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OSU receives grant for sustainability By Thomas Kelley News Contributor

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Natalie Morris, Senior studying Public Health, and Julianne Nguyen, Senior in Biohealth, “pledge for parity” at the SEC plaza Tuesday afternoon

Telling ‘HERstory’ OSU celebrates Women’s History month By Hannah Haney News Contributor

Celebrating Women’s HERstory Month with a variety events to educate and recognize women’s contributions to our society and highlight the discrimination that women still face today. Having the play on words of “HERstory” instead of history is meant to call attention the fact that history has been written from a predominately male perspective, according to senior Adrianna Davis, a student leadership liaison for the Women’s Center. “History in general is ‘HISstory’,” Davis said. “So ‘HERstory’ is not just focused on women’s voices but it’s also used as a way to tell the narratives of those whose histories have been erased.” On the first of the month, events kicked off with a film screening of the documentary film “First Generation,” a film following first generation students,

History in general is ‘HISstory.’ So ‘HERstory’ is not just focused on women’s voices but it’s also used as a way to tell the narratives of those whose histories have been erased. Adrianna Davis Women’s Center Student Leadership Liaison including women, on their journey as they attempt to be the first ones in their family to obtain a post-secondary education. OSU’s second annual Women’s History Month dinner was held in the Memorial Union Ballroom on Monday. It included a formal dinner and featured keynote speak Carmen Suarez. “We had a turnout of over a 100 people (...) It’s always nice when people

come to your events, but it’s also cool that people are celebrating something that is usually just overlooked by most people.” Davis said. Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and the Women’s Center hosted a brunch that had music playing, and the opportunity to make a pledge to equality for women around the world. In addition, six canvases, each with a

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Oregon State University a share of aw $10 million grant for the research project CompSustNet, which deals with computational sustainability. Computational sustainability, in short, is using computer science to research sustainability problems. OSU faculty distinguished professor Tom Dietterich, Professor Alan Fern, and Professor John Selker along with researchers from Cornell University, Stanford University and eight other research institutions are a part of the project. “The project is to provide a group of researchers with key challenges to stimulate information needs and experimental designs,” Selker said. Dietterich, the project’s Assistant Director, explained the project explores new ideas in the field of computational sustainability. Specifically, it will consist of Microbial Fuel cells research, the project Birdcast, and research on sensor placement for the Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO). Microbial fuel cells are, as defined by MIT, “devices that use bacteria as the catalysts to oxidize organic and inorganic matter and generate current.” “Microbial fuel cells work similarly to a battery in that they generate electricity,” Professor of Biological and Ecological Engineering Hong Liu said. The fuel aspect is typically dirty THOMAS DIETTERICH| waste water. The organic DISTINGUISHED OSU or inorganic waste matter COMPUTER SCIENCE in the water is filtered out PROFESSOR and used, turning chemical energy to electrical energy, leaving clean water behind. Microbial fuel cells can be used to power robots, sensors and more. Birdcast is a project for tracking and studying bird migration. In 2002, Cornell University released eBird, an app and website, where birders can track bird migration in real time. Birders will be able to see approximately when and where birds will be in their area. In addition, they will have the ability to record bird sightings, connect with the eBird community and contribute to science. Right now, the scientific focus on the Birdcast project is to track the mortality rate of birds during their seasonal migration. TAHMO is an attempt to set up a weather prediction system for farmers in Africa. Today’s common weather sensors usually have moving parts, which tend to break, according to Dietterich, and repair costs can make affording the sensors near impossible to many farmers in Africa. However, Dietterich said newly designed sensors with no moving parts powered by microbial fuel cells are a cost effective replacement. “The main challenge is to optimize sensor place-

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Disability courses lacking in psychology

how universities are failing to address disabilities in their courses. The largest minority group in the U.S. is people with disabilities, who make up 19 percent of the population. However, education on disability in college psychology courses is lacking across the country. By Hannah Haney Bogart’s study was titled, “Teaching About News Contributor Disability in Psychology, an Analysis of DisabilAlthough many universities around the ity Curricula in U.S. Undergraduate Psychology country are lacking courses on disability in Programs.” their curriculums, professors Oregon State “Psychology does a good job of teaching University is working to change this. about other minority groups such as race and Kathleen Bogart, assistant professor of psy- sexuality, but disability doesn’t get talked about chology in the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon as much and it’s the largest minority group,” State University, co-authored a study revealing Bogart said.

