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BREAKING DOWN LANE COUNTY’S HEROIN USE IN 2017

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BY MICHAEL TOBIN TWITTER @TOBIN_TWEETS With President Trump labeling the opioid epidemic sweeping the country as a “national public health emergency,” the effects of the epidemic in Lane County are visible in a couple ways.

Arrests for heroin possession in Eugene and Springfield increased 68.2 percent between 2016 and 2017. A reported 328 individuals were arrested for possession in Eugene and Springfield in 2017, compared to 195 in 2016.

Arrests in 2017 were up 129.4 percent in comparison to data from 2015.

Arrests for possession are not the only statistic indicative of the community’s struggle with heroin. Over the course of 2017, Eugene police responded to 412 calls for service regarding “found syringes” in Eugene, an increase of 19.2 percent compared to 333 calls in 2016.

In comparison to 2015, calls for found syringes jumped 69.6 percent.

Eugene isn’t the only community experiencing the fallout of the heroin epidemic sweeping the nation. Portland reported a 64 percent increase in the number of dirty needles found on city streets and sidewalks. Sidewalks aren’t the only concern; a Portland father told KGW that his toddler was poked by a needle while on the MAX, Portland’s light rail system.

With the arrests and calls for used syringes shooting up, how many needles were found in Eugene?

The exact number is unclear, but data from the HIV Alliance, which provides clean needles to IV drug users, gives an estimate of just over 400,000 needles collected from the Alliance’s needle exchange program, which seeks to lower rates of HIV and Hepatitis C transmission.

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needles collected in 2017 was a slight drop compared to the roughly 425,000 collected in 2016. But Yandel said that the drop was primarily due to a needle exchange site moving.

“The Springfield syringe site had a big drop,” she said. “It takes time for clients who are understandably concerned about using syringe exchange because of privacy. A new site can be a challenge, but we are seeing the numbers go back up.”

The Alliance’s needle exchange program, which seeks to lower transmission rates of diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C, collected just over 400,000 needles in 2017. The Alliance estimates that it has around 3,000 clients who are tracked using a client number. Divided equally among the 3,000 clients, roughly 133 single-use needles are given to each client.

On top of the 400,000 needles collected through the syringe exchange, the HIV Alliance collected an estimated 23,000 needles from drop boxes located in Eugene and Springfield.

All the needles collected by HIV Alliance are given to PeaceHealth for incineration. Over the course of 2015 and 2016, HIV Alliance said that over 650,000 needles collected from Lane, Douglas and Josephine counties were incinerated.

But the Alliance’s work is not limited to needle exchange. Yandel said it provides a variety of other services to injection drug users such as information about treatment services.

“We provide medical attention to users who may be suffering from injected-related ailments like abscesses,” Yandel said. “We provide free overdose prevention education and even things like socks for the homeless.”

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Last year, the UO Counseling Center experienced a 31 percent increase in the amount of individual therapy appointments. This has led to longer waiting times for some students — sometimes up to weeks.

University of Oregon sophomore Lauren Alejo is one student who has dealt with long wait times at the Counseling Center. Last year during winter term, she visited the Counseling Center to help deal with anxiety from being away from family and friends.

The UO Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management proposed a $7 per-student per-term increase to the Student Health fee for next school year. The proposal was presented and discussed at the Tuition and Fees Advisory Board meeting on Jan. 23 in the Johnson Hall board room.

This year the Student Health fee is $191 per student which makes it the second highest fee that UO students are required to pay in addition to tuition.

Alejo said that when she met with a therapist from the Counseling Center, she was not given a time frame for how long it would be before she could begin weekly individual meetings. She did not want to wait to begin individual therapy, so instead, she asked how she could deal with her anxiety by herself. Alejo deals with anxiety by spending time with her friends, meditating and exercising.

But Alejo said that despite the long wait times, she’s still glad she visited the Counseling Center for help.

“I feel like even if there is a waitlist that they could still provide me with resources that could help me,” said Alejo.

When a student first calls the Counseling Center for help, an employee will set up a 15-minute phone assessment that is usually scheduled within 1-3 days. After the assessment, students can set up an in-person assessment that occurs within a week or two. The wait time can be longer or shorter, depending on availability of therapists. At the beginning of the calendar year, wait times tend to be shorter because students have just arrived back on campus.

“We are here to figure out what is most helpful for individuals,” said Joseph DeWitz, clinical director at the UO Counseling Center.

Finding solutions, increasing fees The portion of the Student Health fee increase for the Counseling Center would be used to cover labor costs for the staff needed to provide the increased demand in services, according to Roger Thompson, vice president of Student Services and Enrollment Management, in a written proposal for TFAB. Last year, the UO Counseling Center hired five new therapists: two replaced staff members no longer at the counseling center and three filled new positions, according to DeWitz.

The student health fee funds the UO Health Center and Counseling Center. In the Health Center, it primarily funds the facilities, payroll and operational expenses related to providing patient care. For the Counseling Center, the fee provides funding for therapy, crisis support and other support services.

“I would be ok with them increasing the fee,” Alejo said.

“As long as they’re doing something to help the students.”

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BY MICHAEL TOBIN • TWITTER @TOBIN_TWEETS Across Franklin Boulevard lies the farm up north where all of your waste goes. A row of blue, plastic 55-gallon drums hold anything and everything from hundreds of metal cans to empty Reddi-Wip whipped cream bottles. Every item thrown into the wrong bin ends up here to be sorted. Student workers empty the bins on a table, each bin takes about five minutes to empty, although that depends on the level of “contaminationâ€? of other items. What about that cup with the recycling logo you threw in the recycling bin? That’s actually contamination.

The University of Oregon Zero Waste Program handles all the disposal of campus’ waste. Started in March 1991, Zero Waste plays a crucial role in disposing of everything from milk cartons to french fries from the dining halls.

Last year, Zero Waste recovered 1475.72 tons of garbage and among other things, 88.82 tons of books. “Sometimes you’ll find a science book from the 1930s or an outdated law book,� said Cimmeron Gillespie, Zero Waste’s Marketing Coordinator.

