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NOV. 17 MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF The Black Student Task Force’s 12 demands for a safe space on campus. Five have been fulfilled and the Black community is fighting for progress and awareness on campus.

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DARK KNIGHT: THE MUSICAL RISES AT POCKET PLAYHOUSE

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Riley Mulvihill, director of Pocket Playhouse’s most recent production, Dark Knight: The Musical, says it’s Batman’s time to shine. Pocket Playhouse is a student-run theatre company on campus, and as Mulvihill told the Emerald in an interview at the green room of Villard Hall, “Spiderman already has his musical. It’s time for someone else.�

That “someone else� is Gotham City’s superhero vigilante, or as Mulvihill says, “a man dressed up as a bat, punching criminals.� “It’s ridiculous,� Mulvihill continued. “Musicals have a way of making the ridiculousness part of the world.�

Mulvihill, who started writing the show in middle school with the help of his choir director, Josh Rist, is capitalizing on the current “superhero hysteria� seen on the silver screen with Marvel and DC. His favorite actor to play the Joker is Mark Hamill, but he says the others who have played him — most notably Heath Ledger and Cesar Romero — are also fantastic.

As a senior, Mulvihill hopes to mount a production of the show on a larger scale someday, but is excited be producing it with Pocket Playhouse because it’s an organization he’s been involved with since his freshman year. “My first audition, I got a lead role in a Pocket show,� Mulvihill said. “What I love about Pocket is that it is original content.

The directors are normally the playwrights‌ There’s room for creativity and imagination, but this is first time, that at least I have seen, where an original musical is being done.�

Pocket Playhouse sponsors four to six student-created plays per term and has a board of students who select pitches given by directors. This is Mulvihill’s first time directing and writing a theatrical script, but he has acted since middle school when his mom made him try out for Romeo and

Juliet. He hated the process, but then fell in love with performing. “We performed and I got that applause from the audience and I felt the love,� Mulvihill said. “And I’ve done it ever since.�

Recently, he has enjoyed the change from acting to directing. “Moving towards directing instead of acting has really shown me another side of theatre, and it’s a little less egotistical,�

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With 11 songs, Dark Knight is a full-length musical. Mulvihill has had help from many people, both during the five-week rehearsal process and even before rehearsals had officially begun. Mulvihill noted his production team as essential helpers during the rehearsal process.

It hasn’t been easy though, according to Mulvihill. For now, the space only allows for a piano accompanist, Kevin Dempsey, but Mulvihill hopes to one day feature a full orchestra. “That was a big step for us to be able to get live accompaniment,�

Mulvihill said.

His favorite song in the show is called “Kill the Bat.� Audiences should look out for the Joker’s big reveal, which according to Mulvihill features three-part harmonies reminiscent of scenes from Les Miserables like “One Day More� and “The Confrontation Scene.�

Michael Malek Najjar, assistant professor in theatre, noted that his theatre students are excited for Pocket’s first original musical, despite its short rehearsal process.

As Mulvihill said of the piece, “It’s going to make you laugh, going to make you cry and going to make you want to come back for more.�

Dark Knight: The Musical runs Thursday through Saturday at 5 p.m. in Villard 102, and entry is first-come, first-served.

Although tickets are free, there is a suggested donation to support student-made theatre.

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On Nov. 11, Black student group leaders spoke to hundreds of students and community members at the EMU amphitheater, addressing the climate around race on campus. It’s been a year since the Black Student Task Force issued 13 demands to UO administration in the hopes of creating a safer and more inclusive university.

The revisiting of these demands, which include renaming buildings named after KKK members, comes in the wake of discriminatory events on campus.

Members of the Black Student Union have received racist threats online.

On Halloween, a UO professor wore blackface at a private party, and on Nov. 9, high school students donned blackface at UO, offending community members on a campus that is intended to be a safe space, according to President Michael Schill. These recent racially related events may be forcing some UO Black students to reevaluate where they fit into the priorities of the university.

Of the 12 demands made by the BSTF a year ago, less than half have been fulfilled.

UO’s Black students are frustrated that after a year of pushing for demands, they’re still fighting for progress. On Friday, they rallied together in solidarity, determined to continue the march forward.

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you probably have no idea how it feels,” Natashia Greene, external coordinator for the Black Student Union, said to the crowd on Friday. “One of our main goals is to really make sure that our students feel safe.”

Instead of allowing Black students to feel safe and included, many feel the climate on campus subjects them to overtly racist attitudes and sentiments.

“The reality of it is that stereotypes tend to overshadow the hard work we really put in in order to get into higher education,” Chris Holloway, a member of the Black Male Alliance, said at the rally.

Roger Thompson, vice president for enrollment management is one of the people working to solve issues Black students face at the university. He said he has been pleased to see bolstered recruitment efforts of Black students in recent years. He notes that UO was the first university to support Good in the Hood, a non-profit organization that offers scholarships to graduating high school students in Northeast Portland. The university also created a sponsorship and scholarship program with Jefferson High, a predominantly Black high school in Portland.

“In the last seven years, we have gone from about 18 percent of our freshman class being domestic minority students to 31 percent this fall,” Thompson said.

“We have made the freshman class far more diverse than it has ever been before.”

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nimation is hard. Just ask Bryce Ballew, a digital arts major at the University of Oregon currently taking a class on the subject. “The first project I did … [took] about a week straight of work,” Ballew said. “It’s exhausting.”But according to Ballew, the quality of the final product makes it worth the workload: “When you get it working well, it’s really rewarding. When it looks good, you know it, and it’s awesome.”

Thousands of animators around the world face the same phenomenon, especially in Hollywood. Large, high-budget hits like KungFu Panda and Finding Nemo take years to create, even with teams of over 50 animators and entire production companies dedicated to the creation of animated films. Every year there are thousands of creations from unknown or independent filmmakers that fail to reach the big screen, denying creators the chance to display their work.

On Friday, Nov. 18, at Cinema 21 in Portland, the 18th Animation Show of Shows (ASOS) hopes to provide 16 films their shot at the spotlight. The program, presented by ACME Filmworks, a film distribution company focused on animation, features acclaimed animated short films from filmmakers around the world.

