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Candidate admits to posting anti-gay slurs ASOSU presidential candidate Bret Barlow belonged to antigay Facebook page until March
a joke? i need to know now since i have a fag tied up and im holding a can of gas and a lighter.” Last week, he admitted to posting the anti-gay comments. He said they were made in poor taste. By Tori Hittner THE DAILY BAROMETER “I’m not going to sit there and deny that it was me, because it was me,” This article contains explicit Barlow said. “Originally, how it started language. out was it was a really bad joke between myself and some friends.” Two other males were listed as also An Associated Students of Oregon State University presidential candidate being administrators of the page. The previously espoused violent anti-gay two could not be reached for comment. views on a Facebook page titled, “We Evidence of the page and Barlow’s Burn Homosexuals for a Living.” involvement was provided by Thomas A junior studying new media com- Bancroft, the current ASOSU Speaker of munications, Bret Barlow posted the the House. Although the comment and page were created nearly a year-andcomment on July 22, 2012. Barlow’s comment on the page, for a-half ago, Bancroft said the incident which he was listed as an administra- mattered in light of the election. Bancroft said he did not believe sometor, was as follows: “… do we seriously burn homosexuals for a living or is this one with such a viewpoint should be n
elected to hold such a prominent position representing the entire student body. “Those particular kinds of comments go beyond any sort of debate with a call to violence,” said Qwo-Li Driskill, assistant professor of queer studies. “It calls each of us to ask what kind of conditions exist that these things are allowed.” Barlow said he does not use his Facebook account often and forgot the page or comment even existed until March 11, when a new co-worker alerted him. Barlow promptly took the page down, but not before an unnamed individual within the current ASOSU administration noticed it. ASOSU student advocate Drew Desilet met privately with Barlow on March 14 to discuss the matter and the potential repercussions it may have on his campaign. “I met with Bret to discuss with him
about the post because it was concerning that these were views we would not want a student leader to have,” Desilet said. “I offered advice that the campaign can get very ugly and issues like this can dominate the conversation when you might want to take it a different direction to talk about other issues.” Barlow disagreed, saying that the meeting was far from cordial or open-ended. “(Desilet said) that they were going to go to the press with this, basically trying to blackmail me out of the race,” Barlow said. “My hope is that this exposes some of the corruption that’s going on in OSU. They attempted to blackmail me to submit to them. I will not submit to them; even if it means I am the worst person on campus for the next week-and-a-half.” COURTESY OF BRET BARLOW Desilet said he left the matter of expos- ASOSU candidate Bret Barlow’s ing the information to the students who official candidate photo, which he See BARLOW | page 3
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Japanese Students Association brings truth to modern Japan, honors ancient history in the Memorial Union ballroom
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The koto, a traditional Japanese harp, resonates on a dimly lit stage designed to show the parallels of ancient and modern Japan. Japan Night 2014 was held Saturday in the MU Ballroom to a full audience. The production, which began in January, is a presentation of Japanese culture. The Japanese Students Association, along with volunteers, put on a play to illustrate the ways of Japan, which was spoken and unspoken. The play witnessed two university students on an internship to Japan. On their journey, they experience the culture, past and present, and are See JAPAN | page 3
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“We basically tried to capture the whole of India,” said Varunika Bhargava, a senior in microbiology and the ISA’s co-president. “We tried to take as many people as we could just so the show is packed and full of performances and we get the most variety out of it.” Bhargava said the ISA committee took extra steps to ensure accuracy as well as diversity in representation of Indian culture, which included ISA members working closely with OSU Catering to follow ISA-provided recipes. The effort to achieve accurate representation of the broad and diverse nation of India shone through and the audience responded. “The audience seems amazing,” Bhargava said during the intermission. “I’ve never heard it louder. I know from past years, it’s not been as enthusiastic, so they’ve definitely been really, really loud.” Winter 2013 alumna Roshni Pantel was impressed with how well her friends and former classmates car-
Presidential candidate: Anderson Duboise, ethnic studies and education Vice presidential candidate: Tyler Morrison, political science Slogan: “Building a better OSU” Purpose: Duboise and Morrison said their decision to run together was a natural, logical process. Both are involved in several student organizations across campus; Duboise focuses on student collaboration while Morrison has a background in politics with her experience as an Associated Students of Oregon State representative. The two used their backgrounds in student involvement to find campaign inspiration. “I’ve been doing a lot of community work as a student leader and working with different groups, and I realized that the same challenges they have echoes throughout the whole school,” Duboise said. “We really want to make sure that all students are represented and that they are able to work all together. We want to return the ASOSU back to the students.” Goals: Duboise and Morrison hope to create a link between the students and the administration, uniting the university in new and beneficial ways. “We want to be actively engaged and more visible,” Morrison said.
