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Louis Futon – WOW Hall (291 W 8th Ave), 9 p.m., $15 in advance, $18 at the door In only two years, Louis Futon has risen to prominence as a producer/DJ with official remixes for stars like Logic, G-Eazy, Future, Wiz Khalifa and more. Influenced by hip-hop, Futon creates music of his own with bright melodies, rhythmic electro-tones and hip-hop drums. His “Futon Takes America� tour will be sure to bump your socks off.
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Bark in the Park – Alton Baker Park (632 Day Island Rd.), 8 a.m., $25 in advance, $30 day-of registration This weekend, expect to see hundreds of dogs with their owners in Alton Baker Park. More than 1,000 people and their pups are expected to “leash up� for a 2K, 5K, and 10K trot along the Willamette River. All the money raised from the event goes straight to the Greenhill Humane Society, which is hosting the annual affair. The group hopes to raise $90,000 this year to find homes and care for about 3,000 animals. The event will also include vendor booths and awards for pet/person karaoke, pet/ person look-alike and best pet trick.
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Violent Femmes – Crystal Ballroom (1332 W. Burnside), 8 p.m., $102 Upon the release of a self-titled debut album more than 30 years ago, Milwaukee-based blasĂŠ punk group Violent Femmes had some immortal hits, such as the ubiquitous track “Blister in the Sun.â€? After some sporadic disbanding and reassembling throughout their career, the group released its ninth studio album We Can Do Anything in March.
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This weekend, the 17th Annual UFO Festival will arrive at Hotel Oregon (310 N.E. Evans St.) in McMinnville, just south of Portland. Speakers include eyewitnesses of the Phoenix Lights, a Phoenix city official, Navajo Federal Rangers, and seasoned “UFO investigators.� Phoenix Lights are described by witnesses as a massive boomerang-shaped object that moved silently and slowly over parts of Arizona and Mexico, and could not have been a man-made aircraft. The speakers will discuss their own personal experience from that day nearly two decades ago. The massive festival, which claims to be “the second-largest alien festival� in the country, kicks off with a speaker event on Thursday, followed by live music and a live broadcast of the “Ground Zero� radio show. Friday consists of multiple speaker events and film screenings. Saturday is the UFO parade, alien pet costume contest and an alien costume ball, and Sunday is breakfast with a speaker. Speaker events cost between $20-40 and nearly everything else is free.
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ike Posner’s new album At Night, Alone consists of 10 original tracks and six remixes. Posner originally came to fame after his single “Cooler Than Me� took off as an international hit from his first album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff. After the stardom he earned from success, Posner dealt with mental health issues and scrapped two upcoming albums as he wrote music for other artists. Six years later, At Night, Alone serves as a personal project without censorship. The opening interlude of the album is 10 seconds long, during which Posner states, “This album is best listened to at night, alone.� The general theme for the album is heartbreak, solitude and recovery. The first track on At Night, Alone is “I Took A Pill In Ibiza.� It’s a heartbreaking acoustic track about the fame and pressure of past success. This is not the hit SeeB remix you’ve heard that’s been topping charts for months now, but it is worth a listen if you’re more into indie acoustics than electronica. “Not That Simple� continues to introduce us to Posner’s unique raspy voice and new acoustic sound. His
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distinctive voice intrigues you to listen to each song without judgement. In songs like “Jade,� there’s also a country vibe that is completely different from his first album,and gospel harmonies ring through “Only God Knows.� According to his interview with Billboard, Posner was actually inspired by friend Luke Bryan and the country music genre. Posner appears to be straying far away from his old image, save for a few of the remixes on the second of the album, selected by Posner himself. Martin Terefe, a Swedish record producer and songwriter, also contributed to much of the album’s production and remix choices. Other notable names in the album credits include Big Sean and Labrinth. However, these two featured artists do not seem to enhance or detract from the overall album. It is really about Posner and his journey in music over the past few years. (Island Records) Overall, this new album is a five year chronicle of Posner’s rises and falls romantically, artistically and emotionally as he distances himself from his past.
