The Daily Barometer 02/25/13

Page 1

Barometer The Daily

For breaking news and updates

Follow us on Twitter News: @baronews, Sports: @barosports Like us on Facebook facebook.com/DailyBarometer

s

SPORTS, PAGE 4:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OREGON 97331

DAILYBAROMETER.COM

Dietetics students use National Eating Disorder Awareness Week as a teaching moment

‘‘

courtesy of rebecca rau | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Members of the Oregon State University Nutrition and Dietetics Club will kick off National Eating Disorder Awareness week with a life-size replica of the famous childhood toy Barbie helping to man their table in the Memorial Union quad. Rebecca Rau, a junior in dietetics and webmaster for the club, said they will use the Barbie doll as a representation of the body-type widely portrayed as “perfect” in the media. “You can never actually look like Barbie,” Rau said. “It is unattainable and unrealistic.” Over the past couple of weeks, Rau and other group members including Stephanie Moore, McKenna Brown and Lindsey Leighton, all of whom are dietetics majors, have spent time educating nearly 300 seventh and eighth graders on positive body image and eating disorder awareness. Now, the club will hold a week-long campaign hoping to educate OSU students as well. The primary goal of OSU’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club this week will be to make students

McKenna Brown OSU dietetics student

Youth division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals comes to Corvallis By Kate Virden

By Gabriella Morrongiello The Daily Barometer

PETA2: The hipper, cooler PETA n

The Daily Barometer

Sometimes people think that it’s a choice. They think someone chooses to have this disorder when in reality different events come together, which triggers it.

Rebecca Rau, webmaster for OSU’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club.

final game in Gill Coliseum

VOLUME CXVI, NUMBER 90

Understanding eating disorders

‘‘

Joe Burton’s

more aware of eating disorders and resources readily available nearby. “We want people to know they don’t need to search outside of campus for assistance,” said Moore, a junior at OSU. “They might be more resistant to get help if it’s farther away.” Brown, also a junior at OSU, hopes to also clear up any stigmas that exist concerning eating disorders. In her experience, the most common misconceptions she has dealt with have been people thinking those with eating disorders are vain and simply wish to look pretty, or that they just need to eat and all will be solved. “Sometimes people think that it’s a choice,” Brown said. “They think someone chooses to have this disorder when in reality different events come together, which triggers it.” According to the National Eating Disorder Association, 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States will suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in

courtesy of rebecca rau | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

McKenna Brown, a senior majoring in dietetics.

their life. Moore thinks in order to steer students away from eating disorders and toward a better view of their body-image, positivity is key. “Our priorities and society can be a little skewed,” Moore said. “We focus so much on our physical appearances when really we should focus on our knowledge and talents that truly make up who we are rather than just our appearance.” Throughout the week, the club will be tabling in the quad, providing information about resources on campus, engaging people in conversation on the issue and getting people to write down their own pledge which will help them achieve a better body image. Those who write down a pledge will be entered into a raffle for a free one-hour massage. At 11 a.m. on Thursday, a documentary will be screened in the International Forum in Snell See DISORDER | page 2

At the beginning of last week representatives of the organization PETA2 approached students in the Memorial Union to sign their petition to help colleges across the nation, like Oregon State University, provide more vegan meal options on campus. PETA2 stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. It is a youth organization dedicated to spreading the word about how animals are treated worldwide, particularly concerning animals skinned for fur and livestock killed for meat. According to the PETA2 website, it is “the largest youth animal rights group in the world.” According to the Vegetarian Research Group, the difference between vegan and vegetarian diets is, “Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish or poultry. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use other animal products and by-products such as eggs, dairy, leather, fur. . .” and the list goes on. When asked why she made the lifestyle choice to be a vegan instead of a vegetarian, Amanda Rhodes, president of the Vegans and Vegetarians Club at OSU, said she initially made the choice for her health because she found she felt better not eating See PETA2 | page 2

‘Dance Against Hunger’ draws support with live entertainment n

Students, community dance the night away, raise cash to vanquish world hunger By Hannah Johnson The Daily Barometer

Over 1 billion people in the world don’t have enough food and 1.3 billion people in developing countries live on only $1.25 per day. On Saturday, in the Milam auditorium, “Dance Against Hunger” helped raise money for this cause. The FeelGood program worked together with the food drive and the Hunger Project. The Hunger Project is a non-profitable organization dedicated to working and helping to put an end to hunger. A large range of dance performances of many different ages and backgrounds performed. The students performing did so either as a group, or as individuals, and each of the dances were unique in their own way. “I liked to see the younger performers dance for a positive cause,” said Edward Pham, president of the Hip Hop Student Association. “It was nice to see the different styles of dances as well as what the new generations of dancers had to offer.” This event was not just for the support of dance performances, but also for the support of a good cause to help fight against the hunger issue. “It’s great that everyone’s supporting

us for our cause,” said Carmen Chan, microbiology student and event organizer. “One thing that was different was that we brought back collecting cans of food or non-perishable food for the food drive. I was surprised and pleased that people knew that we were doing that again.” Others noticed the large amount of support from campus groups. “I liked working closely with the other officers, peers, and especially the community,” said Abigail Delgato, a student in general science. “It was nice to have a ton of support from many different organizations.” The Dance Against Hunger team came across some obstacles with the event. “A challenge we had with putting together this event was the lack of members who we were able to work with,” Pham said. “When it was crunch time we had to rush around to get stuff together, but in the end we were able to balance it all out successfully.” Delgato noted publicity as another challenge in coordinating the event. “One challenge was advertising. A lot of people are new to this organization so we all had to go around to other communities outside of OSU to recruit more dancers and performers,” Delgato said. After a night of performances, it was evident all the work paid off and left the audience wanting more. Hannah Johnson, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

john zhang

| STUDENT MEDIA SERVICE

The dance group, Shanti’Qi’Nadi, performed at the Dance Against Hunger.

john zhang

| STUDENT MEDIA SERVICE

Tenzin Samkhar, from High Voltage Krew, performs at Milam Auditorium on Feb. 23.

