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Breanna Bannan, a senior in economics, James Knudsen, a sophomore double majoring in industrial and mechanical engineering and Jesse Hanson, a sophomore in physics and computer science, all members of the ASOSU judicial council, oversee the hearing Tuesday evening in the SEC.

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Open meeting held Tuesday night to discuss ASOSU, SIFC structure, relationship By Courtnee’ Morin THE DAILY BAROMETER

Key members within Oregon State University’s fees committees and student government continue to debate the future of currently independent student fee processes. In February, Updates to Oregon legislature spurred Associated Students of Oregon State University President Taylor Sarman to start of a review of ASOSU’s current incidental fee recommendation system. This process led to an open hearing on the evening of Tuesday, May 19 in the Student Experience Center. The hearing aimed for an open conversation on the topic of where the Student and Incidental Fees Committee lies in relation to the other branches of ASOSU.

The hearing aimed to allow students to voice their opinions on the newly proposed process for ASOSU’s incidental fee recommendations, though little notice was given to students outside of the ASOSU governing branches. Oregon public meeting laws require that at least 48 hours’ notice is given to the general public, in addition to media outlets. Less than 15 people were present at the hearing. Sarman, a senior in political science, wishes to change the struc-

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funded units at OSU ture of the current process in and provide a more which ASOSU proposes incidental discussion based fee recommendations in order to approach, open to comply with recent Oregon state the voices of stulaws. dents and staff. A Fee Recommendation The hearing Committee was created to review was overseen the existing ASOSU incidental fee by three memrecommendation process. The bers of the review committee met weekly and ASOSU Judicial put together a recommendation Council: James report Knudsen, a that prosophomore poses a majoring new proin induscess through Victoria trial and which mechaniASOSU can Redman cal engineerrecommend Courtnee’ Morin | THE DAILY BAROMETER ing, Breanna Bannan, fees and a senior in economics and Jesse budgets. The SIFC works as an advisory Hanson, a sophomore in physics and committee to ASOSU, and is inde- computer science. Opening statements were made pendent of the legislative and by Sarman and Victoria Redman, judicial branches of ASOSU. a senior in political science and The ASOSU Fee Review Memorial Union president. Committee hopes that their recRedman explained that the Review ommendation would decrease the See SIFC | page 4 competition between student-fee

The preliminary results are in. As of May 19 at 8:44 p.m., the counted ballots for Measure 2-89 show 73.13 percent no-votes to 26.87 percent yes-votes—or 5,487 votes in favor to 14,930 opposed. Measure 2-89’s legislation concerns the use of genetically modified organisms within Benton County. If passed, the bill would establish a Food Bill of Rights for local residents while also enacting a ban that would make it “unlawful for any corporation or governmental entity to engage in the use of genetically engineered organisms,” according to the measure. But the measure did not have a clause exempting GMOs used in research. Many Oregon State researchers were concerned their projects would become unlawful should 2-89 be ratified, while proponents insisted the measure would not affect the university. Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing, said the preliminary outcome indicated “a solid defeat of the measure.” “It provides a sense of certainty regarding the research that is being conducted at Oregon State University utilizing genetically engineered organisms that we believe is essential,” Clark said. Professor Joe Beckman, who has been working toward a cure for ALS disease at OSU for 20 years, said he felt “incredibly grateful” his current projects will be able to continue. The final tally will have been completed by the morning of Wednesday, May 20. Results can be found at Benton County’s official webpage. The Daily Barometer news@dailybarometer.com

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Greek Week continues with Greek Row barbecue, more events to follow By Calvy Yue

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The streets along Northwest 26th Street were packed on Tuesday evening as students of Greek life and various university administrators arrived to enjoy the Greek Week Barbecue. The event is part of a number of scheduled gatherings throughout the week dedicated to celebrate the existence of the many fraternities and sororities on campus. The members of Greek life are awarded points for their participation in these gatherings in order to generate a little friendly competition between houses. Other than the grilled hot dogs and

other assorted picnic food offered there, the event also boasted a Roxy Dawgs stand and other fun activities, such as firefighter rescue training and a dunk tank where volunteers happily sat as participants threw balls to dunk them in the pool of water. Members who paid for tickets received a stamp card, which students could use to enter for a prize drawing when all eight boxes were filled. Emily McDonald, a senior majoring in speech communication, praised the use of the stamp cards. “They are a good way to get everyone in Greek life involved,” McDonald said. She also expressed how much she liked attending the event. “Being a new sorority, (the event) helps us get to know everyone else in a fun way,” added McDonald, a member of Alpha Omicron Pi.

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Many students said that they wanted to support and show how Greek life was important for the many students who participate here at Oregon State University. This was true for members such as freshman Hayden Bailey, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon who is majoring in business. “It allows you to become close with people like you and opens up your social life even more,” Bailey said. Cailin Palumbo, a junior in management and entrepreneurship, as well as one of the Greek Week chairs who was responsible for organizing the event, said that the barbecue received much better reception than previous years and nearly doubled in student attendance compared to last year. “This is more than I ever expected,” Palumbo said. See GREEK | page 2

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Greek life students lined up for Roxy Dawgs, who catered the Greek Week barbecue event Tuesday afternoon along NW 26th street.

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A Corvallis police officer responded to a call of a loud party, according to the log. The party’s host was cited for unlawful amplified sound and a first response Special Response Notice.

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A Corvallis police officer responded to a report of a hit and run. The caller and her boyfriend reportedly believed the caller’s vehicle was struck by another vehicle they found at a nearby corner. The incident reportedly happened at the boyfriend’s residence while the vehicle was parked. The officer was unable to find damage on the suspected vehicle and the owner could not be located, according to the log. Broken door A man allegedly broke a building door after being told to leave for sleeping inside the building by the staff. The man reportedly said that he was angry for being told to leave for sleeping when he wasn’t sleeping, and that he did shove the door in anger, but did not mean to damage it. The man saw it was broken and took responsibility for the damage, according to the log.

Stolen bike A woman called Corvallis police to report that a man had just ridden away on her 26” Men’s Red Klein mountain bike, according to the log. The bike had been lying on the grass nearby, and when she looked up, she reportedly saw the man cross the nearby street on the bike. The man was described in the log as a smaller male wearing blue jeans with a hoodie. The woman did not know the serial number for her bike and reported it to be around 20 years old, but in good shape.

