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Due to equipment failure at a substation in South Albany, approximately 33,000 Pacific Power customers experienced power outages at 4:33 p.m. Monday. The Oregon State University campus and parts of Corvallis, Albany and Philomath were without power until technician crews fully restored power at 7:15 p.m. “It was kind of an abrupt and unusual failure,” said Tom Gauntt, Pacific Power spokesman. OSU canceled all evening classes and activities due to the outage. While three of the four power grids on campus went down, the fourth was not affected, said Mike Bamberger, OSU emergency preparedness manager. This allowed the Valley Library to remain open. OSU has five portable generators, which were placed in key locations such as the ice core lab. University Housing & Dining Services prepared free dinner items for students during the outage.
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Most university apparel originates in a factory. Not all factories, however, offer their workers the same working conditions. Come fall term, Oregon State University students will have the opportunity to choose which factory conditions to support through their purchase of Alta Gracia clothing at the OSU Beaver Store. Alta Gracia apparel is made in a Dominican Republic factory dedicated to providing workers a living wage and “ensur(ing) that the workplace is safe and that workers’ rights are respected,” according to its website. “We first became aware of Alta Gracia … a couple years ago,” said OSU Beaver Store President and CEO Steve Eckrich. “The model for Alta Gracia, apparently, is that the prices will be higher than like products, but there’s some messaging that goes along with that about social responsibility and the conditions about the factory.” The OSU branch of the national organization, United Students Against See STORE | page 4
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The OSU Beaver Store and OSU chapter of the United Students Against Sweatshops collaborate to bring Alta Gracia apparel to campus.
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Ruled-to-be-hoax bomb threat triggers university procedures, messages sent out Thursday
There have been no additional threats or clues uncovered after an on-campus bomb threat occurred Thursday night. The threat occurred after 7 p.m. when a voicemail message said an explosive device had been placed in an unidentified residence hall. Resident assistants worked to evacuate students from each residence hall and led them to the Memorial Union and the Valley Library until authorities cleared the halls for re-entry. Mike Bamberger, emergency preparedness manager at OSU, said the campus electronic alert system logs when the event started, the amount of time it takes to send alert messages and the delivery success rate. Around 76,000 emails and around 3,500 text messages were sent out in six minutes, Bamberger said. In addition, 10,000 subscribers received phone messages. “Anybody can subscribe to it, whether
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Walking a mile of coastline, students monitor the effects of a new marine disease, while educating passersby about ways to protect a fragile ecosystem. This is a typical day on the coast for Oregon State University’s new society. The National Coastal Society will have a new chapter at OSU to focus on issues regarding the coast. The Coastal Society will be a platform for students to foster dialogue and discuss topics from invasive species to over development on the coast. Kristen Daly, founder of the OSU chapter and undergraduate in marine biology, started the club for students who are passionate about marine science. “I knew there were a lot of students who were interested in coastal issues, and, as of right now, there isn’t a place for all of us coastal people to create a community,” Daly said. “The fish and wildlife department focus on coastal issues, but it’s mostly fresh water fishing and things like that.” The Coastal Society’s future projects will cover a broader spectrum. Daly has arranged for the members of the Coastal Society to be a part of CoastWatch, a program administered by Oregon Shores. The program engages individual vigilance and responsibility; volunteers adopt and look after mile-long segments of the Oregon coast. See COAST | page 4
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Quick to accuse A woman called in to Corvallis police to report stolen property from her home. She reported her property manager stole one shoe, a hairbrush and a single pill during a pest inspection. The same woman called the next day and said she actually found the items in her apartment. 15th Street. He was allegedly lying on the ground with his pants down as he Friday, April 18 relieved himself. The man was cited for That’s one way to do it human waste. Corvallis police responded to Impulse Saturday, April 19 Bar and Grill for a trespassing complaint. Solid trunk When they arrived, the 22-year-old male had left the area and was found at the A vehicle accident was reported near intersection of Van Buren Avenue and the intersection of Second Street and
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Student Health Services, Women’s Center, CAPS, 7pm, MU Journey Room. Film Screening: “Brave Miss World.” The film explores the trauma and stigma of sexual assault, thorugh one woman’s inspiring journey from teenage victim to empowered survivor, lawyer and advocate. Face AIDS, 6:30pm doors open, MU Ballroom. Condom Couture 2014. OSU’s third annual Condom Couture Fashion Show. HIV/AIDS awareness event. All the outfits are made almost entirely of condoms. Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, Noon-4pm, Snell Hall 427. Cake, ice cream at 2 p.m. Walk through exhibit of Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center.
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SALEM — Governor John Kitzhaber’s new GMO task force is not subject to Oregon’s public meetings law, his office has told a farmer who wanted to find out when its meetings would be held. That means it doesn’t need to let people know when it will meet or what will be discussed, allow public attendance, or keep records of what it does. But Les Ruark isn’t giving up. The Arlington, Ore. wheat and alfalfa farmer has more than a passing familiarity with the public meetings law, enacted in 1973. “I was fortunate to have sat in the very hearing room in which those statutes were initiated and discussed, and later adopted,” Ruark said. “I was a page at that time.” Ruark went on to have a long career at the Capitol, working as a legislative assistant, a member of the Senate floor staff, and on the staff of a Senator. “As it stands today, the task force is portrayed as an open affair yet it’s being, for all practical purposes, functionally orchestrated,” Ruark wrote in an email to the Governor’s office. “A situation I recognize is intended to exemplify a unique approach, but one that is actually and simultaneously exemplifying an inappropriate image.” Kitzhaber promised the task force back in October, when a bill barring local governments from regulating genetically modified crops and seeds was added to his “grand bargain” tax and school funding package as a condition of passage. The legislature had just rejected a similar bill.
