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River, a whippet, enjoys some gentle petting at the Valley Library yesterday while students take a break from studying for their finals.
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Bentley, a boarder collie, allows students to pet him as they enjoy a nice stress-reliever.
Canines comfort students during dead week Welcome Waggers, a local volunteer group, will bring therapy dogs into the Valley Library today for students
the surrounding Corvallis and Linn Benton community since 1991. While yesterday was the first time that the Welcome Waggers have been on a college campus in Oregon, they are active in the local community. Welcome Waggers volunteers each of the five By Kristy Wilkinson dogs in the Reading Education Assistance Dogs The Daily Barometer program, a program that allows elementary As dead week looms over our heads and stu- school students to read to the dogs within the dents see the black hole of finals in the oh-so program and improve their reading compredistant future, it can be hard to find a way to hension skills. de–stress. The Valley Library has a answer to Local nursing homes, hospice care facilities the problem: The Welcome Waggers. and mental health facilities are some of the The Welcome Waggers is a local volunteer many locations that the Welcome Waggers go therapy dog group that has been working with to provide support and therapy. n
Yesterday there were five therapy dogs in the commons room of the Valley Library. Each student was allotted 10 minutes to pet the dogs and see the tricks they have learned over their training. Andrea Wirth, an OSU librarian, is the reason Welcome Waggers came to the library. Wirth was inspired by a similar event that had happened at Rice University, in Houston. “The best, most important part of this was to alleviate stress for students,” Wirth said. Wirth said they will be having the Welcome Waggers back at least once per term during finals week, if not more often. The success of the program has happened
in a short period of time, Wirth said. “We definitely see a difference from when [students] walk in to when they walk out,” Wirth said. A line wrapped around to the outside of the Valley Library commons yesterday as students waited to meet the therapy dogs. Katie Schou, a senior in political science, said the chance to see the dogs was well worth the 10-minute wait in line. “It was a great break from studying and it reminded me that there is more to life that just exams,” Schou said. “You have to take a break See WAGGERS | page 8
New professor to connect OSU’s School of History, Philosophy, Religion ASOSU house Amy Koehlinger started the Religious Studies Club, hopes to spur academic conversation By Maddy Duthie
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New assistant professor Amy Koehlinger is the missing link in Oregon State University’s new School of History, Philosophy and Religion. Six months ago, Koehlinger and her husband traded the Florida sunshine for the drizzles and mists of the Willamette Valley to bridge the OSU history and philosophy departments with the new addition of religion, as she is the only professor specific to the field of religious studies. At OSU, Koehlinger said, religious studies has been under the umbrella major of philosophy for years, rather than being its own major. The School of History, Philosophy and Religion hopes to change that, and Koehlinger is taking initiative for this change as the primary faculty adviser of the new student club that invites students to join the academic conversation of religion. It’s called the Religious Studies Club, for the time being. “The hope is that the group will name itself,” Koehlinger said. She and her colleagues hope this club will give students a place to
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expand their knowledge of religion and better understand the field of study. “This is about creating a culture of inquiry among the students,” Koehlinger said. Koehlinger’s resume includes teaching religious studies at Florida State University for 10 years; writing a book about American Catholic nuns, which has been nominated for five awards and has won one; earning three degrees and receiving an undergraduate teaching award from Florida State University. Koehlinger applied her interest in religious studies to extensive research on various American religious traditions, including the Catholic sisterhood. Koehlinger isn’t Catholic, but considers herself an agnostic Lutheran, “appreciative of the power of religion.” In her article, “Demythologizing Catholic Women Religious in the
1960s” for the Journal of Southern Religion, Koehlinger said due to the culture she was raised in, she was misinformed about the character and professions of Catholic nuns when she met one face to face at the age of age 21. “My first sustained encounter with a sister exploded everything I thought I knew about Catholic nuns, igniting a decade-long intellectual quest to discover exactly who these women really were,” Koehlinger wrote. As an undergraduate, she lived with a nun while taking a year off of college to volunteer for a Catholic HIV/AIDS service organization in Washington, D.C. Her experiences witnessing Catholic social justice in action served as a catalyst for her continuing academic pursuits. Although Corvallis is a long trip from Tallahassee, Fla., Koehlinger is not new to the area. She spent two years in
Eugene earning a Master of Arts in U.S. history from the University of Oregon before tackling her Ph.D. at Yale. She noted she had many great experiences with students at FSU, but students there tended to have strong religious commitments that sometimes made it difficult for them to learn the history of American religion. “Their traditions had given them a particular narrative about American religion that was often historically inaccurate, so it was hard for them to hear historians say otherwise,” Koehlinger said. Spring quarter, Koehlinger will teach a course on literature in American religion where students will examine five different novels from different historical time periods, and consider the religious content therein. One goal she shares with the School of History, Philosophy and Religion plans to create a major in religious studies at OSU. “In order to do that, the administration has to see that students want this,” Koehlinger said. “If students respond positively to the idea of a club and it has energy, that would be one really excellent way for the faculty to know and the administration to know that students are interested.” Maddy Duthie, new reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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Last night, the Associated Students of Oregon State University house of representatives pushed through the “Tuition Equity Resolution” in order to show support before the state Senate’s vote on tuition equity this upcoming Tuesday. Aside from hearing the first readings of a package of legislation that will abolish and create new committees and structures within ASOSU, the members passed a bill to increase SafeRide’s funding. The “Tuition Equity Resolution” is a senate bill stating, “ASOSU supports the passage of Tuition Equity by the 2013 Oregon State Legislature” and that “ASOSU will be actively committee to supporting and advocating for See HOUSE | page 2
