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Kevin Rome, president of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. speaks at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration kickoff Monday.
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33rd annual MLK celebration honors MLK legacy, pushes for continuing social change By Abigail Erickson THE DAILY BAROMETER
Every annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration centers around a theme, and this year, the theme of “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Change” resonates with the idea that everyone has the ability to instill change. As Kevin Rome, president of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. said, “A small, committed few people can change the world.” The 33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Oregon State University is designed to not only honor MLK’s legacy, but promote the idea that anyone can make a positive impact in society. “I can’t speak on behalf of my department,” said Binh Le, a communications graduate assistant for the office
of equity and inclusion at OSU. “But for me personally, it’s the opportunity to honor MLK’s legacy and his work. Furthermore, it’s an opportunity to remember that MLK’s work is not done and that we as a community can continue working to shape and incorporate his vision.” OSU has a variety of events scheduled between Monday, Jan. 12 and Thursday, Jan. 22 designed to educate attendees about MLK’s work and promote the ideas behind this year’s theme. The celebration kicked off with a presentation by Rome Jan. 12 at 2 p.m., followed by a panel discussion titled “Creating Change.” The panel discussion included Rome as well as Larry Roper, former vice provost of student affairs at OSU; Brandi Douglas, University Housing and Dining Services and Crystal Boson, assistant professor in the Fepartment of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Denson Chatfield, the new director of the Department of See MLK | page 2
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Students, alumni respond with mixed reactions to call for support of Ducks during game By Abigail Erickson and Kat Kothen THE DAILY BAROMETER
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The University of Oregon Ducks might have played halfway across the country, but Monday night, the U of O and Oregon State University rivalry endured. Sort of. The department of Student Events and Activities hosted a screening of the College Football National Championship Game Jan. 12 in the Memorial Union Commons. The screening encouraged students to #beBEAVERBOLD, inviting them to wear Duck colors for a prize drawing. The program received a great deal of online backlash. Posters on Facebook groups like “Things Overheard at OSU” and Twitter users with the #beBEAVERBOLD angrily protested the event and were especially adamant against wearing University of Oregon colors. Evidence of controversy was absent at the actual watch party; under the
dim, green-tinted lights in the MU Commons, students sat quietly with their dinners in front of a large screen where the game was being broadcast. Occasionally, a select few students cheered, but for the most part, the game was met with little enthusiasm. A few members of the group were excited to cheer on the Ducks. “I was hoping to go to Texas, but couldn’t find any tickets that were cheap,” said Mo-Kim Almoussaoui, an alumnus in mechanical engineering. Almoussaoui added that he always wears U of O gear on game days. Some attendees thought the rivalry was trivial, and most were in agreement that U of O was representing the state of Oregon and any animosity could be set aside to support the state. Internet users were more vocal in their criticism of the school’s decision to support U of O, but many individual students were more enthusiastic to see the Ducks represent the Pac-12. “I think it’s radical,” said Yves Nshimiye, a junior in computer science. “They should do this more often.” Many posters on social media criticized the #beBEAVERBOLD initiative See #BEBEAVERBOLD | page 3
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People dined in the Memorial Union Commons while watching the College Football National Championship Game.
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Renewable energy priority for OSU in research, practice By Kat Kothen
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Rows of solar panels contrast against the natural landscape off of 35th Street; this solar array field is the largest on campus.
The problem with renewable energy is not the lack of technology, but the fact that renewable energy sources don’t always meet the demands of consumers. Distribution of energy is done by system operators; these system operators choose the energy sources and supply consumers with energy. When choosing energy sources, system operators look at what sources are most reliable, have the lowest cost and have the most on-demand power, said Joshua Merritt,
graduate student in public policy and mechanical engineering. Merritt is a coauthor on a recent publication on hybrid energy systems. Hybrid energy systems are the combination of two types of energy systems that complement one another. An example of a type of hybrid energy system is a natural gas plant paired with a wind energy system. The study was a review and analysis of different types of hybrid technologies. Researchers looked at the impact of hybrid systems on renewable energy usage and compared the different types of hybrid systems. The current issue with using renewable energy sources by themselves is
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that while they are supplying power, the amount of power at a certain time may not meet the energy consumption. At peak hours of the day, like in the morning or the evening, there are a lot of people using home appliances, so the amount of energy that needs to be supplied to the area is greater than a purely wind energy plant, or other source of renewable energy, could normally supply. “One of our biggest conclusions was by pairing two symbiotic systems together, we might actually increase our renewable energy penetration,” Merritt said. “One of the biggest fears See ENERGY | page 2
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Thwarted theft An officer from the Oregon State University Department of Public Safety stopped a bicyclist Saturday night after the bicyclist allegedly failed to signal a turn. According to DPS logs, the officer allegedly saw the individual throw something into a ditch on the side of the road before the officer approached him. The officer later determined this object to be a pair of bolt cutters. After identifying the individual, the officer confirmed with dispatch that the man did have an active exclusion from all OSU-owned property. The man allegedly confessed that he had been planning to steal a bicycle “for himself or to trade for meth.” An Oregon State Police officer arrived on scene to arrest the man for criminal trespass in the second degree and possession of burglary tools, then transported the man to the Benton County Correctional Facility.
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Around 1 a.m. Jan. 6, university dispatch received an alert that several security alarms had been triggered at the Lab Animal Resources Center. Two OSP officers responded to the scene, where they reportedly found a man in the building. According to one officer’s report, the man was “not able to, or was not willing to, provide any reason for being in Wednesday, January 7 the building or how he entered the building.” The officer also noted that the man had impaired speech and spoke in a “wandering manner and was evasive” in his responses to the officers’ questions. The man An OSU student contacted OSP on campus after allegedly agreed to a breath test, which revealed being the victim of an apparent scam. According to a reported 0.159 percent blood-alcohol level. The OSP logs, the student had been trying to sell an old officers arrested the man for criminal trespass in the laptop on Craigslist for $100. The student was alleg- second degree and transported him to the Benton edly contacted, via email, by an individual offering County Jail. the student $2,000 for the laptop. The student reportedly told officers that when he received a check for Monday, January 5 the greater-than-asked-for sum, his friends warned him that the interaction seemed fraudulent, at which point the student decided to contact law enforceA woman reached out to university dispatch ment. The investigating officer logged that he told Jan. 5 after she reportedly noticed that her vehicle the student not to cash the check and that he would appeared to have been damaged in a hit-and-run incident. According to OSP logs, an alleged witness document the incident in police records.