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DRIPPED CLOTHING The University of Oregon is filled with creatively motivated students. But with all the stress and craziness that college often brings, nobody can possibly have the time to start up their own business, right? Uriah Dubey, a junior at the UO is one of the small handful of student entrepreneurs who found the time outside of school to manifest his dreams into a reality. Dubey, along with friends Austin Mahar and Kenny Bryan, created a clothing line named Dripped. “I started it for the sole purpose of making my own clothes,� Dubey said. “I feel like there aren’t any brands that make exactly what I want.� Dubey’s inspiration for the clothing’s design is largely drawn from his favorite brands, Supreme and A Bathing Ape Clothing Company. The Dripped logo of a raindrop is an expression of Eugene’s classic rainy weather, making the Dripped clothing line true to the roots of anyone from the wet Pacific Northwest. The line, only about a month old, has sold nearly all of its first clothing prototypes, which consisted of hats, hoodies and T-shirts. The baby blue and light pink color scheme, termed “cotton candy capsule,� stands as a symbol of spring’s carefree vibes. “You don’t see guys wearing light pastel colors very much,� Dubey said. “But those are like my favorite colors to wear in the spring and summer.� Dubey said that he and his associates plan to switch up the colors for each new line of apparel, and Dripped clothing’s summer line will be love-themed in the spirit of wistful and timeless summer love.
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The most recent line of Dripped clothing can be found on the company’s Instagram: @Drippedclothingcompany. Another student entrepreneur at the UO is senior Ashlee Pierce. Pierce has her own sticker company named AP Designs, and has recently sold 200 of her stickers to the Duck Store near campus. “I’ve worked in the retail business before, and it made me realize that I don’t want to work for anybody except myself,� Pierce said. “I want to be my own boss.� After creating her own business as a platform to sell her designs, Pierce hired an intern to help take some weight off of her shoulders. Pierce still does the design, production and packaging, but her intern will help to market and network her designs within the college community. Pierce’s designs began as doodles. As a member of Alpha Chi Omega, her initial idea was to make customized stickers for sororities, but after a bout of business-minded creativity, Pierce decided to expand her designs outside of Oregon Greek Life, and even to schools in Washington, California and Texas. “My goal is to get into every campus store in as many states as possible, each with their own state outline,� Pierce said. “But as long as I love what I’m doing, that’s all that matters.� Pierce’s designs are made for phones, laptops, water bottles and more. You can find her AP Design stickers in the Duck Store, or at her online Etsy shop: etsy.com/shop/APdesignsvinyl. BY CARLEIGH OETH
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‘THE COLOUR IN ANYTHING’
‘THE COLOUR IN ANYTHING’ IS AN ALBUM FOR THOSE DARK, COLD NIGHTS WHEN YOU CAN’T HELP BUT THINK OF THAT SOMEONE.
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English producer and singer/songwriter James Blake is a master of atmosphere. His past two full-length albums, his 2011 self-titled and 2013’s Overgrown, created environments that were cold, dark and intensely beautiful. His third, The Colour In Anything is no different, continuing his trend of using ambient sounds and his own soothing voice to fill the room with sound and emotion. In the past, Blake was lumped together with the wave of post-dubstep artists that came out of the UK in the early 2010s, including Mount Kimbie, Jamie xx and SBTRKT. But Blake was the most soulful of the lot with his crooning voice and R&B influence. The Colour In Anything further reinforces this fact: Blake pours out his soul even further on this album with tracks such as “Love Me In Whatever Way,� “Radio Silence� and especially “f.o.r.e.v.e.r.� “F.o.r.e.v.e.r.� is Blake at his most heartbreaking, emotional and minimal. The only instruments are his voice and a lonely
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piano. Every line ends with his vocals extending into the space between the piano notes. It’s one of the best in his discography. Another standout track, “I Need A Forest Fire,� is a perfect collaboration with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Vernon and Blake’s voices have been endlessly compared, so it makes perfect sense that they would work together (they previously collaborated on “Fall Creek Boys Choir� from 2011’s Enough Thunder EP). They take turns at first, each one having his own verse, until the second chorus where they sing together in harmony with the production building behind them. Drake came out with Views only a week before The Colour In Anything, and it’s easy to compare the two. Blake and Drake are both very emotional lyricists, singing about ex-lovers and forlorn longing. Both of their newest albums are a bit long and can be slow at times. While Views has been called too drawn out and sleepy for Drake, the format works better
with Blake’s record. Where Drake draws out his girl problems and homesickness for 20 tracks, he never really sounds emotional and ultimately comes off as disingenuous. This is where Blake succeeds. The strains in his voice and soothing hums are what shine through all 17 tracks. It can be difficult to decipher what exactly Blake means in some of his vivid imagery, but listen to the songs enough and you’ll start to relate to his heartbreak. As with James Blake’s past two full-lengths, The Colour In Anything is an album for those dark, cold nights when you can’t help but think of that someone. It’s an album for when you just want to get home and fall into bed. Colour shows how soulful and gripping electronic music can be and how Blake is becoming a real soul singer instead of just another post-dubstep producer. Let him bare his soul to you as he guides you through the night.
