UO E-clips, Jan. 15

A lament, and lesson, made real by song (Washington Post): The 1945 bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, was never much more than a lesson in a history book for Woodbridge Senior High School student Kara Hollis. That is, until now. As a member of the school's choir, Kara has been given a chance this weekend to perform the intercultural symphony "Ah Nagasaki: Ashes Into Light," a piece she said has changed her perspective on the attack. … "Ah Nagasaki" is a three-movement, classical symphony with words written by Japanese writer Kazuaki Tanahashi and University of Oregon composition and theory professor Robert Kyr.

Whatever your ride, the rules still apply (Register- Guard): The presence of police cars with lights flashing and uniformed officers standing on the corners didn’t always register with drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and skateboarders whizzing through the intersection at East 13th Avenue and Agate Street on the University of Oregon campus Wednesday. Even the stop signs appeared to have no meaning for some. But at least there was a team of campus public safety officers and city law enforcement officials on hand to remind people that the rules of the road apply to all -- even for those running late to class.

Language immersion, class time discussed during school board (Lake Oswego Review): Monday’s Lake Oswego School Board meeting highlighted an hour-long language immersion presentation before it got to a discussion on making up class time missed because of December’s five snow days. … Carl Falsgraf, director of the Center for Applied Second Language Studies at University of Oregon, attended the meeting and said, “98 percent of what we do is help districts after they have made a commitment with language education. We can provide tools and access to expertise.”

O seeks grant applicants (Register-Guard, similar story appears in multiple other publications): The University of Oregon and Wells Fargo have partnered for the seventh year to award a $5,000 grant to a local community group. The university’s Freshman Seminar in American Philanthropy class is asking local nonprofit organizations to apply for the grant. The students will evaluate all applications, make site visits in February, and award the funds in mid March. To be eligible for a grant, an organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, must have a program in Lane County that a team can visit, and must fit Wells Fargo’s charitable giving guidelines in Oregon. (https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable/or_guidelines). The application deadline is Feb. 2. For an application, contact Zudegi Giordano at pppm@uoregon.edu or 541-346-3635.

Congressman plans hearings on BCS in effort to force playoff (USA Today, with similar story on SportingNews.com): The incoming chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said Wednesday that he will hold hearings and possibly subpoena NCAA officials, college presidents, players, coaches and athletics directors in effort to force a playoff in the Football Bowl Subdivision. … "The presidents, bowl administrators, commissioners and others who are involved with postseason college football are pleased to work with Congress, as they have on several occasions in the past, and welcome any questions or ideas for improving the system," Dr. David Frohnmayer, University of Oregon president and chair of the BCS' Presidential Oversight Committee, said in a statement.