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Discussions continue among administrators, student leaders to organize overall process of student fee-funded budgets
“The student government always had the final say in moving the student fee allocation forward to the president’s office,” said Taylor Sarman, president of the Associated Students of Oregon State University and student representative on the OSU board of By Sean Bassinger trustees. THE DAILY BAROMETER Traditionally, the Student and Incidental Fees Oregon State University is dealing with Committee has reviewed all budgets proposed by feeorganizations and modifies them with input the ramifications of an amended statute funded following an ASOSU joint-session with the House and that could shift the way student and Senate. Following this process, the final approval for budgets is then made by the SIFC and forwarded to incidental fees are approved. Signed into law back in July 2013, Senate Bill 270 OSU President Ed Ray. grants independent governing boards to OSU, the In addition to continuing support and review from University of Oregon and Portland State University. the ASOSU legislative branch, the new statute could As the Oregon University System transitioned to potentially increase ASOSU’s involvement with the independent governing boards, statutes transitioned overall budgeting process, according to Sarman. as well. One such statute, ORS 352.105, addresses “Senate Bill 270 changed and modified a lot of the who has the final authority to approve student and structure,” he said. “Nobody could predict the kind incidental fees at each university. of changes that came out completely.” Working with the new board of trustees, the statute Though they continue to work with ASOSU, the reads that “the recognized student government” of SIFC is best described as a completely independent each institution must approve all student and inci- organization. dental fee-funded activities. “We’ve inherited a process that hasn’t necessarily But what groups fall under the definition of “recogSee FEES | page 3 nized student government” is not clear. n
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An Oregon State Police officer received a call reporting that a man was in a room of Graf Hall without permission to be in the building or on campus. The officer logged that upon his arrival, the man allegedly admitted he was banned from campus, which dispatch was able to confirm. The officer arrested the man for trespass in the second degree took the man into custody at the Benton County Jail.
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Vehicle-pedestrian crash OSP, the Department of Public Safety and the Corvallis Fire Department responded to an incident that took place on Southwest Jefferson Avenue near Callahan Hall. OSP logs report that the driver was allegedly turning left into a parking lot when he hit a pedestrian. Both parties are confirmed Oregon State University students, according to the log. CFD tended to the pedestrian and transported her to Good Samaritan Hospital for minor injuries. The vehicle reportedly had no signs of damage, though the driver was “shook up.” An OSP officer gave the driver a warning for his unlawful turn and released him to a DPS officer, who gave him a courtesy ride to Student Health Services for an evaluation.
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Investigation of controlled substances Two OSP officers confronted an OSU student outside of his classroom Wednesday after a detective from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office had contacted OSP with probable cause for the student’s arrest. According to OSP logs, the student is suspected of being part of a case involving the delivery of controlled substances. The OSP officers transported the student to BCSO and released him into the investigating detective’s custody.
Alleged theft interrupted A person contacted campus OSP Wednesday to report a person “looking at bikes and into windows” at the International Living-Learning Center. A DPS officer located a suspect, who matched the complainant’s description, near Bloss Hall, and an OSP officer responded to the scene shortly after. The suspect was allegedly observing a particular bike, which appeared to have already been partially dismantled. The officers decided to arrest the suspect for attempted theft, possession of burglary tools and possession of methamphetamine before taking him into custody at the Benton County Jail. The Daily Barometer
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OSU bass club members balance studies with casual, competitive fishing
Nearly two hours before sunrise on the day of a club outing, agricultural science junior Chase Cochran and several other members of Oregon State University’s bass club are already wide awake. The team may have traveled hundreds of miles to reach an out-of-state tournament, and they’re ready to experience the payoff for all their hard work and planning. They wait on the water with dozens of other competitors as officials inspect their boat to make sure the equipment is up to regulation. When their launch number is called, they’ll race toward a predetermined spot before someone else can claim it. It’s a quiet time when team leaders make decisions that could make or break their performance. Cochran, who is also the club’s vice president, said he enjoys the calm just before “blastoff,” which he compares to the moments just before the timer starts in more traditional sports. “I usually find that my first cast is horrible, just because I’m amped up and my hands are shaking,” Cochran said. “There’s anticipation. It’s that pre-game feeling. You don’t know what the day’s going to hold, especially with fishing. You’re counting on a fish that’s going to dictate your success. It’s not entirely on your shoulders. You could fish the best you ever have in your life, and if the fish don’t want to cooperate, it doesn’t matter.” Preparation for a tournament typically begins a few
