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Terry Shockley, former Eugene property manager, pleads guilty to wire fraud Terry Shockley, former owner of Eugene Rentals and Property Management Concepts, pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud on April 6.

Shockley is accused of using rent and security deposits from properties his firm managed for personal use. The two counts of wire fraud against Shockley also accused him of communicating across state lines in an attempt to cheat people out of their money.

Each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

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After seeing the results of the external review of Fraternity and Sorority Life at the UO, VicePresident of Student Life Robin Holmes said the concerns about sexual assault in the community were affirmed.

After the report’s release, the Division of Student Life extended a halt on new fraternities and sororities forming at the UO, as well as a cap on membership levels until staffing increases.

The report examined documents and conversations with both campus and fraternity and sorority members regarding the issue of sexual assault. It made several recommendations to solve the issues, which include high-risk behaviors such as hazing and substance abuse.

The recommendations include establishing closer communication between FSL leadership, university administration and the Office of Student Life.

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UO continues halt of FSL expansion after latest review

The UO administration ordered campus operations to remove Divest UO’s sign that ask UO President Michael Schill to call for the UO foundation to divest from fossil fuels. “We routinely remove signs across campus,�

UO spokesperson Tobin Klinger said. “The university has a lot of locations where students are able to share their message and we [have] provided ample opportunity for the Divest students’ message to be heard.�

Divest UO disagrees with this, however. “I think it is pretty clear that the administration just wants the sign gone and they’re trying to find ways to prove that we’re not allowed to have it here,� said Selena Blick, a Divest UO member.

Divest UO’s sit-in will continue into its fifth week. The campaign has reached out to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education to research its free speech rights in this case.

I’m With UO, One Oregon advance to executive runoff election I’m with UO’s Quinn Haaga received 2,306 votes and One Oregon’s Zach Rentschler received 2,056 in last week’s ASUO presidential election. Duck Squad’s Samara Mokaya received 963 votes, eliminating her from contention.

The ballot measure about funding initiatives passed with an 83.6 percent majority.

A total of 6,269 students logged on to DuckWeb to vote. Voting for the runoff election, which also includes most senatorial races, will re-open on DuckWeb at 9 a.m. on April 11 and continue through 4 p.m. on April 15.

UO student killed in train accident On April 4, the Eugene Police Department identified the body of a man who died after falling from a train as University of Oregon student Connor James. James’ body was reported to the EPD on the morning of April 1 near Northwest Expressway and North Park Avenue.

It is unknown whether alcohol or other substances were involved.

Correction 4/7 After extensive review, the Emerald found that the article “Siren Magazine ready to grow, but not without opposition� lacked balance and clarity of the Women’s Center funding request and was subsequently taken off the website. The Emerald regrets this error.

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Quinn Haaga and Zach Rentschler go head to head in this week’s runoff election.

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ON YOUR WALK TO MORNING CLASSES, you may have seen the Bernie Sanders booth across from the Duck Store or noticed the clipboard-clad volunteers making sure that Sanders supporters are registered as Democrats in time for the primary. As the presidential spotlight makes its way toward Oregon’s May 17 primaries, Eugene is already feeling Sanders’ presence.

This is largely due to the fact that the Lane County for Bernie chapter just opened its Eugene Headquarters at 2809 Friendly St. With coordinated phone banking and public events, the Sanders camp hopes to solidify a win in Oregon. They appear to have a strong voice in Eugene. “We are seeing a really strong voter base for Sanders and a lot of volunteer action,� said Chris Wig, chairman of the Lane County Democratic Party.

Wig said that Sanders typically does well in areas with a large white, liberal population, and few places fit that description as well as Eugene. “This is still a very close race. I didn’t honestly expect Bernie to do as well later

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on in the primary season,� Wig said. “But he still tends to struggle in areas with a more diverse voting block.�

The Bernie Sanders Center in Eugene was started by Democrat voters and then approved by the national campaign.

