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By Courtnee’ Morin Community members gathered for Science Pub Monday night to hear about a newly discovered pigment of blue. Science Pub, sponsored by the Oregon State University magazine Terra, the Downtown Corvallis Association and OMSI, brings many different topics to the students and Corvallis community members who attend. Science Pub is held downtown at Old World Deli, usually on the second Monday of every month. This month, the pub took place Monday, April 6, and covered the discovery made by Mas Subramanian and his graduate students. Subramanian has been an OSU professor in the department of chemistry since 2006, teaching specifically science materials. He has written more than 300 published works and has issued 54 patents. Before working at OSU, Subramanian worked with DuPont, an American chemical company. Stephanie Pleasant and Sarah Synnestvedt, both first-year graduate students within the inorganic chemistry division, expressed happiness that they have the opportunity to work with Subramanian in his lab. “We all love Mas; he’s a great mentor and a good boss,” Pleasant said. “We’re really lucky to be able to work with him in his lab; it’s very competitive because he only takes one student a year.” In 2009, Subramanian and his lab made the discovery of a new pigment of blue completely by chance while working on constructing a room temperature super conductor. The mixture of an yttrium indium oxide and yttrium manganese oxide led to a brilliant blue color when superheated to almost 2,000 degrees Celsius. “The blue structure, a trigonal bipyramidal structure with manganese in it, is made from two materials that both exhibit hexagonal structures,” Synnestvedt said. “But yttrium indium oxide can also take on a cubical structure, so we’re going to look at that phase transition of a hexagonal structure to a cubical one and see if that might kill the pigment.” The shade of this inorganic blue pigment can be tweaked as the ratio of manganese in the pigment is changed, the color becoming darker as more manganese is introduced. This color change is due to the change of density of the pigment as the manganese compound is adjusted. The control of density of this pigment is also something new, as pigment density could often only be done by the addition of white mixed in. Another unique aspect of this color is its proclivity for absorbing the nearinfrared region, with absorption rates
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The Associated Students of Oregon State University candidate debate Monday, April 6, yielded a bloodless debate for attendant voters. Candidates for the presidential and vice presidential positions responded to far more questions with agreeing rather than diverging viewpoints, while also remaining true to stances held by the current administration on several key issues. Both potential presidents have substantial experience in campus leadership positions. Presidential candidate Cassie Huber and vice presidential candidate running-mate Lyndi-Rae Petty have worked with ASOSU before, with the latter’s opening statement declaring that they “understand what the program can and cannot do for students.” Presidential candidate Ariah Suek and her vice presidential candidate running mate, An Vuong, have experience in several roles in cultural centers and diversity development. Despite differing backgrounds, their proposed approaches to tackling OSU’s largest concerns — including campus safety, diversity and discrimination as well as greater accessibility into the college — were often similar. Both teams named “rising tuition prices” as the biggest concern facing students today. Suek said she intended to continue the “lobbying” tactic of visiting Washington, D.C. on behalf of OSU. Huber also stated she felt there was a need for representation. When asked whether ASOSU — and OSU in general — create an environment of inclusivity with equal opportunity, Vuong said that “on paper, ASOSU is very diverse,” but further teamwork with cultural centers is necessary to keep improving. Huber held a similar stance. “(Right now) ASOSU and OSU are probably not the most transparent organizations, but we’re working on it the more we have open dialogues, open forums and more communication between all the different groups that we have on campus,” Huber said. “We’re all a community. We’re separate communities right now, but we can start becoming the OSU community.” Campus safety, particularly the future of the SafeRide program, has See DEBATE | page 4
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Every Tuesday, local film historian Ygal Kaufman hosts a free community movie night at the Darkside Cinema. For these weekly features, Kaufman focuses on lost, classic and cult films, and each screening is preceded by newsreels, cartoons and facts about the film presented by Kaufman. The next screening takes place Tuesday, April 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information on other events at the Darkside Cinema, visit darksidecinema.com. Visit cmnyk. wordpress.com for more information on Kaufman’s screenings. The Darkside Cinema is located at 215 SW Fourth Street in Corvallis. The Daily Barometer
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For those students interested in graduating spring term 2015, the deadline to apply to graduate is April 10. Applications can be submitted through the MyOSU account system by clicking Apply to Graduate, which is located under the heading My Student Stuff. Commencement is set to take place June 13, and the featured speaker will be Howard K. Koh, former assistant secretary for health under the United States Department of Health Services. Koh is currently a professor at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. For more information on how to apply to graduate, contact the office of the registrar. The Daily Barometer
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South Albany High School reopens after fire By Alisha Roemeling STATESMAN JOURNAL
ALBANY — South Albany High School students are back in class Monday following an early morning fire that gutted the school cafeteria on Wednesday, April 1. A press release from the Greater Albany Public School District 8J said students began Monday with an assembly in the gymnasium. During the assembly, principal Brent Belveal explained what he knew about the fire including how it started, who was arrested in connection to the crime, and how the school will be moving forward. School buses ran on normal schedules Monday morning and almost all classes were held in their usual locations. During the assembly Belveal also told students the fire was not premeditated, and the motive was not related to South Albany High School. A safe room has been set up at the high school for students and staff who would like speak with counselors. The nutrition services department will serve breakfast and lunch in the gymnasium. Students will be able to eat in the gym as well as other designated areas. A modular building with kitchen and dish-washing capabilities is set to be installed near the pool parking lot area on the east side of the school by April 13. Similar structures for choir, band and child development classes are set to be installed by April 20. “The district is insured to cover this devastating loss which includes the building structure and contents,” the press release said. “We are working through a process to identify what was destroyed. There will likely be gaps in what insurance covers how we can now rebuild those programs.” Individuals who want to make a financial contribution to the school should contact the Albany Public Schools Foundation at albanypublicschoolsfoundation. org or (541) 979-2773.
