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Students gathered in Memorial Union ballroom to engage in healthy activities, breakdancing

By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg THE DAILY BAROMETER

Friday night at the Memorial Union ballroom, more than 300 guests arrived to monitor their blood pressure, to check their blood glucose levels, to spot the difference between candy and medicine — and to breakdance.

The third annual Breaking Down the MU event drew people from all along the West Coast. The Entrepreneurial Academy program within Oregon State University’s College of Pharmacy hosted the event.

For Paige Clark, director of professional development for the College of Pharmacy, the academy is a way to provide a place for students who had a passion for the business focus of pharmacy care.

“Every single year we get more and more people wanting to compete here,” said Kristin Gafner, the student coordinator for the event. “They wait See HEALTH | page 4

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Junior Nick Gardner rides the “smoothie bike,” which was brought in by Food@OSU and the dietetics club for OSU’s Breaking Down the MU event Friday night.

Students find China Night celebrates Year of the Horse fault with city’s cultural Community attends event for dinner, performances in Saturday parking plan

One of the fastest growing of its kind, Oregon State University’s capital campaign reached its goal of $1 billion through various private donors.

OSU President Ed Ray made the announcement Friday during his 2014 state of the university address at the Downtown Hilton Hotel in Portland.

Created in 2004 and launched publicly in 2007, the OSU campaign was extended in March 2012 after hitting the $850 million mark.

The exact amount, $1,012,601,000, was revealed to Ray during the initial announcement that the college had reached its goals.

“As far as I can tell, we’ve raised north of $22 million in one month,” Ray said.

“That’s amazing.”

The campaign has experienced rapid momentum since the beginning, reaching its initial goal of $625 million as soon as October 2010.

Ray said the college managed to raise around $30 million in a year when he

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ASOSU task force director Cassie Huber holds parking forum to hear students’ voice

By Tori Hittner THE DAILY BAROMETER

The City of Corvallis plans to eliminate free two-hour parking spots around campus next year —and some students aren’t happy about it.

Fifteen students attended the open parking forum Friday afternoon in Memorial Union 206, which was sponsored by the Associated Students of Oregon State University task force director of community affairs, Cassie Huber.

Huber presented the facts of the proposed parking changes to the students in attendance in order to better represent them when working with Collaboration Corvallis. As part of her task force duties, Huber serves as a liaison between the city and the students.

“Technically,” Huber said, “(students) do have a say in this and that’s why I’m doing it.”

According to Huber, the residenSee PARKING | page 4

Campaign for Oregon State will continue to raise money from private donors for 11 months

By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg THE DAILY BAROMETER

The Chinese Association of Oregon State University hosted the 2014 China Night cultural event at the LaSells Stewart Center Saturday night.

Close to 1,200 students, faculty and community members showed up to celebrate the Lunar New Year with dinner and a series of performances in the Austin Auditorium.

The theme of the evening was time travel, with a focus on 20th century China.

“It’s the century that made all of us,” said Cheng Li, the graduate student who coordinated the event.

“All of us were born between 1980s and 1990s. The 20th century made us who we are. I wanted people to know more about what happened in China’s 20th Century.”

The time-travel experience was guided by four MCs: the captain of the “flight” and three flight attendants. They welcomed guests to both the flight and to the New Year, which is the Year of the Horse. Between performances, they acted out mishaps of the flight and carried their own humorous sub-plot.

OSU students were the primary

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Students from the Willamette Chinese School gave a dance performance titled, “Happiness in Spring.” performers, though a dance performance was given by the Willamette Chinese School. The performance included children of all ages dancing in traditional Chinese attire.

“I thought the dancing was all really good,” said Lindsey Sequeira, a first-year Ph.D. student in chemistry.

“The little kids though, oh my god, they were so cute.”

OSU students gave performances of martial arts routines, songs played on traditional Chinese instruments and dances of traditional Chinese ballet. One student also recited a poem in Mandarin.

SIFC debates discrepancies before giving tentative approval to both budgets Saturday

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One significant change from previous years was the incorporation of other campus groups and organizations.

“I guess this is nice because we’re really incorporating with OSU, not only the Chinese community,” said Joyce Lam, a senior in computer science.

The audience was encouraged and welcomed in singing along as members of OSU Glee Choir sang “Let Us Sway Twin Oars,” a traditional Chinese children’s song.

The Student & Incidental Fees Committee heard from the Student Diversity Budgeting Board and Student Musicians Advisory Board Saturday afternoon before tentatively approving their budgets for the 2015 fiscal year.

The SDBB budget did not change much financially, but saw an enormous amount of internal changes in the allocation and distribution of funds. Much of the revisions occurred due to the ongoing construction of cultural centers and the addition of professional staff members.

The SDBB oversees a number of student organizations like the Pride

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Russian, E. European immigrants share suggestions for digging into Olympic Games

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VANCOUVER, Wash. — Containers full of green pickled apples, tomatoes and cabbage at Anoush Deli & International Food Market bring back a flood of memories for Galina Burley, a leader of Vancouver’s Russianspeaking population.

Burley grew up in Sochi, Russia, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics. She said she hopes foods from the region, like those sold at Anoush, can be used to introduce more people from Clark County to Russian culture while they enjoy the games.

“When you talk about Sochi, you’re talking about a vacation resort town for pretty much all of Russia (and the surrounding countries),” Burley said. “It’s on the Black Sea, next to Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Ukraine.

We’d have 300,000 population in winter, and over 1 million in the summer. It was this melting pot on steroids.”

The 38-year-old left her hometown for America when she was a teenager. Some of her memories have faded in the decades she’s been here, but with the games rapidly approaching, other things are flooding back.

“I’m excited,” Burley said. “It’s really cool. It gives me a way to

personally appreciate where I came from.”

With about 30,000 Russianspeaking immigrants in Clark County, it’s likely that many in our community will have some kind of personal connection to the games. And the five international markets that cater to the population are also wide open for others who’d like to give some interesting new foods a try, Burley said.

“Our parties in Russia, they’re all about food,” Burley said. “We don’t have potlucks. If you invite people to your house, you cook, or you buy (food).”