The films feature a wide variety of techniques, including hand-drawn, computergenerated and stop-motion animation. This year’s show includes selections from Belgium, Canada, France, Israel, Korea, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Scotland, the U.K. and the U.S. There will be no shortage of talent on display.

The filmmakers range from award-winning directors to talented independent auteurs.

For many of them, it will be the first time their films are played for a large audience. With this in mind, festival founder Ron Diamond hopes to attract as wide and diverse a crowd as possible.

“The show is [ultimately] intended for adults, but every [age group] ends up loving it,” Diamond said during a phone interview.

Diamond curates the program himself, which means most of the show’s appeal rests on his shoulders. He typically culls the 16 films from over a thousand potential selections throughout the year. This time, he settled on

shorts like Ainslie Henderson’s stop-motion musical Stems and Patrick Osborne’s deeply emotional Pearl, which connects a father and daughter’s lives through music.

Diamond said the idea for the festival emerged after founding ACME Filmworks in 1990. ACME represented Diamond’s first attempt to “discover and nurture” new artistic talent, according to the company’s website.

In ACME’s early years, Diamond said he intended to bring “artists and animators to the forefront in advertising,” by showcasing animations and short films to various advertising agencies. “The ad agencies … really embraced that whole idea,” Diamond said.

“They [said], ‘Yeah, I can build a commercial around that concept.”

Eventually, huge corporations like Coca-Cola, AT&T and Walt Disney began greenlighting productions based on ACME’s presentations.

It wasn’t until 1999 when Diamond decided to get the animators personally involved in the presentations. Those efforts began in earnest when he brought Mark Baker, an independent animator, out to visit Walt Disney Studios to showcase his short film, Jolly Roger.

The presentation was so well received that Diamond decided to put together a reel of short films and screen them for several studios and production companies, including Pixar and Dreamworks. “Everybody loved it,” Diamond said. “The response was so favorable that I thought, ‘You know, I should keep doing this.’ ” As Diamond collected more and more films for his presentations, he eventually had enough material to show the animators’ work to an audience at large. This became ASOS. Diamond admits that showcasing a wide variety of subjects and styles makes it impossible to win every person over.

“You don’t expect a home run on every single [film], in terms of the audience reaction,” he said. “In that regard, we’ve had a pretty high success rate … These are films that will stick in people’s memories for a very long time.”

This year, the selections often attach political messages to their distinct visual styles. Simon Cartwright’s Manoman is a highlight. Made with apeish marionettes, the ten-minute short follows a man who unwittingly creates a small, goblin-like version of himself. The man gets swept up in the demonic creature’s mischief,

attacking bystanders and giving in to his violent instincts. Disturbing and eerie, the film offers a critique of masculinity and violence in an uncertain world and stands as an example of the ASOS’ thematic reach.

That same reach allows the show to receive a great deal of attention from the film industry at large, especially during awards season. Last year, Don Hertzfeldt’s World of Tomorrow and Konstantin Bronzit’s We Can’t Live Without Cosmos were screened for audiences at the festival. Both shorts were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2015.

This only continued an already standing tradition; numerous films screened at ASOS have appeared on Oscar ballots, including the 2014 winner, Feast. But Diamond was quick to point out that the Academy Awards are far from the first thing on his mind.

“Our goal is to find great films,” he said.

“Whether the film gets nominated for an Oscar [is just] icing on the cake.”

For Diamond, exposure for talented filmmakers and their creations is the ultimate goal. With ASOS in its 18th year, he hopes to provide a stage for films that will leave audiences and industry professionals equally charged.

Daniel Steinhart, assistant professor of Cinema Studies at UO, says the exposure film festivals provide to filmmakers and artists make them an essential part of the industry.

“If you’re working in the independent world [of cinema]… film festivals can be an important stepping stone to get distribution,” Steinhart said.

The numbers speak for themselves. In 2016, Fox Searchlight Pictures bought the distribution rights to Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation for $17.5 million at Sundance Film Festival. Since its release, the film has garnered significant awards buzz. Other indie favorites, like the distinctly odd Swiss Army Man, made it to wide release after competing at Sundance.

Diamond hopes the filmmakers at ASOS find similar success. But most importantly, he hopes to prove how powerful animation can be.

“These are [films] that everyone can relate to, during any stage of life,” Diamond said. “Tens of thousands of people are going to be excited by these shorts. And that’s really cool.”

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1630 Columbia St., Eugene, OR 97403 Guest Speaker Activists and supporters: A Historic Struggle of Many Nations/ Many Tribes to Protect Rivers, the Water and Sovereign Rights:. corporate DAPA/ Dakota Access OIL Pipeline — Speakers and showing of film clips!

-Cerise Palmanteer – Indigenous Environmental Network, SF; Native oregonian/Yakima and Colville tribe; her family is on the front lines!

-Tee Sahme – Warm Springs Canoe Family; recently spent a month at the camp.

-Pam Tau – longtime Environmental Justice solidarity activist; labor organizer, SF Chinese Progressive Association has networked with Indigenous Environmental Network for decades.

– Candi Brings Plenty — two spirited from Pine Ridge Reservation; and is an Oglala Lakota Sioux, a descendant of Crazy Horse’s band.

– Legal Update: NALSA & CLDC attorneys Free Admission and refreshments

NOVEMBER Thursday

LIVE: THE HOLIDAY NIGHT MARKET 5 - 10 p.m. Venue 252, 252 Lawrence St., Eugene, OR 97401 Join us November 17th for a night of shopping and to support local women in small business!

This will be the perfect opportunity to cross some of those names off your holiday shopping list!

Come and enjoy a variety of fashion, beauty and craft vendors, giveaway opportunities and more!