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Caspar Kinsella is impaled by Yosuke Masuda during a fight scene during a re-enactment Saturday at Japan Night.
India Student Association impresses with India Night, shows all sides of its culture By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg THE DAILY BAROMETER
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Cultural event unifies people through diversity
Dyuti Sengupta performs a semi-classical dance montage from Bengali films.
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The diverse population of India uses an estimated 700 different languages or more each day. With such variation in language alone, it makes sense that the Indian Student Association of Oregon State University would use the model, “unity through diversity,” as the basis of all of its events and actions on campus. The use of this model was undeniably in practice Saturday night at the 2014 India Night at the LaSells Stewart Center. Through a process of three auditions, 20 skits, vocalists, dance groups and even a short film were chosen to share perspectives of Indian and Indian-American culture.
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“ASOSU is everyone; we really want to bring everyone together.” Should the pair be elected, they will focus on reaching out to students mainly through campus organizations and public events. In addition to utilizing established traditions like town hall meetings, Duboise and Morrison will actively pursue other routes of communication and interaction. “We really want to utilize our office hours and go to different organizations’ meetings,” Duboise said. “We want to be a part of those programs year round and really be involved.” The team’s plans for increased collaboration include a student barbecue and possible bi-weekly reports that would be available through outlets like KBVR. These changes would be implemented in an effort to increase visibility and transparency, showing students exactly what the ASOSU executive and legislative branches are working on. … Presidential candidate: Taylor Sarman, political science Vice presidential candidate: Bryan Williamson, political science Slogan: “Campaigns are not about the candidates — they are about the people and the issues affecting them” Purpose: Sarman and Williamson decided to build their campaign around a central theme of student engagement. Before officially declaring their desire to run, the pair spoke with a variety of students to learn more about important issues within the OSU community. “We want to see the organization take a little bit of a different route and really engage students all year long,” Sarman said. “Personally, we want our organization to rep-
resent all students and that’s not what we heard (was currently happening).” Both candidates approach the race with previous ASOSU experience; Sarman currently serves as the executive director of government relations and Williamson works as the task force director of accessibility affairs. Williamson believes their inside knowledge of the organization offers them an advantage when compared to their competitors. “I love coming to work every day,” Sarman said. “And we’d like to be able to come to work next year, too.” Goals: The running mates apparently have much they hope to accomplish next year: Their official platform is 16 pages long. Among some of the highlighted goals and points of focus are accessibility, parking and legislative advocacy. “The legislative advocacy piece is really my bread and butter,” Sarman said. “ASOSU has the opportunity to have a lot of wins in the state capitol. At the very root of it, that’s where a lot of the challenges that students are facing stem from.” The pair also hopes to use their extensive platform as a way for students to keep them accountable, should they be elected. “We plan to use (the platform) as a governing document,” Williamson said. “That way we can start working on these (issues) as soon as possible and … students can see exactly what we want to do.” … Presidential candidate: Bret Barlow, digital communication Arts Vice presidential candidate: Joseph Rossi, pre-electrical and computer engineering Purpose: Barlow said he and Rossi are approaching the election as political outsiders who truly care about students as individuals. Barlow believes corruption has run rampant in ASOSU and hopes to bring it back to its roots by listening to
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each student who needs help. “We’ve just had enough of the university taking advantage of students and faculty,” Barlow said. “Basically, our goal is to create a barrier between the administration and students.” Barlow hopes to use the power and reach of the ASOSU presidential position to change the culture of the OSU community into what he imagines to be a more welcoming and helpful environment. “ASOSU doesn’t just affect the university; it affects the community, whether we see it or not,” Barlow said. Goals: Barlow and Rossi’s platform and goals for next year show immense fluidity, depending on the individual and situation being addressed. “I don’t really see a platform, per se,” Barlow said. “If there’s a need, we’ll fill that. Personally, it could change tomorrow; as long as the student is taken care of … whenever they need it, that’s my goal.” Among the areas Barlow hopes to influence should he be elected are financial matters and the issue of parking on campus. “Enough squeezing us dry,” Barlow said. “I feel like we can trim a lot of the fat and divert that money to places like disability and veteran task forces … and reduce costs on campus.” Barlow said he will not focus on reaching out to campus groups but rather students as individuals, for he feels the most impact can be had on a personal level. … Presidential candidate: Brendan Sanders, digital communication arts Vice presidential candidate: Steven Nemer, finance and accounting Party: Co-founders of “Great Orange Party,” dedicated to “bring(ing) fiscal responsibility, accountability and student voice back to ASOSU” Purpose: Sanders and Nemer decided to run with the end goal of changing the
