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Students packed LaSells Stewart Center Thursday for Alexis Ohanian’s presentation

By Courtney Gehring THE DAILY BAROMETER

Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of reddit, encouraged students to skip class sometimes and take advantage of these years to embrace their creativity when he spoke at Oregon State University on his book tour Thursday night.

The LaSells Stewart Center was packed.

Ohanian said that while students are in the safety net of college, they should go forth, take their ideas and make something of them.

“This is your chance,” Ohanian said. “You are never going to be more creatively free than you are right now, when you have the fewest responsibilities you will ever have in your life.”

Ohanian and Steve Huffman founded reddit, the social- and entertainment-based website, in June 2005. By submitting content in See REDDIT | page 4

Unsettled debt could stall OSUCascades expansion n

$5.26 million owed to COCC could halt OSU-Cascades expansion plans if not settled

By Sean Bassinger THE DAILY BAROMETER

Plans to continue with expansions to Oregon State University’s Cascade Campus will likely experience a slowdown.

The 56-acre project started in September 2013 after OSU purchased 10 additional acres from Cascade Property Holdings, LLC. The next proposed phase was a 46-acre terrain evaluation and removal of a pumice mine.

However, an unpaid debt owed to Central Oregon Community College could halt current OSU-Cascades campus expansion plans until further notice, according to reports from The Bend Bulletin. OSU currently owes COCC $5.26 million on the Cascades Hall it currently rents.

Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing, said OSU will seek $3.9 million from state funds to assist with the overall Cascades expansion project during an upcoming legislative session in February. The See CASCADES | page 4

SIFC tentatively approves budgets for ASOSU, HSRC, athletics n

Student organization leaders read, explain 3 budgets at SIFC hearing Thursday night

By Tori Hittner

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Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit.com and author, visits OSU on his book tour. Ohanian spoke to a packed audience about the Internet Age in the LaSells Stewart Center Thursday night.

Extension center gains water access Hermiston City Council approves OSU extension center’s annexation, allows for center to use city’s water

According to Hamm, the City of close collaboration with farmers in the greater Hermiston area. In Hermiston had an excess of water a forward-thinking move, HAREC resources available that has been actively pursues water resources in previously allocated for industrial order to better support the agricul- use. Now, this water can be used for agricultural purposes. tural industry.

“We can take some of that water Being considered a part of the

By Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova urban growth boundary allowed if we are part of the city, and use THE DAILY BAROMETER HAREC to request to be annexed into it to expand the area that we can Where there’s water, things will the city ordinance. irrigate on the experiment station, grow.

The Hermiston City Council thus increasing our land base by 25 New land annexation allows approved the annexation of HAREC percent,” Hamm said. “With this new for more agriculture research at on Monday. This annexation allows annexation, we can do 25 percent Oregon State University’s Hermiston HAREC to be considered within city See WATER | page 4 Agricultural Research & Extension limits.

Center.

Farmers depend on the agricultural research center to obtain the latest information on the problems within their crops that they seek to remedy.

HAREC’s mission is to provide new research-based information to support the high-value irrigated agricultural region where the center is located.

“This is not just an agricultural production area,” said Phil Hamm, station director of HAREC and professor emeritus in the department of botany and plant pathology at OSU. “It’s one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world.”

HAREC supports nearly 500,000 acres of irrigated agriculture in Oregon and Washington’s Columbia LYNN KETCHUM | OSU EESC Basin.

For more than a century, the A donated pivot irrigation system on a wheat research plot at the OSU extension center has worked in Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center. n

The Student & Incidental Fees Committee listened to and tentatively approved three student fee-funded budgets for the 2015 fiscal year.

Representatives from the Associated Students of Oregon State University, Human Services Resource Center and intercollegiate athletics presented their proposed budgets before an SIFC hearing board of seven on Thursday evening.

The ASOSU budget introduced the most changes, both in the amount of fees requested and the altered allotment of current funds.

See BUDGETS | page 4

Ray to give State of the University address in Portland THE DAILY BAROMETER

Oregon State University President Ed Ray will be giving the State of the University address Friday at the Downtown Hilton Hotel in Portland.

More than 600 people are expected to attend.

The audience will be made up of university administrators and faculty, members of the OSU alumni association, current students, prospective students and families and several elected and civic leaders of the Pacific Northwest.

According to Steve Clark, vice president for university relations and marketing, Ray’s address will include university plans for meeting statewide 40-40-20 goals, potential industry partnerships to help grow Oregon’s economy, the current state of the $1 billion Campaign for OSU. Clark said current OSU students will be placed at each table so attendees have the chance to speak directly to students about the state of OSU’s campus.

“If you have folks from Portland who typically don’t get to hear about higher education, it’s one thing, but if they get to meet a student it’s even better,” Clark said. “The purpose of education is for students.” managing@dailybarometer.com

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That escalated quickly A concerned citizen reported that several males were allegedly knocking over trash cans near the 300 block of 15th Street around 1:16 a.m. When Corvallis police got to the scene, they observed car windows were also broken out. They vidual, but nothing criminal in nature contacted two males who immediately fled. Both men fled through five residenhad occurred. tial yards and police finally tracked them Saturday, January 25 down. Joseph Moran, 19, allegedly said Tough night his friend, Jesse Quibrera, 19, was the one Oregon State police received a call just who broke the windows and knocked the after 1 a.m. about a female who had fallen trash over. Moran was arrested for five and possibly broken her ankle. When counts of trespass II, interfering with they arrived, they found out the 18-year- police and resisting police. Quibrera was old had allegedly consumed a few mixed then arrested for two counts of crimidrinks before the injury occurred. She nal mischief II, two counts of criminal recorded a blood alcohol content of 0.158 mischief III, five counts of trespass II, percent. She was transported to Good interfering with police and escape III. managing@dailybarometer.com Samaritan Hospital and cited for minor

Stymied contract talks prompt school district to declare ‘emergency’ status

By Teresa Thomas

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MEDFORD — The Medford School Board has declared a state of emergency to prepare for a fast-approaching teachers’ strike after negotiations using state mediators failed to produce an agreement with the union this week.

The board passed emergency resolutions that would give Superintendent Phil Long extra authority, prohibit picketing on school property, restrict signs and banners on district facilities and authorize spending to continue school operations in the event of a strike.

Long’s added powers include expending funds and waiving or suspending the district’s educational policies and administrative regulations as needed, Long said.

“It gives me the authority to act immediately and swiftly rather than wait till the next board meeting ... (and) allows me to decide to close and consolidate schools,” he said.

The state of emergency also means the board will be in continuous executive session, meaning it does not need to give the public 24-hour notice before holding an executive session.

Long said it is not unusual for a district to declare a state of emergency before a strike.

On Monday, the Medford Education Association announced its intent to strike Feb. 6 unless several articles in the labor contract can be resolved before then. Bargaining teams from the district and union met separately with two state mediators Tuesday for about nine hours but did not settle any of the lingering issues related to compensation, working conditions, early retirement benefits and health insurance premiums.

The two sides did exchange proposals, however. First, the district presented a new contract proposal to the union’s bargaining team that included improved language regarding working conditions.

“They made miniscule changes to only two items within Article 12 -- nothing significant at all,” MEA President Cheryl Lashley said.

Lashley complained that both changes previously had been provided in the district’s 2011-2013 contract and that the district was simply “giving them back” those protections.

The union rejected the district’s proposal and submitted a counterproposal around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday.

In the same article, the MEA proposed that the district give teachers $100 for every student who exceeds teachers’ permitted caseload.

