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Program provides incoming students, enrolled students resources, opportunities By Sean Bassinger THE SUMMER BAROMETER
START leaders direct guide the next generation of Oregon State University students and have a unique opportunity to reflect on their own experiences when they were new to OSU. While START connects incoming and current students at OSU, enrolled students have an opportunity to join the team and learn more about their peers. Meanwhile, new students have an opportunity to explore the campus, ask questions and become acquainted with the community. Emily Shroyer and Lauren Barry, two students who work as leaders in START, became better friends after joining the program. “I didn’t think we’d actually get to know each other so well,” said Shroyer, who is a senior in sociology. Barry, a senior transfer student who studies public health, said the relationships created within the START program have become like family. “We really are a team,” Shroyer said. Sessions of START focus on com-
mon experiences faced by first-year students and transfers from other colleges. Unlike first-year periods, which last for two days, transfer sessions only run through the morning to the afternoon. As a transfer student herself, Barry said transfer students get a much more rushed experience. “It’s definitely a different vibe,” Barry said. Students in the first-year START are offered tours of residence halls and have an option to spend the night there if desired, Barry said. Though she wishes she could have had a more solid experience when she transferred, Barry recognizes the need for a condensed session since many still had other college experiences to prepare them for campus life. “We don’t have to help (transfer students) register, because they’ve done it at other colleges,” Barry said. Teague Teece, a senior studying agricultural sciences and serves as a START coordinator, said her time as a student at Linn-Benton Community College made her first START experience more than enough at the transfer session. “Going over here wasn’t that big of See START | page 3
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Andrew Eddy, junior in accounting, helps incoming students locate their next destinations outside the Memorial Union lounge. Each START session focuses on specific needs for either first-year or transfer students.
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Retreat at Oak Creek development to house 1016 residents in Corvallis By Chris Correll THE SUMMER BAROMETER
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Landmark Properties’ housing project, the Retreat at Oak Creek, is set to open in 2015.
After initial delays, construction of Landmark Properties’ studenthousing complex is in full swing. About 40 people, including members of the Corvallis City Council, gathered near the Oregon State University Foundation building at Southwest 35th Street and Western Boulevard for a groundbreaking ceremony June 26. The event marked the official start of the Retreat at Oak Creek, a housing project more than two years in the making.
Renting service provides landscaping for OSU, all-youcan-eat bananza for goats
The goats eat ivy up to six feet up trees, Murphy said. She uses fences to keep the goats away from hazardous plants like rhododendrons, which are poisonous to goats. The goats ignore pansy ragwort if they’re THE SUMMER BAROMETER Oregon State University’s uncon- pulled off the plot fast enough, ventional, four-legged landscapers Murphy said. “You have to manage projects left campus Tuesday after chowing down on ivy around the Crop closely,” Murphy said. “You can’t just throw goats out there and let Science Building. Briana Murphy, the Shepherdess them do whatever they want.” In lieu of goat landscaping, OSU of Goat Power LLC, brought her flock of goats to the OSU campus facilities services usually use power equipment and herbicide to remove for one week of ivy-munching. “They just plowed through it,” the problem plants before haulMurphy said. See GOATS | page 3 n
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New academic programs among action items for board OSU board of trustees discusses future programs, code of conduct, reporting fraud, waste, abuse
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Former Oregon governor passes at 91 By Jeff Wright
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EUGENE — Vic Atiyeh, 91, Oregon’s last Republican governor, was remembered by political friends and foes Sunday night as an elected official who spearheaded Oregon’s relationship with Asian business markets while also demonstrating that good guys can finish first. Atiyeh died Sunday at 8:15 p.m. at Portland’s Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, said family spokesman Denny Miles, a former press secretary for Atiyeh. Doctors said the former governor died of complications from renal failure. Atiyeh had returned to the hospital Saturday because of shortness of breath and possible internal bleeding. Vic Atiyeh celebrated his last birthday on Feb. 20. He was the state’s 32nd governor, serving from 1979 to 1987. “He led Oregon out of the recession of the early 1980s, with a strategy embraced by both parties, and went on to make international trade a cornerstone of Oregon’s economy,” Gov. John Kitzhaber said in a statement. “His steady leadership, gentle spirit and love for our state lives on in the many contributions he made to Oregon.” Atiyeh served two terms as governor. After leaving office in 1987, he led an active life as an international trade consultant, going to work at his downtown Portland office daily. It was only within the past few months that he closed his office, Miles said in a statement. Atiyeh was generally in good health, but did suffer a mild heart attack in 2005 followed by quadruple bypass surgery, Miles said. Atiyeh was born in Portland on Feb. 20, 1923, to Syrian immigrant parents, George and Linda Asly Atiyeh. After graduating from Washington High School, he attended the University of Oregon, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and played guard for the Duck football team. He married Dolores Hewitt on July 5, 1944. In that same year, his father died and at 21 he took over the family business, the Atiyeh Brothers rug and carpet store. He was president and actively involved in the business for 35 years. Often viewed as a political underdog, Atiyeh served 28 years in elective positions, winning 19 of 20 elections. As a Republican in the Oregon House and Senate from 1959 to 1979, he was
always in the minority party. As governor, he worked with Democratic majorities in both houses. Atiyeh’s only electoral loss was to Bob Straub, who beat him for the governorship in November 1974, two months after President Ford pardoned Richard Nixon. In the 1978 rematch against the incumbent Straub, Atiyeh prevailed. Atiyeh in 1982 defeated Democrat Ted Kulongoski for re-election as governor with 62 percent of the vote. Kulongoski on Sunday night likened Atiyeh to President Jimmy Carter — someone who was more highly regarded for his public service after, rather than during, his time in office. Atiyeh “was the governor who put Oregon in position to take advantage of our strategic position on the West Coast,” Kulongoski told The RegisterGuard. “He fostered this whole buildup of technology in Oregon.” While they were political opponents decades ago, Kulongoski said in recent years he and Atiyeh became close personal friends — with Kulongoski even agreeing to succeed Atiyeh on an economic development board on the Warm Springs Indian reservation. Atiyeh invited Kulongoski to attend his 90th birthday party last year — “and I think I was the only Democrat in the room,” he said. “I have the deepest respect for him,” Kulongoski said. “He no doubt was a loyal Republican, but he did it in a way that is different from today. He was a gentle and kind person with a great sense of humor. “He is probably what we all should aspire to be as people in public office,” Kulongoski said. “I didn’t always care for his politics, but I cared a great deal for him.” Ed Fadeley, a Democrat, served as Senate president during part of Atiyeh’s tenure as governor. Fadeley recalled Sunday night that Atiyeh often played on the second squad, rather than the first team, for the UO football team. “I think that affected him as governor — he was always worried that he wasn’t quite good enough,” Fadeley told The Register-Guard. “That probably made him work harder. We got along pretty well.” As governor, Atiyeh oversaw some of the worst economic times in Oregon since the Depression. He called a record number of special legislative sessions, most to deal with budget and revenue issues.