culture and effectiveness of the ASOSU. Both expressed frustration with how the organization has operated in recent years. “It has good intentions but it’s had terrible leadership in the past and it just bothers me,” Sanders said. “I don’t feel represented, or that I want to be represented, by these individuals; so I’m hoping to kind of clean it up and change it into an organization that actually helps students.” Nemer concurred, saying that his involvement with other student organizations opened his eyes to the changes he feels the ASOSU requires. “It can do a lot of work,” Sanders said. “It has a vast amount of employees, but I don’t think any of them are really being held accountable. If they’re not talking to the student body, how are they representing the student body?” Goals: The running mates said they purposely kept their platform simple and openminded, planning on allowing students’ wishes to dictate their actions should they be elected. “There’s no way that we could have a full goal and outline at this point in time; that makes it as if the student voice isn’t even important to us or heard,” Sanders said. “If you go in with a full plan or huge document … you’re rigid, very much stuck within that.” Nemer stressed the importance of allowing student voices to lead their potential term in office. One way the duo plans to hear such opinions is through the expansion of their political party, which they created to bridge the gap between student representation and promote united views that they feel are valid. “We have 25 student leaders who have all been able to come together and create a platform,” Nemer said. “We’re actually representing someone other than ourselves.” Tori Hittner
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God and Genocide in the Old Testament Is the God of the Old Testament a God of love and mercy? Or does His command to the Hebrews to exterminate all the men, women, and children that belong to the Canaanite nations show Him to be a violent God who favors one nation over another? Could a God of love comand the destruction of an The Socratic Club entire people group? Our speakers will present alternate views. Tracy Lemos will argue that the Old at Oregon State University Testament depicts God as a violent deity. Richard S. Hess will maintain that the cultural context of the time provides an understanding of what appears to be God’s unjust command of genocide. Richard S. Hess is Earl S. Kalland Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Denver Seminary. Dr. Hess has held National Endowment for the Humanities, Fulbright, and Tyndale House (Cambridge) postdoctoral fellowships and grants. He is the author of eight books and has lectured at more than one hundred scholarly societies, universities, and colleges. Tracy Lemos is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Huron University College and a member of the graduate school faculty of Western University. Dr. Lemos received her B.A. from Brown University (Phi Beta Kappa) and her Ph.D. with distinction from Yale University. She is the author of Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine: 1200 BCE to 200 CE (Cambridge University Press) and articles on a variety of topics in biblical and religious studies.
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discovered the page. Although Barlow believes the delay of exposure was part of a blackmail ploy, Bancroft said they hoped Barlow would withdraw from the race on his own. “It was not a matter of if it got out, but a matter of time,� Desilet said. “I encouraged him to consider if he wanted to face what might come later. At no point was anybody forced or encouraged to step down, at least by me.� Barlow said that he is pro-gay
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and advocates for the homosexual community. According to him, the original owner of the Facebook page — who was not listed on the evidence presented by Bancroft — was gay himself. Barlow would not reveal the male’s identity for his protection. “I get that it looks bad,� Barlow said. “I am deeply sorry because that was not my intent; when I wrote that, I didn’t even dream in a million years that I’d be running in this spot.� William Loges, chair of the new media communications department, said that the ever-changing arena of social media has a shifting standard of etiquette that individuals must be wary and aware of. OSU offers several classes that discuss such matters, including a course that focuses on media ethics. “These are skills we all have to get used to,� Loges said. “You need to take control over how you present yourself.� Barlow said he knows a backlash
will ensue after his comments are made public, but that he wants students to remember that he is campaigning for the individual and hopes to expose corruption within the university. “They’re going to do whatever they can because they’re afraid,� Barlow said, referring to the current ASOSU administration. “They know that when I come in there, I’m cleaning house.� As Barlow is not yet an ASOSU employee, no specific statute or bylaw exists that would provide repercussions for his actions, particularly as the comment was not made during his campaign. The elections committee technically has open jurisdiction to do as they see fit with campaign complications. Barlow plans on continuing his campaign and remaining in the presidential race with his running mate, Joseph Rossi. Tori Hittner
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JAPAN n Continued from page 1 given a lesson in humility and respect. JSA president Emiko Fukuchi said it was difficult to convey the importance of respect, but was a message they had to include. “We can share the part of culture like food, writing, language and clothes,� Fukuchi said. “It’s really hard to express inside ... manners and attitude, how we typically act.� In Japan, respect is more important than the clothing worn or the food that is eaten. Fukuchi wanted Saturday’s play to break beyond the surface and show the other side of Japan. “Origami and calligraphy aren’t the only things,� Fukuchi said. “We have a lot more to offer. That’s why I love ISOSU having different