Trespassing, drugs A Corvallis police officer arrested a man for first-degree criminal trespassing outside a store. The man was allegedly in possession of hydrocodone and marijuana.

Marijuana While pulling up to an intersection, a Corvallis police officer saw a man crossing the street. Upon seeing the officer, the man reportedly dropped a small gold container and kept walking. The officer left the patrol car and told the man he dropped something, which the man allegedly denied. The officer directed the man to retrieve the object from the street. After retrieving the gold box, the man brought it to the officer, who saw that it contained marijuana, according to the log. The officer reportedly explained to the man that his marijuana would be seized, but he would not be cited. The man thanked the officer and apologized for lying, after which he was free to go, according to the log. The marijuana was reportedly entered into evidence to be destroyed later. The Daily Barometer

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Police vehicles from various departments in Corvallis park outside the Corvallis Police Department building Tuesday afternoon.

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Sometimes there’s a vehicle that doesn’t quite look like a police car, but also does. Decommissioned police cars can often be confusing based on their resemblance to active police cars, but there is quite a lengthy process involved each year for the Corvallis Police Department and Benton County Sheriff’s Office to acquire and decommission some of their vehicles. According to Jim Burke, BCSO fleet manager, certain car manufacturers like Ford, GMC and Chrysler already manufacture a police package. “These are pretty basic cars, unlike their counterparts that regular home owners may drive,” Burke said. “These cars are ‘pursuit-rated’ vehicles, and they come with brakes capable of stopping at extremely high speeds, wiring kits for our emergency lights, vinyl floors and the spotlight you see on the driver’s side of the vehicle.” Burke added that the BCSO acquires and decommissions four to five police vehicles on average per year. The processes for decommissioning vehicles and turn-

ing them over to third-party sellers is overall quite similar for both CPD and BCSO, but these processes do differ slightly. “When new vehicles come in, we totally strip the old vehicle,” Burke said. “We remove the cage, put the original rear seat back in, remove the graphics, take off the push bars and emergency lights and then change cars. None of our cars are ever sold with anything ‘police’ on it. The cars come with a spotlight, and we don’t remove those because if you pull it off, it’ll leave a hole in the side of the car.” Burke added that decommissioned sheriff’s cars usually have more mileage than cars from CPD. “City cars are on the streets and the deputies are on the road,” Burke said. “I have a car in the shop right now getting ready to sell that has 164,000 miles on it.” The process of stripping the vehicles is usually the same across the board; however, the actual selling of the vehicles differs between CPD and BCSO. According to Lt. Cord Wood of CPD, CPD does a few different things as far as selling their decommissioned vehicles. “Sometimes we’ll trade our old cars into a dealership, or we’ll sell them for auction on propertyroom.com, which is a surplus site,” Wood said. “Sometimes dealerships aren’t

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Greek Week continues on Wednesday with Greek life Coordinator Bob Kerr’s retirement n Continued from page 1 celebration and Penny Wars for IMPACT. Joey Spiegelberg, a history and education Thursday, there will be a campus scavenger major and another one of the Greek Week hunt, and the Interfraternity Council and chairs, felt that the event promoted and reflects Panhellenic Awards closing ceremonies will follow later that night. the general atmosphere of Greek life at OSU. “It is a really good way for Greeks to come together and work as one,” Spiegelberg said.

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SALEM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oregon would join the other states where legislators could remove the governor and four other statewide officials if voters approve a ballot measure cleared Tuesday by the House. The 47-12 vote moved the proposed constitutional amendment to the Senate. If cleared there, voters would decide the matter in the November 2016 general election. The issue arose after influence-peddling allegations that led to the resignation of Gov. John Kitzhaber on Feb. 18. Kitzhaber could be removed from office otherwise only through a recall election â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which under the Oregon Constitution could be initiated after six months into his new term â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or through a felony conviction. A federal investigation is continuing of Kitzhaber and fiancĂŠe Cylvia Hayes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people in Oregon feel we already have the power (to impeach), and we do not,â&#x20AC;? said House Majority Leader Val Hoyle, D-Eugene. Impeachment would apply to the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general and labor commissioner. The constitutional amendment would require a 60 percent vote by the House (36 of 60 members) to impeach an official on grounds of malfeasance, corruption, neglect of duty, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The Senate would then con-

duct a trial. A 67 percent majority (20 of 30 members) would be required for removal of an official. Impeachment is a political process, and does not preclude criminal charges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This resolution is not a weapon and should never be used as such,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Jodi Hack, R-Salem, the other floor manager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a tool for accountability of the executive branch and should be exercised for only that purpose.â&#x20AC;? But Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland, was one of a dozen opponents of the measure. He said the recall election, which is a century old, has served Oregon well. No statewide official has faced an actual recall election, although several attempts were mounted against Gov. Barbara Roberts in the 1990s. None obtained the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have watched the federal Congress make a mockery of the impeachment process,â&#x20AC;? Greenlick said in reference to the Republican effort to remove Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1998 and 1999. The House voted to impeach Clinton in connection with his affair with a White House intern, but the Senate fell far short of the twothirds majorities required to convict him. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois was the most recent governor to be removed by a state legislature in 2009, ahead of his conviction on federal criminal charges.

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uses the household survey as a way of calculating labor participation. That model could be incorrect, thus the mystery of shrinking labor participation. In most economic recoveries there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t typically a drop in labor participation.â&#x20AC;? The stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s payroll employment grew at a rapid pace, and the 7,600 jobs added in April continued a strong hiring period for Oregon. Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s numbers followed revised gains of 2,600 in February and 2,700 in March. From September through January, the Oregon economy added an average of 6,200 jobs per month. The stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent growth is similar to what it experienced before the recession. From mid2004 to 2006, jobs expanded by an average of 3.0 percent annually, while the recent job growth has had a rate of 3.2 percent between April 2014 and April 2015. Four industries that grew year over year were health care and social assistance, manufacturing, professional and business services and leisure and hospitality. Health care and social assistance was the biggest gainer of the four and was up 11,200 jobs over the year.