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SALEM — The Senate Committee on Judiciary passed a bill Monday morning that would expand the requirements for criminal background checks on gun sales. Senate Bill 941 will now go before the Oregon Senate for a vote. The committee vote was split along party lines, with Democrats in favor of SB 941 and Republicans against. The group heard two hours of testimony on Wednesday and has dealt with very similar bills in years past that never made it out of committee. Supporters of the bill say it simply closes a loophole in the law. Most gun sales in Oregon require a background check on the buyer, and this bill expands that requirement to include private sales that occur independent of a licensed retailer. Sen. Floyd Prozanski, who introduced the bill, has said it is simply one more step toward making sure felons and domestic abusers do not gain access to guns they should not have and to allow law enforcement to prosecute people selling guns to people who have not been vetted.
SCIENCE PUB n Continued from page 1 of 80 to 90 percent, whereas most other blue pigments absorb minimal amounts of the near-infrared region. This high rate of absorption could yield immediate benefits, such as through the use of the pigment in car or airplane paint, on rooftops or even by the navy to prevent sonar detection by unwanted persons. “Color is something we take for granted,” Subramanian said. “The more I understand about where color comes from, the more fascinating it is. We don’t think much about color, and there is more to it than what we can see.” This blue pigment is already heavily used in paints and has some use in pottery, though while the pigment is very temperature stable, it has yet to be used in glass mediums. Due to its inorganic nature, however, it cannot be used as a fabric dye. The lab has since made new shades of yellow, orange, green, brown, aquamarine and turquoise using much the same method, through substituting out manganese with elements such as iron and copper, which create orange and green respectively. The next area of research for this
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As it is, some private sales are completed with no background check of any kind. Opponents of the bill argue that it will, at best, create an ineffectual law and at worst, it will pave the way to gun registration, firearm bans and Second Amendment violations. Some argued that background checks themselves present an offense to Second Amendment rights. Grant County Sheriff Glen Palmer said during a public hearing on Wednesday that the very idea of it was “borderline treasonous” and violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which provides the right to bear arms not be “infringed.” “I have no intention of enforcing that law,” he said. Palmer was not alone. Counties from across Oregon submitted resolutions declaring their support of the Second Amendment and warning that they would not enforce any laws they consider infringements on that right. Oregon State Police data shows that there are about 19,000 gun transactions every month in Oregon, Prozanski said Wednesday, and about 1 percent (190) are rejected because the buyer can’t pass
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lab has been to find a way to make a nontoxic inorganic red pigment. The red pigments that are available now are made from mercury or cadmium, which are both toxic. “We will use similar chemistry that involves mercury and cadmium, but not those compounds since they are toxic,” Subramanian said. “The electronic structure would be similar, but it would have to be a more complex structure since we can’t just substitute mercury or cadmium with another compound.” While Subramanian came across this field of study by chance, he has found a lot of interest within it and made a quick change of focus when he first discovered the new pigment. Even so, Subramanian has not forgotten his other fields of study and still works heavily with magnets, superconductors and thermo electrics. “For me, the most fascinating thing is that the more you learn, the more fascinating it is,” Subramanian said. “Every butterfly creates its own color either through the use of color, pigments or colors and pigments. We’re only scratching the surface; the Courtnee’ Morin | THE DAILY BAROMETER origins of color is still not completely understood.” Mas Subramanian, OSU professor, talks to Courtnee’ Morin, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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SALEM — Oregon’s medical marijuana businesses stand to lose money under tighter regulations proposed by state lawmakers. Testimony in Salem recently focused on how patients would suffer if lawmakers pass legislation to limit the size of medical pot gardens and require tracking of cannabis so it doesn’t leak into the black market. Lawmakers are considering the medical program changes as Oregon prepares for the legalization of pot for all adults age 21 and older starting July 1, and the debate has revealed divisions between different cannabis business interests in the state. Legislators claim the majority of marijuana produced under that program is sold by growers on the black market. Privately, business owners who have profited from Oregon’s medical marijuana system acknowledged new regulations would also impact their enterprises. Oregon voters created