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MONDAY APRIL 21, 2014 VOL. CXVI, NO. 119
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Record turnout highlights ASOSU election Sarman/Williamson win presidential race, Boulanger takes speaker of the house in record-setting ASOSU election
cluded Friday at 10 p.m. Taylor Sarman and Bryan Williamson’s ticket won the presidential race, ultimately garnering 54.36 percent of the votes using the new instant runoff voting system. Running mates Anderson Duboise and Tyler Morrison came in second place with 45.09 By Tori Hittner percent of the overall votes, followed by the THE DAILY BAROMETER tickets of Brendan Sanders/Steven Nemer The final votes have been cast and and Bret Barlow/Joseph Rossi, respectively. The proposed constitutional amendthe results are in. Student participation prompted a record turnout of 3,389 votes ment to create constituency groups within in the Associated Students of Oregon State the House of Representatives passed with University election this week, which con- 90.11 percent voter approval. ASOSU conn
Taylor Sarman and Bryan Williamson’s official campaign photo. Their ticket won the 2014 ASOSU presidential election.
stitutional amendments require a voter turnout of 15 percent of the student body, which was reached with nine votes to spare just minutes before voting officially closed. Under the new amendment, student organizations and constituency groups will hold particular seats within the House and elect their chosen candidates to represent them directly. Several seats will remain unattached and available for open bids. Saul Boulanger will serve as the next ASOSU Speaker of the House, having earned
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Students dressed in traditional Tahitian attire while performing the otea, which is a dance style characterized by rapid hip-shaking to percussion music.
Club celebrates nearly 60 years of Pacific Island cultures shared at OSU More than 800 friends, family, community watch performers, eat dinner, share in aloha spirit
diverse cultures of those islands, more than 800 friends, family and OSU community members filled the court-level floor of Gill Coliseum to eat dinner and share in the aloha spirit. By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg THE DAILY BAROMETER Hui O Hawaii, Oregon State Anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000 University’s Hawaii club, teamed islands make up the Pacific Islands up with the Polynesian culture club in the Pacific Ocean. to celebrate nearly 60 years of island To share and celebrate in the culture shared at OSU. n
“Every year there’s new people who are involved, so it’s a fresh start,” said Halia Parish, coordinator for the 2014 luau. “Something we tried this year was to implement some comedy.” The comedic portion of the show was a team of male “flight attendants,” who guided the audience through their evening theme, “Onboard to Paradise.”
For a few of the dances, audience members were invited on stage to learn basic dance steps and participate in small dance competitions. While guests feasted on Kalua pig, Shoyu chicken and fresh pineapple, students danced on the stage, sharing the dances and dress of six different island cultures: Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Tonga and Maori. Fresh Hawaiian flowers and plants,
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Kappa Alpha Theta sees a record-breaking year for Ironbrawl earning $23,500 By Ria Rankine
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The frog kinetic sculpture led the way for the Procession of the Species parade Saturday afternoon.
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Annual parade celebrates art, earth, community By Emma-Kate Schaake
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Procession of the species
Sorority breaks record in support of charity It was a record-breaking year for the sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta, who raised more than $23,500 for their Ironbrawl charity event. The three-part event started Wednesday with a Zumba class and took off Thursday with a 5K, “Run to Our Casa.” The week was capped off with a
donated by parents of Hui O Hawaii members, decorated the tables on the main floor of the show. The beauty and technique of the islanders’ dances inspired audience members. “It’s mesmerizing,” said Brenda Dao, a senior in public health. “It’s really cool. The performances are incredible. The booty shaking — I
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Amid intermittent rain clouds, adults, families and children of all ages came out in a rainbow of costumes to celebrate their community and the earth Saturday afternoon. The annual Procession of the Species also marks the beginning of the farmer’s market and the downtown spring and summer season. The parade began at First Street and Jackson Street between the vendors, musicians and shoppers perusing the market, which runs on First Street from April to November. Flags and masks were pro-
vided for participants, who walked behind a large kinetic sculpture frog leading the way. “We also do mask-making workshops,” said parade director Erik Olsen. Many participants were donning masks they had made at these free workshops at Odd Fellows Hall and Ashbrook Independent School during the past few weeks. Corvallis Parks and Recreation and the Corvallis Environmental Center are also sponsors of the annual parade. “It’s a really fun place with all of the kids,” Olsen said. Children were dressed as everything from birds, butterflies and flowers to monkeys and lions, and the adults had See SPECIES | page 4
Voter turnout encouraging for ASOSU
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