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Taylor Sarman sets precedent for student position on board

By Tori Hittner

By Sean Bassinger

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Taylor Sarman likes to say that he is not the only student on the new Oregon State University board of trustees.

“I’m not the only student actually,” Sarman said. “Laura Naumes said something about taking some classes at a community college at home. And plus, everyone there is committed to lifelong learning.”

Though he may indulge in goodnatured jokes at his own expense, Sarman does not take his new position lightly and stressed the importance and gravity of representing the student voice in such a historical moment.

“The whole board is history-setting in Oregon,” Sarman said. “One of the things I would like to do throughout my service to the board is really set a precedent for high student involvement.”

Sarman, a sophomore studying political science, also serves as the

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Taylor Sarman, the student member on OSU’s board of trustees, encourages students to contact him so he can better represent their voices.

Associated Students of Oregon State University executive director of government relations. It was this student government connection that ultimately led to his nomination for a position on the board.

OSU President Ed Ray came to

Brett Deedon, the ASOSU president, when asked for a nomination for the board of trustee’s student position. From there, Deedon and Vice President Victoria Redman created See SARMAN | page 4

Pat Reser has done enough for three lifetimes.

Since she graduated from Oregon State University in 1960, Reser has been actively pursuing a life of learning and dedication to giving back to the communities around her.

In January, Reser was named the chair of OSU board of trustees.

Reser’s extensive career in education began when she and her late husband, Al, attended OSU together.

Graduating the same year as her husband, Reser obtained a bachelor’s in elementary education. Reser’s first son, Marty, was born just 10 days before.

After five years of work in elementary education starting in Forest Grove and Hillsboro, Reser returned to college to earn a master’s in special education from Portland State University.

Because she was now a full-time mom with additional children, Reser could only take one night class per

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Pat Reser was selected as chair of OSU’s board of trustees on Jan. 9. quarter.

“It took me two years and two terms to (get my master’s),” Reser said. “That was the only way I could manage five kids and school.”

Reser said her children were excited and encouraging about her going back See RESER | page 4

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Campus Recycling group uses residence hall trash to raise waste awareness

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Students, interns and even a few graduates came together Wednesday night to build a sculpture of trash at Oregon State University’s Property Services warehouse.

Slightly more than a dozen volunteers shed their squeamishness and donned plastic gloves to dig through bags of trash pulled from residence halls on campus. The team rifled through each bag, pulling out recyclable items and replacing non-recyclable items back into clear plastic bags.

Andrea Norris, the Marketing & Development Coordinator for campus recycling, said this was the first year the group worked with trash as well as recyclables.

“The volunteer team liked the idea of getting a certain amount of trash that represented what an average person produces in a certain period of time,” Norris said. “The visual is kind of striking to see.”

Norris said the trash thrown out might not be noticeable on a daily basis, but this project will represent two months’ worth, or 260 pounds, of trash.

The team built the main body, head and appendages from just trash. The tail of the sculpture is made from the recyclable items pulled out of trash bags.

“It’s pretty interesting seeing how much people throw away and how much recycling people throw away,” said Nick Snowhill, a senior in civil engineering.

“I think it’s a good visual.”

Chelsea Alexander, a freshman studying physics, was surprised to see some of the things students had

Planning Commission overviews conditions for approval of Witham Oaks housing project

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Union quad during the first week of February to kick off the annual RecycleMania competition.

The competition includes several universities, though OSU and the University of Oregon additionally compete with each other for a recycling civil war. The

The hotly contested Campus Crest proposal has made it through yet another round of city deliberation.

Wednesday night, the Planning Commission reviewed the Campus Crest proposal in the detailed 44-item report.

Initially, in October 2013, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council deny the request for the comprehensive plan amendment and zone change. On Jan. 6, the City Council voted not to follow the recommendation and tentatively approved the changes.

The discussion Wednesday night was particularly difficult because the commission had already chosen not to recommend the proposal, and many of the commissioners do not agree with the council’s decision.

“Let’s try not to make vague and meaningless comments and do the

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COURTESY OF Campus RECYcling

Kyle Reed, student outreach assistant for Campus Recycling, looks at the finished monster, which was made from 260 pounds of waste collected from resident hall dumpsters. thrown away.

“One funny thing is there’s a new pair of boots,” Alexander said. “We’re hoping that the person that put them in the trash will see them in the trash monster.

They look really cute, too.”

The trash monster will be on display in the Memorial

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Oregon State University named Dan Larson as the new executive director of University Housing and Dining Services.

In December 2013, Larson succeeded Tom Scheuermann, who held the post for the past 20 years. Larson has been at OSU since 1996, and most recently served as associate director for operations and facilities within UHDS. “I’m very excited about the opportunities in front of us,” Larson said.

Scheuermann, who left the office after 24 years with UHDS and 20 as director, has high hopes for his successor.

“I know Dan to be an experienced housing professional,” Scheuermann said. “I think that he’ll be a great executive director, and I feel great that I’ve passed the baton to him.”

Larson has several goals for his new position. Among them include improving the financial health of UHDS, organizing the next administration in a way that will allow them to improve programs and services for students, and working with dining services toward becoming engaged and committed to the local economy.

“My vision for OSU is to create a vibrant, exciting, housing and dining experience,” Larson said. “Students should think, ‘This is the place where I’ll find what I’m looking for.’”

Larson aims to create a vibrant and exciting feel in all residence halls and dining facilities.

“I want us to create space (in older buildings) that generates the same level of excitement that our new buildings create.”

Larson said.

Students living in the residence halls shouldn’t expect any major changes with the shift in leadership of UHDS. “(UHDS will) still have the same objectives, programs and commitment to service and the student experience,” Larson said. “What may change will be the energy toward some programs over others.”

An overcrowding of firstyear students occurred in the residence halls in part due to the First-Year Experience, which was implemented last fall term. Larson said UHDS would continue to make it a priority to house incoming freshmen.

“As we gain a clearer picture of our anticipated first-year enrollment, we will determine how many spaces we can offer for upper division and transfer students,” Larson said. “We do anticipate that we will continue to require some level of temporary housing for this upcoming fall in order to accommodate late summer applications.”

Larson said temporary accommodations have all of the amenities that standard rooms have, and that UHDS works as quickly as possible to provide students with permanent housing placements.

