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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
OSU fined by the EPA
University charged with hazardous materials violations By Elliott Nelson News Contributor
If it concerns the safety of (OSU) students, faculty and staff, then that is something that’s very important to the university Clay Simmons OSU Chief Compliance Officer
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Oregon State University agreed to pay $275,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency in response to hazardous materials violations found during a routine inspection in 2013.
Oregon State University agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $275,000 for hazardous materials violations found during a routine inspection in 2013, according to Steve Clark, OSU Vice President of University Relations and Marketing. “(OSU was fined) for the failure to properly analyze and manage hazardous waste in their laboratories and in their hazardous waste accumulation building,” said Kevin Schanilec, who is an EPA employee. “(The waste) was in approximately 1,900 separate containers—mostly laboratory waste.” OSU officials said that the overall amount of waste was not very big, and that the fine was not something that they foresaw. “This was not something we really expected,” said Clay Simmons, OSU Chief Compliance Officer, about the EPA violations. “On par, it’s a rather small amount (of waste),” Clark said. “Any matter such as this is really significant, but the concerns brought by the EPA dealt with about one percent of the material that we handle at the university in a year.” However, Clark said that doesn’t mean the university is taking this situation lightly. “This was a serious matter, but it dealt with labeling of materials, it dealt with the dating of those materials, and it dealt with their storage, and it did not deal with the university disposing matters or materials in an improper way,” Clark said. According to Schanilec, it is also important to realize that whoever dealt with these hazardous waste materials didn’t handle them properly. In response to the EPA violations and a few months after being fined in 2013, OSU began adding environmental health and safety staff to handle and dispose of hazardous materials more closely. By the end of 2014, OSU began to train and educate other personnel about dealing with hazardous materials. OSU also established the university chief compliance officer position as well as an executive compliance committee to have oversight from the highest level at
OSU, Clark said. According to Simmons, OSU’s compliance office handles issues such as laboratory safety, athletics compliance and Title IX compliance issues. Any compliance issues placed on the university by law or in relation to policy are within the parameters of what they work on, Simmons said. Simmons is working on building a program at OSU that reasonably assures the federal government that OSU is taking steps to comply with all of their regulations. “These assessment and reporting systems give us the confidence that we are following the procedures required by the EPA,” Clark said. “It’s a constant process of education, assessment, training and proper procedures.” In the laboratories, the hazardous materials were something that OSU personnel would walk by potentially everyday, Schanilec said. “The main buildings (the hazardous materials were found in) were Weniger Hall and Gilbert Hall,” said Schanilec. According to Clark, there were no injuries to OSU faculty, students, or staff due to the hazardous waste violations. “I have heard of fines like this at other universities,” Simmons said. “Usually the EPA or (Department of Environmental Quality) will come in and do an inspection, and they’ll find a couple of minor issues. It could be anything from unlabeled chemical storage containers to leaving sharps out.” The $275,000 OSU agreed to pay in fines on March 14 of this year to the federal government comes from the general fund budget of the university, according Clark. According to Simmons, OSU student, faculty and staff safety is of the utmost importance to the university. “If it concerns the safety of (OSU) students, faculty and staff, then that’s something that’s very important to the university,” Simmons said. baro.news@oregonstate.edu
Disc Jam takes flight on campus
Students make “Worldʼs First Flying Disc”
By Michael Kiever News Contributor
Future Oregon State students Alex Dassise and Logan Insinga, seniors in high school at the time, were playing a simple game of catch on the beach. Only they were not using a ball—they were using an expensive Bluetooth speaker. “We were throwing the speaker back and forth, but not very far because we didn’t want to break it,” Insinga said. “I was spinning it really quickly, and it sounded cool to us. At that point, I was like ‘Alex, dude, we could put the speaker on the Frisbee.’” “At that moment, the idea of the Disc Jam was born,” Dassise
said. “The Disc Jam is the world’s first musical flying disc.” Now in their last term as freshmen at OSU, the idea for the Disc Jam has turned into a reality. With the help of the Austin Entrepreneurship Program (AEP), the Disc Jam recently sold out all 25 of its beta models, which were put for sale to the public for $25. “We sold 25, and we’ve got more people asking for more. However, we’re still trying to figure the best way of building those right now. It’s a lot of intensive labor. To build those, it has literally taken blood and sweat,” Dassise said. While the beta sold out quickly, the final product is still about a year away from being widely available. The Disc Jam team, which now comprises of Insinga, Dassise and junior Spencer Kleweno, has plans of
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finding a manufacturer to mass produce an injection mold for the disc. Currently, the Disc Jam is comprised of two parts: the disc and the speaker. The 3D printed injection mold would bring the two together, creating a sleeker look and taking away the need to bolt the speaker onto the disc. “Right now, we want to get a quote for an injection mold so we could mass produce, but it will be midsummer before we get it,” Kleweno said. “We’d really like to release at the beginning of spring, because that is the prime time for Frisbee buying. Right now is the prime time to start selling, but we just aren’t ready for it. We’ve got next year. “ The speaker for playing music is the main difference between the Disc Jam and other types of
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Alex Dassise and Logan Insinga, freshman at OSU, turned their ideas of putting
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Calendar FRIDAY, April 8
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1 Walks, on scorecards 4 Rehab hurdle 7 Calm 13 “Well, __-di-dah!” 14 Deli choice 15 Ducks’ home 16 Some Anne Rice novels 18 Dupes
19 *Assist Charles M. Schulz? 21 Completely 22 Wapiti 23 ID checker 24 “__ any drop to drink”: Coleridge 26 Surface 32 *Free ticket given to Target Field players?
