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COMING FROM AN ALASKAN NATIVE FATHER AND A WHITE MOTHER, MEGHAN SIĠVANNA TOPKOK STRUGGLED TO FIND A PLACE IN EITHER CULTURE. She’s part of a generation of Native Americans who are more in touch with their culture and heritage, and ready to fight for it.

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On Friday, Nov. 20, University of Oregon’s Young Americans for Liberty chapter raffled off three firearms on campus as a form of protest against the concealed-carry ban policy.

YAL President Thomas Tullis said he understands concerns about raffling firearms, especially after the Umpqua Community College shooting, but said that the event was meant to inspire academic conversation about the concealed-carry ban.

“The university participated in a political action by creating a policy, and the policy itself is a threat to students,” Tullis said. “We’re interested in symbolically protesting those political actions rather than just [having] a political dialog.”

YAL originally requested funding for food and space for Liberty Poker Night, Tullis said, but the ASUO Senate declined this request Nov. 11.

Senator Cavan Davies said the poker tournament was not educational, and, because the winning prizes were for students over 21, the event was also not inclusive.

“It’s great that a minor group has a voice on campus,” Davies said. “But I think there are enough reasons weighed in the decision to vote down on the event.”

YAL managed to secure funding in the form of a donation from Students for Liberty. YAL came back to ASUO Senate asking for a reimbursement, but got shut down again on Nov. 18.

The national Foundation for Individual Rights in Educations or FIRE, representing YAL, called the ASUO’s decision viewpoint discrimination and asked the UO to overturn the ASUO vote the same day.

The university will not act on the ASUO Senate decision regarding the allegation of viewpoint discrimination towards YAL, UO spokeswoman Laura McGinnis said.

“It’s frustrating that the Senate is so willing to fund other events,” Tullis said. “But they can’t look at our events with a neutral manner, just due to the controversial nature of it.”

Senator Zach Rentschler was one out of five senators who initially voted “yes.” He declined the second request, because ASUO is not responsible for reimbursing outside funding. Rentschler said it’s “a big shame.”

“The guns created a lot of buzz,” Rentschler said. “But [since YAL secured outside funding] we never have an answer of how we can push the boundaries of free speech on campus.”

Tullis said it is up to FIRE to continue pursuing a response from UO. He hopes that the Senate will practice “viewpoint neutrality” after the incident.

Davies said he decided to abstain his vote on the Nov. 18 meeting after reconsideration.

“Senators should keep an open mind when a controversial topic is brought to the table,” he said.

Rentschler said viewpoint discrimination is hard to pinpoint.

“But I hope the FIRE’s letter and free speech don’t get lost in the noise of the buzz,” Rentschler said.

Despite opposing viewpoints about the event, YAL welcomed more than 100 UO and Lane Community College students as well as other community members to the five-hour poker event.

Rentschler said the event was successful, as it notified the administration about students’ concern of the firearms policy and gets people thinking about the concealed-carry ban.

UO student Connor Weinstein won a rifle. He said he participated for a “fun time” and was excited to win first prize, but disagreed with YAL’s political stance.

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Friday 11/27Create Something Day (MECCA — 449 Willamette St.; 12-4 p.m.)Instead of spending Black Friday in a crowded shopping mall, do

something good for the community and go to Eugene’s nonprofit arts organization MECCA to make gifts out of reusable materials. It’s a free, family-friendly event so everyone can enjoy it.

Oregon State Parks (various locations)As outdoor retail giant REI makes the bold move to close on Black

Friday to encourage more outdoor excursions, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has followed suit. Parking fees (normally $5) will be waived at all of Oregon’s 26 state parks. Two of the closest parks to Eugene: Fall Creek State Recreation Area and Jasper State Recre-ation Site. There’s also Jessie M. Honeyman State Park just outside of Florence, and Tumalo State Park near Bend. If you end up in Washing-ton state near Mount Rainier or Olympic national parks, all park fees will also be waived this Friday. Likewise, there’s free admission to 49 state parks in California. Wherever you go, it beats getting trampled for a flat-screen.

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Since the University of Oregon became smoke- and tobacco-free, university staff have found that the policy has been effective — but difficult to enforce.

In the fall of 2012, UO became the first school in the Pac-12 to officially become smoke- and tobacco-free. Senior Vice President Jim Bean said at the time that the decision was made to provide a healthier campus for students and visitors.

According to a survey conducted by Elliot Berkman in the UO’s health promotion department, student tobacco use on campus was recorded at 64 percent before the policy was put into place, and after implementing the policy, it dropped to 29 percent. The survey also showed that faculty use of tobacco on campus was at 67 percent before the policy and 19 percent after the policy.

UO Director of Substance Abuse Prevention and Student Success Jennifer Summers said there weren’t many challenges in getting the policy off the ground.

