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ASOSU to host open town hall Tuesday Open meeting hopes to hear from students on how to receive better representation

By Kristin Pugmire The Daily Barometer

On Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m., the Associated Students of Oregon State University will host an open town hall with the goal of gathering student opinions on how to better represent the students of Oregon State.

The town hall was prompted by SB-71.01, a bill introduced last term designed to increase student representation in Congress. The bill would have given automatic seats in the ASOSU Senate to representatives from several on-campus organizations, effectively doubling the number of senators.

The bill was referred to the Senate’s student government committee for review, where it was killed.

“There were too many problems with (the bill),” said Senator Crystal

Boyd, town hall organizer. “It had no democratic process at all. The seats didn’t have to be elected…it was just giving free seats to interest groups.”

In addition, said Boyd, the process as described in the bill of giving seats to organizations was vague and lacked important detail. Thus, the committee decided to discard the bill and attempt to rewrite it.

Representatives from the student organizations mentioned in the bill were invited to discuss the rewrite with members from ASOSU, but a consensus could not be reached.

“A lot of people were struggling between wanting more representation and wanting a democratic process,” Boyd said. “We were hitting our heads together because people wanted different things…so we resolved at the end of last term to host a town hall so everybody could come together and share their ideas, and we can work See TOWN HALL | page 3

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Crystal Boyd, an ASOSU senator, hopes the town hall meeting will encourage more students to participate in their student government.

Bill Bradbury: a veteran’s approach to Oregon’s climate

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Advocate for Oregon’s environmental affairs comes to OSU to share on climate change

Bradbury will be presenting “Global Warming Hits Home” tonight at LaSells Stewart Center.

The event is free of cost and open to the public, and will feature opportunities to get involved with susBy Joce DeWitt tainable activities on and around The Daily Barometer campus. The Sustainability Fair will The loud and boisterous laugh be available at 7 p.m. and Bradury’s of former Oregon Secretary of State presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Bill Bradbury is a force to be reck“I will be giving a presentation oned with; almost as great a force that really talks about the very spe as his political push for renewable See BRADBURY | page 3 energy use in Oregon. n

Bill Bradbury, former Oregon Secretary of State will speak at LaSells tonight at 7 :30 p.m. on the changing climate’s impact on Oregon.

Critical Questions lecturer brings science to literature, interest in humanities

Carl Djerassi, professor emeritus of chemistry from Stanford University, will speak at the Construction and Engineering Hall at LaSells Stewart Center on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The talk will be free and open to the public, and there will be books Djerassi has written available for sale and signing at the lecture.

“The main focus of his talk will be what he calls ‘science-in-theater’ and ‘science-in-literature,’” said Ray Malewitz, assistant professor of English in the school of Writing, Literature and Film at Oregon State University. Malewitz also said the lecture will “feature a dramatic reading of a scene from his new play ‘Phallacy’ with theater professor Charlotte Headrick.”

Born in Vienna, Austria in 1923, Djerassi attended Kenyon College and received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He joined Syntex in Mexico City in 1949, where in 1951 he would co-invent the first oral contraceptive pill.

“Without a question, his work in the area of female oral contraceptives that came out of his work in Syntex was his greatest legacy,” said James D. White, distinguished professor emeritus of organic chemistry at OSU. White also felt that Djerassi is under appreciated in some respects.

“Individuals have won Nobel prizes for less than Djerassi’s accomplishments,” he said.

Djerassi’s art career eventually surpassed his science career.

“He is better known now for his art than his chemistry,” White said. “He has attracted lots of people to his art See Djerassi | page 3

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Engineers don’t have class on Friday. In material science we missed a two hour class; he sent study material via e-mail.

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International News From CNN Middle East Continuing problems in Syria Syrian troops shelled the city of Homs “indiscriminately” late Thursday, demanding an end to anti-government protests in exchange for an end to the bombardment, an armed opposition group reported.

Syrian opposition groups say 32 people were killed in Homs, one of the biggest flashpoints of the 10-monthold uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, out of a total of 65 nationwide.

“The Syrian army is bombarding Homs heavily and indiscriminately with mortars, artillery and rockets.

Many families and civilians have died,” said Lt. Col. Mohamed Hamado, a spokesman for the Free Syrian Army, which is made up of soldiers who have joined the opposition.

He said commanders of the pro-government troops have said they will call off the assault if the defectors surrender and demonstrations against al-Assad end.

“We don’t call this negotiation — more like armbending,” Hamado said. “We have rejected their gibberish completely.”

Eight of the defectors were among the dead on Thursday, according to the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, a network of opposition activists. In addition, 23 bodies had been found in Hama, where government troops and pro-Assad militias raided neighborhoods on Wednesday.

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Nigeria faces bombings in north

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Nearly a week after a spate of bombings and shootings in northern Nigeria killed more than 200 people, Nigerian authorities are fighting to stay ahead of the militants blamed for the attacks.

Hundreds of improvised explosive devices in soft drink cans have been found across the city of Kano, where the violence raged last Friday, police said Thursday.

An IED in a soft drink can exploded Thursday morning at a bus park in the city, Nigeria’s second largest, where hundreds of passengers had been waiting to catch buses out of town, police said.

