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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OREGON 97331

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For the last two days, hopefuls have auditioned for OSU Theatre’s spring play, ‘The Misanthrope’

By Katherine Choi

Misanthrope Auditions held: Feb. 18 and 19 Show dates: May 9-11 at 7:30 p.m., May 17-18 at 2 p.m.

Where: Withycombe main stage

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verse, which can be a challenge for actors With scripts in hand, students and commu- when trying not to fall into the repetitive nity members alike put on the faces of several rhythm of verse. different characters yesterday at Withycombe “I’ll be looking for individuals who want Hall, filling the stage with dramatic tones and to explore the physicality that supports the gestures. style of the play,” Ivey said. “Also, an actor Auditions for “The Misanthrope” were should be aware that the audition begins the held at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 and 19. The play moment they enter the theater. Their behavpremieres in May. ior and interactions are observed.”

Mishele Mennett, a dance and pilates Ivey is casting seven males and four instructor, tried to relate to her desired char- females for the play. acter by connecting the character to her own For OSU student Ciana Ginochio, “The personal experiences.

Misanthrope” could be her “I’ve spent most of my second play. Last spring, life on the stage,” Mennett Ginochio was in the play I’ll be looking for said. “And I always thought, “Paradise,” as the character when I retire from dancing, individuals who Angelina.

I’ll try to get into community is hoping to get theater.” want to explore castGinochio as Célimène, the center If Mennett is cast for the of attention and object of play, she plans to prepare by the physicality that desire for several men. But going through the details of supports the style Ginochio said she would be the script and personalities happy with any role. of the characters. of the play.

While individuals like “I’ll probably read the Mennett enjoy being on entire play several times, stage, Ginochio wants to Tinamarie Ivey and analyze each characemploy theater arts as a Director of “The Misanthrope” ter, since they all create an method of improving her interlocking web,” Mennett said. “You have to understand all of the other public speaking skills.

“I thought that [the play] would help me characters, even if you don’t talk to them.”

Molière, a French dramatist and writer of loosen up and get better at public speaking,” the play, satirizes the hypocrisies of French Ginochio said. aristocratic society. “The Misanthrope” is a Audition callbacks will be held today, where play about exaggerated social courtesies, the Ivey will narrow down the possibilities for character Alcest’s refusal to conform. casting.

“In short, Alceste takes himself far too seri“During callbacks I get a chance to see how ously and gives those who would be insulted actors work together and which characters by his rejection cause to file suit,” said the are best suited for the actors,” Ivey said. play’s director Tinamarie Ivey. “In some ways, “The Misanthrope” will show at 7:30 p.m. you might think that Alceste is holding his on May 9-11 and 17-18, and at 2 p.m. on May integrity to a higher standard than his peers, 19 at the Withycombe Hall main stage. but in reality, he is creating more problems for himself than needed.”

Katherine Choi, news reporter “The Misanthrope” is written in rhyming news@dailybarometer.com

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Caleb Lewis, a junior in political science, new media communications and theater major spends part of his audition for “The Misanthrope” alongside Mishele Mennett, a zumba, ballet and pilates instructor at OSU. The play will premiere in May.

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Irene Drage reads on the Withycombe main stage. Drage is a senior in English.

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As a freshman, Jesslyn Gillespie, English major, auditions for “The Misanthrope.”

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Jesseanne Pope discusses her experience with social justice

By Kate Virden The Daily Barometer

Most have heard the term “social justice” before but may not realize how important it is for the health and wellbeing of our diverse campus. Social justice refers to equality and solidarity found in society.

Jesseanne Pope, a junior majoring in student affairs with a focus on social justice, has experience with this topic in her role as community relations facilitator.

As a live-in social justice and diversity educator in the Oregon State University residence halls, she has spent this year interacting with new students, encouraging campus involvement and promoting informative events about social justice, diversity and identity.

Pope’s enthusiastic interest in social justice issues began through the lens of women’s issues, such as reproductive rights, equal pay and sexual violence.

“I value humanity and think that most people nowadays have drifted far from the core meaning of humanity,”

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Pope said.

Pope recently attended the Social Justice Real Justice Conference from Feb. 14-16 at the University of Oregon.

According to the website, the conference had goals to “promote personal growth, leadership development, cultural pluralism, community education, positive social change and the ending of human oppression by exploring ways to mobilize and organize.”

Students led the conference with a focus on leadership and cultural openness. Additionally, the conference focused on issues related to women, ethnicity and LGBT rights.

Pope mentioned how environment and climate change relate to social justice. Apartheid, the separation of people based solely on skin color in South Africa from 1948-1994, is one example of environmental racism. She also made the connection between oppression and degradation of the environment by explaining how poverty-stricken communities suffer most from chemical waste.

The Social Justice Real Justice Conference featured several public speakers, including acclaimed Princeton professor and actor Cornel

West, known for his role in “The Matrix.”

The key point Pope took away from West’s presentation is the necessity of understanding that people cannot fight just one kind of oppression, but have to fight them all because they are all interrelated.

West expressed the need to start organizing for social justice to prevent the oppression of others.

“I can’t understand how I am oppressed until I understand my privilege, and that’s what I’m doing social justice work for,” Pope said. “I want to be an educated ally to those who are oppressed.”

Oregon State University has many opportunities for people to get involved in issues they care about.

Pope’s advice for someone interested in social justice is to get involved with groups on campus like the Cultural Resource Center, but most importantly take the initiative to learn about an issue he or she is passionate about and take the time to better understand their surrounding world.

Kate Virden, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

College of Forestry to offer first course on hemp, its many industrial uses

By Don Iler The Daily Barometer

Oregon State University will be offering the first course in industrial hemp beginning spring term. The course will be offered online and is the first of its kind in the world.

The three-credit course, WSE 266, is being offered by the College of Forestry’s department of wood science and engineering and will be coordinated by Anndrea Hermann, an instructor in the college.

