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“STAR LIBRARY” EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY RANKS AS A “STAR LIBRARY”

BY JACE ANDREWS

In 2022, Eugene Public Library was ranked as a “Star Library,” meaning it ranked in the top 3% of national libraries for cost effectiveness in delivering key services. This is the second year in a row Eugene Public Library has ranked and the seventh time since the awards began 15 years ago.

The Library Journal, a trade publication for librarians, scores U.S. public libraries on the LJ Index of Public Library Services and awards “Star Library” ratings based on the scores.

According to the Library Journal, the LJ Index scores are measured by different per capita service output statistics. The services include library visits, circulation, program attendance, public internet computer use, and electronic circulation.

“I always described it as the ‘Oscars’ of Library Awards.” Will O’Hearn, the Director of Library Services said. “It is the highest honor you could get.”

O’Hearn said a big factor to Eugene Public Library’s success is that they are actively trying to be more than just a library and have maintained a goal of maximizing what it has to help serve the community.

“I know people think of the library as a place of just books, but really what we focus on is, ‘How can we make the biggest possible impact in our community?’ ‘’ he said.

According to O’Hearn, impacting the community positively comes from partnering with organizations, creating events and other strategies that the community can benefit from.

Angela Ocaña, the Library’s Community Service Manager, said that the library’s relationship with the community is what sets it apart from other library systems. “I think we are in a category of library that really promotes access to everyone in the community,” Ocaña said.

“We are trying to make sure that every person who through our door has access to services from a warm chair, to a great book, to a sewing machine,” Ocaña said, “We are trying to make sure every member of our community is valued and welcomed.”

O’Hearn also credits the success to the staff at Eugene Public Library for being dedicated to working to better the community. “They truly care about serving their community with all the resources we have,” he said.

The “Star Library” ranking for Eugene Public Library factors in all the locations and mobile services throughout their system, meaning the Downtown Library, as well as the Sheldon and Bethel branches, were considered in the rankings.

“Bethel and Sheldon [Branches] are definitely a big part of the reason why we have a good library system,” O’Hearn said.

the library.

Connie Regali, the President of the Friend’s of Eugene Library board, said they run different events throughout the year that are used as fundraisers for the library. The board, which has been around for 40 years, organizes different book sales and book donation pick-ups with all the money going back into the library.

According to Regali, one of the best parts about the board is that everyone is a volunteer, meaning that all the money made by the Friends of Eugene Library goes right back to the library.

“It’s thrilling to see that,” Regali said about the “Star Library” award. “Because you know you are supporting a worthy organization.”

This is the second year in a row Eugene Public Library has ranked for this award. O’Hearn said maintaining cost-effectiveness every year comes from always looking for ways to improve.

“We are happy when we do well,” O’Hearn said “But we don’t ever stop there and say ‘We are done with this.’”

The Library Journal gave 5,359 public libraries an LJ Index score, but only 258 of those libraries received a Star.

The Library Journal categorizes all the libraries by nine different expenditure ranges, which has Eugene Public Library in the $10 million to $29.9 million range. With an operating expenditure of a little more than $14 million, Eugene Public Library ranked 14th nationally within its expenditure range with an Index score of 1336.

Eugene Public Library was also ranked 1st in the state of Oregon within their range and was given 4 out of 5 stars.

O’Hearn said that over the past few years the biggest challenge the library has faced is the pandemic. O’Hearn said a new challenge is pivoting out of pandemic.

“We learned how to work in a pandemic, and now we are coming back and reimagining who we are,” he said.

While the library is proud to be a “Star Library,” it is more proud of what the ranking means, he said. “What it represents is that we are truly serving our community well and giving them opportunities,” O’Hearn said. “It is a sign that we are on the right path.”

O’Hearn said he hopes the award means something to the people of Eugene.

“It shows how much we care about our community,” he said.

Eugene Public Library ranks in the top 3% of national libraries for cost effectiveness, making it a “Star Library” for the seventh time in the award’s 15 year history.

O’Hearn also credits the award to the help of local partners they have, such as Friend’s of Eugene Library, a group that sells donated books to support

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IVERSON: WE NEED NEW LOVE LANGUAGES

Braydon Iverson is a columnist for the Daily Emerald opinion desk. A third-year journalism student and lifelong Duck fan, he feels a strong connection to the Eugene community and a responsibility to represent it justly through writing.

