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Benny Beaver: behind the mask What it takes to be Oregon State University’s furry mascot
limited to only school functions. He can actually make appearances off campus if arranged through the proper channels. There are some fees and costs By Greg Germano associated with a visit from Benny, but THE DAILY BAROMETER Mascot Request Forms are available in “O-S-U, OREGON STATE, FIGHT, the Intercollegiate Athletics office in Gill FIGHT, FIGHT!” Coliseum. At every sports game, every fight “I actually went to a Trailblazer game song and for every chant, Benny Beaver once. I had a small slam dunk contest is in charge. He is responsible for keep- against the Oregon Duck at halftime and ing the school spirit alive. Benny can won! I was also invited to some youth be found roaming around campus football games in the fall,” Benny said. greeting visitors and Oregon State students; but Benny’s University job is not as easy as it On game days, I suit Intercollegiate may seem. Even on Athletics is in charge of the hot, sweaty foot- up about three or four all Benny affairs. Benny ball days, he is out is at every sports game, hours before kick-off. there for hours cheeras well as most major ing and pepping up It gets instantly hot school events. Benny the crowd. inside, but regardless can be seen wearing “On game days, I an authentic jersey for of the weather, I have suit up about three each sport he’s at. The or four hours before never been cold. jerseys are made cuskick-off. It gets tom for him. Macall instantly hot inside, Marstall, marketing Benny Beaver but regardless of the coordinator for Beaver OSU mascot weather, I have never Athletics, was willing been cold,” Benny to discuss what it takes to be Benny and said. “I try to take breaks whenever I what he is allowed to do. can, but I hydrate a lot before. I am also “Well, first of all, the number-one rule at all of the basketball games and soccer games. At baseball games I normally is no talking, and stay away from places just walk around because it is pretty with a lot of alcohol, especially on game days. Benny must always be energetic mellow.” It’s police that the identity of those and lively. He also has to be able to (be) who take on the role of Benny Beaver trustworthy when it comes to attending events, games and being around crowds. is kept secret. See BENNY | page 4 Most people think that Benny is n
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Benny Beaver enjoys Tuesday evening’s baseball game against Portland at Goss Stadium, where he roamed the stadium encouraging Beaver fans.
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First round of public talks on aiding North Cascades’ grizzly bears complete By Chris Correll
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A motion by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revive a dwindling Washington grizzly population has already begun. The only questions now are when and how the support will come. Grizzly bears once numbered around 50,000 in the continental United States, but human encroachment on their habitat has gradually driven the species to fewer than 2,000. Other grizzly revivals in Yellowstone Park and Northern Continental Divide have seen considerable success. Wildlife conservationists are hoping to apply similar methods to the figure in the Northern Cascades region of Washington, where there hasn’t been a documented sighting on the U.S. side of the border since 1996. A series of open meetings, which gave Washington citizens a chance to voice their opinions about the recovery process, were held
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One of Montana’s grizzly bears overlooks its territory. There are more than 700 grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem of Montana, according to the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks official website. March 3-11 in various cities across the state. Since a successful reintroduction will affect everyone, open forums are a way of keeping government action a “public process.” Chase Gunnell, communications director for Conservation Northwest, said “there’s certainly concern about grizzly recovery,” within some ranching and recreational communities, which
worry about the animals’ effect on livestock and potential “trail issues” for hikers in the area. Many Washington preservation groups are pledging their full support to the reintroduction of a native species. “Right now there are only a few left. If something isn’t done, they’ll be gone,” Gunnel said. See GRIZZLY | page 2
Final gymnastics meet at Gill concludes with success Sports, page 5
In the wake of a racially-charged incident at the University of Oklahoma, Oregon State University will host a town hall discussion in Gilfillan Auditorium Thursday, March 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event is open to the public, and organizers say it will provide a safe space for everyone to speak frankly about issues of race and discrimination. Organizers added that the meeting will focus on ways that Oregon State University can make campus a more inclusive space for students with diverse backgrounds. A video of members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of Oklahoma allegedly singing a racist song has sparked national outrage. “We will take this opportunity to further our own efforts to bring together Oregon State students, who participate in our seven cultural and diversity centers and our many Greek fraternities and sororities,” said Steve Clark, vice president for university relations and marketing. “Our goal is to increase a sense of understanding, knowledge and an inclusive community between members of all groups and organizations.” Gilfillan Auditorium is located at 2601 SW Orchard Ave. in Corvallis. The Daily Barometer news@dailybarometer.com
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Bottle shot At about 12:41 a.m., an officer stopped at a stop sign on Northwest First Street and Northwest Van Buren Avenue. The officer reportedly watched a man pause, observe the officer’s patrol car and throw a glass bottle against a building before walking away, leaving broken glass behind on the sidewalk. The officer charged the man with offensive littering and reckless endangering.
Cigarette Thief A man reported at about 10:26 a.m. that his car had been unlawfully entered while parked along Northwest First Street. The man reportedly said that some CDs and a pack of cigarettes were taken and said the manager of the Mongolian Grill had video footage of the theft.
Burglary At about 6:33 p.m., an officer was dispatched for a report of an alleged cold burglary. The residents reportedly expressed that when they had arrived home, the front door was slightly unlocked and open, the shower was running and water was on the floor. The residents reportedly informed the officer that they felt some of their things had been rifled through, although the only thing missing was a coffee mug, according to the log.
