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UO’S LEGAL LOOPHOLE
From Private Confession to Public Record
Under FERPA, UO is allowed to access your personal therapy records. Until this is resolved, your most vulnerable moments could be used against you in court.
By Maddox Brewer Knight Opinion Columnist
In 2014, a University of Oregon freshman known anonymously as Jane Doe made a chilling report to the Eugene Police: the student alleged that she had been cornered in a bathroom and repeatedly gang-raped by three Ducks basketball players.
Jane had survived the barbaric incident, but her ordeal was far from over. She pursued justice through the school’s official channels and did what most would do when confronted with such unthinkable trauma — she sought therapy.
But neither of these resources provided the safe haven Jane had been promised. UO purposefully delayed their internal disciplinary proceedings, allowing the three players to finish their sports season before expelling them.
The players – Damyean Dotson,
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Dominic Artis and Brandon Austin – were ousted from the university two months after the incident occurred, but their punishment was hardly draconian. Despite the UO Director of Student Conduct deeming them guilty of sexual misconduct, the students were banned from campus for a mere four years. Their records were scrubbed, allowing them to transfer to other colleges and continue their careers without consequence.
However, this crass prioritization of sports revenue-generated profit over safety was just the beginning.
In a shocking violation of trust, the UO General Counsel’s office worked with the UO Counseling Center to access the private records from Jane Doe’s post-assault therapy sessions.
The UO Counseling Center shared these sensitive transcripts
CAMPUS NEWS
Oregon Student Association ends operations after nearly 50 years
The Oregon Student Association announced on Oct. 9 that it was closing its doors after nearly 50 years of student advocacy work
By Corey Hoffman Campus News Reporter
The organization stated in a post on Instagram that, “for several years, OSA has faced challenges related to our organizational structure and funding mechanisms, which have made it increasingly difficult to maintain sustainable operations.”
Founded in 1975, the organization worked with student governments from institutions across Oregon to provide a collective voice for students in the Oregon State Legislature.
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CAMPUS NEWS
The financial breakdown of Greek life
How much does it really cost to join a Greek organization at the University of Oregon?
By Riley Fox Campus News Reporter
University of Oregon sorority and fraternity recruitments are underway, and members of Greek life at UO are required to pay dues and other fees each quarter to maintain their membership. Sorority recruitment took place from Oct. 5 until Oct. 15. Fraternity recruitment varies by chapter, but takes place this year from Oct. 9 to Oct. 20.
Students going through recruitment had to pay a fee to sign up, whether they ended up in a chapter or not. They discussed the cost of becoming a member of a Greek organization with the Daily Emerald.
Hailey Nordstrom, a UO freshman, shared what she had heard from other students going through sorority recruitment.
“For a lot of the girls I’ve been talking to, the cost does affect how they rank the sororities. Some of the girls I’m friends with are paying for it themselves, so it does affect the way they rank [chapters] when we do our preferences,”
CITY NEWS
Family weekend, businesses
By Hanna Kalan City News Reporter
The University of Oregon’s Fall Family Weekend begins on Oct. 25. According to UO’s website, “Fall Family Weekend is an opportunity for you to reconnect with your student and experience Duck life.”
Many parents and family members expected to fly into Eugene to see their loved ones in college or attend the Ducks football game. Hotels around the Eugene area are preparing for the influx of visitors.
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Campus book club builds community with an unconventional structure
Bookstagram: Behind the Scenes offers a fresh take on book clubs. Instead of specific books to read each month, the club has monthly themes to guide reading.
By Bella Graham Arts & Culture Writer
Would you voluntarily go back to your high school English class, being told what to read and when?
UOSW continues ongoing bargaining with UO for inclusive labor contract
The sessions over the spring and summer have led to concern from UOSW members
By Sasha Love Campus News reporter
For roughly five months, University of Oregon’s Student Workers Union has been bargaining with UO in an attempt to win a labor contract. Now, 67 open proposals remain on the table and only one tentative agreement has been reached in approximately five months.
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With Senate Bill 1583 dying at the last minute, it’s essential to address the backlash from Parent Rights organizations that killed the policy banning book bans and why that idea as an independent educational body is dangerous
By Aishiki Nag Opinion Columnist
Oregon lawmakers made an active effort to listen to and protect student voices after the efforts to ban books in Canby and across the state.
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Oregon Student Association ends operations after nearly 50 years
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Nick Keough, OSA’s legislative director, has been with the non-profit for the past two years.
