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With spring term just around the corner, the ASUO election season will soon be upon us. Deadlines to run for office are coming up: Applications to run as a candidate in any ASUO election are due by March 13. But in order to file for candidacy, students must meet the criteria to be a member of ASUO. “To be an ASUO member, you must be a half-time enrolled student, graduate or undergraduate, you must have [paid] the incidental fee in that current term and you have to go to UO,” Becky Girvan, director of ASUO, said.

There are 38 available positions in the upcoming ASUO elections, including financial and academic senators, financial committee members and the ASUO president and vice president.

According to Girvan, the president is the only position within the executive branch that is elected, and the candidates are able to choose whether their vice presidents are on the ballot with them or appointed after they take office on May 25.

After being elected, a president is tasked with setting forth a Fulfilment of Duties document outlining what they intend to focus on during their term. This document is due within the first month after they take office.

Senators are split into two different types: finance senators and academic senators. Both finance and academic senators fulfill general tasks outlined in

the ASUO constitution, such as holding office hours and attending senatorial meetings. Students can decide which kind of senate seat they would want to run for.

Outside of the general requirements, finance senators serve on one of the four ASUO finance committees: the Athletic and Contracts Finance Committee, Erb Memorial Union Board, Department Finance Committee and the Programs Finance Committee. A finance senator’s job after being elected includes going to the respective finance committee meetings and being available to the constituents in which they fund.

An academic senator’s duties revolve around the major in which they run to represent. The only extra requirement before a candidate can run for an academic senator position is that they are enrolled in the major they are running to represent. For instance, a journalism major can only run for the School of Journalism and Communication senate seat.

Finance committee members are elected to the individual committees and do not serve as student senators. According to Girvan, the committee members have similar jobs to the finance senators, except they only serve the committee they are elected to, not the senate.

On Friday, the rules for the 2020 ASUO elections were approved by the ASUO constitutional court. Zack Johnson, the

appointed ASUO elections coordinator, drafted the election rules in order to reform some of the issues within the previous election rules.

“Many of the changes made were minor and related to structural and grammatical elements within the document,” Johnson said. “However, more substantial changes involve campaign finance regulation, release of donor information, and signatures required to run.”

This year, the identities of all donors will be disclosed to the public. “The onus then is shifted to individual candidates and campaigns to run efficient and transparent donation collection processes,” Johnson said. “If candidates cannot follow the rules, in this case letting every single donator know that their information will be disclosed to the public if they choose to donate, they will be issued sanctions or potentially disqualified,” Last year, the Emerald asked Lane County District Attorney Patricia Perlow to reveal the names of student donors to ASUO campaigns, but Perlow said that the donation records were protected under FERPA. On March 16, the sample ballot will be available for candidate-hopefuls and students interested in the elections to view. According to Johnson, it will be posted as a hard copy at 9 a.m. in the ASUO suite within the EMU. M O N D AY, M A R C H 2 , 2 0 2 0

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A&C “A Doll’s House” takes place at the Robinson Theatre. (Henry Ward/Emerald)

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BY SARAH-MAE MCCULLOUGH On a chilly December night in 1879, “A Doll’s House” appeared on stage in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The play told the story of a married woman who pushes back against her roles as wife and mother, sparking a controversy that spread far and wide in global newspapers. Playwright Henrik Ibsen insisted that he didn’t intend to support the women’s rights movement, but nonetheless, “A Doll’s House” has been reproduced again and again in times of feminist struggle: during the Women’s Suffrage movement, the 1970s Women’s Movement and now, admist the “Me Too” era, by University Theater at the University of Oregon.

On Friday, University Theater opened “A Doll’s House” as adapted

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“A Doll’s House” opens with the picture of perfect domesticity. In a full pink dress, with blonde curls spilling over her shoulders, protagonist Nora Helmer (Kendelyn Thomas) seems frivolous and adorably clumsy as she carries out her wifely duties and coyly requests more money from her husband. Torvald (Wolf Morgan-Steiner) embodies the protective head-of-house, vowing to look after “childish” Nora, his “most prized possession.” Morgan-Steiner convincingly conveys Torvald’s stubborn views and outrageous arrogance, prompting both groans and laughter from the audience.

We quickly learn that Nora’s life is not as simple as it seems. When her childhood friend Kristine Linde (Madeline Williams) visits, Nora divulges her secret: in a time of need, she illegally borrowed money from the solemn Mr. Krogstad (Diego

Millan), violating laws that prohibited women from taking out loans without their husbands’ permission. Nora is stuck navigating the repercussions, trying to dodge Krogstad’s attempted blackmail and prevent the news from leaking out.