Russian hosts pride themselves on having a little something for everybody. A good party has a broad selection of small items for guests, said Yelena Strokin, owner of the food blog Cooking Melangery.

“When people get together (in Eastern Europe) they cook many appetizers -- (called) &zakuskas,’ and of course tea after the meal,” Strokin said.

Plenty of pickling Zakuskas include a spectrum of things such as pirozhki (meator vegetable-filled pies), deviled eggs, hard cheese, caviar, bread, cured fish and of course, pickled fruits and vegetables.

So what’s with all the pickling? There’s a reason for that, Burley said.

“In Russia we have a lot of open markets,” Burley said.

“But in Russia, we don’t have a lot of access to fresh produce, so everything’s pickled (for preservation).”

Russian pickling doesn’t usually involve vinegar. The recipe is more of a salted brine with herbs. And the flavor is ubiquitous in Russian cooking, she said.

“I remember we used to eat pickled watermelon,” Burley said with a laugh.

The taste? “Imagine a watermelon that’s still sort of like a watermelon but it’s also salty like a pickle,” she said.

Perhaps the most classic of all Russian dishes is something called Olivier salad. The dish, which tastes somewhat like American egg salad, is made of a combination of cubed meats, potatoes, olives, pickled vegetables, eggs, carrots and peas in a mayonnaise base.

The meats can be just about anything, including fish, Russian bologna, shellfish and chicken -- or you can just use Burley’s favorite substitute.

“I use hot dogs now,” she said with a laugh. “I’m an American.”

Russians eat Olivier salad in the same way that Americans down hamburgers. It’s sort of an all-purpose party food that’s simple to make.

“If we were having a party at my house, we’d definitely have Olivier salad,” Burley said. “We make this for every holiday. We make this for everything.”

Eat, drink, be merry If you’re looking for something a bit more advanced but don’t want to cook, most of the local markets also sell pre-made dishes, said Grisha Alpernas, a Vancouver resident who grew up in Lithuania.

“If somebody wants more general Russian traditional foods -- pelmeni (meat-filled dumplings) and pirozhki come to mind,” Alpernas said, “there are a few Russian stores in the area that have these foods -- and even wines.”

If you’re the drinking sort, iced vodka is always a popular party drink. You can even give it a local twist by picking up a bottle of Viscova, a vodka made by the Double V Distillery in Battle Ground.

Beer is also pretty common at Russian parties, along with Kvass, a lightly fermented, sweet drink made from rye bread, and milder things such as tea, soda or lemonade.

“A lot of the Russian-speaking people here, they’re religious, they’re Christian, and they don’t really drink,” Burley said. “In Russia, though, there is usually a lot of vodka.”

Calendar 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.

Wednesday, Feb. 5 Meetings OSU College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. Join us for discussion of club and current events. Come have fun with like-minded people.

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

Events 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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ISOSU, 4pm, MU Lounge. Olympics Opening Ceremony viewing party. Get engaged in the Winter Olympics happening in Sochi, Russia.

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Events International Students of OSU, 4:306pm, International Resource Center, MU. Coffee Hour. Come enjoy international food, mingle with other OSU and international students and become culturally aware.

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Federal ruling could affect McKenzie River hatchery salmon EUGENE — A Eugene-based conservation group says a recent court decision may bolster its lawsuit seeking to curtail the state’s release of hatchery salmon into the McKenzie River.

Last month, a federal judge in Portland ordered federal and state fish managers to do more to ensure that hatchery fish don’t harm wild salmon and steelhead this year on the Sandy River.

The ruling could force a reduction in the release of hundreds of thousands of juvenile fish from the state-operated hatchery in the Sandy River basin and mean fewer hatchery fish returning to the river for anglers to catch in future years.

The Sandy River has its headwaters west of Mount Hood. It flows into the Columbia River east of Portland.

Eugene-based McKenzie Flyfishers, one of the plaintiffs in the Sandy River case, is seeking a similar outcome in a lawsuit it filed in December in U.S. District Court in Eugene challenging hatchery operations on the McKenzie River.

Both lawsuits allege the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the federal National Marine Fisheries Service are vio-

lating the federal Endangered Species Act by failing to prevent the crossbreeding of wild and hatchery salmon in both rivers. The plaintiffs allege this so-called introgression jeopardizes the survival of the native wild stock by weakening their characteristics.

Similar lawsuits have been filed in California and Washington.

The Sandy River ruling “is only one court and one case, but those are the points we hope would be accepted� in the McKenzie River lawsuit, said Dave Thomas, a member of McKenzie Flyfishers and a biologist.

Neither the federal nor state agency have yet to respond formally to the claims in the McKenzie River lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks to cut the annual release of hatchery spring chinook salmon smolts to 100,000, from 800,000.

Doug Caven, the outgoing president of McKenzie River Guides, said the association has been following both lawsuits closely.

River guides worry that fewer hatchery fish released into the river eventually will dry up their pool of clientele, an economic toll they say would extend to other businesses in the area that lodge, feed and equip the visitors.

While fishermen can catch and release both wild and hatchery steelhead, they can keep only hatchery steelhead.

It’s uncertain what impact the Sandy River ruling will have on guides and anglers to the north.

The judge’s ruling requires the two sides to reach a settlement soon, or propose a schedule that would allow him to adopt a plan before the first hatchery fish are released this spring. “It’s somewhat of a victory (for hatchery opponents), but maybe not the extent they’re purporting it to be,� Caven said.

Rob Jones, hatcheries and inland fisheries chief for the fisheries service in Portland, said there are marked differences between the Sandy and McKenzie River hatchery programs.

The Sandy River program breeds and releases hatchery salmon and steelhead for fishing, while the McKenzie River hatchery has a dual purpose: breeding fish for anglers, plus boosting the salmon population of the McKenzie.

Wild spring chinook salmon in the upper Willamette basin, which includes the McKenzie River, were designated for federal protection in 1999.

Critics of the hatchery program say that increasing the

volume of hatchery salmon in the McKenzie, and thereby accelerating introgression with wild fish, is a harm, not a benefit.

A spokesman for the state Department of Justice, which represented the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife in the Sandy River case, said it is considering its options. He declined further comment.

