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The Valley Library servers were hacked Saturday, May 16. Operations are back to normal and damages are being currently being assessed. down she started noticing complaints from students popping up on social It doesn’t appear that we media. lost any kind of secure “I think it was on Sunday, on Things data or user information. Overhead at Oregon State, I saw people posting about not being able to Again, we will have a get on the library page and people complete sense of that by wondering if they know what’s going on and when it’s going to be fixed,” the end of the week. Goodell said. Evaluations began May 20 and will Faye Chadwell, OSU librarian take several days before IT staff can isolate any weak points that may have restore “basic services” by about 10:30 been exploited by the hackers. p.m. that evening, but difficulties logChadwell said administration ging in from off campus continued into believes this was the work of an overseas Sunday morning. organization, not any local individual or Anne Goodell, a senior in biohealth See LIBRARY | page 4 sciences, said after the webpage went

but recently passed the reigns to Jay Thatcher. “The first ride was more of trying to get people interested in coming and then it sort of grew from there,” Rooney said. “We had 20 or 30 people the first time, but now it’s grown to 100 or more. It’s a very solemn occasion.” See RIDE | page 4

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Ride of Silence honors bicyclists injured, killed in Corvallis, raises awareness By Abigail Erickson THE DAILY BAROMETER

A group of approximately 50 bicyclists gathered during the 2015 Corvallis Ride of Silence to honor the memories of those who have been injured or killed riding their bicycles in Corvallis. The first Ride of Silence in Corvallis took place after 18-year-old Robin Jensen was killed in a hit-and-run a mile from her home after leaving Osborn Aquatic Center in 2004. Robin Jensen’s mother, Debbie Jensen, then helped start the first Corvallis Ride of Silence in memory of her daughter, with Jerry Rooney as the facilitator. “The first ride was a very emotional experience,” Debbie Jensen said. “I talked to a lot of people about it. The silence is what makes the impact, and it’s a very moving experience.” In addition to Robin Jensen, several other names and photos of riders who had passed away in accidents were featured, including professor William Brown who died in 2012, Ed Bomber who died in 2008, and Grant Garner who passed away recently this year. According to Lieutenant Cord Wood of the Corvallis Police Department, there have been approximately 10 incidents of bicycle and pedes-

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Approximately 50 Corvallis riders gathered to share their stories and remember their loved ones for the 11th Annual Ride of Silence, Wednesday afternoon at the Osborn Aquatic Center. trian crashes so far this year, which he said is below the usual average. Riders who attended the event and who knew someone who had recently passed away while cycling wore black bands on their arms, and riders who had been injured wore red bands. Rooney, who is from the Mid-Valley bicycle club, facilitated the Ride of Silence for the past 10 years,

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Oregon State University has ashtrays installed on the edges of campus to prevent smoking on university property. But at several spots around campus, cigarette butts can be found in piles. Let’s figure That’s because some students out a plan to who smoke said both reduce they take a quick smoke break smoking and talk about between classes. Usama Zahid, why you are an international student at OSU, smoking and smokes near the where you International Living a n d can smoke. Learning Center Lisa Hoogesteger because of the Director of Healthy easy access of the Campus Initiatives spot. “Plus, it feels like it’s right on the edge of campus, so there is no need to walk like 20 feet that way,” Zahid said. Zahid is one of many students who smoke cigarettes around campus. Lisa Hoogesteger, director of Healthy Campus Initiatives, and Rebecca Amantia, a masters student in public health, are working on making OSU a healthier campus and reducing smoking. “There is a lot that we are trying to do,” Amantia said. “One of them is having more clean ups and getting students involved.” Smoking spots on campus start to accumulate hundreds of cigarette buds in a matter of days. Clean ups are scheduled to clear these spots. Last fall, the cleanup team collected 7,000 cigarette butts after only one hour. The Healthy Campus Initiative is also planning on using interruption cards, which would remind the smokers of school policies and would be an alternative to a confrontation. “People don’t find it comfortable interrupting smokers and reminding them that this is a smoke-free cam-

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security unit … to just do an analysis that maybe will tell us how it happened, if we have vulnerabilities, and what those are,” Chadwell said. Students trying to access the Oregon State Library webpage on Saturday, May 16, were met with messages telling By Chris Correll them the site was currently unavailable THE DAILY BAROMETER or were redirected to an unrelated link. Online library services were brought Following a cyber-attack on the Valley Library Saturday, Oregon State to a halt for at least five hours by an University Librarian Faye Chadwell organized cyber-attack. said the library website has since been “We were compromised on Saturday brought back to full operation. Now it’s at about 5:30 p.m.,” Chadwell said. “At just a matter of making sure there wasn’t that point any services via the website any lasting damage left by the breach. were not available.” OSU administration responded “For the most part, we’re doing some cleanup with the website. We are work- immediately. Working with Information ing with Information Services, their Services, library faculty were able to n

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Illegal camping Two Corvallis police officers were conducting a foot patrol of a park by the confluence of the Marys and Willamette Rivers, according to Corvallis police reports. The officers posted four illegal campsites, distributed flyers with a list of local resources and notified Community Outreach, Inc. The officers also gave 15 people verbal warnings for illegal camping, offensive littering, depositing trash within 100 yards of waters, human waste and smoking in a city park.

Unlawful public camping A Corvallis police officer reportedly observed a billow of smoke from under a bridge while responding to an emergency call. A deputy from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office alerted dispatch to the situaA Corvallis police officer was dispatched to answer tion. A Corvallis Fire Department crew determined a call about a crash between a motor vehicle and a it was a warming fire and did not extinguish it. The bicycle. According to the report, the driver of the car officer then warned the man allegedly camping pulled in front of the bicyclist and gave the bicyclist under the bridge of his unlawful activity and gave inadequate time to stop. The bicyclist consequently him 24 hours to clear the campsite. crashed into the rear passenger side of the car, and The Daily Barometer was transported by a friend to the emergency room news@dailybarometer.com for his injuries.

