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The application deadline has been extended to Friday, April 3 at noon for prospective candidates for the Associated Students of Oregon State University Congress. Applications can be turned in to Student Leadership and Involvement at the front desk of the Student Experience Center. The original deadline was week nine, but the ASOSU elections committee chose to extend the deadline because they received applications for less than half of the seats in both houses, according to Bryan Williamson, head of the elections committee. “Here’s a wonderful opportunity for students to step up and make the changes they feel need to be made at their university,” Williamson said. ASOSU is included in the process to manage nearly $35 million in student fees. The Student and Incidental Fees committee creates and approves initial budgets, while the board of trustees and President Ed Ray review all final proposals following discussions between ASOSU and SIFC in a joint session. “The student fees build community,” said Williamson, who emphasized the importance of a competitive election so students can have the choice to elect candidates they trust. There will be no constituency seats in the House, but students who applied for the constituency seats are encouraged to run for at-large seats. “We have a very diverse population of students on this campus and we’d love ASOSU to be reflective of that,” said Rachel Grisham, a member of the elections committee. The ASOSU legislature pushed for dedicated seats for campus groups, such as the cultural centers, to increase diversity in the House, but ASOSU President Taylor Sarman vetoed it.
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Student-led discussion talks racism, equity, positive change By Abigail Erickson THE DAILY BAROMETER
A diverse crowd of Oregon State University students, faculty and staff filled the rows of Gilfillan Auditorium Thursday, March 12. From 4 to 7 p.m., where the OSU community freely discussed issues of race, racism and campus diversity in a safe, open environment. The dialogue, titled “Right Here: Right Now,” was originally coordinated by a group of OSU students in response to a video released earlier in the week showing members of University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter chanting racist remarks. The estimated crowd of 250 to 300 Courtesy OF Briana Holland individuals responded to the video with general disappointment and disgust.
The OSU community gathered Thursday night in the aftermath of a racist video by members of the University of Oklahoma fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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Speaking to a room of fewer than 15 students, Oregon State University administrators outlined the tuition changes they will be taking to the board of trustees next week. Sherm Bloomer, director of budgeting and fiscal planning at OSU, gave a presented on current university revenue and the proposed changes for next year’s tuition. Supporting Bloomer and answering audience
questions were Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing; Becky Warner, senior vice provost for academic affairs and Taylor Sarman, Associated Students of Oregon State University president. Tuition rates have reflected the removal of the tuition plateau since the 2013-2014 academic year, when the credit hour charge rate was the same for 12 through 16 credits. Then, this academic year, taking between 13 and 15 credit hours only cost half the per credit hour charge, which applied to any credits above 12 and less than 16 credits. Next year’s proposal will make
Religion, spirituality at OSU Interfaith task force director has hopes for community dialogue, safe space for all
Community College and Portland State University and was highly active in student government within these institutions. It’s her first year at Oregon State University, and she’s been extremely excited to get By Jasmin Vogel involved with ASOSU. THE DAILY BAROMETER “I appreciate advocating for stuTo seek understanding. To seek solidarity. To seek support. To seek dents,” Fuller said. When the position of interfaith representation. To seek harmony. The Associated Students of Oregon affairs director opened up at ASOSU, Fuller applied, but State University has did not expect to be recently added a hired. Interfaith starts in new position: the “I didn’t feel I was interfaith task force communities equipped for this director. working together to position,” Fuller Erica F u l l e r, said. “But now that junior majoring in create a strong I’m in this interfaith political science, is world community. role, I’m open to the interfaith task learning more.” force director for Having previErica Fuller the 2014-2015 acaous experience in ASOSU, interfaith task force director demic school year. the field of stuFuller said she’d like dent diversity and to strongly connect with students by creating conversations about religion involvement, Fuller wants to “create and spirituality across the Oregon a safe space to incorporate all groups Victoria Pence | THE DAILY BAROMETER and educate the community about State University campus. Fuller is a transfer student who these cultures and faiths, especially Junior Erica Fuller is the Associated Students of Oregon State University See INTERFAITH | page 2 previously attended Mt. Hood interfaith task force director.
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every credit hour the same rate, no matter how many credits a student may be taking. In addition to no difference in credit hour charge, there will be a 3 percent decrease in percredit price, but an added base fee every term, amounting to $100 for Oregon resident students and $335 for non-resident students. For in-state students taking 12 credit hours, the tuition increase will be 1.2 percent; for 15 credit hours, the increase in tuition price will be a steep 11.6 percent. For students who are from out of See TUITION | page 4
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OSU dodgeball club combines competitive play with lasting relationships By Courtnee’ Morin THE DAILY BAROMETER
For those whose favorite days in P.E. were dodgeball days, students need look no further than the Oregon State University dodgeball club: Beaver Damnation. Beaver Damnation was formed in 2006 by a group of friends in the OSU residence halls who enjoyed the game and felt it would be a great idea for a club to include other students. One of the founding members, Kevin Pack, is now the coach. Pierre Allain, a senior history, education and club president, enjoys that there are students from all across campus and all different majors within the club. See DODGEBALL | page 2
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the minor walking around Northwest Kings Boulevard and Northwest Lincoln Avenue with an open bottle of hard cider. According to the log, the minor admitted to drinking “three shots of hard alcohol earlier in the night” and knowing that having an A man reported that someone had open container in public is illegal. stolen from his unlocked car between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. around Northwest Monday, March 9 Fifth Street and Northwest Tyler Avenue, Two men reportedly dined at Shari’s according to the log. The stolen black- Restaurant along Northwest Ninth and-yellow suitcase reportedly con- Street and left without paying for An officer cited a man for possession tained “a loaded black Baretta .380.” Also about $20 worth of food early Sunday of marijuana after reportedly stop- reported stolen was a blue-and-white morning. According to the log, the ping a car for traffic violations along bag that contained toiletries and cloth- two men were white, “approximately 6’1,” muscular and one male had Northwest Ninth Street and Northwest ing, according to the log. blond hair.” Van Buren Avenue. According to the Sunday, March 8 log, the officer smelled a “strong odor of marijuana emanating from the car. The driver reportedly consented for An officer reportedly warned a man At about 1 a.m., an officer reportedly about playing loud music in his parked the officer to search the vehicle. The officer found three closed containers observed a man “urinating into the car along Northwest Jackson Avenue with “a small amount of marijuana in bark landscaping under the stairs” at during the late morning, informing them,” but the officer included in the Cobblestone Square. The officer noted him of loud music laws. When the offireport that they “were not consistent that the man was “clearly visible from cer returned about an hour later, the with the strong odor” he had observed, the street.” The officer gave the man a music’s volume was about “twice as citation for human waste. according to the log. loud” as when the officer had warned him earlier, according to the log. The officer cited the man for unlawful An officer cited a minor for minor- amplified sound and gave him a first An officer arrested a man for theft in the second degree and criminal in-possession of alcohol by consump- special response notice for it. trespass in the second degree after he tion and possession at about 2:30 a.m. The Daily Barometer news@dailybarometer.com allegedly told the officer he’d stolen after the officer reportedly encountered “$348.30 worth of copper flashing from the job site” along Northwest Clarence Circle, according to the log. The man reportedly also admitted to selling the copper flashing in Salem.
