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CRAIG ROBINSON FIRED

Men’s basketball coach Craig Robinson fired Monday after 6 years at Oregon State

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Oregon State University fired men’s basketball head coach Craig Robinson Monday morning.

Robinson, who is President Barack Obama’s brother-in-law, was hired in 2008 and led the Beavers to a 94-105 overall record — 39-69 in conference play — in his six seasons as OSU’s head coach.

He has three years remaining on his contract and is owed approximately $4.2 million over the next 38 months.

The decision to fire Robinson comes just five weeks after OSU Athletic Director Bob De Carolis committed to retaining Robinson and publicly endorsed him in a widely distributed email.

“Since that time, after further evaluation, thought and discussion, I decided on Thursday that my initial decision was wrong,” De Carolis said.

“I was more objective this time around,” he later added.

Langston Morris-Walker, a guard who will be in his junior year for the 2014-15 season, said the decision to fire Robinson blindsided him and his teammates.

He found out Monday morning when his mother called him.

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Oregon State men’s basketball head coach Craig Robinson watches the action from the sideline in a January home game against Stanford.

2 students die Groundbreaking ceremony for cultural center Asian & Pacific Cultural Center in car crash to move closer to ‘heart of campus’ near Fairbanks Hall performed the Lion Dance, a tradition among South Asian countries. Student affairs educator and graduate teaching assistant Daniel Cardenas said the Lion Dance is performed during holidays or momenBy Ria Rankine tous occasions.

THE DAILY BAROMETER “There was a Lion Dance perA ceremonial groundbreaking took place Monday for Oregon State formed at the original Grand University’s new Asian & Pacific Opening of our current APCC, and Cultural Center at the Fairbanks Hall we hoped to continue this tradition,” Cardenas said. parking lot on Jefferson Way. Students of the APCC and attenSenior Timothy Lam and junior An Vuong, members of the APCC, dance of the ceremony were given a chance to leave their mark on the n

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Oregon State students die in single-vehicle accident off Highway 20

By Megan Campbell THE DAILY BAROMETER

Two Oregon State University students died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning.

Oregon State Police Northern Command Center dispatch received a report of a car crash, and emergency responders arrived on scene approximately 45 minutes afterward, said OSP Lt. Gregg Hastings.

OSP is still investigating the cause of the crash. Before knowing if drugs or alcohol played a role, police are waiting on toxicology reports, which could take several weeks.

Abigail Emerson, 21, lost control of the Chevrolet Impala on Highway 20 near Eddyville heading eastbound, according to an OSP FlashAlert.

Reportedly, while taking a sharp right curve, the car fishtailed, nearly hit another vehicle and went off the shoulder. Approximately 40 feet down the embankment, the car landed on its top in the Yaquina River and was submerged near milepost 17.

There were several witnesses at the scene, but no one could get to Emerson See CRASH | page 4

Men’s golf misses postseason

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Timothy Lam and An Vuong drape themselves in a costume to perform the Lion Dance, a tradition among South Asian countries.

building. Literally. The group signed a beam that will be used in the new APCC building. Before it becomes part of the architecture, the students and faculty have plans for the beam.

“We will take a picture of this beam, and frame the picture in the new building,” Cardenas said. “This way, community members can visit the building in the future, remember (Monday’s) ceremony and see how their legacy lives on.”

Also in attendance were APCC alumni and OSU President Ed Ray. Ray spoke about the history of the cultural center and why the new location is important for OSU. He briefly touched on the subject of inclusivity on campus, a topic that has gained much attention in recent months.

Students of the center are pleased with the upcoming change.

Melissa Choy, a junior majoring in exercise and sports science and member of the cultural center, thinks this move says a lot about OSU. “It’s good to see the campus is more inviting to cultures,” Choy said.

Choy said that the center can reach out to more students, because it will be closer to the “heart of campus.”

Its current location is at the northwest corner of campus, or what Choy considers the “outskirts.” This location makes it difficult for members and OSU students to drop in.

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Baseball plays at UO for nonconference game Sports, page 6

raig Robinson knew year six of his tenure as Oregon State’s men’s basketball coach was “the year.”

I’ve known he knew this since last July, when he graciously offered me a ride across campus in his golf cart. Making small talk, he asked how close I was to graduating. I told him I had one year left, meaning I’d be returning to the men’s basketball beat for a fourth season.

“Well, this is going to be the season to cover us,” Robinson said, figuring I’d grown tired of covering underachieving teams.

He didn’t throw in any “ifs” (I’m used to that). He didn’t hint at it being a building-block for bigger and better things down the road (used to that, too).

It — the upcoming 2013-14 season — was simply The Year.

Timeout.

Let’s go back, shall we.

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Planning, deliberation continue in Bend as OSU administrators, city look to cooperate with community organizations

By Sean Bassinger THE DAILY BAROMETER

The recent delays of Oregon State University’s Cascades expansions continue enabling discussions between concerned community members and university administrators.

Originally approved in September 2013, the 56-acre OSU-Cascades campus project will allow the current Bend program to develop into its own fouryear university.

Submitted April 28, the site application process to continue construction on the OSU-Cascades project has been adjusted to allow for more community input.

The overall decision was made by the City of Bend after hearing input from Truth on Site, a group of more than 300 community supporters.

These supporters, who live in the surrounding area, raise issue with the location of the expansion site.

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Annual city program encourages alternative transportation methods

By Emma-Kate Schaake THE DAILY BAROMETER

The City of Corvallis Transportation Program is encouraging alternative transportation with the “Get There” program, which runs from Monday to May 16.

Anyone who walks, bikes, carpools, rides the bus or telecommutes, can log their trip at DriveLessConnect.com and will automatically be eligible for prizes.

Prizes range from an Ipad Air to gift cards from local businesses. There are also a variety of informational events in the community throughout the program.