LEARN: STAND UP FOR STANDING ROCK: ACTIVIST GUEST SPEAKERS’ UPDATE! 6 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Many Nations Longhouse, PA G E 4

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Cosponsored by CAER, ROAR, NASU, APASU, CALC, and MCC ARTIST’S TALK BY WILLIAM WYLIE: SITE AS ARCHIVE 6 p.m. Lawrence Hall, 1190 Franklin Boulevard, Eugene, OR Co-sponsored by UO Department of Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Wylie, whose single channel video work Prairie is on view in the exhibition, speaks on his artistic practice and current body of work.

Wylie’s photographs and videos have been shown both nationally and internationally. He lives in Charlottesville where he is a photography professor at the University of Virginia.

FINANCIAL SAVINGS GROUPS AND THE ‘ULTRA POOR’: LESSONS FROM EAST AFRICA 12 - 1:15 pm Knight Library, 1501 Kincaid Street, Eugene, OR Dr. Alfredo Burlando (Economics, University of Oregon) “Financial Savings Groups and the ‘Ultra Poor’: Lessons from East Africa”

The African Studies Program encourages teaching and scholarship on sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the wider African diaspora. The program offers a minor, develops courses related to Africa, promotes study-abroad programs and internships, raises funds to expand African Studies resources, and organizes campus and local community events pertaining to Africa. In addition, the program supports faculty and student research on Africa and facilitates dissemination of research through the African Studies Lecture Series, for faculty and guest presentations, and the Acacia Seminars, for presentations of student research and experiences. http://africa.uoregon.edu/ “LOCKER ROOM TALK” AND HEALTHY MALE SEXUALITY 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. EMU, 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 The ways men talk about women and about sexuality have been in the news alot lately, including coverage

of the presidential election.

Let’s talk about why some men talk like that, and how can we learn and live out different ways of connecting to each other and to the people we care about. Movember is an annual event which takes place every November and sees men across the world grow moustaches to raise awareness around men’s health issues including mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer.

Come check out our week of events focusing on men’s health and enter our Movember photo contest to show support for men’s health. Events are open to all genders!

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EAT: DRINK WHEEL THURSDAYS! 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Agate Alley, 1461 E. 19th Ave. Eugene, OR 97403 Come to Agate Alley for Drink Wheel Thursday.

We roll out the giant drink wheel each Thursday night

at 10 p.m. and give it a spin each half hour until we just can’t spin it anymore. All drink specials are $2.50.

Spin the wheel to reveal your future (for the next half hour, anyway). Look out for those jello shots, though!

Whatever your fortune is, you’ll be one of the fortunate ones just taking in the spectacle! Feel the Suspense! Feel the Drama!

The weekend starts one day earlier at Agate Alley Bistro!

PLAY: COMEDY NIGHT - STAND UP SOCIETY 9 - 11 p.m. Falling Sky Pizzeria and Public House, 1395 University Street, Eugene, OR 97403 University of Oregon Stand Up Society hosts a comedy night at Falling Sky PIzzeria every Thursday evening! Pizza and Laughs begin at 9pm. Budding comedians encouraged to perform! Arrive early for complimentary pizza bites – as supplies last. All ages welcome. No cover charge.

OREGON MEN’S BASKETBALL VS VALPARASIO 6 p.m. Matthew Knight Arena, 1776 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97403 AMOS LEE 7 p.m. McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401 Tickets: advance – $45, at door – $50 SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX 8 p.m. Moda Center, 1 N. Center Ct. St., Portland, OR 97227 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox is a genre-busting, rotating collective of musicians and vocalists that reimagines modern pop hits in the style of jazz, ragtime, and swing classics of the 1920s - 1950s. As arranger and producer, Bradlee has assembled a multi-talented group of performers who rework versions of popular modern songs. The music videos of these collaborative covers have become viral sensations with millions of views on YouTube.

An act that crosses all musical boundaries and generations, Postmodern Jukebox has developed a niche all its own, and performs a live show unlike any other – a must-see for anyone who loves jawdropping live performances.

EUGENE SYMPHONY: HOUGH PLAYS BEETHOVEN 8 p.m. Hult Center for the Performing Arts, 7th and Willamette, Eugene, OR 97401 Presented by Eugene Symphony. First, we proudly premiere the result of our project showcasing young Oregon composers, a theme-and-variations based on Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” Then, we hear one of the greatest musicians of our age, poetic English pianist Stephen Hough, in Beethoven’s heartfelt Concerto. Finally, Shostakovich captures the hope, brutality, and determination that accompanied the Russian People’s Revolt of 1905. Danail Rachev, conductor; Stephen Hough, piano. Oregon Young Composers Project: Ode to the Future, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905” DUCKS AFTER DARK: JASON BOURNE 8:30 - 11 p.m. EMU, 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 UO Students! Bring your UO ID for free admission, themed activities,

giveaways and snacks.

Doors at 8:30pm, Film at 9 p.m., Rated: PG-13.

Ducks After Dark is every Thursday night weeks 1-8 Fall, weeks 1-9 Winter and Spring. Come play games, meet new friends!

THE MOTET WITH POLYRHYTHMICS 9 p.m. Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E. 7th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Genre: FUNK, 21+, Doors open at 8 p.m., Show starts at 9 p.m., Advance tickets will cost $20.00. Tickets day of show will cost $25.00.

CAR SEAT HEADREST WITH NAKED GIANTS 9 p.m. The WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Tickets: $12 Advance, $15 at Door 45TH STREET BRASS AND FLAT 5 FLIM FLAM 9 p.m. Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR 97402 Funk/soul, dance and acoustic swing. $5 GRATEFUL JAM NIGHT 10 p.m. Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St., Eugene, OR 97401 Bring your own instruments.

Sign Up is at 9 p.m.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE SHOW 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The Duck Store, 895 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR SHOW SPECIALS • DOOR PRIZES • ARTIST DEMOS The 35th Annual Tools of the Trade Show is an exciting event offered by The Duck Store to students, faculty, staff, and members of the community. During the Trade Show, local and regional artists and vendors share their knowledge and secrets of the trade.

