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The Oregon Senate officially confirmed the members of institutional governing boards Friday for Oregon State University, Portland State University and University of Oregon. Made possible by Senate Bill 270 from June, the institutional governing boards allow each university to independently operate as separate entities outside of the Oregon University System. OUS serves as a governing body for public Oregon universities and works side-by-side with Oregon legislatures to raise money and establish budget boundaries. Each university board has 14 members approved by Gov. John Kitzhaber. The nominees were selected months prior; however, concerns among legislatures halted the initial confirmation earlier this fall. Republicans who voted against confirmation of the boards didn’t believe faculty and staff members should have voting privileges on a board that also decides institutional salaries. Back in October, OSU President Ed Ray emphasized the importance of operational flexibility upon official confirmation of board members. Ray also mentioned seeing no problem with student, staff and faculty members all having voting privileges on these boards. “I was perfectly comfortable with the faculty, staff and student members all voting,” Ray said. “You can’t have unequal partners at the table.” Ray said he maintained confidence in each member’s ability to make responsible choices when voting on issues such as faculty wages and other areas containing potential conflicts of interest. “They’re one of 14 voting members,” Ray said. Ray will serve on the board as an ex-officio non-voting member. Taylor Sarman, student board member and Associated Students of Oregon State University executive director of government relations, said he was thrilled to witness the board members receive confirmation Friday night. Sarman also said it was an honor to receive such an opportunity on behalf of Ray, the governor and ASOSU President Brett Deedon. “I’m very excited to serve,” Sarman said. Additional meetings to organize OSU’s institutional governing board will occur in December, according to Sarman. Sean Bassinger Higher eduction reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
Students from the College of Pharmacy join PSU, OHSU in Portland for an antibiotic event to educate, provide flu shots to the population
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Maggie Ayers-Johnson, physician’s assistant student at OHSU, teamed up with pharmacy student Theresa Gatti to share information with the public about antibiotics in Portland.
PORTLAND — As the temperature increased throughout the day, so too did the number of people interested in learning about antibiotics. Oregon State University pharmacy students played their part in honor of “international learn about antibiotics week” during the event, “AWARE in the square,” promoting public health and raising awareness in Pioneer Square in downtown Portland Friday. This interdisciplinary event brought together groups of pharmacy, nursing and physician’s assistant students from OSU, Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science University to carry out informational surveys with the public. The surveys began at 6:30 a.m., when it was still below freezing in the square. Tessa Jaqua is the program coordinator for Oregon Aware, a part of the coalition and alliance of more than 60 statewide members working for antibiotic resistance education. Jaqua said, as part of the idea behind the collaborative nature of AWARE in the square, the event allows providers See PHARMACY | page 4
A cappella groups hold sing-off Students, community members gather to hear several groups from Oregon
co-ed group Powerchord, Corvallis High School’s co-ed a cappella group and Willamette University’s group. “The whole production was great, but what I enjoyed most was the fresh By Courtney Gehring faces,” said Jali Henry, a junior studying THE DAILY BAROMETER fashion merchandising. “It was nice to Hundreds of students and commu- see a different spin on some of these nity members gathered to watch and pop songs.” listen to six a cappella groups perform Spartacappella, the Corvallis High in the First United Methodist Church School a cappella group, began the Sunday. concert and were followed by Tandem, The Oregon State University glee the co-ed performers from Willamette choir hosted its third annual sing off University who infused their perforfrom 7:30-9 p.m. mances with props and dramatic Justin Quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER Not only did the glee choir perform, humor. For Tandem’s rendition of Rachael Warren, member of Willamette Universities Tandem, performs but it was joined by five other a capSee A CAPPELLA | page 4 “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore. pella groups: Divine, Outspoken, OSU’s n
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Associated Students of Oregon State University Task Force Director of Multicultural Affairs Julissa Rachor is going places. Literally. The San Diego native has traveled abroad to seven different countries and spent her summer in Washington, D.C., participating in an internship at the Georgetown University Law Center. A fifth-year student at OSU, Rachor is majoring in political science and economics with an international degree with a focus in Spanish. “I’m sort of taking my victory lap,” Rachor said. Part of that “victory lap” includes balancing three jobs: ASOSU task force director of multicultural affairs, OSU
College of Liberal Arts ambassador and parole and probation case monitor for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Rachor’s a little short on time this year. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. “I just knew when I came back to Oregon State (from my summer internship), I really wanted to have more of a foothold on campus and really immerse myself in the culture and work with student organizations,” Rachor said. A self-described “avid Tennessee Titan and NFL fan,” Rachor enjoys bringing her competitive spirit to nearly everything she does. From flag football to softball, Rachor loves playing intramural sports and interacting with all the people she meets.
In addition to her competitive adventures, Rachor often immerses herself in a good book. Her favorite genres include cultural and historical novels. Rachor’s diverse array of hobbies and responsibilities neatly complement her desire to “help (students) prepare and understand how to break down the barriers of the Western thought process to be able to actually relate to other people.” Through community outreach and collaboration with the cultural centers, Rachor plans to encourage diversity and cultural awareness throughout the student body. Rachor hopes to establish an Oregon Tori Hittner | THE DAILY BAROMETER Students of Color Coalition chapter on Julissa Rachor is the ASOSU task See RACHOR | page 4 force director for multicultural affairs.