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A lot of news has circulated at Oregon State University about the current changes in Greek life and student housing. Starting fall term, all freshmen will be required to live on campus. On Feb. 20, University Housing and Dining Services submitted an eight-page cooperative house program review to all of the house presidents. The program review is a compilation of recommendations from the cooperative house program review team. The team consists of the Azalea House co-op director, each cooperative house president, and several UHDS and other campus officials. “The implementation group’s goal is to be mindful of house traditions while maintaining the highest standard for our residents,” said Jennifer Vina, assistant director of UHDS marketing assessment
HOUSE n Continued from page 1 the passage of tuition equity in the 2013 legislative session.” Currently, Oregon is the only state on the West Coast that does not grant residency tuition for undocumented students even though they have graduated from Oregon high schools. Fourteen states have passed tuition equity and will abolish this rule within the state. “Tuition equity speaks to a basic human right,” said representative Nick Rosoff. “That right is education . . . I urge us to pass this today.” Rosoff said he campaigned in The Dalles and Hillsboro, main areas of residency for the constituencies of this legislation, and found 60 to 90 percent support in those areas. Rosoff, along with a group of other students, handed in 1,000 pledge cards of support for the passing of tuition equity and said there is no more ground for the same defense this year. The resolution was in its first reading but the house decided to forgo standing rules that would not require a second reading of the bill and passed the resolution 10-1. The second piece of legislation passed by the house was the “Bill to Prevent Wage Compression for SafeRide Employees.” The bill addresses the fact that SafeRide drivers and dispatchers do not currently receive a pay grade above the minimum wage outlined in
and communications. “We are committed to working with students to determine the appropriate path forward, to determine [the] best steps to make these environments inclusive for all residents while ensuring their health and safety.” Vina said the team’s commitment is even truer for the First Year Experience in fall. She said it is critical these houses operate at a level consistent with the programs and services in all UHDS facilities. Some residents feel differently. “As a resident and president of Azalea House, I am disappointed in the university for ignoring the cooperative houses both on a structural and maintenance level, and a program and funding level for so many years,” said Megan Gapp. “Now all of a sudden they are in a flurry about controlling what goes on here, when we have functioned just fine for over 50 years, basically on our own.” The cooperative house program review will enforce house and facility inspections, as well as detailed documents that state each house’s governing rules. Conduct reviews will also be requested.
areas of the ASOSU statutes for student employees. The legislation would amend the ASOSU statutes to specifically say “A stipend will be granted to additional support staff, including drivers and dispatchers for the SafeRide program.” The bill will be go into effect in the next ASOSU legislation and, according to ASOSU student organizing advocate Drew Desilet, will be a total cost of $4,900. After discussion and the announcement of ASOSU coming severely under budget this year the house passed the legislation. The final order of business before the house adjourned for winter term was the introduction of a package of bills by representative Michael Robb. These bills will not be heard again until spring term. According to Robb, the bills will create more of a transparency within the representation of ASOSU, and therefore the student body, in other committees across the university’s campus. Tuesday night’s meeting opened with the task force directors’ report from the directors of queer affairs, community affairs and environmental affairs. Kiah McConnell, director of queer affairs, announced her main efforts currently will be the planning for PRIDE Week in May. Ricky Zipp, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
These are only a few examples out of the program. One subgroup of UHDS, the department leadership team, made several recommendations to the houses regarding the facilities, as well as the food services, governing systems and finances. “I asked UHDS personnel if they had ever been to the co-ops when it was actually occupied by students to observe the day-to-day routines and community,” Gapp said. “None of them had. They were all there in the summer, when the building was empty. I extended an invitation to join us for an evening meal and they, of course, never came. I dislike their lack of interest in getting first-person accounts.” The co-op residents have a strong sense of community and have banded together, said Killian Maxwell, president of Avery house. “I like the co-op housing because it has a big sense of community, just an at-home feeling,” Maxwell said. “We want to just reach a compromise with UHDS.” Greg Germano, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
Scouts survey on gay membership (CNN) — The questions go to the heart of the issue, presenting scenarios some may find challenging. The Boy Scouts of America, now considering a change in the group’s longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members, has sent out a questionnaire that goes beyond a simple yes or no on the subject. Among them: Is it acceptable for a gay scout and a straight scout to share a tent on an overnight camping trip? The survey sent to leaders and parents includes five multiple-choice answers ranging from “totally acceptable” to “totally unacceptable.” Listening phase In February, the Boy Scouts of America’s national executive board postponed a vote on lifting its outright ban on openly homosexual scouts and troop leaders. The decision will be made at the organization’s annual meeting in May, where about 1,400 members of the group’s national council will take part, the board said. The organization said at the time that it would “further engage representatives of Scouting’s membership and listen to their perspectives and concerns.” The Boy Scouts said in a statement Tuesday that they’re in the “listening phase” and are
“reviewing a number of issues and how they will impact the BSA, including youth, chartered organizations, parents, and financial, fundraising, and legal concerns.” The questions The survey’s nine questions directly address those concerns and point to the complexities of the issues involved. Here’s one of the questions from the survey: “David, a Boy Scout, believes that homosexuality is wrong. His troop is chartered to a church where the doctrine of that faith also teachers that homosexuality is wrong. Steven, an openly gay youth, applies to be a member in the troop and is denied membership. Is it acceptable or unacceptable for this troop to deny Steve membership in their troop?” Another question asks if a lesbian mom should be allowed to be den leader, if the church it’s chartered to has no problem with homosexuality. The issues are challenging for an organization that has many ties to organized religion, many of them conservative. Before the Scouts postponed their vote in February, the executive board was expected to consider a proposal to let local groups set their own policies
Meetings ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU 211.