Zero Waste boasts a recovery rate of 55 percent, meaning it recovers 55 percent of the materials thrown away and diverts them from landfills or being incinerated. The other 45 percent of UO’s waste is recycled, composted or recovered for reuse. The group receives funds from ASUO in order to pay for student jobs, but also receives revenue from selling recovered materials to contractors. “We’re all about pulling waste out of the garbage stream,� said Karyn Kaplyn, Zero Waste’s director. “That’s a really multileveled operation, we have to

educate the public to focus on zero waste opportunities and it also involves institutional changes.�  Now, those institutional changes are being made. Since In 2014, Zero Waste placed so called “zero waste stations� in buildings like Deady Hall which offer trash containers compost and recycling. “By having everything in the same place, we’re giving people the opportunity to put waste in the right place,� Gillespie said. “If there’s only a trash can in the room, odds are you’ll throw something in the trash.�

UO Zero Waste does not only deal with “traditional� forms of waste like recyclables and trash, it also started a reusable office supply exchange (ROSE) for student groups. Tucked inside PLC is a room no bigger than a broom closet, which holds everything from Liberty Bell mousepads to laptop bags and label makers. “It’s pretty much like a little Office Depot,� Gillespie said. “One time we got a laptop bag that belonged to UO President Michael Schill.�

The ROSE distributes these and many more items to student groups and according to last years’ numbers, saved the UO almost $17,000. Since ROSE’s start in 1997, the program saved over $300,000 worth of paper, pens, binders and bookends.

Gillespie is quick to note that Zero Waste’s success isn’t caused by one single factor. “Tens of thousands are people are using our system,� Gillespie said. “To me, that’s something that is really meaningful. All this takes people being thoughtful and careful and I think Zero Waste represents those attitudes on our campus.�

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BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK Last Thursday, University of Oregon administrator Justine Carpenter sat in an empty boardroom waiting for students to arrive to her scheduled office hours. No students came.

The UO administration is now offering office hours in an effort to improve communication with students through discussions this term.

Every Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m., one administrator will lead a topic-driven discussion with UO students in the EMU. “People can talk about anything. The topic is just an entry point,� said Kris Winter, associate vice president and dean of students.

Past topics have included self care, general education requirements and promoting yourself on social media.

The new administration office hours are intended to connect students and administrators to build lasting relationships and foster productive communication.

The idea came from Winter after she went on a “listening tour� of various student groups last fall.

Winter sat in on nine different student groups,

including Oregon Hillel and the Muslim Student Association, to hear what students were saying about their experiences at UO. “I think that we can always improve communications between students and administration,� Winter said.

According to Winter, the majority of the feedback she received centered around the fact that students did not feel like they knew their administrators. “This came up fall term. I wanted to be responsive to a tangible ‘ask’ that I heard from some students. That’s why I chose to put it into action this term,� Winter said.

Winter sent out emails to UO administrators to see if they would be interested in hosting office hours for students. She received several positive responses from administrators that wanted to participate.

Carpenter, director of multicultural and identity-based support services, held office hours on Feb. 1 on the topic of “having difficult conversations.�

“I think that having difficult conversations is something that all of us may have to do at one time or another,� Carpenter said.

No students attended these office hours.

According to Winter, these office hours have had low student attendance. She hopes to engage more students and invites them to come to the coming hours.

One way to improve attendance, according to Carpenter, is to offer more incentives to the students, such as free snacks or topics they can connect with.

Carpenter said that either “students aren’t identifying with the topics or they just don’t know that these topics are being discussed.�

Winter has reached out to students through advertising in Quick Quack emails that all students receive. She is open to student suggestions and input for topic selection and increased student involvement. “I think it’s important for students to know that administrators care about their UO experience,�

Winter said.

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BY RYLEE KAHAN AND RYAN NGUYEN Saturday wasn’t University of Oregon student Jane Kissinger’s first time seeing a drag show, but she was excited to see student drag queens perform. For her, the LGBTQA3 Alliance at the UO — which hosted the show — gives her a chance to be herself. “My hometown is very rural and very conservative, and I felt that as a lesbian, I didn’t have any space for community or for agency,� Kissinger said. “Being part of the QA3 gives me a place where I can be accepted and where I can express myself without any limitations.�

The LGBTQA3 Alliance hosted its annual drag show on Saturday, and this year’s theme was “Dungeons and Drag Queens.� The revenue from the show will go to support scholarships and art supplies for youths attending the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s transgender summer camp.

Sherri Jones is the JSMA’s museum education program coordinator, and she says that she’s been working to reach out to the transgender youth community. She designed the weeklong summer camp specifically for transgender and genderquestioning youths between first and eighth grade. “It’s been a personal desire, and I have family and close friends that are in the queer community,� Jones said. “I think that it would be a really great way for the kids in our community to meet each other, maybe make PA G E 6

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new friends and just have a safe environment to do some art.�

Jones said that scholarships, art supplies and pay for art teachers are the big expenses that the camp faces. “Art can be very healing and very community-building too.�

Katharine Wishnia, a first-year biology major, has attended one other drag show in Portland, but this was her first show in Eugene. “The performances were amazing, and I will absolutely go to another show,� Wishnia said.

Halfway through the show, performer Chartreuse proposed to her boyfriend, to whom she dedicated her first number — an original Star Trek-inspired song, “I Bring the Trek.�

Chartreuse is the 45th Debutante of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Emerald Empire, a community organization modeled after the national organization that was created by gay bar owners in early 1965 as a means to “stand in solidarity with one another under the pressure of police harassment,� according to the ISCEE’s website.

One of Chartreuse’s numbers was a tribute piece to transgender people that died due to hate crimes.

Her dress was made of names of those who have been killed, and she performed to the song “Praying,�

by Kesha. “The performance was so tastefully done,� Wishnia said of Chatruese’s tribute performance.

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A GUITARIST IS SUING MAX’S TAVERN OVER FREAK ACCIDENT THAT LEFT HIS HAND WITH LOSS OF MOVEMENT

BY MICHAEL TOBIN • TWITTER @TOBIN_TWEETS A man is suing Max’s Tavern for $3.7 million after cutting his hand on a shattered pint glass. He was helping to pull the glass and a metal shaker apart, per the bartender’s request for his help.

