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MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENT UPDATED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1994

BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK The general education multicultural requirement is in the process of being changed to better educate students on multiculturalism in the United States and abroad.

These changes come two-and-a-half years after the Black Student Task Force rallied for racial equality and presented a list of demands to the university that included updating the multicultural requirement.

The current requirement has students take two courses out of three possible categories: Identity Pluralism and Tolerance, American Cultures and International Cultures. A student would have to take two classes total to satisfy the requirement, as long as the classes were from different categories. This requirement has not been updated since 1994.

“The current multicultural requirement allows a student to graduate without having taken a course on the U.S., and particularly not having studied anything in relation to the racial history of the U.S.,” said Dennis Galvan, vice provost for international affairs and interim vice president and dean of undergraduate studies.

The forecasted changes to the requirement will discard the Identity Pluralism and Tolerance category from the general education multicultural requirements, leaving American Cultures and International Cultures as the two required categories.

With the proposed changes, students will have to take one class from the American Cultures category and one class from the International Cultures category.

This not only ensures that students will learn about America’s racial history, but will also make registering for classes less confusing, according to Senate President Chris Sinclair. The senate is working on changes to the general education requirements as well.

These updates are not finalized and the Working Group on Intercultural and Inclusive Teaching encourages students to give feedback on the new requirement by emailing vpugs@ uoregon.edu.

The proposed requirement, which was presented to the senate on Feb. 28 by the Working Group on Intercultural

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and Inclusive Teaching, will be drafted into a motion in the coming weeks and voted on by the senate.

Kassia Dellabough, a professor of the College of Design, said she found it really inspiring that students elicited the change in the first place.

The rally and list of demands that sparked this change in fall 2015 aimed to increase awareness and elicit change on the safety and presence of black students on campus.

Galvan said the protests were in response to national and campus trends that negatively affected the black student experience.

The rally occurred around the same time that similar protests at universities across the country were happening and the national “Black Lives Matter” campaign gained traction, according to Galvan.

Following the rally, the Black Student Task Force presented their list of demands to the university that included proposed changes to the multicultural requirement.

The university has been working to address the issues with the multicultural requirement since winter of 2016.

The Working Group on Intercultural and Inclusive Teaching promoted two events to receive faculty and student input.

On March 1, faculty were invited to the EMU Miller room to discuss changes they wanted to see in the multicultural requirement.

On March 2, students were invited to attend a similar event specifically catered to students, Galvan said. The Working Group on Intercultural and Inclusive Teaching reached out to various student groups via email that have expressed interest in this issue in the past, such as the Black Student Task Force, the Black Student Union and UO Black Women of Achievement.

No students attended the event, however the Working Group on Intercultural and Inclusive Teaching encourages students to send in any feedback.

“The idea that we could do more to help students to understand the U.S. and multiculturalism within the U.S. is a valuable goal,” Galvan said.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTES TO INCREASE TUITION

BY HANNAH KANIK • TWITTER @HANNAH_KANIK The Board of Trustees voted on March 2 to increase overall tuition at the University of Oregon, support differential tuition for the Lundquist College of Business and reduce differential tuition for the Clark Honors College.

Tuition will increase $6 per credit hour for in-state students and $18 per credit hour for outof-state students.

The increase was recommended by the Tuition and Fees Advisory Board, supported

by President Schill and passed unanimously by the Board of Trustees.

If that sounds confusing, the tuition changes are estimated to apply to a 16-credit course load for three terms.

So, if an in-state student took a full course load over the course of one year, they would be paying $270 more in tuition annually. If an out-of-state student took a full course load, they would be paying $810 more tuition annually.

The increase will go to fund tenure-track faculty, faculty and staff benefits, and $2 million in strategic investments going toward hiring faculty, according to UO spokesperson Tobin Klinger.

The estimated revenue from the increase is approximately $1.4 million annually. President Michael Schill wants to allocate 20 percent of that, or $280,000, towards need-based financial aid.

There will also be an increase of $7 for all students to fund improvements in the health and counseling center.

Differential tuition At the Board of Trustees meeting, the board also voted — in a nearly unanimous vote — to support differential tuition for the business school and reduce the differential tuition

for the Clark Honors College.

Differential tuition is tuition that is more than standard tuition at the university.

The business school tuition will increase by $20 per credit hour. Of the increased tuition, 20 percent will be allocated to financial aid within the school.

Differential tuition is common among Pac-12 schools and, according to Schill, it allows UO to remain competitive.

The Clark Honors College tuition will decrease 35.6 percent from $4,194 per year to $2,700 per year.

The current honors college tuition is among the highest rates in the country, and reducing its tuition is aimed to make the CHC more accessible and competitive.

Budget shortfalls According to Schill, the increase in tuition will not be enough to support the budget, creating a budget shortfall totaling $2.8 million.

The university needs renovations to classrooms, technology and lab upgrades and books for the library that will not be funded by the tuition increase.

These increases are causing upset among students. Following the vote’s passing, a student shouted “shame on you” to Schill, and left the meeting in a crowd of students chanting “fuck Michael Schill.”

Several students gave testimonials during the meeting on their personal experiences with tuition. One student, Caroline Crisp, said, “I feel robbed by the University of Oregon.”

Faculty members are upset about tuition as well.

“The university is not doing a good job in promoting economic diversity in its students,” Bill Harbaugh, professor of economics, said.

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WARRIOR SISTERS HOLDS WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE TRAINING

BY RYLEE KAHAN • TWITTER @RYLEEKAHAN Warrior Sisters is a Eugenebased organization that offers women’s self defense and training classes twice a week.

Warrior Sisters was started by a group of women that used to work in rape crisis centers. They saw a gap in women’s verbal and physical defense training that was caused by classes being too expensive and inaccessible. “Warrior Sisters was started in 2013 by a small group of women who believe that free, empowerment-based, womencentered self defense education should be available to every woman,� according to the organization’s website.

Warrior Sisters has 100 regular trainings across 13 states, and anyone across the country can request to have a training held in their city.

The organization serves to “provide free self defense training to women and girls,�

Rachel Collins, the director of Warrior Sisters, said.

