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ASOSU 2015 election results THE DAILY BAROMETER
The newly elected members of the Associated Students of Oregon State University 2015 election have accepted the positions and been confirmed, according to Bryan Williamson, the chief elections officer at ASOSU. Four graduate student seats remain open in the House of Representatives as well as three undergraduate seats.
President: Cassie Huber
Vice president: Lyndi-Rae Petty
Speaker of the House: Mykael R. Moore
Senate: Tracy Pacana
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Lyndi-Rae Petty, a sophomore in biology, is the new vice-president of ASOSU and Cassie Huber, a junior in speech communications, is the new president of ASOSU.
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Questions 1: Why did you decide to run for office? A: “I’ve been pretty involved here for two years now. I’ve seen where each administration does things a little bit differently, and the things they didn’t focus on that I thought needed to be focused on — one of them is the transparency of this organization. It’s obviously a problem, and we’ve seen that through the election. These are our student fees being spent here, and I feel like students need to know that this is a meaningful organization.” Question 2: During the election, you named tuition as your primary concern. How do you plan on addressing rising tuition/student fees? A: “I hold to the student engagement theme. We have so many ways for student to get involved. We can’t individually go there and speak on our behalf. It’s not as meaningful if we don’t have students there. I know students aren’t happy with tuition, so they need to know that they can come through us for these opportunities of getting involved with our government and legislation. Question 3: What to you plan to take from your predecessor, Bryan Williamson? A: Before we ran, I was comparing myself to him because he’s such an amazing person. He has the mindset of a politician and he knows how to get stuff done. He can put his foot
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Lyndi-Rae down. Petty I feel like ASOSU Vice-President: Lyndi-Rae Petty Major: Biology Year: Junior Past Leadership Positions at OSU: Lyndi-Rae Petty was introduced to ASOSU as a freshman, when she worked under the former director of environmental affairs as an intern. Later, she was promoted to director of wellness affairs and began spearheading several campus initiatives, including a clean-up campaign to clear cigarettes from the now smoke-free OSU property. I’m going to need to work my ability to put my foot down … in the Senate for example, he makes sure that we’re staying on track and making people want to work.” Question 4: How will you differ from him? A: “The vice-president is the chair of the elections committee, and I think that, as we just went through See PETTY | page 3
Questions 1: Why did you decide to run for office? A: “I don’t feel like my work here is finished. I feel that I know too much about student issues, and I care too much about fighting for student issues not to see it through to my very last graduation date. I want students to be aware what we’re doing, to be a part of this program and know that ASOSU cares about student issues. We have unfinished work, and we want to see as much done as possible in our administration.” Question 2: During the election, you named tuition as your primary concern. How do you plan on addressing rising tuition? A: “Because it is a concern to all students, it’s definitely a concern to me. I want to continue my work with legislators — I’ve been going to Salem back and forth for the past two weeks. To make sure students’ voices are heard, we give testimony every time, and I constantly tell them tuition rates are so high that there’s going to be drastic drops in enrollment rates because students know that they’re not going to be able to afford college. It’s going to happen in the next few years, and if we don’t fix it now, there will be huge repercussions. Something we’re advocating for is $755 million in grants from the state of Oregon. It seems like we’re going to get some of it. I’m extremely optimistic about getting as much as possible, and if we don’t get enough, I’m going to go back and fight. I’m not going to stop.”
Cassie HuberQuestion 3: ASOSU President: Cassie Huber Major: Speech communications Year: Junior Past Leadership Positions at OSU: Huber is a veteran of student government, having held the ASOSU director of community affairs office her sophomore year and been promoted to executive director of community programs her junior year.
What about student fees in general? A: “Because we are student funded, student ran and student organized, we want to make sure that we’re utilizing student fees the way students need and solve issues that they bring to us. We want to get as many people involved and have student input behind whatever we do so we can validate our use of their fees, promoting that to all students so they know ASOSU is using their money in the way that’s going to best help them.” See HUBER | page 3
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Calendar Tuesday, April 28 Meetings ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU Journey Room. Senate meeting.
Speakers Graduate School, 9-11:30am, MU 213. Hugh Kearns Workshops: Graduate Student Success - Turbocharge your writing. Graduate School, 1-3:30pm, MU 213. Hugh Kearns Workshops: Graduate Student Success - Communicating the impact of your research.
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According to the log, a Corvallis police officer reportedly stopped an individual for speeding — going 45 mph in a 25 zone — along Northwest Harrison Boulevard. The individual allegedly failed sobriety tests with a blood alcohol content of .15 percent. The officer arrested the individual for driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless endangering.
