The Daily Barometer, February 2, 2016

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Oregon State University

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Angela Batista, interim chief diversity officer, Clay Simmons interim executive director of the office of equal opportunity and access, and Angelo Gomez, the special assistant to the President for community diversity relations, started their new positions addressing social justice and equality on Monday.

Diversity, opportunity, community New administrative positions look to facilitate social justice, equality on campus

Diversity Officer. According to the email, Batista will oversee the new Office of Institutional Diversity and will direct institutional initiatives and communications regarding diversity, equity and inclusion at OSU. According to Batista, although Ray and the adminBy Riley Youngman News Reporter istration had been working on institutional changes, Leadership changes pertaining to social jus- the Speak Out event addressing racial inequality last tice officially took effect Monday at Oregon State term, motivated Ray to begin focusing on what was needed to bring direct action to campus.

University.

In an email to the OSU student body Jan 19., “The Speak Out had a lot of influence highlighting President Ed Ray announced the creation of the these issues and bringing people together around Chief Diversity Officer, the Special Assistant to the them, which I think influenced the ideas for the President for Community Diversity Relations, and president,” Batista said. “In my short time here, the Executive Director of the new Office of Equal before the Speak Out and after, I have really been Opportunity and Access. able to see strong commitment from President Ray, Dr. Angela Batista will serve as the interim Chief the Provost, Angelo Gomez, and others.”

Batista claims Ray’s newly established structure and vision are innovative.

“I think that Oregon State has always been proactive in terms of, there are already a lot of things we do that I think creates a space focused on social justice,” Batista said. “But clearly there are challenges, like the students spoke about. There are people in our community that are experiencing those challenges.”

Batista has been in the role of Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs and was the Dean of Student Life since she arrived at OSU last summer. Batista’s regular position will be covered by Kris Winter while Batista serves as the Chief Diversity Officer, until that position is permanently filled. After that, Batista will return to the Office of Student Life.

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Man goes on crime spree in Corvallis

By Lt. Cord Wood

Corvallis Police Department

On January 31, 2016, 20 year old Trenton Huber of Corvallis was arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after a series of crimes at several locations.

The series of incidents began with a 911 call in the 3100 block of NW Foxtail Plc. The caller, who was in his vehicle with his family in front of their residence, reported Huber approached their car and told them “I’m not going to hurt your family.”

Huber then tried to open the doors of the vehicle but was unable to get inside because they were locked.

Huber walked away from the initial caller’s vehicle and encountered a father and 11 year old son on the bike path near the south end of NW Shooting Start Dr. Huber approached the father and son and told them he wanted to know where their car keys and house were. Huber then grabbed the 11 year old boy; put him in a headlock, almost choking him out while walking him down the bike path. The boy’s father responded by striking Huber in the back until he released the boy. Huber then threatened to kill the father and son, before they fled to their residence. Huber did not follow them.

As the father and son victims were calling 911, Huber encountered his next victim at NW Shooting Star Dr. and NW courtesy of Benton Country sheriff’s office | THE DAILY BAROMETER

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Police Beat Jan. 29- Jan. 31 Compiled from the Corvallis Police Department All those arrested for crimes are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Friday Jan. 29

Friday, Jan. 29

Possession by Minor A fight broke out at a nightclub where two men got into a fight.

The fight began because one of the men was hitting on the other subject’s girlfriend.

It was later discovered that one of the men had a warrant out for their arrest.

He was later taken into custody.

Criminal Trespassing There was a report that a man was on the premises of a residence where he refused to leave.

The suspect was in a car in the driveway with no one inside of the house.

The officer took a breath sample and the sample tested 0.256 percent.

CAPS offers training to identify suicidal factors Suicide prevention a goal for CAPS

By Chloe Stewart News Contributor

On college campuses nationwide, suicide is the second most common cause of death among students.

Combined with higher levels of depression and anxiety in students than in years past, many colleges have created programs, such as OSU’s Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention trainings, to combat suicide and help students work through mental illness.

The trainings seek to teach students, staff and faculty about the warnings signs of depressive episodes and suicidal thoughts and the resources available to help people who are feeling suicidal through presentations and role-play exercises.

These trainings are free

and open to everyone at OSU with training available online on the Counseling and Psychological Services website.

According to Michele Ribeiro, interim assistant director of mental health promotion at CAPS, one of the biggest problems with suicide prevention is that people who are feeling suicidal often do not reach out for help.

“People don’t really want to die,” Ribeiro said. “They don’t see in that moment what other options there are, but when someone intervenes, then all of a sudden they have this notion that somebody cares. The power of somebody just reaching out and saying ‘I care, you’re important,’ is so powerful.”

According to Jim Gouveia, suicide prevention coordinator at CAPS, depression and suicidal thought are very treatable.