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drove around the parking lot. Paulson then allegedly stopped, backed into the man’s car again before parking in a parking spot. Paulson then fell asleep in his car, according to police logs. When Oregon State troopers arrived, Paulson denied ever moving his car in the parking lot or backing into anyone. According to troopers, Paulson smelled strongly of alcohol and was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. Paulson also had a prior exclusion from campus, so he was cited for Criminal Trespass II. Not the best anger release Benjamin Rector, 31, was excluded from the football game for an alcoholrelated incident. He was later seen
around 9:41 p.m. allegedly trying to start fights in the parking lot. He was arrested by Oregon State troopers for Disorderly Conduct II, and troopers observed that he was highly intoxicated. He was then transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where he allegedly wouldn’t submit to any tests. Rector then allegedly attempted to kick the troopers with him and urinated on himself. He was also cited for Harassment. There were a total of 45 people excluded from the game, all for alcohol-related reasons. Too drunk to drunk dial Avery Hall co-op staff reported a male, who isn’t a resident, passed out on their couch. He allegedly wouldn’t leave when questioned and mentioned he had taken some form of other drug. When Oregon State troopers arrived, the 19-yearold male was allegedly uncooperative, intoxicated and couldn’t comprehend the request for him to call a friend to pick him up. He was eventually cited for Minor-in-Possession of Alcohol after being transported to Good Samaritan Hospital.
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The a cappella groups entertained students and community members from Oregon State and University of Oregon in a full Milam Auditorium Saturday evening for the A Cappella Civil War Showdown. OSU’s a cappella groups, Divine and Outspoken, and University of Oregon’s Divisi and On The Rocks, came together to dazzle the community in a two-hour series of musical performances Saturday. “It took everything in me not to get up from my seat and start dancing and singing with them,” said Ashley Luechauer, a senior studying
among the Oregon State students to share the experience of the performance. On the Rocks, U of O’s male a cappella group that performed Saturday, was featured on NBC reality competition series, “The Sing-Off,” in 2010, and their YouTube videos have acquired millions of views and international popularity. Outspoken took the stage following On the Rocks for the finale, a compilation of hit songs, including “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” by Courtney Gehring | THE DAILY BAROMETER Ylvis, and finished to a standOregon State University’s male a cappella group, Outspoken, ing ovation. “It wasn’t a competition; it performs the finale of the Civil War Showdown Saturday night. was a talent showcase,” said animal science. “The enthusi- formances with Divine, Oregon Jessica Deeny, a senior studyasm, passion and upbeat tunes State’s female a cappella group. ing communications who has each performance brought was Divine and Outspoken can been a fan of Outspoken since contagious.” be heard nearly every Friday at her freshman year. “They all Outspoken, Oregon State’s 4 p.m. on the Memorial Union did amazing, and I never wanted it to end.” melodic a cappella group of steps. 15 men, can usually be seen However, this performance Courtney Gehring throughout campus perform- was a unique experience for the Greek and clubs reporter ing at events — including per- community. U of O students sat managing@dailybarometer.com
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Created as a national organization in 2003, Active Minds came to Oregon State University in 2006 with the goal of raising awareness of issues of mental health and illness. “Active Minds oftentimes gets this idea that we are a support group — which we
are definitely not a support group,” said Dave Downing, the president of the OSU chapter of Active Minds. “We are an advocator. We advocate for mental health, just the field in general. We want to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health.” Downing emphasized that Active Minds works as a resource and informational group, not a peer support group. The OSU group meets every other week on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in Snell Hall to discuss a select aspect of mental health and work on coordinating events on campus. “Topics differ from week to week,” Downing said. “Sometimes we’ll talk about
eating disorders, sometimes we’ll talk about depression, anxiety. ... Test anxiety’s been a big one we’ve been advocating around this term.” Events can include bringing speakers in, tabling in the Memorial Union quad or at festivals, or hosting their own events. During the 2012–13 school year, Active Minds created a YouTube video as a part of their suicide prevention campaign. The video, “100 Reasons to Stay – Oregon State University,” is one of hundreds of like-titled videos created by Active Minds chapters
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across the country. Downing defined suicide prevention as one of the national focuses of Active Minds. Another long-term project for the group has been the prescription drop-box, located in the lobby of the Oregon State Police building, near Halsell Hall. The goal of campus prescription drop boxes is to offer students a safe place to dispose of unused or outdated prescriptions. This limits the levels of medications released into water systems or into the hands of the wrong users. Several group members recently attended a national Active Minds conference in Washington, D.C. Though each member attended different lectures and workshops while there, Downing said the biggest take away for all members was a need for greater cross-campus interaction. An upcoming event that Active Minds is working on is their annual Stress-Out Day in the MU quad. Student organizations from around campus are encouraged to bring an activity focused around stress-relief to promote both their own group and mental health. Downing said cooperative events like this are a goal for the coming years of Active Minds. “One of the big things that we discussed is that we need to be collaborating with other groups,� Downing said. “In order to raise awareness about mental health you have to get not only the members of your own group — who are obviously very passionate — you have to get the members of all the other groups to be passionate about it and to think mental health when they think health in general.� Kaitlyn Kohlenberg
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Kenith Fritsche, an OSU pharmacy intern, stands on the corner of Pioneer Square. Fritsche asked passers-by if they have had their annual flu shot.
PHARMACY n Continued from page 1 an opportunity to work together and to show their customers how much their providers care about them. “(The providers) all have great foundations of knowledge,” Jaqua said. “It really shows people that their healthcare providers care about them, as they’re really trying to empower them (as patients) to be informed about their healthcare options.” Passers-by were greeted by the shining smile of Theresa Gatti, third-year pharmacy student at OSU and OHSU. With hot packs stowed away inside her fuzzy mittens and clutching her clipboard, Gatti welcomed people to gauge their awareness of antibiotics by taking an informational survey. “A lot of people don’t really have an idea if antibiotics work for the cold or the flu,” Gatti said. “The answer actually is neither.” Survey participants learned that antibiotics are good for bacterial infections. Bacterial infections can occur, for example, after an injury if the wound is not taken care of properly. If the bacterial infection gets bad enough, then secondary bacterial conditions, such as sinusitis or bronchitis, can occur. “People are quite interested in learning more about antibiotics,” Gatti said.
