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NEWS DESPITE SHOOTING, CRIME DECLINES OVER WINTER BREAK

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Cody Duk-Woo Moore, age 19.

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During winter break, most UO students and staff were away from campus, but this doesn’t mean that crime on or around campus stopped. However, it did slow down.

Over winter break, which started on Dec. 9 and ended on Jan. 7, there were 50 crimes reported to the UOPD. The most common crime was theft and DUII — each was reported 11 times over the break. Another common crime was burglary, of which there were 6 during the span.

The most notable crime over the break was the shooting that occurred at the Courtside Apartments near Matthew Knight Arena. The shooting occurred on Dec. 17 around 9 p.m. Police believe the shooting was carried out by Jacob “Jay” Timothy Richter-Shea and Cody Duk-Woo Moore. The two suspects showed up to the apartments with masks on and knocked on a door on the fourth floor of the building before the shooting took place.

The two suspects were found dead four days after the shooting from self-inflicted gunshots.

They were found by SWAT after Clark County deputies received a tip of their location in Southwest Washington.

Most of the cases reported were property crimes like theft, trespassing or criminal mischief.

Of the 50 crimes reported, 12 of them occurred at or near a building on the main UO campus.

Seventeen of the crimes resulted in an arrest made by the UOPD, one is still an open investigation and seven resulted in the suspects receiving a citation. But 24 crimes are listed as closed, either because there is not sufficient information to determine a suspect, or because no further investigation is required and the final crime was investigated by some other agency that is not the UOPD. Compared to the month of October, when school was in session for 22 days, it only took the first 15 days for 50 crimes to occur. In total, there were 110 crimes reported in October, which is over double the amount that occurred over the monthlong break.

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EMERALD RECOMMENDS: BEST CONCERTS OF 2017

BY SARAROSA DAVIES, NIC CASTILLON AND ZACH PRICE The Pacific Northwest had a great year for touring music. Both Portland and Eugene saw their fair share of up-and-coming, established artists come through venue doors. Live shows for bands such as The Shins and Brockhampton brought avid fans together to see some of their favorites, while legendary acts such as Radiohead made rare stops in Portland. Music still reigns as one of the best ways to bring people together, and 2017 was no short of concerts that did exactly that.

Here are the Emerald’s top concerts of 2017.

Sararosa Davies’ picks:

3. The National at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Nov. 27

The National, for a relatively quiet and brooding band, rocked a sold-out Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall as if they were arena rockers, even after Thanksgiving. Touring in support of the dark 2017 album, “Sleep Well Beast,” the band filled the concert hall with their rumbling guitars and vocalist Matt Berninger’s low, thrumming voice.

Despite many side projects and other involvements, the band was as clear as ever. Ten years after The National’s seminal album, “Boxer,” the band’s live show made it clear that it isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

2. Radiohead at the Moda Center in Portland, April 9

Up until April 2017, Radiohead hadn’t visited Portland since 1996. Some current UO students weren’t even born yet. The English band’s rare stop north of Eugene is enough to merit a No. 2 spot. The seminal indie-rock band may have looked like ants from high up at the Moda Center, but that didn’t matter. Thom Yorke’s warbling voice and material from the band’s trance-like, newer music kept the audience in rapt attention (or maybe, it was the fact the actual Radiohead was playing). The band’s two-and-a-half hour set ended with “Pablo Honey’s” “Creep,” the first time Radiohead had played the song on this tour. The crowd screamed and sang along, hoping that the band wouldn’t wait as long to return to Portland for its next visit.

1. Craig Finn in Seattle, July 3

Something about Craig Finn’s solo songwriting, especially on his most recent album, “We All Want The Same Things,” deserves an intimate performance. And that’s what audiences got from The Hold Steady frontman this summer as he played peoples’ living rooms across the country.

