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Looking back, looking ahead: The state of affordable housing in Eugene Reflecting on what the city of Eugene has done to address the lack of affordable housing, and an overview of what citizens can expect in 2026. By Joseph Chiu

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Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson’s 2025 “State of the City” address, she stated her goal to build 1,000 new units of housing over the next five years in Eugene, with at least 200 units in the Downtown Core area. This past year, over 500 units of new affordable housing were catalyzed by city support, according to Knudson, meaning projects began or were accelerated through the help of the city government, which was a priority for her entering 2025. Knudson said that Eugene has a lot of housing unit projects in the pipeline, including affordable housing, workforce housing and market-rate housing. These include housing units that have been planned or are in progress, but not yet completed. “I’m really happy to see the continued partnerships that we’re developing for workforce and market-rate housing across the community and in downtown,” Knudson said. “But I think that we can do more and I’m looking forward Continue story on page 13

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At the start of the 2026-27 academic year, resident assistant roles at the University of Oregon will look different. Two focused Residential Education Student Worker positions will be created from the original RA role. Effectively, the original role has been split in two, Community Assistants and Community Safety Assistants. CAs will be responsible for helping students transition to university life by planning events and building connections. CSAs will be more focused on community safety, emergency response, policy enforcement and maintaining a secure living environment. This “reimagining” aims to “create a more sustainable experience” for the students taking on these roles by balancing the responsibility between two people. According to the university, this will also result in the ability to hire more students. The new roles will receive compensation differently. CAs will receive 65% credit toward a double-occupancy room and a meal plan. They will also have a roommate, which they can select or be paired with randomly. CSAs will be given an 85% credit toward a single-occupancy room and a meal plan. CSAs will normally not have a roommate, but may be assigned one due to over-occupancy. In this case, they will be given a 90% credit toward a room. Rooms and meal plans for RESWs are determined to be the cost of the most commonly available standard double room rate and standard meal plan assignable across UO Housing. Room and meal plan costs are updated annually. Previously, students employed as RAs had room and board fully paid for, and received an additional stipend. Under the new roles, CAs and CSAs will only have discounted rooms and will be responsible for paying their room costs.

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The Basic Needs Program at the University of Oregon announced that it will be establishing a food pantry on campus for students. “Over the past year, the Basic Needs Program secured funding for an on-campus food pantry, hired a student food pantry coordinator, and engaged with campus stakeholders to begin envisioning the future campus pantry,” the BNP said in their announcement. The BNP provides students at the UO opportunities to ease financial burdens regarding housing, technology access, textbooks, food, and healthcare. The program also helps to connect students to resources like the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Epicospal Campus Ministry Student Food Pantry in Eugene, Oregon. The on-campus food pantry aims to create a thriving community that recognizes financial burdens on students, a goal prioritized by the university in its Oregon Rising framework, a strategic plan to increase student success that was adopted by the university in 2023.

“Our hope is the UO Student Food Pantry will be more than a place for students to shop for fresh, nutritious foods,” the announcement said. “It will be a space for gathering, conversation, and learning about basic needs services on and off campus. It will be a place where students can come to receive support and resources that empower them to thrive academically and personally.” The campus food pantry will be located in the Student Conflict Resolution Center at 1691 Columbia Alley. While the campus pantry is being designed, students are encouraged to connect with the ECM Student Food Pantry if they are in need of groceries.

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Transfer Check-in: men’s basketball At the midseason point, The Daily Emerald breaks down how the team’s newcomers have fared so far in 2025-26. By Jack Lazarus

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Looking to spice up your look this term? We can help. By Claire Coit

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As students board their flights back to Eugene after the peaceful holiday season, some may be searching for some winter term outfit ideas. As the days get lighter for longer (finally!) and the rainy season continues, students might be looking for some essentials as the first days of classes begin. No matter your preferred style, we’ve got you covered with a few tips and tricks.

Long coats

Long coats are big this year. What’s more convenient than a coat that keeps you warm, head to toe, during a brutally cold Eugene winter? They’ve been a big trend this year, with people sporting them with soft sweaters and classic denim underneath. For these, opt for a warm neutral like brown or black to match pretty much anything. Bonus points if you can find one that’s waterproof, for the rain of course.

Fleece tights

When it comes time to put away your favorite miniskirts and trade them for long pants on a night out, you might be hesitant. Some of your favorite pieces are probably intended for warm weather, but that doesn’t mean you can’t extend their lifespan well into the winter. Fleece-lined tights are a great hack for this. They look like sheer, black tights (which go with pretty much anything), but are warm and cozy on the inside, perfect for heading to classes in the freezing weather. Additionally, if your heating isn’t great or you’re just a bit too cold, these serve as a perfect bottom layer underneath pants.