Opinion: The creator of five separate languages to express your love to someone doesn’t think gay people are capable of speaking any of them. Let me come up with some new ones we can all use.

Gary Chapman, the author of “The Five Love Languages,” has seen his life’s work turn into just about every Buzzfeed quiz on the internet. The only problem: he’s used part of that legacy to promote homophobic views on raising children in his newsletter and wasn’t qualified to publish a theory about all relationships in the first place.

Chapman received a bachelor’s degree from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and his Ph.D. in adult education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. As much as I now want to drop out and see what they get up to at Moody Bible Institute, these degrees don’t seem to justify being a spokesperson on relationship communication, and his traditional religious views muddle his theory for every non-Christian couple.

Imagine my shock and dismay when I found out that a popular trend to determine romantic compatibility and love was entirely baseless. I cried for days, but that’s probably just because I’m a Cancer.

The “languages” themselves are outdated and inaccurate as well; I couldn’t even find a single one of them on Duolingo. The original five are just a bit off, and he missed a few other forms of affection. So I’ve not only tweaked the existing love languages but added a few

BY BRAYDON IVERSON

of my own so this theory better reflects modern and inclusive young romance.

Quality rhyme

This refers to people that show their trust and affection in a potential partner by sitting in a car with them to make them listen to their unreleased rap mp4 files they have saved on their phone. If you really want to woo this type of person, give them a “Yeah… the beat is cool…” to put them on (Sound) Cloud nine. Don’t worry, they only locked the car doors to make sure the song doesn’t get leaked; you can leave anytime.

Fit giving

Some people dress to impress just to get depressed. People with this love language will put on their hottest outfit solely to wear it in front of the cute Market of Choice cashier, only to hear them flirt with: “Would you like a bag for 5 cents?”

Words of disinformation

Straight-up lying to your partner is healthy non-toxic banter.

“Sometimes I’ll tell my girlfriend that a random celebrity she knows died, even when they’re still alive,” an anonymous student told me. “Her pouty face is just so adorable.” Some known users of this love

language are Elon Musk, that “Try Guys” guy and Dean Weaver from Dizzy Dean’s Donuts.

Metaphysical touch

As I said, the old languages are outdated. They need to reflect the normal, sensible and — dare I say — utopian interactions relationships have in modern-day romance. Thus, we have “metaphysical touch,” describing couples that only interact with one another through their Oculus Rifts in VR chat rooms. They aren’t even long-distance, either. They just like doing that. “It does get awkward sometimes when we go to kiss and bump headsets, but we move on quick,” another anonymous student told me. “Why would I ever have a type? My boyfriend can change into whatever anime character or animal I want.”

Active service

Simple enough, this person would show their affection for you by enrolling in the United States Marine Corps. I hope you like a person in uniform. If not, I guess it is pretty easy to leave overseas letters on read.

Sending months-old Instagram Reels

Now we are drifting into uncharted territory. Well, these

posts charted months ago on Facebook, but now we’re looking at completely original love languages. This one describes a person’s affection being expressed solely through about three or four reels of some frogs, pick-your-dreamvacation-home, a cooking recipe and a small child falling over. Whatever you say in response to these reels, be sure to reply “us” to the one with the frogs or your partner will leave you.

Inappropriately-timed raspberryblowing

Due to a growing national trend, couples should always be prepared for their partner to come down with a case of the “goochy-goochy-goos.” In the Knight Library, at the Bernie Sanders rally or at dinner with your parents, people with this love language aren’t afraid to speak their truth anywhere. Let them.

Naming your pet after your crush

No, you don’t need to have a conversation with that person before you do this. They’ll find it endearing when you tell them eventually. Just try to keep it alive until then; that’d be awkward.

And finally: Staring

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MORE THAN JUST MOVIE SCREENINGS

On December 17, a humble student-run organization called Ducks After Dark hosted its final event for the fall term. The movie screening was of “Ratatouille,” a fan favorite and ultimate classic. Ducks After Dark will return in the winter term, with continued energy for the celebration of their 10-year anniversary.

Ducks After Dark is an organization that prides itself on creating a community space for students. The 5-person staff hosts a movie screening every Thursday in the EMU Redwood, a space they book out 4 years in advance. The movies that they screen range from hit classics like “Ratatouille,” to new blockbusters that students might not have the accessibility to see otherwise.

