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UO E-clips, Feb. 2-4
Top stories for February 2-4, 2008: Rising sea levels will affect Oregon's coast in a big way, according to experts, including the UO's Bob Doppelt, in a story by the Register-Guard; 'creative financing or a dubious IOU?' is the question covered in a R-G story about the proposed UO arena; The student Oregon Daily Emerald has a feature about the history of UO track that led to Eugene '08; The suite seats have changed the game, reports FoxBusiness.com with comment from the UO's Paul Swangard
Rising sea levels will affect Oregon Coast in big way, experts say (Register-Guard): In a room built for 100 people at the Hatfield Marine Science Center library, an Australian-born expert on global warming gives a presentation about rising sea levels with all the sex appeal of a dry classroom lecture. There are no slides of cities falling into the ocean, of millions migrating across bridges at capacity to escape flooded urban streets, of adorable overheated polar bears. … Bob Doppelt, director of the Climate Leadership Initiative at the University of Oregon, is part of a group that’s been measuring different scenarios and the public’s willingness to buy insurance to avoid catastrophic impacts on property.
Creative financing or a dubious IOU? (Register-Guard): University of Oregon leaders will make their biggest pitch ever to the Legislature this month, requesting $200 million in state-backed bonds to build the most expensive campus basketball arena in the nation. Lawmaker approval would create a no-money-down, 30-year mortgage that the university plans to repay with arena revenues and athletic department donations. UO's proposal pushes a debate held largely in faculty meetings to the floor of the Capitol: Is it appropriate to use public debt for a posh athletics venue while the state's universities struggle to support core academic programs?
The Olympic Trials: History (Daily Emerald): When Vin Lananna was hired in July 2005 as the head track and field coach, he immediately helped the University pursue the U.S. Olympic Trials and return to a strong distance running tradition. Lananna's return to Oregon's track tradition is why Eugene is hosting the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2008 and 2012, say those involved in the Eugene track and field scene. Eugene's storied track roots, they say, is one of the main reasons why Eugene will host the event after a 28-year hiatus. Past trials held in Eugene in 1972, 1976 and 1980 mark times of divided gender, or times when fans wildly cheered hometown favorites - and even a time when the trials shunned a former president.
The suite seats have changed the game (FoxBusiness.com): In just the past two decades luxury suites and other premium seating have transformed the way franchises make money and build venues. Luxury suites, often incorrectly referred to as “sky boxes,” are exclusive, enclosed areas within a sports venue that offer the latest amenities and top of the line service for a hefty price. In major markets such as New York and Los Angeles, suites in prime locations (think 50-yard line in the NFL) go for about $400,000 a season -- a price that is likely to keep going higher. … “Premium spaces are things that companies tend to covet. The suite option has always provided a unique venue for corporations to have access to entertaining clients,” said Paul Swangard, managing director of the Charles Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon.