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NEWS MUSIC EQUIPMENT STOLEN FROM TWO HOMES NEAR CAMPUS

15 FRESHMEN INITIATE EFFORT TO TAKE DOWN A MURAL THEY CONSIDER RACIST IN KNIGHT LIBRARY

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Owen Phillips had this guitar stolen recently.

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BY CASEY CROWLEY • TWITTER @CASEYCROWLEY55 Two UO students have reported musical equipment stolen from their homes just a few blocks from campus in recent weeks.

The first student, Owen Phillips, a junior at UO majoring in human physiology, had two guitars, a bass, a microphone and some cords taken from his garage at his house on 18th Avenue and Patterson Street The theft occurred on Oct. 23, sometime between 2 p.m. and 4:15 p.m., while Phillips was home.

“I was at home — it was like broad daylight — and I was in the garage earlier that day and everything was super fine, and I was talking to somebody on Facetime, and I went back out and the door was busted and stuff was gone,” said Phillips.

Eugene Police Department confirmed that they received information that there had been forced entry into Phillips’ garage.

After realizing that someone had broke into the garage and stolen the equipment, Phillips called the police right away.

Phillips said it took police about an hour to arrive.

Since talking to police on the day of the crime, and having a follow-up with an investigator about a week later, Phillips has not heard anything about the process of the investigation.

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which was really a bummer,” said Phillips.

The other student, Albert Kalenscher, a junior majoring in journalism, had a soundboard, a laptop, and an Xbox controller stolen from his home on 17th Avenue and Patterson Alley. Eugene Police responded to the scene on Oct. 15 and noted that there was no indication of forced entry.

Kalenscher, 20, said that the door was left unlocked the night before by one of his friends who was spending the night.

He also said that because of the incident, he is now going to make sure to keep his front door locked at night.

Kalenscher and Phillips both said the police have not been able to locate any of the stolen equipment from their houses.

EPD did not provide any further information about the investigation.

“Here stuff gets taken and gets sold pretty much immediately, so it was pretty hopeless all around,” said Phillips.

Neither of the victims said that they have any idea of who could have stolen the equipment from their houses.

“People just trespass and break and enter, and it doesn’t really matter. Even if you think you are secure. It was kind of scary for me.” said Phillips. “I felt pretty paranoid for awhile just like ‘who is lurking around my house.’”

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Fifteen first-year University of Oregon students are spearheading an effort to petition the University of Oregon to remove a mural that they believe to be racist, located in the Knight Library.

Francesca Smith is the leader of the group, and she first learned about the mural when a graduate instructor in one of her classes took Smith — and the rest of Smith’s class — to Knight Library’s west stairwell to see the mural.

The mural is titled “The Mission of a University.” After seeing the mural, Smith said her jaw dropped. She took issue with the part of the mural’s text that read, “It means conservation and betterment not merely of our national resources but also of our racial heritage and opportunity to the lowliest.”

“It’s easy to complain about something harmful,” said Smith, “but it’s another thing for someone to step up and actually do something about it.”

At the time of publishing, 816 individuals signed the Change.org petition.

Smith said that other students in her class also took issue with the phrase and other phrases in the statement. So, she introduced the idea of a petition in a Snapchat group chat of students in the discussion section.

“A lot of them aligned with the same view that I had,” said Smith.

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She began drafting the petition that same night, and it took a few weeks to research and create.

Annabelle Kline-Zilles is a firstyear student at the University of Oregon who was also part of the group that was taken to see the mural. “It’s not something that I would expect to see in a university in 2017,� said Kline-Zilles, an environmental studies major. “I can’t believe that this is here.�

Kline-Ziles said that after her class saw the mural, other students said tthey felt uncomfortable or very surprised. “Conversation started right there,� she said. “The word ‘lowliness’ was found discriminatory and even degrading toward minority groups.�

After that, a group of fifteen students continued to talk about it outside of class in a group chat, and Kline-Ziles said that when Smith mentioned the idea of a petition, it was well-supported.

In the petition, Smith states that the mural is “riddled with racist and (Sarah Northrop)

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white supremacist undertones,� and that the mural causes students of color to feeling unwelcome, “denigrating our very existence on this campus.�

Smith and another student are planning to speak with the Dean of Libraries to discuss the possible removal of the mural.

Comments on the petition include, “It’s disgusting to see this kind of thing on a supposedly ‘progressive’ campus. U of O is all talk, but doesn’t want to take any action when it comes to racist things like this and the name of Deady Hall� and “It doesn’t express what the U of O stands for!�

The UO commissioned UO art professor Nowland Zane to design the mural, which is a painting on canvas affixed to a niche in the wall according to the UO Libraries website. Frederick Young, a former professor of history and dean of Oregon’s School of Sociology, wrote the text. Zane also designed the mural “Opportunity for the Youth of Oregon� for the Knight Library’s East Stairwell.

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GSH STUDENT GOVERNMENT HOSTS SILENT DISCO

BY RYLEE KAHAN • TWITTER @RYLEEKAHAN Global Scholars’ Great Room looked like a rave on Tuesday night with laser lights and students jumping up and down to the beat — except that the entire room was silent. The room was so quiet that someone walking by wouldn’t have even known there was a party inside if the door hadn’t been open.

On Tuesday, Global Scholars Hall Government hosted its first silent disco as a community bonding event.

At a silent disco, participants bring their own device and headphones and listen to a playlist that the DJ broadcasts through a certain medium (YouTube in this case).

The silent disco’s origins go back to a 1969 Finnish sci-fi film “Ruusujen Aika,� (“A Time of Roses�), in which the first silent disco was depicted at a house party, according to United Kingdom newspaper The Telegraph.

During the ‘90s, silent discos became popular at outdoor parties because they provided a way to avoid noise complaints.

The silent disco has since shown up at music festivals such as the Glastonbury Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival and Coachella. In 2005, the term “silent disco� was properly established according to The Telegraph, and in 2011, it was added to the Oxford Dictionary.

Stephanie Schofield is the GSH government programming coordinator. She said she was inspired to host a silent disco after seeing videos on YouTube of Coachella hosting their own. Schofield had also learned that ASUO put on a silent disco last year.

During the days leading up to the event, there were posters put up throughout GSH with a barcode that a QR app could scan so students could put together playlists of songs they would like to hear at the disco.