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On Wednesday, May 20, members of the Oregon State University and general Corvallis community will mount their bicycles at the Osborn Aquatic Center for the 2015 International Ride of Silence. This will mark the 11th annual Ride of Silence in Corvallis, and will be a ride to commemorate those bicyclists who have been injured or killed this past year and raise awareness for bicyclists worldwide, according to a press release. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coordinator, Jay Thatcher from the League of American Bicyclists, noted in the release that no particular skill or endurance level is needed for this ride. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just wear a helmet and share the road,â&#x20AC;? Thatcher said in the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The leaders will stop often to let the line regroup.â&#x20AC;? The Osborn Aquatic Center is located at 1940 NW Highland Drive in Corvallis. Participating bicyclists will gather at 6:30 p.m., with the ride starting at 7 p.m. and lasting just over an hour, according to the release. More information about the Ride of Silence can be found at rideofsilence.org.

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SIFC n Continued from page 1 Committee would make SIFC an entity within ASOSU, though this would be a loose connection, with ASOSU ultimately serving as a “parent” to the SIFC, while the SIFC would advise ASOSU on student incidental fee matters. Sarman opened by saying that this change started on account of the Oregon Senate Bill 270, which calls for the formation of local governing boards at public universities to help provide transparency and increase accountability. Sarman’s main concern is within which branch the SIFC would lie in the ASOSU, particularly whether it will be in the executive branch or not. “It’s an independent committee if it doesn’t apply to the Judicial or Legislative branches,” Sarman said. “That doesn’t mention the Executive branch.” Sarman’s concern comes from whether or not the addition of the SIFC into ASOSU will need to lead to some restructuring in order to remain in compliance with the law. This would be the case if the SIFC was included within the Executive branch, as members of that branch cannot serve as voting members within the Legislative branch. This could lead to structural changes in the Executive and Legislative branches to eliminate cross-over. As the current state of the fee recommendation process of ASOSU starts with the fee-funded unit making their own budget recommendation that

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artifacts that reflect the daily lives of troops of the period. “The inhabitants of these forts left behind so many artifacts,” Brauner said. “What we do in the field is read that record to determine the unwritten past.” The Fort Hoskins site yields a wide array of artifacts, and new items are found regularly during digs, allowing students to piece together the daily lives of people living in Oregon during the era. “Field school is a great way to see how the information in textbooks is

they passed to ASOSU, who makes their own decisions before giving the recommendation to the university president. The recommendation is then passed onto the OSU Board of Trustees. If the fees exceed an increase of 5 percent, the budgets are sent to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and then finally to State legislature. “The current structure is up to interpretation as we try to find where the SIFC falls,” Sarman said. “It’s not clear on how to get to that point.” The Review Committee recommended a group of people from different budget boards across campus fee-funded units to form the SIFC. “A SIFC entity to represent all of the budget boards,” Redman said. “Currently the only entity that represents all budget boards is ASOSU.” Thomas Bancroft, a senior in construction engineering management and former speaker of the House, then took the floor to express his concerns about the idea of the SIFC being put under the ASOSU umbrella. Bancroft believes that this would limit student autonomy, as it would change SIFC seats from student-voted positions to appointed ones. “It is a large structural change in how students pick their fees and how much they pay,” Bancroft said. “I see it as a large conflict of interest for ASOSU, as this should be an entity that holds ASOSU accountable for their own fee uses.” Justice Jares, a senior in marketing and an atlarge member of SIFC, also took time to voice his concerns.

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acquired,” said Justin Eichelberger, a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology. “You can stand on the foundation of a home and imagine that you were there 150 years ago; it’s an immersive way to learn.” Eichelberger obtained his undergraduate degree from OSU and participated in the field school in 2004. Eichelberger cited the six-week class as an experience that sparked his fuel for archaeology, and helped form lasting relationships with his peers. “I made so many friends during that six week span — you build strong relationships while toiling out in the dust and sun,” Eichelberger said. “I mean, I met my wife out there. It’s tough to find a relationship much better than that.” In addition to forming new bonds and investigating anthropology, attendees of the program acquire a valuable skill set that is particularly useful for students seeking jobs and careers outdoors. According to Eichelberger, the United States Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management often seek

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larly because about 50 percent of the Willamette Valley population was from the South at that time.” The 2015 Historical Archaeology Field School will be held at the 1856 to 1865 site of Fort Hoskins, a former Civil War fort designed to protect and overlook newly created Indian reservations. The site of the former fort is situated in southern Kings Valley, Ore., — approximately 17 miles west of Corvallis — and provides experiential learning regarding archaeology, anthropology and various related field techniques. In addition to delving into local history, students can practice site survey strategies and excavation techniques used to analyze relics. Brauner says that the Fort Hoskins site offers applied learning regarding an interesting confluence of social and historical events occurring in Oregon during the period. According to Brauner, the fort was initially established to monitor Indian reservations, but was shut down once the Civil War began in 1861 due to the need for troops in the east, and the fort boasts a large trail of

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Jares believes that Redman’s idea of having members on the SIFC from each board of budgets from the fee-funded units of OSU would pose an even greater conflict of interest, because he believes that it would cause a greater sense of competition with each board wanting to make sure student fees come to their unit. “You can’t guarantee unbiased choices with people voting or not voting for other budgets,” Jares said. “If you have any affiliation with a club you are voting on, you shouldn’t be allowed to vote.” Jares also doesn’t think a hybrid system of ASOSU and SIFC would help the conflict of interest problem either. He thinks it would only serve to complicate things with people fighting for the things they are passionate about. “We got elected by the public to make those tough decisions,” Jares said. “To say no when we believe we need to.” Ultimately, Jares believes that the SIFC should stay an independent entity.

those with archeology experience to accompany surveying crews to identify archeological sites and recognize relics. “Field school is job training; students are fully equipped to work for government agencies even without a degree,” Eichelberger said. “I’m headed to a remote site in Alaska this summer to work for the Forest Service as an archaeologist. The team will be dropped in via airplane, and we’ll see what happens from there.” According to Eichelberger and Brauner, students from all majors and backgrounds are encouraged to join. No prior experience in archaeology or anthropology are required, and participants will receive 12 credit hours in ANTH 438. Participants in the program can choose to either camp at facilities provided or commute via van each day. Applications are due June 10, 2015 and can be found outside of Waldo 230. Justin Frost, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

Right before closing statements, Priscilla Macy, the former chair of the SIFC, took the floor with her opinion. Macy doesn’t believe that this will pose a conflict of interest with the ASOSU, as they already have the final say in most budget recommendations that go to OSU President Ed Ray. Though Macy does not think the SIFC seat should be appointed, because her own experience as a member of the SIFC came even though she was not a member of student government. Macy said the main problem comes with the strained relationship between the SIFC and the ASOSU Congress, which she thinks can be fixed with them working together and teaching ASOSU members about student fees. She does agree that taking away the ability for students to be involved in SIFC choices needs to be avoided. “We need to be careful to not take away opportunities for students to have access to this,” Macy said. Macy suggests that SIFC goes to the Legislative branch, if it must fall within ASOSU, because the branch has the broadest representation of students. “We just want to better the model, and if we have to make structural changes then we can,” Sarman said in his closing statement. “We need to make sure whatever process we move forward with is very clear with where power lies and the checks and balances.”