Maggie Ayers-Johnson, a first-year physician’s assistant student at OHSU, says patients need to be more informed about antibiotic prescriptions, and practitioners need to not prescribe them when it’s not beneficial to patients. This process cultivates a false and unhealthy expectation on both sides. Throughout the day, more than 30 flu shots were provided free of change to the uninsured and underserved populations. An antibiotic, if used when you don’t need it, kills and takes away the bacteria that are found naturally in your body. By eliminating these native bacteria, this also helps promote antibiotic resistance, as bacteria can evolve, diminishing the effectiveness of the same antibiotic the next time it’s needed. “This has been really fun speaking to people today,” said Danika Kusuma, a pharmacy student. “We’re standing out here to make sure that our community is well-informed about antibiotics and, most importantly, we’re trying to ensure that our community is healthy.” There are also a lot of free and low-fee clinics available for those without health insurance. Some pharmacies may also offer the shot. The cost of the flu shot falls in the range of $20, depending upon the community. Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova Science reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
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SALEM — Oregon’s economic recovery is growing stronger so quickly that taxpayers may get a “kicker” refund in 2015, which would be the first time since 2007. “Employment for all counties in Oregon has accelerated significantly in 2013,” state economist Mark McMullen told lawmakers during the quarterly economic forecast on Thursday. “The reason we are doing better is because expansion is becoming more broad based,” he said. Kicker Oregonians have about a 50 percent chance of seeing a “kicker” refund on their 2014 personal income taxes, partly because legislators raised taxes in this fall’s special session. The personal income kicker is a refund given to residents when the state takes in 2 percent more in taxes
RACHOR n Continued from page 1 campus and use the support from the organization to bring a TED talk focusing on cultural differences and diversity to Oregon State. Founded in 1999, the Oregon Students of Color Coalition is a division within the Oregon Student Association that promotes cultural affairs across the Oregon University System. According to the organization’s website, the coalition believes that “education should be accessible to all” and works to “promote programs that benefit communities of color.” Rachor is also working with the cultural centers to craft a diversity pledge and push for a cultural and ethnic studies fair during spring term that would highlight cultural studies degree
than economists predicted when the budget was passed. For the 2013-15 budget, that’s about $300 million. The special session tax increases, which were primarily allocated for education funding, brought the state about one-third of the way to the kicker. In total, Oregon is $146 million above its forecast — meaning we are $145 million away from the kicker threshold, economist Josh Lehner said. And with the economy improving quickly, income tax revenues could also rise quicker than expected. If the kicker “kicks,” all the extra money goes back to taxpayers — even if it’s already spent. “It’s not nice for the state; it’s not nice for education; it’s not nice for people who depend on these programs,” Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, said. She added that the specter of a kicker presented an opportunity to re-start conversations about having additional revenue dollars go to a rainy day fund.
Housing Home prices and demand for houses are on the rise throughout the state, but there’s room for improvement, according to the report. That’s because foreclosures and long-term delinquency rates still remain relatively high when compared with pre-recession levels. In Salem, new home construction is up, but it’s lagging behind demand. “We have builders that would like to build to meet that need, but the banks, frankly, are not lending for speculative construction the way they were in the early 2000s,” said Mike Erdmann, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Marion and Polk counties. Between January and October 2011, Salem issued 131 new home permits. That number rose to 157 in 2012, and it’s 253 permits for 2013. That’s good news for area job seekers because, Erdmann said, every home that gets built creates three jobs.
programs and classes. The seven cultural centers on campus exist “for students and community members who are looking for safe environments where they can learn about issues of identity, culture, heritage, history and self-expression,” according to the Oregon State website. Also planned for spring term is a “Cultural Center Crawl.” “It’s kind of like a pub crawl,” Rachor said. “New students and parents go to the different cultural centers and try new foods, get to know a little more about the culture itself and just get to know a little more about the students themselves and what they have to offer on campus.” No matter a student’s interests or background, Rachor believes multicultural affairs plays an important role in every person’s life. “Throughout your life, you’re going to
meet so many different people from so many different cultures,” Rachor said. “Being able to learn from your experiences here in college is only going to further enrich your life and further help you along the way.”
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A CAPPELLA n Continued from page 1 “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore, each member of the group bounded on stage adorned in thrift shop clothing. When it came to involving the audience, Outspoken and Divine had the whole church moving in their pews and clapping. Outspoken ended their performance with an original remix that had the crowd laughing and clapping. “I enjoyed Outspoken the most,” said Marshal Horn, a junior studying computer engineering. “They did it the best. I just wish the whole environment was more like a concert.” The glee choir took the stage last. The group sang several songs before being joined on stage by all the other groups for the final song, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2. The audience joined in as more than 120 students came together to sing and dance on stage. The entire night served as a fundraiser for the six student-led and -organized groups. Courtney Gehring
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here were losses that made more of an impact on the season for the Oregon State football team. The 2008 and 2009 Civil Wars come to mind. So does the loss in Seattle a year ago when OSU was 6-0 and No. 7 in the nation. Nothing compares to Saturday’s massacre. There have been bad blowouts before. But this was devastation. It was demoralization. The gap between OSU and Washington in terms of talent, execution and determination mirrored last year’s regular-season finale when the Beavers coasted to a 77-3 victory against Nicholls State. There was an obvious difference between the two. “From the very outset of the game, from … special teams, our offense, our defense — we got outplayed in all those areas right from the very first play,” said head coach Mike Riley after the game. If Saturday’s game was in Bill Simmons’ “The 13 levels of losing,” it would be “Level VI: The Full-Fledged Butt-Kicking.” By the end of halftime, Reser Stadium was less than half full. When it was 48-0 in the third quarter, it looked like there were maybe 5,000 still in the stands. An OSU student and diehard fan of the football team said this was the first game he’s left early for poor performance. He’s been to every home game and some road games since he arrived at OSU in 2010. People were angry, upset and disappointed. These are strange emotional reactions to have after a football game, but it’s the nature of being a sports fan. I can empathize with that frustration. Nothing was more telling than looking at the two sidelines during the game. The Huskies players were actively involved in every play. They were loud, always excited and were dancing with enjoyment at times. The Beavers’ sideline looked like a funeral. On offense, receivers couldn’t get open, linemen couldn’t contain the pass rush, the running game was nonexistent again and quarterback Sean Mannion showed questionable decision-making. It was as if Washington’s collection of running backs lathered themselves in butter, because the OSU defenders let them slip through their grasp all night — and that’s assuming the Huskies runner didn’t slice through OSU’s defense untouched. “They outcompeted us for sure,” Riley said. “All the issues there, they beat us, whether it was the competition, the emotion, the execution, they put it all together. They won them all.” Saturday’s loss was institutional failure. “We didn’t (do) our part at all, in any phase, to make it a good game,” Riley said. There have been clear problems with this team that have been bubbling for the past month. This team gave Stanford everything it had a month ago and came up just short in the end. After that, the Beavers have tanked, being outscored 130-58 in three consecutive embarrassing losses. The issues that were bubbling have surfaced as quickly as Bishop Sankey found the end zone Saturday. Something is up. It’s obvious. In my three years covering this team, Riley has never held a postgame press conference without having players speak to media. See STRAUSBAUGH | page 6
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Washington running back Bishop Sankey (25) celebrates with teammates after scoring one of his three touchdowns Saturday night. Washington racked up 530 total rushing yards in its 69-27 victory.
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Beavers lost, 69-27, to Washington Saturday, most points allowed in Oregon State program history By Mitch Mahoney THE DAILY BAROMETER
A dejected and emotionally exhausted Mike Riley was the only member of the OSU football team
to field questions during Saturday’s post-game press conference. Riley, whose press conference is routinely preceded by a handful of OSU football players, prevented his players from answering questions about this particular game. The Oregon State head coach had just watched his team get dismantled by the Huskies in a 69-27 blowout loss. “They’re probably really hurt, taken
aback,” Riley said. “This is good for them, not to have to respond to that.” The Beavers (6-5, 4-4 Pac-12) gave up more points to Washington (7-4, 4-4) than they have to any other team in the program’s 120-year history. “Everything about it is really disappointing,” Riley said. “We obviously weren’t prepared to play. We didn’t play from the very outset of the game.”
The Huskies struck quickly, and they struck often. On the game’s opening kickoff, the Huskies returned it 62 yards. That field position set up a quick touchdown drive that was punched in by junior running back Bishop Sankey. Sankey was a big factor for the Huskies in establishing their lead, scoring three of Washington’s first See FOOTBALL | page 6
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Sunday’s dual with No. 19 Boise State came down to the final seconds as No. 6 Oregon State lost 19-18 in Gill Coliseum By Andrew Kilstrom THE DAILY BAROMETER
Clinging to a two-point lead over No. 19 Boise State with just one bout remaining, No. 6 Oregon State needed a win or tie to prevail in their home debut. Just seconds into the 125-pound matchup, Boise State’s Rami Haddadin took junior Pat Rollins to the mat for a two-point takedown, incidentally slamming Rollins’ head against the padding in the process. The Gill Coliseum crowd held its collective breath as Rollins lay motionless for several seconds before finally sitting up and getting to his feet. Instead of forfeiting the final matchup due to injury, Rollins continued the battle “It was a scary moment,” said head coach Jim Zalesky. “You hate to see that, but thankfully he was OK and able to keep wrestling. The effort was good to see.” Rollins fell behind, 9-4, late in the third period and the dual seemed all but over for the Beavers. Just as he refused to quit in the first period, however, Rollins fought back with a two-point takedown and three-point near fall, tying the score at nine. Rollins nearly got both of Haddadin’s shoulders pinned to the mat, which would have ended things in OSU’s favor, but lost positioning, allowing a one-point
escape for Boise State. Rollins wasn’t able to score in the final seconds, losing by a 10-9 decision, as the Broncos subsequently came away victorious, 19-18, for their first win of the season. “We lost a couple close matches that we shouldn’t have,” Zalesky said. “You’ve got to be ready to wrestle. At five weights we were good to go, and we even made a good comeback there at the end with Rollins. … We just fell short.” The Beavers (3-2) got off to a hot start Sunday, snagging an 8-0 lead after wins in the dual’s first two matches. Sophomore Drew Van Anrooy (133 pounds) battled Boise State’s Ty Stevenson to a 10-0 decision, setting up 141-pound Joey Delgado. Delgado, wrestling in his first home dual as a Beaver, fell behind 2-0 in the first period before rattling off 10-straight points for OSU’s second consecutive major decision. The hot start set up No. 3 Scott Sakaguchi in the 149-pound weight class. Normally one of Oregon State’s most reliable wrestlers in duals, Sakaguchi came out sluggish and fell behind 2-0. He was never able to recover, eventually losing a 3-2 decision to Boise State’s Chris Castillo. “He just wasn’t good enough,” Zalesky said. “He’s struggling right now, and we need him to figure it out. He’s one of our seniors and a team captain, and he’s not wrestling how he’s capable of. We needed to be more aggressive.” Oregon State traded matches with the Broncos until the 197-pound matchup between OSU’s No. 1 Taylor Meeks and Boise State’s Cody Dixon. See WRESTLING | page 6
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Oregon State junior Joe Latham picks up Boise State’s Austin Dewey in Sunday’s dual in Gill Coliseum.