The Oregon City-based Native Fish Society and the McKenzie Flyfishers alleged in the Sandy River lawsuit that state and federal fish managers violated numerous policies by approving a faulty hatchery management plan without proper study in 2012. They say that plan did little to address the problem of crossbreeding between hatchery and native fish.

They point to high stray rates — the number of hatchery fish intruding on the spawning grounds of wild salmon — as evidence of bad practices. They make the same argument in the McKenzie River lawsuit.

The Endangered Species Act prohibits changes to the habitat that harm endangered and threatened salmon. The law allows the release of hatchery salmon, which compete with native salmon for food and habitat, if hatchery operators comply with a federally approved

UO football player pleads guilty to menacing

By Jack Moran

of menacing. Prosecutors dismissed the other misdemeanor, a second-degree assault EUGENE — University of Oregon football charge, in the plea deal. “I’d just like to apologize,� Hill told Circuit player Troy Hill will serve three years probation after pleading guilty Friday to a misde- Judge Cynthia Carlson during his court meanor charge related to a domestic dispute appearance. “I’m very sorry for my actions.�

In addition to being sentenced to 36 with a girlfriend.

Hill, 22, was alleged to have placed the months’ probation, Hill will be required woman in imminent fear of being injured to complete 70 hours of community serwhen he punched a wall and yelled during vice and take part in anger management an incident that led to his arrest in Eugene counseling.

Dec. 13, prosecutors said.

He was also ordered to pay $200 in court Hill was suspended from all football- fines and will be prohibited from accessing related activities after the arrest, but a team deadly or dangerous weapons during his source said Friday that he is now expected to time on probation. The latter condition is be reinstated by head coach Mark Helfrich. standard in domestic violence cases, Lane Hill — who was originally arrested by County Chief Deputy District Attorney Patty Eugene police on preliminary charges that Perlow said. included felony counts of fourth-degree Prosecutor Rebecca Ivanoff said in court assault and strangulation — was only for- that the victim in the case supported the mally charged in Lane County Circuit Court agreement that included Hill’s guilty plea. with two misdemeanors.

While on probation, Hill is barred from makHe pleaded guilty on Friday to one count ing contact with the woman.

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Hill hired Eugene attorney Michael Buseman to represent him in court. Buseman previously represented former Ducks running back LaMichael James in a 2010 domestic violence case and in 2011 served as former UO cornerback Cliff Harris’ attorney in a traffic violation case. He also represented former Ducks receiver Garrett Embry in a 2010 burglary case that also involved former quarterback Jeremiah Masoli.

Hill, a backup cornerback, appeared in Oregon’s first 11 games last season, contributing 21 solo tackles, four pass break-ups and a forced fumble. He also returned kicks on special teams.

Hill was suspended for the Civil War game against Oregon State on Nov. 29 for an undisclosed violation of team rules. He was arrested two weeks later and subsequently missed the Alamo Bowl after Helfrich handed down the indefinite suspension.

Reporter Ryan Thorburn contributed to this report.

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The plaintiffs argue the introgression is creating salmon that are less capable of surviving in the wild, thus potentially dooming them to extinction.

While the Sandy River lawsuit challenges what plaintiffs allege is a flawed plan, the McKenzie litigation centers on the contention that state and federal fish managers have been unable to

agree on a hatchery plan for the McKenzie River.

Jones said the state, the fisheries service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue discussing a management plan for the McKenzie hatchery. The plan would include the number of hatchery fish to be released each year and needed improvements to the hatchery and Cougar Dam. Once they agree on a proposal, the service will release it for public review and comment.

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River’s mercury debated

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EUGENE — The McKenzie River’s reputation as one of the state’s purest rivers could be tainted if state environmental officials finalize a proposal to add the river to a list of mercury-contaminated waters.

Mercury contamination is present in a number of streams and water bodies in Western Oregon, most notably Cottage Grove and Dorena lakes, due to leaching from abandoned mercury mines.

But mercury has never before been reported in the McKenzie, revered for its reputedly pristine waters that flow down from heavily forested mountains and snowpacks.

Different agencies, however, are at odds with whether mercury is actually present in the river water. The mercury was found in fish in the river. Some officials suggest the state’s fish sampling process was flawed, and also that its new standard for how much of the toxic substance can be present in fish is too stringent.

Though it may be surprising for the public to think mercury contamination is present in the McKenzie, one state fish biologist said it’s not completely unexpected, given the river is in a volcanic area with rocks that typically contain mercury.

If there is mercury in the river, though, no one is sure where it may be coming from.

Even if the McKenzie had traces of mercury, the water would still be safe to

PARKING n Continued from page 1 tial areas surrounding campus will be split into districts and require special parking permits

by September 2015. Residents and visitors alike will only be able to park in the district for which they purchased a permit.

Students who attended the forum were disgruntled about the upcoming changes and felt that they had been largely left out of the decision-making process. Attendees agreed that they deserved a voice in the matter, as students occupy much of the residential space and bring the community large amounts of revenue.

Huber listed several pros and cons to the plan within her presentation.

Some benefits mentioned include increased revenue for the school and the potential creation of new parking structures. According to Huber, the university will not add more oncampus parking spaces until 87 percent of the current parking is in use. Recent survey numbers taken from fall term show only 57 percent usage of existing spaces.

Huber and the students also discussed potential drawbacks to the plan, which include increased fees and difficulty finding parking spots close to campus for residents, commut-

drink and swim in, said David Farrar, a public health toxicologist with the state’s public health division. Eating copious amounts of certain fish found in mercurycontaminated rivers, however, can pose a health risk, he said.

The state Department of Environmental Quality in 2008 and 2009 sampled tissue from northern pikeminnow and largescale sucker that were found swimming near the mouth of the McKenzie in the Springfield area. Those fish had mercury levels that at that time were considered acceptable. However, the DEQ later approved tougher mercury standards, which made the level in those fish seven times higher than the new acceptable level for mercury in fish tissue. That put the McKenzie and a number of other waterbodies on the DEQ’s radar.