“It’s been an incredibly difficult decision to come to the place where we’re at and it’s heavy on my heart and I know it’s heavy on a lot of people that have been connected to OSA through our many decades of advocacy,” Keough said.
According to Keough, OSA has been a “launchpad” for many of Oregon’s leaders who got their start in the organization and who have gone on to work in the areas of public service, nonprofit management and served in the state legislature.
OSA has been a fundamental part of securing billions of dollars in state funding and for expanding financial aid such as the Oregon Opportunity Grant, Koeugh said.
According to Keough, OSA had been struggling financially and organizationally since 2019, which significantly impacted its ability to advocate and lobby for equity and accessibility in higher education.
“This decision is the result of long-standing challenges related to our organizational structure and funding mechanisms, which has really impacted our ability to operate sustainably,” said Keough, “This has been compounded by the car accident that our staff was involved in July, where we lost a staff member and our executive was critically injured.”
The nonprofit’s financial struggles were heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, as OSA’s inability to be on campuses distanced them from the students they were helping advocate for, Keough said.
According to the State Higher Education Finance Report, Oregon is ranked 44th in the nation for public funding of higher education.
“Our investments in financial aid don’t keep pace with our neighbors in Washington and California, so students are really struggling with tuition and with the escalating student debt crisis. The need for collective student advocacy around these issues has never been greater,” Keough said.
Although UO’s daily interactions with OSA were limited, according to Associated Students of University of Oregon’s Executive Chief of Strategy, Ravi Cullop, the two were in constant communication.
“OSA reported to a lot more schools than just us so our interactions with them on a day-to-day basis were fairly limited but they would always be in the loop about our lobbying stuff and we
would always be included in theirs, and we would vote on what they do,” Collup said.
With the largest delegation on the nonprofit’s Board of Governors, UO held a majority vote on OSA’s bylaws, daily activities and priorities, Cullop said.
“It’s really unfortunate that OSA will be closing its doors because it will leave a gap in student advocacy around issues that the University of Oregon and students across the state of Oregon care about the most,” Keough said.
According to Keough, there is so much the organization has to be proud of: it registered 50,000 students to vote in 2012 and helped pass the 2013 tuition equity bill, which granted undocumented students in Oregon access to in-state tuition.
In the 2024 legislative session, OSA helped secure the Behavioral Health Package, which increases the capacity of licensed behavioral health workers at several Oregon institutions.
It also helped pass the School Board Transparency bill, which requires education boards of public school districts, community colleges and universities to video record their meetings and upload those recordings for the public to view online.
“We know there’s a need for strong student advocacy, and we are hopeful that new leaders, new structures and new approaches emerge that will continue the fight for equitable and affordable higher education,” Keough said.
Looking ahead, Cullop said that ASUO is working to facilitate student forums and town hall meetings to figure out what students want from their lobbying efforts now that OSA is no longer on campuses conducting issue surveys.
“We know that the torch is going to be carried by student governments, by organizations and student leaders across Oregon and we’re really encouraging everyone to continue engaging in this important work,” Keough said.
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Nordstrom said.
She said she will rely on her parents to pay her dues if she ends up joining a sorority on campus.
Other students said they would use their savings to pay for dues.
Macy Gusinow, a UO freshman, said she will be relying on her own savings and help from a parent to pay for her future membership.
“A lot of it is coming out of my savings, as well as tuition. I’m lucky to have my mom helping with most of the expenses,” Gusinow said.
Gusinow said she is willing to pay however much is necessary to experience sorority life.
“I feel like overall, the money that I’m going to spend on [a sorority] can always be made back. Experiences can’t be. I think that this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Experience over cost is definitely my mindset here,” Gusinow said.
Some potential new members said they were not aware that prices can change depending on what chapter they are in.
“I didn’t really realize that different houses cost different amounts. I’m a little worried about the money I’ll have to pay when I’m really in it, like on merch, big and little stuff and whatever,” Gusinow said.
New members pay higher dues during their first quarter due to onetime new member fees.
For sorority members, new member dues can range from $537 to $1,372 per quarter, and active member dues range from $500 to $600 per quarter, according to UO’s Panhellenic Council.
However, these numbers are lower than what members report paying.
Alessandra Grosjean, a UO alumni and member of Gamma Phi Beta, said she paid $900 per quarter as a member not living in the house.