35 Burn soothers 38 Modern reaction to a riot? 39 Group of species 40 *Timepiece at a stag party? 43 Important Philippines export 44 Bros, e.g. 45 Fraction of a joule
WEDNESDAY, April 13
Meeting 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Death Cafe Corvallis Location: 26th St. Beanery, 2541 NW Monroe St., Corvallis OR Come drink coffee, eat cake, and discuss death with interesting people.
1 Failed miserably 2 Industry leaders 3 Fan letter? 4 Meaning 5 Industry leaders 6 Prepare tuna, in a way 7 Converse, e.g. 8 Take in 9 Quaker pronoun 10 It may be skillfully created by one who’s all thumbs 11 Rests 12 Acute care letters 15 Eponymous skater Paulsen 17 Ring decision 20 One putting on an act
Meeting 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Pulitzer Prize Winner Rita Dove Reading Location: CH2M HILL Alumni Center Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove has been selected as the 2016 recipient of Oregon State University’s Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement.
MONDAY, April 18
TUESDAY, April 19
Event 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. 16th Annual Community Fair Location: Student Experience Center Plaza An annual fair of 40+ groups from on- and off-campus, offering activities and information about holistic sustainability Event 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Bicycle Sale at the Community Fair Location: Student Experience Center Plaza Swing by OSU Surplus Property’s booth where we will be selling used bicycles, while supplies last.
WEDNESDAY, April 20
Meeting 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Death Cafe Corvallis Location: 26th St. Beanery, 2541 NW Monroe St., Corvallis OR Come drink coffee, eat cake, and discuss death with interesting people. Meeting 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. OSU Healthy Aging Club Location: Talisman Room, Memorial Union 105 Preparation Silver Screen and Pharmacy Bag Event.
THURSDAY, April 21
Discussion 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. Baha’i Campus Association Location: Talisman Room, Memorial Union 105 BioLogos - Thiestic Evolution
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48 Not allow to atrophy 50 “My vegetable love should grow / __ than empires ... “: Andrew Marvell 53 *Law office? 58 Option play option, in football 59 Home of the god Pan 60 Beverage sometimes served with mint 61 Besides 62 Inning trio 63 Botched (up) 64 Model of industry 65 Put into words
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THURSDAY, April 14
Event 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Earth Justice Mural Location: MU Quad Come take part in creating the annual Earth Justice Mural! The Earth Justice Mural is about social, environmental, and economic justice, providing a chance for creative arts and social justice creation through collaboration, and an opportunity to educate the campus community through art.
