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MONDAY MARCH 9, 2015 VOL. CXVII, NO. 100
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Army ROTC holds annual award ceremony, honors promising cadets with medals of achievement, scholarships By Chris Correll
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Chris Correll
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Lt. Col. Eric D. Larson presents the Battalion Commanders Plaque to biology senior and Army ROTC cadet Benjamin Stubbs during Friday’s annual Army ROTC award ceremony.
For the past four years, Cadet Benjamin Stubbs has persevered as an officer-in-training of the Oregon State Beaver Battalion. Last Friday, March 6, he stood before peers, parents and decorated veterans — including soldiers from World War II and Vietnam — to receive an award acknowledging his outstanding service to OSU’s Army ROTC branch. The plaque recognizing his leadership as battalion commander was the last in a long line of medals, scholarships and other awards granted to the cadets who displayed the most hard work and achievement throughout the year. Life as a student and a cadet with obligations to the program is a demanding task. Rising to leadership positions with ever-expanding responsibilities is encouraged in ROTC, but cadets who do exceptionally well in their roles are given due credit at the annual award ceremony. Thanks to contributions from the Benton Community Foundation, thousands of dollars in scholarships go toward helping ROTC candidates every year — more than $280,000 since 1991. Stubbs falls within a special section of cadets. As a senior drawing close to deployment, his concerns about Army ROTC are focused on the less experienced cadets he’ll be leaving behind. “I feel honored, but I’m more honored to see all of the younger cadets being recognized in that way,” said Stubbs, a biology major. Before graduating, Stubbs intends to leave his mark through the development of other capable leaders.
CAPS offers dead week activities
Valley Library resources n
Library study rooms provide another avenue for dead week studying By Hanna Brewer THE DAILY BAROMETER
public health major. Each of the rooms are available to undergraduate students and staff for a maximum of three hours, while faculty and graduate students are allowed a six hour maximum, based on availability.
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Hanna Brewer
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Rooms featuring monitors and projectors with connecting cables are available for reservation in the OSU Valley Library. awesome,” said Holly Chapman, a sophomore majoring in environmental science. “Especially for writing out cycles and things like that for biology and chemistry.” The specialty rooms are available on the first, second, fifth and sixth floors. There are only six dry erase wall rooms and six rooms with monitors in them: three on the first floor and three on the fifth floor. The rooms can be reserved
online, bringing out the modern technology to be able to reserve the rooms on the go. Reminders are also emailed out to those who’ve reserved rooms. “Everybody does things online; I really like the way that technology is going,” Villegas said. “I think the more high-tech we can possibly have, then no one will complain.” See Whiteboards | page 4
Oregon state baseball sweeps Fresno State Bulldogs Sports, page 5
Interim Director of Counseling and Psychological Services Marcey Bamba said dead week and finals week create “more pressure and stress to perform” than any other points in the term. CAPS puts on dead week activities designed to “assist students in finding balance and perspective” during their scramble to study. * SUCCEED — Stress Under Control: Create, Energize, Excel, Determine — workshop Monday, March 9 at 2 p.m. This workshop showcases a variety of stress-reduction and management techniques to aid students in “improving performance and well-being.” * Cookies and Compliments will be taking place in the Memorial Union quad Tuesday, March 10. Free cookies and words of encouragement will be given out as long as supplies last. The event starts at noon. * Mindfulness drop-in groups will also be taking place Tuesday at 3 p.m. These relaxing meditation sessions clear the mind and allow for better focus. This service will continue into finals week. There’s also a special session specifically for staff Wednesday at noon. * Soothe your body and mind in the MindSpa, a “unique sanctuary” where students can unwind both physically and mentally. Consultations are Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Daily Barometer
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