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Sid Cooper, assistant director of building services at the Memorial Union, releases a screw near a window on the second floor of Snell Hall. Water trapped in the seams of the wall from previous rainfalls pours out into a bucket for more than 30 seconds.
Snell Hall will continue to function as a center for general occupancy following the completion of the Student Experience Center. Constructed as a temporary residence hall in 1959, Snell was repurposed in 1977 to adjust to an expansion of activities and programs at the Memorial Union. When built, construction on the five-story building was intended to serve a growing population of returning war veterans who wanted to enroll at Oregon State University. Marcey Bamba, assistant director of clinical services at OSU’s Counseling and Psychological Services, started working in Snell around the year 2000. “When I started here 15 years ago, I was told this was a temporary building,” Bamba said. Since her time in Snell, Bamba See SNELL | page 4
Sorority, students work to be more inclusive Kappa Delta Chi sorority hosts pride panel to unite LGBTQ, Greek communities
hosted their second annual pride panel at the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center Tuesday at 6 p.m. Two panelists, Regina Godoy and Guillermo Rebolledo, shared their stories of coming out before they opened By Ria Rankine the floor for discussion. During the THE DAILY BAROMETER hour, they talked about the exclusivAs they sat in a small circle, memity of the LGBTQ community within bers of the LGBTQ and Greek comGreek life. munities, along with supporters of “(Kappa Delta Chi) were actually the both organizations, discussed ways to make Greek life more inclusive to first Greek life to host a pride panel at OSU,” said Godoy, a senior studyLGBTQ students. n
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Panelist Regina Godoy listens to attendees at the pride panel Tuesday in the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center.
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Seniors Shirley Morovich and Lauren Boyd serve food during the Around the World Food experience Wednesday in Pangea Cafe.
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Tabeya, a senior in the class and team leader for the group focusing on global flavors. “It’s hands-on experience that we never actually had before. It’s really interesting and exciting.” At the start of spring term, when By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg the class is offered, students are split THE DAILY BAROMETER Students from Nutrition 447 are into groups, a leader for each group taking over the Pangea Cafe in the is appointed and the students choose their culinary region. Memorial Union this week. The 2014 groups chose to cater foods NUTR 447 is a capstone class for from Latino cultures (Wednesday’s students in the nutrition and dietetgroup), Asian cultures (Thursday’s ics program in which the curriculum group) and global cultures (Friday’s focuses on management of food sysgroup). tems. The central project for the class In designing their menus, each is its three-day takeover — Wednesday, group had to plan six entrees, two Thursday and Friday — of Pangea. entree salads, a dessert, a beverage “We actually apply what we have See PANGEA | page 4 learned in previous classes,” said Ayako n
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All Oregon State student-athletes may soon have access to unlimited meals and snacks, should the university decide to implement a policy recently approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Legislative Council. The policy, which goes into effect August 1, allows Division I universities to “provide meals and snacks to student-athletes as a benefit incidental to participation in intercollegiate athletics,” according to a NCAA Legislative Council report. Adopted during the council’s April session, the decision permits, but does not require, institutions to offer such amenities. OSU is a certified NCAA Division I institution, making it eligible for the potential provisions change. Division I universities must follow a strict set of rules as established by the Legislative Council. Compensation for food is just one such regulated category. As of yet, OSU has made no official decision regarding the adoption of the new policy. “Student-athlete welfare at Oregon State University is a high priority,” said Steve Fenk, OSU associate director of communications. “We have made a commitment to healthy eating habits by adding a full-time nutritionist who will start July 1. As our philosophy relates to this specific proposal, OSU athletics will be in line with our fellow Pac-12 Conference members.” Currently, OSU student-athletes receive a certain number of meals per day depending on their sport and scholarship package. “Everyone (who is on full scholarship) gets a scholarship check for the same amount,” said OSU women’s basketball guard Ali Gibson. “Football gets three meals a day, but that gets taken out of their scholarship check. We get one meal a day, four days a week, but a bigger scholarship check.” Under the current system, OSU athletes receive their allotted meals in the Valley Football Center. Athletes must check in and choose whether they will stay to eat or take a container of food to go. Gibson said this policy exists to cut down on the number of athletes taking extra food for their friends. The athletics department has yet to decide if it would use the same location and system under the new policy, according to Fenk. Gibson, a junior studying economics, said the extra meals and snacks would help many student-athletes financially. “I have people on my team who have to pay for things separately (without help from their parents), and they definitely have to budget,” Gibson said. “If you’re on your own like most people are in college, food does become an issue or something else will have to suffer.” Jack Anderson, a redshirt fresh-
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Kathy Jederlinich is on a mission to brighten Corvallis with community-made art for everyone to enjoy. A community art educator for more than 30 years, her passion for art and community involvement inspired her to start workshops at the Benton County Fairgrounds in what she calls the Backbone Murals and Mosaic project. “The people are the backbone of the community,” Jederlinich said. “Without people, there is no community.” There are myriad art projects being constructed within the Backbone Murals and Mosaic workshops. One main piece in progress will be a mural made of 600 individual tiles carved with locally found plants and animals that, when stained and put together, will create a scene of rural Oregon wine country. Jederlinich has taken this project to schools, the Corvallis Farmer’s Market and the Corvallis Senior Center for the community to paint. She has more than 300 of the tiles finished. When the project is completed, it will be installed in the garden area at the fairgrounds. “What a beautiful way to give back to the community,” Jederlinich said. Jederlinich has worked as an art educator with all ages, from kindergarten students to adults, and she hopes this type of community art involvement will start here and spread to all areas of the community. “You don’t have to have any experience,” Jederlinich said. “I’d rather they come explore the possibilities.” Jederlinich said she often has people who are intimidated by art and say they don’t know how to create. “There is no right or wrong in art,” Jederlinich said. “Once
Left: Kathy Jederlinich helps Angela Johnson with her tile carving at the workshop Tuesday. Below: Completed tiles for the Backbone Mural and Mosaic project.
