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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OREGON 97331

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Recycle, reuse, give back to the earth RecycleMania calendar February February Repair Fair: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 5-7 p.m., Recycling Warehouse, 644 SW 13th St.

March Fresh From the Faucet Tabling: Tuesday, March 5 & Wednesday, March 6, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., MU Quad

Film Plastic & E-Waste Collection Week: Wednesday, March 6, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and ThursdayWednesday, March 7-8 and 11-13 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Recycling/Surplus warehouse, 644 SW 13th St.

Women’s Center Clothing Swap: Monday-Thursday, March 11-14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Friday, March 15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., OSU Women’s Center

Departmental Shredding Discount Week: Monday through Friday, March 18-22, all OSU Corvallis campus dept. offices

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Student Sustainability Initiative helps students think greener with worm bin workshop

By Lara von Linsowe-Wilson The Daily Barometer

Oregon State University’s soil science department co-hosted a worm bin workshop Monday alongside the Student Sustainability Initiative, as part of the ongoing RecycleMania efforts happening around campus.

At the workshop, participants received their own bins, worms and food to get started and teach them about the basics of bedding. They were then able to take their bins and their newly gained knowledge home with them to begin their own at-home compost sites.

The event encouraged participants to begin using their food waste, like breadcrumbs and vegetable peelings, to feed the worms. The worms make worm castings, which can then be used as a rich soil or fertilizer for a small garden.

“Basically, what it boils down to is a waste-diversion project, reducing what we send to landfills,” said OSU industrial engineering student Kyle Knight. “You can create some really great soil from food waste that you would normally just throw away.”

Knight is the waste reduction project coordinator for the SSI. Jerald Noble is a student in the OSU horticulture program, and attended Monday’s worm bin event to learn more about the benefits of composting with worms.

“I was already familiar with the advantages you get from worm com-

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Par ticip ant s in t he wo rm bin workshop made makeshift pots out of recycled cups and to-go containers for students to place plants. posting, but coming to this event helped me discover even more benefits, aside from reducing waste output and burdening the tax-made system of landfills,” Noble said.

The idea for the workshop came from students in the crop and soil sciences 205 class, who were interested in learning more about this efficient form of composting.

“We help students realize their own projects, anything they want to do,” Knight said. “They come to us, and we help them set up their own initiatives.”

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Rachel Chan, a junior in bio-engineering, makes a worm bin out of recycled containers.

Bidding farewell to a long-time band director ASOSU elections committee to hear campaigning complaints Brad Townsend, has announced he will end his 11-year career with OSU at the end of spring term for a position at University of Pittsburgh

had seen coming.

Brad Townsend, referred to by the band as “Doc” for short, would be ending his 11-year career with the OSU music department to head back to his home state of Pennsylvania.

Townsend has recently been appointed director

By Lara von Linsowe-Wilson The Daily Barometer of bands at the University of Pittsburgh, and will be At the conclusion of their successful 2012-13 sea- leaving OSU at the end of spring term.

“The opportunity to go home and be near family son, members of the Oregon State University marching band received a message not a single one of them and friends was just something that I could not pass up at this point in my life,” Townsend said in his announcement to the OSU marching band earlier this year.

“The decision has not been easy, mostly because of each of the members in the band,” Townsend said in his farewell speech. “You need to know how special these last 11 years have been and how proud I am to have been part of this organization.”

Members of the band say they will miss Townsend dearly, but they also know the dedication of the members will allow the program to continue to grow for years to come.

Sophomore Lauren Mathiesen has been in the marching band for two years, and was deeply affected when she heard the news of Townsend’s departure.

“I’m so sad that Doc is leaving, because he’s really one of a kind,” Mathiesen said. “As a freshman, I was so surprised that he learned my name in just a few days, and that’s pretty impressive for a band as big as ours.

“I do think it will affect the band when he leaves, because we don’t know what the new band director will be like, and Doc was definitely ‘one of us,’” Mathiesen said.

Although she sees this as being a potential struggle early on, Mathiesen also believes, as time passes, the band will be able to adjust to the change.

OSU marching band staff assistant Dave Manela has worked with Townsend for his entire career at Oregon State, first as a student in the band and later on as staff.

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Nick Rosoff accused of beginning to campaign before date allowed, could be disqualified

By Don Iler

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Representative Nick Rosoff has been asked to appear before the Associated Students of Oregon State University elections committee for a hearing Thursday after two complaints were lodged against him last week.

Rosoff is charged with one major and five minor elections violations.

Five minor violations can be counted as a major violation, and those charged with any major violation can be disqualified from the election.

The complainants, Jacob Vandever, speaker of the ASOSU House of Representatives, and Taylor Sarman, ASOSU congressional clerk, both accuse Rosoff of beginning to campaign and organize before April 1 — the date when candidates for ASOSU office can begin campaigning. ASOSU statutes forbid campaigning before April 1.

In prior weeks, Rosoff distributed fliers telling people to contact him if they are interested in jobs in ASOSU next year or getting involved in ASOSU. Promising jobs before the final day of the election is prohibited according to statutes. Rosoff also organized meetings where he gathered people’s contact information and talked about ASOSU. Rosoff denies breaking any election rules.

“I was informing people of students’ rights to participate in university procedures, and allocate student fee money,” Rosoff said. “I was being an active member of ASOSU by informing them there are going to be dozens of jobs with year-long contracts for empowering students.”

Rosoff said he is merely organizing students to tell them about ASOSU and is not campaigning. He plans to hold another meeting Friday at the Native American Longhouse at noon.

Sarman said he filed the complaint because he felt election rules had been broken after attending one of Rosoff’s meetings. Sarman said many students approached him after the meeting with concerns about campaign violations.

“I think students expect fair elections and students deserve fair elections,” Sarman said.

Vandever is known in ASOSU circles to be planning a presidential run this spring.

“I want to make sure election rules are being followed and elections stay fair,” Vandever said.

On Feb. 20 and 21, the elections committee discussed the accusations in an executive session. During an executive session, members of the press are allowed to be there, however, they are not allowed to take notes about what is discussed.

The hearing will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union council room.

Don Iler, editor-in-chief

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The remaining mosaics in the Valley Library are only a few of the originals left from the 1960s

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Nelson Sandgren, a professor emeritus who taught art at Oregon State for nearly 40 years, constructed five walls full of mosaic tiles for the Kerr Library, said archivist Karl McCreary.

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The above mosaic remains on the third floor of the Valley Library in special collections.

sword representing peace, and the botanical sign for “tree,” according to McCreary and a pamphlet called “Art” at the Kerr Library.

His materials were purchased before he was asked to construct the artwork. Sandgren was limited to using one-inch tiles, and only 1 percent of the tiles were shiny glass, according to the pamphlet.

