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Students share experience, opinions of summer classes at OSU By Calvy Yue THE SUMMER BAROMETER
Some Oregon State students choose to go home and spend their summer relaxing, but some others choose to stay on or near campus. Summer classes are a main reason students choose to stick around. Ahmed Radhi, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, is taking courses on campus and online in order to apply for pro-school. Radhi, who is used to a large crowd of people in the library, said he likes it there, even though he has to commute from Monmouth daily. “This is my first summer here; it’s a new experience,” Radhi said. “Most of my friends
are home, but it feels much easier to study (because of this).” Zijia Yang, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, says that he wished that he was spending his summer back home in China, but has to prepare for his GRE like his roommates. “Everyone tells me that the summer is easier, but I don’t find it different,” Yang said. “It’s difficult because everyone wants to be outside, not taking classes inside.” For out-of-state residents like Yang, filling up on courses in the summer means savings on tuition fees and opportunities to raise GPAs. But while the reduced costs are appealing for students taking summer classes, Zach Hurley, a chemistry major, is trying to take as many courses at his nearby community college as he can before his tuition increases
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next year. “It’s not a secret that engineers pay more than other majors,“ said Hurley, a sophomore. “Why should I pay more for the same classes that I can take at home?” Oregon community colleges offer transferable credit for courses at OSU up to the 200 level, which is why it is common for some students to initially dual-enroll and take classes at both Linn-Benton Community College and OSU. Franceska Hinkamp, who is a non-degree seeking graduate taking prerequisite courses for her focus in genetic counseling, believes that summer classes require more attention than in the regular school year because of the shorter timespan given to learn the material. “It’s faster-paced; you eat, sleep and breathe whatever you’re taking,” Hinkamp said. “You get pretty disciplined in the sum-
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mer (because) you have to keep on top of your work.” Even though summer classes are no walk in the park, Hinkamp likes to spend her free time outside paddleboarding and being active in general. Graduate student in computer science Behrooz Mahasseni said that he has learned to have fun and relax during the summer. “Summer for research students in my program is usually used for finalizing our journals (to submit) for a conference in fall,” Mahasseni said. “But, it’s usually pretty laid back since we have a few months.” Mahasseni is hoping to spend more time with his wife and son during the summer. “I’ve never been camping before, so I plan to go to Crater Lake,” Mahasseni said. Calvy Yue, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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Oregon State University students start new club to promote physical activity, relaxation, appreciation of outdoorsw By Rachel Braun THE SUMMER BAROMETER
On a sunny, warm spring day in Corvallis, Ore., a group of bored, restless snd antsy college students decided that they needed to get out in the great outdoors and do something together. The group removed their books from their backpacks and replaced them with hammocks. Collectively, they set off to walk around campus, determined to find a way to enjoy the natural warmth and fresh air following a rough week of midterms and papers. After wandering aimlessly around campus wondering what to do, they stopped by some trees and set up their hammocks. The group realized they were on to something. While Oregon State University offers various clubs and ways for students to get involved, a club of this nature was not among them. With the help of a few of her fellow students, Bonich Meister, founder of the hammocking club, has turned her hobby into a recognized, shared experience. During this past spring term, the club gained recognition by OSU Student Leadership & Involvement as an official student organization. Meister, a junior studying exercise and sports science, said she knew that she wanted this club to be a reality. “The Hammocking Club was an idea that I have been mulling over for a long time,” Meister said. “I transferred from (Texas Christian University) and that is where I learned about the hammocking life. All my friends had hammocks and we would go on random adventures where we could set our hammocks up. It was always a blast. So when I transferred to OSU, I knew I wanted to continue hammocking.” While hammocking may seem like an obscure hobby, there is an impressive hammocking culture at OSU. “There are plenty of hammockers on the OSU campus. As I walk around campus, I see random people with their hammocks set up,” Meister said. Hammocking club Vice President Addison Brown is relatively new to the hammock life. Brown, a junior studying exercise and sports science, never thought that her small occasional hobby would turn into what it is. “I learned about the hammocking community
