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An overall lack of transparency, lack of communication and limited growth opportunities are among the greatest concerns facing nontenure track faculty at Oregon State University.

The recent survey conducted by the OSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors highlighted responses from 1,262 out of 2,771 faculty members. Their biggest concerns involve job security, advancement within the institution and expectations compared to compensation.

The decision to conduct the survey followed after conversations between OSU President Ed Ray and OSU-AAUP.

Lori Cramer, an associate professor of sociology and OSU-AAUP member, urged faculty to join the organization during a meeting held Friday.

“The administration has already signaled their readiness to solve these problems,” Cramer said.

More than 60 individuals attended the “We Power Orange” meeting at the Memorial Union. Cramer and others affiliated with AAUP discussed both problems and solutions involved with increasing concerns among non-tenured faculty members.

Armelle Denis, a French instructor at OSU and AAUP member, said many non-tenure track faculty members work beyond their position descriptions and 40-hour work-week requirements.

“Non-tenure track faculty find themselves under pressure to take on more work even though it’s not compensated appropriately,” Denis said.

Overall, Denis described compensation and job descriptions as undefined and problematic.

“In a lot of places, position descriptions often contain no explicit recog-

nition of service,” Denis said.

According to the survey, 49 percent of instructional faculty, 51 percent of research faculty and 55 percent of professional faculty feel comfortable initiating conversations about promotions and contract terms.

In addition, only 35 percent of instructional faculty, 28 percent of research faculty and 56 percent of professional faculty addressed in the survey said they feel comfortable with their level of job security.

Dwaine Plaza, a sociology professor at OSU, said he attended the meeting to support his non-tenure track associates and act as a conduit between audience members and the AAUP presenters.

“Now is the time to start to get together with other folks so we can become a stronger group,” Plaza said.

Louisa Hooven, an assistant professor from the department of horticulture, said the faculty senate administered a similar survey back in 2005.

“Some things happened, but very See FACULTY | page 3

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Presidential debate highlights differences in values, platforms Candidates agree on major campus issues, present different views on student needs, allocation of funds

due to a class conflict. The presidential half of his ticket, Brendan Sanders, also left the debate early, citing academic reasons.

Not allowed to directly address each other or formulate rebuttals, the candidates comported themBy Tori Hittner selves cordially and agreed on a THE DAILY BAROMETER vast amount of issues. Differences Despite a surprising number of emerged when candidates were echoed sentiments, the Associated asked questions regarding the Students of Oregon State University uniqueness of their platforms and presidential debate highlighted the allocation of the ASOSU’s $1.4 several differences in the candi- million budget. dates’ proposed platforms and “(Our platform) is more than allocation of funds. just a paragraph of promises,” Held Monday at 1 p.m. on the said presidential candidate Taylor Memorial Union steps, the debate Sarman. “It’s a plan to govern.” featured statements from all four Bryan Williamson, Sarman’s runpresidential candidates, as well ning mate, added that the duo plan as three of their running mates. on utilizing student input through Vice presidential candidate Steven See CANDIDATES | page 3 Nemer did not attend the event n

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COURTESY OF Gabriella Coughlin

Gabriella Coughlin digs into soil above Thompson Pass Gulch, west of Bear Creek in western Wheeler County.

Digging deep within the soil

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Oregon State student soil scientist digs a long, deep path of success for her future

She knew something needed to be done about how to remediate certain problems such as mine use tailings, which are the spoiled soils that are refused after mining.

By Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova Mine tailings across the U.S. have THE DAILY BAROMETER been related to water quality probRaised in the rugged state of lems, thereby creating problems for Nevada, Gabriella Coughlin, a senior wildlife and farming, Coughlin said. graduating this spring with a degree Coughlin sought to enter into a in soil resource management in the bioremediation route to work toward department of crop and soil science solutions for these kinds of issues. at Oregon State University, witnessed Growing up rodeoing, Coughlin early on that there were many land use issues in and around her home.

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The saying goes, “Make new friends, but keep the old.” Such is the pattern for filling positions left behind by graduating or otherwise departed student employees.

For Oregon State University’s student media department, management positions for the 2014-15 school year will see some new friends and some old.

Megan Haverman, the current editor-in-chief for Prism Magazine, will continue in her position for the upcoming school year.

“Megan’s leadership as the 2013-14 EIC has been outstanding and reflects exemplary innovation and stewardship,” said student media director Julia Sandidge in an email sent out to student media employees.

Haverman has also recently received approval for funding to create digital publications of the magazine, which will allow for video and audio recordings to be included in the digital rendition.

Haverman said that reaching the culmination of the digital publication project is one of the reasons she’s so excited to continue her role as editor-in-chief.

“I don’t feel like I’m done yet,” Haverman said. “So I think another See MEDIA | page 4

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The company makes metal parts used in airplanes and military equipment, among other things. In the process, it releases heavy metals, including chromium, cobalt and nickel all of which have human health risks.

Last year, Precision Castparts ranked number one on a University of Massachusetts list of the nation’s most toxic polluters.

That’s generated a lot of concern among the neighbors of its manufacturing plant in Southeast Portland. Jacob Sherman of the BrentwoodDarlington Neighborhood Association said people who live near the company’s Southeast Portland plant are worried about their health and wondering if they should move.

Several people at the meeting Thursday said they’d rather see the company move its plant instead.

“Maybe that’s the answer,” said Kimberly Koehler of the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association. “Maybe you’re just too close to too many people and too many schools.

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Precision Castparts is headquartered in this Portland office building. the company’s emissions are within legal limits for air pollution, and he’s not worried about them. He said the company doesn’t have plans to move its Portland manufacturing plant, but he agreed to hold additional meetings to discuss community concerns and answer questions.