Drive Less Connect is a carpool and trip-tracking network that sustainability at OSU, among other entities, uses to collect data and incentivize alternative transportation.

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CASCADES n Continued from page 1 Becky Johnson, vice president of OSU-Cascades, said Truth in Site requested a hearing to address concerns with the continuing construction of a four-year university on the construction site.

“Up until that point, we were still on our target,” Johnson said. “They don’t want the university going in next door to them.”

Truth in Site’s webpage, which outlines the expression, “for the university, against the location,” also lists concerns in terms of land toxicity, potentially forcing students to live off campus and expanding the campus far beyond its initial goal of 5,000 students.

The change within the review process requires OSU to continue renting out of Cascades

with OSU sustainability is the main administrator for the university group on the page.

“It helps get the word out, and get more people interested in sustainable transportation,” Snowhill said.

OSU has been widely recognized as a bike-friendly campus. According to the website Best Colleges Online, OSU ranks 9 out of 10 for the most bike friendly colleges. The League of American Bicyclists labeled OSU as a silver-level bike-friendly university and Bicycling magazine ranks Corvallis as 2 out of 5 for small bike-friendly cities.

However, the growing OSU population and the continued dedication of sustainable programs has campus and the city trying to do more through initiatives like “Get There.”

“I would hope it leads more students, faculty and staff getting to OSU and taking personal trips in more sustainable ways,” Snowhill said.

Snowhill assisted “Get There” with implementation of the website for the project. OSU sustainability was a main

source of outreach and marketing, including poster printing and distribution.

“We are looking to increase awareness for transportation options and celebrate transportation options in the community,” said transportation options outreach coordinator with Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments Tarah Campi.

The Oregon Cascades West Council of Government is a partnership of Linn Benton and Lincoln counties, which works to serve its communities in a broad range of community and economic development issues. The transportation division, known as the Cascades West Area Commission on Transportation, is a public forum for regional and state transportation development that assists cities with projects and programs such as “Get There.”

“We have transportation programs that works on transportation outreach and promotes transportation options,” Campi said.

This particular program aims

to showcase the personal and communal benefits of alternative modes of transportation.

“Alternative transportation helps people save money, stay active and help reduce your carbon footprint,” Campi said.

Last year, participants in the “Get There” campaign tracked enough miles using alternative transportation to circle the earth five times.

This year’s event began on Monday with online signups and free bike-light distribution at several sights in Corvallis. Prizes, free informational sessions and bike tuneups offer incentives, which coordinators like Campi hope increase participation and awareness for the duration of “Get There.”

“The main goal is to get as many people out of single occupancy vehicles as possible,” Snowhill said. “Help get single occupancy vehicles off the road, and help the community help the planet.”

Hall, which is located on the Central Oregon Community College campus.

“Since they’re not going to have that bond payment anymore, we need to negotiate a new rate,” Johnson said.

Jon Skidmore, Bend assistant city manager, said the city staff would traditionally outline plans with the city to make sure everything meets requirements.

“It’s typically a pretty standard review,” Skidmore said.

The Truth in Site organization raised concerns primarily related to parking, increased traffic and fluctuations in property values. As a result, the city moved to require an outside hearings officer to evaluate the site.

Following these evaluations, the community will have a 12-day period to voice whether they’re for or against moving forward with plans, Skidmore

said.

The neighborhood organization known as the Broken Top Community Association also requested a meeting with city and university officials slated for Monday, according to Skidmore.

“I would imagine that a number of folks involved with that Truth in Site group will be at that meeting,” Skidmore said.

Scott Morgan, spokesperson for Truth in Site, said the upcoming Broken Top meeting serves little purpose in the discussion.

“Nobody’s going to go listen to the same people who’ve been talking the same stuff,” Morgan said. “Everybody’s heard Jon Skidmore and everyone’s heard Kelly Sparks.”

Student housing also stands as one of the organization’s greatest concerns, and that Bend’s vacancy rate of 0.7 per-

cent could pose challenges to a great number of students who would live off campus, Morgan said.

In addition, Morgan said the university’s overall plan previously seemed too rushed, and he does not understand why their organization has received criticism for instigating plan delays.

“We haven’t done anything yet, because they only submitted their application to the city a week ago,” Morgan said.

“Their timeframe of fall 2015 was unrealistic to begin with.”

The decision to adjust the approval process and include more community voices was a better choice, Morgan said.

Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing at OSU, said the university recognizes the concerns of citizens and will continue to work with them when it can.

“The growth and development of the campus will occur over a long period of time,” Clark said. “It will not be an immediate issue we won’t be able to manage.”

OSU President Ed Ray mentioned plans of slowing or delaying the growth of the OSU-Cascades campus if the administration noticed any shortcomings in terms of the capacity to manage the continuing process, Clark said.

“We’ve made a commitment to the community to address these issues in a collaborative way,” Clark said.

OSU-Cascades plans on implementing courses for freshman and sophomore students during the originally planned times in 2015.

Potential classroom spaces could include the current OSUCascades research facility and other locations at COCC.

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Events Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, 2-3:30pm, Asian and Pacific Cultural Center. Chinese Cuisines. Participants will learn about four major Chinese cuisines systematically.

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season. “I didn’t think they were going to go that far with it.�

Robinson called Nelson Monday morning to discuss the news. “I respect (De Carolis) a lot, I know he was in a tough spot ‌ I just think it kind of sucks,â€? Nelson said. “Coach Rob is my guy.When he gets fired in May, it’s tough for him to get a job.â€?

The late timing of this decision could hinder OSU’s opportunity to make a new hire. De Carolis said a national coaching search will begin Monday. “We want to act quickly, but we want to make the right choice,� he said.

Grady Garrett contributed to this report.

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deliberate and intentional ways in which OSU commits not only to the (Asian/Pacific Islander) community, but to diversity as a whole,� Dorsette said.