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Hammocking club members, Bonich Meister, Kelsey Inskeep, and Addison Brown, all exercise and sports science majors, lounge in their hammocks. when I worked as a camp counselor in Michigan. Some of the other counselors had hammocks and I thought they were cool. I ended up getting a hammock for my birthday and when I came back to school, my friends invited me to go hammocking,” Brown said. While there may be a growing hammocking community in Corvallis, it is traditionally thought of as an individual activity with minimal group involvement. The new club wants to change that. “Our purpose is to provide students with a community of peers who engage in hammocking activities, promoting leisure and relaxation in a fun and supportive environment,” Brown said. Members of the OSU faculty agree with Meister. Physical activity with others is not only a great way to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but it is also great for creating social networks and reducing stress. “When engaging (in) activities with others, you
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normally talk to other people and establish social networks,” said Judith Sanders, a speech communication professor at OSU. “That creates connections with others that can be stress reducing.” Hammocking is beneficial to your physical health in more than one way. Erica Woekel, a professor of health and human sciences at OSU, provided reasons as to why the hammocking club truly encompasses all aspects of health. Woekel said that the physical activity is good for participants on a mental, physical and emotional health level. The physical activity makes the brain neurons move faster and the activity involved with hiking or biking to the location can increase cardiovascular health and muscle fitness. These will help to make you more emotionally stable and well-rounded. With today’s academic, social and corporate pressures, students are under more stress than ever before. Woekel believes that we need to incorporate more relaxation into our everyday lives. She said that students today are more stressed than patients in psych wards in the 1950s. Woekel says that students don’t know how to handle stress and so they need to come up with coping mechanisms. The hammocking club is trying to lessen the effects of this stress and create memories and friendships that will last long into the future. “This spring term is the test run for the hammocking club. I am trying to get the word out there and see who is interested,” Meister said. “I (want) to create opportunities to hammock all together like at Avery Park or maybe hiking somewhere to a location with plenty of trees.” “I hope to gain more experience with setting up a hammock and be able to do it very quickly,” said Kelsey Inskeep, a junior in exercise and sports science. Inskeep is one of the new members of the club. While she wasn’t previously familiar with the hammocking lifestyle, she is learning quickly. “I would also like to master stacking (and) make more friends.” Stacking is a skill that many members of the hammocking club expressed interest in mastering. It involves stringing multiple hammocks, one on top of another, between two trees. The difficulty in it is being able to the reach the heights that are required to build the stack. The club hopes to gain enough members where tricks such as stacking are possible. Some of their most recent spontaneous adventures have been to local parks and forests. Relaxation plans have included napping, storytelling and playing the guitar. The club also hopes to expand beyond the Corvallis community. They hope to travel all across Oregon and hammock in locations such as the coast, Portland and the high desert. Some members have bigger plans. Inskeep noted that her, “bucket list place (to hammock) would have to be the rainforest in a tall tree by monkeys.” OSU students who are interested in joining the Hammocking Club can register through the OSU SLI website at http://sli.oregonstate.edu/seac/ student-organization-support/find-organization. ‘Like’ OSU Hammocking Club on Facebook to stay up to date on scheduled trips and meetings. For more information, contact Meister at meisterb@onid.oregonstate.edu. Rachel Braun, contributing writer news@dailybarometer.com
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Wine specialists from department of food science and technology discuss how to pick wine, explore different types of wines By Arturo W. R. Segesman THE SUMMER BAROMETER
