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A passion for math
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Mathematics professor Ed Waymire’s passion for math was nurtured by his grandfather. Waymire gave a lecture on math and science Tuesday night for the Gilfillan Lecture Series.
Mathematics serves as lens through which professor Ed Waymire views world
interpret the world around him. This frame of logic extends from Waymire’s early childhood with his grandfather’s influence guiding his sense of the world through mathematical motifs and instilling a passion for the problemsolving framework.
these things together. Ever since then math has University, Waymire’s gaze toward graduate been quite comforting; my brain is just wired school was briefly obstructed by the Vietnam draft. to see problems in terms of math.” “I was set to be drafted in December — I Once enrolled in school, Waymire’s passion By Justin Frost for math began to shine through, spending was number 142, but fortunately my number THE DAILY BAROMETER his study hall periods zipping through multi- was never called. I was fortunate that I could Professor Ed Waymire’s office is filled with study mathematical solely for my desire to do “I remember my grandfather teaching plication tables and manipulating numbers. old mathematics textbooks, their edges fraying so,” Waymire said. me multiplication tables and conversions,” After studying math in college and collecting and pages yellowing as they sit on the shelf. See MATH | page 4 Waymire uses mathematics to solve and Waymire said. “We really enjoyed learning his undergraduate degree from South Illinois n
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As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to a close, there are a few more events to raise awareness and demonstrate support for survivors. All day Wednesday, April 29 is Denim Day, an international event to demonstrate support for survivors by wearing jeans for the day. According to the Denim Day event details on the Oregon State University calendar, the day is in honor of “an Italian court case that was overturned because the justice deemed the victim must have assisted in the removal of her jeans because they were too tight to have been removed by the assailant themselves.” Wednesday night will be the Take Back the Night march in the Memorial Union quad at 6 p.m. Take Back the Night is meant to represent OSU’s commitment to supporting survivors, according to the event page. The Daily Barometer
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With more than 400 clubs on campus, there is something for nearly everyone. Those who find their interest piqued by the vast expanse of space can find a place to explore their fascination in a new club on campus: gravity and space club. The gravity and space club formed in fall 2014, put together by co-founders Alexsis Hundley-Kennaday, Sophia Zhang and Cristina Martinez, all friends and engineering majors. The club is geared toward engineering and science majors, but anyone who is interested
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can join. There are currently about seven members in the club and the founders would be happy to welcome in new members. “We talk about space-related events and we’re trying to incorporate more star gazing events,” said Zhang, a senior in electrical and computer engineering. “More group events in general — maybe space movie nights.” Movies mentioned were “Interstellar,” “Gravity” and “Space Jam.” “The goal of GRASP as it expands is to be an umbrella type of organization. So when someone comes up with an idea, we can branch off and do a project,” said Hundley-Kennaday, a sophomore in industrial engineering. GRASP is in the middle of a project funded by the Oregon NASA Space Grant. HundleyKennaday, Zhang and Martinez are currently building a payload that will be launched in a sounding rocket in June for RockSat-C, a program through the University of Colorado Boulder. A payload is the rocket’s cargo. Within the payload, variables — such as the speed of the rocket, the temperature, amount of radiation
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and the axes that the rocket spins on — can be monitored. “For ours, we’re testing how microorganisms will respond to microgravity,” HundleyKennaday said. Martinez, a sophomore in nuclear engineering, said that the group hypothesizes that the microorganisms will exhibit no real changes in their behavior and metabolic activity, but that any changes they do observe can help to understand the environmental cues that cause microorganisms to go into dormancy. “We’re using tardigrades, which are extremophiles; they do very good in the heat and radiation that will form in and around the rocket. Some are even found outside of the international shuttle,” Martinez said. In the past, the group participated in a weeklong RockOn workshop where they built a payload to launch in a rocket. “This was a stepping stone for the current project we’re working on because it shows us the foundation of working on payloads See GRASP | page 2
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his vehicle and began to drive away. One of the officers conducted a traffic stop and the man was issued additional citations, according to the log.
Identity theft According to the log, a Corvallis police officer spoke to a man over the phone who said that — upon trying to file his taxes — the IRS told him someone else had already filed. The man reportedly had no information from the IRS about the alleged fraud.
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A Corvallis police officer stopped a man for running a stop sign, according to the log. The officer Upon stopping by a residence to respond to a wel- reportedly learned the man had no insurance for fare check, a Corvallis police officer reportedly found his vehicle and had been stopped two hours earlier a man and woman dancing and shouting in the area. by a different Corvallis police officer. The man had The officer arrested the man for probation violation already been cited for careless driving and driving uninsured by the other officer. The officer then cited as well as possession of methamphetamine. the man for driving uninsured again and for failing to obey a traffic control device, according to the log. Monday, April 27 The man’s vehicle was then reportedly impounded.
