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College student volunteers teach K-12 students about science at Discovery Days By McKinley Smith THE DAILY BAROMETER
Chen Ng lowered a piece of limp cabbage into an icebox, a cloud of gas rolling out as he pulled back the lid while a group of curious children looked on. The cabbage made contact with the fluid within. It sizzled. The fluid was liquid nitrogen. Ng, a senior in chemistry, volunteered Monday for Discovery Days, an event geared toward getting K-12 students excited about science. The event features interactive exhibits to give children hands-on exposure to physics, biology, chemistry and more. Discovery Days also features an exhibit from Brad’s WORLD REPTILES. Students from Oregon State University volunteered during the event to share their enthusiasm for science. “It’s so exciting to see kids get really excited,” said Georgeann Booth, a sophomore in microbiology. “It’s cool to see their enthusiasm.” Booth said her science training helps her understand issues like genetically modifying organisms of vaccine controversies. She added that it’s always helpful to know more, not See SCIENCE | page 4
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Georgeann Booth, a sophomore in microbiology, leads children in a game during Discovery Days Monday, Feb. 2 at LaSells Stewart Center.
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ASOSU legislation to increase representation, involvement By Courtnee’ Morin THE DAILY BAROMETER
The Associated Students of Oregon State University legislative and executive branches have been working on increasing student involvement and representation within ASOSU. The newest plan being the “Transition to Representation,” a series of bills and open seats in the ASOSU Congress to increase student representation. This idea of a transition to a more representative model of government began last year with then Speaker of the House, Thomas Bancroft, who wanted to make the ASOSU House more inclusive, as well as to make a homogenous student government more diverse and more effective as a result.
ASOSU legislative meetings Who: Senate When: Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. Where: Memorial Union Journey Room Gallery open to the public Who: House of Representatives When: Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. Where: Memorial Union Journey Room Gallery open to the public
The current Speaker of the House, Saul Boulanger, believes that adding more seats will help with the difficulties associated with representing the entirety of the student body. ASOSU wants to target groups that aren’t traditionally targeted. ASOSU is starting this process by speaking to cultural and support groups on campus such as the Black Cultural Center, Asian See TRANSITION | page 2
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House struggles with low diversity, reaches out to support, cultural resource centers By Jasmin Vogel
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The Associated Student of Oregon State University are taking steps to reach out to minority groups and involve them in student government. ASOSU’s current House majority is prominently male white representatives, with the exception of Phillip Rakowski, an undergraduate who identifies as multiethnic, and the sole woman, Kayleen Cremin. “It feels like I’m not being represented; like I’m being hidden,” said Luis Velasquez, a sophomore majoring in exercise and sport science with an option in pre-therapy, who also works as an academic mentor at Centro Cultural
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Cesar Chavez. Next year, the ASOSU House plans to allocate seven seats, one for each of the cultural and support centers on campus. “We ideally want a diverse group of people (in the House)” said Saul Boulanger, speaker of the House at ASOSU. The first introduction of the bills in the House were read at last Wednesday’s meeting; this Wednesday, Boulanger confirmed that the bills — J. B. 06.04-06.10 — will be up for a pass-fail vote. These bills wouldn’t go into effect until the 2015-2016 academic year. Because the bills do not go into effect until next school year, many students are concerned about the representation of the student body this year. “I don’t think it’s possible unless more than one community is represented,” said CCCC Student Liaison, Pedro Arenas, a junior majoring in history. “When we talk See DIVERSITY | page 2
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Stranger at SafeRide Around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning, SafeRide employees contacted Oregon State Police to report a woman who was allegedly acting suspiciously. According to OSP logs, SafeRide staff said the woman was “making bizarre statements and requests at their office and then left.” When SafeRide staff initially contacted OSP, they believed the woman was still in the building, according to the logs. When an OSP trooper searched Snell Hall, he was able to locate a woman matching SafeRide staff’s description allegedly “lying on the floor of the elevator.” The officer logged he was able to identify the woman and confirm her identity and an active warrant for her arrest with dispatch. The warrant was for a failure to appear in court after an aggravated harassment charge. The OSP trooper reportedly took the woman into custody and brought her in to be held at the Benton County Jail.
found a man in the building who he knew is banned from campus. The officer logged that he confirmed the man’s identity and banned status with dispatch. This is reportedly not the first incident the man has had with OSP, so the attending officer took the man into custody for criminal trespass in the second degree and transported him to the Benton County Correctional Facility.
she checked on her car at 3:30 p.m., she noticed it was missing. Officers logged that the registered owners of the vehicle are the woman’s parents, and that a stolen vehicle report has been filed and logged with the Law Enforcement Data System.
