The Daily Barometer, February 8, 2016 by The Daily Barometer

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Monday, February 8, 2016 Oregon State University

‘Traveling outside of your culture’

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Oregon State University partners with INTO, and independent company based in the UK, to establish academic international programs.

International students transition to life at Oregon State University By Chloe Stewart News Contributor

About 10 percent of OSU’s student population is made up of international students from over 100 different countries who study a broad array of subjects. The process for international students to come to OSU involves not only the college admissions process but immigration processes as well. In order to study in the U.S., students must first apply for admissions and submit all of their transcripts and test scores in addition to immigra-

tion documents, international students require a visa — most international students come to OSU with a student visa. If admitted, students must submit any remaining documents and information to OSU before finalizing their travel plans and arriving at the university. Among some of the groups that provide support and opportunities for international students is INTO OSU. According to Casey Glick, student engagement coordinator, INTO OSU seeks to make students feel welcome and part of the

community at OSU. In order to do this, INTO OSU works to engage with students in many different ways, including putting on events, cultivating an active living learning community in the International Living-Learning Community and providing pathways and classes to help students learn English and more about OSU. INTO OSU is the product of a partnership between OSU and INTO, an independent company based in the UK that helps universities establish international programs. According to Glick, the devel-

opment of this partnership has helped the OSU community become more accessible for international students. “OSU really wanted to increase the diversity across campus and they wanted to formalize some of the pathways, (such as) the English language programs, at the university,” Glick said. Since developing the INTO OSU program and otherwise taking action to cultivate the international student

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Student budgets to be approved

Student fee-funded organizations begin budgeting process By Riley Youngman News Contributor

Disagreements on the future of SafeRide and how to fill a deficit within Student Health Services were discussed at the Student Incidental Fees Committee budget hearing Saturday in the MU Council room. The budget hearing, the second and final meeting before an open hearing on Friday, had several student organizations participate, such as the Memorial Union, ASOSU and the Student Health Services present their final proposed budgets for the next fiscal year. The SIFC approval on budgets will be formalized at an open hearing later this week, at which point the budgets will be sent to an ASOSU joint session for further approval. The MU presentation highlighted the work that happens under the Memorial Union, which according to Rafid Chowdhury, a member of SIFC and the Memorial Union president, includes over 400 clubs and organizations, over 700 student employees and over 7,000 annual student events. Chowdhury spoke about the work Orange Media Network does, bringing in representatives from OMN to further testify about the impact the organization has on the community. A fee proposal of $86.53 per student per term

for SLI, Facilities and Services and the OMN professionals for next fall, winter, and spring was tentatively approved by SIFC, as well as a $4.53 fee for OMN per student per term. The fees are an increase from this year’s, but the increase represents a mandatory increase to cover building costs as well as the costs of business that could not be avoided to maintain current standing. Presenting for ASOSU were Nicholas Khamsouk, the executive director of finance for ASOSU, and MacKenzie Zathan, the director of SafeRide. In addition to mandatory fee increases, ASOSU brought forth three decision packages that would require an increase in fees to fund. These included a $3.54 fee per student per term for fall, winter and spring to help assist with SafeRide’s needs. SafeRide does not operate in the summer. The ASOSU presentation was followed by questions to the ASOSU members in attendance from the SIFC, which sparked debate. Claire McMorris, the SIFC chair as well as other SIFC members questioned the budget and SafeRide’s future plans for funding if they continued to grow. “This is the ASOSU budget, not just SafeRide. I haven’t heard anything about the programs or where the rest of the money is going,” Chowdhury said. He then pointed out that the graphs presented were skewed and did not accurately represent the data that was being presented. Zathan, in addition to the ASOSU student

