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University of Oregon

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Latin: Universitas Oregonensis

Motto Mens agitat molem
(Latin for "Mind moves the mass")
Established 1876
Type Public
Academic term Quarter
Endowment US $454.87 million [1]
President David B. Frohnmayer
Staff 1,666
Undergraduates 16,475
Postgraduates 3,919
Location Eugene, Oregon, USA
Campus Urban
Mascot Donald Duck
Website www.uoregon.edu

The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Oregon as a "high research activity" university. Former Oregon Attorney General David B. Frohnmayer is the president of the university. The UO receives much of its funding from the UO Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... “USD” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Dave Frohnmayer was appointed the 15th President of the University of Oregon effective July 1, 1994. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... It has been suggested that Track Town, USA be merged into this article or section. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... quagmire:For alternate meanings see state university (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Track Town, USA be merged into this article or section. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. ... The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an international centre for research in education based in the United States of America. ... Dave Frohnmayer was appointed the 15th President of the University of Oregon effective July 1, 1994. ...

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Institution

View of the Memorial Quad, facing south. The Knight Library can be seen in the distance.
View of the Memorial Quad, facing south. The Knight Library can be seen in the distance.

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Colleges and Schools

The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College. Full department listing: University of Oregon Department Index


School of Architecture and Allied Arts

The School of Architecture and Allied Arts (called "triple-A" or "AAA") was founded by Ellis F. Lawrence[2] in 1914. The school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Architecture, Art including Digital Arts, Arts and Administration, Art History, Historic Preservation, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning, Public Policy and Management. A new undergraduate degree in Material and Product Studies will begin in fall 2008. The school also offers an architectural program in Portland, Oregon, for students with a four-year pre-professional degree in architecture. Undergraduates and beginning graduate students enrolled in architecture can transfer to Portland after fulfilling the department's core curriculum in Eugene. In fall 2008, students may enroll in a one-year B.F.A. program in Digital Arts or Product Design in Portland. Ellis Fuller Lawrence (November 13, 1879–February 27, 1946) was an American architect, working primarily in the U.S. state of Oregon. ...


The school offers the only accredited degree in architecture, landscape architecture, and interior architecture in Oregon. Other nationally accredited degrees include the planning and public administration programs. The National Architectural Accrediting Board accredits both the undergraduate bachelor of architecture five-year degree and the master of architecture. The masters in architecture offers three options (Option I is offered to students already with an accredited architecture degree who wish to engage in advanced research study, Option II is offered to students with a four year pre-professional architecture degree, and Option III offered to students without any architecture degree). The department of art offers an array of fine arts including Digital Media, Ceramics, Fibers, Metals and Jewelry, Photography, Painting, and Sculpture. Selected works by students are frequently placed on display in Lawrence Hall's Laverne Krause Gallery. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) is the sole authority for accredited US professional degree programs for architecture in the United States, developing standards and procedures to verify that each accredited program meets standards for the appropriate education of architects. ...


College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) covers a large array of departments in the arts and sciences. The Creative Writing graduate program is nationally recognized as being amongst the best in the nation[3] - fewer than four percent are admitted out of 400 applicants each year.[4]

North facade of the Lillis Business Complex.
North facade of the Lillis Business Complex.

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Charles H. Lundquist College of Business

The Charles H. Lundquist College of Business (LCB) was founded in 1884 and offers programs fields such as accounting, decision sciences, finance, management, and marketing. It is also home to the industry Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, the "premiere sports education and research program in the world."[5] The College is housed in the state-of-the-art Lillis Business Complex. North side of the Lillis Business Complex. ...


College of Education

The College of Education was established in 1896 as a branch of the Department of Philosophy and later merged with the Department of Science and Arts in 1900. It wasn't until 1910 that the School of Education was established as an independent college. In 1908, this college was accredited by the Northwest Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.[6] According to the U.S. News & World Report 2006–7 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” the College of Education ranked 15th overall and eighth among public universities. For the seventh consecutive year, the UO special education program ranked third in the nation.


Robert D. Clark Honors College

The Clark Honors College is a small college intended to complement the existing majors already in place at the university by joining select students and faculty for a low student to teacher ratio (25:1 maximum).[7] Admitted students in 2005 held a mean unweighted GPA of 3.93 and a mean SAT score of 1355 (out of 1600).[8] The Robert D. Clark Honors College is a small liberal arts college that is part of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, United States. ...