Candidates’ headquarters are typically started by the campaigns themselves and then local volunteers join in.

The Sanders campaign is expected to open offices in Portland, Medford and Bend as well.

University of Oregon Senior Xander Berenstein has been volunteering for the UO Students for Bernie group since last summer when he co-founded it along with recent UO graduate Chase Kelly-Reif. “This is the first election that I’ve seen where a candidate is bringing up issues that actually affect me,� said Berenstein. “I haven’t really been active politically before, but I really saw the need to join in on this movement.�

Berenstein refers specifically to Sanders’ promises to make public universities accessible and his awareness of climate

change as two large areas where college-aged supporters connect to his campaign rhetoric.

Berenstein is often one of the students out gathering signatures and registering voters around campus. “People often recognize me as that ‘Bernie guy’,� Berenstein said, clad in a green and yellow “Imagine Bernie� shirt. “They have seen me out around campus all year long.�

Berenstein said that the group coordinates a lot with the larger Lane County campaign. The group’s next big focus is going to be canvassing the Saturday Market.

Considering that Eugene has often been a hotspot for Democratic hopefuls, and Sanders’ son Levi graduated from UO with a degree in history, Berenstein said it’s almost certain that Sanders will make an appearance on campus before the primaries.

The UO group meets every Wednesday in Gerlinger 301 and also attends the Lane County chapter meetings on Saturdays at noon at the campaign center.

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wo weeks of ground campaigning, four grievances and 6,269 votes later, One Oregon executive candidates Zach Rentschler, Tori Ganahl and Adam Sharf are going head to head with I’m with UO candidates Quinn Haaga, Natalie Fisher and Zach Lusby in a runoff election.

I’m with UO came out of the general election with a slight lead in votes. Haaga says her priority is to “keep running a clean campaign.�

As an executive ticket, that’s something I definitely want to enforce and make sure that we are doing everything by the book and [being] honest with the students,�

Haaga said.

Haaga, who has been involved with two other ASUO elections, said more students are aware of the election because “all three campaigns are very strong� and they put forth all the open seats. She also said the usage of social media contributed to the high voter turnout. Last year, the top two executive tickets received 2,733 votes in the general election compared to 4,362 in this year’s.

“I definitely expected that we would do well, but didn’t expect that we would do this well,� Haaga said. “[The reason is] because our campaign is very honest and down to earth. Our message is very tangible and easy for students to connect with. We are not throwing out these flashy ideas. That allows students to connect with our campaign.�

I’m with UO is the only campaign in this election without any grievances filed against it. One Oregon has had three. “All these rules are put in place for a reason — the elections board wants the election to be as fair as possible,� Haaga said. “If you are not following these rules, you can’t really say you stand for these values.�

One Oregon’s executive ticket came in second in the general election, with almost 300 fewer votes. Rentschler said the campaign will focus on exploring new connections. “Turnout was high this year, but over 70 percent of students didn’t vote, so there are still a lot of [students] out there that we haven’t reached out [to] yet,� Rentschler

said. “We will also let the folks who voted for us last week know to vote again because I think a lot of people are very excited.�

One Oregon also needs to make sure its volunteers and candidates are following the rules, Rentschler said. “Because this is the first election for a lot of folks [with One Oregon], we need to make sure they stick to the message and know what they are doing campaign-wise,�

Rentschler said.

In addition, both campaigns will continue to educate students about their platforms. “We will push on different aspects on our platform, because we have talked about transportation, Uber and textbooks for the last two weeks, but our platform is much more than that,� Rentschler said.

But getting the word out for One Oregon will be difficult, because the slate is banned from campaigning both on campus and on social media from April 11 to April 14.

Students can vote in the runoff election to decide the next ASUO President and other senate and financial committee candidates on DuckWeb beginning 9 a.m. April 11.

Voting closes at 4 p.m. on April 15.