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Labs and recitations during dead week can add another layer of complexity to the week overall. Some students may spend time reviewing for finals or completing projects, but even the most laidback labs can take up study time for students. Depending on the type of lab or recitation, the workload and stress levels can vary. “My math recitation was pretty easy,” said Catherine Burchard, a sophomore in civil engineering. “We just did a worksheet that covered what we had been recently working on in class and got points for participating.” Some students, like Burchard, spend their labs working on final assignments before finals begin. While these assignments can be easier, it can also take time away from studying. “Studying takes so much time if you want to do well on the test, especially as you get into harder classes,” Burchard said. “You don’t get that time if you’re doing busywork for other classes.” Jordan Bolt, a junior in mechanical engineering, and George Zakaib, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, have spent the last three weeks working on a lab project. For them, the last lab of the term was a chance to test that project. “We were in the lab maybe an hour and we were already done,”
Bolt said. “It was actually a really laid-back lab.” Zakaib added that a lot of extra work had to be done outside of the lab for this project. “The work definitely piled up towards the end of the week here,” Zakaib said. “It wasn’t too bad though. The biggest thing I think that should be avoided during dead week is extra homework.” Kyle Gunhus, a senior in civil engineering, said that while he didn’t have any labs during dead week, he did have a recitation in his electrical fundamentals class. “I have had labs during dead week in the past, but they were not too detailed,” Gunhus said. “They were just typically review sessions, and they were pretty helpful.” Some students said that they go to a lab or recitation just to turn in an assignment before leaving if a review session isn’t happening. Bryant Hayes, a senior in electrical engineering, suggested possibly making labs and recitations strictly review sessions or even entirely optional. “It’s annoying sometimes, and I don’t like the write-ups during dead week,” Hayes said. “I normally just go if they are review sessions; it’s like extra study time. Maybe they can still have projects due, but make labs on dead week optional. Also a lot of engineering labs are different than, like, physics labs. The pro school engineering lab is pretty much just extra work time with the teacher, almost like office hours.” Abigail Erickson, news reporter Greg Germano, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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players throwing the ball 50 to 60 miles per hour. The coach, Park, can throw a dodgeball at 75 miles per hour, and is only bested by one “There are lots of different people and lots player in the tournament called “Doomtrain.” of different majors; we’ve got computer sciSafety is a big concern in practices and ence, zoology, pre-med — one of our mem- tournaments, so precautions are taken. For bers just got accepted into Civic Center for example, no head shots are allowed. Optometry, which we’re very proud about,” The club’s not all about the competition, Allain said. As president of the club, Allain oversees though. “One of the best things about this is the the other club officers, manages the finances along with the treasurer, corresponds with friendships,” Allain said. “I came into this club recreation sports at OSU as well as other not knowing any of them, but now I’m living dodgeball teams and helps to plan practices with two of them and got a job once from one of them. Every so often, we head to Shari’s and tournaments. The club is part recreational and part com- after practice for pie shakes; we were known petitive, with some members participating in pretty well for that last term.” tournaments in Portland, Seattle and even Las Anne Hildebrand, a junior in ecological Vegas, where the world championship occurs. engineering, has been in the club for two-andThe team has brought home many wins a-half years and enjoys the time that she can and has been invited to take from school to have tournaments in Arizona and some fun. Hildebrand California. plays on the competitive The club usually plays One of the best things team and has attended against clubs from other two tournaments in about this is the schools and has attempted Seattle, one in Corvallis friendships. to talk about the formation and two in Portland. of an intercollegiate tourna“I mostly stand near the Pierre Allain ment, but nothing solid has line and intimidate others Club president formed yet. into not throwing or not Spring term will be tourthrowing as well,” Hildebrand said. “When I nament season with a four-circuit tourna- first joined the club, I would hide a lot in the ment, which will have one game in Seattle, back, but I’ve gotten a lot better at throwing two in Portland and one in Corvallis. Allain and catching now.” also plans on hosting an event on campus Thomas Cramer, a junior in mathematics, for teams and students. “The game is very tactical,” Allain said. is also with the competitive team and has “When we’re in a tournament, we’ll size up been on it for the past three years. He’s gone the competition: size up their team work, to tournaments in Portland and Seattle as well who the throwers are, who the catchers are. as the championship in Las Vegas. “Being on the team is a good stress reliever. Some games are slow; some are faster and more aggressive. I like the fast-paced ones It’s really nice to have a place to come twice better. That’s when you get some of the best a week to relieve some stress from school,” Cramer said. catches and moves.” Dodgeball games run on a queue system, The club can be found on its website, oreso the first person out will be the first person gondodgeball.com, and on its Facebook page. back in, Allain explained. So sometimes it is “We pride ourselves on being the cheapest effective to knock out a weaker player before club on campus. It’s only $20 a term or $50 a strong player so that the weaker play comes dollars for the whole year. That includes dues, back into the game before the stronger. lodging and entry fees and helps with travel Another tactic for players without much that the club does,” Allain said. experience can be to aim for below the waist, Waivers must be signed either in person or as this makes the dodgeball more difficult to online, but the club is open to anyone, includcatch. When a player jumps to avoid the ball, it makes it easier for another teammate to hit ing OSU staff, if they have recreation passes. that player. Courtnee’ Morin Dodgeball can be a dangerous game, with news@dailybarometer.com
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INTERFAITH n Continued from page 2 the ones that haven’t been spoken for.” ASOSU President Taylor Sarman said the interfaith position is multifaceted and has the ability to create intersectionality in the OSU community. “She’s an all-star!” Sarman said as he discussed Erica’s commitment and motivation to work with students and her ability to connect with on-campus resources. “She has done a great job connecting with students about faith and spirituality,” Sarman said. “She is getting more connected with resources and directing students towards whatever spiritual wellness they need.” Sarman hopes her position can connect the various communities OSU represents and create conversation. Ariah Suek, executive director of diversity programs within ASOSU, said the interfaith position is necessary for OSU students. “A lot of Corvallis residents are of one faith, but OSU is not,” Suek said. OSU community members come from many faiths and backgrounds. Suek hopes this position can make all students feel safe and welcome across campus. “(Fuller) jumped head first into the deep end and is trying to get people to swim with her,” Suek said. “She’s got a great heart and personality and big goals for this position.” Fuller hopes the experience she gains from the interfaith position can help her in her political career goals. “Interfaith starts in communities working together to create a strong world community,” Fuller said. She would like to work in national government and more fully understand international politics, especially around religion. Jasmin Vogel, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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Where you can find Portland Airport carpet By Victor Panichkul STATESMAN JOURNAL
SALEM — Salem fans of the Portland International Airport carpet who were hoping for a little piece of history are going to have to go to the Portland area in order to get a slice of the iconic floor covering. The Port of Portland announced today that it is giving four Portland-area firms 1,000 square yards of carpet each. City Liquidators, Carpet Mill Outlet and Two Dogs in a Boat, all of Portland, and Nagl Floor Covering of Aurora were selected by a panel charged with reviewing proposals from companies. “We had a public advertisement earlier this year and asked interested parties to submit their proposals. Our goal was to get the carpet into the hands of people who wanted it,� said port spokeswoman Kama Simonds. The port received 32 proposals and the panel reviewed those proposals and then four were selected, Simonds said. Each lot is about the equivalent of a football field’s worth of carpet, so the panel looked for companies that had a track record
of working with carpet or other materials and demonstrated in their plan an ability to distribute it widely, Simonds said. When the port announced in 2014 that it was replacing its carpet, it was swamped with requests from the public. When the project started, there was a lot of interest. The port knew it wasn’t going to be the one to distribute the carpet pieces and it hadn’t yet decided who was going to distribute it yet, so it created an email newsletter for alerts on the status of the carpet, Simonds said. The newsletter ended up going to about 2,000 email addresses and people were notified when the carpet replacement project started and when the vendors were selected to receive the carpet. Crews are working to replace about 13 acres of carpet, enough to cover about 10 football fields. Work will run through November and most work will take place at night to minimize disruption for passengers. The Port of Portland partnered with SRG Partnership, Inc. of Portland in the late 1980s to design the iconic PDX carpet. The old carpet pattern symbolized what an air traffic controller would see from the control tower at
night, such as runways and lights, and used colors found in the Northwest. ZGF Architects helped the port develop a conceptual pattern for the new design, according to the port. Hennebery Eddy Architects helped develop the final product, including project materials and construction support. The modernized design of the new carpet features calming colors, and represents images of flight, nature and structures found in the Pacific Northwest and at PDX, such as airplane wings, leaves and the terminal roadway canopy. Why are people so devoted to the PDX Carpet? “That’s been the magic question,� Simonds said. “For different folks it means different things. For some people it’s the sense of place and time,� she said. Travelers take photos of themselves standing on the carpet when they leave for a trip and then they take a photo of themselves on the carpet when they get back and it’s a touchstone for them. “For others it’s just a Portland-esque momento.� Perhaps it’s that Portlandia factor that explains why no Salem company bid on the carpet.