Abby Nicholson, a member of Alpha Chi Omega who also does not live in her sorority’s house, pays $654 per quarter.
All sororities’ financial representatives were contacted and either did not respond or declined to share any financial information with the Daily Emerald. Fraternities with contacts made available did not respond to requests for information.
There are additional expenses sorority members pay, including purchasing sorority merchandise, fees for additional events, fees to bring guests to events and other miscellaneous expenses.
These extra payments go toward international or national fees, chapter operating expenses, philanthropy events, social functions, lodge expenses and more. In some cases, financial aid and scholarships may apply to membership and housing costs, but these opportunities are limited according to Fraternity and Sorority Life.
All members of Greek organiza-
tions are required to pay a Fraternity and Sorority Life fee at the start of the school year.
According to the Fraternity and Social Life blog site, the fee’s purpose is to “provide the members of fraternities and sororities with a sustainable advising and programming model to create a membership experience that is congruent with both the university’s and the organization’s mission, purpose and values.” This fee is reassessed each year.
Fraternity dues are much less expensive than sorority dues. While members still have to pay extra fees that are chapter-specific, most fraternities charge about the same amount per quarter.
New member fees for fraternity members range from $200 to $875 per member, with an average cost of $636, according to the Interfraternity Council website.
Javier Sparkman, a UO freshman, said that it is less expensive to live in a fraternity than it is to live in the dorms. This was part of his motivation to go through recruitment.
“I think that’s one of the benefits of rushing… is that dues are cheaper than staying on campus. Generally, the dues are all similar. They’re all kind of around $500 [per quarter],” Sparkman said.
Hunter Handle, a UO freshman, said that some fraternities are “waiving application fees” this year.
“They’re actually charging no money for pledges. I think it’s pretty interesting because they just want members,” Handle said. “You have to pay to pledge for any frat, but not for Alpha Tau Omega. The only thing you have to pay for is functions.”
According to the IFC, “Recruitment is free for all participants.” Only if a potential new member decides to accept a bid and join a fraternity will they have to pay any dues or fees.
The late summer sun hits the Delta Sigma Phi house as the surrounding tree leaves begin to fall.
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CITY NEWS
Family Weekend, businesses boom
The University of Oregon’s Fall Family Weekend is coming up on Oct. 25. Hotels in Eugene and the surrounding areas have been sold out since the summer.
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Downtown Eugene’s two 4-star hotels, The Graduate and The Gordon, sold out months prior to Family Weekend.
Out of the 275 rooms in The Graduate, each one was booked by June.
The Graduate Hotel also includes a bar and coffee shop in its lobby, called Poindexter. Employees of the coffee shop expect to be and remain busy throughout the entirety of Family Weekend.
“We make a bunch of extra Jello shots, we cut extra bagels, roll extra silverware, we are just preparing for not being able to do that during the weekend,” Food and Beverage Supervisor Tammi Livesey said.
“We communicate with the parents in a pre-email,” Gordon General Manager Kathryn Allen said, “the town is super excited to have them but we want to make sure they understand that the town is super busy.”
Allen said the hotel sold out for parent’s weekend in June. She attributes how quickly rooms were booked to the Ducks football game against University of Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 26, in addition to Family Weekend.
The prices for Family Weekend were set a year in advance and did not change, regardless of how early or late the room was booked.
The price for a deluxe king room during a typical weekend is around $250. Once every room at the Gordon sells out, pricing is no longer available to view on the booking website. Allen declined to share the pricing of the rooms for the weekend of Oct. 25.
Human services program provide food and shelter in Eugene
With the houseless population counts in Eugene rising every year, human service programs provide resources to those who may not be able to access them otherwise
By Stephanie Hensley City News Reporter
Human service programs across Eugene have worked to provide some level of care for houseless individuals, whether it’s through food donations or homeless shelters. These organizations are driven by volunteers and employees who are dedicated to providing essential services to those in need.
In the past year, the houseless population has increased in Lane County, particularly in the city of Eugene. As a result, houseless individuals may depend on human service programs designed to provide them with resources that they couldn’t receive otherwise.
Alice Yeager, a case manager at ShelterCare, has worked with the program for a little over two years. ShelterCare primarily focuses on housing programs, with both short-term and long-term housing opportunities available to those in need in Eugene and Lane County.
In an annual Point in Time survey, Lane County recorded a total of 3,085 unhoused people on Jan. 31, 2024, a 9.2% increase from the previous year. Out of that number, 2,096 individuals are currently unsheltered, and 1,500 are chronically homeless.