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basemen Scott Heineman lead delivered with two outs. supposed to After a leadoff double by Hamilton, who was play the game We have given them two games the inning off with a double moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from freshman and came around to score on a and you have a easily and it’s hard to watch. third baseman Michael Gretler and a strikeout by sacrifice fly by chance to win. By Brain Rathbone freshman Donahue, it was fellow freshman Elliot freshman The Beavers You get what you deserve and THE DAILY BAROMETER Cary swinging at the first pitch to deliver a two-out pinch hitcruised we didn’t deserve to win. Oregon and Oregon State entered Tuesday through the RBI single up the middle. ter Kyle night’s matchup coming in with winTweedt finished the Kasser. first seven ning-streaks and postseason aspiraPat Casey game with six shutout In innings head coach tions on the line. The Ducks came innings, scattering the behind a in dire need of victories to improve three hits and two early stellar pertheir chances at postseason play strikeouts. In his es of the game, formance out of freshman starter Sam stag and the Beavers were trying to six starts this Tweedt, who at one point retired 14 the Beavers were playimprove their resume to be in posiseason consecutive Duck batters. But a cost- ing sharp defensively, tion to host regionals. Tweedt ly throwing error by sophomore Tweedt was dealDown to their final four outs surrenshortstop Caleb Hamilton gave ing and working of the game, the Ducks were able dered five the Ducks’ offense an oppor- his way out of score two unearned runs in the earned runs tunity that they would not jams, while the eighth inning and then score the while striking out 23 batters over offense was squander. winning run in the 11th inning for 37 innings of work. The Hamilton error manuthe 3-2 victory over the Beavers, “He did awesome — he had a was shortly fol- facturwhich gave them the 3-2 series vicgreat start,” Donahue said. “He lowed by a double ing runs tory over OSU this season. did everything we needed of him.” from junior third as they “It’s always tough losing to Oregon, The Ducks take the five game basemen Mitchell jumped especially since they are our rival,” said series, winning three of five Tolman bringing out to an freshman second baseman Christian games. The Ducks also won home the first early two Donahue. the three-game series that Oregon run, which run lead on In the three game series against the counted towards their conwas immediately the Ducks. Ducks (35-22, 14-13 Pac-12) in midference record, taking two of With one out in the followed by a game April, the Beavers (36-15-1, 17-9-1) three games in the series in tying single on a bottom of the second committed six errors. In the eighth inning cooper stiles Eugene. 0-2 count by junior inning, sophomore Billy alone on Tuesday night they committed justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER The final series of the leftfielder Phil Craig- King singled and sophthree costly errors. season is up next for St. Louis. Both runs omore leftfielder Aided by fielding blunders, the Ducks, OSU as they host Cal in the inning were Kyle Nobach who were down for their final four outs of in a matchup between singled to right unearned. the game, were able to claw back and tie two teams within a “We have given them field winning the game at two runs each. each other in the Pac-12 battle against Oregon’s half a game of two games easily and it’s the nine-pitch “They were easy plays that we hard to watch,” Casey junior pitcher Conor Harber to put runners on standings. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. didn’t make,” said. “You get what you the corners after King had advanced to third on Friday evening at Goss Stadium in Corvallis. head coach “Our next series is always the biggest series for deserve and we didn’t the single. Pat Casey Logan Ice then drove in his 20th RBI of the sea- us, we try and take it game-by-game,” Donahue deserve to win.” said. “The Elliott cary The Ducks were able son with a fly ball to left field, plenty deep enough said. “This series is going to be big for to see how game never justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER to score the winning for the sacrifice fly to bring home King and give we respond to this loss.” lies — you run in the top of the Beavers the early 1-0 lead. Brain Rathbone, sports reporter play the game The Beavers tacked on another run in the botthe 11th inning, On Twitter @brathbone3 the way you are as junior first tom of the fifth inning, and this time the offense sports@dailybarometer.com n

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In the conclusion of the Oregon State men’s golf season, senior Alex Franklin competed in the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf West Regional Championships over the weekend. Franklin had been selected earlier in the month to compete in the regional, and was the sole Oregon State athlete to be chosen to do so. Franklin qualified for the NCAA Regionals for the second year in a row, and similar to last year when he finished the regional tied for 14th with a 6-over 216 in Eugene, the senior golfer found a way to finish within the top-25. Unfortunately, his 24th place finish left him just outside what was needed to qualify for the NCAA National Championships.

On the first day of the regional, which took place in San Rafael, Calif. at the 72-par 7,115-yard Gold Mountain Golf Club, Olympic Course, Franklin began in similar fashion to last year’s performance when he finished the day tied for 14th with a 1-under 71. In a field that included 14 teams and five individuals, or 75 golfers, 21 student athletes finished the day in red along with Franklin. At the end of day one, freshman USC Trojan golfer Sean Cocker was sitting in first after shooting a 6-under 66. On day two, Franklin again managed to shoot a 1-under 71, despite heavy fog that backed up play in the second round for 45 minutes. Franklin managed four birdies on the day — one more than he had managed in his first round — and would finish the day tied for 15th. Sunday was the final day of competition, and unfortunately for Franklin, it went a bit differently than the first two. The last 18-holes of the 54-hole

tournament ended for the senior in a bit of a rush, which undoubtedly threw him off his game. After 14 holes of play, Franklin was again sitting at 1-under on the day, but then technicality struck. The senior was put on the clock for slow play and was then forced to finish on a time limit. At the end of the day, what had gone good for 14-holes and looked to be another day in red, turned into 2-over 74. Franklin would end the three long days of sunny California golf just outside a continuation of his postseason, but still finishes his Oregon State career as a top-10 best. His scoring average of 72.27 for the season, is the eighth best in Oregon State history, and his 72.59 from two years ago when he transferred to Oregon State, in sixth on the all-time list. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com