Fifth U of O student diagnosed with bacteria linked to meningitis By Christian Hill
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EUGENE — A fifth student has been diagnosed with a contagious bacterial infection, the University of Oregon announced tonight, one week after it ended a four-day mass vaccination clinic to begin inoculating all of its undergraduates. The 19-year-old male student, a sophomore, is in the hospital and responsive. “He’s actually doing very well,� said Jen McCulley, a university spokeswoman. The student lived at the Capstone off-campus student apartment complex in downtown Eugene with three roommates, and is a member of a fraternity. The roommates will receive antibiotics that kill the bacteria if it’s in the body. Public health officials are reaching out to others who may have had close contact with the student to administer the antibiotic and stop its potential spread. The university has arranged an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Capstone’s clubhouse so
UO students can get the first dose of the vaccine. The antibiotic provides temporary protection, but the vaccine allows the body to develop a long-term immunity. The university said students who were in close contact with the student and received the first dose of the vaccine still should seek out the antibiotic because the body hasn’t yet developed its full immunity to the bacteria. The university would not say whether the infected student received the first dose of the vaccine, citing federal health privacy laws. It’s the first confirmed case of meningococcemia, a potentially fatal blood infection, since Lauren Jones, 18, a member of the UO’s acrobatics and tumbling team, died of the disease on Feb. 17. The first case was reported in mid-January, and there were two other cases in February. All those students recovered. Jones’ death triggered a recommendation from public health officials that the university vaccinate nearly 22,000 people: all
undergraduates as well as faculty and graduate students who are at high risk because they live on campus or have compromised immune systems. More than one-third, or 8,500, of the university’s students have received the vaccine so far, although the university said it will continue its push to get all students inoculated. The university said it’s optimistic that a high percentage of students most at risk of contracting the disease — freshmen and sophomores, members of fraternities and sororities, and students living in dorms — have gotten the first dose of the vaccine. The university reminded insured students that they can now receive the vaccine at no cost at any Safeway, Albertsons or Walgreens pharmacy in the state. Students who are uninsured or covered by the Oregon Health Plan can receive the vaccine at no cost by calling the UO Health Center to set up an appointment. A bacteria that resides in the nose and throat causes meningococcal disease, which can lead to meningitis, the emergency
swelling of the membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord, or meningococcemia. The bacteria spreads though kissing, sharing utensils or cups, and by having prolonged, close contact. An infected person may not exhibit symptoms for days but the disease can turn fatal quickly after their onset. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved two vaccines developed to protect against the B-type bacteria at the center of the outbreak at UO and other universities around the country. Another vaccine that has been around for years protects against the other four types of bacteria that cause disease in the United States. The vaccine that the UO is administering requires three doses. The university has scheduled follow-up mass vaccination clinics in May and September to administer the remaining doses. Public health officials say getting as many students as possible vaccinated is the best way to bring an end to the outbreak.
Gov. Kate Brown signs clean fuels bill By Hannah Hoffman STATESMAN JOURNAL
SALEM — Against the adamant wishes of Republicans and a few Democrats in the Legislature, Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday signed a bill that will create a program requiring the reduction of fossil fuels used in Oregon over the next decade. The bill continues a program begun in 2009, as well as alters some aspects of how it works. It creates a market for carbon credits in Oregon’s transportation fuel industry, regulated by the state Department of Environmental Quality, and it requires the industry to reduce the carbon in diesel and gas by 10 percent by 2025. Fossil fuel companies can achieve that goal by, for example, mixing gas with ethanol or by buying credits from other, greener companies. The state has estimated it could raise the cost of gas between 4 cents and 19 cents per gallon over the next 10 years, but the bill contains a provision that allows the DEQ to shut down the carbon market if prices increase too much. Republicans have said the oil industry expects the price increase to be larger, but legislative fiscal analysts have said the price increase is almost impossible to predict. However, California has a similar law, and it has resulted in a price increase of a half-cent per gallon, according to experts from that state. Democrats support the bill because they say it moves Oregon in the right direction in addressing climate change, and they claim it will create jobs and a new clean-fuels industry for the state. Rep. Jessica Vega Pederson, D-Portland, said there is no way for lawmakers to control gas prices, which fluctuate wildly based on what the oil industry does. They can, however, create policies that address pollution, she said. Senate Bill 324 is “a critical step in the right direction� and will “nurture an important and emerging industry,� Pederson said. Even if prices do increase as a result, at least profits will be kept in the Oregon economy, she said. However, not all Democrats have agreed. Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, voted against the bill, and so did four House Democrats. For example, Rep. Caddy McKeown, D-Coos Bay, said she supports the goal behind SB 324, but she did not think it was the most efficient way to do it and did not think the benefits outweighed the cost of gas price increases for rural Oregonians. That aligned with what most Republicans said about the bill. Rep. Julie Parrish, R-West Linn, said she believed it would result in higher food prices and less access to organic or nongenetically modified products. Families already struggle to make ends meet, she said, and this bill could make it worse.