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Dine and dash An officer responded to a report at Sancho’s Mexican Grill for a possible theft early in the morning. The bartender reportedly had a receipt and debit card for $106 worth of food and drinks, and told police that the person who allegedly opened the tab had left the bar and his debit card was allegedly declined. The suspect was located on Facebook and allegedly determined to be a student from Western Oregon University.
Internet scam At about 3:11 a.m., an officer responded to a report of an alleged Internet scam. A man reportedly told police that he had met a girl through a social media website and sent her a streamed video of him masturbating. The person he allegedly sent the video to supposedly demanded $5,000 or threatened to upload the video to YouTube. The Daily Barometer
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“No person shall intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence, place or allow to be placed in any manner food or other attractants attracting or feeding wild turkeys,” states Corvallis Municipal Code regarding the feeding of wild turkeys in Corvallis. According to the same code, violation of the section is a Class A infraction. Spring marks the time of the year when turkey-mating season starts. This will result in higher concentrations of turkeys, more aggressive behavior and an overall increase in turkey activity. The Corvallis Police Department Facebook page encourages people to be courteous to neighbors and not feed the turkeys. The Daily Barometer
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SALEM — It’s an ordinary piece of paperwork, filed with a state agency, but it has residents of a North Salem neighborhood anxious. The paperwork: An application with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, or the OLCC, to transfer the liquor license of Vic’s Spirits & Grill to a new owner. But it’s the new owner’s plans for the bar at 3165 River Road N that’s causing the concern. He’d like to transform it into a gentleman’s club. “I think it brings a different element to the neighborhood, different than a bar and grill,” said Pat Munro, who lives just a few blocks away. “I just feel it would not be a good thing in this neighborhood.” In early February, the OLCC received an application for a liquor license from Frank Boussad, who was seeking the license for a new business to be called Diva’s Spirits & Grill. Diva’s would be taking over for what is currently Vic’s. You may remember Boussad as the owner of Presley’s Playhouse Cabaret, which also received neighborhood opposition when it opened in 2007. At this moment, Boussad said,
Gunnel said Conservation Northwest favors “active restoration,” or intentionally introducing more bears from other areas, rather than the “no-action alternative” which entails government protection of habitat and “cracking down” on illegal poaching until nature can take its course. Northwest Director for Defenders of Wildlife Shawn Cantrell said after considering public opinion, federal agencies will spend up to three years developing an “Environmental Impact Statement” assessing the extent of the bears’ influence on the North Cascades environment before moving forward with intervention. How quickly Washington grizzlies see any assistance will depend on the strategy selected by National Park Services. “(No-action) is highly unlikely to lead to recovery anytime within the next one hundred years,” Cantrell said. Grizzlies have a reputation for aggression in the general public. While more reclusive than their cousin, the American black bear, they grow to be much larger and occasionally have hostile run-ins with humans. However, William Ripple, an Oregon State University professor in the college of forestry with years of work studying apex predators, said the presence of dominant species like the grizzly is highly beneficial, and that “losing those apex predators can have profound ripple effects” throughout an ecosystem. Ripple said “anti-predator behavior” in prey species — such as altering their daily routes and
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Andrea Taylor, who has lived in a home nearby for five or six years. “I just think it will bring a bad overall morale. Those kind of things, they need to keep them in an industrial area and keep them out of residential, family communities.” Neighbors describe the area as very family-oriented, with lots of kids going to play in the nearby River Road City Park. “Generally speaking, it’s not something the neighborhood would welcome,” said Butch Dunn, another resident of the area. “The clientele that kind of establishment brings into the area, especially for the families that live in close proximity, they’re concerned.” Sergio Canchola is especially worried. He lives with his wife and three kids, including a twoweek-old newborn, in a home immediately behind Vic’s. The properties are separated by a mere five feet. Canchola said he’s had to call the police to deal with the noise and with rowdy crowds. Smokers congregate close to his property. He worries about what his kids might be exposed to. Full article online at statesmanjournal.com
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Speakers College of Forestry, 3:30pm, 107 Richardson Hall. 2015 Starker Lecture Series. Chad Oliver, “The History & Possible Futures of Silviculture in the Douglas Fir Region: Reactive vs. Proactive.” Reception to follow.
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it’s far too soon to know when Vic’s might make its transformation into Diva’s. The OLCC must first approve the liquor license before he can move forward in launching the business. “I’m hoping it can happen sometime around April 1, but it’s just a projected guess,” he said. “My goal is for it to be an upscale gentleman’s club and I’m going to do some redecorating. It will be a full-service bar and also a full-service restaurant with a very large menu.” Boussad, who said he’s been in the bar business for 46 years, said he jumped at the opportunity because of the location. “It has a lot of parking in the back and the building is designed very well for an exotic dance club,” he said. “I’d close it down for maybe a week to do decorating and then open it up.” The OLCC has notified the city of Salem about Boussad’s application. City officials can recommend approval or rejection, but the final decision lays with the state agency. But while that decision is pending, neighbors are voicing their concerns about the impact Diva’s might have. “My concern is it just brings down our property values,” said
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A grizzly bear wanders the forests of Yellowstone National Park. Grizzly bears’ prevalence has been reduced from their historic range in the United States to pockets of territory. feeding times to avoid detection— promotes an “evolutionary arms race” that leaves prey populations genetically stronger than they would be in the absence of predators.