DUII alcohol/ reckless driving According to the log, a woman drove into a parked car, reportedly causing it to hit three other parked cars along Northwest Harrison Boulevard. The woman allegedly admitted to drinking and took standard field sobriety tests. The officer arrested the woman for driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving. Her blood alcohol content was .14 percent, according to the log.
Stolen wine According to the log, a Corvallis police officer was contacted about an man exiting a store along Southwest Third Street with two boxes of Franzia wine without paying. The suspect was described in the log as “a white male between the age of 20-30 years old, approximately 5’5’’, 150 lbs” and wore “a blue flannel shirt, blue jeans and dark shoes with white soles.” He reportedly fled south through an alleyway.
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Burglary According to the log, a Corvallis police officer answered a call regarding a burglary along Northwest Woodland Drive. The officer was greeted by an individual who reportedly said that their residence was forcibly entered by unknown suspects sometime between April 16 and April 25. No items were taken from the home,
Reckless driving According to the log, a Corvallis police officer was dispatched to a reported hit and run along Southwest Fourth Street. Another officer reportedly contacted the victim, a bicycle owner, while the officer contacted the suspect. According to the log, video surveillance confirmed that the individual in question backed quickly out of a parking spot and hit a bicycle that a pedestrian was walking. The individual reportedly did not hit the pedestrian and was cited for reckless driving.
According to the log, a Corvallis police officer was dispatched to a location along Northwest Oak Avenue, where an assault had reportedly occurred. The individual who had been reportedly assaulted was bleeding from the nose and swelling was present under the left eye. The man reportedly said that he had been drinking with a friend before they began to argue. The man’s friend hit him, which knocked him unconscious, and left the home. The individual who allegedly committed the assault was located and charged with assault in the fourth degree.
Minor in possession According to the log, a Corvallis police officer was dispatched to Northwest 27th Street to answer a report of an alleged fight. When the officer arrived on scene, “several people were fleeing the area,” according to the log. The officer spoke to a man, age 19, who reportedly told the officer “he had a bit too much to drink tonight and got into an argument with his girlfriend which then caused him to attempt to start a fight.” The man’s friends stopped him, according to the log. The officer cited the man for minor-in-possession of alcohol. The Daily Barometer
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Yielding to pedestrians on sidewalk: Section 811.025 of the Oregon Revised Statutes states that “the driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk if the driver does not yield the right of way to any pedestrian on a sidewalk,” according to oregonlaws.org. This offense is a Class B traffic violation, which has a presumptive fine of $260, according to ORS 153.019. The Daily Barometer
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Student Sustainability Initiative, 3:30-5:30pm, SEC Plaza. April Repair Fair - Student Edition! Bring your broken or damaged items to be repaired. We offer repair skills, as well as informative demonstrations. OSU Center for Civic Engagement, 6-8:15pm, MU Horizon Room. “Food Chains” Film Screening and Dialogue. Join the producer and local organizations in a film screening and dialogue on farm labor and the impact of the buying power of supermarkets.
Wednesday, April 29 Meetings ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU Journey Room. House meeting. College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. Join the College Republicans for friendly conversation on current events and politics.
Events Student Health Services, 6pm, MU Quad. Take Back the Night. Part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Craft Center, 1-3pm, Craft Center, Student Experience Center Basement Level. Watercolor Wellness. Supplies provided.
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Tuna Sogut, a freshman economics major, pops a wheelie while testing out the wheelchair provided by the pre-therapy and allied health club Monday afternoon in the Memorial Union quad.
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Oregon State University’s pre-therapy and allied health club encourages students to form teams for their annual fundraiser, the Wheel-A-Thon. All of the proceeds will be donated to OSU’s Individualized Mov e m e n t and Physical Activity for Children Today program — IMPACT, the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic and disabilities services on campus. “The course involves things like maneuvering around cones, going up and down ramps, opening a door and then also just activities of daily living that people who are in wheelchairs, or who use wheelchairs, might have to face,” said Kelsie Jordan, a senior exercise and sport science major and president of the pre-therapy and allied health club. “I think we’re going to have (people) putting books in backpacks and hanging up laundry, putting trash in the
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trash can, just things like that. So it not only raises money for those programs, but it raises just disability awareness too.” Students must sign up for teams of six to 10 people. The team that completes the most laps in 20 minutes will receive a trophy. The pre-therapy and allied health club will also have raffle prizes and a prize wheel with various prizes, including a gift card to the OSU Beaver Store. “I think this fundraiser is really cool because I, myself, have volunteered with the MS Clinic for almost three years, and it really is an amazing program — same with IMPACT,” said Jordan. “In IMPACT for Life, they all work with individuals with disabilities and that physical activity and just even the social interaction makes a big difference, and they have really outdated equipment, so a lot of this money can actually really help those people.” The Wheel-A-Thon will happen May 11 to 13 in the Memorial Union quad. To form a team, students must fill out the team packet form on the club’s website at blogs.oregonstate.edu/ptah/wheel-a-thon.