Study reveals that universities lacking in disability curriculum

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The study, published in the journal Teaching of Psychology, analyzed the content of psychology courses from the top 98 universities in the nation. According to the study, all schools failed to provide courses on the wide range of different disabilities; cognitive, chronic, intellectual, sensory and physical, as well as psychiatric. Courses covering psychiatric disabilities, including depression, were the only standard curriculum at every one of the schools. The study shows that many of the most common types of disability were underrepresented. For example, only 8 percent of universities cover physical disabilities in their undergraduate psychology courses. However, 37 percent of disabled people have a physical disability.

Not only are many types of disability not covered in coursework, but the method with which disability is being taught is incomplete. The study explains how disability is commonly taught using a medical model, meaning disability is viewed as a disorder that needs to be cured. “In the U.S. we have historically thought about disability in the medical model,” Bogart said. “The medical model sees the entire problem of disability as being within the individual and is looking to fix it. (Disability) is viewed as a personal problem with somebody and their goal is to remove that problem.” Bogart recognizes the value of the medical

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Dietterich is the Assistant Director of CompSustNet, the virtual research lab that will be using the grant to fund research sustainability research.

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Continued from page 1 ment,” Selker said. He thinks that the sensors should serve people by being placed in underdeveloped areas to encourage investment from outside organizations. The more than 20,000 sensors will be placed around the African continent. Data on rainfall, temperature and more will be taken and made available to farmers via cell-phone in order to decide when best to plant their crops. Properly placed, the sensors could track conditions in U.S. national forests as well. By placing the sensors around the forest, organizations would have the ability to track wild fires as they burn. Dietterich said that last year was a record high in spending from the fire service budget due to record high temperatures, drought and subsequently wildfires. “We can gather data on wildfires and use the data to decide whether or not we should try to fight the fire to protect surrounding property that could be in danger, or let it burn all of the surrounding fuel to prevent fires in the near future,” Dietterich said. According to Dietterich, using the system can lead to better, more efficient public policy making. He likes to use a pipe metaphor to explain the process. First is the opening of the pipe, where data is collected. Using algorithms to figure out where to place the weather sensors, pairs can be placed throughout large land areas to monitor conditions and collect data, Dietterich said. In the middle of the pipe, researchers will create model programs of the situation. Dietterich said nature is chaotic and random, so the trick here is to create chaotically random simulations. A model of a wildfire is simulated using collected data in order to determine where the fire might go, and what fire services can do to contain it. Lastly, the end of the pipe. The programs are then used to decide on public policy. According to Dietterich, this is where policy makers will decided whether the fire should be left to burn all of the available fuel, to prevent more fires in the future, or spend the money to fight it and save property and lives that could be at risk. The process could also be implemented on the Birdcast project, explained Dietterich. Researchers can use it to decide on public policy that determines where to place new wind turbines, as well as where to sanction off land for bird sanctuaries and at what time in the year. Rather than using sophisticated sensors, the data will be provided by the eBird community of Birders. baro.news@oregonstate.edu

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Continued from page 1 letter to spell out the word “EQUITY”, were available for attendees to place a thumbprint on. The last Women’s History Month event will be held on March 28, the first day back from spring break, and is called “Activism Through Spoken Word,”. The event will offer a space for OSU students, faculty and community members to come speak about anything that they see fit. There will also be a featured spoken word performance by Climbing PoeTree “Spoken word is such a good outlet for activism,” Davis said. Lauren Grant, a freshman in women’s studies, believes it is extremely important to celebrate Women’s History Month,

considering that women haven’t always been celebrated in the past. “I think that having a celebration month in honor of women reminds us of the silence that is been inflicted on women for so long now, as well as the prevalent need to change this masculine dominated system that we all live and operate in,” Grant said. “This month also allows us the opportunity to celebrate the women who have been effective in the movement; the women that have made a difference, and have acted as examples to all persons that women are just as capable as anyone else.” Delfine DeFrank, junior in food science and technology also celebrates Women’s History Month and sees the need to not only recognize women in general, but those with other marginalized identities as well, such as minorities or trans men