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EC Comics on display at the Jordan Schnitzer ➥ M AT H E W
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After more than 62 years in the grave, a long dead comic publication comes back to life in a new exhibit at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. The sensational, politically radical and often gruesome works of Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, will be celebrated in Aliens, Monsters, and Madmen: The Art of EC Comics. The exhibit will have its opening ceremony from 6-10 p.m. this Friday, May 13. Benjamin Saunders, a professor of the University of Oregon English department whose focus is American and British comics and Renaissance literature, has been working on and off since 2010 to organize the exhibit, but he credits its assembly to all those involved in its creation. “A show on this scale involves a massive amount of work by dozens of people, not just the curator,� Saunders said. EC Comics had a prolific run during the 1940s and ‘50s. The publication eventually shut down after a lengthy battle against censorship, but its effect on the comics and other media can still be seen today. The exhibit will feature one of the largest collections of original comic artwork on display in an accredited museum in the U.S. Many pieces were obtained via loans from other museums and private collectors. The show will remain at the museum until July 10, with various discussion-based events scheduled to take place throughout its duration. EC Comics started as Educational Comics and was founded by Max Gaines. It originally produced educational works and Bible stories, but never sold well. After Gaines died, his son William Gaines took over the company and transformed it into the Entertaining Comics we know today. EC Comics made a name for itself creating some of the era’s most provocative and sensational writings, including the campy horror mag Tales from the Crypt, the political-jabbing MAD Magazine, and the bi-monthly sci-fi serial Weird Science. From a playing baseball with human organs to a man handcuffed to a corpse, EC Comics reveled in all things gruesome, while still conveying topical and thought provoking messages. The exhibit will host original artwork from comics like Judgement Day, in which a representative of Earth travels to a planet of robots to see whether they are ready to rejoin their creators — only to find they still divide themselves based on the color of their metallic chassis. After departing the planet, the protagonist removes his helmet and reveals that he is a black man.
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“In a relatively short time period, EC published a number of groundbreaking works by some of the most influential American comic book creators who have ever lived,� said Saunders. Some of the creators include Wallace Wood, best known for his work in MAD Magazine and Marvel’s Daredevil, Harvey Kurtzman, known for his satirical work in MAD and Playboy, and Johnny Craigs, whose artwork was used as evidence in the 1950 Senate hearings on juvenile delinquency by those trying to prove that the graphic violence in comic books was harmful to the country’s youth. During the time of mass-comic hysteria of
“IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME PERIOD, EC PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF GROUNDBREAKING WORKS BY SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CREATORS WHO HAVE EVER LIVED.� BEN SAUNDERS UO professor and exhibit curator
the ‘50s, EC Comics became the primary target of Comic Codes Authority, an agency formed in 1954 to regulate the comics industry and scrub out explicit material. Comics that passed their standards received a CCA imprimatur, which cleared it for publication. Most comic retailers refused to sell any comic without the CCA stamp of approval. The CCA’s ethical standards were so strict that Gaines was forced to shut the company down due to comics being constantly rejected by censors. The aforementioned comic Judgement Day was denied the imprimatur from the CCA because the comic featured a black man as its protagonist. After a heated argument with the censor, Gaines responded by swearing and angrily hanging up the phone. Judgement Day was EC Comics’ last published comic.