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Correction In the article “Sorority celebrates quinceanera,” which ran in the Monday, April 27 edition of The Daily Barometer, the article referred to Kappa Alpha Psi, Incorporated as the last member of the Divine Nine at Oregon State University. It is not the last member of the Divine Nine at OSU — Zeta Phi Beta is also one. The Daily Barometer regrets the error.
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College of Engineering Nepal earthquake’s training problem solvers effects felt in Mid-Valley By Kaellen Hessel STATESMAN JOURNAL
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According to a press release from Oregon State University, the OSU College of Engineering has joined the initiative of training “Grand Challenge Engineers.� The initiative, led by President Barack Obama, aims to train more students to be able to conquer large-scale problems, according to the release. Some goals these engineers will work on include “engineering better medicines, making solar energy cost-competitive with coal, securing cyberspace and advancing personalized learning tools to deliver better education to more individuals,� according to the release. Scott Ashford, dean of the College of Engineering, signed an initiative commitment letter that read, “A measure of success will be the flourishing of hundreds of successful projects across the nation and globe, each benefitting a community while ultimately leading to solutions for the Grand Challenges themselves,� according to the release. The Daily Barometer news@dailybarometer.com
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SALEM — Reverberations of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday are being felt throughout the world. More than 4,000 people have been confirmed dead as a result of the quake and the number continues to rise. Their family and friends abroad are seeking out information on their loved ones, coming to terms with the devastation and looking for ways to help. Here are three ways the tragedy in Nepal connects to life in the Mid-Valley.
Drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis have experienced a vast increase in price over the past two decades, sometimes as much as 700 percent, according to a news release from Oregon State University. The current listing price for these drugs does not include any priced below $50,000 a year in the U.S., a price two to three times more than in Canada, Australia or the U.K., according to the release. The results of these related studies, which were supported by authors from the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, describe the general issue as being a problem within the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. “Pricing in the pharma-
North Willamette Valley Habitat for Humanity Over the past three years, two groups of Mid-Valley residents built homes in Nepal with Habitat for Humanity International. Each local Habitat affiliate is required to tithe to the international arm of the organization, said Katy Zilverberg, executive director of North Willamette Valley Habitat for Humanity. For several years, North Willamette Valley Habitat has designated funds to Asia, Zilverberg said. Full article online at statesmanjournal.com
ceutical industry increasingly is a case of whatever the market will bear,� said Daniel Hartung in the release, who is lead author of the study and an associate professor at the College of Pharmacy. “We used to think that any drug with $1 billion in sales was a blockbuster, but last year a drug for hepatitis C had 10 times that, or $10 billion in
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Cassie Huber, a junior speech communications major and 2015-2016 president of ASOSU, works with Lyndi-Rae Petty, a sophomore biology major and 2015-2016 vice-president of ASOSU.
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an entire election, we didn’t feel that we had a lot of support from the committee. Yes, it’s completely our responsibility to get out to the students and talk to them to prove ourselves, but they need to be meeting us halfway at that, and promoting the elections themselves to the students. I personally want to make the elections next year a big deal.�
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A: “His drive and initiative. I’ve been watching him continue his work throughout this long and stressful year moving into a new building, fighting legislation, working like 30-40 hours a week. He sat on as many boards and committees as possible to represent students on very tough issues.
I definitely want to take after him and continue his efforts.� Question 5: How will you differ from him? A: “I think I would differ in the fact that I have a strong, strong desire for student engagement. That’s something ASOSU does suffer from. It’s been a constant plague for the past couple years. Lyndi and I are so enthusiastic — we enjoy what we do and love being here in the office environment, knowing that we’re doing good for the students.� Chris Correll, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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Ilwaad Aman, a senior finance major, is a native Kenyan from Nairobi who chose to study in the United States. She’s been on many study abroad experiences around the world.
Kenyan student reflects on study abroad experiences, future goals By Jasmin Vogel
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nternational student Ilwaad Aman, a senior majoring in finance, has explored many facets of the Oregon State University experience. “I always knew I would come to America,” Aman said. Aman — who is from Nairobi, Kenya — chose to
study in the U.S. and experience all the opportunities OSU has to offer. Her sister, who graduated from OSU in 2011, was the motivating factor for Aman to attend OSU. Her OSU experience has allowed her to connect with many international students who are going through similar experiences adjusting to life in the United States. Aman has had the ability to connect with students from all over the world as well as travel during her time here at OSU.