“fewer than 20.” Shultz said a grizzly revival leading to human endangerment is a “very slim possibility.” The Northern Cascades are made up of remote woods, and “unlike black bears, grizzlies prefer to An exact estimation of grizavoid people.” zlies left in Washington is difIt will be a long road to recovery ficult to determine given the before Cascade grizzlies see any rarity of sightings, but Chief of noticeable improvement. Interpretation and Education for If the National Park Service and North Cascades National Park U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denise Shultz put the figure at working with the Washington
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Oregon senator to propose new school vaccine policy SALEM — Oregon legislators are backing off a proposal that would have made it tougher for school children to opt out of vaccinations. Instead, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward saidWednesday she will propose a different policy that would encourage more school children to get vaccinated but continue to allow nonmedical exemptions. It also would provide alternative paths for parents to comply with the law. Senate Bill 442, which had one public hearing and attracted national attention, would have eliminated religious and philosophical exemptions from school shots. Only medical exemptions would have been allowed. The new proposal, which has not yet been formally introduced, would allow parents to prove their child’s immunity from a vaccine-preventable disease and to use a vaccine catch-up schedule for those not in compliance with the state-mandated plan. For example, the parent of a child who has natural immunity from the chicken pox could prove that through a blood test and not have to claim an exemption from the varicella vaccine. Parents who do want to claim a nonmedical exemption would need to be educated on the risks of vaccine avoidance from their child’s primary care provider. The online video modules, produced by the Oregon Health Authority, would no longer be an option to satisfy the education requirement. The policy would also require schools to make available their vaccine-exemption rates on their websites and report cards to prompt local public health conversations about vaccinations. Steiner Hayward said this new idea addresses the main concerns of SB 442’s opponents, which were parental authority and informed consent. She said videos were not an effective tool for informed consent, which is why she wants to do away with them. Oregon’s nonmedical exemption rate for kindergarteners is the nation’s highest, at 7 percent. It’s a number that has been steadily rising since 2000.
Waning support Before the bill’s first public
hearing, Steiner Hayward was confident it had the majority of votes in both the Senate and the House. However, on Wednesday, she said that support had weakened, necessitating an alternate course. “Some of my colleagues changed their minds,� she said. “They got a lot of pressure one way or another. This is an issue that really mobilizes a very small minority of people, but it makes them very loud. I get that. That’s their right. But there were a bunch of people who weren’t prepared to take on this controversial of a topic at this point.� While the bill had strong support from public health and medical leaders, including Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon Medical Association and Providence Health & Services, a vocal group of parents who either delay or avoid vaccines for their children has been active in opposing the bill. While many are concerned about vaccine safety, some opposed the bill on grounds of medical freedom and parental autonomy. At one point, discredited researcher Andrew Wakefield, whose retracted study first raised the hypothesis that the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine might be associated with autism, planned on testifying before the Senate health care committee. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who wrote a book about a mercury-containing preservative in some vaccines and suggests that it is associated with autism, visited Salem last week to lobby Oregon lawmakers. Both Wakefield’s and Kennedy’s claims are not supported by science, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The “No on Senate Bill 442� campaign also rallied Monday at the Capitol steps, attracting more than 150 people. “We are thankful to Sen. Steiner Hayward and to her colleagues in the Senate for recognizing that this particular legislation was not the right course of action, and for protecting parental rights to make medical decisions for their children,� the campaign’s director, Bob Snee, said in a statement. Meanwhile, a Portland blogger started an online campaign supporting SB 442 and gathered more than 1,400 signatures in one week. Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend,
who led the opposition at the Legislature against SB 442, said letting the bill die is the “right thing to do.� He said while the debate was focused on Oregon’s nonmedical exemption rate, he wanted to distinguish that figure from the vaccination rate. He said because exemptions don’t necessarily mean children included in that statistic are completely unvaccinated, there doesn’t seem to be an emergency. “Ultimately, we probably need to review whether or not Oregon needs a constitutional amendment to make sure parents are in control of their kids’ health care,� Knopp said.
Science vs. opinion Portland pediatrician and Children’s Health Alliance’s medical director Dr. Jay Rosenbloom said while he was disappointed by how the debate around the legislation unfolded in Oregon, it wasn’t atypical. The vocal minority is loud and organized, while the majority tends to stay silent, he said. Legislators should remain focused on public health and vote based on sound science, he said. “Mississippi and West Virginia have proved to us that legislation like this can work,� Rosenbloom said. Mississippi and West Virginia are the only two states that don’t allow nonmedical exemptions, and Mississippi has the country’s highest vaccination rate, at near 100 percent. “This wasn’t groundbreaking legislation. The problem lies in convincing legislators of what the science says about the safety of vaccines, rather than having this be a debate amongst constituents. “Scientific facts are not established based on a popular vote. This is not an opinion vote.� Sen. Jeff Kruse, R-Roseburg, on Friday published a newsletter saying he believed vaccines are linked to autism and accusing the CDC of mismanagement and corruption, both of which are points made in the documentary Kennedy showed to lawmakers last week. “Maybe we should make these lawmakers go through the same educational videos that parents have to before deciding against vaccinating their children,� Rosenbloom said. “What education do they have
to have before they decide to vote against this?� Jen Phillips, a University of Oregon neuroscientist and mother of two children who are fully vaccinated, said she lives near a school in Eugene with a high vaccine-exemption rate, and she worries that her neighborhood would not be protected from an outbreak if a case of vaccine-preventable disease occurred. “I’m so disappointed that it seems like there’s nothing short of a serious outbreak that’s going to change people’s minds on this,� Phillips said. “I wish people could be more broad-minded about avoiding this catastrophe before it happens.� She said this might be a wakeup call for parents who are provaccine to get better organized. But parents are hesitant about getting involved in a debate that can quickly turn acrimonious and personal, she said. “Honestly, the fact that every medical organization in Oregon sent support and endorsed the bill and it still wasn’t enough is pretty telling,� Phillips said. “I don’t think that it should be a popularity contest. I don’t think public heath should be politicized.�
The real majority Steiner Hayward said the vast majority of Oregonians supported SB 442. A 7 percent nonmedical exemption rate means that 93 percent of parents are fully immunizing their children, she points out. “Even legislators who are not ready to vote on it agree that it’s true,� she said. None the le s s, Ste i ner Hayward said, she wants to focus on what can practically be accomplished. There are other important tasks to get done, she said. “I like to claim — and I hope I’m correct — that I try to blend idealism with pragmatism as a legislator and I always believed that half a loaf is better than none,� she said. “It was clear we weren’t going to get what we wanted. We just didn’t have what was necessary for a constitutional majority.� If her Plan B doesn’t improve vaccination rates in Oregon, Steiner Hayward said, she’s prepared to return in a future legislative session to try again.