“We haven’t changed our emissions. We haven’t added any additional controls,” Meyers said. “What we wanted to do is understand the study and why we were number one.

What we want to do with this is open the dialogue so we can find out what your concerns are and to find out what we can do.”

The company has challenged its ranking as the nation’s most toxic polluter and questioned the way the University of Massachusetts study assigned health risks to various types of pollutants.

Precision Castparts representative Dave Murray said

the company was surprised by the ranking.

“It was a surprise to us because we go out of our way and have to buy the purest metals that there are for our parts because of how they’re used,” Murray said.

“We have pointed out where we believe that they’re wrong.

We’ve asked them to amend the report, to amend their findings.”

Nick Bouwes, a former employee of the Environmental Protection Agency who helped develop the health risk indicators used in the study, attended the meeting and told the group he thinks the company’s complaints are unfounded.

Meyers and Murray said the company is willing to hold additional meetings to continue discussing the community’s concerns.

Several people asked the company to monitor the emissions from its Southeast

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MEDFORD — The food and drug administration is looking at tightening regulations on farm animal feed. Some of that feed comes from beer breweries.

Some say the proposed ruling could hurt local ranchers and brewers.

The Huffington Post reported that it’s part of “The Food Safety Modernization Act,” and that is focuses mainly on brewers who give the left over remains of the beer grains to farmers for their animals. The FDA is saying the grains could be contaminated.

One local brewer says it would affect the way he does business.

“It’s a service for me ... for the farmer to come and get it rather then me having to throw it in the trash,” Nick Ellis from Opposition Brewing said.

“And the farmer loved getting it, because it’s food for his livestock.”

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Calendar Tuesday, April 15 Speakers OSU Socratic Club, 7pm, Gilfillan Auditorium. A debate entitled, “God and Genocide in the Old Testament” between Drs. Richard Hess and Tracy M. Lemos. All debates are free and open to the public.

Events World Languages & Cultures, 3:306pm, The Little Gallery, 210 Kidder Hall. A reception for Dreams Before Extinction. An exhibition of prints from paintings on endangered species by the Iranian artist Naeemeh Naeemaei.

Career Services, 11am-Noon, MU 208. Beaver’s Wanted: How to prepare for Success at the Career Fair. Need some tips on how to get ready for the Career Fair? Join us.

Career Services, 1-2pm, MU 208.

Resume: Can you Pass the 10 Second Rule? Nancy Hawkins from Trimble Navigation will present.

Career Services, 2-3pm, MU 208. I Don’t Need a Job, Why come to the Career Fair.

OSU College Republicans, 7pm, MU Ballroom. Concealed carry class, free for OSU students and staff.

Student Health Services, Women’s Center, CAPS, 7pm, MU Quad. Take Back the Night. A night dedicated to ending sexual violence. A candlelight vigil, performances by Divine, and a march to express the strength of allies uniting together to end sexual violence.

Wednesday, April 16 Meetings College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. Come join us for discussion on current events in the state and nation.

W7OSU, 5pm, Snell 229. OSU Amateur Radio Club meeting.

Speakers OSU College Republicans, Noon6pm, MU Quad. Lars Larson will do his live radio show from the Quad.

Events International Students of OSU, 4pm, International Resource Center in the MU. Cultural Heritage. An informative educational event led by a panel of students and teachers who will answer questions having a cultural background and cultural knowledge.

This is a great opportunity to gain knowledge about customs around the world and to meet international students.

Thursday, April 17 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:30pm, MU Talisman Room. A discussion - Sane Nationalism.

Recreational Sports, 11am-Noon, Dixon Recreation Center Conference Room. Recreational Sports Board meeting.

Speakers Centro Cultural César Chåvez, 5:306:30pm, Old World Deli. Great Stories about Latino/a Leaders: Professor Kayla García will tell some surprising and inspirational stories based on her new book Latino and Latina Leaders of the 21st Century: Ordinary Beginnings, Extraordinary Outcomes.

Friday, April 18 Meetings OSU Chess Club, 4-6pm, MU Commons. Come play with us and learn more about this classic game. All skill levels welcome.

Events Career Services, 11am-Noon, Valley Library: Willamette East & West. So You Think You Can Interview? Doug Rice from EAN Holdings will present.

Career Services, 1-2pm, Valley Library: Willamette East & West. How You Can Use Social Media to Get a Job. Karlina Christensen from the Statesman Journal Media will present.

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little,� Hooven said. “And here we are again with a similar survey.�

According to Hooven, OSU Provost Sabah Randhawa worked to address some of the matters discussed and implement improvements based on survey responses. However, she said more could have been done. “A few of those things happened, but then the ball kind of got dropped,� Hooven said. “Not much happened after that.�

Hooven, who also serves on the president’s commission on the status of women on campus, said she’s interested in how salaries and additional data ranges between race, gender and other areas in terms of diversity.

The original 2005 survey addressed solutions, including two-year rolling contracts, holding department heads more accountable for their leadership choices and more consistent systems for measuring performance levels.

In the most recent survey, 23 percent of instructional faculty and 32 percent of professional faculty said their pay reflected their years of service.

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Anderson Duboise and Tyler Morrison, who are running on the same ticket, expressed their commitment to different student organizations and the prior networking experience they gained through their varied and diverse involvement with campus organizations.

The duo said they really stress active engagement among their peers and want students to feel that they are accessible and transparent.