“The majority of campus wanted to go smoke- and tobacco-free,” Summers said. “It’s not often you have something like this that everyone gets behind, and thinks ‘Wow, this is an awesome policy.’ “

But as the survey conducted by Berkman shows, there is still a significant number of people smoking on campus, even after smoking has been banned. Though a relatively easy policy to pass, the real challenge has come from trying to enforce it.

“You’re never going to have 100 percent compliance with something like this,” Summers said.

University of Oregon Police Department spokesman Kelly McIver agreed with Summers.

“What’s really tough about something like this is that it only takes a second to smoke a cigarette,” McIver said.

Though the UOPD actively tries to enforce the policy, the brevity of smoking a cigarette is merely one of the obstacles, McIver said.

Another problem when it comes to enforcing the policy is that there are multiple hot spots on campus where smoking often occurs. One of the most known examples of these hot spots is Kincaid Street.

Since the university doesn’t own these areas, the policy doesn’t technically extend to them. Instead these places are considered courtesy areas where students are asked to not smoke out of respect for others and the university.

However, that’s often not the case.“It’s annoying walking past Kincaid and having

to go through those clouds of smoke,” UO senior Roy Fernandez said. “Obviously, it’s not that big of a deal, but it would be nice if the policy extended to those areas as well.”

To help ensure the policy’s continued success, the UO offers smoking-cessation programs for students looking to quit, a part of the Healthy Campus Initiative. The Healthy Campus Initiative states the smoke- and tobacco-free policy is in place for the best interest and health of all students at UO.

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ASUO pushes to bring back after-midnight bus services

Every year, the University of Oregon’s Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee purchases student bus passes for the 79x route from the Lane Transit District. In 2009, LTD went under a financial shortage and cut many routes used by students. But last year, ACFC was the one with the ax.

The 79x route serves over 1,000 students a day in at least five apartment complexes, LTD spokesman Andy Vobora said. The bus runs from 7 a.m. Monday to midnight Friday, and from 7 p.m. until midnight on Saturday. Last year, 79x ran until 2:30 a.m on Monday through Saturday.

In recent years, Vobora said 79x faced a 35 percent drop in ridership.

“After [13th and Olive] moved to Eugene, we have seen students migrate closer to campus,” Vobora said.

With only six to 10 students per trip after 6 p.m., ACFC decided to cut the route short.

“After midnight, the operation costs rise a lot,” ACFC Chair Andrew Dunn said. “[LTD] has to hire security, and it’s hard to staff the night routes.”

UO student Jianting Li has relied on the 79x route to get to school since he moved to an apartment located near Autzen Stadium last year.

“It doesn’t affect me so much, because I rarely go out after midnight,” Li said. “But I can see it’s a problem for my roommate. She likes to study in the library until very late, but now she can’t.”

UO student Shinjiro Takemura, a resident in Stadium Park, said he felt upset about the changes. Takemura rides a bike to school every day, but he

doesn’t feel safe riding home after consuming alcohol.

“[The bus] was a perfect option for me and a lot of students who want to go out on weekends,” Takemura said.

This year, LTD proposed a cost decrease due to the drop in enrollment at UO. ACFC instead suggested a 2 percent increase in its benchmarks, proposing that the extra money could bring back the service.

Dunn said LTD had listened to the student government’s wishes last year by increasing EMX frequency and extending the route after midnight.

Dunn said one of the proposals is to run 79x route until 2:30 a.m. only on Saturday. But Vobora said it would be challenging for LTD.

“Unless they want to bring back buses the whole week, it’s very unlikely,” Vobora said. “We cannot hire drivers for only a one- night shift.”

ACFC and LTD will finalize 2016-17 contracts by March 2016.

Dunn suggested that students utilize DDS and Saferide, both of which are ASUO-funded ride services for students.

DDS provides services to about 30 to 40 students on weekdays and up to 100 students on weekends. The usual wait for a ride is around 20 minutes.

“Always plan ahead,” DDS Communication Outreach Miles Sisk said.

But it’s not easy to get a DDS ride when the end of the term is approaching, UO student Yunshu Huang said, as many students stay late on campus to study for finals.

“I had to wait for an hour to get a ride last Thursday night,” Huang said. “Maybe I will take my car to campus if I stay late next time.”

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Meghan Sigvanna Topkok grew up with half an identity.

On her mother’s side, Meghan is a white Oregonian. But on her father’s side, Meghan is Native Alaskan. Although John Topkok spent some of his youth in Ambler, Alaska, and his mother was Iñupiat (ee-NYOOP-ee-at), he was raised at a time when Native Americans were treated like second-class citizens.

“He always considered himself to be white on the inside, and brown on the outside,” Meghan’s mother, Lisa Holub, said. “He definitely didn’t want to be identified with Native culture.”

Meghan grew up in Oregon and Alaska under her father’s cultural detachment. A University of Oregon environmental law student, Meghan plans on returning to Alaska with an education that will allow her to advocate for Native American causes.

