The Daily Barometer, Friday, October 2, 2015

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Tragedy at Umpqua Community College Police set up a perimeter outside Umpqua Community College in Roseburg after school shooting kills 13, leaves several wounded Wednesday morning At least 13 are dead and 20 wounded after a mass shooting that took place at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg early Thursday morning.

The shootings began at Snyder Hall and then moved to another classroom in the Science Building on campus. Law enforcement officials confronted and killed the individual shortly after. The shooter has been identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer.

Oregon State University’s primary response has been one of shock and sympathy, according to Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing at OSU. “At times like this is when people support each other and provide not only for each other’s safety as a community, but emotional support at times where people are at a loss,” Clark said.

Clark added that upon being made aware of the shooting, OSP and the OSU department of public safety increased law enforcement presence on the OSU campus. In addition, the OSU student care network has been alerted of the shooting and is working to provide sup-

port services to those impacted at OSU. “We have a dual degree partnership program with Umpqua community college,” Clark said. “Some students are enrolled simultaneously at the college and university.”

Louie Bottaro, an adviser from the College of Liberal Arts, worked as an adviser and in community relations at UCC for three years.

Though his work there took place 19 years ago, Bottaro said it’s likely he knows people who were affected since he grew up in Douglas County.

“They may be sons or daughters of people I went to high school with, people I grew up with,” Bottaro said. “I can’t make sense of this individual act, but love the people you can while you can, and let them know that you do love them.”

Though located in Roseburg, Bottaro said many throughout Douglas County will be affected by these events. Some students may attend from areas such as Glendale, Camas Valley and Oakland.

“It’s a bigger community than people might

think that were affected by this situation,” Bottaro said.

At 1:08 p.m. on Thursday, Oregon State University Administration sent out an alert email with contact information for counseling, employee assistance and OSU public safety. Details at the bottom of this page.

OSU President Ed Ray later sent a university-wide email to students, staff and faculty to address the shooting.

“Unspeakable acts like this raise concerns, fears and questions,” Ray said in the email.

“There are no easy explanations for senseless acts of violence.”

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Marijuana for the masses Rachel Suchan News Editor

Corvallis community members waited for hours in lines that extended around blocks Thursday afternoon.

Recreational marijuana sales have begun, and the medical marijuana clinics in town have been getting a great deal of attention.

Elsie Warren, budtender at High Quality Compassions dispensary and senior OSU student studying sociology, was excited about the new buzz.

“There is still a line out the door, it’s pretty incredible,” Warren said. “The line has

been around the block all day.”

High Quality Compassions wasn’t the only dispensary to witness the never ending lines of customers eager for their first legal marijuana transaction.

“We have a line that wraps all the way around the building and we have had it all day,” said Kayla Dunham, owner of The Agrestic dispensary.

At only about halfway through the business day, The Agrestic had already surpassed their record day in sales.

To help manage the influx of business, The Agrestic brought in some mobile technology.

“We have some staff using

tablets to check ID’s and record their information while they wait in line outside,” Dunham said.

Dispensaries got creative with ways to speed up the long lines.

“We are passing around menus outside so that people have a better idea what they want when they get to the front,” said Dunham.

Other dispensaries were thankful for having a full staff.

“We have a pretty incredible team, it’s been all hands on deck,” Warren said.

It seems there’s not much that could deter customers

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Climate change acidifies ocean, NEWS PAGE 2 Soccer returns to Paul Lorenz, SPORTS PAGE 4 Repeating tragedy, FORUM PAGE 8

2 • THE DAILY BAROMETER • Friday, October 2, 2015

Climate change harming shellfish Rise in carbon dioxide cause ocean acidification, OSU researchers say

By Julie Cooper news contributor

Greenhouse gases, air pollution, ozone layers — these are what most people think of during conversations about climate change. However, the atmosphere is not the only thing being affected by excess carbon dioxide.

The earth’s oceans take up approximately 30 percent of all CO2 in the atmosphere, and as the burning of fossil fuels continues to increase, so does ocean acidity.

According to Oregon State University’s George Waldbusser, assistant professor in ocean ecology and biogeochemistry, ocean acidification is the process by which carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere is absorbed into the ocean, altering its acidity and corrosivity.

In recent years, ocean acidification has generated global consequences for aquatic wildlife. Waldbusser says that while the long term results of ocean acidification are difficult to predict, documented effects include changes in fish’s ability to swim, altered behavioral patterns and hindrance of the shell formation process of oysters and other shellfish.

With an abundance of west coast oyster growers dominating the shellfish market, the most recognizable effect thus far for humans, especially locally, has been the colossal impact on the oyster growing industry. When approximately a decade ago oyster growers began to take note of large scale failures in oyster seed production, the concept of ocean acidification was but a blip on

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the radar of environmental issues.

With such a large population of oyster farms in Oregon and Washington, research on ocean acidification has become crucial to preventing millions of dollars in lost revenue for the industry.

According to Waldbusser, monitoring oyster growth in hatcheries helped to single out ocean acidification as the culprit, and to find solutions to the problem.