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Protestors rally against GMOs during a special session at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Sept. 30, 2013. Kitzhaber argued that regulating agriculture should be up to the state. In a letter to legislative leaders, Kitzhaber said the task force would propose legislation addressing GMOs for the 2015 legislative session. A few months later, his office said the task force will not reach consensus or recommend legislation. Instead, it will identify and frame the major issues. Kitzhaber also charged the task force with directing an Oregon Department of Agriculture report, due by the end of June, which will set out a plan for mapping where and when genetically engineered crops are grown and for providing buffers and exclusion zones. On April 9, the Governor’s office made public the names of the task force members, and announced they would hold their first meeting 23 hours later. That wouldn’t have been
allowed under the public meetings law. Under the law, meetings announced fewer than 24 hours in advance are emergency meetings. To be held, the public boy must point to some reason why the meeting could not be delayed to allow adequate notice. That angered Ruark, who made a formal request under the law to be notified of meetings and provided with agendas. Ruark made the request of Portland State University’s Oregon Consensus Program, which is being paid $125,000 to coordinate the work of the task force, but has not received a response. He also wrote to Rachel Wray, Kitzhaber’s press secretary, who responded on Thursday, April 24, that the task force does not fall under the public meetings law.
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“I am surprised, and disappointed, at what certainly, from afar, appears to be a matter of intentionally issuing short notice of both the announcement of the task force membership and its initial meeting,” Ruark wrote. In an email to the newspaper Friday, April 25, Wray said the task force meetings are open to the public. In the future, agendas and meeting summaries will be Wray did not respond to the question of why the task force is exempt from the public meetings law. Ruark said he hasn’t decided how he feels about GMOs. “I really feel the task force is going to be able to foster some constructive discussion of the issue and enable those of us who are undecided to learn and make a decision,” he said. “That’s why the process has to be as open as possible.”
Events Spring Creek Project at OSU, 7pm, C&E Auditorium at LaSells Stewart Center. On The Trail of the First People. Writer and world traveler Craig Childs will share stories and images from his recent travels into the American Ice Age, focusing on the relationship between humans and the landscape. Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, 11am, MU Quad. May Day Is Lei Day. Join us, along with various API organizations, and Kick off API Heritage Month! Rootbeer floats will be available while supplies last.
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ASTORIA — Walking sideways was not just for crabs this weekend, as locals and visitors packed into the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, side-stepping to get in line for a tasting and a bite at the 2014 Crab, Seafood and Wine Festival. The annual festival in its 32nd year brought in approximately 16,000 to 17,000 old and new faces to its three-day event at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. Executive Director Skip Hauke of the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce, which hosted the event, estimated 75 percent of those are from out of the area. And with an as-of-yet untotaled amount raised at the event that serves as the chamber’s major fundraiser, Hauke said those dollars will be put back into the community – some, right away. “The beautiful thing about this is we put about $60,000 back into the community, hiring nonprofits to do jobs,� Hauke said. “We hire the school district to do buses, we hire garbage clean up here, the Kiwanis does that, we hire Rotary. So there’s a lot of money that gets bumped back in. That’s a good thing. “And we fill the hotels.� Aside from the wine, Hauke also noted that although the event hosts everything from fried oysters to crab melts – a popular item sold by the Astoria Clowns – the event closes early enough (8
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Dave Goldie, middle, of Astoria, and Joe Seganos, of Longview, Wash., keep things moving on the legendary crab and shrimp melt assembly line at the Astoria Clowns booth inside the food tent at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds Friday. p.m. Saturday) that local restaurants still see a rise in customers. “We have a 280-foot tent with food,� Hauke said. “Saturday night is the largest night for the restaurants in Astoria all year long. I don’t understand it, there’s a lot of food here to eat. But that’s one of the reasons we close early. ...We get them into town to spend money.� Shuttle service to and from the event is provided by the school district for $3 per person round trip. With stops around Astoria and in Warrenton, the service is a benefit for anyone indulging in the wine or not wanting to deal with fairground parking. Debbie Christensen is one of those drivers. “I enjoy it,� she said. “It gives me lots of people from out of town, but you also get to see lots of loved ones that you know, and everyone is having lots of fun.� Christensen served as a driver for the Tuna route this year, covering East Astoria from the Crest Motel to the Peter Pan Market. She’s been a school bus driver for 25 years and has driven for the
festival for the last 10. Keeping it clean Those at the festival, who are indulging in wine, occasionally drop their $5 commemorative wine glass. When those smash on the ground, the crowd cheers. Toward the end of Saturday night, that happens on a regular basis. But Daniel Emlet is one of a several-person crew that cleans those glasses up.
By the closing of Friday night, he had only swept up two broken glasses, but he was prepared for Saturday’s active night. “Saturday’s the big day, it’s really busy, and people are, oooh, really tying one on,� he said. Emlet is in charge of making sure the bathrooms are clean, but sweeping up the broken glass is also part of his duty. “There are people like me in every area prepared to clean up when they see something, or hear it,� he said. David Cosby, of Spokane, Washington, was one of those who dropped his glass, although it wasn’t Cosby’s fault. He was bumped by another event attendee. Cosby and wife Julie came to the festival for the first time this year. Their daughter is Parks and Recreation Director Angela Cosby. “The festival was lovely, I’ve never had so much fun,� he said. “I loved the crab on the bread (crab melt). Wow, that was so good. And the malbec. And the fried oysters. I’ll come back, absolutely.� Ken Morrison, the K of K&M Alchemy Vineyard, has been coming to the festival for the last five years. “The crowd is great,� Morrison said. Purchasing the vineyard in 2006, K&M began selling wine in 2009. “Great vendors, great people that attend. They always put me in the same location, which is great for us. So we get a lot of repeat business.� Morrison said Astoria’s event is one of their favorite festivals. Local harvest
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SALEM — Deaths due to illicit drug use in Marion County have fallen to their lowest level in 12 years. Statistics released by the state medical examiner’s office show that drug-related deaths in Marion County fell to 6 in 2013, down from 19 in 2012. That’s a 68 percent decline, the sharpest of any county in Oregon. Statewide, deaths were almost unchanged at 222 in 2013, down one death from 2012. A spokesman for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said the decrease could likely be attributed to drug treatment programs. Drug offenders participate in a variety of programs based on assessments by parole and probation deputies. Commander Jeff Wood of the parole and probation division,
COAST n Continued from page 1 Daly adopted a mile of coast that includes Boiler Bay. “We will send members out a minimum of four times a year to walk the coast, monitor for invasive species, look to see if there’s any pollution and cleanup,” Daly said. Among the on-site duties is getting the local community aware of the affects they have on the coast, and how they can make simple changes to avoid harming fragile ecosystems, Daly said. “I’ve always been more interested in talking to people about the coast, doing outreach and educating people more than sitting down and doing research,” Daly said. Matthew Damiano, an OSU sophomore majoring in fisheries and wildlife science, will act as president of the Coastal Society. He began his academic pursuit majoring in Japanese at the University of Oregon before realizing his desire to work with what he describes as “charis-
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THREAT n Continued from page 1 they belong to OSU or not,” Bamberger said. However, the voicemail procedures for subscribers, which takes an average of 15 seconds per call, took around 44 minutes to fully deliver. In any situation, Bamberger said the university evaluates whether or not the event requires a mass emergency response. For instance, the reported minor gas leak Saturday did not prompt a mass relay. “We didn’t send out an OSU alert because it did not impact the larger population,” Bamberger said.
