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Construction to increase the number of bells in the bell tower continues.
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Anxiety medication efficacy questioned
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The 2012 Mystery Concert, which also took place in the LaSells Stewart Center, featured Steve Holy and Jackson Michelson.
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We’ve had amazing artists every year, so people know they’re going to get a good concert.
Fish disease may be linked to pollution
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The discovery of publication bias and outcome reporting bias in clinical trials of antidepressant medications used to treat anxiety disorders raises questions about the drugs’ effectiveness, according to a press release from Oregon State University. Researchers from Oregon State University, Oregon Health and Human Science University and the Netherland’s University of Groningen reviewed the evidence and research given to the Food and Drug Administration on drugs used to treat anxiety disorders. According to the press release, researchers found that studies that had negative data on drug efficacy were much less likely to get published than those showing positive results from the drug. Annelieke Roest, a researcher from University of Gronigen, said in the
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Construction to raise the Oregon State University bell tower to a height of 79.5 ft. will continue until the projected completion date of May 1, 2015, according to Cynthia Sprenger, the business process manager with the division of finance and administration. The tower was originally 69.7 ft. The height increase will accommodate four more bells, bringing the total number of bells to nine, according to Sprenger. The bells are all cast bronze. With more bells, the tower will be
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The Mystery Concert, put on by the Oregon Jamboree, raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Charity concert for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to withhold name of main act from audience until mere hours before event
star’s identity closely. For the past four years, they’ve put on a series of successful charity shows for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by straying from tradition and appealing to audience’s natural curiosity. If country fans have any reservations about paying for a mystery artist, it hasn’t By Chris Correll shown in ticket sales. THE DAILY BAROMETER “Generally, that concept doesn’t always work,” said For the past few weeks, Oregon’s country music lovers have been pre-ordering tickets for a special concert Scott Schuler, program director for KRKT, “(but) we’ve held yearly at Oregon State University’s LaSells Stewart had amazing artists every year, so people know they’re going to get a good concert.” Center. Past mystery performers — James Otto, Steve Holy, There’s as much preparation and hype surrounding the event as any other A-list performance, but with Brett Eldridge and Jo Dee Messina — have boosted the one small difference: As of this article’s release, none of show’s reputation to the point that concert-goers feel the buyers actually know who they’re going to see, and confident they’ll be treated to a pleasant surprise. The they won’t find out until a few hours before the show ambiguity becomes its own effective marketing, while the money being donated to charity also helps fill seats. Wednesday night. The venue typically sells out well before concert day. KRKT Radio and the Oregon Jamboree music festival, Oregon Jamboree Marketing Manager Teresa Stas the state’s largest country music venue — located in See CONCERT | page 3 Sweet Home — guard the secret of their Mystery Concert n
While many students are going into week one of the term week with their class schedules decided and final, some have encountered bumps along the way and are struggling to complete them. One student who has faced a scheduling obstacle is Umar Alkhamis, a freshman in pre-computer science. Alkhamis dropped his math 112 course from his schedule, only to realize immediately that he needed to take the course this term after all. He promptly went to re-register for the course, only to receive an error falsely stating he had not completed the required prerequisite courses. “It’s the first time (this has happened),” Alkhamis said. Waitlisted classes add another level of complexity to scheduling. Students waitlisted for classes are notified by email when spaces become available. If students aren’t quick on their feet — or fingertips — to register for the course, they’re dropped from the waitlist: They have 24 hours following the email to register for the waitlisted class. Karli Gabica, a junior in human development and family sciences, was on the waitlist for a writing course for two weeks long before receiving a notification email upon her return from Cabo San Lucas over the break. “I almost had only 11 credits for spring term. If I would have gotten off of the waitlist while on spring break,
Column: Mixed standings not necessarily bad for OSU baseball Sports, page 5
Human pollution may be affecting oceans and the species living within them as deep as a mile down, according to a press release from Oregon State University. Researchers from OSU and England’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science have found that fish living from 2,000 feet to one mile down in the water column have liver pathologies, tumors and other health problems potentially caused by human caused pollution, according to the release. The study was conducted in the Bay of Biscay near France, on deep-water marine fish species such as black scabbardfish, orange roughy, greater forkbeard and others. Michael Kent, professor of microbiology at OSU and a co-author of the study, said in the release that the pathological problems of the fish are the same type that are seen with toxin and carcinogen exposure. See POLLUTION | page 3
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or ‘flay.’” An officer on patrol encountered the victim, who was visibly hurt and did not wish to report the incident, according to the report.
Assault Police arrested a man for assault in the fourth degree – a felony – after he allegedly attacked another man. When the officer arrived at the scene of a reported domestic dispute, he reportedly witnessed one man had the other in a neck restraint. The officer interviewed “all present parties” and determined that one man had “recklessly caused physical injury” to another, who had defended himself and punched the other man two or three times in the face, according to the log. The attacker reportedly carried out the assault in front of his infant daughter. Both men were reportedly intoxicated.