Events Campus Recycling, 9am-4pm, Recycling Warehouse (644 SW 13th St.). Film, Plastic & E-Waste Collection Week. Bring broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic for free recycling. Women’s Center, 9am-6pm,Women’s Center. Want a new wardrobe? Want to get rid of that loud sweater that no longer fits? Come to the Clothing Swap!
Thursday, Mar. 14 Meetings College Republicans, 7pm, StAg 107. General meeting.
Events Women’s Center, 9am-6pm,Women’s Center. Bring what you don’t need, score something new!
Friday, Mar. 15 Meetings Educational Activities Committee, 11am-Noon,KBVRConferenceRoom, 220 MU East/Snell Hall. Discuss pending Fund Balance Requests.
Events OSU Music Department, Noon, MU Lounge. Music å la Carte: Lark. Irish Music. Women’s Center, 9am-6pm,Women’s Center. Last day to attend Clothing Swap! Bring what you don’t need, score something new!
Campus Briefs Today Happiness: What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You The School of Psychological Science presents a presentation by Dan Gilbert, a professor of [sychology at Harvard University and a bestselling author, on the subject of happiness. Gilbert will speak at Oregon State University from 4:30-6 p.m.
Tomorrow Music a la Carte Three Fingered Jack, an Irish band in Corvallis, will play for this week’s “brown bag” lunch concert in the Memorial Union lounge from 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Corvallis-OSU Symphony Concert This concert, Conducted by Dr. Steven Zielke will feature the OSU Chamber Choir and the Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir. The concert will last from 7::309:30 p.m.
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pril 15 might not hold significance to you, but we bet your parents are aware of the day. The 15th is the last day, unless you or your parents file for an extension, to file taxes. Since, according to the Oregon State Enrollment Summary for winter term 2013, 67 percent of undergraduates and 3.8 percent of graduate students are under the age of 25, many OSU students probably don’t file their own taxes. If you’re under the age of 19, or you’re under the age of 24 and are a full-time student, your parents can claim you as a dependent. Thus, mommy and daddy are usually the ones to take care of our taxes. Well, children, even if your parents do this for you, it’s a good idea to learn from them how to do it yourself. Eventually you will have to do them by yourself, but you may never learn how. As it is now, OSU does not offer a concrete method of learning to do or getting assistance with taxes. We have an issue with this. Out of all the superfluous baccalaureate core courses, Oregon State does not offer a single class that would aid students in understanding taxes — how to file them or how to handle the Internal Revenue System. The only thing that might come close to such a class is an upper division course offered in the College of Business. Unfortunately, not just anyone can take the class. We asked if students might find clarity and direction from ASOSU Legal Services’ attorneys — no luck. Apparently, giving advice or aiding in understanding the paperwork is outside offered services. Once upon a time, workshops where students could bring in their documents and ask for assistance were held in the Valley Library, however, they no longer exist. We’ve been at Oregon State for a while now, and sadly some of us still rely on our parents to take care of our taxes. Instead of floundering and learning from making rookie mistakes, we would like an opportunity to learn how to do it right the first time. Instead of wasting our time — and money — on bacc core classes we only consider another hoop to jump through before walking away with a diploma, we’d like to see OSU implement classes that will actually aid us in the real world. Don’t get us wrong: Not all bacc core are a complete waste of time or money. If we’re majoring in biology, then biology 102 might be a cool class. For us, it mostly came off as, “let’s look at squiggles under a microscope for an hour and a half.” We’d like to see a revised version of bacc core courses to include relevance to our lives. Filing taxes, handling the IRS, knowing our rights as students and individuals, and
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ctions speak louder than words, but the wounds words leave linger longer than bruises. My mom has never really said anything about my “queerty” on any of the occasions I’ve come out to her, other than an absent, “That’s nice, honey.” On the other hand, I told my dad I was queer and I liked country music in the same breath. He waved off the queer bit like it didn’t matter and instead told me, in utter seriousness, that he still loved me even if I listened to country music. So while I’ve never felt ostracized in my family, I also didn’t think they ever really heard me. Or, if they had heard me, it felt like they thought I was just looking for attention, or maybe that it was some sort of “phase” I was going through. I’ve come out to my mom and dad repeatedly, off and on since I was 12 years old, because sometimes it seemed like they forgot — or like they blocked it out. Once or twice it was because I did something to confuse the issue — being myself was hard, but it turned out that being someone else was impossible. But, just the other day, my mom put an “Equality Forever” stamp on the letter she mailed me. It’s stupid, but I’ve never felt so accepted and loved as I did when I saw that stamp. That action proved more to me than saying “that’s nice, honey” a thousand times ever could. But words can be more hurtful than actions. Isn’t it always the case that if something’s kind it’s harder to believe than if it’s cruel? No one ever forgets the first time someone told them they were less — less important, less normal, less
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The Daily Barometer human. That ache stays with you the rest of your life. Someone spitting derogatory slurs at you during a beating seems inconsequential when you’re trying to dodge a punch, but later the slurs are the things that stick with you after the bruises or broken bones have healed. The fact that someone thinks you’re different enough from them to validate the urge to destroy the difference is disheartening. Anything that is different is something that can make someone second guess him- or herself, and that is scary. Whether it’s fear of the “other” or internalized hate, taking it out on others is something that’s distressingly common. I was having a conversation with a friend the other day in which, as it turned out, we were both baffled by how people can denigrate others for just being different. I don’t know, maybe you have to have been ostracized for something yourself before it becomes inconceivable to discount someone just because they’re different. Last month, a woman in Texas, Sondra Scarber, was attacked while trying to defend her girlfriend’s fouryear-old son from a bully on an elementary school playground. When the father of the bully realized that Scarber was a woman and not a man like he had assumed, he assaulted her. She did not have time to begin to defend herself. She survived the attack, but her jaw is still wired shut as it continues to heal. In an interview, Scarber told the WFAA news network she is more
concerned about her girlfriend’s son, who is still having trouble sleeping after witnessing the attack. The police have been searching for the assailant, but won’t confirm the attack was a hate crime, despite a witness statement from Scarber’s girlfriend confirming he yelled homophobic slurs at Scarber as he continued to assault her after she fell unconscious. “I think it’s evil to treat somebody in such a way and get away with it,” Scarber told WFAA. “I don’t think it’s OK to put someone in this much pain because you don’t think it’s OK for me to raise my son.” How is it possible for someone to hate something so much they feel it validates beating up a woman on a playground, in front of children? While that’s a trifecta, how does anything validate physical violence unless it’s other violence? If just my existence is provocation enough to count as the sort of verbal or physical abuse it would take for me to throw a punch, how is that supposed to make me feel? Do I introduce myself to people by saying, “Hello, I’m a walking insult to your way of life, heterosexuality and social norms?” Because that’s a mouthful, and saying all that whenever I meet someone new would get old fast. I suppose I could wear a sign, so I wouldn’t have to say it all every time I see someone I don’t know — but that’s verging on pink triangle and gold star territory, and we’re better than the Third Reich. At least, I hope we are. t
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ociety has a nauseating obsession with idolizing celebrities. What is it about these individuals that deeply fascinates the general public? What does it say about one’s own life if he or she spend the majority of it worshipping the life of another? Why did so many people around the world gather Monday night for three hours to watch Sean Lowe “find true love?” For many people, celebrity interest can skyrocket past casual significance or fascination, and into obsession. Whether it’s movie stars, professional athletes, famous writers or corrupt politicians, a portion of the media-consuming population thirsts to know every little detail about their favorite icon(s). For many, becoming consumed and constantly in touch with the lives of a famous person can be vicariously pleasurable and exceptionally satisfying. This pseudo relationship can allow fans to idenFor many tify with enjoyable people, characteristics of self they share celebrity with the celebrity. interest can Such a connection skyrocket is free of rejection or prejudice, invit- past casual ing feelings of stability, perfection significance, and euphoria. and even Unfortunately, fascination, this “parasocial” relationship is to obsession. always emotionally one-sided and could result in the deterioration of the fan’s confidence over time. According to Time Magazine’s Alice Park, recent research indicates celebrity worship can decrease self-esteem due to endless admiration, which can quickly manifest feelings of envy, isolation and inadequacy. Humans in omnipresent media are dolled up to be flawless objects of pure desire with heavy emphasis on sex appeal. Generally, most of these actors and actresses follow the same corporeal criteria: Ultrathin waists, flawless facial features, smooth skin, radiant eyes and hair, while remaining foible free and anatomically proportionate and voluptuous. Characteristics like these put an insurmountable amount of pressure on young women and men to live up to a socially-accepted and media-perpetuated form of beauty. What’s more? The media emphasizes stigmatized gender roles regarding personality, occupation, style and proper slang. Is the overall goal of media to create armies of robotic, glassy-eyed, pop-cultureconforming boys and girls who are too petrified to revolt because they fear peer rejection? It is exceedingly difficult for those who worship celebrities to break free from the culturally accepted and frequently practiced “norms” learned from media. Dr. Stuart Fischoff a spokesman for the American Psychological Association and a professor of media psychology at UCLA believes the cult of the celebrity is biologically driven. “What’s in our DNA, as a social animal, is the interest in looking at alpha males and females; the ones who are important in the pack,” Fischoff said. He further explains humans are