days in advance, when “prefishing” begins. Members will use these practice sessions to find prime locations and — perhaps more importantly — figure out which bait and lures the fish are responding to. “Say we got a bite here in practice at one o’clock, when the light was here on this spot. Then we’ll hit here at one o’clock,” Cochran said. “There’s a lot to factor in, and the people who are really good are the ones with a game plan who can think on the fly and make the most out of the day.” While conditions are constantly changing and there’s no guarantee a strategy will pay off, club President Eric Strickler said the challenge makes it more rewarding. “To me it’s like a puzzle,” Strickler said. “There are trips where you’re just struggling the whole time and never figure it out, and then there are other times when you get a rhythm down and you’ll catch fish consistently. Those are the tournaments you do well in.” Teams will typically try their luck for the full day before returning for weigh in. Only five fish, meeting a minimum length of 12 inches, can be kept to contribute to a group’s point total. Under tournament rules, any fish that dies deducts from the overall score; trying to replace it with a new one is an automatic disqualification. Cochran and Strickler both said looking after fish that were already caught is “the most stressful” part of a competition. Last year, the two of them qualified for a national Fishing League Worldwide championship when OSU’s club placed first in the California regional. For the club’s leaders and veteran members, attending
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Oregon economy finished 2014 at record pace of growth STATESMAN JOURNAL
SALEM — Oregon’s economic recovery took a mighty step forward last month. The state unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point in six years after months of stagnation, with the December unemployment rate falling to 6.7 percent. The driving force behind the decrease was rapid job growth that persisted through the last three months of 2014. “We had a strong payroll employment report for the December numbers,� said David Cooke, an economist with the Oregon Employment Department. “But the labor force did not grow much between November and December. Therefore, that resulted in a drop in the number of people unemployed.� For most of 2014 the unem-
an economic analyst with the office, in a blog post. “However, the headline monthly employment numbers are likely overstating the growth purely due to the seasonal factors from (the Bureau of Labor Statistics).� Once the seasonality can be taken into account, Lehrer said, the numbers will likely continue to reflect strong job growth to finish out 2014 — “but maybe not quite record-setting.� But what is unusual about the December numbers is how broadly the job gains are spread across industries. Retail trade and government both added more than 2,000 jobs; health care and social assistance added more than 1,600. Other major gains were reported in construction, transportation, warehousing and utilities and leisure and hospitality.
ployment rate remained little changed because both the number of jobs and the number of people seeking them grew rapidly, he said. “Oregon’s seeing an even stronger rate of job growth compared with the U.S.,� Cooke said. “The unemployment rate dropping is good news, although we’re still substantially above the U.S. unemployment rate of 5.6 percent.� According to the Employment Department, Oregon’s job growth was not only strong, it was record-setting. During the last three months of 2014, employment grew by 24,300 jobs — the largest three-month gain since 1990. But officials with the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis were a little skeptical. “No doubt the economy has improved, and job growth has picked up,� wrote Josh Lehrer,
FEES n Continued from page 1 been redesigned or revisited in roughly the last 10 years,� Sarman said. As ASOSU president, Sarman also serves as a voting member on the SIFC. Priscilla Macy, chair of the SIFC, said broad wording within SB 270 and ORS 352.105 has caused concern among the SIFC members, especially because the committee felt nobody communicated the significance of the change with them in a timely manner. “I would say that the news of this piece of legislation was kind of dropped as a bomb on the student fees committee,� Macy said. “All the committee members took it as a huge loss at the time.� Macy stressed on the importance of continuing student involvement with the general student fees process, referring to them as stakeholders. “Students are having to pay more for the same opportunities,� Macy said. “The general student population needs to be more invested in knowing what they’re paying for because it is coming at a high cost.� OSU students spend around $400 a term, which goes into the total student fees pool of more than $30 million, according to Macy. Macy and the committee view the timeliness of the news as a general over-
sight of the fact that SIFC has operated as an entity outside of ASOSU’s governing branches. “I think that working in administration, that would be an easy misconception to make,� Macy said. “My perception is that it was a misunderstanding of what SIFC really was.� Susie Brubaker-Cole, vice provost of Student Affairs, does not believe there will be many changes in the general process of student fee dollars. She emphasized the complexity of SB 270 and the wording of ORS 352.105, stating how important it was for student leaders working with the general student population to make the best decisions moving forward. “There’s potential for some change, but there’s a strong sense that the student voice is critical in determining how their needs can best be met through the programs the incidental fees committee funds,� Brubaker-Cole said. In terms of SIFC being among the “recognized student government,� BrubakerCole sees little need for any larger changes due to working in the bill text. “They are a part of it, but they’re not outside of the recognized student government,� Brubaker-Cole said. “It’s not clear that there needs to be radical change in the current process in order to comply with the revised statute.� Macy hopes all parties involved can make decisions that best represent students and said the greatest reason for