“It’s such a permanent action for an impermanent

problem,” Gouveia said.

“Once it’s addressed, we have great results (…) The research is phenomenal around people getting better if they actually reach out.”

According to Ribeiro, the feedback on the results of these programs have been overwhelmingly positive.

CAPS can keep track of feedback and patient progress with questionnaires completed by patients.

Students who come into CAPS with suicidal thoughts often show major reductions in those thoughts within two counseling sessions. There were no completed suicide attempts on the OSU campus last year and none so far this year.

According to Gouveia, the impacts of suicide can reach everyone in the community.

“Even if you don’t know the person who dies, we all are impacted by a suicide,” Gouveia said. “The

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Sunday, Jan. 31 Offensive littering There was a report of a man intoxicated located in the parking lot of a coffee shop. He smashed an empty bottle on the ground.

An officer reported to the seen and saw an employee sweeping up the glass.

Witnesses say that the man stepped on the smashed bottle to break it into smaller pieces

Sunday, Jan. 31 Criminal Trespassing A manager of a restaurant notified the police of a man who had been begging from cars in the fast food line.

By the time the officer arrived on the scene the suspect had already left the premises.

The suspect was found later and cited for tresspassing.

Charges: Robbery Kidnapping Unlawful Use of a Weapon (2 counts) Coercion (3 counts) Menacing (3 counts) Harassment

Sunday, Jan. 31 Theft A police officer responded to a call for reported thefit at a liquor store.

When viewing surveillance footage provided by liquor store, it was evident that a man had stolen a single bottle of vodka valued at $19.95.

The man was later identified and arrestedl

Criminal Mischief Sex Abuse Assault Attempted Unlawful Entry of Motor Vehicle Criminal Trespass Bail: $868,500

Police

of NW Shooting Start Dr. Huber approached the father and son and told them he wanted Continued from page 1 to know where their car keys and house were.

Huber then grabbed the 11 year old boy; put Morning Glory Dr. Huber approached woman him in a headlock, almost choking him out in her 20’s who was in her vehicle at the inter- while walking him down the bike path. The section. Huber knocked on the driver’s window and told the victim he needed help. When boy’s father responded by striking Huber in the victim rolled her window down to see the back until he released the boy. Huber then what kind of help Huber needed, he pointed threatened to kill the father and son, before a handgun at her face and got into the back they fled to their residence. Huber did not seat of her vehicle. Huber then kidnapped the follow them. woman and forced her to drive him from the As the father and son victims were calling area. She drove him away from the area while 911, Huber encountered his next victim at he held the gun to her head.

NW Shooting Star Dr. and NW Morning Glory During the kidnapping, Huber told the Dr. Huber approached woman in her 20’s who female victim she was going to party with him and his friends. Huber took the victim’s cell was in her vehicle at the intersection. Huber phone and struck her multiple times when he knocked on the driver’s window and told the thought she drove too fast, or too slow, keeping victim he needed help. When the victim rolled the gun pointed at her at the same time. Huber her window down to see what kind of help also fondled the victim while she was driving. Huber needed, he pointed a handgun at her At one point during the drive, Huber became face and got into the back seat of her vehicle. enraged with the victim and kicked out a rear Huber then kidnapped the woman and forced On January 31, 2016, 20 year old Trenton her to drive him from the area. She drove him Huber of Corvallis was arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after a away from the area while he held the gun to her head. series of crimes at several locations.

The series of incidents began with a 911 call in the 3100 block of NW Foxtail Plc. The caller, who was in his vehicle with his family in front of their residence, reported Huber approached their car and told them “I’m not going to hurt your family.” Huber then tried to open the doors of the vehicle but was unable to get inside because they were locked.

Huber walked away from the initial caller’s vehicle and encountered a father and 11 year old son on the bike path near the south end

During the kidnapping, Huber told the female victim she was going to party with him and his friends. Huber took the victim’s cell phone and struck her multiple times when he thought she drove too fast, or too slow, keeping the gun pointed at her at the same time. Huber also fondled the victim while she was driving.

At one point during the drive, Huber became enraged with the victim and kicked out a rear Corvallis Police Department

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Renovations continue at Reser Stadium New renovations aimed to improve recruiting athletes

By Greg Germano News Contributor

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Renovations for the new Valley Football Center at Reser Stadium to accomodate for more athletes and facilities.

Diversity

Continued from page 1 “The idea is for me to help the university set up this position and this department, then I will return to my normal position and remain a partner,” Batista said.

Batista has only been working at OSU for six months, but has previously served as the Chief Diversity Officer at other universities. She says her past experience will help her with her new role here at OSU. Batista has been involved with developing upcoming programs and initiatives that Ray announced in the email including town hall meetings and diversity training for incoming students. Batista says her overall goal is to improve the university experience for all students, and ensure that student success and wellbeing are the priority in all decisions made by Ray and the administration moving forward.