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On Tuesday, it was announced that the Oregon State University men’s rowing team had received an at-large bid to participate in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships. The team, who is coming off a third place finish at the Pac-12 Championships where they placed third in three of the four races they participated in, did not receive one of the automatic berths to the national championships that were given out at the Pac-12 Championships. The Beavers managed to compete well throughout the entirety of Sunday’s championship but finished fourth in the Varsity 8 race. Regardless, the Oregon State program had a tremendous season in which they finished out the year in the No. 14 spot on a national level. On

April 18, the Varsity 8 crew managed to row themselves to a win over No. 11 Wisconsin. Both were enough to convince the IRA selection committee to extend an at-large invitation to the Beavers. The at-large invitation was extended to the Varsity 8, Junior Varsity 8 and Third Varsity 8 squads. This will be the third straight season that the Oregon State program will send boats to the national championships. The Beavers will now have 10 days to prepare for the IRA National Championships and will travel as early as next Tuesday in order to settle in before the long weekend of racing. The championships are set to be held on May 29 thru 31 and will be held on the waters of Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. Competition begins at 5 a.m. on all three days. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com

Oregon Ducks have answers for A pair of Oregon Ducks advance those who questioned ability By Chris Hansen THE REGISTER-GUARD

EUGENE — Oregon continued its Pac-12 dominance this past weekend with its seventh straight sweep of the men’s and women’s titles at the conference’s track and field championship meet. Southern California, with its embarrassment of riches in the sprints, tried to end the Ducks’ reign but Oregon proved from top to bottom no one comes close its depth of talent. The men wrapped up their ninth straight title Sunday at UCLA’s Drake Stadium, scoring 152 points to 121 for the second-place Trojans. The women won their seventh straight title, edging the Trojans 185-182 after a thrilling finish in the meetending 4x400-meter relay. “Not a bad meet at all,” Oregon coach Robert Johnson said. “I said we were in for a fight and it turned out to be that way. It would be crazy if I tried to go over all the highlights here, but I feel there were lots of them.” Some of those highlights came from the usual suspects while others were from more surprising sources. Oregon finished with eight individual champions and one relay winner. The men had 23 athletes score in 17 of the 21 events. The women had 20 athletes score in 18 of their 21 events. The wins came without a handful of athletes who were expected to either anchor their respective events when the season started, or at least be potential scorers. The men’s team was without all-American hurdler Johnathan Cabral (injury) and distance runner Johnny Gregorek (illness), who ran well

in the 1,500 prelims Saturday but wasn’t at the track Sunday. The men also lost NCAA 110-meter hurdle champion Devon Allen to injury before the season began. The women were without thrower Haley Crouser (transfer) in the javelin and sprinter Ariana Washington (injury). Of course, Oregon’s most significant loss was Jenna Prandini, a three-time Pac-12 champion in 2014 who made the trip but withdrew from the meet because of an illness. With the loss of Prandini, it would have been easy for the Oregon women to concede defeat. Instead they came out swinging. Redshirt sophomore Jasmine Todd, whose freshman season ended with an injury at the 2014 Pac-12 championship meet, competed in five events, won two — the 100 and triple jump — and scored a meet-best 35 points. Brittany Mann also won the shot put and Raevyn Rogers ran an eye-opening 2:01.67 to win the 800. It was a personal best for the freshman, the third-fastest time in the NCAA this season and fourth-best all time at Oregon. “This is usually a meet where a lot of our girls peak and get ready for that championship season,” Todd said. “We responded exactly how we’re suppose to respond. There’s no doubt about that.” Todd’s mark of 42 feet, 11¾ inches in the triple jump was also a PR and third best in Oregon history, bumping teammate Sasha Wallace to fourth after the sophomore first jumped 42-3¼ Sunday. Wallace was second in the triple jump as well as the 100 hurdles, when she finished in 13.00 to reset her own school record.

“People were just stepping up and PRs all around,” said Annie Leblanc, who was second in the 800 and fifth in the 1,500. “We just fed on each other’s energy.” The Oregon men and women both led comfortably after Saturday’s opening round of competition, but Johnson knew things could change Sunday when USC would start scoring points in bunches. “We sat down (Saturday) night and just gave them the facts,” he said. “You gotta do your job. Everybody has these dope sheets or projections and we have to exceed those and it’s not going to be easy. Nobody’s giving us anything. Matter of fact, they probably want to see you lose than win again.” Like the Oregon women, the men responded and had the meet locked up going into the 4x400, but still won anyway to put a cap on a dominating weekend. Before that happened, though, the Ducks were given an expected win from Edward Cheserek in the 5,000, a stunning victory from unheralded Ben Thiel in the 400 hurdles and a star-turning moment from Marcus Chambers with his win the 400 in 45.21, fourthbest all time at Oregon. “People get injuries, that just happens, it’s a part of sports, that just means somebody has to step up,” Chambers said. “I stepped up, Ben stepped up, throwers stepped up, distance always does its thing. That just tells somebody it’s their time to shine.” Oregon is off until the NCAA West Preliminaries in Austin, Texas, May 28-30. The NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships are back at Hayward Field June 10-13.

