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OSU Engineers Without Borders earns recognition for rainwater catchment system, water well in Lela, Kenya By Katherine Choi The Daily Barometer

In Justin Smith’s trailer for “Kel Wer,” a Kenyan boy talks about the importance of water to him and his community. “Water, water, I like you, you make us happy and cheerful,” the boy said. This child, along with the rest of the community members, now has improved access to a clean and sustainable water supply. The Oregon State University Engineers Without Borders chapter has recently received a premiere project award for successful implementation of a drilled water well and rainwater catchment system in Lela, Kenya. Justin Smith, OSU’s multimedia manager, traveled with the group to chronicle their work. Out of 350 projects, EWB-OSU received one of three rare project awards. This award recognized the chapter’s excellence in meeting the

mission of EWB-USA. The project award also attracted donors for the OSU chapter. “The fact that we were able to win a premiere project award with few numbers says a lot,” said Zachary Dunn, the 2012-13 Kenya project coordinator. “Beyond the reports and work, I think we have super dedicated members who are committed to not just EWB-USA, but also poverty alleviation and international development in general.” Dunn also said EWB-OSU received perfect scores on all their trip reports. For every trip, the chapter was required to write pre-trip and posttrip reports. EWB-USA has a grading system, which grades reports on a one to three scale. OSU’s chapter consistently received a “three” for every submitted report. EWB-OSU’s reports have served as an example for other chapters and were also published online. Lela is a community of approximately 2,000 people who lacked access to a clean water supply. Previously, women and children spent countless hours fetching water, which may have been contami-

nated and filled with disease-causing pathogens. The issue led the community to form a Women’s Water Committee, which submitted an application to the national office for help. EWB-OSU first adopted the project back in 2009 after reviewing the application. Before any work could be completed, the chapter had to make several visits to Lela for health and technical assessments. A water source assessment was completed to determine how the chapter was going to help the Lela community meet their needs for clean water. In July 2012, a small group of active chapter members and a professional mentor endured a four-day flight to arrive at their destination in Lela. On this first implementation trip, the group was able to drill a well and build a rainwater catchment system. On previous trips, the chapter made connections with local nongovernmental organizations that drilled wells in Kenya. EWB-OSU hired these local organizations as its contractors to drill the well. With the installment of an Afridev See ENGINEERS | page 2

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A local forum held last Thursday revolved around a 10 year plan to end homelessness By Kristy Wilkinson The Daily Barometer

Last Thursday, an annual forum was held to discuss Corvallis’ 10-year plan to end homelessness. The community open forum was held in the Benton County Library Meeting room. Local leaders in the Corvallis and Linn Benton area — such as county commissioner Jay Dixon and Corvallis Mayor Julia Manning — were among the many to present on 2012 successes as well as upcoming plans within Corvallis for 2013. The meeting had various speakers at the beginning and then separated into five different groups. At each of the five tables, signs indicated specific areas of homelessness catering to individual interests.

The signs varied from “prevention of homelessness” to “rehabilitation of homeless.” The system allowed for community members already involved in the 10-year plan, and those interested in the issue, to sit at the table they were most inclined to help or most concerned about. The 10-year plan to end homelessness has been in action for the past three years. Next year, the city of Corvallis will be implementing new programs into the community intended to help support and improve the lives of transient members within Linn and Benton counties. Currently, Corvallis has a men’s cold weather shelter and a women’s cold weather shelter. To be allowed to reap the benefits of that program, those interested must be 18 or older. These shelters are only open in the winter months. The Jackson Street Youth Center is the only youth-based program within

Corvallis specifically for struggling minors. Ann Craig, executive director of the Jackson Street Youth Center, announced at the meeting that in the next year the Jackson Street Youth Center will be opening up a transitional center for those older than the age of 18. While the youth shelter serves those 17 and under, once a minor turns 18 they are no longer allowed to be in the program. Craig discussed the issues with that during the presentation, “once you turn 18, it doesn’t mean you know how to pay bills or rent.” The new transitional program will be up and running within the next year. Another new improvement that will be made is a support call system that has gone live in Benton and Linn counties: 211. This is a longplanned dial program, putting callers into contact with shelter inforSee FORUM | page 2

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OSU students Jessica Cawley and Jordan Machtelinckx pump a new well in Lela, Kenya as several children enjoy their new water source.

Recent study by OSU researcher concludes everyday activities can be as effective as working out at a gym

10 minutes. “We’re pleased to report that in every category except [Body Mass Index], the health benefits are equally good for small bouts of exercise as well as long bouts, so long as the [total exercise] adds up to 150 minutes per By Vinay Ramakrishnan week,” Cardinal said. The Daily Barometer The study’s results showed no difA study recently published in the ference in blood pressure, cholesterol, January/February 2013 volume of the waist circumference and glucose, American Journal of Health Promotion among other measurements, between found everyday activities such as participants who did the short bouts taking the stairs and biking to work of exercise versus those who did the can have the same health benefits as longer bouts. working out at a fitness center. “The three biggest positive health The study was conducted by outcomes from short bouts of exercise Brad Cardinal, professor of exerare reduced blood cise and sport scipressure, reduced ence at Oregon waist circumference, State University, and reduced cholesPeople can build and Paul Loprinzi, terol levels,” Cardinal activity into their day said. an OSU alumnus who is now a profesThe number of by choosing to seek sor of exercise sciparticipants in the out opportunities to study who met the ence at Bellarmine Un i v e r s i t y in be physically active. national physical Louisville, Ky. activity guidelines for Although the adults of 150 minutes Brad Cardinal study came out just OSU professor of exercise and sports science per week of moderthis month, it was ate to vigorous exerbased on data from cise increased more the National Health and Nutrition than four-fold when exercise was meaExamination Survey, collected sured with the short-bout guidelines. between 2003 and 2006. “If we use the long bout guidelines, “The [National Health and Nutrition less than 10 percent of participants in Examination Survey] data is collected the study meet the requirements [of year round, from all regions of the 150 minutes per week],” Cardinal said. country, and should generalize to “That number jumps to 43 percent adults ages 18-85 around the United when we measure exercise using the States,” Cardinal said. short bouts.” Cardinal and Loprinzi analyzed the How can students who have tight data in 2010, and submitted the study study and work schedules incorporate in May of that year. The data used in the results of the study to improve the study came from 6,321 male and their overall health? Cardinal offers female participants of all ethnicities some suggestions. and between 18 and 85 years of age. “If you’re working on a paper, every The average age of a participant was hour, have a prompt on your com48. puter that reminds you to get up and Participants in the study wore accel- move,” Cardinal said. “You can also erometers to track their movement walk or bike to campus, or park your and pace. The study defined “short car further away.” bouts” of exercise as exercise in interOther activities Cardinal suggested vals of less than 10 minutes, while might be considered “short bouts” “long bouts” were defined as exercise See WORKOUTS | page 2 in intervals greater than or equal to n