Accompanied only by his guitar, Finn performed at a fan’s house in Seattle, accompanying almost every song with a story. Despite an annoying person shouting things from the back of the audience — which was literally only a few feet away from Finn — Finn remained unfazed. For the emotional, spoken word track, “God in Chicago,” Finn just thumped

his guitar with his hand. His voice rang clearly throughout the room, proving that the best shows aren’t always the fanciest or the loudest. Sometimes, they’re the ones with the most heart.

Nic Castillon’s picks:

3. Ween at Les Schwab Ampitheater in Bend, July 1

Ween decided to open its nearly three-hour live set in Bend with a surprise: a performance of the band’s 1997 album, “The Mollusk,” in its entirety.

The band’s cult-like fans sang along to every song, including “Waving My Dick in the Wind” and “Ocean Man.” The concert continued with an impressive, career-spanning second set. The group could only play up until the venue’s enforced noise curfew of 10 p.m. — but surely Ween had it in them to go longer.

2. Sun Kil Moon at Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oct. 13

Mark Kozelek’s latest album under the Sun Kil Moon moniker — “Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood” — is incredibly long-winded.

His performance at the Aladdin Theater brought a similar length and verbosity to the stage. The show lasted around two-and-a-half hours; however, at no point did it become monotonous. Kozelek kept the crowd entertained throughout with his beautiful, extended musical compositions and vocals that bordered on spoken word poetry. In between songs, Kozelek took the time to share stories about Elliott Smith and greet a small child sitting in the front row with his parents.

1. Mount Eerie at WOW Hall, April 4

Songwriter Phil Elverum, who records under the name Mount Eerie, gave one of the most intimate performances possible at WOW Hall earlier this year; however, it was far from cheerful. The setlist consisted of songs from his most recent album, “A Crow Looked At Me,” which centers around the tragic passing of his wife, Geneviève Castrée, whom he lost to pancreatic cancer in 2016. Elverum performed alone on stage with just an acoustic guitar to a seated and silent crowd, and it was about as vulnerable as an artist could get. In no way did the lyrics convey that Elverum had come to terms with the death. Rather, the performance was rooted in Elverum’s own immediate and deeply personal grieving process. It was so personal, in fact, that it felt strange for an audience to even be there. It might have been difficult to watch, but Elverum’s performance made for the most memorable and affecting concert of the year.

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3. Isaiah Rashad at WOW Hall, March 20

Though Isaiah Rashad may be known for making chill songs that are meant to be listened to while relaxing with friends, his concert in Eugene was

anything but chill and relaxed. The Tennessee native managed to transform many of his mellow tunes into upbeat, energetic bangers. His DJ set the tone for the night with an opening set filled with hits from the likes of Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Desiigner. By the time Rashad came onstage, the crowd was anxious and sweaty. His performances of “Wat’s Wrong,” “4r Da Squaw” and “Shot You Down” sent the crowd into a bumping mosh pit. Rashad performed with an energy that was surprising and unforgettable.

2. BROCKHAMPTON at WOW Hall, September 29

Those who attended Brockhampton’s sold-out show at WOW Hall — a venue with a maximum capacity of 600 people — witnessed a once-ina-lifetime performance. The self-proclaimed boy band/rap collective is reaching its peak in mainstream popularity, making its Eugene performance a rare event. Led by frontman Kevin Abstract, Brockhampton took the audience on an emotional rollercoaster with performances of a variety of songs from the group’s first three albums.

While the night was mostly filled with cheeky sarcasm and lighthearted humor, there were moments of genuine emotion. One of these moments came when Abstract discussed his sexuality on the track, “JUNKY.” Abstract sings: “Why you always rap about bein’ gay?’ Cause not enough niggas rap and be gay.” After the group had finished playing, they took a bow and promptly left the stage. They left many fans silent, shocked by the impressive performance.

1. Travis Scott with Khalid at Cuthbert Amphitheater, June 2

It’s hard to imagine a better way to end the 201617 school year than by watching one of the most popular artists of the year perform his hits at the outdoor Cuthbert Amphitheater on a beautiful June night in Eugene. Not to mention that 19-year-old breakout R&B singer, Khalid, opened the show as the sun set behind an array of purple and pink clouds. Scott appeared on stage shortly after sunset, performing “Way Back,” “Butterfly Effect” and “Uber Everywhere” right off the bat. If the crowd was hyped enough after that, he teased his top hit, “Goosebumps,” before quickly going into another song.

