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đ&#x;”Ś NEWS No charges filed against former basketball player Kavell BigbyWilliams in sexual assault case ➥ JACK

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Former Oregon basketball player Kavell Bigby-Willliams’ sexual assault case was closed by the Gillette College Police Department on Wednesday. No charges will be filed.

Bigby-Williams was under investigation for forcible rape that allegedly occurred on the night of September 17, 2016, during a visit to Gillette Community College in Gillette, Wyoming. Bigby-Williams was visiting his former school where he was a member of the men’s basketball team.

The police report was turned over to the Campbell County Attorney’s Office where it was reviewed, and no further charges were filed.

Bigby-Williams announced his intentions to transfer from Oregon to Louisiana State University before the allegations became public in an article by the Emerald.

In the police report released by the college, the alleged victim said she was drinking alcohol and blacked out on the night of the alleged assault. She stated she had no memory of the crime occurring but woke up with vaginal bleeding, soreness and bruising on her neck.

The police report stated that the alleged victim had no intention of reporting the incident, additionally claiming she did not want to get anyone in trouble.

In an interview with police, Bigby-Williams acknowledged he and the alleged victim were together that night, along with

Oregon Ducks forward Kavell Bigby-Williams (35) reaches to save the ball from going out of bounds in game against Northwest Christian University Beacons on Nov. 7, 2016.

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the Gillette College men’s and women’s basketball teams in on-campus suites.

Bigby-Williams said that he and the alleged victim, “went to the room, and the teammates went elsewhere, and we had sex, she took a shower, came back and we were laying in bed, talking to each other.�

He added: “She got up and took a shower, and we were talking to each other, we laid down, and when she fell asleep, I left back to my friends dorm.�

Bigby-Williams stated he was not aware that the alleged victim was drinking, and he didn’t notice any impairment. He was not drinking, and he said he did not participate in any sexual acts that would cause injury.

Bigby-Williams also said he and the alleged victim had a relationship while he was a student at Gillette College. He stated the two had “consensual sex� earlier in his visit which began on September 12, 2016.

The 6-foot-10 forward played 37 games for the Ducks in 2016-17, averaging 9.8 minutes and 3.0 points.

He was a role player who saw increased action when star Chris Boucher got injured. He helped Oregon reach the Final Four for the second time in school history last season.

At Gillette College, Bigby-Williams was the 2016 Junior College Player of the Year.

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The University of Oregon announced Tuesday morning that David Wineland, a 2012 Nobel Prize winner, will join the university in this fall.

Wineland comes from the University of Colorado Boulder where he is an adjoint professor of physics. He will join UO’s physics department as a Knight Research Professor.

In addition to teaching, Wineland has written extensively for the National Institute of Standards and Technology out of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

His work has included laying the groundwork for quantum computers, creating some of the most accurate clocks in the world and improving GPS systems. “He’s going to really help us move our scientific program ahead by quantum leaps,� UO President Michael Schill said in a video released with the hiring announcement.

Hiring Wineland comes in preparation for breaking ground on the Knight Campus, a venture that UO hopes will vault it to national and worldwide research prominence. “David Wineland embodies the essence of the Knight Campus,� Jayanth Banavar, UO provost said. “What he does is precisely the kinds of thing we want to do with the Knight Campus,

which is to work on grand challenge problems and really make an impact on society.� “There are very few people in the world of his caliber in terms of intellectual achievement,� Banavar said about Wineland. “He will help us do great things here at Oregon by recruiting others ... it’s huge for our university and we are very fortunate that we were able to convice [Wineland] to join us.�

He’s going to really help move our scientific program ahead by quantum leaps,�

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Review: Arcade

Fire loses its spark with the underwhelming ‘Everything Now’ Arcade Fire’s “Everything Nowâ€? aims to be a concept album about the Information Age, but ultimately falls at. (Image courtesy of Sonovox Records)

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Arcade Fire is essentially classic rock.

Only 13 years have passed since the release of the band’s first full-length album “Funeral,� but most of the band’s discography since has been canonized as essential listening. Arcade Fire has managed to create a style of art-rock that does not feel out of place in stadiums and headlining festival sets — similarly to bands like Radiohead — thanks to the band’s large lineup fronted by husband and wife Win Butler and Regine Chassagne. “Everything Now,� the band’s fifth studio album, is an attempt to continue the group’s well-established legacy.

Most of it falls at. “Everything Nowâ€? is a concept album, and sees the band focus on consumer culture and the information age. In order to make that obvious, the band fed its fans information for this album through the satirical Everything Now Corp, a fake finance company they invented for the release. Arcade Fire is good at dedicating themselves

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to a concept, but a concept alone cannot carry this entire release.