“In those conditions, the hatchery has alleviated a lot of other potential issues such as predation, lack of food, and temperature. All those things are controlled, so really the only thing that was left was the CO2,” Waldbusser said. “Now that they’re actually chemically changing the CO2, much of the production failure has been resolved.”

OSU has been prominent in research on ocean acidification for years, with professors like Waldbusser at the forefront, studying the biological responses of aquatic wildlife and installing monitoring equipment in hatcheries along the entire west coast.

Waldbusser says his team of faculty and students is attempting to discover alternative options to buffering the water in hatcheries to reduce acidification.

“We’re now looking at some of the impacts once the oysters are out planted at the really young stages,” says Waldbusser, “and whether things like sea grasses might help to alleviate some of the impacts from the chemis-

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Waldbusser says he and others within his department have helped to bring ocean acidification to the attention of policy makers, as well as publishing both faculty and student research in scientific journals.

Waldbusser often invites students to participate in research projects alongside him. One student on Waldbusser’s team is entering her fifth year of ocean acidification research at OSU. Iria Gimenez, a fifth year student in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, has been working on projects involving oysters and mussels, observing the effects of ocean acidification on them from larval to adult stages.

“A lot of the projects we run in this lab are very big and collaborative,” Gimenez said.

Though the effects of ocean acidity may remain unbeknownst to many, OSU students and faculty are doing all they can to give the issue the limelight.

Waldbusser says he sees improvement in the public grasp of the severity of ocean acidification as it gains more traction in the media and conversations of climate change. However, he notes that the public relationship with the ocean’s changes differs greatly from that of workers in the seafood industry.

“It’s not something that we tend to observe as people,” says Waldbusser. “We still go to the ocean, we go swimming. It still looks the same

as it did ten years ago. But, the people who are actually looking at these organisms every day and making a living on them often have an incredible wealth of knowledge and understanding of what’s happening.”

Whether the changes are noticeable or not, the planet is facing a huge increase in pollution that, according to Waldbusser, is essentially suffocating the earth.

“The chemical cycles on the earth are connected in many ways, and I often talk about how the ocean is basically the lungs of the planet,” Waldbusser explained. “They sort of breathe in and breathe out a lot of oxygen and CO2.

And as we increase the atmospheric levels of CO2 that changes the ability of the ocean to breathe in some ways.”

Waldbusser notes that while some weather processes affecting the oceans are out of our hands, humans can—and must—focus on short and long term impacts of things like pollution runoff and the burning of fossil fuels.

“The public ultimately has to take some accountability,” says Waldbusser, “and take responsibility in the shared common resources that are here and how we value those.” news@dailybarometer.com

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try, or what the role of shell material might be in terms of buffering in the habitat specifically.”

Burke Hales, a professor in ocean ecology and biogeochemistry who works closely with Waldbusser, says a new project is beginning to take form to add new learning opportunities for the students of Oregon State.

The Marine Studies Initiative (MSI) is pitched as a new teaching and research model bridging OSU’s various marine science programs in order to increase awareness of the issues affecting coastal areas.

“It’s an effort to expand the educational resources out at Newport associated with the Hatfield Marine Science Center,” Hales said. “They’re in the planning and fundraising stages of this. Right now it’s quite early in the process.”

The new state-of-the-art facility will provide OSU students with an academic possibility that they haven’t seen before.

“It’s a big deal,” Hales explained. “We really have never had an oceanography degree. We’re one of the ten best oceanography programs in the world, but we don’t offer degrees to our undergraduates.”

Hales is enthusiastic about the potential of the MSI, and believes that it could create one of the best-in-the-field experiential learning opportunities in the world.

Oregon State’s contributions to ocean acidification research have also been extended to the politi-

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Health officials hope for better success fighting flu

By Eleanor Mueller McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — As flu season looms, this year’s updated vaccine promises better protection against the previously undiagnosed strain that hit older Americans and children especially hard last winter, a top federal health official said Thursday.

Though flu vaccines are normally expected to be 50 to 60 percent effective, last year’s vaccine proved only about 13 percent effective in combating that season’s predominant strain _ a mutated form of the virus Influenza A or H3N2, according to Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Because last year’s unexpected strain didn’t emerge until September — after the season’s vaccines had already been produced —w it “was very poorly matched with last year’s vaccine strain,” Frieden told a news conference sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Annual flu vaccines are designed to reflect the viruses experts expect will circulate in the upcoming season. They are usually deduced by tracking the flu strains from the previous season over the summer and around the world, Frieden said.

As a result, the 171 million flu vaccine doses produced for this season — 40 million of which have already been distributed _ also contain changed compo-

nents of Influenza B alongside those of H3N2.

“Last season reinforced that every flu season is a new experience,” William Schaffner, the infectious diseases foundation’s medical director, said at the news conference.

“Occasionally, flu viruses will change substantially after they are included in the vaccine.

This can result in lower-thanusual vaccine effectiveness, which is what happened last season.”

Last year, the nation saw the highest influenza hospitalization rate among Americans over age 65 since the CDC began collecting the data a decade ago. Frieden said that age group is hit especially hard by the H3-type strain.

