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BY JACK FORREST For about half of all law school hopefuls taking the Law School Admissions Test in July, the established law school entrance exam looked a little different. Instead of the traditional paper and pencil waiting for them at their desks, aspiring lawyers were instead given tablets. All of those logic questions and reading passages that are supposed to be indicative of a successful law career were now backlit by a bright white screen.

“Paper and pencil kind of has an antiquated feel about it. I mean, it’d be kinda like sending stuff via regular mail,” said Troy Lawry, the Law School Admissions Council’s senior vice president of technology products. e LSAC, the creator and administer of the LSAT, will officially change the test to digital format on tablets for all test-takers

by Sept. 21. e switch to tablets will more than double the available testing dates from four to nine and add new features that will improve the accessibility of the test, Lawry said.

Veteran Kaplan LSAT coach and University of Oregon grad Glen Stohr wrote the book “ e Digital LSAT: What You Need to Know.” In the book, he details all of the new features available on the tablets that can help test takers. ese features include highlighters, a button to flag questions to go back to and a feature that will cross off wrong answers utilizing the “process of elimination” strategy that Stohr swears by.

For students that have already been studying using paper and pencil, Stohr said that it is “really important to note” that none of the content for the test will be changing and any form of studying is still good; however, Stohr did say that it is “really essential that before the test you practice in the new digital format.”

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e new digital version of the LSAT was developed by Lawry and his team with attention to detail. e tablet used for the test, Microsoft’s Surface Go, was chosen personally by Lawry after testing hundreds of tablets.

“I know this is kind of silly, but there’s this amazing kickstand that allows you to put it at whatever angle,” Lawry said. “And I mean it’s a really top-notch kickstand which helps mitigate glare and make things easier for people, and it also has a longer lifespan than any of the others we looked at.”

Choosing the Surface Go put LSAC and Microsoft into what Lawry calls a “close business relationship” and makes LSAC the largest single purchaser of the Surface Go — the company owns “tens of thousands” of the tablet, Lawrey said. Every test room

has a tablet for each test taker, as well as spares. e tablet and its features for test takers were all selected with disabilities and different learning styles in mind. e team worked with Microsoft’s accessibility team, as well as other organizations, to make sure they were keeping everyone in mind when developing the test.

“We really care. We want this to be the most accessible product, the gold standard for accessibility,” Lawry said.

Stohr said that most of his students had a positive experience with the new test in July but that “there were a few incidents” like students showing up to a test site and the tablets were low battery. But Stohr said those types of issues were minimal and the LSAC said 99.3% of testers were able to successfully take LSAT.

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BY MICHAEL TOBIN • TWITTER @TOBIN_TWEETS e cost of college textbooks has continuously increased.

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Diapers, rosaries and gingerbread are among the many everyday products sucked into the trade war between the U.S. and China, but textbooks — a product that directly affects the lives of college students — are predicted to be safe from dramatic price increases.

Despite a 15% tariff imposed on textbooks in the latest escalation of the trade war between the U.S. and China, local retailers like the Duck Store and textbook publishers say that they aren’t expecting any impacts on their businesses and don’t expect prices to go up.

“It’s not something that we have seen a huge emphasis on,” Eric Breitenstein, the Duck Store’s marketing director, said of the tariffs.

“We’re always kind of aware that may impact prices for students, but this isn’t something we’ve seen a discussion about.”

Breitenstein said that he hasn’t seen any unusual increases in prices other than one to two dollar increases for certain titles.

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of American Publishers. e Trump administration made an exemption for religious texts and delayed tariffs on children’s books, but textbooks still made the list.

Many major textbook publishers say that a large amount of their printing happens in the United States, so there is little worry among publishers about the effect that the tariffs imposed on imported Chinese products will have on textbook prices and the publishers’ business. “ e reason why we don’t anticipate any major change in our business is because we only print a very small percentage of our books offshore,” Elena McAnespie, the sales and marketing director for University of California Press, said in an email.

McAnespie said in her email that the dollar amounts of the tariffs are not as large compared with other commercial publishers since University of California Press is a university press, so its print runs are smaller than those of commercial publishers.

With that being said, McAnespie said that University of California Press is “preparing to further diversify” who it works with in book production to

mitigate risk in the case that higher tariffs are imposed.

A spokesperson for McGrawHill Education, one of the larger commercial publishers, said in an email that the company does “limited printing in China” and that the company doesn’t “anticipate any material effect on the business or prices.”

A spokesperson for Pearson, another major publisher, said that the majority of its printing is done in the U.S. but that Pearson is a global company and, as a result, is “closely monitoring the tariff situation.”

Even if publishers don’t expect the tariffs to impact prices or their business, the AAP expressed concern about the precedent that a tariff on textbooks sets.

“A tariff on books is a tax on information, and at odds with longstanding US policy of not imposing tariffs on educational, scientific and cultural materials,” the AAP said in its August statement.

Even without the tariffs, the textbook industry is changing to keep up with an increasing demand for digital products.

In June, John Wiley & Sons,

a Hoboken, New Jersey-based publishing company, said in its fourth quarter investor call that over threefourths of the company’s revenue now comes from its digital products.

Textbooks are expected to cost on average $1,178 per student for the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the University of Oregon Financial Aid Office, but recent research found that students are spending less on textbooks as well.

Studies released in September by independent research firm Student Monitor and Student Watch, which is funded by the National Association of College Stores, found that average student spending on textbooks and course materials has decreased in recent years.

Student Watch’s survey, which involved over 20,000 students from 42 educational institutions, found that course material spending fell to $415 in the 2018-2019 school year, down from $638 in the 2014-2015 school year.

— Anna Mattson contributed reporting to this story.

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is article references sexual assault and violence that may be uncomfortable for some readers.

“Based on True Events No One Believed.” is is the tagline for “Unbelievable,” a recently released Netflix miniseries that tells the adjacent stories of a teenage girl assaulted in Washington and the detectives hunting her serial rapist in Colorado. e teenage girl, identified by her middle name Marie, was coerced into taking back her statement by local authorities and consequently sued by the police department for lying.

“Unbelievable” is based, almost word for word, on an article published by the Marshall Project, a non-profit online journal that investigates criminal justice issues. rough interviews with Marie, detectives Stacy Galbraith and Edna Hendershot from Colorado and two of Marie’s former foster mothers, the article clearly outlines the negligence and cruelty Marie experienced at the hands of police in Washington, Sergeant Jeffrey Mason and Jerry Rittgarn. e television show utilizes the same backand-forth trajectory as the article, contrasting the thorough and compassionate tactics Galbraith and Hendershot used in their investigation of the injustice Marie experienced with the police department.

Created by screenwriter and director Susannah Grant (“Erin Brockovich”), who is known for bitingly sharp dialogue and feminist viewpoints on societal injustice, “Unbelievable” already appears promising on paper. Acclaimed authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman also lend a hand at writing and production. Grant, independent filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko (“ e Kids Are All Right”) and television producer and director Michael Dinner (“Justified”) split directorial duties. Veteran actors Toni Collette (“Hereditary) and Merritt Waever (“Nurse Jackie”) play the detectives, along with rising star Kaitlyn Dever (“Booksmart”) as Marie.

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to Ava DuVernay’s Netflix offering “When ey See Us,” an examination of police corruption in the case of the Central Park Five. Although “When ey See Us” addresses racism and police brutality instead of sexual violence, both shows utilize gritty realism, relatable characters and step-by-step procedurals of the inner workings of police to appeal to viewers’ sympathies. With endless streaming services coming out of the woodwork and platforms fighting over the rights to popular older programs, many new shows are getting lost in the chaos. But “Unbelievable” is not a show to forget in your endless Netflix queue. e first episode of “Unbelievable” already feels like a fresh take on crime television, with

“THE COMBINATION OF DISTINCTIVE, CLEVER WRITING AND NUANCED CHARACTER PORTRAYALS CEMENT ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ AS MORE THAN JUST A COP PROCEDURAL.” an eerily realistic examination of Marie’s assault and her journey from the first call for help to the police station. e viewer follows Marie in nearreal time as she takes each bureaucratic step to reporting her rape, with frequent flashbacks to the incident. Delightfully bubbly and genuine as a shy high school student in “Booksmart,” Dever shows her incredible range with this

challenging role. e impact of “Unbelievable” falls on the viewer’s empathy and ultimately Dever’s performance, as we are both horrified and impassioned by her situation. Marie is assaulted twice, by both her attacker and the Washington detectives who wanted an easy solution to her case. But “Unbelievable” isn’t a black-and-white depiction of police injustice — the show also highlights the importance of cops who care about their job and the people they serve. e combination of distinctive, clever writing and nuanced character portrayals cements “Unbelievable” as more than just a cop procedural. We care about these people — their families, their wellbeing, the injustice they’ve experienced as women in a patriarchal world.

Not only do we want the serial rapist caught, but we want to see all of these women persevere and thrive, despite the societal and literal barriers they undergo during the investigation.

With the #metoo and #timesup movements, sexual assault and harrassment are being taken more seriously in both the media and the job market. People are being punished and held accountable for their actions. At the same time “Unbelievable” is being streamed by millions of people around the world, high profile NFL player Antonio Brown faces allegations of sexual assault and was released by the New England Patriots.

But as the story of “Unbelievable” suggests, nothing is going to change if we don’t address the systemic biases of our society. As Detective Rasmussen quips, no one denies that a murder occurred. e evidence is plain to see. But many people don’t believe the survivor, because our society is too quick to jump to conclusions.

Marie, a woman shoved from foster home to foster home, was assumed too mentally unstable to declare her own assault by the cops and even her own foster mothers. Would you have believed her? Or maybe the right question is, why wouldn’t you?

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BY SYDNEY DAUPHINAIS • TWITTER @SYDDAUPHINAIS suburban secondary school. Connell is popular, well-adjusted and close with his single mother, while Marianne is socially ostracized and from an abusive, upper class home. Per Connell’s request, their relationship begins in private and falters shortly after it begins. ey go to the same college, lose touch and date other people, but they ultimately cross paths through concentric friend groups — where Marianne thrives socially and Connell is a nervous wreck. Every chapter of the book skips forward in time, either in hours, days, weeks or months, and switches perspectives between Connell and Marianne. is pacing, slow at times, is seamlessly executed. It feels human.

Struggling writers are often told to “write what they know.” Irish author Sally Rooney does exactly that in her sophomore novel “Normal People.”

Only 28 years old, the author has been coined “ e Salinger of the Snapchat generation.”

“Normal People” is a tribute to that strange, lofty title. Rooney cleverly writes of whip smart Irish twentysomethings with a psychological acuity that feels like deep insight into the millennial generation. is is partnered with a deep spectrum of emotional examination, including a brilliant analysis of the imprint left from an ultimately timeless first love. e two main characters, Marianne and Connell, seem opposite when they meet in their

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e strength of the connection Connell and Marianne built during secondary school created a bond that is ultimately unmatched by anything they’ve tried to feel since. ey come back to each other time and time again for a multitude of reasons, but the most obvious explanation is that of mutual understanding. e two of them are deeply flawed, struggling to fit in and are heart-wrenchingly lonely, yet they find a sense of normality through one another. Rooney uses their shared experiences of deep vulnerability and growth as an ode to that first invaluable connection. e multifaceted twists and turns of the main character’s relationship also touch on subtle class themes

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SUMMER RECAP ASUO President Sabinna Estephania Pierre (right) and former Vice President Montse Mendez (left). (Madi Mather/Emerald)

Students who left Eugene in June may not recognize some parts of campus as they trickle back in for the start of a new school year. The new Hayward Field is starting to take shape and the University of Oregon has spread across Franklin Boulevard with the addition of the sky bridge. The UO’s board of trustees named the soon-to-come Black Cultural Center after UO alumna, former advisor and activist Lyllyle ReynoldsParker.

But so much more happened. Here’s a recap of the most important things that happened this summer:

ASUO VP resigns — Covered by Gina Scalpone, Michael Tobin and Jack Forrest ASUO Vice President Montse Mendez announced her resignation in an open letter linked in her Instagram biography. She cited a “hostile work environment” created by ASUO President Sabinna Pierre.

In the letter, Mendez said she made an “internal mistake” at the beginning of the summer that started the conflict. Mendez’s letter did not specify the nature of her mistake, calling it administrative — but she said Pierre called it a crime and threatened her with “expulsion and legal consequences” that could threaten Mendez’s immigration status.

Mendez said she consulted with ASUO advisors and the code of conduct, and she said there were no consequences to her actions.

Pierre and Mendez did not respond to repeated requests for comment. e two ran for ASUO executive together on the Ducks Empowered slate. Mendez said Pierre hid her true politics from Mendez. “In retrospect, I can see our politics and values never aligned I was just manipulated by her throughout the campaign,” Mendez said in her letter.

Mendez said she was resigning because she did not run to fight with another student, writing, “I don’t want to spend any more time on what happened here because while this is devastating, student clash (sic) distracts from the bigger problem.”

Naming of the Black Cultural Center — Covered by Ryan Nguyen After examining 21 nominations and nearly 500 comments, the UO board of trustees unanimously voted to name the Black Cultural Center after UO alumna, former advisor and civil rights activist Lyllye Reynolds-Parker.

Parker, 73, is part of one of the first Black families to move to Eugene, according to BCC naming committee documents, and letters nominating her as the center’s namesake described Parker as “legendary.” In those letters, students from her 17-year career as an advisor in UO’s multicultural academic center wrote about how “Aunt Lyllye” ate lunch with them, held them as they cried and advocated for them.

e center completes another of the 12 demands of the Black Student Task Force, which protested in November 2015 to demonstrate how UO “remains unsafe and unwelcoming for Black students,” as Shaniece Curry, then-external director of UO Black Women of Achievement, explained then. e board also considered naming the center after Derrick Bell Jr., who became the first Black dean of the UO School of Law in 1980. e 3,200-square-foot center — which will hold spaces for classes, advising and clubs — will open Oct. 12 and is located near E. 15th Avenue and Villard Street, by Global Scholars Hall.

Tykeson Hall is done — Covered by Hannah Kanik After two years of construction, UO’s college and career advising building, Tykeson Hall, will officially open its doors this fall.

Kay Jarvis, university spokesperson, said the completion of the construction is part of UO’s added focus on student success.

“Tykeson serves as the new hub for academic and career advising, and home to the College of Arts and Sciences, the University Career Center and the Division of Equity and Inclusion,” Jarvis said.

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e newly built Tykeson Hall on the University of Oregon campus. (D. L Young/ Emerald)

student success, said the building will host 23 newly hired advisors and offer “wrap-around” advising that will be a more holistic approach to helping students.

“Pathway Oregon has been one of our hallmark examples of providing wrap-around services for students,” Scott said. “ at’s been basis and were just expanding that with the influx of support and capacity building for our students, so we’re really excited about it.”

Funding for the hall came from a $10 million donation by Willie and Don Tykeson.

Hayward Field starts to take shape — Covered by Hannah Kanik New photographs showing the progress of Hayward Field’s renovation were posted to the facility’s website. e photos show it’s main tower and stadium seating taking shape. e stadium is scheduled to complete construction in spring of 2020.

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e stadium will hold over 10,000 people and is scheduled to host the 2021 IAAF World Championship.

Funding for the stadium comes from Phil and Penny Knight, as well as more than 50 other donors, according to the facility’s website.

Construction of Hayward Field is a year into the making since starting in Summer 2018.

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Arrests made in murder of LCC student — Covered by Gina Scalpone Two people were arrested Aug. 29 in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Lane Community College student Alex Oyombe Gradin, Eugene Police said at a press conference the next day.

EPD arrested Regis Derey Kindred, 30, and Kailee Von Foster, 29, a married couple from Portland, on murder charges. Gradin was shot in the University of Oregon-owned parking lot behind Taylor’s Bar and Grill at 1:44 a.m. on May 4.

Police said the motive of the shooting was intentional and gang-related, but emphasized that Gradin had no affiliation with

or connection to any gang activity. “He did absolutely nothing wrong,” EPD Detective Jed McGuire said at the press conference.

Foster was arrested in Portland and transported to the Lane County Jail on Aug. 29.

Kindred had already been arrested for a parole violation in Multnomah County, and he was transported to Lane County Jail Sept. 9, after he finished serving his sentence.

Both Kindred and Foster pleaded not guilty to the murder charges brought against them by a grand jury. Trial dates have not been set as of publication.

A parade marches down the path waving transgender pride flags to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots at OCF. (Marissa Willke/Emerald)

Eugene Pride — Covered by Frankie Kerner With glitter beards, free hugs signs and rainbow flags galore, the Eugene Pride in the Park festival on Aug. 10 was filled with positive energy. e motto of the annual event is “come out and be you,” which encapsulates the nature of self-love and expression the festival encourages. e day began with a march through downtown that ended at Alton Baker Park, where the festival began from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Bill Sullivan, the president of Eugene Pride, came onto the main stage as his drag persona, Daphne Storm, to speak to the crowd.

“I’ve been a part of this community off and on for the past 40 years, since 1978. I adore this community, I’ll do anything I can for this community, without hesitation,” he said. “I love all of you for being here today, and I hope we continue this to grow even bigger next year. We got plans for next year, so stick around! I’m not going anywhere yet.” e park was loaded with food vendors and activities like face painting and bubble blowing.

Dozens of booths from different nonprofits and businesses were available with information for passersby, including Planned Parenthood and White Bird Clinic.

50th anniversary of OCF — Covered by Frankie Kerner and Hunter Reed ousands traveled to Veneta, Oregon, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Country Fair. Over 50,000 attended the fair this year — the largest gathering since the 1980s.

Festivities ran throughout the second weekend of July. ere were live performances, from acts like Phil Lesh, the bass guitarist of e Grateful Dead to the university student band Laundry, among many others scattered across OCF’s 19 stages. e festival hosted 350 different vendors, each bringing delicious meals, one-of-a-kind artisan crafts, information

on alternative technologies and so much more.

For the 50th anniversary, OCF organizers wanted to reciprocate the love and support shown by the dedicated OCF community. ey built a platform where various artisans could come and put their creative processes on display by creating their art on stage. e 50th anniversary was organized and designed with immense detail, welcoming veteran guests who had been a part of the festival since its beginning, and newcomers not knowing what to expect.

Rupaul’s Drag Race contestant from Season 2, Pandora Boxx, makes a guest appearance at the pride festival. (Marissa Willke/Emerald)

Sky Bridge spans across Franklin Boulevard — Covered by Hannah Kanik UO completed construction of a glass sky bridge suspended across Franklin Boulevard that connects the rest of the university’s science buildings to the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.

Construction began on the estimated $1 billion campus in March 2018 and is scheduled to open in spring of 2020. e bridge will not be accessible or open to students until 2020.

“Crews continue work on the interior of the bridge. Next spring, the bridge will connect the Lewis Integrative Science Building with the Knight Campus,” Jarvis said.

Robert Guldberg was named the vice president and Robert and Leona DeArmond executive director of the Knight Campus

in 2017.

Funding for the Knight Campus comes from a variety of sources, including a $500 million donation from Phil and Penny Knight, as well as $70 million of a requested $100 million in approved state bonds and $10 million from UO alumni Robert and Leona DeArmond, who donated $10 million to endow Guldberg his position in June 2018.

UO hired Portland-based firm Bora Architects and New York-based firm Ennead Architects for the project.

Construction and traffic information will be communicated through AroundtheO and the Knight Campus website.

Construction takes place on the sky bridge over Franklin Boulevard. (Kimberly Harris)

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PURUCKER: FAIR CONTRACTS, FAIR TUITION – WHY WORKERS STAND WITH STUDENTS AT UO

BY DAVID PURUCKER is piece reflects the views of David Purucker, a graduate teaching fellow at the University of Oregon, and not those of Emerald Media Group. It has been edited by the Emerald for grammar and style. Send your columns or submissions about our content or campus issues to editor@dailyemerald.com e start of an academic year can always be disorienting. is year, though, fall term might be a lot more chaotic than usual. at’s because up to 1,500 workers at UO have authorized a strike to win a fair wage for their labor. ese workers, called classified staff, are members of the Service Employees International Union, which represents thousands of workers across the Oregon university system. ough these workers may not teach classes, the educational mission of a public university is impossible without them. Without their labor, students can’t access university housing or buy meals in university cafeterias or register for courses.

For the past six months, SEIU has been bargaining with the state university system for a contract that provides a living wage and reduces the massive income inequality between top administrators and regular workers. So far, the universities have refused to give SEIU a serious offer, proposing paltry raises of 1 percent or less for each year of the union’s four-year contract.

SEIU is not the only union struggling for a fair contract. e Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, the union of graduate student employees, has been bargaining for almost a year to win a living wage and defend the affordable health insurance that GEs depend on. e GTFF wants a deal, but it’s apparent that the university won’t accept anything less than a severe reduction in GE compensation. If UO doesn’t budge, the GTFF will be forced to go on strike sometime later this term. If that happens, assignments won’t get graded, classes may be cancelled, and undergraduate students may not receive the course credits they need to maintain aid eligibility.

SEIU and GTFF are fighting back against a decadeslong assault on Oregon’s public university system. e top administrators in Johnson Hall, UO’s unelected board of trustees and wealthy corporate donors like Phil Knight want to privatize our university so that they can profit freely from tax-deductible investments in branded athletics programs, or murky public-private partnerships like the new Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.

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the last, best line of defense for workers and students.

At a board of trustees meeting in May, members of the GTFF, SEIU, ASUO and the faculty labor union tore into UO President Michael Schill and the board members for approving a resident undergraduate tuition increase of up to 9.68 percent for the 2019-20 academic year (the university later chose to raise in-state tuition and fees by 7.1 percent). In the last 10 years, resident undergraduate tuition has increased by an astounding 87.6 percent, according to the Emerald. e people who run our public universities want you to think that money going to workers is coming out of the pockets of students, and that there’s no room in university budgets to provide fair wages or affordable tuition. But earlier this month, SEIU released a damning report that disproves the administration’s austerity narrative.

According to the report, Oregon’s universities employ far too many supervisors, with one manager for every five workers (other state agencies have ratios averaging closer to 10:1). e top layer of those managers are paid obscene salaries. President Schill, for example, receives an annual salary of $734,400 (that’s over $14,000 every week).

Full-time SEIU workers at UO, meanwhile, take home on average just $42,680 per year. Graduate employees make even less, averaging across our nine-month contracts a meager $16,000.

At the behest of corporate patrons like Knight, and pursuing a misguided strategy of attracting out-of-state students and donors, Johnson Hall has used loans to finance huge capital construction projects like the Matthew Knight Arena or the new Knight Campus.

According to the SEIU report, years of debt-fueled spending across the Oregon university system has spiked the percentage of state university funding earmarked for interest payments from 3% in 1999-2001 to 16% in 2017-19.

It’s this kind of administrative bloat, privilege and irresponsible spending that’s driving wages down and tuition up at UO, not union contracts for the people who teach students and maintain the university. And while it’s true that employer liabilities for public pension contributions are increasing, UO’s pension liability was still only 4.3% of operating expenses in 2018, according to the SEIU report. e problem at UO isn’t greedy workers. e money is there to support a thriving and affordable university system. Getting there starts with supporting our unions.

WHAT CAN STUDENTS DO? Students can do three big things to help workers on strike.

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Make some calls: Tell your parents and family members about what’s going on at the university. And call your state representatives. If you live around campus, that’s State Senator Lee Beyer and State Representative Marty Wilde. Tell them to tell UO that campus workers deserve a fair contract.

2. Join union picket lines: Workers will be on pickets all around campus to let the community know about the strike. Picketing can be tough, especially when the weather is getting rainy and cold. Walking with workers and bringing them care packages can really boost morale.

3. Get involved with ASUO: ASUO is a strong supporter of campus labor, and is organizing solidarity actions for students to help workers on strike. Watch your email and posts on the ASUO Facebook page to find out more.

STUDENT ATHLETES OR UNPAID LABORERS?

BY BAZIL STERLING For most working students, their job tends to be the obstacle preventing them from keeping up with their courseload. But what if struggling at work not only threatened their job, but their ability to enroll in school? e time commitments of collegiate athletics are comparable to those of a full-time job, but student athletes can’t receive compensation from their athletic ventures due to the NCAA’s amateurism rules. Student athletes are worth upwards of $100,000 to their schools, according to a 2011 study from the National College Players Association, but live in near poverty while in college.

Recently, the California State Assembly unanimously passed the Fair Pay to Play Act, or SB 206, which would prevent universities from taking student athletes’ scholarships if they profit from their own likeness, name or image. By eliminating amateurism, players could receive endorsement money, giving them the ability to profit from their athletic achievements and personal brand.

Although this potential law could create problems, athletes in other states deserve the same opportunities as those in California. I

strongly believe that similar legislation needs to be implemented in every state as soon as possible because every student-athlete is entitled to profit from their own likeness.

While neither the NCAA nor universities would be paying players, SB 206 is a leap forward for college athletics. Given that only a small percentage of student athletes go pro, college athletes would be able to make money. Athletes could avoid potentially making nothing for four years of collegiate play, even if they miss out on the pros. e issue has plagued the NCAA for decades.

Colleges with top-tier basketball or football programs rake in tens of millions of dollars thanks to the success of the student athletes, but the athletes don’t share the profits. Media conglomerates get exclusive rights to certain athletic events or entire sports, allowing companies to make billions from student athletes’ labor. e primary opponent of SB 206 is none other than the NCAA, which relies on the concept of amateurism. e NCAA recently claimed that SB 206 is “unconstitutional” because

California’s 58 NCAA schools will be swimming in uncharted waters compared with the rest of the NCAA’s institutions.

Other critics of SB 206, such as former college football star Tim Tebow, slammed the potential law because it harms the culture of college sports.

According to Tebow, since players aren’t receiving checks, their motivations for competing go beyond money. But Tebow possesses privilege that most student athletes don’t have. Every athlete doesn’t get an allowance from their parents, and most can’t get by without a check until they reach the pros. is debate is similar to the discussion of unpaid internships. No one wants to work for free, but certain people can afford to obtain experience without a paycheck, while many cannot. is is the unlevel playing field that is most concerning.

Ultimately, it’s unjust for players to work for free while risking career-ending injuries. e positive outcomes for athletes profiting from their own likeness outweigh the possible negatives. Similar legislation should be passed across the country, as everyone should be able to profit from their own name.

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Ducks quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws downfield towards a receiver. (Connor Cox/Emerald)

DEFENSE STAYS HOT, OFFENSE GRINDS IT OUT IN OREGON’S FIRST PAC-12 WIN OF THE SEASON

BY BRADY LIM STANFORD, Calif. — Oregon rode its red-hot defense to the program’s first victory over Stanford since 2015 on Saturday night.

No. 16 Oregon (3-1, Pac-12 1-0) controlled almost the entirety of the game, trailing for only four minutes after a Stanford (1-3, Pac-12 0-2) field goal on the opening possession of the game.

After getting blown out by the Cardinal in 2016, 2017 and losing what appeared to be a sure-fire win in 2018, Saturday night was not just any other night. Despite its two losses coming into the game, the aura of Stanford and its history is real. And Oregon didn’t shy away from that. In fact, it embraced it.

“Certainly [Stanford] was a game we didn’t finish last year. at was heavy on our minds,” head coach Mario Cristobal said. “We wanted to finish this one the right way. And we did that.”

For the seniors, knowing they will leave the UO with a win against the Cardinal under their belt was a big deal.

“It meant a lot, honestly,” senior tight end Jacob Breeland said. “In the second half, walking in...we were looking at each other like ‘we’re gonna get this.’”

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Carlberg, being able to witness Oregon spoil Stanford’s Playoff hopes in 2015 made Saturday night’s win even more meaningful. He’s experienced a big win against the Cardinal, and wanted to get that feeling back.

“We’ve gone through a lot,” Carlberg said. “With coaching changes and stuff like that, we knew that we had to prove ourselves as a senior class. As fifth-year seniors and leaders of this team, we needed to get this win against Stanford to prove a point.”

As for the game itself, the most notable Oregon senior was Justin Herbert. He continued to look like one of the nation’s best quarterbacks, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns on only five incompletions. He has now thrown a touchdown in 32 consecutive games — the longest streak in the country — and surpassed the 8,000-yard mark for his career.

“He was dialed in,” wide receiver Jaylon Redd said. “Justin Herbert has a Jug for an arm. You don’t even need a Jugs machine. at’s the Jug man for you right there. He’s gonna get it done for you.”

Redd’s 36-yard touchdown strike from Herbert put the Ducks up 7-3 in the first quarter, and the team never

looked back. It was Redd’s third touchdown reception in as many games, and his role as a consistent presence in the slot has been huge for a receiving corps decimated by injuries. e other consistent target has been Jacob Breeland. He caught two more touchdowns on Saturday to bring his season total to a teamleading five.

“I would say so,” Breeland said when asked if his chemistry with Herbert was at an all-time high. “He throws the ball perfectly where it needs to be.”

With the Herbert-Breeland connection putting points on the board, the Oregon defense found itself playing with a lead. And over the last three games, it’s been nothing short of dominant. Twelve quarters without a touchdown.

Five points allowed per game. Four interceptions.

“Lot of pride, lot of toughness,” head coach Mario Cristobal said of the defense. “All those guys. I thought Jordon [Scott] was awesome. Troy Dye was spectacular. Just awesome to watch those guys play at such a high level.”

Aside from Scott and Dye, the standout defensively was Jevon Holland. He racked up eight more

tackles and picked off KJ Costello for his second interception of the season. He continues to be one of Oregon’s most valuable players as just a true sophomore.

“We’re doing what we need to do,” Holland said of the defense. “We know what to do. We know where to go.”

An under-the-radar aspect of the contest that turned out to be a big storyline on Saturday was the punting game. On a night when Oregon struggled to get its running game going, Blake Maimone’s five punts inside the 20-yard line proved to be a difference maker.

“Hidden yardage,” Cristobal said of Maimone’s performance. “He made it difficult for them to sustain drives.

Really valuable.”

With Maimone consistently pinning the Cardinal deep in its own territory and the defense continuing to lock up any offense that it lines up against, the Ducks did just enough to grind out a long-awaited victory on Saturday. e team will get a bye next week before welcoming stillunbeaten Cal to Eugene on October 5.

“Nobody’s seen our best yet,” Redd said. “I don’t even think tonight we played our best ball. In the future, I think everything will come together.”

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