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advocate Drew Desilet, defended the data and said that there was a need for the increases in fees for SafeRide because the program cannot continue to grow without an increase in funding. “There are some base things we need to continue operating where we are now. It will be really difficult for us to grow without more support,” Desilet said. “We can’t serve any additional students if we don’t get any additional vans.” Zathan echoed this sentiment, and said that two of the three decision packages included in the proposal were meant to expand SafeRide to include two new manager positions as well as the capacity to operate eight total vehicles and decrease student wait times. “We are just trying to catch up with the need we’ve been experiencing in the last year and a half,” Zathan said. During their discussion SIFC suggested that ASOSU and the SafeRide program seek ways to find additional funding outside of incidental fees in the immediate future before tentatively approving the proposed budget. According to Zathan, SafeRide has not aggressively sought any funding for the program outside of the incidental fees as of yet. Student Health Services was the last group to present Saturday afternoon. The proposed SHS budget sought nearly a 15 percent increase from last year’s budget, the highest proposed increase of any budget presented to the SIFC this year.

According to the SIFC, SHS was advised in years past to burn down their reserve funds and subsequently student fees were lowered, but that reserve fund is growing low and SHS wants to begin making up the deficit that has been created. Debate about the decision packages included concern from SIFC about the accuracy of the proposed mandatory increases in fees. There appeared to be a discrepancy between the reported mandatory increases and what the SIFC defined as mandatory. “Unfortunately we are going to need more information,” McMorris said, reiterating the SIFC’s collective agreement concerning the mandatory increases. Several possible budget alternatives were introduced by the SIFC, but the most popular was to spread the increase in fees over several years rather than all at once this year. “We need to realize this isn’t a quick fix,” Said Peter Schwartz, an SIFC member. “This isn’t something we can just throw money at and make it better.” The SIFC tentatively approved a budget with an eight percent increase over the next two years to make up for the deficit, instead of a one year increase of 15 percent. The SIFC open hearing will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Student Experience Center in room 354. baro.news@oregonstate.edu

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Meeting 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. SORCE (Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement_ Location: MU 212 SORCE will be conducting the Activity Funds hearing, and it is opened to the public. For more information, contact sorce@ oregonstate.edu Meeting 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Student Incidental Fee Committee Location: MU Horizon Room Student Fee Open Hearing

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17

Meeting 7 p.m. ASOSU Location: MU Horizon Room ASOSU Joint session approval of SIFC reccomended budgets

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17

Speaker 7:30 p.m.-9:30p.m. University Events Location: The LaSells Stewart Center Provost’s Lecture with Ruth Reichl

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OSU sailing clubs hits the waves

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The OSU sailing club does not require past experience to join. Students have the opportunity to travel and compete in national competitions

Student club offers opportunities to experience sailing By Nathan Graham News Contributor

The OSU sailing club has been making waves this past year as it made appearances in the Northwest Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NWICSA) and attended four different national events. The club is currently in the off season but they maintain an active schedule and are always looking for potential members. “It’s really not as intimidating as it sounds. Just come out for a couple practices and you will see it’s really nothing to be scared about,” said Jin Parisien, sailing club member. “I think one problem is people don’t have a clear image of what college sailing looks like and so they imagine all sorts of things.” The club has anywhere from 15 to 30 active members at a time depending on class schedules and club events. With that being said, the team is looking to expand their roster. “We are especially looking for

women,” said Madison Thompson, the co-captain of the club. “We historically haven’t had a strong women’s team and women have an amazing opportunity to go to nationals this year if we can put together a team.” The club uses a 14-foot boat, called a Flying Junior. It can support up to two people — typically a skipper and crew. The skipper drives the boat, works the main sail, and controls the speed, while the crew has manages other responsibilities. “The skipper can really focus on your boat speed,” said member of the club Andrew Wilkinson. “The crew can look around and think about the bigger picture. It creates a cool bond.” The bigger picture involves scanning the waters, determining changes in the wind and tactical advantages that the team can exploit during competitions. One of the things to look out for on the water are ‘puffs.’ “It’s like a dark patch on the water,” said Mitch Bartlein, crew member in the club.” Big gusts of wind, puffs of air and you either want to hit those or avoid them.” The club practices with the University of Oregon sailing club at Fern