Chunky scarves As 2025 came to a close on campus, I noticed an accessory that was quite popular: chunky long scarves. Styled either regularly or as a hood, a scarf like these ones can provide a nice pop of color to an otherwise neutral winter outfit. Pair these with a unique pair of gloves or earmuffs that you love, and you’ve got a stylish way to spice up your fit. I don’t expect these to be going away anytime soon.

Brown boots

The buzz around Frye boots and other brands alike has been going since the start of the school year, and I think it should continue well into 2026. You can never go wrong with a good pair of brown or black leather boots, especially for the colder, rainy days on campus. Having staple items like these in your closet is always a win, especially for those of us trying to consume and shop less in the new year. Pair these with high socks and/or legwarmers for a bit of extra flair.

Crochet accessories

What’s better than making your own clothes and accessories? If you’re looking to prioritize sustainability and pick up a new hobby, consider trying out crochet. With practice, you can learn to make your own scarves, hats, fingerless gloves and even sweaters. There’s been a trend recently where people pick up old sweaters from thrift stores and deconstruct them. Using this method to recycle something old into something new is both good for the planet and fun. At the end of the day, wearing what you love and trying to be environmentally conscious about your fashion picks is my biggest tip for dressing this winter. Fast fashion gets faster and faster every year, and you can never go wrong with picking some staple pieces that express your individuality. Bundle up, ducks!

The Ducks, returning just the trio of production in Jackson Shelstad, Nate Bittle and Kwame Evans Jr., needed to bring in talent from the transfer portal in order to compete at a top level. Entering 2026, the Ducks hadn’t gotten a win against a power four program this season and a lot of the onus for the failure can be passed onto those newer players. The team’s top three scorers, the aforementioned trio of returning players, are also within the top two or three in most of the other major statistical categories. Head coach Dan Altman has failed to get the most out of his transfer additions, which has become a continued theme in Oregon’s seven losses.

Takai Simpkins Shooting Guard

Coming off a season averaging 16.4 points a game at Elon University, Simpkins was meant to improve on that number in a similar role in Eugene. Even though Simpkins should have benefitted from the early absence of Shelstad, he couldn’t execute with any sort of consistency. The senior guard averages 12.6 points a game, but takes less shots and provides little else offensively other than scoring. Simpkins doesn’t move enough off-ball to justify giving him more shots, but his shooting numbers haven’t sagged as much to nearly as low as the team average of about 47 percent. Simpkins’ on-ball defense has been a revelation, however, and his work on that side of the ball definitely proves positive more often than not. His steal numbers wouldn’t suggest as much, as he averages less than one per game, but Simpkins has made his presence felt.

Sean Stewart Power Forward/Center

Earlier in the season, it appeared that Stewart would become one of the key bench contributors on this roster. While he’s proven to

be reliable and at times solid on the interior, when going against the top teams in the country, Stewart looks out of place. Stewart brings a ton of energy to both sides of the ball, but he is inconsistent on both at the same time. When the Ducks played against easier, non-conference opponents, Stewart looked like an outstanding rebounder, versatile defender and effective playmaker on the inside, but that changed once Oregon entered the tougher portion of the schedule. Stewart played in every game so far this season, but he’s started less than half and at times been completely ineffective.

Wei Lin Point Guard Lin entered the Oregon men’s basketball program with elite hype, as the first player from the Chinese Basketball Association to make the move to NCAA Basketball. However, it became clear early that Lin might be slightly out of his depth. Even against the non-conference schedule, Lin struggled mightily to get any rhythm shooting the ball and to fit into the offense. That has led to the current situation where he has become more or less a deep bench role player. Lin averages just over five points a game on an almost team-low 33 percent from the field, which only discourages Altman from making bold swings in the transfer portal such as this one. This season, Altman’s reliance on transfers came out of necessity, but going forward, the Ducks’ head man might want to look internally for solutions. (BEL0W) USC Trojans guard Ryan Cornish (9) defends against Oregon Ducks guard Takai Simpkins (5). The University of Oregon Ducks Men’s Basketball team was defeated by the USC Trojans 82-77 in a home game at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore., on Dec. 2, 2025. (Max Unkrich/Emerald)

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You need to see ‘Marty Supreme’ Josh Safdie’s newest film is an anxious joyride and the newest American masterpiece. By Will Decker