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An OSP trooper logged that he was patrolling just before 1 a.m. Friday when he observed two individuals walking along Southwest 15th Avenue. The officer logged that the man had his arm around the woman and allegedly appeared to be “carrying/dragging her.” Upon contact, the officer could allegedly smell alcohol on their breath, and the two suspects allegedly admitted they were 18 years old. The Saturday, January 31 woman allegedly did not have identification on her, but the officer logged he had “reasonable suspicion” that she was A woman contacted OSP to report lying about her name and birth date. He that her car appeared to have been stowas eventually able to determine the len from outside of Dixon Recreation woman’s confirmed identity with assisCenter. According to OSP logs, the tance from a Weatherford Hall Resident Sunday, February 1 woman said she parked her car at 2:30 Assistant and charge both parties with p.m. Saturday, and around 3 p.m. she minor-in-possession of alcohol. said she was able to see her car from The Daily Barometer An OSP trooper was on foot patrol a window of Dixon Recreation Center. news@dailybarometer.com through Graf Hall when he allegedly She reportedly told officers that when
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the public. Saturday, Feb. 14: Oregon’s Birthday STATESMAN JOURNAL Party. Fred Meyer is donating a cake, SALEM — The Oregon Legislature and there will also be beaver-themed begins meeting today for its 2015 sescupcakes as long as supplies last. sion, and most of its workings are well The day is full of activities as well, known. Committee hearings, converincluding authentic covered wagons, sations with lobbyists, votes in the costumed actors who will stay in House of Representatives and Senate, character all day (one will play Dr. ceremonial bill signings. John McLoughlin), music performed There is an entire secondary sched- by the Oregon Fiddler Association ule, however, that unfolds in the and a display of the original Oregon Capitol Galleria, and it tends to be a Constitution. lot more fun. Tuesday, Feb. 17: Girl Scout cookies The Capitol hosts a wide array of will be on sale in the afternoon on the groups and advocates throughout the Capitol steps. Troop #57 will be selling session who often come equipped with boxes of cookies and enabling lawmaksnacks, souvenirs or exhibits. The best ers’ stress eating. part, of course, is the snacks. Friday, Feb. 20: The Brain Injury Look for these and other events to Alliance of Oregon will host “PIE” day, brighten days in the Oregon Legislature which has two meanings. First, it is that can sometimes be long and tense, an opportunity for disability groups and plan for activities that help intro- across Oregon to “Present Information duce kids to their state Capitol and all & Education” to lawmakers about that happens inside. their cause. Second, it is an opporAll events are free and fully open to tunity for everyone to eat pie. Each
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TRANSITION n Continued from page 1 Pacific Cultural Center and the Pride Center. They also want to increase the representation of women in the Senate and House. Boulanger is hoping that the new seats will be set aside in the April elections for the groups to enter the race as candidates. “This should increase the viewpoints and perspectives within the congress, which is currently Greek life dominated,” Boulanger said. “They are doing a great job, but you always want a representative body to be representative, and we want to get ideas from all across campus.” The legislative and executive branches of ASOSU work on a variety of issues on campus and with a variety of students, but they always feel the need to make sure the diverse student body of OSU feels their interests and needs are being met.
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Meetings Socratic Club, 7-8pm, MU Talisman Room. Socratic Book Club is studying Timothy Keller’s “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.” We will discuss Chapter 8, “The Clues of God,” pp. 135-142. Open to the public and all interested persons are invited.
Events World Language and Cultures, 3:305:30pm, The Little Gallery, 210 Kidder Hall. A reception for Boundaries of Thoughts, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Iranian artist Sahar Fattahi. Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 5-7:30pm, MU Ballroom. Come join us for free entertainment and soul food to kick off Black History Month. Campus Ambassadors, 7pm, MU 13. Live music and worship.
Wednesday, Feb. 4 Meetings Gaming Club at OSU, 7pm, MU 206. ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU Journey Room. Weekly meeting.
Speakers Pre-Med Society, 5pm, Phar 107. Dr. James Hayden is a bone and joint specialist from OHSU who treats bone cancer and soft tissue tumors.
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group brings two, and the varieties will run the gamut. Oregon Disabilities Commission chair Sherry Stock said she plans to bring strawberry rhubarb. Monday, March 2: The Oregon Potato Commission will host a baked potato bar, complete with condiments such as butter, sour cream and possibly chili or other accompaniments. Saturday, March 28: Cherry Blossom Day. The event will celebrate the blossoms on the Capitol Mall with a photography contest, arts and crafts, a fashion show in partnership with Tokyo University in Japan, viewing tours to the Capitol tower and free samples of Ben & Jerry’s “Cherry Garcia” ice cream. (The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) Look for these and other events during the next five months. They are open to anyone who visits the building, and most run all day long. For a daily schedule of events, visit the Oregon Legislature online at: https://www. oregonlegislature.gov/
Seven bills from the legislative branch are being presented in this week’s ASOSU Senate and House meetings to make student representation a priority at OSU. Potentially increasing the number of seats in Congress could help to boost student involvement, another major goal of ASOSU this year. The hope of Boulanger is that these bills will pass through this week and that Taylor Sarman, ASOSU president, can sign them in so that the new seats may be filled in the April elections. When filing to run, candidates would check a box saying that they would want to represent a specific group. Sarman, a junior studying political science, believes that this will be a great way to get more students engaged in student government and hopes that more students will run for positions with ASOSU. He thinks more candidates for elections will increase dialogue and diversity within ASOSU. “I’m excited about these new seats and to see more collaboration between
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about proportionality of students at OSU and who is in the House, it’s not representative.” According to the OSU Fall 2014 Enrollment Summary, 21.9 percent of OSU students identify as part of a minority group. “They don’t represent the school; there is a lot of diversity here,” Velasquez said. Boulanger has been making efforts to reach out to cultural resource centers and encourage participation in ASOSU and familiarize them with student government. “Every cultural center has expressed interest in having a seat reserved for them in the House,” Boulanger said. The three open seats in the House has caused concern for Boulanger and Rakowski. “I think the House is open to change,” said Rakowski, a senior majoring in sociology.