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Video captured at Wal-Mart reportedly showed the theft of six alcoholic beverages by someone who was “bald wearing a black sun visor with the OSU Saturday, March 28 insignia in orange on the front, black longer shorts, carrying a black backpack.” According to the log, the suspect A man reportedly ran from the also wore a black/gray camp jacket and scene of his car crash after he hit a carried a black sweatshirt/jacket. tree. Officer and a K9 tracked the man from the unoccupied vehicle, accord- Thursday, March 26 ing to the log. When they caught up, they found that the man “was bleeding significantly from the nose and Two men reportedly attacked anothmouth and his face was severely swol- er man and robbed him of his backlen,” according to the log. Police later pack, wallet and cell phone by the skate learned that the man had been alleged- park. According to the log, there are ly hit several times by a man “he caught two suspects, one “a white male, late making out with his fiancé.” The man 20s, possibly transient, named Luke” gave a blood sample because he was and the other “a black male, late 20s, too injured to give a breath sample, possibly transient, by the name of ‘filet’
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A man reportedly stole a pair of jeans from Wilco by putting on the new pair and leaving his old pair of pants behind in the dressing room. He then walked out of the store without paying for them, according to the log. Monday, March 23 Not quite moved out A woman received a citation for trespass in the first degree after she allegedly entered her previous residence by the sliding glass door to get her file cabinet. According to the log, she did not have permission to be there and had moved out on the first.
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Burglary A home along Taylor Avenue was reportedly burglarized. According to the report, the burglar broke the glass inset in the door and stole two televisions and two laptops as well as multiple video game systems and videos. The officer noted in the log that there might be a connection to another burglary that took place in the same vicinity.
Calendar Tuesday, March 31 Meetings Socratic Club, 7-8pm, MU Lounge. The Socratic Book Club is studying Timothy Keller’s “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.” We will discuss Chapter 13. Extra copies of the book are available. Open to the public and all interested persons are invited.
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According to Chapter 5.05 of the city of Corvallis Code of Ordinances, diseased elm trees have been declared a public nuisance to protect Corvallis from Dutch elm disease. Ordinance code 5.05.030 gives the Corvallis city manager the right to inspect any elm trees and can enter into or upon property to investigate for diseased elms. Ordinance 5.05.040 gives the city manager permission to cut or remove diseased trees, with no charge to property owners. According to ordinance 5.05.060, anyone other than city personnel who removes or discards any part of a diseased elm tree is committing a Class A Infraction. Class A Infractions can be punishable with a fine up to $500, according to Corvallis ordinance 1.01.120.
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Monday, April 13 Events Office of the Provost and OSU Foundation, 7:30pm, The LaSells Stewart Center, Austin Auditorium. Provost’s Lecture with Dr. Richard Besser. Dr. Besser will be speaking on A View from Both Sides of the Camera: Using Television to Promote Public Health.
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‘Should anything be done about rising tuition? If so, what? If not, why?’
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I don’t know. I’m an out-of-state student, so the rising tuition cost affected me this year. It just made me take out more loans and stuff like that. But I don’t know what could be done about it besides bringing back the plateau, and obviously we got rid of that for a reason, so I don’t really know.
The have been raising tuition for a while now. There’s a reason for that— I’m not sure what that is— but obviously I’m against that. I would like to see schooling to be cheaper because we’re paying way too much. Ilya Zhimanov
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I’d like something to happen because I feel like where we’re going right now is kind of repeat of where we were in 2008, with just a lot of money being demanded of people that don’t have any. And we’re going to hit a breaking point where people just won’t even be able to get loans anymore, and the whole system will collapse. Tuition raises need to be capped, we need to stop it before it gets any higher and then the government needs to start working on a way to lower it, because otherwise education just won’t be a viable option anymore. James Phillips
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As a student, I think that rising tuition is definitely a struggle that I have to keep up with. I’m not sure if this currently exists, but I think a really cool trick, that I know student government is advocating, is for the tuition to be freezed. Like say that I’m a freshman entering, the cost is three grand, then it should stay three grand. ... I know they do that in some other schools. But regardless, I feel like yeah, something should be done, because I know that the increase in tuition is higher than the increase in the average pay rate for an American as well as what the minimum wage is; it’s disproportional, so I definitely think that’s an issue. I think that the student government is doing a great job fighting for lowering the increase of tuition, and I think they should keep doing what they’re doing.
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I’m not sure. There’s inflation that’s going on, so things are going to cost more, but I don’t know how that is related to rising tuition costs. They’re putting up new buildings and everything, so we’re getting newer and better facilities, and so that’s going to cost more, so tuition is definitely going to have to go up. However, it’s getting to the point where people can’t afford to go to school anymore, so it’s kind of like a two-edged sword I guess. I think it’s better to have not quite as good facilities and have more people going to school.
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The 2012 Mystery Concert also supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This year’s Mystery Concert’s performers are still unknown, but will be unveiled Wednesday.