Before the Kerr Library was built in 1963, the library was located in what is now Kidder Hall. However, there were no open stacks for students to peruse. Library pages would find whatever books students needed instead, said McCreary. It was remodeled in 1999 and given a new name.

“It became the Valley Library when an alum named Gladys Valley donated a lot of money to the project,” McCreary said. “She probably put in a seven-figure donation to get [it] done. Before that, it was the Kerr Library, after President Kerr, who was here in the early 20th century.”

When the Kerr Library was remodeled to the Valley Library in 1999, a brick facade and a couple of floors were added. However, three of the original mosaics that were built in 1963 were covered, McCreary said.

Before Sandgren built the mosaic walls, he painted three of his intended designs as intricate studies.

“One of the studies that Nelson did shows us a glimpse of one of the panels that is hidden,” McCreary said.

The other two show the walls that are still visible today. Those studies remain in the special collections and archives on the third floor of the library — only a few yards away from one of the remaining mosaics. One can view another wall of mosaics on the second floor of the library behind the Student Media Services desk.

OSU’s Latino cultural center prepares move to new building

By Ryan Dawes

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For more than 30 years, the Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez has provided support for diversity, and for OSU’s Latino community.

The CCCC, “The Four C’s,” works to provide a place where Latino culture and heritage can be expressed and retained in the university. It provides an environment where students are able to accept and appreciate their differences, encouraging a sense of unity throughout the campus.

“This is a place where Latino students can be themselves,” said Miguel Arellano, a graduate student in college services and administration.

The CCCC was established in 1972, as the Chicano Cultural Center. Its original nine members met in the basement of Milam Hall. In the fall of 1976, it was moved from its basement location to its own building.

In 1981, it was renamed the Hispanic Cultural Center, and in 1996 it was renamed Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez in honor of Cesar Chavez, a political activist who founded the United Farm Workers to seek better pay and working conditions for farm laborers in 1962.

Recently, the CCCC has been temporarily moved to Snell 430. Its old building has been torn down and a new one is scheduled for completion by the end of this year.

“With the new building, the overall

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

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The above mosaic remains on the third floor of the Valley Library in special collections.

The other three mosaic walls remain veiled.

“What I’ve heard is that [the three mosaic walls] still exist,” McCreary said. “They haven’t been torn off the walls, but they’ve been covered up.”

Photographs of the mosaics as they existed before the 1999 remodel can be found in the “Best of OSU Archives” website.

The two visible mosaic walls still provide students with a glimpse into the hidden past of the library.

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awareness [of CCCC] will increase a lot,” ity,” Arellano said. “We want to make sure said Sonia Contreras, OSU senior in interior students can be helped and directed toward design. “With the new, much nicer building necessary resources when needed.” ,and being so close to the new location of CCCC is also planning on organizing the Beaver store, we should be seeing a lot several events to provide cultural awareof new faces.” ness about Latino backgrounds during The new building will provide more space and a meeting area for the 17 student the month of April, similar to Black History organizations affiliated with CCCC, such as Month in February. This will be called Cesar the Mesoamerican Student Association, Chavez Tribute Month. Events for the tribLatinos in pre-med and several associated ute are still in the planning process.

Greek organizations, The CCCC is open not as well as provide new only to Latino students, If it wasn’t for resources for the Latino but the entire campus community. The rebuildCentro Cultural Cesar community. It serves not ing of the CCCC is one in only as a place for anyone Chavez, I wouldn’t a series of improvements to hang out, but also those that have been made to be here at OSU right interested in Spanish — OSU’s cultural centers. now. This is what got to practice and learn the “It says a lot about OSU me connected here. language. and what is believed here “We are a great resource about diversity,” Arellano for people taking Spanish said. “The new [buildMiguel Arellano ings] are a great way for language classes here at Graduate student OSU to show they really OSU,” Contreras said. care about the inclusion “It’s a great place to learn of every background on campus, and that Spanish.” they will strive to serve each of these speFor those more involved in the center, cific populations.” however, this has become a necessary Along with the new building, the CCCC plans on expanding by continuing to second home.

“If it wasn’t for Centro Cultural Cesar provide academic support for students.

This support includes not only provided Chavez, I wouldn’t be here at OSU right access to other campus resources, but will now,” Arellano said. “This is what got me also eventually implement set study hours connected here.” available to students.

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Some of the other ideas students have recently brought forth include residence hall compost competitions and recycling campaigns.

In addition to working with the SSI, there are countless other ways students and community members can get involved with their own recycling projects.

One way is by attending this month’s Repair Fair, happening this Wednesday in the Recycling Warehouse from 5-7 p.m.

Several regular volunteers for the fair will be hosting how-to workshops on sewing, bike maintenance and other repair skills to teach attendees how to make common repairs for themselves in the future.

This event was part of an ongoing series of activities held for ReycleMania, a national recycling competition held between universities each year. At the end of the fourth week of the competition — OSU has taken the lead over the University of Oregon — 6.14 to 6.10 pounds of recycling per person.

To find a listing of all of the RecycleMania events still to come, visit Campus Recycling’s webpage at recycle.oregonstate.edu.

helped grow the band into what it has become.”

Townsend will work with the rest of the current band staff alongside the athletic department in the search for the new director. He hopes at some point students in the band will be able to meet with the prospective candidates to have some input in the decision as well.

Although change can be tough for any group with traditions dating as far as the OSU marching band, the oldest marching band in the Pac-12, Townsend believes the organization is solid enough now they can have a director change without missing a beat.

He trusts in the members of the band to preserve past traditions and to keep the ensemble moving forward.

“It’s unfortunate that Brad is leaving,” Manela said. “Over the last 11 years [he] has methodically built up one of the best band programs in the country. Because he has built such a strong tradition of excellence here, the program will continue to be one of the best around, no matter who the next director is.”

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

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ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU 211.

Socratic Book Club, 7-8pm, MU Talisman Room. Reading and discussion of Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.”

The discussion will focus on the first three chapters.

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, Noon1pm, 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.

Speakers

College of Forestry, 3:30-5pm, 107 Richardson Hall. 2013 Starker Lecture Series - Forest Biomass: Energy & Beyond. “Sustainable Integrated Forest Biorefineries” by Dr. Shri Ramaswamy, Professor of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota.

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, 12:301pm, 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.

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Learning about rape culture through differing opinions Greek Life T The Daily Barometer shouldn’t have Editorial

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he First Year Experience program will go into effect at the start of the 2013-14 school year. Incoming freshmen will have to live on campus. This is part of Oregon State’s effort to increase the likelihood of freshmen connecting with the university, which would increase the amount of freshmen who come back to OSU for their sophomore year.

Associated Students of Oregon State University reviewed the plan in both the House and Senate before eventually passing a resolution calling for an exception for Greek Life from the First Year Experience.