MAD Magazine was originally published in EC Comics but eventually changed to the magazine format to escape the comic industry’s rampant censorship. The popular TV series Tales from the Crypt also originated as an EC Comics series of the same name. EC Comics has provided inspiration for many, including fiction authors Stephen King and R.L. Stine and filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. “I was obsessed with Mad comics. They showed me how to be cynical and satirical. And the EC horror comics, “Tales From the Crypt� and “The Vault of Horror.� Their combination of humor and horror was later very influential on my writing,� said Stine during an interview with The New York Times. Members of the student improvisation acting group Absolute Improv will participate in the reception by dressing in full make-up as the only three recurring EC Comics characters — the series’ ghoulish narrators: The Vault-Keeper, The Crypt-Keeper and The Old Witch — to greet guests at the door of the museum. These three characters served as the wisecracking narrators of the Tales From the Crypt series. “I like that we’ll be able to do improv in a context that we’ve never done it before, which is to stay in the context of one character,� said Charlie Craft, a member of Absolute Improv who will be playing The Crypt Keeper. “We’ll be welcoming people in at the reception by riffing the way the characters introduce the comics.� The exhibit’s opening ceremony will also mark the release party for the fifth issue of Art Ducko, the campus’ student-run comics magazine. The newest issue of Art Ducko features a spoof of the iconic EC Comic cover of CrimeSuspenstories #22, where the image of a decapitated woman has been replaced by a duck who has met a similar fate. “Some of the great cartoonists of tomorrow may have already appeared in [Art Ducko’s] pages,� said Saunders. “What better way to draw attention to the continued relevance of EC Comics, and to the creative strength of our own student cartoonists, than by launching the latest issue of the magazine at the opening of the exhibit?� Both Saunders and Alex Milshtein, Art Ducko’s Editor in Chief, noted that this exhibit is a great opportunity for student comic creators to publicize their work while celebrating one of the most important chapters in comic history. “I’m really excited, not just to see EC Comics, but to see the growth in comics studies and the comic community on the University of Oregon campus,� said Milshtein.
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Can allergy medication hinder athletic performance? John Halliwill sits in the Exercise and Environmental Physiology Lab in Esslinger Hall. (Kaylee Domzalski)
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Spring in Eugene can be a difficult season for people allergic to pollen. Eugene is considered one of the most active cities in the nation in terms of pollen count. Those who fall victim to seasonal allergies may stock up on antihistamines such as Allegra and Zyrtec in order to battle the debilitating symptoms. A recent study conducted by current and former University of Oregon researchers shows that common allergy medications — medically known as antihistamines — may have a negative effect on the way that skeletal muscles recovers after exercise. For physically active people sensitive to pollen, antihistamines may be a key element to ensuring that they can perform at their highest level. But what if their muscles don’t recover properly when antihistamines are in their system? John Halliwill, a leading researcher in postexercise blood pressure at the UO, is trying to answer that question. He says that when someone exercises, they activate a certain number of genes in their muscles. This activation is the beginning of a process that creates bigger, stronger muscles. In his research,
he found that over a quarter of the genes activated were driven by histamine receptors, the same receptors that allergy medication deactivate. “[The activation is] that initial step in what eventually helps us become faster, stronger and more fatigue resistant ‌ More than a quarter of those genes were being either driven or modulated by histamine receptors,â€? Halliwill said. In the study, 16 test subjects were given three times the standard dose of different antihistamines. The subjects performed leg extensions for 45 minutes and biopsies were performed on their quadriceps before and after exercise. Immediately after the workout, there was little to no difference in gene expression (the ability of a cell to carryout its function) in the quadriceps. However, three hours after the exercise, researchers found that 88 percent of the genes activated showed dramatically decreased levels of gene expression. Steven Romero, currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas’ Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, helped lead the study while he was an advanced doctoral student at UO. “The genes that were highly affected by the
