UO E-clips, Oct. 17

Giving from the heart (Oregon Daily Emerald): In true Oregonian fashion, dozens of staff and faculty members, and a few students, stood in front of Johnson Hall despite the rain yesterday to honor Lorry Lokey for making the largest academic donation in Oregon and University history. At the gathering, University President Dave Frohnmayer also announced that in a telephonic conference call, the State Board of Higher Education unanimously voted to approve the University's request to collectively name all 10 science buildings, plus the Integrative Science Complex, the Lorry I. Lokey Science Complex. Allan Price, vice president for University advancement, called Lokey a man with "financial generosity only exceeded by the size of his heart."

Students hope to preserve Mac Court for next generation (Daily Emerald): Jonathan O. Bowers has made it his mission to preserve McArthur Court, and tonight the Student Senate will likely back him up. Sen. Samantha Brodey is sponsoring a resolution written by Bowers, a pre-journalism student, to preserve Mac Court because of its cultural significance. Bowers has devoted significant time to the issue, writing to newspapers and congressmen, lobbying the student and faculty senates as well as the Eugene City Council, and researching plans for a new basketball arena. "It just seemed as if the whole attitude toward Mac Court by the administration is so callous," Bowers said. He said he was a little disappointed that the Senate Rules Committee removed pieces of the resolution that referred to eminent domain issues and private donations to University athletics.

Bach beats a path to Portland (Oregonian): For 38 years, Eugene has claimed the Oregon Bach Festival as its own. Now, it's going to share: For the first time, Portland will host the music festival's opening night, next June at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The 17-day summer festival has long tried to draw audiences from Portland, but with limited success. Opening in Portland is a more direct attempt to broaden audiences, conceived by John Evans, the festival's new executive director. "It's part of a wider strategy," said the British-born Evans, who succeeded Royce Saltzman last summer. "It is, after all, the Oregon Bach Festival, not the Eugene Bach Festival." At a news conference in Eugene this morning, Evans plans to announce the festival's concert schedule, which coincides with the 2008 U.S. Olympic track and field trials at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. Both events open June 27.