Last term, the group showed a variety of films including critically acclaimed movies such as “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Nope.” Upcoming for the winter term include titles such as “Howl’s Moving Castle”, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and even a double feature of “Pearl” and its sequel, “X.”

“We really try to prioritize movies that have come out recently, because they’re less accessible to students, we try to avoid films that are accessible on streaming services like Netflix, Disney+.” Anna Wait, the Outreach and Fundraising Coordinator for Ducks After Dark said.

Being able to offer a unique student perspective is very valuable to the students who run Ducks After Dark. It is one of the few student groups that operate on the Student Activities Board, allowing

Ducks After Dark provides students an opportunity to connect

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them to make decisions that will well represent the student population. Being a member allows Ducks After Dark to work closely with other student groups on the Student Activities Board, ensuring that the Ducks After Dark team is able to achieve its goals of collaborating with other students in order to represent a variety of perspectives.

“There’s definitely different opinions in the group but I think all those opinions are valued because we do come from different backgrounds, so it’s really good to get that different perspective from different students,” Wait said, ensuring that there are multiple voices collaborating behind the scenes at Ducks after Dark.

More than just a movie screening, the Ducks After Dark events begin at 7:15 pm with a unique array of activities and events which correlate to the movie that is being screened. At the last event of fall term, students decorated chef hats to fit the theme of “Ratatouille.” Frequently, there are Kahoots and raffles with prizes available, dress-up competitions, coloring or crafting activities and more.

“Creating opportunities for students to get involved rather than just that fun aspect is definitely the core of Ducks After Dark,” Kaya Snyder, the Chair of Ducks After Dark said.

Ducks After Dark wants to make its events accessible for UO students, providing a safe space for students of all backgrounds and identities. Centered around harm reduction, Ducks After Dark provides a variety of calming activities such as crafting and coloring and has open doors to

anyone who wishes to attend. Accessibility plays a central role in this manner by not turning anyone away, even regardless of income. “We really take pride in that it’s a free event, there’s no fees whatsoever,” Wait said.

It’s a further goal of Ducks After Dark that they foster a welcoming environment for the UO community and those beyond it. With their IDs, staff and students are permitted to bring two guests to each weekly gathering, making this event open to more than just the university. The time before the movie begins is spent conducting events and activities which encourage more connections than one would see being created at your average movie theater. It’s the organizers’ goal to have people leave the movie feeling like they’ve made a new connection.

“It’s a really fun place for students to come and bring friends that they know, or meet other students,” Wait said. “Having that option available, not just for students but for faculty and staff as well is really important to us.”

Ducks After Dark will be resuming in the winter term with an exciting lineup of movies. They’re excited to bring more to the table in terms of their presentation and activities, so be sure to clear space in your schedule on an upcoming Thursday to catch one of their viewings.

“Everyone should give it a try and check it out,” Snyder said. “There’s definitely a movie for everybody,”

COVER OSPIRG DOUBLED THEIR BUDGET THROUGH BALLOT MEASURE

A spring ballot measure increased funding to a non-university organization by over $100,000 ahead of an already difficult budget season.

BY JAKE MOORE

ASUO has a difficult budget season ahead, facing a 113% budget increase for the nonprofit Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, which may force ASUO to prioritize OSPIRG funding over student organizations or new contracts in the future.

In spring of 2022 UO students voted in support of a ballot measure that would increase the budget for the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group.

As stated on the ballot: “A YES vote would fund OSPIRG at $3.75 per student per term for the 2024-26 academic years. Any student choosing not to support OSPIRG can receive a refund. A NO vote would not provide constitutionally dedicated funding for OSPIRG for the 2024-26 academic years.”

The measure did not mention that OSPIRG was already funded at $1.75 per student per term, and that a yes vote supported a $128,671 budget increase for the 2024-26 academic years in order to comply with the ballot measure.

It passed with 1,754 votes out of a student body of more than 23,000 people.

According to Dan Xie, a political director who works for the national non-profit that helps run OSPIRG, this budget increase is less than OSPIRG would have if their budget had kept up with inflation since its foundation on the UO campus in 1971.

That being said, there is no requirement that ASUO increases the budget of programs to account for inflation unless they provide a necessary service to students.