The makeshift device caused no casualties, but it led to the discovery of an explosives-packed gallon drum hidden among other fuel drums at the park, police said.

Police officers and plainclothes security officers refused the CNN crew entry to the transport park as the deactivation was in progress. They shouted away bystanders and threatened motorists slowing to take a look at the scene.

A sense of fear was pervasive across Kano on Thursday. As military helicopters flew low overhead, both civilians and government officials shied away from the CNN camera.

Expensive jewelry, art objects, animal skins, fancy pens and huge carpets that once belonged to Romania’s former dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, were among items being auctioned Thursday in Bucharest.

The Ceausescu couple was shot dead during the bloody 1989 revolution, but they left behind a collection of fancy and often eccentric items given to them by foreign leaders during Ceausescu’s 24 years in power.

The collection of 70 objects or batches of objects contrasts his extravagant lifestyle with Romanians’ struggle with poverty and hunger during the Communist era.

The name of the auction, “The Golden Age,” suggests Ceausescu’s last years as a leader, when the official story was that the nation was thriving, but the reality was an increasing lack of food and power, with most of the people living in fear of the Securitate secret police.

The most expensive piece, with a starting price of €3,800 euros, nearly $5,000, was a painting called “Scanteia” (“The Spark”), showing a woman worker reading the newspaper.

Another attraction was a silver-plated pair of pigeons that Ceausescu received from the Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, during a visit in 1977.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Poland over the signing of an international treaty to enforce intellectual property rights on the Internet.

Police said more than 10,000 people have taken part in the countrywide protests, which began Wednesday and are set to continue Friday. A group of lawmakers in parliament also protested the signing Thursday in Tokyo by the Polish ambassador to Japan.

The legislation must be ratified by the Polish parliament before coming into effect.

Protesters held signs and banners reading “No to ACTA.” Their protests were largely peaceful, though there were a few skirmishes in the city of Poznan, where protesters threw bottles at police.

Activists hacked several websites, including that of the prime minister, to protest the signing.

The activists say the treaty — called ACTA, or the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement — amounts to Internet censorship.

The European Commission describes ACTA as a “major initiative” designed to fight piracy and the counterfeiting of goods at the international level. It says the agreement would not censor or shut down websites and, unlike the SOPA bill recently put on hold in the U.S. Congress, it would not change legislation.

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Monday, Jan. 30 Meetings College Democrats, 5pm, MU Board Room. Come talk about current events, local campaigns and international news with like-minded people!

Educational Activities Committee, Noon-2pm and 4-6pm, MU 110. Budget meeting.

Socratic Club, 7pm, Milam Room 311.

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ISOSU to hold student forum this weekend Event begins with reception in MU lounge tonight, will feature numerous events tomorrow

According to David Ni, ISOSU event coordinator, “ISOSU is dedicated to the betterment of the on-campus community and the creation of intercultural bridges between the domestic and international communities that exist on

By Staff The Daily Barometer campus.”

The conference is an effort to bridge The International Students of Oregon State University will be host- the divide between cultures represented ing the second annual International on campus. Ni outlined four main goals Student Experience Forum tonight and of the conference: 1) To bring international students tomorrow.

The event will begin with a recep- together to learn about their experition at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union ences at OSU. “Essentially, we are hopLounge and will start up again tomor- ing to provide a space in which we row with registration at 9:30 a.m. in the can take a mid-year assessment of the MU Concourse. Activities will officially international student experience, what start at 10 a.m. in the ballroom. The final is working well, what are our challenges main event will conclude the evening at and how do we work together today to ensure success tomorrow,” Ni said.

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BRADBURY n Continued from page 3 cific expected impacts from climate change on life in Oregon,” Bradbury said.

He plans to briefly explain the current status of climate change at the global level and will then focus on impacts specific to Oregon— namely on the state’s salmon population.

Bradbury speaks about Oregon’s environmental issues as if it were something he’s been involved in for fifteen years, when in fact, he sponsored a bill called the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Act during his first term as a legislator. “That was a long time ago,” he said, admitting that his first term was actually closer to 20 years ago.

The act, in essence was first set up to martial volun-

teer resources to enhance Oregon’s salmon and trout.

“People in Oregon really care about the health of salmon and they have contributed millions of volunteer hours to restore salmon and keep them healthy,” Bradbury said.

“Since the program was created, over 2 million volunteer hours have been contributed in Oregon to the health of salmon. And that’s now and old statistic. So it’s indicative of how much people care about salmon.”

Though enthusiastic about how much people of the Northwest give back, Bradbury remains acutely aware to the fact that there is much to be done on two different levels: that of the individual and that of society.

“If we all did everything we could it wouldn’t be enough,” Bradbury said. “It’s important we do those things, like not

2) To provide international students the opportunity to learn about Wellness and Leadership and Involvement.

3) To celebrate current and past international student leaders.

4) To support networking, social interaction and community building between international students and domestic students.

“Engage Today to Change Tomorrow,” the event’s theme, is meant to promote community involvement, especially between international students and domestic students on campus. The conference was created with the purpose of acting as a platform for dialogue among internationally minded students looking to lead their peers.