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you know the technique, you can do it. I never do something that you can’t succeed at.” Angela Johnson was one participant Tuesday learning how to carve an owl into a clay tile. She heard about the workshops and decided to try it without much prior experience. “I just wanted to come and learn how to do mosaics,” Johnson said. That is exactly what Jederlinich hopes people will do. She said the learning process is constant, and she is always finding new ways to do things with the help of her students. Most of the tools used in workshops are not exactly what you might find in a traditional art studio. She has foam food containers and wood blocks that have been cut and pressed into shapes for paint stamping on old vinyl banners. “There are a lot of reclaimed, recycled products. I totally believe in it,” Jederlinich said. Many of the ceramic pieces for the mosaics come from broken plates and tiles. Jederlinich scours Craigslist for unwanted
donation materials. Tool and supply donations are always accepted. Participants are encouraged, but not required to give a donation to keep the workshops available for everyone. Jederlinich hopes these
workshops will produce art for visitors to enjoy and foster a sense of community pride and fulfillment for participants. “They can create a legacy,” Jederlinich said. “It’s bragging rights. You can come back years later and say ‘I did that.’”
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some specified teachers to have condoms that they could distribute after statesmanjournal.com a discussion with the student,” Hensel SALEM — The Gervais School said. According to the draft minutes from District is making condoms available to students as young as the sixth grade, the May 14 meeting, the school board Superintendent Rick Hensel confirmed was generally supportive of distributing condoms to students in grades six Tuesday. Teen pregnancy has been a concern through 12, but were concerned about for the board since a year ago, when a the details. The board agreed to support the recgroup of nursing interns from Oregon Health & Science University presented ommendation as long as the condoms were distributed by trained professiona study on the issue in Gervais. Hensel said nine girls in the Gervais als, though they weren’t more specific. Hensel said he assumed the responSchool District became pregnant this school year. That means 5 percent of sibility would fall on health teachers. The motion passed unanimously. the school district’s girls in grades six through 12 became pregnant. When the OHSU nursing interns “The decision was made to allow presented their study to board memSTATESMAN JOURNAL
bers one year ago, they said 7 percent of Gervais High School’s girls had experienced a pregnancy, according to the PowerPoint slides they showed. The nursing students also discovered discrepancies between state law and Gervais School District’s sex education curriculum. Oregon requires schools to teach about both abstinence and contraception, but the slides did not indicate specifically how Gervais strayed from state law. The presentation also pointed at the lack of access to condoms and information as a problem. Forty-two percent of Gervais High School students surveyed responded that they “never” or “sometimes” use anything to protect themselves from pregnancy or sexually
transmitted diseases. Gervais School District appears to have been left behind in the rest of the country’s successes in teen pregnancy. The Guttmacher Institute reported this month that Oregon’s teen pregnancy rate dropped to a historic new low. However, black and Hispanic teens still were getting pregnant at twice the rate of white teens, according to the report. Almost 70 percent of the Gervais population is Hispanic. According to Oregon Health Authority, 58 percent of the 539 teens who became pregnant in Marion County between 2010 and 2012 were Hispanic.
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ASTORIA — Surgeries were a regular occurrence for Judy Coulombe during her childhood. As her bones failed to develop properly, her left leg wouldn’t stay straight. But when she was 5 years old, circumstances changed. Her family was introduced to Shriners Hospital for Children in San Francisco. “I never thought I was going to walk on that leg again,� she said. “They perform miracles.� Coulombe’s family would eventually move to Astoria in 1955 and continue with Shriners Hospital in Portland. Shriners Hospitals provide specialty care to children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay. Coulombe graduated from Astoria High School in 1962. The now 69-year-old resident of Clatsop Care Center in Astoria made a trip out Saturday to support the organization that has meant so much to her. Coulombe attended Donkey Basketball at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, a Shriners’ fundraising event. “When I heard it was for Shriners, that made me want to go all the more,� said Coulombe. Coulombe hollered and cheered as riders passed the ball and did their best to shoot.
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The 69-year-old Clatsop Care Center resident was able to attend and wanted to support the event because of everything Shriners Hospital did for her as a child. During halftime, she was able to get up close and pet one of the donkeys. Shriners step in Coulombe’s first surgery on her leg occurred at a Sacramentoarea hospital, where her family had lived after moving from Minnesota. When she was a toddler, her left leg began to bow outward and it became shorter than her right leg. “I’ve seen pictures of it and I don’t know how I walked on it,� Coulombe said. It caused her to have severe sideaches. The hospital put her in a cast and had her use a lift to keep the legs at equal length. But the bones in her left leg started curv-
ing again. Her father heard from someone at work about the San Francisco Shriners Hospital. Coulombe stayed at the hospital for a month as X-rays were conducted and surgeons learned more about her condition. Doctors eventually conducted two surgeries and fused vertebrae to correct her lower spine. Coulombe was also placed in a 20-pound body cast and stayed at the hospital for three months. While she was at the hospital, Coulombe kept up her spirits by appreciating the flowers outside the hospital and talking with other patients. She was also eager to get out and receive a bicycle her parents had promised her.
The doctors told her she would be able to ride a bike after the cast was removed. “Because of them, I rode a bike,� she said. After returning home from Shriners Hospital she looked for a bicycle with her parents. They didn’t have any luck at first, but one day, after returning from school, Coulombe was surprised to find one when she went out to do her chores. “I went out in the back and there’s this blue Schwinn bike,� she said. Working around the problems Coulombe’s legs never fully developed after the surgeries, however, and she faced ongoing difficulties. “People can be very cruel,� she said. “I was very short and they would point at me and call me names I don’t like.� When the family moved to Astoria, Coulombe was taken to the Shriners Hospital at Northeast 82nd Avenue and Sandy Boulevard in Portland for additional braces on her left leg and an operation. The hospital is now at Oregon Health & Science University. As she got older, Coulombe was able to drive with adjustments to the pedals. She got her license when she turned 25 and bought her first car that same year. After taking a civil service exam, she went on to work various jobs at Tongue Point Job Corps for 13 years.