Salem welcomed a number of major business expansions in recent months. Garmin AT Inc.’s Salem site wrapped up its $14 million plant expansion in the beginning of 2015. The facility, set to open in March, has the capacity for Garmin to hire an additional 150 employees. And in June, NORPAC Foods Inc. and Henningsen Cold Storage opened a 260,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse in Salem. The warehouse cost $25.5 million and employs 40 Henningsen workers. New businesses are bringing new jobs to the Beaver State. According to Secretary of State Kate Brown, a total of 58,960 new businesses registered in Oregon last year. That makes for the fifth consecutive year in which Oregon’s business population grew. Plus, the growth is accel-
independence has been to assure unbiased decision making with budgets allocated to student organizations. Moving forward, Macy said one of the primary shifts with the new university governance in place changes the reporting process of budgets in student feefunded organizations. “The board of trustees is now the hierarchy we report to,� Macy said. The SIFC has made the final call in terms of decision-making on budgets for decades. According to Article IX, Section 3 of the 1979-1980 ASOSU constitution, the committee holds the “final power� over student fee-funded organizations including “Educational Activities, Health Service, Memorial Union, Men’s and Women’s Intercollegiate Boards of Athletics, and Physical Recreation Board.� “Historically, what we found in archives is that the student fees committee has always acted as an independent committee,� Macy said. A similar line can be found under Article IX, Section C of the 1987 ASOSU constitution. “I’m personally striving to find a way the student fees committee can continue to be separated from ASOSU and the way that it’s independent and not correlated to the executive branch,� Macy said. Sean Bassinger, editor-in-chief editor@dailybarometer.com
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erating: Approximately 2,000 more businesses registered in 2014 than did in 2013. However, as the unemployment rate drops and job growth accelerates, not all Oregonians are enjoying the level of employment they’d like. “There’s still a large number of Oregonians working part-time that would like to work full-time, but they can’t due to the economy not being as good as it was 10 years ago,� Cooke said. “It’s come down substantially, but
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Oregon State agricultural sciences student becomes Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador, travels as spokeswoman
mother, Sarah Miller. Emma Miller chose the cows. “It definitely gave her her work ethic,” Burbach said of Emma Miller growing up on a dairy farm. “Dairy cows are high maintenance.” Emma Miller will now spend the next year traveling around Oregon giving presentations at By Kat Kothen schools and teaching communities about dairy THE DAILY BAROMETER Emma Miller was 13 when she first saw the products and life on a dairy farm. “You’d be surprised by how many people think Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador at the Oregon chocolate milk comes from a brown cow,” Sarah State Fair. “When I was at the State Fair with my dairy Miller said. Sarah Miller said she thinks her daughter will cattle, I saw the princess there, and from there, do a good job of educating Oregon about dairy I knew I wanted to become a Dairy Princess Ambassador,” said Emma Miller, a junior in agri- because of her drive, communication skills and love of teaching. cultural sciences. Emma Miller said balancing her dairy princess This year her childhood duties, school work, sorority dream was realized: She was involvement and her club parcrowned 2015’s Oregon Dairy When I was at the ticipation has taught her valuPrincess Ambassador. able lessons in time manageState Fair with my The Oregon Dairy Princess ment and organization. These Ambassador is a woman who is dairy cattle, I saw experiences have also given well-rounded, has good speakher both confidence and public the princess there, ing skills and has a good rapport speaking abilities, she said. with people, said Jessica Kliewer. and from there, I Emma Miller is also thankKliewer is the state director of knew I wanted to ful for the opportunities to the Oregon Dairy Princess meet people and make new Ambassador program. become a Dairy connections. “She (Emma Miller) is the Princess Ambassador. Emma Miller is the second most motivated, educated, most vice-president of Sigma Alpha. passionate woman I’ve ever met Through this position, she Emma Miller in my entire life,” said Molly teaches new members about Junior, agricultural sciences Burbach, a senior majoring the policies and history of the in interior design. Burbach is Emma Miller’s little sister in the agriculture-based sorority. She is also involved in the dairy and sorority, Sigma Alpha. “When she puts her mind agricultural education clubs on campus. These experiences, through both Oregon State to something, like getting Dairy Princess, she puts University and being Oregon Dairy Princess 200 percent effort into it.” To become the dairy princess is to become a Ambassador, have given her hands-on and teaching opportunities that she will carry on into her spokeswoman for the Oregon dairy industry. “I really appreciate everything that dairy farm- future career. Emma Miller hopes to become an ers do for us,” Emma Miller said. “If we didn’t have agricultural teacher. Starting in March, Kliewer and Emma Miller will dairy farms and dairy cows, we wouldn’t have milk travel Oregon together, four days a week. Kliewer or ice cream — my personal favorite.” Growing up on a small dairy farm in predicts Miller will serve more than 15,000 Oregon Independence, Oregon, dairy has been a big part students this year. “I’m excited to get to work with her,” Kliewer of Emma Miller’s life. In high school, a volleyball coach made Emma said. Miller choose between volleyball and showing Kat Kothen, associate news editor news@dailybarometer dairy cows at the state fair, according to her
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Emma Miller wins the title of 56th Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador Jan. 17. Miller will spend the next year traveling across Oregon as a spokeswoman for the state’s dairy industry.
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New Yorker magazine staff writer and two-time National Magazine Award winner Elizabeth Kolbert will speak at Oregon State University Monday, Feb. 2, according to a press release from OSU. Kolbert will discuss her book, “The Sixth Extinction,” the release said. Her book deals with the way humans are altering Earth and bringing about the next mass extinction, according to the release. Kolbert’s talk will be at LaSells Stewart Center and starts at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
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Marcus Borg died Wednesday, Jan. 21, at age 72 after suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to a press release issued by Oregon State University.
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A professor of religion and philosophy, Borg began teaching at OSU in 1979 and retired in 2007. In his lifetime, Borg wrote 21 books and was a nationally renowned biblical and history Jesus scholar, according to the release. Borg was the recipient of every major teaching award during his time as a professor, the release said. Borg helped to organize the nationally televised symposium “God at 2000” at OSU. This symposium featured Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other scholars, according to the Courstesy of Ching-chia Ko, Beaver’s digest
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Payton II helps take down USC on night that saw his father honored By Brian Rathbone THE DAILY BAROMETER
On the night when Gary Payton was being honored for his historic 58-point performance that happened 25 years ago, it was his son, Gary Payton II, who stole the show with a steal in the closing seconds to seal the 59-55 victory over USC Saturday afternoon. In front of the largest crowd in Gill Coliseum in more than three years—8,877 in attendance — the Beavers (14-5, 5-2 Pac-12) remain a perfect 12-0 at home despite multiple comeback efforts by the Trojans (8-9, 1-6). It looked in the early moments of the game that the son of the former Beaver great would make a run at his father’s single-game scoring record as he scored 11 of the Beavers’ first 15 points, his father watching from his courtside seat. Although it was a special night for his father, Payton II went about his business as if it were just another game. “That was just a bonus for us tonight, but no matter what day it is, I’m going to come out with everything I have,” Payton II said. “It just happened that today was his day.” With just more than three minutes left in the first half, the Beavers held an 11-point lead at 29-18. But the Trojans used a 9-0 run to close out the half; not the way head coach Wayne Tinkle wanted to enter with a 29-27 lead. “We lost some of our momentum at the end of the first half, and we were a little disappointed” Tinkle said. On the Trojans’ first offensive possession, USC took the lead after a three-point jumper from redshirt sophomore guard Katin Reinhardt — who led the Trojans with 17 points — pushed the Trojan run to 12-0 going
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back to the end of the first half to take a one point lead. With Oregon State needing a big play to stop the Trojan run, it turned loose junior forward Olaf Schaftenaar who went on to hit back-to-back-to-back three balls on the next three Beaver possessions to regain and push the lead to eight points. “We challenged Olaf Schaftenaar at halftime and he came out, like so many of our guys do, in the second half,” Tinkle said. “We were able to take the momentum from them.” The Beavers came up with a couple of key defensive stops while on that mini Schaftenaar scoring run. Schaftenaar helped himself out by getting a steal before hitting his second three ball, and junior Daniel Gomis came up with a block to set up Schaftenaar’s final three. “It was a big boost. It came at the right time and really got us going, especially after USC had come out and made a 3-pointer,” said junior forward Jarmal Reid, who had nine points off the bench. “We didn’t give up and he got hot.” Each time it looked like the Beavers were going to pull away from USC, the Trojans fought back. “I give credit to USC,” Tinkle said. “For continuing to battle and try to find a win on the road.” In the final 14 minutes of the game, neither team was able to pull more than five points ahead from the other. With under a minute left, the Trojans had See MEN’S HOOPS | page 6
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Senior guard Ali Gibson elevates and extends putting up a shot against Washington State at Gill Coliseum Jan. 16.
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OSU wins at Arizona State for first time in 17 years to remain perfect in Pac-12 By Mitch Mahoney THE DAILY BAROMETER
The Beavers’ outstanding season continues, as the ninth-ranked women’s basketball team swept its trip through Arizona. On Friday, Oregon State (18-1, 8-0 Pac-12) took care of business at Arizona (8-11, 1-7) to come away with the 73-55 victory. On Sunday, the Beavers did it again to defeat the No. 13 Sun Devils (18-2, 7-1). The Sun Devils entered Sunday’s contest sporting the only other perfect conference record besides OSU. Through the first half, this game had all the makings of a back-and-forth, grinding battle between two of the top teams in the Pac-12. However, just five minutes into the second half, all that had changed. Mental errors on behalf of the Sun Devils and hot shooting from the Beavers sparked a 14-0 run in a matter of seconds, putting the Beavers ahead for good. What was just a 27-22 edge at halftime, turned into a comfortable 45-25 lead that the Beavers hung on to for the 68-57 victory. It all started with a foul. Senior guard Ali Gibson was fouled by ASU sophomore forward Sophie Brunner on a made layup. Gibson missed the and-one free throw, but sophomore guard Sydney Wiese snagged the offensive board. A few passes later, junior guard Jamie Weisner canned a three-pointer for the rare five-point possession.
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When Arizona State inbounded the ball, head coach Charli Turner Thorne’s frustration boiled to such a point that she was called for a technical foul. Wiese sank both free throws, and the run was just starting. The Beavers forced a missed shot, and Wiese made a three-pointer their next time down the court. The Sun Devils missed their next two shots while junior center Ruth Hamblin made her next two baskets to put the finishing touches on the run. When the Beavers finally cooled off, 15:44 still remained in the final period, leaving plenty of time for a potential Arizona State comeback. The Sun Devils competed until the final buzzer, and the game never felt out of reach for them until the last couple of minutes. They brought the game back to within 11-points with 2:49 remaining, but the Beavers closed it out. In the first half, defense dominated. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Arizona State and Oregon State have the two best defenses in the conference, statistically speaking. The Sun Devils allow only 55.6 points per game and the Beavers allow 56.3, which are the best and second-best rates in the Pac-12. In the first half, ASU limited the Beavers to See WOMEN’S HOOPS | page 6
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Former Oregon State basketball player Gary Payton pays his respects to the crowd during the Beavers’ win against USC Saturday, Jan. 24 at Gill Coliseum.
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ack when I was playing high school football — before one of our games — a handful of teammates and I decided to make a slight change to our uniforms; nothing drastic, just wearing different socks than what the rest of the team would be wearing. Nothing was made of it before, during or after the game. It was not until the end of our next practice and we had to run extra sprints for no apparent reason that I began to understand. One of the coaches finally called out the five or so of us that had different socks than the rest of the team, and explained that we were the reason that everyone was having an extended conditioning period. So why am I reliving my glory years of high school football? For two reasons: One, the ladies love it, and two, all of the shoes that the USC starters against Oregon State were wearing were a different color. It’s true. Each of the Trojan starters were wearing a different combination ranging from red and grey-and-red, to black-and-red, and even neon, florescent, burn-your-eyes-yellow that USC freshman guard Jordan McLaughlin sported in the first half. He hilariously switched shoes at halftime. All of those extra sprints
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Rathbone @Brathbone3 that the coaches made me run served their purpose, because now I notice those things, and it bothers me when I see teams that do that. It was one of the things that really bothered me — among other things — about the Craig Robinson-led teams: They all did their own thing. We saw everything from players only wearing black socks, to wearing blue or pink shoes, to players letting the world know what shoes they are going to wear on Twitter. In case you hadn’t noticed, every single one of the Beaver players was wearing orange socks and orange shoes, all matching, like they have all year. And it showcases that “no one man is bigger than the team” mantra, and toughness that head coach Wayne Tinkle mentions each and every press conference after each Beaver victory. “We had great contributions from everyone from the team tonight,” Tinkle said following the USC game. Through 19 games, contributions from everyone is exactly why the Beavers have exceeded
expectations and find themselves in third place in the Pac-12 — everyone contributes. Six different Beaver players have lead the team in scoring this season, with each of those six players leading the team in scoring at least three different games. Junior forwards Jarmal Reid and Olaf Schaftenaar, and junior guard Langston MorrisWalker have each led OSU in scoring three times. Sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier and junior guard Victor Robbins have been top scorers in four games, while junior guard Gary Payton II has led the team in scoring a team high six times. Compare that to last year’s team and you see that through 19 games the Beavers had three players who had team highs in scoring, with one player — Roberto Nelson — leading the team in scoring 14 of the team’s 19 games. While the Beavers don’t have a player who is as a dynamic scorer as Nelson was last year on this year’s roster, it shows how team basketball will win you games. Last year through 19 games, a player scored 44 times in double figures. This year that number rose to 56 players scoring at least 10 points. 19 times last year an Oregon State player scored at least 20 points; this year it has only happened seven times. There has yet to be a player
who has scored 30 points in the 19 games Wayne Tinkle has coached, while four times Nelson alone went for 30 points in the first 19 games a season ago. By the way, the record of last year’s team was 11-8 with a 3-4 conference record through 19. That is why teams are having a difficult time beating Oregon State this season. Who do you game-plan for and say “we will win if we shut out this player?” Each player has shown— multiple times—that they can carry the scoring load and hit clutch shots when they are needed most. The USC game was just one example that revealed team play, as three players went for double figures, with Payton II going for 21 in front of the largest crowd at Gill in three years. Tinkle has his team playing balanced, selfless team basketball. Which is why the Beavers are third in the Pac-12, and are playing in front of a home crowd, which is nearly twice as large as their first home game (4,759 to 8,877), and why this team will be playing in the postseason — and I am not talking about the College Basketball Invitational. And just think, it all started because none of them cared about their shoes. Brian Rathbone, sports reporter On Twitter @brathbone3 sports@dailybarometer.com
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a chance to cut the lead to two points as sophomore forward Nikola Jovanovic went to the free-throw line. The noise level at Gill reached such a high volume that after the game, Gary Payton made the comment about how it reminded him of how it sounded when he was playing in the late ‘80s. Tinkle accredits how the players have earned the type of support they have received at Gill. “It’s neat (to have the fans back). These guys deserve it,” Tinkle said. “They are the reason for the fans’ excitement about Oregon State basketball. We enjoy it because we’ve worked hard to earn it.” Next up for the Beavers is a trip to the desert, where they will face Arizona State for the second time this season — The Beavers defeated ASU 55-48 Jan. 8 — before taking on then-No. 7 Arizona, which the Beavers upset 58-56 the last time these two teams played.
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38.7 percent shooting and forced eight OSU turnovers. Likewise, Oregon State’s defense limited the Sun Devils to 36.1 percent shooting while forcing 10 ASU turnovers. The Sun Devils’ solid defense helped give them the lead out of the gate. The score hit 11-4 in favor of ASU before solid shooting from sophomore guard Gabby Hanson helped close the gap. Hanson hit two jumpers and a three-pointer within her first three shot attempts, and she finished with 12 points. The Beavers’ leading scorer on the game was Weisner, who had 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting including 3-of-4 from deep. Among the other leading scorers were Gibson and Hamblin, each of whom had 12 points. Gibson shot 5-of-6 from the floor, while Hamblin was 6-of-8. For Arizona State, only one player reached double-figures in scoring, and that was junior guard Katie Hempen, who had 22 points. ASU’s leading scorer on the season, sophomore forward Sophie Brunner, fouled out of the game after scoring seven points. Up next for the Beavers is a home stand against the defending Pac-12 champions of USC at 2:30 on Friday, and they’ll play UCLA on Sunday at 7 p.m.
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Moving past a Washington State defender, junior guard Jamie Weisner charges the lane for a score at home Jan. 16.
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ome recent discussions involved with amendments in Senate Bill 270 and what the state mentions as a “recognized student government” have us wondering what our continuing budget process for student and incidental fee dollars could look like. Before the board of trustees came into place, the process of determining what happens with student fees has typically involved four-steps: The budget is drafted by the Student and Incidental Fees Committee, sent into a joint session review by the Associated Students of Oregon State University, sent back to the SIFC for a double-check and then sent onward to President Ed Ray for final approval. With the amendment of ORS 352.105, which determines the fate of student fees at public universities,
Editorial the SIFC could be subject to ASOSU greater affecting this process. The new process could go like this: ASOSU gets further involved with drafting the upcoming budget for potential student fees and then the budget is approved/disapproved by the board of trustees. The SIFC wouldn’t be as independent as an unbiased party, because they would be considered a part of ASOSU. Taylor Sarman, President of ASOSU, is a voting member of the SIFC and the only Oregon State University student member of the board of trustees. All three of which are crucial in the decision-making process of what our student fees do in the long run.
This feels a little odd — it would almost be tantamount to President Barack Obama acting in his presidential capacity and then adding himself to Congress and sitting on the bench as a Supreme Court Justice. We concur that this would make the process much more streamlined, and Sarman hasn’t given us a reason to distrust him. But giving our student government any more say in terms of drafting the budget for where our money goes runs the risk of corruption. Maybe not in Sarman’s time. But what is to stop the next person from deciding to dictate the whole process? Deciding that more student fees should be allocated to student government rather than, say, Counseling and Psychological Services?
Bureaucracy may be one slow brontosaurus, but it exists as checks and balances to make sure everything runs honestly. Yes, this new process of assuring the “recognized student government” would streamline the process for how and when student fees become applied in real life scenarios, rather than just waiting in line for the next person to read the budget and argue about a semicolon. But just as with any kind of minimizing of a government process, there is always a risk of a leadership position being abused if it is allowed to run unchecked. t
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n the weeks following the terrible shooting at the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, the people of the United States have come together to denounce the attack and support the right of white people everywhere to freely express themselves. This right has faced attacks recently from liberals and social justice warriors, but there are still many brave souls in comedy, politics and the media who are willing to take a brave stand against political correctness and fight for the right to mock and bully the minority groups that have historically been protected from any sort of insult or harassment. But recently some radical nut jobs have suggested that freedom of speech is a right that should be open to all people regardless of race, gender sexuality or social class.