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the houses,” Sarman said. “We want students to think they are represented here at OSU.” Rachel Grisham, the president protempore of the ASOSU Senate and one of the sponsors of these bills at senate meetings, supports increased student access and representation. Grisham is excited about this opportunity to make OSU’s student government more representative. Boulanger also thinks that this will help with collaboration across campus as a whole. ”A group or branch can come to us with a concern, but if we have people from other organizations in congress, it’s much easier for information to flow back and forth,” Boulanger said. Sarman believes that this will enable an easier way for collaboration between the branches at ASOSU and provide more unity within the student government as well as increase student interest in ASOSU.
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Portland mayor promises infill, wage, police reforms By Jim Redden
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PORTLAND — Mayor Charlie Hales responded to several grassroots movements with promises that provoked applause from Portland City Club members during his annual State of the City speech Friday. One is to introduce new policies to discourage residential demolitions and restrict the size of replacement houses. United Neighborhoods for Reform, an ad hoc group of neighborhood activists, has been pushing the City Council to appoint a citywide task force to address such issues. Although Hales did not promise that, he said preserving neighborhood character was a top priority -- and he pledged that his proposal would address such issues as how close replacement homes can be to streets and adjoining homes. “My first priority is neighborhoods, keeping great neighborhoods and expanding the benefits of urban living to other neighborhoods,� Hales said. The proposal is likely to be discussed by the City
Council on Feb. 12 when it continues a hearing on new demolition conditions. Hales spokesperson Dana Haynes said the proposal might not be formally introduced until spring, however. Hales also promised to raise the minimum wage for all city employees and major contractors to $15 an hour, a goal of labor-backed advocacy groups like 15NowPDX, which wants it to apply to all workers. Hales said that Portland developer John Russell recently promised to enact a $15 minimum wage for all of his building workers -- something Hales said he will urge all employers in the city to do. The 2015 Oregon Legislature is expected to take up the issue when it convenes next week. And Hales responded to the Hands Up, Don’t Shoot movement by promising to continue to meet with protester to discuss how to reduce police use of force incidents and prevent such incidents as the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Hales praised the police reform effort currently taking
place as part of the settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over the historic use of force abuses by Portland police against the mentally ill. Hales said he hopes the city will help open an emergency psychiatric unit to help prevent future confrontations by this time next year. In addition, Hales promised the city will take steps to house all homeless veterans in Portland by next Veterans Day. The promise followed the city exceeding a challenge from local Veterans Administration officials to house 100 homeless veterans by last Veterans Day. “We housed 139,� Hales said. Hale did not shy away from the controversy he and Commission Steve Novick created by pushing for a new street fee over the last eight months. Instead, he struck a defiant tone, not admitting that he and Novick mishandled the process that provoked opposition from some residents and members of the business community. Instead, Hales continued to defend the fee as a tough deci-
sion the council needs to make to reapir the city’s deteriorating roads. “Nobody likes taxes,� said Hales, who pledged to resume discussions on the fee after the 2015 Oregon Legislature decides whether to enact a new transportation funding package. Hales spent the first part of his speech recapping his first two years as mayor. He said the Portland’s economy was barely recovering and the city faced a large deficit that required budgets to be cut. Only now are city revenues increasing enough to not require future cuts, Hales said. “I spent a lot of time over the past two years righting the ship. The next two years will be spent steering the ship,� Hales said. It wasn’t clear how that went over with Hales predecessor, former Mayor Sam Adams, who was in the audience at the downtown Sentinel Hotel. Adams leaves his position as City Club director next week to work for an environmental organization in Washington DC.