Schofield said that she had originally put together two and a half hours of music for the three-hour event, leaving the other half hour for participant’s suggested songs; however, after a surge in suggestions, she had to cut 45 minutes of music out of the original playlist. “It was so fulfilling to see everyone

around me having a good time,� said Schofield.

Majoring in computer science and her drive towards building a community led to the excitement Schofield had about putting this event together. “I love making a community,� she said.

Schofield said that Mel McCalla, a GSH government senator, helped her get the technical side of the event together, including the YouTube livestream. Kayden Kendrick and Maggie Thompson, who both participate in the Residence Hall Association and GSH Government, helped with the decorations.

An estimated 50 students participated in the silent disco, according to Schofield. “I think it was really successful,� she said.

Schofield explained that she suspects the reason the turnout wasn’t in the hundreds was because it was a Tuesday night during dead week.

She explained that there was also the possibility that since it was silent, there was no music to draw in people walking by like at a normal party.

GSH government is looking into hosting another silent disco spring term, according to Schofield. She said that they’re always looking for ways to make the event better next time and mentioned the possibility of involving the game Just Dance in the next silent disco.

Just Dance is a game in which players choose songs and must follow their avatars coordinating dance moves. At a silent disco, the game would be projected on a screen and participants would take turns playing, while listening to the song with their headphones. People not playing in a certain round of the game could still dance along by watching the projector.

Nikki Sandoval is a sophomore at the University of Oregon who lived in GSH last year and went to the silent disco this year. Sandoval suggested that maybe next time it would be easier to use Spotify instead of YouTube because occasionally her and her friends’ music was not in sync. “Overall, I think it was pretty fun, and I would go and check it out again,� said Sandoval.

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(Courtesy of Mel McCalla)

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Sina Holwerda is attended to by paramedics on 13th Ave. (Theo Mechain)

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Portland rapper and University of Oregon junior Wynne — also known as Sina Holwerda — was hit by a car last Monday on her way back to her apartment from class. “I was walking across 13th, and I was probably three quarters of the way across on a walk signal and all of the sudden, I’m just wiped out.� Holwerda said.

The car that struck Holwerda was driving south on Patterson Street and turning left onto East 13th Ave. The driver failed to see her in the crosswalk. “I just felt the impact on my hip, and the bystander witness said that I hit the top of the car and flew forward, and then I was on the ground,� Holwerda said.

Because the scene of the accident was right next to an emergency room, a nurse showed up quickly.

Holwerda was transported to a hospital and the driver of the vehicle was issued a ticket for failure to yield to a pedestrian, according to Eugene Police.

According to Holwerda, the driver was a female student who happened to live in the same building as her. She said that a few days after the accident, the driver came to Holwerda’s apartment to check on her and apologize, and she seemed stressed out. “I’m sure she had a worse day than I did,� Holwerda

said of that Monday.

Holwerda had a concussion and several serious bruises and is still recovering.

Holwerda also said she had been in another car accident just two weeks before this one — she was stopped at a stop sign then rear-ended by another vehicle.

She had dislocated her shoulder during that accident and the injury is still healing.

This accident on Monday occurred shortly before final exams and a show Holwerda was supposed to rap in the following Wednesday with the Illaquips, UO’s hip-hop ensemble. After the accident, Holwerda was unable to attend. “In my family, you just tough it out, even if you’re hit by a car,�

Holwerda said. Although she missed the show, she still managed to walk to campus several times to do a final presentation and speak to professors about getting extensions on other projects. She plans on taking all of her final exams on time. “I’ve been trying to chill, but I’m not good at not doing things, like relaxing and not working on music and business,�

Holwerda said.

Wynne will be performing on Dec. 23 at the Doug Fir lounge in an all-female hip-hop showcase.

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BUSINESS MAJOR ALYSSA SMITH GAINS REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE THROUGH FFA

BY HANNAH KANIK TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK Students of the University of Oregon’s business school learn about how to lead effectively in the business world through lectures and classroom activities.

However, sophomore business major Alyssa Smith is already leading in the business world.

Smith spends her summers and weekends gaining real-world experience running conferences for the National Future Farmers of America organization, or FFA — an established club focused on agriculture and leadership.

Smith is working as a convention facilitator for the National FFA Organization. In high school, she was an FFA state officer in Oregon from 2015 to 2016.

The National FFA organization is “an intracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership,� according to its website. The organization has over 700,000 members nationwide, and its goal is to prepare high school students for professional success.

The organization changed its name in 1988 from “Future Farmers of America� to “The National FFA Organization� because not every student in the organization is going to be a farmer, Smith said. Many students go on to work in the business side of agricultural companies, while some pursue farming or technical occupations.

Students get involved in FFA by taking an agriculture class in high school, where the option to join FFA is presented. The teacher of the agriculture class connects them to the leadership conventions and more broad involvement in the national FFA organization.

Smith got involved in FFA during her first year of high school at Elkton Charter School when she took the class “Introduction to Agriculture.�

Within the course, students were introduced to FFA and able to join the statewide competitions and attend conventions. The teacher of the class encouraged Smith to participate in a job interview competition, which is a career development event within FFA. Smith won the competition as a

first-year. “I’m really competitive, so doing the job interview — and doing well — motivated me to get more involved,� Smith said.

Smith became the treasurer for the National FFA organization in March of 2015 and took a year break between high school and college to focus on the position. As the treasurer, Smith served as one of six members of FFA that represented national FFA. In 2016, she became a convention facilitator and started her first year at UO. Last summer, Smith facilitated the Washington Leadership Conference in Washington DC. FFA students from across the country attended the convention each of seven weeks it was offered.

As a convention facilitator, Smith was taught curriculum from the national FFA to teach students. “At these conferences, high school students are taught ways to interact with their communities

(Courtesy of Alyssa Smith)

and make a difference,� Smith said. “It’s very high energy. Some of the conferences are as small as 70 students or as large as 900 students.�

At the end of the convention, the students “created their ‘living to serve plan.’ They have a very detailed plan of how they are going to serve their community,� Smith said. For example, according to Smith, a student from Elkton Charter School, Grace Whitley, created a plan called “project love,� which raised money to send care packages to U.S. soldiers.

This is the last year that Smith will be a conference facilitator for the National FFA Organization. “Though it is a great job to have, I don’t think I’ll be doing it for a third year,� Smith said. She went on to say that in order to perform her duties

as conference facilitator, she has to miss school several Thursdays and Fridays out of the year.