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Swimming takes 5th at Las Vegas Invite Volleyball moves to 0-18 in Pac-12 Oregon State saw improvement across the board in final meet of fall season
fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:46.51) and first in the 1650yard freestyle (16:19.81). Her time in the 1650 freestyle will give her a top-10 time in the nation. Hitting a B standard this THE DAILY BAROMETER early in the season is a good The Oregon State swimming sign for both swimmers. An A team arguably had its best perstandard time gets you into the formance of the season over the NCAA Championships autoweekend in Las Vegas. matically, while a B standard The Beavers finished fifth time gives you an opportunity of nine teams behind Cal, to go, depending on where your Arizona State, UCLA and UNLV. time ranks compared to other Among the teams Oregon State swimmers (there’s a limit as ranked ahead of was UC Santa to how many swimmers can Barbara, a team that defeated compete at nationals). the Beavers earlier this season. Kibby placed in the top 10 in The team had strong performances from sophomore both the 100-yard breaststroke Sammy Harrison and senior and 40-yard IM as well, totalCrystal Kibby. Both swimmers ing four top-10 finishes on the reached NCAA B standards in weekend. Harrison also had their races: Kibby finished fifth one more top-10 finish, placing in the 200-yard breaststroke 10th in the 200-yard freestyle. The Beavers had many other (2:15.76) and seventh in the 200-yard individual medley swimmers contribute to the (2:02.15), and Harrison finished strong finish last weekend. n
Senior Aya Fujimura took sixth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.90) followed by freshman Brooke Meyer in 10th (2:04.77). Sophomore Amani Amr placed ninth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.09) and 13th in the 100-yard backstroke (56.81). Freshman Czarina Isleta and Andrea Young had strong finishes in the 200 breaststroke over the weekend as well. Isleta finished ninth (2:20.66), and Young finished 11th (2:23.48). This weekend ended the fall swimming schedule on a strong note, with two girls achieving NCAA B standard time, and many swimmers beating their season-best times. The team will go back to work for the next month before they head to Arizona to take on the University of Arizona on Jan. 3, 2014. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com
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Oregon State volleyball added to its losing streak with two loses last weekend against Colorado and No. 25 Utah. Against Utah (18-11, 7-10 Pac-12) Sunday morning, Oregon State (9-19, 0-18) battled for four sets, but was unable to close the game, ultimately losing the match three sets to one. The Utes took a 9-5 lead early on, but the Beavers climbed back to tie things at 16 in the fourth set. The Beavers took a lead before Utah knotted things once again at 20. The two teams battled past the usual 25 point threshold, but Utah prevailed, 26-24. Oregon State started the match by winning the first set, 25-23, but the Beavers were unable to carry that momentum throughout the rest of the match. The Beavers had a good defensive match with 84 digs compared to the Utes 74. The difference in defense was the block. Utah combined for 26 blocks while OSU was only able to get 12 blocks. Offensively, the Utes were able to terminate
balls while the Beavers had over twice as many hitting errors as Utah, with 35. The Beavers did see an improvement in their service error against Utah. For the first time in conference play, they had more aces than service errors, something the team has been working on all season. Senior libero Becky Defoe had a good performance against the Utes with 27 digs and three assists. Junior outside hitter Amy Sorensen serviced a pair of aces in both matches and 11 digs against Utah. The Beavers had a similar experience Friday night against Colorado (16-11, 8-9). The first set was the closest of the match going to extra points. Colorado took the set 26-28. The next two sets were also close, but the Beavers were unable to rally the effort needed to secure a victory. With only two conference games left in the season, the first against No. 3 Washington and the second to instate rival Oregon, the Beavers have a chance to make their first conference win something special. The Beavers take on the Huskies Wednesday in Seattle and will face the Ducks in Matt Area Friday. The Daily Barometer
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In the process, Cooks broke the Oregon State record for receiving yards in a single season. Now with 1,560 yards, he is second in Pac-12 history behind USC receiver Marqise Lee. Lee set the record last year with 1,721. Cooks, however, said last week that he would easily trade his personal accolades for the success of the team. With this most recent loss, the Beavers continue their slide. They’ve dropped four straight games and will have to play a highly talented Ducks team Friday in Eugene. They’ll have just six days to recover from Saturday’s debacle. “This one really came out of the blue to me,” Riley said. “That’s not how we play football around here, and that’s not how we’re ever going to play again.”
Riley said he thought they had a good week of practice and preparation for Washington, and what he saw on the field “came out of the blue” to him. “That’s how crazy this is to me,” he said. Oregon is the only opponent left on the schedule, meaning a 6-6 season is close to a guarantee for the Beavers. The 6-1 record in mid-October feels like decades ago. The Oregon State coaching staff, for the most part, is a close group that has known each other for a long time. It’s certainly a good time to evaluate that staff in accordance to future plans, because this program is regressing, and the spankingWashington gave OSU put that regression on display for Beaver fans and a national television audience. The team wasn’t the same. They were out of sorts and could not stack up with the Huskies for even one drive until the backups came in. Every time OSU takes a step forward, it seems to take two back. Meanwhile, Oregon lost to its first unranked opponent since 2008. Many Oregon State fans accepted complacency as their natural form of following this team. Expectations would never be exceedingly high or low, and a nine-win season was always OK. Times have changed, and the crowds want more. And if the Beavers aren’t delivering on the product they’re selling, the fans begin to bail with no remorse. Saturday was that day.
