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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 • VOLUME CXVI, NUMBER 81

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Much ado about parking Monday’s City Club meeting brings up issues from Corvallis residents regarding OSU, city parking plans

growth, and residents have no qualms about playing the blame game.

At the City Club of Corvallis meeting Monday afternoon, members of the club and other Corvallis residents listened to

By Emma-Kate Schaake representatives from OSU and the city THE DAILY BAROMETER address their perspective on the proposed While the City of Corvallis and Oregon residential parking zone plan.

State University are separate entities, they “(Residents) generally agree that OSU share problems intensified by university should accommodate all OSU student, staff n

and faculty on campus,” said President of the Central Park Neighborhood Association Courtney Cloyd.

Cloyd heard testimony from many who believe it is not the city’s job to fix OSU’s problems, but those residents have little faith that OSU is ready with solutions.

One such problem made apparent through recent contraction, especially in See PARKING | page 2

Oregon State students dive into field research n

Scientific diving program encourages greater student participation in research diving

By Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova THE DAILY BAROMETER

As a sea grant institution, Oregon State University made a forward move in the 1990s by implementing a formal scientific diving program in order to enhance research capabilities.

OSU is an organizational member of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, which sets the standards for certification at the Scientific Diver-InTraining level.

The scientific diving program at OSU aims to provide comprehensive safety and training standards and guidelines for students to work on successfully being a team of scientific divers.

The scientific diving program is offered as a graduate-level course during spring and summer terms under the office of research integrity, the university’s research office.

The course is for all students who plan See DIVING | page 3

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Four candidates remain in the search for the new vice provost of student affairs, a position that acts as a liaison between students and higher administration.

Among other duties, the new vice provost of student affairs will help establish and implement Phase III of the university’s Strategic Plan for the 21st Century. The position also entails enhancing the diversity of the Oregon State University community and working with outside organizations to promote the welfare of students.

The new hire will replace the current vice provost, Larry Roper, who is stepping down at the end of June. The candidates are Susie Brubaker-Cole, Salvador Mena, Brent Paterson and Ed Whipple.

Brubaker-Cole has experience with the Oregon State community, currently serving as the associate provost for academic success and engagement. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Washington, Brubaker-Cole has also served as Stanford University’s associate vice president for undergraduate education.

Mena, a graduate of the University of Maine and the University of Maryland, has worked in higher education for 18 years at more than seven institutions. He currently serves as the deputy to the vice president for student affairs at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York.

Currently the senior associate vice president for student affairs at Illinois State University, Paterson holds more than 35 years of experience working with college students. Paterson See CANDIDATES | page 2

Some residents still without power THE DAILY BAROMETER

COURTESY OF Kevin Buch

The OSU scientific diving program allows students to apply their underwater technical knowledge and skills toward answering research questions.

Cascades Hall in Bend unwanted by OSU-Cascades, COCC n

Both Bend campuses working toward receiving funding from state for debt on Cascades Hall

As of Monday afternoon, some Corvallis residents were still experiencing power outages, with many downed wires across town, including one in Avery Park.

“There are still 500 (residents) out (of power) in Corvallis,” said Pacific Power spokesman Tom Gauntt.

That’s down from 3,075 without power earlier in the weekend.

When snow begins to thaw, it can often lead to problems that build on each other, from fallen trees to downed wires or a combination of both. Gauntt said that, for a

while, fixing problems was a slow, two-steps-forward, one-step-back process.

“We seem to be making more forward progress now,” Gauntt said.

The Corvallis Transit System was running all its regular weekday routes starting Monday morning, and experienced little disturbance over the course of the storm.

There were a few delays, mostly in response to hectic vehicle traffic in the wintery mix of snow, ice and slush in the roads. managing@dailybarometer.com

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This former pumice mine is one of two sites selected as the future home of OSU Cascades.

If debts with Central Oregon Community College remain unsettled, future students of Oregon State University’s Cascades program may have to remain in Cascades Hall for another 17 years.

Looking to establish a four-year campus in Bend, OSUCascades currently operates out of Cascades Hall, a COCC property, as part of OSU’s extended campus program.

Through the current partnership, students enroll their first two years at COCC and then have an option to obtain a bachelor’s or master’s through OSU. OSU is currently 13 years into a 30-year lease on Cascades Hall. The debt on the lease is around $5.2 million, according to OSU-Cascades vice president Becky Johnson.

“We would obviously like to get out of that lease and See CASCADES | page 4

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After the snowstorm Thursday and Friday, fallen trees and branches block paths throughout Corvallis and campus.

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SIFC cancels new position hearing

By Tori Hittner

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No new positions proposed by student fee-funded organizations merit controversy or further analysis, according to a notice from the Student & Incidental Fee Committee.

The SIFC canceled an additional meeting Monday afternoon originally scheduled for later that night due to “very few new positions being requested,” according to chair Priscilla Macy.

The committee added the meeting to the budget schedule this year in an effort to reduce the pressure of overall budget presentations. According to Macy, the change offered student presenters the opportunity to focus more on organization-specific needs and budget nuances.

The cancellation notice, sent via email to budgeting board chairs, said the SIFC saw “no need to spend an entire evening evaluating these few requests,” when most requested positions had already been mentioned during the individual budget hearings.

At least 10 new positions were addressed during individual budget hearings, most of which were funded through existing working capital.

Macy asked the budgeting boards to check their requests with the university office of human resources and the Auxiliary and Activities Business Center before attending the final open hearing Thursday.

Any questions the SIFC may have pertaining to newly-funded positions will be addressed during this meeting.

Thursday’s hearing is open to the public and will lead to final budget approvals from the SIFC. Tori Hittner

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CANDIDATES n Continued from page 1 earned degrees from Lambuth College, the University of Memphis and the University of Denver before beginning his career at Texas A&M University on the student affairs staff.

Whipple, although currently a senior consultant with higher education consulting firm Keeling and Associates, previously served as a vice president for student affairs at Bowling Green State University and Montana State UniversityBillings. Whipple earned degrees from Willamette University, Northwestern University and Oregon State University.

All aforementioned resume information was taken from the Oregon State University division of student affairs website. managing@dailybarometer.com

A department of public safety officer spotted people allegedly snowboarding on the stairs of Peavy Hall at 1:36 p.m.

When approached, the officer could smell an odor of marijuana and witnessed a male throw a joint on the ground. When troopers arrived, they cited one male for unlawful possession of marijuana, less than one ounce. They excluded two other males from campus who were not students.