Smith applied to become the director of the Washington Leadership Conference this fall, which she worked over the summer. As the director of the conference, Smith said she would manage the staff of the event and make sure the event ran smoothly.

If she receives the position, Smith will take spring term of 2018 off from school.

In the future, Smith hopes to either become a business consultant for small businesses and startups or get involved in corporate leadership, which is similar to what she is doing in FFA now. “Not everyone is super smart or athletic, but there’s something in FFA that every student can do and be really good at,� Smith said.

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BREAKING DOWN THE TOP STORIES OF FALL TERM

Three stories stood out this term because of their impact on the policy and direction of UO. A sexual assault investigation of a former UO basketball player prompted a U.S. senator to write a letter investigating the school’s policies. Students interrupting a speech led to a national conversation about free speech. And UO announced the design and leader of the Knight science campus. We ranked these the top three stories of the term because of the attention they brought to the school, including Sports Illustrated and the New York Times. But The Emerald played a role in breaking and covering these stories. We’ve summed them up here, but will also continue to cover them when next term begins.

KNIGHT CAMPUS

BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK The plans for the University of Oregon’s new Knight Campus for Accelerated Scientific Impact were revealed to the public on Oct. 27.

Construction on the new campus begins in 2018, and it is expected to open in 2020. The campus is expected to attract acclaimed faculty to the university and create undergraduate and graduate research opportunities.

The UO received a $500 million donation from Phil and Penny Knight in October 2016, as well as $50 million in state bonds to fund the project.

On Nov. 20, UO assigned Robert Guldberg, a Georgia Tech professor and leader in scientific research, to be the executive director of the new school. Guldberg will start in September 2018. “One of my primary interests has been trying to deal with the challenge of taking the exciting discovery of what’s in the labs, and making sure it’s getting out into the real world. If we don’t do that, in a way, that research doesn’t really have an impact,� Guldberg said in an interview with the Emerald.

For the past nine months, the architects created designs for the cutting-edge facility,

which connects two glass towers across Franklin Boulevard with a transparent sky bridge.

In January, UO hired Portland-based Bora Architects and New York-based Ennead Architects to design the new campus. The university sent them across the country along with faculty and researchers to gain inspiration from other leading university designs. “The building wraps in around itself. It’s highly transparent and has double height with mezzanines that brings everyone much closer together,� said architect John O’Toole of Bora Architects.

According to Patrick Phillips, the acting executive director of the Knight campus, an entire wing of the building will be dedicated to graduate internship building and undergraduate research. The goal is to expedite research to impact not only the local community, but the world.

The university purchased a plot of land across the river from the main site of the Knight campus for $3.2 million too, for an estimated 150,000-square-foot building.

STUDENT PROTESTERS At Schill’s “State of the University� speech on Oct. 6, a group of about 45 protesters overtook the stage to voice a wide range of grievances with the UO and its administration.

On Oct. 30, at least 13 of the students were charged

by UO administration with student conduct code violations for their alleged actions during the protest.

This story has drawn national attention and sparked controversy on campus for the ramifications it may have on free speech and protest.

October 6 Hundreds are in attendance for Schill’s “State of the University� speech. Protesters from the UO Student Collective take the stage just minutes into the introduction. Five minutes later, administration announces the speech is suspended. Hundreds of attendees leave the EMU Ballroom while protesters chant and yell their grievances with the UO administration. A few hours later, the group of protesters releases a list of 22 demands for UO administration. Administration releases a video of the speech in a campus-wide email that afternoon.

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The Knight Campus renderings feature a skybridge over Franklin Boulevard. (Courtesy of the University of Oregon)

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Schill releases an opinion piece in the New York Times titled “A Misguided Student Crusade Against ‘Fascism,’� in which he discusses his issues with the protest.

October 23

The UOSC meets to discuss what actions they would take in response to the charges and what option they will choose.

Members decide to wait until Monday to inform UO administration of their decision.

November 2

October 30 Thirteen students are charged with two violations of the UO student conduct code: “disruption of university� and “failure to comply.� Katy Larkin, the UO associate director of investigations, notifies students in an email of their alleged participation in the protest. The students are given two options to resolve the charges: accept responsibility and meet with administration to discuss their concerns — resulting in no sanctions — or contest the charges and have an administrative conference with a “decision-maker� to determine if they were responsible for the charges in question.

November 3 The Emerald reports that one of the 13 students charged was not at the protest. Lola Loustaunau, a graduate student from Argentina, said she is not a member of the UOSC and was at home on a Skype call with a friend at the time of the protest. The friend confirmed that they were on a Skype call at that time and Loustaunau also provided the Emerald with screenshots of her computer with timestamps of the call.

SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION

BY MICHAEL TOBIN • TWITTER @TOBIN_TWEETS Echoes of the national dialogue regarding sexual assault can be heard at UO. The ongoing story regarding the Kavell Bigby-Williams sexual assault investigation caused Oregon democratic Senator Ron Wyden to raise concerns regarding the school’s handling of the case.

The alleged sexual assault took place on Sept. 17, 2016, near Gillette College in Wyoming, where Bigby-Williams attended before transferring to UO in fall 2016. After receiving a complaint from the alleged victim’s friend that said she was upset, acting out of character and had large bruises on her neck, Northern Wyoming Community College District Police Department opened an investigation into the incident on Sept. 19.

Despite transferring to UO, the case followed Bigby-Williams, and police in Gillette asked UOPD to conduct a followup interview on the incident. On June 19, two days before an Emerald story revealed that he played the entire season while under investigation, Bigby-Williams announced his transfer to Louisiana State University.

Following the story, Bigby-Williams made a statement to Gillette police, contending that the sex was consensual, and he did not know she was sick or drunk.

Gillette Police closed their investigation into the alleged sexual assault in July after the county attorney declined to press charges, citing “the victim’s wishes and some of the circumstances surrounding the case facts.”

In late October, Sports Illustrated

published a piece by former Emerald sports editor Kenny Jacoby, who broke the news of the initial investigation, calling into question the UO’s handling of the investigation. On Nov. 6, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden raised five questions regarding the university’s procedures and handling of the case in a letter. Wyden asked UO President Michael Schill to inform him of the actions taken during the investigation, which revealed the potential mishandling of the investigation.

“If these reports are accurate, they raise major questions about the university’s commitment to creating and maintaining a safe campus environment,” Wyden wrote.

