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Freshmen welcomed with abbreviated CONNECT week n

Excess free time, stresses on OSU led to changes in CONNECT week schedule

By Grady Garrett THE DAILY BAROMETER

If you’re a returning Oregon State University student, you may have noticed that campus was a bit quieter Monday than it usually is the week before classes begin each fall.

In past years, it was common to find wide-eyed freshmen wandering the streets of Corvallis — locating the buildings they have classes in, searching for convenience stores to load up on junk food for their dorm room or hoping to stumble upon a latenight house party somewhere off campus — as early as eight days before fall quarter began.

But, in comparison to past OSU freshmen classes, this year’s crop of incoming freshmen had the beginning of its college experience delayed by a couple days thanks to a shortened CONNECT week and the subsequent push back of movein days into residence halls.

After years of freshmen enjoying a weeklong CONNECT week, this year’s CONNECT events will begin today and last just four days, and move-in day was switched from Sunday to the middle of the week.

Of the 4,290 students moving into residence halls this fall, some moved in yesterday while others are doing so today, depending on the residence hall they’re moving into.

The changes are a result of a two-year study conducted by the CONNECT Week Task Force, which was made up of 15 OSU faculty from various departments. The task force was asked to evaluate the previous OSU orientation program and recommend changes.

The official report put together by the task force highlighted a number of concerns with the previous, weeklong model, including: • Stress on campus: Staff, faculty and student leaders are tapped out by the time classes begin.

• Unstructured time: New students experience large amounts of down time, and as a result, improper conduct can become an issue. It may also lead to students experiencing homesickness or wanting to go home for the rest of CONNECT week or the weekend prior before classes begin.

• A weeklong CONNECT can lead to unhealthy habits forming before classes start, such as a lack of sleep, alcohol use/abuse and poor time management.

The task force’s recommendations focused on shortening CONNECT — the weeklong model was longer than most other orientation schedules at schools across the Pac-12 — and making it more strongly tied to academics.

Leslee Mayers, assistant director of New Student Programs and Family Outreach, and a member of the task force, said the new structure has been well received across campus.

“We have really only heard positive things about the change,” Mayers said. “The campus seems excited to have the shortened schedule. To put on programming for eight days straight is very taxing on the OSU community.

“A shortened CONNECT allows a more focused and shorter period of intensity for the staff and programming,

Notable new student programs this week Today New student shopping shuttle When: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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“It Starts Now” When: 6-7 p.m.

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Thursday New student walk and convocation When: 3-5 p.m.

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MUvie: The Hunger Games When: 8:30-11 p.m.

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Friday Cultural CONNECT in the Quad When: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: Memorial Union Quad Description: Come get to know OSU’s Cultural and Resource Centers; various cultural activities such as dancing to necklace making.

The Greek Life experience When: 12-1 p.m., and 4-5 p.m.

Where: Milam Auditorium Description: Presentation highlighting the values, academics, service and lifestyle of the Greek community.

Battle of the DJs When: 8-11 p.m.

Where: Memorial Union Quad Description: Watch local DJs battle it out for the title of OSU’s Best DJ. which makes for better quality programming.”

Mayers said this year’s freshmen aren’t necessarily missing out on anything past freshmen classes got to experience during CONNECT. “We decided to try and group certain topics together in a better effort to focus students throughout CONNECT,” Mayers said. “Events didn’t necessarily get eliminated, but they may have moved to another time in the year or they were combined to make a bigger, stronger event.”

While the task force didn’t have jurisdiction over what day or days freshmen can move into residence halls, University Housing and Dining Services accepted the task force’s recommendation of having movein day center around the beginning of CONNECT week.

“If freshmen continued to move in on Sunday, there would be a lot of lag time before CONNECT week started,” said Brian Stroup, assistant director of Operations and Facilities at UHDS. “We chose to stagger the move-in days [Tuesday

and Wednesday] because it’s a good way to eliminate lines and frustration and ease the flow of students.”

Another benefit of having students move in on a weekday is that many campus resources aren’t open on the weekends.

“We don’t want to have parents leaving with questions because certain resources weren’t open on move-in day,” said Ann Marie Klotz, associate director for Residential Education.

CONNECT events begin tonight with “It Starts Now,” an hour-long program beginning at 6 p.m. at the LaSells Stewart Center that will prepare students for a variety of situations they may face during college. Freshmen are also highly encouraged to attend the New Student Picnic, scheduled for 5 p.m. tomorrow in the Memorial Union Quad. A ticket, which can be purchased for $7 at one of the on-campus dining centers, is required to get into the picnic.

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Daily Barometer staff strives for excellence Yeas & Nays Y Editorial

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ea to a new school year; it’s nice seeing all the good-looking people back in Corvallis.

Nay to having to go back to class.

Yea to the mayor of Corvallis, Julie Manning, and local business owner, David Lin, standing up to the Chinese government.

Nay to the Chinese government telling Corvallis business owners how to paint their buildings. Guess what, we have this little thing called the First Amendment here in America.

Trampling over human rights might be the norm over there, but it’s not going to happen here. Shame on you China.

Yea to the best Major League Baseball season in a long time. We’ve been enjoying it.

Nay to someone finding you on Facebook after you danced with them at the Peacock. We didn’t want to go home with you then and don’t really want to talk to you now.

Yea to the Beavers beating Wisconsin.

We hope this is a foreshadowing of a good season to come.

Nay to back-to-back kings in smoke or fire.

Yea to giant stuffed bananas.

Nay to shirking responsibilities, whether that is cleaning up the dead soldiers after a party, taking care of your guests or calling your mother.

Yea to staff bonding.

Nay to CONNECT week starting on Wednesday.

Yea to Brandon Southward, the greatest editor-in-chief the Barometer has ever had. He will be missed here in the office.

Nay to continued inaction by the administration in addressing Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. OSU has done too little for far too long.

Yea to sunshine, good times and great friends.

Nay to making tasteless films about other religions and putting them on the Internet. You may have had the right to make them but you shouldn’t have.

Nay to attacking American embassies and killing American officials.

While the film is disrespectful, it does not give you the right to commit acts of violence, especially toward individuals who have nothing to do with its making.

Yea to getting a compliment on your undergarments.

Nay to it occurring because a drunk wandered into your room while you’re changing and then propositioned you.

Guess what children, if you’re at someone else’s house and you see a closed door, you should probably stay out, or at least knock. You need to learn some manners.

Yea to tailgating.

Meh to the new smoking ban on campus. Smoking is bad but instead of this ban convincing anyone to quit, we foresee it merely driving smokers across the street to litter private property.

Nay to wasteful expenditures by university employees. You know who you are, and we will report you.

Yea to today being a good day. We didn’t have to use our AK. t

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ou are reading the last daily student paper in the state of Oregon.

That’s right. With The Daily Emerald, at that other school south of here, going to two print days a week this fall, we are the last one.

And while newspapers throughout the state and the nation are facing unprecedented challenges, we are ready to meet them head on with a sense of innovation, professionalism and uncompromising excellence.

We don’t have the answers to save newspapers or journalism, but we are not going to stand idle as the ship starts to sink. And we are an ambitious group that will tirelessly work to make The Daily Barometer the best student newspaper in the nation for what we think is the best school in the nation.

I’m taking over as editor-in-chief after the longest tenure of any editor at the Barometer. Brandon Southward had been editor since

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Iler American Hero 2010 and has left me with a paper that is more financially solvent than the one he took over. His consummate professionalism, daunting work ethic and unyielding commitment to the Barometer has left its mark on every level of the organization and will be difficult to replicate.

But I am determined to make my own mark here at this venerable institution and I think I have assembled one of the best crews of editors the Barometer has ever seen. Last spring we won the Society of Professional Journalists mark of excellence award for best all-around daily newspaper in the Northwest region — something the Barometer

hadn’t won in many years. And this year we will win it again.

But we are not content to rest. This year you will witness some exciting changes. We are making changes to the design of the paper in order to make it a better product for you.

We are also going to start viewing news gathering with a digital-first mindset. Instead of merely waiting for our printed versions, our reporters will be tweeting during games, during meetings and will be posting breaking news immediately to the website.

And our website will improve as well. We are currently working on a new website that we are looking to launch during winter term. Our new website will include new and better interactive features that will enable us to tell the story of Oregon State University and its students better than ever.

All of this, we hope, will allow us to serve you as the best student news-

paper in the country. We won best in the region last year and this year we are aiming even higher — to win best in the nation. We are a scrappy bunch, and with no journalism school, we use our real-world experience here at the Barometer as the laboratory in which we learn. We are English majors and political science majors. We are biology and marketing majors. We study new media communications and history. But all of us are committed to journalism.

I look forward to serving you as editor-in-chief of The Daily Barometer for the 2012-2013 school year. If you want to come in and complain about the paper, talk about the news or dance to some James Brown, my office in Snell Hall is always open. t

Don Iler is a senior in history. The opinions expressed in his columns do not necesssarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Iler can be reached at editor@ dailybarometer.com or on Twitter @doniler.

Smoke-free OSU a win-win S

moking tobacco is so delicious, what with carcinogens, radioactive and nonraMegan dioactive toxic metals, and poisons entering the body and smoke exiting Good Things Take Time through yellowing teeth.

Yum. Well, according to Oregon State University’s smoking policy, as of Sept. 1 tasty treats such as cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, pipes or “other devices intended to simulate smoking,” are prohibited on campus.

The idea behind a smoke-free campus has charm — smokers get a little exercise, smoke doesn’t bother others on campus suffering from medical issues and whoever else cares can gripe about the next thing. But I question how well students and staff are going to honor the new policy, and how well it can be enforced.

The Department of Public Safety polices the policy, but aside from the first week back, I doubt campus will truly be smoke-free. Not to say I wouldn’t love to see it happen. In my mind, it’s a win-win.

As a former tobacco user, I understand the appeal: the hand to mouth interaction, the heavy sigh after the first drag, a moment’s peace, an attractive way to watch time pass — not to mention the playfulness of smoke. Honestly, I can get the same satisfaction from eating a brownie: hand to mouth, sigh of fulfillment, a moment of indulgence and a way to ease boredom. I can also get this satisfaction from a run: pumping my arms and legs, adrenaline rushing, a moment to myself and a very productive way to pass the time.

The only thing I don’t get is smoke. But honestly, in public, I had a harder time enjoying cigarette smoke because I was

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Look again, War on Terror eliminates freedoms W

ith the anniversary of 9-11 close behind in the rear-view mirror, it’s a good time to reflect on what happened that day and what has happened since. Sept. 11, 2001 remains a day most of us will never forget.

On that horrific morning, two planes hit the World Trade Centers in New York, one hit the Pentagon near Washington D.C., and one more fell in Shanksville, Pa. After 9-11, we saw a huge surge in patriotism and love for America, and our fellow Americans, and eventually came the invasions of Afghanistan and then Iraq.

Eleven years later, we’re still in the Middle East, fighting, “liberating,” “educating,” and many other words politicians use to mask the real description of these wars, any other

they fight until one side can’t commit enough resources to continue fighting.

But do wars really solve anything?

The Afghanistan and Iraq wars cerwar, and mass murder. tainly have not. The United States has Whether you support the wars or occupied both countries for many not, the deaths of many people are years. Whatever the troops are doing the outcome. Are the deaths of some obviously isn’t working. in the Middle East justified by the The War on Terror has done nothdeaths of others in America? ing but reduce our rights and the The “patriotic” emotion says yes, rights of other nations and people. an eye for an eye, payback, karma, We now have machines scan us in etc. But that’s easy for us to say when airports “for our safety” but can creour country hasn’t been occupied by ate images of us naked, or close to a foreign military. As a libertarian, I’m it. The government has eliminated against these wars and all wars. The many of our rights throughout the very basis for libertarianism is the War on Terror, but hasn’t brought us idea of nonaggression. No act can be any closer to a real resolution. forced on another.

Want a way to solve the War on War, in any case, is this exactly: Terror? We need to stop invading, one country invades another, and occupying and controlling other

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nations. We impose our will on other nations and then wonder why they despise us.

I believe that the United States is the best nation on the planet, has been for a while, and can be for a lot longer. However, our reduction in rights, our pompous attitude and aggressive actions take us back a few steps.

If we truly want freedom for ourselves and for others, we need to get out of every country our military occupies and strike down every law that restricts our civil liberties in any way.

I understand why we went in to Afghanistan and Iraq, whether as retaliation, to grow opium, or for oil.

But, all those reasons are wrong.

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CAMPBELL n Continued from page A4 worrying about the people walking by. So instead of standing outside my dorm’s front steps or the Valley Library’s double-doors, I often walked off campus to indulge, anyway.

Looking through commonly asked questions on the Smoke-free OSU webpage, I can’t help but think making Oregon State a smoke-free campus will rely more heavily on scout’s honor and confident people politely asking smokers to take it somewhere else. Naturally, as someone who will be watching the phenomenon, I won’t ask anyone to put their butt out. However, I will be interested to see the interaction occur — if it does at all.

Even though it’s intrusive, the law is on your side.

If you do have a problem with smokers smoking on campus, I encourage you to confront them — politely and calmly — and address the issue. Admittedly, this encouragement stems from a deep curiosity concerning human interaction, and I’d love to bear witness.

But smokers shouldn’t take it personally, either.

Everyone has a right to their opinion and fresh air. If you want to clog your lungs with tar, go for it — just leave the rest of us out of it.

This inconvenience may piss off the 10 percent of Benton County smokers, an estimate determined by the Benton County Health Department for 2011-12, but a little walk never hurt anyone.

Hopefully, this inconvenience serves as encouragement to visit Student Health Services in the Plageman Building for advice, support and free nicotine gum or patches. Fortunately, SHS edges campus; so, if it’s just too much, a nicotine dose is a minute’s walk away.

We don’t have it out for smokers. In fact, part of Oregon State’s mission is to improve health and wellness. In a sense, this push for a smoke-free campus is their way of helping better your health. Whether that’s by getting a little more exercise or helping you kick the habit, OSU wants to help.

Oregon State values improving health and wellness as much as improving Earth’s ecosystem. They go hand in hand, really. Provided this year many might feel irritable and anxious due to nicotine withdrawal, at least they’ll be able to step outside for some fresh air. t

Megan Campbell is a fourth-year junior in new media communications. The opinions in her column do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Campbell can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com

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Speaking from experience, advice to live by T

he beginning is near. In a week, emotions will be all over the graph. Some will be full of excitement to see their current friends, make new ones, have a sense of purpose again, and/or be away from parents.

Others will be filled with anxiety, wondering whether this will be the year they can perform at their best. And anticipation is building in those that just want their weekends to be filled with parties again.

Of course, it can’t be forgotten that there will be some new faces on campus. The vast majority of these new faces are incoming freshmen (of course some students will just be transferring from another school, or coming back after a hiatus, but they’re a select few). To these newcomers, I say, “Welcome.�

The remainder of this column is addressed to this fine group, but if you’re returning, this doesn’t mean the remainder is useless.

It will probably be a trip down memory lane.

If you’re reading this, it means that you saw a newspaper, and didn’t think, “Wow, they still make those? Why would anyone ever read one when they could just watch TV or go on the Internet?� I commend you for not having this ignorant thought, and actually having the desire to learn, not just about what is going on around campus, but what fellow students are doing and thinking. I highly encourage you to keep reading The Daily Barometer. It will prove to be useful in keeping you upto-date on the world nearest you

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As a fifth-year senior who has changed his major a few (read: many) times, I have learned a lot over the years. If you talked to those who know me well, they could tell you my advice is creditable, as all of it comes from experience. I can honestly tell you that you are going to have a lot of, if not the same, experiences I have had.

Your experiences will range from pulling all-nighters to getting a paper in on time, getting lost trying to find the party your friends drunkenly told you to join them at (and when you finally arrive, they tell you they went to another one), or having an internal fight of whether or not to get up for the 8 a.m. class you loathe yourself for

enrolling in. Chances are, you won’t experience these things just once, but multiple times. Each time you’ll tell yourself you’ll do something to make sure it doesn’t happen again, and then it does.

I, unlike most of your parents, encourage you to have as many of these and similar college trials of will. You’re going to make mistakes, but these mistakes will allow you to learn, and truly appreciate life and getting older. I’m willing to bet almost everyone has heard an adult say, “Man, I wish I had done more when I was younger.�

So don’t be afraid to try new things. This is the time where you are in full control of your life. Once you graduate and have a profession, that’s going to dictate a lot of your decisions. Chances are you won’t be making your own schedule like you do here. You’ll also find fewer opportunities to meet people, so take advantage of that now.

With that being said, don’t go overboard. A lot of people come to college fresh from the control

of their parents, and celebrate by doing everything their parents wouldn’t let them do. This splurge of defiance can often lead to poor decisions, and taxing consequences. So exercise your freedom with a bit of caution.

Overall, just try to follow the simple motto: “Work hard, play hard.� Meet new people, have fun, get your work done and appreciate every moment. If done correctly, you’ll remember these years as the best of your life.

Once again, I welcome you to Oregon State University, and wish you the best­­— not just here in college, but after graduation as well. If you have a sense of curiosity, visit dailybarometer.com and read my previous article “The suggestions, tips to do to make it in college.�

That article provides even more tips to help you make it through college in one piece. t

Alexander Verloet is a senior in communication. The opinions expressed in his columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Vervloet can be reached on Twitter @Rantsweekly.

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PAY OFF PELLS n Continued from page A4 This past week shows that other countries don’t appreciate our presence either. The attacks on the U.S. embassies, consulates and ambassadors in Egypt, Libya and Yemen (not in that order) show that countries don’t want us to run their lives.

These countries want independence and freedom as

we did before becoming the United States and as we want now.

Although we remember 9-11 and the tragedy it brought upon this nation, we also need to reflect on what we did as a reaction. We should not have invaded either Afghanistan or Iraq, and any military presence we have needs to withdraw.

9-11 is day that most will remember for the rest of our

lives. The events that took place, where we were, the emotions that came over us, and everything else. But we need to realize that our occupation of Afghanistan, Iraq, and all other countries needs to end now. t

YOUR EDUCATION Tuition costs shouldn’t stop you from reaching your goals in life. By joining the Army National Guard, you’ll receive the money you need to help pay for college as well as the skills and training you need to get the career you want. If you’re looking to get through college, with the Army National Guard, you can!

Drew Pells is a senior in business adminis-

tration. The opinions expressed in his columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Pells can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

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The college experience begins in the dorms S

ure it’s ridiculously expensive, and sure the freshman 15 is more likely to occur with consistent meals in the dining center, and sure you have to share a space no bigger than 15 by 17 square feet — but living in the dorms is honestly one of the better choices I’ve made here at Oregon State University.

In an effort to connect students to their university, and keep them coming back for their sophomore year, fall term 2013 all first-year students must live in the dorms. Calling it their First Year Experience Program, Oregon State plans to bunch all the freshmen together on campus.

For housing alone, you can expect to be spending around $3,000 per term (if not more).

And don’t go crazy in the dining center the first week you’re here. The expectation that your meal plan will last three months requires more budgeting than you’d imagine, and the predetermined plan doesn’t include CONNECT week.

Calm down; it’s not as bad as it seems. I lived in the dorms for two years. Whereas I personally could have done with-

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Campbell Good Things Take Time out a second go, the dorms is where I met my core group of friends, which was enough to keep me here my first summer.

In the dorms you not only have already-cooked meals, quick access to campus and your Internet, electricity, toilet paper and paper towels paid for, you’re sharing the boat with a ton of people. It’s not hard to start friendships when you could easily talk about one of the hundred things you have in common.

Now that it’s my fourth year here, I don’t speak to all the people I met or befriended — though the select few hold a special place in my heart.

What these people did do for me was keep me involved.

Bringing different points of view and energies, these people helped me feel invited and led me to experience all those typical college adventures.

These people helped me academically; it’s nice to have

a buddy in that 8 a.m. class you didn’t go to. However, I caution turning into a leach and using people for their notes. You have to give to get. Plus, don’t piss off the person filling you in; they might decide to feed you false information.

There’s always someone who will let you read your papers to them, and who will give feedback. Or someone in that physics lab to help you out when you just have no idea what’s going on. Or a guaranteed friend register in the same bowling class.

These people help solidify your involvement in social activities — if you so choose to partake. This is where you can socially engage with people interested in the same fun activities you are: card games like Magic: The Gathering, video games like Mario Kart, or club sports or parties.

Your first year in the dorms gives you these resources to fall back on. It teaches you about the Oregon State system (once you learn it, you can work it).

And it gives you a place to call home.

By the end of it all, you’ll be sad to leave the comfort of those halls and those faces.

You’ll wonder if you’ll ever see them again. You’ll miss them all summer.

Provided they return the next year, you’ll be surprised to see them all over campus.

It’s in your second year that Oregon State will seem smaller. You’ll know where buildings are and find friends on the first day.

It’s quite remarkable to walk on campus and suddenly know your peers. It happens suddenly. The bookstore, the quad and hallways will clump with old friends catching up.

Just let it happen. After a year in the dorms, I guarantee you won’t feel cheated out of a college experience. Whereas I wish freshmen were given the option to live off campus, I stress how much living in the dorms benefited my growth and connection to this university. Be kind and respect your neighbor. These experiences will truly help you in the real world. t

Megan Campbell is a junior in new media communications. The opinions expressed in her columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Campbell can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

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Dixon is a fabulous facility, filled with enough weights, machines, sport courts and climbing walls to make a gymrat like myself tear up with joy. Actually, with all the fantastic recreational opportunities offered, Dixon is a little too good.

Anyone who has gone to Dixon between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. has had to battle a minefield of workout setbacks. The shear mass of people can be overwhelming. Working out in a crowd is intimidating for new exercisers, and even for gym regulars like myself.

As I walk in the doors rocking my grungy gym clothes and smelly sneakers, I pass at least a dozen women, all of them looking fantastic in yoga pants and fresh makeup. Looking and smelling homeless, I can’t even bring myself to look them in the eye.

Once I make it past the clusters of what I can only assume are fitness models, I head to the weight room. Now what? Every single weight station seems to be occupied by gym bros in cut-off shirts wearing Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones. I manage to squeeze in somewhere between one fellow trying his hardest not to look like he is checking himself out in the mirrors and another on what I can only assume is his 500th set of curls.

One awkward, rushed workout later, I leave feeling unsatisfied. If you are like me, and have found yourself in this situation, I have some strategies to get the most out of your Dixon experience.

Go earlier in the day. I’ve started doing this and it makes a huge difference. Between opening and noon Dixon is almost empty. Early in the morning, the only people there are the hardcore professors, quietly going about their routine. This is awesome, not just because of all the free equip-

that overlooks the ping-pong courts. In all my time at Dixon, neither of these places have ever been full.

Dixon is a wonderful facility ten about night owls who can’t get up before noon to save their and I encourage everyone to lives. If you do find yourself make full use of it. Hope this at Dixon during peak hours, helps, and good luck with your don’t panic. Did you know that 2012 fitness goals. t there are two weight rooms?

The second one is by the first Finn Van Order is a junior in environmenfloor basketball courts and is tal sciences and microbiology. The opinions almost always empty. There is expressed in his columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. also a cardio room tucked away Van Order can be reached at forum@dailyon the end of the second floor barometer.com.

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For someone of only moderate size, I suddenly found myself lifting more than anyone else around me. I finally know what it must feel like to be Arnold Schwarzenegger!

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Success Center merits enthusiasm n

Located on the south side of campus, the Student Success Center offers another accessible study resource

By Grady Garrett THE DAILY BAROMETER

For Oregon State University students who occasionally grow tired of the Valley Library, the opening of the Student Success Center should come as good news.

The $14 million building, which opened its doors Tuesday, will provide the general OSU student population, as well as OSU student athletes, with a range of academic support services and a new place to cram for midterms.

The 34,000-square-feet building, located at 671 S.W. 26th St., includes a study lounge, a computer lab, tutorial spaces, classrooms, meeting rooms and academic counseling and advising offices. The building will be open to the general student population during the day and will be used strictly by student athletes during the evening.

Student athletes required to attend a study hall period used to have to do so at the Valley Center at Reser Stadium but now those sessions will all take place at the Student Success Center.

Susie Brubaker-Cole, OSU’s associate provost for academic success and engagement, raved about the new building Tuesday after stepping into it for the first time.

“It exceeded every expectation I had,” Brubaker-Cole said.

“It’s simply beautiful. I’m thrilled beyond words, thrilled with the way the building turned out and the programs and services it will make available to students.”

Brubaker-Cole thinks the building will become the No. 2 go-to study spot on campus, behind the Valley Library.

“I’m really excited with the additional, open, flexible study spaces that will be available to students,” Brubaker-Cole said.

“It’s a very much-needed new study space on campus. If I were a student, I’d use it.”

Another benefit of the facility is the fact that it’s on the south end of campus.

“A lot of students who live in resident halls and apartments live on the south side of campus, so it’ll be nice for them to have a facility so close that they can study at,” Brubaker-Cold said.

The construction of the building was made possible by donors contributing more than $7 million to The Campaign for OSU, which qualified the project for matching bonds from the state. According to Michelle Williams, director of strategic communications for the OSU Foundation, an anonymous donor made a $5 million donation.

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Oregon State University President Ed Ray speaks during a ceremony introducing the new Student Success Center on Tuesday The Student Success Center opened its doors Tuesday and will provide students with another place to study.

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Student confronts identity, unrest in Arab World n

Laura Harris witnesses the democratic aftermath of revolution

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The day after the attack on the American Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, last Friday, Oregon State University student Laura Harris found herself wearing a headscarf on her way to school on Saturday in Tunisia.

Harris was afraid that she would be targeted as an American studying abroad in a country that was being rocked

with violence and protests against an American film, “The Innocence of Muslims,� that showed images of the Prophet Muhammad, and which denigrated the religion of Islam — both highly offensive to Muslims. But Harris found that her attempt to blend in by wearing a headscarf made her stick out that much more. “[I] realized I was being silly and drawing more strange looks wearing it,� Harris said in an interview conducted via email.

Since the Jasmine Revolution, Tunisia has been convulsing with the excitement and first

gasps of a democratic society.

From the protests that toppled the Ben Ali regime to the elections that brought the Islamist party Ennahda to form Tunisia’s first democratically elected government, the former French colony with its western outlook and melange of history and cultures has struggled to define just what democracy means to them.

It was this political experiment, as well as a desire to visit the Arab world and practice her French, that drew Harris to apply for a study abroad program in Tunisia.

But when the situation on the ground changed after protesters — reportedly Salafists, a conservative Islamist movement — at the American Embassy overran its walls. According to reports by the Associated Press, two Tunisians were killed in the protest and 40 were injured while no Americans were harmed. Since then, the State Department has recommended that all Americans leave Tunisia.

Harris and the other students with her are being relocated temporarily to Toulouse, France.

While the protests and attacks have changed security postures

at American diplomatic missions throughout the Middle East and have perhaps affected future American relations in the region, Harris says that ordinary Tunisians haven’t changed the way they have treated her. “People are concerned for us as Americans, curious, and they have more material to make jokes,� Harris said. “The newspapers here talk about the shame Tunisia has for the acts of the Salafists on Friday. I think many people are surprised and dismayed because this is not the Tunisia they dreamed of post-revolution.�

This disillusionment with Salafists and their effect on discussions of the shape of democracy in post-revolution Tunisia has led many Tunisians to question the merits and benefits of the revolution, according to Harris. “I am hearing from many Tunisians that they would rather have the former, somewhat benevolent, dictator Ben Ali in power than to have an Islamist government any more conservative than it already is,� Harris said.

The role of Islam in Tunisia’s fledgling democracy is a difficult one that the country is still trying to figure out. But what Harris describes as the “powerful and persevering voice� of the Salafis continues to influence

the conversation, regardless of how large their numbers actually are. It has also led Harris to question her own ideas about democracy as she learned them growing up in Oregon. “Coming to Tunisia, I did not think my ideals of free speech and democratic, autonomous, people-powered governance would start to feel less universal,� Harris said.

Even though Harris is leaving Tunisia for now, she has enjoyed her time there. She describes the food as delicious, the weather warm, the people friendly and the changes the country is going through as fascinating. She has also been impressed with their progressive health and education system, and says in spite of the protests, the United States is generally well regarded.

But what will become of Tunisia, its experiment in democracy and the Salafists who have their own vision of democracy remains a matter of conjecture for the time being. “The Salafis are‌ eliciting dislike from many Muslims and/or Tunisians,â€? Harris said. “It seems the dictatorship may have been theoretically undesirable, but what will the democratic majority become?...[We] are watching the aftermath of a revolution.â€?

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New $5 million center aims to teach students healthy living, cooking, eating habits for life

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With demanding school schedules, work shifts and social lives, many students encounter challenges in leading a healthy lifestyle. The Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences hopes to confront this difficulty through the introduction of the Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods Nutrition and Preventive Health.

Propelled by a $5 million dollar gift from Bob and Charlee Moore, founders of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, the center will allow students to familiarize themselves with both the scientific and practical applications of nutrition. “[Bob and Charlee Moore] have worked to provide healthy food options to the community,” said Emily Ho, endowed director of the Moore Family Center and associate professor.

Regarding the scientific and research capacities of the Moore Family Center, nutrition students at both undergraduate and graduate levels will now have space for nutrition-based studies, attract-

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The center will not only serve as a resource for nutrition students, but also for the university, and after this year, according to Ho, the greater Corvallis community.

This fall, students have the opportunity to choose from three two-hour health related food and cooking classes on Oct. 11, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15 that will use the newly outfitted Moore Family Center kitchens and classrooms. The classes include cooking tips, advice on nutrition and guidance on making quality meals at lower prices.

“A lot of students are living on their own for the first time,” Ho said. “We hope these classes can be a nudge for them to show what some healthy options are and provide them with skills and basic recipes to help them make healthy meals at home.”

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Her study pointed to weight problems for both men and women likely being related to factors such as stress and peer influence.

“Usually exercise isn’t as much of a struggle as choosing foods,” Cluskey said.

“Many students are highly influenced by what their friends choose.”

According to Cluskey, many college students feel they are more in control of their eating habits in college, although her research hasn’t shown the same results.

Although students have control over which foods they purchase, time constraints and stress make routines harder to keep. Those involved with the Moore Family Center hope that their offerings will encourage students to develop consistent and healthy eating styles, leading to other healthy lifestyle changes for those who participate.

“Being prepared with a plan and making small changes into habits is one way we hope students can take on healthier lifestyles,” Cluskey said.

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Officials looking at constructing 14 accessible spaces near new Student Experience Center

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The Associated Students of Oregon State University and the Able Student Alliance brought accessibility to the fore over the summer, demanding the university do something about handicap accessible parking at the planned Student Experience Center.

At first, student leaders sought to make the basement of the Student Experience Center a parking lot full of 30 handicap accessible spaces that would have been covered from the elements. However, students faced pushback from university officials who claimed that it was too late in the planning process to incorporate a parking lot in the basement and were told they would look at other options for accessible parking at the Student Experience Center.

Those options appear to be coming to fruition, with the university looking to construct 14 disabled accessible spaces in proximity to the building, with six of them being placed immediately next to the building and its east entrance. The other eight will be in a new parking lot to be located between Waldo and Langton Halls. Paths of travel from both lots would

be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Larrie Easterly, of OSU facility services, said that plans are currently in the works to construct a lot between Langton and Waldo Halls. He says the cost of the lot will be included in the total bill for the Student Experience Center and would have an accessible path of travel between the lot and the center.

Easterly said they are planning on constructing the lot before work begins to remove the current lot next to the bookstore. The six spaces next to the Student Experience Center will be built near the end of the building’s construction.

Construction of the Student Experience Center will displace the parking lot currently adjacent to the bookstore. The lot contains five disabled parking spots, and construction of the building and destruction of the lot will remove already limited accessible parking in the central core of campus.

“We have to, at a minimum, replace the spots that are being taken away. But there is an increase in needs to serve the new building and those around it. We have to think about how this parking lot serves these other buildings as well,” said Gabe Merrell, interim associate director for accessibility.

Merrell explained this is why the university is constructing 14 spots in the vicinity of the Student Experience Center.

However Jeffrey Evans, president of the

Able Student Alliance, is already upset with the current state of disabled parking in the central core of campus, citing the lot by the Women’s Center as non-compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. “There is an unconscionable shortage of disabled parking within the central core of campus,” Evans said.

Merrell said that his office, as well as the university’s committee on accessibility, is currently working on a plan to address accessibility on campus. He said the plan would look at the best way to improve access at OSU and hopes to start to piece together a plan to prioritize improvements.

“We need feedback from ASA and ASOSU and any community members with disabilities about this plan,” Merrell said. “We want feedback. We can’t do everything all at one time. We need to prioritize how we do it.”

However, Evans is not happy with the Student Experience Center going forward with construction.

“When this building is complete, it will be a non-compliant building because it will not connect with the rest of campus,” Evans said. “We have to get the legislature to put a stop to the building. We’ll do it.”

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tation, lobbying, education and ser- determined by students,� Merrill said. vices. Many of these extend beyond “Many other accommodations — the OSU campus as members interact including 24-hour library access, five with both state and federal govern- days a week — were started by student ments. A few issues that the organi- leaders. We want a community that’s zation continues to take on and that open to anybody who needs resources,

By Jack Lammers have been spearheaded in the past all task force directors and services THE DAILY BAROMETER include voter registration awareness work that way.�

As the 2012-13 academic year begins, and tuition rates through campaign The theme of openness throughout the Associated Students of Oregon efforts. the organization extends to promotion State University aim for “Right now the stu- of diversity on campus. Blake Viena, openness and clarity in dents pay for a large ASOSU executive director of diversity their work, embracing About two-thirds portion of the univer- programs places emphasis on incluthe ambitions of newly sivity on campus as well as accessibilof the university costs sity,� Deedon said. elected cabinet mem“About two-thirds of ity of campus buildings and resources bers. For the past week, are paid for by the university costs are for all students. the group has held staff “We promote a community that paid for by students, students, with a training sessions workwith a third being paid is open to anybody coming to get ing to prepare task third being paid by by the government. resources,� Viena said. “All task force force directors and We want [to] argue for directors and services are available the government. cabinet members with putting the priority on and we encourage students to get leadership seminars. involved and use these resources.� education.� “There has already Brett Deedon ASOSU will hold House and Senate Sa f e t y re m a i n s been a lot of talk about ASOSU executive secretary another concern of the meetings every week with updates what the university shown on their webg r o u p, will look like down site calendar. Along w o rk i n g b e t we e n the road, including an increase in the city and univerwith calendar updates, We want a buildings and students on campus sity communities to the ASOSU website and outreach to students on campus,� approach issues of community that’s includes meeting minsaid Brett Deedon, ASOSU executive campus safety along utes, budget updates, open to anybody secretary. contact information with sexual assault Like the U.S. government, the spe- and awareness. Lexie that needs and a blog to acquaint cific functions of ASOSU are laid out Merrill, ASOSU execustudents with their resources. by an ASOSU constitution and divided tive director of comrepresentatives. into an executive branch, a bicam- munity “ASOSU is transparresources, eral legislative branch — with both a takes stake in safety Lexie Merrill ent and open, serving House of Representatives and a Senate through her involveASOSU executive director the students,� Cushing — and a judicial branch. Meetings are ment with the SafeRide said. “People are welof community resources held by all branches collectively oper- Program and her overcome to attend sesating within a system of checks and sight involving Campus, Wellness and sions of all branches and meet with balances to stay within their powers. us.�

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ASOSU cabinet brings diverse experiences, visions n

Cabinet members serving in the ASOSU executive branch describe themselves, duties

By Don Iler

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The ASOSU cabinet was sworn in the same night as the president and vice president in June, and while these officials are unelected, they play a large part in shaping the policy and tenor of the administration.

This year’s cabinet is an eclectic bunch, bringing with them a wide range of talents and experiences — as well as an eagerness to serve the student body. We could say more, but here’s some information to introduce them.

Brett Deedon, executive secretary Deedon, a candidate for speaker of the house last year, is serving this year as executive secretary. The executive secretary, according to Deedon, serves the secretarial needs of a student government. “There are many different committees across campus and I make sure that students are on those committees and that their voices are heard,�

Deedon said.

Deedon also said that he planned on doing more networking with other entities on campus, as well as lobbying with the Oregon Student Association. “We need more funding for higher education from the state,� Deedon said. “If students want to see change, ASOSU is where you want to start.�

Besides his ASOSU duties, the microbiology major from Eugene says he enjoys spending time at his home where he grew up showing cattle and sheep.

Lexie Merrill, executive director of community resources Merrill holds a newly created position this year that combined the former positions of director of services with campaign resources. She oversees six different task force directors, as well as the services that ASOSU provides, such as the Saferide program and the office of advocacy.

In addition, she sits on various committees, including a joint City of Corvallis and Oregon State University committee, looking at various issues between the city and the university. “I hope to give the City of Corvallis a student’s perspective on parking and safety,� Merrill said.

Merill says she is passionate about campus safety and preventing sex-

ual assault and is putting together a safety focus group on campus that will look at safety on campus at night.

Aside from her duties at ASOSU, Merrill is the mother of a 3-year-old daughter who she says, “takes up most of her time outside the office.�

Blake Viena, executive director of diversity programs Viena was heavily involved in many different groups and organizations before joining the executive cabinet in June. He was president of the Polynesian Culture Club last year, is a member of Omega Delta Phi, vice president of the Black Student Union and a member of the Unified Greek Council among others.

As executive director of diversity programs, Viena oversees and coordinates with six different task force directors, helping them with their own campaigns as well as the overall goals of the administration. “I want to create visibility for issues that fall under diversity programs,�

Viena said. “We need to make sure our community embraces diversity and makes sure that all people feel safe.�

Viena is an ethnic studies major with an emphasis on Asian Pacific American studies. He says he enjoys to dance, kick back and spend time with his family.

OSU is hosting the Oregon Students of Color Coalition conference this year, and Viena hopes the opportunity will “create more opportunities for students of color to get involved.�

He also hopes to reach out to the growing international student population and make sure that nonresident student interests are being heard, not just residents’.

Saketa Dixon, executive director of finance Dixon says she has always liked finance. “I started my first bank account when I was three, I started my first business when I was 12 and every job I’ve had at OSU has been about finance,� Dixon said.

While she is not an accounting or finance major, she says she still really likes it. However, one thing she does not enjoy is pizza. “There’s all of that processed cheese and it’s so fatty,� Dixon said.

Dixon is a radiation health physics and public health major. As part of her job, she oversees and reviews the ASOSU budget, takes care of time sheets and will be presenting the

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ASOSU members Lexie Merrill, Blake Viena, Meleani Bates, Amelia Harris, Brett Deedon, Dan Cushing, Saketa Dixon and Ryan Broadsword make up the ASOSU executive cabinet. The cabinet serves a term of one year and supervises task force directors and assists the president and vice president. budget once a term to the House of Representatives. She will also be responsible for presenting the budget to the Student & Incidental Fees Committee. “I’m excited with what ASOSU has to do this year,� Dixon said. “We’re trying to be more visible on campus.�

Ryan Broadsword, executive director of communications Broadsword self admittedly likes to talk. Which is good for the communications major whose responsibility is to speak for and communicate ASOSU’s message. “I have to deal with anything that is seen, heard or read for ASOSU,�

Broadsword said. “We need to have our services and what we do known by the rest of students.�

His current project is updating the website and ensuring all the information on it is current and accurate.

He is also looking to make the website more usable for people with disabilities and has been working with Gabe Merrell in the office of equity and inclusion to make it possible.

Broadsword oversees a graphic

designer and a web designer and hopes to work in public relations later. “I have to speak for an entire organization, so it’s a little daunting sometimes.�

Nagini Reddy, executive director of government relations Reddy says she is here to empower students and to educate them about the issues of higher education at the state and national level.

Part of that is registering students to vote, and Reddy says they have a goal of registering 1,000 students to vote before the election in November. “We have a strong government relations team to educate on the issues to take to Washington, D.C., and be successful lobbying,� Reddy said.

The Portland native is an apparel design and graphics major. In addition to lobbying for students, she enjoys watching movies and was the state high school girl’s table tennis champion for a few years.

Meleani Bates, executive chief of staff

Bates, a double major in women’s and ethnic studies, says she likes to sing a lot, much of it not even planned. “I’m not the best, but I love to [sing].�

She serves as executive chief of staff, whose responsibility is to support all the executive staff members and to provide support for the campaigns ASOSU undertakes. “I’m there to make sure they are successful in whatever they do,�

Bates said.

Recently, she planned the staff retreat and training that cabinet members undertook at the coast this past weekend. “The training is to make sure that all of the staff has the proper tools,�

Bates said. “I want to be a little more supportive of students by thinking, ‘How could students be more involved?’�

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