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and a turkey sandwich recipe influenced by their respective regions’ cultures. Additionally, one of the entree options had to be considered heart healthy, one had to be vegetarian or vegan and one had to be gluten-free. Michaela Zucker, a senior in the class and team leader for the Asian cuisine group, said she learned a lot about the work it takes to plan a menu. Zucker mentioned that making market orders and transposing their recipes into quantifiable weights and amounts for large-scale cooking was a particularly timeconsuming part of the process. Tabeya and Zucker shared the goal of exposing the Oregon State community to new flavors, but Tabeya mentioned some concern over the African stew her team would be serving as an entree, saying that while the recipe was delicious, many people are reluctant to try new foods. “It might be challenging for people to taste (recipes) from different countries, but that’s our target,” she said. “We spread new taste in the community. All the menus look great and are very exciting.” The team leaders — Tabeya, Zucker and their classmate, Natalie Eriksen — each said that the team coordination was initially the most difficult part of the project. “We’re classmates,” Zucker said. “I’m not their mom, so it’s hard to get everyone to take responsibility. But everyone’s pretty good about it.” After her first day on the job, Eriksen said that despite a hectic lunch hour, it was exciting to see the culmination of their class’s work. “We had a lot of good planning, which made it less crazy,” she said. “It’s been really nice seeing everything come together, seeing all our recipes and seeing all our decorations out.” Tabeya, Zucker and Eriksen all agreed that taste-testing the recipes earlier in the term was the best part of the experience prior to their serving day. Each had their own favorite recipe for their menus. Tabeya, though concerned about the recipe, said their African stew was her favorite. Zucker said her team’s fresh spring rolls are detail-oriented, but sure to be delicious. Eriksen said her group’s turkey sandwich recipe was a surprising blend with green beans and a dry salsa. “Our event is just to expose people to the different cultural dishes,” Zucker said. “(To) get them excited about different flavors and fresh, delicious healthy food.”
and her colleagues on the fifth floor have witnessed everything from leaky roofs to random rat infestations during times of intense downpour. “We don’t have any funds to get us to a different place, so we’re kind of stuck here,” Bamba said. “I guess I’m going to retire here. I don’t know.” Sid Cooper, assistant director of building services at the MU, said the non-traditional thin walls within Snell act as a testament to the building’s original purpose. “This is meant to keep weather out only, and it did a good job up to a certain point,” Cooper said. As the building continued to age, problems began to arise. On most floors in Snell, there are noticeable coffee-colored water stains running down the walls next to windows. In some cases, minor water leaks have stained screws and thin metal beams. “Every one of these is a seam, and water can penetrate those seams,” Cooper said. When it rains, water becomes trapped in the walls and can sometimes leak out if certain screws are removed. In 2003, a mycologist came in to survey the building and concluded it was safer to keep the water contained, according to Cooper. “It’s denying mold the oxygen it needs to grow,” Cooper said. Steve Carpenter, the mycologist who conducted the survey for mold in Snell, said removing the water completely could seem both tedious and meaningless since rainwater would continue to collect over time. “It’s not going to hurt anything if you leave it closed,” Carpenter said. If people do become sick or concerned, it’s Carpenter’s job to evaluate buildings to see if a mold problem truly exists.
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“What little mold we found (in Snell) was basically environmental stuff that comes in through the window,” Carpenter said. Since the walls in Snell are composed of completely inorganic materials, greater amounts of mold cannot grow either way. “Snell is a very unusual structure,” Carpenter said. “I’ve never seen a structure that was made out of aluminum sandwiches with fiberglass in the middle.” In most cases, individuals will develop what Carpenter describes as “sick building syndrome” if they believe there’s a mold problem in any structure. “There’s mold everywhere,” Carpenter said. “People are carrying mold back and forth, in and out of buildings, all day long.” Cooper said rumors in regards to the building’s condemnation started around the time that talk of construction began for the new Student Experience Center, just east of the MU. Due to the building’s age and most programs moving to other locations, Snell has not received any significant repairs. “We knew we weren’t going to be here that much longer,” Cooper said. Snell Hall will remain as a space for organizations in need of occupancy during times of displacement. Currently, three cultural centers operate out of the fourth floor due to continuing construction efforts. The estimated cost of demolition would range around $800,000, according to Cooper. “The reality of it is the building is still sound, and the systems that provide support for the occupants are still operating,” he said. Sean Bassinger Higher education reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
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life. Godoy believes the panel’s independence from the Pride Center made a tremendous ing human development and difference. The event received family studies and one of the more attendance and support. Last year, about four peonight’s panelists. Godoy is disappointed, ple came, Godoy said. This rather than shocked or angry, year, 25-30 people joined the that Kappa Delta Chi is the discussion. More notably, this year’s first sorority in the history of Oregon State University to pride panel was the first to present a pride panel. But she have representation from a is relieved that an organization member of Greek life. is standing by its inclusivity Rebolledo, a member of statement. SOL and Omega Delta Phi Last year’s panel was oper- Fraternity Inc., shared his story ated through the OSU Pride at Tuesday’s panel. Center. This year was unique, “I came out (in) 2009, my Godoy said, because they sophomore year of high branched out and collaborated school,” Rebolledo said. “It with the office of equity and was hard for me to feel a part inclusion and Project Social of the LGBTQ community Justice. in high school. There was so She also reached out to the much tension between the gay center for fraternity & sorority individuals.”
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PORTLAND — If you had a heart attack, Scott Brawner is first person you would want on the scene. Brawner has been a firefighter with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue for 20 years, and has performed CPR “more times than he can count.” Brawner was off duty last Friday working on the treadmill at 24-Hour fitness and listening to Pandora when an alarm sounded on his phone. Two years ago, The Tualatin Valley Fire District began using Pulse Point, a smart phone app that notifies first responders and citizens who’ve been trained in CPR when they’re within walking distance of a person in cardiac arrest. Clackamas Fire District 1, where Brawner lives, has also started using the app. Brawner describes the app as interactive and intuitive to use. A map popped up on his phone,
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schools can’t,” Anderson said. “Overall, I think it’s a good thing to do and a step in the right (direction) for the NCAA.” The NCAA’s ruling came just weeks after University of Connecticut point guard Shabazz Napier told reporters he occasionally goes to bed hungry due to his scholarship’s failure to cover provisions like food. Although the association’s decision appeared to be in response to Napier’s statement, a debate around student-athlete wellbeing has been simmering for years. As of yet, OSU has made no official decision on adopting the new policy, according to Fenk.
