Emerald Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 2

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OREGON DAILY EMERALD • FEBRUARY 2009

7 eat & drink 17 campus & classes 22 play & shop

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Eat and drink 7 The people have spoken. Find out what local eateries made the cut in our readers’ poll.

Campus and classes 17 Ever wonder which lecture halls or professors students like the most?

Find out what was voted the best.

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Play and shop 22 with a tough economy it’s hard to know where to find the best buys.

Discover what stores readers believe are the best, from grocery stores to skate shops.

odds ’n ends Valentine’s Day quiz 36 Take our quiz and find out what kind of Valentine’s Day date you are: complicated, moderate or simple. story Holly Schnackenberg

Grammy Awards 2009 39 How much do you know about Grammys history? Take our quiz and see this year’s nominees.

Academy Awards 2009 40 Check out the ODE staff picks and take our Oscars knowledge quiz.

EDITORIAL (541) 346-5511

ASHLEY CHASE Editor in Chief ALLIE GRASGREEN Managing Editor TRISTEN KNIGHT EM Design Editor JAIME SWINDLE EM Content Editor LISA ANDERSON TRISTAN COOLEN KELLI CURTIS PATRICK FINNEY ALEX GABRIEL KAITLIN KENNY KATE LOFTESNESS LESLIE MONTGOMERY HEATHER MORSE MIKE PERRAULT HOLLY SCHNACKENBERG Contributors KELLI CURTIS EMILY PETERSON Copy Chiefs

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MICHELE ROSS Interim General Manager KATHY CARBONE Business Manager MONICA CHRISTOFFELS Administrative Assistant KEVIN ARMSTRONG SHAWN BARNES SPENSER HEATON ROBERT KIRKPATRICK Distribution

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Adored by students and locals alike, Brail’s is a breakfast hot spot with a home-away-from-home atmosphere. story Heather Morse

The people’s professor 32

Hike it out 35

Teaching one of the most commonly taken courses at the University, Dave Dusseau blends business with technology. story Allie Grasgreen

The locally owned McKenzie Outfitters has a goal to make the outdoors accessible for students on a budget. story Kate Loftesness

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last word A V-Day retrospective 46 romantic love isn’t the only kind to be found on Feb.14. story Jaime Swindle

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Eat & Drink From sushi to sandwiches and Indian cuisine to Thai delicacies, readers chime in on the best of the best in campus-area dining.

Find out what local restaurant readers say has the tastiest sushi in town on page 12. PHOTO Mike Perrault Emerald Magazine

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Introduction to Tango class at 8pm Tango social dance from 9pm-1am If you’ve never done Argentine Tango before, please come at 8pm The Tango Center 194 West Broadway downtown Eugene A non-profit community center dedicated to the music & dance of Argentine Tango

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Best Italian food Beppe & Gianni’s Trattoria 1646 E. 19th Ave. 683-6661

Featuring a robust wine selection and the tastiest authentic Italian this side of campus, Beppe & Gianni’s intimate setting is the perfect place to take a first date. Their reasonable prices will keep you from looking cheap, but won’t keep you from eating for the rest of the week.

Runner-up: Ambrosia Restaurant and Bar 174 E. Broadway 342-4141

Honorable Mention: Pizza Pete’s Italian Kitchen 2673 Willamette St. 484-0996

Best food cart Alexander the Great Corner of 13th Avenue and Kincaid Street Runner-up: One Bad Dawg Corner of 13th Avenue and Kincaid Street

Honorable mention: Carte Blanche Corner of 14th Avenue and Kincaid Street

Kelli Curtis

Best place for a date

Best burrito

Prince Pücklers

Burrito Boy

1605 E. 19th Ave. 344-4418

For a sweet evening and a sweet date, there’s no better spot in Eugene than Prince Pücklers, where you’ll find your fill of sweet treats. With homemade ice cream in 49 flavors, there’s a flavor for everyone. For those couples getting cozy, there are perfect treats for two, including the banana splits and sundaes.

Runner-Up: The Vintage 837 Lincoln St. 349-9181

Honorable Mention: Ratatouille 1530 Willamette St. 344-0203

510 E. Broadway 344-8070, and other locations Runner-up: Mucho Gusto Mexican Kitchen 67 Oakway Center 302-2325, and other locations

Honorable mention: Qdoba Mexican Grill 840 E. 13th Ave., 343-2720

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Best comfor t food Papa’s Soul Food Kitchen & Blues Joint 400 Blair Blvd.

342-7500

Bombed your midterms? Your girlfriend/boyfriend dumped you?

Your goldfish died?

Well, buck up, pal, and have a fresh-fried catfish Po’ Boy at Papa’s — they say the bottom-feeder fish are always the tastiest. Papa’s has a full menu of barbeque and southern fried soul food that will get your spirits up and running south of the Mason-Dixon line.