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Date set for Frohnmayer’s memorial By Diane Dietz
was the state attorney general through the 1980s. In his last years as UO president, EUGENE — A memorial celebration for former University of Oregon President Frohnmayer cleared the way for construcDave Frohnmayer will be March 21 at tion of the 12,500-seat arena. Gov. Kate Brown ordered flags across the Matthew Knight Arena. Frohnmayer, 74, died in his sleep at state to half-staff in Frohnmayer’s honor his home Monday night. He was at the on the date of the memorial gathering. The celebration of life will begin at 2 helm at the university for 15 years before his 2009 retirement in 2009. He served in p.m. — with doors opening an hour earlier the Oregon Legislature in the 1970s and — and a reception will follow, according THE REGISTER-GUARD
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to Marla Rae, a family friend. Frohnmayer is survived by his wife, Lynn, sons Mark and Jonathan, and daughter Amy. The Frohnmayers lost two daughters to a rare inherited disease called Fanconi anemia. The couple led the fight to vanquish the disease. They ask that memorial contributions go to Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, 1801 Willamette St., Suite 200, Eugene, OR 97401.
“I found this event to be very powerful Osenat Quadri, a junior in human development and family sciences and a member and transformative,” Dorsette said. “I looked of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., generated the forward to people sharing their experiences, and I think that OSU is moving in the right Several questions were posed on a slide- initial idea for the town hall meeting. direction as a whole.” “I saw the video at home show to help loosely guide the overall discussion: “What emotions are you coming to this and it disturbed me a lot,” Lameleanique Bates, space with? What emotions are evoked in Quadri said. “I was at work a senior in women studI found this event to reference to the video and its content? If you the next day and thought who helped plan and be very powerful and ies are comfortable, please share experiences about why we weren’t hostfacilitate the event, was that you have had. What can we learn from ing a dialogue about it.” transformative. I very hopeful about what those experiences? What are the next steps Quadri then contacted people would take away looked forward to we should take as a community? How can her boss, Dominique from the dialogue. people sharing their we hold each other accountable and create Austin, the interim coor“I think this was a very a culture of caring and inclusion?” dinator of the Lonnie experiences, and I hopeful conversation,” Any and all audience members were B. Harris Black Cultural think that OSU is Bates said. “It was about encouraged to speak. While individuals who Center, who helped Quadri making sure student spoke shared their own perspectives, the connect to other interestmoving in the right voices were heard and overall feeling in the auditorium was one of ed students and staff on direction as a whole. building a community positivity. Some individuals called for man- campus. here. I think it was a really datory diversity and cultural training within “(The event) was fairly Jason Dorsette great collaborative effort the Greek community. Others encouraged all OSU students, particularly in fraternities easy to coordinate,” Quadri Director of diversity and cultural engagement with the administrators said. “I and sororities, to reach out and other students. Folks came in with feel like a lot of people to and experience the culsincere hearts.” know (what happened in tural centers on campus. Quadri said that she came into the event the video) was wrong, and In addition, individuI saw the video I think discussions need to skeptical at first because she was unsure of als were encouraged to at home and it be held about things like how other people felt about the video and talk about their own perthis. Having a student- the issues at hand, but was surprised about disturbed me a lot. sonal experiences with coordinated event like this the outcome overall. racism and diversity if is really good too because “I think the dialogue went well. I’m hoping they wished. While some Osenat Quadri I personally find that stu- to see less of a bystander effect on campus responses were mixed, Junior, human development dents are more relatable.” after this,” Quadri said. “I would like more the overall atmosphere and family sciences Jason Dorsette, director people to be knowledgeable of misbehaviors was open and encouraging. Toward the end of the of the office of diversity when it comes to issues of race.” meeting, many individuals called for actual and cultural engagement, spoke personally Abigail Erickson, news reporter action and change regarding issues of race at the event and said he was very pleased and racism on campus. with the dialogue. news@dailybarometer.com
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the tuition budget in January, and that the plan for tuition changes had been formulated over the rest of January and February. state, the price for 12 credit hours Bloomer said that for the 2016will actually decrease by 0.5 percent, but there will be a 9.6 per- 2017 academic year tuition setcent increase in tuition for those ting, the process will begin this spring and continue into next taking 15 credit hours. Bloomer said that with more fall term, allowing more time for discussions. money needed Before these at the univertuition changes sity for hiring What has changed can be enacted, new faculty and staff, the a lot in the past few they must first pass through construction of years is the ratio the university’s the classroom building and between tuition and board of trustees. However, compensating state funding since Clark employees, projects that the university tuition will Sherm Bloomer needs to find increase above Director of budgeting and fiscal planning ways of getting the 5 percent more revenue. Bloomer expressed that there increase cap, the budget will is “tension between that afford- most likely have to be approved ability piece and the faculty and through the state of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating facilities side.” As for the state of Oregon, leg- Committee before being officially islators still aren’t giving enough adopted. The impact on students will money to Oregon higher education for OSU to continue to main- vary, depending on residency tain and expand its campuses, status, scholarships and student loans. According to Bloomer, according to Bloomer. “What has changed a lot in the board of trustees has sugthe past few years is the ratio gested the university allocate between tuition and state fund- more funds to scholarships for students. ing,” Bloomer said. Why the state has not given “I think that nobody likes an enough money to higher educa- increase in what we have to pay, tion is a complex and historical but there has to be an increase situation. in something,” said Kyle Aceves, “The state has historically a junior in exercise and sport underfunded higher education science and an attendee of the and expects students to pay for presentation. that in their tuition,” Sarman said. Aceves said that he will keep Because of Oregon’s reliance working and relying on student on income tax, it makes the state aid to pay for college. sensitive to economic down“I still want to get an educaturns, according to Bloomer. tion, but this is a good thing to “Part of the issue is where know,” Aceves said. Oregon is spending its money,” Bloomer and Clark expressed Clark said. their desire to hear student voices Oregon’s top priorities are K-12 on this topic and welcome any education, prisons and human students to give feedback or resources, according to Clark and questions. Bloomer. Kat Kothen, associate news editor Bloomer added that the board news@dailybarometer.com of trustees set the guidelines for
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f you have not been afforded opportunity to see a Malcolm Duvivier or Gary Payton II interview, you would not know the quiet reserve these two athletes carry. Inside of a post press conference, the need for the room to be quiet as either of the two guards speak is a must. When they are doing post interviews in Gill, the sophomore and junior athletes sit to each side of their boisterous head coach, whose size is only expedited by his flourishing personality. Like soldiers standing attention at the gates of Buckingham Palace, these two humble guards follow their fearless leader and compose their every thought and movement to his direction. Time and time again, their answers to questions are laced with the drive and focus to perform as their commander-in-chief has directed. During many fleeting moments on the court you can catch a glimpse of Wayne Tinkle pulling Duvivier or Payton to the side to talk to them about what happens on the floor. And on many of those occasions, you can tell that what they are being told is hard to swallow. Still, like soldiers in the heat of battle, their faces remain stoic and their resolve forever constant. This isn’t because Tinkle is a dictator, or a witch with the players under his spell; no, this is clearly based upon a level of mutual respect. As he has done all year, in the team’s darkest moments, Tinkle remains bruSee PACK | page 6
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OSU baseball team begins its title defense as it travels to Phoenix to take on Sun Devils By Brian Rathbone
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“Every game gets bigger and every game we have to get better.” Those are the words head coach Pat Casey said as his team — winners of 10 straight — looks to defend its Pac-12 crown for the third straight year, as it opens up its conference schedule in the desert where it will face off against Arizona State Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Phoenix. For the Beavers (14-3) on the roster, it will be their first trip to Arizona to play the Sun Devils (10-5), as Arizona State has traveled to Corvallis the past two seasons. “I haven’t been down to ASU so it will be my first time playing,” said junior pitcher Andrew Moore. “Obviously not at Packard Stadium, but down on their turf, so its going
to be a fun environment.” Moore (1-0, 1.76 ERA), the reigning Pac-12 pitcher of the week who is coming off of a 10 inning performance against Fresno State, will be matched up against sophomore Seth Martinez (1-0, 2.25), who went 5-0 during his freshman campaign. “I know they have three good arms lined up,” Moore said. “We have been playing good baseball and so have they, so it is going to be a good matchup.” The pitching staff has really come on as of late, as the rotation has taken shape with junior Travis Eckert and freshman Drew Rasmussen — who started the year in the bullpen — earning spots in the weekend rotation.