Still, the scandal emerges. Nora waits for “something really glorious” to happen, believing her husband will take a heroic stance in her defense. His true reaction shocks her, completely rewriting her perception of her life. “I’ve never been happy here… not happy, just cheerful,” she realizes. “Our home has been a playground, where I’ve been your doll wife, the same way I was Papa’s doll child.” As clandestine dealings, unfortunate illnesses and unexpected romance unfold throughout the play, Nora grows into a new version of herself, someone more serious and capable of going after what she wants.

The story ends bravely. In a final

scene so controversial for its time that one of Ibsen’s original actresses refused to perform it, Nora challenges the social roles she has long occupied and makes a bold move to break free.

“I have to find out who’s right,” she says. “Society or me.”

“A Doll’s House” revolves around one marriage in the 19th century, but reveals insights into timeless topics like gender roles, economic justice, love and deceit. According to director May, the story indicates how gender inequality harms everyone involved— like Torvald, Nora and their children— not just women. “And so we have approached this play with an eye for its humanity, rather than its clear (and celebrated) gender politics,” she wrote in the program. Nora and Torvald’s evolving marriage and the plot twists that push them down this path tell the story of this humanity, touching on the things that connect us, as well as the human need for independence.

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IN THE RING AND IN THE CLASSROOM, DYLAN LANGLANDS SEEKS TO LEARN

BY ARDESHIR TABRIZIAN

Langlands trains at the Art of War gym in Eugene, Ore. His coach, Kobb Thongsai, says Laglands’ genuine personality makes him unique as both a fighter and an individual. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

Making the walk to the cage for his mixed martial arts debut at 20 years old,1 Dylan Langlands was surprised how peaceful he felt. Through his introduction, he was loose and smiling.

But seconds into the fight, the sport gave Langlands every reason to believe he had made a terrible mistake when a heavy punch dropped him and nearly put his lights out.

“I was like, ‘There’s no way I’m going out [in] 10 seconds,’” Langlands recalled. “‘There’s no way I’ll be able to go back to that gym and have respect.’”

He popped up to his feet on wobbly legs before succumbing to a takedown moments later. Again, he found his way up and lasted through the round.

Rather than sprinting to the center again after the one-minute break, Langlands marched forward patiently with his hands hovering by his chin.

When he saw an opening, he blitzed his opponent with a flurry of punches that didn’t stop until the referee waved it off.

When Langlands is not competing or training, he balances a combat sports career with a full-time academic and social schedule. He is a senior German major at the University of Oregon and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He said he performs best academically while in

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“I really like that schedule of having, like, ‘Alright, do homework, I go grind at the gym, and then I come back and do more homework,’” Langlands said.

“Because it’s so intense, it really has him focused,” his mother, Monica Langlands, said of his MMA career.

“You become a different person when you take on this role.”

1-0, MMA Langlands was first drawn to MMA in middle school when he, his father and his brother would watch the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which remains the most prominent MMA promotion. His mother opposed his desire to start training and even pulled him out of football shortly after he started due to safety concerns.

He played lacrosse through high school and earned a scholarship to Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.

He began training in boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and after his freshman year at Merrimack, he dropped lacrosse, transferred to UO and started training at Art of War, an MMA gym in Eugene, to become an amateur fighter.

“He’s every coach’s dream,” said Kobb Thongsai, Langlands’ coach.

“From day one, he came in and I knew he was gonna be something.”

Ten months after his debut, Langlands had his second MMA fight on March 2, 2019 in Portland. The Roseland Theater’s speakers played “Infamous” by Mobb Deep as he strolled into the cage. People in the crowd jeered and heckled him while Langlands’ father, Keith, who had flown in to watch, sat quietly beside them. “Go, son,” he shouted.

This time, Langlands left the cage virtually untouched, securing a choke less than 90 seconds into the first round. He earned the fastest submission of 2019 under the banner of the Full Contact Fighting Federation, the longest-running amateur MMA promotion in the world, according to NorthwestFightScene.

2-0, MMA Soon after his second MMA bout, Langlands began training for a Muay Thai fight on May 18, 2019 in Tacoma, Washington, as “icing on the cake” for his striking — punches, kicks, elbows, knees and more. Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, is a style of striking that incorporates close-range holds.

