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MacKenzie Zathan, the external coordinator of ASOSU SafeRide, balances her responsibilities as a student and a SafeRide employee.
In the past few weeks, work has been MacKenzie Zathan’s primary concern. She drafts budgets, attends meetings and makes speeches about the importance of SafeRide for the student population. Zathan has to work late nights to support her staff and is motivated to do the best she can as external coordinator of SafeRide for the Associated Students of Oregon State University. As a student simply looking for employment, Zathan stumbled upon SafeRide when she heard they were hiring at the beginning of fall term 2014. “I wasn’t specifically looking to be part of SafeRide,” Zathan said. “I also wasn’t looking for a big position. I just wanted to be employed.” Working as a supervisor and then advancing to the external coordinator position was a huge shift for Zathan. See ZATHAN | page 2
Students, employers merge at Winter Career Fairs Students explore employment opportunities at Winter Career Fair
at the first day of the Winter Career Fairs sought opportunities from the companies that crowded the CH2M HILL Alumni Center Wednesday. The second day of the fair, the Engineering Fair, By Hanna Brewer takes place Thursday at the CH2M HILL Alumni THE DAILY BAROMETER Center. Interviews scheduled Wednesday will be Running around dressed to impress with folders held in the Memorial Union Thursday as well. of resumes, applications, cards and maps, students There were 128 employers and graduate schools n
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As of Tuesday, Feb. 17, Corvallis Police have positively identified the victim discovered in Alan B. Berg Park. The victim was 42-year-old Kimberly Hakes of Corvallis. According to Lt. Cord Wood of the Corvallis Police Department, Hakes was killed sometime before 10:30 a.m. Feb. 15 in the park where she had been camping. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy and found evidence that Hakes’ death was due to serious head trauma. According to Wood, the investigation is ongoing, and there are currently no suspects or persons of interest. Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen or had contact with Hakes Feb. 14 to call Corvallis Police at 541-766-6924.
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By Chris Correll The transition from the structure of high school to college away from home can be one of the most daunting challenges of a young person’s life. For freshman in residence halls, one of the most accessible sources of support comes from the resident assistants living just a few doors down. Like many students, Azia Smith, a freshman in food science, goes to her RAs for help with homework and other school-related issues. “They know what it’s like,” Smith said. “They talk about their lives at meetings and they really relate to ours.” RAs are expected to keep an eye on their assigned floor, maintaining order and offering help when it’s needed. It’s a job deeply rooted in interpersonal connection. According to University Housing and Dining Services’ official description of the position, RAs’ job effectiveness is tied to their “ability to establish and maintain credibility and good rapport with residents.” That’s the main reason Kesh Phillips, a grad student in digital communication arts, chose to volunteer with UHDS for three years and work as an RA for about a year and a half. Phillips recently left his RA position at Bloss Hall, but in his time at Oregon State University, he’s established countless relationships with younger students and seen nearly everything the job can throw at him. Phillips said that the position has
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Part one of the Winter Career Fairs welcomes students of all majors to explore the businesses that have set up booths in the CH2M HILL Alumni Center.