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— have been identified as prospective tenants on planning documents filed with the city of Springfield. Getting an influx of new, national tenants into any part of the local marketplace has an impact beyond just their immediate location, said Dave Hauser, president of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. “The majority of (retailers) look at (Eugene and Springfield) as one market,� he said. So when they see well-known national companies locating in Lane County, they take note. “It’s usually on the list of questions they ask,� Hauser said, adding that when companies see other, well-known companies in an area they’re looking at, “there’s a level of comfort and familiarity.� The progress at Gateway and the influx of new tenants there figures to be one of the main storylines in the Eugene and Springfield retail market throughout 2015, said Alan Evans, a commercial real estate broker with Evans, Elder & Brown. But it’s not the only story. Preliminary work has started on an eight-story hotel and retail building at Oakway Center, expected to open with four to eight retail or restaurant spaces in 2016. Oakway’s real estate director, Steven Korth, has said he’s already fielded more calls from interested tenants than he can fit in the spaces. “I’d expect there to be strong demand for space in that property,� Evans said. “Oakway continues to be the premier lifestyle (retail) center for Eugene.�
Valley River Center also seems primed for a strong year, he said, following the addition of popular clothing store H&M last summer, which filled a large retail space in the mall that sat vacant for several years. Rob McOmie, the mall’s property manager, said national retailers are taking a fresh look at Valley River after holding back for much of the last five years. Secondary markets like Eugene fell off many companies’ radars during the recession, McOmie said. Store closures in Portland and Seattle opened some prime real estate for retailers in good enough financial shape to make a move. With the economy now improving and most of the top Portland and Seattle spaces full, “We’re going to see more and more of the national retailers turning attention to us,� McOmie said. A 90,000-square-foot retail space still sits vacant in the mall, which he doesn’t expect to fill this year. But he’s constantly fielding inquiries on smaller spaces, and said he wouldn’t be surprised if the large space gets filled or divided into smaller storefronts next year. “It’s kind of like getting ready for a larger 2016,� he said. “We saw a surge last year, and we plan on surging again next year.� Part of the optimism comes from national consumer and retail data. By the end of 2014, consumer confidence in the United States had risen to its highest level since February 2008, according to The Conference
Board, a NewYork firm that tracks consumer trends. But, as far as new retail tenants coming to the region this year, Gateway figures to be the major driver of activity. “That property has never really worked well with inside tenants, so they’re doing what logically makes sense, switching from pad tenants to bigger box stores,� Evans said. “I think it will improve the overall sales performance� for all the Gateway stores. Whole Foods Market also plans to start construction this year on a 34,000-square-foot grocery store at Broadway and High Street. Whole Foods’ long-anticipated arrival in Eugene already seems to be generating buzz one month into 2015, from local businesses looking for bigger retail space to larger chain stores trying to enter the Eugene market, said Christian Fox, a broker with Pacific Real Estate Services. Although Whole Foods isn’t expected to open until 2016, Fox said he’s already hearing businesses looking at downtown Eugene mentioning the store as an anchor for retail activity. “Whole Foods is a major game changer for downtown Eugene,� Fox said. “It’ll be a vibrant structure, and another phase of the downtown redevelopment.� Hauser said that when he has spoken with retail consultants about recruiting new businesses to downtown Eugene, “Usually on the list of questions they ask is ‘Do you have any national brands in your downtown today?’ � Now, Hauser said, “We’re able
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to say ‘Not yet, but Whole Foods is coming.’ � While a nationally known company like Whole Foods is a key element in the continuing renewal of downtown Eugene, Hauser added that it’s also important to have innovative, local retailers in the mix. “It’s all mutually dependent,� he said, “We need (both) to help create a really dynamic downtown.� He has been heartened, he said, by recent reports of additional new businesses with plans to open in the downtown area, including a locally owned dim sum restaurant and an extended stay Hilton. “It does appear to me to be a case of where momentum is continuing downtown,� Hauser said. These and other recent announcements come on the heels of a series of new restaurants that opened in the downtown area in the second half of 2014, including several that replaced long-vacant properties on Broadway, Olive and Willamette streets. “The businesses that are new
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downtown are reporting strong sales and patronage from customers,� Fox said. “I expect there to be more active infill of vacant space downtown in 2015.� Hauser said: “I think we will see a little bit of everything (in 2015) if this last year is any indication. I think we’ll see a little bit of movement by national retailers who discover our market or see a particular opportunity like Gateway mall. And there’s always exciting new things going on locally, particularly in new restaurants.� New projects that are still on the boards, like businessman Brian Obie’s planned retail and residential development near his Fifth Street Public Market, also are likely to have a ripple effect, Hauser said. With new space being created, and new players — home grown or national — coming into the market, “I think you’ll see some shifting,� Hauser said. “It will force some of the centers to go out and recruit the right tenant mix.�
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Kaitlin Kemball, a senior in zoology, pets a bearded lizard while volunteering for Discovery Days.
RecycleMania begins with sculpture to help eliminate coffee cup waste
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This week in the Memorial Union Quad, Snowma’am will be available to take a selfie with to support sustainability. To kick-off RecycleMania, waste watchers, a joint volunteer team between Campus Recycling and the Students Sustainability Initiative, has created Snowma’am: a scrap sculpture students can take a selfie with to win prizes. Nicki Silva | THE DAILY BAROMETER “Every year we build a sculpture Freshman physics major William Wodrich takes a selfie with out of trash or recycled items and Snowma’am as part of waste watchers’ RecycleMania campaign. we put it out in the quad for a week to kind of let everyone know that RecycleMania is happening,” said Kyle Reed, a junior in biology. Snowma’am is made of used coffee cups to showcase the Coffee Cup Coup Campaign, a movement to raise awareness of the waste produced by disposable coffee cups and encourage the use of reusable cups. RecycleMania is an eight-weeklong national competition between universities to see who can recycle the most. Oregon State University competes against University of Oregon in a RecycleMania Civil War for the largest amount of recyclables per capita, largest amount of total recyclables and highest recycling rate, according to their website. “If people post to social media with the correct hashtag, then they will be entered to win everyday with different prizes, which includes reusable mugs, ChicoBags, cold cups and even sporks,” Reed said. The RecycleMania competition Nicki Silva | THE DAILY BAROMETER will be from Feb. 1 to March 28. Nicki Silva, photographer news@dailybarometer.com
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SCIENCE n Continued from page 1 just in science. In one room, children participated in a demonstration of a physics principle. One at a time, children sat in a spinning chair while holding weights in their outstretched hands. As they folded their arms in, they spun faster. “We’ve had lots of kids coming through this room, and they really like the chair,” said Dana Moore, a sophomore in biology who assisted children with the experiment. Rachel McCormick, a sophomore in psychology, also volunteered in the physics room. “I was saying to someone earlier that I wish there was something like this when I was a kid,” McCormick said. In another room, Alfredo Diaz, a Ph.D. student in botany and plant pathology, assisted at a table for botany and plant pathology. “It’s (Discovery Days) a great opportunity to talk to people and give a little bit of what you are learning in your program,” Diaz said. Diaz’s parents were scientists, and Diaz himself grew up wanting to be a scientist. For Diaz, the language and cultural differences he met with while pursuing his science career were his biggest obstacles. Diaz is from Mexico. Stephani Mikkelsen, a fourth-year student in microbiology, said that science does present its difficulties. “There’s challenge every day with it,” Mikkelsen said. “But it’s so worth it.” According to Mikkelson, science “applies
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Continued dominance by junior guard Jamie Weisner propelled the No. 7 Beavers to an 82-64 win against UCLA on Monday night. It was a milestone night for Weisner, who was named the Pac-12 and espnW’s Player of the Week two weeks ago. She scored 18 points in the first half alone, and became the 18th player in Oregon State history to score 1,000 career points. She now sits at 1,003. Weisner’s sharpshooting was needed early. The Beavers (20-1, 10-0 Pac-12) started the game missing seven of their first eight field goals, and they had three turnovers within the first 5:02 of the game. The missed shots and miscues combined to give UCLA (8-13, 4-6) an early 9-4 lead. A media timeout gave the Beavers a chance to regroup, and that’s precisely what happened. Within the next 23 seconds of gameplay, Weisner hit her first three-pointer of the evening. The Beavers stopped UCLA’s next possession, and sophomore guard Sydney Wiese found Weisner open for her second three-pointer in 39 seconds.
Those two baskets gave the Beavers the lead back, and they would hold onto it until the final buzzer. “Jamie took the lid off the basket for us early in the game,” said head coach Scott Rueck. “Those were big buckets for us.” It’s been a productive few of weeks for Weisner. In the past six games, Weisner is averaging 18 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while shooting a stellar 56.7 percent from behind the arc. However, for Weisner, this type of play is really nothing new. “I just try to be what my team needs me to be,” Weisner said. “I needed to hit those shots tonight, I did, and then they picked me up in the second half and I didn’t have to do that as much; just whatever my team needs.” With her scoring barrage, the Beavers entered halftime leading 42-31, but for all of her scoring in the first half, Weisner was scoreless in the See WOMEN’S HOOPS | page 6
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Junior center Ruth Hamblin prepares to go up for a shot against the UCLA Bruins Feb. 2 in Gill Coliseum.
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Junior guard Jamie Weisner turns the corner and drives for the hoop against UCLA during the Beavers’ win Feb. 2 at Gill Coliseum.
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On Saturday, the Oregon State women’s swim team did something it hadn’t done since Oct. 10 against Liberty and Seattle — it won a home meet. The 11 a.m. meet against the University of Idaho Vandals was the last home meet for the Beavers and the second to last meet of the season. Oregon State not only handled the Vandals winning the day 151-111, but did it in stunning fashion. The OSU swimmers took nine firsts on the day and added a flurry of top three finishes. Junior distance swimmer Sammy Harrison — who has dominated all season — continued her winning ways taking first in the 1,000-yard, 500-yard and 200-yard freestyle events.