The album starts off strong with a series of well-produced songs, all of which were released as singles before the album dropped. The energetic title track includes a breathy pan ute and a full choir, all backed by a lively, disco-inuenced drumbeat. Butler sings over the lush production, reecting on the overwhelming access to both culture and content. The song is followed by “Signs of Life,â€? an upbeat track about the search for meaning in a pleasure-driven society. The hand claps and driving bassline help to tune out its gloomy lyrical content. “Creature Comfortâ€? is a return to the band’s well-molded anthemic sound, and it’s one of the strongest tracks.

The lyrics touch on self-hatred and suicide, but seek to reveal the things that make life worth living. “Born in a diamond mine,� the song states.

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“It’s all around you but you can’t see it.�

However, there are a handful of songs that are unlistenable for long-time fans.

From the dub-inuenced “Peter Pan,â€? to the horrible lyrics on “Chemistryâ€? and “Put Your Money On Me,â€? some tracks feel particularly out of place and uninspired.

Additionally, the song “Infinite Content� feels heavy-handed, and “Everything Now (Continued)� feels like it’s just there to remind you that you’re listening to a concept album. Most of this comes across as filler. “Everything Now� is a very danceable record. But it feels less realized and less cohesive than anything else Arcade Fire has put out in the past. The closer Arcade Fire gets to dance-rock, the more they sacrifice substance and songwriting.This album ends up being a disappointment, especially considering the band’s capability to record masterpieces such as “Funeral� and “The Suburbs.� Most fans are better off returning to their earlier releases.

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The Hub and 13th & Olive apartment complexes depicted as pin-dropped housing destinations for UO students.

Illustrations by Erica Pahua

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A lot has changed at the University of Oregon since the early 1990s. The football team started winning, enrollment exploded, and, thanks to donors like Phil Knight, campus has been under continuous renovation.

Despite the addition of new halls and expanded facilities, the UO campus maintains the same aesthetic feel it had 20 years ago. New buildings have blended with historic structures in a seamless transition between the past and the present. “Much of the grounds and feel is still the same,� 1990 grad and Eugene mortgage company owner Eric Lundberg wrote in an email.

However, off-campus neighborhoods have had a much more abrupt transition. “Housing around the U of O has changed dramatically,� Lundberg wrote. “The amount and scale of recent student housing near the U of O is staggering.�

A combination of increased demand for

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luxury housing and tax breaks offered by the city of Eugene has led to a housing boom in the last 10 years, and changed the way students live off campus.

Today, many UO students live in luxurious, pre-furnished apartments where the amenities make college life very comfortable.

The kitchens are stainless steel, residents soak in poolside Jacuzzis, and the gyms are always open. For many, these apartments are the light at the end of the dorm-life tunnel.

However, UO students didn’t always enjoy such plush accommodations.

When Lundberg lived here in 1982, houses “were poorly maintained, small and much less attractive than now.� Lundberg lived with friends in a South Eugene house that had no heat and leaned badly. “It should’ve been bulldozed 30 years ago,� he wrote.

Students who attended UO in the ’90s remember a similar situation. “After moving out of the dorms, your

options for housing were to find an old house in the neighborhoods near campus, which were usually musty or falling apart,� said 1999 grad Marc Carlton, who was at UO from 1994-1999 for his undergraduate and law degrees. “Chase Village and Ducks Village opened up while I was there, and those were the new, nice places,� Carlton said. “The students who stopped at the Mercedes dealership on the way into town were the students who lived at those places. They were first rate at the time.�

UO’s enrollment has increased dramatically in the last 20 years. Enrollment jumped from 17,269 students in fall 1996 to 23,634 students in fall 2016, a 37 percent increase that has led to some of the major neighborhood changes apparent today.

As the Eugene and UO community grows, so does the need for housing. “We did have a major student housing shortage for many years,� Lundberg wrote

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Now, there is anything but a shortage of housing. A student housing construction boom began around 2008, and changed the shape of campus-area neighborhoods.

Since then, numerous large housing complexes have opened, including 13th and Olive, The Hub, 2125 Franklin, The Patterson, Uncommon, Skybox, and dozens of other smaller complexes.

Chase Village and Ducks Village, located near Autzen Stadium, are now the affordable complexes compared to most of the new buildings. A twobedroom apartment at Chase costs $1,000 per month total.

A two-bedroom apartment at The Hub goes for $1,970 per month, and a two-bedroom at Uncommon costs $2,038.

You get what you pay for, as both The Hub and Uncommon have gyms and hot tubs inside the building, along with pre-furnished apartments.

The Boom Lundberg pointed to some of the conditions that have led to the housing boom, most of which has been financed by outof-state developers.

“A planner I know said three things drive large, out-of-state developers to fund projects near campus: A, a major university with limited on campus housing; B, a student population of at least 25,000; and C, the school must have a nationally ranked sports team,” Lundberg wrote. UO meets two conditions, and is close to reaching the third threshold of 25,000 students.

However, Eugene presents one problem to companies attempting to build within the city.

Jim Walsh, vice president of sales at Rosboro, a Springfield lumber company, said building costs are high in Eugene.

This is due to urban growth boundaries, which are designed to inhibit urban areas from encroaching on farmland and forests. The dense land decreases supply, which raises building costs.

“It’s Economics 101,” Walsh said.

The city of Eugene has a 20-year growth program, called Envision Eugene, which limits building within the urban growth boundary. To incentivize new construction in the downtown area, the city gave tax exemptions to builders of new and renovated multiunit properties. The Eugene Multi-Unit Tax Exemption, or MUPTE, helped many new apartment buildings develop

around the downtown area.

For instance, 13th and Olive, the largest student housing complex at 1,300 beds, is exempt from property tax until 2024, totaling $8.5 million in savings. An investment firm from Singapore bought the 13th and Olive complex this year for $104 million — an example of big, out-of-state investors getting involved with the Eugene housing market.

Although the city has recently excluded student housing from the MUPTE, Walsh believes the tax exemption existed too long. “Talking to people around town, they may have overbuilt,” Walsh said, as many buildings maintain empty rooms.

The housing shortage of the ’80s and ’90s is long gone, as new apartment complexes have struggled to fill up and often offer deals to students in an attempt to get leases signed.

However, Walsh is optimistic that, due to economic growth since the 2008 recession, more millennials will move away from home, increasing the demand for housing.

Many West Eugene residents are unhappy with the growth, Walsh said. New residents have made parking scarce and expensive, and many are unhappy with the use of out-ofstate developers.

The city has attempted to alleviate some of these issues.

According to the Register Guard, the MUPTE will require new buildings to price 30 percent of new units at a rate affordable to people living at “100 percent or less of the region’s median wage.”

“Growth is always a mixed bag for people,” Lundberg wrote.

Despite some public criticism over the change, Lundberg and Walsh are optimistic it will end up being positive.

“Places will always be overbuilt, but it eventually equalizes,” said Walsh, who expects empty apartments will be filled.

Although construction projects have slowed recently, the development spree isn’t over. In April, a Houstonbased company purchased the property of the closed-down Louie’s Village restaurant on Franklin Boulevard near The Hub. The company is planning to build a new 12-story apartment tower, roughly the same size as The Hub. In the oversaturated campus housing market, a new building of that size might struggle to find renters. But one thing is clear: the march toward bigger and better student housing isn’t stopping soon.

13th and Olive, which opened in 2014, is the largest student housing complex in Eugene. (Theo Mechain)

The 2125 complex, directly across from Matthew Knight Arena, is one of several large student housing complexes to open near campus recently. (Theo Mechain)

Opened in 2015, The Hub sits five blocks from campus on Franklin Boulevard. (Theo Mechain) M O N D AY, A U G U S T 7 , 2 0 1 7

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The Oregon Ducks offensive line awaits the snap from Center Doug Brenner (57) during day four of fall practice. The Oregon Ducks practice at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, OR on August 3, 2017. (Theo Mechain)

If the Ducks’ dominant offense is to return, it starts with the ➡ JACK

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The Oregon offensive line is soft. At least, that’s the stereotype.

Like most stereotypes, it’s wrong. The Ducks have dominated in the running game for over a decade now. Notable Oregon running backs Jonathan Stewart, LaMichael James, Kenjon Barner and now Royce Freeman—all talented in their own right—benefit from generations of quality offensive lineman.

Last season’s performance was disappointing for Oregon’s standards. The Ducks had their lowest rushing yards total since 2006, and they allowed 2.5 sacks per game last season. Still, Oregon ended 2016 second in the Pac-12 in total rushing yards despite the ‘down’ season.

The offensive line was a young work in progress last season, but with added experience, and healthy senior Tyrell Crosby, the Ducks have one of the deepest and most talented offensive lines in the conference.

“It all starts up front,” head coach Willie Taggart said. “If there is one position group on our football team that is very solid and together, and I’m really excited about, it’s the offensive line.”

Left guard Shane Lemieux, center Jake Hanson

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and right tackle Calvin Throckmorton are three redshirt sophomores who started last season. It is expected they will start again. It’s their third year on the team. They have a season’s worth of starting experience, so now they’re the veterans.

Throckmorton, for one, feels he is better now than one year ago.

“It’s just a level of confidence,” Throckmorton said. “Just understanding the offense and a really good level of comfort with the coaches and knowing they’re going to put their best foot forward so I can just go out there and let loose.”

Hanson, Throckmorton, Lemieux and Brady Aiello, who started at left tackle in Crosby’s absence, are all from the same class. The group played on the scout team together when they redshirted, as well as on the field last season. The chemistry and experience is there.

“It always helps because that’s like the oldschool Spiderman, that spider sense is telling you that something is coming,” offensive line coach Mario Cristobal said. “You develop that over time with football. You feel a certain pressure, or certain alignment, or certain movement is coming, and that’s ultra-valuable because they help the young guys as well.”

The return of Crosby can’t be understated.

He’s been on multiple preseason watch lists and rankings throughout his career. Protecting quarterback Justin Herbert’s blind side is more important than usual with the lack of quarterback depth.

“It’s great having Tyrell back,” Hanson said.

“He’s one of the best offensive lineman in the nation… It’s nice to have him back with all the young guys that have started in the past and all the veteran guys who have a lot of starting experience under their belt, so we’re really deep and ready to go.”

The right guard spot is completely open.

Through one week of spring practice there have been three fifth year seniors take reps at the position. Evan Voeller, Jake Pisarcik and Doug Brenner are all fighting in their last year.

“It is my last ride, so I definitely feel that,” Pisarcik said. “I’m trying to make the most out of it and come out and have fun every day and come out with a good attitude.”

The right guard battle will last all camp. But whoever is chosen, 2017’s offensive line has an opportunity to show everyone that they’re far from soft.

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Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert searches for an open pass. The Oregon Ducks perform summer practice at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, OR on August 3, 2017. (Phillip Quinn)

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Oregon offensive lineman Jacob Capra (71) charges his teammate during a training drill. The Oregon Ducks perform summer practice at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, OR on August 3, 2017. (Phillip Quinn)

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The first week of fall training camp is over, and there are now just four weeks to go until the Ducks line the tunnels and take the field at Autzen Stadium against Southern Utah on September 2.

They’re inching closer, but still no full pads for the Ducks.

That didn’t stop the practice from getting physical.

Head coach Willie Taggart’s catch phrase is “do something.”

It’s displayed all over the facilities, there is a hashtag for it, and he makes sure to say it every day.

Today, “do something” was manifested in a simple drill, which was first seen in spring practices.

One offensive player lines up near the goal opposite of one defensive player with the football in the middle. The drill starts when the offensive player grabs it, and he then tries to make it across the goal line.

Overall, with the first week coming to a close, Taggart is happy with what he saw.

“We’re getting better at every position,” Taggart said. “The competition is where we want it to be and we need it to continue throughout training camp.”

True evaluations are difficult without pads, as Taggart has stated, but from what can be seen is that the defense has energy and is making plays.

“I don’t know about last season, but I know now, from spring ball to where were at now, guys are really flying to the ball,” Taggart said. “They communicate really well and that’s really impressive ... Sometimes I get ticked off because I’m calling a play and I hear Tyree (Robinson) calling it out and I’m like, ‘you’ve got to be kidding me.’”

Taggart praised the development of sophomore linebacker La’Mar Winston Jr. The Portland, Oregon native was a highly touted recruit, and so far it seems he’s living up to his potential.

“I tell you what, La’Mar, from the latter part of spring ball he’s just been coming along,” Taggart said. “It’s like he turned on a light switch and said, ‘ok it’s time to go play football.’ He’s really been out there competing and having fun.”

There is still no timetable for Clemson transfer Scott Pagano to return from a foot surgery he had in May. Pagano is at practice with a walking boot on his right foot.

Dillon Mitchell was absent from practice with an illness.

The Ducks had their usual 11on-11 drill on Aug 4. Here were the initial 22 players to take the field.

Freshman Jordon Scott was the nose tackle with Henry Mondeaux next to him. Aug 4 was the third time a different player has started at the final defensive line spot. It was freshman Austin Faoliu this time. Elijah George and Jalen Jelks have also received snaps.

The linebackers remained the same with Winston Jr. and Jonah Moi on the outside, and Troy Dye and Kaulana Apelu on the inside.

The defensive back positions have yet to change. Thomas Graham Jr. and Arrion Springs are the cornerbacks with Robinson and Khalil Oliver at safety.

The offensive line has slight changes. Brady Aiello was in at left tackle for Tyrell Crosby.

Shane Lemieux was at left guard. Jake Hanson was the center. Doug Brenner mad an appearance at right guard and Calvin Throckmorton was at right tackle.

Freshman Johnny Johnson III was lined up at wide receiver. Quarterback Justin Herbert has been complimenting his abilities all week. Malike Lovette was another wide-out with Darrian McNeal, who three a touchdown pass to Lovette.

Jacob Breeland was at tight end.

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