School of Journalism and Communication

The School of Journalism and Communication (known as the "J-School") is one of the oldest Journalism schools in the United States,[9] beginning as a department in 1912 and later becoming a professional school 1916, receiving accreditation from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.[10] It currently runs the Oregon Documentary Project and Flux magazine, a student-produced publication. Eight of the nine Pulitzer Prize winners from the University of Oregon graduated from the School of Journalism and Communication.[11] It also awards the annual Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) is a major international membership organization for academics in the field, offering regional and national conferences and refereed publications. ... The Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism were created at the University of Oregons School of Journalism & Communications in 1999. ...


School of Law

The School of Law was formed in 1884 in Portland and relocated to Eugene in 1915.[12] It was admitted into the Association of American Law Schools in 1919 and received accreditation from the American Bar Association in 1923.[13] The University of Oregon School of Law is Oregons state funded law school. ... The University of Oregon School of Law is Oregons state funded law school. ... American Bar Associations Washington, DC office The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ...


School of Music and Dance

The School of Music and Dance was initially just the Department of Music in 1886, and developed into the School of Music in 1900 It was admitted to the National Association of Schools of Music in 1928. The school offers over 20 ensembles in vocal and instrumental music, giving approximately 200 public performances a year.[14] Renamed in 2005, the MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building is the physical home of the School, named after current University of Oregon President Frohnmayer's mother, a 1932 alumna of the School. [15] The National Association of Schools of Music, NASM, was founded in 1924 and is an accreditor for schools for post-high school education. ... West facade of the Frohnmayer Music Building, at the entrance to Beall Hall. ... Dave Frohnmayer was appointed the 15th President of the University of Oregon effective July 1, 1994. ...


Library System

North facade of the Knight Library.
North facade of the Knight Library.

The multi-branch University of Oregon Libraries serves the campus with library collections, instruction and reference, and a wide variety of educational technology and media services. The UO is Oregon's only member of the Association of Research Libraries. The main branch, Knight Library, houses humanities and social sciences, Learning Commons, Music Services, Government Publications, Maps and Aerial Photos, Special Collections & University Archives, Media Services, and the Center for Educational Technologies. Other branch locations are the Architecture and Allied Arts Library, the Portland Architecture Library, the John E. Jaqua Law Library, the Science Library, the Mathematics Library, and the Loyd & Dorothy Rippey Library at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 867 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 867 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The main University of Oregon library facility is the Knight Library. ... The main University of Oregon library facility is the Knight Library. ... The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology or OIMB, is the marine station belonging to the University of Oregon. ...


The UO Libraries hosts Scholars' Bank, an open access(OA) digital repository created to capture, distribute and preserve the intellectual output of the University of Oregon. Scholars' Bank uses the open-source DSpace software developed by MIT and Hewlett Packard. Open access (OA) means immediate, free and unrestricted online access to digital scholarly material[1], primarily peer-reviewed research articles in scholarly journals. ... DSpace is an open source software package which provides the tools for management of digital assets, and is commonly used as the basis for an institutional repository. ...


The Libraries' Educational Video Group maintains the UO Channel, which uses streaming media to provide access to campus lectures, interviews, performances, symposia, and documentary productions.


The UO is the founding member and host of the Orbis-Cascade Alliance, a consortium of academic and research libraries in Oregon and Washington. The combined collections of the Alliance exceed 20 million volumes and can be searched via the Summit union catalog.


Campus

Deady Hall
Deady Hall

The University of Oregon has around 80 buildings and facilities, including athletics sites such as Hayward Field, which is the site for the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials, and McArthur Court, and off-campus sites such as nearby Autzen Stadium and the Riverfront Research Park. An online guide to the university's built environment, Architecture of the University of Oregon, describes campus buildings and provides timelines of key architectural events linked with campus history. The University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon has around 80 buildings and facilities, including athletics sites such as Hayward Field, which is the site for the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials, and McArthur Court, and off-campus sites such as nearby Autzen Stadium and the Riverfront Research Park. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 797 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3495 × 2630 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 797 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3495 × 2630 pixel, file size: 3. ... Hayward Field, one of the most historic track and field stadiums in the United States, has been the home to the University of Oregon Track and Field teams of the NCAA since 1919. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. ... Autzen Stadium is an athletics stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. ...


