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College Democrat members travel to Portland for White House Victory Fundraiser By Chris Correll
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Five students from Oregon State University received the opportunity of attending President Barack Obama’s Victory Fundraiser last Thursday. The president was visiting Oregon for several speeches to bolster the Democratic Party in the upcoming election season. Erica Fuller, a junior in political science and the president of the College Democrats at OSU, got the surprise of a lifetime when several tickets — which run at least $5,000 a piece — arrived for her and her staff. “I actually got a call and I was taken out of class Monday morning to say that we had gotten tickets, and we were going to see the president. At first I shocked — I was like ‘president of what?’” Fuller said. “I was shocked for the next few days.” After sending out emails, Fuller gathered four College Democrats volunteers to join her for the trip. They were in Portland meeting Barack Obama just three days later. “It sounded more like speculaSee OBAMA | page 2
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After 17 years with Oregon State Athletics, Bob De Carolis steps down, effective June 30 By Brian Rathbone
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Students at Oregon State University have interests in many areas, both pertaining to their majors and outside of them. Many students find ways to participate in their multiple areas of interest. Emily Swan, a second-year graduate student in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is one such student. Swan originally wanted to go to school for marine biology, considering fisheries and wildlife for a while, but eventually decided on the path to veterinary medicine. But Swan doesn’t see herself working at a normal pet clinic; her interests See SWAN | page 4
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Oregon State Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis interacts with the crowd after the Oregon State women’s basketball team beat Cal in Gill Coliseum and secured the program’s first ever Pac-12 title on Feb. 28.
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Bob De Carolis, Oregon State director of Athletics, will step down from his position on June 30, ending his tenure that started in 1998 as associate athletic director of internal operation and ended with the 14 years as Director of Athletics. “There is never an optimal time for decisions like this,” De Carolis said in a press release Monday. “Especially after an incredible journey of 17 years.” The timing of De Carolis’s decision comes at a time where the OSU athletic program is making tremendous strides, not only on the court, but also in the construction of the athletic facilities. This year alone has seen success
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under De Carolis’s leadership. The women’s basketball team won their first conference title, after a down season the volleyball team reached the “Sweet 16” in the NCAA tournament; the wrestling team won their fourth consecutive Pac-12 title; the men’s soccer team won their first postseason match in program history; and the gymnastics team continued their run of postseason berths. And three times this year, an OSU coach was honored as the conference’s Coach of the Year. De Carolis earned the nickname “Bob the Builder” for his the transformation of the athletic facilities that were either renovated or erected during his 15 years as AD. The Truax center, the OSU Boathouse, The Ossey Golf Center, the Samaritan Athletic Medicine center, the Dale Thomas Wrestling Facility, the Sports Performance Center, the OSU Basketball Center, The Beth Ray Center for Academic Support, the Softball Complex, and the first phase of the Whyte Track and Field Center
are all new additions while Reser Stadium, Goss Stadium, Gill Coliseum, and Tommy Prothro Football Complex were renovated. With the addition of the “Victory through Valley” project, which will give a makeover to the current Valley Football Center, more than $220 million has been invested in renovations since the turn of the millennium. For all of the great accomplishments that De Carolis had in his time as AD, there are three instances that made many OSU alumni and fans question if he was the right man for the job. The rumblings started when former head football coach Mike Riley received a heavily incentivized deal that would add another year to his contract whenever the team went to a bowl game—or got at least six victories. But when the football team started to struggle just to get to six wins and Riley’s seat became warmer by the second, many believed that the program was handcuffed due to the
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longevity of Riley’s contract. In 2010, De Carolis was slow to react to the complaints from players and their family members for the way the then women’s basketball head coach LaVonda Wagner ran the program. At the time, she forced her players to play with serious injuries, threw chairs in the locker and caused mental damages to some of the players, according to a 2010 article from Lindsey Schnell of the Oregonian. And just last year, after a disastrous end to the men’s basketball disappointing season after a first-round loss in the CBI to Radford in front of a nearly empty Gill Coliseum, De Carolis continued to show support for Robinson, despite never reaching a post-season tournament larger than the CBI. Then, seven weeks later, Robinson was fired. When it appeared the school’s athletic department was on a downhill slide after those three instances, De Carolis strung together multiple hires See DE CAROLIS | page 6
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Trespassing University dispatch received a complaint from a resident assistant at Hawley Hall, according to the log. A male suspect had reportedly entered the building despite having been restricted from there and arrested for trespassing an hour earlier. The man was later located inside McNary Hall and arrested for second-degree criminal trespassing, according to the log.
A study on dolphin hunting in the Solomon Islands sheds light on the effects of the practice in the area — in one village, the price of a single dolphin tooth has increased to five times what it was 10 years ago, according to a news release from Oregon State University. Scott Baker, the associate director of the Marine Mammal Institute at OSU, co-authored the paper, which will be pub-
lished in the journal Royal Society Open Science, according to the release. “The hunting of large whales is managed by the International Whaling Commission,” Baker said in the release. “But there is no international or intergovernmental organization to set quotas or provide management advice for hunting small cetaceans. Unregulated and often undocumented exploitation pose a real threat to the
survival of local populations in some regions of the world.” More than 1,500 dolphins were killed by Fanalei villagers in a three-month period in 2013, after an agreement to stop hunting dolphins there collapsed. Dolphin teeth in the Solomon Islands have economic value and are also used in weddings, according to the release. The Daily Barometer news@dailybarometer.com
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Oregon State Police were dispatched to Wilson Hall to follow up on a report about an odor of marijuana coming from one of the rooms, according to the log. Following response and investigation, the resident of the room was cited for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and was released from the scene. Police officers reportedly confiscated a vaporizer and green marijuana from the scene and entered it into evidence.
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University dispatch was contacted with a report that a fire extinguisher had been set off in the hallway and first floor of the men’s restroom of Weniger Hall, according to the log. The caller reportedly stated that the suspect had put the fire extinguisher back into the glass after discharging it.
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tion (than) anything. Yeah, we’re going to get to meet the president, and I’m like ‘Sure, that’s amazing, but are we really going to?’” said political science junior William Miller. “We were lining up before he arrived at the hotel, and once we rounded the corner I could see him off in the distance. That’s when it really set in that we were actually getting ready to meet the president of the United States.” As he nears the end of his administration, the president will be making many trips like the one to Portland to ensure the position of democrats in 2016 and push back against the republican majority in the House of Representatives. The Rose City was one stop in Obama’s historic 2008 election campaign. Now he’s returning to raise funds for his party’s successors. Political science sophomore Claire McMorris — the College Democrats legislative director — described the president’s talking points as “pretty general” and “covering all the bases,” with some special attention given to Oregon
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Ocean acidification on menu for Science Pub Monday Facilitator of Science Pub assures that event will continue By Justin Frost
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In the familiar and warm atmosphere that characterizes the Old World Deli, Nick Houtman, editor of Terra magazine, spoke to the rumors regarding the potential change in ownership of the deli. “The deli is for sale, but the rumors that Science Pub will stop are not true,� Houtman said. “If a new owner takes over, they had better know that the Science Pub is part of the deal.� Houtman cited the previous successes of the Science Pub and the large crowd that it brings in to the deli each month. Terra magazine at OSU is one of the event’s sponsors, along with OMSI and the Downtown Corvallis Association. “The pub is a great way to bring a tight-knit community even closer,� said Harrison Winter, a sophomore in international business and marketing. “It’s a vehicle that helps increase knowledge about relevant topics.� Science Pub, one of the mainstays of Old World Deli and downtown Corvallis, occurs the second Monday of each month. The pub boasts a relaxed mood and easy atmosphere which aids in engaging the audience in the topic of the lecture. “It’s really hard to imagine a better location to hold the Science Pub in Corvallis,� said Stephen Lawson, the administrator of the Linus Pauling Institute and regular attendee of the Science Pub. “There are so few places where you can have food, hold such a large audience and serve beer.� According to Lawson, Science Pub would lose a bit of what makes it so special without the atmosphere of the Old World Deli. Monday night featured George Waldbusser, an assistant professor in the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences who conducts research on ocean acidification and its effects of oyster and bivalve development. “If the public isn’t engaged in the research that their funds are helping to support, it’s really a disservice,� Waldbusser said. “An atmosphere like science pub makes understanding much more personal; it is much less dense and technical than
reading articles online.� The easy environment is reinforced by the light, interactive nature of the presentation, with Monday night’s lecture featuring multiple activities meant to engage the audience and help them understand ocean acidification, carbon dioxide emissions and how CO2 saturation differs in various types of ecosystems. Waldbusser began by walking the audience through the carbon cycle and discussing its effects on the climate, particularly in the oceanic ecosystems of Oregon that are more prone to acidification due to an upwelling of nutrients and fisheries production, naturally elevating CO2 levels. “A major portion of this increasing atmospheric CO2 is due to fossil fuel emissions,� Waldbusser said. “Undersaturation events are projected to increase in frequency, intensity and duration in coming decades, which will continue to contribute to ocean acidification on the Oregon Coast.� According to Waldbusser, experiments and studies to date have shown that about 50 percent of bivalves are negatively affected by acidification during their development. Ocean acidification has even been shown to increase anxiety in rockfish, which Waldbusser said — amidst the laughter in the audience — was one of his favorite articles regarding ocean acidification. Waldbusser then began to speak about the impact of ocean acidification on oyster development, supported by images and articles from the journal Nature, the New York Times and other major international sources. He mentioned loss of oyster seed production in hatcheries due to ocean acidification, which has had major impacts on the economies of rural coastal towns in Oregon. This has triggered the oyster hatchery owners to pump calcium carbonate into their water when deemed excessively acidic, increasing the survival and reproductive rates of oysters within the hatcheries. According to Waldbusser, conditions in which the larvae develop are akin to neonatal conditions, with even small fluctuations in chemistry and nutrition having major implications in the development of the oyster’s shell (comprised of calcium carbonate). The work of
U of O to resume mass clinics for meningitis vaccination By Christian Hill
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EUGENE — Public health officials again are seeking the help of parents of University of Oregon students to encourage their children to get vaccinated against a contagious and potentially fatal bacteria. They say Mother’s Day weekend is a good time for parents to urge students ahead of a second mass vaccination clinic to get inoculated against meningococcal disease. The clinic starts Tuesday at Matthew Knight Arena. The UO outbreak of type B meningococcal disease that began in January killed Lauren Jones, an 18-year-old member of the UO’s acrobatics and tumbling team, in February and sickened five other students. The last reported case was seven weeks ago. Public health officials maintain that vaccination is the best way
to prevent more students from falling ill. Slightly fewer than 10,000 students have been vaccinated so far, Lane County Public Health reported. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the university vaccinate nearly 22,000 people: all undergraduates as well as graduate students and faculty who live on campus or have compromised immune systems. Public health officials had made an initial plea to parents when they confirmed the sixth case of the disease right before spring break. The UO held the first mass clinic in March, making available one of two newly approved vaccines. It requires three doses to allow the body to develop a full immunity. Students can also receive a See meningitis | page 6
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Science Pub has traditionally been held at the Old World Deli downtown, but the business is for sale, promting concern about the future of Science Pub. Monday night, Terra Editor Nick Houtman reassured audience members Science Pub would continue. Waldbusser and his colleagues has helped save millions of dollars in hatcheries across Oregon and Washington alongside improving the ecosystem dynamics of the Oregon coast. “What can be done to manage acidification?� Waldbusser said. “Turn off the carbon source, improve breeding programs for commercially viable and culturable species, identify and mitigate
Waldbusser ended the night Waldbusser said. “I think I’ve other local driver and continue support for research and with comment about carbon exhaled enough CO2 for the night.� monitoring.� According to dioxide. “Well, that’s about all that I Waldbusser, laboratory techJustin Frost, news reporter niques are being implemented have to say for the evening,� news@dailybarometer.com in oyster hatcheries in Oregon and Washington seeking to further assist oyster growers. The main things that can be done, Waldbusser reinforced, is to increase education and implement techniques aimed to decrease carbon footprints.