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magine a first date with someone goes well, and then the next couple of dates go OK. The fifth date doesn’t go as well as the first four, and you begin to seriously secondguess if things are going to work out. You consider ending it, but there’s a dance coming up that you want to go to. You can find a new date for the dance, but the dance is too important for you to risk taking someone you’ve never dated before. You know your best bet of having a fun night is if you go with the person you’ve been seeing. But you go into the dance with the mindset that your date must “wow” you if you’re going to continue seeing them. Like, go-home-together “wow” you. Otherwise, you’re through with that person. By now, you should know where I’m going with this. If Craig Robinson’s relationship with Oregon State University is going to continue past a sixth date — a sixth season — he damn well better “wow” Beaver Nation next year. If the Beavers don’t make the 2014 NCAA Tournament, Robinson must go. Robinson’s fifth campaign as OSU’s men’s basketball coach came to a disappointing end Thursday with a 74-68
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As the buzzer sounded at the end of the first half, Colorado’s Spencer Dinwiddie hoisted up an impossible half court shot and, of course, it went in. That shot was a microcosm of the Beavers’ season, one defined by a series of bad breaks and unfortunate circumstances. On a day when the Beavers held Colorado to 39.3 percent from the field, they still managed to lose by a score of 74-68 on Wednesday afternoon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament. The Buffaloes quickly increased their six-point halftime lead to eight points as Oregon State missed its first six field goal attempts of the second half. Still, the Beavers fought back, cutting Colorado’s lead to one point on an Eric
COMING SOON Thursday, March 14 No. 23 Softball vs. New Mexico 12 p.m./2 p.m., Corvallis
Friday, March 15 No. 3 Baseball @ No. 20 Arizona 6 p.m., Tuscon, Ariz.
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Sunday, March 17 No. 3 Baseball @ No. 20 Arizona 12 p.m., Tuscon, Arizona
Moreland layup with 13:24 left in the game. Colorado then promptly went on a 15-5 run to put the Beavers in a position they couldn’t come back from. Aided by the return of the nation’s leading rebounder, Andre Roberson, who had missed the last three games due to illness, Colorado outrebounded Oregon State by 7. The Beavers were especially hurt by Colorado’s 15 offensive rebounds and 18 second-chance points. Oregon State’s four conference wins are the school’s lowest during head coach Craig Robinson’s tenure. Although it is unlikely the Beavers would be offered a bid, Robinson said that if offered a spot in the College Basketball Invitational, Oregon State would not accept because he wants his team to feel the sting of not playing in the postseason. The Beavers have gone to the CBI in three of the previous four years. On both ends of the court, Oregon State was lead by the play of sophomore forward Eric Moreland. Grabbing his 12th double-double of the season, Moreland was unable to match his offensive efficiency from the last game, but did finish with 14 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. His five blocks give him a total of 73 on the season, breaking the Oregon State singleseason record he set last year with 69. Senior forward Joe Burton, playing in his final game for the Beavers, finished with only four points, three assists and two rebounds. With this game, Burton tied the school record for career games played with 130. Burton is the only senior graduating for OSU this year, but the Beaver lineup for next season remains somewhat of a mystery — as evidenced by the increased playing time for freshman guard Victor Robbins and decreased time for junior guard Ahmad Starks. The Daily Barometer
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No. 3 Oregon State fell behind 2-1 in the first inning, but pulled out a 6-5 victory Wednesday night By Andrew Kilstrom The Daily Barometer
Yesterday, University of San Francisco scored two runs in the first inning and never looked back, handing Oregon State its first loss of the season. After the Dons led off Wednesday’s game with another two-run first inning, it looked as if OSU might lose two straight. But behind timely hitting and another dominating performance from the bullpen, the Beavers prevailed, earning a series split with a 6-5 win. “We again started down in the game,” said junior infielder Andy Peterson. “We all knew we were going to come back. I thought we would come back with a little more fire, but we were good enough to get the job done.” Despite not playing up to its usual level, OSU was happy to get a win. “We could’ve played better but games are hard to win,” said head coach Pat Casey. “You can dwell on the things that we didn’t do well or you can think about the fact that we won the game.” After OSU’s worst offensive game of the season — one run on four hits — the Beavers bounced back, using eight hits to manufacture their six runs. Sophomore outfielder Dylan Davis was again an offensive bright spot — Davis homered in Tuesday’s game — getting two hits highlighted by a double and three runs batted in. Despite the increased production at the plate, Casey still isn’t happy. “We wanted to get better on offense and didn’t do a good job of that,” Casey said. “We had guys on second and third [base] twice and didn’t capitalize. Those things will hurt you.” Starting pitching plagued the Beavers for the second straight game. Senior right-hander Taylor Starr got the start on the mound, throwing 4 1/3 innings, while allowing three runs on five hits.
