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Professor Nancy Shurtz, who wore blackface at a Halloween party in 2016. (Courtesy of the University of Oregon)
INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES BLACKFACE COSTUME VIOLATED UNIVERSITY POLICY An investigation led by the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity concluded the blackface costume worn by Nancy Shurtz last Halloween violated university policy, according to an email from Provost Scott Coltrane. The UO hired a Portland-based law firm, Barran Liebman LLP, to investigate the legality of Shurtz’ actions, and whether she violated any university policy. Coltrane wrote in the email that he and the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity gave “direction and guidance� to the law firm during the investigation. “Though the report recognizes that Professor Shurtz did not demonstrate ill intent in her choice of costume, it concludes that her actions had a negative impact on the university’s learning environment and constituted harassment under The Emerald is published by Emerald Media Group, Inc., the independent nonprofit media company at the University of Oregon. Formerly the Oregon Daily Emerald, the news organization was founded in 1900. VO L . 1 1 8 , I S S U E N O. 3 8
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Former Oregon linebacker Torrodney Prevot has been suspended from the University of Oregon for two years, UO spokesman Tobin Klinger confirmed in December. According to Klinger, Prevot was found responsible for a “serious violation� of the student conduct code pertaining to domestic violence and gender-based harassment. As a result, Prevot will not be eligible to receive his degree until he serves the term of his suspension, Klinger said. This information contradicts a tweet Prevot sent on Dec. 19 saying that he had earned his degree from UO and would now attempt to graduate transfer to another college to continue his football career. Prevot, a senior, had been suspended indefinitely from the football team for a violation of the university and Department of Athletics codes of conduct on Aug. 26, prior to the start of the 2016 regular season. Then-head coach Mark Helfrich made the announcement the same day the Emerald reported that Prevot was under criminal investigation by Eugene Police and that the matter was referred to EPD’s Violent Crimes Unit. A former UO athlete had told the Emerald she filed a complaint to EPD alleging Prevot physically as-
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saulted her twice earlier in the year. When the Emerald first reported the story, Klinger was not able to provide details, citing the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. He said all allegations involving “dating violence� are handled through the Title IX Office. EPD referred the investigation to University of Oregon Police, and on Dec. 16, a UOPD spokesman said the criminal investigation of Prevot was still open and active. UOPD could not immediately be reached to confirm whether the investigation of Prevot remains open. Prevot missed the entire 2016 season while serving his team suspension. He was initially expected to have a significant role on the defense after playing all 13 games the previous season and starting the final five. A former fourstar recruit, Prevot recorded 92 tackles in three seasons with the Ducks. Prevot declined to comment on this story.
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Q&A: David Archambault II, chairman of Standing Rock Reservation
David Archambault II, the chairman of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, stands by the window in his dining room just before his interview. (Christopher Trotchie)
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With the protest at Standing Rock entering its eighth month of resistance, a lot can be said about the resolve of the water protectors and their mission. They have gained international media attention, defied corporate interests and are now weathering a harsh winter. With the support of outsiders and each other, and as long as Dakota Access Pipeline construction lights shine down from the surrounding hills, water protectors believe they have a reason to be there. I sat down with David Archambault II, the chairman of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, to discuss what his role is and how people in Eugene can support their cause.