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EUGENE — There was some adrenaline flowing on No. 18 for a couple of familiar faces trying to advance in a U.S. Open local qualifier Monday at the Eugene Country Club. Casey Martin gave a classic Tiger fist-pump after draining a 40-foot birdie putt for a 1-under 70, which allowed the Oregon men’s golf coach to finish in a five-way tie for second place. “I wasn’t planning on doing that, but I knew that putt meant something,” said Martin, a former teammate of Tiger Woods’ during their Stanford days. “That felt good.” Sulman Raza, a talented junior redshirting this season in Martin’s program, hit his 15-foot par putt as if it were a 40-footer. Fortunately for the former South Eugene High standout, the ball still found the bottom of the cup. Raza finished with a 3-under 68 to earn medalist honors in the field of 155. “I actually hit it and thought I had blown it way by the hole,” Raza said. “I hit it and I was like, ‘What are you doing? All you have to do is either make this or just two-putt.’ “I’m pretty glad that went in the hole, honestly, I felt really relieved.” Both Raza and Martin advance to sectional qualifying June 8 at the Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Wash. Martin finished in a tie for 23rd at the 1998 U.S. Open and last played in the national championship in 2012 at Olympic Club in San Francisco after winning the sectional qualifier at Emerald Valley. After shooting a 3-over 37 on the front nine, it didn’t appear the PGA Tour veteran would make the cut on his home course. Martin rallied with birdies on 11 and 12, an eagle on 13 and the dramatic putt on 18 for a back-nine 33. Martin, born with a debilitating birth defect in his right leg that makes walking difficult, was granted the use of a cart. “I’m glad I had (the cart) because I didn’t feel good,” said Martin, who traveled Sunday back to Eugene after Oregon qualified for the NCAA championships with a fifth-place finish at a regional in Noblesville, Ind. “We had a lot of driving and a lot of flying to get home and my leg always takes a few days to recover from that. I’m grateful to play well and get through.” Raza, who won a state title in 2012 by 12 strokes, hit his second shot in the water and found the bunker after a drop. He was able to get up-anddown out of the sand for bogey and then birdied No. 17 to maintain his two-stroke lead.

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“I just assumed that if you shot below 70 or even par, you’re probably going to have a really good shot at it,” Raza said. “Making that put on the last hole made me feel like I kind of sealed the deal for myself.” Raza’s teammates who helped orchestrate a dramatic comeback at the regional Saturday — Zach Foushee (2-over), JonathanWoo (3-over) and Brandon McIver (6-over) — didn’t have enough left in the tank to qualify. Thomas Lim withdrew from the event. “We’re all exhausted,” Martin said. “We’ve had a whirlwind of a lot of stress and a lot of brutal travel. I know the guys struggled.” Martin joked he might have to consider burning Raza’s redshirt for the NCAA championships May 29-June 3 in Bradenton, Fla. “That’s great for him because he’s been redshirting all year and plugging away, not getting any love really,” Martin said. “I remember my year when I redshirted, you just kind of felt like a forgotten man. For him to come out there in his first hint of competition and do that is really special. I’m really happy for him. He’s a great player.” Raza has been able to focus on getting his GPA and weight room numbers up this season. Now he’ll join his coach, a fellow Eugene native, for a 36-hole opportunity to play their way into the field at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash., June 18-21. Last year McIver, Raza’s roommate during their freshmen year at Oregon, qualified for the U.S. Open as an alternate after a sectional at Emerald Valley. “I’m usually pretty neck-and-neck with (McIver) and I feel if he’s making the U.S. Open, I think I should be able to do it,” Raza said. “It’s a pretty cool thing. I’ve still got to go and play 36 holes and get it done, but just passing this first local qualifier helps me a little bit.” Along with Raza, Cody Curteman of Bandon, Jesse Heinly of Bend, Nick Shewood of Albany and John Wise of Portland all qualified. The final three spots were decided in a fourperson playoff. Harrison Moir of Portland and Andrew Beuge of Abrams, Wis., advanced, as did Craig Crandal of San Clemente, Calif.

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e hope that none of you had to walk through the Valley Library Quad on Tuesday. Jed Smock and Mikhail Savenko, aliases “Illogical Angry Street Preachers,” decided to show up earlier than their planned Friday date and staked out the quad, harassing passersby. This isn’t unusual for Oregon State University’s Library Quad — brimstone street preachers come and go with the seasons, typically around fall and spring terms. What was going to be different was the student response. In the past, students have elected to ignore the hateful messages and walk on by, or attempt to argue with them. This time, headed by the Advocates for Freethought and Skepticism, groups of stu-

Editorial dents including but not limited to Humans vs. Zombies at Corvallis, the University Christian Center, Food Recovery Network at OregonState and many more will be tabling in the Memorial Union Quad on Friday, May 22 to divert attention from Smock and Savenko, who still intend to be in the Library Quad on Friday. This is pretty much awesome. The reason for setting up in the MU as opposed to the Library Quad is pretty simple, according to Matt Enloe, a senior in philosophy — interrupting studying students and the fact that the Library Quad doesn’t allow tabling. “I think the MU Quad will be great because

it allows us to bring a huge response to them, to get information out about what our students actually believe in — or don’t, in my group’s case and my own — and lets people completely avoid them if they so choose,” Enloe said. “It’s an opportunity for students to make informed choices on the one hand, and on the other it makes coordinating everything so much easier.” Enloe has recently introduced a concept known as “street preacher bingo,” which debuted in fall 2014 at OSU. Did we mention there is candy involved? “The whole game is designed to disincentive problematic behavior and speech — be it bad logic, hurtful or otherwise reinforcing of oppressive norms,” Enloe said. “Even the candy is part of a psychological trick, and not the standard Pavlovian idea that may rush to mind — that

only works for immediate action-reward setups.” Enloe is determined to make Friday’s events fun and a safe place for students to collaborate in a positive fashion instead of being faced with the idiocy in the library quad. We also spoke with Erica Fuller, a junior in political science and the Associated Students of Oregon State University interfaith task force director for the 2014-15 school year, to get her input on Smock and Savenko. Fuller didn’t find out about the preachers’ early arrival until she got out of class and was walking to the library. “It was annoying; especially with them not telling us they were going to be there,” she said. “Our whole purpose of us making sure they were going to come on a Friday was to keep students See EDITORIAL | page 8

Abolish slut shaming, advocate change Safe sex is better sex Kayla King

been guilty of this at some point in his or her life — myself certainly included — and to set the record Columnist perfectly straight: it is not OK. Yes, it’s human nature to be judgshaming” itself is harmful to the cause mental — it’s how we form quick opinions of people in seconds, and of fighting for women’s equality. It’s a daily occurrence: You see a it’s an instinctive thing to do. What crosses the line is sharing girl in your class wearing something low-cut, short, revealing and likely your unkind thoughts with others, one of your first instincts is to text because in so doing, you are both your friend or classmate how “gross” shaming the other individual — whether or not they ever find out is you find the situation. I would argue nearly everyone has See KING | page 8

ear Dr. Sex, Kathy Before having sex with Greaves someone for the first time, Ask Dr. Sex how do you bring up sexual history so you know you’re safe? Signed, Safety Seeker mood. Dear Safety Seeker, It is best to bring it up at a neutral That is a very good question — and time when you have the privacy necesan important conversation. Congrats sary to have the conversation. So don’t to you for knowing how important it bring it up when you are public with is. I am a firm believer in the idea that the possibility of someone overhearif you don’t feel comfortable enough ing you. with someone to have that conversaThere is a concept in the commution, how could you feel comfortable nication field known as Reciprocity In enough to have sex with them? Self-disclosure. What that means is that The longer you know the person — when person A discloses something and the longer you wait to have sex rather personal about themselves to with that person for the first time — the person B, person B is more likely to higher your chances are of getting an self-disclose in return. honest answer. So one way to start the conversaThis is not a judgment call in any way. tion would be to talk about your own For those of you who have taken my STD/STI history, the last time you were class or are familiar with my column, tested, etc. you know that I do Try to put your not pass judgment partner at ease as on anyone for their I know the much as possible. sexual choices — as If you start grilling conversation can long as all behaviors her/him for answers, be awkward, but are consensual. they may get defenThe reason I am sive. Therefore, it can once you get the suggesting that you helpful to explain conversation started, be wait and get to know what motivates you the person is because it will probably flow to ask the questions it is harder for most in the first place. smoothly—it’s just people to lie to someSpeaking of testing, the first step that one they know — if you or your potensomeone with whom tial sexual partner most people fear. they have some vested have had any sexual interest. For a lot of contact with anyone people, it’s fairly easy else, you both need to lie to a stranger. to be tested. I know the conversation can be awkThere are a number of STIs that can ward, but once you get the conversation be asymptomatic, meaning there are started, it will probably flow smoothly no symptoms. Often times people will — it’s just that first step that most people say, “Well, I haven’t been tested, but fear. I’m sure I don’t have anything as I’ve I’m sure you will find it was well never felt sick or had any symptoms.” worth it. Remember “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” See GREAVES | page 8 (Friedrich Nietzsche) We are more likely to grow from those awkward moments than when we do the easy Email questions for the column to things. forum@dailybarometer.com, with Don’t start the conversation while the subject “Ask Dr. Sex.” you are participating in some level of Your name will not be published. sexual activity. “Submissions not associated with If brought up then, it could be interOregon State University will not be preted as a stalling maneuver. Besides, accepted.” it has the potential to totally kill the

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EUGENE — In a shock to Eugene’s civic leaders, the University of Oregon Foundation has dropped out as master developer for the Eugene Water & Electric Board riverfront property. A foundation board on Monday unanimously instructed foundation staff to stop pursuing acquisition of the 17 acres owned by the utility on the east edge of downtown, said Jay Namyet, the foundation’s chief investment officer. The board made the decision because there are too many financial questions about the redevelopment, he said. “There are (financial) risks that we identified over time, none of which is serious enough on its own to cause us alarm,” Namyet said. “But because there are numerous ones in aggregate, they cause us to feel that the risks are too extreme.” The EWEB Board of Commissioners in October chose the foundation over Trammel Crow, and Williams & Dame Development, both of Portland, to develop the utility’s former operations yard, near the Willamette River. It’s unclear if those two firms, plus a development group led by Dan Neal of Eugene, which did not make it as a finalist, remain interested in redeveloping the property. But EWEB Chairman Steve Mital said utility officials will likely inform the other developers about the foundation’s decision. “We’ll know more about our options in a month or so,” he said. For several years, residents and community leaders have hoped the vast expanses of asphalt and former industrial buildings on the utility’s property could be transformed into a lively, pedestrian-

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friendly urban neighborhood, with apartments, condos, offices, shops and restaurants. The city, with a land donation from EWEB, plans to create a three-acre park along the river, and relocate and improve the existing bike path that leads past the utility’s headquarters, plus provide other public amenities, such as wide sidewalks and landscaping. Since the foundation’s selection, EWEB, foundation representatives and city officials have been investigating the property’s condition, easements and other elements that would influence what can be built on the land and where. EWEB and the foundation had yet to agree on how much the foundation would pay for the land, but Namyet said the potential purchase price wasn’t the stumbling block. The foundation, which manages a $700 million endowment on behalf of the university and its donors, tries to earn a minimum of 5 percent, plus the rate of inflation, on its investments, Namyet said. Several issues related to the EWEB property caused concern among foundation officials, he said. Those include the negative effects from the noise of 25 or so trains that rumble by the EWEB property daily; the lack of a parking garage in the community-inspired master plan for the area; and the unknown costs of dealing with contaminated soil from the former industrial site, Namyet said. “This, through the lens of the fiduciary, does not represent a good investment for us, which is the reason we were interested in the first place,” he said. The City Council is interested in establishing a railroad quiet zone at three crossings near the EWEB prop-

If that’s the justification, then she has every right to look at your outfit and say “gross” as irrelevant — while also saying well. But as opposed to an eye-forthat your judgment is a peran-eye mentality, why don’t we fectly acceptable thing. Well, it’s definitely not. It try thinking something posiis definitely not a perfectly tive about the other individual acceptable thing to heap criti- instead? cal judgment and shame on That might seem a little another human being simply “kumbaya” for you, and I’m because of the outfit she chose not saying try to shut off every to wear to school today. mean thought that pops into And why is her outfit “gross?” your head, because that’s virIs it because it’s not something tually impossible, but simply try it. you would choose to wear?

erty, plus seven others in a mile-long stretch, between Eighth Avenue and Hilyard Street on the east and Van Buren Street on the west. Quiet zones can be created in different ways, including the installation of street medians and extra crossing gates, closing crossings to motor vehicles, and converting two-way streets to one-way traffic. But Eugene’s quiet zone planning isn’t far along, and the city doesn’t know how it will pay for needed changes, which are estimated to cost about $7.4 million. Foundation officials have been told that it could take three to five years for Eugene to get a quiet zone, but that’s not fast enough for the redevelopment, Namyet said. “If we were to pursue this (redevelopment), we would need to start building next year,” he said. A quiet zone next to the EWEB property also was important because the foundation wanted to include affordable housing in the development. Namyet said federal affordable housing funds can’t be spent on projects next to noisy train corridors. EWEB five years ago developed a master plan for the property with the help of the public. But the plan doesn’t include a place for a parking garage, which would be needed for people who will visit, live or work in the area, Namyet said. Today’s announcement stunned Mayor Kitty Piercy and other city officials. “I certainly was taken by surprise at this turn of events,” Piercy said. “Nonetheless, I have confidence that EWEB and the city of Eugene, with private partners, will hit the restart button and move forward to bring this riverfront development to reality.”