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“Marty Supreme” was released in theaters on Dec. 25, 2025, and I believe it is a must-see movie. Director Josh Safdie perfected what his last film, “Uncut Gems,” was trying to do. It is a relentless, tense and anxious ordeal and Timothée Chalamet gave an Oscar-worthy performance. “Marty Supreme” broke two records with its distributor, A24, with the largest budget, at $70 million, and largest opening weekend box office at $28.3 million — with a caveat. Marty Supreme’s opening weekend was a day longer, as Christmas landed on a Thursday. Without that caveat, “Marty Supreme” made $17 million on its opening weekend. The film took both titles from 2024’s “Civil War,” which had a budget of $50 million and a $25.7 million opening weekend box office. The film follows the wiry, pockmarked and fast-talking Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) as he hustles his way through the grimy 1950s Lower East Side, trying to scrape enough money together to achieve his dream of winning the World Table Tennis Championship. It starts in a cramped shoe store where Mauser is talking his way toward a shoe sale until his married girlfriend, Rachel (Odessa A’Zion) shows up and they run to the back together. On the way, the audience learns that Marty’s boss, his uncle Murray (Larry Sloman), owes him $700, money Marty needs to get to London for the World Table Tennis Championship. Getting this money doesn’t go exactly as planned, and it comes back to bite him later. In London, Marty meets semi-retired actress Kay Stone (Gwenyth Paltrow) and her husband, the film’s antagonist, Milton Rockwell (Kevin O’Leary). Chalamet’s performance as Marty Mauser was career-defining. It was so captivating and felt so natural that it was easy

to forget you were watching a movie. Like Mauser, Chalamet himself is a young and hungry up-and-comer, and he fully intends to win an Oscar for this role. Chalamet has been preparing for this film since 2018, training at table tennis as much as he could for six years. He had tables set up on the sets of “Wonka”, “Dune” and “A Complete Unknown.” Chalamet embodies Mauser on and off screen with his relentless determination to be the best in their respective fields. A’Zion and Tyler Okonma, aka Tyler, The Creator, also play standout roles in the film. A’Zion as Rachel was engaging and powerful as the emotional backbone of Mauser’s story, and Okonma as Wally rivaled Chalamet in how purely fun he was to watch. Hopefully, this film will help propel these two onto big screens again with more roles in the future. “Marty Supreme” iterates on what Safdie was getting at with his last film, “Uncut Gems,” but it reaches heights that “Uncut Gems” couldn’t. “Marty Supreme” showed more restraint. “Uncut Gems” relied on high-stakes gambling, claustrophobic scenes and characters shouting over each other to reach its fever pitch of anxiety. This film, however, was more subtle in its approach. It creates anxiety with a plot so breakneck and precarious it seems that it could all come crashing down at any moment, and a protagonist so charming you can ignore how terrible he is and root for him and his dogged pursuit of an ideal. At its core, the film is a sober discussion of the American Dream. Not the single income, white picket fence, twoand-a-half kids American Dream, but the true American Dream of incredible individual achievement through hard work, grit and determination. The film painfully laid out how this dream came at the expense of everything in Mauser’s life: his community and his dignity. Mauser bats away any responsibility that might tie him down and burns every bridge he has to achieve his single-minded goal of winning the World Table Tennis Championship. In a year stacked with incredible films, “Marty Supreme” stands out from the pack as a true masterpiece, and certainly the highest point of Chalamet’s and Safdie’s careers to date, but something tells me it’s still only up from here.

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A cozy winter playlist Songs that will help this cold and dark season go by faster. By Everette Cogswell

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As winter begins settling in and the new term begins, it’s important to have good music to keep you going. This time of year can be rough: with the sun setting early and the cold weather taking over, these songs can help you get through this harsh season.

“I’ve Seen It” – Olivia Dean This up-and-coming artist has the perfect chill vibe for winter. Olivia Dean’s discography can fit any season, but “I’ve Seen It” fits this calm time of year perfectly. With beautiful vocals and production, this track, among others from Dean, is a must-have on your playlist.

“I Know You” – Faye Webster “I Know You” by Faye Webster does a good job of showcasing this artist’s soft and graceful vocals. As a super talented songwriter, Webster does a fantastic job of cultivating dynamic energies into her songs that match the feelings of this season very well. Webster’s catalog is a great place to look for making a winter playlist.

“Quiet, The Winter Harbor” – Mazzy Star There isn’t a more perfect winter-time song than “Quiet, The Winter Harbor” by Mazzy Star. This melancholy yet beautiful song encapsulates all the winter vibes. Mazzy Star has many songs that could fit well in a winter playlist, but none quite like this one.

“I Wish I Was the Moon” – Neko Case Neko Case is another artist whose genre and discography match the winter season very well. “I Wish I Was the Moon” is a great song to add to your winter playlist. The structure of this track is unique, like most of Case’s songs, and is sure to round out your playlist.