2• Monday, February 25, 2013

Barometer The Daily

Newsroom: 541-737-2231 Business: 541-737-2233 Memorial Union East 106 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-1617

Find Us Here…

NEWS TIPS • 541-737-2231 FAX • 541-737-4999 E-MAIL • NEWS TIPS news@dailybarometer.com Contact an editor EDITOR IN CHIEF DON ILER 541-737-3191 editor@dailybarometer.com MANAGING EDITOR WARNER STRAUSBAUGH managing@dailybarometer.com NEWS EDITOR JACK LAMMERS news@dailybarometer.com FORUM EDITOR MEGAN CAMPBELL forum@dailybarometer.com SPORTS EDITOR andrew kilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com PHOTO EDITOR Jackie seus photo@dailybarometer.com SENIOR EDITOR ALEXANDRA KASPRICK COPY EDITORS JONATHAN CHECKIS, IRENE DRAGE, KAITY PILKERTON

To place an ad call 541-737-2233 BUSINESS MANAGER NATHAN BAUER 541-737-6373 baro.business@oregonstate.edu AD SALES REPRESENTATIVES 737-2233 JACK DILLIN Dailybaro1@gmail.com SAM FAMA Dailybaro2@gmail.com DAVID BUNKER Dailybaro3@gmail.com ADRIAN KNORR Dailybaro4@gmail.com BRADLEY FALLON Dailybaro5@gmail.com ALLIE WOODSON Dailybaro7@gmail.com CLASSIFIEDS 541-737-6372 PRODUCTION baro.production@oregonstate.edu The Barometer is published Monday through Friday except holidays and final exam week during the academic school year; weekly during summer term; one issue week prior to fall term in September by the Oregon State University Student Media Committee on behalf of the Associated Students of OSU, at Memorial Union East, OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331-1614. The Daily Barometer, published for use by OSU students, faculty and staff, is private property. A single copy of The Barometer is free from newsstands. Unauthorized removal of multiple copies will be considered theft and is prosecutable. Responsibility — The University Student Media Committee is charged with the general supervision of all student publications and broadcast media operated under its authority for the students and staff of Oregon State University on behalf of the Associated Students of OSU. Formal written complaints about The Daily Barometer may be referred to the committee for investigation and disposition. After hearing all elements involved in a complaint, the committee will report its decision to all parties concerned.

dailybarometer.com

news@dailybarometer.com • 737-2231

Obama Administration weighs in on marriage law WASHINGTON (CNN) — In a preview of a major constitutional showdown at the Supreme Court over same-sex marriage, the Obama administration said on Friday that a federal law denying financial benefits to legally wed gay and lesbian couples is unconstitutional. The Justice Department filed the first of a series of briefs in a pair of cases dealing with the multi-layered issue, outlining the executive branch’s positions. The high court will hear oral arguments next month on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 congressional law that says for federal purposes, marriage is defined as only between one man and one woman. That means federal tax, Social Security, pension, and bankruptcy benefits, and family medical leave protections -- do not apply to gay and lesbian couples. This case deals with Edith “Edie”Windsor, forced to assume an estate tax bill much larger than other married couples would have to pay. Because her decades-long partner was a woman, the federal government did not recognize the same-sex marriage in legal terms, even though their home state of New York did. But now, led by President Barack Obama’s recent political about-face, the administration opposes the law.

“Moral opposition to homosexuality, though it may reflect deeply held personal views, is not a legitimate policy objective that can justify unequal treatment of gay and lesbian people” contained in the DOMA law, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli said in the Justice Department’s legal brief. The separate case from California deals with Proposition 8, a 2008 voter-approved referendum banning same-sex marriage. This after the California high court had earlier concluded same-sex couples could legally wed. That case too will be heard in late March. Though technically a party in the California case, government sources say the Justice Department was prepared next week to file an “amicus” or supporting brief asserting a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, and that Proposition 8 should be struck down as a violation of constitutionally guaranteed “equal protection” of the laws. Those sources say Obama was expected to make the final call on whether to intervene in the state dispute. “I have to make sure that I’m not interjecting myself too much in this process, particularly when we’re not a party to the case,” Obama said Wednesday in an interview with CNN affiliate KGO-TV in San Francisco.

DISORDER n Continued from page 1 Hall. The film, “Beyond Killing Us Softly: The Strength to Resist,” is about the fight against degrading messages regarding body image which dominate the media. The National Eating Disorder Information Centre published a review of the film on their website saying, “[The] documentary is about the impact of media images on women and girls. It presents the ideas of girls and young women, as well as those of leading authorities in the fields of psychology, eating disorders, gender studies and media literacy.” Following the on-campus screening of the film, the Nutrition and Dietetics Club will host its own panel of experts to discuss the film and facilitate a question and

PETA2 n Continued from page 1 meat. She eventually gave up dairy and animal products for ethical and environmental reasons. Rhodes views livestock production as animal torture. Many producers have substantive claims to argue otherwise, but Rhodes strongly adheres to her view. “I think of baby pigs screaming or tiny veal calves stuck in crates,” Rhodes said.

Of more immediate concern was the DOMA fight, where the administration is squarely involved. But a tricky gateway or “jurisdictional” question threatens to stall any final consideration of the law’s constitutionality. That was the focus of much of the Friday legal papers. The DOMA law will be defended by House Republicans, after Obama concluded the law was unconstitutional. Traditionally that role would fall to the solicitor general’s office. But Obama, in an election-year stunner, said last May that he supported same-sex marriage. The president had already ordered Attorney General Eric Holder not to defend DOMA in court. That raised the question of whether any party could rightfully step in and defend the law. Besides the constitutional issue, the justices had specifically ordered both sides to argue a supplemental question: whether congressional Republicans-- operating officially as the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives -- have “standing” or legal authority to make the case. Lawyers representing the House GOP said Friday that they should be able to take the lead and defend the law, since both Windsor and the Obama administration are taking the same legal position.

answer session. “The panel includes a group of professionals from student services and CAPS called the ‘Blend Team,’ because they’re blending different disciplines together,” said Leighton, an OSU senior. “A dietician, counselor, psychiatrist and clinician will work together to tackle all the different dimensions of an eating disorder.” The event is part of the club’s participation in National Eating Disorder awareness week and is free to all students, faculty and community members. Club members said the event should last no longer than an hour, during which snacks and refreshments will be provided. Positive messages written in chalk and posted around campus throughout the week will also be used by the club’s members to promote their message: “A healthy you is a beautiful you.”

Alternatively, some people choose to be vegan or vegetarian for ethical reasons, but some are for health or religious reasons. Lauren Julin, a senior at OSU, has dietary restrictions because of her health. “As someone with food allergies, it’s difficult to eat on campus because usually employees have no idea what the ingredients are,” Julin said. Members of PETA2 implore the universities to accommodate alternative diets and aim

Suspicious item cleared by Oregon State Police Yesterday, a timely warning was issued to members of the Oregon State University community by the Oregon State Police and the Department of Public Safety. The warning stated that Sunday morning at 3:05 a.m., Oregon State Police troopers and Corvallis Police helped clear a suspicious item at 16th Street and Monroe Avenue. The Oregon State Police bomb squad made their way to scene. At the time, the statement told students to stay “away from the area,” and that new updates would be sent out as new information became available. At 5:15 a.m., an update made clear the item was examined and made safe by the bomb squad.