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NOVEMBER Friday

LIVE: NEEDED CONVERSATIONS: SUPPORTING AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND 1 - 2 p.m. HEDCO Education Building, 1655 Alder Street, Eugene, OR 97403 A panel of graduate students will share their experiences studying at the University of Oregon and living in Eugene, and

the advising, mentoring and program supports they have found most beneficial. Faculty panelists also will share their experiences providing mentoring and support.

PLAY: FREE MEN’S CROSSFIT CLASS 5 pm - 6 pm Student Recreation Center, 1320 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403 The UO Rec is offering one free CrossFit class for men. Webfoot CrossFit, is a strength and conditioning program that incorporates weightlifting, gymnastics, body weight, and high intensity training to help participants physically feel their best and develop a lifelong love for fitness.

Certified CrossFit coaches will work with participants to increase flexibility, strength, and power in a fun and supportive environment.

All workouts are scalable and participants of all athletic ability are encouraged to attend.

Room 283 FISHBOWL FRIDAYS 4 - 6 p.m. EMU 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Come destress at the end of the week with relaxing music, giveaways, discount drinks and friends. Live music by UO students and local musicians. Swing by and listen with us!

Discounts start at 4 p.m., music is 4:30 - 6 p.m.

PHIL WICKHAM 7:30 p.m. 3550 Fox Meadow Rd., Eugene, OR 97408 Phil Wickham // Children of God Tour, with Stars Go Dim and Micah Tyler, November 18th // First Baptist Church of Eugene – Eugene, OR. Exclusive Pre-Sale: https://www. ticketfly.com/purchase/ event/1268211?utm_ medium=bks Password: COGTOUR TOM BERGERON’S BRASIL BAND 7:30 - 10 p.m. The Jazz Station, 124 W. Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401 GRRRLZ ROCK PRESENTS BAJUANA TEA BOOM, CHICK ACOUSTIC, ROCK CLOSE THE SHRINE 6 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR 97402 Show from 6-9 all ages then 21+ till close. $5 suggested donation till 9pm then $5 cover charge after 9 p.m.

MEN ARE FROM MARS - WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! 8 p.m. Hult Center for the Performing Arts, 7th and Willamette, Eugene, OR 97401 The Off-Broadway hit comedy Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE!, is a one-man fusion of theatre and standup, and is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray.

Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom.

JAMES JOYCE’S THE DEAD 8 - 10:30 p.m. Miller Theatre Complex, 1231 University Street, Eugene, OR 97403 University of Oregon’s University Theatre presents James Joyce’s The Dead, book by Richard Nelson, music by Shaun Davey, lyrics conceived and adapted

by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey, directed by UO Theatre Arts Professor Michael Malek Najjar. The production runs November 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8:00 p.m. and November 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the University of Oregon Robinson Theatre. Tickets are $12 Adults, $10 Seniors (65 +), $10 UO Faculty/Staff, $10 Non-UO Students, and Free for all UO Students.

Tickets are available at https://tickets.uoregon. edu/james-joyces-dead, or by calling the UO Ticket Office at 541.346.4363.

MIDNIGHT NORTH 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E. 7th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Genre: Rock, Americana.

21+, Doors open at 9 p.m., Show starts at 10 p.m., Advance tickets will cost $10.00. Tickets day of show will cost $12.00.

MUSCLE BEACH PETTING ZOO, JARGON, AND THE CRITICAL SHAKES 9 p.m. Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St., Eugene, OR 97401 Doors at 9 p.m.// Show starts 10 p.m.// $5, always 21+ UO DANCE PRESENTS: (IM)PARTIAL ARTICULATIONS 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Dougherty Dance Theatre, 1484 University St., Eugene, OR 97401 Rachel Carrico and Shannon Mockli present (Im)Partial Articulations at 7 p.m. Nov. 18, UO Dougherty Dance Theatre; $8 general admission, $5 students and seniors.

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PAGETURNERS LECTURE WITH JON PALFREMAN 4 p.m. Knight Library, 1501 Kincaid Street, Eugene, OR Jon Palfreman is an Emmy, Dupont and Peabody Award-winning journalist.

His published work includes more than forty hours of primetime television documentaries (for BBC and PBS), and three books.

His recent focus has been in-depth investigative reports centered on the intersection of science & technology, policy and law, with such films as: ‘NOVA/ FRONTLINE: What’s up with the Weather’ (about global climate change); ‘FRONTLINE: Currents of Fear’ (about the alleged health effects of power lines); and ‘NOVA/FRONTLINE: Harvest of Fear’ (about genetically modified food), FRONTLINE: The Vaccine War (about parents who choose not to vaccinate their children) and FRONTLINE: Nuclear Aftershocks (about the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan).

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NOVEMBER Saturday

LIVE: DOGS AT THE DUCK NEST 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. EMU, 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 What better way to start off the weekend than to play with some pups? Come and hang out at the Duck Nest and relax with some doggies before studying.

LEARN: MAKI-E GOLD LEAF DECORATION 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Ln., Eugene, OR 97403 Discover the beauty of Maki-e decoration, which started in Japan in the 8th century. This technique is recognized worldwide for its delicate usage of gold and silver leaf and the commitment it takes to master this craft. This workshop includes a special presentation and handson session to learn how to use unique bamboo tools to pick up sheets of gold leaf and how to sprinkle gold leaf on rice paper.

Participants will create works with different colors of gold leaf on a sumi ink (charcoal ink) background. $40 ($20 for Student Members); Scholarships are available for students.

Instructor: Mami Takahashi

EAT: THANKSGIVING WINE EXTRAVAGANZA (All Day: Saturday) Provisions Market Hall, 296 E. Fifth Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Solve the annual conundrum with wines especially chosen to pair with the diverse flavors of Thanksgiving. We’ll be pouring a wide range of crowd pleasing options and offering great discounts.

WINONA LADUKE “RIGHTS OF NATURE” 7 p.m. EMU, 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Winona LaDuke is a celebrated Native American activist and leader, environmentalist, speaker, and author. Residing on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, Ms. LaDuke is the Executive Director of Honor the Earth, where she works on the national level to advance Native environmental issues and sustainable Native communities. The former Green Party nominee for Vice President of the United States and Ms. Magazine Woman of the Year is also a founding director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project.