Standing Rock Indian Reservation— Christopher Trotchie: What is the best way for people in Eugene to help? Dave Archambault II: I get that question all the time, “What can I do?â€? and I don’t think there is one answer. Whenever they come and they ask, there is so much that can be done. ... What we try to do is just put the information on what the tribe is doing because there’s so many different interest groups, and we have a website called Standwithstandingrock.net. And if it’s something like divest from banks that are funding this, or if it’s writing a letter to Congress, or writing a letter to the administration, or writing requests or asks to the company or whoever, we have some templates on there. When it comes to donations ⎟ the tribe didn’t ask for funds ⎟ but people want to give to the tribe, and we’re thankful for that. So we have a tab on the website where you can donate on there, or if you want to give to whoever, there’s 5,500 different GoFundMe accounts. You could fund whatever you want. What I tell people is, it’s up to you whatever you want to do; follow your heart. And that usually takes you in that direction that you need to go. T: What do you think the general condition of the camp is right now? DA: Well I haven’t gone down there lately, because when the first storm came, I asked everybody to leave. And the second I made that statement somebody else from Standing Rock made the statement “don’t leave.â€? And then there’s been a lot of criticism on me saying that I sold out, and that I have a house in Florida, and that I have another house in Bismarck, and that I received money. And none of PA G E 4
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that’s true, but it’s just how everybody has turned on me. So it makes me curious about [what people’s intention are]. What are they here for? When we had the decision made by the Corps of Engineers not to give an easement, and to do an [Environmental Impact Statement] and to consider rerouting ⎟ those were the three things that we’ve been asking for the last two years. ... So the purpose of the camp was fulfilled, and we got what we wanted. I understand that it’s not over. This new administration can flip it, so what we’re doing now is trying to do everything we can to make sure that that decision stays, but even then it’s not guaranteed. Right now it’s dangerous ⎟ tomorrow we’re going to get 15 inches of snow, 55 mile an hour wind. It’s not safe at the camp. And from what people are telling me, there’s a lot of empty tents all over and a lot of trash, and if we don’t clean up, when the flood waters rise all that stuff is going to be in the river. So we’re going to, at some time, get down there and clean up. T: What is the biggest misconception about you currently? DA: Just the perception that I’m not here for the fight is false and it’s wrong, and that’s kind of disturbing to hear all the fabricated lies about me when people don’t know me. People really don’t know who I am. And when somebody says something, and it’s believed and it’s passed on, it’s sad because we we’re the ones who started this whole thing. This tribe is the one who stepped up and filed the suit when we knew that we didn’t have a chance. We knew that the federal laws that are in place are stacked against us. They’re in favor of projects like [the pipeline], but we had to do it. T: What is the impact of the protest on the tribe as a whole? DA: On Standing Rock, we have eight districts. We have 12 communities. We have highways. We have our schools. We have ambulance services. And now because people choose to stay at the camp, we have to make sure that they’re out of harm’s way. So when the storms happen, we’re going to have a shelter here in Cannon Ball, and people are going to come. And they’re going to expect food, and they’re going to expect heat, and they’re going to expect blankets. So we provide that because it’s an emergency shelter. And then when the danger is gone, they stay
there. They don’t leave. And the community says, “We want our gymnasium back.” ... There’s really nothing going on. There’s no drilling going on. But they want to be there, and I think it’s because there was a good feeling when it first started. When we came together, tribal nations came together, and we prayed together, and we shared our songs, we shared our ceremonies. And it was a good strong feeling, but nobody wants to let that go. Nobody wants to move on. Those things that we learned from that lesson are things that we can take home to our communities and apply. We come from communities that are dysfunctional. We fight our own family, we fight each other’s families in the community, but what happened here was we were able to live without violence and without drugs or alcohol, without weapons. And we were able to do it with prayer and coming together. That lesson right there is something that we need to take back to our communities, but we don’t want to now. There are people down there that don’t want to leave. They think it is the greatest thing. But when you ask me ‘what’s the status,’ the things that I hear if I go down there, I don’t hear the good things anymore. I hear ‘this person did this,’ ‘they took this,’ and now I’m getting accused of doing that. So what we’re doing is bringing that dysfunction into something that was beautiful, and we’re letting the lessons slip through our hands. And we’re not learning. We’re hanging on to something that’s not there anymore. And so, I know that there’s a chance that this pipeline has to go through, but it’s not the end. It’s not the end of everything. We have to take the things that we learned, and accept it as a win. We have to take