Candidate Bret Barlow and his running mate, Joseph Rossi, mentioned that they purposely created a fluid platform that is not very concrete or static. “We’re sick and tired of hearing empty promises, and that’s not what we’re about,�

Barlow said. “We’re trying to do what’s right, not what’s popular.�

Sanders and Nemer were not present at the time the question was asked, but mentioned previously that their campaign rests on a foundation of giving back to the community and “fixing the office environment of ASOSU.�

Differences also emerged when candidates elucidated how they would manage the large $1.4 million budget

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allotted to the ASOSU through student fees. “We want to be an organization that supports student leaders,� Duboise said. “They are the ones who turn around and then help incoming students.�

Morrison added that the two would attempt to utilize resources for all students and spend additional funds on sending representatives to events like the Oregon Students of Color Coalition conference.

Barlow said that he had no experience managing such a large budget but that he would use his own wallet as a model, reducing and cutting costs whenever possible.

Sarman stressed the importance of being futuristic and realistic with the budget, using his experience on the board of trustees to guide his plans and goals for fiscal transparency.

Sanders also took a more long-term approach to the budget, reiterating that the organization needs to be kept more accountable and utilize the resources it already has. “(Nemer and I) really believe in assessment and data collection,� Sanders said. “We would look at the budget in a five- to 10-year timeframe.�

The candidates generally agreed that tuition costs and student engagement should provide the focus for next year’s administration. Nearly

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each participant underlined the need to engage in extensive community outreach and listen to the resulting student responses.

Erik Beatty and Saul Boulanger, two of the three candidates running for the ASOSU Speaker of the House, spoke after the conclusion of the presidential debate.

As a member of the Great Orange Party, Beatty said his campaign platform focuses on three main values: fiscal responsibility, government fluidity and student accountability. Employing this platform, Beatty hopes to establish a polling system that would gather live student opinion via Blackboard.

Boulanger, who currently serves as the ASOSU Speaker Pro Tempore, said he will take the time to make sure that students are passionate and engaged. Boulanger wants to create a culture of accountability, hard work and effort within the organization by further promulgating the idea of constituency groups within the House.

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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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year would help give Prism not only the digital foundation that it needs, but also the social foundation, because we still haven’t fully found our market yet.”

Student media radio station, KBVR FM, will hold onto current employee, Matt Walton, as he transitions from promotions manager to station manager.

Sandidge said that Walton had been preparing for the application process months in advance, a move which Sandidge said made Walton stand out as a candidate for the position.

“Matt was reaching out to me to months ago to say, ‘If I were to do this, what would be involved and what can you teach me now?’” Sandidge said. “That kind of leadership will distinguish the whole organization.”

Walton was recently recognized by the national Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for two awards: Best Promotions Director and Best Play-by-Play Football Broadcast, which Walton shared with Josh Worden.

Sandidge said a major consideration for potential student media staff is the planned move into the Student Experience Center, which is scheduled to open winter term 2015.

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Gabriella Coughlin looks down into Heidtmann Canyon in central Wheeler County, northeast of Twickenham.

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SOIL n Continued from page 1 wanted to get back arm-in-arm to work with and for the battles of the ranchers.

“I came up to Oregon and started studying, and it’s been the best and most exciting rollercoaster ever since,” Coughlin said. “Everything has fallen into place, and I’ve gotten to where I’ve wanted to be and more.”

Coughlin has been working as a student researcher within the Natural Resources Conservation Science agency’s pathways program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the past four years.

The pathways program is a progressive internship program offered through federal agencies, which allows university students to obtain onthe-job training each summer.

By the time graduation rolls around, these agencies can offer the students immediate employment.

“If you like the agency and the agency likes you, they will agree to hire you on after you graduate, full-time,” Coughlin said. “I’ve gotten one of those positions in the Redmond field office as a soil scientist working on soil surveying out in Crook and Wheeler Counties.”

Soil is the perfect subject for the new-age renaissance man or woman, Coughlin said.

“If someone is interested in water issues, wildlife issues, botany, biology, hydrology, geology — all of the studies of science and politics, even — they all tie into soil,” Coughlin said. “It really is the thing that binds us all.”

For Coughlin, right now, soil is the most dynamic nexus of how we are going to impact change as far as the lives we lead, the food we eat and the water we drink.

“Technology is lending itself to be the precursor toward predicting our fates in the world, of water resources and food scarcity,” Coughlin said. “All of these factors can be seen more clearly by examining the health of the soil.”

According to Coughlin, the key is getting people on the ground to make informed decisions that will help dial back some of the degradation that scientists, researchers, industry and farmers have seen across the board.

“We need to rethink land management issues differently and a little bit more progressively — and that will be the answer,” Coughlin said.

In addition to Coughlin’s studies and working for the federal government, she is an

active member of the OSU soil judging team, for which a small group of students are thrown into a six-foot-hole pit, with knives and soil books.

Digging in deep, the team begins describing the soils in order to inform people of what they can do with the certain types of soil present.

“Can they build a road, can they put septic systems in, can they put a house on it and build a basement?” Coughlin asks.

“This experience gets students in gear toward consulting or federal work — anything that is going to ask them to assess the soil and make a management decision based upon that.”

The soil judging team has had students from fermentation sciences, engineering, the occasional music major and English majors. Anyone who’s interested in the quirky science of soil is a great candidate for soil judging, according to Coughlin.

During the past two years Coughlin has served as the student liaison for the Oregon Society of Soil Scientists and at the last winter meeting, she was elected vice president. Coughlin will become president of OSSS in 2015-16.

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ric Moreland is turning pro.

You could easily ask the question, “Why?” You could point to the fact that most experts don’t expect Moreland, Oregon State’s all-time leading shot blocker and fifth-leading rebounder, to be selected in June’s NBA Draft.

