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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012 • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OREGON 97331
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Senator Frank Morse retires n
After Sen. Morse’s retirement, OSU student Stanley Baker runs for newly vacant seat in Oregon State Senate By Gabriella Morrongiello The Daily Barometer
On Tuesday, District 8 of the Oregon State Senate held its nominating convention to fill the seat of State Senator Frank Morse, who has stepped down after serving Albany and Corvallis for 10 years. Morse was first elected in 2002 after defeating Sen. Barbara Ross (Dem.), a three-term member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Morse was then re-elected in 2006, defeating Mario Magana (Dem.) and again in 2010, defeating Dan Rayfield (Dem.). This September, Morse resigned halfway through his third term, stating that he lacked the energy to pursue his position further.
For 10 years, Morse has served Benton and Linn counties. Though a member of the Republican Party, Morse was often someone who could cooperate with both sides of the aisle. Best known for his tax proposals, in 2007 Morse, along with three democratic senators, presented a tax reform bill, which included the implementation of a statewide sales tax. According to Jacob Vandever, president of Oregon State University College Republicans, Morse advocated a sales tax initiative because of economic stresses. “Oregonians are hit really hard by recessions [since] our state revenue is based off income and property tax, and during times of economic trouble where revenue is based on income, state revenue can be really volatile and can change drastically,” Vandever said. Vandever also recalled an analogy Morse once made while addressing the College Republicans.
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“A stool with three legs is more stable than a stool with two, where Oregon is based on income and property tax; to add sales tax would make us more stable,” Vandever said. Morse, an alumnus of Oregon State University, was born and raised in Lebanon, Ore. He and his wife Linda have been married for 47 years and have two children. Community service has always been important for Morse, who has worked closely with the Albany Boys and Girls Club, OSU Family Business Council, and the Samaritan Albany General Hospital. Allen Alley, chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, spoke highly of Morse at Tuesday’s convention. “Frank is one of the most respected legislators in Salem and an incredible man,” Alley said. The nominating convention, which took See SEAT | page 2
Corvallis experiences power outage n
Almost 11,000 Pacific Power customers lose power yesterday in Corvallis The Daily Barometer
Hannah Johnson could not get any oatmeal. The senior in animal science woke up to find the power out, along with many other Corvallis residents. According to Pacific Power, almost 11,000 customers in west Corvallis lost power starting at 10:45 a.m. “This morning I was craving oatmeal, but the power was out, so I drove all the way over to Market of See OUTAGE | page 2
Finley Hall undergoes repurposing for 2012-13 school year n
After changes, Finley Hall will not serve as a permanent residence hall this year By Vinay Ramakrishnan The Daily Barometer
Finley Hall, a residence hall run by University Housing and Dining Services, is not a permanent residence hall anymore. The first two floors are now occupied by office space, as is Finley’s main lounge. Located next to the parking garage on the south side of campus, Finley now provides temporary housing for new student overflow, INTO OSU students and returning students. Last year, Finley housing themes included an upper-class and transfer student wing, as well as an ROTC wing. Both themes have now been moved to other permanent halls. “UHDS made the decision to consolidate some vacancies that we
typically see at the end of each fall term,” said Brian Stroup, assistant director of operations and facilities at UHDS. “We anticipated using the space to house academic scholars and some pre-college programs that the university hosts, as well as provide short-term housing for any overflow of students. However, students who are planning on attending OSU starting in the fall of 2013 will be able to select Finley Hall as an option,” Stroup said. The organizations that utilize the office space include the health and science business center, the university administration business center and some math instructors. “These three OSU groups were in need of temporary office space for the 2012-13 academic year as they await their new on-campus space to be ready to move into,” Stroup said. Finley Hall students still have
access to resident assistants and many activities like they did in the past. Finley Hall Resident Director Christine Nguyen also manages Bloss Hall, on the other side of Arnold Dining Center. “With the exception of some lounge space being used by three OSU departments, Finley Hall residents have resident assistants and resident directors like any other residence hall, and through that have access to programming and activities in their building,” Stroup said. The decision to change Finley Hall was made by the UHDS department leadership team. “It was an approved decision by the UHDS Department leadership team, to make the best use of our capacity for a year with little freshman class growth anticipated,” Stroup said. The changes are temporary, however, with Finley returning to being a full time residence hall in 2013-14.
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The University Administrative Business Center was one of three groups moved to Finley Hall this year. “We plan to have Finley be a fully ment as outlined in the First Year functioning residence hall start- Experience program.” Stroup said. ing September 2013, in preparation Vinay Ramakrishnan, news reporter for the first year live-on requirenews@dailybarometer.com
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OSU student Kyson Montague makes a purchase at the OSUsed store on the corner of 13th street and A avenue. OSUsed profits the university by selling surplus property unwanted by departments on campus.