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left a note on the damaged vehicle’s windshield and later spoke directly to an investigating officer. Using the witness’s description of the suspect and suspect’s vehicle, an OSP officer was able to track down the address of the suspected perpetrator and contact him directly at his residence. The officer logged that the completed investigation resulted in the officer citing the alleged perpetrator for failure to perform the duties of a driver in an accident wherein property is damaged. The Daily Barometer news@dailybarometer.com
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(From left to right) Larry Roper, former vice provost for student affairs; Brandi Douglas, UHDS; Kevin Rome, president of Lincoln University in Jefferson City; Crystal Boson, assistant professor; and Denson Chatfield, director of DPS sit on the panel Monday.
MLK n Continued from page 1 Public Safety at OSU, facilitated the panel. Panelists opened up about their own personal struggles with fostering community and overcoming obstacles regarding issues of prejudice and discrimination. “I’m really invested in visibility,” Boson said. “As a black queer woman, it’s important for me to be in a position to tell the truth. Black queer women are always silent, and I’m proud to use my privilege as an educator to stand up and give them a voice.” Some highlights of the celebration include a spoken-word performance titled “Speaking Justice” Jan. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Memorial Union lounge. An open mic discussion will follow Jan. 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. at
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the Snell International Forum, offering students a place where they can share their own experiences of discrimination and prejudice. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., people can participate in community service to honor MLK’s vision during the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Jan. 21 from 7:30 to 9 p.m., a screening of “Selma,” a new film about the civil rights march in Alabama, will take place at Carmike Cinemas. A discussion following the film will take place at the MU Horizon Room at 8:30 p.m. that same evening. “I’m proud it’s a two-weeklong celebration,” Boson said. “We are taking time to actually look into MLK’s real legacy, and I’m really invested in people telling their own stories too.” The annual Peace Breakfast will take place Jan. 19 at 9 a.m. in the MU ballroom. The breakfast
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with renewable energy is you don’t have power on demand when you need; you have a lack of funding into renewable energy because people can’t trust that they are going to have the power when you need it.” Merritt said that packaging two types of energy together makes the system operators more willing to use renewable energy because the backup energy, like that from natural gas, is already being provided as well. In the end, the goal of hybrid systems is to get the usage of nonrenewable sources as close to zero as possible. Merritt said this may be possible with the hybrid systems that use a combination of renewable energy sources. The study also looked at future sources of energy that are currently being developed. Merritt worked in the College of Engineering looking at harnessing energy from the ocean. Energy collected from ocean surface waves is called wave energy. A recent publication by Ted Brekken, assistant professor in the College of Engineering, has suggested that wave energy has the potential to be a very important source of renewable energy. While there are currently not any commercial sources of wave energy, the study, published in the journal Renewable Energy, suggests that when it is available in the Pacific Northwest, it will be easier to integrate into the energy grid than other sources of renewable energy. According to the study, one of the benefits of wave energy is that the amount of energy being generated can be accurately calculated for minutes to hours ahead of time. Oregon State University
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Friends gather for the Ducks versus Buckeyes game day watch party in the Memorial Union Commons Monday night.
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specifically, some going as far as to post the work phone number of Robin Ryan, associate director of Student Events and Activities, on Twitter and Facebook. Students online vented their frustration at the university, but many staff members were confused by the backlash. “The focus of the event was to provide OSU students an opportunity to come watch the largest national TV broadcast
ever,� Ryan said. “The purpose was to foster a sense of community and celebrate the PAC-12 and the Ducks. Even though they’re our rivals, they still bring national attention to the PAC-12.� Ryan said she wasn’t daunted by the tweets about her, but was still concerned about the online anger. “I support people’s rights to have opinions,� Ryan said. “People deserve grace, though. Hate isn’t conceivable here. Who is this even an issue for, really?� Approximately 50 people
attended the screening, and that’s exactly what Ryan and her team were aiming for. According to Ryan, there wasn’t much of a plan to make a big deal out of this screening, but rather to provide students with another place to watch the game. “Everything we do is intentional,� Ryan said. “This was a minor event put on to provide a sense of community, celebration and critical thinking.� Ryan added that no student funds were allocated to host this event. The event’s only expense was the food provided
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Junior computer science major Yves Nshimiye (left) and Oregon State alumnus in mechanical engineering Mo-Kim Almoussaoui (right) watch the College Football National Championship Game Monday night in the Memorial Union Commons. at the event, which was paid for by a grant from the #beBEAVERBOLD initiative. The initial idea was met with much positivity from the MU and International Students of Oregon State University staff, as well as the U of O. “The Erb Memorial Union director sent us some free Duck swag as a thank-you,� Ryan said. “The main goal here is collaboration between the universities.� Taylor Sarman, president of the Associated Students of Oregon State University, saw the screening as an opportunity
Films to focus on restoration, dam removal By Ellen Spitaleri PORTLAND TRIBUNE
PORTLAND — Greg BaartzBowman wants people to realize that on this planet we live in “one enormous watershed,� and the best way to guarantee the good health of that is to start restoring our local watersheds. “All our local creeks flow into the Willamette,� he said, “so we have to start here.� His interest in local watersheds spurred Baartz-Bowman to put together the first Milwaukie Watershed Film Event in 2012, and now he is looking forward to the fourth-annual festival, taking place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Milwaukie’s Masonic Lodge. The two movies on the bill at the watershed film event are “Crystal Clear,� a short film by Baartz-Bowman and Milwaukie City Councilor Mark Gamba, and “DamNation,� a feature-length film tracking dam removal in Washington, Oregon and Maine. Metro Councilor Carlotta Collette, who represents District 2, will host the event. Featured speakers after the films are shown include Robin Jenkinson, restoration coordinator, Johnson Creek Watershed Council, and Chris Runyard, environmental activist and North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council
board member. Runyard will speak about the Free Celilo Falls awareness campaign, designed to remind everyone that Celilo Falls still exists under the pool behind The Dalles Dam. “Celilo Falls is the longest continuously inhabited place on the continent. It was a gathering place for the people of the region for 10,000 to 15,000 years. It is currently flooded by a dam that may not be worth what was lost. We believe it is time to have a discussion of what is still there and should we think about bringing it back,� he said. Gamba also will speak, and Baartz-Bowman said Gamba hopes to be able to share important news about the Kellogg Dam at the event. ‘Crystal Clear’ “Crystal Clear� will lead off the series. It depicts the restoration of Crystal Springs Creek, which flows through the Sellwood and Moreland neighborhoods, including nearby Reed College. Jenkinson will introduce “Crystal Clear� in the context of restoration in Johnson Creek and the work so many partners and volunteers are doing to improve the water quality and health of the wildlife and habitat in this watershed, she said. She added, “Mark and Greg’s