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25 Home of Norway’s royal family 27 Bank holding: Abbr. 28 Carafe kin 29 __ Tin Tin 30 Shaggy-tailed bovid 31 First of September? 32 Lot of trouble? 33 “A Hard Road to Glory” writer 34 Merrie __ England 35 Plant bristle 36 French narrative poem 37 Like some stocks, briefly 41 Misspoke, as lines 42 Surround 45 Rachmaninoff’s “__-tableaux” 46 Light-sensitive layer
Horoscope Today’s Birthday (04/08/16). Prepare for an educational journey this year. Launch creative projects after 5/9. Schedule travels and studies after 8/13. The next two years after 9/9 benefit partnership and collaboration. Work shifts direction after 9/1, leading to an introspective phase after 9/16. Grow what you love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Your mind is full of ways to make money. Compare prices before spending. Get several bids before signing contracts. Your past work reflects you well. Stir up the cash flow. Pay it forward. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Take time for yourself over the next few days. Get out in nature. Create a spa experience at home. Enjoy soothing rituals. Find the heart in what you’re creating, and talk about that. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 5 — Notice your dreams over the next few days. True your course
toward inner satisfaction. List what you want to be, do, have, and contribute ... or at least consider. Friends have your back. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Set long-range goals. Your friends are your inspiration. Think about what’s next. Group input helps today and tomorrow. Clean up a mess together. Share music and delicious flavors. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — A challenge presents itself, for a professional prize. Push ahead for career goals over the next two days. Bounce ideas around with someone clever. Outsmart the competition. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Expand your perspective today and tomorrow. Schedule upcoming explorations. Mistakes are part of the learning process. Consult experts, and discuss plans with loved ones. Discover hidden answers. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Update accounts and review budgets over the next two days. Strategize and prioritize with
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47 __ spoon 49 Upholstered piece 51 Fancy tie 52 Hotel amenity 53 Derby, perhaps 54 Some bills 55 Chances 56 Speck 57 It may be mined 58 Objective reference
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Police Beat April 1 -April 5 Compiled from the Corvallis Police Department
All those arrested for crimes are considered innocent until proven quilty
Friday, April 1 It’s getting hot in here A woman called 911 to report she was upset that a bus station employee would not turn on the air conditioning. Police located the woman on a bench, and medics responded because the woman was apparently having an asthma attack. The woman then begame aggressive and began
yelling at the police, and became confrontational. The woman then threw a pen on the ground and left the area. She was cited for Littering and was verbally trespassed from the bus station.
Monday, April 4
staff reported a patient had attacked a nurse. The man alledgedly attempted to strangle a nurse with her stethoscope, and also attempted to punch another nurse. The man was arrested for Attempted Strangulation and Attempted Assault IV.
Tuesday, April 5 Stethoscope attack Police responded to Good Where are my records? Samaritan Hospital after A man reported that some-
one had broken into his shed he owns away from his normal property. He noticed tire tracks leading away from the shed and said the fence near the shed was broken as well. The man claims nearly 2000 33RPM records had been taken, each one averaging around $3. The man said he had last been to his shed in December, and
that he had no security footage. Currently there are no suspects. You broke my heart Police received an anonymous call reporting that the caller’s ex-girlfriend had an open arrest warrent. The woman in question was contacted by CPD and was issued a citation in lieu of custody.
OSU creates connections
Third ʻMaker Fairʼ returning to the university
Following the symposium there will be a reception to encourage students to create connections outside of their majors or disciplines according to Malewitz . By Gaby Mudd “There will be a reception News Contributor Oregon State University will after the symposium to meet host the third annual Maker the speakers,” Malewitz said. Fair Friday and Saturday in “This is a rare opportunity to the Memorial Union Ballroom, get to talk to someone outside Learning Innovation Center of your own discipline and form more of a community at OSU.” (LInC) and the SEC Plaza. The Maker Fair will take The Maker Fair is a free, independently organized event that, place Saturday and provides put on by an initiative called the hands-on learning experiencCO. that looks to bring together es to visitors and offers them the Corvallis community to a chance to explore different promote a new transforma- technologies, sciences, arts and tive learning experience that is open to the public. The theme of the event is STEM to STEAM, which looks to raise awareness of the importance of the arts in education according to Raymond Malewitz, the academic coordinator for the CO maker group and assistant professor of english. “The dominant acronym that we hear in learning is ‘STEM’ (Science, technology, engineering and math),” said Malewitz. “Over the last few years it has gained an ‘A’ from the arts and we think it is important to see the role the arts play at every level of education.” The event spans for two days on April 8 to April 9 and is made up of three different parts, including a symposium of distinguished speakers, a reception and a makers fair that are all open to the public according to Malewitz . The symposium will take place on Friday in LInC Room 100 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will consist of a panel of six speakers, including Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici, that will discuss the theme of “STEM to STEAM” “We want to put together the first symposium to get people talking about the making community,” Malewitz said. “This is a theme that can bring some very diverse speakers together and have them implement this STEAM idea”
crafts. The Maker Fair is looking to incorporate the whole Corvallis community according to Malewitz. “Our goal is to get local community members involved,” said Malewitz “This includes OSU faculty and students, Western Oregon University, science, engineering and art teachers at k-12 public schools in the region, as well as members of the local science and art community” Eric Hinsch, a Ph.D student and the volunteer coordinator of the event, explained the fair is intended to bring together makers throughout the
community. “The Maker Fair itself is a gathering of makers,” Hinsch said. “These are people who make things with their hands, from technology to crafts to music, and gives them a way to get together to show what they do and how fun it is to make it so visitors can learn something from them.” Hinsch also spoke to the overall goal of the Makers Fair. “We are hoping that it will give more visibility to the maker community,” Hinsch said. “Our long term goal is to have a maker space-a place people can go to make things. As we’ve
been talking to administration and faculty, they are very interested in being a maker school, but no one has taken the innovative to go forward with this. We want to give this innovative some momentum.” The event consists of makers including HP, local businesses, and non-profits, art activities including gunpowder, spoken word poetry, computer design, and much more according to Malewitz. Charles Robinson, a Coordinator for the College of Liberal Arts and a member of the CO said the event is meant to open people up to new experiences as well.