Meghan, 25, is part of a generation of Native Americans who feel more pride in their heritage. Over hundreds of years, Native Americans have struggled to adapt to an oppressive foreign culture. Meghan seeks

to break that cycle.

And Alaska Natives need legal leadership, particularly from their own people. With a huge Native population — more than 14 percent, according to the 2013 Census — the state’s villages are in dire need of outspoken leaders.

Beyond that, Alaskan Native culture is unique in its structure. Due to the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, many of the reservations transformed into corporations. While perhaps well-intentioned, the change put Native Alaskans in a more precarious legal and economic position than many other places. But Meghan sees this as an opportunity.

“It’s difficult because we live in a very different world than our ancestors. I think the beauty of our culture is that we learn to adapt to our needs within the community,” Meghan said.

Meghan saw the strength of this community through the summers she spent in Alaska.

“I miss having that connection. Especially if I ever have kids myself, I want them to grow up knowing our land and our traditions and our language,” Meghan said.

But because of her father’s aversion to his history, Meghan had a difficult time placing who she really was.

This sense of identity loss is common among Native Americans, particularly in a situation like Meghan’s. Without a role model, she was left to wonder if her

Native identity had any relevance in the world.

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“It’s difficult because we live in a very different world than our ancestors. I think the beauty or our culture is that we learn to adapt to our needs within the community.”

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“When that identity is attacked or devalued,” Meghan said, “[It] severely impacts how a person sees themselves and how they relate to the rest of the world. There’s a lot lost.”

Meghan attributes part of this loss to the way western society has tried to shoehorn Native culture into its own concepts of normality.

“I think dealing with that trauma around identity led to things like substance abuse in our communities,” she said.

Native Americans are five times more likely to die from alcohol-related causes than whites, according to the U.S. Surgeon General.

John Topkok was no exception. As he struggled to balance multiple jobs, he spent the little time he had at home drinking. Even at a young age, Meghan was critical of his behavior and how it affected the family. The two argued often.

Just before Thanksgiving in 2001, John was returning home in a small twin-engine plane from Reno, Nevada. He was caught in a powerful storm and was swept into a mountain. John, and four others, died instantly. Meghan was 11.

She vividly remembers her mother receiving the call.

“She picked up the phone and she just totally broke down,” Meghan said.

The tragedy left Holub to support Meghan and her brother. But it didn’t stop her from wanting a better future for her children.

“She ended up dropping out before she finished her degree, and I think that kind of motivated her to really instill in me the value of education,” Meghan said.

Meghan pushed through bullying and isolation in school, then took advantage of the Running Start program at Clark Community College in Vancouver, Washington, where she spent her last two years of

high school obtaining college credits. Her sights were set high for the future. Meghan applied to Stanford, Yale, Columbia and Dartmouth.

Dartmouth turned out to be exactly the experience she needed to reconnect with her roots.

The school, founded in part “for the education and instruction of Youth of the Indian Tribes in this Land,” did little to live up to that reputation for 200 years — graduating only 19 Native American students in that time. However, since a renewed mission statement in 1970, over 700 Native American students have attended the school, more than at all the other Ivy League institutions combined.

Meghan majored in Native American Studies and minored in linguistics. Her dedication at Dartmouth earned her accolades and grants for research in Alaska.

“That was where, I think in a lot of ways, I became more empowered to appreciate and want to know more about my culture,” Meghan said.

Bruce Duthu, JD, a professor of Native American studies at Dartmouth and Meghan’s senior thesis supervisor, said that Meghan’s strongest trait is her ability to approach problems with humility — a quality that allows her to consider multiple perspectives.

“Her humility comes from a position of inquiry, interest and wanting to change things for the better,” Duthu said. “She’s in a position to be a very effective advocate.”

Meghan’s transition from immersion in Native American culture at Dartmouth to the UO law school wasn’t entirely smooth; her peers and professors often didn’t understand her perspective as a Native American. But she sees the education as a necessity.

“Unfortunately, in order to have our voices heard or have some legitimacy, we do have to have these western degrees, this knowledge, to be taken

seriously,” Meghan said.Fighting the system this way can be frustrating. But

Meghan and others aren’t ready to give up.“We’re not done. Not by a long shot,” Duthu said.

“We still very much need talented, young, energetic people like Meghan who are fired up.”

After law school, Meghan aspires to work on the Alaska Supreme Court or in Washington D.C. with a federal agency to support change from afar. From this platform, she wants to act as a legal interpreter between two very different systems of tradition and culture — a role she has always played on a personal level.

“We always incorporated new technologies and adapted things from other cultures for our benefit,” Meghan said. “I don’t think it’s possible to go back to the way our ancestors lived — and nor should we. I think moving forward means adapting and learning and taking the best of both worlds and incorporating it into one.”

