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UO E-clips, Jan. 16
Top stories for January 16, 2008: UO leaning toward Autzen site for baseball stadium and hopes to meet soon with Eugene city leaders, reports the Register-Guard; Paul Swangard of the UO's Warsaw Sports Marketing Center is quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about projections of $2.5 billion in proceeds that may be realized if the city lands the 2016 Olympics; former UO employee sues, loses lawsuit, reports the Oregon Daily Emerald
UO seeks meeting on baseball site (Register-Guard): It appears the University of Oregon is getting closer to choosing a site next to Autzen Stadium as the home of its new baseball field. The university has submitted a preliminary site plan and asked for a pre-development meeting with city planners to discuss the project. Although UO officials still could change their minds, the move indicates that for now the university is focusing its efforts on the Autzen site. But Joe Giansante, the UO athletic department director of community relations, said no decision on a baseball site has been made. He described the preliminary planning documents as part of the university’s “due diligence” to determine what sites are feasible.
Chicago estimates Games will generate $2.5 billion in revenue (Chicago Tribune): Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid team expects to generate $2.5 billion in domestic revenue to help operate the Games, about $1 billion more than some of its top rivals. "When the Games come to the United States, there is a spike in ... television [revenue], sponsorships, advertising and ticket sales," bid team leader Patrick Ryan said Tuesday while unveiling a document that provides the first detailed look at Chicago's financial expectations as an Olympic host city. … I feel very confident the Olympics will remain one of the signature events, globally and domestically," said Paul Swangard, director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon.
Former UO employee sues, loses lawsuit (Daily Emerald): A judge ruled in favor of the University last week in a lawsuit filed by a former employee who believed his medical leave resulted in unfair treatment and subsequent termination. Lynn Woolfe, who worked as a laboratory preparer, sued the University on the grounds that he was wrongly discriminated against when he returned to work after taking medical leave, and as a result "suffered ongoing and severe depression and anxiety which has made him unable to perform gainful employment for a period of at least one year," according to court documents. Woolfe wanted compensation in the amount of $140,000.