Aman’s first study abroad experience was in summer 2013 when she spent two months in China. “It was very challenging in some ways,” Aman said. Aman expressed the difficulty of studying in a country where the language is foreign and the cultural traditions are different. But she was able to immerse herself during her time spent there and “learned a lot about Chinese culture.” Her second trip abroad was with the Semester at Sea program during summer 2014,
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Ilwaad aman • Majoring in finance • Native Kenyan from Nairobi • Chose to study in the United States • 2013 studied abroad in China • 2014 Semester at Sea • Works as RA at UHDS • Lives within the Global Village community • Volunteers as Cultural Student Ambassador • Hopes to find a job in the U.S., then find a job back home • Dream job to work for a humanitarian group like United Nations In the College of Business, Aman is a part of the Dean’s Student Leadership Circle, which currently includes 28 other student members who were chosen to enhance the college’s mission, as stated on the OSU website. With graduation around the corner, Aman is excited to start a career. “My whole life I’ve been (in academia); it’s bizarre to think that I’ll be graduating and not doing that,” Aman said. The most important thing Aman learned in her whole OSU experience is to try get out of the comfort zone, she said. “By doing that, I’ve had the best experiences here.” Jasmin Vogel, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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But after the two-game stretch the fifthyear senior catcher had in a crucial home series against the 10th ranked USC Trojans last weekend, all of that waiting proved to be worth it.
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Senior catcher Dane Lund looks to make contact with the ball during the Beavers’ series against Grambling State in Corvallis Feb. 28.
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OSU baseball’s Dane Lund gets first back-to-back start of season behind plate, turns it into gold By Brian Rathbone
Coming out of Astoria High School, Lund received little attention from OSU, which already had catchers such as Parker Berberet ane Lund is no stranger to playing the and Andrew Susac — who is coming off of winwaiting game. It has taken five years, ning the World Series with the San Francisco three different schools, a year of life without baseball and an injured back to finally Giants — already on the roster. Adding another play for the program he grew up wanting to catcher was not a priority for the Beavers. play for. Lund then went and became an all-league
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player at Mt. Hood Community College; after running out of eligibility, again he wanted to join OSU but ran into the same problem as before, which resulted in him transferring to San Jose State. “They had some really good guys,” Lund said. “Then I went to Mt. Hood and they still had See LUND | page 6
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In the last home game of the regular season, and the last home game ever for the team’s five seniors, the Beavers (25-23, 5-16 Pac-12) could not overcome the No. 7 Bruins (418, 15-3), losing by a final score of 6-2. “I felt we played well,” said head coach Laura Berg. “I felt we competed. I think we need to go over our base-running skills, because I thought that was lacking today, but for the most part I felt like we competed.” The Beavers made their first mark on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning. Senior left fielder Kori Nishitome, the first batter of the inning, managed a triple off a 2-2 count. Two batters later, junior second baseman Mikela Manewa hit a single to drive her home. At that point, the Beavers trailed 3-1. They had given up a
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run in the first inning on an RBI single, and they gave up a tworun home run to sophomore shortstop Delaney Spaulding in the third. Spaulding was terrific at the plate throughout the series. In three games, Spaulding hit 8-for-12 with three home runs, three doubles and seven RBIs. The Beavers gave up two home runs in Monday’s game, where the second was a threerun shot by sophomore left fielder Gabrielle Maurice in the sixth inning. The swing came on a 1-1 count, and the ball just squeaked over the right field fence and barely out of reach of junior OSU right fielder Sammi Noland. “You get fences that are further back, and that doesn’t go out,” Berg said. “That’s a pop-up.” The Beavers scored their second run of the ballgame in the bottom of the sixth. Manewa, the leadoff hitter of the inning,
got on base with a single, and freshman pinch hitter Alysha Everett got on base as well. Manewa then advanced to third on a fielding error, and she was hit home on a fielder’s choice hit by senior center fielder Dani Gilmore. The run narrowed the gap to 6-2. The score remained 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh, as sophomore pitcher Taylor Cotton held the Bruins scoreless through the final two innings. Cotton entered the game in the middle of the fourth inning and pitched 3 1/4 innings. She allowed three hits, two earned runs and had two strikeouts and no walks. She entered the game for freshman pitcher Rainey Dyreson, who pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowed three hits and three earned runs while striking out five and walking three. “I felt they did a good job of getting ahead of the hitters, keeping the ball down and making them hit ground balls,” said Berg. “I felt that they were a lot more confident in the circle.” The pair has been filling in for junior pitcher Bev Miller who was injured two weeks ago against Arizona State.
