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THE BEST &WORST SONGS FOR KARAOKE

Every karaoke star hates standing around while the instrumental break rolls on. What are you supposed to do up there? Dance? Apologize? If guitar solos and extended intros are the bane of your existence, look no further than the Beatles. Part of what makes the early Beatles so fabulous is how much they cram into songs that last less than three – and often less than two – minutes, so you’ll probably be singing the whole time. Anything from their first four albums will suffice. “A Hard Day’s Night” is my personal recommendation because dear God, that bridge. Invite a friend up to harmonize if you want.

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“A Hard Day’s Night” by The Beatles

Pretty much any Disney Renaissance song will do – Mulan’s “I’ll Make A Man Out Of You” is more or less the “Stairway To Heaven” of our generation – but this Lion King classic is a pleasant curveball. Those who know the words will sing along. Those who don’t can always chuckle about the fact that you’re singing from the perspective of a flatulent warthog. It’s also not a terribly technically difficult song, and it’s one you can (literally) ham it up on. Don’t forget: “When I was a young wart-hooooooog!”

“Hakuna Matata” by Elton John & Tim Rice

Local karaoke bars have a duty to play this one as often as possible. Supposedly, singer and drummer Kelly Keagy wrote this song after visiting his little sister Christy, who was living in Eugene. Its dynamite (and unintelligible) chorus, “Motoring / what’s your price for flight / for finding Mr. Right?” pulls from local lingo, wherein “motoring” refers to driving around, picking up girls. This slow-burner power ballad will have anyone in proximity sparking their lighters in solidarity.

“Sister Christian” by Night Ranger

Just so you know: no one wants to watch you mumble Eminem lyrics and stare at the ground. Ninety percent of karaoke singers who try this song will lose rhythm and make a buffoon of themselves. Please do not rap Eminem at any karaoke night. You’d have better luck selecting “Method Man” by Wu-Tang Clan (and that’s including the intro with Method Man himself concocting various grisly torture plans).

“Lose Yourself” by Eminem

There are some sounds that will permanently offend your ears: the slow, squealing halt of a car with worn-out break pads, the high-pitched whine of a dental drill, the slow swan song of a fire alarm that’s low on batteries, marbles rubbing together and the beer-confident patron who thinks they can power through the verses of “It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from youuuuuu!” This song is a practical joke for the karaoke circuit, since the first verses are sung in a standard tenor before soaring to its soprano chorus: “I bless the rains down in Aaaafricaaaa!”

“Africa” by Toto

With the exception of the intro and outro, Fetty Wap either sings or raps his guts out throughout this song. Yes, it’s a great drunk song, and it’s got one of the great hip hop vocal performances of the decade. But you need eight lungs to get through this thing in karaoke. I’d recommend another Fetty joint, maybe “My Way.” But what makes Fetty Wap so frustrating at karaoke is how finely he toes the line between caterwauling and all-out emotive singing. Here’s a good litmus test: if you’re too scared to do Adele, you probably shouldn’t try Fetty.

“Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap

Bartenders have heard it all, and they’re getting tired of it. You don’t have Freddie Mercury’s pipes. You don’t have Adele’s gospel charm. No more “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Please, enough “Rolling in the Deep.”

This week, the Emerald recommends the best and worst songs that you can sing at a karaoke bar.

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On March 20, Emerald writer Craig Wright sat down with Slayer’s Gary Holt and Paul Bostaph for a half-hour interview prior to the band’s sold-out show at Portland’s Roseland Theater. This is an excerpt from the complete feature story, which you can find online at emrld.co/kingsofthrash.

The Roseland Theater made some precautionary measures on March 20; patrons had to pass through a metal detector and be patted down before the staff could even scan tickets. It was a gloomy overcast Portland day, and as I passed the die-hard fans who had lined up hours early, I noticed a common trait: Everyone was wearing black, and no one looked happy.

Making its first appearance in Portland since 2011 was Slayer, the fathers of thrash metal. It was also the band’s first time at the venue since 2004. The show sold out in a matter of minutes and resale tickets online pushed upwards of $200 that day. Slayer is touring in support of 2015’s Repentless, the band’s first album to feature the current lineup of singer/bassist Tom Araya, guitarist Kerry King, drummer Paul Bostaph and guitarist Gary Holt. Testament and Carcass were also on the bill, rounding out a triple-header of thrash.

Hanging over the stairs at the Roseland is a sign that says, “No moshing or other disruptive behaviors.” Stopping a mosh pit at a Slayer show is like asking a Grateful Dead crowd to leave the weed at home, but certain rules are made to be broken.

The Roseland Theater doesn’t seem like an ideal place for a massive circle pit to break out, due to the large black

pillars spanning from floor to ceiling – which were almost camouflaged by the impressive array of black T-shirts with increasingly offensive block-letter slogans. About 90 percent of these shirts’ content cannot be re-printed here. Anyone who has ever said metalheads have no sense of humor is seriously misguided.

The energy in the room was palpable all night. Twenty minutes before Carcass opened, fans in the balcony began chanting for Slayer.

“I have a good feeling about what’s going to snap off tonight,” Holt told me. “I think it’s going to be fucking nuts. This club has just got that vibe of violence to it and I like it.”

“Any club with a pole in the middle of the stage is setting the stage [for a good show],” Bostaph added.

I asked Bostaph and Holt how Slayer prepares for a show, and they both described their standard pre-gig routine. It involves about an hour of warming up and stretching to prevent pulling any muscles in preparation of the technically demanding music.

“We don’t prepare by like slaughtering small animals or anything like that,” Holt said. “It’s actually pretty tame.”

Thrash metal invokes violent imagery and lyrics that are often about murder, death, violence and racial prejudice, but Holt says this is a reflection of reality, and not a call for violence.

“If we lived in this tranquil, perfect society where there’s no hate and there’s no racial prejudice, no violence, I’d write about happy shit. But that’s not the world I live in. We live in a fucked-up place, so that’s where my inspiration comes from,” he said.

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It may seem like the authors of these grisly themes would be safe from nightmares, but even the members of Slayer aren’t immune.

“I have tons of nightmares,” Bostaph said. “I’ve had dreams where I go into a dark room, and I know there’s something in there. I know it’s coming to get me. I can feel it. I can feel the goosebumps.”

I can feel Holt watching me intently as Bostaph shares his nightmare story. He takes an extended drag from an e-cigarette before saying that he loves the feeling of waking up in a cold sweat from a particularly visceral nightmare.

“I had a dream once many years ago, a simple dream, no fantasy land-type shit, that I murdered somebody, and I swear for a month I believed that shit,” Holt said. “I thought it was a repressed memory thing. It was so real that I was asking myself, ‘Did I really do that shit? No, I couldn’t. I didn’t kill a man and bury him in a park by my mom’s house.’

“It was scary. But cool as fuck at the same time.”

I asked Holt and Bostaph what the future of Slayer holds, and how

the band has maintained its three decades of longevity. Bostaph said part of the successful formula is not pushing each other’s buttons, but Holt added:

“I don’t think any of us know how to do anything else other than play heavy metal, thrash metal, and do it well. You get to play a sold-out show with a pole in the middle of the stage in front of a bunch of people who are going to go nuts, or I could go to trade school. I’d rather be here. It’s kind of an easy choice.”

Holt and Bostaph both said they will continue with Slayer as long as possible.

“I’ll stop doing this when I feel I can’t do it at the level I demand of myself. The older I get, the more I want to show people half my age how this shit is done, and make them look tired. The only difference is I walk off stage and start gobbling more ibuprofen, then I go hang upside down and call my back doctor – and [young people] are riding skateboards down the street.”

Be sure to read the full Q&A with Holt and Bostaph, also available online at emrld.co/slayerqa.

“If we lived in this tranquil, perfect society where there’s no hate and there’s no racial prejudice, no violence, I’d write about happy shit. But that’s not the world I live in. We live in a fucked-up place, so that’s where my inspiration comes from.”

-Gary Holt, Slayer guitarist

(above) carcass’ jeff walker playing during the band’s set, prior to slayer’s performance at the roseland Theater.

(Above) Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph and guitarist Gary Holt during an interview before the show.

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Surprise your friends with something sweet this spring. Whether you want to add a little flavor to your weekly meetings, or aren’t sure what to bring to your next potluck, these cupcakes just might work. They each take less than an hour to make and serve about 20 people.

Carrot Cake CupcakesIngredients:1 cup melted butter1 ½ cups sugar2 cups buttermilk½ tsp. vanilla¼ tsp. salt1 ½ tsp. baking soda1 tsp. cinnamon1 tsp. nutmeg1 ¾ cups flour4 cups carrots (cut carrots in ½ to measure)about 1 ½ cups of walnuts1 can of cream cheese frosting

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.2. In a large bowl, beat together the

butter, sugar, buttermilk and vanilla until well mixed.

3. Grate the carrots using a cheese grater, then pour into the butter mixture and stir until evenly distributed throughout the mixture.

4. In another bowl, stir salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour.

5. Pour the flour mixture into the carrot mixture and stir until all dry ingredients are mixed in and carrots are evenly spread out.

6. Fill cupcake pans with liners. (batter should fill about 20 liners)

7. Fill liners two-thirds of the way with batter.8. Bake for 20 minutes, then let cool.9. Spread about a spoonful of frosting

over each cupcake, then sprinkle each cupcake with a spoonful of walnuts.

Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes

Ingredients:1/2 cup water1 cup chopped strawberries1 cup lemon juice2 cups sugar2 eggs1 cup melted butter1 cup milk½ cup vanilla flavored yogurt1 2/3 cups flour2 tsp. baking powder1 can strawberry frostingpink sprinkles

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.2. Combine water, strawberries, lemon

juice, sugar and butter in a blender.3. Beat eggs, milk and yogurt in a bowl.4. Add flour and baking powder and mix well.5. Line cupcake pan with liners.6. Fill liners two-thirds of the way up with

batter.7. Bake for 20 minutes then let cool.8. Cover cupcakes with a spoonful of

frosting, then shower with sprinkles.

Vanilla Cream CupcakesIngredients:Cream:1 pint of heavy whipping cream3 tbsp. powdered sugar1 tsp. vanilla½ tsp. of melted butterCupcakes:½ cup sugar1 stick of butter (softened)1 1/2 tsp. vanilla2 eggs3/4 cups of milk1 ½ cups flour¼ tsp. salt1 tsp. baking powder

Directions:1. Beat whipping cream until peaks appear.

Mix in powder sugar, vanilla and melted butter. Refrigerate while completing other steps.

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.3. Combine butter and sugar using beater.4. Add vanilla, eggs and milk, and beat well.5. In another bowl, mix flour, salt and

baking powder together.6. Pour dry ingredients into butter and vanilla

mixture and stir everything together.7. Fill cupcake pans with cupcake liners

and fill about two-thirds high.8. Bake for 20 minutes.9. Spread refrigerated cream mixture over

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THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON filed motions to appeal the verdict of a former UOPD officer’s lawsuit in a national court of appeals on Tuesday. The university lost their first appeal of the case on Feb. 29 in Portland.

In 2013, former UOPD officer James Cleavenger sued the university for wrongful termination and retaliation. He won the case in September 2015. UO filed appeal motions, but those were denied by the same judge that presided over the original case.

UO filed the motions in the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal court with power to review and change the outcomes of cases tried in lower courts. Decisions made in the Ninth Circuit set legal precedents for future cases, giving this trial national implications. The court can decide whether to review the case or deny it, depending on whether they believe the jury and the original judge, David Carter, made a mistake in their verdict. If it is reviewed, it could set a national precedent for wrongful termination cases. If it’s denied, the lawsuit will end.

“Naturally, I’m disappointed, but I’m not surprised because of the way the university has handled this matter from the beginning,” Cleavenger said. “But I’m in for the long haul, just disappointed because the costs of the case have become astronomical.”

The jury originally awarded Cleavenger $755,000. Adding in UO’s attorney fees, Cleavenger’s attorney fees (which UO also has to pay), costs of arbitration while Cleavenger was still a UOPD officer and other small fees, the known costs of the case have risen above $1.6 million. Unknown costs include UO’s attorney fees during the appeal process and arbitration. If the Ninth Circuit accepts the case, it will cost even more.

“It’s gonna cost another half

million, I’m sure,” Cleavenger said. The university’s insurance policy, PERMIT, will ultimately pay for the damages. UO General Counsel did not reply for comment by time of publication.

The defendants are still Lieutenant Brandon Lebrecht, Sergeant Scott Cameron and former chief Carolyn McDermed. McDermed retired from the UOPD chief position on Feb. 26. UO’s appeal in the Cleavenger case was denied Feb. 29.

Here’s a breakdown of what UO will be charged for the lawsuit if their Ninth Circuit Court appeal is denied:

• $755,000.00 – Jury Award• $12,268.75 – Interest on the

jury award (estimated by Cleavenger’s attorneys)

• $448,642.99 – Plaintiff legal fees and costs for original trial

• $394,925.70 – Defense legal fees and costs for original trial

• $30,226.65 – Arbitration award for back-wages, retirement plan and interest

• $6,392.50 – Half the cost of arbitration (the Service Employees International Union paid the other half)

• $505.00 – Filing fee for Ninth Circuit Court Appeal

• Total: $1,617,734.94

Fees Unknown at this time:

• $55,201.60 – Plaintiff attorney fees requested for appeal process (not yet reviewed by the judge)

• UO legal fees during arbitration process

• UO legal fees during appeal process

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Former UOPD officer James Cleavenger sued the UO for wrongful termination and retaliation. (Cole Elsasser)

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Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon once said

people go to rock shows to watch

other people believe in themselves.

The same can be said of karaoke

— except it’s usually free, and the singing is

generally a whole lot worse. Invented in Japan

in 1971, this ingenious little technology has

allowed millions of drunken revelers to fulfill

their rock-star dreams, with all the self-aware-

ness rock stars usually don’t have. Karaoke

isn’t about hitting the right notes but about

transcending your inability to do so — or, if you

can hit the right notes, getting the audience

you deserve. It’s a spiritual, if occasionally ter-

rifying, experience. If you feel up to it, there’s

karaoke in Eugene every night of the week.

Here are just a few of your options.

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AGATE ALLEY BISTRO1461 E. 19th Ave.Sunday, 9 p.m.

Singing karaoke at Agate Alley Bistro can feel a bit like play-ing a basement punk show: the lighting is dim, the ceiling is low, there’s no stage and it’s packed to the brim with drunk people. Take advantage of the bar’s plushy atmosphere to sing your favorite Billie Holiday song — or rile up the packed crowd with some Clash or Green Day. It’s Sunday night, so it might not be optimal for the busier among us. But Agate Alley has no shortage of treats for the rest of the week, not least its infamous Thursday night drink wheel.

Also on Sunday: Embers, 7 p.m.; Quackers, 9 p.m.; Webfoot, 9 p.m.

BARN LIGHT924 Willamette St.Thursday, 9 p.m.

By day, the Barn Light is an inconspicuous little cafe, a great place to sit and study. By night, it transforms into Willamette Street’s prime party spot, as famous for its Frito pie as it is for its “world famous” karaoke on Thursday nights. The Barn Light’s karaoke nights mostly draw a younger 20-something college crowd, including a lot of regulars, and though it’s often packed, the turnover of songs is generally pretty quick.

Also on Thursday: The Cooler, 10 p.m.; Dexter Lake Club, 7 p.m., Driftwood, 9 p.m.; Island Hut, 6 p.m.; The Old Pad, 9 p.m.

BLACK FOREST50 E 11th AveMonday, Wednesday 9 p.m.

College students and metalheads collide at the Black Forest to drink every evening, and the karaoke is as unpredictable as the clientele. This one’s on a stage overlooking the entire bar, so those with stage fright would do well to stay away from this high-stakes karaoke event. (Mondays are less crowded.) Whether you’re hamming it up with “Hello” or massacring your lungs on “Master of Puppets,” there’s no better place to indulge your pipes than Black Forest.

Also on Monday: Embers, 7 p.m.; Gridiron, 8 p.m.; Porky’s Palace, 8 p.m.

Also on Wednesday: Cornucopia, 9 p.m.

LEVEL UP1290 Oak StTuesday, 9 p.m.

Like Black Forest, Level Up has a stage, but if you’re worried about the whole bar judging you, no worries. University of Ore-gon students’ preferred gamer bar is almost always noisy as hell, so your mangling of “Call Me Maybe” will likely blend into the din of bleeps, bloops and assorted drunkenness. Furthermore, a good half of the bar is well out of sight of the karaoke stage. This is a good place to go if you just want to sing with nobody judging you. (Keep in mind, though, that the lyrics of whatever song you sing will be broadcast on screens throughout the bar).

Also on Tuesday: White Horse Saloon, 9 p.m.

WEBFOOT839 E 13th AveSunday, 9 p.m.

If you want to sing and you want to sing now, Webfoot’s ka-raoke sessions are for you. Seeing as most people won’t want to get drunk enough on a Sunday night to waddle up to the mic, the audience is scant and the waiting list is usually short; at times there’ll be enough of a void that the karaoke presenters will step up to sing themselves. The song menu features both smash hits and hipster fare (there’s even a Courtney Barnett song in the books!). Don’t worry about pleasing the crowd; there might not be much of one anyway.

Also on Sunday: Agate Alley Bistro, 9 p.m. Embers, 7 p.m.; Quackers, 9 p.m.

SATURDAYIf you want to sing on Saturday, you might have to hike a bit.

Your options in Eugene are pretty much limited to the Duck Bar & Grill on 6th Avenue and Grant Street; if you want an idea of how far from campus that is, that’s the 18th president. There’s a ton in Springfield, including the Pour House Tavern, the West End Tavern, the White Horse Saloon and Driftwood Bar & Grill. Just make sure you have a ride.

KARAOKE ALL WEEK

““The worst song anyone can do at karaoke is ‘Bohemian Rhap-sody.’ Everyone does it. But nobody can do Freddie Mercury justice.”

- Jacob Franklin, bartender, Black For-est

Lend your voice to the Eugene sing- along

““There are really no bad per-formances. There [are] only amateurs, and it’s amazing of them to just get up and sing … The worst karaoke performance

I’ve ever seen was my own — I tried to do ‘Kiss’ by Prince.” – Holly Caswell, bartender, Agate Alley Bistro

“People love doing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen. So you end up hearing that about three times in a single night and it’s always a worse version than the

one before. And people really try to overreach when they do Adele. ‘Rolling In The Deep,’ ‘Hello’ – you need to have a really strong voice to do Adele, and most people don’t.” -Josh Cook, bartender, Webfoot

““No more Adele, no more Lana Del Rey, please. Nobody wants to hear that crap anymore.” - Aubree Ridge, bartender, The Barn Light

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After navigating through the pre-season on a hot streak, Oregon men’s tennis has struggled in Pac-12 play. The Ducks (13-4, 0-2) dropped their first two conference matches of the season.

Winning a conference game may not prove as difficult moving forward, though, considering the Ducks opened Pac-12 play by facing the top two teams in the conference. They will not have to face either opponent again until the postseason.

Oregon opened conference play with an ugly loss to the No. 6 UCLA Bruins on March 26. It was likely the Ducks’ worst loss of the season and marked the first time this year the team had been beaten at home. UCLA’s Mackenzie Mc-Donald, the No. 9 singles player in the nation, topped Oregon’s 94th-ranked Daan Maasland in the No. 1 spot, and the Bruins cruised to a 4-1 victory.

Two days later, the Ducks came within a few points of topping the No. 8 USC Trojans. Oregon rallied back to tie the match at 3-3 after trailing early, but No. 3 player Simon Stevens lost a third set breaker to USC’s Jake DeVine in the last match of the day.

The two losses certainly haven’t de-railed the Ducks’ season though. Their match with USC proved that they are capable of going toe-to-toe with the top teams in the country.

Oregon has reached as high as No. 20 in the ITA rankings this season, but sat at No. 26 going into last week-end. During the preseason, the Ducks completed the best start to a season in school history.

The toughest part of the Ducks’ schedule is behind them, and they will be the top-ranked team in each match for the rest of the regular season, with the exception of No. 15 California on April 9.

The Ducks will have to win multiple matches on the road moving forward. They play their final two home match-es this weekend and will then finish their season by playing their final four matches on the road.

Oregon has one factor working in its favor: the team has been unbeat-able in doubles matches. The Ducks have won the doubles point in their last 11 matches, and in doing so have given themselves a tremendous amount of momentum at the start of each match.

The worst of the Pac-12 schedule is behind them, and the Ducks are in prime position to make a late season surge. They will host Arizona on April 1 and Utah on April 3 as they attempt to get their season back on track.

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Oregon track and field has been busy winning this season.

Both the men’s and women’s teams won the NCAA Indoor National Championship in Birmingham, Alabama. It was only the fourth time a team has swept both and the second time (2013 being the first) Oregon has accomplished such a feat. It was also the sixth title in the last seven years for the women and second in the last three years for the men.

Then, just last week, Oregon picked up several more victories during the Willie Williams Classic in Tucson, Arizona, and at the Lewis and Clark Spring Break Open in Portland.

In Arizona, redshirt sophomore Devon Allen looked to be in midseason form. He claimed wins in the 200-meter, 110 hurdles and open-100. The men’s and women’s 4x100 teams also took home first. Distance runners Annie Leblanc and Raevyn Rogers both took home

several wins as well for the women, Leblanc in the 1500 and 800, and Rogers in the 400.

And up north in Portland, distance runner Jeramy Elkaim finished first in the 1500.

Now the Ducks turn towards the outdoor season. The men are looking to claim their third straight outdoor title, while the women are looking to go back-to-back after winning their first title in 30 years last season.

Oregon at Stanford competing in the Stanford Invitational [opens the outdoor season.] Both the Willie Williams and Spring Break Open were individual competitions for the Ducks, but the meet at Stanford is the first team meet for the Ducks where they will receive a team score against other schools.

Someone Oregon fans will be keeping an eye on this year is Allen. He suffered a knee injury in the 2015 Rose Bowl that derailed his football season and put his track future in jeopardy. But

after stellar performances in the early going, the 2014 110 meter hurdles champ looks ready to help Oregon defend its title this season.

Another Duck of interest this season will be distance runner Edward Cheserek. Cheserek, one of the most decorated track athletes in Oregon history, is a junior this year. He will look to add to his already illustrious award collection, which includes being a 14-Time All American and a 13-Time NCAA Champion.

On the women’s side, Rogers will do her best to see that Oregon builds off of last year’s success. Rogers had a historic freshman campaign, which featured her winning the outdoor 800-meter title in the fastest time ever posted by a freshman. The NCAA Champion and All American will run the 800 and 4x400 this season.

The two day Stanford Invitational begins this Friday, April 1.

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Edward Cheserek, Will Geohegan and Eric Jenkins compete at the 2015 Pepsi Invitational.

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For the last couple years, the Pac-12 championship in softball has come down to Oregon and UCLA. Typically, both teams play one another later in the conference season with the winner of that series taking the conference championship. Oregon, winner of three consecutive Pac-12 championships, has taken two of three games against the Bruins for the last three years and those victories have propelled the team into strong postseason runs.

The Ducks (26-4, 6-0 Pac 12) enter the series against UCLA first in the Pac-12 standings. The Bruins come to Eugene in fourth place with a 2-2-1 conference record after splitting two games with Cal and going 1-2 against Washington.

OREGON NOTESThe Ducks have overcome some early season

struggles to post an 18-game winning streak, which ties their program record for consecutive wins.

“I think we’re doing pretty good offensively, pretty good defensively and our pitching is doing well, so hopefully we can continue to do that and get stronger as we go,” Oregon head coach Mike

White said. “We know that down the road there’s going to be some very tough competition.”

Offensively, there isn’t a better team in the conference. The Ducks rank in the top five nationally in doubles (first), home runs (second) and runs (fifth) per game. In addition, they rank second in batting average, second in slugging percentage and 10th in on-base percentage.

Oregon’s offense begins with the first three batters in the lineup; Alyssa Gillespie, Nikki Udria and Koral Costa, all of whom rank in the top five in conference batting average.

Udria has arguably the best bat of anyone in the Pac-12. She ranks first in batting average (.482), second in slugging percentage (.941) and fourth in on-base percentage (.549).

Gillespie uses her speed and power to confuse defenses. She can either drop down a bunt or stand strong in the box and hit gap-to-gap.

Costa leads the Ducks with 10 doubles while being tied for third in homeruns at 7. As the No. 3 batter in the lineup, her primary job is to drive Gillespie and Udria in, which she consistently does. She has a team-high 34 RBI.

Pitching was Oregon’s expected strong suit but Cheridan Hawkins (10-2) struggled early on. She’s found her composure as of late and last week against Stanford, earned two victories by throwing 12.0 innings and giving up no runs with four hits and 22 strikeouts. Freshman Megan Kleist has posted a 10-2 record with a 2.02 ERA as well.

UCLA NOTESThe Bruins (20-10-1) are led by Allexis Bennett

(.440) and Kylee Perez (.430), two players ranked in the top 10 of the conference in batting average. Madeline Jelenicki is tied for fifth with seven home runs.

“We’re going to have one of the better hitting teams in the country coming in this weekend,” White said.

Johanna Grauer and Selina Ta’amilo are the two UCLA pitchers who get the most work. Grauer throws the majority of innings (105.1). Ta’amilo has thrown just 85.1 innings, but posts a 9-2 record and 3.30 ERA.

Oregon and UCLA begin the three-game series on Friday at Jane Sanders Stadium in Eugene at 6 p.m.

SERIES LOOMS OVER

Oregon’s Geri Ann Glasco prepares to hit against Stanford in a game on March 25.

(Samuel Marshall)

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WELCOME BACK! 13th Avenue & University Street is the place to avoid with ASUO campaigns abuzz. Instagram users were in a frenzy about a proposed update. UO men’s basketball leaves March Madness but not without triumph.

The sun is out, syllabi have been distributed, ASUO elections are here to haunt and taunt us and finding parking has become a competitive sport once again. Smells like the start of spring term to me!

If national politics weren’t giving you premature wrinkles from all the times you raised your eyebrows in awe, you can count on the ASUO elections to do the job. Looking to lead the university’s student government are three individuals, representing three different slates: Zach Rentschler for One Oregon, Samara Mokaya for Duck Squad and Quinn Haaga for I’m with UO.

If this year’s election season is going to be anything like past years, you can expect some forceful campaigning, petty grievances and other dramatic twists and turns, sometimes involving lawsuits and arrests.

It’s quite humorous to me because as someone who has never been involved with student government, it seems like there’s a lot of commotion around springtime elections. Then once it’s all over, students retreat and the ASUO continues quietly doing the same (busy) work it has always done.

But, as one for democracy and inalienable rights, I encourage you all to vote. You never

know, maybe positive change and progression on our campus will come from one of these slates. Voting opens on Monday, April 4. Make sure you peruse the Emerald’s “A crash-course on student government at UO” parts 1, 2 and 3 at dailyemerald.com to understand how it all works.

“Let’s not make this a popularity contest” is what people say about campus elections and about last week’s Instagram Algorithm Apocalypse threat. For days leading up to March 29, the photo-sharing platform was abuzz about a proposed update that would order Instagram users’ newsfeeds by whom they interact with most rather than in reverse chronological order, as it is now.

This idea of algorithmic sorting left people disgruntled, along with some companies and other organizations that count on Instagram as a promotion tool. I personally don’t see this as a huge deal — some people I follow but don’t like or comment on their posts that much would fall to the bottom of my feed. Facebook made a similar change a while back and that seems to be working.

Because of all the negative feedback Instagram received about the update and all the aggressive PSAs warning people about the coming “apocalypse,” Instagram tweeted on March 29: “We’re listening and we assure you nothing is changing with your feed right now. We promise to let you know when changes roll out broadly.”

May the ‘gramming commence, artists.Other news blowing up my feed, unfortunately,

was the UO men’s basketball team’s loss in the NCAA tournament. It is sad that the Ducks’ run is over, but we can be proud of how far they got.

Head coach Mike Krzyewski and his No. 4 Duke squad were outscored by the No. 1 Ducks in the Sweet 16 82-68.

It was an absolute spectacle of a game! Stars like Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa were in attendance. It all ended with a cherry on top when Dillon Brooks hit a three-point shot at the buzzer that made Coach K’s Blue Devil horns expose themselves.

The Duke leader had to spend March 25 apologizing to Oregon head coach Dana Altman and Brooks himself for his statement after the defeat in which he said Brooks is “too good of a player to be showing off in the end.”

Oregon’s game against No. 2 Oklahoma was also an exciting show, but sadly not for Duck fans, resulting in a 80-68 defeat. The Sooners’ Buddy Hield was a force that could not be beat. The Oklahoma senior scored an impressive 37 points against the Ducks and he told fans to “blame it on Kobe.” Hield cozied up with the retiring Laker during Oklahoma’s Sweet 16 game against Texas A&M and the rest is history — a love story for the books.

Stacy

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Negina Pirzad is an opinion columnist at the Emerald. The Weekly Ponder is her column discussing the latest trends and news in pop culture. Follow Negina on twitter @Neginapepina.

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