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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi,<br>
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I do not intend to represent Jewish people, but JVC definitely does not represent the majority of Jews.
<span class="grame">The majority of</span> Jewish people see themselves as Zionists in some capacity. Meaning, believing in the rights of Jewish people to self-define in their ancestorial homeland. There are streams in Judaism who are not Zionists. On one hand,
there are ultra-orthodox Jews who do not believe that Zionism represents return of Jewish people to Israel but that it will happen only with the return of the Kind Messiah. On the other spectrum, there are left-wing groups of antizionism, such as JVC and others.
Neither represent <span class="grame">the majority of</span> Jewish people or speak on their behalf, despite being vocal and involved with the protests. So, to take their definition and hide behind a small minority, is an underrepresentation of the problem.
That does not mean that criticizing the Israeli government or the rhetoric and policies of Israeli politicians is antisemitism.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,<br>
Yoav</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Raoul Lievanos <raoull@uoregon.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Yoav Dubinsky <yoavd@uoregon.edu>; Kevin Reed <ksreed@uoregon.edu>; Alison Schmitke <schmitke@uoregon.edu>; Pedro Garcia-Caro <pgcaro@uoregon.edu>; Senate President <senatepres@uoregon.edu>; uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu; Senate Vice President <senatevp@uoregon.edu>;
Sandy Weintraub <sandymw@uoregon.edu>; Betina Lynn <betina@uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am a member of the Senate Executive committee and representative for Sociology and the College of Arts and Sciences. I have received the attached “Joint Statement on Antisemitism” from the UO Faculty and
Staff for Justice in Palestine, UO Jewish Voice for Peace, and Jewish Voice for Peace Eugene. In the spirit of facilitating open dialogue about the matters we have been discussing on this thread, on campus, and recently in the Senate meetings, I have been
asked to pass this statement along for consideration by the Senate and UO Leadership.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Raoul Liévanos</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Raoul S. Liévanos, Ph.D. (<i>he/him/his</i>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Chair-Elect,
</span><a href="https://www.asanet.org/asa_sections/environmental-sociology/" target="_BLANKq"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:blue">Section on Environmental Sociology</span></a><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D"> American Sociological Association</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Associate Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://socialsciences.uoregon.edu/sociology" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:blue">Department of Sociology</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">1291 University of Oregon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Eugene, OR 97403-1291</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.uoregon.edu/honoring-native-peoples-and-lands" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0">The University of Oregon is located on the homeland of Indigenous Kalapuya
peoples</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:raoull@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:purple">raoull@uoregon.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Website:
</span><a href="https://cas.uoregon.edu/directory/sociology/all/raoull" target="_BLANKq"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:blue">https://cas.uoregon.edu/directory/sociology/all/raoull</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">New Publication:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D"> Liévanos, Raoul S. 2023. “</span><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/15356841231176539" target="_BLANKq"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:blue">Racialized
Hazardous Space: A Critical Race Urban-Environmental Sociology of Residential Security in the Depression Era</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">.”
<i>City & Community </i>22(4):308-329 (Special Issue: “Environmentalizing Urban Sociology”).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <</span><a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Yoav Dubinsky<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2024 2:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kevin Reed <</span><a href="mailto:ksreed@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ksreed@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>; Alison Schmitke <</span><a href="mailto:schmitke@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">schmitke@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
Pedro Garcia-Caro <</span><a href="mailto:pgcaro@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">pgcaro@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>; Senate President <</span><a href="mailto:senatepres@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">senatepres@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
</span><a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">; Senate Vice President <</span><a href="mailto:senatevp@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">senatevp@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
Sandy Weintraub <</span><a href="mailto:sandymw@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">sandymw@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>; Betina Lynn <</span><a href="mailto:betina@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">betina@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am not signing any petition, but the statement of the Senate leadership turns a blind eye to what antisemitism is by avoiding a definition. Calls such as “From the River to the
Sea” (which is in front of Lillis for a week) are part of Hamas genocidal ideology to eradicate the only Jewish state by force. We heard that in Israel for years or decades as part of very militant speeches, not just by Hamas but by others as well. That can
be seen as antisemitic, hate speech and calls for violence. There are people and groups who adopted it as a call for a one-state solution with equal rights to all. That is of course not antisemitic, even if you believe in a two states solution. Some people
and groups use it as a general call for Palestinian future aspirations, which is up to interpretation regarding what are the implications. And some people or groups use it to perpetuate antisemitism, hiding behind the guise of antizionism and take advantage
of the normalization of the call for antisemitic purpose. But as long as we do not discuss operationally what is antisemitism, we will keep seeing these divisions about hate speech.