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using gas guzzling cars, for example. And food; trying to make sure your food comes from within 50 miles, all those things are available and we need to pursue them,” he said.

“There are a series of other things that need to be done by society, not just individual improvements.”

Bradbury commends the work being done especially in the Northwest in the movement away from coal plants as energy sources. He said the Northwest, as it is in the process of closing its coal plants, receives a little less than 40 percent of its energy from coal.

Compared to the rest of the country, it’s a leader in renewable energy.

“75 percent of the rest of the country’s energy comes from coal, so we’re ahead, but we have to get it to zero,” Bradbury said. “One of the

things I’m concerned about now is that natural gas is much cleaner than coal, but guess what? It’s still a fossil fuel and its still contributing to green house gas collection in the atmosphere.”

Bradbury continues to find consolation in the fact that Oregonians care, and that among the most caring of Oregonians are the environmental researchers of Oregon State University.

“It’s very interesting, I was looking at the presentation last night and there are things specific to Oregon (for which) the research was developed by scientists at OSU,” Bradbury said.

When asked whether or not the university was doing their part, Bradbury’s animated laugh betrayed a positive response. “I think so,” he said.

an American,” he said. “I didn’t know this was going to transpire. I’m glad it did.”

He said Jessica was “doing well, under the circumstances.”

Somalia’s transitional government welcomed the U.S. military operation Thursday.

The rescue of the aid workers “is a great joy to the Somali government and to all Somalis as well as to all right thinking people everywhere,” the government said in a statement.

“Hitting them hard is the only language kidnappers of innocent people, pirates and terrorists understand, and every opportunity should be taken to wipe out this scourge from our country,” the government said.

The new United Nations envoy to Somalia — the first permanent U.N. representative there in 17 years — also expressed understanding about the military operation.

“If negotiations fail, all means must be applied, including rescue operations,” Augustine Mahiga said Thursday, even as he urged that lives be protected “on both sides.”

Thisted’s sister and brother-in-law wept for joy when they heard he had been rescued, the brother-in-law, Svend Rask, told Denmark’s TV2.

“She was overjoyed when she told us what happened,” Rask said, speaking of the daughter who gave them the news.

Students at the school in Kenya where Buchanan used to teach also cried at the news, the dean of students there said.

“Yesterday was an exciting day for us. There were tears of joy on campus,” said Rob Beyer of Rosslyn Academy, a Christian international school in Nairobi.

Beyer remembered Buchanan, who taught at the school from 2007 to 2009, as “adventurous and a bit of a risk taker” as well as “an incredible teacher, well loved.”

The Navy SEAL unit that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden last year in Pakistan participated in the rescue mission, a U.S. official said, without specifying whether any of the same individuals were on both assaults.

The SEALs are part of the Naval

on display in San Francisco.”

Anita Helle, professor of English and transitional director of the school of writing, literature and film, added that some of Djerassi’s interests in the humanities were influenced by his wife Diane Middlebrook’s interests in gender and poetry.

“Professor Middlebrook’s interest in thinking about how gender and sexuality plays out in everyday life and literary representation, and Professor Djerassi’s discoveries in biochemistry and subsequent literary work have overlapping themes,” White said.

Djerassi’s lecture is the first in the 2012 Critical Questions lecture series, which is put on by the School of Writing, Literature and Film. The series brings speakers in the fields of literature, rhetoric and film to OSU. Support for the series comes from the Horning Endowment in the Humanities.

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TOWN HALL n Continued from page 3 from there.”

To help facilitate the discussion at the town hall, ASOSU will bring in Team Liberation, a student-led human relations facilitator group.

The group’s mission, according to its website, is “to provide safe spaces for respectful communication related to issues surrounding social justice including race, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion, age and ability.”

Third-party facilitation, said Boyd, will help to ensure that all participants feel that their opinions are being heard and respected.

The goal of the town hall, Boyd added, is to bring in students from diverse back-

grounds to share their ideas, “so that we can really get the full breadth of what everyone thinks is a good idea.”

If any of the ideas presented are drafted into a constitutional amendment, the student population will have to vote on it. This will require at least 15 percent of OSU students to vote, which is a difficult task. For that reason, ASOSU is even more motivated to find a solution that the majority of the student body will support.

“It’s going to take a lot of compromising, and a lot of talking,” Boyd said. “But I’m hoping we’ll figure out something that will be agreeable to everybody.”

The event will begin at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union, room 109.

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Freed aid workers arrive at US military base in Italy Freed hostages Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted arrived at a U.S. base in Sicily Thursday, a day after being rescued in a U.S. military raid in Somalia, a spokesman for the base said.

The pair are now at Naval Air Station Sigonella, said the base’s public affairs officer, Lt. Tim Page.

U.S. special operations forces parachuted into Somalia from airplanes in the early hours of Wednesday morning, then advanced on foot to a compound where the two kidnapped international aid workers were being held and freed them, U.S. officials said.

The nine gunmen holding the hostages were killed, the officials said.

Kidnappers seized Buchanan, 32, and Thisted, 60, on Oct. 25 in the central Somali town of Galkayo after they visited humanitarian projects there, said the Danish Refugee Council, the agency for which they work. Neither was harmed, the aid group said.