Currently 432 out of 100,000 people in Eugene are experiencing homelessness, according to the City Club of Eugene.
The term “chronic homelessness” refers to individuals who have been homeless for over a year and suffer from chronic illness, which may include heart disease, arthritis, asthma and diabetes.
Yeager works with ShelterCare’s Birch program, which provides temporary housing for individuals affected by mental illness or recently released from jail. The Birch program is a six-month transition period and is an option for people to live in a stable environment before finding a permanent living space.
“Since I’m primarily helping people into some
sort of housing, it’s very difficult to find people housing, especially people with criminal histories,” Yeager said. “I think personally, the hardest thing I’ve had to deal with is having people exit the program with no transition plan either. They weren’t able to access housing in six months for whatever reason or just life happens. ”
Another program, Burrito Brigade, was started in 2014 by Jennifer Denison, C.G. Meyers and Heather Beck. It provides vegan meals to hungry individuals in both Eugene and Springfield. After seeing a need for meals in Eugene, the program was made with the mission to “feed every hungry person.”
Denison, the executive director of Burrito Brigade since 2019, said that at the beginning of the program, it was “very hard to function out of a church” on Sundays, when the church was in session, along with packing and delivering food to locations across Lane County.
Every weekend, volunteers gather at Bethesda Lutheran Church on Saturdays and First Christian Church on Sundays. According to Denison, the program now has approximately 100 volunteers all helping to provide meals.
Burrito Brigade, as well as their additional program the Little Free Pantries, provides over 300,000 vegan meals, according to its website. The LFPs are boxes located in residential neighborhoods that are stocked with food from volunteers and community members.
“There’s a lot of need, and I don’t even think we’re really grasping even the minimum. It’s hard to see on a daily basis how much is in need,” Denison said. “Otherwise, it’s a very rewarding job.”
LEFT: The Graduate Hotel is located on 6th Ave in Eugene, Ore.
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Halloweekend: A Guide for How and When to Celebrate
Halloween
should be celebrated the weekend before and after the holiday
By Lexi Smith Opinion Columnist
There has been a lot of uncertainty with the politics and economics of the world lately which has caused a whirlwind of concern and emotions. This challenging time certainly has everyone asking:
“What weekend should Halloween be celebrated?”
This year Halloween lands on a Thursday, which has stirred up discourse from confused college students about when to partake in festivities.
In college culture, Halloween is typically celebrated the weekend before the holiday so the festivities can take place during the month of October. However, with Halloween landing on a Thursday, we should take advantage of the day placement and celebrate during both weekends.
Halloweekend is a term coined by young adults and college students, describing the weekend to go out, dress up and celebrate Halloween.
For students all over the country, Halloweekend is one of the most hyped-up times during their college career. Most students plan a line-up of multiple Halloween costumes and some enthusiasts even go out during the school week; somehow, they are able to wake up for classes the next day.
During popular college events such as Halloweekend, I noticed myself and my peers prioritizing social events over school work and responsibilities. However, with the extension of the holiday this year, there will be less pressure to go out. Students can focus on their school and extracurriculars when needed and decide to socialize when they are available since there are more opportunities to get dressed up.
The Instagram account @OregonChicks conduct-
ed a poll to its nearly 13,000 followers to see when University of Oregon students plan on celebrating Halloween. The poll asked followers if they were celebrating the weekend of Oct. 25, the weekend of Nov. 1, or both weekends.
The poll results were revealed with an Instagram post that read: “By a large vote, Halloweekend will be celebrated all throughout the last 2 weeks of October and emphasis will be placed on the weekend of Nov. 1.”
The Instagram poll results concluded that most UO students plan to celebrate the holiday after Halloween and the hardcore individuals will continue the festivities throughout both weekends.
UO fraternities have yet to release their schedules for their Halloween events, however, it can be assumed that parties will be held throughout the two weekends.
Furthermore, some of the best local Eugene bands are joining together to play a Halloween-themed show at WOW Hall.
On the first Halloweekend, bands including Grrlband, Moonbear, Bowl Peace, Housekeeping and Common Koi will perform on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. This event will be one of the perfect ways to kick off the Halloween festivities by dressing up and listening to live music.
In addition to the local band performances, many football enthusiasts are looking forward to the Ducks v.s. Illinois football game which also lands on Oct. 26 at 12:30 p.m.