antihistamines affect everything from muscle growth to blood vessel growth to blood vessel health,â€? Romero said. UO student, Kevin Zebede, a fitness enthusiast and allergy sufferer, said he is surprised by this data. “I take Zyrtec or the generic version of that[‌]I had no idea that it had any affect on working out,â€? Zebede said. Zebede says that while the new data is concerning, it is not necessarily well known and widely talked about enough to make him stop taking any medication. “I’m not as worried right now because it’s not a huge thing that I’ve heard about a bunch but at the same time, if it’s not good for me it would be beneficial to try something else,â€? he said. Halliwill and Romero concluded that it may be too early to tell, but taking antihistamines might only create a noticeable difference in the performance of either world-class athletes or people with severe cases of pollen allergies. Both agreed that more in-depth studies in the future are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
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Raevyn Rogers after a race during the 2015 NCAA Track and Field National Championships at Hayward Field. (Cole Elsasser)
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Raevyn Rogers continues to prove what may at first seem impossible is, in fact, possible. As though running the fastest freshman time in the 800 meter in NCAA history (1:59.71) and winning the Pac-12 and NCAA Championships in 2015 weren’t enough, the sophomore from Houston has qualified for the Olympic Trials in July – a feat she once considered impossible. In an interview with NCAA.com after Oregon’s outdoor sweep of the championships last year, head coach Robert Johnson had just one thing to say of Rogers. “Look out world for Raevyn Rogers,” Johnson said. Jump forward to this year, and the 5-foot-9 middle-distance specialist has proved to be a key member, not just in solo events, but as part of the women’s 4x400 relay team. At the Penn Relays on April 28-30, her 4x400 relay team, including Ashante Horsley, Deajah Stevens and Brooke Feldmeier, won the event with the seventh-fastest time in the NCAA this year. Rogers anchored the team and ran the fastest leg of the group, 51.29. The win earned the Ducks their third Penn Wheel of the weekend after winning the sprint medley and the women’s 4x100
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team scored wins. Her performance was also enough to earn the title of Athlete of the Meet for women’s relays. “If we’re going to travel that far,” Rogers said, “then we’ve got to put on a good show.” After a packed April schedule with the Pepsi Invitational, Oregon Relays and Penn Relays, Rogers took this past weekend’s Oregon Twilight off. “This year has really been a time crunch with the Olympic year, and then just the season rolling by super fast,” Rogers said. With the last regular season meet out of the way, Rogers will compete in the Pac-12 Championships in Seattle next weekend. Assuming she qualifies, she will then make her way to the NCAA preliminaries at the end of May and the championships in June. After that, it’s on to the Olympic Trials. For Rogers, the outdoor season has flown by faster than she imagined. So, to keep things on track, she said she will “just continue to trust in the training to slow everything down.” “My goals are to make the Olympic team,” Rogers said, “and to just represent my country and my family and my school the best that I can.”
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Michael Marcott (center) plays with the mens club lacrosse team against the Dominican Penguins in Feburary. (Cole Elsasser)
ONE AND DONE: MICHAEL MARCOTT’S MAJOR IMPACT ON CLUB LACROSSE and interesting sport that Marcott immediately latched on to. “Growing up I played every sport possible — basketball, baseball, soccer — and to me, they were all kind of boring,” Marcott said. “Being that young you didn’t really get to do much. They lowered the hoops in basketball, you played tee-ball and soccer [and it] wasn’t fun because you couldn’t really hit anyone basically, but when lacrosse came around, it was something new. Not a lot of people had seen it before. It was just so unique, and I caught onto it so quick.” Since Marcott began playing lacrosse, he hasn’t stopped. He is the Lincoln High School all-time leader in points and assists and led the Cardinals to three Oregon State Lacrosse Championships. On top of that, he is a two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American, three-time OHSLA All-State selection and an Adrenaline All-American. This past season, he led the Ducks in assists and was ranked third in both goals and points. The Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association recently named him First Team All-Conference Attack as he finished off his Oregon lacrosse career. With Marcott’s help, the Ducks finished off the season with a 12-4, 11-3 MCLA record. Although they had an upsetting finish to their season — they lost to Oregon State, who they had previously beaten in the finals of the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League — Delumpa is convinced it wouldn’t have been that great of a season without Marcott. “Looking back on it, I wouldn’t have changed anything,” said Marcott. “Regardless of winning or losing, it was fun, and I met a lot of new friends.” BY KYLEE O’CONNOR, @KYLEETHEMIGHTEE