Northwest winter was second-warmest on record By Tracy Loew
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SALEM — The meteorological winter has just wrapped up and will go on record as one of the warmest, if not the warmest, in parts of Oregon. And we’re likely to see a warm and dry spring, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says —leading to concerns about the snowpack. “On one hand, the warm temperatures have made for a rather pleasant winter. On the other hand, the snowpack situation has been atrocious, and that really raises concerns for water levels in many streams later this summer,� said Philip Mote, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Center at Oregon State University. How warm was this winter? Mote said that each winter month was warmer than average at almost every recording station in Oregon. More than a hundred high temperature records were broken in Oregon – just in December. Another 114 high temperature records were broken in February. Overall, Mote said, this should go down as the second warmest winter for the Pacific Northwest,
behind 1933-34 — the beginning of the Dust Bowl. NOAA reports that parts of eastern and southern Oregon were more than eight degrees warmer than average for the meteorological winter, which comprises December, January and February. Along the coast, temperatures in some places reached the low 70s, amazingly mild for mid-February. In many other places in western Oregon, temperatures in the 60s were not uncommon. Roseburg reported 12 days of 60-degree-plus temperatures in February alone, according to National Weather Service data. Much of Oregon depends upon snowpack to store water for warmer months, when it’s used for agriculture, hydropower, fisheries and recreation. As of March 1, 32 sites in Oregon, or 45 percent, set new record lows for snowpack, and many more are near record low, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Conservation Service. “Unless the snowpack improves or a rainy spring occurs, there likely will be water short-
ages in parts of Oregon this summer,� its authors wrote. The lowest snowpack is in the Willamette basin, at only 10 percent of normal. Willamette Valley reservoirs,
however, fill primarily from spring rains, said Scott Clemens, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It’s too early to say for sure how those will play out.
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They have to have a pretty open schedule because there are a lot of events.” According to Benny, out of the all the sports, he enjoys going to football games the most because it has the biggest crowd for him to energize. “I think time outs are the most fun during football games because right when the band starts, I get the time to run on the field and freestyle and come up with something to get the crowd going,” Benny said. According to Marstall, there are requirements for taking on the mantle of Benny Beaver, mascot of OSU. “You must be a full time student, but anyone regardless of grade level can try.... Normally, Benny is between 5’7” and 6’ tall,” Marstall said. “He must be friendly and he must find ways to get the crowd going with ‘Benny’ moves. Football games are the longest days for Benny interns because they have
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to be in the suit for six hours or more.” There are about five or six Benny Beavers per year, and whenever they need more, they have tryouts. “Whenever we need new interns, we do hold tryouts in the spring,” Marstall said. “During these tryouts, we just ask people to show us their own ‘Benny’ moves, and we ask them to show us what to do to get the crowd going or what do you do in a crowd.” Something that Benny and the athletics department are trying to start again is the “Beaver Dam” at sports games. The first Beaver Dam was back in 2009 and was a club that required a fee to join and had benefits such as T-shirts and discounts on food. Now, the student section can be known as the Beaver Dam and any student can join to show school pride. Benny Beaver maintains a robust social media presence, and can be followed on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Men’s basketball unable to hold on to first-half lead and are handed a 78-71 loss to Colorado in the Pac-12 Tournament By TeJo Pack
“We had our chances, we missed two layups to start the second half; we missed some free throws, front ends,” Wednesday night, the Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle said in post Beavers fell 78-71 against Colorado game. “You’ve got to do that this time in the first round of the Pac-12 of year to give yourselves a chance.” Tournament in Las Vegas. Though the offense was a problem For a team that has struggled on in the second half, it was the usuthe road all year, leaving the almost ally dependable Beavers defense that perfect parameters of Gill Coliseum ended up struggling, giving up more has seemed tough. Yet early on in points than they had all season. Wednesday’s contest against the “(We) didn’t defend like we have Buffaloes, OSU men’s basketball defended all year,” Tinkle said. looked as if they were playing right In the first half of the game, the at home. Oregon State defense had managed to At a little under 10 hold Colorado senior minutes to go in the guard Askia Booker first half, the Beavers We had our chances, to an 0-out-of-5 outwere up 24-20 and but that eventuwe missed two layups ing, everyone seemed ally changed when to find their shootto start the second Booker — the leading ing stroke early. half; we missed some scorer for the Buffaloes Sophomore guard — caught fire in the Malcolm Duvivier free throws, front ends. second half scoring 16 was already on the (Post game) you’ve got of his game high 20 board with 13 points in the second to do that this time of points on 5-of-6 shooting, half. and junior guard year to give yourselves What got things Langston Morrisstarted for Booker? a chance. Walker had already “Two three’s from hit two shots from Booker; he’s a fine Wayne Tinkle beyond the arc that shooter,” said junior Head coach found the bottom of guard Gary Payton II. the net. “And once he hit that Colorado didn’t help the situation