Oregon women’s lacrosse hasn’t started Big Ten play in the fashion it hoped for, but the first half of the season still proved promising for the future of the young squad.
While Bri Carrasquillo, one of the Ducks’ top leaders in points and goals, is a graduate student, most of the team’s top contributors have multiple years of eligibility left. Sophomore attacker Gabby Santucci, for example, was third on the team in goals before she went down with an injury.
“You see how tough she is. She’s strong, she’s gritty,” head coach Jessica Drummond
How UO is incorporating AI into the classroom
By Sasha Love Campus News reporter
In the last few years, the world of artificial intelligence has continued to change, providing benefits and causing confusion for the University of Oregon community.
Some programs at UO train students how to use AI to process medical data, do artistic mock-ups, develop code and brainstorm ideas for writing topics.
Through the transition, professors across fields are finding creative ways to add instruction on AI into their courses and address ethical questions along the way.
Leslie Coonrod, associate director of the
Ramen opens first restaurant in downtown Eugene’s former Spectrum space
CITY NEWS
By Lucas Hellberg City News Reporter
More than 8,400 signatures have been collected to bring Eugene’s fire service fee up for a public vote, the Eugene Chamber of Commerce announced March 14.
City officials estimate the fire service fee would generate $10 million in revenue annually. Under the ordinance, the city would move $8 million in general fund dollars out of the Eugene-Springfield Fire Department and replace it with $10 mil-
lion in the new fire service fee revenue.
The general fund currently accounts for roughly 67% of the more than $59 million Eugene allocates to the fire department each year. With the move of $8 million in general fund dollars away from the fire department, the city’s total annual general fund contribution to the department would be reduced by roughly 20%.
On Feb. 10, the Eugene City Council voted five to three to implement the fire service fee without a public vote. City Councilors Jennifer Yeh, Eliza Kash-
Fire Service Fee Ordinance faces likely referendum
After opponents submitted more than 8,400 signatures, Eugene’s fire service fee is now set for a public vote — unless the City Council acts to repeal the ordinance first
insky, Matt Keating, Alan Zelenka and Lyndsie Leech voted to implement the fee without a prior public vote. City Councilors Mike Clark, Greg Evans and Randy Groves voted against implementing the fee without a prior public vote. The support for bringing the fee up for a public vote was reportedly bipartisan. According to the Chamber, early sampling of 6,000 signatures collected indicates that 46% were registered Democrats, 32% were
(Eddie Bruning/Emerald) Eugene City Councilor, Matt Keating, speaks at the 2025 State of the City Address, Hult Center, Eugene. Jan. 13 2025
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from reading Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic
The movies based on the book “Dune” have sparked renewed interest in Frank Herbert’s classic novel, drawing new readers despite its reputation for complexity. The book’s intricate worldbuilding, political intrigue and immersive narrative make it a compelling read for both fans of the movies and newcomers to the series.
Oregon acrobatics and tumbling: midseason awards
The Ducks have thrived this season, and The Daily Emerald is handing out recognition to some of the athletes driving Oregon’s success
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Introducing the ASUO 2025 presidential candidates
For Oregon acrobatics and tumbling, the season isn’t quite over yet. The Ducks, though, have five wins under their belts and are essentially postseason locks. It’s time to hand out some awards — to the best-performing athletes this season (so far). The Daily Emerald took a look at an outstanding freshman class, comeback stars and our athlete of the year.
Freshman of the Year: Angelica Martin (base)
The Ducks have a ton of talented freshmen to whom this award could’ve gone. Three freshmen (Morgan Willingham, Carly Garcia and Briya Alvarado) have been nailed-on starters in tumbling. Top Cassidy Cu has been part of one of Oregon’s most reliably high-scoring events (five-element acro).
Both candidates had the chance to respond to various questions from both the Daily Emerald and the student body during the presidential debate on April 1
By Bella Bishop Campus News Reporter
On April 1, the Daily Emerald moderated the Associated Students of the University of Oregon’s presidential debate, introducing the two 2025 ASUO presidential candidates. The candidates had the opportunity to respond to various questions from both the Daily Emerald and the student body about their plans of action if chosen as ASUO president.
Each presidential candidate ran under a group known as a “slate.” The two slates for the 2025 election are Unite UO, led by Taliek Lopez-DuBoff, and UO Student Power, led by Prissila Moreno. The spring election will take place between 9 a.m. on April 7 to noon on April 11.
Moreno, a third year, and Lopez-DuBoff, a second year, have worked within ASUO in some
capacity in all of their time at UO and have taken on leadership roles up until this point.
At Tuesday's debate, topics ranged from the candidates' plans and priorities coming into office to various concerns about decisions happening on the federal level and how they are impacting not only the candidates but also UO students and how they plan to support the unions on campus during tumultuous bargaining sessions.
The order for opening statements was chosen alphabetically by the Daily Emerald for fairness and the order for responses was then randomized.
In Moreno’s opening statement, she said that she is running because she believes in ASUO’s ability to organize and become a “political force” in the face of such uncertain times where many students feel under attack from the federal government.
Moreno said that she has witnessed “when students organize, ASUO is nowhere to be found,” and instead of fighting for its students.”
“I believe that our student government can be more than just a budget manager. It can be a political force. (UO) Student Power is running on labor rights, multiculturalism, basic needs and academic services,” Moreno said.
Moreno said that she and her team have “laid out specific, bold policies because we're organizers. And we know what it takes to win.”
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A fairly large crowd assembled in the EMU Ballroom to watch the debate. Candidates Taliek Lopez-DuBoff and Moreno Kunkler go head to head in the ASUO Presidential Debate in Eugene on April 1, 2025.
How UO is incorporating AI into the classroom
How professors across departments are training students to work alongside artificial intelligence amid growing AI usage
Bioinformatics and Genomics Master’s Program, said AI has helped with discovering “the next big thing” in bioinformatics.
“I like to say we’ve never taught this exact same class twice because we’re always integrating new techniques… we’re always looking for that next big thing on the horizon,” Coonrod said.
Since different departments use AI differently, the UO 2023 to 2024 Communities Accelerating the Impact of Teaching conference decided that a “one size fits all” policy would be insufficient in addressing the needs of every department, according to Assistant Professor and Philosophy and Data Science Initiative Data Ethics Coordinator/Colloquium Committee Chair Ramón Alvarado.
According to UO’s website, AI policy guidelines “strongly encourage instructors to have an explicit policy about GenAI in their course syllabus” and “reinforce their expectations in assignment instructions and in conversation with students,” but don’t list explicit rules.
Alvarado teaches computer science and data science students the philosophical and ethical implications of technology and AI.
To better understand what “technology” truly means, Alvarado says his Ethics of Technology class zooms out thousands of years.
“Most of my students come in thinking like, ‘Hey this is ethics of technology, you’re
gonna talk about the internet, you’re gonna talk about social media, you’re gonna talk about AI, right?’ But because it is the ethics of technology in general… do I start with a rope? Or do I start with bread because that’s technology as well, right?” Alvarado said.
Alvarado said asking these questions is critical to thinking about things with a wider lens to realize “technology is almost inescapable.”
A large part of Alvarado’s classes are discussion-based, and students analyze social biases in GenAI models and ask deep questions, including: What does it mean for an algorithm to be fair?
“Ethics is an exercise that needs to be done… continuously by us. And so it’s not something that you can just program a computer to do for you,” Alvarado said. “A lot of people think we can fix bias in machine learning by just getting the proper computational model for fairness and then we can just make an algorithm fair. No, you’re still gonna have to choose which kind of fairness you’re talking about.”
Casey Shoop, a professor of literature and philosophy, teaches a Clark Honors College 101 course that helps students analyze writing styles.
According to Shoop, he assigns his students to write an essay about themselves and then asks ChatGPT to write an essay about his students as an exercise on differentiating between a human-written and AI-written piece.
Shoop said the error rate was significant, which caused his students to think about what makes an essay truly personal.
“The technology (AI) has already insinuated itself into our lives and so I think the assignment has a practical dimension which is students need to know why that writing is not as good as it might be,” Shoop said. “And so learning what the limitations of the large language models are is useful as a way of thinking about how to write a successful piece of writing.”
Shoop also said it is useful to step back and think about the boxes students may put themselves in to adhere to technological standards.
“I think the uncanny and interesting thing… is not simply just that we are increasingly asking these systems to do more for us to be more like us, but that they’re making us more like them, that’s the true kicker in the course,” Shoop said.
In the Computer Science department, Senior Instructor of Computer Science Juan Flores requires his students to produce their own original code, but also teaches how to use AI coding assistant Microsoft GitHub.
According to Flores, he only allows students to use GitHub for single sections of their coding projects because it is important for students to learn the basics of programming beyond coding.
“(Students) need to know… what computer science is about, how to formulate the
problem, what they need to solve,” Flores said. “Generally (that is more than) just the coding. Coding is like the last part. You need to design an architecture, you need to interview the stakeholders, you need to extract their needs and that’s still not well developed with AI. So coding is the last part. It’s like plowing the ground.”
No matter how a class may approach AI, Journalism Professor Damian Radcliffe said disclosing what AI model is being used is always important to avoid “undermining trust,” and to encourage collaboration among professors and students.
“I think it’s helpful for us as faculty, as instructors, to understand how students are using this technology so that we can support and guide that as much as possible,” Radcliffe said. “(Disclosing AI use) will in itself make you think about the implications of using this technology — both the good and the bad.”
New Oregon Coast campus gives students the opportunity to complete biology degree
By Reilly Norgren and Corey Hoffman Daily Emerald Reporter
A new partnership between the University of Oregon and Southwestern Oregon Community College seeks to allow marine biology students to spend their whole undergraduate academic career on the Oregon Coast.
This partnership would allow students to begin at SWOCC, complete an associate degree in marine biology there and then be able to complete a bachelor’s degree at the OIMB.
Currently, marine biology students at UO complete three to four terms at the UO Charleston campus which houses the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology and complete the rest of their degree requirements at the Eugene campus.
According to the proposal summary at
A partnership between UO and Southwestern Oregon Community College will allow marine biology students to complete their entire undergraduate degree at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
the March 3 Board of Trustees meeting, this partnership will allow for the Charleston campus to be changed from an “other instructional site” to an “additional location,” as the program now meets the 50% credit threshold for additional locations as outlined by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
The Charleston campus would also be renamed to the “UO Coastal Campus,” according to the Board of Trustees meeting.
SWOCC, located in Coos Bay, Oregon, serves students from Coos, Curry and Douglas counties. The college is 6.5 miles from OIMB.
UO Charleston campus sits on an 11-acre property and allows for university teaching, research and community engagement, according to the Board of Trustees documents.
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The property includes 25 buildings consisting of classrooms, research labs, housing and dining, and an auditorium. The campus also houses UO’s aquarium and the Charleston Marine Life Center, according to the proposal.
Maya Watts, the education program coordinator for OIMB, said that this pathway for students will make a seamless transition for students interested in completing their entire degree on the coast, and eliminates the need to move to Eugene.
According to Watts, students of this combined program might include those who may not be interested in a “traditional” freshman year, or out-of-state students interested in marine biology who might find
this a cheaper option than completing a degree entirely at UO.
Watts anticipates that the program will grow “over time” as co-marketing begins with SWOCC and students learn about this opportunity while touring either SWOCC or OIMB.
“(SWOCC) has a much greater pipeline to OIMB and UO for students from out-ofstate, in particular, or more local students to take this route,” Watts said.
According to Doug Goodwin, instructional dean of transfer at SWOCC, the partnership will give students from rural coastal counties more of an opportunity to get an associate’s degree at SWOCC than transfer directly to the Coastal Campus.