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Junior right-hander Brandon Jackson delivers a pitch against the Dons last night. Jackson allowed no earned runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings. “His stuff was good but I think he would probably tell you he was in the middle of the plate too much,” Casey said. “He felt good, his velocity was up, his breaking ball was good, his changeup was good. But in his first
start [of the season] he would tell you he wants to throw the ball in different areas of the plate.” Junior right-hander Brandon Jackson continued his strong season out of the See BASEBALL | page 6
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Dynasty isn’t a word that’s thrown around loosely in the sports world. In order to earn the title of dynasty, you have to exhibit sustained dominance over an extended period of time. As for recent dynasties, you have the 19962001 New York Yankees, the 2000-2002 Los Angeles Lakers and the 2001-2004 New England Patriots, just to name a few. As for Oregon State dynasties, the baseball program recently qualified as such when it won back-to-back national titles in 2006 and 2007. But that’s where the list of OSU dynasties ends, right? Wrong. A group of OSU women’s soccer players have formed a dynasty — on the basketball court. Meet the Soccer Junies, an intramural basketball team made up of current and former OSU women’s soccer players. “Well, since we’ve lost once in three years, I’d say we’re a dynasty,” said Brandi Dawson, a forward on the pitch and the captain on the court. “I think [dynasty] is a fair thing to say,” added Erin Uchacz, a 5-foot-10 midfielder who rebounds as ferociously as she boots a soccer ball.
Tonight, the Soccer Junies will play in their third straight intramural championship game. They won the title , but lost last year. This year, they’ve outscored their opponents 205-105 en route to tonight’s game, which tips off at 7:45 p.m. at Dixon Recreation Center. They’ll face Kappa Kappa Gamma, which defeated Alpha Phi in a semifinal game Wednesday night. The Soccer Junies’ lineup is a potent one in terms of athleticism, an underwhelming one in terms of basketball experience. “Being in shape is 90 percent of the reason we win, because we just out-run teams,” Dawson said. “Life is easy when you’re fit,” added Jenna Richardson, who’s arguably the Beavers’ best soccer player and the Soccer Junies’ least experienced basketball player. Uchacz, Jacy Drobney and Ashley Seal are the Soccer Junies’ only players who played varsity basketball in high school. They carry the load for the team. “We dish Erin [Uchacz] the ball and let her dunk it over their heads,” Dawson said. “And she gets all the rebounds, and she makes her free throws.” “When Jacy’s on, she’s a really good shooter,” Uchacz said. “And when she’s off, she’s off.” “Jacy can put the ball through her legs, so that’s cool,” Richardson added. And then there are the rest of the players, each contributing in their own separate ways. There’s Marissa Kovac, who Richardson said “never looks like she’s trying, and in a split second she’ll poke your eyes out.” There’s Megan Miller, who Dawson said has
been known to hit a really necessary threepointer from time to time. Miller is also the reason the team has a coach; her boyfriend, OSU men’s basketball player Angus Brandt, gives the team pointers from time to time. There’s Dawson, who Richardson said “is intimidating because she has real basketball shoes, and she is also very confident regardless if she’s actually good or not.” There’s Haley Shaw, who won’t play tonight due to an injury, but whose soccer instincts have led her to kick the ball when she’s supposed to pick it up from time to time. As for what Richardson, who comes off the bench, brings to the team, Dawson said “speed, and good looks. She brings our team average up.” The best part of IMs, the Soccer Junies say, is the fact that they can show up without warming up or anything and frustrate teams by beating them. “I think what makes it so awesome is we don’t really care,” Richardson said. “We show up, we don’t warm up and then we win and the other team gets frustrated and it’s funny. “It’s awesome to be cocky when you’re abso-
lutely terrible. The other team hates it. I’ll make a 3-pointer and then do a dance and sub myself out, and then the other team will call me a B-word.” While they have fun with it, there’s no denying the Soccer Junies’ desire to win. “Last game [in the semifinals] we were down by like five, and we were like, ‘There’s no way we are losing to these people,’” Uchacz said. “So we stepped it up.” As for what happened last year, the Soccer Junies said they played a team that had solid basketball experience, but that part of the reason they lost was because Uchacz fouled out in the first five minutes of the second half. “It’ll sting,” Uchacz said of last year’s loss ruining their chance of winning four straight IM championships, assuming they’ll be back next year. They’re determined not to lose tonight. “We’re not cocky, but we’re confident,” Uchacz said. “We’re going to win.” “No question,” Dawson added. Grady Garrett, sports reporter On Twitter @gradygarrett sports@dailybarometer.com
