UO E-Clips is a daily report prepared by the Office of Communications (http://comm.uoregon.edu) summarizing current news coverage of the University of Oregon.
Media mentions for November 12
California Gold Rush: How the UO became dependent on out-of-state tuition
The Daily Emerald: Let’s talk about the freshman class. This year the University of Oregon accepted a freshman class that, as a group, set a UO record for advanced placement courses taken while in high school and are the most diverse incoming class in history. Of this class, more than 10 percent of them are international students, according to the official press release by the UO. However, the entering class has another distinguishing feature that isn’t mentioned: 47 percent of them are nonresidents -- and a significant number of them are Californians ... “My position is brand new,” said Moriah Dunning, admissions counselor for Northern California and the Bay Area. “A lot of Californians come to UO and the admissions office recognized that.”
The Daily Telegraph: Kevin ’07 spent much of his election campaign whispering sweet nothings into the ears of women voters ... And that’s what it turned out to be -- nothing.When the Productivity Commission handed down its draft report on an 18-week, $450 million paid maternity leave scheme last September, Big Kev promised to “bite the bullet” to bring us into line with 157 countries like Botswana, Mongolia and Burma. Instead, the scheme is likely to be given the bullet in the May budget, with Treasurer Wayne Swan warning of “sacrifices” and “hard choices” because of the global recession. Why are women always the ones making the sacrifices? ... Yes -- it’s a feminist rant -- but the world would be a different place if women were in charge (and not just because there’d be no tax on tampons).
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Media mentions for November 11
The Register-Guard: The University of Oregon is taking command of its student demographics by using business intelligence software ... to induce the students it most wants to enroll for the lowest cost to the university. So far, the student body is demonstrably smarter, richer and probably more tan -- when they first arrive -- because a growing number hail from Southern California. Of 5,131 freshman at the UO this fall, 2,761 -- or 54 percent -- are from out of state and 1,329 of those are from the Golden State ... SoCal students and other out-of-staters come from families who can write a check for their children to attend because families on federal grants couldn’t assemble the money to cover the comparatively steep out-of-state tuition, said Roger Thompson, UO vice president for enrollment management.
Things to know as the EMU renovation goes to a third student vote this week
The Daily Emerald: Third time’s a charm? The EMU Expansion and Renovation project will be put to an online student vote through Blackboard this week. In summer 2011, the University of Oregon administration tried to get around having a student vote, but the state board of higher education refused to approve the project without student consent. The first referendum in November 2011 failed. In the second referendum, held in spring term of 2012, a fee to fund the Student Recreation Center was approved, but the EMU renovation again failed to win majority support. After the RBI debacle last summer, the school and ASUO aren’t taking any official position on this third vote.
ESPN's 'College GameDay' schedules seventh Eugene visit
KVAL: ESPN announced Sunday that its College GameDay show will make another stop at the University of Oregon campus next weekend. The show will be broadcasting live starting at 6 A.M., and like last year many Duck fans are making plans to arrive early. This makes for the fourth consecutive year that the GameDay Crew will make an appearance in Eugene. This will be the seventh visit to UO in the history of the show. The Oregon Ducks host Stanford at 5 P.M. Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
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Media mentions for November 10
EDITORIAL: A crowded Duck pond
The Register-Guard: The University of Oregon’s enrollment has increased 21 percent in the past five years, and 46 percent in the last 20. Extrapolating those growth rates forward, the UO will have nearly 30,000 students in 2017, and 36,000 in 2032. It’s unlikely that the UO will hit those numbers on the nose. Enrollment rises, and sometimes falls, in response to demographic, economic and academic factors. But both the near- and long-term trends are clearly pointing upward. The UO and Eugene will need to prepare, and to contemplate the question of whether there is or ought to be an upper limit to the university’s size.
University of Oregon history in a nutshell, from campus historian
The Oregonian: This is a brief history of the University of Oregon's beginnings, from Jennifer O'Neal, the university's recently named Corrigan Solari University Historian and Archivist ... The main reason that you have the creation of Oregon State University and the University of Oregon is because public interest in the state university idea was so great during the mid-1800s that two projects were suggested almost simultaneously, at the constitutional convention, that it resulted in the creation of these two universities (although a very complicated process).
Nontradtional student Toy and Clothing Exchange helps create awareness on a smaller campus community
The Daily Emerald: While some students were busy recovering from their Friday nights, a niche community of University of Oregon students gathered in good spirits Saturday morning. A large turnout of nontraditional Ducks flocked to the Spencer View Community Room for the Toy and Clothing Exchange -- an event hosted by the Nontraditional Student Union and Nontraditional Student Programs, a sector of the Office of the Dean of Students. Full-time UO student and mother of two, Samantha Williams was grateful to have had the opportunity to attend ... The event was a chance for Williams and dozens of her peers to meet each other and gain reassurance that they are not alone on the UO campus.
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Late mentions for November 9
Joey Harrington Still A Bright Spot For Oregon
Oregon Sports News: Next Tuesday, the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum will honor its 2012 Class of Inductees. Among those being celebrated is former University of Oregon and NFL quarterback Joey Harrington. Though one of this year’s younger inductees, Harrington’s career as not only an athlete but as an Oregonian is worthy of praise ... And still after six years in the NFL, the Duck hero goes far beyond just a golden arm out of Oregon. Harrington in all his years has perfected the comeback, the positive spin, and stood as a role model in a sports world that has frequently seen heroes fall into villainy.