Help! I will happily buy a Martini at the faculty club for someone who can explain this.
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I received this email last night – cleverly sent out just after Bob Keefer’s EW deadline: From: Oregon Bach Festival <[email protected]> Subject: Announcing OBF 2018 Date: January 17, 2018 at 7:45:05 PM PST Reply-To: [email protected] OBF is pleased to announce the 2018 lineup of concerts, community programs, and social events!…
A teardown seems a bit extreme. I wonder what sort of city approval this will require. Ken Goe has the report in the Oregonian: An IAAF team has been in Portland and Eugene this week to discuss preparations for the 2021 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The championships are more…
The Chronicle reports on the recent LA Times Op-Ed: College athletics, wrote Victoria Jackson in an explosive op-ed for the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, are the “21st century Jim Crow.” Ms. Jackson, a sports historian at Arizona State University, drew from her scholarly research and from her own experience as a Division…
My priors are yes, yes, yes, but I’m open to debate and amendment. Live feed here: DRAFT Location: EMU 145 & 146 (Crater Lake Rooms) 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Chris Sinclair Update from Johnson Hall 3:30 P.M. Approval of Minutes, November…
That would be Oregon State University’s Jock Mills and his ever helpful Government Affairs Office. I have no idea what UO’s lobbyists think. Does anyone? 2018 Short Session Preview This update provides a brief preview of the 2018 legislative session including appropriations and policy bills.The 2018 legislature will convene on…
Emily Goodykoontz has a good story on the overall budget picture in the Emerald here. The meeting is tonight: Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Tuition and Fees Advisory Board’s student forum. The roundtable meeting, aimed at discussing tuition and the school’s budget, is at 5 p.m. in the EMU Ballroom. Check…
He was coaching a basketball game instead. Michael Tobin has more on the meeting in the Emerald: On Friday, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden met with University of Oregon President Michael Schill to discuss the school’s handling of sexual violence and misconduct. The meeting was prompted by November’s exchange of letters…
Update from Banavar: Colleagues, There is no question that we all share a common goal—supporting our students and ensuring that they have the resources to be successful during their time at the University of Oregon and beyond. This week Dennis Galvan, interim vice provost and dean for undergraduate studies, announced…
Dear colleagues and friends, As I write this Open Mike, I feel the earth move under my feet. Before you get concerned that I am singing Carole King songs (she is one of my favorites) or having a nightmare about the Cascadia Subduction Zone, you should understand that just outside…
is that Prof. Harper is on it. The Faculty Club will reopen Wednesday Jan 24 (Corrected from Jan 17). Wednesdays 5-7, Thursdays 5-7, Friday 4-6.
In “Around the O“: “I strongly condemn all forms of hate speech and racism,” said Michael H. Schill, UO president and professor of law. “I am troubled by the recent reports of an uptick in both subtle and overt acts of racism on campus and in the surrounding community. I…
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that we have selected Sabrina Madison-Cannon as the next dean of the School of Music and Dance. Sabrina will be an outstanding addition to the university and you can read full details in the Around the O story [here]. Please join me in…
1/1/2018: Andrew Greif has the news here. Oderinde put 3 UO students in the hospital and kept his job for a year anyway. I’m not sure if Duck FAR Tim Gleason ever gave up the public records on his “investigation” of Oderinde. Say, I wonder if Dr. Skaggs ever got…
I don’t make up the facts, I just interpret them according to economic theory: Maybe Altman should go back to cruising the frats for more ticket buyers.