Buchanan was going through what the U.S. military called “Phase II” reintegration of former hostages, according to a senior defense official. In most cases, the former hostage will undergo “more complete medical exams and formal, structured debriefings,” the official said.

“An inherent and critical part of the reintegration process is the decompression period that has been established to maximize returnee health and welfare,” the official said. “This process normally requires a minimum of 72 hours to be effective.”

CNN has learned Buchanan’s father, John, will go to Sicily to see her. She is not in custody and can leave when she wants but, if she stays, when ready she will be returned to the United States, probably in a U.S. military aircraft.

President Barack Obama phoned John Buchanan to tell him Jessica had been freed, Buchanan said, adding that the call had left him “flabbergasted.”

“He said, ‘John, this is Barack Obama.

I’m calling because I have great news for you. Your daughter has been rescued by our military,’” Buchanan said.

Buchanan said the operation left him with an overwhelming sense of patriotism.

“I’m extremely proud and glad to be

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Special Warfare Development Group, formerly known as SEAL Team Six. The special operations forces took fire as they fought their way into the compound where the hostages were held, the official said, adding the troops believed the kidnappers were shooting.

The official is not authorized to speak to the media and asked not to be named.

Pentagon spokesman George Little said the rescue team included special operations troops from different branches of the military, but would not specify the branches.

There were no known survivors among the kidnappers, he added.

The American assault team did not suffer any casualties, the Pentagon said.

The United States was in close contact with Denmark before, during and after the raid, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said, “The decision to go ahead with this rescue mission was made because there was information concerning the deteriorating health of Ms. Buchanan, as well as a window of opportunity to execute this mission.”

Obama, who had given the go-ahead at 9 p.m. Monday, was updated on its progress throughout Tuesday, Carney said.

At the State of the Union address, before news broke of the rescue, Obama told Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, “Leon, good job tonight. Good job tonight.”

The hostages were safe at that point, but the mission was not yet complete, as the American assault team had not departed Somalia, Little said.

In a written statement, Obama thanked the special operations forces for their “extraordinary courage and capabilities.”

“The United States will not tolerate the abduction of our people, and will spare no effort to secure the safety of our citizens and to bring their captors to justice,” Obama said. “This is yet another message to the world that the United States of America will stand strongly against any threats to our people.”

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ea to a normal week.

Nay to this week being sandwiched between the week of ‘weather-from-hell’ and the week of midterms, tests, projects, and the realization that your New Year’s resolutions are no longer doable. Winter term, we hate you.

Yea to shameless plugs.

Yea to the greatest campaign the world has ever seen, the “Best of Campaign” — a campaign to decide what’s the best in Corvallis launched this week by the greatest student newspaper on this planet.

Nay to modesty. Why be modest?

Yea to city newspaper competition.

Yea to imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.

Yea to the possibility of Schrute Farms coming to your TV screen soon. We love the idea of watching a half hour of Dwight doing, well, Dwight-like things, and the return of the lovable Cousin Mo. Nay to spin-off sitcoms. “Joey,” “Archie’s Place,” “Women of the House” — never heard of them? Exactly.

Nay to awkward encounters. Like at Impulse, where you see your ex doing things to their dance partner that even people at Impulse see as too much — stuff they never did to you, stuff you would’ve liked them to do to you, but never did.

Yea to getting over it at “The Top of the Cock.”

Yea to a real conversation. A ‘givetake’ thing where we communicate and appreciate what the other has to say.

Nay to most conversations, where it becomes a ‘give-give’ relationship. We’re not getting anywhere if you continue to tell me what you did this weekend, what you think of the day, what you’re doing tomorrow, and how your life is special.

Nay to sass.

Yea to being dedicated to your craft.

Nay to that dedication. Between the mini fridge, a couch, a blanket and the occasional early morning encounter with the janitor, some may suspect you to be homeless and living in your office.

Nay to bias. Fortunately, as those who read closely every day know, we at the Barometer don’t have this problem.

Yea to the Oregon State Men’s Basketball team, who pulled out two impressive home wins last week, and to Gary Payton coming back to watch the team at the USC game.

Nay to the fans who, during Payton’s standing ovation, were overheard asking, “Who is he?” This was after they asked whether the student section was yelling socks or sucks during the opposing player’s introductions. For OSU basketball fans’ sake, please stay away from all campus sporting events.

Yea to New Media classes, where you can take a social media class and you find out where your class will be meeting on Facebook. This is the future everyone.

Nay to this opening the door to becoming Facebook friends with your professors, which will lead to so many awkward moments. More people to judge you — a Friday morning everyday.

Yea to that the more things change the more they stay the same.

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ell we are only a few short weeks into the New Year, and there are already two big-name companies filing for bankruptcy. Last week, word spread that the snack cake company Hostess is filing for bankruptcy and might be closing its doors for good. This weekend, the photography company that brought us the handheld camera, Kodak, has filed for bankruptcy protection. There are many problems facing the two different companies.

Hostess is facing bankruptcy for several reasons, many of which the Twinkie company may not be able to recover from: the first being an increase in competition. When Hostess first came out, there wasn’t much of a competitive market to deal with. Now, Hostess has to compete with candy bars like Snickers and Butterfingers, the chocolate company Lindt, and Little Debbie, which offers snacks similar to Hostess. With even more competitors not mentioned, Hostess faces serious difficulties merely trying to get a bigger market share to sell a product.