“This is an opportunity to have hand on experience and a way to approach something that a person has never done before, Robison said.” “Some people may not have taken their own words and made a publication out of them or used a 3-D printer and this event gives them the chance to try new things and it becomes a transformative learning experience for them.” Hinsch encouraged the community to participate in the two day event. “Come out and have fun” Hinch said. “Come learn, connect, and play!” baro.news@oregonstate.edu
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Pre-law society aids at OSU Club helps students prepare regarding future, law school By Elliot Nelson News Contributor
Oregon State University’s Pre-law Society guides students on the path to a law degree, according to members of the club. “We are just trying to bring together students who are interested in law school,” said Jason Tanenbaum, the OSU faculty advisor for Prelaw Society. Julia Matthew, President of Pre-law Society at OSU, believes the opportunities that Prelaw Society provides help her in preparing for law school. “I’m pretty young, so I don’t need to start studying to get into law school now, but it’s nice knowing what I need to study with Kaplan, and getting to visit different law schools,” Matthew said. The majority of the work Kaplan does at Oregon State is offer their test preparation classes that are held on campus and comprised of 10 sessions that span from three weeks to four months depending upon how long each student has to devote to the program, said Jeff Thomas, executive director of pre-law programs at Kaplan. Kaplan was founded over 75 years ago, and their goal is to help students get into graduate school by offering test preparation for over 70 different tests, including the LSAT. According to Tanenbaum, the LSAT is the exam that students need to take in order to apply to law school. “It’s a standardized test, like the SAT, except that it’s designed for law schools,” Tanenbaum explained. “It has reading comprehension and logical analysis, so it’s really focused on the
types of skills that students will need in law school and in legal practice.” “(Kaplan has) a higher score guarantee program with our services that allows all of our students to repeat their course a second time complimentary to allow them to continue working with us and with our materials to make sure that they have adequate time to prepare for the test,” Thomas said. One should spend at least three months studying for the LSAT before entering law school, and it is offered four times every year, Tannenbaum said. Other opportunities that Pre-law Society provides for its member are law school visits and guest lectures from law school professors, Matthew said. J.R. Tarabocchia, the director of recruitment and student activities at Willamette Law School, said that professors from Willamette Law School visit universities with prospective law school students. Willamette Law School holds mock classes to teach different types of law so students can experience what it is like to be in a law school environment. Mimi Huang, director of law school admissions at Lewis and Clark Law School, said students have a few options when they go on a law school visit. Prospective students can go on a campus tour led by a current student, so they can ask them about student life and sit in on a first-year class so they can see what a class will be like as soon as they get into law school. Students also can talk to the admissions office, so they can talk with law school staff about what their goals are and get any other questions they have answered, Huang said. OSU Pre-law Society visits Willamette, Lewis and Clark, University of Oregon, University of Washington and Seattle University. The law school professors that come to talk to the club come from those schools as well, Tanenbaum said. “Pre-law Society gets me in the mindset of getting ready for law school,” Matthew said.