Miles said Atiyeh disliked labels of any kind. “He really only fully accepted the ‘fiscal conservative’ description, but not the blanket ‘conservative’ label. He would point to his record on energy, environment, diversity, affirmative action and more, to challenge the latter description,” Miles said. “As the Republican Party moved farther and farther to the right, both during and after his term of office, Atiyeh today will be remembered as a political moderate,” Miles predicted. Atiyeh was dubbed “Trader Vic” for his many trade missions seeking investments in Oregon from international companies. He led a total of 20 international business trade missions, mostly to the Far East and Middle East. He was passionate about maintaining open lines of communication with Oregonians, Miles said. Atiyeh tallied a quarter-million miles of in-state travel to every corner of the state, regularly attending county fairs and town hall meetings. He held citizen open houses in his office every week, he said. Early in 1979, Atiyeh sought a way to regularly meet with the Capitol press corps, even if he had nothing formal to announce, Miles said. “It was the Atiyeh administration that coined the term ‘media availability,’ (referring to) a weekly on-the-record meeting with reporters,” Miles said. In the early 1980s, Atiyeh dealt with the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers on a ranch in north-central Oregon. The group sought special land use and immigration treatment, but Atiyeh refused to negotiate with them. At the time of his death, Atiyeh was surrounded by family members, including his wife, Dolores Atiyeh; son Tom Atiyeh; daughter Suzanne Atiyeh; and his five grandchildren. Also present was the former governor’s brother, Ed Atiyeh, and family. According to Miles, Atiyeh fell at his home on July 5 — his 70th wedding anniversary — and sustained rib injuries. He was treated and released from the hospital, then returned Tuesday for additional treatment and was released Wednesday, Miles said. When Atiyeh returned to the hospital yet again Saturday, doctors said it was for treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding that may or may not had been caused by the earlier fall, Miles said.
Car-free crowd traverses Eugene By Ian Campbell
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EUGENE — Several hundred walkers, bicyclists and skateboarders broke away from the confines of sidewalks and bike lanes Sunday afternoon and enjoyed a car-free Fifth Avenue as part of Eugene’s Sunday Streets celebration. “Who needs cars?” one bicyclist shouted while happily taking up as much room as possible, swerving back and forth over yellow traffic lines. This summer marks the fourth year of the Sunday celebrations, sponsored by the city of Eugene and Point2Point Solutions at Lane Transit District. The free events focus on promoting healthy, active lifestyles — which is why the offerings on Sunday included free yoga classes, taekwondo demonstrations, and areas to juggle and practice one’s Hula Hoop skills. There also was live music performed on a stage where stationary bikes provided power to the musicians’ instruments. Sunday’s celebration encompassed Fifth Avenue from High to Adams streets, as well as Washington-Jefferson Park. At the park’s newly opened skatepark, one of three activity centers along the nearly two-mile event route, individuals of all ages lined up to receive one of 360 free helmets that volunteers were passing out. With multiple colors to choose from and sizes ranging from toddler to adult, the popular helmets were presented to their new owners only after being checked for a snug fit and proper adjustment. When it was his turn, Jasper Wilten-
burg, 4, promptly pointed at a pinkdecaled helmet, put it on and ran off to watch a martial arts performance, proudly wearing his new helmet the entire time. The Wiltenburgs, a family of four visiting from Sante Fe, N.M., picked up three helmets in all. But Jasper, who is still learning how to ride a bicycle without training wheels, was especially in need after cracking his old helmet a few days earlier after a fall. In Oregon, state law requires that all youngsters ages 15 and younger wear helmets when riding a bike, skateboard, scooter or in-line skates. For Amanda Wiltenburg, Jasper’s mother, wearing a helmet herself may not have been a legal requirement, but it was a moral obligation. “We want to set a good example for our kids,” she said. “If you expect them to do something, you have to hold yourself to the same standard.” Lindsay Selser, transportation options coordinator for the city of Eugene and organizer of the Sunday Streets events, said giving away helmets is a good way to get people to wear protective gear more often. Selser said the cost of new helmets often are seen as a barrier. The helmets provided Sunday were funded from the city’s safety and prevention budget and a $1,000 grant provided by FireMed. The helmets were purchased for less than $7 from Helmets R Us, a nonprofit agency. Helmets left over from Sunday’s event will be handed out at the next Sunday Streets event at north Eugene’s Harlow neighborhood on Sept. 21.
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Presumed school threat nothing more than LARP participant By Lizzy Duffy
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PORTLAND — Around 8:30 Monday morning, Portland police responded to a call about a man dressed in a trench coat who walked into Grant High School with a “police-style baton.” Two squad cars and a conversation with a site supervisor later, police found that the man, in fact, was a staff member of a superhero-themed summer camp with Trackers Earth and the baton he was wielding was foam. When I called Trackers about the incident, COO Travis Neumeyer laughed. He said this was the first time the police have ever been called on the camp. Usually it’s the camp staff calling the local police as a reminder of upcoming activities. “We have a relationship with police in part because we end up in undeveloped areas,” he said. “We make sure we’re in touch to let them know that camps are coming up again.” Neumeyer said staff depends on the school to reach out to the community, but the person who called police must have been confused and just got excited.