In 2016 alone, 12,436 calls to Lane County domestic violence and sexual violence programs were answered, according to a summary of services provided by sexual and domestic violence programs in Oregon.

The Warrior Sisters offers two classes in Eugene every week at the Art of War MMA, located at 251b W. 7th Ave. The completely free class is on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and is a “Women’s Training� class. This class focuses on verbal and physical defense tactics.

It is open to women and girls over 12 years old; however, people under 18 will need a parent or guardian to sign a waiver in order to participate.

Collins said that getting parents to sign these waivers is usually not a problem because most middle to high school aged girls that come in are looking to do a mother-

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daughter style training.

Classes are designed to be accessible regardless of fitness or MMA experience level; however, the Tuesday classes are more challenging, according to Collins.

The Tuesday “Sister Strong Women’s Defense� class is free the first time you attend, $9 for drop-in, and $30 per month. This is a more physically focused, workout style class that is designed to be taken after the Women’s Training class and has no verbal defense training.

Collins said that the women who come to the class set the pace because they know their bodies and needs. “If someone just needs a breath in terms of this subject matter, they can step out and talk to one of our volunteers at any time,� Collins said.

While the organization isn’t currently holding classes at UO, they often do trainings for sororities, and UO students are always welcome to the twice a week trainings. “A large chunk of young women who come to our trainings are University of Oregon students, and we’ve had male students participate in trainings as volunteers,�

Collins said.

The organization holds these classes so that women and girls can identify violations of their rights and defend themselves, Collins explained. “So many women report wanting to take a self defense class but didn’t for a really long time because of the lack of supportive environment,�

Collins said.

On Wednesday, March 7, the Warrior Sisters are holding a fundraiser at Oakshire Brewing Public House from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. One dollar from every pint sold will go to the organization and volunteers will be at the fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m.

đ&#x;”Ś NEWS NEW COLLEGE OF DESIGN STRUCTURE CAUSES FACULTY DISCONTENT

Dean Christoph Lindner (Courtesy of University of Oregon)

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College of Design. (Sarah Northrop)

Six months after the launch of the College of Design, some faculty members are complaining about a new level of bureaucracy and the fate of some of the old programs.

Also, some faculty members are unhappy over a controversial court decision that allows dean Christoph Lindner to control extra funds from a donor’s will that were intended only for books and photographs for the art history department.

Lindner, who became the dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts in 2016, proposed that the school undergo a massive restructure and become what is now known as the College of Design.

Established in fall 2017, the college is home to these schools: Architecture and Environment; Art and Design and Planning, Public Policy, and Management, as well as one department: the History of Art and Architecture. “When we looked at reorganizing, we asked ourselves, ‘Who do we want to be? Where do we want to be in 50 years time, in 100 years time and then what do we need to do now to put ourselves on a course to achieving that?� Lindner said in a fall 2017 interview with the Emerald.

The reorganization created three new faculty leadership positions known as “school heads,� in addition to the existing department and program heads. “The school head is a bridge between programs and departments which exist inside the school,�

Lindner said in an interview with the Emerald. “The school heads work with program and department leaders in their schools to make a leadership team.

It’s a highly collaborative structure for a collective set of goals.�

But some faculty complain that the school heads complicate communication.

Dave Cecil, the executive director of United Academics, the union that represents faculty members on campus, says that the reorganization has caused confusion about who is responsible in each school. “There’s now a layer between faculty members and the dean,� he said. “Now there’s a little bit of unclarity of who to go to when a problem arises.

There’s a new layer of bureaucracy.�

According to Cecil, faculty members feel that they were not consulted before certain programs, such as Arts and Administration, were ended. “Some of the faculty who worked here for decades felt they worked to make a successful program,� he said. “They felt as if the decisions were made unilaterally and that the dean wasn’t consulting them.�

Town Hall meeting As a result of faculty members’ discontent about the changes that have occurred since the beginning of the 2017 school year, Cecil held a town hall meeting for union-only faculty members last week.

Faculty became uncomfortable when Patrick McCusker, a fundraiser for the college and a non-union member, appeared at the meeting and photographed their discussion of the state of the college.

But Lindner said that McCusker’s appearance at the meeting was a misunderstanding. According to Lindner, McCusker saw an announcement about the town hall on UO Matters, a blog run by economics professor Bill Harbaugh. The post did not say that the meeting was closed to non-union members.

According to UO spokesman Tobin Klinger, McCusker’s presence can be explained by the fact that his job requires him to understand the climate at the college. “Development officers are constantly looking to learn more about what’s going on with the faculty and what’s going on with every facet of the college they’re representing.�

Lindner offered an apology and said that McCusker’s attendance was “a terrible misunderstanding.�

Alleged mismanagement of the Marion Ross Fund Restructuring of elements from the College of Design, formerly called the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, took place not only on campus but in the courts as well.

Controversy arose when excess funds from the Marion Dean Ross Fund were repurposed to fund activities unrelated to the original intent of the fund.

Professor Marion Ross was the first chair of the department of art history at the UO. Ross died in 1991 and instructed the Board of Trustees of the

non-profit UO Foundation to establish the Marion Dean Ross Foundation, a private endowment which at the time was worth $1.2 million and increases in value each year. Ross left two co-personal representatives to his will; the only who is still living is Thomas L. Price, a longtime friend of Ross.

According to court documents obtained by the Emerald, Ross’ will stipulates that the fund should be used only to purchase photographs and books on the history of architecture, which would be used by the art history department. Ross’ will also says that the photographs and books will be selected by the department of art history.

But in November 2017, the UO Foundation petitioned the Lane County Circuit Court to modify Ross’ will, despite Price not giving his consent to the modification. In a letter sent to UO Foundation General Counsel Wendy Laing, Price said that the proposed changes to the Ross Fund were “contrary to [Ross’] intent.�

According to court documents, the UO Foundation argued that Oregon law allows for modifications of trusts to be made if a “particular charitable purpose becomes wasteful.�

For example, the UO Foundation said that the annual distributable amount from the fund in 201617 was $94,000, which is more than the art history department spent on books and photographs that year.