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Michael Marcott was one of the top Oregon lacrosse players coming out of Lincoln High School in Portland. The ESPN No. 72 recruit committed to topranked University of Denver initially, but after three years filled with injuries and struggle, he decided to transfer to the University of Oregon. “I thought that going [to Oregon], my family could visit more. It was close to home — that was a big deal to me,” Marcott said. His decision to leave Denver and come to Oregon was not based on athletics, but more so on completing his education in his home state and being closer to his hometown. Playing for the Oregon club lacrosse team was just an added bonus. When Marcott first stepped on the practice turf, he immediately made an impact. It didn’t take long for his teammates to recognize he had competed at one of the nation’s top Division I lacrosse schools, run by one of the nation’s top coaches. Although he wasn’t close to most players on the roster, he was named team captain after being on campus for six weeks. “It was implicitly expected that he was going to be captain just because of his experience and his knowledge of the game,” fellow captain Liam Delumpa said. “I definitely appreciate the honor,” Marcott said. “I didn’t expect to be named team captain so early. I think we named them in the winter after fall, so I guess I just made a good impression on all the guys. I’m pretty serious when I do play regardless of if it’s club or the D1 level … and I think a lot of guys saw that too.” Marcott’s love for the game dates back to fifth grade. Lacrosse is predominately played on the east coast, so it was a new, fun
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Mount St. Helens, Olympics in Brazil, Verizon Wireless protests, Track and Field “This term is going by so fast, yet so slow,� said everyone about every term ever. It’s week seven! You’re probably at that point in the 10-week term when you’re oozing with confidence in one class, but ready to switch to the pass/no pass grading option for another, all while you’ve made it a goal to not skip another yoga class. As a senior who has gone through the trials and tribulations of about 12 full-time quarters, one of the greatest feelings I’ve experienced is when a class proves to be applicable in the real world. This last week, I got to put my GEOL 306 Volcanoes and Earthquakes knowledge to use when updates about Mount St. Helens hit the news. Over the last eight weeks, “a swarm of more than 130 earthquakes has been detected� beneath the volcano in Washington, as reported by The Guardian. Scary, right? Most of these shakes have been extremely weak, at 0.5 magnitudes or less. The largest, so far, was at a 1.3-level on the Richter scale. The U.S. Geological Survey said this week that these baby-earthquakes are “steadily increasing� with about 40 being located each week. It was May of 1980 when St. Helens erupted most recently, but all these minor convulsions don’t mean she’s about to blow again, necessarily. It is believed by seismologists and volcanologists (and me since I’m a volcanoearthquake expert now) that stores of magma are recharging, and this can happen for a long time without any eruptions. As Frank
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Sinatra and Ariana Grande once sang, “you’ll never know.� But in this world, devastation is more often brought on by people than natural disasters, which is what’s happening in Brazil right now. The country’s capital, Rio de Janeiro, was chosen as the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and as it usually goes, preparation for the international Games is costing Brazil a lot of money, effort and lives. There’s chaos occurring within Rio’s infrastructure. The Zika virus and pollution in the local water are extreme health risks. There’s more and more violence breaking out in Rio’s favelas, or shantytowns, with each new day leading up to show time. A little commotion has been going on in the States too, and it’s not all surrounding the upcoming presidential elections. Since mid-April, a number of employees belonging to Verizon Communications Inc. have been on strike because of their contracts, and on May 5, the protestors crashed Verizon’s annual shareholder meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Others protested in various cities across the U.S. The No. 1 American wireless service provider is shortchanging its Internet, telephone and television network technicians and customer service representatives, which is why nearly 40,000 of these workers who have around $1.3 billion in Verizon’s stock holdings have been on strike for four weeks now. They are fighting for offshore call-center jobs, job relocations
and healthcare coverage. I’m all for unions that combat maltreatment from corporations like Verizon. I mean, for the amount my parents pay for our family plan, Verizon should be including health benefits for its customers, too #VerizonCare. You know what — for the amount we students pay for UO tuition, we should be provided with health insurance as well. Or maybe just some free food for students here and there? But our athletic program would be neglected if we common folk were fed, and events like the Oregon Twilight meet wouldn’t be possible. On May 6 at Hayward Field, high school and college students and alumnus athletes threw discs, contorted their bodies over bars and did air-splits to overcome hurdles for the 2016 Oregon Twilight Invitational meet. It was an absolute (track and) field day! The event was also the Oregon Ducks’ last regular-season meet and senior night. Olympic gold medal decathlete and ex-Duck Ashton Eaton was in attendance. The star surpassed the 400-meter meet record at 45.78 seconds, and that was only for second place, following former Oregon AllAmerican Mike Berry. Negina Pirzad is an opinion columnist at the Emerald. The Weekly Ponder is her column discussing the latest trends and news in pop culture. Follow Negina on Twitter @Neginapepina.
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