Adults over 65 accounted for about 61 percent of reported influenza hospitalizations, with about 322 cases per every 100,000 seniors, according to the CDC. The year before, there were about 88 cases per every 100,000 seniors.

Meanwhile, 145 pediatric deaths were reported in 2014, compared with 96 the previous year. But because influenza as a cause of death often goes undiagnosed, the real number is likely much higher, Frieden said.

By including components of H3N2 in this season’s flu vaccine, health care professionals hope to raise vaccine effectiveness against predominant strains back up to the 50 to 60

percent range.

“The vaccine has been updated to better match the strain,” Frieden said. “Because undiagnosed H3N2 was the predominant strain last year ... this year’s vaccine strand has that subset of the flu in it.”

What would happen if another predominant, undiagnosed strand emerges now, with the vaccine already on the market?

Not much, Frieden said.

“Last year, it (the flu) changed when the vaccine had already been made,” Frieden said. “There is nothing that could have been done.”

However, health care officials have already taken a number of steps to reduce the likelihood of that happening, Frieden said.

Efforts to track the flu around the world and thus better predict seasonal predominant strands in the U.S. have improved, while the typical vaccine production time of six months is being cut down to allow more time for research, Frieden said.

As a second line of defense for anyone already diagnosed with the flu, he recommended using an aggressive prescription of antiviral medications, which tame symptoms and shorten duration by about a day. (c)2015 Washington Bureau

Earth’s tree count has been cut down to size: 3.04 trillion

By Deborah Netburn Los Angeles Times

How many trees are there on planet Earth?

A new study estimates the number at somewhere around 3.04 trillion.

That’s about 400 trees for every person.

And while that may seem like a lot, the researchers say that before humans began clearing forests, the Earth was home to nearly twice as many trees.

“The number of trees cut down is almost 3 trillion since the start of human civilization” said Thomas Crowther, a postdoctoral fellow at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies who led the study. “That is an astronomical figure.”

Previous estimates of the Earth’s current tree population put the number of trees at 400.25 billion_nearly an order of magnitude less than the new tally.

(And just so we are all on the same page, the authors define “tree” as a plant with a woody stem that is at least 10 centimeters wide at breast height.)

Scientists say the discrepancy has to do with how the two estimates were calculated. Earlier studies used satellite data to determine how many trees were living on Earth, but it was tricky because while satellites can accurately detect what areas of the planet are forested, in most cases they cannot see individual trees.

“Satellite images can tell you a lot about the forest area and canopy cover, but what we provide is a more detailed understanding of what is going on beneath the surface,”

Crowther said.

The new study, published in Nature, incorporates satellite imagery, but it also relies on 429,775 ground-based measurements of tree density, where a physical person counted the number of trees in a given area.

“That is truly an amazing amount of field data,” said Marc Simard, a senior scientist in the Radar Science and Engineering section of Jet Propulsion Laboratory who was not involved with the study. “And it enables the discovery of relationships between tree density, remote sensing measurements and environmental factors.”

The ground based data mostly came from national forest inventories. The authors were able to track them down from every continent except Antarctica.

Once the researchers had these ground-based data points, they could then use computer models to predict how many trees would be in a given area where only satellite and climate information was available.

Crowther and his colleagues report that more than 40 percent of the trees on our planet (1.39 trillion) are located in tropical and subtropical forests.

The next largest percentage of trees (24.2 percent) can be found in the boreal and tundra zones of Canada, Russia and northern China where hearty coniferous trees grow in the densest forests on Earth.

The remaining tree population (21.8 percent) can be found in more temperate parts of the world includ-

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Men’s soccer opens conference play Beavers look to end three-game skid against Bruins

BY Jonathan Parrish Sports Contributor

The Oregon State men’s soccer team started this year in historic fashion, jumping to a program best 5-0 start, just after they capped off their best season in school history in 2014.

They were rewarded by climbing to no. 8 in the NSCAA coaches’ poll, and looked to be one of the nation’s best.

The Beavers (5-3-0) have struggled as of late, having dropped three straight and fallen out of the top-25. They have ended non-conference play and open up a Pac-12 doubleheader against UCLA and San Diego State in Corvallis, Ore. on Friday and Sunday, respectively, both starting at 1:30 p.m.

They will look to rebound in their first two conference games and attempt to regain their former momentum. Sophomore goalkeeper Nolan Wirth, who has posted three clean sheets and 15 saves this season, thinks the Beavers are certainly ready to bounce back as Pac-12 play begins.

“We’re putting in the work on and off the field, and we’re anxious for Friday and we want it to come more than anything,” he said.

Despite losing three straight, senior forward Mikhail Doholis doesn’t think that it is affecting them in a negative way in preparation for the doubleheader.

“Everybody’s confidence is high,” he said.

“We just have to keep doing what we’re doing and tighten things up mentally and get back to work.”

Oregon State’s first matchup Friday comes against the College Cup championship runnerup in UCLA. The Bruins (4-4-0) haven’t had quite the start that they’re accustomed to, and will certainly be hungry to start Pac-12 play off on a winning note and assume their exceptional play from past years.

“They’re itching for a win and we’re itching for a win, so I feel like it’s going to be a good battle from both teams,” Wirth said.

There are definitely some areas for the Beavers to exploit Friday, as UCLA is firmly below every Pac-12 team in defense, giving up two scores a game with only one shutout on the year.

The offensive crew, led by sophomore forwards Timmy Mueller and Jordan Jones along with Doholis will look to take advantage of the Bruins soft defense, and pick up where they left off when they started the season in which they had eight goals in those five wins. Oregon State hasn’t had a win against UCLA in 19 straight matches, however that doesn’t phase this team.

“We just need to play our game,” Doholis said. “It doesn’t matter who we play, as long as we do what we do we can beat anyone in the country.”

Oregon State next matchup pits them against San Diego State. The Aztecs (5-1-2) have had a similar start this year as they did in 2014, but last season they went on to finish with a 1-9 conference record.

This year has shown some good things for San Diego State, as they have had a balanced offensive attack, getting 12 players to record at least one point this season. Nine of those players have accounted for their 15 goals on the year, with redshirt senior forward Rene Reyes leading the charge with four scores.

The Beavers have given up some tough goals in their three losses this season, most recently two heartbreaking ones against Seattle University in the final 1:36 of the game to give Oregon State a 2-1 loss. The defense will have their hands full Sunday with so many options for the Aztecs.

Wirth is confident that won’t be a problem.

“Against Seattle U, we finally figured out what we need to do as a back core and as a unit, and if we keep doing what we have been practicing on the field, we will be fine,” he said.

San Diego State’s defense isn’t bad either, having allowed more than one goal in only one match. They also rank in the top-25 nationally in both shutout percentage (17th, 0.50) and team goals against average (23rd, 0.70), and for only the eighth time in the program’s 48-year history, they have allowed six or fewer goals in their first eight games. They will be looking to put that defense to use against an Oregon State team that has only two goals in the last three games.

“Everybody gets excited for conference play,” head coach Steve Simmons said. “It’s the start jeremy melamed | THE DAILY BAROMETER of a second season for every team, so everybody is going to try and establish themselves (Top) Junior forward Devontae Small passes the ball against Seattle (Bottom) this weekend.”

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19, 2014 (Bottom) Sophomore goalkeeper makes a save against Washington State on Sept. 26, 2014.

After being on the road for the entire month of September, the Oregon State women’s soccer team returns to Paul Lorenz field for their first home Pac-12 series this weekend to take on the Utah Utes and the Colorado Buffalos.

With four victories, Oregon State (4-2-3, 0-1 Pac-12) making already a more successful season than last years 0-17-3. While improving their offensive production, scoring 10 goals through nine games, compared to scoring three goals all of last season.

“I think our style of play is working well this season for our group,” said head coach Linus Rhode. “We want to possess the ball, and we have a good group of players that are able to make changes, so keep people fresh which keeps the speed of play high. I think that has helped us out a lot this year.”

Although the Beavers have had a lot of success this season, they still need to improve on their 7-22-4 conference record from the past three seasons. The Beavers opened conference play with a loss to USC last weekend in Los Angeles.

Utah (3-4-3, 0-1)also suffered a disappointing loss to Stanford. So far this season, the Utes have had some success in getting and holding teams out of scoring position lead by their goalkeeper Lindsey Luke who has had some

big saves this season and was named pac-12 goalkeeper of the week Aug. 25th.

“Our team is awesome at playing and passing really well around other teams,” said sophomore goalkeeper Bella Geist. “I think that if we will be successful at that then we will have a lot of opportunities at goals.”

However coach Rhode still anticipates Utah to come out full force.

“They are a team that likes to play and posses the ball so that’s been their strength over the years so we would expect something similar to that on Friday.” he said.

As for Colorado ( 7-2-1, 1-0) they are coming off of a double overtime win against California in their Pac-12 opener, placing them third in the Pac-12 conference. The Buffalos fast paced and possessive playing style with fueled offensive edge from this week’s offensive player of the week Emily Paxton will definitely be a challenge for the Beavers.

“They are pretty direct. Transitions is a big part of their game so they will look to play forward quickly,” said Rhode. “So that’s what we are looking to see from them, to play a lot of longer passes.”

Colorado has only lost to BYU and Northwestern, two top teams in their own divisions.

Senior midfielder Gwen Bieck mentioned that to keep Colorado out of scoring position they need to “stay compact in zonal defense.”

Friday at 4 p.m. on Paul Lorenz soccer field, Oregon State will take on Utah and on Sunday they will take on Colorado at 11 a.m. Friday’s game will be airing on select Pac-12 networks. sports@dailybarometer.com

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What to watch for Pac-12 power rankings

No Beaver game?

Break out the chips and cold drinks but let Chris Dufresne handle the remote. Each Friday, the Los Angeles Times’ national college football writer handicaps what’s worth watching, and skipping, on the upcoming menu of games. All times eastern.