In the past, these short messages, which tend to be complimentary in nature, have included short statements like “you are beautiful,” “you’re worth more than the number on a scale” or “speak to yourself as you would speak to a friend.” By the end of the week, all of the club’s members hope to increase discussion on campus concerning eating disorders, because they feel no one wants to talk about the problem due to the issue’s uncomfortable severity. “A lot of people don’t understand it,” Brown said. “There’s a knowledge deficit that needs to be addressed.” For a full schedule of events the NDC will host this week, visit their website at groups. oregonstate.edu/ndc. Gabriella Morrongiello, news reporter

to work with them. “With the demand for vegetarian and vegan dishes higher than ever, it’s important for the school to work alongside students to promote healthy and humane dining choices,” said Ryan Huling, manager of college outreach and campaigns for PETA2. OSU has noted the concerns of its diverse student body and has several vegan and vegetarian options in all of the dining halls and Bing’s Café. Amanda Rhodes finds food on campus through dining halls, as well as some places to eat off campus like Laughing Planet Café, Nearly Normal’s and Café Yumm, because all of these places feature obvious vegan choices on the menu, making it easy for Rhodes to

news@dailybarometer.com

find what she can and cannot eat. “Vegans are sick of salads,” Rhodes said, before going on to explain other vegan options including substitute meat and cheese — items that mimic the nutrients in the animal products — and most importantly, “whole grains and organic vegetables.” “The downside with organic products is they cost almost one dollar more than the generic brands, and as we all know, dollars add up quickly,” Rhodes said. Rhodes advises to cut back on meat one meal at a time, but omnivores can maintain awareness about where their meat is coming from. Kate Virden, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

Calendar 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. Women’s Center, 5-7pm, Women’s Center. Open-space dialogue for women. This will be a confidence builder event! Refreshments provided.

Wednesday, Feb. 27 Meetings ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU 211.

Events

Campus Recycling, 5-7pm, Recycling Warehouse (644 SW 13th St.). February Repair Fair. Bring your broken bikes, housewares, electronics & clothing; volunteers will help you repair them! Asian & Pacific Cultural Center, 5-7pm, MU 206. Henna Night. Learn about Henna and tattoos in Asian & Pacific culture. Get a free henna tatoo of your own. College of Education/Cultural & Linguistic Diversity Work Group, Noon-1pm, Furman Hall 303. Popcorn and Video - Lunchtime Chat. We’ll watch and discuss Chimamanda Adichie’s powerful TED Talk: “The Danger of a Single Story.” Career Services, 11am-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Winter Career Fair, University Wide (All majors).

Thursday, Feb. 28 Meetings College Republicans, 7pm, StAg 107. General meeting.

Events Career Services, 11am-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Engineering Career Fair.

Friday, Mar. 1 Events OSU Music Department, Noon, MU Lounge. Music å la Carte: OSU Percussion Ensemble. Women’s Center, 4-6pm, MU Lounge. Inaugural Women’s History Month Reception. Featuring keynote speaker Sara Gelser and performances by women on campus. Refreshments provided.

Tuesday, Mar. 5 Meetings ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU 211 Events Pride Center, 4-5:30pm, Pride Center. Tea & Topics: Come enjoy tea and discuss a wide range of topics!

Wednesday, Mar. 6 Meetings ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU 211.

Events

Campus Recycling, 9am-4pm, Recycling Warehouse (644 SW 13th St.). Film, Plastic & E-Waste Collection Week. Bring broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic for free recycling.

Thursday, Mar. 7 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:30-1pm, MU Talisman Room. The Nobility of Humankind - Devotions and discussion on how we are noble with occasional slips rather than sinful with occasional flashes of good. College Republicans, 7pm, StAg 107. General meeting.

Events

Campus Recycling, 9am-4pm, Recycling Warehouse (644 SW 13th St.). Film, Plastic & E-Waste Collection Week. Bring broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic for free recycling.

Friday, Mar. 8 Events OSU Music Department, Noon, MU Lounge. Music å la Carte: OSU Clarinet Mafia. Campus Recycling, 9am-4pm, Recycling Warehouse (644 SW 13th St.). Film, Plastic & E-Waste Collection Week. Bring broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic for free recycling.

The Daily Barometer 3 •Monday, February 25, 2013

Editorial

House correct to pass tuition equity

T

he Oregon House of Representatives made good last Friday as it passed a bill allowing undocumented Oregon high school students to pay in-state tuition rates. We commend the house for passing it and hope the Senate will quickly follow suit. The legislation is important in allowing Oregonians to become productive members of society and contribute back to the state, regardless of their immigration status. Students who have grown up in Oregon, attended our high schools and succeeded, should be given the same opportunities and benefits as other Oregonians. The law opens up in-state tuition to students who have graduated from an Oregon high school, attended that school for at least three years and have intentions to become an American citizen. This bill can be a powerful incentive to encourage hard working people to become educated and stay in Oregon, contributing to our economy in a major way. Some may argue doing this for Oregonians who aren’t even American citiWe look zens, while forcforward ing citizens from to this bill out of state to non-resident becoming pay tuition, is unfair. law and are But students, happy to see many of whom have lived almost state legis- their entire lives in lators look Oregon, deserve attend public out for all to higher education Oregonians. at the same rates as their peers. And those from out of state undoubtedly had the opportunity to attend school in their home states at in-state rates — it’s not our fault they decided to attend school in Oregon. This bill will go far to improving our state’s economy, ensuring a well-educated workforce and helping to meet the governor’s 40-40-20 goals of having 40 percent of the state’s population having bachelor’s degrees or better by 2025. By making this education more affordable for some Oregonians, it will mean more bachelor’s degrees and a smarter population. Since the House was the largest hurdle for this legislation to jump, it is expected to sail through the Senate without much opposition. The House killed in similar legislation in 2003 and 2011 committee. Governor John Kitzhaber has indicated he would sign the legislation if it passes. The fiscal statement of the bill indicates approximately 38 students would benefit in 2013-2015, with another 80 to benefit in the next biennium. The costs the bill would incur are minimal when compared to the benefits to be reaped in the long run. We look forward to this bill becoming law and are happy to see state legislators look out for all Oregonians, whether or not they are legally documented to be here or not.

‘‘

Forum

Editorial Board

Don Iler Editor-in-Chief Megan Campbell Forum Editor Andrew Kilstrom Sports Editor

Warner Strausbaugh Managing Editor Jack Lammers News Editor Jackie Seus Photo Editor

forum@dailybarometer.com

Abundant choices prevent readers from connecting

W

hether you’re listening to your friend tell you about his or her day, watching television or reading a book or magazine, there is a story being told. Unfortunately, many stories have become fluff to pass the time, as people are increasingly unable to draw lessons from them. The Native Americans call story telling the “oral tradition,” which is a method of passing on information through forms of expression like words, pictures, dance or music. For some cultures, like West Africa, stories are what keep their culture alive. Stories are told over and over, with children and adults often being told or reading a story so many times they have it memorized and begin to tell it themselves, albeit often with a twist of their own. Even as Americans, many of us had a favorite story our parents would read to us. No matter how many times we heard it, we would request an encore. All of the stories served a purpose for more than just entertainment — they were lessons. Even if the story was completely fictional, it still served a purpose in teaching us about the world and about ourselves. No matter what culture, the importance of storytelling is in the ability to invoke emotion and to instruct us. As the webpage for the Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach states, “After we hear, or read, a [story], we carry that story around inside of us. It becomes a part of who we are. And, in a way, we become a part of the story.” Stories allow us to grow and become a part of the message. Unfortunately, this is no longer the

with lifetimes worth of experience they can share.