While some concerts are best when an artist brings the audience on a journey of ups and downs, Scott is not one of those artists. From the moment he got on stage, Scott built the energy until it seemed as if the venue were going to explode.

And then he kept going. The concert reached its climax when Scott rode his giant mechanical bird, Jack, and finally gave the audience what they had been waiting for with a full performance of “Goosebumps.”

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đ&#x;“– COVER Mohammed Zaidan, junior, stands in the Contemplation Room just outside the Multicultural Center in the EMU. (Sarah Northrop)

TRANSITIONS: RELI VS. RELIGION

BY MAX EGENER College students have been growing less traditional religious for decades. But some religious students at the University of Oregon are finding their faith growing in ways they didn’t anticipate.

Young people are substantially less likely than their predecessors to say that religion plays an important part in their lives, pray and regularly attend a place of worship, according to a study published in 2015 by researchers at San Diego State University. The study analyzed results from four national surveys of 11.2 million people ages 13 to 18 between the years 1966 to 2014.

Each year, more young people at colleges and universities say they do not affiliate with any religion.

In 2005, one in six college students marked “none� when asked their religious preference compared to one in four in 2014, according to a separate survey from the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. Despite the downward trend, many students at UO say the religious communities they find on campus revitalize their faith and allow them to grow through their religion.

These students revel in a diversity of religious interpretations, more opportunities for leadership among their religious peers and a culture of thinking critically about their faith and its role in society.

Mohammed Zaidan As a kid, Mohammed Zaidan, a junior at UO, was passionate about his Islamic faith. He is a first generation American, and growing up he had questions about where his family came from and who he was.

He used Islam to help him answer those questions. His mother is from Jordan and his father is from Kuwait, but he has lived in Portland and then in Oregon City his whole life.

Zaidan’s relationship to his faith evolved as he grew older and was exposed to new ideas about his religion and new people. Now he is more engaged in his faith and his community than ever — but there was a period before adolescence when he was put off by the way some of the

Taysha Damian poses in front of the catholic campus ministry. (Adam Eberhardt)

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people at his mosque practiced Islam. “I saw people practicing in a way that I didn’t agree with, and my place of worship at the time back in Portland wasn’t one of my favorite places,� Zaidan said. “At a young age I felt comfortable at one point, but as I grew up I started to feel like their approach was a bit too hard. It started to seem like it was passing moderate and entering conservative.�

Zaidan felt discouraged by the more rigid rules some people at his mosque told him to abide by. He felt especially conflicted by the ones dictating when and how men and women could interact. When people at the mosque recommended that he shouldn’t watch certain American TV shows and movies, it seemed like they didn’t want him to integrate into a society that he had been a part of his whole life.

As soon as Zaidan arrived at UO, he started attending a local mosque. Those questions about his cultural identity and his place in the community that sparked his initial engagement with Islam stayed with him through his teens. But during his first term, he did not want his social life on campus to be defined by Islam.

At first he chose not to get involved in the Muslim Student Association.

A friend Zaidan made at his mosque, who was a member of the MSA, ultimately convinced him to join the organization during winter term of his freshman year. Zaidan says since joining the group, he has become more passionate and involved in his religion than ever.

Now he’s vice president of the MSA and he sees his religious engagement on campus as crucial to learning about himself, his community and the Muslim world as a whole. “I have to say that there has been a shift since being here,� Zaidan said. “I saw that people did want to broaden their view. They wanted to educate people about how they saw the religion, and because of that I’ve seen people both within our group and outside of it want to learn and get more involved.�

Students in other faith-based organizations on campus have also seen a greater emphasis on openness and understanding than they experienced in their religious

IGION GROWING UP N ON CAMPUS communities growing up.