These communities are worried the First Year Experience program will negatively affect their membership rates and revenue from incoming freshmen.

Student government may support an exception for Greek Life and other cooperative living groups, but we do not. Exceptions should not be made for certain groups and the same standards should be held to all.

We understand the rent incoming freshmen provide creates necessary revenue for the Greek community. We understand how confining the freshmen to on-campus housing will negatively impact the Greek community.

We also worry about the incentive this exception creates. We are worried if freshmen want to move out of their dorm, they will pledge to the Greek community and get sucked into a blur of parties, binge drinking and poor academic influences. We don’t want our easily-influenced freshmen forced into a living situation just because they want off-campus housing.

We’d like to apologize for lumping all sororities and fraternities into a group of partiers, binge drinkers and poor academic influences. We’re sure some of you are well-behaved, law-abiding, over-achieving, “A-plus” citizens. We can’t, however, dismiss the worst cases.

Slightly more than 70 percent of fraternity members and nearly 60 percent of sorority members are binge drinkers, according to the 2011 revised “Environmental Strategies to Prevent Alcohol Problems in College Campuses,” prepared by Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in support of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Heavy drinking leads to an increased rate of alcohol-related injuries, deaths or assaults. Heavy drinking also leads to a higher likelihood of negative academic consequences. About 25 percent of college students reported the consequences from drinking included falling behind, doing poorly on assignments and exams and “receiving lower grades overall,” according to the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation document.

We’re not necessarily saying don’t join the Greek community. We’re just worried the exception to the First Year Experience program might lead easily-influenced freshmen down a path they would have otherwise steered clear of.

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gave his own opinion in his Feb. 18 letter, which did his argument a disservice. I agreed it seemed more pragmatic to publish columns that give “relevant advice for what women [and men] can do to avoid being assaulted …” However, he assaulted the integrity of the women’s studies students by inferring they fell “off the emotional deep end.” At this point I was inclined to revise my initial opinion of the rape culture article because I did not recognize it as emotionally wrought. Mallory’s article helped me recognize the objective, if not still defensive, position of the initial article.

I was then abashed to recognize one of my well-respected professors, Dr. Gerlad Voorhees, point out the “poor judgment of the Barometer editorial staff to print these incendiary, misogynistic diatribes,” with regards to McLain’s and Mallory’s letters in his Feb. 19 response. What Voorhees followed with, however, was a clear and evidence-driven retort of the two letters. He even points out the same concern I had with Mallory’s letter regarding his “[distancing women’s studies students] from sanity, common sense and prudence.”

Mallory responded on Feb. 20 by opening with a gross generality that made it difficult to find any validation in his following argument when he said, “Liberals get so angry when you point out flaws in their thinking.”

Voorhees followed last with his Feb. 21 letter to the editor, and it was at this

point we were finally introduced to baseless some were, regarding the empirical evidence defending the exis- subject. I would be open to empirical tence of rape culture — not just back- evidence for either side of the arguto-back retorts of argument flaws. It was ment, because as it stands I only saw much easier to receive this evidence that from Voorhees. Though, I still after recognizing the objective nature attest it was beneficial to read the of Voorhees article verses the subjective misnomers regarding the subject, because there are some fine points arguments of Mallory’s.

Furthermore, after verifying the about what constitutes a rape culstatistics Voorhees presented with ture I do not entirely agree with and a 2008 U.S. Department of Justice could not find evidence to back. For NISMART report, I would also sug- example, pornography lending to a rape culture is a broad stroke made gest McLain’s arguby the initial womment was subjective en’s studies students’ in nature because I would not have article. I could find it failed to recogonly a small amount nize the severity been able to come of corroborating eviof the issue, which to my perspective dence backing their certainly indicates without reading each statement, such as we live in a rape some pornography culture. article published in reinforcing maleVoorhees attacks the Barometer. dominated gender the Barometer roles in a University again in his last letof Minnesota, Duluth ter. He says, “I question why The Daily Barometer, the lecture.

This is not about what we know, but newspaper of a university community, would print a letter” regarding what we think we know. I assumed I what he breaks down as a baseless understood what the women’s studies response from Mallory. I am ini- students meant by rape culture, which tially inclined to say it is because the was a male-centric culture in which Barometer is a part of a university all women are victims that men must community that such material is pub- tread lightly around. In truth, though, lished, at least with regards to rela- my current estimation of rape culture tively new and unknown terms such is not my argument, but rather that I as rape culture, which was generally would not have been able to come to considered to have been birthed by my perspective without reading each the 1975 documentary “Rape Culture.” article published in the Barometer.

Over the last week, nearly everyone t I have discussed rape culture with indicated it was a brand new term Jonathan Checkis is a senior in new media commuand is a copy editor for The Daily Barometer. they knew nothing about — includ- nications The opinions expressed in his column do not necessariing me. It has been quite beneficial to ly represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Checkis read the varying opinions, however can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

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How do we define ‘sport’

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he International Olympic Committee recently responded to declining viewership and loss of revenue by recommending wrestling be cut from the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Supporters for eliminating wrestling asserted that by cutting wrestling, the Olympic planners might be able to include other sports, such as softball or karate, and increase viewership.

Critics responded by pointing out wrestling has been included since 1896. History and tradition seem to be on their side. Underlying these arguments is an appeal to the legitimacy of the sport itself, and even the question of what a sport is exactly.

This isn’t an idle question.

Every year Americans spend over $25 billion on professional sports, and college sports depends on that classification to receive money to offset expenses not recouped by regular attendance.

The popularity of football and men’s basketball, the only profitable sports at Oregon State University, belie massive deficits in other events such as gymnastics, track, golf and rowing, including the $1.13 million deficit in soccer. The attribution of “sport” to a given activity legitimizes these deficits, and allows the university to attract incoming freshmen with expansive athletic opportunities.

When that legitimacy is questioned, apologists tend to fall back on a definition of sport as any athletic event in which skill and dedication are required. Certainly, skill is required, and I admire the dedication of athletes who devote decades to perfecting that skill. But if these

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he last week and a half, the Barometer has been host to several guest columns and letters to the editor regarding the subject of rape culture. What has transpired since the first article ran in the paper has been several backto-back letters to the editor regarding varying opinions about the existence of rape culture. During this debate, the Barometer, the catalyst for this conversation, came under fire for publishing several of these letters. I have found, however, by publishing each letter, regardless of baseless accusations I was able to come to a reasonable perspective.

The students from women’s studies wrote their initial Feb. 13 guest column including several repetitions and bullet points. This wasn’t bad — quite the contrary — I loved that the article was written in this fashion because it reflected the defensive posture the students felt regarding rape culture.

But, when someone presents his or her opinion, defensively or not, there’s a good chance at least some will respond defensively.