the medical marijuana program in 1998 to help sick people. Many medical marijuana growers provide free pot to patients through arrangements that provided legal cover for large pot gardens over the years when the medical program was the only sanctioned way to grow cannabis in Oregon. At any one time, medical marijuana cardholders can have six mature plants and 18 immature plants. Or, cardholders can hire a grower to produce the crop under the same limits. Each grower can serve four patients, but multiple growers often share grow sites. Anthony Johnson, chief petitioner and co-author of Measure 91 that legalized recreational pot, helps growers find patients through his consulting business Duff Johnson Consulting. “It’s really a small part of Duff Johnson Consulting and hopefully over time will be a service that’s no longer needed to be provided,� Johnson said of the matchmaking service on Monday. Johnson said the business earns more of its money from consulting with medical marijuana clinics and organizing conferences. Brent Kenyon, a businessman in Medford, operates 17 medical marijuana clinics and three dispensaries around the state. Kenyon
did not say directly whether plant limits and the availability of legal pot for all adults would hurt his businesses. However, Kenyon said “it’s a no brainer� for people to sign up for the medical marijuana program when they can receive free marijuana from growers who sell the excess pot to dispensaries. The new recreational system means growers will no longer have to line up patients to justify large gardens, and tighter regulations on medical marijuana could further tamp down the industry. “The problem is we have so may (medical) growers now that are gonna jump ship,� said Kenyon, who also helps connect patients with growers. Low-income patients depend on this system to obtain their medicine, patients and members of the industry said. State lawmakers and regulators want to move the largest pot gardens in the state into the new recreational marijuana system that will legalize, regulate and tax pot for all adults under the authority of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. The Oregon medical marijuana program allowed huge gardens to blossom in southern Oregon, including one that served 104 patients with California addresses in 2014, The Oregonian reported in October. Rob Patridge, chairman of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, has estimated as much as 75 percent of weed grown under the medical program leaks into the black market. Tom Towslee, an OLCC spokesman, said this was based on Patridge’s conversations with unnamed medical marijuana growers. Regulators and lawmakers have said they must take steps so that the legal recreational market can succeed and to show federal law enforcement the state is doing its best to prevent Oregon producers from feeding the black market. The bills lawmakers are considering would limit medical marijuana grows to 24 to 48 plants outside city limits, and for the first time track the path of medical marijuana from growers to processors, dispensaries and patients. Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, introduced House Bill 3400 which would limit medical grows to 48 mature plants per rural grow
site. Senate Bill 936, sponsored by several senators and representatives from the Joint Committee On Implementing Measure 91, would limit rural medical gardens to 24 mature plants. Both would cap pot gardens inside city limits at 12 mature plants. Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, consulted with cannabis industry lawyer Amy Margolis during the development of Senate Bill 936. Margolis is part of the Cannabis PAC, formerly known as Grow PAC, which represents marijuana businesses across the state and is lobbying for the state to allow co-location of recreational and medical marijuana sales. “As you know, the Cannabis PAC has taken no official position on plant counts and that was not my role in those meetings,� Margolis wrote in an email Monday. Rather, Margolis wrote that her role was to provide input on the practical application of regulations. Margolis’ name was in the news recently, after it was revealed that OLCC pot czar Tom Burns was fired for lying about a regulatory proposal by members of the medical marijuana industry, which Burns forwarded to Margolis. The proposal came from Kenyon, Johnson and Anthony Taylor, co-founder and legislative liaison for Compassionate Oregon, which describes itself as a patient advocacy organization. The trio generated the proposal after a March 12 meeting with Patridge, OLCC chairman. It included an exemption from tracking for growers with 24 or fewer plants, although those growers could apply for permits to sell their excess weed to dispensaries or recreational pot stores. The group also called for the Oregon Health Authority to set up a program to help cover the cost of marijuana for low-income patients who no longer received free or reduced price pot, and the trio said they would like to form a new group with the OLCC to continue work on the issues. It’s unclear now what the OLCC and lawmakers will do with the medical pot industry’s proposal, but Burdick said she expects the marijuana industry will continue to care for patients who need cannabis products. “I think the industry has been very good at taking care of patients’ needs, and I expect that to continue,� Burdick said.