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set up in booths available for all OSU students and alumni to talk to. “Three hundred fifty-seven students have signed in before 1 p.m.,” said Rachel Finch, the employee relations and event planner for Career Services. “We expect to see between 700 and 1,000 students before the day is over.” The Career Development Center holds this event, as well as other meeting and events for the different colleges at OSU to connect with employers before and after the fair. Many of the people who work at the Career Development Center as well as many representatives of the participating companies are Oregon State University alumni. “(The employers) love OSU and its students,” Finch said. Many representatives agreed that they loved to come to the OSU fair in particular out of the other Oregon university fairs. Each company waited to receive resumes, applications and questions from their potential employees and talk about all of the available opportunities. Some of the employers like to keep in contact with the colleges and programs at OSU that they are focused on. “The students are well educated on how to approach employers and dress well to come and work,” said Megan Cole, the firm recruiter for Pacific Capital Resource Group Inc. “We are a Northwest-based firm and are looking for people who want to keep in the community. OSU definitely provides those candidates.” There were also national companies looking for job candidates: companies like Pepperidge Farm, Apple, Amazon, and Tillamook. Many branches of the military and several law enforcement representatives also attended. See FAIR | page 4
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Need to Know Marijuana legalization: Although Measure 91 passed in November, recreational marijuana for adults over the age of 21 will not be legal until July 1, 2015, according to Oregon.gov. Leading up to Jan. 4, 2016, when they must begin accepting license applications, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission will look into how to keep marijuana out of the hands of minors, protect costumers and support the upholding of marijuana policy by law enforcement, according to a statement from Steven Marks, the executive director of OLCC, in November shortly after the measure’s passing. According to the same news release from the OLCC, “an individual can possess up to eight (8) oz of marijuana per residence and can home grow of up to four (4) plants per residence in Oregon.” According to a statement from Oregon State University Vice President of University Relations and Marketing Steve Clark, published online at dailybarometer.com Nov. 16, OSU will continue to consider marijuana illegal, as it is still illegal under federal law. The Daily Barometer
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Christopher Hughbanks, assistant director many perks, and can be “very rewarding” if of residential education, said in an email that approached with the right attitude. OSU’s resident hall communities “have differ“Networking is a huge thing,” Phillips said. ent needs, different populations (first year vs. “There’s a lot of amazing things that can hap- upper class), room types (suite-style rooms pen, people that you’re going to meet. It — the with shared or private bathrooms), traditional residence hall — is a hotspot to meet people.” floor models that have community restrooms RAs receive a room and a meal plan from and variety of staff sizes (usually 7-14),” that UHDS free of charge, as well as a stipend of help account for the differences. $150 a term. Phillips referred At the end of his role as RA, to it as one of the most “wellPhillips still stays in touch compensated,” if not “wellwith many of his old resiYou’ve got to have paid” jobs on campus. dents, but felt he needed to But it can be stressful lookthe mentality. You’ve leave so he could focus on his ing after students while still schoolwork. got to build these trying to look after oneself. “It’s been a good expericalluses outside, and ence, Former RA Brendan Hurley, although frustrating and a junior in electrical comyou have to know super, super hard at times,” puter engineering, said he high-stress situations Phillips said. “You’ve got to enjoyed the “mentor aspect,” have the mentality. You’ve got but warned future candidates are going to happen. build these calluses outside, to “be adaptable” going in. and you have to know highHe specifically mentioned stress situations are going to Kesh Phillips the First-Year Experience happen.” Graduate student, digital communication Initiative, a program implearts In addition to handling stumented in 2013. Intended to help “improve the quality of the first-year dents’ everyday problems, resident assistants experience,” according to the UHDS’s website, also receive training from UHDS to “respond to the initiative’s requirements for RAs added and manage a variety of crisis and emergency considerably to their previous workload. One situations.” The Resident Assistant position such increase was the addition of half-hour description warns applicants of possible conferences with individual students on their interaction with parties that “may be hostile.” floor once a term. That policy has been revised “People kind of see it on one end — ‘hey, an since it was instituted in 2013. ambulance went by the residence halls,’ — but According to Hurley, after receiving feed- when it’s on you whether someone’s going to back from the RA population, the program’s make it or not, you have to be OK with that, obligations gradually became less demanding. because if you’re not it’s going to get you down,” Instead, RAs are now simply required to have Phillips said. “There are some situations with some form of interaction with each student residents that are physically fighting and being each term. aggressive towards an RA, things like that.” “In the RA position, things change quite Hughbanks wrote that UHDS’s director is frequently, even throughout the span of the “meeting with a small group of RAs to discuss year,” Hurley said. “Administration changes issues that they are experiencing as well as things, so you just kind of have to be able to to bounce ideas off of them,” in an effort to go with the flow.” include student staff in the conversation about As someone who’s done the job in mul- their future. tiple halls, Hurley said that in his experience, Chris Correll, news reporter that the obligations and the amount of time invested in addition to the standard 15 hours news@dailybarometer.com
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“I took it head on. It wasn’t something I expected from myself,” Zathan said. As a student leader, many ASOSU members have noticed her level of dedication and passion for the SafeRide program. “To see someone come in, hit the ground running and be so excited and passionate makes us all want to do our jobs better,” said Taylor Sarman, ASOSU president and junior majoring in political science. “She’s grown so much in the role, and the SafeRide program has grown with her. Now, as the SafeRide external coordinator, Zathan is responsible for managing and leading 60 student staff positions. “I have never been prouder to represent something,” Zathan said. Being a student leader can have many challenges, but can also be beneficial. Zathan is currently a junior majoring in pre-elementary education. “We are students first, then employees,” Zathan said. “Finding that balance is really rewarding. For the first time in my life, I enjoy going to work for more than a paycheck.”