If you find yourself thinking a little too critically about a stranger’s appearance or outfit choice, try to turn it around and find something positive about their appearance instead. And then, and this is the really revolutionary part: Tell them. They will smile, you will smile and good fuzzy vibes will be suddenly floating around in place of your silent, acidic judgment. And let’s not forget that “slut shaming” is hardly reserved for

Therefore, they may answer with a resounding none when they actually have performed oral sex on 20 different people. Oral sex is clearly sex or it would be It doesn’t matter. A person could have an STI and trans- called something else, like oral bowling. Just remember that Gonorrhea, Syphilis, mit it to others without being aware. If you ask questions, it is important to Chlamydia, HPV, Herpes and HIV can all be transmitted orally. be specific. You wouldn’t put those bowling alley For example, if you are trying to assess your STI risk based on your partner’s sex- shoes on without socks, right? t ual history, don’t simply ask, “How many Dr. Kathy Greaves is a senior instructor and faculty member people have you slept with?” or “How in the college of public health and human sciences. Greaves many people have you had sex with?” hosts sexuality and relationship Q&A sessions in the resiTo some people, if they haven’t had dence halls and the co-ops, in sororities and fraternities, in penile-vaginal intercourse, then they the cultural centers and for community groups. The opinions expressed in Greaves’ columns do not necessarily represent haven’t “slept” with anyone, nor have they those of The Daily Barometer staff. Greaves can be reached “had sex” with anyone. at forum@dailybarometer.com.

EDITORIAL n Continued from page 7 safe and aware that they were going to be there so they wouldn’t be triggered in any way. By showing up unannounced, that kind of deterred our goal.” As a Christian, Fuller found the event upsetting and expressed her anger at the doctrine being twisted in such a way. “It’s hurtful to see how them — preaching under our name, the Christian faith — hurt people in that way,” she said. Fuller went on to discuss the intent of interfaith on OSU’s campus: A way for students of different faiths to coexist together, advocate for religious freedom and advocate for the truth of their belief systems. Naturally, the interfaith community will be present during the tabling event on Friday. Fuller was particularly excited for the possibility of Islamic student groups attending the event. “We will have some Islamic groups — which I’m really excited about because in the past these types of preachers focus mainly on Islamic and Muslim faiths because of the terror that has happened in the past by their extremist counterparts,” she said. “It’s going to be nice to see them out there telling others about their true beliefs as well.” This safe space for students is also

clothing alone. As Leora Tanenbaum of the Huffingtonpost defined in her article “The Truth about SlutShaming,” “Slut-shaming is the experience of being labeled a sexually out-of-control girl or woman (a “slut” or “ho”) and then being punished socially for possessing this identity.” Yes, sadly, as a society, we have determined it’s our sworn duty to make an individual (typically a woman) feel horrible for her sexual choices — even if those are perceived

geared toward two other goals: Allowing students to avoid possible triggers and to show the true heart and soul of OSU. Fuller has looked into the possibility of trying to remove street preaching from campus, public or not. “Especially when we have children around,” Fuller said. “It’s a public institution; we have guests coming through our campus. We don’t want that to be the image that they see. “We want people to see the OSU community, how we love each other and how we coexist. We want them to see that leadership and community and by having these street preachers on campus is in a way, tarnishing our reputation.” Unfortunately, freedom of speech on public campuses is an uphill battle. Freedom of speech is a wonderful and sometimes horrible thing. But what the student groups of OSU are working to do is to fight fire with fire and create a safe environment for their own. We, too, have freedom of speech and we are proud of our student body for using that power for the safety, education and spiritual health of others. t

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choices and not actual facts. Imagine you are hanging out with your friends when the topic of last weekend comes up. It is mentioned that a girl living in your hall or simply someone you know slept with someone over said weekend. Maybe it’s true, or maybe it’s not, and now she is a slut. Why is she a slut? Because she chose to sleep with someone, or maybe even many “someone’s?” Her choice of having sex with one individual or ten individuals, whether it’s true or not, is no justification for bullying. Her choices are her own choices, they do not impact you, and she does not deserve your critical gossip and judgment. There is nothing wrong with her choices, either — what is wrong with having sex? She’s not robbing a bank, cheating on her final or driving drunk — she’s having sex. What is so wrong with that? And here’s a bit of a newsflash: The girl wearing the lowcut top, the one that you think looks “really trashy/slutty/ insert whatever terrible adjective you’ve chosen here,” may not have intended her top to look a certain way but the end result is unavoidable because of how her body is shaped. What is she supposed to do, wear a barrel like in an oldtimey cartoon to please you because of how she looks? Second newsflash: Maybe she loves the way she looks — maybe she feels like a goddess. Don’t try to bring her down because of this — confidence is awesome and we should all celebrate it. The term “slut shaming” itself is a negative contradiction though, as there is no such thing as a slut. There are only women — there are only people. People who may make choices different from yours, but this does not stop them from being a human being like you. Despite my disbelief of the

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Her choices are her own choices, they do not impact you, and she does not deserve your critical gossip and judgment.

term in this article, I would call for a stop in using the term slut shaming, as it promotes the mindset that some individual, somewhere, could be labeled a slut. As Meghan Murphy of feministcurrent.com so accurately quips in her article “It’s Not ‘Slut-Shaming,’ It’s Woman Hating,” “There’s no such thing as a slut. Can we please stop pretending there is? ‘Slut’ is a word used to shame and silence and attack women. It is only a real thing to misogynists who use language to hurt women.” Folks: Just stop it. Stop making someone feel bad for their clothing choices or sexual choices. Does it make you feel better to pass that judgment on their individual choices? Do you think back to that moment in class when you texted your friend “gross” about your fellow classmate and feel it was the most positive highlight of your day? Likely, your answer is no, if you even remember the moment at all. And if you can’t even remember doing it in the first place, then why do it at all? My message is simply this: Let’s be kinder to each other. There is enough hate in this world already without adding any more to it. t

Kayla King is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in King’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. King can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.