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In the last six years, we’ve seen some titanic, industry-rattling musical releases come to the fore, like Beyoncé’s self-titled album from 2013 or Taylor Swift’s 1989 in 2014. We’ve witnessed new acts come out, profoundly beautiful debuts (Sylvan Esso’s self-titled from 2014) and even celebrities getting super self-indulgent (Kanye’s sprawling 2010 record My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy).

With the end of 2015 a-comin’, the Emerald gives a nod to some of the finest re-leases of the decade so far.

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This was the swan song for an ensemble known for producing some of the most texturally compelling dance tracks ever. Just listen to the bricklayer structure of “Dance Yrself Clean,” which shuffles along and doesn’t ease up until more than three minutes in.

– Emerson Malone

Though its fuzzy guitar and distorted vocals evoke the ‘90s, Yuck’s debut isn’t a rip-off. Rather, it’s a per-fectly mixed masterpiece filled with bangers and evocative ballads. Don’t be surprised if these songs get stuck in your head for the rest of the decade.

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With this album, Kanye expanded the boundaries of hip-hop, pairing pro-fanities with symphonies to create a style that was the first of its kind. West is the definitive artist of the de-cade thus far in his creativ-ity and his cockiness. But here he set a new standard for rap music.

– Taylor Dalton

Sensual, fun, and soni-cally experimental, this is one of the best pop albums ever. Each song focuses on a facet of its creator — mar-riage, motherhood, self-im-age, sexuality — and could yield an individual album. Instead, they’re all here in a generous package.

– Daniel Bromfield

Taylor Swift19892014

No album this decade has transfixed the world like 1989, with sales estimated at 8.6 million. The transition from country to pop wasn’t revolutionary, but Swift continued creating hits as appealing to tween girls as middle-aged men (see also: Ryan Adams).

– Craig Wright

Sufjan StevensCarrie and Lowell

2015

Sufjan Stevens’ latest al-bum centers on his love for his mother and his child-hood in some town called Eugene, Oregon. It’s sad, but it pulls at your heartstrings in a good way. You can’t just listen to the songs; you let them engulf you until they’re a part of you.

–Alex Ruby

DestroyerKaputt2011

The prettiest indie-rock album of the decade, Kaputt worships the ‘80s but avoids irony Its jazz-rock horns create a fog for singer Dan Bejar to drift through. Bejar’s lyrics are indulgent, but the record isn’t about him; rather, its true star is arranger Ted Bois.

– Daniel Bromfield

Frank OceanChannel Orange

2012

Frank Ocean transcends the containment of a single style on his sole album, which should please lov-ers of every genre. Ocean reclaimed the R&B sound and seamlessly became a monumental artist of the early 2010s.

– Taylor Dalton

Arctic MonkeysAM

2013

Despite its modern tone, the poetic, brooding AM is a true rock ‘n’ roll album, epitomized by sex, drugs and long nights soaked in alcohol. Alex Turner’s deep, moody vocals em-phasize the drama and sense of love and loss in hookup culture.

– Shelby Chapman

Alex GTrick2012

Philadelphia artist Alex G gained a strong fan follow-ing through DIY releases on his bandcamp, including 2012 release Trick. Every miniscule detail makes a ripple in this ocean of a re-lease and it’s clear that Alex G has strategically layered and mixed every sound exactly where it should be.

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Sadness: the most fitting word to describe Mockingjay, Part 2. From the dark aesthetic to the somber score, the final Hunger Games film touched on every negative human emotion. It explored the concept of loss, of material, of character, of friendship, of life and of hope.

The first half of the film was slow, showing there was no need for the Mockingjay novel to be split into two films. Part 1 had gratifying and moving moments where audiences saw the reality of a revolution for the main characters of the film. The second movie was devoid of such pleasures. From start to finish audiences watched the death, destruction and hopelessness of war. It was just as upsetting as the book, to which it stayed faithful.

Although the whole movie was hard to watch, this speaks to the quality of the visual effects, music and acting throughout the film. The acting of Donald Sutherland (President Snow) and Julianne Moore (President Coin) were particularly commendable. They each portrayed antagonists in the film, the confidence of their characters contrasting with their cruel intentions.

Mockingjay, Part 2 did its book counterpart justice, successfully expressing each somber theme present in Suzanne Collins’ novel. That said, it would have been more successful if the final two films were merged into one.

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As an epic dystopian story that captured cinematic and literary fans alike finally closes, it’s hard not to be gripped by the empty feeling that comes with the knowledge that it is truly the end of the Hunger Games legacy.

The final film in the series, Mockingjay, Part 2, did not disappoint. While the producers jumping on the split-part finale bandwagon was off-putting, the film was well-executed in the end.

The stunning performances by Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson bring the movie to life. We continue to see the struggle the Capitol has put on the relationship between Katniss and Peeta, as Peeta does his best to recover and discern what is reality and what is a Capitol fabrication.

The beginning felt disjointed, as if a commercial break had cut off a previous scene, leaving us wondering what we had missed. The real action doesn’t start until well into the movie, when our beloved characters make their way into the city to finally put an end to the war.