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of physical exercise include going into a restaurant to order food rather than going through the drivethrough, and walking in airports rather than using “moving sidewalks.” “In America, 89 percent of trips are made by an automobile,” Cardinal said. “Many of these could be replaced by walking or biking.” Why is it that even with the short bouts, less than half of the participants in the study meet the federal guidelines of 150 minutes per week? Cardinal discussed a number of possible causes, including lack of time, priorities and life circumstances. “If you ask people, they will often say that ‘a lack of time’ is the primary reason,” Cardinal said. “In part, this is why the ‘lifestyle physical activity’ approach has some appeal. People can build activity into their day by choosing to seek out opportunities to be physically active.” Cardinal also talked about how priorities can explain why so many people don’t achieve the recommended amount of physical activity. “If people value something, they make time for it,” Cardinal said. “People spend six to seven hours per week interacting with social media. Obviously, some of that time could be replaced by physical activity. Why do people make time for [social media] but not physical activity?” Cardinal strongly encourages people to make time for physical exercise. “There are 10,080 minutes available per week,” Cardinal said. “The adult physical activity guidelines suggest that 150 of those minutes be spent engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. That’s only 1.5 percent of the time, and the payoff for doing so is improved health, vitality and wellness.” Vinay Ramakrishnan, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

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Kristina Milaj, a junior in civil engineering, and Charles O’lango, the village elder in Lela, carry water from a pump.

hand pump on the well, an individual can pump about 20 liters of water per minute. The chapter has also connected with the chairman of the Lela Primary School to agree on a site for the rainwater catchment system, which was built at the school. The total capacity of the rainwater catchment system is 40,000 liters. Four 10,000liter water storage tanks were constructed at the school. Rainwater is captured on the roof of the school and goes through a gutter and a first flush system, which filters out contaminants, and then flows into the tanks. The tanks supply the drinking water for the 450 students at the school. All work was done with local labor and materials, easing sustainability for Lela com-

munity members. Dunn said adjusting to the Kenyan way of life posed as a challenge for many EWB-OSU members. “There’s always that adjustment,” Dunn said. “But it also makes the trip more interesting because we’re partnering with a community that doesn’t have access to basic human needs.” Health improvements in the Lela community members have not yet been confirmed. The chapter has to complete a final monitoring in 2014 to report any significant improvements in community health. The Kenya project effort, “Kel Wer,” can be viewed in IMAX at 6 p.m. on April 9 at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry located in Portland. Katherine Choi, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

Calendar Monday, Mar. 4 Speakers NASA Astronaut visit Dr. Stan Love, 6pm, Milam Auditorium, Dr. Stan Love will be speaking on the difficulties facing NASA in sending a human to the Red Planet.

Events Asian Pacific Cultural Center, 4-5:30pm, Women’s Center. Join us as we watch “Killing us Softly,” with a discussion to follow. 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.

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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.

Monday, Mar. 11 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.

Tuesday, Mar. 12 Meetings

HOMELESSNESS n Continued from page 1 mation, utility help, food pantries, job core phone numbers and more. Jennifer Moore, one of the executive directors, told a story of a female caller who had just been laid off. The woman told dispatch that all she had to eat was white rice. Later she went on to say how grateful she was to have someone to share her story with. Moore discussed the way in which the new program would help those struggling to

find help. Calls will be answered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Many people simply don’t know the resources that are available to them,” Moore said. When the speakers finished, the tables broke into topic-driven conversations and discussed things that Corvallis still needed to do to improve the program. Out of the groups, the ideas ranged from better mental health programs to improved care for children. One of the most pressing needs discussed during the group conversation was the need for a detox center.

Dickson, the Benton County commissioner, spoke regarding homelessness in the community and discussed the ways in which the surrounding community can improve the outcomes of the homeless. He described his hopefulness in the new plans, but made sure to note that they weren’t finished yet. “One of the really important things to remember is that we are serving one person and one family at a time,” Dickson said. Kristy Wilkinson, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

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Sequester is A bad for nation equestration went into effect Friday. We weren’t sure if it was actually going to happen, but it did and it looks like the sequester will continue. In Washington D.C., Democrats and Republicans, Congress and President Barack Obama continue to play the “blame game.” It’s important to know the sequester is a gradual process. It may have taken effect March 1, but spending cuts will not automatically occur. The sequester is the result of the Budget Control Act of 2011. This act raised the debt ceiling in 2011 and put pressure on Congress to solve spending issues and the debt crisis. Unfortunately, no one is compromising. The sequester was never meant to go into effect, yet here we are. Last Thursday, Feb. 28, we published an editorial outlining some of the effects sequestration will have on Oregon State University, the state of Oregon and the country as a whole. University President Ed Ray told us the sequester would cost OSU $10.1 million. The majority of this — roughly $9.5 million — will come out of federal research grants and award funding. The cuts which will directly hurt students — about $100,000 — will come from cuts made to the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and the federal work study program. We cited a document released by the White House, “Impact of March 1 Cuts on Middle Class Families, Jobs and Economic Security.” This document outlined the broader impact on Oregon, the other 49 states and the overall national effect. If there’s a silver lining to sequestration — for students at least — it is that funding allocated for Pell grants will not be affected. Because sequestration was meant to force compromise and wasn’t supposed to actually happen, no one is 100 percent certain when cuts will occur or when the consequences will be felt. Some of this has to do with government layoffs, which require a 30-day notice, according to ABC’s “The Note.” Today marks when most agencies can begin giving notice. For many, this means April will be the start of hardships due to sequestration. On March 27, unless Congress and Obama approve more funding, the government will run out of spending money. It will be interesting to see what Congress and Obama come up with, or if they can even agree on something. March 27 is the new deadline for Congress and Obama to work something out. Unless this happens sequestration will continue. At this point, sequestration is our reality. We wish we had something other than Pell grant funding to hold onto for some positivity, but that’s the best we have right now.

