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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2024 10:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alison Schmitke <schmitke@uoregon.edu>; Senate President <senatepres@uoregon.edu>; uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu <uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu>; Senate Vice President <senatevp@uoregon.edu>; Sandy Weintraub <sandymw@uoregon.edu>; Betina Lynn <betina@uoregon.edu><br>
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<div dir="ltr">As a senator and member of the senate executive committee, I am wondering if you could please provide us with an appraisal of the current situation with the encampment on our campus. I'm hearing from a diversity of sources and constituents that
the encamped students have been given an ultimatum by the administration saying that tolerance towards their camp will expire tomorrow at noon.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">I have been asked what action or conversations our senate, executive committee or, leadership may be having at this time and whether an emergency meeting of the senate had been called. I am sorry to alarm you or to potentially be spreading mere
rumors here--this query attempts to do the exact opposite and clarify the situation--it is an uncertain time, and these are questions I have been asked through message, Whatsapp, and email by quite a few faculty members over the last few hours. I could not
attend the vigil this evening as I am running a film series that coincided with it<span style="font-size:inherit">. </span></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2024 12:25<br>
<b>To:</b> Pedro Garcia-Caro <pgcaro@uoregon.edu>; Senate President <senatepres@uoregon.edu>; uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu <uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu>; Senate Vice President <senatevp@uoregon.edu>; Sandy Weintraub <sandymw@uoregon.edu>; Betina Lynn <betina@uoregon.edu><br>
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Thank you, Pedro. I’ll be sure your name is added.</p>
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<b>From:</b> Pedro Garcia-Caro <pgcaro@uoregon.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 5, 2024 9:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Senate President <senatepres@uoregon.edu>; uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu; Senate Vice President <senatevp@uoregon.edu>; Alison Schmitke <schmitke@uoregon.edu>; Sandy Weintraub <sandymw@uoregon.edu>; Betina Lynn <betina@uoregon.edu><br>
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Thanks for the opportunity to sign this well-crafted letter. I was sorry we did not have time or quorum at the end of Wednesday’s meeting, but this is a great approach to submitting this strong document to the president. Please add my name to the letter.</p>
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<b><span style="color: black;">From:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu">
uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</a>> on behalf of Senate President <<a href="mailto:senatepres@uoregon.edu">senatepres@uoregon.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 5, 2024 7:51:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</a>>; Senate Vice President <<a href="mailto:senatevp@uoregon.edu">senatevp@uoregon.edu</a>>; Alison
Schmitke <<a href="mailto:schmitke@uoregon.edu">schmitke@uoregon.edu</a>>; Sandy Weintraub <<a href="mailto:sandymw@uoregon.edu">sandymw@uoregon.edu</a>>; Betina Lynn <<a href="mailto:betina@uoregon.edu">betina@uoregon.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; color: black;">UO Senators,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; color: black;">Thank you for participating in the Senate meeting on Wednesday, May 1st. Many senators have expressed interest in Senate action related to the email I distributed in advance of the
meeting and then read during my opening statement. The letter affirmed our <b>Senate's commitment to the principles of academic freedom and advocated for respectful dialogue and constructive engagement</b> with the issues being raised by the Gaza Solidarity
Camp. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; color: black;">The Senate meeting schedule does not coincide with the urgent need to communicate our statement. The next Senate meeting is on May 22<sup>nd</sup> (Week 7). Thus, Senate leadership
is releasing a revised letter (refer to the attached). </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; color: black;">If senators wish to add their names to the letter, please use this<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1MBb5KsyO50Bybexmaa1QxC6F9TX1vPHVjK0UQZjr-Wk/edit?usp=drive_link__;!!C5qS4YX3!GuAW-RAyhW98qPj1RZpLF6VmejRJfIrvd4LwX169DfMaBJBUmSG1ycIP_gYpi4BbxOK7O5evQepY9P13FAtsZdDO$" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBb5KsyO50Bybexmaa1QxC6F9TX1vPHVjK0UQZjr-Wk/edit?usp=drive_link"><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">Google
Doc</span></a> and do so by<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span><b>noon on Wednesday, May 8th</b>. The names will then be added to the letter and sent to the UO President by 5:00 on Wednesday, May 8th. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; color: black;">Senate leadership and the Senate will continue to engage and advocate for a productive way forward. Please let me know if you have additional questions. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; color: black;">Gerard Francisco Sandoval, UO Senate President</span></p>
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