A police beat record People from West Hall requested an

immediate response for an allegedly intoxicated female on the third floor.

When they arrived, they contacted the 19-year-old female who was marginally responsive to verbal interaction and was vomiting. She provided a blood alcohol content level of 0.312 percent through a breath test. She was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital for care and was left with a citation for minor-in-possession of alcohol.

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

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

Career Services, 2-3pm, Valley Library Room: Willamette East & West Rooms. Job Search Strategies. Learn productive search strategies.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 Meetings OSU College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. Join us for discussion of club and current events. Come have fun with like-minded people.

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Panel cautions on bonds for construction in 2014

By Peter Wong

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SALEM — ­ A new state report advises Oregon lawmakers that they have a little leeway, but not much, to authorize more borrowing for construction projects in the coming year.

Lawmakers do not have to take action on the annual report by the State Debt Policy Advisory Commission, which is led by state Treasurer Ted Wheeler and has two legislators as members.

The Legislature set overall limits on debt as part of the two-year state budget approved last year, although lawmakers can adjust the amounts in their current session.

As part of that budget, lawmakers authorized $640 million in new bonds repaid from the tax-supported general fund — slightly more than the $600 million proposed by Gov. John Kitzhaber — and $157.6 million in new bonds backed by Oregon Lottery proceeds.

The latest report by the debt policy commission said there is room for another $215 million in general-obligation bonds and $96 million in lottery-backed bonds by the end of the current budget cycle in mid-2015. Interest rates are at near-record lows, and Oregon state bonds have enjoyed high ratings.

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PARKING n Continued from page 1 the old Memorial Union parking lot and 15th Street and Washington Way lot, is the lack of available on-campus parking.

“OSU should be building more convenient parking, not building on the convenient parking,” Cloyd said.

The current on-campus parking is underutilized, with about 25 percent of spaces left unoccupied daily. Meanwhile, centrally located and more convenient spaces in residential areas near north campus are constantly inundated.

It would cost OSU anywhere from $5,000 to $30,000 per space to build more parking.

OSU vice president for university relations and marketing Steve Clark suggested that this would still not address the underutilized spaces.

Zonal, variable priced parking is one of the changes to be implemented by the university starting in September 2014. Under this system, permits for the less convenient campus parking, like the Reser Stadium lot, would cost less than other areas, incentivizing parking on campus.

Current on-campus, annual parking permits cost $267 for faculty and staff and $195 for students.

Corvallis resident and landlord Bill Cohnstaedt said those prices act as disincentives for people on campus. He said if prices were like this when he was in school, he wouldn’t have even considered purchasing a permit.

“I would have parked a mile away,” Cohnstaedt said.

As a result of the growth, steep prices and lack of convenient on-campus parking, many residents, like Cohnstaedt, have difficulty parking near their houses.

“If I leave my house anytime in the morning, I can’t park in front of my house until 5:30 or 6 o’clock at night. Period,” Cohnstaedt said.

While many view OSU as the main aggravator of the parking problem, the city’s residential parking zone plan does not seem to propose an ideal solution.

Attendees of the lunch were concerned that the city’s definitions of residential zones, offand on-street parking areas and occupancy rates have yet to be accurately outlined and articulated.

“There isn’t a consensus on how many spaces there are and how many people are using those spaces,” said resident Gregg Olson.

“While the commission projects that the state will have available debt capacity in the years to come, it notes that this debt capacity must be balanced against the considerable backlog of pressing capital projects and transportation improvements for which the state will need to tap the credit markets for funding,” the report concluded.

Among the commission members are Sen. Richard Devlin, a Democrat from Tualatin and co-chairman of the Legislature’s budget panel, and Rep. Phil Barnhart, a Democrat from Eugene who leads the House Revenue Committee.

The commission has recommended a limit of 5 percent, measured against revenues into the tax-supported general fund, on debt repayments for general-obligation bonds. With $640 million in already-authorized new debt for the current budget cycle, the projected limit is at 4.35 percent.

Oregon freed up some debt capacity last year after it paid off the last of $432 million in bonds issued in 2003 to balance the state budget. The bonds were repaid largely by Oregon’s shares of the 1998 national tobacco settlement, but national bond-rating services had downgraded Oregon’s bonds until recently.

Residents who have struggled with street parking near their homes agree that there should be a new plan, but that the zone proposal may be applied in haste, without the proper research for successful implementation.

“The devil is in the details,” Cohnstaedt said.

“Do they have the data to prove it’s a coherent strategy?”

Business owners with traffic needs unique to those of single family residences are also concerned that the lack of details will not address their parking necessities.

Local businessman George Heilig said he finds the proposal to be a blanket solution that doesn’t take into consideration the distinction between residential and commercial building zones. He personally has not experienced parking issues around his business but he is concerned that new implementation would create them.

“Is there really a density problem east of Ninth Street?” Heilig asked.

At the end of the meeting, the attendees still had more questions than answers and said they heard what they expected to hear from the three presenters: Clark, who is the president of the Central Park Neighborhood Association, and Councilman Dan Brown from Ward 4.

“There wasn’t much meat on that bone,” Olson said.

The Urban Services Committee, which is responsible for making recommendations to the City Council, needs to move a decision through the council by April if phase one of the plan is to take place in September 2014.

Whether drivers are commuters, students or residents, they all need a place to park, but finding an ideal solution for traffic and density that pleases everyone has proven more difficult than it seemed.

“We would all like to be able to park in front of our house free of charge,” said City Club President Nick Houtman. “But when things are in competition, something’s got to give.”

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In Monday’s paper, it was reported that Sam Fricke is a Buxton Hall resident. Fricke is a former Buxton Hall resident.

Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 3:30-5pm, Snell 427. Black Politics: presentation on the proportionality of Black politicians and a facilitation on the reluctance of Blacks from getting involved.

Thursday, Feb. 13 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:30pm, MU Talisman Room. Treatment of Criminals - A discussion.

Events International Students of OSU, 5pm, International Resource Center in the MU. The Danger of a Single Perspective - Developing Your Global Lens. Interact with international and globally-minded, local students in a roundtable discussion about individual global norms, traditions and differences happening and concerning OSU students.

ASOSU Graduate Affairs, 7pm, Milam Auditorium. Showing of “The PhD Movie.”

Monday, Feb. 17 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.

Events Blood Drive Association, 11am-4pm, MU Ballroom. Red Cross Blood Drive.

Save 3 lives! Come donate blood or volunteer at the drive!

Tuesday, Feb. 18 Meetings OSU Sales Club, 7pm, Bexell 412.