the processes, the policies, the regulations, the rules that are going to change because of what happened here, and take it as a win. Whether that pipeline goes through or not, I think we won. T: How do you feel about the example that Standing Rock has set for other land struggles in the United States? DA: This isn’t the first pipeline that anyone’s stood up to. This isn’t the first infrastructure project anyone’s stood up to, and I don’t think it is going to be the last. But it is something that we have to be mindful about though: if we’re going to take on the oil industry, it’s not going to be at the pipelines. We have to change our behavior, and we have to demand alternatives, and we have to start doing things different, and we have to stop depending on the government. This country is so dependent on oil. The whole nation is dependent on oil. If we want to fight these things, it’s not going to be where it’s being transported. It’s going to be at the source, and it’s going to be with the government. T: Who is responsible for the camps? DA: There’s never been anybody that was responsible. It was forever evolving from day one. The way it started was there were kids who said, ‘We don’t want this pipeline to go here.’ We don’t want oil in our water. So they ran from Wakpala to Mobridge over the Missouri River. They did it with prayer. Then the second thing that happened was a group of people got together in April and said we need to set up a spirit camp. So the first spirit camp was set up with prayer and then there was a
ceremony, and in the ceremony individuals were identified to help with this. So when we had our first meeting, [there were] 200 people from Pine Ridge and 300 from Cheyenne River coming the next day. Where are they going to go? Where the spirit camp was set up was already bursting at the seams. ... I brought the different groups together and I said, “We need to coordinate. We need to know what each other are doing.” Then they said I was colonizing them, and that I was trying to control them, trying to dictate to them because I was IRA government. It seemed like every time the Standing Rock Sioux tribe tried to help, we got bit. So you ask me who is running the camp down there? It’s whoever the people want to listen to and there is always someone who doesn’t want to listen. That is the disfunction. The good thing about the tribal government is [even] if the people don’t want to listen to me, it’s a role that everyone accepts. Down there, if someone does not accept it, [the leadership] will change. That is how it has been going. It’s been forever evolving from the first time we set up until today. Even now if I go down there, they’re not going to want to have anything to do with me because I asked them to leave. T: Do you genuinely want people to leave the camps? DA: Yeah. There is no purpose for it. What’s the purpose? T: There seems to be some concerns for safety in the camps; how should these concerns be addressed? DA: I don’t want that pipeline to go through. I just don’t want anyone to get hurt, I don’t want anyone to die, I don’t want any kids to get abused, I don’t want any elders to get abused, I don’t want any rapes to happen. They don’t want any authority down there. What do you do then? Do I have to close it down with force? T: I don’t know... Do you? DA: No, I’m not going to do that. T: Why not? DA: I don’t want that. I don’t want Wounded Knee. I don’t want to fight my own people. I tell you what, when I say stuff and when I do stuff, it feels like no one is behind me. And I feel like I’m the only one that thinks like this. I feel like I’m the only one that really understands, and it makes me question whether or not I’m Indian. Am I Indian enough? How come I don’t want to be there? And how come I don’t want to put people’s lives on the line? How come I don’t want to think it’s okay for them to die? I must not be Indian. I must not be Indian enough.
A teepee sits under the big sky of North Dakota on a cold, December evening. Some nights in North Dakota reach -32 degrees fahrenheit. (Christopher Trotchie)
What I saw happen was something that was beautiful. Then I saw it just turn to where it’s ugly, where people are fabricating lies and doing whatever they can, and they’re driven by the wrong thing. What purpose does it have to have this camp down there? There are donations coming, so the purpose is the very same purpose for this pipeline; it’s money. The things that we learn from this camp — the things that were good, that people are doing whatever they can to hold onto — are slipping through their hands at this moment. And I feel like no matter what I say or what I do now, because it flipped and it turned, I have to be really careful; because they will say that I’m trying to facilitate this pipeline. That’s the last thing that I want and I’ve always said that. ... We were offered money; I don’t want money. We were offered that land; I don’t want that land. I don’t want anything. I just don’t want that pipeline. It’s symbolic if I can stay with that course. We are so close, but there is a chance that it could go through. If it goes through, I’ll be the worst chairman ever, and if doesn’t go through, I’m the worst chairman ever. So there is no win for me. I don’t want a win; I don’t want anything from this. What I see is something that is so symbolic it could change… We have a chance to change the outcome for once: the outcome of who we are as people. There is a real opportunity here, and that is what I want. That is what I’m hoping for, is that we take these lessons that we are learning and change the outcome of who we are and what we are about and the future of our people.