S AT U R D AY E A R LY AFTERNOON Texas (1-3) at No. 4 Texas Christian (4-0) Noon, CBS Also could be subtitled: “I’d rather be lucky than good.”

Texas lost its second straight heartbreaker last week, to Oklahoma State, on a botched punt that led to the game-winning field goal. The previous week, Texas lost to California on a missed extra point. TCU defeated Texas Tech, 55-52, last week on a deflected pass for a touchdown. TCU seeks victory against Texas in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1958-59.

No. 23 West Virginia (3-0) at No. 15 Oklahoma (3-0) Noon, FS1 West Virginia sneaked into the top 25 this week after a 45-6 demolition of Maryland.

The Mountaineers run the “Air Raid” offense but are winning this year with the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense, giving up 7.7 points per game.

Other games: Noon.: No. 22 Michigan at Maryland, BTN; Iowa at No. 19 Wisconsin, ESPN; Purdue at No. 2 Michigan State, ESPN2; Kansas at Iowa State, FS West; Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech, Prime; Central Florida at Tulane, ESPNews; Houston at Tulsa, CBS Sports Network; Minnesota at No. 16 Northwestern, Big Ten Network; Army at Penn State, ESPNU; South Carolina at Missouri, SEC Network.

12:30 p.m.: Louisville at North Carolina State, KDOC. AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING No. 13 Alabama (3-1) at No. 8 Georgia (4-0) 3:30 p.m., CBS These proud Southeastern Conference franchises are meeting for the first time during the regular season since 2008. Their most memorable meeting was probably in 1965,

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school down south. You don’t kick a man when he is down. Unfortunately for Oregon, Utah 1. Utah (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) did not show the same ideals last Saturday as 4-0 record, including a 62-20 victory at they brought the hammer Autzen? What else needs to be down on the Ducks in a said? The biggest issue now for 62-20 beat down at Autzen the Utes will be to avoid the “Big Stadium. There are some Win Hangover”. Can they stop real issues surrounding two high-powered offenses in the Ducks from the quara row, when they take on Cal? terback situation to the defensive secondary.

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2. Stanford (3-1, 2-1)

After a week one loss to Northwestern, where the Cardinal only managed to score six points, who else thought that Stanford program was on the decline? I sure did. All they have done since then is blowout the University of Central Florida and Oregon State while winning a shootout against over the then sixth ranked USC.

3. UCLA (4-0, 1-0)

8. Washington (2-2, 0-1) The Huskies are a tough team to grade.

Their two losses have been by a combined nine points while and their best win is against Utah State. The offense is being run by a true freshman which brings several growing pains. Maybe they’re good maybe they’re not, playing USC in the coliseum will give us some more insight.

9. Oregon State (2-2, 0-1) UCLA looks scary. Like, could run the Oregon State has yet to put together a comtable in the Pac-12 scary. Paul Perkins is a legitimate Heisman candidate, Josh Rosen is plete game. They have shown flashes of potenplaying beyond his years tial, like the first quarter against Michigan and the first half against as a true freshman quarStanford. Other than that, terback and are coming off they have failed to look a blowout Arizona in the like a team that can finish desert. UCLA vs. Stanford the season with a winning is in two weeks, I have that game circled on record. my calendar.

4. USC (3-1, 1-1)

USC is another team that looks dangerous.

In fact, most of the Pac-12 south could make the claim that they are the division’s best team. Fifth-year senior Cody Kessler has so many weapons surrounding him it’s almost unfair. Three of their final eight games are against teams currently in the top-10, not mentioning a matchup against Oregon in Autzen.

5. Cal (4-0, 1-0)

10. Arizona State (2-2, 0-1)

Started the season off as a playoff contender, and then failed miserably in their two chances to live up the pre-season hype.

In their two high-profile games against Texas A&M and USC, the Sun Devils have been outscored 80-31. Righting the ship will take effort with three of their next four games will be at UCLA, at Utah and against Oregon.

11. Colorado (3-1, 0-0)

I like Cal. I picked them to come out Colorado is half way to becoming bowl of the north. They just haven’t quite lived eligible, which would be a really big deal for up to the expectations I had set for them. their program. Despite their 3-1 start, their Which sounds outrageous competition hasn’t been great. With victosince they are undefeated ries against Massachusetts, through four games. OctoColorado State and Nichber will be a month that oll’s State, they still need they either makes me look that marquee victory to like a genius or an idiot. prove that they are no lon-

6. Arizona (3-1, 0-1)

ger the doormats of the Pac-12.

Nothing went Arizona’s way against UCLA. 12. Washington State (2-1, 0-0) All-American linebacker Scooby Wright III did The Cougs are getting the 2011 Oregon not look like the same player coming off his knee injury, quarterback Anu State treatment. It took years for the Beavers to get past the Sac State loss, in Solomon left early in the game fact I don’t think we will ever with an injury. As a result, live it down. Sorry Wazzu, you they got ran out of their stawill be haunted by that Portdium and dropped out of the land State loss for about as long top-25. With Stanford next on as Washington’s 0-12 season. the schedule, the once promising Wildcats season could come crashing down on them.