to redefine the Constitution. Brandon Duncan’s lyrics paint a picture of the realities of gang violence. He never mocks the beliefs of a non-Christian One example is the people who have come to religious group or makes a sweeping generalizathe defense of Brandon Duncan, a San Diego based tion about an ethnic minority; so imprisoning him rapper who performs under the name “Tiny Doo” for his artistic self-expression can’t possibly be an and is currently facing 25 years to life in prison for infringement of his freedom of speech. The fact of the matter is that we simply can’t the lyrical content of his music. have people making money off of the creative The prosecutors of the case claim that Duncan’s representation of gang violence. lyrics make specific reference to a series of gang That sort of behavior simply encourages and shootings and — under a California anti-gang statute passed in 2000 — it is a felony for anyone emboldens a dangerous criminal element. After all, that’s why Martin Scorsese, Ridley to benefit financially from gang activity. Scott, Shane Black, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian de Some people have argued that this represents a Palma, Mike Newell and the Coen Brothers were violation of Duncan’s freedom of speech, but that See CHAMBERS | page 8 is obviously just another attempt by progressives
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or a lot of people, being called the “F” word is one of the biggest insults you can give them. Not the “F” word you’re thinking of. I’m talking about calling somebody a feminist. I consider myself a feminist. It can send shudders down some people’s — particularly some men’s — spines. I don’t know when the word became so polarizing, but it’s mainly due to the huge misconception for what feminism actually is. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, feminism is “advocacy of equality of the sexes and the establishment of the political, social and economic rights of the female sex.” What many think when they hear the word though, is that feminism is some insane movement, which will cause women to become the rulers of the world while subjecting men to every disadvantage possible. That’s not what feminism is. That’s just crazy. Gender inequality is a real issue, not only domestically, but also on a severe scale worldwide. Believe it or not, there are still many places in the world that hold archaic beliefs, like women shouldn’t be educated, shouldn’t be able to work, shouldn’t be able to drive and genital mutilation. Some of these practices are truly sickening. In more advanced places, women are still subject to discrimination in different, though still problematic ways. Whether it is less pay or injustice from
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the judicial system, there are still too many times that women are subject unfair treatment. On Jan. 23, Emma Watson gave a speech at the World Economic Forum — a.k.a. The Billionaires Club — about her HeForShe campaign, in which she is attempting to get men in support for gender equality worldwide. Though I’m not sure if there is an official way to sign up, consider me a part of HeForShe, and I advise all of you on campus to support this as well. This doesn’t mean you have to go to rallies, hate men or become a vegan. All it means is if you see injustices against women, you speak out against it. Americans still hold on to the idea of freedom. Unfortunately, for so many in this country freedom is a myth, whether because of gender, race or economic status. Helping to change the attitude towards feminism is a very small step that you could take to hopefully gain a little bit more freedom for those who lack it. Go ahead and call me a feminist. I’ll gladly accept that title. t
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From FBI to Salem, Deepwood director has history
CHAMBERS n Continued from page 7 all arrested and imprisoned. Why should Brandon Duncan be treated any differently? But despite being treated the same as anyone else in California who benefits from gang activity, Duncan believes that his treatment is racially motivated. In an interview with Don Lemon, Duncan claimed to feel as if there was an attempt to “eradicate black men” on the part of the police and prosecutors of California. This is completely ridiculous. If the government of California was involved in a systematic attempt to eradicate black men and women from the state there would some obvious signs. We would find out that they make up 29 percent of the prison population despite being only 6.6 percent of the state population, or we would find out that out of 45 police shootings in Oakland, 37 were black and none were white. Something along those lines. The simple fact is that Duncan only has himself to blame for his arrest and imprisonment. His celebration of a culture that is often hostile and violent toward the racial majority of this country frightens white people, who prefer that minority groups express themselves non-confrontationally and — as has been proven time and time again in this country — the rights of U.S. citizens are limited to the degree that they begin to offend the sensibilities of white men. Because fear will always color our commitment to the freedom of speech. t
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SALEM — Thomas Jefferson’s underwear, artifacts looted during the Iraq War, the “Singing Cowboy” Gene Autry’s art collection and FBI undercover operations. Lynne Richardson, Historic Deepwood Estate’s new executive director, has worked with all of them during her expansive career. The desire to move closer to family living in Salem led her to the position at Deepwood last fall. “I love museums, but historic houses are really special,” Richardson said. “It was just one of those great opportunities that we found her,” said Cassandra Ferder, Deepwood’s board president. “Lynne had expertise with historic nonprofit homes and a vision of making Deepwood more of a community center. It was a winwin in our book.” Richardson, 53, earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology at the University of California, Davis. She wanted to be a professor — think Indiana Jones — until someone suggested a career in
museum management. After a yearlong position at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., she attended San Francisco State University for a master’s in museum studies focused on collections management. In 1993, Richardson moved to Los Angeles to be the collections manager at the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in Griffith Park. The museum was founded in 1988 and building its collection. Richardson said she processed 1,000 new items per year. While she loved the Autry, Richardson had a dream job: collections manager at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. When the position opened, she applied, got it and moved to Virginia. “I’ve touched Thomas Jefferson’s underwear. Of course, back then underwear was long johns,” Richardson said. “I never want to be famous enough that someone actually saves my underwear.” After a couple years safeguarding Jefferson’s personal items, a position opened at the FBI for an art-theft program assistant. It was a long shot. She applied on a lark, thinking she’d never hear back. She landed the position and started an 8-year career working on the Art Crime Team in D.C. “It was interesting just getting into the FBI, going through a 3-month process for top-secret clearance — background checks, polygraphs and everything,” Richardson said. She ran the