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OSU softball’s seniors stand with head coach Laura Berg for a group photo following the Beavers’ final game of the series versus UCLA on Monday. In the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing 6-2, Oregon State’s batting order featured back-to-back-to-back seniors. In their final home game of their OSU career, the seniors had a
chance to piece a rally together. Catcher Hannah Akamine grounded out upon swinging at the first pitch of the at-bat. Third baseman CJ Chirichigno spent the first four pitches working
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SOFTBALL n Continued from page 5 shy of a home run. “We were getting good pitches and I felt we got some good hacks at it, it just didn’t go our way today,” Berg said, “That happens.” With one out remaining for Oregon State, left fielder Kori Nishitomi grounded out to end the game and seal the Beavers’ fate on senior day. “It would have been appropriate if we won the game,” Berg said, “but like I said, I’m proud of these guys — I’m proud of our senior class. I felt they competed, we just didn’t pull it out today.” The Beavers have five games remaining on their regularseason schedule. Their next task will be a three-game series against No. 18 Washington. That series begins Saturday at 5:30 p.m., with games on Sunday at 2 p.m. and Monday at 7 p.m. On Twitter @MitchIsHere sports@dailybarometer.com
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On Sunday the Oregon State University men’s rowing team got a chance to take on the toughest competition in the country when it traveled to Washington to take on the No. 1 Cal Golden Bears. The regatta, which took place along the waters of Vancouver Lake, witnessed Cal dominate throughout the day’s events. The No. 13 Beavers were coming off a big win over then No. 11 Wisconsin and enjoying a ranking within the top 15 by the USRowing Collegiate Poll for the first time this season, but Cal’s power proved to be too much for the program. Oregon State’s Varsity 8 did come out strong and held pace with the No. 1 team for the first 800-meters of the 2,000-meter course, but
eventually faded and crossed the line with a time of 6-minutes, 5.4-seconds, which was nearly 20 seconds slower than Cal’s 5:48.6. The Second Varsity 8 had a similar result in their race against the Golden Bears when they came home with a time of 6-minutes, 18.3-seconds to Cal’s 5:55.4. Third Varsity 8 — who were facing Cal for the second weekend in a row — managed to keep the battle a little closer when they hit the line just under 16 seconds faster than their competition. In the Varsity 4, again Cal ended up with the upper hand and Oregon State’s A and B squads took second and third with times of 7-minutes, 9.9-seconds and 7:45.0, respectively. The Beavers will now enjoy a few days off before traveling to Seattle to take part in the Opening Day Regatta on Saturday.
To finally crack the lineup provided a special moment for a player who has gone through the ringer to play for the team he always wanted to player for.
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series entering the three game said. “He has been a little banged up and hasn’t been tilt with the Trojans. Casey, who has implement- able to play.” Unsure if he would be able ed several different lineups to play while he was out with the last couple of series while an injured back, and as he trying to put together the best began to heal, he was told by possible lineup, turned to the coaching staff when he Lund to provide that spark. arrived to clubhouse Saturday “We were looking for some before the game that he would energy and a spark,” Casey get the start behind the plate.
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LUND n Continued from page 5 some really good players and then I went to San Jose.” The dream of donning the Orange and Black was again put on hold when he decided to transfer from San Jose State to OSU. Due to NCAA guidelines that require players to sit out a season when transferring schools, Lund was forced to sit out an entire season, which was not easy for him. “It was tough — probably one of the hardest things that I have done,” Lund said. But after the two-game stretch, the fifth-year senior catcher had in a crucial home series against the 10th-ranked USC Trojans last weekend, and all of that waiting proved to be worth it. Oregon State was coming off its largest defeat of the season Friday night as the Trojans scored six earned runs off of the usually dominate Andrew Moore en route to a 11-3 victory over the Beavers. Following that game, head coach Pat Casey questioned the competitiveness of the team, while sophomore infielder Caleb Hamilton described a dugout that was lacking in energy from the start of the game — which was the exact opposite of the lively and vocal USC dugout. The Beavers were in desperate need of a spark. Not only to save the series, but to potentially save their season, after having already lost three of their first five conference
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And did the move ever pay off. After an uninspiring team effort the night before, Lund, batting second in the lineup, reached base safely four times in the game while collecting three hits. He also scored two of the team’s three runs, including the winning run when sophomore infielder
Billy King drove him home with a walk-off single to even the series. Casey’s mantra that he uses when it comes to setting the line up is “I hold the pen and you (the player) move my arm.” Meaning that if you perform on the field you will stay on the field. The next game Lund was back behind
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the plate, the first time he had started back-to-back games all season. Lund’s game was just as impressive in the rubber game of the series as in his first start against the Trojans. Again when the team needed a lift, Lund delivered. He scored one run and drove in another two, while doing the little things in baseball such as laying down bunts and being aggressive on the basepaths to clinch the series in a 9-6 victory against the Trojans. “He helped us as much as anybody,” Casey said. “I don’t think we win (Saturday) without him, that’s for sure.” Finally cracking the lineup provided a special moment for a player who has gone through the ringer to play for the team he always wanted to player for. “I come in and have a couple of good games against a good team,” Lund said. “Love it — It was big to me.” Brian Rathbone, sports reporter On Twitter @brathbone3 sports@dailybarometer.com