To capture the essence of a place and put it in a bottle is truly an art. Wine varieties vary greatly, and they can intimidate anyone that does not have any knowledge of it. But some local experts say knowing the basics about wine can enhance the experience of a buyer and anyone that appreciates the flavors of wine. Elizabeth Tomasino, an enology professor in the food science and technology department, has a simple approach to wine when it comes to buying it. That is to ask oneself: “Do I want a wine that is red, white or sparkling?� The colors of wine can guide a buyer when they want to know what wine would pair well with food, but there are no strict rules about what goes well with what. “There are some things that naturally go together, such as pasta with red wine, but most of the time I drink what I feel like and don’t worry if the wine is a perfect match,� Tomasino said. “The only recommendation I give people is that sweet wines do not go very well with dinner!� Dessert wines are more on the sweeter side, and as the name implies, they go better with dessert. A table wine in the United States “is anything that is not sparkling or sweet,� Tomasino said. In Europe, the term table Of course I would wine only indicates that the highly recommend quality is lower than other exploring the wines, according to Tomasino. To know what type of wines growing numbers of are more enjoyable, James oustanding Oregon Osborne, an enology extenproduced wines that sion specialist and associate professor in the department of are available... food science and technology, recommends buying differJames Osborne ent types of wines to discover Enology extension specialist and associwhat kind of wine is mosr ate professor appealing. “I think people should drink a range of wines and not get stuck thinking that they only like reds or they only drink whites,� Osborne said. “I generally think that the wine shouldn’t dominate the food nor the food dominate the wine.� When it comes to purchasing, Tomasino looks for a minimum price: “Typically I stay above $5 a bottle, but there are both good and bad wines at all price points, including the very expensive wines.� Every person has their own personal limit when it comes to prices. “For one person any wine over $15 is too much to pay for Nicki Silva | THE DAILY BAROMETER a wine,� Osborne said. “While for another person paying $50 A 2014 Robert Mondavi private selection of Pinot Grigio for a particular wine for a particular occasion causes no hesiwine. tation at all.� Certain wines can go well with a specific time of the year, but Tomasino argues that there is no rule to this. “This is really up to the individual as you can drink any type of wine whenever you like,� Tomasino said. Osborn added that the Willamette is a great place to adventure through the world of wines. “Of course I would highly recommend exploring the growHelp Wanted Buyer Beware ing numbers of outstanding Oregon produced wines that are The Oregon State University available as we are very lucky to live near one of the premium ATTENTION: All returning OSU students Daily Barometer assumes no and staff. OSAA (High School) Soccer and wine-growing regions in the world,� Osborn said. liability for ad content or response.
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Neda Kazerouni, a junior pre-pharmacy major attaches her own personalized farewell note to the willow stick structure “Pomp and Circumstance,” Tuesday afternoon.
Patrick Dougherty, a sculpture artist, built the sculpture that resides outside of Gilkey Hall in 2011. This summer, according to a press release from Oregon State University, the willow stick temporary sculpture, titled “Pomp and Circumstance,” will be removed. Tags are available to attach send-off messages to “Pomp and Circumstance.” According to the release, the sculpture is being removed as it is now starting to sag. The College of Liberal Arts is planning to replace the sculpture sometime in the future. Photos by
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Stansbury served as executive associate athletic director at Oregon State from 2003-12, where he worked under former athletic director Bob DeCarolis, who is stepping down after 17 years at OSU, serving 13 as athletic director. Before his first stint with at OSU, Stansbury was the assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech (199095), associate athletic director at the University of Houston (19972000) and athletic director at East Tennessee State (200-03). During his time at the University of Central Florida, Stansbury increased the donor base by 47 percent, while having the highest graduation rate among athletes of any public Division I higher education institution in the United States. UCF athletic teams won 12 Conference-USA championships in eight different sports during his tenure. Stansbury hails from Ontario, Canada but he then went to school at Georgia Tech where he played linebacker in 1984 and earned a degree in industrial management. He went on to obtain his Master’s degree in sports management from Georgia State University in 1993 “Todd will be an excellent and effective contributor to the remarkable transformation that is occurring throughout Oregon State as the university continues to strive for excellence in the classroom, on the field of competition and in our service impact to Oregon, the nation and world. Good is not good enough at Oregon State University.” OSU president Ed Ray said. The Summer Barometer
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as those two do and to have the ability to do what they did and experience what they experienced,” said Rasmussen. During the school year, the team plays a three-game weekend series and will occasionally have a midweek game, at most playing four games a week. During the summer however, the schedule is similar to the pros where they play almost everyday. Both