STORE n Continued from page 1 Sweatshops, first brought the matter to the OSU Beaver Store’s attention, emphasizing the need for improved workers’ rights across the globe. “We really focus on campaigns that support workers’ rights,” said OSU USAS member Nicthe Verdugo. “We believe that workers’ rights are human rights.” OSU USAS and the OSU Beaver Store intended to collaborate nearly two years ago, but Alta Gracia suppliers failed to complete the order process. Alta Gracia encompasses only one factory under the greater Knights Apparel Corporation. OSU USAS members reconnected with the OSU Beaver Store in the past few months, prompting a resurged effort to bring Alta Gracia to campus. Eckrich said OSU Beaver Store representatives met with Knights Apparel at a recent trade show and finalized their commitment to offer Alta Gracia clothing. From this point on, a successful delivery of
wrote in an email that certain programs contracted through the sheriff’s office are designed to treat offenders who pose the highest risk of re-offending or overdosing and often the highest level of addiction. If you target the highest risk offenders and the risk factors proven to be correlated to addiction, the result is more people overcoming years of addiction, Wood said. The sheriff’s office has spent the last 11 years implementing these programs. “The improvements are not a result of overnight success,” Wood said. “This transition to a more ‘cognitive’ based treatment programing has taken some time (11 years since the passage of Senate Bill 267), but our hope is we are seeing the fruition of work done by a group of talented practitioners.” Drug deaths in Marion County have dropped 63 percent since 2002, when there
A part of that work includes monitoring the spread of a new disease: sea star wasting syndrome. This disease disintegrates the limbs of starfish and has infected fish on Washington’s coast. There is no understood cause, and due to their unfamiliarity of the case, Damiano wants to be proactive if it becomes present on Oregon’s coast. As president, Damiano also wants to establish strong connections on campus. “It would be really great to create more arms in the chapter connecting to labs across campus,” Damiano said. “When I met with (Daly), we were just going back and forth about all the things we wanted to do. At the very worst, we can be accused of dreaming big.” Daly approached Michael Harte, professor in the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, to assist in creating a division at OSU. Harte will be the faculty liaison for the Coastal Society. As a member of the National Coastal Society for nine years,
Overuse of the alert system in non-threatening situations could increase the potential of individuals on campus ignoring messages, Bamberger said. To rule out the potential threat Thursday, OSU officials called in assistance from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State troopers and the Corvallis Police Department. Law enforcement officials teamed up with resident directors of each hall to see whether an item or area looked suspicious. Together, they explored only public areas of the halls. “They did not go into dormitory rooms,” Bamberger said. Only full-time OSU employees and resident directors are permitted to help authori-
goods depends on Alta Gracia’s reliability. The Alta Gracia test market is expected to debut fall term and will be featured prominently in the store layout. “A test market is very simple,” Eckrich said. “You bring in a certain amount of product and you see how people react to it. If the message of social responsibility that accompanies the product is enough to overcome the differences in price and people purchase the product at a high level, as a business we’ll reorder it.” Eckrich said any supplemental marketing and signage will be provided by Alta Gracia itself. OSU USAS members plan on spreading the word before fall term to achieve the positive response the OSU Beaver Store requires in order to continue the line. “When I originally learned about USAS, I was very skeptical,” member Diana AguilarVega said. “I came to find that my way of thinking was just very skewed; I thought that to make profit, someone had to lose. But after going to the USAS
were 16. Since then the number has generally fluctuated between 10 and 16. In 2006 and 2008, however, the county saw unusually high numbers with 20 in 2006 and 22 in 2008. Those years aligned with high numbers statewide: Oregon had 213 deaths in 2006 and 229 deaths in 2008 (compared to 197 in 2005.) Whether Marion County will continue to see a decrease is unpredictable, the sheriff’s office said. The medical examiner tracked deaths associated with the use of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and a combination of those drugs. Cocaine-related deaths are the lowest they’ve been in Oregon since 2000 and heroin saw a notable decrease. Methamphetamine, however, appears to be on the rise and accounted for more than half of the state’s overall drug-related deaths.