Runner-up: Café Lucky Noodle 207 E. 5th Ave. 484-4777

Honorable Mention: The Horsehead 99 W. Broadway 683-3154

Leslie Montgomery

Best pizza

Best bar

Sy’s New York Pizza

Rennie’s Landing

1211 Alder St. 686-9598

Eugene is certainly not the booming metropolis that New York City is, but after taking one bite of a slice of Sy’s pizza, you won’t be able to tell. This hole-in-the-wall pizzeria is a campus staple for any low-cash students looking for a fresh slice of New York style pizza without the New York price.

Runner-up: Pegasus Pizza 790 E. 14th Ave. 344-4471

Honorable Mention: Track Town Pizza 1809 Franklin Blvd.

484-2799

1214 Kincaid St. 687-0600

Two stories featuring full bars, a wealth of seating, high definition TVs and fire pits make Rennie’s Landing the perfect campus dive for those nights when Max’s is too crowded and Taylor’s isn’t crowded enough. The bartenders are friendly, the prices are decent and the cheesy bacon fries are the best you’ll ever try.

Runner-Up: Taylor’s Bar & Grille 894 E. 13th Ave. 344-6174

Honorable Mention: Indigo District 1290 Oak St. 434-6553

Best burger & fries McMenamin’s East 19th Street Café 1485 E. 19th Ave. 342-4025

There’s nothing better to satisfy your hunger than a humongous burger accompanied with crispy fries. McMenamins has everything from a plain hamburger and classic cheeseburger, to the more adventurous Captain Neon Burger topped with blue cheese and bacon and Wilbur’s Jumbo Deluxe Burger topped with bacon, a fried egg and Tillamook cheddar.

Runner-up: Cornucopia Restaurant and Catering 295 W. 17th Ave., 485-2300

Honorable mention: Marché Restaurant 296 E. 15th Ave., 342-3612

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Best Indian food

Sweet Life Pâtisserie

Taste of India

Feast your eyes on the mouthwatering pastries, pies, cookies and cheesecakes that fill the cases at Sweet Life Pâtisserie. Chocolate lovers will find it hard to resist the endless homemade chocolate cakes, brownies, mousses and gelato. Open early for breakfast pastries such as croissants and late for desserts such as raspberry chocolate silk cake, Sweet Life Pâtisserie has the best chocolate any time of the day.

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199 E. 5th Ave. #7 484-1334

755 Monroe St. 683-5676

Euphoria Chocolate Company

Oakway Center

343-0407; 6 W. 17th Street, 343-9223 and other locations

Honorable mention:

Leslie Montgomery

KeKau Chocolatier at Nib Dessert and Wine Bar 769 Monroe St., 338-7684

2495 Hilyard St. 485-9560

Evergreen Indian Cuisine 1525 Franklin Blvd., 343-7944

Honorable mention: Bombay Palace 880 E. 13th Ave., 343-1443

Best sushi Sushi Station Runner-up: Shoji’s 2645 Willamette St., 343-8483

Honorable mention: Sushi Domo 1020 Green Acres Rd. 343-0935

do it yourself Best Chinese food

do it brewer yourself y Best

Kowloon Restaurant

Ninkasi Brewing Company

2222 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, 343-4734 Runner-up: Jade Palace Restaurant 906 W. 7th Ave., 344-9523

Honorable mention: Louie’s Village 947 Franklin Blvd., 343-4480

Jaime Swindle

Best bar to end the night Max’s Tavern

alcohol-soaking popcorn, Max’s Tavern is the best place to wind down your night.

The cozy wood furnishings have the appropriate level of wear and tear that lets the clientele know that schmancy Kamakazi cocktails won’t be found here.

With local beer options from Ninkasi Brewing Company, tavern standards like Guinness and an everflowing abundance of

runner-up:

550 E. 13th Ave. 349-8986

Sixth Street Bar and Grill 55 W. 6th St. 485-2961

Honorable Mention: Jo Federigo’s 259 E. 5th Ave. 343-8488

Available at many local bars and restaurants Runner-up: Steelhead Brewing Co. 199 E. 5th Ave., 686-2739

Honorable mention: Eugene City Brewery 844 Olive St., 345-4155

do it yourself Best vegetarian

Best under $5

Café Yumm!

Subway

730 E. Broadway and other locations 344-9866 Runner-up: Keystone Café 395 W. 5th Ave. 342-0275

Honorable mention: Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette St., 687-0709

The first floor of the EMU and other locations Runner-up: Laughing Planet 760 Blair Blvd., 868-0668

Honorable mention: The Caspian Restaurant 863 E. 13th Ave., 683-7800

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Best sandwich

Best spor ts bar do it yourself

Barry’s Espresso Bakery & Deli

The Cooler Restaurant and Bar

804 E. 12th Ave. 343-1141 and 2805 Oak St. 343-6444

Kelli Curtis do it yourself Best coffee

Espresso Roma

825 E. 13th Ave., 484-0878 Runner-up: Dutch Bros.

311 E. 11th, Ave., and other locations

Honorable mention: Starbucks 801 E. 13th Ave., 338-4100 and other locations

A Jewish establishment, Barry’s offers a range of kosher and Jewish foods — everything from kugel (noodle pudding) to latkes (potato pancakes). But the real draw to go to Barry’s is the quality and fresh challah bread. It’s the perfect base for a substantial sandwich. There are several different meats to choose from, and an assortment of cheese, veggies and condiments.