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film is timely because it highlights one example of a successful large pond removal for salmonhabitat enhancement, namely the stream-restoration work that is taking place in Westmoreland Park. Part of the success of this project is how the neighbors and park users have embraced the changes. Sharing this example may encourage others to invest in similar stream and park enhancements.� The city of Portland was mandated to replace nine culverts along Crystal Springs Creek to aid in fish passage, Baartz-Bowman said. “Culverts throw a creek out of balance because they narrow the creek, and the increased velocity is not good for fish. Since they’ve made the culverts wider, we’ve had spawning salmon in Crystal Springs Creek — there is even underwater video to prove it,� he said. At present, seven of the nine culverts have been replaced; the final two, located near the fire station at Bybee Boulevard and Southeast Glenwood Street,
should be replaced this year. Although “Crystal Clear� is specifically about Crystal Springs Creek, the film begins with a shot on the Willamette River, near the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, because Baartz-Bowman and Gamba wanted to show the “connectedness� between the river and its streams. The whole idea of the film series, he said, is to bring awareness to the plight of the local watersheds, especially to the removal of Kellogg Dam. Plenty of restoration work has been done at Klein Point, the mouth of Johnson Creek in Milwaukie, “while 300 yards away are the degraded Mt. Scott and Kellogg creeks. That is the most impacted watershed around, because of Kellogg Dam and the toxicity behind the dam,� BaartzBowman said. As yet there has been no resolution on removing the dam, and Baartz-Bowman said he will keep showing films focusing on dam removal as long as the Kellogg Dam is still in place. See FILMS | page 4
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for OSU students to exercise civility, despite some mixed feelings within the student body. “I think that the event is consistent with some big principles here at OSU,� Sarman said. “Specifically being civil with each other and being part of a larger community.� Victoria Redman, MU president, saw the event as an example of the spirit of good sportsmanship. “OSU has shown a lot of class supporting the Ducks in the past,� Redman said. “It’s just an
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He was sentenced to six years and three months in prison in 2002 after pleading no contest to a charge of felony sex abuse, according to Statesman Journal files. Ingling, who was working as a pastor at Hubbard Christian Center, was accused of fondling two boys over their clothing, according to the files. Back in 2002, prosecutor Sarah Morris said Ingling had a history of convictions of sex offenses against children, including some family members. His history included two charges from the 1960s in California and two from the early ‘80s in Polk County, Morris said at the time.
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SALEM — A sex offender who was placed in transitional housing behind a local Head Start facility is being moved after neighbors expressed concern. Harry Cecil Ingling, who was convicted of two felony sex abuse charges, was registered in the state’s sex offender database as living in the 2300 block of Grear Street NE. His address matches that of a transitional housing facility operated by Union Gospel Mission. The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency’s Head Start program is housed
at 2475 Center St. NE – which is across a parking lot from Grear Street. Jon Reeves, director of the Head Start program, said when he asked Union Gospel Mission officials to address the situation they agreed to move Ingling out of the facility. “(That) doesn’t explain how in the world that kind of mistake could occur,” Reeves said. Ingling’s entry in the state sex abuse registry says he has an extensive sex offending history dating back to the ‘70s. “Ingling has estimated he molested approximately 500 different boys throughout his lifetime,” according to the entry.
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The filmmakers have petitioned President Obama to “crack down on deadbeat dams,” and they have an online petition at change.org, asking for people to support dam removal. “DamNation” follows dam removal stories on The land at Klein Point was donated as a natural the Elwa and White Salmon rivers on Washington’s area to the city of Milwaukie in 2003, by the Klein Olympic Peninsula, the Rogue River in Oregon and family, Gary Edward Klein said. the Penobscot River in Maine. “The point was phase one of the riverfront park The press kit for the movie describes how the film and it was done in 2012. Now phase two is going charts the change in public perception about dams on at the south end of the park, by the boat ramp, over the past 50 years, when people first thought and that should be done in February of this year,” dams were good, to the present day, when obsohe said. lete dams are being removed to facilitate healthier Klein added, “If the watershed is healthy, then watersheds and renew spawning grounds for fish. things around it and within it are healthy, too. This park issue is more than just restoration work, it will be a regional park for people to use and enjoy.” “Part of doing this event is for people to see Another part of the restoration of Crystal Springs Creek involves work in Reed Canyon, near Reed that Kellogg Dam needs to be removed. Our local watershed and its health is what this event is about,” College. Zac Perry, canyon restoration manager, has been Baartz-Bowman said. He has seen the audience evolve over the four working for the college actively restoring the headwaters of Crystal Springs Creek since 1999, when years he has been showing films at the watershed he oversaw the removal of a concrete, chlorinated event. swimming pool that was built into the stream “We first showed films central to Milwaukie channel in 1929. and Oregon, but now I have seen the reaction Before it was removed, the creek was diverted that folks give to the films, and they are willing to around the pool through a 230-foot pipe, and reach beyond Milwaukie’s borders to see what is “obstructions such as these prevented clear pas- happening out there, and bring it home,” Baartzsage from the clean, cold headwaters of Crystal Bowman said. Springs to the Pacific Ocean,” severely limiting the “This is always a great event. Clean, salmon-filled successful spawning of migratory salmon, he said. rivers, healthy, abundant wildlife, and thriving, sucPerry added, “The college has entrusted me cessful people are what the Northwest has always with removing decades of weed infestation with- been about. We must take great care to protect and out the use of chemicals. Essentially, I have been enhance it,” environmental activist Runyard said. restoring the streambanks to improve fish habitat, “This helps tell the story of what Milwaukie while making it more attractive for insects and means; something like, ‘land by or with many amphibians.” waters,’ I believe, in Indian native tongue. And we would not be here if it were not for all the springs, creeks and rivers in the Milwaukie area. Keeping This hour-and-a-half movie was a very personal this pristine is a very good thing for all people and film for Patagonia founder and the film’s executive citizens in the area; it is a spiritual recharge,” Klein producer Yvon Chouinard, who partly financed the said. Baartz-Bowman added, “It’s about having a film; co-director and editor Ben Knight; co-director Travis Rummel; and Matt Stoecker, producer healthy watershed where salmon come into play. and director of underwater photography, Baartz- As former Gov. Tom McCall said, ‘If salmon are in your local stream, you have a healthy watershed.’” Bowman said.