ut with the old and in with the new. After a long and intense search led by Oregon State President Ed Ray and consultants such as former OSU quarterback Steve Preece, the Beavers selected Todd Stansbury as the new athletic director. Stansbury previously held the same position at the University of Central Florida. For those who are unaware, Stansbury was the deputy athletic director at Oregon State from 2003 to 2012. Stansbury returns to OSU after a very successful run at UCF where he orchestrated the Knights transition from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference. UCF football also thrived during his tenure, going 31-9 over three seasons. With Bob De Carolis announcing his resignation, the Beavers didn’t need to look too far as they hired DeCarolis’ former No. 2. From a logical standpoint, it makes sense to hire a De Carolis disciple after he did so much for OSU in his 13 years as athletic director. You also keep the stability of the athletic department strong by hiring an established AD. Stansbury brings many good things to Oregon State; the Beavers needed a fresh face with smart and innovative ideas just like De Carolis. The hardest part of being an AD is keeping a good relationship with alumni in order to keep donations high, and lucky for the Beavers, Stansbury excelled with just that at UCF. Stansbury led the Knights in expanding their donor base by 47 percent. Stansbury, also had a ton of success with the student body at UCF. During his run in Orlando, the Knights had the highest graduation rate of any university in the country. In addition to all of this, Stansbury has a very positive image. Many athletic directors in college are behind the scenes and don’t make very many public appearances, but based on how UCF will miss Stansbury, they Beavers picked a proven winner. But most importantly of all, Oregon State hired someone who is going to fit the mold of the current state of the athletic department. After OSU hired Scott Rueck, they said that they hired a proven winner. After they hired Wayne Tinkle, OSU said they hired a proven coach. And after they hired Gary Andersen, they said that they hired a “game changer”. It’s only fitting that the Beavers would hire a winner to take the reigns of the athletic department. And judging by the comments made by UCF, the Beavers made the right decision. “Oregon State hired a winner in every sense of the word,” UCF president John C. Hitt said. “Todd fostered a culture of academic and athletic success at UCF.” This much is clear: hiring Todd was the final piece that OSU needed to be successful. The Beavers have the coaches that fit the vision set forth by President Ray in their respective sports, and now the Beavers have an athletic director who embraces the vision of winning and success and will take OSU to the next level. Ray made the best hire with Stansbury, as he brings a swagger to the athletic department that De
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Following successful freshman season, KJ Harrison and Drew Rasmussen play for the US national team By Brian Rathbone THE SUMMER BAROMETER
Freshman infielder KJ Harrison and pitcher Drew Rasmussen each had banner years in their first season playing for Oregon State. Each earned First-Team All-League honors and piled up several All-American honors. The duo became staples in an OSU lineup that exceeded expectations during the regular season and finished second in the conference, bringing the team back to the postseason. For the summer, Rasmussen and Harrison will trade in their orange and black jerseys and wear red, white and blue as members of the USA Baseball Collegiate national Team. “It’s an unbelievable experience to say the least,” said Harrison the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. “I think its great to be able to come out here and play with the best and represent our country and represent Oregon State.” For the fifth straight summer an OSU ballplayer has donned the red, white and blue as member of the national team starting with Matt Boyd (2011), Michael Conforto (2012, 2013), Dan Childs (2012) and Andrew Moore (2014). They join former OSU players Kevin Gunderson, Jonah Nickerson, Darwin Barney and Kevin Rhoderick who also played for team USA “It goes to show how great of a baseball program (OSU) is,” Harrison said. “I am just really thankful to play to be able to play for coach Casey and I wouldn’t be the player that
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Pitcher Drew Rasmussen, now pitching for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, delivers a pitch against Grambling State on Feb. 28, 2015. I am today and the person that I am today if it wasn’t for them, the have given me so many opportunities.” As Boyd has quickly worked his way through the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system, and Moore threw three perfect innings in his professional debut with the Everett Aquasox, Rasmussen wants to reach their level. “It’s an honor to put in the same category