“Regardless of how we got to this point, I think President Ray and our administrators have shown a lot of courage and innovation and a lot of commitment to ensure we do things differently to get to a place where people feel safe,” Batista said.

“Not every school does that, so I really appreciate this. I have been at places where that is not the conversation.”

Batista says students are excited to see what the future holds with these positions. She is looking forward to developing this role into one that promotes inclusivity and fosters an environment that allows all students to be successful. While the position is new, and Batista is not entirely sure what the role will look like, she is relying on her previous experience to guide her in the process.

“We have a clear charge and vision from the president, and we are now trying to figure out the structure we need to set up to do that,” Batista said. “We’re all on a bus together, we know that we want to get somewhere, but we don’t know how many stops we are going to make. We may need to stop for gas along the way, and we may not know where we’re going at all times, but we’ll get to our destination eventually.”

Batista plans on meeting with student groups and furthering engagement on campus while developing the Chief Diversity Officer’s role.

Angelo Gomez, the current executive director for Equity and Inclusion, will take on the role of Special Assistant to the President for Community Diversity Relations, and will work to serve and build diverse communities, locally and throughout Oregon, according to Ray. “I see my new role principally as an ambassador to forge and nurture relationships with diverse communities across the state,” Gomez said.

Gomez will report to Ray, and will spend his time focusing on communities around the state of Oregon in an effort to increase inclusion and accessibility to OSU, and provide higher education for people that have not had the opportunity.

“We have known collectively for a long time that we need to do more of this work. It has been challenging to do it in as robust a fashion as needed without actually creating a position that has that purpose.”

According to Gomez, this position has been in the works for a while, and pursued the opportunity to develop a role that could focus more specifically on outreach.

“This position is very attractive. It is all about building relationships, and it sounds, and is, very enjoyable. The day to day

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work is great, and the goals and objectives are laudable. This is a role that I foresee doing as long as it feels right,” Gomez said.

Future programming and outreach is still being planned for the new position, but efforts are underway in conjunction with help from others around the university.

“We know what the goals are. As we shape our positions we have to keep our eyes on the prize,” Gomez said. “The prize is student success. The prize is relationships.”

Gomez hopes to foster student success by traveling around the state and meeting with people in person. Gomez’s focus is to communities outside of OSU, and he anticipates being away from the university for extended periods of time.

“There is a real human dimension to this,” Gomez said.

Gomez has been working at OSU since 1999, before which he practiced law with a background doing civil rights work.

Most recently, Gomez has served as the executive director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion.

Gomez points to his life experience and growing up in a time when people of his background still faced explicit discrimination as motivation for him to improve those societal dynamics and focus on justice.

“There is nothing like life experience to serve as motivation for my career,” Gomez said.

The Office of Equity and Inclusion will split into two new offices, headed by Clay Simmons and Batista respectively, and Gomez’s new role will fill in the space that is left.

“The OEI will be gone and you will have the OEOA and the OID. The whole reorganization is trying to have more dedicated focus in these areas,” Gomez said. “This is all about OSU and staying true to its land grant mission. We need to continue democratizing education, and opening the door to higher education for all. It is all positive, and something I believe we need to do.”

Clay Simmons, OSU’s current Chief Compliance Officer, will serve as the interim Executive Director of the newly created Office of Equal Opportunity and Access.

Simmons new role will be to ensure the university is following state and federal regulations, including Title IV reporting, investigation into student reports, ADA compliance and affirmative action. Sexual assault and harassment reporting falls under Title IV, and Batista pointed to new regulations as being a reason to focus on this area more specifically.

“It is not a new office so much as it is a modification of a current office. Currently we have the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the OEOA will essentially be that same office but the more proactive parts, the programs and such, will be moving to Dr. Batista’s new Office of Institutional Diversity.”

According to Simmons, his current position as the Chief Compliance Officer will be similar to his new role and he will continue to have many of the same responsibilities he does now. He will operate in the same facet he does now, just under a different title and office.

“Since we have had all the growth in the responsibilities in the sexual assault and sexual harassment issues, we wanted to really focus on that, as well as diversity and other compliance issues in one office and leave the visionary leadership to the Chief Diversity Officer.”

The search for a permanent Chief Compliance Officer will most likely start in the coming months, but Simmons does not know an exact time table for when the position will be filled.

According to Simmons, the OEOA is intended to make sure that OSU is able to appropriately respond to the needs of stu-

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There is a lot of history surrounding sports at Oregon State. With history comes age, and the wear and tear of Reser Stadium as well as other athletic facilities has been starting to show in recent years.