I experienced first-hand how being defensive can detract from a reasonable perspective, as I admittedly took an initial defensive stance to the article. The following day, I found a certain agreement with Steven McLain’s — a senior in history — response to be valid and well articulated. This was in no small part due to his recognition of an alternative phrase regarding the existence of a rape-centric culture as, “Although we espouse universal human rights, we struggle daily to see those ideals realized.”

Harry Mallory, a Corvallis resident,

Ryan Mason is a sophomore in graphic design.

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ollowing Oregon State’s onepoint loss to California on Saturday, head coach Craig Robinson got a bit defensive with a reporter during the postgame press conference.

After Robinson said his players are “starting to understand how much work it takes to be a really good team,” the reporter essentially asked what’s taken so long.

“Where are you from?” Robinson asked the reporter. “I don’t know who you are. What’s your name?”

The reporter told Robinson he was from The Oregonian.

“How many games have you seen of ours?” Robinson asked.

This was the first game the reporter had attended.

“Oh, OK,” a slightly irritated Robinson responded. “Well when I got here, we lost games by 20, right?

Then the next year, we were down by 20 and then we’d come back and then we’d lose by 12. Each year it gets a little bit better. Now, we’re in every game.”

Translation: Back off. If you paid attention, you’d realize we’re improving.

Though he and his players continue to say otherwise, it’s fair to conclude that Robinson has the program headed in the wrong direction if you take OSU’s 13-15 record at face value.

So for those who haven’t paid close attention, I’ve broken down just how close the Beavers are to being undefeated at this moment in time.

The next time someone tells you how awful Oregon State basketball is, just say, “They’re improving! They’d be 28-0 if only...”

• Alabama 65, OSU 62 (Nov. 15): The Beavers win if: Alabama’s Rodney Cooper doesn’t hit a difficult, contested 3-pointer from the corner with 12.2 seconds left. We’ll assume the Beavers would have hit a game-winner had they gotten the See GARRETT | page 5

COMING SOON 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

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Former Oregon State wide receiver Markus Wheaton stiff arms Washington State safety Deone Bucannon Oct. 6, 2012 at Reser Stadium.

OSU receiver Markus Wheaton has impressive NFL Combine, cornerback Jordan Poyer needs to follow suit

receiving yards, 11 touchdowns and an All-Pac-12 First Team selection — Poyer received all of the national attention.

The senior cornerback was tied for second in the nation in interceptions with seven and was a First Team All-American.

By Andrew Kilstrom But nowadays production isn’t enough to guarThe Daily Barometer antee a high selection in the NFL draft. More and Going into the 2012 football season, former Oregon State cornerback Jordan Poyer was clearly more stock is put into the 40-yard dash and other the Beavers’ best pro prospect for the 2013 NFL timed tests of athleticism.

After a tremendous Senior Bowl and NFL comdraft. bine showing from Wheaton, and a lackluster perAs of Jan. 2, Walter Football — an NFL mock draft formance from Poyer so far, the two have seemingly projecting where college players will be selected — switched roles. predicted that Poyer would be the 51st overall pick Now, Wheaton is projected as the 59th overall in the second round. Former OSU wide receiver Markus Wheaton was not expected to go until after pick in the second round. Walter Football anticipates Poyer won’t get his name called until the 77th the third round. n

While Wheaton had a great senior season — 1,244

See WHEATON | page 5

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Markus Wheaton is projected to get selected early in the second round of the NFL Draft.

The Daily Barometer Athlete of the Week more important than sophomore right fielder Dylan Davis.

Davis had eight hits in 17 at-bats in the four games, including a three-hit game on both Saturday and Sunday. He also scored three runs and two runs batted in.

This performance was another step toward reclaiming his everyday role in the lineup.

After starting the first half of the 2012 season on a tear, Davis cooled off dramatically and eventually was out of the lineup by the end of the season.

Davis — also a right-handed pitcher for the Beavers — has struggled on the mound early in 2013, and could potentially move into a more permanent role as a position player after his Dylan Davis hot start at the plate. Davis struggled in his only start at pitcher, allowing two earned runs The Daily Barometer in only one inning of action.

Davis started at rightfield in all four games In a four-game sweep over San Diego State, the No. 6 Oregon State baseball team had many in the series against San Diego State. On the season, he’s now leading the team with a .440 positives up and down their roster.

Senior left-hander Matt Boyd and freshman batting average. The Beavers are yet to have a right-hander Andrew Moore both threw 8 1/3 player hit a home run in eight games, but Davis scoreless innings. The bullpen once again has been the biggest source of power for this allowed no runs. Danny Hayes hit .462 over the team. His two doubles and two triples give him weekend. And the Beavers outscored the Aztecs a team-leading .680 slugging percentage.

THE DAILY BAROMETER ARCHIVES In 42 games last season, Davis hit .247 with 22-2 in four games.

Sophomore Dylan Davis led OSU this weekend.

With all of those key contributors, none were three home runs and 30 RBIs.

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1. No. 8 Utah

OK, if someone gets a perfect 10 in a meet, her team needs to automatically be No. 1 on the list. Lia Del Priore scored a 10.0 on her floor exercise to lead Utah to its highest total of the year, 197.300.

After a disappointing tie with Washington the week before, the Utes showed the nation why they’re always a perennial threat to win the national championship.

We’ll see what the Utes are made of soon.

They take on No. 7 Georgia in Athens, Ga., on March 9, and then host No. 2 Florida the following week.

Last week: vs. No. 12 Stanford (W, 197.300) This week (prediction): at Brigham Young with North Carolina State (1st)

Since finishing third in the Metroplex Challenge on Jan. 26 (keep in mind, No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 5 LSU were the top two), the Beavers have won their last four meets.

Last week: vs. No. 15 Arizona and Seattle Pacific (1st, 196.825) This week (prediction): @ No. 12 Stanford with California (1st)

3. No. 6 UCLA

The Cardinal set season-high team scores late in the season is never a good indicator of a in vault and balance beam in the meet against team that can compete in the Pac-12.

Utah. They have nothing flashy or special (aside Last week: @ Oregon State with Seattle from Amanda Spinner being No. 4 in the nation Pacific (2nd, 194.900) on beam), they’re just a solid team.

This week (prediction): vs. Arizona State (W) Last week: @ No. 8 Utah (L, 197.075) 7. Arizona State This week (prediction): vs. No. 9 Oregon The Sun Devils were the first team out of State and California (2nd) the national top-25 this week 5. No. 17 Washington after scoring a 195.600 against Washington went in to Tempe, Ariz., and Washington. ASU hasn’t cleared came away with its highest road score of the a score of 196 yet this season, season, a 196.000. Lauren Rogers which keeps this team out of the won the all-around title for the upper echelon of the conference. fourth time this year, and she curLast week: vs. Washington (L, 195.500) rently ranks 22nd in the country in the category.

