1/19/2011: Tony Van Vliet is a serious guy with a long and distinguished career as a professor at OSU and as a real public servant. And he is pissed. Van Vliet was state representative from 1975-95, was a Ways and Means Committee member for 17 years and later was a…
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1/19/2011: Not good news. From Stefan Verbano in the Emerald: The Oregon Student Association board of directors voted unanimously last Saturday to combat the University’s New Partnership, arguing that excluding public officials from the school’s governance process threatens its accountability to the state. … “There has been no mention of…
1/18/2011: This decision will focus some official attention on the benefits of government transparency: Judge rules commissioners violated Oregon’s public meetings lawBy Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Published: Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011 01:15PM Lane County Commissioners Rob Handy and Pete Sorenson willfully violated Oregon’s public meetings law in the course of…
1/18/2011: Alex Tomchak Scott provides a summary of UO and other news of interest, with commentary. Today we see an Oregonian report on the death, at age 49, of the woman former Governor Neil Goldschmidt sexually abused when he was Portland mayor and she was 14. Tomchak also reports that…
1/16/2011: An anonymous reader provides a simple explanation for why UO’s Department of Public Safety has been so aggressive about their bizarre plan to convert to a sworn police force. It’s not the guns, it’s the money. Specifically the fat retirement benefits. From the PERS website: and sure enough, while…
1/14/2011: With Melinda Grier gone, the job of UO scapegoat has been open for more than 6 months. It appears the administration has now appointed VPFA Frances Dyke to the position: Dear Senators: As you know, the new basketball arena opened last night to some fanfare and publicity. Although most…
1/14/2011: Mat Wolf has a story in the ODE on an armed UO Police Force. DPS Director Doug Tripp has told various groups different things, he now makes it clear that he wants guns. What will it cost? On Nov. 17, the Emerald obtained documents of what appears to be…
1/12/2011: Any bets on how long before this discriminatory RFP from UO’s Center for the Study of Women in Society is retracted? Date: January 12, 2011 7:20:20 PM PSTTo: Subject: codaclists: CSWS Laurel Award DL 1/18/2011Reply-To: [email protected] CSWS Laurel Award info for graduate students of color ….Here is the website…
1/13/2011: Now the UO athletic department is trying to hit the faculty staff and students up for another $10 for parking on game day – whether or not they are going to the game. College of Education Dean Mike Bullis spills the beans on how to keep your money: From:…
1/12/2011: That is Oregon Commentator Stephen Murphy’s summary of President Lariviere at today’s UO Senate meeting on the Riverfront Research park ORI building: “I’m a big fan of openness and transparency,” Lariviere explained, and promptly proved the fact by saying that he had an appointment shortly and did not have…
1/11/2011: The people at Connecting Eugene sure know how get your attention with a press release: Now featured on BoJack.org.
1/11/2011: Norm Brown is chairman of the board of trustees for the University of Oregon Foundation. Fred Poust is president of the board of directors for the University of Oregon Alumni Association. From their Op-Ed in the Oregonian on the UO new partnership plan: … To address declining funding and…
1/10/2011: In the RG today: University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere soon will have an opportunity to turn a corner and bring openness and accountability back into the planning process for the university’s riverfront. By doing so, he also would be upholding a promise he made last April as he…
1/10/2010: which is what Auburn booster Bobby Lowder did there. Alan Pittman of the Eugene Weekly has a great story, comparing Knight and Lowder. Pete Thamel of the NY Times follows up with this explanation: A decade ago, Lowder’s influence over Auburn was silent but immutable. The university scuttled its…
1/6/2011: Pat Kilkenny was hired as UO Athletic Director by former UO Pesident Dave Frohnmayer to push Phil Knight’s basketball arena project through, after Kilkenny made a well-timed $240,000 donation to Frohnmayer’s Fanconi Foundation. Kilkenny then got the OUS Chancellor and board to sell $237 million in state guaranteed bonds…