Runner-Up: Agate Alley Bistro 1461 E. 19th Ave. 485-8887

Honorable Mention: Quiznos 801 E. 13th Ave. 338-7098

20 Centennial Loop 484-4355 Runner-up:

Villard Street Pub 1417 Villard St., 393-0960

Honorable mention: Peabody’s Pub 444 E. 3rd Ave., 484-2927

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Café Soriah

384 W. 13th Ave. 342-4410 Runner-up: Red Agave Comida Latina 454 Willamette St., 683-2206

Honorable mention: Adam’s Place 30 E. Broadway, 344-6948

Best Thai food Sweet Basil Thai

941 Pearl St., 284-2944 Sweet Basil Thai Express 1219 Alder St. Runner-up: Tasty Thai 80 E. 29th St., 302-6444

Honorable Mention: Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak St., 343-1230

Best late-night food

Best breakfast

Dough Co.

Original Pancake House

Runner-Up:

Not a morning person? Well, man up, chug down a cup o’ joe and make your way to The Original Pancake House and try the signature Dutch Baby, or golden air-filled pastry served with a delectable combination of lemon, whipped butter and powdered sugar. Your taste buds will thank you.

1337 Hilyard St. 485-7459 Muchas Gracias 1535 Franklin Blvd., 344-5244

Honorable Mention: Pony Express Restaurant Delivery 485-2090

Jaime Swindle

782 E. Broadway 343-7523

Runner-up: Brail’s Restaurant 1689 Willamette St., 343-1542

Honorable Mention: Glenwood 2588 Willamette St, 687-8201

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Campus & Classes The readers’ poll results dish on what stands as the cream of the crop, from lecture halls to campus icons to majors .

what do you think is the best mode of transportation? Find out if engines, wheels or public transportation won out on page 19. PHOTO Mike Perrault Emerald Magazine

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Best campus icon

Best lecture hall

Frog

Lillis 182

13th Avenue wouldn’t be the same without the eccentrically dressed Frog, his red wagon full of joke books and his yellow rubber chicken. Frog has become a University institution as he comes out daily, rain or shine, hawking his famous joke books with a marketing scheme of exclaiming headturning phrases at all passersby. If you hear the words “does school ever make you want to shit your pants?” or “have you seen the funniest joke books in the world?” you know that you’re in the presence of our own campus icon.

With a holding capacity of 283 students, Lillis 182 is home to some of the largest classes on campus. Even though this lecture hall is located within the Lundquist College of Business, you can find anything from a history class to a geology or biology course could be found here.

Runner-Up:

434-TAXI (8294)

The University of Oregon Duck Mascot

Honorable Mention: Dave Frohnmayer

Runner-up: Lawrence 177

Honorable mention: LLC South 101

Best do it yourself taxi ser vice Oregon Taxi Runner-up: Budget Taxi 683-TAXI (8294)

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Best major Journalism Boasting a highly sought-out program, the School of Journalism and Communication houses some of the most popular majors on campus. Whether you want to go into advertising, print media, broadcast media or public relations, the SOJC’s home in Allen Hall is the place for aspiring mass media workers to be.

Runner-up: Business

Honorable mention: Education

Nick Cote | Emerald Archives

Best mode of transportation By bike You’d be hard-pressed to find a more bike-friendly city than Eugene, Ore.. This eco-friendly form of transportation is widely promoted on campus with bicycle parking racks located in most places within the university area.

Runner-up:

By car

Honorable mention:

By bus

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Best place to catch a nap Knight Library 1501 Kincaid St. 346-3053

The large, inviting chairs sprawled in front of the huge second-floor windows create an idyllic spot for power snoozes. Now open around the clock between Sundays and Fridays, the Knight Library boasts a plethora of napping zones, especially on the more quiet upper floors. After a brutal academic all-nighter, grab a pillow and head for the library, where you’ll surely catch up on your sleep quota.

Runner-up: EMU Taylor Lounge 1228 University of Oregon 346-3705

Honorable mention: Home Various locations

Dave Martinez

Best ASUO group DDS

346-RIDE (7433)

The Designated Driver Service, established in 2001, is one of the furthest-reaching student organizations on campus. Funded by the student incidental fee, DDS is a studentemployed, “no questions asked” program that gives students who have been drinking a safe ride home.