With local performances, football games and frat events, there will be plenty to do during this Halloween season no matter which weekend you decide to celebrate.
Halloween-themed concert
See Grrlband, Moonbear, Bowl Peace Housekeeping & Common Koi this weekend for a spooky concert.
WOW HALL @ 8 P.M.
Oregon Football v.s. Illinois Rock your team sprit this weekend for the Ducks game in your spooky oregon gear.
AUTZEN STADIUM @ 12:30 P.M.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Get spooky at an 80s themed dance party, with costume contests and a photo booth.
THE HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS @ 7 P.M.
Haunted Hult Halloween Party The Rocky Horror Picture Show
See the show featuring a live shadowcast.
WHITESIDE THEATRE @ 8 P.M.
Lexi Smith is an opinion columnist for the Daily Emerald. She is a second-year student studying journalism and psychology. Lexi enjoys writing about social topics such as pop culture.
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Spooky season is here as racks are filled with a variety of costumes for all ages. Local stores prepare their Halloween sections as the countdown to Halloween begins for Eugene residents.
From Private Confession
Confession to Public Record
makes frequent emails about getting healthcare
But how do we fix such a malignant systemic dents, parents and university therapists that any used against the patient in the case of a lawsuit. shouldn’t be able to weaponize student’s private
Maddox Brewer Knight is an opinion columnist at the Daily Emerald. She is a second-year CHC student pursuing a double major in English and Spanish and a minor in linguistics. As a lifelong Oregonian, Maddox cares deeply about confronting social issues both within UO and in the greater community to make our home region a better environment for all.
Unfortunately, they aren’t the only ones with wellbeing than in covering the school’s back. If in mind. No student should have to go through
a local or isolated issue; this is a national power struggle in which institutions’ financial interest
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COVER: UO junior Emma Deutschman speaks to Daily Emerald reporter, Maddox Brewer Knight, about their experiences with university counseling. (Emerald Archives)
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Filmmaking for the future: The Eugene Environmental Film Festival celebrates Indigenous voices
The Eugene Environmental Film Festival returned to the Art House theater on Oct. 11, kicking off a 10-day slate packed with inspiring films, discussion, speakers and workshops
By Sean Avery Arts & Culture Writer
You’ve likely heard the Hawaiian exclamation, “Aloha.” But its meaning runs much deeper than a simple utterance for greeting or parting. For Ryan Souza and thousands of other Indigenous islanders, Aloha is a way of life, reflecting deeply rooted values of harmony, fellowship and appreciation for the land.
Souza, a cultural advisor for the film “Breath of Aloha,” was one of several guests who spoke on the Eugene Environmental Film Festival’s fourth day, aptly titled “Indigenous Day.” The four-film lineup featured a mix of youthled projects and short-form documentaries celebrating Indigenous voices.
EEFF returned to the Art House on Oct. 11, kicking off a 10-day slate packed with inspiring films, meaningful discussions, workshops and days of action. The festival’s mission: to create a space and platform to address and expose critical issues facing our planet.
“Breath of Aloha,” described as a “film of healing,” brings us to the Hawaiian islands, shedding light on the history and depth of its Indigenous culture. Director Sarah Betcher, a documentarian for 11 years, captures sweeping, biodiverse island vistas and narrows in on the daily lives of those embodying the spirit of Aloha. The film also travels north, exploring the ancestral lands and waters of the Áak’w Kwáan clan of the Tlingit Tribe in Alaska during Polynesian voyaging.
“I was inspired to make films preserving Indigenous ways of knowing,” Betcher said. “We need to listen to Indigenous people.”
Souza stressed Indigenous Hawaiians’ tightly held embrace of ancestral stories, and the necessity of maintaining what has been passed down. “Our ancestors are right there walking the walk, speaking to us,” Souza said. “If we listen, we’re gonna hear [them].”
Another filmmaker and University of Oregon graduate, Princess Mason, presented their film, “Kla-Mo-Ya Languages,” — a 23-minute documentary familiarizing the Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin Tribes and the urgency to preserve their native languages for future generations. Mason, an enrolled Klamath tribal member and Western Shoshone, is passionate about language revitalization and evolution. In the future, they hope to contribute to tribal language programs and fight for indigenous sovereignty.
“When you have something that you’re very passionate about, you’ll see it in the shadows and the corners of the room,” Mason said. “The film was a good opportunity to learn more about that part of my identity.”