“(The) community college, which is more affordable, more accessible for people in rural communities such as the corner of the state of Oregon where we are, gives them the opportunity to do their associate’s degree. Finishing (this program) successfully would transition directly to the currently called Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Oregon,” Goodwin said.
The partnership and creation of the Coastal Campus, according to Goodwin, creates a “smooth transition” from associate to undergraduate degree by having more flexibility and allowing students to do everything in the same place.
Although UO anticipates low numbers of students will follow this path initially, according to the summary proposal, Good-
win is hopeful that the Coastal Campus will gain popularity, especially from students who grew up in the area.
“Imagine high school students growing up on the Oregon Coast, or the Washington State coastline or even Northern California, and they don’t have a marine biology associate’s degree available to them,” Goodwin said. “I expect a lot of graduating high school seniors (will come) knowing that (they) can study the habitats of the place they grew up in.”
In order for students to complete their degree without coming to the Eugene campus, the Coastal Campus must be designated as a degree-granting institution.
The UO Portland campus is an example of a satellite campus that is a degree-granting location.
According to Watts, the Memorandum of Understanding –– which outlines things like course equivalencies between SWOCC and UO –– is being updated as well as financial aid logistics for the students going from SWOCC to OIMB.
According to the proposal at the Board of Trustees meeting, the UO College of Arts and Sciences dean and the provost have approved the change. UO intends to allow students to enter SWOCC under this agreement starting this coming fall, but is prepared to delay until fall 2026 if proper accreditation approvals cannot be obtained in time. There will be no additional operational cost when this program begins.
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EWEB tackles affordability: 2025 goals aim to support residents in need
As utility bills rise, the Eugene Water and Electric Board is working to expand financial assistance for residents on limited incomes
By Lucas Hellberg City News Reporter
In board meetings earlier this year, the Eugene Water and Electric Board of Commissioners approved a set of goals to expand support for residents on limited incomes.
One of these goals is to enhance EWEB’s limited income support programs. EWEB officials said one of the programs they want to improve is their Customer Care Program, which currently provides qualifying households with $280 each annually. Households can apply for the assistance once per year on a first-come, first-serve basis, starting on the first business day of each month.
EWEB predicts that nearly 6,000 households will be able to use the program this year. Last year, the program served roughly 5,000 households annually. To expand the assistance, EWEB raised the total funding available for the program by nearly 21% to $1.6 million. According to EWEB spokesperson Aaron Orlowski, the program is funded entirely by ratepayer dollars.
EWEB officials said the demand for the program often exceeds the budget allocated, especially in the winter months when utility bills are typically the highest.
“The Customer Care Program is a critical support for thousands of households, but as it stands, it’s a blunt instrument,” EWEB General Manager Frank Lawson said. “It provides broad relief, but not necessarily in the most targeted or effective way.”
How much are EWEB power rates going up this year?
This year, EWEB’s residential power rate increases are staggered. In February, residential power rates increased by nearly 8%. In October, officials say those rates will increase further via the direct passthrough of a Bonneville Power Administration rate increase, which is currently forecasted to increase by 4%. If that forecast is correct, residential power rates will increase by nearly 12% this year.
Springfield-Eugene Tenant Association Board Member Kevin Cronin commented on the recent EWEB power rate increase, highlighting the impact in relation to February’s colder temperatures.
“People are really upset about their EWEB bill, particularly (February’s),” Cronin said. “They had a rate increase,
and at the same time, the mean temperature for the region was really low. Everybody used about a thousand more kilowatt-hours, which really hurt people’s bills.”
EWEB officials said three major factors are behind the power rate increases:
Electric investments: Officials said these investments include rebuilding aging substations and upgrading EWEB’s Carmen-Smith hydroelectric project.
Inflationary pressures: Since 2020, officials said that although inflation has “increased significantly,” EWEB’s rate increases have not kept up. They said there is currently a gap of roughly 20% between EWEB’s rate increases and the rate of inflation since 2016.
“We’re just trying to catch up … We have to raise rates a bit to try and catch up with inflation. It is a balancing act,” Orlowski said.
Orlowski said those inflationary costs “went up higher for the electric sector than they did for the economy as a whole.”
Regulatory Environment: Officials said increasing regulations are placing more requirements and restrictions on EWEB operations and investments. How do EWEB’s power rates compare to other consumer-owned utilities?
Last year, EWEB power cost roughly 58% more than the Springfield Utility Boardor the same amount of residential energy. In September 2024, EWEB charged Eugene residents $70 more per month — or $840 more per year — than the Springfield Utility Board for 1,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
Orlowski attributed part of the cost differences between Springfield and EWEB for electricity to the EWEB’s investments in infrastructure. He said EWEB has invested “a lot” in its infrastructure. Orlowski pointed to EWEB’s response to the January 2024 ice storm as proof that these investments have paid off.
“We were able to get power on a lot more quickly than Springfield did,” Orlowski said. “Fewer of our customers lost power.”
Springfield spokesperson Meredith Clark responded to Orlowski’s comments about Springfield’s response to the January 2024 ice storm. After reviewing news accounts, she said, “It appears all our local public utilities announced restoration was complete at about the same time.”
Clark added that Springfield Utility Board has a “robust system” and one of the highest reliability ratings awarded by the American Public Power Association. In 2024, the association awarded Springfield a 2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reliability.
Based on the 2018 to 2022 data submitted to receive the award, Springfield reports its power is 99.8% reliable. According to Springfield, the data used to determine who receives the award excludes major events, which are defined as “events exceeding the reasonable design or operational limits of an electric system.”
EWEB, which received other American Public Power Association awards for 2023, did not receive the award that year. Based on 2023 outage metrics, EWEB reports its power is 99.44% reliable.
Another reason Orlowski said electricity costs are higher is that EWEB has its own power-generating facilities, which results in “higher costs.” Springfield doesn’t generate any of its power; it gets all of its power from the BPA. According to EWEB, 20% of its power comes from EWEBowned and co-owned power-generating facilities. The other 80% comes from power purchasing agreements, the vast majority of which is generated by the BPA.