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with yourself,” Harrison said. “Summer ball is a grind but every singe day that you go out there it’s really enjoyable and it’s a lot of fun.” While Harrison is a position player and plays everyday, Rasmussen’s workload is more manageable as a pitcher. Instead of pitching once every sixth or seventh day like he did at OSU, he loses a day of
Harrison and Rasmussen could not be happier to go to the ballpark everyday and improve their skills. “It’s great, you get a lot of at bats, baseball is one of those games where repetition the more at bats the more games you play the comfortable you get
SLAUGHTER n Continued from page 5 Carolis had when he hired Rueck, Tinkle and Andersen. Stansbury knows what it takes to win which is what ultimately lead him to be hired. Ray made a commitment when
rest having to pitch once every five days, a similar pitching schedule for professional pitchers. “It’s a great learning lesson,” Rasmussen said. “Because that is what the next level is all about and you get to grow and develop your game.” Brian Rathbone, sports editor On Twitter @brathbone3 sports@dailybarometer.com
Andersen was hired that the Beavers would be competing for not only conference championships, but national titles as well. With Stansbury in the fold, the Beavers are well on their way to being in the upper echelon of the Pac 12 conference. Brenden Slaughter, sports reporter On Twitter @b_slaught sports@dailybarometer.com
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UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- It took five hours and 20 minutes to complete 18 holes, but Jordan Spieth carved out a 2-under-par 68 Thursday to put himself in the thick of things after the first round of the 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay Golf Course. Then the 2015 Masters champion headed straight to the practice range for 20 more minutes of work. “I didn’t strike the ball particularly well,” Spieth said afterward. “I wasn’t pleased with the way I hit it. I thought I putted well. Missed a couple of putts inside 10 feet, but that’s going to happen out here. I made a lot. “I just came out (to the range) to try to find a little something. I hit the ball so incredibly well (during practice rounds) on Saturday, Sunday, Monday --as good as I’ve ever hit it. I got a little off from there. Just trying to find that rhythm I had when I got here.” Spieth was plenty good for much of his Thursday round, with four birdies and two bogeys and some great putting to put him in a tie for seventh place, three strokes back of co-leaders Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson at 65. “I like the score,” Spieth said of his 68. “If I do it three more times, I’ll be in really good position come Sunday.” Spieth shot 1-under par 35 on the front, then put together three straight birdies from Nos. 11 to 13 to get to 3-under. After a poor tee shot, though, he bogeyed the par-3 15th and settled for 2-under on a day when his putter was magic on the slick, undulating Chambers Bay greens. “I had two-putts from 95, 85 and 75 feet, and three from 65 feet,” he said. “Those are just awesome two-putts.” Scores were generally lower than expected Thursday, but pin placements may get tougher as the tournament goes on. “I didn’t really know what to expect,” Spieth said. “There are so many options on this course. There were some pins where I thought, ‘Wow, they actually put it there?’ If you hit the right shot, it was playable. I thought today was the most scoreable day. It’ll get more challenging from here.” Spieth should be up to it as much as anybody. At 21 -- he turns 22 on July 27 -- Spieth sits at No. 1 on the PGA Tour money list and second in the rankings. He is trying to become the sixth player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year. The 6-1, 185-pound Spieth, who attended a Catholic high school in Dallas, was the U.S. Junior Amateur champion in 2009 and ‘11 and a member of the ‘11 Walker Cup team. He played one full season of college golf at Texas, helping the Longhorns to the 2012 NCAA title, and tied for 21st as low amateur in the 2012 U.S. Open before turning pro. In 2013, Spieth ranked 10th on the PGA Tour money list and became the circuit’s youngest winner (at 19) in 82 years, beating David Hearn and Zach Johnson in a playoff to rule the John Deere Classic at Silvis, Ill. Spieth was 11th on the money list last year with more than $4.3 million in earnings. This season, he won the Valspar Championships at Palm Harbor, Fla., in March, becoming the third-youngest player on PGA Tour to win multiple events behind Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia. Spieth followed that by placing second at the Valero Texas and losing in a playoff at the Shell