“Featherstone” – The Paper Kites The Paper Kites have a wide variety of music, but “Featherstone” does an amazing job at fostering the cozy and warm vibes you want in a winter playlist. This song is simple yet emotional as it relies equally on vocals and instrumentals.

“Dog Walkers of the New Age” – Breathe Owl Breathe “Dog Walkers of the New Age” is another song that could fit all seasons; however, it fits winter the best. The guitar riff throughout the song is delicate and simple, creating the same cozy feelings as the other songs in this playlist. The vocals are soft and relaxing, making this the perfect winter theme.

“Snow On The Beach (feat. More Lana Del Rey)” – Taylor Swift When Taylor Swift first released “Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Rey)” fans couldn’t help but notice the sheer lack of Del Rey. So when Swift released the deluxe edition of her album “Midnights” she also released a reimagined version of “Snow On The Beach” featuring Lana Del Rey. Del Rey has the perfect vocals for this song, soft and elegant. This track is meant to be listened to in the winter. The two singers pair together very nicely to create an effortless winter feeling.

“Should Have Known Better” – Sufjan Stevens To round out your playlist, Sufjan Stevens is the cherry on top. His song, “Should Have Known Better,” fits into the Pacific Northwest rainy winter perfectly. This track even pays homage to Oregon with the line “I’m bright as the Oregon breeze.” Stevens always has unique songs that couldn’t pair better with this time of year.

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to the conversations we’ll have about new partnerships in 2026.” In an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting, which was broadcast days after her first day in office in January 2025, Knudson said that the goal of building 1,000 new housing units would be attainable if the city came forward with new proposals for multiple sites and for housing development each year. A year later, Knudson reflected on this statement with optimism saying that the city is getting there, pointing to her excitement for multiple ongoing projects that will continue to develop over the next year. Further, there is growing interest in building new partnerships to catalyze not just medium and large-scale projects, but also smaller projects throughout the city. Regarding the progress towards reaching that goal, the city opened up several hundred units downtown in 2025 after continuing on the strategic plan from previous years and supporting the opening of new affordable housing units. Much of this progress can be attributed to the Downtown Core Housing Initiative. The city has established two key incentive programs to support new housing development: Downtown Fee Assistance and an Accelerated MultiUnit Property Tax Exemption. Downtown Fee Assistance is an incentive that uses urban renewal funds to cover government-imposed fees and other costs, making downtown housing development more financially feasible.

The Accelerated MUPTE incentive offers a property tax exemption that allows projects to avoid property taxes on the value of new residential construction for up to 10 years, making financially challenging projects more feasible. However, Affordable Housing Policy and Planning Manager Genevieve Middleton said that there have yet to be applications for these programs, as of Dec. 30, 2025. “We’ve spoken with parties interested in the programs but have not had any applications yet,” Middleton said. “We’re currently in the process of reaching out to downtown property owners to learn more about opportunities to help move potential housing projects forward.” The Housing Implementation Pipeline is a five-year work plan by the City of Eugene to coordinate city resources, goals and priorities to address housing affordability, overall housing supply challenges and homelessness. The work plan began on July 1, 2022, and will conclude on June 30, 2027. In the two-year report covering fiscal years 2023 and 2024, it was recorded that the city permitted 2,385 new housing units, a step in the direction of accomplishing its initial fiveyear goals of issuing permits for the construction of 6,000 units, increasing the amount of housing in downtown by 50% from 2021 and addressing gaps in housing while improving the state of homelessness. “It’s possible to reach (Knudson’s goal of building 1,000 units) as long as state and federal funding stay consistent and interest rates

don’t increase substantially,” Middleton said. Additionally, the 2023-26 City of Eugene Strategic Plan has helped establish goals such as mitigating the impacts of homelessness, stabilizing housing costs and increasing the vibrancy, economic vitality and livability of downtown Eugene. But in terms of the city’s role in housing development, it can be limited in certain areas, such as having a limited influence on market feasibility. However, it can directly influence land and infrastructure through zoning, planning, regulations and design requirements. “While the city does not own, operate, manage or build any housing, our funding programs are used to leverage state and federal funding to subsidize new affordable housing development and for the preservation of existing housing,” Middleton said.