EWEB power, though, is not the highest among consumer-owned utilities in the Pacific Northwest. In September 2024, Seattle City Light power cost roughly 18% more than EWEB for 1,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Seattle City Light reports that approximately 40% of its electricity comes from its own hydroelectric power-generating facilities.
OPINION
Brianna Carrasquillo is a Journalism Master’s student and lacrosse player at the University of Oregon. As an opinion writer for the Daily Emerald, she covers self-care, sports, wellness, politics and mental health and enjoys thrifting, running or hiking in her spare time.
NIL x NCAA: What’s to come?
By Brianna Carrasquillo Opinion Columnist
“What advice do you have for female athletes wanting to work in traditionally male-dominated fields?” This is what Oregon women’s lacrosse goalie, Cassidy Eckert, questioned panelists at the 2025 Oregon Women’s Symposium on Jan. 26.
It piqued my interest in how female athletes compete under traditionally male-dominated NIL profit models.
In July 2024, the House v. NCAA antitrust settlement proposed $2.75 billion in damages
to athletes over a 10-year span. This elicited the elimination of scholarship caps and new roster ceilings, but times have changed since seasons shifted. At present, major sports have restricted their roster caps. Basketball is capped at 15, football at 105, track and field at 45 for men and women each and softball at 25.
What about volleyball, women’s lacrosse and everyone else?
The Department of Education proposed a new memo, highlighting that Name, Image, and Likeness payments will be considered “financial assistance.” The nine-page memo, which is notably not the law, proposes demands for equity in sports payouts for NCAA student-athletes.
“I feel like it’s a good sign of progress being made towards women in sports. It’s a really positive thing to look forward to as we move forward with NIL,” Hazel Baker, first-year on the Oregon women’s lacrosse team and who shares an NIL deal with custom merchandise company, Athlete Threads, said.
This is fantastic news for women in sports, who operate in a similar capacity to their male counterparts. But, there are caveats to these kinds of amendments. By lever-
Tread lightly, Title IX is not our salvation
aging third-party NIL collectives, which act “independently” from universities, there’s still room for schools to skip the financial requirements imposed by Title IX to ensure athletes still receive the lion’s share of NIL funds while averting the redistribution mandates.
While I remain optimistic that actionable change can be made for women in sports, I’m not yet convinced this new statement will bring about any substantial alterations.
The burgeoning gap between schools has been repositioned such that NIL money will be facilitated through universities first to ensure its compliance with Title IX legislation.
Athletes are still legally allowed to receive NIL money if it doesn’t cause a disparity, but more often than not, those sentiments are hamstrung. We’re entering a new tier of revenue-sharing, starring universities as players’ agents.
The proposal to amend Title IX disparities amidst a critical lawsuit will likely have knock-on effects, seeing as the 22% revenue-sharing cap violates antitrust law.
In order to make revenue-sharing payments compliant with Title IX equity standards, this shuffles the budgets coaches have for athletic payment, modifying how they recruit athletes and affecting the organizational structure of these nonprofit institutions.
Historically, the split was
fractured by allocating 70% to football, 20% to men’s basketball, 5% to women’s basketball and 5% to remaining athletic programs.
Title IX’s requirements extend far beyond the system with which we pay college athletes. It also demands equality when it comes to issues of publicity and social media promotion. This might lead to new outlets for how colleges market and support their athletic programs.
Should Title IX, the landmark 1972 law aimed at promoting gender equity in education, be applied to NIL payments to student-athletes, especially as the NCAA approaches a settlement over antitrust litigation?
Uncertainty looms with regard to operational costs, as investments will continue to shift to meet the requirements of gendered equity compliance. Yes, a lot of work on the backend to ensure programs remain profitable and competitive. It’s hard work, but it’s fair. And at the day’s end, this is a historic milestone for female athletes across the country who have been played by the system for far too long. This is just my two cents as a female athlete. We are all sitting ducks pending the April 7 House v. NCAA hearing. I’m both curious and excited to see how the fog will settle and if the Trump Administration will play its hand in altering these policies before then.
Leave judgment out of leaving for a better place
Transfer students leave for many reasons. With the added pressure of fandoms, social media and team success, it’s best not to assume why they change schools.
By Claire Nowicki Opinion Columnist
The transfer portal has been the place to be after the National Collegiate Athletic Association passed its Name, Image and Likeness policy on July 1, 2021.
No one should be judged for entering the portal, just as no one should be judged for deciding to take a new job in another company or state, even if they made prior commitments.
We need to value student athletes’ well-being, ambitions and autonomy, especially when it comes to their choice of school.
In 2018, the transfer portal emerged, which changed college sports forever. 247Sports defines the transfer portal as “an NCAA database in which players who have opted to transfer are listed. Those with access to the portal include coaches, athletic administrators and compliance officials.”
Then, from 2021 to 2022 multiple changes were made, such as “All NCAA players given one-time transfer exemption, meaning “once the only players who could transfer freely were grad transfers, in April 2021 the NCAA voted to allow athletes in all sports to transfer once without sitting out a year of eligibility.”
During this chaos, in 2022, AzCentral reported on Jayden Daniels, a then Louisiana State
University student-athlete, being scrutinized by his former teammates at Arizona State University for leaving.
Yet he thrived when he left, and is a current QB for the Washington Commanders and Heisman Winner, so why should people act so outwardly offended by something that simply is not about them?
I understand why a team would take it to heart, but we respect peers and friends for moving schools for a better education and colleagues for taking a higher-paying job or moving to a city they love. That should stand for student-athletes, too.
At times, transfers get a bad rap, and people assume money is the only factor in why someone chooses to go to a new university. Transfer students are definitely not one of a kind.
“I decided that I wanted to try something new,” Kylee Manser, a senior women’s lacrosse player at University of Oregon, said.
Manser is graduating in spring 2025 but is eligible for another year on the team. She spoke about her experience transferring her sophomore year from the University of Indianapolis to UO.