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SALEM — A set of proposed government ethics reforms championed by Gov. Kate Brown were formally introduced in the Legislature today. The three bills contain few changes and no significant additions to the concepts that Brown first publicly outlined about a month ago in the wake of the influence-peddling scandal involving her predecessor, John Kitzhaber. Monday’s move drew immediate criticism from House Republicans, who have introduced a number of ethics reforms of their own in recent weeks that haven’t yet gained much traction in the Democratic–controlled Legislature. Republicans had hoped that some of their concepts might be incorporated into Brown’s bills. Because they weren’t, House Republican Leader Mike McLane of Powell Butte declined to sponsor Brown’s bills — unlike Democratic leaders in both chambers and Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli. Kara Walker, a spokeswoman for McLane, said House Republicans “decided to put out our own ethics reform package separately” later this week. “Our bills go a step further and represent real reform,” she said. “Clearly (Brown) chose not to include” those concepts. As expected, one of Brown’s bills, House Bill 2020, would prohibit key members of the executive branch, including the governor and his or her spouse,
in state government” after Kitzhaber’s resignation and “foster greater transparency and accountability.” Asked about House Republicans’ criticism Monday, Brown’s spokeswoman Melissa Navas responded in an email: “All three bills have bipartisan support and we anticipate working with Democrats and Republicans as we move forward.” House Republicans, including Rep. Julie Parrish of West Linn and Rep. Jodi Hack of Salem, have proposed an immediate revamp of the state’s public records law, with faster response timelines and caps on the fees agencies can charge. The bill, House Bill 3505, would also make lawmakers subject to public records’ law when the Legislature is in session. House Republicans also have proposals: requiring public agency heads to be under oath when they testify before state lawmakers and allowing the Legislature to vote to impeach a sitting governor or to bring in a special prosecutor to investigate the executive branch. McLane’s spokeswoman Walker said Democrats have largely been “dismissive” about GOP ethics reform ideas this session so far, however. Navas, Brown’s spokeswoman, declined to comment on the Republican concepts on Monday. House Speaker Tina Kotek, a Portland Democrat, meanwhile expressed surprise that House Republicans had withheld support on Brown’s ethics bills.
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Between the Student Experience Center and the Memorial Union is a covered outdoor plaza — an open gathering space. Sheltered by a rain-proof structure overhead, groups and events will be able to use an outdoor space even during rainy weather. “I think it’s definitely different, just because it’s got a lot of steel type of deal, which doesn’t really correlate with the brick as much,” said Melissa Glenn, a sophomore renewable materials major. “But I think it looks nice because it kind of gives a modern appeal to campus. It
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been a contentious issue for the past several months. ASOSU has been concerned with long wait times — up to 40 minutes or more — being a hazard for students traveling alone at night. Suek said serious “restructuring and funding” toward SafeRide was necessary to help ensure safe conditions, while Vuong said they’d work to update the service’s smartphone app. Huber went as far as saying she’d make “hiring specific staff to oversee certain assets of SafeRide” a priority. A sudden upset in the proceedings came after intermission, when one of the candidates for ASOSU Speaker of the House, George Clark, failed to arrive. His opponent, Mykael Moore,
doesn’t look terrible, that’s for sure. And it’s definitely going to help a lot of students out as far as getting out of this rain.” The area between the MU and SEC experienced decreased levels of congestion as completed construction opened steadily more space between the two buildings. “First off, I’m happy that it’s actually open again. The parking lot was a good spot, but this is way better,” said Paul Hanson, a senior fermentation major. “I think the brick building looks pretty nice. This covered thing was really necessary for somewhere on campus. If you’re going through campus and it’s pouring rain, you’re pretty hosed. And now, they might be able to put an outdoor music festival under cover.” Covered benches line the
western edge of the plaza, offering a dry place to sit. “I think a lot of it would just be a break area, just because there’s a lot of open space,” Glenn said. “I can definitely see people coming in here and working out some kind of artistic expression on the sidewalk. And with all the traffic that (Southwest Jefferson Way) has, it’s definitely going to divert that too. It can just be a good way to get out of the rain and a way to have a break from being around so many people.” OSU departments and student organizations can host plaza events, but they must make a reservation. Reservations can be directed at events and reservations at reservations@oregonstate.edu. Nicki Silva, news photographer news@dailybarometer.com
answered the predetermined the Senate from fully underquestions from debate hosts standing the measures they were voting on. alone. Moore also reflected Suek and According to the current speaker of the House, Saul Huber’s view that putting addiBoulanger, Clark has dropped tional funds into SafeRide would ultimately out of the race. result in a Any votes cast safer envifor Clark will The fact that those ronment on be discounted, two organizations campus, and Boulanger said. don’t collaborate touched on Moore stated the debate’s her intention is a huge issue. overarching to promote a rhetoric of better relationMykael Moore transparency. ship between Speaker of the House candidate Moore ASOSU and concluded the Student and by saying her Incidental Fees platform was “expendable” if Committee. “The fact that those two orga- students’ wants and priorities nizations don’t collaborate is a happened to change. Voting remains open until huge issue,” said Moore, who referred to instances over the April 17 at 10 p.m. past year in which a lack of Chris Correll, news reporter cooperation kept members of news@dailybarometer.com
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Halfway through Oregon State’s spring football season, the team is still working out the kinks in the new spread offense, but taking the adjustment day by day. “I think it’s important to remember where we are at in this whole process and there’s a lot going through those kids’ minds,” said head coach Gary Andersen at Saturday’s practice. “I expect to see a remarkable improvement to our offense and defense in the next six practices.”
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On the whole, the defense has picked up its new scheme better than the offense, but the offense is still adjusting to the new scheme as well. “I feel like we are making improvements day by day,” said junior wide receiver Victor Bolden. “The defense is a little ahead of us, but that’s normal. Offense is starting to pick it up and I like what we are doing out here.” Under Riley, the team ran a pro-style offense focused on slowing the ball down and made large use of the huddle.