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Continued from page 1 community, OSU’s international student population has roughly doubled from about five percent to about 10 percent. According to Glick, cultivating this international community at OSU can be an important and powerful learning experience for both international students and domestic students. “There’s nothing like traveling outside of your culture that really puts you in a position to be able to learn,” Glick said. “It takes you outside of your comfort zone.” Another group working to provide support for international students on campus is the INTO OSU Student Success Association. IOSSA is student founded and ran organization that, according to president Jianchenyang “Will” Zhang, seeks to help students be successful both academically and socially. In order to accomplish these goals, IOSSA puts on social events—like their upcoming Valentine’s day party—and to develop relationships with international students and college faculty. Zhang came to OSU from China about four years ago. He had never heard of Oregon or OSU before one of China’s many independent agencies devoted to helping students

travel abroad. Zhang was very nervous about coming to the United States before he arrived because of the language barriers and possibility of racism. However, according to Zhang, this has not been his experience. According to Zhang, he became very fond of Corvallis and OSU right away. When he first arrived, Zhang was surprised by how friendly everyone in Corvallis seemed to be. “People here are friendly and the culture is full of diversity,” Zhang said. “You have to experience it and then you can judge it.” In the future, Zhang hopes to work in the United States. Rodney, one of the event coordinators for IOSSA, he has had a similar experience since he came to OSU from Indonesia. “The first time I came here, it felt like a different planet,” Rodney said. “I’ve been exposed to a lot of new things.” Rodney has come to like life in Corvallis a great deal since recovering from the initial culture shock. However, according to Rodney, the journey to get to Corvallis was not entirely smooth. During the immigration process, US immigration officials would not accept that he had a single name. They gave him the abbreviation FNU—First Name Unknown—in place of a first name. Now, according to Rodney, it is embarrassing

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A world map located in the International LivingLearning Community allows students to identify where they are from around the world. and somewhat upsetting when he hears professors call this “name” in class. According to Trinh Trinh, another event coordinator for IOSSA, life in Corvallis has even changed the way that she interacts with her friends and family in her home country of Vietnam. Trinh has come to enjoy the friendly way that people—even strangers—can interact in Corvallis. According to Trinh, it is more common for her to hug her friends and strike up conversation at the grocery store in Corvallis than it is in her home country. Trinh once gave her father a call just to say “hello,” and “I miss you.” However, according to Trinh, such behavior is very

uncommon in Vietnam, so her father’s immediate response was to ask her if something was wrong.

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“That’s why we hold these events,” Trinh said. “So we can show [international students] that they’re not so different. That’s the beauty of the earth.”

Ridge in Eugene. This provides a unique opportunity for sailors. The greater number of boats on the water allows the two clubs to hold mock competitions during practice. The club offers a lot of opportunities for new members that want to participate in the competitive race teams. “We judge our race team by dedication first,” Thompson said. “We don’t ever question whether or not you are a good sailor. If you come onto the team and are super psyched you can get onto the race team pretty easily.” The competitions start up again in the later parts of the year and involve a lot of traveling. “We travel in spring and fall almost every weekend,” Thompson said. “Our race team will compete to go to nationals and we’ve qualified consistently the last three years.” There are also opportunities for people who do not want to compete as well. The club has no tryouts and will accept anyone that wants to try sailing. “If you don’t want to race you don’t have to. If you just want to learn how to sail we will gladly teach you,” Wilkinson said.

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“That’s the last time I call my dad just to say ‘hi,’” Trinh said. According to Trinh, life at OSU has been both an important learning experience in addition to a fun living experience. Since coming to OSU, she has found that many aspects of culture are, at their roots, very similar.

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Beavers rebound? By Brian Rathbone Sports Editor

The time is now for Stephen Thompson Jr. Nearly six minutes into Saturday’s game between Oregon State and Colorado, the Beavers had scored a total of four points—once again finding themselves in the midst of another slow start that has plagued them through the first half of their Pac-12 schedule. In OSU’s two worst losses during conference play—7872 loss at home against Stanford and a 86-68 blowout loss on the road against lowly Arizona State—it a took long stretch of time for the offense to find its groove. With seven games left in the regular season, the Beavers are teetering on the edge of punching their ticket to March Madness for the first time in nearly a quarter-century. Each game, the stakes become higher and the personnel moves become more magnified. One move that needs to be made is inserting freshman guard Stephen Thompson Jr. into the starting lineup, replacing junior Malcolm Duvivier. In a must-win weekend series to keep postseason hopes alive for OSU, Thompson Jr. rose to the occasion twice. On Saturday, when Thompson Jr. entered the game at the 13 minute mark, the Beavers were trailing 7-4. After a

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Senior guard Gary Payton II holds the ball against Colorado in the Beavers’ 60-56 victory over the Buffaloes. The Beavers rank last in the Pac-12 in rebounding margin and were outrebounded by Colorado by 18.