Taysha Damian Junior Taysha Damian grew up going to her family’s Catholic Church in Springfield, Oregon, every Sunday as she says many Mexican-American families there do. Her community was closely woven together by religion. She says it allowed everyone to know each other and support one and other.

“Growing up in a Latino community, faith was a huge thing,” Damian said. “It was everything.

It’s part of who you are and part of your community.”

But Damian says she felt like there was a pressure in that community to hide ups and downs in the strength of her faith. At UO, she is a peer minister at the St. Thomas More Newman Center. Her work at the Newman Center has shown her that fluctuations in the strength of faith are common among Catholic students. She works hard to show her peers that everyone has moments of doubt in their faith and that there’s nothing wrong with it.

“I tell this to anyone in their faith that those moments are the time to reflect and talk openly with someone about it,” Damian said. “Because I’ve been there before where I say, ‘You know, I’m not feeling this today or I haven’t been feeling it for a week or a month,’ and a lot of the time it just comes down to someone else being able to tell you to persevere and keep going.”

Some religious students at UO grew up in communities that were not bound together by common religion like Damian’s.

Alana Green Senior Alana Green says that it was often difficult to be excited about her Judaism growing up in Orange County, California, where there simply weren’t many Jewish people in her community. She added that many people in Reform Jewish communities like hers across America gradually become less engaged in the faith after their Bar or Bat Mitzvah because of the relaxed nature of their practices.

“I went to a Jewish summer camp called Camp Kramer when I was a kid and I really loved being involved in Judaism through camp,” Green said.

Rishika Krishna in the Mills International Center. (Adam Eberhardt)

“That’s where I found my Judaism.”

As a kid at camp, Green bonded with other Jewish people from all over California because the atmosphere was more intimate than what she had previously experienced at her synagogue.

The camp embraced a philosophy of religion that, as Green says, “allowed kids to interpret Judaism in a way that worked for them,” while instilling a strong sense of community in campers.

Green is now the Student Board President of Oregon Hillel and has been a camp counselor at Union of Reform Judaism Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, California, for the last three years. She says that without the connections she made early at Hillel, she would not have had the opportunity to be a counselor. Since coming to UO and working as a camp counselor, Green has started to consider pursuing a career in Jewish youth groups. The positive experiences she had in that religious community gives her a feeling of connectedness, even in other spaces.

Each of the students in this article told the Emerald that they strive to keep their faith-based groups accessible to all students no matter their religion or lack thereof.

Rishika Krishna Senior Rishika Krishna, who moved to Idaho with her family from India when she was seven, grew up practicing Hinduism and is now president of UO’s Students of the Indian Subcontinent. She says that due to the current divisive social and political climate, students in her group feel an added responsibility to welcome people of other faiths.

They use campus visibility to show that learning about cultures through events and celebration is rewarding.

“It’s been scary sometimes reading articles about people getting discriminated against in places like London,” Krishna said.

“You can’t just not think about the implications of those events and how the opportunity is there for someone to do that to someone like me or my family or my friends or my community. The only thing I can do is keep sharing my culture with others and hope that people will see the reality of who we are.”

Alana Green, senior, stands outside the Oregon Hillel located off 11th Ave. and Hilyard St. (Sarah Northrop)

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✒ ART UO ALUM DANIELA CÁRDENAS-RIUMALLÓ DISPLAYS ART INSTALLATION ‘INTERNO’ AT THE EMU

BY FRANKIE LEWIS • TWITTER @FLEWIS_1

Daniela Cárdenas-Riumalló has always had a creative spirit. Surrounded by artistic minds — her grandmother was a painter, her dad a classical Latin musician, her mom a contemporary dancer — she said she could feel something inside her pushing her toward art.

“I never felt like it was an obligation to go into art,” Cárdenas said. “I felt I needed to be there because my voice was strongest to do art.”

Her show, “Interno,” is entering its final month of being on display on the second floor of the Erb Memorial Union. Doubling as her senior thesis project, it is a culmination of her growth as an artist while she was pursuing a BFA in painting from the University of Oregon, which she received in 2017.