“If you start doing the math on that, it’s a lot of money,” Long said. “We would rather use that money in staffing rather than in stipends for people who feel overloaded.”

“Teachers should be compensated for those heavy caseloads,” Lashley said.

The MEA’s proposal also included additional protections for elementary teachers’ prep time.

“The district came back and said, No,’” Lashley said.

“We are not getting to the meat and gist FILE PHOTO | MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE A large crowd of teachers protest in of what we need to do, and we have a strike front of the Medford School District in one week,” she said.

District and union representatives said administration offices Monday night Wednesday that they would be willing to while the School Board meets inside in a meet for negotiations again Saturday, but closed session. this date has not yet been approved by the chief mediator, Long said.

Currently, secondary teachers cannot According to an MEA news release, exceed a caseload of 180 students, in the association is hoping that, by the addition to advising about 20 students, next meeting, the district will be willing for a total of 200 student contacts. The to “resolve issues in the first two years new language included assurances that of the contract before pushing to add the prescribed caseload would include a third.” students whom teachers are advising.

The two sides have agreed to meet with “For us, it would mean we would hire state mediators again Wednesday, Feb. additional staff to balance our classes out 5, in a final effort to wrap up the labor more,” Long said. contract and avoid a strike. But until then, In the same section of the contract, the administrative leaders have begun to district revised language addressing how make plans for how to keep schools open principals can protect teacher prep time. in the event teachers do walk.

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VP Victoria Redman gives up position due to potential presidency run

By Tori Hittner THE DAILY BAROMETER

The Associated Students of Oregon State University election committee has slightly untraditional leadership this year. The current assistant to the advocate is leading the committee instead of the vice president.

ASOSU vice president Victoria Redman passed on leadership of the committee to assistant to the advocate Jacob Vandever earlier this year due to potential conflicts of interest.

“Obviously, if you’re in that position (as committee chair), you can’t be part of the election,” Redman said. “Since I’m a

junior and Jacob is a senior and has been involved in ASOSU for four years, I fully trusted his ability to take on those responsibilities. I wanted to leave the option open for myself to run if I decided to.”

Redman said running for the presidency was a possibility, but has not made any official statement as to her decision to campaign or not. Instead, she is focusing on her current term and duties.

“We are in the middle of budget season and we just got done with the leadership conference,” Redman said. “Right now, it’s just not in my capacity to plan for that. My position is very busy right now; sitting on SIFC is normally something the president does and I’m doing that this year.”

Brett Deedon, the ASOSU president, allocated the SIFC

duties to Redman so that he may focus on the particulars of ASOSU’s internal budget.

Vandever has big ideas planned for the rest of the year as committee chair.

“We’ve booked the MU steps and we are going to try to have the ASOSU debate on the MU steps,” Vandever said. “We’ll have it outside and get the speaker system set up out there so that way people on the quad can come around. We’re trying to make a big deal out of it.”

In addition to the debate, Vandever and his committee plan on instituting a reform to the voting system. Under the proposed alternative vote system, students will only vote once and rank candidates on their ballot.

If there is no majority winner, students who voted first for the candidate who received the

least amount of votes overall will then have their second choice factored in. The process continues until a candidate receives a majority of the votes.

“The elections committee has the decision to change all the election rules within itself, so I think that’s the route we are going to take,” Vandever said. “I would still like to get Congress to pass it, but the problem is that in order to get that system in place, we have to get the central web folks working on it now.”

The bill was proposed in the ASOSU Congress last term but has progressed slowly.

Vandever hopes the new system will increase overall student turnout and interest in the election.

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Calendar Friday, Jan. 31 Meetings

Educational Activities Committee, Noon-4pm, MU Council Room. Budget hearings.

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Student Events and Activities Center, 2-4pm, MU Journey Room. Panel discussion focused on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Panelists will include business and health professionals. Free for all to enjoy!

Monday, Feb. 3 Meetings

Campus Recylcing, 5:30-6:30pm, Student Sustainability Center. Waste Watchers Weekly Meetings - Come learn about volunteer opportunities and help plan waste reduction events and outreach around campus.

Tuesday, Feb. 4 Events

Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center & Multicultural Students in Prehealthcare, 3:30-5pm, MU Journey Room. Safe Lovin: presenting HIV/AIDS information with movie “Who Will Speak For Us?” followed by discussion. At the end guests will be given free “safe lovin” bags.

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OSU College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. Join us for discussion of club and current events. Come have fun with like-minded people.

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Diversity Development, 3:30pm, Native American Longhouse - Eena Haws. Peace Corps presentation with LaVera Butler.

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Center for Civic Engagement, Noon-3pm, MU Ballroom. Nonprofit & Volunteer Fair. Learn about volunteer opportunities, internships ands general needs in the community.

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Baha’i Campus Association, 12:30pm, MU Talisman Room. Nonexistence of Evil - A discussion.

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Anime Club @ OSU, 6pm, ALS Room 4001. It’s Movie Night! We will be watching “Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back” and “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.”

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Corvallis Science Pub, 6pm, Old World Deli. Cry of the Pacific Lamprey: What this ancient fish is telling us about our waters. Jeremy Monroe and Carl Schreck will take us on a trip under-water to see lamprey in their native habitat. We’ll hear what researchers are doing to understand the lamprey lifestyle.

Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 3:30-5pm, Snell 427. Informational Ruby Bridges biography to the community.

Career Services, 11am-Noon, Valley Library Room: Willamette East & West Rooms. Beaver’s Wanted: How to prepare for Success at the Career Fair. Loni Hartman with A Consolidated Graphics Company will speak.

Career Services, 1-2pm, Valley Library Room: Willamette East & West Rooms. Resume: Can You Pass the 10 Second Rule? Lea McLeod from Degrees of Transitions will present.

Career Services, 2-3pm, Valley Library Room: Willamette East & West Rooms. I Don’t Need a Job, Why Come to the Career Fair. Loni Hartman from A Consolidated Graphics Company will present.

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Career Services, 11am-Noon, Valley Library Room: Willamette East & West Rooms. So You Think You Can Interview? Miriam Lea from Rentrak will present.

Career Services, 1-2pm, Valley Library Room: Willamette East & West Rooms. How You Can Use Social Media to Get a Job. Karlina Christensen from the Statesman Journal Media will present.

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By Jeff Duewel GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER

GRANTS PASS — Howard Vlieger raises corn and soybeans in Iowa and has for 15 years battled what he calls the blight of genetically modified crops.

So-called GMOs, short for genetically modified organisms, make up the vast majority of corn, cotton, soybeans, canola and sugar beets grown in the United States, and smaller percentages of other crops.

Vlieger told about 75 people at Rogue Community College on Wednesday that genetically modified crops have not lived up to the promise of increased yields, higher nutrient content and resistance to pests.

Instead, he said, the outcome is higher pesticide use, specifically a class called glyphostates popularized by the product Roundup Ă‘ and far-reaching health effects. “We’ve been told, sadly, that genetic engineering is the same thing that’s occurred in nature for thousands of years, but what happens in the lab will not work in nature,â€? Vlieger said. “How long do we need to wait for science to catch up with what’s happening?â€?

The issue is pertinent now, because Jackson County will vote in May whether to prohibit genetically modified crops.

Some Midwest sugar beet growers joined the Oregon Farm

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Howard Vlieger, farmer and anti-GMO proponent, spoke to a crowd of about 75 people on Wednesday at Rogue Community College. Vlieger compared the expenses and production yield of traditionally raised crops with GMO-treated seed.