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his May 19, Benton County voters will get to decide if genetically modified organisms will be banned from the county or continue to coexist with organic farms and risk cross-contamination. Measure 2-89, if passed, will prohibit GMOs within Benton Country and all GMOs would have to be harvested, removed or destroyed after 90 days of passage, according to an April 25 piece in the Corvallis Gazette-Times by Bennett Hall. OK, here’s the thing — it’s all well and good that farmers who specifically grow organic crops want to protect those crops from being contaminated by GMO crops. But outright banning GMOs is not going to help solve the problem. We are for labeling. We are for further research on GMOs and their effect on humans and the environment. We are not for completely and totally wrecking the lives of farmers — and their families — who use GMO crops. If GMOs are banned in Benton County, folks who financially support themselves on this crop would have to pull up everything they’ve planted within 90 days regardless if the crop is ready for harvest or not. A season’s worth of resources, wasted. Including food that could feed a heck of a lot of people. To date, consuming GMOs has not caused anyone to sprout a third arm or develop cancer, to our knowledge. Voting “yes” for this measure would have all the effectiveness of banning English Bulldogs because humans tinkered with them for too long. It would be a completely different story if this were a measure requesting the labeling of GMOs. We believe that folks should know what they’re putting in their mouths and make decisions based on that information. Informed consumers equal awesome consumers. Same if this measure were arguing for further scientific research on GMOs — again, ultimately more information for the consumer. But outright banning GMOs will not solve any problems, save to send farming families into financial ruin because they just happened to bet on the wrong horse. Just because something is synthetic doesn’t mean it is evil. Having a GMO witch hunt will not help anything. This is an extreme solution to a complicated issue, like punching someone the minute conflict arises. What is needed is better communication, more research, labeling and better understanding. Or at the very least, a better phaseout plan than just axing a bunch of feasible crops in the name of organic produce.
n honor of the College Republican’s recent Second AmendmentWeek and the gun control debate going on in the Oregon Legislature, I figured now would be good time to tackle the gun issue. I am sure we can have a great discussion over policy options later, but for now I want to talk about the culture of guns. Guns have been a big part of my life since I was a child. Coming from a hunting family from rural Oregon I have been around guns since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I can still remember getting my first gun for Christmas. My brother and I both got matching bolt action .22 rifles from our Dad — mine was slightly more expensive due to it being left-handed. As my brother and I were bouncing around with excitement our Dad suddenly got very serious and sat us down. He taught us all the things that every gun owner on the planet should know. Treat a gun as if it were always loaded, never point the barrel at anything you are not willing to destroy, keep the safety on until you go to shoot and always keep them in the gun cabinet when they aren’t being used. When we were 13 and 12 our Dad took my brother and I to get certified for our Hunter Safety Cards, where they taught us further habits that any gun owner should develop, such as how to safely hand a gun to another person or how to carry your gun when walking in a line with other people. Some of the worst verbal reamings I ever got from my Dad were from forgetting even the most minor gun safety habit, and in hindsight I am glad for them. Growing up we were familiar with guns and we knew their power was respected. After leaving rural Oregon to come to the Willamette Valley for my education, I found myself surrounded by people who came to understand guns in a very different way. I remember people who had never held a gun in their lives telling me about how folks only want them to compensate for having small penises. While I found such comments laughable, it made me realize that simply living on different sides of the
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Vandever Cascade Mountains lead to dramatically different cultural feelings about firearms. For my family and I, guns were a symbol of independence, self-reliance, equality and populism. Guns were how we supplemented our food supply, defended our homes, and exercised our freedom. For others, guns represented violence, insecurity, risk and death; and growing up in some places in this country I can understand why. Gun violence is a real problem in America — I do not deny that for a second. That being said, gun violence is a very different issue for urban Americans than it is for rural Americans. People in rural America are twice as likely to have a gun in the home compared to folks in large cities, and are six times more likely to hunt. Folks in some places live miles away from the nearest law enforcement and have to be self-reliant for home protection. I acknowledge that the experiences of someone growing up in downtown Portland or some other urban environment are very different than mine, and will probably result in different policy prescriptions when it comes to addressing the issue of gun violence. Unfortunately, in Oregon, the vast majority of gun deaths are the result of suicide — rates much higher than the national average. As our state moves forward with the debate over guns and gun control, I will make an effort to recognize the legitimacy of other people’s narratives. I hope that they will work to recognize the legitimacy of mine.