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PLAY: SHWAR TOWN PRESENTS: JIGGLE 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E. 7th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 To jiggle is to move about lightly and quickly from side to side or up and down.

Meanwhile, Shwar Town is pleased to announce we will have Portland staple and house gangster, DJ Wiggles laying it down for us at this show. DJ Wiggles, aka Ernest Ryan, has most recently shared stages with the likes of Donald Glaude, DJ Icey, Bad Boy Bill, Richard Vission, The Funk Hunters, and JedX to name a few while also recently being featured on DJ Dan’s podcast. Also giving it to you in your eardrums will be OG Shwarriors,Miles Airon and Chad Benz along with Justin Bogart.

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to wiggle that jiggle. $5 cover before 11, $7 after 11 p.m. 21+ 10:00 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. Drinks till 1:30 a.m.

SATURDAY MARKET’S HOLIDAY MARKET 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97402 Handcrafted gifts sold by the artists, International food court and live music.

CHUCK ISRAEL’S JAZZ ORCHESTRA 7 - 8:30 p.m. The Jazz Station, 124 W. Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401 8-piece jazz ensemble.

Tickets: $25 general / $20 members 3RD ANNUAL GLOW VARIETY SHOW 7 p.m. Hult Center for the Performing Arts, 7th and Willamette, Eugene, OR 97401 Glow Variety Show, a benefit for Trauma Healing Art Project, inspires human connection by bringing people of all ages together to share experiences and heartfelt feelings through performance art.

Glow is a multicultural performance of music, dance, acrobatics, comedy and fire choreographed

by Founder and Artistic Director Anna Miller.

Glow’s intergenerational and interdisciplinary lineup includes Trio Voronezh, classical and folk music with traditional Russian instruments, Ty Defoe, Grammy winning artist performing Native American Hoop Dance, Michael Boyer, Eugene fire performer, and many more performances to delight the senses.

Proceeds support healing arts services for survivors of trauma in the Eugene and Springfield area. The Trauma Healing Project is a 501C3 Non-Profit working to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and groups negatively impacted by violence, abuse, and other forms of trauma. Get Your Glow On! YG WITH RJ, KAMAIYAH AND SAD BOY 7:00 p.m. McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401 All ages advance tickets are general admission and available now for $26, including $1 for YG’s charity, 4Hundred Waze, at all Safeway TicketsWest outlets, and online at TicketsWest.

If not sold out, tickets will also be available at the McDonald Theatre Box Office day of show for $31, including $1 for YG’s charity, 4Hundred Waze, beginning at 5:30 p.m

JAMES JOYCE’S THE DEAD 8 - 10:30 p.m. Miller Theatre Complex, 1231 University Street, Eugene, OR 97403 University of Oregon’s University Theatre presents James Joyce’s The Dead, book by Richard Nelson, music by Shaun Davey, lyrics conceived and adapted

by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey, directed by UO Theatre Arts Professor Michael Malek Najjar. The production runs November 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8:00 p.m. and November 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the University of Oregon Robinson Theatre. Tickets are $12 Adults, $10 Seniors (65 +), $10 UO Faculty/Staff, $10 Non-UO Students, and Free for all UO Students.

Tickets are available at https://tickets.uoregon. edu/james-joyces-dead, or by calling the UO Ticket Office at 541.346.4363.

PORTUGAL THE MAN 8 p.m. The WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Door Time: 7:00 p.m., Cost: $28 Advance, $30 Door FRESH INC 9:30 p.m. Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR 97402

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EAT: MIMOSA SUNDAY 12 - 6 p.m. Sweet Cheeks Winery, 27007 Briggs Hill Rd., Eugene, OR 97405 Grab a friend and a picnic and join us Sundays from 12 - 6 p.m. for a relaxing day on the patio. Mimosas will be served accompanied by live music performances from 2 - 4 p.m.. See you soon!

PLAY: OREGON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS UTSA 2 p.m. Matthew Knight Arena, 1776 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97403 MASTER CLASS WITH ALLISON EVERSOLL 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Gerlinger Annex, 1484 University Street, Eugene, OR 97402 Allison is currently a graduate student at University of Oregon but received her B.F.A in Dance Performance

from the University of Central Oklahoma. Since her undergraduate, she has had the privilege of performing with companies such as: Stiletto Entertainment on Holland America Cruise Lines, Cedar Point Entertainment, ZEROgravity: Aerial and Dance, Karmagraphy, and the LA Follies.

Allison has had over ten years of teaching and was thrilled to be a local choreographer within the Inland Empire her last year and a half in California. *$5 suggested donation at the door to support Dance Oregon for the American College Dance Association conference.

MC CHRIS, LM LARS, MEGA RAN 7 p.m. The WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Tickets: advance – $15, at door – $17 CHRISTMAS WITH AMY GRANT AND MICHAEL W. SMITH 7 p.m. Moda Center, 1 N. Center St., Portland, OR 97227 Once again rekindling their synonymous holiday music magic, multi-platinum GRAMMY® winners Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith will co-bill their popular symphony-filled Christmas tour this year, joined by Republic recording artist Jordan Smith, Season 9 winner of NBC’s “The Voice.” Incorporating a full symphony orchestra at each performance, this seasonal crowd-pleaser is expanding this year with additional dates added on the West Coast. Set to kick off Nov. 11 in Los Angeles, the tour will travel to nearly 20 major markets across the U.S. including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Little Rock, Indianapolis, Detroit, Dallas, Tulsa, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Baltimore and more.

TENBROOK 8:30 p.m. Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR 97402 Bluegrass. $5 HALF-PRICED POOL (All Day: Sunday) Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St., Eugene, OR 97401 1/2 Price Pool Every Sunday and Monday!