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University of Oregon Law Professor Mary Wood will be visiting Oregon State University this Thursday to discuss the ecological rights as citizens. Wood released a book in 2013 titled “Nature’s Trust: Environmental Law for a New Ecological Age.” Wood is an expert in environmental law and faculty director to U of O’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program. Her lecture is this Thursday, April 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the LaSells Stewart Center.
PORTLAND — The answer to global poverty might be closer and easier than you think. That was the message from Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist who returned to his old stomping grounds in the Portland area to give the fifth-annual Kathryn Robertson Memorial Lecture at Oregon Health & Science University on April 20. Kristof said that while issues of poverty are complex, oftentimes the best and most effective solutions aren’t employed. “There are no silver bullets anywhere, but there is silver buckshot,” he said. Kristof said he finds simple and cheap solutions that aren’t funded adequately, but that there is a dawning awareness of the need for scientific research on interventions. “What matters at the end of the day is your impact, not your tax status,” he said of nonprofits. Most recently, Kristof reported on three-foot-long nearly blind Gambian pouched rats that are being used to sniff out landmines and positive tuberculosis tests. “And they work for bananas,” he said. He argued that rather than spending hundreds of dollars per child to build a brick-and-mortar school, a vastly cheaper and more-effective means of educating children in some parts of the world is offering free food during the school day or even free doses of de-wormer to ensure that children are free from parasites and ready to concentrate. While much of the lecture concentrated on issues in underdeveloped countries, Kristof also acknowledged the growing income gap in the United States and the need for more robust social programs here in Oregon. “We certainly have issues of inequity here as well,” Kristof said. He pointed to sex trafficking as a continuing major Portland problem.
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Correction In the Monday, April 27 edition of The Daily Barometer, the article “‘Dear OSU’ forum for student feedback” incorrectly referred to the event as “Dear OSU” and gave an incorrect time, date and location for the event, based on information from the Associated Students of Oregon State University website. The event is actually called “Dear ASOSU” and will take place Thursday, April 30 in the Memorial Union plaza with proceedings beginning at noon and a microphone available for speakers from 1 to 3 p.m. The event will end at 4 p.m. The Daily Barometer regrets the error.
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PORTLAND — Uber and Lyft launched officially in Portland Friday at 2 pm. The companies were given the all-clear to operate in the city, not just the surrounding suburbs where Uber has been operating without regulations for months. The Portland City Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday in favor of a 120-day trial period for rideshare or Transporation Network Companies, plus lifting the cap on taxi fares. It began on April 24. Uber driver Amy Hall of Beaverton was invited to meet the media, along with sample customer Charles McGee, outside Milo’s Café on Northeast Broadway. Hall said she started driving for Uber in the suburbs in January. She has a crotchet bag business which she plans to launch on craft e-tailer Etsy, and is driving for Uber on her own schedule rather than get a full time job. She has never considered being a cab driver. “I’ve taken taxis in my life when I needed to, but it always feels creepy.” Hall said she enjoyed the work and felt physically secure. “I don’t have that feeling at all, especially after all the people I have given rides to.” Her fiancé also has no fears for her safety. “He is super-supportive. I sometimes text him a picture of what my fee was, and say ‘Ka-ching!’ It’s just a fun way of saying hello.” In testimony before the council, those opposing the pilot project suggested that amateur drivers may not be as good as professional cab drivers. Friday morning, Hall, who was driving a white Lexus SUV, had a close call with a cyclist. While waiting to give media members a spin around the block, she edged into the bike lane on Broadway causing a cyclist to severely swerve. He yelled in her window “YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION!” Hall says the app calculates her gross fare time income at $21 an hour. (Drivers get to keep 80% of the fare that passengers pay. Tips are optional.) “The other day a mom saw my face and my car (on the app) and she pinged me. She sent me to pick up her daughter, who is 21, and take her to lunch at Bridgeport Mall. She wouldn’t have sent a taxi to do that.” Uber spokesperson Kate Downen said all will drivers need to comply by the City’s new rules before being allowed on to the platform, meaning before they can activate the app in Portland and take passengers. They will send a screen shot of their business license to Uber, who will authenticate it. They also need to display it inside their car, along with a black “U” logo on the windshield.