It was festival attendee Bernadette Ross’s first experience with EEFF, who jumped at the opportunity when she caught word through Facebook. Ross expressed pure joy and admiration for the filmmakers and their spectacular work. “It’s people documenting their perspective and expressing the challenges of today in a creative way,” Ross said. “I wish more people in Eugene knew how valuable it would be to come see them.”
Festival Director Ana McAbee urged students to visit the festival website, contact the team and get involved. “There are a plethora of learning opportunities…no matter what you want to learn,” McAbee said. Visit EEFF “If you want to learn more about grassroots organizing, specific environmental topics or nail that thing you want to do when you grow up,” McAbee said. All films screened over the 10-day festival will be available virtually through Nov. 3. If you’re passionate about the environment, want to learn more about Indigenous cultures or just love movies, get involved and visit EEFF in the coming years.
A Childhood Dream to be a Principal Dancer, now a “Detective”
Ballet Fantastique will bring “Murder at the Ballet” to the Hult Center starting this Thursday, Oct. 24.
By Seira Kitagawa Arts & Culture Writer
Isabelle Bloodgood has been serving as a principal dancer at the Ballet Fantastique since 2023. The principal is the highest position in the ballet world, and “there is a level of respect and expectation from the room,” Bloodgood said. “Growing up, it was definitely always a goal and a dream of mine to be a principal dancer.”
Bloodgood’s mother put her into ballet classes when she was three years old. “That’s what moms do,” she said. When she was in middle school, Bloodgood saw “Sleeping Beauty” by the American Ballet Theatre, and her interest in ballet climbed to the next level.
During the show, Bloodgood said to her mother, “That’s what I want to be when I grow up.”
Bloodgood’s mother asked her if she was okay with just being in a ballet company and not being the main character. “No, I don’t care, I just want to dance,” Bloodgood replied.
After her initial ballet classes, Bloodgood transferred to a more intense studio, started taking ballet classes every day and went to boarding school to maximize her hours of training. “There is a lot of rejection in the ballet world and it can be tough, but my love of it helps to overcome those challenges,” Bloodgood said.
In 2020, Bloodgood was looking for an innovative company putting out new, exciting shows. That was when she found Ballet Fantastique.
“Ballet Fantastique created world premieres that I have never heard of before,” Bloodgood said. She attributed the show “American Christmas Carol,” as one of the shows that caught her attention and interest.
She auditioned and joined the company in 2020. “It was a crazy season but great,” Bloodgood said, reflecting on the first few years when the company tried to be creative to keep the momentum under the pandemic.
When Bloodgood first heard about “Murder at the Ballet,” she said she remembered thinking,
“How are we going to do and afford this?” The show would need “wonderful live music, and the costumes would need to be well-prepared,” she said.
Sabrina Chu, a University of Oregon sophomore, said she has never been to the Hult Center. “I don’t think many students know about it,” Chu said. “I have seen the Nutcracker in Portland, and It’s so satisfying to watch, they are so light on their feet.”
Bloodgood said the show intends to be interactive, giving the audience a chance to decide who did it. “Audiences should expect to see something they have never seen before, something that would be a real treat’ for the Halloween season,” she said.
“I feel like anyone who has done dance or theater should go,” Chu said.
Tickets to the ballet range from $22 to $120, or $15 to $65 for students and youth.
Bloodgood said she hopes to continue dancing for a few more years as a principal dancer. After ballet, she hopes to go into marketing, as she said she’s a person who “wears multiple hats.”
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The Eugene Environmental Film Festival takes place Oct.11 through Oct. 20 at the Art House in Eugene, Ore.
(Eddie Bruning/Emerald) ABOVE: Tavari Groesbeck, the ‘Inspector’, dips Lucy Pearce during the start of the performance of “The Death of Juliet.” Ballet
Oregon Ducks launch all-white uniforms
This past Friday, the Oregon Football team debuted their all white uniforms to play against Purdue.
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Mimi Colyer (15) goes for the kill against USC. The Oregon Volleyball team completed a sweep over No. 11 University of Southern California 3-0
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: MIMI COLYER
No. 11 Oregon Volleyball’s rising star took home multiple national honors
By Jack Lazarus Sports Associate Editor
Throughout her first two seasons with the Ducks, star outside hitter Mimi Colyer played behind one of the most experi enced squads in volleyball. This season, Colyer is the only remaining starter from two straight appearances in the “Elite Eight.”