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hen Wayne Tinkle was introduced as the head coach of the Oregon State men’s basketball team in May of last year, there were four uncompromising traits that his teams would play with as long as he coached: character, discipline, toughness and togetherness. As the Beavers have passed the midpoint of their season, the question is as follows: Has he delivered on that promise? Without a doubt, the answer is a resounding yes. Remember, Tinkle took over a program that struggled. The Beavers hadn’t been to NCAA tournament in nearly a quarter-century, and had more visits to the White House than winning seasons in the past decade. The expectations for this year’s team was about as low as they could be with the changing of the staff and losing its top-five point producers from the year before. A majority of Beaver Nation was willing to consider this season a wash, and wait for the next season when Tinkle and assistant coach Stephen Thompson’s sons — Tres and Stephen, Jr., both highly rated recruits who signed their letters of intent to play for the Beavers — join the team. But here we are, midway through the season, and the Beavers have an 11-4 record while going 2-1 early on inconference play. They’ve been a perfect 10-0 at Gill Coliseum, and knocked off No. 7 Arizona Sunday, their first victory over a top-10 opponent since 2000 when they knocked off the then ranked No. 3 Wildcats. Predicted to finish last in the conference, the Wayne Tinkle era is already ahead of schedule. And the four traits that Tinkle laid out — discipline, toughness, togetherness and character — have been the driving force in the team’s early success. Players were suspended for extended periods of time under Robinson on several occasions, whether it be for drug use, grades or violating team rules. So far in the early part of the season, the team has not had any of those issues. This is a prime example of the improvement in character and discipline. On the court, the biggest difference you will see between this year’s team and teams in the recent past is on the defensive end. After a last season of giving up nearly 75 points per game in Pac-12 play, the new system has cut that down to 56.8, which is No. 16 in the nation. There is your disciple and your togetherness. You don’t put up those kind of results on the defensive end by playing sloppy and selfish. Tinkle has instilled toughness in his players, and they play with confidence that was not evident in years past. Tough players make plays in clutch moments; tough players don’t let early mistakes keep them from making plays in crunch time. Tinkle’s players have taken on that role; whenever a play has needed to be made, they have delivered — especially at the free-throw line. Against the No. 7 team in the nation, the Beavers hit 13 of their final 15 free throws to deliver the upset victory. Earlier in the week See rAthBonE|page 6
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Junior all-arounder Risa Perez poses during her floor routine during the Beavers’ meet against No. 5 UCLA Monday, Jan. 12.
Heartbreak for OSU Beavers lose hard-fought battle against No. 5 UCLA Bruins Monday night at Gill Coliseum
in the nation, showed signs of greatness throughout the night but ended up losing to the Bruins 196.000 to 195.450. Early on, UCLA took the lead when the team won both By teJo Pack vault and the uneven bars. Those wins were courtesy of THE DAILY BAROMETER UCLA redshirt senior all-arounder Samantha Peszek, Oregon State gymnastics (0-1, 0-1 Pac-12) opened its who scored a 9.950 on vault to win the event and a 2015 season Monday night when it played host to No. 9.875 on bars to come in second just under teammate 5 UCLA (1-0, 1-0). The Beavers, who entered the meet ranked No. 11 See gYMnAstics|page 6 n
Sunday’s 58-56 win for Oregon State over No. 7 Arizona was one of the biggest in Beaver basketball history, though it wasn’t necessarily atypical of the OSU-Arizona rivalry. The Beavers have two wins over ranked teams in the last eight seasons, one of which was a 75-65 home win over No. 10 Arizona on Jan. 12, 2006. Two years prior, the Beavers again beat a highlytouted Arizona squad, winning 90-84 at home against the No. 14 Wildcats. Even in the 2001-2002 season, when OSU finished 11-17, Arizona was ranked No. 11 and No. 15 in the two games and only defeated OSU by a combined 11 points. Since the 2010-2011 season, the Beavers were 14-22 in games decided by 5 points or less, including last year’s 74-69 loss in Gill Coliseum to No. 3 Arizona. The very first game in that string, however, was a 76-75 win over the Wildcats in Corvallis on Jan. 2, 2011. The Beavers defeated Arizona just two games after losing by 12 points to the Oregon Ducks, who fell to Arizona by 18. On Sunday, neither of the Wildcats’ first two jump shots, both 3-point misses, touched the rim. In the opening three minutes of each half, Arizona went 0-for-4 from the field with two turnovers while OSU was 2-for-4. In the closing three minutes of each half: the Wildcats were 2-for-6 and OSU 3-for-6, with junior guard Langston Morris-Walker’s layup with 26 seconds remaining being the difference in that category and in the final score. The Beavers pulled out the sweep on both Arizona and Arizona State, though coming on different forms of success. The Beavers forced ASU turnovers on nearly 27 percent of possessions but Arizona turned the ball over on less than 9 percent. OSU nabbed 12 offensive rebounds against ASU and just three against Arizona. One of the biggest reasons OSU beat the Wildcats: Arizona stumbled from deep, finishing 4-for-21 on 3-pointers. Both the Arizona and Arizona State games ended with OSU tying its opponent, 22-22, in points in the paint. Against Oregon, the Beavers totaled 24 points in the key. On Sunday, neither team led by more than four points. The Beavers had the lead for 18:04 of the game, Arizona for 15:08. Arizona was averaging nearly 78 points per game before Sunday but See oUt oF thE BoX|page 6
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Redshirt freshman 133-pounder Jack Hathaway moves in for the pin against Stanford at Gill Coliseum Jan. 10.