an important role will be establishing connections with fellow members. “It’s a great opportunity for (students) to learn about coastal management and also to be a part of the coastal society,” Harte said. Harte will provide support and help generate ideas. He inspired Daly to form alliances with other universities, such as the University of Washington. Daly hopes the Coastal Society at OSU and the University of Washington will form to become a specific Northwest Coastal Society. Strong leadership and new alliances are underway, but the coastal society’s greatest amenity is the Oregon coast itself. Daly considers it a rarity, because it’s all public land. “We have a real treasure, and it’s worth people advocating about and protecting,” Daly said. “We welcome people who aren’t coastal scientists to come join and learn more.” Ria Rankine
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meetings and learning more about the way that the money is used in these big companies for marketing and advertising … it really helped me.” Although USAS will campaign heavily on campus, the university itself has no jurisdiction over the decisions of the OSU Beaver Store, which exists as a separate business entity. “As the university, we listen to and help students understand issues that are important to our students, and we help communicate them,” said Steve Clark, vice president for university relations and marketing. “What we did not was tell the bookstore what to do.” Eckrich said the OSU Beaver Store’s decisions are based on the bottom line of providing discounted textbooks for students. Apparel and merchandise are sold to help defray academic costs; if a particular clothing line does not sell well, the OSU Beaver Store discontinues it. Verdugo and Aguilar-Vega believe Oregon State students will literally buy into the Alta Gracia campaign and its message of universal work-
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ers’ rights. Both USAS members visited the Dominican Republic and Haiti during winter break to see firsthand how their actions help real workers’ internationally. “We kind of become disconnected with other people that may be suffering because we don’t see it,” Aguilar-Vega said. “We aren’t saying that big corporations like Nike or Adidas are (bad), we just want them to correct their practices in the way they support their workers.” Ultimately, the fate of the Alta Gracia Oregon State apparel is simple. “It’s not a retailer’s job to generate demand for a particular product line,” Eckrich said. “It’s the product line’s job to do that. (The OSU Beaver Store) will certainly highlight that to give (Alta Gracia) every chance to succeed. Support isn’t about talk; it’s about coming in and putting your money where your mouth is with the product.” Tori Hittner Higher education reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
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Senior outside linebacker Michael Doctor (40) awaits a snap in spring practice April 18. Doctor is healthy in 2014 after ankle surgery last season.
Oregon State’s linebacker corps enters the 2014 season with many positives, along with one big negative. While seniors Michael Doctor and DJ Alexander return for their final season fully healthy, sophomore Joel Skotte will not play in 2014. The Bend native recently underwent neck surgery to fix a ruptured disk, protruding disk and spinal cord damage. Linebackers coach Trent Bray said while Skotte will be with Oregon State in some capacity next season, it won’t be on the field. Skotte hopes to return to football in 2015, but only time will tell if he’s able to fully recover. “We’re not really sure what the future holds for him,” Bray said. “He’s doesn’t have any pain after the surgery, so I think he’s recovering. Whatever he’s going to do, he’s going to be a part of this team, whether he can play again or not. “He’s going to be on scholarship and go to school, and if he can’t play anymore, we’ll find a way for him to be around the team. … Hopefully he can come back, but you never want to rush anything with the neck or back, so we just have to wait and see.” Skotte was Oregon State’s starting middle linebacker at the beginning of last year, but eventually lost his job to redshirt freshman Rommel Mageo. Senior Jabral Johnson will start at middle linebacker in 2014, Bray said, with Mageo as the backup. Alexander and Doctor will start at the outside linebacker positions. Despite the bad news of Skotte, Bray said he’s excited about the unit
coming back. “Right now, (Johnson) has looked real good for us, and Rommel is doing a lot of good stuff too. He just keeps growing,” Bray said. “This year, we have two solid middle linebackers who are healthy, so it should be a big improvement for us.” Alexander and Doctor, meanwhile, are both expected to start the season fully healthy for the first time in a while. Both are recovering from offseason surgeries, but have practiced all spring and say they’re 100 percent. Alexander missed time last season with a recurring stinger, eventually getting minor neck surgery to repair the problem. Bray said he’s looked better than ever this spring. “He hasn’t had any issues; he’s been physical and fast,” Bray said. “He’s been out here hitting, taking on blockers and he hasn’t had issues, so it’s been good. His surgery was successful.” Doctor returns for a final season after he was granted a medical redshirt last year. The three-year starter broke his ankle in Oregon State’s opening game, electing to sit the year out instead of returning for the Beavers’ bowl game. He said his ankle was stiff at first, but felt scar tissue “pop” in one of the Beavers’ first practices, and has felt nearly back to normal since. “It’s feeling pretty good right now,” Doctor said. “Early in spring ball, I tore a little scar tissue and now it’s pretty good. I’ve gotten the kinks out of my ankle and now I’m just knocking the rust off. I didn’t lose a step or anything like that and I should be better in my opinion.” The tearing of scar tissue is considered normal following joint surgery. Running back Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings notably expeSee FOOTBALL | page 6
OSU excited for chance to rebound Oregon State softball hosts Portland State in doubleheader Tuesday
1 p.m. with temperatures expected to reach 75 degrees. PSU also has played UCSB this year, losing 13-2. OSU and PSU have faced seven mutual By Josh Worden opponents this season and have played a comTHE DAILY BAROMETER bined 19 games against those seven teams. PSU The last time the Oregon State softball team went 0-8 and OSU was 2-9 in those games. played a nonconference midweek game, the PSU is 0-5 against Pac-12 teams this year, Beavers beat UC Santa Barbara 8-1 after a loss losing to Utah, California, Stanford and No. 1 to California. Oregon. The Beavers will again be coming off of a winOverall, OSU players and coaches are happy less weekend when they take on Portland State to get a nearly immediate chance to rebound in Corvallis in a doubleheader Tuesday. from being swept by No. 11 Washington over OSU (13-29, 3-16 Pac-12) and the Vikings See SOFTBALL | page 6 (7-32, 2-12 Big Sky) will start the first game at n
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oing into the 2014 Oregon State baseball season, if there were one player who deserved to be labeled the “X-Factor” or “wild card” for the Beavers’ success, it was Jace Fry. The junior left-hander was 20 months removed from Tommy John surgery and he had only thrown 7 2/3 innings in the 2013 season. But his talent is undeniable, and he was going to be the difference-maker for the Beavers, as he was reclaiming his role in the starting rotation and filling the massive void left behind when Matt Boyd graduated. After Sunday’s start — eight innings, one hit allowed and a career-high 11 strikeouts — there is no more evidence necessary to determine
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PORTLAND — In a game defined by in-yourface aggression, steals by Trail Blazers guards Mo Williams and Wesley Matthews fooled the Houston Rockets and made possible Portland’s 123-120 overtime victory Sunday at Moda Center. Late in regulation, as Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin tried to bring the ball up the court after a defensive rebound, Williams pounced. “It was desperation,” Williams said. Williams said Lin might have been worried about Portland guard Damian Lillard. “I think ‘Dame’ was about to foul him,” Williams said. Williams “saw an opportunity to get a hand” on the ball, as Lin dribbled it near the sideline. “That’s just dog right there,” Matthews said. “Mo made a hell of a play to get the steal.” The takeaway, with 29 seconds remaining, enabled the Blazers to erase a 104-102 deficit and wind up in OT. Moments after the steal, Williams
sank a 25-footer for a one-point lead. Williams had scored just four points before making the shot. “I had been struggling to shoot the ball all day, but at that point, I shot it with confidence,” he said. Then, in the final moments of overtime, Matthews sealed the victory with his swipe. It came with 2.9 seconds left and Houston needing a 3-pointer to tie. James Harden, Matthews’ defensive assignment, attempted a halfhearted screen on Lillard. Seeing an opportunity to surprise (Rockets point guard Patrick) Beverley and go for a steal, Matthews lunged at the ball, which bounced back toward the Rockets’ basket. “He didn’t see me at all,” Matthews said, of Beverley. Matthews had a productive and eventful night. In the fourth quarter, he won a wrestling match for the basketball with “Superman” Dwight Howard as both rolled on the floor.