Houston. Then came the bombshell at Augusta. Spieth didn’t just win his first major at the Masters in April. He matched the tournament record with an 18-under 270, beating Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose by four shots apiece. He notched a Masters-record 28 birdies. If he wasn’t a household name in U.S. sports lexicon before, he certainly is now. Spieth has made as big a splash on the PGA Tour as Shamu did at SeaWorld. There is the remarkable talent at such a young age, of course. And then there is his demeanor and character to go with it. Golf Digest heralds its July magazine as “The Jordan Spieth Issue.” One of the articles featuring Spieth is entitled, “Head of the Class.” Subtitled: “What do we like about Jordan Spieth? Listen to These Stories.” The testimonials were striking and heartfelt. Wrote Golf Digest: “Even Arnold Palmer wasn’t embraced so quickly and completely.” And: “Unlike a lot of those who have been liked a lot, it appears that nobody doesn’t like Spieth.” In 2013, Spieth played a couple of tournaments on the Web.com tour and did well. But he needed another $5,000 in prize money to get “temporary conditional” status, which would have given him unlimited sponsor exemptions. The next Web.com event was in Santiago, Chile, but he had accepted a sponsor’s exemption at a PGA Tour event in Puerto Rico the same week. “He knew the smart play was to tell Puerto Rico he’s sorry,” said Joe Chemycz, a Web.com tour official. “But he looked me in the eye and said, ‘Joe, I can’t go to Chile. I gave (Puerto Rico) my word.’ It was about the most mature, responsible thing I’ve seen a young guy do.” Spieth’s now-famous caddie is Michael Greller, who was a middle-school teacher from Gig Harbor, Wash., (his sister, Katie, was a star basketball player at George Fox University) before he began to carry Spieth’s bag full-time in 2013. They were in Denver during the FedEx Cup last year when Greller received word that his 3-year-old niece, Daphne, was in the middle of a febrile seizure. “It was very upsetting and emotional,” said Greller, 37, who has become a mentor to Spieth. “I called Jordan, and I could barely talk. He picked up the intensity of the situation and just took over, getting us on a flight to Seattle that left in a couple of hours, organized the ride to the airport, everything.” The niece’s condition stabilized, and Greller wound up putting his sister and wife on the plane, but stayed in Denver. “On the next day,” Greller said, “instead of the usual ‘JS’ logo he usually puts on on his golf balls, he pulled out three balls on which he’d written ‘Daph.’” Spieth has two siblings, brother Steven and their autistic sister, 14-year-old Ellie. After winning the Masters, Jordan was asked about Ellie. “I miss her a lot, and I wish she could have been here,” he said. “I can’t wait to get back to her and maybe have her try on the jacket. I’ll have to bring her back a present from here. That’s what she’s expecting. “She’s the most special part, the funniest part of our family. I love having her around. She’s an incredible sister -- my biggest supporter. She is somebody who you can watch and then reflect on the big picture of life and understand that all these frustrations in a day, in a round of golf, are really secondary. We wouldn’t have that realization without her.”
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When finding my place amongst a swarm of students in an age pool younger than my own, I began to find refuge in those I met on the Barometer staff when I started my writing career as a columnist. Writing about music was natural; a safe haven attracting an audience that I soon called “my friends.” As the late Steve Jobs once said, “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you
do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” With my position as Forum Editor on the 2015-2016 Daily Barometer staff, I believe I found that medium where both career path and passion finally meet. Now, being on the opposite side of the mirror - if you will - gives me the chance to cater to what the Forum audience wants to hear: love, reality, the Corvallis art and music scene, whatever it may be, I am happy to be traversing on this road together with you all. t
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Ridiculous casting stirs chaos in “Jurassic World” Derek Saling A&E Columnist
The original “Jurassic Park” has admirably stood the test of time. It is a movie that I loved growing up, but is just as good anytime I watch it now, unlike many of my childhood favorites–I’m looking at you “National Treasure.” It had everything a fun action movie should: a good story, interesting characters, and well done action sequences. Plus, it was groundbreaking with its use of CGI, which was used in addition to actual set pieces instead of the modern day blockbuster that uses solely computer animations. Unfortunately, the latest sequel “Jurassic World” fails to live up to the original’s lasting stature. We head back to Isla Nublar where 20 years after the events at the original Jurassic Park, the new park Jurassic World has opened up, apparently both of the previous sequels have been disregarded, and is a fully functional dinosaur Disneyland. The park’s chief director is Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard), whose two nephews, Zach (Nick Robinson) and Gray (Ty Simpkins) have come for a weekend trip. We learn that after some stagnant sales, the park has developed a new dinosaur, Indominus rex, which is bigger, smarter and scarier than