This week (prediction): @ No. 15 Arizona (L) The Huskies also have a tie with Utah under

The Bruins lost their second consecutive meet, but it wasn’t as bad as it seems. In fact, UCLA scored its second-best team total of the year.

Problem was, the Bruins were facing off against Oklahoma, the top team in the nation. Oklahoma’s score of 198.375 against UCLA was the highest score in their belt too, from Feb. 15. the nation this season.

Last week: @ Arizona State (W, 196.000) 2. No. 9 Oregon State UCLA features Vanessa Zamarripa, the This week (prediction): Bye The Beavers jump UCLA because of their nation’s top all-arounder.

6. No. 15 Arizona head-to-head win on Feb. 16 in Gill Coliseum.

Last week: @ No. 1 Oklahoma (L, 197.200) The Wildcats have been a team on the rise in Oregon State gave the Bruins their This week (prediction): @ No. 4 Alabama (L) the Pac-12, and their appearance in Corvallis first loss of the season, and their 4. No. 12 Stanford was highly anticipated, especially after OSU worst score of the season as well. knocked off UCLA the week before.

Although they lost to Utah in Salt Makayla Stambaugh is having a Arizona did not live up to those Lake City, the Cardinal are rolling. For tremendous season, and has led the Beavers expectations. the second time in a row, they cleared back into the top-10 for the first time since their the 197 threshold on their team score.

The Wildcats finished in 2nd preseason poll ranking of No. 9. Stambaugh place in the three-team meet, and Stanford really hadn’t been anything is tied for third in the nation in uneven bars, tied for sixth in floor exercise and sixth in special for the first five meets of the season, scored their lowest team total since the first meet of the season. A score below 195.000 this never scoring more than 196.500. all-around.

Saelee sinks hole-inone to highlight day one at Cal Classic

GARRETT n Continued from page 4 ball back with the game still tied, since they hadn’t yet mastered the art of screwing up at the end of games.

• Kansas 84, OSU 78 (Nov. 30): The Beavers win if: Ahmad Starks makes 10 3-pointers instead of seven. Some would say the junior guard “couldn’t miss” on this night in Kansas City, Mo., when he made 7-of-13 attempts from beyond the arc. But what happened on those six misses? A 10-for-13 night isn’t too much to ask for, is it?

• Towson 67, OSU 66 (Dec. 29): The Beavers win if: The Oregon State football team doesn’t play in the Alamo Bowl that same day. Less than 4,000 fans showed up to Gill Coliseum for this game, and the majority of those fans probably weren’t very engaged because they were thinking about the football game that was set to kick off in a matter of hours. The crowd’s apathy probably rubbed off on Robinson’s squad.

• Oregon 79, OSU 66 (Jan. 6): The Beavers win if: Oregon coach Dana Altman keeps his com-

The Golden Bears actually had looked pretty decent all year until a complete collapse in Salt Lake City on Feb. 9. On that day, Cal scored a 192.750. I guess the 13,000-plus crowds the Utes bring to gymnastics meets were too much to handle. Cal still would hold its own in another conference, but in the stacked Pac-12, it’s clear the Golden Bears are at the bottom right now.

Last week: vs. Brown and San Jose State (1st, 195.925) This week (prediction): Bye

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PLEASANTON, Calif. — Freshman Chelsea Saelee nailed a hole-in-one during the first round of the Cal Classic on Monday to help the Oregon State women’s golf team sit in eighth place with the final round slated for Tuesday.

Saelee got her ace on the par-3, 173-yard third hole using a 6-iron and finished the day with a 9-over 81 at the par-72, 6,203-yard Ruby Hills Golf Club. It was her second career hole-in-one, but the first in collegiate competition.

Oregon State concluded the opening round of the two-day, 36-hole tournament with a 22-over 310, led by a 3-over 75 by Seshia Telles. The Beavers have work to do to move up the leaderboard as they sit eight strokes out of sixth place, which is held down by both California and UNLV. Telles had three birdies on the day but took two double-bogeys that kept her from a better number. The junior still shot the Beavers’ best score and is tied for 13th with 18 holes to play.

Sophomore Anica Yoo was 6-over through 12 holes before reeling off three birdies down the stretch to finish with a 4-over 76 that put her in a tie for 17th. Junior Lauren Sewell finished with a 6-over 78 and is tied for 28th, while freshmen Ashlee Pickerell and Saelee are both tied for 48th place after each posted a 9-over 81.

Arizona State holds the clubhouse lead at the midway point with an 8-over 296, just two strokes better than Stanford and UC Davis, which are tied for second with a 10-over 298. The Sun Devils’ Noemi Jimenez shot a 4-under 68 to hold a threestroke edge over her teammate Laura Blanco, Demi Runas of UC Davis and Paige Spiranic of San Diego State.

The final round begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday and live scoring is available at golfstat.com.

8. California

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Former Oregon State cornerback Jordan Poyer tied for second in the nation with seven interceptions and was a First Team All-American.

posure during halftime. With his team trailing by six at intermission, Altman reportedly let loose a verbal barrage in the locker room. His players responded, beginning the second half on a 15-2 run to seize control of the game.

• ASU 72, OSU 62 (Jan. 10): The Beavers win if: Jahii Carson is a Beaver, not a Sun Devil. Did you know ASU’s Pac-12 Player of the Year candidate was once committed to Oregon State?

• UA 80, OSU 70 (Jan. 12): The Beavers win if: Arizona doesn’t suffer its first loss of the season two nights earlier in Eugene. Had the Wildcats not received that wake-up call, they probably would have taken the Oregon State game lightly.

• UCLA 74, OSU 64 (Jan. 17): The Beavers win if: the Bruins play the way they played when they blew an 18-point, second-half lead to Cal Poly in a Nov. 25 loss. Oregon State isn’t capable of beating UCLA when the Bruins are on their game.

• USC 69, OSU 68 (Jan. 19): The Beavers win if: They don’t inexplicably turn the ball over underneath their own basket with 28 seconds left and a one-point lead. An inbounds pass

overall pick in the middle of the third round.

Wheaton boosted his draft stock even higher after a terrific showing at the NFL Combine on Sunday — where the top college players are chosen to showcase their talents one last time for NFL teams.

The all-time Oregon State receptions leader wowed NFL scouts with his combination of athleticism, route running, catching ability and personality.

Wheaton ranked in the top10 for receivers in six of the seven drills Sunday.

The speedster started his day off running an above-average 40-yard dash of 4.45 seconds — good for 10th for all receivers at the combine.

He then showed why he had been such a successful downfield run blocker, bench-pressing 225 pounds, which was the third-most of any wide receiver with 20 repetitions.

Next, Wheaton displayed the agility that allowed him to finish 14th in the nation in receiving. He finished second in the 60-yard shuttle (11.2 seconds) and fourth in the 20-yard shuttle (4.02 seconds).