Langlands was behind on the scorecards heading into the third round, but he picked his opponent

apart with quick but methodical punches before knocking him out.

Langlands said when he went to the locker room, his opponent was already there, “slumped” in a chair.

“He stands up and, like almost collapses, and so we put him in the corner, and he wasn’t responsive,” Langlands said. “His eyes really started rolling back, and then he started twitching and then he started seizing.”

After Langlands’ teammate noticed the opponent was choking on his tongue and pulled it out of his mouth, Langlands said he ran to find the promoter and doctor on site. They gave him a shot of adrenaline, he said, before putting him in a neck brace and, taking him to a hospital.

His opponent ended up recovering, but Thongsai said when Langlands flew to Phoenix, Arizona, nine months later for his most recent Muay Thai fight at Road to Greatness, the promoters were on high alert.

“They realized how dangerous he was,” Thongsai said, “and they realized that there’s a reason why I brought him.”

Dylan Langlands via third-round knockout.

Langlands had a number of new

He’s every coach’s dream.

From day one, he came in and I knew he was gonna be something.”

KOBB THONGSAI Coach of Dylan Langlands

Langlands was first drawn to MMA in middle school when he, his dad and his brother would watch the Ultimate Fighting Championship. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

factors to consider when accepting the bout in Phoenix — it was a championship fight, it would be his first fight scheduled for five rounds and his opponent, Shamik Hayes, had more experience and was a multistate champion, Thongsai said. Also, Langlands and Thongsai said they both agreed to tell the promoters that he‘d previously competed in two Muay Thai fights, rather than just one, to boost their odds of facing a tougher challenge.

“A lot of amateur fighters pad their records,” Thongsai said, “and I told Dylan, I go, ‘You could be 15-0, 20-0, but you’re fighting guys that never fought before or are from these small towns. It’s not going to get us nowhere. It’s the strength of opponents you fight and when you fight these strong opponents, it makes — you know, it opens up opportunities for bigger promotions when you turn pro.”

Thongsai said he currently trains fighters with 9-0 records that never fight outside of Oregon or, in some cases, Lane County. “A lot of people avoid fighting big names,” he said.

“Me and Dylan embrace it.”

Road to Greatness On Feb. 22, in Phoenix, the opening

bell sounded and Hayes began trying to bully him around the ring — launching knees up and around to Langlands’ midsection and kicking his body.

This carried on to a lesser degree into the second round, but the third was close; Langlands was dropped within three seconds before springing immediately back to his feet and pressuring forward. By the fourth, Langlands was landing nearly every punch he threw. He said he surprised himself with his own cardio heading into the fifth round.

“My coach was like, ‘Dude, he doesn’t want to be in here,’” he said, “and I peeked around his shoulder and saw Shamik in his corner, and he looked damaged.

“He hit him with everything,” Thongsai said, reflecting on the fifth round, “The kid wouldn’t go.” But an accidental kick to the groin by Langlands resulted in Hayes taking 50 seconds to rest.

Langlands still controlled the round and swarmed Hayes with punches whenever he tried to get close. With less than 10 seconds left in the fight, both fighters threw kicks to the other’s midsections at the same time, but only Langlands slipped and fell.

For the first time in his career,

Dylan Langlands is a University of Oregon student with his eyes set on a professional MMA career. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

Langlands went the full distance in a fight. He and Hayes both held their hands high as they awaited the judges’ scorecards.

“The fight turned when it was really close,” Thongsai said. “It came down to the final round, with one person making a fatal mistake.”

Shamik Hayes via unanimous decision After watching the fight “probably 20 times,” Langlands said he accepts the defeat and wants to improve his skills at close range. He said one of his biggest gripes with the outcome is that besides his leg, he was “not really hurt” after the fight, saying, “I feel like if I lost a belt, I should be hurting. I know he’s hurting.”

Thongsai, who felt the fight should have been scored a draw, took some blame for the result. “All we kept telling him was to go forward, go forward, and he just listened,” he said.

Still, Thongsai said many people who viewed the fight felt Langlands won and, given how quickly Langlands excelled over just two Muay Thai fights, Thongsai is glad that his fighter experienced a defeat that he can learn from. “Even though he lost this fight, he’s gotten stronger.

Physically, mentally, spiritually, he’s

gotten wiser,” he said.

After watching him fight in person for the second time, Langlands’ father said he was “pleasantly surprised” at how his son handled his first loss.

