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UO E-clips, Jan. 24

Top stories for January 24, 2008: UO Senate questions but doesn't offer opposition to arena plans, reports the Register-Guard and Oregonian, and arena parking may foul neighborhood, according to a story in Eugene Weekly and the Daily Emerald

UO Senate raises questions on arena, but no opposition (Register-Guard): A campus discussion on the University of Oregon’s proposed new basketball arena didn’t generate any outright opposition to the $200 million project Wednesday. Members of the UO Senate held a sparsely attended special meeting to discuss a list of arena issues but didn’t seek any major changes in the proposal. The Senate plays an advisory role in such matters but cannot compel university administrators to follow its advice. Many senators clearly had concerns about the project and its financing, but none directly opposed it. Senate members raised questions about how the arena project is managed, how environmentally friendly the building will be and how parking will be addressed.

UO Senate discusses arena but a key vote is delayed (The Oregonian): A lack of time prevented the University of Oregon senate from considering perhaps the most intriguing resolution of the five on the agenda at Wednesday's two-hour meeting on the school's proposed $200 million basketball arena. At its next meeting, Feb. 13, the senate is expected to consider a recommendation that the athletic department make "meaningful contributions" to the university general fund for academic use if the arena project is a success. The proposed arena -- to be financed by state-backed bonds -- was the reason for the special meeting of the UO senate. In particular, the senate, which has an advisory role, discussed a UO senate subcommittee report that was critical of the arena's revenue projections.

Arena parking may foul neighborhood (Eugene Weekly): If the Eugene City Code were applied to the UO's proposed new basketball arena as it's applied to other development, the university would be required to build up to 2,778 new parking spaces. But UO officials haven't announced plans for any big new parking garages to meet city code requirements designed to protect neighborhoods from choking with cars. "There's provisions for zero parking," City Councilor Alan Zelenka complained at a Jan. 14 meeting. Zelenka said the Fairmont neighborhood in his ward has grown increasingly concerned with the parking impact of the arena. "Without parking they are turning our neighborhoods into giant parking garages, which is inappropriate."

Parking for new arena concerns UO Senate (Oregon Daily Emerald): At the faculty's second major opportunity to prod administrators about the $200 million basketball arena project - which would be the most expensive college arena in history - many of them expressed continued skepticism about parking for the estimated 12,500-seat arena and whether the arena will prevent the University from spending money on other academic construction projects. Faculty passed a motion suggesting the University follow strict environmental requirements, but it failed another that said the University should request a smaller loan than $200 million from the state. The body also postponed voting on parking issues and revenue sharing between the athletic department and the academic departments.

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Why, oh why, do people live in the danger zones?

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A writer for the National Science Foundation went "behind the scenes" to ask why anyone would live in terrain vulnerable to natural disasters, such as the California wildfires in 2007. The resulting, colorful story about the choices people make to do so focuses on the research of the UO's Paul Slovic. (Read Story)

Welcome new UO alumni ... 66 years after their expulsion

Honorary degree from UO

The University of Oregon on Sunday, April 6, honored Japanese Americans who had been students at the UO when World War II broke out. The students -- including Alice Kawasaki Sumida, shown above with UO President Dave Frohnmayer (photo by Dave Martinez, Oregon Daily Emerald) -- were expelled under a federal order and their education cut short. Frohnmayer told the group that "we are proud to claim you as alumni." Read the coverage:

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Register-Guard
Eugene Weekly
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2) Alumni in Portland have their own newsletter: See PDX Ducks.

 
UO physicist creates a laser trap, which acts as a one-way gate to collect atoms

Daniel Steck mugPhysicists, including the UO's Daniel Steck, have created a laser barrier that lets atoms through only in one direction -- the barrier stuffs the gas into a smaller volume with only a minute increase in its temperature. The Science News, online, presents feature coverage of Steck's work, which was published in the June 20 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters. (Read Story)

Turns out great dads make a big difference, reports the R-G

Scott Coltrane mugScott Coltrane isn't on the job yet as the new dean of the UO's College of Arts and Sciences, but he drew media attention on Father's Day. Coltrane, a sociologist who studies the role of fathers, was featured for his research that shows that both moms and dads are happier individuals when the dads get involved in the workings of their households. (Read story)

2006 Clark Honors grad gets leading role in new 'Breakthrough Generation'

Jesse Jenkins, Clark Honors College gradBreakthrough Generation, a new national youth organization sponsored by the Breakthrough Institute, has officially launched, and one of its associate directors is Jesse Jenkins, a 2006 graduate of the University of Oregon's Robert D. Clark Honors College. (Official announcement)

Sun Power: Vignola quoted in Oregon Business cover story

Ore Business June 2008 coverIn the cover story "Here Comes the Sun," on "the rise of the solar industry" in the June issue of Oregon Business, UO physics professor is quoted. He says "two thirds of Oregon receives more solar radiation than does Florida, and even soggy Astoria gets more sunlight than Germany, which leads the world in solar installations." (Read the story)

By ocean 70,000 years ago? UO's Jon Erlandson featured in Discover magazine

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Mug-Jon ErlandsonPopular science magazine Discover recently spent time with the University of Oregon's Jon Erlandson. The result, a long feature story about Erlandson's research on ancient Ice-Age mariners. (Read the story)

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Indian Country Today features teacher ed program

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A University of Oregon teacher education program designed in collaboration with the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon was featured recently in Indian Country Today. The master's program in the College of Education is open to students with a bachelor's degrees who are members of federally recognized tribes or are descended from members. Students receive tuition and a monthly living stipend as well as book and computer allowances. The program's grads must teach at tribal or Title VII-funded schools. Click HERE to read the story.

 


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