But the Eugene Water & Electric Board, which draws its drinking water from the McKenzie, has not found mercury in the river and is preparing to argue that the toxic substance is not present in the McKenzie. Utility officials say the types of fish tested were not the best choice because they swim in both the McKenzie and in the Willamette, where mercury is known to be present.

In rivers, most mercury contamination is found in the sediment at the bottom.

Bugs absorb the pollutant, fish eat those bugs, bigger fish eat those fish and mercury levels accumulate in the fish at the top of the food chain.

ers and visitors alike.

Though they will have to pay more money, residents will be allowed to purchase permits for districts outside those that they reside in. This could theoretically lead to overcrowded parking in the districts closest to campus and prevent residents from finding parking spots close to their homes.

The amount of permits allowed per each residence is currently based upon the square footage of the home. Two permits will be given per 5,000 square feet.

Huber clarified that the plan will not affect private parking lots or structures such as those attached to some apartment complexes. In addition, the permits will only be in effect Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students in attendance agreed that word should be spread about the new plan before September so that students are made aware of the new requirements. Students suggested several methods for coping with the changes, including using public transit and expanding campus programs such as the shuttle and SafeRide.

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“I thought it was super, super touching when everybody sang along and it was really obvious that these are really normal, wellknown songs,” Sequeira said. “It almost brought a tear to your eye, like a homesickness.”

Many of the performances were given either dually or solely in Mandarin. For many, this enhanced the cultural experience. For those who didn’t speak the language, however, it created some confusion.

“One point to improve is to probably have more of an English part to it, because not everyone here is Chinese,” said sophomore Quyen Khuat. “So there are parts that we don’t get and we feel excluded a little bit.”

The evening did not focus entirely on what is commonly seen in traditional Chinese cultural events. The coordinating group worked to address the pop culture influence in China.

Student groups gave song and dance performances to songs by Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Beyonce and Maroon 5.

The performance ended safely back in the 21st century with the flight crew thanking the audience for their attendance and wishing everyone a prosperous New Year.

for this event. They know that this is where all the elites, all the people that you want to beat come here.”

Though the combination of a health fair and a breakdancing competition may seem strange, many attendees thought it was a logical pairing.

“I thought it was a phenomenal idea,” said Gerardo Perez Roblero, a sophomore from OSU who competed in the dance competition. “Having these two collaborate ... it’s a great way to start a good healthy habit. Dancing is actually a great way to just get in shape and at the same time have fun with people.”

Several of the booths set up on the health fair side of the ballroom addressed less-commonly discussed aspects of health awareness.

Phi Delta Chi, the professional pharmacy fraternity for pharmacy students, had a corner of the ballroom devoted to playing Dance Dance Revolution.

Joan Erwert, a senior in microbiology, explained that video games are a valuable asset in helping people get up and moving.

“We came and are just encouraging students to get up there and dance,” Erwert said. “Yes, you sometimes look stupid, but it’s good to let go a little bit and just have fun.”

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BUDGETS n Continued from page 1 Center, SOL and cultural centers in order to provide students as holistic a college experience as possible.

Several SIFC members questioned the disparity in salaries for student workers across the different cultural centers and organizations. Representatives of the SDBB explained that the differences occurred in an effort to even out and regulate pay across the board.

One example could be found in the Women’s Center positions, which show a rapid decrease in pay from last year.

Representatives enlightened the SIFC by showing that the recent restructuring of many student organizations led entities like the Women’s Center to be conglomerated into the SDBB. Although the SDBB budget accounted for the addition of new professional staff members and increased funding for the Ettihad Cultural Center, it balanced the requests by decreasing the operating budgets with cutting graduate assistant positions and eliminating the need for rental costs.

The SIFC tentatively approved the budget with six members in favor and one against. The budget will cost students $18.21 per fall, winter and spring terms.

The Student Musicians Advisory Board budget showed an 8.08 percent decrease in the amount of funds requested from last year. Any discrepancies stemmed mostly from terminology confusion.

The board covers a number of campus music and entertainment groups, including athletic bands, concert bands, choirs and orchestras. According to their

presentation, SMAB supports more than 260 students in marching band and 275 students in choir alone.

A large chunk of the SMAB budget goes toward stipends.

According to SMAB presenter Geoff Bishop, the stipends serve as a “thanks for doing this for us,” as the SIFC does not fund scholarships. Bishop and his peers said that student musicians spend 20 or more hours a week practicing to provide music for athletic events and free performances.

SIFC members questioned the use of the word “stipend,” which is typically reserved for elected student positions. The term was eventually explained and settled upon as useful for the special situation.

The committee also questioned the large amount of working capital, but later learned that it was saved up to be put toward international travel.

The budget was unanimously tentatively approved, although the SIFC asked for a further breakdown of how the SMAB decided which funds to use for which expenses. The SMAB receives additional funding from entities outside the SIFC and committee members wished to see a complete outline of the allocation decision process.

The SMAB budget will cost students $4.32 per fall, winter and spring term next year.

The budgets will be officially approved at the SIFC open hearing Feb. 13, after which they will be sent to the ASOSU Congress and finally OSU President Ed Ray. Tori Hittner Student government reporter managing@dailybarometer.com

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Food@OSU paired with the dietetics clubs to bring in the “smoothie bike.” The bike is attached to a blender so students are able to work out by bicycling while blending their own smoothie.

“It’s pretty fun,” said Jen Still, a fine arts student and faculty member with Food@OSU. “They get to spin and spin to make their own shake. It actually tastes pretty good, too.”

Student teams working with the Oregon Poison Center brought out a game called “Mr. Yuk.” The focus of the game is to see how common medications appear similarly to candies.

Offices for Oregon Poison Control are located at the fifth floor of Weniger Hall, with a second location in Portland at Oregon Health and Science University.

Michael Scott Sisson, a thirdyear student in pharmacy and previous coordinator for the event was excited to see how the event has changed and grown since last year.

“We have other organizations now that are being kind of incorporated into the event, which I like a lot,” Sisson said. “I think it should grow into more of an OSU home event, not just a pharmacy event, not just a breakdancing event, but it’s a health fair.”

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CAMPAIGN n Continued from page 1 first arrived at OSU between 2002 and 2003. The OSU campaign has raised nearly the same amount between December 2013 and January 2014 alone.