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pitch and they pulled him — he got him (the batter) out,” said sophomore infielder Caleb Hamilton. “That’s getting the job done. It’s just guys knowing their role.” If the Sun Devils prepare to face the same OSU lineup every game like they have the in years past, then they have not been paying attention. Not once have the Beavers used the same lineup in back-to-back games, which is vastly different than the year before. “That’s kind of fun for me, cause the last couple of years it has been Petey (Andy Peterson), (Michael) Conforto, (Dylan) Davis, (Kavin) Keyes — there’s been no surprises,” Casey said. “I always tell guys I have the ink, you move the arm. You play well enough you up yourself in the lineup, and there have been some guys who have earned their stripes.” Hamilton agrees with Casey, claiming that the depth could end up being a strength of the team this season. See BASEBALL | page 6
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During a five-game stretch where the Beavers lost all three of their games, the pitching staff struggled, giving up an average of 6.6 runs per game. During the Beavers’ current 10 winning streak, that number has dropped by two whole runs to 4.6 runs per game. Large in part to the recent success has been the settling of the rotation and improvement of the bullpen. “They have been huge in those close games; that is where we really need them, they were able to come in and close the door,” Moore said. “Everyone is doing their job, whether it’s someone coming in to get one lefty or Mitch throwing the ninth in a one run game — everyone knows their role and is doing it really well.” In Sunday’s series finale against Fresno State, the Beavers used seven different pitchers in their 2-1 sweepclinching victory over the Bulldogs. “In a close game like that, 2-1, bringing in matchup guys, (freshman pitcher) Ryan Mets came in for one
As Oregon State students prepare for final exams next week, the student athletes of OSU’s softball team will get ready for perhaps the biggest weekend of the season. Beginning Friday, the Beavers will play a three-game series against the second-ranked team in the nation: Oregon. The Beavers (19-6) enter the Pac-12 slate with more wins than they had during the entire 2014 campaign, as last season’s squad went 18-31. “I’ve deleted all of last year out of my brain, so I’m happy,” said head coach Laura Berg. “To go into conference play at 19-6 is pretty dang good, especially for the people who are returning from last year. They know how difficult it was to get wins last year, and for us to be above .500 is good. We’re taking that momentum into conference play.” The Beavers had been on an eight-
game winning streak, although that came to an end last Friday against Hawaii in the Hawaii Spring Fling. During the winning streak, Oregon State averaged 10.5 runs per game. In the loss, Hawaii held them to a single run with a final score of 4-1. That was their lone loss of the tournament, as the Beavers went 3-1 a week ago. “Hawaii was good,” Berg said. “There were a lot of distractions going on, but that’s Hawaii and that’s the postseason. You’re going to have distractions. You have to get used to there being distractions, you have to get used to fans getting on you, you have to get used to bad fields, bad umpires. You have to get used to all that, the long travel, the time change and all that. But Hawaii was good, they dealt with it really well.” Meanwhile, the No. 2 Ducks (20-3) are in the middle of a four-game winning streak. Their most recent loss
came against No. 1 Florida, which is the second time they’ve come up short against the top team in the nation. The Ducks’ third loss of the season came at the hands of No. 7 Baylor. “I have a lot of respect for them, obvi-
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Early is the buzzword for OSU spring football. Oregon State started spring football Tuesday, March 3: the earliest ever in school history. Continuing in the early bird spirit, weekday practices start at 7 a.m. sharp on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The start of Spring season saw numerous firsts for the Beavers: first practice since April 3, 2003 with a new head coach at the helm; several new players took the field for the first time; they used a new-look helmet reserved just for practicing and had a new practice management system. Spring practices started off with seven quarterbacks fighting for the starting spot, filling in the hole left by record-setting quar-
SOFTBALL n Continued from page 5 now, and I’m excited for it.” As a team, the Ducks are batting .357 and holding opponents to just .193. Comparatively, the Beavers are batting .336 while holding opponents to .264. If the season ended today, Oregon State’s batting average would be the highest in school history by a wide margin, breaking the school record of .287 set in this past year. In addition to their offensive prowess, the Beavers received some good news last week. Redshirt sophomore Natalie Hampton played her first games since 2013. After missing all of last season with an injury and the first half of this season with a separate
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terback Sean Mannion. After the first week, the competition was whittled down to three quarterbacks who will be getting most of the reps in practice. Those three quarterbacks are junior Luke Del Rio, redshirt freshman Nick Mitchell and true freshman Seth Collins, who graduated high school early to take part in spring practices. That leaves four quarterbacks on the roster who are going to receive very few reps. Redshirt junior Brent VanderVeen switched from quarterback to tight end on Thursday and redshirt freshman Tanner Sanders — who missed the last week of practice due to playing for the basketball team in the Pac12 Tournament — could switch to another position after he played wide receiver on last year’s squad. One of the biggest differences between last season and this season is how quickly the practices move. Head coach Gary Andersen has brought in a fast-paced spread offensive
injury, the power-hitting first baseman returned to the lineup. In her freshman season, Hampton set an OSU singleseason record with 50 RBIs, and her 15 home runs were the third highest tally in school history. “We’re very confident,” said senior centerfielder Dani Gilmore. “We have amazing talent on this team, a lot of young kids that are eager and very hardworking and very driven. We all have the same goal in mind and we’re all on the same page, which is extremely important. That’s why we’ve been successful this season.” The series with Oregon is the first three-game series of either team’s season. Previously, each team had only played in tournaments where they’d face different teams from game-to-game. “As we see the same team, we’ll see the same batters,” Miller said. “As they get more at-bats against our pitchers, we’re going to have to change things. That’s something we haven’t had to do yet this season, so we have a strategy with my catchers and our pitching staff to try and work around that, but it’s still going to be interesting to see how everyone responds to seeing the same team three times in a row.” On the mound, Miller has started 15 of the Beavers’ 25 games, and her ERA of 2.55 is the
attack, which has forced the offense to work at a faster pace. Live, game-like tackling is another new fixture in practice under the new coaching regime. Fans itching for a sneak peak of the team and Andersen can see them in action on Saturday practices in Reser Stadium. This Saturday, March 14, the team is scrimmaging at 11:30 a.m. Oregon State is holding their annual Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis Youth Football Mini-Camp Saturday, March 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Merritt-Truax Indoor Facility. Players aren’t the only ones buying into Andersen’s game plan; fans are already showing their support for the Beavers in their spring season. Season ticket sales are already up nearly 50 percent from last year’s rate. Sarah Kerrigan, sports reporter On Twitter @skerrigan123 sports@dailybarometer
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Junior outfielder Kori Nishitomi watches the ball she hit against Arizona State. lowest on the team. For Oregon, junior pitcher Cheridan Hawkins is the team’s ace. Hawkins currently has an ERA of 0.45, which is the sixth-best in the nation. Hawkins leads the Pac-12 in ERA as well as opposing batting average (.111) and fewest runs allowed (eight). “We’re probably going to get Hawkins twice, the first game and the third game,” Berg said, “so you have to be able to make those adjustments the second time that you face her.” The Beavers, despite the success they’ve had so far this season, are not ranked, nor are they receiving votes. As they prepare
to play three games against the second-ranked team in the nation, they feel no pressure. “There’s no pressure on us,” said Berg. “They’re the No. 2 team in the nation — we’re not. The pressure is all on them. We’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain.” The series begins Friday at 4 p.m. Saturday’s game begins at 2 p.m. and the final game of the series is slated for Sunday at 11 a.m. Saturday’s and Sunday’s games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. Mitch Mahoney, sports reporter On Twitter @MitchIsHere sports@dailybarometer.com