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Salem puts out the welcome mat for Governor Brown By Brandon Southward STATESMAN JOURNAL

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Instructor Shelley Su has been here a while. Even though Su — who works in the Public Health and Human Science Department teaching environmental health and policy as well as upper division toxicology classes — started teaching classes in 2004, she had been a part of Oregon State University long before. Su received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry and biophysics at OSU, stayed in Corvallis and also received her Ph.D. in biochemical toxicology with a public health minor from OSU. “I loved the science classes at Oregon State when I first got here,” Su said. “Unfortunately I was not doing so well in them because I was spending more time playing tennis for OSU, but then I hurt my knee. This completely changed me because then I could spend more time on the science classes I enjoyed like chemistry and physics.” Su was born in Rupert, a small town in eastern Idaho. Even as a child, she was influenced by science from her parents as well as her environment. “I have always been interested in science since an early age,” Su said. “My dad explained how things worked to me, and I also enjoyed playfully blowing things up.” After receiving her Ph.D., she found work as an analytical chemist at the Environmental Protection Agency in Corvallis. While working at the EPA, she found a position as an analytical chemist at Hewlett-Packard. In 2004, she did not actually have to apply to get her teaching position — she was popularly chosen for it. “About 10 years ago, I was asked to substitute for a toxicology class taught by Cathy Newman because she was on some sort of medical leave,” Su said. “After I subbed a few classes, however, I was just asked to teach it every term by myself. The same thing happened with my first public health class. I was asked to sub for a teacher and I ended up liking it so I stuck with it.” Students who are looking for an interesting sustainability, public health or toxicology class can explore classes with Su. “Dr. Su was by far one of my favorite teachers. I remember when I took H-344 Environmental Health, she kept lectures very interesting, so I would just sit and listen and not even take notes because I was enjoying what she was talking about,” said Ian Campbell, an OSU graduate of Public Health. Lindsey Gove, a senior majoring in public health and business, is currently taking Su’s H-344 class. “I really enjoy it. She talks about things like toxins, natural disasters, food quality and control and all of the different kind of environmental exposures that surrounds us,” said Lindsey Gove, a senior majoring in public health and business. “I like her lectures because she keeps them very entertaining and always has a story for the class.” Su has been teaching here for almost 10 years and she continues to inform students about environmental issues and encourages them to join in finding more sustainable solutions for the earth. Greg Germano, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

SALEM — More than 200 people, representing business, politics, nonprofits, filled the Salem Convention Center first floor convention room to welcome Gov. Kate Brown to the city. The event was billed as an opportunity to forge ties with the governor. “The event is an opportunity to welcome the governor to the city and help link the city and the governor in helping businesses grow,” said Chad Freeman, president of Strategic Economic Development Corp. Salem Mayor Anna Peterson delivered opening remarks by welcoming the governor to the city and presented her with a key to the city and library cards to Brown and her husband, Dan. Brown spoke briefly and discussed the best place to get an Oregon chai and hot chocolate in the city, choosing Governor’s Cup for the former and Ike Box for the latter. Before thanking those in atten-

Charges will not be filed against South Salem teacher By Alisha Roemeling STATESMAN JOURNAL

SALEM — Criminal charges will not be filed against a South Salem High School teacher who was accused in May of causing electrical burns on the hands and arms of several students in connection with an in-class demonstration. Samuel Dufner, 37, was arrested May 5 and charged with two counts of criminal mistreatment after he conducted a demonstration April 30 in several class periods, during which he taught students about chemical reactions by using a Tesla coil to ignite gas for a rocket. Toward the end of each class, Dufner showed students how the coil could be used to make marks on the skin by touching it to his hand and forearm, according to Lt. Steve Birr with the Salem Police Department, who described the marks as electrical burns. Several students volunteered to touch the coil, which left

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dance she did manage to playfully sneak in a small tweak she’d like to see at one of Salem’s most famous parks. “I love Bush Park, and I’ve enjoyed running in the park, but mayor we have to get those running paths lengthened for the morning runners,” she said. The event was a relaxed affair with the attendees mingling amongst themselves and eating and taking a group photo after the governor’s speech. Despite the relaxed atmosphere, the meeting, according to many attendees, was an opportunity to express their desire for government to consult them on important matters. Rich Duncan, president of Rich Duncan Construction, said there needs to be more consultation between the government and business. “Events like this give us an opportunity to connect. You know we are not paid to be here, and we are here to help them (government) understand business and the private sector,” Duncan said. “So many times the only people they talk to are lobbyists, who are of course paid to

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red marks on their skin. Upon his arrest he was taken to the Marion County jail, where he posted $2,000 bail. Dufner, who teaches science at the school, including physical and marine science, was placed on administrative leave by the Salem-Keizer School District following his arrest. Salem-Keizer School District spokesman Jay Remy said Dufner would not immediately be permitted to work at the school. “Now that the DA is done with their investigation, the school will begin its own investigation,” Remy said. “He’s still on paid administrative leave. There’s also no way to predict how long it (the investigation) will take.” A press release issued by Deputy District Attorney Doug Hanson with the Marion County District Attorney’s Office said based upon a thorough review of the police investigation, which included interviews of a number

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EUGENE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A 19-year-old nursing student who nearly died in a traffic wreck caused by a drug-addled Army veteran offered kind words to the former soldier before he was sentenced today to 7Â˝ years in prison in connection with the Feb. 23 crash in west Eugene. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really hope you get the help you need,â&#x20AC;? the female victim, Ashley Clark of Elmira, told Joseph Lee Umphrey during his sentencing hearing in Lane County Circuit Court. Clark, who hobbled into court on a single crutch to support herself after having suffered a broken leg, a collapsed lung, brain bleeding and other broken bones in the collision, clutched an apology letter that Umphrey had written her prior to the hearing. Through tears, she thanked him for writing it. Umphrey, 32, apologized again to Clark in court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry for all the harm I caused,â&#x20AC;? he said. Judge Paul Crowley handed down the sentence after Umphrey pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree assault, attempting to elude, driving with a suspended license, unlawful use of a vehicle, methamphetamine possession, driving under the influence of drugs and reckless endangerment. Prosecutors dismissed additional charges in exchange for the guilty pleas. Crowley called the incident