According to the complaint obtained by the Emerald, Winston Martin is suing Max’s, also called New Max’s Tavern, following an incident which left him with “severe and permanent

injury to his left hand.�

The complaint says that on Jan. 18, 2016, Martin went to Max’s Tavern and was served four pints of beer in one hour as well as several free cocktails, which were free because the bartender was learning to make them.

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BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK The university senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to support the student collective’s second resolution — to denounce white supremacy on campus and to create a task force to educate students on UO’s history. The task force will also propose modifications to white nationalist monuments on campus.

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Portugal. The Man lit-up the soldout McDonald Theatre Thursday night for the group’s first stop on its 2018 winter tour in support of its most recent record, “Woodstock.� It was also the band’s first performance since winning a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The Portland-based indie rockers took the stage just after 10 p.m., shortly after Canadian indierock group Hollerado finished its opening set.

The Oregon Ducks men’s golf team finished in eighth place at 4-under par in the Amer Ari Invitational in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The event was the first tournament of the spring season for the Ducks.

Oklahoma State (-47) won the three-day tournament and the USC Trojans (-27) were the highest finishing Pac-12 team.

Portugal took the stage and started a jam session that quickly led into the group’s cover of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall� — perhaps a nod to Eugene’s large population of college students.

Either way, audience members of all ages joined the band in chanting, “Teachers, leave those kids alone!�

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After posting back-to-back rounds of 4-under, freshman Donald Kay shot one under on Saturday to end with a teambest 9-under par, earning him a ninth-place finish.

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Aziz Binhazzaa was anxious about his recent arrival to the United States; his only exposure to the English language was through movies and pop culture. So when he came to study abroad in Eugene, he looked for help. Aziz signed up for the American English Institute’s Tutoring and Conversation Partner Program: a one-on-one session held twice a week for international students to practice their oral English skills with domestic students at the University of Oregon.

During his first week on campus, Aziz, an international student from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, walked around UO’s EMU looking for Elizabeth Welte, a sophomore from Las Vegas, Nevada. When he found his conversation partner seated at a table, he sat across from Welte, in a hurry to introduce himself. Feeling nervous, but excited about his stay in the United States, Aziz jumped straight into the conversation. “Um, what is the Bill of Rights?�

Full of unanswered questions, international students like Aziz can feel overwhelmed when they arrive at UO. From adapting to the environment to navigating everyday life, international students need help adjusting.

AEI conversation partners are there to make the transition easier.

Although conversation partners are technically paid tutors, the exchange between participants often leads to a greater cross-cultural understanding — for the student and the tutor. But more than that, conversation partners are the first casual American social experience for international students and even sometimes their first real American friend.

Aziz Binhazzaa speaks with his conversation partner Elizabeth Welte. (Natalie Waitt-Gibson)

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Aziz & Lizzie In the conversation partner selection process, international students provide information about their major and interests so domestic students can choose a partner who is a good match. Since Aziz was interested in business, Welte, a business major, selected Aziz based on his similar interests.

But that doesn’t mean their conversations are just about business. “The first thing he wanted to do was learn about the Constitution. And I thought, ‘Oh boy, here we go,’� said Welte, who chuckled alongside Aziz as they reminisced about their first session as conversation partners. “I’m not even interested in history,� Aziz said. “I thought, ‘if I’m going to live in the United States for some time, a part of me needs to learn U.S. history, so I can understand the country a bit more.’�

Aziz and Welte have met twice a week every week for the past two terms, finally moving on from U.S. history to casual conversations — ones that you might have with your best friends. When Welte was considering leaving UO to return to her home and attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas next year, Aziz was there to help. “It felt like I was taking a step back, but we talked about it and it’s not a step back,� Welte said. “He is my best friend and was part of my decision to go home. I came to him; as someone who tried something new, and being a business person, I just asked, ‘what is your advice?’�

Since 1980, the AEI tutoring program has helped international students improve their English. Of the 3,200 international students at UO, AEI is a

program for those who aren’t proficient in English.

Tutors aid teachers in classrooms and provide peer-to-peer support in the conversation partner program. Their goal is to enhance international students’ experience in the U.S. education system, provide knowledge of university resources and help students adjust to the Pacific Northwest culture. “I didn’t know what to do. Is it difficult to get around? Is it easy? I wasn’t sure, but Lizzie helped me a lot to settle in,� Aziz said. “One of the first things he asked me was ‘where can I get a haircut?’ Yes you could’ve just looked it up, but I knew where a good one was and I knew if he went to a salon instead of a barbershop, he wouldn’t have had his beard trimmed,� she said; Aziz laughed and stroked his beard. “It’s the little things about living here that international students can mix up, but I’m here as a resource for him,� said Welte. “That’s what conversation partners do.�

Tomoka & Ellie Originally from Chiba, Japan, Tomoka Uechi was eager to study abroad in Oregon. Her conversation partner, Ellie Yeo, was just as excited to begin her language teaching career. Yeo didn’t know quite yet, but she’d signed up to do a lot more that just teach.

During Uechi’s first term at UO, she felt as though her living situation was not ideal. It was set up for her by AEI and she was living too far from campus, which meant being far from her friends, classes and conversation partner. Uechi wanted a change, but wasn’t sure where to begin. “Tomoka wanted to get an apartment last fall, so instead of sitting down and tutoring, we went

TIES THROUGH CONVERSATION The American English Institute located in Agate Hall. (Adam Eberhardt)

Ellie Yeo and Tomoka Uech in Agate Hall. (Adam Eberhardt)

apartment hunting together,” Yeo said.

“Oh yeah, Ellie helped me a lot!” Uechi replied.

“We did the application process together, and now she lives closer to campus and closer to her friends,” Yeo said.

Sometimes, international students are more concerned about their lifestyle while studying abroad than their school work. Both are important, and that’s why Uechi believes that simple conversations are just as valuable as a classroom lesson.