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ssociated Students of Oregon State University elections may not start until April 1. But don’t tell that to any of the prospective candidates. Plots, movements and actions to hurt the opposition are already in play. The elections packet — the official document saying what is kosher — just got approved by the elections committee. But already a candidate has been brought up on charges and we are wondering how it is going to go down. None of the candidates can officially say they are running for president and begin campaigning until April 1. But I already know who is running for office and can foreshadow some broad strokes of the upcoming elections. I’m going to break down for you those who I know are running for office, and those that should run for office. THOSE RUNNING FOR OFFICE — UNOFFICIALLY, OF COURSE Nick Rosoff — Rosoff has been in the House of Representatives since last winter and got himself elevated to speaker pro tempore this fall. Add in some eccentric behavior — he concluded an interview last week in the library by saying he loved me — and an early sanction from the elections committee, and what should be an easy campaign is quickly looking like a train wreck. Rosoff chose Tyler Morrison to be his running mate and she is a smart and capable woman — and would probably be a better presidential candidate than Rosoff. Rosoff has also gone out of his way to reach out to the cultural centers to shore up votes and gather voters to his campaign. Combine this with an outreach to the Residence Hall Association councils and dorm resi-

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Iler @doniler dents, and you have a strong candidate. But Rosoff needs to curb his eccentric tendencies, and overcome the week of not being able to campaign the elections committee sanctioned him with. I don’t think he can — especially since Jacob Vandever seems to have laser sights set on him — but if he can, he will be a formidable candidate. Drew Deatherage — A recent newcomer to ASOSU, Deatherage has moved up the ladder quickly to the executive cabinet. He is passionate about issues and from what I’ve been able to tell, he works harder than most over in the ASOSU office. But I’m not sure what people he would attract with his campaign, or whether he has the base to win. There is also the big question of a running mate and this could be the person to make or break his campaign. Jacob Vandever — Vandever ran a successful campaign to be speaker of the house, even after aligning himself with the losing Drew Hatlen ticket. House has been quiet this year, and after adding in participation in a fraternity, and being president of the College Republicans, Vandever looks like a candidate who has just been biding his time until this campaign. Vandever appears to have no particular motivations for being president, and has no specific constituencies to latch

on to. I’m having a hard time seeing how he is going to translate his office as speaker into winning a successful presidential campaign. Lexie Merrill is a solid running mate and a good choice on his part, but she can be a lose cannon. Her abrasive and over-emotional appeals could repel the sort of voters that would be attracted to Vandever — conservative. I think Merrill should be a candidate in her own right and I don’t understand why she decided to be Vandever’s VP. She is a woman with a powerful personal story — she is a student parent — that makes a compelling candidate. But Vandever filed one of the complaints against Rosoff and this could come back to bite him in the behind later. It also lets us know he isn’t afraid to pull the knives out to win. Mohamed Elgarguri — Elgarguri should have been picked to be Memorial Union president last spring. I have no idea how he was passed over, considering his inspiring presentation and natural leadership ability, but things happen and I was on the interviewing committee. Now Elgarguri is planning a presidential run and should be a formidable candidate. He’s likable, smart and he understands the game. He is also a relative outsider to ASOSU and could provide some fresh blood to an incestuous organization which has grown stagnant over the past few years. He has a solid strategy. He is hoping to drum up support from international students, a mostly untapped constituency, and this could push him toward victory. Combine that with support from graduate students, and he could

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ast week The Daily Barometer’s editors wrote an editorial which caused a lot of controversy. Their opinion regarding Greek life at OSU poked at stereotypes pervasive in colleges across America. These stereotypes are unfair, and are battled daily by those who belong to a fraternity or sorority — including myself. Few people know this, but I have a tattoo — my fraternity’s Greek letters on my ankle. This wasn’t the result of a drunken night, and it wasn’t a spur of the moment decision that I’ll regret for the rest of my life. This tattoo was and is representative of everything positive I’ve experienced in joining a fraternity. In high school I was a huge geek. I spent more than 10 hours a day playing video games and was often mocked by my peers for it. I was also quite chubby, as I addressed in a previous column about weight loss. My social skills were subpar, and what opportunities I did get to socialize were often a negative experiences for me. When I arrived at OSU in 2006, I, as most students did, started out in the dorms. My roommate was my best friend from high school, and we were both in the same major. After just a few weeks in the dorms, the only positive factors were my roommate and a girlfriend I met who lived in the dorm. I wanted out — nay, I needed out. To my great fortune, a friend from

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build himself an unstoppable campaign machine. But he doesn’t have a running mate. He told me he is currently looking for a smart, attractive woman in a sorority, and I think that is a solid move.Who that woman will be, and what she will add to the campaign, remains to be seen. THOSE THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE — OR THOSE WHO SHOULD BE Josh Smith — Attractive, smart, athletic and a good dancer — why wouldn’t he run for president? No student athlete has run for president in recent memory, and if Smith did, he would upend a system that isn’t ready for outside blood. He would win in a landslide. I haven’t met Smith, but if what my reporters are telling me is true, he would be competent and incredibly competitive. Just think about it. If he tweeted out the link to vote for elections, and just a third of student athletes did the same and a third of their followers voted, he would win by thousands of votes. Him running for president would send voter participation through the roof, which wouldn’t hurt considering only 7.5 percent of the student body voted in the last election. I know he is considering running a year from now and not this year, but he should run this year. He would win, unquestionably, and all he needs is a running mate. ASOSU needs fresh blood and Smith could be the man to bring it. I want Josh Smith to run now, mostly because it would scare the heck out of everyone else. Brendan Sanders — Busy being