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press release that conclusions on certain drugs could be skewed because positive results receive more attention, ultimately leading to higher drug sales. “The level of bias we found did not change the fact that some antidepressants can have value in treating anxiety disorders,� Craig Williams, OSU and OHSU professor of pharmacy and co-author of the study, said in the release. “However, there is less evidence for value of these drugs than published studies would have you believe. And these concerns are increased when such medications are frequently prescribed by general practitioners with less training in psychiatry.� The work was published in JAMA Psychiatry and was funded by the Dutch Brain Foundation.
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can attend a preview meet-andgreet with the artist in Albany n Continued from page 1 at South Pacific Auto Sales a said this year’s artist is “one of few hours before Wednesday’s our up-and-coming stars,� and event, at which point he or she that they’ve been “nominated will inevitably be unmasked on for a Country Music Award in social media. the past and had a number-one The mystery concert is an offhit.� She also said the performer shoot of KRKT’s two-day charity isn’t necessarily someone from Radiothon — part of their partthe summer concert’s line-up. nership with St. Jude Children’s The line-up of their main Research Hospital. Schuler said summer show includes four- a local patient and his or her time Grammy winner Keith family will be accommodated Urban and two-time platinum with seats for the show. album artist Dierks Bentley. According to St. Jude Anyone dying of anticipation Children’s Research Hospital
SCHEDULES n Continued from page 1 I would miss my opportunity to get in the class,� Gabica said. Attentiveness to emails and prompt action can help students get enrolled in the classes they’re waitlisted for, even over holidays. Phase 2 of spring term registration, including waitlisting, will continue until Friday, April 3.
Senior Regional Event Coordinator Erica Hall, the Radiothon and mystery concert together have raised more than $1.3 million for research in “childhood cancers, sickle-cell, and other deadly diseases� since 2003. Eighty cents from every charity dollar goes directly to research funding. LaSells is opening its doors to concert-goers 6 p.m. Wednesday with a scheduled start of 7:30 p.m. By then, the musician’s identity will have been revealed, but in the meantime diehard country fans will just have to speculate. Interested parties can reserve their seats at oregonstate.edu/lasells/events.
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John Marzluff, professor of wildlife science at University of Washington, will give a talk Thursday, April 2 on the biological diversity present in suburbs outside major cities. His recent book, “Welcome to Subirdia,” explores how communities of animals are adapting to a
human-driven landscape. According to the website of Yale University Press, the publisher of Marzluff’s book, “in this fascinating and optimistic book, John Marzluff reveals how our own actions affect the birds and animals that live in our cities and towns.” Marzluff’s research at UW
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tions annually, and 23,000 die from these illnesses. The proponents of the legislation say the bills target the most blatant overusers of antibiotics: factory farms. Factory farms have long used low doses of antibiotics in animal feed and water to promote quicker growth and to prevent disease. Advocates say this practice, coupled with unhygienic and cramped living conditions
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Line-up change secures win for Beavers
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Freshman catcher KJ Harrison lets one get by him against the Mustangs in Corvallis on March 29.
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playing days. With Donahue moving to the leadoff spot, it forced Jeff Hendrix — who has hit leadoff for the Beavers for majority of his career — to slide By Brian Rathbone down into the two-hole. THE DAILY BAROMETER The move paid off as the Beavers’ (21-7) “You disciplined to hit in the leadoff spot offense was able to get back on track — after today?“ losing the first two games of the series by a comThat question from head coach Pat Casey bined score of 15-3 — by beating the Mustangs surprised freshman Christian Donahue as he (9-15) 4-2 to avoid the series sweep. talked batting practice prior to the Oregon State “We didn’t feel like we played good baseball baseball team’s final game of the three-game this weekend; I give a lot of credit to Cal Poly for series against Cal-Poly Sunday afternoon at the way they played,” Casey said. “I feel like we Goss Stadium. are better than what we played.” “Yeah, I’ll take it on” said the second baseIn the early parts of Sunday’s contest it looked man, who usually bats in nine spot and hasn’t as though OSU offensive woes would continue, hit in the leadoff spot since his early high school as Cal Poly freshman pitcher Andrew Bernstein n
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Freshman catcher KJ Harrison connects with the ball and begins his run against Cal Poly in Goss Stadium March 29. was perfect through three innings, sitting down each of the first nine Oregon State batters. It was the second time through the lineup that the Beaver bats came alive, and it was Donahue who got it started. Starting the fourth inning off with a single, he was moved over to second by Hendrix on a hitand-run attempt. Donahue then scored when fellow freshman and fellow Hawaiian native KJ Harrison singled up the middle to give the Beavers a 1-0 lead, which was the first lead they had the entire series. “All weekend it seemed like they were out in front; then we were playing from behind,” said freshman third basemen Michael Gretler. “So to get that lead, it gave us some confidence, and I think we play with the lead very well.”