Alexander

Vervloet

The weekly rant - @RantsWeekly case. We have reached a time of story overload. Thanks to the rise of technology, there are so many stories to be read, watched and heard. We are filling our brains with as many as we can, but are no longer taking the time to allow them to “become a part of us.” Many arguments have been made about whether TV programs are affecting the way our children think and act. There is no argument. We are a product of our environments, as well as of the stories we read, watch and hear. Even Congress realized this when they enacted the Children’s Television Act of 1990. This act was developed to ensure a wide availability of quality, educational television for children. Variety is not what we need. Ask your parents about what television was like when they were kids, and they’ll likely agree on a couple of key shows all of the children watched. Now there are hundreds of children’s programs, and some children are watching almost all of them. This overload of choices is detracting from the ability to connect with the programs and take in the lessons that need to be learned. As we get older, this phenomenon only gets worse, with more books becoming available as our reading ability develops, more movies we’re allowed to watch and more friends

Stuart Wolpert of the UCLA Newsroom says, “As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined.” This access of information overload is no different than our story overload. We’re no longer able to gather the lessons that allow us to think critically. This has become evident in my classes. When a professor asks for us to reflect on a concept we’ve learned and compare it to real life, students will often raise their hands and tell a story. However, when asked what they learned from that story, many students will pause and have to take the time to actually come up with an answer. Students are compiling memories but aren’t allowing their lessons to sink in. This is drastically decreasing critical thinking abilities. Stories are our bloodline for knowledge, but we need to be able to connect with them and draw out the lessons. Story availability is only increasing this blood pressure to rates our brains can’t feed from. Albert Einstein predicted this with his famous quote: “I fear the day when technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots.” t

Alexander Vervloet is a senior in communications.

The opinions expressed in his columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Vervloet can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com or on Twitter @Rantsweekly.

Response to Feb. 21 editorial

Travel demand management I appreciate The Daily Barometer’s editorial — “Parking ideas good for city” — published Thursday, Feb. 21, and its support for applying best practices for travel demand management at Oregon State University. And I appreciate the editorial’s support for ideas being considered by the Collaboration Corvallis project to alleviate parking issues in neighborhoods near the campus and better manage parking and transit services on campus and in the city. Travel demand management can reduce commute times and the time commuters spending looking for parking. It can help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles and other vehicles using our streets and parking systems. But I would like to clarify a few points made in the editorial. Current OSU parking permits do not cost $178 annually for staff and $130 for students. They are $270 for staff and $195 for students. Also, while Traffic and Parking Services at Oregon State hopes to provide a lower cost permit system for those who are willing to park at Reser Stadium, the permits will not cost as little as $20 annually. There are several reasons for this. First, purchasing new campus shuttles and staffing them with drivers to connect distance lots to the core of campus is expensive and parking permit fees will need to cover this expense. Second, permit fees also help pay for the expense of constructing the Gill Coliseum parking garage, something OSU is still paying off. Third, parking permit fees pay for the construction, maintenance and operation of all parking lots at Oregon State. As a member of Collaboration Corvallis workgroup on parking and transit, I want to say our work group and OSU officials are working hard together to evaluate the best set of ideas that minimize parking impacts in the neighborhoods, promote increased parking on campus, improve transit services on campus and in the city and provide customerbased parking and transit incentives. Matthew Palm Parking and Traffic Work Group member and a candidate for the masters in public policy

Harrison Pride

The Daily Barometer

Firearms do not belong on campus

A

report by Slate magazine found that since 1980, there have been 137 school shootings, resulting in 297 deaths in the United States. All of these deaths are tragic. They should also have no bearing on how you go about your daily business. The National Safety Council found that a person is 10 times more likely to be killed in a terrorist attack, than in a school shooting, and eight times more likely to be shot and killed by a police officer than a terrorist In the two months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a Slate article found that there have been 1793 gun-related deaths in the United States. This means in the last 60 days, someone is 1,120 times more likely to have been killed by a gun than in the last 30 years of school shootings combined. This is all cold, logical number crunching. It bypasses the emotional and passionate arguments

‘‘ t

Editorials serve as means for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale or diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board’s majority.

Letters

Letters to the editor are welcomed and will be printed on a first-received basis. Letters must be 300 words or fewer and include the author’s signature, academic major, class standing or job title, department name and phone number. Authors of e-mailed letters will receive a reply for the purpose of verification. Letters are subject to editing for space and clarity. The Daily Barometer reserves the right to refuse publication of any submissions. The Daily Barometer c/o Letters to the editor Memorial Union East 106 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-1617 or e-mail: editor@dailybarometer.com

Letter to the Editor

Ryan Mason is a sophomore in graphic design.

See PRIDE | page 7

The Daily Barometer 4 • Monday, February 25, 2013

Sports

Beaver Tweet of the Day

Inside sports: Football players in slam-dunk contest page 6

“Ayyyye at the Oscars Straight Flexin!!! Who was that lil girl?”

sports@dailybarometer.com • On Twitter @barosports

@scoobzdoo Ryan Handford

Burton’s last game in Gill n

Joe Burton was honored on Senior Day, had a career day in Gill Coliseum finale By Alex Crawford The Daily Barometer

Saturday was Joe Burton’s day. The senior forward, playing in his final game at Gill Coliseum, did everything he could to will the Beavers to a victory. But in the end the home team fell short, losing to California, 60-59. Burton, rocking a bright-red mohawk that nicely complemented OSU’s turquoise N7 jerseys, finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and five steals to lead the Beavers in most of the statistics in the box score. After the game, Burton was overcome with emotion. “I am going to miss the team and playing basketball with these guys,” Burton said, tears rolling down his face. “I just gave everything to Oregon State and I am so glad that so many supporters came out to watch.” Junior guard Roberto Nelson was emotional too, having known Burton since playing AAU ball with him in middle and high school. “Being as close as I was to Joe — he was really the reason that I came here — I don’t even consider him a friend anymore, is definitely a I just gave everything he brother to me,” to Oregon State and Nelson said. “It is sad that I am so glad that we didn’t get a so many supporters chance to go out with a win came out to watch. and with a bang at home, but Joe Burton we definitely Senior forward fought hard as a team and showed a lot of fight as we have in the past games.” Despite a good-sized crowd in Gill, an emotional pregame ceremony to honor Burton and to announce the creation of a scholarship in his name, the Beavers got off to an awful start. The Beavers only scored 20 first-half points, their lowest in any half this season. They also only shot 21.6 percent from the field in the first half, and Cal went in to halftime leading 29-20. Head coach Craig Robinson’s frustration was apparent and he received a technical foul eight minutes into the game after yelling at the referee about a Cal player grabbing freshman Olaf Schaftenaar’s jersey. “I am still 100 percent consistent, whenever I get a tech, it’s because I am right,” Robinson said. “I have never been wrong and gotten a tech. You never get a technical for being wrong because it doesn’t upset the person who calls the tech.” The second half started out as badly as the first had ended for Oregon State, as Cal went up by 13 points at the 16:59 mark. The Beavers weren’t about to give up on Senior Day, though, and battled back, cutting the Cal lead to three points with 9:24 left. Junior forward Devon

Monday, Feb. 25 Women’s Golf @ Cal Classic All Day, Pleasanton, Calif.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Women’s Golf @ Cal Classic All Day, Pleasanton, Calif.

