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Council hears OSU plan, voice parking, other concerns By Emma-Kate Schaake THE DAILY BAROMETER
The OSU campus planning staff updated the City Council on the upcoming OSU District Plan at a council work session Monday evening. The current campus master plan has been in place for the past eight years and during that time, the university has grown and changed in many ways, sometimes pushing against the boundaries of Corvallis. The campus master plan is a comprehensive plan, which addresses everything on campus from parking to natural space for the coming years. It is large and all-encompassing to address the state of the university as it grows and evolves. “The purpose of monitoring is to find out how well we are doing with the plan we have, how we are doing with mitigating,” said Councilman Dan Brown, who was a council member during the original plan’s implementation. “I think mitigation could be improved.” As the new plan moves forward, the council and the OSU planning division will look to the past for future improvement. “We realize that there are opportunities for improvement based on what we’ve learned over those eight years,” said OSU’s campus planning manager Dave Dodson. Many of the major concerns moving forward were identified through Collaboration Corvallis partnership, which focused its efforts on neighborhood planning, parking and traffic and livability. Dodson identified some of the concerns to be addressed in the plan as transportation, housing, neighborhood relations and natural features. See COUNCIL | page 4
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Professor’s book inspires students n
Author Kayla Garcia documents in new book how the work of 18 Latino leaders reshaped society By Ria Rankine THE DAILY BAROMETER
Author Kayla Garcia once said, “Latino issues are everyone’s issues.” In her latest book, Garcia, a Spanish professor at Oregon State University, explains how this is true and how the actions of some have a consequence on all. In Garcia’s second book, “Latino and Latina Leaders of the 21st Century”, she steps into the work-life of 18 Latino leaders to show how they’ve contributed to creating a better society. From activists to politicians, Garcia follows men and women who go beyond the Latino community to create changes on a global scale. “I’m trying to get the message out about how Latinos are contributing and how they’re connected to many causes,” Garcia said. “All the contributions they’ve made to our society in many different ways and how they’ve improved our lives.” Garcia may have written the book, but the message belongs to the leaders she depicts within its pages. One such person with whom Garcia spent time is activist Dolores Huerta. Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers to create a more hospitable environment for farmers, many of whom were immigrants. She fought to give the workers toilets on the side of the field, along with water to drink and to wash their hands.
“Because of (Huerta’s) efforts and the efforts of all the farm workers unit, we now have produce that is cleaner and picked under more humane conditions,” Garcia said. “So that affects our food — everybody’s food.” The book, which took Garcia two years to complete, sheds light on a variety of issues. Pedro Arenas, a senior at OSU majoring in history, believes the awareness created with each story is, in some way, a solution to the problem. “A solution for me doesn’t mean that we’re going to go out and solve poverty,” Arenas said. “You can go out and solve problems ... but first, you need to make people aware of it.” Arenas took Garcia’s ethnic studies class in winter 2013, during which the students read and discussed “Latino and Latina Leaders of the 21st Century”. Arenas likes the book because it appeals to the general public. It doesn’t target one group — it was written for everyone. Since reading the book, he’s asked himself, “What can I do on campus to take the role as a student activist?” Arenas is a community relations facilitator for University Housing and Dining at OSU. “What we do is form dialogue in regards to social justice issues,” Arenas said. Arenas, who believes people should work together for a common cause, strives to make a stronger community on campus with the diversity initiatives program. See GARCIA | page 4
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Kayla Garcia’s new book follows progressive leaders in the Latino community.
Pay it Forward talks push along HECC continues to discuss no principle feasibility, interest college repayment plan
a capstone project proposal at Portland State University, would allow college students to pay off their tuition through a percentage based on both their income and the schools they attended. By Sean Bassinger For example, a student who takes THE DAILY BAROMETER a full school year worth of 45 credits The Hi g h e r E d u c a t i o n at a four-year institution would pay 1 Coordinating Commission con- percent back from their work check. tinued talks regarding the Pay it According to Donna Lewelling, Forward initiative Wednesday. HECC policy analyst, the commisThe plan, which originated from sion concluded that a grace period of n
six months, like many other federal aid programs, would be the default amount of time until students had to begin repayment. Original proposals outlined a grace period of two years, but the HECC decided it could pose challenges because of students who move away. “Students are already kind of used to that window for (financial aid),” See PAY IT FORWARD | page 4
OSU professor participates in global research on climate change n
Clark takes part in global conference, writes report regarding environmental issues
By Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova THE DAILY BAROMETER
Graphics from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report
The rectangles across the top show broad climate change impacts that have been documented across nine regions.
Offensive line dealing with health issues
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TUESDAY APRIL 22, 2014
In order to celebrate the protection of the environment and the planet, Earth Day began in the United States exactly 44 years ago. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, with ever-changing technologies, an increase in global population and heightened demands for more
resources, new challenges for Earth have arisen. Despite efforts toward maintaining a healthy planet with annual environmental panel talks, awareness events and the passing of laws, these challenges have made protecting the environment a significantly more difficult task. Globally, scientists are attempting to get a grip on the situation. Peter Clark, a professor in the College of Earth Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, is one of
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Barometer editor, business manager selected for 2014-15 THE DAILY BAROMETER
Oregon State’s student media department has filled two more student positions. Both positions last throughout the 2014-15 academic year. Sean Bassinger, who currently works as a beat reporter covering higher education for The Daily Barometer, will serve as the editorin-chief of The Daily Barometer. He will also serve as editor-in-chief for the 2014 Summer Barometer. Bassinger is a digital communication arts major within the College of Liberal Arts. Previously, he was the editor-in-chief at The Commuter, Linn Benton Community College’s student newspaper. Eric Pinnock, a pre-public health major in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, has been selected to serve as business manager for the Barometer. Pinnock is currently the distribution manager for the Barometer. managing@dailybarometer.com
‘Fargo’ worthy of an ice-fishing break
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