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“I have the mindset that I’m still figuring out exactly what I want to do with (law school), and I am excited to figure out where I’m going to go,” said Jo Smilove, a member of Pre-law Society a sophomore in political science. “We get around 10 students each meeting,” Matthew said. “There’s a couple hundred more students on the Pre-law email list.” According to Tanenbaum, students do not have to be committed to going to law school before joining the club. “There’s still a benefit for students thinking about going to law school,” Tanenbaum said. “Others could decide law school is not for them.” Students interested in joining Pre-law Society can talk to Jason Tanenbaum in Gilkey 301 to find out when and where the biweekly spring term club meetings will be held, according to Matthew. baro.news@oregonstate.edu
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Jason Tenenbaum, the OSU faculty advisor for the Pre-law society at OSU, says the group tries to bring students together that are interested in law school.
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Civil war preview Oregon State takes on No. 7 University Oregon this weekend in front of their home crowd. By Josh Worden Senior Beat Reporter
Laura Berg knows a thing or two about what it takes to earn an NCAA Tournament berth. The Oregon State head softball coach won the 1998 National Championship her senior year at Fresno State, and now she sees what the Beavers need to do this season for their first postseason spot since 2013. “Win ball games that we’re not supposed to win,” Berg said. “That includes against the Ducks.” OSU will seek a postseason resume-boosting upset of No. 7 Oregon this weekend in a three-game series in Corvallis, starting at 3 p.m. on Friday in the OSU Softball Complex. “We’ve been looking forward to this series,” said senior second baseman Mikela Manewa. “Obviously we’ve been taking it series by series but I think this is going to be the most exciting one, especially because we’re playing at home this year. It’s going to be a different atmosphere. I think it’s going to be crazy.” OSU hasn’t beaten the Ducks since 2012, when Berg was an assistant coach. Since she took the head coaching job the next season, OSU has gone winless against Oregon in nine games, being outscored 101-20. Still, OSU has already won 24 games this year compared to 26 wins last season, and there are still 16 regular season games remaining. OSU has also defeated No. 18 Kentucky and No. 11 Oklahoma earlier this year. “I don’t think (Oregon’s ranking) bothers us,” Manewa said. “In the Pac-12, anything can happen. Anything goes.” “There’s a little more at stake with it being the Civil War, but the bases are still 60 feet away,” Berg added. “The ball is still 12 inches around. You don’t do anything different.” Oregon leads the NCAA with a .373 batting average, though
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Redshirt junior Natalie Hampton swings at fastball Last year against Washington. OSU is on pace to set a program record at .338 so far this season. Hampton’s Record Redshirt junior first baseman Natalie Hampton has 45 runs batted in on the season, just five shy of the OSU single-season record that she set her freshman year in 2013. Coming into the Oregon series as a freshman she had 46 RBIs before launching a home run in her first ever Civil War game. She added a grand slam in last year’s Civil War series. “I try not to think about (the record),” she said. “Obviously in my career here I want to get my money’s worth and make as much of an impact as I can. But I’ve learned over the past couple series that the more I think about it, the less good I do. I need to keep that separate. If I get there, great. If I don’t, that’s great, too, I just want to be able to help my team. Fortunately, getting RBIs helps my team.”
Uniform Beef The Ducks may be known in part for their flashy uniforms, but Beaver players are not particularly impressed. “Oh wait, people talk about their uniforms?” Manewa said. “That’s weird, because I think their uniforms are ugly. Not even because they’re the Ducks, but really I just don’t like their colors at all. They’re ridiculous. I really like our uniforms. A lot of my friends, parents and family love our uniforms.” Hampton considers herself “more old schooled,” but added she also prefers the Beaver jerseys. “Orange and black are my favorite colors, so I obviously think ours look better,” Hampton said. “You can have 20 million combinations, you still have to hit the ball and turn left.” “I could be wearing a trash bag out here and it wouldn’t matter to me.” On Twitter @BrightTies
Pac-12 softball power rankings No. 7 Oregon (29-6, 7-2 Pac-12).
No. 17 Arizona (25-12, 5-4).
Oregon State (24-9, 4-5).