She was told her coaches were no longer part of the program in late August of her sophomore year, despite a close-knit team and just having won a national championship.
“The whole summer of my freshman to sophomore year, I had planned on going back to UIndy, and then the coaching change happened, so I had a really short amount of time to decide what I wanted to do,” Manser said. “It was definitely a difficult transition but my teammates were very supportive of it, and there were a lot of girls leaving as well, in the same situation.”
From a mix of internal and external pressures, she had a limited amount of time to decide
where to transfer.
She stated, “Everything was very rushed” and noted that although she was lucky to come to Oregon and loves her team and coaches, she still speaks to her two best friends from her previous team every day.
Some transfers like Manser come to a university early and are able to set their sights on the next three to four years of eligibility there, while others are looking for a short-term team with their last one to two years of eligibility, wanting to make an impact.
When you put yourself in a student-athlete’s shoes, you can imagine how difficult making a life-changing decision within a few weeks may be.
Just as Oregon fans appreciate our transfers; we can also respect them when they decide to leave.
Likely, everyone can relate to being put in a situation that requires deciding where their future career will take them, so with the additional pressure of being watched on a national stage and having fan bases that follow athletes’ every move, it’s a reminder that student-athletes are special but not superhuman.
Claire is an opinion columnist for the Daily Emerald. She is in her final year at UO, majoring in political science and comparative literature. Her work focuses on government, philosophy, and literature.
(RIGHT) Deja Kelly (25) jumps through Timea Gardiner (30) for a layup.
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(LEFT) Kylee Manser (9) shouts and claps to teammates on the field at Papé Field while facing Penn State on March 23, 2025.
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Eugene’s Fire Service faces likely referendum
service fee rates
751-1,500
1,501-2,500
2,501-3,500
3,501-5,000
5,001-10,000
10,001-15,000
15,001-30,000
30,001- 50,000
50,001-75,000
75,001-100,000
100,001-150,000
150,001-200,000
200,001-300,000
>300,000
Source: City of Eugene
registered unaffiliated, 20% were registered Republicans and 2% were other.
Chamber of Commerce Leads Opposition
The Eugene Chamber of Commerce began publicly speaking against the fire fee at a City Council meeting in November 2024.
Chamber officials expressed a strong belief that critical city services, like public safety, parks and libraries, should be “prioritized and protected.” They said they are committed to working with city leaders “to identify long-term, fiscally responsible solutions to Eugene’s budget challenges.”
Chamber officials said they believe another approach is possible. Instead of raising taxes outright, they said the city should first identify budget priorities, make necessary cuts and then make the case for new funding to voters.
“Our goal is not just to challenge a fee but to ensure a more sustainable, transparent and community-supported path forward,” Chamber President Brittany Quick-Warner said.
Rationale for the Fire Service Fee
Some city officials disagree with the Chamber. Eugene City Councilor Eliza Kashinsky, who voted for the fire service fee, spoke with the Daily Emerald in early March. At the time, she said she was “frustrated” with the Chamber’s effort to bring the fire service fee up for a public vote.
Kashinsky said the Chamber’s efforts to bring the fee up for a public vote are delaying efforts to have more conservations about long-term city budget stability.
At the same meeting that the City Council voted to implement the fire service fee, councilors also voted unanimously to direct the City Manager to prepare a council retreat on longterm budget stabilization strategies.
Kashinsky also defended voting to implement the fire service fee. She said there “aren’t any other good” alternatives to the fire
service fee that do not have “severe impacts” to city services.
Another City Councilor who voted for the fire service fee compared the fee to utility billing.
“Our Fire EMS is very similar to a utility. It’s something we count on to be there every day,” City Councilor Jennifer Yeh said at a City Council meeting in February. “It cannot stop working.”
EWEB Commissioner John Brown expressed a different perspective in February when he raised concerns about the potential shift of a City of Eugene general fund cost to residents’ EWEB bill.
Speaking at an EWEB Board meeting in February, Brown cautioned that adding the fire service fee to residents’ EWEB bills could result in water and power utility shutdowns for customers unable to pay the additional charge. Brown also expressed a desire to keep EWEB bills dedicated exclusively to utility charges.
“I just want to keep utilities utilities and not start putting other charges on EWEB bills,” Brown said at the meeting.
At a meeting on April 1, EWEB Commissioners discussed billing and collection of the fire service fee. Commissioners asked EWEB staff questions. EWEB staff are currently working on getting answers to many of their questions.
One commissioner asked about the timeline for EWEB to approve the fee.
“Do we have to make a decision before it goes to a vote so that if it does pass, then they’re ready for a collection mechanism or is it something that if it passes that we have some time to make that decision?” EWEB Commissioner Mindy Schlossberg asked at the meeting.
The EWEB Board of Commissioners has not yet decided if they will bill the fire service fee on behalf of the city. The board is scheduled to discuss billing and collection again on May 6.
Service Fee Ordinance referendum
Fire Fee Budget Impact
If the fire service fee is enacted, the city would shift $8 million in general fund dollars from the fire department to fill budget deficits in other city departments. City officials said that without the new fire service fee revenue, the city would need to “implement $11.5 million in budget reductions beginning in July 2025.”
City officials proposed two potential scenarios for those budget reductions. Both of those potential reductions include cuts to these city departments: police, fire, public works, planning and development, central services, and library, recreation, and cultural services.
City officials justify the move of $8 million in general fund dollars out of the fire department’s budget by saying it will be replaced with $8 million in “dedicated” fire service fee revenue. They said the fee is “anticipated to be used to stabilize $8 (million) in existing fire and emergency medical services and provide $2 million in additional funding for expanded fire services.” They added the fee will “enable the city to increase and grow these services over time to meet community service needs.”
City Councilor Randy Groves was one of three councilors who voted against implementing the fire service fee without a public vote. While Groves said he doesn’t want to see the cuts that would result from not implementing the fee, he believes the choice should be up to the voters.