“For learning English, there are huge gaps between what I learn in class and what I learn with a conversation partner. In a class, the teacher teaches me grammar all term, but I rarely practice it. With a conversation partner, it’s just easy conversation. I don’t need to worry about grammar, but I can practice it,” Uechi said. “Ellie knows my background, and I trust her. I also like to ask her about slang; something they don’t teach us in class but is part of the English language.”

Zhikai & Natasha International students often experience culture shock upon arriving in the U.S., even about little things like using Facebook as a form of socializing or something as traditional as following a religion.

For Zhikai Wu, Christmas was the most shocking cultural event that occurred during his time as an AEI student.

“On Christmas, apparently everyone needs to give each other presents? That’s a new festival for me. I’ve never celebrated Christmas. In China we just celebrate New Year,” Wu said.

“Oh! I remember you told me something about Chinese New Year that shocked me too,” said Natasha Willow, Wu’s conversation partner and native Oregonian.

Willow, a Chinese major studying to be a language teacher, claims to learn just as much as she teaches. “In Chinese New Year, people give out dumplings for people to eat, but some of them have coins, and if you eat one with a coin in it, it’s good luck! I have always known about Chinese New Year, but never about that.”

“I like sharing our different cultures. And Natasha is a good partner for that,” Wu said. Wu is planning to graduate from the AEI to attend UO’s Lundquist School of Business. To do that, he must first pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

For international students to move on from practicing grammar, reading and writing, they must test their English proficiency and comprehension skills, including conversational English. Wu feels that his conversation partner experience will give him an advantage come test time.

The AEI program Although the conversation partner program is an important aspect of AEI, international students are not forced to take on the one-on-one sessions.

They can instead participate in the myriad of other activities provided by AEI, such as the homework help desk, course electives based on American culture and the weekly coffee hour, an event where anyone can mingle and have a cup of coffee.

But not surprisingly, international students value the importance of practicing one-on-one English with native speakers. Of the 160 international students enrolled in AEI this term, approximately 70 to 75 percent have requested a conversation partner. In past terms, AEI had about 50 percent of its students request a partner. This increase could be attributed to AEI tutor coordinator Karen Ulloa, who made the process of requesting a partner more accessible.

“The conversation partner program is incredibly useful to both parties,” Ulloa said. “For the international students, it’s peer to peer. In classrooms they have teachers who vary in ages, and their living situations –– most of the time –– are with people who speak their own language.

So this gives them the opportunity to speak to someone who is around the same age, has the same interests that is also a college student.”

Ulloa believes that the conversation partner program is not a one-way tutoring session for international students, but a chance for domestic students to learn about the world and make crosscultural connections. “It’s opening hearts and

opening minds,” Ulloa said.

Bridging the cultural gap Last September, when Saudi Arabia lifted the ban on women drivers, Aziz and Welte dug into a cross-cultural conversation about it. “We also spent a lot of time [talking] about women being able to drive. I had a lot of old-fashioned ideas about Saudi Arabia,” Welte said. “He came to me so happy when he found out, and now his sister wants to get a bunch of cars.”

Aziz believes that cultural understanding is one of the advantages of speaking to people from a different country or culture.

“When you read about Saudi Arabia, it’s not as easy as it is to talk to somebody from Saudi Arabia,” Aziz said. “It’s not like women were imprisoned before it was legal for them to drive. We had drivers, chauffeurs, transportation, and that isn’t included in a news article most of the time.”

He feels that cross-cultural conversations clear up misconceptions about a culture, like his talk with Welte.

“We also had so many discussions on freedom of speech whenever there were protests on campus, like the Genocide Awareness Project one,” Welte added. “We spent a lot of time talking about why they can do this and why it’s legal for them to do this.”

“To me, in my culture, if something appears wrong, you cannot talk about it. However” — Aziz briefly paused to side-eye at Welte, who had taught him how to use the word “however”— “Here in America it is completely different. Here in America you have free speech and can talk about whatever you want as long as you’re not violent. To me this is very interesting. It’s not like this in Saudi Arabia.”

The conversation partner program is laying a foundation for cross-cultural understanding. For Aziz, this exchange doesn’t come from reading books, but rather by speaking to people of another culture, immersing oneself in that environment and having constant curiosity for a whole new world.

“I guess it’s a good thing I asked about the Bill of Rights the first day!”

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WHY EUGENE NEEDS TO BRING BACK UBER “Ride-sharing companies can be more convenient, safer and potentially lifesaving for a college town populated with students.”

Uber was ousted from Eugene in 2015. However ,the city council is considering a change to allow the ridesharing company to return. (Emerald Archives)

BY MILES TRINIDAD It is difficult to remember life before Uber.

During my summer in D.C., it was a godsend.

It saved me from constant subway delays and closures, public transit deserts, monsoon rains and late-night excursions. It became something I could not imagine living without. Then I returned to Eugene.

Since 2015, the ride-sharing service has been ousted from Eugene for failing to meet local taxi regulations. This has put commuters at the mercy of public transit and a handful of taxi companies.

But that could soon change. The Eugene City Council opened an opportunity for the company’s return by scheduling a work session this month to discuss changes to the city code that will help Eugene adapt to the new sharing economy. There has been speculation since 2016 about bringing it back, but now is the time for the city council to stop dragging its feet.

It is time to bring Uber back.

In a mid-sized college town with limited public transportation options, Uber provides an opportunity for students and community members to take full advantage of what Eugene

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has to offer and create new job opportunities.

Ride-sharing companies can be more convenient, safer and potentially life-saving for a college town populated with students. The college culture of binge drinking puts people at risk for drinking and driving or not being able to return home safely. Although the University of Oregon provides two free ride programs, Safe Ride and the Designated Driver Shuttle, and has recently started a third, these programs and their taxi counterparts are plagued with long wait times, and public transportation is also limited as the bus system stops operating at midnight. But scheduling a ride can be difficult if someone has already had one too many drinks. On-demand rides from Uber can prevent this while alleviating over-burdened services that already exist.