student-athletes alike. “I’m thankful to have parents who are helping me out financially, but a lot of people don’t have that opportunity,” Anderson said. “I’m working this summer, but it’s tough because some guys are playing baseball all summer, too, so they don’t have the opportunity to go and work all summer to save up.” The new policy poses potential logistic difficulties like finding additional funding and ensuring only student-athletes receive the free food. Fenk said the university has not finalized a budget plan, looking both internally and externally for guidance. Yet the proposal stands to serve as a possible recruiting bonus, offering students a unique financial break. “I can see it becoming a recruiting advantage if some schools can do it and some
man on the baseball team, agreed that playing Division 1 sports leaves little time for much else. “It’s a full-time job, and that’s how everyone looks at it,” Anderson said. “We’re waking up early to lift and are done by 5 o’clock — you spend a lot of time doing it. I don’t know anyone that’s on the team and has a job on the side. That tells you it’s very time-consuming.” Anderson himself would be greatly impacted by the new policy, should OSU decide to adopt it. As a walk-on, Anderson has no athletic scholarship check or meal card to pay for his food. The NCAA’s approved proposal, however, accounts for scholarship and non-scholarship Rebolledo found himself fighting for his true identity. Literally. “There were times when I would get in a physical fight,” he said. “That I put myself out there to get hurt scared me.” His experience in high school made him pull away from the LGBTQ community at OSU. Rebolledo did not want to be a part of any community. But not long into his university experience, Rebolledo was encouraged by brothers in a fraternity to learn more about Greek life. “They made the environment so welcoming,” he said. “I ended up joining and becoming a brother. I think it was one of the best decisions I made.” Rebolledo thinks his experience with Greek life, as a student who identifies as gay, was rare. “I never, in a million years, thought a frat boy would come up to me and say, ‘You
showing him his location and the location of the sudden cardiac arrest victim. In the gym parking lot, Brawner found a security guard who had called 911 standing next to a car. Drew Basse, a 57-year-old truck driver, was slumped over in his car, unconscious and not breathing. Brawner says he felt of moment of shock when he saw Basse’s face. He’d seen Basse working out in the gym an hour earlier. “I picked him up out of the front seat, laid him on the ground, and performed CPR. I think my rescuer just kicked in at that point,” Brawner explained. Brawner estimates he performed several hundred chest compressions, breaking many of Basse’s ribs, before a fire truck arrived and on-duty firefighters took over. A spokesman for the Clackamas Fire District says Basse is expected to recover fully with no loss of cognitive function because CPR was administered so quickly.
should join our organization,’” Rebolledo said. The issue of sexuality, Rebolledo said, gets swept under the rug. He feels members are afraid to come out and face their house with the truth. “The social norm is not to talk about the issue,” he said. He doesn’t think other houses in the Greek community will be inspired to host their own pride panel. But Katlyn Taylor, president of Kappa Delta Chi and representative for the United Greek Council, hosted the event with other members in her sorority to spark a change. “The Greek community and the LGBTQ community don’t really have much interaction,” Taylor said. “I’ve never heard of there being an outright issue with inclusivity, but I also know that it’s not something that is commonly discussed.” Mickey Means-Brous, a second-year student who iden-
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tifies as a lesbian, attended Tuesday’s panel out of curiosity. She thinks the panel raised a lot of important issues. More importantly, the environment was one of acceptance. “A lot of times, when you put labels on things, it can dehumanize it,” Means-Brous said in reference to sexual identity. “When you have events like this, everyone is invited (and) that brings the issue to a more personal level.” Still, she was not inspired to join Greek life. The community, she said, creates little opportunity for someone in the LGBTQ community to be comfortable. “I would love to see more things like this on campus,” Means-Brous said, “see more of the Greek community be involved in events like this to feel comfortable.” Ria Rankine Greek and clubs reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
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t was not surprising to see Oregon State players named as the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year. The No. 1 Beavers dominated in the conference, and have some of the best individual players in the nation. What was surprising was that it was Jace Fry, not Ben Wetzler, who was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year. To be clear, this is not an indictment on Fry. The junior left-hander has been outstanding all year, and his statistics would warrant this award nine out of 10 times. This is that 10th time. It is baffling that the Pac-12 did not give the honor to Wetzler. There is only one non-statistical factor that differentiates the two pitchers: Wetzler has two suspensions in 2014, Fry has none. We have seen this kind of action at the professional level in baseball. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has decided to play God in recent years by omitting players who have been linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs from its ballots. That’s something I vehemently disagree with, but that is another conversation. Wetzler — unlike Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro and the gang of balloon heads — did not cheat to achieve on-field success. His first suspension was for using an adviser during contract negotiations with the Philadelphia Phillies. His second was for breaking a window at a residence he thought was his own, while he was intoxicated. The latter suspension was valid, the first is questionable. Neither of the suspensions affected his on-field performance. A person giving him legal advice for a major league contract did not contribute to his nation-leading 0.74 earned run average. Punching glass did not make it more likely for him to throw a complete-game shutout against Washington in his next start. It probably made it more difficult. At least the baseball writers are neglecting players whose actions significantly improved their performance. If not, Ty Cobb would never have sniffed the Hall of Fame. That guy assaulted a man with no arms, was a blatant racist and sharpened his metal spikes to take out players when he slid. Wetzler’s actions, while the subsequent suspensions may have been warranted, did not make him the dominant pitcher he is. Fry has had an incredible season. He has four complete-game shutouts, one of which was a no-hitter. His ERA, WHIP and wins this season are all in the national top 25. Wetzler’s season, however, has been otherworldly. He is allowing a hit every 2.1 innings and an earned run every 11.9 innings. Wetzler’s ERA is first in the nation, his WHIP is third and his wins are tied for ninth. The question shouldn’t be: Is Wetzler the best pitcher in the Pac12? It should be: Is he the best pitcher in the country? Fry has Wetzler beat in innings pitched (because of the 11-game suspension at the beginning of the See STRAUSBAUGH | page 6