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Veterinary graduate student Emily Swan shows her landscape painting in the student gallery of the Beth Ray Center. Swan researches in a bacteriology lab.
lie in lab animals. “I like the herd health aspect of raising large colonies like that,” Swan said. “Making sure they’re all OK, and with the research aspect, to make sure they’re alright with the testing.” Swan raises mice and rats at a farm she works at in Toledo, where there are also sheep, chickens, ducks and pigs. Along with her work at the farm, Swan attends full-time school and works in a bacteriology lab within the College of Veterinary Medicine. “I really like vet school. It’s challenging and a lot of work, but the ultimate goal of being
a veterinarian helps get me through,” Swan said. In the lab, Swan works with employees of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory Jilleen Pfaff and Peggy Dearing as well as her mentor, associate clinical professor Kathy O’Reilly. Swan is working on quantifying bacteria in urine, by looking at urinary infections in cats and dogs and seeing what a significant number and what type of bacteria can cause infection. “The ultimate goal is to help change the diagnostic method of urinary infection in the lab,” Swan said. O’Reilly explains that they hope that having a specific number of bacteria past the
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5:30 p.m. Reception, 7 p.m. Lecture LaSells Stewart Center Austin Auditorium In this lecture, Brigham-Grette will discuss how data are now being used to assess the climate evolution of the Arctic since a time when the Arctic borderlands were forested and the Greenland Ice sheet did not exist in its present form. The results provide a clearer picture of natural climate variability over the past few million years. Brigham-Grette’s research interests focus on the stratigraphy, sedimentology, and chronology of geologic systems that record the climate evolution and sea level history of the Arctic since the midPliocene. Most of her research program is aimed at documenting the global context of paleoenvironmental change across the Bering Land Bridge, stretching across the western Arctic from Alaska and the Yukon into NE Russia including the adjacent marginal seas. She is the US Chief Scientist of the El’gygytgyn Lake Scientific Drilling project, a $10M multinational field program leading to the first unprecedented recovery in 2009 of a 3.6-million-year record of paleoclimate from the terrestrial Arctic.
“She is a very multitalented ‘cutoff’ point where the animal can take care of an infection on person,” O’Reilly said. their own will help prevent the One of her works can be overuse of antibiotics in veteri- found on the first floor of the nary medicine where they may Beth Ray Center in a student not be necessary. gallery on campus. As Swan’s mentor, O’Reilly “I like doing art — it’s a good helped to design the proj- way to relax,” Swan said. “A ect and the experiments and good way to not do something looks at the involving data Swan colveterinary lects to help I really like vet school. medicine or give pointers animals — It’s challenging and something or suggestions for the talks a lot of work, but the not school Swan gives ultimate goal of being related.” concerning Swan was her findings. a veterinarian helps excited that “She’s her art piece get me through. amazing, very was accepted focused and into the galEmily Swan very pleaslery at the Second-year graduate student ant,” O’Reilly Beth Ray said. “She Center, as it manages to come in everyday was the first piece she had to look at urine samples, does printed before. This piece is her work and she’s very inde- one of her landscape paintings, pendent. She asks questions which she just recently started when she needs and shares working on. her work. She’s a pleasure to “I used to do fanart, characwork with.” ters from videogames and of Pfaff, as an employee of the people that others have creveterinary diagnostic lab, sees ated,” Swan said. “But I found I Swan often while she works wasn’t good at the background, and helps to answer quesso I started with that to get tions that may come up. better.” “She comes in to do work This summer, Swan will work and sometimes she asks me with the bacteria she has colquestions; she’s very inquisitive, which I like,” Pfaff said. lected on the molecular level Aside from her passion and start to identify the organfor animals and her major, isms more in depth, at the Swan is also an avid artist and species level instead of genus.
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PORTLAND — President Barack Obama came to Nike headquarters in Washington County Friday morning to make his case for fast-tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The trade agreement would reduce tariffs and hold companies in a dozen Pacific Rim countries to higher labor standards. Mark Parker, Nike president and chief executive officer, told the nearly 2,100 people gathered in Federer Platz that if the trade agreement is reached, the company could boost its manufacturing in the United States and possibly add about 10,000 jobs in the next decade. President Obama spoke in numbered bullet points, making the case that TPP is not NAFTA, and that it would both raise wages for Vietnamese sneaker labor while lowering prices on goods imported into the USA, and that its provisions protecting the environment and children were enforceable Some saw the choice of location as tin-eared. Obama and his supporters preferred to think of if it as counterintuitive, and the coming together of two big brands. Obama noted that most of the critics of TPP are on the left. They say the pact would cause more American jobs to be outsourced abroad, as NAFTA did in the 1990s. “Typically they are my friends from my party,” he said. “They’re my fellow travelers on minimum wage, job training, clean energy. On every issue, they’re right their with me. But with free trade, they’re whopping on me.” The pre-screened crowd of Nike employees and guests cheered signs of the more daring, more relaxed Obama. He added that not having to run for re-election, he could choose to do things for one reason: “because I think it’s good for American workers and the American people and the American economy.”