Psychology

Continued from page 1 model of disability, but believes that college courses need to move toward viewing disabilities through the social model. “The medical model is based on science and medicine. There has been wonderful advances in healthcare and quality of life due to the medical model,” Bogart said. “However the social model says that disability is not all about physical stuff. There’s more to it than just the physical realities and in fact, the things that cause disability are socially constructed.” John Edwards, professor and director in the School of Psychological Science, discussed how disability is socially constructed. “If you have someone in a wheelchair whose legs don’t work the same as everyone else’s, they are labeled as disabled,” said Edwards. “But not everyone can get upstairs, maybe stairs aren’t the best way to go. People that can’t go upstairs aren’t lesser people.” OSU does offer psychology classes on disability, including “Psychology and Disability” taught by Bogart herself. In addition, there is the OSU Disability Network, an interdisciplinary group of professors, staff and students that are interested in

and women. “I didn’t really know much about Women’s History Month until a couple years ago when I came here. Now I make an emphasis to recognize women in the media, arts or education,” DeFrank said. “I also think it’s important to highlight the intersectionality of feminism.” Davis is happy with the turnout of this year’s Women’s HERstory Month events so far, but says that the movement could evolve even further. “It’s unfortunate we have to stick out one month of the entire year to focus on that, but at least it’s happening, it’s a step,” Davis said. “Hopefully in the future it won’t be necessary because when you learn about history it will include narratives from all people.” baro.news@oregonstat.edu

creating a Disability Studies curriculum at OSU. A core member of the OSU Disability Network is Stephanie Jenkins, assistant professor in the School of History, Philosophy and Religion has been working on creating a course called “Introduction to Disability Studies”. The class will be offered as a special topics course this spring, and when approved, will become Philosophy 275. “We ultimately decided to house the disabilities studies program in the School of History Philosophy and Religion and I would take the lead on writing the proposal and getting things up and running,” Jenkins said. Bogart believes it is important to start weaving disability studies into undergraduate psychology classes because these courses serve a majority of the population at OSU. Most undergraduates will take and introduction to psychology class at some point, Bogart said. “We encounter so many students, and the idea behind psychology is to create psychologically literate citizens- people who are sensitive to other people’s needs and prepared to work with a diverse population,” Bogart said. baro.news@oregonstate.edu

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Amar Dhesi is determined to be great Dhesi stays positive despite ups and downs By Danny Rice Sports Reporter

Amar Dhesi is no stranger to adversity. At the age of 20, this redshirt sophomore has already faced huge obstacles during his time at Oregon State. His sophomore year ended before it even started when he tore his ACL in a preseason wrestling tournament. This year, Dhesi was vying for a spot on the Canadian Olympic team and fell short as he finished in second place. But Dhesi continues to get back up and do what he loves. “I keep moving forward because of my love for the sport,” Dhesi said. “Wrestling is one of those sports where it will always be with you.”

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Dhesi, who is a native of Surrey, Canada, didn’t quite have the transition he was hoping to have his first year on campus. “It was definitely a big transition,” Dhesi said. “It was more cultural transition coming to a small city compared to where I’m from. The wrestling wasn’t too bad, but being away from home was tough and really hit me hard.” Head Coach Jim Zalesky noted the wrestling differences from Canada to the United States are more than what people would think. “He wasn’t used to wrestling a long season,” Zalesky said. “We were wrestling every weekend, whereas back home, he might be wrestling

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Redshirt sophomore Amar Dhesi is always striving to be the best despite recent knee injuries and Olympic trials. every two or three weeks. The wins (27) and earned a second grind of the season was some- place finish at the Pac-12 thing he had to get used to.” tournament—good enough By no means was Dhesi’s for an NCAA tournament freshman campaign a disap- berth. He ended up going 2-2 pointing one. He ended up and missed out on placing. being fourth on the team in Even with that considered,

Dhesi wasn’t going to pat American was. All I knew was ACL in a preseason match in being on top of the podium New York. himself on the back. Ending his season before it “The goal was never to was good.” even began. make the NCAA tourna- Sitting Out “That was tough,” Dhesi ment,” Dhesi said. “I mean, With a lot of hype sur- said. “It was my first injury the goal was to win it. Before, I rounding him heading into never knew what being an All- his second season, he tore his See Dhesi, Page 6

Beavers square off with ASU in Vegas OSU hopes to secure NCAA Tournament ticket

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With freshman forward Tres Tinkle still out with an injury, the Beavers will be relying on Gary Payton II.

