Emerald THE DAILY
MONDAY, OCT. 14, 2024
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM PRODUCED BY STUDENTS, FOR STUDENTS
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
CAMPUS NEWS
Have You Acknowledged This Land? UOSW continues ongoing bargaining with UO for inclusive labor contract By Sasha Love Campus News Reporter
For roughly five months, University of Oregon’s Student Workers Union has been bargaining with the UO in an attempt to win a labor contract. Now, 67 open proposals remain on the table and only one tentative agreement has been reached since bargaining began. According to Ashton Pressman, a UOSW lead negotiator, the student workers feel that UO is not taking claims of discrimination seriously and is not listening to students and their needs. One of UOSW’s major disagreements with the university concerns harassment and discrimination. According to Pressman, dozens of student workers testified at the last few sessions about discrimination in the workplace.
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On Oct. 14 at the Special Hours event, Steph Littlebird will be debuting her new exhibit at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, highlighting Indigenous culture in Oregon. This free event is open for anyone interested in learning about the Kalapuyan people, whose land we walk upon every day. By Ryan Krell Arts & Culture Writer
Oct. 14 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and the University of Oregon is celebrating at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Special Hours event and campus art walk. The museum, normally closed on Mondays, will be open and free to the public on Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to showcase a new Indigenous art exhibit by Steph Littlebird. The exhibit is part of the museum’s multi-year series “Art Acknowledgement of the Land,” and it will give students the opportunity to learn more about the culture that they may not realize surrounds them. This free event will begin at 1 p.m. with the campus art walk, featuring Littlebird and Danielle Knapp, the JSMA’s McCosh Curator and Pacific Northwest art specialist. The tour will kick off in front of the Knight Library, during
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SPORTS
UPCOMING GAMES: OREGON VS. PURDUE FRI., OCT. 18, 5:00 P.M. @PURDUE OREGON VS. ILLINOIS SAT., OCT. 26, 4:30 P.M. @AUTZEN
CITY NEWS
OPINION
New affordable housing apartments under construction on East Broadway The Red Lion Hotel, purchased by Lane County using state funds, is being replaced with affordable housing apartments slated to open in summer 2025 By Jess Coronado City News Reporter
A new construction project is underway on East Broadway. Lane County’s housing agency, Homes for Good, is developing a 57-unit apartment complex, called Bridges on Broadway, for people experiencing chronic homelessness. Chronic homelessness is defined as “an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition” who has been homeless for more than one year, according to the Community Supported Shelters’ website. See pg 8 for full story
KAMALA IS BRAT “Brat summer” has officially affected us, and it’s a very important (political) matter. Whether you’re a Charli XCX stan or voting blue this November, here’s why it carries importance.
By Brianna Carrasquillo Opinion Columnist
A diverse electorate of nearly 41 million “young voters,” according to Tufts University, will shape the 2024 presidential election this year. This is electrifying news for the Democratic Party, which has recently stirred the pot with President Biden’s drop from the race and See pg 9 for full story