Expected completion of the new center is still undecided, but Ray said it should open in nine months. Students and faculty hope to see the new building up by winter term 2015.

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“I didn’t know what happened, didn’t know why I didn’t get a heads up,� Morris-Walker said.

The soon-to-be-junior does think the move could be a positive for the team. “It’s sad to see Coach Rob leave — none of us expected it — but I see why the administration wanted to move forward,�

Morris-Walker said. “It was just the timing of the situation that caught me off guard.�

Only 1,351 fans were in attendance at Gill Coliseum for the Beavers’ 96-92 loss to Radford in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational.

The attendance for the game was the second-lowest in Gill Coliseum history, and the season attendance for the 2013-14 campaign was the lowest ever seen since Gill Coliseum opened in 1949. “It’s probably going to bring back a lot of fans,� Morris-Walker said. “It’s going to bring back a little bit of excitement.�

That lack of excitement is what raised many questions about whether or not Robinson would return. Robinson and De Carolis met multiple times after the conclusion of the 2013-14 season.

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with a plan to move the program dismissal official, and later met forward, which led to De Carolis’ with the current basketball roster. public support of the coach. “(The players) seemed pretty In the weeks after it was positive,� De Carolis said. “They announced that OSU would are 18- to 22-year-olds ... but retain Robinson, they seemed junior Eric pretty good Moreland and in a Oregon State declared for pretty decent the NBA Draft, University, our spot. I was freshman student-athletes and surprised.�

Hallice Cooke Roberto our loyal supporters opted to transNelson and fer and junior deserve more than Challe Barton Joe Burton simple desire — they — former elected to go overseas to players who deserve success. play basketball played their professionally. entire careers Bob De Carolis De Carolis at OSU with OSU athletic director said his decision Robinson was not because in charge — of one specific factor, and that the were shocked to learn the news. decision to retain him and then “It was crazy,� said Burton, fire him was his alone. who graduated after the 2012-13 “Despite my sincere want for Coach Robinson to be successful at Oregon State, as the days moved on since March, it became clear to me that wanting n Continued from page 1 it to work with Craig as our head “More clubs will utilize the coach was not good enough,� space,� Choy said. “We hope De Carolis said. “Oregon State for more collaboration with University, our student-athletes cultural clubs.� and our loyal supporters deserve Jason Dorsette, center more than simple desire — they director of the Lonnie B. deserve success.�

Harris Black Cultural Center, De Carolis met with Robinson attended the ceremony and Monday morning to make the said it is one example of how OSU commits to all students. “(Monday’s) groundbreaking of the APCC displays very

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GARRETT n Continued from page 1 Robinson spent the first five years of his tenure pointing to the future.

Building a winning program is a process, he loved to say.

Especially when the program is in as bad of a shape as OSU’s was when Robinson inherited it. It takes patience, a word Robinson used when he was introduced as OSU’s coach in April 2008.

“Anything that is worthwhile isn’t easy,” Robinson said at the time. “It’s going to take patience, a lot of patience.”

The first step of “the process” is to bring in talent. Robinson did, landing two top-100 recruits (Roberto Nelson, Jared Cunningham) and a trio of three-stars (Joe Burton, Angus Brandt, Rhys Murphy) his first year on the job. One year later, he signed top-150 recruits Devon Collier and Ahmad Starks.

But those recruiting hauls didn’t translate into immediate success, as OSU finished Robinson’s second season four games worse than .500 and went a pathetic 11-20 the following year.

But that was OK, because step two of Robinson’s “process” — developing talent — was in the works.

“I’m excited about the future,” Robinson said after Cunningham’s class’ freshman season, which ended in a first-round College Basketball Invitational loss. Then, one year later, “I’m happy as heck that we’ve got next year.”

Step three of “the process” — learning how to win — began in year four of the Robinson era, during which OSU reached 20 wins for the first time since 1990.

It was a step in the right direction, no doubt.

But then the Beavers unex-

pectedly lost Cunningham to the NBA and Brandt to a seasonending knee injury, so year five became another “learning how to win” year.

Fair enough.

Which leads me back to the remark Robinson made in the golf cart months before year six tipped off, when he finally put the present before the future.

Robinson knew the pieces were all in place. The Beavers had a formidable roster featuring three seniors with starting experience — including Nelson, who led the Pac-12 in scoring in conference games as a junior — and junior Eric Moreland, who had previously flirted with turning pro.

OSU had the talent. It had the experience. And it had won enough games to “know how to win.”

It was finally time for step four of “the process” — winning enough games to contend for an NCAA Tournament bid.

Only step four never happened. The Beavers underachieved — again — by finishing 10th in the Pac-12. Terrible losses (five RPI sub-150 losses) canceled out their quality wins (four RPI top-50 wins). They blew three double-digit second-half leads and frustrated Beaver Nation to the point that people simply stopped attending games.

At season’s end — after an embarrassing first-round CBI loss to Radford (who?) — OSU boasted the resume of a team you’d think was supposed to be in step one or two of “the process.”

So, I wondered, what happens when step four of “the process” doesn’t happen when it is supposed to happen?

We received our answer Monday, when Athletic Director Bob De Carolis announced that he fired Robinson.

It was the right move, no question.

“The process,” which Robinson had spent the past six years preaching, never yielded the results he said it would. It had run its course.

I disagree with anyone who said Robinson shouldn’t have received a sixth season. He spent his first five years loading the bases — assembling a team with the talent the Beavers possessed this past season — and deserved a chance to swing for a grand slam. The thing was, he grounded into an inning-ending double play.

And I disagree with anyone — though I don’t think many feel this way — who says Robinson deserved a seventh season.

Given next season’s depleted roster, the Beavers would have been lucky to win more than three conference games.

Had Robinson guided such a disastrous season, I’m not sure he would have been able to say he left the program in a better place than it was when he inherited it. He would have been known as the coach who overstayed his welcome.