that led to Umphreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest â&#x20AC;&#x153;an absolute messâ&#x20AC;? and commended Clark for her show of pity and concern toward the man whose recklessness put her in a hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intensive care unit for four days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The level of compassion and understanding demonstrated by Miss Clark is absolutely incredible,â&#x20AC;? Crowley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m stunned and impressed.â&#x20AC;? Eugene police arrested Umphrey after he crashed a stolen Toyota Prius into two cars on West 18th Avenue near Lawrence Street. One of the vehicles was driven by Clark, who said in court that her life has been put â&#x20AC;&#x153;on holdâ&#x20AC;? while she recovers from her injuries. The Register-Guard typically does not identify crime victims, but Clark agreed to be named in this story. She said in an interview after Umphreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearing that she expects a full physical recovery and has plans to resume coursework at Lane Community College in the near future, then transfer to the University of Oregon and eventually become a nurse. Clark said she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when she arrived in court if she wanted to make any statement, but decided to speak up after reading Umphreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apology letter, which prosecutor Chris Parosa handed to her this morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At first, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of anything that I really wanted to say. I just wanted to get it over with as soon as possible,â&#x20AC;? Clark said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But

then I read the letter and thought it was really sincere, and I just wanted to tell (Umphrey) it was OK and that I hope he gets help.â&#x20AC;? Umphreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, Larry Roloff, said in court that his clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal and mental health problems began several years ago, after Umphrey was discharged from the Army. Umphrey, meanwhile, told Crowley that he had begun â&#x20AC;&#x153;selfmedicatingâ&#x20AC;? with narcotics after serving in Afghanistan, but added that his psychological and drug issues are â&#x20AC;&#x153;not an excuseâ&#x20AC;? for the behavior that landed him behind bars. Umphrey was arrested after a woman called police on Feb. 23 to report that a man had jumped into her Prius and drove away after she had stepped out of the car to close her garage door. The woman had left her cellphone in the car, which was equipped with a GPS unit that allowed officers to quickly track its location. When an officer spotted the Prius and tried to stop it, Umphrey drove through a yard near West 17th Avenue and Lawrence Street. Moments later, Umphrey crashed the stolen car into Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle as well as a Northwest Natural Gas truck with a male driver inside. The truckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driver was not seriously injured. Umphrey got out of the Prius and ran from the crash scene, but was taken into custody after a brief chase.

Eugene building eyed for U of O Greek use By Elon Glucklich THE REGISTER-GUARD

EUGENE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Long before the nonprofit Serenity Lane Health Services began its alcohol and drug rehabilitation program in 1973, the 19,000-square-foot building at East 16th Avenue and Patterson Street was the location of much imbibing as the home of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Now, with Serenity Lane moving into a $27 million campus in Coburg next year, the 16th Avenue building may be headed back to its roots. Eugene developer Paul Rudinsky, who bought the complex from Serenity Lane in January for $2.8 million, says he wants to convert it into a fraternity or sorority house. Rudinsky works as both a family counselor and as a real estate developer who teams up with the Eugene-based manufacturing

firm Willamette Valley Co. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a partner with Willamette Valley Co. and Market of Choice in their plan to build a new grocery store in Bend. For the East 16th Avenue building, Rudinsky said his first plan was to turn it into apartments. But, â&#x20AC;&#x153;with the saturation of the (student housing) market, we decided not to go forward with that plan.â&#x20AC;? He said the idea for a fraternity or sorority house is preliminary. Members of his development team, which includes the Eugene firm TBG Architects + Planners, met with the city planning staff last week to discuss possible issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serenity Lane is going to be moving out early in 2016, so we would be doing some renovations and hopefully getting somebody lined up for fallâ&#x20AC;? of 2016, Rudinsky said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have

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anybody lined up now.â&#x20AC;? Renovations would be needed to make the building suitable for a new tenant, the planning documents show, including a new front entryway and the removal of some interior walls. Rudinsky said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too early to know any cost estimates for the renovations. The project would need a conditional use permit to house students. Documents refer numerous times to the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed use as a sorority house, but Rudinsky said it could end up as either a sorority or fraternity. Fraternities are for male students, while sororities are all-female. The building, which Serenity Lane currently operates from, has about 10,200 square feet of ground floor and 9,300 square feet on a second floor. The ground floor is made up largely of meeting rooms, offices, studies and a dining room and kitchen, while the second floor houses dormitories ranging from one to 10 beds.

Wheelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PERS investment plan awaiting action By Peter Wong, Capital Bureau PORTLAND TRIBUNE

PORTLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; What may be the only immediate action that lawmakers can take to reduce a looming liability for Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public pension system is still sitting on the table this session. State Treasurer Ted Wheeler has sought for three years to shift management of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $90 billion in investments away from the treasury â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the outside firms it uses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; into a new agency linked directly to the Oregon Investment Council, whose five members set state policies. The pension fund, at $71 billion as of March, accounts for the lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of state investments. House and Senate bills to do just that have gone unheard in committees, and previous attempts fell short in 2013 and 2014. But the current bills (HB 2733, SB 134) have gotten new attention as a result of an April 30 decision by the Oregon Supreme Court to bar retroactive costsaving changes in cost-of-living increases for public retirees. A Legislative Fiscal Office report issued beforehand estimates that Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfunded liability for public pensions will grow from $2.6 billion at the end of 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after lawmakers approved the contested changes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to more than $8 billion. Wheeler said bringing much of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investment management in-house will not only be more efficient, it will allow money now paid by the treasury to outside firms for management to be reinvested and compounded for the state. He said it would shave as much as $1 billion from future liability. Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amount is far less than public pension systems elsewhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the total in Illinois, which has a larger system, exceeds $100 billion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but it is projected to last through 2030. The treasurer still would sit on the investment council â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the bills would make the treasurer its chairman after January 2017, when Wheeler will be out of office â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but the new investment agency would report to the council and the Legislature.