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For the first time in six weeks, the members of the Oregon State softball team will not spend their Thursday settling into a hotel in some city with better weather than Corvallis. Instead, they will spend today preparing for and then playing a doubleheader against the University of New Mexico in Corvallis. After 24 consecutive road games to begin the season, the Beavers finally get to play in front of their fans. “I’m excited to show our fans what we got,” said senior Ashley Sanchez. It appears the No. 23 Beavers (20-4) got a lot. OSU has won six in a row and 18 of its last 19 after starting the season 2-3. Since losing to Kentucky in their fifth game of the season, the Beavers have outscored their opponents 14344. Outside of the preseason rankings, OSU has checked in at No. 23 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll two weeks in a row. Expectations were high to start the season — players have said the goal is to reach the College World Series in Oklahoma City, which OSU last qualified for in 2006 — and thus far, results indicate those expectations are attainable. The Beavers are off to their best start since 2006, when they started the season 30-2. Players credit their early-season success to fight, communication and consistency. “I really like the fight that we’ve had lately,” said senior outfielder Lea Cavestany, who’s second on the team in home runs (four) and fourth in batting average (.356). “The way that we play our games this year compared to past years is
we just go out there and give our all like it’s our last game. We don’t care who it is, what the score is, we just go in there, play until the end of the game, and whatever the outcome is we know we gave it our all.” If there has been a theme so far this season, it’s been the Beavers’ ability to come from behind late in games. Last weekend in Fresno, Calif., they trailed San Diego State 4-0 entering the fifth inning and went on to win 9-5. “When we get down in games, we don’t just give up like I’ve seen in the past,” said Sanchez, a .362 hitter on the season. “In the past, there would be times where we’d not be surprised when we did lose. When we get down, we have grady garrett | THE DAILY BAROMETER all the confidence in each other to come back Marissa Kovac, Erin Uchacz, Megan Miller, Coach Angus Brandt, Jacy Drobney, Brandi and win it.” Dawson and Jenna Richardson make up the Soccer Junies. It helps that they have a potent lineup capable of putting up runs in bunches. Eight of OSU’s nine regular starters are hitting .300 or better on the season. Last year, two Beavers hit .300 or better. Thanks in large part to freshman slugger Natalie Hampton’s 10 home runs, this year’s team has hit 30 dingers — last year’s team hit 42 in 59 games. OSU’s pitching has been solid, as well. Senior Marina Demore has been the team’s primary workhorse, compiling a 14-2 record and 1.99 earned run average in 88 innings of work. Collectively, the Beavers’ staff has a 2.59 ERA. In New Mexico, OSU faces a team that’s won 13 of its last 20 after starting the season with seven consecutive losses. Game one is slated to begin at noon, with game two to follow shortly after the conclusion of game one. Grady Garrett, sports reporter On Twitter @gradygarrett sports@dailybarometer.com
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Sophomore outfielder Dylan Davis awaits a pitch in Wednesday’s 6-5 victory over USF. Davis went 2-4 at the plate, including a double and three RBIs.
GARRETT n Continued from page 4 anything significant in year one. Under a new coach, next year becomes a rebuilding year. My guess is Beaver Nation is sick of rebuilding years. Under Robinson, next year is a winat-all-costs year, and that may be exactly what this program needs. The pressure on next year’s squad will be through the roof if Robinson is around. It will cease to exist if he’s not. Long-term, retaining Robinson might set the program back a year. But the program has been in a state of futility for more than two decades now, so what’s it really going to hurt if Robinson gets one last crack at it before starting from scratch yet again? The reason next year is “NCAA Tournament or bust” is because Robinson’s had too many average (and some bad) years to afford another one. You could say that a 20-win season and an NIT appearance wouldn’t qualify as an average year, but I’d disagree. Not with what OSU has coming back — which is everyone but Joe Burton, plus Angus Brandt, Daniel Gomis and two incoming freshmen (an outsider shooter, an interior defender) who fill needs. If Robinson can’t lead OSU to the Big Dance next year, he’s never going to. Like I stated, the reason OSU should keep Robinson is not because he’s earned it. At this point, after all we’ve seen, it’s fair to say he is not a good basketball coach. By his own admission, he is not a
good defensive coach. “I’d like to get better at the whole concept of manto-man defense” is what he told me in January. OSU has finished last in the conference in scoring defense each of the last three years and last in field goal percentage defense two of the last three years. Robinson is not good at making in-game adjustments; OSU blew eight halftime leads this season. He’s not a good late-game coach; OSU was 1-7 in games decided by four points or less. Further, Robinson has not proven he can develop players — Ahmad Starks and Devon Collier come to mind, in particular. And his reputation as a good recruiter? Look at the last two classes he’s brought in and tell me if you see any future AllPac-12 players, because I don’t. But it’s in the program’s best shortterm interests to give Robinson one last chance to prove he’s a better coach than he’s shown. Next year’s team will have the talent to make the NCAA Tournament, and if it doesn’t, it’ll be because Robinson is the coach we think he is. And then it’ll be time to cut ties, because the 2014-15 roster will be a young one lacking talent — a perfect time to bring in someone new and start the rebuilding process over. If you asked Robinson why he shouldn’t be on the hot seat next season, I imagine he’d say it takes more time than what he’s been given to resurrect a program that hasn’t reached the Big Dance since 1990. Whatever. In 2002, Jay John took over the same bad program Robinson did and was fired