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1 Oregon. If OSU beats ASU in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena on Wednesday, the Beavers will face the No. 3 California Golden Bears, who own a first-round bye, on Thursday at By Josh Worden 8:40 p.m. The Semifinal is Friday is Senior Beat Reporter It’s tournament time for Oregon Friday at 8:40 p.m. and the championship game is set for Saturday State. at 7 p.m. First up is the Pac-12 Tournament, The official NCAA Tournament starting Wednesday at 8:40 p.m. against Arizona State. Nothing is bracket will be released the followsolidified yet for OSU’s postsea- ing day on Selection Sunday. son, but a berth into the NCAA Tres Tinkle Injury Tournament is on the horizon with Freshman forward Tres Tinkle the Beavers (18-11, 9-9 Pac-12) missed both road games in Los currently in the bracket projections from ESPN, CBS Sports and Angeles this week with a right ankle injury he sustained in USA Today. In order to head into the postsea- practice Tuesday. His father and son on a high note, OSU will have head coach Wayne Tinkle said to start by avenging its 86-68 loss his status “doesn’t look good” for to ASU on Jan. 28. The Sun Devils Wednesday but did not have any have gone 3-7 since then and the official announcement on when Beavers are 6-4, most recently gain- Tres could return. ing their second road win of the Tres earned a starting spot 11 year by beating UCLA on Saturday, games before his injury, leading 86-82. the team in that span with 15.1 OSU is the No. 6 seed in the points per game. In his absence, Pac-12 tournament, putting the Beavers on the opposite side of No. See Vegas, Page 6

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Continued from page 5 OSU lost to USC on Wednesday but beat UCLA on Saturday by using a career-high 23 points from freshman guard Stephen Thompson, Jr. and 17 points from senior forward Olaf Schaftenaar and Payton II. “Somebody has to step up, and our guys did,” Payton II said. “That was a big boost for the seniors and our young guys.” “He was devastated when that injury occurred,” coach Tinkle added. “I told him that he was a huge reason why we’re in the position we’re in with his toughness that he’d ingrained into the team, and he could still be a positive influence but that he couldn’t drop his chin on his chest and look for pity or any of that. It could hurt the team. I’m proud of him because he was upbeat.”

NCAA Tournament

As of Tuesday, OSU is projected to make the field of 68 by CBS Sports and USA Today as a No. 9 seed, but ESPN has OSU in the first four teams out of the bracket. With OSU still teetering on the bubble, a loss to ASU could cripple OSU’s chances of making the bracket

at all; losing to the Pac-12’s No. 11 seed in the first round of the tournament in a neutral location wouldn’t look good for OSU on Selection Sunday. The win over UCLA on Saturday gives OSU a boost regardless. “I think we can take a very similar approach that we did at UCLA: it’s down to one game, a must-win to leave no doubt in our opportunities,” said head coach Wayne Tinkle. “There’s definitely more work ahead,” added senior guard Gary Payton II. “We’ve got to stay level headed and keep getting it done on the court. Everything is going to fall into place as it is.” A tournament berth for OSU would mark its first in 26 seasons, with Payton II following his father, Gary Payton, an AllAmerican on OSU’s last tournament team in 1989-1990. “It would be a pretty cool story,” Payton II said. “We talked about it a couple times, but it’s not set and done yet. So, my focus is to keep working, keep leading this team and reaching that goal.” The elder Payton also played ASU his senior year in the conference tournament, scoring 31 points in the 83-75 loss on March 9, 1990.

Learning from ASU OSU has the better seed in the No. 6-versus-No. 11 matchup to open the Pac-12 Tournament, but it was ASU that took the upper hand earlier this season in the 86-68 decision in Tempe. The Sun Devils had five players score in double figures, OSU lost the rebounding battle, 39-24, and Payton II scored just two points on seven attempts. “We got pistol-whipped,” said coach Tinkle. “We had guys that weren’t ready to go, we weren’t aggressive, we didn’t pay attention to the game plan and they jumped us. Hopefully there’s a little fire burning in our belly from that one.” “I think we owe them something,” added Schaftenaar.

Back to Sin City Payton II graduated from Spring Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nev. in 2011 and will be headed back to Vegas for the Pac-12 Tournament. He said the flashy appeals of his hometown, though, won’t distract him from the matters at hand. “We’ve got to take care of business first,” he said. “Business first, and I’ll take care of the pleasures later.” On Twitter @BrightTies

The matchup: Oregon State (18-11, 9-9 Pac-12) versus Arizona State (15-16, 5-13)