Bureau and recently donated $75,000 to defeat the ballot measure.

Meanwhile, a nonprofit group called GMO Free Josephine County is gathering signatures to get a similar GMO ban on the May ballot in Josephine County, despite a state law passed last year prohibiting local bans on genetically modified crops. “He’s one of our best allies Ă‘ a farmer who’s had his feet in the soil and done the research,â€? said Mary Middleton, co-chair of GMO Free Josephine County. “If ordinary people start saying no to GMOs, stop buying GMOs, ask for GMO bans, we will over-

come the corporate takeover of our food and farming.�

Several organic farms operate in the Rogue, Applegate and Illinois Valleys, and more than 50 local farms support a local GMO-ban, according to GMO Free Josephine County.

Vlieger did nothing to diminish their zeal with his presentation.

He showed pictures of inflamed stomachs of pigs fed GMO corn, versus healthy stomachs on non-GMO eaters.

Other photos showed empty feed bins that once held normal corn versus bins of GMO corn untouched by cows, and GMO

corn cobs left alone next to natural cobs stripped by squirrels. “What do the animals know that the scientists don’t?� Vlieger asked.

He cited declines in birth and conception rates and litter sizes in pigs fed GMO corn, and asked the audience, “Are immune diseases increasing?� referring to humans. The audience’s response was a loud “YES.�

He said several years ago on his own farm he lost about $58 an acre for two straight years by planting more expensive genetically modified seeds that produced smaller yields.

He cited another study showing genetically modified crops initially allowed for less pesticide use, but eventually the weeds also started becoming resistant to herbicides, requiring triple the amount of chemicals over the course of a decade.

What’s the real motivation of creating genetically modified crops? Follow the money, said Vlieger, who calculated that royalty charges on bags of GMO seed paid to biotech companies owning the patents to be $5.27 billion for corn alone Ă‘ $8.7 billion total in 2010 in the U.S. “The good news is we can fix it in three years. We have the tools,â€? Vlieger said. “I can tell you farmers are growing more and more non-GMO crops now.â€?

More tourists put Portland at top of travel plans

By Steve Law

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PORTLAND — Tres Shannon never set out to create a tourist attraction when he opened his quirky doughnut shop in a seedy part of downtown 11 years ago.

Now lines of customers form outside Voodoo Doughnut around the clock, and tourists carrying pink boxes of doughnuts are a common airport sighting. Voodoo’s two funky shops are among Portland attractions that lured a record number of tourists here last year — shattering prior levels.

The record number of tourists in Portland are all the more impressive considering 2013 was a lukewarm year for conventions here, and the local economy continued its slow-motion recovery act.

All those tourists helped make downtown feel more vibrant, and pump more money into the economy. “No question about it, it was a gangbuster year,� says David Schargel, founder of Portland Walking Tours. His business was up 20 percent, enabling him to operate tours year-round for the first time.

About four out of every five of his customers come from out of town now, an increase from past years. Schargel doesn’t exactly know why, but there was a huge increase last year in tourists from Australia and New Zealand. People like the small-city nature of Portland, Schargel says. “They talk about the European feel

of the city.�

Industry experts say the best gauge of tourism comes from hotel business in the central city, where most visitors stay.

Proprietary hotel industry data compiled

by Smith Travel Research shows Portland’s central city broke records in 2013 for number of overnight guests, occupancy level, average room prices and total rental income. “It will be the highest occupancy we’ve seen in the central city since 1999,� when such data was first made available, says Brian McCartin, Travel Portland executive vice president for convention and tourism sales.

It’s been several years since The New York Times and Travel + Leisure discovered Portland and began showering accolades on the city as a hip destination.

Those and other factors helped elevate Portland as a travel destination, not just a stopover between San Francisco and Seattle.

Part of Portland’s continuing lure has been the outpouring of creativity by restaurant chefs, wineries and other entrepreneurs, says Megan Conway, Travel Portland vice president for communications and public relations. “Portland has this interesting staying power in the media,� she says.

Nationally, Portland ranks as the nation’s 43rd-largest hotel market, McCartin says.

That may not sound so high, but it was good enough to attract an estimated 8.1

million visitors to the metro area in 2012, spending an estimated $4.1 billion..

Voodoo Doughnut has grown every year, Shannon says, and now employs 130 to 140 people at its two Portland stores and headquarters. Shannon estimates that 60 to 70 percent of his summertime customers are tourists.

He doesn’t exactly know why, but it works. “It is just fried dough,� he says.

Smith Travel Research gets data from most central city hotels, and makes its findings available to Travel Portland, a nonprofit established to promote tourism and convention business.

For the first time last year, central-city hotels topped the 2 million mark for rooms rented, up a hefty 8.6 percent from 2012, according to data provided to Travel Portland. A decade earlier, central city hotels booked about 1.3 million nights of lodging.

Total room revenue at central city hotels hit $296 million last year, up 15.4 percent from 2012. A decade ago, room revenue was $134 million.

Portland lacks the iconic tourist attractions of its bigger urban competitors, such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Space Needle of Seattle. But that isn’t holding people from coming here any more. “It’s less about the icon,� Conway says, “and more about the people, the culture and the feel.�

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Mortgage fraud scheme nets 10-year sentence

By Greg Bolt THE REGISTER-GUARD

EUGENE — A former Bend developer walked out of a federal courtroom on Wednesday facing 10 years in prison, the longest sentence meted out in a wideranging mortgage fraud scheme that rocked the Central Oregon real estate market in the wake of the Great Recession.

Shannon Egeland, 39, who now lives in Idaho, must report to authorities by May 1 to begin serving his sentence on one count of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

He also was ordered to pay more than $13 million in restitution.

Egeland was vice president of the now-defunct Desert Sun Development company, which is accused of orchestrating tens of millions of dollars in mortgage fraud between 2004 and 2008. According to federal investigators, schemes managed by Egeland, along with others in the company and outside conspirators, included false tax returns, fraudulent financial statements, bogus contracts and leases, false loan applications, forgeries and money laundering.

Tyler Fitzsimons, the company’s former president, already has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, and others involved in the fraud have received lesser sentences.

Egeland received a harsher sentence largely because he continued to commit crimes while awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in the Desert Sun case.

U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken heard a lengthy and emotional plea by Egeland, his domestic partner and her mother, asking for minimal prison time. Egeland is the family’s breadwinner and primary support for the couple’s two children because their mother suffers from a debilitating autoimmune disease.

But Aiken said she had little choice but to impose the long prison sentence sought by prosecutors given the extent of Egeland’s crimes, his conduct while awaiting sentencing and the fact that he ignored warnings that what he was doing was wrong.

“We’re here today because you made bad choices, after flags went up,” Aiken said.

Aiken agreed with Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford, who said Egeland’s motivation for his crimes was greed, pure and simple. The judge likened Egeland’s desire for money to an addict’s desire for drugs.

Bradford said he was somewhat at a loss to explain Egeland’s conduct. One of the first people to cooperate when investigators began probing Desert Sun’s collapse, Egeland began resisting and trying to minimize his conduct after it became clear that he would have to plead guilty and accept a prison sentence, Bradford said.

Then, after entering that plea in June 2010, Egeland got into more trouble. In late 2010, he was convicted in Grant County of selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a school and then perjured himself when

testifying at his trial, resulting in another conviction.

Last June, he was convicted of second-degree theft for stealing $9 worth of goods from a Fred Meyer store, Bradford said. That put him in violation of his plea agreement in the Desert Sun case, which required that he break no laws while awaiting sentencing.