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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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EUGENE — Slowly but surely, Native American mascot names are disappearing across the country — and Native American rights advocate Suzan Harjo is a big reason why. Harjo, 69, organized the legal battle to strip Washington, D.C.’s professional football team of its federal trademark rights to the “Redskins� name. She also gave advice and provided resources to groups that persuaded the Oregon State Board of Education in 2012 to ban public schools’ Native American mascot names — with a deadline for schools to do so by 2017. Harjo — one of two keynote speakers at a free symposium on indigenous Americans to be held Thursday at Lane Community College — has advocated for banning Native American mascot names since her high school days in Oklahoma in the 1960s. Back then, she was inspired by an activist who successfully fought to get rid of the “Little Red� mascot — a white man in Indian costume — at the University of Oklahoma. Since then, her cause has seen nationwide success. According to the National Congress of American Indians, the number of teams that use mascot names that the group considers to be derogatory has decreased in the past 50 years from about 3,000 to fewer than 1,000. Since 1992, Harjo and other activists have been engaged in a court battle with the NFL football team over the “Redskins� name. She calls the team the “worst offender� of mascots that symbolize Native Americans. The most offensive aspect of the name is not its description of a Native American’s skin color, but rather its historical significance, Harjo said. Throughout early U.S. history and even into the 20th century, Harjo said, political leaders placed bounties on Native Americans. Depending on whether the victim was male, female or a child, a bounty hunter would receive a reward if he or she provided evidence in the form
of a portion of the victim’s skin, Harjo said. The hunters would call what they brought back “redskins,� Harjo said. “It’s so dastardly,� she said. “We can’t be polite about it.� Since purchasing the Redskins in 1999, owner Daniel Snyder has opposed changing the team’s name. “A Redskin is a football player,� Snyder told The Washington Post in September. “A Redskin is our fans, the Washington Redskin fan base. It represents honor, represents respect, represents pride, hopefully winning.� But part of the reason such names still exist is that the American education system has offered an incomplete and inaccurate history of Native Americans, Harjo said. As a result, many Americans are oblivious to the implications of such names, she said. “It creates the myth that it’s OK to use these names in sports because it’s ‘just good fun,’� Harjo said. The Washington Redskins are currently appealing the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office’s decision last June to cancel the federal trademarks to their name. A decision on the appeal could be made this summer. Should the appeal be denied, Harjo said she is hopeful the team will seek another name. But whether the team actually changes its name is not the main point, Harjo said. “These people can call their team whatever racist name they want,� Harjo said. “What we’re saying is that the federal government should not sanction this with a trademark that hands billions of dollars to an entity.� The trademark gives the football team exclusive rights to use the Redskins name and adorn it on football shirts, pennants and other souvenir items. If they lost the trademark, “they would just get another emblem or name,� she said. NFL teams “are not altruistic organizations, so they would would change in a hot minute.� Harjo joked that a new name could actually do the team some good. “It would make them a better team,� she said. “They haven’t been to a Super Bowl
since we filed a lawsuit. I think it’s karma. I just have to think they would have a new energy and spirit.� To address the mascot issue elsewhere, Harjo and others have fought to pass legislation that would ban Native American mascot names in multiple states. Oregon school officials were among the first in the country to ban Native American mascot names, which did not come as a surprise to Harjo. “There’s a lot of goodwill in Oregon,� Harjo said. “People look to it as one of the bellwether states.� Opponents of both the “Redskins� controversy and Oregon’s ban have pointed out that Native Americans themselves seem to disagree about the offensiveness of mascot names. In March 2014, then-Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill into law that allows some school districts to keep their mascot if they obtain a written agreement with a nearby Native American tribe. But with the overwhelming majority of Native Americans opposing such mascots — 75 percent of federally recognized Native American tribes by Harjo’s estimation — one tribe’s approval is not sufficient, she said. “The few should not be able to take over the vast majority of Native Americans,� Harjo said. Stan Taylor, chairman of the LCC Peace Center, said the group paid Harjo $9,000 to speak at Thursday’s symposium, which also features activist Dennis Martinez, recent winner of the Ecotrust Indigenous Conservation Leadership award. Taylor said the group’s goal is to give Native Americans a forum to be heard. “In many ways, our history is one of erasing their voices,� said Taylor. “We are trying to reassert those dialogues that should be there in this context.� Now a grandmother, Harjo said she wants to take more time to write. She will not, however, stop promoting her cause. “You have to let the rest of the world know how present you are,� Harjo said, “how you affect their families, how you are their family.�
Springfield man arrested on arson charges By Chelsea Gorrow THE REGISTER-GUARD SPRINGFIELD — A Springfield man is accused of lighting his home on fire and dousing another resident with gasoline, following a dispute with a property manager over his rental agreement. Robert Anthony Beisser, 65, is charged with two counts of first-degree arson, menacing and recklessly endanger-
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The fire was put out by the residents with a fire extinguisher and a garden hose, deputies said. The rooms in the home are rented out, similar to a quadtype of residence, where there is a common area for roommates to share, Sgt. Carrie Carver said. It is unknown if the property manager also lived in the home. Beisser was taken to the Lane County Jail. First-degree arson is a Measure 11 offense that carries a mandatory minimum jail sentence of 7½ years upon conviction.