Big stakes The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund was ranked last year as the 21st largest such fund in the nation. Of pension payments to public retirees, 73 cents of every dollar comes from investment earnings on the fund, and the rest from government employer contributions. Already, the Legislative Fiscal Office report projects that as a result of the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision, state government contributions

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for the pension system will have to go up by $319 million in the 2017-19 budget cycle, and schools by as much as $358 million. (Rates were already set for the 2015-17 cycle, which starts July 1, and were not affected by the decision.) The Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief budget writers say they are aware of those pending costs, although they have not yet formulated a plan to deal with them. The report said investment earnings alone cannot reduce those contribution amounts significantly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even with record returns in recent years -- but Wheeler said the state must try to maximize returns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we cannot get the tools we need to manage the risk and complexity of our (investment) portfolio, we will need to alter the risk and complexity of the portfolio,â&#x20AC;? Wheeler said, and consequently, earnings for PERS and other investments will be less. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To my mind, inaction is pennywise and pound-foolish, particularly in light of the recent PERS ruling that is already going to create a lot of pain for schools, city and county governments.â&#x20AC;? The Oregon State Treasury now has an Investment Division, but relies on help from outside firms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which take a cut of the earnings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to help manage the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investments. Wheeler said that model might have made sense when Oregon began large-scale investing in the 1970s, but it does not now. Wheeler said it makes more sense now for the state to reclaim investment management through in-house staffing, but put it in a different agency directly linked to the Oregon Investment Council. His latest estimate of savings is $22 million annually, which compounded and reinvested over 20 years could recoup about $1 billion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These savings are returned to the pension system in the form of improved earnings,â&#x20AC;? he said. On the flip side, he said, every percentage point the state earns below PERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; assumed 7.75 per-

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cent return on fund investments will increase the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liability by $8.5 billion over 20 years. Wheeler pointed toWisconsin as a model. A separate 10-member investment board and staff oversee that stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pension fund of $80 billion, slightly larger than Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, although the pension system itself is run by a different agency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nothing radical here,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the direction in which other states and large pension funds have already moved.â&#x20AC;?

Support and opposition The bills are sponsored by Rep. Tobias Read, D-Beaverton, and Sen. Richard Devlin, D-Tualatin. Read sits on and Devlin is Senate co-chairman of the Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joint budget committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a chance for us to be more professional and manage these dollars in a more sophisticated way, minimize the risk and bring some of these functions in house and get better performance, while it saves us money and results in better returns and help with our obligations,â&#x20AC;? Read said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would argue that this change increases transparency and accountability. We can drown people in reports that this is a need for the state, not just an opportunity, because the current Investment Division is understaffed for the amount it is managing.â&#x20AC;? Wheeler said at least eight reports recommend changes, dating back to November 2011 and the latest issued last years by the Portland consulting firm Deloitte. Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, said he agrees that the Investment Division is understaffed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those reports make it clear that the staffing in the Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office is inadequate,â&#x20AC;? he said in a March 15 letter to Wheeler and Katherine Durant, managing partner of Atlas Investments in Portland, who leads the fivemember Oregon Investment Council.

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Corvallis Mayor Biff Traber reads the Ride of Silence poem before the ride Wednesday afternoon at the Osborn Aquatic Center.

Cyclist take off from the Osborn Aquatic Center for the Ride of Silence Wednesday afternoon.

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one gets left behind. It’s about a seven-mile ride.” In addition to the riders from the community was CPD cadet Rachel Seagren, who brought up the rear of the group as per tradition. “I think this ride is important to attend because Robin Jensen was a former cadet,” Seagren said. “Keeping bicyclists safe is important.” Members of the Mid-Valley cycle club, the Hewlett-Packard Team, Sunday Lunch Rides and other riding groups were also present. Towards the end of the meeting before the ride, Mayor Biff Traber read the traditional Ride of Silence Poem to commemorate the fallen riders and send the participating cyclists off. “In the beginning I wasn’t aware of this event

a week every week, so he’s used to the quiet of riding. “I’m used to the silence and I like the silence Rooney added that this is one of the largest when I ride, but the silence of this event is the deepest, most profound silence I’ve ever heard,” cycling events in Corvallis. “People come here in honor of someone they Thatcher said. “Some people come because knew or people they heard of that have been they’ve been riding a group, some people come injured,” Rooney said. “They also come together because they’ve been injured, and I come to show the community that there are a lot of us. because I like the silence.” Thatcher also added that riders of any and all Other people may not know it, but there are a lot experience levels are welcome. of people who ride bicycles in Corvallis.” “The ride is an accessible sort of thing,” New Ride of Silence facilitator Thatcher said that he already spends an hour in silence once Thatcher said. “We ride, we re-group, and no

until Jay (Thatcher) invited me to be a part of it,” Traber said. “Not being an active cyclist myself, I didn’t think being in the ride would be appropriate, but I was very honored to read the poem beforehand. There’s a serious problem of people not paying attention to cyclists in Corvallis. I do hope to actually participate in the ride next year.” The Corvallis Ride of Silence is part of the worldwide annual Ride of Silence movement. The Ride of Silence originally started in Dallas, TX. in 2003. More information on the Ride of Silence can be found at www.rideofsilence.org. Abigail Erickson, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

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The Valley Library’s information desk. The Library servers were hacked by a program that also breached other universities.

LIBRARY n Continued from page 1 group, and that for now there’s no evidence of online theft. “It doesn’t appear that we lost any kind of secure data or user information,” Chadwell said. “Again, we will have a complete sense of that by the end of the week.” Chief Information Security Officer Dave Nevin called the attack a “defacement” rather than a traditional hacking event, and said that while the library’s site “wasn’t any more vulnerable than any other out there,” in this case the infiltrators were experienced enough to break through security.

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The original webpage was replaced by an alternative created by the hackers. To protect students from any potential danger, OSU made the decision to shut down the site until repairs were finished. “Our first responsibility is to maintain a secure website that serves our students, faculty and staff. We felt that taking the site down immediately when notified was the appropriate thing to do,” said Vice President of University Relations and Marketing Steve Clark. According to Clark, “sophisticated” hacking is not an uncommon occurrence on college campuses, and OSU is no exception.

The last incident, involving the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, happened less than two months ago. “We recognize that students work at all hours and certainly across weekends to prepare for school and tests, and we apologize for the interruption,” Clark said. The program responsible for this particular breach has struck dozens of universities on multiple continents. OSU is hopeful Information Services’ analysis will find and patch the hole in security. Chris Correll, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

broken,” Hoogesteger said. Hoogesteger also recognizes that some students start smoking when they come to the university. “They found a social group in smoking,” pus,” Amantia said. Students who smoke also face restrictions in Hoogesteger said. “We need to find another social Corvallis. Parks, libraries, public bus stations and connection different than smoking.” Hoogesteger wants to find better ways to reach government buildings are designated smoke-free. The policies require people to be 10 feet away from out to students. “Let’s talk about it,” Hoogesteger said.“Let’s a government building if they want to smoke. Students who are caught breaking OSU’s smoking figure out a plan to both reduce smoking and policy will have to go see Student Conduct and be talk about why you are smoking and where you can smoke.” informed about school policies. Students seeking help can go see a physician OSU has been smoke free since Sept. 1, 2012, and installed four ashtrays on the edge of campus at the Student Health Services, which is free for to encourage smokers to put out their cigarettes all OSU students. before entering campus property. Arturo W.R. Segesman, news reporter “One (ashtray) has been stolen, one has been news@dailybarometer.com

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The moments that defined a season By Josh Worden

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Oregon State men’s basketball had an amazing year. Here is a look back at the games that stood out as some of the greatest moments of the year and possibly the program.