‘We can’t be afraid’ Several small Oregon businesses met with Obama beforehand to show off the types of goods that might benefit from being more easily exported. In his speech he called out Oregon Fruit Co., Sokol Blosser winery and Egg Press of Portland, which makes letterpress greeting cards. Egg Press could add jobs to its staff of 20 if it were easier to export to Japan, Obama said. The president took a moment to revel in good economic news, saying there were doom and gloom merchants when NAFTA, TARP and the Affordable Care Act same along. He said the doom and gloom merchants should “Go back and checks the statistics. Just saying.” Obama sought to reassure his base. “If any agreement undercuts working families, I won’t sign it,” he said, stressing that it is about helping not just corporations. Obama also said the trade agreement would allow the United States to “level the playing field” for its companies, who many see as the best in the world. “This century is built for us,” the President told the crowd. “It’s about innovation. It’s about dynamism and flexibility and entrepreneurship, and information and knowledge and science and research. That’s us. So we can’t be afraid of it; we’ve got to seize it.” After about 15 minutes of handshakes, high-fives and selfies, Obama then headed back to
a smaller Air Force One for a trip to South Dakota. It was the 50th state he has visited as president. The smaller plane was necessary because the South Dakota airport wasn’t large enough to handle the 747 version of Air Force One.
Thinking ahead Nike announced Thursday that it would bring back Made in the USA to its footwear line, pledging to “accelerate investment in advanced footwear manufacturing in the United States, if TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) is passed and a TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) agreement is finalized.” The company said relief from footwear tariffs would allow them to develop “new advanced manufacturing methods and a domestic supply chain to support U.S.-based manufacturing.” The company’s Flyknit line uses German knitting machines in Asia to weave shoe uppers from a single thread, instead of assembling them from multiple panels. The largely robotic process reduces the need for cheap labor in Asia, cuts material costs and shipping time to the U.S. market. The company also touts is as an advance in sustainability. Nike said TPP would lead to the creation of “up to 10,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in addition to thousands of construction jobs and up to 40,000 indirect supply chain and service jobs in the United States over the next decade.” After the President’s speech, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a Portland Democrat, said he didn’t know who had decided on Nike as a venue. “We just wanted him here, having him meet some of the small-business people. If you do it in a corporation that is home grown (unlike, say, California-headquartered Intel) you can show the Oregon experience. Nike is totally home grown and it’s built around the international, global economy.” Blumenauer said Obama took on the critics head-on. “Doing it on this stage with this audience, is a way to have people look at it. If they look at it as a movie rather than as a snapshot it’s a very powerful story.” Nike spokesperson Kate Meyers said that TPP would save Nike money by abolishing tariffs when importing its foreign-made shoes. It would then invest that money in advanced manufacturing in the United States. “We’re in really early stages, what’s not known is the roll out,” Meyers said. “If TPP comes about we will be able to accelerate the investment in those jobs. It’ll be jobs in footwear, manufacturing and engineering jobs and ancillary jobs around construction.” She said some tariffs on imported footwear date from the 1930s and were outdated. Rossitza Wooster, an associate professor of economics at Portland State University, was impressed with the President’s speech. “Nike’s ’10,000 jobs’ number is a bit of a forwardlooking statement,” she said by phone after watching the event on television. “No one knows how many higher-end jobs will come to the USA because of TPP. The bigger thing I heard was about infrastructure, where he was talking about writing the rules of trade laws.” Wooster said it’s important for countries with economic and political power to think ahead and write the rules. Full article online at portlandtribune.com
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The Oregon State softball team finished out the year 26-26, ending the season with loss to San Diego State on Saturday. The Beavers did not make the postseason for the second consecutive year, but did improve on last season’s 18-31 record. Coming into this season, only three Pac-12 teams had ever finished the season eligible for the postseason with a .500 record and still did not receive an NCAA Tournament berth. OSU became the fourth such team to do so this season. For the third consecutive year, the Beavers had tied or beat their previous record in team batting average. OSU set a new program high with a .299 clip this season, besting the .287 mark from the year prior and a record-tying .280 average in 2013. The Beavers’ .390 on-base percentage easily topped the previous high of .371 from 2013. Though this year’s .299 average was 12 points higher than any other year for OSU, six other teams in the Pac-12 finished with higher batting averages this season. The Beavers hit 46 home runs this year, compared to 27 from last season. OSU almost set a new record for runs batted in, falling four short of the 269 RBIs from 2012. SDSU senior utility player Lorena Bauer, who hit .519 in conference this season and has 54 career homers, went 0-for-3 against the Beavers on Friday. Counting the Feb. 13 game between OSU and SDSU, Bauer was 0-for-6 this year against OSU. All six at bats were against OSU junior pitcher Beverly Miller. Miller led the Pac-12 this year with 194 1/3 innings pitched, doing so in her first year in the conference after transferring from Monterrey Peninsula Junior College in California. She also led the Pac-12 with 33 wild pitches, 11 more than the next closest player. Freshman pitcher Rainey Dyreson and sophomore Taylor Cotton also were in the top 10 in the Pac-12 with 14 and 12 wild pitches, respectively. In total, seven teams from the Pac-12 made the postseason — tied for secondmost of any conference in the nation — all of which had winning percentages of .704 or better. Only OSU and Stanford — which went 2-22 in conference — did not make the postseason of the nine Pac-12 schools with a softball program. OSU lost 15 of its last 18 games and got swept four times this year by Pac-12 schools. Home and away games were not kind for the Beavers, who went 8-22 in such contests. In neutral-site games, OSU went 18-4, showing the disparity between Pac-12 competition and neutral-site tournaments in the nonconference schedule. Three teams earned top-16 seeds: No. 2 Oregon, No. 7 UCLA and No. 12 Arizona. This is the 19th consecutive season with at least five Pac-12 teams advancing to the postseason. The Beavers had plenty of high-scoring games and low-scoring affairs. To end the Pac-12 season, for example, OSU and Washington scored 50 runs together in a pair of games on May 3 and 4. One game later, to close out the season, OSU and SDSU combined for four runs. Freshman designated player Alysha Everett ended the season with OSU’s highest batting average in the Pac-12, but also the second fewest at bats of any player with multiple starts. She hit .400 in conference, with the next closest being a .319 average. Everett started 14 games, earning playing time late in the season. In addition, she was the only player on the team who finished with a perfect fielding percentage recording 47 putouts with no errors. Josh Worden, sports reporter On Twitter @BrightTies sports@dailybarometer.com
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The Oregon State University racquetball club team gathers for a group photo after competing in the 2015 USA Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championships in Tempe, Ariz March 28.