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The American students in the production were played by Patrick Rim and Elliot Chong, JSA officers. Their characters were headed to Japan for an internship. They expected to find samurai, but received an appreciation that comes from experiencing a different culture. “Not too often do we get an opportunity to perform something that you’re very interested,� Rim said. “It’s a good experience.� The play emphasized the differences between Japanese and American cultures. While there are similarities, Rim said, Saturday night was about embracing the differences. Rim said they took a lot of time deciding what to include in the production. “We wanted to present the most drastic differences,� Rim said. “We didn’t want to spend this time over trivial topics. ... We wanted to expose what Americans don’t usually see.�
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INDIA n Continued from page 1 ried on the India Night tradition. “They definitely stepped it up,” Pantel said. “(Each act) had its own unique feel; some were classical, some were Bollywood and I think they showed a good perspective of India.” The audience brought its own diversity to the evening. Friends and families of the university community came from far and wide to attend the event. Lisa Rehberger and her family came from Olympia, Wash., to visit relatives and were excited to attend the cultural event during their stay in Corvallis. “I was really impressed,” Rehberger said. “I think culture’s so important, and it’s heartwarming to know that this group gets together and that they support each other and that they help to educate and
inform the greater community. I think it pulls everyone together, unifies us.” The ISA team went the extra mile to prepare for its biggest annual event and started the planning process as early as September 2013. “We have almost a full house this year, which has never been done before,” Bhargava said. “The whole committee was so enthusiastic on putting on such a great show that we spent our heart and soul doing this 24-7.” The ISA’s hard work showed and was applauded by special guest speakers Ed Ray, university president, and Dr. Sastry Pantula, dean of the college of science at OSU. “I am just wonderfully proud of the India Student Association for making this effort to reach out and share just an extraordinary evening,” Ray said. “Not only to celebrate their own
experiences and hopes for the future, but to bring the rest of us in and give us an opportunity to see how our lives can be enriched by coming to events like this and being part of such an extraordinary program.” Pantula spoke in-depth of the value of the ISA’s model, unity through diversity, and even made reference to the recent “I, Too, Am OSU” movement, which has been inspired by similar movements at universities across the U.S. “Diversity enhances our excellence and fosters harmony,” Pantula said. “I challenge each of us to work together for unity — unity through diversity. Let the India Student Association be a role model on our campus to enhance our unity through diversity.” Kaitlyn Kohlenberg Campus reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
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The No. 18 Oregon State men’s rowing team had a solid showing this weekend in Vancouver Lake, Wash. On Saturday, OSU had six boats on the water competing against Gonzaga in four total races. Four of those boats came out ahead of the Bulldogs, including the fastest time of the season for the Varsity 8 boat. The Varsity 8 boat posted a time of 5:52.9, more than 10 seconds faster than Gonzaga’s time of 6:03.1. The Junior Varsity Crew came away with a win as well. Their time of 6:07.0 was three seconds faster than Gonzaga’s 6:10.0. Additionally, OSU’s Third Varsity A and B boats were both faster than Gonzaga’s. The A boat posted a time of 6:13.0, the B boat came in at 6:21.3 and Gonzaga finished in 6:39.0. In the last race of the day, the Beavers were unable to pull off a clean sweep. Gonzaga’s freshman crew came in at 6:04.5, with OSU’s Freshman A group just behind them at 6:06.8. The Freshman B team had a time of 6:33.2 Sunday’s races were against No. 12 Stanford, and every one of them was decided by less than 2.5 seconds. The Beavers collected wins with their Junior Varsity and Third Varsity boats, but the Varsity 8 fell by 2.46 seconds to Stanford. The Beavers bested their fastest time of the season, which was set a day earlier against Gonzaga, but it still wasn’t enough to beat Stanford. Stanford came in with a time of 5:49.49, with the Beavers coming in behind them at 5:51.95. Oregon State’s Junior Varsity squad, however, eked out a win by 2.1 seconds. They came in at 6:03.21 to Stanford’s 6:05.31. The Third Varsity 8 race was even closer. Oregon State posted a time of 6:05.61 to Stanford’s 6:06.64. The Beavers will be back in the water Friday, when they compete in the Stanford Invitational in Redwood City, Calif. The Daily Barometer
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In the two-day, 54-hole Robert Kepler Invitational with windy conditions, the Oregon State men’s golf team finished in 10th place out of 15 competing schools. No. 5 Georgia Tech won the tournament by 18 strokes. The Yellow Jackets were 6-over par, followed by No. 18 UAB at 24-over, No. 36 Liberty at 25-over and No. 34 UNLV at 27-over. In all, there were six ranked teams competing in the tournament. The other two were No. 31 Kent State, which finished seventh at 34-over, and No. 47 Northwestern, which finSee GOLF | page 6
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The third inning seemed like the least likely time for Oregon to score. After getting five runners on base through the first two innings, which eventually ended scoreless, the No. 1 Ducks had two outs in the third inning with no one on base. Five hits and seven runs later, Oregon State was in a 7-1 hole as Oregon would end up taking a 10-2 win Sunday in Corvallis. OSU (13-22, 3-9 Pac-12) has one more chance to get a win over topranked Oregon (36-5, 10-1) Monday at 3 p.m. after losing the first two games of the series. The seven-run inning was almost stopped before it started when Oregon senior catcher Alexa Peterson looped a single into shallow right field and OSU junior second basemanYa Garcia nearly made a leaping catch for the would-be third out. The 5-foot-3 junior made a diving stop to get the first out of the third inning. “I was so upset with myself, because if my arm was probably an inch longer, I think I would have had it,” Garcia said. “I laid out but I failed.” “It is a little frustrating, but what can you do?” added head coach Laura Berg. “She made an amazing effort to go and try to get that.” Freshman pitcher Alleyah Armendariz replaced junior Melanie Dembinski when the Ducks had already put six runs on the board. “They were hitting well and we were getting behind the batters a lot,” Berg said of the third inning. In six different at-bats in the inning, Dembinski had gotten to a two-strike count. After Peterson crossed home for the first run of the frame, only twice did a Duck have a strike counted against them. The Beavers had a 1-0 lead going into the third due to junior center fielder
