The Summer Barometer, July 30, 2014

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Editorial: Facing the change from Blackboard to Canvas

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Canvas to replace Blackboard

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The bell tower stands at the east side of OSU Valley Library quad.

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Historic Resources Commission to meet, decide on approval for bell-tower alteration

By Ria Rankine

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Oregon State University’s iconic bell tower may soon undergo its first alteration.

OSU plans to add 10 additional feet to the tower’s height: The bell tower currently stands at 69-feet and 7-inches tall. OSU will also add two additional bells of varying size to increase its musical capabilities and sound quality.

The bell tower was built in 2001 as a companion piece to the Valley library. OSU dedicated the tower to the late H. Dean Pape, noted alumnus and Oregon businessman.

The bell tower was originally donated by the Pape family. Near the end of 2013, the family reached out to the OSU Foundation and offered to extend the height and add more bells.

Before construction begins, the project must be approved by the Historic Resources Commission, because the bell tower is located in OSU’s Historic District. Many of the structures within the district are more than 50 years old.

Although the bell tower is a recent addition and not a historic building, the HRC wants all structures within the district to maintain an appearance similar to the older buildings.

“We try to ensure compatibility with the historic characteristics within the district,” said Carl Metz, associate planner for the city of Corvallis.

Structural compatibility means the design, height and materials of the bell tower must resemble the older structures within the historic district.

Lori Fulton, OSU project manager, will oversee this aspect of the project.

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Canvas beats Blackboard in 5 out of 6 criteria in assessment, presents opportunity for improved resource sharing

Dave King, associate provost of OSU Ecampus, said classes with online components need a more flexible and nimble online platform and Canvas can better meet OSU’s needs.

“Blackboard is a very well-structured and well-designed system that allows faculty

By Jodie Davaz members to understand it, learn it and make THE SUMMER BAROMETER it work,” King said. “But flexible it was not.

Move over, Blackboard — there’s a new Nimble it was not.” learning management system in town.

King hosted an open conference Friday to Oregon State University chose to replace its introduce Canvas and Unizin to OSU staff and online learning tool Blackboard with Canvas, faculty. He invited questions after his presena “next-generation” learning management tation. About 25 people were in attendance system. This decision follows three years of physically, with more than 40 present online. assessment, including open evaluation from Canvas vs. Blackboard Students enrolled in certain classes were able staff and students in Spring 2014. Canvas will replace Blackboard in stages over the coming to test Canvas and compare it to Blackboard.

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Various adventures available for travelers in Newport, Pacific City

By Aleia Averill

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A typical college student’s budget does not allow for casual vacations to the canalled streets of Venice or the jungles of the Amazon, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do here in Oregon. The Beaver State has many opportunities to enjoy local trips that offer sprawling vistas and delicious cuisine, all on a budget.

The Oregon Coast has numerous wanderlust-quenching opportunities a day trip away. It’s a short drive west on Highway 34 by car or a $20 round-trip bus ride on the Coast to Valley Express to Newport, the “Dungeness Crab Capital of the world,” according to the town’s website.

The iconic Yaquina Bay Bridge, built in 1936, takes travelers to Bay Boulevard, which shelters attractions such as the Wax Works museum. Across the street, visit Mo’s Seafood Restaurant to grab a delicious $5 bowl of chowder with a view of the Yaquina Bay. Fishing boats unload their catch within view of the street while sea lions bask in the sun on buoys and docks like the Port Dock One. But during the summer, the sea lions migrate to southern California to breed, according to the Oregon State University webcams page.

The Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network keeps an eye on the webcam of the dock to help injured sea lions, and it’s possible to check that the sea lions are back in the bay with the webcam.

See a brewery in action at the Rogue Ale Brewer’s on the Bay located on the south side of Newport. The Brewery is open 365 days a year and offers a fullservice bar and restaurant with the opportunity to play a board game while sipping on a beer or sharing a plate of fries for $5. Dogs are also

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viewing grades, course content, announcements and instructor feedback, as well as submitting quizzes and assignments.

Student responses indicate that Canvas is easier to use in five of those measures, falling slightly behind Blackboard in viewing course content.

Jarrad Schulte, a senior in exercise and sport science, tested Canvas in a human anatomy and physiology course last spring.

“I really saw it as a vast improvement over Blackboard,” Schulte said via Facebook. “There was much more accessibility with calculating projected grades, viewing due dates for assignments and taking quizzes/tests.”

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(Above) The view from Bob Straus State Park includes the haystack rock and the giant dune on Cape Kiwanda.

(Right) Pacific City is visible from the top of the giant dune. welcome and are treated with free water — and the option of ordering off a canine menu.

For a dose of history and a beautiful view, visit the Yaquina Head Lighthouse, originally built in 1872. Hike around Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area and bring a camera or a smartphone for the nature photography opportunities.

Nye Beach on the other side of town offers a used bookstore with a traditional English tea shoppe attached. Travelers 21 and up can grab a pint at Nana’s Irish Pub before heading down to the beach.

Pacific City lies just an hour away. Pacific City’s main allure is Cape Kiwanda, where several restaurants and gift shops reside with a view of the largest haystack

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rock — know as Chief Kiwanda to locals — on the coast.

Visit the tide pools, known as the Intertidal Marine Gardens, near the dune and check out the marine life living there; however, do not pick up or take any of the marine life including, starfish, as they are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 USC 1361-1407) and removing them could result in a fine.

Get a panoramic view of the ocean vista from atop the giant dune on the cape and race down for a few seconds of cheap, sandy entertainment — the loser buys ice cream at the local ice cream shop on the cape.

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Lawsuit threatens Portland State University plans

By Steve Law

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PORTLAND — Mayor Charlie Hales’ plan to provide urban renewal money for Portland State University has been socked with a legal challenge even before the City Council passes it.