OSU is last in the Pac-12 in rebounding, but holds a two-game win streak By Josh Worden Senior Beat Reporter

Stephen Thompson, Jr. had just knocked down a deep 3-pointer on Saturday, but head coach Wayne Tinkle was irate. Tinkle wasn’t mad because of the freshman guard’s shot, which gave OSU a 44-43 lead with eight minutes remaining against Colorado. It

was rebounding — the Beavers had just allowed an offensive rebound and layup on a free throw attempt the previous possession — which made Tinkle call a timeout and accost his players verbally. “It was ridiculous. They were manhandling us on the glass,” Tinkle said. “We said it in every timeout.” Saturday’s game, in fact, marked OSU’s biggest deficit in rebounding of any Pac-12 game this season at 29-47, but the Beavers still beat the Buffaloes 60-56. It has not been unusual this year for OSU

(14-8, 5-6 Pac-12) to operate with a shortfall in rebounding: the Beavers are dead last in the conference in rebounding margin at minus-3.1 boards per game. In the first OSU-Colorado game this year, which the Buffaloes won by 17, Colorado had 15 more rebounds than OSU. Usually, OSU has only won games when rebounding hasn’t been an issue. The Beavers’ only four games when equaling or outrebounding their opponent were also their four Pac-12 wins.

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Three Beavers play in Super Bowl The Daily Barometer Three former Oregon State football players played on the biggest stage in football on Sunday. On Super Bowl Sunday, former OSU players Mike Remmers (2008-11), Derek Anderson (2001-03) and Dwan Edwards (2000-03) all suited up for Carolina Panthers in their 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. Remmers, who started 44 games at offensive line for Beavers from 2008 to 2011, started all 16 games at tackle

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for the NFC champions. In the first quarter of the Super Bowl, Remmers was beat by Denver outside linebacker Von Miller, who strip-sacked which was recovered by Malik Jackson for the Broncos first touchdown of the game. Anderson, left Corvallis as the most prolific passers in Pac-12 history, setting school records in passing yards and touchdowns passes by the time he graduated in. The nine-year veteran attempted six passes for the Panthers, backing up league MVP, Cam Newton.

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Denver’s total yards in Super Bowl 50—the lowest total for a Super Bowl winning team.

Edwards, who was a two-time firstteam All-Pac-10 selection and was member of the 2001 Fiesta Bowl team, has spent 11 years in the league. Edwards did not register a stat on defense. There have been 20 former Oregon State players that have played in the Super Bowl, the three that played yesterday were the most that have played in any one game. On Twitter @barosports

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pair of Gary Payton II free throws and a basket by Colorado, it became a 9-6 game—then Thompson Jr. took over. Thompson Jr. promptly scored six straight points for the Beavers, hitting a jumper, then scoring a layup in transition, followed by collecting his own rebound to give the Beavers a 12-9 lead—all within a 90 second period. The Beavers close out the half on a 18-10 run and take a 30-19 lead into halftime, and eventual 60-56 win over Colorado. This came two days after Thompson Jr. willed the Beavers to victory in rather spectacular fashion. Trailing four with 2:30 left in the final half against Utah, Thompson once again came through, scoring eight of the Beavers’ final 14 points, including drawing a foul on a halfcourt shot at the buzzer. With no time on the clock, needing to make two free throws to win, Thompson Jr. drained all three to complete the comeback. If the Beavers don’t get those two performances out of Thompson Jr., a season with NCAA tournament, barring a run in the Pac-12 tournament, would be lost. Thompson saved the season, it’s time to reward him for it. I can understand why Tinkle is reluctant to insert Thompson Jr. into the starting lineup — and why he took