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No. 1 Ohio State (4-0) at Indiana (4-0) 3:30 p.m., ABC Indiana is 4-0 for the first time since 1990 and only the sixth time in school history.

However, the Hoosiers are 0-15 against opponents ranked No. 1. Indiana has outscored opponents, 51-0, in the third quarter. But the Hoosiers haven’t defeated Ohio State since 1988, though they played the Buckeyes to a 52-49 finish at Bloomington, Ind., in 2012, Urban Meyer’s first year as Buckeyes coach.

Texas Tech (3-1) vs. No. 5 Baylor (3-0) 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 It’s fitting these teams are meeting halfway in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, in Arlington, to settle a series tied 36-36-1. You have to wonder whether the Las Vegas betting “over” line of 89 total points is low: Baylor is averaging 64 points per game, and 9.0 yards per play; Texas Tech averages 53.8 points and 7.9 yards per play.

Arizona State (2-2) at No. 7 UCLA (4-0) 7:30 p.m., Fox This is a potential trap game for high-riding UCLA in advance of a bye week and an Oct. 15 showdown at Stanford.

The visiting team has won the last three games in the series.

The Sun Devils rank as one of this season’s major early disappointments, but quarterback Mike Bercovici might be able to poke a few holes in UCLA’s injury-depleted defense. In last season’s 62-27 loss, Bercovici completed 42 passes for 488 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions.

No. 6 Notre Dame (4-0) at No. 12 Clemson (3-0)

8 p.m., ABC “I couldn’t get Jesus tickets, and that’s the truth,” Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney said of this game between top-15 teams. The programs have played only twice, but share a pretty interesting connection. The most famous play in San Francisco 49ers history, “The Catch,” was a pass from Joe Montana (Notre Dame) to Dwight Clark (Clemson).

3:30 p.m.: Florida State at Wake Forest, ESPN; Western Kentucky at Rice, FS West; Boston College at Duke, Prime; Air Force at Navy, CBSSN; North Carolina at Georgia Tech, ESPNU. 4 p.m.: Kansas State at No. 20 Oklahoma State, FS1; East Carolina at Southern Methodist, ESPNews; Washington Sate at No. 24 California, Pac12 Networks; Nebraska at Illinois, BTN. 7 p.m.: No. 3 Mississippi at No. 25 Florida, ESPN; Arkansas at Tennessee, ESPN2; Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee, CBSSN; Eastern Michigan at No. 9 Louisiana State, ESPNU. 7:30 p.m.: William & Mary at Delaware, NBC Sports Network; No. 21 Mississippi State at No. 14 Texas A&M, SEC. NIGHT Arizona (3-1) at No. 18 Stanford (3-1) 10:30 p.m., Pac-12 Scooby Wright, Arizona’s AllAmerican linebacker, returned to the lineup a week ago against UCLA after a knee injury in the opener sidelined him for two weeks. Now Wright is out again, having injured his foot in a loss to the Bruins. Stanford has emerged as the team to beat in the Pac-12 North, with only two remaining games on the road _ Washington State and Colorado.

10:30 p.m.: Fresno State at San Diego State, CBSSN; Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina Central (tape), ESPNU. 2015 Los Angeles Times

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billion trees a year, and replacing only 5 billion of them.

“If you do the math the net loss is about 1/3 of a percent of all trees globally,” said Harry Glick, a post-doctoral student at Yale who also worked on the study. “That’s not insignificant.”

Crowther added that one of the most dominant themes of the study is how large an effect humans are having on the tree population on the planet.

“Human activity came out as the strongest control on tree density across all biomes,” he said. “It really highlights how big of an impact humans are having on the Earth on a global scale.”

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ing the United States and Europe.

To determine how many trees used to be on the planet, Crowther’s team overlaid its new map of tree density on top of the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) prediction of where forests used to be based on the climate conditions of the pre-Pleistocene period.

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Today’s Birthday (10/02/15).

Prepare mentally. Rediscover yourself. You’re advancing to the next level this year. Plan and revise strategies, with special focus on communications.

New professional opportunities arise over springtime, sparking discovery of new talents. Autumn retrospections lead to course corrections in your career direction. Love is the answer.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Take notes, as communication glitches may arise. Imagine total success, without relying on fantasy. The opposition holds out, and it could get tense. A suspicion gets confirmed. No emotional spending, OK? Show your philosophical side in public.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Your team has a brilliant idea. The possibility of error is high. Don’t get sidetracked by fantasy. Use what you have to get what you need.

Extend your reach. Business interferes with romance.

Brainstorm practical solutions.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Look both ways before crossing the street.

Disrupt the status quo. You’re gaining respect. Listen to an elder’s practical experience.

Let someone see the real you.

Postpone travel or flights of fancy. Create the marketing strategy.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 5 — A rise in responsibility leads to higher income. Keep costs down on top of that. Overspending comes easily today. Tread carefully to avoid a disagreement about household matters. A group dream can become reality.

Collaborate with friends.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Strengthen your infrastructure. Don’t gamble, or you may learn something the hard way. Finances are in a state of flux. Explore your heart’s desire through art, sport or play. Align on priorities before advancing. Wait for developments.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — If facing resistance, ease up. Take care of each other.