No. 5:

ting the game to rest with a game-clinching The game itself wasn’t the most impressive steal in the closing moments. He finished of the year for OSU, but the drama was still with 21 points and 10 rebounds as well as present. Probably the biggest cause was the two steals, his 12th straight game with mulattendance, which was announced to be a tiple steals. season-high of 8,877 onlookers. In the prior The Beavers faltered at times, needing a season, OSU averaged 3,946 fans per game. defensive stop with time running out to avoid That number jumped to 5,612 this year, the a loss to USC, which became 1-6 in conferbiggest percentage jump in the Pac-12. ence after the game. Still, the atmosphere in The nearly 9,000 fans on Jan. 24 saw the Gill in the USC game was far beyond even Beavers go back and forth with the Trojans, the best games from 2014, and contributed with junior guard Gary Payton II finally put- to OSU’s 12th straight win in Corvallis.

Jan. 24: 59-55 win over USC

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Junior guard Gary Payton II goes up while playing Colorado in Gill Coliseum Feb. 21.

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True, Grambling State isn’t the most formidable of opponents in collegiate basketball. But the Beavers never left any doubt of there being even a semblance of a contest, leading 41-9 at halftime. Gary Payton II logged the second ever tripledouble in OSU history; the only other one came in 1988 when his father, Gary Payton Sr., had the Beavers’ first ever such game. Payton II had 10

points against GSU along with 12 rebounds and career highs of 10 assists and six steals. Junior forward Victor Robbins added thencareer-high 22 points, while sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier chipped in 16 points. For Grambling State, senior forward A’Torri Shine was leading the team with 14.1 points per game before Dec. 16. He did not score a point against the Beavers.

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On a historic night in Gill Coliseum, the Beavers landed the first punch against Colorado to open the game. Then the second, and the third, and pretty much every one in the first half. Colorado shot 3-for-21 from the field in the first half, spotting the Beavers a 34-12 lead at the break. The Beavers cruised to a 14-point

Feb. 21: 72-58 win over Colorado

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Former OSU athlete Gary Payton Sr. and junior guard Gary Payton II in Gill Jan. 24.

win, setting OSU’s all-time record for home victories in a season with 15. The Beavers had 13 blocks, seven of which coming from Payton II; they set team and individual single-game records in blocks, respectively. Payton II stuffed the stat sheet with 24 points, five rebounds and four steals.

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Sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier shooting against the USC Trojans at home Jan. 24.

No. 2:

Making the Beavers’ win over UCLA more impressive was the Bruins run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament to finish out the year. On Jan. 22, though, it was OSU that looked like the Tournament-ready team. OSU extended its lead to 17 points in the second half and UCLA shot a middling 31 percent from the field for the game.

The Bruins were never able to close the gap and seemed incapable of holding momentum for a sufficient amount of time. The Beavers’ sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier showed flashes of maturity, making all eight of his free throw attempts in the final minute and totaling 19 points. Meanwhile, UCLA sophomore guard Isaac Hamilton shot 0-for-10 from the field on the day and 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.

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Sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier follows through against UCLA in Gill Jan. 22.

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Arizona junior guard Gabe York goes up for the block against OSU in Corvallis Jan. 11.

It is undoubtedly the biggest win for OSU in the 2014-2015 season, probably the biggest win in recent years and one of the most significant OSU victories in a basketball game ever. Championship-hopeful Arizona — which would go on to the NCAA Tournament’s elite-eight — walked into Gill Coliseum as the No. 7 team in the country and walked out with a shocking 2-point loss. The Beavers, predicted before the season to finish last in the Pac-12, topped the perennial conference-dominating Wildcats after junior guard Langston Morris-Walker charged in the lane for the game-winning layup with 26 seconds left. Fans rushed the court after OSU’s first win

over a top-10 team in 15 years. The loss didn’t hinder Arizona’s Tournament hopes much, as the Wildcats entered the postseason as a No. 2 seed and nearly defeated Wisconsin to make the Final Four. A threepoint play from sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier with 93 seconds left and other critical plays from the Beavers, though, pushed OSU over Arizona. Gary Payton Sr, former OSU star and father of junior guard Gary Payton II, was on hand for the win. “This program is getting back to where it’s supposed to be,” he said after the upset. Josh Worden, sports reporter On Twitter @BrightTies sports@dailybarometer.com

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She’s only the second women’s golfer to advance to Friday’s annual event, but OSU senior golfer Anica Yoo has led the kind of year that is worthy of where she is going. Yoo will participate in NCAA Division I Women’s National Golf Championships in Bradenton, Fla. The event, which will run six days, will be played on the par72, 6,468-yard Concession Golf Club course. The first three days of competition will be stroke play, after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be decided. Monday will be a another round of 18 holes in which the top eight teams to advance to match play will be decided, as well as the 72-hole individual champion. Tuesday and Wednesday will consist of the match play quarterfinals, semifinals and finals to determine the team national champion. Yoo, who is the first women’s golfer in nearly 30 years to reach the national for Oregon State, will be coming into the event on a roll. The senior golfer participated in the NCAA Regionals

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less than two weeks ago and she tied for sixth. Yoo had entered the regional — at the par-72, 6,350-yard Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas — as an individual without a team, but managed to finish the three days of golf as one of the low three individual athletes with a very respectable 4-under 212, and a top-10 finish. The final score of the regional for the golfer was a threeround record, and coincides

he only thing that’s clear about No. 23 Oregon State’s playoff fate going into the final weekend of the regular season is that the Beavers absolutely need a series sweep of No. 22 California if they want any chance at hosting a playoff regional. Baseball America projected the Beavers to host a regional as of Monday, but as a No. 2 seed behind UC Santa Barbara — the Gauchos don’t have lights in their home stadium, meaning their facility doesn’t meet NCAA requirements for hosting. That projection, however, was before OSU lost to Oregon, 3-2, in 11 innings Tuesday night, weakening the Beavers’ RPI from No. 32 to No. 35 in the nation. It’s a subtle change, but one that will mean a great deal when the selection committee makes its picks in about a week’s time. At this late point in the regular season it’s safe to assume that LSU, UCLA, Louisville, Illinois, TCU, Texas A&M, Florida and Miami are all locks to host a regional. That leaves eight spots for the rest of the field. In the past the committee has been partial to power conference teams with highticket sales. The NCAA has

