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Processes, discussions continue as OIT, WOU, EOU, SOU prepare for new state leadership structures
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Oregon’s four regional universities have begun the first steps in preparing their own institutional governing boards. The processes continued after the state’s board of higher education announced its endorsement of regional university boards April 4. Like Oregon State University, Portland State University and the University of Oregon, House Bill 4018 will allow the Oregon Institute of Technology, Western Oregon University, Eastern Oregon University and Southern Oregon University to assemble their own boards of trustees. The OSU board of trustees, granted under Senate Bill 270, first met in January to discuss board formation policies and strategies moving forward. Previously, the Oregon University System oversaw statewide finance and administration practices of all Oregon universities. Liz Shelby, SOU director of government relations, said any See BOARDS | page 3
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With an explosion of energy, hot bubbling lava shoots to the ocean’s surface, bringing gigantic plumes of hot water full of nutrients with it. Volcanic eruptions under the sea, thousands of meters below the surface, contribute to the formation of the earth’s new crust. If a plume rises fast enough, it punches through many sea layers reaching the home of phytoplankton — marine plants — that begin feeding on these nutrients. As the phytoplankton feed, large, green algal blooms are triggered, allowing for satellites to visibly detect this change from space. Robert O’Malley, a faculty research assistant within the Mike Behrenfeld research group in the department of botany and plant pathology at Oregon State University, examined these changes in sea color caused by volcanic eruptions in a research study published in January in the journal of Remote Sensing of the Environment. Courtesy of Oregon State University A majority of the research that the Scorching lava erupts onto the sea floor from an underwater volcano, which can be several thousands meters Behrenfeld research group carries out bellow sea level. See VOLCANOES | page 4
DAMchic raises the bar on fashion, on the verge of a transition in leadership
The seasonal publication conveys themes of art, youth and chaos. The team avoids the formality of popular magazines, such as Vogue, for a more simple and relatable style. Sherpe By Ria Rankine wants DAMchic to be a voice THE DAILY BAROMETER for the typical college student, It’s not every day that a class a group many fashion publicaassignment turns into an award- tions ignore. winning magazine. For the staff “I think that people on campus at DAMchic, such a tale exists. are generally interested in fashOregon State University’s premiere fashion and lifestyle ion, but they want something magazine had a humble start as that’s relatable and wearable,” a final class project in summer See DAMCHIC | page 3 2012. Eight students, assigned to create a magazine in two weeks, launched the university’s number one fashion station. Now, the staff has grown to more than 30 members. The magazine won the People’s Choice Award for Best Fashion Publisher and was nominated for Best Publication at the Portland Fashion and Style Awards. The success of DAMchic still comes as a surprise to Katie Sherpe, editor-in-chief. “To see that we’re reaching and influencing other people — it’s humbling,” Sherpe said. “I COURTESY OF DAMchic don’t know why I’m surprised. DAMchic’s metaphysical issue We’re doing really well, but I’m symbolizes a woman getting surprised at how many people lost in her passion. wanted it.”
Northwest baseball on the rise
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Oregon State researchers use satellites to identify place, time of undersea volcanoes
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Climbing PoeTree artists evoke social justice passions at OSU By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg THE DAILY BAROMETER
Be the change that you want to see. We demand equality. We demand inclusivity. We demand social justice and environmental respect. We want to love who we love and be who we want to be. These were just some of the messages that captivated the audience in the Memorial Union ballroom Thursday evening. Climbing PoeTree, a “dynamic duo” of women from Brooklyn, N.Y., was invited to Oregon State University by teams from Project Social Justice, an initiative within the Intercultural Student Services at Oregon State University. The women of Climbing PoeTree, Naima Penniman and Alixa Garcia, have worked together for more than 10 years. In their performance, Garcia and Penniman shared raps, spoken word poems and multimedia videos, often switching fluidly between Spanish and English. Charlene Martinez, the program director for Project Social Justice, was excited for the energy she anticipated from Climbing PoeTree. “The energy and the paradigms they bring, I hope will inspire students to think out of the box, think collectively and create communities of change,”
Yeas & Nays
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Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman of Climbing PoeTree raise their fists during Thursday night’s performance in the Memorial Union ballroom. Martinez said. “(Climbing PoeTree) does it in such a lyrical way, such a creative way, and I’m hoping that students are going to be inspired by that energy.” Yamilet Alas, a first-year master’s student in women, gender and sexuality studies, said that even just after the performance she felt moved to recognize the small changes in her own life that
could create larger impacts worldwide. Alas said she learned about Climbing PoeTree as an undergraduate student but was excited and impressed Thursday night, which was her first time seeing the duo live. She said the power and resistance that showed on stage, and the message that See SPOKEN WORD | page 4
Fighting the battle of eating healthy
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