But because Robinson’s departure comes at the perfect time, we can — at least we can try to — remember him for the positive things he did for the program, like winning 94 games (fourth-most in program history), being instrumental in the building of a state-of-the-art practice facility and serving as an admirable off-the-court mentor for players who have a future outside of basketball because of him.

Robinson tried to do things the right way. He had a process.

It just didn’t work out.

Thank Robinson for trying, Beaver Nation.

And thank De Carolis for making the right move at the right time.

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CRASH n Continued from page 1 or passenger Christopher Kazanski, 24.

Emergency responders found Emerson and Kazanski unconscious and transported them to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, where they were pronounced dead on arrival.

Emerson, majoring in anthropology, went to Roseburg High School.

“The news was a real shock,” said Micki Hall, Emerson’s high school teacher. “It’s really sad.”

Emerson took Hall’s modern issues and advanced placement U.S. government classes. Hall, who hasn’t spoken to Emerson in person in several years, has remained Facebook friends after Emerson came to OSU. Described as a quiet and passionate person, Hall spoke of Emerson’s interest in the humanities and her mature insights.

“She had a big heart,” Hall said.

Kazanski, from Madison, Wis., was slated to graduate at the end of summer. As an English major and French minor, Kazanski worked closely with undergraduate academic adviser Steve Kunert.

“It’s tough,” Kunert said. “I’m very saddened.”

Kunert, who has known Kazanski since 2012, described him as a friendly, easy-going person.

“Chris was just a joy to work with,” Kunert said. “He was very happy-go-lucky.”

When Kunert saw Kazanski on campus, he was always smiling.

For those who are looking to speak with a counselor, Counseling and Psychological Services is located on the fifth floor of Snell Hall and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The 24-hour line is 541-737-2131.

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THE CRAIG ROBINSON ERA April 8, 2008

May 5, 2014

HIRED

FIRED

“This is a rich basketball history, and I can’t wait to get back to where we were.”

“I came to the conclusion that we needed a fresh start.”

–De Carolis

– Robinson

BEAVERS WIN CBI, FINISH SEASON 18-18

April 3, 2009 “ … After what we’ve done, we’re going to have (higher) expectations, which is a whole different thing.”

– Robinson

BEAVERS LOSE BY 51 AT HOME TO SEATTLE U.

Jan. 6, 2010 “Hopefully, we will not make this a habit.”

– Robinson

ROBINSON RECEIVES TWO-YEAR EXTENSION

March 2, 2010 “Since his arrival, Craig Robinson has done an outstanding job of instilling a work ethic within the program that has allowed our student-athletes to improve on and off the court.”

– Bob De Carolis

BEAVERS LOSE IN CBI, FINISH 14-18

March 17, 2010 “I am excited about the future, and I think things can be really good here.”

– Robinson

BEAVERS FINISH SEASON 11-20 March 10, 2011 “I’m sorry that we’re not continuing on, but I’m happy as heck that we’ve got next year.”

– Robinson

BEAVERS BEAT TEXAS TO START SEASON 4-0

Nov. 19, 2011 “I like this team. And now you can see why.”

– Robinson

DE CAROLIS ANNOUNCES ROBINSON WILL RETURN FOR SEVENTH SEASON

March 28, 2014 “I’m looking forward to watching Craig Robinson continue to build our program.”

– De Carolis

BEAVERS END 16-16 SEASON WITH CBI LOSS TO RADFORD

March 19, 2014 “If I get fired, it’s been nice knowing you guys.”

– Robinson

BEAVERS IMPROVE TO 5-4 IN CONFERENCE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1999

Feb. 2, 2014 “All week we have been telling (the players) that each day is sort of history making for the program, at least in recent history.”

– Robinson

BEAVERS FINISH SEASON 14-18

March 13, 2013 “While it didn’t look like it this season, we’ve made a lot of progress.”

– Robinson

ROBINSON RECEIVES ONE-YEAR EXTENSION

Sept. 13, 2012 “Coach Robinson has done a remarkable job in building our men’s basketball program into something all of Beaver Nation can be proud of.”

– De Carolis

BEAVERS WIN 20TH GAME

March 14, 2012 “Twenty wins is a milestone no matter where you are, but in a place that hasn’t done it since 1989-90, that is really something special.”

– Robinson

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Robinson’s firing shocks current, past, incoming players

By Josh Worden

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Oregon State Athletic Director Bob De Carolis announced Monday that head coach Craig Robinson has been fired. With the news, uncertainty of next year’s squad has proliferated.

Robinson’s exit is preceded by the departure of six scholarship players from last year’s team, only three of whom were seniors. Hallice Cooke, Eric Moreland and Challe Barton announced their intentions to leave Oregon State in the interim period between De Carolis’ public backing of Robinson on March 28 and the eventual firing Monday.

In a press conference Monday, De Carolis denied the idea that Cooke, Moreland and Barton left specifically because of Robinson.

“It wasn’t anything like that,” he said. “They all had their personal reasons.”

The Beavers filled two open scholarships last month, signing Cameron Oliver out of Grant High School in Sacramento, Calif., and getting a commitment from Nick Faust, a transfer from Maryland who will have one year of eligibility after sitting out the upcoming season.

It is unknown if Oliver, Faust or the other three members of the 2014 recruiting class will jump ship with the recent news.

De Carolis said that OSU would release signees of their scholarships if requested once a new coach is named.

Isaiah Manderson, a center from Oldsmar, Fla., who signed with the Beavers in the fall of last year, is unsure if he will come to OSU after all.

“I was looking forward to playing for Coach Robinson,” he said. “I’ll probably wait and see who Oregon State hires, but it’s got to be soon.”

Manderson said he was “shocked” to learn of the news.

“I knew he was going to be on the hot seat, but I thought they were at least going to give him one more year,” Manderson said.