Around Campus will talk about their internship opportunties and how to better listen and understand your potential client. Come join us!

Events Career Services, 2-4pm, Valley Library Room: Willamette East & West. Speed Mock Interviews to practice interviewing with Employers and Career Specialists. Bring resume.

Blood Drive Association, 11am-4pm, MU Ballroom. Red Cross Blood Drive.

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Wednesday, Feb. 19 Meetings OSU College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. Join us for discussion of club and current events. Come have fun with like-minded people.

Events International Students of OSU, 4pm, International Resource Center in the MU. Cultural Heritage. An informative, educational event led by a panel of students and teachers who will answer questions having a cultural background and cultural knowledge.

Career Services, 11am-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Winter Career Fair - all majors.

Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 3:30-5pm, Snell 427. When Identities Collide. Discuss how our identities can often collide with one another and how to combine one’s own identities.

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Thursday, Feb. 20 Events Career Services, 11am-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Winter Career Fair - engineering majors.

Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 5:30-7pm, Snell 427. Put the “U” in eugenics: presentation and description on eugenics.

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Saturday, Feb. 22 Events Permias OSU - Indonesian Students Assocation, 6-8pm, MU Ballroom.

Annual Indonesian Night “Fearless Sumatra.” There will be performers and Indonesian food and beverages provided.

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The course covers diving topics related to working in the marine environment, including diving physics, physiology, medicine, rescue, decompression, theory, navigation, environment, marine life, research methods and tools, equipment and university and national scientific diving standards. “The scientific diving program is a wonderful way for students to fine-tune their dive skills and gain the practical experience in the underwater environment that serve them well when entering into their respective fields,� said Kevin Buch, the program’s dive safety officer. “It’s a bridge for students to collaborate with OSU researchers and agency partners who are out there working in the underwater world.�

Previous student participants in the scientific diving program at OSU have come from various research fields, which include the department of fisheries and wildlife, the College of Pharmacy, the department of microbiology, Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, Ocean Observatories Initiative, and the marine resources management program.

Students need a minimum of a recreational Advanced Open Water certification from a recognized training agency in order to enroll in OSU’s program. The dive safety officer and the scientific diving program prefer students have a recreational Rescue Diver certification.

Students may acquire these certifications through the physical activity dive program offered at OSU. However, going to a local diving shop is another way that students obtain the necessary certification prior to enrolling

in the scientific diving course. “Students can take basic diver training at OSU, too — so a nondiving student can learn to dive and progress all the way through to scientific diver here at OSU,�

Buch said.

Lindsay Hunter, an OSU 2009 marine biology graduate, completed the scientific diving program certification course.

During her studies, Hunter applied her newly cultivated skills by working as a scientific diver for the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans.

Hunter is now the dive safety officer assistant for the OSU scientific diving program. “For students who might be interested in taking the course, organizations and principal investigators in the field can tell by looking at a student’s resume that he or she has received advanced dive training using scientific methods and tools

underwater,� Hunter said. “It’s been a great addition to have on my resume.�

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The course lab fee of $413 includes lectures, confined water training, open-water dives and nitrox certification.

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CASCADES n Continued from page 1 move to our new campus so everyone would be in one place,” Johnson said.

Initially, COCC wanted to construct a new student success center and obtain an additional $5.5 million from the state to assist with the $11 million project.

However, the community college could use Cascades Hall if OSU can pay off the remaining debt on its lease.

“This is what COCC is telling us,” Johnson said.

“They need certainty.”

The state authorized the wrong kind of bonds last session, so the lease debt itself was unresolved.

Ron Paradis, director of college relations at COCC, said they could still move forward with their own plans if they get control of their building back.

“We would agree if OSU could pay off the debt,” Paradis said. “We would just take over Cascades Hall.”

OSU-Cascades and COCC are working to get assistance from the state. In the event that COCC receives $5.2 million from the state, they won’t have to put down additional funds to construct a new facility.

The only drawback, according to Paradis, is having a facility that doesn’t meet the community college’s specifications. As a 12-year-old classroom and office building, Cascades Hall doesn’t contain everything COCC wants in a newer building.

Paradis said COCC was fortunate enough to receive $7.5 million state dollars for a $22 million health careers building in 2009, and another $7.5 million for a $15 million technology advancement center on its Redmond campus in 2011.

Construction continues on the technology advancement center, which opens next fall.

If the state cannot help settle the Cascades Hall debt, Paradis said COCC will continue its plans to construct a newer student success center.

In addition to $10 million needed for campus accessibility improvements, OSU also wants an additional $3.9 million from the state to assist toward continuing expansion plans once the COCC lease settles.

According to Johnson, money from the state helped OSU purchase the 56 acres needed for the Bend campus.

“It allowed us to secure enough land for the whole 5,000-student vision we had,” Johnson said.

Had they not purchased the land, OSU-Cascades would have been at the whim of the real estate market in the future.

“We decided to strategically spend more of the money to secure the future of the campus,” Johnson said.

Christine Coffin, director of communications

and outreach at OSU-Cascades, said the sale of a 10-acre property they purchased from Cascade Property Holdings, LLC. closed last week.

“We are going to move forward with a site plan for that location,” Coffin said.

Coffin said the 10-acre site would provide space for academic and residence buildings.

“All of our undergraduate students will move over to the 10-acre site,” Coffin said.

Public meetings will take place Feb. 27 and 28 to gain community feedback on further projects moving forward. OSU-Cascades will then focus on recruitment efforts for freshmen who will study and live on the site in fall 2015, according to Coffin.

OSU also announcedWednesday that more than $4.6 million in private donations was raised for the Cascades campus expansion.

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Tied at halftime, Oregon State came alive to knock off Utah

By Mitch Mahoney THE DAILY BAROMETER

Despite one of their worst firsthalf performances of the season, the Beavers were able to rally late to claim a 60-47 victory against Utah Monday night in Gill Coliseum.

The Oregon State women’s basketball team (15-9, 7-5 Pac-12) entered the game averaging 73 points per game, but were held to just 24 points at half-time in one of the worst shooting performances of their season.

“Credit Utah for that, I thought they controlled tempo first half,” said head coach Scott Rueck. “They forced us to take perimeter shots that we just didn’t hit, and we were down on the boards, so we had a little scoreboard pressure working against us.”

At their worst, the Beavers were down by seven points to the Utes (10-13, 3-9) and had serious difficulty scoring.

At least until freshman guard Gabby Hanson provided some firepower off the bench. If it wasn’t for her, the Beavers would have shot 1-for-9 from 3-point range — uncharacteristic for the second best 3-point shooting team in the Pac-12.