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hen the Oregon State baseball team took down North Carolina to win the College World Series in 2006, many players became household names. Beaver Nation forever immortalized Jonah Nickerson, Dallas Buck, Kevin Gunderson, Mitch Canham, Darwin Barney and many more for their performances in Omaha, Neb. The Beavers went six-for-six in elimination games in the CWS on the backs of Herculean pitching performances. One of the names that is too often forgotten on that improbable run to OSU’s first national championship in baseball is Daniel Turpen. The College World Series’ doubleelimination format calls for pitching depth. If a team loses its first game (like the Beavers did in 2006), it takes four straight wins to even reach the three-game championship series. After knocking off Georgia and Miami behind Nickerson and Michael Stutes, head coach Pat Casey gave the ball to Daniel Turpen for an elimination game against Rice — the No. 2 team in the nation. Turpen hadn’t made a start in nearly two months. Once the conference schedule starts in college baseball, teams typically only need three regular starters. But in the College World Series, when a team can potentially play eight games in 10 days (like the Beavers did in 2006), going to a fourth, or even fifth, starter is necessary. Turpen came in and pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Owls. It was one of the most remarkable performances by an OSU player in the two years the Beavers took home a national title. Enter the 2013 Beavers. If the first three weeks have proven anything, it’s that the No. 6 Beavers have the pitching depth for an Omaha run. There were some question marks heading into the season. Jace Fry underwent Tommy John surgery at the end of last season. Matt Boyd was moving from the bullpen See STRAUSBAUGH | page 6

COMING SOON Monday, march 4 Men’s Golf @ Fresno State Lexus Classic (Belmont Country Club) All Day, Fresno, Calif. Women’s Golf @ Bruin Wave Invitational (El Caballero Country Club) All Day, Tarzana, Calif.

Tuesday, March 5 Baseball @ Portland 2 p.m., Portland, Ore. Men’s Golf @ Fresno State Lexus Classic (Belmont Country Club) All Day, Fresno, Calif. Women’s Golf @ Bruin Wave Invitational (El Caballero Country Club) All Day, Tarzana, Calif.

Thursday, March 7 Men’s Basketball vs. Utah 6 p.m., Salt Lake City, Utah Women’s Basketball @ Pac-12 Tournament TBA, Seattle, Wash.

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Sophomore Michael Conforto (8) celebrates a sixth-inning grand slam with teammates. Conforto would add a three-run home run in the seventh inning, giving him four home runs over the weekend sweep of Bryant.

OSU sweeps Bryant, now 12-0 Oregon State improved to 12-0 at Goss Stadium over the weekend behind four home runs from Michael Conforto

rendered an earned run on the season. Bryant University entered the season 0-2-1 on the year, but proved to be tougher than its record suggested in the first game on Friday. It took 10 innings before senior shortstop Tyler Smith drove By Andrew Kilstrom in the game-winning run on a walk-off single. The Daily Barometer The Beavers then won both games of a doubleNo. 6 Oregon State kept two streaks alive this on header Saturday, by scores of 7-2 and 3-1, thanks weekend at Goss Stadium — the Beavers are still to home runs from sophomore leftfielder Michael undefeated at 12-0, and the bullpen has not sur- Conforto in both games. Bryant enjoyed solid n

pitching in the first three games, holding the Beavers to 12 total runs on 23 hits. Oregon State head coach Pat Casey attributed the offensive struggles to good pitching from Bryant, and a lack of discipline by OSU hitters. “We obviously aren’t anywhere near where we need to be offensively right now to compete in the league we’re in,” Casey said after Saturday’s games. See BASEBALL | page 5

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Jamie Weisner’s 3-pointer sent the game to overtime, but OSU couldn’t hang on By Mitch Mahoney The Daily Barometer

On Senior Day, the Beavers were unable to finish off an upset of No. 19 Colorado in an overtime loss, falling 66-63. Fresh off of their first win in over a month, the Beavers (10-20, 4-14 Pac12) played the opening minutes of their final home game like an entirely different basketball team. After scoring the first seven points of the game and forcing Colorado (24-5, 13-5 Pac12) into three turnovers, the Beavers kept piling on the points. At its best, Oregon State led 31-13. Unfortunately for OSU, it didn’t last. Colorado closed the half on a 15-2 run that cut the lead to just five points. “Today was a great performance,” said head coach Scott Rueck. “I thought Colorado did a great job battling back after we got off to our start and then they made plays down the See WOMEN’S HOOPS | page 6

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Oregon State improves to 17-4 on the year The Daily Barometer

The Oregon State softball team saw a 12-game winning streak come to an end this weekend, but rebounded with three straight wins at the Easton Classic in Fullerton, Calif., to begin a new streak. OSU won three games by eight runs or more, a fourth in extra innings and dropped one to Iowa for a 4-1 weekend that brought its overall record to 17-4 more than halfway through nonconference play. The Beavers took care of Northwestern 12-1 in a game where they collected 13 hits, and senior pitcher Tina Andreana tossed a complete-game. They beat Cal Poly 11-2, collecting 16 hits as a team â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including fourhit games, tying a school-record,

by sophomore center fielder Dani Gilmore and senior shortstop Elizabeth Santana. They also beat Cal State Bakersfield soundly, 8-1, behind a complete-game two-hitter by senior pitcher Marina Demore, who improved her record to 12-2 with the win. The lone game with any late drama was a 2-1 win over Iowa, when Santana drove in Gilmore with a single over a drawn-in infield in the bottom of the eighth inning. It was the Beaversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second win in extra innings this season. The Beaversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lone loss came in their second game of the weekend, an early Saturday tilt with Iowa. The Beavers hung around until the seventh inning, when the Hawkeyes scored five runs to turn a 4-2 lead into a 9-2 lead. Demore was tagged with the loss, allowing nine runs (seven earned) despite surrendering

just five hits. Santana and Gilmore, OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top two hitters a year ago, each had big weekends, raising their season averages to .357 and .255, respectively. Freshman Natalie Hampton continued her earlyseason tear, collecting her 10th home run of the season in the Beaversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final game of the weekend. She leads the team in all three Triple Crown categories: average (.446), home runs (10) and RBI (31). OSU will play four games in Fresno, Calif., this upcoming weekend, then host New Mexico for a doubleheader on March 14 before playing three more games in California to close out nonconference play. The Beavers open conference play at Arizona State on March 28. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com