On Dec. 10, 2014, the Oregon State University athletic department unveiled their plans for a $42 million project to expand and renovate the Valley Football Center and a small part of Reser. Many of the sports medicine rooms and sports offices currently in Gill Coliseum are used by over 500 student athletes. These new additions in the Valley Football Center will help make more room for athletes.

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“Washington State just got (a renovation) and Arizona just got one,” Fenk said. “Oregon State actually had the first football dedicated building in the PAC-10 when it was built in 1990.”

Working around the football season is is difficult, but the Oregon State athletic department expects most of the center’s renovations to be finished by the end of 2016.

“The main problem right now with the current building is the locker rooms,” said Fenk. “They are not big enough for the size of teams we have now.”

The north endzone seating is being renovated to make more room for expanded locker rooms. The locker rooms will be expanded 37,870 square feet and 25,830 square feet of the existing building will be renovated. Other additions include more training facilities, a hall of fame, nutri-

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dents who need the services the office provides. These include students who feel they have been discriminated against, students who feel they do not have appropriate access to facilities or programs they expect to have under the ADA, students who have been sexually harassed or assaulted and violations regarding laws that provide for treatment based on gender.

“These students can come to our office and be confident they will be provided a quick, fair and equitable investigation of their claims. We will do what we can to provide resources to them to help cope in the meantime and address the problem and ensure that it is corrected.”

On a simpler level, Simmons explains his office is more reactionary in nature, compared to the Batista’s new office which is more visionary and goal setting.

“We are the office that follows up on reports of things that have gone wrong and correct them.”

Simmons has been at OSU for almost a year and half, but has worked as the Deputy Director of Compliance at the University of Texas Austin for six years, as well as working with compliance at Texas A and M. “I’ve been doing this for about 15 or 16 years, working with compliance issues in and around higher education,” Simmons said. baro.news@oregonstate.edu

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‘Beyond a student, beyond an athlete’ Ruth Hamblin juggles school and basketball while designing rockets

Tracing back to Hamblin’s roots helps explain a few things, including the time that Hamblin cooked the team a Thanksgiving dinner for fun.

“Once, she made a complete Thanksgiving meal when it wasn’t Thanksgiving. Ruth was like ‘I just wanted to cook a turkey,’” Rueck said. “It’s stuff like that that just kind of blows your mind.”

By Michael Kiever Sports Reporter

No one would fault senior center and reigning Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Ruth Hamblin for keeping her focus exclusively on basketball.

After all, the practices and workouts can last up to four hours a day, and being the defensive anchor for the nationally-ranked Oregon State women’s basketball team is no simple task.

For Hamblin, however, the hardwood is only the starting point of her interests.

In addition to her role on the basketball team, Hamblin is a mechanical engineering major, an active member of the Rocketry team of the AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) branch at OSU, a painter and a chef. Not to mention the 18 credits of advanced engineering classes she is taking this term.

“I think Ruth is one of the most efficient people that I’ve ever coached, because (she) goes beyond student and (she) goes beyond athlete,” said OSU women’s basketball head coach Scott Rueck. “To see someone that will practice for two and a half hours, go lift for 30 minutes, come back in the gym, get more shots up and then be a mechanical engineer—you just scratch your head.”

Hamblin’s seemingly innate desire to keep herself busy may stem from her background of growing up in the small-town Canadian farming community of Houston, British Columbia, which has a population of 3,147.

Rueck speculated that the small-town roots have made Hamblin into the driven and exceptional worker she is today—a rarity in the generation of endless technological distractions. “(Hamblin) grew up in a small town without a lot of distractions, so she just became a doer. She is a doer, she’s a go-getter,” Rueck said. “Our society is ‘Netflix and whatever’ and Ruth is making stuff. That’s the example that she’s given us. She’s not your typical American that’s caught up in all this non-sense.”

Given Hamblin’s wide array of interests, her work ethic and time-management are not traits that are lost on her peers or superiors. This is doubly true within the Rocketry team, especially considering the demanding and time-consuming nature of building a rocket.

“She is always running to and fro, coming into class from practice or leaving to go to practice. It’s kind of inspirational to see her work ethic,” said senior Rocketry team project manager Evan Bassford. “It’s actually incredible to see that she’s able to balance everything, and not only balance everything, but do it well. I feel bad because she’s doing all this. I could be doing more.”

Entering OSU, the subjects of aerospace and rocket science were not initially on Hamblin’s radar, but her curiosity eventually led her down the right path. Rocketry team faculty advisor and professor Dr. Nancy Squires was the one who initially convinced Hamblin to attend an AIAA meeting, and after seeing the presentation, Hamblin was hooked.

“I went, (the Rocketry team) presented, and I was like ‘Rockets, that’s kind of cool!’