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Washington receiver Kevin Smith catches a touchdown pass in the back of the end zone Saturday night against Oregon State.
FOOTBALL n Continued from page 5 four touchdowns. He finished the day with 23 carries for 179 yards and three touchdowns. He was one of three Huskies to run for more than 140 yards. Junior Deontae Cooper had 11 carries for 166 yards and two touchdowns in backup duty for Sankey. Freshman Dwayne Washington, the third-stringer, had 11 carries, 141 yards and two touchdowns as well. The Huskies tore the Beavers apart for 530 rushing yards. “That is a crazy number,” Riley said. “It’s not a secret that they’re a running team, but that is wild. Of course we never did anything offensively forever in this game, so there was nothing we could do to really respond. There wasn’t any part of it that was good.” To boot, the Huskies were playing without their starting quarterback, senior Keith
Price, who sat out because of a shoulder injury. In his place, redshirt freshman quarterback Cyler Miles was efficient in his first career start. He completed 62.5 percent of his throws for 162 yards and a touchdown. He did not commit a turnover. While Miles was helping the Huskies rack up touchdowns, the Beavers struggled to even get a first down. Three of OSU’s first five possessions ended in three-and-outs, and every first half drive ended in either a punt or an interception. Junior quarterback Sean Mannion, who has been plagued with interceptions in recent weeks, threw three more against the Huskies. He’s thrown 10 in the last three games. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that Mannion put any points on the board for the Beavers. Down 48-0 and facing a shutout, Mannion found junior receiver Brandin Cooks for a 29-yard touchdown.
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Oregon State junior Pat Rollins hits the mat head first in Sunday’s loss to Boise State. Rollins received medical treatment for several moments before returning to action.
WRESTLING n Continued from page 5 Like Sakaguchi, Meeks struggled to hit his shots and didn’t score until late in the match. After starting down for the second period, Meeks earned a one-point escape, which proved to be the only point of the match, extending his undefeated record to 10-0. Despite the victory, Meeks wasn’t satisfied with his or his team’s performance. “That’s not good enough, and I blame myself,” Meeks said. “I don’t know what it was, I just couldn’t get anything going. We’re not happy about losing, and we need to be better. That’s just unacceptable.” Following Meeks’ win, it was Boise State heavyweight J.T. Felix who got the Broncos within striking distance to
eventually secure the victory in the final bout. He pinned OSU freshman Amarveer Dhesi in the first 30 seconds of their matchup, earning the Broncos six team points and narrowing Oregon State’s lead to just two. It was the only pin of the dual and proved to be the difference. “Bonus points decide duals,” Zalesky said. “They were able to get them when they needed them, and we didn’t. The most points wins the match, and they were just better than us today.” Oregon State gets a chance to get back on track Saturday when the Beavers host Minnesota at 7 p.m., in Gill Coliseum. Andrew Kilstrom, sports editor On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com
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enate Bill 270 passed in August, which allowed Oregon State University, the University of Oregon and Portland State University to implement institutional boards of their own and no longer be lumped under the Oregon University System umbrella. OUS includes eight public universities in Oregon. It’s administered by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, which determines the statewide educational priorities of the OUS, establishes university policies, tuition and fees, academic oversight and approves university budgets, among other things. Our new institutional board, once it comes into effect, will do these things for us instead of the state board. This new board will focus all its attention on our school, as opposed to dividing its resources between seven other institutions. The members of these boards were nominated by their university’s president and sent to Gov. John Kitzhaber in August for official approval. On Friday, the board members were confirmed. Our board is composed of 14 people, not including non-voting member and ex-officio OSU President Ed Ray. The board members are all volunteers and will not be receiving salaries for their positions. Three members on the board of trustees are a student representative, a faculty representative and a non-faculty staff representative. At the beginning of fall term, when Kitzhaber was first supposed to make the boards official, the decision was delayed due to a squabble in the Oregon Senate. Apparently, concerns were raised with a few of the Senate Republicans that the student, faculty and staff representatives had a vote. And for a while, it seemed that the student, faculty and staff representatives might not get a vote. Which was ridiculous. Of course these members should have a vote. The whole point of putting student, staff and faculty representatives on the board was so they would represent the opinions of their demographics. How effective would they be, really, if they didn’t have the ability or power to vote on the board’s decisions? The Oregon Senate decided Friday that the staff, faculty and student board members on the newly formed institutional boards for OSU, U of O and PSU would all get votes. We thought it was the plan from the start for all the board members — except Ray — to have votes, so why did it take so long for the powers that be to come to the same conclusion? They might not be able to exert a lot of influence or power with their votes, considering they’re three out of a board of 14. The only other people on our institutional board are the donors and Ray. Whether or not these three representatives vote, the decisions are ultimately going to be made by the people with the most money, influence or political power in any particular situation. But at least we know there will be people in the room representing us.
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ecently, I’ve discovered that the largest public building on campus, with the most obvious home to valuable resources, seems to be used only for its study areas and computers. If you’re looking for printed information, the Valley Library can’t be beat. There are six floors and each has at least one shelf of books, magazines, DVDs or newspapers. Plus, it’s always packed with people. But I’ve talked to students who haven’t even stepped foot in the library during their entire college career. Melissa Cady, an Oregon State graduate with a degree in graphic design, went to OSU for five years and only used the library once for a class. Taylor Solberg, a senior in human development and family sciences, has never even darkened the door.