second one, it was just that whole for their part, as they committed 18 moment of shifting.” And shift it did — Colorado conturnovers throughout the game. trolled the game from that moment By the time the halfway point was reached, Oregon State was up on on, putting the Beavers in a hole they could not dig themselves out of. Colorado 40-38. “Right now it stings, because we Duvivier still had 13 points, but made some mistakes that maybe cost that was due to the fact that the team us,” Tinkle said. contributed across the board. Regardless of the final outcome, The Beavers were in a rhythm, and Duvivier summarized what the year it seemed as if the power of Gill had has meant to the team as a whole. followed them to Vegas. “The season meant a lot, especially When the second period came how far we came from the beginning,” around, something within the Beaver Duvivier said. “We were projected last first half paradigm switched, and a in the conference and all season long team that was shooting well the whole we just proved everyone wrong.” justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER first half of the contest seemed to TeJo Pack, sports editor struggle with producing the offense it Junior guard Gary Payton II stopped on his way to the basket in the Beavers’ first round 78-71 loss to Colorado On Twitter @Pack6124 sports@dailybarometer.com had found easy to come by early. in the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas Wednesday. THE DAILY BAROMETER
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Sophomore Anni Hecker warms up with a kickboard before her race at Osborn against Washington state on Jan. 23.
Harrison progresses to Nationals OSU women’s swimming team performs well in the Pac-12 Championships
two of their meets all season, but from an individual standpoint, the program had a better year than their record dictated. That quality streak continued for many of the squad’s stars, including By TeJo Pack junior distance swimmer Sammy THE DAILY BAROMETER For the Oregon State women’s swim Harrison. Harrison managed to break the OSU team, the Pac-12 Championships were a quality ending to a rather disap- school record in the 500 freestyle when pointing year. See SWIMMING | page 6 The Beavers only managed to win n
For the final time this season, the No. 10 Oregon State women’s gymnastics team will return to the confines of Gill Coliseum on Saturday. The Beavers will be coming home after a road trip to Nebraska that witnessed the team score their second-highest score of the season at 196.700. Unfortunately for the Beavers, the score wasn’t good enough to get them the win on the day, as No. 7 Nebraska came out and scored a blistering team total of 197.225. Sophomore Madeline Gardiner again competed in the all-around against the Cornhuskers, where she was able to set a career-best score of 39.450. The Beavers began their night against Nebraska on the uneven bars, where the athletes went above and beyond by posting 9.80 scores or better. See GYMNASTICS | page 6
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Win No. 900, Moore honored, rotation questions answered The latest news, notes, updates from Beavers as they prepare for Pac-12 opener against Arizona State Friday By Brian Rathbone THE DAILY BAROMETER
Historic Victory: Tuesday night, head coach Pat Casey earned his 900th victory as head coach, 729 of which have come in the 20 years coaching the Beavers. “It was awesome — he walked into the locker room and we gave him a big ovation,” said junior pitcher Andrew Moore. “It’s been an incredible three years playing for him.” Casey attributes all of his success to his players that have played with him throughout his coaching career, but is ready to move on to the next game. “900 is over with,” Casey said. “Lets go get number 901.” The historic victory came against the
University of Portland, the same school that vouch my way out and to go into the 11th,” Moore said. “But he was having none of that.” Casey played at in college. This marks the second time an Oregon State Pitcher of the Week: Giving up three hits and one run in the March 6 series opener player has won such an award this season, joining freshman infielder KJ against Fresno State earned Harrison, who won the award junior pitcher Andrew Moore two weeks ago. the honor of Pac-12 Pitcher It was awesome — of the Week, the second of his Rotation Set: One of the career. biggest question marks he walked into the the season was who Moore came out of the gates locker room and we entering would pitch behind junior strong as he retired the first gave him a big pitcher Andrew Moore. As the nine batters he faced. Moore only got stronger as ovation. It’s been an team enters Pac-12 play, that question has been answered. the night went on — eight of incredible three years Junior pitcher Travis Eckert his season high 10 strikeouts playing for him. has solidified himself in the came after the fifth inning, rotation after starting the including striking out the final season off with a 2-0 record four Bulldog batters. Andrew Moore while boasting a 2.70 ERA. Even after pitching 10 Pitcher “He (Eckert) is just a stud,” innings, Moore wanted to go out and continue to pitch, but Casey had Moore said. “Going out there throwing four good pitches.” other ideas. The rotation is rounded out with freshman “I came in and got in Casey’s face and to
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SWIMMING n Continued from page 5 she came home with a time of 4:39.10. The fourth place time on the day was not only good enough to allow Harrison a top-five finish on the day, but also qualified her for an NCAA B cut to the NCAA Championships. Harrison would improve upon her 500 freestyle results when she competed in the 1,650 freestyle. The junior swam a time of 15:54.61, which allowed her to finish second on the day and gave her a time that was NCAA-cut worthy. Harrison would be the only swimmer to advance to the NCAA Championships for the program at the event, but countless Beaver athletes either set personal best or almost broke school records. Harrison will now have a little more than a week to prepare before she and the rest of the team head to Greensboro, N.C. to take part in the NCAA Championships. The championships will take place over three days starting on Thursday, March 19 and ending Saturday, March 21. The event will be the official conclusion of the Beavers’ season. TeJo Pack, sports editor On Twitter @Pack6124 sports@dailybarometer.com