A glimpse of housing development projects in 2026 A project that Knudson said she is excited about heading into 2026 is the North Butterfly Lot Redevelopment, a development project aimed at transforming an underused 0.67-acre parking site into a mixed-use building that includes new housing units. This project is part of the Downtown Core Housing Initiative with the goal of supporting a vertical, mixed-use building and adding new housing units with high-density housing in the downtown core. It also aims to create an active

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ahead: e housing in Eugene ground floor and an enhanced pedestrian connectivity to expand the atmosphere and draw more people to downtown Eugene. “This fall, the Urban Renewal Agency Board selected a team that is currently working on a full proposal for the housing redevelopment on that site,” Middleton said. “We’re hoping to bring the full proposal, which will likely include more than 80 residential units, to the Agency Board in late spring 2026.” According to Knudson, the city will also continue to work with the development team that has been focused on the project to redevelop the 1059 Willamette Ave. property. It’s also the city’s first attempt to combine workforce and market-rate housing in a redevelopment site in the downtown core. However, many projects, including the 1059 Willamette Ave. project, have encountered different challenges due to economic difficulties and state and local policies. These projects, along with the many aforementioned proposals in the pipeline, have yet to break ground due to the obstacles. “We’ve been facing a lot of headwinds as a community this year, and certainly high interest rates and inflation, and high cost of materials are not helping construction in any way, and we’re seeing federal support for housing recede,” Knudson said. “So this community’s work at the city level, at the county level, is going to need to be even more focused and collaborative if we are going to see the progress that our community needs in terms of new homes.” In 2025, the income-qualified affordable housing projects that were completed or opened included four units on Grant Street, 56 units at Bridges on Broadway and 28 units from phases one and two at Nelson Place, totaling 88 units. Some projects currently under construction are Ollie Court with 81 units of new affordable housing, 158 units at The Ava, formerly known as Park Run, 47 units at Legacy Park, 36 units at The Lucy, 120 units at the Whiteaker Commons and 52 units at Rosa Village, according to Middleton. Eugene City Councilor Matt Keating recognized the importance of building more housing units without more sprawl. Essentially, figuring out how the city can build up responsibly more around downtown and along transportation corridors is critical to meeting the community’s housing goals. “There’s a whole suite of new housing options, and we need more opportunities or housing options,” Keating said. “I share the mayor’s enthusiasm around meeting those goals, and I’m happy to dive into the work and roll up our sleeves to get it done.” Knudson assured that one of the things she’ll continue to work on as Eugene’s mayor is to support community access to an affordable, high quality of life. It bothers her that the community struggles, and she said that creating more job opportunities and reducing the cost of living, where they can, will remain a focus of her work. “I’m proud to be working with different partners locally and across our state on economic

development efforts because our work to bring jobs and opportunity to our community supports our work to build housing in our community,” Knudson said. “I think that for this coming year, the city will continue to work on every project that we can affect, and I will be highly engaged with economic development work that we’re doing with our university partners and business partners.” (ON THE COVER, LEFT, BELOW) A single excavator and a few construction workers guiding incoming dump trucks full of gravel stand within the demolition lot of the former Diamond Parking Lot. The Whiteaker Commons, an affordable apartment complex, is being built on the corner of West Fifth Ave. and Adams St., and is set to open in 2027. (Saj Sundaram/Emerald) (RIGHT) City Councilor Matt Keating speaks at the “State of the City” Address at the Hult Center, Eugene Ore., Jan. 13 2025. (Eddie Bruning/Emerald)

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Kurihara: The importance of winter readiness in the Pacific Northwest Why winter preparedness matters and how the Cascadia Subduction Zone fits into the conversation. By Catalina Kurihara

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Winter in the Pacific Northwest feels cinematic: foggy mornings, snowcapped mountains in the distance and evergreen trees standing proudly in their place. It’s easy to get caught up in the beauty of the season; with the unique geography we have here, we forget that the same geography that makes this region so beautiful was shaped by powerful forces beneath our feet. Along the coast of the Pacific Northwest lies the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a massive fault line that ranges from British Columbia to California.

While major megathrust earthquakes along Cascadia — such as “the Big One” — are rare, their impacts are widespread and disastrous, making awareness and preparation especially important for communities across the region. In these moments, preparedness becomes less about individual survival and more about collective preparedness. So, how can college students and our communities prepare for the Big One? According to Meredith Moran, reporter at the National Association of Counties, community planning plays a critical role. Knowing evacuation routes, understanding local natural hazards and participating in neighborhood response teams can make a meaningful difference in winter and disaster preparedness. Alessandra Burgos, project manager of the Cascadia CoPes Research Hub, emphasized the importance of hands-on training. “Students can get involved in their local CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). This training teaches folks to be prepared for a disaster and supports them in learning how to help their community directly,” Burgos said. Planning is another key way to support both campus and neighborhood resilience. A major earthquake during the colder months could mean prolonged failures of power, internet, heating water and campus alert systems. In that situation, students should expect limited access to digital communications. One practical step is designating an out of state emergency contact. While local communication systems may fail, text messages may travel outside of the affected region more easily. Sharing an out of state contact with friends and family can help