Despite Price’s objections — and the original intent of the Ross Fund — the Lane County Circuit Court allowed the UO Foundation to modify the trust so that excess funds are under Lindner’s discretion. According to the judgement document, the excess funds will be used for costs such as Ph.D fellowship support and researchrelated expenditures.

Richard Sundt, a former UO professor who knew Ross, disagrees with the modifications made to the fund by the UO Foundation. “The rationale for modification of the will seems to be based on questionable grounds and conflicting data. We need transparency and clarity,� he said. “The dean and the department have shown remarkable little vision as to what a fully funded Ross bequest can accomplish and has already accomplished.�

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THE TROUBLE WITH TURF

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Duck fans walking to Autzen may notice changes to the fields in the future. (Sarah Northrop)

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Situated on the south bank of the Willamette River, the University of Oregon riverfront fields are — to put it politely — rugged. Often overlooked, these fields are only noticed during the walk to Autzen that guides Duck fans through the patchy riverfront grass. But the fields are a burden for those that use and maintain them on a regular basis. “There’s potholes everywhere, big dirt patches,� said Spencer de Urioste, president and captain of the men’s club rugby team. “It’s terribly maintained.�

The men’s and women’s rugby teams practice and play on the fields. The teams are responsible for substantial field preparation before each game: painting the boundary and endzone lines, filling in holes and more. But even with the teams’ efforts, players still complain the fields are a safety hazard. “We’ve had players twist their ankles, hurt their knee really badly just by stepping in gopher holes [and] ditches,� said Charles Dimer, member and operations manager of the men’s rugby team.

Plans are in motion that may change the current riverfront atmosphere.

On Feb. 26, the University of Oregon Campus Planning Committee submitted its North Campus Conditional Use Permit to the city of Eugene for approval. The plan designates room for development of areas north of the railroad tracks, including space for three new athletic fields.

Campus Planning began work on the land use permit in early 2017.

Since then, intentions behind the plan stirred controversy among faculty and community members. Of particular concern are the proposed athletic fields along the riverfront.

Although the permit doesn’t specify materials, Mike Harwood, associate vice president of Campus Planning and campus architect, said it would be a logical conclusion to assume that the fields will be artificial turf during a Feb. 14 UO senate meeting.

Environmental impact Campus Planning says UO needs more athletic fields to accommodate growth and attract students. Opponents say building turf fields on the riverfront is ecologically inappropriate and other viable options exist for the area. Emily Eng, senior planner with Campus Planning, explained that while the permit calls for new athletic fields in that area, their construction isn’t guaranteed.

A conditional use permit is an initial requirement for any construction project: it diagrams the maximum potential use for a piece of land. The permit doesn’t need to include detailed renderings of the infrastructure — think of it as UO requesting permission to build something in an area, should a need be identified.

But as Eng said, UO identified the need for additional fields in the Framework Vision Project, a 2014 report that informs campus planning decisions. Given the specific space requirements, finding a place for athletic fields is an issue, Eng said.

Bitty Roy, professor of ecology at UO, isn’t satisfied. She said artificial turf fields on the riverfront would harm the surrounding environment, especially if the fields were lit at night.

According to her, field lighting would disrupt the navigation of migratory birds.

Even if the light was funneled not to shine directly into the sky, Roy said a substantial amount of light would still reflect off the surface of the field. “They are beginning to think about the river as an asset, and that’s brilliant,� Roy said. “It just needs a little bit more thought about what makes sense to go down there and how to use it in a way that isn’t just saying, ‘Ok, we need more space for playing fields,’ but instead, ‘How can we make this a showcase for the university?’�

Eng said that the plan doesn’t specify field lights. If lights were constructed, Campus Planning would take measures to mitigate the negative impacts. “The plan is not required to be that

specific,” Eng said. “So we haven’t specified surface material or whether there will be lights or not. It’s just the use of the land. It just says we propose ‘this’ amount of square footage for recreation fields.”

Roy also said evidence exists that suggests artificial turf fields leach harmful chemicals into the environment. The surface of turf can reach over 160 degrees in Oregon summers, which she said could stress the surrounding vegetation.

“In general, artificial turf is like putting a parking lot out there,” Roy said. “It’s a petroleum product.”

Eng said that if the fields were made from artificial turf, UO would commit to treating stormwater runoff from the fields.

The materials debate is a snapshot of the larger discussion that has waged since summer 2017: are athletic fields even the best use for this riverfront space? According to Eng, it’s complicated.

“It’s not like you couldn’t put [the fields] somewhere else,” Eng said. “But if you put them somewhere else, they’re displacing some other use that really needs to be there, like classroom buildings or open space.” There aren’t any existing open spaces big enough to accomodate a recreation field, she said.

Up for debate Bart Johnson, UO associate professor of landscape architecture, thinks the university should develop and restore the riverfront area to attract environmental science, biology and landscape architecture students. He said he can’t think of another campus that has a large river in such close proximity, and that this North Campus Conditional Use Permit is an opportunity to showcase the university’s commitment to environmental sustainability. “[The fields] take up a large amount of area for, relatively, a small number of people,” Johnson said.

“The fact is, you need someplace flat. The university is unwilling to allocate other potential building areas not near the river for the ball field needs.”

According to Johnson, an advisory group to UO comprised of ecologists and landscape architects suggested in the summer of 2017 that an alternative plan without athletic fields on the riverfront should

be considered. Johnson later attended a meeting where alternative plans were presented, expecting to see a spectrum of proposals.

“Every single one of them had ball fields,” he said.

“They differed in minor ways, in the positioning of the trails, things like that. But they didn’t look at the full range of opportunities that some of the stakeholders — who they had engaged — said should be considered.”

Eng said that plans excluding athletic fields weren’t considered because the permit needed to show the maximum potential development for the area.

“You could do nothing,” Eng said. “You could do all of [the permit]. But it’s likely going to fall somewhere in between that. For that reason, there has not been an alternative to a plan that doesn’t show recreation fields.”

Roy doesn’t see it the same way.

“The lack of vision about the riverfront is upsetting because it is the most phenomenal thing we have on this campus,” Roy said. “It could be used for the kinds of advertising that the UO is always talking about and never doing. Instead there is the continuing focus on sports. And I am not against sports and exercise, I’m just against them on the riverfront.”

The Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs held a meeting on Feb. 26 to address concerns voiced by opponents of the plan.

Johnson attended the meeting and said no one mentioned that the permit had been submitted.

He said the confusion surrounding the meeting is emblematic of UO’s attitude toward opponents of the plan.

According to Eng, in the weeks prior to the meeting, faculty members associated with the UO Senate were notified that the permit would be submitted around that date, regardless of further discussion.

In response to the permit submittal, faculty, students and Eugene community members created the Riverfront Restoration and Education Group.

The group views the permit submittal as a symbolic end of discussion. Johnson, a member, said there should be more time to deliberate, and to expect a motion in favor of withdrawing the permit to be

introduced to the UO Senate.

But Campus Planning and permit opponents have compromised some. Previously, the permit called for a 100-foot buffer between any development and the river. Due to feedback from Johnson, Roy and others, the buffer was increased to 200 feet.

Eng also mentioned other revisions: restricting the height and coverage of buildings north of the railroad tracks and slashing the amount of athletic fields from five to three.

“I admit that these planning documents are not very inspirational, they’re really just designating the big blobs of land usage,” Eng said. “So when people see the possibility of recreation fields — this big blob here and a blob here for conservation — they are not seeing how they can actually work together or what that experience might be like, because we are not at that level of detail yet.”

UO’s previous land use permit for the riverfront area expired after 23 years. Only three buildings from that plan were ever constructed, but Eng said that is no indication of this permit’s potential.

Eng said she expects approval from the city this summer. A public comment period would follow should the permit be approved.

The UO Rec Center has jurisdiction over the current riverfront fields. Al Diaz, assistant director of operations at the Rec, acknowledges the area is not ideal. He explained that because the fields are not fenced and far from campus, the Rec can’t improve them.

“We’ve had talks about turfing them and such but those are always just discussions,” Diaz said.

“It takes a lot of money to turf a field, a huge commitment too.”

As of now, four turf fields exist adjacent to the Rec. Between physical education classes, intramural sports, club sports and general recreation time, Diaz said that allotting programs their fair share of time can present a challenge.

“I do think we need more fields,” Diaz said. “I think it would always benefit students to have more options and more availability and more for them to do and organize. I think that’s part of their development and part of their mental and physical health.”

THEY ARE BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT THE RIVER AS AN ASSET, AND THAT’S BRILLIANT.” BITTY ROY

A UO rugby player prepares the field for a game at the riverfront fields. (Adam Eberhardt)

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WHY COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD BUY GIRL SCOUT COOKIES

BY SARAH LOVELY

The Girl Scouts have been known for over a century, but they are probably most famous for their cookies. While the excitement only lasts for the few weeks that the cookies sell, there are plenty of reasons why college students should buy Girl Scout Cookies, other than their obvious deliciousness.

Educational Programs The Girl Scout company has prided itself on the fact that its girls learn to grow and develop their interests in an all-girls, supportive environment.

The Girl Scout program creates G.I.R.L.s: Gogetters, Innovators, Risk-takers and Leaders.

It focuses on supporting girls and giving them the opportunity to find what they are truly passionate about. The STEM program allows girls to learn science, technology, engineering and math — subjects that many girls don’t pursue because they are usually male-dominated fields.

The STEM program gives girls the skills to solve problems with critical thinking, while giving them the knowledge to become better students and find a career path. It supports young women figuring out what they love to do early in life.

College students should be supporting organizations like the Girl Scouts because it supports the next generation. The Girl Scout company allows girls to build their own robots, rollercoasters, race cars and gliders; which is something I wish I could do. It is an extraordinary

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opportunity for these girls, and if eating a few amazingly delicious cookies can help Girl Scouts build robots, then we should stuff our faces.

Building Good People Another reason to buy cookies is because the Girl Scout company teaches its scouts countless life skills: how to build a love for community service, civic engagement, financial literacy, healthy living, practical life skills and healthy relationships. The programs the Girl Scouts have for its troops support their entrepreneurship and help them create their own opportunities to get involved. The Girl Scouts wants to provide its troops the tools to build a healthy life and a bright future for themselves that they know how to maintain. They learn how to deal with issues like bullying and aggression by creating badges to incentivise troops to learn these skills.

The programs and activities that the Girl Scout company sets up involves things that college students still struggle to accomplish. Again, if the cookies help to fund these kinds of programs, then eat on, my friends.

Products The final — and probably most appetizing — reason that college students should be buying Girl Scout Cookies is because of the delicious things that come out of their expansion. For

example, Dunkin’ Donuts recently announced its release of new iced coffees inspired by Girl Scout Cookie flavors like Thin Mints, Peanut Butter cookies (like Tagalongs) and Coconut Caramel cookies (like Samoas). Other companies have come out with Girl Scout cookie granola bars, coffee creamers, cereals, cupcake mixes; all of which can be found in select stores and on Amazon. Yoplait Yogurt also released two Girl Scout-inspired yogurt flavors this year, which can be found on Amazon. And if you are not a fan of Girl Scout-themed foods and just like to appreciate the cookies for what they are, there are many websites that lay out the perfect alcoholic beverage to pair with your cookies.

Articles mention beer, wine and some hard alcoholic beverages that complement your Girl Scout Cookie of choice. These cookies can be bought at most grocery stores around Eugene, but can also be located on the Girl Scout website using a zip code.

These cookies and the brand behind them are wonderful. They create programs for young girls to improve their lives, they teach them how to be independent and caring human beings and their brand is expanding each year and creating more delicious products for us to enjoy. So next time you see a little girl in a green vest at the store or at your door, take out your wallet and buy a couple boxes of cookies. Or if you are like me and live for these cookies, buy as many as you can carry.

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$68 million to bring the event to Eugene, Lananna is doubling down on his previous attempts to reignite American interest in the sport. Since Lananna joined TrackTown USA in 2012, he brought the world to Oregon with the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene and the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland. But these events did not help the sport’s domestic popularity.

These events were followed by New York City withdrawing from the Diamond League, IAAF’s worldwide competition series, in 2016 due to declining audiences. This leaves Eugene as the only U.S. city in the series.

However, Lananna is optimistic.