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Olympic dream. You can use this one of two ways: It can keep you down in the dumps or you can use it to do great things. Most Continued from page 5 champions have had tough things in their ever and it really hit me hard.” past to push them and make them good.’” Dhesi wanted to go back home and heal Dhesi came with the team to the with his family—but Zalesky had different Midlands championships at the end of plans. December—but Dhesi noted he rushed “I told him ‘Sometimes when you’re back. He went 3-2 in the tournament and forced to sit back and watch. It makes you was upset in both of his losses and missed realize what you’ve lost and how much it out on placing. means to you,’” Zalesky said. “My mind wasn’t right,” Dhesi said. “I “Coach (Zalesky) got my head right, and staying in Corvallis was obviously the right didn’t want to wrestle and I didn’t want to go.” thing,” Dhesi said. After that tournament, Dhesi was deterHighs and Lows Coming into this year, Dhesi was ranked mined to not let his struggles get in the way in the top ten in his weight class. There of his season. were high expectations and he started the He has won 13 out of the last 14 matches year off strong. He won his first eleven since the Midlands tournament, including matches and was ranked No. 5 in the a Pac-12 championship. heavyweight division. “I just needed time,” Dhesi said. “I told Then came the Canadian Olympic Trials. the coaches I just needed some time off to “Making the Canadian team has been get my mind ready—which I am now. I’m my life-long dream,” Dhesi said. “It’s the feeling good and I want to wrestle.” highest peak in wrestling.” Dhesi made it to the finals where he Hard Work Pays Off With the NCAA tournament a week away, faced Korey Jarvis—a 29-year old wrestler who Dhesi describes as someone who has, Dhesi knows what he needs to do and has “been around ever since I was a little kid.” his eyes set on the top of the podium. The finals match didn’t go as planned “The goal is always to win it,” Dhesi said. for Dhesi. He lost in heartbreaking fashion “It always has been and always will be. I and lost out on a spot to compete in the know if I wrestle my best, I can win it.” Olympic Games in Brazil. Senior Seth Thomas noted that not only “When I got to the finals, nothing came is he one of the hardest workers in the together for me,” Dhesi said. “I really room, but he is also a great teammate. haven’t thought much about it, I try not to “He is extremely hardworking and works think about it.” out extra all the time,” Thomas said. “He The loss crushed Dhesi and even forced comes in on his own and does even more him to think about giving up the sport in work. As a teammate, he is pumping me general. up before my matches and is always telling “I was done with wrestling all together,” me I can win. He is always there for me.” Dhesi said. “I made up my mind and I Zalesky has seen Dhesi’s struggles this told my coaches I didn’t want to wrestle season but has commended him for overanymore.” Dhesi went home to Canada for two coming the adversity and wrestling strong. “He’s back on track, his mind is good weeks to be with family and recover from and he is looking forward to competing his loss. again,” Zalesky said. “That’s the difference He then received a call from Zalesky. “I told him ‘you’re going to go through between (Dhesi) and other wrestlers—he adversity,’” Zalesky said. “’All your goals are wants to be great.” still in front of you, you can still have that On Twitter @DRice1730

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Stop tuition hikes

By Jackie Keating Forum contributor

f there’s one thing Oregon State University can be counted on to do consistently, it’s raising the cost of college. In February, the tuition and fees subcommittees met several times in order to discuss a new tuition increase that would take place next academic year, starting fall term of 2016. According to their budget plan, “the committee recommends a $4 increase per credit hour from $183 per SCH to $187 per SCH. This is a 2.2 percent increase.” This doesn’t sound like a lot. But for the many students who have to take out loans each year to pay for their degrees, these annual price increases can prove inconvenient, to say the least. It’s also interesting to note that when tuition increases were approved for this year, 2015-2016, last March, one of the statements made to put some salve on the situation

was that “the board-approved plan actually reduces the credit hour fee for undergraduate Oregon resident students on the Corvallis campus from $189 per credit to $183.” So the “actually reduced” fee that was celebrated by the OSU Board of Trustees just last year will probably go back up this year. I want to be clear that I understand that the costs of maintaining our campus and meeting the needs of students is getting costlier, and that— for in-state students at least— the cost of tuition at OSU is comparably inexpensive for the quality of the education offered here. Despite this, though, there comes a time when the ever-increasing prices raise questions. For instance, can we go at least one academic year during which prices stay the same? And more importantly, why is this happening, and is there nowhere that we can curb funding in order to make college more accessible for students? The answer is yes. Yes, there are places where the money you pay could be cut and your money given back to you. But these are places that university officials don’t want to see cuts. Let’s take, for instance, the almost 10 percent of the fees you pay that go to athletics,

according to an article by Abby Spegman in the Bend Bulletin. In the article, Steve Clark, the vice president of university relations and marketing, noted that the student section of Reser stadium is paid for by the tuition of the student body. The other part of the fee that goes to athletics “goes to support renovations at Reser,” Spegman wrote in the article. What I get from this is that it would be possible to scrap the fee that reserves seats in Reser, and have the students who care about athletic events choose to pay for those seats. There is also the fact that our new football coach, Gary Andersen, was given a contract that sealed him into a $2.45 million salary, as reported in the Oregonian. And he’s not the only one who was granted an exuberant salary. Our president, Ed Ray, makes around a half-million dollars each year. To his credit, he donated a recent $20,000 raise to student scholarships, but then why give him the raise in the first place? I’m fine with paying for my education. I just need to make sure that my money is being spent in a fiscally responsible way. The opinions expressed in Keating’s column do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. baro.forum@oregonstate.edu

