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Omega Psi Phi dubbed ‘Best of the West’ at the 11th annual Step Show competition

By Lara von Linsowe-Wilson The Daily Barometer

Because OSU has a limited number of D9 Greeks, many of the performers come from greater Oregon areas, Washington and California to compete in the Step Show.

“My favorite part of the show is being able to watch the different organizations show their pride and affiliation,” Bates said. “It is always great to be around other Greeks, some of which you know, but the vast majority you do not.”

In addition to D9 sorority and fraternity participants, D9 alumni, members

Old school met new school on Saturday as the Oregon State University Divine 9 sororities and fraternities concluded Greek Week with their annual Step Show.

After a long night of celebrating traditions and cultures, the brothers of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity were crowned “Best of the West” in stepping, among other local and non-local members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

In addition to the step team competition, the audience was entertained by performances ranging in genre from rap artists to comedians. Each performance was based on themes from “School Daze,” a hit 1988 musical-drama film

by Spike Lee. Setting aside the more competitive aspect of the Step Show, the evening’s events were held with the goal of providing awareness for the black Greek system.

“The purpose for the Divine 9 Step Show is to create a space for historically black Greek organizations to showcase their stepping and strolling,” said Meleani Bates, president for the Black Student Union. “The Step Show is a place jackie seus | THE DAILY BAROMETER where black Greeks are able to congreMalcolm Lewis performs a saxophone gate together in solidarity, brotherhood and sisterhood.” solo as judges tally Step Show results.

from other multicultural sororities and some of the Pan-Hellenic Greeks came out to show their support.

OSU graduate student LaTreese Denson has been a member of the Portland alumni chapter of Delta Sigma Theta for the past three years. Although her D9 roots began during her years at North Carolina State University, she still tries to help bring parts of her culture to Oregon in any way she can.

“Each year we’re working to gain awareness for the Divine 9 by letting people know we’re here on campus, and that we’ve been here for a while,” Denson said. “It’s great to see everybody here for one thing at one time enjoying the same thing — Greek life. It’s great to have unity.”

The Step Show featured performers from all age ranges, but there was something to gain for everyone regardless of skill level.

“It’s a life-changing thing knowing that no matter where you go, no matter what you do, you’re going to have brothers there to support you and to elevate you to a higher standard,” said OSU Alpha Phi Alpha member Anderson DuBoise III, who has been a performing member with the group since February. “It’s not something you have out there a lot for African American males, and this is something that fills in that gap.”

Lara von Linsowe-Wilson, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

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Design students’ spring fashion show to hit the runway Student fashion designers will present their designs at show on Friday

the work of 41 design students and will be presented by 30 student models. The theme for this year’s show is “Floralia,” which translates to “the Goddess of Flowers,” according to the event’s website.

By Kandyce Johnson “It’s going to be like a Snow White fairy tale Special to The Daily Barometer with some darker concepts,” said Marianne Egan, A young student designer stands tiredly over her instructor in the school of design and human work table, rubbing her eyes and inhaling a deep environment. breath. She pulls together pieces of meshed black For the past eight years, students, designers and fabric that will be turned into an accent on one of fashion-lovers have come together for the event on her dresses. An old Havana fan moves warm spring campus. It is a time for student designers to showair through the classroom and other students work case their work before an audience of more than on their garments. Scraps of fabric in all colors and 500. But the show is more than a demonstration textures cover the tables. Posters of iconic fashion of work, it could mean an internship in another models hang on the walls. country or a job at a big company.

Designers spend months preparing for the show The fashion show planned for Friday will feature n

as part of a DHE class, fashion show and design exhibition. Visitors come from across Oregon, while industry representatives from around the nation come to scout fresh talent.

The show began in 2005 when two students with a passion for fashion brought the idea to Egan.

“The first show was crazy,” said Egan. “I remember one of our models didn’t show up, and so I grabbed a girl off the street and asked her to step in.”

After the success of that first show, DHE 422 was born.

“DHE 422 quickly became a two-term class that was created specifically for students who were really interested in being part of the show,” Egan said.