relay information and confirm loved ones’ safety. Another often-overlooked preparedness tool is an amateur, or HAM, radio. Unlike cell phones and internet-based communication, HAM radios can operate without existing infrastructure, making them one of the most reliable ways to share information after a major disaster. Picking up this hobby and learning how to use a radio — or knowing where community members with that skill are located — can help neighborhoods and campuses stay connected when other systems fail. A second practical, and equally important, step is simply talking to the people around you about preparedness. “It’s important to understand the risks,” Andrew Acevedo, a Cascadia CoPes Hub research fellow, said. “There are unique hazards in the Pacific Northwest due to our geography, so we must have a sense of community responsibility. Talk to your roommates and your loved ones and make a plan.” “Don’t overwhelm yourself with all the ‘what-if ’ scenarios; create a general idea of what you’d do to prepare,” Acevedo said. “It doesn’t have to be this terrifying event but rather an opportunity to plan, educate and create a sense of shared responsibility.” Lastly, creating a small emergency go-bag can help bridge the gap between a disaster and the arrival of aid. This does not need to be a large or expensive kit, however, having a compact bag with some essentials can make a significant difference in the event of “the Big One.” Preparing together does not diminish the beauty of this place — it ensures that when the ground eventually shakes, our communities are ready to support one another through the aftermath.

Nag: Healthcare for all, a choice for all Oregonians By Aishiki Nag

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Aishiki Nag is a senior studying political science and global studies. She likes to cover state and national politics, and international peace-building efforts. When she’s not writing for The Emerald, she likes to read, hike and travel to new places.

Countries that spend more on healthcare tend to have a higher life expectancy — a reasonable assumption. However, something doesn’t quite add up within the United States. Healthcare spending, both per person and as a share of GDP, continues to be remarkably higher in the U.S. than in other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries — with the U.S. spending almost four times as much on healthcare as families in South Korea and New Zealand. However, the U.S. life expectancy at birth is almost three years lower than the OECD average, with the average life expectancy for minorities being lower, and it has one of the highest rates for maternal and infant deaths, and the number of avoidable deaths has also been rising. This is the only OECD country without a guaranteed healthcare plan, and not only is this costing more and more each year, but it’s also proving to provide subpar healthcare. But this could change in the near future, at least in Oregon. Between 2019 and 2022, a joint task force on universal health care worked to design a publicly funded, single-payer healthcare system — they conducted significant research and drew on exten-

Catalina Kurihara is a third-year political science and public relations double major with a minor in science communication. In her free time, Catalina loves deep diving into pop culture and spending time with her dogs. (LEFT) The Lillis Business Complex on the University of Oregon campus. An overnight snowfall coated Eugene and the University of Oregon in a blanket of white on Feb. 13, 2025. (Anna Liv Myklebust/ Emerald)

With the cuts to Medicaid, rising premiums and increasing hassle with privatized systems of healthcare — it’s time to take a stand for single-payer health care.

sive public input. When the report was completed, the findings showed that a single payer system is possible, would provide substantially better care to people, and would save almost one billion dollars. Currently, the Universal Health Plan Governance Board is designing a detailed plan to recommend to the Oregon legislature, which will be submitted in 2026. Moving forward, the plan can be passed through the legislative branch or given directly to the Oregon voters in a ballot initaitve. In a conversation with Hannah Bishop and Lou Sinniger from Healthcare for All Lane County, they mentioned why they are drawn to organize at the Lane County chapter. “It’s not partisan in a way that many other things are,” Bishop said. “I feel like healthcare is one thing that everyone agrees on, and that our current system is really broken. Sinniger is a retired labor organizer for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and touched on the importance of universalized healthcare during labor negotiations; since healthcare is a private expense for the employers, other benefits are often cut. “I watched my own caucus bargaining unit give up wages and rights just to maintain the health insurance they needed for themselves and their families, and it brought tears to my eyes,” Sinniger said.

“Doctors are reimbursed more by private insurance than by Medicare or Medicaid holders. For the same service, a doctor gets reimbursed one dollar by private insurance, 75 cents for Medicare and 50 cents for Medicaid,” Bishop said. The current healthcare system also incentivises private insurance through direct reimbursement to doctors, creating an inequitable system that determines the quality of healthcare you receive based on your ability to pay. “This means that there’s this unfortunate side effect of potentially wanting to help people with private insurance more than people with medicare or medicaid, and I don’t think that any doctor actually wants that,” Bishop said. The U.S. is also paying five times more in health care administrative costs, money that is not even used for healthcare. By having a universal single-payer healthcare system, the current process would be drastically simplified, minimizing overall costs. “People have this opportunity to design something for themselves,” Bishop said. “We have the opportunity to design a healthcare system that will serve us — it won’t serve CEOs, it won’t serve profits, it won’t serve stockholders — it will serve the people who actually need care, and it will serve the doctors and nurses who are providing that care.”