ASUO can increase the I-Fee — which makes up the ASUO budget — by up to 5% each year in order to keep up with inflation and help programs grow. But because of higher than normal inflation ASUO has very little money to spare, and it’s likely the I-Fee will increase by more than 5% for next year.

WHAT IS OSPIRG?

OSPIRG is the Oregon branch of a national nonprofit called the Public Interest Research Group. It campaigns for policy changes through fundraising, lobbying and other efforts. Some of its campaigns on the UO campus include fighting to reduce single use plastics and addressing local houselessness and food insecurity.

OSPIRG is run by a board of students that work together with PIRG employees like a campus

coordinator, State Director and Policy Directors.

While OSPIRG receives significant funding from UO and meets on campus, OSPIRG is a statewide organization and does not work exclusively with UO.

According to Xie, OSPIRG funding goes toward costs of running campaigns like hosting fundraising events and hanging posters. It also pays for student board members, PIRG staff like Xie and yearly dues paid to PIRG.

Since OSPIRG is an organization independent of the university, it receives funding from ASUO through a contract which is renewed every couple of years. In most cases when a contract ends ASUO and the outside organization enter into negotiations to agree on a new contract.

But in 2016, a ballot initiative was passed that amended the ASUO constitution to allow organizations independent of the university to fund their budgets by ballot measure. According to Xie, OSPIRG was part of a coalition of student organizations that pushed for the amendment.

“They are the only ones in my knowledge that have ever been fully funded through a ballot measure,” ASUO Senator and Contracts Finance Committee Chair Jenna Travers said. “They actually are the ones that put forth the ballot measure to change the constitutional language in 2016.”

When a budget increase is passed in this way, ASUO is then obligated to accommodate the necessary funds from the I-Fee. Xie sees this as an opportunity for UO students to have a direct role in supporting OSPIRG and its campaigns.

The I-Fee is a set amount of money that UO students pay each term. The intent of this money is to be used by ASUO to fund programs and events to benefit the UO student body.

“The principle here is that students on campus should be able to have their voices heard in the places where decisions that impact them are made, when it comes to issues like protecting the environment and having clean air and clean water in the future,” Xie said.

Jenna Travers, shown just outside the ASUO offices inside the ERB Memorial Union, is a member of the ASUO finance committee, which helps oversee the University of Oregon’s incidental fees. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

OSPIRG funding from ASUO has always been in the form of the contract, but as things stand now the amount of money given to OSPIRG in their contract is decided by ballot measure, whereas all other ASUO contracts are negotiated between an outside organization and ASUO financial committee members.

According to a graphic provided by Xie, if OSPIRG funding had adjusted for inflation each time their contract was renewed instead of negotiating with ASUO, their budget would be over $400,000.

While this may be true, members of ASUO are still concerned about the budget increase.

“We’ve asked national PIRG multiple times ‘what do you plan to do with this?’” Travers said. “They haven’t given us a use for it.” OSPIRG student members declined to comment.

According to Travers, when working with the OSPIRG student chair to look at how the increased budget will be spent, OSPIRG was left with roughly $20,000 to spare after allocating the funds to a wage increase for OSPIRG staff like their state organizer and stipends for the students that make up the OSPIRG board.

ASUO LOOKS TO FILL THE GAP

According to ASUO President Luda Isakharov, the gravity of this budget increase became apparent in early last October when ASUO began to work on financial priorities.

Later that month, the ASUO senate began a process known as benchmarks—the beginning of the yearly budget process. This is the time when ASUO plans out how the I-Fee will be spent the following year and how much it will need to be increased to meet ASUO’s needs.

During the Oct. 26, 2022 ASUO senate meeting, financial committee chairs and executive branch members presented budget recommendations and attempted to tackle a challenging budget season and address a major expense they weren’t expecting.

The I-Fee can increase by up to 5% each year without special approval from the university president and board of trustees. With this year’s budget coming in at just over $9 million, according to the 2022-23 ASUO budget book, ASUO would have about another $450,000 to spend next year.

But after the financial committees presented their recommended budgets at the Oct. 26, 2022 ASUO senate meeting, Isakharov and ASUO executive Finance Director Brad Morin revealed the expenses that would soak up the whole 5%

I-Fee increase.