“It’s an up and coming crop in the United States and we are going to need professionals coming out of academia who are experts in multiple areas,” Hermann said.

Cultivation of hemp is currently illegal in the United States, although importation of it is legal. Hemp is a non-psychoactive relative of cannabis sativa indica or marijuana, and can be used for a variety of purposes.

Hemp was once widely grown in the United States but has been banned by the federal government for more

than 50 years.

Hermann said hemp can be used in a variety of different applications, from making paper and textiles to food products and biofuels, and the industry stands to grow in the near future. Sales of hemp products exceeded $452 million last year according to the Hemp Industries Association.

Hermann said a variety of students would benefit from the class, anyone from food science students to those interested in fashion and textiles.

The class will look at the historical and political context of hemp, both in the United States and internationally. It will also look at the growing and industrial applications of hemp.

Currently there are two bills in the U.S. Congress to make cultivation of hemp legal again. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013, HR 525, is currently going through the House and has 28 co-sponsors. There is also a companion bill going through the Senate — S 359.

Registration for spring term begins Feb. 24.

Don Iler, editor-in-chief

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services at CAPS. Mental health services will soon be clinical “We were always concerned that stuavailable to students outside of its dents were getting the best care, the best support that they need after hours,” Bamba 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. operations said.

CAPS consulted other counseling centers

By McKinley Smith and they recommended ProtoCall.

The Daily Barometer ProtoCall originated as a nonprofit orgaCounseling and Psychological Services nization in Portland, and is now for profit, will soon offer after-hours crises counseling providing student counseling as part of its through ProtoCall, enabling students with services, according to its website. urgent concerns to speak to a professional “This felt like a reasonable option, a less counselor even after CAPS closes for the costly option than having after-hours care night. that we might have to cover,” Bamba said.

The number of calls determines the cost The service is currently encountering technical difficulties, and it may be a few to CAPS, Bamba said.

During weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., days before the service is available, according to Marcey Bamba, associate director of students calling in will speak to CAPS per-

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sonnel. After-hours students will be transferred depending on the nature of their call.

The first option will transfer to a mental health counselor. In an emergency, students are encouraged to call 911. Two other options will allow students to leave a message for their counselor and leave a message for the sexual assault support services, Bamba said.

ProtoCall would connect students and counselors by communicating students’ desires for appointments with CAPS as it reopens.

“We want to be able to catch students who need our support,” Bamba said.

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Report: Close gap, fund schools by need, not ZIP code (CNN) — Changing the way schools are funded would help to close the achievement gap between students who live in affluent neighborhoods and those in high poverty areas, according to a report released Tuesday by a congressionally-mandated education committee.

“There is disagreement about exactly how to change the system, but there is complete agreement that achieving equity and excellence requires sufficient resources that are distributed based on student need and that are efficiently used,” says “For Each and Every Child,” a report by the Equity and Excellence Commission.

A primary source of funding for public schools is local property taxes. The problem: If the school is in a high poverty area, the property taxes tend to be low, and that means less money for the school, and less money to pay teachers.

“Whether a state uses prop-

erty taxes or not is no excuse for the responsibility a state has to deliver more equitable financing,” said MarianoFlorentino Cuéllar, co-chairman of the commission and a professor at Stanford Law School.

The report cites spending disparities as wide as $7,306 per pupil in Tennessee to $19,520 in Wyoming, with adjustment for student poverty, regional wage variation, school district size and density. There are disparities across districts, too -- excluding the top 5% of districts in California, spending ranged from $6,032 to $18,025 per pupil there in 2009.

“In far too many communities, the children who need the most help get the least -- get the least experienced, the least qualified. There are very few incentives to bring our greatest talent to where it’s needed the most,” Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said on a conference call Tuesday.

The 52-page report includes a long list of finance recommendations for the federal government, including directing states to adopt new school finance systems, offering incentives to states who find ways to reduce the number of schools with concentrated poverty and enacting legislation that puts “significant new federal funds” to schools with high populations of lowincome students.

“There is no constitutional barrier to a greater federal role in financing K-12 education,” the report says. “It is, rather, a question of our nation’s civic and political will; the modest federal contribution that today amounts to approximately 10% of national K-12 spending is a matter of custom, not a mandate.”

“Low-income and Englishlanguage-learner students bring unique educational challenges that the average middle-class student does not. To afford these children the same level of education,

it requires more resources for them to enable equal opportunity, “ said Rep. Mike Honda, D-California, who pushed for the commission to be formed in 2008.

The report recommends increasing the selectivity of teacher hires and holding training programs accountable for producing effective teachers; creating grants for schools to increase parent engagement; extending learning times. It devotes a section to a hot topic since President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech last week: early childhood education.

The report calls for funding that will provide all lowincome children access to early learning within 10 years.

“If we are serious about closing what I call the ‘opportunity gap,’ it has to start with high-quality early-learning opportunities in disadvantaged communities that have been denied for too long,” Duncan said.

Jesse Jackson Jr. expected to plead guilty in funds misuse case WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former U.S. Rep Jesse Jackson Jr., once seen as a rising political star, is expected to appear in federal court in Washington on Wednesday to admit he used campaign funds for personal expenses and gifts.

His wife, former Chicago alderman Sandra Stevens Jackson will have her own court appearance a few hours later, when she is expected to plead guilty to filing false tax returns.

On Friday, prosecutors filed charges against the couple in separate criminal informations, which are used when parties strike plea agreements.

The documents say the former Democratic congressman from Illinois misused about $750,000 dollars in campaign funds from August 2005 through approximately July 2012. Prosecutors charged him with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and false statements. That offense carries a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, but he could receive a lighter penalty.

According to court documents, Jackson’s campaign credit cards were used for $582,772 in personal expenditures. Jackson’s purchases included a gold-plated men’s Rolex watch costing more than $43,000 and almost $10,000 in children’s furniture.