Firefighters battle blazes across Oregon By Jeff Wright
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EUGENE — While none of Oregon’s wildfires exploded in size Sunday, it was hardly a day of rest for fire crews who struggled to contain more than 825 square miles — about 530,000 acres — of burned and burning lands across the state. Also, a second moisture front is moving north from California today and into Tuesday, the National Weather Service reported. That could bring scattered lightning storms to south-central Oregon and parts of the Cascades. Light rains that fell over parts of the state during the weekend may not have made a substantial dent in the generally dry conditions, fire officials cautioned. Wind also continues to be a concern. The forest fire nearest the Eugene-Springfield area, the Bingham Complex in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness on the Willamette and Deschutes national forests, is actually the smallest complex of fires in the state at nearly 425 acres. The Bingham fires, like many in the state started by lightning strikes on July 13-14, was declared 25 percent contained Sunday. Ground and air crews were fighting to build a holding line around the perimeter of the 275acre Bingham Ridge Fire, where lichen-draped trees can easily ignite and spread, officials cautioned. Winds on Sunday were expected to reach 10 mph with possible gusts of 20 mph. The Lizard Fire, the second largest in the Bingham Complex, was at 175 acres and growing slowly as of Sunday morning, officials said. Rappellers were being used to drop into the area to identify additional options for access and safety zones. Rappellers also were assigned to some other, smaller fires burning in the Bingham Complex. Several trails — including the Pacific Crest Trail between the Swallow Lake Trail junction and Milk Creek — are closed because of the Bingham Complex of fires. Signs include directions for a Pacific Crest Trail detour. No homes or structures have been reported threatened by the Bingham Complex of fires. By far the state’s biggest fire is the Buzzard Complex near Burns in Eastern Oregon. That complex of eight different fires has consumed nearly 370,000 acres. It was 50 percent contained as of Sunday. In the Deschutes National Forest east and south of EugeneSpringfield, crews on Sunday were still battling the Pine Creek (29,500 acres), Black Rock (29,000) Jack Knife (13,260) and Bridge 99 Complex (7,500) fires. The Ochoco Complex of fires in the Ochoco National Forest has burned about 2,600 acres. Because of the fire, Highway 26 remained closed Sunday 15 miles east of Prineville to eight miles west of Mitchell. Further north, the Shaniko Butte fire as of Sunday had burned about 45,000 acres 15 miles north of Warm Springs. The fire was about 50 percent contained. Other fires still burning Sunday included the Waterman Complex and White River fires in Central Oregon; the Sunflower Fire in the Umatilla National Forest; the Pittsburg and Hurricane Creek fires in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; and the Gumboot Fire near Burns. Families on Sunday were allowed to return home after a fire quickly spread to the Moccasin Hill subdivision of Klamath County on July 13. That 2,535-acre fire is listed as 95 percent contained. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Portland poll: tax wealthy to repair streets By Jim Redden
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PORTLAND— Commissioner Steve Novick has finally found a street fee that most Portlanders support — one that only the rich pay. Novick and Mayor Charlie Hales have struggled for months to find a new source of revenue for funding street maintenance and safety improvement projects. They started by proposing a transportation user fee that assessed a flat monthly fee on households and a fee based on vehicle trips on nonresidential properties. Outraged reactions from residents, business owners and nonprofit organizations forced them to pull their proposal back for more work, however. Now Novick has released a new poll that shows 60 percent of Portlanders supporting taxing those who earn more than $125,000 to pay for maintenance and safety projects. Only 37 percent oppose the idea of a 1 percent tax on incomes above $125,000, a 2 percent tax on incomes about $250,000 and a 3 percent tax on incomes above $500,000. That’s the highest level of support of any new revenue source measured by the poll. Portland-
GOATS n Continued from page 1 ing them away, according to Bill Coslow, landscape supervisor for OSU facilities services. Instead, the goats effectively chomped away at all the greenery, leaving the ends behind for the university to mulch. The goats’ hard work will ultimately result in fewer applications of herbicide. “I’m pretty happy with it. It saved a lot of labor,� Coslow said. “Plus, it gets recycled right on the spot.� Murphy estimates the goats ate about 1,200 pounds of ivy while at OSU. Coslow said he believes the operation successfully started a dialogue about alternative solutions for landscaping. Additionally, Claudia Ingham, an instructor in the department of animal and rangeland sciences, connected with Murphy, Coslow said. Pesky plants like blackberries, poison oak, thistles, scotch broom and ivy are all fair game for Murphy’s flock. When the goats are on their offseason from November to March, they relax at home, chowing down on hay and Murphy’s own pasture. .
ers are evenly split on a smaller income tax that begins at $100,000 and an increase in the city’s income tax on business profits. And they oppose a combined business profits tax and sales tax. Significantly, the majority of those who responded to the poll would not pay anything under the funding proposal they support. Seventy-six percent reported earning less than $100,000 a year. Only 12 percent said they earn more than $100,000 a year and 13 percent refused to disclose their income. Hales and Novick are running into a hard political reality: a lot of people are not willing to pay more money for the things they want from government. Polls have consistently shown that most Portlanders believe street maintenance and safety projects are a top priority. Hales and Novick want the City Council to approve a street fee in November that raises approximately $53 million a year, evenly divided between residential and non-residential properties. The poll of 300 voters was conducted June 19 through 22 by DHM Research. It cost $16,500 and was paid for by Novick’s office. He is in charge of the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
Cover Oregon says court ruling won’t affect tax subsidies By Kristian Foden-Vencil
Oregon established its own exchange in 2011. But the webPORTLAND — Oregon’s site failed for technical and troubled health insurance other reasons, pushing Oregoexchange, Cover Oregon, says nians to the federal exchange a U.S. appeals court decision next year. That puts Oregon’s tax subsion tax subsidies does not affect dies in question. this state. But the executive director for A three-judge panel at a U.S. appeals court in D.C. has ruled Cover Oregon, Aaron Patnode, that the IRS lacks the author- issued a statement saying the ity to allow tax subsidies in ruling doesn’t affect Oregon. He said Oregon’s health exchanges not run by the states.
insurance exchange is designated as a state-based marketplace this year, and next year as a quote “supported state-based marketplace.� “Our understanding is that since Oregon’s health insurance exchange is designated as a state-based marketplace in 2014, and a supported statebased marketplace in 2015, this ruling does not affect Oregon,� said Patnode.