Don’t go for a deal if the cost is too high. Reconsider your work routines. Travel tempts, but might conflict with your job. Share the load.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Clean up and lend a helping hand. Don’t talk about money in savings. Temporarily short tempers could flare around finances. Don’t over-extend, but work with the right equipment for the job. Notice missing ingredients. Incorporate unusual spices.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Resist being impulsive, especially if friends are. Costs can vary widely. Stand firm. A mystery gets revealed.

Don’t push too hard right now.

Don’t lose what you’ve got to get more. Wait for a better time.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Don’t start a new project or talk about it yet. Let it gestate longer. Handle practical logistics to complete your current gig, and deny distractions. Fix something before it breaks. Rest and recharge for rising optimism.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Let your partner do the talking. Finesse a cash flow problem. Don’t offer to pay for everything. Stay frugal and resourceful. Postpone travel and risk. Luxuriate at home and get fascinated by a mystery. Keep confidences.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Gain more than expected. Make a surprising discovery. Make your home more comfortable. Don’t dig into savings on a whim. Expect disagreement. Calm someone who’s upset. Keep your cool by remembering what’s most important. Push, but gently.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Things could seem volatile. Work hard and play hard. Get physical. Don’t get stopped by old fears. Get thoughtful in a peaceful place.

Express gratitude. Consult with a spiritual mentor or friend.

Discover a new view.

(Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Black’s legacy horoscopes column. She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, @lindablack. For more astrological interpretations visit Linda Black Horoscopes and www.nancyblack.com) ©2015 BY NANCY BLACK. DISTRIBUTED

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“There were people in line for as long as four and a half hours,” Warren said.

Despite their long wait, Warren noted the upbeat mood of the hundreds of happy customers.

“Everybody who’s come in today, even though they’ve been waiting out in the sun, they leave with a big smile on their face.”

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4 Waikiki allure 8 Like an old jalopy 14 Chemical suffix 15 Hesse-based automaker 16 Reporter’s coup 17 Man-mouse link 18 Angry young man’s fate?

20 Hill stint 22 Hershey bar 23 Bygone political entity that included Syr. 24 Hercules, e.g.?

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YAY to triumphantly completing week 1.

NAY to week 0…what was that about?

YAY to Fairbanks Gallery having their Annual OSU Faculty Art Exhibit closing reception, Wednesday Oct. 7 at 4:30 p.m. Free event.

YAY to 2 Towns Ciderhouse celebrating 5 years of amazing brew this weekend at their Harvest Party, Saturday Oct. 3 from noon to 10 p.m. at 5123 SW Hout St. Entry is $5, drink tickets at $2. Must be 21 years or older to attend.

YAY to the Utes of Utah for obliterating our rivals, Oregon Ducks, in a slaughter fest game (62-20) NAY to the Utes of Utah for doing, what is supposed to be, our job.

NAY to “Bye Weeks”…what are we supposed to do with our free Saturdays? Party?

YAY to all the other sports such as Women’s and Men’s Soccer, Volleyball, and Swimming to fill the void.

NAY to standing around in lines…for example, the Beaver Bowl craze that has taken Corvallis by storm…which is technically a YAY. NAY to Friday morning obligations.

YAY to the random poster booth that has been outside the Student Experience Center.

They are only here until 6 p.m. tonight. Quick!

Everyone go out and get a poster of Bob Marley for their dorm.

YAY to the Golden Mile. If you don’t know what that is, look it up, people.

YAY to the oddly wonderful weather we have been experiencing.

YAY to the Learning Innovation Center (LINC). If you want an IMAX, lecture hybrid… try getting a class in that building.

NAY to the overtly crowded campus. Call me crazy, but I feel as though 2015 has the most students I have ever seen before.

YAY to the new addition in McNary dining hall, The 541, and the new on campus delivery feature by UHDS, Food 2 You. YAY to the new music releases, from artists such as: Big Grams, CHVRCHES, Wavves, City & Colour, Lena Fayre, and Family of the Year.

I don’t pour your cereal. – Skye J. Lyon Editors Note: Us as an editorial board want to take the time to reflect on the Umpqua Community College shooting. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this horrifying tragedy and their families.

“The Martian”

makes you feel good to be an Earthling

By Colin Covert Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS–Ridley Scott’s space operas have been pretty bleak. “Alien” and its follow-up prologue “Prometheus” carried us to places where everyone can hear you scream.

“Blade Runner” brought killer androids from their slave confines on extraterrestrial colonies to destroy their creators on Earth. Scott’s goal has been to make us unsettled, not uplifted. Unlike the “Star Trek” franchise, he’s never inspired NASA engineers.

Until now, that is. “The Martian,” a survival story about an astronaut stranded on the red planet, is by far the most inspiring entry in the 77-year-old director’s ample catalog. It’s a big-hearted mash note to science nerds, optimism, grit and guts. With wonderful dramatic pacing, acting, subject matter, Abba soundtrack anthems and “Lord of the Rings” jokes, “The Martian” is a clever feel-good movie on an epic scale.