The ASUO executive presentation showed that necessary wage increases and rising costs due to national inflation would swallow $457,000.

The OSPIRG budget increase passed by ballot measure in spring 2022 would take up another $128,671, or it would have until ASUO officials realized at the next senate meeting that the OSPIRG budget increase wouldn’t need to be addressed until next budget season.

Travers hopes to fund OSPIRG this year with a part of the overall sum in order to make next year’s budget season more manageable.

ASUO members like Isakharov said there was confusion because OSPIRG has no funding left on their contract for the next academic year.

As a result, ASUO members assumed OSPIRG’s intention was to increase its funding during this year’s budget process, but the language in the spring ballot measure means the increase wont be effective until next budget season.

While ASUO will not have to allocate the OSPIRG increase this year, something else was set in motion: an ASUO special election.

According to Travers, one of the ballot measures, if passed, would change the language in the ASUO constitution that allows budgets to be increased by ballot measure ensuring that independent organizations could no longer receive funding through ballot measure.

The proposed amendment does not function retroactively, so even if it passes the OSPIRG budget increase will remain in effect. The final steps to fulfilling the OSPIRG budget increase or attempting to avoid it will be left up to next year’s ASUO members.

Novacane performs. UO OSPIRG hosts the “Bee Bash” in the EMU amphitheater as a call to action to ban neonic pesticides and save the bees on Nov. 29, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald)

The principle here is that students on campus should be able to have their voices heard in the places where decisions that impact them are made, when it comes to issues like protecting the environment and having clean air and clean water in the future,”

DAN XIE political director working with a non-profit supporting OSPRIG

A COMEBACK EFFORT, AND A DOINK OFF THE UPRIGHT PUSHES OREGON JUST OVER NORTH CAROLINA IN THE HOLIDAY BOWL

A fluky interception, a 66-yard TD run, a questionable fourthdown call, a game-winning drive, and a doink to end it: Oregon’s 28-27 win over UNC in the Holiday Bowl had it all.

BY AARON HEISEN • TWITTER @AARON_HEISEN

Engulfed in a sea of Oregon fans, headlined by a strong California based support system and others who had made the trip down to San Diego to flood Petco Park on Wednesday night for the Holiday Bowl, one voice outweighed the crowd of thousands. And it came from the Ducks’ sideline, in the middle of the team’s huddle, before a play that would define its season.

The voice was delivering a statement carried with poise and confidence, from a player who refused to let the situation at hand disturb his mindset.

Oregon quarterback Bo Nix told his teammates, “This is the play I want us to run,” knowing they needed a call that would put each of the Ducks’ pass catchers in a position to gain leverage on their routes and find space.

“Bo did a good job calling what he wanted,” Oregon head coach Dan Lanning said. “But we’re all in agreement, you trust your quarterback there.”

“I think everybody kind of wanted it,” Nix said. “I just happened to be the one to voice it.”

It was a humble comment, from a quarterback who had stepped up and offered a play call to a team whose offensive coordinator had just moved on, in a moment where they were desperate for a conversion.

The Ducks were trailing 27-21 as they faced a fourth-and-2 on the 6-yard-line with 19 seconds remaining. Seven Tar Heel defenders rushed at Nix and he stood in the pocket as Cota darted underneath the route of Ducks receiver Kris Hutson, which helped him gain a bit of space. As Nix backpedaled away from pressure he hurled the ball toward Cota, who corralled it, rolled over his defender Don Chapman and barely broke the plane of the end zone.

The score meant that No. 15 Oregon (10-3) had just overcome the 10-point deficit it faced with nine minutes and change, and the following extra point, which, of course, doinked off the left upright before trickling inside the posts, solidified its 28-27 Holiday Bowl win over North Carolina.

That 10-point margin, which was tough to surmount in its own right, was accentuated by the poor decision making, lackluster third quarter offense and two unlucky bounces that put the Ducks in that spot in the first place.

Just before halftime, the Ducks had driven into UNC’s territory with little resistance from its defense.

On second-and-5 at the 16, Nix targeted Terrance Ferguson, but his throw trailed the tight end who reached out to make a play. The ball bounced off his forearm, ricocheted off the

foot of linebacker Sebastian Cheeks, then off the foot of the trailing defender Power Echols, and into his hands, all without grazing the turf.

