1/23/2011: From David Sarasohn in the Oregonian. No specifics.
UO Matters
1/20/2011: Steps down as interim AD, but kept the benefits, and a nice chunk of the $360,000 salary. I wonder what arrangement she and Rob Mullens have for this year? How long will this go on? Who is running UO? What does paying for her car and cell phone have…
1/20/2011: Once again Nigel Jaquiss posts a confidential Gary/Frohnmayer letter to the DOJ regarding the Long/Hayes/Kitzhaber investigation, probably before the postal service even got it to Salem. Read his WWeek story here.
1/20/2011: Rumor has it that Frances Dyke has struck again, firing longtime DPS Captain Herb Horner. Apparently she decided she could blame him for the Matt Court $10 parking screw-up. My understanding is that Horner held DPS together through two of Ms. Dyke’s botched DPS Director hires: Richard Turkiewicz and…
1/20/2011: This will make it tougher for the UO administration and Randy Geller and Liz Denecke to hide information from the public. RG story by David Steves here. The DOJ summary of the legislation is here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJan. 19, 2011 Contact:Tony [email protected] ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN KROGER UNVEILS GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY…
1/19/2011: I’m not sure who is crazier: The 12 of 127 readers that give Chip Kelly worse than a B, or the 30 of 162 who give Frances Dyke better than a D. Why is she still running the show? Because Provost Bean and President Lariviere want her to. Why…
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…
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:…