12:00 p.m. — The ASUO

12:19 a.m. — I’m With UO

Here’s a timeline of everything that has happened in the 2016 election so far:

campaign manager Andrew Dunn files a grievance against One Oregon’s Adam Sharf for campaigning on social media before the allowed date.

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campaigning begins.

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Elections Board bars One Oregon from campaigning on April 4 for violating campaigning rules. One Oregon is also first informed of the grievance and punishment at this time.

3:22 p.m. — One Oregon

files an appeal with the ASUO Constitution Court. While the court deliberates, One Oregon’s campaigning ban is temporarily lifted.

April 1

11:12 a.m. — Duck Squad files

a grievance against One Oregon, stating that the campaign was wrongfully using information gathered from a petition about Uber from winter term to phone students.

6:00 p.m. — The Emerald

hosts a presidential and vice presidential debate with the three slates.

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INTERNAL VP CANDIDATE: ZACH LUSBY EXTERNAL VP CANDIDATE: NATALIE FISHER

Morning — I’m With UO files a second grievance against One Oregon for bribery, stating that the campaign had pledged to donate to fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha’s philanthropy in exchange for wearing One Oregon shirts.

7:31 p.m. — Constitution

Court sanctions One Oregon for the March 28 grievance but gives the campaign the option of writing an apology letter to the student body to be published in the Emerald (at the discretion of the Emerald’s editorial board) to avoid a campaigning ban.

10:11 p.m. —The elections

board dismisses Duck Squad’s April 5 grievance against One Oregon, and begins investigating rumors that Duck Squad was campaigning inside residence halls in violation of elections rules. It requests in-person testimonies from Lambda Chi Alpha members regarding the second grievance filed by I’m with UO.

April 6

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submits its letter of apology to the Emerald editorial board, which declines to publish the letter. The board cites a need for editorial autonomy and a failure to meet publishing standards as its reasons for rejecting the letter. The Constitution Court amends its sanction, requiring One Oregon to publish its apology on One Oregon’s website.

9:46 p.m. — The elections board

bars One Oregon from campaigning on April 8 and April 11 for attempted bribery within Lamba Chi Alpha, and April 12 to April 14 for giving out pizza in exchange for votes in Global Scholars Hall.

Duck Squad is also banned from campaigning April 8 and 11 for campaigning in residence halls.

10:39 p.m. — One Oregon appeals

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INTERNAL VP CANDIDATE: ADAM SHARF EXTERNAL VP CANDIDATE: TORI GANAHL

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appeals to the Constitution Court to overturn the April 8 and 11 campaigning ban.

12:35 p.m. — The court dismisses

Duck Squad’s and One Oregon’s first request for an appeal, so both slates are banned from campaigning on April 8 and 11. Constitution Court lifts One Oregon’s sanctions for April 12 to 14 while it deliberates.

5:34 p.m. — General election

results are released. The One Oregon and I’m with UO executive candidates advance to runoff election.

6:15 p.m. — One Oregon files

to Constitution Court regarding the April 6 bribery grievance filed by I’m with UO.

a motion for clarification with Constitution Court, saying the elections board has improperly excluded some candidates from the runoff election.

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Weezer’s ‘The White Album’ sounds like summer Here’s the most basic history of Weezer in 43 words: Weezer was good.

Then they weren’t. Despite a decadelong dry spell (about 2004-2014), fans still adored the band. In 2014 Rivers Cuomo promised us that Everything Will Be Alright In The End, which brings us to The White Album, Weezer’s 10th studio album.

Weezer is in a unique place. As Weezer is known for their trend of producing popular albums followed by poorly reviewed ones, White is arguably the first Weezer album to be even better than the already impressive album preceding. Yes, 1996’s Pinkerton is now regarded as a classic, but at the time of release, it was hated by the vast majority of listeners.

Much like The Beach Boys’ masterpiece, Pet Sounds, you can feel the sun-soaked vibe of California in every song with the innocent longing for true love and escaping to a worryfree environment. It is also jam-packed with beautiful harmonies, scene-setting ocean sounds and of course, Weezer’s signature power-chord-driven rock.