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Oregon Lottery celebrates 30 years By Alisha Roemeling STATESMAN JOURNAL
SALEM — The Oregon Lottery celebrated it’s 30th anniversary on Monday, complete with four cakes and ample applause. More than 100 people gathered in the lobby at the lottery office at 500 State St. to celebrate 30 years of “doing good things,” a motto established at the inception of the organization in 1985. Oregon’s lottery is both a public trust and a market-driven business in which lottery money funds education, economic development, state parks, watershed enhancement and gambling addiction prevention throughout the state. The organization’s mission is to operate with the highest standards of security and to earn maximum profits for the people of Oregon commensurate with the public good. Elisa Dozono, the chair commissioner for the Oregon Lottery, stood at a podium in the lobby and spoke to employees and other community members about the importance of numbers at the organization. Pointing at the large lottery numbers printed on the carpet of the lobby, Dozono read out some statistics. “The Oregon Lottery office started with 116 employees in 1985 and has since grown to 454 employees in 2015,” she said. “In 1985 we started with 1,760 retailers and now have 3,952.” Dozono spoke about the important and challenging work the office does. “You can see how far we’ve come, and it’s because of the great work you do,” she said. “All of us working together is what makes Oregon great.” Marlene Meissner has worked for the Oregon Lottery as a public affairs specialist since March of 1985, before the organization even sold tickets. She said she remembered the day they sold the first ever scratch-it called “The Pot of Gold,” like it was yesterday. “We worked six days a week for the first month to prepare for our first day of sales,” she said. “Seems like it was just yesterday, but 30 years later here we are.” Meissner now works part time as a player services specialist and said the best part of working at the lottery is knowing that she’s made a difference. “I feel like I’m doing work that’s really contributing to the organization’s mission,” she said. “I’m so proud to be a part of this place.” Ray Martin sat at the front desk in the lobby during the ceremony. Martin, who worked at the Oregon Lottery for about 22 years before retiring, intermittently mans the front desk and helps with other tasks. During his full-time tenure, Martin was the winner awareness coordinator, in charge of handing out the money won by participants. “It’s been such a fun job,” Martin said. “I’ve met so many cool people. I even stay in touch with some of the winners.” Martin went on to say that he loves the feel-good nature of the lottery. “Giving away prizes to someone who thinks it’s the greatest thing in the world... that’s a nice feeling.”
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Professor Ed Waymire chats with Ellen Gilfillan after his lecture Tuesday night. Waymire gave a talk titled “Blending Scientific and Mathematical Curiosities.”
He then took his mathematical sensibility to graduate school, eventually earning his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1976. Since then, he has worked to share his passion of logic with others and help solve interdisciplinary issues through his mathematical lens. “Math tends to resonate with the thought-process development all the way back to Newton’s explanations of the natural world quantitatively,” Waymire said. “Mathematical thought really began to develop through the explanation of planetary motion, heat diffu-
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sion and other physical problems. Math is central to all of these concepts.” The professor has utilized his unique logical ability to contribute solutions ranging from an applied perspective of continuity of local time to the behavior of honey bees, the quantitative language of which both occupying space on his chalkboard. This perspective through which he sees the world has allowed Waymire to work across various fields of science, tapping into the natural synergy between math and science. The inclination for mathematical logic is so strong within Waymire that he believes complex problems can always be made simpler through the logic of math, citing a quote from mathematician and computer scientist John von Neumann: “If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.” On Tuesday evening, Waymire sought to use math in order to answer some questions of natural phenomena using mathematical theorems in a talk titled “Blending Scientific and Mathematical Curiosities”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to get so as part of the Gilfillan Lecture Series. technical,” Waymire said. “Well Dean of the College of … OK, maybe I did,” triggering Science Sastry Pantula intro- the audience to burst out in duced Waymire, citing “schol- laughter. arship and accomplishments “Professor Waymire always that span across an extended seems to tell us ‘it’s not very period of time and an infectious complicated’ when describenthusiasm for the sciences,” ing these complex topics,” said helping to distinguish him as Miles Rouches, a freshman in only the secbiochemisond mathetry/biophysmatician to be He says the concepts ics. “He says distinguished the concepts are simple; the as a Gilfillan are simple; lecturer. language is just the language Waymire is just what what is dense described is dense and complex proand complex. complex.” cesses that shaped his This pasMiles Rouches career, includsion for mathFreshman in biochemistry/biophysics ing creating a ematics and natural model problem solvfor rainfall structure reflecting ing is what continues to drive atmospheric turbulence. He professor Waymire to solve once again cited his grand- problems, collaborate with scifather instilling within him a entific minds around the world love for not only mathemat- and teach the students of OSU. ics, but weather and natural “I’ll retire when I stop loving phenomena as well. Alongside colleagues at NASA and various what I’m doing,” Waymire said. institutions across the nation, “And I don’t see that happening Waymire was able to “Fourier anytime soon.” transform the Navier-Stokes Justin Frost, news reporter equation” in order to create a news@dailybarometer.com model for rainfall.
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Former Oregon State Alumni battle for the ball during the annual game in Reser Stadium Alumni game participants gather for a group photo on the 50-yard line after the game in on Saturday. Corvallis on Saturday.