Zathan credits her SafeRide look up to her and her view of staff for giving her the encour- the program; she very quickly agement to be a great leader. earned leadership among her She spends much of her per- peers.” sonal time involving herself Zathan’s goal for the future in all aspects of SafeRide by of ASOSU SafeRide for the being present during opera- rest of the year is to market tion hours. the importance and avail“I like being the support ability of SafeRide, “making here for them; they give me sure every single student on the motivation and the drive I campus know we exist.” have,” Zathan “I’m excitsaid. “I like ed for the to be a supcoming term It doesn’t take port block for and a half much to make the them. I just to be worklove being strongest person ing with that person Mackenzie to feel vulnerable. ... and helping hone the true Our main focus is everyone.” SafeRide misDrew if one person gets in sion,” Desilet Desilet, stusaid. our van and they dent advoZathan cate and facfeel safer, then stressed the ulty advisor importance it’s all worth it. for ASOSU, of safety on said Zathan OSU’s camMacKenzie Zathan has truly pus and how SafeRide external coordinator taken on the SafeRide conrole by leadtributes to ing SafeRide ensuring the and advancing their mission. safety of all student riders. Zathan was present during “It doesn’t take much to the Student and Incident Fees make the strongest person feel Committee meeting regardvulnerable,” Zathan said. “Our ing the 2015-2016 budget for main focus is if one person SafeRide. gets in our van and they feel “I think she’s doing phesafer, then it’s all worth it.” nomenally well,” Desilet said. “She’s really become the face Jasmin Vogel, news reporter of SafeRide. Her peers really news@dailybarometer.com
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U of O student released from hospital hours before death EUGENE — A University of Oregon student-athlete was transported to and released from a local hospital hours before she was rushed back to another hospital where she died Tuesday afternoon, interviews and records show. An online dispatch log showed medical responders were twice dispatched Tuesday to Barnhart Hall, the on-campus dorm where Lauren Jones, 18, was living. The log and interviews show that responders were first sent to the dorm shortly before 1:30 a.m., with Jones, a member of the university’s acrobatics and tumbling team on a fouryear scholarship, transported to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, University District, located less than a mile away. Eleven hours later, at 12:25 p.m., responders again were dispatched to the same dorm, and Jones was rushed to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. “There were two separate calls on the same day,� university spokeswoman Jen McCullley said. Outside Barnhart Hall today, freshman Britten Essex, who knew Jones, said the resident assistant told her that the studentathlete was initially transported with a high fever. The hospital staff reduced her fever and sent her home, she said. Hours later, Jones’ roommate “found her and called 911. She was taken back to the hospital where she died,� Essex said she was told by the resident assistant. Monique Danziger, a spokeswoman for PeaceHealth Medical Systems, which oper-
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“We’re kind of in a holding pattern until we have more information about what may have possibly caused her death,� McCulley said. The university announced in a statement Tuesday evening that Jones, a freshman, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon after requiring medical attention. A spokesman for the athletics department said the team still plans to hold its first home meet of the season at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday. The team and athletics department is deciding how they will honor Jones at the meet, he said. Many students and others took to social media Tuesday night to remember Jones and grieve the loss of the student-athlete. Essex and another Barnhart resident, freshman Taylor Dodge, recalled Jones as bright — in both senses of the word. She was an intelligent student majoring in chemistry who carried herself with a sunny disposition and ready smile that immediately drew people to her, they said. “She was vibrant, full of life,� Essex said. Students inside Barnhart Hall, where about 500 students reside, are grieving her death, the two students said, and also are worried about the potential spread of the bacterial infection that may have caused Jones’ death. Many students lined up to receive the antibiotic that prevents the spread of the bacteria when UO Health Center employees visited the dorm Tuesday night. But for most, those concerns were overshadowed by the harsh reality of a promising life cut short. “She had a huge life ahead of her, just so much potential,� Dodge said.