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pril 23, 2015, South Carolina Representative and amateur Henry Winkler impersonator Trey Gowdy requested that Hillary “Lazer Storm” Clinton take a break from not campaigning to once again appear before a House committee and answer over 100 questions he believes “remain to be answered.” These questions include several important inquiries concerning how many e-mail accounts she currently has, who she contacted using her personal e-mail during her time as Secretary of State and why she hasn’t accepted Gowdy’s friend request on Facebook yet. This has resulted in quite a few people claiming that this is a pointless act of political theater designed to appeal to the same insufferable conspirTravi acy theorists who spent several years Not so Swift demanding to see the president’s birth certificate, but personally I applaud Gowdy’s attempt to get to the truth and would like to humbly suggest some important questions that the committee might be overlooking. The first question is the big one that I think has been on everyone’s mind quite a bit these days: who is Ben Ghazi? This mysterious character with suspected ties to the Middle East seems to be at the center of several scandals involving Clinton, but despite nearly four years of investigation we still don’t know a thing about him. I think it’s time Clinton comes clean on Mr. Ghazi and his role in her campaign once and for all. Another very serious question I have is about her network security policies during her time as Secretary of State. I want to know whether or not she used two-step authentication to secure her Blizzard account. I can imagine no greater threat to our nation’s security than hackers gaining access to the Department of State’s guild bank and think that it is vital for us to know if we are exposed to that sort of danger. I also think that it is important that she provides open access to her Steam library in order to prove that she wasn’t abusing her influence as the Secretary of State. Plus, I want to see if she’s wasted as many hours playing “Civ V” as I do. These are my major inquiries, but I also have an almost never-ending number of questions designed to make her look secretive and generally waste her time. Questions such as: Which do you think is the better band: the Holograms or the Misfits? And why isn’t Kimber your favorite Misfit? She’s the best. Where does Bill Clinton buy his suits? Is he worried that the move to the White House might mean less time with his granddaughter? Do you support our Second Amendment right to arm bears? How does e-mail work anyway? Does it have its own tube? In a game of “Bang, Marry, Kill” between Paul Ryan, Lady Gaga and Idris Elba, who would you choose for what? Do you “like-like” anybody? And have you, like, ever kissed a boy? Finally, there has recently been a great deal of controversy over the disclosure of foreign donations to “The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation.” A claim has been made by Peter Schweizer, the author of such hard-hitting exposes as “Do As I Say (Not As I Do): A Study in Liberal Hypocrisy and Reagan’s War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism,” that foreign donations to the foundation were exchanged for political favors. And while Schweizer has admitted that there is no direct evidence of any wrongdoing, I believe that it still raises a pressing question about Clinton’s opinion on the trailer for the new Star Wars film. Of course, I don’t expect her to be able to answer all of those questions in a single testimony and they will obviously need to schedule even more dates for her to appear before Mr. Gowdy and the rest of the committee, but I think there will be plenty of opportunities for Clinton to answer everyone’s questions. Because if there’s one thing the House of Representatives can actually manage to accomplish, it’s being a complete waste of everybody’s time.
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f you ever get afraid and stay up at night contemplating the origins of possible destruction of human society because artificial intelligence becomes conscious and decides to overthrow its makers, “Ex Machina” is probably not for you. There have been plenty of movies that wrestle with artificial intelligence and its consequences — recently “Chappie” and “Her” — but none have dealt with it in the subtle, yet intense fashion that writer/director Alex Garland does here. The small cast stars Domhnall Gleeson as Caleb, a programmer for the tech giant BlueBook (basically Google) who won a company lottery to go spend a week with the company’s reclusive founder Nathan (Oscar Isaac), in his outpost of a residence far in the northern wilderness. Nathan is a sanctimonious genius, who started his billion-dollar enterprise when he was 13, and now is working in private on a project he reveals only to Caleb — all while sporting a shaved head and James Harden-esque beard. Up in his compound, which is really a research facility, he has been attempting to make artificial intelligence that could pass as a human being, which is why he says he brings Caleb all the way up to Alaska. Enter Ava (Alicia Vikander), Nathan’s latest robot, which is to be tested by Nathan. Their conversations begin fairly petty, but increase in seriousness as their relationship advances, both mentally and potentially physically — Nathan says he made Ava a woman intentionally. Spontaneously there are power outages at the compound, which trigger a backup generator, which
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uses an intense red light to replace the normal ones. Not only does the red light produce a visually thrilling feeling, it is also important for Caleb and Ava, because they can speak freely without being monitored by Nathan. By the end of Caleb’s week with Nathan, he has grown close with Ava, which might not be a good thing. “Ex Machina” is very different from what most modern sci-fi movies try to do, with big action sequences and a reliance on special effects — although the special effects on Ava, with her clear body and visible hardware, is excellent.