Saturday’s men’s soccer alumni game brings home past players, adds excitement for the new ones
forward to the direction that the program is headed. “A lot of the guys fly in from all over to be here, because the program is special,” said Christian vanBlommestein, who played for the Beavers from 2000-2003. ”Our time here was short, but it By Brain Rathbone was special — just want to continue to be a part of the program.” THE DAILY BAROMETER And after the type of year that the program had on the field, Saturday, April 25 the Oregon State men’s soccer team hosted its during which the team earn a spot in the NCAA tournament for annual alumni game, which provided a chance for former players the first time in over a decade and won its first tournament game — from all different eras dating back to the 1960s — to lace up in program history, there was much to be excited about. “(Head coach Steve Simmons) is doing an incredible job,” said their boots and relive the glory years of playing college soccer for vanBlommestein, who played in the program’s only two tournathe afternoon. As the players — some with more gray hair than others — played ment games prior to this season. “The team is really growing; it’s through a hail storm, it gave them a chance to reunite with former becoming a powerhouse within college soccer — it’s really exciting teammates and reminisce about their playing days, while looking for all of the alumni to watch.” Simmons has been working to not only build the program, but to build excitement from the former players in the program. The team’s success a season ago helped the cause. “Those (Alumni) are proud of the team that won this year,”Simmons said. “There is a lot of pride there.” “That was very exciting; I thought they were better than they ended up (losing in the second round of the tournament),” said Arvid Berg, who played for OSU 1969-1971. “They are definitely nationally competitive ... and it’s a really good thing.” One thing to be prideful about is the recent Beavers who were selected in the MLS draft this year. Senior Khiry Shelton was the second overall pick by New York City FC — the second-highest a Beaver has been selected for — while Will Seymore was selected in the second round by FC Dallas. Shelton, an All-American and Pac-12 player of the year, has already earned his way into the starting job for the MLS expansion team. “He’s special; when you play with people at that level, they stand out,” said vanBlommestein, who was teammates with current MLS player Alan Gordon who recently played his 200th career MLS game. “Khiry has that X-factor that gift that many of the guys out here don’t.” To follow up the program’s most successful season on the field paired with the buzz that Shelton’s draft pick created, the coaching staff used the momentum to deliver the sixth-ranked recruiting justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER class according to Top Drawer Soccer. Zach Striar looks to make contact during the alumni game. Bringing in the caliber of the recruiting class is a must to stay n
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Mikhail Doholis during Saturday’s alumni game at Reser. competitive in the conference — which only has six teams — that has teams such as UCLA and Washington, which are powers not only in the conference, but in the nation. “I feel like we always have to have a top recruiting class,” Simmons said, “because everybody in our conference has a top recruiting class.” The team has built momentum heading into next season, and with that momentum expectation will rise. Simmons and the rest of the team now face the difficult challenge of sustaining success and becoming a consistent tournament team. “Momentum doesn’t last forever unless you capitalize and create a new one,” Simmons said. “We want to make sure to do that with the momentum we have and capitalize on it and build a foundation to sustain.” Brian Rathbone, sports reporter On Twitter @brathbone3 sports@dailybarometer.com
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Freshman goalkeeper Ryan Vincent juggles the ball while on the move during the alumni Freshman goalkeeper Ryan Vincent extends to block a shot while participating in the alumni game in Reser Stadium Saturday. game in Corvallis on Saturday.
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On Saturday and Sunday, the Oregon State women’s rowing team took part in the Clemson Invitational in South Carolina. The Beavers — who are currently ranked No. 18 in the nation by the CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll — took part in the two-day regatta, which featured 20 other schools including the No. 4 school in Virginia and three top 15 schools in Washington State, Texas and Harvard-Radcliffe. Oregon State’s Varsity 8 had an impressive day from start to finish on Saturday. In the morning race, the rowing squad managed a third place finish with a time of 6 minutes, 43.5 seconds, which was nearly 3 seconds faster than next placed Clemson and fewer than 15 seconds off the pace of first finisher Washington State. Second Varsity 8 was the next group to compete, and again the Beavers were able to put in a nice run and finish in third behind Washington State and Texas. OSU’s Varsity 4+ also clocked a good pace when the team finished its race in fourth. In the afternoon session, the Varsity 8 squad once again solidified their spot within the national rankings by finishing their race in third behind higher-ranked Indiana and Harvard-Radcliffe. Second Varsity was able to improve upon their early placing and moved up into second behind just HarvardRadcliffe during the afternoon races, and Varsity 4+ did much of the same, finishing out their day in third place behind Indiana and midday dominant Harvard-Radcliffe. On Sunday, the Beavers took part in their final races and again finished strong. In the Varsity 8, OSU was able to finish in fourth behind three top-ranked schools — Virginia, Washington State and Harvard-Radcliffe — and finish ahead of No. 20 Minnesota, Oklahoma and Penn. Second Varsity ended the day in third, but managed to get their revenge against Harvard-Radcliffe by two-hundredths of a second. Varsity 4+ finished out the day for Oregon State, coming in sixth ahead of Oklahoma with a time of 7 minutes, 40.8 seconds. The Beavers will now get set to host Washington State and UCLA on Saturday at Dexter Lake in Lowell. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com
Oregon State moved to 27-13 on the season and 10-8 in Pac-12 play after taking two of three games from No. 13 USC over the weekend. The Beavers are now in sole possession of fifth place in the conference with a three-game series againstWashington set to begin Thursday. Here are some news and notes heading into another important series for Oregon State, as well as some interesting developments with past players in professional baseball. Beavers looking for a winning April Oregon State hasn’t experienced a losing record in a month since May 2011 when the club went 6-9. The Beavers are 6-6 in the month entering Thursday’s game against Washington, which is the last day of April. A win would continue OSU’s streak to 16-consecutive winning months of baseball. Oregon State holding up in RPI The Beavers are currently 37th in the RPI — The Rating Percentage Index is a ranking of teams based on overall record combined with strength of schedule — which is the fourth highest ranking of any Pac-12 team. No. 2 UCLA has the highest RPI in the nation, No. 13 USC is 10th and No. 7 Arizona State is 23rd. As of Friday, Baseball America projects Oregon State to make the postseason as a No. 2 seed. If the season ended today, that would likely mean the Beavers would play in the Dallas Regional, assuming Dallas Baptist was awarded a No. 1 seed. Baseball America has Texas Tech (No. 3 seed) and Columbia (No. 4 seed) as the other two teams that would be in the regional.