Larson said that triple rooms, which where formerly doubles, were converted to accommodate three people, have become more successful than expected.

“Triple rooms are cost effective, and student satisfaction has been higher than expect-

ASOSU representatives debate divestment, medical amnesty

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The Associated Students of Oregon State University House of Representatives debated the merit of two proposed resolutions during their meeting Wednesday night.

The first reading of the resolution asking the OSU Foundation to divest from fossil fuels prompted passionate discussion and inquiries.

Representatives not only questioned the merit of the bill, but also the right of the legislative body to even pass a resolution

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Dan Larson was selected as University Housing and Dining Services head in December 2013. ed,” he said.

Larson and Scheuermann said the new residence hall in construction near McNary Dining Center, scheduled to open in June 2014, should alleviate the issue of overcrowding that occurred in the residence halls earlier this year.

Larson first came to OSU after receiving his bachelor’s in psychology from Western Oregon State College (now Western Oregon University).

He came to Oregon State for the College Students and Services Administration pro-

gram. Larson spent two years in Bellingham, Wash., as a resident director, before returning to OSU in 2000.

Upon returning to OSU, vLarson first served as manager of housing services, and later became assistant director of operations. When the operations and facilities units within UHDS merged, Larson led the combined unit until assuming his current role as UHDS director last month.

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“OSU Divest” campaign. Pettibone asked representatives to consider that they are not only making an economic, but a moral, decision, as well.

After hearing the second reading of the Good Samaritan resolution, representatives decided to table the proposal and reword the draft. The Good Samaritan policy proposes medical amnesty for inebriated students who require medical attention.

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“We’re essentially biting the hand that feed us,” Rep. Erik Beatty said. “I don’t see where we have any right to pass this (resolution).”

Representatives debated the wisdom of asking the nonprofit organization to divest completely from fossil fuels, which would include a large number of mutual funds.

In order to clear up any confusion, representatives asked that a member of the OSU Foundation visit next week’s meeting before the resolution is put to a vote.

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Willamette University kicker comes out

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SALEM — After years of feeling somewhat alone in the world, Conner Mertens, a 19-year-old red-shirt freshman kicker for Willamette University football team, finally has found some peace.

Last week, the student-athlete told his coach, Glen Fowles, that he is bisexual, and that he has a boyfriend — and on Monday he announced it to the rest of the world in the name of helping and inspiring other LGBT athletes, students, and people like him. “Hi, I’m Conner,� he said as he sat down with a big smile on his face, his teammates and coach on either side of him, and he dug into the issue with confidence. “I want to end stereotypes and stigmas that go along with what it means to like the same sex or be attracted to the same sex,� said Mertens at the small press conference held Tuesday at Sparks Athletic Center at Willamette University.

On Monday, Mertens was in the Willamette University men’s locker room with his teammates and coaches, who had gathered to discuss his announcement.

Mertens typed out a letter and handed out copies for everyone to read. Wade Davis, a former NFL player, also was present to talk with the team. The team’s reaction was a positive one.

Jack Nelson, a junior inside linebacker for Willamette as well as Mertens’ teammate, said it wasn’t a big deal to the team. “We care about Conner as an

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Connor Mertens, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman kicker for the Willamette University football team. individual, and that’s just a part of him,� said Nelson. “We’re going to support him in that fashion, but we’re also we care about him as a player. “I know that he’s a really good kicker and can be a huge part of this team. It wasn’t a big deal and we’re glad that he felt comfortable; we’re proud of our school and our team.�

According to outsports.com, no college football player in the United States at any level has come out publicly while still playing, until Mertens. Head coach Fowles said he was initially a bit nervous about how the news would go over with the team, but he’s now proud of how they reacted. “The way the team responded made me believe it would be OK,� said Fowles. “What Conner did was brave and courageous, and I’m proud of our football team

for supporting Conner.�

Mertens, who grew up in the conservative town of Kennewick, Wash., aims to reach others struggling with the same sort of issues in his hometown and all over the world. On Monday evening, he tweeted the letter he wrote to his hometown, to reach out and to show his love for the small community. Here’s an excerpt: “Throughout my life, I have been told who I can and cannot be. A few months ago I realized that I am only limited as a person by the limitations I have placed on myself. That being said, it is important to me to tell you all that I, Conner Mertens, am bisexual. If that makes you uncomfortable, I refuse to apologize for being who I am.�

Over winter break, Mertens decided he wanted to tell his family. “They thought I got a speeding

ticket,� Mertens laughed. “They were originally pretty shocked but have since showed me so much love and support.�

Initially, Mertens was wary of announcing to his teammates and peers that he was bisexual, but has since decided that it’s the best decision he could make. “I know it sounds cheesy, but it feels like such a weight has been lifted from my shoulders,� he said.

Throughout the day Tuesday, words of encouragement poured in via Twitter and Facebook from all over the world. Nick Symmonds, a Willamette University alumnus and participant in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics, reached out to Mertens on Tuesday via Twitter: “Proud of @connermertens and my alma mater @willamette_u! #NOH8#GoBearcats!!�

Symmonds, who won a silver medal in the 800 meters at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, was a vocal critic of Russia’s “anti-gay� laws.

Mertens tore his ACL last year and was not able to play with the football team for several months but is eager to begin practicing for the 2014 season. He is currently in a long-distance relationship but gets to see his boyfriend quite often. Mertens plans to use the love and support from his family, friends, teammates and coaches to move forward with his mission. “I’m just hoping to let people know you can still be an athlete and you can still be one of the guys — even if you’re into guys.�

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SARMAN n Continued from page 1 a list of potential candidates and evaluated qualifications.

“We didn’t have a ton of time to find someone, but Taylor is definitely an incredible choice for that position,” Deedon said. “He is doing a wonderful job. I think that’s his element and he does well in it.”

Mark Baldwin, an information systems programmer and the professional staff representative on the board, concurred with Deedon’s assessment.

“Taylor has been very engaged and he is really doing his homework,” Baldwin said. “He came in prepared. He’s engaged and I think he is so far an outstanding representative.”

With only one meeting under his belt, Sarman is unsure but optimistic about how the rest of his term will unfold. The board’s student representative serves a term of two years.