You could point to former Beaver Jared Cunningham, who’s spent the majority of the past two seasons in the D-League, to highlight the potential downside of leaving college early.

But when I learned Moreland would forgo his final season in Corvallis, I didn’t find myself asking, “Why?” Rather, I wondered: “How can you possibly blame him?”

I’m not sure turning pro — something Moreland strongly considered last year — will work out for the 6-foot-10 forward. Only time will tell.

But it’s tough to fault a guy for chasing his dream when the alternative is so unappealing.

On paper, next season looks like a disaster waiting to happen for the Oregon State men’s basketball team.

The Beavers will be without their top four leading scorers from this past season — top three had Moreland opted to return — and will lean heavily on a group of unproven underclassmen playing for a coach (Craig Robinson) whose seat will be hotter than ever.

The Beavers will be lucky to finish higher than 10th in the Pac-12 next season. As talented as Moreland is, his return wouldn’t have changed that notion.

You have to think he took that into consideration when weighing his options.

If you were on a train that’s destined for a head-on collision, wouldn’t you jump off if you had the chance?

Sure, Moreland’s game may not be NBA-ready. He’s a force on the defensive end, and his sheer length and athleticism allow him to dominate the boards, but he never developed a reliable jumper and his overall offensive game needs some work.

Those questioning his decision to turn pro will say that’s why he should have returned to Corvallis.

But is it really fair to assume Moreland would have improved his stock had he stayed?

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Garrett 4th and 5 when it comes to how he utilizes players’ talents. There’s no reason to think that Moreland — even if he did develop a reliable jumper — would do anything next season besides aimlessly dribble around the 3-point line, like we’ve seen him do so much over the past three seasons.

Not to mention, playing with such a lack of supporting cast might have hurt Moreland’s development more than it would have helped it.

A year ago, I thought Moreland made the right decision when he opted to withdraw from the NBA Draft. I figured he’d use the extra year to expand his skillset and I figured he’d benefit from the exposure of playing on a team that had a chance to vie for an NCAA Tournament berth.

Well, that didn’t happen. Such is life.

Even if Moreland is arguably the same prospect today that he was a year ago, there’s no reason to return to Corvallis and give it another go when nothing from this past season indicated that next season will be any different.

It’s also important to note that, according to a tweet he posted on March 21, Moreland finished his degree.

Attempts to reach Moreland over the weekend were unsuccessful, so I can’t say for sure why he opted to turn pro.

On April 8, Moreland, who draftexpress.com ranks as the 38th-best pro prospect among NCAA juniors, tweeted: “It’s been a great 2 weeks!

Getting really good feedback from NBA teams. I will pray on it and make a decision soon.”

That leads me to believe that even if he’s not one of the 60 players drafted in June, he’ll at least get an opportunity to earn a roster spot somewhere as an undrafted free agent.

Even that’s more appealing than the alternative, wouldn’t you say?

Grady Garrett, sports reporter On Twitter @gradygarrett sports@dailybarometer.com

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Senior Hannah Bouska knocks a ball down in the infield in Monday’s loss to Oregon. The No. 1 Ducks swept the Beavers in the three-game series.

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Ducks score 11 runs in 1st inning in 18-0 blowout of Oregon State in series sweep

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Oregon didn’t wait around to get on the board this time.

After loading the bases in the first inning of Sunday’s game and failing to score, the No. 1 Ducks loaded the bases again to start Monday’s contest, this time with no outs.

Oregon State senior pitcher Amanda Najdek struck out Oregon senior Kailee Cuico in the next at-bat, but Oregon would go on to put 11 runs on the board in the top of the first inning.

By the time the Beavers (13-23, 3-10 Pac-12) had their first plate appearance, the Ducks (37-5, 11-1) had already notched 11 hits and a home run en route to an 18-0 victory and a series sweep in Corvallis.

Najdek gave up nine runs in the first inning — six of them earned — before being pulled from the game after recording only one out.

Freshman pitcher Alleyah Armendariz pitched through the fifth inning for Oregon State before the eight-run mercy rule came into effect.

She’ll have potentially nine more games against Oregon in her OSU career and she is sure that a loss like this will not be repeated.

“I will not let anyone beat me like this again, mark my words,” Armendariz

said. “It will not happen.”

Armendariz was the third pitcher of the game for OSU after sophomore Sarah Shadinger closed out the first inning to replace Najdek, giving up a three-run home run to Cuico to round out the first frame’s scoring.

Sophomore catcher Janelle Lindvall and senior third baseman Courtney Ceo both had two singles apiece in the first inning.

Head coach Laura Berg did not hold back after the game when analyzing her team’s performance.

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Junior forward Eric Moreland (15) walks to the line against Oregon Jan. 19 in Gill Coliseum.

For the second time in Sean Mannion’s Oregon State career, he’ll enter fall camp as the clear-cut starter.

The senior quarterback redshirted his first year at OSU before replacing Ryan Katz half way through a seasonopening loss to Sacramento State in 2011, was in and out of the lineup his sophomore season after injuring his knee and entered spring practice last season amidst a full-blown quarterback controversy.

After beating out Cody Vaz for the starting job a season ago, eventually throwing for 4,662 yards and 37 touchdowns — both school records — Mannion enters spring practice this year with the relief of knowing he’ll be the starter in his final season as a Beaver.

“That uncertainty is gone, which to a certain degree is a relief, but at the same time I haven’t really thought about it,” Mannion said. “I’ve always tried to put pressure on myself to improve, so

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Redshirt freshman quarterback Luke Del Rio awaits a snap in Wednesday’s practice.

I wouldn’t say it’s completely stress free because I expect a lot from myself.”

