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a few football players and a $4 million learn-
ing center solely for athletes, “many of whom
do not meet admission requirements.”
The faculty called on the UO Athletic
Department to direct donors to academics
first and to share some of its huge budget with
the academic mission of the university, like at
other institutions. But the administration re-
fused. The professors asked, “What’s more
important at the university, better education
or better games?” — Alan Pittman
BiZ
HAPPENIN’
USA Today added up Bellotti’s compensa-
tion as $1.1 million in salary, plus $155,000
in “other income” and $368,000 in maximum
bonuses in a November article on million
dollar coaches. Bellotti’s salary figure appar-
ently includes a percentage cut of ticket rev-
enue, which brought in $631,000 last season,
the paper reported.
The paper published coaches’ contracts
from other universities, but the UO was one
of five such public institutions in the nation
which refused to supply the document, in ap-
parent violation of the Oregon Public
Records Law.
Bellotti’s big paycheck ranks him 26th in
the nation and fourth in the Pac-10, according
to USA Today. Bellotti’s salary is 10 times
what Gov. Ted Kulongoski earns, making
him the highest paid public employee in
Oregon. The football coach’s salary is about
20 to 30 times what many UO faculty earn
after years of study and experience and a
Ph.D.
Bellotti is not the only UO sports figure
making the big bucks. UO Athletic Director
Bill Moos just got pushed out with a $2 mil-
lion golden parachute.
In a Jan. 14 op-ed in The Register-Guard,
92 senior UO faculty signed on to a statement
calling the “lavish” athletic spending a
“deeply troubling” indication that university
officials were putting athletics over finan-
cially struggling academics. They pointed to
$140,000 spent in one weekend on recruiting
GREEN
SKIING?
Ski resorts look greener these days — and
not just because the snow’s melting. Global
warming’s threat has prompted many resorts
to adopt sustainable practices such as exten-
sive recycling programs and wind-powered
ski lifts.
In 2000, the National Ski Areas
Association (NSAA) adopted its industry’s
environmental charter, “Sustainable Slopes,”
which emphasized green building, water
quality and clean energy. Today, 75 percent
of U.S. ski resorts, including Willamette
Pass, have endorsed the charter, according to
NSAA’s 2006 Annual Report.
But back in 2000, conservation group
Colorado Wild felt the charter failed to ad-
dress wildlife and land preservation issues. In
response, they created
the Ski Area Citizens
Mt. Hood Meadows
Coalition (SACC) and
developed an annual en-
vironmental scorecard,
which ranks the green
practices of Western
U.S. resorts.
SACC’s research di-
rector, Ben Doon, says
the scorecard’s criteria
focus on resource
preservation and mitiga-
tion, like using renew-
able energy. Resorts get
points based on the rigor
of their eco-policies.
But Doon adds the
CLARK TIPPEN AND JACOB FRANKFORT
OF GREEN EYE AUTO SALES
“I don’t care if people buy our cars or not,” says Clark Tippen of Green Eye
Auto Sales. “I want them to burn a biofuel. We offer cars that are compatible.”
An Elmira High School grad, Tippen got into buying and selling cars when he
was a “soul-searching surfer” in Hawaii. “I bought my first Mercedes diesel in
’96,” he recalls. Returning to Oregon in 2000, Tippen met finish carpenter and
fellow parent Jacob Frankfort at the Eugene Waldorf School. They became
friends and went into business together, as carpenters and also selling cars,
mostly Mercedes diesels. “The carpentry side got smaller as this side got big-
ger,” says Frankfort, and last year the pair opened the Green Eye Auto Sales
lot at 295 River Road. “We did our last cabinet job a year ago,” he says. In
addition to cars, Green Eye offers diesel conversion kits, the Brazilian-made
Full Flex computer that allows gas engines to burn E85 (85 percent ethanol)
fuel, and workshops on home-brewed biodiesel. Learn more about Green Eye
at the Good Earth Show Jan. 26-28 at the Lane County Fairgrounds or online
at greeneyeautos.com — Paul Neevel
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
The City of Eugene is now accepting applications for the newly created Civilian
Review Board. The Civilian Review Board has been established to review
completed complaint investigations involving sworn police employees, and to
provide comment about whether the complaint was handled fairly and with due
diligence. This important advisory board will work closely with the Police Auditor,
to increase transparency and accountability in local government. The members
of this new board will also develop standards and protocol to guide future
operations of the Civilian Review Board.
For more information and an application materials,
contact the Police Auditor Office at 682-5005 or on the web at:
www.eugene-or.gov
Recruitment continues through January 31, 2007 .
Apply today!
The City of Eugene is an Equal Opportunity organization.
All are encouraged to apply.
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