Soon after the news came out Monday morning, Oliver tweeted, “Yo man this is crazy …. Smh.” The other freshman of the 2014 class is Chai Baker, a shooting guard from Malone, Fla. Rounding out the current 2014 class is Gary Payton II, who is transferring after two years at Salt Lake Community College.

Manderson specifically was looking forward to seeing the freshman class grow with Robinson’s leadership.

“It would’ve been a rebuilding stage, but I felt like we still had some players that had been there, (I) thought it would have been a really good year,” he said. “I felt we had some pieces to build around. Now we may never know.”

Junior-to-be Langston MorrisWalker, OSU’s leading returning scorer at four points per game, said he thinks all of his teammates want to stay at Oregon State, but didn’t rule out other possibilities.

“When we get a new coach, we’ll see,” Morris-Walker said. “If it’s somebody we like, I’m pretty confident the people that are here will stay.”

According to Roberto Nelson, who just finished his senior year with the Beavers, OSU’s success next year will depend on retaining the players and commits currently on the roster.

“It could be (a rebuilding year), depending on if more people leave,” Nelson said in a phone interview Monday.

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Tuesday’s nonconference matchup against Oregon might not impact the Pac-12 standings, but it will have an effect on No. 2 Oregon State’s chances at earning a national seed in the postseason.

At No. 2 in the nation in the majority of polls and having accumulated a 34-8 record (17-4 Pac-12), the Beavers are in a good position to earn home-field advantage throughout the postseason. But with three games against defending national champion UCLA and No. 7 Washington around the corner, OSU’s remaining nonconference games — two against Oregon and one against Portland — are as important as ever.

The Beavers aren’t treating Tuesday’s contest any differently than a Pac-12 game.

“They all count at this point,” said junior left fielder Michael Conforto before the Cal series this past weekend. “We learned last year how important home field is in the playoffs and we hope to have it again this year. If we play one game at a time, one pitch at a time, we should be in a position to have that at the end of the year.”

Oregon State swept three games against the Ducks two weeks ago in Goss Stadium.

The Beavers’ starting pitching was dominant, as the entire pitching staff allowed just four runs in the three games, but OSU will likely use a different starter than the three who pitched in that series (Ben Wetzler, Andrew Moore and Jace Fry).

Freshman Jake Thompson is the likely candidate, having started five nonconference games this year, going 3-0 with a 3.33 earned run average, but senior Scott Schultz — normally the first man out of the bullpen — could throw considering the postseason implications the game provides. Schultz has started four games

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Oregon State surrounds head coach Pat Casey (5) against Oregon April 27 in Goss Stadium.

For the first time in eight years, the Oregon State men’s golf team will not partake in postseason competition.

The Beavers learned Monday that they are not one of 81 teams selected to play in the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, which OSU last missed out on in 2006.

However, the Beavers did receive a bit of consolation: senior David Fink and junior Alex Franklin are selected to compete as individuals.

Fink, who will be making his fourth postseason appearance, and Franklin, who will be making his first, will play in the regional held at Eugene Country Club May 15-17.

“I’m very excited for David and Alex,” head coach Jon Reehoorn said in a press release.

“David gets to extend his college

season, with first pitch scheduled for 6 this year in 18 appearances.

The Beavers will have to contend with p.m. Tuesday night in PK Park. The game an Oregon team that is hungry to exact will be aired on Pac-12 Networks. revenge after OSU swept them. The Andrew Kilstrom, sports editor Ducks were the No. 19-ranked team in On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom the nation entering the three-game slate, sports@dailybarometer.com but were dropped from the top 25 for the first time this season and are currently unranked. sive effort.

There’s no doubt Oregon would enjoy “Hopefully (we’ll have) somereturning the favor with a win, potenn Continued from page 5 body that can give us a defensive tially dropping OSU down in the national rankings.

As for the new coach, De Carolis scheme and stop people,” he said.

Morris-Walker said defense is “We have a target on our back and we and OSU have now begun the less about X’s and O’s than it is know that,” Conforto said. “We’re going search for a replacement. about desire. The Beavers, who to get teams’ best shot, so we can’t relax “We don’t have a candidate in finished last in the conference in any game. We want to play every game mind,” De Carolis said. “We have in scoring defense each of the and every inning like it’s the College a lot of help from the media giving past four seasons, need a coach World Series and the championship is us potential candidates, and that’s who can motivate players to play on the line.” great. Keep them coming.” defense.

OSU returns home following the Civil Morris-Walker said that he “Not everyone bought in to play War matchup with a three-game conferexpects and hopes for some defense (last year),” Morris-Walker ence series with UCLA. changes with the new coach, both said. “It hurt us.”

Before that, however, the Beavers face Oregon in the fourth of five meetings this Morris-Walker added that he in offensive philosophy and defen-

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career with another tournament.

He did everything he could in the final round of the Pac-12 Championships to help us have a shot to get in. Alex had a solid season and this will help him heading into next year.”

Fink, who led OSU in scoring average this season (72.65), fired a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Pac-12 Championships on April 29.

As a team, however, the Beavers didn’t do enough to warrant a postseason bid, finishing the three-day tournament in 10th place.

“It’s disappointing that we didn’t make it,” Reehoorn said.

“We knew going into Pac-12s that we needed to have a good tournament and unfortunately we didn’t play well in the third round. I think it hurts more to know that we were that close to getting in. It’s hard, but we need to figure out how to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

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and his teammates would not like to run the Princeton offense anymore.

“I would like to get more up and down, use our athletic ability,” he said.

Morris-Walker hopes a new coach is hired quickly.

“We would like to see somebody that wants to be relevant early,” Morris-Walker said. “Somebody that has a pretty good resume and is qualified for the job.”

Josh Worden, sports reporter On Twitter @WordenJosh sports@dailybarometer.com

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t’s about time we get over our fear of professors.