However, Hanson was able to keep the Beavers competitive in that first half by shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from deep.

“Gabby did a great job (in the) first half,” Rueck said. “She seems to continue to provide whatever our team needs whenever we need it. Tonight was another example of that. She kept us in it and was the reason that we were there at half time.”

Hanson has earned a reputation for hitting big shots in pivotal moments, but the freshman says she’s just playing within the flow of the game.

“I’m definitely living for those moments, but not too much thought going behind it,” Hanson said. “Just knowing that this is my shot, take it.”

By the end of the first half, Hanson

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had nine of Oregon State’s 24 first halfpoints, while OSU’s defense prevented Utah from running away with the game.

At half, the score was tied, 24-24.

“It’s exactly what coach told us,” Hanson said. “What he said was ‘(Utah) wants to have a game where it’s 47-46.

They want to keep you low and they just need to win by one point.’ So we

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The Oregon State women’s track and field team had a busy weekend, signing five athletes to national letters of intent.

McKenzie Byrd, Kerissa D’Arpino, Venessa D’Arpino, Nicole Goecke and Sam McKinnon all signed with Oregon State Friday, when the national signing period began.

Byrd, from Hermiston High School, won an OSAA 5A State title in the javelin last season, with career-best of 139-3.

She also competed in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, shot put, discus, high jump and long jump.

In addition to her first-place finish in the javelin, Byrd finished second in the high jump (5-4) and shot put (39-4 1/2).

Sisters Kerissa and Venessa D’Arpino hail from North Valley High School in Grants Pass, where both have had success at the 4A State Championships.

Kerissa finished in the top three in both the 100 and 200 the past two seasons, and also took second place in the 400 at last year’s 4A State Championships. She was selected to the 2013 Oregonian Class 4A Girls Soccer All-State Second Team.

D’Arpino, meanwhile, set state meet records in the 100 (12.04 seconds), 200 (24.11) and 400 (54.68) at last year’s 4A State Championships. She’s also a finalist for 4A-3A-2A-1A Female Prep Athlete of the Year thanks to her performance on the track and on the soccer field, where she was a 2013 Oregonian Class

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Oregon State guard Sydney Wiese (left) high-fives freshman guard Gabriella Hanson (11) in Monday’s win against Utah.

4A Girls Soccer All-State First Team selection.

Goecke comes from Prairie High School in Washington, where she excelled in long-distance running in both track and cross-country.

Goecke was a top-10 finisher in the last two WIAA 3A State Cross Country Championships in the 5,000-meter, as well as in the 1,600-meter. She’s a threeyear starter on the Prairie High School girl’s basketball team, which won a state title in 2012.

McKinnon — the last member of OSU’s 2014 class — heads to Corvallis from Mountain View High School in Idaho. Like Goecke, McKinnon specializes in distance running.

McKinnon has arguably the most impressive resume of the incoming freshmen, having garnered multiple honors during her senior season.

She won the 1,600 in the 2013 Idaho 5A State Championship and was named the Idaho Gatorade Girls XC Runner of the Year.

A 2013 First Team All-State selection, McKinnon placed fifth at the 2013 Nike Cross Northwest Championships and 22nd at nationals. She became the first female runner in Idaho high school history to run the indoor mile in less than five minutes earlier this year, finishing with a time of 4:59.25.

While the new recruits won’t compete until next season for the Beavers, the rest of Oregon State’s track and field team continues its indoor season Friday at the Husky Classic in Seattle.

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knew that their defense was a little bit different from what we’ve seen.”

Utah has the second-lowest scoring offense in the Pac-12, but at the same time, they have the third-best defense.

Combine those stats and they thrive on low-scoring games.

“Their defense is very contained, and so it was tough in the beginning to get through that,” Hanson said.

At the half, one area in which OSU consistently shines was absent.

Normally, Oregon State outrebounds its opponents by more than seven boards a game.

Utah actually had the advantage

Monday. Oregon State only had one offensive rebound.

“That’s something that we’ve been doing better than our opponents,” Hanson said. “When we knew we were struggling with that, we knew we had to pick that up.”

When the second half opened, the Beavers jumped out to a five-point lead before slowing back down into Utah’s game. With nine minutes left in the game, OSU led 40-39, and Utah was threatening to make that 47-46 score a reality.

Enter Ruth Hamblin.

The sophomore center accounted

for 11 points and eight rebounds in the second half alone, and eight of her points came at the onset of Oregon State’s game-deciding run. “(Rueck) definitely challenged me at half time to be more than I was being, because he knows what I’m capable of,” Hamblin said. “I was able to get better position and work harder, and it definitely paid off.”

When Hamblin got the streak started, the rest of the Beavers followed suit. All told, Oregon State closed the game on a 27-9 run.

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OSU ticket office.

Oregon State is back in action Saturday for a 6 p.m.

It was announced Monday that the No. 16 Oregon meet with No. 16 Boise State, Utah State and Seattle State gymnastics team’s meet against No. 22 Cal — Pacific in the Comfort Suites Invitational, held in Gill which was scheduled for Saturday but canceled due to Coliseum. the weather — will not be rescheduled.

Fans who purchased tickets can exchange them for either of Oregon State’s two remaining meets at the

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Oregon State freshman guard Sydney Wiese is The Barometer Athlete of the Week after back-toback impressive showings against Colorado and Utah.

In Saturday’s 75-63 win against the Buffaloes, Wiese compiled 20 points, four rebounds and four assists

on 5-of-8 shooting and 2-of-4 from behind the 3-point line. She also added 8-of-10 free throws, which is a career-high for makes from the charity stripe.

Wiese added 13 points, four rebounds and four assists in Monday’s 60-47 home victory against Utah.

Averaging 13.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in her freshman season, Wiese has had increased production since sophomore guard Jamie Weisner exited the lineup with a hand injury after a Jan. 31 loss to Arizona State.

Wiese has already won Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week honors this season, having started all 24

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games for the Beavers this season.

She’s shooting 46 percent from the field and leads the Beavers in 3-point percentage at 42.

After Monday’s win, the Beavers are 10-1 at home and 5-0 in conference games played in Gill Coliseum.

Oregon State has a three-game winning streak despite Weisner’s absence — OSU’s leading scorer — and get two more home contests this weekend against UCLA and USC. The Beavers host the Bruins Friday at 7 p.m. in Gill Coliseum.