Even though the film was filled with realizations of loss for our characters – their sanity, their way of life, and for some, their lives – it was a chilling and satisfying way to tie the final knot in story of life and death, wealth and poverty and the destruction humans can bring on themselves.

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When rivalry games such as the Civil War are played, all bets are off. Records and winning streaks leading up to the game are tossed out the window. It doesn’t matter that this week the Ducks are 35-point favorites and have a 96.2 percent win probability, according to ESPN’s Power Football index.

When the two teams in Oregon take the field on Thanksgiving weekend, expect the unexpected. A quick walk down memory lane will prove that.

Let’s start in 1998. Oregon was ranked in the top-20 and near the top in the Pac-12 standings. Oregon State was led by a freshman quarterback and freshman running back. What was supposed to be a an easy victory for the Ducks turned into a double overtime thriller. Ken Simonton took a handoff down the sideline for a winning score, which would become one of the iconic plays in Oregon State and Civil War history.

Then there is 2007, the last time the Beavers defeated the Ducks. Oregon was once again ranked in the top-20 and were playing at Autzen. Oregon State, on the other hand, played that game without one of their best players in program history, running back Yvenson Bernard.

Enter walk-on running back Matt Sieverson. Entering the Civil War, the Bend, Oregon native had carried the ball 57 times for 202 yards. He would go on to gash the Duck defense for 142 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries en route to a 38-31 double overtime victory.

Finally, there is the 2013 Civil War, also played at Autzen. Similar to this year, Oregon State was coming off a thrashing from the Washington Huskies, losing at home 69-27, pushing its losing streak to four

games. Oregon State appeared to have zero chance against the Marcus Mariota-led Ducks. But the Beavers would push the Ducks to the brink, almost pulling the upset 36-35.

This season, Oregon is stacked. Vernon Adams Jr., who holds the Reser Stadium record for total yards in a game when he torched an OSU defense for 518 total yards and six touchdowns as a member of Eastern Washington, has jump started the offense this past month while Royce Freeman continues to be a 100-yard game machine. Stopping those two alone will be a tall order for an injury-riddled Oregon State defense that gives up over 35 points per game.

And while Oregon’s defense has gradually improved over the course of the season, they rank last in the conference in both total defense and scoring defense. Even an offense that is struggling like Oregon State’s could find ways to move the ball.

I felt pretty confident that the Ducks would roll past the Beavers on Friday — that was until the Oregon released the quasi-camouflage uniforms that the team will be wearing in the game (insert “WHAT ARE THOSE!?” Vine). Haven’t they learned from recent years that breaking out bizarre uniforms — the pink helmets vs. Arizona, the glittery helmets vs. Michigan State and Lewis and Clark tribute outfits vs. Washington State — hasn’t worked for them?

Oregon’s Civil War winning streak isn’t going to last forever, and, in all likelihood, it will end when everyone least expects it. And I don’t think anyone is expecting the Beavers to win on Friday.

**Editor’s Note: Each week during football season, we feature an essay from

the opponent’s student newspaper on why Oregon will lose. This week’s edition is from Brian

Rathbone, the sports editor at The Daily Barometer.**

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While Oregon’s matchup against USC was taking place, ESPN analyst Danny Kanell tweeted that based on the eye-test, the Ducks should be in the College Football Playoff committee’s top four:

“If the committee truly went by “eye test” or “who is playing the best” right now — Oregon would be Top 4. No doubt”.

It’s clear that Oregon has already knocked itself out of playoff contention due to its three early season losses. However, after consecutive wins over Pac-12 North champion Stanford and potential Pac-12 South champion USC, an argument can be made that the Ducks are playing just as competitive a brand of football as anyone in the nation.

It’s why they come into this week’s 119th Civil War against Oregon State as 30-plus point favorites. The betting line has as much to do with Oregon’s recent dominance as Oregon State’s consistent struggles. The Beavers (2-9, 0-8 Pac-12) have lost eight straight games and gave up 45 first half points in its most recent loss to Washington.

What it means is that the latest act in this longstanding rivalry could get ugly quick on Friday. While Oregon seems like an offense that can’t be stopped, Oregon State is struggling to keep teams off the scoreboard at such a high rate.

Oregon’s offense leads the Pac-12 in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense. Despite receiving virtually zero national acclaim, Royce Freeman has run at a rate comparable to Heisman Trophy candidates. He rushed 20 times for 147 yards against USC and is averaging 6.7 yards per carry on the year.

On the other hand, Oregon State ranks last in rushing defense and 11th in total defense. Its opponents are averaging 35.6 points per game and Pac-12 teams have scored at least 41 points in each of the team’s last three games. Rommel Mageo leads the team with 76 tackles, but he’s playing with a group that lacks the depth needed. The Oregonian reported that the defensive unit last week featured “one former fullback/tight end/H-back, two former wide receivers, two former walk-ons and one current walk-on.”