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duced to voters in November 2012. The measure proposed that the Sather property, a 33-acre plot of private land, be annexed by the city and converted into student housing. Sather is just outside OSU property, making it a convenient trip to campus. Voters passed the measure during the same month. While the Retreat at Oak Creek was originally slated to open this fall, problems getting government permits to put excess dirt in nearby wetlands kept the project on hold for several months and pushed the grand opening back one year to 2015. Despite the setbacks, Landmark Properties Vice President of Development Blair
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Bob Loewen, the Corvallis housing program specialist, said the vacancy rate for Corvallis has been steadily recovering from a low of onetenth of 1 percent in 2010. A rate of about 5 percent is considered stable. “The general trend is improving,� Loewen said, “but we’re not back to a balanced market. There’s still a need for all types of housing to keep up with the increasing student population.� Lucy Wyman, a secondyear computer science major enrolled in summer courses, has been affected by low vacan-
cy rates in the rental market. “I started looking in January,� Wyman said, “but it took me until June to find a place. It can be frustrating.� Students aren’t the only ones struggling with overcrowding. Corvallis’ Economic Development Officer Amy Jauron said inadequate housing for employees is a common complaint from local businesses. “A lot of people working here end up having to commute from Linn County or Albany,� Juaron said. “One of the City Council’s primary focus areas is to create a more stable housing environment.� Measure 02-80 was intro-
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Oregon State head coach Mike Riley announced Monday that Todd McShane has been promoted to assistant director of player personnel. McShane is filling the vacant role left by Ryan Gunderson after he was promoted to director of player personnel. McShane has been with Oregon State since July 2007 McShane when he was a student equipment manager. From 2011 until now, McShane has served as an intern in the administrative offices for Oregon State football. McShane, who graduated from Oregon State with a bachelor’s of science degree in health management and policy, will assist in all OSU recruiting activities and will provide administrative support for other areas of the team. McShane’s promotion comes just in time for fall camp, which is set to begin Aug. 4. Oregon State then has roughly three weeks of preparation before its first game of the season against Portland State Aug. 30 in Reser Stadium. The Summer Barometer
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Former Oregon State guard Roberto Nelson drives toward the basket against Stanford Jan. 9 in Gill Coliseum.
The 2014 NBA Las Vegas Summer League wrapped up on Monday with the Sacramento Kings prevailing over the Houston Rockets, 77-68, in the championship game. The Kings — who had former Oregon State standouts Jared Cunningham and Eric Moreland on their roster — went 6-1 in summer league. Moreland and Cunningham hope to make regular season training camp rosters after playing meaningful minutes throughout the summer league for Sacramento. Moreland in particular turned heads, leading the Kings in rebounds and blocks despite coming off the bench. The 6-foot-10 forward recorded 10 rebounds and three blocks in the championship game, and also accumulated six points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in the Kings’ semifinal game. The Houston native played 20 minutes in both contests. Cunningham, meanwhile, scored five points and added two rebounds and an assist in 13 minutes Monday after scoring 10 points in the semifinal contest. Sacramento guard Ray McCallum was the championship MVP, scoring 29 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the victory. While Cunningham’s minutes were
often sporadic, Moreland garnered praise from coaches and analysts around the league the past couple weeks. The Sacramento fan base took exceptional notice, even creating a thread on the Kings’ official page lobbying for Moreland to make the regular season roster. Former Oregon State guard Roberto Nelson, meanwhile, made some noise of his own at the Las Vegas Summer League playing for the Charlotte Hornets. Like Cunningham, Nelson’s minutes varied game-to-game, but Nelson still managed to make what was arguably the most important shot of the summer league against Dallas July 16 in the first round of the tournament playoffs. Trailing 81-79 with 7.9 seconds remaining, Nelson hit a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer giving the Hornets the victory, subsequently pushing them to the next round. Charlotte eventually lost in the semifinal round to Houston, but Nelson’s shot was NBA.com’s number one ranked play of the NBA 2014 Las Vegas Summer League. Nelson led the Pac-12 in scoring last season at 20.7 points per game, while Moreland led Oregon State in rebounds and blocked shots. The Oregon State trio now waits for training camp invites. All three are expected to play either in the NBA D-League or overseas if they’re not given training camp offers. The Summer Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com
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players from the Corvallis Knights’ summer roster were selected to the team, but were unable to compete due to the weather. First baseman Kevin Kline, THE SUMMER BAROMETER second baseman Marc Gallegos, The West Coast League All-Star right-hander Chris Haddeland, Game scheduled for Monday in right-hander Jackson Lockwood Klamath Falls was cancelled due and reliever Brandon Choate were to rain, marking the game’s first the five Knights players selected to cancellation in four years. Five play in the all-star game. n
Kline has arguably been Corvallis’ top player this summer. Going into the weekend he leads the WCL in runs batted in (33), is tied for first in home runs (six) and has the fifth-highest batting average in the league at .351. Gallegos, meanwhile, is hitting .271 with a home run, has 20 RBIs See KNIGHTS | page 6
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Corvallis Knights right-handed pitcher Chris Bishop strides toward home plate against Medford July 7 in Goss Stadium.