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to them to see Brown there, she said. “She opens up the possibilities and dreams of girls to see themselves in her position,� Petit said. In order to have conversations that reflect Oregon’s population, the state needs to have a government that looks like that population, said Rep. Jennifer Williamson, D-Portland. The Center for American Women ranks Oregon’s Legislature ninth in the country for the proportion of women; 31 percent of its legislators are female. “Where Oregon really shines is not just in percentage of women leaders, but their roles,� Rep. Williamson said. “There are always women at the negotiating table in Oregon.� Research shows female politicians are not only more likely to prioritize issues that affect women, but are also more likely to make sure groups that are underrepresented are also heard, Walsh said.
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Saturday practices for demonstrations. “We try to teach Tae Kwon Do to as many peoOregon State University’s Tae Kwon Do club ple as we can. We try to be open with our styles. ... is having a bake sale to raise money for tourna- We’re open to everyone coming in and learning ment entrance fees. The club is selling brownies, different styles if they want to,” Comerfield said. “We really enjoy trying to get people started with cookies, cupcakes and Rice Krispies Treats. “We do a fundraiser every term, and we’re Tae Kwon Do, and then trying to move them up trying to get money for our tournaments,” said in belt ranks. We just want to share our love for Ashley Comerfield, vice president of the Tae Tae Kwon Do with everyone.” Kwon Do club and senior in zoology and fishThe club will sell baked goods Thursday and eries and wildlife. “Typically, entrance fees are Friday from noon to 4 p.m. in the Memorial pretty high for the tournaments, so we want to Union quad. be able to build funds to allow people to go to Nicki Silva, photographer the higher-level tournaments if they want to.” news@dailybarometer.com The club meets three times a week with extra THE DAILY BAROMETER
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thankful for the opportunity and many shared the sentiment that all of the free Many opportunities, from stuff was an added bonus to paid internships and volun- the opportunity. There were teer work to full-time jobs pamphlets, water bottles, await students to take advan- keychains and even cheese around the tage of them. maze of However, booths, but some stuI talked with the students dents are nervous to representative a year also focused on what jump right in. ago and hope that they came “I’m gradumy networking will for. ating in June, work in my favor. so I only have “I have one year, but brought I wanted to my cover Haley Evans see what it letter and Senior, human development was about resume,” and family sciences and the said Haley atmosphere, Evans, a before going into the spring senior human development fair,” said Jennifer Hanzsek, a family sciences major. “I want junior in digital communica- to get a potential internship; I tion arts. “I appreciate how talked with the representative a helpful it is, and the recruiters year ago and hope that my netare actually less intimidating working will work in my favor.” than I thought, so that was a nice surprise.” Hanna Brewer, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com Many of the students were
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The International Resource Center has relocated from the Memorial Union to the newlybuilt Student Experience Center. According to a news release from Oregon State University, there will be a grand opening to showcase their new home Saturday, Feb. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. In addition, there will be cuisine from around the world as well as music by DeCajon. The IRC holds many events that are in high demand. “Now we’ll be able to serve more students in the new space and move from more random events to programming with very intentional learning outcomes,”said Associate Director Student Leadership and Involvement Robin Ryan in the release. The Daily Barometer news@dailybarometer.com