Wednesday, Feb. 27 Swimming @ Pac-12 Championships TBA, Federal Way, Wash.

Thursday, Feb. 28 Men’s Basketball @ No. 23 Oregon 8 p.m., Eugene, Ore. ESPNU (TV)

Friday, March 1 Softball @ Easton Invitational (vs. Iowa/Northwestern) 9 a.m./3:45 p.m., Fullerton, Calif. Women’s Track @ UW Qualifier 6 p.m., Seattle, Wash. No. 11 Gymnastics @ No. 10 Stanford/ California 7 p.m., Stanford, Calif. Women’s Basketball vs. Utah 7 p.m., Gill Coliseum No. 6 Baseball vs. Bryant 5:35 p.m., Goss Stadium

@WStrausbaugh

Dominant pitching making a strong case for the Beavers

Alex Miller

| THE DAILY BAROMETER

Joe Burton gets emotional after Saturday’s one-point loss to Cal, the final game at Gill Coliseum in Burton’s career. The senior scored 15 points, had nine rebounds, seven assists and five steals. Collier, who finished with 13 points — his high- for a miss and a chance to win the game. est total since Jan. 26 — scored six points in the “Had Devon missed his two [free throws], we final two minutes to bring OSU within one point would have fouled right away and hoped that with 47 seconds left. he would miss a foul shot, try to get a quick After Cal got the ball back following the made See MEN’S HOOPS | page 5 free throws, OSU elected not to foul and hoped

hat do the seven Oregon State baseball teams that made the NCAA Tournament since 2005 — including two national champions — all have in common? None of them got off to as hot of a start as this year’s squad. The No. 6 Beavers are 8-0 for the first time since 1962. That ’62 team was led by two-time All-American Cecil Ira, who ended up pitching 28 innings for the Eugene Emeralds in the entirety of his professional career. Nothing against Ira and the Beavers of 50 years ago, but this Beavers team has the potential to be the best ever. Jumping the gun? Maybe. OK, probably. But this team said it was “Omaha or bust” before the season started, and they’re showing they meant it. The success of the Beavers in the first eight games has been the brilliance of the pitching staff — the starters and the bullpen. The earned run average for the Beavers is currently sitting at 1.12. As in, the pitching staff has allowed nine earned runs in eight games. Oregon State looked good in its opening weekend in Palm Springs, Calif., but took it to a whole new level in the Beavers’ four-game series in San Diego over the weekend. The Beavers outscored San Diego State 22-2. Wow. I think the bathtub community from “Beasts of the Southern Wild” could still understand the significance of that stat. There are seven relievers on the team who have appeared in a game so far in 2013. Those seven have thrown 30 innings. Want to take a guess as to what the ERA of the bullpen (keep in mind, the bullpen was the Achilles’ heel for the 2012 See STRAUSBAUGH | page 5

Gymnastics ties season-high score in Friday’s meet Stambaugh scores 9.950 on floor again, Tang shows consistency, No. 11 Oregon State has strong vault in victory

to build from the start— especially at home,” Blalock said. “Our vaults looked amazing and were exactly what we practiced.” Senior Makayla Stambaugh and sophomore Chelsea Tang set career-highs in vault, and the strong performance on the apparatus set the tone for the By Warner Strausbaugh Beavers’ fourth consecutive win. The Daily Barometer Stambaugh won the all-around for the second As the No. 11 Oregon State gymnastics team ended its straight meet, with a 39.525. Her night was capped first event, it was clear the Beavers were going to put off by once again closing out the meet with a 9.950 on a show Friday night. on the floor exercise. OSU won the three-team Pink Out Stambaugh has now come close Meet — the annual meet dedicated to achieving the ultimate goal in to the fight against cancer with proA perfect 10 would gymnastics — the perfect 10.0. ceeds going to the Corvallis Clinic be awesome, but a “I still think I can do better,” Foundation’s Project H.E.R. — with Stambaugh said. “I can’t say I’m not a score of 196.825, tying the team’s 9.950 is not that bad. satisfied with a 9.950. A perfect 10 high score on the season. would be awesome, but a 9.950 is Makayla Stambaugh No. 15 Arizona finished in second not that bad.” Senior OSU gymnast place, and Seattle Pacific came in Noticing the difference between third. a 9.950 and a 10 is hard for most to see. “We needed another good home score,” said senior “You are striving for perfection,” said head coach Kelsi Blalock. “We needed to drop another 195, a pretTanya Chaplin. “Perfection is different in different ty low score. It’s going to give our [Regional Qualifying people’s eyes. It’s tiny, tiny details we have to clean up.” Score] a boost and we’re just going to keep on rolling. Behind Stambaugh in the all-around was Tang, The first event of the night for the Beavers — vault who has seen her role and production incrementally — ended with Blalock scoring a 9.950, and gave OSU increase throughout the 2013 season. the highest vault score of the season. See GYMNASTICS | page 6 “It’s really good to start off well instead of having n

‘‘

‘‘

COMING SOON

Strausbaugh

W

‘‘

‘‘

Warner

Alexandra Grace Taylor

| THE DAILY BAROMETER

Makayla Stambaugh celebrates after her vault. She scored a 9.900, her career-high.

sports@dailybarometer.com • On Twitter @barosports

STRAUSBAUGH n Continued from page 4 team) is? It’s 0.00. No earned runs allowed by the relievers. On top of the unreal bullpen statistics in the early going, the starting rotation has been equally impressive, particularly for two pitchers. Senior Matt Boyd and freshman Andrew Moore came into 2013 with three starts between them (Boyd started three games in 2009). Of last year’s three starters, only one is currently pitching. Matt Boyd Sophomore Jace Fry is 1.17 ERA going through recovery from Tommy John Surgery and junior Ben Wetzler is dealing with back issues. Boyd and Moore needed to step up, and that’s exactly what they did. Boyd is sitting on a cool 1.17 ERA, a 2-0 record and 13 strikeouts in 15 innings. Moore’s numbers are even better: a 0.66 ERA, a 0.66 WHIP (walks plus hits divided by innings pitched). The ironic thing about those two is they are essentially competing against each other. Both will start now while the Beavers are playing in the four-game series against non-