Oregon State men’s wrestling struggles midway against Stanford, comes back for win
match defeats. Both wrestlers overcame adversity late in the meet to win key matches when the Beavers needed them. The turnaround for both wrestlers came midway through the bout when THE DAILY BAROMETER Saturday night was another quality the Beavers were down 9-6. Latham was the first of several night for Oregon State wrestling. The men’s wrestling team (4-0, 2-0 Beavers to start the winning, defeatPac-12), which entered the match ing Stanford redshirt freshman ranked No. 19 by the USA Today/ 174-pounder Keaton Subjeck by deciNWCA Division I Coaches Poll, contin- sion 6-3. This was a great turnaround ued its dominance of the mat, beating win for Latham after Subjeck had beaten the senior all of their past host Stanford (3-2, 1-1) 19-12. three meetings. Two of those wins for The meet, however, did not start Subjeck were during the Roadrunner well for senior 174-pounder Joe Open in November. Latham and freshman 125-pounder See WrEstling|page 6 Ronnie Bresser, who both had early n
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Redshirt freshman 133-pounder Jack Hathaway locks his opponent up during the Beavers’ meet against Stanford Jan. 10 in Corvallis.
redshirt freshman Christine Peng-Peng Lee, who recorded a score of 9.900. The Beavers turned things around when the teams reached the balance beam, thanks to the efforts of senior all-arounder Chelsea Tang. Tang scored a 9.875, which was good enough for first place. UCLA’s Lee would score a 9.875 in the same event, but only after an inquiry was put in for her first score, allowing her to run the beam once more. When Lee stepped up to the beam, she was met by boos from the attending audience of Beaver Nation, more than likely due to the fact that she was allowed to perform twice. Lee’s second attempt out-
shined her first, earning her a score that matched Tangs’. Regardless of the questionable inquiry, the Beavers outscored the visiting Bruins in the event 48.950 to 48.875. On floor routines, the Beavers gave another strong performance, which won them the event (48.775 to 48.700) behind the tumbles of junior all-arounder Risa Perez and sophomore all-arounder Madeline Gardiner. Perez came out and gave what was questionably the strongest floor exercise of the night. Unfortunately for Beaver Nation and Perez, the judges did not see her performance as super exceptional, only awarding her a score of 9.775, which was good enough for third. Gardiner, who followed Perez, hit the floor soundly with each stamp of
her feet and managed a score of 9.800 landing her in second place behind Peszek, who took the event with a 9.875 score. Whether the scoring on the night was fair is uncertain, what is known is that Peszek is a former silver medalist in the 2008 Olympics as part of the U.S. Team, and a gold medalist in the 2007 World Championships and Pan American Games as part of the U.S. squad. Peszek ended up winning the all-around with a score of 39.550 followed by Gardiner and Tang. Oregon State will now travel to Ames, Iowa where the Beavers will take part in a quad meet Sunday Jan. 18, at noon. TeJo Pack, sports editor On Twitter @pack6124 sports@dailybarometer.com
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junior Evan Silver in the 125-pound weight class. Shortly before the third period, Silver was up by 3-1, but it would be Bresser who would win Latham’s win further compounded the Beavers’ lead when senior 184-pounder Taylor the match 4-3 with an escape on Silver, followed Meeks stepped up to the line and won his duel by a takedown. The Beavers will return to action Saturday by major decision and put the Beavers ahead when they host Cal State-Bakersfield at Gill 13-9. The bout of the night — and what would be Coliseum at 11 a.m. the clincher for Oregon State — came when The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports Bresser came face-to-face with No. 14 redshirt sports@dailybarometer.com
OUT OF THE BOX n Continued from page 5 ended with 56 points and only 21 in the first half. The Beavers counteracted Arizona momentum well, especially as the game progressed. On one-of-six opportunities the Beavers scored on the possession coming after an Arizona field goal. In the second half, the Beavers did so sixof-11 times. One of the most potentially momentumswinging points came with 7:50 left in the first period, when a pass from Arizona senior guard T.J. McConnell glanced off OSU junior forward Daniel Gomis’ hands, hit the backboard and dropped for two points. Though the Beavers didn’t score on their next possession, they held the Wildcats to two field goals the rest of the half. The Beavers’ two Pac-12 wins have been largely due to limiting the opposing team’s leading scorer on the season, especially after Oregon senior guard Joseph Young torched OSU’s defense with 27 points in the Ducks’ Civil War win. Arizona and Arizona State’s leading scorers coming into their respective games with OSU — ASU junior forward Savon Goodman and Arizona freshman forward Stanley Johnson — combined for nine points on two-for-nine shooting and three turnovers. Junior guard Gary Payton II played all 40
minutes against Arizona. Late in the game, Payton II was leading the Beavers with 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists; it was MorrisWalker’s eventual game-winning bucket with 26 seconds left that gave Morris-Walker the team lead at 12 points. On the opposite end of the playing time spectrum, 7-foot sophomore center Cheikh N’Diaye, who scored in each of OSU’s first eight games, did not enter the game Sunday. Freshman guard Tanner Sanders was the lone walk-on to see the floor, playing three minutes. First halves have been low scoring affairs for OSU: neither the Beavers nor their opponents have reached the 30-point mark in any first half through three Pac-12 games. The Beavers often used the entirety of the shot clock against both Arizona schools. The Beavers averaged 24 seconds per possession against ASU and 23 seconds versus Arizona, compared to 17 and 19 seconds from their opponents, respectively. OSU had not defeated a ranked team — let alone a top-10 team — in the last three seasons. The Beavers have yet to score 60 points in a Pac-12 game. Still, they are 2-1 and behind only 3-0 Utah and 3-1 Stanford. Josh Worden, sports reporter On Twitter @BrightTies sports@dailybarometer.com
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It is still early in Pac-12 play, but Tinkle has his team playing at a level a year or two ahead of schedule. And he has done it by keeping it against Arizona State, the Beavers went 12-15 simple: Character, discipline, toughness, and in the second half to clinch their first win in togetherness. conference play. When was the last time a Beaver team came Brian Rathbone, sports reporter up with clutch free throws, or defensive stops On Twitter @brathbone3 in back-to-back games? It has been a while. sports@dailybarometer.com
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Senior all-arounder Chelsea Tang preforms on the balance beam during the Beavers’ meet against the Bruins Jan. 12 at Gill Coliseum.