However, that isn’t the only problem that is striking down Hostess.

The big factor sending the company to bankruptcy is the health of Americans. It’s no secret that

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Rebel without a pulse Americans are unhealthy and Hostess isn’t exactly a carrots and strawberries company. A healthier American perspective has led many to avoid Hostess. Now, while it would do my heart well to encourage people to go out and buy Twinkies and Snowballs, nostalgia isn’t a worthwhile reason to save this company.

While the potential end of Hostess and the removal of (possibly) millions of jobs is a hard thought to bear, it might not be the worst thing to happen. Americans have a problem with using moderation; the motto for the United States should be everything in excess, because buffet restaurants, binge drinking, and 90-inch televisions are just a little out there. While it isn’t directly Hostess’ fault for the current state of Americans, maybe the removal of this company can help encourage people to move towards a healthier lifestyle.

Kodak on the other hand has been

in business for 133 years. That’s right, this company has a monumental achievement of being in business for over 100 years — few companies can boast an accomplishment of that level in the business world.

However, the long reign may be coming to an end. Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an attempt to consolidate the company’s debt and create a payment plan to eventually remove the debt.

In the past decade, Kodak has lost much of the fan base due to the advancements in cell phones and the unfortunate fact that owning a real camera isn’t of much interest to people anymore. Kodak has printers, inks, technological patents and camera designs to try to gain some form of revenue.

Unfortunately for Kodak, the only income generator is the technological patent it has for cell phone cameras and other hand-held devices. This has created $3 billion of revenue for Kodak since 2003. Kodak is ultimately fighting a losing battle since there really isn’t much more the company can do to try to make a profit.

The company may also be nostalgic — remembering those commercials about a Kodak moment — but there isn’t much use for the

company today. With cell phone cameras constantly advancing and catching up to digital cameras, there isn’t much need to carry a conventional camera. While the thought of another American company closing and putting more people out of work may be disheartening, it’s exactly what the situation looks like.

Just 20 days into the new year, with two big-name companies already filing for bankruptcy, it doesn’t exactly create happy thoughts for the rest of the year. Companies closing down and putting people out of work might worry many people, but we can’t continue to dwell on past failures.

Kodak and Hostess will always have a special place in my heart, but America needs to move forward.

We need to create new industries or improve upon the old ones to make more jobs, and bring America out of debt. While I don’t believe 2012 to be the apocalypse year, I definitely have reservations about calling this a good year with the rocky starts. t Robert Fix is a senior in business. The opinions expressed in his columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Fix can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

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inter is firmly entrenched. Rain falls, in sheets sometimes, and we walk with brisk pace from class to class, hunched over in hoods, hats and umbrellas. Shades of gray color our days.

Gray seems such a blah color; it neither inspires energy nor laughter, and we rarely linger outdoors. Blue skies make our steps lighter, make us desire to stay outside a little longer, and we seem more social when there are blue skies overhead. Ever notice that? Obviously, we are affected by color, but to what degree?

Psychologists have known for a long time that color affects us in many ways — both psychologically and emotionally. Colors are also used as symbols in our lives. Red is the color of blood, therefore it symbolizes passion, love, excitement and anger. The physiological effects of red are stimulation of appetite, heart rate and breathing.

We also associate certain occasions with colors; red with Valentine’s Day and Christmas. Can you imagine Christmas associated with the color black? Only in the Tim Burton version.

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A non-traditional view Pink is associated with youthfulness, joy and happiness; the term “seeing the world through rose-colored glasses” becomes self-evident.

Pink is known for its calming effects and is often used in prisons to reduce violent behavior.

Yellow is the color of laughter, happiness and optimism. It is also an attention-getter, which could explain why yellow is used in traffic lights and warning signs. The color yellow speeds metabolism, releases serotonin in the brain and stimulates creativity.

Blue has a calming effect on people. Blue is also the most popular as a favorite color. Since the color blue is also associated with productivity and loyalty, it has become a popular choice in clothing when pursuing a job interview.

Green is the color of wealth, luck and fertility. It is considered one

of the most pleasing colors and is said to improve vision. Many hospitals use the color green. Green is closely associated with nature; it has become a symbol of conservation and recycling.

Brown is the color of the earth; it is the color of organic. Brown is also a symbol of steadiness and reliability. Brown has always been a favorite among men, although women have become more drawn to this color in the last few years.

Purple is the color of luxury. Once considered the color of royalty, purple still plays an entitlement role as being the most popular color used

by Disney for princesses. It is also one of the most popular colors for young and adolescent girls.

Gray is an ambivalent color. It symbolizes wisdom and reverence, but also is a symbol of boredom and decay.

White symbolizes peace, sterility, purity, surrender and truth. White symbolizes hope, and in some cultures, death.

Black has many facets. It represents mystery, sensuality, elegance, sophistication, intelligence and power. On the flip side, it also represents death,

evil, grieving and depravity.

But other than just mere symbolism, how else does color affect our lives? How about in the shopping world? Color theory in commerce has become increasingly important, from web designs and labels, to colors displayed in a store. Ever notice how some stores make you want to browse and others make you want to just get in and get out?