Reintroducing Uber to Eugene could also provide new job opportunities for students and other community members who have struggled to find employment. Students often accommodate their class schedules to fit their job schedule, sacrificing their education for a paycheck. Uber offers a self-employment alternative, which expands total employment in cities and increases hourly wages for self-employed drivers.

However, there has been some pushback from taxi companies. Threatened from the innovation that ride-sharing apps brought to an industry that has not changed for decades, taxi companies around the nation have engaged in rent seeking to protect themselves and their profits from increased competition. But some companies followed Uber’s steps by introducing their own ride-sharing apps. Local companies should be encouraged to do the same and adapt to the new sharing economy rather than be shielded from its effects.

Although Uber does bring numerous benefits to the cities it operates in, it does come with some problems.

The company has tolerated a culture of sexual harassment, underpaid and mistreated its drivers and engaged in questionable business practices to damage its competitors.

Despite these problems, changing the city code to allow similar companies with better business practices to operate in Eugene, such as Lyft, will ultimately benefit the community. It is time for the city council to read the writing on the wall — the sharing economy is here, and it is time for Eugene to join it.

đ&#x;“Ł OPINION JEWISH AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORK TO BRIDGE CULTURAL GAPS

BY MELODY CHARLES

Last Tuesday, Jan. 30, the Oregon Hillel Foundation and the Muslim Student Association held a joint dialogue panel about Judaism and Islam. The panel is called Manzil Midrash and has been a recurring event for the last couple of years. The topic on Tuesday was about important figures in history and the purpose was to highlight those in each respective religion who achieved status for having an honorable character. Figures we discussed were Saladin, Malcolm X, Jake Tapper, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Ruth Ginsburg.

Everyone quietly got some free food that was offered at the event and listened to the presenters discuss the material. Several people lamented how infrequently good Muslim behavior is spoken of in the media. I personally benefited a lot from this specific discussion — it was nice to hear more about Malcolm X’s story. I hadn’t realized how much he mobilized POC in this country to become activists themselves.

Manzil Midrash is an effort to bridge the gap between two religious groups that are often portrayed in the media as inherently hostile toward each other. Both groups choose topics that they believe will generate feedback and engagement with the audience. Occasionally, the discussions are challenging — there have been heated moments during previous panels about the occupation of Palestine. Some participants are Israeli while some are Palestinian. The heated moments remind the audience of the human cost of the conflict and does not reduce the matter to mere statistics and geography. For those who are only familiar with the conflict from the media, this serves as a firsthand account by people who discuss their experiences.

More often than not, people leave the events feeling more informed than frustrated.

Some discussions have been oriented around similarities between Judaism and Islam. For instance, both faiths are strictly monotheistic and Abrahamic and

have legalistic traditions with varying interpretations. For many, religious identities simply serve as a means of social cohesion and preserving tradition. It can be difficult for international and out-of-state students in particular to find their community with likeminded individuals.

Holy sites that pertain to Judaism are often clustered around holy sites that are valuable to Muslims, such as the Dome of the Rock. These sites, by their very nature, are responsible for generating bitter dissension.

A primary example would be Trump’s formal recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his plan to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This sparked massive protests across Muslim communities and those who support the Palestinian cause in defense of “Al Quds,� which is the Arabic word for Jerusalem.

I do not project these conflicts will be solved any time soon; but dialogue offers opportunities for those committed to the cause and is beneficial to the greater community. Conflict resolution is deeper than simply talking about issues from a personal point of view; skills learned while approaching difficult topics can be useful elsewhere. Sometimes individuals leave with more questions than answers, and that’s okay. Hillel and the Muslim Student Association have close ties to each other, and outside of these dialogue sessions, members interact with one another regularly.

If an individual can emerge from these panels with a deeper understanding of the inherent complexities of conflict and faith, then the dialogue was successful.

Future meetings will be on the following dates: 1. Tuesday, February 13, 6-8pm, Mills International Center Violence: Wars in Israel/ Palestine & The Impact of Terrorism on Muslims and Jews 2. Tuesday, February 27, Diamond Lake Room The Conflict’s Impact on the Environment

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NASSAR ABUSED OVER 265 WOMEN. WHY WASN’T HE CAUGHT SOONER? The USA Gymnastics team training at Rio de Janeiro. (Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil)

BY EMMA SPAETH

The atrocity of sexual misconduct in national sports organizations goes beyond Larry Nassar, a recently convicted serial child molester who was part of the USA Gymnastics organization. Nassar and others involved are currently under fire, but we have only skimmed the surface of the rot that is defined as the “culture of abuse� in athletics.

On Jan. 24, after hearing statements from over 150 of more than 265 victims, Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sex crimes. For decades, Nassar has molested and assaulted young female athletes under the guise of medical treatment. The fallout is immense.

Nassar’s sentencing and the testimony of athletes has provoked the other shoe to drop. Michigan State University employed Nassar, and the university received and ignored reports of his sexual misconduct. The upshot; MSU athletic director Mark Hollis resigned, followed by University President Lou Anna Simon. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) demanded that every board member resign or USA Gymnastics would lose their accreditation. Since then, all of the USA Gymnastics board members have stepped down. Many sponsors of USA Gymnastics, including AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Hershey’s, Under Armour and Kellogs have withdrawn sponsorships.

The Nassar case is a prime example of the culture of abuse. This refers to the hook that keeps

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athletes engaged in a relationship with a coach or doctor that may be unhealthy or abusive. This hook could be anything from a scholarship to a spot on the team. In the Nassar case, it was the aspiration of participating in the Olympics.

Although this is the most recent example, it is not the first time an individual has abused their power and violated an athlete, and it won’t be the last. In 2012, Jerry Sandusky, Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted of being a serial rapist and child molester. But this trial has not changed the way America sees football.

These are not isolated incidents. Sexual assault of athletes is a widespread issue and the number of young athletes who fall victim to sexual misconduct from coaches and doctors is staggering. Worse yet are the victims whose stories go unheard and are thus left without justice. According to the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec, eight percent of youth athletes are victims of sexual abuse.