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No. 9 Oregon State traveled to Tempe, Ariz., to do one thing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; win its second consecutive Pac-12 Championship. The Beavers did just that, winning three individual Pac12 titles on the way to a Pac-12 team championship. OSU scored 158 points in the tournament, edging out No. 19 Boise State, which finished with 16.5 points. The Broncos were the Beaversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; main competition going into the weekend, and proved to be a worthy contender finishing with three individual champions. No. 4 Chad Hanke, a senior heavyweight, and No. 6 Taylor Meeks, a 197-pound sophomore

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both won their first career Pac12 individual championships to pace the Beavers. No. 4 Mike Mangrum, a 141pound senior, was the other Beaver who finished first, winning his second consecutive Pac-12 individual championship in his last Pac-12 Tournament. Mangrum also received the award for most pins at the Pac12 Tournament, securing two falls in his three matches. Oregon State was able to capture the conference championship because of solid finishes as an entire team across the board. The Beavers finished at least in the top-three in all 10 weight classes. No. 6 Scott Sakaguchi, a 149pound junior, No. 10 RJ Pena, a 157-pound junior and Seth Thomas, a 165-pound redshirt freshman were all runner-ups, each going 3-1 in the

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An inspired Oregon State team showed up on Sunday, however, as the Beavers scored 14 runs, two more than the previous three games combined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we were very good offensively [on Friday and Saturday] and I expressed that,â&#x20AC;? Casey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were better today. I think we were into it and thought we did a good job.â&#x20AC;? Conforto provided the spark that Oregon State had been looking for all weekend, hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning and a three-run blast in the seventh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hitting is so contagious and he lifts our club,â&#x20AC;? Casey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a catalyst on anybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club, so when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going good other guys feel good.â&#x20AC;? Both long balls proved to be the plays of the game, drawing reactions of awe from those in attendance at Goss Stadium. Confortoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second blast traveled well over the scoreboard in right field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I surprised myself a little bit,â&#x20AC;? Conforto said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw where it was going, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if it was going over. That was probably one of the best, farthest balls Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever hit in my life.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing,â&#x20AC;? Casey added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That ball he hit over the scoreboard is out of Yellowstone.â&#x20AC;? While it took until Sunday for the Oregon State offense to really get going, the pitching staff was good all weekend. The Beavers only allowed three runs during the weekend. In a four game series it would be expected that the staff would give up a run due to fatigue, but the bullpen remained nearly perfect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a four-game series everyone gets down on arms at the end,â&#x20AC;? Casey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we have a pretty good bullpen right now and were helped by deep starts early in the week.â&#x20AC;? The starting rotation got a lift with the return of junior lefthander Ben Wetzler. Wetzler hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pitched yet in 2013 because of a pulled back muscle, but threw 3 2/3 innings of shutout baseball on Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a 40-50 pitch limit on him and he was good for his first time out,â&#x20AC;? Casey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Benny is a quality starter in our conference and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some guys throwing pretty well so we have some options.â&#x20AC;? Another good thing for Oregon State, however, has been the emergence of freshman right-hander Andrew Moore. Moore was excellent again in the second game of Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doubleheader, allowing no earned runs and striking out seven in eight innings of action. The Beavers also got a boost from the return of senior Ryan Barnes. Barnes only played two innings in right field and first base Sunday, but will be cleared to hit and return to the regular lineup tomorrow. The senior was an every day starter and one of OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most reliable hitters in 2012, and could be just what the offense needs

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The No. 9 Oregon State gymnastics team is finding ways to get better and better each week. After the Beavers set their season-high team score on Feb. 22 at Gill Coliseum, they topped that score Friday night in Stanford, Calif., with a 197.175. No. 12 Stanford topped the Beavers for the victory in the meet by only a quarter of a point, and California finished in third place with a 195.000. Even with a secondplace finish, OSU still got the improvement it wanted out of the meet. Senior Makayla Stambaugh continued her dominance in all four events (vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise) with another win in the all-around, totaling 39.525 points — including a 9.950 in floor and bars. Seniors Melanie Jones and Kelsi Blalock also achieved a 9.950 in the meet, on floor and vault, respectively. Aside from the usual suspects perform-

ing well, it was freshman Nicole Turner who stepped up and impressed in the ymnastics meet. Blalock was scratched from the bars and cores floor lineup after aggravating a knee injury Team Scores: No. 12 Stanford (1st, she suffered in practice on Wednesday. 197.200), No. 9 Oregon State (2nd, “This opened the door for some of our 197.175), California (3rd, 195.00) younger athletes to compete,” head coach Tanya Chaplin said on osubeaver.com. OSU Top Performers “All the athletes responded to the changes Vault: Kelsi Blalock (1st, 9.950), very well, everyone came through when Hailey Gaspar (T-2nd, 9.925) it counted. It really shows how far they’ve Uneven bars: Makayla Stambaugh come since the beginning of the season (1st, 9.950), Brittany Harris (T-2nd, and is an indicator of what they’re capable 9.925) of in the future.” Turner responded, in only her second Floor exercise: Melanie Jones time in lineup, with a 9.875. Turner’s score (T-1st, 9.950), Makayla Stambaugh set up the 9.950s that followed from Jones (T-1st, 9.950) and Stambaugh. All-around: Makayla Stambaugh The Beavers’ team score gets rid of (1st, 39.525), Chelsea Tang (2nd, a 196.050 from a Feb. 3 meet against 39.375 California for their Regional Qualifying Score — the system that determines seedAfter that, Gill Coliseum holds the Pac-12 ing for NCAA Regionals. Oregon State returns to Corvallis on Championships on March 23 and NCAA Saturday for its final home meet of the Regionals on April 6. regular season. The Beavers will host PacThe Daily Barometer 12 rival Washington, as well as Sacramento On Twitter @barosports State in a three-team meet. sports@dailybarometer.com

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In that race, the times at shorter distances are also considered official. At the 1,000-yard mark, she swam a 9:48.89 to break the Oregon State record at that distance. Her time is a likely NCAA qualifier for the national championships later this month. Junior Crystal Kibby hit the B Standard and notched a season-best time of 2:15.26

in the 200-yard breaststroke. Senior Ivette Dailey-Deaton claimed her personal best in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:00.35. The Beavers finished the Pac-12 Championships in eighth place. The Pac12 Invitationals take place tomorrow as the final opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

