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Construction of a new residence hall is taking place and expected to be concluded by fall 2017. (Aaron Nelson)

New residence hall helps UO prepare for freshman campus live-on requirement ➡ DESIREE

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Once construction on the new residence hall on 17th street is complete, the University of Oregon will have 10 functioning dorms. As the new dorm comes online, a new requirement for first year students will begin as well. In fall 2017, all first year students will be required to live on campus.

Currently, the university houses about 80 percent of first year students on campus.

According to Leah Andrews, the director of marketing and communications for university housing, the number of first year students living on will rise to approximately 90 percent next year. The remaining first year students are expected to fall under exemptions. For example, if a student lives with their parent or guardian within a 30 mile radius of the university, they are not required to live on campus.

According to Andrews, space is not going to be an issue. Even without the new residence hall, the university would have enough space to move to a live-on requirement. However, opening a new The Emerald is published

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residence hall in the fall gives the university the opportunity to take half of Bean hall offline and to begin renovations without losing any space.

UO is the last public university in the state to move to a live-on requirement, according to Andrews. Other universities such as Oregon State have seen GPA improvements and higher retention rates after moving to the live-on requirement.

“Student success is at the heart of this change,” Andrews said.

According to a study by UO’s Division of Student life, students who live on campus for their first year have on average a 0.13 higher freshman GPA than students who live off campus.

The study also states that students who live in a conventional residence hall have a higher life satisfaction rate and higher rate of social belonging than those who live off campus in their first year. The report concludes that students who live on campus their first year are more likely to ENGAGEMENT EDITOR MARK KELLMAN NEWS EDITORS NOAH MCGRAW MAX THORNBERRY WILL CAMPBELL A&C EDITORS CRAIG WRIGHT CARLEIGH OETH MATHEW BROCK OPINION EDITOR ALEC COWAN SPORTS EDITORS KENNY JACOBY JONATHAN HAWTHORNE JARRID DENNEY

graduate than their off-campus peers.

UO’s cheapest room combined with the standard meal plan costs $11,430 a year. This has raised concerns in the past among students about the increasing costs of a college education.

When OSU required first year students to live on campus, it was only one element of the campus’ First-Year Experience program.

OSU’s goal was to increase student retention and increase the six year graduation rate, according to Brian Stroup, associate director of university housing and dining for OSU. “We have well over 10 years of data that says students who live on campus have a higher GPA overall than the average of those that live off campus,” Stroup said.

The decision to move to a live-on requirement at both the UO and OSU were made by the leadership at each university and not by the housing departments.

“It was a decision made by the university for the overall success of students,” Andrews said.

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A model dressed in a UO student worker uniform represents the students whose free shift meals are taken by administrations’ new policy.

Photograph by Adam Eberhardt

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University of Oregon student Alex Niemeyer works eight hours a week on campus, serving food to fellow students in the EMU student union. But he doesn’t receive a free meal at the UO for his work. Instead, Niemeyer pays $3 in order to receive 5 points, roughly the price for a meal in UO’s dining hall currency.

“People say to me, ‘What’s the big deal? It’s just $3,’” Niemeyer said, “But it adds up.”

A Pathway Oregon student, Niemeyer receives full tuition from UO, but he relies on his work to afford rent and living expenses.

“This job right now [as a dining hall worker] is basically for making sure that my bank account gets drained just a little bit less,” he said.

Niemeyer is a student worker affected by UO’s recent decision to stop giving free meals to its student dining hall employees. Since university administrators announced students would have to pay for shift meals beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, campus unions and community activists have opposed the plan.

Although the Emerald interviewed multiple student workers for this story, some were unwilling to speak openly out of fear of losing their jobs.

Last spring, University Housing administrators announced plans that would affect student workers’ compensation. The plan required dining hall workers to pay $1 for five points to spend on any dining hall meal. Administration raised the price to $3 for five points in winter term, 2017.

Taking away worker shift meals would help keep dorm fees from increasing, according to administrators. In a 2016 interview, Tom Driscoll, director of food services, said shift meals were paid for by students living in the dorms, and he felt that it would be fairer for student workers to pay for their own shift meals.

