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MONDAY APRIL 6, 2015 VOL. CXVII, NO. 109
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Alpha Gamma Delta’s annual poker tournament raises more than $5,500 for type-one diabetes foundations By Chris Correll
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Friday, April 3 concluded a long week of fun and philanthropy hosted by Oregon State University’s Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Going out with a bang, AGD’s last fundraiser was a large-scale gambling tournament known to continue for more than four hours until only a single champion remains. “It’s pretty even right now,” said JJ Hockley, a freshman in business, just a few hands into his first round. Like dozens of other Greek OSU men, Hockley attended the final evening of Alpha Gam Gentlemen in the hopes of taking home one of several prizes and the number one spot for his house. Eliminated players are allowed to re-enter by making a buy-in donation that increases every hour, ensuring the tournament goes on well into the night. Some of them wear elaborate clothing designed to improve their poker faces while sorority members act as dealers. Through the competition, Alpha Gamma Delta was able to raise more than $5,500 for diabetes research. Anne Marie Richards, a junior in agricultural science and AGD’s philanthropy coordinator, said “helping See POKER | page 2
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Members of Oregon State’s Alpha Gamma Delta sorority acted as dealers at their last philanthropic event. The sorority raised $5,500 for type-one diabetes research. Fraternities across campus participated in the poker night, raising both stakes and money.
Student speaks on injustice through art exhibit N
OSU student’s art exhibit addresses racial injustice, police violence
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Oregon State University’s Fairbanks’ West gallery, will host a new exhibit, the solo work of Marissa Solini, a senior in visual arts. Solini’s exhibit, “The Peacekeeper,” will run from April 6 to 10 in the West gallery from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be free and open to students and the Corvallis community. Solini’s exhibit will feature art across different media as she tries to let her ideas dictate the medium that she uses to best get across the message of her idea. “I try not to limit myself to a single medium. I try to find what media would best portray the message. So I’ve done performance art, video art, sculpture, painting, drawing, photography and kind of everything in between,” Solini said. As a work of art, “The Peacekeeper” See EXHIBIT | page 2
ASOSU election debate Monday afternoon
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Visual arts senior Marissa Solini’s work will be displayed in the West gallery of Fairbanks Hall from April 6 to 10. Her art was inspired by recent national events dealing with social injustice and police violence.
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The elections for the next academic year’s student government are underway. Candidates will undergo their first trial as potential leaders Monday, April 6, during an open debate. Discussions will be divided into two time frames: president and vice president teams will debate first, followed by the candidates for speaker of the house. Andrew Futerman, co-vice chair of the elections committee and member of the Associated Students of Oregon State University House of Representatives, said he intends to challenge runners with “hard-hitting questions” regarding college accessibility, diversity and discrimination and the strained relationship between ASOSU and the student body. “Some of these questions are sensitive subjects, but I expect them to handle it,” Futerman said. “That’s part of their job.” This debate is open to the public and will be held at the Memorial Union Plaza from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Daily Barometer
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