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Scottaline I’m convinced that my required Library Skills for Study class was just a ploy to get the English majors into the extravagant, multi-million dollar building, because how would it look if we confessed to graduating with a degree that focuses on literature without ever using the literature warehouse? Other than that class, I could have gotten away with avoiding the Valley Library altogether. In fact, I frequent Dixon Rec Center more than I do our library. If I find sweaty people and
exercise equipment more appealing than the stacks or the quiet corners, I think it either means the library is not as useful as it is large, or I should switch my major. In the article, “Discovering the Impact of Library Use and Student Performance,” Brian Cox and Margie Jantti write that it’s difficult to identify non-users of school libraries because of the lack of studies in the area. But we know roughly who is using the library for what purposes. Graduate students seem to be the primary users of print sources. Thesis statements have to be original to a specific field, and these archives are not often available online. For undergraduates, the library’s online database is all that’s needed for a well-researched paper or presentation. In this age of information tech-
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inals week looms on the horizon, and so does its band of minions: tests, papers, presentations and projects. Tests and papers don’t typically require the assistance of other individuals, but presentations and projects are the ones that beg for group work in the early days of the syllabus. Group work isn’t necessarily a bad thing — sometimes you get a really great group all striving for a good grade. But sometimes you get the flakes. Defined by Dictionary.com as a
slang term for a “screwball” and by Urban Dictionary as “an unreliable person,” a flake is an absolute curse in a group work scenario. Typically, the flake doesn’t have a cause or a particularly good reason for flaking. They just do what they want. I spoke with 10 Oregon State students and two instructors about flaky folks and their opinions on such. Four out of 10 students thought that while flakiness isn’t a good quality, you should still give the potential flake the benefit of the doubt. “It depends on why and how often,”
they did, it’s how you responded to it,” said Jules Malango, a junior in English, Comparatively, other students like Cassie Emily van Bronkhorst, who’s a senior in political science, said that folks who flake must be scatterbrained and said Katrina Kosydar, a senior in lack organization. “They think that their life is busier English, “In a social situation, it’s difand more relevant than yours,” she ferent and you can’t be judgy.” said. For some students, it’s also a matter Comments from other students of personal responsibility when dealincluded feelings of frustration, rejecing with a flake. tion comparisons and a sense that “In the end, it doesn’t matter what your time isn’t worth anything to a flake. “It’s my opinion that commitment expressed through actions is the most important part of any kind of relationship,” said Alec Hibbs, a senior in English. Instructors Jillian St. Jacques and Wayne Harrison of the school of Writing, Literature and Film expressed differing views on the situation, especially with an application to students not attending class. “You have to be careful in calling folks ‘flakes,’” St. Jacques said. “They may have a perfectly good reason. And not everyone understands social
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Letter to the Editor Regarding Miley Cyrus’ controversial ‘feminism’
Power comes from keeping clothes on, not removing them I appreciated Cassie Ruud’s Nov. 21 column about Miley Cyrus as a feminist. I agree with her conclusion that she is not. The issue is not Miley Cyrus herself; she has just provided us with a handy point of reference in a cultural conversation. Cyrus has engaged in an activity that women have engaged in through the centuries (not to put too fine a point on it) — taking off her clothes. With a new generation, new rhetoric gets attached to the same actions. It is now frequently called “empowerment,” and “being comfortable with your sexuality.” Here’s the thing: The person who keeps their clothes on has the power. To gain power while being fully clothed you need to rely on intelligence, heart and personality. The “power” one gains while unclothed is what it has always been, a fleeting smokescreen. One may be desired, one may gain attention, but these do not translate to genuine power. Karen Berg
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nology, we’re rarely required to have print sources for research papers. For my early modern literature class, we were required to find a translation of an Ovidian story. I decided to be old-fashioned and search for a translation in the library. I don’t know why I thought it would be fun to look up the book and search for it, but the whole ordeal cost me two hours. I couldn’t find the book on the fourth floor, so I descended the stairs to find an alternate source — to no avail. Anxious and out of breath, I went back to the fourth floor, searching for the book I’d set out to find an hour earlier. After two attempts at finding it myself and an evil glare from a student who, I guess, was annoyed by my
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Apartment fire displaces 40 residents Cover Oregon health fair attracts hundreds By Mark Baker
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EUGENE — A three-alarm fire that began just before 4 p.m. Saturday on the second floor of an apartment complex on East 14th Avenue near the University of Oregon campus left about 40 residents, mostly students, displaced overnight and maybe longer. At least one resident was temporarily trapped on her balcony as firefighters arrived. Other residents said they crawled to safety through hallways filled with black smoke. The residents were huddled in an alley behind the complex at 735 E. 14th Ave., between Alder and Hilyard streets, some wrapped in blankets in the cold, as American Red Cross responders came to provide help about 5 p.m. The cause of the fire was still unknown but appeared to be accidental, Battalion Fire Chief Matt Ennis said at the scene. No damage estimate was immediately available. Rachel St. Pierre, 18, a Lane Community College student who was standing in the alley with other residents, a brown blanket wrapped around her in the below-40 weather, said she was watching television in her third-floor studio when she
heard a fire alarm go off. “And I didn’t think much of it, ’cause they’re kind of touchy,” she said of the building’s alarms. “Then I saw the smoke coming through my door.” St. Pierre opened the door and “everything was pitchblack” with smoke, she said. She got on her hands and knees and “just crawled as fast as I could. It was not pleasant, definitely.” The fire caused significant damage to two units and extensive heat and smoke damage to all second-floor units and smoke damage to several third-floor units, according to the Eugene Fire Department. All residents got out of the building with no reported injuries, but a firefighter sustained a minor injury from falling glass, the department said in a statement. University of Oregon student Patrick Murphy, 22, lives across the street. He captured footage of the blaze coming from the building’s second floor along an alley off East 14th on his smartphone. “I came out to see what the noise was. I thought maybe people were mad about the game,” he said, referring to the
UO football team’s unexpected, lopsided loss to the University of Arizona in Tucson, which had just ended on TV. “I saw a little smoke,” Murphy said. “Then it just kind of burst into flames. They got up there quick trying to put that out,” he said of firefighters. Ennis told residents and property manager Larry von Klein, gathered in the back alley by the Excelsior restaurant, that the building sustained “extensive damage” and that the power would be turned off all night. “Power’s off; doors are all kicked in,” he said. When firefighters arrived, a young woman was trapped on her third-floor balcony but was somehow able to get herself down before needing rescue, Ennis said. The fire started in a studio about three studios in from 14th Avenue on the second floor, he said, and then quickly spread to the third floor. Some residents were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, he said. Von Klein was helping residents coordinate places to stay through the Red Cross. “Some have places (to stay),” he said. “And we’ll find places for others.”