Global understanding comes outside of degree By Annika Heramb

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ere’s the deal. You can’t become a global citizen in a classroom. You just can’t. Being a global citizen does not lie in numbers and figures, or in grades reflecting your understanding of a course material. It’s in knowing the meaning of slang words and knowing how people in different countries make their beds, in understanding cultural references and how they like their coffee- or if tea is preferred. If you don’t know what the people of a country usually eats for breakfast, can you say you really know the country at all? In the last few weeks there have been a lot of discussions regarding the decision to not accept new applicants to our International Degree program. Although I am sad that new students are unable to gain this additional international perspective, I do feel that the objectives of the program, to help students gain an “increased cultural awareness”, can only be met to a limited extent through the program. As both an international student at Oregon State and a student that has studied abroad myself, I do recognize the importance of exchange programs and that specific component of the International Degree program. Living in another country for an extended period of time is the best way to get an understanding of the culture, people, and language of interest, although this is not guaranteed (which is a completely different debate). Studying abroad, however, is not limited to International Degree students, and should be encouraged and promoted to students in all majors and colleges at Oregon State. The limitation to the program, and the overall idea about degrees to become a “global citizen with great cultural awareness”, is the idea that classes about different cultures will

lead to a complete understanding of them. It is a great stepping-stone in cultivating interest in different cultures and people, but will only teach a limited part of other cultures and people. Getting an A in a culture class does not mean that you have great knowledge about the culture, only the material taught in class—trust me, I have done it. In one of my classes on Japanese modern culture, we spent a whole week discussing the Japanese business culture, but when I met Japanese businessmen in formal settings, I was still called out by my fellow Japanese students on how I was making a fool of myself and the gentlemen in front of me. Embarrassing meetings aside, I realized how the knowledge I had from my classes helped only to a small extent only, and how it really meant approximately nothing when it came to my pursuit of becoming a “global citizen.” Although I hope that the revision of the International Degree program goes smoothly, I hope these concerns are taken into consideration. If you really want OSU students to become global citizens, send them to the event put on by different cultural clubs on campus; make them conversation buddies with new international students; make them read literature and see movies from all around the world; make them ask questions; and send them abroad and make them stay with host families. There are many ways to become a global citizen, and although a degree or classes are a good start to this, it merely a mean to achieve the goal. To become a global citizen you need to put yourself out there, not be held in by classrooms and degree requirements. Annika Heramb is an international OSU student from Norway and a guest columnist for The Daily Barometer. baro.forum@oregonstate.edu

Step out of ‘professional comfort zone’

By Sean Bassinger Forum editor

raditionally, it’s good to excel at one skill. For the longest time it’s how we’ve managed to efficiently distribute jobs and tasks across departments and other areas when we work. Traditionally, in the world of journalism, we’ve had folks who excel at writing, editing, design, photography and other areas. First, I want to be clear on my stance—I still agree, regardless of the direction our fastpaced Internet-infested lives send us, that it’s best to master any given subject and not overwork ourselves attempting much poorer jobs in an area we’re not trained in. But to the same degree, we shouldn’t let this scare us away from at least trying new things. I’ve continued to work toward improving my news articles, columns and personal stories since I’ve been in college. Early on, when I began to study journalism at Linn-Benton Community College, I made the decision that I would focus on news reporting and feature writing. I took a photojournalism class and earned

an A with my amateur portfolio, but—quite frankly—the idea of professional photography frightened me back then. I shelved these doubts when I had the opportunity to shoot more photos and work with a professional news photographer during my first internship in Klamath Falls. Instead of calling it quits one night, I told my editors that I had an opportunity to shoot photos of the Dustin Lynch concert at the Klamath County Fair. I considered this a great opportunity to learn more about a new skill and test the waters. Turns out the photos weren’t bad. In fact, I had many colleagues tell me they were “great.” They published with my story the next day. As I asked for additional advice, I started to become more interested in the gear, settings and photo editing techniques required to succeed. Each new experience also helps serve as a new learning opportunity in itself, which is something I feel like the majority of us don’t always get to experience. So in short, step outside of what I’ll call your “professional comfort zone.” If you’re used to designing, try building. If you’re used to physical work and assembly, take a step back and look into conceptualizing. I still prefer that a dedicated photographer take photos for an assignment I work on. However, I know I have the option to not only succeed but also excel should I need to take on these extra tasks myself. Who knows what you’ll fall in love with when you try new things. The opinions expressed in Bassinger’s column do not necessarily reflect those of The Daily Barometer staff.

