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March!

My father was marching in DC to protest LBJ’s bombing of Hanoi. I was marching in Eugene to support human rights. Thanks to my sister for the photoshop! And forgive me for one more family photo: Dad circa 1969, in our living room with WWII B-24 bomber pilot, Senator, anti-war candidate,…

Coach Taggart: 0 tolerance policy for players, 11/12 tolerance for coaches

Kenny Jacoby has the story on Taggart’s rules for players in the Daily Emerald here: Three Oregon football players who had off-the-field issues are “no longer with the team,” UO athletics spokesman Craig Pintens confirmed Monday afternoon. Redshirt junior defensive lineman Eddie Heard, freshman wide receiver Tristen Wallace and freshman linebacker Darrian Franklin are…

New $3.6M Duck football coach puts 3 unpaid student-athletes in hospital

Andrew Greif has the story in the Oregonian, here: At least three Oregon Ducks football players were hospitalized after enduring a series of grueling strength and conditioning workouts at UO last week, The Oregonian/OregonLive has learned. Offensive linemen Doug Brenner and Sam Poutasi and tight end Cam McCormick are in fair condition and…

A clean, well lighted place

Professor Harper announces that the UO Faculty Club will be open this Wed and Th, under the usual rules: WHO: The UO Faculty Club is open to all UO statutory faculty—tenure-track faculty, career non-tenure-track faculty, and OAs tenured in an academic department, as well as people retired from positions in…

New Duck football coach opens up three scholarship slots for his new recruits

That would be the cynical take. Kenny Jacoby has the scoop in the Daily Emerald here: Three Oregon football players who had off-the-field issues have been dismissed from the team, UO athletics spokesman Craig Pintens confirmed Monday afternoon. No news yet on the General Counsel’s investigation of the Duck Athletic Department’s threats to…

Lawyers Guns and Money takes on Volokh for his WaPo opinion

A while back I asked commenters for links to legal analyses defending the administration’s decision to discipline Prof. Shurtz. The popular Lawyers, Guns and Money blog has one of sorts, with many comments: http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2016/12/bad-applications-of-anti-harassment-law-should-not-be-used-to-justify-mostly-eliminating-anti-harassment-laws. The beginning: I agree with the bottom line of Eugene Volokh’s analysis here: Shurtz’s foolish decision to wear…

President Schill on controversial Halloween costume & free speech

Dear Colleagues,  Over the past couple of months, the University of Oregon’s handling of events associated with Professor Nancy Shurtz’s decision to wear a controversial Halloween costume has garnered significant media attention, both locally and nationally. A number of editorials, letters to the editor, and blog posts have engaged in…

University Board sends helpful meeting announcement with detailed agenda info

That would be the Oregon State University Board, which has some significant business on their agenda, as usual: Public Meetings Notice January 9, 2017 The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet on Friday, January 20, to discuss Oregon State’s efforts to advance equity, inclusion, and social justice and…