“I don’t want to see these cuts either. Personally, if this was on a ballot, I would vote for it,” Groves said at a City Council meeting in February. “But, this is other people’s money. They should get a chance to weigh in themselves.”
Under an amendment passed by the City Council, the fire service fee also gives the City Manager the authority to increase the fire fee by up to 5% annually without a vote of the city council or Eugene voters.
In a Feb. 10 letter to city leaders, Chamber officials, business leaders and others raised concerns about the fire service fee. They said one of their primary concerns was that the public will incorrectly “assume that $10 million in new investment is being made into Eugene’s Fire Department.”
In highlighting that only $2 million of the $10 million fire fee will be used to expand fire services, Chamber officials said, “This risks eroding trust between the city and the community, as residents and businesses will not see the full impact of what they believe they are paying for.”
What’s next for the Fire Service Fee?
On March 24, the petition to bring the fire service fee up for a public vote was certified by Eugene City Recorder Katie LaSala. The certification follows Lane County Elections validating the signatures that were collected.
Now, Eugene residents will potentially get to decide if they want to pay the fire service fee. Per the City of Eugene’s Referendum Process, the fire service fee referendum vote must take place in the next available election, which must take place at least 90 days after the certification of the petition. According to the City of Eugene’s Elections webpage, the next available election is Nov. 6, 2025.
But it is possible that Eugene voters might not vote on the fee after all. If the Eugene City Council decides to repeal the fire service fee ordinance at least 61 days before the next available election date, voters will no longer vote on the fee.
Another possibility is that the election could occur sooner or later. Eugene City Council could choose to place the referendum in an earlier or later special election, which must be held at least 66 days after the certification of the petition.
Under Oregon law, the city would be required to pay for the cost of holding the special election.
Lane County spokesperson Devon Ashbridge said the costs for special elections can vary.
“The cost would depend upon whether there are other items on a ballot, how many and for which jurisdictions … We should be able to provide a very general estimate if an election date is announced by the City of Eugene,” Ashbridge said.
It is not clear yet what the City Council will do to address the successful petition. The City Council is on break until April 8.
According to Eugene City Code, City Manager Sarah Medary must present a certified referendum or initiative petition to the City Council no later than 20 days after certification for consideration.
At that time or after which, the City Council may adopt the ordinance proposed by the petition or repeal the ordinance referred by the petition. The City Council could also cast a vote to recommend approval or rejection of the initiated or referred measure or order alternative measure(s) to appear on the same ballot. The council is restricted from adopting or repealing such ordinances during the 61-day period preceding an election on the measure.
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Ojisan Ramen opens first restaurant in downtown Eugene’s former Spectrum space
Eugene’s popular ramen food truck finds a permanent home downtown, expanding its menu with small plates, cocktails and a cozy dine-in experience
By Fern Peva Arts & Culture Writer
Ojisan Ramen, a beloved Eugene food truck, has opened its first brick-and-mortar restaurant downtown. Nestled in 150 W. Broadway, where Spectrum Bar used to be located, the ramen shop is now serving its signature bowls and small plates, expanding its menu and offering a full dine-in experience.
Since its debut in 2019, Ojisan has garnered a loyal following for its rich, slow-cooked broths and bouncy fresh noodles. The new location allows the team to further refine their craft and provide a cozy, inviting atmosphere for ramen lovers.
“We were prepping all day long. We’d open at 4 p.m. in the afternoon and be sold out by 7 p.m. almost every night,” they said. “The demand outweighed the supply at the time — so now we got a bigger boat!” Seth Fechtman, chef and owner of Ojisan, said.
Ojisan’s menu offers a variety of ramen options, including classic shio, miso, shoyu and curry broths. Each bowl is either topped with tender pork belly or tofu and fresh vegetables for plant-based guests. Each broth is simmered for hours to build depth and flavor.
Fechtman said, “We boil down the whole pig for days, which releases the collagen and marrow, giving our broth a rich, hearty mouthfeel you don’t get from most ramen.”
Beyond ramen, the restaurant offers a selection of appetizers and small plates, including crispy tempura, chicken katsu and tender agedashi tofu. These new additions complement Ojisan’s signature bowls and offer something for everyone. Crispy gyoza, both vegetable and pork, are pan-fried to per-
How The Jazz Station became the beloved jazz center for Eugene
The Jazz Station is the only exclusively jazz venue outside of Portland in Oregon. It is a nonprofit that runs strictly on volunteers and support from other jazz lovers.
Jack Shurtliff Arts & Culture Writer
If you want to add some new music to your night in town, consider The Jazz Station. While this small jazz venue may seem like any other in Eugene, it’s not. The Jazz Station is actually the only jazz-specific venue in Eugene and outside of Portland, it’s the only one in Oregon. For the past 15 years, the club has stayed open purely being a non-profit organization that relies on volunteers. Operating strictly
on volunteers finding jazz lovers with a consistently open schedule may come as a challenge.
“Retired people tend to be more consistent volunteers, and younger people and students are living a little more chaotically and don’t have that consistent or open schedule, so you kind of have to chase them down more,” Robert Bohall, venue manager, said, “However we’ve had a huge influx of students join our sound team because we started an internship at University of Oregon.”
The Jazz Station has many opportunities for students at UO, Lane Community College and even nearby high schools to play or spectate a live jazz show. Along with this, it has events for longtime jazz enthusiasts to play such as an event they hold on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month, called “Jammin’ with the Pros.” Through this, the nonprofit has been able to form a family-like community, mixing all generations of jazz together to create learning experiences for all.
“The mission statement on the wall says that it is essentially to help young people and the community learn more about jazz and create an opportunity for young people to have a chance to play, get on stage, play with some older guys and learn,” Georges Bouhey, jazz musician, said.
The venue, seating a maximum of 70 people, has a classic jazz club environment. This can be seen in the dim lighting, lit candles and a neon sign that reads “Jazz Station,” which lights up the whole stage. The environment a venue creates to match the music is important for setting the mood for fans to enjoy listening to the music itself. The Jazz Station demonstrates this, showing true care for introducing people in Eugene to jazz and getting them to eventually become recurring guests, and maybe even volunteers.
“I think people crave that community, that consistency of seeing familiar faces coming into The Jazz Station, I know people who love it here who don’t even like jazz. It’s a vibe,” Bohall said.
Jazz is an important part of understanding the history of music. It is places like The Jazz Station that remain im-
fection, making them a flavorful addition to any meal.
“Before, we just had our rice bowls and ramen. Now we have beverages, more appetizers, tempura, salads — and even cocktails,” Fechtman said.
The restaurant aims to create a casual, welcoming atmosphere where guests can enjoy a bowl of ramen, a plate of katsu or a glass of sake, whether they’re seasoned fans or newcomers to the scene.
When asked what he wants people to know about Ojisan, Fechtman said, “Everything is made from scratch. We’re a small family-owned business run by locals. My son goes to the University of Oregon. We just try to create a cozy environment with great food — and most importantly, at a great price.”
Ojisan Ramen welcomes customers for lunch and dinner Wednesday through Sunday, 5-9 p.m.
portant to preserving this art form in Oregon. For The Jazz Station, community is the name of the game. By forming a solid community, it has been able to get a dedicated fan base, passionate volunteers and of course, great musicians. The nonprofit has found great success in the revitalization and preservation of jazz in Eugene. If you ever find yourself looking for a place to go to after dinner or just looking for some new music to check out, consider The Jazz Station.
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The Jazz Station is a non-profit and only jazz center in Oregon outside of Portland.
(Madi Mather/Emerald) 1st Monday Jazz Orchestra plays at the The Jazz Station in Eugene on Feb. 3, 2020.
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A chicken katsu plate at Ojisan Ramen is served with white rice, green onion, boiled egg and macaroni salad.
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Ojisan Ramen’s bar area. The restaurant opened on March 1, 2025 in Downtown Eugene.
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Lazarus: the Big Ten’s celebration of basketball
My unique experience following the Oregon men’s basketball team to Indianapolis
By Jack Lazarus Sports Associate Editor
Conference tournaments provide incredible opportunities beyond the game of basketball. While I relish getting to talk hustle stats with Oregon head coach Dana Altman, the Big Ten also sports some of the best coaches in the nation.
For years, I had seen Michigan State’s legendary head coach Tom Izzo go after reporters with his gruff voice, but this time it was me.
For years, I had seen UCLA’s puppetmaster head coach Mick Cronin pop off at reporters asking about his future, but this time I was there.
The Big Ten Tournament became the first time I had been truly starstruck entering a room full of journalists. After riding three planes, just being able to sit in that room should have made me feel as if I deserved to be there, but it didn’t.
Everything I experienced felt surreal — both as a sports fan and reporter.
Checking into a hotel directly across the street from the Indianapolis Colts’ monstrous Lucas Oil Stadium would have felt like a dream in any normal sense. But, when I checked in at midnight after 10 hours of traveling, the bright red lights bearing the stadium’s namesake made the sky light up.
The next morning, the short walk to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the home of the Indiana Pacers, checked off a part of a long-term bucket list item of mine — going to all 30 NBA arenas.
Indiana is also known as the home of many of basketball’s greatest stars — from Larry Bird to Darius Garland — so the history of the sport bled through to the tournament.
Indiana’s state-wide media coverage made up for well over 20 reporters, while Eugene-based media only accounted for two.
The score didn’t reflect the ratio of each team’s respective media coverage, but that’s something that the Ducks have had to deal with in their first season in the Big Ten. Oregon won its second round matchup 72-59 over Indiana.
“We knew their crowd was going to be involved with it being here in Indiana. I feel like we play good on the road, and with crowds involved. We’re kind of the away team,” Oregon point guard Jackson Shelstad said.
The next day, the Ducks matched up against coach Izzo’s top-seeded Spartans and lost 74-
64 in the quarterfinal. Losing to the highest seed in the program’s first Big Ten tournament can never be frowned upon, especially to a coach who’s been at it with the same team for the last 31 seasons.
After the game, I knew I needed to take my opportunity to get his feelings on beating one of the loudest conference newcomers since realignment.
When asked how it felt to beat up on one of the newest conference teams as a tenured Big Ten member, Izzo’s answer came as a memorable surprise.
“There was no beat up. Were you drinking, or were you seeing a different game?” Izzo said.
The Basketball Hall of Famer, who is lauded for his incredible resume in March, then went on to describe how Oregon would make a lot of noise in the NCAA Tournament, as if I had not been covering this team all season.
The Ducks played in the first game, and once my work for the day commenced, there were still three more games to be played.
What I couldn’t gather from the press box was the incredible atmosphere of a conference tournament’s early rounds. Fans representing every team, even those eliminated, came to enjoy two or even four games of Big Ten hoops. The one thread that connected everyone, myself included, was an intense love for basketball.
I only felt that when on the concourse or in the seats — it was incredible. Fortunately, the majority of fans in Indianapolis didn’t have to make a similar trip that I, or the Ducks, had to make. I noticed a group of Ohio State fans who could not have looked happier to be watching some great college basketball — the Buckeyes lost two days prior.
The Ducks lost in the quarterfinals, but that result played second fiddle to my experience immersing myself in one of the capitals of the basketball world. My first experience at a conference tournament proved that these events are much less a competition than a celebration of basketball.
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said postgame in an interview with KWVA after the Ducks’ first Big Ten game against Ohio State. “I’m just really proud of how much she shows up and competes every game.”
Santucci scored 15 goals across the difficult stretch of three games against the University of California, Davis, San Diego State University and Ohio State when Oregon recorded a 1-2 record. Her hot streak had her tied for the most goals on the team across that three-game stretch. Attacker Lyla Hurley joins Santucci as another bright spot in the sophomore class, sitting at third in points through 10 games.