Despite losing star receiver Brandin Cooks and the Beavers’ slot receiver from a year ago, Kevin Cummings, OSU returns a lot of the same weapons from 2013.

Mannion has said he’s excited for the

return of the entire tight ends corps, and with both running backs back in 2014, along with starting receiver Richard Mullaney, there should be some targets to throw to.

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Senior quarterback Sean Mannion looks for an open receiver at Wednesday’s practice.

ers and more on his own improvements, however. The fact that he doesn’t have to worry about battling for the starting job hasn’t altered his mindset.

“I wouldn’t say it’s changed my mentality,” Mannion said. “It’s nice to know where I stand from the start, but that being said, I always try and compete with myself, compete with the other guys and push myself to be as good as I can be.”

While the starting position is secure, the question of who will replace Vaz as Mannion’s backup still remains.

Sophomore Brett VanderVeen, redshirt freshman Kyle Kempt and redshirt freshman transfer Luke Del Rio are the three players battling for the second spot.

Del Rio was unsure if he’d be eligible for the 2014 season after transferring from Alabama, but was granted immediate eligibility Friday afternoon.

The son of Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, Luke Del Rio decided after last season to make the switch to an Oregon State program that initially recruited him out of high school.

“I don’t regret going to Alabama at all,” Del Rio said. “But things worked out how they did and I’m happy I’m here.”

Spring practice has been Del Rio’s first chance to get acquainted

with the players, coaching staff and offense, but he has been impressive according to both Mannion and Riley.

“He’s only been here three weeks and he’s got a great sense of the offense, takes a ton of notes, which is good to see, and he looks like a natural passer back there,” Mannion said.

“We’ve liked him from the beginning when we recruited him,” Riley added. “We liked him when we recruited him and then everything has sort of been confirmed since we’ve had him.”

Midway through spring practices, with all of fall camp looming in the distance, Riley said none of the three have distanced themselves from the others.

He expects the battle to go well into fall camp before a decision is made on the backup role.

Mannion said all three have had their moments at times and have helped himself as well as each other get better through competition.

“I’ve known (VanderVeen) the longest with him being here, Kyle (Kempt) is a real smart guy who gets the offense and Luke’s been impressive coming in,” Mannion said. “They’ve all been impressive.”

The trio will get a chance to distance themselves from the back in the spring game May 3 in Reser Stadium.

Andrew Kilstrom, sports editor On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com

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Through 36 holes at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif., the Oregon State women’s golf team resides in thirdplace at 7-over par.

The Beavers, participating in their final tournament before the Pac-12 Championships, posted a 295 (7-over) in round one Monday before shooting an even 288 in round two.

With 18 holes to play Tuesday, OSU trails only Washington (5-over) and Southern California (7-over). Northwestern (9-over) is the Beavers’ closest pursuer.

The 15-team field features nine teams that are ranked in the nation’s top 50. The Beavers, who rank 73rd nationally, currently lead seven of those teams — including No. 9 Arizona (fifth at 14-over), No. 35 Oregon (tied for sixth at 18-over) and No. 33 California (13th at 31-over.)

The Beavers were led on Monday by senior Seshia Telles and junior Anica Yoo, each of whom reside in a tie for seventh individually after finishing the day at 1-under.

Telles shot an even 72 in round one and a 1-under 71 in round two, while Yoo posted a 2-over 74 in round one and a 3-under 69 in round two.

Also for OSU, senior Lauren Sewell finished the day at 4-over, sophomore Chelsea Saelee at 5-over and freshman Krissy Peterson at 19-over.

After the tournament concludes Tuesday, the Beavers will have nearly a week-and-a-half to prepare for the Pac-12 Championships, which begin April 25 in Corvallis.

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Oregon’s Courtney Ceo beats out a groundball in Monday’s 18-0 victory over Oregon State.

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with four hits.

“They’re a great hitting team,” Armendariz said. “I don’t want to say they’re that good, though. If we came out to play … we could have ence, especially for these new (players).”

The Ducks racked up 19 hits to the Beavers’ probably beat them.”

Oregon sophomore pitcher Cheridan Hawkins one. That only hit came in the bottom of the first when junior center fielder Dani Gilmore doubled had a 17-0 lead by the time she exited after three innings in the circle. She struck out five and to right field.

OSU loaded the bases in the first inning with improved her record to 22-3 on the year.

Najdek and Shadinger each gave up eight hits one out but came up empty.

The Ducks had 19 hits Monday, while the and Armendariz allowed three runs in her 2 2/3 innings of work.

Beavers had 11 hits in the three-game series.

With three more Pac-12 opponents remain“That’s not going to win ballgames and definitely not in the Pac-12,” Berg said. “I don’t know ing, the Beavers will travel to Los Angeles this how you can come out like that against the No. week for a series with No. 3 UCLA, which runs Thursday through Saturday.

1 team in the country and your rivals.”

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pring term means we’re close.

I’m talking to you, seniors.

Whether you’re a fifth-year senior finishing up your victory lap of academia, a traditional fourth-year senior or a non-traditional 10th-year senior, we’re all in the same boat.

Because senioritis is in full swing.

And this isn’t high school anymore.

When you were a senior in high school, skipping class was frowned on, but not the end of the world. Let’s be honest, PE didn’t prep us for life like its syllabus said it would, and missing it wouldn’t ruin your chances at a successful life.

If anything, it just showed my high school crush how inadequate I was at running the mile.

At the university level, it’s a whole different game. For those of us who are graduating, just think: In eight more weeks, unless you choose to apply for graduate school later, you’ll be done with school forever.

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Forever is a long time. It’s up there with a decade.

But I find this senioritis bittersweet.

I’m not mentally checked out — yet.