According to Ray, campaign contributions from the past year have helped create 600 new scholarships for approximately 4,000 students.

Pat Reser, chair of OSU’s board of trustees and co-chair of the campaign, said the OSU foundation decided to strive for the $1 billion goal after meeting the $850 million goal so fast.

“This is unprecedented,” Reser said. “This doesn’t happen with first-year campaigns, so it really was an incredible experience” Reser said many of Ray’s decisions have made the campaign so successful.

“He really brought some practices and policies in play that would set the groundwork for this,” Reser said.

Reser said Ray placed an emphasis on colleges and schools throughout OSU, setting individual goals for their own departments, and then reaching out for donors to seek funds and complete projects.

Ilene Kleinsorge, dean of the College of Business, spoke out about matters involved with housing the department in the crammed and aging Bexell Hall.

The overall result of combined efforts and communication was Austin Hall, which will be completed fall 2014.

“The various colleges were told if they wanted money,” Reser said, “they could raise it.”

According to Ray and Reser, continuing projects at OSU will focus toward expanding OSUCascades into a four-year campus, establishing a small campus near the Hatfield Marine Science Center, improvements needed for the track and field area and maintenance needs for various buildings across campus.

Currently, the campaign has 11 months remaining to gather additional funds from donors.

Though the effort is ongoing, at least six of OSU’s separate colleges have already cashed in funds for improvements and academic needs.

“You raise money and you’ve got to make it fit your plans for the future,” Ray said.

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Poor free throw shooting nearly downed Oregon State against USC Thursday.

The Beavers had similar troubles

Sunday facing UCLA (13-8, 5-4 Pac-12), making 11 of their first 22 free throws before needing four clutch shots down the stretch that would decide the game.

Two pairs of key free throws from senior guard Roberto Nelson and freshman guard Hallice Cooke ended up sealing the game for OSU, allowing the Beavers to close out a 71-67 victory over the visiting Bruins (17-5, 6-3) in Gill Coliseum.

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Freshman guard Hallice Cooke celebrates after the final buzzer for OSU’s upset win over UCLA.

Gymnastics to host Pink Out Meet Monday’s meet will help support Breast Cancer Awareness, something especially important to senior Brittany Harris

OSU fell, 196.425-195.625, in its only taste of Pac-12 competition to date. This time around, the Beavers are at home, and the Pink Out is usually one of their most well-attended meets.

“It does have a deeper meaning,” said associate head coach Michael Chaplin. “We talk to the

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For senior Brittany Harris, success this week in the ninth this meet hits a bit closer annual Pink Out Meet against to home. Her father, who is Stanford. While the meet pits We always have currently fighting cancer, has two ranked opponents against one another — the Beavers are a motto for the Pink made the trip out to Corvallis for the first time since her No. 15 and the Cardinal are Out meets, and it’s recruiting trip.

No. 11 — Monday’s competi“It’s going to be pretty high ‘fight for everything.’ tion is about more than just emotions,” Harris said. “He gymnastics: It raises money It’s big to do our gets to come and I get to and awareness for the fight gymnastics for dedicate this meet to him against breast cancer. and my grandma. It’s going to “We always have a motto something bigger be great.” for the Pink Out meets, and than ourselves, and Oregon State will need a it’s, ‘fight for everything,’” solid performance out of the for breast cancer said junior Chelsea Tang. “(It’s entire team in order to beat big) to do our gymnastics for awareness. a strong Stanford team. The something bigger than ourBeavers won last week against selves, and for breast cancer Chelsea Tang, Iowa State, but the compeawareness.”

Junior all-arounder tition level will be different It will be the Beavers’ secMonday. ond time this season going up against an oppo“Train as though we came off a loss,” Harris nent ranked higher nationally than themselves.

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With their leading scorer in street clothes and having just suffered one of the toughest losses of the season, the Beavers bounced back Sunday to trounce the Wildcats, 64-50.

Just two days earlier, the Beavers (13-9, 5-5 Pac-12) played No. 15 Arizona State, and led for more than 37 of the game’s 40 minutes. They lost a five-point lead in the final minute, however, ultimately falling, 64-62.

Down two points with two seconds remaining against the Sun Devils (18-3, 7-2), sophomore guard Jamie Weisner received the inbounds pass, took one dribble and attempted a potential gamewinning 3-pointer, but it rimmed out. It marked the 50th consecutive loss to a ranked opponent.

In the game, sophomore forward Deven Hunter led OSU with 12 points and nine rebounds. Additionally, freshman guard Gabby Hanson had 11 points off the bench while chipping in eight rebounds.

The Beavers committed 23 turnovers as a team while forcing just seven.

Additionally, they did not make a 3-point field goal in the second half, and the lead slipped away from them.

Finally,Weisner, who averages a teamhigh 13.8 points per game, suffered an injury to her left hand and was held out of Sunday’s game against Arizona.

Despite all that, the Beavers beat the Wildcats (4-17, 0-10) from start to finish on Sunday.

Freshman guard Sydney Wiese led the Beavers in scoring with 13 points off 5-for-10 shooting. Hunter was right behind her, scoring 12 points and dishing out a game-high five assists. Off the bench, Hanson was the only other Beaver to record double-digit points, finishing with 11.

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Senior Brittany Harris poses for the crowd against Iowa State Jan. 25 in Gill Coliseum.

The Oregon State swimming team fell short Saturday, falling to Boise State, 169-87, in its last dual meet of the season.

A few of the Beavers’ swimmers did not swim in their typical events. Senior Crystal Kibby swam in the 1,000-yard freestyle for the first time this season and was left out of 100-yard breaststroke, an event she commonly competes in.

Sophomore Sammy Harrison was left out of the 1,000-yard freestyle, an event that she would typically compete in.

Both Harrison and Kibby recorded a single first-place finish — Harrison in the 500-yard freestyle (4:56.34) and Kibby in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:20.61).

Harrison also placed second in the 200yard freestyle (1:52.75), and Kibby placed fourth in both the 400-yard individual medley and 1,000 freestyle.

Saturday was Kibby’s last dual meet as a collegiate swimmer.