Southwest Portland schools activist Teresa McGuire and 10 fellow citizens filed suit in Oregon Tax Court last Wednesday, asking Judge Henry Breithaupt to rule that urban renewal projects supporting PSU should be construed as going toward education.

“I hope this kind of shuts down the whole project and how it’s going to pan out with Portland State,” McGuire says.

If Breithaupt issues the declaratory judgment sought by McGuire attorney Greg Howe, that would mean any money going to PSU must fall within property tax caps set by the Measure 5 tax limitation passed by voters in 1990. To stay under the cap set by Measure 5, opponents to the plan argue, any property tax money that goes to PSU would have to be taken from public schools.

City and PSU officials, however, say they believe the latest plan complies with the requirements of Measure 5 and would not affect public school funding.

If the judge rules against the city, the decision also might affect Hales’ complex plan to restructure six of the city’s urban renewal districts, one of the mayor’s top initiatives. Hales proposed scrapping the $169 million Education Urban Renewal Area surrounding PSU that was championed by former Mayor Sam

Adams two years ago. As compensation, Hales’ staff and the Portland Development Commission negotiated an alternate package with university President Wim Wiewel worth more than $25 million in projects for PSU. Hales also wants to scrap a second urban renewal area, expand two others and extend the life of two more. His proposal would put more than $1 billion in property back on the tax rolls.

Howe says he doesn’t care whether property taxes for education go to PSU or public schools. He just wants to make sure that Measure 5, which capped education property taxes at $5 per $1,000 in property value, is followed. The $25-plus million for PSU-related projects would come on top of the $5 per $1,000 that’s already being assessed in Portland, he argues.

“If they get more than $5 per $1,000, then that violates the Constitution,” Howe says.

McGuire has a slightly different agenda. She never thought the area around PSU qualified as “blighted,” as required under the state’s urban renewal laws. Nor did she like Adams’ plan to spend urban renewal money to redevelop Lincoln High School downtown.

That was an equity concern, she says. Lincoln is one of the state’s most prestigious public schools, with an affluent student body.

McGuire also opposes the way urban renewal in general siphons off money for public schools, and says there should be other ways besides property taxes to support PSU. Portland has by far the largest urban renewal program in Oregon. Much of the property tied up in

urban renewal districts diverts property taxes to the Portland Development Commission that otherwise would go to public schools.

Because the state has a shared pot of money to divvy up property taxes among nearly 200 school districts, Portland Public Schools doesn’t suffer directly; most of the school property taxes diverted

by PDC get made up via the state school fund. But that reduces the pot of funds available for all of the state’s school districts, McGuire says.

“In my mind, it’s not just a Portland issue,” she says. “It’s at the expense of every other district in the state.”

It’s unclear what impact the lawsuit might have on Hales’ ambitious reshuffling of urban renewal. PDC and the mayor’s staff took pains to designate aid to PSU only for commercial aspects of its properties.

That’s in contrast to the original Education Urban Renewal Area plan, which dedicated some of the money for PSU’s academic buildings.

“We believe that the package that was worked out is in compliance with the law,” says Anne Mangan, PDC spokeswoman.

“As far as we know, everything’s moving forward,” says Scott Gallagher, PSU spokesman.

The City Council is scheduled to approve the new PSU proposal and other urban renewal district shuffling in December.

Howe says it’s important to have a judge rule on his lawsuit before any property taxes go to PSU. “If we wait until after the fact, tax rates will have been set, and tax bills will have been sent.”

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Anonymous donor gives OHSU $100 million

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PORTLAND— Oregon Health and Science University received a $100 million anonymous gift for the Knight Cancer Institute Monday. The institute is close to matching the $500 million challenge issued by Phil and Penny Knight last year.

When the Knights said they’d give OHSU half a billion dollars if it could raise another half billion, the school was taken aback both by the sum involved and the 2016 deadline.

But Cancer Institute Director Brian Druker says they’ve now raised $418 million.

“What we’ve already begun to do is we’ve already begun to recruit to this program,” he said.

“I mean we’re getting interest from people that I could only have dreamed of and they’re likely going to move to Oregon to work on cancer so this has absolutely elevated us to the national stage and allows us to be on the same caliber as a COURTESY OF M.O. STEVENS Mayo Clinic as a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,” he explained.

OHSU physicians pavilion at their facilities in Portland.

An anonymous donor contributed $100 Druker says donations have come from 43 of the 50 states million as a gift to the Knight Cancer Institute on Monday. and from Canada, but the bulk comes from Oregon.

Springfield pot dispensary owner plans move

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SPRINGFIELD— The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary intends to sell her store and open a new one in Eugene. She is furious over local regulations that she says unfairly single out the new businesses.

On July 21, the City Council unanimously adopted local regulations for the dispensaries. The council had decided several months ago against a temporary ban on dispensaries, which some Oregon cities have adopted, opting instead to impose local regulations above what the state mandates.

The regulations set operating hours, bar minors from the premises, and require dispensaries to obtain a business license and dispensary employees to undergo a criminal background check, among other requirements.

They were adopted on an emergency basis, meaning they took effect immediately.

Two days later, Bee Young, the owner of Wickit Weedery on Main Street, sent a scathing email to the city councilors.

Her dispensary opened in February.

Young wrote that she is looking to sell her Main Street location and move her business to Eugene, where city officials have neither adopted a temporary moratorium nor any local regulations of dispensaries.

The dispensary will remain, Young said. Under state rules, she can designate a new operator for the dispensary, subject to approval by state regulators.

Young said she previously had three week for considering local regulations separate offers to buy her business they deemed unfair. and is reconnecting with those suitTwo speakers noted that the city ors. She is looking at three locations in was seeking to regulate the dispensaEugene to open her new dispensary. ries more heavily than adult shops and Young accused city leaders of bow- strip clubs. ing to ignorance and fear in adopting Young testified that required backthe local regulations. ground checks for all employees “I admit that if I had any idea that makes it appear they are more likely Springfield was so backward in their to have criminal pasts. thinking and knowledge, I would “If you don’t do it for another businever have chosen ness, why are you this location,” she applying it to us?” wrote. she asked.

These regulations Mayor Christine The council set are a start to the Lundberg said she’s the annual busiconversation, not sorry that Young ness license fee at feels the city was $1,000, an amount the end of the being overly puniit said was intendconversation. tive but stands firmed to offset the cost ly behind the city’s of the background position. checks, 10 times Sean VanGordon more than the city Springfield City Councilor The federal govcharges for a liquor ernment and some license. The city states remain at odds over the legality of marijua- intends to review the fee next year.

Councilor Hillary Wylie said state na, and the city is taking a cautious approach until the dust settles on the regulators require background checks for a variety of social service jobs. issue.

“I again think this is an area where “I think we’re trying to be as responsible as possible, and still have some we’re feeling our way,” she said. reasonable regulations so that everyJayson Thomas, the operator of the one feels we’re covering all our bases,” second Springfield dispensary, said she said. the emergency clause sent “the wrong Springfield has two operating dis- message to the public” that there are pensaries, including Wickit Weedery, problems that need to be addressed. with a third one likely on the way.

He didn’t return a phone message The dispensaries’ operators and seeking further comment.

Police Chief Tim Doney had reportsome of their patients chastised the council during a public hearing last ed few problems at the dispensaries

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when councilors discussed the local regulations two weeks ago.

The council did agree to Thomas’ request to allow dispensaries to operate until 10 p.m. so patients getting off a swing shift have time to pick up their marijuana. City staff had recommended dispensaries could remain open until 9 p.m.

“These regulations are a start to the conversation, not the end of the conversation,” Councilor Sean VanGordon said.

Two weeks ago, after councilors discussed the regulations, Young and Thomas said they would live with them.

They were strenuously opposed, however, to a land use regulation the council has yet to approve.

The city is considering requiring a buffer between dispensaries and public parks, libraries, licensed preschools or day care centers and residential neighborhoods. The state already bans dispensaries within 1,000 feet of a school or another dispensary.

City officials and dispensary operators agreed a 1,000-foot buffer, which city staff had initially proposed, would practically outlaw dispensaries from the city because virtually all of Springfield’s neighborhoods abut commercial areas. The council is still interested in a buffer less than that.

The city planning commission will draft a recommendation on the buffer and other land use regulations for dispensaries, and the council is scheduled to consider them later in the year.

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PORTLAND— ts nationwide since hosting a Planned Parenthood fundraiser earlier this month.

What’s the Scoop? hosted an event for the organization on July 17 and even made a special flavor for the occasion called Rose City Revolution. (It’s honey vanilla, with candied rose petals.) The same day, blogger Carole Novielli, who is based in Fort Lauderdale, picked up the Facebook invite and published a brief post on her website, which was also posted on LifeNews.com:

“Abortion giant Planned Parenthood has announced that a local ice cream parlor has created an ice cream just for them. No, it will not be called Blood and Scream!�

The link to the ice cream shop’s Facebook page was provided, and the comments and calls haven’t stopped since then.

And just like that, the story went from a local fundraiser to a national debate. “Some of them have been scary,� Ostrovsky told Willamette Week in an interview. “Some of them are bizarre and odd. We don’t know why they’re telling us that we have problems when they’re saying ter-

rible, threatening things.�

Ostrovsky has said in multiple interviews that she thought it wasn’t a big deal — the shop has hosted many fundraisers for other local groups, including benefits for cystic fibrosis research, leukemia and lymphoma research and arts organizations. “To attack us on unfounded grounds, to accuse of things that we haven’t done, to accuse an organization for things they haven’t done, it’s not right,� she added.

In response, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Portland asked people to show support via What’s the Scoop’s Facebook page.

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tant director of writing, currently uses Blackboard heavily to add to her classes. “If students like it, that’s really important,� Jameson said. “(Blackboard) is clunky, and it takes a lot of steps to get from one thing to the next. I always want to streamline and simplify.�

A consortium of universities In addition to switching to Canvas, OSU is considering joining Unizin, a consortium of universities using Canvas and building a common digital infrastructure to support the missons of its members. “It’s sort of like a union,�

Jameson said. “If (universities) work together, they can have a larger voice in how things work and what they want, so they’re more able to get the learning experience they want through their university.�

According to Unizin’s web site, its founding members include Colorado State University, Indiana University, University

of Florida and the University of Michigan. King said at least 10 institutions total are prepared to join Unizin.

King said Unizin will be able to collect data on a large scale that will help universities understand and improve user experience. “In five years, we fully expect there to be 50 schools in this consortium,� King said.

More universities contributing data will result in better learning outcomes for all, he said.

Open learning experience Transitioning to Canvas and joining Unizin presents resource and course sharing opportunities. Instructors will be able to submit and access education modules, textbooks and other materials from a shared repository.

These materials can be used to build massive open online courses, or MOOCs. King said one MOOC is already planned to be delivered through Canvas this October. It will be a course for teachers who want to be certified in English language instruction.

Kevin Ahern, a professor of biochemistry and biophysics, is a strong advocate for sharing academic resources. He said his free textbook has been downloaded by at least 92,000 individuals and he created a biochemistry MOOC that is available through iTunes U. Ahern said OSU should offer courses broadly through high-

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Currently, the design is not complete, but Fulton said she is confident that HRC will approve their request.

The next HRC meeting will be held at the Fire Station at 400 NW Harrison Blvd August 12 at 6:30 p.m. Metz and the city planning staff have made a recommendation on behalf of OSU, but the final decision will be made

by HRC. The decision should be made at the next meeting, and if approved, construction is slated to begin in October 2014, Fulton said.

The renovation of the bell tower would be the first in the district since its formation in 2008.

KLAMATH FALLS— An elderly Klamath Falls resident received a nasty surprise Saturday when a would-be burglary cut the power to her oxygen machine.

According to Sheriff Frank Skrah, an unknown number of suspects broke into the garage of a residence along Climax Avenue at approximately 2 a.m.

The power to the house’s breaker box was cut. Skrah said that power outage turned off the 88-year-old female resident’s oxygen machine, which in turn triggered an emergency medical alarm.

The burglar or burglars also placed a chair against the home’s back screen door before prying their way into the garage.

As of Monday, it is unknown what, if anything, was stolen. “This is foul; this is just horrible,�

Skrah said of the incident.

He noted if the 88-year-old resident had died because her oxygen machine was off, murder charges could have been pursued against any suspects apprehended in connection with the burglary.

Thankfully, the resident survived the ordeal and the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating the suspect or suspects.

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ith fall camp less than a week away and Pac-12 Media Week in the books, college football is right around the corner.

Last week, Oregon State head football coach Mike Riley, quarterback Sean Mannion and outside linebacker Michael Doctor took part in the Pac-12 Media Week festivities along with the other 11 schools in the conference.

Not surprisingly, most of the attention was on USC, Washington and Oregon, and less about Riley’s Beavers.

With Steve Sarkisian taking over at USC, Chris Peterson the new head coach at Washington and Oregon hoping to finally win the elusive national championship it’s narrowly missed the past few years, there wasn’t a ton of buzz about Oregon State’s chances of challenging for a Pac-12 Championship.

The Pac-12 coaches poll looked similar to last year, as Oregon, Stanford and Washington were all picked to finish ahead of Oregon State in the Pac-12 North Division.

Overall, the coaches picked the Beavers to finish seventh overall in the middle of the pack.

These mediocre expectations are nothing new for Riley and company and put the Beavers in an underdog position they’re used to and have traditionally thrived in.

With a month of practice before Oregon State’s first regular season game against Portland State, it’s obviously too early to determine if the Beavers will produce a surprise season like two years ago or the near-.500 variety they turned in last year. But

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Started From the Bottom that doesn’t mean it’s too early to speculate about Oregon State’s schedule and the chances OSU seemingly has at this point in the game.

So without further ado, here is a way-too-early game-by-game breakdown of how Oregon State’s season could turn out based on last year’s results and the type of talent OSU has coming back.

Aug. 30 vs. Portland State Last season: Didn’t meet Oregon State hasn’t played PSU since the 2009-10 season when it steamrolled to a 34-7 victory behind the running prowess of JacQuizz Rodgers.

While the Beavers have struggled in season openers against lesser opponents in the past — think Eastern Washington loss last season — it’s hard to imagine Sean Mannion dropping this game against an FBS school.

The game might be closer than it should be at halftime, but Riley and company should eventually figure things out and run away with it by the end of regulation.

Prediction: W, 42-20 Sep. 6 @ Hawaii Last season: W, 33-14 Oregon State rebounded after its stunning week one loss to Eastern Washington with a convincing win See KILSTROM | page 6

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Former Oregon State baseball player Andrew Susac grounds out in only at bat against Los Angeles Dodgers THE SUMMER BAROMETER

Former Oregon State catcher Andrew Susac made his Major League Baseball debut with the San Francisco Giants Saturday night at AT&T Park, making him the 28th Beaver to appear at the MLB level.

Susac made his debut after being called up from Triple-A Fresno, where he was batting .268 with nine doubles, 10 home runs and 32 runs batted in 32 games.

He entered the game as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning for the Giants, getting his first Major League at bat in the bottom half of the inning. Susac faced reigning Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw, groundSusac ing out to third base.

Susac played in 82 games for the Beavers in his Oregon State career, batting .283 with 13 doubles and seven home runs over two seasons. The Giants then selected him in the second round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Susac is one of five former Oregon State players currently at the MLB level, joining Jacoby Ellsbury (New York Yankees), Stefen Romero (Seattle Mariners), Cole Gillespie (Toronto Blue Jays) and Daniel Robertson (Texas Rangers).

It’s unclear whether or not Susac will remain with the Giants for the remainder of the season or be designated for assignment in Triple-A to finish the year.

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Corvallis remains atop WCL South Corvallis goes 4-2 on long road trip, 1 game ahead Bend Elks in West Coast League South standings

the game.

The University of Portland’s Michael Lucarelli was the other major supply of offense for Corvallis, adding a double and single for the Knights.

Despite the loss, Corvallis has won four of its last THE SUMMER BAROMETER six games, all of which were on the road.

The Knights host the second-place Elks The Corvallis Knights remain atop the West Coast League South Division standings after Wednesday and Thursday night at Goss Stadium another week of action. The Knights are a game for important conference matchups. The winner up on the Bend Elks with just 13 games remaining of the three-game series will have a leg up to finish first in the WCL South division. in the summer schedule.

The two teams are set to play another threeCorvallis lost its latest game against Victoria in game series Aug. 5-7 also in Corvallis. a high scoring affair on the road.

Wednesday’s game is set for 6:40 p.m., in Goss Third baseman Kevin Kline powered the Knights offense with his third grand slam of the summer Stadium. as Corvallis ultimately fell, 19-10.

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The Oregon State men’s basketball team will compete at the MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas on the Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week this coming season.

The MGM Grand Main Event features two four-team brackets with each team playing two games at the resort on Nov. 24 and then Nov. 26.

The Heavyweight bracket is made up of Oregon State, Auburn, Oklahoma State and Tulsa, while the Middleweight bracket features Louisiana, Milwaukee, Oral Roberts and a team to be announced later.

Oregon State has played Oklahoma State six times previously, going 5-1 overall. The teams first met in the 1949 NCAA West Regional Seminfinals with Cowboys winning to advance to the national championship.

The Beavers have never played Auburn, and lost to Tulsa in the two teams’ only meeting in 1998.

Oregon State competed in the first-ever basketball game that was played at the MGM Grand Garden Arena when they defeated San Diego, 86-79 on Dec. 22, 2012.

The Pac-12 Tournament has been held at the MGM Grand the past two years and will be there again in 2015.

The remainder of Oregon State’s 2014-15 men’s basketball schedule will be announced in early September.

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KILSTROM n Continued from page 5 on the road against Hawaii — a team they’ve always played fairly well against.

The Rainbow Warriors had a pretty tough go last season, winning just one game, and shouldn’t win in this year’s week two matchup against Oregon State, either.

OSU will be fired up playing its first road game in what will likely feel like its first real game of the season. Hawaii couldn’t stop the run or the pass last season, and the OSU offense should have no trouble putting up 40+ points, but it wouldn’t be too surprising if Mark Banker’s defense struggles a bit against a Hawaii offense that has traditionally been high powered.

That being said, it’s safe to say Oregon State is clearly the better team, even a month before the season has started, and should roll to another victory.

I would be shocked if Oregon State wasn’t 2-0 after the first two weeks of the season.

Prediction: W, 52-28 Sep. 20 vs. San Diego State Last season: W, 34-30 This matchup promises to be a good test for Oregon State early in the season.

OSU needed a fourth quarter defensive touchdown to prevail over San Diego State on the road last season, and the SDSU offense matches up will with OSU’s defense.

Logic says the Aztecs will be able to score close to 30 points once again, so it will be up to Mannion to get his team in the end zone.

Because Oregon State usually struggles early in the season, it’s hard to say the Beavers will start the year 3-0, but their early momentum and home field advantage should be enough to get another win in the third game of the season.

Prediction: W, 35-31 Sept. 27 @USC Last season: L, 31-14 It’s hard to look at this game and pencil in a win for the Beavers. Oregon State was hammered at home by the Trojans last season and will be dealing with what promises to be the best USC offense in the

Ridge, Tenn., last weekend.

Henry Prosser, Clark Fisher and Ben Augeri all competed for different teams.

Prosser, racing for the New York Athletic Club, raced against his OSU teammates, winning both the men’s senior 8+ and the men’s intermediate 8+ at the U.S. Rowing Club

past five seasons.

Offensively, Oregon State was shut down when USC keyed on the pass, knowing OSU couldn’t effectively run the ball. While I think Oregon State’s rushing attack will be used far more in 2014 and should be much better, USC’s defense has generally had the upper hand from a talent perspective in past seasons, and should have an advantage once again.

Considering USC will be a major upgrade from the first three teams OSU faces in 2014, this one could get out of hand early if Oregon State doesn’t come out ready to play.

It should be a battle if OSU weathers the storm early, but a convincing Trojan victory feels more likely.

Prediction: L, 37-20 Oct. 4 @ Colorado Last season: W, 44-17 Colorado has been the doormat of the Pac-12 since it joined the conference, and 2014 promises to be no different. The Buffalo went 1-8 in Pac-12 play last season and will have already played Arizona State and Cal prior to this game.

Oregon State shredded Colorado through the air in 2013, as Mannion threw for a school-record seven touchdown passes in the blowout victory. It’s hard to imagine Oregon State dropping this one unless it suffers a letdown from a loss against USC the week prior.

Prediction: W, 42-20 Oct. 16 vs. Utah Last season: W, 51-48 The Utes have proven to be one of Oregon State’s better matchups in the past few seasons, as every game seems to be something of a nail biter.

Since 2007, Oregon State and Utah have played five times with OSU holding a 3-2 advantage in those games. Of those five contests, the overall score is 136-122 in OSU’s favor, and two of the games were decided by just a field goal.

Last year, Oregon State escaped with a seemingly improbable victory as Mannion led a fourth quarter comeback and Oregon State won in overtime. Nothing suggests there won’t be a similar outcome in

Nationals. Prosser’s crews also won the same events at the Independence Day Regatta in Philadelphia earlier this month.

Augeri, a coxswain, and Fisher, meanwhile, raced together in the Penn AC’s top men’s 8+ finishing fourth in the senior men’s 8+ and the men’s intermediate 8+.

New York Athletic Club and Penn AC finish the summer racing circuit at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catherines, Ontario in early August.

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Senior quarterback Sean Mannion fires a pass against Colorado Sept. 26, 2013.

2014, with OSU being the slight favorite because of home field advantage and bragging rights from a year ago.

Oregon State had a horrific time trying to defend running quarterbacks last season, allowing Utah to score 48 points. The OSU defense will need to come to play if Oregon State wants to get to 4-1.

Prediction: W, 44-38 Oct. 25 @Stanford Last season: L, 20-12 The good news is Oregon State has played Stanford tough the past couple of seasons.

The bad news is the Beavers still lost both of those games and have lost four consecutive matchups with the Cardinal.

Stanford was picked by the Pac-12 coaches to finish second in the Pac-12 North behind Oregon, and will be a legitimate threat to win the conference once again.

Considering OSU has given Stanford a tough time in recent years, the Cardinal will be prepared and should be favored to make it five straight victories.

The big test for the Beavers will be if its new defensive line will be able to stand up to the vaunted Stanford rushing attack. For now there’s no reason to think the Cardinal won’t win that battle, however.

Prediction: L, 31-20 Nov. 1 vs. Cal Last season: W, 49-17 The Golden Bears have struggled mightily the past few seasons as Oregon State breezed to an easy victory.

However, with a new head coach, Cal should have a new

identity and could be a completely different team.

The Golden Bears have always possessed top-tier talent and will likely be much improved from a year ago.

Still, it’s hard to completely change a losing culture in just one season, and OSU will likely be looking for a bounce-back win playing in front of its home crowd.

Mannion will find a way to put up points on the board like a year ago, and Oregon State should walk away with a relatively easy victory.

Prediction: W, 38-24 Nov. 8 vs. Washington State Last season: W, 52-24 The Cougars are, without a doubt, better than they were five years ago and aren’t to be taken lightly. Oregon State proved a year ago that its secondary was up for the task of defending Mike Leach’s spread offense, and OSU did pretty much whatever it wanted on the offensive side of the ball.

At this point in the season I have Oregon State at 6-2 and still in contention for the Pac12 Championship. I would be surprised if Riley let his team overlook Washington State, as the Beavers should skate to its second comfortable victory in as many weeks.

Prediction: W, 48-28 Nov. 15 vs. Arizona State Last season: L, 30-17 Arizona State has quietly turned into one of the more talented teams in the Pac-12 and had a breakout season last year winning 10 games before falling to Texas Tech in

also a regular on the V8 squad in the 2- and 7-seats.

Augeri, who transferred to OSU from Ohio State University in January, coxed the second varsity eight during the spring season.

its bowl game.

Oregon State struggled against ASU from the get-go last season, eventually losing its third-consecutive game.

That loss essentially solidified that the Beavers weren’t going to live up to early season expectations, and it was mostly downhill for them after that.

In a lot of ways that game was the turning point in their season, and I expect Riley to have his team ready for redemption this time around.

That being said, Arizona State is the more talented team at this point and will be handful for the OSU defense.

The Sun Devils had success through the air on the ground, as Oregon State could have trouble defending the run if its defensive line doesn’t pan out.

This game should be closer than 2013, but ultimately I expect the Sun Devils to get the better of the Beavers in Reser Stadium.

Prediction: L, 33-27 Nov. 22 @ Washington Last season: L, 69-27 The Huskies are arguably the most intriguing team in the conference going into next season. Washington lost its two biggest offensive playmakers in quarterback Keith Price and running back Bishop Sankey, but the addition of Chris Peterson as coach has people wondering what the UW offense will look like.

While the first-year Washington coach will be facing better competition than he faced in the Mountain West with Boise State, there’s no denying he’s a good college football coach, as the Huskies were picked to finish ahead of the Beavers in this year’s coaches poll.

There’s not a lot to go on looking back at last year’s blowout debacle, considering OSU had lost its spirit and didn’t even look like it wanted to play.

If Oregon State is sitting at 7-3 or better at this point in the year, it should have a lot to play for. But with Oregon coming the following week, this will be a tough matchup for the Beavers.

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easy to see OSU simply being beat if Washington turns out to be as good as people think.

Oregon State didn’t fair well in Seattle two years ago, and I expect a similar result this season.

Prediction: L, 32-28 Nov. 29 vs. Oregon Last season: L, 36-35 Last year was by far the best Civil War game played in the last decade as Oregon State narrowly fell on the road at Autzen Stadium.

Despite the loss, it was something of an OSU moral victory considering the Beavers had lost four-straight games going into the contest and looked completely defeated up until that game.

Granted, Oregon felt as though its season was over when it knew it wouldn’t be playing in a BCS game, but the Beavers still showed they can compete with their rival from down south.

If Oregon is undefeated or sitting on one loss, it will have a lot to play for, and the Ducks have proven in the past they will take care of business despite the pressure.

Like many, I think this could be Oregon’s year and don’t see the Beavers overthrowing the Ducks.

The game will hopefully be close like last year, but the Ducks will take pride in beating OSU in Reser Stadium.

Prediction: L, 45-31 So after all the rubble clears I expect Oregon State to finish the regular season at 6-5, the same record from a year ago. The Beavers will likely be invited to similar bowl game where they will likely face an inferior opponent.

It probably won’t be the breakout year Riley and Beaver Nation have been patiently waiting for, but with a quarterback like Mannion behind center and a defense that has shown the potential to be dominant at times, anything could happen.

We’re still a month away from the season and we just don’t know. But hey, it’s never too early to speculate about college football.

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he North Korean leader and lifelong patron of Kids Cuts, Kim Jong Un, is rightfully outraged over the recent release of a trailer for the movie “The Interview.”

The trailer features the brilliant tag team that is James Franco and Seth Rogen trying to assassinate the leader while under the guise of a routine interview.

As one can guess, the assassination plot cuts a little too close to home for Kim, with one North Korean official saying the U.S. faces “stern” and “merciless” retribution if the film is released.

I, for one, am a champion of such retribution; if the film is released, everyone involved in the project should be given swift and mighty justice.

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Kim sees the movie for what it is: A documentary and how-to guide on killing him.

There are reasons that make this a valid concern, folks.

First and foremost is the distasteful lengths the movie goes to with regards to the rigid details on how such an operation could be done.

Thank the casting agent, who skillfully picked an obvious tag team that is smart enough mentally and tough enough physically to do the

deed.

The fact that Rogen and Franco — of all people — were placed in this role makes quite a statement, which leaves me shaking my head.

I fear the monster that is now mainstream media for creating caricatures too close to the realm of possibility.

If anyone is to kill Kim Jong Un, it would obviously be team Frogen.

Think about it from a criminaljustice standpoint.

Both Rogen and Franco are known

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for their dramatic roles, which delve deep into the depths of political thrillers that rival Tom Clancy’s best works.

During this time, their heads could have been filmed with all kinds of hoopla that would give them some twisted motive to kill a saint such as Kim. Second, team Frogen is comprised of paid actors and what does that mean?

It means opportunity.

They — and only they — could

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Finding the G-spot can lead to a new world of climax I

n last week’s column, I mentioned the G-spot as a topic for a future column, so here it is.

The G-spot is inside the body on the top wall of the vagina about 1-2 inches from the opening. The easiest way to stimulate the G-spot is to insert a finger or two into the vagina and press, in a massaging motion, on the top wall about 1-2 inches in.

Once stimulated, the G-spot typically begins to swell to about the size of a dime.