When a group like that is compared to one that features Vernon Adams Jr., Freeman and a chorus of other playmakers, it’s hard to think the Ducks will score anything less than 40 points.

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games of the season and displayed gifted athleticism when running with the football. He was average at throwing it and passed for 892 yards for six touchdowns. Since getting injured against Colorado on Oct. 24, he hasn’t played, and Oregon State’s offense appears to no longer have any type of playmaker who can create for himself.

Nick Mitchell replaced Collins, but was benched in favor of Marcus McMaryion during Washington’s route of the Beavers last week. With all the uncertainty at quarterback, it is no surprise that Oregon State has averaged 16.9 points per game. Wide receiver Brandon Bolden poses the best threat Oregon State has in the passing attack. He’s caught 39 passes for 418 yards this season.

Oregon State’s passing attack is facing an Oregon secondary that is much better than it was a month ago. The unit stymied a Trojans offense that was on a four-game winning streak, limiting it to just three touchdowns and forcing one turnover.

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will define the 2015 Oregon football season. After Vernon Adams Jr. effortlessly tacked on touchdown pass after touchdown pass in the Ducks’ 48-28 win over USC last Saturday, Oregon is now ranked 18 in the AP Poll and is one game away from finishing the regular season 9-3.

The cries from fans to overhaul the Oregon coaching staff have calmed, while the offense has hummed at the rate fans are used to seeing it at. Head coach Mark Helfrich said Sunday that much of the improvement is due to the quarterback play, but added that “our guys and coaches have done a great job of being realistic and sticking with it.”

He spoke more about the team’s improvement, the preparation ahead to play against rival Oregon State and congratulated Stanford on winning the Pac-12 north, “unfortunately.”

In this five-game run where you’ve gone undefeated, are there areas of the team where you’ve seen drastic improvement?

Mark Helfrich: Well I think there’s been gradual improvement. In football or anything, if you do something wrong and you instantly correct it and you never make that mistake again, you’re better. And that’s the key to playing football. I think our

guys and coaches have done a great job of being realistic and sticking with it. Obviously what’s going on with the quarterback play, what’s going on there is an immeasurable factor. That makes everybody better.

Do you feel like your offense is peaking at the right time? And secondly, as coaches you talk about improving. After yesterday’s performance how much do you still have left to improve?

MH: A ton. That’s what’s amazing. To beat a team that’s as good as SC and the way that we did, there’s a bunch of stuff that we can improve upon, whether it’s protections, identification, coverage identification, progression by the quarterback, we got a couple missed assignments up front, couple missed assignments on the perimeter, we had a couple penalties that were unnecessary, a ton of stuff on special teams.

Aiden Schneider leads the nation in FG percentage, does that affect how you run the offense in the red zone?

MH: It can. It’s certainly great to have that confidence in your back pocket. I love touchdowns. But the way he’s done it and he has the total confidence of the team, that’s a big deal too.

After watching the tape, did you see a lot of improvement specifically in the secondary?

MH: Improvement and stuff that can be still improved upon. That’s the sign hopefully of development of improvement, you’re beating a team that’s really good, that’s hot, that’s extremely talented, and you’re still overcoming some of your own mistakes.

Chris Seisay’s return — how did that help the defense and was his return expected?

MH: It was great to have him back. It was a surprise that it was that quick. But just to have, we don’t have a lot of depth, it’s experience on the run. So anytime you can pack that in with a guy that’s been out there a little bit is important and big.

With Oregon State’s struggles, do you play up the rivalry game narrative?

MH: Much more so about us. Just as we did last week. It’s about their fronts, their percentages, all the thing we break down leading up to a game plan. Its all about us.

How much did you watch of the Stanford-Cal game?

MH: I watched most of it, yeah yeah. Congratulations to Stanford, unfortunately.

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Ross Hernried had every reason to be an Oregon State fan growing up.

The Corvallis native grew up a five minute bike ride away from Reser Stadium, home of the Beavers. He played the sport with friends who went on to play at OSU and others whose parents coached for the football team. Hernried’s father taught civil engineering at the university, and his mother shared a dog-walking route with former Beavers’ head coach Mike Riley’s wife. But growing up with memories of sneaking into Reser and playing hide-and-go seek wasn’t enough for Hernried to declare his allegiance to his hometown team.

“As a kid, I decided I wanted to be a Duck fan,” he said. “I had no reason to not like the Beavers. I wanted to be different from the pack, I guess. I thought the Ducks were cool because they were different.”

Though he admits, his favorite NFL player remains running back Steven Jackson, a two-time All-American at OSU.

“In the early 2000s, OSU was a really competitive school, actually. They had a lot of star athletes like Chad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Steven Jackson and [Ken Simonton],” Hernried said.

During the annual Civil War meeting between the Ducks and Beavers, Corvallis devoted an entire week to the matchup, says Hernried. At school, Benny the Beaver, the Duck and OSU football players visited the classroom in support of the rivalry that began in 1894.

