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UO E-clips, Dec. 1-3
Top stories for December 1-3, 2007: The Oregonian reports on the UO's argument being pushed by the state's attorney general in response to the recording industry's demand that student violators be turned in; holiday stress can be lowered through "restful alertness," reports the Irish Independent in a story that refers to the UO study by Michael Posner and Yi-Yuan Tang (not by name) on a Chinese meditation technique; a push is on for a new UO baseball facility in time for 2009, reports the Daily Emerald; KPTV in Portland reports on the new tuition program planned by the UO to help low-income students; and in a Sunday story, the Register-Guard addresses the presence of sex offenders living legally near the UO
University accuses RIAA of 'spying' on students (Oregonian): Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers filed additional papers on behalf of the University last week in support of its motion to quash a subpoena from the Recording Industry Association of America. The subpoena demands the University identify 17 network users who may have shared copyrighted music. The University's response accuses the RIAA and its Internet investigation firm, MediaSentry, Inc., of "spying" on students and collecting personal information from computers. The RIAA has refused to allow the University to discover what additional information MediaSentry may have collected.
Transcend the stress of the season (Irish Independent): Pop stars know it, movie stars, too -- and so do saffron-robed monks. While stress may be the great scourge of the modern age, man has long known the secret of how to beat it. Confirmation came this week in the pages of the August journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Research from the University of Oregon claims to prove that attaining a state of "restful alertness" for 20 minutes a day over a period of just five days can reduce anxiety and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
University pushes for new baseball stadium by 2009 (Daily Emerald): The athletic department plans to build a new stadium for its baseball team to play in before its first game in spring 2009. It's a tight deadline for the department, which is already busy with plans to build a basketball arena and gather another $50 million in donations for the Athletics Legacy Fund, an investment that was founded with Phil and Penny Knight's $100 million donation. The new stadium is the latest development for a department that is undergoing a tremendous growth spurt: It's added two sports, renovated Hayward Field, pushed forward the plans to build a new basketball arena, and intends to build a stadium for its new baseball team.
Free tuition for low income students (KPTV Portland): The costs of a college education are going up. An Oregon university is offering free tuition for those in need. The University of Oregon has introduced a program that allows low income students to enroll at its Eugene campus tuition-free. All of the details haven't been announced yet, but a university spokesman says students would have to meet eligibility requirements for the federal Pell grant to be considered. Universities with similar programs include Harvard and Princeton.
No room for sex offenders (Register-Guard): Moving into her first apartment, 20-year-old Laquisha Smith had no idea five registered sex offenders were living in the building next door. The University of Oregon junior lives just a block from campus in an area known for its abundance of student housing. But students aren’t the only ones who call the West University neighborhood home -- state records show 25 registered sex offenders live in the area. The ex-cons are clustered near campus because probation officers say, in many cases, it’s the most suitable place for them. But some area residents, including Smith, say they’re concerned for their safety.