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ond), batting average and total hits (fourth) and runs scored (seventh). “We are being really consistent on hitting the “It’s kind of fun; you have so many different ball — hitting the ball hard,” Hamilton said. guys playing the field, it’s a new experience Despite winning the conference the past two everyday,” Hamilton said. “Last year we knew what we were going to get. I think this year is a seasons, the Beavers entered the season predicted to finish fifth in the Pac-12. But they improved lot more entertaining.” play leading up to the Arizona State series. Of those players who have earned their “I like how this team approaches it. I just feel stripes is freshman catcher and first basemen KJ like they come to work to get better,“ Casey said. Harrison, who led or tied for the team in batting average (.441), runs (21), hits (30), doubles (7) “The little things are becoming important, and if you have enough guys believing in what they home runs (6) and RBIs (24). are doing, you have a chance.” Not only has the team equaled the number of total home runs hit a season ago (21), but Brian Rathbone, sports reporter they are among the leaders nationally in several On Twitter @brathbone3 offensive categories including home runs (secsports@dailybarometer.com
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It’s tough love and it’s a beautiful thing to watch. One of the things I will miss about former football head coach Mike Riley — and I hope new head coach Gary Andersen will continue to instill within his program — is the need to raise men while developing athletes. Some of us grow up without father figures, or with fathers who were never given the tools to be effective. Even fewer of us are awarded the opportunity to have the refining fires of an older and wiser set of men to help shape us into who we are. It is clear after the first season
of play in the Tinkle era that two things are true: the players under Tinkle have a great mentor on and off the court, and that the heart of Tinkle is something special to behold. Without asking a question, and even if they had never spoken a word, you would be able to tell that these two guards’ humble devotion to their coach is built on these truths. As they would say, “they have bought in to coach’s plan.” It will be exciting to watch where that leads them. TeJo Pack, sports editor On Twitter @Pack6124 sports@dailybarometer.com
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Yeas & Nays D ea to continuing sunshine in Oregon, where we often only predict rain. Nay to random, unpredictable rain in one of the states where it’s most likely to rain. Yea to Benny Beaver, all he does for us and those who represent him anonymously each year. Yea to an action-packed, unpredictable season from the Oregon State men’s basketball team. This program has more life than it has seen in some time. Nay to an unfortunate loss against Colorado in the Pac-12 Tournament. Apparently what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay forgotten. Yea to the town hall dialogues that took place in Gilfillan Auditorium regarding the unfortunate OU racism incident. The campus community at OSU continues to impress when it comes to sparking constructive conversations. Yea to the last week of production for winter term. Nay to the last week of production for winter term. Yea to the last day spent in Snell Hall — we will not miss the leaky walls, the mosquito eaters, the cockroaches or the ants. We will definitely not miss the ants. Nay to the last day spent in Snell Hall — this creepy, weird place has been home to The Daily Barometer for decades, and it will be strange to leave it. Yea to the successes had in the newsroom — there were many journalistic victories within these pale, white walls throughout the years. Nay to the somewhat majestic view of pink flowers on tress we see from the (technically) second floor of Snell. Yea to a brand new view from the fourth floor of the Student Experience Center, a building that (technically) looks slightly taller than Snell. Nay to any fear of change or stepping forward (see: quarter-life crisis). Nay to the blatant overuse of parenthetical statements. It is dead week, so we might be a little nutty. Yea to the end of winter term — this has been a hard term for everyone and we are ready for spring break and the excess amount of Vitamin D that the Pacific Northwest has been lacking. Nay to the end of winter term — for us seniors it means that our inevitable quarter-life crisis will climax in spring term. Nay to projects, papers and tests in the heart of dead week. We’re not too keen on finals week either. Yea to kicking the respective butts of all of the above. Nay to doing a mild job of butt kicking and rolling on the ground crying. Again, nutty week. Yea to the impending destruction of our final exams and projects. Nay to any final exams or projects that look forward to destroying us all. Yea to looking forward to a successful spring term at OSU. Keep on singing, Corvallis.
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ear Dr. Ethics, I recently decided to become vegetarian to help animals and the planet, but I failed to stick to it. Now that I’m back to eating meat, I feel guilty. What should I do? — Curious Carnivore Dear Curious Carnivore, Without more information, it’s hard for me to identify the cause of your guilt. Do you feel that you’ve failed to follow through on a commitment? Are you embarrassed that your friends might perceive your dietary shift as a failure? Or does it indicate that your actions are inconsistent with your moral beliefs? Because you made a recent attempt to become vegetarian, I suspect your guilty conscience stems from a combination of personal, moral, and social factors. Aristotle, an Ancient Greek philosopher and author of “Nicomachean Ethics”, might diagnosis you with a case of “akrasia”, or moral incontinence. This doesn’t make you a bad, or in Aristotle’s terms “vicious,” person. It simply means you haven’t acquired the moral skills necessary for making a
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verywhere I turn I hear excited and scared seniors. It is that time of the school year for graduating seniors to start freaking out and hyperventilating about their futures. I am in the same boat because I am finishing up my second-to-last term of college and I have to face life at the end of commencement day in June. Once I move that white tassel to the other side of my cap I have no clue what I will be doing. Neither do most seniors. Do not worry; what you have is a simple diagnosis. The Quarter-life crisis. This is a malady that affects soon-to-be college graduates who have no idea on what they are going to do with their lives. It is normal and absolutely terrifying. So what do we do? We are all waiting to hear from graduate schools, the Peace Corps, prospective jobs or if our parents will let us crash on the couch for a while. We are all questioning if we chose Brooklyn the right major and life path Running on caffeine or regret all the wicked parties we went to instead of staying in. Life has become a swirling mess of job applications, career fairs, interviews and resumes with not much to show unless you are an engineering student with offers coming in before you finish school. So what do we do? We all just can’t sit around in our rooms and ugly cry while we watch “Forrest Gump.” I tried that and it is not lucrative. It is so hard to grasp at this vague and opaque beast that is “life after graduation.” How are we supposed to plan for the rest of our lives if we cannot even see beyond finals week? All of us are running around with our heads filled with fear, excitement, dread and a sense of finality that mixes together to create a feeling of nausea that no Pepto-Bismol or cocktail can get rid of. Some lucky people have a job or plan for after they finish college. Congratulations, please excuse all of the above because you have nothing to worry about. For those of us who still have not figured out our grand plan for post-graduation, stay with me for a little bit. Unfortunately there is no simple fix to this quarter-life crisis, because we all have to find what will make us happy and what will make us successful. It takes months of job hunting and cover letter writing to land any interview and all of that pain-staking work will help you move forward even if no response comes of it. This is a terrifying time in our lives, but it is also a great time to figure out who we are and do some soul searching. Make a mind-map of what you don’t want to do, because that is more helpful to eliminate all the things you don’t want to do or be. Once all that excess is gone it is easier to see what you want to pursue. Then go to the career center to dazzle your resume. Learn to smile and give a good handshake because you will be doing that a lot while trying to sell yourself to prospective employers. Even though it seems filthy to be selling yourself to someone else for gainful employment, it is a necessary evil. That, right there, is one big hurdle to get over. I cannot give a solid prescription for this epidemic because there is no singular dose to administer. But from personal experience I can say that all this craziness needs is a clear perspective and a positive attitude. You can see more opportunities when you are levelheaded instead of stuck in the cloud of insecurity and fear. It is going to be hard — accept it. Obstacles are easier to tackle if we understand the way will be bumpy and dirty. Don’t lose hope and don’t accept defeat. And the best piece of advice I can give is from the wonderful tater-tot YouTube star, Kid President: “Life is tough but so are you.” Go out and enjoy your last term in college, and don’t let the crisis define your time or yourself.