Sarman said he has already received several emails from students curious about the new board and its purpose. According to Sarman, the communication is a good first step and one he hopes to continue to expand upon.

“Ninety-five percent of life is showing up,” Baldwin said. “If you want students to have an impact, students have to show up (to board meetings).”

Baldwin added that simply having a student presence will put a face to student initiatives, propelling student concerns to the forefront of the board’s debates and considerations.

Sarman hopes that he can encourage student involvement and keep student leaders informed even into next year when various organization administrations change.

Sarman and Baldwin understand that not every student can miss two days of class to attend a board meeting. The student representative on the board, however, is only as strong as the visible student support behind him or her.

“Because it’s such a precedent-setting board of trustees, every little thing needs to be addressed and students need to be always on the forefront of decisions,” Sarman said. “It’s very Oregonian in that it’s the pioneer spirit of doing things. So in a very real way, this (board) is our very own little covered wagon.”

Some administrative processes, however, are likely to change before the end of Sarman’s term.

“It would probably be wise to create a process that is transparent and whereby that person has the full legitimacy and authority to represent the students through some democratic process,” Baldwin said. “I don’t know what that should be. I think the students need to decide that.”

Deedon said the next student representative may even be formally elected by the student body.

Sarman agreed, saying that he “would like to see ASOSU set up a process internally … so that a variety of students know about the opportunity.”

With few students filling the gallery at the last board of trustees meeting, Sarman said he will continue to push for meeting times that are conducive to student involvement.

As a member of the finance and administration committee, Sarman will also advocate for affordable tuition.

“I am just one student in that room and we have 25,000 students who affiliated with this institution and that number is growing,” Sarman said. “There is no possible way for me to represent every student with every identity just in that room alone. I want to be a resource and funnel the rest of the messages to the board.”

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The new face of food stamps

By Kandra Kent KTVZ

BEND — Five days a week, Chelsey Gosnell of Bend leaves home and goes to work.

She’s a business owner who is also nearly done with a bachelor’s degree, a 33-year-old wife, a mother of three -- and also the new face of food stamps. “My co-workers would have never guessed, never known,” Gosnell said. “I have to buy food right now, but I can’t pay my water bill.”

And tougher times may lie ahead, as Congress looks to cut roughly $8.7 billion to food stamps through the final version of the 2014 Farm Bill. Gosnell is not alone -- she’s just one of millions still struggling to get by after cashing the paycheck.

COMMISSION n Continued from page 1 best we can,” said commissioner Jennifer Gervais.

The City Council asked the Planning Commission for a recommendation for the criteria on the approved comprehensive plan amendment and zone change, which will allow the Campus Crest property development on the Witham Oaks property.

Major concerns were pedestrian and bicycle safety, as well as overall traffic changes. The commission toyed with amending to require the developer to add stop signs and stripe the road and create a four-way stop on Harrison Boulevard to ease traffic if necessary. The vote for such an amendment failed by one, leaving flexibility to react to traffic

“What I’m seeing now is an increase of working families that still can’t make their needs met and so they have to be on food stamps,” said Ron Parsons, self sufficiency program manager with the Oregon Department of Human Services.

His findings are reflected in a new nationwide study conducted by economists at the University of Kentucky.

The study shows for the first time ever, working age adults make up the majority of food stamp recipients.

In the past, children and the elderly were the main recipients of food stamps.

The study finds an increasing number of workers with college training and adults who have jobs need food stamps to get by.

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Volunteer Amanda Abbott, a 2013 OSU graduate, sets up the first bag of trash to begin building the trash monster, while other volunteers sort the collected waste.

RESER n Continued from page 1 to college. For instance, one of the birthday gifts she received before returning to class was a lunchbox.

“They could see my desire and my commitment, and the pleasure it gave me,” Reser said.

In addition to her career in education and being a full-time mother, for 13 years, Reser worked as board secretary for Reser’s Fine Foods.

Though she hasn’t worked directly in education for more than 20 years, Reser’s commitment to education and OSU continues to be one of her top priorities.

Ilene Kleinsorge, dean of the College of Business, said Reser and her family contributed $6 million to help fund the construction of the new Austin Hall building.

Kleinsorge said the future Career Success Center inside Austin Hall will be dedicated to the Reser

family.

“All students in business would see their name and understand that they valued education and service to students,” Kleinsorge said.

Mark Baldwin, board member and OSU analyst programmer, said he has nothing but the upmost respect for Reser.

“She is gracious, intelligent, perspicacious and I would say committed to making the university better every day,” Baldwin said.

Baldwin spoke of Reser’s outreach work for refugees in other nations.

During one trip to Uganda in 2011, Reser worked with patients diagnosed with AIDS and their families to help them through the new challenges they faced moving forward.

Reser said she plans on returning for another trip this year.

Vincent Remcho, chemistry professor and associate dean for research and graduate students,

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winner is based on which school collects the most pounds of recycling and compost per person. OSU won three years in a row until 2013, when U of O beat the Beavers by 0.2 pounds per person.

“We’re trying to get the title and the trophy back,” Norris said. “There is an actual trophy. It’s made of all scrap materials; it’s painted gold, it’s gorgeous and it’s no longer here and we want it back.”

Waste Watchers and campus recycling will be putting on several events throughout February and March to raise awareness and participation for the competition, which ends after 10 weeks.

Volunteers working on the trash monster had modest goals for the project, recognizing that rapid change is rare.

“I don’t think it’ll create epiphanies for anybody,” Snowhill said. “I just hope that (students) might give a thought to what they’re throwing away and what they should be recycling.”

Alexander shared Snowhill’s sentiments.

“Maybe through this we can get people to learn that there are things that they’re throwing away that could be recycled,” Alexander said. “Make Oregon State just a little bit more green.”

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said Reser’s contributions helped the Linus Pauling Science Center and other endeavors related to the College of Science.

“Her whole family is just tremendously dedicated to this school,” Remcho said.

Remcho said Reser is excellent at interacting with other alumni and reconnecting individuals with the university.

“It makes people want to engage with OSU,” Remcho said.

Reser said OSU represented a microcosm of the entire world since so many programs place emphasis on oceans, rivers, deserts, forestry and other agricultural endeavors.

“Our students, with their expertise, travel the world,” Reser said.

“When we look at supporting the economics of the state of Oregon, we are actually influencing the economics of the state and the world.”