his sweet time to insert his son, Tres Tinkle into the starting five as well. He wants to make sure that the highlytouted freshmen earn their spot. He also got really good play out of Duvivier a season ago. The 2015 OSU was supposed to be a longshot to win 10 games—they won 17. A large part of them overachieving was the play of Duvivier. Multiple times that year, Duvivier carried the team, while finishing second on the team with 10.7 points per game to go along with 3.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in nearly 35 minutes a game. But Duvivier has not returned to last season from seeing his season averages drop substantially. Not only has his scoring dropped from 10.7 to 6.2, but his playing time has dipped from 34.8 to 25.5 minutes per game. As it turns out, Thompson Jr. has earned his opportunity to be a starter, and Duvivier isn’t applying much resistance. Thompson Jr. is third on the team in scoring at 11 points a game, has more steals and blocks than Duvivier, and as we witnessed this last weekend, can carry an offense. Each game from here on out carries more and more weight. The team’s strongest lineup has to be the one that starts the game. When Thompson Jr. is on court, the Beavers are a better, more dangerous team. The time is now to make him a starter, before it’s too late. On Twitter @brathbone3

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Freshman guard Stephen Thompson Jr., dribbles the ball against Colorado on Saturday. Thompson Jr. is currently third on the team in scoring averaging 11.0 points per game.

Rebounding

securing a single rebound in the opening five minutes of the second half, and no OSU player had a defensive rebound in the first Continued from page 5 9:27 after halftime. The narrative in losses has been the oppoTwice in the second half, the Buffaloes took site: in OSU’s six Pac-12 games with fewer rebounds than the opposition, the Beavers a lead after an offensive rebound and putback after a missed free throw. have lost every time. So, how did OSU win despite the scarcity Saturday seemed like it was going to end the same way. Colorado had as many defen- of rebounds? Tinkle pointed to the “counterbalance” sive rebounds as OSU did overall, and the Buffaloes’ 18 offensive boards give them the of turnovers and free throws, which essen47-29 lead in rebounding. The Buffaloes’ tially made up for the Beavers’ deficit on the leading rebounder Josh Scott did not play boards. Colorado committed 24 turnovers to in the second half with an injury. The Bea- OSU’s 12. Though the Buffaloes had 11 more vers blew an 11-point halftime lead by not second chance points than OSU, the Beavers

had 10 more points off turnovers. Throw in OSU’s 18 free throws to Colorado’s 11, and the Beavers have already canceled out the rebounding deficiency. Ironically, it was rebounding that gave OSU the final push for victory: senior guard Gary Payton II’s offensive board on a free throw with 14 seconds left earned him the gamesealing free throws. “Unfortunately, there’s a big disparity on glass, but to win at home when you get dominated like that says a lot about our guys’ mental toughness,” Tinkle said. To be fair, Colorado is as good of a rebounding team as OSU will face. The Buffaloes lead

the conference in total rebounds, but OSU also spotted Stanford a 15-rebound advantage in a loss earlier this season and the Cardinal are 10th in the Pac-12 in rebounding. OSU will play Stanford next, which may be a great measuring stick for how OSU will respond on the glass. If OSU gives up a similar advantage in rebounding, the 78-72 loss at home to Stanford could be repeated. But then again, OSU got outrebounded by 18 to Colorado and still won. Maybe Tinkle’s team will find a way to do it again. On twitter @BrightTies

How did you get here? Athletes share how they came to OSU

Carolina was too far, he felt unsure about Texas A&M’s position coach and ASU was too much of a “party school.”

By Josh Worden Senior Beat Reporter

Basketball freshman forward Drew Eubanks A graduate of Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Ore., Eubanks was familiar with OSU while growing up. As ESPN’s toprated recruit of his class from Oregon, though, Eubanks received more interest than just from OSU. “I kind of got tired of talking to other colleges,” he said. “I really wanted to come (to OSU), too, so I called (coach Tinkle) and told him I wanted to commit. He was really happy.” Eubanks had already made the decision two weeks prior and talked it over with his parents, but hesitated to notify coach Tinkle at first. “I wanted to sit on it for two weeks to make sure it Joshua Lucas | THE DAILY BAROMETER didn’t go away and I still wanted to come here,” he Freshman center Drew Eubanks wins the jump ball said. “And I still did.” against Utah on Thursday.