The fashion industry generates more than $20 See FASHION | page 8

No rigid rules, just going with the flow Flow Club at OSU builds bonded community, perfects individual style

By Ryan Dawes

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A whir of well-practiced motion blurs out from the members of the Flow Club at Oregon State University as they warm up for another day of practice.

The Flow Club strives to provide a friendly environment in which members of both OSU and the Corvallis community can practice the art of prop manipulation, where the performer physically interacts with objects such as staffs, spinning poi, nun chucks, flags, hula hoops and umbrellas. Acrobatics also are a part of it, as the artists can employ trapezes and other circus-related equipment.

“There are no defining rules in Flow Club regarding your perfor-

mance,” said Isaac Granberry, OSU someone would consider practice sophomore in new media com- in a traditional sense,” said Garrett munications. “Anything goes, from Seward, founder of the club. “No traditional styles such as martial one is held to a rigid structure or arts, to new moves made up right agenda.” on the spot.”

Like other performing arts groups, the Flow The art origiClub at OSU nated in New strays away from Our practices Zealand as poi, the realm of which in New aren’t really what competition and Zealand’s Maori someone would instead focuses language refers to the physical consider practice in on sharing and teaching the art, objects wielded a traditional sense. and building a by the native strongly bonded New Zealander’s community.

Garrett Seward dancers. The Members can Founder of the Flow Club at OSU art later spread experiment with to Polynesia, new techniques moved through and learn new Oceania, and eventually came to America. things from each other, as well as Today, modern poi practices the teach new members the moves vast diversity of objects used by the they have discovered.

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Bryant Long and Major Oni perform outside of LaSells Stewart Center after their win at the Divine 9 Step Show last Saturday.

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Story Edison, a freshman in anthropology and psychology, performs with her hoop in the quad.

She has been flowing for seven years.

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OSU expects 5.9 percent increase in tuition next year

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Students at Oregon State University will see a 5.9 percent increase in their tuition bills next year if the State Board of Higher Education approves the recommendations from its Finance and Administration Committee.

The committee, which forwarded its recommendations to the Board of Higher Education on Friday, made recommendations for the seven public universities in Oregon that are governed by the board. Tuition would increase by 4.5 percent on average across the seven universities, with the Oregon Institute of Technology seeing the largest increase at 6 percent and University of Oregon and Portland State University with the lowest at 4.5 percent.

Since the fees approved by student government this year are lower than last year, the percent increase from last year when combining tuition and fees together is 4.5 percent at OSU. The tuition increase will also include a gradual phase-out of the tuition plateau, which allows students taking between 13-16 credit hours to pay at a cheaper rate per hour.

Steve Clark, vice president of university marketing and relations, said that while the 5.9 percent increase may not be something that everyone agrees with, the university recognizes the impact it has on students and families and has tried to moderate that.

“We are still increasing the amount of scholarships, financial aid and tuition See TUITION | page 2

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into the club is one of my more favorite parts of the club,” said Story Edison, OSU freshman in anthropology and psychology, and president of the Flow Club.

The club performs at a handful of events, including the Dance Against Hunger and the Oregon Country Fair. Performances can either be choreographed or improvised, depending on the show.

Several different styles within these types of performances also exist.

Performers employ martial arts, isolation (which focuses on the object being manipulated more than the performer’s actual self dancing), and dancing. Additionally, performances can be done in the dark, where glowing or lit props are used.

“Nothing is like cracking open a new pair of glow sticks to use in a performance,” said Kevin Feyder, OSU freshman in computer science.

The club was founded in 2010, and officially became an OSU student organization this past winter term.

“I enjoy being able to do what I love to do, and to be able to inspire others to do it as well,” Seward said. “It’s been great to see how others have really made their styles their own, and I’m excited to see how the club will evolve in the future.”

waivers to assist students attending Oregon State,” Clark said.

Clark said diminished funding from the state, combined with increased costs from the Public Employees Retirement System and health care, as well as increased enrollment, have made tuition increases necessary. He also said that compared with peer institutions, OSU has done more than others to keep tuition low.

Student leaders at OSU have been campaigning and lobbying for a tuition freeze, asking officials not to raise tuition. These efforts have been varied, from testifying at the state house, to launching the “Wear the Square” campaign.