In response to the Nassar trial, everyone who had any involvement was severely punished. This is what should happen every time an incident like this occurs. USA Gymnastics took incredible steps to prevent this from happening again and has cut ties with everyone involved. The question remaining is how we can prevent this from happening across national sports organizations.

Doctors and coaches should not be allowed to

perform procedures on athletes alone. In the Nassar case, he claimed to be performing medical procedures; there should be another doctor or official present during such invasive procedures.

We need to implement stricter policies and hold administrative individuals accountable to these policies.

The ramifications of this trial are colossal and have permanently changed the way the world sees USA Gymnastics. The gymnastics program nationwide will forever be changed to ensure that nothing like this happens again. At least, that’s what should happen. But will it? If history were to repeat itself, this will one day, all too soon, be forgotten — 10 years from now, another doctor or coach could make the same horrific decisions as Nassar. When scandals like this happened in other athletic organizations, such adjustments were not made. As fans, we bear some of the blame, too, because we value entertainment more than the health and well-being of the athletes.

The commonality of sexual assault has resulted in a culture that tolerates it and creates an unsafe environment for young athletes. The athletic administration needs to have tighter regulations to protect athletes, and we need to hold people accountable for their actions. It is our responsibility to ensure that a scandal of this scale is never allowed to happen again by holding athletic organizations to a newer, higher standard.

SPORTS Oregon Ducks head coach Dana Altman shouts plays to his team. (Devin Roux)

STANFORD ROUTS OREGON IN WORST LOSS OF ALTMAN ERA

BY GUS MORRIS • TWITTER @JUSTGUSMORRIS Stanford routed Oregon 96-61 on Saturday in Palo Alto for the worst loss Oregon has suffered in the Dana Altman era of men’s basketball. The previous record was Oregon’s 9056 loss at Arizona in the 2014-15 season.

Stanford (13-11, 7-4) shot 63 percent from the field, hit 12 3-pointers on a 60-percent clip and outscored Oregon 42-28 in the paint for the Cardinals’ most lopsided victory of the season.

Oregon (15-8, 5-5) was outscored by 16 in the first half and 19 in the second to split the weekend’s road trip. Troy Brown Jr. scored 15 points but only played 24 minutes because of foul trouble while Victor Bailey Jr. chipped in 13 off the bench.

After trading buckets for the first seven minutes of the game, Stanford rattled off a 13-0 run to take a 32-16 lead. The Cardinal made 12 of their first 16 shots of the game. The Ducks responded with a 10-0 run to cut the Cardinal lead to six, but Stanford soon pushed their

lead back to double digits.

At the half, the Cardinal shot 68 percent from the field and led Oregon 50-34. Dorian Pickens didn’t miss any of his five shot attempts and led all scorers with 14 points at the break. He finished with 25 points on 9-of-11 from the field and 5-of-6 from 3.

Stanford forward Reid Travis had a quiet game by his standards, scoring only nine points, but he added seven rebounds and eight assists. Kezie Okpala scored 11 of his 20 in the second half.

Already leading by doubledigits, the Cardinal didn’t let up to start the second half.

They opened with a 17-5 run, while the Ducks missed five of their first six shots, and Troy Brown picked up his fourth foul with 17:25 left.

Daejon Davis’ free throws put Stanford up 30 with 12 minutes left and Oscar De Silva’s free throws with three minutes left gave Stanford its biggest lead of the game at 92-55.

Oregon returns home to host the Washington schools next week.

STANFORD’S STRONG SECOND HALF

DOWNS OREGON 78-65

Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) shoots the ball.

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BY SHAWN MEDOW • TWITTER @SHAWNMEDOW At halftime of the game against No. 25 Stanford, No. 6 Oregon, which led 41-32, knew what to expect in the second half.

“We actually called that at halftime,” Oregon head coach Kelly Graves said. “We said, ‘No. 12 is gonna come out ‘cause she didn’t do much in the first half.’ We figured that she was gonna do what she did.”

Graves was right, as Stanford’s Brittany McPhee put up 31 second-half points to finish the game with a whopping 33 total points as Oregon fell 78-65 to the Cardinal, who are now tied with the Ducks for first place in the Pac-12. The loss is Oregon’s first defeat in the 21 games which the

Ducks have led at halftime this season.

“It was a quiet locker room, I can tell you that,” sophomore guard Sabrina Ionescu said. “So I think we’re gonna let this hurt a little bit, but tomorrow we’re coming to practice, and we’re gonna get ready for the Washington schools, and they’re gonna give us their best games as well so we’re gonna put this game behind us maybe, you know, in a few hours — a few days actually.”

McPhee’s stellar performance is reminiscent of Oregon’s loss to Mississippi State in December, which saw the Bulldogs’ Teaira McCowan and Victoria Vivians score 35 and 30 points, respectively.

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Oregon started fast and took a 9-0 lead. The tempo was set largely by Ionescu, who was driving to the basket, pulling up for 3s and bringing down rebounds. But the Cardinal rallied back to grab the lead by the end of the first quarter.

Oregon bounced back in the second quarter to take the lead at half, but following the intermission, it was all Stanford.

The Ducks shot 50 percent at halftime, while the Cardinal shot at 38 percent. By the end of the game, Oregon’s shooting percentage dropped to 40 while Stanford’s climbed to 47 percent.

Part of that drop off included Ruthy Hebard, who scored all of her 16 points in the first half. Hebard snagged eight rebounds but one attempted shot in the second half stifled Oregon’s presence in the paint.

“I think our team just had to be reminded this is what she likes to do, and we need to do something about it,” Stanford head coach Tara VanderVeer said. “I think we worked harder to not let her get in deep, get her spot. I thought Brit did a really nice job of doubling and trying to make other people make shots.”

Ionescu, who led the Ducks with 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, says she and the guards should take some of the blame for Hebard’s quiet second half. The only Ducks to score were the starting five.

Now the Ducks have to respond ahead of a trip to play Washington and Washington State.

“We’ll shake it off,” Graves said. “We lost to Oregon State a few weeks ago and turned right around and played one of the best games we played all year two days later. … We’ve shown the ability to bounce back.”