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‘Body positive’ fashion show By Martha Ross San Jose Mercury News

Two weeks after stick-thin models strutted the runways at New York Fashion Week, San Francisco hosted a fashion show of a different kind. Four women of varying sizes and gender expression glided across a small stage, smiling and laughing as they happily modeled outfits that ranged from a flouncy, lime-green sundress by San Francisco retailer ModCloth to a classic masculine suit and tie, especifically fitted for the curves of a female body, by Oaklandbased Saint Harridan. The appreciative audience made up mostly of women — young, hip and edgy, as well as silver-haired, elegant and successful — at the Impact Hub San Francisco on Mission Street applauded between sips of wine and signature Campari cocktails. The occasion was the annual Embody Awards, presented by About-Face, a nonprofit that works in Bay Area schools to improve girls’ self-esteem by challenging society’s unrealistic and unhealthy images of beauty. This year’s celebration came in the form of “Transforming Fashion,” an alternative fashion show to honor four groundbreaking Bay Area designers who are creating “inclusive, body positive” clothes. “All our honorees are working to change fashion so that true selfexpression is available to women and those born female-bodied,” said About-Face Executive Director Jennifer Berger. “We want girls and women to be free, and we want them to think for themselves and to dress as themselves, not someone else.” The show is yet another sign that media portrayal of women is changing. It follows such recent headline-making moments as Mattel launching a new line of Barbies in different body types and skin tones and Sports Illustrated putting

a plus-sized model on its cover. The show also coincides with the growing number of smart and rebellious women who are using social media, blogs and books to promote more body positive messages. Not surprisingly, the Bay Area is a hotspot for so-called body positive activism, in part because of its creative, educated population, ethnic diversity, large LGBT community and its acceptance of alternative lifestyles. As Taylor Jay, one of the designers honored, put it: “People are more real here.” Jay, a Bay Area native who cut her teeth in wardrobe styling and retail in Los Angeles, now runs a boutique in Oakland’s Laurel district where she creates a line of flowing, feminine dresses, tops and pantsuits that flatter women who wear a range of sizes, from 0 to 2X. Consider her signature black cardigan wrap. During the show, model Felicia Miracle Cippola demonstrated how the cardigan, which falls below the knees, can be worn in a variety of ways — hanging loose as a sweater over casual pants or wrapped into a Diane von Furstenberg-style cocktail dress. Jay notes that her customers have jobs, families and busy lives, so they want clothes that are comfortable, versatile and well-made but that also make them feel confident and beautiful. “You pretty much express who you are through your clothing,” she says. “My customers want to feel comfortable in their own skin.” Susan Gregg Koger, co-founder and creative director for ModCloth, also creates clothes for a range of sizes, from extra small to 4X. ModCloth has gained a devoted online following and national media attention for using nonprofessional models, including its own employ-

ees, to market its vintage-inspired dresses, swimsuits and other clothes. The retailer has also vowed to never retouch models’ images in Photoshop, a position that may seem antithetical in an industry that has long resorted to such tricks out of the belief they’re needed to sell products. Koger credits style bloggers and social media activists for changing the definition of what’s attractive, including in advertising. “The idea that models have to fit into a narrow definition of beauty to sell clothes is just not true anymore,” she says. Koger’s model for the show was Julianna Salguero, of San Francisco. Pretty, blonde and curvy, she glided onto the stage in the lime-green sundress and did a twirl to show off its flared skirt and the playful hemline print of dolphins leaping through waves. “It’s fun and quirky, and it has pockets!” Koger said. Her mention of the pockets generated an especially enthusiastic round of applause. Like Jay and Koger, the other designers honored also create clothes that they and their friends love wearing. But Mary Going and Thuy Nguyen’s personal preference for men’s clothing has allowed them to move into a unique market, designing masculine-style custom suits for butch lesbians and transgender men. Going’s own story illustrates the challenges such women face. In 2008, when California started issuing same-sex marriage licenses, Going wanted to wear a suit at her wedding to partner Martha Rynberg. When she tried men’s stores, she either faced customer service that wasn’t welcoming or she couldn’t find anything that fit properly. She ended up having a suit custom-made. Measured to fit her shoulders, breasts, hips and 5-foot,