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There are very few films that feel genuinely perfect. Not “perfect� in the sense that they have absolutely no flaws, rather, they communicate what they intend so well that their “mistakes� seem more a part of what makes these movies great. La La Land is one of those films. It is a musical made with imagination, grace and an infectiously joyous energy at its core. Watching it is like listening to a truly passionate person tell you about what they love. The story, which focuses on a pair of young artists (Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone) struggling to make it big in Hollywood acts as a tribute to the cinematic musicals of eras long past including Singing in the Rain and An American in Paris. What writer-director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) pulls off is nothing short of miraculous.
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Director and lead actor Mike Birbiglia assembled a comedic dream team for Don’t Think Twice, a film about what happens to a New York improv comedy troupe when one member is chosen for the Weekend Live TV show. It’s a startling examination of childhood dreams withering before a character’s eyes and of losing hope that you might be special. Gilian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key, Birbiglia and Kate Micucci have undeniable chemistry in a film that is as heartbreaking as it is endearing. Much like his standup specials, Birbiglia quickly carves his way into your heart before gently crushing it. Even though the film is about a dream being deferred, it’s impossible to not leave with a smile.
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In most sci-fi films, aliens are evil invaders stealing resources and planning to enslave the human race, or they hide in the shadows only to be victimized. Arrival takes an entirely different path with blatant UFOs and mysterious intentions. Amy Adams stars as a linguist working on communicating with the aliens. Contrasts are drawn between civilizations when tool is translated to weapon, and China prepares for war while the aliens try to coerce the nations into cooperation. Fans of Billy Pilgrim’s journey with the tralfamadorians will appreciate the film’s direction. The ending comes with an inevitable pressing darkness, but there is an unexplainable light in the dark, breathing hope into the movie. Arrival’s twist inspires a second viewing, but feels natural and completes the film. This is the best sci-fi film released in years, and a must see movie for any fan of philosophy, aliens or cinema.
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The Student Perspective In an effort to better understand the challenges facing some minority students at University of Oregon, the Emerald interviewed students of color and faculty who have devoted their careers to addressing diversity and inclusion. Some students have used their experiences to reflect on their own biases and have taken steps to change their own behavior. Some students on campus have challenged their instructors on issues around race. This is the first part of a series coming out this week examining the role of discrimination at UO.
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hen Awab Al-Rawe first came to the University of Oregon, the Iraq native spoke Spanish in hopes that people wouldn’t recognize his Middle Eastern heritage. He didn’t want to associate with other Arab students either. After 9/11 and U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, it was not easy being an Arab in this country. Al-Rawe wanted to get an education in political science and law to return to Iraq and help rebuild his country, but stereotypes suggested he was a potential terrorist, making him uneasy with his own identity. Al-Rawe said that when he arrived, he felt weakened by his identity. He eventually overcame his urge to disassociate with his Iraqi heritage. He made friends with other Arab and Muslim students on campus and found many who had felt the same way. He went on to become the president of the UO Arab Student Union. Now, seven years after he arrived in Eugene, his story highlights the challenges many minority students face when they come to UO, where nearly 60 percent of the student population is white, compared to a 5.5 percent
Asian population, 2 percent Black population and .6 percent Native American population. Having a diverse community on a college campus supports students like Al-Rawe who depend on encouragement from his peers to create a healthy learning environment. Forms of discrimination such as stereotyping, exclusion, or threatening someone’s identity occur at UO, which can create additional stress for those already bearing the responsibilities of a college student. “There is always individual discrimination when you meet people with different ideologies that do not want to include you in the dialogue or the sphere they are in,” Al-Rawe said. But he says that support from other students and administration has the potential to lead to change. Many minority students say that although they expected UO to be a liberal and diverse school with an inclusive environment, they arrived to something different. Few of the professors look like them and some of their classmates tend to stereotype them or make them feel uncomfortable when racially
Our goal is to not let these things get us down, even though they hurt sometimes...” ASHLEY CAMPBELL Co-director of Black Student Union