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Nag: What cities can do against ICE Communities across the country have been targeted by ICE, with cities and counties having limited options to legally stop arbitrary deportations or guarantee due process within removal proceedings. However, legal professionals and community advocates are pioneering a new tool for cities to implement.

By Aishiki Nag

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A crowd gathered around Southridge High School in Beaverton, Ore. with protestors holding various signs that read, “bring Paulino home,” “bring our neighbors home” and “stop the kidnapping.” The crowd aimed to raise attention for Paulino Martin San Pedro, who was taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement off the street and deported within the span of three days — timing which is not sufficient to meet the requirements of due process. The arbitrary kidnappings by ICE officials have riddled Oregon’s Washington County, with an estimated 300 individuals taken from its communities. These arrests often don’t meet requirements for due process, and without proper communication to family members, many are often unaware when ICE takes a family member. Paulino’s story is unfortunately not unique to Beaverton; with ICE arrests and ICE activity being increasingly reported in Lane County, this follows the national trend of arbitrary arrests by federal officers. “We are gathered here today to honor and recognize the lives in our neighborhoods impacted by the terror of

federal agents, masked and unwilling to show warrants, abducting our community members,” Barbie Minor said at the opening of the protest. “This is not justice, this is terror — this is not democracy, this is fascism.” All persons — regardless of citizenship status — are privy to certain rights, such as the right to representation under a lawyer, the right to remain silent and the right to ask for a legitimate warrant for arrests. You also have the right to request the agent or officer to show you proper identification. But unfortunately, these basic standards are repeatedly violated within the haphazard deportation processes, with multiple documented cases where due process was not met. Without access to due process, masked officers are arguably kidnapping and deporting community members off the streets. “Today is not about my father,” Eric Martin, Paulino Martin’s son, said in his official address to the crowd. “It’s about everyone who’s being affected today by ICE… no child, no parent and no neighbor should face the kind of heartbreak that we faced the past couple of days.” The disappearances from their communities have rattled local governments, and they have been unable to take any action to protect their cities against arbitrary arrests. Aside from ordinances and largely performative statements, local governments have failed to take action against federal forces. Due to the supremacy clause within the U.S. Constitution — which states that when state or local law conflicts with federal law, the federal law supersedes it — local governments haven’t been able to challenge any of ICE’s policies around deportation directly. But this doesn’t stop local governments from doing everything in their power to investigate ICE practices and hold them accountable. By working with the limitations of the supremacy clause of the Constitution, local governments can investigate vi-

olations of state or city law — the point being that all local government enforcement can still cite federal agencies for breaking state law. “Currently, ICE is running around with impunity right now because they can; there are no repercussions for them,” Blayne Soleymani-Pearson, a current candidate for Washington County Commissioner, said. “The idea is that we legally put obstacles in their way, and we work within the confines of the law to slow them down, stop them and make their jobs harder.” One example Pearson cited was suspected ICE vehicles swapping license plates and driving cars that don’t match their registration, which is a traffic violation in Oregon. Local governments can then cite these offences against federal officers and force them to work within the confines of the law, adding guardrails and legal obstacles to slow down the rampant arrests. Law enforcement should investigate violations regardless of whether the individuals are federal officers. It’s important to hold local enforcement accountable for the role they can play in holding ICE responsible for blatant lawbreaking, even if it starts with traffic citations. (LEFT) U.S. Immigration and Customs officers detain a protester in front of the facility in Portland, Ore. on Saturday Oct. 18, 2025. (Joy Edwards/ Emerald) (BELOW) An anti-ICE mask was placed down by a protester. On Saturday Oct. 18, NO KINGS Eugene Unite and Resist: A Call to Action protest was held in Eugene, Ore. (Rowan Campbell/ Emerald)

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Oregon’s defense says it’s built on relationships. In Orange Bowl shutout, they combined for crucial plays. Junior edge rushers Teitum Tuioti and Matayo Uiagalelei have been friends for a while. In the biggest game of Oregon’s season so far, both came up big as the Ducks’ defense drove home the victory in commanding fashion. By Owen Murray