From there, I’ve had an interest that I never really had before,” Hamblin said. “I‘ve always loved the idea of exploring. There’s something so awe-inspiring about galaxies and being able to actually go there.”

Today, Hamblin channels her thirst for

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(Left) senior center Ruth Hamblin goes up for a layup in the Beavers’ 71-43 victory against Arizona last Firday. (Right)Hamblin huddles her teammates prior to the Beavers’matchup against Arizona State on Monday night.

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Oregon overtakes ‘Zona in Men’s hoop power rankings

By Brian Rathbone Sports Editor

1. No. 16 Oregon

Standing alone at the top of the Pac12 standings are the Oregon Ducks. After handing Arizona, their first loss at the McKale Center since 2014, it’s safe to say that the Ducks are currently the top-dog in the conference.

Reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week Dillon Brooks is a becoming a legit scoring threat averaging 16.6 points per game (fifth in the Pac-12) and Chris Boucher is one of the best rim protectors in the Pac—leading the conference with 3.3 blocks per game.

2. No. 23Arizona

The Wildcats no longer have a death grip on the Pac-12.

With four conference losses already this season, the two-time defending conference champs have already lost the same amount of conference games as they had the previous two years combined. Despite the four losses, this is still Arizona. Their roster is loaded, they have a great coach and have experience playing on the big stage. This team will only get better.

3. Colorado

Colorado is a sneaky good team. Whenever you have a player whose game is compared to Tim Duncan’s, that’s a good sign. Josh Scott is averaging 17.4 points, shooting 56.2 percent from the field and hauls in 9.5 rebounds per game. One thing to look out for with the Buffs—They still have to play the Oregon, Los Angeles schools on the road to end the season.

4. Utah

The Utes are on a five game winning streak, including a sweep on the road against the Washington schools. After scoring 59 points against OSU to start their streak, the Ute offense has kicked it into high gear, averaging over 85 points in their next four wins. Utah was one of two teams to win at Gill Coliseum last season, they will put their winning streak to the test when they infiltrate Corvallis on Thursday.

5. UCS

Why don’t I buy USC as a legit team? With wins over Wichita State, Arizona, UCLA and Washington already this season, they have the qualifications of a top-tier team. As good as 17 wins with nine games left on the schedule, I can see this team dropping six of those final games. I mean, This was a team that won three conference games a season ago. Are they really this good? Can someone please let me know?

6. Washington

This is another surprise team. I thought Washington was a program on the cusp of going through a major rebuild after losing 11 of their final 13 games last season. But to their credit, UW did not panic, they continued to believe in Lorenzo Romar and he has his team a game out of the Pac-12 lead. The Dawgs are doing what good team’s do—winning on the road. They aren’t winning every away game, but at the midway point of the Pac-12 season, UW has yet to be swept on a road trip.

7. UCLA

The Bruins’ next two games could be very telling about where they are in the pecking order of the pac-12. With road games against USC

and Arizona in the coming week, the rollercoaster that is the UCLA basketball team could see themselves skyrocketing up the standings, or taking a nosedive further down the standings. Either way, should be entertaining.

8. California At the midway point of the Pac-12 season, Cal might be the team that has disappointed the most.

At this juncture, Cal is a team that could take two different paths.

The roster loaded with NBA talent could get hot, go on a run and make a run through the Pac-12 and NCAA tourney. That would not surprise me. On the other hand, some of those potential lottery picks could start looking at the giant payday ahead of them, as they start going through the motions, and not care about winning. That would not surprise me either.

9. Stanford The most consistently-inconsistent team in the Pac-12 is the Stanford Cardinal. Just like Oregon State, Stanford has yet to win consecutive games. But while Oregon State has been gone on a two and three game losing streaks, the Cardinal have found a way to alternate wins and losses during conference play. That could all change this weekend as they travel across the Bay to take on a struggling Cal team.

10. Oregon State Much like last season, I don’t think anyone expected this kind of start to the conference play for the Beavers. Unlike last season, where the team scrapped and fought to exceeded expectations, this year’s team hasn’t show the same fight or competitiveness. Despite having all the starters from last year and the top recruiting class in school history, they look like a team still trying to find their footing.

11. Arizona State Michael Phelps has 18 Gold Medals.

When he emerged from behind the “Curtain of Distraction” against Oregon State last week, it became apparent that he melted down those medals and created his own brand of spray tan. Besides learning that, Arizona State is capable of getting hot from deep. Or maybe we learned Oregon State is capable of going ice cold for an entire half.

This team will need to start executing in crunch time. Four of their losses have been by less than seven points.

12. Washington State With seven straight losses, the Washington State basketball team is starting to look like the 2009 Washington State football team. It doesn’t seem like too long ago that Klay Thompson was lighting it up on the basketball court the same way Luke Falk is currently torching defenses on the gridiron. It took four years before head football coach Mike Leach was able to right the ship in Pullman. It may take that long for head coach Ernie Kent to do the same— unless he finds another Klay Thompson.

