they actually listened and committed the funding to the departments that really needed it which feels like some sort of fever dream honestly. i am still shaking because this was never supposed to happen against such huge odds but it shows that showing up actually works even when everything feels …
September 25, 2012
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While private funds serve as the primary source of capital for the installation of the majority of these ventures, it is the ever-increasing student tuition that pays for the maintenance of these lavish structures that few non-athlete students will ever benefit from, a fact that is generally unfair in the advent of college-wide tuition hikes.
With these facts in hand, as well as personal experience with the University's less-than-superlative academic status, we the student body would like to formally request from Mr. Phil Knight the designation of $68,000,000 (the cost for the "football palace" that is to be constructed in the near future) for the advancement of the University of Oregon's struggling academic programs.
We request these funds not in aggression towards the thriving sports culture at the UofO, but rather in confidence of Mr. Knight's ability to recognize the necessity of academics in the wake of the world's increasingly educationally-competitive nature, as well a way to sharpen the edge of Oregon college-goers in fields outside of sports.
In this day and age of social and economic uncertainty, there is truth in the idea that the stability of the American future lies upon the shoulders of the students, the quality of their education, and economic coordination within the community.
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August 29, 2012
Seeing this kind of movement is honestly spinning my head a bit because it really proves so many of us are tired of the same old priorities on campus. I keep staring at the screen wondering how we got here so fast but honestly it just feels like the momentum is finally catching up to the frustration I have been feeling for years.
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I can barely afford my rent and textbooks but my money goes to maintaining facilities I am not even allowed to use. Fix it.
Priorities are completely backwards. Let the sports program fund its own fancy toys.
Academic reputation over athletics please. This school is supposed to be about learning.
FINALLY. Someone said it. We come here to get a degree not to watch football players get pampered with gold plated bathrooms.
Tuition is way too high for us to be paying for new locker rooms. Spend the money on classrooms and books instead.
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they actually listened and committed the funding to the departments that really needed it which feels like some sort of fever dream honestly. i am still shaking because this was never supposed to happen against such huge odds but it shows that showing up actually works even when everything feels …
September 25, 2012
Final supporters
While private funds serve as the primary source of capital for the installation of the majority of these ventures, it is the ever-increasing student tuition that pays for the maintenance of these lavish structures that few non-athlete students will ever benefit from, a fact that is generally unfair in the advent of college-wide tuition hikes.
With these facts in hand, as well as personal experience with the University's less-than-superlative academic status, we the student body would like to formally request from Mr. Phil Knight the designation of $68,000,000 (the cost for the "football palace" that is to be constructed in the near future) for the advancement of the University of Oregon's struggling academic programs.
We request these funds not in aggression towards the thriving sports culture at the UofO, but rather in confidence of Mr. Knight's ability to recognize the necessity of academics in the wake of the world's increasingly educationally-competitive nature, as well a way to sharpen the edge of Oregon college-goers in fields outside of sports.
In this day and age of social and economic uncertainty, there is truth in the idea that the stability of the American future lies upon the shoulders of the students, the quality of their education, and economic coordination within the community.
Updates
August 29, 2012
Seeing this kind of movement is honestly spinning my head a bit because it really proves so many of us are tired of the same old priorities on campus. I keep staring at the screen wondering how we got here so fast but honestly it just feels like the momentum is finally catching up to the frustration I have been feeling for years.
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Seriously. The science buildings are falling apart but we have money for a football palace? Makes no sense.
I can barely afford my rent and textbooks but my money goes to maintaining facilities I am not even allowed to use. Fix it.
Priorities are completely backwards. Let the sports program fund its own fancy toys.
Academic reputation over athletics please. This school is supposed to be about learning.
FINALLY. Someone said it. We come here to get a degree not to watch football players get pampered with gold plated bathrooms.
Tuition is way too high for us to be paying for new locker rooms. Spend the money on classrooms and books instead.
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Seriously. The science buildings are falling apart but we have money for a football palace? Makes no sense.