Wheaton continued to impress scouts, running the three-cone drill in 6.8 seconds (seventh among receivers) and recorded the fifth-best vertical jump at 37 inches.

As if that wasn’t enough, Wheaton made one of the best impressions of any player in the interview sessions. The former Oregon State star came off as

went through sophomore Eric Moreland’s hands and was scooped up by USC’s Eric Wise, who promptly laid it in to give the Trojans the lead.

• WSU 71, OSU 68 (Jan. 26): The Beavers win if: They get a few more calls. This was one loss that could be somewhat blamed on the officials.

• Cal 71, OSU 68 (Jan. 31): The Beavers win if: There are nine seconds remaining — not seven — when they inbound the ball on their final possession. Down by three, the Beavers failed to get a shot off in those final seven seconds.

We’ll assume if they had two more seconds, they would have gotten off a successful 3-point attempt and wound up winning in overtime.

• Stanford 81, OSU 73 (Feb. 3): The Beavers win if: The Cardinal shoot their season average from 3-point land (33.9 percent) instead of a ridiculous 56 percent (14-for-25). I’m sure this was just a lucky game for Stanford and had nothing to do with OSU playing atrocious perimeter defense or anything.

• Colorado 72, OSU 68 (Feb. 10): The Beavers win if: The basketball isn’t lathered up with oil at the end of the game. I have no proof that it

humble, intelligent and hardworking by all accounts.

Poyer gets his shot to do what Wheaton did today, where he will participate in all seven drills.

While most would’ve guessed it would be Wheaton who would need a solid Combine showing to improve his draft stock, it’s Poyer that needs a good day.

Poyer had a slightly disappointing weekend Jan. 26 at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. His draft stock has since taken a slight hit with questions about his speed and overall athleticism.

If Poyer could run a sub-4.5 second 40-yard dash he would likely solidify himself as a second-round selection.

While it looks doubtful Poyer will be selected in the first round like he had hoped, being drafted at all is something no one would have guessed when he first came to Oregon State four years ago with no scholarship guarantee.

For the time being, it seems as though Wheaton is a lock to be selected early in the second round, and could even be a late first-round selection, according to multiple draft experts.

No Oregon State player has been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since Steven Jackson was chosen by the St. Louis Rams 24th overall in 2004.

If Poyer can do what Wheaton did Sunday, Beaver Nation might just see two of their former stars hear their name called in the early rounds on April 25.

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was, but it seems like the only logical explanation as to why OSU had four turnovers in a 90-second span late in the second half.

• Washington 72, OSU 62 (Feb. 16): The Beavers win if: They go to Cody Vaz earlier in the game. Oh wait, I’m thinking of OSU’s football game in Seattle.

• Stanford 82, OSU 72 (Feb. 21): The Beavers win if: The power went out at halftime and the rest of the game was called off. I had to put this at least once, because if all the Beavers’ games ended at halftime this season they’d be 9-6 in conference.

• Cal 60, OSU 59 (Feb. 23): The Beavers win if: They aren’t thinking, “Here we go again,” when they’re down one with 4.3 seconds left. Given all that’s gone wrong this season, do you think the Beavers had any confidence whatsoever that a last-second shot attempt would actually go in?

Yep, I think we can all agree this definitely sounds like a program that’s on the rise.

Grady Garrett, sports reporter On Twitter @gradygarrett sports@dailybarometer.com

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Letter to the Editor Response to Pride’s Feb. 25 column

American’s do not suck at using firearms I find it interesting that Harrison Pride would employ facts, then so quickly forget them to prove your point. Pride used the 1,793 gun-related deaths per year statistic to point to the “immutable fact: We suck at using firearms.” However, Pride also notes there are about 300 million guns in the United States. Assuming one gun per death, that means that about 0.0006 percent are responsible for deaths, or that 99.9994 percent of guns in the United States are being used responsibly every year. I have a hard time seeing anything above 99 percent as a failing grade. In fact, I’d say the average gun owner is excellent at responsibly using firearms.

Pride then accurately states “[a gun] does nothing to stop what leads a person to committing a crime in the first place.”

Inversely, the lack of a gun also does nothing to stop what leads the person to committing the crime. As Pride states, the majority of gun deaths are either criminal or, in the case of the recent tragedies, mental health related. Both of these parties will get their hands on the weapon and commit the crime, with or without policies restricting gun ownership.

The only direct correlation to gun related deaths in an area is its crime rate. To suggest that more guns will lead to more deaths is saying the nature of a person changes when they get a gun in their hand. Would Pride be more willing to kill

someone if I gave him a gun? No, he’d be as willing as he was before. As evidenced by making other things such as drugs illegal, it is clear that if someone wants to do something illegal, the legality of the means to do that will have no effect.

So the only proof we have that more guns means more deaths is a hunch, based off the false conclusion that Americans don’t handle guns safely. Whether Pride agrees with the Second Amendment, it is there and it is not new.

Some might argue that as amendment number two, it was seen by our Founding Fathers as one of our most important rights. While tyranny may not be knocking on our doorstep, it is not an imaginary monster; it does still exist.

Many oppressed people in the world would love to have the freedoms and rights we enjoy, including those Second Amendment rights. I don’t think any American would be okay with a dramatic curtail of our First Amendment rights based off the unavoidable misuse of these rights by 0.0006 percent of the population. So, despite the emotion that comes from seeing such horrors as Sandy Hook, we can’t let it influence our views on the facts and throw ourselves into an emotional response that limits the Constitution we were founded on.

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Antibiotics less likely to be prescribed for kids’ ear aches (CNN) — Guidelines for diagnosing and treating ear infections are changing and the result may mean fewer prescriptions for antibiotics.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday released the new guidelines for diagnosing and managing acute otitis media (AOM), the most common form of ear infections.

Going forward, pediatricians should only diagnose acute ear infections if the child’s eardrum is moderately to severely bulging or if there is discharge leaking from the ear, according to the recommendations. They may diagnose a middle ear infection if the child’s ear drum is mildly bulging and there is recent onset of pain or intense redness.

Doctors should only prescribe antibiotics in children 6 months and older if there are severe signs or symptoms, which the academy defines as a tem-

perature of 102.2 degrees or higher, or severe pain or if young children between 6 and 23 months have ear infections in both ears.

“Studies have shown that bulging (of the eardrum) is the best criteria for diagnosing an ear infection,” says Dr. Allan Lieberthal, lead author of the guidelines and clinical professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.

If a toddler or baby (older than 6 months) has an ear infection in only one ear, then antibiotics should be an option as well as simply watching the child to see if things clear up on their own. If observation is chosen and the child not better within 72 hours, then it’s time to consider antibiotics again, experts say.