Color does affect how you shop.

We associate brands with certain colors — think golden arches for McDonald’s, red bull’s-eye for Target, and red label for Coca-Cola.

The primary colors used most for commerce are red, orange, blue and green. Red makes you energetic, excited and hungry — think fastfood. Orange makes you enthusiastic and cheerful — go Beavs! Blue and green are calming and make you feel secure. These last two are the colors most used by banks.

What about your car color? Does it say anything about who you are?

If you have chosen a red car, then you are considered a high-energy person who wants to appear sexy.

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Changes to traffic rules could benefit the majority of people W The Daily Barometer e’ve all been there: it’s 2:30 a.m. and you are just sitting there at a red light with not a soul in sight. Yet you still just sit there in your car, drumming your fingers on the wheel, checking your phone, maybe even yelling at the light to turn green.

This is ridiculous. We have some of the most ill-designed roads. And when I say “we”, I mean most of the Western world. The history of traffic design usually points toward hierarchical, paternalistic and regimented systems full of a lot of signs that say “No!” Bigger and wider was the answer to every problem intersection or area, which is actually turning out to be very ineffective.

Engineers may be able to design roads, but they are not psychologists or sociologists. They don’t understand that human perception plays a big role in how we behave on roads, despite the signs and the painted divider lines telling us what to do. But

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it doesn’t need to be that way.

We do have alternatives to what we’ve been doing for decades: it’s called “psychological traffic calming,” or “shared space.” This completely different model of traffic design takes away the paternalistic, top-down method to make our roads safe and spreads out the responsibility of keeping the road to everyone: cars, bikes, pedestrians, skateboarders, or whatever other propelled contraption you might have in your garage.

No signs, painted lines, traffic lights, or even sometimes a curb tells a user what to do; every one needs to be alert and make their own judgment call to keep themselves and those around them safe. Designers use plants, trees, fountains, brick,

narrower spaces, and even furniture as visual cues to show everyone that public space is a social, diverse environment that is shared. No one mode of transportation is favored. It recognizes the need for cars, bikes and walkers.

Obviously, there are limits to the application of this idea. Proponents of shared spaces still recognize the need for a highway system that is more regulated, but for more urban areas, a shared-spaces system is ideal.

What are the benefits you might ask? How about safer roads, less accidents, more effective use of the public space? Shared spaces encourage social interaction and more pedestrians.

In West Palm Beach, when the city planner converted several wide thoroughfares into narrow two lane roads, enough pedestrians started using these roads that they attracted shops and apartment buildings.

Finally, shared spaces downright look nicer.

It’s completely counter-intuitive.

The philosophy of this traffic design makes the road seem more dangerous; therefore most drivers will slow down, pay more attention, and make their own judgments. It sounds crazy. It sounds like everyone will just crash into each other. But they don’t when the environment is uncertain and demands all users to proactively make judgments.

However, a society, especially ours that is so car dominant, does not make such a huge paradigm leap overnight or even over years.

I’ve watched more than one terrible “shared space” video and it’s not actually shared. The same conventional rules seem to still be pulling people into their assigned spaces: cars first, everyone else second.

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President Barack Obama took his push for increased federal investment in clean energy on the road Thursday, telling crowds in Las Vegas and at a Colorado military base that America must be able to compete in a global growth industry of coming decades.

Earlier Thursday, the federal government announced plans to sell off oil and gas leases on 38 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico seafloor in a new domestic energy push.

The leases could yield as much as 1 billion barrels of oil and 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, the Interior Department estimates. The scheduled sale in June will be the second since the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010 when nearly 5 million barrels of crude spewed into the Gulf.

Obama mentioned the planned lease sales in his remarks at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, which has a 1-megawatt solar array and last year testpiloted jets that run on advanced biofuels. “We are the Saudi Arabia of natural gas,� he told the military crowd in detailing his strategy to increase domestic oil and gas development while promoting investment and innovation in clean energy development.

His energy proposals come amid criticism from Republicans and the oil industry for the administration’s rejection of a permit to build a pipeline to transport oil from Canada’s tar sands production

in northern Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico.

Obama has said the permit was rejected because Republicans forced a decision before there was time for a necessary review of a proposed route change requested by Nebraska officials, including the state’s Republican governor. The president also said the rejection was due to timing, rather than the merits of the project that would create several thousand jobs for the two-year construction period.

In his remarks earlier Thursday at a UPS facility in Las Vegas, Obama called his energy plan an “all-out, all-in, all-ofthe-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy.�

Among other things, Obama promised more federal assistance for local governments to upgrade their automotive fleets while also pushing new tax incentives for cleaner corporate vehicles.

The president also said the administration is working to develop up to five highway natural gas corridors, and he announced a new competition to encourage the development of breakthroughs for natural gas vehicles. “We’ve got to keep at it. Think about what could happen if we do,� Obama said. “Think about an America where more cars and trucks are running on domestic natural gas than on foreign oil.