Having a healthy respect for them? Sure, that’s fine.

But maintaining a crippling fear of our professors is downright embarrassing. At this point in our lives, we should be mature enough to speak to other adults. Professors are adults — just like we are. We should be able to converse with them.

Professors can be scary.

They grade your work. Those grades go on transcripts. Transcripts determine whether or not you get a degree at the end of all this. Your degree controls your future (or so “they” say).

Therefore, your professors hold your future in the palm of their hands, and can crush it like a crinkly candy

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Scottaline wrapper if you annoy them.

But professors are people, too. They even have feelings (sometimes).

They understand how to interact with other humans, and often even like to interact with their students.

It’s nice to know where the class is in understanding the curriculum — interaction between professor and students can be necessary in finding that knowledge.

However, no one likes teachers’

pets, and there’s a fine line between normal human interaction and coming off as a teacher’s pet.

A few ground rules to avoid overeagerness with teachers include not always being the one to jump up and get the lights or the door or the window when professors suggest it. Don’t ramble on about how you want to do well in his or her class. Avoid groveling, in any way, as much as possible.

These things, if avoided, can offer a more relaxed rapport between student and teacher.

Also, if you see professors in a grocery store, you don’t have to act like Satan just arrived with an escort of the black death. You have the choice to talk to them or not, but just know that professors eat, too. Eating suggests

grocery shopping, so you will probably see them around town, running normal-people errands.

Professors are intelligent people who are also authority figures in our lives, but that doesn’t mean we have to be rude to them or run away when we spot them around town.

A little articulate conversation goes a long way. Most professors (or at least the ones I’ve had) enjoy the chance to get in touch with their students on a one-on-one basis. So, students, be not afraid. Go forth and conquer — or at least converse like a grown-up. t

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Poor body image hijacks our right to rock the short shorts G iven the overabundance of sunshine we’ve been getting as we travel into May, we’re sure to start seeing signs of late spring and early summer showing up.

One of these primary signs, up there with the snowbirds migrating back north and tiny cups of gelato, are the short shorts.

It makes sense — it’s hot outside.

Short shorts are cute, and designed for the heat.

Yet, every year around this time, when the sun comes out and the opportunity arises, people with body-image insecurities find themselves faced with the dilemma: To short or not to short?

I am one of those people with body-

I’m a modern lady; I understand that when it comes to selling something, you’re not making money unless you’re banking off your customers’ insecurities Cassie and fears.

I know that the “don’t judge a book by its cover” adage is one of the truest image insecurities. Frankly, I find it idioms I’ve heard.

But even armed with all of this knowldisturbing. edge and healthy thinking — I will still In my time at Oregon State University, take a good 30 minutes in front of a I have taken sociology, health and mirror to analyze how my shorts look, human sciences, human sexuality and criticizing my thighs for not looking like two women gender studies courses. Angelina Jolie’s and eventually seeking It has been drilled into me that not all out someone to ask, “Do I look like I bodies are created from the same Sofia should be allowed out in public?”

Vergara or Hugh Jackman cookie-cutter This is all a factor of how individuals internalize media images, and how it shape.

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OSU’s handling of Robinson is I embarrassing emember, remember, the fifth of May. There was no gunpowder; probably no treason; but definitely some plot. We see no reason why Oregon State University firing Craig Robinson should ever be forgotten.

Oregon State University blew up the Internet with Monday’s news that Robinson was fired. It was an explosion that even Guy Fawkes would have been envious of.

We’re not surprised that Robinson, who recently completed his sixth season as OSU’s men’s basketball coach, was fired. No one is.

The timing and the decision-making process, however, is baffling.

Athletic Director Bob De Carolis composed an email in support, and in defense, of Robinson. This email was widely distributed March 28.

De Carolis wrote about how Robinson had presented a plan to achieve program goals — a plan that still has never been detailed or even expanded upon.

De Carolis also wrote this in the email just 39 days ago: “I’m looking forward to watching Coach Robinson continue to build our program. He is a man of great character and someone who represents Oregon State University with integrity. I ask for your continued support of Beaver basketball.”

Thirty-nine days must have been enough time to realize there would not be continued support of Beaver basketball. And the dilapidated support was not just from the fans, either.

In the weeks after De Carolis’ letter, three returning players bolted. Two of those three — Eric Moreland and Hallice Cooke — were set to be OSU’s best players on the 2014-15 roster, by far.

Nearly one-fourth of next season’s roster left within three weeks of Robinson’s public retention. That’s no coincidence.

De Carolis said his decision to fire Robinson, after five weeks of re-evaluation, was the more objective decision.

Clearly, since it has become obvious that players were not consulted.

We’ve brazenly said in the past that Robinson should be fired. Despite our agreement in the decision to fire Robinson, the way this entire process was handled is appalling. It’s an embarrassment for the university, the athletic department and De Carolis himself.

The athletic department’s reluctance to consider firing Robinson, and its willingness to give him the benefit of the doubt, is going to cost $4.2 million.

Even former basketball player Joe Burton, who played his entire career with Robinson as his coach, was openly upset with OSU’s flip-flopping.

“It’s not a good look for Oregon State athletics in general how they (treated) Coach Robinson and the staff,” he said.

What does it say about this university if there is a glaring lack of confidence from within, a lack of communication with the players and continual discontent from fans?

It says OSU is nowhere near its goal of being an elite school for athletics.

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can affect them on a negative level, as detailed in a research report in Elsevier’s Body Image journal that critically examined how “Women’s exposure to thinand-beautiful media images” affected women’s body image and whether interventions could reduce the impact of the media-ideal internalization.

The many authors of the article (Yuko Yamamiyaa, Thomas F. Cashb, Susan E. Melnykb, Heidi D. Posavacc and Steven S. Posavacd) came to the conclusion that the media specifically operates to sell the idea of thinness to female consumers via dieting, exercising and contouring surgery. And yet, according to the report, “an idealization of thinness is positively correlated with body image dissatisfaction, which is often accompanied by social anxiety, depression, eating disturbances and poor self-esteem.”