GYMNASTICS n Continued from page 5 The last time Oregon State had competed on the bars was at home against Utah, where three of the gymnasts ended up falling, including senior Taylor Keeker, who fell for the first time in her OSU career. Against the Cornhuskers, the Beavers were consistent the whole night, especially on floor where, again, no one scored under a 9.80. On Saturday, the Beavers will host a quad meet that will include San Jose State, Lindenwood and Seattle Pacific. The night will be special on two fronts: it will be senior
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night for the program’s athletes and alumni night. Alumni night will offer OSU alumni gymnasts the opportunity to come out and be honored following the conclusion of the meet. The meet, which starts at 7 p.m., will be the last of the season for the Beavers before they take part in the Pac-12 Championships in Salt Lake City on March 21. TeJo Pack, sports editor On Twitter @Pack6124 sports@dailybarometer.com
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ear Dr. Fit, Dr. Erica Woekel As I start studying for finals, would exercising really help me or will it just make me tired? blood flow to the brain, which —Trying to be a super student means more oxygen and more Dear super student, energy for the brain to use. There has been a lot of interest This increase in circulation and in the last 10 years on how physi- oxygen boosts the size of the hippocal activity can help the brain both campus, which regulates emotions short and long term. and memory. Short term, exercise helps to Exercise also promotes neuron reduce and manage stress and anxi- creation and growth, while resisting ety, which I’m sure many students neuron damage and stress. are feeling right now. These brain changes due to exerIt releases endorphins, creating cise can help with your percepfeelings of happiness and euphoria tion, reasoning, abstract thinking, while also allowmemory, and mening us to get more tal sharpness. done from our Most of the Although research to-do lists. research on exerLong term we cise and brain shows that any see a reduction functioning has exercise is better than in risk of heart been done with sedentary behavior, regular participadisease, stroke and diabetes, as tion over a time aerobic or cardio well as dementia, frame of 12 weeks exercise is more Alzheimer’s and or more; however, other cognitive beneficial than muscle any activity is going impairment. be helpful for fitness with regards to For brain health your brain. to brainpower. and productivity Walking, swimthe type of exerming, biking, stair cise is important. climbing, tennis, Although research shows that dancing, racquetball, running — any exercise is better than sed- anything that gets your heart rate entary behavior, aerobic or car- up. dio exercise is more beneficial I should also mention that sleep than muscle fitness with regards is another big part of this converto brainpower. sation about brainpower. Sleep Your brain makes up about 2 deprivation means that your brain percent of your body weight, but has a difficult time with memory, it uses 20 percent of your body’s attention, motor dexterity and reasoning. daily energy. Cardio exercise increases the If you are used to getting eight
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Not your D teddy bear s public talks in Washington considering the reintroduction of grizzly bears to that state wrap up, a rift has erupted amidst the editorial board of The Daily Barometer. Some of us are afraid of bears. Bears, especially grizzly bears, are big and scary, and our primordial brains remember that animals with a right hook so powerful it can send us back to our primordial ancestors are not animals we would invite into our homes for afternoon tea. But how likely is it, really, that we will become a sacrifice to our great grizzly overlords? We look to Yellowstone, the seat of Beardom in the United States. According to the National Park Service, “the chances of being injured by a bear are approximately 1 in 2.1 million” for the more than 90 million guests they had from 1980 to 2011, which comes out to 43 people. We like the odds, so why do we still need a change of pants? Because it’s a natural, gut reaction to fear things that threaten our esteemed persons. According to an study reported in the Live Science 2008 article, “Why We Fear Snakes,” humans and their young progeny “could detect images of snakes among a variety of non-threatening objects than they could pinpoint frogs, flowers or caterpillars.” We react instinctively when we consider our safety, but instinctive selfpreservation in the short term is often detrimental to long-term survival of our species and our current globosphere. Bears are a part of the natural order. As apex predators, they impact their prey’s behavior. As consumers of berries and other vegetable matter, they play a role in keeping the soil healthy and spreading seeds around their range. Is there the possibility of economic repercussions and personal injury if grizzly bears are reintroduced? Does a bear shift in the woods? Part of encouraging a healthy planet and robust systems is to promote ecosystems that largely sustain themselves. Adding grizzly bears to the mix in Washington could help complete the ecosystems they were nearly exterminated from. It’s time to live with our world rather than obliterating anything that stands in the way of “safety.” Fact is, life’s scary. There are a million ways to die out here, but bears don’t even make the top-10. Probably not even the top-100, but we’re not counting. Grizzly bears are majestic, powerful creatures that infrequently attack humans and pose very little threat to us as a species. We’ve got some time to rein in our monkey brains. The reintroduction idea is in its infancy, and the effects of reintroducing the bears to Washington wouldn’t likely be felt until the next 10 to 20 years.
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his month, the Oregon State University Board of Trustees will review and approve the university’s budget and proposed tuition and fees for the 2015-16 academic years. Before the board’s consideration, we invite you to attend an open campus forum on OSU’s proposed budget and tuition to be held at 5 p.m. this Thursday, March 12, in the Memorial Union Horizon Room. The budget and tuition proposals are offered at a time while funding for higher education in Oregon is unsettled due to uncertainty over the state’s budget forecast and education appropriations. Oregon currently ranks 47th in the nation in per-student funding provided by the state. Oregon’s university presidents have jointly sought $755 million in funding for higher education. While this level of funding would enable OSU to moderate tuition increases over the next biennium, state legislative budget leaders have proposed a budget that totals $670 million to $85 million below that sought by the universities. The Oregon State University Budget Committee, which includes students, faculty, staff and administrators, has worked over the past few months to propose a budget that supports student success, adds faculty and staffing for the new classroom building, grows student academic support and advising and addresses other expenses, including employee compensation and benefits. This year’s budget also calls for the final phase in eliminating the OSU “tuition plateau.” You might recall that prior to the 2012-13 academic years, Oregon State students taking 13 through 16 credit hours paid no more tuition than a student taking 12 credit hours. Following a recommendation by the OSU Budget Committee and state of Oregon approval, we began phasing out the tuition plateau in the 2013-2014 and 2014-15 academic years. It is proposed that the final phase of the tuition plateau will be ended at the end of this school year. To achieve this, the OSU Budget Committee proposed that the tuition fee for undergraduate resident tuition at OSU’s Corvallis campus drop from $189 per credit hour to $183 and that a tuition charge of $100 per term be added for each student regardless of credit hour load. We are sensitive to the fact that ending the plateau results in an increase in tuition for students taking more than 13 credit hours. But phasing out the plateau also means that OSU undergraduate students will be charged the same rate per credit hour regardless of how many credits that they are taking. While the legislature remains in session, we will continue to work with state legislators and the Governor’s Office to increase funding for higher education. We will continue to invest in our students’ success and college affordability through budget constraints and The Campaign for OSU, which has raised just under $189 million for scholarships and fellowships. And we will continue to focus on providing all of our students the best quality higher education possible. Meanwhile, in spite of the proposed increase resulting from plateau elimination and tuition increase, resident tuition charged at Oregon State will be about $1,200 less per year than the average of other public universities in the Pac-12 Conference and about $1,100 less than many other national peer land grant universities. We hope you are able to attend the budget and tuition forum on March 12. Sabah Randhawa Provost and Executive Vice President
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settled in on Tuesday, March 10, to listen to episode seven of a comedic podcast called “The Spirit of the Forest.” “The Spirit of the Forest” is a locally produced audio podcast by Dan Crall, who is also Corvallis’s famous “rickshaw man” and owner of Corvallis Pedicab. According to the site that hosts the podcast, archive.org, “The Spirit of the Forest is an “audio drama/comedy” that shows “the sadness, absurdity and normalcy of modern life.” I hadn’t listened to any of the other episodes, and wasn’t sure what I was getting into, but I was ready for it. Or so I thought. The episode started with a satirical guide on how to use a fictitious “Rush Limbaugh listening companion.” It was quite amusing, if a bit raunchy. The segment outlined h ow one might have to light any facts, Jackie academia, or any form of reality on fire lest their inflatable Rush see it and basically threw some pretty funny zingers at Limbaugh in general. Then the podcast lost me for a bit. After the Limbaugh piece, there were some strange noises and garbled, hard-to-hear words outlining and introducing the show. Next, it transitioned into some noises that were more recognizably human, though still auto-tuned to sound sort of robotic. According to a blurb on archive.org, the strange babbling infused with profanities was depicting “a young man who is ‘robotripping.’” After a few minutes of the mock interview with the “robotripping” man, the podcast shifted to a satire of a radio evangelist. The Spirit of the This is where the podcast found Forest podcast me again. The evangelist, in a drawling southWhen: Anytime Air: Available at ern accent, asked listeners earnestly Active.org to let God deliver them from their enslavement of vegetables. This was pulled off very well and made for a really funny piece. “Alcohol is a product of a vegetable. Marijuana is a vegetable. And yet people are enslaved to vegetables,” the evangelist stressed. My favorite part of the podcast was a hilarious segment called “Rickshaw Diaries,” in which Dan the rickshaw man is trying to sell rickshaw rides and is met with a resounding “no thanks” from everyone he asks. “I got a really cool feature called turning, just installed it last week, would you like to utilize it?” he desperately asks, to no avail. This was followed by what sounded like a drunk voicemail, and then by what the website blurb called “the sonic diary of a five-year-old,” which is basically the random thoughts of a child as he observes birds outside. It was cute. The podcast then follows the story of Old Man Larris, who leads a miserably mediocre existence and has “never enjoyed life.” Overall, the podcast was quirky, unexpected and had quite a few laughs. And a guy who genuinely likes radio makes it. Dan Crall, who is a former radio producer, said that the idea for “The Spirit of the Forest” is loosely based on an idea he wanted to pitch to Oregon Public Broadcasting while he worked there, but recognized that the show wouldn’t be the same if it were on the radio. “I like having no boss,” he said. “I like to have a formula, but I like to break that formula.” Many of his podcasts are based on real-life experiences, like “Rickshaw Diaries,” which he recorded live, though he edited it a bit. Overall, the podcasts are laid back and quirky because they don’t need rules; Crall himself decides everything that happens in them. Another thing I liked about the podcast is that there are mentions of many Corvallis landmarks such as Avery Park and Marys Peak, which gave me an immediately recognizable image of what I was hearing. Though there are segments of the podcast that were too auto-tuned or robotic-sounding, other parts were very humorous. And that’s the beauty of “The Spirit of the Forest”: everyone has a different sense of humor, so there’s a piece for everyone. Crall added that the first four episodes have a different feel than episodes five, six and seven. If you would like to check out episode seven of the podcast while taking a study break or outright procrastinating, it can be found at archive.org/details/SpiritoftheForest07. If you’re the type who likes to start at the beginning of a series, the other episodes can be found at the same site.