Think about an America where our companies are leading the world in developing natural gas technology and creating a

into one that allows these shared spaces to work? It’s a n Continued from page 4 process that will take a long in town: the traffic circle at time to undo years and years Grant and Highland. It doesn’t of thinking, but it could still work; it’s not the design, but happen. I’m sure there will be a learning curve with this new people generally don’t know concept, but it is catching on how to use it. The road has in Western Europe and in a changed, but the mindset of few cities in the United States, the population has not.

Portland included.

One common theme I How does a society shift

CAIL n Continued from page 4 A gold car means you are sensitive and love comfort. A silver car means you are elegant. A black car shows that you are not easily manipulated. A blue car means you are loyal. A grey or white car means you are a serious person, while a brown car makes you a down-to-earth person. If your car is purple, orange, yellow, or any other unusual color, you are a person who doesn’t follow trends. So what does your car say about you?

Color also influences our food choices. Although we all like the story, “Green Eggs and Ham� by Dr. Seuss, would you actually eat them? Somehow, the idea of green eggs and ham sounds revolting, so color does influence our food choices.

According to the University of Utah, the colors green and red activate color receptors in our brain, which makes certain food more appealing to us. It’s why

generation of new energy jobs. ... We can do this.�

The president’s remarks came on the second day of a three-day road trip building on themes announced in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.

On Wednesday, Obama discussed the importance of core American values and fairness in the tax code during stops in Iowa and Arizona. He’s planning to highlight education and college affordability during a visit Friday to Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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noticed was those intersections that did not work so well combined the two systems: some of the conventional thinking (speed limit signs) with the shared space philosophy (no defined curb or pedestrian crossing). It seems that if we choose to go in shared space direction, there will be plenty of these intersections that don’t seem

so many people like putting lettuce and tomato on their sandwiches. But if that were the case, then why aren’t green eggs and ham more appealing? Could it be that we are influenced by our expectations of how food is supposed to be colored?

Last December, Coca-Cola marketed Coke with special holiday white cans featuring polar bears. There was an immediate controversy: many Coke drinkers complained that the white cans made it “taste different.� Although the Coke formula was the same, many drinkers perceived this color change through their taste buds.

Coca-Cola has since returned to the traditional red-colored can.

Other than our perceived expectations, color does affect our food choices. Blue is an appetite suppressant. Many weight loss plans suggest putting food on a blue plate. But why is blue unappetizing? Blue is actually rare in nature. Other than blueberries, and maybe blue potatoes, how

to work so well because of two opposing paradigms that cannot exist in the same space. It seems that a culture needs to jump from one to other, rather than slowly ease into it. I am ready to jump. t Kelly Holcomb is a non-degree seeking graduate student with a bachelors of arts in English. The opinions expressed in her columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Holcomb can be reached at forum@ dailybarometer.com.

many natural blue foods can you think of? Most blue products of nature are considered poisonous, such as mushrooms, Blue-Ring octopus, blue frogs, etc. We are actually wired to consider blue foods with suspicion. To sum it up, we truly do eat with our eyes.

Color affects us in so many ways — from what we perceive to how we shop, how we eat and even how we learn. Color has been shown to increase memory, evoke sensations and stimulate or suppress emotions.

Some people even perceive music as colors. It is a vital part of our senses and our daily lives.

So even if the days are gray and dreary, chin up. Soon, tranquil blue skies and yellow sun will improve our whole perception. In the meantime, go eat something red or green. t Angela Cail is a sophomore in new media communications. The opinions expressed in her columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Cail can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

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There’s a difference, Craig Robinson says, between “meaning” and “intensity.”

His explanation was in response to the following question: “Does Sunday’s Civil War carry any extra meaning because of the rivalry?”

Robinson said the rivalry adds extra intensity. It doesn’t, however, add extra meaning.

The game is meaningful enough as it is.

Oregon State (13-7, 3-5 Pac12) still resides in the bottom half of the conference, despite a home sweep of the Los Angeles schools last weekend.

With the first half of Pac12 play coming to a close this weekend, the Beavers are running out of time if they want to make a run at the stable of teams ahead of them.

One of the teams they’re chasing?

The first-place University of Oregon.

“It’s meaningful for us to try and beat a team above us so we can gain some ground on those who are in front of us,” Robinson said. “There’s a lot riding on it.”

Lose, and the Beavers are four games out of first at the turn.

Win, and they’ll enter the second half of conference play right in the thick of things.

Oregon (15-5, 6-2) is tied with Cal atop the Pac-12. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi cur-

rently has the Ducks in his “next four out,” meaning they’re right on the cusp of having an NCAA Tournament-worthy resume.

“If they keep doing what they’re doing they’re going to surprise a lot of people,” sophomore forward Devon Collier said.

Less than a month ago, Oregon was surprising people for all the wrong reasons.

The Ducks struggled out of the gate, losing each of their three noteworthy nonconference games (at Vanderbilt, at BYU and vs. Virginia) by double digits.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, unhappy heralded freshman guard Jabrari Brown left the program in late November.

But second-year coach Dana Altman’s team weathered the storm just in time for Pac-12 play and have been a different squad since.

They’ve won four consecutive games and are the only team in the conference with a winning record on the road in Pac-12 play.

The Ducks’ stats aren’t particularly eye-popping — they rank eighth in the conference in scoring offense and scoring defense — but they’re a veteran club that gets the job done.