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SOFTBALL n Continued from page 5 the weekend. “I like midweek games and I know the players like midweek games,” said head coach Laura Berg. “I’m excited for the games just because we get another chance to come out here and get a win,” added junior shortstop CJ Chirichigno. “We need wins.” Chirichigno belted a home run in that game, her fourth of the year. She has a home run in each of the last four Pac-12 series. Her streak began around the same time she settled on a hitting stance after switching her plate approach multiple times. Chirichigno, a transfer from Boston College, said she had been changing her hitting stance and technique almost every other weekend but finally found something that fit. The changes weren’t
monumental — she doesn’t take as big of a step before she swings and has increased her bat speed — but it has made a significant difference. Her batting average jumped from her nonconference mark of .215 to her Pac-12 average of .283. Even with 19 fewer at-bats in Pac-12 games than nonconference contests, Chirichigno is one hit shy of her nonconference total (14-for-65 nonconference and 13-for-46 in Pac-12 games). “A lot of people tweak their stances or swings,” Berg said. “She’s adjusting, she’s trying to find something different.” Also hitting well for the Beavers is junior center fielder Dani Gilmore, who is currently in the midst of an 11-game hitting streak. The Beavers need more of a supporting effort, however, after getting held to five hits in Sunday’s loss. Senior pitcher Amanda Najdek
will look to bounce back from a rough outing on Sunday in her final career home game. She gave up four earned runs in two innings Sunday, but will have one last start in Corvallis Tuesday. “She was just trying too hard,” Berg said. “(It was) Senior Day, she wanted to do well for her team and for herself. She was trying to force it, she was trying to make it happen rather than let it happen.” After the Portland State doubleheader, the Beavers will still have a pair of games this weekend against UNLV and the Pac12 regular season finale against Stanford. “The season’s not over yet, we still have seven games,” Berg said. “(We’ve) got some games to be able to come out and do well.” Josh Worden, sports reporter On Twitter @WordenJosh sports@dailybarometer.com
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Oregon State golfers David Fink and Kevin Murphy both received All-Pac-12 honors Monday after being selected by the conference’s coaches. Fink, a senior, was selected to the All-Pac-12 Second Team for the second straight year. Murphy, a freshman, was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention in his first season at Oregon State. Fink leads the Beavers with a scoring average of 72.65 following a 71.47 posting last season. He has three top-10 finishes this season, including a second place at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and fourth place at the Amer Ari Invitational. Murphy, meanwhile, has played in every tournament for the Beavers this season while posting
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Junior pitcher Jace Fry releases a pitch against Oregon Sunday at Goss Stadium. OSU won the game, 7-1.
STRAUSBAUGH n Continued from page 5 overshadows him, Fry is every bit as deserving of being on the Pitcher of the Year watch list. Fry ranks in the top four in the Pac-12 in ERA (1.76), innings pitched (81 1/3), strikeouts (65) and wins (eight). The number that jumps out there is the innings pitched, since he’s had such limited time since exiting in the Baton Rouge Regional nearly two years ago with an elbow injury, for which he ended up getting surgery. As Fry made the Oregon lineup look foolish for eight innings Sunday, as the No. 2 Beavers’ rotation had done all weekend, it became clear that this looks like the makings for another stellar rotation that will carry this team to the College World Series for the second year in a row. Fry threw 120 pitches Sunday. He allowed the one hit, but did have three walks and two hit batters. “I threw how I wanted to, but there are still some hit batsmen and some walks I
wish I could take back,” Fry said after the game. “But other than that, I felt like I was pretty sharp (Sunday).” Despite the few hiccups, Oregon managed just seven men left on base for the entire game and besides an early inning, in which Fry allowed the first two men on base, the Ducks’ threat was nonexistent. “He was getting some swings and misses on his fastball,” said pitching coach Nate Yeskie. “Against the left-handers, he did particularly well with his fastball command. ... I put it jokingly, but he knew I was serious, I said if he pitched ahead in the count, he probably could have punched out a handful more guys.” The most impressive part about Fry’s performance against Oregon was that it came on the heels of one his worst outings of the season. Against Sacramento State last week, Fry took 77 pitches to get through just four innings, allowing nine hits and three earned runs. “That guy got wrecked by Sacramento State just six days ago,” Yeskie said. “So for him to turn it around, I think that’s what we have to challenge our-
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Oregon State senior linebacker DJ Alexander wraps up junior tight end Kellen Clute in spring practice April 18.
the third-best scoring average on the team with a 73.11. He shot nine under-par rounds, including a season-best 3-under 69 two different times. He also had two top-10 finishes with a tie for third at the Duck Invitational and seventh place finish at the Mark Simpson Invitational. Oregon State finds out Monday if the team advances to postseason play. If they qualify, it will be eight straight years the Beavers have played past the regular season. The 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships selections will be announced live via the Golf Channel May 5 at 7 a.m.