charged topics like slavery or segregation come up. UO student and co-director of the Black Student Union Ashley Campbell said, “the discrimination I have faced is when I am in a history class and they talk about African-American history, and the whole class expects [me] to answer.” The challenges that students of color face on campus seem to be increasing over the past few years. During the 2013-2014 school year, 51 accounts of bias or discrimination were reported to the Bias Education and Response Team at UO, and in the following year, the number of reports rose to 85, but these reports are not the only recent accounts of intolerance. At a Halloween party in 2016, UO law professor Nancy Shurtz wore blackface as part of her costume. Shurtz said she did not mean for her costume to be offensive. Additionally, after the 2016 presidential election, three high school students came onto campus also wearing Blackface. “How do you expect students to feel comfortable coming to class when that’s going on?” Campbell asked. Although UO President Michael Schill was quick to criticize Shurtz’s behavior, saying it “is patently offensive and reinforces historically racist stereotypes,” Black students on campus say the president has been slow to answer their 2016 request to rename Deady Hall, (as well as six of the other demands) which is named after a proponent of racial exclusion laws. That’s not to say the UO administration hasn’t responded to the challenges faced by UO’s minority students. Chris Esparza, the associate director of the Holden Center, works to build community and cultivate leadership on campus. He said situations like that faced by Al-Rawe are not uncommon. “Some students, in order to walk onto this campus, they either have to take a significant part of themselves and leave it behind and show up as someone not quite effectively them, or bring all of it and have to put up a sense of armor to protect it from being attacked,” Esparza said. Administrators and faculty like Esparza have made efforts to improve the experience of minority students on campus. The Division of Equity and Inclusion states that diversity, equity and inclusion are integral parts in the university’s priorities as an academic institution. President Schill is addressing these priorities by asking the deans
of each school at UO to devise plans to promote diversity and inclusion on campus. The guideline for these plans details the kind of success Schill hopes to find in each department such as bringing more diverse scholars to speak on campus and increasing the amount of diversity-related scholarships awarded. Juan-Carlos Molleda, the dean of UO’s School of Journalism and Communication, said that his plans for the journalism school are only in the beginning stages, but a deadline is set for March when the heads of schools will meet to compare strategies and see how they can work together. Particularly in the journalism school, Molleda said that diversity is essential, not only to create a welcoming environment for students and faculty, but also to foster sensitivity to diverse perspectives that students will take with them after they graduate. While administration works to improve the campus climate, students can still be active in supporting their peers as well. Ashley Campbell, who was offended by the incidents of blackface on campus, had hope regarding how Black students can move past these acts of bigotry. “Our goal is to not let these things get us down, even though they hurt sometimes,” she said. “Take your time to mourn, but then come back and remember that your goal is to graduate within four years and your goal is on academics and security and safety.” Awab Al-Rawe, who began his time at UO denying his identity, now uses his position as president of the Arab Student Union to bring the campus together. He has arranged meetings between the ASU and Jewish student groups and veterans on campus. Al-Rawe said that the task of creating a more inclusive campus lies with both students and administrators. But from someone who has encountered discrimination, he believes that campus organizations can be an important component of improving inclusion at UO. “I urge students to be active within their communities. And their communities hopefully can have the leadership to bridge the gaps,” Al-Rawe said. “That’s the culture that we need to broadcast.” Anna Lieberman contributed reporting to this article.
Ashley Campbell (far left) and other members of the Black Student Union raise their fists in solidarity after the presidential election . (Aaron Nelson)
Ashley Campbell and members of The Black Student Task Force holds a Black Community Rally in the EMU amphitheater on Nov.11, 2016. (Aaron Nelson)
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Look By Solmaz Sharif
Solmaz Sharif had a busy year. With her reading schedule — which included a stop at the University of Oregon Knight Library — and her first full length book of poetry entitled Look being nominated for a National Book Award, she’s become a poet worth following. Sharif’s poetry is political, jagged and full of sharp line breaks. The poems in Look use words from the Department of Defense Dictionary (which takes normal words and redefines them in a military context) to talk about war and political turmoil. In Look’s context, seemingly normal words become terrifying and surreal. With the election results and political unease extending into the foreseeable future, Look exemplifies 2016’s political arena in a book.