He said the event provides an opportunity to bring Hayward Field into the modern era and attract more international events to not only Eugene, but to the United States. He is also optimistic that the creation of a world-class facility will cement Eugene as the track capital of the country in the long run and become the permanent home to the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

But Lananna’s $68 million bet on track and field may not be successful in generating interest around Eugene, let alone the country.

Outside of the world championship, it is difficult to imagine what event would be able to draw a crowd to fill the new stadium after its expansion for 2021. College meets and the high school state championship rarely exceed half capacity without the additional seating. Expanding the stadium will only make an already half-empty stadium more cavernous and jarring. Unless Eugene becomes the permanent home to the U.S. Championship, Olympic Trials and the NCAA championship, it is difficult to see how this investment will pay off.

As a former cross country and track athlete, having the world come to Eugene for track’s premiere event is the opportunity of a lifetime. I have been fortunate enough to watch the World Indoor Championships, U.S. Olympic Trials, NCAA Championships and the Prefontaine Classic since I’ve been at the UO, and they all inspired me as an athlete. Lananna’s attempt to bring track and field back from the abyss of the American consciousness is admirable, but it seems like a fool’s errand with a huge price tag.

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Vin Lananna, president of TrackTown USA and United States Track and Field, is one of track and field’s most influential figures and has been on a crusade to make track and field a household sport not only in Eugene, but across the country.

But his shocking success to bring the 2021 IAAF World Track and Field Championships — the crown jewel of the sport outside of the Olympics — to Eugene captures Lananna’s true mission: revitalizing interest in a waning sport. “This will not just be for Eugene, not just for Tracktown ‌ It’s about what we’re going to do for the sport of track and field,â€? Lananna said in a press conference after the event was announced.

If anyone can revitalize the popularity of track, it’s Lananna. He helped lead the UO track and cross country programs to six NCAA titles and propelled former Ducks to the Olympics to become household names, such as distance runner Galen Rupp, decathlete Ashton Eaton and sprinter Jenna Prandini.

He spearheaded efforts to bring the 2014 World Junior Championship to Eugene. And he also made Hayward Field the defacto home to the NCAA Championship, U.S. Championship and U.S. Olympic Trials for the past 10 years.

Lananna proved he could reinvigorate track in a town synonymous with the sport. But it’s unlikely he can share his success outside of Tracktown because it seems America has stopped caring about track.

Track and field has become a niche sport outside of Eugene and it’s unlikely a one-time event will change that. The deterioration of the sport’s popularity is embodied by the diminished Millrose Games, one of the world’s longest-running and most prestigious indoor competitions. For much of the event’s 100-year history, it regularly drew 18,000 people to watch the world’s best athletes compete at New York’s Madison Square Garden. However, attendance dropped to about 9,000 people by 2011 and lost $500,000 every year. Since then, the games have moved to the Armory, which holds about 5,000 people. Although it still remains a prestigious event, it has lost its glamour.

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BY TED YANEZ According to UO’s Division of Student Life, between 70 and 80 percent of college students work while in school. If you’re like me, you’re one of those students, and you aren’t necessarily working for fun. We know that the rising cost of tuition is one of many reasons why students dropout of college; some students are priced out and cannot afford to attend anymore.

Tuition Hike Last Friday, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to increase resident tuition by 2.84 percent and nonresident tuition by 2.49 percent, despite the previous five-year dip in student enrollment.

Apparently, the Tuition and Fee Advisory Board (TFAB) mentioned in a memo to the Provost of UO that there is a targeted 300-student increase in enrollment. Given the aforementioned facts about rising college costs and drop in student enrollment, even a 300-student increase in enrollment feels optimistic when we consider the fact that tuition is increasing again.

The differential tuition changes for the business school and honors college were also approved, but it should be noted that Ann Curry was the sole board member to vote against it.

Regarding the differential, President Schill defaulted to his usual justification of what the

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other Pac-12 schools do, in addition to his eyeballrolling statement of how this “allows us to remain competitive.� Perhaps Schill isn’t aware that the only type of market that “remains competitive� by raising its prices are monopolistic, and UO is far from being a monopoly in education.

In 1974, UO tuition was $541 per year. In 2017 dollars, that’s $2,680.64. This increase pushes tuition for 2018-2019 to $9,765 ($270 increase) for residents and $33,345 ($810 increase) for nonresidents. For part of the group that works while in school, such an increase is almost suffocating. Especially when you factor in fees, which are currently $2,076 per year and expected to increase next year.

How Much of a Burden is it?

To be clear, tuition isn’t the only thing that is being raised. The health center fee is expected to increase by $7 per term ($21 per year). Though the EMU memo had some anticipation for an increase, TFAB stated that it would not increase. TFAB stated in that same memo that ASUO would be proposing a $12 per term incidental fee increase, which amounts to $36 per year. The Rec stated that it will not be requesting an increase in its fees. Altogether, total fees would increase from $2,076 per year to $2,133 per year. Throw in tuition, and it’s $11,898 for

residents and $35,478 for nonresidents just to sit in about four classrooms per term.

For perspective, federal financial aid only covers between $5,500 to $12,500 per year in loans — depending on year in school and dependency status — plus $5,920 per year in Pell Grants if you qualify.

A dependent freshman has only $5,500 available to them in loans if their parents can obtain a PLUS loan. If not, they are allowed the independent freshman loan limit of $9,500. If you’re an independent senior with a Pell Grant, you only get $18,420 per year in financial aid. After tuition and fees next year, you would be left with $6,431. That’s an average of $714.56 per month throughout the academic year, compared to $761 per month for the current academic year. This is abhorrent for the working college student who is trying to make ends meet; even the current average isn’t enough to pay for the least expensive on-campus option.

If you’re lucky enough to qualify for Work Study, that’s an additional average of $233.33 per month. $927.90 per month for the academic year ($8,351.10 annually) isn’t even enough to cover the least expensive housing option with the least expensive meal plan, which also has proposed increases. No wonder between 70 and 80 percent of college students work while in school. Without any increases in financial aid, UO is financially waterboarding us.