“My freshman year, the whole thing was ‘Mimi hit ball hard’ and I hit every ball as hard as I could…A big aspect of my game has been try ing to include those tips and roll shots,” Colyer said after the Duck’s win against USC on Oct. 9. “I’ve tried to grow over the last couple years and I think using what’s in my bag will help me become all-around a better player.”
The team’s growth this season is largely on the shoulders of Colyer, who has a multi tude of ways she can aid this team in win ning games. This week was a huge op portunity for Colyer to demonstrate her newfound, all-around offensive prowess against some of the nation’s best volley ball teams.
Colyer doesn’t balk at her opportuni ties, especially during a huge homestand against two ranked teams, in which the No. 11 Ducks won both games — largely due to the excellence of Colyer.
Colyer posted 17 kills in a dominant sweep over No. 16 USC and added 25 more in a five-set masterclass against No. 24 Washington, which also featured 13 digs from the junior. Further, Colyer averaged 6.00 points per set, 5.25 kills per set and 2.75 digs per set during the two recent home matches.
These numbers were sufficient enough to help her win the AVCA Division I Player of the Week — becoming the sixth Duck to ever receive that honor. Colyer also won Big Ten Player of the Week, which was her first (and definitely not last) time winning the award.
After an outstanding week, Or egon travels east this week to take on No. 9 Wisconsin and Iowa on Friday and Sunday, respectively. This next stretch of games will be a different kind of test for Coly er, who now needs to carry her momentum into an opposing team’s gym and continue dom inating.
SATURDAY
Oct. 26, 2024
Oregon vs. Illinois
Three takeaways from softball’s fall opening weekend
New faces and an influx of transfers received a warm welcoming at Jane Sanders Stadium
By Joe Krasnowski Sports Reporter
Oregon softball kicked off its fall season on Sunday, Oct. 13, thumping Clackamas Community College and Southwest Oregon. There were no official stats for the pair of games, but with a pair of blowouts and an influx of new faces, there was plenty to feel good about for head coach Melyssa Lombardi.
Here are three takeaways from the opening pair of games.
#1 New contributors galore
Oregon has adjusted to the times well throughout Lombardi’s tenure, welcoming in a talented group of transfers and recruits while continuing to develop players from within. One of those recruits, freshman Stefani Ma’ake, looks to be a significant bat in the Ducks’ lineup, making loud contact throughout and adding a pair of doubles. Sophomore Braiesey Rosa recorded the majority of the innings behind the dish. She added a long home run in the fourth inning of the first game, and showed off her defensive chops by throwing out a pair of runners. Freshman Elyse Kresho added a homer to cap off the second game of the night, receiving a warm greeting from a mob of teammates as she touched home.
“I mean we had one returner playing in that first game,” Lombardi said. “We have players for so long, but then they pass the torch, and now here’s a new group that I’m excited for.”
#2 Familiar combo of arms
With all the turnover on the offensive side of the ball, it’ll be relieving for Lombardi to have a familiar pair of arms to rely on going forward. Sophomore Taylour Spencer and Junior Elise Sokolsky combined to go the majority of game one, each overmatching the hitters not accustomed to such velocity and movement.
#3 Their playing for a bigger cause
Oregon fall softball is ultimately for fans to get a first look at their new-look team while opponents get a chance to play at one of the great venues in the sport. Meanwhile the Ducks will support several causes while doing it. The remaining games will take place on Oct. 19, 20, 23 and 27, with causes ranging from fighting homelessness to a sock drive.
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Crossword
ACROSS
1 Vision-correcting surgical beam
6 Topiarist’s target
10 No-frills grocer based in Germany
14 Words on a Wonderland cake
15 “¿Cómo __ usted?”
16 Woodwind insert
17 Moves briskly
18 Symbols like :-) and :-(
20 Precarious plan, metaphorically
22 Sinus MD
23 JFK successor
24 Mai __: cocktail
25 Poetic sphere
28 Many a “Men in Black” character
30 Tissue that covers the iris and pupil
32 Pink Floyd cofounder Barrett
34 Events with sprints and relays
36 Go in one’s __: replace
38 Penn of “Harold & Kumar” films
39 Cooks quickly, as tuna
40 Corporate executive’s perk
43 On the __: furtively
44 Punch combo
45 Ordinary writing
47 Half a score, or a perfect score
48 Doc intended to protect confidentiality
50 German pronoun
51 Smallish batteries
54 “I don’t need that back,” and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 34-, and 40-Across
57 Anthropomorphic
60 Over the top
61 Not close
62 Change to fit in, perhaps
63 Spud
64 Elevator direction
65 Doublehyphenated digits, for short
66 Three-ingredient sweet treat DOWN
1 Mythical river of forgetfulness
2 Slugger Judge who was the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year
3 Portly, or porter
4 CPR experts
5 Flip, as a property
6 Slim Jim product
7 “Semper Fi” military org.