“Although he was upset, he was in more of an analytical position after he had lost, thinking about what he could have done differently in the fight,” he said. “I think he’s just grown more and more as a person, just a stronger, tougher mentally individual.”

Langlands has his sights set on a professional MMA career but said when he trains currently, he doesn’t tell himself that he wants to be a UFC champion. Rather, he said he thinks, “I’m learning today; let’s see what I learn.”

As someone who has operated a gym and trained fighters for over two decades, Thongsai said, “I heard it all. I heard the guys that come in and talk about, ‘I’m gonna be a UFC champion within two years, coach,’ blah blah blah, just constantly talking and talking. I’ve never heard Dylan say anything.”

“We don’t understand where he grew up or how he grew up or where did he get this mentality from,” Thongsai said. “He’s a ancient warrior in a modern world, that’s what we call him.”

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March 2nd-8th, 2020 MONDAY MARCH 2,

CSI GAME NIGHTS

Join the Center for Student Involvement for our weekly Game Nights Monday’s at 6pm by the EMU O Desk Stairs. Come play games and activities with your fellow UO Students! Free food is provided at every event!

6-7 p.m.

Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

THE FACTOTUM OF INDUSTRY: MAX KLINGER AND THE FUGITIVE BODY

How did the art of sculpture change with the advent of new technologies of reproduction, such as photography and electrotyping, and new materials, such as rubber and plastic? This talk by Professor Megan R. 5:30-7 p.m.

Lawrence Hall, 115, University of Oregon.

GEO DROP-IN ADVISING

Stop by Global Education Oregon for a quick 15 minute advising appointment with a GEO study abroad advisor.

1:30-3:30 p.m.

Oregon Hall, 300W, University of Oregon.

LET’S TALK

Let’s Talk is a free and confidential service where UO students can stop by for support from a mental health professional in locations across campus.

2-4 p.m.

Oregon Hall, (CMAE, OH 131), University of Oregon.

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: WEIGHT STIGMA AND DISORDER EATING

This event is a discussion about the connections between weight stigma, diet culture, and disordered eating. These topics are often kept in the shadows while society bombards us with messages about how to eat and what we should look like.

1-2 p.m.

Lokey Education Building, 176, University of Oregon.

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Diversity and Retention GE, David Furjanic, will be available for peer advising.

Drop ins are welcome, appointments may also be made in advance.

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

(Monday - Friday) 10 am Susan Campbell Hall, 161, University of Oregon.

PEACE CORPS DROP-IN HOURS Make the Most of Your World! Drop by the Career Center to meet with Keegan, the UO Peace Corps Campus Representative.

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall, Career Center, University of Oregon.

“PRETTY UGLY” LAVERNE KRAUSE GALLERY EXHIBIT

New work by Kate Liu, A.G. Schukis, Mady Maszk, Madeline Peveto, Baily Thompson, Ari Lenkov, Siggi Bengston, Shanti Bartz, and Clara Wolff 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

(Monday - Friday) 10 am Lawrence Hall, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Room 101, University of Oregon.

WOHESC: WASHINGTON OREGON HIGHER ED SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE

Focusing on root causes and positive solutions, WOHESC 2020 brings sustainability leaders from around the Pacific Northwest to the University of Oregon. See more at WOHESC.org.

5-8 p.m.

Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

TUESDAY MARCH 3,

BREATHE OUT YOUR WORRIES

Come to this week’s SKY@ UO session and learn about why thinking in the past and future can prevent you from seeing the present.

4-5 p.m.

McKenzie Hall, 122, University of Oregon.

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INTRO TO INDOOR CLIMBING

Meet people who are also new to climbing, a belay partner maybe, as well as basic climbing techniques and gym etiquette in this climbing group.

5-6 p.m.

Student Recreation Center (SRC), University of Oregon.

PEER ADVISING AT THE EMU Stop by our table in the lobby between Starbucks and the Piano room to speak to an International Peer Assistant.

10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

PREPARING FOR BIG PURCHASES

Thinking about buying a car or a house down the road? Now is the time to begin preparing for your next big purchases. Learn from experts about how mortgages and car loans work and how you can make your financial goals come true.

4-5 p.m.

Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

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THE BACHELOR - LIVE ON STAGE

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7:30-8:30 p.m.

Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Silva Concert Hall, University of Oregon.