Then again, it’s only week three, so I still have plenty of time to change that.

The main symptom of this bout of senioritis is, I find, preoccupation with trying to decide what I’m going to do when I grow up.

In high school I could just skip, stream Netflix and be king of the couch for a day.

Now I have to worry about that thing my parents kept telling me about: the real world.

I’m not quite sure what it is, but I hear

it involves getting great at operating Turbo Tax and slowly losing your soul to PTA meetings.

We’re graduating soon, and as much as we might like to deny it, the real world is inevitable.

Even though those of us who will be graduating are all in the same boat, we all got here differently. Regardless, all of us will go on to do bigger and better things.

Senioritis is great. It’s like teenage angst, but for accomplished people who can handle four-year commitments.

Ration it out carefully, though, because I don’t know what would be more horrible than failing your last term in college and being forced to retake an anatomy lecture during summer term.

It’s all about finding a balance. You want to go to class enough that you finish strong and get good grades, but also take enough time for yourself to enjoy your last bit of sheltered freedom.

Ask yourself this: Where will you go in

the future, when you’re intoxicated at 1 a.m. some weekend, and all you want is a burrito?

It may take a lot of soul searching to answer that question.

But senioritis isn’t something to be ashamed of.

It’s something we’ve earned.

High school was our triple-A farm team, and now we’re in the show.

How we spend our time is actually important now. Whether it’s a 21-credit schedule strong in statistics and organic chemistry or cruising to the finish line one knitting PAC at a time, I can’t stress how important it is to enjoy this last little bit of college.

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Alec Grevstad is a senior in speech communications.

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Hate speech from ASOSU candidate shouldn’t be tolerated I t was a very weird experience seeing that headline in Monday’s Barometer: “Candidate admits to posting anti-gay slurs.”

It’s weird because a Facebook page titled “We Burn Homosexuals for a Living” sounds like a child program from the intolerant ilk of the Westboro Baptist Church. Could we in Corvallis be looking at the makings of an expansion?

It’s weird because I thought the Western world’s sudden and desperate desire to disentangle itself from Putin’s

has never held any kind of water. To even joke that you have another human being tied up ready for you to torch is sick.

Cassie It’s weird because joking about hate crimes is the act of trying to make such a potential situation sound funny and storm over in Russia — a symptom of lighthearted — when hate crimes will which is rampant homophobia — the always be a truly tragic and horrible side idea of perpetuating that here might be of humanity. seen as un-American and not prudent Joking about hate crimes is not a for a potential politician to partake in. viable excuse, because hate crimes have It’s weird because this kind of hatred a pretty sincere lack of inherent humor.

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Senioritis in spring not a bad thing if rationed

Faculty insecurity should concern S students he Oregon State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors conducted a survey of OSU’s faculty. Of the 2,771 faculty members at OSU, a little less than half — 1,262 — participated in the survey.

The survey was designed to find out how the non-tenure track faculty at OSU felt regarding “job security, advancement within the institution and expectations compared to compensation,” according to the Barometer’s lead story in this edition of the paper.

The findings weren’t favorable. They actually startled us.

As students, we tend to think all instructors are professors, that all professors are tenured and that all tenured professors will hold onto their positions from beyond the grave.

But tenure isn’t a lifetime job guarantee. Tenure means a faculty member has the right to due process, meaning the university can’t fire tenured positions without evidence of incompetence, unprofessional behavior, departmental closure or institutional financial difficulties.

Not all professors are tenured professors — it’s almost as difficult to become tenured faculty as it is to fire tenured faculty.

During the average seven-year probationary period, faculty face “a period of employment insecurity almost unique among U.S. professions,” according to the National Education Association.

If tenure is denied at the end of the probationary period, faculty lose their jobs. During the probationary period, faculty contracts can be refused renewal or terminated without reason or cause.

“The most recent survey of American faculty shows that, in a typical year, about one in five probationary faculty members was denied tenure and lost his or her job,” according to the NEA. To see the same problems and fears in the non-tenure track faculty at our school is disturbing. Not seeking tenure is understandably not a shortcut to job security, since that’s what tenure is for. But shouldn’t there be some sort of assurance for employees? It would make sense to us — you want to retain the good employees, right?

Maybe the work force is large enough that OSU doesn’t have to care. At least, that’s what the survey’s results are telling us. Our lead story tells us that 35 percent of instructional faculty, 28 percent of research faculty and 56 percent of professional faculty at OSU are comfortable with their level of job security.

That’s only 35 percent of the faculty teaching your courses who feel like they’re not going to get fired.

We either have paranoid professors or a major flaw in the system.

And more selfishly, what does that say for us, students who are going to college to improve our future careers?

Our teachers will always have students to teach if the world’s population keeps reproducing at the current rate.

If they don’t know if they’ll have a job next year, what hope is there for us?

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But I guess the concept of harming someone who was born different just appeals to some folks’ funny bone.

There’s a piece in Talking Points Memo titled, “Man Who Brutally Beat Gay Texas Man Said It Started As ‘A Joke.’” It didn’t matter that the assailant essentially lured said gay Texan to his house, beat him and stuffed him into the trunk of his car, bound him with electrical cord while the bound man yelled for help and only got to safety because the assailant lost his nerve and dropped him off at the hospital.

So what if the victim was treated for multiple skull and facial fractures? The guy obviously couldn’t take a joke.

I guess I can’t either.

You’d get just as much of a laugh from these “jokes” if you strangled a puppy before an audience. Any cop-out claim of “I was just joking” is a tail-betweenthe-legs attempt to squirm out of the unanticipated serious consequences.

In fact, provided with an audience, I asked a few classmates before class what they thought of the page-one story involving these past opinions of a would-be ASOSU candidate.