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After losing the opening game of a three-game series with Washington State, games two and three against the Cougars were important ones for the No. 6 Beavers, who trailed the University of Washington by three games in the Pac-12 standings heading into Saturday’s game. While pitching and defense has carried Oregon State (27-7, 11-4 Pac-12) for most of the season, it was the offense that propelled the Beavers to two consecutive wins and a series win against Washington State (16-16, 7-5) over the weekend. OSU knocked off the Cougars 12-5 Saturday and by a score of 8-1 Sunday after dropping the series opener, 4-1. The loss was the first of the year for senior pitcher Ben Wetzler, who allowed all four runs — two of which were earned — on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Beavers turned things around Saturday, tallying 16 hits in the win. They were led by the bat of designated hitter Gabe Clark, who went 4-for-5 with four runs batted in. Junior right fielder Dylan Davis added three RBIs on two hits to do his part, and junior left fielder Michael Conforto went 3-for-4.
Sophomore right-hander Andrew Moore allowed five earned runs in 5 2/3 innings before being replaced by junior lefty Zack Reser, who allowed just one hit and no runs in 3 1/3 innings of relief to close it out. OSU trailed 2-1 after the second inning, but scored three runs in the third, two in the fifth, two in the sixth and four in the seventh to pull away from WSU. In Sunday’s rubber match, the Beavers turned to junior pitcher Jace Fry. The left-hander delivered, giving up just one run on three hits in eight innings of action. He walked five batters in his seventh win of the season, while striking out six on 116 total pitches. OSU jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead after the first inning before tacking on two more in the fifth and the remaining four in the seventh. Conforto did the most damage for the Beavers at the plate, driving in three runs in five at-bats while scoring twice himself. Davis, sophomore center fielder Jeff Hendrix and senior second baseman Andy Peterson all added two hits apiece as OSU finished with 11 as a team. Washington lost its series finale with Stanford, meaning Oregon State remains in second place and two games back of the Huskies. OSU gets eight days off before taking on Sacramento State April 21 on the road. The Daily Barometer
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Oregon State’s track and field team will have to rewrite a few records after a successful weekend for a couple of athletes at Friday’s John Knight Twilight. Freshman Melissa Ausman and sophomore Michele Turney led the Beavers in Monmouth, both providing record-breaking performances. Turney broke her own overall record in the triple jump with a distance of 39-6 1/2 — her old mark was 39-0 1/4. Her mark was good for first place on the day. Ausman led the Beavers in the throwing events, competing in three events and finishing in the top five in all of them. Her throw of 43-5 3/4 in the shot put earned her third place on the day, while also putting her sixth in the Beavers’ record books. She also finished third in the discus with a throw of 147 feet. She had hoped to break the school record of 155-2 but fell a little bit short. She also threw the hammer (143-1 1/2) for the first time in her career, finishing in fifth. Junior Allie Church, who ran unattached, highlighted the Beavers’ efforts on the track, running the 100-meter and 200-meter. She finished second in the 100 with a time of 12.38 and in the 200 she crossed the line at 24.97, a meet record and good for sixth in OSU’s record books. OSU had a few other top performers, with multiple women finishing in the top three. Senior Hilary Sharpe finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:53.38), sophomore Jessica Lautenbach finished second in the See TRACK | page 6
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It was announced Friday that the NCAA has granted redshirt freshman Luke Del Rio immediate eligibility for the coming football season. The quarterback transferred from Alabama after walking on for the 2013 season. The NCAA ruled that Del Rio’s unique situation was worthy of relief from the football transfer rules, meaning he has four years of playing eligibility remaining. Del Rio was a three-star recruit out of Valor Christian High School in Highland Ranch, Colo., according to Rivals.com. He threw for 2,275 yards as a senior with 28 touchdowns and four interceptions, winning the Colorado 5A State Championship. Del Rio figures to challenge for the backup position behind starting quarterback Sean Mannion for the 2014 season. Oregon State has three weeks left of spring practices before its spring football game May 3 in Reser Stadium. OSU kicks the 2014 season off with a home game Aug. 30 against Portland State. The Daily Barometer