8 Ferret kin
9 Porkpie’s place, perhaps
10 Pickleball paths
11 Sign before Virgo
12 TV room
13 Employee badges, e.g., for short
19 Figures of speech
21 Memorial bio
25 NBA star with the hit rap album “Shaq Diesel”
26 Have another go at
27 Chilean sea __
28 Change to fit in
29 Civil rights gp. since 1909
31 Witherspoon of “Walk the Line”
32 Pebble, e.g.
33 Country south of Saudi Arabia
35 Woodwind instruments that need 16-Acrosses
36 Kilt wearer, often
37 Occur to
41 Small lumps
42 Pebble, e.g.
46 Units of paper
Sudoku
49 Corrosive compounds
51 Is __: probably will
52 Broadcast network
53 Fixed gaze
54 Crochet need
55 Similar (to)
56 Test
57 Consumed
58 Airborne mystery
59 Gaping mouth
INVESTIGATIONS
UO and ASUO look to update policies, pass resolution after Daily Emerald investigation
In the wake of an Emerald investigation revealing a UO professor might have profited $570,000 off of his own textbook, the University of Oregon is set to implement a new textbook policy, while ASUO leaders consider their own resolution
By Tarek Anthony Investigations Editor
Following the Daily Emerald’s six-month investigation into University of Oregon’s School of Music and Dance Professor Toby Koeingsberg, the university has told the Emerald that new guidelines will be implemented to prevent such actions again.
The Emerald investigation revealed that Koeingsberg could have profited over half a million dollars over the course of four years with his self-published textbook “Contemporary Songwriting.”
The book was published under Koeingsberg’s own publishing company “King and Hill Publishing,” meaning he collected all the profit from textbook sales. It also meant that the textbook did not undergo any peer review process to ensure quality and accuracy of the content.
According to an analysis by the Emerald, Koenigsberg may have pocketed roughly $570,000 in the past four years, given the price of his textbook, $89.99, and varying number of students each term.
Koeingsberg is no longer mandating the textbook for students of his “Popular Songwriting” class. UO is reportedly expected to pass a new policy in regards to mandating self-published books in the coming weeks, according to UO spokesperson Eric Howald.
In an email statement to the Emerald, Howald wrote, “The SOMD faculty are expected to vote on a new policy regarding textbook self-publication in November. That policy is [currently] under final review by SOMD faculty. The new policy will be released once finalized and approved for adoption by SOMD.”
The university did not comment on specifics of the new policy, citing that it was still under “final review” by SOMD faculty.
Howald stated that the new policy is aimed at addressing financial conflicts of interest issues including, “assigning textbooks that financially benefit the person making the assignment.”
The policy will not regulate self-publication, which Howald referred to as an “issue of academic freedom.”
The Emerald has also learned that the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, the school’s student government body, is also taking action in light of the Emerald’s investigation.
“There are talks of possibly passing a resolution on behalf of the entire [ASUO] Senate. I am still talking to a number of my colleagues to see if that is something that we believe will be effective,” ASUO Senate President Taliek Lopez-DuBoff said.
On Oct. 11, Lopez-DuBoff wrote a letter to newly appointed UO Provost, Christopher P. Long, pleading with him to take action to prevent professors from “price-gouging” their students.
“Today I’m asking you to look into this issue, on behalf of my constituents and myself. I want us to find a way to have professors continue to make important educational materials for their classes while also not taking advantage of students and price-gouging them,” he wrote.
Lopez-DuBoff, also an ASUO Student Representative on the UO Faculty Senate, said he was having discussions with faculty members to collect their “perspectives” on the issue and see what steps could be taken towards making more open educational resources at low or no cost to students.
“We need to make education more accessible, we need to have more open resources and so I am going to plead to the provost,” said Lopez-DuBoff.
According to Lopez-Duboff, Provost Long has requested a meeting with him this week to further discuss the matter.
(Emerald Archives)
