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MONDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2015 VOL. CXVII, NO. 85
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CAPS begins installing signs with emergency helpline as last line of suicide prevention By Chris Correll THE DAILY BAROMETER
Students using the top floor of the parking structure or other rooftop locations on campus may have noticed recently installed signs with a simple message, “there is help,” followed by a number for Oregon State University Counseling and Psychological Services’ crisis helpline. There are currently only a handful of signs up, with plans for more in the future. Suicide is still the second leading cause of death among people ages 13 to 24. Most suicide attempts are unsuccessful, but in 80 percent of deaths due to suicide the victim doesn’t reveal his or her plan to anyone or seek any kind of help, according to Suicide Prevention Coordinator Jim Gouveia. College in particular can be a vulnerable time for young people. The high stress of classwork and managing a social life leaves many students experiencing distress with no healthy outlet to handle it. “Some of the mental health probSee CAPS | page 3
Chris Correll
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Counseling and Psychological Services is placing signs, like this one above the parking garage, around campus that could serve as a last line of defense against suicide.
Students respond to governor’s resignation An end to violence against women OSU students share thoughts on Gov. John Kitzhaber’s announcement to resign By Hanna Brewer and McKinley Smith THE DAILY BAROMETER
John Kitzhaber, Oregon state’s governor of 12 years, announced his resignation in a letter addressed to Secretary of State Kate Brown. The letter detailed that his resignation takes place Wednesday, Feb. 18. At this time Brown will be sworn in to continue the remainder of Kitzhaber’s term. Kitzhaber was asked to resign by Speaker of the House Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney. A scandal regarding Kitzhaber’s fiancé, Cylvia Hayes, led up to the announcement. “Kitzhaber had handed Hayes’ roles as an unpaid clean energy and economic policy adviser in his office, and as a consultant paid to promote the same topics. Since
Kitzhaber took office in 2011, Hayes Handeland said. had collected at least $213,000 There have been some questions from contracts, records showed,” and confusion about how this resaccording to The Oregonian article ignation will affect the Capitol, contitled “Governor John sidering the mere Kitzhaber announces three months that his resignation.” Kitzhaber has been in office this term. St u d e n t s gave “This is new termixed responses on ritory, some quesKitzhaber’s departure. tions on how to elect “We’re relieved that a new secretary of the governor’s office is state.” Handeland corruption free,” said said. “I would not Donald Handeland, be surprised if there president of the OSU are some new laws College Republicans. for future elections “We wish that he would in order to move have come forth earforward from the lier, in November; there scandal.” could have been time The next step is for and money saved.” Oregon Secretary of Handeland was not John Kitzhaber State Kate Brown — sure whether or not there was a lack of communication who had flown back from a conference in Washington, D.C. abruptly at the governors’ office. last Tuesday when the allegations of “Oregonians initially endorsed Kitzhaber’s resignation began — to him merely three months ago, and See KITZHABER | page 4 now are calling for his resignation,”
OSU hosts its first ‘One Billion Rising’ event Saturday
and one of the organizers of the event, said she felt Corvallis should be a part of this movement. “A year ago, a friend, Antigone Cook By Minelle Merwin and myself, who are deeply comTHE DAILY BAROMETER mitted to women’ issues, wanted to The Memorial Union Ballroom was attend a ‘One Billion Rising’ event, full of music, sharing and dance as and we realized it was being organized its first “One Billion in Portland, Salem Rising” event unfoldand Eugene, but ed Saturday, Feb. 14. there really wasn’t I have more According to the one happening in campaign’s webawareness about Corvallis,” Hyrapiet site, “The camsaid. “So we decided violence against paign, launched on to plan, organize women. ... I didn’t Valentine’s Day 2012, and execute one in began as a call to realize how prevalent 2015. We have been action based on the planning this event it was. It made me staggering statistic for almost a year. that 1 in 3 women want to support Last fall we called on the planet will be together a group of this effort. beaten or raped durlike-minded people, ing her lifetime” and Sharna Prasad and Camila Matamala-Ost has become “the bigOSU students Swathi Event attendee gest mass action to Sr idhar, Abbey end violence against Martin, Bailey Ross women in human history”. and Razan Tanab. These seven people Shireen Hyrapiet, an instructor of geography at Oregon State University See RISING | page 4 n
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Body discovered in east Corvallis park News, page 3
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Men’s basketball deals with double loss and scorpions Sports, page 5