The university is known for being the site of a pioneering participatory planning experiment known as the Oregon Experiment (which is also the subject of a book of the same name). The two major principles of the project are that buildings should be designed, in part, by the people who will ultimately use them (usually with the help of an 'architect facilitator'), and that construction should occur over many small projects (as opposed to a few large ones). The Oregon Experiment is a 1975 book by Christopher Alexander and collaborators Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, and Denny Abrams. ...


Old Campus

  • Deady Hall is the university's oldest building. Opened on October 16, 1876 when the University had an enrollment of 177 students, it was originally known as "the building" before being named after Judge Matthew Deady in 1893. Deady Hall is now home to many classrooms, offices of mathematics faculty and graduate students, and the mathematics undergraduate lounge. In 1977, Deady Hall was designated a National Historic Landmark. The hall used to be separated by gender; males would enter on one side of the building and females would enter on the other.
  • Villard Hall is home to Theater Arts. Like its sister building Deady Hall, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.[2] Villard Hall, which was completed in 1886, was named after railroad magnate Henry Villard, who provided financial aid to the University in 1881. Before its naming, it was known as "the new building."
  • The Lillis Business Complex is home to the Lundquist College of Business. The 196,500 square foot (18,000 m²) has the largest array of architectural solar glass installed in the Northwest.

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Memorial Quad

  • Chapman Hall houses the Robert D. Clark Honors College on its third floor, multiuse classrooms on the second (along with Honors College Faculty offices), and graduate school offices on the ground floor.
Prince Lucien Campbell Hall
Prince Lucien Campbell Hall
  • Prince Lucien Campbell Hall is an aberration on the campus, a persistent urban legend states that its lack of architectural harmony is because of a mix-up of plans with another university in California, but this is false. Its architect was an alumnus of the University of Oregon. Students describe "PLC" as "a 9-level dungeon," or as "a monolith" and its dystopian architecture led in part to the hiring of Christopher Alexander and the initiation of The Oregon Experiment in the late 1970s. The building was also bombed in 1970 in protest of the Vietnam War causing $50,000 in damage. The 9th floor housing the offices of the political science department as well as those of the Judaic Studies, Religious Studies and Medieval Studies departments. In contrast with its outward appearance, PLC has a spectacular view of the campus. The building is the tallest on campus.
  • Knight Library was originally erected in 1937. There were additions to the building in 1950, 1966, and a renovation in 1994. By the time of the third addition, the library had increased in size by 132,000 square feet (12,000 m²).

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Central Campus

Johnson Hall
Johnson Hall
  • Johnson Hall is where offices for higher administration and trustee offices are found. The offices of the University President are housed in this building. Additionally, this was one of main buildings used in the movie "Animal House." An apocryphal story holds that the office of the President was used in shooting of the film (including the shooting of a horse); actually, the administration office filmed belongs to the current Vice President for Finance & Administration, and no animals were injured (or shot) during the filming. Johnson Hall was bombed just before Prince Lucien Campbell hall in 1970.
  • Lawrence Hall, which houses the university's School of Architecture and Allied Arts, received that name in 1957 in honor of Ellis F. Lawrence, the School's first dean and for many years the campus architect and planner. Lawrence Hall is actually an aggregation of buildings constructed over several decades starting with Mechanical Hall of 1906. Substantial renovations and additions in the 1920s, 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s have created a structure that has no visual unity and can be a challenge to navigate.
  • Allen Hall, which houses the School of Journalism and Communication, was opened in 1954, and is a largely renovated version of the earlier Journalism Building, which was completed in 1923. When Allen Hall opened, the journalism dean bragged that the building's construction came in under budget. It showed: the building's entire interior was generic and bare bones, including only one men's room and only one women's room in the entire building. The only exception was a replication of former Dean Eric W. Allen's home living room as the building's seminar or conference room. The building was further renovated in phases starting in the 1990s, particularly after University Printing moved out of the basement in 1999.
  • The Pioneer statue, a likeness of a bearded, buck-skinned, pioneer cast in bronze by sculptor Alexander Proctor in 1919 is located between Fenton and Friendly hall. It is rumored to have inspired the fictional statue of pioneer Jebediah Springfield in the television show The Simpsons. In 1932, the "Pioneer Mother" statue was dedicated in the Women's Memorial Quadrangle on the other side of Johnson Hall; the two statues are aligned so that they can 'see' one-another through the large windows of the hall's main floor.
  • Student Recreation Center is an exercise and recreation facility located on the corner of East 15th and University street. It includes fitness equipment, rock climbing, swimming pool, racquetball, an indoor elevated running track and basketball courts. Covered tennis courts and several turf fields, and newly built outdoor tennis courts within a running track are located near the rec center.
  • The Erb Memorial Union is the student union on campus, and is a gathering place for campus activities, community interaction and socializing. It is located at East 13th and University street. It contains a food court, restaurants and cafes, student groups, meeting rooms and performance spaces, the campus radio station 88.1 KWVA, and offices for administration. The EMU was built in 1950; the firm Lawrence, Tucker, and Wallman design the original structure. The food court -- known as "The Fishbowl" for its semicircle of large windows facing the north and west sides of campus -- was used as the filming location of the infamous "I'm a zit!" food fight scene in Animal House.