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STRAUSBAUGH n Continued from page 4 to the rotation. No one knew how much of an immediate impact the freshman from North Eugene High School — Andrew Moore — was going to make. Other than Fry’s return date, and how much he’ll be helping OSU down the stretch, those questions have been answered. Boyd and Moore are good. Really good. The Beavers finally got to play in Goss Stadium after playing their first eight games on the road, and those two starters kept pitching the way they had been all year. Both pitched six innings, allowing one run and eights, while striking out seven batters. Moore pitched into the ninth inning before Casey went to another freshman standout, left-handed reliever Max Engelbrekt, when an error and a hit put two runners on with no outs. The only run he allowed was

unearned, and Moore’s earned run average now sits at a cool 0.42. Let’s not go anointing him the next Orel Hershiser, but the freshman has proven to be legit. “Just outstanding, [he’s] really sharp,” Casey said Saturday night. “I think he walked one batter all night long, that’ll keep you out of trouble.” Moore credited keeping his fastball down in the zone to his success on Saturday. His velocity increases when he keeps the ball low, and it also sets up his off speed stuff, which kept Bryant’s batters off guard all game. He finished with seven strikeouts. Throwing strikes is an issue for any young pitcher, and is something Moore also improved on in Saturday’s win. “[Having good command] is something I’ve talked about after my first start,” Moore said. “Those three walks and two hit batters, that’s something that’s not acceptable at all. [Saturday], I just had that one walk and one hit batter, even that’s pushing it a little bit, because that’s two free bases

where they don’t swing the bat at all.” With Boyd and Moore fully in the fold, it gives the Beavers a rotation that goes four-deep right now. Junior Ben Wetzler made his first start of the season on Sunday, easing back in on a limited pitch count (41 pitches), and junior Dan Child is as reliable as they come. Not to mention, Fry’s return toward the end of the regular season gives the Beavers five guys they can feel comfortable with. What’s likely to happen once Pac-12 play starts is the rotation will be Wetzler, Child and Boyd, with Moore being the fourth option starting in those midweek nonconference games. If the offense can go off like it did Sunday, this team has all the pieces for an Omaha run — starting with that pitching depth. Moore can be the Turpen of this year’s team. In just three collegiate starts, he’s shown he can take the ball in a big game and keep the game close. The toughest opponent he’s faced

so far is San Diego State, but we’ll see him against Oregon in the midweek exhibitions to at least get a taste for a big-time opponent. Oregon State is 12-0. There hasn’t been one of those games where things just go wrong for the Beavers and they suffer an uncharacteristic loss. The offense has catching up to do, but the pitching has been unreal (0.90 team ERA). And it’s pitching necessary for the postseason push. Moore may not be making the crucial starts against Arizona, UCLA or Stanford in April and May, but he obviously has a big role with this team. It’s a lot to ask of a freshman after only three starts, but he seems to have that “it” factor already. And having that is what can win elimination games in Omaha three months from now — just like Turpen did. Warner Strausbaugh, managing editor On Twitter @WStrausbaugh managing@dailybarometer.com

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CH2M HILL Alumni Center on the OSU campus across from Reser Stadium. Several current student-athletes will model Oregon State University Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis invites Beaver Nation to the the new uniforms in a fashion show setting official unveiling of the new Beaver brand/ and Benny Beaver will make his first appearuniforms Mon., March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the ance in his new attire. The new uniforms will

debut in a competitive environment starting in August. There will also be special guests at the event with a video presentation. The unveiling will be available worldwide via livestream at osubeavers.com.

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throws, the Beavers missed a threepointer as the clock expired. The loss is Oregon State’s eighth conference game that has been decided by five points or less. It also secures a date with USC in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle this Thursday. “I think we’re playing the best we have this season,” Gibson said. “We’re ready for the tournament. We want to compete and battle every night and see how far we can get.” The game is at noon on Thursday and will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.

drawn up for freshman Jamie Weisner who drained the 3-pointer that sent the game to overtime. In the extra period, Oregon State startstretch. I’m really proud of our group and of our seniors. We got huge performances ed off sluggishly. Colorado opened on a 7-1 run, and by the time it was over from them.” The second half was a back and forth there were just 41 seconds left in the battle. The Buffaloes came back from a game. Coming off a timeout, OSU drew ten-point deficit and took a lead of their up another play designed for Weisner, own with 7:09 left. Five minutes later the who drained a clutch 3-pointer for the Beavers were still down, and they were second time. Forced into quick fouls, Colorado split down by five. Junior guard Ali Gibson drained a pair of free throws to stretch the lead to a 3-pointer that cut the lead to two. four with 22 seconds left. Desperate for Colorado split a pair of free throws, and quick points, Gibson heaved a shot from Oregon State was down by three with just 35 feet out that miraculously went in. After Colorado made two more free 14 seconds remaining. One final play was

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ILER n Continued from page 7 Interfraternity Council president and considering an MU president application, ASOSU president might not even be on his radar. But it should be: Sanders would have a better chance at winning this than winning a rigged MU president selection process. I know heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thought about it in the past, and while it would be awkward being in the same fraternity as Vandever and running for the same office, sometimes you need to look out for number one, and run. Smart, politically-minded, with connections across campus, he would be a hard man to beat. Combine him with a solid

Regarding the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stance that all incoming freshmen live on campus beginning next year, there are two issues. (1) The live-on-campus requirement for freshmen. (2) Whether the Greek community would be granted an exception from this requirement. (1) This is at least a 40-year-old policy (yes, 40) which was in force when I attended OSU, which is now apparently being resurrected, although, at least then, an exception was made for the Greek community. (2) To say these young men and women are not already part of the first year experience is ridiculous. Where would START be without them? Perhaps the Greek community should start charging OSU for their help during START. Assuming 500 fraternity and sorority members (and that number may be low) worked during START for six hours, this would amount to over $26.000. For the university to charge each chapter of the Greek community $25,000 (initial cost and $15,000 thereafter) to be a part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Year Experienceâ&#x20AC;? is a veiled attempt at a sort blackmail. These children have a higher average OSU GPA than non-Greek, spend many hours giving back to the community in various philanthropic efforts and generally promote leadership â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all attributes parents hope their children gain in attending a university. This is a great deal of money and while some chapters might have it, others do not. Please remember these houses pay property taxes, pay for their own repairs, pay their own insurance and buy their own food (taxpayer funded at OSU). The â&#x20AC;&#x153;benefitsâ&#x20AC;? to the chapters of being in this program are minimal, at best. I sincerely hope that no chapter turns over their funds to this â&#x20AC;&#x153;programâ&#x20AC;? or, in the alternative, will trade their START services for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Year Experienceâ&#x20AC;? designation. Shannon Narehood Busch