Getting that lead was enough for starting pitcher Travis Eckert, who improved to 3-0 on the season after the junior went six innings allowing two runs on six Mustang hits. Early in the game the Mustangs were able to get to Eckert, where it was by hit or by walk putting the pressure on the right-hander. But two times in the first four innings, Eckert and middle infield were able to turn double plays, ending the scoring threat for Cal Poly. “Defense made the plays, made the routine plays,” said Eckert. “It was good I that double play early, to get out of the jam early.” After the Mustangs took the lead in the top of the fifth inning, sophomore shortstop Trever See BASEBALL | page 6
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he Pac-12 conference has been widely regarded as either the best or one of the best conferences in all of collegiate baseball during the past decade, which has made Oregon State’s dominant run over that time period especially impressive. We’re not even half way through the college baseball season, meaning there’s a lot left to settle on the field, but it’s hard to ignore just how befuddled the Pac-12 standings look a third of the way through the conference schedule. As of Monday, the defending Pac-12 champion Beavers (21-7, 4-2 Pac12) sit in sixth place, perfectly in the middle of what’s shaping up to be an ultra-competitive league. Somewhat surprisingly, that’s not a bad thing at all for OSU. While eight of the conference’s 11 teams have played just three Pac12 series — Oregon State, USC and Stanford have played only two — there a few teams at the top of the standings
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The OSU baseball team huddles together before their game against San Jose State in Goss Stadium March 25.
conference record has them at second in the standings — an eight-team jump from where they ended up last year. Arizona has already matched its win total for all of last season (22), and is just two wins shy of matching its conference total of nine. No. 21 California has made a similar ascension up to this point, as the Golden Bears (20-7, 7-2) currently sit in third place. Cal finished eighth in the Pac-12 last season, and was actually a game under .500 for the season. All three teams atop the standings — UCLA, Arizona and Cal — missed out on the postseason last year. It’s incredibly early, but the schools’ hot starts indicate all three could find their way into the field this season. Meanwhile, two of the conference’s top teams from a year ago have struggled out of the gates. Washington was the surprise of the conference in 2014, finishing in second place behind the Beavers while garnering a No. 2 seed in the regional rounds. After finishing conference play at 21-9, the Huskies have started out 2015 on a sour note, entering the week with a 2-7 Pac-12 record, putting them in ninth. Oregon has followed a similar path up to this point in the season. The Ducks — who were selected by the Pac-12 preseason coaches’ poll to finish second in the Pac-12 — are ahead of only Washington, Washington State and winless Stanford at this early point in the season. Coming off a year in which Oregon hosted an NCAA regional, the Ducks looked poised to finally break out and win a conference title. So far, that hasn’t been the case. The remaining two teams currently ahead of OSU are Arizona State (18-7, 7-2) and No. 8 USC (22-6, 4-2). While ASU routinely finishes toward See KILSTROM | page 6
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With a 23-11 record, the Oregon State softball team is on pace to win 36 games, tied for the most wins in a season since 2007. Last year’s squad finished 18-31. The OSU squad from last season, however, set a school record with a .287 batting average. This season, OSU has recorded a .320 clip at the plate. Between 1984 and 1993, OSU never finished a season better than .198 batting. Every Beaver team since has hit at least .228. The Beavers were swept by Oregon for the third straight season, making an eight-game winning streak in the Civil War for the Ducks. In those eight games, OSU has been outscored 90-20. In the six games after each Civil War series the last three years, this season has been markedly improved for OSU. The Beavers went 2-4 in 2013 and 0-6 a year ago, but won their next
three games after the Civil War and four of the next six. The 35 runs scored in Oregon’s 23-12 win on March 15 were part of the highest scoring game in the Pac12 this season. After the high-scoring series with the Ducks (there were 54 runs between the three games), the offense cooled down a bit on both sides. In the series with No. 16 California, the winning team totaled three runs in See OUT OF THE BOX | page 6
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Logan Ice, which was deep enough to score Morrison from third then the Beavers took the lead for good when Gretler singled home Morrison led off the inning with a double, then Nobach. The Beavers will return to their conference following a walk by sophomore leftfielder Kyle Nobach to put runners on first and second with schedule where they will take on UCLA in Los no outs. Casey then brought in pitch hitter Tyler Angeles, who have won ten of their last 11 games. Mildenberg, who with a two-strike count laid While avoiding the sweep was a step in the right down a sacrifice bunt, moving both Morrison direction, Casey is aware that the team cannot play the way it did against Cal Poly and expect and Nobach into scoring position. “He did a great job; he has been working hard to win against UCLA. “We are going to have to play a lot better baseat it in practice,” Gretler said. “He knows that is his job when he gets called on, and he did ball down there if we are going to have a chance a great job getting it down in that situation to to win down there; they are really good.” score some runs.” Brian Rathbone, sports reporter Following Mildenberg’s bunt, the Beavers tied On Twitter @brathbone3 the game with a fly ball by sophomore catcher sports@dailybarometer.com
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each game. OSU dropped the first two games before claiming victory in the final game of that series. Senior outfielder Dani Gilmore ranks in the top-10 in the conference in batting average (.411), hits (46), doubles (12) and total bases (81). Junior utility player Mikela Manewa recorded seven assists in OSU’s Saturday matchup with California, tied for the most assists by a player in a conference game this year. Senior catcher Hannah Akamine has recorded 106 putouts this season. Of all Pac-12 players with at least 100 putouts, she is tied for the least errors recorded with just two. OSU’s .951 fielding percentage as a team ranks last in the conference. OSU had seven errors in the March 15 game against Oregon, the most errors by any team in a conference games this year. Meanwhile, freshman first baseman Alysha Everett has notched 47 putouts on the season without an error. Akamine has been hit by a pitch 11 times, the only player in the Pac-12 with double digits in that category. The Beavers have 30 home runs this year, compared to 19 from opponents. OSU has a wide advantage in the slugging percentage category as well, with a .489 clip as opposed to .395 from their adversaries.