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Blazers pull through Saturday; McCollum plays key role PORTLAND TRIBUNE

PORTLAND — Portland Trail Blazers 117, Minnesota Timberwolves 110 Saturday night, Target Center, 17,506 announced attendance HIGHLIGHTS Even without injured Kevin Love (bruised quad), Nikola Pekovic (ankle) and Kevin Martin (broken thumb), Minnesota hung with Portland for 3 1/2 quarter, but the Blazers — playing their

fourth road game in six days — caught their second wind, made a blitz of shots in the fourth quarter and sewed up a 2-2 trip.

The Blazers outscored the T-Wolves 23-6 over a 7:30 span, most of that in the final period, to seize control.

WHAT IT MEANS Portland is 36-15, third in the NBA Western Conference. Oklahoma City leads at 40-12. San Antonio is 2 1/2

games back at 37-14. Portland trails the Spurs by one game. The Blazers have a two-game lead on the Los Angeles Clippers (35-18) and Houston Rockets (34-17).

Portland’s next three games are against OKC, LAC and San Antonio. The Thunder visit Moda Center on Tuesday.

Portland goes to L.A. on Wednesday in their final game before the All-Star break.

And the Blazers’ first game after All-Star

Weekend is at home on Feb. 19 versus the Spurs.

TOP PERFORMERS • Rookie guard C.J. McCollum had his biggest game as a Blazer. He played 28 minutes and scored a personal-best 19 points. McCollum made 6 of 12 shots from the field and had three assists to go with four turnovers, plus two steals.

The extended playing time came largely because of early foul trouble on

Damian Lillard and veteran backup point guard Earl Watson (and because guard Mo Williams missed his second game in a row tending to family matters).

• LaMarcus Aldridge notched 10 of his 26 points in the third quarter. He was 12 of 16 from the field and added nine rebounds.

• Wesley Matthews had 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. He also had a team-high six assists.

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1.No.2 Arizona (23-1, 10-1 Pac-12)

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Oregon State junior guard Ali Gibson attempts a leaping layup in Monday’s win against Utah in Gill Coliseum.

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“Overall, we just got better as the game went on,” Rueck said.

“And the mistakes went away pretty much.”

Hamblin finished the game with 17 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks, with most of her production coming in the second half. She was a big factor in why the Beavers wound up outrebounding the Utes 41-28.

Oregon State had nine offensive rebounds in the second half

alone.

“I thought that was really key, those extra effort plays,” Rueck said. “We got a few tips defensively, and they are not an easy team to get tips from. They’re a very good offensive team, they execute so well, so I thought those extra effort and hustle plays, that’s the way we need to play all the time, so that was a much better effort in the second half.”

Freshman guard Sydney Wiese was a strong presence throughout the game. She finished with 13 points, had four assists and four rebounds.

Hanson ended the game with 14 points and six rebounds.

The Utes were led by senior forward Michelle Plouffe, who had 17 points and nine rebounds, and junior guard Cheyenne Wilson, who had 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field.

With the win, the Beavers have won three games in a row and have sole possession of fifth place in the Pac-12. They will be back at it Friday when they host UCLA in Gill Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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7. Utah (16-7, 5-6)

Last week: vs. UO (W), vs. OSU (W) Last week: vs. UW (W), vs. WSU (W) This week: @ ASU This week: @ USC, @ UCLA Sophomore forward Brandon Ashley, UA’s The Utes would be in the NCAA third-leading scorer and rebounder, sufTournament bubble converfered a season-ending injury in sation if not for one resumethe Wildcats’ loss to Cal on Feb. 1. killing stat: they’re 0-6 in road But perhaps that won’t be as big of games. Five of those six losses a blow to Arizona’s national title have come by four points or fewer. hopes as some initially figured. Freshman 8. Oregon State (13-10, 5-6) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has filled in twice for Last week: @ ASU (L), @ UA (L) Ashley as a starter, averaging 15 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists.

This week: @ Oregon After getting swept by the Arizona schools, 2. UCLA (18-5, 7-3) it’s safe to say this won’t be the Last week: @ USC (W) season OSU ends its 24-year This week: vs. Colorado, vs. Utah NCAA Tournament drought.

With Arizona appearing a bit more vulnerBut the Beavers’ next four able in recent weeks — Sunday’s dismantling opponents have a combined conference of OSU notwithstanding — it record of 11-32, which bodes well for OSU’s looks like UCLA might just have NIT chances. a chance to catch the Wildcats in the standings. One thing working 9. Oregon (15-8, 3-8) against the Bruins, though: They Last week: @ UA (L), @ ASU (L) lost their only regular-season meeting with the This week: vs. OSU Wildcats (79-75 on Jan. 9).

The Ducks have lost four conference games by two points, including two 3. Stanford (15-7, 6-4) in a row. They’ll need to win Last week: @ Cal (W) six of their final seven to finThis week: @ UW, @ WSU ish with a .500 conference Stanford has quietly established record and have any realistic shot at a NCAA itself as the conference’s third-best Tournament at-large bid. team, rattling off wins in six of its past eight games. Its only losses during 10. Washington (13-11, 5-6) that stretch: a 17-point loss at UCLA Last week: @ Utah (L), @ Colorado (L) and a three-point loss to Arizona.

This week: vs. Stanford, vs.

Cal 4. Arizona State (18-6, 7-4) How the heck did the Huskies Last week: vs. OSU (W), vs. UO (W) win their conference-opener at This week: vs. UA Arizona State? They’ve lost their last six road The Sun Devils, who host UA on Friday, were games by an average of 14.5 points. blown out when they faced the Wildcats in Tucson, earlier this 11. USC (10-13, 1-9) season. But they played that Last week: vs. UCLA (L) game without guard Jermaine This week: vs. Utah, vs. Colorado Marshall, who’s averaged 20.3 The good news for the points over ASU’s last four.

Trojans: They’ve held halftime leads in each of their past three 5. Cal (15-8, 6-4) games. The bad news: They’ve Last week: vs. Stanford (L) been outscored 128-93 in the This week: @ WSU, @ UW second halves of those contests, The Golden Bears are responsible for Arizona’s lone loss and all losses.

USC’s lone conference win. What 12. WSU (9-14, 2-9) else is there to say, other than you Last week: @ Colorado (L), @ Utah (L) don’t know which Cal team is going to show This week: vs. Cal, vs. up on a given night?

Stanford Leading-scorer DaVonte Lacy, 6. Colorado (18-6, 7-4) who missed seven of WSU’s first Last week: vs. WSU (W), vs. UW (W) eight conference games, scored This week: @ UCLA, @ USC 56 points on the Cougars’ recent The Buffaloes, who are 4-3 since losing leading-scorer two-game road swing.

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illers have become nuances in today’s speech, which most of us just can’t shake. “Like,” especially, has become not only a filler word for Valley girls but for men and women alike, no matter where they’re from. But it’s still seen as a sign of a lack of intelligence when used.

Those who use it less look down upon it the most. However, maybe assessing the reason behind the use of filler words will help us understand the use, or overuse, of “like.”

Personally, abusing “like” makes me cringe, whether or not I’m the one doing it. But linguistics is an intricate and rational thing.

Generally, women have more leeway to be flamboyant and overly exaggerated with what and how they say things. Women also have a tendency to be more empathetic and encouraging of a response when engaging in a conversation with

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Scottaline someone else.

“Some linguists suggest that women are more sensitive to social interactions and hence more likely to adopt subtle vocal cues,” writes The New York Times’ Douglas Quenqua in, “They’re, Like, Way Ahead of the Linguistic Currrrve.”

Even though I am not a fan of “like,” I do recognize its place in the English language. As long as humans have flaws, there will be fillers. “Um” and “ah” are fillers that people tend to notice less, and therefore are generally more acceptable than “like,” which is an actual word.

John Ayto, editor of the Oxford

Dictionary of Modern Slang, says that these fillers — or discourse particles, as linguistics call them — have less to do with sloppiness of speech and more to do with stalling for time in order to regain a thought.

But I can’t get over the ugly stumbling block that “like” presents in speech. As if your friend’s monologue about her boyfriend troubles wasn’t tedious enough, now the word “like” is bombarding you as well.

Interestingly enough, “like” is not reserved to female lips alone. In 2011, Dr. Liberman conducted analysis of about 12,000 phone conversations, which revealed that young men used the word “like” more often than young women.

Just because they may not use the same voice inflections as women doesn’t mean guys don’t fall prey to popular fillers too.

My main beef with “discourse par-

ticles” is that they’re overused. When speakers abuse fillers, it appears they don’t have much to say, or didn’t think about what they wanted to say before beginning to speak.

A little thought goes a long way.

“Does that make sense,” “you know,” “I mean” and “I feel like” are classic filler phrases, which find their way in many conversations today, and they’re filler phrases that get on my nerves, but not as much as “like.”

But maybe we shouldn’t be so hard on those who use these phrases.

They’re attempting to relate and engage with you. If they didn’t care about their audience, they’d see their fillers as asinine and cumbersome, which could make an unbearable monologue into an excruciating one. t

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OSU famous alumni bring Black History Month home to Beavers

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ebruary is one of my favorite months, because it wholeheartedly encourages individuals to look back to the past with a critical eye for the disappointments of history, and to see things positively with the successes involved.

Black History Month began as a brainchild for Carter G. Woodson, back in 1915.

That year was the 50th anniver-

since the abolition of slavery.

Woodson was inspired by this exhibit and focused his efforts toward what he called a “Negro Cassie History Week.” It would be in the month of February — it is commonly perceived that this was to include sary of emancipation in the United two extremely important birthdays States, and Illinois decided to cel- relevant to black history — Frederick ebrate. An exhibit was held, which Douglass’ on the 14th and Abraham lasted about three weeks and detail- Lincoln’s on the 12th.

Woodson didn’t expect the coning the progress made by blacks

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I mean, like, don’t you know you sound, um, stupid?

OSU snow day infrastructure fail F or a business selling knowledge, we thought Oregon State University would’ve been smarter at the whole “being open during dangerous snow times” than businesses selling coffee — but no.

Dutch Bros. employees on Fourth Street were out shoveling their drivethrus as soon as possible. OSU, on the other hand, counted on it going away on its own. Campus was open Monday and classes were being held as scheduled.

The problem with cautioning students against driving and encouraging them to walk is that a lot of students commute. Not everyone lives on campus.

The problem with assuming that instructors would work with students to “be flexible in permitting reasonable tardiness for work or classes resulting from weather-related travel delays” is that it’s midterm season. Asking instructors to be reasonable about making up assignments — let alone midterms — on days the instructors themselves were able to make it to work tends to be a crapshoot.

There were probably a lot of students who risked injury or insurance claims to get to class Monday, despite the danger, due to exams, papers or homework assignments that couldn’t be easily made up. We were a few of them.

The closer we drove to campus Monday morning, the more we started fearing for our lives — and the lives of the walkers who insisted on striding down the middle of the road, within the ruts in which the slush was almost ground away.

The thing about slush though, is that it’s still slippery. Worse, it’s unpredictable. So even though the snowed-in sidewalks make the nearly bare road really attractive, there’s no guarantee that the cars coming at you will be able to stop before they hit you, no matter from how far away the drivers see you coming.

Walking next to moving vehicles is just as bad — our roads aren’t perfectly level, and a sliding car weighs a couple tons more than you do. You’re not going to win that fight. It’s likely faster than you are on the slush, too.

We don’t think students should be punished for being afraid to venture out in the snow and ice. But more so, we don’t think students should be asked to make that decision. A lot of us who work weekends already had to make that decision once, for something we get paid for. Making it “our choice” — no more our choice than it usually is, when it comes to going to class — to risk life and limb for a commodity (knowledge) we’re buying doesn’t make sense.

It’s just good business to take care of your customers and inspire loyalty, not ire. If OSU wants to run itself like a business, seceding from the union of the Oregon University System, that’s fine.

Just keep in mind that like any business, the customer is always right.

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cept to take off as quickly as it did. By the 1920s, the popularity of “Negro History Week” was in full swing, installing itself in school systems and across the nation as a source of inspiration and pride.

When Woodson passed away in the 1950s, he had seen his share of charlatans and people using his week as an excuse to party.

However, he felt the party atmosphere would eventually dissipate, and people would see the week for what it was meant to be: a way to educate and build from history to make a better tomorrow.

In the 1960s, Woodson’s brainchild became Black History Month.

It remains as a reminder of the importance of our history. More importantly, it reminds us where we can go in the future.

When it comes to going into the future, Oregon State University has had its fair share of black students who’ve gone onto greater things.

Like Carrie Beatrice Halsell, the first black student to be awarded an undergraduate degree from OSU and a Bachelor’s of Science in Commerce in 1926. She went on to teach business education at Virginia State University and South Carolina State University and eventually helped establish the Alpha Eta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

There’s also Bill Tebeau, who graduated in 1948. He went on to a solid career as a highway engineer.