29 years of coaching at Timberhill Athletic Club leads to multiple championships for Oregon State racquetball club
won a mind-boggling nine national championships since 2006. Every year their goal is to win a national title, and continue to prove to the public that racquetball is the most successful athletic program at OSU. Club sports often come with their share of financial hardships, and racquetball is no different. Due to the nature of OSU not being in a racquetball league because of other schools not having such programs, the only travel time the team sees is when it goes to nationals. Durbin mentioned the cost of the trip is almost entirely up to students, though each student receives approximately a $100 stipend from the university. “It generally costs between $1,000 and $1,400 to travel to nationals per student,” Durbin said. Fundraisers are always a challenge, but the team has never failed to send an athlete to nationals. Thanks to the generosity of the public, this likely
won’t change. Durbin has taught racquetball for an impressive 25 years. In addition, he has been the racquetball club pro at Timberhill Athletic Club in Corvallis for 29 years. He coaches adults and children as young as age 8. The most rewarding thing for Durbin is when those he instructed at Timberhill eventually attend OSU. “It’s rewarding as a coach to see kids that I have taught since they were eight years old (at Timberhill), and then seeing them come and win championships at OSU is special for me,” he said. But in 2011, the dream of coaching racquetball suddenly saw a standstill. In 2011, Durbin was diagnosed with Leukemia. He didn’t know if he would survive. It was then in the hospital when the doctors told Durbin that racquetball saved his life. Without the constant activity, the doctors said Durbin wouldn’t have made it. From that
moment on, Durbin told himself to keep playing and coaching racquetball for as long as he physically could. Shortly after being in remission, Durbin gave a speech at a racquetball awards ceremony, and opened with the line “Racquetball saved my life.” He stressed that his physical activity in racquetball kept him alive, and encouraged kids to look at his experience and draw parallels. “Just do some activity, it doesn’t have to be a whole lot, but me having physical activity saved my life” Durbin said. Year after year, the team continues to grind and win national championships on a “never say die” attitude — the same attitude that allows coach Rob Durbin to teach racquetball to Oregon State students and children in Corvallis.
Thursday and ended Saturday, Yoo managed to card a 70, 69 and 73 to close out the tournament. Yoo With those rounds on the 6,350DAILY BAROMETER yard Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Senior Oregon State University Antonio, Yoo becomes only the secwomen’s golfer Anica Yoo has had an ond OSU women’s golfer in the program’s history to reach the national amazing year, and it’s still not over. After her historic finish in the NCAA championship. Regionals tournament — where she The last time an Oregon State tied for sixth with a 4-under 212 women’s golfer managed the feat was — Yoo will now head to the NCAA in 1999, when All-American Kathleen Division I Women’s National Golf Takaishi qualified and finished in a tie Championships. for 48th at the Tulsa Country Club in During the regionals, which started Tulsa, Okla.
Yoo’s trip to the nationals will also cap off a year that has seen many highs. Early in the season at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, the senior golfer set a school record when she shot a 4-under 68 — she would finish the invitational tied for 12th. During the Silverado Showdown later in the season in April, where Yoo finished in a tie for third, she again tied her record with a 68 in the opening round. By the time the women’s golf program made their way to the Pac-12 Championship, Yoo was heating up. During the conference showdown, Yoo carded a 1-under 70-71-71-212, which was the best ever score carded by an OSU golfer at the conference championships. It was also only the sixth time in school history that
someone finished a three-round tournament in the red — two of those six times are owned by Yoo. Her 4-under 212 at the regional was also an Oregon State three-round record, which was a bettering of Takaishi’s 3-under 213 that she shot at the Wahine Classic in the fall of 1998. Yoo will now have a little less than two weeks off to prepare before she heads to Bradenton, Fla. for Nationals. Her remarkable year is enough reason to make her a candidate for athlete of the year. But for now, her record-setting score at the NCAA Regionals makes her The Daily Barometer’s Athlete of the Week.
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Oregon State racquetball head coach Rob Durbin is a soft spoken individual. He believes that sports are all business and that you should lead by example. As the OSU racquetball team boarded the plane to Tempe, Ariz. for the racquetball nationals, Durbin only had a few seldom words for his team. “This is a business trip and should be treated as such,” Durbin said. “We are here to represent Oregon State University and go and win a title.” The words may be simple in stature, but anyone who has followed the racquetball team at OSU knows that they are a powerhouse. They have
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MENINGITIS n Continued from page 3 two-dose vaccine, known under the brand name Bexsero, at local pharmacies. Students will be able to get their first or second dose of the three-dose vaccine, known under the brand name Trumenba, at the mass clinic that runs Tuesday through Thursday. Insurers are covering the cost of the vaccine. To avoid confusion, as UO students got different vaccines with different dosage schedules at different times, students can visit https://healthcenter.uoregon. edu/getthevax.aspx to figure out the best way to keep up-to-date on their vaccination schedule. “I really want to drill home
sports@dailybarometer.com • 541-737-2231 the fact that each dose matters,” Dr. Patrick Luedtke, the county’s chief health officer, said in a statement. “For all the students who received the first dose, they need to know that completing the vaccine series by receiving subsequent doses is the absolute best way to receive the maximum immunity possible.” Public health officials have sent out reminders that students are due for their next dose. Jason Davis, the department’s spokesman, has heard from parents who have threatened to withhold money unless their child receives the dose. “When you put dollars and cents to the motivation, it tends to work,” he said. “Unfortunately, we can’t do that.” Meningococcal disease occurs
when a bacteria that lodges in the nose and throat begins to attack the body. It can infect the blood, causing meningococcemia, or the membranes protecting the brain and spinal cord, resulting in meningitis. The bacteria can pass through kissing, sharing cups or utensils or remaining in close contact with a person carrying the bacteria for a prolonged period. The disease is rare — some people can carry the bacteria without becoming ill — but the infection can spread rapidly once it begins, requiring a person to seek immediate medical attention. The disease can be fatal, and survivors can suffer lifelong complications, including amputated limbs and brain damage.
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expectations of OSU athletics. “I am very proud of the coaches I have hired and retained over the years and believe this is the best that helped fuel the resurgence of the OSU athletic group of coaches in the history of Oregon State both from a coaching standpoint and also from a program. First, he brought in Scott Rueck as head coach of measure of character, as well,” De Carolis said. “This the women’s team, who has already led the program collection of coaches will continue to compete for to their first Pac-12 championship and two NCAA championships in the toughest conference in the tournament appearances. To fill the vacancy left country.” De Carolis was diagnosed with Parkinson’s by Robinson, De Carolis hired disease in 2011, yet continued Wayne Tinkle, who in his first seato lead the department. His stepson — despite a depleted roster This collection of ping down from the AD position — won 14 straight home games is in no way related to his illness. coaches will and saw an attendance spike. The search for a new AD will While Tinkle and Rueck have continue to compete extend past June 30, De Carolis’s proven to be great hires, neither for championships last day. of them were really what you “Our new athletic director will would call a “splash hire” — both in the toughest add to the success of Oregon were promoted from lower diviconference in State’s men’s and women’s athsions than the Pac-12. Rueck letics and grow fan excitement the country. came from D-III George Fox and and engagement,” Ray said. “He Tinkle came from Montana in or she will be committed to our the Big Sky. Bob De Carolis student-athletes and to all OSU Shortly after Riley accepted Outgoing director of athletics, OSU students. The new director will the job at Nebraska, De Carolis contribute to the remarkable announced that the Beavers had transformation that is occurring at Oregon State hired Gary Andersen as the head football coach. Andersen was brought in from Wisconsin, which where everything we do is about excellence and most would agree is a better program than Oregon leadership.” state. Brian Rathbone, sports reporter On Twitter @brathbone3 Those three hires helped De Carolis raise the
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fter Monday’s announcement, there’s no doubt that the entire atmosphere and look of Oregon State Athletics has changed. More than a year ago, the Oregon State Athletics Department shocked the college world when it announced the firing of former OSU men’s basketball head coach Craig Robinson. Robinson, who is the brother-in-law of President Barack Obama, still had three years left on his contract. Unfortunately for Robinson, the former coach had amassed a 94-105 record in his six seasons at the helm and had failed to reach the NCAA Tournament, both of which probably had something to do with his being let go. Fourteen days later, former Montana head coach Wayne Tinkle was hired to replace Robinson, and an altering of Oregon State Athletics had begun. Tinkle was brought on board after an impressive 158-91 record while at Montana, and led the men’s basketball team to a 17-14 record in his first year, with a school-record 14 consecutive home wins found within that number. The next cosmetic change came on Thursday, Dec. 4 when the face of Oregon State football was lifted by a private jet en route to Nebraska on a secluded runway at Corvallis Municipal Airport. After 14 seasons, former head coach Mike Riley, within a day, had left a program that many thought he would be a part of until his retirement. Riley’s 93-80 records in 14 seasons was nothing to shake a fist at, so his departure left many bewildered and speechless all in the same moment. Eight days later, former Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen, who led his team to a Big Ten West title, was formally introduced as the new head coach of Oregon State Football. Andersen has agreed to a six-year contract and what had been consistently known as a pro-style offense, shifted into a spread and changed everything anyone had gotten use to at an Oregon State football game. Oregon State Athletics has been transforming like Bumblebee in an Autobot and Decepticon battle, and on Monday, the final piece witnessed a transformation. After 17 years as “Bob the Builder,” Director of Athletics for Oregon State University Bob De Carolis announced he would step down at the end of June. Within that moment, the idea of Oregon State sports was completely changed. De Carolis’s exit is the final step in the redefining of what fans, athletes and critics think they know about the future of Oregon State. After Riley failed to make a bowl game this past season, there were many rumblings of a need for change. It is unclear if Oregon State’s athletic department caught wind of any of that, but if they did, they have taken the ball and run with it — literally.