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But What If We’re Wrong? By Chuck Klosterman
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Chuck Klosterman is the type of person who can change your perception of a lifetime of thinking with a single sentence. He’s an intellectual who seemingly can debate any topic for hours with encyclopedic accuracy. Klosterman is a renowned pop culture writer, and for But What If We’re Wrong? he has moved onto bigger topics including physics, how literature and rock ‘n’ roll will be remembered in the future and why being wrong is sometimes more important than being right. This book displays Klosterman’s range as a writer and as a thinker; he can make an argument about the merit of Guns n’ Roses’ album Appetite For Destruction as he can for why the way we think about gravity is likely going to be proven wrong by future generations. Does that mean the world we are living in is a lie?
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The Romantics By Leah Konen This young adult novel is an easy-to-read, quirky tale told through the point of view of an omniscient narrator: love. In a way similar to Cupid, Love is a character able to manipulate things to help Gael, the main character, find the girl he is meant to be with after he goes through a crushing breakup. Things take a twist when Gael starts to fall for the wrong girl and Love must do everything in her power to correct things. This silly, yet heartwarming book is perfect for rom-com lovers or anyone looking for a lighthearted read between textbooks. The concept of Love as a character is incredibly creative and makes for a story unlike any other.
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Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements By Bob Mehr Admittedly, I am a bit biased towards this book. The Replacements have been my favorite band since I heard “Let It Be� in eighth grade, but author Bob Mehr’s indepth biography of the Replacements, a Minneapolis punk band addicted to chaos, provides an unbiased look at the band’s greatest achievements and their crushing lows. With interviews from founding members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and manager Peter Jesperson among many others, this is the story of the Replacements. It is equal parts comedy, tragedy and drunken buffoonery, but in the end it leaves you with a newfound love for the people in the band and a sense of frustration about how they continuously managed to shoot themselves in the foot at every turn. For those who have never heard of the band, Trouble Boys shines an unflattering light on the rigors of touring and the dark side of fame like few books before it have accomplished.
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SABRINA IONESCU’S BUZZERBEATER LIFTS DUCKS OVER NO. 20 CAL, 69-66 Oregon and Cal Women’s basketball teams line up for the national anthem before their game on Jan. 9, 2016. (Jonathan Hawthorne)
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Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu greets fans after making the game-winning shot vs. No. 20 Cal. (Jonathan Hawthorne)
BERKELEY, Calif. — With two minutes remaining, freshman Sabrina Ionescu told herself she’d sink a potential game-winning shot if given the opportunity. Oregon’s heralded freshman did just that. Her 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Ducks over No. 20 Cal 69-66 for Oregon’s first win in Berkeley since 2011. The Ducks improve to 11-5, 1-3 in the Pac-12. “I was just running in circles trying not to cry,” Ionescu said after making the shot. “I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t know if there was more time on the clock. I don’t remember. I had tears in my eyes.” Ionescu’s shot helped the Ducks erase a six-point Cal lead with 30 seconds left. Maite Cazorla drained a 3-pointer to make it 66-64, Ruthy Hebard got a steal and Cazorla scored to tie it at 66 with nine seconds left. After Cal’s Asha Thomas missed two free throws, Ionescu’s triple at the buzzer sent the Ducks into a frenzy. “She’s fearless when it comes to situations like this,” associate head coach Mark Campbell said. “At the end of the day, players made plays. She made a special play right there.” Ionescu returned to the court in her first game back from a broken thumb on Friday against Stanford. She said she envisions herself making gamewinning shots every night. “This is my first one,” she said. “I’m excited.” Ionescu, playing before a contingent of family and friends, finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists. She was 5-of-20 from the field, but the only shot that mattered was the last one. Oregon scored eight points in the final 12 seconds.