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Oregon State Athletic Director Bob De Carolis announced Friday that Catherine “Sammie” Chergo will be the new OSU women’s golf head coach. Chergo was the head women’s golf coach at the University of Denver from 1998-2013 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament 11 Chergo times. Chergo was the head coach at the University of Denver in its inaugural season, turning it into a perennial nationally ranked team. Her team finished in the top 50 nine times even finishing the season ranked No. 7 in the nation in 2007 and No. 8 in the nation in 2008. “We were fortunate to have an exceptional pool of candidates for our vacancy; Sammie quickly rose to the top,” De Carolis said in a press release. “She has a proven record of student-athlete development, both on and off the course, and overall her See CHERGO | page 6
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Fast track suits sprinter fine Telles qualifies for U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship By Chris Hansen
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EUGENE — Trayvon Bromell returns to the scene of his greatest athletic achievement today. Nearly six weeks ago the freshman sprinter from Baylor won an NCAA outdoor championship in the 100 meters at Hayward Field, setting a world junior record of 9.97 seconds in the process. That race has made him the prohibitive favorite this week during the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships, which begins its six days of competition this morning. “I want to come out here and make history again,” Bromell said. He won’t be the only one. More than 1,500 athletes from 167 countries have descended upon Eugene for the 15th version of the World Junior Championships, a biannual meet being held in the United States for the first time. “We’ve waited for a long, long time to host this event,” said Vin Lananna, the former Oregon coach who is now president of TrackTown USA, the local organizing committee. The IAAF last held an international championship event in the U.S. in 1992 when Boston hosted the World Cross Country Championships. “It has been my dream to have an IAAF event in the USA,” said Lamine Diack, IAAF president since 1999. “All through the time I have been president I have been desperate to have an event here.” The meet kicks off at 10 a.m. with the heptathlon 100-meter hurdles. The only final today will be the men’s 10,000 at 8:40 p.m., which immediately follows the opening ceremony. During the 10K, a 20-piece brass and percussion ensemble from the University of Oregon will play an original piece composed by music professor Brian McWhorter. The meet features the best athletes 19-and-younger and will include four defending champions as well as some of the top talent in the world, including American distance stars Mary Cain (3,000) and Alexa Efraimson (1,500), Cubans Sahily Diago (800) and Lazaro Martinez (triple jump), Ethiopian Dawit Seyaum (1,500), France’s Wilhem Belocian (110 hurdles), and of course, Bromell, the only junior sprinter ever to run legally under 10 seconds. “I know it’s been a long season running fast times, but I just feel like with the heart that I have, I’ve got a lot more,” Bromell said. “This is a real fast track.” For Cain, the World Juniors represents a step down in competition but a step up in distance. Cain, an 18-year-old from Bronxville, N.Y., eschewed college to turn professional and has been a regular at Diamond League meets. She was also the youngest American athlete to compete in a World Outdoor Championships when she ran the 1,500 in Moscow last summer. “This past year has been amazing, just a really great experience,” Cain said. “I’ve learned how to compete on an international level and I think that definitely gives me an advantage.” Cain recorded her 3,000 qualifying time of 9:15.81 during her win at U.S. Junior championships on July 5.
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Former OSU standout Seshia Telles shoots 2-over 74 at Pumpkin Ridge Witch Hollow Golf Course
Women’s Amateur in the past three years, as she won in a playoff at a sectional qualifier in Woodburn two years ago. Telles will compete in the 114th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship Aug. 4-10 at Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove, THE SUMMER BAROMETER N.Y., which will be televised on the Golf Former Oregon State golfer Seshia Telles Channel. Telles will be one of 156 players earned one of five automatic bids for the competing over two rounds of stroke play 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship with the top 64 advancing to match play on Monday after shooting a 2-over 74 at the on Aug. 7. Pumpkin Ridge Witch Hollow Golf Course. Telles qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women’s It’s Telles’ second time qualifing for the U.S. Amateur Championship after a four-year n
career at Oregon State, where she finished with the highest scoring average (75.59) in school history. She was tied for fifth in top-10 finishes with seven, and second in rounds played with 133. Telles shot 11 sub-par rounds at Oregon State, which included a career-best 3-under 68 as a sophomore in the second round of the Stanford Intercollegiate, which was the second-best score in Oregon State history. The Summer Barometer
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KILSTROM n Continued from page 5 time wins leader, and will be near impossible to replace in terms of leadership for the Beavers. There’s no question Casey has built a powerhouse at Oregon State over the last decade, and has proven he can reload with mostly local talent. However, this is probably the most talent he’s lost in one season, and Conforto could very well be the best player he’s ever coached. It’s a lot to ask. OSU also lost Dylan Davis — who hit .283 including a Pac-12 leading 64 RBIs as well as seven home runs — starting first baseman Kavin Keyes, who hit .329, and starting second baseman Andy Peterson. While he could be hardpressed to find equivalent replacements across the board, there have been two major bright spots for the Beavers so far this summer that at least show Oregon State should be among the better teams in the conference: Gabe Clark and Andrew Moore. Moore was always aboveaverage for the Beavers last season and arguably OSU’s best pitcher in the postseason, though he suffered something of a sophomore slump after winning Pac-12 Freshman of the Year two years ago. But so far this summer, it looks as though he’s reestablished himself as the dominating presence he was two years
CHERGO n Continued from page 5 teams have had a great success at the national level. “I believe she will be an outstanding ambassador for Oregon State University and I look forward to watching our program develop under her guidance.” The University of Denver won nine consecutive Sun Belt Conferent titles from 2004-13 under Chergo qualifying for 11-straight NCAA Tournaments. During her time as head coach, Chergo’s studentathletes earned 35 NGCA AllAmerica scholar honors, 32 all-conference honors and had four National Golf Coaches
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Oregon State junior first baseman Gabe Clark makes contact against UCLA May 11 in Goss Stadium. Clark has been one of the Victoria HarbourCats’ best players this summer, with six home runs in 95 at bats. ago playing for the collegiate national team. Moore has been one of Team USA’s best pitchers, posting a 1.26 earned run average in 14 1/3 innings this summer. He’s struck out 17 batters and has allowed just 15 base runners. At this point it seems certain Moore will fill in as Oregon State’s ace next season. If he can be as dominant as his 14-2 record and 1.79 ERA in 2013, Oregon State could still be a favorite to repeat Association All-Americans. “I’m thrilled to be a part of the Oregon State family,” Chergo said. “I want to thank Bob De Carolis, Marianne Vydra and the rest of the OSU Athletics administration for trusting me with the program. I’m very excited to get to know the team, the university and the Corvallis community.” After a one-year hiatus from coaching college golf, Chergo is the sixth head coach in Oregon State women’s golf history replacing Rise Alexander, who was the head coach of the Beavers for the past 24 seasons.