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Now under Andersen, the team is in a full spread offense that is fast paced without the use of a huddle. “Going to a traditional pro-style to a full-out spread, that’s two completely different offenses and completely different concepts to learn,” said junior wide receiver Hunter Jarmon. “I think we are learning it pretty well and we will see what we can do with it.” As a whole, the offense has picked up the spread offense fairly well, but there are still hiccups on the field and some timing issues to be worked out with the quarterbacks. “We need to throw it better,” Andersen said. “I said that a week ago so I sound like a broken record. I think
On Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4, the Oregon State University women’s track and field team traveled to California to take part in the Stanford Invitational. The squad was one of 109 four-year colleges that took part in the event, which featured 3,200 athletes for open, collegiate and high school Women’s Track and Field competition. The Beavers, who are coming off What: Oregon State vs. Western Oregon back-to-back wins after taking down Where: Monmouth, Ore. Utah at home and Portland on the When: Friday, April 10 road in the Willamette Invitational, had multiple athletes again breaking their personal bests within their respective disciplines. Junior sprinter Kara Hallock and freshman sprinter Kerissa D’Arpino both topped their previous marks when Hallock finished the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.34 — .02 seconds faster than her OSU fifth-best previous
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The Oregon State baseball team is 22-9 overall on the season and 5-4 in Pac-12 play following a series loss to No. 8 UCLA this past weekend. The Beavers currently sit in sixth place in the Pac-12 standings with 24 games left in the regular season — only 21 of which are conference games. With a pivotal conference series against in-state rival Oregon looming in the distance this weekend, the Beavers will look to get back on track. The following is a collection of pertinent statistics and notes regarding OSU and its current position in the Pac-12. Road woes: There’s no question Oregon State has played better at home so far this season. The Beavers are just a game over .500 on the road this season at 8-7, which is a significant drop-off compared to their 14-2 home record. The trend has continued into Pac-12 play, as OSU is 3-0 at Goss Stadium, and just 2-4 on the road — Oregon State lost two of three games to both Arizona State and UCLA. Winning with defense: While the Oregon State offense has had a tough time scoring runs in conference play, its defense has proven to be one of the best in the country.
The Beavers’ .977 fielding percentage is second best in the Pac-12 — UCLA leads by a narrow margin at .978 — and 19th best in the nation. Similarly, Oregon State has the second fewest errors in the conference with 28, just four more than the league-leading Bruins. Pac-12 learning curve: Oregon State has known all along that things would get tougher when the team reached the bulk of its conference schedule. The Pac-12 is probably the second-best conference in the nation at this point with four teams ranked inside the top 25 — the top four teams in the country all play in the SEC — and arguably has the best pitching. The transition from nonconference to Pac-12 play has shown for the Beavers, who have seen a drop in offensive production. Oregon State is hitting .284 on the year as a team, but just .219 against Pac-12 opponents. Similarly, OSU is scoring just 3.33 runs per game in conference play, far below its season average. Sophomore shortstop Trever Morrison and freshman outfielder Joe Gillette are the only Beavers hitting above .300 in nine Pac-12 games at .313, respectively. Harrison having fantastic freshman campaign, cooling off in Pac-12 play: See BASEBALL | page 6
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there is still a timing issue and at the end of the day its just the reps that are so important for these kids.” With only six more practices in the spring season, the number of reps the players will get is quickly dwindling. However, in practices there have been more live play and scrimmage type scenarios than in previous years, which will help to get more game-like reps for the players. The players are taking it one day at a time and seem optimistic about the new system. “There are a couple days where we’ll miss something, but that is normal for an offense, especially with the speed we are trying to go,” said sophomore tight end Tanner Sanders. “I think we are doing good for now at the speed they are wanting us to go, and the execution we’re getting out there.”
The biggest adjustment that doing everything on the fly.” players have commented on Some players are used to this is simply the speed of play the type of system based on their spread offense demands. They high school and younger experihave fewer plays to learn, but ence, which helps some with the are required to transition. move at a fast“This is er pace when what ran in This is what I ran in high Ischool setting up and executing. high school so I’m so I’m pretty “The fact pretty used to it; I’ve used to it; I’ve run it basically that we don’t run it basically my whole life use the huduntil college,” my whole life dle anymore. Jarmon said. We were big until college. Whatever huddle guys, background take our time, Hunter Jarmon the players slow things Junior wide receiver, OSU might have down. Now it’s with the new ‘get as many plays off as we can in as short of system, the team as a whole time as possible,’” Sanders said. seems excited for the new direction they are going. “The easiest transition is that “I’m really excited. Change there are less plays to learn than is always good and I’m really being in a pro-style game,” said assistant coach Brent Brennan. excited to see what comes in the “I think it does help those guys future,” Bolden said. that have played in a similar Sarah Kerrigan, sports reporter scheme, they have an idea of On Twitter @skerrigan123 sports@dailybarometer.com taking a signal, getting lined up,
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man thrower Hannah Troutman threw for 41.85 meters in the javelin throw. The Beavers will next take part in the Western time — and D’Arpino stopped the clock in the Oregon Invitational, which will take place in 400-meter with a 56.44, which was good enough Monmouth on Friday, April 10. to shave .03 off her best time and ranks fourth The Beavers’ next home meet will not take on the Beavers’ all-time list. place until Friday, May 1, when they host the Hallock also managed a good day in the long OSU High Performance Meet. jump, where she leaped to an 18-4 ¾ inches. The Daily Barometer On Saturday, redshirt junior distance runner On Twitter @barosports Kelsi Schaer came home in the 800-meter with a time of 2 minutes, 11.47 seconds and freshsports@dailybarometer.com
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BASEBALL n Continued from page 5 Despite a bumpy stretch of games that started around the start of the Pac-12 schedule, freshman KJ Harrison has been a revelation at the plate for the Beavers. The Hawaii native is either first or tied for first on the team in batting average (.361), slugging percentage (.664), home runs (seven), triples (three), runs batted in (32) and walks (18). He’s also second in runs (26), doubles (nine) and onbase percentage (.455). Like the OSU offense, however, Harrison hasn’t performed as well in the team’s nine conference games. Against Pac-12 opponents Harrison is hitting .219 with two extra base hits and four RBI.
