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Rape survivor Brenda Tracy at the Senate IAC, Altman and Mullens don’t show.

Brenda Tracy is the survivor of a sexual assault by two Oregon State football players and two others, 16 years ago. She went public after newspapers broke the story of the alleged UO basketball player gang rape of Jane Doe. John Canzano published Ms Tracy’s horrible and courageous story in the Oregonian,…

Good news for Oregon as Wisconsin Republicans gut UW-Madison

25 years ago UW-Madison gave me a full-ride PhD fellowship, funded by an endowment from the professor who figured out how to put vitamin-D in milk, and then gave the patent to the state. Now the Republican Governor and state legislature are trying to destroy the place: They’ve left in the perks for the coaches, of course.…

Reductions in FY16 Library Collections Purchases

MEMORANDUM Date:                     May 29, 2015 To:                          University of Oregon Faculty and Staff From:                    Adriene Lim, Dean of Libraries, Mark Watson, Associate Dean, Research Services Subject:                               Reductions in FY16 Library Collections Purchases  We are writing to inform the university community that, due to continued inflation in library collections costs, we must…

Around the O’s Jen McCulley reports on unanimous Senate vote for NCAA reform

Just kidding. She doesn’t. Her report is here. All fluff. Here’s what really happened: 4.9       US14/15-91: COIA Request for Member Senate Vote on Possible Presidential Commission; Senate Executive Committee NCAA FAR Tim Gleason has written at length in opposition to having the Senate consider this resolution without sending it…

UO files $8.5M lawsuit over alleged Global Scholars Hall defects

Gordon Friedman has the story in the Emerald, here. Hoffman Construction, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects and Catena Consulting are the firms named in the suit. Hoffman and ZGF have worked on many projects on campus including the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex and the Jaqua Center. It’s a very well written and well researched…

UO Matters to cease publication, halt incessant public records requests & snark

I’ve always said that the UO administration could kill this blog any time they wanted to, with a modicum of honesty, transparency, and competence. And frankly, after 6 years of fecund muckraking, I’m more than ready to call it quits. The sooner the better. But that day is not today.…

Senate approves courses, awards, new grad programs, NCAA and UO history reforms, all by 4:30. Moves on to policies.

To be followed by a reception for Senate award winners Miriam Bolton, Johnny Earl, Michael Dreiling, and Carol Stabile. The next and final Senate meeting will be June 3rd. I might get in a little live-blogging below, or Watch Live, Senate Meeting Agenda – May 27, 2015 2014-2015, Agendas 3:00 pm    1.   Call to…

VP Holmes announces sole candidate for unfortunately titled “AVP for Sexual Assault” job

5/27/2015 update:  Dear campus community, The search committee and I invite you to meet Dr. Jennifer Hammat, candidate for the position of Assistant Vice President for Sexual Assault & Title IX Coordinator. Dr. Hammat will be visiting campus on June, 2nd. At 3:00 p.m. in room 16 of Pacific Hall,…