Oregon death row inmate Gary Haugen is fighting Gov. John Kitzhaber for his right to die. The governor has granted the twice-convicted murderer a reprieve, but Haugen does not want it.  The Oregon Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Haugen v. Kitzhaber during its annual visit to the University of Oregon School of Law. The arguments will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14, in room 175 of the Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate St. in Eugene.

The Oregon Women’s Lacrosse matchup with no. 2 Florida on March 16 will also feature a Faculty and Staff Appreciation day. All UO faculty and staff members are invited and will receive $3 general admission into the match for showing ID at the ticket window at Pape’ Field. The match starts at 1 p.m. and parking is free. Oregon put together its best season in school history in 2012, finishing 14-5 overall and a perfect 7-0 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

Highlighting a month-long celebration of modern music, Grammy-award winning flutist and UO faculty member Molly Barth will perform a free concert March 16 at the University of Oregon’s Portland location at the White Stag Block. Barth and guitarist Dieter Hennings will perform modern works during the noon performance at 70 NW Couch St., which is part of the annual March Music Moderne series.

Two finalists for the position of assistant vice president and chief of staff in the University of Oregon's Office of Equity and Inclusion will be on campus this month for interviews and to give public presentations. Eric Mokube will visit the UO campus on Tuesday, March 12. He is director of scholarships and special projects for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Better health at lower costs. That will be the focus of the Oregon Public Employees Benefit Board (PEBB) during a series of meetings open to the University of Oregon community beginning April 1. The board is a labor-management board whose purpose is to provide high-quality benefits at a cost affordable to employees and the state. The board works toward its goals through values such as employee choice among high quality plans.