Though it’s different than other board positions she’s served on,

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once the conditions are present.

The commission discussed the merits of speed bumps and various traffic constructions on Harrison and Circle Boulevard.

Also of concern was the issue of the public land and open space that is not going to be used by the developer. Parks and Recreation has been in discussion with Campus Crest as to whether or not that land would be cared for or allocated for the city.

In addition to analyzing and editing the 44 conditions, the commission also moved to discuss additional concerns not represented in the report.

The next Planning Commission meeting will be Wednesday.

Reser said she’s confident going forward.

“This role is a little bit different in that we’re focusing on how the university is run,” Reser said.

“Some of the responsibilities we have are quite impressive.”

Reser added that it’s better for the college to have its own local board in the long run.

“Who knows how we might reshape the committees and if there might even be subcommittees,” Reser said. “But you have to start somewhere. That makes the best sense.”

The board will reconvene in March to discuss future budgets for the 2015-17 biennium.

Members must then forward their plans to what’s known as the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

Sean Bassinger Higher education reporter managing@dailybarometer.com

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Oregon State looks to handle last-place USC before hosting UCLA in Gill Coliseum

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Head coach Craig Robinson clenches his fists in a game against Stanford on Jan. 9 in Gill Coliseum.

OSU focused on eliminating runs Oregon State has allowed opponents to go on large runs in losses this year, Nelson says team needs ‘counterpunch’

second halves involved OSU going cold from 3-point territory — 1-for-8 vs. Cal and 2-for-8 vs. UW. And in both second halves, OSU was outrebounded.

But senior guard Roberto Nelson said Tuesday that it all comes down to one underBy Grady Garrett lying problem.

THE DAILY BAROMETER “When a team goes on a run, what do we do The Oregon State men’s basketball team has to counterpunch them?” Nelson asked. “That’s blown double-digit, second-half leads in each the biggest thing we need to work on.” of its past two losses.

Cal, which trailed by 10 at the break, used a In both contests — an 88-83 loss to Cal on 12-0 run to turn a one-point deficit into a 72-61 Jan. 11 and an 87-81 loss to Washington on Saturday — similar factors led to OSU’s demise. lead. OSU never got closer than six until Nelson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Both second halves featured an opposing UW, which trailed by 12 early in the second guard taking over — Justin Cobbs (20 secondhalf, used a 23-5 run to turn an eight-point half points) for the Golden Bears and Nigel See RUNS | page 6 Williams-Goss (24) for the Huskies. Both n

The Oregon State men’s basketball team heads into its fifth week of Pac-12 play facing a similar battle as it faced in its fourth week.

The Beavers were favored to win one game and lose one in their road trip to Washington last week, which is exactly what they did after defeating Washington State and falling to Washington.

OSU’s comparable two-game stretch this week has one thing in the Beavers’ favor — the two contests will be home games.

Oregon State (11-8, 3-4 Pac-12) will take the floor at Gill Coliseum at 6 p.m. Thursday against USC (10-10, 1-6) before Sunday’s game with UCLA. “This week coming up is another opportunity,” said head coach Craig Robinson. “You’re playing a team that’s behind you in the standings, so you want to make sure you take advantage of your home court in a situation like that.

And then you’re playing a team that’s above you in the standings and you want to take advantage of your home court in that situation too. I think both games are brilliant opportunities for us to keep moving forward.”

The Trojans have only one conference win but are coming off two of their strongest games of Pac-12 play this year.

A 77-69 victory over California gave USC its first Pac-12 win and Cal its first loss.

The Trojans followed that up with a 79-71 overtime loss against Stanford.

“USC is going to be a tough team,” Robinson said. “They’re a good enough team to beat anybody in our conference and they showed that by beating Cal. Number two, they’re trying to get wins and they’re probably pretty desperate.

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Senior Roberto Nelson attempts a layup against Cal. We’ve been in those shoes before.”

OSU has a chance to return to a .500 conference mark Thursday, due in part to senior guard Roberto Nelson’s conference-leading 22.2 points per game.

Nelson dropped 31 points against Washington in the Beavers’ last game, though the 6-foot-4 guard credits teammates like senior center See Basketball | page 6

Hanson doing it all for Beavers Wrestling confident traveling to Cal Poly Freshman Gabriella Hanson has provided a spark off the bench all season for Oregon State

Although she played just 22 minutes in the game, it was an important 22 minutes, which featured a flurry of big shots during a time when the outcome of the game was in flux.

When Oregon cut Oregon State’s

By Mitch Mahoney THE DAILY BAROMETER lead to one point, the Ducks had During Oregon State’s victory over the game’s momentum in hand and the Ducks earlier this month, fresh- appeared destined to take the lead. man guard Gabriella Hanson was But Hanson found herself open behind the arc where she drained virtually unstoppable. a 3-pointer. During the next four minutes, she poured in seven more points to put the Beavers ahead for good.

Hanson finished that game with a career-high 19 points on 89 percent shooting from the floor, while grabbing six rebounds. Most importantly, she was guarding Oregon’s biggest offensive threat and effectively shut her down.

Recently, when the Beavers played the Huskies two games ago, the 5-foot-11 Hanson grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in 24 minutes. Hanson is the thirdshortest player on the team, yet she has the fourth-most rebounds (five per game in conference play).

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Freshman Gabriella Hanson dribbles up the court against Oregon on Jan. 11.

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Despite coming off loss to No. 4 Oklahoma, Zalesky says OSU wrestling its best all season

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While Oregon State is coming off a loss, the Beavers are as confident as they’ve been all season and have high expectations entering Thursday’s dual against Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

OSU (9-5, 2-1 Pac-12) fell to No. 4 Oklahoma, 20-18, on Saturday, but upset No. 24 Lehigh, 28-10, the previous meet and had a chance to win in the final match against the Sooners.

After a shaky start to the season, starting 3-3 in duals and falling out of the national top-25 rankings, head coach Jim Zalesky said his team is wrestling as well as it has all year.

“We didn’t start the year out near as well as we had hoped to,” he said after Saturday’s loss. “We’re improving at every weight and I was proud of how we wrestled (against Oklahoma).”

“You can see the development,” added senior 157-pounder RJ Pena.

“We’re so much better than earlier in the year when we were really struggling.”