MEN’S HOOPS n Continued from page 4 shot and then foul right away again, but we didn’t have to because he made his two,” Robinson said. Cal’s Justin Cobbs did miss a jumper and Oregon State got the ball back with 4.3 seconds left. After Robinson called a timeout, OSU in-bounded the ball to junior guard Ahmad Starks who dribbled the length of the court and made a 3-point attempt that was short at the buzzer. “When you only have that much time, you have to put the ball into only a couple of people’s hands who can shoot off the dribble,” Robinson said. “And that’s Ahmad and Roberto and [Cal’s players] were completely full-fronting Roberto, so we knew they were going to let Ahmad get it, and he was going to have to

Monday, February 25, 2013 • 5

conference opponents. But once Pac-12 play starts, the rotation cuts down to only three pitchers. Wetzler will be back soon, junior Dan Child has a spot, so that leaves just one more spot. I don’t think head coach Pat Casey envisioned Moore coming out of the gate this Andrew Moore strong, but he’s proved 0.66 ERA himself to be a worthy candidate. The 8-0 record might be a bit fluky. OSU is obviously still going to be a real threat to win the Pac-12, and to make a College World Series appearance. Still, the Beavers were ranked No. 6 in the preseason for a reason. The pitching won’t be able to keep up this kind of production, especially the bullpen. That’s a fact. What they have done is prove they’re elite — easily one of the top-10 pitching staffs in the nation right now. And they’re doing it without the two best pitchers from last year’s team. It’s still way too early to throw out the “best team at OSU” prognostication. But what they have done is enough to start that conversation. Warner Strausbaugh, managing editor On Twitter @WStrausbaugh managing@dailybarometer.com

Upset bid falls short at the final buzzer n

The OSU women’s basketball team lost to No. 6 Cal by two points The Daily Barometer

The Oregon State women’s basketball team was unable to hold on to its lead against No. 6 California in the 58-56 loss Sunday afternoon. Oregon State’s (9-19, 3-13 Pac-12) 12-point lead coming out of the first half slowly melted away in the second half as Cal (25-2, 14-1) stepped up its defensive pressure. With just under 6:01 left in the game, the Golden Bears knocked down a jumper to regain the lead for the first time since their two-point lead at the beginning of the first half. Both teams continued to battle back and forth. However, turnovers and foul trouble plagued the Beavers down the stretch and allowed the Golden Bears to extend their lead to six points with 3:37

left in the game. Sophomore guard Ali Gibson quickly responded with a 3-pointer to keep the Beavers in the game as they continued to fight. With 30 seconds left and the Golden Bears up by two, freshman guard Jamie Weisner grabbed a missed Cal free throw and the Beavers headed down for one last shot. As the clock wound down to seven seconds, senior forward ShaKiana Edwards-Teasley had a look on a baseline jumper, but it fell in and out. Oregon State was unable to grab the rebound for a quick put-back before the buzzer sounded. The first half, however, was all Oregon State. In their last few games, the Beavers have struggled to get points on the board early, but that was not the case on Sunday. It was raining 3-pointers for the guards as the Beavers were 6-for-12 from behind the arc in the first half. Defensively, Oregon State held the Bears to 27 percent

from the field in the first half and only allowed seven offensive rebounds to a team that thrives on second-chance points, and is second in the conference in offensive rebounds. Senior guard Mollee Schwegler provided a spark for the Beavers off the bench, having one of her best games this season. Although she was responsible for six of the team’s 16 turnovers, her defense prevented Cal from several fast break opportunities. Schwegler had 15 points on the night. Weisner continues to provide the Beavers with a consistent effort with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Bears. Oregon State showed its determination in what is a mostly-lost season all the way through the end of the game, and fell just short of upsetting No. 6 Cal. The Daily Barometer

On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com

Burton gets physical with Cal’s Richard Solomon in Saturday’s 60-59 Oregon State loss.

come up and pull up to shoot a shot.” After the buzzer, Nelson looked frustrated that he didn’t get to shoot the final shot. “I am just a player on a team. I definitely wanted the ball for the last shot, but coach knows what he is doing,” Nelson said. The Beavers may have lost a heartbreaker on Saturday afternoon but the game will be remembered, not as a loss, but as a tribute to Joe Burton’s career in orange and black. “What you want to do as a person is to grow, especially during your college years and he has grown into a man,” Robinson said. “It is just heartwarming, on and off the court, and I am just happy to be a part of it.”

Alex Miller

THE DAILY BAROMETER

Alex Crawford, sports reporter On Twitter @dr_crawf sports@dailybarometer.com

BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS Graduate Program

By 2015, all hospitals across the United States will be federally mandated to convert to electronic medical record systems.

How much growth opportunity does your destined career promise? Since 2009 Biomedical Informatics job postings have grown by nearly 200%. The year 2020 promises a further development of 37,700 jobs in this emerging career.1 Get your education in Portland, Oregon, a city known for being a pioneer in healthcare & Information technology. Oregon Health & Science University’s Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program prepares you for the healthcare of tomorrow. Let our worldrenowned faculty secure your future. 1. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, May 2012

Apply by March 1st.

www.ohsu.edu/informatics

On Twitter @barosports • sports@dailybarometer.com

6• Monday, February 25, 2013

First Alternative Co-op

if Chocolate = Love then Fair Trade Chocolate

Y

Football players in a slam-dunk contest

= LYve for All!

Why Fair Trade? www.firstalt.coop/fairtrade

Y Y

South CorvalliS

Y

1007 SE 3rd St (541)753-3115

www.firstalt.coop

North CorvalliS

2855 NW Grant (at 29th) (541)452-3115 both stores open daily 7-9

541-754-6222•valleyeyecare.com

Guitar Lessons “Any level, most styles!” Learn how to: Begin Playing Learn Songs Get off a “plateau”

Contact Tom Demarest 541-752-4250

<td@oregrownmusic.com>

15th & Harrison

We’re We’re closest to to Campus!

Mandolin, Ukulele, Bass also

Kevin Ragsdale

Kevin Ragsdale

| THE DAILY BAROMETER

Sophomore running back Storm Woods gets up in his dunk attempt at the men’s basketball game on Saturday.

| THE DAILY BAROMETER

Sophomore wide receiver Obum Gwacham jumps from the free throw line and completes a dunk.

