me how the media was covering it and just seeing the general victim blaming that was going on online and I just wanted to put something positive out there. Even with the multiple sexual assault cases that are on our campus, was the Steubenville case the only motivation to do the video? Definitely part of it was in response to the Steubenville rape case but there is a lot of sexual assault that occurs on [the UO] campus and sadly we only hear of the ones that are reported while there are plenty more going unreported. In general, I hope that people that were sexually assaulted can see this video and see how popular it’s gotten and hopefully it’ll show them that they do have a support group out there and that people do support them. I just want this to promote being a decent human being. Has anyone involved with the Steubenville case contacted you since the video? I actually had a phone interview with WTOV (local Steubenville channel) and it was pretty crazy to be speaking from someone directly in that area. The video has over 6,000 comments
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Two characters from Samantha Stendal’s anti-rape video: “A Needed Response.” The video suggests the instead of raping her, he should just put a blanket over her.
on YouTube. Have you seen any structured criticism towards the video? I haven’t read through all of the comments, but it is interesting to see the response that it’s getting. I appreciate the people who say things like, “You should’ve brought her a bucket” or “You should’ve called 911 in that type of situation.” That’s the kind of discussion I want to happen. I want people to go away with what the girl could’ve done and to focus more on how we should be treating a person when they’re in such a vulnerable state. Seeing the positive responses is, of course, wonderful but also seeing the negative responses with people going online and saying, “No, drunk girl should’ve been raped.” It’s horrifying to me but it’s also eye-opening to people that are interested in this video and to show that there still needs to be a discussion about what consent looks like in this community. And of course, there are also people who just write outrageous comments on YouTube just because they can take claim to an anonymous name, and get away with writing something terrible. Exactly. There are a lot of trolls online so I don’t take it to heart. Is there anything else you’d like to say about the video? Yeah, I mean, my video is directly about a boy and a girl but despite your gender you should be treated with respect.
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compare the average price,” Hudson said. However, CPI isn’t aiming to be a finder site. Although plans to add a finder option are in the works, Hudson and Slotin said the site is targeted to retailers and investors who can use the data to analyze product categories and trends and compare markets. According to Hudson, this allows businesses to forecast and compare average prices. “People who are putting their life savings into stores, into small farms, they need to know what product to be producing and stores need to know what price they can expect to get,” Hudson said. According to Slotin, the data CPI provides is especially important as marijuana legalization gains support. After marijuana legalization measures passed in Washington and Colorado last November, Slotin believes widespread legalization is inevitable. “One of our main intents is to be more big-picture and futurethinking with this,” Slotin said. “The idea is that (marijuana) will be federally legal in the foreseeable future.” As legalization gains support, Slotin and Hudson hope the website can act as a bridge between the marijuana industry and investors who currently view it as a highrisk commodity to invest in. By compiling data about the industry, Slotin said the website is giving investors a tool to work with and understand the industry. According to Hudson, this is particularly important as the prospect of widespread marijuana legalization becomes more likely. “When (legalization) happens, they’re going to need a price index,” he said.