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In the 1,000 free, Harrison dominated the pack of seven, beating second place by almost half a minute. Sophomore breaststroke swimmer Czsarina Isleta performed well on the day, taking three gold positions of her own. Isleta, who took part in the 100-and 200-yard breaststroke, as well as the 200 yard individual medley, also was a part of the 200-yard medley relay team that the Beavers placed second in. Junior backstroke swimmer Amani Amr was the third Oregon State athlete on the day to take multiple first place finishes. She did so in the 100-and 200-yard backstroke See SWIMMING | page 6
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SWIMMING n Continued from page 5 events. Amr hit the wall first with a time of 57.94 seconds in the 100 back, which was less than a second faster then the next swimmer (58.39), and in the 200 back — she led her next placed competition by more than two seconds at the end. The final event of the day was the women’s 200-yard freestyle relay — and as the Beavers had done all day — they dominated, beating the next best team by more than a second. The Beavers now will travel to Salt Lake City for their last meet of the regular season to take on the Utes Friday, Feb. 6 at 4 p.m.
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OSU’s loss to Arizona was characterized by stingy defensive on one end but paltry offense on the other: OSU limited Arizona to its lowest point total of the season other than in the 58-56 OSU win over the Wildcats three weeks prior, but the Beavers recorded their own lowest-scoring total of the year with 34 points. OSU’s loss to Arizona State was characterized by porous defense and inconsistent offense: the Beavers were one of three teams in the nation to allow 72 or fewer points in every game until the 73-55 loss to ASU; offensively, OSU had three players in double figures and only five combined points from all other teammates. Though the 73 points from ASU were the most allowed by OSU this season, a Sun Devil jump shot in their last possession of the game — extending the margin to 20 points — was what pushed ASU over the 72-point barrier. Against Arizona and ASU, the Beavers made three free throws in each game. OSU went six-for-13 from the stripe in the Arizona road trip. Though OSU couldn’t pull off the upset Friday against Arizona a second time in the same season, the Wildcats
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Junior guard Gary Payton II goes up for the block against a USC Trojans’ player during the Beavers’ last home game Jan. 25 at Gill Coliseum. never put together any large stretches of offensive dominance. Only once did Arizona make four consecutive field goals — late in the game with mostly bench players in — and the Wildcats missed 10 straight shots at one point. Arizona’s 7-foot junior center Kaleb Tarczewski averages 8.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, but posted only 10 points and four rebounds combined between the two OSU-Arizona games. In addition, The Beavers put the clamps on the Wildcats’ leading scorer,
freshman forward Stanley Johnson. The Fullerton, Calif. native’s box score combined from both OSU games: 15 points on 5-for-14 — 35.7 percent — shooting with one 3-pointer. He averages 14.5 points, 47.9 percent shooting and one 3-pointer per game. Johnson also went 2-for-2 in each game from the free throw line against OSU but averages 4.4 made free throws per game. There were a handful of Beavers who had a similarly scarce offensive
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showing last week as well, though namely junior forward Langston Morris-Walker (two points, 1-for-14 shooting) and junior forward Daniel Gomis (five points and 1-for-4 from the free throw line). Morris-Walker, junior forward Olaf Schaftenaar and sophomore center Cheikh N’Diaye all had scoreless games against either Arizona or ASU. The Beavers have prided themselves this season in the five specialty scoring categories, taking an advantage over opposing teams in points off turnovers, second chance points, bench points, points in the paint and fast break points. Against Arizona and Arizona State, but the Beavers lost those battles eight out of 10 times, only outscoring ASU in points in the paint and fast break points while Arizona outscored OSU in all five ways. OSU’s points in the paint victory over ASU were significant, however, as the Beavers outscored the Sun Devils 42-20 in the key. Especially significant about OSU scoring 42 points in the key against ASU: the Beavers only scored 55 points of any kind the entire game. The reason why: 2-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc and 3-for-8 from the free throw line. As for the slightly more arbitrary stats: In seven of the last eight OSU games, either the Beavers or their opponent have scored exactly 55, 56 or 57 points. Only once did that happen in the previous 13 contests. The Beavers will next face off against the Washington State Cougars on Thursday, Feb. 5 at home. The Cougars were the last team that the Oregeon State men’s basketball team managed to defeat on the road.
second period. Regardless, the Beavers still outscored the Bruins in the second half, 40-33. With the win, the Beavers extended their home winning streak to 20 games, and their most recent home loss was on Dec. 29, 2013. Along with Weisner’s 18 points, junior center Ruth Hamblin scored 15, Wiese poured in 13, junior forward Deven Hunter had 11 and sophomore guard Gabriella Hanson had 10. On a night that saw Weisner reach 1,000 points, senior guard Ali Gibson also hit a new milestone. With her five points against UCLA, Gibson has now recorded 1,155 career points, which makes her the 10th most prolific scorer in school history. For the Bruins, they were led in scoring by freshman guard Jordin Canada. Canada had 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go along with five assists and three steals. Entering the game, the Bruins’ leading scorer was junior guard Nirra Fields, who averages 15 points per game. The Beavers held her to 11 points on 3-of-13 shooting. Also scoring in double-digits for the Bruins was sophomore guard Kari Korver. Korver scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting. The Beavers have now won 10 consecutive games to open conference play, and they will travel to Washington then Washington State Friday and Sunday, respectively.