The organization’s mission statement is to protect students from irresponsible drinking, prevent drunk driving and promote alcohol awareness.

DDS operates seven days a week, begins taking calls at 10 p.m., stops taking calls at 2:30 a.m. and closes at 3:30 a.m. Call ahead and don’t forget to leave a tip!

Runner-up: Assault Prevention Shuttle 346-RIDE (7433) extension 2; Sun-Thurs, 6 p.m. to midnight; Fri-Sat, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Honorable Mention: UO Crisis Center 346-4488, evenings and weekends

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Play & Shop In these tough economic times you need to know how to get the most bang for your buck. Our readers’ poll results let you in on all the local shopping hot spots.

Getting inked is a big commitment, find out which shop our readers think is the best on page 23. PHOTO Mike Perrault

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Best body modification shop High Priestess Piercing and Tattoo

525 E. 13th, 343-3311 675 Lincoln St., 342-6585 Located just off campus, High Priestess is you will find some of the most specialized knowledge on piercings and other body modifications in Eugene. A clean, safe environment with particularly entertaining counter staff and artists, the campus shop has six jewelry cases with glass, silver, stone, wood, bone and gold in a variety of sizes and colors.

Runner-up: The Parlour Tattoo 1097 Willamette St. 345-6465

Honorable mention: Eugene Tattoo & Body Piercing 1361 Willamette St. 485-7109

Jaime Swindle

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Best shopping area Oakway Center

Between Coburg Road, Oakway Road and Oakmont Way Oakway Center is home to more than 40 local shops, national stores and eateries. With so many shopping and dining opportunities, shoppers are bound to find nearly everything they could need or want.

Bed, Bath & Beyond has household and dormitory needs covered, Trader Joe’s offers organic indulgences and students are sure to find inexpensive threads at Old Navy.

Runner-Up: Fifth Street Public Market Located on 5th Avenue between High and Pearl Streets

Honorable Mention: 13th Avenue Located along E. 13th Avenue in the campus area

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Best school supplies The Duck Store 895 E. 13th Ave. 346-4331

Everything you need to succeed in your classes from textbooks and course packets to mechanical pencils and coupon books can be found at the campus location of The Duck Store.

Runner-up: Hirons Drug Store 1950 Franklin Blvd., 344-5260 and 185 E. 18th Ave., 344-4832

Honorable mention: Letterhead 25 E. 8th Ave., 343-6374

Kelli Curtis

Best bike shop Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life 152 W. 5th Ave., 344-4105 2480 Alder St., 342-6155 and other locations

Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life is the place to go if you have any bike needs. Need repairs? Need directions for a good place to ride? Need to rent? Then head to Paul’s, where great service is prided. And because Paul’s recognizes that every repair is

different, you can bring your bike into one of the several locations for a free estimate.

Runner-Up: Collin’s Cycle Shop 60 E. 11th Ave., 342-4878

Honorable Mention:

Revolution Cycles 1061 W. 2nd Ave., 302-8049

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Best salon Gervais Salon & Day Spa 301 W. 5th Ave., 334-6533 and 248 E. 5th Ave. 345-1312

Tristan Coolen

Best sex shop Castle Megastore 3270 Gateway St. 988-9226

When you think of a typical adult shop, the words clean, well-lit and safe don’t usually come to mind, but Castle Megastore — one of the largest sex shop chains on the West Coast — provides all of these with a fun and inviting atmosphere.

A one-stop shop, you

can find novelties, oils, lingerie, sex toys, videos, books, magazines and educational materials.

Runner-up: Imagine That!

2727 Willamette St. 767-6816

Honorable Mention: Olive Juice 543 Blair Blvd.

571-7883

With a weekly deluge of homework, midterms and a part-time job, it’s important to take time for yourself and relax. Gervais offers a wide array of decadent services including an herbal body wrap, indulging massage and Caribbean Get Away Pedicare that will melt your worries away.

Runner-up: Bello Day Spa & Salon 2746 Shadow View Dr., 345-0551

Honorable mention: Chikara Salon & Spa 134 Oakway Center, 683-2353

Best underage entertainment Saturday Market

8th Avenue and Oak Street Even though this exciting open-air market is currently closed for the Winter, it is never too early to start getting excited about its Spring opening weekend on April 4. With everything from food stands and live music, to local crafts and farmer fresh produce, Saturday Market always provides ample Eugenequality entertainment.

Runner-up: Strike City Lanes 1170 Highway 99 N., 688-8900

Honorable mention: Taboo 23 W. 6th Ave., 338-8787

Best smoke shop Midtown Pipe & Tobacco 133 E. 13th Ave. 345-3337

A small but cozy smoke shop, Midtown has a surprisingly large selection of custom glass, hookahs, tobacco, smoking supplies and incense. In addition to a variety of cheap pipes and water pipes, some cases feature more elaborate, highend pieces. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful, but not too pushy, allowing customers to browse and take their time.