Winning by committee: Nineteen different Beavers have registered at bats this season, and 18 players have stepped to the plate 24 times or more. Oregon State hasn’t settled on a routine starting lineup, as head coach Pat Casey has used the same starting nine only twice in Pac-12 play. Casey has most notably gone back on forth at the third base, left field and right field positions for most of the season. Outfielders Kyle Nobach, Michael Howard, Joe Gillette and Joey Jansen have all split time at the corner outfield positions, and sophomore Caleb Hamilton and freshman Michael Gretler have each started games at third base. Andrew Kilstrom, sports reporter On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com
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onday, April 6, the presidential, vice presidential and speaker of the House candidates of the 2015 Associated Students of Oregon State University debated and unfolded their political platforms to the student body in the Memorial Union Lounge. President and vice president combinations consisted of Ariah Suek and An Vuong and Cassie Huber and Lyndi-Rae Petty. Mykael Moore spoke as a candidate for speaker of the House. George Clark, the other candidate, was absent. Now here’s how we feel. We feel good since the list of candidates seem to represent some diverse perspectives that we were looking for regardless of which team is elected. This has the potential to shake things up. The candidates showed an appreciation and understanding for the issues that affect students at OSU and proffered various solutions, which mostly followed the vein of communication with students, legislators and administrators. However, concrete ideas seemed to be more scarce. The candidates agreed with each other in regard to the issues at hand, that something should be done and that we need more communication. We heard the usual buzz words such as “transparency” and “engagement,” but without a greater explanation to some key concepts. There was a lack of difference in the platforms of each candidate. In some senses they regurgitated each other’s opinions without opposition from their opponents. One candidate even stated, “like they all said,” gesturing to her own team and to her opponents. Not going to lie: We kind of think it would be cool if they all ran together as a singular presidential team since they appear to think so similarly. They would be like the Fantastic Four, but super communicative. We stated last week that we would love it if the activists came out of the woodwork to take up leadership roles in government — we just aren’t certain that these candidates fit that mold. But it’s still early and the polls close April 17. To clarify, we think it’s good that these candidates agree with each other about continuing problems. We just want to be able to understand the difference between their platforms when it comes time to vote. It is crucial that students participate before the polls close and actively vote for whom they want as leaders next year. We are responsible for whom we decide to elect in the long run and how they will help us as students. Listen to the candidates for the next few weeks, what they want to accomplish and how they want to accomplish it. Most importantly, hold them accountable for what they say. Ask them questions about whom they plan to engage with, what they have done as student leaders so far and continuing examples of ways to enact change. Come to your own determinations about the candidates we have and hold yourself accountable for the next steps.