The initial reaction I received was disgusted silence, followed by comments including, “What a cowardly piece of human garbage,” “I’m not voting for that guy,” “I think he should withdraw from the race” and “I’m speechless — that’s insane.”

However, my personal favorite was in response to Barlow’s claim that the current Associated Students of Oregon State University staff attempted to “blackmail him out of the race”: “So let me get this straight, there’s a conspiracy to keep him out of office using his own words — that’s just politics?”

The logic of trying to come into ASOSU to “clean house” strikes me as odd. Is the attempt going to be Barlow saying, “Hey! You encouraged me to step down from a student government campaign because of deeply insensitive things I said in the past. You threatened to tell the media about it, even though I made the comment in a public Internet setting where anyone could access it, if I didn’t do what you wanted. Get out, you treacherous louse.”

I’m sure that will work. ASOSU may need some work, and occasionally be a trifle curmudgeonly, but at least they’re tolerant.

To the best of my knowledge, the officers we currently have in office don’t perpetuate intolerance while trying to play it off as a “bad joke.”

At least this bad joke will have accomplished one thing — now we, as voters, will be able to think very seriously about who exactly we want representing the students here at Oregon State University. t

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Monkeying around in‘Escape from Monkey Island’ A

mong other recently revived video game genres lies the pointand-click adventure game of the 1990s. One of the more popular franchises was the “Monkey Island” series, which involved patience, puzzles and pirates galore.

The now defunct LucasArts attempted a revival in 2000 with “Escape From Monkey Island,” probably hoping to reach a new audience. Unfortunately, LucasArts’ audience kept decreasing until the indie game explosion at the beginning of this decade.

Starring the self-proclaimed swashbuckler Guybrush Threepwood, “Escape From Monkey Island” starts with Threepwood and his new bride, Elaine Marley, returning from their honeymoon to realize Marley’s position as governor was revoked. To make matters worse,

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n occasion, a movie can make me feel like a bad person because I get done watching it and find myself liking a despicable character.

The new comedy, “BadWords,” does just that.

Making his directorial debut, Jason Bateman does double duty as he stars as Guy Tribly, the 40-year-old who finds a loophole that allows him to compete against pre-teens in the national spelling bee.

Tribly has motives for his entrance in the tournament, which are revealed later in the movie. But he’ll do whatever it takes to win, and is helped out by a reporter named Jenny (Kathryn Hahn) as they carry out a very odd relationship.

Although he does many abhorrent things, like psychologically damaging his 12-year-old opponents or vulgarly scolding upset

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The Daily Barometer there’s an Australian real estate mogul traveling around claiming properties in the name of “insult sword fighting” and other insult-related challenges.

The quest continues as players assume the role of Threepwood in an effort to reestablish Marley’s proper title, assemble a new crew of pirates and challenge an old adversary — hopefully for the last time.

First issue: it’s challenging to take a series that thrived so well in the twodimensional realm and expect it to shine in 3D. The facial expressions of the animations themselves could have much more fluidity for a game created around the same time as “Halo,” though there

are some redeeming factors to the otherwise cartoony charm. On the bright side, voiceovers seem to match the overall hilariousness of certain situations and aren’t overdone. Furthermore, this was still a time when we didn’t see so much active dialogue in newer video games, so kudos to LucasArts for keeping this smooth.

As for the jokes — they’re awful in the best possible way. There’s a good chance you’ll facepalm a few thousand times or question why you’re laughing at such ridiculousness. For instance, some of the characters are well aware they’re in a video game. But hey, that’s just the nature of “Monkey Island,” really.

The control scheme on the PlayStation 2 seemed simple enough to manage over time, though there was very little initial explanation of the mechanics. Like other

tasks throughout the game, getting used to maneuverability and the overall user interface requires some patience.

“Escape From Monkey Island” isn’t a horrific game, and it holds up in terms of entertainment value and exploration options.

Unfortunately, the dated graphics don’t really help this game’s case in terms of a “must immediately go back and play” title.

If you’re a fan of the previous “Monkey Island” games and the adventure genre in general, this might be worth checking out.

Otherwise, save your eBay bucks for something newer, or use them for the 2009 Telltale Games re-release of “The Secret of Monkey Island.”

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‘Bad Words’a surprisingly good movie parents of other competitors, Bateman found a way to make me actually like Tribly.

He has a weird sort of charm that made me root for him.

On his quest to be champion, Tribly meets fellow competitor Chaitanya Chopra (Rohan Chand), who disregards Tribly’s constant racist remarks and tries to gain his friendship.

We learn that Tribly is essentially a genius, and breezes through the words that give most contestants trouble.

This movie takes a certain kind of person to enjoy. If you’re not one for crude humor, or a lot of mean-spirited jokes, this is definitely not for you.

But if your sense of humor is broader, “Bad Words” delivers some really good scenes.

It is interesting to see Bateman take on this role. His typical character is a decent-enough guy who’s got a few zingers and biting remarks.

In “Bad Words,” Bateman goes fully terrible-person, and doesn’t shy away from anything.

It works, though. His timing is great, and his chemistry with the young Chand works extremely well.

Bateman did a solid job for his first time in the director’s chair.

The movie runs only 88 minutes, and is well paced. I never felt myself wondering how much longer was left to watch.

However, there are moments that feel forced. In some parts, it seems like the vulgarity is used purely for the sake of being vulgar, and adds nothing to the jokes.

Bateman provides a fairly memorable character in Tribly in a movie that I didn’t expect to be memorable. “Bad Words” will entertain, as long as you’re ready for some political incorrectness and offbeat jokes.

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the characters continue to repeat the same mistakes and say the same phrases.