Runner-up: Hunky Dory Pipe & Tobacco 271 W. 7th, 345-1853

Honorable Mention: Luckey’s Club Cigar Store 933 Olive St., 687-4643 Jaime Swindle

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Best concer t venue McDonald Theatre 1010 Willamette St. 345-4442

Eugene’s premier concert venue may only host a couple of shows every month, but they are some of the best that come through town.

The acoustics boom off the high ceilings and the extended balcony provides seating for those who want to enjoy the show with a drink.

Runner-Up: WOW Hall 291 W. 8th Ave., 687-2746

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Honorable Mention: Cuthbert Amphitheater located on the edge of Alton Baker Park near Autzen stadium, 762-8099

Best grocery store Market of Choice 1960 Franklin Blvd.

687-1188

Market of Choice is the ideal grocery store to help you make the lifestyle change towards healthy living with their array of fresh, organic, local and ecofriendly products. From fruits and vegetables to vitamins and dishwasher soap, Market of Choice is a one-stop-shop for quality, healthy products.

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Runner-up: Safeway 145 E. 18th Ave., 485-5051 and other locations

Honorable mention: The Kiva Booksellers, Grocers & Wine Merchants 125 W. 11th Ave., 342-8666

Best skate shop Boardsports Inc. 201 E. 13th Ave. 484-2588

Like to glide your way to class on a long board, perform high-flying tricks on a skateboard, or just sport those oh-so-trendy skater threads? Then go no further than Boardsports Inc., a locally owned skate, surf and snowboard shop that emerged from the humble origins of a two-car garage in West Eugene. The knowledgeable owners and employees are actively involved in all three sports and can help you find the gear you need to be in top skating shape.

Runner-Up: Tactics Board Shop 375 W. 4th Ave., 349-0087

Honorable Mention: Zumiez Valley River Center, 465-9159

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Best women’s clothing The Juice Boutique 295 E. 5th Ave. 686-1195

Chic fashion isn’t easy to find outside the big cities, but The Juice Boutique fills that niche here in Eugene. With brand names such as Chip and Pep-

per, Juicy Couture, Ella Moss and True Religion, you can find good, elegant looks for any occasion.

Runner-up: Melange 248 E. 5th Ave., 485-4300

Honorable mention: Due Donne Boutique 507 Willamette St., 345-4411 Emerald Magazine

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CuStoMeR FaVoRiteS HANGOVER SPECIAL: Biscuits and gravy, hash browns and two eggs. $6.95 JOY’S SPECIAL: Large order of hash browns with ham, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, swiss and cheddar cheese covered with country gravy. $5.50

Carey Nevin stacks plates of Brail’s favorites for the weekend crowd as head cook Jeff Black prepares even more. Saturday and Sunday mornings are busiest for the family restaurant, which caters to a diverse crowd of retirees, familes and hungover college students. The restaurant is open 7 a.m to 3 p.m. daily.

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ey, how are you?” The voice of Brail’s owner Joy Knudtson barely rises above the constant chatter of customers and chaos in the kitchen.

“Welcome back.”

The newly-expanded, four-room, two-kitchen restaurant is still too small for the weekend crowd.

Young families, the regulars and the college students looking to recover from the night before converge at 17th Avenue and Willamette Street on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The line spills out the door, but no one seems to mind.

“The food is so good, it’s worth the wait,” student Trey Torbeck said as he waited for a table with a group of other students.

Ceslie Durant, a University junior, comes to Brail’s at least once a month after a long night out. The atmosphere, prices and food keep her and her friends coming back, she said. “It’s amazing every time I come here.”

One Sunday in January, Durant was joined by six other students during the busiest breakfast hour of the day: noon. “Martinis all night,” Rob Bozada said of their previous evening, with a smile.

The dresses, tuxes and cocktails of the James Bond-themed party they attended the night before have been replaced with sweat pants, hash browns and coffee hours later at Brail’s.

“It’s the best hangover food in town,” said Casey Altman, another member of the party.

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“Joy always makes you smile, even if you are hungover,” Bozada added.

“It’s a friendly atmosphere,” server Nick Hamilton said. “We know the customers when they come through the door.”

The customers know each other, too. People can often be seen waving to other tables, getting up to talk about the week since they have seen each other last.

Knudtson thinks her reasonable prices keep people coming out, even in tough economic times. Her only noticeable loss in business coincides with University breaks. “We lose about 30 percent,” she said, “which is OK, because we need a break, too.”

The hangover special: biscuits and gravy, hash browns and two eggs for $6.95, is one of the most popular dishes among students, Knudtson said. It is also part of what has earned the restaurant Eugene Weekly’s “Best Hangover Breakfast” the last five years in a row. “I hope to make it 10,” she said.