It is much smaller here though. Basically the entire movie is played out in the secluded compound, which makes the movie feel very claustrophobic at times, especially during the red light scenes. Plus, there are really only four characters, including Nathan’s Japanese servant Kyoko (Sonoya Mizuno), so that leaves a lot of intimate scenes during which we really get to know the characters. The acting was very good — specifically Isaac, who really came off as narcissistic modern Dr. Frankenstein. But Vikander in her first big-time role was also superb, and her con-
versations with Caleb were creepy at times. Occasionally she would give a head tilt that was like a wild animal studying a person. This is a type of movie that is enjoyable on multiple levels because not only does it make you think critically about artificial intelligence — personally, I think anybody trying to achieve conscious AI should be imprisoned for eternity — but also provides ample thrilling sequences. t
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orry, Ben. Daredevil has a new face, and I have my fingers crossed that it’s here to stay. Netflix’s reimagining of the iconic Marvel antihero grasps for everything the previous attempt failed to be and then some. As easy as it would be for me to bash on it, the 2003 film gave an honest effort not to suck. Affleck isn’t a bad actor (for the most
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ing that cuts to a different angle every two seconds like there’s a toddler manning the controls. My one issue with these initial episodes — the complete first season was made available on Netflix — lies in pacing, which moves a bit slow at times only to boost ahead in sudden jolts when the bad guys make their move. Slower scenes build your characters and world, but they can also get monotonous if they drag on. It’s a relatively minor complaint in a series that manages to gets so much right. Overall, presentation is given the best of care, and we’re left knowing that when evil stirs, a man in tights will rise up to punch it into submission. Interestingly, “Daredevil” is the
first of several planned television series sharing continuity with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will eventually intertwine into a Justice League type alliance, “The Defenders.” At this point I’m seriously considering the notion that we’re all witness to a coordinated effort by Marvel — and their shadowy masters, Disney — to, like the galactic overlord Thanos, dominate the Earth through its media. You won’t see any resistance from me as long as I get my DC crossover movie. I want to see Batman vs. Ironman, and I want it now. t
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have been in Corvallis for four years and I have tried most of the restaurants, bars, pubs and food carts in this town. Rarely have I been disappointed when adventuring out to eat the different meals and global cuisines. Even though I have been here for a good amount of time, I have never ventured to try any Mexican restaurants. Usually Mexican food is not high on my craving list. It’s not that I don’t like it, but most of the time I want something else. I am like every other college student in this town and have frequented Qdoba because it’s amazing. It’s not authentic Mexican cuisine, but the food is great and I like it better than Chipotle — I don’t like that everything is chilled instead of hot. Baja Fresh is the other “Mexican” food place I go when I want a really good quesadilla, but again this restaurant is not really authentic. Over the weekend my roommate and I woke up and looking for breakfast and facing the dilemma of not wanting to cook anything. We wanted a breakfast burrito, but I wasn’t sure where to get one since Qdoba stopped serving breakfast at noon. My roommate knew of a good place to go, and so off we went to La Rockita. The service was great and the food was fantastic — we had our delicious breakfast burritos in no time. La Rockita, colloquially known as “La Roca,” only has two options for breakfast burritos, but I don’t find this detail deterring since they are so good — you don’t need any other options. I got my burrito with eggs, potatoes, cheddar and bacon — all good things you want wrapped up in a warm tortilla. Breakfast burritos are a simple concept, but it was so good. They use fresh and quality ingredients, and it all sings beautifully when combined. You need some salsa to top it off, and La Rockita’s salsa was great. I like red salsa, and theirs had a good amount of spice without going overboard. When you go into one of their three locations around Corvallis you can get tacos, burritos, fajitas and tamales. The prices are great, which is a factor important to most college students, and it is a popular place to go. I went to the ninth street location and it was very busy with eager patrons. Another important factor along with taste and price of the menu is the portion sizes. I ordered a regular sized burrito and it was very large for the small price. If you feel adventurous or very hungry, you can upgrade to the super grande size, which is the size of a football and could feed a family of four. You can’t go wrong with that. The only unfortunate circumstance of going to La Rockita was that I didn’t go four years ago when I came to Corvallis. Don’t wait as long as I did to go try this place — you won’t be disappointed. t
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