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UO E-clips, August 1
Top stories for August 1, 2008: KEZI punts on deal to broadcast some Ducks games, reports the Register-Guard; UO history professor Daniel Pope recalls, in a commentary piece in the Seattle Times, how nuclear power for the Northwest imploded 25 years ago; Chinese immersion school in Massachusetts lands a federal $1.5 million grant that includes a partnership with the UO for teacher assistance, reports the Amherst Bulletin; and the UO takes a bow for sustainability practice, reports The Oregonian
KEZI punts on deal to show ducks (Register-Guard): Local ABC affiliate KEZI-TV has ended its longtime association with University of Oregon athletics, saying the new media partner brought in by the UO sought too high a price and put too many restrictions on a new broadcast deal. The decision is the first local fallout from the UO’s recently signed deal with IMG Communications. IMG agreed to pay the UO $67.1 million over 10 years for advertising, promotion and local broadcast rights for UO sports. KEZI’s decision leaves the university without a local broadcaster just a month before its first football game of the season.
A Northwest distaste for nuclear power (Seattle Times, opinion piece by UO Professor Daniel Pope): Twenty-five years ago this summer, prospects for a nuclear-powered Northwest imploded. In what was then the nation's largest municipal bond default, the Washington Public Power Supply System told creditors it could not make payment on a $2.25 billion debt it incurred to build two large nuclear plants. Today, as we contemplate regional energy options, the Supply System's abandoned projects still cast a shadow.
Chinese school lands $1.5M grant (Amherst Bulletin): The Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School observed two milestones Monday: Parents toured its new quarters at the former Kidsports in Hadley and organizers announced the school has received a $1.5 million Foreign Language Assistance Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education. … It has formed partnerships with the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and Boston and the University of Oregon to offer professional development opportunities for teachers.
UO takes a bow for sustainability practice (The Oregonian): News article follows in its entirety) (Green is more than a team color at the University of Oregon, which this week joined 10 other universities in The Princeton Review's inaugural "Green Rating Honor Roll." The Eugene university was lauded in the review's annual guide to colleges for its commitment to sustainability -- from a 20-year-old campus recycling program to 200 courses related to sustainability to its chemistry program, which has been internationally recognized for reducing hazardous waste. The Princeton Review and ecoAmerica, a nonprofit marketing agency, created a green rating system that awarded points based on a school's commitment to the environment. The University of Washington also made the honor roll.