Frohnmayer and UO housing director Mike Eyster would have us believe that elected lawmakers in Salem are to blame for the insidious and infamous dorms and approximately $150 million of deferred maintenance that has accumulated on campus. The current eroded campus is a result of years of their mismanagement. Instead of letting these two people finish their personal strategic missions to transform and significantly expand the University into a sprawling private research facility it’s time to forcibly send them into retirement. Their schemes might have worked in the late ’90s but the rise of the Internet means data on these good old boys’ “visions” travels more quickly, making it easier to hold them accountable. The tired and outdated Frohnmayer, now more than ever, is banking on people and media to “Just Do It” and buy into sports hype instead of stopping to consider any details or any of the University’s past actions or planned future demolitions.
Zachary Vishanoff
Eugene, OR