“I was just listening to the news, listening to what was around me at the time when I started it,” Cárdenas said. “I was questioning how my own labels as a female, Latina — how can all these labels intertwine? How can I jump within them? Am I picking these labels because they are there or are they thrust upon me? How do I acknowledge them?”

Details of ‘I Spy,’ part of Daniela Cárdenas-Riumalló’s ‘Interno’ exhibit in the EMU. (Sarah Northrop)

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To express these intersecting identities, Cárdenas sewed fabric into her paintings to mesh with the abstract shapes and lines that seem to have a mind of their own. Bright blocks of color jump out from the dull grey background of her paintings, not unlike a neon rain jacket against the overcast Oregon sky.

“The paintings themselves have an initial idea, but they can transform into something else,” she said. “Just like everyone transforms into something else when they’re exposed to a different culture.

Their identity kind of flexes and new terminology is thrown to you.”

Completing “Interno” was not without adversity.

One of the hardest things Cárdenas had to recognize came when the project was finished.

At some point, she said she had to let the artwork speak for itself.

“Once it’s on a wall, it has to do its own thing,” Cárdenas said. “I’m not there to explain anything.

The statement is there which helps the viewer, but as well, I want [the viewer] to struggle within themselves. What do they discover? What do they enjoy through it?”

Daniela Cárdenas-Riumalló discusses the process behind her works. (Sarah Northrop)

Cárdenas said that her style has changed since attending UO, especially under the tutelage of Laura Vanderberg, associate professor of painting, and Jane Reaves, senior instructor of drawing and painting.

“They really made me contemplate, like, am I done [with a painting]?” she said. “Am I doing too much? Am I going crazy, you know?”

UO was not the only influence on Cárdenas’ style, though. Born in Chile, her family moved to Springfield, Oregon when she was 10 years old.

She said she initially struggled speaking English assimilating into U.S. culture.

“There are still ‘I’m not used to that’ things,” Cárdenas said. “Sarcastic things I can’t understand for my life. In Spanish, you take the word how it is.”

Currently, Cárdenas teaches glasswork in the EMU’s craft center. She enjoys developing her students’ creative spark and seeing their sense of accomplishment when they finish a project.

However, Cárdenas said she will always be doing paintings.

“My heart will always be [with painting],” she said.

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SPORTS PAC-12 WOMEN’S DEEP DIVE

The Oregon Ducks cheer for their team during the game against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. (Devin Roux)

BY AARON ALTER • TWITTER @AARONALTER95 Four games into conference play, Oregon women’s basketball is undefeated. Victories over Washington, Washington State, USC and UCLA propelled the No. 8 Ducks to their best start to a season since 2001 — and their highest ever national ranking. Here’s what they have to look forward to as they move ahead in the Pac-12.

Oregon State Beavers Sitting at 2-2 in the Pac-12, the No. 22 Beavers are still a strong team. Center Marie Gulich is key to their play, averaging 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Guard Mikayla Pivec has also been solid, with 12.4 points and 7.6 assists on average this season as Oregon State looks to fill the void left by Sydney Wiese, who now plays for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Beavers flex their depth and have six players shooting 45 percent or better from the field.

Colorado Buffaloes The Buffs are another 2-2 team that could be a handful. Averaging 76.6 points per game and with a plus-8.3 rebounding margin, Colorado wields a balanced attack. They have a strong core, with Kennedy Leonard, Annika Jank, Alexis Robinson

and Janea Bunn averaging double-figure scoring.

Jank is also a force in the paint, averaging eight rebounds per game with 19 blocks on the season.

The Buffs struggle with ball control, averaging 18 turnovers per game. Their depth is of concern and the team’s on-court production tumbles when the core four aren’t playing.