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Oregon State left fielder Michael Conforto and left-handed pitcher Jace Fry received two of the Pac-12’s highest honors Wednesday. Conforto was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Fry was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year for the No. 1 Beavers. It’s the second-straight season Conforto has been named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. Fry becomes the first Oregon State pitcher to be honored with the award since 1999, when it was the Pac-10. Oregon State joined Arizona State and Stanford as the only two teams in the conference to have both the player and pitcher of the year in the same season. It’s Conforto’s third time earning postseason honors in three seasons, as he was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year two seasons ago. This year, he ended the regular season as the Pac-12 batting champion with a .364 average. He also led the league in slugging percentage (.578), on-base percentage (.518), runs scored (50) and walks (50). He was second to teammate Dylan Davis in runs batted in (55) and total bases (108), was third in home runs (seven), fifth in doubles (15) and seventh in hits (68). Conforto also proved to be a weapon on defense, accounting for five outfield assists this season. Fry, meanwhile, earned his first career postseason honor in his first full season back from Tommy John Surgery since his freshman campaign in 2012. The junior left-hander ended the regular season tied for most wins in the conference with 11, and his 1.43 earned run average was third in the Pac-12. Opponents hit just .192 against him (second in the Pac12) and he struck out 94 batters (third in the Pac-12). Fry threw four complete games this season, all of which were shutouts. The four outings tie him for second-most in a single season at Oregon State, just one shy of Cecil Ira in 1963. The Beaverton native threw a no-hitter earlier this season against Northern Illinois. In addition to being named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, Fry was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week three different times this season. Fry was also an all-defensive team selection. While Conforto and Fry are the biggest standouts of OSU’s postseason accolades, three other Beavers earned First Team All-
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Above: Junior left-hander Jace Fry delivers a pitch May 11 against UCLA. Right: Junior left fielder Michael Conforto (8) celebrates a home run against the Bruins. Pac-12 honors. Junior Dylan Davis, sophomore Jeff Hendrix and senior Ben Wetzler were all named to the first team. It was Davis’ second consecutive firstteam selection after hitting .286 with six home runs and led the conference in RBIs. He added 13 doubles playing primarily right field, but also saw significant action as a pitcher for the Beavers this season. Wetzler, Oregon State’s left-handed ace, is a first-team selection after finishing the regular season with the lowest ERA in the nation at 0.74. He’s 21-2 over the past two seasons and opponents batted just .144 against him this season. He struck out 73 batters in 95 innings pitched. Hendrix, meanwhile, is the last Beaver to be named to the first team after finishing the year third in the Pac-12 in batting average at .355. He hit eight doubles, two home runs and accounted for 28 RBIs in See BASEBALL | page 6
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UNLV (34-23, 20-10 Mountain West), 2-seed in Corvallis Regional • UNLV won the Mountain West regular season championship and was the conference tournament runner-up, losing two of three games to San Diego State. • This is the Rebels’ seventh at-large bid in school history and their first postseason appearance since 2005. • UNLV has simply been average in the last 30 games, going 15-15 in that time. The Rebels are also 5-5 in their last 10 contests. • Offensively, Patrick Armstrong and Morgan Stotts lead UNLV. Armstrong batted .306 this season, hitting seven home runs and 54 runs batted in. Stotts hit .346 with 35 RBI, and is the reigning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year. • The Rebels’ pitching staff took a major blow when their ace, Erick Fedde, suffered a seasonending injury earlier this season. John Richy has filled the void and been terrific, combining for an 11-3 record and 2.78 earned run average. He’s tossed five complete games in 15 starts this season. • Brayden Toress is the Rebels’ best option out of the bullpen, accumulating a 2.05 ERA in 21 appearances this season.
• UNLV is 11-7 on the road this season and faces the third seeded UC Irvine Anteaters in its first game of the regional Friday. UC Irvine (35-22, 15-9 Big West), 3-seed in Corvallis Regional • The Anteaters were one of the last at-large teams selected to the postseason this year, finishing third in the Big West conference standings. • It’s UC Irvine’s eighth playoff appearance in the last 11 years, but the Anteaters’ first since 2011. • Right-handed pitcher Andrew Morales, who was the Big West Pitcher of the Year, leads UC Irvine into the Corvallis Regional. Morales is 9-2 on the season with a 1.56 ERA. The right-hander tossed 31 1/3 straight scoreless innings at one point this season. • First baseman Connor Spencer is UC Irvine’s best offensive player, accounting for a .361 batting average and 38 RBIs this season. His play earned him First Team All-Big West honors. • Jerry McClanahan, meanwhile, is arguably the Anteaters’ hottest hitter, ending the season with a .319 average and 31 RBIs, while hitting better than .400 in the team’s final 12 games. • UC Irvine is 1-1 all time against Oregon State. The two teams last met in the 2007 College World Series when the Beavers eliminated the Anteaters en route to their second consecutive national championship.
• UC Irvine is 13-10 on the road this season, the best record of OSU’s three challengers in the regional. North Dakota State (25-24, 10-12 Summit League) 4-seed in Corvallis Regional • Won Summit League by beating South Dakota State and then Western Illinois twice in a bestof-three series. The Bison are 8-2 in their past 10 games. • 2014 is the Bison’s first ever playoff appearance since jumping to Division-I in 2005. • North Dakota State lived and died by its offense for most of the year, scoring 277 runs while hitting .275 with 89 extra-base hits. The Bison have a 4.42 team ERA and have allowed 234 runs this season. • North Dakota State’s offense is led by Tim Colwell, who’s hitting .376 this season. Wes Satzinger is another key cog in NDSU’s offense, hitting .361 with two home runs and 31 RBIs this season. • Parker Trewin is the Bison’s best pitcher, sporting a 7-2 record and 2.58 ERA this season. Opponents are hitting just .232 against him. David Ernst is the team’s second starter, going 5-4 on the season with a 3.70 ERA. • North Dakota State plays No. 1 Oregon State in its first game of the regional at 8 p.m. Friday. The two schools have never played one another.