FREE GRATEFUL DEAD JAM 8 p.m. Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E. 7th Av.e, Eugene, OR 97401 FREE Grateful Dead Jam every Sunday 21+

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LEARN: VANDANA SHIVA – SOIL NOT OIL 6 - 7:30 p.m. Lane Community College, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene, OR 97405 Scientist, philosopher, feminist, author, environmentalist, activist, Dr. Vandana Shiva is a one-woman movement for peace, sustainability and social justice. Come hear her “Soil not Oil” presentation on the Lane Community College, Main Campus. WHERE: Lane Community College Main Campus, Performing Arts, Building 6. Doors open at 5 p.m. FREE and open to the public. Hosted by LCC Peace Center & cosponsored by Community Rights Lane County Unable to attend in person?

– Join the online streaming of the presentation!

PLAY: BROTHERS GOW 10 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E. 7th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 $7 door. Doors: 9 p.m.

Show: 10 p.m. (2 sets) HALF-PRICED POOL (All Day: Sunday) Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St., Eugene, OR 97401 1/2 Price Pool Every Sunday and Monday!

AMUSEDAYS! COMEDY NIGHT WITH SETH MILLSTEIN 9 p.m. Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St., Eugene, OR 97401

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LIVE: RELAXATION YOGA A.M. 11 - 11:30 a.m. EMU, 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Come join us for a drop-in yoga break focused on relaxation and breath work.

This weekly class, guided by a student instructor from the Student Recreation Center, is scheduled for 30 minutes.

We will have the space set up for 30 additional minutes after the end of the class so you can spend as much time as you need soaking up all those relaxing vibes.

We hope to see you there!

RELAXATION YOGA P.M. 5 - 5:30 p.m. EMU, 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Come join us for a drop-in yoga break focused on relaxation and breath work.

This weekly class, guided by a student instructor from the Student Recreation Center, is scheduled for 30 minutes.

We will have the space set up for 30 additional minutes after the end of the class so you can spend as much time as you need soaking up all those relaxing vibes.

We hope to see you there!

THE GOOD FIGHT 8 - 9 p.m. Straub Hall, 1451 Onyx Street, Eugene, OR 97403 The Good Fight is a college-age campus ministry. We meet together on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. in Straub Hall 156 on the UO campus for preaching, worship, and fellowship.

Throughout the week we have small groups (aka Fight Clubs) all over campus. If you have more questions about getting involved, connect with us on social media @ufcgoodfight.

LEARN: BEHIND THE LENS SEMINAR - QUEEN CHRISTINA 7 p.m. Baker Downtown Center, 975 High Street, Eugene, OR 97401 The Behind the Lens series for Fall 2016 will feature films from the brief period after the creation of the Motion Picture Production Code but before its enforcement, when studios used transgressive social subjects to lure audiences into the theater. Nov. 22, Queen Christina (1933) Dir: Rouben Mamoulian, 99 min. Cost: $20 general public full series, $10 OLLI UO members full series, $5 individual films

EAT: TACO TUESDAYS (All Day: Tuesday) Agate Alley, 1461 E. 19th Ave. Eugene, OR 97403 Tuesdays are for tacos and Agate Alley has the best in town! The fiesta runs all day long and features both food and drink especiales!

PLAY: OREGON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS MICHIGAN STATE 8 pm Matthew Knight Arena, 1776 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97403 AMUSEDAYS! COMEDY NIGHT WITH SETH MILLSTEIN 9 p.m. Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St, Eugene, Oregon 97401

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LIVE: BE WELL WEDNESDAYS 2 - 2:50 p.m. EMU, 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Are you feeling stressed?

Do you like free tea? Be Well Wednesdays is an interactive workshop offered weekly in the Duck Nest where you can learn to identify and manage your own stress through relaxation and stress management techniques.

You will be provided with a better understanding of the nature of stress by exploring signs and symptoms, sources and triggers, and underlying functions. We will discuss a variety of stress reduction and management strategies and by the end of the workshop you will be able to identify the strategies that are right for you. The goal is to provide you with the tools and techniques to respond to your daily life stressors in a positive way and to ultimately feel less stressed. Complimentary tea will be provided!

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EAT: DOLLAR BEERS 9 - 10:30 p.m. Taylor’s Bar and Grill, 894 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 You pay $1 as cover and then all microbrews on tap are $1!

PLAY: FREE FUNK JAM! 9 pm - 12:00 a.m. Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E. 7th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 FREE Funk Jam! at Hi-Fi Lounge. Every Wednesday! Show: 9 p.m.

21+ FREE admission

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EUGENE SATURDAY MARKET’S HOLIDAY MARKET 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97402 HANDCRAFTED GIFTS SOLD BY THE ARTISTS, INTERNATIONAL FOOD COURT AND LIVE MUSIC

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DRINK WHEEL THURSDAYS! 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Agate Alley, 1461 E. 19th Ave. Eugene, OR 97403 Come to Agate Alley for Drink Wheel Thursday.

We roll out the giant drink wheel each Thursday night at 10:00 and give it a spin each half hour until we just can’t spin it anymore. All drink specials are $2.50.

Spin the wheel to reveal your future (for the next half hour, anyway). Look out for those jello shots, though!

PLAY: COMEDY NIGHT - STAND UP SOCIETY 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. Falling Sky Pizzeria and Public House, 1395 University Street, Eugene, OR 97403 University of Oregon Stand Up Society hosts a comedy night at Falling Sky PIzzeria every Thursday evening! Pizza and Laughs begin at 9pm. Budding comedians encouraged to perform! Arrive early for complimentary pizza bites – as supplies last. All ages welcome. No cover charge.

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GRATEFUL JAM NIGHT 10 p.m. Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St., Eugene, OR 97401 Bring your own instruments.

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PLAY: BASSTUFFING 9 p.m. - 1:50 a.m. Hi-Fi Music Hall, 44 E. 7th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Join us as the day after stuffing your faces for a night of BASSTUFFING! 21+ $5 @Door! (Enter on Willamette st.) We will be

FISHBOWL FRIDAYS 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. EMU, 1395 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Come destress at the end of the week with relaxing music, giveaways, discount drinks and friends. Live music by UO students and local musicians. Swing by and listen with us! Discounts start at 4 p.m., music is 4:30 – 6 p.m. Fishbowl Fridays is every Friday weeks 1-10 Fall, Winter and Spring.