As part of the plea agreement

Jackson, 47, will have to forfeit the in prison and a $250,000 fine for one $750,000 in improperly used funds count of filing false tax returns from 2006 and assorted memorabilia prosecu- through 2011.

Jesse Jackson Jr. had served in Congress tors said he bought with campaign cash. The items include two hats since 1995. His name came up during the belonging to the late singer Michael investigation of former Governor Rod Jackson costing more than $8,000, a Blagojevich and allegations Blagojevich attempted to sell the $5,000 football signed Illinois Senate seat

by U.S. presidents and vacated by Barack memorabilia involving I offer no excuses Obama. No charges were the Rev. Martin Luther for my conduct and filed against Jackson, King Jr., Malcolm X and but the House Ethics martial artist Bruce Lee. I fully accept my Committee decided Jackson issued a stateresponsibility for the to look into whether ment through his attorJackson or an associate neys Friday saying, in improper decisions offered to raise a large part, “I offer no excuses and mistakes I amount of money for for my conduct and I have made.

Blagojevich in exchange fully accept my responfor Jackson getting the sibility for the improper Jesse Jackson Senate seat. decisions and mistakes I Former U.S. Rep Jackson dropped out have made.” of sight last spring and Jackson’s wife is not mentioned by name in the document his office later said he was being treated at the Mayo Clinic for mood disorder, outlining misuse of campaign funds.

But there are references to her as depression and gastrointestinal prob“Co-Conspirator 1,” a former consultant lems. He was re-elected in November, but and later the manager of Jackson’s re- resigned a few weeks later.

His father, civil rights leader Jesse election campaign. According to the court documents, “Co-Conspirator 1” bought Jackson, recently said his son was “tak$5,150 worth of fur capes and parkas and ing his medication and handling his had them shipped from Beverly Hills, challenges.”

Sandra Jackson resigned her position as California, to Washington.

Sandra Jackson faces up to three years a Chicago alderman in January.

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Speakers IFCS - Interfaith Community Services & Pride Center, 6-8pm, Valley Library Rotunda. Lecturer/Faitheist Chris Stedman will discuss his new book “Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious.”

Events Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 5-6:30pm, Location TBA. Blacks in Media. Learn how the Black community is portrayed in the media across the nation.

Pride Center, Noon-1pm, Pride Center.

Book Club: reading “Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious” by Chris Stedman. The book explains how he went from a closeted gay evangelical Christian to an “out” atheist and humanist.

Thursday, Feb. 21 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, MU Talisman Room. The Great Spiritual Teachers - Devotions and discussion on the contributions of great spiritual teachers.

College Republicans, 7pm, StAg 107.

General meeting.

Speakers Socratic Club, 7pm, LaSells Stewart Center. Distinguished chemist Henry F. Schaefer on the topic, “Stephen Hawking, The Big Bang, and God.” Schaefer will discuss leading theories about the beginning of time and space and the story of life’s existence.

Events Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 5-7pm, Locaiton TBA. I Am History.

SOL: LGBT Multicultural Support Network, 5-7pm, Native American Longhouse. Queer People of Color meeting. An informal social gathering of queer people of color with free food and discussion.

Reproductive Justice of OSU, 5-7pm, Women’s Center. Showing “The Pill,” a film about the development and legalization of hormonal birth control.

Discussion to follow.

Black Graduate Student Association, Noon, Linus Pauling Science Center 402. Sharing lessons learned from Research Centers in Minority Institutions conference.

Friday, Feb. 22 Events Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, Noon-2pm, MU East/Snell International Forum. Black Affairs Conference.

OSU Music Department, Noon, MU Lounge. Music å la Carte: David Rogers Lute Duo.

Monday, Feb. 25 Events Campus Recycling, all day, all OSU Residence Halls. Residence Halls EcoChallenge Month. Choose 3 environmental pledges. Through March 1.

Women’s Center, 6-8pm, MU Journey Room. Female undecided majors are encouraged to come to a panel of speakers of women excelling in their STEM fields. Food provided.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Meetings ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU 211

Events Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 7-9pm, MU Ballroom. Black History Month Dinner. Free, but ticket required.

Graduate School, 1:30-3pm, MU Journey Room. Deciding Whether to Go, Where to Go, and How to Get the Most Out of It Once You’re There.

Presentation by Dr. Richard Boone of the National Science Foundation for undergraduates who are considering graduate school, as well as current graduate students who want to maximize their experience.

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This image was released on Sportslogos. net on Feb. 10 and is not an official logo of Oregon State University or Nike.

Confirm or deny new OSU logo W

hen Oregon State’s supposed new logo was leaked by Sportslogos.net on Feb. 10, some obvious questions

were raised: Is this real or fake?

How did such a secretive operation get leaked?

Could the university have planted this, or at least used it, as a marketing ploy to garner fan reaction?

Naturally, we wanted to pursue this as a news story.

This was the statement issued by the OSU athletic department in response to our inquiry: “We are aware of this and the many other designs that have been circulated online and speculated about. There is great interest from Beaver Nation in our new brand identity. We look forward to launching the new brand identity to Beaver Nation this spring.”

It’s vague and there’s no confirmation or denial of the legitimacy of the logo. We have, however, been asked multiple times why we haven’t reported on it anyway. The Oregonian, Corvallis Gazette-Times, Yahoo.com, Salem Statesman-Journal, KVAL and many others have run stories about the logo leak.

The fact is, there’s no news here — yet. There’s no response coming from the university and nothing coming from Nike, either.

The recent trend in journalism in the Information Age has been to report on anything — especially if it’s going to generate the significant interest of Oregon State fans and college football fans across the nation. The mindset for most nowadays is to be the first to report anything — even if it’s pure speculation.

Twitter has increased this approach tenfold. The University of Oregon has received NCAA violations numerous times if Twitter is a trusted source. But every time, it proves to be a hoax. What happens, though? Publications will report hearsay because if they’re the ones breaking the story, they get their names attached to the story when it goes national.