However, the Civil War has unquestionably lost some of its appeal in recent years.

Oregon is one win away from tying the all-time winning streak shared by both teams — the Beavers’ eight-game winning streak lasted from 1964-71, the Ducks’ from 1975-82.

Yet, those past streaks were largely annual positives in otherwise uninspiring seasons. Whereas, over the Ducks current seven-game winning streak, Oregon has appeared in two National Championship games, won two Rose Bowls, four conference titles and two other bowl games.

Within a decade, Oregon has flourished as a national powerhouse while the Beavers have remained a respectable, but not intimidating program just north of its long-time rival. It has resulted in a Civil War matchup that, in terms of the Ducks’ season, can be overlooked.

The change from mutual excitement to one side finding it “hard to care” because it’s “so lopsided,” as Hernried puts it, came in March of 2009, when Mike Bellotti, Oregon’s winningest coach (116 wins), passed the mantle to his offensive coordinator, Chip Kelly.

“That’s when it was competitive,” Hernried said, thinking of the Bellotti era. “They’d be good games, too. Chip definitely changed things.”

Kelly never lost to Oregon State during his tenure, and his first Civil War victory secured the Ducks’ first Rose Bowl berth since 1995. It also ruined the Beavers’ chances of returning to the oldest bowl game in college football, a game Oregon State still hasn’t played in since 1964 or won since 1942.

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Last year’s match up against Oregon State in Corvallis

resulted in the Ducks’ seventh consecutive win over OSU.

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“That was really the first year that the [Oregon] program seemed like it turned around in a positive direction,” Taylor Alie, a Eugene native and Ducks quarterback, said of the 2009 Civil War.

It wasn’t long ago when the Civil War offered a marquee matchup, that not only affected each team’s season, but had national implications. Between 1997 and 2006, every single Civil War was won by the home team – a pattern never previously witnessed.

One of the best of these games came in 2000, when No. 5 Oregon visited No. 8 Oregon State with the Pac-10 title on the line. Oregon needed a win to secure the conference title for itself. However, the Beavers took the victory and forced a three-way tie between the Ducks, Beavers and Washington Huskies.

“Back then, I thought it was more fun because it was so 50/50 every single year,” Oregon running back Jarret Lacoste said.

LaCoste grew up 10 minutes away from OSU, in Albany. His dad Joe played running back for the Beavers and his mom Joene got her degree in Corvallis. The junior estimates he went to 60 or 70 Beavers games growing up, about seven per season.

“I grew up a really big Beavers fan until about two years ago when I came here,” LaCoste said.

“I was shunned the first couple of years, but now they kind of give into the Ducks when we play in the Civil War. It’s still a bit of a house divided.”

LaCoste and Hernried both agree that the Civil War represents tradition more than anything.

Oregon linebacker Tyson Coleman, a Lake Oswego High graduate, remembers half his high school dressed in Ducks gear, the other in orange and black, with “constant trash talking” around the halls.

“It’s something everyone has to give into, whether it’s competitive or not, it’s always going to be fun,” LaCoste said. “Both crowds are the same, no matter what stadium you fall into, whether that be 10 years ago or today. It’s not just going to be some blowout. Whether at the end of the game it is or not, it doesn’t feel that way.

Friday’s game figures to be another win for the Ducks. The Beavers remain in the bottom of the Pac-12 conference without a conference win while Oregon is riding a five-game winning streak. But, come kickoff, you never know what could happen.

“This is [the Beavers’] big game. Every year, it’s like their Rose Bowl,” Hernried said. “It’s a huge deal, they always think they can win, no matter what. For whatever reason, [OSU fans] really put their heart into this game.”

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Going into this game, the Beavers are going to have to get creative in the play calling if they want a chance to snag the upset. They will have to be aggressive, not afraid to go for two-point conversions, fake punts and onside kicks early in the game to try to catch the Oregon defense off guard. One player who should be involved is Victor Bolden, who is a threat running and catching the ball. Watch for early attempts by him to get touches in the open spaces so he can make plays with his feet.

Oregon will try to build a quick lead and then drain the clock by pounding the ball on the ground. Coming in, the Ducks are ranked fifth in the nation in terms of rushing yards, piling on 285.9 per game. Starting running back Royce Freeman will likely get touches early and often. For the Beavers, the key will be to get stops and get the defense off the field, giving the offense as many chances as possible to score touchdowns of its own.

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The Beavers’ sophomore wide receiver has been one of the few bright spots on offense this year. Villamin provides a big target for quarterbacks, standing six-foot-five, which comes in handy when his team works its way into the redzone. When he has seen the ball, Villamin has produced, pulling in 39 catches for 588 yards and five touchdowns.

It sometimes feels like Addison’s production on the field is overshadowed by his flashier teammates, even though he has been one of the most consistent players on the Oregon roster. This year he has 50 receptions for 669 yards and seven touchdowns.