SPORTS Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) celebrates after scoring a three pointer in the final minutes of the game. (Adam Eberhardt)

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Oregon Ducks head coach Kelly Graves cuts down the net after the game. (Adam Eberhardt)

SEATTLE — With under two minutes to play in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game, the section directly behind the Oregon bench stood up and began to chant “MVP” as Pac-12 player of the year and sophomore guard Sabrina Ionescu dribbled the ball up the court.

“I saw a little twinkle in her eye coming off the bus today and at shootaround and at pre-game meal,” head coach Kelly Graves said. “She had a different look about her. I didn’t know what that was going to translate into, but now I know the look” Ionescu, the tournament’s MVP, scored 36 points — a Pac-12 Tournament championship game record — in Oregon’s 77-57 win over the Stanford Cardinal. This marked the Ducks their first ever Pac-12 Tournament championship, and the program’s first championship game appearance.

“Couldn’t be more proud,” Graves said. “This has been a season of firsts for the Ducks, and this is the first time we’ve ever won a Pac-12 Tournament Championship. It feels really neat.”

Stanford took the lead early, but Oregon turned it around quickly with a 12-point first quarter from Ionescu to give the Ducks an 18-17 lead. Oregon’s defense kept Stanford scoreless for the final five minutes, 14 seconds of the quarter.

“All three games in the tournament where I thought defensively we were terrific,” Graves said. “The energy was great.”

Ionescu scored five points in the beginning of the second to get to 17 points, the same number of points the Cardinal had as a team. From there, as Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer said, the game became

“the Ionescu show.”

The Ducks pulled away from the Cardinal in the second half with Ionescu leading the way.

“I think it was just our mindset coming in to be honest,” Ionescu said. “I think we had some unfinished business, and our coaches did a great job on the scouting. We adjusted from what we did last game, and I was just ready to come out.”

Behind Ionescu’s 4-of-10 3-point shooting, four other Ducks made 3s, including Satou Sbally’s 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc.

Oregon shot 45.8 percent from 3-point range while the Cardinal shot 28.6 percent.

Part of that successful deep shooting from Oregon is because of senior guard Lexi Bando.

“It’s bittersweet right now,” Bando said. “Coming in my freshman year I didn’t even think this was possible and to be here now is the most incredible feeling.”

Sabally was questionable to play after leaving the semifinal against UCLA with an injury, but she played and finished with 12 points and three rebounds in 26 minutes.

“In the warm up I felt like, ‘OK, just let the pain out.’ The crowd was helping too. I just didn’t think about it,” Sabally said. “I knew that I wanted to play in the final. As soon as the buzzer went off, I knew, ‘OK I need to get everything together.’”

For Graves, the net-cutting ceremony brought some emotion out, even though he’s been there before with his previous teams. This time, it was different.

“For me to sit back there and watch them go up one by one, that’s priceless,” Graves said. “That’s why I do what I do and I truly love each and every one of them. I’m so happy for them.”

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⚡ SPORTS The Oregon Ducks celebrate their win at the podium. (Adam Eberhardt)

IN PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, THE DUCKS’ 24 POINTS OFF OF TURNOVERS WERE THE DIFFERENCE

BY AARON ALTER • TWITTER @AARONALTER95 SEATTLE – In Oregon women’s basketball’s loss to Stanford during the regular season, the Cardinal turned the Ducks’ 15 turnovers into 21 points.

On Sunday night, the Ducks flipped the script with 24 points off of the Cardinal’s errors on their way to a 77-57 victory in the Pac-12 Tournament title game.

“I thought our energy was great,” Oregon head coach Kelly Graves said. “We decided to play them outside-in, and we did that.”

In a game that featured nearly identical stat lines from both teams, efficiency on turnovers was the key to victory for the Ducks. Stanford coughed the ball up 16 times, but Oregon wasn’t far behind with 13 turnovers. While the Cardinal couldn’t take advantage of the Ducks’ errors, a fired up Oregon team put 1.5 points on the board for each Stanford giveaway.

“I think it boiled down to we turned it over too much,” Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer said.

Stanford guard Kiana Williams added that Oregon’s length swallowed up space, causing her team to have to force bad shots.

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It was Maite Cazorla and Sabrina Ionescu who led the charge in transition. The two combined for six steals, five of which they converted into points. Both flashed exceptional speed in transition, and Stanford struggled to keep up. In one spectacular moment, Ionescu turned the ball over herself, only to chase it down and score.

“Last time we played, we didn’t play our best, especially on defense,” Cazorla said.

“We pushed the ball in transition, and we got them.”

Notably, the Ducks’ hustle on forced turnovers came after a grueling, physical victory over UCLA the night before.

Conversely, Stanford was able to rest its starters after dominating Arizona State early in the game on Saturday. If Oregon’s squad was worn out, the difference in points off of turnovers didn’t show it.

One of Oregon’s most lethal weapons in transition is guard Lexi Bando and her catchand-shoot 3-pointer. While she had just one made 3-ball in the game, her teammates never hesitate to get her the ball.

“It’s automatic,” Cazorla said. “We know where she’s at, we know she’s one of the best 3-point shooters. So we just find her.”

The other key to the team’s turnover dominance was physicality. Players like Ionescu, Cazorla and Bando can chase opponents around the floor all day. Strong post presences like Ruthy Hebard and Mallory McGwire, on the other hand, were simply impassable.

The two sides of Oregon’s defense synergized spectacularly against Stanford. The height and length or the Ducks’ bigs forced poor passes, which Ionescu and Cazorla streaked across the floor to pick off. Ionescu in particular showed her vertical strength when she snatched some errant passes clean out of the air.

All season, the Ducks have frustrated opponents with their varied play, so it’s no surprise that even a talented Stanford squad struggled to lock them down. VanDerveer acknowledged as much after the game, and the Ducks’ performance throughout the tournament proved it.

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BREAKING FOUR: OREGON TRACK AND FIELD’S NEWEST SUB-FOUR MILERS

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BY MAGGIE VANONI • TWITTER @MAGGIE_VANONI

At the Columbia Challenge in New York last month, Oregon redshirt sophomore Mick Stanovsek clenched his hands up in fists as the finish line tape broke apart around him.

It was a reaction of utter elation from a feeling that only comes from running a sub-four-minute mile for the first time.