bullpen. Jackson didn’t give up an earned run, and allowed only 4 hits and no walks in 2 2/3 innings out of the bullpen. Jackson has yet to give up an earned run, while striking out 12 in 13.2 innings this season. “Shoot, he’s our MVP right now,” Casey said. “We would’ve went another inning with him. We didn’t have to use [Scott Schultz], [Max] Engelbrekt didn’t have to throw very much and now they’re [both] ready to go.” The Dons threatened in the seventh inning, scoring two runs after an error in center field from Davis. But the Oregon State defense tightened up after the error, finishing out the game with a 4-6-3 double play. After Wednesday’s victory and five consecutive games at home, the Beavers will travel to Tuscon, Ariz., to face No. 20 Arizona for a threegame series starting Friday. Oregon State is looking forward to get Pac12 play started. “We’re all ready to hurry up and get league play going,” Peterson said. “We’re ready to bounce back and catch fire.” Andrew Kilstrom, sports editor On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com
halfway through his sixth season. Oh, and for what it’s worth, John won 64 regular-season games his first five seasons and made the NIT once. Robinson has won 68 and has not made the NIT, so don’t try to tell me Robinson deserves better treatment than John got. But what about Robinson’s contract? In September, Robinson signed a oneyear extension that takes him through the 2016-17 season. Well, in 2005, John signed a five-year extension that took him through the 2009-10 season. He was fired 25 months after signing the contract. Some would say OSU can’t afford to fire Robinson because it’d cost too much to buy him out. That’s no excuse. OSU can find the money, and coaches are bought out all the time. And if money honestly is the reason OSU doesn’t fire Robinson if next year doesn’t go as well as it should, then that shows how much athletic director Bob De Carolis values winning. You may recall that I wrote in January that Robinson’s seat should not be hot. I stand by that — it shouldn’t have been hot this past season — and nothing in this column contradicts what I wrote then. But the focus is now on the 2013-14 season. If Robinson “wows” Beaver Nation by leading OSU to the NCAA Tournament next March, he’s bought himself more time. Otherwise, he must go. Grady Garrett, sports reporter On Twitter @gradygarrett sports@dailybarometer.com
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studio facades depict, they still experience relatively the same range of emotions as sociologically programmed to the rest of us. Heartbreak, “follow the leader,” allowing happiness, failure, prosperity, the Hollywood star system to nervousness, horniness, you have a biochemical choke hold name it. Nothing makes them invulnerable to the positive on consumers. Regardless of origination, and negative experiences of a the addictive features of celeb- “normal person” or “one of us.” Just because their profesrity glorification can lead to higher levels of absorption sion receives an insurmountbecause of the never-ceasing able amount of media attenneed for validation of their tion doesn’t make it any more fictional bond. This need significant than our “unsung can act as a slippery slope by heroes” in the shadow of the strengthening the inaccurate limelight. Doctors, teachers, beliefs regarding the relation- public service people, activship. Sadly, this can lead to ists, engineers, chefs and highly dissociative behavior many other vocations are just and emotional removal from as meaningful as celebrities meaningful, actual relation- and are, honestly, more benships of the star-stricken fan. eficial to our short- and longWhen people become term societal advancement. These everyday heroes can immersed in false realities depicted through characters be compared to the bread of played by their favorite celeb- a delicious sandwich. While many recognize the innards rities, it can as the driving be emotionforce behind ally devasPlease, continue to taste and tating if the stars’ offstimulate yourselves overall success, dependscreen lives with films, music able and flaaren’t paralvorful bread and your favorite lel with the a crubig screen. In erotic magazines as plays cial but disother words, if a means of release regarded role. an individual Imagine if puts a celebfrom daily life Ron Seymour rity on such a pressures. ... The life — an instruchigh pedestal you possess is just as tor within the and they fall media from grace, meaningful as those new communicait can cause of the celebrities you tions departsomeone to ment — had experience, covet. a fan base or mimic, as massive the supposed as Ju s t i n pain and heartbreak of the celebrity crush. This further Bieber’s. Please, continue to stimapplies to the dissociative characteristics star fixation ulate yourselves with films, music and your favorite erotcan bring forth. Granted, I understand ic magazines as a means of everyone has certain artists, release from daily life presactors or other nationally- sures. Properly gauging the renowned talent they admire. material these vices have However, allowing these feel- on your reality is the crucial ings to overcome one’s life component. I urge you not to become and become the influential driving point of one’s happi- engulfed. The life you possess ness is ridiculous, ludicrous is just as meaningful as those and socially disadvantageous. of the celebrities you covet. t Let us not forget these idolKyle Hart is a senior in psychology. The ized celebrities are just peo- opinions expressed in his columns do not necple. Although they may be essarily represent those of The Daily Barometer packaged up rather nicely, staff. Hart can be reached at forum@dailybathe only thing that differenti- rometer.com. ates us is which side of the television screen we claim. Regardless of what their in-
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