stolen-art database, coordinated investigations and served as liaison to international investigative agencies such as Interpol and Scotland Yard. “Items are stolen all over the world and brought here to this country to be sold,” Richardson said. “We have this huge unregulated art market ... We’re creating the problem.” “There’s a lot of stolen art out there,” Richardson said. “Our biggest problem was lack of documentation.” She advises homeowners to document their belongings using the international standards of the Object ID. Owners can register stolen items on the Art Loss Register, which currently has more than 300,000 items. Richardson said the most interesting item recovered during her tenure at the FBI was one of the 14 original Bill of Rights signed by the original authors. North Carolina’s copy was stolen by a union troop during Sherman’s March to the Sea in the Civil War. The FBI team busted an appraiser on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ who tried to sell the priceless document to an undercover agent. “We crossed paths with a number of ‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraisers. We had to arrest quite a few of them,” Richardson said. Richardson’s proudest FBI accomplishment was the creation of the Art Crime Team. When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, looters stripped the
National Museum in Baghdad of its ancient Mesopotamian treasures. Richardson worked with Robert Wittman to develop the FBI’s first rapid-deployment Art Crime Team, 14 agents who combat cultural-property crime. Internationally, the team has recovered more than 2,500 objects worth more than $150 million, Richardson said. Wittman spent many years undercover as an art dealer with a sleazy reputation. Richardson was on the art research end of his mission team. “I effectively fought crime with a computer,” she said. Don’t worry. She didn’t break Wittman’s cover. He wrote a book, “Priceless,” about his time undercover and working with the Art Crime Team. By 2005, Richardson had grown tired of the district’s politically driven culture and returned to California. She worked at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum near Joshua Tree National Park until her move to Deepwood. “There are a lot of historic homes that are really in bad shape,” Richardson said. “Deepwood is in wonderful condition. Considering that this lady is 120 years old. She’s looking good.” Richardson credits the fine work of her predecessors, Lois Cole and Betty Murrell, and Deepwood’s 147 volunteers. She hopes to build on their work. Richardson and the board of directors will complete a 5-year strategic plan this spring.
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puter, this is a task best left to a professional. Start by visiting the Computer Walk-Up Help Desk on the main floor of the Valley Library where there is a laptop clinic with smart people who can test your machine and advise on ways to improve it. Medium-term strategies for reducing the power drain on your laptop include removing malware and getting a back-up battery solution. Malware is malicious software that sneakily installs itself to wreak untold havoc, the least of which by using up precious electrons from your battery. The Oregon State University Computer Help desk recommends Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware to remove unwanted programs that you probably do not even know are on your machine. Both of these anti-malware programs have free versions and are available at oregonstate.edu/helpdocs/software. Both programs have pro versions for about $30 each; the advantage of which is being able to schedule regular malware sweeps and detect malware downloads in real time. Do you remember when Vice-President Dick Cheney was worried that someone would hack into his pacemaker? He probably had back-up battery and so should you, for your laptop. You can buy a replacement battery for your laptop and keep it charged and on hand, but it is easier to use a portable external power source. There are many low-cost portable power packs available; your concern is to make sure it has sufficient charge to last for several hours and will attach to the power adapter for your laptop, as well as being small enough to ensure that you will take it with you. You can find portable external power source units that will keep your laptop alive for at least a few hours for about $50-$150. The OSU Beaver Store has portable external power sources and is a great source of information, especially for Macintosh laptops. Immediate strategies for reducing power consumption
include changing your laptop’s power options, disabling unneeded services and closing unneeded applications. In an urgent race against battery drain, you should activate your laptop’s power saving options. On Windows 7 and 8: >Control panel >Power options >Power Saver. On Macintosh: >Apple icon >System Preferences >Energy Saver. These measures will dim the monitor and put unused services to sleep. Next, disable services that you do not need, such as Bluetooth, location and Airport (Mac); if you do not need wireless, turn it off, as it is a power hog. If ever there was a time to adopt the minimalist lifestyle, an hour to go on 15 percent battery life is one such — turn off all applications and processes except for those you absolutely need at the moment. Computers adapt to our demands for convenience by automatically loading many programs when we boot up; you may be surprised to find how many programs you are running in the background. On Windows 7 and 8: >Ctrl+Alt+Delete >Task Manager >Applications >End Task. On Macintosh: >Spotlight >Activity Monitor > Select App >Quit Process. The important point is for you to take a bit of time to familiarize yourself with the relevant power managing and using features of your laptop. It will not do to miss the lecture that you are eager to record by spending the whole period messing with your computer; get to know the basics of laptop power. In the next decade we will have wireless electricity and our devices will always be charged without ever being plugged in; for now, and then too, we all need to learn how to intelligently manage what we have.
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