“We’ve been lobbying university officials all year for no tuition increases,” said Dan Cushing, vice president of the Associated Students of Oregon State University. “We believe our efforts got them to decrease the increase from the 6.9 percent it was originally to the 5.9 percent they ultimately asked for.”

However, student leaders believe the increase is still too much.

“Students have endured constant and exorbitant tuition increases in the past four years, and next year’s tuition proposal is just too much,” said Amelia Harris, ASOSU president. “Students are already being forced to make critical decisions with cur-

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rent tuition levels, determining whether we pay for food and housing or we pay for textbooks and tuition, and the proposed tuition increases will only force students to bear the burden more.”

Incoming ASOSU president Brett Deedon said his administration would continue to focus on fighting tuition increases.

“Education has become more of a business than a right,” Deedon said. “It’s a shame to continue to raise tuition when students see no benefit.”

Tuition and fees at OSU have increased by 112 percent since the 2002-2003 school year.

During the same time, state contributions to higher education have decreased while enrollment has soared at many of the state’s universities.

The Board of Higher Education will meet on June 21 to approve the proposed increases.

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The photo portraying the planned Student Experience Center accompanied an article titled, “Breaking

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uition is going up again — which really shouldn’t be a surprise. Tuition has been steadily increasing for years.

From 2011-12, tuition costs for a resident undergraduate 15-credit student at Oregon State University increased by 6.9 percent, according to a graphic published by the Oregon University System in June 2012.

In addition to that increase, OSU tuition is yet again set to experience an increase of 5.9 percent.

It’s unfortunate tuition is rising — again — but we didn’t expect anything less. Just because we saw it coming doesn’t mean this large of an increase makes a whole lot of sense.

Yes, federal funding is down and continues to decrease. Yes, our economy is still struggling. But does it make sense to hike up the cost for education?

We know $400 might not seem like that much money. But that’s a month’s rent. That’s one paycheck, a month’s worth of food money, and the gas or electric bill. Four hundred dollars is not much on the large scale of tuition we have to pay or the debt we will accumulate. But on the small-scale budget most college students live on, $400 is a lot of money.

The hikes are linked to increased retirement and health care costs, said Jan Lewis — the Oregon University System’s assistant vice chancellor for budget operations — to KATU. Between 2007 and 2012, health care costs in America have increased by nearly 50 percent, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

Still, college students don’t have high-paying jobs, which is why nearly 60 percent of college students borrow money annually, according to the nonprofit organization, American Student Association.

High tuition costs are not the only things we have to pay for. Due to our changing world, 75 percent of college students are nontraditional students.

This means a healthy portion of us commute to school, juggle families or have jobs on top of attending school, according to a Complete College America report.

It’s also taking us longer to complete our degrees. Whether we’re full-time or part-time students, a four-year degree is taking us five or six years — sometimes longer — to complete, which means we’re paying these tuition increases for more than the “typical” four years.

Despite this disappointing news, we shouldn’t stop halfway. If anything, these hikes are motivation to earn a degree quicker.

In the job market, those with a fouryear degree “significantly outpaced” the wages of those without a degree, according to a research economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Those with degrees have overall lower unemployment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate in April for those with only some amount of college is 6.4 percent. Compared to a 3.9 percent unemployment rate for those with a bachelor’s degree and higher, finishing college definitely seems like the logical route. We just wish it were more feasible.

We’re paying more over a longer period of time hoping our futures don’t fall into that 3.9 percent unemployment rate. Even if we do find a job, paying off our debt in a “reasonable” amount of time now means in 10 years.

The tuition increase, the debt, the unemployment possibility are all discouraging.

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his is a classic story about a girl and her comma. But not just any comma could have captured my heart in the way that this piece of punctuation did: I’ve fallen in love with the Oxford comma.

For those unacquainted with the Oxford comma, let’s just say it’s a paragon of clarity, making sense of sentences that would otherwise be menaced by unspecific lists.

For example, an Internet-derived scenario in favor of the Oxford comma presents the difference between inviting the strippers, JFK, and Stalin — or inviting the strippers, JFK and Stalin, to dance for your entertainment. Unless you’re turned on by naked political figures, (in which case, there’s no hope arguing with you anyway because there are some serious fetishes you need to sort out) the Oxford comma is your friend.

