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www.dailyemerald.com regon Daily Emerald 1-0 in Pac-10 * Bitter irony || Anthony Norwood and the Oregon Ducks cruise In one of his final official acts as Vice President, Al < If by Oregon State in the league opener. PAGE 7 Gore declnre^ Rush plprtnmI winner pacfc Bitter irony In one of his final official acts as Vice President, Al Gore declares Bush electoral winner. PAGE 5 Monday January 8,2001 Volume 102, Issue 68 Weather TODAY RAIN LIKELY high 45, low 30 SINCE 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Perfect 10 ■ Oregon caps the year 2000 with a hard-fought victory over Texas, its first ever 10th win By Jeff Smith Oregon Daily Emerald SAN DIEGO — The final chapter officially closed on Ore gon’s storybook season, but it did so in a way that provided much hope for an even better sequel. Despite being ranked higher than Texas, the Ducks entered the Dec. 29 Culligan Holiday Bowl as seven-point underdogs. The spread didn’t seem to bother No. 7 Oregon too much, as the Ducks went on to impress a national ESPN audience and the 63,278 in attendance at Qualcomm Stadium with their 35-30 victory. After the game, players and coaches hugged one another with true emotion and excite ment after securing the first 10 win season in Oregon history. “It doesn’t get any better than this,” senior defensive end Ja son Nikolao said. “It was amaz ing how we all pulled together.” The true spark of the team came from junior quarterback Joey Harrington, who threw for two touchdowns, ran in for an other and even received a touchdown pass in which he wobbled and staggered into the end zone. “I love being an underdog,” Harrington said. “It feels good to open people’s eyes and give them a wake-up call and say, ‘Hey, we can play football out here too.’” The win propels the Pacific 10 Conference co-champi onship Ducks into the offsea son, and has them exuding confidence toward next fall. For more Holiday Bowl coverage turn to page 7 Craig Mitchelldyer for the Emerald Joey Harrington accepts his offensive MVP award, while coach Mike Bellotti proudly looks on. 1 | 11 yn f—r~ 4 KmhrpI i—I—<<&•• Crystal McConnel Emerald A city landmark in the heart of downtown, the Fifth Street Public Market is but one of the many attractions visitors find unique about Eugene. Destination Eugene: Culture and Scenery ■ From the Saturday Market to outdoor pursuits, Eugene offers tourists unique sights By Lindsay Buchele Oregon Daily Emerald This week, thousands of Universi ty students will file back into the city of Eugene and into classes after a long winter break. But the University isn’t the only draw to Eugene. Eugene and the rest of Lane County attract visitors throughout the year, thanks to scenic natural surroundings and the unique culture of the city it self. The tourism industry has creat ed 6,500 jobs for Eugene and Lane County residents as well as revenues of $426.4 million in 1999. “Lane County offers a unique com bination of the great outdoors and a culture-rich city,” said Natalie In ouye, vice president of tourism mar keting for the Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon. The University itself brings in many tourists — including alumni, prospective students and visiting par ents — but is only one of the many at tractions that bring people to the city. Turn to Tourism, page 6 Bend campus plan still up for grabs ■The State Board of Higher Education will select a proposal fora branch campus in Central Oregon, and will reach its decision in February By Andrew Adams Oregon Daily Emerald The final decision by the State Board of Higher Education on whether the University or Oregon State University will fill Central Oregon’s need for four year higher education is less than two months away, and both schools are con fident their plans for the proposed branch campus will be the right fit for the Bend area. A regional advisory board has al ready reviewed each university’s pro posal, and several members said that each school could fulfill what the area wants and needs. Comprised of the area’s education and business leaders, the 14-member Central Oregon Regional Advisory Board will hold its final meeting at the end of this month and each of the six voting members will make their recom mendation to Oregon University Sys tem Chancellor Joseph Cox. After re viewing each member’s advisement, Cox will make his own recommenda tion to the State Board of Higher Educa tion Feb. 5. The board is then expected to make the final decision Feb. 16. Both schools are eager to tap the quickly developing Central Oregon re gion by opening a satellite campus in Bend. Almost every college in the OUS already offers courses through the Cen tral Oregon Community College Uni versity Center, but the new branch cam pus would be a permanent site on the COCC campus to offer upper-division credit to fulfill degree requirements. Students at the branch campus would receive most of their general education credits through COCC. While the members of the advisory board have read each university’s pro Tum to Bend campus, page 3 I think it is clear that we have included UO [programs] in our proposal, but that doesn't ap pear to be the case as I read [the University's] proposal. Tim White OSU Provost and Executive Vice President yy
