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E-clips, Sept. 28
Top stories for September 28, 2007: The Daily Emerald reports on the UO's approach to student notification in the event of a campus emergency; and the Register-Guard notes that Eugene's 69-year-old Civic Stadium has received a panel's endorsement, based on a UO student's nomination, to put the baseball facility on the National Register of Historic Places.
Preventative measures more important than new alerts (Daily Emerald): While different universities' methods of notifying students of campus emergencies is getting a lot of press and administrative attention, less exposure is given to possible methods and policies for preventing campus violence, such as shootings, before it happens. Earlier this month, the University of Oregon sent out a notice listing and described the methods of communication that may be used to notify the campus community in the event of an emergency. The stated purpose of this notice was to demonstrate to students, employees and visitors that their security and safety is the University's highest priority. In all, the University lists ten possible methods of notification, including e-mail, the local media and voicemail to campus phones. The notice stresses the importance of redundancy in the system and even offers other methods that the University is exploring.
Panel OKs historic status for stadium (Register-Guard): In a step toward recognition -- but not protection -- Eugene's 69-year-old Civic Stadium received an endorsement on Thursday to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Eugene's Historic Review Board agreed with UO graduate student Natalie Perrin, who submitted the nomination, that the stadium meets criteria to qualify for the National Register.