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Unfortunately there were not any good questions about Governor O’Malley; most likely because he is less exciting than an unsalted cracker. What is Scott Walker’s approval rating in Wisconsin? Currently Walker’s approval ratings are 41 percent approve, while 56 percent disapprove — this is down from 49 percent approval and 47 percent disapproval in October. After facing down a recall election, I imagine Walker is not shaken much by his recent fall in the polls. Walker is currently the favorite in the Iowa Presidential candidate polls by a fairly significant margin. Is Bernie Sanders George Steinbrenner from “Seinfeld”? Larry David, the creator of “Seinfeld,” is acknowledged to have a political doppelganger in now Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. David was the voice of George Costanza’s boss and owner of the New York Yankees George Steinbrenner on the show, but a number of internet conspiracy theorist speculate that it was in fact the Vermont Senator and proud socialist voicing the part. While this is highly unlikely in the words of that most famous conspiracy theorist, Fox Mulder, “I want to believe.” t
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here’s a popular assumption when it comes to weight loss: You’ll be fine if you maintain a healthy balance of diet and exercise. This is true in many ways, but it doesn’t always lead to long-term retention. And I can speak from experience in more ways than one. I once lost 60 pounds, then gained 80 back and lost it again. It’s quite an exhausting process if I might say so myself, and not something I want to continue doing. The most simplistic explanation seems to be the one we accept most: Proper diet and exercise involves a heavy shift in lifestyle changes, and many who attempt to find this balance fail to do so after the initial weight loss. But it’s not really this simple. In a New York Times article titled “The Fat Trap,” Tara Parker-Pope interviews multiple individuals who struggle with weight loss, weight retention and the experts who examine their habits to arrive at a conclusion. The beginning of the article mentions the myth of weight regain being involved with “a lack of will power,” but one Australian doctor — Joseph Proietto — performed a greater examination of the human body post weight loss. Other experts in the article followed suit and found evidence that our body won’t simply adjust because our “willpower” tells it to. So in most cases, individuals regain their weight. The article makes reference to a few exceptions. One is a 48-year-old woman from Pittsburgh, who keeps the weight off because of her ability to be “hypervigilant” about the situation. As someone who has been through the process, I would say the biggest error to the approach of weight loss is when we take a “one size fits all” approach to any sort of diet or exercise routine. If you’re someone looking to lose or maintain your current weight yourself, I can offer you the following pieces of advice: First, avoid fad diets at all costs. More often than not, these programs only exist to capitalize on profits for the “best” results in a “short” period of time. They’re also the easiest way to fall into the “lose fast, regain gradually” trap. Second, do your own personal research. There are various professional suggestions and calculations in terms of ideal weight, caloric intake and exercise recommendations. In most cases, you may want to look into a combination of cardio and weight training activities to get the most of your workouts. Finally, seek out professional resources available to you. All Oregon State University students have access to free consultations with a registered dietician at Student Health Services. In addition, we have Dixon at our disposal in terms of exercise, activity and recreation. The greatest challenge is finding the time to maintain these balances, which is why it likely becomes difficult for most. Unfortunately, living a “hypervigilant” diet and exercise lifestyle like some have to isn’t ideal for most. We have enough on our schedules as it stands. And really, it shouldn’t have to be this way. Hopefully research on the subject can continue to reveal more so we can all escape the “trap.” t
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Kimmy celebrates her freedom in New York by going to a candy store and filling up a bag for dinner. Kimmy is always moving forward and trying to move away from her past — a choice that has its share of ups and downs. What is very interesting is the relationship between Kimmy and her roommate Titus Andromedon (Titus Burgess), an out-of-work actor who dreams of performing on Broadway. Titus has already had his dreams crushed by New York but Kimmy’s presence inspires him to chase them again. Hilariously, they work as teachers for the other, Titus
schooling Kimmy in the nuances of city living and keeping an eye on her wellbeing, and Kimmy teaching Titus about positivity. Not all of Kimmy’s experiences are positive, despite her best efforts, she often experiences flashbacks to the underground bunker she was kept in, she experiences theft and the fickle jungle of working as a nanny for an upper class, spoiled New Yorker — Jacqueline Voorhees (Jane Krakowski). But despite this and more, Kimmy goes by the philosophy of unbreakability. She uses her painful past as motivation to keep moving forward, to
succeed and put herself in a place where she can achieve happiness and personal growth. The show has heart and passion and humor. It also has a 94 percent certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and eight out of 10 stars on IMDb. I completely recommend binge watching this series and if you have already, then wait with me for the second season to come out in spring 2016 — date subject to change. t
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‘The D Train’chugs along, worth a watch urban dad, who is the self appointed leader of his 20-year high school reunion. A&E Columnist Dan was a nobody in high school — except for the t’s unusual for Jack nicknames he gave himself Black to be comically — but sees some redempoutshone in a movie, tion in putting together a but “The D Train” is one good reunion. of those times, as James As he goes along, the Marsden puts on a memo- reunion looks stale, but one rable performance. late night Dan spots former Fr o m w r i t e r- d i re c - classmate Oliver Lawless tor team Andrew Mogel (Marsden) in a Banana Boat and Jarrad Paul, “The D commercial, and thinks if Train” centers around he can get Oliver to come, Dan Landsman (Black), a then that will snowball perpetually uncool submore people to come. He a d i n g t o L o s Angeles, Dan tricks his tech-clueless boss Bill ( Jeffrey Tambor) into going on a business trip there. After eventually seeking out Oliver, they venture into an absurd night All Ages of partying, drug use and other strange, unforeAll the Time seen exploits. Tuesday, May 12 Embarrassed about E-40 Stevie Stone making a fool of himself, Wednesday, May 13 Dan tries to get Oliver to Willis Earl Beal not come after all, but Skin Lies Oliver persists, and ends Friday, May 15 up coming to the now TWO FREE EVENTS Historic Exhibit Reception “popular” reunion. Square Dance with Caller Rosie Sweetman & The Barnstormers But once Dan is with Saturday, May 16 Oliver again, he falls back Basic Sound Workshop into the role of desper2:00 5:00 PM ately getting Oliver to Saturday, May 16 like him and trying to be Basic Sound Workshop popular, even though his Intro to Live Sound reinforcement – 5:00 PM2746 8th2:00 & Lincoln - 687 life has really turned out www.wowhall.org www.myspace.com/wowhalleugene better than most peoples. 8th & Lincoln in Eugene www.facebook.com/theWOWhall If you were to base 541-687-2746 www.wowhall.org the movie just on the www.facebook.com/theWOWhall trailer, it would seem