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career races for OSU, winning a preliminary race last weekend in his first collegiate race.

Sophomore Victor Bolden ran the same event in 7.05 and senior Malcolm Marable won his heat with a time of 7.09.

THE DAILY BAROMETER Junior Allie Church ran In Oregon State’s second three events over the weekend, indoor meet of the season, the improving her school-record Beavers improved scores across time in the 200-meter dash to the board Saturday at the UW 25.31. She also finished ninth Invite in Seattle. in the 400 (58.05) and 11th in Freshman Stevie Coury led the 60 (7.77). the Beavers, finishing eighth Sophomore Rachel Picknell overall in the 60-meter dash. took 12th in the shot put, After winning his preliminary recording a personal best 42 heat (6.89 seconds), the football 3/4 in the shot put. Freshman wide receiver squared off with Melissa Ausman, meanwhile, three Olympians in the finals. finished ninth in the weight Coury has won two of three throw with a toss of 50-11 1/2. n

Ausman also recorded a distance of 38-3 1/4, finishing 23rd in the shot put, and freshman Tricia Ingraham threw 36-7 1/2 in the same event.

Sophomore Michele Turney jumped 36-10 1/2 in the triple jump, placing her 12th, and traveled 16-3 1/4 in the long jump, finishing 25th.

Freshman Walter Jones’ jump of 22-6 1/4 was good enough for an eighth-place tie in the long jump.

Oregon State now takes a two-week break before returning to Washington for the Husky Classic on Feb. 14.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL n Continued from page 5 Cooke led all players with a career-high 20 points and shooting 4-for-6 from behind the arc.

“I don’t consider him a freshman anymore; (Cooke) has been playing unbelievably,” said junior forward Eric Moreland. “He has a very bright future.”

Nelson and Cooke knocked down two shots apiece from the stripe in the final 12 seconds that turned the momentum for OSU in a game in which it seemed UCLA was poised for a comeback.

OSU built an 11-point lead with 2:29 left before the Bruins scored four points in six seconds after a turnover by Nelson sandwiched between two UCLA buckets.

Moments later, UCLA put in four points in just five seconds to cut the lead to three with 91 seconds left, also with a Nelson turnover in between.

Two missed free throws from senior center Angus Brandt, which came moments after Nelson missed two, gave UCLA a chance to take the lead but Brandt stepped in for a charging call on Adams with 14.2 seconds left.

“I don’t know what was going through my head, I just reacted,” Brandt said. “Luckily the call went our way and it turned out to be a pretty big play.”

“Brandt’s charge was the game-winning play,” added head coach Craig Robinson. “He played it perfectly.”

Brandt’s charging call made up for his two missed free throws, similar to Nelson’s two shots from the line.

Oregon State also benefited from UCLA sophomore Kyle Anderson’s missed free throw with six seconds left that prevented the Bruins from drawing within one, as 4,509 fans in Gill Coliseum

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coming off of a team score better than 196, she still needs to go to work. She spent the week focusing on cleaning up the little things in all of her events. said of OSU’s mentality.

The annual Pink Out Meet kicks off Monday Harris said the Beavers know there’s much room for improvement if they want to contend in Gill Coliseum at 7 p.m. in the Pac-12 conference.

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looked on.

“That was a very good crowd for a Super Bowl Sunday at 11:30 (a.m.), especially the student section,” Robinson said. “I want to thank Beaver Nation for coming out.”

OSU was in a backseat position in the first half, when UCLA led by 11 points, but the Beavers responded with a 7-0 run and would go into the break down 31-29.

OSU continued the momentum after halftime, starting with a jumper by Cooke, which tied the game at 31 points apiece. Cooke would put up seven points by himself in the first 2:47 of the second half and OSU jumped out to a seven-point advantage.

UCLA fought back with a 9-0 run during just 68 seconds of play where the Beavers did not have a single shot attempt, due in part the technical foul given to Devon Collier, which cut short an OSU possession.

Not to be outdone, the Beavers reeled off a 18-2 streak to go up 65-54, which featured a MorrisWalker corner 3-pointer with 3:50 remaining.

“I don’t want to say you can count on runs, but it happens in basketball,” Robinson said. “We’ve got some guys who can get rolling, and when that happens, that’s when you spread the lead out.”

The Beavers held UCLA leading scorer Jordan Adams to six points on 0-for-9 shooting, and won the rebounding battle, 39-32.

OSU’s win builds significant momentum for next week’s road trip with the first of three straight away games Thursday at Arizona State.

“I have to reiterate how important that win was for our program, for our team and for our school,” Robinson said. “I couldn’t be more proud of them, they deserve to enjoy this.”

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The Wildcats played Sunday’s game with an undermanned roster. Senior forward Alli Gloyd tore her ACL prior to the season, sophomore guard Nyre Harris left the team following the season opener, freshman forward Dezja James tore her ACL in the 10th game of the season and freshman guard Ashley Merrill is no longer enrolled at the University of Arizona.

As a result, the last-place Wildcats played with just seven active players, and were vulnerable to fatigue. They were outmatched by the Beavers, who led the game wire-towire, holding leads as large as 22 points.

Following the road trip, the Beavers are 5-5 in conference play and are tied with Washington for sixth place in the Pac-12. With eight games still remaining, the Beavers have already won two more games than they did all of last season.

Up next for Oregon State, the Beavers will return to Corvallis for a four-game homestand over the next two weeks. It begins Friday when they host Colorado. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.

ond-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.52) and third in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.63).

Amani Amr was the only other swimmer to finish third or better, finishing third in both the 200 backstroke (2:06.92) and the 100 backstroke (58.05).

Oregon State’s focus entering the final dual of the season was on seeing progress from the previous week — not on results — and being able to see where some of the girls needed improvement going into the Pac-12 Championships.

The team will now take a small break from competition before heading to Washington for the Pac12 Championships, which take place Feb. 26 through March 2.

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f you listen to Spotify, watch TV or have a radio in your car, you’ve probably heard the H&R Block commercial with the older, gentlemanly accountant telling you that more than $1 billion was lost last year in America because people tried to do their own taxes.

H&R Block’s slogan this year is, “Get your million back, America.”