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held three meetings in May 2016 with dining hall workers to hear their views on the change. Student and classified staff working at the dining halls showed up to protest the proposal, giving testimonials on what they perceived as a pay cut.

The UO Service Employees International Union Local 503 — the campus union for the university’s classified staff — projects that fulltime employees’ cumulated salaries would decrease $700,000 annually.

The union also delivered a petition to their management, which, the group claims, more than 300 students and non-students signed. The SEIU said it considers shift meals to be a condition of the employment of classified dining hall staff and is part of their compensation package. They argued that the university would have to bargain on any changes to compensation.

The SEIU saw its efforts as a victory. In June, administration sent an email to SEIU leaders informing them that they will not implement paid shift meals to non-student dining staff until union bargaining in 2017.

However, student dining hall workers, who are not represented by the union, got a different email in June: their management announced that student workers’ free shift meals would be taken away.

David Pinsonneault, an organizer for the SEIU, was disappointed by the decision.

“All the union workers were [at the spring meetings] to speak up for student workers, it was almost like that issue was more important to protect student workers, than for us,” he said.

When the price of shift meals was increased to $3 in January 2017, university chef Elizabeth Kuretich announced in an email that, based on feedback from dining hall workers, University Housing would not require student workers to spend $3 for 5 points. Instead, the department

Student workers used to get free meals during their breaks but now have to pay for them. ( Dana Sparks)

This job right now is basically for making sure that my bank account gets drained just a little bit less.”

- Alex Niemeyer

Students protest paid shift meals in Hamilton dining hall on Feb. 9, 2017. (Andrew Field)

allows dining hall workers to choose how many points they want to spend on their shift meals, but each point would cost 60 cents.

“We are proud to be able to continue to offer a significant meal discount to our employees and feel it is important that employee’s food cost is not being subsidized by students living on campus,” she said.

The UO Student Labor Action Project, a student labor activist group, has held protests against the policy. In January, 2017, 15 SLAP students gathered in Hamilton Hall alongside SEIU members. Student dining workers, continuing to serve food, weaved through the protesters and their signs. “Admin. Screws Student Workers. Not very nice,” one sign read. “[Housing Director Michael] Griffel is Scrooge” read another.

The student group held call-ins on Feb. 3 to the director of UO housing, bombarding Griffel’s voicemail. “Cutting costs on the backs of your lowest-paid workers is unacceptable and shameful,” their script read. “I urge you to reinstate free shift meals for all dining staff.” A local activist group, Solidarity Network, joined in on the effort.

“We find it very disturbing that the university is refusing to meet that industry standard and we view it as an exploitation of student workers,” said Lonnie Douglas, chair of the group, “especially since most of those workers are probably from working-class or middle-class families. The shift meals they get will help supplement what they have to pay to attend college.”

At the EMU, shift meal policy differs from university-run cafeterias. Student employees

work at the student union’s five restaurants — all receive a free shift meal. Joe’s Burgers gives employees a free meal after six hours, Subway and Falling Sky employees receive free shift meals after four hours of work and Panda Express gives a meal after three.

Chipotle at the EMU allows its employees to eat a meal valued up to $15 at any time during the shift.

On Feb. 9, SLAP students set up a tent outside Hamilton Hall, serving free pizza to dining workers who stopped by in uniform before, after and between shifts. The student activists encouraged workers to sign a petition calling for the administration to reinstate free shift meals.

SLAP’s pizza drive ended when university catering, managed by University Housing, complained that the students did not have a permit to set up a tent or to serve food. According to Kelly McIver, UO police department communications director, requiring students to have a permit to serve free food is a matter of safety.

“The catering and food service policy makes sure that food served to the general public on campus will be prepared and handled using the appropriate health and safety laws and regulation, either

by University Catering, or by an approved alternate vendor with a proper waiver,” he said.

Rio Lehman, co-director of SLAP, said he is worried university administration will continue to raise the price of shift meals.

“As of now, they haven’t said that they plan on raising it, but they haven’t given assurances,” Lehman said. “Unfortunately, because there is not a union for student workers, we are currently at their mercy.”

Shift Meal Standards At the EMU, the standard of shift meals is different from the university cafeterias. There are student employees working at the student union’s five restaurants — all of them receive a free shift meal.