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The Oregon State basketball team had already dropped two road games to UCLA and USC, but the flight home to Corvallis after Saturday’s game offered one more obstacle before returning to Gill Coliseum and the 14-0 home record awaiting the Beavers. A scorpion on the plane bit one of the passengers before takeoff not far from head coach Wayne Tinkle, forcing the plane back to the gate and giving the Beavers one more hassle in Los Angeles. “Three of us were sitting down to play cards and we were taxing to take off,” Tinkle said. “The gal got bit, so we got the flight attendants and she got ice put on it right away. We had to go back to the gate and get her off to get medical attention.” “It was like two rows behind me,” sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier added. ”I heard a little commotion behind me, I turned around and heard the lady say she got stung or bit by a scorpion. All I did was put my feet up and look around, making sure there was no scorpions by me.” The Beavers eventually made it back to Corvallis after the trip to Southern California, returning without scorpion stings or road wins. The 75-59 loss to UCLA and the 68-55 defeat to USC drop OSU (16-9, 7-6 Pac-12) to 1-6 on the road inconference. Luckily for the Beavers, Thursday’s tilt with No. 9 Utah (20-4, 10-2) will be in Gill Coliseum. With postseason hopes hanging in the balance, the Utah game will be one of the most critical of any regular season contest left on OSU’s slate. “We know they’re a top-10 team,” Duvivier said. “If that doesn’t energize you, I don’t
know what will.” Utah has won four straight, starting with a 67-39 win over USC. The previous game, however, was a 10-point loss at UCLA. The Utes have settled into a tie with Arizona for first place in the Pac-12. OSU sits at a tie for fifth place, just outside the top-four slot needed for a first round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament. Including OSU, five teams in the conference head into this week with six or seven conference losses. For OSU, junior guard Langston MorrisWalker has scored 47 points in the last three games after totaling 10 points in the previous four games. He upped his career high to 22 points back on Jan. 17 against Washington State but fought through a lull shortly after. “He’s letting the shots fly, the shots he knows he can make,” Duvivier said of his teammate’s recent performance. “He’s letting things come to him and not trying to force the situation.” “He didn’t shoot it very well at USC … but he’s made some more 3s,” Tinkle added. “He’s freed up his mind a little bit, that’s what we tried to get him to focus on, just free your mind and go play. It’s neat to see him break out of it a little bit.” The Beavers’ win over then-No. 7 Arizona on Jan. 11 was the first OSU win over a top10 team in 15 years, and now OSU has a chance to make history twice in one season. The Beavers have won their home games by an average of 9.8 points since that game, most recently with a 64-50 win over Washington. Road games have been a different matter, including a 57-34 loss at Arizona. “It’s going to be a challenge,” Tinkle said of Thursday’s game. “They’re going to want to end the streak or whatever … Our guys have responded, much like we did last week when we came home off the losses at Arizona and Arizona State and played well at home, so hopefully we’ll do it again this week.” Josh Worden, sports reporter On Twitter @BrightTies sports@dailybarometer.com
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The Oregon State University women’s track and field team traveled to Seattle for the third time in less than a month Friday and Saturday to take part in the UW Husky Invitational. And like the two trips before them, the Beavers raced and vaulted to new school records. Overall, the Oregon State athletes set five school records and recorded more than 10 top-10 finishes. In keeping with her season trend, freshman sprinter Venessa D’Arpino broke her own record from two weeks ago in the 200meter dash. D’Arpino’s previous time had been 25.03, and this time around the freshman sprinter managed to come in under 25 seconds with a 24.96, which was good enough for 13th place on the day. D’Arpino managed to have an impressive day in the 400-meter, where she broke former OSU athlete Kathy Weston’s time of 56.90 seconds. D’Arpino crossed the line with a time of 55.61, crushing the record that had stood for more than 35 years by more than a second. In addition, the time was good enough to place the freshman within the top-10 on the day at seventh place. Sophomore distance runner Kelsi Schaer