If the allusion to Pet Sounds is legitimate, “King Of The World� is the 2016 update of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.� “King� is a letter from Cuomo to his wife Kyoko and features a similar desire to explore the world and find unparalleled happiness with the one you love. Cuomo says: “We are the small fish / We swim together / No Prozac or Valium / We’ll face tsunamis together.�

Interestingly though, Weezer is effectively drawing influence from Weezer as well. In the bridge of “King Of The World,� bassist Scott Shriner plays an almost note for note copy of the bass line from 1994’s “Only In Dreams.�

The two weakest tracks (“Jacked Up,� “Summer Elaine and Drunk Dorie�) would easily be highlights on Raditude or Red, but on The White Album, they flow smoothly and highlight the strengths that are apparent through the rest of the nearly seamless album.

Sure, they’re filler, but at least they’re tolerable.

A staggering majority of the songs — seven of the album’s 10 — are 3:25 to 3:30. Perhaps Cuomo feels he has once again cracked the formula for how to write a perfect pop song, much like he did with the band’s best-known track, “Island In The Sun� (which similarly clocks in at 3:20).

White features Weezer’s widest range of historical references. In “Wind In Our Sails,� Cuomo sings about Sisyphus, Charles Darwin and Mendel’s peas in the course of a single song. Similarly, “Thank God For Girls� balances biblical references and daydreams of fighting dragons in a battle for supremacy and access to females. What starts as a seemingly normal song about a girl in a pastry shop quickly reroutes to the Garden of Eden with God microwaving Adam’s extra rib. It’s entirely unexpected, but after a few listens, “Thank God� turns into a standout track. “Endless Bummer,� a soft acoustic song, closes the album with the line “Kumbaya makes me get violent / I just want this summer to end.� In the process of crafting the sound of summer, Cuomo evidently also grew sick of it. Luckily for the rest of us, The White Album has made it socially acceptable to call oneself a modern Weezer fan.

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Oregon’s Raevyn Rogers won the 800 meter race for the Ducks at the Pepsi Invitational on April 9.

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Oregon Track and Field hosted the Pepsi Invitational, its first meet of the season, on Saturday, April 9, welcoming Penn State, USC and Washington for a full day of competition. The men’s meet resulted in a tie between Oregon and Penn State at 181.5. The Oregon women’s team won handily, earning 173 points with the next closest team, Penn State, coming in at 166.

“I freakin’ hate ties,” head coach Robert Johnson said. “I hate losses even more; a tie kind of feels like that.”

But the day wasn’t a total bust.

The Ducks brought home five meet records, beginning with a school and meet record-breaking run in the women’s 4x100 meter relay.

The team of Jasmine Todd, Deajah Stevens, Hannah Cunliffe and Ariana Washington won by nearly a second at 42.88.

“For them to do that this early in the year is definitely phenomenal,” Johnson said.

Other standouts of the day included Devon Allen and Raevyn Rogers.

Allen competed in four events for the Ducks: two relays and two hurdles. He set a meet record in the

110 hurdles, won the 400 hurdles and contributed to the 4x100 meter relay victory.

Rogers not only won the 800 meter race — finishing two seconds ahead of second place — but she also helped the women’s 4x400 meter relay to a meet record of 3:32.07. The victory earned the women’s team the final points of the day.

The men’s team suffered losses in a few keys areas.

Coach Johnson cited the long jump and pole vault as areas where the men could have captured necessary points but failed.

In the men’s 5000, the Ducks took an unexpected defeat when Edward Cheserek settled for a second place finish against his Washington opponent — sophomore Colby Gilbert.

Even with a tie, Johnson was proud of the outcome. He said he’s excited for the next opportunity for his team to compete in a meet.

Next weekend, Oregon will host the Oregon Relays.

“For us to compete the way we did today, this weekend bodes well for us as we move forward,” Johnson said.