But these publications are reporting on something from a blog. There’s a good chance this is the real logo. The rebranding of the Beavers has been the worst-kept secret around the state of Oregon for a while now. According to the athletic department, the official release of the rebranding of Oregon State athletics will come in April.

Until we get concrete information from credible sources, there’s nothing to report. All we have is an Instagram photo of a T-shirt coming from a blog with no real authority.

We can’t stop newspapers with a larger readership and more accomplished writers from reporting on a leaked logo. We can, however, ask for transparency from the university. Confirm or deny the logo.

If it is the real deal — and we aren’t looking at a photoshopped image coming from someone looking for attention — then the secret is already out.

All of the money involved in the rebranding of OSU and the attention it will eventually receive makes this a question worth answering.

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No need to abuse pharmaceuticals for extra energy A The Daily Barometer cademic responsibilities often engulf students in a blanket of anxiety and apprehension. The stress of exams, critical thinking papers and group research projects can habitually leave students riddled with psychological discomfort and emotional distress.

According to a 2012 study by the American College Counseling Association, 37.4 percent of college students who sought counseling were diagnosed with severe mental health problems. This figure more than doubled from statistics found in 2000, where only 16 percent were identified.

This never-ending mental agitation causes many students to turn to alternative methods to aid their efforts toward academic success.

Stimulants like caffeine and nicotine are often used to allot students an additional burst of energy to power through the last few pages of a physics lab. Studies done by the NPD Group indicate, 39 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds surveyed admitted to drinking coffee at least once per week, in 2012.

Although there is a large population of college students turning to espressos and mochas for energy, there is another psychoactive drug in high demand among learners.

Adderall is a legal and commercially available drug in the United States and Canada.

This medication is a concoction of stimulating amphetamines and is usually prescribed to children or adults who are hyperactive, impulsive, those who are narcoleptic or have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

This drug, which is a Schedule II substance, is obtainable only through a doctor-issued prescription. However, this doesn’t mean the medicine isn’t abused by people who don’t have a prescription to ingest.

In a 2012 case study, 34.5 percent of college students admitted to taking Adderall in hopes of increasing their performance for studying and during exams. While it can

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be hypothesized that a small portion of this percentage are actively and conservatively taking this medication legally, a larger quantity consume it dishonestly for various reasons. When Adderall is consumed, users are immersed with feelings of calmness paired with an alerted state of mind and elevated energy levels.

For those who are unafflicted by an attention disorder and who abuse this drug, Adderall does not promise a higher grade point average. However, it is the lure of completing studies and monotonous busy work with less time and effort, that persuades students to acquire this pill. Many of these students do nottake the time to become educated regarding the potential side effects of this psychoactive substance.

On a minimalistic scale, Adderall can cause lack of appetite, restlessness, headaches and weight loss. More hazardous potential side effects include chest pains, difficulty breathing, dangerous increases in blood pressure, migraines, nervousness, mood swings, depression, double vision and excessive or uncontrollable shaking. These possible negative properties are exponentially higher for those who abuse this medication.

After all, why would you willingly pump an amphetamine, with all its addictive potential, into your body? Adderall encourages the release of dopamine and norepinephrine into the mesolimbic pathway, the same chemical processes both methamphetamine and cocaine possess.

Is Adderall use essential for maximum productivity? For those with ADHD, it might be.

But those who regularly exploit the drug carve a gap between obligations and capabilities.

They are effectively filling that crevice with

Adderall. This could lead to a reliance on Adderall for achieving responsibilities. This slippery slope could effortlessly transform into a full-blown psychological and physical dependence, as well as addiction.

Even for people diagnosed with ADHD or ADD who are told they need an Adderall prescription to perform at a standard societal level is a bit outlandish.

In 2009, according to the CDC, 9 percent of children have ADHD. However, according to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, one in 10 children use psychiatric drugs like Ritalin or Adderall without proper prescription. Can a society consider itself “healthy” if 20 percent need to be mentally jacked up on amphetamines to be “productive”?

Humans, especially many Americans, live constantly stimulated. Outrageously large television sets, iPods, personal computers, advertising, gaming consoles and Internet availability make it effortless to stay constantly connected to something or someone.

I guarantee the next time you walk to class you will notice that half — if not more — of the people scurrying about are staring at the hand-sized screen on their smartphone. How can you expect any child surrounded by this incessant, mind numbing, electronicallydriven world to sit down and study a textbook for hours?

In the words of Sir Ken Robinson, an author and one of the world’s leading speakers, “Children are living in the most intensely stimulating period in the history of the Earth.” These drugs are a lackluster and misleading attempt to combat over-stimulation in hopes of teaching kids material that is comparatively dull and boring.

Plain and simple: We do not need these zombie pharmaceuticals to cubicle our pain. t

Kyle Hart is a senior in psychology. The opinions expressed in his

columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff.

Hart can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

Steven Christian is a senior in interdisciplinary studies .

Letters to the Editor Response to Wadama’s Feb. 15 column

Do your homework Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a clinical disorder recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, as defined by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. The DSM-IV-TR recognizes three types of ADHD: Combined Type, Predominantly Inattentive Type and Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type.

While the symptoms may be common, as Wadama states, they are not “too vague.”

In a 2012 report by the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Dr. Katrin Bruchmuller says that ADHD is a neurobiological disorder affecting 2 to 7 percent of children. Dr. Sara Durston, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, said in 2003 that while the specific etiology of ADHD is unclear, research suggests abnormal activity of neurotransmitter systems, and the catecholamines dopamine and norepinephrine play a role in attention, impulse control and hyperactivity.

Wadama is quick to quote from non-peer reviewed sources (the Examiner) and use flashy quotes, but fails to do her homework.

Douglas Gentile, whom she quotes in her article, in a 2012 publication in Psychology of Popular Media Culture, postulates that exposure to “screen media may increase attention problems,” but recognizes that disorders like ADHD are “substantially biologically based.”