was the next to break a school record in the 800-meter run when she beat teammate sophomore distance runner Morgan Anderson’s time of 2:15.88. Schaer came home with a time of 2:12.89, breaking the two week old record by almost three seconds. Sophomore pole vaulter Helen Ann Haun — who competed on Friday — also managed to best a two week old teammate school record when she recorded a throwing distance of 11’6.50”. The previous record had been held by OSU athlete and sophomore pole vaulter Annie Sidor, who stabbed a mark of 11’3.75” during the UW Invitational. Haun’s throw on the day was good enough to place her within the top-25. Oregon State also had a first for the program during the third and final session on Saturday when the team took part in the 4x400 women’s relay. Senior sprinter Allie Church, freshman sprinters Kerissa D’Arpino, Ahsha Mootz and Venessa D’Arpino comprised the team and, for their first time ever attempting the event, managed to finish within the top-10, hitting the tape with a time of 3:53.44. The Beavers will now have a couple of weeks off before heading up north for the fourth time to take place in the all-day MPSF Open in Seattle. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com
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ear Dr. Fit, I know running is a good workout, but I find it so boring so it’s hard to stay motivated. Do you have any suggestions to make it more bearable? Signed, Bored Dear Bored, You are correct, running is a great workout and it doesn’t have to be a punishment. It sounds like you need to find the silver lining in your running program. Instead of focusing on the difficult parts of the run, try to think about the good things, how you feel after each run, your mileage or workout consistency. Sometimes adding positive sayings at the end of your run like “that felt good” or “I worked hard and wanted to quit, but I didn’t; I’m amazing!” will help you associate running with positive emotions instead of negative ones. If you are having trouble getting started, put on you running clothes and start walking around campus. Before you know it you will be trotting along at a faster pace. The best way to keep yourself on schedule is to log what you do. Whatever you use to track your runs — online running log, a journal and a calendar with cat photos — find something that suits your personality and be consistent. There are great online resources for running logs: Strava incorporates social media accountability with any of your GPS devices, while running2win.com gives you a social community to log and ask questions. Logging your runs allows for you to see your progress and can be a way to hold yourself accountable when the spring rains pick up in the Pacific
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Ask Dr. Fit Northwest. Try changing your running routes to keep you on your toes. You don’t have to hit the pavement each time to go for a run. Oregon State University is surrounded by some of the best trails and forests around. Online tools like mapmyrun.com can provide you with routes others have already made in town or on the trails. You can also plan your own adventures before you head out the door. Variety in music is something that can also help with your workout. Listening to different styles of music such as hip-hop, country, R&B, pop, classical or rap can help to ease you into a steady pace and keep you moving forward. If you are getting tired of music, listening to an audio book or podcast could keep your brain focused on something else other than running. Perhaps you could also listen to nothing at all, but rather enjoy the view, sounds of nature, and surroundings of your route. Finally, running by yourself, while great for self-reflection, deep thoughts and amazing views, can get tiresome. Finding a running partner can help the miles pass each week. Physical Activity Classes — PAC 212, 213 and 214 — offered at OSU can help you to find people that are also interested in running and possibly expanding to race training. Each PAC course instructor has years of experience to get you to your goals.