Oregon Ducks forward Ruthy Hebard (24) looks for an open pass during the game against the Stanford Cardinals. (Devin Roux)

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TWINS VENESSA AND KERISSA D'ARPINO BRING SPECIAL CONNECTION TO

OREGON SPRINT TEAM Twins Venessa and Kerissa D’Arpino race side by side in a high school meet. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Samuelson)

BY MAGGIE VANONI • TWITTER @MAGGIE_VANONI There are few differences between Oregon sprinters — and twin sisters — Venessa and Kerissa D’Arpino.

Growing up in Grants Pass, Oregon, they lived in the same room together for 18 years, shared the same friends and drove the same car. The similarities continued on the track, where they ran with an almost identical stride, and together hold 21 North Valley High School track and field school records.

“I think people are blown away that twins can be on the same team — that twins can do the same thing,” Venessa said. “For us to be pretty identical in everything we do, and what we look like, it’s just mind-blowing to some people.”

After sprinting for three years at Oregon State, where Venessa set three school records, Team D’Arpino (a nickname given by a meet announcer) brings its stride to Oregon, where the sisters hope to build on the Ducks’ sprinting legacy.

“This team is home. Like everybody is very welcoming,” Venessa said. “This is the dream school, and a lot of people wish they could be here.”

Growing up as twins — Kerissa two minutes older than Venessa — the sisters naturally competed in everything; from grades to friends to who had more money in their bank account.

“Learning how to ride a bike first or learning how to do anything, one always had to do it better,” said Sherry D’Arpino, their mother. “It was always, ‘Who did something first?’”

Together, the D’Arpino twins started track and field in the seventh grade, but it wasn’t until the end of their sophomore year of high school that their sibling competition formed a backbone to their motivation.

“They had a drive I have yet to see in another athlete in my 10 years of coaching,” North Valley sprinting coach Terry Guthrie said. “It

was one of those things that you could see it in their eyes and in their body language and the way they approached their competitions. They just had that thing that other athletes didn’t.”

That drive helped them make North Valley history.

At the 4A Oregon High School Track and Field State Championships during their junior year, Venessa swept all three sprints with school record-breaking times. It was the first time that someone from North Valley had swept all three races in the 4A state championships since 1998 when Guthrie did it.

The following year, Kerissa won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, while Venessa took the 400-meter title in the state meet. The twins’ record times that year helped the North Valley women win their first ever 4A State Championship.

“They changed the face of North Valley,” said North Valley head coach Aaron Samuelson. “It almost seems unreal with some of the things that they were doing.”

As a Duck, Venessa set a personal record in the 60-meter dash at the UW Indoor Preview in January. Kerissa is out this indoor season but hopes to return after recovering from detached rectus femoris muscle surgery.

“With Kerissa being down, Venessa is all, ‘I have to be good, not for both of us, but for our name,’” said Brian D’Arpino, their father.

Even though they have trained and competed with each other their whole lives, the twins have learned that crossing the finish line is something they have to do separately.

“In high school, one time we actually tried to hold hands as we were finishing the 100-meter dash,” Venessa said. “We went to grab each other’s hand and one went backward and one went forward, it was like a slingshot. We almost got disqualified for crossing lanes and we ran really slow times, but it was worth the memory for us.”

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Legendary jazz pianist Chick Corea will be appearing at The Shedd on Tuesday night. He will be joined by Ignacio Berroa on drums and Carlitos Del Puerto on bass. Corea has been on the jazz scene since the ‘60s, was instrumental in the development of jazz fusion and is still touring today.

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to Forever, Corea was a part of Miles Davis’ band and was featured on the classic album “Bitches Brew.� He’s continued to release albums with various groups since he entered the scene and has explored other disciplines of jazz and composing. It’s hard to guess what will be played on Tuesday night, but seeing a legendary pianist doing his thing is assured.

SHARKNADO MOVIE SHOWING AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY, 6:30 P.M. OPEN TO ALL UO STUDENTS

Sharknado is the point where the movie genres horror, comedy and science fiction all intersect. The premise is simple: a freak hurricane carrying hundreds of sharks hits Los Angeles, and terror erupts. The University of Oregon Geology Club and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History Ambassadors are partnering to

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BERMUDA TRIANGLE AT WOW HALL (291 W. 8TH AVE.), DOORS AT 7 P.M., SHOW AT 8 P.M., $25 ADVANCE Brittany Howard is a prolific artist in the Nashville scene — working with her Grammy award-winning group, Alabama Shakes, punk group Thunderbitch and now her trio, Bermuda Triangle. After releasing the Alabama Shakes’ album “Sound and Color,� Howard took some time off to work on other projects. But still,

according to WOW Hall’s event page, Bermuda Triangle’s members rarely play together and have released only a few singles. Saturday is a chance to see an intimate performance from the super group, as well as to see Howard, a dynamic performer herself, outside of the Alabama Shake’s context that audiences normally see her in.

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host a fun, after-hours showing of this less-than-factual but entertaining marine thriller.

Aside from the screening, attendees will also have to opportunity to tour the museum’s other exhibits after hours. According to the event page, snacks will be provided along with some prizes. The event is open to all students.

BRIAN REED OF ‘THIS AMERICAN LIFE’ AT THE HULT CENTER (1 EUGENE CENTER), 8 P.M., STUDENTS $25, GA $39.75 TO 62.50

Peabody award-winning journalist and senior producer of “This American Life,� Brian Reed, is coming to Eugene’s Hult Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. Reed will be discussing how he and his colleagues used innovative journalistic techniques taken

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from literature to produce the hit podcast series “S-town,� which at times sounds like a novel. In the talk, Reed will play audio outtakes and reveal reporting details that show his process in producing the series. Student discount tickets are $25 and general admission tickets range from $39.75 to $62.50.

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đ&#x;‘? ENTERTAINMENT ‘CALL ME BY YOUR NAME’ SCREENWRITER JAMES IVORY RETURNS TO UO FOR SCREENING AND Q&A

BY MIA VICINO • TWITTER @MIACINO Director, screenwriter and University of Oregon alum James Ivory visited campus Sunday evening to answer questions about “Call Me By Your Name.â€? Ivory produced the film and wrote the Academy Award-nominated script adapted from AndrĂŠ Aciman novel of the same name.