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I completely agree that normalizing “From the River to the Sea” for a week while consistently avoiding sharing the operational definition of antisemitism and what exactly we condemn and do not tolerate when it comes to antisemitism, creates a hostile environment
for the Jewish community on campus. Keeping general comments such as condemning antisemitism, islamophobia, and any form of racism, are not helpful if all issues are grouped together and there is no operational substance behind them. Again, I am not signing
any letters or affiliated with any groups who signed any letters, but the growing antisemitism on campuses is disturbing and concerning and in my opinion a letter such as the one by Senate leadership is part of the problem.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Best,<br>
Yoav</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <</span><a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin Reed<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2024 1:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alison Schmitke <</span><a href="mailto:schmitke@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">schmitke@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>; Pedro Garcia-Caro <</span><a href="mailto:pgcaro@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">pgcaro@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
Senate President <</span><a href="mailto:senatepres@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">senatepres@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
</span><a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">; Senate Vice President <</span><a href="mailto:senatevp@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">senatevp@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
Sandy Weintraub <</span><a href="mailto:sandymw@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">sandymw@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>; Betina Lynn <</span><a href="mailto:betina@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">betina@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Making sure Senators have seen this, distributed this afternoon to other UO leadership.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> <</span><a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">>
on behalf of Alison Schmitke <</span><a href="mailto:schmitke@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">schmitke@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, May 6, 2024 at 12:26</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Pedro Garcia-Caro <</span><a href="mailto:pgcaro@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">pgcaro@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">>, Senate President
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Senate Vice President <</span><a href="mailto:senatevp@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">senatevp@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">>, Sandy Weintraub <</span><a href="mailto:sandymw@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">sandymw@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">>,
Betina Lynn <</span><a href="mailto:betina@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">betina@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you, Pedro. I’ll be sure your name is added.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Alison</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Senior Lecturer II<br>
Undergraduate Degree Program Director<br>
Education Studies <span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 5, 2024 9:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Senate President <</span><a href="mailto:senatepres@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">senatepres@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
</span><a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">; Senate Vice President <</span><a href="mailto:senatevp@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">senatevp@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
Alison Schmitke <</span><a href="mailto:schmitke@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">schmitke@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>; Sandy Weintraub <</span><a href="mailto:sandymw@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">sandymw@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">>;
Betina Lynn <</span><a href="mailto:betina@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">betina@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pedro García-Caro</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Associate Professor of Spanish | Department of Romance Languages | School of Global Studies
<span style="color:black;background:white">| </span>325 Friendly Hall | 1233 University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon 97403-1233 | (541) 513-8706 |
</span><a href="mailto:pgcaro@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">pgcaro@uoregon.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
</span><a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> <</span><a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">>
on behalf of Senate President <</span><a href="mailto:senatepres@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">senatepres@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 5, 2024 7:51:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> <</span><a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">>;
Senate Vice President <</span><a href="mailto:senatevp@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">senatevp@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">>; Alison Schmitke <</span><a href="mailto:schmitke@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">schmitke@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">>;
Sandy Weintraub <</span><a href="mailto:sandymw@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">sandymw@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">>; Betina Lynn <</span><a href="mailto:betina@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">betina@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;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></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1MBb5KsyO50Bybexmaa1QxC6F9TX1vPHVjK0UQZjr-Wk/edit?usp=drive_link__;!!C5qS4YX3!GuAW-RAyhW98qPj1RZpLF6VmejRJfIrvd4LwX169DfMaBJBUmSG1ycIP_gYpi4BbxOK7O5evQepY9P13FAtsZdDO$" target="_BLANKq" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBb5KsyO50Bybexmaa1QxC6F9TX1vPHVjK0UQZjr-Wk/edit?usp=drive_link"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0078D7">Google
Doc</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"> 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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Gerard Francisco Sandoval, UO Senate President</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Alison Schmitke, UO Senate Vice-President</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">541-346-8432</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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