If that doesn’t scare you into hiring a professional to do your taxes, I don’t know what would. That commercial is ingrained in my memory, and as I make more money, I’m more aware that I am very likely to file my taxes incorrectly.

Why does it have to be so complicated?

We have from Jan. 31 to April 15 to file our taxes. If you don’t have a parent or friend to run to for tax help, or don’t want to pay for assistance in this area, then you could be facing some losses — especially as a college student.

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Scottaline One of the most difficult tax-related circumstances for students is when they only made a small amount of money during the year.

Knowing when to file or if you are required to file is tricky. The average college student might not know the stipulations when it comes to that, because tax jargon is not in the everyday person’s lexicon.

When I sat down to do my taxes, I wasn’t sure if I could get anything back from paying my own tuition. I didn’t want to just file my taxes to get it over with because I had a feeling I would lose money that I could have gotten back.

I ended up calling a family friend

whose company specializes in accounting and tax preparation. She was so helpful, very clear and concise over the phone, but I was still lost, even with her knowledgeable explanations.

She was kind enough to offer further help with my situation, but what about every other confused college student during tax season?

It’s tough to be smart about taxes because there are so many unspoken variables.

College students, talk to your parents about what you are going to claim on your taxes. Find out if they are claiming you or not. You don’t want to send in an amendment because you messed up your forms.

It turns out that if students don’t claim themselves as dependents they can receive deductibles for tuition, fees, textbooks and other expenses, according to “Tax Tips for College Students to Avoid Mistakes” by Emily Discoll.

Also, if you can, do your taxes with your parents. Learn what they know.

If they take all their tax information to have someone else file it, then maybe you can do the same and use their person.

FAFSA is in partnership with the IRS, which provides free tax preparation for those receiving financial aid from FAFSA. The service is offered through the collaboration of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly. If you make less than $52,000 a year, you are eligible for free tax help through this service, according to the IRS’s government website.

I know taxes are not the most enjoyable task, but they must be done. As good old Ben Franklin once said, “The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” t

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Justin Bieber’s possible deportation is a reflection of society’s idiocy

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News story that a petition designed to export a drunk-driving, spoiled rich kid — Justin Bieber — with more than 234,000 signatures had made it to the White House, I got a little excited.

Finally, after years of obnoxiously loud, highly unnecessary pubescent idol-worship, the source of this most recent iteration of the phenomenon might be sent back to the black pit whence he came.

The White House indicated Friday,

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through press secretary Jay Carney, that the issue of Bieber’s deportation would be addressed soon.

However, a grand slam “You are banned from the fast-food-laden lands of the United States,” deletion is probably not in the works.

Bieber is here on a work visa and isn’t a citizen of the U.S. Drunk driving isn’t usually enough to deport someone when it comes to immigration law.

If Bieber is found guilty of drug abuse in addition to the drunk driving, it could make it difficult for him to ever apply for citizenship in the U.S., or reapply for his work visa, according to CNN. Add more than 200,000 angry citizens, and your guess is as good as mine.

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Magical thinking I precludes reason unxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday, which tells us we’re going to have to suffer through six more weeks of winter.

The fact that our nation still believes in Groundhog Day — at least as much as its children believe in Santa Claus — shows that our commitment to magical thinking doesn’t end with puberty or hard truths on the playground.

Magical thinking is when people imagine causal connections between actions and events, when science says that it’s not so.

And it’s not all lighthearted fun, either — magical thinking, superstition and tradition play a big part in prejudice and bias.

It’s pretty much the only reason we can come up with for people still being racist in today’s age of technology, science, logic and reason.

A single overcast morning doesn’t predict meteorological events.

The fact that someone’s ancestors lived on a different continent hundreds — or even just a couple — years ago does not affect anything other than their cultural traditions.

Skin color is just the ratio of a biological polymer called melanin that is present in the dermis and hair of a person. It has nothing to do with how or how well people think, act, run, dance or play sports.

If you want to talk colors, look deeper. Our blood’s all the same color, as are our pancreas, spleens, livers, lungs and hearts. We’re the same species.

We do not discriminate between the differently colored plumage of macaws, saying that the birds with more blue are superior to the rest — we don’t do it with any other animal that we know of, discriminate solely based on color. Why should we behave differently when it comes to the bipedal animals, homo sapiens?

True, our distant ancestors reportedly killed off the other subspecies of our species — i.e., the neanderthals — and we guess you could say that hatred, fear of the other and solving our problems with violence are all in our blood.

But we have evolved since then.

That means that we’ve become better, more suited to survival. Killing each other off isn’t conducive to survival.

It is time we commit to being better and celebrate the rainbow of colors our species comes in, and recognize and honor the traditions of others and the struggles of the past that led to our society being what it is today.

It’s Black History month — don’t take the cop out and ignore it if you don’t think it’s relevant to you. It’s relevant to all of us. The fight for civil rights alone has changed our society so much in the past years — and we’re so glad we get to live with the results of their win.

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but it was quickly followed by a sinking depression.

Because the United States of America has a stronger reaction to a pop star being arrested for drunk driving than a multitude of other, far more important issues currently taking place in our country.

One example is that at the beginning of January the presence of a chemical leak from a facility maintained by Freedom Industries was found seeping into Elk River. The Elk River that’s only a hop, skip and jump from the water intake facility that provides drinking water for a significant number of West Virginians.

Credo Action took up the torch and has started a petition to make certain that Freedom Industries is found accountable for dumping approximately 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol into the river.

I ran a search for the number of people who have signed what I think is a very important petition, and found nothing that gave a clear indication of the number of signatures.

In fact, I had to type in ultra-specific titles in order to even get close to the news I was looking for. With Bieber, I just had to type in the first three letters of his last name into Google.

A photo going around on Facebook suggests that the number of signatures on the Freedom Industries petition is less than 100, but there’s no specific data on the subject. The fact that it doesn’t appear to be newsworthy enough to draw national attention is important enough.

It shows, at least in terms of the media, that the U.S. cares more about the drunken antics of a spoiled, mediocre singer than the repercussions of more than a hundred West Virginian citizens being sent to the hospital complaining of skin and eye irritation, nausea and vomiting.