The key message is that parents should not be expecting antibiotics each time, Lieberthal says.

Observation has been proven to be very effective and has been recommended since the last time the AAP updated its guidelines back in 2004, says Lieberthal.

But the previous guidelines recommended prescribing antibiotics under a definition of “uncertain diagnosis.” That, says Lieberthal, no longer exists. The new guidelines very specifically lay out when and when not to diagnose and prescribe antibiotics for ear infections.

The guidelines are for uncomplicated acute otitis media in children aged 6 months to 12 years who are otherwise healthy and do not have recurrent ear infections.

AOM is a common condition where the middle ear is inflamed. Recurrence is defined by three separate infections in six months, or four in 12 months, with at least one of those infections occurring in the past six months.

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were sufficient qualifications, then any activity requiring skill and dedication could be considered a sport. I can imagine the applications to the International Olympics Committee now: competitive yo-yo and speed crochet.

Some have argued sports are those competitive athletic events that tend to inspire feelings of solidarity. It is sometimes called tribalism, and it’s a good way to examine the nature of what a sport really is. Under this model, sports serve a societal function — by creating bonds of loyalty between people, sports increase social cohesion. This definition is arguably the most inclusive one I’ve heard.

Nevertheless, one has the sense that if the spectators were removed, a sport would still be a sport. Furthermore, track and field events are all sports but do not, in and of themselves, generate the level of solidarity we see in things like football, soccer and baseball. Instead, we group them under the larger community of school or nation.

Teams also seem unnecessary. Marksmanship and archery are both sports, but do not involve teams directly competing against one another.

Instead, individuals compete to best the score of other individuals. If a sport is somehow competitive, but doesn’t necessarily involve one team directly opposing the other, what then is the defining characteristic of that sport?

Let me propose a model going beyond teams, fans and even team play. It includes a system of rules, objective judges and referees. Beyond these necessary requirements, three additional ones seem sufficient to qualify an activity as a sport.

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to prepare themselves for war.

Throughout history, sports seem to have prepared people for the rigors of combat. I consider this a primary qualification of a sport.

Wrestling, archery, marksmanship, javelin throw and other sports meet this requirement.

But the model clearly fails for things like football, basketball and baseball, until we add two further qualifications. Just as war is not inherently individualistic, sports shouldn’t be either.

A sport ought to foster camaraderie and bolster hardiness by means of physical confrontation. Basically, people ought to be running into one another as part of the sport itself, not as an outcome of engaging in physical activity — as might happen in volleyball. A sport then is any athletic event that prepares someone for combat. Failing that, an activity is a sport when it fosters teamwork and is physically confrontational.

This isn’t an inclusive definition. But definitions necessarily exclude some things. To put it another way, though a chair shares many characteristics with a table, the definition of a chair necessarily excludes tables. So it may be with sports.

As the controversy surrounding the IOC’s recommendation demonstrates, defining our terms remains important.

Closer to home, the notion that “sport” confers to an activity goes a long way toward deciding where funds will be appropriated. Why, for instance, is golf funded instead of cheerleading? The answer lies in how we distinguish what falls under the rubric of “sport.”

So, while the above is not perfect, it serves as a functional definition. The challenge remains to create a better one.

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Top Senate Republican doubts damage from defense cuts WASHINGTON (CNN) — Anticipating possible political backlash if forced federal spending cuts kick in as expected later this week, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican said Monday that he is preparing a message he plans to hit hard: The cuts are not going to have as negative an impact as the Pentagon and others in the Obama administration are saying.

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said he plans to make the case to other Republicans and the public that despite warnings from the Pentagon that the mandated cuts will be devastating, the overall amount of defense spending will actually still rise.

Cornyn conceded that until now he had been parroting what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta continuously warns — that automatic, government-wide cuts could jeopardize national security.

But the veteran senator said he looked into it and will now argue that even if the cuts go through on March 1, the Pentagon will still see its budget go up.

Cornyn’s preview of what

he hopes will be a Senate GOP argument is significant since defense cuts are usually something Republicans adamantly oppose. He will surely run up against some in his party who strongly disagree.

To be sure, Cornyn called himself a defense “hawk� and did say the role of the federal government should be first and foremost to protect American citizens.

But he also believes that the deficit should be paramount since the United States has ended its fighting Iraq and is winding down the war in Afghanistan.

He added that if “God forbid� another 9/11 happens, Congress would act.

Still, Senate Republicans are considering a proposal this week that could alleviate some impacts of the cuts by giving the president flexibility to decide where they would occur.

However, GOP sources tell CNN that Republicans have not yet worked out among themselves whether their measure would give the president that

flexibility on all domestic agencies and programs or just on defense.

GOP sources say they are likely to work that out when Senate Republicans huddle for their regular lunch on Tuesday.

The $85 billion in forced spending cuts were written into law intentionally to be indiscriminate.

The law does not allow, for example, the Pentagon to keep funding going for a ship building program by shifting money being spent on a military golf course. And it does not allow the Health and Human Services Department to keep children in Head Start programs by cutting deeper in another agency.

Part of the reason Senate GOP leaders have not decided yet how broad that flexibility should be — whether it should apply just to the defense cuts, as many Republicans want, or to domestic cuts as well —- is due to differences in opinion among Republicans over how much power to give the president.

But it is a key decision, since granting the president flexibility in cuts across the board could make it hard for conservative Democrats, such as those from defense industry-rich Virginia, to oppose.

That’s because such an approach could soften the political burden for those Democrats who would be able to argue to their constituents they did everything possible — including providing flexibility to the White House — if economic damage ripples through their states.

But one influential Republican senator told CNN on Sunday that he opposes giving the president so much flexibility because it undermines the decision-making authority of Congress. “I say to my Republican friends, if you want to give the president flexibility as to how to exact these cuts in defense spending, then why don’t we go home and just give him the money? I am totally opposed to that,� Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said on CNN’s State

of the Union. “We spent too long on defense authorization and finding out what this country needs to secure this country without saying, ‘hey, well we’ll just let the president have the, quote, flexibility.’�

A competing Senate Democratic proposal would replace the automatic spending cuts with a mix of tax increases on wealthier Americans and more targeted spending reductions than those currently required.

Democratic leaders believe it will get more than 50 votes — so they will be able to claim it won

a majority in the chamber — but will fall short of 60 it would need to win Senate approval.

In the meantime, both sides are preparing for no change — and for forced spending cuts to take effect Friday.

Democratic leadership sources admit that whether or not they can ultimately do anything to change the way across-the-board cuts are enacted will depend on the level of public outcry — and media coverage.

Democrats admit the impact may not be felt for at least a month, maybe more.

Officer accused of sexually assaulting 6 women chief of the West Sacramento Police Department. “The whole department is appalled.�

Former officer Sergio Alvarez faces sexual assault and kidnapping charges, police said.