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Science Complex

  • Deschutes Hall was completed in 1989 as part of the university's science complex. It currently houses the university's Computer and Information Science department.
Oregon Hall
Oregon Hall
  • Willamette Hall's Paul Olum atrium is the center of the university's hard sciences complex. The construction of the $45.3 million additions of Willamette, Cascade, and Streisinger Halls to the complex was completed in 1989. Additional science complex buildings include Columbia Hall, Klamath Hall, Onyx Bridge, Huestis Hall, and Volcanology.

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Other areas

  • Oregon Hall houses the university's main administrative offices. This building includes the Office of the Registrar and Office of Admissions, among others.
  • The Riverfront Research Park is a small facility maintained by the University, located across Franklin Blvd. from the main campus, next to the Willamette River. The Park is used for creating new technologies, such as research about artificial intelligence at the Computational Intelligence Research Lab and ZFIN, the zebrafish model organism database.

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Student publications

In part because of the popularity of the University's journalism program, the U of O has a vibrant and diverse array of student-run and student-created media.


The Oregon Daily Emerald, published Monday through Friday, primarily features news items and commentary pertaining to the University community, and is considered the daily paper of record. In addition to the print newspaper, the Emerald publishes its features on a website that is viewed daily by UO alumni around the world. The Emerald has been in publication for more than 100 years and has many distinguished alumni. A court case involving the Emerald's publication of several first-hand student accounts of drug use during the 1960s became the basis for the subsequent creation of the Oregon Shield Law. The paper became independent in the 1970s after editor Paul Brainerd, the founder of Aldus and creator of PageMaker, realized the potential conflict of interest between acting as a watchdog while simultaneously receiving direct funding and oversight from the university. Today the paper is supported by advertising revenue and is distributed free to students because of a subscription fee paid by the ASUO with incidental fees. The Oregon Daily Emerald is an independent daily newspaper published at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. ... Born in 1947 to Phil and VerNatta Brainerd of Medford, Oregon, Paul attended the University of Oregon where he was the editor for the schools paper, the Oregon Daily Emerald. ... Aldus Corporation (named after the 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius) was the inventor of the groundbreaking PageMaker software for the Apple Macintosh, a program that is generally credited with creating the desktop publishing (DTP) field. ... PageMaker was the first desktop publishing program, introduced in 1985 by Aldus Corporation, initially for the Apple Macintosh but soon after also for the PC. It relies on Adobe Systems PostScript page description language. ...


The Oregon Voice, the Oregon commentator, and the Insurgent are three separate student-run and student-funded magazines, each of which publish several issues per school year on independently determined schedules. The three magazines represent a variety of perspectives, and each are funded by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon's (ASUO) incidental fee. In 2000, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Southworth v. the University of Wisconsin that public universities may fund student publications through mandatory student incidental fees, but that university administrations may exert no editorial control over those publications and that fees must be distributed in a viewpoint-neutral manner. The Oregon Commentator is a student publication of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the...


The Oregon Voice primarily chronicles popular culture in a zine format. The Voice often profiles music acts as they tour through Eugene, and in 1998 the magazine published a widely read interview with Infinite Jest author David Foster Wallace. A zine—an abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating from the word magazine[1][2]—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ... Infinite Jest (1996) is a critically acclaimed novel written by David Foster Wallace. ... David Foster Wallace (born February 21, 1962) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. ...