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he finalists for the 2015 Hugo Awards were announced on Saturday, and thankfully it looks like speculative fiction’s most prestigious award might actually be on track to give authors and creators not traditionally represented in the genre some well-deserved recognition. For too long, speculative fiction has been unfortunately resistant to efforts to create a more diverse and welcoming environment for all fans, but this has changed, thanks to a brave campaign of bloc-voting organized around finally recognizing socially conservative tool bags for their important contributions to the genre. The campaign is the brainchild of writers Brad R. Torgerson and Larry Correia, two writers who have found themselves extremely concerned about the over-representation of authors and writers concerned with equality and social justice in a genre that has traditionally pandered exclusively to heterosexual white males. Calling themselves the Sad Puppies, the campaign generated a list of writers they believe have been unfairly ignored by an insular group of elitist voters they maturely refer to as “Cliquish, Holier-than-thou, Obnoxious, Reactionary, Fanatics” — or “CHORFs” for short — and encouraged their friends and fans to vote for them. And while some people have taken issue with this behavior and suggested that it has turned a popularity contest into something disgustingly political, I personally welcome the new voices of science fiction that this campaign has shined a light on and look forward to everyone finding out about the exact sort of mate-
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Chambers Not So Swift rial Torgerson, Correia and their fans believe represents some of the best speculative fiction of the year. For example, in the category of “Best Graphic Novel of the Year” the CHORFs flooded the ballot with inclusive and affirming nonsense like the critically acclaimed Saga volume three, or the popular and headlinegrabbing first volume of the new Ms. Marvel. Luckily, Sad Puppies was on hand to push forward a nomination for Carter Reid’s “Reduce Reuse Reanimate,” a collected edition of an obscure web comic about zombies making homophobic jokes and objectifying women. Then there’s the nomination for “Best Novella” of “Big Boys Don’t Cry” by Tom Kratman. Kratman was previously best known for his collaboration with John Ringo “Watch on the Rhine,” a book about a group of literal Nazis heroically fighting off the twin evils of man-eating aliens and liberals, but in “Big Boys Don’t Cry” he takes aim at deconstructing the “liberal themes” he claims are embedded in the genre of stories about autonomous AI tanks in his touching story about a Nazi tank programmed to have orgasms when she kills people learning to hate after being raped by her superiors. I think we can all agree that if there’s one thing speculative fiction was missing it’s more stories that are sympathetic to Nazis. Good thing the Sad Puppies saw fit to correct that
unfortunate oversight. Also appearing on the ballot this year a stunning six times is John C. Wright, an author of such sublime output three of his works were nominated for “Best Novella” and his editor Vox Day of Castalia House was even nominated for “Best Editor,” presumably for bringing such a miraculous new voice to the community. As a completely unrelated aside, Vox Day is previously best known for arguing that there is a genetic link between race and intelligence, writing that the Taliban has the right idea when it comes to women’s rights and organizing “Rabid Puppies,” a parallel bloc-voting campaign allied with Sad Puppies. With all these fresh new voices being brought to the table, it’s an exciting new age for speculative fiction. The genre has been far too supportive of famously progressive writers such as H.P. Lovecraft and Orson Scott Card in the past, and I’m glad to see that we’re finally moving away from pandering to minorities, women and social justice warriors that have plagued the community for too long. Thanks to Torgerson, Correia and Day, fans of speculative fiction will finally get to see the socially conservative vision of the genre in all of its glory; a vision full of sympathetic Nazis, homophobia and the total rejection of social justice and equality in speculative fiction. I just hope these brave men’s vision comes through and we’re all able to see it for what it really is. t
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n a recent development, Stanford University announced on March 27 that it would adjust its current financial aid program to provide accepted students from lowincome families — incomes of less than $125,000 — with free tuition, equivalent to $45,729 for the 2015-16 school year. And while many may be quick to praise Stanford for this amendment — as the topic of college tuition costs has become increasingly hostile — we must be careful not to overlook the keywords in Stanford’s recent adjustment: “accepted students.” Stanford University, like many other prestigious institutions such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton, already accepts a percentage of students from low-income families far below that of the national average, according to federal data discussed in an article “’Free Tuition’ Plans Don’t Solve the College Cost Problem” published by the U.S. News & World Report. While a few students will undoubtedly benefit from this financial aid amendment, Stanford University fails to address the real problem at the heart of private college admissions: students from low-income and middle-income families have a lower success rate when applying for admission to private institutions around the nation than students from high-income families. This issue stems from the importance placed upon legacy — having a parent or relative who has previously attended said university — by the admissions board. Not only is it unfair to give some students priority over others based on something which they have absolutely no control over, but many of the students who are legacies already have a significant advantage in the educational realm due to the successes of their parents. It is unarguable that students from high-income families commonly have greater educational opportunities available to them leading up to their secondary education, as many of these students live in well-developed areas with thriving schools at both the public and private levels. From this realization, it is easy to see why students from low to middleincome families pale in comparison to students from high-income families in terms of qualifications for college admission. Without the same educational opportunities and environment offered through high-income communities, these students often have difficulty becoming competitive candidates for college admissions, especially at the private level. Regardless of one’s work ethic or intellectual aptitude, except in rare cases, students from low to middleincome families end up trapped in a cycle that can become increasingly difficult to escape. And while I truly believe that anyone with intellectual prowess and tenacity could become successful, it would be foolish to ignore the underlying failures in our educational system. t