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Ryan Mason is a senior in graphic design
Why we should not fight fire with fire F rom a young age we are taught to never “fight fire with fire,” no matter how tempting the situation — an idea that has seemingly been forgotten by many Americans today. Over the past several months, there has been an abundance of controversial issues that have quickly swept across the nation, including Ferguson affairs and other police brutality related issues, which have left the nation in an uproar. More recently, however, a video at Oklahoma University, which exposed certain members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity for chanting racial slurs,
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has caused much debate and backlash amongst students at the university, as well as nationwide. And while it is truly appalling that issues such as these continue to ensue within our nation, what is even more appalling is the public’s recent choice of response to such juvenility. With reports of slashed tires, increased vandalism against
Greek houses and threats of violence toward students, the Greek community as a whole at Oklahoma University is under attack based on the actions of a few belligerents, according to an article written by African American Chapter President Tyrone Speller of Phi Delta Theta fraternity at OU. Now with this type of response becoming increasingly more popular, it is important that we take a step back and look at the effects of this approach. There is a reason our parents taught us to never fight fire with See HANSON | page 8
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Brooklyn Di Raffaele is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Di Raffaele’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Di Raffaele can be reached at forum@ dailybarometer.com.
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imagined. And it is for this reason that taking the high road and choosing not to conform to others’ use of violence, vandalism and profanfire — because it does not work. Looking back in history we see that some ity in order to spread a message is often the approach that leads to change. of the most successful moveI am hopeful that as a ments that occurred flournation we will learn from ished based on their use of However, the road these recent acts of protest, techniques, which surroundand come to realize how deted the idea of peaceful protest less traveled is rimental these responses can — movements such as the to be to every day comCivil Rights movement lead often the one that truly munities such as Ferguson, by Martin Luther King, Jr. leads us to the Mo., Alabama and Oklahoma These forms of public protest triumphed because places we never University. For we cannot change supporters bit their tongues, what has already been done imagined. refused to fight back with — we can only learn from it physical violence and ultiand grow. mately took the high road — a road that sometimes may not be the easiest Jesse Hanson is a sophomore in physics. The topinions expressed in to take. Hanson’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily However, the road less traveled is often Barometer staff. Hanson can be reached at forum@dailybarometer. the one that leads us to the places we never com.
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JENKINS n Continued from page 7 no, what makes the ups and downs of cultivating a moral skill more guilt inducing than other kinds of expertise? The obvious distinction, of course, is that in the realm of ethics, the difference between a successful or failed attempt to modify your behavior determines whether others bear the consequences. If you skip drum practice for a week, no one suffers. And, depending on your skill level, your neighbors might suffer less. But, if after a long study session, you scarf down a hamburger, someone gets eaten. And while the stakes of failure are higher in moral development than musical education, acquiring any new skill requires a certain amount of know-how and practice. In case you choose to reinterpret your guilt as an opportunity to pursue to your moral development, rather than a sign of failure, I’ll leave you with a few pieces of advice. We’ll have to save the arguments about the moral worth of vegetarianism for a different column. Alternatively, enroll in PHL 205 to debate animal ethics and more. Learn about upcoming courses in Philosophy at OSU in this video: http://goo.gl/HV3v4t. Practice, practice, practice. There’s a learning curve to
sions that effect everyone. My hope for this column was to foster a discussion and interest among my readers so awareness can be developed. I urge you all to make educated decisions at the grocery store, ballot box and in your conversations. The industry will make the necessary changes to provide the consumer with the product they desire, regardless of misconceptions that can compromise agriculture. Let me leave you with these tips: Buy American produce whenever possible. Purchasing local food keeps money within the community economy and supports farmers in your neighborhood. Read the label and make sure you understand what’s in your food. If you don’t understand an ingredient, look it up and educate yourself. Take a few minutes to research the agricultural industry before making a judgment or a decision about an issue. Look into both sides so you can make unbiased decisions. Every time you vote on an agricultural ballot measure or purchase an agricultural product at the store, you influence the industry. Misguided or uninformed consumers can negatively affect agriculture. Remember that agriculture is more than just farmers and ranchers. The industry is responsible for feeding us and putting clothes on our backs. We all have a place within it, and can help or hinder the industry’s growth. The goal of this column has been to Cultivate Communication through Common Ground. As educated voters and consumers, we can plant the seeds of a bright and prosperous future. Get moo-ving, be involved with agriculture and be a part of the discussion. Thanks for reading. t
Gregory Christensen is vice president of the agricultural executive council at OSU. The opinions expressed in Christensen’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Christensen can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
changing your diet. As you products tested on animals, or experiment with new foods, even go vegan. find replacements for old Perhaps you’ll challenge favorites, and learn to read what Dr. A. Breeze Harper, labels, you’ll develop new hab- creator of the “Sistah Vegan its for eating, grocery shop- Project,” terms the “neoliberal ping, and eating out. whiteness” of mainstream aniIn the beginning of your mal activism. Maybe you’ll use journey to become vegetarian, your Oregon State University expect imperfection. education to perfect a susYou’ll tainable eneraccidengy source. tally eat Changing But, if after a something your diet is with gela- long study session, only one way tin. You’ll to “help aniyou scarf down get “hanmals and the gry” and eat a hamburger, planet,” so pepperoni don’t limit someone pizza. Judge your role in your success gets eaten. the moral — and your revolution character — to modifying by how you your conrespond to the mistakes. Aim sumption habits. to do better next time. Peace & Virtue, Find community. Join the OSU or local group for vegDr. Ethics etarians and vegans. You might Are you curious about ethmake some new friends who can share recipes, recommend ics and philosophy? Do you restaurants, and support your have a moral dilemma or want respond to this week’s colvalues. umn? Send your questions to Find motivation in the joys of your new moral practice forum@dailybarometer.com instead of focusing on failure. or use the hashtag #askdrethWhile guilt may have cata- ics on Twitter. t lyzed your moral change, it’s not effective for sustaining an Dr. Stephanie Jenkins is an assistant professor in the School of History, Philosophy, and examined life. Finally, don’t stop learn- Religion and co-director of the Phronesis Lab for Engaged Ethics. The opinions expressed in ing. As your moral expertise Jenkins’s columns do not necessarily represent develops, take on new chal- those of The Daily Barometer staff. Jenkins can lenges. Next, you might forgo be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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oting