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Antipasto: A cheat out of cooking
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lthough this will read like old news — the first season of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” became available on Netflix on March 6, 2015 — I figure that this show has got enough heart to steam past it. This is actress and director Tina Fey’s second show after the success of “30 Rock,” and features returning actors Jane Krakowski and Titus Burgess. Fey is well known for her sharp wit within her shows, stemming from her “Saturday Night Live” days. But leading role Ellie Kemper absolutely glows as Kimmy Schmidt. The premise is simple enough: Kimmy is rescued from a doomsday cult from Durnsville, Ind. and begins a new life in New York City. While that doesn’t sound like a great arrangement for a comedy series, the show takes all of the character strength of Kimmy and spins it. This is perfectly exemplified in the fact that all the episodes end in an exclamation point. Kimmy is a great combination of positivity and sass — given that she was kidnapped when she was in middle school in the ‘90s — possesses a healthy amount of stubbornness and perpetual optimism. Perhaps one of the best examples of this is in the pilot, wherein
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like a standard, whacky comedy, where the nerd is constantly trying to prove how much of a nerd he isn’t. Although this is partially what plays out, the style and manner of how it happens is very unexpected. The D Train has an R rating for a reason. It is very vulgar at times, sometimes combining that vulgarity for some very
acter becomes frustrating with his lack of common sense and awareness. Any sane person could see that his life turned out fine, and impressing the popular kids in high school is entirely pointless. Mogel and Paul seem to be going for a dark comedy, but it doesn’t seem like they totally commit. I don’t think Dan as a character fits the genre perfectly — if it were a PG rating, I think Kevin James could play the role, if that says anything. Dan scorns his boss and his wife in his quest to be cool, but I didn’t buy it — he’s too obsessed for it to feel real. However, “The D Train” definitely has a few good opportunities to laugh, largely with Marsden being the reason — although Tambor’s work is commendable as well. The explicit instances seem a bit forced; I think making this a PG-13 would have made it feel a little more realistic. courtesy of IFC Films I commend Mogel and uncomfortable situations Paul for at least trying — Dan’s 15-year-old son something different than gets a disturbing sex talk a standard Hollywood comedy — I’m looking at from Oliver. Marsden shines brightest you, “Hot Pursuit” — but in the work, though, per- ultimately don’t produce a fectly playing the too-cool movie as good as it should Oliver — not to mention be. t looking exactly how you would think his character Derek Saling is a junior in English. The opinions expressed in Saling’s columns do would. not necessarily represent those of The Daily Black’s work is decent, Barometer staff. Saling can be reached at but not his best. His char- forum@dailybarometer.com.
hen I first heard this phrase, I was a bit younger, and thought that it meant there was no pasta and that made me sad. But good news came to me later on and I found out that antipasto does not mean there is no pasta. Instead it means “before the meal.” Antipasto, or antipasti, is a traditional Italian appetizer or start to a formal Italian meal that has cured meats, cheeses, olives, mushrooms, anchovies and other items. The construction of the course varies a lot by the region in Italy and also to the individual taste. Antipasto is a tradition centered on taste and color where each item in the dish is chosen for its color, how well it pairs with other starting elements and how it pairs with the main dish. What I like about antipasto is that it is a great start to a meal — it makes planning snacks for a party easy, and it is a way to cheat out of cooking but still get a delicious meal. I use this starter course as dinner many times in the late spring and into summer when it gets warm and I want to avoid starting up the oven or standing over the stove. Making antipasto involves no cooking — just pairing together what you like and what goes well together. It is a quick plate to put together that is refreshing, chilled and can even make you feel fancy. Add wine — wine is good with this as well. Integrating this Italian course into your own cooking/entertaining adventures offers you a new way to present good food and gain a look into a different culture’s meals. Putting together an antipasto dinner is pretty simple, and the biggest step is deciding what you want to assemble. Meats on the plate include pepperoni, salami, prosciutto and capocollo, hard or soft Italian cheese, and some assortment of vegetables. When you add meats to your antipasto, you can have them as-is on the plate, or you can wrap them around fruit or breadsticks. A twist on this that at first sounds odd and tastes better is cutting cantaloupe into small wedges and wrapping them with a piece of prosciutto. This is a colorful and refreshing option to add to your antipasto plate. You can add in a bruschetta or crostini option that is always great, because bread is wonderful. My favorite way of preparing bruschetta — hard or soft bread with a topping — is chopping up tomatoes, and then mixing in fresh basil and olive oil. My absolute favorite piece for antipasto is caprese since it is so simple and delicious. Caprese is made up of fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil. I drizzle a little olive oil over the top of it. Making a caprese salad is another good way to get out of cooking, and still provides a delicious meal, especially when paired with a glass of chardonnay. I love eating Italian food because it is delicious, and it is part of my culture that connects me to family and memories. Italian food sometimes has that big and hearty pasta dish association where it becomes the symbolization for the entire menu of Italian cooking. Antipasto isn’t one of the first menu options to come up when thinking about food from Italy, but we can get that conversation going. t
Brooklyn Di Raffaele is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Di Raffaele’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Di Raffaele can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.