anything else on the island. It’s too late that Claire figures out Indominus might be too much to handle, and she calls for the help of Owen (Chris Pratt), a former Navy member who now is attempting to train Velociraptors. I don’t know how one field of work led to the next. Owen may be the only character in the film with any sense, and he realizes the mistake they have made. Indominus eventually gets loose in the park, and wreaks havoc on anything in its path, including Zach and Gray, who wander off course in one of the park “rides.” At first, because Indominus is a multimillion dollar investment, those running the park attempt to subdue it with non-lethal tactics, which, obviously, goes poorly, and throws the park into chaos. The biggest flaw of the movie: all the characters are completely incompetent. It’s almost disturbing how stupid everybody is. Whether it be Claire running around the park in heels, the nephews off-road exploring while the park is shutting down, or a handful of other situations, smart decisions are a rare find in “Jurassic World.” There’s an annoyingly stupid subplot where Hoskins (Vincent D’Onofrio), a military officer, has some ridiculous notion that a team of trained Velociraptors would be the most lethal military weapon imaginable. Aside from ignoring the existence of drones, or that raptors aren’t invincible, he bases his entire plan that they could be controlled on one instance where Owen is barely able to subdue the raptor pack from eating him. Pratt is woefully miscast in his role,
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Letter from the Editor Welcome to the Summer Barometer! First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Kat Kothen and I am the newest Editor-in-Chief of the Barometer. This is an experience I never thought I would have and a role I never thought I would be in, but I’m so very happy to be here. A little bit about me: I’ll be graduating at the end of this year with a degree in biology, and I have no idea where I’ll be this time next year. I love science writing, laughing at terrible movies, the show True Detective and garlic parmesan fries. My fondest passion is currently for the Oregon State University community. I believe with the new infrastructure at the school, the growth in our student population and the wonderful faculty and staff we have, some great things are possible. But, the most important step in making anything a reality for this campus is participation from students. Students are the heart of this campus. As editor of the Barometer, I want students to care about this school. I want students to be active on campus. I want students to know what’s going on. I want students to express themselves. I want students to be heard. Please email me, visit me on the fourth floor of the Student Experience Center, tweet at me and let me know what matters to you. I am going to spend the next year working tirelessly to represent the students of OSU. I’m so ecstatic for this summer and the upcoming academic year. Starting out my tenure as editor in the beautiful space of the SEC is such an honor and a privilege. And being housed in the same area as the rest of the Orange Media Network is an amazing opportunity. I cannot wait to work with Beaver’s Digest, Prism, KBVR-FM and KBVR-TV. Shout-out to my fellow student leaders Halie, Darryl, Rose and Aaron! Things are changing at the Orange Media Network. We’ve moved out of Snell and we’ve moved away from being just Student Media. We are becoming a more unified group. The magazines, the paper, the radio and TV will be working together to provide information and entertainment in more relevant and elegant ways. Here at the Barometer, we are going to be focusing more on the digital side of the content we create. Hopefully, this will better reflect how information is consumed in a more modern world. Look out for live blogging and more breaking news in the future.
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which is far too macho and provides no opportunities for him to display his charm that made him so great in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” He is, however, better than Howard, who is an overacting cliché throughout. Like most modern summer action movies, it feels too big at times. The most intense scenes from the original movie involve close quarters, individual encounters with the raptors. Director Colin Trevorrow gets away from that with too much chaos. One scene involves a host of pterodactyls attacking the entire parks population.
Even with all that, there are some very good parts. Seeing a functioning park is fulfilling for fans of the series, and most of the scenes involving the dinosaurs are fun to watch. These cannot rescue the shortcomings the movie has though, with too many plot holes and too many shallow characters. But with the monster ticket sales through its first couple of weeks, expect there to be more movies in the franchise’s future. t
Derek Saling is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Saling’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Saling can be reached at forum@dailybarometer. com.
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