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EUGENE — The Oregon men’s basketball team lost its second player in two days when sophomore Ben Carter announced on Friday that he will transfer. The 6-foot-8 forward is expected to return to his hometown and play at UNLV, but he wrote on Twitter that he had not made a decision yet on his next school. “I wanted to thank everyone for the support over the last two years,” Carter wrote during a series of posts on Twitter. “The coaches, all my teammates, and the fan base were all great to me. I will never forget the memories I have made at the University of Oregon and will always support my fellow ducks. In the end of the day, I have made a decision that is best for my future!” Carter missed the first nine games this season after being suspended by the NCAA for selling team-issued gear. He played in the other 25 games, including five starts, and averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He had 18 assists, 14 blocked shots and 12 steals while playing 12.7 minutes per game. Carter played in all 37 games as a freshman and averaged 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds. Carter’s announcement came the day after freshman guard A.J. Lapray said he was transferring to Pepperdine. “Ben and A.J. are both good young men and we wish them nothing but the best in the future,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said in a statement. The departures leave Oregon with 12 scholarships expected to be filled for next season. Six players are slated to return and six newcomers are expected to be added, giving Altman one available scholarship.
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Dani Gilmore’s solo home run in the bottom of the first inning. Besides that hit, OSU had difficulty handling the drop-ball style of junior pitcher Karissa Hovinga. Gilmore’s 2-for-3 game was responsible for half of the Beavers’ four hits. “(With) a drop-baller, you’ve got to hit the bottom part of the ball,” Berg said. “Hit it up the middle and go opposite field with it.” The Beavers will face another tough pitcher Monday: sophomore left-hander Cheridan Hawkins. Luckily for OSU, the Beavers already faced Hawkins in the We had the offense first game and put five runs on yesterday and the the board. Berg still had advice for her defense today. If team in their approach at the we put those together plate. “We’ve got to let (the ball) we might have a travel, let it get deep in the different outcome. zone,” she said. “Especially with our lefties … the ball Laura Berg is going to curve away from Head coach them, so they’ve got to let it get deep and go opposite field.” Five errors proved to be the Beavers’ undoing in Saturday’s 10-5 loss, but OSU did not commit any errors in the second game of the series. “We had the offense yesterday and the defense today,” Berg said on Sunday. “If we put those together we might have a different outcome.” Garcia had a similar reaction to Sunday’s game and was optimistic about the Beavers’ chances to put together a complete game on Monday. “We came out with our defense strong, but we lacked the bats,” Garcia said. “Coming out with all aspects of hitting, defense, communication, that’s what we need to do to take this team.” justin quinn
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ished in a tie for eighth at 40-over. When the final round started, the Beavers were in 10th place. Senior David Fink’s final round helped keep OSU in 10th place by the end of the day. Fink’s final round featured one eagle, a birdie on the 18th hole, a bogey and a double-bogey en route to a 1-over 72. That round moved him up 17 spots to finish in a tie for 20th, individually. Fink was 9-over for the tournament. Fink was followed closely by sophomore Brian Jung, who was 10-over for the tournament, but had his highest round of the tournament in the final round in which he was 6-over. Jung finished in a tie for 25th overall. One other OSU golfer finished
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in the top 30. Junior Alex Franklin finished at 12-over par to tie for 30th. Among the 81 competing golfers, no one was better than Ohio State freshman Frederik Hammer and Georgia Tech junior Ollie Schniederjans. Hammer and Schniederjans tied for the individual title, with each player finishing at 3-under for the tournament. Trailing them by four strokes was another Georgia Tech player, senior Seth Reeves, who finished third at 1-over. This was the last tournament of the regular season for the Beavers, but they’ll play in the Pac-12 Championships on April 25. The three-day tournament will be held in Marana, Ariz. The Daily Barometer
TRACK n Continued from page 5 high jump (5-3), freshmen Helen Ann Haun (11-5 3/4) and Annie Sidor (11-1 3/4) swept the top two spots in the pole vault. Freshman Kaylene Rust, meanwhile, took second in the long jump (17-2 1/4). Assistant coach Geena Lara ran the 1,500, crushing the competition with a time of 4:15.98, which was 23 seconds better than the next competitor. The Beavers’ performance earned them second place on the day behind Western Oregon University. The Beavers will perform again this weekend competing in both the Mt. SAC relays in Walnut, Calif., and the Oregon Relays down in Eugene. Oregon State will split its team sending different athletes to different meets. The Daily Barometer
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ver wonder where those colorful, nutritious foods in your grocery store came from? They’re always just sitting there, ready for us to drive up in our fancy cars, stroll over in the comfortably climate-controlled temperature of the building and thumb through until we find one that meets our standards. These foods, commonly referred to as fruits and vegetables, are produced on farms — outdoors — where hardworking people spend their days. It’s for this reason alone why agriculture should never be underappreciated as a field of study. If you think about it, agriculture majors are our future. Just look how much our agriculture program has grown, and how much it has accomplished, over the years. Oregon State University started out
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Scottaline in 1889 as an Agricultural Experiment Station (AES). The AES’ mission, from its inception, was to share research with local farmers in order to improve crops and yields. The AES did this by publishing 58 bulletins in the first 10 years, according to Oregon Agricultural Progress website. Most people think OSU is the engineering university. We have big fancy buildings to gaudily house our prized students, while the agriculture department is pushed to the outskirts