Stanford Cardinal While the Cardinal struggled in non conference play, they’ve started 3-1 in the Pac-12. Senior Brittany McPhee leads the team with 18.1 PPG, while Alanna Smith and DiJonai Carrington have both averaged double figures. But after those three, the offense falters. Stanford only averages 68.1 PPG — second-worst in the conference — which works against lower-scoring teams. Against teams that rack up buckets, though, the Cardinal have trouble keeping up. While its solid in most facets of the game, Stanford’s biggest problem might be that it doesn’t excel in any one area.

Utah Utes The 3-1 Utes are an interesting team. On paper, they look great: 78 points per game and a plus-11.5

margin on rebounds is rock solid; however, they had yet to play a ranked opponent until they met ASU, which promptly handed the Utes their first conference loss of the season. With just a single player shooting under 40 percent from the field, consistency is the name of the game for the Utes.

They also have three starters averaging double figures and a shot-blocker in the form of 6-foot-6inch Emily Potter. The team doesn’t move the ball exceptionally well, but that hasn’t been a problem thus far.

California Golden Bears Cal sits at 2-2 in Pac-12 play. Both losses came to ranked opponents in UCLA and ASU. The Golden Bears are, in a similar manner to the Cardinal, a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none team. They average 72.5 points per game, with a solid 47 percent mark from the field. They rebound, pass and defend well enough without distinguishing themselves in any one area. The team’s one standout area is 3-point shooting, where the Golden Bears shoot the deep ball at 37 percent; however, they only have two players averaging double figures.

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Oregon Ducks forward Ruthy Hebard (24) shoots the ball during the game against Southern Utah Thunderbirds. (Devin Roux)

NO. 8 OREGON BATTLES ARIZONA SCHOOLS THIS WEEKEND Junior forward Kianna Ibis leads the Sun Devils in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game. Protecting the basket is Charnea Johnson-Chapman, who averages 7.9 points and leads the team in rebounds, averaging 7.3 per game. Jamie Ruden has knocked down 20-of-38 3-point attempts this season to lead the team.

Only one team can claim to have beaten both Arizona State and Oregon this season: the No. 4 Mississippi State Bulldogs. Oregon lost a road game to the Bulldogs 90-79 on Dec. 13. The Sun Devils were defeated 65-57 in a neutral site game. They also lost to then-No. 13 Florida State by 11 on the road. Last weekend, Arizona State picked up its first win over a ranked opponent when they beat then-No. 24 Stanford Cardinal at home.

The Sun Devils have averaged 74.5 points this season with an average margin of victory of 18.3 points per game. That could mean a high scoring affair as the Ducks have averaged 86.9 points and have won by 24.9 points per game.

Oregon is undefeated against unranked opponents this season and has a 3-2 record against ranked opponents. Oregon has beaten Texas A&M twice: once on the road and once at a neutral site. Most recently, Oregon has won its game against No. 14 UCLA this past Sunday. The Ducks lost to Louisville and Mississippi State on the road when both were ranked No. 5 in the nation.

Following the first ever sweep of the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins last weekend in Los Angeles, the Ducks return home to Matthew Knight Arena for games against the Arizona Wildcats and No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devils this weekend.

The Ducks enter the weekend games with a 15-2 record and are looking to extend their seven-game win streak. Oregon is ranked No. 8 by the Associated Press this week, which is the highest for the team in school history.

The Ducks play the Wildcats on Friday at 8 p.m. It’s been a struggle this season for the Wildcats, who enter the game with a 4-11 record.

Senior guard JaLea Bennett leads the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 15.9 points per game. Freshman Sam Thomas is averaging 10.2 points and is the team’s leading rebounder, collecting 8.2 per game this season. The starting lineup consists of two seniors, two freshmen and a sophomore.

If how these two teams fared against common opponents, CSUN and Southern Utah, is any indication, the Ducks should have no trouble dismantling the Wildcats. Arizona lost to CSUN by three points and beat Southern Utah by two.

By comparison, the Ducks beat both teams by a combined score of 189-81.

The Sun Devils face the Ducks at 5 p.m. on Sunday. They enter the weekend series against the Oregon schools with a 13-3 record, including a six-game winning streak.

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