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ast week, the Associated Students of Oregon State University introduced new bills into the House of Representatives on campus may fall through — comin an effort to increase participation among cultural and support groups plications with funding or lack of interest in participation — and then on campus. the time spent on the bills and any In addition, we should hopefully see money involved would be wasted. at least three vacant seats allocated for They don’t want to set anything these groups by April. This is, indeed, a good step in the in stone. right direction. It’s good to be cagey about how But most of these changes will not you spend your time and finances, be finalized until the next academic but from where we sit, spending it year. on the cultural and After this, many support centers is current ASOSU staff a pretty good bet all In government, will have moved on around. to bigger and betCultural resource you have the ter things, such as centers need to opportunity to graduation. stick around, and By then ASOSU it would be a vericreate change, as will have new table PR nightmare opposed to mere members and new for the university if dynamics to contend pencil pushing and any of them closed. with. Many newcomIn governtie-straightening. ers may not feel any ment, you have loyalty to uphold the the opportunity bills that the current to create change, House has created. And regardless of affiliation to as opposed to mere pencil pushand t i e - s t ra i g h t e n i n g . the current group, what is to stop i n g the next batch of ASOSU-ians from Changes such as this — especially disintegrating the bills drafted now at a learning institute within such a in the old U.S. government-styled diverse, global society — should not characteristic of vetoing everything take so long. your predecessor drafted? If you want to build a castle, then It is a possibility: new ASOSU staff things should be set in stone. These does a re-vote at the beginning of bills for including the cultural and each year to clear up old business. support centers on campus are Theoretically, the bills that appro- the perfect opportunity to lay the priate these additional seats could be foundation. voted down next year. t The reasoning for not creating Editorials serve as means for Barometer editors to offer more of a permanence to these bills commentary and opinions on issues both global and lies in the concern that perhaps the local, grand in scale or diminutive. The views expressed support and cultural resource centers here are a reflection of the editorial board’s majority.
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Avoid deadly disease, stick with vaccines I
t can be sad to write about something, look at the time transgressed since and observe no change. The vaccination rate for measles in Oregon Cassie has decreased in past years. Granted, this is only a drop to 90.9 percent of children having been vaccinated rather than the preferred 94 percent, according to Filthy. The Oregonian. According to the National Institute of But any drop is concerning, because the Health, the determination for what causes end result is dead or sick children. As a vaccinated person, I can very easily autism has not been determined, but facexpress that I have yet to experience any tors surrounding genetic predisposition and environment are considered the main negative side effects. causations. Not vaccines. The only things I’ve noticed is that I haven’t Specifically, abnormalities surrounding ever caught measles, meningitis, mumps, neurotransmitters in the rubella or whooping cough brain, possible brain disrupin the entire time that I have tion during early fetal develbeen surrounded by the filth That’s right, pat opment caused by genes of humanity. that control brain growth. yourselves on the Can’t say that I feel choked It happens while the baby up about missing out on back, anti-vaccine is inside the oven — not those experiences. outside. supporters — you Vaccination is very simAnd what the heck kind ply the injection of dead single-handedly of message does it send or weakened germ cells brought back a near to children with autism if into your body so that your genocidal virus that Jenny McCarthy, anti-vacwhite blood cells know what cination patron saint states, to beat the crap out of if we eradicated from “If you ask 99.9 percent of you become infected with parents who have children the U.S. in 2000. any of the aforementioned with autism if we’d rather diseases. have the measles versus Did you know that meaautism, we’d sign up for the sles were essentially wiped out in the United measles.” States until the anti-vaccination movement That’s right, people out there affected by gathered steam? autism — Jenny McCarthy thinks that you That’s right, pat yourselves on the back, should be dying of measles rather than exist, anti-vaccine supporters — you single-handperhaps with complications associated with edly brought back a near genocidal virus that various other infections that can also lead to we eradicated from the U.S. in 2000. convulsions, encephalitis (brain inflammaAnd now you are all visiting Disneyland.
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tion), hepatitis of the liver and pneumonia, according to Patient.co.uk. And if you want to play the natural immunization ball of catching the disease first and beating it the old-fashioned way — enjoy your smallpox scars, they get all the babes these days — then have fun reenacting the disease genocide that helped with the colonization of America. Some people cannot get immunized because of certain deficiencies, but they can remain safe thanks to “herd immunity” according to Vaccines.gov. Immunodeficiency Bob won’t die while surrounded by a “herd” of individuals who are vaccinated against disease, because the health of the herd protects Bob. But if Measles Larry comes along and sneezes all over Immunodeficiency Bob, sorry Bob, it’s curtains for you, thanks to blatant ignorance and Larry being a proper jerk. Although the joke is late in the coming for this, I feel it works in accuracy — don’t worry about in Ebola outbreak. Worry about babies, immunocompromised folks and pregnant women catching previously controlled diseases — and very realistically dying — if we continue to let this trend run unchecked. t
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f I could use one word to describe director J.C. Chandor’s “A Most Violent Year,” it would be beige. That may sounds strange, but watch the movie and you will notice what I mean — basically every scene has extensive use of the colors beige or brown. Although beige may be boring, it is not an indicator for how good the movie is. We follow Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac), an immigrant born business man who owns an extremely fast growing heating oil business, and much to the chagrin of his competitors, runs the business with total honesty and integrity. Abel is putting together a negation that could set him up to be the premiere businessman in town, but needs about $1.5 million to secure the deal to his new location. His problems keep piling up on him, though — the district attorney is investigating him and the other companies for their questionable ways, his trucks are constantly being robbed at gunpoint and the bank is getting cold feet on loans. Anna (Jessica Chastain), Abel’s wife, comes from a mob family, and although Abel does all he can to keep out of that lifestyle and business dealing, Anna thinks they can dabble with some shady people without getting sucked in. It’s kind of the story of the anti-godfather, who wants to create a big business, but wants to avoid all the mob dealings that the other businesses are involved in. Isaac is excellent in the role, commanding the respect and genuineness that the role commands.