Had Egeland complied with the agreement and been cooperative with investigators, Bradford said, he would have been facing a far shorter sentence and his family would be far better off.

“Oh, what could have been for Shannon Egeland in this case,” he told the judge. “These are decisions he made, and these are things he decided to do.”

‘Seasoned’ bank accounts The Desert Sun fraud mainly involved two schemes, one centered on commercial development projects and the other a home construction-flipping scheme. The commercial projects often involved ginned-up mortgage applications to get loans, and then making draws on the loans to pay for construction that hadn’t happened.

The flipping scheme involved many Desert Sun employees as well as family members and friends recruited by Egeland and Fitzsimons. It involved making doctored loan applications and then temporarily “seasoning” the applicants’ bank accounts by depositing Desert Sun money to make it appear that the person qualified for the loan when they did not. The money then went back to Desert Sun and was used

for more frauds, Bradford said.

Egeland and Fitzsimons used the company’s money for lavish homes and cars, boats and a luxurious lifestyle. Bradford particularly noted the $1.9 million home that Egeland built near Powell Butte, financing it with the same kind of “seasoning” scheme that was the hallmark of the home-flipping scam.

When the housing bubble collapsed, sending the local and national economies into what became known as the Great Recession, many who took out the loans could no longer afford them and the houses were no longer worth what was borrowed.

Many went bankrupt or lost their life savings.

Egeland’s attorney, Todd Grover, said his client’s role in the company and the collapse actually was limited and asked for the shortest possible prison term.

In a tearful address to the judge, Egeland was barely able to speak as he tried to describe how the company’s implosion destroyed not only his life but the lives of family and friends.

“It shattered me as a person.

It shattered my soul,” he said through sobs.

But Aiken said Egeland’s pleas rang hollow in light of the evidence, which included a letter from an attorney advising Egeland and Fitzsimons that the home-flipping scheme was patently illegal.

“The two of you did so much damage in that community, and you dragged people through so much,” she said.

First Oregon medical marijuana business conference kicks off

By Christine Pitawanich KOBI-TV

ASHLAND — It’s the first of its kind in Oregon.

The two-day Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference kicked off in Ashland on Thursday.

The goal? To clear up any confusion about medical marijuana dispensaries and give entrepreneurs a leg-up to get into the cannabis industry.

150 entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs attended the conference.

“With Oregon passing a law that allows dispensaries, it’s just going to open up so many opportunities for creativity and new businesses in Oregon,” said Stacy Page, a vendor at the event. He co-invented the Grasshopper Extractor. The machine uses dry ice to freeze the oils on the cannabis plant, then it isolates the oil.

“People can take that and use it for edibles or press it and make hash, whatever it may be,” said Page.

He was one of a number of vendors set up at the Ashland Springs Hotel for the conference.

The first of its kind “It is the first of its kind here in Oregon,” began Alex Rogers, CEO of Ashland Alternative Health. He also headed up plans for the Oregon

Medical Marijuana Business Conference.

“We’re going over the exact application process for Oregon dispensaries and we’re also talking about the exact rules and regulations for dispensaries. The second prong is ancillary businesses,” said Rogers.

According to Rogers, ancillary businesses could be likened to the people who became successful selling picks and axes to gold miners during the gold rush.

Entrepreneurs excited about the future prospects “I’m glad to be here ... I don’t personally plan on starting a dispensary but I’m just basically looking for avenues, creative ways to adapt to a market that seems to be expanding pretty rapidly,” Ashland resident, David Melendez said.

A fast-growing industry According to Troy Dayton, CEO of The Arcview Group, a cannabis-centered investment and research firm, there’s a lot of money to made.

“This industry is going to grow 68% over the next year between 2013 and 2014, which makes it the fastest growing industry in America,” said Dayton.

He said there are ways businesses can make money without growing or selling marijuana.

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college also wants an additional $10 million for on-campus accessibility improvements.

Christine Coffin, director of communications and outreach at OSUCascades, said the branch remains optimistic about the upcoming expansion, which will allow graduate students from Cascades Hall to transfer to the new site.

“There will be some stumbling blocks along the way,” Coffin said.

The state cannot grant OSUCascades the additional $3.9 million if the debts owed to COCC are not retired, according to the Bulletin.

COCC is currently attempting to acquire a matching bond of $3.63 million and an additional $1.63 million in lottery funds from the state to settle the amounts owed.

the form of links or text posts, registered users up-vote or down-vote other posts and interact with other redditers through comment threads.

Ohanian is the author of “Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed.” He boarded his bus to embark on a 200-stop tour to enlighten the minds of young entrepreneurs. Seventy-seven of these stops are to universities across the nation, including Oregon State University.

Ohanian wrote the book in order to inspire entrepreneurs to embrace the Internet. Here, he provides tips, shares his ideas and promotes the power of the web.

At each university stop, Ohanian interviews young entrepreneurs from the audience. While visiting OSU, he interviewed Ryan Connolly, a recent OSU grad and co-founder of Tally.

Tally is a mobile application that lets users send side-by-side images of clothing to their followers or in a private message

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ance companies, there’s point of sale and inventory management, companies,” he listed.

Conference drawing people from other states and countries Because of the potentially lucrative opportunities, the business conference drew people from other states and even other countries.

Two men traveled all the way to Oregon from Slovenia, looking to learn about the marijuana business.

“Basically we’re all going to come here sooner or later to learn from you guys, how business is done,” said Luka Freyer a vendor selling Ziggi rolling papers.

Recreational marijuana use is now legal for adults in Colorado and Washington and that same proposal could be on the Oregon ballot in the not-too-distant future. Those attending the conference are looking to learn as much as possible about what they say is the next great American industry.

This March, it will be legal to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Oregon.

While the Oregon Health Authority has released temporary rules regarding what cities can and can’t do. Cannabis experts said the details are still uncertain.

to certain friends. The app launched a beta release last week to a sorority on campus.

Connolly released the secret app code for the beta launch for the audience to download the Tally application.

“I really like the eagerness and gungho nature of the Tally team,” Ohanian said. “There are Beavers right here who are already doing amazing things on the Internet.”

Ohanian said that on his course to success he came across many “haters” but used the negative criticism to work harder in his pursuit to turn an idea into reddit. He told the audience to embrace the Internet and follow in his footsteps.

“Alexis made me want to go out and take every idea I have ever had and see if I can make something of it,” said Adam Strength, a senior studying industrial engineering. “He inspired the audience to forget all the people who doubt you and use them as fuel to pursue your idea.”

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BUDGETS n Continued from page 1 Administrative and SafeRide costs contributed more than 90 percent of the requested budget increase, which totaled to an amount of more than $88,000. Conner Boyd, ASOSU executive director of finance, said the organization tried to simplify and better consolidate funds this year.

Boyd said the entirety of the administrative costs were due to a mandatory increase in professional staff salary. In order to help compensate for the added costs, the ASOSU budgeting team decreased the amount allotted for public relations and task forces.

Poor budgeting and planning last year majorly contributed to the increase in requested funds for SafeRide. According to Boyd and ASOSU student advocate Drew Desilet, budgeters last year failed to include the salaries of extra workers needed to drive an additional vehicle. That mistake is being compensated for in the 2014-15 budget.

In addition, SafeRide requested a fourth vehicle in order to reduce wait times and pick up more students during high-traffic nights.

ASOSU executive director of community programs Allie Bircher provided the SIFC with detailed numbers and accounts showing the need for SafeRide expansion.

