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An independent newspaper http://www.dailyemerald.com Thursday, October 16, 2003 Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 105, Issue 35 THE MAN BEHIND THE CALENDAR _ Lauren Wimer Photographer University graduate Kevin Meyer flips through the ‘Oh Girls’ calendar before purchasing one from creator Zach Patterson (left). 12 MONTHS OF ‘OH' UO graduate Zach Patterson has sold hundreds of copies of his ‘Oh Girls’ calendar, but the UO won’t endorse it By Caron Alarab News Reporter Zach Patterson just started his own business. After taking photos of female Uni versity students straddling hay bales, washing soapy cars and cuddling in hot tubs, the recent graduate of the University's Lundquist College of Business has created a spirited calen dar called "Oh Girls," which has yet to be endorsed by the University. "I always knew I wanted to start my own business, I just didn't know what it was going to be," he said. At $ 10 a copy, the "Oh Girls" calen dar features images of young Univer sity students in suggestive outfits with different themes for each month. Pat terson said he's proud of his product. "With all the time you spend at your job all day, your work better be fun and you better enjoy doing it," he said. Patterson has been working on the calendar since spring term and fin ished the soapy, sultry and sexy photo shoots with some female friends and recommended models this summer. I lis parents helped him to finance the calendar's production. Although he didn't pay the mod els, Patterson said 90 percent of his revenue goes to his business and ex pansion funds while the rest goes to charities, including Birth to Three, a local organization that provides par ent education and support. Junior psychology major Sarah Wood is just one of more than a dozen models who appear in the cal endar. Wood said she met Patterson through her boyfriend last year. Fea tured in the July spread, Wood said posing with another girl in a steamy hot tub scene was a "blast," even if she didn't get paid. "It's not every day that someone asks you to be in a calendar," she said. Although she hasn't received any reactions from the general public, Wood said those who have seen her in the calendar liked it, including her boyfriend. She said the calendar's un official association with the Universi ty should help boost sales in the stu dent community. Unfortunately for Patterson, the campus appeal of his product could get him sued. Chris Standish, the University Bookstore book division manager, said that when the calendars first came in, Patterson said they had been cleared with the University Office of Trademark Management. But after working with Patterson for some time and selling the calendars for less than two hours on Sept. 30, Standish said the bookstore was notified that the calendars were not cleared. "When we realized he had misrep resented his product, we pulled his stock," he said. Patterson denied ever meeting Stan dish and said he told the bookstore he hadn't cleared his product with the OTM yet. Convinced the OTM denied his license as part of a "power trip," Pat terson said his June concept pitch to the office wasn't as risque as the current version. lie said OTM initially ap peared interested in his product, but later rejected it without reason. Patterson went ahead with the project, but removed images with University apparel and made the cal endar less conservative. While the current version does not show University clothing and labels, some may consider it an infringe ment on the University trademark. Turn to CALENDAR, page 4 University lures faculty despite disparity in pay A long-term plan to increase staff and faculty pay hits a setback as salaries slip compared to other schools, according to a recent University report By Chuck Slothower News Reporter Professors' wallets at the University may be a little lighter than those of their colleagues at similar universities. According to a University Senate Budget Committee report, professors at the University continue to make less money than their peers at com parable institutions. Despite a detailed long-term plan and a goal of achieving 95 percent salary parity with other institutions, the University lost ground last year in its efforts to provide faculty members with competitive pay. The failure raised questions about the University's ability to re cruit and retain good professors. "I think everyone's aware that low salaries hurt the ability to re cruit faculty as well as retain faculty," Greg McLauchlan, former president of the University Senate, said. In 2002-03, the University raised salaries and benefits by an av erage of 5 percent, from $61,600 to $64,800. The increase reflects raises related to faculty retention, promotion and post-tenure re view, as well as cost-of-living raises and the increasing cost of pro viding benefits. Institutions comparable to the University, however, provided even greater raises over the last three years. As a result, the Uni versity's salaries slipped by 1.1 percent compared to similar universities. This contradicts the University's goal, stated in the May 14 report, "to increase average faculty compensation a minimum Turn to FACULTY, page 4 OUS must give millions to state House Bill 2148 will allow the state to draw millions to pay for non-educational expenses By A. Sho Ikeda Senior News Reporter In the last days of the 2003 legislative session, Oregon law makers passed legislation that will allow the state to draw mil lions of dollars from tuition revenue generated by the Oregon University System, which includes the University. I louse Bill 2148 will force OUS to cough up $ 14 million from its "other fund" revenue, which is made up mostly of student tu ition and fees. Up to $5 million of the total may be drained from the University's budget and placed in the state's General fund, meaning that students will see their tuition and fees used to pay for other state expenses in the 2003-05 budget. "To balance the higher (education) budget on the backs of stu dents was expected," Oregon Student Association Executive Di rector John Wykoff said. "But to balance other state funds on stu dents was a bit of a surprise and sets a bad precedent." Lawmakers plan to take $14 million from OUS because state budget experts estimate the university system will save that amount over the next two years through lower employee pension rates, fewer new employees and other changes. Turn to OUS, page 4 WEATHER INSIDE Campus buzz.4 Classifieds.15 Commentary..2 Crossword.15 Nation & World.3 Sports.13 NEXT ISSUE I Greek system, ASUO crossovers