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Paulescu, OSU’s punter in 2004 and 2005, made the Pac-10’s All-Conference

Paulescu visited Texas A&M, ASU and OSU, and it was the Beavers and thenhead coach Mike Riley who immediately grabbed his attention. “My heart felt at peace the minute I walked through the doors at OSU,” Paulescu said. “I prayed about it, went on all three trips, then I came home and my heart was set on what Mike Riley had to offer.” Riley paid two in-person visits to Paulescu in the recruiting process, and the college sophomore felt confident about the decision. Paulescu, who went on to spend five years in the NFL, stayed true to his unassuming personality when informing coach Riley of his decision.

“I didn’t really make a big deal out of it in an announcement, I just called (Riley) and said, ‘Hey, this is where I want to go, I want to play for the Oregon State First Team his senior year lerton, earning him schol- Beavers,’” Paulescu said. after transferring from Ful- arship offers from Arizona “The NFL was icing on lerton College in California. State, South Carolina, Texas top, but Oregon State was Paulescu was a First- A&M and OSU. One by one, a dream come true.” Team All-American at Ful- he shortened his list: South On Twitter @BrightTies

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Safe rides, unclear mission direction

By Sean Bassinger Forum editor

It’s ironic how a service that uses vans to provide safe transit for students has no idea where it’s going. Representatives on behalf of the Associated Students of Oregon State University spoke on their program’s monetary needs Saturday morning at the Student and Incidental Fees Committee budget presentations. The presentation for Fiscal Year 2017 included mandatory costs of $1,162,195 for the organization as a whole. In addition, there were three proposals, known as decision packages, for increases in funding. The first package requested $243,570 for “SafeRide Service Growth.” The second package requested $16,250 for “SafeRide Op. Needs.” The third package requested $20,851 for additional utilities needed in the organization (that’s ASOSU, not SafeRide).

Following review, the SIFC denied the inclusion of decision packages No. 1 and 2 for the tentative approval and allowed for the mandatory budget approval with decision package three. In English, they turned down the proposals for SafeRide’s (assumed to be) needed growth funds. They did the right thing. Last year, ASOSU representatives requested a similar increase for services in a similar proposal of around $200,000. When the SIFC denied the funds due to no substantiation of the fact that their cost requests did, in fact, match the growth, an email from former ASOSU President Taylor Sarman circulated through student email inboxes. “Is ASOSU SafeRide going away?” The email asked. “It could be for you.” Some OSU students took to the infamous “Things Overheard at OSU” Facebook page to share their discontent with the fact that one of the most appreciated services on campus was going away. Only, it wasn’t going anywhere but up in terms of financial assistance. In fact, the organization was receiving an additional $128,000 to account for a new van. In what seemed like a similar move with hypotheticals

and miscalculations, the presentation this year spoke for itself. MacKenzie Zathan, SafeRide program manager, said students are utilizing the services a lot more, which is why they needed to account for such an increase. The proposal of decision package No. 1 would only cost students around $10 extra per term, excluding the summer. Sounds fair at first. Zathan and company argued that long wait times would only continue without a minimum of eight vans in the pool. ASOSU Student Advocate Drew Desilet backed her up. “We can’t serve any additional students if SafeRide doesn’t get any additional vans,” Desilet said. In terms of their mission, Zathan confirmed that they started as a preventative measure against sexual assault, but have broadened their approaches. “That’s no longer our mission,” Zathan said. “We’re more inclusive now.” The new description Zathan used was “General campus safety.” In addition, current ASOSU President Cassie Huber chimed in on the proven “psychological” preferences of students who prefer programs such as SafeRide over the Corvallis Transit Sys-