The SIFC tentatively approved the budget with six members in favor of the proposal.

Member Victoria Redman abstained due to her position as the ASOSU vice president. The budget will cost students $20.48 per fall, winter and spring terms.

The HSRC budget saw a 0.78 percent increase, which was mostly reflective of the mandatory increase in salaries for professional staff. According to their PowerPoint presentation, the organization redistributes 74 percent of its budget directly back to the student body via subsidies and salaries.

The HSRC presented several new programs to be implemented in the next year, such as the establishment of an AmeriCorps VISTA program and the establishment of a graduate assistant position to supervise and support student staff. These positions would be funded from outside sources or current funds already within the organization.

Although the HSRC budget may eventually split from the ASOSU budget, it is currently still attached and therefore tentatively passed when ASOSU’s budget earned approval.

The athletics budget saw an overall decrease in requested funds as it plans on providing the same amount of tickets to students at the current price. The projected increase in student enrollment next year will slightly alleviate some of the individual burden placed on each student.

Six thousand student tickets are available for each football game, while students have 2,500 tickets open for basketball games. The price of tickets is locked for three years, after which the department reanalyzes and evaluates ticket methods and allocations.

Discussions surrounding a possible online ticketing system and the ADA compliancy of athletic facilities will continue until the current three-year period is up and a final decision must be made. The SIFC has repeatedly declined an online ticketing system due to glitches in other schools’ systems and the tradition surrounding the wait for tickets.

The athletics budget was unanimously approved and will cost each student $34.64 per term next school year.

Both sets of budgets will be officially approved at the SIFC open budget hearing Feb. 13.

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WATER n Continued from page 1 more research in the future than we can do today.”

HAREC had approximately 160 acres prior to the annexation, according to Hamm.

Now that HAREC has access to the city’s water supply, an additional 60 acres of land can be used to conduct more research. This land belongs to OSU and was previously unused.

“Water is everything here,” Hamm said.

The chief water source for North Morrow and Umatilla counties is the Columbia River.

The Columbia River is one of the largest river systems in North America and only 7 percent of the river flow is used for irrigation.

In stark contrast to the

Columbia River, 100 percent of the Colorado River’s flow is allocated to industry, agriculture and municipal uses, according to Hamm.

Hamm makes this comparison to show that the Columbia River has potential to provide more water.

HAREC has a vast array of researchers in many different fields in support of the local agricultural industry.

Faculty researchers based at HAREC include potato and cereal breeders, crop entomologists, ecologists, plant pathologists and agronomists. “(Agriculture) is the industry in the area — it makes northern Morrow and Umatilla counties into what it is today,” Hamm said. “It’s really an exciting place to be.”

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Tied at 12 against Cal Poly with only three bouts remaining, Oregon State buckled down Thursday afternoon, running off 10 straight points for a 22-12 victory in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

With the win, Oregon State has won six of its last eight duals, with the two losses coming against ranked opponents.

Redshirt freshman Joey Delgado grabbed a 16-12 lead for the Beavers (10-5, 3-1 Pac-12) with a 17-4 major decision against Victor Trujillo in the 141-pound weight class.

No. 11 Scott Sakaguchi (149-pound senior) and No. 11 RJ Pena (157-pound senior) closed things out for the Beavers, both earning decisions and a 10-point victory against Cal Poly (3-6, 1-2).

Sophomore 165-pounder Toney Chay got the Beavers out to a 3-0 lead with a 12-9 decision against Travis Berridge in the first bout of the meet. After Cal Poly knotted the score in the 174-pound weight class, senior Austin Morehead and No. 12 Taylor Meeks reeled off nine consecutive points.

Morehead, 184 pounds, earned a 17-12 decision against Sean Dougherty, and the 197-pound Meeks pinned Nicolas Johnson in 1:54.

Following the 12-3 lead, the Mustangs scored the next nine. Sophomore Mick Dougharity — who was filling in for No. 14 heavyweight Amerveer Dhesi — fell by an 8-3 decision, followed by close losses for Oregon State in the 125- and 133-pound weight classes.

Oregon State gets more than a week off following the victory, wrestling again Feb. 7 on the road against Boise State.

The Beavers fell to the Broncos, 19-18, in Gill Coliseum earlier this season.

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Senior guard Roberto Nelson drives the lane against USC on Thursday night in Gill Coliseum.

Of all the stats that illuminated the disparity between Oregon State and USC’s performances, free throw shooting was the most crucial factor through 45 minutes of play Thursday night.

Two free throws were what it came down to for the Trojans with 0.9 seconds left in overtime and a 76-74 lead in favor of OSU. USC was 18-for-19 at that point, compared to the Beavers’ 57 percent (20-for-35) clip from the line, but senior guard Pe’Shon Howard needed two points from the stripe to tie the game.

His first attempt fell through but his second was off the mark, sending the Beavers to a 76-75 overtime victory.

“I can’t believe we won that game,” said head coach Craig Robinson. “We have been on the other end of so many of those (games).”

Oregon State (12-8, 4-4 Pac-12) bounces back from the loss to Washington four days earlier with the tight win over the Trojans (10-11, 1-7).

“I was expecting double-OT,” said senior Angus Brandt. “I wasn’t expecting a win. I was mentally preparing myself to get back out there and play another overtime.”

Howard got to the line after drawing a foul on sophomore center Daniel Gomis. USC had gotten possession after a turnover by senior guard Roberto Nelson, seconds after it seemed OSU had the game in hand following an errant shot by USC’s Byron Wesley.

The mistake would not cost the Beavers a win after Howard missed the only free throw of his eight attempts in the game.

“The fans got real loud,” Nelson said of the 3,774 attendees during Howard’s free throw attempts.

The Trojans were in the lead for nearly the entire game, with Wesley’s 23 points pacing the offense.

USC center Omar Oraby chipped in 13 points until his ejection midway through the second half.

Playing with three fouls, Oraby was disqualified after a pair of infractions on the same possession. With 8:31 left in regulation, Brandt drew the whistle on Oraby, who then received a technical that gave him his fifth foul.

Oraby’s absence made an immediate impact. On OSU’s next offensive possession, Nelson snagged an offensive board on his own miss and capitalized with a three-point play.

USC had to play without him through overtime, in which Nelson accounted for both of OSU’s field goals.

With 24.9 seconds left in OT, Nelson picked up his dribble in the key before scooping in the go-ahead bucket to counter Howard’s bucket from moments earlier that tied the game.

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conference-openers). efore we move past the thrilling victory, let’s address All four of those games — three the obvious. in 2011, one in 2010 — were played The Oregon State men’s basketearly in the conference season Grady ball team did not deserve to beat and meant little, big picture-wise, Southern California Thursday night because OSU was hovering around at Gill Coliseum. the .500 mark overall after subpar 4th and 5 OSU came out sluggish and trailed nonconference showings.

Inside OSU men’s basketball the conference’s last-place team for Sunday will be different. the majority of regulation.

The Beavers are 4-4 in the Pac-12 Under Robinson, the Beavers The Beavers missed 15 free — tied for sixth place and one game have played four conference home throws, countless layups and comgames with a .500 conference out of third — and 12-8 overall. mitted 16 turnovers.

See GARRETT | page 6 They forced overtime because a record or better (not including Daniel Gomis missed breakaway dunk with less than a minute left led to a Hallice Cooke game-tying 3-pointer.

They won in overtime because USC’s Pe’Shon Howard missed a free throw with less than a second remaining that would have forced double-OT. “That was an ugly win,” said senior center Angus Brandt. “We’re lucky to get away with this one.”