the top of the conference, seeing USC ranked No. 8 in the country — the highest ranking in the Pac-12 — is rather curious considering the Trojans dealt with such turmoil just a year ago. After dealing with a coaching change less than a week before the start of the season in 2014, USC fought its way to a respectable 29-24 record, narrowly missing out on the playoffs. While the standings mean little to nothing at this point in the season, they do point out one important observation for Oregon State — the conference is competitive as well as wide open. OSU is actually tied for second place in the Pac-12 in the loss column, and could feasibly be tied for first had the Beavers not suffered a late collapse in the second game of its series against Arizona State. Oregon State was picked to finish fifth by the Pac-12 coaches despite winning the conference in both 2013 and 2014. Question marks surrounding the team’s overall youth — particularly the pitching staff — will remain well into the season, but there’s reason to consider raising expectations for this season. With the second-best earned run average in the Pac-12, Oregon State looks like a team that will give itself a chance in any given series this season, and it’s reasonable to expect the youthful roster to get better at the plate as the year progresses. Baseball America projected OSU to be a fringe playoff team and currently has the Beavers outside its national top-25. But if Oregon State can improve upon its solid 4-2 start in conference, there’s no reason to think this team can’t compete for a league championship in what’s shaping up to be the best conference in America once again.
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hile the majority of students at Oregon State University were attempting to enjoy spring break, The OSU board of trustees approved a 7.6 percent increase for tuition. Thanks for waiting for us all to leave before making a crucially important decision that affects the lives of thousands on this campus, letting our numbers decrease until only one — that’s right, think “Highlander” — student was left to speak out at a shadow forum, against the tuition increase. “A contrast to the protests that greeted recent tuition increases at the University of Oregon and Portland State University,” according to a critical line in the Associated Press article featured in KATU. We would like to respectfully whine that PSU and U of O’s board of trustees probably weren’t trying to pass their increases by premeditated skullduggery. Now in-state undergraduates will be charged $8,535 for three term’s tuition, based on 15 credits a term. That’s up from $7,650 based on the same credit load for the 2014-2015 academic year, according to the OSU tuition and fee calculation table set. Mandatory fees are not included. Nonresident students have been jacked up to $27,195 per year, according to the AP article. That number’s increased from $24,822 this year, as indicated by the OSU table set. Fortunately, we don’t need to worry about the sad barrenness of our wallets until next year. But it’s things like this that really stick in our craw. Jack up student tuition and then expect us all to be happy for President Ed Ray’s salary increase? If OSU is all about being there for the students, the effort is falling embarrassingly short. Oh sure, they will promote healthy sexuality and the “It’s On Us” campaign through outreach programs and events for students, but the minute anything involves student tuition the answer is a royal Mount Everest of a cold shoulder. OSU needs to figure out what it wants to put first — the students, or a variety of shiny buildings. There are other ways to acquire funds without shifting it to the students — we have a huge athletic program that brings in millions of dollars with every game and event; why isn’t the board tapping into that mine? Is this supposed to be a college, a place of learning and structure to prepare us for the world with extra knowledge? Or is it a degree mill, advertising prestige and namesake but milking students from the moment they begin their START programs to Ray handing them their degree and a lifetime supply of loan debt? Tuition increases will only increase the stark difficulty of students who are trying to pay for college by themselves, working multiple jobs, doing night classes and sometimes trying to care for spouses and kids. This increase will only serve to set students on a road to debt and decrease chances at success.
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uring Spring Break, there were a flurry of important political stories I paid no attention to because I was in Albuquerque drinking heavily and heckling “Breaking Bad” tour groups while in the company of a heavyset Armenian who needed to make enough money to buy his passport back from a shady pawnbroker. And since most of you were probably similarly distracted, I thought that it might be nice to do a quick summary to get us all on the same page. Presidential candidate and chessboxing enthusiast Hillary Clinton appeared on an hour-long Center for American Progress roundtable to take a firm stance on issues of income inequality and wage stagnation. Clinton cited recent research from Harvard University that found vast and increasingly widening variation between the intergenerational mobility patterns of American families as evidence of a general lack of social mobility in the United States. “We need to think hard about what we’re going to do,” Clinton said, “to make sure that our cities are not just places of economic prosperity and job creation on average, but do it in a way that lifts everybody up, to deal with the overriding issues of income inequality and lack of mobility.” But while Clinton was leading policy discussions, other politicians were taking to the stage to complain about her candidacy. Martin O’Malley, the husband of District Court Judge Catherine O’Malley, whined about the tendency of the media’s treatment of Clinton’s nomination as inevitable. “History is full of times when the inevitable frontrunner is inevitable right up until he or she is no longer inevitable,” Mike said in an interview with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday. However, despite his complaint, when Mike was quizzed on specific policy stances of Clinton he seemed confused and unable to give any specifics. “I don’t know where she stands,” Mike said, acting evasive. “Will she represent a break with the failed policies of the past? Well, I don’t know.” On the other side of the political aisle, former technology executive Carly Fiorina announced that the chance that she’ll seek the Republican presidential nomination is “higher than 90 percent.”