Stanovsek’s first place time of three minutes, 57.90 seconds was a personal best and made him the 20th Duck ever to break the four-minute indoor-mile barrier. The mark also places him ninth on Oregon’s all-time indoor mile list.

“On the really cold wet mornings, when you’re out in the morning running on Pre’s trail and it’s muddy and you don’t want to be there,” Stanovsek told reporters after the meet. “The only thing I was thinking about was moments like those … I just kind of thought to myself, this is exactly how I pictured it. This is exactly how I thought it would go.”

Freshmen Cooper Teare and Reed Brown also joined the sub-four club at the Columbia Challenge.

In Oregon men’s program history, only 23 Ducks have ever run such an accomplishment in the indoor mile — six of them currently on this season’s roster.

This season alone, the men ran eight sub-four miles. Three of those times were fast enough to earn spots in Oregon’s top-ten indoor-mile alltime list. Redshirt senior Sam Prakel ranks third on the list with his time of 3:56.89 and right behind him sits Brown at fourth with a time of 3:57.23.

Being at opposite ends of their collegiate careers, Prakel has used his experience in the mile to help propel Brown to a successful first indoor season.

A member on both Oregon’s track and cross country teams, Prakel has raced countless miles, each one being just as hard as the last.

“You’re doubled-over after the race and it’s always the hardest effort of the year,” Prakel said. “But I think having that experience and that

mental strength that you develop over the years, you get used to running at that pace.”

During Prakel’s freshman season, he came in sixth at the MPSF Championships with a time of 4:05.8.

Over the course of his five years at Oregon, he has cut down his time by seven seconds.

“The way you feel in the race is something to look back on,” Prakel said. “I just remember how I felt running 4:06 and that race felt incredibly hard. I was just thinking to myself, there was no way I could break four.”

Prakel joined Oregon’s sub-four mile club at the Husky Classic on Feb. 13, 2015, coming in third with a time of 3:37.95.

Three years later at the same meet, Prakel took home the first-place title with his record time of 3:56.89.

Right behind him in second place was Brown.

Brown’s mile time of 3:57.23 is not only his personal record, Oregon’s fourth-best mark and the second fastest freshman time this season, but it also ranks him 11th in the nation.

“Just with all the great athletes that have come through here, it’s just kind of unbelievable that like I’m already running some of those times,” Brown said of his spot on Oregon’s all-time list. “Being up on a list with some of those names is very breathtaking.”

Brown will join Prakel and Stanovsek competing in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships next weekend, March 9 and 10 at College Station, Texas.

And with his last NCAA Indoor Championship opportunity, Prakel will lead the Ducks with the ninthbest time in the nation, yet he hopes to run even faster.

“It’s hard to ever settle as a runner,” Prakel said. “You run a time and you think, ‘I could go faster.’ So, I think it’s always going to be a challenge, and I think I am always going to challenge myself to run it faster. It’s never going to be easy, but as long as I keep it fun, I think I’ll keep doing it.”

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Calling all beer connoisseurs: Oregon State University chemist and beer scholar, Tom Shellhammer, will break down the historical and technological context behind different styles of beer, delving into the chemistry and microbiology that gives

each brew its particular taste.

Part of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s series, “Ideas on Tap,� attendees can enjoy Claim 52 craft beers and fruitful discussion about science, culture and more. For further information visit the UO events page.

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Songs like “Don’t Stop Me

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His talent as an impressionist has gained him wide popularity in recent years. He imitates other comedians such as Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock, rappers such as Kanye West and Lil Wayne and politicians such

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LORDE AT MODA CENTER, 7 P.M., TICKETS STARTING AT $39.50

After releasing one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2017, “Melodrama,� Lorde is bringing her world tour to Portland this Saturday. She opened the tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, playing songs from her short but excellent discography, including “400 Luxe� and standout track, “The Louvre.� Expect some vulnerable covers and stark staging, but an

as Ben Carson and Barack Obama.

Critics regard his impersonation of Obama as the main act that landed him his job on SNL. Since then, Pharoah has appeared in seven movies, including the animated film “Sing.� He is currently working on his first album produced by Myles William, and he often weaves his raps into his comedy acts like the one he’ll perform at the Hult.

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outstanding performance. The New Zealand-based songwriter covered R&B favorite Frank Ocean in Milwaukee, but it isn’t guaranteed that she will do it again. Politically charged hip-hop duo Run The Jewels and former “Swedish Idol� contestant Tove Styrke open.

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REVIEW: SANTANA’S GUITAR WAILS WITH LOVE AT MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA

BY JORDAN MONTERO • TWITTER @MONTERO_JOR Carlos Santana’s Divination Tour proves that the suave guitarist holds just as much mastery over his instrument as he did nearly half a century ago at his grand debut: the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Since the notorious festival, Santana has gone on to win numerous awards and receive prestigious accolades. But the purpose of Santana’s Divination Tour, which stopped at Matthew Knight Arena on Friday night, isn’t a celebration of the group’s past. It’s about promoting peace and love while marveling at Santana’s world-class talent.

Santana’s band took the stage wearing all white.

Ray Greene and Andy Vargas were the primary vocalizers, with David Mathews on the keys, Benny Rietveld on bass, Tommy Anthony on backup guitar, Karl Perazzo and Paoli Mejías on percussion and on a grand drumset, Carlos’ wife and distinguished musician, Cindy Blackman Santana.

Visually, the show harkened back to Santana’s Woodstock days: marryings of fluorescent lights, strong oranges, striking reds and deep blues.

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shifting as Santana’s electric wailing on guitar.

Santana happily perused his past catalog. For every big hit that they played — “Black Magic Woman,� “Oye Como Va,� “Maria Maria,� “Smooth� — there were deep cuts that are often overlooked — “Europa� and “Abatina,� for example. But for the show’s purpose, the lines between songs were blurred for the most part. The musical concern was not to play old tracks for the sake of the revisit but to indulge in Santana, the 20th greatest guitarist of all time, according to Rolling Stone.

Santana’s leading guitar would cut right through each song’s movements effortlessly and with the utmost coolness. The legendary guitarist would have looked amazing up there, even if he was playing the air guitar. Most studio musicians aspire their entire lives to bust out a solo like the ones Santana was shrugging off over and over. And with a nifty system of guitar pedals at his disposal, Santana’s weapon undertook the guises of the traditional rock solo, a slow noir-type drag and Latin-focused shreds.