Another example is a dedication gone wrong: “This book is dedicated to my parents, Ayn Rand and God” featured in the Economist article, “Oxford comma, still with us.”

As with the first example, I take no credit for this ingenious creation. As the sentence reads now, the author’s parents are Ayn Rand and God — wouldn’t be able to get away with much in that household.

Add the Oxford comma, the clouds part, and the sun shines through on the probable true meaning of the writer. His parents aren’t God and Ayn Rand. He’s thanking them along with his parents, who are probably less omnipotent and won’t

complained. Someone threatened to have me thrown into a pit of lions. That’s when I found the true believers.

My use of the Oxford comma was know when he’s making grammatical accepted for the first time. At first, mistakes.

I’ve used the Oxford comma all my we met secretly and talked about life, and it has been a constant com- the merits of the comma. Sometimes panion throughout the years, but we cried and talked about the series until I made my debut in journalism, we’d written that had been rendered I didn’t appreciate it. Different style nonsensical when an Oxford comma guides governing how one writes had been removed against our will. in various forums require or forbid Slowly, we came out of the shadows.

Today I’m proud to declare my the usage of the Oxford comma, and the Associated Press dictates allegiance and my love for the Oxford what is and what is not acceptable comma in the middle of the newsroom among all style in journaland sundry. It’s a ism. It wasn’t until freer world for us, I read the AP style The Oxford but the battle isn’t guide that I discovover yet. It’s just comma must be ered my beloved beginning.

Oxford comma was incorporated into The Oxford being systematically comma must be every language that stricken from news. incorporated into Material pubuses commas. It every language lished in newsmust reign supreme that uses compapers, like your mas. It must reign beloved Barometer, in series. supreme in series. is painstakingly All those who examined for oppose us will be Oxford commas, crushed by the grind of progress as placed by writers who steadfastly support “the cause.” Lamentably, we organize the chaos of the world these commas are purged by copy into lists.

And so the girl who found joy editors, churning literary clarity to when ambiguity was banished will mud out of adherence to an arbitrary and dangerous status quo. I was stand beside the Oxford comma until that happy day when it is instatappalled.

I then realized the depth of my ed as the “father” of all punctuation. t devotion. At first, I tried to pretend McKinley Smith is a junior in biology. The opinions everything was normal, that I was expressed in her columns do not necessarily represent like the others, but I couldn’t stop those of The Daily Barometer staff. Smith can be reached writing the Oxford comma. People at forum@dailybarometer.com.

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n class at Oregon State University, it is rare to see any person wearing pants that button. Most of the time, young men come in dressed in their “best sweatpants” and young women dress in their “clean yoga pants.”

Professors teach to an auditorium of students who sit dazed at their computers, slumped over their iPhones and chatting with their peers.

As the term continues and attendance dwindles, students show up intoxicated to lecture halls and stop doing their readings.

When students on this campus apply for jobs, more often than not they don’t show up with their resume. They don’t come in nice clothing. They don’t come prepared.

They don’t present themselves well.

Their personal image doesn’t reflect someone who works hard, or someone who will bring something valuable to the place of employment.

It says, “I’m too lazy to buy pants that have a zipper,” or “Buttoning that shirt would take too much work.”

The reality is, every interaction you have with another person leaves them with an opinion.

I have 871 friends on Facebook. I don’t talk to that many people. I don’t care about that many people.

But, through The best Facebook I have plan is given 871 people the ability to to come pass judgment dressed like on my life in regards to what you want I post. What they a job. see in photos, my web interactions and my lack of participation becomes my personal image.

You may not care what a professor thinks of you on Tuesday, but you’re going to care when you need letters of recommendation for graduate school.

The best plan is to come dressed like you want a job, not dressed like you are already doing the job. If you are applying for a barista position and wearing jeans is the normal uniform, look forward to wearing denim. But set yourself apart and wear nice pants. Dress like the job should want you.

For many of us, college is coming to a close, and many of us have no idea how to go about entering the real world.

Unfortunately, having great beer pong skills doesn’t get you hired.