GEO PEER ADVISING AT GSH Whether you are a resident of Global Scholars Hall, participate in the global engagement or honors academic residential communities, or just want to talk to a recently returned study abroad student.

5-7 p.m.

Global Scholars Hall, Learning Commons (above fireplace), University of Oregon.

LEADERSHIP LOUNGE

The Leadership Lounge is a weekly drop-in discussion group that aspires to bring people together to talk about topics that are important to UO students. No RSVP is necessary—join us when it works for your schedule.

3-4 p.m.

Holden Center, University of Oregon.

MILLIONS OF WOMEN STRONG EUGENE CONNECT Professional networking for female entrepreneurs to connect, collaborate and celebrate. Come and join us for a new style of networking.

11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Oregon Electric Station, 27 East 5th Avenue.

STRESS AND ANXIETY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Learn how to identify stress and anxiety triggers and work on personalized management techniques.

All students are welcome to drop in to this free workshop.

2-2:50 p.m.

Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

WOMEN’S CLIMBING GROUP

This group welcomes anyone who identifies as a woman to come and meet other women to climb with. We will be focusing on creating a safe environment for women climbers as well as offering climbing tips and tricks.

5-6 p.m.

Student Recreation Center (SRC), University of Oregon.

THURSDAY MARCH 5,

ALL SIZES FIT: MEN AND BODY IMAGE

The way we view our bodies can have a significant impact on our self-identity. Due to social expectations and gender norms, male-identified students may be less likely to talk about their insecurities related to body image.

2-2:50 p.m.

Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

RUDRA MEDITATION

Rudra Meditation is an open-eye form of meditation that uses breath to open and strengthen the energy centers in the body.

5-5:30 p.m.

Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

FRIDAY MARCH 6,

CLUB COFFEE CONNECTIONS

Are you interested in getting involved but don’t know where to start? We can help. Any Friday morning; stop in to the Center for Student Involvement Resource Center and talk with an involvement coach.

9-11 a.m.

Erb Memorial Union, 1395 University St.

FREE FIRST FRIDAY

Enjoy the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art with free admission the first Friday of every month.

11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA), University of Oregon.

FREE FIRST FRIDAY AT THE MUSEUM

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History offers free admission on the first Friday of the month.

11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Museum of Natural and Cultural History

OREGON DUCKS SOFTBALL VS. SEATTLE UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS SOFTBALL 3:30 p.m.

Jane Sanders Stadium, 1677 University St.

SATURDAY MARCH 7,

FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND SUSTAINABILITY: A CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER

Congressman Blumenauer will discuss his vision for progressive reform of our food and farm system.

10-11:30 a.m.

William W. Knight Law Center, 110, University of Oregon.

LANE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET

Shop outdoors with the seasons! Local farmers and food artisans sell vegetables, fruits, plants, baked goods, flowers, meat, seafood, drinks and more.

Corner of 8th Ave & Oak St Park Blocks

WOMEN IN PUBLIC SAFETY CAREER FAIR

We are excited to announce our 2nd Annual Women in Public Safety Career Fair and are eagerly waiting to meet and chat with you!

9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Portland Police Bureau: Training Division, University of Oregon.

SUNDAY MARCH 8,

OREGON DUCKS SOFTBALL VS. PORTLAND STATE SOFTBALL

2:30 p.m.

Jane Sanders Stadium, 1677 University St.

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TRAVEL OREGON’S TOP TEAM DESERVES GENEROUS SALARIES

BY ARMAND YAZDANI Tourism in Oregon is a hefty, lucrative industry.

Year after year, more people, often from the East Coast or foreign countries, visit this lush state. In 2018, Oregon saw more than 29-million overnight visitors arrive.

Unfortunately, Oregon’s travel industry is not without controversy. A recent state audit of the marketing agency Travel Oregon found that the company paid its top executives handsomely. As a state agency, the audit criticized Travel Oregon as having some of the “highest-compensated compared to state agency managers.” Travel Oregon CEO Todd Davidson earned $381,423 as of June, and managers’ salaries have increased by 76% since 2012, according to the audit.

But the agency is also known for its ad campaigns, such as “Only Slightly Exaggerated”, of which the first part garnered more than 38 million views, according to KGW News. And it has also been responsible for spikes in tourism. Although these salaries are excessive, Travel Oregon managers deserve high compensation for boosting Oregon’s tourism.