AESOP ROCK WITH HOMEBOY SANDMAN 9 p.m. The WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Door Time: November 25, 2016 – 8 p.m. Cost: $18 Advance, $22 Door MOOD AREA 52 WITH FERNS AND BIRDIE JO 9:30 p.m. Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR 97402 Indie and three-piece power-pop-rock $5

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of the enchantment of the beloved fairytale set to modern day music by Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Norah Jones and more. Join Clara as she journeys to the Land of the Sweets and dances her way through upbeat numbers in jazz, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, and of course, classical ballet. Over 200 youth dancers bring the story to life this holiday season.

TU, YO, Y MI ARTE FEATURING ANTONIO FERNANDEZ, MARK FERGUSON, LA ISHI, AND LUIS DE LA TOTA 8 p.m. The WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Doors open at 7:30 pm and showtime is 8:00pm.

WHOLE LOTTA SOUL DANCE PARTY 9 p.m. 933 Luckey’s Club, Olive St, Eugene, OR 97401 Doors at 9 p.m.// Show starts 10 p.m.// $3 always 21+

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EAT: MIMOSA SUNDAY 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Sweet Cheeks Winery, 27007 Briggs Hill Rd, Eugene, OR 97405 Grab a friend and a picnic and join us Sundays from 12 - 6 p.m. for a relaxing day on the patio. Mimosas will be served accompanied by live music performances from 2 - 4 p.m. See you soon!

PLAY: SATURDAY MARKET’S HOLIDAY MARKET 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97402 HANDCRAFTED GIFTS SOLD BY THE ARTISTS, INTERNATIONAL FOOD COURT AND LIVE MUSIC. NUTCRACKER REMIXED 6:30 p.m. Hult Center for the Performing Arts, 7th and Willamette, Eugene, OR 97401 Presented by All That!

Dance Company What do you get when you take the classic tale of the Nutcracker and give it a modern twist? The Nutcracker Remixed! All

PLAY: HALF-PRICED POOL (All Day: Sunday) Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St, Eugene, OR 97401 1/2 Price Pool Every Sunday and Monday!

EUGENE SATURDAY MARKET’S HOLIDAY MARKET 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97402 HANDCRAFTED GIFTS SOLD BY THE ARTISTS, INTERNATIONAL FOOD COURT AND LIVE MUSIC

University of Oregon student Brianna Hayes talks to both the crowd and fellow members of the Black Student Union on Nov. 11, 2016. (Aaron Nelson)

Although it is true that the population of minorities at UO is on the rise, much of the increase is due to a rapidly growing Latino population.

The number of Black students at UO has been consistently low. In 1995 the population was around 251, comprising 1.4 percent of the total population of students. Currently, there are 472 Black students at UO, translating to about 2 percent of the population. Since UO has been recording demographic data, Black students have never comprised more than 2 percent of the student population.

Thompson acknowledges UO’s historic challenge with retaining Black students for four years.

“I worry sometimes we don’t do enough through the sophomore, junior and senior years,” Thompson said. “We are dependent on this idea that as a freshman, you are going to connect in the right ways. I do worry that there should be more formal things through the rest of those years.”

Drake Hills, co-director of the Black Male Alliance, believes that the lack of support is partly due to statistics encompassing multiple ethnic minorities rather than individual ones. Hills feels that this marginalizes

the importance of individual racial identities on campus.

“Multiculturalism is essentially this big bucket,” Hills said. “The university has dumped all these minority cultures into one bucket … and tried to dilute the experience.”

UO student Andre Lightsey-Walker agrees that administration could provide more support.

“We have created systems to oppress these people for so long. We can create systems to support them to do better,” he said.

The administration has come under fire most recently due to a lack of direct action on a UO employee’s use of blackface.

The UO law professor said she dressed in blackface in order to, “provoke a thoughtful discussion on racism in our society, in our educational institutions and in our professions,” according to the apology she released through Pat Walsh, the media relations professional hired by her attorney.

“It’s more than just the actual putting on of blackface,” Hills said about why the action is so harmful.

“You’re pretty much calling us animals, calling us rapists … that’s what blackface is.”

One week later, UO student Zoie Gilpin, on her way home from a Black Student Union meeting, ran into three non-UO students painting their bodies in black paint. The video was widely shared on Twitter and appeared as the opening scene in a New York Times video about racial tensions on campuses following Donald Trump’s election.

In the wake of these racist actions, the Black student community has stressed the importance of the BSTF demands.

Three of the seven demands that have not been fulfilled were assigned a fall 2016 deadline by the BSTF. The call to rename KKK-related buildings on campus was answered in part, as the Board of Trustees denamed Dunn Hall, but Schill has yet to introduce a vote on denaming Deady Hall, as the BSTF demands specifically mention.

While the renaming of halls has received the most attention, a number

of other demands have not been addressed by administration.

An email to the Emerald from UO spokesman Tobin Klinger provided up to date information on how the university is addressing the other demands.

The university is “recruiting a professional advisor in the teaching and learning center that will have expertise in addressing the challenges experienced by Black students in STEM fields,” Klinger said.

A piece of land has been reserved on the corner of East 15th Avenue and Villard Street for a Black Cultural Center and the university is exploring fundraising $3 million for the project.

“We need these demands to be met,” Hills said. “Not for everyone to say ‘hurrah,’ but it’s simply for our success, and it’s for our student life and it’s for our survival on this campus.”

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UO must cease from symbolically supporting slavery and DENAME Deady Hall This piece reflects the views of the author, the University of Oregon Black Student Task Force, and not those of Emerald Media Group. It has been edited by the Emerald for grammar and style. Send your columns or submissions about our content or campus issues to letters@dailyemerald.com.

There is a big difference between erasing history and continuing to foster a relationship with white supremacy.

The University of Oregon’s noble verdict to dename Dunn yet unfortunate decision to hold off on denaming Deady represents the latter.