GYMNASTICS n Continued from page 4 She was the mark of consistency on Friday, scoring between 9.825 and 9.875 in all four events. “Chelsea’s doing a great job,” Chaplin said. “As she learns how to nail those landings a little bit more, that’s going to make a huge improvement on her scores.” With winter term wrapping up, Chaplin’s job as coach becomes difficult, because the gymnasts are trying to find a way to balance intensive practice with their academics. “There were some really outstanding things and there were some mental breaks that we need to make sure we don’t have,” Chaplin said. “I knew with midterms and other things, I would see those things happening in the gym. How we train is usually how we compete and we need to make sure we get focused in as we head into finals week and these last few meets.” After two home meets in six days, the Beavers will be back on the road for the final time this season. They head to Palo Alto, Calif., for a three-team meet against No. 10 Stanford and California on Friday. Warner Strausbaugh, managing editor On Twitter @WStrausbaugh managing@dailybarometer.com

John Zhang

| THE DAILY BAROMETER

Sophomore Chelsea Tang rests her chin on the balance beam. Her routine scored a 9.825.

news@dailybarometer.com • 737-2231

Monday, February 25, 2013 • 7

Cuban President Raul Castro says he’ll leave in 2018 and our internationalism.’ May this marvelous definition serve as a guide for the new generations of patriots and Cuban revolutionaries,� Castro said. Illness forced the elder Castro to step down after nearly 50 years in power. Also Sunday, lawmakers elevated Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, 52, to the position of first vice president, putting him next in line to succeed Castro. He is the first member of the generation born after the Cuban Revolution to reach the powerful position and stands in contrast to many of the octogenarian military officials who hold top positions in the government. Diaz-Canel previously served as one of five second vice presidents and as minister of higher education. Trained as an electrical engineer, he has a reputation among many Cubans as a plainspoken problem solver. Castro spoke glowingly of Diaz-Canel, saying his rise marks a “definitive step in the configuration of the future leadership of the country, through the gradual and organized transfer to the new generation taking over the main roles.� While not as widely known

PRIDE n Continued from page 7 often deployed in debates — or rants — on gun control. But these facts point to one immutable fact: We suck at using firearms. As horrific and soul-wrenching as were the events of Sandy Hook, Aurora Theater or Virginia Tech, they are the outliers in our society. To base our individual actions in response to these extreme events — for example, allowing guns to be carried on campus — will cause more harm than good. The National Rifle Association’s figures estimate the number of firearms in the United States to be 250 to 300 million. Presumably, these firearms were purchased under the idea that we must protect our freedom from the tyrants who wish take it from our cold, dead hands. With so many firearms it isn’t surprising when an irrational individual grabs a few guns and is responsible for a massacre. It also shouldn’t be surprising when we have a culture untroubled by the thousands of firearm deaths, injuries or accidents that happen every year. Maybe this freedom to acquire firearms has been worth it. After all, we haven’t had a fascist dictator rise up in the United States and enslave us all — although I would argue this is due to larger cultural and economic reasons rather than an armed populace.

as other officials, Diaz-Canel last month headed a Cuban delegation that attended a large pro-government demonstration in Venezuela. The event marked the day that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was due to have been sworn in for a new term. But Chavez missed his inauguration to receive cancer treatment in Cuba. Castro also announced Sunday that Esteban Lazo Hernandez, 68, would assume the role of president of the National Assembly. Lazo had previously served in a variety of other roles, including second vice president. Lazo replaces Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada, who was the National Assembly president for 20 years and often acted as the point person for negotiations with the United States. However, Alarcon’s political future was clouded last year by the arrest of a top deputy on corruption charges. Alarcon will now lead the government’s effort to free five Cuban intelligence officers sentenced to jail in the United States, Cuban officials said. Before his formal televised remarks on Sunday, Castro bantered with other highranking officials. At one point, he said that

The cultural boogeyman we should all be afraid of now is no longer the idea tyranny, but the crazed gunman — a figure who actually exists. If a bad guy with a gun isn’t going to care about gun-free zone laws, why should the good guy with a gun worry about it? Because the good guy has an impossible target. There have been 297 school shootingrelated deaths in 33 years, which averages out to nine deaths a year. The NRA estimates the number of handguns in the United States to be 40 million. There are no figures for the number of guns owned or carried by college students, not even an estimate. Presumably, since the overwhelming majority of college campuses do not allow a student to carry a firearm on campus, that number is very low or around zero. If firearms were allowed to be carried on campus, the number of firearms on campus will also logically go up. Now, Slate magazine found only 101 of the 297 school shooting deaths happened on a college campus, but assume for a moment all of those deaths happened exclusively in institutions of higher learning for this thought experiment. Do we think the hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of handguns that would be brought onto college campus across the nation would result in less damage, in terms of injuries, accidents

or deaths than the nine deaths per year it could only possibly prevent? I dislike reducing human life to numbers which can be tallied up and compared, but the question remains valid. Personally, I am not convinced that moving our cultural fear target from a tyrant to a crazy gunman is a healthy move for our society. I want to live in a place safe enough I don’t need to carry a gun in order to feel comfortable. A gun is a remarkable tool to stop a burglar, but it does nothing to stop what leads a person to committing a crime in the first place. If you want to make the world a safe place, don’t invest in bullets, invest in people. Invest a quality public mental health system so that people who have problems with depression, psychosis or other ailments of mental health can find and receive help. Invest in the social welfare safety net, so the path to become your own person is not to become a petty thief or gangster but a scientist, artist, engineer or other profession that improves society. The organization Armed Campuses found only 7 percent of violent crime victimizing college students on campus. The introduction of firearms on campus will only make that number larger, a price too high to pay. t

Harrison Pride is a senior in microbiology. The opinions expressed in his columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Pride can be reached at forum@ dailybarometer.com.

Classifieds Help Wanted

Summer Employment

STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid survey takers needed in Corvallis. 100% Free to join. Click on Surveys.

WHITEWATER RIVER GUIDE SCHOOL Spring Break 3/23-30: Comprehensive whitewater guide training, a true adventure of a lifetime. Summer employment opportunities. Details at www.HighCountryExpeditions.com / 541-822-8288.

BARTENDERS WANTED. Up to $250/day. No experience necessary. Training available. Call 800-965-6520 ext. 151.

Summer Employment ALASKA SUMMER EMPLOYMENT. Restaurant staff needed at remote Alaska fishing lodge. Housing included. E-mail resume cr8onis@hotmail.com. Check us out at: www.sheltercovelodge.com

Services EDITING: DISSERTATIONS, THESES, publications, term papers. Tutoring: English language skills. Experienced retired professor. 541-740-3707

the National Assembly should change venues from the drab convention center where it now meets to Havana’s Capitol building. “It’s a jewel,� Castro said. “It’s true there was a time during the era of capitalism that’s where all the bandits met but not any longer now that its ours.� The Capitol, a replica of the one in Washington, was previously the seat of government in Cuba but has mainly sat unused since the 1959 revolution. Castro then asked how long it had taken to build the Capitol in Havana during its construction in the 1920s. “A little more than two and a half years,� replied Eusebio Leal, Havana’s historian and member of the assembly. “And how long would it take to build today?� Castro asked, referring to the cost overruns and inefficiency endemic to Cuban government construction projects. “Not less than five,� said Vice President Ramiro Valdez, who fought alongside Castro in the revolution and now oversees government public works. Castro disagreed, saying the current government could not erect the same building in the less than 15 years.

Buyer Beware The Oregon State University Daily Barometer assumes no liability for ad content or response. Ads that appear too good to be true, probably are. Respond at your own risk.

ADS CLASSIFIED w are no

ON-LINE!