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tony Tuioti’s point cut through the cigar smoke. “Matayo’s got my garage code, my door code, so he’s always at the house,” the Oregon defensive line coach said amongst the postgame locker room at Hard Rock Stadium. It was the way he chose to explain the relationship between himself, his son Teitum and Uiagalelei. Uiagalelei’s third-quarter strip sack of Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton had put Oregon in position to score its first touchdown. That, alongside a two-sack game from Teitum, gave cause to all those victory cigars. Tony would get to those plays, but he had something else to say first. Teitum has been roommates with Uiagalelei since their freshman year. The two combined for eight tackles and three sacks in the Ducks’ 23-0 evisceration of the No. 4 Red Raiders in the CFP Quarterfinal. Their seats in the locker room in Miami Gardens were a couple apart. “Those two guys, they’re brothers for life, and I’m just grateful that both of them have each other,” Tony said. “They push each other. They’re the biggest cheerleaders for each other, and I just love the fact that they get a chance to play on the big stage like this.” In a game where Oregon’s often-explosive offense struggled in the trenches, the Ducks’ two edge rushers dominated. Tuioti’s two tone-setting sacks — one to force three-and-out on Tech’s second drive of the game and another to cut off the penultimate full Red Raiders drive of the afternoon — paired with Uiagalelei’s impact play to deliver a complete defensive performance. It’s another example of Oregon peaking at the right time, in the right place, exactly when it needed to happen. His first sack, Teitum explained from his locker, has credit due to Uiagalelei. He got an indicator from his friend that he’d have a shot at the quarterback, and he wrapped Morton up for a drive-ending 17-yard loss on third-and-3. The second meant something, too. It was, in his words, “a big-time possession.” It was maybe the last realistic chance for Texas Tech to jumpstart its offense. Instead, on fourth-and-5, Tuioti sprung off the line, beat right tackle and worked back to seize Morton’s ankles. Behind him, Uiagalelei had both arms raised in celebration. He’d occupied multiple linemen on a stunt that worked toward defensive lineman A’Mauri Washington on the play — he hadn’t gone anywhere, but the quarterback was on the ground. “That’s like my brother, for real,” Uiagalelei said. “So when he makes a play, I’m just excited as if I made a play. I’m pretty sure it’s vice versa for him.” By the counting stats, Uiagaelei is having a down year. He posted a Big Ten regular season-leading 10.5 sacks in Oregon’s 2024 season; his takedown of Morton was his fifth of the 2025 season, where the Ducks have now equaled their 2024 game total. He has less tackles, one fewer interception and one fewer forced fumble.

And yet Oregon’s defense dominated one of the nation’s most explosive passing attacks, allowing the Red Raiders the second-least passing yards they’d thrown for in a game this season. Outside of a 50yard burst, it limited Texas Tech to 36 sack-adjusted rushing yards on 26 carries. Outside of Uiagaelei, freshman cornerback Brandon Finney Jr. had three takeaways of his own. It’s not limited to just those two. Uiagalelei describes the outside linebackers room (which includes himself, Tuioti, Nasir Wyatt, Blake Purchase, Ashton Porter, Tobi Haastrup and Elijah Rushing) as “very tight-knit.” “I got to make sure I make something happen because I got to make sure I give back to this team because they do so much for me,” Teitum said of his second sack. They’re versatile, too. Teitum was on the field with the Ducks as they lined up to punt in the second quarter. Instead, he was on the other end of James Ferguson-Reynolds’ looping pass. Not that his hands are supposedly great. “He’s definitely at the bottom tier,” Uiagalelei said when asked to compare the Tuioti brothers’ receiving skills. His dad had compliments (after, of course, noting that Teitum’s hands weren’t always phenomenal). “I really just like how he finished with the football at the end, being able to try to fight for an extra yard,” Tony said. “But that’s really in his DNA, man. He’s the guy that’s always going to fight and claw and scratch for anything and everything he can get.” After what was likely its most dominant defensive performance of the season, Oregon will move onto a matchup with No. 1 Indiana (14-0) at the Peach Bowl on Jan. 9. The Ducks gave up 326 yards to the Hoosiers in their 30-20 loss at Autzen Stadium on Oct. 18, 2025, the lone loss on Oregon’s record. Since then, Curt Cignetti and Fernando Mendoza’s team has ascended to the best in the nation, won the Big Ten title over then-No. 1 Ohio State and eviscerated No. 9 Alabama, 38-3, at the Rose Bowl. Oregon’s grown too, though — and its relationships are a big part of it. (RIGHT) Oregon Duck linebacker Matayo Uiagalelei (10) celebrates his stolen ball and turn over. The No. 5 University of Oregon Ducks beat the No. 4 Texas Tech University Red Raiders 23-0 in the second round of the College Football Playoff at the Orange Bowl hosted at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. on Jan 1, 2026. (Saj Sundaram/Emerald)

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