Many loyal customers choose Brail’s as their morning start or hangover cure for more than just the food. “They have nice help and good service,” said Ken Kime, one of a group of about 10 men who have met at Brail’s for the last decade. “We like the young ladies who bring us tea,” he added.

Employees refer to this group as the “tea party” because the men come to socialize over tea, something they have done for 50 years in restaurants around town. John Barber, a 100-year-old retired

judge, is the oldest member of the group and still comes nearly every day. Brail’s is the group’s favorite gathering spot to “try and solve the world’s problems,” group member Benny Bartell said, “but we never get very far.”

“Everyone that comes in is a friend,” said long-time customer, David Earl, “and (Knudtson) never forgets a name.”

Earl has had at least one meal a day in the restaurant since 1967, when he had an office nearby.

“Sometimes when I am not here I get a phone call to my house, ‘Is David OK?’” he laughed.

Earl has seen the restaurant go through several owners since they became known as regulars, but they clearly think highly of Knudtson. “Her personality is fantastic,” Earl said.

Knudtson’s permanent smile and ability to make everyone feel at home at Brail’s has resulted in several students calling her their “Eugene mother.”

“I love when parents are visiting and come in with their kids,” she said. “I get to tell them, ‘I see your kids more than you do!’”

She treats students without cash as family, too. If someone in a group doesn’t order because he is broke, “I will just feed him,” Knudtson said. “I treat them like my own son.”

Her biological son Brian works in the restaurant and helps manage when Knudtson isn’t available.

The restaurant is open only for breakfast and lunch, every day from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Knudtson took over ownership of the restaurant from her sister about seven years ago. Since then, she has taken the business from the brink of closure to a destination for travelers. She even bought the beauty salon next door to expand seating, opening up a brightly-colored, well-lit room for guests.

“The turn-around has been magnificent,” Earl, one of the long-time customers, said.

Knudtson plans to keep her family restaurant running long into the future with her pricing, service and care. “I serve food with love,” she said.

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Dave Dusseau, a University of Oregon business faculty member of 20 years, attributes his popularity among students to “the law of large numbers.”

“I probably teach 2,000 students a year. I think it’s the biggest class on campus,” he said. “That’s part of why I would win a vote. If you don’t piss off more than 10 percent of the students,” you’re still doing quite well, Dusseau says.

But Mike Russo, a business professor and department head, said there is more to it than that.

“What’s amazing about Dave’s classroom performance is that he makes a class of several hundred have an intimate feel, and he creates special relationships with his students.” Russo recalled writing Dusseau up for an award a few years ago and sorting through his students’ comments. “It was just really striking how the students walk away from the class with the sense of it being a very personal experience. And I’m just amazed that somebody could do that in a class of 2 or 300. My hats off to him.”

Amanda Latham, a University senior and accounting major who took Dusseau’s BA 101 course in spring 2006, said he is a fun professor with a lot of charisma. She also appreciated the practicality of the final class project.

“It was a real-world look at what he was teaching us,” she said.

Dusseau, a senior instructor, teaches introduction to business and is a

master’s and doctoral graduate of the University. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Ohio State University, in his home state.

In the classroom, Dusseau takes many measures to actively engage students. He makes ample use of technology such as computerized simulations, iClickers and Blackboard — “so that students have something to do other than listen to me talk,” he said.

Dusseau’s favorite part of teaching is witnessing his students’ growth. “I’m always seeing people in the process of transformation, and I love that,” he said. “They have a lot of energy and a lot of questions. Even if (they’re questions) about business — it’s not the most exciting thing in the world.”

Dusseau is a good fit for the Pacific Northwest; the biking expedition he and his wife took across the country three years ago is a testament to his appreciation for the outdoors. He and his wife also share a cabin on the McKenzie River, where they spend much of their time; she runs, he hikes and they kayak together.

But it’s not just the natural wonders that draw him to the region; he also is fond of the people who live here.

“In Oregon I like all of the people I’ve met,” he said. “I love the geographic diversity of the Northwest. I like the desert. I like the mountains. I like the ocean.

I like the rainforest. I like that there are still a lot of open places here, but that the people who are here are concerned about interesting and socially important and artistic things.”

Being voted “best professor” came as a pleasant surprise to Dusseau.

“It’s not the goal of teaching the class, but it’s a pretty remarkable kind of reward,” he said. “It makes what I do a lot more fun and a lot more interesting, to know that people think about me positively.

“If I were a student, I doubt that I would think that about me.”

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Though its winter sale just ended, students can still save money on outdoor hiking, backpacking and camping gear at McKenzie Outfitters.

The Eugene retail mainstay, which first opened its doors in 1978, offers a 10 percent discount to current students at the University, Lane Community College and Northwest Christian College. With a small satellite store on 13th Avenue near the Duck Store and a much larger location on Olive Street, bargain shoppers don’t have to go far.