tem Night Owl bus or taxi services. Huber also voiced her preference to take SafeRide when essential: “I will never sit in a taxi cab because I am germaphobic,” Huber said. Sounds less like a concern for safety and more for one of convenience. So which is it? As discussion progressed, Memorial Union President Rafid Chowdhury raised questions about the proposals, making claims that one graph on the organization’s presentation appeared to be skewed, and that there were other holes in the presentation. “What is ASOSU’s main mission and how does SafeRide fit into that?” Chowdhury asked. “Are we hearing from SafeRide or are we hearing from ASOSU?” Claire McMorris, SIFC chair, was among other committee members who continued conversations on other ways SafeRide could generate new forms of revenue outside of extra student fee-funded dollars. Huber didn’t seem to care for this. “There’s a lot of assumptions that we haven’t had these conversations before,” Huber said. “What we’re asking through these budgets is that you give us the time

Sounds less like a concern for safety and more for one of convenience.

to maintain these services, maintain quality and support our students.” This translates to “shut up and give us the money.” This is exactly why I can understand where the committee was coming from for having reservations about these SafeRide increases. Again, they made it clear: They did not want to see SafeRide programs go away or collapse, but they saw no immediate need to make a swift move toward such massive increases. This does not represent an antagonistic organization so much as it represents fiscal responsibility, an essential skill students, staff and faculty should expect any student leaders to at least attempt to exercise. Finally, what the committee is requesting is not that you suffer and knock your program out of existence. They acknowledge the suc-

cess of SafeRide, but they also acknowledge the fact that they know there are enough articulate students in the ASOSU program who could put their heads together in an effort to find a more sustainable revenue model. So instead of potentially pouting about how you cannot just have chunks of student fee dollars, you should use the more than $1 million you already receive to figure out how to increase revenue. You’re students at a university learning how you can apply such skills in a future career. Act like it, and be glad you currently get paid anything to begin with. The opinions expressed in Bassinger’s column do not necessarily reflect those of The Daily Barometer Staff. baro.forum@oregonstate.edu

Expansion of SafeRide programs worthwhile

By Jackie Keating Contributor

You’re exhausted after a long day of work and face a long walk home in the dark. You drove to your friend’s house and weren’t expecting to drink, but you did, and don’t feel like it would be safe to drive yourself home. You stayed late on campus and the darkness of the night snuck up on you. Whatever the case, there’s probably been a time that you wished you could have a free ride home from a trustworthy organization. That’s where the Associated Students of Oregon State University’s SafeRide program comes in. The organization is run by students for students, “dedicated to providing an alternative safe ride

home or to campus for Oregon State University students free from judgement,” according to the ASOSU website. Rides can be ordered via phone call or a convenient app which can be found by searching for “SafeRide OSU” at the app store, and the drivers will drive you to any Corvallis residence and even to Philomath. Last year I worked late every night, and on days I wasn’t able to drive to campus I was able to order a free ride that would pick me up from the door of my workplace and drop me off at the door of my apartment a mile and a half away. It was an easy, free and accessible way to go home, and I never felt unsafe. Although I don’t work nights anymore, I still use the service occasionally, and I still recommend it to everyone I can. The student drivers are friendly and helpful. On the SafeRide Facebook page, you can learn about the drivers as drivers are featured with short biographies followed by the hashtag #KnowYourSafeDriver. The vans are spacious and comfortable. However, the service isn’t perfect; wait times for the vans can be long, and then there is extra time to be factored in as there are usually people in the vans who will be dropped off before you. This is a minor problem that could

be solved, though, if ASOSU were given a bit more funding to improve the service. Since its conception, SafeRide has grown to accommodate a large number of students with very little advertising on ASOSU’s part, according to SafeRide Program Manager MacKenzie Zathan. “Students utilize it a lot more,” Zathan said at a budget meeting Saturday Feb. 6. “I think that’s why we’ve seen the increases we’ve seen.” Zathan also claimed that since fall term 2014, only 50 percent of students who request rides end up actually taking them, most likely because of long wait times. ASOSU proposed at the budget meeting to have a total of eight vans, a new managing position, and a few new iPads, which the SafeRide navigators use to keep track of rides and requests. These new additions would cost a total of $243,570.00, which would be divided among the student body. Therefore, these proposals would cost $10.02 per student per term. This is an entirely reasonable figure for a service that could be used an unlimited number of times by anyone who has a valid ONID account. $10.02 is about what a single cab ride home from a bar or work or a friend’s party would cost. Oregon State students are very lucky to have