One week later, Schill responded to Wyden’s letter, saying the university chose not to pursue a conduct investigation against Bigby-Williams out of respect of the survivor’s wishes and that the school followed proper protocol. Schill said that the UO’s procedures regarding sexual misconduct are “guidelines” for how the school responds to reports of said behavior, but they are not strict policies.

Schill invited Wyden to a discussion with him, general counsel Kevin Reed and the university’s Title IX team led by Darci Heroy. The next day, Wyden accepted Schill’s invitation.

“I love my alma mater and want to get this fixed as soon as possible — a goal that of course means I would meet with President Schill,” Wyden said.

A meeting between Wyden and Schill is being arranged, according to UO spokesman Tobin Klinger.

A letter signed by UO Senate President Chris Sinclair and three other leaders of prominent UO groups is released in response to the student conduct code charges. The letter asks Schill to “cease the punitive measures against students” and participate in a dialogue with them.

The letter lists seven problems with the email from Larkin that had informed the students of the conduct code violation charges. The UOSC also announces that they will express their concerns with this process at the Nov. 15, UO senate meeting.

Landeros releases a statement via Facebook, criticizing the process UO took when charging the protestors. In the statement, Landeros asks for some of the same rights criminal defendants have during a trial.

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November 9 Charlie Landeros, a vocal member of the UOSC, has the first administrative conference of the students charged for involvement in the Schill speech protest.

SCAN FOR A FULL TIMELINE OF THE BIGBY-WILLIAMS STORY Oregon Ducks forward Kavell Bigby-Williams (35) talks to a reporter in the locker room. (Aaron Nelson)

University of Oregon protesters hold up signs on the EMU Ballroom stage. President Schill’s speech is interrupted by protesting University of Oregon students on Oct. 6, 2017. (Sarah Northrop)

The UOSC releases a statement via Facebook announcing they will present a resolution to the UO Senate asking for their support in getting the conduct code charges dropped.

Loustaunau attends her administrative conference with Larkin where she presents a slideshow of evidence showing she did not attend the protest.

Loustaunau was told her indication of “going” on a Facebook event was a factor in the decision to charge her as well as photos and videos gathered from the event. Loustaunau is told by Larkin that the charges against her will be dropped.

The majority of students charged with conduct code violations that chose option two are still waiting to have their administrative conferences to determine if they were responsible for committing the violations.

Landeros is attempting to appeal the sanctions they received.

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November 20

What’s next?

November 13 Landeros is found responsible for the first charge, “disruption of university,” and presented with two sanctions by UO: a letter of reprimand and a requirement that they write an essay explaining what they did wrong and what they learned. Landeros will appeal the decision.

November 15 Members of the UOSC present a resolution to the UO Senate and speak about their issues with the UO and the student conduct code charges.

November 29 The UO senate split the resolution presented by the UOSC into two parts and approved the first section that asked the senate to support the UOSC members who were charged with the violations. The second part proposes the UO senate urge the UO administration to deny hate groups and white supremacists a platform on campus and has not yet been voted on.

The Emerald reports that some members of the UOSC were denied representation for dealing with the student conduct code charges from the UO Office of Student Advocacy because it was “a conflict of interest.”

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OPINION UO SHOULD CUT

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

BY TED YANEZ

It’s time to have a serious conversation about the content of a college education. In the U.S., most colleges and universities require students to take general education classes, commonly referred to as “gen eds.” Nearly two-thirds of a college education at the University of Oregon is general education. General education is required for the university to be accredited; UO group requirements fulfill the minimum requirements.

While the university can’t make this cut without losing accreditation, it should reach out to the accreditation committee and try to negotiate a cut of some, if not all, of these requirements.

The Devaluation of the Bachelor’s Degree For a bachelor’s degree in economics at UO, you only need 64 credits in economics and math.

This means that about 36 percent of my bachelor’s degree in economics was actually related to economics. The other 64 percent was general education, which electives are considered a part of. Perhaps the real reason colleges emphasize the importance of general education courses is to help the students who don’t have much of an idea of what they want to major in (known as “undecided” or “undeclared”), so they have a little time to decide.

We already receive a general education in high school. As a society, we need to stop kidding ourselves that a bachelor’s degree today is anything more than high school diploma with a concentration that only gives us about a year to a year and a half of major classes, but with more homework. When looking for postgraduation jobs, I find that many employers now require experience for an entry level job.

Not just an internship; employers often seek one to three years of “related experience.” Perhaps employers would value a bachelor’s degree more if there were more experience obtained through

additional hands-on classes.

The problem with double dipping Many classes at UO can fulfill several gen ed requirements, despite being single courses. Some students take advantage of this and call it “double dipping” courses. Examples of classes that double dip into group requirements are math, economics and anthropology. If you take Calculus I and II, and 200-level Statistics, you get three-quarters of the required science group credit, despite being math subjects.

An introductory microeconomics class can double as social science credit. Depending on the anthropology class, you might see it appear in social science and multicultural requirements.

The same applies to certain music classes, which may be double counted into arts & letters and multicultural requirements. If UO double counts so much, why does it care about actually requiring so much general education? Why aren’t these classes good enough to stand on their own without double counting credits into majors and minors that we may not have an adequate amount of knowledge of?

Major Imbalance Instead of most of a college education being general education, why not cut the time spent in school or allow departments to expand their curriculums? Economics is one area of study that needs to expand its curriculum, but professors are likely reluctant to take away major electives and create more major requirements because of general education requirements.

The London School of Economics even brought up this issue, sparking a campus-wide debate with a panel of professors with a Q&A session afterwards. The debate was about whether economics students learn too much math and not enough about economic history. Today, employers

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in data analysis, finance and economics want new graduates to understand several computer programming languages, as well as software that isn’t taught in most undergraduate economics programs. As an economics major, it is absolutely appalling that I won’t be properly prepared for the various industries I could work in. Anything else I would need would be self-taught.

Too Much Fluff, Not Enough Specialization Let’s be honest about what our bachelor’s degrees are: A degree in general education with little more than a year of classes related to our majors. I would have been fine without eight credits of multicultural education. I took History of Jazz and Anthropology of Chocolate. Though they were interesting classes, how will they help me in economics?

By cutting just the group requirements, we would, in theory, have three-year degrees. If implemented, a lot of classes would likely be less clogged with students who don’t care about what’s being taught because they have to take an extra class. We could see departments expand their curriculums and better prepare students for the labor force and potentially graduate school.

As previously mentioned, the UO is required to have a minimum of 45 credits for accreditation.

The UO’s executive leadership should get together with other universities in the region and push back on these general education requirements, asserting that we could better supplement our education with a relevant minor or second major. In the meantime, we could trim down on upper-division requirements and multicultural requirements or at least try to incorporate these standards into our major classes. To require more than the minimum for accreditation robs students of their potential in the name of making them more well-rounded within their area of study.

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BY JORDAN MONTERO • @MONTERO_JOR. Michael Jackson’s legacy is deeply engraved in popular culture, but no piece of work turned in by the pop legend matches the momentous impact of his 1982 album, “Thriller,â€? which turns 35 years old on Nov. 30. Released when Jackson was only 24 years old, “Thrillerâ€? would revolutionize the music industry and launch Jackson into worldwide acclaim.

Jackson’s previous album,

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1979’s “Off The Wall,� his first collaboration with producer Quincy Jones, was highly successful in its own right. But despite a Grammy win for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and multi-platinum sales, Jackson wasn’t satisfied. The artist wanted his next work to be an even grander storm.

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BY ZAK LASTER • TWITTER @ZLAST3445 Oregon volleyball head coach Matt Ulmer has received a contract extension to remain head coach of the team, Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens announced on Thursday in a press release. “Matt brings tremendous energy to our volleyball program, and he has created a positive and successful culture for our student-athletes on the team,â€? Mullens said in the release. “We are proud to name Matt

as our permanent head volleyball coach, and we look forward to his continued enthusiasm and impact in fostering a first-class student-athlete experience for our volleyball team.�

The deal will keep Ulmer in Eugene for four years in which he will receive a $150,000 salary during his first year of the deal.

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University of Oregon President Michael Schill has appointed Kevin Marbury to the permanent position of vice president for student life, according to a Tuesday student email announcement.

Instead of performing an external search for a new vice president, President Schill decided to appoint Marbury, the current interim vice president, to the permanent position.

According to Schill’s email, Marbury has served as “an innovative and thoughtful leader who cares deeply about

the success, health, and welfare of students at the University of Oregon,� said Schill.

President Schill selected Marbury for the position of interim vice president after the former vice president, Robin Holmes, left the position in October to become the vice president for student affairs with the University of California system, according to AroundtheO. Read about Marbury’s previous positions at dailyemerald.com

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BY RYLEE KAHAN • TWITTER @RYLEEKAHAN Students protesters charged with violating the conduct code say they are being turned away from the University of Oregon’s student legal counseling.

Some of the 13 students who were charged after protesters interrupted UO President Michael Schill’s Oct. 6 State of the University speech say they were told that receiving legal aid from the UO is a conflict of interest.

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Advocacy (OSA) states on its website that it “provides legal advice and assistance to students charged with student conduct code violations.� The website states that it informs students of their rights, helps obtain incident reports, assists in administrative conferences and appeals, and discusses alternative resolutions and sanctions.  Read UO’s response at dailyemerald.com

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SPORTS Ducks forward Mikyle Mcintosh (22) scores a crafty shot inbetween two defenders during game against Boise State. (Phillip Quinn)

BOISE STATE SNAPS OREGON’S 46-GAME HOME-WIN STREAK WITH HALFCOURT BUZZER BEATER

BY GUS MORRIS • TWITTER @JUSTGUSMORRIS

Oregon men’s basketball needed a strong performance to bounce back from its disappointing showing at the PK80 Invitational over the past weekend. The Ducks didn’t play well in any of their three games facing stronger competition this season, but they took the experience to learn and mature.

The Ducks decided to take those lessons into the rest of their nonconference schedule, starting with Boise State on Friday night.

But Boise State’s Lexus Williams had other plans in mind.

His one-handed half-court runner found nothing but net as time expired to lift the Broncos (7-1) over the Ducks 73-70 on Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. The loss puts another dent into Oregon’s (5-3) young season, and it brought the Ducks’ nation-leading 46-game home winning streak to an end.

“To lose a game like that, for this team, it felt like we needed this win,” forward Paul White said. “For us to lose in that fashion — it hurts.”

White finished with nine points in 22 minutes before fouling out with 55 seconds left in the game.

The game appeared to be going to overtime when Payton Pritchard drove coast-to-coast and banked in a layup with 3.1 seconds remaining to tie the game at 70. But then Williams received the final inbound on the left side of the court, took two dribbles, cut inside, took one more dribble and hoisted from the middle of the ‘O’ at center court.

Swish.

The frenetic Matthew Knight Arena crowd groaned in agony, almost drowning out the sounds of the lingering buzzer, as the Broncos buried Williams in a dog pile while the Ducks walked off the court in disbelief. “[That ending is] something I’m going to remember, because I

could’ve stayed with him,” Pritchard said. “I mean, yeah, I knew it was going in right when he shot it.”

Williams’ shot ended a back-andforth game that saw 15 lead changes – nine in the second half alone. With 9:23 left in the game, Oregon held a seven-point lead. But Boise State charged back with a 16-2 run to jump ahead 64-58.

Oregon began to claw its way back.

An Elijah Brown 3-pointer with 2:07 left made it 67-66 and sparked the Matthew Knight Arena crowd back to life. The 7,688 in attendance stayed on their feet for the rest of the game.

A minute later, Brown sunk two free throws to give Oregon what would be its last lead of the game at 68-67. The game reached a breakneck pace in the closing minutes as both teams fought tooth and nail to gain an advantage. Oregon had three chances on its second-to-last possession, with the game tied at 68, to take the lead, but Roman Sorkin’s three missed, as did both of Keith Smith’s rushed putbacks.

In the madness, Sorkin fouled Boise State’s Chris Sengfelder, who hit both of his free throws to put the Broncos up 70-68 with seven seconds left. Pritchard answered with his coast-to-coast layup, and Williams responded with his 47foot prayer.

“Not much you can really do, I guess, from halfcourt,” Pritchard said.

Pritchard finished with a gamehigh 28 points. Brown had 17 and MiKyle McIntosh added 8 before fouling out with 6:40 left in the game.

For a team not playing its best early in the season, this loss hurt a little extra for the Ducks. They’ll have a week to regroup before they host Colorado State on Dec. 8 at Matthew Knight Arena.

“We gotta be men about this situation,” White said. “We gotta take this punch in the chin and move on.”