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The Ducks will lose senior leader and top scorer E.J. Singler along with three other seniors: Tony Woods, Carlos Emory and Arsalan Kazemi. All four of the seniors were pivotal for UO this season as Woods developed into a well-rounded big man Emory was a scoring spark off the bench and an exciting playmaker. In just one year, Kazemi helped skyrocket Oregon’s rebounding prowess and was a great defender. Singler was the program’s unquestioned captain, being the only player on the team who had spent all four years in Eugene. The loss of these major contributors is a big blow to the team but such is the nature of college basketball eligibility. While some stars fade, new ones have already risen for the Ducks, none more evident in the young, core nucleus of Dominic Artis, Damyean Dotson and Ben Carter. Artis and Dotson started every game they were available for and the pair turned heads across the country as well as in the locker room. “I couldn’t be more proud of Dot and D.A., what they showed through out the year shows great confidence, it shows great skill level,” Carter said of his friends. “Very talented young men,” Oregon head coach Dana Altman said of Dotson and Artis. “They’re two guys we can build around. Their experience will help them.” Artis played in 28 games for Oregon, averaging 8.5 points per game for the year along with an average 3.2 assists. He was integral in the Ducks’ early season success. His long absence due to injury showed his
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value — the Ducks floundered without him. He struggled in his return from injury but in the game against Louisville he seemed back to his aggressive, attack-the-hoop style, scoring 12 points. Dotson started all 37 games this year and was a steady scorer the entire way. In the Pac-12 Tournament as well as March Madness, he turned it up a notch, scoring above his season average of 11.4 points, in six consecutive games. If Artis and Dotson are Exhibit A of things to look forward to next season, Ben Carter is B. A 6-foot-8 forward, Carter played in many games, logging 10 minutes on average. He improved greatly as the season wore on, looking more and more comfortable later in the season. Carter never scored much but proved capable of hitting jump shots when given the opportunity. Look for him to potentially break into the starting lineup next October. Guards Willie Moore and Fred Richardson III didn’t play much as freshmen this year but will likely play meaningful minutes as reserves for Artis and Dotson next season. Austin Kuemper is the last freshman who will return, having played sparingly in garbage minutes this year. He is a good shooter (8for-14 this season) with a lengthy 6-foot-9 frame. “All the freshmen, we are going to have a lot of experience because we actually got a chance to play this year,” Dotson
said. “Next year we going to be way more aggressive and we just going to know what to do when this time comes.” Artis, Dotson and Carter will likely fill three starting spots next season, leaving center and small forward open. When Tony Woods came to Oregon as a junior transfer, he needed time to develop, by the time his two-year stint ended on Friday, he had upped his scoring average from 6.8 to 8.9 and become a more fluid player. The Ducks hope for the same thing from similar-sized Waverly Austin. Austin played 11 minutes on average, backing up Woods as a junior transfer. Just like Woods, he stands 6-foot-11 and seemed clunky at points. If he is more aggressive and physical down low next year, he could produce at a higher level like Woods. Austin will likely hold down the starting center spot. The Ducks have a junior college commit in Elgin Cook who could challenge for the small forward spot. Tyree and Tyrell Robinson are primarily football-focused but have great talent and will likely see some time on the hardwood. The x-factor for Oregon next year could be whether the Ducks land one of the nation’s top-five prospects: Aaron Gordon. At 6-foot-8 and 215 pounds, Gordon is a blend of size and athleticism and has Oregon on his short list. With so much returning and potentially incoming talent, Carter summarized next season’s prospects best. “Sky is the limit for this team, with our younger guys,” he said. B y J a c k s o n L o n g , @ j a cks o n c l o n g
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The Ducks should keep their heads held high INDIANAPOLIS — The wall partitions are thin in Lucas Oil Stadium. Upsettingly thin if you are the Oregon Ducks. Minutes after their season had ended at the hands of Louisville, the Oregon players sat on foldable chairs in their locker room with dazed looks on their faces. Through the skimpy walls, the victorious Cardinals could be heard yelling and chanting in celebration for their advancement to the Elite Eight. Johnathan Loyd muttered to himself and paced the length of the locker room repeatedly. Dominic Artis covered his face with his hands to hide the tears. Ben Carter slowly unlaced his shoes, as if actually removing them from his feet would really mean the year was over. While a loss is tough to take, especially one that caps a season for young men with so much invested, the Ducks have nothing to hang their head about. This was a team that was picked to finish seventh in its own conference and instead earned the Pac-12 championship along with some surprise March Madness wins. Some people would say Louisville was plainly a better squad — myself being one of them. Others would argue that had it not been for a bad start, the Ducks could have realized victory on Friday. Well, great teams like Louisville force terrible starts for other teams. Great teams like Louisville don’t relinquish the lead, no matter how hard their opponent charges. I’m not saying Oregon was not destined to lose this game, and, as reality proves, the Ducks were not destined to win it. The Ducks simply walked through the door with less than Louisville did. Oregon dug deep with grit beyond expectation but the harsh truth of being an inferior squad was apparent. What the Ducks should be proud of is making it this far no matter how uncomforting that is. Oregon should hold itself in high regard for proving people wrong and winning the Pac-12 and beating Oklahoma State and Saint Louis. Self-esteem should be tops for UO for covering the 10-point spread, for coming back from 18 down to bring the margin to just six. This is a team that lost its vital starting point guard for a huge chunk of the year. A three-game losing streak in the wake of losing Artis in February could have sunk the season. Dropping two games to inferior squads to close the regular season could have ruined the conference tournament. Lack of a killer instinct against Washington two weeks ago could have been the last game of the year. But the Ducks said nay to all of the above and shrugged off difficulty to survive and advance. While tonight they hit the brick wall of Louisville, there is solace in knowing the Ducks have the tools and confidence in place to return to this position in the near future, and scale the pinnacle teams to compete at the highest level. Damyean Dotson said it best when he answered my question of whether his team would return to the Sweet 16 next season. “Oh, for sure,” he said. And next March, Dotson and his teammates will look to be the ones making a ruckus that emanates through thin room dividers.