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oes this 1995 film even need a television reboot? The original movie had its flaws, but it was still well liked by audiences and critics alike. A few reviewers railed against the script, citing an incoherent plot that was hard to wrap your head around, but let’s be real. When you have Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt as costars you don’t need much in the way of story. I’m not a fan of producers trying to stretch things longer than they need to be stretched — having to watch one-third of a movie three times for “The Hobbit” put me off that for life. So I was skeptical going in when I heard about the Syfy channel’s “12 Monkeys” series late last year. This isn’t the only recent attempt to take a good but somewhat dated film and adapt it to the small screen. NBC’s “Constantine” — which I reviewed last term — developed a steady following but is now strug-
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First plot twist: he actually succeeds in the first episode. Second plot twist: a daughter inherits Goines’s position and effectively replaces him as the antagonist. It was legitimately surprising and kept me interested in these events a bit longer, but if the show’s strengths are twists in the narrative, then its weakness is how we arrive at them. Every aesthetic choice being made, from the dialogue — gems like “He’s dead,” shortly after watch-
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s a main staple in American Tradition, the Super Bowl has been known for hilariously enticing commercials, micro-brew binging and some of the most prolific performances during half-time. In recent years past, the entertainment provided has been rooted in the hub of mainstream pop culture with acts from: Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake (Super Bowl XXXVIII), Madonna (Super Bowl XLVI), Bruno Mars and Red Hot Chili Peppers (Super Bowl XLVIII, which turned out to be the most viewed halftime show in history with 115.3 viewers). Millions of fans, loyal to the sport, still gather around a beat up sofa with a cold brew and hot dog in hand, to watch with friends and family, not only the brutish nature that football offers, but the showmanship of these various artists during halftime. Though the Super Bowl did not favor our Northwest heavyweights, Katy Perry with the reemergence of hip-hop legend, Missy Elliot, put on a show that was undeniably edgy, showcasing an interesting collision of sisterhood from differing genres. Throughout the recent years, the halftime performances given by women artists have been flooded with hyper-sexuality and obscene behavior that continues the vicious cycle of the portrayal of women in society as nothing more than a marketing ploy. Who can forget the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” by Ms. Jackson during her and Timberlake’s performance of “Rock Your Body” back in 2004? Regretfully, with Perry and Elliot’s set during Super Bowl XLIX halftime, good “clean fun” — in the end — does not make the cut when going viral in a modern era. Sex sells. Sex-based performances are remembered. At times, even grossly revered by other artists and often duplicated to create the same wave of controversy as their predecessors. Though the two subtly advocated some form of female empowerment, by revealing minimal skin — according to today’s standards — and putting together a reasonably steady performance with Perry’s women-centric songs — such as “Roar”, “Dark Horse,” “Firework” — and Elliot’s aggressive playfulness that has always been top notch in a male-dominated hip-hop industry, will carelessly be disposed of in time span of two weeks — give or take — due to its clean nature. Scandal grabs the viewer in a way that decency can rarely succeed in doing. Perry previously confronted backlash in September 2013 due to the “girlish” aura surrounding her song “Roar,” which introduced the Cincinnati Bengals for their home opener at Paul Brown Stadium. Fans of the team took to social media demanding a change in song for their following home game, claiming that it poorly represented a “man’s sport.” According to The Wall Street Journal, the Bengals Director of Sales and Public Affairs, Jeff Berding, believed it to be a joke of some sorts that a positive pop tune would kick off a football season. “I think some fans proved that there’s an expectation that when the team takes the field, there should be more of a hard-rock, classic-rock song and I know that’s what we’re going to do this game,” Berding told the publication. “Katy Perry is not going to be the last song you hear before the team takes the field.” When one imagines a male-dominated sport, with an abundant amount of bloodshed and injuries, a woman performing a pop piece never comes to mind, no matter if the message conveyed is copacetic. It may be asking too much of this generation to do, but when it comes to the decision of what should be valued as a “famous moment in pop culture,” one should take into account the artists that stare at their audience, with dignity surrounding their being, who give their all, in a performance that surpasses others in skill and technique; not for the sake of empty gossip.
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