The second oldest publication on campus after the Emerald, the Oregon Commentator is a journal of political opinion and humor, modeled in equal parts after such publications as Harvard Lampoon and Reason Magazine. Often, but not always, the Commentator is known for a libertarian or conservative stance. In general its aim is to serve as a contrarian outlet for students resistant to the prevailing trends on campus. In addition to its print magazine, the Commentator publishes its content on its website, where it also maintains a group-run blog frequently linked to by national news outlets. It was founded in fall 1983 primarily by Dane S. Claussen, now a journalism/mass communication professor, and Richard E. Burr, now with The Detroit News' editorial pages. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The libertarian Reason Magazine dedicated an issue to Ayn Rands influence one hundred years after her birth. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


The Insurgent is a journal of radical politics published by a Collective of students and others who express solidarity with such groups as the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth First! organization. Among other causes, the Insurgent rallies for the release of such individuals as Mumia Abu-Jamal and convicted arsonist Jeffrey "Free" Leuers, on the grounds that they are wrongly held political prisoners. Beagles stolen by British ALF activists from a testing laboratory owned by the Boots Group. ... The symbol of Earth First!: a Monkey wrench and stone hammer Earth First! is a radical environmentalist organization[1] that emerged in the USA, in the great southwestern desert during the spring of 1980. ... Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook April 24, 1954[3]) is a former Black Panther Party activist, cab driver and journalist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania convicted for the murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. ...


Flux is an annual magazine written and edited by students at the University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication. It contains in-depth features about a wide variety of topics, many of which are based in the Pacific Northwest but have national appeal and interest.


The Oregon Quarterly is a University magazine which presents "the diversity of ideas and people associated with the University, Oregon, and the Northwest." [17] Other student publications on the University of Oregon campus include the multicultural magazine Korean Ducks, the ASUO Women's Center's newsletter The Siren, and the ASUO governmental newsletter NETMA (acronym for Nobody Ever Tells Me Anything). The University of Oregon Press [18] publishes books, which since June 1, 2005 have been distributed by the Oregon State University Press. The Oregon Quarterly is an American magazine published by the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. ... University of Oregon Press, or UO Press is an American university press that is part of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oregon State University Press, or OSU Press, founded in 1961, is a university press that is part of the Oregon State University. ...


Student media controversies

Controversy has occasionally surrounded the Commentator and the Insurgent. In 2001 the Insurgent gained national attention for publishing a primer on violent methods of ending scientific testing on lab animals, opposite a page detailing the names, phone numbers, and home addresses of science professors alleged to be involved in such practices.


In 2005 members of the Insurgent Collective led efforts to defund the Oregon Commentator on the grounds that it had violated its own Mission and Goals statement by ridiculing a prominent student senator. The ASUO's Programs Finance Committee (PFC) voted to defund the Commentator. Later, three members of the PFC resigned their positions under duress, including one whose criminal record was published in the Commentator. The free-speech advocacy and civil rights organization FIRE threatened legal action against the University, and the Commentator's funding was subsequently reinstated by a reconstituted PFC. In 2006 the Commentator republished the twelve Mohammed cartoons that had sparked riots across the Middle East after first appearing in the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten several months prior. The Insurgent followed by publishing twelve cartoons depicting Jesus[3], some of which featured the deity with a prominent erection. Several groups demanded a public apology or a defunding of the Insurgent, and news outlets including The O'Reilly Factor called for the firing of the University's President David B. Frohnmayer. Both the Emerald and the Commentator publicly defended the Insurgent's right to free speech and Frohnmayer's decision to uphold it, citing the 2001 Southworth decision by the Supreme Court. For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). ... The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. ...   (English: The Morning Newspaper The Jutland Post), commonly shortened to Jyllands-Posten or JP, is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. ... Jesus with erection is a controversial satirical cartoon published in a student newspaper at University of Oregon. ... The erection of the penis, clitoris or a nipple is its enlarged and firm state. ... The OReilly Factor is an American talk show on the Fox News Channel hosted by commentator Bill OReilly, who discusses current political and social issues with guests from opposing ends of the political spectrum. ... Dave Frohnmayer was appointed the 15th President of the University of Oregon effective July 1, 1994. ...