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State, but is playing as well as any of the four teams and 1. No. 1 Oregon State (42-12, 23-7) OSU finishes the year as Pac-12 champs, the No. 1 seed is probably the second-best team after the Hoosiers. The in the nation and the top team in my final power rank- Cardinal should benefit from having played in the Pac-12 ings. While the Beavers go into the postseason in great and having faced one of the toughest nonconference shape, hosting their regional and Super Regional should schedules in the nation. Stanford was a little down from they advance, they’re limping in having lost two of their years past, but is playing its best baseball at the perfect final three games on the road against time of year. a desperate USC team. Oregon State 6. USC (29-24, 16-14) saw its offense abandon it completely, The Trojans scratched and clawed for the playoffs, but scoring just three runs in its final three came up at least one win short. USC finished about as games and just 11 in its last seven strong as it could have hoped, taking two of three from contests. Still, Oregon State finished the season on top Oregon State while holding the No. 1 team of everyone and will be heavy favorites this weekend in in the nation to three combined runs, but a field of UNLV, UC Irvine and North Dakota State. The shot itself in the foot the prior two weeks Beavers face NDSU Friday, a team which went just 25-24 when it lost series to Cal and Washington this season, but made the postseason after winning its State. We knew all along that the Pac-12 conference tournament. As long as Oregon State can was probably only going to get five teams resurrect its offense in time, it could easily find itself in in the postseason, and when Stanford jumped USC the College World Series for the second consecutive year. for fifth in the conference and finished with 30 wins, it overtook the Trojans for the final spot. 2. No. 8 Washington (39-15-1, 21-9) Like Oregon State, the Huskies are entering the postsea7. Washington State (24-29, 14-16) son having lost two of three games. Washington’s series The Cougars finished the season losing two of three loss to UCLA — a team that had lost 10-straight games games to Arizona State, but can at least take solace in entering the weekend — probably cost them home-field the fact that it lost to the hottest team in the conferadvantage in the regional round. UW is the second seed ence. Like USC, Washington State overin the Oxford Regional, which consists achieved this season, finishing seventh of Ole Miss (41-18 overall, 19-11 in SEC in the conference standings. The Cougars play), Georgia Tech and Jacksonville had a legitimate shot at the playoffs for a State. Washington has a decent shot, but while and were a pleasant surprise in a Ole Miss is battle tested, having played Pac-12 conference that was weaker relain the best conference in America this tive to recent seasons. WSU found its offense in the final year and will have the benefit of playing on its home three games, scoring a combined 21 runs, and finished field. Washington plays Georgia Tech in its first game of the year going 4-6 in its last 10 games. the postseason Friday. Having lost four of their last five, 8. Cal (26-27, 13-17) the Huskies will need to turn things around quickly or The Golden Bears ended the season in just eighth could find themselves watching the playoffs from Seattle. place in the conference standings, but 3. Arizona State (33-22, 19-11) played good baseball toward the end The Sun Devils came on strong to finish the season, of the year, going 7-2 in their final nine ending in sole possession of third place behind Oregon games. Cal surprised Oregon this past State and Washington. ASU won two of three games weekend, winning two of three, and against Washington State this past weekend, earning it almost passed the Cougars for seventh in the final the second seed in the San Luis Obispo Regional. The standings. Sun Devils will contend with Cal Poly, Pepperdine and 9. UCLA (25-30-1, 12-18) Sacramento State. Arizona State enters At least the Bruins didn’t completely roll over in the playoffs playing its best baseball of their final three games, winning two the season, having won nine of its last 10 of three against Washington. While games, and got a favorable draw. In fact, it looks like UCLA ended the year Arizona State might even be the favorite on a decent note, the Bruins lost 10 in this regional considering how well the games going into the weekend and Sun Devils have played to end the regular season. They completely tanked what looked like might have the best chance outside of Oregon State to a season headed toward the playoffs. UCLA won’t get advance to Super Regionals. a chance to defend its national championship as it’ll 4. Oregon (42-18, 18-12) watch the action from its couch in Los Angeles. The Ducks are another Pac-12 team that ended the 10. Arizona (22-33, 9-21) season on a low note, dropping two of three games at The Wildcats also won two of three this weekend, home against Cal. Like Washington, Oregon had a shot but against nonconference opponent at hosting a regional, but is now the second seed in the Abilene Christian. Arizona gets the conNashville Regional. The Ducks will have solation prize of ending its season with to contend with a very good Vanderbilt a 14-1 win, but can’t mask what was a team, Clemson and Xavier. Though disappointing year. UA finished the year Oregon is a higher seed than Stanford, ahead of only Utah in the Pac-12 standthe Ducks probably have the worst draw of the five Pac-12 teams to qualify for the postsea- ings and finished the year going 4-6 in its last 10 games. son. That being said, Oregon is playing decent baseball 11. Utah (16-36, 4-26) minus last weekend, as the Ducks won six-straight games The Utes proved once again that before dropping two of three to the Golden Bears. they’re the clear-cut worst team in the Pac-12 by winning just four conference 5. Stanford (30-23, 16-14) games. They were swept convincingly I called this one a couple weeks back when I said the this past weekend by Stanford and Cardinal would make a late-season push to finished the year losing six-straight make the playoffs. Stanford swept Utah over the weekend and finished the year winning 11 games. 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Oregon State women’s basketball juniors Ruth Hamblin and Jamie Weisner were invited to attend the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team tryout Wednesday. Hamblin and Weisner are among 21 invited athletes for the four-day tryout, which begins June 9. Weisner played for Canada at the U19 World Championship for Women last year in Lithuania, averaging 17 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists. Hamblin, meanwhile, was promot-
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Former Oregon State men’s basketball player Angus Brandt was selected to the Australian Boomers National Team Tuesday for a four-game series against Team China. Brandt, who just finished his senior campaign this past season for the Beavers, will play for the Australian National Team for the first time. The Sydney native was a three-time team captain during his career at Oregon State. He’ll take part in the 2014 Sino-Australian Challenge, which tips off Thursday at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. Brandt played 125 games for the Beavers during his career, which is tied for seventh most all-time in school history. The Daily Barometer
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BASEBALL n Continued from page 5 his sophomore campaign. Senior right-hander Scott Schultz and freshman catcher Logan Ice were the other two Oregon State players honored Wednesday. Both received honorable mentions. Schultz was 6-2 on the year with a 1.88 ERA, while Ice ended the season with a perfect fielding percentage as well as throwing out 17-of-32 base runners this season. Oregon State is back in action Friday at 8 p.m. in its first game of the Corvallis Regional. The Beavers take on North
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much closer than their overall statistics for the year. Still, Fry beats Wetzler only in strikeouts and has season) and in strikeouts (Fry has three fewer walks. There could be a multitude of rea7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, comsons why Fry won the award, many pared to Wetzler’s 6.9). Wetzler has Fry beat in every of them deserving. But if the coaches other statistical category, besides came down to Wetzler vs. Fry for the honor, they were not looking at the no-hitters, of course. Who knows, the Pac-12 coaches statistics when they checked the box who voted for these awards may have next to Fry’s name. seen something else that catapulted Warner Strausbaugh, editor-in-chief Fry ahead of Wetzler. On Twitter @WStrausbaugh sports@dailybarometer.com Their in-conference statistics are
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ed to the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team in the summer of 2013, competing in exhibitions in Europe and China. Hamblin set the Pac-12 singleseason record for blocks this past year with 141, and Weisner was an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention. The team will be selected before the team’s training camp from June 16-25 in preparation for the World Championships starting June 26.