Does God Exist?
Provost’s Literary Prize
The Socratic Club presents a debate free and open to the public. Thursday, January 15, at 7PM in Milam Auditorium (OSU) Featuring Dr. Michael Shermer of Chapman University and Fr. Lucas Laborde of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Portland presenting divergent views.
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A debate on this age old question The Socratic Club at Oregon State University
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Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University. Dr. Shermer received his Ph.D. in the history of science from Claremont Graduate University. He has authored many books, including Why Darwin Matters: Evolution and the Case Against Intelligent Design.
Fr. Lucas Laborde is the pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Portland. He earned his M.A. in Philosophy at the Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino, Italy, and studied Theology at San Carlos Borromeo Seminary in Rosario, Argentina. Fr. Laborde also spent five years as a Campus Minister at the OSU Newman Center.
For more information please visit groups.oregonstate.edu/socratic/facebook.com/socraticclub or contact Braden Anderton, President andertbr@onid.oregonstate.edu Gary Ferngren, Faculty Advisor gferngren@oregonstate.edu Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made to the above contacts.
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Sabah Randhawa, Provost and Executive Vice President, requests submissions to the 27th Annual Provost’s Literary Prize for undergraduates at OSU. The prize consists of an award of $500 and publication for on-campus distribution. Rules The literary work may be fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction written for a general audience. The prize is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students at Oregon State University who may submit their own work or have work nominated by faculty members. Submissions must be the student’s original work, typed, no longer than 14 double-spaced pages for prose or drama, or eight manuscript pages for poetry, and include full name, year in school, current mailing address, phone number, and student I.D. number of the author.
Deadline
Submit work to Prof. Keith Scribner, Chair of the Provost’s Literary Prize Committee – School of Writing, Literature and Film main office, Moreland 238 – by 5 p.m., Friday, February 13, 2015.
Announcement
The Provost will announce the winner in May.
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#beBEAVERBOLD game watch party disrespected Beaver fans
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ake a peek at the media surrounding the Beaver Nation’s reaction to the upcoming championship game. There are articles ranging through The Oregonian and the University of Oregon’s paper, “The Emerald,” asking about the Beavers and their potential support of the Ducks in the championship game against Ohio State University. The Emerald piece by Alexandria Cremer and Scott Greenstone in particular cited The Daily Barometer’s “Student on the Street” inquiry — wherein all six students expressed support for Oregon pride — and stated that our school “has pledged to ‘go green’ for the day by lighting its cor-
ridors with green lights and hosting a watch party for students to attend.” This watch party was held in the Memorial Union, hosted by #beBEAVERBOLD — a group intent on fostering school spirit — and students were notified of the event by yellow and green posters decorated with little Duck wings. The poster proclaimed, “Support U of O in National Championship Game!” going on to say that it was “all about Oregon Pride! Come cheer on the Ducks as they represent the great state of Oregon on the national stage!” Below the unnecessary exclamation points was this damning phrase: “Wear DUCK COLORS to enter into prize drawings.”
Editorial And then the Internet exploded. #beBEAVERBOLD’s post on the subject received 37 — mostly negative — comments to the event and Things Overheard at Oregon State University lit up: one post, a picture of the flyer, received almost 200 comments and more than 250 “likes.” While the diehards duked it out on Things Overheard, #beBEAVERBOLD posted a response to the wave of negativity, calling for sportsmanship and maturity. We can understand why the OSU community would be so upset. The blatant command of the poster to “support” and “wear Duck colors”
against the backdrop of green and yellow does exactly what our Monday column advised against doing: telling someone who to support. Beavers can and will be classy people, provided they are not herded toward this as an end goal. The act of defining whom Beaver Nation should support only succeeded in rubbing folks the wrong way. The yellow and green, the wings and the demand to wear Duck colors in support were bad moves. All this makes the assumption that all Beaver fans are supporting our southern neighbors, and that there is absolutely no issue with slathering a Beaverassociated program in rival colors. Here is our suggestion: Think about
how simple it would have been to create a black and orange poster advertising the game watch with no pressure to support one particular team in the championship. The people who supported the Ducks could have shown up in Duck clothes, those supporting the Buckeyes in scarlet and grey and those who were just there for the food in whatever they wanted. Think about it — no angry fans, no loss of faith in our school spirit program and a mission accomplished: folks wanting to hang out and watch a football game. t
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Shooting in Moscow, Idaho shocks community, affects those inside, outside state
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hen you grow up in the Idaho panhandle, it’s a sure bet that Moscow will become a fixture in your life. Your dad might be an alumnus of the University of Idaho — mine was. You might visit for science competitions in middle school and marching band in high school — I did. Most of your graduating class, and certainly some of your best friends, will pursue their collegiate dreams there — mine did. So when, with my cocktail of life experiences, I heard that there was a shooting in Moscow, Idaho, my gut formed a knot. That kind of thing is impossible in Moscow. But on Saturday, Jan. 10, 29-year-old John Lee shot four people and killed three. He knew all but one of his victims. The first victim was Lee’s adoptive mother, Terri Grzebielski, 61, who was at her home at the time of the incident. Lee moved on to an insurance agency where
In this hour of grieving, we must open our sister has built her life there. My sister Julie Davaz, 28, is a Library Assistant hearts to our neighbors to the east. at the University of Idaho main library. After all, our two towns, built on agriculture, She says the Moscow community is share the same roots. he shot and killed his landlord, David Trail, 76. devastated. t “On Saturday, we got some information Jodie Davaz is a senior in Digital Communication Arts and a guest There he also wounded Michael Chin, 39, who through internal communications about how columnist for The Daily Barometer. is now in critical condition in Seattle. Lee’s last stop was at an Arby’s, where he campus is safe to be on again after the suspect asked to see the manager — Belinda Niebuhr, was taken into custody,” she said. 47 — who he shot and killed. “They have released other internal comLetters to the editor are welcomed and will be printed on a firstInvestigators still don’t know if there is a con- munications talking about how sad the unireceived basis. Letters must be 300 words or fewer and include versity committee is. There was a prayer vigil nection between the two. the author’s signature, academic major, class standing or job last night.” title, department name and phone number. Authors of e-mailed Moscow Police said they found five guns in letters will receive a reply for the purpose of verification. Letters Imagine this type of shooting in Corvallis. Lee’s car. are subject to editing for space and clarity. The Daily Barometer He now faces three first-degree murder charg- Three community members are dead, one in reserves the right to refuse publication of any submissions. es and an additional attempted murder charge. critical condition and in their shadow, a gunThe Daily Barometer In my head, this sort of event isn’t supposed man awaiting trial. c/o Letters to the editor How hard would it have been for us? to happen in Moscow. My grandparents actually Memorial Union East 106 Oregon State University How hard will it be for them to recuperate moved from Orange County to Moscow in 1977 Corvallis, OR 97331-1617 because it was ranked one of the safest cities in after this loss? or e-mail: editor@dailybarometer.com the nation. Moscow’s small and closely-knit community Two of my closest friends study there and my will feel this heavy loss for a long time to come.