Or the fact that citizens have been asked that their only interaction with running water be flushing their toilets.

But give us a cardboard cutout autotuned pop artist, with a million-dollar grin and some stupid decisions, and watch us lap up the drama.

Now, before I lose my last measure of faith in humanity, the solution to this is simply to be informed about what’s going on in the world.

Not just on the superficial movie star level, but delving into the subjects of wars, both historical and current, social issues and how they are developing in other parts of the world.

Pick up a newspaper instead of a tabloid when you’re standing in the checkout line.

Ask the Internet which things are affecting the area where you live and find out what you can do to help change things for the better. t

Cassie Ruud is a junior in English. The opinions

Ryan Mason is a junior in graphic design

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

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VANCOUVER, Wash. — A management memo to laid-off employees of two La Center cardrooms, one recently closed, lays the blame for their loss of work on the Affordable Care Act, even though the act’s employer mandate does not kick in until next year.

In the memo obtained by The Columbian, dated Jan. 24, Chips Casino’s general manager Paul Twamley wrote that all “staff who have had hours reduced due to the &Affordable Health Care Act’ imposition now have the option of applying for employment at the New Phoenix and Last Frontier Casinos,” two competing cardrooms in La Center.

Twice the memo says the hours are being cut because of the “imposition” of the Affordable Care Act. But in July, President Barack Obama postponed that mandate, which will require that businesses with more than 50 employees provide health insurance coverage to their employees, until January 2015.

Still, the memo says the remaining employees of Chips and Palace casinos, both owned by Lakewood-based Michel’s Development, would bereduced to a maximum of 30 because of the act. Under the act, businesses must provide health benefits to employees working more than 32 hours a week.

While the memo places blame for workers’

losses squarely on the legislation, often dubbed “Obamacare,” cardroom spokesman John Bockmier said the reasons for Chips’ closure were not primarily about Obamacare.

“The operating expenses have exceeded revenue,” Bockmier said, adding that Washington’s new minimum wage, the highest in the nation, played a role in the closure as well.

Chips Casino was the worst-performing of La Center’s four gambling establishments last year. As of June, the end of the annual reporting schedule with the Washington Gambling Commission, Chips reported $3.7 million in net receipts. The city’s top-performing cardroom -- as well as the state’s -- was the Palace Casino next door. That cardroom earned $11.3 million in net receipts last year.

At the end of 2012, the Chips Casino reported losses exceeding $993,000.

Chips has also faced added competition in recent months from the Oak Tree Casino, roughly six miles away in Woodland. While the Oak Tree closed at the end of 2012, a new ownership group reopened it in September.

Bockmier said Chips is laying off 15 full-time and 15 part-time employees. According to the website for Michel’s Development, the cardroom had 130 employees but, Bockmier said, a number of those were shared with the Palace.

WhileChips Casino has shut down, it hasn’t relinquished its gambling license.

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SALEM — Relationships are bristly between political leaders, mere days before the Oregon Legislature meets on Monday.

The legislative branch targeted the executive branch, the House and Senate leadership sang entirely different tunes, and House Democrats and Republicans threw campaign punches on Thursday as key players met with the press for an overview of the upcoming session.

Cover Oregon, the Columbia River Crossing and the 2014 campaign season already have put a strain on the session and the discussion Thursday.

Legislative leaders openly blamed the executive branch, including Gov. John Kitzhaber’s office, for the Cover Oregon debacle. The website to provide health insurance options for Oregonians failed to work when it was launched in October, and it still does not allow people to enroll online.

“The governor has said he was responsible,” said House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland.

House Republican Leader Mike McLane denounced the “blatant incompetence of the executive branch” and said he doubted its ability to investigate its own failings, referring to an audit Kitzhaber has requested.

Democratic leaders in the House and Senate praised the program for enrolling more people in health insurance, but never backed off from calling for new auditing procedures, more accountability and better information for the Legislature.

“The most dangerous place in Salem is between Democrats and a microphone,” McLane said, in one of several jabs at the majority party.

He even included a few in his recap of the 2013 session.

He needled them for their “resistance” to the public pension reforms passed last year, and objected to a bill Rep. David Gomberg, D-Lincoln City, has introduced to change some pieces of the small-business tax cut passed in the September special session.

“I hope the majority party doesn’t try to roll back agreements that we made,” he said.

Kotek rolled her eyes and made an exasperated face as McLane brought the U.S. Constitution into a conversation about the Columbia River Crossing.

House Democratic Leader Val Hoyle acknowledged the hostile undercurrent outright.

“This is February in the year that everybody is running for re-election,” she said. “Their job is to show we don’t deserve to be the majority,” gesturing to McLane and Rep. Julie Parrish, R-West Linn.

The Columbia River Crossing will do more than cause some eye rolling during the upcoming session.

Kitzhaber and Kotek both have made it a priority to pass a bill allowing Oregon to go ahead and build the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia without any money from the state of Washington. However, they have not secured the intergovernmental agreement they need from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and many legislators question the feasibility of the project.

“It would be very challenging to get all of these questions resolved,” Senate Democratic Leader Diane Rosenbaum said.

Senate President Peter Courtney said Kitzhaber would not have his support if Washington doesn’t come around.

“It is my opinion that you cannot do this bridge without the state of Washington, without official action from the Washington Legislature and governor,” he said.

In fact, he said there would not be the 16 Senate votes needed to pass such a bill, regardless of how it does in the House.

Even with Cover Oregon a sore spot and the Columbia River Crossing looming as a failure in the session, Senate leaders were collegial, and the campaign season never came up.

Courtney, Rosenbaum and Republican Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli presented a largely united front, in spite of highlighting different bills.

They touted a bipartisan bill they plan to pass Monday that changes rules for Senate committees and applauded Courtney’s staff for having rescued a dog named Pete.

However, the calm in the Senate belied the storm in the House and the many gales set to come over the CRC, Cover Oregon, and the gun control, marijuana legalization and liquor privatization bills that have already been introduced.

Time and tension could end up being barriers to many of those bills.

“In the short session, it’s very, very difficult (to pass bills) if there is opposition,” Hoyle said.

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