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roducers for the CW’s “Arrow” may have a new contender in this inspired, original and seriously weird comic-adaptation. True to the show’s name, the first few minutes had my mind going numb as I endured the life of Liv Moore (Rose McIver), a promising medical student and type-A Gilmore girl. All I can really say about Liv is this: thank god she got scratched by a zombie. Apparently, becoming undead in this show also causes you to develop a more interesting personality. Her transformation into a walking corpse is accompanied by a welcome shift in presentation: backdrops get grayer, dialogue becomes wittier and we get the real show cleverly concealed behind an awful intro ripped straight from a teen romance — take your pick. The plot isn’t quite like anything I’ve encountered. There are elements from detective dramas like “Psych” with a splash of comic-book superpowers and some of the more creative zombie films — think “Warm Bodies.” Liv gains memories — and occasionally habits — from the grey matter she munches while working her new job at the morgue and uses them to help the police find the killers. Her only real co-stars are a doctor too fascinated by her condition to reveal it to anyone, a detective who’s convinced she’s psychic, and my favorite; a former drug-dealer who died and revived at the same party as Liv. It’s a smaller cast than we’re used to, but I
watching if her face started rotting off like “Dawn of the Dead.” This is definitely the most self-aware zombie story I’ve seen — except maybe “Zombieland” — and I’m very grateful for that. It’s always bothered me that people in zombie fiction act like they’ve never seen a zombie movie before. Are they in a parallel universe where the horror genre never got its big break? Courtesy of warner bros. television At least then I wouldn’t have to sit through ads for “Paranormal Activity 12.” think that works to “iZombie’s” advantage. You know what’s scary? The things people The main trio is charming — which is will pay money to see. weird; usually there’s at least person you Not the case here. The pilot alone concan’t stand — and there’s really no need for any other permanent characters, though I’m tained an excessive number of references, sure they’ll make room down the road. Liv everything from George Romero to the Nazi holds out for the day she’ll be cured, but in zombies from “Call of Duty,” and Liv’s main concerns for her family centhe meantime tries to stave ter on the horrible outcomes off the impulse for brain she’s seen in pop-culture She does a burgers. coming true. She does a surprisingly surprisingly good All in all, “iZombie” is a good job of blending in, so job of blending in, pleasant diversion from the much so that it’s hard to hopelessness of series like distinguish her from a really so much so that it’s “the Walking Dead,” though pale college undergrad — at hard to distinguish at the cost of sacrificing least until she leaps onto a moving car and punch- her from a really pale some of its drama and emotional presence. es through the roof like a college undergrad. terminator. It does prove not all stories Yeah, they sort of gloss about monsters have to end over how her powers work. badly, and not all shows dealThree episodes in, and I’m still not certain ing with death have to leave you feeling like I get it. Then again, nitpicking and comics a lifeless shell among the living. have never really meshed well. t Besides, every rendition of the dead ris- Chris Correll is a senior in psychology. The opinions expressed in Coring story bends the rules in its own unique rell’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer way — I just don’t think people would keep staff. Correll can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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was in Las Vegas for spring break and some of the best times I had were trying out the restaurants and bars I have read about. My friend and I were walking by Caesar’s Palace and we saw Guy Fieri’s restaurant. Inside were booths filled with excited patrons and burgers the size of a car tire. I also saw for the first time the most outrageous Bloody Mary I have ever seen. You choose your liquor, you choose the spice level you want, your protein and up to five garnishes. There is no need to have protein in a cocktail. Of course I was intrigued, so I did a little research and found even more disturbing drinks similar to the one I saw on the Las Vegas Strip. And what I saw frightened me. Lamb sliders, Bavarian pretzel, biscuits, fried chicken, Buffalo wings, meat rub rim, pizza and a Slim Jim straw — the list goes on. Many restaurants and bars across the country are now offering Bloody Marys with questionable contents all for the sake of being “creative” and to beat out any other bar in town with their specialty cocktails. This is blasphemy to alcoholic beverages. This probably boils down to me being a cocktail purist, but these outrageous creations are Brooklyn the antithesis of enjoying a nice drink. Food Critic When you want to unwind or have some fun at the bar with a few friends, do you really want to climb into your glass to dig the entire appetizer menu out of the drink before you can even have a sip? These drinks have gone way to far and took too much creative liberty over the Bloody Mary. Adding in the entire appetizer menu on skewers and sticking it in a drink accomplishes nothing. You pay the same amount for the superBloody Mary as you would for a drink and appetizers. I like having options and simplicity, which is maybe why these creations have unfortunately become popular menu-staples, but it is a counter-intuitive product. When this monstrosity comes to the table, you will have to take all the small dishes off their skewers and either eat them from a plate or off the skewer, and then you will be able to sip at your drink. Why would you want to slow down your time to drink your cocktail? That is why you ordered one in the first place. Again, I like simplicity, so all of the extras added into my Bloody Mary would get in the way of my drinking. Bloody Marys are known for their spice and for the classic celery stalk that accompanies it to cut down the fire, just like carrots served next to Buffalo wings. Garnishes for drinks should only be in a glass to assist the drinking process or for small decoration. Not to substitute your entire meal displayed in a glass. Living in America, we have rights to do almost anything we wish within the parameters of the law, which is what makes this country great. However, creating unnecessary embellishments and excess is a major fault in our society. This is an excellent example of using moderation. Just because you can put a cheeseburger on top of a cocktail does not mean you should. Just because hot wings match well with the cocktail does not mean they should be suspended above them. It seems to me that people are getting bored with their drinks and food combination, so they are just throwing everything together for the sake of entertainment. If you are getting bored with your drinks or food, it just calls for an update or a new recipe — not a Frankenstein creation that entices nausea instead of hunger.
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‘iZombie’: Silly Brain Linguini for everyone Chris Correll
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Brooklyn Di Raffaele is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Di Raffaele’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Di Raffaele can be reached at forum@dailybarometer. com.