Here is what does: A fantastic personal image.

What you say, how you put yourself together, your posture, what you post online, how you shake hands, how you do your hair and interact with one another dictates whether or not you get your dream job. Sure, someone else might not be as smart as you or as good at the job that you’re doing, but that won’t matter. What matters is that they were smart enough to use their personal image to sell themselves.

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Junior catcher Jake Rodriguez has provided the Beavers with more than just offense, defense this season

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Junior catcher Jake Rodriguez talks with senior Matt Boyd on the mound. Rodriguez has provided leadership for the Beavers behind the plate this season.

The majority of Oregon State’s success this season has been attributed to its pitching staff and their second-best earned run average in the nation.

The No. 3 Beavers’ starting rotation has justifiably received praise all year for their play.

But what is oftentimes overlooked is the man on the other end of the Matt Boyd fastball, the Andrew Moore sinker or the Ben Wetzler slider — the same person responsible for calming everyone down when emotions run high and creating energy when things aren’t going as planned.

While Jake Rodriguez goes unnoticed, hidden behind his mask and chest protector, he’s been just as big a reason for OSU’s Pac-12 Championship as anyone.

In his first season as OSU’s full-time catcher — Rodriguez played second base his freshman season and split time behind the plate and in the infield last season — the junior has been consistently productive.

He’s amassed a .272 batting average, 32 runs batted in and a .383 on-base percentage in 158 at-bats.

Defensively, Rodriguez has thrown out 15 base runners attempting to steal during conference play, which puts him third in the Pac-12.

On the flipside, Pac-12 base runners have successfully stolen only 16 bases against him, tied for best in the conference for starting catchers. Arizona State’s Max Rossiter has seen 67 base runners successfully steal against him.

“The throwing part has always kind of been his calling card,” said pitching coach Nate Yeskie.

“When the competition gets better, he’s one of those rare types where he does too.”

Rodriguez’s ability to keep runners out of the base paths and create outs with his arm is just one reason why the pitching staff has enjoyed his constant presence behind the plate this season.

“He’s amazing,” Wetzler said. “He throws everybody out. You know he’s going to get you outs and steal you outs where he can.”

But the position is more than throwing out base runners and preventing passed balls. Rodriguez’s interaction with and handling of the pitching staff has been even more beneficial than getting extra outs in games.

“People think it’s as simple as putting down [signs], blocking and throwing guys out, which he’s really good at,” Yeskie said. “But the real measure to me is how well you can make a guy respond on the mound when adversity kicks in.”

“Some guys need their tails chewed, and some guys you have to offer comfort. But how you do that, what words you choose and how you choose to say them — there are a lot of variables that he’s grasped.”

The OSU catcher has served as the general of the entire defense this season. Through constant leadership, Rodriguez has been one of OSU’s most unheralded stars.

“He’s a leader out there,” said senior left-hander Boyd. “He’s the quarterback of the field out there, and he really controls the staff.”

“He’s a great leader behind the plate that gets everybody going,” added junior left-hander Wetzler.”

Some people are natural leaders, but some learn through experience. The pitching staff’s meteoric rise to one of the top staffs in the nation and Rodriguez’s maturation between the plate are no coincidence.

The junior from Elk Grove, Calif., has built relationships with the pitching staff that have allowed him to better manage game situations. When someone is struggling on the mound, Rodriguez knows just what to say to get everyone back in rhythm.

“It takes time to learn how a guy’s going to react to you going out to the mound,” Rodriguez said.

“Some guys you have to go out there and be calm with them, and some guys you have to go out there and get into them a little bit.”

When OSU last won the College World Series in 2007, catcher Mitch Canham served as one of the team’s main leaders.

Last year, Ryan Gorton, who split time behind the plate with Rodriguez, provided a lot of that same leadership.

The maturation and development of OSU’s current catcher is a major reason the Beavers have hopes of returning to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., for a chance at another national title.

“He’s taken leaps and bounds in the last year,” Boyd said. “He’s really matured behind the plate and as a player. He’s not playing with emotions anymore, [he’s] playing smart. You can see the differences.”