In November 2015, the UO’s Black Student Task Force presented university administrators with a list of 12 demands, including the de-naming of both Dunn and Deady Hall for ties to the Ku Klux Klan and anti-Black racism. Earlier this year, UO President Michael Schill put a team of historians together to investigate the histories of Frederick Dunn and Matthew Deady and make recommendations. Ultimately, the UO chose to dename Dunn Hall but leave Deady as is.

One of the most troubling aspects of this decision is that it appears to place more importance on the false narrative of erasing history than the humanity of UO’s Black students. To be clear, the criteria for denaming Deady Hall, as established

by President Schill, includes erecting a display that explains the building’s history, the history of those with whom the building was affiliated, and how that history might be viewed in their own times and in contemporary Oregon.

Just what is that history? According to the historians’ findings, Dunn served as the “Exalted Cyclops� of Eugene Klan No. 3 in the 1920s. Deady, however, was more “complicated.� He ran for office as a proslavery delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention and supported the infamous Exclusion Laws that banned Black people from living in Oregon. However, later on in his life as a judge, he made some decisions in favor of Chinese immigrants. He also “embraced� the 14th and 15th Amendments following losing the Civil War as a member of the Confederacy, but there is no evidence that his anti-Black sentiments ever changed.

Some point to the fact that 89 percent of Oregon voters also supported the Exclusion Law, but does that mean he’s above being held accountable? Deady also espoused pro-slavery views even though 75 percent of Oregon voters opposed it.

While it’s easy to get bogged down in the details, the decision of whether or not to dename Deady Hall comes down to one simple question. Is the UO welcoming to its Black students or not?

We understand that Deady played a major role in the founding and maintaining of UO (which will be detailed in a display in a prominent part of the denamed building) but it’s 2016. For just as much as he’s done for the university, Deady has also contributed to a culture of anti-Blackness that persists on campus today. There is no shortage of Black males who are more used to being called “Football Player� than their actual names, even if they’ve never set foot in Autzen Stadium. Likewise, far too many Black students have stories about run-ins with either campus and or local

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police for no other reason than walking while Black. Perhaps most detrimental is the fact that many Black students have to spend valuable study time seeking help from student advocates, just to force their professors to serve them the same way they serve their white counterparts. The fact is, we see and live with this anti-Blackness every day. Buildings honoring the architects of our oppression only add insult to injury.

They also pose a major problem for recruiting. When UO student ambassadors give campus tours, do they explain Deady’s anti-Black/pro-slavery history and Dunn’s position as an exalted member of the KKK? These subjects certainly weren’t mentioned during our campus tour. What about the Black students who give campus tours? What message does it send when the UO tasks them with promoting a school that celebrates men who didn’t want Black people on their campus?

Like most, we discovered the history of Dunn and Deady much later through informal research. This doesn’t speak highly of how the UO handles its image or how much it trusts the intellects of its students to process this information. Thus, it is patently disingenuous to say denaming Deady Hall is erasing history when the UO has made no effort to educate its students on this history in the first place.

We are witnessing a rise and normalization of white supremacy throughout the country. It’s to the point where the presidential candidate of one of our major political parties retweeted KKK members and neo-Nazis (among a laundry list of other things), knowing it would boost his popularity and get him elected. In this context, it is as critical a time as ever for the UO to stand with its Black students and foster a climate that is welcoming and equitable.

This is bigger than Deady Hall, the UO or the state of Oregon. It’s about our country confronting the cancer of white supremacy before it spreads any further. This means attacking it in all forms, whether overt or subtle.

The UO Black Student Task Force seeks to do its part by helping create a campus that is not defined by past and present anti-Black racism and xenophobic politics. Changing the name of Dunn and not Deady Hall is selling both Black students and the rest of the university short. Other universities like Georgetown are already leading the way in these efforts to redefine themselves and better serve their students. Instead of playing it safe, the UO could be part of this vanguard.

Regardless, history will continue moving forward. The question is, will the UO move with it?

- University of Oregon Black Student Task Force

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1 1960-62 home of Lee Harvey Oswald 6 Place for a link 10 Craft for amphibious operations, for short 14 Shadow, e.g.

15 Sooner in history?

16 In a row 17 “He listens well who takes notes” writer 18 A-1 20 Word after better or behave 22 Signature attire for Archie 23 Wail producer 24 Honey bunch?

26 Like an outboard motor 27 Propriety 29 Sch. with a campus in Panama City 30 Hypothetical situation 32 Infamous trial site 34 Super-rare feat in baseball lore 36 Gathers 37 Cause of a badsmelling refrigerator

38 Coat part 39 1968 hit by the Dells whose title precedes “the time,” “the place,” “the girl” and “the face” 40 Prohibition enforcer 43 Goose 44 Metro line: Abbr.

47 “Aha!” 49 Baleful affair?

51 It’s not very funny anymore 53 What “check” could mean 54 The “him” in the 1939 film line “I won’t let you take him!”

55 Insurance company based in Pennsylvania 56 Oil or ink additive 57 Cry for silence and attention 58 Color akin to cyan 59 Like the Sahara

DOWN

1 It ran on many clones 2 Close-Up competitor, once

3 A Verizon forerunner 4 They often get smashed 5 Lower-body exercise 6 Morning buzz, maybe 7 2014 revolution site: Abbr.

8 Verizon service 9 1912 and 2013 World Series setting 10 Wash against 11 Capitol display 12 Semiprecious pendant option 13 Chest protector 19 Some offensive N.F.L. players, briefly 21 Old alternative to a Rabbit 25 Scrap 27 Pass out on game night?

28 Shades are placed around it 30 Diversion for a baby or a puppy 31 Wind up 32 Trichoptilosis, familiarly 33 Bad-news lead-in

35 Letters associated with animal sounds 36 Big name in environmental art 39 727, e.g.

41 Center of the Cyclades 42 Pronoun in a rebus puzzle 44 Sidekick of 1960s TV 45 Coat material 46 Password provision 48 Barreled 50 “I Married ___” (1987 ABC sitcom) 52 Soul producer

SOLUTION

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Use logic and process elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest).

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