The Beavers have struggled as of late in the 125-pound weight class, but got a boost Saturday when junior Pat Rollins earned a fall and six team points. It was Rollins’ first time wrestling since being replaced in the starting lineup by sophomore Joey Palmer.

“It felt really good to get back in there and do something positive,” Rollins said. “I’m a wrestler and know

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Junior Joe Lathum fights to get away from Oklahoma’s No. 1 Andrew Howe in the 174-pound weight class. what I can do, I just went out there and did it. I can use this as momentum going forward and build on it.”

The 133-pound weight class is another spot the Beavers have had issues in duals at times this season.

Things won’t get any easier when they face No. 18 Devon Lotitio, Cal Poly’s (2-5, 1-1) best wrestler.

OSU sophomore Drew Van Anrooy — who’s coming off a major decision loss to No. 8 Cody Brewer — has struggled lately, having lost six of his last seven matches.

“We’re wrestling hard (at 133 pounds), we’re just not getting results right now,” Zalesky said.

While the Beavers figure to be

favored in the majority of Thursday’s matchup, the Mustangs provide a threat in the 149- and 174-pound weight classes.

Oregon State’s No. 11 Scott Sakaguchi takes on Blake Kastl, who is 18-8 on the season and has wrestled well recently. Sakaguchi, meanwhile, is coming off a close loss to No. 2 Kendrick Maple.

OSU junior Joe Lathum takes on Kastl’s brother, Dominic, in the 174pound weight class. The older Kastl has won six of his last seven matches entering Thursday’s meet.

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Oregon State isn’t worried about recording top times, instead focused on preparing before Pac-12s

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The Oregon State swimming team will head to Idaho on Saturday to compete in its final dual meet of the season against Boise State.

“Your last meet going into your championship meet can really motivate people,” said assistant coach Jamie Jackson.

“We don’t weigh it too much, but (doing well) can really carry momentum into the championship meet.”

Sophomore Sammy Harrison and senior Crystal Kibby, the two top swimmers for the Beavers, both view the upcoming meet as no more important than the rest.

The swimmers want to make

improvements on their times, but also know that at this point in the season, fatigue often doesn’t allow for peak performances. They’re working toward achieving their top times at the Pac-12 Championships.

“I think this meet is more important for the team than for individual goals,” Harrison said. “We can gain a little bit of confidence, and use this meet for motivation.”

For the team to gain confidence, however, they will need to perform well, which doesn’t come down to winning, but analyzing their performances.

Jackson knows that this meet will be as important mentally as it is physically. She doesn’t want any of the swimmers to get frustrated with their performances. Instead, she wants them to build off of the meet and learn from it.

Harrison and Kibby are two swimmers who have a chance of making it past the Pac-12

Championships and swimming in the NCAAs. They both set time goals at the beginning of the season and while they admit it can be hard to tell at this point, they believe they will make those goals.

As top swimmers, they aren’t doing different workouts than the rest of the team, but during practice they swim on faster intervals and pace, according to Jackson.

Harrison is looking to make her second appearance at nationals in as many years, while Kibby is hoping to make her first after barely missing out last season.

After this weekend’s meet against Boise State, the team will take a two-week break from meets before they head to Washington on Feb. 26 for the Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

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the meet.”

Thursday will be Oregon State’s first away dual since Jan. 12, and is unique because it having upset Lehigh’s No. 16 Elliot Riddick and will be held outdoors in the plaza of Cal Poly’s losing by major decision to Oklahoma’s No. 1 University Union.

It’s the first time the Mustangs have ever Andrew Howe in his last two matches.

“Lathum is just a tough wrestler in there,” hosted an outdoor dual, and is OSU’s first of the Zalesky said. “The effort is always there and season. The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. he sticks to the plan. He doesn’t get down and Andrew Kilstrom, sports editor On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom wrestles hard no matter what’s happening in sports@dailybarometer.com

RUNS n Continued from page 5 deficit into a 68-58 lead. OSU never got closer than six until there were less than 70 seconds remaining.

“You have to counter early,” Nelson said.

“If you counter late, they already have the momentum. ... You can’t let that one run demoralize you and be the difference in the win or the loss.”

But too often this season, that’s been just the case.

Over one four-game stretch, the Beavers allowed runs of 18-0 (at Utah), 9-0 (at Colorado), 15-0 (vs. Quinnipiac) and 12-0 (at Hawaii). Three of those four contests ended in OSU losses.

Nelson said the Beavers (11-8, 3-4 Pac-12) tend to get stagnant offensively when their opponent is on a run. They stray from the game plan, preferring to hoist quick perimeter jumpers instead of working the ball inside.

During UW’s 23-5 run, OSU went 2-for-10 from the field (0-for-4 from 3-point range).

Senior forward Devon Collier, who scored 23 points on nine field goal attempts, took just one of those 10 shots.

“We stop throwing it down to the efficient guys,” Nelson said. “If we do more of that when they’re going on runs, I think we’ll weather the storm.”

Head coach Craig Robinson said OSU’s guards aren’t acting selfishly. He specifically referenced freshman Hallice Cooke, who missed all four of his second-half jumpers Saturday.

“He was trying to take the blame for the loss and it wasn’t his to take,” Robinson said of Cooke. “The great thing about this team is that everything they do, they do in good conscious.

He didn’t take those shots maliciously — he’s trying to help the team win.”

OSU also allowed the Huskies to score on 12 straight offensive possessions at one point.

“We were just a second off on our execution on defense,” Collier said. “They got secondchance points, offensive rebounds … paint touches, paint scores, that’s what hurt us a lot in the second half.”

Had the Beavers been able to minimize Cal and UW’s runs, they’d likely be tied for second in the Pac-12 with a 5-2 record.

Instead, they enter Thursday’s contest against Southern California in eighth place.

Still, Robinson doesn’t think OSU has a problem it can’t fix.

“If I thought we had a big, glaring hole, I’d be a little bit more nervous,” Robinson said. “I really feel we have to tweak a few things and this team is ready to be really good.”

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Senior forward Devon Collier skies for a dunk against Cal on Jan. 11 in Gill Coliseum. Collier leads the Beavers in field goal percentage.

BASKETBALL n Continued from page 5 Angus Brandt and junior forward Eric Moreland for his prolific scoring.