The Emerald itself is not a stranger to controversy. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the student newspaper published an annual satire supplement called the Immorald. The 1981 Immorald featured the phrase "Give me a fucking break" in nearly all its stories, which led to an angry editorial in the Eugene Register-Guard, entitled "The Immorald is Not Funny". The phrase had been used earlier that year by Emerald political columnist (and former editor) Greg Wasson, which prompted Max Rijken, a member of the Oregon Legislature, to photocopy the article for fellow legislators and demand that the UO administration take action against the newspaper. The co-editor of that year's Immorald, Mike Rust, went on to co-found the Commentator a few years later.


The other 1981 Immorald co-editor, Mike Lee, had lightly sparred with the Emerald itself a few years earlier, in a mock controversy that had real consequences for the UO mascot, the Oregon Duck. In 1978 the Emerald sponsored a student referendum that would officially declare the cartoon character Mallard Drake as UO mascot. Drake, the creation of Emerald editorial cartoonist Steve Sandstrom, was a black-feathered duck, closer in spirit to Daffy Duck than the UO's Donald. Lee opposed the referendum through an organization called the "Retain Class in Your Bird" committee, itself a parody of a campus radical group, the Revolutionary Community Youth Brigade. Students ultimately voted for Donald over Mallard, in an election that drew more votes than the student-body president on the same ballot. UO officials later used that election as evidence that students "officially" voted for Donald Duck as campus mascot.


University of Oregon and Nike

UO track and field coach Bill Bowerman revolutionized the athletic shoe by pouring melted rubber into a waffle iron, creating a prototype rubber soled shoe famously known as the "Oregon waffle." Bowerman went on to co-found Nike corporation with UO alumnus Phil Knight. Nike has maintained a close relationship with UO ever since, manufacturing all university logo clothing and uniforms for the football team, including research prototypes for high-tech "smart clothes", such as jerseys with cooling systems. William J. Bowerman (b. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... A domestic Belgian waffle iron A waffle iron is a cooking appliance used to make waffles. ... For other uses, see Prototype (disambiguation). ... Nike, Inc. ... Philip H. Knight (born February 24, 1938) is the co-founder and former CEO of Nike, Inc. ...


Controversy surrounding Nike's labor practice precipitated protests in 2000 led by a group of students calling themselves The Human Rights Alliance. The protests included a 10-day tent city occupation of the lawns in front of Johnson Hall, the main administration building. Protesting students demanded and initially received independent oversight by the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) of Nike's overseas factories. The University of Oregon joined the WRC but was quickly admonished by Phil Knight in a scathing letter resulting in the rescinding of a US$30 million dollar contribution to renovate Autzen Stadium, and a pledge for no more future donations should the University continue its membership in the WRC. The University eventually terminated the relationship with the WRC within a year of joining, citing "legal complications." Phil Knight later reinstated the donation and increased the money to over US$50 million dollars. [4] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Autzen Stadium is an athletics stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. ...


Further controversy ensued in March 2005 with the resignation of track coach Martin Smith. Smith was ousted by the “Lame Ducks”, a group of former Oregon track athletes employed at Nike that raises funds to support the Oregon track program, and by Phil Knight who stated that he would quit donating to the track team as long as Smith was coach. The primary point of contention was that Smith did not focus enough on long distance running events which was a traditional strength for Oregon and Nike shoe sales. Smith was replaced by former Stanford coach Vin Lananna in July 2005.


On August 20, 2007 the University announced a $100 million pledge from Phil and Penny Knight to create the Oregon Athletics Legacy Fund. The donation will cover the majority of the $150 million goal to make the athletics program self sufficient. [5]


Athletics

Main article: Oregon Ducks
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The mascot of the University of Oregon is the duck; popular Disney character Donald Duck has been the mascot for decades, thanks to a handshake agreement made by The Walt Disney Company. UO is a member of the Pacific Ten Conference and Division I for athletics (Division I-A for football). Home football games are played in Autzen Stadium. The university intends to build a larger arena to replace McArthur Court, where basketball games are played. The Oregon Ducks refers to the mascot and sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Aythyinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. ... “Disney” redirects here. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Autzen Stadium is an athletics stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. ... McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. ...


