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MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OREGON 97331
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After OSU suspended the fraternity, members are working on rebuilding the house, reputation By Megan Campbell The Daily Barometer
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Kappa Sigma members Kyle Jensen, Johnny Singhai, William “Billy” Anderson, Luke Paasch and pledge Alex Flaten stand on their renovated back porch. The fraternity originated in Italy, which is why they panted the Italian flag.
And then there were five. Before the Kappa Sigma fraternity was suspended by Oregon State University, there were 28 members. Three have graduated between then and now. Eight members were removed. Others left for “financial reasons.” “Mostly, they either got kicked out, or they left voluntarily after realizing that they wouldn’t be able to drink anymore,” said William “Billy” Anderson, Kappa Sigma president. Since the suspension, Anderson said the house has gone dry — that is, no alcohol is allowed on the premises. Current members, around 40 alumni and members from other Kappa Sigma chapters have come to Corvallis to work on refurbishing the interior and the exterior of the house located at 354 NW 25th St. But it’s not just the house Kappa Sigma members are looking to refurbish. “I think the reputation is the hardest
thing to get by,” Anderson said. Kappa Sigma members said they will prove themselves to OSU and their peers through their actions. “We have changed,” Anderson said. “I would hope [OSU] would notice that no one that’s in the house currently was in the house when the ‘incidents’ occurred.” Since the suspension, Anderson and his brothers say they are in the process of “reorganizing” to improve both the Kappa Sigma image and the Kappa Sigma house. Confusion The suspension, which officially began Jan. 1, broke local headlines in late April. “Isn’t this old news?” Anderson asked in response to the four-month-late article on his fraternity’s suspension printed in the Gazette-Times, the Oregonian, the Associated Press and The Daily Barometer. “We had a bunch of people come over here a bunch of times and ask, ‘What’s going on here, guys?’” said Luke Mills, a freshman Kappa Sigma member. “No one really had any idea of what was going on.” Why? Because, according to freshman See KAPPA SIGMA | page 6
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Women’s Center recognizes students, faculty for contributions, commitment By Katherine Choi The Daily Barometer
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Saudi Arabia Student Association member Bander Bahri, a senior in business information systems, performs a traditional dance.
After a year of planning, Ettihad Cultural Community connects students with festival
to them,” said ECC member Mohamed Elgarguri. The ECC was founded this year, titled “Ettihad” meaning “unity” in many different languages across the By Jack Lammers region, representing the purpose of the The Daily Barometer club to draw these cultures together. A little taste of culture can go a long Instead of assuming the identity of a club, the ECC views itself as a platform way. for students to repreSaturday’s Ettihad sent their cultures to Cultural Festival in others. the Memorial Union This has been a quad, hosted by the “Hopefully, the Ettihad Cultural Ettihad Cultural year of sweat and Community (ECC), Community works tears preparing brought the sights, as a resource to help tastes and smells these cultures start for the festival. from countries up their own organiacross Southwest zations,” said Lubna Lubna Khan Asia and Northwest Khan, ECC president. Ettihad Cultural Center president Africa — long labeled A year of planning as the Greater Middle went into the festiEast — to recreate a val — the ECC’s first sensory experience of home for some event — and members had many students and expose others to cultures hurdles to jump through before the they might misunderstand. event came to fruition. “This region has been hijacked “This has been a year of sweat and by misrepresentations and with this tears preparing for the festival,” Khan event they can show their avowed See ETTIHAD | page 2 culture rather than the one ascribed
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Eight women in the Oregon State University community received recognition from the Women’s Center. Last Friday, four student leaders and four faculty members were awarded the 2013 Women’s Center awards for their excellence and contributions toward the community. Student awards were selected on a criterion that focused on academic excellence, research or published works, leadership roles and excellence in overall student work. hannah gustin | THE DAILY BAROMETER “We look at outstanding involvement in the OSU community and ASOSU president Amelia Harris gives a keynote speech at the Women’s Center awards ceremony on Friday. See AWARDS | page 2
Korean Student Association presents Korea Night 2013 involving varied traditional, modern cultural performances By Hannah Johnson The Daily Barometer
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Edward Cho, lead singer of a Korean rock band, sings at Korea Night.
Eun Bi Choi traveled from Korea to perform a Pansori at OSU for this year’s Korean Night. “A Pansori is a traditional method of telling a story through the song,” said Amy Choi, president of the Korean Student Association and a junior in electrical and computer engineering.“It’s like a one-person musical.” Choi first became involved with the Korean Student Association last year. Performances for Korea Night included a dance performed by boys and girls dressed in traditional outfits followed by a group of drummers using four different types of leather and iron drums. Eun Bi Choi performed and then OSU’s Tae-Kwon-Do Club performed a routine to music, which included kickSee KOREA | page 2