Until recently, I had no idea what it was like to be able to sit down and be still for longer than a few minutes. Ongoing research regarding the biological origin and advancements related to treatment of ADHD has given me the opportunity to sit and be still. I would not give that up.

Wadama’s article, printed by The Daily Barometer, is exactly the type of self-serving judgmental perjury that prevents people who are encumbered by these disorders from seeking assistance and being taken seriously by greater society. Wadama should do her research before she publishes opinion-driven rubbish in the name of factual evidence.

Henri J. Sanville Graduate student, geology

Response to Gerald Voorhees Feb. 18 letter

Censorship doesn’t stifle differing viewpoints Liberals get so angry when you point out flaws in their thinking. The tolerance they espouse for other viewpoints instantly vaporize the moment their beliefs are questioned.

They are self-professed champions of freedom of opinion when you agree with them, totalitarian brutes when you don’t. Gerald Voorhees, the assistant professor of media and cultural studies, felt obligated to defend the ridiculous Women’s Studies manifesto decrying the non-existent “culture of rape” that has

become the popular belief within that group.

I feel that the title “assistant professor of media and cultural studies” is a clever pseudonym that should probably read, “purveyor of the approved political dogma,” and that Voorhees’ self-perceived duties include telling other people what’s fit and isn’t fit to say or print in somebody else’s newspaper. That is fairly typical of an extremist. What is also particularly typical is that academic types, like Voorhees, like to use arguments from authority fallacies to defend their stances and shut people up. Voorhees takes me to task for refusing the “empirical reality” of the existence of a “culture of rape” within our society, a charge I eagerly admit to — much in the same way I refuse the “empirical reality” of the fairy godmother. I’m sure if needed, Voorhees could generate peer-reviewed documentation that proves the existence of such a being. Peer review is highly touted in academic circles, but I find it to be intellectually lazy. Peer review is another term for “groupthink.” It doesn’t conjure truth into being, and people with common sense can see through the posturing and the lofty titles. When you tell people that innocuous statements like “that test raped me” is equal to a broader culture of something and then double-down on the insanity, people understand that for the hyperbole it is. Censoring others’ viewpoints won’t fix that.

Harry Mallory Corvallis resident

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No. 4-ranked Chad Hanke is having the best season of his Oregon State career. Since switching from the 197-pound weight class to heavyweight, the senior has wrestled his way to the favorite in the Pac-12.

Chad Hanke goes for gold The No. 4 heavyweight in the nation will pursue a childhood dream after his senior season, eyes the 2016 Summer Olympics

position, meaning Hanke would have had to cut another goal he’s had for some time. to 197 pounds as he had in his first three seasons.

“First thing’s first I need to get that national “He was always having to lose a lot of weight title,” Hanke said. “It’s been a long road and I just and I think wrestling at 197 might have been want to go out on top.” his biggest problem,” said While Hanke’s focus is on winhead coach Jim Zalesky. “It was

By Andrew Kilstrom ning an NCAA heavyweight title good that the Olympic redshirt The Daily Barometer for right now, his time at Oregon I got to be on For college football players there’s the NFL. For opportunity came around so State is just the first chapter of that he could learn to wrestle a really big stage college basketball players there’s the NBA. For what he hopes is a long Olympic heavyweight.” college baseball players there’s the MLB. career.

— the Olympic The change proved to be the In wrestling there is no professional league The 2016 Olympics in Rio de after college. There are no Nike contracts to sign right one, as Hanke is currently Trials.

It doesn’t Janeiro is a destination Hanke or McDonald’s endorsements to gain. For most, experiencing his best collegiate has hoped to reach since middle season. really get much college is the be-all and end-all of wrestling. school.

“I think his confidence level But for Oregon State wrestler Chad Hanke, “It’s been my goal since I was bigger than that. has been a lot better,” said No. college is only the beginning. The senior heavya kid to wrestle in Rio and then 4 Mike Mangrum, 141-pound weight has higher aspirations — an Olympic again in 2020,” Hanke said. senior. “It’s really helped the gold medal.

Chad Hanke mental aspect of his wrestling.

But Hanke’s dream of wresIt’s a dream that nearly all collegiate wrestlers OSU wrestler Just mentally, really, is where he tling in 2020 could be in jeophave but few ever get the chance to pursue. needed to step up because he ardy. The International Olympic “A lot of people get to college and that’s their was great, and always has been a great wrestler, Committee announced Feb. 12, wrestling would career,” Hanke said. “They wrestle four years and but his mentality is just through the roof.” be dropped in the 2020 Summer Olympics. then that’s it, they go on to work or whatever. I Hanke is now a national contender. He’s wresWhile the IOC has backed off in the past never saw it that way. I thought I’d go to college tling the best of his career and is poised to make and get better for the Olympics.”

See HANKE | page 6 one more run at a national championship — “It’s the next step for us,” added No. 6 Taylor Meeks, 197-pound sophomore. “There’s no pros or anything for us, so Olympic wrestling is the next step. You’re training for that after college.”

For those that followed Oregon State wrestling last year, Hanke might sound like a new name. He didn’t wrestle in a Beaver uniform in 2011 because he was somewhere else.

He was chasing his dream of qualifying for the United States Olympic Team.

Hanke became eligible for the Olympic trials after taking second place at the World Trials. The performance allowed Hanke to take an Olympic redshirt, something the No. 4 ranked senior called “the chance of a lifetime.”

The Dayton native finished fifth at the U.S. Olympic Trials, failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London, but enjoyed the experience nonetheless.

“I got to be on a really big stage — the Olympic Trials, it doesn’t really get much bigger than that,” Hanke said. “I got to go against the best wrestlers that [the United States] has to offer and kind of see where I stood against them.”

The opportunity also allowed Hanke to improve as a college wrestler. The extra year of training allowed for the chance to put on weight and wrestle as a heavyweight this season — which is Vinay bikkina | THE DAILY BAROMETER his natural weight class.

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regon State men’s basketball player Joe Burton is apparently staying loose as he prepares for his final set of games at Gill Coliseum. During Tuesday’s press conference, the senior forward had members of the media spending more time laughing then they were asking questions. For your entertainment, we’ve compiled the best of Burton’s answers: On what he’ll miss about playing here: “Postgame meals.”

(To be fair, he then said he was joking and said he’d miss the fans).

On his favorite postgame meal: “I would have to say Pizza Hut. They get my order messed up, but that’s fine.”

On what he’ll miss about Ahmad Starks: “Well I can only miss a little bit since he’s so short.”

On how the Washington student section treats him: “The ‘Dawg Pack’ was really vicious [in 2010]; they were actually the ‘Dawg Pack.’ Now it’s just like poodles, I guess.”

And then later: “I’m pretty good friends with every student section around. It’s always a good thing to have them in your back pocket so they don’t say anything embarrassing about you. So all the people out there — freshmen — you should do that. Start now.”

On the freshmen getting more playing time: “I like to see the freshmen get in there, get a couple cracks at it. I like

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Men’s Basketball Power Rankings

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4. Colorado (17-8, 7-6)

For some reason, the Buffaloes have continBarring a late-season collapse — such as ued to receive respect nationthree more losses, which I don’t ally, despite their mediocre see happening — the Wildcats conference record. The latest will be a two-, three- or four-seed ESPN Bracketology has them in the NCAA Tournament, at least pegged as a nine-seed, and three seeds higher than any other I agree that they’re at least the fourth-most Pac-12 team.

Last week: @ Colo. (L, 71-58), @ Utah (W, 68-64) dangerous tournament team in the Pac-12.

Last week: vs. Arizona (W, 71-58), vs. ASU This week (predictions): vs. UW (W), vs. WSU (L, 63-62) (W) This week: vs. Utah (W)

2. UCLA (19-7, 9-4)

5. ASU (19-7, 8-5) Here’s how I justify putting the Bruins ahead Bracketology has the Sun Devils as one of of the Ducks: Which team would the first four teams outside the you rather face in a win-or-goNCAA Tournament. They have home Pac-12 Tournament game? their one-point, overtime win The Ducks. Despite their up-andover Colorado — which predown season, the Bruins are still vented them from losing for scarier on paper. the fourth time in five games — to thank for still Last week: @ Cal (L, 73-63), @ Stanford (W, being in the thick of the bubble conversation.

88-80) Last week: @ Utah (L, 60-55), @ Colorado This week: @ USC (W) (W, 63-62) 3. Oregon (21-5, 10-3) This week: vs. WSU (W), vs. UW (W) Without freshman guard Dominic Artis — who’s 6. California (16-9, 8-5) missed the last seven games with Winning five of their last an injury — Oregon is a middlesix, the Golden Bears have of-the-road Pac-12 team that gone from the bottom third won’t win more than one game of the Pac-12 to a 12-seed in in the NCAA Tournament. the latest Bracketology. They’re Last week: @ UW (W, 65-52), @ WSU (W, 79-77) playing good basketball right now, but This week: vs. Cal (L), vs. Stan. (W)

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Last week: @ Stan. (W, 65-64), @ Cal (L, 76-68) This week: vs. UCLA (L)

The Cardinal are still in a position 10. OSU (13-13, 3-10) where they could snag an at-large What do you make of a team NCAA Tournament bid if they win out that’s 3-6 in its last nine games with or come close, but they haven’t shown enough four losses by four points or less? consistency for me to believe they will.

That they’re not very good, but they’re probably Last week: vs. USC (L, 65-64), vs. UCLA not the worst team in the conference.

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8. Washington (14-12, 6-7)

11. Utah (11-14, 3-10)

I thought the Huskies would Arizona might say Utah is betfigure it out at home last week and ter than 11th — the Utes came knock off an Oregon team that had within three points of beating the been struggling, but then they laid Wildcats in January, and lost the an egg and lost by 13. Such has been the case rematch by just four points this past weekend — most of the season for a Washington team that but not many others would agree. continues to disappoint.

Last week: vs. ASU (W, 60-55), vs. UA (L, 68-64) Last week: vs. UO (L, 65-52), vs. OSU (W, This week: @ Colo. (L) 72-62) 12.WSU (11-15, 2-11) This week: @ UA (L), @ ASU (L) Be the first Pac-12 team to lose at home to 9. USC (12-14, 7-6) Oregon State, drop to last in the Pac-12 power rankings.

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Q: You’re dating Johnny Hekker [former OSU punter and currently punter for the St. Louis Rams], what is it like dating an NFL Makayla Stambaugh player?

A: He’s still Johnny. He’s still the same goofball I met my sophomore year. Nothing has changed in our relationship.We really don’t focus on our individual success, we just focus on our relationship.

Q: Have you gotten to go to St. Louis to see him?

A: He flew me out there for my 22nd birthday, and for Christmas I surprised him and flew out there and spent Christmas with him. So I’ve been out there a couple times.

Q: Thoughts on his fake punt passing ability?

A: Oh my gosh, it’s really exciting, because he kind of shares a little bit with me. Like in practice the week before, he was like, ‘Yeah, we practiced some fake punts today.’ So every game I’m kind of keeping a look out for that. They’re really exciting.

He loves it, fans love it.

Q: What is your favorite place to eat in Corvallis?

A: Tokyo Steakhouse. I love sushi. It’s my favorite kind of food. I actually didn’t like sushi until my freshman year of college. Since then — all-time favorite.

Q: What’s your favorite roll?

A: I love the Beaver roll with the mango on top.

That’s my favorite, it’s so good.

Q: What is your favorite OSU sport to watch?

A: Football, for sure.

Q: Why? A: Since I’ve learned a lot about it, I understand the sport now; I understand the game, so it makes it that much more exciting to watch. And it’s also fun rooting for your friends out there. I’ve got a couple of friends on the team and it’s awesome. I love seeing them go out there and do what they love to do.