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The Satire Express The former chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard said she is being prudent and ensuring she has “the right support” and financial resources in place before making her announcement, but told “Fox News Sunday” she expected to announce her plans in late April or early May. One person that announcement might spell trouble for is Rafael “Ted” Cruz. After announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination via Twitter on Monday, the fresh-faced junior senator spent the week fighting off a wave of criticism from Democrats and Republicans concerning his lack of experience. “Unlike Barack Obama, I was not a community organizer before I was elected to the Senate,” Ted said in response to these criticisms, taking a swipe at the president’s career in community service prior to being elected. Unfortunately, his weak jokes only served to emphasize how tired the recent father of two daughters was of the constant media attention and some people have questioned how long he’ll be able to balance both his campaign and his family life. Finally, a pro-Clinton group of “Super Volunteers” sparked a discussion about the portrayal of female politicians in the media on Thursday after the group denounced “coded sexism” being used to describe Clinton. Of course their claim that language such as “ambitious,” “tired,” and “worn out” represent instances of gender bias in the media were roundly met with the appropriate level of skepticism from media luminaries such as Andrew Breitbart and Rush Limbaugh. After all, anyone who has been paying the least bit of attention to what they’re reading would knows exactly how much of a non-problem any gender bias in the language used to describe male and female politicians really is. t
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pring term is a time for life, promise and new technology. Your term will go smoother by knowing which academic technologies that you need and how to get help with them. Clickers: If you do not have an NXT clicker, get your Turning clicker bundle at the Beaver Store. With the bundle you receive an NXT clicker and a four-year license, which is necessary in order to use the NXT and ResponseWare on your phone, tablet and laptop. The clicker system supports 20,000 users including 170 instructors; managing such a large system requires common factors, which is why the license is key. Students who create approaches such as buying a used clicker or a license online will likely end up incompatible with the system. When in doubt talk to TAC — clickers@oregonstate.edu — for accurate and cost effective options. Whether you already have a clicker or buy a new bundle this term please make sure that it is fully registered and linked to both Canvas and Blackboard. For your clickers to work you need a Turning account, a redeemed license, a registered NXT, an account connection to Blackboard and an account connection to Canvas. For any issue with clickers you have three resources; help documents and videos at oregonstate. edu/tac/clickers; personal assistance at 317 Waldo M-F 10:004:00; email support at clickers@ oregonstate.edu. Blackboard: Blackboard has served as Oregon State University’s course management system for 15 years and will continue to host course sites through Fall 2015, at which point OSU’s license expires. Until winter 2016 you are likely to have some courses that use Blackboard, some that use Canvas, and some that use neither. Your success depends upon you being able to access the technology resources that a course uses, so please put some dedicated effort into orienting yourself at the start of the term and if you are not sure, ask for help. When organizing your online resources and getting help it is necessary to know the course ID — e.g. PHL201, the course section — e.g. PHL201_400 — and your instructors name. For help with Blackboard, students should email or call the OSU Computer Help Desk — 541.737.3474. Canvas: OSU’s new course management system, Canvas, debuted in W15 to mostly positive reviews from students and faculty. Canvas is hosted and maintained by Instructure, a company that OSU contracts for this service. Your Canvas login is your ONID ID at oregonstate.instructure. com; look under “Courses” for classes in which you are enrolled. Note that Blackboard is live at OSU until the end of Fall 2015 and departments are on varied schedules as to when they will transition to Canvas, so your
course sites may be in Blackboard or Canvas. The student and faculty best buddy in Canvas is the “Help” link on the upper right. Using Canvas “Help” gives you the following options. “Ask Your Instructor a Question” will send a message to the Canvas course Inbox and the instructor’s email. “Canvas Guides” has how-to documents and videos for just about everything that Canvas can do. “Report a Problem” provides a form by which you may communicate something that does not work well to Instructure. “Canvas Support Hotline” is 24/7 live tech support for OSU Canvas users: 884-329-3084. They are available 24 hours, seven days per week, which is all of the time; when I called late on a Sunday the support folks were friendly and informed. OSU pays for this 24/7 support so that the support folks can look into your courses and give you personalized assistance. When you call them, please have your course ID — e.g. PHL201, the course section — e.g. PHL201_400 — and your instructor’s name figured out. It is challenging to support someone whose total knowledge of his or her situation is, “When I click