Alvarez, 37, worked at the West Sacramento Police Department since 2007.

A woman complained about Alvarez in September of 2012 and he was put on administrative leave. An investigation found six alleged victims, women ranging in age from 20 to 47, according to Drummond.

He released little detail about the alleged incidents because investigators are searching for other victims

The incidents occurred while the officer was on patrol and after he had stopped women who were walking, Drummond said.

He said some of the alleged assaults occurred inside a patrol car.

The police department has begun reviewing its practices such as allowing officers to patrol by themselves late at night. “We are looking at our procedures and the way we are accountable to each other,�

Drummond said. “We want to make sure we are doing everything we can to make sure this does not happen again.�

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(CNN) — A California police department is doing some soul searching after arresting one of its own on allegations of sexually assaulting half a dozen women.

While in uniform, a West Sacramento police officer assaulted at least six women since October 2011, police said Monday. The officer was fired, arrested and investigators are looking for other potential victims. “I am just appalled and sickened that someone that was put in the position of trust would violate that trust in such an egregious manner,� said Dan Drummond,

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‘Truly a historic blizzard,’ weather service says (CNN) — The warnings couldn’t have been more dire.

“DO NOT TRAVEL,” the National Weather Service in Amarillo, Texas, posted on its website, telling residents not to venture out in what it was calling “a crippling, historic blizzard.”

The storm dumped snow over the Texas Panhandle at a rate of 2 to 3 inches an hour.

Oklahoma also was hit hard, and parts of Kansas and Missouri were under winter storm warnings.

In Woodward, a town in northwest Oklahoma, firefighters were unable to reach a burning house because they ran into 4-foot snow drifts.

The snow plow sent to dig them out also became stuck, Matt Lehenbauer, the director of Woodward, said Monday afternoon.

“At this point we can’t keep ahead of snowfall rates,” he said. “Right now the situation is pretty critical.”

At least six calls came in from other stranded motorists, he said.

As of 3:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. ET), 15 inches of snow had fallen in Woodward, the National Weather Service said.

Blizzard warnings were set to expire at midnight across the Texas Panhandle, CNN Meteorologist Sean Morris said.

The powerful storm will move northeast through Oklahoma on Monday night, prompting

blizzard warnings there.

Blizzard conditions are expected to move into south central Kansas early Tuesday, bringing another round of heavy snow to Wichita, which just experienced record snowfall last week.

As the storm moves into eastern Kansas, winds will die down and whiteout conditions are less likely. However, heavy snow is still forecast with snowfall totals over a foot in some areas of southeast Kansas.

The storm is leaving behind a huge mess in its wake.

Almost all roads in the Texas Panhandle were impassable Monday, and the state Department of Transportation pull virtually all of its snowplows off roads because of whiteout conditions, Texas DOT spokesman Paul Braun said Monday morning.

On its Facebook page, the weather service posted a video of the wind and snow whipping a U.S. flag outside its Amarillo office.

“If after watching the last video you thought you could still get out and travel, well you haven’t seen anything yet!” the Facebook post said.

And later, it followed that up with another indication of how bad things were getting.

“Amarillo Airport just recorded a gust of 65knots/75mph! This is truly a historic blizzard!” the second Facebook post said. “Conditions have

NOT improved. Please stay inside and do NOT venture out.”

As of 4 p.m. (5 p.m. ET), 19 inches of snow had fallen in Amarillo — an all-time single day record for February, the weather service said. Monday’s accumulation also ranked as the second highest single-day snowfall accumulation ever recorded there, the agency said.

For some, the service’s warnings didn’t come soon enough.

Emergency crews were having trouble reaching drivers who were caught on the roads, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Gabriel Medrano said. Cars were in ditches, he said, because drivers couldn’t tell where road ended and ditch began.

National Guard units were being sent to help stranded motorists, the Texas DOT said.

CNN iReporter Jason Boyett in Amarillo posted a video showing near-whiteout conditions at 7:40 a.m., and followed that with another showing a drift nearly 3 feet high outside his front door.

“We get high winds and we get big snowstorms, but they’re not often combined,” Boyett matthew west | IREPORT said.

This snow drift has reached about five feet high The rain is part of a band affecting several in Texas, with his son’s tricycle seen stuck in Southern states where tornado watches were in the foreground. also effect Monday night.

Prosecutors: NYPD officer was ‘deadly serious’ about cannibalism scheme NEW YORK (CNN) — A New York Police Department officer is on trial in a federal case stemming from a bizarre online plan allegedly to kidnap, cook and eat women.

Gilberto Valle, who was suspended without pay after his arrest last fall, hung his head and appeared to wipe away tears Monday as his 27-year-old wife, Kathleen Mangan, became the first witness to testify against him.

Mangan, a former Bronx school teacher, was the one who alerted authorities that her husband was involved in fetish websites that talked about kidnapping, torturing, cooking and killing women.

She and the couple’s infant daughter moved out of the family’s Queens apartment in September.

Valle, 28, was arrested on October 24, and charged with conspiracy to kidnap a woman.

Prosecutors say, Valle was “deadly serious” about his plan, keeping detailed files and having repeated conversations on a fetish website with co-conspirators in the United States, Europe, India and Pakistan.

None of Valle’s alleged targets was ever victimized, though prosecutors say the plans had started to become more concrete.

During opening statements, Valle’s lawyer, Julia L. Gatto, described the conversations as “pure fiction,” telling jurors, “Gil is guilty of having bizarre thoughts and foolishly sharing them on an Internet with others...There’s no crime here, just very disturbing, shocking thoughts.”

The six-year NYPD veteran also is charged with accessing a federal database on at least one occasion, allegedly to get information on one of his supposed “victims.”

During opening statements, Assistant U.S. Attorney Randall Jackson repeatedly emphasized that Valle’s online conver-

sations focused on “very real women,” several of whom knew Valle.

Jackson apologized to the jury in advance of what is expected to be graphic testimony in the trial, saying, “The evidence will be incredibly disturbing, and we’re sorry about that.”

Defense lawyers contend that aside from the online chatter, there is no physical evidence Valle had any intention of acting on his fantasy. He never met any of his co-conspirators, did not know their real names or where they lived, never purchased any chemicals to knock out the women, and did not establish any financial account to be

paid for the alleged kidnapping, according to Valle’s lawyers.

“It is a mortifying, unusual sexual fetish and it’s embarrassing,” said Gatto, with the defense attorney telling the jury that Valle’s deepest fantasy is “the idea, and the idea alone, of a boiled and bound woman laid out on a platter with an apple in her mouth about to be cooked.”

The couple married in the summer of 2012 and Mangan later installed software to track what she believed was her husband’s suspicious online activity.

The trial is expected to continue Tuesday morning.

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