Got it?

Now forget it ever happened.

Because all that mattered Thursday night was that OSU escaped with a victory, setting up a Sunday showdown against the conference’s second-best team, UCLA. That’s right — a February men’s basketball game at Gill Coliseum can be appropriately labeled a “showdown.”

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Deven Hunter, Gabriella Hanson, Sydney Wiese and Jamie Weisner rest during a timeout against Washington State on Sunday.

ASU’s veteran roster to challenge OSU OSU women’s basketball looks to defeat ranked opponent for first time since in 11 years

to when he first signed on as OSU’s head coach back in 2009.

This Friday, Rueck and the Beavers (12-8, 4-4 Pac-12) have another stab at ending the streak. The Beavers will fly to Tempe, Ariz., to face off against No.

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THE DAILY BAROMETER Still, Oregon State says the streak It’s been more than nine years since Oregon State last beat a ranked oppo- has not controlled their minds during nent. Not since Dec. 16, 2003, against practice this week.

“The streak needs to end,” said No. 19 Utah has an OSU women’s basfreshman guard Gabby Hanson, “But ketball team accomplished the feat.

Since, the Beavers have lost 49 I don’t think we want to go in with that consecutive games against ranked mentality; this is a Pac-12 game. We’re just trying to get up. We’re 4-4 now and opponents.

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PORTLAND — Oregon State football fans remember Johnny Hekker as somewhat of an enigma.

During his four seasons as OSU’s punter, the 6-6, 225-pound former prep quarterback boomed a 74-yard punt, was most valuable player in the Beavers’ 3-0 Sun Bowl victory over Pittsburgh in 2008 and had 52 punts covering more than 50 yards, with 87 landing inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

Hekker also had several shanks each season, including one that covered minus-4 yards to set up Wisconsin’s first touchdown in a 35-0 loss as a senior in 2011.

But Hekker, who came to Oregon State as a walk-on, has made a career out of surprising people.

The Bothell, Wash., native, who made the St. Louis Rams’ roster as an undrafted free agent in 2012, capped it by making Sunday’s Pro Bowl at Honolulu in his second NFL season.

Hekker punted four times for a 49-yard average, including a 56-yarder and two inside the opponents’ 20, in helping Team Rice to a 22-21 victory over Team Sanders.

“I punted pretty well,” Hekker says.

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In addition to their struggles against elite teams, the Beavers have had less success on the road (3-4) than they have at home (8-1). Friday’s test will be on ASU’s home court.

“It’s always harder to play on the road, but if you look at who we’ve played, some of our tougher opponents have been on the road so far,” Rueck said. “I think this team has actually played well on the road, considering their youth.”

Of the 11 players on OSU’s roster, only two of them are upperclassmen.

They will be playing against a much more experienced Arizona State team.

“They have a senior-laden team and they’ve got veteran guards that all make plays,” Rueck said. “They all have a belief about them — they believe they’re good and they believe that they deserve to win.”

Arizona State is led by senior guard Deja Mann, who at 11.7 points per game, is the Sun Devils’ leading scorer.

In comparison, Oregon State’s leading scorers are sophomore guard

“I had a couple of hits that could have been a little better. I wasn’t nervous. It’s a very laid-back game atmosphere, and even to be there in my first Pro Bowl, I wasn’t too caught up in everything. All in all, it was an incredible experience.”

Making it even better was the presence in Honolulu during the week of his parents, his four brothers and their families. Unable to make the trip was his girlfriend, former OSU gymnast Makayla Stambaugh, now coaching at Division II Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. It was the culmination of an outstanding second NFL season for Hekker, who averaged 46.3 yards per punt and set a league record with a 44.2-yard net average, breaking the mark of 44.0 by San Francisco’s Andy Lee in 2011.

“I’m really proud to contribute to the record,” Hekker says. “The way the punt team covered the heck out of my punts, it’s really a team thing. They played at incredible heights. It was a joy to be around those guys.”

Though he enjoyed a terrific season -- earning first-team All-Pro honors -- Hekker didn’t expect to be one of two NFL punters to be selected for the Pro Bowl.

Jamie Weisner at 14.4 per game and freshman guard Sydney Wiese, who averages 13.3.

The reason Mann’s average is low for a team as good as the Sun Devils is because they get their scoring from a big cast of players. Seven ASU players average more than seven points per game, and they have one of the strongest benches in the conference.

“It puts increased value on recognizing who’s on the floor for them,” Rueck said. “Every player plays differently, so we have to know who’s out there against us at all times. They play more people than most, and they sub more frequently than most.”

Collectively, Arizona State averages 75.8 points per game, while allowing 65.7. Even so, the Beavers are confident they can keep pace with Arizona State’s impressive depth.

“I think we’re capable of that,” Hanson said. “If we just come out with confidence it will be no problem.”

The game will tip-off at 5:30 Friday night with live streaming available on Arizona State’s Pac-12 portal.

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“I was pretty shocked, really,” he says. “There were some punters who had very good seasons. I wasn’t expecting it. When I heard the news, I was ecstatic. It’s a huge honor.”

Hekker had an up-and-down rookie season with the Rams in 2012, averaging 45.8 yards but with a net average of only 39.9.

One game that season typified his career: a 24-24 tie with the 49ers at San Francisco in November that was the first NFL game to end deadlocked in four years.

Hekker averaged 44.7 yards on four of his five punts in that game, and he may have set an NFL single-game mark with two passes completed out of punt formation. The first came near the end of the first half, with St. Louis, ahead 14-7 and facing fourth-and-4 from its 10-yard line. Hekker threw a pass to gunner Rodney McLeod that covered 21 yards for a first down. Later, with the Rams in fourth-and-8 from their 33 and trailing 21-17 in the fourth quarter, Hekker connected with Lance Kendricks for 19 yards and another first down.

But Hekker also had a 13-yard punt and, as the holder for kicker Greg Zuerlein, made a mental miscue that

ultimately cost the Rams a victory.

On the final play of regulation, the Rams lined up for a 53-yard field goal.

Zuerlein kicked it through the uprights, but the play was nullified on a delay-ofgame penalty. As holder, Hekker was responsible for making sure the snap got off in time. With the Rams moved back five yards, Zuerlein missed the subsequent 58-yard attempt.

“Johnny just lost track of the time,” then-St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher said afterward. “That’s OK. Well, it’s not OK. But he was focused on Greg and on protection, and time right out on us.”

As always, Hekker persevered. In training camp, the Rams brought in hot-shot rookie Brett Baer out of Louisiana-Lafayette to compete with him for the starting punter job. Hekker won out, and proved that the coaching staff made a wise choice.

“From year one to year two in the NFL is huge,” says Hekker, who turns 24 on Feb. 8. “I had a huge boost of confidence as far as how the whole season went. There was so much that I learned as far as taking care of your body, being comfortable with the place you live, the work environment.

That was paramount to my success this season.”

remaining, capped by Howard’s drive to the hoop after the turnover and an attempted charge by Gomis that earned him a blocking foul.

“I thought it was a charge,” Robinson said. “He hustled over, got in the right position and I thought it should have been a charge.”

Gomis finished with five points and six rebounds in 15 minutes of playing time.

“When Daniel’s out there, I don’t have to worry about defensive assignments,” Robinson said. “He can not only cover his own man, but he can make up for mistakes that other guys make.”

The overtime finish was rivaled by the hectic ending to the second half.

A 3-pointer from Wesley with 3:05 left was the last time the Trojans would score in regulation.

Down by three, Nelson snagged a rebound after a 3-point miss by Wesley with 1:04 remaining. Nelson heaved a full-court pass to Gomis, whose attempted dunk found the back of the rim.

Junior forward Eric Moreland was in position for the offensive rebound and fed freshman Hallice Cooke for the tying 3-pointer that would send the game into extra time.

“Eric trusted me to kick it out and I just had to knock it down,” Cooke said. “I felt like we shouldn’t have won that game, but we did.”

“I know Hallice is in the gym every single day working on that shot he made,” Brandt added. “That’s no accident that went in.”

It wasn’t the cleanest game for the Beavers, who had 16 turnovers and one of their least efficient free throw shooting performances of the season.

Still, the Beavers escaped with a

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If the Beavers can beat the Bruins on Sunday and then steal one of those three road contests, they’ll return to Gill Coliseum for winnable games versus OSU hasn’t been better than .500 in conference Washington State and Washington with a chance to get to 8-6 in conference with a sweep. through nine conference games since 1999.

I’m getting ahead of myself, but I’m just trying to “This is new for us,” Robinson said. “This late in the establish how important Sunday’s game is in terms of season, we’ve never been this relevant.” setting OSU up to make some noise in the second half The Bruins (17-4, 6-2) are coming of conference play. off a 70-68 win in Eugene and have Nitpickers will dissect Thursday’s established themselves as the Pac-12’s performance versus USC and claim This game (versus it’s proof OSU isn’t ready to make the best team not named Arizona. Their trip to Corvallis presents OSU with an UCLA) is the most “next step.” opportunity for a resume-building win.

Whatever. important game In past years, when the Beavers were No, the Beavers are not currently in “irrelevant,” it’d be OK to nitpick an the picture for an NCAA Tournament that we’ve ever “ugly” win. For irrelevant teams, the bid. had, I think goal is to show progress. And OSU But with 12 wins and 10 regulardidn’t really show a ton of progress season games remaining, they’re in Thursday. position to make a push for an NIT Craig Robinson But for relevant teams, it’s simply bid — which would be their first since Head coach about winning games — no matter 2005. Also, a top-four conference finish how — and continuing down the path of relevancy. isn’t out of the question if OSU can finish above .500.

That’s what the Beavers were able to do on Thursday.

It all starts with Sunday’s game versus the Bruins.

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Oregon State all-around junior gymnast Chelsea Tang was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week for her performance in Saturday’s home meet against Iowa State.

In the No. 15 Beavers’ win over Iowa State, which also cemented head coach Tanya Chaplin as the winningest coach in program history, Tang took home the all-around title with a 39.275.

The Eugene native was consistent across the board. She scored a 9.875 on uneven bars, 9.825 on balance beam, 9.800 on floor exercise and 9.775 on vault.

This is Tang’s first time receiving the honor and the program’s 24th.

The Beavers are back in action Monday at 7 p.m. against No. 11 Stanford for their annual Pink Out Meet.

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Sophomore guard Jamie Weisner dribbles toward the basket against Washington State on Sunday.

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All the things I need to know I never learned in college Yeas & Nays G Lorts Y Editorial

ea to this week’s craze, the Flappy Bird app. It’s ruining lives and clogging up our Twitter feeds, but it’s just too addictively entertaining to quit.

Nay to the MU crane. So last week. It’s all about Flappy Bird now.

Nay to Flappy Bird breaks significantly slowing down the writing of these Yeas & Nays.

Yea to half the Yeas & Nays board in the newsroom being filled with an intellectual conversation about the frontal lobe. One thing is certain: Everyone will use their frontal lobe to remember this “yea.”

Nay to really bad service at a certain fast food chain. If it’s going to take 30 McMinutes to get a burger and fries, it should be at a sit-down McRestaurant.

The lesson, as always: Riva’s is the answer, no matter the McQuestion.

Yea to reasonable complaints from readers. We appreciate those.

Nay to haphazardly using Wikipedia for a comment about the New York Yankees’ free agent signings in last week’s Yeas & Nays. We make mistakes too. Ours are just very public.

Yea to getting invited to galas.

Nay to hearing “I’m going to a gala” 500 times in an hour.

Yea to a petition to have Justin Bieber deported garnering more than 100,000 signatures, which means the White House now has to respond “in a timely fashion.”

Nay to much more important petitions getting nowhere close to 100,000 signatures.

Yea to uncovering more secrets about this university. Stay tuned.

Nay to a miscommunication getting way out of hand.

Yea to sleeping.

Nay to complacency.

Yea to cute, cuddly animals.

Nay to a schoolteacher in Santa Ana, Calif., having more than 400 pythons stacked in small plastic boxes in his house, with at least 220 of them being dead. The smell was so bad the neighbors were puking. And this gave some us in the newsroom horrible nightmares.

Yea to delicious mashed potatoes from a bar. Who would’ve thought?

Nay to bars closing earlier this year than before.

Yea to 2014, aka “The Year of McConaughey.” Seriously, this guy’s turnaround is remarkable. He was just starring in “Sahara” and “Fool’s Gold.”

Can anyone distinguish which one is which? Don’t forget about “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” which, besides the incorrect grammar in the movie title, was absolutely terrible. Now he has a chance to win an Oscar and an Emmy for Best Actor in a Leading Role — in the same year. No one has done that ever, and he could do it in the same year. Props, McConaughey. We’ll always remember you as Wooderson in “Dazed and Confused.” Alright, alright, alright.

Yea to “True Detective.”

Yea to the return of “House of Cards.”

Yea to “Mad Men” and “Game of Thrones” coming back soon.

Yea to good television.

Yea to more Flappy Bird since Yeas & Nays is finished.

See you at the Peacock.

oing to college is a rite of passage. We scour Pottery Barn catalogues, make trips to Bed Bath & Beyond and frame every picture we can find of our high school friends in an attempt make our first away-fromhome living experience all grown-up.

But college is hardly a real-word experience. It’s a little bubble of coddled living conditions in which food, shelter and funds are provided. We’re not really expected to have jobs or bills; financial aid or parents will take care of that.

I was one of those spoiled little college girls with a mommy and daddy who took care of my every need. I was given a credit card, a car and told to study hard. I never saw a bill of any kind and I got used to the life of sleeping a lot, going to class and spending their money on late-night pizza.

After graduation, I was gradually sent into the real world. The foundation of life “on my own” was paved with my parents’

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funds, and I wasn’t really expected to provide for myself until around the age of 25. The shock was horrid.

College never taught me how to manage my money, keep track of bills or apply for health insurance. I learned quickly that to live like a legitimate, lawabiding adult is expensive.

Most students will begin their adult, post-college lives with debt. While it’s understandable to borrow money for an education, it’s not smart to spend that money on things like new phones or gaming systems. I actually broke up with a college boyfriend for spending his financial aid on nearly $1,000 of

gaming equipment. I just couldn’t see myself making a life with someone that irresponsible. Financial aid isn’t free money — you are going to have to pay it back. With interest.

College is a fantastic time to learn the skills that will make your “real” life smoother. Keep track of your money; make a spreadsheet and keep receipts so that you have an idea of what things cost and where you can cut back.

Find a mentor who can teach you “how to live.” I spent several years as the executive assistant to a woman who had very intricate ways of tracking and filing her financial life. I learned more from her than any class ever titled “life skills.”

Yes, I really took that class. I was a film production major, I was required to take one math class.

Don’t spend beyond your means.

