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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.