To place an online and/or print classified ad, go to dailybarometer.campusave.com Online Rates:

FREE to students, staff & faculty with onid.orst.edu email

$25 per ad per month No refunds will be issued. Print Rates: 15 words or less, per day – $3.75 Each additional word, per day – 25¢ 10 Days – 25% off • 20 Days – 50% off

The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest is hiring people to serve as Patient Models for 2nd year medical students practicing their Genital-Rectal Examination skills. We will host a clinical teaching date: March 1, from 12:00pm to 5:30pm at our campus in Lebanon, Ore. These directed learning experiences will be held in private exam rooms. Each exam will be facilitated by a licensed physician working with one student at a time. Please visit the website below for information regarding compensation, eligibility, and other details.

www.westernu.edu/ecm4

su•do•ku

◊ Today’s

NOW DELIVERING IN THE CAMPUS AREA

Monday–Saturday 4–8:30 p.m.

Daytime orders available with one day advance request.

spiceandicerestaurant.com

215 SW 3rd • Downtown • 541-286-4157

To play: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved, just use logic to solve.

HAVANA (CNN) — Cuban President Raul Castro said Sunday that he would step down from power in 2018, when his second term as president is set to end. “I would like to make clear ... this will be my last term,� he said during a nationally televised speech at the end of a session of the country’s National Assembly. The announcement came shortly after lawmakers reelected Castro to a second five-year term. Last year, Castro said that Cuban officials, including the president, should be limited to two terms in office. He was officially elected president of the island nation in 2008. In 2018, he will be 86. Castro took over from his ailing, older brother, Fidel Castro, whom he quoted liberally on Sunday. “I quote: ‘Revolution is the sense of the historical moment, to change everything that must change. It is equality and freedom. It is to treat and treat others as human beings. It is to emancipate ourselves with our own efforts. It is to defy powerful forces in and out of the social and national context ... It is to fight for our dream of justice for Cuba and the world, the fundamentals of our patriotism, and socialism,

Yesterday’s Solution

8• Monday, February 25, 2013

news@dailybarometer.com • 737-2231

National Eating Disorder Awareness week is February 24–March 2. Look for the Nutrition & Dietetics Club (NDC) in the Memorial Union Quad Monday & Wednesday

Aomatsu Sushi & Grill since 1996 Selected Best Asian Restaurant in the Valley

122 NW 3rd St. • Downtown • 541-752-1410 Lunch 11:30–2:30 Mon-Fri • Dinner 5–10 Mon-Sat • Closed Sunday Happy Hour Monday-Thursday 8:30-10

Authentic Japanese Food

•Sushi •Sashimi •Tempura •And More!

And Yakiniku

•Shabu-Shabu •Sukiyaki Now with more Korean Cuisine!

Check website for monthly special offers AomatsuSushi.com

Check our ad on Carmike Theatre for special offer

With deadline looming, White House details budget cuts (CNN) — Food safety inspections, early education classrooms and mental health treatment are all at risk if massive forced spending cuts are allowed to take effect at the end of this week, the White House said Sunday. Those cuts would accompany deep reductions in defense spending — including stalling maintenance on Navy ships — that are also poised to trigger March 1. In detailed reports for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, President Barack Obama’s budget office spelled out how the cuts — which are the result of a stalemate between Congressional Republicans and the White House over reducing the federal deficit — will affect localities, putting the stakes of the budget debate in stark terms as Congress returns to Washington after a week-long break. But some Republicans question whether the Obama administration is simply crafting a doomsday scenario for the indiscriminate cuts to force Congressional Republicans into accepting a deal that includes more tax increases for wealthy Americans, which GOP leaders say is unacceptable. They would rather cut spending on entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security, which they say are the real drivers of the country’s debt. Nationwide, the White House said, 70,000 children would no longer have access to Head Start early education programs, and 10,000 teacher jobs would be at risk, consequences that Education Secretary Arne Duncan detailed Sunday. “It creates tremendous insta-

bility,” Duncan said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “And there are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips, who are getting notices that they can’t come back this fall.” Reduced federal funding for vaccines would mean children would go without shots that prevent measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, whooping cough, influenza and hepatitis B. The report indicated 2,100 fewer food inspections would occur, and medical research would be stalled. Hundreds of thousands of “seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children” could go without treatment for their ailments, according to the White House, which could lead to higher rates of hospitalization and incarceration. And the Federal Aviation Administration would be forced to cut $600 million from its budget, which the agency’s boss said Sunday would result in furloughs — or forced leave — for nearly all of the FAA’s 47,000 employees. “We’re going to try and cut as much as we possibly can out of contracts and other things that we do,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. “But in the end, there has to be some kind of furlough of air traffic controllers, and that will also begin to curtail or eliminate the opportunity for them to guide planes in and out of airports.” All told, non-defense programs would be forced to reduce their spending by 9 percent, the White House said, while defense programs would have to cut 13 percent. Cuts to the military would include calling off maintenance

on 11 ships in Norfolk, Virginia, home of the world’s largest naval base. Air Force operations in the Commonwealth could be cut by $8 million. In San Diego, maintenance on five ships would be canceled. In Jacksonville, Florida, funding to maintain an aircraft depot would disappear. The state-by-state analysis by the White House is a continuation of the administration’s attempt to demonstrate in stark terms how the forced spending cuts would affect Americans — and to pin the blame on the GOP. That effort has been met with some skepticism from Republicans. “Rather than issuing lastminute press releases on cuts to first responders or troop training or airport security, [Obama] should propose smarter ways to cut Washington spending. After all, Washington spending, even with the sequester, is bigger than it was when he got here,” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said in response to the White House’s detailing of the cuts. “There are smarter ways to reduce the size of government. And with the national debt well over $16 trillion dollars, it’s time for the White House to stop spending all its time campaigning, and start finding smarter ways to reduce the deficit,” McConnell continued. Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, said “The White House needs to spend less time explaining to the press how bad the sequester will be and more time actually working to stop it.” Some Republicans argue the White House is exaggerating how much Americans would feel the effects of the cuts.

“The American people, we see all these claims about what a tragedy it’s going to be,” Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma said on “Fox News Sunday,” pointing to statements from LaHood and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. “They have plenty of flexibility in terms of discretion on how they spend money,” Coburn said. “There are easy ways to cut this money that the American people will never feel. What you hear is an outrage because nobody wants to cut spending.” Anoth er Repu b lican, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, called the dire warnings from Obama administration officials merely “great political theater about how cutting less than 3 percent of the federal budget can cause all these awful consequences.” “Here is (Obama’s) chance to say, ‘Here is how we can do it better.’ The reality is, the federal budget, even after the cuts, will be larger than last year’s budget,” Jindal said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to the president, denied that the White House was overstating the effects of the cuts, saying that it’s Obama’s “responsibility to make sure the American people understand what’s at stake here in this debate.” “This is going to have a very real impact on people’s lives and on communities, and people need to know why that is,” Pfeiffer said. “Are all these things going to go into effect on the first day? No. But there are hundreds of thousands of Americans who are working today who will lose their jobs as a consequence of this Republican decision.”

Real people. Real experience. Real world.

The Early Career MBA

for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management

Meet us at the OSU Career Fair.

facebook.com/WillametteMBA

@WillametteMBA

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.