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running mate and I think you have a winnable ticket. Lexie Merrill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure why she isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t running as president herself. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make a good VP to Vandever, but she would be an even better president. The issues she advocates for, the experience she brings and the sort of constituencies that would rally to her would make her a winning candidate. Also, hitching herself to the Vandever train seems like the oddest odd couple in political history. She should strike out on her own and be her own candidate. Brandon Southward â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I hear he is graduating this spring, but he would kill this election if he ran. After two years of being editor-in-chief of the Barometer and witnessing the election process first

hand, he knows what goes into a winning campaign. His political acumen, knowledge of OSU and no-nonsense style would be perfect for ASOSU. Matt Palm â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This smart grad student magically appeared out of nowhere this term to be one of the more influential people in the House. I think he is a backroom dealer, more suited to be a whip, a la â&#x20AC;&#x153;House of Cards,â&#x20AC;? than president, but he could rule Snell Hall with an iron fist. Reaching out to the right constituencies and crushing the competition, Palm would stand a good chance if he made a run. Heck, he should probably be Merrillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s VP candidate. t

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In a normal daily life, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re felt to be socially inept, people will usually just ignore you or make fun. In a Greek house, they have high school who was a grade ahead of me to live and work with you, and while you may invited me and my roommate to check out his not all get along perfectly, they will do whatever fraternity. Upon arrival, we were greeted with is necessary to make it manageable. This is the open arms and respect. We had a lot of fun perfect training for running a business. In the corporate world, you will find people checking out the house and meeting all the you may not get along with. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll run into guys. A couple of days later we were offered a bid to join the house. We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pressured people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like you. Unfortunately, some into it, nor were we promised endless parties of those people may be necessary to work with in climbing up the corporate ladder. and girls. We both accepted. I was essentially in a school of social develLetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take a moment to do the math here. I opment, one to which no college class could was a huge geek (literally) in my freshman year ever compare. Obviously I needed it much of college, with few social skills. And yet I was more than some, but it worked nonetheless. joining a fraternity. One of the main stereotypes The opposite situation is true as well. Many of fraternity guys is the idea come into Greek life with of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bro,â&#x20AC;? or an extroverted, plenty of social skills, but I have become social, party-going jock who have a hard time with school. just wants to get with as many someone who can While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assumed most of women and consume as much these students will continue easily talk to and get alcohol as possible. I was none to have a hard time or even of these. along with just do worse, this is often not the When I moved out from the case. Almost all Greek houses about anyone. I dorms after a single term, I was have a minimum GPA and have acquired an again greeted with open arms. have mandatory study tables I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just another helper for for those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet or appreciation for party setup, or an additional exceed said minimum. These target for hazing; I was joining excellence, hard work study tables are effective, so a brotherhood â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a family. much so that if you examine and perseverance. the averages, Greek life often Since 1825, 50 percent of meets or exceeds the GPA of the U.S. presidents belonged the rest of the university. to a fraternity. Of all the chief The rest of the university also doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have executives on Forbes Super 500 list, a quarter belonged to fraternities. In order to run a mandatory philanthropy hours. It is often Fortune 500 business, you must have brains unknown or ignored that Greek houses pour and social skills. The problem is, from my thousands of hours into helping the commuexperience, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re raised with the brains, you nity around them. Due to joining Greek life, I have become donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the social skills and vice versa. For kids like me, who were raised to be intellectuals and someone who can easily talk to and get along always did well in math and science, there was with just about anyone. I have acquired an appreciation for excellence, hard work and often a lack of effective social development. In my fraternity, I was one of the brothers. perseverance. I gained best friends who have This meant I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cast out and ostracized if helped me more than I could have imagined. I did something embarrassing that proved my I have a network of resources to help me for lack of social prowess. Instead, I was directed the rest of my life, no matter what issues I and my brothers did what they felt necessary may run into. to correct my mistakes. Some of these correc- Alexander Vervloet is a seniort in communications. The opinions tions werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t positive reinforcement, but they expressed in his columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hazing. Upon reflection I can say these Barometer staff. Vervloet can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com corrections were always necessary and helpful. or on Twitter @Rantsweekly.

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Researchers say Mississippi toddler cured of HIV after doctors moved quickly (CNN) — A 2-year-old Mississippi girl is the first child to be “functionally cured” of HIV, researchers announced Sunday. Researchers said they believe early intervention — in this case within 30 hours of birth — with three anti-viral drugs was key to the outcome. A “functional cure” is when the presence of the virus is so small, lifelong treatment is not necessary and standard clinical tests cannot detect the virus in the blood. The finding was announced at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta. The unidentified girl was born HIV-positive to a mother who received no prenatal care and was not diagnosed as HIVpositive herself until just before delivery. “We didn’t have the opportunity to treat the mom during the pregnancy as we would like to be able do to prevent transmission to the baby,” said Dr. Hannah Gay. Gay, a pediatric HIV specialist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, told CNN the timing of intervention in this case, before the baby was diagnosed HIVpositive, may deserve “more emphasis than the particular drugs or number of drugs used.” “We are hoping that future studies will show that very early institution of effective therapy will result in this same outcome consistently,” she said on the

eve of the conference. High-risk exposure Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, an immunologist at the University of Massachusetts who worked closely with Gay, called the developments fascinating, including the fact that the toddler was found to have no virus in her blood even after her mother stopped giving her treatment for eight to 10 months. “This is the very first case in which we’ve conclusively been able to document that the baby was infected and then after a period of treatment has been able to go off treatment without viral rebound,” Luzuriaga told CNN. Because it was determined the Mississippi mother was HIV-positive, once the baby was delivered, Gay immediately began giving the infant antiretroviral drugs in an attempt to control HIV infection. “We started therapy as early as possible, which in this case was about 30 hours of age,” the physician said. “And because it was a high-risk exposure, I decided to use three drugs rather than one.” Within a couple of days, Gay confirmed that the child was HIV positive. She says the baby had probably been infected in the womb. The child remained on antiretroviral drugs for approximately 15 months. Her mother then stopped administering the drug for some reason and care was resumed after health officials intervened, Gay said.