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Caffeine-induced perfection: Latte art C
offee fiends can describe to you in detail what the perfect cup of joe embodies: smooth aromatic notes of the brown bean laced in with the cool simmer of cream or milk, depending on who you ask. If you are sitting at a small wooden table in a quaint coffeehouse on campus with Nikolai Cherny or Keaton Violet — account manager and assistant coffee educator from Portland Roasting — they would say the perfect latte is not only divine to drink but pleasing to the eye as well. March 10, Java Stop hosted its first Latte Art Competition that gathered various baristas from the Oregon State campus to flaunt their talents at successfully producing visually pleasing latte designs. As I sat down with the judges and hosts for the event, Cherny and Violet, they said “Good latte art has four important components: good aesthetics, symmetry, cleanliness and well-defined contrast between both milk and espresso.” These gurus of the Portland coffee culture have invested an immense amount of time training young baristas in the university scene here in Oregon, specifically with Oregon State University and Willamette University students. Violet has trained several staff members from shops on campus such as Trader Bing’s and Java II, which fuels the passion for the caffeinated nectar in baristas and customers alike. The competition grew daunting after the first and second wave of baristas attempted the trivial feat. “Keep the milk alive, tap and swirl to keep the consistency accurate for pouring,” Violet said when asked about the key strategy when producing a quality product. As the baristas thinned out, the final three left standing were Jordyn Foster of Java Stop, Rachel Boren of Java Stop, and Annette Stevenson of Java II to claim the coveted glass mug to reap from imminent victory. In the end, it was Stevenson who triumphed amongst the many participants with her high contrast “heart” image. “Latte art is an indie art form that is booming throughout Portland at the moment,” Stevenson said about her connection to the Pacific Northwest coffee culture. “It is wonderful to see so many baristas take an initiative to make even a temporary impression on one of life’s daily pleasures we all enjoy of.” Next time you find yourself amongst a horde of college coffee lovers and the fragrant aromas of the java bean, remember to check under your to-go lid. There may be a masterpiece waiting to be unveiled.
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Nikolai Cherny and Keaton Violet, judges from Portland Roasting, examine latte art at Java Stop March 10.
Guide to the Darkside, film exposition B
efore the intense stress of cramming for finals permeates every waking moment, you may want to do something fun this weekend. My recommendation is to see a movie at Darkside Cinema. Located above The Book Bin on Fourth Street in downtown Corvallis, this charming theater hosts some films that might not be playing at Regal or Carmike. Plus, it has a lovely, run-down charm that harkens back to simpler times, a.k.a. the ‘90s. The following films are currently playing at the Darkside. I will note that I have not seen any of these films, and I am not liable for any damages that may occur as I throw these recommendations at you. The summaries presented are compiled from a painstaking analysis of International Movie Data Base entries, Rotten Tomatoes and various movie trailers.
“Birdman” Rated R; 1 hr. 59 min. “Bi rd m a n : or ( The Unexpected Vir tue of Ignorance)” garnered atten-
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“Still Alice”
Rated PG-13; 1 hr. 41 min. Julianne Moore plays a linguistics professor who begins to suffer from early onset Alzheimer’s. Kat says: No, too sad.
“Two Days, One Night” Rated PG-13; 1 hr. 35 min. In “Two Days, One Night,” Marion Cotillard plays a mother, Sandra, who, after suffering a nervous breakdown and a severe bout of depression, finds the fate of her job in the hands of her coworkers. The coworkers have a choice: give Sandra back her job or take bonuses for themselves. The movie follows Sandra’s attempt to convince her coworkers to vote toward giving her job back, all over the course of a weekend. This role earned Cotillard a best actress nomination at 2014’s Academy Awards. The film is “certified fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes and has earned “universal acclaim” from Metacritic. Kat says: Looks like an inspiring, yet heart-breaking look
at humanity and every day struggles. Seems amazing, albeit depressing. Personally, I’m really excited for this Friday at the Darkside, because the movie “What We Do in the Shadows” opens. Featuring Jermaine Clement from “Flight of the Concords,” “What We Do in the Shadows” is a comedy mock documentary featuring three hapless vampires trying to navigate the modern world. It looks hilarious and has gotten great reviews thus far. Also opening Friday is “Red Army,” a documentary about a Cold War-era hockey team. Darkside’s website describes the movie as “a sports doc for people who don’t give a damn about sports.” The Darkside Cinema is open every night, with special student prices. Showtimes are available at darksidecinema.com. t
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