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Thursday, Friday state police increase lookout for bicyclist traffic violations By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg THE DAILY BAROMETER
Looking closely at present, future building projects at OSU By Abigail Erickson THE DAILY BAROMETER
Oregon State University is no stranger to the beeping and humming of large vehicles or the bright orange caution signs that dot the various construction zones around campus. Building projects, current and future, continue to be a part of campus life. Currently, construction of the Student Experience Center, the future home of several Memorial Union departments and the Orange Media Network, is underway and set to be completed Feb. 13. Strand Agricultural Hall is currently being renovated for increased accessibility and seismic resilience, as well as code upgrades and increased energy efficiency. Strand is estimated to be completed September 2015, in time for the next fall term. Additionally, the new Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center is reported to be completed by spring break 2015. “The SEC will be primarily office and meeting space,” said Sid Cooper, associate director of MU services and facilities. “The Black Cultural Center will be able to do many things with the Nicki Silva | THE DAILY BAROMETER versatility that has been designed into Construction at Oregon State University touches many parts of the campus as new buildings are built and repairs are made to older ones. See CONSTRUCTION | page 4
Sgt. Eric Judah, the assistant station commander at Oregon State University’s state police station, said students should be extra cautious on campus Thursday and Friday afternoons. Oregon State Police at OSU will be heightening attention to pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles during a twoday saturation Jan. 29 and 30. A similar saturation took place during the Fall 2014 term, in which officers on campus gave primarily warnings rather than citations for the violations they observed. “I think what we’ll do is still focus on the educational piece,” Judah said about the upcoming operation. “But we have the ability now to actually see if we had stopped somebody previously.” Judah said there will likely be four to five officers on bicycle patrol and they will primarily be on the lookout for cyclists’ traffic violations, though they will stop vehicles and pedestrians if necessary. Third-year physics student, Elliott Capek, said he thinks operations like the upcoming saturation seem to have good intentions, but uncertain longterm effects. “I think it’s good,” Capek said. “I think we should have more bike safety See BIKE | page 4
Former adviser Women in the House: Only woman representative has concerns to Student Media Woman representative Irwin Harris dies feels lack of diversity
The misrepresentation of women within the House “could be potentially be a conflict of interest,” according to Cremin. As of Wednesday, Jan. 21, the House of Representatives has 18 members. Two are graduate By Jasmin Vogel students and the other 16 are THE DAILY BAROMETER undergraduates. A voice went unheard at last According to ASOSU, the House Wednesday’s ASOSU House of of Representatives exists to work Representatives meeting. Not on the financing of ASOSU, parspeaking up once, Kayleen Cremin ticularly with budget distribution. sat silently in a room full of men. The current legislative process Cremin is the Associated Students requires a simple majority: 51 perof Oregon State University’s only cent. At Oregon State University, female representative. women represent 46.5 percent of “They all seem to know each the student body, according to the other; I’m part of the out group,” OSU Enrollment Summary of Fall Cremin said regarding the overrepre- 2014. “It would be nice to have more sentation of her male counterparts. n
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diversity, specifically including women and minorities,” Cremin said. At the beginning of the school year, the House of Representatives had three women members. Due to various other time commitments, the other two gave up their legislative seats, thus creating a steep majority for male representatives. “It’s always a legitimate concern if a representative body doesn’t reflect the diversity within the entire student body,” said Dan Anderson, instructor in the School of Public Policy. Cremin, a recent transfer student, joined the House of Representatives as a way of getting involved at OSU. “I was involved in student government at my previous institu-
tion,” Cremin said. She currently works closely with the ASOSU Hunger Initiative to improve food insecurity on campus. Their efforts are advancing, as the committee is in contact with University Housing and Dining Services to potentially use the unused food for an on-campus program working for food security. “The representation in the House is something we are trying to fix,” said Saul Boulanger, Speaker of the House and a junior majoring in political science. “There are disproportionate Greek and male voices. We want to make it more applicable to the OSU community.” Jasmin Vogel, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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Irwin Harris, former employee of the Memorial Union at Oregon State University, passed away last Saturday, Jan. 24, according to an e-mail from Director of OSU MU, Michael Henthorne. Harris wrote the book “The Memorial Union at Oregon State: More than a building.” Harris was also involved in OSU athletics, acting as both tennis coach and sports information director during his time at the university. In addition, Harris served as director of the student media program until his retirement in 1981. The Daily Barometer
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Oregon State women’s basketball anticipates continuing success Sports, page 5
Dr. Sex discusses chivalry, generosity and gender roles Forum, page 7