In the past two games, against some of the stiffest competition of the conference schedule, the Ducks have gotten a surprise performance out of tight end Baylis. In wins against USC and Stanford, Baylis collected three catches for 95 yards and a touchdown.

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OREGONVS.With the final home game of the year quickly approaching, Oregon fans must be thinking about what the

season could have been. This has been a different squad with a healthy Vernon Adams Jr. under center. Many of the losses, like Washington State, may have played out differently with the graduate transfer healthily at the helm.

Now, the Ducks’ attention will turn to the 119th Civil War against Oregon State Friday afternoon to see which school gets to host the Platypus Trophy.

While Oregon has been trending up, the same can’t be said of its in-state rival. Under first year head coach Gary Andersen, everyone thought this would be a rebuilding year for the Beavers (2-9, 0-8), though perhaps not quite as bad as it has been. Oregon State hasn’t won a conference game this season and has gaping holes across the field. Losing starting quarterback Seth Collins, who led the team in passing and rushing yards, to an injury didn’t help.

But as the saying goes: throw out the records in rivalry games. So enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends, eat a lot of turkey and then get ready for some football.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH:

Kyle Peko

Peko is one of the leaders on the defensive side of the ball for Oregon State. The big-bodied senior defensive tackle will look to hold his position against the aggressive Oregon rushing attack, occupying the offensive line and freeing up his teammates to make plays. He has done well this season, recording 40 tackles and a sack.

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Oregon tight end Evan Baylis runs for a touchdown during last week’s game against USC.(Cole Elsasser)


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Week 13 of the college football season provided some clarity to a murky Pac-12 title race. With No. 11 Stanford’s win over Cal, No. 18 Oregon will not be going to the Pac-12 Championship. But outside of the Pac-12 title and College Football Playoff, the Ducks’ bowl game fate has plenty of intriguing possibilities.

Assuming that Oregon can win the Civil War against Oregon State, who is 0-8 in the Pac-12, the Ducks can reach as high as the Rose Bowl or Fiesta Bowl. Much of it, however, will depend on key Pac-12 games this weekend, particularly Stanford’s matchup with No. 4 Notre Dame and the winner-take-all game between USC and No. 22 UCLA, with the victor representing the Pac-12 South in the conference championship game.

Here are the best, worst and most realistic bowl game scenarios for the Ducks:

Best: Rose Bowl (Jan. 1)A couple of things outside of Oregon’s

control would have to happen in order for the Ducks to get back to Pasadena, California, for the second consecutive season. Most importantly, Stanford would have to sneak into the College Football Playoff, which would require a (convincing) win against Notre Dame and a win in the Pac-12

Championship. If those two things happen, and the Ducks are the highest-ranked team in the conference not named Stanford, they have a slim chance of reaching the Rose Bowl. The Ducks would face an opponent from the Big Ten, possibly the loser of its conference’s championship game. Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan and Iowa could all land here.

Worst: Sun Bowl (Dec. 26)The Ducks likely won’t fall this far, but if

Oregon State manages to pull off a major upset at Autzen Stadium, it could happen. Stanford most likely will bump Oregon out of the Rose Bowl, but for the Ducks to finish the Pac-12 season behind UCLA, Washington State, USC and Utah in the standings, a lot would have to go against them. An ACC team is slated to play against the Pac-12 in the Sun Bowl, likely a middle-of-the-pack team such as Miami, Duke or North Carolina State.

Most realistic: Alamo Bowl (Jan. 2)The Ducks last played in the Alamo Bowl

in 2013, when a Marcus Mariota-led team defeated Texas 30-7. Though the Ducks were somewhat disappointed to land there in 2013, they should consider it a success this season. This bowl is the Ducks’ most likely scenario, mainly because Stanford and the winner of UCLA-USC will have an extra game on the

Ducks regardless of the outcome. Oregon would face a Big 12 team that’s not playing on New Year’s Day in this bowl. Possibilities include Baylor, Oklahoma State and TCU, all of whom would present good matchups for Oregon.

Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1)The Fiesta Bowl selects two “at-large”

teams in the rankings for this New Year’s Day game. The Ducks would certainly have to win convincingly in the Civil War to have a chance of getting in, but more importantly, a significant shakeup in the top 10 would be a must for the Ducks to climb that far in the rankings. Notre Dame could land in this bowl, especially with a loss to Stanford.

Holiday Bowl (Dec. 30)This scenario could happen if UCLA beats

Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship game. Both teams would finish with a better overall record than the Ducks, regardless of the Civil War result. Oregon would likely slide down from the Alamo Bowl, making the Holiday Bowl its best bet. However, if USC beats UCLA, it seems unlikely USC would reach a better bowl than the Ducks, considering their convincing 48-28 victory over the Trojans last Saturday. Realistically, second-tier Big Ten teams Wisconsin or Northwestern will land in this bowl.

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