Yesterday we placed a Commentator distribution rack in the upstairs hallway of Lillis leading to its largest lecture hall. Not 24 hours later we received a message from the facilities administrator from the Lundquist Business College about its placement. According to the facilities representative the “Dean of the College” has decided where student publications will and will not be allowed. Amazing such an important man has so little to do that he makes such decisions. But I digress.

Evidently, the distribution rack is also not allowed upstairs because, “We have to move it every time we clean the floors.” The facilities representative wasn’t too pleased with me when I sarcastically replied with, “Oh no! 4 feet over to the left! And back again!” At that point in time he said, “Look, you can either move it or we’re gonna have to move it for you.”

Needless to say, I told him I thought it was against the University of Oregon’s mission and the mission of the ASUO to deny campus publications better distribution to its students, especially in such a high volume spot that is an exact mirror of the little corner that distribution racks are in just one floor down. He told me it wasn’t meant to be, “Anti-Commentator.” To which I replied with, “I wasn’t suggesting that. Don’t make that jump. All publications should be allowed to distribute near an enormous lecture hall.”(Although it should be mentioned that former Commentator publisher Guy Simmons told me he had quite the difficult time getting a rack in that building when it opened. They only wanted to allow the Emerald.)

I suppose we will be moving the rack. Thanks to the business school for, once again, proving they aren’t a bunch of douches.

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