Last series: 1-2 vs UCLA. Next: at OSU. Last series: 1-2 at Washington. Next: vs Houston. Last series: 3-0 at Stanford. Next: vs Oregon. Oregon looked nearly impenetrable Arizona has been hovering around The Beavers were the only Pac-12 in nonconference play and opened the No. 17 ranking for an entire month, team to earn a sweep this weekend. Pac-12 play by sweeping then-No. now, and its time for the Wildcats to Granted, it was over Stanford, but still. 8 Washington in Seattle as well as make a move. After losing the series to The main thing keeping the Beavers Stanford in Eugene. Then, the Ducks Washington in Seattle this weekend, low in the power rankings is their openfaltered at home to UCLA, dropping two Arizona could use a nice boost by beating six games against Utah and Cal, of three games. Still, Oregon leads the ing the 18-18 Huston Cougars at home going 1-5 in those series. The sight of nation with a .373 batting average and this weekend. If not, no worries — conthe Oregon Ducks traveling into town has a talent-laden pitching staff to boot. ference cellar dweller Stanford is next up. is rarely favorable for Pac-12 teams, Oregon remains the team to beat in the Pac-12, while the Civil War but OSU has to compete against teams like the Ducks to make series this weekend could strengthen that reputation or cripple it. the NCAA Tournament. At the same time, OSU could go 3-13 in their remaining regular season games and potentially still go postseason, but no team wants to stumble into the tournament Last series: 2-1 at Cal. Next: vs Washington. For a perennial conference power, like that. Beating the Ducks once or twice would really ignite the ASU has been remarkably mediocre Beavers’ efforts to making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Pac-12 games so far. The Sun Devils in three seasons. Last series: 2-1 vs Arizona. Next: at Arizona State. only win in three games versus Arizona Washington has done a respectable was by a 3-2 score, and the two wins job of bouncing back from a conferagainst Cal were helpful but not as ence-opening sweep at the hands of Last series: 1-2 vs Arizona State. Next: vs Utah. much as a sweep would have been. Oregon. Since then, the Huskies won Call it “The Battle for Pac-12 To be fair, six games is a small sample the series at UCLA and then versus Mediocrity,” because that’s what this size, so the upcoming trio of matchups Arizona. Luckily for Washington, some Cal-Utah matchup will be. That’s not of the best Pac-12 teams are already at home versus Washington will either solidify ASU’s pedestrian an insult to either team; even the worst behind them, not that the schedule record or bounce the Sun Devils back into the upper echelon of Pac-12 teams — except maybe Stanford gets too easy down the road. In the Huskies’ favor at the moment the conference. — are still very good. But both Cal and is some consistent hitting; Washington has totaled 60 runs in its Utah are likely to finish behind Arizona, last 10 games. ASU, Oregon, UCLA and Washington, so this series just might decide who is crowned the conference’s most relatively decent squad. Then again, either of these teams could legitimately make a run to the Last series: bye. Next: at California. Utah may technically have the best top of the Pac-12. Cal, for example, has beaten or tied five different winning percentage in Pac-12 games ranked teams this year. Last series: 2-1 at Oregon. Next: vs Stanford. besides Oregon, but the Utes don’t There’s a lot of parity in the Pacdeserve to be in the top half of the con12 this year, and UCLA is maybe the ference. OSU could even make a case for prime instance of this. The Bruins Last series: 0-3 vs Oregon State. Next: at UCLA. being above Utah — the Beavers beat won the series against conferenceIn a conference with plenty of teams No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 15 Kentucky leading Oregon this weekend, just a beating teams they weren’t supposed to earlier this year, while the Utes lost to week after losing two of three games and then losing to team’s they shouldn’t to Washington. The winless Stanford both — but head-to-head matchups are hard to argue against. have, it’s nice to have a team that folCardinal come into town this weekend, Utah swept OSU two weekends ago, though the Beavers could lows expectations. For Stanford, those meaning UCLA should pick up three easy wins — or, as the Pac-12 still leapfrog the Utes with a strong performance in the middle of expectations are pretty low, but its still seems to go sometimes, Stanford will pull out the series win against the Pac-12 schedule. something. all rational expectations.
No. 21 Arizona State (27-10, 3-3).
No. 12 Washington (23-8, 4-5).
California (16-14-1, 3-4-1).
No. 15 UCLA (22-11-1, 4-3-1).
Utah (22-11, 4-2).
Stanford (13-17, 0-6).