Researchers have long known that treating HIVpositive mothers early on is important, because they pass antibodies on to their babies. “One hundred percent of (HIV-positive) moms will pass those antibodies, but in the absence of treatment, only 30 percent of moms will transmit the actual virus,” Luzuriaga told CNN. HIV-positive mothers given appropriate treatment pass the virus on in less than 2 percent of cases, Luzuriaga said. “So all babies are born antibody positive, but only a fraction of babies born to HIV positive women will actually get the virus, and that fraction depends on whether the mom and baby are getting antiviral prophylaxis (preventative treatment) or not,” said Luzuriaga. Newborns are considered high-risk if their mothers’ HIV infections are not under control or if they are found to be HIVpositive when they’re close to delivering. Moving quickly to suppress the virus Usually, these infants would get anti-viral drugs at preventative doses for six weeks to prevent infection, then start therapy if HIV is diagnosed. Investigators say the Mississippi case may change that practice because it highlights the potential for cure with very early standard antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART is a combination of at least three drugs used to suppress the virus and stop the

progression of the disease. But they do not kill the virus. Tests showed the virus in the Mississippi baby’s blood continued to decrease and reached undetectable levels within 29 days of the initial treatment. Dr. Deborah Persaud, a virologist with Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, was lead author on the report. The early treatment likely led to the infant’s cure, she said. “Prompt antiviral therapy in newborns that begins within days of exposure may help infants clear the virus and achieve long-term remission without lifelong treatment by preventing such viral hideouts from forming in the first place,” Persaud says. Persaud and Luzuriaga are part of a group of researchers working to explore and document possible pediatric HIV cure cases. The group was funded by a grant from amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research; and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Rowena Johnston, amfAR vice president and director of research, said it is “imperative that we learn more about a newborn’s immune system, how it differs from an adults and what factors made it possible for the child to be cured.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, is enthusiastic about the findings. “The best way to either eliminate the virus or allow the

immune system to suppress residual virus is to treat someone as early as possible after infection so as not to allow a substantial reservoir of the virus to take hold,” Fauci told CNN. “At the same time, you prevent the immune system from being severely damaged by the continual replication of (the) virus for an extended period of time,” he said. “The situation with a child born of an infected mother where most of the infections are transmitted to the newborn at or around the time of delivery provides an excellent opportunity to cure an infected baby, and this approach deserves further study.” “Berlin patient” Researchers say the only other documented case of an HIV cure is that of Timothy Brown, the “Berlin patient.” In 2007, Brown, an HIV-positive American living in Germany, was battling both leukemia and HIV when he underwent a bone marrow transplant that cured not only his cancer but his HIV as well. In an interview last year, Brown told Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, he was still HIV-free. “I’ve been tested everywhere possible,” said Brown who now lives in San Francisco. “My blood’s been tested by many, many agencies, I’ve had two colonoscopies to test to see if they could find HIV in my colon, and they haven’t been able to find any.”

But Brown’s case is rare. And, the procedure, which is extremely dangerous, won’t work in most patients because the bone marrow he received had a special genetic mutation that made the stem cells in it naturally resistant to the virus. Researchers tell CNN only 1 percent of Caucasians — mostly Northern Europeans — and no African-Americans or Asians have this particular mutation. Last June, five years after he was “cured,” reports surfaced that “traces” of the virus had been found in Brown’s blood. Even then, some HIV experts said that doesn’t matter, that he’s been cured. In fact, many AIDS experts believe Brown has experienced what’s called a “sterilizing” cure, meaning the virus has been eliminated from the body entirely. Routine clinical testing on the Mississippi toddler continues, Gay says. So far, there is no evidence of the virus. “On the ultra-sensitive testing, we are occasionally getting signals so we cannot say with certainty that this child is absolutely clear of HIV, but we will continue to follow up with the baby,” Luzuriaga said. “We have formed a hypothesis and that is already driving the design of new studies and clinical trials that will help us to answer the question of whether by coming in very early we will be able to treat children for a while and then remove them from therapy.”

Workers to finish destroying Florida home where sinkhole devoured man, will finish Monday (CNN) — As a giant red crane plunged into the Florida home where a massive sinkhole swallowed a man whole, pieces of the family’s lives were pushed into public view. Walls with picture frames on them came crashing down. Baby toys and clothes on hangers were raked across the ground. A woman wept as an official handed her a framed portrait. Others lovingly salvaged military awards, a pink teddy bear, and an American flag that hung near the house’s front door. The family Bible bore claw marks from the boom

crane’s bucket. Workers started demolishing the blue, one-story home as carefully as they could Sunday to try to salvage belongings for the family of the victim, Jeff Bush. The delicate process will continue Monday, and crews will clear the debris so engineers can get a better look at the sinkhole and figure out the best way to fill it. But Bush, 36, probably won’t be recovered. His body remains buried somewhere in the massive sinkhole that stretches 20 feet wide and more

than 50 feet deep. Authorities made the heartbreaking decision to stop the search for Bush after his odds of survival became abundantly clear. “We just have not been able to locate Mr. Bush, and so for that reason, the rescue effort is being discontinued,” Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill told reporters Saturday. “At this point, it’s really not possible to recover the body.” A deafening noise The family’s nightmare began Thursday night, just as everyone was

about to go to sleep. A deafening noise shattered the peace in house in the Tampa suburb of Seffner. Jeremy Bush heard his brother scream and ran toward Jeff’s bedroom. “Everything was gone. My brother’s bed, my brother’s dresser, my brother’s TV. My brother was gone,” he told CNN’s AC360. Jeremy Bush jumped in the hole and frantically shoveled away rubble. But as the house’s floor further collapsed, a sheriff’s deputy pulled him to safety as his brother remained trapped below.

“I couldn’t get him out,” Jeremy Bush said, weeping. “I tried so hard. I tried everything I could.” Jeremy Bush and four others, including a 2-year-old child, were uninjured. After the search for Jeff Bush ended, attention turned to razing the house, which officials warned could collapse at any time. The demolition crew worked for only a few hours Sunday to give the family time to sift through their belongings, Merrill said.