Subway After 4-hours, you get a footlong and a drink.

Panda Express You get a 10 minute break after working 3 hours.

Then you get a 30 minute break after working for 6 hours. You can get a plate (two entrees and a side) + premium entree.

Chipotle $15 worth of anything at any time during their shift.

Falling Sky People working in the kitchen get to eat pizza every 4 hours.

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Betsy DeVos’ nomination has been met with controversy due to her lack of experience, and her expected reforms could hurt students at Oregon. (Ted Eytan/flikr)

Education pick could be disastrous for Oregon Last week, Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education with a narrow 51-50 margin, with the tie-breaker coming from Vice President Mike Pence. Education is largely under state and local control, but DeVos will be in charge of federal-level decisions and expresses many of the same views as President Donald Trump.

There was a nationwide concern over DeVos after her Senate confirmation hearing. Her vague answers and lack of knowledge pertaining to the education system is troubling as she even failed to name the difference between assessing students based on proficiency or based on growth.

What does that mean for us? All of this is happening 3,000 miles away, but the decision to confirm DeVos could easily affect students at the University of Oregon. The U.S. Department of Education doesn’t just handle the federal budget for schools, they handle all matters of discrimination in schools based on race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.

With DeVos as Secretary of Education, our civil rights could be at risk.

Financial Aid: Many students were hoping during the presidential election for more government support in our education system. With DeVos as Secretary of Education, our hopes for a tuition decrease is more than likely gone. DeVos even dismissed the concept of free tuition, claiming that “nothing in life is truly free.�

Earlier this week, University of Oregon President Michael Schill announced that there will be a 10.6 percent tuition increase for in-state students and a 3 percent increase for out-ofstate students, which means Oregon residents will have to cough up about an extra $1,000 to attend the school. Although it’s not a result of confirming DeVos, this shows that students are PA G E 6

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already in financial struggle before the DeVos era has even begun.

Will DeVos help us out financially? Probably not. Although 90 percent of students in America go to a public school, her support for private and charter schools hints at who she will be focusing her attention on during her time in the Trump administration.

What does that mean for students at the University of Oregon? Are we going to be alienated even further by our government?

DeVos hasn’t named her plan yet, but cutting our funding further can mean the university will lose resources such as faculty members, courses, majors and students as well.

Title IX: In 2011, the Obama administration expanded Title IX of the Education Amendments Act to require college campuses to take an active role in combatting sexual assault. When asked if DeVos would uphold the law, her answer was unsettling: “Senator, I know that there’s a lot of conflicting ideas and opinions around that guidance - I would look forward to working together to find some resolutions.�

For a campus like the UO, this is bad news considering how much our student body focuses on protecting students from sexual assault. Title IX is a procedure and a list of requirements that colleges must follow in response to a sexual assault case. Some of the requirements include: • If an assault is reported, the school must conduct an investigation • Ensure confidential reporting • Issue students, parents and teachers a specific procedure on how to respond to sexual assault, such as where to go and who to report to • Provide appropriate accommodations to survivors If DeVos revokes the law, which seems more

likely than not, government funding toward combatting sexual assault and institutional support for victims of sexual assault will drastically decrease.

This is troubling for students at the UO because many of students advocate for campus sexual assault education. During orientation week, every student at UO watches a play put on by the Sexual Wellness Advocacy Team about identifying sexual assault and how to ask for consent. Revoking Title IX would make it harder for students to learn about their rights and responsibilities in terms of sexual assault.

While Obama’s administration was celebrated for Title IX in 2011, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education responded differently. In several cases, FIRE, a conservatively biased group, has challenged the measure and protected the rights of men accused of sexual assault. They believe that colleges should not be adjudicating in response to rape charges, claiming schools are not suited to judge felony claims.

The problem? DeVos has donated to the organization multiple times.

The UO is home to many sexual assault survivors and students of the LGBTQIA+ community, who have historically been vulnerable to adjudication involving sexual assault. DeVos is against sexual assault but has not admitted that it is a problem on college campuses, despite the fact that one in five college women are sexually assaulted.

The bottom line is, students nationwide will have to watch out for their educational rights while Betsy DeVos is our Secretary of Education.

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