As the No. 3 national seed and having the advantage of hosting regionals and Super Regionals, OSU has its best chance at winning the College World Series since their last title in 2007.

Rodriguez might not be OSU’s best or flashiest player, but he will be just as big a reason as any if the Beavers are to achieve their ultimate goal.

“He’s had a pretty profound impact,” Yeskie said.

“He’s a great balance for everyone.”

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OSU baseball ends regular season with comeback win, hosts Texas A&M, UCSB, UTSA in regional this weekend

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The only other time the Oregon State baseball team received a national topeight seed for the NCAA Tournament was in 2005 when the Beavers were No. 8.

On Monday, the 2013 squad found out they would receive the program’s second national seed — this time as No. 3.

The national seed represents a major advantage, as the Beavers (45-10, 24-6 Pac-12) will host this weekend’s NCAA Regional, and if they get through the four-team field, Goss Stadium will also be the site for the Super Regional.

“I liked the draw we got,” said junior pitcher Ben Wetzler. “Being a national seed is huge. We get to play at home in front of our fans so that’s a very nice plus.”

The four teams in the Corvallis Regional — seeded within the regional — are No. 1 OSU, No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara and No. 4 UT San Antonio.

“We’ve got three good teams coming here,” said junior catcher Jake Rodriguez.

“It’s the postseason. All the games are going to be intense.”

Wetzler said the coaches are still gath-

ering the scouting reports on the three teams, and they will be looking at them on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Beavers watched the tournament selection show Monday morning to see which teams would be heading to Corvallis.

Wetzler and other teammates were eying one team they wanted to see come to the Corvallis Regional.

“It was all exciting,” Wetzler said of the selection show. “We weren’t really sure who [would be in the Corvallis Regional]. I think some of us were hoping Oklahoma State would be in there.”

Marty Lees — who was an associate head coach for the Beavers from 20022012 and recruited 10 top-25 recruiting classes in his 11 years with OSU — left last June to become the recruiting coordinator for Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys, ranked 20th in the nation, ended up with a No. 3-seed in the Louisville Regional.

While the Beavers won’t get to see their former coach, they’re still eager to face the competition coming to town. OSU’s first game will be against UTSA (35-23, 15-11 Western Athletic Conference) at 5 p.m. on Friday.

OSU entered last weekend’s final series needing only one win or a loss from Oregon and UCLA to be crowned Pac-12 champions.

After a bullpen collapse in the final two innings on Friday night, which led to a 10-9 Washington State win in 11

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The Oregon State baseball team celebrates its Pac-12 Championship on Sunday. The Beavers came back from a two-run deficit in the eighth inning to beat Washington State, 7-6. innings, the Beavers took home at least a share of the Pac-12 title with a 4-0 win on Saturday — though they had the tiebreaker over Oregon after winning two of three games in Eugene the previous

weekend.

The Ducks lost during OSU’s game on Sunday, giving OSU the outright Pac-12 title. The Beavers found out the news while trailing 6-4 to the Cougars late

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Ryan Barnes hit a walk-off single to give the Beavers the series win. “It was huge,� said Wetzler, Sunday’s starting pitcher. “When we found out Oregon lost and we had it all wrapped up — you don’t want to lose and just be handed the title, you want to go out and win it. Winning the way we did was just more fun than anything. That was a huge confidence boost.� “And you don’t want to end the year on a loss; you want to go out on top,� he added. “We definitely made it interesting, but it was a fun way to go out.�

OSU won nine of its 10 Pac-12 series this season, and taking the series in comeback fashion over WSU surely helped the Beavers land the No. 3 national seed.

This team had high expectations to begin the year and may have exceeded them after the 55-game regular season. “We’ve worked all year to be able to host a regional, and now we’re finally here,� Rodriguez said. “It’s a great feeling.�

If the Beavers defeat UTSA on Friday, they will play the winner of Texas A&M (32-27, 13-16 SEC) versus UCSB (34-23, 17-10 Big West) at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Lose, and they play the loser of that game at noon on Saturday.

Rodriguez said head coach Pat Casey had set the team goal of hosting an NCAA Regional and Super Regional since last September, as soon as the team started practicing.