Jackson Long is a sports reporter for the Emerald. He traveled across the country to cover the NCAA tournament. Follow him on Twitter: @jacksonclong.
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Remember when Lara Croft was just a pair of breasts with a gun? Anyone old enough to have handled a PlayStation controller without DualShock support does. The newest “Tomb Raider,” a reboot of the entire series and an origin story for its female adventurer, does an amazing job of making Lara more than a scantily clad Indiana Jones wannabe. She laughs. She cries. She gets her ass kicked and dishes back the pain in spades. The folks at Crystal Dynamics gave their hero depth — “Tomb Raider” has been highly regarded among the gaming press for furthering gender equality in video games. It’s a trend that’s been gaining traction, particularly as of late (and it’s about damn time). “Bioshock Infinite,” Irrational Games’ newest tale of a dystopian society gone wrong, features a deuteragonist named Elizabeth who saves the male player’s ass repeatedly throughout the game’s 12- to 16-hour duration. And rather than acting as the standard damsel in distress throughout Booker DeWitt’s adventure in the floating city of Columbia, Elizabeth is a key player in the plot, whose influence affects in-game events just as much as the player character. She’s on equal footing with every male character in the game, often becoming the driving force behind the events in “Infinite.” But there’s a game studio that has both Irrational Games and Crystal Dynamics beat in the gender equality department, a firm that launches players into adventure with one simple question: Are you a boy or a girl? That studio is The Pokémon Company. Ever since “Pokémon Crystal” was released in Japan in 2000 — the game hit North America in 2001 — players have chosen between male and female avatars for their Pocket Monster adventures. The overall story and individual interactions the player has with non-playable characters following this decision aren’t altered by their choice of gender in the least. Boys and girls in the Pokémon World are treated the exact same regardless of circumstance. The next step would be for The Pokémon Company and Nintendo to include a transgendered or gender-neutral protagonist in future titles. Now that’d be progress that hasn’t been seen in mainstream gaming. But you’ve gotta hand it to those quirky Japanese game developers: They sure know the value of creating an inclusive experience. How else would the main series have sold nearly 134 million units by 2011? The new Lara Croft in “Tomb Raider” and “Bioshock Infinite’s” Elizabeth may have paved a positive path for gender roles on home consoles as of late, but let’s not forget the girls who laid the foundation on every one of Nintendo’s handheld platforms, from Kanto to Unova.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You probably don’t want to spend a lot of time learning how to work a tool in order to do a job. You just want to do the job. And yet, taking the time to master your tools now will save you time in the end. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Many around you won’t share your mood, and you may find that quite all right. After all, can we really assume that being happy is better than all of the other emotional tones a person could be? GEMINI (May 21-June 21). How things change. You are in the process of fashioning a weird little family out of these people you once hardly knew -- and perhaps weren’t even sure you wanted to know. CANCER (June 22-July 22). If the choice is to join a group or go it alone, this is an excellent time to bond with a few diverse personalities. When one person is tired and ready to give up, another person will be up and ready to help. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The bigger your heart gets the less you feel the need to protect yourself. You learn that you can gather your strength from many sources instead of from the small, self-serving pool of the ego. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). As the sign that rules natural growth, you know that everything takes time. For instance, after you plant a seed in the ground, you don’t dig it up every few hours to see how it’s doing. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may have the urge to travel with a posse. There is strength in numbers, after all. But be careful, and use your judgment. If you bring too many people, you could actually be perceived as insecure.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll have the choice to play the hero, the villain or the helpless victim who needs saving. All three characters are necessary in drama. Lighten up, choose a role, and have some fun with it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The sparkle of charisma that keeps your phone buzzing today could be blamed on the moon in your sign, or possibly on your utterly unselfconscious way of dealing with people. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). On the other side of a realization is a ticket to ride the next train to the destination of your choice. But you must first have the realization. It’s how you pay the fare. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Expectations, your own and other people’s, have a way of changing your experience of reality. But you can always choose to see things differently than the way everyone around you sees them. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your dual nature is fascinating to those around you. You can be many things at once. Even when you feel skeptical or afraid, there’s still a part of you that is bold and ready for whatever comes. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 1). You go into the year with great passion and are willing to perform self-sacrificing acts to keep relationships strong and love alive. Pull back a bit in May, though, to allow others to rise to the occasion of returning your affection. June brings a financial breakthrough, and in July, you’ll invest in an exciting new venture. Aquarius and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 22, 24 and 16. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
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iTunes Store and now it’s streaming services where the idea of owning music is a thing of the past. Although these streaming services, like Pandora and Spotify, are conceptually enticing, they lack several key components that keep paying customers distant. For one, these services don’t provide a feeling of ownership. Take Spotify for instance: if you choose to go ad-free and pay the monthly fee, you’re only paying to allow yourself to listen to the music. For some listeners, that poses a significant drawback to buying into these services. According to an NPR article, “Music-streaming services have been trying to win over two types of customers: a younger generation that doesn’t buy at all and an older generation that still likes owning physical albums.” Younger generations, like our own, have grown comfortable with the idea of
First it was compact discs, then it was mp3s and the iTunes store and now it’s streaming services not paying for music. We’ve been spoiled by file-sharing networks. Older generations, like our parents, love the feeling of having a physical product. It’s a difficult challenge for these streaming services, and it may be a costly one if they don’t figure out a way to convince these demographics of the benefits of their services. Moreover, The New York Times reported that Apple is planning on developing a service that would rival existing streaming services and further complicate competition within the growing field of Internet radio. Apple plans on creating a product that would send streams of music customized to users’ tastes. Not only do these streaming services need to compete for more customers to salvage their bottom line, they now have a looming threat of Apple stepping into their market. Streaming services have a challenging road ahead and as technology continues to change they may find themselves in even more challenging positions in months to come. Only time will tell what the next medium of music consumption will be. b y k e v i n p i a s k o w s k i , @ k _ p i a sk o wsk i
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What makes the F-Bomb acceptable? Violence, sex, horror and fantasy are great facilitators in films to pinpoint a scene as momentous. Suddenly, someone gets their head chopped off. Hey, that guy just took flight. Look, a first kiss! But critical moments don’t need to be nearly so complex. Sometimes, all that’s needed is a simple “what the fuck?” Motion Picture Association of America regulations allow PG-13 movies one non-sexual usage of the f-word. The word can be used only once and only as an expletive. Arbitrary? Definitely. Hilarious if handled correctly? Of course. Using the f-word more than once bumps the rating up to R, severely limiting a film’s audience and affecting box-office numbers. Many films that remain within the boundaries of PG-13 restrictions do not take advantage of the onetime cuss word allowance, and, it’s often for the best. Imagine if Robert Downey, Jr. had dropped a hard “f” as Sherlock Holmes. How awkward would it have been if Indiana Jones had let one slip, or if Samwise had reacted a little too strongly to Frodo’s mood swings? Often, an f-word just doesn’t fit and would seem to be there mostly for shock value. But, occasionally, a single f-word is all the script needs for a scene to go from forgettable to significant. Would Wolverine’s cameo in “X-Men: First Class” have been nearly as characteristic and hilarious if he had told Magneto and Professor X, “go fornicate with yourself”? Would the backlash against Ron Burgundy have been as believable if the “Anchorman” star had instead ended his report with a tamer, “Go fudge yourself, San Diego”? Additionally, would any other reaction have been appropriate to Emma Stone seeing Ryan Gosling’s quite f-wordworthy abs in “Crazy, Stupid, Love”?
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The film industry is good at many things, not least of which is the ability to embrace restrictions (however strangely specific and nitpicky they may seem). Whether or not a 13-yearold is more or less scarred by a single use of this expletive or multiple seems of little consequence — what’s more significant is determining the proper place for it on the big screen. Sam Bouchat is the Emerald’s film and TV reporter.
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