rienced this following knee surgery two seasons ago and ended up winning the league’s Most Valuable Player award. As scar tissue breaks away from the affected joint, it becomes looser and more flexible. “It’s breaking down all the bad stuff in your ankle,” Doctor said. “Once you get all that out of there, you’re basically back to normal and your ankle is stronger. … I’ve talked to a few people who had ankle surgery and they said they only felt scar tissue pop once, so I’m glad I got it out of the way.” Bray said Doctor has looked better in recent practices and looks close to the player Oregon State enjoyed before the injury. “Right now he’s working on getting strength back in the ankle, so he’s not 100 percent, but
selves to do is stay locked in to how good we can be.” “This whole week I was working on some adjustments,” Fry said. Fry said he was elevating pitches in Sacramento and was not hitting the corners of the strike zone like he wanted to, and like he has been all year. “Those were some things I changed this week and it made a huge impact,” he said. The Oregon State rotation held the Ducks to just four runs — only three of which were earned — in the threegame sweep over the weekend. Last year’s team (and most Pat Casey squads, for that matter) was built on pitching and defense. The loss of Boyd looked like one that could cripple this year’s squad. Fry has proven that sentiment wrong, and the rotation is statistically better than last year’s dominant trio. For a guy who missed out on being part of a team that almost won the national championship, Fry may be the guy to get them over the hump this year. Warner Strausbaugh, editor-in-chief On Twitter @WStrausbaugh sports@dailybarometer.com
there’s no pain and we’re just working on getting his strength and speed all the way back,” Bray said. “He’s looked good.” The biggest thing Bray is looking forward to is the veteran experience his group brings to the table. Doctor has 24 career starts under his belt and Alexander has started the majority of games the past two seasons for the Beavers. Johnson has played in 33 games during his career and started the majority of last season at both outside and middle linebacker. Together, the trio of seniors should provide stability the Beavers didn’t have a year ago. “It’s good to have seniors and guys that have been in your program and know what you want,” Bray said. “This is one of the better groups we’ve had.” Andrew Kilstrom, sports editor On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com
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ur generation, known as the Millennials (people born sometime between the early 1980s and the early 2000s), don’t like talking on the phone. This is exemplified in articles like “Texting generation doesn’t share boomers’ taste for talk” by Ian Shapira, which appeared in the Washington Post and came from the sympathetic perspective of parents and rabbis who just don’t get calls back from their kids. Ungrateful brats, I’m sure. Another piece, “Bosses Say ‘Pick Up the Phone’” by Anita Hofschneider from the Wall Street Journal, lamented how Millennial-aged workers wouldn’t answer the phone at Metro Guide Publishing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and claimed that this was causing a drop in sales. The Millennial defenses in both of these pieces ranged from phone calls being an interruption to general psychological fatigue at the mere thought of answering a phone. Frankly, the defense list for not answering the phone could be made significantly longer. One of the scenarios listed in the Washington Post story concerned a mother getting offended that her son — an administrative assistant at an Army Medical Center — asked her to text him while he’s at work rather than call him. The mother accused her son of not wanting to hear from her, and not liking the sound of her voice. But texting is a very low-key kind of communication, at least from the perspective of my generation.
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I can simultaneously check my college grades and text messages on my iPhone, and no one is the wiser. But if someone calls me, the privacy and subterfuge is broken. It’s also something that can scare the socks off a Millennial. My father called me in the middle of class the other day. After hanging up in a panic, I began to worry that he might have had some kind of emergency. Perhaps my mother had been in a car crash, perhaps my brother had spontaneously broken his leg or maybe my father was lying in a pool of his own blood and wanted to call me to tell me he loved me (or ask me to call 911 for him). It turns out my mother had forgotten where she’d put something, and wanted to know if I knew the location of it. Why did I automatically go to the dark place for the reason behind his call? Because movies — which are obviously truthful portrayals of real life — never have someone receive an emergency text. It’s an emergency phone call. In the case of the son in the Washington Post, I think he had every right to request that his mom not call him while he’s at work, especially considering the line of work
he’s in. It’s not stereotyped Millennial laziness; it’s politeness and consideration for the patients he’s with at the time. Verbal communication can be successfully utilized in business situations, as a form of human validity — because sometimes robots send emails and text messages and these just don’t have high rate of achievement. But sometimes people are just busy and have to look like they’re working. Texting is a medium that incorporates this multi-tasking endeavor. Just because your average Millennial prefers texts and emails to phone calls does not mean that these mediums beat out the top communication technique of all: face-to-face conversation. While employees use computermediated communication primarily with each other, face-to-face communication was preferred when building relationships with managers as concluded in Lee Cheng Ean’s piece, “Face-to-face Versus Computermediated Co m m u n i c a t i o n : Exploring Employees’ Preference of Effective Employee Communication Channel.” Millennials are busy people. We like to save our words. Don’t call us to talk about nothing — text us the nothing and save the everything for when we get to see you in person. t
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ecently, there has been an outburst of hateful comments and demonstrations on our Oregon State University campus. These have included everything from distasteful graffiti to comments dug up from the past on social media websites made by our own Associated Students of Oregon State University presidential candidates. I say, “Boo, hiss!” to any defending statements said ASOSU presidential candidate may have made, or any made on his behalf, for that matter. You don’t say something so hateful and lose all that intolerance overnight. And of course people are going to find that out. Welcome to the world of politics. I guess some people just aren’t ready for it. But in any case, demonstrating hate or intolerance is completely asinine. What does it prove to lash out in a way that hurts other people, just because you may not agree with something? That isn’t courage, it’s cowardice. We think we’re so brave and funny for poking fun at other religions, cultures or people’s differences of any kind. But really, it doesn’t do anyone any good to make embarrassingly hateful Facebook pages in which other people can “join in the fun,” deface OSU property to prove a point or blatantly bully someone. I understand and admire the willingness to see through human nature and believe that there is hope for change. I often believe in that myself. But words fight dirtier than fists — and they leave an even longer-lasting mark. It’s hard to get over rude things people say, and rightly so. There’s always that apprehension, that even if someone apologizes, those words are still going to hold true in that person’s attitude toward others. Maybe that’s a risk we have to take by accepting an apology, but this should serve as a reminder to think before you express any sort of harsh sentiment toward something or someone else, even if it gets a laugh at the time. You can’t hide for long behind your computer screen or in the stall of a bathroom, wielding your hatefilled Sharpie. Justice will be served. t