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been adamant the past few years that money is not a factor in selection regional hosts, however. That sentiment will be tested this year, considering the mid-majors of the college baseball landscape are as good as they’ve ever been. No. 11 Dallas Baptist has the top-ranked RPI in the nation, and No. 8 Missouri State has the No. 8 RPI. Both teams are probably locks. No. 1 8 Co l l e g e o f Charlestown already has 41 wins, meanwhile, and No. 14 Houston has 39 wins and the No. 15 RPI in the country. They’re both probably safe to host as well. That leaves four spots for a handful of quality teams with strong resumes. Vanderbilt and Florida State seem like likely candidates considering they rank No. 7 and No. 17, respectively, in an SEC conference that is widely regarded as the best in college baseball this season. Working under the assumption that they both get in, there are only two remaining spots for Oregon State to make an

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with an already stellar year that includes two 4-under 68 rounds, a season scoring average of 74.53 and a career scoring average of 75.64. Her season scoring average is another Oregon State record, and her career average is the second lowest in school history, missing the top spot by only .05 of a point. Yoo will play to compete with former OSU athlete and AllAmerican Kathleen Takaishi, who tied for 48th in the national

championship on the Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. back in 1999. The senior golfer is also the lone athlete for the Oregon State program at the national. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s play will be covered on the Golf Channel, and each day is scheduled as an all day event. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com

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Freshman third baseman Michael Gretler looks on during the Beavers’ game against Oregon in Goss Stadium Tuesday.

argument for. UC Santa Barbara is already an automatic qualifier having locked up the Big West Conference. While the Guachos are certainly deserving, it’s unclear if the committee will grant their bid to host on a neutral site. Probably not, but you never know. It’s likely the final spot or two — depending on UC Santa Barbara’s fate — will come down to Iowa, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, USC and Oregon State. Considering Iowa dropped two of three games this past weekend, the Hawkeyes are probably out. The Cowboys are probably the favorite considering they have an impressive RPI ranking of No. 13, but could drop with a poor performance in this weekend’s Big-12 Tournament. If Oklahoma State flounders this weekend, it will open up the door for a Pac-12 school to strike. In this sense, Oregon State is in the driver seat. If the Beavers sweep Cal this weekend they are guaranteed second place in the Pac-12. They will have 39 wins and a strong case to host, but their conference ranking doesn’t guarantee anything — Arizona State and USC would both more than likely have higher RPI’s. If OSU loses one game or more, they could drop to as far as fifth in the conference standings. Cal’s RPI is No. 41, so a series sweep would increase OSU’s RPI at least marginally, which could make the difference. And while the NCAA has claimed they don’t give preference to power conferences with solid-hosting histories, it’s still worth noting that Oregon State has a phenomenal track record in that department. The Beavers sell out games, especially in the postseason, and have hosted the past two

seasons. Unless Oregon State is swept this weekend, the Beavers will probably still earn a No. 2 seed, but a No. 3 seed isn’t out of the question. While seeding doesn’t matter as much after the hosts are chosen, it could come into play should OSU advance in terms a future opponent in the super-regional round. As of now, Baseball America has Oregon State facing No. 2 UCLA in the super-regional round, assuming both teams advance past their regional. The Beavers probably should have won at least two of three against the Bruins earlier this season — OSU dropped two of three in Los Angeles — but UCLA probably isn’t an opponent OSU is dying to face. Ultimately, there’s no telling how the playoff picture is going to shake out. So much could change this weekend that trying to make out where the chips will fall is almost futile even despite the proximity to the postseason. And it might not even matter. OSU has proven in the past that seeding does not necessarily determine how far a team will go. Considering the Beavers were the very last team to qualify for the playoffs — the 64th team selected — the last time they won a national championship in 2007, and that they failed to advance from the regional round as the overall No. 1 seed in the nation just a year ago, it goes to show that a team’s quality of play at the end of the year is the best indicator of postseason success. Regardless of OSU’s postseason seed, the Beavers will need to win the last game of the year if they want to be national champions once again. Andrew Kilstrom, sports reporter On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com

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he Associated Students of Oregon State University saw the Student and Incidental Fees Committee and it was love at first sight. ASOSU wants to represent what the students of OSU allegedly want in terms of interests and student fee dollars. The SIFC makes recommendations through a careful process before the ASOSU legislature approves them in a joint session. It should have been a sign for content nuptials. But not every flight of fancy ends in happily ever after. ASOSU wanted more from the SIFC, and the SIFC wasn’t sure if it wanted to rush things so quickly. In February, the committee needed more time to determine if raising student fees for further funding for SafeRide was conducive to the betterment of the OSU community.

he election results are in and Benton County has voiced a resounding “no” on measure 2-89, deciding not to ban the use of Genetically Modified Organisms in crops. According to the Unofficial results on the Benton County website, some 16,556 voters opposed the ban, representing 72.53 of the voter turnout. While this has many implications for the wider county, as a student at Oregon State I am particularly proud for what this means for the university. Decades-long ALS research will be allowed to continue and an estimated $18.3 million of research money will continue to be utilized around the various colleges. I’ll be honest: I wasn’t particularly proactive in researching the repercussions of the GMO ban. However, I was presented with an abundance of information on why the ban would harm the university specifically. Whether it was articles and editorials published in this paper, student activists promoting their case in the quad or any of the

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numerous Facebook discussions that took place online, members of the community around Oregon State solidly convinced me to vote “no” on measure 2-89. This voter involvement was something to behold over the last few weeks, and is certainly something to relish. But one has to wonder: Where was this activism when the Associated Students of Oregon State University elections were taking place? According to the ASOSU election results, about 2,200 students voted for president and vice president, representing only 9 percent of a potential 24,000 estimated eligible voters. This paltry turnout may reflect a number of problems surrounding ASOSU elections. But I would argue that the primary reason students didn’t mobilize was a lack of knowledge over what was at stake. ASOSU, in its various branches, helps decide — following recommendation from the Student and