— probably where the ag students prefer to be, but that’s beside the point. There’s something inspiring about young people who want to go into agriculture and horticulture. It shows a respect for the future of our planet and the people on it, as well as a willingness to participate in an act of sustainability. These students obviously are not in it to earn a lot of money. The starting salary in the agriculture field is $38,000, according to payscale.com. It’s not a terrible salary, but farming — to name just one subgroup of agriculture — is a tough job, one which is ultimately done for the common good. This should garner some respect from fellow OSU students. The amount of money you will
make later on doesn’t translate into how much you, as an individual, are worth. Or into how useful your job is going to be. That’s a horrible thing to put on someone. Everyone’s major is of use. They may not all be equal when it comes to salaries, but a goal is a goal. There’s a purpose for everyone who has put years of hard work into learning about what they want to do. So here’s to all those agriculture majors out there who feel underappreciated for what they do. You work hard for the good of everyone. If that’s not an admirable career path, I don’t know what is. t
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Humans vs. Zombies a must-have healthy college experience
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he zombie war is coming. That is, the week-long Humans vs. Zombies war on campus is coming. People will be wearing armbands and headbands. They’ll be gallivanting about the Oregon State campus with Nerf guns, marshmallows and socks. Their mission will be to defend themselves against the rising horde of the undead — or to look for a succulent brain to munch on. I’m just going to say it, because I’m a straightforward kind of gal. HvZ is awesome.
of campus — when all of a sudden, a tall, arm-banded man bolted past our group, a hair’s breadth from taking out a gaggle of prospective students, Cassie with two head-banded fellows hot on his heels. My heart still pounding from the In fact, it was one of the top rea- sudden surge of adrenaline, I asked sons I chose to attend Oregon State the guide what the heck was going on. University instead of the University The guide told me that the gentlemen were playing Humans vs. Zombies, of Oregon. and that it was essentially a form of My mom and I were trudging tag. along with the tour group on a gorI distinctly recall turning to my geous sunny day, listening to the mom and exclaiming — in what was guide pontificate about the history apparently not a whisper, according
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to her — “This is the best campus ever!” Part of me had already felt at home on the OSU campus, but seeing grown adults having fun clarified that here was exactly where I wanted to be. Because play, it turns out, is incredibly important to our existence. Adults do not get to play enough. It’s common knowledge, but Margarita Tartakovsky’s Psychcentral piece “The Importance of Play for Adults” also backs it up. Adults do not really get to play because society sees the concept as A) specifically for children, and B) a guilty or unproductive activity for adults. This is an incorrect assumption and just plain wrong. While it’s prudent for adults to do adult things, there’s no reason that means we have to be joyless, unimaginative sticks in the mud. Let’s leave that to the politicians. Play is still fundamental to humanity, whether you’re 8 or 80, because it brings joy and is vital for problemsolving, creativity and relationships, according to Tartakovsky. Play can include (but isn’t limited to) art, music, books, flirting, comedy and movies. And it definitely includes a week during which you and your friends get to play an intricate and exhilarating game of tag as catharsis from the seemingly never-ending grind of school. See RUUD | page 7
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ASOSU scandal E proves social media’s impact ost of us love our social networking sites. Because, really — where else are we going to get all the pictures we need of baby sloths, or have a fighting chance of having our heroes publicly respond to something we said to or about them, all while chatting with our friends and possibly cyberstalking a potential significant other? Seeing as we’re in college, we also hope we’re all smart enough to refrain from posting anything incriminating on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. The Internet is written in ink, people. Even if you delete something right away, it doesn’t mean someone hasn’t already screencapped it, saved it and backed it up on an external drive. What’s even worse is if you might have posted something a year ago while drunk and subsequently completely forgot about it. If before you post something, you have an inkling that it could possibly come back to bite you in the butt later in life, that’s probably a good time to decide not to post it. If it seems like a great idea while you’re under the influence, maybe double check with your designated driver, or have a designated thinker for the night. If it’s not something you’d be comfortable with a parent, grandparent, child or potential employer stumbling across, ask yourself why before you click that alluring “post” button. Employers check social networking sites when they’re thinking about hiring someone. Voters troll the Internet for incriminating things about candidates. And journalists bless the Internet every day. It makes our lives so much easier. When something like this happens, we don’t have to relegate it to hearsay. We all have secrets, opinions and even pasts we want to keep swept under the rug. What they are depends on who we are, and just because we want to keep something private doesn’t mean it’s incriminating. But, here’s a pro-tip for you: If you’re trying to keep something under wraps, don’t make it your Facebook status. Another pro-tip: No matter how funny you’re trying to be, naming your Facebook group “We burn homosexuals for a living” is going to come back and bite you in the butt later. That’s a given. We can’t know for sure if ASOSU presidential candidate Bret Barlow’s offensive Facebook post was supposed to be sarcastic, humorous, facetious or sardonic. It most likely was. We definitely hope so. He could just be really, really bad at being funny, which isn’t that uncommon a trait for politicians, from what we’ve seen. But honestly, it doesn’t matter how he meant it. What matters is how his voters read it.