“If I don’t have the shot, I know I have great teammates who can knock down those shots,” Nelson said. “Having guys like that who are threats all over — Angus Brandt spreading the floor, Eric Moreland doing everything — it makes it easier, and having threats like that gives me wide open shots.”

Nelson leads the Pac-12 in scoring, but it is senior forward Devon Collier who leads the conference in field goal percentage at 61.1 percent.

Moreland has replaced Collier in the starting five, but Collier is finding ways to contribute from his complemen-

tary role.

“I’m not going to have an attitude because I’m coming off the bench,” Collier said. “I prefer to start, anybody who plays basketball prefers to start, but coach always has a game plan.”

The 6-foot-8 forward could possibly stay on the bench regardless of his production, which has improved since a five-game span to start Pac-12 play in which he failed to score more than eight points in any contest.

“Devon would love to start,” Robinson said. “But if he helps us more coming off the bench, that’s where I’ll keep him.

Having said that, I could change my mind, especially when we play these longer teams.”

Robinson expects to stick with the current lineup against the Trojans, who pose a tough

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Freshman Gabriella Hanson looks on at the action during a Jan. 11 game against Oregon in Eugene.

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task for the OSU posts with 7-foot-2 senior center Omar Oraby.

Oraby leads the team with 2.5 blocks per game and also averages 6.5 rebounds per contest.

“If he’s around the basket it’s going to make it hard for us to get stuff down low,” Robinson said. “It’s not going to be an easy task.”

The Trojans get the majority of their scoring from their guards, but Oraby and his 7-foot companion, senior center D.J. Haley, are difficult matchups on both ends of the court.

“I just have to do my part,” Collier said. “We played against them last year and previous years, we’ve faced a few 7-footers this year too so I should be ready to play against them.”

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describe how Hanson plays, and it’s apparent to anyone who has watched her.

“She plays three positions for us, and she the freshman has become the Beavers’ sixth knows all three,” he said. “She’s a really steady man and the most heavily played bench player. influence for us, day in and day out.”

For Hanson, she isn’t doing anything that she She has the potential to go off on any given hasn’t done before. night.

“Ever since high school, I always had to Head coach Scott Rueck, for one, is impressed guard the strongest offensive with how quickly some of the person on the opposing team,” finer details of the game have Hanson said. “It’s always been come to her.

I like playing in my mentality to stop who“Her rebounding is a bywhatever position ever I have to guard, and it’s product of her IQ,” he said. carried over to here. I take “She understands when the I need to play, pride in that, and I take pride ball is going to be shot, and honestly. As long in my defense.” that’s what a great defender is, In their next contest, a road as I can be on too. They know what’s coming game against No. 15 Arizona before it happens. It’s a real the floor.

State, it’s likely the Beavers will knack, and I saw that when I call on Hanson to be a utilrecruited her.”

Gabriella Hanson ity player once again, which For a basketball player Freshman guard Hanson has no problem with. as young as she is, Hanson “I like playing whatever posialready plays like a veteran. At different times this season, she’s played min- tion I need to play, honestly,” she said. “As long utes at point guard, on the wing and even as a as I can be on the floor.” post player. Additionally, Hanson will generally Mitch Mahoney, sports reporter guard the other team’s best offensive player.

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Editorial

Dissecting the ‘Dr. V’ debacle T

he story of the Yar putter, the Oracle, and its mysterious genius inventor, Dr. V, was published two weeks ago on Grantland.com.

But that wasn’t what it was really about.

The piece focused on the mystery of the mysterious genius inventor, because the author — Grantland writer Caleb Hannan, who was working on his first assignment — couldn’t leave a deeper story alone. Part of being a journalist is acquiring a plethora of information. But sometimes there are things we find out that we shouldn’t share or publish.

“If Yar had simply been a scam, the story would have been much simpler.

But the Oracle worked. And Dr. V seemed more interested in achieving fame as a club designer than in getting rich,” Hannan wrote.

Nothing Dr. V told Hannan about her past turned out to be true once Hannan did some digging. But she wasn’t a con artist — she didn’t run off with her investors’ money.

“She took it and built a great product,” Phil Kinney, Dr. V’s primary investor, told Hannan.

Part of the mystery of Dr. V’s past, Hannan discovered, was that she was a stealth transwoman. Stealth, meaning that she’d cut ties with everyone in her life from before she transitioned. She was not out.

Because of that, there were parts of Hannan’s piece that made us cringe, including the part in which Hannan began referring to Dr. V as Stephen rather than Essay, which is what she’d legally changed her name to.

Another cringeworthy moment was when the author related the way he’d been informed of Dr. V’s prior gender — the implied taboo nature of the conversation, the way meaning was only conveyed with emphasis, made it all seem very sordid.

Worse was an introductory comment to one of the latter parts of the story, “What began as a story about a brilliant woman with a new invention had turned into the tale of a troubled man who had invented a new life for himself.” We can’t even explain how wrong that is. Regardless if she was brilliant or troubled, she was a woman. That part wasn’t up for discussion.

As well, the “When I was under the impression that Dr. V was a brilliant engineer, my putting improved dramatically. As soon as I learned she had simply been a struggling mechanic, the magic was lost,” was also offensive — being a struggling mechanic doesn’t preclude genius. It precludes being born to money, or, like many trans people, having the guarantee most people take for granted: that you won’t be fired simply for being who you are.

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Gay marriage ban should be lifted before vote T

he Eugene court cases of two homosexual couples suing against Oregon’s ban on gay marriage in the argument that the ban violates the U.S. Constitution were informed Wednesday by Judge Michael McShane that their cases have been consolidated and that oral arguments were scheduled for April 23, according to ABC News.

As such, the ban has a chance of being lifted before the November ballots come out. But just in case, the campaign for gay and lesbian couples to enjoy the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples has been steadily gathering petition signatures. They need only 116,284 more signatures before July 3 to snag a place on the ballot.

This wouldn’t be the first time that Oregon has been one of the primary states to embrace a new law at the request of its citizens: While Congress

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And why not? If Oregon’s residents are strongly in favor of something, and that thing isn’t going to hurt or degrade anyone, then why shouldn’t we implement it?

Overthrowing Oregon’s ban on gay marriage is a step in the right direction.

