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The RG has the story here, from the AP’s Jonathan Cooper: SALEM — The presidents of Oregon universities are pledging to limit tuition increases if the Legislature agrees to increase higher education funding over the next two years. University administrators have spent most of the year pushing aggressively for a…

Hello Professor Harbaugh, I am so sorry for the confusion however, I just sent in my course evaluation thinking you were another one of my professors! You both have the name William. Please disregard what I wrote although you may be a great singer and guitar player that was meant…

Nik Streng has the story in the Emerald, here. Apparently the athletic department will not let current cheerleaders and the coaches talk to UO’s student press, but Streng has obtained some interesting quotes from others.

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.…

UO journalism professor Peter Laufer has an Op-Ed opposing anonymous comments in the RG, here: Anonymous online commenting irresponsible What is the rationale — other than a lust for website clicks — when otherwise responsible newspaper publishers allow anonymous commentary to pollute news stories? Professor Laufer is very good on the costs…

From a letter sent May 22nd:

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…

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…

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…