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Former OSU baseball player Michael Conforto celebrates after a good at bat during the Beavers’ win against UNLV in Goss Stadium June 1, 2014. While the postseason is still a long way away, it seems as though OSU’s chances are high at this point in the year, considering 64 teams make the playoffs. Favorable schedule the rest of the way Oregon State has played the toughest part of its schedule, and should enjoy its remaining matchups. OSU has already played the three of the top four teams in the confer-
ence — UCLA (1), ASU (2) and USC (4) — and has just two remaining conference series on the road. Three of OSU’s four remaining conference opponents reside at the very bottom of the Pac-12 standings. Washington, this week’s opponent, is currently ninth at 8-13 in conference play. Utah, which OSU plays the following weekend beginning May 8, is 10th at 6-12. Lastly, the Beavers face last place Stanford (5-13) on May 15
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before ending the season against a formidable opponent in Cal. With such a favorable stretch in front of them, it’s the perfect time for the Beavers to make a run toward the top of the conference standings. Past OSU players threatening to make MLB rosters Former Oregon State left fielder Michael Conforto made some noise last week when ESPN’s Keith Law said in an ESPN online chat that the New York Mets prospect could join the big league club as early as September if managed properly. Conforto is currently hitting .346 with four home runs and 15 runs batted in in 61 plate appearances for High-A St. Lucie. Many have wondered why Conforto hasn’t been promoted to New York’s AA affiliate Binghamton yet, including Law, who went on to say in the chat: “I don’t get their handling of him; not last summer after he took too long to sign, not now. This guy could play in the majors this summer if they’d just get him on track to do so.” This week, meanwhile, it’s former left-handed pitcher Matt Boyd making headlines. Boyd, of the Toronto Blue Jays organization, is 1-1 this year with a 1.31 earned run average in 20 2/3 innings. The Blue Jays’ bullpen has struggled out of the gates in the 2015 season, and could look to add a guy like Boyd if any injuries occur or struggles continue. Boyd was the 29th ranked prospect in Toronto’s organization following last year and has been impressive so far in 2015. Andrew Kilstrom, sports reporter On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com
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hen we read the March 31 Life@ OSU address by President Ed Ray concerning the next steps to sexual violence prevention and saw that “The Hunting Ground” was scheduled to be screened during April — Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) — it piqued our interest. The documentary concerning the “expose of sexual assault on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families,” according to the film’s official website, was scheduled to be screened April 16. But when we looked at the list of SAAM 2015’s events, the film wasn’t listed as an event. We spoke with Angelo Gomez, Oregon State University’s executive director of equity and
Editorial inclusion, and learned that there was a delicate reason for this. According to Gomez, the film was shown for the first time at OSU in the Memorial Union Ballroom on April 16 — to an invited audience — in conjunction with four other Oregon schools, and was organized by sexual assault survivor Brenda Tracy, according to an April 16 piece from the Oregonian. After this viewing and after running the film by specialists who work with sexual assault survivors on a regular basis, the concern arose that a public showing of the film to OSU students
might incite hopelessness and discourage students from speaking out to their university for help. “It’s a real problem,” Gomez said. “The film talks about real experiences and the students involved receiving little support from their universities.” Such universities included, but were not limited to, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Florida State, Berkeley and George Mason University, according to a Jan. 23 piece from Variety. We haven’t seen the film yet, but we imagine that OSU isn’t included in the list; otherwise there would have been backlash by now, right? “It shines a light on a national problem,” said Gomez, “but it doesn’t address the good that has been done at universities like OSU.”