Along with his wall of brilliant scales and staccatos, Santana dedicated a prudent two minutes near the beginning of his show to play a

rendition of John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme.� The homage was tasteful and contributed to the tour’s underlying themes of love and peace.

Santana addressed the crowd on multiple occasions throughout the show. He name-dropped his influences: Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon and Sly and the Family Stone. He said that there was a growing fear being cultivated in today’s society, and attributed it to “DDT,� which stands for “Dumb Donald Trump.�

Then, after declining an attendees request to run for president in the next election, he said, “If I was running this thing, there wouldn’t be stupid shit everywhere. It would be equality, fairness and justice for everyone.�

Near the show’s end, Santana also took one of the audience member’s phone and recorded a video of the stage and his performers. One of the band’s final songs was a rendition of “Love, Peace and Happiness� off his latest album, “Power of Peace,� in which he collaborated with the Isley Brothers.

After showing his appreciation for the Eugene crowd, Santana humbly left the stage, having served everyone in attendance their fill of worldclass guitar.

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UO WOMEN AND FILM PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR WOMEN TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION TOGETHER

BY SARAH URBAN (Maddy Mather)

As women trickled into the fourth meeting of UO Women and Film, founder and President Danielle LeBlanc mingled with club members and made sure all the materials were prepped and ready to go. The room was buzzing as women introduced themselves to those they hadn’t met and embraced others they already knew.

UO Women and Film is a student organization within University Film Organization (UFO) that aims to provide further education on the insand-outs of filmmaking. Attendance at meetings ranges from 25 to 45 women. Immense value is placed on creating camaraderie and solidarity between the women in the Cinema Studies program and allowing a safe space for technical training. Their mission statement centers around equality and artistic development — it was recently updated to be more inclusive towards all gender identities and can be found on their Facebook page.

LeBlanc was first inspired to start the organization when she noticed sexism taking place within the Cinema Studies major, as well as in related extracurriculars. She learned that her sister was involved in Women and Minorities in Engineering at Oregon State University and decided to structure the UO club in a similar way.

After drafting the outline for the organization and putting together curriculum, LeBlanc reached out to some key women she already knew to help her with the launch. They made a facebook group and garnered roughly 80 members before the first meeting, which took place on Jan. 17, 2018. “I want to make sure we touch on every little piece of filmmaking, so someone feels a connection to what we’re talking about,� LeBlanc said.

LeBlanc prioritized mentorship early on in UO Women and Film’s development. “I knew I wanted [mentorship] to be a really important part of the organization. Partly because I think that is something I really needed when I was a freshman,� she said. “I think I would be a lot further if I had someone to look up to, and someone who was encouraging

me and giving me tips.�

There are around 10 mentors, each specializing on a specific portion of film — directing, producing, screenwriting, editing, photography/ cinematography, documentary filmmaking, acting, film journalism and art and set design — and providing expertise to people who are hoping to pursue the same concentration.

The first segment of club meetings consists of a “share your experience� time where women are free to share an experience they recently endured where they were the victim of sexism.

The rest of the group is then able to respond with encouragement, understanding and tips for navigating a similar scenario should it happen again. “There is not just one solution for any set of experiences, so its finding the best one, and I think [‘share your experience’ time] is a great exercise to do that,� LeBlanc said.

Club members recall classes in which they were one of five women out of around 20 students. Being a minority sometimes leaves women feeling undervalued and overlooked within classes. LeBlanc is fully capable and competent, but she has been around men who monopolize the camera equipment during group projects and act as though she is unable to operate the machinery correctly. “As someone who is new to viewing movies, it can be kind of intimidating,� said junior Olivia Bowman. “This club has made it a lot easier.�

Following the first segment, meetings carry on with a warm-up and teaching activity to give members practice in a technical area of film. Each week, a different topic is chosen and released on the Facebook group so that women can attend based on whether or not they desire more training in that area.

Most recently, the warm-up consisted of members pairing up and sharing a pivotal moment in their lives. Then, one member of each pair repeated the other’s story to the group. The exercise was meant to depict the relationship between a director and a screenwriter — the director is responsible for accurately portraying the script written by the screenwriter.

For the main activity, LeBlanc passed out

a short story titled “Whatever Happened to Interracial Love� by Kathleen Collins and required members to get into groups of three and draft a shot list of a chosen scene. “They take words and make them come to life,�

LeBlanc said.

Aside from the teaching elements of UO Women and Film, members also benefit by getting to be a part of a welcoming and authentic community. Regular meetings are biweekly, but on the off-week, movie nights are held at one of the members’ apartment. The group watches films directed by women and alternates between light-hearted films and ones that are critically acclaimed. LeBlanc said she can clearly tell the difference in the portrayal of female characters when movies are directed by men. “Women are way more real and flawed when they’re written by women,� she said. “Men either put women on a pedestal or dehumanize them entirely.�

In the future, the group is looking forward to having Michael Aronson, head of the Cinema Studies department, sit in on one of their meetings. The organization is designed for women, but members are planning to host a conjoined event where men of the Cinema Studies club are welcome to attend and participate in a constructive group discussion.

Senior English major Delane Cunningham defined the group as being “pro-women� as opposed to “anti-men.� “We, and Danielle, have created a space where we feel safe and comfortable and welcome and appreciated in ways that sometimes aren’t encouraged in more public spaces,�

Cunningham said.

LeBlanc is also requesting funding from the ASUO Surplus in an effort to provide more wholesome meetings and events for the group. Other women who are interested in the organization are welcome and encouraged to attend biweekly meetings at 6:30 p.m. in Straub Hall 254. “Having a support system automatically gives women an advantage, because we have a resource to get advice and to feel better about what we have to offer,� LeBlanc said.

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39 Cars whose only color until 1952 was bottle green 42 One of the 12 tribes of Israel 43 Just dandy 44 Oscar-winning film based partly on the book “The Master of Disguise” 45 Bowling splits in which the 5 and 10 pins remain 47 Big name in classical education?

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