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Law for minors-in-possession good start, not last solution to continuing problem
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he Daily Barometer ran a brief Jan. 12 concerning a new law that provides minors in possession of alcohol to contact Oregon State Police without fear of legal repercussions. Over the past weekend, two incidents involving students affected by possible alcohol poisoning and transported to Good Samaritan Hospital yielded no minorin-possession of alcohol citations for those involved. The positive possibilities of this law are wonderful — students concerned about reporting friends don’t need to worry about getting in trouble, only about the safety of their pals. This shifts motivation in a minor-in-possession of alcohol scenario from, “Jim’s dying, we have to hide the body!” to “Quick, call 9-1-1 before Jim dies!” Fewer students trying to pretend that nothing is wrong so that they themselves don’t get in trouble, and more experts helping in possible alcohol poisoning situations — no one is going to deny this is a good law. Except me. Yes, I will concur that the law is a good start and works in the same considerate vein as the Student Health Center on campus having a no-questions-asked option to drop off illegal drugs. It gives folks a way to ease out of potential criminal activity without having to sign up for the free attendance of The School of
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Short hair, don’t care Hard Knocks. It puts value on human life rather than doling out punishment — that’s noble. However, it doesn’t solve the problem of underage drinking. The United States is one of six countries in the world where the legal drinking age is 21 — the majority of the world prefers 18 and younger. Why is a nation that likes to boast itself as one of the leaders of innovation and the free world so behind in this concept? Answer: the 1970s. Throughout the Vietnam War, 18-year-olds were drafted to fight, although the voting age of the majority was 21. It was changed after an overwhelming protest along the lines of “If we are old enough to go to war and die for our country, we are old enough to vote who goes into office.” The legal age for alcohol remained 21 in combination with the legal driving age at 16, because old-timey farmer logic and child labor. So 18-year-olds are old enough to operate vehicles at high speeds, go to war and die for their country, buy tobacco death sticks and gamble themselves into debt, but God forbid they get a stiff drink?
Here is the solution — lower the drinking age. Germany clocks in at 16 for legal drinking but pushes its driving age up to 17-18. What this allows is for teenagers to learn their limit before they are stupid enough think about driving a car. In the United States, provided that a teenager follows the law to the letter and doesn’t have any experience with alcohol until 21, they are then presented with the skills they have had years to craft — specifically driving — and a new experience with a new substance that is easily underestimated. Kind of a no-brainer that Germany’s automobile accident rate is half of ours, as a partial result of this age issue. Ignoring driving for a minute, if the legal alcohol consumption level were lowered, kids coming to college for the first time would be less likely to go hog wild over drinking booze if they already have experience with it. So yes, having minors in possession of alcohol have no fear in terms of contacting authorities is a good start to saving lives. But giving them experience to draw from so they are prepared for adulthood is going to save more lives in the long run than a law that says, “Shhhh we won’t tell anyone.” t
Cassie Ruud is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Ruud’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Ruud can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
Ryan Mason is a Senior in graphic design
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f there is a surefire way to get Americans to do something, tell them that they can’t. My desire to see “The Interview” a month ago was not high. Sure, I like Seth Rogen, but his new film wasn’t anything special based on the preview, so I was holding out to see what some of the reviews said. Then, as I’m sure you all heard, Sony got hacked, had private information stolen and the same hacking group then threatened any theater that was going to play the movie. Sadly, large theater chains backed out, and Sony decided to dump the movie. Luckily, after public outcry, Sony resurrected the movie and released it to independent theaters and on other video platforms like YouTube, Xbox and Google Play. Feeling I should support the first amendment, I decided to participate in a small rebellion against North Korea and watch the film. What I got was a pretty typical Seth Rogen movie, and not the powerful satire that we were all led to believe the movie was going to be. With that said, I like Seth Rogen, who starred and co-directed the movie, and definitely had some laugh-out-loud moments. The film begins with seeing Aaron (Rogen) producing a segment of the popular interview show starring Dave Skylark, played by James Franco, about Eminem revealing that he is gay. While the crew celebrates the popular interview, Aaron feels that he needs to be more journalistic with the show. He and Dave seek to get a real
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Saling interview and end up landing one with the Supreme Leader. Before their departure, the CIA contacts the men and asks them to help assassinate Kim Jong Un. This seemingly is where the North Koreans start to dislike the film. When we finally get to Korea, the best part of the movie starts, as Randall Park portrays Un. Un is shown to be a tender, misunderstood and seemingly cool guy. Dave falls under his spell and gets cold feet on the plan. As they say in the movie, Dave was “honeypotted” by Un, and they find out he was tricked into not seeing the monster Un really is and the atrocities he has committed. Typical of a Rogen movie — almost excessive in this one — there is a copious amount of jokes about genitalia, homosexuality and double-entendres. Some are good, some are not; it’s very hit and miss throughout, but has some good laughs. I think if the North Koreans actually watched the movie for what it is, they would not be nearly as outraged. It is just another Seth Rogen movie with a lot of stupid dirty jokes — stupid is not necessarily bad in this case. The film may lie a peg below “Pineapple Express” and “This Is North Korea, go see it. You can pull it up on your laptop, The End”, but “The Interview” has become a huge part of our culture or Corvallis’ own Darkside Cinema and, even if it is out of pure spite to has showings all week at 7:30 p.m.