Q: Was it weird seeing Keith Kostol out there as the punter this year?

A: It was. The first day I was like, ‘Man this isn’t the same without Johnny out there.’ But Keith Kostol did great.

Q: What’s your favorite event to compete on in gymnastics?

A: Floor has been my favorite event since I was 5 [years old]. It’s something I’ve always enjoyed [doing]. I get to go out there and frolic and tumble.

All around my house when I was little I would do cartwheels and tumble all over.

Q:What is something about gymnastics — the way gymnasts train or compete — that most people don’t know that they should?

A: Goodness. It’s a lot harder than it looks. If you ask a normal person to just get on a balance beam and walk across it, they would be a nervous wreck.

I think it would be interesting to pick someone out of the crowd to just do one of the most basic skills that we can do. Some people still say gymnastics isn’t a sport, so I would love someone to challenge me and say, ‘Oh, gymnastics isn’t a sport.’ I’d love to see them just attempt one basic skill that we can do, just so they can see how challenging it is. I’ve put my whole life into this — 18, 19 years of gymnastics.

Those 19 years of training have gotten me to this point. It’s pretty challenging. It takes time and effort.

Q: Who is the funniest gymnast on the team?

A: Oh my gosh, the whole team is full of them.

Brittany Harris is probably the biggest goofball. And then Cerise Witherby is just such a spaz sometimes, you just can’t help but laugh at her. Hailey Gaspar — she’s a funny one too. She’s like a boy. That’s all I’m going to say, she’s like a boy. And then other girls are wisecracks. We’ve got some funny girls on the team, but Brittany Harris is probably the funniest.

Q: You’re stuck on a desert island and can bring two of your teammates, who do you bring and why?

A: I don’t want to offend anybody. Probably Kailie Ponto, because she’s like the mom on the team.

She’s always looking out for the safety of everyone, reminding us, ‘OK ladies, wash your hands.’ So Kailie Ponto and probably Sarah Cerami. She’s a freshman on the team and she always says the right things at the right time with her encouraging words. If it looks like I’m having a hard day she’ll text me later, ‘Hey, just wanted to let you know I’m proud of you, and I love you and I look up to you.’

Her encouraging words are what keep me going.

So I’ll have someone to take care of my house and someone to encourage me. There you go.

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Senior forward Joe Burton has always had a productive career at Oregon State. The senior showed he has a sense of humor, as well, during Tuesday’s press conference.

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“I try to teach Olaf [Schaftenaar], because I think he would be the closest one to have the soft hands. Angus [Brandt] is coming along, to see Lathen — [chuckles] Lathen Wallace, too. Angus is getting a little crafty around the that’s how old I am — Langston get in there, basket. Eric [Moreland] tries but… let’s just because you never know what he’s going to do. move on.”

On if he’ll try an off-the-backboard pass: He’s like the Energizer Bunny. He needs to get “I did that in high school one time, to myself. on like Ritalin or something; some calm-down pill. … Then Jarmal — it’s Jarmal for everybody But that was when I was young. I was 18, I’m 22 out there, not Jamal. I like seeing the young now. If somebody would catch it. Ahmad wants guys out there, and then Olaf, AKA Roeland, one off the backboard, I say, ‘Well, we need a I like to see him play. It’s funny to see them high-flyer, not a rim-grazer.’ Eric always gets screw up. They want to go out there and do on me, ‘You never throw me the lob!’ I was like, well, but sometimes they screw up and that ‘You never catch it.’” kind of messes with them.”

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that I got the last Olympics.”

Zalesky has confidence in Hanke to compete in Rio in week, it’s still unclear what the three years.

“I think he’ll be right there,” sport’s fate will be. Regardless of what happens in 2020, how- Zalesky said. “When you get ever, Hanke expects to com- to that next level it gets a little more competitive than it is pete in 2016. right now, but he’s grown so “I’ll be at Rio,” Hanke said. much. If he believes, then he “That’s the goal at least, is to can do it.” be at Rio. Hopefully that’s not For now, Hanke’s the fourththe last Olympics, but that ranked heavyweight in the would be kind of cool to say nation for the No. 9 Oregon

State Beavers. But if things go as planned, his six years at OSU are just a stepping-stone for bigger things to come.

“I want to win nationals right now but when this is done there’s still more wrestling to do,” Hanke said. “It’s a smaller goal to get to a bigger goal.”

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Congress appears passive as sequester spending cuts near WASHINGTON (CNN) — If you’re expecting last minute action from Congress to avoid the March 1 spending cut deadline, think again.

Congress isn’t even in session this week, and lawmakers and aides from both parties say they don’t expect anything to pass anytime soon.

Why the lack of urgency?

The cuts can be phased in over time, and leaders on both sides of the aisle know they can act after March 1 to undo any reductions in the months to come. Also, some Democrats and Republicans aren’t totally unhappy with many of the cuts, $85 billion of which will be split between Pentagon and nondefense programs this year.

Many of the most popular domestic programs, including Medicare and Medicaid benefits, are off the table.

With no sharp, irreversible deadline in the offing, all you’re likely to get over the next 10 days is an extended version of the partisan blame game. True to form, President Barack Obama and GOP leaders ratcheted up their rhetoric on Tuesday. “Republicans in Congress face a simple choice,� Obama said at a White House event

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, urged Republicans to “listen to the overwhelming majority of Americans and work with Democrats to forge a balanced approach� to deficit reduction that includes new tax hikes on the wealthy.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, responded to barbs from Democrats with a written statement placing the blame squarely on the president. “The House has twice passed legislation to replace it with commonsense cuts and reforms that won’t threaten public safety, national security, or our economy,� the speaker said, referring to measures passed by the GOPcontrolled chamber last year. “But once again, the president (has) offered no credible plan that can pass Congress — only

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said Obama “prefers campaign events to common sense, bipartisan action.�

Republicans argue they’ve already ceded on higher taxes by allowing Bush-era tax cuts to expire on the wealthiest Americans as part of the New Year’s Eve “fiscal cliff� deal.