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Society too dependent on O technology to function without it he power went out, and we didn’t know what to do. None of us in the newsroom knew what to do with ourselves. We work with the InDesign and InCopy computer programs, rather than the old-school light tables and hand-turned printing presses. Snell Hall having power is pretty much vital to our work here — but losing power wasn’t the thing that threw us. It was that without electricity — because we were carefully hoarding the power on our phones, laptops and tablets, just in case it really was the end of life as we knew it — there was nothing to do. We contemplated the outage lasting long enough to make necessary our paranoid care of our battery lives, and shrunk in terror from the mere thought. The editors, the advertising department, the layout department and the reporters all stood up from their desks and wandered around listlessly. We congregated in pathetic, uncertain groups, wherein we stared at each other blankly. Without our computers chaining us to our desks, there was nothing to prevent our worried, directionless and fidgety pacing. After about an hour of this torture, a sad few of us dug out the homework buried in the depths of our backpacks — because we realized the light would actually go away at the same time the sun sunk below the horizon (or even before, considering the opportunistic clouds, which sneak across the sky Monday afternoon). The fact that we wouldn’t be able to read, write or do homework that night without fire or batteries was mind-blowing. The lucky ones, who either didn’t have homework or hadn’t brought it to work, slumped listlessly in the newsroom’s “conversational area.” It’s a cliche — and a song lyric — that you “don’t know what you got till it’s gone,” but it’s also true. We don’t realize how dependent on technology we are until we lose it. We use it to communicate, to play, to work and to learn. We know how important it is in our everyday lives, but it doesn’t really hit home until we have to function without its aid. It’s obviously not impossible to live without technology. All the people living off the grid manage it just fine, and back before computers even existed people still managed to function. But the people of the past and the off-gridders arranged their lives so that technology wasn’t necessary. For those of us in online courses and working online jobs, we only get paid and get what we pay for when we have access to the servers, programs and forums necessary for our work. Obviously, we all knew this. But it’s only brain knowledge, rather than instinctual, a difference that is easy to recognize the fifth time you ineffectually shake your mouse to wake up your monitor while talking to the person leaning on your desk about the power being out.
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he art exhibit, “A Generous Life,” by former Oregon State University art director John Maul, is currently showing at the Fairbanks Hall Main Gallery. It opened April 7, and will run through Thursday. “A Generous Life” features some of Maul’s modern and sophisticated pieces. The show is presented to commemorate the life and work of Maul, who was an art professor in addition to his work as OSU’s art director. The show itself is very simple and clean. The pieces are spread out to showcase their uniqueness, and the arrangement demonstrates Maul’s passion for his work. The pieces
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PRISM magazine are created with various materials, including bronze, steel and aluminum. The symbolic Greek cross is the inspiration behind most of his pieces, including “All that Glitters is not necessarily Gold” and “Neo-Gothic 2.” He uses the cross to represent a bigger picture of the intolerance of modern religions, because they condemn those who don’t oblige to their teachings. “All that Glitters” is a statement piece
with obvious beauty and simplicity. It takes up the entirety of the left wall, and includes a placard with its name. The name fits this piece perfectly, because it is so exceptionally created. It is made of raw, natural materials, which contribute to its elegance. The 84-by-84-foot sculpture is composed of wood, gold enamel and steel. “Neo-Gothic 2” is a sculpture on the right of the gallery’s front entrance. The 8-by-16-foot sculpture is composed of a steel plate, rebar and concrete. It follows the universal theme of Maul’s work, in which a cross is the main focal point. Unlike the others, this sculpture has a textured and ribbed interior. The piece is
clean and exemplifies the minimalist ideals of its creator. John Maul was born in Medford in 1954. He graduated from OSU in 1977 with a bachelor in fine arts, and went to Syracuse University to obtain his master’s degree in 1980. In 1996, Maul was the recipient of the Oregon Individual Artist Fellowship in sculpture. Along with this, he obtained numerous awards and honors throughout his lifetime. In 2012, Maul died of cancer. Admission is free for “A Generous Life.” Alyssa Estrella, PRISM writer prism@oregonstate.edu
‘Marble Madness’review ‘Armed Man’a moving experience W “T Arts & Entertainment hen I was young, I was fascinated with those loopy plastic toys known as Marbleworks. My family subsequently introduced me to the NES game, “Marble Madness,” an Atari arcade port developed by Rare Ltd. (even though title screen reads “Tengen”) and licensed by Milton Bradley — it soon became one of our household’s most rented games. The primary objective in the game is to maneuver a marble across challenging stages and reach the goal before time runs out. There’s even a two-player mode, in which you can race your friends to the finish. Like “R.C. Pro-Am,” and other games we used to regularly rent, I was always confused as to why we never just bought them when a price drop occurred on the market. Perhaps my dad felt there wasn’t enough depth in most arcade titles, which would explain why I never saw a version of “Pac-Man” — one of my childhood favorites — in our family NES collection. I revisited this classic for the sake of nostalgia, and to see how I’d enjoy it as a nominal adult. It’s weird to compare an NES port to an arcade game best played with a trackball controller, as opposed to the directional pads and analog sticks on home consoles. The switch doesn’t necessarily ruin the game, though it alters the overall experience. This game screams “trackball,” just because you’re already a rolling marble on the screen. It’s obvious this port would be a pain-in-the-rear experience for a seasoned player of the arcade cabinet classic. But players are given multiple controller and configuration options. Controls are probably among the most debated topics when reviewing “Marble Madness” ports, so I decided to
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really experiment on this one. I tried both the 45- and 90-degree options, while switching between a D-pad controller and NES Advantage joystick. Though each player may have different preferences, the most enjoyable experience I had was with the joystick controller and 90-degree control setting. The 45-degree angle — though sluggish on the D-pad — seemed to be smoother, and the 90-degree setting had greater accuracy but more sensitivity. Holding down the A button increases your marble’s speed, though I don’t recommend holding it when you’re zooming around sharp turns and dips. The visuals and audio on this NES port are phenomenal when compared to the original. They look similar to the level patterns and 3D “illusions” one witnesses playing the arcade version. Of course, many qualities seen in the arcade version — including state-of-the-art shading technology that allowed realistic shadows — aren’t as well duplicated on the NES; but this remains a strong port regardless. I remember being blown away by this game’s overall presentation as a kid, and to this day I’m still impressed by the graphics and sound effects it offers. Every curve, bend and trap players encounter are right where they should be. The NES version avoids cutting corners, unlike the inferior GBA version, which cheated players out of a full experience by removing three levels. Even though the NES port has imperfections, it’s still the best to try if you’re looking to reminisce. Sean Bassinger, A&E writer On Twitter @Seandood forum@dailybarometer.com
he Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” is a carefully woven project that utilizes multiple components to put emphasis on its overarching examination of conflict, war and peace. As I have never been to a concert, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it did not fail to impress. The concert, which took place Saturday at the LaSells Stewart Center, was composed of three parts: the orchestra, the choir and the use of multimedia effects in the background. By adding stunning visuals to amazing sounds, the concert stuck in my mind long after it was over. This particular concert was created by Karl Jenkins, and has picked up international popularity since first starting in Europe. As its popularity grew, so did its production in other locales. This was the first time it has ever been played in Oregon. My hat is off to Oregon State University for taking on such an immense project and successfully capturing what Jenkins’ idea was all about. The concert grew from the seed of an idea to commemorate the millennium. It uses a variety of different religions and prayers of different cultures to address the idea of peace. What I found to be particularly amazing was how well this was done, not just through the orchestra’s vast instruments or background visual effects, but with the variety of singers.