AS IONESCU TIES ASSIST RECORD, HER INDISPENSABILITY BECOMES EVEN MORE EVIDENT

BY SHAWN MEDOW • TWITTER @SHAWNMEDOW Another game, another record for Sabrina Ionescu.

In Saturday’s 114-87 win over Weber State, Ionescu tied Oregon’s single-game assist record with 14. Her performance once again showed just how valuable she is for the team.

“I didn’t even know about this record, to be honest,” Ionescu said. “So I had no idea about that one.”

Finishing with a double-double, adding 21 points to her 14 assists, Ionescu, still only a sophomore, was three rebounds shy

of tying the NCAA record of seven career triple-doubles.

“The only [record] I hear about is the triple-double record,” Ionescu said. “But like coach says, I have another two-and-a-half seasons to get that, so I might make you guys wait ‘til my senior season.”

The absence of junior Maite Cazorla, Ionescu’s fellow starting guard for the 1-2 punch in the backcourt for the Ducks, was barely felt. Cazorla, who sat out with a leg injury, had 47 assists on the year going into Saturday’s game. Ionescu had 49.

Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) recovers a missed shot.

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“I think I stole some of her assists this game because we usually balance each other out with assists, so it was definitely a little different, but I’m getting more comfortable at playing the one,” Ionescu said. “I’m gonna play whatever position I need to in order for us to win and succeed.”

Oregon’s offense rarely slowed down the game’s pace.

Much of that was thanks to Ionescu’s aggressiveness in transition. Without Cazorla, Ionescu proved her capability of being the team leader in the attack by taking control of the game’s tempo and driving at Weber State’s defense.

“I’m not really used to bringing the ball up the whole way up the court,” Ionescu said.

Whether she’d keep it and go for a layup, pull up and hit a 3-pointer — which she scored 4-of-5 — or dish it out to a player along the perimeter, Ionescu found a way to get

Oregon points. Her unselfish play still contained 10 shots, seven of which she scored.

In most cases, Ionescu’s assists come from quick releases. She’ll have the ball at the top of the three-point arc, look up and then spot an open teammate in or around the paint.

This is what happened when she got her record-tying 14th assist of the game.

Ionescu, who led the Ducks to an Elite Eight game last year in her freshman season, is ranked No. 8 in ESPNW’s top-25 players list. She was also ESPNW’s national freshman of the year last year.

Those accolades don’t loom over her as she keeps her mentality focused on one thing: the team.

“I’m all in for the team, so as long as we continue to grow every game and continue to win, the records don’t really matter to me, personally,” she said.

Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) defends the ball against a Weber State Wildcat. (Katy Larson)

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ENDS DUCKS’ SEASON

BY MAGGIE VANONI • TWITTER @MAGGIE_VANONI

Ducks libero Alex Hojnar (11) stretching out to save the ball. (Ben Green)

The last time Oregon volleyball battled the BYU Cougars was in the Sweet 16 round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The Ducks won 3-1 and saw a run to the national title match.

Five years later, on their home court, the Cougars got their redemption.

No. 13-seed BYU (30-2) beat the Ducks (18-12) in a three-set sweep with scores of 25-20, 25-21 and 25-19 in the Round of 32 of the 2017 NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Cougars earned a spot in the Sweet 16 for the fifth straight season and brought Oregon’s season to an end.

It’s the second straight year Oregon has lost in the Round of 32.

The match began with strong but short-lived pressure on Oregon as they scored the first two points. BYU quickly took the reins and went on a 4-0 run to claim a lead that would see them through the set.

Leading by as much as seven at 20-13, the Cougars won set one, 25-20.

The second set started the same way, with an unanswered two-point run by Oregon, followed by a mirrored fourpoint run on BYU. The set

quickly went into back-to-back points. Oregon held a fourpoint lead at one point but was overtaken by a 5-0 BYU run that put the Cougars up 16-15.

After another stretch of backand-forth points, the Cougars finished on a 14-6 run and took the set, 25-21.

With the match win on the line for the Cougars, the Ducks fought hard to keep up in set three. After a brief tie at 7-7, Oregon brought a five-point deficit down to two at 18-20.

BYU stepped up the pressure and a 5-1 run secured them the match win and the Sweet 16 advancement.

Taylor Agost led the Ducks with 18 kills; Ronika Stone and Jolie Rasmussen followed with seven each. Maggie Scott and August Raskie ended the match with 18 assists each.

BYU will play the No. 4 seed Kentucky (28-3) in the Sweet 16 in a match hosted by the Wildcats next week.

With the end of Oregon’s 15th NCAA Tournament appearance, its 2017 season officially comes to a close. The team will look to regroup in the spring for beach volleyball before prepping in the summer for the 2018 season.

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Coach Willie Taggart on the field after the Civil War. (Adam Eberhardt)

Oregon head coach Willie Taggart walked into the press conference room on the third floor of the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex with a smile on his face, ready to answer questions about Sunday’s news that Oregon earned a spot in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 16.

Taggart wanted to keep the conversation around his team’s postseason outlook, but questions inevitably came up regarding coaching rumors that have tied Florida State and Oregon’s firstyear head coach.

For the second time in three days, Taggart dodged questions about those rumors amid discussing Oregon’s selection to the Las Vegas Bowl. He said plenty about the Ducks’ first bowl berth after missing out on one last year but stuck to giving non-answers when pressed on his coaching situation.

“Why wouldn’t I?” Taggart said when asked whether he would be Oregon’s coach for the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 16, the same answer he gave on Friday when asked if he would be Oregon’s coach next season. “Nothing has changed.”

Taggart was pressed further about fans’ concern that he’s not giving a yes or no answer.

“I can’t give you something that I don’t have,” Taggart said. “I can’t even tweet anymore without it being something else.”

Taggart was referencing his tweet on Saturday that raised more questions than answers regarding the situation.

The uncertainty even caused a four-star recruit to pull his verbal commitment from Oregon on Saturday. Taggart was asked about this as well, whether there is any

rush to make a decision to ease the minds of worried fans and recruits.

Taggart elected to punt on that question, too.

“There’s no decision to be made.

What are we talking about?” he said. “I’m clear in talking to our recruits and our players. Make it no bigger than what it is.”

A reporter also asked Taggart what he tells recruits with this level of uncertainty surrounding him and the program. Specifically, if this situation muddies the waters when he’s speaking with recruits.

“It don’t when you tell them the truth,” Taggart said. “It’s really not that hard or complicated. You just tell them the truth like I tell you guys the truth — you ask a question.