as Pac-12 champs. Offensively, it’s been a slightly more surprising player that has impressed this summer: Gabe Clark, who split time between first base and as designated hitter last season, tore up the West Coast League for the Victoria HarbourCats this summer. Clark, who played for the Corvallis Knights last summer as an incoming sophomore, is coming off a home run derby victory at the WCL All-Star Game. He’s leading the HarbourCats in home runs with six, is second in RBIs with 23 and is third on the team in batting average at .341. Clark played sparingly in his freshman year, but stepped up in a big way for the Beavers last season when Keyes went down with a thumb injury that sidelined him for more than five weeks in the middle of the regular season. Clark hit .280 for the Beavers in 2014, adding a home run and 34 RBIs in 157 at bats. There’s
no question Clark will be in the regular starting lineup next season, but he’s beginning to look like a viable option to replace Conforto in the middle of the lineup. It’s unfair to compare him to the two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year, but if Clark can even approach Conforto’s numbers next season it would do wonders for an OSU lineup that’s in limbo. There are still many question marks going into next year, but there is also a lot of time. Casey’s track record suggests Oregon State will be just fine despite the major losses. If Moore and Clark can come through, don’t be at all surprised if Oregon State defies logic and wins its third-consecutive Pac-12 Championship next season. Andrew Kilstrom, sports editor On Twitter @AndrewKilstrom sports@dailybarometer.com
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innings and has allowed just two runs in his last 24 2/3 innings. Haddeland is 2-2 with a and has eight stolen bases. Lockwood leads the WCL 2.67 ERA and has recorded The Summer Barometer in wins with six and is fourth 26 streaks in 40 1/3 innings On Twitter @barosports in earned run average at 2.13. this season. sports@dailybarometer.com He has 31 strikeouts in 33 2/3 Choate, the last Corvallis Knight to qualify for the allstar game, is 2-0 on the season with a 1.10 ERA. His five saves are the most for the Knights (one opening) this summer. While the all-star game Date Job Begins: August 5, 2014 (includes dates required for orientation, training, etc.) wasn’t played, weather did permit for the home Approximate hours of work per week: 20 (plus 6-8 hours initial training) run derby to take place as Corvallis Knight Joe Duffin Job Description: The Sports Editor at The Daily sports producers from KBVR TV/FM. participated. Barometer acts as the copy editor and overseer Required Qualifications: for the student newspaper’s sports section. - Must at least include: Must be a currently The junior-to-be hit two The Sports Editor should maintain contacts home runs but did not enrolled student with a minimum of 6 with the campus athletics department, assign advance to the finals, as forcredits, and be in good academic standing stories and deadlines to reporters and work mer Corvallis Knight and (2.0 GPA). with the layout designer and other editors Oregon State junior-to-be during production. The Sports Editor must Preferred Qualifications: Gabe Clark won the derby. double-check student athlete names, coach - Proficiency in proper spelling/grammar, The Knights are 27-13 overfamiliarity with Associated Press (AP) style names, team names and maintain a general all and 23-13 in the WCL. understanding of the Associated Press - Willingness to take on new challenges and Having gone 12-3 in its past guidelines for sports reporting. 15 games, Corvallis now holds engage as a leader in a team environment a two game advantage for The Sports Editor should be prepared to write - Past experience as a sports reporter, first place over Bend in the additional stories or columns throughout producer or columnist with knowledge of South Division. Corvallis is the week and occasionally collaborate with general terms and practices. back in action Wednesday against the Kitsap BlueJackets How to Apply: Please submit resume, cover letter and three work in Silverdale, Wash.
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Get off the couch, enjoy the sun
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s Oregonians, we love to complain about the weather. It seems that we’re never pleased. In the fall and winter, it rains too much. The summers get too hot and dry. We should appreciate our relatively mild climate for what it is and enjoy the sunshine while we have it. At least western Oregon is liveable. In places on the East Coast and in the Midwest, not only is there drastic summer heat, but humidity enough to make those walking outside feel they've just stepped out of a bath. We don't have to worry about hurricanes, tornadoes or winter blizzards. It's so easy for students to take advantage of summer breaks by sitting around and binge-watching the latest season of "Orange is the New Black." We're not saying you shouldn't watch it — Piper is up to her old antics and Morello’s backstory brings a whole new meaning to her upcoming nuptials with Christopher. But that’s not the point. Summer break is something only experienced for the first couple of decades in life. After college, we’ll work during these warm summer months. The weekends will be our only time to sit around in yoga pants or sport shorts, streaming shows while our laundry dries. Being a grown up is really hard. The heat has broken in Corvallis, so it’s time to hit the river for a drift, head to the coast and learn how to surf or hike Marys peak. It’s easy to get stuck in a schoolinduced rut and want to take a break from life. But the best stress relievers come with little hormones called endorphins. Those who have seen “Legally Blonde” know well that endorphins make people happy. They are produced by the central nervous system and the pituitary gland in response to physical activity — not by sitting on a couch seeing is Piper and Alex will get back together. So get moving. Not only can physical activity boost a low mood, but it contributes to overall good health. It’s easy to sit back and think that we’ll be this young and healthy forever, but it catches up to us. We shouldn’t consider sitting around all day to be the best way of unwinding. Our early twenties are the time to builds habits that will keep us healthy come middle age. Getting out and moving around decreases stress levels, refreshing the brain from the lethargy brought on by months of scholarly activity. It gives the brain a break. Put down the remote and get out some clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. We’re in the perfect position to hit the ocean and the mountains in one day. Maybe that’s a little too ambitious, but you get the point.