McKenzie Outfitters was founded in Eugene 30 years ago by Jerry Goddfrey. The business has stayed in the family and is now owned by his daughter Renelle Reese.

The company’s desire to provide specialized outdoors equipment for everyday use has stayed consistent throughout its history, and the store caters to a wide range of customers.

“Our clientele is anywhere from age 18 to 80,” Reese said. “Our goal is to equip people for the outdoors or for daily life. We’re not a highly technical store, but more for the everyday person that loves the outdoors.”

In order to reach more everyday people, as well as recreational outdoorsmen and women, McKenzie Outfitters opened its much smaller satellite store at the campus location in May 2007. So far, it has been a success.

“It’s been wonderful,” she said. “We love being down there on campus.”

Despite having moved around Eugene many times throughout its history, staying local has been important for the company. In dealing with high-profile competition from much larger retail operations, including

the national chain REI, Reese hopes consumers will think about their community when they decide to purchase outdoors equipment.

“It’s been very challenging with REI’s discounting and other competitors,” Reese said. “We just hope people will support the local businesses.”

McKenzie Outfitters is located at 566 Olive St. and 849 E. 13th Ave., and Reese encourages students to come in and see their new merchandise, including Marmot sleeping bags and Smart Wool socks.

“We are currently gearing up for spring,” she said. “We’re going to have an awesome selection of items and we’re really excited about it!”

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Even if camping isn’t on your agenda, McKenzie Outfitters has clothing, shoes, backpacks and travel gear to help you brave the outdoors.

Runner-up: Berg’s Ski and Snowboard Shop 367 W. 13th Ave. 683-1300

Honorable mention: REI 306 Lawrence St. 465-1800 Emerald Magazine

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What kind of Valentine’s Day date are you?

WOR D S HOLLY SCHNACKEN B ERG I L LU ST R AT ION S PATRICK FINN E Y

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A Dinner and a movie. And a concert! And dancing! And then a serenade under the stars!

B A picnic in Hendrick’s Park on a sunny day.

C Whatever my significant other decides to do.

THE PrESENT yOU’rE EXPECTiNG THiS VALENTiNE’S DAy iS...

iT’S yOUr TUrN TO PLAN THE DATE! yOU PLAN TO...

Lay out a scavenger hunt A asking questions about me!

At the end of the hunt, they’ll find me waiting to take them to floor seats of their favorite sports team.

Find an obscure band B playing covers of their favorite artists at the McDonaldTheater.

Stay home, microwave C some popcorn and catch up on “Lost.”

UH, OH. yOUr DATE iS GOiNG VEry wrONG. wHAT ArE yOU GOiNG TO DO? A Get up to use the rest room and bounce, leaving your date with the tab that includes your lobster dinner.

B Tell them that you’re very sorry but you’re just not feeling the spark. Then pick up the check before politely excusing yourself and wishing them a good night.

HOw LONG DO yOU SPEND GETTiNG rEADy FOr A DATE? A More than five hours. Your hair -r works, and you don’t have anything to wear.

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What you wore to three classes and work today. It may be a little sweaty, but they knew how you dressed before they asked me out.

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iF yOU’rE ALrEADy iN A STEADy rELATiONSHiP, HOw MANy TiMES SHOULD THE TwO OF yOU GO OUT iN A MONTH? Eight to 10. That’s only every A Friday and Saturday night, with maybe a random date or two thrown in there.

About twice a month. That keeps B them special, but not too rare.

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We don’t need to actually go anywhere.

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While it’s great that you have high standards, you might want to tone it down just a little. Valentine’s Day should be about being with someone who you love (whether just as a friend or maybe a little more). Concentrate on the meaning behind it all, not just the presents.

You’re excited about dating and have a lot of fun being with the person you like and doing fun activities with them without asking for too much.

To you, it’s about the people, not the date itself.

No one likes a demanding date, but everyone likes their date to have some say in the matter. If you just clam up and don’t provide feedback, you may seem apathetic or like the date doesn’t matter to you. So speak up a little and show them you care.

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WHERE TO WATCH: CBS, Comcast channel 8 WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m.

PERFORMANCES BY: Lil wayne, Coldplay, the Jonas Brothers, Kenny Chesney, Jennifer Hudson, Katy Perry and Carrie Underwood.

Record of the year

Song of the year

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Chasing Pavements Adele Viva La Vida Coldplay Bleeding Love Leona Lewis Paper Planes M.I.A. Please Read the Letter Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

American Boy Estelle feat. Kanye West Chasing Pavements Adele I’m Yours Jason Mraz Love Song Sara Barilles Viva La Vida Coldplay

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Mini-quiz: Academy Awards HOW M UC H DO YOU K NOW A BOU T AC A DE M Y AWA R D S H I STORY ? A N S W E R S BE L OW.