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Senior center Ruth Hamblin wins the opening tipoff against No. 8 Arizona State on Monday.

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Hamblin

Continued from page 4 exploration in the Rocketry team as a member of the Aerodynamics and Recovery sub-team, which is a group of mechanical and electrical engineers that focus on designing the shape of their rocket and how to recover it. For her part, Hamblin recently spearheaded a project to create a parachute for the rocket.

“She designs the parachutes, not only designs them but sews them, too. To have that kind of technical ability and to be as creative as she is, is remarkable,” Squires said.

The added responsibilities of designing a rocket and parachute are considerable, but Hamblin has been able to make it work with her patented focus.

“I have to be super set and be very efficient with my time. It’s not easy,” Hamblin said. “I can’t waste much time or do any frivolous things, but I’ve proved it’s possible the last two terms.”

Finding challenges to overcome is nothing new for Hamblin, and sometimes her eagerness for a new hurdle to jump over makes life a little harder than it needs to be.

“She wants everything to be a challenge, so she overcomplicates certain things

on the court,” Rueck said.

“She wants there to be a puzzle all the time. Maybe she’s bored, (because it’s) so easy, I don’t know.”

Hamblin overcomes the challenges she puts in place for herself with drive and determination, qualities that have become a hallmark for her. Her wideranging success in the different areas of her life only serves as proof.

“She just produces, there’s nothing she can’t do,” Rueck said. “She’s as efficient on the court as she is in life.”

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Reser

Continued from page 3 tion and performance tables and new sports medicine rooms.

“The word recruitment is huge in terms of college.

Right now we are always competing with other schools in terms of attracting athletes and students, and one of the biggest attractions are the facilities,” Fenk said.

Oregon State University lost their major donor, Al Reser, in 2010. In fall 2013, the University of Oregon opened its brand new $68 million, 145,000-square-foot football center. Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who has been a donor for UO, has helped them raise a lot of money for all their new facilities.

“We have had a lot of academic buildings go up and now we are going to begin renovating the football center

so athletes will enjoy their time here. We have even talked about renovating the west side of Reser later down the line,” Fenk said.

The public is not typically allowed in the locker room area, however, students are given special access. Geoff Lowe, a senior majoring in digital communications and business, has been inside the old locker rooms before the renovations began.

“The locker rooms were really cramped and small,” said Lowe. “It didn’t look as modern and updated as some of the other locker rooms you see in the PAC-12.”

Another public notice about the project will be released during the second week of February where more information about the renovated structure will be shared.

Calendar

MONDAY, Feb. 1

Discussion 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Newman Students Association Location: MU #49: Horizon Room Love or Lust: Why Save Sex for Marriage? With Guest Speaker Jason Evert

FRIDAY, Feb. 5

Meeting 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. SORCE (Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement) Location:MU 212 SORCE will be conducting the Activity Funds hearing, and it is opened to the public. For more information, contact sorce@ oregonstate.edu

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FRIDAY, Feb. 5

Broadcast 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. KBVR-FM Location: 88.7 FM We’ll be hosting President Ed Ray for a live interview on 88.7 FM and orangemedianetwork. com

SATURDAY, Feb. 6

Meeting 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Student Incidental Fee Committee Location:MU Council Room Budget Presentations: MU/ OMN, ASOSU, Rec. Sports, DCE, Athletics

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According to Director of CAPS Ian Kellems, CAPS has been working the last few years to expand their clinical services and their educational and anti-stigma campaigns. An important goal for

Monday Feb. 8 CAPS, according to Kellems, is to create a communitywide network of care.

“CAPS is doing a lot to help students,” Kellems said. “CAPS can’t be there for everyone, but can create a community of caring.

This has to be a group effort to help students. And that includes faculty and staff, academic advisors, people who work in housing and

dining (…) Everyone has to be part of the solution.”

In the future, Kellems, Gouveia, and Ribeiro hope to see further expansion of CAPS’s services, including trials of online counseling tools.

According to Kellems, one of the most powerful and helpful things that CAPS can do is grant more students access to its services. baro.news@oregonstate.edu

Speaker 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Feb. 8 Corvallis Science Pub Location: Old World Deli, 341 S.W. 2nd St. in Corvallis Gordon Grant: Where’s Water?

How Geology and Climate Conspire to Dictate the Future of Water in the West. Free & open to the public

THURSDAY, Feb. 11

Event 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Baha’i Campus Association Location: Centro Cultural César Chávez Women in Action

THURSDAY, Feb. 11

Discussion 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. Ettihad Cultural Center Location: Room 105, Memorial Union Religion as a Progressive Educational Experience

FRIDAY, Feb. 12

Meeting 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. SORCE (Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement_ Location: MU 212 SORCE will be conducting the Activity Funds hearing, and it is opened to the public. For more information, contact sorce@ oregonstate.edu

FRIDAY, Feb. 12

Meeting 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Student Incidental Fee Committee Location: MU Horizon Room Student Fee Open Hearing

FRIDAY, Feb. 17:

Event 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

University Events Location: The LaSells Stewart Center Provost’s Lecture with Ruth Reichl

FRIDAY, Feb. 17:

Discussion 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. Baha’i Campus Association Location: Talisman Room 105, Memorial Union Sane Nationalism

SUNDAY, Feb. 19:

Event 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wizard World Inc. Location: Oregon Convention Center Top celebrities are scheduled to appear.

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Mia and Madenna, creators of DUG Two women bring opportunity to artists, musicians, community

By Cheyenne Lever Arts & Entertainment Contributor

Mia O’Connor and Madenna Ibrahim are coordinators of Deep Under Ground, an art and music collective that kicked off their first ever DUG event in Corvallis this past Jan. The theme of the event was a mix of hip-hop and Dubwise music, which is a genre of electronic music that evolved from reggae.

The history of DUG extends back to Jan. of 2015 when the first event was held in the Northeast Portland basement of O’Connor and Ibrahim’s 100 year-old home. Originally, their audience was comprised of their ten close friends, but soon began to grow to include many individuals.

“It’s about the community, I want everyone to feel like DUG is theirs, so when they meet an artist, they’ll tell them about DUG so that they can be shared and heard,” O’Connor said.

Inspiration for holding these types of events stemmed from O’Connors feeling that change needs to happen. She was moved by learning about social problems that have happened over the past year that involve youth minorities.

“I was frustrated last year with the way things were happening. I felt unsafe as a person of color,” O’Connor said.

O’Connor was born and raised in Portland, OR and started dancing at the age of 3-years old. She pursued this passion throughout her life as a way to free herself.

“I use it for expression because when there are no words for me I can just get it out with a dance class,” O’Connor said.

The styles that resonate most with O’Connor are contemporary and ballet. She attended Da Vinci Arts Middle School where she took jazz, tap and ballet classes everyday after school to perfect her dance skills.

To further her involvement, O’Connor became dually enrolled in Grant High School and Jefferson High School so that she could join the Jefferson Dance Team.

Art is everything, everything is art; the way you wear your clothes, the way cars are designed, everything thats aesthetically pleasing is art.

Madenna Ibrahim Co-coordinator of DUG After finishing high school, O’Connor spent time in New York City and danced professionally at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s 2012-2013 program. During her stay in New York, O’Connor learned about the roots of hip-hop and the culture of the genre.

Since the arts have been an integral part of her life, O’Connor has chosen to give back by supporting many local artists and movements by attending music events and showing her individual support.

By participating in local events in Portland, O’Connor creates connections within the arts community and networks with others to bring new acts to DUG for the future.

Madenna Ibrahim, also a coordinator of DUG, was raised in the Pacific Northwest between Camas, WA. and Portland, OR. Ibrahim has also played an essential role in the making of DUG. Throughout the experience, many doors have been opened for her to develop personally and artistically.

“Becoming one with myself, finding my inner artist and receiving support from the community has personally helped me,” Ibrahim said.

Her goal is to get youth more involved in DUG so that the younger generations can ”utilize and keep in touch with their inner artists.” She feels that, “being a conscious human and understanding racism and culture is important.” Continually she tries to surround herself with people who inspire her, similar to the way that DUG has inspired others.

“It’s not one thing that anybody does that makes DUG what it is, it’s the conscious

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O’Connor and Ibrahim at their most recent Deep Under Ground event. group effort that’s involved,” Ibrahim said.

Hoping that people take away the message of community, both Ibrahim and O’Connor’s goal is to bring together different art cultures to unite people’s viewpoints.

“No one is as strong on their own as they are united. DUG is a testament of that; with how much of a turn out we have had for the events and the support that’s been given,” Ibrahim said.

The duo strives to give artists an environment where they can express themselves creatively since the arts have been very influential in their own lives.

“Creativity is everything, it keeps things from being boring, it’s every individual’s way of doing something,” O’Connor said.

The purpose of DUG is to “unite the hiphop community and have this musical sort

of education in the basement and bring all these different artists and bands together.

But the message of community, togetherness and having strong musical ties and education about music is a reason why we want to incorporate youth because they need musical education more than ever right now,“ Ibrahim said.

Both coordinators desire to expand DUG and have the experience available to as many people as possible.

“Art is everything, everything is art; the way you wear your clothes, the way cars are designed, everything that’s aesthetically pleasing is art,” Ibrahim said.