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o, it’s not the MU Crane. It’s Snell Hall. That’s right, Snell is Oregon State University’s Eiffel Tower. Stick with us, here. We haven’t lost our minds, even though dead week and finals are just around the corner. Snell was designed and built as a temporary residence hall in 1959, for veterans on the GI Bill following the Vietnam War. This temporary building is now 55 years old with no plans to come down anytime soon, and is no longer a residence hall — but when new offices move in, people are still being told the building is temporary. If you really think about it, all buildings are temporary, since none of them are going to last forever. And we’re beginning to think that the school administration has redefined the word to mean exactly that, in regards to this building. But how does that make it like the Eiffel Tower? Snell is a slightly run-down, ugly, blue fiberglass and red brick building on a college campus. The Eiffel Tower is an iconic and awe-inspiring tourist attraction in Paris. Well, the Eiffel Tower was a temporary tourist attraction built for the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. It was only supposed to stay up for 20 years, but it got a case governmental priapism when the government realized the tallest structure in the world (until New York’s Chrysler Building was erected in 1930) would be incredibly useful as a radiotelegraph station and glorified antennae-holder, so it was never torn down. But what does an ex-residence hall have to do with a tourist attraction? The Eiffel Tower has been home to many things over the years: restaurants, scientific laboratories, radio stations and even people. Gustave Eiffel stuck an apartment on the top of the tower so he could impress important people with his view (we assume). It’s sadly no longer in use as an apartment — imagine the rent, or the walk up the stairs with bags of groceries if the elevators ever quit — but is instead a life-size diorama of the Eiffels having Thomas Edison over for tea. We don’t have a creepy, life-sized diorama on the top floor of Snell Hall. At least, we don’t think we do. But even without the creepy waxwork people, the correlations between Snell and the Eiffel Tower are obvious. Snell Hall really is OSU’s response to — or copycat attempt of — the Eiffel Tower. Except uglier, with less rust (we hope) and we don’t charge people admission or have a restaurant. But if the administration really wants to go the distance, it should make the same commitment to upkeep that France eventually did for the Tower. If you’re keeping a temporary structure around as a permanent erection, some changes need to be made — the first of which is to stop telling people that the building is temporary. It just makes you look silly. We’re not asking for a paint job every seven years or anything, but maybe look into plugging the leak responsible for Snell’s water damage?
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ask myself all the time if confrontation is necessary — mostly under the pretense that I’m choosing my battles wisely. Knowing when to have tough conversations is important in maintaining healthy relationships and being comfortable with yourself. It’s important, as an adult, to know how to confront someone in a nonthreatening way, and to know when it’s appropriate to do so. For example, do you confront your roommate every time you step on her neglected hair-straightener cord, or when the kitchen sink is filled with dishes? Or do you let those things go, hoping, passive-aggressively, that she’ll trip over the cord herself and notice on her own? Discretion is key, as with all other things. Beforehand, determine what’s going to accidentally sound offensive
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Scottaline to the other person, and assess if the issue at hand will be received well. Sometimes, you still have to confront someone about something regardless of unsavory outcomes. But when you’re deciding if it’s going to be a good idea, look at the practical side of things. Figure out before instigating confrontation, to the best of your abilities, if an honest conversation will help your relationship or solve the problem at hand. If it’s a break-up of any kind (breaking off friendships or romantic relationships), it’s important to have a face-to-face conversation,
because this shows the other person that you think they are worth your time and energy, even at the risk of possible discomfort. We won’t always say the right things in the right way, but trying is worth something. Confrontation over text, note, email or any other written or message-based medium can foster hard feelings and create a volatile situation. Because these methods are so one-sided, it can feel more like an attack than an informative communication, even if it seems more efficient to you. It’s also important to avoid any sort of passive-aggression in a confrontation. People appreciate honesty. Most of the time, people recognize honesty for what it is. Passiveaggression is not even close to efficient or up-front communication. It’s best to avoid concluding that
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people like Rodger shouldn’t get them. I could rant about how mental health is a huge factor that needs to be bolstered in our society. But really, the logic behind the despicable actions of this pathetic excuse of a human being revolve
around the concept of fairness and a list of what the world owes you. Sometime around junior high and high school, I’d say the majority of us learn that life isn’t fair. Instead of whining about it, we take this in stride, accept it, mature and see the world as a much more flexible place. Rodger must have missed this crucial lesson in life, which Mike Myatt from Forbes Magazine comments that, regarding the concept of fairness, “people’s desire and determiSee RUUD | page 8
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someone’s being passive-aggressive toward you, even if you sense it from others, because misinterpretation can only make hard conversations that much more difficult. Stay away from it all together when trying to talk honestly to someone about something. You want to know that you did the best you could in situations that call for a direct conversation. Clarity, honesty and straightforwardness are all key ingredients to a respectful confrontation. Without these, when dealing with hurt feelings and a much-needed conversation, it can all spiral out of control and lead to places you never wished to visit and things you wished you never said. t
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Progress, but not for me N
ear the end of my junior year here, I noticed that Oregon State University was building something new by the Memorial Union. (It was kind of hard to miss.) At the same time, OSU was also in the process of putting in a new book store by Reser Stadium, fully equipped with a campus Dutch Bros. Continuing into my senior year, I began noticing the streets in Corvallis being repaved, and that the taxpayers’ money is now going to fixing 15th Street and Washington Way on campus — and it’s about time. But I won’t get to enjoy it. Where was this when I had to buy books in the MU freshman year? Or when trying to park in the MU parking lot was like a weird game of “Tron” — but only if you had change for the meter? The theme here is something I’ve seen before. Maybe you have, too. Just before I left for college, my hometown started getting a complete overhaul. The school I graduated from was remodeled, the streets were repaved and new traffic lights were installed — maybe I wouldn’t have crashed into my teacher’s car if it had all been there earlier. But I digress. It’s not just the government, or the school administration: When I moved out of my parents’ house for college, my room was turned into a bonus room. It became my little brother’s “second room,” as he called it. I’m not a subscriber to the Illuminati or the conspiracy fan club monthly letter, but these are a lot of coincidences. It’s almost like everyone’s saying “we’re better off now that you’re gone.” I only hope I can buck this trend before I get a job; who knows what ramifications that could have? It’d be like me leaving a company that pays me poorly to only learn the next day everyone got a million-dollar bonus. Did I miss a memo, or a meeting, where it was announced that everything is going to get better — but only after I leave? Luckily, I’m not alone. I’ve spoken with my friends, and they all said they went through the same thing. One guy’s parents actually got a home theater installed in See GREVSTAD | page 8
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RUUD n Continued from page 7 nation can work around or overcome most life challenges.” Rodger felt that the world owed him happiness, success and a beautiful woman to have sex with. Stereotypes of what qualifies a “man” in our society. Superficial cardboard cutouts of supposed guaranteed happiness. The frosting on a cake. According to a timeline of Rodger’s actions leading up to the massacre in Santa Barbara by Alan Duke from CNN, Rodger wrote things in his manifesto such as: “I was desperate to have the life I know I deserve; a life of being wanted by attractive girls, a life of sex and love. Other men are able to have such a life ... so why not me? I deserve it! I am magnificent, no matter how much the world treated me otherwise. I am destined for great things.” He also claimed that he was going to “give the world one last chance,” and if things didn’t go well at college, then he would seek vengeance. Things did not go well. Rodger dealt with his dissatisfaction by pouring hot coffee and iced tea on young couples and on girls who “snubbed” him. Because, obviously, that’s the way to get a girlfriend — become infamous as that guy who poured things on people when he didn’t get his way. Guys have rejected and snubbed me before — does that mean it’s OK for me to pour hot liquid on them like a 2-yearold throwing a tantrum? Or you know, go to a party, get blasted and try to push girls off of a 10-foot ledge. And if that doesn’t work, then your next step should be to blame all women, unanimously, for not wanting to have sex with you, because you think you are “the superior one,” according to Hadley Freeman’s Guardian piece on Rodger’s misogyny. There’s a quote from Mark Twain that sums it all up beautifully: “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” Rodger was an individual who chose to blame the world for his problems, instead of looking in the mirror, re-evaluating how to make himself a better person and looking at more fulfilling methods for finding happiness. I concede that we live in a society that treats its citizens in shades of extreme, and calls for going big or going home. Having been a wallflower myself, I understand Rodger’s fear of talking to other people, and of rejection. I acknowledge that Rodger obviously suffered from some level of disturbance, judging from the fact that he was seeing multiple therapists, the unwarranted rage in his YouTube videos and his manifesto. But that doesn’t excuse him or create sympathy for the origins of his actions. His philosophy was twisted, his sense of what makes happiness rotted by both our society’s dogma and his own asinine tunnel vision. At the end of the day, it’s just a damn tragedy. t
Cassie Ruud is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Ruud’s columns do not
necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Ruud can be reached at forum@ dailybarometer.com.
Sunday arrests lead to Wednesday drug raid By Phil Wright
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PENDLETON — Pendleton police and members of the Blue Mountain Narcotics Enforcement Team raided a drug house Wednesday in Pendleton. BENT leader and Pendleton police Sgt. Rick Jackson said information that led to the bust came from arrests earlier in the week. Neighbors said the single-story rental home at 603 S.W. Second St. had a reputation for drug dealing. Jackson said several citizens complained about the house as “a problem area” and “a drug house.” That led Pendleton police Sunday to arrest Travis James Virgil, 26, and Kaila Leann Ruth, 26, both of Pendleton, for possession and delivery of methamphetamine. “They had 30 grams of meth — that’s a substantial quantity in the county,” he said. And more than enough to sell. A “normal use” is about a quarter of a gram, according to police. Pendleton police handed the information to BENT, which obtained a warrant to search the home for drugs, drug records, and items and materials for drug dealing, Jackson said. Pendleton police and BENT executed that warrant about 10 a.m. Wednesday. Jackson said the bust
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Pendleton police and members of the Blue Mountain Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team raided a house Wednesday at 603 S.W. Second St., Pendleton. was “low key,” meaning officers did not have to bust down doors and use other dynamic tactics to enter the house. Jackson said police at the scene arrested and released Terra K. Johnson, 25, and Adam G. Saad, 22, for one count each of fre-
quenting a place where drugs are used and four counts each of endangering the welfare of a minor. Johnson was also wanted on a warrant for failure to appear. There were two younger children and a pair of month-old babies at the home. Police also
found “user quantities” of meth during the search, Jackson said, so more charges are pending, along with more busts. “There will be — not just probably — there will be additional search warrants in connection with this case,” Jackson said.
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So even though I’ll be gone, there’s a by the government in retribution for not returning “Where the Red Fern Grows” to silver lining to all this. Juniors, sophomores and freshmen: Rejoice in your new parking my public library, back when I was 7. while drinking Dutch Bros. his house as soon as he moved out. Ouch. Hopefully this is just a confluence of ranBe thankful for what you have, and that The ubiquitous “they” say that “change is dom events, and not a gross, overreaching the seniors suffered through its construca good thing,” and I agree, I guess. But what government conspiracy that I should use tion, so you didn’t have to. “they” should say instead is that “change is as a primer for the adult portion of my life. t a good thing only if I’m at the center of it.” (I’m 21, but I’m not going to count myself Then we can all get the best of both worlds. as an adult until I finally stop kicking fallen Alec Grevstad is a senior in speech communications. The opinions expressed in Grevstad’s columns do not necessarily I don’t believe in coincidences, so I can ice cubes under the fridge and instead pick represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Grevstad can be only believe this is the cruel fate designed them up and throw them in the sink.) reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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