The two primary rivals of the Oregon Ducks are the Washington Huskies and the Oregon State Beavers. The University of Oregon competes in one of the nation's oldest football rivalries with Oregon State University, known as the "Civil War"; the two teams have faced each other nearly every year since 1894 (with five years not played). The Oregon Ducks refers to the mascot and sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. ... tyler rules The Washington Huskies are the athletic teams at the University of Washington. ... The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University, which is located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. ... Oregon State University (OSU) is a four-year research and degree-granting public university, located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. ... The Civil War is the colloquial name for the annual college football game in the U.S. state of Oregon between intrastate rivals Oregon State University (the OSU Beavers) and the University of Oregon (the U of O Ducks). ...


The University of Oregon has produced many world-class track and field and cross country athletes, including Steve Prefontaine. The Ducks have won five men's NCAA outdoor track and field championships, four men's cross country championships, and one women's outdoor track and field championship and two women's cross country championships. The university also maintains a relationship with shoe manufacturer Nike, which also provides uniforms and logo merchandise for the Ducks. Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) (nicknamed Pre) was an American Olympic runner and considered perhaps the most loved American runner of all time, having inspired a running boom along with other noteables such as Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers during the 1970s. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...


The men's basketball team has a long history, including winning the first-ever NCAA basketball tournament in 1939 (the team was then known as the Tall Firs) and playing in one of the most storied basketball arenas in the nation. January 14, 2007 was the 80th anniversary of the first basketball game played at McArthur Court, making it the oldest on-campus basketball arena still in use in the country. In recent years, the Ducks have enjoyed success under the leadership of senior Freddie Jones (now of the Portland Trailblazers), and sophomores Luke Ridnour (now of the Seattle Supersonics) and Luke Jackson (now of the Toronto Raptors). In 2002, the Ducks garnered a No. 2 seeding in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight where they lost to the University of Kansas Jayhawks. In one of the greatest individual performances all-time at Mac Court, Jackson scored 40 points -- including 29 straight in the second half and overtime -- as Oregon overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat Colorado 77-72 in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on March 17, 2004. NIT or Nit or nit can refer to:- A common name for various types of lice eggs. ...


The football team has enjoyed success over the past decade, though the major turning point of the football program was a game in 1994, at Autzen Stadium against the perennial football power and border rival, the University of Washington Huskies. In that game, Oregon held on to a slim lead, but the favored Huskies looked to score late in the game, which would have resulted in yet another disappointing loss (Oregon had lost 17 of 20 and five straight to the Huskies prior to this game). Miraculously, freshman defensive back Kenny Wheaton intercepted the football and ran the ball back 97 yards for a touchdown to secure the upset victory. This play became affectionately known as "The Pick" among Duck fans. With this momentum, the team proceeded to win the rest of their conference games, won the Pac-10 title and played in the Rose Bowl Game, losing 38-20 to Penn State. In 1995, Mike Bellotti became the head football coach and took the football program to the next level. In 2001, under the leadership of Joey Harrington at quarterback, the team finished 11-1 including a 38-16 win over the University of Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. The team finished #2 in the college rankings that year, behind only the University of Miami, who finished the season undefeated; Oregon was the nation's only one-loss team. The University of Oregon Ducks football team is the best in the Pacific Ten Conference. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... tyler rules The Washington Huskies are the athletic teams at the University of Washington. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players, who take positions directly behind the line of scrimmage. ... Kenny Wheaton (b. ... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant university. ... Robert Michael Bellotti (b. ... In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... John Joseph Joey Harrington Jr (born October 21, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. ... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder, UCB officially[3]; Colorado and CU colloquially) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado System in Boulder, Colorado. ... The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. ... This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. ...


In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterback Kellen Clemens and a new spread offense. Unfortunately, during a game at Arizona Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8-1 (their only loss was to #1 ranked USC 45-13), and still in the hunt for a BCS game. Oregon won their final three games and their success led them into contention for a bid to the Fiesta Bowl. However, due to NCAA clauses, they were relegated to play in a second tier game, the Holiday Bowl, where they played an Oklahoma team with only seven wins and four losses. Oregon subsequently lost to Oklahoma 17-14 to finish the season 10-2, tied for second best in school history. The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner being the BCS national champion. ... The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ...


