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UO E-clips, April 2

Top stories for April 2, 2008: Holy Cow, students say, Save the Cow, referring to the lease non-renewal of a popular vegan food outlet in the student union, reports KVAL-TV; Phishing tactics lead to UO warning & action, reports the Daily Emerald; the UO's Carl Falsgraf writes in a Register-Guard guest commentary that a Chinese immersion school makes a lot of sense; and, up in Portland, KPTV-Channel 12, reports on the UO's new downtown presence

Some UO students: "Save the Cow" (KVAL CBS 13, and a picture of the protest appeared in the Eugene Register-Guard's City Region section): Some University of Oregon students put up a fight for their favorite food joint. Holy Cow has offered vegan and vegetarian entrees to students for ten years. A few months ago, the university announced it was not going to renew the restaurant's lease. Ever since, students have been doing whatever they can to - Save the Cow. And Tuesday, was no different. Students held a protest in the cafe, trying to get the Student Union Board to change its mind. "We on campus feel that Holy Cow is an integral part of our community and in the Eugene-Springfield broader community," said UO student Jessica Arena. "I think it's really important that we keep a local, sustainable, organic, green food café on campus." We called the UO for a response. Spokesperson Pauline Austin told us they have no statement on Tuesday's protest of Holy Cow. Holy Cow's lease ends June 30th.

University takes action to prevent phishing (Oregon Daily Emerald): The University is warning that some students may have unknowingly given away personal information using the University's e-mail system last month. Scammers used "phishing" tactics through University e-mail to acquire passwords and other potentially sensitive information. Students can still take steps to prevent such attacks. During spring break, members of the University community reported receiving e-mails that asked them to click on a link to read "important University of Oregon news," according to an e-mail sent to students from Information Systems. The link takes users to a page that looks similar to DuckWeb, but the page is fake.

Chinese school makes a lot of sense (Register-Guard guest viewpoint): Anne Williams’ March 27 article “Momentum builds for Chinese immersion, but questions remain” did an admirable job of framing the issues and opportunities surrounding a Chinese immersion school. But there are even tougher questions, and more compelling answers, than that report suggests. Why should the Eugene School District create another school for rich white kids? It shouldn’t. The minority population in Portland Public School’s 10 immersion programs is 53 percent, compared to 38 percent in co-located neighborhood schools.

U of O shows off new building (KPTV Channel 12, report in its entirety): NEWSCASTER: The University of Oregon is making plans to show off its new Portland campus. The remodeled building is in northwest Portland near Old Town Chinatown. The building used to be the White Stag building and it stills bares the trademark White Stag on the outside. The university is expanding its Portland campus to offer students more class options in law, journalism, digital arts, and architecture.

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19th Century structure unearthed at Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Craig YoungA small probe into the parking lot at UO's Institute of Marine Biology turned up more than expected -- a 19th Century structure that may have been a dock or a boardwalk. KCBY-Channel 11 reported the discovery on Aug. 15, interviewing a contractor and institute director Craig Young, a UO biologist. (Story & Video)

Why, oh why, do people live in the danger zones?

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A writer for the National Science Foundation went "behind the scenes" to ask why anyone would live in terrain vulnerable to natural disasters, such as the California wildfires in 2007. The resulting, colorful story about the choices people make to do so focuses on the research of the UO's Paul Slovic. (Read Story)

Media Links

Oregon Quarterly Magazine

Newspapers:
Daily Emerald (UO students)
Register-Guard
Eugene Weekly
The Oregonian

Campus Radio:
a) Eugene's Classical
KWAX (99.1 FM)
b) Student Run
KWVA (88.1 FM)

TV Stations:
KEZI, Channel 9 (ABC)
KVAL, Channel 13 (CBS)
KMTR, Channel 16 (NBC)
KPTV (FOX-12, Portland)
 
Public TV, Radio:
Oregon Public Broadcasting
NPR (LCC, 89.7 FM)
KOPB (1600 AM)

News/Talks Radio:
KUGN (590 AM): UO Sports
KPNW (1120 AM)

UO Alumni News

1) Keep up on alumni news with the official e-newsletter of the UO Alumni Association.

2) Alumni in Portland have their own newsletter: See PDX Ducks.

 
UO ranks high in two national college guides

Princeton Review logoThe University of Oregon is one of 11 colleges that received a Green Rating of 99 (the highest score) in The Princeton Review’s “Green Honor Roll.” The news received national attention from the CBS Early Show, ABC World News with Charles Gibson, and other national and local media.

Fiske Guide 2009 The UO is also included in the 2009 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges as a Best Buy school. From the guide: "UO may be the best deal in public higher education on the West Coast."

Jim Hutchison featured on ScienCentral piece about green nanotechnology

Face shot of Jim HutchisonSome are calling it a revolution in manufacturing technology. But, will nanotechnology be a "green" industry? It’s a question that some scientists are saying needs to be answered now, before nano-tech goes big-time. ScienCentral News has produced a video with the UO's Jim Hutchison, who is noted as one who is spinning gold -- gold and copper nanoparticles so small, billions would fit on the head of a pin. (Check it out)

Jenkins' discovery prompts U.S. News to ask: How Did People Reach the Americas?

Dennis Jenkins faceshotA science article posted online July 24 by U.S. News & World Report looks at the early peopling of the Americas, and how new techniques, such as DNA, are shedding new light on the issue. Cited prominently is work by UO archaeologist Dennis Jenkins. (Read story)

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Public event, Sept. 12: Cracking Open the Universe, the LHC and future physics

On Sept. 10, the first beam ever will be sent through and around the Large Hadron Collider, a brand new particle accelerator, in Geneva, Switzerland.

University of Oregon physicists have key roles in this international endeavor. Come to campus for a free evening event to learn more about the "first beam" and how the LHC will advance the quest of physics to learn about the fundamental nature of the universe.

Speakers: Jim Brau, Graham Kribs and Eric Torrence … Friday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m., Columbia Hall, Room 150MORE DETAILS.

(Anyone with an interest in science will get a bang out of this event!)

Kyr's piece debuts with new hospital

The University of Oregon Trumpet Ensemble performed a new fanfare by UO music professor Robert Kyr at the RiverBend Hospital earlier this summer. PeaceHealth commissioned the piece for the opening of the RiverBend facility. Click HERE to watch a brief video clip of the performance.

 


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