on the thing nothing happens. It worked yesterday. Why is that?” “Chat with Canvas Support” works like the phone hotline, but with a built in chat app; again, when you make contact know what you are asking about. “Request a Feature” is a suggestion box where you may recommend features and changes in Canvas. Office365: Microsoft Office 365 is available to all OSU students for up to five of your devices at no cost and includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, OneNote, Access, SharePoint, OneDrive and more. Download your Office 365, courtesy of OSU’s Information Services, at main.oregonstate. edu/office-365. OSU Help: When you need help for an OSU technology contact the OSU Computer Helpdesk — is.oregonstate.edu/ accounts-support/och. For expert hands-on help visit the Walkup Helpdesk on the main floor of the Valley Library. If you ever truly feel lost in the technology labyrinth, come to TAC on 3rd floor Waldo. Of course you can email me, Dr. Tech, because while I do not do 24/7, either me or one of my clones is often online and we are always happy to help you — drtech@oregonstate.edu. Have a wonderful start to your spring term. t
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he calendar tells us spring has sprung, even if the weather has not caught up yet. This year Easter is early, and hopefully the bright colors — and mimosas — will help us get in the springtime mood. Easter is one of my favorite holidays because of the fun dresses, pastel colors and the food. Every holiday boasts its main course stars, such as Thanksgiving with turkey and the Fourth of July with hot dogs. One of the great facets of Easter is that there is not one particular food that this holiday calls its own. Many associate ham as the main dish, or more kosher fare for Passover. There is also the infamous brunch with Easter, and by far that is my favorite option. With Brunch you can serve savory and sweet dishes that range from eggs Benedict to cinnamon rolls. On Sunday, if you are having your own Easter bash or joining in on a family or friend celebration, try making a small dish to bring along with you to add to the table.
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he best parts from last year’s “Divergent” were when lead heroine Tris (Shailene Woodley) was doing her training, which provided some unique, entertaining moments. With a weak plot, confusing events, and little of what made its predecessor decent, director Robert Schwentke’s “The Divergent Series: Insurgent” fails to replicate the success that other films in its genre have done previously. We pickup soon after “Divergent” ended, with Tris, Four (Theo James), Peter (Miles Teller), and Tris’ brother Caleb (Ansel Elgort), who are taking refuge with the hippy-ish community Amity. Amity is one of the five factions that people are divided into at age 16, with each faction representing a certain personality, the others being Candor, Dauntless, Abnegation and the Erudite, who are in control. After Tris’ foiled attempts to stop Erudite leader Jeanine’s (Kate Winslet) plan to overthrow and execute Abnegation, Tris is an outlaw, and also a divergent, meaning that she fits into mulDerek tiple factions, which apparently is a bad thing. During her attempt to stop Jeanine, her parents are killed, so throughout “Insurgent” Tris wrestles with her struggle to want to kill Jeanine for both personal vengeance, as well as stopping her from doing any more harm. Jeanine has come into possession of a container that was made by the founders of the city and is suppose to hold a profound message to help the society. However, the only way to open the container is to have somebody pass all of the simulations of each of the factions, something that only a divergent would be able to do. So both Tris and Jeanine are seeking the other, and it is up to Tris and Four, with help from the Factionless, a group of those who don’t fit into any faction, to try to stop Jeanine and expose her to the leaders of the other factions. There is way too much stuff in this movie that doesn’t make sense, and seems like nobody really thought through. For instance, Tris’ brother Caleb is with her at the start, as an outlaw, then decides to go join Erudite. Then overnight he becomes right hand man to Jeanine. Quite a rise in status in a matter of days. Plus Peter also manages to join Jeanine’s inner circle after abandoning Tris and Four. Along with the plot holes there are numerous scenes that are unnecessary and pointless; usually just an excuse to get some action. Woodley gives herself a haircut at the start of the film. It is supposed to be symbolic, but it ends up coming off as kind of forced. A character can change who they are without changing how they look — it’s not that difficult of a concept.
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Basically, the only thing in the entire movie that any smiles come from is when Teller is on screen. I don’t even know if his lines are supposed to be funny, but he oozes charisma here, albeit pompous and rude charisma it is still entertaining. It was also a little weird seeing Woodley alongside James, Teller and Elgort, because she has starred in separate movies with each actor. If you weren’t into the first one, or haven’t read the books, “Insurgent” is not a movie that needs to be seen. It is in the bottom tier of dystopian teen fantasies, without much hope for the next installment. t
Derek Saling is a junior in English. The opinions expressed in Saling’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Saling can be reached at forum@ dailybarometer.com.
