Oct
4
Athletics vs Academics
October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I found out some….frustrating news today.
First the back story.
I am attending a conference, the SiGUCCS conference, in Orlando next week.
I am taking a course: History of Slavery in the Mediterranean.
Today’s awful news…
In a class where mandatory attendance is a portion of the grade, a work related absence is not considered an excusable situation.
Even worse, or […]
Apr
23
An old man’s stories.
April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Sunday, I sat down with history. Well. not technically.
On Saturday, I spent an entire day in the University Archives. The University is a fascinating place. I browsed all of the pictures of Lawrence Hall in the archive. There were two folders, Lawrence before 1960 and Lawrence after 1960. It was something. I am really excited […]
Apr
16
So,
For the last 2 weeks, I’ve been flexing my photoshop skills. Or rather, I have been attempting to learn to use Adobe Photoshop. For those who don’t know, Adobe Photoshop is an incredibly flexible image manipulation software. In fact, its pretty much the industry standard for anyone who works with still imagery. I am taking […]
Apr
5
Research continues
April 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I spent the morning today in the UO Planning office Architectural Records section. I found and selected about 15 pages of floor plans, which are getting duplicated for me. I should have some plans tomorrow, and the rest on Monday.
I was able to find floor plans for Lawrence Hall, the Boiler building, and the original […]
Apr
4
Interesting Research
April 4, 2007 | 3 Comments
I work for the School of Architecture and Allied Arts which is housed in the beautiful Lawrence Hall at the University of Oregon. I am going to attempt a podcast tour of Lawrence Hall. The goal is to record one of our older faculty member’s recount of the building. The faculty member I have […]