The event began with a screening of “Call Me By Your Name� in the EMU Redwood auditorium as part of UO’s 2018 Queer Film Festival.

According to event coordinator Isaiah Nixon, 293 people were allowed in — a long line led out the door and many had to be turned away. “Call Me By Your Name� is a sprawling, epic romance that follows Elio, a moody, intelligent 17-year-old boy who falls in love with Oliver, his academic father’s 24-year-old student during their annual summer vacation in Northern Italy.

In addition to Ivory’s nomination, the film is up for three other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Timothee Chalamet) and Best Original Song (“Mystery of Love� by Sufjan Stevens).

Ivory graduated from UO in 1951 with a degree in architecture and fine arts. His original plan was to become a film set designer, but he opted to attend graduate school at University of Southern California in order to avoid being drafted in the Korean War. About 10 years later, he founded Merchant Ivory Productions with his friend Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and his long-term romantic partner Ismail Merchant. Merchant Ivory Productions has won six Oscars for their films, which are often melodramatic, early 20th century period pieces adapted from English literature.

Ivory donated his special documents from the company’s films to the UO Special Collections, which include “photos, sketchbooks, scripts, business records, and correspondence with family, friends, and major film stars with whom Ivory has worked,� according to the UO Cinema Studies website. “Maurice� is one of the most groundbreaking films he directed, centering on two men (Hugh Grant

and Rupert Graves) who fall in love while studying at Cambridge University. According to Ivory, critics in England mocked the film for having a happy ending for the gay characters, calling it “unrealistic.� “In the interim between that film [“Maurice�] and this film, it’s been very hard to find a gay film which was about happiness and joy and love,� Ivory said during the Q&A after the film.

The few mainstream LGBTQ+ films that do exist tend to derive their main conflict from the suffering of their characters. For example, Jack and Ennis of Ang Lee’s 2006 drama “Brokeback Mountain� can’t be together because they live in 1960s Wyoming, a time and place where homophobic hate crimes were much more prevalent.

The moderator of the event, cinema studies instructor Sergio Rigoletto, said that one of the revolutionary things about “Call Me

By Your Name� is that it allows its gay characters to be in love without the impending threat of punishment.

Sure, the fear of being found does live in the back of their minds, but their main reasons for not being able to be together are their age differences and the fact that Elio and Oliver only have six weeks of their summer together.

After the Q&A, several UO students lined up to tell Ivory how much “Call Me By Your Name� meant to them. UO senior Jeff Knight said he had read both the book and the screenplay three times and had seen the film in theaters at least five times. “I read the book when I was discovering my own queer identity,�

UO senior Kyle Heiner said. “I’m still looking for my ‘Somewhere in Northern Italy.’�

When UO junior Olivia Decklar asked how it felt to be nominated for an Oscar, Ivory laughed. “I didn’t dream about being nominated for an Oscar,� he said. “It was just accidental.� “Call Me By Your Name� is now playing at the Broadway Metro and other movie theaters in Eugene.

Ivory’s documents are available for viewing in the Special Collections section of the Knight Library on campus.

UO students talk to James Ivory, ‘Call Me By Your Name’ screenwriter, after the screening. (Mia Vicino)

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BY MAX EGENER In the play, “The Father,â€? viewers see the world through the eyes of AndrĂŠ, a man struggling to come to terms with Alzheimer’s disease. The set morphs slowly and subtly. Furniture disappears, walls shift and the color of AndrÊ’s pajamas fades. Soon viewers start to wonder: “Are we in AndrÊ’s apartment after all? Have we ever been?

And where is his watch?� The process of AndrÊ’s internal and external deterioration becomes palpable for viewers.

French playwright Florian Zeller wrote the 2012 play, “The Father,� which is also University Theatre’s first show of 2018. After the show’s second weekend and with one more to go, its success is apparent: The opening show was sold out and two others were near capacity.

The play focuses on the relationship between AndrĂŠ, played by junior biology major Ryan Sayegh, and his daughter Anne, played by senior English major and theatre arts minor Jenna Gaitan. Their relationship is tragedy-embodied.

Anne wrestles with how to care for her father when sometimes he doesn’t recognize her face.

The strain of being his main caretaker makes her fantasize about wringing his neck while he sleeps.

Meanwhile, AndrĂŠ grows more suspicious of his revolving door of in-home caregivers stealing his misplaced possessions. He muses to the caregivers about his other daughter, who he claims to love more, while Anne sits 10 feet away.

AndrÊ’s moments of clarity allow the terrifying nature of his experience to come through.

In one scene, AndrĂŠ, unable to accept his illness, wrenchingly accuses Anne of memory loss. But the deep love they maintain for each other is apparent, making their situation even more tragic.

According to the show’s director and professor of Theatre Arts, Nelson Barre, the play is dynamically universal, and its subject has personally affected everyone involved in its production. Each member of the cast and most of the production team have lost a loved one to Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Barre said the prevalence of the disease and people’s relationships with it drove

everyone’s emotional investment. “If you can’t remember where you fit into the world and where everyone else is in relation to you, which is sort of how we define ourselves, or if you’ve forgotten who these people around you are or where you live, then who are you?� Barre said.

Gaitan said that listening to someone from the Eugene Alzheimer’s Association give a presentation to the cast about the disease was invaluable both personally and for her role.

Gaitan’s great grandmother suffered from the disease and her grandmother ended up in a similar position as her character, being a vital caregiver. “We wanted to portray as accurately as possible the experience of not only someone going through dementia, but also the people who are helping them cope with the fact that their family member has an illness of that nature,�

Gaitan said. “The Father� has two remaining shows at the Hope Theater on Feb. 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m.

‘The Father,’ now at the University Theatre, has been played in theaters across Western Europe and on Broadway. (Courtesy of Allen Hall Advertising and University Theatre) M O N D AY, F E B R U A R Y 5 , 2 0 1 8

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