seems like such a burden these Hannah Howie days. The long campaign runs, the annoying political ads, the boring speeches, that looming ballot deadline; we all breathe a sigh voting eligibility to know no bounds. of relief when voting season finally ends. What could be more American? We are an Now imagine yourself with no voice. If you all-inclusive democracy now — look at saw something you how far we have come. didn’t agree with, you couldn’t say Except we have failed. Except we seem to anything. If someWhat do we do during voting season? forget the fact that one took advantage We roll our eyes, take a deep breath African-Americans of you or put you and muster up all the available strength down, there was gaining the right to to fill out that ballot. This simple act nothing you could vote was about that an entire race worked so hard to say to stop it. Just 50 short getting the chance to get got gradually pushed against the back burner. years ago, an entire have a say in who population was Selma gave everyone the right to vote, was elected. voiceless, and their but now that is taken for granted. inability to vote was Except we seem to forget the fact that not even half the African-Americans gaining the right to reason. vote was about getting the chance to have their #Selma50 could not have had better timing. say in who should be elected congressman, On March 7, 1965, a group of about 600 governor, even the president. The right to vote local activists decided to march from Selma was a civil rights movement in itself. to Montgomery, Ala. to protest the fatal shootIt symbolizes the voice an entire people ing of a young black man named Jimmy Lee Jackson. The march would also protest the gained: a basic human right. injustice of resistance to African Americans President Obama stated in his speech in voting. They simply wanted equality. Selma last Saturday, according to a piece by They wanted to have a voice. the Huffington Post, that although America As the peaceful group marched across the has come a long way from 1965, the journey Edmund Pettus Bridge, Alabama State troop- to equality is long. ers blocked the route, and the group was told “We know the march is not yet over, the race to turn around. The protesters refused so the is not yet won, and that reaching that blessed troops attacked, throwing tear gas into the destination where we are judged by the content crowd and beating nonviolent protesters with of our character requires admitting much,” clubs. By then end of the day, over fifty people he said. were hospitalized. It is so important that these words be spoken Do the circumstances sound familiar? The riots in Ferguson were triggered by the because we must acknowledge our weaknesses. absence of an indictment for Darrel Wilson, The land of the free and home of the brave has the police officer who allegedly shot an constantly failed its people, bringing maltreatunarmed black man named Michael Brown. ment, oppression and prejudice. The Ferguson, Mo. police department would We cannot let this happen anymore. later be proven to have a black-oriented pattern As the President stood at the very end of in their arrests. the Edmund Pettus Bridge where the horrors These riots aren’t just about Michael Brown. of Bloody Sunday occurred, he addressed the They are about Eric Garner, the courage and sacrifice for father of six who died at the hands of civil rights, “(The proan NYPD cop in a chokehold. testers) had no elected They are about Trayvon Martin, a office but they lead a Black America 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot must scream at the nation.” by a neighborhood watch volunteer Maybe someday the — wrongfully. top of their lungs public can view today’s These riots are for Black America modern civil rights acts to stand up to the injustice they just to have a the same way we view have endured for far too long in Bloody Sunday — as an chance at equality. this country. How do you make act of heroics. change when no one can hear you? Until then, I can only You speak louder and louder until tell you one thing: vote. they do. Black America must scream at the top of their Have peace in knowing that you have a voice lungs just to have a chance at equality. to express yourself and the ones you love. Search a picture of Bloody Sunday and then Otherwise we are basically living in a pre-Selma a picture of Ferguson in November, 2014 and age: an age of ignorance, cruelness and disreyou will see two distinct sides in each picture: gard for human beings. Do not take for granted the police versus African Americans. the simple luxury of a voice. No matter your stance on the civil rights As President Obama so eloquently put, fiasco today, you cannot help but spot out the “Somebody already got us over that bridge. motifs, and it’s infuriating. When it feels the road is too hard, when the In the wake of the Ferguson events, a tribute torch we’ve been passed feels too heavy, we to those who risked their lives for racial equality at a time when racial tensions were the highest will remember these early travelers, and draw strength from their example … we honor those seems fitting. who walked so we could run. We must run so The people who marched across that bridge raised their voices by refusing to turn around. our children soar.”
his year we have discussed numerous aspects of agriculture. Many questions have been asked, Gregory and countless puns have been printed. With any luck, everyone learned something new about Cultivating Innovation an industry that surely is the Although branded as the backbone of this country. Over the course of the term, spokesman for the U.S. and we approached complicated Oregon agricultural industry and controversial issues, like by several students, I instead holes in cattle, Genetically feel I am a representative camModified Organisms, the legal- paigning for more education ization of marijuana and, of and a greater understanding course, the homosexual rams. of agriculture. By 2050, it is estimated that I posed tough questions like: “What came first, the chicken the global population will reach or the egg?” We even addressed 9 billion. This will mean an a turkey’s love of Beyoncé and increase of 2 billion people in the romance and sex life of 35 years. In order to feed and provide for everyone, changes dates. Unfortunately, there were are necessary. Agriculture must things left unsaid, puns left become more efficient and unwritten and questions left new innovations will need to be incorporated. Additionally, the unanswered. I started this column with consumer will need to support the goal of educating the public the changes of the agricultural about the importance of agri- industry. Unfortunately, today’s conculture. Many of my readers have asked questions that were sumer/voter makes decideveloped into the next week’s sions based on the emotional response they receive when column topic. I received some criticism for hearing or seeing advertisebringing controversial issues ments. They make judgments to light, but I stand by my based on misinformation, and decision for their inclusion. often hurt the industry they Many of these topics are part are trying to protect. I too am of the discussions happening guilty of this, but we can stop across the country and are an this pattern through education. The principle motive of this important part of the conversation. Contentious or debated column was to construct a conversation themes are and to teach just as imporand learn a tant as the Unfortunately, little along comical ones. Last year there were things the way; plus adding some after an incileft unsaid, puns dry humor dent with a to make for PETA2 stuleft unwritten a harmless dent organizand questions left read. er, I was left Many of questioning unanswered. you picked the public’s up a copy understandof The Daily ing of agriBarometer culture, and whether or not my jugular just to see what puns would be would be severed as threat- included in that week’s article ened. At that moment, I under- or to see what zany topic would stood the importance of trans- be discussed. parency within agriculture. One of the topics we I recognized that the indus- addressed, from several perspectry has little to no voice, and tives, was how the consumer instead of spearheading affects the industry. I pointed out news, it often plays a game of the importance of an educated consumer/voter in making decicatch-up.
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