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It’s not nuclear artillery; it’s you. The biggest breakup that mankind, especially college-age individuals, should focus on is one with nuclear weapons. With this being an election year, let’s listen a little closer to candidates’ stances on the topic of

Ending Nuclear Warfare.

It was April 2015 when Clara Schneid took a chance and went to her first meeting with Global Zero: an international non-profit that focuses on the elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world.

The moment the meeting ended, Schneid deemed herself a Global Zero activist and enthusiast. “I learned so much so quickly,� said Schneid, who now serves as UO Global Zero’s Action-Core leader. “I knew that this cause was something I wasn’t going to let go, that I couldn’t ignore how much of an impact nuclear weapons have had on this world because it was so obviously important.�

Similar to Schneid’s adoption of an anti-nuclear mindset, for me, it was UO Beyond War that pulled at my personal ethics and emotions, and is now the basis of my passion to also work towards a more peaceful world without nuclear weapons.

Activism is not something that every college student gets involved in or exposed to. For someone to really invest their time and efforts into something effectively, it takes finding a certain cause along with developing a deep, personal connection to it.

I propose a cause for humankind: putting an end to nuclear programs around the world. I believe just about everyone, domestically and internationally, can find a deep, personal connection with this.

Nuclear weapons are the reason for so many largescale problems in the world, including past human and environmental genocide, as well as current power struggles and financial unrest.

The whole concept of nuclear arsenal was born during the Cold War era, starting with the U.S. in 1942 and the Manhattan Project.

The world’s reaction to the Manhattan Project was to create more nuclear artilleries and challenge that power.

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There have been movements in the past to ban certain types of nuclear testing in specific places, and there have been other regional treaties that completely prohibit the production of these weapons, but the issue is the fact that they still exist. Thousands of lethal, chemical arsenals are in storage and others are on hair-trigger alert around the world. “Hair-triggered weapons are probably of the highest concern since they can be detonated with the push of a button,� Schneid said. “They’re super instant, which leaves so much room for accidents to occur.�

People and human error, in general, are the source of many of the world’s problems, including the potential for nuclear warfare. Schneid and I both agree that the reason we haven’t reached Global Zero yet is because of humans and their obsession with power.

As of October 2015, the Arms Control Association reported that there are roughly 16,000 nuclear warheads in the world – over 90 percent of which are said to belong to either Russia or the U.S. Therefore, it is crucial that our generation works to crack down on nuclear weapons, especially with U.S. elections just around the corner. It is important to understand candidates’ stances on this issue and hear their justifications. “The cost and the positive alternatives of governmental funding that these candidates would control, I think, is a strong appeal for college students, in particular, to get involved with activism for a globally ‘Zero’ world,� Schneid said.

The idea of nuclear necessity is completely archaic and the U.S., for example, is at the point where it can either invest in updating and

maintaining its atomic arsenal, or it can abolish it completely. “Eliminating nuclear weapons does not mean eliminating power, and it doesn’t mean eliminating security or a means of safety,� Schneid said. “In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Without access to nuclear weapons, terrorists and terrorist groups have a lower likelihood of doing large amounts of damage.

Meanwhile, without nuclear weapons, but rather more precise and logical military plans, procedures and weaponry, we would be a much more effective power source and have a stronger defensive program.�

To learn more about the fight against the presence of nuclear weaponry, reach out to UO students involved with Global Zero and Beyond War. The two groups are coming together for a tri-series event this spring to break the silence about nuclear weapons and look at the issue from three separate angles – politically, humanitarianly and journalistically – with a knowledgeable panel to speak on each.

Events will be on April 20, 27 and May 4 at 7:15 p.m. Locations are yet to be determined.

Negina Pirzad is an opinion columnist at the Emerald. Follow Negina on Twitter @ Neginapepina.

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63 Roused 64 Obstacle for Odysseus 65 Engendered 66 Transport for Calvin and Hobbes 67 Cubic meter

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