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Tourism Commision supplies information and resources to tourists in order to improve tourism in Oregon. The agency also uses marketing and advertising while collaborating with local communities, governments and private businesses to bolster tourism and its economic effects. A ninemember, governor-appointed board helps oversee the operations and staff of Travel Oregon.

The executives of Travel Oregon deserve high salaries for their contributions to Oregon’s tourism industry. From 2003 to 2017, money spent by visitors in Oregon surged by 107%, the audit found. Moreover, according to the agency’s annual report, direct travel spending increased by 4.7% and caused a 5.5% spike in visitor air arrivals domestically. These successes were notable enough to be acknowledged in Oregon’s audit. From 2003 to 2018, visitor spending leaped by 89%, according to state documents. There are currently 115,000 employees working in the tourism industry, according to Travel Oregon, which the company hopes to expand. To claim that tourism increased under Travel Oregon’s efforts would be an understatement.

Additionally, the state’s audit criticizes Travel Oregon for its much higher compensation compared with other state agencies, but Travel Oregon is more autonomous than those agencies. Although Oregon funds the Oregon Tourism Commision from a 1.8% lodging tax, the agency remains semi-independent as of 1995; however, the state no longer directly funds Travel Oregon, which is also exempt from Oregon’s contracting rules. One of the only main stipulations which makes the agency semi- and not fully-independent is that the governor appointed nine members to head the commission’s board and must file budgets and financial statements to Oregon’s Legislative Fiscal Office. It is therefore irrational to expect Travel Oregon’s managers to be compensated equally to state-dependent agencies.

Even though the agency’s managers are compensated much more than other state agencies’ managers, Travel Oregon is more independent than those companies and has significantly improved tourism. The company’s contributions to overnight visits, visitor spending and employment justify these increased salaries.

SPORTS

JOSHUA CHARLTON KICKSTARTS HIS PROFESSIONAL DREAMS AT UO

Ducks freshman Joshua Charlton prepares to serve. Oregon Ducks men’s tennis takes on Boise State University at the Student Tennis Center in Eugene, Ore. on Feb. 08, 2019. (Connor Cox/Emerald)

BY OSCAR DUYCK It’s a dream for many young athletes in the United States to receive scholarships and hone their craft at the collegiate level.

But this dream isn’t limited to American athletes — international athletes decide to attend American universities in order to enhance their skills, too. This is especially true of internationally popular sports like tennis.

One of these athletes is Joshua Charlton, Oregon’s only men’s tennis player ranked in both singles and doubles. The sophomore accepted a scholarship and decided to relocate from Australia to Oregon in order to participate in college athletics.

Charlton is from the city of Traralgon, located in southeast Australia. He also comes from a tennis family — his father, Graham, competed in tennis tournaments in

Australia before transitioning to the coaching side of the game. To further his tennis training, he would take the train into Melbourne in order to work on his game at the National Tennis Centre and compete against some of the top junior players in the country.

“I loved the one-on-one aspect of [tennis], the gladiatorial nature of it,” Charlton said.

The United States is unique due to it being one of the few countries that has university-sponsored sports. For Charlton, at 18 years old, he had a decision to make. He had the opportunity to play in lowerlevel tournaments in Australia, but the prize money is limited and the likelihood of losing money from travel expenses is high. Or he could leave Australia and play in the U.S. collegiate tennis circuit, where he could improve his play

before achieving his ultimate goal of becoming a professional tennis player.

Charlton decided to take his talents to UO for a number of reasons. One of the main factors was the program’s facilities, but the lure of the Pac-12 Conference, one of the premier conferences in the country, was important for Charlton as well. He was also impressed with the development of another international player who improved his game in Eugene: 2019 graduate and France native Thomas Laurent.

All student athletes are invited to take official visits to the campuses of the schools they are interested in; however, due to scheduling conflicts, Charlton never toured the university.

He had little knowledge of the school or the state of Oregon before he arrived on campus, and much of

what he knew came from online videos.

“To be honest I didn’t know much about it at all,” Charlton said. “In terms of location I really didn’t have much clue at all, I really jumped into the deep end.”

In his second season, Charlton has made a profound impact on the team. He is ranked No. 11 nationally in doubles play with teammate Ty Gentry and is ranked No. 19 in singles play. In the fall of 2019, Gentry and Charlton won the ITA Northwest Regional doubles championship. If he keeps up this level of production, it is entirely possible that he will compete in the NCAA National Championship.

“One thing I have focused on is to always be on an upwards trend,” Charlton said. “Every day, be better than you were the day before.”

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