It’s representative of a push toward equality and humanity.

Hopefully, when it occurs, it will be met with a warmer reception than it

did in, say, Utah. There, dueling pundits, equally for and against the month-old overturning of the state’s ban on gay marriage, came out in full force Tuesday.

One of the earliest arguments against overthrowing Utah’s ban on gay marriage — voted for by the people of Utah — was the fear that, “Oh, no! What if these newlywed homosexual couples want to try to raise children? They’ll upset the natural, heteronormative, black-and-white, blue-and-pink order of our country.”

Next thing you know, we’ll have a generation of children who think outside the box, and will understand that sexuality can be very fluid and flexible.

They’ll know love shouldn’t be stuck in a cage or sorted into X, Y and Z categories for convenience. Oh, the humanity.

This case in Eugene will be our downfall — if we’re advocating a patriarchal and easily defined concept of who

should be allowed to get married, and who they should be allowed to marry.

You know what? Good for them. I hope the Eugene cases win, and get to drag cans behind their cars, raise babies and have the sense of security — both financial and emotional — that they can now operate in the world on the same terms as everyone else.

If people love each other and want to be together, and they’re not hurting anyone, then there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be allowed to be together in every definition, and be allowed every liberty of the term. And if that term is marriage, then let’s be the evolved species that we are and throw some rice at the wedding. t

Cassie Ruud is a junior in English. The opinions

expressed in Ruud’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Ruud can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

Brand loyalty hurts consumers’ relationships, increases companies’ profit

B

rand names are all around us.

They flash on our TV screens, glisten in our magazine pages and are presented to us by other people.

They subtly infiltrate our thinking and when we least expect it, the tables turn and they own us.

Take Nike, for example. There’s no way that a college girl who wears Nike brand clothing is ever going to turn around and buy Skechers tennis shoes.

That’s not how Nike raised her.

She has learned that with Nike she feels safe and wanted. Who knows if the

You might even be so brand-blinded building its fan base.

Nike is the world’s largest supplier as to say that Ford is all-American: If and manufacturer of athletic shoes. someone doesn’t like them, then they Their global revenue in 2012 was more don’t like America. Or if someone isn’t a Gabi than $24 billion.

See SCOTTALINE | page 8 That’s ridiculous.

In comparison, Skechers’ 2012 revenue was $1.56 billion. same sense of security could be bought The same consumer loyalty applies from Skechers? When was the last time to car brands. If your dad is a Ford man Skechers were in style, anyway? Never. through-and-through, chances are Regardless, her clan of Nike friends you’re going to grow up and follow suit.

EECS not giving up after loss of Fiez would exile her for her brand mutiny.

You’ll think that Ford trumps all other Shared governance violations Nike has done an impressive job of car companies.

Shared governance had been a long tradition at Oregon State University, and was adopted as an official OSU policy in 2011 by the Faculty Senate and the administration, represented by Provost Randhawa. As recently as Jan. 10, Provost Randhawa explained the important role of shared governance to our new Board of Trustees. But who is accountable when shared governance is violated?

“Shared governance is the process by which faculty and administrators share responsibility and accountability for reaching decisions on policy and procedure.

These decisions include ... faculty and administrative hiring; ... administrative appointments and reappointments ...”

“Shared governance” rings hollow to many in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. As many know, Professor Terri Fiez was terminated as EECS unit head. An internal poll taken recently showed that 92 percent of the faculty and staff supported her continuation and nobody opposed. We believe College of Engineering Dean Woods violated OSU’s shared governance policy in terminating Fiez. For example, the policy states: “Shared governance requires that administrators seek faculty input in these matters, weigh that input carefully, and report back to the faculty on the reasons for arriving at the final decisions.”

In violation of this policy, we in EECS were not consulted before Dean Woods’ decision, nor have we been given an explanation after. However, the policy fails to specify recourse for violations.

What is the value of a policy that can be completely ignored by the administration? We urge the Faculty Senate to lead the way to adopt recourses ensuring that such policy violations against OSU faculty have consequences.

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the School of EECS, Martin Erwig

Scottaline

Letter to the Editor

Ryan Mason is a junior in graphic design

Professor of computer science

8•Thursday, January 30, 2014

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Man appears in court in art theft case

By Paris Achen THE COLUMBIAN

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Portland man appeared this week in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of stealing Native American artwork worth more than $300,000 from an elderly Vancouver woman’s home, where he worked as an in-home care provider.

John L. Kalamafoni, 22, and his girlfriend, Toakase F. Tovo, 19, allegedly stole more than 130 pieces of artwork in 2011 and 2012 from 91-year-old Margaret Sotta, who has dementia. They sold the items to collectors and antiques dealers around the Portland area, according to a court affidavit.

Tovo was arrested earlier this month and charged with firstdegree theft, first-degree trafficking in stolen property and two counts of second-degree possession of stolen property.

Kalamafoni, who was arrested Monday on a warrant, faces the same charges. He is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 7. Judge David Gregerson held Kalamafoni on $100,000 because of his history of failing to appear in court and appointed Vancouver attorney Steven Rucker to defend him.

Sotta’s adult children have said Sotta is completely dependent on her caregivers.

Her husband, Robert Sotta, was an avid collector of Native American artwork, including pottery, blankets, baskets and statues. He died in 2011 and left his art collection to his wife.

He had hired private in-home care provider Lavinia’s Home Care and Placement Agency to care for him and his wife 24 hours a day. Owner Lavinia Tovo and members of her family, including her daughter, Toakase Tovo, provided the care, according to the court affidavit.

TROY WAYRYNEN

| THE COLUMBIAN

Arraignment of John Kalamafoni who was arrested on charges of theft of $300,000 worth of art from an elderly Vancouver woman with dementia.

In October 2012, Margaret Sotta had to be taken to a hospital for undisclosed medical problems. Her children decided that she needed a higher-skilled in-home care provider and terminated services with Lavinia’s Home Care, the affidavit says.

After the termination, Margaret Sotta’s daughter, Teresa Sotta, noticed that many pieces of the Native American artwork were missing from her mother’s house in Vancouver’s Village at Fisher’s Landing neighborhood.

The Sotta children conducted an inventory and found that at least 108 pieces of artwork were missing from the home. The artwork is valued at about $320,000.