He expressed in the interview that showing the film is still an option during April, provided that there is a strong student interest. “My preference,” Gomez said, “is that the film is helpful to students and by showing it we can make resources at OSU known.” Gomez also expressed that after having seen the film himself, he felt that fears of hopelessness might have been over-cautious and that the office of equity and inclusion would be happy to assist in another screening, given student interest. Although as witnessed in The Blog Brown Daily Herald, students were morosed after viewing the film; however, there was a See EDITORIAL | page 8
Anal sex equality, importance of communication in relationships D
ear Dr. Sex, My partner really enjoys anal sex. I have tried it and really dislike it on an emotional as well as a physical level. I want to give him what he likes. Is there anything we can do to reach a compromise or will this always be a struggle in our relationship? Signed, To Anal or Not to Anal, That is the Question Dear To Anal or Not to Anal, So there are three different issues going on here.
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Ask Dr. Sex The first issue is the fact that he really enjoys anal sex as the penetrator and you don’t like it as the recipient. My solution to this dilemma isn’t necessarily ingenious but it is very practical and usually works.
You need to switch roles. To help him understand why you physically don’t like being the receiver of anal sex, he needs to be put in the receiver position. Here’s how you do that: Estimate his penis size and go to an adult shop and purchase a dildo approximately the same size as his penis. Now go home and penetrate him anally with it. If he enjoys it, then, as a couple, the compromise is you take turns being the penetrator and the recipient.
Email questions for the column to forum@dailybarometer.com, with the subject “Ask Dr. Sex.” Your name will not be published. “Submissions not associated with Oregon State University will not be accepted.”
It is interesting that most, not all, heterosexual men do not like being the recipient. Actually most of them don’t even like thinking about being the recipient. If he wants you to take it up the
tailpipe, he needs to be willing to do the same. The second issue going on here is that you want to give him what he likes when it isn’t what you like. See GREAVES | page 8
Feminism: Not an ugly word, applicable for anyone, everyone P
icture the scene: You’re at work, and a new coworker has approached you to introduce herself. After chatting amiably for a few minutes about one such subject or another, the red-hot issue of feminism comes up. Your new coworker then proceeds to identify herself as a feminist. What is your initial reaction? For most folks, they would, at the very least, feel apprehensive. There is a good portion that will instantly picture a feminist as a “crazy” woman who hates men and lives in a tree, and likely only a small portion of you who
“vastly superior” to men — just equality of the sexes. When thinking of feminism, picture the ultimate goal as being an equally balanced teeter-totter; if either side is higher than the will understand what it truly means to be a other, everyone loses. feminist. Why, then, is there such a cultural bias So what does it actually mean? toward having such a strong aversion to a Merriam-Webster defines feminism as “the person identifying as a feminist? theory of the political, economic and social Since the 1970s, when the first waves of femiequality of the sexes,” or “organized activity nism were gaining attention and success, there on behalf of women’s rights and interests.” was an immediate backlash to control and Nothing about hating all men on sheer fact of ultimately put a stop to the feminist movement. their being men, nothing about women being Political leaders, the media, even schools
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repeated the message: Feminism is a hateful, man-hating movement that will destroy this country. The reason for all these misconceptions is clear: fear. Fear of change, fear of empowerment, even fear of equality. Fear is what drove many to misconstrue what they did not know, and then purport their “knowledge” as factual evidence. Well, fact: Feminism is not about hating men. It’s about believing that all genders should have equal rights. Another fun fact: Anyone can identify as a See KING | page 8
School choice irrelevant to future happiness I t is no secret that some universities — the vast majority of which are private — tend to be considered more prestigious than other various colleges around the nation. And it is this notion that haunts many high-school students on their journey to secondary education. The idea that your ability to be successful is dependent on the university at which you study leads many students to unnecessarily stress about the college application process, and often feel unhappy with where they end up, should they not be admitted to a university considered to be “esteemed.” But is this hypothesis really true? Are our future successes truly limited should we choose to attend a state university as opposed to one of the prestigious Ivy League institutions? In short, they are not. What makes such esteemed universities capable of providing students with an increased likelihood of future success is not so much the quality of their teachings, but the
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ics and participate in the universal quest for knowledge, in the end it becomes less about the quality of your education and more about how you use it. And it is for this reason that networking is such a critical component of our undergraduate studies — because while good grades are essential to receiving internships and other career building opportunities, leaving college with little to no professional experience puts students at a significant disadvantage when competing against plenty of other well-qualified candidates. It is evident that, despite popular belief, it does not really matter where you go to school for your secondary education. There are opportunities to be successful in the future wherever you may end up. All you need is the drive and determination to do so. t
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strong desire for its presence on university campuses. In the online version of the The Blog Brown Daily Herald, a student expressed that the film should be required in freshman orientations nationally. We also spoke with Vice President of University Relations and Marketing Steve Clark about the film showing and his opinion concerning the hopelessness that might affect OSU students. Clark mentioned the intent of OSU to provide better and more immediate services to the OSU community as well as a safe environment. “‘The Hunting Ground’ film shows the problem; OSU is not ignoring that,” Clark said, “and it is important to have this information available, but to also provide assistance to students.” When asked if he felt the film should be shown to students, Clark said “Universities provide opportunities to learn. This film is an opportunity to emphasize what is different about OSU and what we need to make better. It is an important conversation that needs to be had. It is an opportunity for dialogue and how to make this university, this community, safer for faculty and students.” So given this information, here is our take. We can appreciate the delicacy with which the initial screening of “The Hunting Ground” was handled and the general concern for students. But we think that as a campus community, we are pretty tough. As students, we are incredibly aware of the awesome resources we have available to us. This documentary needs to be shown, and the problem needs to be publicly addressed so that those who have been hurt can begin healing and achieving justice. As a student body, we should make it known to the office of equity and inclusion that we are very interested in another viewing of “The Hunting Ground.” This needs to happen, because currently, none of the theaters in Corvallis are showing the documentary. If change is going to take place, what better place to begin than OSU?