It’s kind of hard to doubt this statement when Googled search results for “who should not wear short shorts” yields a “Hollywood Life” piece comparing how Cameron Diaz and Kate Gosselin wore their short shorts with a little more snark than even I’m comfortable with.

Apparently Kate did it wrong — how she could have when her legs look like carved alabaster in the picture is anyone’s guess. The piece said something about her shoes.

And if it’s not a matter of poorly selected shoes, then it’s a matter of “tasteful” shaming from the online blog of “Set Apart Girl,” which argues that clothing should be worn with modesty: her definition being with shame and bashfulness. On the subject of short shorts, the answer is a hard line: “I do not want to expose or exploit areas of my body that are meant for my husband’s eyes alone. Even before you meet your future husband, you can honor his position in your life by keeping the sensual areas of your body off-limits from other men’s eyes.”

Provided with all of the pervasive and brainwashing logic that only a few specific people can wear short shorts — and even then, those select few may still be at risk of being called “trashy,” because of the Puritan mentality of the majority of our country — I think the healthiest method is to go with something like the online blog “A Womyn’s Worth” by Shae Collins who explains the reasons why she wears short shorts. Some of my favorites included, “because it’s hot outside,” “because I love my body” and “because I want to and because no one can tell me what to do with my body.”

So let’s throw away our stupid insecurities — or at least bluff our way through pretending they don’t exist (Fake it until you make it, am I right?) — and bust out the shorts, because it’s time to get serious about enjoying this sunshine. t

Cassie Ruud is a senior in English. The opinions

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rammy-nominee Sarah Jarosz will play Thursday at Corvallis High School with Alex Hargreaves and Nathaniel Smith. After getting in touch with her, A&E editor Irene Drage assuaged her curiosity and asked a few questions: Irene Drage: What made you choose Corvallis as a stop on your tour?

Sarah Jarosz: We’ve played in Corvallis previously on a couple ofWest Coast tours, so we wanted to come back through. Since Alex is from Corvallis, it’s an added bonus for him to get to visit home, but it’s also just fun for all of us to have a “hometown” stop along the route of the tour. I’m really looking forward to being back.

ID: What’s been your favorite part, aspect or place of this tour, so far?

SJ: Touring on the West Coast is always ideal because more often than not, the weather is spectacular and the food is tasty. You’d be surprised how much of our time on the road is spent looking for decent food options and battling crazy weather, so it’s such a joy to come out here and work our way up the coast in the best conditions. It’s pretty dreamy, to be honest. This tour in particular has been a ton of fun, and the crowds have been incredible.

ID: Do you prefer touring or recording in a studio?

SJ: In terms of touring versus studio recording, I’m the kind of person that needs the contrast of both. It’s rewarding to have a controlled environment in a studio after you’ve been out on the road for a long time and really be able to take your time with the details of any given song, but then it’s also equally rewarding to get in front of an audience and have that song be shared with other people.

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Sarah Jarosz performing at the Triple Door in Seattle.

ID: You attended school while recording and touring, how did that affect your schedule?

ID: I was always a full-time student at the New England Conservatory. In my four years there, I never opted for fewer credits in order to be able to have more time on the road. I told myself, “I’ve committed to this, so I’m going to focus the majority of my time and energy on what I’m doing here at school.” So most of the time that meant that I would occasionally have to say no to gigs and career activities. With that being said, I’m the kind of person that tries to make it all work, so there was a ton of balancing going on.

I definitely tried to limit the amount of school I missed for gigs, but that meant that my weekends and any breaks were completely filled up with that stuff. So there wasn’t a lot of downtime, but in retrospect, I’m incredibly glad I did it all.

My experience at NEC was extremely

rewarding, and I think it was good for me to have a college experience as opposed to just going on the road after high school.

Obviously, everyone is different in what fits their time and schedule, but for me, it was totally the right fit.

ID: At NEC, were you able to make some things do dual duty, like use a song you’d released for course credit?

SJ: Toward the end of my time at NEC, I started to incorporate more of my own music into the equation. I would take songs I was writing into my lessons with Hankus Netsky and we would flesh them out and see all the different ways they could take on a life of their own. And that was incredibly helpful and really shaped a lot of what wound up being on my third record, “Build Me Up From Bones.”

But mostly, I tried to immerse myself in music that was completely different from my own. I figured, “the entire reason I’ve come to music school in the first

place isn’t to keep doing what I’ve been doing, it’s to try something new and get exposure to other styles.” So that’s what I focused on — everything from Jewish music to free jazz. And in turn, I think that exposure opened up my mind to all the different possibilities and in turn will continue to affect my own music.

ID: How did you prioritize whether school or your music career came first?

SJ: Mostly it was on a case-by-case basis, but I guess, like I said before, I was really committed to school and so my focus was, “OK, this is only four years of my life, so while I’m here I need to make this the priority.” I guess when my schedule became really crazy, that was sort of the overriding thought. But I really did try my best to make both aspects equally important as much as I could, and most of the time, I was able to make both work right along side each other. It just took a lot of planning and to-do lists.

ID: Which song or artist was the one to start you off on this path in your life?

SJ: I’m lucky to have parents that are music lovers, so I was exposed to a ton of great music starting from in the womb.

But I guess some of the first artists I loved were Tim O’Brien, Nickel Creek and Gillian Welch. I loved music from such an early age, but it wasn’t until I heard their music that I thought, “Oh wow, this is on a whole different level. This is something I want to do.” And obviously my love for those artists led to so many others.

That’s the great thing about music: It’s an endless journey of discovery. There’s always something out there that you haven’t heard, and that’s what keeps things exciting.

Irene Drage, forum and A&E editor forum@dailybarometer.com

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’is too much crammed into a single sequel

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t’s hard for me, in this post“Dark Knight” world we live in, to watch a superhero movie and judge it on its own merits.

With “The Amazing SpiderMan 2,” I had to watch with an objective viewpoint, and try not to think how high Christopher Nolan set the bar for the genre.

That said, the sequel of the reboot of the web-slinger has its moments that are actually really good. They mostly rely on Andrew Garfield using his sarcastic, quick wit (which Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man never had), or the genuine chemistry he has with Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy.

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Saling Peter Parker faces the tough moral question on whether he should continue his relationship with his much-loved Stacy, because in the previous movie he promised her father that he would distance himself from her.

My main beef here is with Electro, played by Jamie Foxx, as the main villain. Before becoming Electro, he is Max Dillon, a geeky, lonely engineer who has

a creepy obsession with SpiderMan after the hero saves Dillon’s life. After an accident at work, Dillon is transformed into some sort of glowing, blue, electricityabsorbing-eel thing.

Where the movie goes wrong is that it gives barely any explanation as to why Electro all of a sudden hates Spider-Man and wants to go on a rampage and destroy the city.

Seriously, in about three minutes Dillon goes from being confused and a little scared to wanting to inflict pain on everybody — mainly Spider-Man. Not to mention, there are multiple lines that sound like they’re coming straight from the mouth

of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Freeze.

Dane DeHaan brings new life to the character of Harry Osborn, Peter Parker’s childhood friend and head of his recently inherited $200 billion company.

Harry has a genetic disease, and thinks the only way to save his life is to get his hands on SpiderMan’s blood.

DeHaan does very well with the role, providing a few genuinely creepy moments. But there are times when his portrayal of the character is extremely cliched and trite for no apparent reason.

The movie runs 142 minutes, and director Mark Webb seems

Corvallis’local student artists featured at Festival Poetics during Mom’s Weekend

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he poets featured in this past weekend’s Festival Poetics were all exceptional and moving. It was a full house at the Arts Center, and the audience was supportive and enthusiastic for the show. The show itself was vibrant, and a live band played while attendees walked in.

There was an open mic Friday, which invited locals to step up and present a poem in front of everyone. Arthur Black’s poem “When the Time Comes” was especially moving.

A significant stanza from his poem, “But I’m not afraid to die. I’ve had tea with the reaper, twice. He’s a nice guy. What I’m afraid of is a long goodbye. What I’m afraid of is living a lie. What I’m afraid of is that I won’t even try,” touched a chord in the audience members.

The second night of the festival offered the same welcoming atmosphere. Once again, Festival Poetics had no empty seats, and the audience was engaged by poets and musicians.

Music was a large portion of the show, featuring The Van Meyers — a four person instrumental

Alyssa Estrella

Prism Magazine band led by a cellist — and Gabriel Surley, a folk singer and guitarist.

The first man to present a poem was an 83-year-old who spoke about how to love exclusively. Later in the night, Oregon State University’s Prism Magazine editor-in-chief, Megan Haverman, called on selected poets who were featured in fall and winter editions of Prism to come up and share their work.

“Library Elevator” by Colton Taylor is a poetic masterpiece with a steady rhythm and a comical tone. But the piece that stood out is a poem written by the late Peter Gidlund, an OSU resident assistant and student who passed away in February. Haverman shared “People of the Starfish” aloud in his memory.

Alyssa Estrella, PRISM writer prism@oregonstate.edu

like he was trying to pack too much into one film — probably because he wanted to set up the sequels. But this just makes the plot a confusing mess and features one super-villain too many.

It was also amazing to see how few civilians seemed to care about their own well-being, gawking at a fight in a way that could easily result in their deaths.

This installment of the series is a bit overdone. It is too long, the plot is a jumbled mess and the parts of the movie that are most successful are short-lived.

Derek Saling, A&E writer forum@dailybarometer.com

Chamber Music Corvallis The 55th season of Chamber Music Corvallis continues with the “Ariel Quartet: From Israel to America” on Tuesday 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 Thursday at Corvallis High School. The trio includes Sarah Jarosz, Nathaniel Smith and Corvallis native Alex Hargreaves.

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.”

Tickets are $22. Call (541) 740-9633 for details.

OSU Theatre presents ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Oregon State University Theatre’s 2013-14 season of American Voices continues with Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

This tragic and poetic tale of the fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois, Stanley Kowalski and Stella will run Thursday through Saturday and May 16-17 at 7:30 p.m. and on May 18 at 2 p.m. on the Withycombe Hall’s main stage.

Tickets for “A Streetcar Named Desire” are $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors, $8 for youths and students and $5 for OSU students, and are available through the OSU Theatre Box Office by calling 541-737-2784 as well as online.

‘Dreams & Memories’at Fairbanks R The Daily Barometer

oy a l Ne b e k e r’s exhibit “Dreams & Memories” opened Monday in Fairbanks Gallery.

The show features Nebeker’s

prints and monoprints.

Nebeker’s art draws from dreams, memories, personal experience and literature to create highly personalized narratives. He embellishes

COURTESY OF ROYAL NEBEKER

Royal Nebeker’s “Lone Ranger and Tonto” monoprint with collage

his work with words and notes to help tell the stories behind the individual pieces and further his narrative. Art historian Stephen C. McGough called Nebeker’s work a reflective journey of the artist’s life.

Nebeker has always focused on the human figure, but his interpretation of it is influenced by Norweigan painter Edvard Munch, the German Expressionists and the Vienna Secessionist artists. A figurative and narrative artist who utilizes both painting and printmaking to explore his art, Nebeker’s art is a unique exploration of the universal themes of hope, fear, joy, anguish, sexuality, spirituality, power, vulnerability and the dynamics of personal relationships. forum@dailybarometer.com