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1:30 to 12:00 on Monday through Thursday nights will get a lot worse, starting in 2015. It was announced Thursday: In 2015, Stephen Colbert will take over “The Late Show” for David Letterman. I’m happy for Colbert. But I’m extremely sad for the loss of one of the greatest comedic characters in TV history, “Stephen Colbert.” The faux-conservative persona that Colbert dons four nights a week has provided hilarious insight ever since the 2006 start of “The Colbert Report” — but Colbert has stated that he won’t be in character for the new show. Which means the end for the most unique comedy show and character of late night television. I’m confident Colbert will be good in his new role, but he’ll no longer stand apart from the rest. I’m not saying that out-ofcharacter Colbert can’t compete with the Jimmys and Conans. His glorious Daft Punk video from last summer has been as big a viral hit as anything any other show has produced. If you haven’t seen it, go look it up right now. I’ll wait. It’s worth it. I’m interested in how
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Saling Colbert will handle interviews on the new show. Currently, he gets to ask some risque questions that he might not feel comfortable with out of character. It will be sad to see the end of his quick, conservative barbs at guests. His out of character interviews might not be as funny, but I do think they will still be better than Jimmy Fallon acting like a 6-year-old every time a famous person sits next to him. “The Colbert Report” never failed to tackle controversy head on. Just a couple of weeks ago, when Twitter activists got #CancelColbert trending after taking offense at an out-of-context tweet and not understanding the joke, Colbert handled the situation with pure grace and hilarity. Although Rush Limbaugh may think “CBS has declared war on the heartland of America,” as he said on his radio show broadcast from Palm Beach, Calif,, CBS made a great hire. Colbert isn’t limited to
his character, as his career prior to “The Colbert Report” proves. It will be intriguing to see how Comedy Central handles the situation, now that the two-headed snake of comedy greatness will cease to exist. As good as Jon Stewart is, it’s always nice to know that when the credits roll for “The Daily Show,” you’re a few zen-filled moments away from “Stephen Colbert’s” consciously melodramatic and over-the-top intro. Chris Hardwick’s new show, “@midnight”, has been following Colbert since its inception in October and has been mildly successful. However, I can’t see it taking over “The Colbert Report” time slot. Through all of this though, the loss of “Stephen Colbert” will be devastating. No more lampooning Bill O’Reilly, or “Papa Bear” as “Stephen Colbert” refers to him. No more “Word.” No more “Better Know a District.” No more “Prescott Pharmaceuticals.” Saddest of all, no more “Colbert Report.”
RUUD n Continued from page 7 HvZ is an excellent reason to get out and get moving. Think of the cardiovascular health benefits and improved tactical skill processes you could gain from the experience. Even if tag isn’t your thing, I recommend trying HvZ at least once, if only for experience’s sake. I did. Upon entering OSU, one the first things 19-year-old Cassie did was sign up for fall term’s HvZ. I stayed human for the better part of the first week but turned zombie when some other players and I were silly enough to stray from the main group. There we were, in the small parking area between the gymnastics building and Furman Hall: just a handful of us, facing down a whole mob of zombies. We should have stood our ground and remained a group, but part of our number lost their nerve and bolted in various directions, only to have the horde systematically pick them up. The three of us remaining stood no chance against the undead, and were quickly turned. Even though I wasn’t one of the best players on campus by a long shot, and wound up feeling winded a lot of the time, HvZ is one of my favorite college experiences — both for its uniqueness and its unapologetic commitment to getting out into the sunshine and having fun.
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Derek Saling is a sophomore in English. The
Cassie Ruud is a junior in English. The opinions
opinions expressed in Saling’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Saling can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
expressed in Ruud’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Ruud can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.