Incidental Fees Committee — on the amount of money that students will pay in fees each term. With approximately 24,000 students enrolled fall term, and almost $450 in fees paid per student per term over fall, winter and spring, the SIFC typically sets fee recommendations in excess of $30 million every year. While I appreciate the mobilization around campus concerning measure 2-89, this movement concerned an issue that affected most students only indirectly, if at all. Whereas fees come directly out of students’ pockets every term, directly influencing their experience here at OSU. I hope that in future years, more of an effort, both on the part of ASOSU and the general student population alike, will be made to emphasize the importance of campus elections. We’re better than nine percent OSU, and we’re going to have to prove it next year. t

Zach Schneider is a sophomore in computer science. The opinions expressed in Schneider’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Schneider can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

But still, ASOSU pressured the SIFC for funding and so the SIFC respectfully denied ASOSU, saying that it couldn’t deal with the weird codependency and felt that it would be better if they, like in some relationships, “remained just friends,” so as to work in an unbiased and objective capacity. Since then, in the name of Oregon legislation, it appears that ASOSU wants more control of the SIFC. The relationship between ASOSU and the SIFC as an independent financial committee was further discussed on May 19, though the timing of the meeting also seemed rushed. Until this process concludes, student fees cannot be decided upon since it’s the end of the academic year. The SIFC is not fully operational at this time. We have mentioned in past editorials how the notion of the SIFC being entirely absorbed into ASOSU seems wrong. We don’t like it and we think it is a conflict of interest. The notion of a student government being in total control of all student fees — in addition to selecting members of the new financial committee — makes us uncomfortable. In addition, it’s more concerning given ASOSU’s track record of engagement with the general student population, which they’re supposed to represent. We’re not saying they can’t engage — they just need more time to understand what the student body wants. Because finances require attention to detail, the process can be bureaucratic, slow and require more careful consideration. It is necessary to make sure that the fees of average students who attend OSU are spent wisely. This should not be a decision made with a mere executive override. It’s highly disheartening to see representatives of ASOSU treat this, and other major structural and financial decisions, with such haste. t

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t this point of the year most of us are mentally burned out from school, work, activities and living with others. Whether you are an optimist, pessimist, or realist, week eight can get you down. When our prolonged stress from the last academic year and burnout takes over, our emotional wellness is compromised. But when life and school get you down, learning to mentally reframe our perspectives — even just a little — can get you out of the funk. Sometimes reading the paper, watching the news or looking through social media is saddening and downright depressing. The issues that are happening at global, national, community and personal levels are disheartening. But that’s kind of how our society works, focus on the drama and what you don’t have instead of the positives. More of a glass half empty instead of the glass half full. This week I wanted to focus on a perspective of gratitude in our daily life. I’ll admit I’m a pretty positive person but struggle with depression and anxiety, which makes daily life difficult. With this grey cloud hanging over my head, seeking gratitude and joy can be really challenging. But these tiny glimpses of thankfulness seem more doable than pretending life is ‘all good’ and looking too far into the future. With all our to-do lists and busyness, how do we practice a spirit of gratitude throughout our chaotic lives? Happiness studies have found that reflecting on three things we are thankful or grateful for or writing three good things that happened to us once or twice a week is beneficial to our overall wellbeing. This positive perspective modification doesn’t need to be huge and overwhelming, but rather being mindful or aware of our situation and finding a bright light throughout our day. It could be a smile or hug from a friend, enjoying the flowers in bloom or watching the birds, a good meal, the opportunity to laugh with someone, taking a deep breath and enjoying our fresh Oregon air, the first sip of hot coffee, taking time to make someone else’s day, exercising or watching a cat video. How will you express gratitude and thankfulness throughout this week? Can you see the tiny moments of joy within the craziness of the week? By allowing ourselves to find these little moments of bliss and appreciation we are less likely to be consumed with our busyness and stress of our lives. In times of stress we focus inward — I challenge you to look beyond yourself and find these glimpses of encouragement and when you do, take a deep breath and be thankful for the life and opportunities that you do have and all the good that is in your life. Sometimes this is especially hard if you struggle with anxiety, depression or other mental health issues, like I do. Focusing on the beauty of our life amidst the chaos and where we are at is challenging, but keep your chins held high — we have a lot to be thankful for. t

Dr. Erica Woekel is an Assistant Clinical Professor and the Program Director of the Lifetime Fitness for Health Program. The opinions expressed in Woekel’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. They can be reached at forum@dailybarometer. com.

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magine listening to classic 70’s and 80’s vinyl on your turntable in the solitude and sanctuary of your room. ELO, Pet Shop Boys and REO Speedwagon all accompanying as the needle is pinned in the first groove of wax. Nostalgia floods your mind, whether you were reared during those time periods or not. The timeless aging of bands such as these can strike down any modern artist who attempts to recreate such styles and reduce them to petty imitators. Las Vegas native, Brandon Flowers, most notable as the front man of alternative group, The Killers, released his second solo album, “The Desired Effect,” on Monday, May 18. Needless to say, the given title of the album is a slight misnomer. Flowers has taken his once mature coo that revolved around a centerpiece of meticulously thought out lyrics heard in The Killers and has cheapened his signature style to nothing more than synth infused, grade school shallowness. The album’s first piece, “Dreams Come True,” made my involvement with his collection exceedingly problematic to contrive anything remotely positive to take back from “The Desired Effect.” With rudimentary lines such as, “I’ll bite what turns

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you sour baby / I’ve got miles per hour baby / Make up your mind / You never know what you might find / When dreams come true / Dreams come true / Yes they do,” repeatedly droning on in an overly cheerful tone can make any listener cringe at the lack of heart — and creativity — music has succumbed to these days. In my opinion, the only glimmer of hope that gave this album a fighting chance was track 6, “Lonely Town.” The song begins like the prolific scene in “Rocky,” where trumpets herald an almost jazz infused tone reminiscent to a catchy 80’s tune, and then get tossed into a conglomerate of sounds originating from the electric keyboard, minimal usage of auto tune, and carried swiftly by a steady beat of drums. As much as I wanted to despise this song — especially for its blatantly hipsterinspired music video — the lyrics painted a simple picture of adolescent love and the beauty behind tumultuous teenage angst: “I’ve been working overtime / And I can’t get you off my mind / I sleep in the pouring rain / When will you come home again? / Spinnin’ like a Gravitron / When I was just

