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Volume 105, Issue 35
THE MAN BEHIND THE CALENDAR
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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
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Classifieds.15
Commentary..2
Crossword.15
Nation & World.3
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