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Oregon should legalize weed, increase revenue W
hen walking to the library to hastily print off that assignment you forgot to do before class, what do you see? Usually there is a beehive of activity as a variety of people with clipboards and green petition slips want you to sign to legalize marijuana. After four years at Oregon State University, I’ve lost count how many times I’ve been asked to sign that same form. So far, only Washington and Colorado have legalized marijuana. Just because Oregon doesn’t have it legalized yet, doesn’t mean that the state isn’t already building a model to take advantage of the increased revenue marijuana would bring. Legalizing marijuana is an extremely profitable venture; it’s something that makes sense practically and economically. If people aren’t buying it legally,
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but it’s highly sought after. That means sales are being handled through black-market channels, with the increased chance of something going wrong. According to the Huffington Post, Colorado made $14 million off of tax revenue after the first month of legalization alone. This equates to $168 million a year from something that before contributed nothing to the economy. The governor of Colorado has bigger numbers in mind: He believes that once the sales numbers from medical and recreational marijuana are combined, the end result could be $1 billion in the next fiscal year.
One billion. So far, the biggest problem is finding ways to utilize the massive amount of funds, some of which are going toward abuse-treatment programs and education. The problem we run into isn’t the economic value, or even the practicality of legalizing marijuana, it’s the morality of it. Many people don’t condone smoking marijuana — even for medical purposes — and feel it does more harm than good. But the same can be said for any other substance that changes or modifies an individual’s functions such as alcohol, or even tobacco. Just because people don’t condone the idea of something for themselves doesn’t mean the same idea can’t be beneficial to others. Legalization is smart and should be allowed. Not just because of the revenue, but also from its likely ability to
increase in societal safety. I have seen my share of people who smoke pot recreationally. Instead of getting their marijuana from a licensed dispensary, they’re getting it from sometimes-shady dealers. People will smoke regardless of legalization. But if it’s made acceptable — and legal — less could go wrong. The safety issues involved with weed from dealers — like violence and chemically-laced hits — would be eliminated. It’s an efficient way for states to regain control over their economies. Now it’s just about keeping supply up with demand, and figuring out how to spend all of the money. t
Alec Grevstad is a senior in speech communications. The opinions expressed in Grevstad’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Grevstad can be reached at managing@dailybarometer.com.
Female climax can be hard to reach, needs practice D
ear Dr. Sex: I am a former student of yours and I am writing to you with hopes that you may be Kathy able to help me and my girlfriend out. My girlfriend has never had an orgasm. Ask Dr. Sex She is 21 years old and no matter She does not like her clitoris to be what she has done with me, or partners in the past, she has never been touched. She says it doesn’t feel very good. able to have an orgasm.
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She also doesn’t like her nipples to be touched. So, as far as foreplay is concerned — with her — it’s really only me touching/kissing her body and us kissing. It is really strange, because she says she gets very close to what she feels may be a climax when she is on top of me, but then all of a sudden it all goes away. That is really the only position
where she has come close. We are thinking about getting “toys” to help possibly get her to climax. Do you think this may be a good idea? Have you heard of this happening in other women? Is there anything we can do? Signed, Waiting Patiently Dear Waiting Patiently, The main issue here — the fact that your girlfriend has never reached orgasm — is a very typical experience for women. In fact, questions about women’s orgasms are definitely the most common type of question I get. Therefore, some of my advice will be repetitive for readers of past columns. You didn’t mention whether or not your girlfriend had ever masturbated before, but my first piece of advice for any woman who hasn’t reached orgasm is to masturbate. For many women, knowledge of and familiarity with their own body is crucial to being able to reach orgasm with a partner. That may sound weird to my male readers as most — although not all — men are, in many instances, actually a little too familiar with their bodies. She could use a toy or not, but she really needs to get in there, check things out and make things happen. In terms of not liking her clitoris touched, there are many women who also feel that way. The clitoris is extremely sensitive — quite possibly more sensitive to touch than is the penis — and for some women, it is actually too sensitive to be directly touched. Many women report that it feels irritating, it goes numb, or it tickles. Therefore, indirect stimulation may be what works for her. She could be getting that indirect stimulation when she’s on top. The other thing that might be happening when she’s on top is that she’s stimulating her g-spot enough to feel good, but not enough to bring her to orgasm. Stimulation of the g-spot is another way a woman can reach orgasm; it is inside the body on the top wall of the vagina. The g-spot just may be a topic for a future column. Given all of that, my suggestions are as follows: She needs to go forth and masturbate. And not just once. She needs to do it multiple times. For one thing, doing it just once may not bring her to orgasm, so stopping after one try will just make her feel more defeated. Besides, what’s the old saying — “If at first you don’t succeed, touch,
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his summer, the Memorial Union opened up a new restaurant where the old bookstore used to be. The construction that feels like has taken infinity and a day has finally produced something other than noise and inconvenient paths to class. North Porch Café is the latest addition to the MU Retail Food Services, with a new menu to spice things up. Asian Fusion cuisine is the featured genre here, serving up rice bowls and the Vietnamese sandwich, Banh Mi. Banh Mi is a hybrid dish of French and Vietnamese influence. Sometimes called a Vietnamese sandwich, this dish is a baguette filled with meat or tofu, vegetables and sauces. Baguettes were introduced to Vietnam during the country’s French colonial period. In 1954, when French rule ended, the Vietnamese imposed their own culture and flavors to baguettes. The Vietnamese flavors that live inside the Banh Mi are cucumber slices, cilantro, pickled carrots, daikon, a mild-flavored radish and spicy chilies. I’m a fan of Banh Mi and was stoked to hear that North Porch will be making them on campus. They come with your choice of pork, chicken or tofu. I got the chicken sandwich, which was a satisfying lunch. The bottom of the baguette was filled with the chicken in a yellow curry sauce that was tangy, but not too spicy. I took off the layer of jalapenos, but I liked the spice they left behind, which complemented the bite from the Sriacha aioli.
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The Daily Barometer The top of the Banh Mi is covered in the pickled carrots, daikon, cilantro and cucumber slice, which cool down your palate and refresh your taste buds. That is my favorite part of this dish: The builtin refresher with ingredients that still add to the overall flavor of the meal. Cilantro doesn’t seem like it could really do anything to a meal — it looks wimpy — but this herb brightens up anything its sprinkled over. North Porch has quick service, too. Depending on when you get your sandwich, it could already be made and waiting for you to eat. The downside is how the bread gets a little soggy and you can’t choose what you do or don’t want on your sandwich. The other dish at North Porch is the rice bowl, which is assembled in front of you while you point to what you want. It’s the Chipotle of rice bowls. The sauces make this bowl special. I got the Thai barbecue sauce, which was tangy and went well with pork. North Porch is a fun new place to get lunch or stop in between classes. Remember to get a Thai Iced tea to go with your lunch, it’s worth it. t
Brooklyn Di Raffaele is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Di Raffaele’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Di Raffaele can be reached at managing@dailybarometer.com.
Lane County bans Eugene sick leave plan By Saul Hubbard
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EUGENE—Upping the ante in an increasingly heated debate, the Lane County Board of Commissioners on Monday passed an unprecedented ordinance that seeks to neuter Eugene’s proposed mandatory sick leave ordinance. On a 3-1 vote, the board approved the far-reaching measure, which would bar any city within Lane County from passing local laws that mandate any employment conditions, including wages and benefits. Commissioner Pat Farr voted against the ordinance. Commissioner Pete Sorenson was absent. The board’s action on Monday morning — deliberately scheduled before the Eugene City Council’s Monday evening public hearing on the controversial topic — puts the two governments on a collision course. If Eugene moves ahead with its proposal now, the ultimate outcome could well be decided in a court battle or by the state Legislature. After a morning public hearing that drew a full house at Harris Hall, Commissioner Jay Bozievich said he typically “bristles” at laws that limit local governments’ authority and power. “This is the one time that I feel it’s necessary to pre-empt local control,” he said. Commissioner Sid Leiken said the lines of authority between cities and counties that both have “home rule” charters aren’t well defined in current Oregon case law. “We could become a test
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case” that helps define the boundaries of power between Oregon cities and counties, he said. Commissioner Faye Stewart said the heated debate about the sick leave mandate “has gotten completely out of control.” However, he added, “right now, there’s too many things (in Eugene’s proposed ordinance) that are potentially detrimental to businesses.” Commissioner Pat Farr described his decision on the ordinance as “tough,” as he weighed pros and cons out loud. He noted repeatedly that no Oregon county had ever passed a similar preemption. “I’m reluctant to tell the city of Eugene and Coburg and Cottage Grove what they should do,” he added. Sorenson, who supports Eugene’s proposed ordinance, has been on a previously scheduled vacation for the last two weeks and was unable to call in to participate in Monday’s meeting because he was traveling back, county officials said. The board also approved on 4-0 votes two other separate ordinances that would undercut — but not completely block — Eugene’s sick leave proposal. One would exempt all Lane County businesses from Eugene’s ordinance if they are located outside the city’s limits. The other would exempt all local governments and their future contractors from the proposed mandate. Eugene officials have said the third ordinance is unnecessary, because the city doesn’t have the authority to impose
its mandate on other local governments. The council is expected to explicitly clarify that with an amendment to its proposal. All three county ordinances were written so that they go into effect immediately. After Monday’s votes, Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy said that the county board’s approval of the three ordinances was “unfortunate.” But she said that she expected, as a city with a “home rule” charter, Eugene would retain its legal right to enact a sick leave requirement within its jurisdiction, regardless of the county’s new ordinance. Piercy added she didn’t expect the commissioners’ actions to significantly alter the City Council’s direction or work on the ordinance. Councilors are already weighing possible amendments to their ordinance, she said. They include “clarifying” that “if a business has a paid time-off (policy) in place that is equivalent or better than the one in this ordinance, they will be in compliance”; that businesses can “keep records (about employee sick leave) as they choose”; and only businesses that “knowingly refuse to come into compliance” would face penalty fees, she said. Despite all the attention the issue is generating, the idea of employers providing paid sick leave to employees “is pretty basic stuff,” Piercy said. Eugene’s proposed ordinance would require all employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours a year.
brings her to orgasm, you can join the orgasm party for two. Finally, her not liking her nipples touched is a bit odd — not unheard of, but rather unusual. The nipples, on both women and men, are densely concentrated with nerve endings. Therefore most people, women and men alike, usually enjoy some level of nipple stimulation. Maybe hers are just so sensitive — like her clitoris — that it feels more irritating than anything. I hope my advice helps. Keep
in mind it is based upon my assumption that this is simply an issue of “practice makes perfect.” If what I’ve said here doesn’t help, then the issue may be more psychological. And that’s a completely different predicament. t
Dr. Kathy Greaves is a senior instructor and faculty member in the college of public health and human sciences. Greaves hosts sexuality and relationship Q&A sessions in the residence halls and the co-ops, in sororities and fraternities, in the cultural centers and for community groups. The opinions expressed in Greaves’ columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Greaves can be reached at managing@dailybarometer.com.