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Catcher Logan Ice had a message for his battery mate, Travis Eckert in the bullpen before Oregon State and Washington clashed for Pac-12 series last week. “You’re not Drew Rasmussen,” said the junior captain to Eckert. “You never will be.” It what could be construed as an insult, by comparing Eckert to the team’s former ace who recently went down with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, requiring season-ending Tommy John surgery. Instead, the message was used to calm down and instill confidence in the senior pitcher who would be taking over Rasmussen’s Friday slot in the weekend rotation. “He’s got Friday night stuff,” said Ice. “Sometimes I think he fools himself and tries to tell himself he needs to be something that he’s not. “I said, ‘just be you. Throw strikes, pound the zone and you got a great defense behind
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you.’” Ice’s message rang loud and clear to the Texas native. “To me it means go out and do what you do, there’s nobody’s shoes you have to fill,” said Eckert. “Just keep doing the same thing and stick to the routine, you don’t have to step up and be anyone else.” Eckert delivered, earning Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for striking out a career-high nine Huskie batters, while allowing only three hits over five innings of work before tightness in his back ended his day early. The key to his success against Washington was his ability to pinpoint all three of his pitches, a low-90’s fastball, a changeup and a slider that he can change the speeds of, while keeping the ball out of the heart of the plate -- especially on two-strike counts. “He was spotting up everything, I think fastball command sets the table for any pitcher,” said pitching coach Nate Yeskie. “We’ve had guys here who have thrown 83-85 (mph) that throw it where they want, we’ve had guys who throw 93-95 that throw it where they want. At the end of the day they had success based on being able to locate their fastball, a secondary pitch, and constantly stay ahead in the count, and stay out of the middle of the plate.
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“That was the biggest thing for (Eckert), he did a great job, he just wasn’t in the middle of the plate.” Becoming the team’s friday starter is something that Eckert has been training for since he arrived in Corvallis last fall. Despite hearing the somber news about Rasmussen, Eckert couldn’t help but be excited about being selected to replace Rasmussen. “It means a lot that they would call my name after Drew. Coming here, signing here and being here in the fall my junior year,. I was always wanting to be the No. 1 guy,” said Eckert. “Now I am. I kind of took a step back and was like ‘wow,’ but you know, I always believed in my stuff and I have the stuff to be the No. 1 guy at a place like Oregon State.” “I know it fuels his fire a little bit that he gets to pitch on Friday night which has been awesome for us,” said Ice. “He knows the ropes, he doesn’t do stupid stuff, he doesn’t say stupid stuff, just goes about his business the way he should go about his business.” Eckert, and the rest of the Oregon State baseball team open their three-game nonconference series against Central Arkansas today, first pitch is schedule for 5:35 p.m.
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YEA to surviving week two of spring term. We never feel like spring break lasts long enough, but weʼll live. NAY to any midterms that pop up to haunt us as soon as week three. YEA to the return of longer days, sunshine and beautiful spring weather. Summer is within reach again. NAY to the awful outbreak of Norovirus that wants to remind us that weʼre just now escaping winter. YEA to elections processes and voting. Remember that polls close Friday night at 10 p.m. NAY to the continued amount of tuition increases weʼve seen year after year. There has to be some way for our government—state and student—to resolve this clearly unsustainable funding model. YEA to the premise of lowering the costs of tuition, textbooks and many other objects that we canʼt seem to afford on our own. NAY to having to spend $275,000 in university general funds because of the EPA fines. We canʼt help but wonder where weʼre going to make up for the costs of such—ahh, crap. YEA to overwhelming amounts of food for cheap prices (thank you, college campus diets). NAY to potentially gaining “the freshman 15” ... when itʼs your senior year. YEA to relieving oneʼs self through any form of self-expression. NAY to drawing any sort of blanks on ideas. YEA to OSU womenʼs basketball making it to the final four tournaments. Though we lost against UConn, the team still managed to pull through and make Beaver Nation history.
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t’s that time of the year again-the sun is shining, the birds are singing-you can practically smell summer from around the corner. And then you think about the dreaded “I” word. That’s right, people. It’s internship season. No matter what major you come from, whether it’s music, zoology, physics, engineering or business, it’s undeniable that internships are a Hulk-sized stepping stone to getting your feet into the door of whatever career you are chasing after. “An internship is a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting. Internships give students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience and make connections in professional fields they are considering for career paths; and give employers the opportunity to guide and evaluate talent”, which is one definition from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. While there is a substantial amount of importance placed on having the right GPA, being involved in extra-curricular
activities, and hopefully exhibiting interest in the position, it has been my personal and observed experience that potential employers are equally or more interested in whether or not students can actually hold a conversation. Employers want to know that millennials possess the capabilities of looking up from their textbooks and smartphones long enough to engage in a face-to-face, professional conversation. At the end of an interview that I recently had, I was told the following: My GPA matters but it’s not a big deal. The school I’m coming from matters but it’s not a big deal. The selling points that seemed vital to them were that I could be engaged in the conversation, I wouldn’t be afraid to speak up, and I could get along and work well with (in this context my interviewers, but essentially) co-workers. Granted, if you are getting to this point in the conversation, chances are they have already determined how the actual interview has gone. Just remember that they have already read your resume and cover letter-that’s why you got called in for an interview in the first place. A job is about how competent you are in
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The speakers, which are built into the discs, have Bluetooth capabilities and a USB port with a four-gigabyte drive to download music, and comes with a charger.