GOP leaders insist that any package replacing this year’s planned $85 billion in cuts — part of $1.2 trillion in savings over 10 years — must be comprised entirely of alternative spending reductions, including entitlement reform.

Republicans are particularly concerned about the looming defense cuts. “Even though defense accounts for 17 (or) 18 percent of our spending, they’ve taken half of the savings out of the military,� House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, R-California, told CNN. “The troops that are over there fighting to protect our freedoms around the world are being cut. The things that they need are being cut.�

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Neither plan is likely to get the 60 votes necessary for approval in the 100-member chamber — thereby setting the stage for more serious talks after March 1. “There won’t be any easy offramps on this one,� McConnell said last week. “The days of 11th hour negotiations are over.�

Brown University political scientist Wendy Schiller, who studies presidential and congressional politics, noted that March 27 — the date when the current government funding authority expires — is an ideal point for Congress to alter its current spending plans. “The upside to the (current package of planned cuts) is that it gives both parties political cover to make a dent in federal spending,� Schiller told CNN. “The downside is that the cuts themselves are not directly targeted at inefficiency, fraud or waste, and will ultimately affect voters’ daily lives in some way.�

Ultimately, she predicted, Congress will be “the big loser. ...

If history tells us anything about showdowns between Congress and the president, it tells us the president wins. And only one branch will face the voters again — Congress.�

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Scud missle blast kills at least 50 in Aleppo, Syria opposition says CNN. “Nobody is sure about the final number of victims yet.”

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad started using surface-to-surface missiles against rebel fighters in December, after the rebels began using captured rockets to bring down government aircraft. Most have hit in fields, away from population centers.

Jabal Badro had no rebel presence, “nor any revolutionary activities,” Al-Khateeb told CNN. The dead included about 20 children, he said.

“One guy came to the neighborhood, came to look for his family,” Al-Khateeb said. “He told us, ‘I have 20 family members living in this neighborhood. I can’t find any of them.’ “ There was no immediate response to the report from government officials. CNN cannot independently

verify many claims from Syria, as the strafed the apartment building he government has severely restricted was speaking from. Moments later, CNN reporters heard a whoosh and access by international journalists. an explosion that But video and led Fares to end the photos released by opposition activists We documented 21 call so that he could run for cover. showed dozens of victims by names, but The Un i t e d men digging through the rubble of what there are completely Nations says near70,000 people appeared to have mutilated bodies and ly have been killed in been an entire neighbody parts. Nobody Syria since al-Assad borhood consisting of dozens of homes is sure about the final launched a crackdown on opposhattered by the blast. The northeast- number of victims yet. sition in March 2011. At least 159 ern part of Aleppo, Mohammad Al-Khateeb, people were killed Syria’s largest city activist from the Aleppo Medical Center around the country and commercial hub, on Tuesday alone, came under attack again Tuesday night from warplanes, according to the LCCS, a network of opposition activists. not surface-to-surface missiles.

In Washington, the U.S. official told Abu Fares, another activist with the Aleppo Media Center, said a jet CNN that Syria has been launching

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Scuds about twice a day from outside Damascus toward Aleppo. The official could not confirm which Aleppo neighborhoods were hit, however.

The Soviet-era Scud became notorious when Iraq used the mediumrange missiles against allied forces and Israel during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. None of the recently launched missiles has struck across the border in Turkey, where the United States, the Netherlands and Germany have deployed Patriot missiles to protect civilians.

The U.S. official said Washington is still watching recent indications that Syria has moved some of its chemical weapons stockpiles. The Obama administration believes those movements are consolidating stockpiles for more secure storage away from opposition strongholds, the official said.

Idaho man accused of slapping crying boy, saying racial epithet on Delta flight turns himself in

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ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) — A Scud missile slammed into a crowded slum in Syria’s largest city overnight, killing at least 50 people and strewing body parts across the neighborhood, opposition activists said Tuesday.

The missile — one of at least eight fired at the ravaged city of Aleppo by government forces since Friday, according to a U.S. official — slammed into the Jabal Badro neighborhood Monday night, the Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported. The blast knocked down seven buildings, leaving residents struggling to dig the mutilated remains of their neighbors out of the rubble, the group said.

“We documented 21 victims by names, but there are completely mutilated bodies and body parts,” Mohammad Al-Khateeb, an activist from the Aleppo Media Center, told

(CNN) — An Idaho man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta Air Lines flight turned himself in to authorities Tuesday.

Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, surrendered in that state, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta.

He was charged with assaulting a minor, stemming from a February 8 incident aboard the Corvallis Delta flight to Atlanta.

Hundley was released on bail.

His attorney, Marcia Shein, has said her client is being unfairly portrayed.

“This has escalated into a racist issue and I want to be clear he is not a racist,” Shein

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She also said that Hundley is dealing with unspecified issues.

According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta last week, the boy’s mother, Jessica Bennett, 33, of Minnesota and her son were seated in Row 28, Seat B on Delta Flight 721 that originated in Minneapolis.

She spent part of the flight in the rear of the plane to get away from Hundley, who she said smelled like alcohol and was slurring his speech, according to John Thompson, the attorney for the child’s family.

As the plane began its descent into Atlanta, the boy began to cry because of the

altitude change and his mother tried to soothe him.

Hundley, who was seated next to the mother and son, allegedly told her to “shut that (N-word) baby up.”

Hundley then turned around and slapped the child in the face with an open hand, which caused him to scream even louder, an FBI affidavit said.

The boy suffered a scratch below his right eye.

Other passengers on the plane assisted Bennett, and one of them heard the slur and witnessed the alleged assault, the affidavit said.

Shein said that even if her client did use the slur, it does not make him a racist.

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