Echols’ return flipped the field position, and on the ensuing play quarterback Drake Maye hit J.J. Jones for a 49-yard touchdown.

“We could have easily kind of tanked at that moment,” Nix said. “You know bowl games tend to happen that way; guys start falling apart and not wanting to play, but that wasn’t us tonight.”

Despite a 14-14 tie, they had dictated the flow of the first half and had a chance to double up on possessions as the second half kickoff would come their way. The interception and ensuing UNC touchdown upended that game plan.

And for the next 20 minutes, instead of heavily relying on their run game as they had in the first half, the Ducks shuffled between rushing and passing, with play calls that had little rhyme or reason. It was a downfall capped off by a questionable decision from Lanning to keep his offense on the field on a fourth-and-7 from the 27-yard-line, down by seven: a judgment that resulted in a turnover on downs, but one the coach avoided having to defend as it was masked by his team’s comeback.

And after a 20 minute stretch, where the offense gained just 55 yards and failed to score, it finally rediscovered its flow. After Troy Franklin’s touchdown with seven minutes left cut it to three, and a defensive stand held the margin to one possession, the Ducks got the ball back with 2:24 to go, and had to have it.

Nix began the drive with two simple completions to Noah Whittington, then another to Ferguson for 28 yards, before a pass interference on Franklin in the end zone set up the touchdown to Cota.

But the score sat tied at 27, the extra point counted in the heads of fans before it had even split the uprights, and Camden Lewis took the mound, pun intended. Standing just in front of the

dirt patch, which had affected his missed field goal earlier in the game, he started his run up and kicked the ball off the left upright and through the sticks.

As the ball eked through the goalposts, it marked yet another win for a program that’s strung together a few recently, both on and off the field. Wins highlighted by a National Signing Day — that despite losing No. 2 quarterback Dante Moore and four-star Peyton Bowen — saw the Ducks rise into the top 10, according to most platforms.

Together, it pushed Oregon’s collapse against its in-state rival further into the rearview mirror, and put a stamp on a season that went how it most expected it to.

This season was always a transitional one, from former head coach Mario Cristobal’s build to Lanning’s incoming 2023 recruiting class.

But within that changeover, in his first season at the helm, Lanning reshaped Oregon into a team built upon toughness, one that rediscovered creativity on offense and grit throughout its roster, and one that will remain a tight-knit group moving forward.

“I can’t thank the guys in this locker room enough. It’s really easy when there’s change that some of these guys didn’t pick and some that they did,” Laning said. “But it’s really easy to buckle up, especially when you see the adversity that we faced earlier in the season when things didn’t go our way, but this group’s never stopped, never wavered… I love to win, but I coach for the relationships. Everybody says blood is thicker than water and I share blood with these guys.”

Adam Barry (93) and Marcus Harper (55) pick Oregon kicker, Camden Lewis (45), up and celebrate with him after making the game winning extra point. The Oregon Ducks face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the annual Holiday Bowl at Petco Park in San Diego, CA, on December 28th, 2022. (Jonathan Suni, Emerald)

Oregon quarterbacks, Bo Nix (10) and Ty Thompson (13), admire their new piece of hardware on stage during the post game celebrations. The Oregon Ducks face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the annual Holiday Bowl at Petco Park in San Diego, CA, on December 28th, 2022. (Jonathan Suni, Emerald)

Ducks quarterback, Bo Nix (10) hypes up the crowd after his gamewinning drive. The Oregon Ducks face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the annual Holiday Bowl at Petco Park in San Diego, CA, on December 28th, 2022. (Kai Kanzer/Emerald)

HOLIDAY BOWL HIGHLIGHTS

Oregon wide receiver, Khris Hutson (1), makes a move on his defender to try to gain any additional yardage possible. (Jonathan Suni, Emerald)

Oregon defensive lineman, Brandon Dorlus (3), warms up in preparation for the game. (Jonathan Suni, Emerald)

Oregon defensive back, Bennett Williams, shouts with a big smile to celebrate the win with his teammates. (Jonathan Suni, Emerald)

University of North Carolina wide receiver, JJ Jones (5) comes up short of scoring a touchdown. (Kai Kanzer/Emerald)

CEO of Nike, Phil Knight intensely watches as the Oregon Ducks mount a game-winning drive. (Kai Kanzer/Emerald)