reaching a compromise about anal sex won’t result in anal sex still being an ongoing struggle. This kind of situation happens Well, maybe you didn’t mean frequently in relationships where that, but your question suggests couples have to compromise that once you reach a compromise, when partners don’t want the the issue is no longer a struggle. same thing. Long-term couples have certain The problem with this particular issues that come up time and time issue is that there is a big difference again in the relationship. between you doing something They are referred to as unsolvyou don’t want to do and him not getting to do something he wants able problems. Unsolvable problems are things in a relationship to do. Often times when partners don’t that partners are willing to accept, want the same things, it’s because live with and deal with. It could be as simple as the they want different things — not because one perthings you agree son doesn’t want to disagree about The problem with what the other — or it could be person wants. this particular issue more serious issues such as For example — is that there is a big how to disciand this is a very pline children, simplistic examdifference between money or ple — let’s say you you doing something spend want Pad Thai, divide household you don’t want and chores. but he wants a burrito. The him not getting to do So even if you wanting different do come to a something he wants. things probably compromise on isn’t because you this issue, you don’t want a burwill probably rito or he doesn’t want Pad Thai. never come to love anal sex and Additionally, my solution above your partner will probably never still doesn’t address the issue of come to love being penetrated by how much you do not enjoy anal a dildo — although stranger things sex emotionally, as my solution is have happened. only a compromise on a physit cal level. I would hope that if your partner is compassionate Dr. Kathy Greaves is a senior instructor and faculty in the college of public health and human and empathetic that he wouldn’t member sciences. Greaves hosts sexuality and relationship want you to do something that Q&A sessions in the residence halls and the co-ops, you dislike on both a physical and in sororities and fraternities, in the cultural centers an emotional level — just for his and for community groups. The opinions expressed in Greaves’ columns do not necessarily represent pleasure. those of The Daily Barometer staff. Greaves can be The third issue is thinking that reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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mistake — this is not the same as a document explicitly declaring women as being legally equal to men. feminist. Scarier — according to the Since feminism simply means equality for the sexes, you can be website dosomething.org, a cama man and support equal rights paign by the United Nations Secretary General noted the stafor all at no extra charge. tistic that 603 The backlash million women against feminism live in counlives on in part The feminist tr ies where to the pervading domestic viobelief that femimovement will go lence is not yet nism is an old, nowhere with considered a outdated concrime. any further cept — one that This is terhas no place in misconceptions rifying, and modern society dragging us down should let you because there is know how simply no lonand ultimately urgently we ger a need for the holding us back. still need the movement. feminist moveUnfortunately, ment in this this could not be and every country. further from the truth. The feminist movement will go Statistics don’t lie; accordnowhere with any further mising to womensissues.com writer Linda Lowen, women earn only conceptions dragging us down 78 cents for every dollar earned and ultimately holding us back. To reiterate, feminism is about by a man. supporting equal rights for both Furthermore, even America’s female CEO’s earn 33 cents for sexes, with a focus on women’s every dollar their male CEO equality. Feminism is not about hating counterparts earn. men. Beyond the statistical facts of Men can — and should — the wage gap, though, lies a truly identify as feminists. astounding bit of information As Malala Yousafzai, famous that should make the hairs on everyone’s neck rise — in the U.S. Pakistani activist and youngestConstitution, there is nothing ever Nobel Prize laureate tells us, explicitly protecting or demand- “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” ing the equal rights of women.
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is their right as the student leaders of the publication and Latrice is welcome to disagree with the choice, but it isn’t her call what goes into Prism unless she’s a part of the judging committee” was incorrect. The decision of what content gets released in Prism Arts and Literary In the editorial “Yoga Pants poem not really sexist, just bad,” which Magazine begins with an extensive review process from the magaran in the April 27, 2015 edition of The Daily Barometer, the paragraph zine’s editorial board, followed by final approval from the publication’s stating “It’s also up to the editors of Prism Magazine, the poem’s pub- editor-in-chief. lisher, to determine what graces the pages of each term’s edition. That The Daily Barometer regrets the error.
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