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Thuy Nguyen, center, owner of Thuy Custom Clothier, Ravneet Vohra, right and Koko Shishida during the 2016 About-Face Embody Awards: Transforming Fashion at Impact Hub San Francisco on Wednesday, Feb. 24. 3-inch frame, the suit filled her with confidence and left her thinking “this is how clothing should feel on me.” Her hunch that other lesbians and transgender men would appreciate that feeling has paid off. To launch Saint Harridan in 2012, she netted $137,000 in prepurchased garments through Kickstarter. She’s also opened pop-up stores in 15 U.S. cities and in September opened a flagship store in Oakland, Calif., for custom fittings. While it may be nontraditional to design men’s suits for women, Going’s designs are anything but. At the show, model Cal Light playfully vogued across the stage in one of Going’s sleek but classic black wool suits. “From the beginning, we were really going for a traditional men’s design,” Going said. Nguyen, who fled with her family from Vietnam in 1975 and was raised in San Jose, creates for her Thuy Custom Clothier designs that are more “edgy.” Some of her well-tailored men’s items are infused with feminine ele-

ments, a nod to the influence of her parents. Her mother, for one, was a master tailor of traditional ao dai Vietnamese dresses. “Growing up around the constant humming of my mother’s sewing machine and a father who was a sharp dresser was my experience (in forming) my style and fashion sensibility,” she says. At the show, model Koko Shishida wore Nguyen’s “Esther” suit, with its fitted gray jacket over a billowing white blouse and leg-baring trouser shorts. Like the other designers, Nguyen, who works out of her San Francisco apartment, says the Bay Area is a good place to be creating designs outside mainstream sensibilities. One side project is to help parents get their gender-fluid children affordable prom suits. “Last year, I lent out suits for prom at no cost,” she says. That’s something she can’t see doing in many other places. “We’re in a bubble in the Bay Area,” she notes, “but in a good way.” San Jose Mercury News

Movie review: ‘Boy and the Beast’ a funny morality tale By Tirdad Derakhshani The Philadelphia Inquirer

Japanese anime seems dominated by overstylized action flicks populated by squeaky-voiced kids whose ability to rain down death and destruction belies their babyish features. Not so the work of Mamoru Hosoda. Best known in America for “Summer Wars” (2009) and “Wolf Children” (2012), Hosoda crafts sublimely beautiful coming-of-age stories. The kids in his movies may start out petulant, irresponsible, and selfish, but invariably they grow up. “The Boy and the Beast,” the director’s latest coming-of-age story, is a brilliant, funny morality tale that examines the transformative effects of martial-arts training. It tells the life story of Ren, a 9-year-old runaway so deeply wounded by the death of his mother that he has decided to hate humanity. One day, he finds himself in an alleyway that leads to a city populated by strange, anthropomorphic “beasts,” as the English subtitles put it. (The Japanese word, “bakemono,” translates as “monster” or “goblin.”) Hosoda upends the usual take on humans and monsters, making the beasts the more refined, moral beings. They revile humans as savage creatures. “Humans are weaker,” one beast tells the human child, “and harbor darkness in their souls.” Ren finds himself in the middle of a rivalry between two martial-arts masters vying to become the next lord of the city. Iozen, the favorite, is a refined, skilled swordsman and beloved hero who has dozens of disciples. Ren is drawn to the underdog Kumatetsu, an immature hothead who dominates opponents by brute force. An orphan who taught himself to fight, this master has no time for anyone else — and no followers. The current lord, a wily, rabbitlike guru, demands that Kumatetsu show he can train a single apprentice before he can fight Iozen for the title. And so begins a long, rocky relationship between boy and warrior, full of comic banter.

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“The Boy and the Beast” is a comingof- ag e s to r y that exam i nes the transformative effects of martial-arts training. Equally stubborn, equally wounded by a hard life, and both full of rage, they butt heads again and again. “The Boy and the Beast” follows Ren’s progress for nearly a decade, eventually taking him back to the human world and back again to the world of the beasts as he battles the rage within. Even with a running time of 119 minutes, “The Boy and the Beast” tries to do far too much. Its narrative range, rich themes, and moral depth would have been better broken into two or more films. Still, it’s a fitting addition to Hosoda’s remarkable body of work. The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Boy and the Beast 3.5 out of 4 stars Director: Mamoru Hosoda Rated PG-13: Some violence and profanity 1 hour, 59 minutes