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getting them the coverage they want has always been a top priority. “It’s important for us that they know what Cover Oregon can do, what’s the value to them, what’s the financial savings available to them, what’s the coverage available and so we’ll use whatever tool we have to help spread that message.” Many of those waiting in line here the Riverhouse convention center are carrying folders stuffed with information. Volunteers helped them apply for the tax credits, but that determination requires people to provide some personal information like social security numbers and some income and tax information. Cronen says the fair is a place you can learn about the
SCOTTALINE n Continued from page 7 loud footsteps as I frantically stomped up and down the aisles, I went to the help desk. The gracious student employee followed me back up to the fourth floor. I pointed to the area in which it should have been located, tapping a book in obvious frustration. That’s when I noticed that my finger was — I’m not kidding — directly touching the book I had been searching for. Yes, this was an extreme case, one that I will make no excuses for, but I spent more time finding the book than using it. The moral of my story is that the Internet is faster, and that books are hard to find in the library. But there is an upside to walking three miles to find a book and climbing up and down five
RUUD n Continued from page 7 conventions. When I was a kid, spitting was considered a disgusting activity. Not anymore. We can’t take it for granted that folks don’t understand social conventions. A flake, in a sense, is then a routine breaker of social commitments.” Harrison said that as an instructor, he feels frustrated with flaky students. “We have a responsibility to students to show them the real world,” he said. “And in the real world, you can’t skip out on your job. You’d get fired for that.” However, students aren’t the only individuals who’re flaky. Birds do it, bees do it, even highly educated instructors do it. This flakiness can be expressed in not showing up for classes, unexplained absences from office hours or a lack of timely feedback on one’s progress in the class. Though this last point is also partly the student’s responsibility because you can’t always just sit back and wait for the information to come to you. Fortunately, for myself and many of the students that I spoke to, we haven’t had the experience of a flaky instruc-
different plans that are available. But she says fairgoers don’t need to make a decision on the spot. “They should fill out an application today and send it in. After they receive their eligibility notice, that’s the point at which they have to have their decision made about which plan they want, you don’t have to know any of that in order to fill out an application.” Cover Oregon will be holding application fairs in Portland on Saturday and Sunday as well as one in Salem on Monday. Cronen says for those who can’t make it to a fair, the Cover Oregon website maintains a list of community partners and insurance agents to help help walk people through the process.
flights of stairs multiple times: I didn’t have to go to Dixon that day. If you need to meet up with a study group, have a cup of coffee while studying or escape your loud dorm to catch some Z’s, OSU’s posterchild building may be a good place to go. Other than that, this neoclassical monolith stands there, holding the majority of its knowledge under a layer of dust. The purpose of the building has changed with the times, as it becomes a study center instead of a research center. However, the soul of the Valley Library remains the same — it still serves as a hub of information, but now that information’s online, with the Valley Library’s increasingly digital data base. t
Gabi Scottaline is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in
Scottaline’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Scottaline can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
tor yet. But I’ve been informed of their existence, and recommend double-checking RateMyProfessor.com when registering for classes. Six out of the 10 students I interviewed said that flakiness in instructors was not OK and both instructors agreed that commitment comes with the job. Having the instructor present is just a little bit essential. St. Jacques recommended taking other factors into account. “It goes back to what I said about general flakers — you have to be careful,” he said. “When it comes to timely feedback, you have to understand that teachers have a high density of students to deal with. We do our best, but that’s a whole lot of papers.” Harrison held a firm view on the concept. “Commitment is our job,” he said. “It’s easy to forget about a boss looking over your shoulder when you’re an instructor, but teachers need to be there when they promise (they will be).” In the blend of business and education that college has become, students tend to lean toward the business perspective when flaking is applied to
instructors. “I’ve paid for this and if they don’t show up, that’s not OK,” said David Froman, a senior in Math and Physics. “They’re essentially stealing from you — you have paid for a commodity and they are not following through.” “It’s unprofessional,” said Jordana Lewis, a junior in English. “Teachers have very high expectations of students, and when students show up late, their grades suffer. When students and instructors show up on time, it’s a matter of mutual respect.” In the end it’s a two-way street when it comes to flakery in education. Everyone in the scenario is human. But this is college, and whether individuals are paying for an education or being paid to educate, it deserves a decent chunk of respect. So in these upcoming weeks, don’t flake out on your groups, lab partners, study buddies, instructors or students unless it’s deathly important. Your time is no more significant than that of your fellow humans. t
Cassie Ruud is a junior in English. The opinions
expressed in Ruud’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Ruud can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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