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Continued from page 1 flying discs. It comes equipped with Bluetooth capabilities, a USB port with a four-gigabyte drive to download music, and comes with a charger. While all are functioning, Dassise recommends that users of the beta prototype stick to the USB option rather than the Bluetooth. Due to the spinning nature of a flying disc, the Bluetooth capability has proven to be unreliable when playing with the Disc Jam. “There is Bluetooth on it, but it’s not the strongest way to have a good experience with it,” Dassise said. “I’d say Bluetooth isn’t developed enough yet for this product because the range isn’t there, but also if your phone is connecting to the speaker and the speaker is flying through the air, it’s kind of hard to find the speaker.”
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While there is still much work to do, the Disc Jam has already come many miles. According to Insinga, creating the first prototype was the tallest task that the group has faced. “The first prototype was the biggest step, the process of putting a speaker into a Frisbee,” Insinga said. “Luckily, (Dassise) cut a perfect hole for the size of the first speaker we had, but it was a lot heavier than our current prototype. But it was a big step.” College of Business Program Manager Dale McCauley has also seen the growth firsthand. “The first variation was pretty much a MP3 player glued to the center of a Frisbee. It was rough. But that’s how it starts, right?” McCauley said. “It proved his concept and it showed that it could be done.” McCauley, who works closely with student entrepreneurs through the AEP, has worked in tandem with Dassise since the beginning of the school year. McCauley has played a large role in creating the space in Weatherford Hall where student entrepreneurs can access the tools and resources to advance their businesses. On any given day, Dassise, Kleunwo and Insinga can be found in that very area. Through McCauley’s interactions with Dassise, he has seen the potential of the Disc Jam. “I’m a little skeptical whenever I first see a product until I can really see what’s behind it and make sure that the student is actually interested in pushing it forward,” McCauley said. “Alex came in with a huge amount of passion. It was very clear that he was serious.” The two now work together even more closely this term through a four-credit independent study program. Dassise and McCauley now meet once a week to discuss the state of the product, and where it can go next. They have also worked on pitching their product together, most recently travelling up to Portland to present to the AEP Board. “A lot of (the AEP board) are successful entrepreneurs or lawyers that graduated from Oregon
State,” Dassise said. “The best feedback I got was that the distribution has to be really amazing. Because they said with a product like this, you’re not going to want it to be in WalMart when it first comes out, because they take a huge portion of your sales.” The future of the Disc Jam may very well be in crowdfunding. McCauley believes that the product is interesting enough and that Dassise’s presentation skills are good enough that using a crowdfunding website could get the product off the ground. “It’s a good product to do crowd funding on, it’s kind of novel,” McCauley said. “(Dassise) is really good at selling these things. I have no doubt that he could get the Oregon State community behind him if he chooses to launch that way.” Until then, Disc Jam plans to take feedback from those who bought the beta model and continue to improve the product. “We’re hoping that everyone who bought the product is very supportive and they want to help us get a better product out to themselves and consumers,” Dassise said.
The connection that the brothers have made has motivated Dassise to continue building in hopes of creating that same opportunity for other people in a similar situation. “Stephen enjoying the Disc Jam has motivated me to keep building it more and more,” Dassise said. “This product creating a new experience and being able to throw music, there’s nothing like that on the market. It really brings a new dimension of social connection between two people.” baro.news@oregonstate.edu
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“I would try and play sports or play video games with him, but I wasn’t feeling any brotherly connection,” Dassise said. “When we played with it for the first time, to see him dance around and be able to throw it back and forth with me, that’s when I knew that the Disc Jam was that brotherly connection I had been looking for with him.”
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