When the G-spot is sufficiently stimulated (and “sufficiently” is different for different women), many

A G-spot vibrator is curved so that when inserted into the vagina, it is in a perfect position to stimulate the G-spot.

And the best part is, a vibrator doesn’t get a cramp. to get a cramp in your hand as it There are two other issues worth requires a very specific and limited mentioning when venturing into motion.

G-spot territory.

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Be warned though, that it can be challenging not only to find the G-spot, but then to stimulate it enough to bring its owner to orgasm.

This is mainly due to its awkward location. The longer you try stimulating it, the more likely you are

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uly is Oregon Craft Beer Month.

Corvallis played its part in the celebration by throwing the Craft Beer Picnic on Saturday.

The picnic was at Cornelius Orchard and Farm, which was an epic location for the event.

I walked in and felt like I was entering the set for an episode of “Portlandia.”

A dirt path, lined with tall trees and fruit, led to friendly Oregonians at the entrance.

I swear, Fred and Carrie of “Portlandia” could have popped out with a ridiculous antic.

Between the apple and pear trees, there were food carts from local restaurants such as Bomb’s Away Café, Les Caves and Ploughman’s Lunch.

All the food smelled amazing — and tasted amazing — but we were gathered for another reason.

Beer.

Highlighted at the picnic were 11 beautiful beers, all waiting to be enjoyed.

Block 15, Sky High, 2 Towns Cider House and Flat Tail were some of the brewers in attendance with their offerings of the season.

One of my favorites was the “Little Green Hoppy Saison” from Flat Tail Brewing.

Saison beer is a traditional farmhouse ale from Belgium, which is brewed in the winter to be enjoyed in the summer. This type of brew is a little bitter and hoppy with seasonal spices added.

This Saison from Flat Tail is dry and refreshing. The citrus taste from the Cascade hops is the star.

Out of all the beer at the picnic, there was also a mead and a cider.

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Blackboard T may be missed hange and technology are hard. When school, deadlines and digital homework get added to the mix, life gets tricky.

Oregon State University has announced that it will be ditching Blackboard in favor of a new digitaleducation system.

We get that updating our technology is sometimes good ­— we’ll try to forget the mayhem of software updates that crash our computers — but we can’t help but feel that our world will crumble.

Blackboard has been a part of most our educations since high school. For a lot of us, we’re just now figuring out how to use it. And now we have to learn a new system.

OK, maybe it’s time to move forward with a better system.

OSU seems to think so according to the webpage it created to ease the transition.

The school hired people to do a complete analysis of the Blackboard system and how it works with our scholarly needs.

Then, new technology options — and a new version of Blackboard — were tested with selected classes during spring term.

Apparently, the winner of this “Hunger Games”-esque battle for our distance-learning future is a system called Canvas.

As frustrating as Blackboard may be at times — we all remember the nights of sheer terror during which we’ve tried to upload a paper right at the moment it is due only to have Blackboard tell us its under construction — we’re going to miss it.

It’s like an annoying little brother upon whom our affections are forced.

But we always miss the little guy when he’s off at camp.

OSU plans to slowly integrate the new system into our lives, but the change will be painful for those lacking in technological know-how.

And to think that we just paid two dollars for the Blackboard app on our iPads.

The upside is the amount of training we’ll get this time around. For those pushed into Blackboard by the academic powers that be and are just coming around to the system, you’re going to get help with Canvas.

According to OSU’s website, the timeline for Canvas’s complete integration spans a little more than a year.

It will be a slow process, with time for training.

It will be a time for us to mourn the loss of something we so hated at times, but will miss in its absence. It seems that change is worse than technical difficulties.

But the university handled the situation correctly, allowing almost three years of research, trial and error to determine what the best fit was for students and faculty.

That much thought and effort should go into every decision. And the time we’re getting for integration is much appreciated.

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lowly, agriculturalists are fighting the disconnect between urbanites and rural farm communities.

With the help of donations, the Urban Grange is being built in Portland to help educate others on sustainable agriculture.

As an aid to beginning farmers, the Urban Grange will also educate youth about agriculture. This early exposure to agriculture has the opportunity to bridge the gap in education between agriculturalists and urbanites, a gap that has been frustrating to many agriculturalists.

Those in the eastern part of the state, in addition to the farming communities in the Willamette Valley, have been frustrated with the way the more populous, urban counties sway votes in the state for years.

The most recognizable way these votes are swayed is wolf legislation.

Misinformation and disconnect between agriculture and the urban lifestyle has caused a situation in which those who cast votes to ban killing wolves have no idea the impact that wolves have on livestock.

There are plenty of examples to choose from with regards to the more populous counties deciding how the state will vote with agriculture.

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Or, in the case of Jackson County, how misinformation can hurt livelihoods and lead to bad legislation.

A lack of education caused the Jackson County GMO ban.

There is no peer-reviewed literature to support the claims that Genetically Modified Organisms — or transgenic crops — are bad for human health, which proponents of the Jackson County ban often argue.

The disconnect between agriculture and the urban areas of Oregon is unfortunately large.

There are those who seem to believe that agriculturalists “dump poisons” on crops to control weeds and insects, despite the very strict regulations regarding pesticide use.

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Some people argue that large farms are bad for the environment, and forget the fact that farmers care about the soil more than most in society.

So how do we bridge the gap in education?

We do it with more farms like the Urban Grange showing up in urban areas, around Portland, Salem and Eugene to educate people on sustainable farming.

Sustainable farming is not just organic farming.

Sustainable farming includes the dairies, ranches, grassseed farms, hay farms, vegetable farms, wheat farms, corn farms, soybean farms ... every farm imaginable.

With the proper agronomic and crop production practices, any farm can be sustainable.

People tend to think organic farms are the only ones that are sustainable.

This is simply untrue.

There are studies that show corn-following-corn farms do not decrease yield. Pesticides

People tend to think organic farms are the only ones that are sustainable.