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At one point during the play a vocalist sang a Muslim prayer. Later, there were other religious performances, such as certain songs sung at Catholic mass, like “Sanctus.” The choir and orchestra worked incredibly well with the visuals in the back. It was a concert, but it was also like watching a movie unfold. By combining all three elements in one setting, the audience was able to closely follow the emotions that were trying to be portrayed. The concert began with innocent melodies and slowly showed a country of citizens banding together under one common cause as they left for war and kissed their loved ones. Soon, the beat and tension picked up as the media in the background started to show the explosive and dangerous side of war, as well as the destructive process of preparing for war. But it didn’t stop there. The audience was taken through a variety of historical aspects, like songs from Christian Mass, text from the Bible and the words of a survivor of Hiroshima. Jenkins created a beautiful outlet that showed the importance of peace and the unfortunate price of war, which was beautifully performed by the Corvallis Repertory singers and Dr. Steve Zielke, the artistic for the Corvallis Repertory singers. This is a concert that needs to be experienced, as all can relate to its message of maintaining peace, especially during the dark times of war. Alec Grevstad | THE DAILY BAROMETER
The Corvallis Repertory singers and the OSU Chamber Choir perform “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace”
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Electro funk rockers Space Neighbors touched down for a show Friday
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local group, hailing from Southtown Corvallis, Space Neighbors are no stranger to Bombs Away Cafe on Monroe Avenue. In fact, guitarist and singer Nick “Nick of Time” Rivard says it’s one of their preferred spots to perform. “Bombs is my favorite in town,” he said, adding that he thinks “they treat the musicians the best.” Though one of the smaller venues in Corvallis, Bombs Away hosts a good show. The acoustics Friday night were rad: The baseline thumped at the perfect level and the lyrics were easy to hear. Before the band began to play at 10 p.m., employees pushed the tables and chairs out of the way, turning the floor into a dance space. The atmosphere and crowd offered something dif-
recommend it to everybody.” The rest of the audience shared the sentiment. Hypatia Walters, who didn’t know the band personally but dug the show, compared dancing to their ferent from the regular college bar scene. Rather than music with the flow-state of mind some skiers and drawing in groups of students in their 20s, the Space snowboarders enter. Neighbors show brought in a more mature crowd. “It’s easy — you just flow with it,” Walters said. Most in attendance were closer to 30 than 20, and Playing well after Bombs Away’s usual closing time, many were locals who knew members of the band Space Neighbors beamed down an intergalactic groove personally. But the Space Neighbors sound isn’t only and old-school funk vibes with songs like “Beam Me for locals older than 21. Up,” a fan favorite, and even spiced up the Star Wars “They transcend time period and genre,” said Dan cantina theme, which was a real crowd pleaser. Kammerzelt, a friend of the group’s. “I think they’re Ariel Minne, KBVR writer infectious, they’re insouciant. … I’ve seen people of all ages enjoy a Space Neighbor’s show, and (I) highly fm.manager@oregonstate.edu
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‘Forty’ A staged reading of Leonora Rianda’s new play “Forty” will be held in Oregon State University’s lab theater, located in Withycombe Hall, on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. This event is part of the Holocaust Memorial Week of Oregon State University, and admission is free.
‘In Quest of Conscience’ A staged reading of Robert David MacDonald’s “In Quest of Conscience” will be presented on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Majestic’s lab theater. It will also be presented in the Engineering Hall of LaSells Stewart Center on the Oregon State University campus on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Both readings are free and open to all. MacDonald adapted the play from Gitta Sereny’s “Into That Darkness,” which was based on her seventy hours of interviews with Franz Stangl, the commandant of Treblinka. Rick Wallace will portray Stangl and Elizabeth Helman will portray Gitta Sereny. The Female Chorus will be Leonora Rianda and the Male Chorus will be Michael Beaton. The play will be directed by Charlotte Headrick. This event is part of the Holocaust Memorial Week of Oregon State University.
Halie Loren at the Majestic Award-winning jazz singer and songwriter Halie Loren will perform at the Majestic Theatre on Friday at 7:30 p.m. She will be joined by her long-time bandmates Matthew Treder, Mark Schneider and Brian West, as well as Corvallis’ own Rob Birdwell. The concert will feature original songs, favorite American Songbook favorites and re-imagined cover songs. Ticket prices range from $18-25, and are available online at majestic.org/tickets or by phone at 541-738-7469.
Chamber Music Corvallis 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 Nathaniel 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) 7409633 for details.