Over the years, I’ve watched “Mad Men” with other people in the room, most of whom had not seen the show before.

The two-word response most say when watching it for the first time is, “it’s slow.”

My defense has always been that the dialogue and the genuinity of each scene make it just as interesting as something like “Game of Thrones.”

Watching the season seven premiere, that defense may not be valid anymore.

“Mad Men” has had strings of captivating storylines in the past seasons, but it is ultimately a period piece with these characters strewn about it.

The authenticity of the era still deserves

credit. The sense of realness and strong emotion does, too.

Watching Don Draper go through the same relational and personal problems does not.

Sunday’s first episode, “Time Zones,” continues to show us that it’s set in the ‘60s — whether it’s Roger Sterling’s drug-infused bender, gender roles in relationships and the workplace, new-age religions or the rebellious mindset of the era’s youth.

We get it.

Now do something with those characters.

The characters in the show are starting to become placeholders for a story about the 1960s, but what made “Mad Men” so good in previous seasons was seeing these characters develop, regardless of

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when it took place or how they reacted to major events of the time.

Don has become isolated from his job and his personal life, and (surprise), is probably about to go off the deep end and take some not-so-good actions.

Peggy Olson has become mostly obsolete since the beginning of season six, when she left Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce for another job, subsequently came back in a merger and is now desperately seeking the attention and praise from the new creative director, whom I’ve dubbed “Not Don Draper.”

The show’s two best characters have lost their appeal, and the show will suffer if that trend continues.

For the first time, it feels cheerier in Westeros than in Manhattan in the ‘60s.

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yOya’s prodigal sons return to hometown Corvallis N

ative to Corvallis, yOya is an indie rock band, which has since relocated to Los Angeles, but had a show Thursday at Bombs Away Cafe.

The band was originally a duo, but recently gained a drummer. Noah Dietterich plays keyboard and main vocals, Alex Phender strums his guitar while beautifully harmonizing every last note. Newly added member Lucas Ventura keeps the beat at a steady pounding pace.

Last Thursday evening, they did an on-air live performance that was recorded and streamed through Oregon State’s multiple media platforms, including KBVR TV and the radio station.

The band traveled to Seattle soon after their Bombs Away appearance to participate in a music festival.

Next week they will be performing at Brokechella, a music festival in Los Angeles somewhat-cleverly named Their music has a dreamy and light rocking feel that after the famous and overly expensive show Coachella, will definitely get stuck in your head — but at least it’s which occurred last weekend. enjoyable to anyone who listens. yOya recently came out with their new single, “Fools In the KBVR studio, yOya joked around with each other Gold,” which is a taste of the new music they’re currently between songs, showcasing how their charismatic and working on. The taste of the future yet to come for yOya, humble personalities intertwine. going off their single, are good vibes in its purest form.

The trio’s studio albums, “Nothing to Die” and “Go Jourdan Cortez & Rose F. Kearsey, KBVR FM writers North,” were excellent, but their live performance may fm.manager@oregonstate.edu have been better.

Jourdan Cortez, Rose F. Kearsey

KBVR-FM

On Friday and Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage, the Majestic Theatre will present an entertaining collection of modern and jazz dances, choreographed by Carol Soleau and guest artists.

Soleau is an associate professor of dance at Oregon State University and founded Oregon Dance 35 years ago as a means to promote the importance of modern dance in contemporary culture.

Among other dancers and choreographers, including Cor vallis’ Michael Onstad, OSU’s Jazz III class will present two modern jazz dances, one of which — “Party” — is a fast-paced collection of social connections.

The concert is sponsored by the School of Biological and Population Sciences, the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, the OSU Foundation and the Alonzo and Jennie Bonsal Foundation.

Tickets are $15 in for adults and $10 for students and seniors, and are available online at majestic.org/tickets or by phone at 541-738-7469.

Chamber Music Corvallis

‘Mad Men’ running out of ideas to continue making the ‘60s interesting unday night’s two premier television shows were all about marriages gone bad.

Since it’s been two weeks of “Game of Thrones,” we’ll get to the world’s mosthated fictional teenage king another time.

Back in the real world, at least in Matthew Weiner’s depiction of real-world Manhatten in the 1960s, a marriage is slowly falling apart. More than that, we may be on the brink of watching one of the greatest shows in television history suffer a collapse in its final season.

This column contains spoilers for “Mad Men” As Don Draper hovered through LAX on a moving walkway, while late-1960s rock ‘n’ roll played, it felt familiar. Too familiar.

“Mad Men” has thrived because of its brilliant writing and interesting characters.

Now that the series is in its seventh season,

35th anniversary Oregon Dance Concert

The 55th season of Chamber Music Corvallis continues with the “Ariel Quartet: From Israel to America” on May 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the LaSells Stewart Center.

The Ariel Quartet will play Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Quartet in A, Op. 18, No. 5”; Benjamin Britten’s “Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36” and Claude Debussy’s “Quartet in G minor, Op. 10.”

Individual tickets are available online, at the door and from Grass Roots Bookstore in Corvallis. Ticket prices range from $24 to $27.

Sarah Jarosz, with Alex Hargreaves and Nathanial Smith Sugar Hill Records and the Corvallis Folklore Society present Sarah Jarosz’s trio, performing at 7:30 p.m. on May 8 at Corvallis High School.

A recent New England Conservatory graduate, Sarah Jarosz has already appeared on “Austin City Limits,” “Conan,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and BBC’s “The Transatlantic Sessions.”

The trio includes Sarah Jarosz, Nathaniel Smith and Corvallis native Alex Hargreaves.

Tickets are $22. Call (541) 740-9633 for details.