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B) Silence of the Lambs

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C) Star Wars

C) As Good As It Gets

D) There Will Be Blood

D) Forrest Gump

D) Titanic

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Suppor ting Actress

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Josh Brolin “Milk” Robert Downey Jr. “Tropic Thunder” Philip Seymour Hoffman “Doubt” Heath Ledger “The Dark Knight Michael Shannon “Revolutionary Road”

Amy Adams “Doubt” Penelope Cruz “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” Viola Davis “Doubt” Taraji P. Henson “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Marisa Tomei “The Wrestler”

“Bolt” “Kung-Fu Panda” “WALL-E”

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Foreign Language Film

“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”

“The Baader Meinhof Complex” Germany “The Class” France “Departures” Japan “Revanche” Austria “Waltz with Bashir” Israel

“The Garden” “Man on a Wire” “Trouble the Water”

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Greg Cannom “The Dark Knight” John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

EMERALD PICKS After conducting a staff poll to guess the winners of the top three categories in the Grammy Awards and Academy Awards, we predict:

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Original Score for a Motion Picture “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Alexandre Desplat “Defiance” James Newton Howard “Milk” Danny Elfman “Slumdog Millionaire” A.R. Rahman “WALL-E” Thomas Newman

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GRAMMYS:

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Album of the year: “Viva la Vida or Death and all His Friends” by Coldplay

Best Lead Actor: Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Song of the Year: “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz

Best Lead Actress: Meryl Streep in “Doubt”

Best New Artist: Duffy

Best Motion Picture: “Milk”

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t isn’t the flowers, or even the chocolates. Nor is it the elaborate dinners, perfect sunsets or devastatingly romantic gestures that I remember from the Valentine’s Days of years past. It’s the inevitable hilarious situations and the quirky inside jokes that meant — and still mean — a lot to me.

The best Valentine’s Day experience I’ve ever had wasn’t shared with a boyfriend, even though I had a love interest at the time, but with two of my good friends.

The year was 2003 and I was a sophomore in high school.

My best friend and I were dating another set of best friends and we were happily spending our days under the dreamily sweet influence of young love. This was not my first relationship, but it was the first time that I’d had the luxury of a significant other during the cupid’s arrow-studded month of February.

I actually had a real chance to have the kind of Valentine’s date that little girls in fluffy pink dresses dream about, the kind of perfectly romantic date that most women would swoon, cry and gladly spread their legs to have.

Maybe I was feeling spiteful or maybe I just couldn’t swallow the thought of an evening filled with sickeningly saccharine conversation, but a few friends and I decided that this was the time to stand up to this massively Hallmark holiday. This was our way of “sticking it to the man” and showing our independence by ditching the boyfriends in favor of an exclusively girls’ night out.

At the time a cheesy chick flick by the name of “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” a film with a seemingly appropriate title for our Valentine’s Day adventure, came out into theaters. We cemented plans

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to go out to dinner and see the movie, making a point to not invite the guys.

The night was set, our resolve was fierce and the decision to silence our cell phones and “lose” them within the depths of the handbag that we were sharing was made.

Later in the night we laughed at the number of missed calls our phones had accumulated from our boyfriends who were most likely wondering where we were.

We had told our boyfriends that we had no intention of seeing them on that particular night, but evidently they thought we were joking.

Despite the fact that the guys ended up being slightly upset about the situation, I still think that it was the absolutely perfect way to spend a Valentine’s Day. The movie, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, was a humorous look at a bet about making someone fall in love gone wrong. Naturally, as a

group of 15-year-olds would, we laughed until our stomachs hurt and we could barely breathe.

Looking back, I realize that I’ve never had the quintessential “perfectly romantic” Valentine’s Day date. I’ve received no special heart-shaped boxes filled with decadently delicious See’s Candies chocolate. No bouquet of a dozen roses surrounded with a lacy cloud of baby’s breath has surprised me on my doorstep. I have never experienced an intimate candle-lit dinner at a quaint window table where I ate while being serenaded by the wavering tenor of a violinist. I have not received a pretty little black velvet box wrapped up with a crisp red bow and containing a piece of elegant jewelry.

But I realize that I honestly have no desire to experience this kind of cookiecutter Valentine extravaganza. To me the “perfect Valentine’s date” seems more like a Hallmark confection that’s mass produced in what I imagine as some sort of “love” factory that presses out identical robotic rows of garish red plastic heart-adorned decorations that we’re supposed to purchase as a symbol of the “love” that we should be feeling.

I find it somewhat sickening, really.

However, contrary to how I sound throughout most of this article, I’m not a bitter singles-awareness-day-equalsdeath-to-all-couples person on Valentine’s Day. I just don’t like the traditional hoopla that we’re all trained to engage in from our childhoods.

This particular Valentine’s Day in 2003 only served to further reinforce my belief that, while the holiday is indisputably about love, it doesn’t have to be about love in a romantic sense. It can also be about the strength of family or the intimate bonding of close friendships.