Post by wrestlingpublicist on Jun 8, 2008 8:27:44 GMT -5
This is a passage from an article written by the Oregonian's Rachael Bachman on Phil Knight's influence on the univeristy. It pertains to the Casanova Center athletic treatment center that was built where Oregon's wrestling room once stood .
Little public discussion
Bob Simonton was in his Eugene home in January 2007, listening to a UO men's basketball game on the radio, when he heard then-athletic director Moos say Oregon was building a multimillion-dollar medical-treatment facility for athletes.
Simonton, who oversees construction for the Oregon University System, was stunned. He jumped from his chair, he recalled, drove to campus and discovered a gaping hole in the athletic department headquarters, the Casanova Center. Simonton had never heard of the project.
Soon, the State Board of Higher Education moved to tighten regulations, which since February 2008 have required universities to secure approval for construction projects of more than $5 million -- even if a private party pays.
"That was basically added to the rules," Simonton said, "because of that project."
Price, the Oregon vice president and the university's top fundraiser, said Knight made no request for secrecy about the center and that the university followed the rules in place at the time.
www.oregonlive.com/ducks/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1209711308201850.xml&coll=7&thispage=3
Little public discussion
Bob Simonton was in his Eugene home in January 2007, listening to a UO men's basketball game on the radio, when he heard then-athletic director Moos say Oregon was building a multimillion-dollar medical-treatment facility for athletes.
Simonton, who oversees construction for the Oregon University System, was stunned. He jumped from his chair, he recalled, drove to campus and discovered a gaping hole in the athletic department headquarters, the Casanova Center. Simonton had never heard of the project.
Soon, the State Board of Higher Education moved to tighten regulations, which since February 2008 have required universities to secure approval for construction projects of more than $5 million -- even if a private party pays.
"That was basically added to the rules," Simonton said, "because of that project."
Price, the Oregon vice president and the university's top fundraiser, said Knight made no request for secrecy about the center and that the university followed the rules in place at the time.
www.oregonlive.com/ducks/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1209711308201850.xml&coll=7&thispage=3