With the support of its boosters—most notably, Phil Knight—the Oregon football program has among the best facilities[citation needed] in the United States including a newly remodeled Autzen Stadium and a state of the art locker room replete with luxuries such as plasma displays and fingerprint biometric locks. The team has also benefited from the creative work of the University of Oregon's sports marketing department and Nike, with billboards promoting individual athletes, personalized comic books for prospective recruits, and high tech uniforms, logos and mascot. The football team has been criticized by the mainstream sports media, however, for its untraditional uniforms. [6] Philip H. Knight (born February 24, 1938) is the co-founder and former CEO of Nike, Inc. ... The state of the art is the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time. ... A changeroom (in Australia, Canada, and other areas, including some parts of the USA, and also known as a changing room, change room, lockerroom, or locker room in the United Kingdom or USA) is a place where people go to change their clothes. ... An example of a plasma display Composition of plasma display panel A plasma display panel (PDP) is a type of flat panel display now commonly used for large TV displays (typically above 37-inch or 940 mm). ... A macro shot of a palm and the base of several fingers; as seen here, debris can gather between the ridges. ... At Walt Disney World, biometric measurements are taken from the fingers of guests to ensure that the persons ticket is used by the same person from day to day For the use of statistics in biology, see Biostatistics. ... Nike, Inc. ... Billboard redirects here. ... High tech refers to high technology, technology that is at the cutting-edge and the most advanced currently available. ...

Further information: Oregon Ducks bowl game history

The University of Oregon women's softball team, coached by Head Coach Kathy Arendsen, Associate Head Coach Jay Gaudreau and Assistant Coach Mick Hokanson finished the 2006 season 25-29 and ranked 28th in the NCAA RPI. They were not eligible for the post-season NCAA tournament because of their record. A season highlight was the perfect game pitched by Alicia Cook against Stanford on April 28, 2006 at Howe Field. The Ducks had appeared in the NCAA tournament for the previous three seasons. This is a list of University of Oregon football bowl game appearances and results. ...


In 2006, the Oregon women's soccer team, despite finishing second in the Pac-10 and being ranked nationally in the top 20, were not selected for the NCAA tournament field of 64.


Additionally, former women’s track coach, Sally Harmon sued the university with a US$1.1 million gender discrimination lawsuit which was settled in July 2005.


Academic co-curriculars

Forensics

In addition to its athletic teams, the university also has a competitive intercollegiate Speech and Debate team, directed by professor of rhetoric David Frank. The University of Oregon Forensics program was founded in 1876, at the same time as the university. Initially the program consisted of two student-formed forensic societies, which developed into "doughnut league" inter-dorm competitions in the 1890s. In 1891, the UO began intercollegiate competition with a debate on the topic of labor against Willamette University in nearby Salem. Forensics continued to grow as a staple of the university's community and by 1911, the team was so successful that they could charge admission to debates. Money raised during these events was often donated to the fledgling University of Oregon football program. Individual events is a type of speech competition characterized by individuals competing in a variety of different events. ... Debate (North American English) or debating (British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. ... Willamette University is a private institution of higher learning located in Salem, Oregon. ... Nickname: Location in Marion and Polk Counties, state of Oregon Coordinates: , County Founded 1842 Government  - Mayor Janet Taylor Area  - City 120. ...


Parliamentary debate was integrated into UO Forensics in 1998-99 and the team has been competitive since. In 2001, the UO's Alan Tauber and Heidi Ford claimed a national title, winning the first ever National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence (NPTE). In 2003, Damon Martichuski and Kevin Stone finished in the country's top four, finally losing in the semi-finals at the formidable National Parliamentary Debate Association National Tournament. Most recently, the team of Katherine Preston and Ben Dodds took sixth at the 2007 NPTE. The National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) is one of two United States national organizations which organizes intercollegiate parliamentary debate competition. ... The National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence operates an invitation-only national tournament once per year for parliamentary debate. ...


As of 2007, the team is coached by Aaron Donaldson, who debated for Carroll College 1999-2003, and Luke Landry, who won the 2007 NPTE while debating for William Jewell College. In the 2006-2007 season, the team won first place in the Northwest Forensics Conference's overall sweepstakes, due to regularly strong showings in both individual events and parliamentary debate. Carroll College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Helena, Montan