Warren Washington graduated from OSU in 1958, and after his time here, became the first black president of the American Meteorological Society and went on to be one of the nation’s top atmospheric scientists.

President Bill Clinton asked him to be a member of the National Science Board. Washington continued to succeed, writing textbooks and founding the Black Environmental Science Trust to increase black participation in environmental science.

Norman Monroe in 1962 was the first black student to play basketball at OSU. Due to his success working with juvenile gangs and community policing, he went on to work at the White House and serve on the National Gang Policy Board.

Woodson and these individuals from OSU went on to make the world a better place, both for themselves and for others.

If that simple action doesn’t deserve a healthy dose of respect, then I don’t know what does. t

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Karl Pilkington’s global travels double as comedy, education

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arl Pilkington might be the funniest man on the planet. He’s a difficult man to understand for two reasons: his thick Manchester accent and his bizarre-yet-practical worldview.

Pilkington’s fame is the brainchild of Ricky Gervais.

Originally a producer on Stephen Merchant and Gervais’ radio show, he’s now essentially their mascot.

The two British comedians (who starred together in “The Office” and “Extras”) fell in love with Pilkington and have been exploiting his deadpan humor ever since. “An Idiot Abroad” is their best project yet.

In documentary style, Gervais and Merchant send Pilkington to different places around the world to see how Pilkington will interact with different cultures.

“An Idiot Abroad” originally aired on Sky1 in the U.K. and the Science Channel in the U.S. The first three seasons are available on Netflix.

Each season has its own theme. In season one, Pilkington is sent to each of the world’s Seven Wonders. Gervais and Merchant pitch him on the innocent idea that camera crews will follow him as he travels to the wonders, but behind the scenes Gervais

and Merchant have paid off people in these countries to make Pilkington take on ridiculous tasks.

“This is one of the funniest, most expensive practical jokes I’ve ever done,” Gervais says in the show’s intro. “And it’s going to be great.”

Some of these tasks include: walking the entire length of the Great Wall of China, training as a Mexican wrestler, a fake kidnapping in Jordan, samba dancing with schoolchildren and crossing the desert on a camel.

“I want him to hate it,” Gervais says. “I want him to hate every minute of it for my own amusement. Nothing is funnier than Karl in a corner being poked by a stick, and I am that stick.”

Four or five times per episode, Merchant or Gervais call Pilkington while he’s abroad to give him his next absurd task. They badger him for being complacent and remind him that he’s not on holiday to guilt-trip him into committing.

Not everyone will be OK with Gervais and Merchant’s cruel humor, but it’s apparent that the

Race for tiny gold men continues

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he Oscar race is always more exciting when the Best Picture category is stuffed to the brim.

In 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the limit for the Best Picture category would increase from five nominations to 10.

Those coveted 10 spots are rarely full, mostly due to a lack of exceptional films.

Other rules may hinder a film’s chance at a nod, including the date the film was released. To qualify to receive an award at the March ceremony, a film must run between midnight of Jan. 1 and midnight of Dec. 31 the previous year.

The Academy has more than 6,000 members and is comprised of professionals who only vote for their own discipline: Editors vote for editors, actors for actors.

The prize for Best Picture is such a big deal because it’s the only category for which every member of the Academy has a vote.

Of this year’s myriad nominees in the highestcoveted category, there are a couple on which I do not agree:

Captain Phillips

This film, based on the Somali pirate hostage situation a few years ago, garnered Oscar buzz from the start. Starring Tom Hanks as Bostonian Captain Richard Phillips, this nominee centers around the relationship between the Alabama’s commanding officer and the Somali pirate captain, Muse, played by newcomer and Best Supporting Actor nominee, Barkhad Abdi.

I wasn’t excited to see this film. When I started watching, it didn’t exceed my expectations. There wasn’t enough at stake to make me care about the characters and their plight. Hanks’ heavy Boston accent is distracting and Abdi’s crazy eyes weren’t enough to make an intimidating villain.

While I understand that this situation

was real and terrifying, the film could have been crafted better. Admittedly, the final scenes get intense. (I won’t give spoilers, but anyone who paid attention to the news when this was happening knows the conclusion.)

Historical inaccuracies aside, I’m ambivalent about this film. I don’t think it has much of a chance for a tiny gold man.

Philomena

This Best Picture nominee stars Dame Judi Dench as Philomena Lee, a mother in mourning for an infant son who was stolen by evil nuns 50 years earlier. Based on the real 2009 investigation, “Philomena” is a heart-warming and funny sleeper film that may surprise those who aren’t into smaller productions.

Dench can do no wrong. She’s the perfect adorably refreshing, deeply scarred and almostsenile heroine. The character of Philomena reaches the full potential of its arc with Dench in the driver’s seat. I just want to hug her and claim her as my own.

Dench’s chemistry with her co-star, Steve Coogan, is palpable. He plays ex-BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, who takes on helping Philomena find her long-lost son.

I giggled the whole way through and cried at the end. I only admit it because I think this film deserves a little credit for its expert storycraft and comedic timing.

Though this nominee isn’t in my top five to win the Oscar for Best Picture, it’s one worth watching with the whole family. Save it for a night when you’re feeling the need for a good cry and are within arms’ reach of your loved ones.

Better yet, make a date with your mom or grandma to go see it. You’ll win some major brownie points and maybe even a home-cooked meal.

Shelly Lorts, online editor On Twitter @ShellyLorts forum@dailybarometer.com

three are actually good friends.

“An Idiot Abroad” is the best take on a travel show I’ve seen. It’s taught me a surprising amount about cultures from around the world — which has been a nice bonus considering I started watching solely for the comedy. But there’s still plenty of laughs.

Too many, sometimes.

Pilkington’s first experience in a Chinese bathroom was walking in on two men squatting in the door-less stalls, while one of them was placing an order for food — at least that’s what Pilkington interpreted.

He frequently cites that incident as the reason why he hates China. He wouldn’t be a big fan of the Peacock, either.

If you can handle the thick accents, this might be the best combination of comedy and education since George W. Bush’s last State of the Union address.

Warner Strausbaugh, editor-in-chief On Twitter @WStrausbaugh editor@dailybarometer.com

‘Circus Caper’ frustrating, not fun

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hese days, every game company does what it can to replicate the next “Call of Duty” or “Halo,” because (almost) everyone just wants another good shooter.

Back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, it was all about side-scrollers and making the next “Super Mario Bros.” In the case of Circus Caper, a not-so-classic NES game promising “thrills and spills,” the developers fell quite short of the greatest game on Earth.