A big crowd pleaser needs a central character to root for, and this one has an irreverent winner in charismatic Matt Damon. He plays Mark Watney, a droll botanist facing insurmountable odds as he settles in for an extended stay on Mars.

After his crestfallen colleagues (including Jessica Chastain and Michael Pena) believe he died in a hellish sandstorm, they evacuate the planet, returning to Earth in the orbiting mother ship.

The marooned Watney must spend at least four years waiting for a return flight. In a facility designed for a 31-day mission. With scant food and oxygen.

It sounds like the recipe for a story of starvation and isolated cabin fever insanity, but “The Martian” is about can-do staying power. With heroic self-reliance and witty zingers to keep his spirits up until the cavalry comes, Watney films daily video diaries. “I’ve gotta figure out how to grow three years’ Courtesy of the official fox movies website

worth of food on a planet where nothing grows,” he grumbles early on. “Mars will come to fear my botany powers!” Charting the problems he faces, then solving them one by one, he pushes ahead like MacGyver performing brain surgery with a Swiss Army knife.

The film’s irresistible tone is based on Andy Weir’s hit novel and scripted by Drew Goddard (director of the delicious horror spoof “The Cabin in the Woods” and creator of Netflix’s “Daredevil” TV show). While harrowing stories like this usually have a supporting cast of dislikables, “The Martian” goes in exactly the opposite direction of current science fiction.

There’s not a villain onscreen.

Back on Earth, NASA Director Teddy Sanders (played by Jeff Daniels) at first looks like a smug stuffed suit, motivated to control the media’s information about Watney as a way to protect his agency’s public image and federal funding. But we soon realize that his cool as a cucumber control is aimed at handling the crisis with maximum efficiency. Though Damon controls the first third of the film in a largely one-man show, he shares the big picture with an impressive ensemble cast.

Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Benedict Wong and more deliver three-dimensional characters, dramatic heft and perfectly delivered laugh lines.

The ever-stylish Scott is in top form here, transforming Jordanian locations into amazing Martian landscapes of blustery red sand. His story high-fives the geek geniuses at NASA and – as Watney’s story draws global attention – their allies around the world. As it builds to its exciting and satisfying climax, the film creates an inspiring tone of idealism.

It makes you feel that, for all the bad press we often earn, sometimes it feels great to be a member of the human race. (c)2015 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Visit the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) at www.startribune.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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What happened at Umpqua Community College is tragic, unfortunate and devastating.

It’s also ridiculous that we’re back right where we were just a few months ago after the devastating Charleston tragety and others before it.

Politicians from each end chime in, almost making it sound like they’re deliberating less about a human rights issue and more about the regulation of commodities.

I’ll never forget when I read an article from the news satire website The Onion that read “’No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” This was on May 27, 2014 following a shooting in Southern California. It stuck with me because, though coming from a satirical news site, it made such a damn good point.

The same exact headline ran on Tuesday with a new story worked into the Roseburg

shooting. See what The Onion did there?

We ourselves repeat the same conversations over and over again, almost as if we’ll get different results. One has to wonder if we’re even asking the right questions anymore.

And it’s not “just about gun control” or “just about mental health.” It’s not black and white.

Why is gun access so simple for so many?

Why would someone want to access such a weapon for these purposes in the first place?

Were they bullied? Did they lose something significant in their life? What are some of the most common social problems we see in these incidents?

It’s not an easy conversation by any stretch of the imagination, but there are many ways we need to expand our perspectives beyond the usual pro-anti gun rhetoric and “hooray for mental health awareness” statements.

Regardless of whether or not you voted for or even like the guy, President Obama said it best himself today: Simply sending out “our thoughts and prayers” is not enough.

This keeps happening, and it will only continue to happen if we don’t find a better way to better the dialogue.

There’s a difference between just knowing about something and doing something about it.

And honestly, I could sit here and repeat every other key point that’s been said over and over in the past decade (and then some). Instead, I’m going to make two recommendations: Gun fans out there who are afraid of losing any right to carry what you currently have, I think it’s pretty clear you have little to worry about. The guns (clearly) still exist. And no, I do not care that “guns do not kill people.” I see where you’re trying to go in terms of such an ancient argument, but clearly we have enough crooked individuals out there who can and will get a hold of these weapons (and sorry, but they’re weapons ... not spoons or bottle openers).

So then do we need better mental health support? Absolutely, but it won’t happen overnight. Do we actually need more “strict” gun control laws? Depends on who you ask or how we go about this.

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There’s no immediate solution at this time, but there never is. We won’t have an end-all solution, but we need to take more steps in one direction – any direction – than we have in the past.

It’s not just an issue of access to firearms, nor is it just an issue of access to mental health.

It’s a recurring issue of both combined with other inherent human factors we need to examine. Unless we find a more cohesive way to address the unfortunate side of each issue, we’re going to be right back here before we know it.

Regardless of your political, spiritual or social beliefs, life is way more precious than we often treat it.

And that’s a change in perspective we need to make across the board.

The opinions in Bassinger’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff.