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Earth WEEk 2016 is hErE, and it offers a full slate of activities for anyone wishing to learn more about the hottest environmental issues of the day.

The University of Oregon has hosted an Earth Day event every year since 1970, the year that Earth Day was instituted. This year, a handful of volunteers coordinated 42 different groups to host 23 events starting Monday, April 18 and concluding with Earth Day on Friday, April 22 and a day of service opportunities on Saturday, April 23.

“It’s something we should be really proud of,” Amber Erkan, an Earth Week coordinator, said. “We have been celebrating it since Earth Day started. It’s a deeply rooted tradition.”

While the environmental movement has picked up considerable momentum in recent years, its roots in the American culture are much deeper.

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans and thousands of colleges expressed bipartisan support for Earth Day, a movement that placed a higher value on the environment as a whole. That spirit of care for the world and support to preserve the environment continues today.

“Sustainability is important to every human on this planet,” Erkan said, “and that’s why Earth Week is really important. Bringing together the UO community and the greater Eugene community is how we can play our part.”

The goal of the week is to educate and bring awareness to students who have not taken an active role in environmental groups. Workshops, crafts, film screenings, lectures and

freebies are all on tap for anyone interested in attending this week.

Tackling the role that the agriculture industry has on climate change, the UO Cultural Forum, Eugene Veg Education Network and the student sustainability center will be holding a discussion about decreasing meat and dairy consumption.

The Divest UO group has been battling with administration recently. The group’s Johnson Hall sit-in will conclude with a political theater event on Thursday afternoon. Joey Ng is organizing a “wedding” that brings together major fossil fuel players and the university, spreading the love and shedding light on the relationships that flood academic financial agenda.

“We want to use this type of guerilla theater to bring the community together,” Ng said in an email. The team organizing the wedding is small, only about 10 members of the Climate Justice League. Other student groups will play important roles in the “ceremony.”

Viewer interaction will be encouraged because, “Students and staff are essentially one of the families involved in the marriage, so their expressions of favor or disapproval is welcome during the event.”

The gloom and doom normally associated with environmental issues is being rejected and will be replaced with a celebration of the planet.

“Students are learning about these issues in a negative context,” Erkan explained. “And this [event] will get them to have fun learning about them.”

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Schill held a campus conversation on April 12 in the Ford Alumni Center that detailed his goals for next year and the future, including his main objective: bolstering research.

Schill also expressed frustration after a student representative suggested that the tuition increase conflicts with his talk of increasing affordability and access to minorities.

“Do you have an alternative?” Schill asked in response.

Schill also discussed the new freshman live-in requirement, his desire to increase the university’s graduation rate, faculty cuts and administration’s request that most departments decrease spending by 3 percent.

Jack Charles O’Hallaren, 20, was reported missing just after 8 p.m. on April 15 near the North Jetty on the Siuslaw River.

O’Hallaren was last seen going into a surf before disappearing. His friend called the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and said O’Hallaren was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he swam 40 yards offshore.

Officials suspended the search after 12 hours. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office asks that anyone with information call 541-682-4150.

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Quinn haaga wins 2016 asUO presidency

Haaga of I’m with UO became the new ASUO president-elect on April 15. The I’m with UO slate won every open position in last week’s election.

The I’m with UO executive ticket won with 2,244 votes. One Oregon’s Zach Rentschler received 555.

Haaga and her slate will take office on May 25.

A second runoff election is going to take place for five seats that were improperly submitted last week. The voting is open from April 18 to April 22.

Haaga spoke with the Emerald about her victory in a story on page 6.

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Jillian Alleyne heard her name called on April 14 during the 2016 WNBA Draft.

She reacted in pure disbelief.Alleyne went 20th overall to the Phoenix Mercury,

becoming the highest-picked Oregon player in WNBA Draft history. Former Oregon center Jenny Mowe went 21st overall to Portland in 2001.

“Being drafted is something I’ve dreamt about ever since I was a little girl,” Alleyne said. “To be called 20th in the second round – that’s huge. Especially given the situation I’m in. I’m excited about the Mercury. It’s close to home.”

The Fontana, California, native had a prolific career in Eugene. She tallied 92 double-doubles and ranks No. 3 in NCAA history with 1,712 rebounds. Earlier this season, Alleyne became the 10th player in NCAA history to reach 2,000 career points and 1,500 career rebounds. Alleyne, who suffered a season-ending ACL injury on Feb. 23, averaged 14.3 rebounds a game during her time at Oregon.

Alleyne’s selection came just moments after a few Pac-12 players heard their names. Oregon State’s Jamie Weisner (Connecticut Sun, No. 17) and Ruth Hamblin (Dallas Wings, No. 18) went just before Alleyne.

“My heart was pounding,” Alleyne said. “I was like ‘Oh my gosh. Is someone going to take me?’ I was so nervous. A team like the Phoenix Mercury, who I’ve watched over the years – they’re exceptional. They’re like the UConn of the WNBA. I’m excited to learn from

greats like Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner. It’ll definitely help me in rehab. I’m going to a team that demands excellence.”

Alleyne spent the evening watching with both former and current teammates, coaches and classmates at Oregon coach Kelly Graves’ house.

Phoenix Mercury general manager Jim Pitman said he saw Alleyne as “first-round” talent.

“To have her still available at No. 20 was a big win for us,” Pitman said.

The Mercury finished last season with a 20-14 record and second in the Western conference. The team won the WNBA Championship in 2014.

Pitman said he expects Alleyne will finish out her rehab process at Oregon. She will attend a portion of the Mercury’s training camp before the season starts, so that she “feels like family.” Pitman said Alleyne isn’t permitted to sign a contract while injured.

“Her career at Oregon speaks for itself,” Pitman said. “She was a great rebounder, a good interior defender ... Just because she had a little setback for a few months doesn’t mean she won’t make a good WNBA player for many years.”

Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart went first overall to the Seattle Storm. The WNBA season kicks off on May 14.

“I’m in a great position to go to a great team,” Alleyne said. “I’m so grateful for my time here at Oregon because it’s put me in the place that I’m in right now.”

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Wednesday marks the beginning of the Pac-12 Championships for the men’s tennis program. Oregon’s regular season concluded last Saturday with a 4-2 victory over rival Washington, jumping the Ducks to the fifth seed in the tournament.

Now the focus is set on winning in Ojai, California, and coming back to Eugene with a trophy.

Last season, Oregon entered the tournament as the fifth seed and defeated eighth-seeded Arizona 4-1 the first round. In the second round, the Ducks faced fourth-seeded Cal and lost a nail-biter, 4-3.

This season, Oregon lost close matches to No. 9 USC (4-3) and No. 29 Stanford (4-2) and ultimately went 0-4 against the California Four — Stanford, UCLA, USC and Cal — the four teams that have won 16 of the last 17 conference titles and hold the top seeds this year.

One game at a time — that’s the motto. After being so close last year, Oregon will undoubtedly have the round two matchup on its mind, so the Ducks must defeat either

Arizona or Utah in round one. They will most likely face Arizona, which went 0-7 in conference and gave Utah its only win of the conference season Sunday.

Oregon eased its way to a 4-0 win over Arizona at home on April 1. Jayson Amos, Thomas Laurent and Ethan Young-Smith won their singles matches in convincing fashion, giving Oregon its first conference victory.

Oregon’s chances of dropping the doubles point is slim; it has rattled off 15 straight doubles victories. The pairing of Amos and Armando Soemarno has reached a national ranking of No. 30 with a stellar 16-2 record.

With No. 4 Amos entering the national rankings at No. 124, this team has the depth to absorb subpar performances from its top players. Every Oregon singles player holds a winning record this season.

If Oregon advances to the second round, it will face fourth-seeded Stanford.

Stanford’s No. 8 Tom Fawcett defeated Oregon senior Daan Maasland to clinch a hard-fought match.

Doubles in that match was cancelled due to rain. If given the opportunity to play again, the Ducks have the advantage on the doubles court and the opportunity to gain early momentum.

Doubles has been the key for Oregon all season, and it will remain that way throughout the postseason. If the Ducks wish to break into the Pac-12 semifinals, early momentum is needed to upset the higher seeds.

In single elimination tournaments, margin for error is minimal, but a doubles victory can create more. A doubles loss, however, makes room for error almost non-existent.

Another common theme of single elimination tournaments — one that holds true for all sports — is that it is not always the best team that wins, but the hottest.

A victory in the first round would lead to a matchup against Stanford, and a victory over Stanford may give Oregon the momentum it needs to push farther than last season.

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quinn hAAgANewly elected ASUO President Quinn Haaga ran on a campaign of campus safety, student transportation needs and tuition transparency. She advocates for better lighting in the dimly lit areas of UO.

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The newly elected ASUO President Quinn Haaga has always stuck to one principle when it comes to student government: “to either go all the way or not do it at all.”

Haaga, a junior majoring in planning, public policy and management, led the I’m With UO campaign that won the executive race and 19 open seats in the election this year. In the runoff election, the I’m with UO executive ticket beat its opponent, One Oregon, by 1,689 votes.

“I want to be a hands-on president. I want people to know who I am and what ASUO is; I want them to know what we can do for students, what we are working on and what we are accomplishing,” Haaga said.

Haaga’s ASUO involvement began during her freshman year when she interned for senator Taylor Allison, who ran for president that year. Haaga’s job was to research student governments around the nation. The same year, she ran in her first election for Senate Seat 2 and won.

She later became the chair of the senate Programs Finance Committee, where she worked closely with Zach Lusby and Natalie Fisher, who are now her vice presidents.

When she assumes the role of student body president on May 25, Haaga will act as an official spokesperson for the entire student body. The ASUO President, paid a $650 stipend per month, is also responsible for appointing members to her cabinet and any vacant finance committee positions.

Haaga felt that the combination of her ASUO experience and past activist involvement prepared her for the job. In high school, she was involved in advocacy work with her school’s Rotary Club, combatting human trafficking in Southern California. The San Carlos, California, native also spent her time playing water polo and participating in choir.

A school trip to the Yosemite Valley in fifth grade sparked her appreciation for nature. Since then, Haaga has wanted to make positive environmental changes. She plans to attend graduate school and work with nonprofits to battle climate change.

Her parents, an art teacher and a graphic designer, do not know much about politics at University of Oregon, but they are Haaga’s biggest supporters.

“My mom even asked if she could phone bank from home,” Haaga said. “It’s hard to explain all the nuances of everything that was going on, but I tried to update them as much as possible, and they were very excited with all the campaign’s drama.”

Despite the familial support she received, she described herself as the “black sheep” of her family.

“[My parents] are very artistic, so are both my [little] brothers,” Haaga said. “My

grandparents are too. It pretty much runs in the family.”

Haaga, though, is described by others as an example of organization and efficiency.

“I don’t have any room for procrastination,” she said. “I map things out and get them done pretty early on.”

Haaga, in fact, was planning her role in this year’s election early – with another slate. She initially agreed to run as a vice presidential candidate with Duck Squad.

But soon after, Haaga decided to run for president with her own slate, taking several potential Duck Squad members with her.

“By running by myself, I would have more ownership and I felt like we could create a better campaign,” she said.

Duck Squad’s executive slate was eliminated from the runoff ballot because it received less than half the number of votes received by its two competing campaigns.

“I don’t feel confident that [Haaga] will uphold her promises at all,” Duck Squad campaign manager Vickie Gimm said. “She is not somebody that will take responsibility for her actions, and it’s hard to hold her accountable.”

Haaga, who is the vice president of accountability for the Panhellenic Executive Council, and others formed I’m with UO within a couple of hours one night in late February, Haaga said.

“There were six of us, and we had Zach [Lusby] on the phone,” Haaga said. “It’s just amazing how fast we were able to put together this group of amazing individuals.”

Haaga didn’t give up any of her other commitments while running for president, including her involvement as a co-development coordinator at the nationwide Camp Kesem, a summer camp for children who have parents with cancer.

While her slate members were celebrating the overwhelming victory last Friday, Haaga was driving to Portland to hold a fundraising campaign for Camp Kesem. The event surpassed its goal, Haaga said – over $21,000 was raised that night.

One Oregon’s presidential candidate Zach Rentschler spoke right after election results were released, acknowledging Haaga’s experience.

“I’m glad that Quinn [Haaga] has become the next ASUO president,” Rentschler said. “She has been a strong leader on the ASUO Senate, so I am excited to see her take on the role as executive.”

I’m With UO focused its platform on issues such as campus lighting, merging DDS and Safe Ride and advocating for tuition transparency. Haaga also plans to work with the current ASUO president Helena Schlegel and her executive team to continue their projects.

“The ASUO Executive has worked on a lot of important initiatives. They started the conversation about the active shooter response and campus lighting; they also tried to work on the food pantry.” Haaga said. “[A lot of those] issues are what our campaign wants to continue and definitely make happen next year, so we will be in discussion with them.”

One of Haaga’s goals is to amend the language in the ASUO bylaws, known as the Green Tape Notebook, to force all ASUO events to be inclusive to all students regardless of their age, reading level, learning style, native language, culture or religion.

For Haaga, it’s important to stay connected with the student body as the ASUO president.

“My goal is to serve the students, make this campus a safer and more inclusive place. I’m looking forward to representing all the students at the University of Oregon and having their best interests at heart,” she said. “That’s what an ASUO president needs to do.”

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Although the University of Oregon doesn’t offer culinary classes, there are several individuals and stores that offer cooking classes around Eugene. Here’s a guide to what types of classes are offered, where to find them and price ranges for each course. All of the courses listed provide students with the opportunity to eat the food created during a class session.

cook’s Pots and TabletopsLocation: 2807 Oak St.Cook’s Pots and Tabletops is a store

that specializes in gourmet cooking supplies and utensils. It’s also a cooking school that’s affiliated with the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

The cooking school offers classes about five times each month, with schedules posted on cookspots.com. Reccurring teachers are Keith Ellis, a professional chef, and Kathy Campbell, a professional baker. Guest chefs also fly in from other states and countries to teach.

Some classes are more hands-on while others are cooking demonstration-centered. For example, some of the demonstration classes feature four course meals in which a chef explains the process and then serves the meal to students. Some of the more hands-on courses include a cheese making class and knife skills class.

Cost: Depends on chef, usually between $45 and $95

Class Size: Up to 21 peopleClass Length: About three hoursPepperberriesLocation: 2538 Willakenzie Rd.Pepperberries is also a kitchen supply

store that features cooking classes. Owner Tammy Berry said that the cooking courses at Pepperberries serve a wide range of skill levels, but they are especially good for beginners. One of

the classes offered shows students a variety of ways to make Costco chicken.

Berry said the classes are also designed to help people become more knowledgeable about techniques and ingredients rather than knowing exact recipes.

The classes change seasonally and are a mix of demonstration and hands-on cooking. Typical classes feature basic home style cooking and international cuisine from countries including Mexico, Thailand and Italy. New York baking classes and information classes about different cuts of meat are also

sometimes available.Information about chefs and class schedules can be found at

pepperberriesinc.comCost: Typically $47.50Class Size: 11 peopleClass Length: About three

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Shelly Shirk is a professional chef that learned many of her skills at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Hollywood. She is now a personal chef based in Eugene and also hosts cooking classes.

Shirk’s classes include beginner cooking courses, classes that feature a variety of sauces and cooking from countries including Indonesia and Italy.

Classes mix between hands-on and demonstration.

Shirk said that although she wants to educate people about cooking, her goal during each class is to make sure students have fun.

Cost: $50Class Size: Eight peopleClass Length: Two and a half hours

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Every action film is based on some desire for self-fulfill-ment. When we go to the cinema to see James Bond or Iron Man save the world in a globetrotting adventure, part of us wants to be in their shoes. We feel the adrenaline pump through their veins, brace ourselves for their falls and sit at the edge of our seat when all seems lost. So why not remove the middleman and cast the audience as the hero? Hardcore Henry is the willing subject of this experiment, and the result is a spectacular failure.

Shot entirely in first person through the use of mobile Go-Pro cameras, Henry tells the tale of a mute amnesiac cyborg on a quest to rescue his wife. His foe is the dastardly Akon, a villainous Russian hellbent on building an army of super-soldiers. The story is little more than a framing device to get Henry from one action sequence to the next, occasionally interrupted by a trip to a brothel. The entire experience plays like a 13-year-old boy’s violently erotic daydream.

For the most part, the action is hard to follow. If you’ve ever complained about “shaky-cam” in post-Bourne action cinema, Hardcore Henry is your nightmare committed to film. Every punch, roll and kick is accurately represented in first person to create a hodgepodge of whirling blood and flesh. The low

resolution of the GoPro cameras and relative low budget CG effects only highlight the janky nature of it all. Basic visual ap-peal like cinematography and shot framing have gone out the window with this filming style, and little is done to compensate.

Fortunately, one actor stands out in the shallow talent pool. Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team, Elysium) has quickly emerged as one of his generation’s most versatile character ac-tors, and Hardcore Henry takes full advantage. As the mysteri-ous Jimmy, Copley appears as everything from a disgruntled cop to a coke fiend to a WW2 general. Each character is more delightfully outlandish than the last. Do any of them play a vital role to the plot? Not in the slightest. But Copley gives the film a human face sorely needed in a narrative shot from the hero’s perspective.

Hardcore Henry is a rollercoaster ride, but not one at Univer-sal Studios or Disney World; no, this is the coaster that comes to town at the yearly carnival, held together by haphazard welding and copious duct tape. There’s no doubt Hardcore Henry is a bad film. Yet it is one whose existence is not unwel-come – a fascinating novelty, only worth the time for those with a burning curiosity.

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Elvis Costello made a trip to Eugene’s McDonald Theatre on Saturday night, April 16, as a part of his “Detour” tour. The solo tour featured Costello deconstructing his songs and taking a new approach to each.

What made this show different than the standard concert was the storytelling. Costello is well known as a brilliant songwriter, but almost every song at his concert was accompanied by a story that was crafted as carefully as the song. It felt like an intimate conversation between Costello and the sold-out crowd.

The audience was attentive and silent for the entirety of the concert. Every dropped cup and chair squeak pierced the still sound. Often, Costello would step away from the microphone and sing a capella, showing off both the power of his voice and the venue’s great acoustics.

Throughout the show, he thanked his father and grandfather, both musicians, for paving the way to his career. His father was a radio star and a performer in the sixties, and even performed at the Royal Variety Performance show when John Lennon made his infamous “rattle your jewelry” comment to Queen Elizabeth.

Costello recalled his first professional gig, playing guitar for his father as a “17-year-old know-it-all.” The pianist intentionally gave him the wrong notes with which to tune, and right before the curtain rose, his father turned to him and said, “Don’t fuck this up.” When he realized his guitar was out of tune, he killed the

volume and proceeded to play a convincing air guitar.The funniest story of the night was about a cab driver

whom Costello had briefly fallen in love with during an early U.S. tour. They decided to drive to Mexico on a whim (“before there was a wall or anything”), and the breaking point of the relationship was when she said she wanted to find a radio station that played side two of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety. He said he then returned to his motel room and wrote “Accidents Will Happen,” which he then played.

He even managed to sneak in a joke about Donald Trump’s little hands.

Alone on stage for most of the night, Costello stood in front of a large old school box TV with a screen that showed videos before the show, and photos during. For the second (of three) encore, the screen parted and Costello performed “Allison” and “Pump It Up” on a mini stage behind the curtain.

Costello invited opening act Larkin Poe to join him for the first encore and “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding.” The sister-duo from Georgia began the show with a 30-minute blues set, then provided beautiful backing vocals, mandolin and slide guitar for Costello.

In two hours and a quarter, Costello covered a large body of musical and emotional material. Songs ranged from the 1980 album Get Happy’s “I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down” to songs about the devil, war and family. Hopefully he detours to Eugene again soon.

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Why #bErniEOrbUst hurts Voters & PoLiticiAns ALiKe

This election season has brought in diverse political ideologies, drawing in large numbers of voters not just from the two staple parties, but from those who are unaffiliated and independent. Indeed, this season is the season of the often unheard and unrepresented.

These voters bring very different expectations, and considering two of the candidates’ slogans—”Make America Great Again” and the “A Political Revolution Is Coming”— they bring with them very different demands.

Enter the “Bernie or Bust” movement: a growing coalition of voters who refuse to vote Democrat should Bernie Sanders not win the nomination. For some, this means writing Sanders’ name on the ballot in protest and affirmation of Bernie’s revolutionary mindset, but for others, this means not voting at all.

Many people see Bernie Sanders as the progressive saint pushing to bring the Democratic Party back to true progressive values. His policies would shift the party back to the left after what many Democrat voters have felt is an increasingly corporatized and “Republican-lite” transition.

James Scolari, a photographer who was interviewed with Yahoo! News said, “To me, ‘Bernie or Bust’ means I will not vote for Hillary Clinton under any circumstances. And if that means I get a President Trump, I feel like he’ll be farther left than she would be anyway.”

For Bernie supporters who are outside of the Bernie or Bust movement like Ryan Moore, a member of the volunteer leadership team and co-chair of digital and social media at the local Lane County for Bernie organization, these sects are confusing.

“Personally, I’m very curious as to how people have this mindset,” Moore said. “Our position [at Lane County for Bernie] pretty much mirrors Bernie Sanders’ position. He has said multiple times that he will back the Democratic nominee no matter who it is, and he has called on his supporters to do the same.”

Others from around the country have also shared the belief that regardless of political affiliation, those supporting Bernie need to continue giving support to the nominee and practice their right to vote. Moore, however, understands how this is for some voters.

“Put yourselves in these people’s shoes,” Moore said. “Bernie’s campaign is a big tent campaign. A large portion of his supporters are not traditional Democrats. He’s drawing in independents and unaffiliated voters into the party, so, in some sense, it’s tough to say ‘vote Democrat’ because these aren’t traditional Democrats.”

Moore thinks that those across the aisle have made this a high-stake election for many citizen— both during the election and in the future presidency.

“As a gay man, I personally have so much at stake this election, and it’s vital that everyone who is pledging support to Bernie can carry that support through to the nominee,” Moore said. “Bernie himself is saying it

benefits all of us to elect a Democrat … whether or not it’s him.”

Having Trump and Sanders in this election has brought in many voters that are distanced from the staple parties. Should these voters not succeed, it wouldn’t be surprising if they disappear as quickly as they arrived. What Moore proposes, however, is voting based on an opposition to the Republican Party, not necessarily in support of the Democratic Party.

This dilemma — whether to settle with a party or cast a protest vote — is a difficult one, and both sides hold merit. In reality, however, neither position is one that is conducive to the electorate process because neither actively support change in the broken electoral process.

Numerous analysts believe that Bernie and his policies will invariably find their way into the election and the presidency — but only if his supporters hold true to their claims and hold the presidency responsible, a legitimacy that can only be achieved by voting and becoming a constituent. Bernie Sanders’ enormous presence and popularity this season has been a protest in itself. His effect will be felt long after the race is finished — regardless of who is nominated.