Beyond those, an even bigger goal is nearing: the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. It will take at least five wins to get there. “We’re playing to get to Omaha now,� Rodriguez said. “You’ve got to throw everything you’ve got at the other team.�

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The design and human environment The spring show has approximately 550 department, or DHE, recently formed into tickets that sell out every year. The commitbillion a year, according to apparel the school of design and human environ- tee has about $10,000 to pay for everything, industry revenue. Fashion magazines can ment in the College of Business. The inter- and the committees are constantly looking come with a large price tag, some costing section of SDHE and business helps create for ways to cut back. The cost of tickets help as much as $35 at a New York City news- more jobs for students who were previously pay that back.

Professional models make about $32,000 stand. Kohl’s even produced a magazine in DHE. Students in DHE 422 are able to showcase their talent and ideas as a team a year, according to the Bureau of Labor studded with diamonds and gold that sold and as individuals while Statistics. Designers make around $65,000. for $10,000, according to serving on a committee. A professional show can cost anywhere Business Insider.

Six committees put the from $5,000 to $100,000 — just for the The spring show has led I’m nervous. All of the show together, along with make-up and hair stylists alone, accordnumerous students to land designers have great directors, the instruc- ing to an NBC New York blog post. The jobs in their field. Deedra tor, judges and models. iconic Victoria Secret Fashion Show costs pieces. I’m really Stephens, who was feaThe different commit- nearly $12 million. Simon Gerard wrote tured on America’s Next excited for tees — runway, designer, on Celebrity Networth that some of the Top Model, started out on the Oregon State University everyone to see ... one promotions, model and models make around $100,000 a year, while styling, and music — are the well-known models, like Adriana Lima, runway and now mentors of the designs each dedicated to work- make as much as $8 million a year. young models.

I’ll be showing. ing on a separate aspect This spring’s runway trends include “It’s important to underof the show.

Bermuda shorts, bold strips, statement stand in modeling that Grant Abel Senior Katie Sherpe, sunglasses and lux leather, according to you’re not always going to an apparel design and an article in Glamour: Fashion. Henderson Senior, marketing management feel beautiful,� Stephens merchandising manage- focuses on men’s athletic wear but is also said in an email. “Going ment major, has worked in the promotions inspired by Jean Paul Gautier, a famous to casting calls or auditions, you’ll run committee and also has her own designs French designer who created Madonna’s across many other beautiful or intimidating that she is saving to showcase for next conical bras. people. But what’s important is to fake the year’s event.

During a recent interview, Henderson confidence if you don’t have it. I can’t begin “I’m involved in promoting for the show, pulled out a piece of fabric covered in to describe how many times I’ve stood next but I also have a collection of my own,� to a tall, thin, beautiful girl and felt insecure. Sherpe said. “I’ve discovered that I really Bengal tiger stripes with quotes of derogaBut the difference was I didn’t show it, and enjoy working backstage and being part of tory slang in between. “I have been in the lab printing out cuswhen it came time to strut my stuff, I did.� the behind-the-scenes show.� tom prints for my designs,� he said. “My Grant Abel, a senior in marketing manAs a member of the promotions commitdesigns tell a story. I know agement, has been modeling profession- tee, students are responthat when people look ally for seven years for many companies, sible for creating posters at my work that they are including Nike and Target. and advertisements, and There are very confused, but I’m really “I’m not nervous,� he said. Abel will collaborating with the trying to make a political talented present the work of student designers Max other committees to creHenderson, Lily Ma, Megan Collins and ate a professional fashion designers every year. statement. “I read this story about Cheyanne Bartley. show.

I see them sewing NFL player Chris Culliver “All of the designers have great pieces,� “Working backstage saying that he wouldn’t all day ... They’re Abel said. “I’m really excited for everyone changed my mentality,� welcome a member to to see one of Megan’s designs that I’ll be Sherpe said. “It gave me a all so nervous. the team that was gay, showing.� business mindset. I think and I was so frustrated With so much work put into a show, about what works best for Katie Sherpe about it that I wanted some might assume things become com- designers, what the audiSenior, apparel design and to make a statement in petitive. That’s not the case, according to ence needs and so on.� merchandising management something that people Egan.

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