Archive for May, 2009
PCC buys Willamette Building
The Portland Business Journal reported Friday that Portland Community College bought the University’s former Portland headquarters.
The University ran programs for its architecture and journalism schools out of the Willamette Building in downtown Portland until 2008, when it moved them to the iconic White Stag Building. The building also housed an outpost of the University of Oregon [...]
NCAA West Regional Live Blog: Day 1
Another meet, another school record goes down, but would you have expected it to me the women’s 100m hurdles record? Brianne Theisen ran 13.56 in the first preliminary heat to break Lexie Miller (Beck)’s 1981 record of 13.67. Theisen, who qualified for tomorrow’s final, only finished fourth in a very fast heat.
Cyrus Hostetler continues to [...]
ODE Twitter accounts
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University Senate Meeting in session.
The University Senate is meeting now. The agenda is here.
Russell Update
As you may have read in the Emerald today, President Frohnmayer has said he will not cancel the contract with Russell because of the WRC’s claims of labor violations. Here is the letter he sent to one of the members of Step Up, Oregon! In it, he explains that he does not believe their argument [...]
ASUO executive staff
The names of the ASUO executive staff that took office today:
Chief of Staff: Ella Barrett, Barrett was heavily involved in Emma Kallaway’s campaign and the two are good friends. “She’s the most kind-hearted person I know,” Kallaway said.
Elections Coordinator: Braden Wolf. Wolf ran for Senate seat 19 on True Blue. Lindsay Reichardt eventually won the seat. [...]
PBJ: Attracting out-of-staters good
In an article today, Portland Business Journal’s Andy Giegerich espoused the positive aspects of the Oregon University System’s grab for out-of-state students and their five-digit tuition checks. ”Attracting more out-of-state and international students not only helps schools atone for lost state funding, it ultimately helps businesses,” he writes.
It’s an interesting perspective on the thing. To support [...]
Roper to transfer from UO football, tells eDuck
The Web site eDuck is reporting this morning that quarterback Justin Roper has been released from his scholarship and intends to transfer away from Oregon.
Roper won the 2007 Sun Bowl after injuries to Dennis Dixon, Ryan Leaf, Nate Costa and Cody Kempt forced him into duty and started the 2008 season against Washington before injuries [...]