I answer it for you. I probably don’t answer it the way you want me to, but I answer the question. You just be open and honest with them.

That’s what I’ve been saying the whole time.”

Bowl Preparation When he wasn’t dodging coaching questions, Taggart gave some insight to Oregon’s approach for the Las Vegas Bowl.

He said the team will not practice this week since the players have finals. Taggart and his staff will hit the road to recruit instead. Taggart also said that he hasn’t talked with Royce Freeman or any other potential Duck NFL prospects about sitting out of the Las Vegas Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft.

The Las Vegas Bowl also forces Oregon to reschedule one of its biggest scheduled recruiting weekends. The Ducks were set to host all of their recruits and top targets on Dec. 15 but will have to reschedule with the Las Vegas Bowl slated for the next day.

44-POINT THIRD QUARTER LEADS DUCKS TO 114-87

Going into Saturday’s game, the Oregon single-game combined 3-point record was 27.

By the end of the Ducks’ 11487 victory over the Weber State Wildcats, 34 3-pointers had been made.

Despite a lackluster showing on defense, the Oregon women’s offensive firepower was enough to get the job done. The win keeps them undefeated at home and moves them to 7-1 on the season.

“One of my coaches said in the locker room after the game, ‘you don’t know whether to laugh or to cry,’” head coach Kelly Graves said about the high-scoring affair.

“I think there was a little of both tonight. We didn’t really come to defend. We had very little intensity.

Thank goodness we had a good shooting night as well.”

The Ducks started the game strong when Sabrina Ionescu kicked off what would turn into an 11-0 run with a deep 3-pointer.

Weber State was able to fight back, preventing the Ducks from running away with the game.

In a tightly contested second quarter, it was senior sharpshooter Lexi Bando who, after a slow first quarter, provided the biggest offensive spark for the Ducks.

The Eugene native backed up her reputation as the nation’s most efficient 3-point shooter among active players with a barrage of five buckets from behind the arc.

“They weren’t falling in the first quarter for me,” Bando said. “But coach told me to get in there and make a shot, and I finally started

hitting them.”

Without Bando’s hot streak, the game could well have been tied at the half. The Ducks led by just nine points going into the break.

Then the third quarter happened.

The Ducks overwhelmed the Wildcats with a 44-point explosion on 82 percent shooting from the field. Three Oregon players, Satou Sabally (12), Ruthy Hebard (11) and Ionescu (15), posted double-figures in the third quarter alone.

Ionescu finished the game with a double-double on 21 points and 14 assists, tying the Oregon singlegame record for assists.

While the Ducks delivered their best offensive performance of the season, the defense struggled.

After allowing only four 3-pointers through the previous three games, the Ducks were unable to stop the 3-ball on Saturday, and the Wildcats shot the deep ball at a 50-percent clip against them.

“That kind of shooting is contagious,” Graves said. “We were fortunate that we were having one of those nights. The 3-point shot is a big part of their game, and we knew coming in that the only way they could beat us is if they were scoring three at a time.”

Even so, Graves enjoyed the offensive clinic his team put on.

“That’s about as much fun as I’ll have on the sideline,” Graves said.

“I actually smiled a few times.”

The Ducks will continue their homestand against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds next Saturday at Matthew Knight Arena.

Oregon Ducks forward Ruthy Hebard (24) looks to catch the ball. during game against Weber State Wildcats.

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genre of future bass — features colorful synth sounds coupled with chilled out, danceable beats. In the past, Louis the Child has opened for many prominent artists, including The Chainsmokers.

This upcoming concert comes during the last leg of the duo’s first ever nationwide headlining tour, in support of the “Love is Alive� EP, released earlier this year. The concert will also feature a performance from recording artist Ashe, who collaborated with Louis the Child on the infectious tracks “Right To It� and “World On Fire.� Fans can expect an energetic set filled with vibrant, feel-good music.

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crossing power to draw in enormous crowds.

The band’s fourth studio album will be released next year, and with the group’s constantly shifting sound, it’s impossible to guess what exactly it has planned. But if you’re looking to watch some of the world’s most successful musicians jam out on stage, now’s your chance.

FOO FIGHTERS AT MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA (1776 EAST 13TH ST.), 7:30 P.M., TICKETS $82, ALL AGES

It’s been 23 years since former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl decided to save rock music. Foo Fighters began as a low-key, one-man project, before Grohl added five members and carried the band to superstardom. Four of their nine studio albums won Grammys for best rock album and had sold 12 million copies by 2015 in the United

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The Chicago-based electronic music act Louis the Child is set to perform in Eugene on Wednesday. The duo, consisting of Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett, originally met at a Madeon concert. They began to produce music and play shows together under the name Louis the Child in 2013 after bonding over a shared interest in electronic music.

In 2015, the duo began to gain more traction thanks to the success of their single “It’s Strange� — a song Taylor Swift included on her list of “new songs that will make your life awesome.�

Their music — often labeled under the

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States alone.

Not much has changed throughout their lauded career. Grohl continues to orchestrate stadium-filling anthems, and their September album release, Concrete and Gold, maintains the trend.

But fighting the crowds to see the biggest rock band in the world is almost certainly worth it.

JOHN CRAIGIE AT HIFI LOUNGE (44 EAST 7TH AVE.), 7 P.M., TICKETS $15, ALL AGES

Singer-songwriter John Craigie comes across like folk-y Mitch Hedbberg. But there’s much more to the Portland native, whose profile has steadily grown since his 2017 release No Rain, No Rose. His hit “Highway Blood� builds a ballad around steady guitar chords and Craigie’s dream-like voice, while “I

am California� incorporates pianos and accordions into its instrumentation.

It’s easy to dismiss Craigie as a cog in the Americana revival machine. But his sound is deep and heartfelt enough to suggest forthcoming fame.

Saturday’s show is a perfect opportunity to catch a low-key star in the making.

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Review: PIXIES END SOLD-OUT RESIDENCY IN PORTLAND WITH BLISTERING SHOW

BY SARAROSA DAVIES • TWITTER @SROSIEDOSIE On the last of its sold out three-night residency at the Roseland Theatre in Portland, the Pixies played straight and fast. Clad in all black, the band whipped through 90 minutes of material.

Despite playing consecutive shows starting Wednesday, they created a solid wall of sound.

The Boston band, known for its dense, intellectual surf punk, is touring in support of “Head Carrier,� its sixth album and second after reuniting with the full length “Indie Cindy.� Pixies currently comprises founding members Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), David Lovering (drums), and Bassist Paz Lenchantin is touring in place of original bassist and vocalist Kim Deal.

If Francis, Santiago, Lovering and Lenchantin were tired or a little bored from the previous two nights, it was certainly hard to tell. Opening with fan-favorite “Where Is My Mind,� proved to be the right choice. Fans sang along, and then the band launched into “Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf version),� which they revisited later in the set. Francis began with a worn acoustic guitar in hand, but a few songs in, he switched to his Telecaster.

The band proceeded to rip through some of

its harsher and less accessible songs as lights glared behind them on stage. Francis’s vocal range varies from speak-singing to howling to a more melodic middle ground. In the middle of the set, he settled on speak-singing and howling, which takes on an even rawer form live than in recording. Lenchantin, whose bass was adorned with a single fabric flower, complemented Francis’s vocals well. Her voice serves as an adequate replacement for Deal’s, especially on songs such as “Monkey Gone to Heaven.�

While openers The Orwells relied on lead singer Mario Cuomo to keep the audience engaged, the Pixies didn’t need large stage movements like Cuomo’s to keep their fans engrossed.

Santiago played with pedal effects on his guitar during a few songs, and after the audience cheered, he smiled. Lovering moved between energetic bursts and consistent rhythm keeping in a careful manner. Even when a rogue audience member ran onto the Roseland’s stage and grasped Francis from behind, the band didn’t falter. She was escorted off amid screams from other women in the audience.

With no stage banter between songs, the group

Pixies bassist Paz Lenchantin.

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was able to launch from one song to the next quickly. Members weren’t always on the same page when these faster songs started, and they’d start songs in small spurts before trying again. “Nimrod’s Son� stood out among these middle songs, generating audience cheers.

After playing a second version of “Wave of Mutilation,� they began to close the set, playing a slew of songs including “Tame� and “U-Mass.�

While the previous night was heavy on 1989’s “Doolittle,� the Pixies relied on their other albums too.

The Pixies never left the stage, even before the encore. Members took turns waving at the audience, smiling and regarding every corner of the venue from different parts of the stage. They joined together center stage bathed in light and took a bow before returning to their instruments for “Doolittle’s� “Debaser.�

Even though each night has featured a different set list, Pixies played, for the most part, like they had a consistent, well-rehearsed plan. It’s clear that, despite the changes the band has gone through in recent years, Pixies know what they are doing. And if this sold-out residency has shown anything, they are doing it right.

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PICK-UP BASKETBALL STYLE

BY FRANKIE LEWIS • TWITTER @FLEWIS_1 For basketball’s outward simplicity — the team that puts the ball in the basket the most wins — basketball is remarkably versatile, both in team strategy and individual technique.

Some players have the tendency to quicken pace, some to slow the game. Some prefer attacking on offense; other players enjoy locking in on defense.

While all shapes and sizes of pick-up basketball players are welcomed, basketball apparel can be a contentious subject amongst players. Much like how each has their own playing style, each player prefers a certain fashion.

“I feel like you can tell a lot about a person by what they choose to wear when they play basketball,” Zach Garrison, a sophomore at the University of Oregon, said. “Like the guy wearing sweats — you’re usually either really good or really bad if you wear sweatpants playing basketball.

People who are wearing more athletic gear tend to take it more seriously. I think everyone has their own choice of what they want to wear.”

Typically, the first piece of a basketball player’s ensemble judged is his or her shoes. But players at the UO Student Recreation Center don’t agree as to which shoes are best.

“I’m wearing the Kyrie 2’s and yeah, I would say they’re my favorite to wear for now,” Jerome Pizzelli, a senior at UO, said. “They’re the only pair I have so I have to wear them.

Before I had Hyperdunks because those have better support and grip on the court.”

“I really like the KD 8’s except they broke,” Kilian Gray, a junior at UO, said. “I had two pairs of them, then I broke the first pair, then I got another pair because I liked them so much.

Then I broke that pair too, so I’m not sure if I can recommend them — but I liked them a lot when they worked.”

Along with shoes, upper body garments are contested. Seth Murawsky, a freshman at UO, prefers long sleeves, but in a pinch, he will play in a t-shirt and compression sleeve. “I like to be comfortable when I am playing,” he said. “My performance definitely slips [if not wearing the right clothes]. It’s a mental game; it all messes with your head.”

Another debated aspect of the basketball player ensemble is the

shorts. Historically, basketball shorts have trended from shorter and tighter to longer and baggier. Watch any film of 1960s basketball games, then watch where players wear their shorts in the early 2000s. Recently that trend has been bucked, as shorts length has regressed back up the thigh.

Andrew Schmidt, a freshman at UO, likes to wear his shorts to the kneecap or slightly above. “I don’t think [very high-cut shorts] would be a detriment,” he said. “But like, no one wants to see your thighs. No one wants to see that.”

The only thing Rec center players reach consensus on: high top socks.

“I only go with white,” Brett Kemp, a junior at UO, said “White just makes you look cleaner. There’s something about white shoes and white socks that is the best. If I have that option, I would always pick that.”

While all the players interviewed accepted most basketball looks, they had to draw the line on some. Jeans, jean shorts, slacks, Vans and running shoes are basic faux pas of court style, but there were some bizarre items, too.

“I saw one guy wearing boxers one time,” Garrison said. “He came [to the Rec] and didn’t bring shorts so he just went down to his boxers and played. I mean, I’d wear something at least.”

“I’ve seen crop-tops every now and then,” Schmidt said.

“I’ve seen people wear turtlenecks,” Murawsky said. “You don’t need to wear a turtleneck on the basketball court.”

Another red-flag on the court: too many unnecessary accessories like headbands, arm sleeves or necklaces.

Most of the players at the Rec feel over two or three such items is excessive. If someone is decked out in gear, they had better be good.

“Any accessories are too many,” said Pizzelli. “It’s freakin’ pick-up basketball. Like, you don’t need shooting sleeves or sweatbands or anything like that. Maybe a headband if you sweat like a pig.”

But regardless of what a player chooses to wear, as long as he or she plays well, their teammates could care less about fashion sense.

“You just have to own whatever you are wearing,” Murawsky said. “You gotta know that you look good and then play. It’s a confidence thing.”

(Ben Green)

University of Oregon junior Brent Kemp smiles for the camera while he warms up for some pickup basketball at the Student Recreation Center.

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