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If you aren’t able to get to a PAC class, workoutbunnies.com can help connect you with others in the area who are seeking a workout partner. On the social side of the things, the OSU Running club meets every day at 4:15 p.m. outside of Dixon. All paces are welcome and it is a great way to learn some awesome routes around town. Finally, the local running club Heart of the Valley runners meets at Five Star Sports every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. for a social run. Student membership is only $10 per year and all paces are welcome. If you’re bored with running, to be honest, you might need to change your mindset if you want to stick to it. Jesse Owens, an Olympic gold medalist, said that running is “something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction and as fast or slow as you wanted.” Ultimately find something you like about it, even if it’s something small, and focus on that until you begin to like other things about running. Get out there, go for a run and enjoy. Happy Running. A special thanks to John Bigouette for helping with this article. t
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Resident D assistants deserve more f someone is in trouble in the residence halls, they are the first response. If a resident is suffering from alcohol poisoning, a poor reaction to drugs or dealing with a mental breakdown — they are there to check vitals and call for authorities to make sure that resident is kept safe. They have to put up with postpubescent idiocy — McNary flooding as an extreme example — on a near daily basis. They have to be constant professional adults while surrounded by residents who sometimes are inclined to childlike behavior. They deal with vomit, injuries, trash and noise, clouded in a thick mist of immaturity while balancing their own course loads and social stresses. And somehow they do it with a smile on their faces. They are resident assistants and they deserve more compensation and respect than they’re currently given. An Oregon State University RA is compensated with free room and board, a dining plan and $150 a term. This does have benefits — an RA won’t have to worry about going hungry or potential homelessness, and it looks snazzy on a resume. Given that the free room and board works for a situation that would normally cost a student thousands of dollars, this looks like a sweet deal. But for the level of stress and anxiety they have to go through, $150 per term is a sneeze in the breeze. You can’t stash room and board in the bank. You can’t save it up to buy your own car when you’ve graduated college or use it as rainy day money to pay the rent one day. That sum per term is not nearly enough to save up with. Or it is, if an RA decides to renounce materialism and live in a cave somewhere. Bump it up to $300 a term and we might be getting somewhere in the vague range of “fair.” These people are more than just glorified babysitters — they are guardians, protecting other students when they are needed most. They act as sentinels, teachers, therapists and friends — ready for any possible disaster that could occur. Not even the best counselor can lay claim to a 24/7 service. RAs deserve more respect and recompense for all of the ridiculously hard work they do. Would it be so hard to give more compensation to these individuals who are selected to protect and care for their residents? No. The university should prioritize students like these RAs who commit themselves to nurturing the new members of our community.
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have been a Republican since I was eight years old. I was watching the 2000 Presidential debates between George W. Bush and Al Gore when my grandpa turned to me and said, “Jacob, If that fool Gore gets elected he is going to take away all of our guns.” Because I was growing up in a family of avid hunters, this was quite disturbing to me, and I mentally located myself to the right of center on the political spectrum. Friends often ask me how I could be a Republican and then insert a critique of the Republican Party, that most of the time I agree with. My response is always the same. I can do more working inside of the party to improve it than I can standing outside throwing rocks at it. As a part of Jacob that lifelong mission I decided to write a series of articles outlining the key changes that I believe the Republican Party needs to make. First things first, I believe that Republicans need to embrace LGBT Rights, especially concerning marriage equality. In 2008, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama essentially had the same position when it came to same-sex marriage. Both candidates supported civil unions, but believed marriage was between a man and a woman. Only after the polls had turned in favor of the issue did President Obama voice his support for marriage equality. I like to joke with my Republican friends that I have supported same-sex marriage longer than the President has. If the GOP acts quickly I don’t think that we have to “Miss the Boat” on these issues. My recommendations are that the GOP needs to embrace groups like the Log Cabin Republicans and formerly GOProud as good conservatives and make them welcome at events. Republicans also need to bring in people like Lisa Murkowski and Rob Portman and make it more acceptable for national GOP figures to be for marriage equality. Running openly gay GOP Candidates such as Richard Tisei in Massachusetts is also a positive step. This is absolutely a generational issue, so I think getting more young people involved in shaping party rhetoric would be valuable. Republicans should also work to lift the FDA ban on gay male blood donation, and stay away from issues such as the Arizona religious freedom law. The key is to grow the tent and make room for Republicans who want to take on LGBT issues without doing it in a way that pokes religious pro-traditional marriage folks in the eye. A successful political party can have diverse opinions on policy as long as they have similar values, and on this issue I think that value is family. Republicans believe a strong family and strong community will do more to help a person than any program the government could ever cook up. Why should we limit those family bonds strictly to heterosexual couples? A strong family is something we should promote for everyone. In an age when fewer young people are getting married, the LGBT community is making marriage cool again, and I could not be happier about it. The biggest thing that I think is needed is to be a positive force in the transition to a more accepting culture. Our LGBT homeless rates are outrageous, as are the rates of violence against LGBT folks. The GOP needs to send a clear message that the Democratic Party does not have a monopoly on caring about those issues.