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“I saw her throw up a shot and I was like, ‘Let Sabrina do her thing. Let’s get the ball in her hands.’ She’s the person you want taking those types of shots for us,” said Lexi Bando, who finished with a team-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers. The Ducks held Cal, one of the top offensive teams in the Pac-12, to 41.5 percent from the field. Oregon shot 41 percent overall and went 8-of-20 from 3-point range. Cal (13-3, 1-3) was led offensively by Kristine Anigwe, who tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds. “We needed this,” head coach Kelly Graves said. “I was most proud of how we defended tonight. We had a good game plan and our kids stuck to the game plan.” Cal had a narrow 32-30 lead at halftime. The Ducks relinquished a seven-point, third-quarter lead before piecing a sequence of unforgettable plays to cap their road trip. “You could definitely tell the momentum was there,” Bando said. “We came to play. It didn’t look so pretty at the end, but we made plays when we needed to. Sabrina came in clutch. I’m still just mind-blown.” Graves was met with plenty of enthusiasm when he greeted his team after the game. “I went in there and I said well we have some bad news,” Graves said. “The flight has been cancelled. They all cheered.” When the Ducks return to Eugene, they’ll have a week of practice before hitting the road again for games against No. 9 UCLA and USC.
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Why straight allies are not part of the LGBTQIA+ community There’s no denying it — the acronym for the queer community has gotten long. This has become a source of confusion for some people, especially those who aren’t part of the queer community. However, I find myself increasingly obligated to let people know that the “A� in LGBTQIA+ does not stand for “ally,� but “asexual.� I don’t know why it’s so confusing that allies are not part of the LGBTQIA+ community. I’ve discussed this with friends over social media platforms and in person, and I am somewhat astounded by the responses I’ve received for stating this. While it is nice to have support, as in any situation, spaces that are built for the LGBTQIA+ community are not spaces that are necessarily inclusive to allies. Sure, there are spaces where allies are welcome to join. It only becomes a problem when allies infringe upon spaces in which they are not invited. For example, my high school’s Queer Straight Alliance openly welcomed allies. They advertised that anyone was welcome and encouraged to join. This is a situation where I don’t have a problem with allies joining. But this doesn’t make them a part of the queer community; the queer community is for people who identify as LGBTQIA+. While talking about this on Facebook, somebody brought up a noteworthy concept — some people who are not out of the closet may want to assimilate themselves into the community as straight allies first. Although this is a valid point, and I am all for the protection PA G E 1 4
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of LGBTQIA+ people, out or not, this creates a difficult dynamic in spaces that are meant for LGBTQIA+ people, and them alone. Obviously, in a space where they are not welcome as straight allies, queer people in the closet would definitely feel uncomfortable. In a situation like this, it would be best for people who are not ready to come out of the closet to stick to situations in which they are welcome as straight allies. When they are ready to identify openly as queer in some way, the spaces meant for only the queer community become available to them. Ultimately, though allies are appreciated in any community, they are not a part of said community. They are not part of the marginalized group and do not experience the same oppressions. Not to say that they aren’t oppressed in other ways — for example, a straight woman and a gay man both face oppression in different ways. However, the gay man will never be part of the women’s community, and the straight woman will never be a part of the queer community. There are some ways that you can improve your allyship towards the queer community. By gaining a full understanding of what an ally is and does, your support will gain more significance. Allies definitely play an important role in LGBTQIA+ people’s lives. The primary situation where this comes up is when a queer person is coming out. They may be confused and scared of people’s reactions. It’s an ally’s job to support them through this however possible, whether it is
being someone they can trust to help them come out to others or simply being there for them during this time. After that, being an ally is about supporting LGBTQIA+ people in any way you can. This can take many forms — attending LGTBQIA+ meetings open to allies, fighting for LGBTQIA+ rights or even using your privilege to help them. Just make sure that in being an ally, you are not masking the voices of LGBTQIA+ people in the process. Be certain that you are never overstepping your boundaries as an ally, and always listen to queer people if they tell you you are. Essentially, the LGBTQIA+ community members are the superheroes, and allies are their right-hand men. They assist them with whatever they may need help with at the time, but they aren’t the stars of the show when it comes to LGBTQIA+ matters. By being a good ally who is respectful of LGBTQIA+ only spaces, you are supporting the movement and helping to progress the acceptance of queer people everywhere. The LGBTQIA+ community could not be where it is today without the assistance of allies, and they will continue to be necessary in our fight moving forward. We are grateful and appreciative of your help, and your allyship means a lot. Thank you. BYLOGAN MARKS
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