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a kid / I always thought that things would change / But they never did.” In some respect, Flowers did achieve a warm reception of “The Desired Effect” on many media outlets; however, from an individual standpoint, the album sim-

ply cannot contend with his the soul you want but, in the previous endeavors with The end, that still won’t make you a soldier. Killers. His naturally adored falt setto still proves to be a strong Skye J. Lyon is a junior liberal studies with suit in every project he takes an emphasis in creative writing and ethnic The opinions expressed in Lyon’s on, but when push comes studies. columns do not necessarily represent those to shove in an unforgiving of The Daily Barometer staff. Lyon can be industry, you can have all reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

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premiered was the simplicity of the setup. One man. One spandex suit. One eye shadow mask and just enough crazy to take on gunmen with a bow. There was also some stuff about fighting crime, love and redemption. All that good stuff. It was a basic starting point with a few clever spins that took the genre back to square one, giving writers room to subvert our expectations later on. And for a while, I felt pretty subverted. People die in this series, and when they do they don’t come back — apart from Oliver and Sara, who were proclaimed dead before the start of the series — and Thea when they dipped her in magic water — and then Oliver again when he got wrecked by Ra’s al Ghul. DC comics have a rich history of convoluted plot twists that use any excuse to resurrect popular heroes or villains, making their deaths kind of cheap and completely removing much of the reader’s sense of peril. Why worry if Batman is in danger if he can be cloned or regenerated or stitched back together with robot parts? It’s one of the reasons I have a hard time bringing myself to fully respect DC’s storytelling. To be clear, “Arrow” is still a polished franchise that stands among the stronger programs on the air. However, season three suffers from the same faults that dogged the first two. Namely, character motivations have a habit of feeling forced — a lot — and

when you can’t understand why a Peter Pan cosplayer doesn’t want to be recruited by a league of modern day ninjas led by an immortal samurai, the whole deal just stops making any sense. In all seriousness, the show puts forth enough effort to at least demonstrate they know our investment comes from caring about the fate of Oliver and his crew. Whether they actually pull that off wavers wildly between ‘pretty well’ and ‘getting-on-my-last-nerve exhausting’ in its melodrama. Most of this season’s first half focuses on the sudden death of Black Canary — which was a pleasantly surprising dramatic turn — while the conclusion revolves around Oliver getting offered the chance to inherit leadership of the League of Assassins. His stubborn refusal to do so had me wishing I could reach inside my television and smack him. Not only would it have been immensely satisfying to see Oliver take up the mantle willingly, but here you have a perfect chance to develop the protagonist’s dark side practically wrapped up with a bow — the Christmas kind, not the ones that impale people. I’ve grilled this show pretty toughly, but only because past production value leaves a high bar to clear. “Arrow” has plenty going for it — good casting, excellent action choreography, and a healthy respect to the source material — that only makes the current trend more disappointing. The standard overcoming the big bad storyline has been used for a third time now, and while it worked amazingly with Manu Bennett’s portrayal

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‘Little Shop of Horrors’comes to Corvallis

‘Arrow’season 3 falls short of the bullseye rofessor Queen, how did our class do on that last exam? You have failed this midterm. Stephen Amell really needs to bring some of his old lines back. Season three of the CW’s breakout superhero hit brings everything impressive about the production back in spades. Unfortunately, its few but glaring faults have tagged along and are starting to take up the spotlight. I think one of the reasons “Arrow” resonated with audiences when it first

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of Deathstroke — one of my all-time favorite villains — in season two, it’s definitely starting to go stale. Slade Wilson had a prior connection with Oliver, giving their conflict a much more personal edge. Ra’s al Ghul’s motivation is vague at best — he absolutely wants Oliver to succeed him, but why? The guy you destroyed without even trying is suddenly your go-to candidate? I digress. If you start turning your head at every weird twist and turn you’ll end up contorted in no time. This is a huge series for only having come around in 2012. Three seasons with a whopping 23 hour-long episodes each means newcomers will have plenty to keep them glued to the sofa while catching up. If you enjoy a solid superhero romp that covers all the bases, pick out a colored hood and take a vacation to Starling City. t

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

ctors ages 13 to 35 took the stage Wednesday, May 20 for their premiere performance of “Little Shop of Horrors.” The Corvallis-Benton County Library will be hosting two more showings of the Broadway musical this weekend. And seriously, these showings are going to be adorable. Performing the beloved musical is the Alsea Film Academy, a theatre group for middle-school children and teens in the Alsea community. This will be their 12th production since forming in 2009. Alsea is a Benton county community located along the Alsea River on Oregon Route 34. The population of the community totals 126, as of 2014. “If this show was going on stage on Broadway tonight, everyone would think they had gotten their money’s worth,” assured Davey Porter, one of the top organizers of the Alsea Film Academy. Porter said that the academy was formed to give “disadvantaged kids an alternative sport.” Those who participate in the group meet three times during the week, and have been practicing for “Little Shop of Horrors” since December. So how does such a small community maintain a thriving theatre troupe? Each practice the academy provides a hot lunch and expenses for productions can get high. Last year’s production of “The Little Mermaid” cost around $15,000 to put on, and this year’s musical is going to total around $10,000. Porter said the organization is completely funded by donations and grants. He emphasized one of the core principles of the Alsea Film Academy is to keep everything free and accessible. And the process is working well so far, and Porter said the Alsea community has given them “undying support.” Not only do those in the academy get to learn how to sing and act — they also get experience working behind the scenes. The Alsea Film Academy also makes short films. Among the films on the Alsea Film Academy website is the silent-film inspired “Who Stole the President” and the sketch-comedy short film “It’s a Bit Sketchy.” Both are insanely cute. Special shout-out to the little boy with the fake beard and amazing dog in “Who Stole the President.” As for Porter’s favorite part of the production, he loves to the see the progress the cast has made. “I think about day one when we sit down and have a table reading and then I think about today, which is opening night, and then I think about how far they have come between those two points,” Porter said. The doors for Thursday and Friday’s Corvallis-Benton County shows will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 7 p.m. All three additional shows next week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Alsea at the Alsea Community Library are sold out. Admission is free for all shows. t

Kat Kothen is a junior in biology. The opinions expressed in Kothen’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Kothen can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.