“Come to DUG, please, you will have the time of your life!” Ibrahim said. baro.arts@oregonstate.edu

Coming up in arts & entertainment What: Desdemona: A Play About A Handkerchief When: Feb. 4 - 6 Time: 7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m. & Feb. 7 Time: 2 p.m.

Where: Withycombe Hall Lab Theatre Cost: General admission $8; seniors $6; students/youth $5; OSU students $4

What: OSU’s Got Talent Auditions When: Feb. 6 & 7 Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Where: KBVR-TV studio, fourth floor of the Student Experience Center

What: Fairbanks Gallery Exhibition: The San Quentin Prison Report Archive Project: a collaboration between Nigel Poor and Men from San Quentin State Prison When: Feb. 8 - March 3 Where: Fairbanks Gallery What: Art in the Criminal Justice System, a lecture by Nigel Poor When: Feb. 10 Time: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Where: Construction and Engineering Hall, LaSells Stewart Center What: TEDxOregonStateU IGNITE conference When: Feb. 11 Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Where: Austin Auditorium, LaSells Stewart Center Cost: General admission $25; OSU students $15

What: Hsin-Yi Huang “Peaceful Sea” scultpture artist reception When: Feb. 9 Time: 5:30 p.m.

Where: Asian & Pacific Cultural Center

8 • THE DAILY BAROMETER • Tuesday, Febuary 2, 2016

Inside the student fashion magazine DAMchic, class project turns into OSU publication

By Iraiza de Vera Arts & Entertainment Contributor

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Brooklyn Cochran models for the Spring 2013 magazine, “The Wanderlust Issue” for the article “Professional Wanderer” written by Erin Hatley and Katie Sherpe.

DAMchic is a student produced fashion and lifestyle magazine that focuses on the culture at OSU. The magazine started as a class project in 2012. It then grew into a club and now will be part of OSU’s funded multimedia enterprise, Orange Media Network.

As a publication, they look to promote the various aesthetics seen on campus. By being open to contributions from all students that want to join, DAMchic provides an inclusive environment.

“We want to include everyone… anyone who wants to be involved, can be involved,” said Brooklyn Cochran, fine arts senior and Editor-in -Chief of DAMchic magazine.

“I was never good at science or math in school but I was good at social interactions and being creative,” Cochran said.

DAMchic provides a space for students where they can explore their different talents and curiosities. The publication supports students who want to direct their work into a creative field and build their professional network. There are over fifty student members that make up nine specialized teams which include arts, graphics, business, social media, advertising and marketing. There are also a group of editors and fashion directors that oversee what goes into the final version of the issue.

“I feel like DAMchic is definitely a portfolio for students. We publish and produce editorials, photoshoots and ways for people to be creative outside of school,” Cochran said.

The variety of majors and passions represented through DAMchic demonstrate the product of collaboration. This creative outlet caters to students who are looking for ways to get involved with their peers and gain work experience. OSU alumni who were a part of DAMchic moved on to accept job titles at prestigious companies such as ESPN and Nike.

“Magazines are all about collaborating and who you know,” Cochran said.

In addition to those who work behind the scenes to put the magazine together, DAMchic also seeks student models for their publication. Cochran emphasized that the appearance of the models is not the primary criterion in choosing which students they work with.

“We don’t look for a certain type, it’s just anyone who is interested in modeling and available… we don’t photoshop any of our models because we should be photographing original models and students and people who live on campus,” Cochran said.

The stereotypical modeling standards do not act to represent the individual look of regular people.

“Who wants to look at a magazine with only tall, blonde models when that’s not what we see everyday on campus and that’s not who our neighbors are nor who our friends are,” she said.

As voiced by their mission statement, diversity and respect are components of DAMchic that the students try to stay true to.

“We don’t discriminate. We want to use as many people as possible. We also don’t reuse models, so everyone gets a fair and equal opportunity to get issued,” Cochran said.

Every term, DAMchic publishes an issue featuring different themes. The 2016 winter issue, “Blurred Lines,” incorporates androgynous style and unisex tones. Each issue explores the different territories within the theme including interior design, textures, and fashion.

DAMchic puts on three fashion shows each academic year. Last term, they held the Red Dress fashion show to raise AIDS awareness. This term, they will be hosting a recycled fashion show on Feb. 25th that showcases clothing made fully from reused material.There will be a fundraiser at Roxy Dawgs on Feb. 18th where 25% of each of the purchases from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. will be given to the organization.

DAMchic welcomes anyone who wants to join to attend their meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm in Milam Hall. baro.arts@oregonstate.edu

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The Fall 2015 issue of DAMchic, “Nostalgic Terrain.” Clothing from a behind the scenes look into the “Professional Wanderer” shoot.