Teresa Sotta reported the theft to Vancouver police on Oct. 15, 2012. The Sotta children, who suspected someone from Lavinia Tovo’s family was to blame, also hired private investigators to try to find out who stole the artwork.

Investigators found some of the stolen items on an art gallery website, according to the court affidavit. They found a Portland

antiques dealer and two Native American art collectors who said they purchased pieces of artwork from people matching the descriptions of Toakase Tovo and her boyfriend, Kalamafoni.

Vancouver police Detective Jane Easter said in the affidavit that she also recovered a stolen statue, which Kalamafoni had allegedly sold to downtown Vancouver’s Accent on Antiques and Collectibles, 1911 Main St. A private investigator and a Portland Police Bureau detective visited the couple’s home in Portland in February 2013 and questioned them about the accusations, according to the affidavit.

During the interview, the couple admitted that they had been stealing artwork from Margaret Sotta’s home since October 2011, the affidavit says.

Lavinia Tovo said earlier this month that she didn’t know about the thefts. She said her business is not in operation at this time because of a lack of clients.

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EDITORIAL n Continued from page 7 But the worst of the insensitivity to trans issues was when Hannan thoughtlessly outed her to one of her investors while he was researching the story.

“Before I told him about her past, he told me that because of her height and vivid red hair, it was hard to miss the ‘pretty woman walking toward me in a miniskirt.’”

Hannan didn’t out her maliciously. He didn’t think about how it would affect Dr. V, or that it was information Dr. V didn’t want out in the world.

He just didn’t think.

We’re not saying that Hannan, or his research, had anything to do with Dr. V’s suicide during the course Hannan’s research for the piece. It definitely wasn’t because she’d been outed in print — the story was printed posthumously.

But the way Hannan tackled the topic of her death left, at the least, a lot to be desired.

Trans issues are, like all issues, complicated and hard for outsiders to understand.

But you wouldn’t walk up to a black man and ask him to explain the history of civil rights to you, a white woman and ask her to explain women’s rights to you, a gay man and ask him to explain Stonewall and the current fight for marriage equality to you —

because it would be unconscionably rude.

So why expect a transwoman to explain what it means to be transgendered, whether it’s personally, psychologically or politically?

It is not their job to educate you. That’s on you. Educate yourself before you make a fool of yourself.

We weren’t the only people upset with how Hannan and Grantland handled the story — ESPN apologized on their behalf before Grantland even appeared to realize something was wrong.

Christina Kahrl, part of ESPN.com’s team covering Major League Baseball, wrote “What Grantland Got Wrong,” to be posted on Grantland’s site. Kahrl herself is a transwoman who isn’t stealth — like Dr. V was — but who was out to her friends, family and readers, and who transitioned publicly while working for ESPN.com.

Her criticism of the piece was insightful and intelligent, but best of all, she told them how to be better.

Grantland’s editor-in-chief, Bill Simmons, wrote a letter of apology to its readers, admitting the mistake and saying they — editors, staff, writers, the entirety of Grantland — had learned from the experience.

We get that. We empathize with it, even — nobody’s perfect. It was a very mature, reasoned and reasonable response; it was how journalists should act in a bad situa-

SCOTTALINE n Continued from page 7 Ford fan, they should be punished in some capacity for their heinous crime.

This kind of thinking is very similar to a sports enthusiast’s. He wants his team to win and other teams to die horrible deaths — not the players, most of the time, just the teams.

Why is this all so drastic? Why can’t we just pick a side and let the other team have its victories every once in a while?

Because that’s not how it works.

Once a Nike girl, always a Nike girl. Once a Ford owner, never a Dodge or Chevy or Toyota owner.

Once you go Mac you can never go back.

What are the intangibles that we as human beings long to experience above all else? Purpose and belonging, which go hand-in-hand.

In friendship, in love, in work, in school, in what we participate in and believe in, we want to know that we belong and feel like we have purpose.

Brands and sports teams are a way in which we can identify with our side and band together against our adversaries. But this kind of fight-to-the-death thinking gets out of hand.

My main concern with the cult-like fanaticism with brands and sports teams is that we tend to disregard other people and their well-being, selfconfidence and what they take stock in, in favor of other things that don’t actually matter.

tion. That letter from Simmons actually kind of made us want to be him when we grow up.

If you make a mistake, you own up to it like an adult. Like a journalist. You don’t try and shrug off the blame, like a politician.

The root of the problem, from what we can tell, was the confirmation bias of the predominantly straight, white, cis-male golf culture — trans people were a unique oddity, and they — Hannan and the editors of Grantland — didn’t think any further on the topic.

They didn’t consider how the story, or the research for it, would affect Dr. V’s personal life and mental state. Basically, they didn’t do their research when they came up against something they didn’t know anything about, because — and this is key — they thought they did.

Assuming is the worst intellectual crime any journalist — or any person — can commit.

It prevents us from obtaining deeper understanding and from becoming better people, because you can’t learn the things you don’t look up.

What we’ve taken away from all of this is that no matter what we think we know, we’re going to second-guess it. We hope we’ve inspired you to second guess your assumptions as well. t

Editorials serve as means for Barometer editors

to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale or diminutive.

The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board’s majority.

We make other people feel irrelevant or unintelligent just because they don’t like what we like.

The Mac vs. PC debate may be the champion of all brand debates, although a recent study has shown that Apple products are maintaining their fan base quite impressively.

Of current iPhone users, 91 percent intend to buy another iPhone, according to John Paczkowski’s column, “Android’s Leaky Bucket.”

Apple’s fiscal earnings for the first quarter were $57.6 billion in revenue.

Apple’s earnings alone demonstrate the solid fan base Apple has cultivated. Their fan base is composed of consumers who have purchased Apple products before, but have also subscribed to the feeling of empowerment the company guarantees.

I love my Macbook Pro, but I would never say someone else is below me for owning a Dell or an ASUS. I might allude to it, but I would never say it to a person’s face.

All joking aside, it isn’t OK to put an abstract sense of community over other people. After all, a community is made up of people. Just because you might be part of the “Mac family” or the “Ford family” doesn’t mean you have to loath everyone who isn’t. After all, do you loathe everyone who isn’t in your actual family? t

Gabi Scottaline is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in

Scottaline’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Scottaline can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

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