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OPINION
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASUO SENATOR RESIGNS FOLLOWING CONCERNS OVER BEHAVIOR
Victoria Piñeiro, previously ASUO’s Senate Seat Nine representative of the Departments Finance Committee, resigned after being presented with a grievance letter authored and co-signed by fellow senators and ASUO officers By Bella Bishop Campus News Reporter
On Feb. 10, former Associated Students of the University of Oregon Senator Victoria Piñeiro resigned from her position as Senate Seat Nine representative of the Departments Finance Committee according to ASUO Speaker of the Legislature, Taliek Lopez-DuBoff.
The resignation came after a letter was sent to Lopez-DuBoff, that expressed grievances against Piñeiro. The names of the author and co-signers were originally redacted and blacked out by Lopez-DuBoff as he “didn’t think it was really beneficial to share the names” and believed it would “take away from the overall message.” The letter discussed concerns within the senate regarding Piñeiro’s behavior
OPINION
UO versus the Big 10 Currently, the University of Oregon lacks a space dedicated to learning about human rights, something that nearly all other institutions in the Big Ten have. By Aishiki Nag Opinion Columnist
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin?” Eleanor Roosevelt, a
both on and off the Senate floor. It requested that Lopez-DuBoff “deal with this unacceptable behavior … in whatever manner is deemed appropriate.” According to Ravi Cullop, ASUO chief of staff and co-signer of the letter, the letter was authored primarily by Senator Jamie Dillon and co-signed by eight fellow senators, including
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CITY NEWS
beloved former first lady and renowned human rights activist, said. “In small places, close to home.” In our age of globalization and interconnectedness, every person and institution holds a certain responsibility to reflect the ethos of a human rightsbased framework. Academic institutions hold an increased responsibility to provide resources and spaces to discuss world events and provide opportunities for students across disciplines with academic, professional and experiential opportunities regarding human rights. Continue story on page 14
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CAMPUS NEWS
How UO Portland’s MS in Sports Product Design is changing the sports world The University of Oregon Portland campus’ MS in Sports Product Design combines science and design in a oneof-a-kind program By Corey Hoffman Campus News Reporter
Lulu West always loved sports, but found herself headed toward a career in biomedical engineering. That is, until she heard from a friend of a friend of her boss about the University of Oregon’s Sports Product Design program. Growing up playing a wide range of sports. West had her future planned out: go to the Olympics, then move to coaching with her side passion of art and design sprinkled in along the way. Her plans shifted in high school when West discovered engineering and STEM, and started working in biomedical engineering and biomechanics in rehab sciences. An internship with the Lakeshore Foundation, a paralympic training facility based in Birmingham, Alabama, reignited West’s passion for sports. The discovery of UO’s master’s program specialization in sports design and a meeting with the program’s founder, Susan Sokolowski, at the end of 2022 sealed West’s fate. “It’s been really interesting merging the two (passions) together. Like I can do sport with design and do both in the same sphere. (It’s) really fun,” West said. The Masters of Science in Sports Product DeContinue story on page 5