a service like SafeRide, and I fully support the both the growth of the number of students using the service, as well as paying a little extra cash in order to decrease wait times and ensure that the organization continues to run smoothly. As Zathan noted, “We’re just trying to catch up with the need we’ve been experiencing the past year and a half.” The opinions expressed in Keating’s column do not necessarily reflect those of The Daily Barometer Staff. baro.forum@oregonstate.edu

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Music to be heard: local band Adieu Caribou A band of many changes finally finds a suiting sound By Samantha Lopez Arts & Entertainment Contributor

With so many active college bands, it takes notable characteristics to really stand out. Adieu Caribou is a mix of lo-fi pop, folk and indie rock that reflects the indie music scene of the Pacific Northwest. Over the span of nearly five years and three different Oregon cities, Adieu Caribou has undergone fifteen different ensembles of musicians, with its only consistent member being Andy Alvarez. This revolving door of musicians allows for the sound of Adieu Caribou to constantly change. Now consisting of six members, this group has only been playing together for three months. This particular lineup has explored many styles and are ready to establish themselves as more than a group of friends who like to get together to jam. “We’re not really bedroom pop, I don’t think we use enough reverb or delay. I think we’re more basement rock—is that a thing? If it’s not, I’m coining it now” said Andy Alvarez lead singer and creator of the band. Adieu Caribou presently consists of Alvarez on vocals and guitar, Chris McFetridge on lead guitar, Lydia Graber on keyboard and ukulele, Jeremiah Mulder on Bass, Matthew Mischke on trumpet and Jon Garcia on drums. “This project has gone through a lot of names. Originally it was Making Out, then Seafare and then I Do Care About You, but I didn’t want

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Members of Adieu Caribou: Jon Garcia, Matthew Mischke, Jeremiah Mulder, Lydia Graber and Andy Alvarez. a really long name so we shortened it to Adieu Caribou. It’s a play on words and it rhymes,” Alvarez said. Whether it was playing a certain record on repeat, or trying to swoon a girl, those were the distinct moments that the band decided to create their own style. “The first time it clicked in my head I wanted to make music was when I was a really young boy living in Los Angeles,” said drummer Jon Garcia, “My family shared a church with this Gospel church and I would see this man on drums every Sunday, just pounding away, going insane, and I wasn’t allowed near the drums, of course, because

I was a child, but I remember thinking, ‘I’m going to do that one day!” Adieu Caribou is able to balance the elements of many different genres and create something that is both energetic in tempo and melancholic in harmony. By using rhythm guitar, mid-tempo drums and bass, they create a plush and soft-sounding back-to-basic rock sound. The process of making a song begins with Alvarez experimenting with chords on the piano as he composes lyrics. From there, Alvarez takes the raw draft of the song and shares it with the rest of the group so that each

person can contribute their own part to create a final product. “It takes time and countless versions of the same thing. The goal is to tone it down to a level where it just makes sense,” Graber said. Their songs are new soft-rock and demonstrate the band’s compatibility with indie tropes, complete with introspective lyrics. Adieu Caribou’s strength is shown by their songs “Fell in Love Again” off of their 2014 album, “I Do Care About You” and their latest release, “Collecting Nothing Part 1 & 2” off of the 2015 album, “Hollow Joy”. The band shares similarities to bands like Phoenix, Coconut

Records, the baroque trumpet sound of Beirut and Rilo Kiley with their folk shimmer and explosively pop moments. Adieu Caribou has created a consistent fan-base in their time together, played numerous shows around Oregon and have recently been invited to play at OSU’s 2016 Battle of the Bands competition. Their plan for the future is to participate at large musical festivals that bring together established and emerging artists from all over the world. baro.arts@oregonstate.edu