This is simply untrue

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can be used safely and sustainably if they are used smartly.

More research is being done with agronomic principles to control pests and increase yields.

In fact, farmers have produced more food than ever on fewer acres in the U.S. Education is paramount if we are going to feed the world population.

The chasm that has been made between conventional and organic farming needs to be closed, and they both need to embrace and respect each other’s practices if we are to move forward with agriculture.

Conventional cropping may produce more food, yet some may want fresh, local produced foods.

Organic farming simply cannot feed the world; it can develop a niche market for people who want local foods.

More educational farms need to sprout up in urban areas, even those like Corvallis.

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Review: Majestic Reader’s Theatre has expressive hit

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he Majestic Reader’s Theatre is a series of 12 plays held in Corvallis to give amateur performers the chance to bring classic works to life with nothing but their words and expressions.

This month’s play, Barbara Lebow’s “A Shayna Maidel,” features a pair of sisters — Rose and Lusia — reunited in the aftermath of World War II and years of separation.

Rose grew up safe in America with their father, while Lusia and their mother stayed behind in Poland. Lusia is now living with her sister in New York as the two must slowly come to terms with the past and try to understand where the other is coming from.

There are other notable characters that provide extra support and drama along the way. The girls’ father, Mordechai, is a strong but stubborn man who conceals

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There’s a powerful scene in which he and Lusia are forced to compare notes regarding who made it through the war to safety.

Most of the story centers on Lusia, whose point of view switches between her struggles as a foreigner adapting to 1947 New York and flashbacks of her time in Poland. She is plagued by memories of her mother and a close friend she knows are gone as she searches the city for her husband Duvid, who may still be alive.

Despite its grand themes of cultural

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travel 5000 miles, get through North Korean security, box out Dennis “The worm” Rodman and have the opportunity to kill Kim in a completely made up interview under false pretenses.

And then there’s the means with which to do the dirty work. That’s where PEDs — performanceenhancing drugs — come in.

Frogen is known to take these by the pound, making the possibilities for physically demanding tasks and mental clarity endless.

When high off his own supply, Seth Rogen can probably run a 20-second 40-yard dash, practically shaming the likes of Usain Bolt in the agility department.

Pair that with the skill set of the 5-foot 10-inch, 160-pound, hedge-funded, fear-of-god-inducing thug born in the slums of Silicon Valley that is James Franco and there’s trouble.

Or as I call it, the trifecta of wars on the basis of sound reasoning.

the G-spot it swells, pushing on the bladder.

My recommendation is that she empty her bladder before beginning sexual activity and then tell herself: “I don’t have to pee. I just peed.

It just feels like I have to pee.”

Once she gets past that feeling, the sensations become even better, many times leading to a G-spot orgasm.

The second issue is the squirting business. Most of my students call it squirting, but technically women are ejaculating just like men do.

Years ago, researchers and doctors thought the fluid that women ejaculated was urine.

More recently, researchers have determined that the fluid that is expelled when women ejaculate is very similar to prostate fluid, which makes up 30 percent of the male ejaculate.

Female ejaculatory fluid is released into the urethra from the Skene’s glands, which lie on either side of the urethra.

This may be why many people previously thought the fluid was urine.

The similarity of Skene’s gland fluid and prostate fluid is yet another example of how similar men’s and women’s bodies really are.

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Grevstad can be reached at managing@ dailybarometer.com.

stigma and the ever-present background of the Holocaust looming over the characters, the play is a story of recovery and reconciliation between family members.

Their long separation and the harsh feelings brought with it ultimately come second to their bonds of flesh and blood.

The actors do a great job taking tricky foreign accents and using them equally well for emotion and humor. Joel Hirsch and Danita Hamel perform especially convincing roles as Mordechai and Lusia.

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Chris Correll is a senior in psychology. The opinions expressed in Correll’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Correll can be reached at managing@ dailybarometer.com.

Although, when men ejaculate, it is typically about a tablespoon of liquid. The Skene’s glands produce a large amount of fluid as the G-spot is stimulated so that when women ejaculate, it can be as much as a quarter of a cup.

Keep in mind that most research indicates that if a woman does ejaculate, it is usually at the point of orgasm, but there are some women who report ejaculating without having a G-spot orgasm.

Thus, for some women, simply stimulating the area brings about ejaculation.

My advice to anyone in G-spot territory is to relax and try not to feel embarrassed or anxious about the potential fluid release.

Put down a large, absorbent towel, and just see what kind of pleasure can be experienced.

Better yet, try it in the shower where surprise liquid isn’t an issue. And have fun.

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Dr. Kathy Greaves is a senior instructor and faculty member in the college of public health and human sciences. Greaves hosts sexuality and relationship Q&A sessions in the residence halls and the co-ops, in sororities and fraternities, in the cultural centers and for community groups. The opinions expressed in Greaves’ columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Greaves can be reached at managing@ dailybarometer.com.

DI RAFFAELE n Continued from page 7 I had never tasted a mead before, so I tried the “Pollinator Peach Mead” from Nectar Creek.

What I liked about this mead was the peach addition. The fruit gives the drink a very sweet flavor, and the honey base gives it a syrupy texture.

I forgot I was drinking alcohol; it was a nice break from the carbonation and yeast of the other beers.

Next, I tried the “Made Marion” cider from 2 Towns Cider House.

I am not a cider fan. I think that cider is a cop-out for drinking beer and it is way too sweet.

The sugar gives more of a hangover than the alcohol in these things.

But, the “Made Marion” has made me a bit of a cider believer.

This cider is made with Pacific Northwest apples and Oregon-grown marionberries, which are tart and sweet at the same time. It translates well into the cider, which is not harshly sweet like some others.

It’s a refreshing drink that doesn’t hurt your teeth. t

Brooklyn Di Raffaele is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Di Raffaele’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Di Raffaele can be reached at managing@dailybarometer.com.