On the defensive side of the field, senior Paige Crowther has commanded the starting goalkeeper position this season, but freshman Kate Shields showed flashes of potential. Shields subbed on with Oregon down five goals in a comeback non-conference victory over San Diego State University. She ended the game with 11 saves and was credited with her first collegiate win.
“One moment I was there cheering for my teammates and the team on the sideline, and then Coach Drummond looked over at me and said, ‘Go get warmed up,’” Shields said, according to GoDucks. “I kind of just took that as I have to warm up quickly, go in and help the team turn it around.”
The Big Ten named Shields Freshman of the Week on March 11 after her outing versus the Aztecs. The current freshman class is full of contributors like Shields who’ve helped the Ducks to gritty performances. Midfielder Liv Kozitza has scored double-digit goals off the bench this season and both Hazel Baker and
The Ducks lost their last three home games and have been riddled with injuries. Captains Anna Simmons and Rachel Pallo will be seniors next season alongside the current underclassmen who now have a taste of what it takes to be successful in the Big Ten. Editors Note: Brianna Carrasquillo is an Emerald Opinion Columnist, but had no editorial oversight in the production of this story.
(BELOW) Two teammates cheer after a play during the Oregon Ducks women’s lacrosse home opener on Feb. 7, 2025.
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(ABOVE) The Oregon Ducks took on the Butler Bulldogs in their home opener at Papé Field in Eugene on Feb. 7, 2025.
(ABOVE) Keeshawn Bathelemy (3) smiles as his strong finish to the game helps push the Ducks to the next round. The Oregon Ducks took on the Indiana Hoosiers in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN on March 13, 2025.
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Audrey Thompson scored in limited playing time, while Ella Lewandowski has been a defensive stalwart since the start of conference play.
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Former Oregon women’s basketball stars return
WNBA Champions Sabrina Ionescu and Nyara Sabally are set to play a game in Eugene
By Lily Crane Sports Reporter
The Oregon Athletic Department has welcomed former star athletes back to Eugene over the years in such ways as honoring them at games or helping them give back to the local community. A chance for Ducks fans to see a legendary athlete play on campus one last time is a rare opportunity, let alone watching two former Ducks perform.
Oregon women’s basketball greats Sabrina Ionescu (2016-2020) and Nyara Sabally (2018-2022) will make their return to Matthew Knight Arena on May 12, as part of the New York Liberty’s WNBA preseason schedule. They’ll play the Toyota Antelopes, a team from the Women’s Japan Basketball League.
“I never thought I was going to be able to play on that court and in front of our amazing Duck fans again,” Sabally said, according to a Liberty press release. “I know Oregon is going to show out and it’s going to be an amazing atmosphere!”
The Liberty’s coming to Eugene is part of a unique trend
in the WNBA, where franchises are playing preseason games at college campuses. For example, the Las Vegas Aces and the Dallas Wings will face off at the University of Notre Dame, while Louisiana State University welcomes back their very own, Angel Reese, when the Chicago Sky play there in May.
Ionescu and Sabally will return to Oregon after a WNBA Championship with New York at the end of last season. Ionescu said in November when she appeared on Big Ten Tailgate in Eugene that “a part of that championship is for the University of Oregon.”
The Ducks were among the favorites to win the NCAA Tournament back in 2020 when both Ionescu and Sabally were on the team, but the season was cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ending Ionescu’s illustrious career as a Duck before she had the opportunity to play in front of the Matthew Knight Arena crowd for the final time.
Ionescu finally receives another chance to play on an Oregon-branded court five years later. The two former Ducks play their preseason game five days before they’ll be presented their championship rings in New York on opening day.
The Ian Umlandt effect
Why Oregon should feel confident in sending Ian Umlandt to the mound
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April 4, 2025 Stanford Invitational
By Max Koebel Sports Reporter
The Oregon Ducks baseball team is off to a hot start with the hitters and pitchers both producing. A key piece of Oregon’s rotation has been junior Oregon native Ian Umlandt, who was a standout pitcher before he arrived in Eugene. In high school, he was ranked No. 120 in the country as a left-handed pitcher and No. 7 in the state by Perfect Game.
Umlandt began his college career in the bullpen where he recorded a 1-0 record with a 2.60 ERA in 17 appearances as a freshman. He pitched 17.1 innings where he recorded nine strikeouts, five walks, and allowed five earned runs on 21 hits.
Umlandt started his sophomore season in the bullpen, but moved into a midweek starting role a little over a month in. He finished the season 4-0 with four bullpen appearances and four starts while recording an ERA of 3.94. He pitched a total of 29.2 innings where he allowed 18 hits, 10 walks, and recorded 23 strikeouts.
Umlandt has spent the first part of this season bouncing between the bullpen and a starting spot in midweek games. His first two appearances were out of the bullpen where he pitched 9.1 innings between the games. In those games, he allowed one earned run off of eight hits and a walk, and recorded 10 strikeouts. In his first game against Toledo University, two of Umlandt’s six innings ended with strikeouts.
“I feel like I compete and pitch at my best when I’m just kind of free in letting the passion and competitiveness take over,” Umlandt said. “So, being able to let it out in those moments, especially knowing that the whole dugout’s behind me is a blast.”
Umlandt’s next two appearances were starts, and he combined for 10.2 innings pitched. In those starts, he allowed two earned runs off of 11 hits and three walks while recording eight strikeouts. While his role with the pitching staff might not be certain, the team can rest assured that whenever Umlandt is sent to the mound, he will produce several solid innings throughout the course of the season.
(Anna Liv Myklebust/Emerald) New York Liberty guard and University of Oregon Alumni, Sabrina Ionsescu, holds up the Women’s National Basketball Association Championship trophy in Matthew Knight Area during the Oregon vs. Baylor women’s basketball game on Nov. 10.
(Kai Kanzer/Emerald) Pitcher Ian Umlandt (24) on the bench between innings. UC Santa Barbara defeated the Oregon 7-3 in Game 2 of the series at PK Park in Eugene on March 2, 2024.
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