In “Circus Caper,” players assume the role of Tim, a blond youngster who must save his little sister Judy from the circus. The duo heeds the advice of what’s only described as a “mysterious clown” (because there were no less mystifying clowns to assist at the time) and rolls a pair of die for two admission tickets to the show. Unfortunately, the clown says there’s only a single ticket left, so Tim does what only seems like the right thing: He offers it to his little sister.

Judy enters the tent and the — clearly mysterious — clown tells Tim to wait after the show.

Naturally, he’s greeted instead by a blue Dracula-like character named Mr. Magic who’s going on about how his sister belongs to them now. And so the game begins.

Unlike other games (such as “Puss n’ Boots: Pero’s Great Adventure”), there’s not much mechanically wrong with this game. Jump height and controls seem reasonable, weapon selection is straightforward and there’s little graphical interference. All in all, the game appears to be smooth.

That’s the key term: “appears to be.” Dive in for more than a few

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Arts & Entertainment minutes and you’ll find nothing but frustration and mediocrity.

Granted, there’s an array of items and power-ups to experiment with, but they don’t add much.

Oh, and a fleet of creepy 8-bit clowns watch your every move during the first level, because this is exactly what circuses excel in: Kidnapping little children and spectating as someone searches for them.

Even though there’s a clear “continue” option, certain death puts you back toward the beginning. In addition, some actions kill you immediately, without warning, while others do little damage. Sometimes, both occur: If you jump on top of alligators in pools when their mouths are open, you’ll take damage. As a result of said damage, you’ll fall into the pool and watch as your character dies.

To make things worse, there’s no set time to jump. No, this isn’t even timed like gators in the classic Atari 2600 side-scroller “Pitfall,” which seems incredibly glitchy. In most cases, you’ll fall to your death and fight the urge to throw your controller.

With loads of frustration near the very beginning and little variation aside from hitting the “A” button and moving right, there’s little joy found in “Circus Caper.”

If you’re looking for an amusing side-scrolling game, stick with Super Mario Bros. and the other classics.

Sean Bassinger, contributor On Twitter @Seandood forum@dailybarometer.com

Final auditions for ‘Gypsy’ at the Majestic Final auditions for the Majestic Theatre’s production of “Gypsy” will be held Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. on the Majestic’s main stage. Ages 8 and older are welcomed to audition.

Chamber Music Corvallis The 55th season of Chamber Music Corvallis continues with the “Atos Piano Trio: Genius of Bohemia” on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the LaSells Stewart Center.

The Atos Piano Trio will play Josef Suk’s “Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 2;” Bedrich Smetana’s “Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15” and Antonin Dvorak’s “Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 18.”

Individual tickets are available online, at the door and from Grass Roots Bookstore in Corvallis. Ticket prices range from $24 to $27.

‘How I Learned to Drive’ Oregon State University Theatre’s 2013-14 Season of American Voices continues with Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prizewinning masterpiece ‘How I Learned to Drive.’ This powerful exploration of abuse and manipulation runs Thursday through Saturday and Feb. 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. on the Withycombe Hall Main Stage.

Tickets are $5 for OSU students, $8 for youth and other students, $10 for seniors and $12 for general admission and are available at the OSU Theatre box office, online or by calling 541-737-2784.

The Majestic presents Deborah Allen Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Deborah Allen will perform a Valentine’s Day concert on the Majestic’s main stage Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and are available online at majestic.org/tickets or by phone at 541-738-7469.

Crossroads International Film Festival The 2014 Crossroads International Film Festival features six engaging films from around the world. Screenings are each Sunday in February at the Darkside Cinema in downtown Corvallis.

Showing Sunday: “As It is in Heaven,” a Swedish musical rom-com showing at 1:30 p.m.; “Hitler’s Children,” a German and English historical documentary showing at 4 p.m.; “The Dish,” an Australian dramedy showing at 6:30 p.m.

Admission is $6 per film. Discounted festival “passports” are available for $30 — each passport entitles the holder to six tickets for the price of five. For more information email crossroadsosu@ gmail.com or call 541-737-6310.

Snapshots of ‘Hitler’s Children’ worth seeing at Darkside’s International Film Festival

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he eighth annual Crossroads International Film Festival returned to the Darkside Cinema this February, and will be playing selected films on Sundays for the rest of the month.

The festival is an important fundraiser for the Crossroads International group at Oregon State University, a group of volunteers from the community who work with international students to make their experience at OSU exceptional CI’s goal is to “build a bridge between people in our community and international students and scholars at Oregon State University, and their families,” according to their website.

Last weekend, I trudged through the

snow to see “Hitler’s Children” (making the experience very Sundance-esque) and participate in the follow-up discussion on the documentary led by OSU Professor Paul Kopperman.

Israeli director Chanoch Ze’evi inspires viewers to contemplate how important a name is. The film introduces descendants from leading Nazi figures, and shows how they grapple with the heinous acts of their ancestors.

Bettina Goering — great niece of Hermann Goering, a Nazi political and military leader — feels her name is a burden. She and her brother went to the extreme and sterilized themselves to prevent their name being passed down.

One of the most thought-provoking

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of the interviewees is Niklas Frank, whose father Hans Frank was GovernorGeneral of occupied Poland. Niklas travels to schools and other public forums to denounce his parents. He makes us ponder whether people should unconditionally love their parents, or if some people are so evil they can’t be loved.

In a powerful scene, Rainer Hoess travels to Auschwitz. Rainer’s grand-

father, Rudolf Hoess, was the commandant of the camp. At one point, a Holocaust survivor embraces Rainer and tells him, “You weren’t there, you didn’t do it.”

This is the main struggle for the descendants we meet in the film: how to apologize for something they didn’t do.

They can’t, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t weighed down by guilt.

Monika Goeth is shocked to see her father, Plaszow commandant Amon Goeth, portrayed by Ralph Fiennes in “Schindler’s List.” She lived most of her life thinking her father was a gentler Nazi, one who ran a “work camp.”

Heinrich Himmler’s great niece Katrin Himmler is candid about how she feels

about her bloodline — she believes her bloodline doesn’t define her, and dismisses the importance placed on bloodlines by her Nazi relatives.

Occasionally, Ze’evi added elements to the film that were unnecessary, like a tackily dramatic score, and some extreme close ups that are more uncomfortable than interesting.

With only one more screening at the film festival (Sunday, 4 p.m.), I recommend you see it. It is not a film to be taken lightly, but definitely focuses on a thought-provoking subject, and is worth viewing.

Derek Saling, A&E writer forum@dailybarometer.com