Enjoy Armageddon with ‘The Last Man on Earth’ sion or just keep sipping chardonnay on your luxury yacht? “The Last Man on Earth,” FOX’s breakout spring comedy believe most of us have, series, says yes to both in a at some point, consid- hilarious fashion. ered what it might be Earth’s “last man” Phil Miller like to live in a world com- — Will Forte — alternates pletely devoid of other human between wallowing in self-pity beings and have a pretty good and trying to make the most of notion of how well we’d keep his strange situation. For the past two years, he’s been very it together. much on his own. Would you lose hope and After touring the country in start cracking from the secluone last effort to find other survivors, he retreats to his hometown in Tucson, Ariz., where it looks like all the production is going to take place. Not ideal for essential things like water, but maybe that’s part of the joke. Phil passes the time and waits, hoping that someone All Ages will see the signs he posted All the Time and come rescue him from himself, but it’s not lookTuesday, March 31 ing promising. The United LEX States, and presumably the rest of the world, has gone Friday, April 3 totally dark. Lil Dicky The reason doesn’t matter. Amos Lachman Disease, nuclear war, Saturday, April 11 zombies that sprint like The Super Intergalactic Usain Bolt on PCP — we Electro Swing Spectacular know the clichés and the story doesn’t dwell on them, Sunday, April 12 only glossing over a killer virus that wiped everybody Bachaco out — just not as thoroughly Jahdan Blakkamoore 8th & Lincoln - 687 2746 as we’re led to believe. www.wowhall.org www.myspace.com/wowhalleugene The first thing I’ll note is 8th & Lincoln in Eugene www.facebook.com/theWOWhall that the name of the show is 541-687-2746 www.wowhall.org misleading. Some viewers www.facebook.com/theWOWhall might take issue with the
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title’s implication of a single character — or at least a single male character — being subverted by additions to the cast in later episodes. Almost every ending cliffhanger involves a new face coming out of nowhere at just the right — or wrong — time, which is becoming a tired gag at this point. That being said, the changes really are for the better, and serve to make the direction going into future episodes a lot less restricted. If the writers were actually limited to just Phil, the show’s gimmick would start getting old after about half an episode, which is good, because that’s when he encounters the first of several companions, Carol. Phil is likeable and flawed in a laid-back “just doing his best to make things work” kind of way. His initial relief at having a woman — Kristen Schaal — in his life again evaporates when he realizes she’s also the most annoying person left on Earth (“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I need some
space!”). They get married and another woman more suited to Phil immediately shows up. He gets permission to sleep with her — for repopulation purposes — and another man shows up. It’s more situational comedy than one-liners. There aren’t many of the “laugh here” pauses getting more and more common in television. I’ve enjoyed it so far — the adult jokes are outrageously funny — but wonder how they plan on stretching their premise, which is already starting to lose some of its charm past one season. You can always introduce more characters, slowly building a web of relationships that builds into a full-blown settlement of people, but at some point it kind of defeats the purpose of being the last man on Earth. t
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Savory sausage and cheddar bread pudding Bread pudding does not always have to be sweet. This savory alternative has a crisp and golden crust with a soft interior. This dish can be made ahead of time and is great for brunch or as a starter to dinner that will please the crowd. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks 1 pound sweet or spicy pork sausage (with the casings removed) 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 1 loaf (18 slices) white sandwich bread, crusts sliced off and cut into 1-inch cubes 2-1/2 cups (a little over 1/2 pound) grated sharp cheddar cheese 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 6 large eggs 2 cups half-and-half 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions: Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with butter or non-stick spray and pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add the sausage and cook, stirring to break the meat into small clumps, until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a large mixing bowl, leaving the fat in the pan. Turn the heat down to medium, then add the onions to the pan along with 1 tablespoon of butter. Cook the onions, stirring constantly, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the onions to the mixing bowl with the sausage, along with the bread cubes, grated cheese and parsley. Toss well, then spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread mixture. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least a few hours or overnight. Bake for about one hour, until puffed and golden brown.
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Food Critic bringing cheesy potatoes. No one can resist scalloped potatoes, and they are a great addition to every table. Au Gratin potatoes are really simple to make and can be prepared ahead of time and tossed into the oven the day of your celebration. You can also personalize this dish with a variety of cheeses and, if you feel daring, you can add in some bacon as well. Ingredients: 4 russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease your favorite casserole dish. Layer the potatoes into your prepared casserole dish and season with salt and pepper. In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Stir in the milk and cook until the mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Pour cheese over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil. Bake 1 1/2 hours in the oven.
Bacon-Swiss quiche Quiche is a brunch staple and should be included for Eater festivities. You can make quiche with anything that you find delectable and you can even experiment with different types of crust, ranging from sweet potato and hash brown to rice. This is a delicious quiche that has two of my favorite things in it and I also like to add in mushrooms because they pair really well with Swiss cheese. Ingredients: 1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry 1/4 cup sliced green onions 1 tablespoon butter 6 eggs 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice 1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a pie plate with the refrigerated pastry, trim and flute the edges for presentation — though this step can be skipped — and set aside. In a small skillet, sauté green onions in butter until tender. Then in a large bowl, whisk eggs, cream and juice. Stir in the bacon, salt, pepper and green onions. Pour into the pie plate and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Let the quiche stand for 10 minutes before cutting. t
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