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UO E-clips, Dec. 19
Top stories for December 18, 2008: New Scientist features the UO's Marjorie Taylor and her quilting of brain images; yes, ticket prices are going up for the new UO arena, but 'Matt Court' will include affordable seating,' says the Register-Guard; and the owner of the 'Made in Oregon' sign in Portland writes in The Oregonian that he's fine with UO changing the wording cause it's an icon for an icon
How to knit a brain (New Scientist Magazine): As soon as she saw her first images of the brain, Marjorie Taylor was spellbound. The vibrant pinks and blues, the intricate detailing - somehow they spoke to her. "I couldn't help but look at them with the eye of a quilter," says Taylor, a psychologist at the University of Oregon. "I thought the folds of the cerebral cortex would be great in velvet." And so was born a new genre of visual art: scientifically accurate fabric brains. True to her original vision, Taylor's first piece was a quilt with a cerebral cortex in blue velvet on a silver background. She has since completed three more brain-themed quilts. "Not very many," she admits. "They take a long time to do."
Ticket prices going up, but Matt Court will include affordable seating (Register-Guard): If you build it, they will pay. That’s what University of Oregon officials are literally banking on as construction begins on the $227 million Matthew Knight Arena, which is planned to replace 82-year-old McArthur Court by 2011. The UO announced last Saturday that it plans to raise ticket prices. That should surprise exactly no one, because the UO hopes the new building will generate revenues to cover the cost of the project. … At first glance, the UO has devised a pricing plan that appropriately puts the heaviest burden on the broad backs (wings?) of those Duck fans who can best afford it.
Bonding one Oregon icon with another (The Oregonian, guest opinion by Darryl Paulsen): My company has owned the "Made in Oregon" sign in Portland's Old Town since we built it in 1940. As president of Ramsay Signs, I can tell you that we're honored that it still holds as prominent a place in the hearts and minds of Oregonians as it does on the Portland skyline. Recent discussions about updating the sign to reflect the University of Oregon's presence in the building have bolstered our pride in the neon icon, while also reminding us that change is a fundamental aspect of the sign's history. … The UO deserves credit not only for revamping the historic structures into a single world-class facility, but also for breathing life back into a neighborhood that sorely needed it.