It’s really tempting to sign your name on a contract and drive away in a new car for no money down. But buying

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a BA in film production. The opinions expressed in Lorts’ reviews do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Lorts can be reached at forum@ dailybarometer.com.

Nonprescription glasses are the bane of this columnist’s existence

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ighth grade was a bad year for me. My parents decided that it was high time to throw some braces on my teeth and not long after, my eyes raised the white flag and I needed glasses to see beyond the end of my nose, and still do.

I became the stereotypical four-eyed adolescent with train-track teeth, and I lost a certain amount of self-confidence.

I made a beeline for the contact lens aisle as soon as I could, and there I remain.

Looking back, I think it’s pretty sad that I based so much of my self-esteem on my appearance. I could have been doing much more enjoyable things

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than moping.

Coming to college, I discovered hipsters, and learned of a trend that had developed beyond the bounds of my previously sheltered existence — folks were wearing non-prescription, essentially fake, glasses. Solely for the purpose of style. That bane of my adolescence

was now a fashion accessory.

Where I come from, wearing glasses to look cool is like tying your own cement shoes before jumping into the river.

I was irritated at people who wore fake glasses for the purpose of “looking smart” or “being trendy.”

Since when is mimicking a visual impairment supposed to be hip? And yet, I bet that they wouldn’t roll around in a wheelchair if wheelchairs suddenly become fashionably popular, because that would be insensitive to the people who actually need wheelchairs. You’d look like you were mocking them.

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used and saving the cash to pay for it in full is a much better way to make sure you will still be financially healthy later.

There is nothing worse than putting all of your monthly earnings toward things you already bought but have yet to pay for. Plus, it’s exactly why our government and most of its citizens are in financial trouble.

Having a credit card is OK — making monthly payments higher than the minimum will build your credit. But you should have enough in cash to cover all of it anyway.

Use your time in this college bubble to grow as a person — and become an adult — as well as in knowledge. You’ll be much happier after you’re thrust into the torture of the real world.

Granted, glasses are a much, much milder form of impairment. Still, pretending to use something you don’t need in order to follow the trends of fashion, when folks who need to wear glasses harbor memories of schoolyard bullies, is vaguely offensive.

It suggests that something people genuinely need — think of Velma from “Scooby Doo,” and what she’s like when she loses hers — is just a fashion accessory for people trying to jump on the “nerds are cool” bandwagon. It’s fake and it’s not OK. Besides, you don’t need to be visually impaired to be a nerd — glasses don’t make you smart or intuitive.

Being intelligent comes from someone’s effort and passion for what he or she wants to do in life, not from a choice of accessories. To simulate intelligence with a pair of glasses is asinine.

If you’re going to act like a nerd, be more convincing in your costume — you’ll need more than a pair of glasses and an old-school Game Boy. This fashion phenomenon has led to a strong reaction from the Internet — mainly in the vein of “fake glasses mean fake people.” The Internet has sprouted myriad checklists for discovering whether someone is an authentic nerd, an example of which is Mandatory’s column “10 Signs She’s Not Really a Nerd,” by Jenn Hoffman.

Fake glasses, Hoffman claims, are an immediate sign that a lady is not authentic.

“If she’s constantly posting Facebook pictures of herself in a bikini, surrounded by a gaggle of guys with tribal tattoos while she happens to be sporting a pair of oversized spectacles from Urban Outfitters with the caption ‘I’m such a dork. LOL!’ she’s probably just a hot chick trying to make you believe she’s a hot and smart chick.”

It has to do with acceptance and rejection — many of us who wear glasses today probably dealt with some form of social rejection based on them when we were younger. Being part of a group of other rejected folk helped. Just how important acceptance is to people is discussed in an article from The Association for Psychological Science, “Social Acceptance and Rejection.”

Nathan Dewall, a psychologist from the University of Kentucky, theorized that being in a group was essential to our ancestors, since humans don’t have a whole lot in terms of natural defenses, seeking safety in numbers was crucial to our existence.

When a stranger tries to enter that group and is only pretending to be the same, there’s going to be tension.

I’m not saying that glasses are only for people who are visually impaired.

However, think about what wearing fake glasses would mean to someone who actually needs to wear glasses. Thinking is always a good plan. t

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Ryan Mason is a junior in graphic design

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COURTESY OF PORTLAND PARKS AND RECREATION

Plans for Portland’s future Gateway Park, at Northeast 104th and Halsey.

Plans for Beech Park at 129th and Fremont in Portland.

Parks and Recreation unveils plans for 2 East Portland parks PORTLAND — Portland Parks and Recreation announced Thursday that it will build two new parks in outer East Portland. The parks are in two neighborhoods where green spaces are sparse.

Pa r k s Co m m i s s i o n e r Amanda Fritz made public plans for the two parks at the site of one of the new developments. Beech Park is in outer northeast Portland.

“Together these parks represent $12.4 million investment in East Portland and they will serve more than 1,790 households — so nearly 1800 households — that don’t currently have a park within walking distance will have one after this,” Fritz said.

The new park sites are both east of 82nd Avenue.

According to the city, two out

of every five households in just enjoy each other,” says outer East Portland do not Annette Stanhope, who lives have easy access to a park near the new Beech Park. She’s within a fifteen minute walk excited to have more green space where her toddler can of their home.

Commissioner Fritz chose play. But she sees another benefit of develthe sites not oping Beech only on locaPark, which tion, but also It’s not like we’re is currently the number of families each asking for the moon. owned by the city but is an park could I do know that it’s undeveloped serve. Beech area.

Park, located going to cost a fair “It’s also a at 129th and amount of money. good deterFremont rent to crime will include Patty Hicks because a commuPortland resident you’ll have nity garden, more of the play and picnic areas, and sports fields. general public coming to the The new Gateway Park at property as opposed to whomNortheast 104th and Halsey ever hanging out at a vacant will feature picnic areas and lot.” a plaza for community events Currently, there are nearly like farmer’s markets.

12,000 acres of parks in the “It’s a place for kids to Portland area. A little more exercise and run around and than 1,700 of those park acres

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— or just about 15 percent — are located east of 82nd Avenue. The two parks will add twenty acres of developed park land and will cost the city twelve point four million dollars. Funds for the two parks came from city development fees.

The city has plans to develop more parks as funds become

available.

Portland resident Patty Hicks says she’s disappointed that Parklane Park in outer southeast Portland wasn’t chosen in this round. She says Parklane is too small, and doesn’t have amenities like bathrooms.

“It’s not like we’re asking for the moon,” Hicks says. “I

do know that it’s going to cost a fair amount of money. We would love to have that space useable. That would really help to reduce the burden that’s on the current park right now and a lot more people would be able to use the space.”

The city says there are plans for more parks and improvements in the works.

Portland unveils $20 million flood, earthquake, storm response hub

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will benefit the community.

“And the way you do that is to coordinate PORTLAND — A new $20 million facility city assets. We can’t do that if we’re all at now provides a central hub for Portland’s separate locations and don’t have approprisafety officials to respond to major disasters ate means of communicating,” Merlo says.

“So what this building does is allow all those like earthquakes, floods and winter storms.

The new Portland Emergency Coordination people to be in the same room talking to each other to allocate those scarce resources.”

Center opened Thursday.

Merlo says the building project broke The building houses the emergency management offices for the city and its water ground in June 2012.

The building incorporates advanced inforbureau.

Carmen Merlo, with the Portland Bureau of mation and communication technologies, Emergency Management, says the new setup including a room for social media.

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