“They play together and they’re shooting the ball really well right now,” said sophomore guard Ahmad Starks.

Senior Garrett Sim, a product of Sunset High School in Portland, is shooting 47.6 percent from beyond the arc. The Ducks’ leading scorer, Devoe Joseph, has also made more than 40 percent of his 3-point attempts.

Three-year starter E.J. Singler is fresh off a career-high 26-point performance in last Saturday’s come-from-behind win over UCLA. The Ducks went 2-0 in last year’s Civil Wars and held Oregon State to under 40 percent shooting in both contests.

With the exception of nowgraduated Lathan Wallace, the Beavers couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn against the Ducks’ zone. In the losses, Wallace made 7 of 13 treys while his teammates hit just 2 of 28.

“They play that zone really well, they talk a lot [on defense],” Starks said. “We’re going to have to move the ball around and make sure we knock down shots.”

The number one thing the Beavers have going against them this weekend is the fact that they haven’t won a Pac-12 road game in nearly 23 months (13 straight losses).

The number two thing is probably the experience advantage Oregon possesses.

The Ducks start three seniors and two juniors. Of their 10 players averaging at least 13 minutes, only sophomore Johnathan Loyd has played less than two years of collegiate ball.

The Beavers, on the other hand, start two sophomores and a freshman.

“We’ve got to show more maturity than our age,” Robinson said. “They play hard, they’re well disciplined, they execute on offense and they’re good defenders. We’re going to have our hands full.”

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Every year, Oregon State and Oregon take a shot at each other’s ego, playing for what always feels like the ‘last say’ in a debate that will never end.

Saturday at Gill Coliseum, the Oregon State women’s basketball team (12-7, 3-5 Pac-12) will battle Oregon for much more than the Pac-12’s middle ground. All the pride is at stake, and the two teams enter the game — the last of the first half of conference play — deadlocked in the conference standings.

The Beavers are coming off a road win at USC, which was Oregon State’s first win against an opponent with a winning record under second-year head coach Scott Rueck. The Beavers defeated the Trojans — who were ranked at one time this year — by four in overtime.

“We finally got the close game, it gives us so much confidence, knowing everything we do in practice is paying off,” junior guard Sage Indendi said.

This confidence building creates momentum in preparation for Oregon’s offense, ranked second in the conference in scoring.

“They are explosive offensively, this team has a lot of talent, and if you let them do what they want to do, they can score from everywhere,” Rueck said. “ I think that is key, our ability to slow them down, and make them work for baskets.”

Amanda Johnson leads the Ducks offensively, but will not play as she recovers from a thumb injury sustained in December. Nia Jackson is who Oregon State will key defensively.

“It all starts with Jackson, she is an incredible player, she can create situations every time she

touches the ball, and that is what makes them go,” Rueck said.

But both rank at the bottom of the Pac-12 in defending the 3-point line (OSU 11th, Oregon last). This plays in the Ducks’ favor, as guard Loera Jordan ranks fourth in 3-pointers made and success rate, something Oregon State has had trouble defending as of late.

“Three-point shooting is definitely a concern, we made USC take some tough shots, but in the Pac-12 that’s not enough, and it hurt us,” Indendi said. “Oregon can shoot the ball better, so we need to not let them feel like they can’t even get the shot off, a hand in their face or something.”

Oregon (11-9, 3-5) will be a true test for Oregon State’s defensive identity, and managing the hype doesn’t make the job any easier.

“We have to be tough and focused throughout this game,” Rueck said. “We are really committed to playing well defensively and making them work for their points.”

Those players that were a part of OSU’s comefrom-behind win last year understand the importance of the week’s mental preparation.

“Keeping our composure and executing our game plan in the Civil War is huge,” said sophomore guard Alyssa Martin. “It is the most exciting game of the year, it can either feel the best or hurt the worst, there’s so much emotion.”

This will be the first Civil War game for seven of Oregon State’s 13 players, but those familiar with the atmosphere expect the emotion to grab hold of everybody involved.

“I don’t know how anyone can not get up for this game, you have no choice,” Indendi said.

“It’s anybody’s night and we will bleed orange and come to play no matter what.”

As sophomore guard Jenna Dixon put it, “I remember last year it was an incredible feeling.

It’s the greatest game we’ve ever played.”

Jacob Shannon, sports writer sports@dailybarometer.com

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In Corvallis this weekend …

Women’s basketball

Gymnastics

Oregon vs. OSU

Stanford vs. OSU Gill Coliseum — Friday, 7 p.m.

Gill Coliseum — Saturday, 4 p.m.

Why go? thais pinto

Why go?

Well, last year’s game at Gill Coliseum was one for the ages (and was named the No. 3 “moment of the year” by The Daily Barometer). Oregon State overcame a 20-point first half deficit to win a 61-59 thriller. What will these two teams possibly do for an encore?

The Beavers were glamorous in their homeopener, scoring 196.525 in a win over highly ranked Oklahoma. Considering Oregon State had an off-week last week in Tucson, you have to figure they’re due for another home dazzler.

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VINAY BIKKINA THE DAILY BAROMETER

ALEXANDRA TAYLOR THE DAILY BAROMETER

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