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The Daily Barometer ect will go for Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the same screenwriters who made the “Captain America” movies. Still, I feel pretty good about their prospects. “Agent Carter” has a lot going for it both as something inspired by comics and a standalone creation. It’s atmospheric, innovative and witty. Hayley Atwell reprises her role of Peggy from the films, and that is a very good thing. She’s a great actress, and one of only a few familiar faces to latch onto. A replacement could have sunk the show before it even took off. Atwell pushes the quality of everything else up, with the focus on her character being the central pillar of the story. Having the Stark butler, Jarvis, as her sidekick is just one of the writers’ clever choices. He’s able, clever and has a strong dynamic with the lead. The villains, while vague at this point, are sinister in their ambiguity.
azama Brewing Company in Corvallis held its second annual Dark Days Winter Ale Festival, celebrating winter brews in beer, mead and cider. More than 15 brews from Mazama and other local fermenters were present at the ale festival, each bringing its own unique tastes and styles to the pint glass. The festival took place at Mazama Brewing in their taproom and brewery. Live music played in the background while patrons tasted new beers. Winter beers fair differently from year-round brews because of the complexities and flavors that highlight the season. Vanilla, tobacco and malt are big headliners in winter beer and were tasted at the celebration. McMenamins on Monroe Brewing had their Hogshead Whiskey-Aged Ballena Russian Imperial Stout at the festival, and this was one of the most interesting brews there because of the whiskey and oak flavors imparted on the beer. I am not a whiskey fan because of how harsh it tastes by itself, but the hints of the liquor flavor in the beer gave it a full body feel and added to the complexity of all the flavors. Elk Horn Brooklyn Brewing from Eugene, Food Critic Ore. brought its clean and crisp blackberry wheat beer. This is a pale, malty beer that is lightly hopped, which gives the beer a smooth bitterness. The subtle hint of Oregon blackberries gave the beer a unique taste. Adding fruit to beer is always an enjoyable flavor to have mixed in with malt and wheat, because the fruit lessens the strong impact of straight malt, which it does in the blackberry wheat beer. 2 Towns Ciderhouse had its Bourbon Barrel Aged Nice & Naughty cider pouring in the taproom, which made it feel like it was Christmas all over again. This is one of their specialty ciders, fermented in aged bourbon barrels with whole nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. The flavor combination with the taste of bourbon warms you right up and hits you in the face with 10.5 percent alcohol by volume. Mazama had many of its beers highlighted at the ale festival, and one of my favorites from this local brewery was the No Quarter Baltic Porter on NITRO. I am a big fan of beer on nitro, and now I have found a delicious new brew to try again and again. One reason I love beer on nitro is because of the foamy and thick mouthfeel, and the nitro gives the beer a bigger and enhanced taste. This porter was like adult chocolate milk. The first full, foamy taste was chocolate and second was coffee. The porter is brewed with flavors of dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla fudge and anise. If you are strong-willed and adventurous, this beer is definitely one you should try before the end of the season. In the craft brewing scene, sour beer is an up and comer, and this style of brewing was found in a few of the brews at the festival. Mazama had its La Gaule du Matin sour beer on tap, and it was an easy drinking beer, but had an incredibly complex flavor composition. This beer is Mazama’s aged Sour Sunrise in Port wine barrels. If you have never had a sour beer, take caution with your first sip. Sour beer is very unique and — no big surprise — it’s sour on the first taste. The sour taste lingers on your palate as you drink the beer, mixing with the other flavors in the brew. In this beer the other flavors were fruit, vanilla and Port. Winter is a harsh and wonderful season, and this feeling is mirrored in the beer inspired by the season. Each of the beers showcased at the Mazama Dark Days Winter Ale Fest brought big, bold and exciting beers. Winter ales are a category all their own in the beer world that should be tasted by any beer enthusiasts with courageous spirits.
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Derek saling is a junior in English. The opinions expressed in Saling’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Saling can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
‘Agent Carter’a breakout hit, smart, interesting , cool efore I start, I want to make it clear that I’ve never seen either of the Captain America movies. The first one had a lukewarm reception from my friends and the Internet, and watching the sequel without knowing any backstory seemed like more trouble than it was worth. That’s why, when promos for “Agent Carter” started running, my only thought was “why is there a Marvel logo attached to this?” It just looked like a regular crime show. There are no superpowers, no avengers or anything recognizable. If there’s a comic based on these characters it’s more obscure than “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Well, like “Guardians,” this “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” spin-off turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The premise has a lot to work with, and while it theoretically could work as a regular show, the writers add just enough references to keep diehard fans satisfied. So from what I understand — after my roommate filled me in on the Marvel timeline — “Agent Carter” takes place in between “The First Avenger” and “The Winter Soldier.” It’s 1946. Captain America is lying frozen somewhere in the Arctic, waiting patiently for the next installment in his franchise. In the meantime, life hasn’t stopped for his costar Peggy Carter. With the war at an end, she has to pick up the pieces and move on. After all the insanity of being in a Marvel movie, she’s ready to settle back into life as a normal agent of the Strategic Scientific Reserve. But that’s kind of difficult when remnants of the past keep reappearing to make her career more difficult. In the same way the Cold War came back to haunt America in the fallout of World War II, a new threat has emerged from all the super-powered weirdos Carter thought she was done with. After someone frames Iron Man’s dad — who, as it turns out, is basically his son with a classy mustache — for selling weapons to the enemy, she’s enlisted to clear his name with the help of his butler, and from there hijinks ensue. With only two episodes aired, it’s hard to make a judgment call about how well the proj-
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Right now we have only a name: Leviathan, which leaves space for unlimited possibilities. And that’s exactly what “Agent Carter” has. My one complaint would be that the protagonist being a woman is sometimes made overly conspicuous. Not as much in the actual show. A single woman in the 40s trying to advance in the workplace is going to run up against some opposition and sexism, but I never felt it was portrayed unrealistically. The promotion and advertising, however, is very aware that audiences — and reviewers — like female leads and their attempts to make Carter’s gender the focus can stray into pandering. It’s really not necessary. We can see the character is strong without being told. But that’s reaching for criticism, and it’s unlikely to be relevant as new episodes create a steady following. The next episode airs Jan. 13 on ABC. I’ll be watching, and I recommend you do too. t
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 forum@dailybarometer.com.
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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 forum@dailybarometer.com.