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Help out Corvallis library, get involved, buy some books How often since school started this year have you read a book for pleasure rather than for a class? I find that for many, it’s really hard to find time to sit down with a book whilst in the midst of papers, projects, required texts and exams, and — let’s be honest — the black hole of no return, also known as Netflix. It’s difficult to spend some quiet time with yourself and a book when all of the other elements tug at the back of your brain. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. If you are a bibliophile and up to the challenge of getting back into pleasure reading, then have I got the event for you. Friday, Feb. 20 through Sunday, Feb. 22, The Friends of the CorvallisBenton County Public Library will be hosting their annual Big Book Sale. According to the Friends of the Library website, the sale will be held at the Benton County fairgrounds. In the fall, I went to one of the library’s book sales, and found the selection to be very broad, with a large range of titles and genres, all in excellent condition. I thought that sale was pretty large, so I’m excited to see what the Big Book Sale has to offer. The website explains, “Books that have been donated and sorted throughout the year will be sold during this 3 day weekend.” Think about that, book lovers. This will be a collection of books saved up by the Friends of the Library throughout the entire 2014-year. My guess is, there will be enough books to fill the eyes of readers everywhere with wonder and delight. Katherine Inman, the Webmaster of the Friends of the Library website, explained a bit about the sale in an email. According to Inman, thousands of books are
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Lines of books ready to be purchased at the Benton County Fairgrounds for the Corvallis Library Sale. The doors will open for Friends of the Library Corvallis’ own public library. If you simply can’t resist the convenience of members at 4 p.m. on Feb. 20, and the general the on-campus Valley Library, at least head down public will be allowed in at 6 p.m. to the fairgrounds for the Big Book sale, grab a The hours on Feb. 21 are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and great book for a reasonable price and support 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 22. your community’s library. t All of the proceeds gained from the books Jackie Keating is a sophomore in English. The opinions expressed will benefit the various Benton county library in Keating’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily branches. Barometer staff. Keating can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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Since Valentine’s Day, beautiful tree branch art has appeared in the Memorial Union Quad. Last week it was a heart (see below right) and this week a peace sign (see above, below left). We can only hope the crafter keeps leaving these beautiful works out for students to see.
or all you writers, musicians and bohemians who actively thrive in local coffeehouse performing scenes out in the community and beyond, who are looking to have your voices be heard on campus, search no further. “New Eyes New Sound” is an organic and all acoustic open mic that can help supplement that pressing urge to break away from the monotony of classes, midterms, term papers and everything that falls in between. This event provides an innovative perspective in which there is no limit for what a performer can accomplish while on stage. Acoustic guitar, beat and slam poetry, or reading a prose piece you have wanted others to hear are all art forms encouraged to be shared amongst interested spectators. Everyone at Oregon State University and in the extended Corvallis community is welcome to come and listen to fellow peers share intimate and unique insight into their creative mindset. Those of you who are eager to step forth onto the stage are urged to sign up at Fairbanks Gallery at OSU, or simply email your name, phone number and the piece you will be sharing to neweyesnewsound@gmail.com. The event will be held at the Fairbanks Gallery at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, and will be free to all those attending. Pieces will be held to a five minute time frame to allot everyone equal opportunity of performing that evening. If you cannot find a chance to sign up in advance and still plan on attending with the intention of performing, you will still have an opportunity to do so once at the event. Broaden your awareness to what true creativity looks like, sounds like and thinks like. Take the time to witness a new-wave literary scene emerge in our community. Be stimulated by the words of dignified writers, the rhythm of verve-infused musicians and the beat of effervescent poets who all share one common goal: to shift the vision of our world, one word at a time. “New Eyes New Sound” is an event that stands firmly by its name. It symbolizes a new interpretation on ideas we typically overlook daily. Much like the many open mic nights that exist in our community, it allows a safe space of natural creative flow to be exchanged between the artist and the audience. Many extraordinary individuals have risen to a higher level of recognition by starting in local art scenes such as the one here in Corvallis. Let me be so bold to pose the question: Will you be next? t
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